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2024.05.16 17:01 WhiteHawkeReborn "What is your Headcanon about this?" Day 44: Nitori Kawashiro
| Day guide Welcome to Day 44 of WiyHat?. Today's topic is "Nitori Kawashiro", the "Super Youkai Warhead". Nitori as depicted in Who's Who of Humans and Youkai in Gensokyo - Everlasting Edition She's the Stage 3 Boss of Touhou 10: Mountain of Faith (MoF). She is a Kappa, which is traditionally a bald-headed ( Specifically the top of the head, the rest is meant to have "hair") turtle-like humanoid in Japanese mythology, but since this is Touhou, she's basically a cute girl with designs somewhat referencing her inspirations instead ( the backpack is meant to be her "turtle shell", for instance). More to the point, the Kappa in Touhou are the "engineer" race of the world, not unlike how Goblins are used for the same in the Warcraft Universe, for example. This means Nitori uses attacks involving a lot of technology. Her Exteeeeeending arms is one such thing, as is her Optical Camouflage ability. To this day, her and most of the other Kappa ( there's one other named Kappa that's canon, but she's technically not the same type as Nitori...she's for the next time) are all associated with basically the only technology and engineering in Gensokyo, although other characters related to ( what is assumed to be) their creations do exist as well (Kanako and Suwako, for instance). I do want to mention that Nitori does technically have an ability: Manipulation of Water. However, it is not unique to her apparently, and is rather just the standard ability all (River) Kappa have. Anyway, Nitori scored big in appearances compared to most other Stage 3 bosses: she was playable in the second Trilogy of fighters \) (13.5, 14.5, 15.5), made numerous appearances in future titles (11, 12.5, 14.3, 18.5) and has a massive amount of appearances in the printworks, many of which involving her in some mini-arc of sorts. \ Incidentally, ZUN stated she was originally going to be in 12.3 (Hisoutensoku), but time constraints meant she had to sit it out.) While this could be attributed to her character, a big reason is also because of her connections to "technology", making her very unique as a tool to introduce...well, tools and gadgets and whatnot to Gensokyo. To put it simply, Nitori's probably not going anywhere anytime soon after all these years of appearances in canon, because no one's really had the potential and popularity to fill her niche yet. So, what do the fans think? Well, Nitori's quite beloved by the fans, to put it plainly. Along with the same reasons as why canon likes using her to introduce more advanced technology into Gensokyo ( although fans will take this into further extremes as needed quite often), she's got fun synergy with some major characters, namely Marisa, Reimu, and often Aya too. It's also quite apparent that she's easy to write into many different roles for stories, and it is easy to create a new dynamic for her with other characters, too. To top it all off, she's very likeable as well. Now, let's hold our horses here: she was 40th in the 2023 popularity poll results, so she's not that popular. This is because although she's got great dynamics, she's also got no "group" to belong to, with other named characters. Like, the Scarlet Devil Mansion, Eientei, or the Moriya Shrine. This is most likely what keeps her out of the top 10 placements, because fanworks often involve those groups + Satori's. Nevertheless, Nitori still usually finds a way into many fanworks just because of what she can offer: look no further than Touhou Luna Nights as an example of this, as it has her appear as if she belongs right alongside the SDM's characters, almost solely because she's the tech gal. Well, despite her often being a very convenient excuse for putting modern Smartphones into someone's story, or just the artist wanting to draw her in her "tank top" outfit the 9000th time with very generous proportions, what do you think of Nitori in your headcanon? Vote or comment below about it. Nitori Kawashiro is... View Poll submitted by WhiteHawkeReborn to touhou [link] [comments] |
2024.05.16 17:01 Avacillating I'm in the Northeast US and it's baby fox season. PLEASE DON'T OPEN YOUR COOPS TOO EARLY. Foxes like breakfast.
I screwed up and I thought my rooster's incessant crowing this morning/mourning would cease if I let them out. 6ish am I went outside and opened the door. Went back inside and suddenly the crowing was right outside. Looked out the window and saw the fox.
Last year about the same time, I had my first and only fox-chicken incidents. One chicken was attacked first thing in the morning and escaped. Another 2 month old vanished a week later. Clearly didn't realize or know it's baby fox season.
Rooster was a bantam silkie but finally started fertilizing eggs and would attack your pants and shoes when he felt like it. Wondered if he would have done the same with a predator but instead was too chicken to defend himself. He was the first chicken I raised from an egg. Every time I'd open a door or make some noise, he would screech out some crazy dinosaur sound. Will miss that.
Saved my hen though. I definitely recommend having a rooster now that I've had one.
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2024.05.16 17:00 Luka1607 Mastering self-control: Tips and techniques
Hey!
Have you ever found youself diving into the depths of Youtube and Tiktok rabbit holes, knowing you have some important tasks to finish? Meet me :) Last monday I sat down at a coffee shop, opened my laptop, ready to finish this task once and for all. It was only going to take like 2 hours, but it was really boring work. Soo what did I do instead? Watched failarmy videos on youtube for 1 hour first, and then finally when my friend texted me if I wanted to grab lunch in 2 hours I started doing actual work because I knew I had to finish it by then. Sounds familiar?
Soo why did I lose all self-control? - Emotional Triggers: Often, we procrastinate to avoid discomfort, whether it's boredom, anxiety, or insecurity about our abilities. It’s our brain’s way of saying, “I don’t like how this feels, let’s do something more fun.”
