Scotland. Preferably Highlands but really anywhere in Scotland

I don’t know why people keep saying this. I wonder if it’s an old thing? I’ve got three people with dedicated Nvidia gpus on mint and they’re just fine. The driver manager just works.

I’ve work a costume the past several years. Halloween is my favourite time of year, the weather, the goths, the pumpkin spice lattes (yes I’m a mid 30s mostly straight dude so what).

I’m actually getting ready for a huge party tonight. Everyone’s going to be in costume. My wife and I have spent morning on ours. Part of the fun is seeing what we can come up with. Last year I was a tech bro, just wow a tshirt and flipped baseball cap and handed out papers with little doodles I called NFTs. This year thanks to my wife insisting I grow a mustache I’m going at Matty Matheson, have an apron and hat already.

Last year my wife went as Winifred Sanderson from Hocus Pocus. She used a ren fest dress she wears already and borrowed some makeup. This year she’s going as a pizza delivery girl I think from the movie Mystic Pizza? I dunno never seen it, something her and her friend cooked up, but again using stuff we have.

Don’t overthink it, no need to be perfect, no need to buy junk you’ll never wear again. Just go be free and have fun. Embrace the make believe

Here, you can correct me and feel more gooder. The area of a circle is pie are good

Came here to second this. Can not hear it without doing the arm pumps

I don’t know if they’re accustomed to the norms more but Hooters starts as in person encounter. It’s already a very different dynamic from lurking online amongst hundreds watching a person knowing they can’t see you.

I get what you’re saying, and agree, but there were many more, Ancestry.com and findagrave.com and many more were also down (while I’m in the middle of an ancestry fact finding trip). It really was massive.

Maybe if y’all would actually close tickets once an eon we wouldn’t skip it. I left IT because it was full of some of the laziest SOBs in existence

Usual caveats: I’m a person on the Internet, going off only what you’ve posted and just your side of things, so can only say so much. I’m also exhausted so probably rambling.

I am the gamer in my relationship. Married for several years quite happily. I spent ~24 hours gaming this week. I will spend about 0 hours gaming next week doing what my wife wants.

“She still makes time for me when we play video games” <- this right here is concerning to me. Not criticizing you at all but that isn’t the way. Just “sucking it up” will only lead to resentment and loneliness and fighting. Ask me how I know. If she’s only making time for you in her hobbies, that’s not really making time for you, which is why you’re feeling unfulfilled and asking on the Internet.

A relationship is entirely about balance. If you have hobbies and interests outside of gaming there should be time for those. She should be willing to go to those because she cares about you. Not always, and not at the cost of her fulfillment, but some. Once a week I go out to dinner and then watch a dumb rom-com or something. I have zero interest in it but I do it because it makes her happy. Then at some time during the week we I take time to game and she brings me snacks because it makes me happy. It’s a give and take and we’re both happy

Have you tried communicating directly to her “I want to do this, and I want to do it with you. Please join me because this is a way I enjoy spending time with you”? What was her response to that? My wife and I learned early in our relationship that we need to just be clear and say those things. Being able to not only express what you’rr feeling but understand and listen to what your partner is feeling is the only way it will last. And really think about both what you’re saying and what she is saying. Sometimes my wife and I still have to stop each and clarify what the other person actually means. You can’t read her mind so don’t assume you know what she means. Make sure. And visa versa.

It’s not easy. But seriously. Go have a deep heart to heart and figure out where the disconnect is and what balance is needed to make the relationship work long term.

Like four hours? Got some wine as a present and quick little walk.

Depression sucks. Hopefully you can find some meds and a process that works for you. As others mentioned, logging off really can help. It’s all about balance.