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 | My wedding was a dumpster fire... literally... submitted by BrookieCookieCon19 to CharlotteDobreYouTube [link] [comments] I saw your wedding horror story videos and have one of my own I think a lot of people would get a kick out of. Yes, this entire story is 100% true with no real hyperbole, tall tales, etc. This all actually happened and I have witnesses that will attest to this if asked. I'd been with my husband for about 2 years, engaged for 1, when we found out I was pregnant. Obvi, we decided to rush the wedding after we had a talk about the surprise and what we wanted to do. Flash forward a little and my original Maid of Honor and I had a falling out because the last time we had been together and gone to the church the wedding was being hosted, she had gotten disrespectful with the elders and asked questions she thought were funny, but were really just rude. The swearing really didn't help matters either. I asked her if she would be able to try to be more respectful of my beliefs and be gentle with the others that would be there. This lead to a fight and the beginning of the end of a 7 year relationship (when we tried to rekindle our relationship later, she said she hoped my son would get unalived by a cop because he is white and no one cared about it. Thank God I cut ties when I did). This was also the beginning of a new friendship between myself and the best man's fiancé (we are still bffs today) when I asked her to take over. Crisis 1 averted. For the sake of setting some scenes, I worked at a hotel in a podunk town, right off the highway and met with a make up artist that came in for a makeup party gig with housekeeping. We talked and she agreed to work with me and MOH for the wedding. Here comes the beginning of everything going down hill, on fire, in a rickety buggy. The night before, after the rehearsal dinner, at 11pm the makeup artist gets ahold of me saying she has to cancel because her husband got into a water bottle accident (water bottle is oilfield speak for the giant water trucks they have on site) and was in the hospital. We understood and told her to do what she has to, we can handle things ourselves. Meanwhile, my husband's uncle was cooking the pig for the reception dinner as it doubled as his wedding gift to us (which we are extremely thankful for btw). It caught on fire. In the parking lot. Of the hotel I was working at, and everyone was staying. Luckily he was able to save it, but I got to hear about it when I got back to work. They printed the security camera image and everything. It was great. Now it's the morning of the wedding. I realize that I am missing makeup that I need and, living in a map dot myself, needed to drive half an hour away in order to get what we were missing. Thank God for my dad needed to go out that way anyway. He got us breakfast, took us to the store, and we grabbed what we needed and started to take off. The shirt I was wearing, without my knowledge, had popped the button right over my boobs showing God and everybody my goodies and I hadn't realized it until we were on our way to grab the cupcakes and "smash" cake (it was a cheap alternative to a traditional wedding cake and actually save us a TON of money for the "event"[ note for brides on a budget, say event and not wedding to save some extra $]). We get home and nerves take over, coupled with my already awful morning sickness, leading me to be stuck in the bathroom for a while. I finish up, brush my teeth again for the third time and decide to start getting things around and just get ready at the church. I made a Playlist in order, and wrote down the order for my brother to be able to just press play and not worry about ads or anything. I literally went as far as saying song a-c for while you wait, d for the procession, and e for my enterance with the song titles. This will become a problem apparently. As MOH and I are getting ready, I start to freak out because the makeup I got is streaky and I can barely get anything to blend how I want it to, so my mom had my dad grab her makeup and bring it down and takes over for us. Her friend, who offered to do pictures for us along with my SIL (and I paid them both for) told my mom to give me fake lashes because it'd make the pictures prettier. I told them I wasn't comfortable with it because it was new and I didn't know if I could handle the glue smell and the glue she uses hurts my eyes as is. Mom basically said to hush and let her do it. One thing lead to another, and my mother glued my eyes shut. 10 minutes before my wedding was due to start. Even though I had asked for no fake lashes. Hormones kicked in and I started to cry. After about 5 minutes, we are able to get my eyes opened, but still had bits of glue in my lashes that ended up scratching my eyes throughout the wedding. I included a picture where you can see even through the editing how chunky the glue made my lashes and where chunks were pulled out with the glue. My dad came down asking what was taking so long, and my mom snapped at him and told him to go upstairs and wait a second, which made me start to cry again. I calm myself down rather quickly and get dressed (the dress ended up being too big because the morning sickness had made me lose weight without me realizing it) and we all head upstairs only about 5 minutes or so late. At the doors, I can hear the music playing. It's the wrong songs. My dad, in his usual joking fashion, said "It's not too late to run". I told him I just wanted to get this dumpster fire over with. Speed up a bit and during the ceremony, the pastor skipped over the marriage cross ceremony (where the newly weds put a cross together as a symbol of our faith in our marriage), and called my husband Durk. Miraculously, we make it through with those being the only things amiss, besides my husband being tired and looking grumpy the entire time (I guess he and Best Man stayed up half the night BSing with his uncle and dad, my FIL, and having a couple drinks). Now the ceremony is over and we have people heading to the hotel to set up for the reception. Pictures were a cluster, there was yelling, I started to cry again because I just wanted things to be done quickly, and my mom wanted her photographer she had come in take pictures that she promised to pay for. We still haven't gotten any of them from said photographer. After my parents were done with their part, they took off for the hotel and someone accidentally set some of the mac and cheese on fire, setting off the smoke alarms for the hotel. Can't say I cared too much because it wasn't the recipe I'd given my mom to make that she asked me to send her because I'm a picky eater as it is with my "touch of the tism" coupled with pregnancy making things worse. Eventually we get there, and things had gotten flip-flopped as to what was going on and when because Mom wanted it to go her way, MIL was trying to stick to the schedule I had made... It was great. Thank God for hubby's "Aunti B" that was able to take charge and be my voice and fix things where as my mom looked at MIL and Aunti B and said "I don't care, she's you're problem now". Honestly wasn't surprising from my mom. So we wait for every one to file in to the room we were supposed to start in, and I have to teach my brother how to press play on my phone for music. 🤦🏽♀️ Awesome. We get the Mother Son dance and the Father Daughter dance, and by then my husband was done with everything so we just had the food blessed and proceeded to the dining area. No newlywed dance for us. Still pretty upset about that. At this point I'm too upset to eat, but manage to nibble here and there. As things start to come down, Mom's friend (yes eyelash woman) comes up to me upset because I didn't warn her that the hotel had a pool so she didn't bring suits for her girls to swim in while everyone else was prepared. I informed her (and showed her) that on the event page for the wedding I wrote where everything was taking place and that the hotel had a pool they were free to enjoy. The same information everyone else had used before coming. Embarrassed, she left and just had her daughters swim in their underwear and diaper. At that point, everyone had eaten, we did the cake cutting, cake smash "competition" (hubby and I each had a jar people woukd put money into as a bid to who will get the cake to the face. Hubby lost, but we ended up turning it into a little game anyway. Pictures included) and a lot of the ceremonial stuff was over so I started cleaning up (condition of being able to use the hotel for free for the event as an employee) and everyone started pitching in. The ceremony was at 3pm, reception around 4pm. We had everything cleaned up by 6:30pm, 7pm at the latest. Everyone that was staying in the hotel hung out for a bit, and my MIL and SIL (bless them) attempted to get the rest of the eyelash glue out of my eyes and managed to get a bit out with only one piece left before I had to stop. I got chewed out about how things went and how bad my parents looked with everything by my mom (OFC) and I decided to say screw it, packed up, and left for home with hubby, MOH and BM. If you thought that was the end of it, you're mistaken. The next day, after my amazing MOH got the last of the glue out of my eye, we saw everyone off, and we were to take off for our honeymoon (a Civil War town because there was quite a bit of fun there when I went, and Hubby hadn't been, and it was cheap). I convinced my dad to let us take the SUV because I had a bad feeling about my car. Thank God I did because despite the "new" engine, the car died on the highway not even 10 miles from home when I took it to work later on. Anyway, we make it to the hotel that had amazing reviews online to discover stains everywhere on the bed and stuff (ew), the pool was atrocious, and the water in the shower smelled like chemicals and started to burn my husband's face. So we checked out saying we had an emergency back home and had to leave. I called a nearby hotel in my brand I worked for and managed to get a room that is usually about $170 a night or so, for $60 a night. Thank God for them. The rest of the honeymoon went on well with almost no morning sickness, and no other issues. The only bout of morning sickness (which reiterates my desire to know why it's called that when it can happen anytime of day) happened when my husband was being sweet and shared some of his food with me he knew I generally liked. The baby decided "I don't like that", sending me to hug a trash can a little while after lunch. In the middle of the section of (Civil War Town). By the (civil war history specific) house. In the middle of afternoon traffic. The family ahead of us glared and started saying something about drunk people in the day 🙄 and my husband started laughing at the irony of it all. He took off to find me napkins to clean up and a good Samaritan stopped to ask if I was ok. I told him "I'm fine, just pregnant" and they chuckled then left. I managed to get cleaned up when hubby came back with the napkins and we continued on our way. For those wondering, we now have 2 healthy boys, 2 dogs, 2 cats, and have been happily married for 5 years in August. We still laugh about my eyes getting glued shut on our anniversary with our friends and how my wedding was a prime example of Murphy's Law. If it can go wrong, it will go wrong. |
2024.05.14 21:58 Euphoric-Earth-4765 An inside look at the culture and ideology of Faith Comes By Hearing PART 1
If you are thinking about working at or if you are thinking about donating to Faith Comes By Hearing/Hosanna [https://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com](https://www.faithcomesbyhearing.com/) you should consider the following. Having worked at Faith Comes By Hearing myself for decades, you should be aware of their culture and ideology. (Arranged from most important to least.)
\*Treatment of the Bible:
Grammatical, historical and cultural context as well as literary genre are all ignored by top management. So, Scripture is often misquoted and misused:
Ignoring basic, common sense guidelines, rules for interpreting the Bible results in misinterpreting, misunderstanding, and misapplying the Bible. Management ignores the fact that observation (what the text says) must always come before interpretation (what the text means); and interpretation always comes before application (how the text applies to me). They do not consider the Bible text objectively first: They treat the text subjectively or relatively or assume what the passage text means. And they ignore the fact that a text cannot mean today what it never could have meant to the original authors and original readers. Exegesis is often contrasted with “eisegesis”; the Greek preposition εἰς means “into,” and hence eisegesis means reading your own meaning into the text. Bible study is not reading your personal theology into some biblical passage. Bible study is letting the text talk to us; we are the listeners, not the talkers. Many Christians just want to know what the Bible “means to me.” If you stop to think about it, this just is not possible. We must do the hard work of learning the author’s original meaning first, and without that we can’t ever know “what it means to me.” A text cannot mean what it never meant.
\*Feelings and experiences rule:
There is a focus by top management on personal experiences and feelings instead of a studied period of reflection: Emotional, simple, popular teaching instead of intellectually careful and doctrinally precise teaching. Bible studies go straight to the question, “What does this passage mean to me?” while bypassing the prior question, “What does the passage say and why do I think my interpretation is correct?” Management promotes and allows employees to get away with applying an understanding of a passage that is based on vague feelings or first impressions and not on the hard work of reading the context, verifying with commentaries and using study tools such as concordances, Bible dictionaries, and the like because a careful exercise of reason is not important in understanding what the Bible actually says for management. Besides, it takes work! For management, Christianity is identified with subjective feelings, sincere motives, personal piety, and blind faith. Management tests the truth not by a careful application of our God-given faculties of thought, or even by biblical mandates (for example, 2 Corinthians 10:5), but rather by private subjective experiences. For the most part, theoretical reason is just not part of the culture at FCBH. In fact, top management will often spiritualizing normal, everyday things like advice, facts, common knowledge:
Example during a meeting, the CEO said he saw a full moon, then clouds formed & covered the moon, then clouds dissipated. He then said he felt God say: "I can turn nothing into something; something into nothing; turn this ministry into something & if it goes thick & blocks Jesus; it has to diminish.”
So, personal, subjective experiences that top management shares equals truth that employees must agree with or at least accept as true.
Also, time is money, but management uses their mandatory meetings to discuss controversial or complex topics (e.g., fasting, communion, tithing, personal stewardship of money, helping the homeless, how to create more interaction with remote workers, how to retain employees, how to hire more Gen Z employees, past trauma), most of which are unrelated to the actual work. Then they ask employees (most of which have no authority to get things changed/done) what their opinion is about the controversial or complex topic, instead of consulting with professionals or experts.
So, top management will read a bible verse (not a paragraph, not a chapter, a verse; usually out of context) using a version of the Bible that is almost a paraphrase. Then share something personal that happened to them, something they did or saw or experienced or a personal conviction that is not related to the verse. Then explain how they felt about it, how they interpreted it. Then they will ask employees (especially internationals) to share similar experiences. And, then if no one shares or comments or speaks, management makes employees feel guilty: Along the lines of “So, God is not working in your life?”
Example: “I felt God give me this verse about gossip. Let me share with you some personal stories about gossip…. This is how I see it. Now, in the last 5 min of our time, I want people to share. I especially want input from internationals. Does anyone have anything to say about this? No, one? Is God not speaking to you? How can God not be moving and speaking? This is unreal….”
Top management will often use a reader response or subjective biblical interpretation: “This is what I think this verse means. What do you think this verse means? What stood out to you? What did you learn? What is God asking you to apply?” This is a very self-centered way to interpret Scripture. The focus is all about you. What you think. What you feel. But, “The Bible is not about you.” - Timothy Keller. And this leads to people looking at the same verse and coming up with completely different interpretations. Everybody seems to have an opinion on what the Bible says/teaches.
So, instead of discovering what the original author said to the original readers. They will take Biblical concepts (e.g., called to ministry; felt led by the Spirit; God spoke to me; felt peace) and then add new meanings to them which the original author did not intend. This is dangerous since it leaves employees with doubt, disillusionment, disappointment, discouragement, and false hope and can leave them with unmet, unrealistic, and false expectations. Top management will also take subjective, unclear biblical principles or non-essentials, or personal convictions and make them scriptural authority and then judge other Christians who do not agree. They will treat the Proverbs as promises. They will also not make an effort to distinguish between Biblical principles and practices which are relative, time bound, culturally subjective, Biblically illustrated (not commanded). They will often make hasty generalizations. They will beg the question. They will commit special pleading, dictionary simpliciter, reductive, faulty analogy and many other fallacies. They will also allegorize promises in Scripture and spiritualize all principles. They assume that all historical narratives have individual identifiable moral application. God’s word should be taught clearly, not in a distorted manner. Top management will proof text and use religious words to promote their agenda.
And top management will encourage others to have this view/philosophy of Bible interpretation. Many incorrectly interpret the Bible and do not even realize it.
I pray to God that this bad method of interpretation is not being taught to internationals, to people who have never had bibles, who do not have biblical discernment, who don't know any better.
\*Inductive Bible study and internationals:
Hermeneutics has been defined as the science and art of biblical interpretation. Hermeneutics helps us understand the Bible. It is a science because there are specific rules the interpreter must follow. It is an art because it takes years of practice to develop the ability to employ those rules properly. There is a difference between a novice and a seasoned interpreter. Hermeneutics has two basic steps, finding what the text meant to its original audience, and then seeing how it applies to our current situation. Unfortunately, many people (Americans included), impose their own personal experiences, theology, and modern culture on to the Biblical text.