- Immediate vs. Delayed Gratification: Our brains are wired to prefer immediate rewards. Watching videos or scrolling through memes offers instant gratification, while the rewards of working on a project are distant and uncertain.
- Habitual Responses: Sometimes, procrastination is just a bad habit. If you habitually check your phone first thing in your work session, you’re setting yourself up for a cycle of distraction.
And how can I get it back? Breaking the procrastination cycle requires strengthening your self-control, and here’s how you can start:
- Set Clear, Achievable Goals: Break your tasks into small, manageable steps and set goals that are realistic. The satisfaction of ticking off a small task provides positive reinforcement and encourages you to keep going.
- Manage Your Environment: Control external factors that lead to procrastination. Keep your phone out of reach, use apps to block distracting sites, and create a workspace that encourages focus.
- Mindfulness and Reflection: Spend time reflecting on what triggers your procrastination. Mindfulness can help you recognize when you’re about to procrastinate and choose a different action.
- Routine and Rituals: Build rituals that signal it’s time to work—like a cup of coffee at your clean desk, with your to-do list ready. This can help transition your brain into work mode.
- Self-forgiveness: Be kind to yourself when you slip up. Self-forgiveness can reduce the guilt that fuels further procrastination.
My advice :) I used to be a chronic procrastinator, letting the immediate ‘fun’ things drown out the important tasks. It took a real toll on my stress levels and overall happiness. Through applying these strategies, I’ve seen a real change in my productivity and well-being. You can too!
Procrastination doesn’t have to define us. With practice and persistence, we can overcome it.
Hopefully you've found this post insightful :)
Cheers, Luka
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2024.05.16 17:00 Richhotbitchhh I flipped!!!! My ongoing progress
Hey y’all, I’m extremely happy to share some progress that I’ve made and hoping to motivate those who might be looking for this, you don’t have to take my path, it was rather extreme, but I am an extreme person so what can I say?
A little back story (you can skip it if you’d like)- I’ve been bingeing for the past 2 years, it’s mostly stress eating, because of a stressful relationship, I assumed that’s why I ended up putting on 20 kgs (44 lbs). From 50 kgs to 72kgs. In the month of March, I worked hard, did my workouts and lost 6 kgs (13 lbs) in a month. But I had an accident, broke my finger and couldn’t do much, guess what? I got back to bingeing. From 66 kgs I put on another 3 kgs again. I was so fed up and genuinely concerned about my health.
My little progress story- On the 10th of May, I started coming across videos of fasting, I used to do these a lot back in the days when I was in my best shape, but that was mostly intermittent fasting. I started to come across a lot of extended water fast videos. From my personal experience, I know that fasting even if it’s just for 14-16 hours, helps you with discipline and self control, not only with food but over all, or at least that’s the case with me. I thought of doing a water fast for a day, then changed my mind to do it for 3 days, but then I flipped- I thought let’s do it for 7 1/2 days.
(Now before you get all worried, let me tell you, it is completely healthy and definitely way healthier than bingeing. As long as we have fat (stored energy) it is completely fine. It is not an eating disorder and neither it is starvation. The benefits are amazing, our body begins to repair the zombie cells in our body once there’s no glucose coming in, the human growth hormone is released, which is very beneficial for anti aging. There are a lot of benefits apart from fat loss.)
Back to my story, I’m now on my 6th day, I’ll be completing it in the next 7 and a half hours, and I’ve never been happier. No amount of food could tempt me. I haven’t eaten for 6 days and it doesn’t bother me. I have a lot of energy and I feel great. I’m really happy with how disciplined I was throughout this fast. I have lost a ton of weight as well and I’ve made an entire weight loss plan for myself. I hope to never spiral back and I’ll make sure I never do, it’s the absolute worst thing that has happened to me.
Remember people, we have to stay strong in our mind, you don’t have to follow my footsteps, you can do whatever suits you if you want to stop this but all the power lies within you, only you can truly get yourself to recover from this. I wish you all the very best ❤️
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2024.05.16 17:00 ZunoShade How i came across these subs + first media that fully awakened my gnc side
So it's like a light discussion bout how i came to know about these communities. I do believe that the feelings of being gnc started in childhood for a lot of us. Same for me. I was an androgynous, awkward, and tomboyish nerdy kid who became more masculine as time went on.
As a little girl, all i had to do was take one look at some typical action hero, super powered macho dude and be like, yup, he's my bride now :).
My heart fluttered so much every time any of my cartoon crushes were put in an even slightly vulnerable position, maybe they got hurt, fainted or helpless. I might sound like a weirdo, but i used to save videos where they would be unconscious or carried in that pretty thing, objectified sensual kinda manner.
Cuz as a kid all i cared about was being cool and a show off irl, so naturally i was usually a badass in my imaginations who was either a detective, warrior or superhero that saved and bridal carried a helpless man, and the thought of them clinging to me, blushing and being in awe at how badass and strong i was absolutely melted me.
It's how i knew something was a bit different bout the way i perceived romance. Cuz mostly around me, little girls wanted to be the one saved, being the clinging and helpless one and to see how cool and fierce their crushes were. Even if they were badasses, it was very in that girlboss manner, and usually then it would not involve any guy cuz they were "independent" and "did not need saving"
Obvs my tastes became more diverse in future beyond just that.
