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2024.05.16 11:39 CoxT1 Help! Where am I going wrong?

Hello!
I’ve done a complete lifestyle 180 in the last 3 weeks. I’ve gone from being mostly stationary all day, zero exercise and eating what I wanted, to being in a calorie deficit (most certainly am too, about 500 less - recording everything even oil, butter, fruit squash, spices, etc), training 3 times a week at the gym doing HIIT (Fitbit says burning about 450 cals per 45 min class) and doing 10,000 steps a day. On Sunday I did 17,000 steps. I used to only drink Coca-Cola and am now drinking 2L minimum of watesugar free squash each day. In 3 weeks, I’ve lost 1lb. And I feel really heavy and bloated most of the time too.
I’ve been on my period for 2 weeks now, I take Desogestrel but I still get periods and they’re quite irregular. I wasn’t sure if this could make a difference? (I.e.: being on the pill firstly but also being on my period for 2 weeks). I’m 5ft5 and weigh 83kg, so BMI wise, I’m obese (although I don’t really think BMI is accurate but either way, I could still do with losing a stone or so). I also have PCOS.
My main aim was to improve my mental health and fitness, however I’d like to lose about a stone but have no timeframe etc on it, however I thought most people would lose more in the first few weeks/months, especially when changing lifestyle but 1lb in 3 weeks doesn’t feel like much at all.
I’ve been on this journey before with a PT, however I weighed abit less at the time and I’m doing nothing differently to what him & I did when we worked together and then I was dropping a lot more weight, I’m sure I lost 6lbs in my first 3 weeks with him. I set my cals the same to when I worked with him and again, back then, I probably was eating slightly less before I started than I was before this time and I started at a lower weight then too.
Any advice?
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2024.05.16 11:00 Takada-chwanBot Anime Questions Thread

Anime Questions Thread

All manga spoiler questions should be redirected to the MANGA Questions Thread crossposted from Jujutsushi each week. This thread is anime-only. Manga spoilers will be removed.

FAQs

What chapter should I start reading the manga at?

The anime leaves off at Chapter 63, or the start of Volume 8.

Where can I read JJK?

If buying physical copies isn't an option...
Officially: Shueisha - Only the first three chapters and the most recent 3 chapters are available. New chapters are released every Sunday at around 10 PM MST (UTC-7). Viz Media - Only the first three and most recent 3 chapters are available for free, but for $2 a month, you can read the entire series (and every series on their site), including Volume 0, Jujutsu Kaisen's Prequel. New chapters are also released on the same day and time as on the Shueisha site.
Unofficially, Google "read Jujutsu Kaisen free" and make sure you have an adblocker installed.

What is the movie about?

It covers Volume 0, a one-shot prequel that Gege wrote before writing the main series of Jujtusu Kaisen. Yuta Okkotsu is the main character and it the story takes place 1 year prior to the main series.

Should I read Volume 0? And when?

You can read it whenever you like, but Chapter 63 is a good point to read it. It explains some of the events and motivations that happen in the JJK storyline.

Where can I watch the anime and movie?

Legally on Crunchyroll. We unfortunately have to keep links to aggregate sites off of the sub or risk it being flagged for takedown. Otherwise, try Googling "where to watch anime free reddit".

Which chapters correspond to which episode?

u/HououinKyoma23 created an amazing guide that covers every episode:chapter in the series! Check it out here!
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2024.05.16 10:59 Fabulous-Dentist903 Am I '35F' the asshole for ending my relationship with my best friend L '33F' years old, because of her boyfriend? Apologies in advance for the long story.

Hi Reddit,
I'm a 35-year-old female, and I’ve had a close and supportive friendship with my best friend, "L" (female, 33), for nine years. Recently, our friendship has become strained due to her boyfriend, now fiancé, who disapproves of me.
I've been married for 11 years, which is not conventional. My husband and I are very supportive of each other and have different interests, so we don’t hang out often except for certain activities. His job also makes our days off different. We’ve had some rough times, but we’re working through them, and no matter what we are always looking out for each other and never stop each other from doing what we love.
Because of my chill, open lifestyle, and bubbly personality, L's fiancé views me as a negative influence on her. even thou i know her way before he did.
Her boyfriend has made derogatory comments about me, which she only mentioned after I pushed her to tell me what was wrong. L and I usually spend much time together because we work together and sometimes go to the gym or grab food after work. On weekends, we do other activities like beach or horse riding, and I had no issue with him joining us. However, after a few times when he joined us at the beach, where I met friends for football and paddle boarding, he started criticizing me and my driving skills and the routes I take. Soon after, he stopped coming with us, and L started acting weird. Eventually, I discovered he had called me a “hoe in an open relationship.” and claimed I did not respect my husband or myself because I was too friendly and attract men, which he thought would ruin his relationship with L.
This situation led to a heated discussion and a temporary break in our friendship. I needed to reconnect with myself, especially because she was always fighting with him whenever she was with me, making me feel like a burden. After a months, I felt okay and resumed communication with her, explaining why I needed a break. However, we significantly reduced our activities together (her choice i guess).
L tried to mend the situation by encouraging my husband and me to socialize with them, hoping to show our positive qualities as a couple. My husband refused after learning about her fiancé’s disrespectful behavior. Honestly, I wasn’t ready to socialize with a hater, either. Her fiancé’s controlling behavior goes beyond his opinions of me. He discourages L’s interests, like singing, and displays other red flags that she seems to overlook (which me & others has motioned) to which she fired back that we are not supportive.
Despite L’s efforts to defend our friendship against her fiancé’s attempts to drive a wedge between us, he wanted her to choose between him and me. She claimed she tried to keep everything that mattered, but I was wrong. After our break, we were good for the next six months, even though we didn’t hang out as much (4 times). Whenever we did, she would fight with him and leave early or without saying goodbye, just leaving a message.
My birthday was approaching, and every year as a tradition, L and I have dinner together to celebrate before having a party with other friends. Two weeks before my birthday, I asked her to attend dinner on Friday or Saturday which my husband was to plan for us, she agreed. Two days later, she asked to confirm if it was happening and where. I said I would let her know once my husband confirmed the plans (this is very normal as i inform her always 1 day before). She kept asking the same question daily, which was unusual for her. Finally, she admitted that her fiancé wanted to leave the city for a few days and needed to know if our plans were confirmed. I canceled so she could go with him, but they didn’t go at the end. and that didn't feel great for me.
A week before my birthday, I asked her and other friends to keep their Sundays open for a pool brunch my husband was planning for us. Everyone, including L, confirmed, and she even added, "Count me in +1," assuming I’d be okay with her bringing her fiancé. I was mad but decided to let it go for her. A few days before the event, she messaged me saying she might be unable to come because she had a minor surgery and couldn’t swim. I was shocked she hadn’t mentioned the surgery before and asked why she didn’t tell me. She replied that she didn’t have to tell me everything and that I didn’t need to come. I was mad and asked if it was because of him. She yelled, accusing me of not understanding how much I hurt her by taking a break and moving on, while she didn’t.
She blamed me and our friends for not being supportive, even though we had helped her in the past. For example, she lived with my husband and me for almost a year rent-free when she was jobless only for 2 months. Her fiancé had issues with most of our group despite our welcoming attitude. She kept making excuses and gaslighting us for not being there for her since she got serious with this guy. I listened and asked how I could make things right. She dared to say "I needed to apologize for taking a break to care for myself and moving on while she didn’t". I calmly refused to apologize for taking care of my mental health, knowing how much I had worked on myself. If she wasn’t okay with that, it was her issue.
She tried to be nice the next day, realizing she messed up, but I was a bit cold with her as I didn’t expect her to say those things, especially knowing how much I cared for her and what I had done for her. The day before my birthday, our friend supposed to pick her up before picking me up. When I came down, she wasn’t there. I asked my friend if she was coming, and he said no. I messaged her, asking if she was coming or not. She said yes, but later, as her fiancé wasn’t ready. We went ahead, and three hours later (the brunch is for 4 hours), they finally showed up. Her fiancé didn’t say a proper hello and started complaining about wanting to sit at a table instead of the poolside beds we had booked. Despite arriving three hours late, she had the nerve to ask me to move to accommodate him. I refused and suggested they sit at the table if they preferred.
I saw them arguing a few times, and she kept coming back and forth between the beds and the table. When dessert was served, I decided to join them at the table to be the bigger person. Her fiancé picked up his phone and didn’t speak to anyone. When he decided to leave, he gestured for her to follow him and walked away without saying goodbye.
That was the last straw for me. She seemed okay with his behavior as if it is normal, and there was no way we could convince her that he was mistreating her. I messaged her, saying I didn’t blame him but blamed her for ruining my day and trying to force us to adjust our boundaries for him. She didn’t acknowledge my message. And the next day, she sent me a message to remove my brother’s car from her parking (the car had been parked there for two years without issue). I removed the car and stopped all communication with her and blocked her everywhere. we work with each other, so we are keeping professional.
FYI: This guy has told her in a message that I saw accidentally. Quote his exact message: "you don’t deserve to be a mother if you associates with this people (AKA - any of us), as we have no values and brings only shame and “cockroaches” to her perfect relationship.
I am disappointed and feel sorry for wasting so much time and effort on someone I never knew, apparently.
I want to make sure that i will not look back. hence am asking advice if you think i wronged her in any way?
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2024.05.16 10:41 Sweet-Count2557 15 Fun Things to Do in Long Branch