Fortunately, God has allowed us (especially Americans) to have Bible dictionaries, commentaries, handbooks, atlases, etc., to help us with correct hermeneutics, to understand the essential historical and cultural information - the context of the original author and readers of the Bible. We have tools that shed light on the text and help us to arrive at the correct interpretation. When you read a commentary, it will provide checks and balances against your possible mistakes. They can answer questions that a reading of the text can never provide or ask questions that you may never think of asking. Unfortunately, many international people groups do not have access to these tools (or even access to mature, trained, and experienced Christians and pastors). And even if they do have access to resources, they may not know how to use them properly (i.e., limitations of commentaries).
Grammatical-Historical Method or Inductive Bible study can easily be done with printed or digital Bibles. But how can a person do this with audio and video Bibles? This is critical especially for international people groups that do not have access to (and may never have) print Bibles.
False gospels and heresies are popular in illiterate people groups because they are not taught discernment or how to evaluate Scripture and the thoughts of others for themselves. People with ulterior motives misuse Scripture and end up influencing the illiterate.
If these Bible Films and audio Bibles are considered to be actual Bible Translations – video and audio translations of the Bible and the equivalent to and sometimes a replacement for print scripture – then should we also make it a point to teach people who are watching and listening to our video and audio Bible translations Biblical hermeneutics (historical-grammatical interpretation)? How to study the Bible properly for themselves?
My experience has been that many non-Christians (and Christians) misquote or misinterpret the Bible because they do not know how to actually read and study it on their own to find out what the text actually meant to the original author and audience and seeing how it applies to their current situation.
There are many ways to study the Bible, and there are many excellent study aids available to help you with specific books of the Bible. But the most important thing you need to remember is that to find out what the Bible says, you need to read it yourself in a way that will help you discover what it says, what it means, and how you are to apply it to your life. And the best way to do this is through the process called inductive study. Inductive study doesn’t tell you what the Bible means or what you should believe. Instead, it teaches you a method of studying God’s Word that can be applied to any portion of Scripture at any time.
Inductive Bible study draws you into personal interaction with the Scripture and thus with the God of the Scriptures so that your beliefs are based on a prayerful understanding and legitimate interpretation of Scripture.
\*Artistic freedom concerns:
Another concern is with the artistic freedom or personal preference when it comes to audio and video Bible media (when these function as replacements for print Scripture). How much can be taken before you compromise the historical accuracy or the meaning and understanding of the original message? A good translation must be faithful to the historical situation and not change the cultural background. In Bible Translation, the translator’s first job is to study the text carefully to discover the correct meaning (what the original author wanted to communicate). Do international people groups understand that the “artistic freedom” (e.g., how the film is lit, the key shots, angles it shoots from, close-ups, point of view, sets, locations and props, editing, the dialogue and the actors’ performance and emotions, wardrobe choices, soundtrack, visual transitions, reference shots), the visuals and sound, are all NOT inspired?
Biblical and Orthodox Christianity teaches that All Scripture (not just some) is inspired by God who utilized the human element within man to accomplish this without error.The very WORDS (not just the ideas, even parts of letters, and sometimes the tense of verbs) are a result of the mind of God expressed in human terms and conditions. The Bible IS fully true in all that it teaches or asserts to be true (including historical and scientific matters). Only the original documents (autographs) are completely free from error. Does FCBH make an effort to explain this to people groups? If not, then there will be conflict when the visuals and sounds that are added do not match the Biblical text. There will be confusion, doubt, disillusionment, disappointment, discouragement, false hope when people are confronted with unmet, unrealistic, and false expectations.
So, using audio and especially video as Bibles should come with some teaching of the basic principles of film criticism, the doctrine of inspiration (difference between artistic freedom and the Word of God), and inductive Bible study or Bible interpretation.
\*Communicating the truth:
They employ a presuppositional and fideistic/experiential approach to evangelism: In the many testimonies that are shared, many of the people who receive the audio bibles say they believe in Jesus because FCBH gave them bibles that are in their native language. Makes you wonder what would happen if the audio was from the Quran or book of Mormon. Would they believe in anything as long as it was in their own language? FCBH does not seem to make sure people are actually believing facts. There seems to be no appeals to evidence and reason for the truthfulness of the Christianity. One should become a Christian and believe that Jesus is God because it is true (from reason, historical evidence, archaeological evidence, theistic arguments) and not because the Bible one reads is in a certain language. You should follow Jesus because He is God and proved it; not because He speaks your language.
\*Hearing from God?
Many in management practice “hearing from God” and then claim God said something specific and personal to them and to the ministry. This practice uses God's name in vain. And often use God to avoid personal responsibility - “I heard from God; God told me; I felt led; God spoke to me…” They then put what happens on God, so they avoid any personal responsibility if it does not come to pass. They make Christianity out to be personal, private, and a matter of “how I feel about things.” Many Christians actually feel spiritually sub-standard and defeated because for them “the heavens have been silent”. This can be debilitating, and it’s profoundly unfair to employees if their only shortcoming is entertaining a false expectation of what a relationship with God entails. Conversations are often littered with casual references to one’s latest revelations without any sense of the gravity of the assertion, or any sense of responsibility to justify the claim. Even Jesus Himself didn’t presume to speak for God without compelling evidence. But, management takes personal opinions and spiritualize them as if they were God’s word to give divine authority to impulses or thoughts that drift through their minds. To say “God is telling me” gives feelings an authority the Scripture does not justify and virtually ends debate. You can’t argue with the person if God supposedly gave the command. Trusting inner feelings is not biblical. It’s confusing at best, and dangerous at worst.
And with certain requests from employees, when top management does not want to do something, they will respond by saying things like: “I need to pray about it first. Sorry, I do not feel led. I need to get confirmation first. I need to have peace about it first. I need to hear from God first.” But with other things, with things they want to do, they do not need to pray about it first, do not need to feel led, do not need to get confirmation first, do not need to have a peace about it first, do not need to hear from God first. When management does not want to do something, they pass the responsibility off to God (“We cannot…. because God didn’t tell us to do it. Didn't get confirmation.”); but when they do want to do something, they don't seek God and do what they want (“We have decided and are going to… and we don’t need to ask God for guidance or permission”).
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\*Treatment of the Bible:
Grammatical, historical and cultural context as well as literary genre are all ignored by top management. So, Scripture is often misquoted and misused:
Ignoring basic, common sense guidelines, rules for interpreting the Bible results in misinterpreting, misunderstanding, and misapplying the Bible. Management ignores the fact that observation (what the text says) must always come before interpretation (what the text means); and interpretation always comes before application (how the text applies to me). They do not consider the Bible text objectively first: They treat the text subjectively or relatively or assume what the passage text means. And they ignore the fact that a text cannot mean today what it never could have meant to the original authors and original readers. Exegesis is often contrasted with “eisegesis”; the Greek preposition εἰς means “into,” and hence eisegesis means reading your own meaning into the text. Bible study is not reading your personal theology into some biblical passage. Bible study is letting the text talk to us; we are the listeners, not the talkers. Many Christians just want to know what the Bible “means to me.” If you stop to think about it, this just is not possible. We must do the hard work of learning the author’s original meaning first, and without that we can’t ever know “what it means to me.” A text cannot mean what it never meant.
\*Feelings and experiences rule:
There is a focus by top management on personal experiences and feelings instead of a studied period of reflection: Emotional, simple, popular teaching instead of intellectually careful and doctrinally precise teaching. Bible studies go straight to the question, “What does this passage mean to me?” while bypassing the prior question, “What does the passage say and why do I think my interpretation is correct?” Management promotes and allows employees to get away with applying an understanding of a passage that is based on vague feelings or first impressions and not on the hard work of reading the context, verifying with commentaries and using study tools such as concordances, Bible dictionaries, and the like because a careful exercise of reason is not important in understanding what the Bible actually says for management. Besides, it takes work! For management, Christianity is identified with subjective feelings, sincere motives, personal piety, and blind faith. Management tests the truth not by a careful application of our God-given faculties of thought, or even by biblical mandates (for example, 2 Corinthians 10:5), but rather by private subjective experiences. For the most part, theoretical reason is just not part of the culture at FCBH. In fact, top management will often spiritualizing normal, everyday things like advice, facts, common knowledge:
Example during a meeting, the CEO said he saw a full moon, then clouds formed & covered the moon, then clouds dissipated. He then said he felt God say: "I can turn nothing into something; something into nothing; turn this ministry into something & if it goes thick & blocks Jesus; it has to diminish.”
So, personal, subjective experiences that top management shares equals truth that employees must agree with or at least accept as true.
Also, time is money, but management uses their mandatory meetings to discuss controversial or complex topics (e.g., fasting, communion, tithing, personal stewardship of money, helping the homeless, how to create more interaction with remote workers, how to retain employees, how to hire more Gen Z employees, past trauma), most of which are unrelated to the actual work. Then they ask employees (most of which have no authority to get things changed/done) what their opinion is about the controversial or complex topic, instead of consulting with professionals or experts.
So, top management will read a bible verse (not a paragraph, not a chapter, a verse; usually out of context) using a version of the Bible that is almost a paraphrase. Then share something personal that happened to them, something they did or saw or experienced or a personal conviction that is not related to the verse. Then explain how they felt about it, how they interpreted it. Then they will ask employees (especially internationals) to share similar experiences. And, then if no one shares or comments or speaks, management makes employees feel guilty: Along the lines of “So, God is not working in your life?”
Example: “I felt God give me this verse about gossip. Let me share with you some personal stories about gossip…. This is how I see it. Now, in the last 5 min of our time, I want people to share. I especially want input from internationals. Does anyone have anything to say about this? No, one? Is God not speaking to you? How can God not be moving and speaking? This is unreal….”
Top management will often use a reader response or subjective biblical interpretation: “This is what I think this verse means. What do you think this verse means? What stood out to you? What did you learn? What is God asking you to apply?” This is a very self-centered way to interpret Scripture. The focus is all about you. What you think. What you feel. But, “The Bible is not about you.” - Timothy Keller. And this leads to people looking at the same verse and coming up with completely different interpretations. Everybody seems to have an opinion on what the Bible says/teaches.
So, instead of discovering what the original author said to the original readers. They will take Biblical concepts (e.g., called to ministry; felt led by the Spirit; God spoke to me; felt peace) and then add new meanings to them which the original author did not intend. This is dangerous since it leaves employees with doubt, disillusionment, disappointment, discouragement, and false hope and can leave them with unmet, unrealistic, and false expectations. Top management will also take subjective, unclear biblical principles or non-essentials, or personal convictions and make them scriptural authority and then judge other Christians who do not agree. They will treat the Proverbs as promises. They will also not make an effort to distinguish between Biblical principles and practices which are relative, time bound, culturally subjective, Biblically illustrated (not commanded). They will often make hasty generalizations. They will beg the question. They will commit special pleading, dictionary simpliciter, reductive, faulty analogy and many other fallacies. They will also allegorize promises in Scripture and spiritualize all principles. They assume that all historical narratives have individual identifiable moral application. God’s word should be taught clearly, not in a distorted manner. Top management will proof text and use religious words to promote their agenda.
And top management will encourage others to have this view/philosophy of Bible interpretation. Many incorrectly interpret the Bible and do not even realize it.
I pray to God that this bad method of interpretation is not being taught to internationals, to people who have never had bibles, who do not have biblical discernment, who don't know any better.
\*Inductive Bible study and internationals:
Hermeneutics has been defined as the science and art of biblical interpretation. Hermeneutics helps us understand the Bible. It is a science because there are specific rules the interpreter must follow. It is an art because it takes years of practice to develop the ability to employ those rules properly. There is a difference between a novice and a seasoned interpreter. Hermeneutics has two basic steps, finding what the text meant to its original audience, and then seeing how it applies to our current situation. Unfortunately, many people (Americans included), impose their own personal experiences, theology, and modern culture on to the Biblical text.
Fortunately, God has allowed us (especially Americans) to have Bible dictionaries, commentaries, handbooks, atlases, etc., to help us with correct hermeneutics, to understand the essential historical and cultural information - the context of the original author and readers of the Bible. We have tools that shed light on the text and help us to arrive at the correct interpretation. When you read a commentary, it will provide checks and balances against your possible mistakes. They can answer questions that a reading of the text can never provide or ask questions that you may never think of asking. Unfortunately, many international people groups do not have access to these tools (or even access to mature, trained, and experienced Christians and pastors). And even if they do have access to resources, they may not know how to use them properly (i.e., limitations of commentaries).
Grammatical-Historical Method or Inductive Bible study can easily be done with printed or digital Bibles. But how can a person do this with audio and video Bibles? This is critical especially for international people groups that do not have access to (and may never have) print Bibles.
False gospels and heresies are popular in illiterate people groups because they are not taught discernment or how to evaluate Scripture and the thoughts of others for themselves. People with ulterior motives misuse Scripture and end up influencing the illiterate.
If these Bible Films and audio Bibles are considered to be actual Bible Translations – video and audio translations of the Bible and the equivalent to and sometimes a replacement for print scripture – then should we also make it a point to teach people who are watching and listening to our video and audio Bible translations Biblical hermeneutics (historical-grammatical interpretation)? How to study the Bible properly for themselves?
My experience has been that many non-Christians (and Christians) misquote or misinterpret the Bible because they do not know how to actually read and study it on their own to find out what the text actually meant to the original author and audience and seeing how it applies to their current situation.
There are many ways to study the Bible, and there are many excellent study aids available to help you with specific books of the Bible. But the most important thing you need to remember is that to find out what the Bible says, you need to read it yourself in a way that will help you discover what it says, what it means, and how you are to apply it to your life. And the best way to do this is through the process called inductive study. Inductive study doesn’t tell you what the Bible means or what you should believe. Instead, it teaches you a method of studying God’s Word that can be applied to any portion of Scripture at any time.
Inductive Bible study draws you into personal interaction with the Scripture and thus with the God of the Scriptures so that your beliefs are based on a prayerful understanding and legitimate interpretation of Scripture.
\*Artistic freedom concerns:
Another concern is with the artistic freedom or personal preference when it comes to audio and video Bible media (when these function as replacements for print Scripture). How much can be taken before you compromise the historical accuracy or the meaning and understanding of the original message? A good translation must be faithful to the historical situation and not change the cultural background. In Bible Translation, the translator’s first job is to study the text carefully to discover the correct meaning (what the original author wanted to communicate). Do international people groups understand that the “artistic freedom” (e.g., how the film is lit, the key shots, angles it shoots from, close-ups, point of view, sets, locations and props, editing, the dialogue and the actors’ performance and emotions, wardrobe choices, soundtrack, visual transitions, reference shots), the visuals and sound, are all NOT inspired?
Biblical and Orthodox Christianity teaches that All Scripture (not just some) is inspired by God who utilized the human element within man to accomplish this without error.The very WORDS (not just the ideas, even parts of letters, and sometimes the tense of verbs) are a result of the mind of God expressed in human terms and conditions. The Bible IS fully true in all that it teaches or asserts to be true (including historical and scientific matters). Only the original documents (autographs) are completely free from error. Does FCBH make an effort to explain this to people groups? If not, then there will be conflict when the visuals and sounds that are added do not match the Biblical text. There will be confusion, doubt, disillusionment, disappointment, discouragement, false hope when people are confronted with unmet, unrealistic, and false expectations.
