Why do you go on? Why do you persist?

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signalnoise: Mar 7, 2008; i was told my old av was distracting

My pets show me affection and it feels nice to reciprocate

# ? Jan 29, 2022 00:20

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# ? Apr 27, 2024 04:54

Roumba: Jun 29, 2005; Buglord

Day by day? Because getting up and going to work results in very few people hassling me, instead they leave me the gently caress alone.

Overall? I'm just too lazy or scared to change the routine.

# ? Jan 29, 2022 00:21

A Stupid Baby: Dec 31, 2002; lip up fatty

The hour or so in the morning where I can just drink coffee and be by myself is extremely precious to me

# ? Jan 29, 2022 00:24

SatansOnion: Dec 12, 2011

I have parents who need my help, and pets who demand canned food and skritches op

and also several bucket-list items I have yet to accomplish: like being seduced, and seeing the Flaming Lips in concert, and trying hallucinogens, and finally getting a Switch so I can play the latest Igavanias, and someday (God willin� and the crick don�t rise) going to a live AEW show

# ? Jan 29, 2022 00:28

You Are A Werewolf: Apr 26, 2010; Black Gold!

signalnoise posted:

My pets show me affection and it feels nice to reciprocate

Pet affection best affection.

# ? Jan 29, 2022 00:33

Asterite34: May 19, 2009

Because life is a game I only lose when I concede or die, and every joule of energy I consume and molecule of oxygen I breathe deprives it from someone whose a bigger jerk than I am

# ? Jan 29, 2022 00:41

Lord Decimus Barnacle: Jun 25, 2005; Hell Gem

I wish I was a jellyfish

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:08

mst4k: Apr 18, 2003; budlitemolaram

I have 9 children and they all depend on me for financial support sometimes so I gotta keep on going man

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:09

Haptical Sales Slut: Mar 15, 2010; Age 18 to 49

Because I choose to�

�rub one out and take a nap

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:14

Xenocides: Jan 14, 2008; This world looks very scary....

nuketulsa posted:

I have 9 children and they all depend on me for financial support sometimes so I gotta keep on going man

Grandpa? I thought you were dead.

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:20

Gambit from the X-Men: May 12, 2001; a war boy standing alone in the desert blasting his mouth with cum from a dildo

i like it

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:31

Betty Wight: Jan 1, 2022

Big Scary Owl posted:

Why do you get out of bed in the morning?

Even Marcus Aurelius comments on this in Meditations, 5.1:

In the morning when you rise unwillingly from your bed, let this thought be present: I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world? Or have I been made for this, to lie under the covers and keep myself warm?

"But this is more pleasant!"

Do you exist then for pleasure, and not at all for action or exertion? Do you not see the little plants, the little birds, the ants, the spiders, the bees working together to put in order their several parts of the universe? Are you unwilling to do the work of a human being? Should you not make haste to do that which is according to your nature?

"But it is necessary to take rest also."

It is necessary: however nature has fixed bounds to this too: she has fixed bounds both to eating and drinking, and yet you go beyond these bounds, beyond what is sufficient ... So you do not love yourself, for if you did, you would love nature and her will.

I find that this helps quite a bit. Humans have been humans for a very long time and while we all enjoy snuggling under blankets in a cold morning, we must be about our business.

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:35

rotinaj: Sep 5, 2008; Fun Shoe

Can�t stop, won�t stop

There is too much weed left unsmoked and too many dogs left unpetted for me to give up now

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:41

aegof: Mar 2, 2011

people I want to be happy will become upset if I don�t.

alternatively: I wanna play a video game

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:42

Xenocides: Jan 14, 2008; This world looks very scary....

Betty Wight posted:

Even Marcus Aurelius comments on this in Meditations, 5.1:

In the morning when you rise unwillingly from your bed, let this thought be present: I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world? Or have I been made for this, to lie under the covers and keep myself warm?

"But this is more pleasant!"

Do you exist then for pleasure, and not at all for action or exertion? Do you not see the little plants, the little birds, the ants, the spiders, the bees working together to put in order their several parts of the universe? Are you unwilling to do the work of a human being? Should you not make haste to do that which is according to your nature?

"But it is necessary to take rest also."

It is necessary: however nature has fixed bounds to this too: she has fixed bounds both to eating and drinking, and yet you go beyond these bounds, beyond what is sufficient ... So you do not love yourself, for if you did, you would love nature and her will.

I find that this helps quite a bit. Humans have been humans for a very long time and while we all enjoy snuggling under blankets in a cold morning, we must be about our business.

His kids hated him didn�t they?

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:43

Waffle!: Aug 6, 2004; I Feel Pretty!

Because somebody has to open the library and shitpost all day.

And I need the money for more weed

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:45

Xenocides: Jan 14, 2008; This world looks very scary....

Waffle! posted:

Because somebody has to open the library and shitpost all day.

And I need the money for more weed

Is the position of assistant shitposter available?

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:46

SatansOnion: Dec 12, 2011

Xenocides posted:

His kids hated him didn�t they?

he does come off as very focused on �building character� in that passage

probably gonna default to picturing M. Aurelius as Calvin�s Dad now

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:49

Waffle!: Aug 6, 2004; I Feel Pretty!