15 Fun Things to Do in Long Branch
15 Fun Things to Do in Long Branch Looking for some fantastic fun in Long Branch? Look no further! We've rounded up 15 fabulous activities and attractions that are sure to keep you entertained during your visit.From beach activities that will make a splash, to dining and shopping options that will tantalize your taste buds, there's something for everyone.And that's not all - we've got thrilling entertainment, outdoor adventures, and historical sites that will transport you to another time.But wait, there's more! We'll even give you the inside scoop on the Oceanfest Celebration, the Long Branch Public Library, Wave Resort & Spa, and Lezamas Pizza.So get ready to embark on an unforgettable journey through Long Branch - the fun awaits!Key TakeawaysLong Branch offers a beautiful beach with over 2 miles of coastline.Pier Village is a great spot for dining and boutique shopping along the boardwalk.There are various entertainment options including free summer concerts at Pier Village and family-friendly performances at the New Jersey Repertory Company.Outdoor activities such as playing at Tonys Place playground and taking a stroll on the Long Branch Boardwalk are popular options for families.Beach ActivitiesWhen it comes to beach activities in Long Branch, there's no shortage of fun and excitement for everyone to enjoy. With over 2 miles of beautiful beach, Long Branch offers the perfect setting to relax and play in the surf and sand. One popular destination is Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park, where you can indulge in various beach activities. Build sandcastles with your kids, take a refreshing dip in the ocean, or simply soak up the sun while enjoying the breathtaking views.But the fun doesn't stop there. Long Branch also offers a vibrant dining and shopping scene. Along the boardwalk at Pier Village, you can explore a variety of eateries and boutique shops. Treat yourself to some coastal cuisine with the kiddos at Surf Taco, or try one of the 220 varieties of omelettes at Amy's Omelette House. And if you're craving a juicy burger, head over to Jrs, which is considered the best on the Shore. Don't forget to satisfy your sweet tooth at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory or indulge in a delicious ice cream cone at Nicholas Creamery or Coney Waffle.For entertainment and shows, you'll find plenty of options in Long Branch. Axelrod Performing Arts Center offers children's programming, while Pier Village hosts free summer concerts. In August, don't miss the annual Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival. And if you're up for some friendly competition, challenge the kids in skee ball at the Boardwalk Fun and Games arcade.Long Branch also boasts outdoor activities that the whole family will enjoy. Take the little ones to Tonys Place playground at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park, or go skating at Skateplex, which is open year-round and free of charge. And of course, a leisurely stroll on the Long Branch Boardwalk is always a great way to spend time together.With its rich history, Long Branch offers some fascinating historical sites to explore. Visit the historic Church of Presidents, where seven presidents spent time, and learn more about its significance.Throughout the year, Long Branch hosts various events that are perfect for families. Experience the annual Oceanfest celebration on the 4th of July, filled with fun activities and fireworks.When it comes to family-friendly attractions, Long Branch has you covered. Take your little ones to enjoy storytime at the Long Branch Public Library, where they can immerse themselves in the joy of reading.After a day filled with beach activities and exploration, you'll need a comfortable place to rest. Consider a beachfront stay at Wave Resort & Spa or Ocean Place Resort & Spa, where you can rejuvenate and unwind.And for those craving some mouthwatering pizza, make sure to try the renowned pizza at Lezamas on Broadway. And if you're in the mood for some delicious fries, Windmill has got you covered with their award-winning fries, voted the best in the state.In Long Branch, there's truly something for everyone. Whether you're looking for beach fun, delicious food, entertainment, or historical sites, this vibrant city in New Jersey has it all. So pack your bags, gather your loved ones, and get ready to create unforgettable memories in Long Branch.Dining and ShoppingAs we explore the vibrant dining and shopping scene in Long Branch, prepare to indulge in a delightful array of culinary delights and discover unique boutiques along the boardwalk at Pier Village.Long Branch offers a variety of dining options that will satisfy every craving. Whether you're in the mood for coastal cuisine or a mouthwatering burger, you'll find it here. Surf Taco is a popular spot for families, where you can feast on delicious tacos while enjoying the ocean breeze. For breakfast lovers, Amy's Omelette House is a must-visit, with over 220 varieties of omelettes to choose from. And if you're in the mood for the best burgers on the Shore, Jrs is the place to go.After satisfying your taste buds, it's time to explore the unique boutiques along the boardwalk. Pier Village is a shopper's paradise, offering a wide range of shops to suit every style. From trendy clothing boutiques to artisanal chocolate stores, there's something for everyone. Indulge in chocolates, candy, and caramel apples at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, or treat yourself to a delicious ice cream cone at Nicholas Creamery or Coney Waffle.As you stroll along the boardwalk, you'll be captivated by the lively atmosphere and the stunning views of the ocean. Take your time to browse through the shops, and don't forget to stop by the local artisans selling their handmade crafts. From unique jewelry to one-of-a-kind artwork, you'll find treasures that will make your visit to Long Branch truly memorable.Entertainment and ShowsGet ready to be entertained and delighted with an exciting lineup of shows and activities in Long Branch. Whether you're a fan of music, theater, or family-friendly events, Long Branch offers something for everyone.One of the highlights of the entertainment scene in Long Branch is the Axelrod Performing Arts Center. They offer a variety of children's programming, including theater performances and workshops. It's a great opportunity for your kids to explore their creativity and develop a love for the arts.If you're a music lover, you won't want to miss the free summer concerts at Pier Village. These concerts feature a wide range of musical genres, from rock and pop to jazz and blues. It's the perfect way to spend a summer evening, enjoying great music with the ocean as your backdrop.For jazz and blues enthusiasts, the annual Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival in August is a must-attend event. This festival brings together talented musicians from all over the country for a weekend of soulful performances. It's a celebration of the rich musical heritage of Long Branch and a great opportunity to dance and groove to some amazing tunes.If you're looking for some family-friendly fun, head to the Boardwalk Fun and Games arcade. Challenge your kids to a game of skee ball or try your luck at the various arcade games. It's a great way to bond with your family and create lasting memories.For theater lovers, the New Jersey Repertory Company is a must-visit. They offer a range of family-friendly performances that are sure to captivate audiences of all ages. From comedies to dramas, their shows are known for their high-quality performances and engaging storytelling.In addition to these activities, Long Branch also offers Bands by the Beach in West End Park on Sunday evenings. It's a great way to relax and enjoy live music in a beautiful outdoor setting. And during the summer, you can catch family-friendly movies on the beach with Movies at the Pier.With such a diverse range of entertainment options, Long Branch truly has something for everyone. So get ready to be entertained and have a great time exploring all that this vibrant city has to offer.Outdoor ActivitiesNow let's shift our focus to the exciting world of outdoor activities in Long Branch, where you can enjoy the fresh air and beautiful scenery while engaging in fun and active pursuits.Beach Activities:Long Branch offers over 2 miles of beautiful beach where you can soak up the sun and play in the surf and sand at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park. It's the perfect spot for a day of relaxation and beach games with family and friends.Outdoor Recreation:If you're looking for some active fun, head to Tonys Place playground at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park. This playground is a paradise for kids, with slides, swings, and climbing structures that will keep them entertained for hours.Skateplex at Seven Presidents is a haven for skateboarders and rollerbladers. It's open year-round and free to use, so grab your board and show off your skills on the ramps and rails.Long Branch is a haven for outdoor enthusiasts, offering a wide range of activities to satisfy your adventure cravings. Whether you prefer relaxing on the beach, playing in the sand, or getting active with playgrounds and skate parks, there's something for everyone.Soak up the sun, breathe in the fresh air, and let the freedom of the outdoors invigorate your spirit in Long Branch.Historical SitesLong Branch is home to several historical sites that offer a glimpse into the rich history of the area. One of the must-visit sites is the historic Church of Presidents. This beautiful church has a unique connection to American history, as it was frequented by several U.S. presidents during their time in office. It's a fascinating place to explore, with its stunning architecture and peaceful atmosphere.Another site worth visiting is the location where seven presidents spent their time. This area isn't only historically significant but also offers a beautiful view of the ocean. Imagine standing in the same spot where these influential leaders once stood, contemplating the decisions they made and the impact they had on our nation.As you wander through these historical sites, you'll be transported back in time, imagining what life was like during the eras of these presidents. You'll gain a deeper understanding of the rich history that shaped Long Branch and the United States as a whole.Visiting these historical sites isn't only educational but also a way to honor the past and appreciate the sacrifices made by those who came before us. It's a reminder of the freedoms we enjoy today and the importance of preserving our history for future generations.EventsAs we continue our exploration of Long Branch, let's turn our attention to the exciting world of events that take place in this vibrant city. Long Branch is known for its lively atmosphere and there's always something happening to keep you entertained. Here are some of the top events that you don't want to miss:Annual Oceanfest Celebration: Long Branch knows how to throw a party, and the annual Oceanfest celebration on the 4th of July is the perfect example. This event draws thousands of people each year with its live music, delicious food vendors, and spectacular fireworks display. It's a true celebration of summer and freedom.Free Summer Concerts at Pier Village: Imagine sitting on the beach, listening to live music and feeling the cool ocean breeze. That's exactly what you can experience at the free summer concerts at Pier Village. From local bands to nationally recognized artists, these concerts offer a wide range of musical genres that will have you dancing all night long.Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival: If you're a fan of jazz and blues music, then mark your calendar for the annual Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival in August. This festival brings together some of the best local and national talent for a day of soulful music and good vibes. Grab a blanket, relax on the grass, and let the music wash over you.Movies at the Pier: During the summer months, Long Branch offers family-friendly movie nights on the beach. Bring your beach chairs or blankets and settle in for a night under the stars, watching some of your favorite films. It's a unique and memorable way to enjoy a movie with your loved ones.Bands by the Beach: Every Sunday evening, West End Park comes alive with the sounds of live music as part of the Bands by the Beach series. Grab a picnic blanket, bring some snacks, and enjoy the tunes while the sun sets over the ocean. It's the perfect way to end the weekend and start the new week on a high note.Long Branch is a city that knows how to have a good time, and these events are just a taste of what you can expect. Whether you're a music lover, a film buff, or simply enjoy being part of a lively crowd, there's an event for you in this vibrant city. So grab your friends, embrace the freedom, and get ready to make some unforgettable memories.Family-Friendly AttractionsWith an abundance of family-friendly attractions, Long Branch offers an array of options for entertaining and enjoyable activities for all ages. Whether you're looking for outdoor adventures, cultural experiences, or simply a day of fun at the beach, Long Branch has something for everyone in the family.To make it easier for you to plan your family outing, here is a table highlighting some of the top family-friendly attractions in Long Branch:AttractionDescriptionSeven Presidents Oceanfront ParkPlay in the surf and sand at this beautiful beach park, perfect for picnics and building sandcastles.Pier VillageEnjoy dining, shopping, and entertainment along the boardwalk.Surf TacoFeast on delicious coastal cuisine with the kids.Boardwalk Fun and Games arcadeChallenge the kids in skee ball and other arcade games.Long Branch Public LibraryEnjoy storytime for toddlers at this welcoming library.At Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park, you can spend the day playing on the playground at Tonys Place or go skating at Skateplex, which is open year-round and free. The Long Branch Boardwalk offers a leisurely stroll with beautiful ocean views, perfect for quality family time.For those looking for cultural experiences, the Axelrod Performing Arts Center offers children's programming, and the New Jersey Repertory Company features family-friendly performances. You can also catch free summer concerts at Pier Village or attend the annual Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival in August.Long Branch truly knows how to entertain families, with events like Movies at the Pier, where you can watch family-friendly movies on the beach during the summer. Bands by the Beach in West End Park on Sunday evenings is another great option for enjoying live music with the family.With so many family-friendly attractions to choose from, Long Branch guarantees a memorable and enjoyable experience for all. So pack your bags, gather the family, and get ready for a fun-filled adventure in Long Branch!AccommodationsFor a beachfront stay in Long Branch that offers both relaxation and luxury, look no further than Wave Resort & Spa and Ocean Place Resort & Spa. These accommodations provide the perfect escape for those seeking a peaceful retreat by the ocean.Wave Resort & Spa:Nestled on the shores of Long Branch, Wave Resort & Spa offers breathtaking views of the Atlantic Ocean. With its modern design and upscale amenities, this resort is the epitome of luxury. Indulge in a rejuvenating spa treatment or soak up the sun by the infinity pool. The resort also offers a variety of dining options, from a beachfront restaurant serving fresh seafood to a rooftop bar with panoramic views.Ocean Place Resort & Spa:Situated on a pristine stretch of beach, Ocean Place Resort & Spa is a haven for relaxation. The spacious rooms and suites feature elegant decor and plush furnishings, providing a comfortable and inviting atmosphere. Take a dip in the outdoor pool or unwind in the whirlpool spa. The resort also offers beach cabanas and a beachfront bar, allowing guests to fully enjoy the coastal ambiance.With their prime beachfront locations, Wave Resort & Spa and Ocean Place Resort & Spa offer the perfect accommodations for those looking to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Whether you're seeking a romantic getaway or a fun-filled family vacation, these resorts provide the ultimate blend of relaxation and luxury. So pack your bags and get ready to experience the freedom and tranquility of a beachfront stay in Long Branch.Best PizzaWhen it comes to finding the best pizza in Long Branch, prepare your taste buds for a mouthwatering journey through the renowned flavors of Lezamas on Broadway. This beloved pizzeria is a local favorite, known for their delicious pies that are sure to satisfy any pizza lover's cravings.Lezamas on Broadway offers a wide variety of toppings and crust options, allowing you to customize your pizza to your liking. Whether you prefer classic toppings like pepperoni and cheese or more adventurous options like buffalo chicken or barbecue pulled pork, Lezamas has got you covered. Their crust is the perfect balance of crispy and chewy, providing a satisfying bite with every slice.But it's not just the pizza that keeps people coming back to Lezamas on Broadway. The cozy and inviting atmosphere makes it the perfect place to gather with friends and family for a casual meal. The staff is friendly and attentive, ensuring that your dining experience is top-notch.In addition to their delicious pizzas, Lezamas also offers a variety of other Italian dishes, such as pasta, calzones, and salads. So if pizza isn't your thing, there are still plenty of options to choose from.Whether you're a local looking for your go-to pizza spot or a visitor in search of a memorable meal, Lezamas on Broadway is a must-try. So grab a seat, indulge in a slice (or two), and experience the mouthwatering flavors that have made this pizzeria a beloved staple in Long Branch.Best FriesAfter savoring the mouthwatering flavors of Lezamas on Broadway's renowned pizza, it's time to indulge in another culinary delight that will leave your taste buds craving for more: the delicious fries at Windmill, a local favorite voted as the best in the state.Perfectly Crispy: Windmill's fries are a crispy masterpiece. Each fry is cooked to golden perfection, with a satisfying crunch that will have you reaching for more. Whether you prefer thin and crispy or thick and hearty, Windmill has you covered. These fries are the ideal balance of soft on the inside and crispy on the outside, making them the perfect accompaniment to any meal.Irresistible Seasonings: Windmill takes their fries to the next level with their irresistible seasonings. From classic salt and pepper to bold and flavorful options like garlic Parmesan or Cajun, there's a seasoning to satisfy every craving. Each bite is bursting with flavor, elevating these fries from ordinary to extraordinary. You won't be able to resist the urge to keep reaching for more.Generous Portions: At Windmill, you definitely get your money's worth. The portions of fries are generous, ensuring that you won't leave hungry. Whether you're enjoying them as a side to your burger or as a standalone snack, you'll be impressed by the amount of fries you receive. It's no wonder they've been voted the best in the state.Local Favorite: Windmill's fries have gained a loyal following among locals and visitors alike. Their reputation for serving up the best fries in the state has made them a must-visit spot for food enthusiasts. The friendly atmosphere and incredible flavors make Windmill a favorite among both young and old. Don't miss out on the opportunity to taste these fries for yourself.Indulging in Windmill's delicious fries is an experience you won't want to miss. With their perfect crispiness, irresistible seasonings, generous portions, and local popularity, these fries are truly the best in the state. So, make sure to stop by Windmill during your visit to Long Branch and treat yourself to a fry-tastic experience. Your taste buds will thank you.Church of PresidentsLocated in Long Branch, the Church of Presidents holds a rich historical significance as the place where seven presidents spent time. This beautiful church, officially known as the St. James Episcopal Church, stands as a testament to the important role Long Branch played in American history. As you step inside, you can't help but feel a sense of awe and reverence for the presidents who once graced these very pews.To give you a glimpse into the remarkable history of the Church of Presidents, here is a table showcasing the seven presidents who visited this hallowed place:PresidentYears Spent in Long BranchUlysses S. Grant1869-1877Rutherford B. Hayes1877-1881James A. Garfield1881Chester A. Arthur1881-1885Benjamin Harrison1889-1893William McKinley1897-1901Woodrow Wilson1913-1921Imagine sitting in the same space where these influential leaders sought solace and found inspiration. The Church of Presidents not only offers a glimpse into the past, but it also serves as a reminder of the enduring values that have shaped our nation.When visiting Long Branch, make sure to carve out time to explore the Church of Presidents. Whether you have a deep appreciation for history or simply want to experience a place that has witnessed the presence of greatness, this iconic landmark is a must-see. As you walk through its doors, you'll be transported back in time, connecting with the spirit of the presidents who once graced this sacred space.Oceanfest CelebrationEvery year, Long Branch comes alive with the vibrant and exciting Oceanfest Celebration. This annual event celebrates the 4th of July in the most spectacular way, drawing people from near and far to the beautiful shores of Long Branch. Here's why you don't want to miss out on this unforgettable celebration:Fireworks Extravaganza:The highlight of Oceanfest is undoubtedly the breathtaking fireworks display. As the sun sets, the sky becomes a canvas of vibrant colors, illuminating the ocean and creating a magical atmosphere. It's a spectacle that will leave you in awe and remind you of the freedom we cherish.Live Music and Entertainment:Oceanfest offers non-stop live music and entertainment throughout the day. From local bands to renowned artists, the diverse lineup caters to all musical tastes. So, grab a blanket, find a spot on the beach, and let the music move your soul as you celebrate freedom with fellow revelers.Delicious Food and Refreshing Drinks:Indulge in a wide array of culinary delights at the Oceanfest food vendors. From mouthwatering barbecue to fresh seafood, there's something to satisfy every craving. Sip on ice-cold beverages, tropical cocktails, or even a refreshing beer as you enjoy the festivities and embrace the carefree atmosphere.Oceanfest Celebration is the perfect way to experience the freedom and joy that Long Branch has to offer. So mark your calendars, gather your loved ones, and join us for a day filled with laughter, music, food, and, of course, fireworks. Let the spirit of freedom ignite your soul at Oceanfest Celebration in Long Branch.Long Branch Public LibraryIf you're looking for a place to dive into a world of books and knowledge, the Long Branch Public Library is the perfect destination. Located in the heart of Long Branch, this library is a haven for book lovers and knowledge seekers of all ages. As you step inside, you'll be greeted by the cozy atmosphere and the inviting scent of books.The library offers an extensive collection of books, ranging from classic literature to contemporary novels, non-fiction to poetry. Whether you're into mystery, romance, or science fiction, you're sure to find something that captures your interest.But the Long Branch Public Library isn't just about books. It also provides a range of services and programs that cater to the needs and interests of the community. From book clubs and writing workshops to children's storytime and technology classes, there's always something happening at the library. The knowledgeable staff is always ready to assist you in finding the perfect book or answer any questions you may have.In addition to the impressive collection and programs, the library also offers a comfortable reading area where you can curl up with a good book and lose yourself in its pages. The peaceful ambiance and natural light streaming through the windows make it the ideal spot to relax and enjoy a quiet moment of solitude.Wave Resort & SpaWhen planning a beachfront getaway in Long Branch, one can't resist the allure of Wave Resort & Spa. Nestled along the Jersey Shore, this luxurious resort offers the perfect blend of relaxation and excitement. Here's why Wave Resort & Spa should be at the top of your list:Unparalleled accommodations:Stay in spacious, modern rooms with breathtaking ocean views.Indulge in ultimate comfort with plush bedding and state-of-the-art amenities.World-class dining options:Savor delectable cuisine at the resort's signature restaurant, serving fresh seafood and farm-to-table dishes.Enjoy casual dining at the beachfront grill, where you can feast on juicy burgers and refreshing cocktails.Exciting activities for all ages:Dive into the sparkling infinity pool and soak up the sun on the expansive deck.Pamper yourself at the luxurious spa, where you can indulge in rejuvenating treatments and massages.Keep the kids entertained at the resort's kids club, offering a variety of fun-filled activities.Wave Resort & Spa provides the perfect backdrop for a rejuvenating beach vacation. Whether you're looking to relax by the pool, indulge in gourmet dining, or explore the vibrant Long Branch area, this resort has it all.Lezamas PizzaLezamas Pizza is a hidden gem in Long Branch, offering mouthwatering slices that will satisfy even the pickiest of pizza connoisseurs. Located on Broadway, this local pizza joint is a must-visit for anyone craving a delicious and satisfying meal.When you step inside Lezamas, you'll be greeted by the aroma of freshly baked pizza. The cozy and inviting atmosphere makes it the perfect place to gather with friends or enjoy a meal with your family. The friendly staff are always ready to take your order and make sure you leave with a smile on your face.One of the things that sets Lezamas Pizza apart is their attention to quality. Each slice is made with the freshest ingredients, from the homemade dough to the flavorful sauce and generous toppings. Whether you prefer classic cheese, pepperoni, or a specialty pizza like the BBQ chicken or Margherita, you can trust that every bite will be bursting with flavor.Not only is the pizza at Lezamas delicious, but they also offer a variety of other menu items to satisfy any craving. From crispy chicken wings to hearty pasta dishes, there's something for everyone. And if you're in the mood for something sweet, don't forget to try their homemade desserts like cannoli or tiramisu.Lezamas Pizza isn't just a place to grab a quick bite to eat, it's an experience. So next time you're in Long Branch, make sure to stop by and indulge in a slice of their mouthwatering pizza. You won't be disappointed.Frequently Asked QuestionsWhat Are Some Other Popular Beach Activities in Long Branch Besides Playing in the Surf and Sand at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park?There are plenty of other popular beach activities in Long Branch besides playing in the surf and sand at Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park.You can take a leisurely stroll on the Long Branch Boardwalk, go skating at Skateplex at Seven Presidents, or enjoy the playground at Tony's Place.And if you're looking for some outdoor fun, check out the annual Oceanfest celebration on the 4th of July.Long Branch has something for everyone to enjoy by the beach!Are There Any Family-Friendly Events or Shows Happening at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Long Branch?Yes, there are family-friendly events and shows happening at the Axelrod Performing Arts Center in Long Branch. You and your loved ones can enjoy a variety of children's programming at this venue.It's a great way to introduce your kids to the world of performing arts while having a fun and entertaining time together. Whether it's a play, a musical, or a dance performance, the Axelrod Performing Arts Center offers something for everyone in the family to enjoy.Where Can I Find a Playground for My Kids to Play at in Long Branch?You can find a playground for your kids to play at in Long Branch at Tonys Place, located in Seven Presidents Oceanfront Park.This playground offers a fun and safe environment for children to enjoy. They can climb, slide, and have a great time while you relax and soak up the beautiful beach views.It's the perfect spot for some family fun in Long Branch!What Are Some Other Historical Sites to Visit in Long Branch Besides the Church of Presidents?There are a few other historical sites to explore in Long Branch, besides the Church of Presidents. One interesting spot is the location where seven presidents spent their time. It's a fascinating piece of history to discover.Additionally, you can visit the Long Branch Public Library for storytime for toddlers. It's a great way to engage with the little ones and foster a love for reading.These historical sites and family-friendly attractions add depth to the city's charm and offer something for everyone to enjoy.Are There Any Other Annual Events or Celebrations in Long Branch Besides Oceanfest?There are indeed other annual events and celebrations in Long Branch besides Oceanfest.One exciting event is the Long Branch Jazz and Blues Festival in August, where you can enjoy live music and soak up the vibrant atmosphere.Additionally, Bands by the Beach in West End Park on Sunday evenings offers fun for the whole family.And don't forget about the family-friendly movies on the beach during the summer with Movies at the Pier.Long Branch has something for everyone!ConclusionIn conclusion, Long Branch offers a plethora of fun-filled activities and attractions for the whole family.From enjoying the beach activities and indulging in delicious dining options to experiencing thrilling entertainment and exploring historical sites, there's never a dull moment in this vibrant coastal town.So pack your bags and get ready for an unforgettable adventure in Long Branch, where you can make lasting memories with your loved ones.Don't miss out on the excitement and charm that this town has to offer!
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2024.05.16 10:31 omegaMKXIII 31 [M4F] Austria/Europe - Looking for my forever lady