So, using audio and especially video as Bibles should come with some teaching of the basic principles of film criticism, the doctrine of inspiration (difference between artistic freedom and the Word of God), and inductive Bible study or Bible interpretation.
\*Communicating the truth:
They employ a presuppositional and fideistic/experiential approach to evangelism: In the many testimonies that are shared, many of the people who receive the audio bibles say they believe in Jesus because FCBH gave them bibles that are in their native language. Makes you wonder what would happen if the audio was from the Quran or book of Mormon. Would they believe in anything as long as it was in their own language? FCBH does not seem to make sure people are actually believing facts. There seems to be no appeals to evidence and reason for the truthfulness of the Christianity. One should become a Christian and believe that Jesus is God because it is true (from reason, historical evidence, archaeological evidence, theistic arguments) and not because the Bible one reads is in a certain language. You should follow Jesus because He is God and proved it; not because He speaks your language.
\*Hearing from God?
Many in management practice “hearing from God” and then claim God said something specific and personal to them and to the ministry. This practice uses God's name in vain. And often use God to avoid personal responsibility - “I heard from God; God told me; I felt led; God spoke to me…” They then put what happens on God, so they avoid any personal responsibility if it does not come to pass. They make Christianity out to be personal, private, and a matter of “how I feel about things.” Many Christians actually feel spiritually sub-standard and defeated because for them “the heavens have been silent”. This can be debilitating, and it’s profoundly unfair to employees if their only shortcoming is entertaining a false expectation of what a relationship with God entails. Conversations are often littered with casual references to one’s latest revelations without any sense of the gravity of the assertion, or any sense of responsibility to justify the claim. Even Jesus Himself didn’t presume to speak for God without compelling evidence. But, management takes personal opinions and spiritualize them as if they were God’s word to give divine authority to impulses or thoughts that drift through their minds. To say “God is telling me” gives feelings an authority the Scripture does not justify and virtually ends debate. You can’t argue with the person if God supposedly gave the command. Trusting inner feelings is not biblical. It’s confusing at best, and dangerous at worst.
And with certain requests from employees, when top management does not want to do something, they will respond by saying things like: “I need to pray about it first. Sorry, I do not feel led. I need to get confirmation first. I need to have peace about it first. I need to hear from God first.” But with other things, with things they want to do, they do not need to pray about it first, do not need to feel led, do not need to get confirmation first, do not need to have a peace about it first, do not need to hear from God first. When management does not want to do something, they pass the responsibility off to God (“We cannot…. because God didn’t tell us to do it. Didn't get confirmation.”); but when they do want to do something, they don't seek God and do what they want (“We have decided and are going to… and we don’t need to ask God for guidance or permission”).
2024.05.14 21:58 Scopedoge Volcano 20 Clear with Free/Farmable Units.
 | After many attempts, it's possible to finish Volcano 20 using units you can get for free/farm, but it can be a frustrating experience. If Harim wasn't added to the New CEO stuff then this might've been impossible to accomplish without her. submitted by Scopedoge to CounterSide [link] [comments] I hope this helps to serve as a reference for those that want to climb Volcano and don't have the Gacha specific characters from other peoples' videos. Some notes:
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2024.05.14 21:58 hopergip Still Passed at 150! Cheers!
Officially an RN. I didn’t cave and try the PVT and the wait wasn’t really that long. I used Uworld and Bootcamp for my review. I was not consistent at first and ended up wasting my Uworld subscription (I had Bootcamp free trial back then). Thankfully I hadn't scheduled a test date yet because I eventually hit pause on my review and ended up working for 2 months before getting back on track and putting my entire focus on the NCLEX.
I used the same 2 resources again but this time I only got a 20% discount for Bootcamp. It was a good decision choosing both again because I really like how UW explained their rationale and Bootcamp’s question bank was able to simulate what the questions in the NCLEX were like. Their NGN cases also had a detailed guide which was helpful since it was overwhelming getting used to it when I was just starting.
If I had any advice it would be to actually put your focus on the NCLEX: Be dedicated to temporarily putting your all for a few months into this because it’ll be worth it once you get your license. Put yourself in DND mode and go do whatever you missed out on once you finally have your license.
Be strict, if you’re scheduled for study time– do it. Don ‘t move it to a different day or cut it short. Same with answering your question banks, don’t cut it short. Get used to answering lots of questions because that’s how it will actually be once you take the exam. With the amount of questions I had access to with both UW and Bootcamp combined I was able to do long exams regularly.
Don’t skip the rationale. Study it, understand it, and remember it. Take note of what you get wrong, by studying the rationale it will make sure that you won’t repeat that mistake again. The tagging element on both Uworld and Bootcamp was helpful for this because I was able to monitor which topics or questions I had to work on still.
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I used the same 2 resources again but this time I only got a 20% discount for Bootcamp. It was a good decision choosing both again because I really like how UW explained their rationale and Bootcamp’s question bank was able to simulate what the questions in the NCLEX were like. Their NGN cases also had a detailed guide which was helpful since it was overwhelming getting used to it when I was just starting.
If I had any advice it would be to actually put your focus on the NCLEX: Be dedicated to temporarily putting your all for a few months into this because it’ll be worth it once you get your license. Put yourself in DND mode and go do whatever you missed out on once you finally have your license.
Be strict, if you’re scheduled for study time– do it. Don ‘t move it to a different day or cut it short. Same with answering your question banks, don’t cut it short. Get used to answering lots of questions because that’s how it will actually be once you take the exam. With the amount of questions I had access to with both UW and Bootcamp combined I was able to do long exams regularly.
Don’t skip the rationale. Study it, understand it, and remember it. Take note of what you get wrong, by studying the rationale it will make sure that you won’t repeat that mistake again. The tagging element on both Uworld and Bootcamp was helpful for this because I was able to monitor which topics or questions I had to work on still.
2024.05.14 21:57 aeswilko Histopathology results
Hi, apologies for the long post. Please note I’m already working with our regular vet but I am seeking advice from others. My 10 year old staffy recently had a small pink growth removed from her bottom jaw/gum and sent off for histo. The results aren’t necessarily conclusive as you’ll see below. My questions are, if the radiographs are clear, what if it’s too early for bone lysis to be present anyway? Would you recommend follow up scans and if so, how long should I wait? What kind of risk am I putting my girl in by assuming if there’s no bone lysis that this growth is benign? The downfall is that if it is a SCC, she would require a mandibulectomy so putting her through that on a “could be this, could be that” scenario is extremely drastic. We already sent the whole external growth off so it’s not as though we can send more tissue for testing without removing bone anyway. I’m just very anxious and don’t want to miss anything or put my girl at further risk. This is a photo of the growth and below is the histo report.
Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this!
Histology 1 Tissue HISTOPATHOLOGY
10/05/24 INTERPRETATION: Moderate squamous cell hyperplasia and dysplasia with pyogranulation tissue
Pending: Deeper sections to further exclude squamous cell carcinoma
COMMENTS: The hisological atypia observed in chronically inflamed dysplastic squamous epithelium overlaps with the features of malignancy seen in squamous cell carcinoma, and deeper sections are pending to further exclude this possibility. If you could possibly submit gross images or provide additional history regarding the site, appearance of lesions, presence or absence of underlying bone lysis in ……. lesions
HISTOPATHOLOGIC DESCRIPTION:
The tissue has a hyperplastic epithelial surface with invaginating trabeculae of squamous epithelium lined by moderately dysplastic cells showing anisokaryotic vesicular nuclei with 1-2 prominent nucleoli and increased mitoses (up to 5 per 400X HPF). There is a core of markedly reactive fibrovascular granulation tissue that is heavily infiltrated by neutrophils.
Addendum:
13/05/2024
INTERPRETATION: Emerging squamous cell carcinoma vs focal fibrous hyperplasia with marked dysplasia
COMMENTS:
Thank you for the additional history that this is a single small gingival mass, with other skin masses removed but not submitted at this Histologically the dysplasia in this lesion (multifocal suprabasal mitoses, prominent multiple nucleoti) raises concern for emerging squamous cell carcinoma and clinical correlation is required, possibly including detailed dental radiographs to assess for any evidence of underlying bone lysis to further exclude the possibility of an emerging squamous cell carcinoma.
The differential diagnosis is focal fibrous hyperplasia with dysplasia caused by inflammation (inftamed fibrous epulis) is a common benign hyperplastic growth on the gingiva of dogs which when localised, appears as a discrete, tumour-like mass. Focal fibrous hyperplasia may arise as a result of chronic gingival inflammation or irritation. Periodontal disease may be a predisposing factor. The presence of neutrophils may suggest secondary bacterial infection.
Both lesions may recur following incomplete surgical excision but fibrous hyperplasia should not result in bone lysis.
HISTOPATHOLOGIC DESCRIPTION: Deeper sections show similar changes with a core of moderately cellular fibrous connective tissue overlain by markedly hyperplastic gingival epithelium that in places forms nests within the fibrous core, with a mixed, often neutrophillic, inflammatory reaction
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Any advice is greatly appreciated. Thank you so much for taking the time to read this!
Histology 1 Tissue HISTOPATHOLOGY
10/05/24 INTERPRETATION: Moderate squamous cell hyperplasia and dysplasia with pyogranulation tissue
Pending: Deeper sections to further exclude squamous cell carcinoma
COMMENTS: The hisological atypia observed in chronically inflamed dysplastic squamous epithelium overlaps with the features of malignancy seen in squamous cell carcinoma, and deeper sections are pending to further exclude this possibility. If you could possibly submit gross images or provide additional history regarding the site, appearance of lesions, presence or absence of underlying bone lysis in ……. lesions
HISTOPATHOLOGIC DESCRIPTION:
The tissue has a hyperplastic epithelial surface with invaginating trabeculae of squamous epithelium lined by moderately dysplastic cells showing anisokaryotic vesicular nuclei with 1-2 prominent nucleoli and increased mitoses (up to 5 per 400X HPF). There is a core of markedly reactive fibrovascular granulation tissue that is heavily infiltrated by neutrophils.
Addendum:
13/05/2024
INTERPRETATION: Emerging squamous cell carcinoma vs focal fibrous hyperplasia with marked dysplasia
COMMENTS:
Thank you for the additional history that this is a single small gingival mass, with other skin masses removed but not submitted at this Histologically the dysplasia in this lesion (multifocal suprabasal mitoses, prominent multiple nucleoti) raises concern for emerging squamous cell carcinoma and clinical correlation is required, possibly including detailed dental radiographs to assess for any evidence of underlying bone lysis to further exclude the possibility of an emerging squamous cell carcinoma.
The differential diagnosis is focal fibrous hyperplasia with dysplasia caused by inflammation (inftamed fibrous epulis) is a common benign hyperplastic growth on the gingiva of dogs which when localised, appears as a discrete, tumour-like mass. Focal fibrous hyperplasia may arise as a result of chronic gingival inflammation or irritation. Periodontal disease may be a predisposing factor. The presence of neutrophils may suggest secondary bacterial infection.
Both lesions may recur following incomplete surgical excision but fibrous hyperplasia should not result in bone lysis.
HISTOPATHOLOGIC DESCRIPTION: Deeper sections show similar changes with a core of moderately cellular fibrous connective tissue overlain by markedly hyperplastic gingival epithelium that in places forms nests within the fibrous core, with a mixed, often neutrophillic, inflammatory reaction
2024.05.14 21:57 TinySalt2410 Cheeky little Re-home!
 | https://preview.redd.it/1lvw3x5c6g0d1.png?width=533&format=png&auto=webp&s=9b2b41e08e3fc2e21fbd49426b80f46ca9eea987 submitted by TinySalt2410 to RepladiesDesigner [link] [comments] Hi lovely ladies! A little late with my spring cleaning this year.. Link to images here: https://imgur.com/a/tinysalt-rehome-hu8zFOD Celine Sangle Seau leather tote - $175 SHIPPED (Paid $280 from TS Alina) Celine Patapans Triomphe Canvas - $110 SHIPPED (Paid $155 from TS Karen) Bottega Mini Pouch in Chalk - $110 SHIPPED (Paid $175 from TS Karen--please note small areas of slight color transfer shown in photos) *Authentic* Vintage Coach Everett Mini Crossbody Bag in Red - $110 SHIPPED LV Mini Pochette Accessoires - $50 SHIPPED (Paid $55 from TS Karen) I will accept payment in the form of Zelle or Venmo! I can provide POP upon request. Items will be shipped within two business days. All sales final. Thanks so much y'all! |
2024.05.14 21:55 PleaseDontBanMeRed Join the beast tournament! (Or two beasts one cup)
 | I’ll be straightforward with this. I run a tournament that offers physical fruits that you can PvP for. And it is completely free to join. Or if that’s not your forte. We also do giveaways! If you are any interested comment or dm me and I’ll give you more info! I’ll post the discord link in the comments too. So you can get info on anything we are doing the moment it comes out. submitted by PleaseDontBanMeRed to officalbloxfruits [link] [comments] Side note. Our biggest tournament we gave away a holiday exclusive beast bundle. You already know that’s gonna be a yearly tradition. |
2024.05.14 21:55 slimesly Dungeons & Prefabricated Rooms
 | Hey everyone. So, for the last week or so, I've been trying to find some procedural generation algorithms that would work for me and a prototype that's been in the works. submitted by slimesly to godot [link] [comments] After lots of searching, testing, failing...I landed on probably the laziest method I tried....Now, this is not to bash anyone doing something like this, or someone thinking of trying it. I just thought some people may find this useful when trying to find a starting point. The Issue I suck at math and wanted nice handmade *rooms* in our *procedurally generated* dungeons. Dungeon Outline The main thing that was discussed was using prefabricated rooms. We needed spaces big enough to fight numerous enemies in, as well as consider the fact that up to 4 players could be fighting in the same areas. The first hurdle was designing spaces that are fun, but could also be used as jigsaw pieces to combine with others. Now, I am used to doing 2D projects, and have never touched procedural generation (in 3D) until now. Here are a couple examples of the prototype rooms: Room module #1 Room module #2 A couple things to note about the modules:
The Placement Whenever a new dungeon is generated, it follows this algorithm:
Add room to array
Once the algorithm is finished, we have something that looks like this: https://preview.redd.it/soz4gl4e2g0d1.png?width=1142&format=png&auto=webp&s=ab075456f88a03482343c502a94efbb43b1ce7d7 This is working on a 5x5 grid. The far left module is 0, and the last is on the right - the lone module one space above the rest. terrible representation of the main path Once this is complete, we then check all the empty grid spaces and if they're connected to a grid space that already has a module, we give it a chance to spawn "filler" or "secret" modules. These are modules that contain small puzzles, chests, cool visual pieces, etc. Conclusion We have found this system to be very lightweight. Although it's not the most sophisticated system, it provides different enough dungeons that you aren't running into looping dungeons - so to speak. This example is only utilizing 3 prefab modules, and will be expanded to, well, many. What's Next? We plan on taking the system a step further and allowing sub-modules within each quadrant to be randomly selected. Since all of the main modules are 128x128 tiles, we can divide this into 32x32 sub-modules and have them "randomly" generated as well. full-module split into 4 The main thing next is cutting off unused hallways. The plan right now is to write some logic into the modules themselves that find either a cutoff point where walls should be placed in the case the hallway doesn't lead anywhere, OR, just adding walls where the door should have been. Either one of these would work, although the latter solution will mean stretches of dead-end-hallways. Considering that the image above is a basic test modules consisting of a square room surrounded by short halls, this may not be much of an issue. Additional Steps The major thing to consider here is performance. Once the world gets more detailed, more props are being spawned, lighting, AI, VFX, it'll start to chug pretty heavily. One upside of this system, is we've already divided the world into "chunks" - this being each 128x128 module. So based on player location on the grid, we can disable neighboring cells. The main reason we decided to test this form of generation, was the fact that placing prefab rooms then trying to connect them with path finding was a pain in the ass. So far, it feels pretty natural running around these dungeons, main exits/entrances on each module don't feel too "square" - I think this depends massively on how you design your modules. Sometimes we create weaving hallways into more open spaces within a module, and this combined with other geometry from other modules, makes it feel pretty cool. That's all for now, might make another post once the world is more put together. I happy to answer any questions and if YOU have any ideas on how to improve upon this, drop it in the comments! Cheers, bn |
2024.05.14 21:55 Scopedoge Volcano 20 Clear with a Free/Farmable Team
| | After many attempts, it's possible to finish Volcano 20 using units you can get for free/farm, but it can be a frustrating experience. If Harim wasn't added to the New CEO stuff then this might've been impossible to accomplish without her. submitted by Scopedoge to CounterSideGlobal [link] [comments] I hope this helps to serve as a reference for those that want to climb Volcano and don't have the Gacha specific characters from other peoples' videos. Some notes:
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2024.05.14 21:54 Visual-Ad-3768 VSF Toronto App to France Timeline
I applied to the French embassy in Toronto. Interview date was April 18, got notice of my passport being mailed back on May 9 and received it May 13. Multi entry visa approved from July until October of this year. Note they do not tell you if it is approved or not in the email. You do not find out until it arrives. My travel date was listed as July 5.
