Cracks_InTheWalls

It's a weird phenomenon, and while I'm willing to chalk it up to material causes (drug interactions or related blackouts, etc.), the few times I've experienced it have felt so drastically different than similar states I've experienced I still think about them once and a while. Have you had one, and while you may have chalked it up to a rational cause still aren't 100% satisfied with that conclusion (or have chalked it up to something else entirely? Interested in those stories too, but while I won't do it know others may dunk on you).

I have two stories:

-Many years ago, I invited a girl to my place to hang out. We smoked some weed, a normal amount for us, and ordered a pizza. We were chatting normally, then all of a sudden it was three hours later. The pizza guy came and went, and both of us couldn't account for the lost time.

Rational conclusion: We smoked weed and fell asleep.

Things that make this uncomfortable: We were both pretty experienced pot smokers, and for my part while I had fallen asleep smoking pot before, it's usually accompanied with a period of waking up. This was more a sudden "Hey, wait, something's off" experience while still sitting up. And it happened to both of us.

-About a year ago, I visited a bar late and had (to my recollection) about 4 beers. Again, this is within normal thresholds, though I have drank to blackout before. I left the bar and caught a bus home.

As I was getting out of the uber in front of my house, I thought "Wait a second, didn't I get on the bus?". I had my map tracking on (I know, dumb, but in this case useful), and apparently I got off the bus, and about 15 minutes later grabbed an uber. I had no recollection of this.

Rational conclusion: Between the lateness of the hour, level of tiredness and alcohol, I hit a blackout threshold much lower than I've experienced before, got confused with late night bus routing and hopped off to grab an uber instead.

Things that make this uncomfortable: it was not an expected amount of beer that would lead to this, and based on how I felt the next morning (pretty normal but tired) I don't think I drank more than I accounted for here. As an aside, where I got off was interesting - there's an old motel that's in a kind of weird spot in a very gentrified area of my town (motel was operating before this period). Always caught my attention, but I've never had any reason whatsoever to go there. According to the map, I was there for the 15 minutes. That said, looking at the map, my pickup location on the uber app, and noting exact positioning is often off by a bit on the map app, it was likely a coincidence and I was at a nearby intersection, with the map pinging this because it was a nearby landmark.

Again, ultimately I chalk these up to rational causes, but there's something about them that give me pause anyway. Would love to hear stories from other folks who've had experiences like this and what explanations they've landed on.

Just saw this on AskLemmy at .ml, thought this and chuckled, and now here we are.

Will take the opportunity to thank our admins for what they do, and all you humans for being here and generally being cool.

Been through this before, so I know it gets better eventually, but what do you folks generally do to optimize beddy-bye time? To the insomniacs, what are some things you do in the wee hours/early morning for a relaxing start to your day?

This morning's choice is checking out the music of Casiopea - saw them mentioned in a meme here recently, then later on saw one of my favourite gig spaces has a great local fusion jazz band doing a show covering them at the end of the month. Very chill, feels like menu music of a mid-90s Japanese 3D game in a very good way, lol. Funny how these things happen sometimes, kinda like seeing the car model you just bought everywhere on the road shortly after purchase.

Edit: IT'S OK GUYS HE'S FLOATING AGAIN! https://imgchest.com/p/n87we93kq7x

I write this with homemade maple jalapeno cornbread in my mouth, gifted to me by the bar staff at my local pub this evening. This is simultaneously the best and most unexpected thing I've ever brought home from a bar, my significant other excepted.

This got me thinking: what is the weirdest thing you've brought home from the bar, Lemmy?

Tired of Wordle? Sick of feeling stupid at the behest of the NYT crossword editor? Looking for anything new to enjoy with your Sunday coffee other than chatting with your loved ones/cat/the void? This is the post for you!

There's all sorts of codes and ciphers in the Gravity Falls world. Why not take some time to try and solve them yourself? You could just look up answers in Google, but where's the fun in that?

What you should Google is 'gravity falls cipher keys'. Give it an honest try yourself, then come back to share your answer!

Today's selection comes from the depths of thisisnotawebsitedotcom.com. Assuming I'm arsed to do this again, future selections may come from there, the Book of Bill, Journal 3, the show itself, or maybe something custom! Have fun!