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2024.05.16 18:33 Throwra688667 Why won’t my boyfriend (20M) stop bringing up my (20F) past?
So my boyfriend and I have been together for almost 4 months and we instantly felt a strong connection and fell in love when we met. He was a virgin when I met him and had never been in a serious relationship. I’ve had multiple sexual partners and had a fun year as a freshman in college the year before we started dating. With me knowing that, I might’ve stretched the truth on a couple of things in the beginning of the relationship because i didn’t want him to think i was a slut. He knows everything now and it drives him crazy. He is always asking me questions about my body count, who I’ve sent pictures to in the past, and tells me he wishes I never did it all the time and that it kind of grosses him out. Even though it grosses him out, he still asks me questions and gets upset if I don’t answer. He has even told me he doesn’t know if he’ll be able to get over it, at least not for a good amount of time. I understand the lying part and have apologized so many times but I just don’t know w
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2024.05.16 18:32 nemmoph Husband Wanted.
I’m aware that this is unconventional. Believe me, I’ve tried conventional – it didn’t end well for anyone. I require a certain open mindedness that I’m hoping I might find here, but more importantly, I need my future husband to know the rules. Meet-cutes are well and good on the screen, but they don’t guarantee a partner’s ability to follow basic instructions. That was my mistake the first time.
So, begging your pardon for my bluntness, I’m going to be clear about my requirements. Please read carefully – if you can’t meet them, there’s no point in going any further.
A sanctuary has stood in this spot in one form or another since before the ley lines. During its tenure, it has been flooded, put to the flame, and pounded into dust. Time and again, it has been reimagined and rebuilt. Most of the current building dates back to Victoria’s reign, though the oldest parts were constructed in the 13th century. At the very bottom of the garden, cut into the surrounding hills, there is a cave bearing handprints of red ochre.
There has always been an Edwards at the hotel, though of course we haven’t always gone by that name. You would think a family so tied to one place would do a better job of keeping records, but no one is certain of our origins. Perhaps it was a cosmic bargain, or perhaps mere luck – whether good or bad, I have never been able to decide. Either way, our presence is required. Throughout our spotty past, there’s a story here and there of an Edwards deserting their post, and it always coincides with a particularly brutal period of history.
I inherited the position five years ago. At midnight on my eighteenth birthday, my parents took their already-packed suitcases and left. I don’t blame them for their abandonment; I intend to one day do the same thing to my – or, hopefully, our – child.
They send me postcards and photos from time-to-time, always smiling on sunny beaches. Money isn’t a concern for them. That’s part of whatever mysterious deal our ancestors made – when a caretaker leaves in good-standing, they will never want for anything again. They could travel the world for the rest of their lives, always sleeping in the softest sheets and dining in the finest restaurants, and never find their pockets empty.
Keep this point in mind, for if you can meet my requirements, you will share my good fortune.
And what must we do in return? I can all but hear you scream the question. Why, very little. The presence of an Edwards ensures that the guests can’t stray from the hotel grounds. Most of our guests are live-in residents, though we do get the occasional walk-in. Where they come from, I don’t know, for we are not visible to most people who stumble upon our lonely corner of the world. I’ve come to believe the hotel chooses to reveal itself when its lacking entertainment, or to fill a need.
Jimmy, my first husband, was one such guest.
For the most part, the guests are harmless. They’ll give you a little fright from time-to-time, popping out from a wall or turning your bathwater into blood, but I find it hard to hold it against them. I’ve found twenty-three years here dreary; I can’t imagine how bored I would be after five hundred.
There are a few exceptions you should be aware of:
However, there are some rules so critical for your survival that I feel compelled to list them here:
She doted on him. I think he reminded her of her long-dead son, for she pampered him as if he were one of her own. Each morning, she had breakfast ready for him before I had so much as opened my eyes, and she developed a habit of trailing along after him, complimenting his skill as he oiled rusted hinges or set a crooked picture straight.
At first, Jimmy basked in the attention. But by the end of his second month, he was growing bored of Mrs Jones, me, and the hotel itself. We pride ourselves on our facilities. If you need more activity than a turn around the garden, we have a lovely indoor pool – it freezes over every now and then, but most of the time it’s perfectly usable. Our library is unmatched. Although the room is cramped, it has every book imaginable; you only need to think of a particular title, and it will appear on one of the shelves. And now that I’ve dragged us kicking and screaming into the 21st century, we have a wide array of streaming services.
It wasn’t enough for Jimmy. He wanted to go out – eat in a restaurant, watch a film in the cinema, see any faces other than the ones he was surrounded by every day. He began having a drink each evening. One drink turned into several, and after a few weeks, the bar became his permanent residence between dusk and midnight.
He wasn’t the only one getting bored. I had been thrilled when he first arrived; ecstatic when he agreed to stay. How marvellous to feel real flesh beneath my fingers after five years of only the dead for company. What a relief to have some assistance in the many tasks required to keep the hotel running as it should.
The more he drank, the less inclined he was to help – or even spend time in my company. He no longer visited my bed, choosing a room for himself on the opposite end of the floor. When our paths did cross, at best he would ignore me. At worst, he would nitpick or outright rail against me, blaming me for his captivity.
Still, I made an effort to be present whenever he frequented the bar. As lovely as Mrs Jones can be, she does have a tendency to nag. Before and after her death, she was close to teetotal, only consenting to take a single sherry at Christmas, and drinking outside of special occasions is something of a bugbear of hers.
“Think of your health, dear,” she would tell Jimmy brusquely. “You’ll miss it when it’s gone.”
Or, “How about we switch to a nice apple juice now? You’ve had quite enough to drink for one night.”
Most of the time, Jimmy managed to pull himself together enough to flash a charming smile and distract her with a compliment about her latest meal. But after one drink too many, I’d noticed him gritting his teeth and just barely managing to hold his tongue.
It was better if I was present. Playing the doting wife, I insisted on pouring his drinks, watering them down out of his sight. When Mrs Jones’s nagging bordered on relentless, I could always distract her with a game of gin rummy.
On his final day, I was running behind. The ghoul on the second floor – usually the least demanding of our guests – had come down with some dreadful illness, or else decided he wanted to inconvenience me. Either way, I had woken that morning to the foulest stench I had ever experienced. I followed it to his room and found every surface covered in putrid green-blank gunge, its consistency somewhere between mucus and vomit.
All day I scrubbed, taking only brief breaks to step outside before I fainted. By the time the room was restored to a passable state, and I had filled several bin bags to bursting with filthy rags, it was already deep into the night. Mindful of the time, I paused only long enough to wash the streaks of muck from my arms and face before racing to the bar.
I arrived just in time to hear Jimmy’s last words. After he spat them at Mrs Jones, she only stared for a small eternity, her mouth frozen in the motherly smile she wore whenever she scolded him.
Then, like melted wax, her face began to shift.
I shouted at Jimmy to run, but he didn’t need to be told. Before the words left my mouth, he leapt from his barstool and streaked through the door. Mrs Jones followed him seconds later. Her lips were already peeling back to reveal rows upon rows of long, wickedly sharp fangs, while claws sprouted from beneath her lace-edged cuffs.
I sprinted after them, but Jimmy was fuelled by fear and Mrs Jones by whatever force propels the Mrs Joneses of the world. I followed the screeching to the lobby. Breathless, I arrived to see he had arrived within mere feet of the entrance before Mrs Jones grabbed him.
Claws wrapped around his throat, she lifted him into the air. As I watched, her jaw unhinged, the lower part dropping so that it was nearly level with her chest.
That sight drove all the sense out of my head. Forgetting every rule my parents had ever drilled into me, I lunged at her.
She batted me away as though I weighed no more than a fly.
I crashed into the reception desk, the breath bursting from my lungs in a great woosh. I was certain that I would die, for no amount of effort seemed to force air back into my aching chest. At last, as my vision began to dim, I managed to take a small gulp – then another, and another, until I was able to draw myself together enough to regain my feet.
By that time, Mrs Jones had nearly finished her dinner. Jimmy’s chest was splayed open, muscle and shattered ribs protruding every which way from his flesh, and she was devouring the last few bites of his heart.
His head was angled towards me. The light had winked out from his eyes, but they still held his final terror – and an accusation which, I was quite certain, was directed at me. I would like to say I felt only horror, but I couldn’t help my sudden jolt of irritation. How may times had I told him to mind his manners?
Mrs Jones gulped, the sound thick and wet in her gullet, and dropped what remained of Jimmy to the floor.
Then she turned to me.
Here’s another rule for you, one which I hope you never have cause to use: never interfere with a kill.
The Mrs Jones who used to kiss my grazed knees, who argued with my mother for the right to read me bedtime stories, was no longer at the wheel. No amount of pleading or reasoning would move her.
I could only run.
Spinning around, I vaulted over the reception desk and raced for the office behind it. If Jimmy had not been out of his mind with fear and booze, he might have remembered the rules and survived; it was one of several staff-only rooms throughout the hotel warded to keep out unwanted guests.
Just ten steps from desk to door, yet it was the longest journey of my life. My hard-won breath burned my throat; my heart pounded in my ears, deafening me to all other sounds than Mrs Jones’s heavy, pounding footsteps.
Grasping the handle, her hot, copper-tanged breath was on my neck. Fire exploded in my flesh as she raked her claws down my back. A step further away, and I wouldn’t have made it; the pain would have been too great. But I managed to throw myself into the office and slam the door before crumpling to the ground.
Before I passed out, I heard her grunting and shrieking outside, furious that she couldn’t get in.
Three days I spent in the office, emerging only to feed The Thing in the Cellar before scurrying back to my hiding place. Whenever I left, I tried not to look at the mangled heap that used to be Jimmy. There was no avoiding the smell, though.
With no small difficulty, and the help of a first aid kit, I managed to treat and bandage the wounds on my back. They bled sluggishly all throughout the first day, but thankfully didn’t fester.
On the morning of the fourth day, there was a tentative knock on the door followed by the sound of rapidly retreating footsteps. I waited until they had disappeared down the corridor before cracking the door open. On the floor was a freshly baked Victoria sponge and a beautifully written note of apology.
It took every ounce of courage I possessed, but that evening I forced myself to go to the dining room. Mrs Jones was waiting for me, her eyes red-rimmed, a steaming cottage pie on the table. I tried not to flinch as she took my hand, re-iterating the apology she had already delivered in writing.
The next morning, she helped me clean Jimmy up.
We treated each other cautiously for a while, but eventually we got back to playing gin rummy again. When the scars on my back twinge, as they sometimes do, she helps me rub a soothing ointment into them. Even though I’ve told her it’s not necessary, she apologises every time.
So, you’ve heard my story and you have my proposal. If you think you could be the man for me, I invite you to visit. You will need to drink a cup of ram’s blood (a pinch of nutmeg makes it a little more tolerable) and light a black candle before bedtime. When you next wake, you will find yourself at our gates. As travel arrangements go, it’s hardly the Orient Express, but it beats the airfare.
If you have read this without flinching, if you can stomach the journey to get here, if you walk up to our door and find the nerve to open it, I have one more instruction for you.
Just as you enter, look to your right. You will see a deep brown stain on the lobby carpet. I’ve scrubbed and scrubbed but it just won’t come out. Perhaps that’s for the best. It’s a good reminder of what will happen to you should you call Mrs Jones a “nosy old bat”.
And when you run into Jimmy – as you will, for he still likes hanging around the bar in the evening, his silvery wounds glistening as though they had just been inflicted – don’t let him convince you he was some sort of victim.
He knew the rules.
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So, begging your pardon for my bluntness, I’m going to be clear about my requirements. Please read carefully – if you can’t meet them, there’s no point in going any further.
- Must want children. At least one child, anyway. I’m open to the idea of more, but one is an absolute must.
- Must be in it for the long haul. Until our child turns eighteen, to be precise. I understand that level of commitment is a daunting prospect, particularly when we have not yet met. After our child is born, you are welcome to ignore me, if you please, or take your pleasure elsewhere – though I will warn you that it might be difficult to come by. But you will live under my roof until our child is an adult.
- Homebody preferred. It will make the next two decades easier on you.
- Must have impeccable manners. I will provide a manual outlining the required etiquette, but you must at least have a grasp of basic courtesy to begin with. If you let your tongue run away with you, or don’t bother to wish your neighbours a good morning when you pass them in the street, stop reading – this is not the opportunity for you. Seriously.
A sanctuary has stood in this spot in one form or another since before the ley lines. During its tenure, it has been flooded, put to the flame, and pounded into dust. Time and again, it has been reimagined and rebuilt. Most of the current building dates back to Victoria’s reign, though the oldest parts were constructed in the 13th century. At the very bottom of the garden, cut into the surrounding hills, there is a cave bearing handprints of red ochre.
