1. Greta did get a nomination, just not for director.
2. Margot didn't, but America did.
3. Ryan Gosling was the best part of Barbie, partly because of the writing which, again, WAS nominated.
4. This is not "the patriarchy;" it was a really strong year for those two categories.

“ I could do the least amount of work for the most amount of money and then be home with the kids.” Gary Oldman and I share the same philosophy about work.

Was on Reddit for 11+ years. Apollo for the last few years. Quit cold turkey in June and honestly my life is better for it.

Severance was one of the best shows to come out in the last few years.

I’ve worked in the SaaS world for nearly a decade. I’ve never had an issue getting a new job every couple of years. The best path for promotions and salary increases in this world. I was unfortunately part of a layoff back in the summer, and I have never had such a hard time finding work in my life.

Every time I go to apply to a job that’s fairly new, I can see there are already a couple thousand applicants. Suddenly my decade of experience isn’t enough to land an interview, much less a job.

It. Sucks.

I have zero tips for you, but I love this post. Why does his house smell so bad? Has anyone mentioned it to him? So many questions.

Dude. Same. I finally started making a 6 figure salary, and I feel just as broke as I did before. It sucks.

You either die a Frodo, or live long enough to become a Gollum.

Yeah, I used to love thrifting. Could find really awesome stuff for a couple bucks. Now it’s too trendy. They’ve figured out that people were buying it from them dirt cheap and then reselling it in their own “vintage” shop for like 20x the price. Society has even ruined thrifting.

The price of everything is unsustainable.

Let’s see those train pics, my dude! Let that conductor-freak flag fly here.

Not me personally, but my grandpa was transferred out of Pearl Harbor a week before the attack. I often think about how some random person’s decision that many years ago created my entire family line.