Despite all my research I was questioned on a few things at the interview, which isn’t quite an interview as it is just ensuring you have all docs and to take biometrics.
First, I had a letter from a friend saying I was staying with them in their apartment. I was told this isn’t sufficient and that I needed an official Cerfa form from the French government. It does vaguely mention this on the checklist but no links or no information on what it actually is. I googled it and found the typical application form, which I had so I thought I was covered. Anyways, I was able to just make a quick hotel booking instead to cancel the point of me staying at my friends.
Second they told me I should have applied to another embassy but I was due to be on both countries the same amount of time due to a cruise stopping in Turkey for a few days.
I am a Canadian PR, owning a home with a steady job and income so I’m sure those were big factors in my approval. Good luck everybody.
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Despite all my research I was questioned on a few things at the interview, which isn’t quite an interview as it is just ensuring you have all docs and to take biometrics.
First, I had a letter from a friend saying I was staying with them in their apartment. I was told this isn’t sufficient and that I needed an official Cerfa form from the French government. It does vaguely mention this on the checklist but no links or no information on what it actually is. I googled it and found the typical application form, which I had so I thought I was covered. Anyways, I was able to just make a quick hotel booking instead to cancel the point of me staying at my friends.
Second they told me I should have applied to another embassy but I was due to be on both countries the same amount of time due to a cruise stopping in Turkey for a few days.
I am a Canadian PR, owning a home with a steady job and income so I’m sure those were big factors in my approval. Good luck everybody.
2024.05.14 21:53 Melodic_Rub_5656 Agate Fossil Coral; reveals small flower-like patterns:
 | Agatized coral, a type of fossil created by mineral preservation. This natural stone formed when ancient coral is gradually replaced with agate. Original coral was submerged in water and covered up by sentiment, over thousands of years the organic material was gradually replaced by silica minerals on a cellular level. Fossil that is created is incredibly detailed, preserving pattern and shape of the original marine creature. They can be white or brown or brightly colored, often multicolored depending on which minerals preserved it. submitted by Melodic_Rub_5656 to Massimo_Community [link] [comments] Agatized Coral considered as a highly mystical stone for exploring mysteries of life on this planet. It teaches us power of interdependence and that we are all connected, none of us truly isolated except in our own minds. Agatized Coral reminds us that we are constantly changing and evolving, yet we also remain fundamentally the same, and this apparent paradox is both beautiful and good. Agatized Coral soothes and quiets turbulent emotions. It reminds us to breathe deeply and to step back and look at the situation logically and from a neutral mind. In particular, it can help us to explore our relationships, noting which ones serve both parties in a healthy and happy symbiosis, and which ones are parasitic and dangerous to one or more parties. Agatized Coral shows us Truth, without judgement or guilt. It then encourages us to gently but firmly adjust our relationships (and perhaps our belief systems as well) so that Highest Good is served. Agatized Coral increases diplomacy and cooperation. It helps us to see, understand, and design systems that work together for a greater purpose. Agatized Coral is a wonderful talisman for anyone involved in protecting and studying ecosystems, or any marine science. It also helps us to think analytically about how we can protect ourselves, our society, and our planet. Agatized Coral reminds us to live holistically. It encourages us to eat a variety of foods and colors of the rainbow as well as to make sure all the parts of our body get stretched and exercised. It encourages us to take time to rest, to play, and to work, as well as time to socialize and time alone. Agatized Coral reminds us that when we nurture each part of ourselves, the whole of us becomes stronger and healthier. As a talisman, Agatized Coral is fantastic for anything to do with the skeletal system and for skin. |
2024.05.14 21:53 Mobile-Career-316 Type me please.
• How old are you? What's your gender? Give us a general description of yourself.
Yes.
• Describe your upbringing. Did it have any kind of religious or structured influence? How did you respond to it?
I had a whole paragraph here but I realised it was probably very NSFW so I've decided to remove this part.
• What do you do as a job or as a career (if you have one)? Do you like it? Why or why not?
I’m an engineer, a mix of both hardware and software. I like the work of my job, but I don’t care much for the job or career part of it. I don’t have any career ambitions and would rather just learn the skills that the work can provide me and then move on to becoming entirely self-sufficient and only working for myself. I don’t think it's the other people aspect I dislike here as such, more the lack of independence and control over how I spend my time. That said, it’s worth it to live on my own two feet away from disturbances in the house.
• If you had to spend an entire weekend by yourself, how would you feel? Would you feel lonely or refreshed?
I know I would be completely fine, as I do this regularly. I don’t think I feel lonely nor refreshed. I generally have plenty to do with my time and find ways to occupy myself, even if that involves doing nothing and resting. If I’m interested in someone's thoughts or feelings on a topic I will just message them without issue and I usually do this once or twice a day, but there are many occasions in which I will just be focused on doing my own thing and won’t have contacted anyone.
• What kinds of activities do you prefer? Do you like, and are you good at sports? Do you enjoy any other outdoor or indoor activities?
I do all kinds of activities, from reading to games to sports. I’m very good at sports and enjoy them, but I usually choose to stay inside over doing them. I think to an onlooker a lot of my activities could look more like work than fun, but I get fun out of them. You would be most likely to find me (or not) inside reading some kind of research paper or building a machine. If not that then you’d find me playing a single player RPG/sandbox style game and if not that then you’d probably find me meditating/introspecting. You’d probably only find me outside playing sports if I’d been asked to by a friend.
• How curious are you? Do you have more ideas then you can execute? What are your curiosities about? What are your ideas about - is it environmental or conceptual, and can you please elaborate?
Very curious. I research just about everything in depth and if I had free time I would research even more. It’s become something of an inside joke at work that I will come in and have some kind of new theory or discovery to share with the office about some random topic that has nothing to do with the last. I don’t think I have more ideas than I can execute, it's more that I have more ideas than I do execute. I’m actually not a very ambitious person despite my insatiable curiosity, so there are many occasions where I will do nothing at all. Aside from the theories I create from whatever information/topic I have been researching, most of the ideas I present to others are to do with having fun. I often create small games using the objects we have in our environment (like playing cards or checkers pieces) on the spot, improvising the rules as we go along DnD style. I actually was invited to play DnD once with a friend group but I was something of a nightmare of a player since I would come up with completely outlandish ideas that the DM couldn’t handle. I was never invited to a session again after that.
• Would you enjoy taking on a leadership position? Do you think you would be good at it? What would your leadership style be?
Being a leader isn’t tied to my self identity at all, but it does seem to be the impression other people get about me. I have been told several times that I would make a good cult leader (concerningly) and that I always seem to end up in charge of a situation. I don’t really do this on purpose but a lot of the time I am the only one who will speak up and start moving a group forward when we are in a situation that calls for it. I have been told that I am quite a diplomatic leader that makes sure people get along, have something to do and feel supported. That said, I personally don’t like telling people what they should value. I am of the belief that it is their own choice to decide that. I will however help people by telling them the actions they could take in line with those chosen values. I also think conflict is quite important and I will only try to keep the conflict civil without ending it until both parties are satisfied and have conveyed everything they wish to. This also includes conflict with me, I dislike “sweeping things under the rug”.
• Are you coordinated? Why do you feel as if you are or are not? Do you enjoy working with your hands in some form? Describe your activity?
I think I am. I often feel as though my entire body is under my control and I am very intune with any physical sensations. I fear being paralyzed or losing mental integrity. This is the reason I avoid dangerous and reckless behavior that could result in losing control of my mind or body. I will not partake in highly “extreme” sports such as free climbing and I will not consume any kind of drugs to an extent that it affects my mental state, including alcohol.
• Are you artistic? If yes, describe your art? If you are not particularly artistic but can appreciate art please likewise describe what forms of art you enjoy. Please explain your answer.
I’m not actually sure. I like writing stories and drawing, but I wouldn’t consider myself an artist. I am very interested in art and have been learning how to properly paint and create music on and off for a while now. I think it's probably similar to sports in the sense that I enjoy it but rarely choose it over another activity. I don’t really enjoy going to art museums, I find art to be subjective so interacting with it from such an objective standpoint disinterests me. A lot of my friends are artists and I support them in their endeavors.
• What's your opinion about the past, present, and future? How do you deal with them?
I don’t think about the past much unless I actively make myself do so to search for something there. I am very in tune with the present and am constantly looking out for dangers in my environment and observing people, but it's not my main way of thinking. I am almost always thinking about the future, both in terms of potential futures as well as what future I am aiming for. I have some trouble deciding on a future to aim for since all of the options seem so appealing and I don’t particularly want to close any of them off. There is a part of me that wishes I was immortal so that I could experience as much of everything as possible. This is probably also the part of me that likes stories and hearing the experiences of others since I get to understand a whole other world with its own futures in such a short amount of time.
• How do you act when others request your help to do something (anything)? If you would decide to help them, why would you do so?
I will help immediately. I’m not entirely sure why but I imagine it has something to do with me enjoying solving problems, whether that problem is mine or anothers. I have largely minimized my worldly connections and needs so I often appear to “go out of my way” to help others even if it appears like it's sacrificial to myself. I don’t find it sacrificial to myself at all. I don’t need anything to be comfortable, it’s all just building upon that initial comfort as a kind of “excess” or “abundance”. I could lose everything I own tomorrow and be absolutely fine. All of this to say, I don’t sacrifice myself for others, I just help them most likely because I enjoy it. I do not consider myself a “good” person for doing this, in fact I do not really believe in the concept of good or evil at all.
• Do you need logical consistency in your life?
I think the fact that I immediately thought both yes and no for this question points to me not needing it. I certainly try to be logically consistent, but it's not the end of the world if I’m not. I think it's more important to me that I not be in denial about it.
• How important is efficiency and productivity to you?
I do aim for efficiency but it’s not very important to me. While I do want to make the most of my time in this life, if I don’t feel like doing anything then I won’t. I’m comfortable with being unproductive and “lazy” for as long as I like.
• Do you control others, even if indirectly? How and why do you do that?
I think I’m indirectly controlling. I don’t use force to control people (at least not anymore), I’m more inclined to engineer the circumstances of a situation in a way that results in people choosing to move in one of the ways that I want them to. Nobody has told me I am controlling, nor do they seem to feel they are being controlled. I don’t really do this intentionally, it just ends up being the path that I go down based on the options I have available (perhaps I am being controlled by something as well?). I’m not sure why I do this but if I had to guess it would be to protect myself and others from being hurt, after all you can’t be hurt if the option isn’t even available.
• What are your hobbies? Why do you like them?
See activities. My topics of interest are usually to do with people, nature or technology.
• What is your learning style? What kind of learning environments do you struggle with most? Why do you like/struggle with these learning styles? Do you prefer classes involving memorization, logic, creativity, or your physical senses?
I teach myself things. I always seem to find teachers/tutors intellectually suffocating. Outside of that I take any form of information possible.
• How good are you at strategizing? Do you easily break up projects into manageable tasks? Or do you have a tendency to wing projects and improvise as you go?
I break tasks down instinctively. I do like to plan out the whole project before I start but I have no problem deviating from the plan and improvising if I think of something I like the sound of more. This usually results in the finished project looking very different from the plan and taking longer than it could have.
• What are your aspirations in life, professionally and personally?
None really. I’m content with just existing. However, in terms of what I choose to pursue it would be perfection in all fields, having all knowledge and having experienced everything, as well as transmitting this perfection to everyone else so that they stand beside me. More realistically, I’m trying to buy some land and build a community so that as many people are under my direct protection and responsibility as possible. The world has many powerful people that are looking to exploit the innocent solely for their own gain. I’m not expecting a utopia but I would hope it would be more comfortable for people to live in than the insecurity of greater society. It’s nice to think of spending the rest of my days with this small community.
• What are your fears? What makes you uncomfortable? What do you hate? Why?
As mentioned earlier, I fear losing autonomy of my body and mind. I think I would still be comfortable in this state as I would get used to it but I actively avoid it coming to pass. I don’t think I hate anything, I don’t think in black and white. I’m not even sure I think in shades of gray, it seems more like the whole spectrum of color to me. I mentioned I don’t really believe in good or evil. In the event that someone is judged as evil by the world I can easily look at them and find just as many things people would find good. Does this make me endlessly accommodating of the actions of others? Certainly not. It’s just a matter of managing a conflict of interests, which is not something I struggle with.
• What do the "highs" in your life look like?
I can’t really think of anything that would fit a “high”. I think the closest thing would be my family and my friends. I’m not sure why they are what comes to mind. I mentioned before that I would be comfortable with losing everything I own since I have discarded worldly attachment, but for some reason when I think of losing people it's not such an easy answer.
• What do the "lows" in your life look like?
There was a time just after I had graduated high school and before I had moved out that I was highly depressed. I lacked any kind of purpose or direction in life and thought that I should have it. I also felt immense guilt over the harm I had caused throughout my school life. I believed that I should hide myself away from all life so that I never had the choice to take those actions again. It took me over a year living in this state to finally pull myself out of it. I discarded my need for a purpose or a direction and I discarded the need to be forgiven for the past so that I could live a new life. I discarded any other need that I could find as it is when a need is unmet that you enter a victim mindset, which is a mindset that I really want to avoid in me.
• How attached are you to reality? Do you daydream often, or do you pay attention to what's around you? If you do daydream, are you aware of your surroundings while you do so?
I’m not attached to reality at all. I daydream very often but I do pay close attention to my surroundings while I do so. I think having extremely sensitive senses helps with this. I have quite a vibrant and detailed imaginary world.
