Local to me, but Rare Tea Cellar makes some excellent blends.

What does “softie” mean in this context?

As long as he stays away from rabbits!

Well, good, that’s what the font’s for. I took that cue from Kolanaki within my first week on lemmy.

No, but I’m not everyone’s cup of tea, either.

Yes, and I often reread my own comments and feel a deep sense of satisfaction.

Sometimes! I’ve definitely used it to make calls or check the time.

Damn straight!

Quite the opposite.

Though, TBF, my wife’s maiden aunt sends us a fat pre-inheritance check every other year or so. We usually put it towards a trip to visit her or fixing up the house.

Doris Hall, aka “The Solo Cup Lady”

Still know all the songs!

No, I mean both the shadowy organizations of which I am a member are already documented, as is the fact that I am a member of each.

At some point, it stops being a secret society and starts being just a society with secrets.

Sorry, all my conspiracies are publicly known.

Three questions:

Can I play it in front of my kids?

What’s the minimum play session? (That is, how long from startup to the next save point?)

Is it a lot like Mass Effect?

As someone who’s never played, which ones the good one?

Carter Vale. He does a lot of silly little songs on Instagram, but he’s clearly really talented. “Aliens” is my favorite.

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I don’t. At some point, you’ve got to prioritize.

Playing videogames, mostly, but reading fiction is another. Cleaning open-endedly while listening to music, as well. Primal screaming.

They all work pretty well as long as I pick the right kind of videogame.

Besides statutory, there are other situations where the man “can’t say no”. Power dynamics that are coercive. Intoxication. Fraud (eg. purporting to use birth control but not doing so would be a form of rape.

Being sexually aroused is not consent to sex is not consent to sex, to clarify the mechanics of it for you. And consent to sex of one kind is not consent to sex of another kind.

The first thousand, formal learning. The next thousand, informal learning. The remainder, conversation or light reading in the language.

This is true for both of my non-native languages, Spanish and Latin. I never got past the formal learning stage in Japanese and without reinforcement it’s mostly slipped away.

I’ve a smattering of phrases and pleasantries in French, German, Dutch, Lakota, and some Slavic languages, but that’s just from exposure to native speakers.