Writing sayings
A collection of Jedi sayings.
2014.05.22 07:04 Auzi85 A collection of Jedi sayings.
I have read the Legacy of the Force, Jedi Apprentice, Jedi Quest, And many other Star Wars books, and have always thought of writing them down to dwell on later. I though that there may be others you would like to access the list as well.
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2024.05.19 08:45 Traditional-Life-143 Tone of Arc, Goodbye Horses- Amber
Amber, i know you're out here somewhere. What you did was smart. Next level shit. You are smart. The way your brain functions is and the way your thoughts and constructed is creepily good. What's the best tho is how you express them. I only am writing this because of how smart you are. You are unique. Sounds cliché as fuck, but you are unique. Nobody i ever meet will ever sound like you. I know what im saying and i know how many more people ill meet. But not you. You have a kind of aura that's missing im the 99.99% of people. You always stuck on that 99.99% however you exceeded them mostly in every way. Imagine there was an option to delete the past the same way someone deletes their own browsing history. Would you do that? You think you can live with it? I would think even if u were able to delete it and move on and start fresh and healthy you wouldn't. You would always want to stay like that. You know why? I won't tell you why because no body will ever understand this. It's you. Everything i say, its all because of you. Because of this Amber. I did sleep on it Amber, I know what i wanted. That's why i am writing this. You will never ever change me. However it is and whatever happens i am me because i know you more than you know. You have no clue. You have none actually. I still want more lessons on neutral energy cuz as i said it to you, the millions of other girls cant get it right like you. The 99.99% of those girls are missing Amber to be 100%. I was in search of that 0.01% all along. Fuck free will. I NEED mommy.
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2024.05.19 08:41 DinosaurCole520 I (18NB) and BF (20M) Always Have Problems What Do I Do? (Long Post)
I'm using voice to text, so if there's any errors, I'm sorry about that. But basically, me and my boyfriend I've known him for 5 years, and to make a long story short, me and him have broken up many times in the past, but we haven't done that in a long time now, unless you count one of our biggest... well, maybe not our biggest moment, but our most biggest one in the last year, I would have to say. Where he didn't talk to me, like, ever for, like, weeks, because he had this job, and I tried to make it work, and he just said that it was pointless, because his work always made him too tired, and he was always so busy. So eventually I gave up, and we didn't speak for like 5 days, and I thought that was the end of our relationship. But he came back, and I guess he was gonna quit the job anyway or something, and he didn't tell me that. I don't know, I guess I haven't brought it up to him fully how I felt about that, in the way that I figured out that he didn't tell me that he was going to quit the job. But anyway...
Me and him always have had our big problems and our small problems. And, you know, I guess a lot of them we fixed or we at least came to a mutual agreement about or something. But, I always noticed that we always seem to have some type of problem. Like, it's always different. Usually in a relationship there's usually like a pattern, right? And I guess me and him do have a pattern, but the pattern is that we always have a lot of problems, you know? It's all different types of things. Like, you know, he'll be too busy. Or me and him will fight because one of us said something to the other and we had a misunderstanding. Or, you know, a lot of big things. And, I mean, things have gotten better over the years, but it always feels like no matter what we do, there's always a problem. Even if we're not fighting, even if there is nothing to technically fight over, like in this case that I'm going to mention soon, we just always seem to have problems. And I communicate about it and stuff because I like to think of myself as trying to be emotionally mature. See, I have a mental health condition, but I have done a lot of research and psychology research and all this stuff and I use that to my daily life to make my relationships better and such because I had a bad experience in the past. So, yeah.
