This is something that everyone gets at the weed store. I show up. I am ebullient. Friendly. I smile. They smile. I say Thank you happiness fairies, for selling me some happiness! They chuckle and say “we like it when you come by! see you next [oh gods i probably shouldn’t admit i have that bad of a weed problem, let’s just say tomorrow that’s not as bad]!” and i give them a decent tip because they give me a decent discount and it all evens out. I leave happy, they are happy, and when i was having a bad day [i had a visible case of the Did My SIL Really Just Get Herself Estranged By Going After My Cats?] they threw in a nice promotional penjamin to help cheer me up.

we are part of a community, even just at the grocer. sometimes it’s worth having a loud enough hat that people remember you.