Man, I remember when I was 23, good times! Yeah, gonna be real things like work, school, and all that productive stuff won’t make you feel stable. I spent a lot of my time wondering about that phrase that happiness is what you make of it.

When I was like 19, I felt I had no path forward and my dumbass served 6 years in the US Army. I had a near death experience in Iraq when I got fucking blown up and you know what went through my head? Was it the incredible team meetings when I was an NCO, the great grades I had in school, the awesome days of work when I got a lot done? No, it was the time I spent with friends, getting so drunk I passed out in a field, going to gaming tournaments, bowling, and all that. So what’s gonna matter in the end isn’t going to be anythong ‘productive’ at all.

Work and school are oh so much fucking applesauce. And hell, making more friends does help with jobs. I got my job now, as a civilian, because of the friendships I made in the Army.

…I feel like I old man rambled. Yeah, get out there and make friends. Literally just talk to people. Out of nowhere. Hell yeah.

Ayo I gotchu

At some thrift shop in Suwon.

Sadly, I have no idea what the name was. I had my korean buddy just tell me it was a thrift store, but I don’t know the exact name. Also, I was in Suwon, not Seoul. You’re probably gonna have luckier finds in Seoul tho.

I gotchu pal.

I was able to bypass discord’s age verification thingy with Garry’s Mod. I kid you not.

Another one of my friends bypassed Google’s age verification with fucking Red Dead Redemption 2 of all things.

HWAT KIND OF NOODLES!?

No. I been to a ton of K-BBQ places and I found them all disappointing so you aren’t allowed as well. You’re welcome.

I AM AN AMERICAN… in Korea right now… NO DUH I LOVE TO GAMBLE!

Dude no but like actually? Here in Korea? The fucking matcha highball is legit the most delicious thing I have had. Whiskey plus matcha plus soda water? OH MY GOD, it was so good! If y’all have not had it, I highly recommend.

Okay but like, time for real shit. I am in Korea. I went to a thrift store and got his beat the fuck up looking Thinkpad T480 for like $25. No shit. I take it home and take it apart. You know what I see? I got a Samsuing NVMe 2tb and fucking 2 32gb of Crucial DDR4 RAM chips. NO SHIT!

So uh… in real life? Come to Korea and peruse the fucking thrift shops.

WHAT THE FUCK COUNTRY ARE YOU IN!?

I’m gonna be so for real as a guy who never had a girlfriend until he was like 20, you can write everything off as just ‘them being friendly’ to the bitter end. It isn’t a case of being oblivious, but just because until I hear it, I think everyone is just putting up with me because my ego is so bruised.

I get it now being older, fatter, and gayer now, but it can be hard to believe people can just like me.

Is he like that? I dunno because I’m not him, but you might have to just be straightforward with him. State your intentions clearly with him and let him know what you want. That’s the safest bet…

…except it isn’t lol. A ton of people were that with me and guess what? My wounded ego told me they were just putting up with me too. We live in a society.

I hope I made some kind of sense to you. I tend to ramble even in text.

저는 프랑스어를 못합니다, 손님.

Got it, pal. I got you a pizza topped with 4 kinds of cheeses, tater tots, egg, squid, tteokbokki, a sacrificial virgin, ice cream, matcha, boba, spinach, yumyum sauce, sleeping powder, and pineapple just like you wanted!

I got you a matcha highball. Trust me on this, it’s damn good.

CRISPS!? We call them CHIPS, sir! NEXT!

5.3 inches is as good as 6 inch, right?

I’m not in the United States, bro. Nothin’ I can do. Sadness.