But the point is, I like to try to communicate and I like to try to explain myself the best way I can and I like to make sure that he doesn't get defensive or feel like he needs to be defensive and I'm trying not to attack him. I used to do that in the past, but I've been doing better with that. But even then, it seems like we still have this pattern. If we're not fighting, then you know, it's just he's distant or whatever or something else is going on. But um, basically what's been going on is that for the last few weeks, he's been really, he doesn't really talk that much. He texts me a good amount, I guess. Well, if you want to call it a lot, but he says he wants to call, but then when we do, he just wants to silently watch Netflix and we barely talk about anything and I barely get any acknowledgement. And I've noticed this behavior ever since I was kind of feeling insecure when me and him were trying to be intimate and I kind of shut things down and he said he was okay with it and that's not why he's in the relationship with me, but he's been weird ever since
He said that he wasn't using me for that stuff, and that it was okay if I said no. So, that's what I said. And then we were talking again, and at first things seemed normal, but then I told him later on that I had been crying. And he was almost making jokes. He was like, Ah, I have a few questions about that, but I'll ask in the morning, but I might not remember in the morning, so I want you to write down something. And then he started using, like, stupid code words, like, in the notes app that he was making me write. He was, like, something with, like, side of ketchup and stuff. And then I asked him about it in the morning, and he was like, ah, it was just a joke. And I'm like, what? I don't know. And he's been weird ever since, but, like, I didn't think anything of it. But, that was just, it's been weird. And maybe it's a coincidence, maybe it's not. I don't know. I don't think he would do that, but at the same time, I don't know. Because I didn't reject him. He even said we could do it tomorrow if I wanted and I said yeah. But then he never initiated anything tomorrow because we didn't talk that day. And I'm so confused. And I just feel like I'm always stuck in this loop of not knowing what to do. And I feel like my relationship is doomed. And no matter how much communication I put into it, we always have these problems. So what's the point in asking him for attention over and over and over again?
And I know that most of you are like, just communicate. But, I don't even know how many times I've had to communicate with him in the last few years. It's probably been in the hundreds if I had to be honest. At least it feels that way. It probably is that way. And I'm not saying that he doesn't comply. But, at the end of the day, there's always a problem. And I'm so tired. And, I know that relationships have their struggles. But, I'm just so tired of it all. I'm not tired of him, I'm just tired of dealing with all of this stuff. I just want to move on from the past. It feels like no matter how much me and him grow as a person, there's always just something off. If it's intentional or not, it's still always there.
And look, I love him, and I... ...really feel like he makes me a better person at the end of the day. But, I don't want to spend my whole life... ...always... ...trying to make things work... ...if something is not going to work. Or hoping that someone's going to change. I think he's changed, but... ...I don't know if certain dynamics of the relationship have. And I mean, I guess that's not for any of you to say if... ...the dynamic has changed, I guess, but... ...I don't know. I just don't know how to keep on trying... ...over and over again. How many times do I have to communicate? Most people... ...feel like it's a chore just to communicate once with their loved one, which obviously communication is good, but...it's a struggle, even to do it rarely. I try doing it, like, every single day, it feels like. Obviously it's not every single day. And we don't fight every day. We don't even fight every week. There have been times we... ...I don't think have fought for, like, a month or two. But... we do always have a communication problem. Even if I try. I'll say, hey, this happened, and, you know, he can listen all he wants. He can even try to change. But something always goes wrong and I don't know what. It's like we fix one problem and another one magically appears that has nothing to do with the previous.
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Me and him always have had our big problems and our small problems. And, you know, I guess a lot of them we fixed or we at least came to a mutual agreement about or something. But, I always noticed that we always seem to have some type of problem. Like, it's always different. Usually in a relationship there's usually like a pattern, right? And I guess me and him do have a pattern, but the pattern is that we always have a lot of problems, you know? It's all different types of things. Like, you know, he'll be too busy. Or me and him will fight because one of us said something to the other and we had a misunderstanding. Or, you know, a lot of big things. And, I mean, things have gotten better over the years, but it always feels like no matter what we do, there's always a problem. Even if we're not fighting, even if there is nothing to technically fight over, like in this case that I'm going to mention soon, we just always seem to have problems. And I communicate about it and stuff because I like to think of myself as trying to be emotionally mature. See, I have a mental health condition, but I have done a lot of research and psychology research and all this stuff and I use that to my daily life to make my relationships better and such because I had a bad experience in the past. So, yeah.
