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My girlfriend and I would have discussions about almost anything, it can be something small but when we have those discussions, we bring out points that changes the view of the topic of the discussions. For a while, I loved having them with her but it got to the point where it seemed that she would only listen to my points to just respond. What makes it worse is the annoying habit she does when we talk; she would constantly interrupt me mid point to add something to what she had said. When she does this, I’m almost never able to finish what I want to say and I would end listening to what she has to say and I would forget what I have to say. What makes it even more frustrating is the fact that we spoke about her habit and how she needs to control herself when we have discussions. But recently, it seems that she forgets all of a sudden and now my opinion comes after hers. There’s been times when she’s actually told me to be quiet and let her finish her statement I am a very unproblematic person so I just let her speak. To be honest, it got to the point where I feel drained just listening to her talk; I know she would want to ask me questions about the topic and what I have to say about it. But every time I try to engage in the conversation with her, she kinda shuts me down when she hears something she doesn’t like.
I get that she has these impulses to voice her opinions and she would talk over someone because she may feel that she’s not being heard but it doesn’t excuse the fact that we always have talks about these habits and that she needs to learn how to control them. And to be honest, I used to believe that there was no ill intent behind her habits but after this discussion we had a couple days ago, I don’t know anymore. It’s getting harder and harder to actually have a conversation with her.
I am genuinely tired mentally and emotionally but I miss my best friend. What should I do? Would this be cause for a break up or would it be something we need to work on extensively?

We purchased a home in 2022 and at that time an inspection showed no issues. There are 2 full bathrooms upstairs, 1 half bath downstairs. There was some minor 0 degree grade in some areas but other than some buildup in the line from grease it looked to be running fine from the home to the sewer.
Come 2-3 months of living in this house our nightmare began. Its only my wife and I living here. The upstairs toilets stopped flushing and would get backed up. After a while they would drain down, but we would get a plumber out and they would snake it and all fine for another week or so until bam another backup. Finally brought in a camera and saw a clog of enormous length (20 ft) and ended up hydrojetting it out.
This process has continued on throughout the past year. 4 companies, 2 gave up completely, 1 started to get crazy with their charges, the latest is stumped and said let us replace the line. That didn't work. This weekend sewage sept up from a floor drain from an ice maker. The cause? a clog in the same damn line.
With changes made under the house and in various ways to see what can be done:

• Changed toilet paper (from charmin) and adjusted usage - was told we were using too much so cut back. Never even used any flushable wipes nor flushed anything other than TP and toilet bowl cleaner.
• Replaced upstairs toilets with American Standard Cadets
• Replaced one of the cadets with a kohler power assist
• Removed a 90 degree bend for 2 45 degree bends
• Stopped using downstairs toilet all together
• Removed a T-junction where there looked to possibly be a belly from upstairs to downstairs
• Had a roofer inspect our sewer vents and no noticeable blockages (no plumber was willing to go on roof - extra sttep and shake tile - so no camera down there although they did go in attic and didn't notice any issues there)
• Added Autovents to downstairs toilet and sink
• Regraded line where slope was at 0 degrees
• Replaced line from downstairs toilet to main (about 80ft total in pipe) and regraded everything to be 1/4" drop
• And this weekend - capped the floor drain so nothing could come up it - it had a backwater prevention valve that failed? Wondering if this may have been an issue all along - was this drain potentially acting as a vent but since it was lower than toilets it would cause pressure to decrease? There is a p trap in it but it may have evaporated due to non use...

Unfortunately I don't have much video/pictures of much help as there have been so many changes that anything I do have is out of date. Here are some images showing the crawlspace and the best diagram I've been able to get so far: https://imgur.com/a/K5BNH3s

Some shower thoughts that I’ve had ruminating for a while so I just want to stick them somewhere for posterity. Feel free to poke holes in the theory and downvote to oblivion 😊.

I’ve been thinking a lot of the portrait of the old man and young woman in the DLC trailer and it led me down a rabbit hole of theory crafting and I was wondering if anyone else shared these thoughts.
In short, if we are to presume the woman in the portrait is Marika then I posit that the man is her father and Messmer is the incestuous first-born child between them. In an effort to free herself from the trauma and abuse, she abandoned them and separated the Land of Shadow from the rest of reality. However, Messmer sided with his dad and stayed.

