You make pretty regrettable mistakes when you're desperate. Unfortunately, desperation would go on to cost me much more than I ever thought possible.
When I was 19 years old my financial situation wasn't great. In what was left of a crumbling home would be my recovering addict twin sister, and myself. The unfortunate state of our home was all from the even more unfortunate passing of our parents just five years prior. The two hadn't died tragically by any means, thankfully. No.. our parents died of old age, a consequence of having us kids later in life, while not being able to take on the financial burden that would be.. us.
My sister was making the early steps into the college lifestyle, doing her best to stay afloat with my support in funding. Money was tight for the two of us, but as she became more well off on her own, the more content she was with severing the last remaining tie to her childhood.. me.
I didn't hate Xel for her decision, if anything I understood her distancing from this life.. even if it saddened me. So then it was just me! Left to a house with a hole in the ceiling. Believe it or not, life wasn't all to bad even with how considerably down in the dumps it otherwise seemed to be.
However, content as I might have been, it's human nature to want more than you have. Can't say I was to greedy to look for some comfortability in my own home..
And so there it was! The glistening letters of ink outlining my salvation. An advertisement I'd found plastered onto the wall of the small booth I sat at while I waited for the bus to carry me off to work. "$5,000 to those compatible for a recent scientific breakthrough." Under any 'normal' circumstances I would consider this a scam. Hell, I was skeptical as I scanned the letters. Had I been told of this opportunity through spam call or text I would've glossed right over it just as anyone else would have.. but I was desperate.
I think it was the fact that someone, some real person had to have put this paper up on this wall gave me some glimmer of hope for a quick cash grab. Listed bellow the promise of money was details for a number to call regarding interest in the proposition.
I took the bait.. I saw the line, and like some idiot I clamped my teeth down just for that hook to sweep me away.
The corporation I'd come to know as, "The Arsaction," would see me just a week later. There was a brief consultation. They took my weight, age, all things I would've expected. It wasn't until they pulled records regarding my familial situation that I began to find this whole ordeal.. suspicious.
To 'begin' to find things suspicious only at this point is foolish, something I full understand, but I feel the need to reinforce the fact that I, Lex McKarthy, was desperate.
Everything by this point seemed pretty legit. The blood tests, the doctors office, the tests were.. reasonable. What was I to suspect? Everything was so vague, and truth be told I honestly didn't even expect anything to come of this visit. All the doctors, all the consultants seemed so disinterested in my features.. but when they realized I had no one, everything seemed to change.
Suddenly ears perked, suddenly doors closed, suddenly I was.. exactly what they were looking for. Every feature of myself was so painfully average. I was anyman, I was.. nothing. Despite their best efforts to be discreate, I knew it was only the fact that nobody would come looking for me that peaked their interests.
My stomach dropped when I was faced with a pen in my hand, trembling over that NDA. Every fiber of me cursed myself for never considering putting just a minute of research into 'The Arsaction,' however a video briefing would ease my nerves. Nobody knew who The Arsaction was. There was no public record of their existence, and that NDA would make sure that they continued to never exist.
I was stupid, I was irrational, I was in over my head! But I was desperate.. and I had nothing else.
"I have nothing else.. I have nothing else!"
It was a mantra I chanted as I was injected with that substance. The substance that turned my blood orange, made my skin freakishly thin.
And then I went home.
That was it. I was given my sum of money, and I was sent home. They told me I was, "good to go," and no number of questions would get a one of them to speak. I was only met with who I'd assume to be security guiding me out of the building.
Not a word more of what I'd just been injected with, only given instructions to not dwell on mirrors for too long. That was it, just some ominous instructions. So I left, as befuddled as I arrived. Relief washed over me as I made my way home. The anxiety I'd received from such an ominous buildup was all waved by the fact that I was somehow just.. good to go?
Relief quickly turned to panic as the inherent nature of it all being too good to be true set in. I expected to die, I expected some visit from government agents, I expected anything and everything, but as months turned to years.. Nothing ever came of it. No mirror ever caused me any harm, which was its own anxiety I'd have to overcome simply because of the absurd nature or such a request.
I hoped it was.. some prank. Everything was well... for a time. Until my sister called.
I just.. watched the phone ring. My sister, someone who I hadn't spoken to in upwards of 8 years was suddenly ringing me up. When I finally had answered, her question left me speechless.
"Hey Lex. would you happen to remember Mom's recipe for that egg toast? I think I left the cookbook at your place."
I felt my ears ring. The question was so.. casual. She entirely skipped the part where we discussed how she's been, how I'm doing. She spoke to me like we'd hung out only days ago.
At the time I'd thought I was just being dramatic, but looking back on it I can only justify my own hesitation to respond.
"W-..what?"
I stammered like a fool, but I was firm in my disbelief.
"Yeah, it should be in the book on the counter?"
I looked over my shoulder to my kitchen counter, past the toaster I never bought, and over to the book she spoke of. My jaw hung heavy, the whole interaction feeling like a dream.