I am looking for a lady between 25 and 35 years old, for a committed monogamous childfree relationship. My goal is to become a true team, supporting each other, caring for each other, nurturing each other and helping each other grow and realise our goals and dreams as much as possible. I'm hoping to find someone that values a relationship as much as I do and takes it seriously. It's not the only thing my life revolves around, but it's also not just something 'nice to have' for me.
I am 186cm tall, slim/fit built, dark brown hair, brown eyes. Both my arms are tattooed (full sleeve), as are my calves and the areas above my ankles. Regarding pictures see below. I am a runner, training multiple times a week. I'm also vegan. My love languages are physical touch and words of affirmation. While I am mostly securely attached, withdrawing from me triggers anxiety and I have made a horrible experience with an avoidant partner in the past, so that is something I fear I cannot deal with again.
I am also an atheist.
I am a very warm, soft and sensitive person, I think I am humorous, I am self reflecting a lot and I can also be really passionate and romantic. Those are traits that also are really important to me in a woman.
I can be quite social, I am a good talker, but also love to listen to really get to know someone on a deeper level. I can enjoy an evening out with friends just as much as the silence of sitting at the shores of the river and watching the sunset in solitude (although I've been craving to watch it together with a partner for a really long time now). I can be out in a pub, at a rave, a metal show or at a football game and have the time of my life, but I cannot do these things every day; I need recharge time (on the sofa, in the woods for a run, a lazy Sunday staying in bed etc.). This should give you an idea; basically, I am a homebody that thoroughly enjoys going out in moderation.
I won't say too much about hobbies; suffice it to say I am into the dark, the obscure, the macabre, the occult, the mysterious, the erotic. It won't surprise you that I had a gothic phase in my youth, bonus points if you did too!
What I'm looking for
Although similar hobbies and interests are a plus, emotional and intimate compatibility are more important to me. I am a very sensitive and emotional person (I do cry easily and by this point I don't think I'll ever be able to change that, sorry), so if you're too, we will definitely understand each other. I need someone who I can open up to (which I do rather quickly, anyway), be myself, bare my soul to and I need these things from you, too. I've had my share of emotionally unavailable women who were afraid of intimacy so I know I can't deal with that again because of the way how those things affect me. I am always emotionally invested with the woman I pursue and in those cases that was to my detriment. But my ability to feel so deep is also something I wouldn't want to change because as of yet, although it's getting harder, I haven't given up on finding someone.
With those emotional needs come two requirements that I found to be vital over the years: First, being able to be silly and cutesy together and to accept each other's inner child and care for it. I am not talking about having to deal with another person's immaturity or inability to perform basic adult skills, rather with the way sadness, hurt, anxiety and being overwhelmed manifests for me (and maybe for you, too?). I need someone who is able to comfort me, to hold me, to allow me to be weak and needy for a while until I've calmed down, and I'm more than ready to offer the same. Your inner child can come out for a while, no problem (: Also in a positive way: Thankfully, today everyone seems to be understanding of the cuteness overload cats (or any animal baby, really) can cause; I need that with a partner. I also still have plushies as comfort animals and ideally, you do too.
Apparently in every relationship, one person is the stronger one. In the past, I have been with women who obviously were stronger than me, but that doesn't mean they always had to be strong, far from it. I certainly need to be able to feel protected, but it's not like I'm a particularly needy partner, like everyone, I have my ups and downs, but I can pull my weight and have been told by past partners that I am very caring and that they felt safe and understood with me, and providing that for my partner is really important for me as well.
Second, intimate compatibility. I am rather insatiable and love to experiment when it comes to the bedroom, so you should, too, in order that we can explore and enjoy together. I found out how fulfilling living out those fantasies can be after years of never being able to try and in a relationship, this kind of fulfillment for both partners is a must for me. I found the term 'filthy best friends and partners' to be a perfect description.
I'm looking for a balance between healthy independence and being emotionally present. A relationship where we 'get' each other; we're both each other's number one and treat each other like royalty. Where a disagreement leads to more intimacy between us as we understand better, not to resentment. Where we're comfortable baring our souls to each other, becoming a safe haven and secure base for each other. I don't like the modern notion that you 'should never feel too safe in a relationship' because that sounds like running from the mafia (and believe me, I love mafia movies); you should always put in effort, yes, but safety is one of the things I always want to experience and provide in a relationship. We shouldn't fear that a disagreement leads straight to breakup. I know ‘self-sufficiency’ is trending right now, but I feel like as partners, we’re partly responsible for each other and not our own but also each other’s happiness. Being dependant and dependable at the same time is important; making each other’s wellbeing a priority. If you’re not able to healthily depend on someone and their support while you’re having a hard time, look elsewhere. If I have to be afraid you’ll run at the first major problem that surfaces, even if it’s a ‘you’-problem, it’s not going to work. I think that all things can and need to be talked about. If you think ignoring someone for days is a form of communication, please look elsewhere.
I am looking for someone real. We all have our problems, I don't want or need a 'perfect' person. You don't have everything figured out or 'all your shit' together. Be imperfect. Admit when you feel sad and angry, lonely, hopeless or even helpless – it's all relatable. Don't hide it. Be quirky, be dorky, be witchy, opinionated, be yourself. Don't pretend.
I'm looking for someone to share romance with. Not great gestures, but small, meaningful ones. Poems for each other, expressing our feelings; cards with heartfelt messages that we put our perfume/cologne on, and a symbol that means something to us only, the print of your lips with lipstick, the way I sign and seal my letters for you.
Just as important to me is agreeing on living a healthy life, staying in shape both for ourselves and for each other, regularly working out and eating healthy. I am drug and disease-free and expect the same of you. I do drink as I love a good beer or glass of wine, rum or whiskey, but I've never really been drinking much and especially during the past year have further reduced it. One vice I have is that I enjoy a couple of cigars a year, but I can definitely accommodate you in this regard.
Another important point is aligned life goals: I value safety more than adventure. I want to build a home together with my partner, a safespace for the both of us, where we always feel loved and protected, a place that we create together, make it cozy together so we just love to get back home there wherever we might have been, a home we decorate together for Halloween (my favourite holiday) or Christmas or Springtime, as we live in tune with the seasons, enjoying nature on a walk or the rain outside, reading in our cozy home. I value stability and harmony.
Appearance-wise, I am into ladies on the smaller side), so I'm looking for someone petite/slim/skinny/healthy-fit. Likewise, I am not really muscular and don't have visible abs; like I said, I'm a runner, so if you're more into the gym-type, I'm not a good fit.
I’d prefer to move from text to voice calls, videochat and then meeting up, all of that rather sooner than later. Not that there’s a need to rush anything, but I’d rather see earlier if we’re compatible or not; as someone who catches feelings fast I need to protect myself.
Caveats
If you're interested, feel free to message me and include some pictures of yourself and I will reply with my own. Have a nice day (:
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2024.05.16 10:27 omegaMKXIII 31 [M4F] Austria/Europe - Looking for my forever lady