But the point is, I like to try to communicate and I like to try to explain myself the best way I can and I like to make sure that he doesn't get defensive or feel like he needs to be defensive and I'm trying not to attack him. I used to do that in the past, but I've been doing better with that. But even then, it seems like we still have this pattern. If we're not fighting, then you know, it's just he's distant or whatever or something else is going on. But um, basically what's been going on is that for the last few weeks, he's been really, he doesn't really talk that much. He texts me a good amount, I guess. Well, if you want to call it a lot, but he says he wants to call, but then when we do, he just wants to silently watch Netflix and we barely talk about anything and I barely get any acknowledgement. And I've noticed this behavior ever since I was kind of feeling insecure when me and him were trying to be intimate and I kind of shut things down and he said he was okay with it and that's not why he's in the relationship with me, but he's been weird ever since
He said that he wasn't using me for that stuff, and that it was okay if I said no. So, that's what I said. And then we were talking again, and at first things seemed normal, but then I told him later on that I had been crying. And he was almost making jokes. He was like, Ah, I have a few questions about that, but I'll ask in the morning, but I might not remember in the morning, so I want you to write down something. And then he started using, like, stupid code words, like, in the notes app that he was making me write. He was, like, something with, like, side of ketchup and stuff. And then I asked him about it in the morning, and he was like, ah, it was just a joke. And I'm like, what? I don't know. And he's been weird ever since, but, like, I didn't think anything of it. But, that was just, it's been weird. And maybe it's a coincidence, maybe it's not. I don't know. I don't think he would do that, but at the same time, I don't know. Because I didn't reject him. He even said we could do it tomorrow if I wanted and I said yeah. But then he never initiated anything tomorrow because we didn't talk that day. And I'm so confused. And I just feel like I'm always stuck in this loop of not knowing what to do. And I feel like my relationship is doomed. And no matter how much communication I put into it, we always have these problems. So what's the point in asking him for attention over and over and over again?
And I know that most of you are like, just communicate. But, I don't even know how many times I've had to communicate with him in the last few years. It's probably been in the hundreds if I had to be honest. At least it feels that way. It probably is that way. And I'm not saying that he doesn't comply. But, at the end of the day, there's always a problem. And I'm so tired. And, I know that relationships have their struggles. But, I'm just so tired of it all. I'm not tired of him, I'm just tired of dealing with all of this stuff. I just want to move on from the past. It feels like no matter how much me and him grow as a person, there's always just something off. If it's intentional or not, it's still always there.
And look, I love him, and I... ...really feel like he makes me a better person at the end of the day. But, I don't want to spend my whole life... ...always... ...trying to make things work... ...if something is not going to work. Or hoping that someone's going to change. I think he's changed, but... ...I don't know if certain dynamics of the relationship have. And I mean, I guess that's not for any of you to say if... ...the dynamic has changed, I guess, but... ...I don't know. I just don't know how to keep on trying... ...over and over again. How many times do I have to communicate? Most people... ...feel like it's a chore just to communicate once with their loved one, which obviously communication is good, but...it's a struggle, even to do it rarely. I try doing it, like, every single day, it feels like. Obviously it's not every single day. And we don't fight every day. We don't even fight every week. There have been times we... ...I don't think have fought for, like, a month or two. But... we do always have a communication problem. Even if I try. I'll say, hey, this happened, and, you know, he can listen all he wants. He can even try to change. But something always goes wrong and I don't know what. It's like we fix one problem and another one magically appears that has nothing to do with the previous.
2024.05.19 08:34 TopherLloyd **My 8 Months of Sobriety: Thoughts and Musings**
In my first AA meeting, when it was my turn to speak, I said that I felt my life was a lot like the curse of Sisyphus – forever pushing a boulder up a hill only to slip at the top and, along with the giant stone, roll back to the bottom to start all over again. In my version, each time I slipped and fell, once I got up to start over, the boulder had grown in size, intensifying my labour.
Once the meeting had ended, a person came over and talked to me. “It’s nice to see another lover of the classics here,” they said. I smiled and said, “Oh yeah, haha.” The truth is, I really only know this myth from a friend who is a lover of the classics, and although I relate to the story, I myself will only listen to the enchanting timbre of Stephen Fry’s voice on the topic.
He then went on to tell me that there is a more modern reinterpretation of the story where the curse wasn’t real, but Sisyphus had been tricked into thinking he was eternally damned but could walk away at any time. This really got me thinking about how I had viewed this big stone of mine, this metaphor for everything that fuels my feelings of resentment, stress, anxiety, and depression. Maybe I could just walk away? Now, obviously, I’m not saying people should just walk away from their problems, but it’s our often locked, self-imposed, resentment-fuelled perspective on these problems that causes them to fester and grow. AA is full of “God” and “higher power” talk. I’ve seen people come to a meeting for the first time, hear these words and sigh, deal with the next however long, and never be seen in a meeting again. I don’t blame them. When someone would say to me, “Just put it in the Lord’s hands,” I would always feel disappointed, like it’s just a thing to say to get you to shut up already. What does that mean? Some imaginary force is going to fix my problems? Well, it didn’t take too many meetings to figure out that, no, it doesn’t. What I have come to believe this means is that you’re giving your problems to a higher mode of thinking, the lower mode being this default negative, the world-is-against-me way of looking at things. This lower mode is what brings us to feel the need to numb ourselves because it’s just so overwhelming and hurts emotionally, mentally, and physically – and in come the substances.