With one hand I held the phone, and with the other I began to skim the pages of the book letting my eyes linger on mom's cinnamon roll recipe for a bit longer than intended.
"Lex.. are you ok?"
My sister inquired on the other end. I suddenly felt sick.. falling the the ground and laying on my back. This wasn't happening. It never did.
"Lex? Are you alright!?"
My sister repeated back more urgently, followed by her assurance that she would be over soon to check on him. But.. no company ever arrived. After hours the line just dropped, and I fell asleep there on that cold, wooden floor, paralyzed with a feeling I couldn't wrap my head around.
This never happened.
I never left.
I woke up in my bed in a cold sweat. I checked the time, greeted with a humble 4:37 in the morning. What troubled me was the fact that the date had been set back 7 years.
Of course it wasn't all so clear to me. After 7 long years I'd honestly forgotten about this day. This was the day that I'd set out for my graciously provided $5,000
7 years of my fucking life.. I would chalk it all up to that.. STUFF that they injected me with.. what was it? Phantom Drive? I could call it all some terrible drug trip, some construct defined by some insane psychedelic, but if that were the case, how was I here now? BEFORE I'd ever taken the drug?
This is a dream. I convinced myself I hadn't miraculously gone back in time, that 7 years of my life weren't a lie, but if that were the case, why was my blood still that damn orangy hue?
I'm losing sleep over this itch in my brain. It's like some taste of blood in my mouth has soured out the idea that letting my eyelids squeeze shut could further obscure my definite understanding of when I stood.
A day I remember so vividly at the ripe age of 14 years old, now 12 years ago, I awoke to the sweet smell of cinnamon rolls filling the air. All was right with the world, all as I climbed from the messy sheets in my dark room. It was abundantly clear that the bulb of the light beside my bed had burnt out over the course of the night, and the closed blinds didn't aid my vision as I stumbled around my room in search of my door.
An oddity presented itself in the fashion of aimless wondering. Where was the nob? One I'd become so accustomed to.. not needing to open? I'd never closed my door. Not the previous night, not ever. Not to the behest of my mother who'd always taken annoyance to closed doors, some trait of my grandmother's to which my mom had unfortunately inherited.
Breakfast took the form of two strips of bacon, scrambled eggs, and slightly burnt French-Toast. My previous assumption of cinnamon rolls unfortunately missed the mark, however I wouldn't object to this. I wish I could convince myself that I was wrong. Something so mundane, something so insignificant to the events in this story, however the first notable instance of a curse that I couldn't pinpoint
My mother had already seen herself off to work by this point, and so I was faced with the responsibilities of seeing myself out to the bus. Some routine I'd become far too used to; The minutes passed, leaving me with nothing to do but wait by the door for a buss that would never arrive.
If the door being shut and the cinnamon rolls being a different meal entirely had left me with a minor confusion, then suddenly being seated in the passenger seat of my mother's car listening to the nonchalant complaints from my twin sister about the nuances freshmen year math shot me into a disarray I couldn't possibly quantify.
I think one of the scariest things for me is the fact that I thought nothing of it. I hadn't freaked out. No scene was made to express what should have been one of the more disturbing instances of my childhood.
I could chalk up the mistaking breakfast for something else as me just misremembering events.. But something unmistakable is the fact that somehow my mom both never drove me to school, yet the fact that she.. always had.
If you're confused, I understand. I am too, because the contradicting nature of my memory is something that haunts me to no end.
Things were easier as a child. That's often the case, but ever sense I stopped aging, I've begun to notice the oddities presented by life that are.. inexplainable. I'm not even sure where to start with researching my predicament. Hell, this is reddit! If I couldn't find an answer here, I doubt there is an answer to be found at all.
The Mandela Effect is something that I feel needs no introduction. To those who don't know, the Mandela Effect, in brief, is a phenomenon that incurs when you "misremember" something. Think of a card, now imagine you saw that card as a child and it had a single heart drawn on it's center. Now, years later you are discussing this card with someone else just for them to tell you that the heart you swear, the heart you KNOW you saw.. was a diamond. You tell them they are wrong, you shake your head, chuckle nervously.. But then they present you with the card.
Your stomach drops. This can't be the card, there is no way! Only it is the card, and when you come to the realization that it is in fact the card you'd seen as a child, you are filled with a mix of confusion, fascination, and quite possibly denial.
Most often, the Mandela Effect is associated with silly things like books titles, and board game mascots, but my experience is far beyond such things. It's the only phenomenon I've found that seems even within the realm of explaining my predicament. Problem is, the more I think, the more is wrong.
All of me wishes it all ended with that one childhood experience! But it didn't. In fact, the more I consider my childhood, the more contradictions I notice. Part of me believes I could handle this if it was limited to my childhood, but it's not. This.. experience... It effects my every day!
I'm not losing my mind, I'm just picking up crumbs that I never dropped. Not.. losing my mind, just finding more "mind" than the inventory should account for.

