Riley MacLeod's discussions

As an old man who got into sports this year and repeatedly injured myself from over-exertion, go slow and take breaks! I think our bodies are pretty good at sending us “this is too much” signals, which I ignored out of pride/enthusiasm, and I paid for my hubris in weeks of being sidelined and hours of PT, the most… Read more

Happy birthday! You have two more years to blame anything stupid you do on “being in your 20s,” which I, a man in my late 30s, would recommend you take advantage of ;) Read more

I keep meaning to check out duos but it seems like too much pressure for playing with a stranger, and my friends are off in so many other games. Glad to hear it’s cool! Read more

I’m a monster who loves to be so cold I think I’m dying (I spent my 37th birthday, which is in January, in the Arctic Circle in pursuit of a lifelong dream) but I hear your point... Read more

I missed turnips last week and it was so wonderful to be free of the cycle of excitement and crushing disappointment. I’m back on them this week and things are looking grim so far... Read more

A challenge popped up for me while I was on the map—I think it was the one for riding a zipline and also doing stuff at Steamy Stacks and using a secret passage. That wouldn’t be achievable on the map as far as I can tell, but it popping up means other ones might be possible? I’ll dig around a bit! Read more

Aaw, I appreciate it! Read more

God, like half my days are spent freaking out about how to maximize my grocery trips, and what will I make and when, and pulling out all my cookbooks, and... A while ago I had a small meltdown and just bought, like, one ingredient at the store and felt like a monster. Read more

Ha, my physical therapist had cleared me to climb again like two days before our gyms shut down. Sometimes I just stare at my climbing shoes and sigh wistfully. I’ve seen a lot of funny videos of climbers climbing things in their houses, but none of my furniture is stable enough (I tried, lol). I miss climbing SO MUCH… Read more

I don’t know if it helps, but in times when I’ve thought “I have to pretend to be strong for everyone else,” people were...not fooled by my charade, and were very eager to help me when I admitted I was struggling. I don’t know your family but I’d hope they’d be willing to help shoulder some of the burden if you let… Read more

I know, all these pictures make it look like NYC is totally empty, but I feel like where I live it seems like a quiet day but not, like, deserted. I might just live above a fairly busy intersection! I just can’t get clear for myself on whether it’s OK to run or not--I could try late at night or early morning, or try… Read more

I’m sorry. I hope things get...better somehow, even a little, soon. I hear you on wishing things would hurry up--I often just stop what I’m doing and shout “I am not enjoying this!” to my empty apartment. Read more

Bread! I meant to become a bread guy before everyone else got into it lol, but I’ve been baking a ton of loaves since this all started. Bread was going to be my way to get better at cooking failure--I get really stressed out when recipes fail, and I’d thought bread was a good learning experience because the… Read more

Omg the dream. Read more

I’m sorry about the slow comment loading. Words cannot express my sorrow. Read more

Ugh, agreed that sounds amazing. A few nights ago I was fantasizing about the first thing I’ll do when this is all over, and I decided I am going to go to the farmer’s market and just...loiter over everything. Read more

Oh gosh! I hope you recover quickly! Read more

Crockpot bread?! Details please! Let us know how it goes! Read more

That’s so hard, I can’t imagine! Thanks for what you’re doing for your clients! Read more

I’ve been reading about how to do laundry in the tub and...miiiiight try it. Read more