I’m going to now share my own reinterpretation of the Myth of Sisyphus, leaving out the whole story about why he was cursed because it doesn’t really apply.
In a timeless realm where punishment and perseverance intertwine, Sisyphus eternally pushes his boulder up a steep hill, only to watch it roll back down each time he nears the summit. This cycle, which he believes to be a divine curse, becomes his singular reality.
As he strains against the weight of his burden, a demon appears on one side, its voice smooth and tempting. It offers Sisyphus a potion, claiming it will ease his pain and make him forget his struggles. Desperate for relief, Sisyphus drinks the potion, and indeed, his pain subsides, his mind grows numb. But each time the boulder rolls back, it returns larger and heavier than before, intensifying his labour.
On the other side of the path, an angel stands silently, offering its hand. Its serene presence contrasts sharply with the demon's boisterous allure. The angel says nothing, its expression calm and patient, a silent invitation to abandon the fruitless task and find peace.
Yet Sisyphus, ensnared by the demon’s persuasive voice, ignores the angel. The demon’s seductive words drown out the silence of the angel, and the potion’s false relief becomes an irresistible escape from his perceived torment.
Unbeknownst to Sisyphus, he is not truly cursed. The gods had tricked him, implanting the belief of a never-ending punishment. The boulder is but an illusion of his own making, a symbol of his acceptance of a lie. The angel’s hand, extended in eternal patience, is the path to his freedom, offering a silent truth: he can walk away at any moment.
But silence is easily overlooked amidst the clamour of temptation. Thus, Sisyphus remains trapped in his self-imposed struggle, pushing the ever-growing boulder, unable to hear the unspoken truth that could set him free.
(Thanks for the re-write, AI)
For most of us, drinking or drugs aren’t really a problem, and that’s great. But unfortunately for some, what started as a fun social partaking from time to time turned into a form of self-medication. It’s a reaction to “I don’t like how I feel.” It’s a very self-involved, short-sighted solution. It’s a selfish act and feeds selfish thinking. Even the aftermath – the hangover – is a continuation of this. It’s so hard to focus or deal with anyone else other than yourself when you’re feeling the withdrawal. Thoughts dwell on fixing the way you feel, and when this is a regular occurrence, even if you no longer suffer as intensely as you once did, those thoughts become one: “When can I have my next drink?” The ultimate cure.
This supposed “cure” is a lie. I call it ‘The Sweet Spot Fallacy’. If I have a few drinks – for me, it was 2-3 generous glasses of whiskey – I’ll reach that sweet spot, and I can finally be at peace. Well, this “sweet spot” only lasts for a moment, and as it starts to fade, the body groans, “I’m losing it, I need more.” So you top up, then whoops, you've had too much, and here comes the slurry mess of “deep, meaningful, and/or epiphonic” (but really just resentment-fuelled dopamine drops of shallow validation) thoughts and conversation. Or what if you can’t top up? Well then, the body and mind continue to groan ever more intensely, and this displays itself in a shit-coloured variety of behaviours in the search for peace and comfort.
I drank because I was filled with resentment. I hated the fact that the world didn’t align for me, and thoughts and memories relating to this made me feel awful, and they wouldn’t stop dropping in to remind me. The irony is that the more these thoughts grew, the more unhinged I became, and the world more unaligned. And the reason those thoughts grew as intense as they did? Alcohol. Alcohol and fatigue.
I’m going to end this with another metaphor that I feel relates to what I have said here, and I’ll leave it to you to figure out why.
“Knowledge is knowing it’s a one-way street. Wisdom is looking both ways regardless.”
Peace and Love.