General
I am looking for a lady between 28 and 35 years old, for a committed monogamous childfree relationship. My goal is to become a true team, supporting each other, caring for each other, nurturing each other and helping each other grow and realise our goals and dreams as much as possible. I'm hoping to find someone that values a relationship as much as I do and takes it seriously. It's not the only thing my life revolves around, but it's also not just something 'nice to have' for me.
I tried to be as concise as possible while still providing what details I think are crucial to know; I realise this post turned out very long, but I prefer those because I can get as good an idea as possible with detailed descriptions, bar actually talking to the person, and find that very valuable, so if that also applies to you, that would be awesome.
Basics
I am 186cm tall, slim/fit built, dark brown hair, brown eyes. Both my arms are tattooed (full sleeve), as are my calves and the areas above my ankles. Regarding pictures see below. I am a runner (ranging from 5k to full marathon), training multiple times a week. I'm also vegan. My love languages are physical touch and words of affirmation. While I am mostly securely attached, withdrawing from me triggers anxiety and I have made a horrible experience with a fearful avoidant partner in the past, so that is something I fear I cannot deal with again.
I am also an atheist.
I am a very warm, soft and sensitive person, I think I am humorous, I am self reflecting a lot and I can also be really passionate and romantic. Those are traits that also are really important to me in a woman.
I can be quite social, I am a good talker, but also love to listen to really get to know someone on a deeper level. I can enjoy an evening out with friends just as much as the silence of sitting at the shores of the river and watching the sunset in solitude (although I've been craving to watch it together with a partner for a really long time now). I can be out in a pub, at a rave, a metal show or in the stadium watching football and have the time of my life, but I cannot do these things every day; I need recharge time (on the sofa, in the woods for a run, a lazy Sunday staying in bed etc.). This should give you an idea; basically, I am a homebody that thoroughly enjoys going out in moderation.
I won't say too much about hobbies; suffice it to say I am into the dark, the obscure, the macabre, the occult, the mysterious, the erotic. It won't surprise you that I had a gothic phase in my youth, bonus points if you did too!
What I am looking for
Although similar hobbies and interests are a plus (and there have to be at least a couple things we have in common), emotional and sexual compatibility are more important to me. I am a very sensitive and emotional person (I do cry easily and by this point I don't think I'll ever be able to change that, sorry), so if you're too, we will definitely understand each other. I need someone who I can open up to (which I do rather quickly, anyway), be myself, bare my soul to and I need these things from you, too. I've had my share of emotionally unavailable women who were afraid of intimacy so I know I can't deal with that again because of the way how those things affect me. I am always emotionally invested with the woman I pursue and in those cases that was to my detriment. But my ability to feel so deep is also something I wouldn't want to change because as of yet, although it's getting harder, I haven't given up on finding someone.
With those emotional needs come two requirements that I found to be vital over the years: First, being able to be silly and cutesy together and to accept each other's inner child and care for it. I am not talking about having to deal with another person's immaturity or inability to perform basic adult skills, rather with the way sadness, hurt, anxiety and being overwhelmed manifests for me (and maybe for you, too?). I need someone who is able to comfort me, to hold me, to allow me to be weak and needy for a while until I've calmed down, and I'm more than ready to offer the same. Your inner child can come out for a while, no problem (: Also in a positive way: Thankfully, today everyone seems to be understanding of the cuteness overload cats (or any animal baby, really) can cause; I need that with a partner. I also still have plushies as comfort animals (some of which in quite a litteral sense as they make for really amazing pillows) and ideally, you do too.
There is a saying that in every relationship, one person is the stronger one. In the past, I have been with women who obviously were stronger than me, but that doesn't mean they always had to be strong, far from it. I certainly, like I said, need to be able to feel protected, but it's not like I'm a particularly needy partner, like everyone, I have my ups and downs, but I can pull my weight and have been told by past partners that I am very caring and that they felt safe and understood with me, and providing that for my partner is really important for me as well – this just to put the picture I'm (somewhat haphazardly) trying to paint into perspective.
Second, sexual compatibility. I have a high libido and I have kinks, so you should, too, in order that we can explore and enjoy them together. I found out how fulfilling living out those fantasies can be after years of never being able to try and in a relationship, sexual fulfillment for both partners is a must for me. Someone on here has coined the term 'filthy best friends and partners' which I have no shame to be stealing because it's such an apt description.
I'm looking for a balance between healthy independence and being emotionally present. A relationship where we 'get' each other; we're both each other's number one and treat each other like royalty. Where a disagreement leads to more intimacy between us as we understand better, not to resentment. Where we're comfortable baring our souls to each other, becoming a safe haven and secure base for each other. I don't like the modern notion that you 'should never feel too safe in a relationship' because that sounds like running from the mafia (and believe me, I love mafia movies); you should always put in effort, yes, but safety is one of the things I always want to experience and provide in a relationship. We shouldn't fear that a disagreement leads straight to breakup. I know ‘self-sufficiency’ is trending right now, but I feel like as partners, we’re partly responsible for each other and not our own but also each other’s happiness. Being dependant and dependable at the same time is important; making each other’s wellbeing a priority. I love the relationship model outlined in Stan Tatkin’s ‘Wired for Love’ and you should, too. If you’re not able to healthily depend on someone and their support while you’re having a hard time, look elsewhere. I know codependency is the latest thing everyone’s afraid of, but experiencing someone you’ve grown very attached to just bailing because they’re counterdependent and can’t stand working on themselves while simultaneously letting you in is something I’d rather not go through again. If I have to be afraid you’ll run at the first major problem that surfaces, even if it’s a ‘you’-problem, it’s not going to work. I think that all things can and need to be talked about. If you think ignoring someone for days is a form of communication, please look elsewhere. If you think’s it’s okay to lovebomb someone and then leave after a couple of months with the minimum amount of information and no proper conversation because you’re not ready to own up to what’s happening to you emotionally, please look elsewhere.
I am looking for someone real. We all have our problems, I don't want or need a 'perfect' person. You don't have everything figured out or 'all your shit' together. Be imperfect. Admit when you feel sad and angry, lonely, hopeless or even helpless – it's all relatable. Don't hide it. Be quirky, be dorky, be witchy, be opinionated, be yourself. Don't pretend.
I'm looking for someone to share romance with. Not great gestures, but small, meaningful ones. Poems for each other, expressing our feelings; cards with heartfelt messages that we put our perfume/cologne on, and a symbol that means something to us only, the print of your lips with lipstick, the way I sign and seal my letters for you.
Just as important to me is agreeing on living a healthy life, staying in shape both for ourselves and for each other, regularly working out and eating healthy. I am drug and disease-free and expect the same of you. I do drink as I love a good beer or glass of wine, rum or whiskey, but I've never really been drinking much and especially during the past year have further reduced it. One vice I have is that I enjoy a couple of cigars a year, but I can definitely accommodate you in this regard.
Another important point is aligned life goals: many childfree people seem to be adventurous, but that is a trait I don't associate with myself at all. I value safety more than adventure. I want to build a home together with my partner, a safespace for the both of us, where we always feel loved and protected, a place that we create together, make it cozy together so we just love to get back home there wherever we might have been, a home we decorate together for Halloween (my favourite holiday) or Christmas or Springtime, as we live in tune with the seasons, seeing them change around us, enjoying nature on a walk or the rain outside, reading in our cozy home. I value stability and harmony.
Appearance-wise, I am into ladies on the smaller side (albeit not regarding height), so I'm looking for someone petite/slim/skinny/healthy-fit. Likewise, I am not really muscular and don't have visible abs; like I said, I'm a runner, so if you're more into the gym-type, I'm not a good fit.
The natural progression for me would be to move from text to voice calls, videochat and then meeting up, all of that rather sooner than later. Not that there’s a need to rush anything, but having my heart broken because I already developed feelings due to a longer timeframe and then everything unexpectedly turning to shit is not something I want to have to live through again. I’d rather see earlier if we’re compatible or not; as someone who catches feelings fast I need to protect myself, I unfortunately had to learn that
Caveats/Possible red flags
If you're interested, feel free to message me and include some pictures of yourself and I will reply with my own. Have a nice day (:
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2024.05.16 10:12 paulys_sore_cock DW+ & ACS

I know almost nothing about DW or DW+ other than Ben can't seem to make his wife wet.
Ok, so facts:
1) Adam killed 20% of ACS ad $ in order to do this 'toon. Hence one must believe his team did the math and dropping Friday ACS was worth it to make whatever the fuck this thing is and it is not a vanity project.
2) Adam must be paying these people. Some of them surely must have an opportunity cost. Hence not doing it for free. And, I assume the acting union gets involved.
3) There is some Spain tax thing going on. Which is why a lot of the credits have spanish names.
4) DW+ paid for this and thought it'd generate $.
Now questions:
1) Who owns this? DW or Adam?
2) Any idea on what the tax thing is? And, doesn't that kind of fly in the face of DW's mission?
3) In other shows on DW+, do they put them out weekly or do a big drop like netflix?
4) Isn't this a headshot to your career in Hollywood?
5) Any idea how many episodes will be in season 1?
I hate that I spend more time thinking about this than the ACS idiots collectively did.
Ok, Adam has a huge podcart (maybe?). Easily reaches enough people that he can sell out 4 shows a weekend in nowhere, IN.
'toon takes a long time to make. In other words, Adam had a bunch of warning to pimp the ever-loving fuck out of this disaster.
Adam can reach a bunch of ears, so how about this for a marketing campaign that cost him nothing...? (why am I better at their jobs than they are?):
1) When a new episode comes out each week. Have a different actor on and do some highlights of the show and maybe some bits as them each in character. You know Adam "wrote" on JKL. Late night shows have been following this format for decades. It is why the star goes on. You know it is part of their contract to do the press tour and late nights. Yes, I know he kind of has people from the show on, but he could do so much more with it. This isn't a new idea. It is literally why the late night shows exist. Adam worked on JKL and talked about how he was a goto guest because JKL was too small potatoes for stars to come on and pimp their movies / shows. Adam knows how this works.
2) Have Lynch ::shudder:: write some Mr. B bits every show (he already does the opening). Adam does 5 min as Mr. B each show.
3) Once a month or so, have the entire cast on (even if some need to be remote) and do a 10-minute improv with everybody in character.
4) Have everybody do ads for the show. "Hi this is Rosenne. I play whatever the fuck she plays, Watch Mr. B on DW+ each sunday" then do a bit of freestyle comedy as the character.
5) Adam is on morning radio and "good morning " to pimp his books. Why haven't I heard him on DC101? Or seen him on Good Day DC? I'm sure people will claim due to the DW connection. No chance. They need content. I've watched a tour of Josh Brolin's personal writer's hut. It was on the level of Huel and the rocks. I've watched the weather guy take a paintball to the nuts. They will go get video of HS students running the mile. Adam would be a "get" for them.
Adam has a platform and an audience. He should be pimping the FUCK out of this show. Why isn't he. No chance he thinks it sucks (it does). He really must be this stupid and lazy.
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2024.05.16 09:49 clauuubauu My husband it's acting weird but in a good way.

So my husband has been acting strange lately and doesn't want to come to the Kingdom Hall anymore, he prefers to join on zoom. We haven't been to the Kingdom Hall for a week, neither for the Sunday talk nor the midweek one, last week. We entered Zoom and honestly we weren't paying much attention and sat on our phones.
The thing that shocked me was that my husband wants to skip the midweek meeting, which is today. He goes to the gym 3 times a week, he made this schedule so he can be free for the midweek meeting (I think his parents asked for that). So yesterday he was at the gym and today he was supposed to come home after work for the meeting, but last night he told me that he is going to the gym again and if his parents ask why he is not arriving anymore, I should tell them that I don't know anything and maybe he is staying late at work. I don't know what the reason for his choice is, but it makes me happy, even if they are small steps and maybe it means nothing, I feel that it can change, slowly but it can change.
My glory will be when my husband tells his parents to their face, loud and clear, that he no longer wants to have anything to do with their religion. Because it feels like he doesn't really want to make progress towards baptism and prefers to lie in bed and do nothing rather than come to a gathering of hypocritical people and sit for 2 hours on a chair. If he ever gets baptized, he will do it for the happiness of his parents, but I honestly don't think it's worth destroying your PERSONAL life and your future family for a selfish mother who wants to control you all the time and a father who doesn't care about your feelings.
I sincerely wish that my future children have a normal life and choose their own way of life, and for my husband to be there and to enjoy the family that we have created and to have no regrets.
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2024.05.16 09:49 thegaaylord can my psychologist take mg sick leave without me knowing? and am i over reacting?

i live in saudi arabia, i recently got diagnosed with schizophrenia but my old diagnoses were psychosis and bpd.
theres a uni hospital which is free only for my uni students.
my psychologist works in my uni, so i thought it was easy for me to go to meet her every sunday.
she started to play in my head, telling me i need to make a patient file so i did because i did things that harm me and she couldnt do anything.
shes making me scared since shes telling me what to say to the psychiatrists/psychologists etc…
they took me to the emergency, 4 professional therapist came in asking me questions.
she booked me one appointment with a psychiatrist, and told me i need a DIAGNOSES paper to give it to her, and said she will give it to the uni administration, told me not to attent my final exams.
now shes asking me weird questions on whatsup and forcing questions that im not comfy with.
she also keeps asking me if they gave me a sick leave two weeks off from uni???? HOW DID SHE KNOW ITS TWO WEEKS WHEN I NEVER TOLD HER???
she wants to cut off my education and take me to a psych ward.
i need advice and what should i do? im scared and am i over reacting?
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2024.05.16 08:44 hatsnsticks I feel like people are mistaking Sunday's goal with his method