There has always been an Edwards at the hotel, though of course we haven’t always gone by that name. You would think a family so tied to one place would do a better job of keeping records, but no one is certain of our origins. Perhaps it was a cosmic bargain, or perhaps mere luck – whether good or bad, I have never been able to decide. Either way, our presence is required. Throughout our spotty past, there’s a story here and there of an Edwards deserting their post, and it always coincides with a particularly brutal period of history.
I inherited the position five years ago. At midnight on my eighteenth birthday, my parents took their already-packed suitcases and left. I don’t blame them for their abandonment; I intend to one day do the same thing to my – or, hopefully, our – child.
They send me postcards and photos from time-to-time, always smiling on sunny beaches. Money isn’t a concern for them. That’s part of whatever mysterious deal our ancestors made – when a caretaker leaves in good-standing, they will never want for anything again. They could travel the world for the rest of their lives, always sleeping in the softest sheets and dining in the finest restaurants, and never find their pockets empty.
Keep this point in mind, for if you can meet my requirements, you will share my good fortune.
And what must we do in return? I can all but hear you scream the question. Why, very little. The presence of an Edwards ensures that the guests can’t stray from the hotel grounds. Most of our guests are live-in residents, though we do get the occasional walk-in. Where they come from, I don’t know, for we are not visible to most people who stumble upon our lonely corner of the world. I’ve come to believe the hotel chooses to reveal itself when its lacking entertainment, or to fill a need.
Jimmy, my first husband, was one such guest.
For the most part, the guests are harmless. They’ll give you a little fright from time-to-time, popping out from a wall or turning your bathwater into blood, but I find it hard to hold it against them. I’ve found twenty-three years here dreary; I can’t imagine how bored I would be after five hundred.
There are a few exceptions you should be aware of:
- Eric. Our resident serial murderer. He claims to have been Jack the Ripper while he still drew breath, but I think he’s just a blowhard. He knows better than to harm an Edwards, but I’m afraid spouses are fair game. Years ago, my grandmother managed to confine him to the fourth floor, so you will be perfectly safe from him as long as you never set foot there. Occasionally, the lift will stop on that floor even though you haven’t pressed the button for it. Do not get out. Even if the lift appears to be on fire or starts filling with murky water. Wait for the doors to close again, then go to another floor. It should only take a few hours.
- The Thing in the Cellar. I don’t know what It is; no one ever has. We only know It eats rats and must be fed once a day. If I’m ever ill or incapacitated, this task will fall to you. Harvest the rats from the traps in the garden, then stand at the cellar door and throw them down the stairs. Do not walk down the stairs and do not forget to feed It. You don’t want to be the first person to see Its’ face.
- Mrs Jones. Old fashioned and a stickler for manners, she’s the reason I’m advertising for a husband rather than a boyfriend. She won’t abide a couple living in sin under the same roof as her. Really, though, she’s a sweet old thing. Full of stories about the war and always ready to help if I get stuck on a recipe. I don’t blame her for what happened with Jimmy at all. I’d warned him enough times.
However, there are some rules so critical for your survival that I feel compelled to list them here:
- With the exception of the fourth floor, you are welcome to roam the hotel and its grounds as you please. But you must never set foot outside of our land – not until our child is old enough to fulfil their duties. If I were to do so, it would unleash pandemonium – plague, peril, perhaps another world war. I’m afraid you would be less crucial to the fate of the world, but it would certainly be a personal disaster.
- Never look in the mirrors in room 33.
- I’ve touched this point already, but it bears repeating: never be rude to Mrs Jones.
She doted on him. I think he reminded her of her long-dead son, for she pampered him as if he were one of her own. Each morning, she had breakfast ready for him before I had so much as opened my eyes, and she developed a habit of trailing along after him, complimenting his skill as he oiled rusted hinges or set a crooked picture straight.
At first, Jimmy basked in the attention. But by the end of his second month, he was growing bored of Mrs Jones, me, and the hotel itself. We pride ourselves on our facilities. If you need more activity than a turn around the garden, we have a lovely indoor pool – it freezes over every now and then, but most of the time it’s perfectly usable. Our library is unmatched. Although the room is cramped, it has every book imaginable; you only need to think of a particular title, and it will appear on one of the shelves. And now that I’ve dragged us kicking and screaming into the 21st century, we have a wide array of streaming services.
It wasn’t enough for Jimmy. He wanted to go out – eat in a restaurant, watch a film in the cinema, see any faces other than the ones he was surrounded by every day. He began having a drink each evening. One drink turned into several, and after a few weeks, the bar became his permanent residence between dusk and midnight.
He wasn’t the only one getting bored. I had been thrilled when he first arrived; ecstatic when he agreed to stay. How marvellous to feel real flesh beneath my fingers after five years of only the dead for company. What a relief to have some assistance in the many tasks required to keep the hotel running as it should.
The more he drank, the less inclined he was to help – or even spend time in my company. He no longer visited my bed, choosing a room for himself on the opposite end of the floor. When our paths did cross, at best he would ignore me. At worst, he would nitpick or outright rail against me, blaming me for his captivity.
Still, I made an effort to be present whenever he frequented the bar. As lovely as Mrs Jones can be, she does have a tendency to nag. Before and after her death, she was close to teetotal, only consenting to take a single sherry at Christmas, and drinking outside of special occasions is something of a bugbear of hers.
“Think of your health, dear,” she would tell Jimmy brusquely. “You’ll miss it when it’s gone.”
Or, “How about we switch to a nice apple juice now? You’ve had quite enough to drink for one night.”
Most of the time, Jimmy managed to pull himself together enough to flash a charming smile and distract her with a compliment about her latest meal. But after one drink too many, I’d noticed him gritting his teeth and just barely managing to hold his tongue.
It was better if I was present. Playing the doting wife, I insisted on pouring his drinks, watering them down out of his sight. When Mrs Jones’s nagging bordered on relentless, I could always distract her with a game of gin rummy.
On his final day, I was running behind. The ghoul on the second floor – usually the least demanding of our guests – had come down with some dreadful illness, or else decided he wanted to inconvenience me. Either way, I had woken that morning to the foulest stench I had ever experienced. I followed it to his room and found every surface covered in putrid green-blank gunge, its consistency somewhere between mucus and vomit.
All day I scrubbed, taking only brief breaks to step outside before I fainted. By the time the room was restored to a passable state, and I had filled several bin bags to bursting with filthy rags, it was already deep into the night. Mindful of the time, I paused only long enough to wash the streaks of muck from my arms and face before racing to the bar.
I arrived just in time to hear Jimmy’s last words. After he spat them at Mrs Jones, she only stared for a small eternity, her mouth frozen in the motherly smile she wore whenever she scolded him.
Then, like melted wax, her face began to shift.
I shouted at Jimmy to run, but he didn’t need to be told. Before the words left my mouth, he leapt from his barstool and streaked through the door. Mrs Jones followed him seconds later. Her lips were already peeling back to reveal rows upon rows of long, wickedly sharp fangs, while claws sprouted from beneath her lace-edged cuffs.
I sprinted after them, but Jimmy was fuelled by fear and Mrs Jones by whatever force propels the Mrs Joneses of the world. I followed the screeching to the lobby. Breathless, I arrived to see he had arrived within mere feet of the entrance before Mrs Jones grabbed him.
Claws wrapped around his throat, she lifted him into the air. As I watched, her jaw unhinged, the lower part dropping so that it was nearly level with her chest.
That sight drove all the sense out of my head. Forgetting every rule my parents had ever drilled into me, I lunged at her.
She batted me away as though I weighed no more than a fly.
I crashed into the reception desk, the breath bursting from my lungs in a great woosh. I was certain that I would die, for no amount of effort seemed to force air back into my aching chest. At last, as my vision began to dim, I managed to take a small gulp – then another, and another, until I was able to draw myself together enough to regain my feet.
By that time, Mrs Jones had nearly finished her dinner. Jimmy’s chest was splayed open, muscle and shattered ribs protruding every which way from his flesh, and she was devouring the last few bites of his heart.
His head was angled towards me. The light had winked out from his eyes, but they still held his final terror – and an accusation which, I was quite certain, was directed at me. I would like to say I felt only horror, but I couldn’t help my sudden jolt of irritation. How may times had I told him to mind his manners?
Mrs Jones gulped, the sound thick and wet in her gullet, and dropped what remained of Jimmy to the floor.
Then she turned to me.
Here’s another rule for you, one which I hope you never have cause to use: never interfere with a kill.
The Mrs Jones who used to kiss my grazed knees, who argued with my mother for the right to read me bedtime stories, was no longer at the wheel. No amount of pleading or reasoning would move her.
I could only run.
Spinning around, I vaulted over the reception desk and raced for the office behind it. If Jimmy had not been out of his mind with fear and booze, he might have remembered the rules and survived; it was one of several staff-only rooms throughout the hotel warded to keep out unwanted guests.
Just ten steps from desk to door, yet it was the longest journey of my life. My hard-won breath burned my throat; my heart pounded in my ears, deafening me to all other sounds than Mrs Jones’s heavy, pounding footsteps.
Grasping the handle, her hot, copper-tanged breath was on my neck. Fire exploded in my flesh as she raked her claws down my back. A step further away, and I wouldn’t have made it; the pain would have been too great. But I managed to throw myself into the office and slam the door before crumpling to the ground.
Before I passed out, I heard her grunting and shrieking outside, furious that she couldn’t get in.
Three days I spent in the office, emerging only to feed The Thing in the Cellar before scurrying back to my hiding place. Whenever I left, I tried not to look at the mangled heap that used to be Jimmy. There was no avoiding the smell, though.
With no small difficulty, and the help of a first aid kit, I managed to treat and bandage the wounds on my back. They bled sluggishly all throughout the first day, but thankfully didn’t fester.
On the morning of the fourth day, there was a tentative knock on the door followed by the sound of rapidly retreating footsteps. I waited until they had disappeared down the corridor before cracking the door open. On the floor was a freshly baked Victoria sponge and a beautifully written note of apology.
It took every ounce of courage I possessed, but that evening I forced myself to go to the dining room. Mrs Jones was waiting for me, her eyes red-rimmed, a steaming cottage pie on the table. I tried not to flinch as she took my hand, re-iterating the apology she had already delivered in writing.
The next morning, she helped me clean Jimmy up.
We treated each other cautiously for a while, but eventually we got back to playing gin rummy again. When the scars on my back twinge, as they sometimes do, she helps me rub a soothing ointment into them. Even though I’ve told her it’s not necessary, she apologises every time.
So, you’ve heard my story and you have my proposal. If you think you could be the man for me, I invite you to visit. You will need to drink a cup of ram’s blood (a pinch of nutmeg makes it a little more tolerable) and light a black candle before bedtime. When you next wake, you will find yourself at our gates. As travel arrangements go, it’s hardly the Orient Express, but it beats the airfare.
If you have read this without flinching, if you can stomach the journey to get here, if you walk up to our door and find the nerve to open it, I have one more instruction for you.
Just as you enter, look to your right. You will see a deep brown stain on the lobby carpet. I’ve scrubbed and scrubbed but it just won’t come out. Perhaps that’s for the best. It’s a good reminder of what will happen to you should you call Mrs Jones a “nosy old bat”.
And when you run into Jimmy – as you will, for he still likes hanging around the bar in the evening, his silvery wounds glistening as though they had just been inflicted – don’t let him convince you he was some sort of victim.
He knew the rules.
2024.05.16 18:31 LynnwoodTimes Archbishop Murphy High School celebrates completion of Healing Pole
 | https://preview.redd.it/5gxjitnhft0d1.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=de1c73fddaf807206f983c947b0fa1e33483bd24 submitted by LynnwoodTimes to SeattleWA [link] [comments] Students of Archbishop Murphy High School (AMHS), in a celebration of culture and healing, joined by members of the Tulalip Tribes celebrated the completion of The Healing Pole, a yearlong project spearheaded by master woodcarver, Artist-in-Residence James Madison. The Healing Pole is to symbolize moving forward from “a very low point in a lot of people’s lives,” the 2020 pandemic. The Tulalip culture has a firm communal heritage of coming together as a family, Madison shared, and The Healing Pole is to represent the AMHS family coming together to overcome the trauma the pandemic inflicted on students, parents, and loved ones. “Healing yourself is connected with healing others,” a quote Madison read. “As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else. Forgetting is not the same as healing. It is important for people to know that no matter lies in their past, they can overcome the dark side and press on to the brighter world.” Fifteen students of the Tulalip people attend Archbishop Murphy High School. All students of the high school, at some point, contributed to the yearlong project that began on May 5, 2023, under the leadership and mentorship of Madison. “My hands go out to James Madison, the carver, who worked with the children,” Teri Gobin, Chair of the Tulalip Tribes said. “What is really important is each and every one of those who had a part in carving this healing pole. It engages our children to be involved in education when you have hands on learning. This is how a lot of our people really learn.” Read full article here 👉 https://lynnwoodtimes.com/2024/05/16/healing-pole-240516/ 👈 |
2024.05.16 18:31 Inadequata There's no inbetween
Warning: this is a very petty post, revolving but not fixated on the release of Ubisoft's new Assassin's Creed game. If you have a life, stop reading.
