Formerfish's Advice Column

vizIIsto · Post Post #25 (ISO) » Wed Oct 30, 2019 7:13 am

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Formerfish · Post Post #26 (ISO) » Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:49 am

In post 23, vizIIsto wrote:What's the best compliment you can give to a person when you can't think of anything to compliment them with?

The best compliment is a heartfelt and honest one. We all have good things about us, we just don't always take the time to find them. Take the time to find out what people are proud of doing and talk about that if you don't have anything on deck at the time.

Iconeum · Post Post #27 (ISO) » Wed Oct 30, 2019 10:50 pm

Formerfish

My wife's birthday is coming up and I'm late, as usual, in getting her a B-day gift.
What should I get her this time?

PS: This is urgent.

Thanks

Formerfish · Post Post #28 (ISO) » Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:37 am

In post 27, Iconeum wrote:Formerfish

My wife's birthday is coming up and I'm late, as usual, in getting her a B-day gift.
What should I get her this time?

PS: This is urgent.

Thanks

If nothing jumps out at you as something she has been looking at and wanting for awhile,I would avoid just buying things for her.

If you have nothing standing out like a neon sign, I would suggest taking some of the responsibilities that are normally hers onto you. I don't know how you guys separate the household duties, but maybe a few extra chores on your plate being done in secret. Then make her favorite meal for dinner, open a nice bottle of wine, put your phone in your bedroom on silent and celebrate your wife being in the world and able to be with you at dinner.

Saudade · Post Post #29 (ISO) » Thu Oct 31, 2019 9:59 am

What kind of haircut should I go for tomorrow?

ISO · Post Post #30 (ISO) » Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:00 am

is she also a large black dragon? some kind of fey to munch on is never a bad idea.

Formerfish · Post Post #31 (ISO) » Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:02 am

In post 29, Saudade wrote:What kind of haircut should I go for tomorrow?

I would probably do the same thing you did last time, but maybe round the neck area instead of blocking it off.

Saudade · Post Post #32 (ISO) » Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:03 am

did you just tell me to attempt suicide again

Saudade · Post Post #33 (ISO) » Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:04 am

where's that report button

Annadog40 · Post Post #34 (ISO) » Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:06 am

How to be a 90s kid?

Formerfish · Post Post #35 (ISO) » Thu Oct 31, 2019 10:12 am

In post 34, Annadog40 wrote:How to be a 90s kid?

Be born in '82-'87. Or wear a lot of clunky items of clothing that are somehow all in different shades of neon, that also color changes to your body heat, while listening to your walkman which has a homemade tape from songs of the radio (but its missing the start of most songs because you weren't quick enough to press record) playing.

tris · Post Post #36 (ISO) » Thu Oct 31, 2019 4:02 pm

what should i do?

Formerfish · Post Post #37 (ISO) » Thu Oct 31, 2019 5:11 pm

In post 36, tris wrote:what should i do?

Read a book.

Psyche · Post Post #38 (ISO) » Thu Oct 31, 2019 5:43 pm

how does one get to be a former fish
i want that kind of mastery over my destiny

tris · Post Post #39 (ISO) » Thu Oct 31, 2019 5:50 pm

In post 37, Formerfish wrote:
In post 36, tris wrote:what should i do?
Read a book.

I'll read The Fifth Season.

bugspray · Post Post #40 (ISO) » Thu Oct 31, 2019 7:01 pm

how do i sate my sweet tooth without just eating too much candy

shaft.ed · Post Post #41 (ISO) » Fri Nov 01, 2019 3:18 am

eat bigger candy

Formerfish · Post Post #42 (ISO) » Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:08 am

In post 38, Psyche wrote:how does one get to be a former fish
i want that kind of mastery over my destiny

In high school I got the nickname seabass from a friend. I hated it, but it stuck. As a senior I embraced it and rebranded myself as The Bass. The nickname went away when I was in college but trying to come up with user names for things I started to use Formerfish as a nod to older days.

Formerfish · Post Post #43 (ISO) » Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:12 am

In post 40, bugspray wrote:how do i sate my sweet tooth without just eating too much candy

Get an apple and cut it up and get rid of the core. Take peanut butter (or any other butter type, Nutella, or Cookie Butter from Trader Joe's) and some chocolate chips.

Mix the PB and CC in a bowl and then dips the apple slices into the mixture. Boom. Satiated.

Persivul · Post Post #44 (ISO) » Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:36 am

Kick his ass sea bass!

Formerfish · Post Post #45 (ISO) » Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:39 am

In post 44, Persivul wrote:Kick his ass sea bass!

My dad used to tell that during my wrestling matches...

Psyche · Post Post #46 (ISO) » Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:57 am

ah so persival is your dad very interesting

Formerfish · Post Post #47 (ISO) » Fri Nov 01, 2019 9:59 am

In post 46, Psyche wrote:ah so persival is your dad very interesting

Wait. Persival is dead?

Gamma Emerald · Post Post #48 (ISO) » Sun Nov 03, 2019 4:24 am

How do I keep myself motivated throughout the day?

Formerfish · Post Post #49 (ISO) » Sun Nov 03, 2019 9:52 pm

In post 48, Gamma Emerald wrote:How do I keep myself motivated throughout the day?

I'm probably not the best one to give advice on this topic since just today I googled "why can't I get out of bed?" while laying in bed at 3pm.

I didn't learn anything from that search other than go to a doctor.