Xenocides posted:

Is the position of assistant shitposter available?

Sorry, we're full up on volunteers.

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:49

DeadFatDuckFat: Oct 29, 2012; This avatar brought to you by the 'save our dead gay forums' foundation.

Xenocides posted:

His kids hated him didn’t they?

They were not entertained

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:49

BAGS FLY AT NOON: Apr 6, 2011; A Soft Nylon Bag

Dogs are hungry and I should probably take care of the kid too

# ? Jan 29, 2022 01:49

Fluffy Bunnies: Jan 10, 2009

my service dog needs his meds.

# ? Jan 29, 2022 02:12

hot cocoa on the couch: Dec 8, 2009

Sid Vicious posted:

got two kids i gotta get ready

# ? Jan 29, 2022 02:20

runnypoops: Mar 26, 2016; been there. done that. prove yourself to me.

My dick isnt gonna stick itself in the gloryhole

# ? Jan 29, 2022 02:20

hot cocoa on the couch: Dec 8, 2009

also i live for speed. gotta go fast

# ? Jan 29, 2022 02:20

Grumblepuff: Dec 29, 2018; You think you taught me a lesson, babe
Betcha think you "got through to me"
No one gets through here anymore
Right

To see the sundering of Yaldabaoth and the casting away of the crude matter of this false world.

Also, to see the end of One Piece.

# ? Jan 29, 2022 02:22

DeadFatDuckFat: Oct 29, 2012; This avatar brought to you by the 'save our dead gay forums' foundation.

hot cocoa on the couch posted:

also i live for speed. gotta go fast

Integra is back this year bb

Vtec ready to kick in

# ? Jan 29, 2022 02:22

Mumpy Puffinz: Aug 11, 2008; Nap Ghost

Zugzwang posted:

spite

# ? Jan 29, 2022 02:22

IT BURNS: Nov 19, 2012

Big Scary Owl posted:

Why do you get out of bed in the morning?

To post, obviously.

# ? Jan 29, 2022 02:25

rotinaj: Sep 5, 2008; Fun Shoe

I pet this dog a lot, she�s a very good dog

# ? Jan 29, 2022 02:28

mst4k: Apr 18, 2003; budlitemolaram

rotinaj posted:

I pet this dog a lot, she�s a very good dog

drat that is a cool rear end dog, I love little brown dogs and I have two little brown dogs myself, they're the best

# ? Jan 29, 2022 02:53

rotinaj: Sep 5, 2008; Fun Shoe

nuketulsa posted:

drat that is a cool rear end dog, I love little brown dogs and I have two little brown dogs myself, they're the best

I used to be less of a fan of little dogs, brown or otherwise, until this one was made my responsibility

Hard not to feel a sense of love when a dog falls asleep in your arms every night, which then at least gives me a reason to get out of bed in the morning

(Partially to let her outside to pee)

# ? Jan 29, 2022 03:07

BrigadierSensible: Feb 16, 2012; I've got a pocket full of cheese🧀, and a garden full of trees🌴.

Seriously?

Because there is light at the end of the tunnel. If I can endure the beige, the grey, the depression, then I know there is a pot of ice cream waiting for me. So I trudge on, knee deep in slime knowing that somewhere along the line is something good.

Will it be worth it? Probably not. But I hope it will be good enough. And it's out there, so I keep going.

# ? Jan 29, 2022 03:22

Colonel Cancer: Sep 26, 2015; Tune into the fireplace channel, you absolute buffoon

It's an unhealthy addiction that's bound to eventually lead to the grave. Don't ever live, you will become addicted.

# ? Jan 29, 2022 03:27

Sankara: Jul 18, 2008

spite and love

# ? Jan 29, 2022 03:28

sudonim: Oct 6, 2005

Not gonna lie, it's nice to have the odd day with no set time to get out of bed. Just sleep until you run out of sleep. Refreshing!

A few times in my life I've gotten so sick I had to stay in bed because I didn't have the health to do anything else. And after a day or two it gets really loving boring. I want to get up and do something but I'm too hosed up and drat I hate it.

# ? Jan 29, 2022 03:28

hell astro course: Dec 10, 2009; pizza sucks

Betty Wight posted:

Even Marcus Aurelius comments on this in Meditations, 5.1:

In the morning when you rise unwillingly from your bed, let this thought be present: I am rising to the work of a human being. Why then am I dissatisfied if I am going to do the things for which I exist and for which I was brought into the world? Or have I been made for this, to lie under the covers and keep myself warm?

"But this is more pleasant!"

Do you exist then for pleasure, and not at all for action or exertion? Do you not see the little plants, the little birds, the ants, the spiders, the bees working together to put in order their several parts of the universe? Are you unwilling to do the work of a human being? Should you not make haste to do that which is according to your nature?

"But it is necessary to take rest also."

It is necessary: however nature has fixed bounds to this too: she has fixed bounds both to eating and drinking, and yet you go beyond these bounds, beyond what is sufficient ... So you do not love yourself, for if you did, you would love nature and her will.

I find that this helps quite a bit. Humans have been humans for a very long time and while we all enjoy snuggling under blankets in a cold morning, we must be about our business.

extreme middle manager energy here...

# ? Jan 29, 2022 03:29