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Once the meeting had ended, a person came over and talked to me. “It’s nice to see another lover of the classics here,” they said. I smiled and said, “Oh yeah, haha.” The truth is, I really only know this myth from a friend who is a lover of the classics, and although I relate to the story, I myself will only listen to the enchanting timbre of Stephen Fry’s voice on the topic.
He then went on to tell me that there is a more modern reinterpretation of the story where the curse wasn’t real, but Sisyphus had been tricked into thinking he was eternally damned but could walk away at any time. This really got me thinking about how I had viewed this big stone of mine, this metaphor for everything that fuels my feelings of resentment, stress, anxiety, and depression. Maybe I could just walk away? Now, obviously, I’m not saying people should just walk away from their problems, but it’s our often locked, self-imposed, resentment-fuelled perspective on these problems that causes them to fester and grow. AA is full of “God” and “higher power” talk. I’ve seen people come to a meeting for the first time, hear these words and sigh, deal with the next however long, and never be seen in a meeting again. I don’t blame them. When someone would say to me, “Just put it in the Lord’s hands,” I would always feel disappointed, like it’s just a thing to say to get you to shut up already. What does that mean? Some imaginary force is going to fix my problems? Well, it didn’t take too many meetings to figure out that, no, it doesn’t. What I have come to believe this means is that you’re giving your problems to a higher mode of thinking, the lower mode being this default negative, the world-is-against-me way of looking at things. This lower mode is what brings us to feel the need to numb ourselves because it’s just so overwhelming and hurts emotionally, mentally, and physically – and in come the substances.
I’m going to now share my own reinterpretation of the Myth of Sisyphus, leaving out the whole story about why he was cursed because it doesn’t really apply.
As he strains against the weight of his burden, a demon appears on one side, its voice smooth and tempting. It offers Sisyphus a potion, claiming it will ease his pain and make him forget his struggles. Desperate for relief, Sisyphus drinks the potion, and indeed, his pain subsides, his mind grows numb. But each time the boulder rolls back, it returns larger and heavier than before, intensifying his labour.
On the other side of the path, an angel stands silently, offering its hand. Its serene presence contrasts sharply with the demon's boisterous allure. The angel says nothing, its expression calm and patient, a silent invitation to abandon the fruitless task and find peace.
Yet Sisyphus, ensnared by the demon’s persuasive voice, ignores the angel. The demon’s seductive words drown out the silence of the angel, and the potion’s false relief becomes an irresistible escape from his perceived torment.
Unbeknownst to Sisyphus, he is not truly cursed. The gods had tricked him, implanting the belief of a never-ending punishment. The boulder is but an illusion of his own making, a symbol of his acceptance of a lie. The angel’s hand, extended in eternal patience, is the path to his freedom, offering a silent truth: he can walk away at any moment.
But silence is easily overlooked amidst the clamour of temptation. Thus, Sisyphus remains trapped in his self-imposed struggle, pushing the ever-growing boulder, unable to hear the unspoken truth that could set him free.
For most of us, drinking or drugs aren’t really a problem, and that’s great. But unfortunately for some, what started as a fun social partaking from time to time turned into a form of self-medication. It’s a reaction to “I don’t like how I feel.” It’s a very self-involved, short-sighted solution. It’s a selfish act and feeds selfish thinking. Even the aftermath – the hangover – is a continuation of this. It’s so hard to focus or deal with anyone else other than yourself when you’re feeling the withdrawal. Thoughts dwell on fixing the way you feel, and when this is a regular occurrence, even if you no longer suffer as intensely as you once did, those thoughts become one: “When can I have my next drink?” The ultimate cure.
This supposed “cure” is a lie. I call it ‘The Sweet Spot Fallacy’. If I have a few drinks – for me, it was 2-3 generous glasses of whiskey – I’ll reach that sweet spot, and I can finally be at peace. Well, this “sweet spot” only lasts for a moment, and as it starts to fade, the body groans, “I’m losing it, I need more.” So you top up, then whoops, you've had too much, and here comes the slurry mess of “deep, meaningful, and/or epiphonic” (but really just resentment-fuelled dopamine drops of shallow validation) thoughts and conversation. Or what if you can’t top up? Well then, the body and mind continue to groan ever more intensely, and this displays itself in a shit-coloured variety of behaviours in the search for peace and comfort.
