greenmangostudio

For some context I am 22 year old, fairly large black man and am in a new city for work. I really don't go out much because in the past I've had a lot of health problems that have kept me from going to events. I was very nervous at first but I'm feeling healthy and everything is going great so far! The people in this new city have been very nice to me and have gone out of their way to chat. The area I used to live in was an area where people wouldn't even look at each other and actively crossed the street to not be close to me so I'm really enjoying the change so far. This is Great! However I'd forgotten how awful I am at conversation...During lunch today I went to Subway and noticed the girl in front of me was scrolling through Insta and liked a reel with the Angel Devil from Chainsaw Man. I'm a huge anime nerd, recently saw the Reze movie and I decided to try and go out of my comfort zone to try to talk to her. Since I don't talk to people often, I w...

For those unfamiliar, NAVY is an acronym: Never Again Volunteer Yourself. This is a lesson every sailor learns eventually. Today, I learned it again. This morning my Chief walked into the office and uttered the most dangerous phrase in military history: "Need a volunteer." Now, any experienced sailor knows this is a trap. A setup. An ambush. A scam wrapped in a question. And yet, like the absolute genius I am, I raised my hand. "Sure, Chief." "Great." Five minutes later I discovered I had just volunteered for what can only be described as Pecker Checker Duty . For those who don't know, I was assigned as a urinalysis observer for a group of students who had just graduated boot camp. Because apparently enough people throughout Navy history have attempted Olympic-level cheating during piss tests that the process is now less "provide a sample" and more "airport security for your bladder." The students reported in wearing PTU...

TIFU because I didn’t get much sleep last night and I still work up early to hit the gym before work. (Weightlifting) By the time I got to work I was feeling pretty tired/spent. I remembered that I had a Dr Pepper in the fridge at work so I cracked it open to get a bit of caffeine. Worth noting: I DO NOT usually drink caffeine at all. So when I do, it hits me like a truck. Well a couple hours later, I was not feeling very well and contributed it to the fact that it was probably because I haven’t eaten anything since yesterday. I forgot the lunch I made for myself today at home though, so I made a drink with some sugar in it to give me a little boost. Halfway through drinking the drink, I realized that I was feeling *really anxious* and my hands were SHAKING. And that’s when I realized that now I’ve had 2 caffeinated drinks and *still* haven’t eaten anything. So I spent the next 30 min tweaking out until the next person came in for their shift (I was alone) so I could go and get some lu...

As per the title, I am not a smart person today. In my defense, the bottle looked eerily similar to one of those hand sanitizer dispensers you see everywhere. At least that's the excuse I'm going with. No wonder the old man standing nearby was looking at me like a totally crazy person. I probably looked completely unhinged. Y'all, no word of a lie, I confidently walked up to what I thought was a sanitizer station and pumped TWO giant squirts of coffee flavouring syrup directly into my hands. Not just a little bit either. A generous amount. Then, because apparently I was fully committed to this mistake, I rubbed it all over my hands like I was preparing for surgery. It took an embarrassingly long amount of time before I started wondering why my hands felt so sticky. At first I thought maybe it was some weird new moisturizing sanitizer. Then I noticed the sweet smell. Then came the horrifying realization. Friends, I had effectively seasoned my hands with coffee syrup...

Hey Reddit, I need to share this before I spontaneously combust from second-hand embarrassment. Last night I was up at 3am after the worst work week ever — endless deadlines, my micromanaging boss breathing down my neck, and those soul-crushing 2-hour meetings that could’ve been emails. I was stress-eating a whole pint of ice cream in my pajamas when I decided to vent to my best friend. I recorded a full 47-second voice note absolutely roasting everything: my stupid cubicle, the fake corporate jargon, how my boss always takes credit for my work, and how I’m one bad day away from quitting. I went OFF. Except my fat fingers betrayed me and I sent it straight to my boss instead of my friend. This morning I woke up to his reply at 6:47am: just “same”. No explanation. No follow-up. Nothing. Now I’m sitting at my desk pretending to work while internally dying. Do I bring it up in our 1-on-1? Laugh it off? Update my resume and start applying elsewhere? Or just change my name and move to a...

I (20F) found out about my moms affair and I have no idea what to do. For context I am working from my parents home over the summer until I go back to school in the fall. Today while both my parents and brother were at work I decided to look for some pictures of our new puppy to upload to my instagram. So I grabbed my moms (47F) Ipad to look for said pics. While scrolling I found some unfortunate nudes of my moms coworker and some of my mom. I immediately turned off the ipad. After freaking out for a bit I took pictures of the evidence on my phone just in case she deletes them later. But I don't know what to do with this info. If I tell my dad (52M) it will destroy him. He's the best man I've ever known and our family is finally in a good financial spot after covid. If this ends in divorce it would ruin everything we have built. I feel betrayed, hurt and confused. I know the right thing is to tell my dad but I don't want a huge fight breaking out. I don't know what ...