Hey everybody, so I recently followed a recipe I found on TikTok (yeah I know..) but it was really good, but the overall opinion of the people I let it try was that it was just really sweet... also I hope this question fits in here...
so here's the recipe, as short as I can get it (it's also in metric, because I don't know imperial, sry in advance):
175g Creme Cheese 200ml Heavy or Whipping Cream (I used whipping cream) half a can of condensed milk (about 200g)
mix those together for the cream
then you dunk whatever cookies or biscuits you want into a bit of milk and lay them out in a dish
spread half of the cream ontop and repeat
for a chocolate ganache heat 50ml Heavy of Whipping Cream und melt dark chocolate in it spread on top and refrigerate
ok so I know that most of the sugar content comes from the condensed milk, I tried finding some condensed milk with less sugar in it, but to no avail, so now I want to know, does anybody know how to make this recipe taste just a bit less sweet? can I add something to balance the taste? I bought coconut condensed milk, thinking it would be less sweet, but when I looked at the can of my first attempt, it has basically the same amount of sugar, I also tried finding some heavy cream with less sugar, but they all have pretty much the same where I live (Austria) in my first 2 attempts I used Lotus cookies, which are like caramel biscuits you get served with coffee and then I used the Leibniz biscuits which are more bland but still sweet biscuits, thinking it would be less sweet, it was still pretty sweet though haha in the end it tasted really good both times, but it's still really really sweet...

