greenmangostudio

so I work remote from a tiny apartment in Boise and half my personality at this point is trying to sound smarter than I am on zoom. This morning we had a big meeting with execs. Cameras on like 30 people. My boss was presenting numbers and then someone asked, does anyone know why Q3 retention dipped in the northwest region there was a pause. I thought it was one of those awkward silences where leadership wants someone bold to jump in. I had skimmed a report at like midnight and felt dangerous. So I unmuted I went on this confident rant about market saturation, shifting demographics, customer fatigue. I even said statistically speaking this was predictable if you look at the behavioral trend curves (I do not know what behavioral trend curves are) When I finished i felt kind of proud like damn I sound expensive. Then the VP says, thanks, but that question was for Jenna. She manages the northwest region jenna unmutes and goes, yeah the dip happened because we accidentally paused em...

Bro I'm really dumb, I walked through pedestrian lane but this motorcycle just overtake the car in front of me and then it hit me like im a freshly made mochi. My shoes was thrown away and I tried getting it by limping bro... I RAN USING MY ONE LEG. and then I apologized to the one who hit me and i ran away because all of the people are just looking at me like I am one of the famous art in the museum. So I... I entered the trike sitting in the "charity" and i cried silently, my facemask was full of snot and tears. I still didn't tell anybody about this lol, it's just AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH the rider looked really pissed off and I don't know what to do, I got bruises weeks later and yeah TL;DR: I got hit by a motorcycle, I limped to get my shoes, apologize and then ran away

i thought i was organized traveler, i really did, turns oud im wrong and loud. this happened yesterday. me and my gf(yes gf) always wanted to go for a big trip and that time has finally come. ive been preparing for two weeks for this trip spreadsheets. color coded packing list. printed boarding passes even though it’s 2026 and nobody does that. i packed everything. every little small thing that might be needed. guess what i forgot. we get to the check in desk. the agent smiles and asks for passports. i confidently reach into my backpack. front pocket.not there. side pocket.not there. i do that fake calm laugh and say hold on one sec. unzip every compartment like the passport is gonna magically spawn. nothing. and then i remember it. i left it on my kitchen counter. i can literally picture it sitting next to the stupid plant i always forget to water. boarding starts in 35 minutes. our apartment is 40 minutes away without traffic. i try to think of loopholes. can i use my driv...

This didn’t happen today, but the consequences are very much happening right now. A few months ago, I broke up with my boyfriend. It wasn’t pretty. There was gaslighting, constant needling, drinking.. caused me a lot of emotional exhaustion. When it ended I felt like I had survived something. Shortly after the breakup, he lost his job. He reached out saying he was struggling, saying that the breakup was hard on him and that he got fired. He asked if I could refer him to my company. I love my job, have an understanding boss, good pay and I have a solid reputation here. I didn’t think too hard, I just didn’t want to feel guilty, so I referred him. He got hired. And we have the SAME boss. And now he’s trying to move into my team. I now see him almost every day. Every meeting is a reminder of the relationship I worked so hard to get out of. I can’t even look him in the eye without remembering all the manipulation, stress. Meanwhile, he seems completely comfortable maybe even enjoying ...

So I workED at this small car dealership in Reno, Nevada. Nothing fancy just me three other sales guys, and our manager Rick who thinks he is a wolf of wall street but drives a busted Tacoma We got this new receptionist last month. 22, quiet always reading during lunch. I decided I was gonna be that mysterious confident dude not the usual clown version of me. I watched a bunch of cringe alpha male garbage and thought yeah less talking, more eye contact act like I have options. Here is where I cooked myself I started ignoring her on purpose like full on hot and cold. One day super friendly next day barely looking at her I thought it would make me seem busy and high value or whatever Instead she went to Rick and said I was making her uncomfortable. I did not even know that part yet yesterday Rick calls me into his office. He has this weird disappointed dad face he tells me there has been feedback about my behavior. says I am acting hostile and creating tension. I panic my brain g...

This morning I had an early shift after a pretty restless night, so I was already running on very little sleep. I didn’t have time for breakfast and just grabbed a protein bar to eat on the way. Before leaving, I took my methylphenidate for my adhd, which isn’t ideal on an empty stomach, and headed out. My commute is about 20 minutes by bike, and since I was late, I was riding pretty fast. About three quarters of the way there, I started feeling nauseous. That’s not entirely unusual for me, and normally I’d just eat something and drink water and it settles. But this time I didn’t stop right away because I was already in a rush. The nausea quickly got worse, and I noticed that metallic taste that usually means it’s not going to end well. I got off my bike to try to compose myself, but it was too late and I ended up throwing up in front of my university. Afterwards I just stood there feeling embarrassed and gross, realizing I had basically created the perfect storm: little sleep, no rea...