I noted that people were a little bit gnc on internet like calling guys slutty or bbgirls and stuff like that. I found that i really liked it.
Ultimately, i would say it was my many searches of girlboss x malewife, strong fl x soft ml and similar stuff like this that lead me to rr and then this sub.
Before this, note, that i did not look for romance stuff much cuz, one, i grew up in religious conservative house where we would jump at even a simple kiss scene so i was pretty romantically repressed. Second, i often never felt romantic attraction irl cuz everyone was pretty hardcore het normative. Third, I, in general, don't read romance as a separate genre. Same for family dramas and slice of life. Not my cup of tea. Like its fine as a sub genre within a story but not as its own thing.
What started off me searching for rr romance stuff was interestingly cuz of one media that soon became my favourite anime; JoJo Bizarre Adventure.
I had long seen many memes abt it, including the "best waifu Speedwagon"
Long story short, i began actively binging many memes, without even having seen it. When part 6 was adapted, that's when i was watching it.
I feel like not enough people talk abt how gnc JoJo is, at least in presentation.
Like they were sometimes simultaneously the macho, normative, beefy guys and at same time so genderfucking, dramatic, fabulous and beautiful. Like legit everyone's poses go hard.
Poses are such interesting shit cuz unlike other action media, you'll be getting into the plot and fights and then momentarily they'll make you halt with someone's pose and be like drawing your attention to their objectified, beautiful bodies and energies its so hilarious xD
I mean consider the fact that the anime's best waifu is Speedwagon, and the best mom is Bruno, both of whom are MALE.
When i watched part 1 fr first time i finally understood all those best waifu memes like holy shit bro acts so much like a worried, nurturing and damsel in distress girlfriend
Not only that, like most of the jojo poses are inspired by fashion poses, most of them being done by female models. Dio's iconic pose? Done by female model. Most of Giorno's poses? Same thing here. Risotto? Same. And the body language of these characters. Like even if they may be the most mainstraightest characters, they don't care bout how they appear or carry themselves.
The amount of comments saying stuff like "Bruno got such mom smile" or "Abbachio wine aunt" or "diavolo a goth gf" or "giorno's stand posing with him like he's its baby mana" or "Prosciutto fast walked like a lady or worried mom" or how zesty so many jojos, even the early beefy ones like Joseph or pillar men act is absolutely fantastic. Their poses are such mixture of andro, masc or fem energies like they absolutely do not care.
Don't even get me started on their designs and clothing. Absolute gender fuckery. Pinkiest pink, flowers, earrings, slutty turtlenecks, heart accessories, strapless top, so many boob windows and crop tops, lipsticks, long hair, to name few.
Even if they are the machoest or het normative, they dress like there's absolutely no stigma in their world against how one presents. Rohan, diavolo, abbachio, bruno, dio, narancia, joseph, kakyoin, mista, giorno, anasui to name a few.
Sadly, women are the least gnc part of JoJo, and despite all this mentioned above , some semblance of mainstraightness still exists in jojoverse. There's either that, or just gayness.
Appearance wise the most gnc jojo women i can think of would be either ermes or hot pants. But that's realllyyy a bare minimum :(
Anyway, you can imagine i had many awakenings i didn't even know i had 🥴
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2024.05.16 17:00 _call-me-al_ [Thu, May 16 2024] TL;DR — Crypto news you missed in the last 24 hours on Reddit
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2024.05.16 17:00 Dependent_Cake_9512 The conundrum that is the NG+ Pawn
I have been thinking about this as of late and have not seen another post about it and am curious what the community thinks. In the true ending we see how our pawn has gained a lesser will of their own. So when one starts a NG+ your pawn welcomes you back, seemingly remembering that the last world changed its course. And yet not only does the affinity reset, but so seems to be the will they gained.
What are the implications? Is this truly the same pawn we finished the first run with and if they are, would it not convey that they too are stuck in a never ending cycle of gaining a will just to lose it all over again even though the lore meantions them not being bound to the happenings of one world alone. Not to mention how weird it is that a pawn with high affinity seems to have lost all of those rather strong emotions. Because for a pawn to decide by themselves to sit next to their arisen on an oxcart, instead of defending it like the rest, does feel like the start of a will manifesting no matter how unremarkable it might be. Was this an active design choice which is supposed to tell the player something, or a part simply overlooked for a lack of time in development or other reasons.
But what about the effect it would have on the gameplay Of course this is the simple answer.
For gamepla reasons. Why should they still follow your command afterwards? Would it not feel even more out of place than just erasing the will? But the longer I thought about it, the less it feels like the correct answer. Yes our Pawn gained a will, but in their own words it is a lesser one. A fledglings will. It would have been possible to show your pawn having evolved with small things. Some new sentences or them just roaming your dwelling instead of standing right next to you all the time. Just the way they already do it in a tavern. A will still easily overwritten by that of the arisen, be it by choice or nature.
And lastly, as mentioned before, the affinity resetting feels even more weird to me. Because at that point I have to wonder how much this is actually MY pawn.
Thoughts? Some theories? Has this topic been brought up before and I have just missed it? Feelings?