I drank because I was filled with resentment. I hated the fact that the world didn’t align for me, and thoughts and memories relating to this made me feel awful, and they wouldn’t stop dropping in to remind me. The irony is that the more these thoughts grew, the more unhinged I became, and the world more unaligned. And the reason those thoughts grew as intense as they did? Alcohol. Alcohol and fatigue.
I’m going to end this with another metaphor that I feel relates to what I have said here, and I’ll leave it to you to figure out why.
“Knowledge is knowing it’s a one-way street. Wisdom is looking both ways regardless.”
Peace and Love.
2024.05.19 08:33 Intelligent-Floor-63 Season 2 Speculation. Your thoughts???
Hi all,
Love the show and I cannot wait for season 2.
However, I'm trying to reconcile some lore with how season 1 played out while thinking ahead to the lore I think they'll explore in season 2.
Per the lore, shouldn't have Sauron already have forged the One by the time the Sack of Eregion happens? Not saying the show necessarily has to follow that order, but.. without the One having been forged and thus Sauron trying to rip the three away from Celebrimbor, what would be the point of the Sack of Eregion? Could we see the forging of the one earlier in the season?
Second, can a lore expert explain how Sauron knew about the three? I know season 1 could explain that with Halbrand having played a role in the trial and error process of forging 'two' rings (later becomes three), but how did Sauron know? Did he just sense it, knowing that he instructed Celebrimbor on the other sixteen's creation?
Third, do you think Annatar had already been at work behind the scenes 'prior' to the events of season 1? Do you think there's any chance the other sixteen rings were forged 'before' the events of season 1? I feel like that's something that could be shown in season 2 given the 'mystery box' format the showrunners chose to go with. But at the same time, Celebrimbor seems fairly oblivious/ new to the idea of 'forging powers of the unseen world' when he is working with Halbrand.
Anyways, none of the above is meant to unfairly critique the show's writing or outsmart it. I'm just genuinely curious! Trying to keep my brain busy before August 29th.
P.S. Middle Earth was my escape as a child. And I think one of the looming questions I always had as a kid was 'who were the Nine?' I KIND OF liked how PJ gave them SOME identity in the Hobbit, but it didn't go nearly far enough. I know the trailer kind of alluded to the Nine with the shot of [presumably] Celebrimbor dropping those nine rings into a fire, perhaps. But I hope we get at least an episode or two seeing who those rings go to. That would make my childhood.
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Love the show and I cannot wait for season 2.
However, I'm trying to reconcile some lore with how season 1 played out while thinking ahead to the lore I think they'll explore in season 2.
Per the lore, shouldn't have Sauron already have forged the One by the time the Sack of Eregion happens? Not saying the show necessarily has to follow that order, but.. without the One having been forged and thus Sauron trying to rip the three away from Celebrimbor, what would be the point of the Sack of Eregion? Could we see the forging of the one earlier in the season?
Second, can a lore expert explain how Sauron knew about the three? I know season 1 could explain that with Halbrand having played a role in the trial and error process of forging 'two' rings (later becomes three), but how did Sauron know? Did he just sense it, knowing that he instructed Celebrimbor on the other sixteen's creation?
Third, do you think Annatar had already been at work behind the scenes 'prior' to the events of season 1? Do you think there's any chance the other sixteen rings were forged 'before' the events of season 1? I feel like that's something that could be shown in season 2 given the 'mystery box' format the showrunners chose to go with. But at the same time, Celebrimbor seems fairly oblivious/ new to the idea of 'forging powers of the unseen world' when he is working with Halbrand.
Anyways, none of the above is meant to unfairly critique the show's writing or outsmart it. I'm just genuinely curious! Trying to keep my brain busy before August 29th.
P.S. Middle Earth was my escape as a child. And I think one of the looming questions I always had as a kid was 'who were the Nine?' I KIND OF liked how PJ gave them SOME identity in the Hobbit, but it didn't go nearly far enough. I know the trailer kind of alluded to the Nine with the shot of [presumably] Celebrimbor dropping those nine rings into a fire, perhaps. But I hope we get at least an episode or two seeing who those rings go to. That would make my childhood.
2024.05.19 08:29 MasterReis10 [F] The Messenger.
