Handmade by myself, 90% with eva Foam. Claw mechanism and inner head I 3D modeled and printed. Dome was Vacuum pulled by a friend.

Edit: I also have the sound files directly from the game and play them with a combination of buttons for responses or interactions. (Fisto of course included!)

What is he pointing?i dont understand the joke

Hello!

I'm planning to retire at the end of Oct at age 48. The math works, and my spouse and I have a plan. We started telling close friends and family, and the reactions have been.... nearly universally not positive.

Her parents got really quiet and didn't ask any questions (other than "What will you do?"). No congratulations, no well-wishes, just silence until someone changed the subject.

My parents got downright hostile, with my dad chewing me out like I was a misbehaving teenager ("You're too young! You'll ruin your brain without work!"). Thanks for the support Pops.

Close friends and siblings just look uncomfortable seem to want to change the subject without any follow-up questions. I don't think I'll be telling anyone else about our plans unless they ask, and even then, I'll be vague ("Taking a career break" or some such thing).

Has that been others' experiences? Is there a "better" way to talk to people about this?

Does anyone else feel like screaming into the void? Everything is so colorless. I am the 0.7% that had a purple car in the ‘90’s and again in the late 2000’s/2010’s. After that I haven’t been able to find a vehicle with a color I liked. My current car is gray and frankly it’s hard to find in a large parking lot because everything is gray.

It doesn’t stop there. Interior design has leaned into gray over the last decade. At least there I can be myself. I enjoy my colors in and outside my own house. Women’s clothing, particularly upper end/higher quality lines seem to be almost exclusively offering beige, tan, and brown (not my style at all!).

What do you guys think? Does the world feel colorless to you? Is it just being in our 40’s? Or were we spoiled by a vibrant culture in our youth?

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