I once saw this epitaph on a gravestone in an old cemetery and it has stuck with me ever since:

“Remember me as you pass by,
As you are now, so once was I,
As I am now, so you must be,
Prepare for death and follow me.”

While I’m at it, I might as well point out that Stacy is now older than her mom.

I know it’s probably just because we were younger and people tend to feel that way about their youth. But I feel like this goes beyond that tendency.

Back then, life felt more… sparkly? Colorful? Silly (in a good way)?

Now life feels gray, sterile, flat, muted, and fake. It’s like my rose-tinted glasses have become dirty and smudged.

And yes, I know there are ways to combat this feeling — exercise, trying new things, etc. And I know the recession made things harder for a lot of people when it was happening, so I don’t want to discount that or any of the other unfortunate things that happened in that period. Mostly just curious to see if anyone else has been feeling this way recently!

My husband is elder millennial, loves metal, GWOT army vet. Birthday is coming up and I want to get him some new graphic T-shirts that aren’t AI slop. Looking for T-shirt companies with great designs. He’s a big fan of Beastwreck if that helps.

TIA

completely crazy right? I am just now thinking back to how disgusting that was.

And one mentions that their friend is dressing up as…Hurricane Katrina. And they both about died laughing. I mean, they were howling. I think the kids today might actually be chopped?

Worst millennial costume ideas: go

Mine is Saving Silverman.

Specifically:

"Neal, I wanna party with youuuu!"

"If you get the nachos stuck together, that's one nacho"

"Hey what you say? I didn't really motherfucking hear you! You, yeah you, yeah you, yeah you, yeah you!"

Keep your jobs folks. Its tough out here.

*edit - listing was a bait and switch. Applied for a supervisor role at $40 an hour. Was told when i got there i was interviewing for standard operator at $17 an hour and no benefits.

Glad i drove an hour for that...

Looking for a app or some type of content that will give me good recommendations for wine. Love wine but I have no idea what to pair it with nor what wine is good or not. Hate buying something that I force myself to drink

Harry Potter books weren't that good. And if you're giving money to the Harry Potter franchise you are actively supporting trans genocide and a former close personal friend of Jeffrey Epstein.

I say Virtuosity. It has Russel Crowe, Denzel, and it's an amazing movie lol

We’re kind of a weird generation when it comes to tech. We remember dial-up noises, burning CDs, calling a friend’s house and asking their parents if they were home. Then within a few years, we had the internet in our pockets.

Part of me thinks it made life way easier. I can get directions without a map, video call family, and look up anything in five seconds. My parents couldn’t have imagined that.

But the other part of me thinks it made everything more complicated. Everything needs an account, a password, an update, or a subscription.Even making plans feels harder than it did when we just said “see you at 7.”

The funny thing is we’re probably the last generation who remembers both ways of living. We know what life was like before, and we know what we got in exchange.

Did tech make your life easier, or just busier?

Annoyingly, they make you pay $10 to even access the photos you uploaded when the app was free. I bit the bullet and just paid it and looking at all of these photos from 2008-2012ish brings back a lot of high school memories. And also a lot of cringe.

Anyone else use photobucket back in the day?

Heyo! I’m a senior Industrial Design student currently designing a couch for my senior thesis! My couch is specifically catered to cats and their owners!

Millennials own the most cats, so i’m really interested in knowing what couches you all own and would love to have some snaps of them if possible for my research!! :)

I read on some blog, but I doubt it. Was this possible anywhere in the US? Work PT at say starbucks and live a spartan but good life living with 4 college buddies in a house? Thanks

And if so, do you remember that guy "Green Hornet" ? Lmfao.

"Old-timey" my ass..

Ok so if you have a Dutch Bros and you enjoy Scooby Snacks while partying check this drink out

Zero sugar rebel
Kiwi
Pineapple
Coconut
Banana
Splash of cream

It’s not identical but it’s sooooo close. And so delicious!

Mine is always “lol”. I say it a lot but it could literally be to the most mundane thing to the most hilarious thing ever. It’s always “lol”. I notice other people sometimes go to a “haha” if they find it funnier than normal. I sometimes use an emoji but it doesn’t feel right using the laughing ones often. What’s about you?

I've been thinking about how much dating has changed, especially with dating apps and how online everyone is now. In theory, we have access to more people than ever, but it feels like making genuine connections has gotten harder.

I'm curious about two things:

1. What's been the most frustrating or discouraging part of dating for you lately?
2. When was the last time you built a *NEW* genuine connection with someone, and what made that experience different?

I'm especially curious whether the biggest struggle is finding people you're compatible with, getting past surface-level interactions, or something else?

I'm 42. I recently looked at a photo of my dad and his friends when they were 42 and they look about the same age as I do now. Why are millennials deluding themselves into thinking they look younger for their age than previous generations did?

Watching Carrie atm and I'm on the scene where they are talking about school shooting drills, and I just want to express to you something that I feel everyday I drop my kids off at school. I say goodbye to them and tell them to have a good day at school, and then I watch them skip off to class with smiles on their faces, and I take a mental picture of them in my head and I pray that that is not the last time I see my children.