Now for a slightly more in-depth analysis.
In my opinion, the whole story of Elden Ring is essentially the tale of Marika and her desires and machinations to be free from the abuse, control and influence she has faced her whole life. This has been her primary motivation and all her different consorts/families are attempts to achieve that. Some are more successful than others. These were her tools as they were the only ones she was exposed to by a twisted father who had varying degrees of success in using her for his own ends (until he presumably faced his comeuppance what with the Great Rune-esque shit that’s impaling him).
Let’s quickly examine the families.
Godfrey:
Produced Morgott and Mohg, two Omen cursed offspring who were connections to the old world that Marika was escaping from and therefor shunned. Godwyn however was the apple of his mother’s eye but too enthralled by the Golden Order. She sends Godfrey away as perhaps he too was only using her to fulfil his own ambitions of conquest.

As Radagan with Rennala:
I imagine Radagan as a manifestation of her trauma and reluctance, or inability, to let go of it and move on (exhibited by his attempt at repairing the Elden Ring to restore order). Their children seem to be the ones most resistant to change (the exception being Ranni because she is fucking cool):
Radahn stalled the stars to stop them from them from claiming Ranni’s destiny. (also see Radahn’s reluctance to move on from his beloved horse when he literally outgrew him).
Rykard was so upset with the upending of the Golden Order and the debasement of the Shattering that it eventually led to him turning his back on the Greater Will and turned to blasphemy.
Ranni is their greatest triumph. She figured it out and was able to self-actualise and free herself from the Greater Will’s influence. However, Marika was not to know this yet and therefore tried again.

Radagan and Marika:
This was an attempt of self-sufficiency. By splitting in two she didn’t have to rely on outsiders and their own aspirations; however, the schism perhaps caused its own problems (e.g. Radagan’s doubt).
The children this produced were flawed physically but, on the surface, it would appear that they have the most free agency of all the children (again, with the exception of Ranni). Miquella formed his own damned tree while Malenia waged war with her siblings and none could stay in her path. However, look under the surface and you could argue that they aren’t as free as they appear to be and are actually beholden to each other (as well as their afflictions). Miquella is driven by his desire to cure his sister’s scarlet rot while Malenia is “the blade of Miquella”. However, I don’t think they consider the other as a burden and are driven by the love they share.

With all that in mind, this is my imagining of the before-times.
First was an abusive father. Perhaps Marika had been chosen as an Empyrean and he manipulated her to exert his will. The impregnation could be a means of this. If he produces a child with a god then he can manipulate that child to continue his dominance. Or perhaps he was an evil shit and impregnated Marika regardless of her Empyrean destiny.
Upon Marika’s apotheosis she sought the means to free herself from a life of subordination; first from her father (and perhaps the culture that created the conditions, hence the banishment of The Land of Shadow from the rest of the world) and secondly from the Greater Will that bestowed her this monkey’s paw of godhood.

Just a thought as an aside (I had nowhere else to put this). What makes Marika a god? She isn’t omnipotent or omniscient and is without free agency so she is more a god in the Greco-Roman sense rather than the Abrahamic sense but even within that definition she seems less a god and more a figurehead of a church that she has no control over. She is a puppet (a pope-et? sorry) of an unknowable and powerful entity.

I hope this wasn’t too word salad-y and was at least comprehensible. I wish I had the time to make my ideas more cohesive but I thought I’d at least hopefully get a conversation starting and at the very least it’s nice to have something I can point to when the DLC comes out and I can see where I was right and wrong (I’d say very wrong).
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Hey everyone,
I’m hoping to get some advice here, so bear with me as this is a bit of a long story. I got hit with a 5-year ban at the U.S. border because the officer thought I was trying to reunite with my ex-wife and get a job through her. Just to give some context, I was on a B1/B2 5-year visit visa, living and working in the UK, and this was my first time visiting the U.S. since my divorce.
So, here's the backstory: I got married to a U.S. citizen, and we initially planned to go through the spouse visa process. But unfortunately, things went south because of her infidelity while I was in the UK. We decided to get divorced, and since she’s a lawyer, the whole process was pretty quick. Everything was done over Zoom; I wasn’t even present in court due to some engagements, but it didn’t really matter since all the paperwork was signed and the Zoom court session was just a formality. For reference, we weren’t even married for a year, though we dated for over three years before deciding to tie the knot, hoping to be together.
I moved to the UK for my MSc while waiting for the visa process, but the distance and her infidelity took a toll, and she asked for a divorce, likely to move on with someone new. I didn’t object. We finalized our divorce and went our separate ways. I continued with my MSc program in the UK, and though we were apart, we still had each other’s numbers and stayed in touch occasionally.
Fast forward to me deciding to give the U.S. visit visa a try, and I got it. In our conversations, I mentioned to her that I got the visa and was planning a trip to the U.S. This led to us talking more, and she kept suggesting ways for me to stay in the country, even sending me daily U.S. job applications to apply for from the UK. On the day I was supposed to fly to the U.S., she offered to pick me up from the airport, and I didn’t see any harm in that since I thought we were still good friends despite the divorce.
But things went south at the border. The immigration officer questioned me hard about my visit, took my phone, and saw our conversations. It ended with me getting deported back to the UK and slapped with a 5-year U.S. ban. This whole experience was a massive blow to my mental health. I got seriously depressed, and to top it off, my ex-wife messaged me later saying she was cutting all ties with me and then blocked me.
I haven’t fully recovered from the depression caused by all this. Every time I think about how it all went down, I get really sad. Recently, my ex-wife reached out again to tell me she’s remarried to someone in the U.S. I’m back in the UK, trying to rebuild my life and see what I can do here since I have legal status, but I can’t help feeling down about the whole situation.
My experience at the U.S. border was traumatic; I even spent a night in a holding cell before being sent back. My ex-wife suggested I move on with my life and maybe seek help from communities like this to figure out how to overturn the visa ban.
I’m slowly getting my life back on track, but I really want to overturn the 5-year ban and don’t even know where to start. I’m also considering applying for a Canada PR visa from the UK or even trying the visit visa again, but having this ban hanging over me is really affecting me. I’m feeling depressed and struggling to move forward.
Any advice or guidance you all could offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to read my story.

