Even more red flags from my perspective. I know these kinds of statements make it hard to cut ties with a person, but just be mindful the effect they are having on your life and your relationships with others.

I had a similar situation with an online friend in the past and found all their drama very stressful and isolating.

surpass her friends (who are either extremely talented or celebrities)

All her friends are either extremely talented or celebrities? This has me extremely suspicious that your friend is not telling you the truth. My ultimate advice to you is to proceed with caution. Be skeptical and if something doesn’t feel right, stop.

To give practical advice beyond what I already said, I’d tell your friend to start her quest to be the best in the world by working to be the best at a couple of things. It’s a lofty (if not impossible) goal to be the best at everything and by focusing her energy at a a smaller selection of things (hopefully stuff she enjoys), she can still find some success.

Good luck.

…Dad?

Well you’re saying disgusted now, but you don’t say that in your original post.

I don’t think that’s the logical conclusion to come to. I think based on what you said in your OP, my explanation is the most logical and it doesn’t imply he dislikes you, just that he got caught looking and that’s kind of an awkward situation.

I wasn’t there, and could be wrong, but I wouldn’t jump to the worst conclusions.

No?

You’re solving important problems, just like the rest of us.

Fart in a vacuum or maybe in nitrogen? Seems like oxygen is the enemy.

Best guess is he got caught looking at you, maybe intentionally, or maybe just spacing off in your direction.

Are we Bitcoin mining in git commits now?

At least a few do.

https://www.vice.com/en/article/eating-raw-cookie-dough-actually-can-be-deadly/

not much of a supply chain for not much of a donkey

I hope your eggs are newer than your bills.

Many are “coffee badging,” or swiping their ID badges at the office to record their arrival, staying 30 minutes or so ‒ long enough to greet colleagues and grab a cup of coffee – and then heading back home.

Bottom first. The leaves would serve as a flared end and a handle. You’d want it to be ripe-ish I imagine. Ripe enough to have a little give, but not ripe enough that the leaves come out too easily.

Pineapples also come in different sizes, I’ve seen some homegrown ones posted on Lemmy that seem…manageable.

When they won’t get their dicks out of their hands in formation, it’s very distracting for others.

I found this particularly funny. It wasn’t like a funny accidental thing. Dude was trying to mate with the bird.

In September 2004, Walnut arrived at NZCBI’s Virginia campus, where scientists regularly breed cranes that have behavioral or physical limitations by using assisted reproduction techniques, including artificial insemination. By observing and mimicking how NZCBI’s male white-naped cranes interacted with their mates during breeding season, bird keeper Chris Crowe gained Walnut’s elusive trust. He pair-bonded with her by flapping his arms in a manner similar to the species’ unison dance, offered her nesting materials and brought her food. Once she was receptive to breeding, Crowe was able to use sperm collected from a male crane to artificially inseminate Walnut without the need for physical restraint

They had 8 chicks together.

I don’t think you tried, I think you succeeded. Nice job!

Excellent read, thanks for sharing. I found it very insightful to see him gain a greater understanding of why we eat and use that to analyze my own relationship with food.

WE STAND FOR WOLF IN THIS HOUSE

Is this a “cat in the hat”?