Ubisoft, a western video game studio, has launched its advertising campaign for its new game set in Japan. If you are familiar with the Assassin's Creed series, you are aware that Ubisoft shits one of these out every three to four years, much to their awaiting fans glee.
Controversy however has been stirred up over not only the usual and predictable matter (the liberal fetishization of a character's skin colour) but by inevitably the same group of people who take this news about as well as Praljak took his cyanide.
This post is not about the rift betwen these two sides, which are if anything two halves to the same mass-produced industrial sized circle, but the lack of an inbetween in the leftist commentary. More specifically, how people who see themselves as socialists will deliberately bat down the most orthodox of Marxist critiques because they see in this movement, to portray fictional characters with different racial stereotypes, as a value of the progressive nature of capitalism.
To anybody who has any knowledge, even second hand, of the various critiques that are made, the argument is simple: Yes, Capitalism produces an impetus for the revolution of its industrial base and subsequently, in the process, liquidates the existent order (all that is solid melts into air), but the reality is that this progress is about as socially revolutionary as genocide.
(The Indian continent was swept under the boot of the British colonial system, ending if not totally then the domination of the feudal structrue that had prevailed there).
If you want a contemporary comparison, it is about as socially progressive as the Israelis bulldozing hospitals within which they've mass-executed Palestinians to build allotments.
But over the course of arguing, this comparison is not so neat. 'Socialists' will even forgo recognising that the very system which produces this gabrage, these endless stream of commodities, is one which shackles the globe to wage slavery.
They will posit, even in spite of this, in spite of the fact that they know full well what they are essentially doing is eating shit, that these trends, over the change of the mere content of these commodities, are a good thing. They are fastened, even in their resistance, to the system. The overlap then becomes clear, what these individuals essentialy stand in support for is nothing akin to the demands that the socialists were making a hundred years ago.
They would have it that the clock simply be turned back to the model of the socially democratic welfarist state which prevailed 60 or 70 years ago, whilst retaining what is about is revolutionary as a brand change in the commercial logic of production.
Argue with them, and you will eventually draw the point out: either they have understood the Marxist critique, or they have not. This adoption of socialist principles by these individuals online has become one in which an individual chooses the brand of their identity. The system of Marxist thought has been burried to history, and what stands atop it is something akin to Disneyland.
As a final note, I ended up two days ago arguing with someone, a 'socialist', who began to defend the pride movement on the basis that it was, again, socially progressive.
Them: "But Castro himself endorsed the pride movement in Nicaraguan media!"
Me: "Ah yes, Castro, notoriously the enemy of the CIA, who have come out even more triumphantly to endorse the pride movement"
Them: "You just wish to post pictures of Raytheon pride floats to engage in homophobia!"
Me: "Perhaps there is nothing inherently progresive about being a sexual minority. It is about inherently revolutionary as being Jewish"
Them: "No, there is nothing inherently revolutionary about being Jewish, but granting the rights to be Jewish is progresive!"
Ignoring the fact that, 50 posts before, I had summarised a critique of this position (the pride movement simply stands for the legal ascension of rights under the bourgeois state and not for the material liberation) I had to quite litearlly quote to them On The Jewish Question (1843) to make known not only the origin of this argument but the fact that it had essentially taken place 200 years before!
On the Jewish Question is such a key text to Marxist literature because it is the beginning of which Marx outlines his formal critique of the Hegelian Philosophy Of Right.
I feel like I'm going mad. You're claiming to be a socialist and yet you're expounding the most pro-capitalist sentiment possible.
But sit back and watch, as so-called socialists run to the defence of their bourgeois masters anytime a commodity with pretty pink colours emerges.
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Ubisoft, a western video game studio, has launched its advertising campaign for its new game set in Japan. If you are familiar with the Assassin's Creed series, you are aware that Ubisoft shits one of these out every three to four years, much to their awaiting fans glee.
Controversy however has been stirred up over not only the usual and predictable matter (the liberal fetishization of a character's skin colour) but by inevitably the same group of people who take this news about as well as Praljak took his cyanide.
This post is not about the rift betwen these two sides, which are if anything two halves to the same mass-produced industrial sized circle, but the lack of an inbetween in the leftist commentary. More specifically, how people who see themselves as socialists will deliberately bat down the most orthodox of Marxist critiques because they see in this movement, to portray fictional characters with different racial stereotypes, as a value of the progressive nature of capitalism.
To anybody who has any knowledge, even second hand, of the various critiques that are made, the argument is simple: Yes, Capitalism produces an impetus for the revolution of its industrial base and subsequently, in the process, liquidates the existent order (all that is solid melts into air), but the reality is that this progress is about as socially revolutionary as genocide.
(The Indian continent was swept under the boot of the British colonial system, ending if not totally then the domination of the feudal structrue that had prevailed there).
If you want a contemporary comparison, it is about as socially progressive as the Israelis bulldozing hospitals within which they've mass-executed Palestinians to build allotments.
But over the course of arguing, this comparison is not so neat. 'Socialists' will even forgo recognising that the very system which produces this gabrage, these endless stream of commodities, is one which shackles the globe to wage slavery.
They will posit, even in spite of this, in spite of the fact that they know full well what they are essentially doing is eating shit, that these trends, over the change of the mere content of these commodities, are a good thing. They are fastened, even in their resistance, to the system. The overlap then becomes clear, what these individuals essentialy stand in support for is nothing akin to the demands that the socialists were making a hundred years ago.
They would have it that the clock simply be turned back to the model of the socially democratic welfarist state which prevailed 60 or 70 years ago, whilst retaining what is about is revolutionary as a brand change in the commercial logic of production.
Argue with them, and you will eventually draw the point out: either they have understood the Marxist critique, or they have not. This adoption of socialist principles by these individuals online has become one in which an individual chooses the brand of their identity. The system of Marxist thought has been burried to history, and what stands atop it is something akin to Disneyland.
As a final note, I ended up two days ago arguing with someone, a 'socialist', who began to defend the pride movement on the basis that it was, again, socially progressive.
Them: "But Castro himself endorsed the pride movement in Nicaraguan media!"
Me: "Ah yes, Castro, notoriously the enemy of the CIA, who have come out even more triumphantly to endorse the pride movement"
Them: "You just wish to post pictures of Raytheon pride floats to engage in homophobia!"
Me: "Perhaps there is nothing inherently progresive about being a sexual minority. It is about inherently revolutionary as being Jewish"
Them: "No, there is nothing inherently revolutionary about being Jewish, but granting the rights to be Jewish is progresive!"
Ignoring the fact that, 50 posts before, I had summarised a critique of this position (the pride movement simply stands for the legal ascension of rights under the bourgeois state and not for the material liberation) I had to quite litearlly quote to them On The Jewish Question (1843) to make known not only the origin of this argument but the fact that it had essentially taken place 200 years before!
On the Jewish Question is such a key text to Marxist literature because it is the beginning of which Marx outlines his formal critique of the Hegelian Philosophy Of Right.
I feel like I'm going mad. You're claiming to be a socialist and yet you're expounding the most pro-capitalist sentiment possible.
But sit back and watch, as so-called socialists run to the defence of their bourgeois masters anytime a commodity with pretty pink colours emerges.
2024.05.16 18:31 John___Coyote Is there a German word for this?
had a dream last night that the xenomorph aliens were being hunted to Extinction and they started experimenting with being plant creatures to hide in the forest. I don't know how they impregnated a tree but they ended up being the most evil looking plants you can imagine. The overall shape was kind of like the plants in plants vs zombies but they got watered by nightmare fuel. Red, White, and Green in xenomorph camouflage stripes and designs. Some with open faces like stranger things and vines tipped with acidic claws. All of them could blend into the background and paralyze someone walking past.But here's my question, there was a warning sign on the wall with a picture of one alien type but the word used under the warning was not a real word. It was a combination of the words for droning sounds, burning, sudden death, the fear of underground hornets, and poison thorns. Is there a word that comes close to this?
2024.05.16 18:30 Sammydaws97 2024 Memorial Cup - Preview
The memorial cup is set, and with the talent in this years tournament I thought people would like to know who to watch from each team! We have a total of 30x NHL prospects (32x counting injuries), 6x 2024 NHL Draft Prospects and even a 2025 NHL draft prospect to watch! The teams appear to be evenly matched, but do they each have what it takes to compete against the best Jr. teams in the world?
Drummondville
They are missing arguably their top player in Maverick Lamoureux (Utah - R1-P29-2022), who is out for the year after undergoing shoulder surgery in February, which makes their performance this playoffs even more impressive. Riley Mercer (Undrafted) is as hot as a goalie can get right now (1.22 GAA and .959 sv% in the Championship series), and they play a great team system. They are led up front by Ethan Gauthier (TB - R2-P37-2023) and on defense by QMJHL playoff MVP Vsevolod Komarov (BUF - R5-P134-2022). Their depth might be an issue against the top teams in the other leagues, so they will need their top players to shine if they are to have a chance in Saginaw
London
London is a powerhouse this year. Since December 10th they have gone 49-5-3 through the rest of the regular season and playoffs, including a 16-2 playoff record (Best in the CHL). They do not lack top end talent, and have what is likely the best 2005s of any CHL team, with star forwards like Easton Cowan (TOR R1-P28-2023), Denver Barkey (PHI R3-P95-2023), Kasper Halttunen (SJ R2-P36-2023) and star defensemen like Oliver Bonk (PHI R1-P22-2023) and Sam Dickinson (2024 projected top 10 pick) they also dont lack depth with a total of 11 NHL draft picks (and 2 players expected to be high picks in the upcoming draft). Diciplin is an issue with this team, so the key to beating them will be to get them into penalty trouble and capitalize on the power play, although this is easier said than done since London has been the best special teams team around this year (32.6% PP and 85.0% PK in the season went up to 36.9% PP and 83.3% PK in the playoffs!)
Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw is a team that has been targeting a memorial cup for years. The group of Jagger Firkus (SEA - R2-P35-2022), Brayden Yager (PIT - R1-P14-2023) and Denton Mateychuk (CBJ - R1-P12-2022) have been together for 3+ years now and they pushed all the chips to the center by adding Matthew Savoie (BUF - R1-P9-2022) to bolster the top 6. They might not be as deep as London or Saginaw, but with top end talent like this, they have a chance against anyone. They had the most difficult path of all the league champions, going to game 7 with 6!! OT games in the conference finals vs. Saskatoon, so they will be ready to keep it rolling into the Memorial Cup!
Saginaw
Despite being the hosts, they were the clear 2nd best team in the OHL this season behind London. The only team to beat the OHL champs in the playoffs, they fought injuries down the stretch that limited their success vs London. A forward heavy lineup including Owen Beck (MTL - R2-P33-2022), Hunter Height (MIN - R2-P47-2022) and Matyas Sapovalov (VGK - R2-P48-2022), they dont lack on defense either, led by Zayne Parekh (2024 projected top 10 pick), Jorian Donovan (OTT - R5-P136-2022) and Rodwin Dionicio (ANH - R5-P121-2023). They bolstered their goaltending position by adding Nolan Lalonde (CBJ - UFA), which paid dividends when starter Andrew Oke went down in the 2nd round of playoffs. Dont look past these hosts, as they have a team that belongs in this tournament!
NHL Prospect Summary
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Drummondville
They are missing arguably their top player in Maverick Lamoureux (Utah - R1-P29-2022), who is out for the year after undergoing shoulder surgery in February, which makes their performance this playoffs even more impressive. Riley Mercer (Undrafted) is as hot as a goalie can get right now (1.22 GAA and .959 sv% in the Championship series), and they play a great team system. They are led up front by Ethan Gauthier (TB - R2-P37-2023) and on defense by QMJHL playoff MVP Vsevolod Komarov (BUF - R5-P134-2022). Their depth might be an issue against the top teams in the other leagues, so they will need their top players to shine if they are to have a chance in Saginaw
London
London is a powerhouse this year. Since December 10th they have gone 49-5-3 through the rest of the regular season and playoffs, including a 16-2 playoff record (Best in the CHL). They do not lack top end talent, and have what is likely the best 2005s of any CHL team, with star forwards like Easton Cowan (TOR R1-P28-2023), Denver Barkey (PHI R3-P95-2023), Kasper Halttunen (SJ R2-P36-2023) and star defensemen like Oliver Bonk (PHI R1-P22-2023) and Sam Dickinson (2024 projected top 10 pick) they also dont lack depth with a total of 11 NHL draft picks (and 2 players expected to be high picks in the upcoming draft). Diciplin is an issue with this team, so the key to beating them will be to get them into penalty trouble and capitalize on the power play, although this is easier said than done since London has been the best special teams team around this year (32.6% PP and 85.0% PK in the season went up to 36.9% PP and 83.3% PK in the playoffs!)
