It started raining while I was taking out the trash yesterday, and my neighbor's kid ran straight outside without a jacket. His mom yelled that he was going to get soaked, and he yelled back, “That's the point!” Then he started jumping around in the driveway. I mentioned it in to my friends on tribe chat later on because it made me laugh for real... Honestly, I hope he never loses that kind of excitement over the little things.

One time when I was about 14 years old (male) a news crew came to my school to film all of us kids sitting on a bleacher and we were supposed to hold up three fingers (representing the channel 3) and they were gonna put it on the end to close out the news hour.

I had just moved to this town and really didn't know anyone so I pretty much sat by myself. No one beside me or in front of me, more importantly.

So there I was. Sitting as a guy does. Knees out waving three fingers in the air like an idiot.

That night when we all day down to see if we could see me on TV. There I was. Looking like a geeky 15 year old. Waving my fingers. With a gigantic rip in the crotch of my jeans. My mom says oh my God!! Why did you wear your ripped up jeans??!! All you could see was my whitey tighty underwear bulging out of my jeans. And since no one was sitting near me I stood out like ... A guy showing his nuts on tv.

At the time I was mortified. Luckily it was a large enough school and I didn't know anyone so I didn't really get alot of shit about it. Except from my family anyway.

Just thought about that story and figured I'd share. Cheers yall

its my birthday today and i always thought i hated it but lwk best day ever

I work with animals and walk dogs. Today I was walking two of my regulars and waved to the new neighbors on their back porch with their 2 dogs. I looked straight and saw two loose ones in the road. I was scared to approach them because they might attack the ones I was walking and went back over to the neighbors. I said “hey there’s two dogs loose in the road can you help me?” The wife said i’m not helping you with dogs and went back on her phone and eventually the husband got up when the owners were already catching them. It just seems so weird. I don’t know if it was rudeness or what happened….?

can’t tell what he thinks of me
I (18F) met this guy at a party and thought he was really attractive. A few days later, he showed up in my Snapchat Quick Add, so I added him.
He messaged me asking, “Do I know you?” I explained that Snapchat had suggested him to me. He asked if that was how I found him, and I said yes. I also asked him how his day was, and he replied, “Good, thanks for asking.”
After that, we started exchanging snaps, but we barely had actual conversations.
On the second day, I sent him a snap of the night sky. You could see a little bit of my hair in the picture. A few minutes later, he sent me a selfie of himself lying in bed. He was shirtless, with a blanket covering the rest of his body. You could see part of his face, shoulder, and upper chest. His room was dark, and he was using his phone light.
That was the only time he sent me a selfie like that during the entire time we were snapping.
The next day, I sent him a snap of nature. That same day, I saw him at Uhrfix with another girl. I know she wasn’t his girlfriend, but I don’t know what their relationship was.
We continued snapping after that.
At one point, I sent him a mass snap showing my hair with a filter, and he replied directly with a selfie using a baby hippo filter and a little smile. The next day, I sent a SpongeBob filter snap, and he replied with a picture showing only part of his hair.
Other times, I’ve sent him pictures of myself with filters as mass snaps, and he’s replied with random pictures, including one of a wall. He’s also sent pictures of his hair and black screens with his location attached.
We’ve been snapping for around 27 days, but we barely talk.
I also need to admit something about my own behavior. Sometimes I take three, six, or even nine hours to open his snaps. Sometimes I leave him on read and send another mass snap the next day. It’s not necessarily because I want to ignore him; sometimes I overthink what to send and want the picture to look good.
I have never directly told him I find him attractive. I’ve never confessed feelings or sent him an obvious flirty message.
There was also one awkward incident where I sent him a meme and then said, “Sorry, wrong person,” and apologized. He didn’t reply after that.
He still hasn’t removed me from Snapchat.
I keep wondering whether he thinks I’m interested in him, whether he finds me attractive, whether that bed selfie meant anything, or whether I’m just another random person on his Snapchat.
The frustrating part is that I genuinely find him attractive, and now I feel nervous even looking at his pictures. Sometimes this whole situation makes me feel ugly, even though I know I shouldn’t let a guy’s behavior determine how I feel about myself.
I don’t know whether he was flirting that one night, casually snapping me, or simply sending whatever pictures came to mind. I also don’t know whether he has thought about this interaction nearly as much as I have.
I’m honestly tired of analyzing every little thing. One day I think the bed selfie meant something, and the next day he sends me a picture of a wall.
So, Reddit, I want honest opinions:
Does this sound like he was ever flirting, or was it just casual Snapchat behavior?
Based on my actions, would you assume I had a crush on him?
Is keeping someone on Snapchat for almost a month actually meaningful?
Am I overthinking this because I like him, or is there genuinely something confusing about this interaction?
Would you stop snapping him and move on, or would you ask him directly what he thinks?
Please be honest, but I don’t want people pretending they can read his mind. I just want an outside perspective because I’m exhausted from trying to figure this out myself.

There is something about turning 35 that made me feel like I need to really ask myself if I’m doing the things I want to do in life.