Sunday's goal is to erase all conflict in the universe. His dream is to have everyone share a paradise. His method to doing so is forcing everyone into a sweet dream where he is the sole controller.
Throughout his backstory, Sunday insisted that it would've been better for birds (and people) to be locked up and cared for in a cage rather than have them endangered by the outside world. It's referenced continuously when mentioning his grief when the bird died after being released and how it parallels with Robin getting shot during her tour.
He kept insisting that people's "dream" is what harming them. To him, the weak can never be successful so they needed to be controlled by a benevolent strong. To him, it's better for everyone locked up in a fake gilded cage rather than working towards their goal. The "sweet dream" he gives to people is just a method to keep them passive under his control/Order as represented by SATISFIED Clockie controlled by puppet strings.
There are people who said it would've been better if he allowed people to leave, but that would go against his goal. Allowing people to leave would mean they are going to take part in conflicts outside of his reach. If he wanted to go for it then he would've made Penacony's hotel system free-of-charge while using the Emanator power to maintain the infrastructure. The point is that he needed absolute control to maintain his peace/Order.
Even Sunday didn't believe in his method completely. He originally allowed us a fair chance to present our case and fight him for it. In our real fight, he told us to defeat him if our "paradise" can save more people than his. And on his defeat, Sunday admitted that his paradise is just his dream which he wished could've been longer.
Outside of all of that, had Sunday actually succeeded, worlds govern by Order always have a disastrous downfall. If Sunday as the lone star slips up and loses to dangerous forces like the Lord Ravangers or IX, everyone in Penacony would be incapable of fighting back and die with him.
All in all, Sunday is a follower of Order, not Harmony. His philosophy is the strong (himself) to control the weak as opposed to Robin and the Harmony's the strong help the weak. His "sweet dream" is just a means to an end of erasing conflict through subjugation. He had noble intentions but is still very much a villain.
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2024.05.16 08:12 EvolvingMind 🔥 5 things you shouldn't miss this weekend in Vienna

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🇦🇹 Wochenende 16.5 - 19.5

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🤌 Laurin’s Picks

Die Woche mit ein paar extra Veranstaltungen für alle, die den Sonntagabend auch nutzen möchten! 🙂

1/ Thursday Special: Free Live Concert (Thur 19h - Free)

Am Donnerstag gibt es wieder mal ein Konzert in der Superbude! Dieses mal gibt es ‘James Choice’ zu hören. Hier kann man reinhören. Vermutlich werde ich auch dort sein, also wenn mich wer sieht, sagt hallo, würde mich freuen! 🙂
Alternativ eröffnet auch der ‘Sky Garden’ mit Afterwork Drinks und einem super Blick über die Stadt!

2/ Flohmarkt Karmelitamarkt (Thur-Fr 08-20h - Free)

Neben den vielfältigen und exklusiven Sonderangeboten der ansässigen Fachgeschäfte und den Privaten Ausstellern, werden vor allem Künstler mit besonderen Einzelstücken das Herz aller Sammler und Kunstliebhabern höher schlagen lassen.

3/ International Documentary Film Festival (Thur-Sun - €9)

Ab Donnerstag beginnt das Internationale Documentary Film Festival in Wien! Die Säle des Votiv und De France Kinos werden wieder zum Zentrum der dokumentarischen Filmkunst und des ethnographischen Filmschaffens.
Vielleicht gut geeignet für den verregneten Freitag? 🌧️

4/ Asian & Austrian street food and culture festival (Fr-Sun 10-22h - Free)

Eine Mischung aus Kultur und street food festival mit Fokus auf asiatische und österreichische Kultur und Küche. Klingt irgendwie ein bisschen verrückt, aber vielleicht lustig? Kann man auf jeden Fall gut mit einem Ausflug auf die Insel verbinden!

5/ Open Air Rave (Sun 15-22h - €10)

Am Sonntag gib es im Prater einen recht coolen Open Air rave von ‘Du Tanzt Mich Mal’. Am Mainfloor gibt es House, Minimal und Acid und am Rooftop Floor downtempo.
Achja, alternativ kann man auch direkt am Kobenzl Raven bei ‘Kein Sonntag ohne Techno’.

🎨 A little bit of culture & other 💎

🔥Party Party

What are the best parties this weekend?
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Friday
Saturday
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Cosmic Soul - Pratersauna // Sex positive, techno, psytrance
Steve Hope - Vienna Hope Beach Club // Electronic
Live Music (Tobias Kirchebner) - Gleis Garten // Live concert
Felix Jaehn - O der Klub // House
Heaven Vienna (Orange Edition) - The Loft // Pop, House
Kein Sonntag Ohne Techno - Schloss Cobenzl // Techno
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This week a couple of extra events as the Monday is a public holiday! 🙂 Let’s get to it 🚀

1/ Thursday Special: Free Live Concert (Thur 19h - Free)

This Thursday there will be another free concert at Superbude in the second district. This time there will be a concert of James Choice, you can listen to the music here. I will most likely be there, so say hello if you are also there! 🙂
Alternatively, this weekend the ‘Sky Garden’ is officially kicking off the season so if you want a nice after work drink with an amazing view, this is the place to be!

2/ Second Hand Market Karmelitamarkt (Thur-Fr 08-20h - Free)

Next to special offers from all the local shops, there will be a variety of artists displaying their art right in the second district! Great if you enjoy browsing through some unique art!

3/ International Documentary Film Festival (Thur-Sun - €9)

This Friday there will be the kick-off of the international film festival in Vienna. There will be various documentaries shown in both the Votiv as well as the De France cinema.
Maybe perfect for a rainy Friday? 🌦️

4/ Asian & Austrian street food and culture festival (Fr-Sun 10-22h - Free)

Potentially a strange mixture of different cultures, food and traditions. At the same time could be pretty cool and refreshing to combine all of this into one street food festival!
Either way, it’s happening on the Donauinsel, so if the weather is nice, you can definitely enjoy this as a small trip! 🙂

5/ Open Air Rave (Sun 15-22h - €10)

This Sunday there are a couple of nice raves! First up, at Prater with ‘Du Tanzt Mich Mal’. They will play a mixture of house, minimal, acid and downtempo.
Alternatively, you can also check out the party happening at the Kobenzl, which will provide you with probably the best view over Vienna you can get. The party there is ‘Kein Sonntag ohne Techno’.

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2024.05.16 07:07 Automatic-Campaign-9 English-Romanized Snippet

This is my response to my own post from about 1 month ago: https://www.reddit.com/conlangs/comments/1c4cukp/romanization_sunday/
https://preview.redd.it/2c34mbbvcp0d1.png?width=792&format=png&auto=webp&s=1386d09bc097f6f1930a201c3a1dab1fb5a4cdb8
K'maddiikoffuu astəh ktɨta sah'ii esslok't'ɨh mniifeh e'ottameh ottmoh addarii ah'ləhmassii'eddəh nkott'a.
/k'ma.ɾi.kɔ.fu as.tʌ ktɯ.ta sa.xi e.slɔ.k't'ɯ mni.fɛ ɛ.ɔ.ta.mɛ ɔ.tmɔ a.ɾa.ɾi a.xlʌ.ma.si.ɛ.ɾʌ nkɔ.t'a/
To romanize something for an English audience, I looked for the sounds in the table <spelling-to-sound correspondences)>, and chose a representation which could be consistent, and not too misleading if used consistently. This is more helpful than the <sound-to-spelling correspondences>.
I chose initially to approximate /ɯ/ as /u(h)/, but since it is spelled with just as /ʌ/ is in English, I thought I'd simplify and just use a novel letter. As it is, on testing on myself and family, back unrounded vowels sound more like front vowels and front rounded vowels sound more like back vowels, i.e. roundedness trumps location, so I use <ɨ> and not some variation on . To indicate /ʌ/ I use ə, which seemed 'unintuitive' by itself, so I added to induce a 'grunt'-like sound. did not work because it produced the CUP vowel except at the end of words.
As is used in English as a 'silent letter' to indicate long pronunciations of other vowels - which I do not want, I use it here only in ways where it would be pronounced as the 'checked vowel' /ɛ/ - I double consonants after it to create closed syllables and add after it at the end of the word. The same treatment applies to , as I don't want the free-vowel pronunciation.
/i/ and are indicated by doubling and , because this is unambiguous.
To mark two vowels in a row, <'> is used. It is also used to mark ejective consonants, which the reader may or may not pronounce as such.
/a/ receives no special treatment, as, with the other rules it should always be pronounced [a].
/x/ is written as alone, after a consonant, and doubled orthographically as .
/ɾ/ is written as when alone, after a consonant, and
when doubled orthographically.
No two consonants can have opposite glottalization. When an ejective consonant is doubled orthographically only the first symbol is doubled; in two-ejective onsets both consonants take <'>.
As for the previous entries, I think chrsevs and AJB2580 made a good crack at it.
I am no longer singling out previous entries in new posts.
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2024.05.16 07:03 Sophl7 So like was Sunday even wrong?

Trapping everyone in a dream is certainly framed badly in the quest but is it really that bad? Well the arguments are:
  • Sunday is forcing everyone asleep and they won’t be able to wake up and make their own choices :(
  • the dreamscape is just escapism :(
Alright well for the first point it’s not really as bad as it sounds. First of all people came to Penacony for the dreamscape of their own free will and from the conversations with Robin right before the meeting with the dream master we know they have no intention of leaving the dreamscape. This isn’t just those three people either because it’s stated that Ena’s dream is maintained by the collective will of everyone on Penacony. So if everyone except the main cast chose to come to Penacony to live in the dreamscape and everyone already has no intention of waking up, it’s not really doing anything bad to make everyone live in a dream that they were already living in.
Then comes the argument that living in the dreamscape is escapism because you’ll run out of money to pay rent eventually and be forced to wake up. Under normal circumstances this would be true but of course Sunday’s plan makes it so that the dream is indistinguishable from reality and people will never wake up. This essentially means that the people who are in Ena’s dream aren’t escaping reality anymore because the dream became their new reality which would be a dream come true for them (haha). This isn’t some fleeting, fake happiness either as Robin says she senses genuine happiness from the 2nd dreamchaser.
In fact the only person aside from the main cast of heroes who stands to lose anything from this is Sunday who has to stay in eternal wakening.
So basically, it is already the dreamchasers desire to live in the dreamscape forever, and Sunday is making their dreams come true. It’s only by Acheron destroying the dreamscape that causes people to want to wake up out of desperation to escape the chaos, chaos that otherwise wouldn’t exist without the main casts interference. It’s like if someone wanted to stay in their house but you force them outside by burning their house down.
If anything, for all the talk of people making their own decisions without external force, the main cast is disrespecting the entirety of Penacony’s choice by destroying the dreamscape that they wanted and chose to live in. And really that just proves Sunday even more correct in his ideology because it was the strong main cast who decided the future for all of Penacony even though they didn’t want that future and just wanted to live their lives in the dreamscape.
And for some reason the main cast is being portrayed as weak and similar to everyone else in Penacony? Like why is Himeko yelling “the will of the weak” when they aren’t weak? It’s already established by Sunday that the nameless have to be strong to go on a dangerous interstellar journey; and for Firefly, well sure she likes the dreamscape but unlike everyone else on Penacony she didn’t come to the dreamscape to live in it she came to the dreamscape to fulfill the script. And let’s be honest Elio isn’t recruiting any weak people any time soon. The only reason Sunday thinks she’s weak is because he doesn’t know she’s a stellaron hunter which only applies to 5 people in the universe. Boothill is a galaxy ranger and Acheron is an emanator both of which are strong groups of people. Black Swan is a memetic entity so she’s more ambiguous. So basically all of the main cast, unlike the rest of Penacony, has a reason to want to wake from the dream be it a journey, a script, or their own self interest. And let me remind you that none of the main cast except Robin was even supposed to be on Penacony in the first place so the only people minus Robin who wanted to wake from the dream weren’t even supposed to be in the dream.
The only person who is an exception to this is Robin. She doesn’t exactly want to live in the dream like the rest of Penacony, but she does get the harmony she always wanted in Ena’s dream and chooses to wake up anyway befitting her character as a symbol of harmony, hope, and inspiration. That being said Robin wakes up as a universal superstar not a hopeless peasant or war paraplegic.
I hope the effect on average citizens is explored in the next quest as I’m sure they would be mad over having their haven destroyed by outside forces, but I doubt that will happen given the negative framing in the quest. Especially that old man from the war who had every reason to live in the dreamscape like he’s on deaths door he doesn’t have time to go to rehab at the intelligencia guild lol
So TL;DR was Sunday really wrong giving the dreamchasers what they wanted? Was the main cast really right in forcing everyone to wake up despite Penacony’s wishes? They could have just left the dreams area of effect and let them live in the dream forever.
Edit: typo
Edit: if you’re curious what people are saying most of them say this - the dreamers will starve
I thought it was meant to be assumed that wouldn’t happen because there’s no way Sunday wouldn’t have thought of that or if he didn’t the astral express wouldn’t have pointed that out during their argument. It’s probably different from a regular sleep otherwise it’s just this gaping plot hole - Sunday didn’t get permission
Despite bringing this up in the post this is what most people said and they completely ignored the thing about “the will of the entire planet” which is what I was most interested in discussing ;( There was one guy who pointed out the people opposing the family in dreamflux reef wouldn’t want to go in the dream and he would be right, so there are some deviants who don’t want to sleep forever however they appear to be a minority. The will of the entire planet doesn’t come from a few people after all
The same guy brought up the stellaron and I thought the stellaron was only making the people sleep forever but apparently it was confirmed by Gallagher that it was eroding their minds too. This is the flaw that makes Sunday’s schemes come to an end
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2024.05.16 06:52 ChibiInDra I found out that my neglectful storyteller approved a overpowered character sheet without even looking at it and doomed a werewolf chronicle to end before session one.