Moose Jaw
Moose Jaw is a team that has been targeting a memorial cup for years. The group of Jagger Firkus (SEA - R2-P35-2022), Brayden Yager (PIT - R1-P14-2023) and Denton Mateychuk (CBJ - R1-P12-2022) have been together for 3+ years now and they pushed all the chips to the center by adding Matthew Savoie (BUF - R1-P9-2022) to bolster the top 6. They might not be as deep as London or Saginaw, but with top end talent like this, they have a chance against anyone. They had the most difficult path of all the league champions, going to game 7 with 6!! OT games in the conference finals vs. Saskatoon, so they will be ready to keep it rolling into the Memorial Cup!
Saginaw
Despite being the hosts, they were the clear 2nd best team in the OHL this season behind London. The only team to beat the OHL champs in the playoffs, they fought injuries down the stretch that limited their success vs London. A forward heavy lineup including Owen Beck (MTL - R2-P33-2022), Hunter Height (MIN - R2-P47-2022) and Matyas Sapovalov (VGK - R2-P48-2022), they dont lack on defense either, led by Zayne Parekh (2024 projected top 10 pick), Jorian Donovan (OTT - R5-P136-2022) and Rodwin Dionicio (ANH - R5-P121-2023). They bolstered their goaltending position by adding Nolan Lalonde (CBJ - UFA), which paid dividends when starter Andrew Oke went down in the 2nd round of playoffs. Dont look past these hosts, as they have a team that belongs in this tournament!
NHL Prospect Summary
- DRU - Maveric Lamoureux (Utah - R1-P29-2022)(IR)
- DRU - Ethan Gauthier (TB - R2-P37-2023)
- DRU - Vsevolod Komarov (BUF - R5-P134-2022)
- DRU - Alexis Gendron (PHI - R7-P220-2022)
- DRU - Tyler Peddle (CBJ - R7-P224-2023)(IR)
- DRU - Mikaël Diotte (NJ - Signed UFA)
- LON - Oliver Bonk (PHI - R1-P22-2023)
- LON - Easton Cowan (TOR - R1-P28-2023)
- LON - Kasper Halttunen (SJ - R2-P35-2023)
- LON - Denver Barkey (PHI - R3-P95-2023)
- LON - Isiah George (NYI - R4-P98-2022)
- LON - Jacob Julien (WPG - R5-P146-2023)
- LON - Landon Sim (STL - R6-P184-2022)
- LON - Jackson Edwards (BOS - R7-P200-2022)
- LON - Caleb Lawrence (LA - R7-P215-2022)
- LON - Max McCue (CBJ - Signed UFA)
- MJ - Matthew Savoie (BUF - R1-P9-2022)
- MJ - Denton Mateychuk (CBJ - R1-P12-2022)
- MJ - Brayden Yager (PIT - R1-P14-2023)
- MJ - Jagger Firkus (SEA - R2-P35-2022)
- MJ - Kalem Parker (MIN - R6-P181-2023)
- MJ - Vojtech Port (ANH - R6-P161-2023)
- MJ - Martin Rysavy (CBJ - R7-P197-2021)
- SAG - Owen Beck (MTL - R2-P33-2022)
- SAG - Hunter Height (MIN - R2-P47-2022)
- SAG - Matyas Sapovalov (VGK - R2-P48-2022)
- SAG - Josh Bloom (VAN - R3-P95-2021)
- SAG - Joey Willis (NSH - R4-P111-2023)
- SAG - Jorian Donovan (OTT - R5-P136-2022)
- SAG - Rodwin Dionicio (ANH - R5-P121-2023)
- SAG - Ethan Hay (TB - R7-P211-2023)
- SAG - Nolan Lalonde (CBJ - UFA)
- Zayne Parekh (SAG) - Ranked #5 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)
- Sam Dickinson (LON) - Ranked #7 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)
- Sam O'Reilly (LON) - Ranked #24 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)
- Maxime Lafond (DRU) - Ranked #162 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)
- Pavel Mckenzie (MJ) - Ranked #176 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)
- Simon-Pier Brunet (DRU) - Ranked #185 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)
- Ruslan Gazizov (LON) - Ranked #192 by NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING (NA Skaters)
- Michael Misa (SAG) - *Top 10 projection*
- Henry Brzustewicz (LON)
2024.05.16 18:30 lozzasan_ [Academic] Survey on Political Communications for Masters Dissertation
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2024.05.16 18:30 LynnwoodTimes Archbishop Murphy High School celebrates completion of Healing Pole
 | https://preview.redd.it/gcp434r5ft0d1.jpg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=bd7496468d6655bc14fbb8f4769e801e79ca37a1 submitted by LynnwoodTimes to everett [link] [comments] Students of Archbishop Murphy High School (AMHS), in a celebration of culture and healing, joined by members of the Tulalip Tribes celebrated the completion of The Healing Pole, a yearlong project spearheaded by master woodcarver, Artist-in-Residence James Madison. The Healing Pole is to symbolize moving forward from “a very low point in a lot of people’s lives,” the 2020 pandemic. The Tulalip culture has a firm communal heritage of coming together as a family, Madison shared, and The Healing Pole is to represent the AMHS family coming together to overcome the trauma the pandemic inflicted on students, parents, and loved ones. “Healing yourself is connected with healing others,” a quote Madison read. “As soon as healing takes place, go out and heal somebody else. Forgetting is not the same as healing. It is important for people to know that no matter lies in their past, they can overcome the dark side and press on to the brighter world.” Fifteen students of the Tulalip people attend Archbishop Murphy High School. All students of the high school, at some point, contributed to the yearlong project that began on May 5, 2023, under the leadership and mentorship of Madison. “My hands go out to James Madison, the carver, who worked with the children,” Teri Gobin, Chair of the Tulalip Tribes said. “What is really important is each and every one of those who had a part in carving this healing pole. It engages our children to be involved in education when you have hands on learning. This is how a lot of our people really learn.” Read full article here 👉 https://lynnwoodtimes.com/2024/05/16/healing-pole-240516/ 👈 |
2024.05.16 18:30 cporter202 FREE ChatGPT Prompt ⚙️🚀
⚙️ PROMPT #837: Digital Leadership Essentials
As businesses navigate the complexities of the digital age, effective leadership has never been more crucial. How can leaders adapt to the rapidly changing technological landscape while maintaining a human-centric approach? Consider the following aspects to explore this topic:
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As businesses navigate the complexities of the digital age, effective leadership has never been more crucial. How can leaders adapt to the rapidly changing technological landscape while maintaining a human-centric approach? Consider the following aspects to explore this topic:
- How can leaders in the [Your Industry] space foster a culture of innovation and agility?
- Discuss the balance between technological proficiency and soft skills in digital age leadership.
- What strategies should leaders implement to ensure their team's digital well-being and prevent burnout in a hyper-connected work environment?
- In what ways can transparency and communication be enhanced within remote or hybrid teams to maintain alignment and trust?
- Describe the role of data-driven decision-making in guiding a [Your Company Type] toward sustainable growth.
- Reflect on the significance of continuous learning for leaders to stay ahead in an era of constant technological disruption.
- Share examples where embracing digital transformation has revitalized a [Your Business Sector].
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2024.05.16 18:29 tiedyedlifestyle Please help me rescue this haworthia planifolia
 | I desperately need some advice for how to rehab this haworthia. It looks really sad, but I feel like it probably isn't past the point of no return yet. I'd like to try to bring it back from the brink but not sure what my plan of action should be. submitted by tiedyedlifestyle to haworthia [link] [comments] I've had it for a year or so, it's still in the pot from the nursery it came from but probably could stand to be in something a bit larger (or at least, it did when it was looking better). It's always been inside under lights. However, as you can see with this particular plant I've been dancing the line between too close and sunburning it vs too far and etiolation trying to get it right. Then I admittedly neglected most of my plant collection which is probably when it started drying out to a crisp. Anyway, I'd really like to try and rescue this guy if possible and was hoping someone would have some advice to get me started. Thank you!! P.s. I'm trying to add pictures to my post but having issues... I'll keep trying... |
2024.05.16 18:29 BertandErny Small Room Surround Speaker Positioning?
 | I'm currently future planning a potential 5.1.2 setup and had a question regarding placement in my small living room. I've added a picture to show options - the key thing is they can't be too obvious (be wife friendly) so my initial plan is to have them placed behind the main sofa slightly low and pointing upwards. Having them high and ear level will not fly and will block the window to some degree. submitted by BertandErny to hometheater [link] [comments] Option 2 I can't really see working at all but just through it in there. Any suggestions? I thinking of monitor mass/kef egg size speakers. Any suggestions? https://preview.redd.it/m4ebk853ft0d1.png?width=1815&format=png&auto=webp&s=d0d8b12086bb53226d6554fdb9b49bbcbab4763a |
2024.05.16 18:28 FuzzzyTingleTimes The Klaygrant Ones
Hayes backtracked a bit on today’s episode but man oh man the Klay disrespect is insane:
Complementary star on the top dynasty of the last decade and one of the greatest shooters of all-time, with a reputation as a top-level defender before his injury.
5x All-Star, 2x All-NBA Team, an All-Defensive Team, an Olympic Gold Medal, and will likely near 20k points by the end of his career (15.5k right now). Still pushing right now even after a devastating injury.
Clearly not the same player anymore but this is an elite resume.
(He quite literally was voted as the 77th greatest player of ALL-TIME when the top 75 came out. I don't necessarily agree that he's that high, but regardless, he's gonna be in)
*I copied & pasted this from another Reddit post but the point stands regardless of my plagiarism
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Complementary star on the top dynasty of the last decade and one of the greatest shooters of all-time, with a reputation as a top-level defender before his injury.
5x All-Star, 2x All-NBA Team, an All-Defensive Team, an Olympic Gold Medal, and will likely near 20k points by the end of his career (15.5k right now). Still pushing right now even after a devastating injury.
Clearly not the same player anymore but this is an elite resume.
(He quite literally was voted as the 77th greatest player of ALL-TIME when the top 75 came out. I don't necessarily agree that he's that high, but regardless, he's gonna be in)
*I copied & pasted this from another Reddit post but the point stands regardless of my plagiarism
2024.05.16 18:28 Moist_Photograph_656 AITA for calling my friend AND my fiancé toxic and saying they deserve each other?
Kinda fucked up and toxic. But here we go. I've been with Mike for 6 years and I have 3 kids with my ex, Josh. Me and Josh had a healthy co-parenting relationship after we split up 8 years ago. He took the kids every other weekend and would swing by when he didn't have them to see them for an hour or so about once a week. He didn't pay child support but anything that he kids needed/wanted, he sent me money for or bought himself. There was zero weirdness. I mean, I even introduced him to his current wife, who was a coworker of mine. Him and I were absolute shit together but when we were just friends/co-parenting adults, we were great. The split was amicable.
However, my fiancé was extremely jealous in the beginning of our relationship. He didn't like me speaking to my ex at all unless it had to do with the kids and even then, he would sometimes be in his head about it. He pitched a huge fit about my ex not paying weekly child support, despite my ex getting the kids whatever they needed. He got angry that I was packing bags to send my kids for visits because "he's a fucking dad. He should be doing it." It caused a lot of problems and at the end of 2018, my ex said "fuck it, have your new man do it" and stopped taking the kids entirely. 6 months later he started seeing the kids again but everything went through his mother. We have had zero contact since that point and it's my fiancés doing (mine too, because I allowed it). I basically told my fiancé at that point "get therapy or we are done". He has been in therapy since, has apologized to my ex (though that made no difference) and we have since had a baby and he seems all around remorseful; stating he simply didn't know what it was like because he didn't have a child and now that he's a dad, he "gets it". Which is why (I think) I'm so pissed off currently.