TDLR: Pawn loses their will and affinity. What could be the reason
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2024.05.16 16:59 StillEffective9985 Inconvenient Powers: Something I would've loved to see in LO
| It has been shown that Hades has aspects of his powers that he cannot control. Like wilting flowers that his skin came into touch with. Seeing these panels, he looked surprised that the flowers wilted so it's obvious that he's doing that unconsciously. First two starting from left taken from ep#161 & the other two from ep#214 Things like this about a character imo, makes a character interesting and worth expanding upon especially magic/powers play a great role in the lore of LO. Would love to see them do specific adjustments to their lives to accommodate themselves or their partners. In Hades case, he can start wearing gloves whenever he wants to gift flowers to PP. The same can be applied to PP as well. She has hair that grows when she's stressed, and she can't seem to control that either. Normally, she can grow out her hair however she pleases, but when she's stressed out, her hair just grows and grows and no way of shortening back unless she cuts em off. Would have loved to see how that affects her life. One scenario I can think of is PP can be stressed for an exam and her hair just keeps growing. Before long, the house would be filled with petals because PP keeps cutting em off. Artemis would lose patience because she's the one who has to clean up since PP's busy with her studies. They would get into an argument and when things have calmed down, both girls can learn a lesson about sharing a living space. That can be something that Hades and PP bond over too. Venting about their powers that make their lives difficult. And I also like the idea that a god as ancient as Hades still has things that are simply out of his control. Would be nice if that applied to all the gods and goddess of Olympus. Instead of making emotions affecting powers a PP only thing, why not make it a thing for every god and goddess?? Could also be a reflection of real life people that no matter the age they can get themselves and others into trouble if they don't get a hold of their emotions and express them in the wrong way. Since they're gods, make the "troubles" as flamboyant as possible like:- -Artemis can start shooting out moon arrows when she's extremely agitated (possibly causing property damage) -Aphrodite would emit rose petals when she's feeling happy/ confident (then again she's always confident so she makes a mess wherever she goes) Or even random behavior can trigger their powers like:- -Zeus summoning a thunderstorm and causing a total blackout in Olympus because he one time sneezed too hard. -Eros got too drunk at a party, lost control and turned it into a orgy Stuff like that I think would be fun and entertaining to see in LO and would fit the drama genre that LO was seemed to be going especially in S1. submitted by StillEffective9985 to UnpopularLoreOlympus [link] [comments] |
2024.05.16 16:59 Lu_dottir Chosen name and pronouns
I (14ftm) and my mom (55f) have always had a good relationship until I started acting "too masculine" for her and then I came out a few lonths and she told me she was going to be supportive and she is in some ways (she buys me male's underwear, is okay with me going on T when I turn 18, etc.) but when it comes to coming out to other people and calling me by my chosen name and pronouns, she is the most unsupportive mother. Like, she tells me to be closeted even with my best friend (13m) and when I do something wrong she calls me by my deadname on purpose and she tells me things like "you know? I've always wanted a daughter" and when I tell her that it hurts she always changes the subject of the conversation. What am I supposed to do if it bothers me a lot and causes me dysphoria and she doesn't want to support me?
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2024.05.16 16:59 Astute_Enigma I can’t do it all
I’m 31F, and I’m on the brink of losing my day because I’m so overwhelmed doing it all.
I got a fridge and dishwasher delivered/installed last Friday. I moved everything on the floor out of the kitchen, removed the bins from the fridge to wash them and made a plan to clean the fridge completely. The following day, I drove an hour to get my new car.
It’s now 6 days later and the bins are still on the floor, nothing has been moved back to the kitchen and my condo looks like a trap house. I can’t get myself to pick everything up and clean, I just start crying when I look at it all because I feel so tired. All I can seem to do is sit on the couch, pace around a bit, smoke cigarettes and go for a drive. Anything that requires thought causes tears to swell up in my eyes.
I’m also getting super overwhelmed about finances - and just frustrated how hard it is to support myself as a single female in her 30s. Paying for small things that make me feel good about myself (such as paying to get my nails done, hair done, acupuncture once a month, cleaning lady once a month to clean the floors and bathroom) are starting to overwhelm me. I do have a therapist I see twice a month that I pay out of pocket for as well. Having to handle all my finances myself, all the chores myself, everything by myself is overwhelming.
I used to dog walk and pet sit 10-20 hours a week outside of my full time job, since then I’ve gotten a few large raises and was doing it here and there but it’s not worth $20 to leave my house for 45 minutes anymore.
My bosses proposed one salary to me for the beginning of this year, but then told me they were going to deduct $7500 from it and give me that $7500 as a year end bonus. I didn’t speak up because I knew the reaction.
But now, I’m just overwhelmed and angry. And frustrated that I can’t do all of this. And wishing I had some help, especially with the cleaning. Just a rant, not meaning to sound whiny.
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2024.05.16 16:59 BlackMountainEbony Am I Wrong for Wanting to Cut Off My Drug-Addicted Cousin, his Mom doesn't and this will likely kill him?
My cousin "Jake" has been battling drug addiction for years. It started with marijuana and alcohol in high school, but quickly escalated to harder drugs like pills, cocaine, heroin, and meth.
He's been in and out of rehab more times than I can count, but nothing seems to stick.
He's been in and out of jail and prison and nothing works.
He robs, steals and harms people to get his fix.
Jake has been couch surfing between his mom's place and other family members' homes for the last few years.
Whenever he gets kicked out of one place for stealing, doing drugs, or other unacceptable behavior, another well-meaning relative takes him in hoping this time will be different.
The problem is, it's never different. Jake lies, steals, and continues using every chance he gets.
