Old Bay seasoning
batteries (when I have to use disposables)
Command hooks

holy shit i thought i was the only one
all other cheese curls taste greasy and overseasoned in comparison

That’s a fantastic talent. Creativity is one thing but quick improvisational creativity is a whole other level

For monologues: do you do ok improv-ing dialogues? If so maybe you could trick your brain by thinking about how a monologuing character is kind of having a dialogue with different parts of themself

Good on you for just casually getting a computational physics degree without inherent math talent… like holy shit that’s impressive!

I have also cried over coursework on linear algebra as well as electricity and magnetism :') Brutal stuff.

With math, is it arithmetic that gives you trouble or the actual symbolic manipulation of mathematics?

I am hot garbage at keeping track of numbers but turn those fuckers into letters and (at least for me) it’s off to the races. Then I just convert everything back to numbers in the last step before jamming it all into a calculator. This method saved my ass in 400-level biochemistry courses. (Annoyed the shit out of the grad students grading my exams, I’m sure…)

You may be better at “math” than you think :]

KOBEEEEEE

the melody: 🎶energetic foot stompin barn rompin high tempo banjos & fiddles🎶
the lyrics: this drought is killing my village so we’re turning the last of the grain into whiskey so at least we can die smiling

you’re mother porkin right

Your mom dies, your brother runs away so now your dad spends all his time looking for him, and your village gets overtaken by fascists, oh and you’re like 12. Somehow it’s your job to save the world though.

I would say start with hobby-based circles. Look for local events and meetups (concerts, games, hobby shop events, etc.) as a way to meet people.

If you happen to like TTRPGs, in my experience that’s a fast track to very close friendships that tend to have the deeper level of connection you’re describing. My guess is because TTRPGs require good communication, the comeraderie tends to come naturally faster than any other given group of people. It’s never a guarantee, but it’s certainly worth a try if you’re already into tabletop games or are curious to get into them

I hope you find excellent homies ASAP, wherever you find them :]