Just so I can bring everyone to the same page of context before actually starting the story.
World of Darkness: A setting of TTRPG’s that take place in a darker grittier version of our reality, where supernatural creatures such as werewolves, vampires, wraiths, mages and so on, exist and hide from the public eye creating their own means of protection, politics and secret societies to protect themselves against humans.
Werewolf the apocalypse/Werewolf 5th edition/Werewolf 20th edition: Is the setting/system where you play as werewolves and fight the enemies of the spirit of earth Gaia. Werewolf 5th edition is the newer system and werewolf 20th edition is an older system.
Vampire the masquerade/ Vampire 5th edition/ Vampire 20th edition/VTM: It’s the World of darkness system where you play as a vampire sneaking through the shadows of cities and feeding on humans. Vampire 5th edition is the newer system, Vampire 20th edition is the older system.
Storyteller: It's the World of Darkness way of saying “Dungeon Master”, the one that runs the campaign/Chronicle.
Flaws, Merits and Backgrounds: I can explain them as essentially D&D feats but with levels to it that determine how mechanically strong the “feat” you picked up is, I can mention one where you can make bullets bounce off surfaces to hit targets and it decreases the difficulty for hitting a target behind cover or being so shockingly beautiful that you gain extra dice when you are trying to seduce someone. Backgrounds are like feats but that need to be explained by your backstory, like magical pacts, riches or even spirit pacts. And flaws are mechanical and role-play disadvantages that you need to pick on character creation, like having an enemy or being illiterate.
Actual story:
So, I’ve been a forever Storyteller ever since I got to know World of Darkness and I was aching to drop the whole responsibilities as a Storyteller and for once enjoy this rich urban fantasy setting as a player thrown into the night as any of the multiple splats. So, I saw that someone just posted a werewolf 5th edition chronicle and applied, Werewolf 5th ed is not my cup of tea, but I’m the type that is desperate enough and open minded enough to just go ahead and try any system that I can get my hands on, so when the Storyteller of that chronicle dmed me the link to join his discord server I was just overjoyed.
I started interacting with other players, they all seemed pretty nice and I even started to plan a shared backstory with one of the girl players that was pretty nice to me (I’ll call her Avery, as she is part of the horror story too). So as me and Avery were planning the shared backstory we started to wonder what some of the merits and backgrounds mechanically did within the setting as I wanted spend all of my 7 merit points (everyone gets 7) into a specific advantage called spirit pact where I essentially made a pact with a powerful spirit to make them my companion and give me a minor supernatural ability/edge, however, how fantastical these edges and how the spirits behave varies from storyteller to storyteller as some like something more fantastical while others prefer something more realistic, so I reached out to him to get some more context on how crazy I could make the pact.
Several days passed and he didn’t replied my question at all, nor any other ones I made as I wanted to know if my knowledge about werewolf 20th edition lore would help at all (Werewolf 5th edition and Werewolf 20th edition have big lore differences despite being set in the same universe, so I needed to know to not metagame and/or ruin continuity) but well, I thought that he was just a busy guy, I mean, he was also running a Vampire the masquerade game in the same server, so I was just planning on tackling these doubts I had on Tuesday when the session started. But, then I saw one of the players in the server asking for help on how to set their character sheet as apparently they were lost on what to do, so I went ahead and offered to join VC with him and run him through the character creation, I’ll call this player OZ and he is the star of this cheating story.
So as I joined VC he just asked me how the Gifts, rites and renown system works, with Gifts and Rites being the akin to werewolf magic and renown being what you use to cast magic per say. After that he said he didn’t had no other doubts and so we started a conversation in world of darkness as a whole, there he showed me that he had pretty extensive knowledge on how Vampire the Masquerade functioned, telling me old lore related to Vampire 20th edition such as a specific bloodline of the Tzimisce vampire clan (that instead of their trademark flesh crafting ability had an extremely powerful blood magical superpower) and he even told me that he participated on several vampire chronicles before in the past and well, since he seemed to know what he was doing and there was a big, pretty simplified how to make your character summary right on the first page on the “how to make your character” section, I thought that he’d not have any other issue, as character creation (at least in the 5th editions of World of Darkness books, in my opinion.), got pretty simplified and are the types where if you understand how to create one character you can created all. So after some more talking and a friendly remind that I’m also a regular storyteller that loves to help newbies and so my dms are always open, I left the call.
Oz posted his character sheet on the server for the Storyteller to review and approve and well, he did within a literal minute of him posting it (something that at the time I didn’t noticed as I doing something else and well an experienced Storyteller could’ve noticed if he did anything wrong within a minute, so I really thought he didn’t do anything wrong and simply attended to my business). However, on Sunday Avery decided stop procrastinating and finished her character sheet, finally the whole crew had their character sheets done and since they were publically available I decided to take a peak and see what we as a pack would have as our arsenal and so on. However, when I looked into Oz’s sheet things got a bit rocky.
So, to start to addressing the problems I’ll say that Oz didn’t use a regular werewolf 5th edition sheet, no, he used an abomination (aka a vampire werewolf) sheet to actually make his character to begin with and not only that, he was way, way too op for a werewolf that just had their first change. And how OP you might ask? Well, I started to question him about it and he said that he picked a skill distribution called “Specialist” a skill distribution type that offers the following: One skill at four points, Three skills at Three points, Three skills at Two points and Three skills at one point, a skill distribution that makes your character very good at something, good at some other areas but lacking in several others, however, Oz in this particular moment has the following distribution: One skill at four points, five skills at three points, six skills at two and three skills at one and aside from that, instead of having spent 7 merit points he had spent 10 and for some reason he had also 4 specialities allocated all on his physical skills, something that is just not possible at character creation as the book specifically say that you can only add new specialities on these specific skills Academics, Craft, Performance, and Science IF you actually bought them upon character creation something that he totally didn’t do.
I know this must be hard to imagine how much stronger he was than the rest of the party, so to bring it down to a more digestible context, the amount of xp you’d need to get to get that strong is Storytellers in werewolf 5th edition are recommended to give out the following amount of XP per session:
Participation = gives you 1 XP
Perform something remarkable during the session = Gives you 1 XP
Use a Skill, Gift, or other Trait in a clever or critical way =Gives you 1 XP
“Tell me something important your character learned this session.”= Gives you 1 XP
Conclude a story within the greater chronicle = Gives you 2–3 XP
This means that if he concluded all of the requirements above he’d get a minimal of 6xp and a max of 7 xp. However, not all session you can use a gift in a creative way, not all session you can perform something remarkable and not all session you conclude an important story within the chronicle, this means that great majority of the time we’d be getting 2-3 XP per session, yep, no World of Darkness game is the type that you go from zero to hero and with that in mind, he’d need (if my calculation are correct) 114 XP to actually level up his PC to be that strong, something that it would take 35-40 sessions to normally get.
When I started to question him how he exactly got so many skill points and merits he said that the storyteller approved of his character and that he just filled stuff up. I proceeded to just inform him the right skill spread for specialist and what he did wrong on his sheet and he said that he’d fix it despite the fact that the storyteller approved of his character. After that 40 minutes passed and there was silence of both the storyteller and the player just so he’d post a new character sheet, this time containing the spread of One skill at 4 points, Three skills at 3 points, Six skills at two points and three skills at 1 point, with his merits still being 10 points and still keeping the 4 specialities. At this point I started to think that he was trying to sneak some extra skill points, specialities and merits through me, because there is no way he didn’t understood what needed to be fixed when my message has attached to it literally a print from the core rule book with the details on the specialist skill spread and what he needed to change was literally:
“You have 10 merit points instead of 7, you have one extra HP that you shouldn’t have, (Hp is calculated by adding Stamina + 3 and his stamina was 3, he has 7 hp there when he should actually have 6), you still have 6 skills at two points instead of what specialist gives (3 skills at 2 points). You have 4 specialities even though you didn’t pick Academics, Craft, Performance, or Science that are the only skill trees that actually give you free specialities, otherwise you’d just start with 1.”
At this point I started to reach out to Avery and ask for her opinion on that, so she pinged Oz and the Storyteller on chat only to ask thing like “have you guys read the book” specially because he was trying passively aggressively shift the blame on his google search that apparently “mixed up werewolf 20th edition character creation rules” that he had just “skimmed through the book due to a lack of time, that he had “no help at all creating the character and had no idea on what he was doing”. I just want to emphasize that me and Avery were not trying to intimidate him at all, nor try to get a confession out of him or anything, our questions were just about if they (OZ and Storyteller) read the book or not and about what fonts Oz used to generate that character. I was really trying to give him the benefit of the doubt and believe that he was just very misguided by some crazy algorithm and coincidence, but it was a very hard pill to swallow when you consider his previous knowledge about world of darkness system, the fact that I found a full fleshed out character creation guide on Youtube by simply typing “Werewolf 5th edition character creation guide” on Youtube at the fact that he used “I thought you didn’t want to stay on VC with me by your tone of voice” when me and him the other day were having such a lovely chat and I told him multiple times that my DM’s were open in case he needed any help and if he didn’t want to bother me he could’ve just asked help on our discord server instead of making his super Saiyan werewolf. Now, at this point of the story you’d think the Storyteller would’ve at least said something, right? But hah, no, look at the tittle again, he was just DEAD SILENT.
Oz then proceeded, while we were talking, to post his last character sheet update for us, reducing his merit points to 8, and his skill points to the following: 1 skill at four points, 3 skills at three points, four skills at 2 points and three skills at one point. At this point he was either fucking with us or straight up ignorant of the rules completely, so me and Avery wanted to talk to him over VC and explain the rules to him in case he was actually just a newbie completely lost on how it all worked and if he was actually a cheater, talk to him to stop doing that and offer him new solutions for his character in case he wanted a better skill distribution, he refused to join VC with us because he was “working” until late despite his discord saying that he was playing League of legends. So instead me and Avery decide to join early before session (that was supposed to be the day after all of this happened), settle what happened and properly help him make a character, and well he agreed to it.
So fast forward to the following day, the Storyteller remained completely silent through out the whole night, morning and afternoon and two hours before the session I simply pinged Avery and Oz to see if they could join VC so we could talk it out in about 1 hour, OZ simply left the server without saying anything and I stared at my computer screen for 2 minutes before I went out to do something else. After that me and Avery joined VC a bit before session started and hang out and talk about the situation… Almost a whole hour passed and the Storyteller or any of the other players didn’t even hop on VC, it got to the point where the Avery sent a message to the Storyteller and just then he hopped on, the first thing he said? “Sorry guys, I was on another session that I joined this week and I didn’t thought it’d take this long”.
I never got so mad in my entire life, I’ve been a forever Storyteller for the past years and I was so excited to actually be the PLAYER, but despite that I needed to keep civil. Me and Avery informed him of the situation that Oz was most likely cheating, and the Storyteller said that “He was going to talk to him” not even knowing that Oz had left the server almost 3 hours ago, me and Avery just proceeded to ask him what he was going to do next and he said that he was going to call out the whole chronicle, so me and Avery just proceeded to tell him how disappointing the whole thing was and give him a few words of advice on how to improve before we left VC. Later the same night he announced that he wanted to retire from world of darkness as a whole and tried to pass the responsibility on running his vampire chronicle for someone else, after that I just left that server and friended Avery.
Now, I guess it’s time for me to go back hunting for chronicles. Wish me luck everyone and hope you enjoyed my little story.
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2024.05.16 06:29 ah_yes-a_username Shanghai Olympic Qualifier Series B&L/S

**Please make sure to use SPOILER TAGS in this thread for broadcasted rounds and comment away in the chat channel and post-game threads!**
Chat Channel and post-comp thread.
Four days in Shanghai will feature the first of two events to determine who fills the open Olympics spots - 12 slots per gender for Boulder & Lead and 7 slots per gender for Speed! Inside Climbing has a thorough preview of rules, slot allocation, etc. For those with a good handle on the general OQS rules, see the OQS Point System for how results in Shanghai might translate to an Olympic slot.
Schedule (All times in China Time (UTC+8) Time zone converter):
Thursday 5/16
  • 10:00 Boulder&Lead Boulder Qualifications
Friday 5/17
  • 09:30 Boulder&Lead Lead Qualification
  • 16:50 Speed Climbing Qualification
Saturday 5/18
  • 09:30 Boulder&Lead Boulder Semi-Final
  • 13:30 Boulder&Lead Lead Semi-Final
  • 17:00 Speed Final
Sunday 5/19
  • 10:00 Male Boulder&Lead Final (Boulder)
  • 12:05 Male Boulder&Lead Final (Lead)
  • 15:25 Female Boulder&Lead Final (Boulder)
  • 17:30 Female Boulder&Lead Final (Lead)
Startlist Live Results (also on ‘WC Series’ app)
How to watch:
  • Olympic Channel (all rounds, including qualis, available live & on replay) - you need a (free) account to watch
  • Likely replays will be available on YouTube - the welcome event is available as a replay, which is a good sign
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2024.05.16 06:16 SnooPeanuts4336 WEEKLY EVENTS FOR THE WEEK OF 15MAY-22MAY (OMG, WE HAVE A TREAT!!!)