So last year Mike met some guy through work and became close. A couple months later Mike convinced me to befriend this guy's girlfriend. So for about 6 or so months I have been actively hanging out with "Anna" and we have become very close. I would even consider her to be my best friend. But lately Mike and Anna are giving me weird vibes. Every single time we are altogether, Mike and Anna pretty much gang up on me. If I disagree with something, they both gang up and tell me why I'm wrong. Anna has 3 kids from her previous relationship and a baby on the way with her boyfriend and she has zero contact with her children's father. She says there's no need for it and states "if we were meant to speak, we would still be together". Literally has her kids stand outdoors to wait for their dad to pick them up. Well, it got brought up over the weekend and I stated that I felt it was important for kids to see their parents have a good co-parenting relationship and Anna completely disagreed, which was whatever. But then Mike got involved and started saying things like "yeah see, that's what I thought too. Like she would send pictures of the kids to her ex all the time and he would call her every night that he had the kids so they could say goodnight and it was disrespectful to me." So at this point they are using me and my ex's past co-parenting relationship against me, but they aren't even speaking to me. They are talking to each other. I tried getting a word in edge wise and it was all a "yeah but this is why you're wrong" and it continued for like 10 minutes. So I just looked at both of them and said "you two are fucking toxic and I'm so tired of you ganging up on me. You deserve each other" and walked away. My fiancé said that not only did I embarrass him but I also made it awkward and uncomfortable because me stating that they deserved each other implies that there's something else going on and now he feels like he can't be around her at all. He said that he was just "having a normal conversation" and that I took offense and decided to go postal. But what really pisses me off is that he tells me he "gets it now that he's a dad", just to tell Anna that he agrees with her? So he's been lying to me and then made me look foolish because he didn't even have my back and ganged up on me with her. AITA?
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However, my fiancé was extremely jealous in the beginning of our relationship. He didn't like me speaking to my ex at all unless it had to do with the kids and even then, he would sometimes be in his head about it. He pitched a huge fit about my ex not paying weekly child support, despite my ex getting the kids whatever they needed. He got angry that I was packing bags to send my kids for visits because "he's a fucking dad. He should be doing it." It caused a lot of problems and at the end of 2018, my ex said "fuck it, have your new man do it" and stopped taking the kids entirely. 6 months later he started seeing the kids again but everything went through his mother. We have had zero contact since that point and it's my fiancés doing (mine too, because I allowed it). I basically told my fiancé at that point "get therapy or we are done". He has been in therapy since, has apologized to my ex (though that made no difference) and we have since had a baby and he seems all around remorseful; stating he simply didn't know what it was like because he didn't have a child and now that he's a dad, he "gets it". Which is why (I think) I'm so pissed off currently.
So last year Mike met some guy through work and became close. A couple months later Mike convinced me to befriend this guy's girlfriend. So for about 6 or so months I have been actively hanging out with "Anna" and we have become very close. I would even consider her to be my best friend. But lately Mike and Anna are giving me weird vibes. Every single time we are altogether, Mike and Anna pretty much gang up on me. If I disagree with something, they both gang up and tell me why I'm wrong. Anna has 3 kids from her previous relationship and a baby on the way with her boyfriend and she has zero contact with her children's father. She says there's no need for it and states "if we were meant to speak, we would still be together". Literally has her kids stand outdoors to wait for their dad to pick them up. Well, it got brought up over the weekend and I stated that I felt it was important for kids to see their parents have a good co-parenting relationship and Anna completely disagreed, which was whatever. But then Mike got involved and started saying things like "yeah see, that's what I thought too. Like she would send pictures of the kids to her ex all the time and he would call her every night that he had the kids so they could say goodnight and it was disrespectful to me." So at this point they are using me and my ex's past co-parenting relationship against me, but they aren't even speaking to me. They are talking to each other. I tried getting a word in edge wise and it was all a "yeah but this is why you're wrong" and it continued for like 10 minutes. So I just looked at both of them and said "you two are fucking toxic and I'm so tired of you ganging up on me. You deserve each other" and walked away. My fiancé said that not only did I embarrass him but I also made it awkward and uncomfortable because me stating that they deserved each other implies that there's something else going on and now he feels like he can't be around her at all. He said that he was just "having a normal conversation" and that I took offense and decided to go postal. But what really pisses me off is that he tells me he "gets it now that he's a dad", just to tell Anna that he agrees with her? So he's been lying to me and then made me look foolish because he didn't even have my back and ganged up on me with her. AITA?
2024.05.16 18:28 realenuff We are imploding.
My LTR and I both have adhd and we are older folks. We have managed to have a life together for close to 20 years. We now have to get married in order to protect each other ( trust me we are backed into a corner) . We want to but never have because it’s a lot of steps and paperwork and follow through. We know ourselves and we get along great and live happily. We probably both have this RSD thing that I am seeing mentioned now ( neither of us can tolerate any kind of falling out , we mend quickly we take real care with each other and always have ) Anyway we have started the process and something has been unleashed. We are sulking for days fearful and frustrated with each other, confounded and miserable. I think its about having to do the work we have avoided for this long. Past relationships trauma is surfacing. We are wounded! I have now made a massive mess , a huge pile of sprawling clutter that I am walking over , that now includes important paperwork, undeposited checks, overdue bills, dirty clothes, keys ?! So many keys , clothes that are terrible but comforting, gifts never gifted, random stuff, all the stuff that I don’t want but can’t purge. I essentially created a bigger problem to drown out everything else. It’s not productive procrastinating as nothing is getting done and It feels impossible. I got into trouble at work last wrrk, my first major screw up and it is astronomical I am living in fear of the repercussions. And now lately , every time I ave an uncomfortable thought i reach for the phone like it’s crack . My screen time is off the charts. Okay well thank you for this space to state whats happening. It’s a start.
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2024.05.16 18:26 0verlimit Contrary to most, I had always planned on breaking NC
Sorry guys. Long read ahead.
Still in my heart, it’s hard for me not to be sentimental and still pour my heart out and call her the most beautiful person ever. but I know that at the end of the day, we are both just normal people trying to balance our reasons to both leave and stay with each other. For context, I broke up with her right before our 6 month anniversary right after my birthday. The challenges of becoming long distance did not add to the list of underlying problems between us. Honestly, I tried to break up at 5 months, because I knew my birthday was coming up and didn’t want to lead her on or blindside her. But despite my intentions and attempt, she pleaded with me to hold on and stay until she visited me and I gave in and stayed that extra month knowing better.
The relationship ultimately failed because we no longer reached the point of compromise, and it is both our faults the relationship failed. I will try my best not to villainize the person I used to love on the internet, but in short, to me she needed reassurance in a way that placed a strain on my security in us and it strained our relationship. She told me that when we started dating that she did have some anger issues and was still haunted by some problems in her first relationship. Honestly, a lot of things that happened what a lot of people considered red flags and things they wouldn’t let any friend do to them. But I wasn’t perfect either and I never had the heart to tell her what she was doing was hurting me until it was too late, and I enabled and pulled myself apart trying to give her the reassurance she wanted until it was too much and thought I could ofc change her . Eventually, one night I got so hurt after giving my all, and I broke down. She had only ever apologized to me after hurting me so much, and she promised to never treat me like that again. But people are hard to change, and the same issues kept happening and I could feel myself losing hope in both her and us. It was eating me alive, and I knew I had to be the one to walk away, because she told me she could never walk away from someone she loves. It hurt even more knowing that I was main person she depended on the most since moving, but I knew it was an insult to her to become the great person she’s meant to be if I didn’t believe she could find herself and new friends and continued to stay because of that. Despite her attempts to say we should just take a 1 month break, we both have talked that if we ever got to the point where we considered a break, we should just call it. It ended up with me hanging up on her for taking my feelings and desire to break up seriously. The following morning we texted and agreed that our doors are closed for now and Scott Street’d each other.
But despite all the relationship advice and reddit posts that say its NC no matter what and that they aren’t thinking of you, I had always planned to reach back out to her in a month of NC after finishing my classes and figuring my feelings out more first. In my situation, I still feel like it is right to communicate after a bit of time rather than pretend that we never happened. I never expected it to be her because I was the one who broke up. It wasn’t easy. To many of you wondering if the dumper ever thinks of you, I placed away a lot of the stuff she gave me for my birthday, but I still can’t put away the picture frame she made with pictures of us. I put all our pictures in a hidden album but I will still look through them at night. I binged watched countless sad poetry tiktoks. I got sad seeing her contact name that I couldn’t change slowly move down under other names. I listen to all our songs, cried so many times and thought of her almost constantly for the first two weeks especially. I still typed but never send good night messages to her at the usual time we talked at night, and hoped to see she was typing too. I would play the mobile game she introduced to me and I played more hoping to catch her on there. I never saw her. The first week was especially rough. I wanted to share so many achievements and events with her during the month, but I kept strong when in truth I would throw all of my dignity to take her back if she asked within the first two weeks. Even though she was a burning house, she felt like home to me.
I had planned several conditions prior in breaking NC: First, I would ultimately respect her response, whether it is an answer or no answer. She doesn’t owe me anything. Second, I had to first work on myself and only contact her after I finished up the school semester and start finding myself again. Third, I can only contact her when I am relatively secure in my breakup decision and not in a state where I was missing her more than usual. Fourth, I would write out and remind myself why we broke up and avoid getting sentimental and reminiscing to avoid getting my heart swayed like always in both respect of my decision and her sake. I will ask her if there’s anything she would like return to me and just have one last talk between the both of us if there are any unspoken words left to be said. This is especially important because my heart is fickle and I was the one who threw it away, and I respect her too much to expect her to take me back and have respect for myself to not go back on my decision. Lastly, this is where is it especially selfish of me. Even though it was an unconditional gift, I still wanted to pay her back with a birthday present early. Even though I know it is breadcrumbing, I selfishly want to give a gift to her, but I don’t want to do it in August rather than we are months into moving on. I’ll talk to her about it, and see how she feels about it before I decide to rip this band aid off. If she doesn’t want it, I won’t bother.
Here is how it went. I texted her if she comfortable enough to talk first of all. 10 minutes later, she responded about what and I basically explained that I wanted communicate after sometime and see if there’s anything left to be said between us and apologize for the night I hung up on her. She said she was never mad about me hanging up and we agreed to talk the following night. We exchange awkward “how have you been” and I explain that I wanted to talk about our feelings and thoughts in the past month. I was honestly in my heart, I still have a lot of attachment for her and was trying my best to run back into that burning house, but in my head I know that we could only start again as strangers and that 1 month is not enough time for us to both change as people. She said she wants us to meet again by chance but I said I don’t us to wait on each other to grow, and that we both don’t chance to make us work and that if we wanted it to work, we would make it work. She agreed. We caught up on things that happened and left off on. I told her about getting an A+ in my class, and she told me about the dance classes she started going to. It honestly felt like we picked up where we left off but without the certain words like “baby” and the L-word. We talk about the concerts we had planned. She told me that she didn’t have any hate for me at all and doesn’t blame me for hating her. I told her that I could never hate her even though she did hurt me. I apologize that I wasn’t strong enough and apologize for all the pain I did too. We talked about the clothing hauls we just had and we laughed at myself for my latest haircut that I didn’t like and I knew she wouldn’t like either. I told her that I know her enough that she doesn’t want someone who is scared to love her, and she agreed. We caught up about work, and she told me that she is fully remote now, and I laughed and countered that I get 2 hours off early on Friday at my in-person job because it’s Employee Appreciation month. I told her I’ve been reading the book she gave me for my birthday, but it is laughably stereotypically Asian even though it’s a good read. I told her I put away most of her stuff in the closest and she did too. She said I should take down the picture frame she made because she could tell I was still looking at it through Facetime. She told me she found a letter I wrote and she cried reading it and I told her I did the same. I told her I haven’t even touched the crochet kit I bought and she told me she returned hers after failing to make a loop. I told her that I wouldn’t have changed and a thing and she said she wouldn’t either. We ended up getting sentimental and reminiscing. We laughed at the coping we had both done like stalking each other’s Linkedin and Spotify despite unfollowing each other on social media. She uploaded our pictures on Google Drive and deleted our messages but restored them once she realized she could redownload them. She told me she deleted the phone game she showed me because she didn’t have a reason to play it again. I asked her if this is the last time and she said maybe. I told her that I wouldn’t change a thing and she said she wouldn’t either. She just wished we started off as friends longer. We cried, laughed and talked for 4 hours. It was getting late. We both were afraid of falling asleep together on call again. It felt like we were both waiting for the other to say it what was both on our minds and hoping the other felt the same, but it felt like it would be so easy to light it back up, but we both knew better than to rush back in. I told her that I wasn’t feeling strong anymore and to also not take me back if my heart folds. She said she wouldn’t. I told her that we should hang up but I say I honestly don’t know if I can and she said she’ll end the call at 3 on her side. We both say we miss each other and she hangs up.
Do I regret it or like it interrupted my healing? Not really. Last night was bittersweet. She still the same person I loved and that’s the most tragic problem. I told her that we shouldn’t wait for each other, but I lied and do truly do hope we meet again by chance again. I know this feeling might change with time, but for now, I do still care for her and I still wish the best for her and I know she will become a great person. I know I’m still holding on, but I am glad we talked and can continue on being the best person I can be. I do feel like there will always be a part of me that will grieve losing her love and being the person who walked away. I still do worry about her but I know she’ll be ok.
