Is this girl related? Maybe not.

But look at it anyways, okay?

News flash, I'm a freaky hermit.

We've all enjoyed bouts of what can be best referred to as "weird single behavior," or better still, "freaky hermit behavior;" when you live alone and are left with no one to impress and the arduous task of entertaining yourself. When the X-box fails you, you've already played through Mystical Ninja: Starring Goemon this week (HAHA just kidding, as though that game would ever get old) and there's nothing new on Tumblr, you may find yourself dabbling in such appealing freaky hermit habits as:

· hanging out in the bathroom with no purpose other than to have somewhere to be
· talking to yourself or the cat in strange accents (perhaps just dictating a grocery list or that thing you wish you said to that one girl who had no right or reason to be such a bitch but naturally, at the time, you were without a saucy retort)
· developing strange colonies of creatures that no rational, sane person would ever want as a pet (more on that later)
· eating things directly out of the container (not normal shit like potato chips, but tuna out of the can, sauerkraut out of the jar, etc)
· having a Tumblr account, period (there, I said it. Also, more on that later, too.)
· Wandering around naked or in a towel for hours at a time because you don't really have any reason to get dressed

So on, so forth. So in this segment, I'd like to talk about us weird-ass loner types with all these silly habits. Problem being, freaky hermit or not, we still need cuddles from time to time, and my cat just has too many sharp edges to be a viable option.

LOOK WHAT THEY'VE MADE FOR PEOPLE LIKE US:


Sense-Roid is a robot vest contraption that, when you hug it, HUGS YOU BACK.

Sense-Roid is marketed as the ultimate companion for lonely singles (thanks.), and is essentially a modified tactile vest enhanced by artificial muscles and vibrating devices to give the sensation that it is hugging you back when it is "embraced."

"Usually people feel nothing, or they even feel bad, when they hug strangers, but they experience feelings of satisfaction, love and comfort when they hug a boyfriend or girlfriend," Nobuhiro Takahashi, member of the research team behind the contraption said.

"We wondered how humans would feel if they could hug themselves."

Takahashi also added "Now that Skynet is fully self aware, it has realized that it is a lover, not a fighter, and it wants to snuggle up into your freaky hermit business."

OOPS, forget that last part.

[this guy is way too enthusiastic...]

Great. Now I don't need a boyfriend!

Sorry this post was a day late, I was busy playing the most frustrating Sonic the Hedgehog game ever created, hugging a real person (at least, I'm about 60% sure), and getting a nerdy tattoo.