I am also trying to move back so i can be close to my family though ssi disability is like 600$ so trying to find income restricted places to rent is hard (so if anyone knows any info to help id appreciate cause im stuck up north with no support and had brain surgery and i really don't want to get to another surgery and be in this pickle still cause no way i could do another surgery on my own. I am covered in tumors on nerve endings)
I am trying to scrape enough to fly into jax airport. I know i can take a bus ride to the park and ride off san jose near the bridge but my parents live 2-3 miles past that off of roberts road in st johns county. So this is where i am in a pickle.
Or is there a place that can rent an exterior wheelchair holder for back of truck or van.
Ive been looking but i just end up frustrated and give up. Please help

Hey everyone,
I’m hoping to get some advice here, so bear with me as this is a bit of a long story. I got hit with a 5-year ban at the U.S. border because the officer thought I was trying to reunite with my ex-wife and get a job through her. Just to give some context, I was on a B1/B2 5-year visit visa, living and working in the UK, and this was my first time visiting the U.S. since my divorce.
So, here's the backstory: I got married to a U.S. citizen, and we initially planned to go through the spouse visa process. But unfortunately, things went south because of her infidelity while I was in the UK. We decided to get divorced, and since she’s a lawyer, the whole process was pretty quick. Everything was done over Zoom; I wasn’t even present in court due to some engagements, but it didn’t really matter since all the paperwork was signed and the Zoom court session was just a formality. For reference, we weren’t even married for a year, though we dated for over three years before deciding to tie the knot, hoping to be together.
I moved to the UK for my MSc while waiting for the visa process, but the distance and her infidelity took a toll, and she asked for a divorce, likely to move on with someone new. I didn’t object. We finalized our divorce and went our separate ways. I continued with my MSc program in the UK, and though we were apart, we still had each other’s numbers and stayed in touch occasionally.
Fast forward to me deciding to give the U.S. visit visa a try, and I got it. In our conversations, I mentioned to her that I got the visa and was planning a trip to the U.S. This led to us talking more, and she kept suggesting ways for me to stay in the country, even sending me daily U.S. job applications to apply for from the UK. On the day I was supposed to fly to the U.S., she offered to pick me up from the airport, and I didn’t see any harm in that since I thought we were still good friends despite the divorce.
But things went south at the border. The immigration officer questioned me hard about my visit, took my phone, and saw our conversations. It ended with me getting deported back to the UK and slapped with a 5-year U.S. ban. This whole experience was a massive blow to my mental health. I got seriously depressed, and to top it off, my ex-wife messaged me later saying she was cutting all ties with me and then blocked me.
I haven’t fully recovered from the depression caused by all this. Every time I think about how it all went down, I get really sad. Recently, my ex-wife reached out again to tell me she’s remarried to someone in the U.S. I’m back in the UK, trying to rebuild my life and see what I can do here since I have legal status, but I can’t help feeling down about the whole situation.
My experience at the U.S. border was traumatic; I even spent a night in a holding cell before being sent back. My ex-wife suggested I move on with my life and maybe seek help from communities like this to figure out how to overturn the visa ban.
I’m slowly getting my life back on track, but I really want to overturn the 5-year ban and don’t even know where to start. I’m also considering applying for a Canada PR visa from the UK or even trying the visit visa again, but having this ban hanging over me is really affecting me. I’m feeling depressed and struggling to move forward.
Any advice or guidance you all could offer would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for taking the time to read my story.