So a while back I mentioned wanting to try out pressure canning to my dad, and he gifted me an old, cast aluminum dial gauge Mac Donald’s M16 pressure canner. He had no idea where he got it, he’s just had it for ages and has never used it.
All the parts are there, no obvious cracks or other damage that says it shouldn’t work and I’ve used it for water bathing jams. However, I do have some questions, having never used a pressure canner before.
Number One being, is this thing still safe to use with modern canning guidelines? The gauge goes up to 20psi before saying “caution” up to 30. Based off my altitude (595m/1950’) according to the charts I need 11lbs.
What can I do to test this thing, or just add water, heat, see if it seals and pray it doesn’t explode?
Pretty much every recipe I’ve looked at says, “add water according to manufacturer”. The pot itself has a plate that says refer to the manual. Well, I don’t have the manual, and Google has yet to yield more than parts, an add for someone selling a 1970’s Mac Donald canner, and a bunch of unrelated canners and listicles of “Top X pressure canners”, while of course trying to correct it to McDonald’s. Anyone know where I can find said manual, or is there a general rule of how much water to use per volume of the vessel?
Appreciate any input. Cheers.

This happened in the morning and I still can't stop thinking about it.
So to clarify I can't eat boiled / cooked carrots, I don't know why but the texture makes me vomit, just having them in mu mouth makes me nauseous. My mom and my sister know this, they have for years.
Today I arrived at work as usual, packed away my lunch and waited until mid-day to sit down and eat: chicken on a creamy sauce and white rice, but the rice had carrots, cooked carrots. This big chunks mixed in with it. I sat there for a good ten minutes just looking at the thing because I can't physically eat it, in the end I just ate the chicken but I was honestly so upset I had to force it down.
When I arrived home both my mom and my sister asked me if I had liked lunch as it was a new recipe but the only thing I could picture was the carrots, I told them, asked them why were there carrots on the rice and they told me they had forgotten. My mom even seemed upset I hadn't eaten the whole dish but I can't! I can't eat it! They shrugged it off and I guess I was supposed to shrug it off too, I mean it's just rice but its the middle of the night now and I can't sleep thinking on it. The whole day I have been asking myself how could they forget I can't eat carrots.
After thinking about it I'm upset for a few reasons:
1) It's not the first time this has happened, earlier this year it was the same thing with a salad. Huge chunks of carrots I just can't eat.
2) Earlier on the day my sister warned she had bought some lettuce I didn't like in case I wanted a sandwich, this was because her boyfriend preferred that one, but that she would buy the other kind later in the week. This was fine at the time but now I just keep thinking, how is it that she goes out of her way to buy a crappy sort of lettuce for a guy she has known for 5 years but remembering your brother physically can't eat carrots twice in 5 months is just too much work?
3) Neither of them were even remotely apologetic, they just shrugged me off and got offended that I didn't eat the fucking rice.
I honestly think I'm overthinking but I can't stop thinking about it, I haven't eaten anything since and I am too upset to notice if I'm hungry. I have to get up at five and I am tired of being upset, I just downed a double hoping it would silence my brain but nothing, I still can't sleep.

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Gemini may display inaccurate info, including about people, so double-check its responses. Your prMaintaining good kidney health can feel overwhelming, especially with so much conflicting information available. After being diagnosed with early signs of kidney dysfunction, I embarked on a journey to find reliable resources and guidance. Thankfully, I stumbled upon The Kidney Solution, a downloadable program promising a natural approach to kidney health improvement.
A Holistic Approach to Kidney Support
The Kidney Solution goes beyond simply listing foods to avoid. The program offers a comprehensive approach that incorporates dietary modifications, lifestyle changes, and natural remedies to support optimal kidney function. I appreciated the in-depth explanations of how different foods and habits impact kidney health, empowering me to make informed choices.
Accessible and Easy-to-Follow Information
The program is delivered in downloadable modules, including informative e-books, video tutorials, and meal plans. The information is presented in a clear and concise manner, making it easy to understand and implement the program's recommendations. The downloadable format allows me to access the materials at my convenience and revisit specific sections as needed.
Empowering Dietary Changes
The Kidney Solution emphasizes the importance of a kidney-friendly diet. The program provides detailed meal plans and recipes rich in essential nutrients and low in elements that can burden the kidneys. I found the recipes to be delicious and surprisingly easy to prepare, making it enjoyable to incorporate the dietary changes into my lifestyle.
Lifestyle Modifications for Long-Term Health
Beyond diet, The Kidney Solution addresses the importance of exercise, stress management, and proper hydration for kidney health. The program includes practical recommendations on incorporating these elements into my daily routine, creating a holistic approach to kidney support.
Noticeable Improvements and Increased Confidence
Since using The Kidney Solution, I've experienced a positive impact on my overall well-being. My blood work has shown improvement in kidney function markers, and I feel more energized throughout the day. More importantly, the program has empowered me with the knowledge and tools to take control of my kidney health and manage it effectively in the long term.
A Valuable Resource for Kidney Health
If you're looking for a reliable and informative resource to support your kidney health, The Kidney Solution is an excellent option. The program's comprehensive approach, accessible format, and emphasis on practical lifestyle changes make it a valuable tool for anyone concerned about their kidney health. Remember, The Kidney Solution is not a replacement for professional medical advice, but it can be a powerful resource to complement your existing treatment plan and empower you to take charge of your kidney health journey.