My aunt (his mom) is the biggest enabler - she bails him out of jail, gives him money, lets him live with her rent-free, and makes endless excuses for his behavior.
I'm at my wit's end and I'm tired of it!
I want to cut Jake off completely and have a unified stance as a family that he doesn't get any more help until he gets clean and turns his life around.
Tough love is the only thing that may finally wake him up and save his life.
My aunt refuses and insists on the entire family continuing to support him financially and providing him shelter....this has got to end.
Am I wrong for wanting to cut ties with Jake until he gets sober? Watching his downward spiral is agonizing, but I feel like enabling him is only making things worse.
I'm afraid the next call will be that he overdosed and died.
When is enough finally enough?
I want to try to force his hand and make him hit rock bottom before it's too late.
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2024.05.16 16:59 Disastrous-Farm-542 Karen says I am blocking her car and acting tough with my "prison tattoos"
I was walking through the parking lot after doing some grocery shopping. I stepped to side out of the parking lot traffic flow to tie my shoe. Next thing I know this crazy lady comes speed walking to me huffing and puffing . She starts screaming that my car is blocking her and she can't get out. I said "Not it isn't...:" She cuts me off mid sentence screaming I am illegally detaining her and it's false imprisonment. So I just went with it. "No, im not, i am not blocking you in" She rambled for a bit , pulled out her cellphone and of course starts a video. "Look at you, you probably live in your car, living off of welfare on tax payers money acting tough, you must have been in jail for something with that prison tattoo, all dirty looking. Filthy criminal. Move the car now so I can leave!" I just said in a calm voice "I can't" She screams incoherently and calls the cops. The cops come to the scene and she screams "That filthy criminal won't let me leave, he is right there the one with the prison tattoo." An officer walks up to me and asks me why I wont move the car for her. I said "Officer, I cant move it because it's not my car. I don't drive , never have. I also showed him my tattoo. It is a tattoo of a purple ribbon that says Epilepsy Survivor. I told the officer "Some people say they suffer from epilepsy, I say I survive it. I just finished a 7 hour shift working at that coney island . I just wanted to stop and tie my shoe and this bat shit crazy woman comes at me verbally abusing me all while she records it." The crazy Karen went white as a ghost. The officer asked me why I didn't tell her that it wasnt my car." I told the officer that she wouldn't let me get a word in edge wise. The officer said I was free to go "We are going to have a nice little chat, have a good day," A week later the officer came into the restaurant for lunch, I said hello and we talked for a bit and the officer tells me that he ran her tags after, no insurance and a suspended license." I just said "it figures"
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2024.05.16 16:59 Practical-Actuator43 The Sunni Castilian-Turkish Sultanate Of Rûm Under Padishah Juan III With 5 PUs And A Council Of The Inquisition Nobody Expected.
| They say that nobody expected the Spanish inquisition, and certainly not this one. This is a run that split off a Catholic run. Usually when I play as Castile I forgo colonial play as two of the many PU's you can get through missions are colonizers that can do that work for you (Portugal and then England). And, as you get a colonist from national ideas, in combination with Deus Vult from religious ideas, you can send your colonist and declare war, after conquering enough, a Colonial Nation Forms. The thing is, I try to get as Many PU's as I can as they really help, and Castile can get a lot of them though missions/events ( Aragon, Portugal, Burgundy, Naples, Austria (which usually has PU's of their own) and England when they become heretic)). Hungary came with Austria and after a while, in my main run I got Poland from claiming throne and Lithuania from placing heir plus claiming throne, then I went to become HRE Emperor and Revoked, all in all, good fun. That said, sometimes, for fun, I had done a Sunni Castile run, as ironically, Castile can convert quite easily. As I got Great Britain quite early in the run I realized that while I had many PU's I didn't have much land, so conversion wouldn't be too difficult. So I loaded a save after getting Great Britain as PU and started conquering Sunni land from Morroco, Tunis and the Ottomans, after releasing Burgundy as a vassal (I had inherited their lands) I was Sunni enough to convert, then I enforced conversion on my subjects. Truth be told, Castile is made to be Catholic with Papal Influence bonuses and the Tercio Reform, which is made unavailable when Sunni, interestingly the Council System Reform is still valid. As I had acquired much Turkish land and made it into states, I shifted to Turkish to create Rûm. A Rûm with Sunni Austria as PU and 4 PU's more which for 50 Reform Progress is able to switch back and forth to a System of Councils to have the Inquisition help spread the Sunni faith. The Inquisition nobody expected. Regards. Well, they are not lying. Subjects. Padishah Juan III Oguzoglu https://preview.redd.it/itfu52rjvs0d1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=a48842cc6e39c84fede1bb94e99b2b3ced608175 Religious Map Mode Austria As A Sunni PU Of Rûm The Inquisition ready to help spread the faith. submitted by Practical-Actuator43 to eu4 [link] [comments] |
2024.05.16 16:59 abientatertot Welcome to my rage book, coworkers!
Since peri hit and my rage started bubbling up, I have started to become that person at work who engages in toxic gossip to let off steam. Ugh. Because you know, there are always particular people who manage to push your buttons and there's usually another person who will go there with you and feed into it. It's satisfying in the moment but at the end of every workday, I've been feeling full of regret and I haaaaate it. It's like I now I have rage AT the rage. And I used to be the "nice" person! I recently got promoted to a quasi-leadership position, too, and I don't want to set a shitty example.