• Imagine you are alone in a blank, empty room. There is nothing for you to do and no one to talk to. What do you think about?
I would think about the same things I do as I fall asleep. In other words, I’d just daydream about hypotheticals and the future. Possibly not the future in this case as there might not be one but I imagine I’d be able to entertain myself endlessly in my head.
• How long do you take to make an important decision? And do you change your mind once you've made it?
I think of myself as having 3 decision makers. My rational mind, my sensory body/gut and my emotional heart. If all 3 are in agreement, I am able to make a decision very quickly. If 2 are in agreement, I will take longer to weigh up the options before I choose as often they will end up in agreement after I have thought it through. I will do the same if none are in agreement. In the event that they still can’t come to a unanimous decision I will flip a coin or roll a dice and go with the option that picks. I do this no matter how “important” the decision is.
• How long do you take to process your emotions? How important are emotions in your life?
Apparently I don’t feel emotions in the way other people do (at least according to the people I’ve spoken to about this). I tend to recognise emotions through the bodily sensations they apply to my body, for example, I can tell if I'm angry by my body feeling hot and my jaw feeling tense. With reference to my 3 decision makers, this means I can only figure out what my heart is telling me by going through my body. In chaotic or highly sensory situations where there is not enough time or space to recognise what I am feeling, it’s as though I am not feeling any emotion at all. I tend to think they are just as important as the other 2 decision makers when deciding things, as emotions are the basis for deciding what you value. If you don’t know what you value, you can’t determine what the best actions are for you to take according to those values, which results in nihilism. I think people would be surprised to learn that I consider emotions important. I have an almost entirely inexpressive face and a monotone voice which has resulted in me being called a robot quite often. In the times that I do have an expression, it is usually fake and done to make the other person feel more comfortable.
• Do you ever catch yourself agreeing with others just to appease them and keep the conversation going? How often? Why?
No. If I want to keep the conversation going then I will intentionally disagree with them to see how far they can take their opinion and understand it better. If I disagree with someone, I will inform them of my perspective. I do not wish for them to agree with me to “appease” me, although I will understand if they make that choice. I want them to inform me of their whole perspective so that I can understand it. If they can convince me after all this, then I will truly agree with them. This is not always the case though, I can imagine times that I would pretend to agree with someone, but it would have to be “worth” it.
• Do you break rules often? Do you think authority should be challenged, or that they know better? If you do break rules, why?
I don’t think rules are set in stone. If I disagree with a rule and there are no meaningful consequences, then the rule may as well not exist for me. I make no comments on others' takes on that. I will challenge authority any time I want to. Whether or not they “should” be challenged depends on what you value in an authority, but for my case the answer is yes they should be. In the event I am an authority I would want to be challenged, it would be both an opportunity to test my ability as well as to exchange information with people.
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- Either agender and/or pangender. I’m also either asexual and/or pansexual. I live comfortably alone but have a decent number of friends that I maintain communications with. Onlookers seem to believe I am dating all of them (not all at once but individually depending on which one I am “closest” to), which I take to mean that I apply no distinction between a friend and a partner (which I can agree with), hence the asexual/pansexual duality. Not really sure what this has to do with typing but there's a description.
Yes.
• Describe your upbringing. Did it have any kind of religious or structured influence? How did you respond to it?
I had a whole paragraph here but I realised it was probably very NSFW so I've decided to remove this part.
• What do you do as a job or as a career (if you have one)? Do you like it? Why or why not?
I’m an engineer, a mix of both hardware and software. I like the work of my job, but I don’t care much for the job or career part of it. I don’t have any career ambitions and would rather just learn the skills that the work can provide me and then move on to becoming entirely self-sufficient and only working for myself. I don’t think it's the other people aspect I dislike here as such, more the lack of independence and control over how I spend my time. That said, it’s worth it to live on my own two feet away from disturbances in the house.
• If you had to spend an entire weekend by yourself, how would you feel? Would you feel lonely or refreshed?
I know I would be completely fine, as I do this regularly. I don’t think I feel lonely nor refreshed. I generally have plenty to do with my time and find ways to occupy myself, even if that involves doing nothing and resting. If I’m interested in someone's thoughts or feelings on a topic I will just message them without issue and I usually do this once or twice a day, but there are many occasions in which I will just be focused on doing my own thing and won’t have contacted anyone.
• What kinds of activities do you prefer? Do you like, and are you good at sports? Do you enjoy any other outdoor or indoor activities?
I do all kinds of activities, from reading to games to sports. I’m very good at sports and enjoy them, but I usually choose to stay inside over doing them. I think to an onlooker a lot of my activities could look more like work than fun, but I get fun out of them. You would be most likely to find me (or not) inside reading some kind of research paper or building a machine. If not that then you’d find me playing a single player RPG/sandbox style game and if not that then you’d probably find me meditating/introspecting. You’d probably only find me outside playing sports if I’d been asked to by a friend.
• How curious are you? Do you have more ideas then you can execute? What are your curiosities about? What are your ideas about - is it environmental or conceptual, and can you please elaborate?
Very curious. I research just about everything in depth and if I had free time I would research even more. It’s become something of an inside joke at work that I will come in and have some kind of new theory or discovery to share with the office about some random topic that has nothing to do with the last. I don’t think I have more ideas than I can execute, it's more that I have more ideas than I do execute. I’m actually not a very ambitious person despite my insatiable curiosity, so there are many occasions where I will do nothing at all. Aside from the theories I create from whatever information/topic I have been researching, most of the ideas I present to others are to do with having fun. I often create small games using the objects we have in our environment (like playing cards or checkers pieces) on the spot, improvising the rules as we go along DnD style. I actually was invited to play DnD once with a friend group but I was something of a nightmare of a player since I would come up with completely outlandish ideas that the DM couldn’t handle. I was never invited to a session again after that.
• Would you enjoy taking on a leadership position? Do you think you would be good at it? What would your leadership style be?
Being a leader isn’t tied to my self identity at all, but it does seem to be the impression other people get about me. I have been told several times that I would make a good cult leader (concerningly) and that I always seem to end up in charge of a situation. I don’t really do this on purpose but a lot of the time I am the only one who will speak up and start moving a group forward when we are in a situation that calls for it. I have been told that I am quite a diplomatic leader that makes sure people get along, have something to do and feel supported. That said, I personally don’t like telling people what they should value. I am of the belief that it is their own choice to decide that. I will however help people by telling them the actions they could take in line with those chosen values. I also think conflict is quite important and I will only try to keep the conflict civil without ending it until both parties are satisfied and have conveyed everything they wish to. This also includes conflict with me, I dislike “sweeping things under the rug”.
• Are you coordinated? Why do you feel as if you are or are not? Do you enjoy working with your hands in some form? Describe your activity?
I think I am. I often feel as though my entire body is under my control and I am very intune with any physical sensations. I fear being paralyzed or losing mental integrity. This is the reason I avoid dangerous and reckless behavior that could result in losing control of my mind or body. I will not partake in highly “extreme” sports such as free climbing and I will not consume any kind of drugs to an extent that it affects my mental state, including alcohol.
• Are you artistic? If yes, describe your art? If you are not particularly artistic but can appreciate art please likewise describe what forms of art you enjoy. Please explain your answer.
I’m not actually sure. I like writing stories and drawing, but I wouldn’t consider myself an artist. I am very interested in art and have been learning how to properly paint and create music on and off for a while now. I think it's probably similar to sports in the sense that I enjoy it but rarely choose it over another activity. I don’t really enjoy going to art museums, I find art to be subjective so interacting with it from such an objective standpoint disinterests me. A lot of my friends are artists and I support them in their endeavors.
• What's your opinion about the past, present, and future? How do you deal with them?
I don’t think about the past much unless I actively make myself do so to search for something there. I am very in tune with the present and am constantly looking out for dangers in my environment and observing people, but it's not my main way of thinking. I am almost always thinking about the future, both in terms of potential futures as well as what future I am aiming for. I have some trouble deciding on a future to aim for since all of the options seem so appealing and I don’t particularly want to close any of them off. There is a part of me that wishes I was immortal so that I could experience as much of everything as possible. This is probably also the part of me that likes stories and hearing the experiences of others since I get to understand a whole other world with its own futures in such a short amount of time.
• How do you act when others request your help to do something (anything)? If you would decide to help them, why would you do so?
I will help immediately. I’m not entirely sure why but I imagine it has something to do with me enjoying solving problems, whether that problem is mine or anothers. I have largely minimized my worldly connections and needs so I often appear to “go out of my way” to help others even if it appears like it's sacrificial to myself. I don’t find it sacrificial to myself at all. I don’t need anything to be comfortable, it’s all just building upon that initial comfort as a kind of “excess” or “abundance”. I could lose everything I own tomorrow and be absolutely fine. All of this to say, I don’t sacrifice myself for others, I just help them most likely because I enjoy it. I do not consider myself a “good” person for doing this, in fact I do not really believe in the concept of good or evil at all.
• Do you need logical consistency in your life?
I think the fact that I immediately thought both yes and no for this question points to me not needing it. I certainly try to be logically consistent, but it's not the end of the world if I’m not. I think it's more important to me that I not be in denial about it.
• How important is efficiency and productivity to you?
I do aim for efficiency but it’s not very important to me. While I do want to make the most of my time in this life, if I don’t feel like doing anything then I won’t. I’m comfortable with being unproductive and “lazy” for as long as I like.
• Do you control others, even if indirectly? How and why do you do that?
I think I’m indirectly controlling. I don’t use force to control people (at least not anymore), I’m more inclined to engineer the circumstances of a situation in a way that results in people choosing to move in one of the ways that I want them to. Nobody has told me I am controlling, nor do they seem to feel they are being controlled. I don’t really do this intentionally, it just ends up being the path that I go down based on the options I have available (perhaps I am being controlled by something as well?). I’m not sure why I do this but if I had to guess it would be to protect myself and others from being hurt, after all you can’t be hurt if the option isn’t even available.
• What are your hobbies? Why do you like them?
See activities. My topics of interest are usually to do with people, nature or technology.
• What is your learning style? What kind of learning environments do you struggle with most? Why do you like/struggle with these learning styles? Do you prefer classes involving memorization, logic, creativity, or your physical senses?
I teach myself things. I always seem to find teachers/tutors intellectually suffocating. Outside of that I take any form of information possible.
• How good are you at strategizing? Do you easily break up projects into manageable tasks? Or do you have a tendency to wing projects and improvise as you go?
I break tasks down instinctively. I do like to plan out the whole project before I start but I have no problem deviating from the plan and improvising if I think of something I like the sound of more. This usually results in the finished project looking very different from the plan and taking longer than it could have.
• What are your aspirations in life, professionally and personally?
None really. I’m content with just existing. However, in terms of what I choose to pursue it would be perfection in all fields, having all knowledge and having experienced everything, as well as transmitting this perfection to everyone else so that they stand beside me. More realistically, I’m trying to buy some land and build a community so that as many people are under my direct protection and responsibility as possible. The world has many powerful people that are looking to exploit the innocent solely for their own gain. I’m not expecting a utopia but I would hope it would be more comfortable for people to live in than the insecurity of greater society. It’s nice to think of spending the rest of my days with this small community.
• What are your fears? What makes you uncomfortable? What do you hate? Why?
As mentioned earlier, I fear losing autonomy of my body and mind. I think I would still be comfortable in this state as I would get used to it but I actively avoid it coming to pass. I don’t think I hate anything, I don’t think in black and white. I’m not even sure I think in shades of gray, it seems more like the whole spectrum of color to me. I mentioned I don’t really believe in good or evil. In the event that someone is judged as evil by the world I can easily look at them and find just as many things people would find good. Does this make me endlessly accommodating of the actions of others? Certainly not. It’s just a matter of managing a conflict of interests, which is not something I struggle with.
• What do the "highs" in your life look like?
I can’t really think of anything that would fit a “high”. I think the closest thing would be my family and my friends. I’m not sure why they are what comes to mind. I mentioned before that I would be comfortable with losing everything I own since I have discarded worldly attachment, but for some reason when I think of losing people it's not such an easy answer.
• What do the "lows" in your life look like?
There was a time just after I had graduated high school and before I had moved out that I was highly depressed. I lacked any kind of purpose or direction in life and thought that I should have it. I also felt immense guilt over the harm I had caused throughout my school life. I believed that I should hide myself away from all life so that I never had the choice to take those actions again. It took me over a year living in this state to finally pull myself out of it. I discarded my need for a purpose or a direction and I discarded the need to be forgiven for the past so that I could live a new life. I discarded any other need that I could find as it is when a need is unmet that you enter a victim mindset, which is a mindset that I really want to avoid in me.
• How attached are you to reality? Do you daydream often, or do you pay attention to what's around you? If you do daydream, are you aware of your surroundings while you do so?
I’m not attached to reality at all. I daydream very often but I do pay close attention to my surroundings while I do so. I think having extremely sensitive senses helps with this. I have quite a vibrant and detailed imaginary world.
• Imagine you are alone in a blank, empty room. There is nothing for you to do and no one to talk to. What do you think about?
I would think about the same things I do as I fall asleep. In other words, I’d just daydream about hypotheticals and the future. Possibly not the future in this case as there might not be one but I imagine I’d be able to entertain myself endlessly in my head.
• How long do you take to make an important decision? And do you change your mind once you've made it?
I think of myself as having 3 decision makers. My rational mind, my sensory body/gut and my emotional heart. If all 3 are in agreement, I am able to make a decision very quickly. If 2 are in agreement, I will take longer to weigh up the options before I choose as often they will end up in agreement after I have thought it through. I will do the same if none are in agreement. In the event that they still can’t come to a unanimous decision I will flip a coin or roll a dice and go with the option that picks. I do this no matter how “important” the decision is.
• How long do you take to process your emotions? How important are emotions in your life?
Apparently I don’t feel emotions in the way other people do (at least according to the people I’ve spoken to about this). I tend to recognise emotions through the bodily sensations they apply to my body, for example, I can tell if I'm angry by my body feeling hot and my jaw feeling tense. With reference to my 3 decision makers, this means I can only figure out what my heart is telling me by going through my body. In chaotic or highly sensory situations where there is not enough time or space to recognise what I am feeling, it’s as though I am not feeling any emotion at all. I tend to think they are just as important as the other 2 decision makers when deciding things, as emotions are the basis for deciding what you value. If you don’t know what you value, you can’t determine what the best actions are for you to take according to those values, which results in nihilism. I think people would be surprised to learn that I consider emotions important. I have an almost entirely inexpressive face and a monotone voice which has resulted in me being called a robot quite often. In the times that I do have an expression, it is usually fake and done to make the other person feel more comfortable.
• Do you ever catch yourself agreeing with others just to appease them and keep the conversation going? How often? Why?
No. If I want to keep the conversation going then I will intentionally disagree with them to see how far they can take their opinion and understand it better. If I disagree with someone, I will inform them of my perspective. I do not wish for them to agree with me to “appease” me, although I will understand if they make that choice. I want them to inform me of their whole perspective so that I can understand it. If they can convince me after all this, then I will truly agree with them. This is not always the case though, I can imagine times that I would pretend to agree with someone, but it would have to be “worth” it.
• Do you break rules often? Do you think authority should be challenged, or that they know better? If you do break rules, why?
