▲ 26 r/ephemera
Random receipt in a book I bought
Received some used books in the mail today, this was in one of them. I live in New Zealand, it's always fun seeing foreign receipts 😅
u/inner_loops — 10 hours ago
▲ 17 r/demisexuality
Dating as a demi
I've been reflecting on my experiences lately and I'm wondering if there's others feeling the same way. I really struggle with the apps, particularly the ones (such as Hinge) that rely on prompts. It's extremely rare for me to feel one way or another about someone I see on a dating app. I'll read the profile, look at the photos and just.. I feel nothing. It's like seeing a random face on a street passing me by, there's nothing there that actually makes me want to *know* someone. On the off chance I actually stumble across someone with a detailed bio, it always feels like a breath of fresh air because I can actually get a feel for who they are. Anyone have a similar experience?
u/inner_loops — 2 months ago
▲ 2 r/r4r
Hello, I'm Seth! I'm looking to chat to a few random people and maybe if I'm lucky, make some new friends. You can be in New Zealand or on the other side of the world, it's all good to me.
Me: I'm obsessed with books. I've usually got a book I'm chipping away at, and my to-read pile is forever growing: it's at 300+ atm. Eep. I love to program in my spare time (usually for retro systems) so I've been reading a bunch of nerdy things lately (tasm, masm, compiler construction. IYKYK). I'm also about to start some H.P. Lovecraft I've had tucked away for years, waiting for the right moment. I'll read pretty much anything if it speaks to me, so I'm always open to recs. I just finished Jennette McCurdy's latest book too, it was insanely good.
I enjoy all the other usual things too (music, movies, games, art, random adventures). H.R. Giger and Zdzisław Beksiński are favourites in terms of art. I tend to be attracted to things that have a dark or gothic theme, there's a beauty to them. They're human, in a way. I'm on a "weight loss journey" at the moment, which is really just me constantly battling myself and my urge to over indulge, because hedonist. Bacchus is one of my favourite deities, shock horror. It's working though! *tosses my hair* I'll 100% spam you with photos of my day if we hit it off, so hopefully you like pics of foreign climes 😄 I'd love it if you too were a fellow spammer of pics!
What else? Oh, I'm a weirdo (in a good way!), and a dork (and self-aware?). It's Reddit, that's to be expected. Neurodivergent, which is new to me because I've always just seen myself as an odd duck, but now there's a term for it. I'm wildly introverted and demi: meaningful connection and substance > constant small talk. Why is small talk easier once you've bonded with someone? Weird.
Anyhoo, that's enough of my word vomit. Thanks for making it this far! Here's a pic to put a face to the words: https://imgur.com/a/sXt2vyY
Have an awesome day!
u/inner_loops — 2 months ago