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If you draw parallels from other sports like the NFL, look back at the New York Giants back in 2011. They were 9-7 in the regular season, one win over .500. They won the Super Bowl that year. You think they didn’t have some struggles that year?
What about baseball? In 2006 the Cardinals went 83-78 in the regular season and won the World Series. Another team barely over .500 that won it all.
The recipe for success in a league format isn’t about sustained superior performance, but about getting hot at the right time. The current format punishes heavily for having off days, and rewards mightily for upsets and runs.
As a fan, it’s become harder to follow every team, and even harder to stay engaged consistently because I just can’t keep up with every single team anymore. We have random teams with random names with rosters that were thrown together last minute that make a miracle run for a regional and then fizzle out the next.
Organizations have zero stability in the current format unless their team is performing at a high level every day of the season. What incentives do they have to keep paying their players large salaries in hopes that they won’t ever slip up? You miss a main day? Oh well. Go next. And by the way if you miss one main day in the current format your chances of making a major are all but wiped out.
Again, you may think a league format is boring, but I just don’t agree. I’m less of a fan now than when there was a set list of teams, and I’m not even going to mention RLRS. Those implications were so exciting at the end of the season.
NRG, Luminosity, Moist, TSM, Karmine Corp, all big orgs that did not make a main event this last weekend. Not taking away anything from the teams that made it, they earned their spots and there is no arguing they didn’t. They won when they had to- based on the current format.
At the end of the day, this open format is volatile, gives orgs no incentives to invest highly into their players, and let’s not mention the issues with player Visas because orgs don’t have enough time to plan.
I think we need to, at a very minimum, go back to the format last season where points and standings got you automatic births to higher stages. Stop forcing every team to start at the same point and develop some of the stability you get in a league format.

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Creating a personalized meal plan for free is an excellent way to improve your diet, manage your weight, and optimize your nutrition. By following the steps outlined in this guide and leveraging online resources and apps, you can create a meal plan that suits your individual needs and preferences. Additionally, working with a dedicated health and wellness coach like Olivia Thompson can provide personalized support, guidance, and motivation to help you achieve your health and wellness goals. Whether you’re looking to lose weight, improve your energy levels, or simply eat more healthily, creating a personalized meal plan is a valuable step towards a happier and healthier you.
References:
“The Importance of Meal Planning for a Healthy Diet” – Healthline
“The Benefits of Personalized Meal Plans” – Eat This, Not That!
“How to Create a Personalized Meal Plan” – MyFitnessPal
“The Role of Health Coaches in Nutrition Education” – American Nutrition Association
“Understanding Macronutrients: Carbohydrates, Proteins, and Fats” – Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
“Choosing Healthy Fats” – Mayo Clinic
“The Science Behind Meal Planning” – PubMed
“Meal Planning Apps and Websites” – Verywell Fit
“Understanding Nutrition Labels” – U.S. Food and Drug Administration
“The Role of Nutrition in Weight Management” – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Disclaimer: Always consult with a healthcare professional before making any significant changes to your diet or exercise routine.

We are in a CSA and they gave us a lot of rhubarb this week. I hate rhubarb, the taste reminds me of sour feet. I also don’t really love sweets or I would try making a pie. Is there anything else I can do with it? I don’t want to just throw it on the compost pile. Maybe there’s a recipe out there that can make me like it.

Hi everyone! Back to post another one!
So I'm looking for a 3ct lab grown pear diamond. I've read online that you can't really trust the IGI reports even when the specs are great. You have to truly inspect the diamond in person yourself.
With that being said, what should I look for? For example: 1) Look at the symmetry - Like should I be drawing a line or something? 2) Look at how the light reflects - Is it easier to have the diamonds place next to another to see which shines more?
Honestly, any advice is appreciated. I basically just want all the knowledge that I can accumulate before I step into the store.

Hi everyone! Back to post another one!
So I'm looking for a 3ct lab grown pear diamond. I've read online that you can't really trust the IGI reports even when the specs are great. You have to truly inspect the diamond in person yourself.
With that being said, what should I look for? For example: 1) Look at the symmetry - Like should I be drawing a line or something? 2) Look at how the light reflects - Is it easier to have the diamonds place next to another to see which shines more?
Honestly, any advice is appreciated. I basically just want all the knowledge that I can accumulate before I step into the store.