Early this year, several friends made plans to come visit my city for a local event. I cracked a joke that I’ll greet them on a motorcycle by the time they arrive in October, being the “cool local girl.” The joke being I’m a super dork with a desk job in reality. Initially it was just a bit. But the thought kept coming back to me each week

I’m not an “outdoors” person. I love being outdoors, but almost all my interests and hobbies require being in front of a screen. My job is in front of a screen every day. I draw cute little things and they go into your phone for your cute little games. I play cute little games and use an indoor cycle for exercise. Nothing about my lifestyle screams “cool motorcycle girl”

A few months passed, and I started looking at local MSF courses. The price to take a safety course and become endorsed was close to $500. Ugh. I didn’t want to commit just yet, but I started putting money aside

I kept asking myself if I’m just committing to a really elaborate bit or do I genuinely want to get into this hobby? I began reading more on biker safety, statistics, and the current state of motorcycle communities. I saw there’s a local women’s club for riders. Monthly hangouts. Groups for new kids. The more I researched, the more I liked what I saw

September comes around, and I bring up my riding curiosity to my manager. He seemed mildly surprised, but delighted. I decided to look up labor day sales for motorcycle gear and find a few pieces going for good discounts. I buy a helmet and boots. I’m really committing now

By this point, I’ve also changed my hairstyle to a shag with a deep undercut. I’m slowly acknowledging that my inner child wasn’t joking. The bursts of joy I’m feeling lately are at levels I haven’t felt in years. The velvety touch of the back of my head brings a smile to my face each time. I’m discovering parts of my personality I didn’t have the courage to reveal until now

I check the MSF course schedule and see there’s only one available slot left for the next few weeks, and it starts THAT night. I get out my wallet. The riding portion of the class starts at 6am sharp the following two days

I get my ass up at 4:30 and make it on time. They teach us everything about the bikes and how to get them moving. The rumble of the engine makes my heart flutter. We slowly get comfortable with our feet off the ground. I can’t believe I’m actually doing it

Two full days of learning how to ride and I pass the skills and knowledge test. I learned how to emergency brake, sharp turn, slalom, and emergency swerve. I can work the clutch without stalling. I didn’t drop the bike once. I’m feeling really good at this point and immediately start shopping for a used bike. I pick up a riding jacket with my MSF discount and finish the set with some armored pants

After about a week, I find a used Yamaha R3 for a decent price. The seller and I figure out a date to meet up so I can check it out in person. It’s beautiful. The owner managed to never drop it, and we go through the full inspection together to confirm. It’s three years old but rides like it’s new. I’m ecstatic and make the deal official. He rides it to my place and we finalize the title transfer

A couple days later, I go to the DMV and pass the final knowledge test. I leave with my M1 license, with two weeks to spare. All that’s left is to practice on my R3 until the event day

The day arrives, and I’m a bit nervous. I’m meeting some of my friends for the first time in person. They know I’ve been committing to this hobby for a while now, but I haven’t confirmed if I’m riding up. I decide to go for it

I follow all the rules of the road and stay as careful as possible on my way there. There were a couple quick stalls, but no serious close calls or scary moments. I’m feeling confident and cool as fuck

I get to the event and park on the street around the block. I’m just in time to see one of my friends host a panel. The panel goes great, I’m feeling so happy for them. I go to see another friend in the audience after the panel finishes, but my panel friend spots me and makes a beeline

“I saw you riding this morning. I got a video.” oh shit. His face is so gleeful, and now I’m worried

The event day goes by and we catch up and have a good time. My friend leaves sending the video to me for the very end. I end up riding home before I open the message. I check out the video

It’s me going a steady 25mph while his uber and another car crawl behind me. He’s giggling with his wife while I cruise along at the exact speed limit on this edgy sport bike. He messages me to say how proud he is of my cautiousness. I’m crying laughing. I look SO SILLY

Turns out you can put a dorky girl on a stylish bike and she will still manage to ride it like a dork

It's the best decision i've ever made.

it started off as just a spot for me to write corny messages but the longer i kept doing it, the more people resonated with the things i had to say, and the comments and DM's i've gotten have genuinely started to make my day.

i strongly encourage anyone who is feeling any type of way to just start a scratch tiktok account, throw on a black screen and just type how you feel, you might be surprised at how many people resonate with your feelings

For this one year people just stop. The price for this years premium will be less than you actually use.
Yes I know if you have major medical needs sure.. but if your a healthy single person or even young family. The health department works. Look for other ways to get care..
if you get cancer you won’t be able to afford it with insurance anyway.
One year. Stop.

If you gotta drop a couple grand a month for your family and y’all are healthy just don’t do it for this year.

Would y’all agree the system is broken?

Do you actually want to fix it or keep it the way it is..
they’re are hospitals that are going out of network for all marketplace insurance now. Only work cooped insurance.

So in history? It’s came down to boycotts and violence pretty much and since our whole nation is more armed than ever we are letting what 30k ice agents run amok? So I’m assuming the violence is out. Democrats win it’s still two years away before they can even make a bill. It will take one more year to implement the next set of subsidies and markets…

Or boycott your work program.. who owns the work program?
The same umbrella corporations you’re working for probably… rich people love the cyclical money racketeering.

So they pay you less money than your worth for the labor you put in, they make you pay for these “benefits” but say “oh it’s pretax” they still are profiting off your income to pay for these insurance companies they own. They tax you more than the billionaires making money off your labor/benefits.

And I promise dems talk a bunch of shit.. I am one, corporation will eventually get in the new 🆕 one’s pockets. Create a new subsidized market place and still keep their golden calf.

I'm in Cockermouth right now; that is all.

It's just funny to me because I live in Illinois and we don't have place names like that

What other AI music generation app will let me generate covers of any songs with famous voices? (MyTunes removed that feature which was the entire reason why I had that app.)

Why did they remove the AI Cover feature? What other AI music apps will still let me generate covers of any songs with famous voices?

I thought it was hilarious to make Trümp's voice sing a bunch of random songs I liked. I need to be able to generate that again, thanks.