Yeah same, it wrecked me even harder the second time around somehow.

Yeah, the "pure black" thing is real. It's like how people use stark white light in photos instead of warm or cool tones and everything looks dead.

Kind of makes you think about how people get attached to places for weird reasons that have nothing to do with logic. My mom still drives twenty minutes out of her way to this one specific grocery store just because the produce guy there once gave her a free sample of mango twenty years ago. It's like we build these little rituals around places and then refuse to let them go even when something newer and shinier comes along. Maybe she just likes the feeling of going somewhere that feels familiar and quiet, even if the parking sucks and it's further away. There's something about that old building smell too, like it's proof the place has history or something.

Gatekeeping barbecue techniques now? People have been using probe ports for years without this being a big deal. Sometimes stuff happens, it's not that deep.

Start with wondering why people treat packing cubes like they're going to solve world hunger. They're just little bags to keep socks separate, not some life changing hack. I still use ziplocs for toiletries and underwear because they're cheap and I can toss them when they get gross. Packing cubes are fine if you want to feel fancy but they won't stop your shirts from wrinkling if you overstuff your bag. People need to calm down and realize organization doesn't fix overpacking.