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Still in my heart, it’s hard for me not to be sentimental and still pour my heart out and call her the most beautiful person ever. but I know that at the end of the day, we are both just normal people trying to balance our reasons to both leave and stay with each other. For context, I broke up with her right before our 6 month anniversary right after my birthday. The challenges of becoming long distance did not add to the list of underlying problems between us. Honestly, I tried to break up at 5 months, because I knew my birthday was coming up and didn’t want to lead her on or blindside her. But despite my intentions and attempt, she pleaded with me to hold on and stay until she visited me and I gave in and stayed that extra month knowing better.
The relationship ultimately failed because we no longer reached the point of compromise, and it is both our faults the relationship failed. I will try my best not to villainize the person I used to love on the internet, but in short, to me she needed reassurance in a way that placed a strain on my security in us and it strained our relationship. She told me that when we started dating that she did have some anger issues and was still haunted by some problems in her first relationship. Honestly, a lot of things that happened what a lot of people considered red flags and things they wouldn’t let any friend do to them. But I wasn’t perfect either and I never had the heart to tell her what she was doing was hurting me until it was too late, and I enabled and pulled myself apart trying to give her the reassurance she wanted until it was too much and thought I could ofc change her . Eventually, one night I got so hurt after giving my all, and I broke down. She had only ever apologized to me after hurting me so much, and she promised to never treat me like that again. But people are hard to change, and the same issues kept happening and I could feel myself losing hope in both her and us. It was eating me alive, and I knew I had to be the one to walk away, because she told me she could never walk away from someone she loves. It hurt even more knowing that I was main person she depended on the most since moving, but I knew it was an insult to her to become the great person she’s meant to be if I didn’t believe she could find herself and new friends and continued to stay because of that. Despite her attempts to say we should just take a 1 month break, we both have talked that if we ever got to the point where we considered a break, we should just call it. It ended up with me hanging up on her for taking my feelings and desire to break up seriously. The following morning we texted and agreed that our doors are closed for now and Scott Street’d each other.
But despite all the relationship advice and reddit posts that say its NC no matter what and that they aren’t thinking of you, I had always planned to reach back out to her in a month of NC after finishing my classes and figuring my feelings out more first. In my situation, I still feel like it is right to communicate after a bit of time rather than pretend that we never happened. I never expected it to be her because I was the one who broke up. It wasn’t easy. To many of you wondering if the dumper ever thinks of you, I placed away a lot of the stuff she gave me for my birthday, but I still can’t put away the picture frame she made with pictures of us. I put all our pictures in a hidden album but I will still look through them at night. I binged watched countless sad poetry tiktoks. I got sad seeing her contact name that I couldn’t change slowly move down under other names. I listen to all our songs, cried so many times and thought of her almost constantly for the first two weeks especially. I still typed but never send good night messages to her at the usual time we talked at night, and hoped to see she was typing too. I would play the mobile game she introduced to me and I played more hoping to catch her on there. I never saw her. The first week was especially rough. I wanted to share so many achievements and events with her during the month, but I kept strong when in truth I would throw all of my dignity to take her back if she asked within the first two weeks. Even though she was a burning house, she felt like home to me.
I had planned several conditions prior in breaking NC: First, I would ultimately respect her response, whether it is an answer or no answer. She doesn’t owe me anything. Second, I had to first work on myself and only contact her after I finished up the school semester and start finding myself again. Third, I can only contact her when I am relatively secure in my breakup decision and not in a state where I was missing her more than usual. Fourth, I would write out and remind myself why we broke up and avoid getting sentimental and reminiscing to avoid getting my heart swayed like always in both respect of my decision and her sake. I will ask her if there’s anything she would like return to me and just have one last talk between the both of us if there are any unspoken words left to be said. This is especially important because my heart is fickle and I was the one who threw it away, and I respect her too much to expect her to take me back and have respect for myself to not go back on my decision. Lastly, this is where is it especially selfish of me. Even though it was an unconditional gift, I still wanted to pay her back with a birthday present early. Even though I know it is breadcrumbing, I selfishly want to give a gift to her, but I don’t want to do it in August rather than we are months into moving on. I’ll talk to her about it, and see how she feels about it before I decide to rip this band aid off. If she doesn’t want it, I won’t bother.
Here is how it went. I texted her if she comfortable enough to talk first of all. 10 minutes later, she responded about what and I basically explained that I wanted communicate after sometime and see if there’s anything left to be said between us and apologize for the night I hung up on her. She said she was never mad about me hanging up and we agreed to talk the following night. We exchange awkward “how have you been” and I explain that I wanted to talk about our feelings and thoughts in the past month. I was honestly in my heart, I still have a lot of attachment for her and was trying my best to run back into that burning house, but in my head I know that we could only start again as strangers and that 1 month is not enough time for us to both change as people. She said she wants us to meet again by chance but I said I don’t us to wait on each other to grow, and that we both don’t chance to make us work and that if we wanted it to work, we would make it work. She agreed. We caught up on things that happened and left off on. I told her about getting an A+ in my class, and she told me about the dance classes she started going to. It honestly felt like we picked up where we left off but without the certain words like “baby” and the L-word. We talk about the concerts we had planned. She told me that she didn’t have any hate for me at all and doesn’t blame me for hating her. I told her that I could never hate her even though she did hurt me. I apologize that I wasn’t strong enough and apologize for all the pain I did too. We talked about the clothing hauls we just had and we laughed at myself for my latest haircut that I didn’t like and I knew she wouldn’t like either. I told her that I know her enough that she doesn’t want someone who is scared to love her, and she agreed. We caught up about work, and she told me that she is fully remote now, and I laughed and countered that I get 2 hours off early on Friday at my in-person job because it’s Employee Appreciation month. I told her I’ve been reading the book she gave me for my birthday, but it is laughably stereotypically Asian even though it’s a good read. I told her I put away most of her stuff in the closest and she did too. She said I should take down the picture frame she made because she could tell I was still looking at it through Facetime. She told me she found a letter I wrote and she cried reading it and I told her I did the same. I told her I haven’t even touched the crochet kit I bought and she told me she returned hers after failing to make a loop. I told her that I wouldn’t have changed and a thing and she said she wouldn’t either. We ended up getting sentimental and reminiscing. We laughed at the coping we had both done like stalking each other’s Linkedin and Spotify despite unfollowing each other on social media. She uploaded our pictures on Google Drive and deleted our messages but restored them once she realized she could redownload them. She told me she deleted the phone game she showed me because she didn’t have a reason to play it again. I asked her if this is the last time and she said maybe. I told her that I wouldn’t change a thing and she said she wouldn’t either. She just wished we started off as friends longer. We cried, laughed and talked for 4 hours. It was getting late. We both were afraid of falling asleep together on call again. It felt like we were both waiting for the other to say it what was both on our minds and hoping the other felt the same, but it felt like it would be so easy to light it back up, but we both knew better than to rush back in. I told her that I wasn’t feeling strong anymore and to also not take me back if my heart folds. She said she wouldn’t. I told her that we should hang up but I say I honestly don’t know if I can and she said she’ll end the call at 3 on her side. We both say we miss each other and she hangs up.
Do I regret it or like it interrupted my healing? Not really. Last night was bittersweet. She still the same person I loved and that’s the most tragic problem. I told her that we shouldn’t wait for each other, but I lied and do truly do hope we meet again by chance again. I know this feeling might change with time, but for now, I do still care for her and I still wish the best for her and I know she will become a great person. I know I’m still holding on, but I am glad we talked and can continue on being the best person I can be. I do feel like there will always be a part of me that will grieve losing her love and being the person who walked away. I still do worry about her but I know she’ll be ok.
2024.05.16 18:24 _Infinity_Girl_ Print screen takes a screenshot but not the moment I press the button?
I'm having a weird issue where if I use print screen to grab a screenshot it'll take the screenshot but when I go to paste it in paint it's a picture from after I hit the button. For reference I'm trying to get a picture of my character fighting and I'll hit the button mid-fight but then it'll show me a picture of my character standing there after the fight. I can't figure out why this is happening, I just want to get a good picture of my character in combat.
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2024.05.16 18:21 Theofficialkoolplug Is ascended Astarion Cazador 2.0?
This isn’t a question as it is an elaborate answer. I’ve been looking for answers pertaining to this question for a while now and since I made a YouTube video essay on it, I can finally share my own answer to this question. (If ur interested the video is titled “is ascended Astarion Cazador 2.0?” - KOOLPLUG)
Note: the following essay is copy pasted from the video script so it’s got a few fillers in it.
INTRODUCTION This videoessay evaluates the arguments posed in the debate between whether Astarion is "Cazador 2.0" or not. The phrasing, "Cazador 2.0" originates from a conversation at camp between Astarion and the player after his Ascension. This essay will question the validity of that phrase in light of Astarion's character, Cazador's rules and even Cazador's master- Vellioth's lessons. (as of current update x).
THE CYCLE OF ABUSE Before trying to draw parallels and contrasts between ascendant Astarion and Cazador, it is important to understand why the term "Cazador 2.0" is mentioned in a dialogue choice to begin with. The reason for this, is that an important theme in Astarion's story is the cycle of abuse and its perpetuation. This is hinted to the players by the existence of not just Cazador being abusive towards Astarion, but the existence of Cazador's abusive master- Vellioth, that players can learn about by exploring Cazador's mansion. Furthermore, the existence of this theme is explicitly made clear in the story when Astarion, choosing not to ascend, admits that the player saw it in him to end the "cycle of abuse" that had perpetuated for centuries. Being able to use the term "cazador 2.0" after Astarion's ascension, proves that the cycle has not been broken and might continue to exist through him. Some dialogues within the game even suggest that the spawn player becomes to Astarion, what Astarion was to Cazador. Also, it should be noted that the dialogue options in Baldur’s Gate serve a few purposes. firstly that dialogue options in Baldur's Gate 3 aim to emulate the freedom and flexibility of playing traditional Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) tabletop sessions, where players interact with a Dungeon Master (DM) who responds dynamically to their actions and dialogue choices. This diversity in dialogue options, ranging from calculated responses to unhinged ones, serves the purpose of recreating the immersive experience of D&D gameplay, where players feel empowered to shape the narrative and express themselves within the game world. At the same time, another purpose of the dialogue options within the game is to serve as a tool for story-telling on it’s own. It is this purpose that helps us understand the world of Baldur’s gate 3 better and one that most of the inferences in this video are based on. and to provide a better background, the rules being discussed in this video are rules of vampiric existence mentioned during different parts of the gameplay. Vellioths rules are exposed when exploring cazadors palace and cazadors rules are explained during a dream Astarion has in his origin run.
VELLIOTH'S LESSONS Before we move onto Cazador's rules it is important to look at Vellioth's lessons. This is because a dialogue by Astarion suggests that Cazador copied and derived his rules from his master- Vellioth's. ("He stole everything. Even his precious rules.")
Vellioth's first lesson is to always to dominate. and allow none to be your equal: This is a rule that leads Cazador to treat those around him as inferior. In the case of Astarion, Cazador belittles and demeans him by calling him his pet, imperfect, and a weak, pathetic boy who never amounted to anything. Similary, ascended Astarion tries to assert control over the romanced player and doesn't allow them to be his equal. While Astarion hasn't been outright demeaning and even calls the player flowery terms like beautiful and perfect, an insight check reveals that Astarion thinks that the player is degrading themself by staying with him. A contrast to this is spawn Astarion who after choosing not to ascend says that he sees the player as his equal (spawn becomes an equal and share his future with you). Similarly when Cazador once broke this rule of Vellioth's and confided in a friend, he was forced to watch Vellioth drain his friend dry. (this stroke of luck that gave Astarion a chance Cazador didn't have will be discussed in yet another video.) Vellioth's second lesson is that power comes from solitude. to share with others is to be weak, fail and die: This once again ties in with treating others as inferiors. Furthermore, the players are told that Cazador had once rebelled against this rule which led him to be impaled for 11 years. This is akin to Astarion being buried alive for a year. I imagine Cazador thinks he went easy on Astarion by not impaling him for 11 whole years…It can be inferred that this as well as previous horrific experiences makes Cazador lean towards loneliness and isolation (cazador in his coffin: "these deathless dreams hold memories of a mortal life once-forgotten. of the boy I was, the man I became, the monster that will not end. I sleep but cannot rest. I live, but cannot die. I am eternal and I grieve. consummatum est- ego cecidi"). Huh, so someone as cold hearted as Cazador once had dreams and a friend he could confide in. It’s almost as if monsters are born from the choices we make. A parallel with Astarion here occurs after breaking up with his ascended version. At the epilogue party he admits that he too is lonely in the crimson palace, but he is sure that he is not as lonely as his former lover. The third and final lesson is to act not in haste. and that a near immortal has time to plan time to act only when others will pay the price of action. The players are then told about how during the rite of perfect slaughter Cazador killed Vellioth and proceeded to take everything he owned from him. Similarly when Astarion ascends, he kills Cazador in the rite of profane ascension and goes on to steal the castle and Cazador's status for himself. (I was amused by this cycle of failed vampires and wrote a fanfic based on this) This is in contrast to spawn Astarion who burns the crimson palace down in a particular ending. In a nutshell Ascended Astarion has applied each of vellioth’s lessons and may as well be considered Vellioth 3.0. By the way, if ur enjoying the video then consider liking and subscribing for more videos like these.