My 8 month old army crawls (belly on floor) EVERYWHERREEE like nothing stops her. But now she's starting to try and pull herself up on things which is fine and great, but I've read skipping crawling can cause developmental problems. Does army crawling count? If she never "properly" crawls before she starts pulling herself up and eventually walking, are there risks there? Or any advice on how to get her to actually crawl before she gets closer to walking?

I’m not sure if her fur looking like this is cause for concern? I know a cat’s fur can be indicative of their health so I just want to make sure I’m not ignoring something potentially serious. She feels soft on her back but her stomach and chest fur is slightly greasy, but still not to the level of it feeling gross. She grooms herself at a normal level so it’s not that she’s skipping grooming. I feed her a mix of wet and dry food and she’s pretty good about drinking water. She’s a little overweight too, if that matters. I’m honestly really bad about brushing her because I only have a furminator and I read that those damage their coats, so I stopped using it. She’s also my first long haired cat so maybe I’m not doing enough to help her with her coat. Any advice is appreciated, thanks!

we have been an official couple for less than 2 months. I’ve (F) already been to a couple of family gatherings, and was meant to go to another one this weekend. my boyfriend has a BIG family. I’m an only child with an average sized family, I wouldn’t say I’m crazy close to any of them though. if I’m being completely honest, I do think there’s trauma when I think about family, especially since my parents are divorce and this divorced caused some divides in my family, with some ppl I haven’t spoken to in years, with one of them hugely betraying my mum and trying to conspire us against each other. however, not only will there be a bunch of his cousins there, there will also be more sets of cousins who I’ve never met before, their partners, a kid, as well as his cousin’s work colleagues and some friends. I said I no longer want to go as there’s a lot of people and I get nervous in large gatherings. it’s overwhelming and I feel like it’s something I would rather reserve for later in the relationship rather than at this point.
he’s told me that he’s upset about the concept of me not going and, even though he said there’s no pressure for me to go to these events, him saying this has definitely made me feel guilty about not wanting to go anymore. a previous time I tried this, he said the same thing and that it’ll now be awkward because he’s already told them that I can go but then I said I couldn’t (my reason for not going to this event was because my own cousin had later invited me to a BBQ and I wanted to go to it as this would’ve been the last time I saw her before she flew out to move to Asia for a year).
I’ve already expressed to my bf that I would feel MUCH more comfortable meeting different people individually/in a smaller group rather than in a huge social setting (I really thrive in more intimate interactions), and he said him and his cousins rarely meet in small groups/solo. idk if I’m being a big baby about this but I feel like my boundaries are being pushed. AITAH?

I’ve always had”powers” since I was baby. I was told by my mom I would follow things up on the ceiling. When I was a kid, I remember seeing spirits and feeling them. I can no longer see them, but I do feel them. There is this one silhouette that I see on top of my ceiling. There’s nothing of mine that is causing that to appear and make that shape. It also moves around the room in different areas some nights. I consider myself spiritual. Any advice to further develop my skills?

I'm a FTM, 17 weeks along and suffering with pretty severe carpal tunnel. I had it prior to pregnancy but I would have months between flare ups and they were very mild flare ups. Ever since getting pregnant, however, it just keeps getting worse. Everything I have read has said that typically women develop it in the late 2nd to 3rd trimester so I feel very alone having it this badly it right from the very start. I'm now sleeping with braces on my wrists and use a pregnancy pillow to prop myself up a specific way to try to help but my hands still go completely numb while sleeping to the point where they both start throbbing in pain and I can barely sleep. This continues throughout the day too. I can hardly make a fist with either of my hands without them hurting and I can't do simple tasks like opening jars or wiping down the counter tops. I spoke to my doctor about it and she referred me to get corticosteroid injections into my wrists. I'm going this Wednesday to get it done but I'm so anxious about it. I was hoping to avoid it because I'm so scared of causing any harm to my baby. I keep telling myself that I need to take care of myself in order to take care of my baby when he or she is here but I'm still so nervous about it. Has anyone else here gone through with getting the injections? Wondering what the process was like and if it truly helped? I know everyone is different but I'm just looking for some positivity around getting these injections to help ease my mind. Sorry for the long post but thank you to anyone who stuck around and to those who might be able to provide some feedback ❤️