I don’t think rules are set in stone. If I disagree with a rule and there are no meaningful consequences, then the rule may as well not exist for me. I make no comments on others' takes on that. I will challenge authority any time I want to. Whether or not they “should” be challenged depends on what you value in an authority, but for my case the answer is yes they should be. In the event I am an authority I would want to be challenged, it would be both an opportunity to test my ability as well as to exchange information with people.
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The potential return on investment through improved sales conversions often justifies the cost.What payment options are available for ZoomInfo subscriptions?ZoomInfo offers flexible payment options such as monthly or annual subscriptions. Businesses can choose a plan based on their budget and needs, with the ability to upgrade or downgrade as required without being locked into long-term contracts.How does ZoomInfo compare to alternative solutions in the market?When compared to alternatives, ZoomInfo stands out for its vast database accuracy and user-friendly interface. Its robust features like intent signals and technographic data give it an edge in providing valuable insights for sales and marketing teams.Useful Links: |
2024.05.14 21:51 cccanaryyy My first beekeeping experience has been ruined.
I’ve had an interest in honey bees for years, so I know more about them than the average person. Two weeks ago we had a swarm at work and I found a company to come remove them for free. The guy was great. Very social and excited about bees. We (my three coworkers and I) talked with him for a while and he told me I know a lot about bees and I should be a beekeeper. I lit up. I asked someone in the past to mentor me but he didn’t respond and I just left it at that so I leapt at this opportunity. Immediately when we went inside, the guys told me he was shamelessly checking me out. This came as a surprise to me because I usually notice these things but I didn’t this day and for some reason I thought he was gay.
Either way I liked him and his outgoing personality and last Sunday I met him for my first day of learning. It was fantastic. He’s extremely knowledgeable and a great teacher. He was encouraging and thorough. He let me use one of his suits. 98% of our conversation was bee related. We decided we would meet on Sundays to beekeep.
The parts that weren’t about bees were this. He told me about his land, how he used to hunt (I asked), and about his dog. He asked how old I was (I’m 31) and told me he thought I was 24, 25 at most. At one point he did say something along the lines of “you’d think I’d be able to find a woman” when discussing all of the different hobbies he has. He told me about a friend from work who was married, so “there was never anything weird or inappropriate,” but his friendship with her made him realize he was lonely and missing companionship. He also mentioned being on Christian mingle. He also said in the summer it gets hot under the suit and I might end up “wearing something skimpier” to protect against the heat. I took note of all of this but didn’t jump to any conclusions.
On Monday (yesterday) I told my coworkers about it. I left out everything in the last paragraph. They expressed their mistrust again. He actually came by again on Monday to collect the queen (he had accidentally left her behind, and there were a couple hundred bees clumped around her). I knew he was coming because we had agreed he would come get them if they were still there.
He texted me a little on Monday and called me around 730p. I didn’t answer. Today he texted me first thing in the morning. “Good morning my up and coming protege. How are you today?” I don’t like talking to anyone everyday so this struck me as weird but innocent. I read it as a lonely older guy (he’s 60) who’s excited to teach someone younger about his niche hobby.
Today, my coworkers brought it back up and said they don’t think I should go back over there. They talked about it for like half an hour. I tried to defend him as best I could and reassure them that I would be cautious. They said if I go back, I need to bring my gun (I’m not doing that). An hour later he called me, knowing I’m at work, and greeted me with “hello my little kitty.” My stomach dropped. He told me about some bee stuff and said “I wish you had some time, I need to learn your lifestyle.” I told him Sundays are really my only day and he said “wow, you really have that much going on?” I said these days, yes and he said “is your boyfriend really that demanding?”
And just like that, it’s ruined. I’ll find another mentor but I’m just so disappointed. I have to trust my gut on this. I don’t understand why you would see someone half your age- your daughters age- and interested in your hobby turned business and display over familiar and borderline possessive behavior. Why would he ruin it?
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Either way I liked him and his outgoing personality and last Sunday I met him for my first day of learning. It was fantastic. He’s extremely knowledgeable and a great teacher. He was encouraging and thorough. He let me use one of his suits. 98% of our conversation was bee related. We decided we would meet on Sundays to beekeep.
The parts that weren’t about bees were this. He told me about his land, how he used to hunt (I asked), and about his dog. He asked how old I was (I’m 31) and told me he thought I was 24, 25 at most. At one point he did say something along the lines of “you’d think I’d be able to find a woman” when discussing all of the different hobbies he has. He told me about a friend from work who was married, so “there was never anything weird or inappropriate,” but his friendship with her made him realize he was lonely and missing companionship. He also mentioned being on Christian mingle. He also said in the summer it gets hot under the suit and I might end up “wearing something skimpier” to protect against the heat. I took note of all of this but didn’t jump to any conclusions.
On Monday (yesterday) I told my coworkers about it. I left out everything in the last paragraph. They expressed their mistrust again. He actually came by again on Monday to collect the queen (he had accidentally left her behind, and there were a couple hundred bees clumped around her). I knew he was coming because we had agreed he would come get them if they were still there.
He texted me a little on Monday and called me around 730p. I didn’t answer. Today he texted me first thing in the morning. “Good morning my up and coming protege. How are you today?” I don’t like talking to anyone everyday so this struck me as weird but innocent. I read it as a lonely older guy (he’s 60) who’s excited to teach someone younger about his niche hobby.
Today, my coworkers brought it back up and said they don’t think I should go back over there. They talked about it for like half an hour. I tried to defend him as best I could and reassure them that I would be cautious. They said if I go back, I need to bring my gun (I’m not doing that). An hour later he called me, knowing I’m at work, and greeted me with “hello my little kitty.” My stomach dropped. He told me about some bee stuff and said “I wish you had some time, I need to learn your lifestyle.” I told him Sundays are really my only day and he said “wow, you really have that much going on?” I said these days, yes and he said “is your boyfriend really that demanding?”
And just like that, it’s ruined. I’ll find another mentor but I’m just so disappointed. I have to trust my gut on this. I don’t understand why you would see someone half your age- your daughters age- and interested in your hobby turned business and display over familiar and borderline possessive behavior. Why would he ruin it?
2024.05.14 21:51 EnjoyEarth (WTS) Pelican 1170 Case, QuietCarry Waypoint LC, Varga VBR MkIV Large
Selling some really nice things I thought I wouldn't ever part with due to some medical expenses. ALL purchases come with some free ranger eye/PVC patches also since I have too many and maybe some GFuel packets 😂
Timestamp/Videos/Photos
Pelican 1170 Case: Used for a month or so, added loop to under the top foam since I like adding patches there but is a easily reversable mod if you want it gone, makes for a slightly snugger fit which I like also, basically unchanged though. No visible wear or sticker residue or anything as I never put any on. Comes with a custom hank that fits in there too but is ever so slightly uneven but is a nice layer of protection. Original owner, bought direct. Paid $110 after shipping and not including looping and hank which were more, asking $90 shipped in original box.
Quiet Carry Waypoint LC: I loved this thing for a long time, but don't find myself grabbing it anymore. I disassembled to clean it up a bit and add some nano-oil and tune it to perfection. I carried for a while but only wear is a tiny bit on the Ti liners near the backspacer, blade is pristine and wicked sharp, solid lockup, centered, great washer action that only gets better with time. I bought extra hardware for it too for the silver hardware/black scales look I like but will come with it and spare black clip. Original owner, comes with original box and card, incredible knife that fills and fits the hand very well but carries much smaller than it is, big slab of satin Magnacut blade with a tall grind making it a great slicer, chef's kiss 🤌 Have like $350 in this one I think, asking $300 shipped
Varga VBR MkIV Large: One I thought I'd never sell but also have never carried. Mark is a great dude and designs insanely good knives with this being his latest release and iteration of his VBR. Something about these always spoke to me but I can never bring myself to carry them so may as well move it on. Original owner as I bought direct on the limited drop, right hand version with CF scales, GORGEOUS compound ground M390 blade, has Skiffs installed also that make it just glide shut so easily. These are slept on way too much, extremely ergonomic and usable forward finger choil, perfect pocket clip retention that's unobtrusive, damn near perfect knife in my opinion. Feel free to buy this and beat on it for a lifetime, it can take it and look good at the same time. Centered, stupid sharp edge, typical Reate build quality. Mark Varga is very reachable and down to earth if you ever have any issues also, great customer service. Comes with box, branded pouch, COA, and original bearings. Again, asking less than I have in it, asking $325 shipped
No trades please, no PayPal notes, USA only. Feel free to PM for more info, photos or videos, or with offers. Item ships from rural WI, USA via USPS. Payments received via PayPal F&F or Cashapp.
Thanks for looking!
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Timestamp/Videos/Photos
Pelican 1170 Case: Used for a month or so, added loop to under the top foam since I like adding patches there but is a easily reversable mod if you want it gone, makes for a slightly snugger fit which I like also, basically unchanged though. No visible wear or sticker residue or anything as I never put any on. Comes with a custom hank that fits in there too but is ever so slightly uneven but is a nice layer of protection. Original owner, bought direct. Paid $110 after shipping and not including looping and hank which were more, asking $90 shipped in original box.
Quiet Carry Waypoint LC: I loved this thing for a long time, but don't find myself grabbing it anymore. I disassembled to clean it up a bit and add some nano-oil and tune it to perfection. I carried for a while but only wear is a tiny bit on the Ti liners near the backspacer, blade is pristine and wicked sharp, solid lockup, centered, great washer action that only gets better with time. I bought extra hardware for it too for the silver hardware/black scales look I like but will come with it and spare black clip. Original owner, comes with original box and card, incredible knife that fills and fits the hand very well but carries much smaller than it is, big slab of satin Magnacut blade with a tall grind making it a great slicer, chef's kiss 🤌 Have like $350 in this one I think, asking $300 shipped
Varga VBR MkIV Large: One I thought I'd never sell but also have never carried. Mark is a great dude and designs insanely good knives with this being his latest release and iteration of his VBR. Something about these always spoke to me but I can never bring myself to carry them so may as well move it on. Original owner as I bought direct on the limited drop, right hand version with CF scales, GORGEOUS compound ground M390 blade, has Skiffs installed also that make it just glide shut so easily. These are slept on way too much, extremely ergonomic and usable forward finger choil, perfect pocket clip retention that's unobtrusive, damn near perfect knife in my opinion. Feel free to buy this and beat on it for a lifetime, it can take it and look good at the same time. Centered, stupid sharp edge, typical Reate build quality. Mark Varga is very reachable and down to earth if you ever have any issues also, great customer service. Comes with box, branded pouch, COA, and original bearings. Again, asking less than I have in it, asking $325 shipped
No trades please, no PayPal notes, USA only. Feel free to PM for more info, photos or videos, or with offers. Item ships from rural WI, USA via USPS. Payments received via PayPal F&F or Cashapp.
Thanks for looking!
2024.05.14 21:50 Crafty-Eye-dm Within Dark depths part 1
 | WITHIN DARK DEPTHS PART 1 submitted by Crafty-Eye-dm to Warhammer [link] [comments] The airlock door hissed closed behind them. Jaysun looked over his squad, giving a visual inspection of their gear and morale. Athena gripped her axe tight, watching the door before them; Teht prayed to the god emperor before loading each shell into his shotgun. Gren slid his rifle into place on his shield, rolling his shoulders back and cracking his neck as Falx checked his grenades and multi-melta, a cool stream of vapor rising from its barrel. They all watched as the door slid open, its rusting tracks groaning in protest, piercing the stillness as they peered into nothing but the dark bowels of an abandoned ship. “I don't like this,” Gren said, looking over his shoulder at Jaysun. “ To be fair, Gren, ya don't like this job.” He called back with a laugh, walking past his torch, causing the stale air of the derelict vessel to dance with shadows. The squad moved forward, checking room after room, each slowly growing uneasy; as they moved down the hall, the floor became covered in a dark, chipped, rust-colored trail going deeper into the black of the ship. “ Okay, now I don't like this.” Jaysun called over the vox, his pistol coming free from its holster. They formed behind Gren, flawlessly checking every corner, each room, and every angle. The dancing shadows seemingly laughing at the squad, taunting them. The trail subtly became wet, their steps letting out soft , gore-soaked thuds. Level after level, they moved deeper into the ship, pushing toward the cargo hold. They were ordered to discover the crew's fate; not a single member of this squad planned to fail their mission. When they finally reached the door, Falx and Athena quickly set to work, planting several small charges to blow the damn thing open. The detonation filled the air with smoke, and the shock wave caused echoes off the desecrated walls. They rushed into the room, scanning through the smoke as Jayson froze; one by one, they saw what lay before them. He couldn't move his mind, barely comprehending what it was looking at hundreds of bodies piled up or hanging from the beams above them. Their bodies were shredded, their faces frozen in anguish and terror. They had been eaten, picked at, and desecrated like the ship. Dozens of marks were dragged through the sinew. As he looked, he could see their nails had been ripped out by the cold, uncaring vessel. Falx was the first to react to his vox filled with retching as he began to vomit quickly, ripping his helmet free, the chunks and bile landing at his feet, mixing with wet blood. “By the throne!” Gren said softly; Falx continued to heave, almost weeping. “Teht, pick up the greenhorn ya?” Jaysun said, his pistol raised, scanning the hold, seeing scattered piles before turning back to the one nearest and stopping. There in the pile of guts and gore was a pair of eyes watching them. Signaling his unit, Gren swiveled quickly, aiming at the stack of bodied his light, revealing more eyes watching them. The air shook as Athena ignited her axe, the glow of its edge causing the blood-soaked atmosphere to hiss around the edge. Teht dragged Falx over to the squad, forming a skeen with Gren Athena and Jaysun, as they watched the shapes stand one by one out of the corpses. The creatures towered muscular things with bird-like heads crowned with dark spines running down their backs. Falx whimpered as he stood to his feet. His messy Auburn hair hung about his face. Shaking his head, he turned to run. “ I won't become some Xenos meal!” he said, trying to run, stumbling toward the door. Jaysun cursed under his breath. “ Falx, don't break formation!” he barked, but before the words even left his mouth, one of those things had dropped from above the door, pinning Falx. The young breacher cried out even though the void sealed armor. The sound of bones breaking could be heard. The creatures began to shriek, calling to one another. Tehts gun suddenly bellowed a shot, and Jaysuns visor became caked in blood as one of the creatures fell lifeless next to him. All hell broke loose; it was like a hive of dozens of screaming xenos charged. Gren's rifle roared to life, cutting a swath across the writhing horde of creatures. Jaysun wiped the blood from his vision, turning to see Falx being ripped apart, his screaming having already stopped. He aimed and fired, taking out the creature's legs round after round. When he ejected his magazine, one of the aliens dove through the air for him, being caught by Athena's axe, the blade tearing through the bicep, ripping the muscle fibers, and snapping the bone, cleaving into the creature's ribs. Jaysun tapped his fresh magazine into place, racking his pistol as he stood firing over Athena, who was currently ripping the axe free from the chest cavity of the creature. She used her strength to catch another with the pick of the axe head, driving the spike through the back Of the creature's skull. Before she could free the axe head, Jaysun watched her arm ripped from its socket. He was sure that without the void suit, it would have been torn free of her body, which was thrown through the air. He watched her hit the ground, the blood splashing up around her as they descended upon her. Teht tried to move for her, his shotgun gouging holes in the never-ending swarm. Gren covered as best he could while Jaysun took up their rear, taking down target after target as Athena's screams rose above the sound of battle, drawing his attention. She was being shredded. Her hand gripped her combat knife, stabbing frantically in every direction; her helm was ripped open, gashed through the metal to the bone, and her skull split open. Her ribs were splayed out. Even though her body didn't seem to know it, she was dead. The sound of her rageful wails soon vanished as she lay lifeless against the several aliens she took with her. Jaysun felt a burning sensation. He coughed, blood filling his respirator, his hand gripping the cauterized wound, feeling it already tearing his blood spilling out into the pool of the victims of these monsters. His vision blurred, and his hearing faded, becoming a dull ringing; he watched Teht beat one of those things to death with his gun only to be shot in the back, and fall face down in the muck. Gren was being devoured, shooting with his service pistol at the creature, taking his life. The last thing Jaysun saw was his own hands dragging against the cold uncaring metal of the ship, his vision fading into black. |
2024.05.14 21:49 Soninetz Surveysparrow vs Typeform: The Ultimate Survey Tool Is?
