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Lou Laurinen

Lou Laurinen

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  • Lou Laurinen
    My best friend has a really profound fear of the simulation/backrooms theory. He has OCD (so do I, but mine is treatment responsive) and I wonder if it's a manifestation of his OCD. I'm not judging him at all, just seems like an unusual and specific fear. Anyone else really afraid of stuff like that? I'm curious to hear your thoughts because I'd like to know how to help. Didn't feel like this should be a whole thread
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    cooljethro
    cooljethro
    I have often wondered if we live in a simulation. The theory has gained tract in the scientific community in recent years, but my first real knowledge of the concept was understood from watching the original 'The Matrix' movie.

    Do We Live in a Simulation? Chances Are about 50–50
    cooljethro
    cooljethro
    In any case, I don't really worry about this either way, since if I am a simulated being, there is nothing to my knowledge that I can do about it anyway?
    Markness
    Markness
    Fortunately, “noclipping” is only possible in video games so I wouldn’t worry about ending up in the Backrooms.
    Lou Laurinen
    Pekka, our friends and I just found this in a store 😂 the guys are all laughing their butts off, and I did also laugh, but I kind of hate that it exists lol
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    Lou Laurinen
    A wedding gift from a friend- these awesome posters for Pekka’s office, including a painting of his jersey (they are from Etsy)
    We love all the gifts we received. They are amazing.
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    Aspychata
    Aspychata
    Very thoughtful. Nicely done. I am surprised you didn't play air hockey at your wedding. :)
    Just joking. Lol
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Lol that would’ve been funny
    Lou Laurinen
    In case anyone wasn't sure on the pronunciation, my last name is pronounced "Lowry-nen", not "Laurie-nen." (That's how I write it phonetically for English speakers)
    Common misspelling of my husband's first name is "Pecka." Just don't call him "Pecker." Lol
    Tired
    Tired
    I just wanted to ask you, are you sure you want to use your name and surname here? Plus photo. Because if anyone googles it, they immediately see this forum, and can come read here anything you write.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    That’s a good point. I just wasn’t sure what to put as my username.
    I’ll think more about a better one. Thanks for looking out for me.
    Lou Laurinen
    One of the highlights of our wedding for my husband was me allowing him to wear a tie that was Nashville Predators colors, lol. I think his special interests should only be celebrated and encouraged, not squashed, so I wouldn't have it any other way either.
    Lou Laurinen
    Festivities are finally over for the night, time to relax together as a married couple for the first time :) Our relationship doesn't feel any different, except I think we've fallen in love with each other even more.
    Tired
    Tired
    There is something special in the wedding day, knowing that everyone looks at your man and thinks "damn he's such a catch, and so is his wife." ;)
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Haha, I think everyone knows he is a catch ;)
    Lou Laurinen
    Officially Mr. and Mrs. Laurinen! ❤️

    We’re still partying lol so I’ll get back to everything later. Just popped on to thank everyone for the well-wishes. We are so grateful.
    Thank you everyone for being such a bright spot in my life.
    Lou Laurinen
    Can’t sleep. So nervous and excited.
    kenaij
    kenaij
    Enjoy your day. Don`t know if you're doing the big american style wedding or keeping things small. We kept it VERY small (10-12 people only) but it is a memory I will never forget! Are we getting any pictures?
    Judge
    Judge
    "It is time, John Connor." ;)
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    @kenaij Yes, small ceremony. Only family and close friends.
    There will be pictures!
    Lou Laurinen
    My best friend, Levi: “Why did I think MLB stood for Major League Basketball?”
    This is what happens when you only care about hockey
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    thejuice
    That's silly it's Majestically Luging Backwards!
    Judge
    Judge
    Give him an Eddie Murphy style response.

    Translation: Telling one to remove the puck from the equation. :p
    Lou Laurinen
    Enjoying shelving books at my local library, since it's off-season for farming so I haven't been able to work as much at my regular job. Very friendly coworkers, calm environment, and a task that keeps me busy for hours.
    Lou Laurinen
    My embarrassing/facepalm moment for today: I thought Tame Impala was from the 80s. Lol
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    Judge
    Judge
    I remember Ted Johnson's 63 cherry red Impala, but it wasn't tame. Nor did he drive it in a tame manner. Probably why I don't freak out as a passenger in any car no matter how badly one drives it. :p
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    @tree It's a band. Apparently established in 2007. I don't know why I thought they were from the 80s lol
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    tree
    Lou Laurinen
    Won our last regular season game tonight 6-2. We have essentially been undefeated since December. To the playoffs we go!
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Of course, this is rec league, so it's not like it's a huge deal :P
    To me it is, though.
    AprilR
    AprilR
    Congrats on winning!
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Thank you! Hoping there's a lot more where that came from.
    Lou Laurinen
    I always crack up at those videos that are like “my husband takes hideous photos of me” (with examples), and meanwhile mine takes ones like this... and then makes them the wallpaper on his phone
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    Hazel_1914
    Hazel_1914
    From what it sounds like Mr Pekka is a real find. Good job Lou!
    cooljethro
    cooljethro
    The picture of you with the fries is such a good photo of you! I wanted to do a heart react, but for some reason the forum is having trouble bringing up the emoticons panel and I can only click 'like' at times like this.
    maycontainthunder
    maycontainthunder
    *sits smiling that someone has found their 'one'.*
    Lou Laurinen
    A question we get asked often about our house/where we live: "Do you get scared at night?"
    ...Yes 😅
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    Judge
    Judge
    Wolves, coyotes and foxes. I love hearing them late at night. "Children of the night". ;)

    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    We saw a coywolf the other day (coyote/wolf hybrid) that looked like this. 100 feet away from us sitting on our pond. Gorgeous animal but we were cautious and didn't interact. Thought it was a gray wolf!
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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    ^This photo is from Google, if we weren't so worried about a potential interaction with our very frightened dog, I would've taken a photo.
    Lou Laurinen
    Over 30 inches of snow here, 3 feet in some places. 400+ cars stranded on highways. I hope everyone gets home safe :(
    This weather is unbelievable. The last time it was this bad here, I was 21 years old, in college, stranded in my dorm room for a week surviving on instant coffee and microwave mac & cheese.
    New England weather is no joke.
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    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    I can't wait for spring either. This is the winter from hell. Now I'm regretting complaining about the 90 degree summers...
    Judge
    Judge
    Pretty scary weather from seeing New England on the news...stay warm! And don't let the geese bite! ;)
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    We thought we were out of the woods until we just saw in the weather report tonight- 85% chance of snow tomorrow.
    The geese are happy, at least!
    Lou Laurinen
    Yikes.
    Shoveled out our entire driveway, front walk, and most of the yard, though. At least now the dog can get out.
    Rest of the property will have to be done with the snow blower.
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    Azeth
    Azeth
    Yeah. Shoveling snow is a rough one when you got alot. Glad that has come and gone for me.
    Lou Laurinen
    Lou Laurinen
    Hopefully you live somewhere with less snow now. This winter has been such a nightmare. Getting a snow blower has helped us a little bit, though.
    Lou Laurinen
    Insane snowstorm here… again. Opened the front door to let the dog out and a 4 foot snow drift almost fell in. Looks like we’re stuck here until the roads get plowed, which could be days from now.
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