ANYWAY I decided to turn an old notebook into a sort of rage receptacle earlier this week and it's helping so much. Instead of messaging my coworkers that XXX is being a total XXX and I hate their stupid incompetent guts, I've been allowing myself to just let loose on paper saying those things or worse. After a few days of this, it really seems to be helping me let it go faster.
What new outlets have y'all discovered for the flood of rage?
Oh and yes, I am doing HRT and it is helping a lot, but it doesn't erase the rage completely.
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2024.05.16 16:59 Brickhammer99 Calling All Helldivers!!!
So, there’s been a drastic fall-off in the number of concurrent Helldivers 2 players across all platforms.
I know that this is partially due to how bad weapon balance has been over the past month, and the other part is our PC brothers and sisters lost on the day of Delisting. However, the CEO has cleared some things up as of today. He was asked about whether or not people who purchased the game before their regions were delisted by the dark lord, Sony, are still able to play the game on PC.
In response, the CEO had this to say, “Hey, anyone that has bought the game (Helldivers 2) will be able to keep playing forever.”
He and his team have plans in place to make sure that, even if the company decides to move on and start working on a new game years from now, Joel can still be our beloved Game Master, and create fun experiences for us regardless of time.
With this in mind, I hereby make this formal request:
Once June 1st rolls around, we should ALL—and I mean everybody that owns the game—pour back into the servers with reckless abandon. We will show those dogs of the AAA game industry that they cannot silence us! We will not allow the whining doom-and-gloom of the internet to tell us that our beloved world is dead or dying.
We are Helldivers. GODDAMMIT!!!
Let’s show this world that we are here to stay and we don’t give a DAMN about the norms of the gaming industry!!!
WHO’s WITH ME?!?!
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2024.05.16 16:58 ThisSpinach8060 CMV: Women love sexism and have become abusive or complicit with abuse
The prevailing narrative is that men are the major purveyors and subjugators of sexism.
In my exp however I have seen the opposite (don’t care about the past - only present time in the West).
This isn’t chronic online disease either. I’m a very worldly person, with a ton of experience and very socially skilled. Three parties a ton in my younger days. Never had issues with women.
Something I’ve noticed.
Almost all women use terms like “a real man”.
That’s a sexist phrase. Period. Hello!? Lmao!
Almost NO women police sexism FROM WOMEN. But they’ll police it whenever a man has a sexist expectation/boundary, performs a sexist act or makes a sexist comment.
Women most often define a real man as anything convenient for her. He works, provides, he leads but doesn’t control, he’s physically fit and trained in fighting, handy around the house, can change a tire/oil, he is confident and yet humble, he sounds like a great guy. He is non-violent but very capable of violence, he’s patient with her. I’ve even heard things like “a real man can handle a strong woman (code for disagreeable). A real man can handle me at my worst (code for antisocial). A real man doesn’t body shame. (Women body shame more than anyone on earth).
So what’s a real woman? Apparently that questions inappropriate. Lmao.
A man should pay on dates, be a gentleman etc.
Ok - can we say what a woman should do? Lmao.
Because if I said a real woman doesn’t argue with her man (biblical) you’ll call that sexist. If I said a real woman can cook - sexist. If I said a real woman loves kids…
So on and so forth.
It gets deeper.
Cleavage, leggings and other skin tight clothing, camel toes and free nipples - are all sexually abusive.
No? So I can wear skin tight shorts and display my bulge - man spreading around town? Cuz I gotta bug bulge so go ahead and tell me - theres nothing wrong with it and ppl should stop sexualizing my body.
How is camel toe not insane? Actually? How is being dressed with half your ass cheek hanging out not problematic? And how is being comfortable dressed with that around children not criminal?
“Oh I wear skin tight booty shorts where my ass hangs out and you can see my vagina, my top is cut so low you can see my tits and I’m braless so my nips are on full display. Stop sexualizing my body.”
At some point you’re ok with grooming young boys/ppl to become sexually traumatized. It’s sick!
Society needs to CHECK female privilege before this gets out of hand.
I’m open to being proven wrong. That some how I’m confused.
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2024.05.16 16:58 Yzerman19_ Update on recalled MAGA commissioners in Delta County. In an unexpected twist, they are rejecting the results. Buckle up for November.
ESCANABA — Swearing in ceremonies for the winners of the Delta County Board of Commissioners recall election held last week and a reorganizational meeting that was planned for Wednesday were scrapped Tuesday evening, after the Delta County Board of Canvassers failed to certify the election results.
“They’re basing their decision on the ratio of the votes, because two of (the races) have the exact same ratio and the third one was a similar ratio, so they think that that shows that the machines were somehow programmed with (an) algorithm,” said Delta County Clerk Nancy Przewrocki.
The results of the May 7 election were unusually consistent, with challengers Kelli Van Ginhoven and Matt Jensen each receiving 72% of the vote in their respective races, to incumbent commissioners Dave Moyle’s and Bob Petersen’s 27%. In the race between challenger Myra Croasdell and Incumbent Commissioner Bob Barron, the percentages were 73% and 26%, respectively.
Such results are atypical across races in elections for a number of reasons, including differences between the candidates, population density, and the cultural factors that make people choose to live in more- or less-populated areas.
But just because the results were unusual doesn’t mean they were wrong.