CAZADOR'S RULES Before we move onto each of Cazador's rules I find it imperative to first explain that Astarion may not superficially seem like Cazador in the following rules.This is because Astarion employs them in a different manner. Also, the parallels do start treading into a gray area when considering the some of the rules. Cazador rules:
the first is, thou shalt not drink the blood of thinking creatures for which I couldn't find a parallel yet. So we will have to count this rule as an exception. the second rule says that thou shalt obey me in all things. Astarion follows this rule when the spawn player asks whether he can compel them. He dodges the question instead by saying (why would I need to? you're going to be wonderfully obedient.) Some people miss this details as a comparison because they attribute the dialogue to his playfulness or love. This misconception occurs because Astarion isn't as blunt as Cazador. Instead he uses flowery words and presents these rules not as commands, but as the player's own choice through a layer of romantic implications. He knows how to subtly get what he wants from the player because manipulation and flattery are his skills. He even employs this tactic by using terms like "consort" (vampire bride) instead of "spawn" when the player asks him what will happen to them. This is not to say that ascended Astarion doesn't love the player. Quite the contrary. both versions of Astarion love the player in their own unique ways in accordance with their character development. Ascended Astarion mostly just has his walls guarded and puts up an (performance of x character from movie) air of confidence while spawn Astarion is more vulnerable and silly. The third rule states, thou shalt not leave my side unless directed. Once again, Astarion subtly suggests this rule by saying (just dont stray too far, but you'd never dream of doing that. would u?) framing it like a choice instead of an order. However there is an exception to this rule in one of the endings where the player romances ascended Astarion and he allows them to go to Avernus with Karlach. So this makes it hard to say how serious he is about enforcing these specific rules. the final rule states thou shalt know that thou art mine which easily enough draws a parallel to ascended Astarion's possessive dialogues. (keep you all to myself)"you are mine forever" (same way that Astarion tells tav: thats what you want isnt it? to be mine forever) So in terms of cazador’s rules, 2 out of 4 seamlessly apply to ascended Astarion. It’s possible Astarion’s approach to vampirism, combining both cazadors and Vellioths rules suggests his own rules of vampiric existence. OTHER SIMILARITIES Apart from the lessons and rules, there are other similarities between Astarion and Cazador exemplified in the following clips: "own your body, kill your mind." (my mind was dulled in the bedouirs: after ascension)
They both once were kinder, eg cazador and his friend, astarion and sebastian.
Cazador calls Astarion ungrateful in the crypt and Astarion calls Tav ungrateful when they ask for freedom.
Both are power hungry. Blinded by power (Astarion says that he was almost blinded by it like Cazador)
The strongest indicator of ascended Astarion being like cazador lies in his intention to follow in Cazador's footsteps. He intends to be like Cazador whether he realizes it or not. In a dialogue that draws a comparison between him and Cazador, Astarion says that he is so much better than Cazador was. Specifically because he “achieved what Cazador only dreamed about.” (And now my ambitions can take me anywhere I want.) Astarion’s understanding of being "better" than Cazador is merely surpassing him in his own game. He is not "better" in terms of what debauchery Cazador may have committed because its very clear Ascended Astarion intends to commit the very same or similar deeds if not with his own flourish. (Scene where Astarion talks about the disappearances etc during epilogue party)
CONCLUSION Based on the abundant evidence it isn’t a stretch to call Astarion Cazador 2.0, Vellioth 3.0 or another abusive vampire lord 8.0. In fact, it aligns well with the main concept of the cycle of abuse in Astarion’s story. Yes there are a few gray areas with the rules and Astarion is not exactly like Cazador but the story shows us that neither was Cazador exactly like Vellioth. Yet they all succumbed to the decision that to stop being abused they needed to become the abuser. That the fear ingrained in them was their only reality for it was all they had known for so long. And eventually they traded an endless hunger that consumed blood with a hunger for power that would soon consume them. If u liked this video then do subscribe and like to promote it within the YouTube algorithm. And comment what u think about it. Do u think Ascended Astarion is Cazador 2.0? does the romanced player somehow change this equation or make it worse? Share your thoughts below.
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Note: the following essay is copy pasted from the video script so it’s got a few fillers in it.
INTRODUCTION This videoessay evaluates the arguments posed in the debate between whether Astarion is "Cazador 2.0" or not. The phrasing, "Cazador 2.0" originates from a conversation at camp between Astarion and the player after his Ascension. This essay will question the validity of that phrase in light of Astarion's character, Cazador's rules and even Cazador's master- Vellioth's lessons. (as of current update x).
THE CYCLE OF ABUSE Before trying to draw parallels and contrasts between ascendant Astarion and Cazador, it is important to understand why the term "Cazador 2.0" is mentioned in a dialogue choice to begin with. The reason for this, is that an important theme in Astarion's story is the cycle of abuse and its perpetuation. This is hinted to the players by the existence of not just Cazador being abusive towards Astarion, but the existence of Cazador's abusive master- Vellioth, that players can learn about by exploring Cazador's mansion. Furthermore, the existence of this theme is explicitly made clear in the story when Astarion, choosing not to ascend, admits that the player saw it in him to end the "cycle of abuse" that had perpetuated for centuries. Being able to use the term "cazador 2.0" after Astarion's ascension, proves that the cycle has not been broken and might continue to exist through him. Some dialogues within the game even suggest that the spawn player becomes to Astarion, what Astarion was to Cazador. Also, it should be noted that the dialogue options in Baldur’s Gate serve a few purposes. firstly that dialogue options in Baldur's Gate 3 aim to emulate the freedom and flexibility of playing traditional Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) tabletop sessions, where players interact with a Dungeon Master (DM) who responds dynamically to their actions and dialogue choices. This diversity in dialogue options, ranging from calculated responses to unhinged ones, serves the purpose of recreating the immersive experience of D&D gameplay, where players feel empowered to shape the narrative and express themselves within the game world. At the same time, another purpose of the dialogue options within the game is to serve as a tool for story-telling on it’s own. It is this purpose that helps us understand the world of Baldur’s gate 3 better and one that most of the inferences in this video are based on. and to provide a better background, the rules being discussed in this video are rules of vampiric existence mentioned during different parts of the gameplay. Vellioths rules are exposed when exploring cazadors palace and cazadors rules are explained during a dream Astarion has in his origin run.
VELLIOTH'S LESSONS Before we move onto Cazador's rules it is important to look at Vellioth's lessons. This is because a dialogue by Astarion suggests that Cazador copied and derived his rules from his master- Vellioth's. ("He stole everything. Even his precious rules.")
Vellioth's first lesson is to always to dominate. and allow none to be your equal: This is a rule that leads Cazador to treat those around him as inferior. In the case of Astarion, Cazador belittles and demeans him by calling him his pet, imperfect, and a weak, pathetic boy who never amounted to anything. Similary, ascended Astarion tries to assert control over the romanced player and doesn't allow them to be his equal. While Astarion hasn't been outright demeaning and even calls the player flowery terms like beautiful and perfect, an insight check reveals that Astarion thinks that the player is degrading themself by staying with him. A contrast to this is spawn Astarion who after choosing not to ascend says that he sees the player as his equal (spawn becomes an equal and share his future with you). Similarly when Cazador once broke this rule of Vellioth's and confided in a friend, he was forced to watch Vellioth drain his friend dry. (this stroke of luck that gave Astarion a chance Cazador didn't have will be discussed in yet another video.) Vellioth's second lesson is that power comes from solitude. to share with others is to be weak, fail and die: This once again ties in with treating others as inferiors. Furthermore, the players are told that Cazador had once rebelled against this rule which led him to be impaled for 11 years. This is akin to Astarion being buried alive for a year. I imagine Cazador thinks he went easy on Astarion by not impaling him for 11 whole years…It can be inferred that this as well as previous horrific experiences makes Cazador lean towards loneliness and isolation (cazador in his coffin: "these deathless dreams hold memories of a mortal life once-forgotten. of the boy I was, the man I became, the monster that will not end. I sleep but cannot rest. I live, but cannot die. I am eternal and I grieve. consummatum est- ego cecidi"). Huh, so someone as cold hearted as Cazador once had dreams and a friend he could confide in. It’s almost as if monsters are born from the choices we make. A parallel with Astarion here occurs after breaking up with his ascended version. At the epilogue party he admits that he too is lonely in the crimson palace, but he is sure that he is not as lonely as his former lover. The third and final lesson is to act not in haste. and that a near immortal has time to plan time to act only when others will pay the price of action. The players are then told about how during the rite of perfect slaughter Cazador killed Vellioth and proceeded to take everything he owned from him. Similarly when Astarion ascends, he kills Cazador in the rite of profane ascension and goes on to steal the castle and Cazador's status for himself. (I was amused by this cycle of failed vampires and wrote a fanfic based on this) This is in contrast to spawn Astarion who burns the crimson palace down in a particular ending. In a nutshell Ascended Astarion has applied each of vellioth’s lessons and may as well be considered Vellioth 3.0. By the way, if ur enjoying the video then consider liking and subscribing for more videos like these.
CAZADOR'S RULES Before we move onto each of Cazador's rules I find it imperative to first explain that Astarion may not superficially seem like Cazador in the following rules.This is because Astarion employs them in a different manner. Also, the parallels do start treading into a gray area when considering the some of the rules. Cazador rules:
the first is, thou shalt not drink the blood of thinking creatures for which I couldn't find a parallel yet. So we will have to count this rule as an exception. the second rule says that thou shalt obey me in all things. Astarion follows this rule when the spawn player asks whether he can compel them. He dodges the question instead by saying (why would I need to? you're going to be wonderfully obedient.) Some people miss this details as a comparison because they attribute the dialogue to his playfulness or love. This misconception occurs because Astarion isn't as blunt as Cazador. Instead he uses flowery words and presents these rules not as commands, but as the player's own choice through a layer of romantic implications. He knows how to subtly get what he wants from the player because manipulation and flattery are his skills. He even employs this tactic by using terms like "consort" (vampire bride) instead of "spawn" when the player asks him what will happen to them. This is not to say that ascended Astarion doesn't love the player. Quite the contrary. both versions of Astarion love the player in their own unique ways in accordance with their character development. Ascended Astarion mostly just has his walls guarded and puts up an (performance of x character from movie) air of confidence while spawn Astarion is more vulnerable and silly. The third rule states, thou shalt not leave my side unless directed. Once again, Astarion subtly suggests this rule by saying (just dont stray too far, but you'd never dream of doing that. would u?) framing it like a choice instead of an order. However there is an exception to this rule in one of the endings where the player romances ascended Astarion and he allows them to go to Avernus with Karlach. So this makes it hard to say how serious he is about enforcing these specific rules. the final rule states thou shalt know that thou art mine which easily enough draws a parallel to ascended Astarion's possessive dialogues. (keep you all to myself)"you are mine forever" (same way that Astarion tells tav: thats what you want isnt it? to be mine forever) So in terms of cazador’s rules, 2 out of 4 seamlessly apply to ascended Astarion. It’s possible Astarion’s approach to vampirism, combining both cazadors and Vellioths rules suggests his own rules of vampiric existence. OTHER SIMILARITIES Apart from the lessons and rules, there are other similarities between Astarion and Cazador exemplified in the following clips: "own your body, kill your mind." (my mind was dulled in the bedouirs: after ascension)
They both once were kinder, eg cazador and his friend, astarion and sebastian.
Cazador calls Astarion ungrateful in the crypt and Astarion calls Tav ungrateful when they ask for freedom.