Manhattan Project B Reactor Tours The B Reactor National Historic Landmark, Richland Daily, 8:30a-12:30p Free
My Rad Art Lab After School Program Art Your Way, Pasco 4p $29/class, $99/mo (4 classes)
Columbia Basin College Annual Juried Student Art Show CBC, Pasco Thru June 6 7:30a-5p
SageFen Maker Fest II Red Lion Hotel & Conference Center, Pasco May 17-19 10-4p
The Sound of Music Vibe Music and Performing Arts Center May 17-18 Times vary
Auditions for Equivocation By Bill Cain The Richland Players, Richland May 19-20 6-9p
Poker Richland Community Center May 16-17 1p

Wednesday May 15

Classes
Whimsy Apothecary Candle Class Goose Ridge Estates, Richland 5:30-7:30p $65/non-mem
Fresh Pasta Class Layered Cake Artistry, Kennewick 5-7p $85
Cooking Classes - Summer Grilling Series-Grilled Mahi Mahi w/Peach Mango, Cilantro Lime Jasmine Rice, and Grilled Asparagus Red Mountain Kitchen, Kitchen 6-8:30p $Unk
Puzzle club Andventures Underground, Richland 11a
Games and Comedy
Bingo at Summer's Hub, Kennewick 5-7p
Game Night Live at Two Bits and a Bite, Richland 7-9p
Open Mic Night Tumbleweeds West, West Richland 5-8p
Sporting
Tri-Cities Dust Devils vs Hillsboro Hops Gesa Stadium, Pasco 1:30-5:30p $8-46
Music
Isolation Big Band with Carmichael Middle School Jazz Band The Emerald of Siam, Richland 6p
Jazz Jams at The Emerald The Emerald of Siam, Richland 6p-8p

Thursday May 16

Classes
Beginning Brush Lettering Workshop Philocaly Lingerie Boutique, Kennewick 7-9p $Unk
Paint your own Planter! Chills Froyo and Custard, Kennewick 6-8p
Events
Back-To-School Immunization Clinic by BFHD Kennewick Health District Mothership 2-6p
Hat Burning Workshop + Fundraiser for Alzheimer's Research Chandler Reach Estate, Benton City $85pp
Albariño Master Class Barnard Griffin, Richland 6:30-8:30p $35 non-mem
They Want Our Rhythm, but Not Our Blues: African American Innovation through Pop Culture Lecture Museum at Keewaydin 7p-8p Free
LIGO Science & Art Showcase LIGO Hanford Observatory, Richland 5-8p Free
Thursday Afternoon Book Club Richland Public Library 1:30-2:30p
Grandma Niesie's Storytime Adventures Underground, Richland 11a-12p
Games and Comedy
Geeks Who Drink The Emerald of Siam 7p
Tri-Trivia Night Summers Hub, Kennewick 6p
Solar Spirits Trivia and Taco Truck Solar Spirits Distillery & Tasting Room, Richland 6-8p
Game Night Live Round Table Pizza, Kennewick 5-7p
Mah-Jongg Richland Community Center 1-3:30p
Sporting
Tri-Cities Dust Devils vs Hillsboro Hops Gesa Stadium, Pasco 6:30-10p $8-46

Friday May 17

Classes
Intro Into Gelli Printing Bristle Art Gallery, Kennewick 1p $45
Events and Games
CBC Health Sciences Information Sessions Health Sciences Center, Richland 8a-2p
3rd Friday Dance Richland Community Center 1-3:45p $10pp
Solar Spirits Trivia and Taco Truck Solar Spirits Distillery & Tasting Room 6-8p
Trivia! with Heat Entertainment Tumbleweeds West, West Richland 7-10p
Third Fridays Columbia Gardens Wine & Artisan Village, Kennewick 4-8p Free
Card Show Night Edition at Summer's HUB of Kennewick Summers Hub, Kennewick 4-9p Free
Vinyasa Flow With Susie Red Jasper Studops 4:30-5:30p $20
Twist Clothing Company 15th Anniversary Fashion Show and Fundraiser Twist Clothing Co, Kennewick 5-8p $20
Wine and Mushroom Tasting with Chesed Farms Barnard Griffin Winery, Richland 6:30p $75non-mem
Book Club Richland Community Center 1-3p
Potluck Dinner Richland Community Center 4:30-6p
Music and Comedy
Gabriel Knutzen Goose Ridge Winery 5-7p
Jack Rothwell Tumbleweeds West, Richland 7-10p
Key Lewis Comedy Show Jokers Comedy Club, Richland 7:30-9p $12
Fallout The Branding Iron, Kennewick 9p-1:30a $5
Baduku and Bahuru Columbia Gardens Night Market, Kennewick 5-7p
Lost Ox Emerald of Siam, Richland 9p $10 cover
Stephanie Steele Pop/Jazz Trio Emerald of Siam, Richland 5-8p
Sporting
Tri-Cities Dust Devils vs Hillsboro Hops Gesa Stadium, Pasco 6:30-10p $8-46
Outdoor Fitness Class- ALL AGES WELCOME Southridge Sports & Events Complex, Kennewick 9:45-10-45a $7pp

Saturday May 18

Events
Petting Zoo/Hobby Farm Jostens Petting Zoo 10a $8
Puppies & Posies by Pronto Puppy Rescue Mac's Garden Center, Pasco 12-4p
Pasco Farmers Market Downtown Pasco, Lewis St 9-1p
Spring Market Vino Yasa Hedges Estate, Benton City 10a-12p
25th Anniversary Barrel Room Dinner Goose Ridge Estates, Richland 6-9p $200/nonmem
Farmer's Market Tour and Cooking Demo Ciao Trattoria, Pasco 9:45a-12:30p
FCSC/4-H Joint AM -PM Schooling Show Franklin County Saddle Club, Pasco Starts at 8a
Connie Hampton Connally, Conversation and Book Signing Barnes & Noble, Kennewick 12p
2024 Gentleman's Ride Richland 4-5p
Pokemon May League Challenge Casters, Richland 11a registration
Metaphysical Market Uptown Shopping Center, Richland 10a-4p
Classes
Paint your Partner Night Honeycomb Studio, Kennewick 6-8p $50pair
Paint your Pet Art YOUR Way, Pasco 6-8p $70
Paint & Craft night Anything Grows, Richland 5:30-8:30p
Special Topics In Pelvic Health - Gender Affirming Care, Hypermobility, and Nocturia Therapy Solutions, Richland 9a-4p
Mosaic Dragonfly Workshop Allied Arts Association: Gallery at the Park 1-3:30p $80pp
Music/Comedy
Dysfunctional Society / Pazzi Pazzi The Emerald of Siam, Richland 9p
Guitar Gathering Blackthorne Neighbourhood Pub, Kennewick 1-3p
Mia Lenay Summers Hub, Kennewick 5:30-7:30p
Karaoke Night Wine Social, Richland 8-11p
Mid-Columbia Symphony Concert "Young Artists & Joyful Voices", Mid-Columbia Mastersingers KHS AUditorium, Kennewick 7:30-9:30p $15-70
Key Lewis Comedy Show Jokers Comedy Club, Richland 7:30-9p $12
Jeff Davis at The Underground Taphouse The Underground Taphouse, Pasco 8-10p
Fallout The Branding Iron, Kennewick 9p-1:30a $5
Live Music with Keith Scott Rattlesnake Mountain Brewing Company, Richland 7-10p
Elaine Eagle The Emerald of Siam, Richland 5-8p
Sport
Tri-Cities Dust Devils vs Hillsboro Hops Gesa Stadium, Pasco 6:30-10p $8-46
Midget Mayhem Wrestling & Brawling LIVE Pasco Eagles 5-7p and 8-10p $Unk, but can you really put a price on a show as this?
2nd Annual St. Joseph's Legacy Golf Tournament Canyon Lakes Golf Course, Kennewick 11a check-in, 1p gun start $160/pp $600 team/4
Plyometrics, Agility, & Speed Training- ALL ATHLETES WELCOME Southridge Sports & Events Complex, Kennewick 10:45-11:45a $7p
UKI Gamble fun match Fetch Sam, Pasco 1p
Lifted Ecstatic Dance - Flower Child Edition with Jennifer Lifted Lotus Yoga 2-3:30p $5 donation
PFLAGS Walk and Roll 3k Chiawana Park, Pasco 10a-1p
Better Together Spring 2024 5K Celebration Howard Amon Park, RIchland 8a

Sunday 19

Classes
Spring Fling Charcuterie Workshop Elk Haven Winery, Pasco 1-3p $Unk
Nutrition 101 Class Natural Grocers, Kennewick Sundays, 1p FREE
Chef's Wine Pairing Dinner Monterosso's Italian Restauraunt, Richland 5:30p $86pp
Goat Yoga with Bumper and Bliss The Studio Bespoke, Richland 1p $30pp
Events
Yu-Gi-Oh! Casual Play Caterpillar Cafe, Richland 12-4p
Adopt a Pet Day! Summer's Hub, Kennewick 11a-3p
Spring Blooms Floral Workshop Muret-Gaston Wine Bar, Kennewick 3-6p $65
Tumbleweed Pet Vaccine and Microchip Event Horse Heaven Hills Pet Urgent Care, Kennewick 8a-2p
Canvas Blowout Sale! Crepe Haus + El Compadre Restaurant, Kennewick 1-5p
Pokemon Pre-Release Twilight Masquerade Adventures Underground, Richland 11:30a-2:30p $35pp
Sport
Tri-City Dust Devils vs. Hillsboro Hops Gesa Stadium, Pasco 6:30p-10p $8-$45
Music
JJ Ofrancia Howard Amon Park, Richland 1-4p
Dustin Stecker celebration show with The Van Dels and Ghost Motor, and Mad Ruby Ray's Golden Lion, Richland 5p $10pp

Monday 20

LGBTQIA+ Craft Social Richland Public Library 6:30-8:30p Free
Moving Mondays with Jo Miller Summer's Hub, Kennewick 5:30p7:30p
Beers & Bikes Night Summers Hub 5-8p
Geeks Who Drink Trivia Night Moonshot Brewing, Kennewick 6:30-9p
Open Mic Night The Emerald of Siam, Richland 7p-12a Free

Tuesday 21

Beers and Bike N' Bikes Summers Hub Tuesdays 5-8p
Bingo Night at Wine Social 6:30-8:30p
Trivia Night Parkade Bar & Grill 7-10p
Game Night Live Trivia Iconic Brewing, Richland 6-8p
Music-Live Solo Guitar Music! Peter Janson Emerald of Siam, Richland 6-8p
allevents.in and visittri-cities.com
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2024.05.16 06:00 AutoModerator Theorymon Thursday has returned! Please read inside for the new guidelines

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2024.05.16 05:54 roguescott Traveling for work makes me drink less!

I teach workshops both remotely and in person and this is the first week since probably Feb or March where I really am not consuming much at all. I fly home Friday first class (free upgrade!) and will likely have one drink. This week instead of 2-3 in a sitting, I want one or none at all. I have had a total of 4 drinks since Sunday which for me is about 5 less than usual. My colleague who I teach with doesn't drink much which makes it so easy.
And that feels really great. Dry January has made it easier for me to say no and pay attention when I'm intentional about it. Going to try and carry this home with me.
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2024.05.16 05:51 Fast_Distribution531 My (21 F) (ex)boyfriend (22 M) just broke up with me, how do I stop hoping he’ll want to get back together?

TLDR: My boyfriend just broke up with me out of nowhere and I just want to get over him but I don’t know how
I was with my boyfriend for a year and a half and he ended things with me on Sunday.
At the start things were magical. I was the happiest I’d ever been and I think he was too.
I fell into a deep depression around July last year (whatever you do don’t go on the rod it will ruin your life) and I became a shell of myself. I got really really insecure about a lot of things but especially my relationship. I was terrified he would stop loving me and leave me.
In September I had a massive breakdown and we almost broke up but we decided to stay together. Things did get a bit better in that I started to feel better mentally but I never really felt right.
I would still worry so much about him leaving me. I was so anxious all the time I could barely function.
He spent Christmas with me and my family and then we went away for almost a month in January. I thought things would be getting better.
I just couldn’t shake the insecurity I had though and I started to resent the way he made me feel. I would daydream about breaking up with him just to hurt him or some how getting hurt or sick so he would worry about me.
He wasn’t perfect. I know that. But I did love him. He sometimes wasn’t very nice and would hurt my feelings and make me think that I was just being sensitive.
Things had been quite off since Easter. I was in more of a funk than I had been in quite a while and it felt like my entire life was just so empty and futile.
I didn’t see him a lot during this because this time of year is very busy at his work and I just put everything up to me not feeling great mentally and him being stressed and busy.
My 21st birthday was at the end of April and I was absolutely dreading it.
He took two days off to spend it with me on my birthday and I was so happy to be able to see him and things were so fine and he was the most beautiful Facebook post for me and I remembered why I loved him so much.
My party was on the Saturday of that week and again he came and spent the afternoon with me and looked after me while I was violently hungover on Sunday. We had been talking for so long about moving into together and we had another conversation about it on Sunday. Everything again seemed to be fine.
I started an antidepressant on Monday in an attempt to pull myself together and help control my anxiety. I was pretty sick this first week as I heard can be expected when starting this medication.
The next Saturday he invited me out to a family friend’s bonfire. He was so mean to me this night. He didn’t really talk to me and he didn’t sit near me. I was sort of left to try and talk to his mom.
We got home that night and he laid on his phone before saying goodnight and going to sleep. This was not very usual for us. We would usually cuddle and talk or have sex, just spend time together in bed. I was left feeling so confused and worried. I didn’t know what I had done.
The next day I was understandably a little demure as I continued to worry about what I had done to upset him. And he made a point to keep asking me if I had had a good night. Which I had not. Because of him. I didn’t say this.
I cried the entire hour long drive home. I thought I was just reacting badly to my medication.
The next week I started to feel better with my medication and my spirits started lifting. We still didn’t really text a lot during the day but I was able to recognise that he was probably just busy and he wasn’t going to leave me at the drop of a hat.
On Saturday we had plans to go out with his friends for dinner. He asked me to come over that day, he was going to take the day off the spend with me.
When I got there he was acting so weird again. Being cold and antisocial and quite short with me. I just figured he was stressed or something and he eventually warmed up a little by dinner.
But when we got home the same thing happened again and he completely froze me out and went to sleep immediately. I was so worried I didn’t sleep.
The next morning we had breakfast with his mom and she showed me his baby album. Things were fine.
When I got home I decided to text him and just ask if everything was okay or if I was just imagining things to be a bit off and he responded with no things are not alright I’ll phone you later.
A delightful message to receive.
He then drove all the way to my house and preceded to tell me that he just didn’t care about me when we were apart. He said he wanted to break up with me since SEPTEMBER when we last had this conversation. And he felt like staying with me would be settling.
But he said he still wanted to see me and be friends with me and he didn’t want to lose me. Upon my asking what being friends would look like he explained that we would still do pretty much everything we always have done just not have sex anymore.
He was here for over three hours and probably cried more than I did.
Now i am heartbroken. I can’t believe that I will never see him or his friends and his family every again. I just don’t know what to do with my self. I wasted over a year of my life with him and he said he didn’t love me for almost half of it
But I’m also relieved. I don’t have to worry about him judging me or leaving me. I feel like a weight has been lifted off of my chest. I want to hate him but I can’t. I can see now that our relationship was probably over for a while now or at the very least I haven’t been happy with it for a while but I am still so sad.
I am worried he will want to get back together again but I am also so worried that he won’t. I just don’t know how to stop thinking about it. I want it so bad but I also don’t know if I can do it again.
I miss him so much, he was my person for so long and I just don’t know how to get over it.
I can’t stop thinking about all of the plans we had made all of the this was so looking forward to doing with him.
I just want to get into a new relationship not because I really need one, I have my fried and my family, I feel less alone now than I did with him. But it was so nice having a person. (I do recognise that it is waaaay too early to be thinking about getting into any sort of new relationship)
The thought that I will have to date again kills me too. Boy are so foul and mean and how do you even meet people outside of dating apps.
But I also don’t ever want to have to trust a boy again because it will just end the same way again I’m just not good enough.
Anyway, I’m so sorry for all of that but yeah how do I get over this and stop thinking about him?
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2024.05.16 05:49 zantie Disease Activity - [May 15, 2024]

Washington State's Respiratory Illness Dashboard for all official numbers and visualizations. See bottom of post for links to all data sources.

