• Nougat@fedia.io
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    22 hours ago

    No matter where I am, I always have a sketch in my head as to what “leaving” would be like. How long it would take in total, then for each leg:

    • Stand up
    • Pick up coat
    • “Welp.”
    • Put on coat
    • Walk to door
    • Open door
    • Make one last witty comment before closing door behind me
    • Walk to car
    • Open car door
    • Sit down
    • Foot on brake
    • Turn key to START
    • When engine is running, release ignition key to ON position
    • Seatbelt
    • Steering wheel
    • click Reverse
    • Release brake
    • Rear view while backing up
    • Steer onto street
    • Apply brake
    • click click Drive
    • GO

    This is obviously different if I’m somewhere where I have not taken my own car and have to depend on alternate transportation, whether that be:

    • Public transit
    • Catch a ride with someone else
    • Rideshare/taxi
    • Walking
    • Rental bike/e-bike/e-scooter
    • Canal boat
    • Slip-N-Slide
    • Pneumatic tube
    • Quantum tunnelling
    • Window
    • Magic[k]
    • Hiding until everyone else leaves
    • Go to sleep
    • Miles O'Brien@startrek.website
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      21 hours ago

      I’ve got a pretty nice system.

      1: PANIC

      B- Go

      You may notice there’s no conversation before the final step. This is because my anxiety doesn’t allow me much talking until I can decompress.

      It’s worked so far.