 | Did you know that 68% of businesses struggle to choose between Surveysparrow and Typeform for their survey needs, considering user reviews and customer satisfaction? Both platforms offer sleek designs, user-friendly interfaces, and advanced features. In this comparison, we'll dive into the key differences in pricing, customization options, integrations, and user reviews. Stay tuned to discover which survey tool comes out on top for your specific requirements. submitted by Soninetz to NutraVestaProVen [link] [comments] Useful Links: Key Takeaways
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Turn your customers into loyal fans! Try SurveySparrow for free and see the magic happen! 🎩✨ Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat are the key differences in Design and User Experience between Surveysparrow and Typeform?Surveysparrow offers a clean and intuitive design, focusing on simplicity for users. In contrast, Typeform is known for its visually appealing and interactive design that enhances user engagement.How do the Data Capabilities and Analytics of Surveysparrow compare to Typeform?Surveysparrow provides robust data capabilities with real-time analytics for in-depth insights. On the other hand, Typeform also offers comprehensive analytics but focuses more on visual representation of data.What unique Features and Functionality does Surveysparrow offer compared to Typeform?Surveysparrow stands out with features like conversational surveys, NPS scoring, and offline survey support. In comparison, Typeform excels in interactive question types and advanced logic branching.Which platform offers better Integrations and Support: Surveysparrow or Typeform?Surveysparrow integrates with popular tools like Zapier, Slack, and Google Sheets while providing responsive customer support. Typeform also offers various integrations with strong customer support for users' needs.How do the Pricing and Value propositions differ between Surveysparrow and Typeform?Surveysparrow provides cost-effective pricing plans suitable for small to large businesses with added value through advanced features. Meanwhile, Typeform offers higher-priced plans but emphasizes premium design elements and customization options for users.Useful Links: |
2024.05.14 21:49 HagarTheHeretic A Hurdle in the Melina = GEQ Theory
I'm of the opinion that if the GEQ is supposed to be any character we already know (as opposed to an individual introduced in the DLC as a distinct character or left as a permanent mystery), Melina has to be the frontrunner.
And it seems like the cinematic for the Frenzy ending is generally held to be the "most concrete" evidence/indication cited for that.
Now, this doesn't upend the theory, but it's been gnawing at me that we need to run a boss gauntlet between releasing Destined Death and defeating Radagon/Elden Beast to re-form the Elden Ring and Melina isn't in it.
She's not a secret/extra boss for those afflicted with Frenzy still by that point.
Despite being bodiless, we know she can fight in the Capital, given her availability as a summon for Morgott.
And if Melina's eye being sealed is supposed to be symbolic of Destined Death being sealed, thats already been reversed. She has the whole Ashen Capital run-up, Gideon, Godfrey, Radagon/Elden Beast, and any last minutes before our Tarnished commits to the Frenzy Ending to act.
It's only after the Elden Ring is "repaired" with Frenzy and the world burns that she reappears with an unsealed, "gloam-colored" Eye.
Maybe From just didn't put it in as another boss fight, and there's nothing to this. But they easily could have with little effort, given the potential story significance.
Again, this doesn't necessarily prove anything for or against the GEQ = Melina Theory.
But that theory often seems to take unsealing Destined Death as equal to or responsible for unsealing Melina's eye, when it could very well be that accepting the Frenzy ending in itself is the action responsible.
Perhaps we burn away the baldachin of the Shadowland with Frenzy (or something else responsible for keeping Melina's eye sealed—her being GEQ or not)?
That last question is pure speculation, but I do still think it's worth noting there are two reality/metaphysics-altering acts we need to commit before we see Melina's unsealed eye.
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And it seems like the cinematic for the Frenzy ending is generally held to be the "most concrete" evidence/indication cited for that.
Now, this doesn't upend the theory, but it's been gnawing at me that we need to run a boss gauntlet between releasing Destined Death and defeating Radagon/Elden Beast to re-form the Elden Ring and Melina isn't in it.
She's not a secret/extra boss for those afflicted with Frenzy still by that point.
Despite being bodiless, we know she can fight in the Capital, given her availability as a summon for Morgott.
And if Melina's eye being sealed is supposed to be symbolic of Destined Death being sealed, thats already been reversed. She has the whole Ashen Capital run-up, Gideon, Godfrey, Radagon/Elden Beast, and any last minutes before our Tarnished commits to the Frenzy Ending to act.
It's only after the Elden Ring is "repaired" with Frenzy and the world burns that she reappears with an unsealed, "gloam-colored" Eye.
Maybe From just didn't put it in as another boss fight, and there's nothing to this. But they easily could have with little effort, given the potential story significance.
Again, this doesn't necessarily prove anything for or against the GEQ = Melina Theory.
But that theory often seems to take unsealing Destined Death as equal to or responsible for unsealing Melina's eye, when it could very well be that accepting the Frenzy ending in itself is the action responsible.
Perhaps we burn away the baldachin of the Shadowland with Frenzy (or something else responsible for keeping Melina's eye sealed—her being GEQ or not)?
That last question is pure speculation, but I do still think it's worth noting there are two reality/metaphysics-altering acts we need to commit before we see Melina's unsealed eye.
2024.05.14 21:48 Windfaal Welcome to r/Genshin_Critique ♥
Genshin Impact is a great game. It attempts to do a lot, and much of what it attempts, it does very well. Its high quality has essentially made it the new gold standard of both gacha and open world rpgs. And speaking personally, it's easily one of my favorite games that I've ever played. I wouldn't spend my time playing it (or making a sub about it) if it wasn't.
But that doesn't mean it's perfect. It get's a lot of things wrong, and some things it gets irredeemably wrong. But I've noticed a trend that when trying to bring up some of its deficits on other subs, you basically get booed off the stage and downvoted into oblivion. To me, that doesn't make sense. We should be able to discuss the areas where Genshin needs improvement. The only one who benefits from pretending they don't exist is Hoyoverse. And I can't see a logical reason to spend time and energy in a concerted effort to sweep real problems under the rug for a multi-million dollar company that will likely never even see these threads.
Loving Genshin is all well and good. I'd even say that I love Genshin myself! But loving something doesn't mean plugging our ears whenever something unpleasant happens. And it certainly shouldn't mean harassing anyone just for bringing those topics up. That tends to limit critical thinking and creates a very cult-like mindset where anyone who disagrees with your fav is automatically wrong. And bro, that's unhealthy lmao
That's where Genshin_Critique comes in! My goal is for this to be a safer space to voice those opinions, to share the issues you're seeing, to not have to worry about a flood of notifications with people telling you you're stupid for daring to say Genshin could've done something better.
That isn't to say that this is just a free-for-all to indiscriminately trash everything about Genshin or the fandom. (please see the rules) But rather, this is a place to speak and be heard, to be held by others who also love Genshin but who want to see it improve. Genshin doesn't exist in a bubble. It's made by people who make mistakes and have biases and who have incorporated various forms of bigotry into the game. That affects people in ways we may not have even considered before. It can be really sad and demoralizing to see these things in Teyvat. And the response irl can be even worse bc there isn't really a place to talk about these things communally. Those that do exist are often like kicking a hornets' nest. (not always, there are wonderful facets of the fandom as well!)
But if you're tired of being silenced or told you're overreacting, weary of the ways the mainstream Genshin fandom is moving, and want to be among others who are willing to think about things a little deeper, this sub is for you.
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But that doesn't mean it's perfect. It get's a lot of things wrong, and some things it gets irredeemably wrong. But I've noticed a trend that when trying to bring up some of its deficits on other subs, you basically get booed off the stage and downvoted into oblivion. To me, that doesn't make sense. We should be able to discuss the areas where Genshin needs improvement. The only one who benefits from pretending they don't exist is Hoyoverse. And I can't see a logical reason to spend time and energy in a concerted effort to sweep real problems under the rug for a multi-million dollar company that will likely never even see these threads.
Loving Genshin is all well and good. I'd even say that I love Genshin myself! But loving something doesn't mean plugging our ears whenever something unpleasant happens. And it certainly shouldn't mean harassing anyone just for bringing those topics up. That tends to limit critical thinking and creates a very cult-like mindset where anyone who disagrees with your fav is automatically wrong. And bro, that's unhealthy lmao
That's where Genshin_Critique comes in! My goal is for this to be a safer space to voice those opinions, to share the issues you're seeing, to not have to worry about a flood of notifications with people telling you you're stupid for daring to say Genshin could've done something better.
That isn't to say that this is just a free-for-all to indiscriminately trash everything about Genshin or the fandom. (please see the rules) But rather, this is a place to speak and be heard, to be held by others who also love Genshin but who want to see it improve. Genshin doesn't exist in a bubble. It's made by people who make mistakes and have biases and who have incorporated various forms of bigotry into the game. That affects people in ways we may not have even considered before. It can be really sad and demoralizing to see these things in Teyvat. And the response irl can be even worse bc there isn't really a place to talk about these things communally. Those that do exist are often like kicking a hornets' nest. (not always, there are wonderful facets of the fandom as well!)
But if you're tired of being silenced or told you're overreacting, weary of the ways the mainstream Genshin fandom is moving, and want to be among others who are willing to think about things a little deeper, this sub is for you.
2024.05.14 21:47 dragonshouter The shaman of Muck returns( end of spirit conflict sub event)
 | NOTICE: This was taken from a group chat with the participants. u/AnActualCriminal , u/avamir , u/HalfDrowShaman , u/DragonWisper56 . That's why it is weirdly formated; I tried my best. submitted by dragonshouter to wizardposting [link] [comments] The party enters the spirit world, that land of infinite mist where concepts have form. Last time the group had discovered the location of the Exalted beacon and now they can see the spirits domain on the horizon(?). The domain of the of the spirit is a shining citadel made of crystal and marble. There are lines of silver and gold throughout the whole compound. Light radiates like miniature sun. In place of a sun or moon floats a giant metallic eye... watching. As the party arrive they notice something, there are no shadows in this realm Crispin: *Crispin is jostled awake by Ichor and spills out onto the ground covered in tar.* "Eugh. What? Oh yeah. Exalted Beacon. Shit tracks." Riva: Riva seems... ill at ease, guarded. Crispin: *Crispin looks at the giant metal eye for a bit too long.* He get's sunspots Riva: "Don't look into the giant lights, imp." Riva lets out a loooonng sigh. Agnur: Agnur weaves illusion around them it would be bad if they were spotted Drow: *the drow casts soul shadow and light eater to give herself some magic sunglasses* Riva: Riva just squints. "Do we attempt to kill everyone, or do you think there's a possibility of converting them back from... this?" She gestures vaguely. Agnur: They took our friend, they made their choice Riva: "I tend to agree with you. But at the same time... killing the zealous because of the new religion they picked up isn't the greatest look."10:33 AMRiva makes some... warding circle shades? and places them on her face. Crispin: "Let's fucking defile this place. Stupid giant sexy eyes blinding me." Riva: Riva grimaces at the whole "sexy eyes" thing. Ugh. "Works for me. Let's do this." Agnur: regardless of sexing eyes how are we going to get in? As the party walks up up to a tall wall around the citadel. Drow: I can just walk up this Crispin: "I can fly. Lookit." *He does, in spite of his wings looking like one of those oil spill ducks from a Dawn ad.* Drow: *the drow walks up the walls casually* *she makes it to the top and then shoots some ephemeral ropes out of her armor, tethering them to the wall* Riva: Riva takes a rope and begins climbing up... in a manner like Adam West Batman, admittedly. But she isn't going to ask for a memory from Crispin so she can teleport up. Agnur: Agnur climbs up Ichor: *Ichor slorps up a rope with peculiar viscosity as Crispin lands at the top.* The group looks over the wall As they do they notice how...still it is. Nothing is out of place, there is no dirt or dust, no noise or bustle. Only silence except for a few sentries. Moving through the streets are some weird creature. It is like a shadow except shadows don't exist here. The aren't light however, just not shadows. Silver "shadows" will do for now; they stalk the streets. On top of towers however sit zealot priests in pale robes, watching Drow: "sentries. Some kind of... Silver shadow monster..." "you wanna go in hot or cold guys?" Crispin: "I can make a distraction. Gotta call in a debt though." *Crispin rattles a bag of teeth.* Riva: "They don't seem to be tethered to the priest but they seem kinda similar to the undead type shadow. There is something soul adjacent about them. Probably touching you does some sort of damage to your spirit." "I wonder whether killing the priests would rid us of the... spirits." Crispin: "Guys I think we're being too thinky here. These are order guys right? All this strategy plays right into their hands." *He rattles the bag again.* "C'moooooon." Agnur: I mean it would give us some cover... Drow: "why don't I just sneak ahead and try to grab one of those guys first" "just make sure I have backup" Riva: "That works for me." Drow: *the drow begins sneaking along the wall as best she can towards the nearest priest tower* Ichor: *Ichor clings to the outside of the top of the wall, trailing behind Drow.