Note As of May 1st hospitals are not required to report hospitalizations due to COVID-19, RSV, or Flu. This means everything presented here is underrepresented.

In this post I provide alternative visualizations for the overall weekly disease activity and reporting on weekly confirmed case positives, emergency department (ED) visits, new hospitalizations, total inpatients/occupied hospital beds, and confirmed deaths. Trends reported here are based on % change of total weekly counts and not "Percent of" which is how the state reports many of these categories.
I'll use the category of Hospital Admissions (Hosp. ADM) due to COVID reported on WADoH dashboard as an example of how our summaries compare:
Summary location Prior Week's incomplete Hosp. ADM This Week's incomplete Hosp. ADM Weekly Change
WADoH 0.7% of all Hosp. ADM coded COVID 0.7 % of all Hosp. ADM coded COVID 0 %
here 83 Hosp. ADM coded COVID 70 Hosp. ADM coded COVID ↓ 15.7 %
Both sets of numbers are true, it's just a different way of looking at it.
Note As of May 1st hospitals are not required to report hospitalizations due to COVID-19, RSV, or Flu. This means everything presented here after that date is underrepresented (even more-so than usual with the reduction of free PCRs and clinical testing). As far as I can tell, deaths are still reported. If anyone knows otherwise please let me know!
I have managed to find the % of hospitals reporting each week and will present it here to help provide context. Unfortunately this data updates on Fridays so it will always show a week behind.
Week % Hospitals Reporting to NHSN Change
Apr-28 96 % ↓ 3.0 %
Apr-21 99 % -
https://imgur.com/enmznCH
All COVID-19 specific visualizations.
Total weekly positive clinical cases administered at a healthcare facility or processed at a certified lab.
https://imgur.com/L5HkBpa
Week Diagnosed Newly Reported Updated Totals 14-Day Trend
May 05 + 636 636 ↓ 0.5%
Apr 28 + 12 639 ↑ 4.9%
Apr 21 + 3 609 ↓ 11.9%
Apr 14 + 3 691 ↓ 6.7%
Apr 07 - 741 ↓ 3.0%
Back thru 2023 + 2 181,724
Percent of Emergency Department visits with confirmed COVID-19 in Washington state facilities by week. Most recent week of data is incomplete. I have not found a replacement source for weekly ED visits since the HHS reporting stopped.
https://imgur.com/xER6JYp
Week of ED Visit Newly Reported Updated Totals 14-Day Trend
May 05 - <0.04% -
Apr 28 - 0.5% -
Apr 21 - 0.5% -
Apr 14 - 0.5% ↓ 16.7%
Apr 07 - 0.6% -
New hospital admissions in Washington state facilities with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 as reported by the state and NHSN. Most recent week of data is incomplete.
https://imgur.com/3HD0tDi
Week of Hosp. ADM Newly Reported Updated Totals 14-Day Trend
May 05 + 86 86 ↓ 2.3%
Apr 28 + 18 88 ↑ 6.0%
Apr 21 - 83 ↓ 20.2%
Apr 14 - 104 ↑ 2.0%
Apr 07 - 102 ↓ 23.3%
Back thru 2023 - 18,453
Total occupied inpatient beds (excludes ICU beds) used in Washington state facilities flagged with diagnostic codes for COVID-19 (U07.1) and pneumonia due to COVID-19 (J12.82).
https://imgur.com/uU4gqXc
Week Beds Occup. Newly Reported Updated Totals 14-Day Trend
May 05 + 607 607 ↑ 15.6%
Apr 28 - 20 525 ↑ 2.7%
Apr 21 - 511 ↓ 19.0%
Apr 14 - 631 ↓ 10.4%
Apr 07 - 704 ↓ 7.7%
Back thru 2023 - 119,903
Total occupied ICU beds used in Washington state facilities flagged with diagnostic codes for COVID-19 (U07.1) and pneumonia due to COVID-19 (J12.82).
https://imgur.com/RPNdR99
Week ICU Occup. Newly Reported Updated Totals 14-Day Trend
May 05 + 58 58 ↑ 3.6%
Apr 28 + 20 56 ↓ 20.0%
Apr 21 - 70 ↑ 45.8%
Apr 14 - 48 ↓ 7.7%
Apr 07 - 52 ↓ 32.5%
Back thru 2023 - 13,412
Recent deaths certified/coded as, or referencing to, COVID-19 in WHALES with a corresponding positive lab as reported in WDRS. Most recent two weeks of data is incomplete.
https://imgur.com/9dmzixa
Week of Death Newly Reported Updated Totals
May 05 - -
Apr 28 + 8 8
Apr 21 - 4
Apr 14 - 9
Apr 07 - 18
Back thru 2023 + 1 2,010
Notes on Data and Limitations:
As of May 1st hospitals are not required to report hospitalizations due to COVID-19, RSV, or Flu. This means everything presented here is underrepresented. * In this post I provide alternative visualizations for the overall weekly disease activity and reporting on weekly confirmed case positives, emergency department (ED) visits, new hospitalizations, total inpatients/occupied hospital beds, and confirmed deaths. Additionally I provide changes in COVID-19 activity due to backfill. * Trends are calculated based on the % change in the totals for the most recent week of data compared to the second most recent. This differs from the state's trend % as they are doing a % change of a percent. * Columns with a bright bar are the new additions for this week's report. Darker bars are counts from previously published reports. An empty/outlined column is where previously reported numbers have been removed with this week's update. * These graphs were put together by using a multitude of resources spanning from the Washington State Department of Health all the way to the CDC and National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). All of these state and federal reports use the standardized Sunday-Saturday 7-day definition. * All numbers except for cases and deaths are a reflection of 'healthcare encounters' and not representative of individuals nor of residence. Total weekly counts are extrapolated by applying the state's weekly hospitalizations to the NHSN's reporting of hospitalizations, bed occupancy, and icu occupancy due to all causes. Beds occupied as a weekly average are multiplied by 7 days to get to total beds occupied. * A COVID-19, Influenza, or RSV death is only counted by the state if data is complete (cause of death is attributed to the disease *and** there is an associated laboratory positive test with no period of complete recovery between illness and death). The only exception is that RSV does not need a test, only that it is indicated as cause on the death certificate.
Sources:
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2024.05.16 05:48 zantie Disease Activity - [May 15, 2024]

Washington State's Respiratory Illness Dashboard for all official numbers and visualizations. See bottom of post for links to all data sources.

Note As of May 1st hospitals are not required to report hospitalizations due to COVID-19, RSV, or Flu. This means everything presented here is underrepresented.

In this post I provide alternative visualizations for the overall weekly disease activity and reporting on weekly confirmed case positives, emergency department (ED) visits, new hospitalizations, total inpatients/occupied hospital beds, and confirmed deaths. Trends reported here are based on % change of total weekly counts and not "Percent of" which is how the state reports many of these categories.
I'll use the category of Hospital Admissions (Hosp. ADM) due to COVID reported on WADoH dashboard as an example of how our summaries compare:
Summary location Prior Week's incomplete Hosp. ADM This Week's incomplete Hosp. ADM Weekly Change
WADoH 0.7% of all Hosp. ADM coded COVID 0.7 % of all Hosp. ADM coded COVID 0 %
here 83 Hosp. ADM coded COVID 70 Hosp. ADM coded COVID ↓ 15.7 %
Both sets of numbers are true, it's just a different way of looking at it.
Note As of May 1st hospitals are not required to report hospitalizations due to COVID-19, RSV, or Flu. This means everything presented here after that date is underrepresented (even more-so than usual with the reduction of free PCRs and clinical testing). As far as I can tell, deaths are still reported. If anyone knows otherwise please let me know!
I have managed to find the % of hospitals reporting each week and will present it here to help provide context. Unfortunately this data updates on Fridays so it will always show a week behind.
Week % Hospitals Reporting to NHSN Change
Apr-28 96 % ↓ 3.0 %
Apr-21 99 % -
https://imgur.com/enmznCH
All COVID-19 specific visualizations.
Total weekly positive clinical cases administered at a healthcare facility or processed at a certified lab.
https://imgur.com/L5HkBpa
Week Diagnosed Newly Reported Updated Totals 14-Day Trend
May 05 + 636 636 ↓ 0.5%
Apr 28 + 12 639 ↑ 4.9%
Apr 21 + 3 609 ↓ 11.9%
Apr 14 + 3 691 ↓ 6.7%
Apr 07 - 741 ↓ 3.0%
Back thru 2023 + 2 181,724
Percent of Emergency Department visits with confirmed COVID-19 in Washington state facilities by week. Most recent week of data is incomplete. I have not found a replacement source for weekly ED visits since the HHS reporting stopped.
https://imgur.com/xER6JYp
Week of ED Visit Newly Reported Updated Totals 14-Day Trend
May 05 - <0.04% -
Apr 28 - 0.5% -
Apr 21 - 0.5% -
Apr 14 - 0.5% ↓ 16.7%
Apr 07 - 0.6% -
New hospital admissions in Washington state facilities with laboratory confirmed COVID-19 as reported by the state and NHSN. Most recent week of data is incomplete.
https://imgur.com/3HD0tDi
Week of Hosp. ADM Newly Reported Updated Totals 14-Day Trend
May 05 + 86 86 ↓ 2.3%
Apr 28 + 18 88 ↑ 6.0%
Apr 21 - 83 ↓ 20.2%
Apr 14 - 104 ↑ 2.0%
Apr 07 - 102 ↓ 23.3%
Back thru 2023 - 18,453
Total occupied inpatient beds (excludes ICU beds) used in Washington state facilities flagged with diagnostic codes for COVID-19 (U07.1) and pneumonia due to COVID-19 (J12.82).
https://imgur.com/uU4gqXc
Week Beds Occup. Newly Reported Updated Totals 14-Day Trend
May 05 + 607 607 ↑ 15.6%
Apr 28 - 20 525 ↑ 2.7%
Apr 21 - 511 ↓ 19.0%
Apr 14 - 631 ↓ 10.4%
Apr 07 - 704 ↓ 7.7%
Back thru 2023 - 119,903
Total occupied ICU beds used in Washington state facilities flagged with diagnostic codes for COVID-19 (U07.1) and pneumonia due to COVID-19 (J12.82).
https://imgur.com/RPNdR99
Week ICU Occup. Newly Reported Updated Totals 14-Day Trend
May 05 + 58 58 ↑ 3.6%
Apr 28 + 20 56 ↓ 20.0%
Apr 21 - 70 ↑ 45.8%
Apr 14 - 48 ↓ 7.7%
Apr 07 - 52 ↓ 32.5%
Back thru 2023 - 13,412
Recent deaths certified/coded as, or referencing to, COVID-19 in WHALES with a corresponding positive lab as reported in WDRS. Most recent two weeks of data is incomplete.
https://imgur.com/9dmzixa
Week of Death Newly Reported Updated Totals
May 05 - -
Apr 28 + 8 8
Apr 21 - 4
Apr 14 - 9
Apr 07 - 18
Back thru 2023 + 1 2,010
Notes on Data and Limitations:
As of May 1st hospitals are not required to report hospitalizations due to COVID-19, RSV, or Flu. This means everything presented here is underrepresented. * In this post I provide alternative visualizations for the overall weekly disease activity and reporting on weekly confirmed case positives, emergency department (ED) visits, new hospitalizations, total inpatients/occupied hospital beds, and confirmed deaths. Additionally I provide changes in COVID-19 activity due to backfill. * Trends are calculated based on the % change in the totals for the most recent week of data compared to the second most recent. This differs from the state's trend % as they are doing a % change of a percent. * Columns with a bright bar are the new additions for this week's report. Darker bars are counts from previously published reports. An empty/outlined column is where previously reported numbers have been removed with this week's update. * These graphs were put together by using a multitude of resources spanning from the Washington State Department of Health all the way to the CDC and National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN). All of these state and federal reports use the standardized Sunday-Saturday 7-day definition. * All numbers except for cases and deaths are a reflection of 'healthcare encounters' and not representative of individuals nor of residence. Total weekly counts are extrapolated by applying the state's weekly hospitalizations to the NHSN's reporting of hospitalizations, bed occupancy, and icu occupancy due to all causes. Beds occupied as a weekly average are multiplied by 7 days to get to total beds occupied. * A COVID-19, Influenza, or RSV death is only counted by the state if data is complete (cause of death is attributed to the disease *and** there is an associated laboratory positive test with no period of complete recovery between illness and death). The only exception is that RSV does not need a test, only that it is indicated as cause on the death certificate.
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