I know the prompt is asking for a “typical response” style, but honestly it really depends on the type of threat and situation.
My typical response might actually be trying to de-escalate the situation so everyone can go on their way. Otherwise, I might be walking away from the situation unless the threat isn’t directed at me, then I observe until there may be a need for me to jump in and de-escalate.
I’m much more inclined toward peace than fighting.
Well, if you had asked me a year ago if I was going to be traveling this year, I’d have said “no”.
So far this year I’ve been to Colorado three different times, driving each time, but now I’m on my way to Georgia for a friends wedding! I wasn’t expecting to have been invited, because they were going to keep it a small and intimate deal. I was definitely surprised to get an invite a few months back, and now I’m on an adventure! I get to meet some online friends in person for the first time, so I’m super excited for this trip to be happening.
I don’t know that I’m confident enough to pick something that would guarantee I win 100 times in a row. However, since it sounds like there is no cost to enter whatever this contest is, I don’t think I’d really care enough about picking something like that, unless the payout is truly exorbitant.
So, keeping in mind the stakes like that, I think it would have to be video game related. Maybe a game from the Battle Royale genre, like Fortnite or PUBG. Not sure how well this would work out, but it would be fun.
Maybe we could do highest placement rather than just flat out winning. As long as I placed high enough each time, it wouldn’t matter if I won the round of the game, because winning the match against the person would be what counted. If this were the case, then I’d say I have a solid chance. I’m decent enough at Fortnite these days, and I have a rough understanding of the general tactics employed by more skilled players, so I have a better chance in that regard.
Let’s run with that. Fortnite, with highest placement in each match up against 100 people, one at a time. Seems fair to me!
It really is just a silly thing. My roommates have a toddler, so we have the living room TV running kids shows on YouTube round the clock.
Hearing the same things on repeat for days on end in a common area reminds me of when I lived with my brother and his wife, and we had my nephew’s favorite movie on repeat (he loved The Lorax). After a while, we had the whole movie memorized and the songs stuck in our heads. Now, it’s happening again with shows like Yo Gabba Gabba! and Cocomelon.
Honestly, when I read this prompt, I’m taking it to mean something along the lines of acting out of the norm in your day-to-day life. Like, you made a choice to do or say something that doesn’t make sense for who you really are.
That being said, I don’t recall any times like that!
I do recall, however, several times where I’ve had to act “out of character” because I was playing a game involving improv. Specifically, Dungeons & Dragons, because for some reason I decided to play a goblin artificer character and one of my buddy’s ended up playing my goblin brother. I’m not shy or averse to doing voices, and I think I do a rather okay imitation of a goblin from the game Warcraft 3, so the two of us did our best goblin voices anytime we felt the need to act IN character which itself was something that felt out of character for me!
So, I didn’t do the goblin voice acting often, and sadly that particular campaign made it maybe two or three sessions before the DM decided they had other priorities and gave up (and this was the third time they had done this to us, so we stopped letting them run campaigns, which further led to us never speaking to him again, but for several reasons beyond just the game).
Acting is a tough gig, and voice acting is nothing to sneeze at, either.
For the things I miss, I can sum it up pretty succinctly with “life was simpler” back in highschool. There was a set schedule, I got to spend time with friends, and I didn’t have to worry about bills (or other major adult responsibilities).
What I don’t miss: the drama, the emotional rollercoaster and uncertainty with relationships, and homework. I REALLY don’t miss homework, and yet I look back on it all now and think about how easy it really was compared to the things I have to deal with as an adult. Yes, homework was boring, but oftentimes so is the work that goes into just living and doing your job as an adult. Research and education for yourself so you can do your job isn’t much different.
Adulting sucks, but there are perks that you can’t get in highschool. So, I don’t miss highschool all that much, given all the things I can do nowadays.
Sorry, everyone, but unfortunately I’m in the bowl camp. Which means my vote is going towards the “cup” as the best vehicle for ice cream.
Cones get too messy, are never consistent in their flavor or quality, and most people don’t eat them anyway (from what I’ve seen, anyways). And popsicles? Those can be just as messy and disastrous.
Honestly, this is something I’ve never fully understood, in general, about people’s behavior toward one another.
I don’t believe I’ve ever caused a customer service person grief, and that’s because of personal experience. I’ve been in that role multiple times in my life. From the video game store to food service. I know what they have to deal with on a daily basis, and I wouldn’t wish grief or anything of the sort upon them. The vast majority of times they’re just trying to do their job and get through their day. They aren’t out to get you or your family, and they aren’t trying to get in your way. Why treat them like they’re less than human over any of it?
Just be nice to each other out there. Especially this time of year.
Simply put, a lot of things I could do boil down to the same kind of solution.
Have someone else guide and motivate me through my problems.
At work? To make things easier, I need to educate myself on a system, and all of my searching online isn’t yielding results lately, so I’m asking for outside assistance from someone my company works with currently.
At home or in private? Well, for starters, I could make my life easier if I had a personal trainer, but that costs money. Having that personal trainer would make me obligated to actually stick with something because I wouldn’t want to waste their time (or my money) and I could learn a lot from them outside of just exercise routines. I would need to eat better to fuel the workouts, and they could provide guidance in that department.
I’m sure there are other areas of my life that I could go into detail about, but the solution I’m seeing for them all still seems to be that external source of guidance and motivation.
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