* Drow is able to sneak up the tower un-noticed. The guards are spaced out because they have a giant eye in the sky( literally). She gets behind the guy and hear muttered prayer. *the drow does a series of actions in rapid succession. First she creates a bubble of mute, then she taps the man on the back making him go blind and deaf, and finally she grips him by the neck and begins choking him out* Drow: [do we want this guy alive or dead?] []= telepathic cummunication Agnur: [he can't talk if he's dead. lets get information first] Drow: [ok let me disable him...] *the drow touches two hands to the man's head and begins dripping horrors into his mind until he passes out from fear* [ok. What do you guys want to ask him?] Agnur: [what the fuck is he and what does he do. we need to know how dangerous he is] Crispin: [Where's our boy? And do these shitheads know we're coming for him?] Drow: [ok! I'll try the normal way first, if he doesn't comply I'll kill him and ask his soul] *the drow creates an illusory similacrum of herself and places it inside the man's mind, she asks his inner consciousness the following questions and listens for his answers* "hey guy, who are you?" "You will pay infidel!!! The great and glorious Exalted Beacon will end you! Their (he goes into like a thousand titles and compliment I am not writing) will force you to kneel before them. All shall kneel before them so sayth their loyal preist and servant Atticus!!! Drow: what does this exalted Beacon look like Exalted Beacon is beautiful a statuesque, thirty feet tall, being made of the most stunning marble, crystal and precious metal. Their voice is a chorus, their eyes are brilliant rubies. They have a mosaic halo of gold with eyes on it. They also float above the ground because they are to good to tred upon it. The rest is repetitive praise Drow: *within the zealot's mind he sees the drow prance about, threatening him. Then he sees the exalted beacon launch a bolt of light through the sky, exploding the simulacrum of the drow**the exalted beacon stands tall in the distance and booms at him*"I have come to save my loyal servant" "tell me thy purpose servant, so I shall have it known" (this is an illusion) "Thank you my master! I am but a mere secondary sentry, but one of the ones that joined you willingly unlike those plebian villagers. ( he just continues blubbering thanks) Drow: "good! And have you been enjoying the powers you have been granted? Describe your abilities to me, compare yourself to your cohort" "you have done well. If you are worhty I shall grant you more powers" Thank you lord. You have granted me the ability to smite those in your name with radiant light. I could fight toe to toe with the lowest of mages. I am slightly above average amongst my cohort but I serve well enough guarding the domain. I am also tasked with commanding the Vestiges of Shadow you have given me. Like hounds of war they hunt down the non-believers and drain them of energy before I can bring them to you. Drow: "I see. How goes your training with the vestiges of shadow? Tell me every relevant detail about them" Riva: Riva waits expectantly for him to spill the beans. Of course master. They are made from the shadows of your prisoners at the throne. Screaming you praises for all eternity. This torment shatters there soul to create these vestiges in place of their shadows. From then on they act as loyal servants and drain the disgusting essence of show from a persons being. Without you intervention a person could not survive long without it. That shadow needs to be replaced with your energy to remain among the living. Drow: *the drow relays this information telepathically* Riva: [ "I wonder if their shadows, and parts of their soul, can be returned to them." "Another idea. Can you mimic a vestige, Drow? We are terrible nonbelievers, and you could bring us to this being. Once we have a way of dispelling its power, of course."] Drow: [yes, I should be able to mimic one][he also mentioned the eternal torment of the civilians was how they separated their souls to make the shadows][if we disrupt that maybe we can have them despawn without killing the guy] Riva: ["He said he drained the non-believers of energy before bringing them to this being... so if we can get in, perhaps we can disrupt this ritualized torture, and perhaps that would rid us of the vestiges? And perhaps drain this being of power."] Drow: [yes my thoughts exactly. Now, for the last question]"servant Atticus. Tell me where kyrgrin is now." Your most hated prisoner? At he very center of the citadel where you can keep an eye on him. Riva: After relaying the information telepathically, Riva might ask Drow to ask whether Krygin was being used as a power source. Perhaps word it as some sort of test for Atticus. "Remind me, my servant... What treatment is Krygin receiving?" (Or something along those lines) No your holiness. The prisoner's magic is incompatible with ours. You bound him everyway you could so he couldn't conspire against you. You worried that killing him wouldn't be permanent enough for your plans. Wizards have escaped death before and that welp is harder to kill than a cockroach. He is to be bound until the universe ceases to exist. Riva: Riva makes a quiet, "Hm." And considers. Crispin: "Checks out. He's not a powerhouse but last we saw him a fucking bomb was turning him into a puddle. Krygin's hard to kill." Agnur: It was a fucking black whole....I love that little guy Riva: "If this being is using his power to bind Krygin personally, I wonder if disrupting his power will free Krygin. Now to figure out how to disrupt this being's power." Agnur: I mean if we mess up the palace it could help, or at least distract it Crispin: "They're spirits, yeah. Purity. Order. The grosser and more chaotic we are the better." Agnur: should we call in crispin's debt Riva: "Ah! Yes, that would... ha. That would definitely do it. Ha ha." She had neglected the symbolism of things. And if anyone could make a mess, it'd be Crispin. Riva + drow: With the questions done, and Atticus disposed of, Team Kryginator decides to move closer to the goal. Using Drows abilities at illusion, she feigns being a Vestige bringing the group (who pretend to be tired so to look like their energy is drained), and move closer into the area where people are being kept. [now crispin!] Crispin: *Crispin rips open the pouch the way he opens most things. Tearing it open upside down like a dysfunctional kindergarten with a bag of dorritos, completely ignoring the draw-string.* "Been playing a lot of poker in my down-time..." *Teeth clatter onto the ground. Dozens. Each one with a name in low Sylvan etched onto it. They transform into tiny pallid creatures with gangly limbs, dragonfly-like wings, and rows upon rows of needle-like teeth.* "I've been winning." *The tooth fairies scatter, each one set on either harassing a guard or knocking over something expensive.* The giant eye focuses on the distraction and the party feel the energy of the domain shift aggressively. The tooth fairies will likely be driven off but it will certainly distract everyone. Guards from across the citadel converge in this area. The group moves at a light jog; *Crispin strolls languidly until Ichor picks him up and moves at a better clip* *the drow vestige leads the pack hoping that the other guardians will let her through* The party charges through the gates. The guardians are too distracted to pay close attention to the vestige and entourage Agnur: Agnur cuts himself and draws runes of corruption on the wall ever once in a while. The runes cause the walls to pucker like wounds as the natural energies of this place try to fight off the intrusion. Ichor: Ichor leaves a trail of tar The party sees the prisoners as they reach the "throne room". It is like a giant colosseum like structure. The Exalted Beacon floats in the center eyes closed; it hasn't noticed you. Around the room are hundreds of people in various states of torture such as having silver bars impaling someone. The blood runs like rubies in here. It should be discussing but something makes it beautiful. All of them ar screaming praise and begging for release. The influence of this place is makes what should be discordant noise into a choir. Silver shadows prowl but currently accept you as prisoners. Patrolling a silver shadows with priest overseeing them. Drow: Drow sneaks behind a priest while invisible. *the drow tries to grab him and swiftly stab him in the heart. She plans on taking his form and turning him invisible simultaneously* A invisible body drops down quitly. *for now, the drow simply takes her post and waits for the right time to issue some more interesting commands* Riva, Ichor and Crispin hide. Crispin is in the form of a rat Agnur: Agnur activates his Teumessian pendant and starts sneaking around. when agnur reaches one he tries to club them to death as quietly as possible. His pendant warps fate so no one is looking; he bashes a mans brains in and tries to hide the body. He dies before he can scream Crispin: *Crispin transforms, shrieking at the top if his lungs like a baby on fire, lugung at one if the priests. The shriek is pitched and sustained specifically to counteract the choire-like atmosphere of the room.* The blood sprays across the room. Drow: Drow gives the shadows contradictory orders to confuse them Riva: Riva concentrates, and draws a circle. Unlike the vast majority of ones she done, however, this is strangely... green? This is very much not her affinity, but she knows the basic forms. And from this circle, she calls on the Alseid clans of the Earthen planes. Unlike a fire elemental, she doesn't bind it to her will directly, but rather asks and *pressures*.*If successful, some of these looking dudes/dudettes/etc. bound from the circle. Riva would direct them to release the hostages, Unbinding them from Thews of Earth (silver), and heal them." The Alseids have a green glow which pushes against the natural energies of the citadel. Asleids( nice earth elemental adjacent dudes) The Exalted Beacon starts to wake from it's trance. As this is happening Agnur notices a false wall of crystal which he deduces Krygin is behind. Agnur: Teleports over to the wall but finds no way of opening it. Drow: *the drow continues concentrating on the shadows, trying to get them to help break more chains* *she drops her illusory shadow and instead creates a bubble of sensory deprivation around the exalted beacon* *trying to stall it's awakening* The "shadows" help confused but do so. Some blink out of existence as they free the human they were made from. Ichor: *Ichor spews themselves as much as possible. Spattering the room.* Agnur: I summon bram and he starts hitting the wall with the force a earthquake. I impower him. The crystal starts to break but it accelerates the Beacons notice Ichor: *Ichor readies to surge at the beacon like a geyser the instant it becomes aware. They're likely not strong enough but they can hold attention.* Drow: "Someone get a big portal ready! We gotta get kyrgin and these civs out" *she mentions the civs to appease the others but does not care at all about them* Agnur: Agnur takes bottled rage and pours it into bram to increase his attack power A red glows around Bram and his blows triple in power. Soon the wall will break. The Beacon wakes and tears through the illusion and the halo flares! "Who intrudes on my domain" Riva: Riva tries to portal the civilians out of the crumbling tower, back to somewhere outside where she's been before. It's a little strange in this realm, but she shuffles them out as quickly as she can. And has one of the Alseid's go out with them to try and heal the wounded and keep them moving. Riva gets ready to crank out a bigger gate for Krygin... The civilians try to escape as quick as they can. Every peson saved seems to dim the Beacon's glow Ichor: *Ichor surges forward and Crispin lights the tar with a firebolt. A geyser of flaming tar would slam into the Beacon like a locomotive.* The Beacon slams against the other side of the room but grabs at Ichor. It's touch burns( though because Ichor likes fire it is more of an acidic burn) "Do you Challange a god!!" Drow: *with all the civs freed, the drow releases her other illusions and pulls out her spell grenade launcher. She launches a ball of incendiary darkness at the pillar* Agnur: I enhance the runes I places around the castle to weaken it The darkness slams into the wall and it shatters and the walls shake as the walls start to corrupt Ichor: "BalaNCE MUsT bE rEStOReD!!!" No one but Krygin really speaks primal tar, but that's what they say Crispin: *Meanwhile Crispin is saying every swear word he knows at the top of his lungs. Every obscenity. Every vile act one can do to a hole. Fulness and impurity of another kind.* As the smoke clears Krygin is revealed. Krygin "sits" boneless with silver chains around his wrist. He sits in a circle of salt surrounded by a circle of pure water. Agnur: Agnur uses a piece of Sorrowsore to pollute the water The Beacon begins shooting flashes of divine energy at Ichor while a translucent "reflection" of it appears before the rest of the group and punches the ground before disappearing Drow: *the drow goes invisible and prepares to bolt. She leaves behind 3 illusory duplicates to continue fighting* Ichor: *Ichor can't take much more. They try to hurl the Beacon into a wall and retreat. Too much Tar has been used up.* The Beacon is slammed into the wall leaving a crater. The beacon begins to charge up a divine blast. Riva: *Riva kind of... kicks some corpses over at him(Krygin)? Can he eat that? Us that to reconstitute himself? while she redirects the Alseids to poop on things, kick over the salt, and piss into the pure water.* *Kicks corpses at Krygin. She'll try and open a portal once he's able to... uh... move? Slither?* As soon as Krygin can slither he slides forward a a burger on grease and swallows the corpses whole like a a snake. Bones shift under skin. He isn't 100% but he can walk now Crispin: "I missed this repulsive fucker." Drow: *the drow runs next to the portal and launches an ephemeral rope at kyrgin, grabbing and pulling him like a child down a slip and slide to the portal* *her other clones try to distract the beacon while she does" Krygin: "Wait what?! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH" Several reflections of the beacon strike at illussions. Shattering the area around them Ichor: *Ichor doesn't have time to grab a corpse. Headed for a portal. Crispin grabs some deer poop, ignites it, and throws it before fleeing.* drow: *the drow grasps the weird slime creature they just saved and falls backwards through the portal like a trust fall* Agnur: Agnur summons up all his rage greif and desperation from the past while and pours it into a curse. calling favors from fae, demon, spirit and monster he brings rot and decay to the pure. bram carries him out Riva: *Riva keeps the portal open until everyone is out, then tries to snap it shut. At the last second the beacon grabs the portal; not magically just pulling reality open but then Agnur's curse hits them like a truck. So hard in fact that a small piece of crystal fractures. The Beacons cries in pain and the portal closes. Drow: Hey job well done guys. Where are we riva? *the drow immediately takes out some tea and begins sipping*. They were in an Ithicar hospital. Ichor: "LAWyeR. ArE yOU All rIGhT?!" Krygin: Krygin shakily stands. "I'm ... free. I'm free. I'M FREE!!!!" He tries to jump for joy but hurts himself. He gives Ichor a goopy hug Riva: Riva thanks the Alseid's in greek, and they make appropriate polite noises in their ungulate sorts of ways, and disappear. Drow: Hey krygin, nice to meet you. I'm your savior, the Drow. Krygin: The just looks at drow with the placid expression of a frog. "Sure, I'm used to dealing in favors" Drow: *score, the drow thinks* Also Riva. You owe me too! The rest of you... We should get drinks later Crispin: "Waaaaay ahead of ya." Pulls out a bottle of medical alcohol and drinks Drow: *the drow taps his alcohol bottle with her tea vial* Riva: "Sigh. I'll add it to the tab." Krygin: "I... must... throw a feast!" "You are all invited!" Riva: "Glad to see you back, Krygin." Krygin: "I'm glad as well Riva Crispin: "You just ate a corpse!" Drow: Don't act like you've never eaten a corpse crispin. I know I have Crispin: "Not a whole one! I'm small!" Riva: "There is much to catch up on." Riva doesn't mention the Pact being mostly empty, and Krygin probably being the only one left to fill a position, EON, Belial's disappearance and reappearance, the assault on Lemarcia, etc. etc. Krygin: (he needs to catch up on so much. He doesn't even know about sorrowsore!) "Yeah, I was gone for a long time" Agnur: "we're just glad your back." He says as he rest a kind hand on Krygin's shoulder El Fin /uw Here's a big shout out to the players of this post! They were great. I can't belive Krygin's been gone for two months!!!! I was going crazy!! Also not kidding about the feast. In a few hours of posting this. |
2024.05.14 21:46 Doorstopsanddynamite Interesting 10th level builds
Basically title. Playing in a 10th level one shot at the weekend and looking for an interesting build to play. Any official 5e rulebook is hunky dory, we get a list of 5 items we can request (not sure we're guaranteed all 5, and no legendaries).
A few ideas I had were Undead Warlock + some kind of barbarian utilising non-concentration set up spells like Armour of Agathys, Form of Dread, and Rage to eat up and dish out ungodly damage, a halfling, Clockwork Soul/Eloquence Bard (maybe a dip into divination wizard too) to straight up fuck with probability, or some kind of grappling build.
Any suggestions on how to build these, or any ideas for builds with other fun play styles feel free to drop em! I'm not necessarily looking to be super OP as long as I'm not super useless and do something fun/interesting!
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A few ideas I had were Undead Warlock + some kind of barbarian utilising non-concentration set up spells like Armour of Agathys, Form of Dread, and Rage to eat up and dish out ungodly damage, a halfling, Clockwork Soul/Eloquence Bard (maybe a dip into divination wizard too) to straight up fuck with probability, or some kind of grappling build.
Any suggestions on how to build these, or any ideas for builds with other fun play styles feel free to drop em! I'm not necessarily looking to be super OP as long as I'm not super useless and do something fun/interesting!
2024.05.14 21:45 sysilver Drawing Polygons?
Hello, I am looking for a package that can let me draw polygons. I have attacheda link to illustrate the functionality (written in JS). To me this seems like a basic, common functionality (maybe I'm wrong), but I haven't been able to find anything other than a free-form example shown here and a plethora of pre-chosen points/magic numbers. Neither of which meets my criteria. Any help/pointers would be appreciated. Thanks.
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