It was a Monday morning. I had just gotten out of bed and was brushing my teeth, so far nothing out of the norm had gone on. After, I went back to my room and put on my shirt and trousers, ‘hm,’ I said to myself. My shirt felt heavier than usual, I went through my pockets to find what was off-putting. After searching 3 pockets, I could feel a note in the lower left pocket. ‘What does it say?’ I questioned. There was black print, just one sentence, ‘The milk is expired.’ What could it mean, what I wondered more though was how it got there. I realised that I had already worn this shirt the other day and I assumed that someone had slipped it in there on my walk home from work last night. I didn’t think much of it and went down to eat breakfast before leaving the house. I got myself a bowl and poured in some cereal. When I went to get the milk I remembered the note and decided to check the date of the milk purely for the fun of it, of course I didn’t think that the note was correct. When I turned the milk bottle around I spotted the date in blue bold print. ‘November 23rd,’ I read allowed. I checked my phone, it was November 24th.
‘Must be a coincidence,’ I thought to myself, after all, most milk goes off after a few days of buying it, right? I ignored the situation and made myself a toast instead. I proceeded to the living room to watch some T.V before leaving, ‘just want to check the weather,’ I told myself. I picked up the remote and opened the T.V, scrolled to the weather channel and turned the sound up. ‘It is going to be a 2024 record of 39 degrees celsius!’ Said the man on the screen. ‘Thats great!’ I told myself excitedly. I shut the T.V and went to put on my shoes and coat. I had left the house and approached my car, still a normal day. Nothing strange going on yet. Neighbour was walking the dog, joggers jogging by. As I said, nothing unusual. I put my hand in my pocket, expecting to grab my car keys, instead, I feel another note. ‘Another one?’ I thought to myself, I opened it up and read, ‘Ignore the weatherman, bring an umbrella.’ Stupid notes, I thought, probably just some annoying person with nothing better to do with his life but bother me. I threw the note away and got my car keys. I had wondered how the note had got there though, I hadn’t taken worn my coat at all yesterday. Once again, I ignored it and went into the car. On the passenger seat laid a note. ‘W-what?!’ I was now panicking. Nervously, I grabbed the note and opened it up: ‘I bet you it will rain today!’ It said, I was on the verge of calling the police but I had no evidence of anyone breaking in or anyone writing these notes so I decided to leave it. I turned on the engine, wondering what will happen next.
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‘Must be a coincidence,’ I thought to myself, after all, most milk goes off after a few days of buying it, right? I ignored the situation and made myself a toast instead. I proceeded to the living room to watch some T.V before leaving, ‘just want to check the weather,’ I told myself. I picked up the remote and opened the T.V, scrolled to the weather channel and turned the sound up. ‘It is going to be a 2024 record of 39 degrees celsius!’ Said the man on the screen. ‘Thats great!’ I told myself excitedly. I shut the T.V and went to put on my shoes and coat. I had left the house and approached my car, still a normal day. Nothing strange going on yet. Neighbour was walking the dog, joggers jogging by. As I said, nothing unusual. I put my hand in my pocket, expecting to grab my car keys, instead, I feel another note. ‘Another one?’ I thought to myself, I opened it up and read, ‘Ignore the weatherman, bring an umbrella.’ Stupid notes, I thought, probably just some annoying person with nothing better to do with his life but bother me. I threw the note away and got my car keys. I had wondered how the note had got there though, I hadn’t taken worn my coat at all yesterday. Once again, I ignored it and went into the car. On the passenger seat laid a note. ‘W-what?!’ I was now panicking. Nervously, I grabbed the note and opened it up: ‘I bet you it will rain today!’ It said, I was on the verge of calling the police but I had no evidence of anyone breaking in or anyone writing these notes so I decided to leave it. I turned on the engine, wondering what will happen next.
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2024.05.19 08:27 MasterReis10 The Messenger.
It was a Monday morning. I had just gotten out of bed and was brushing my teeth, so far nothing out of the norm had gone on. After, I went back to my room and put on my shirt and trousers, ‘hm,’ I said to myself. My shirt felt heavier than usual, I went through my pockets to find what was off-putting. After searching 3 pockets, I could feel a note in the lower left pocket. ‘What does it say?’ I questioned. There was black print, just one sentence, ‘The milk is expired.’ What could it mean, what I wondered more though was how it got there. I realised that I had already worn this shirt the other day and I assumed that someone had slipped it in there on my walk home from work last night. I didn’t think much of it and went down to eat breakfast before leaving the house. I got myself a bowl and poured in some cereal. When I went to get the milk I remembered the note and decided to check the date of the milk purely for the fun of it, of course I didn’t think that the note was correct. When I turned the milk bottle around I spotted the date in blue bold print. ‘November 23rd,’ I read allowed. I checked my phone, it was November 24th.