“I tried to tell them that the machines have been tested and the results came out exactly as they should. I have every confidence in our voting equipment because it’s always tested and in the recounts and the audits we have done, the ballot hand count has always come out exactly very close to … the tabulator results,” said Przewrocki.
It is also not the place of the board of canvassers to take results into account when deciding to certify the election. They serve a more administrative role, doing things like comparing the precinct poll books to reports from the precincts to look for internal consistency in the number of votes cast. According to Przewrocki, there were no inconsistencies that would warrant the election not being certified.
That didn’t stop two Republican canvassers from voting against the certification Tuesday. Bonnie Hakkola, who also serves as the local Republican party chair, and LeeAnne Oman, an alternate canvasser who also serves as the local Republican party secretary, both voted not to certify — splitting the board of canvassers 2-2 and blocking the certification.
A second meeting of the board of canvassers has been set for Monday at 9 a.m. It is possible that Oman would not participate in that hearing if Sema Deeds — the Republican canvasser Oman replaced Tuesday — is present. Deeds was unable to attend Tuesday’s meeting due to illness.
It is unlikely that Hakkola’s vote will change. A press release dated Monday but sent to the Daily Press late Tuesday by her son, Seth Hakkola, indicates local citizens working with members of Michigan-based groups that deny the validity of the 2020 presidential election have “identified certain statistical anomalies and suspicious voting ratios.”
Specifically, the release references local citizens working with Joanna Bakale, a prominent member of the Election Integrity Force, who is perhaps best known for advising poll watchers to call 911 if they see suspicious activity around voting machines in 2022; Citizens for Electoral Justice member Scott Aughney, a self-described “independent election investigator and whistleblower” who attempted to obtain a copy of Escanaba’s electronic poll book raw data file through a failed Freedom of Information Act request last year; and Former Republican State Senator Patrick Colbeck, of Michigan’s 7th District.
The release states the local citizens are “formally requesting a hand recount and forensic audit of the results.” According to Przewrocki, Hakkola had also requested a hand recount, but the board of canvassers is not authorized by law to conduct recounts as part of the certification process.
“I would love to do a hand count just to show them that there is absolutely nothing wrong with our tabulators,” said Przewrocki.
A recount of the ballots could still take place, but only after the election is certified. If it were to happen, it would have to be at the request of one of the candidates.
Technically speaking, Moyle, Petersen and Barron still serve as the county’s commissioners until their replacements can be put in place. If the election is not certified Monday, those board members would have to vote whether or not to hold the regularly scheduled meeting slated for Tuesday.
However, if the election is not certified Monday, there could be bigger issues. The certification process would be taken over by the State Board of Canvassers, which means Przewrocki and other local clerks would have to travel downstate with the ballots, election machines, poll books, and all other necessary documents and equipment to certify the election.
“Everything that we would have at our fingertips doing it here locally, we would have to bring downstate with us in case there needs to be a retabulation,” said Przewrocki.
The cost of the canvassing would also fall on the county.
Until the certification, Van Ginhoven, Croasdell, and Jensen cannot be sworn in and a reorganizational meeting cannot be held. Jensen and Croasdell were expected to be sworn in Wednesday morning and Van Ginhoven was slated to be sworn in Monday, but all three ceremonies have been postponed. A reorganizational meeting also set for Wednesday was postponed, pending the certification.
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2024.05.16 16:58 ThisIsStan_101 Have to make a difficult decision, really don't know what to do.
Hi guys,
tw: Mental health, suicide
This one may be a long one (will add tldr)
I (22m) am currently nearing the end of my studies (1 +1/2 semesters to go), I study in what of the best cities in the world where many people would give up everything to be at (note: I have no family in this country at all). My mental health has been in the gutter for the entire 3 years I have been here (obviously some days I feel amazing but overwhelmingly not so great), to the point where I really feel like not living anymore and hurting myself.
I like the course I am doing so that is not an issue, but my mental health problems have caused major issues in pretty much all aspects of life. I don't take care of myself very well (I workout a lot but sometimes barely eat or eat shit), I have turned down many opportunities to socialise out of extreme fear and have missed out on a lot of experiences because of it. I have some people here that I do things with but I cannot open up to them about what I am going through because I don't want to burden them (and I don't know if they would care). Recently on top of this my academic performance is suffering, I can't really concentrate, I am in tears most nights. The current therapy I am in does not really help and I have been on medication for 3 years as well. I can only barely function now.
I have been mainly downplaying these problems to other people including some friends and family who are concerned about me. I feel as if I have wasted some of the 'best' years of my youth due to these severe mental health issues, I hate my situation and I hate myself. I feel as though I could try harder. I don't want to tell people the truth because I don't want to sound ungrateful for the position I am in, I am truly so lucky to be where I am and to have experience what I have experienced. I also do not want to admit to myself that I cannot achieve what I want to do.
Recently things have gotten a lot worse, to the point where my friends reached out to my parents to express their concerns. I don't care enough about my uni work, I have slacked off and I am sure my grades will suffer because of it. I have also recently visited my grandma who is also really worried about me. I can't help but feel there is no solution to my problem. My journey with treatment has not gone well and will end soon (max number of sessions) even though they know how I feel about myself and how things have gotten worse, meaning I will have to again go through the long process of getting a referral and being on another damn waitlist. I feel as though there are no solutions to my problems and things are getting worse.
Now to the dilemma I have.