Hi all, posting on behalf of my wife who has been very severe and bed bound the last 5 months. She has started to minimally improve in terms of the amount of stimulation she can handle, but still needs to spend all of her time lying down in the dark.
From time to time she experiences a head pressure, very much like what PWME describe as a sign of PEM, overexertion, or crashing, but without a clear cause or reason. Pressure headaches are something she experiences when an interaction has lasted too long or something has been overstimulating, but there we could know the cause more clearly. These other instances the pressure is reduced if she gets up to go to the bathroom or moves in bed, and we are wondering if it’s related to her neck/head posture.
We have tried a small incline, which has helped reduce it, but don’t want to use it for long since that may also lead to PEM, vertigo, and more headache(!)
Wondering if others have experienced this when bed-bound and what you’ve done when “training” to sit up or improve overall posture when all you can do is lie down. Any suggestions on what we can do to help her be more comfortable? We have tried several pillow types and thickness but this discomfort returns.
Many thanks in advance.

• What do you do as a job or as a career (if you have one)? Do you like it? Why or why not? I recently had a job as a math tutor which I enjoyed very much. Trying to become an engineer, not sure if I will like all of the hands-on stuff but I am a big fan of math and physics.
• If you had to spend an entire weekend by yourself, how would you feel? Would you feel lonely or refreshed? I wouldn't say I would feel refreshed but I would handle it very well and I can keep myself entertained on my own easily for long periods of time.
• 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 don't play sports but I am pretty athletic and I enjoy a little competition. I spend a lot more time inside and I like to solve puzzles (jigsaw/word games), I enjoy reading and also researching random things.
• Would you enjoy taking on a leadership position? Do you think you would be good at it? What would your leadership style be? I think I'd make a good leader but I don't like being the person that everyone looks at when something goes wrong. I'd be very open in hearing other people's ideas and I'd treat everyone as my equal.
• Are you artistic? If yes, describe your art? If you are not particular artistic but can appreciate art please likewise describe what forums of art you enjoy. Please explain your answer. I can't draw, paint, or anything like that to save my life. I do love music, however, if that counts as art, and I am quite proficient at the piano. I also like looking at art and I could spend a day at a museum. I also love listening to music and attending concerts- but who doesn't!
• What's your opinion about the past, present, and future? How do you deal with them? I think about the past a lot, reminiscing on good times and bad ones, thinking about what I did well and what I could have handled differently. I think a lot about the near future but not so much the far future. I have an idealistic plan for my far future that I don't want to over-analyze. I enjoy living in the present as well. I have a love for new experiences and I try to live life to my fullest.
• 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 feel so honored that they would want my help and I would do anything in my power to help even a little bit. I would want to do so because I like making people happy and I would want to be seen as reliable and helpful.
• 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 learn by doing lots of practice and I dislike learning environments that try to get you to come up with your own conclusions and try to get you to find the answer on your own. I prefer memorization and logic.
• What are your fears? I fear that I will be forgotten or disliked or lonely.
• What do the "highs" in your life look like? Usually moments where I felt really connected with people or succeeding at something I love doing.
• What do the "lows" in your life look like? When I let my thoughts go too far and they distract me from the reality of a situation.
• 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? An interpersonal interaction I recently was a part of.
• How long do you take to make an important decision? And do you change your mind once you've made it? A long time, and I rarely change my mind.
• How important are emotions in your life? I use emotions as a stepping stone to reasoning myself through a situation. I like to think through all the possibilities that are causing a certain emotion and I rarely act off of emotions alone.
• Do you ever catch yourself agreeing with others just to appease them and keep the conversation going? How often? Why? Yes, all the time, because I see where they are coming from so I don't see the point in disagreeing if I haven't fully considered their side of things.
Some other important things about me:
- I prefer listening over speaking. I like being the friend people can go to ab their problems although I wish I was better about making them feel better about them.
- I think part of the reason people trust me is because I am really open-minded, empathetic, and I never will disagree with someone if I see where they are coming from (which most of the time I do). I like to help people feel recognized and understood. And I guess part of that is because I want to be recognized and understood too.
I think I'm either an ENTP or an INFP.