So, I eliminated out of the absorption process what I call the "Big 6": Beef, Chicken Meat, Pork, Wheat, Corn, and Soy. I also elimated Coffee, Tea, and other sources of Caffeine. This has allowed me to eliminate Dairy products too.
Meats: Grass-Fed/Finished Lamb/Mutton, Venison, and Rabbit. Duck when I can get it from a friend who is raising his with grain/legume free diet. Eggs: Pasture Raised Chicken when I cannot source Duck. Fish: Wild-Caught Fish like Salmon, Trout, Char, and Sprats/Sardines. Leafy greens out of the garden: Parsley, Chives, Lettuce, etc. FloweLeaf stemmy vegetables: Broccoli and Chard. Roots: Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, and sometimes Onions. Fruit: Pears, sometimes Apples, Nectarines, Raspberries, and Blueberries. Seed: Not Paleo, as far as I am aware, but close for transitioning over is only Wild Rice (Marsh Grass). A bowl of it in the morning with Blueberries and Raspberries instead of oatmeal. Nuts: Walnut and Macadamia are my go-to snacks aside from a whole raw Pear or Nectarine.
I drink a lot of water still so I know the soluable fiber is being "dissolved" but... to no avail. I'm on Week Three now wondering "what the heck?"
Getting outside in the sun and working out regularly for 60-90 minutes a day with Zone 2 cardio with two large dogs, and some lifting of heavy things daily. Any advice would be appreciated if I am going in the wrong direction or need to bolster in another way! TIA.
Edit: Grammar as I type this out rapidly. I cook with rendered fats (Duck and Lamb) and sea salt. I chose fresh herbs as additives from the garden but only Parsley and Chives thus far.

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Every recipe for rice milk seems to use some dates and sometimes even additional flavours like cinnamon. I'd like to make plain, neutral tasting rice milk. Can I skip the dates, or are they important for consistency? Will they make the rice milk taste sweet?

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I always thought for special semi materials such as SiC and GaN etc., the etching and deposition equipment are different from that for traditional Si material. But a friend from a big fab said it’s the same equipment for traditional Si and specialty materials. Another friend said deposition is the same and etching might need different equipment or can just adjust recipes from Si.
With SiC and GaN gaining traction, some equipment vendors (usually small) dedicated to these materials claim they see high growth potential. But if the equipment can be shared with traditional Si depo and etching machines, these smaller players are not really gonna gain market share here as big player such as Lam or Applied Materials can simply cover specialty materials on their traditional machines. Am I understanding this correctly here?

Hi all. I'm from a family who HATES + cannot tolerate spice. I grew up "facebook recipe for chicken cooked with cream cheese in the crockpot" style (rip in the chat please 🙏🙏). My gma thinks black pepper is spicy. Well, I've always been normal and resisted by seasoning the bajezus out of my food. Onion powder and garlic powder are my best friends. I do a little cooking myself and just generally do EVERYTHING differently from my family. Well, I got into Jamaican food about a year ago and I've noticed something interesting. Up until a few years ago, my ONLY introduction to spice was the Hot Cheetos they sold at my high school cafeteria + the takis we ate at my ex-BFF's house. So basically processed chips. I always loved these, especially the hot cheetos. But the pain coming out was always excruciating and I had stomach upset for literal days. But when I ate "real food" that was spicy (which I suppose I mean it was cooked by a person fresh and with real peppers), it burnt in my mouth but never hurt me going out. The first time I had a spicy meal, it was bearable but too hot for me to be able to enjoy as the pain was distracting. But the pain got less and less over time without it feeling like I "lost" spice. It's still spicy. But it's more of a flavor and experience, like mint, than a pain. I can actually appreciate the flavors fully now and my nose/eyes don't run. Yet, when I go back to these "processed" spicy things (I've also had package spicy noodles as well), it's the same horrible pain. I don't believe it has to do with amount of spice, as I can eat foods cooked with Habaneros and Scotch Bonnets, which are decently spicy for the average person, and the consensus is hot cheetos "aren't that spicy". Does anyone else experience this?

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