Both are power hungry. Blinded by power (Astarion says that he was almost blinded by it like Cazador)
The strongest indicator of ascended Astarion being like cazador lies in his intention to follow in Cazador's footsteps. He intends to be like Cazador whether he realizes it or not. In a dialogue that draws a comparison between him and Cazador, Astarion says that he is so much better than Cazador was. Specifically because he “achieved what Cazador only dreamed about.” (And now my ambitions can take me anywhere I want.) Astarion’s understanding of being "better" than Cazador is merely surpassing him in his own game. He is not "better" in terms of what debauchery Cazador may have committed because its very clear Ascended Astarion intends to commit the very same or similar deeds if not with his own flourish. (Scene where Astarion talks about the disappearances etc during epilogue party)
CONCLUSION Based on the abundant evidence it isn’t a stretch to call Astarion Cazador 2.0, Vellioth 3.0 or another abusive vampire lord 8.0. In fact, it aligns well with the main concept of the cycle of abuse in Astarion’s story. Yes there are a few gray areas with the rules and Astarion is not exactly like Cazador but the story shows us that neither was Cazador exactly like Vellioth. Yet they all succumbed to the decision that to stop being abused they needed to become the abuser. That the fear ingrained in them was their only reality for it was all they had known for so long. And eventually they traded an endless hunger that consumed blood with a hunger for power that would soon consume them. If u liked this video then do subscribe and like to promote it within the YouTube algorithm. And comment what u think about it. Do u think Ascended Astarion is Cazador 2.0? does the romanced player somehow change this equation or make it worse? Share your thoughts below.
2024.05.16 18:20 Egg_and_Lemon Freeside textures missing in New Vegas.
 | Hello folks! Does anyone know how to solve this problem with the missing texures? I also get this message when i start the game. submitted by Egg_and_Lemon to wabbajack [link] [comments] I have installed exactly all the mods as the Begin Again tutorial explains. 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Better Strip View Patch" "0274","+","Michael Angelo's Workshop Windows Restored" "0275","+","Better Brotherhood" "0276","+","WORLDSPACE MESHES & TEXTURES_separator" "0277","+","Meshes and Collision - Totally Enhanced Nifs (MAC-TEN)" "0278","+","Items Transformed - Enhanced Meshes (ITEM)" "0279","+","Begin Again Worldspace Merge" "0280","+","Landscape Texture Improvements" "0281","+","Subtle Sandstorms" "0282","+","Tops Window Bug Fix And Enhancement" "0283","+","Fixed REPCONN HQ Building" "0284","+","Ashens Animations Merged" "0285","+","Real Campfires - Base Object Swapper" "0286","+","Better Courtyards" "0287","+","Millenia's Environment Map Shader Fix" "0288","+","Wasted Pines" "0289","+","QUESTS & ADVENTURES_separator" "0290","+","Delay DLC Redux" "0291","+","TTW - Mothership Zeta Rewards" "0292","+","Rendezvous at Union (TTW)" "0293","+","Wild Card - Open the Lucky 38" "0294","+","FPGE - Rebuild Vegas" "0295","+","FPGE Patch Collection" "0296","+","Functional Post Game Ending" "0297","+","Open HQ TTW" "0298","+","SOUNDS & MUSIC_separator" "0299","-","Begin Again - 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2024.05.16 18:19 RosabeIls My horrendous plan to lose 60% of my muscle mass. Part 1
Good afternoon, I use to be an athletic bodybuilder in high school when I was a male. 6 six pack, 3d pecs and all. I started transitioning a year and a half ago. While my face is cute passing, and seem to get attention from men. My upper lean muscle is still apparent despite losing all of my strength, the muscle remains. After doing some research, and from past experience in losing weight and muscle. I have devised regarding a calorie deficit. Essentially, the goal is to consume less protein which would give my muscle something to feed on. Instead I will be eating as much as carbs as I can get to keep me full and energized. Before school, I eat a bowl of oatmeal with almond milk and a banana which adds up to 430 calories. After classes are over, I hit the gym doing intense one hour treadmill sessions at jogging speed. My goal is burn at least 300-400 calories. Throughout the day I only drink water and coffee. At around 4:30 pm I head to work. It is a job that requires me to constantly be moving which ends up burning more calories. Shift ends at 1am in the morning. I go home, sleep, wake up at 6am and repeat. I feel like shit, but I know it’s better my femininity and passability. I plan on doing a picture comparison of my torso after 4 months in a part 2.
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2024.05.16 18:15 No-Challenge4929 I went to a bar/grill with my best friend for dinner before it transformed into a party/club scene, and my boyfriend thinks this was disloyal and wants me to apologize. Is he right?
My (23F) best friend (22F) love getting dressed up cute and trying new restaurants. A few weeks ago, we decided to go to this riverfront taco restaurant for dinner, but they don’t allow reservations. It’s first come first serve, so by the time we got there, there was an hour and 45 minute wait. However, next door there is a really popular bar & grill. It’s on the river, half indoor and half outdoor. At 9pm, it turns into more of a club scene. They put away a bunch of the tables, open a ticket booth to sell wristbands, open the outdoor bar (the indoor bar is always open) and bring out a DJ. It’s a really popular spot for young adults my age in my area. My boyfriend and I have a very open and honest relationship, and we have both been cheated on before. We make sure to avoid doing sketchy shit to avoid hurting one another, which is usually very easy for us to do. Knowing that they transfer from a baclub scene at 9, we decided to go because it was only 7pm. i texted my boyfriend to let him know my plans were changing, the wait at the taco place was too long and my best friend really wanted to try the barbecue at the bagrill next door. The only other option in a 15 minute driving distance we’re very high end and pricey, because we were on the waterfront. I knew my boyfriend has prejudice against this place, because it’s the main dating scene in our area. But that’s after 9, before then, there are literal children that dine there with their families, it’s a typical restaurant with a bar in the corner.
Well, I was right, my boyfriend was very unhappy. I told him i’d keep him updated, he had my location, and i had posted a few videos on snapchat afterwards of my friend and I repairing her flat tire, just as extra reassurance that i really WAS with her. He said that it was weird that I didn’t send any pictures of us inside the restaurant like I have done in the past. I just simply didn’t take any pictures inside, I don’t think I need to take a picture of every single thing i do.
We got in a big fight about it, and I agreed to never go back to that restaurant considering it bothered him so much. We didn’t AIM to go there in the first place, we just didn’t want to wait an hour and 45 minutes to get a table at the taco place. However, we can’t seem to get on the same page about this weeks later. He thinks I should’ve apologized for “going to a bar without him”, (mind you we sat at a booth next to families, i wasn’t mingling at the bar) and that what I did was morally wrong. He says he doesn’t see how I can’t see where he’s coming from.
However, I feel that I did nothing wrong going out to dinner with my best friend. I feel that in a relationship, there will be certain times where you might not LIKE where your S.O is, but you should trust them enough to take their word. Especially if you have their location, they are updating you the whole time, and you see proof that they are actually with their best friend. and in the end, i agreed to never go back because it bothered him so much. Knowing that this night was a casual dinner night with my best friend (we didn’t even drink), really bothers me because i know i did literally nothing wrong, didn’t even speak to another guy that night.
I know we will just agree to disagree in the end, but o want to know what other people think about this situation. Who is truly in the wrong?
TDLR: I went to a bagrill with my best friend for dinner before it transformed into a party/club scene and stopped serving food, and my boyfriend thinks this was disloyal and wants me to apologize. Is he right?
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Well, I was right, my boyfriend was very unhappy. I told him i’d keep him updated, he had my location, and i had posted a few videos on snapchat afterwards of my friend and I repairing her flat tire, just as extra reassurance that i really WAS with her. He said that it was weird that I didn’t send any pictures of us inside the restaurant like I have done in the past. I just simply didn’t take any pictures inside, I don’t think I need to take a picture of every single thing i do.
We got in a big fight about it, and I agreed to never go back to that restaurant considering it bothered him so much. We didn’t AIM to go there in the first place, we just didn’t want to wait an hour and 45 minutes to get a table at the taco place. However, we can’t seem to get on the same page about this weeks later. He thinks I should’ve apologized for “going to a bar without him”, (mind you we sat at a booth next to families, i wasn’t mingling at the bar) and that what I did was morally wrong. He says he doesn’t see how I can’t see where he’s coming from.
However, I feel that I did nothing wrong going out to dinner with my best friend. I feel that in a relationship, there will be certain times where you might not LIKE where your S.O is, but you should trust them enough to take their word. Especially if you have their location, they are updating you the whole time, and you see proof that they are actually with their best friend. and in the end, i agreed to never go back because it bothered him so much. Knowing that this night was a casual dinner night with my best friend (we didn’t even drink), really bothers me because i know i did literally nothing wrong, didn’t even speak to another guy that night.
I know we will just agree to disagree in the end, but o want to know what other people think about this situation. Who is truly in the wrong?
TDLR: I went to a bagrill with my best friend for dinner before it transformed into a party/club scene and stopped serving food, and my boyfriend thinks this was disloyal and wants me to apologize. Is he right?
2024.05.16 18:14 Little_BlueBirdy Kona the Owl part 3
 | Before we move forward with our story of Kona the owl, several have wondered what the riddle of the Sphinx was. It’s an old riddle with a story. - “What has one voice but goes on four legs in the morning, two in the afternoon, and three in the evening? The wise Sphinx posed this riddle, and clever Oedipus guessed the answer. It's a human being, who crawls as a baby, stands on two legs as an adult, and walks with a stick in old age.” As soon as Oedipus solved the riddle the sphinx inexplicably threw herself into the ocean and died. There is more to this story. It’s a neat story should one decide to research and read it. submitted by Little_BlueBirdy to StrikeAtPsyche [link] [comments] Kona’s most memorable encounter was with a mystical creature known as the “Luminafox.” One moonless night, as Kona glided through an ancient forest, she heard a soft melody. Following the enchanting notes, she stumbled upon a clearing where the Luminafox danced. Its fur shimmered like moonlight, and its eyes held the secrets of forgotten constellations. The Luminafox spoke in riddles, revealing glimpses of lost civilizations and hidden treasures, myths and legends. It taught Kona to see beyond the mundane—to perceive the magic in dew-kissed leaves and starlight-filtered rain. For hours, they conversed about the cosmos, dreams, and the fragile balance of nature. When dawn approached, the Luminafox vanished, leaving Kona with a heart full of wonder. The Luminafox revealed ancient tales of forgotten civilizations etched into the bark of trees. These lost societies had once thrived in harmony with nature, their knowledge woven into the very fabric of the forest. They spoke of celestial maps, mystical artifacts, and a bond between humans and animals that transcended time. Kona listened, wide-eyed, as the Luminafox whispered secrets of a bygone era—a legacy waiting to be rediscovered by those who dared to seek it The Luminafox’s revelations ignited a fervor within Kona. Her quest for knowledge intensified as she sought out ancient texts, deciphered cryptic symbols, and explored forgotten ruins. She believed that understanding these lost civilizations held the key to unraveling the mysteries of existence. Each revelation fueled her determination, and she vowed to honor the Luminafox’s wisdom by preserving the fragile balance between magic and reality From that moment on, whenever Kona gazed at the night sky, she remembered the Luminafox’s wisdom and vowed to seek magic in every corner of her vast new world. |
2024.05.16 18:11 WhiteFoxWolf Disappearing Coolant in 2018 Elantra
 | I'm dealing with a disappearing coolant problem for the past 3 years that started with me paying for a coolant flush service at the dealership. Many parts have been checked and replaced. submitted by WhiteFoxWolf to MechanicAdvice [link] [comments] Have you had an issue like this and have you found a solution? What should I look for or do next? (Read the full problem description below for more details) 2018 Hyundai Elantra Sport, 1.6T GDI, 7-Speed Dual Clutch Automatic 2018 Hyundai Elantra Sport - Picture for reference tldr: 3 years of troubleshooting and part replacement hasn't solved my problem of slowly loosing coolant. Hoses have all been checked 5+ times by me and master mechanics, radiator was found damaged and replaced, heater core was (needlessly) replaced, a loose hose caused heater core to blow coolant into my face but was then fixed, engine was checked for warping caused by overheating but was normal, exhaust was checked for burning coolant and came back "within normal acceptable range" (they might have also said compression tested?). I'm still slowly losing coolant. Additional Info:
They also said that they had another test they could run (I can't remember what it was) but the person who runs the equipment was not there. They told me that since their diagnostic of checking the coolant particles in the exhaust came back normal (and I think they said they did a compression test as well) that they don't think that other test would find anything and that I would have to pay for that test. Since then I've checked coolant levels regularly and it appears to be somewhat stable after one week, but the leak seems to happen over the course of a month or more. Levels have appeared to drop very slightly, but could simply be normal variation. The dealership who screwed up my car but who have honestly also been pretty great with the help (even continuing to fix my car and replace parts at no cost after my warranty expired) have basically told me they can't solve the problem and that they can't keep looking at my car for free. All the dealership's master mechanics and all the sales-men, couldn't put humpty-dumpty-elantra back together again. My ignorant opinion: I'm no mechanic, but I have worked on cars my whole life so I'm not incompetent. I feel like the surface level explanations to me are:
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