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I wanted to share my experience buying bras from Pepper so that hopefully others don't waste the money and can look for a more quality-controlled and honest brand.
Has anyone else had a similar experience?
I first bought two XS non-pushup bras, and although the straps on one bra are shorter, adjusted they both still fit around my torso and shoulders comfortably.
However, the two 32A wireless pushup bras I ordered next had much less fabric around the torso so I had to buy extenders. I wore them out to work and realized how much the straps were digging into my shoulders (they were at max length), to the point where they were causing sharp pains in my shoulders and shoulder blades.
I explained this to support, and the response was that all the straps are the same length (not true), and that since I took the tag off already they can't do anything about it (also a lie- they had the opportunity to appreciate me pointing out multiple inconsistencies and refund me, but chose not to). And that bra was $65.
I'm very disappointed because I thought I had found the perfect cups for my small ones, but Pepper doesn't do right by the customer.

Background: My partner and I (both women) have been together for 8 years, married for 5. When we met, her son (whose father has never been in the picture) was eight years old, and their enmeshment became evident not long after. Her long-time friends would talk about how she treated him like a spouse, so it wasn’t just my imagination. Now the kid is 16, going through all kinds of issues, many related to their enmeshment. He is in therapy. My wife is in therapy. So am I. And she and I have been in couples therapy because this issue has caused a great deal of damage in our relationship. We have separated but are still married. She has asked to see the couples therapist with me again because she wants to work on the marriage.
My question: Is there any chance that my wife can set boundaries with her son and develop a healthy relationship with him? Is there a chance for our marriage to survive? When the issue comes up, she denies it’s a problem and stonewalls. I love her and have stuck it hoping things would evolve, but now that we are separated, I am filled with anger and sorrow. I can’t change anybody. I just wonder if therapy could help change the situation? And how does someone in my position deal with this in the meantime? While giving things a chance, how long is “enough”?
Thank you in advance for your patience in reading this. It was hard to write. I could use feedback from people who have been in similar situations. Thank you again.

A couple of months ago when I got into a relationship I started looking more seriously into what could be causing me to be so tight.
I found out about vaginismus and it really fit everything that was going on with me.Since then I ordered dilators.At first all I could do was small but then gradually, 4 months later and after many attempts at PIV I'm now on large. I've been stuck on large for about a month, I felt that it was time to move up but XL only goes in a little and is painful after.I feel like I'm one step away from being able to have PIV.
Are there any in-between sizes or exercises I can do to help me move up to XL?

Now that the festival is over I just wanted to give a good rundown of what I saw throughout the weekend for anyone who was thinking about going this year or is considering going next year. I’ve gone to tons of festivals so I had a good idea of what to expect but there were numerous surprises.
Starting out with the positives, the lineup was incredible and there were some really fantastic performances to be seen. The food was very reasonably priced for the most part compared to most other festivals of this size and no one in my group had a bad meal. The city of salt lake is gorgeous and the mountain views are an incredible backdrop for the sets.
For the negatives, I’ll start out with the fest being significantly oversold. I believe this was the first year of the fest being a “national” fest instead of a “local” fest and I’m not sure they really planned for there to be that many people this year. There was only one tiny water station for the whole crowd to fill up at which lead to us having to buy tons of $4 waters if we weren’t close to the one station. With the fest being so overpacked, the massive VIP sections on Lake/Kilby stages really made seeing/hearing sets very difficult for almost every set. With the way the fest was laid out, you had to show up 30 mins early to most sets if you wanted to see or hear enough. The sound on the stages was rough for the most part all weekend aside from main stage being turned up halfway through the weekend. I heard a rumor that 4 different production companies did audio for the 4 stages so if that’s true it would make sense why the sound was so inconsistent and bad.
The crowd was probably the worst I’ve experienced at a festival before which is shocking to me because I didn’t think a crowd could talk through/ruin sets as much as this but it was unrelenting all weekend. With how full the crowd was, most of the weekend you had to show up 20-30 mins early to sets (which caused us to have to leave a lot of sets early) just to get a spot where your likelihood of having yappers talk through the whole set was lower and you could get a view that wasn’t completely ruined by a soundbooth/beer stand.
We had multiple pretty horrific experiences with numerous attendees at the fest but the one that stuck out the most was last night at LCD during Losing My Edge where my girlfriend waited from 11:30 all day for rail and right before the set, some kid kept pushing her and holding onto the rail behind her rubbing up against her aggressively. When the crowd started getting more intense he started to actively tried to hurt her so she’d move and he could get rail. She started crying and screaming “CAN YOU PLEASE STOP YOU’RE HURTING ME” and he told her “fuck you I’m not moving” and then kept doing it worse in spite. The rest of the set he and his other friends kept yapping about how my girlfriend is a “stupid crazy bitch” the whole rest of the show while not letting go of the barricade. I’ve been to over 650 concerts I’ve never experienced anything that horrible in a crowd, genuinely thought there was going to be a fight because of how shitty they were treating us. After a pretty rough weekend with the crowd, this incident really cemented our feelings about how the men in the area view women and how we felt about the fest in general.
I think it’s clear the fest is having growing pains as it continues to book more enticing lineups for a national audience, but it has a ton of work to do if they want to catch up to the other multigenres. The problems aren’t impossible to solve but the location is really not large enough for the fest, hopefully they can move it to a better location with all the money they made overselling the fest.