I have the option to pause my uni studies and to go home to my parents to get treatment in my home country and then return when I feel better. I am worried about this for many reasons, I don't know anyone there (long story but I never grew up there) and I am worried I won't have any privacy. Although my parents are super supportive and would not have an issue with me doing this, the problem lies with me. I for some reason want to keep toughing it out, even though I am probably going to harm myself in the process. I just want to finish what I started and not feel like such a failure for needing to take a break. The life I live currently is not ideal and far from what I want it to be, but I can't honestly see it getting better if I leave either. If I pause I will have to give up the apartment I have (which was hard to find- since there is a housing crisis), which then poses an issue of when I return I will have no where to live. Additionally, I won't have school as a distraction from my problems. Both options I have don't really appeal to me and have their own trade offs, and I know others can't give me an answer, I just need to get this out into the void somehow.
Apologies if this doesn't make a lot of sense or is too dark. I can't really write super coherantly at the moment.
tldr: My mental health has steadily gotten worse over the three years I have been studying. I have the option to pause my studies to go and get help with the help of my family or staying and toughing it out.
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2024.05.16 16:58 Monotonous-Lark981 Groom and Groomsmen Attire (Bonus Question: Boutonnieres?)
Hi fellow planners! I feel like I need some outside opinions - sorry if this gets rambly!
Question 1: We're having a daytime wedding, aiming for an elevated but fun garden party vibe. My fiance is talking about wearing a blue tux and maybe having his groomsmen wear a navy suit of their choosing.
This makes me slightly nervous - my biggest concern is that he'll look super formal while mismatched suits for the groomsmen reads more casual, and the whole thing will just be "off". Has anyone done this/seen it done? How was it?
I feel like matching navy suits for the groomsmen would be a better bet, but I think he's interested in saving his friends money if they already have a navy suit (which I get, but still). I'm not against a mismatched look necessarily - I've seen pictures of it and it looks nicer than it did in my head - but just not sure how it would read with a tux in the mix.
Note: I know that tuxes are technically evening dress, but I'm of the mindset that he's the groom and he should be able to wear what he feels special in. Admittedly I can't help but feel a little self-conscious after reading some opinions about it elsewhere and I did imagine a suit initially, but I want to be supportive of whatever will make him happy on our day, so I don't know that comments about his tux specifically would be helpful. Thank you!
Question 2: Did people do pocket squares or bouts for the guys? We're having a garden-y wedding so I feel like having flowers wherever we can is nice - but I also think they can read a little prom-y at times and thought pocket squares could be more cost efficient (not totally sure yet if that's actually true lol). My fiance leans more towards a cool pocket square, but said if I said I wanted bouts, that would be good enough for him to change his mind. Thing is, I'm not sure what I want! So I'm curious to hear from others.
Thanks in advance!
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2024.05.16 16:58 thepinkwallflower_ The letter I will never send to my husband.
Hello!
It's been half a month after I found out you were cheating on me. My heart still feels like it's being shattered everyday but I chose to give you another chance, our family another chance, so I just have to swallow everything and move on.
There's so many things I want to tell you. So many questions I want to ask. I want to understand why you did this to me but I know I will never get the answers I want to hear.
I used to believe in rainbows and butterflies, but all I see now is darkness. Everything around me reminds me of your betrayal. I couldn't even smile about the things that used to make me happy.
They say love is not a feeling. It's a choice. That's why I choose to continue loving you despite your mistakes. And I know you want to make things right. and I can see you are trying. But there would be times when I'd look at you and all I feel is pain and hatred. I would convince myself to overcome these feelings and remember why I am still here. Why I chose to be here with you.
I am doing my best to start over with you. But everyday, I would see myself drowning again and again. I would pray at night asking God to just take the pain away.
I pray that this time you'd keep your words. I am tired. I just want to be happy again. I just want us to be happy again.
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2024.05.16 16:58 AyahuascaLovesYou A practical way to learn to understand the urge, and in understanding, the urge loses its power.
This is a Buddhism influenced approach:
When the urge arises, watch it. Don’t react to the urge by pulling, instead, watch the urge and watch the reaction that’s happening inside of you. A lot of understanding is to be had in this crucial point.
Reality provides the stimulus, you provide the reaction. If you can control your reactions, you are in control of your life.
If your reactions to reality is getting anxious and in turn nervously pulling your hair, understand that. If your reaction is you’re worried about the future, and pulling brings a sense of relief, understand that.
What you are aware of you are in control of, what you are unaware of is in control of you. We have so much subconscious programming that we’re totally unaware of and it runs out lives for us until we wake up. And you wake up by understanding, through hours, days, weeks of self observation, you’ll start to discover things that amaze and horrify you.
Watch your mechanical reactions to life as you go through out your day. Most people you can predict how they’re going to react given any circumstance, they are little monkeys and society can twist their tails to control them.
I watched the urge, and I watched as the feeling came up, I needed to pull this hair like I needed to remove a tick from my body, the urge completely engulfed my entire being. I watched and instead of pulling it, I created a new perspective to train my mind into.
I let that urge continue without reacting to it, and while it was there, I started to override it with my new perspective of, “I’m going to let this hair grow, I’m tired of the continuous stress and pain this action has been giving me, I don’t need or want the little sensation of pulling the hair out, it doesn’t serve me and creates a lot of shame and low self esteem feelings that are probably why I pull in the first place. We’re done reacting to that, and now we’re watching the urge.”
When you become aware, you react less, and you act more.
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