Today I did english lit ofc like everyone else but when i got to my seat there was no computer which i need for my dyslexia and slow processing speeds cause of autism cringy to blame it on that ik. When there was no computer i had to go to the front of the exam hall where i was shaking on the verge of tears infront of everyone in the exam (it was an exam centre so i knew no one). I did get a computer before the exam started but the humiliation of walking to my new desk while crying as everyone silently watched threw me off so badly. My mum and sibling both hope i can get compensation for it through extra marks but i don’t think so just want to know everyone’s opinions. I really hope i wasn’t being a cry baby but because I was told i was using a computer i had never even written a whole english lit essay by hand before which scared me even more. Also to add to all of this i could not see my exam timings as i was moved to a different side of the hall with all edexcel students which i only realised i was looking at the wrong timings when the aqa students where asked to leave which by then i only had 26 mins left instead of an hour and 5 mins. From where i was sitting i literally couldn’t see the aqa timings and had to ask an invigilator how much time i had left tho this is more my fault than anyone else’s since the timings where labled the edexcel ones.

Hi,
I’m not going through withdrawal as I’m actively taking it(2years). But wondering if anyone has ever experienced this symptom. Basically, several times I’ve missed a dose and by the evening of the day I missed the dose I had the same weird symptom/reaction
What happens is I get jolting sensations in my face(not brain!!). I’ve never had brain zaps, but i get horribly irritating zaps or tingles in my face(centre) every few minutes that can last hours. Another side effect that happens at the same time is hand arm/leg pain like restless leg syndrome but in both.
I’ve done many searches and I’ve not come across it(only thing that comes up is brain zaps and Trigeminal neuralgia-which it can’t be after reading causes and symptoms)
Anyone have a clue? Thanks

So, here are my thoughts about how I intend to connect the two campaigns based on feedback here and my own thoughts.
The central idea here is that Kas has the same goals, of disrupting Vecna, but needs Vecna to be nearly done with the ritual before supplanting him. In order to do this, he actually needs the obelisk completed because I am working that Vecna is leveraging the secrets/power of the obelisks as a portion of his fuel for the ritual.
A large change in Phandelver and Below, is that Vecna is actually posing as Ilvaash to manipulate the Mind Flayer fanatics into completing the obelisk. The mind flayer fanatics will all be missing their left hands as a nod to Vecna, and any images of Ilvaash the party sees will showcase the godlet missing a left eye, with some other scarring to not make it too obvious (although it doesn't matter if it is).

1. Chapter 6: Introduction of Kas
   • Encounter at Talhundereth: The party encounters Kas, who is seemingly in a desperate situation with a mind flayer. The party intervenes and "rescues" him. Kas introduces himself as a knowledgeable figure with information on the mind flayer threat, claiming that gathering the remaining obelisk pieces is crucial to preventing a greater catastrophe (the establishment of a new Illithid empire). Essentially, they must complete it so they can "destroy" it, otherwise even in a partial state it is still useful.
   • Building Trust: Kas uses his charm and knowledge to earn the heroes' trust. He will play a role similar to Gwyn Orseong, providing critical information while holding back his full power. He already has the Crown of Lies, ensuring his deception is not obvious.
2. Chapter 7: Gathering the Obelisk Pieces
   • Guidance and Manipulation: Kas continues to guide the heroes, providing critical assistance in Illithinoch. He leads them through the stronghold, helping retrieve the obelisk pieces, all while subtly steering them towards actions that ensure the ritual progresses as needed.
3. Chapter 8: The Betrayal
   • Confrontation and Betrayal: As the party confronts the mind flayer fanatics to destroy the obelisk, Kas reveals his true allegiance. He actively betrays the party, ensuring the obelisk's completion by fighting alongside the fanatics. This amps up the difficulty of the fight, making it more rewarding when the party eventually destroys the obelisk and the fanatics. During the entire fight the obelisk will be "pulsing" with energy that seems to be doing something but is not apparent. Kas will get "thrown" into the obelisks and appear to disintegrate from the power, but in reality, he is just teleporting away.
4. Aftermath and Deception
   • False Victory: The party returns to Phandalin, seeing positive effects from destroying the obelisk. They believe they have thwarted the Illithid empire's plans, unaware that the real goal was to complete the obelisk so Vecna could siphon its power, getting Kas one step closer to defeating Vecna and ruling everything.
   • Setting Up the Next Campaign: This sets the stage for "Eve of Ruin," where the party will discover that Vecna, posing as Ilvaash, manipulated them all along. Additionally, when Kas is revealed to have manipulated things as a "secret" Mordenkainen, it will be a juicier reveal since they already know that Kas got one over on them already.

This approach ties Kas’ goals with Vecna’s plan, making it believable that Kas needs the ritual to progress to a certain point before he can make his move. The players will experience a sense of victory, only to later discover that they inadvertently furthered Vecna’s plans, setting up a compelling continuation.
Eve of Ruin Changes:
I think how Kas got the Crown of Lies is largely irrelevant.
I do not plan to involve the "Dark Powers" at all. While in the greater canon of D&D this may matter to people, for this campaign it's irrelevant to me that he was in a Domain of Dread and then escaped. Not knowing "how" he escaped I think adds some mystery to his character and provides a great example of just how powerful he is.
The PCs will find out from the Wizards Three how Vecna was able to get so far, speaking about how he has been having his cult gather power and knowledge for him, in addition to siphoning power from the old Nethrese obelisks scattered across Faerun. The plot of Phandelver and Below will be something the Wizards Three understand during their research of Vecna's plot and machinations, so this will create some guilt on the PCs behalf as they realize what happened and what they contributed to.
The Wish: The Wish is for a method to prevent Vecna from completing his ritual, which is what causes the PCs to be involved. Why can't the Wizards Three simply be the ones to do this? First, they trust magic, which means they trust the solution of the characters even if they are a little confused at that outcome at first. Second, "Kasenkainen" doesn't want them to defeat Vecna. He needs a way to defeat Vecna, which the Rod of Seven Parts will do. Third, in my campaign a deity and its power cannot be affected directly by the Wish spell, so the original wish to erode the power of his secrets in the book is irrelevant and it also prevents anyone from messing with any deities with the Wish spell or using it directly in the final battle with Vecna.
The Rod and the Chime: I am getting rid of the Chime from the story and combining its ability with a super-powered version of the Banishment spell (only able to be cast when fully completed). This special version of a banishment spell will harness all of the artifact's power along with the power of whoever it is targeting, and if the creature is at 50 or fewer hitpoints it will be banished forever. The process of doing this actually strips the creature of its own power, which is what narratively reduces Vecna from a deity status to something less. Where Vecna ends up and in what condition will be open ended. Additionally doing this causes the Rod to shatter into seven pieces again and teleport to unknown locations. Therefore, doing this will create an impossible scenario. The players will know of this and see it as the obvious solution to their problem. I don't need to narratively explain where the Rod pieces go or where Vecna ends up, as I don't plan to "reuse" him in the future at all.
Defeating Kas: Anywhere the "chime" was intended to be used, will require them to simply defeat the being now. Again, don't care if he's gone as I don't plan to reuse him.
Sword of Kas: I do plan on this being in the campaign, actually found in Barovia. Instead of Death House I intend to have them venture into part of Castle Ravenloft, so the Strahd angle is more consistent and can use him more effectively. The Sword will be found there, a great treasure in addition to the rod piece.
Race for the Rod: During the search for the Rod pieces, given the relationship between the Rod and Miska, the spyder-fiends will constantly be harassing the party and trying to get the pieces as well. This is a false flag, Kas having the spyder-fiends harass the party to keep them on the hunt constantly. This harassment is an element from the original 2nd edition Rod of Seven Parts campaign I actually enjoyed when I ran it decades ago. It also creates chaos and amps up the lethalness.
Sigil: The party will actually need to travel to the appropriate parts of Sigil to get to the different planes. This will put them into the right general area once they find the right portal keys, but in each chapter, they will need to figure out precisely "where" they need to go. I'm doing this because frankly, Sigil is badass and needs to be featured more. Plus, if they survive, level 20 characters would likely be a little more present in Sigil as demi-god level adventures might start there or travel through there.
The Generals: I intend to require the party to defeat both generals, Camlash and Miska. While this seems like a lot, It will take the long-rest period between both fights for Miska to fully emerge, so that will prevent things from going stupid in that period of time.
I am still unhappy with the Tiamat portion, but I have to workshop that still.