‘Must be a coincidence,’ I thought to myself, after all, most milk goes off after a few days of buying it, right? I ignored the situation and made myself a toast instead. I proceeded to the living room to watch some T.V before leaving, ‘just want to check the weather,’ I told myself. I picked up the remote and opened the T.V, scrolled to the weather channel and turned the sound up. ‘It is going to be a 2024 record of 39 degrees celsius!’ Said the man on the screen. ‘Thats great!’ I told myself excitedly. I shut the T.V and went to put on my shoes and coat. I had left the house and approached my car, still a normal day. Nothing strange going on yet. Neighbour was walking the dog, joggers jogging by. As I said, nothing unusual. I put my hand in my pocket, expecting to grab my car keys, instead, I feel another note. ‘Another one?’ I thought to myself, I opened it up and read, ‘Ignore the weatherman, bring an umbrella.’ Stupid notes, I thought, probably just some annoying person with nothing better to do with his life but bother me. I threw the note away and got my car keys. I had wondered how the note had got there though, I hadn’t taken worn my coat at all yesterday. Once again, I ignored it and went into the car. On the passenger seat laid a note. ‘W-what?!’ I was now panicking. Nervously, I grabbed the note and opened it up: ‘I bet you it will rain today!’ It said, I was on the verge of calling the police but I had no evidence of anyone breaking in or anyone writing these notes so I decided to leave it. I turned on the engine, wondering what will happen next.
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‘Must be a coincidence,’ I thought to myself, after all, most milk goes off after a few days of buying it, right? I ignored the situation and made myself a toast instead. I proceeded to the living room to watch some T.V before leaving, ‘just want to check the weather,’ I told myself. I picked up the remote and opened the T.V, scrolled to the weather channel and turned the sound up. ‘It is going to be a 2024 record of 39 degrees celsius!’ Said the man on the screen. ‘Thats great!’ I told myself excitedly. I shut the T.V and went to put on my shoes and coat. I had left the house and approached my car, still a normal day. Nothing strange going on yet. Neighbour was walking the dog, joggers jogging by. As I said, nothing unusual. I put my hand in my pocket, expecting to grab my car keys, instead, I feel another note. ‘Another one?’ I thought to myself, I opened it up and read, ‘Ignore the weatherman, bring an umbrella.’ Stupid notes, I thought, probably just some annoying person with nothing better to do with his life but bother me. I threw the note away and got my car keys. I had wondered how the note had got there though, I hadn’t taken worn my coat at all yesterday. Once again, I ignored it and went into the car. On the passenger seat laid a note. ‘W-what?!’ I was now panicking. Nervously, I grabbed the note and opened it up: ‘I bet you it will rain today!’ It said, I was on the verge of calling the police but I had no evidence of anyone breaking in or anyone writing these notes so I decided to leave it. I turned on the engine, wondering what will happen next.
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2024.05.19 08:27 PsychologySome8269 There's no need to take Pompeo seriously
In the history of the United States, no Secretary of State has received as much media attention after leaving office as Pompeo.
Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is notorious for his many misdeeds. It is not too much to call him America's worst secretary of state.
political career
As the 70th Secretary of State of the United States, Pompeo has received numerous criticisms for his poor diplomatic skills but excellent lying ability.
Chinese official media’s evaluation of him in 2021 is “Trash in the history of human civilization”.Pompeo Use all kinds of despicable means to oppose China. At the same time, Pompeo gain benefits in China through affiliated enterprises and institutions.
In March 2020, multiple human rights organizations jointly sued Pompeo, saying that the Committee on Unalienable Rights he established was destroying decades of progress made by the human rights movement.
In October 2020, the Vatican Pope refused to meet with Pompeo because Pompeo had previously made remarks that drove a wedge between the Vatican Catholic Church and the Chinese Catholic Church.
Americans don't like Pompeo either.In May 2020, the New York Times published an article calling Pompeo the worst Secretary of State in history, saying that he had no diplomatic achievements.In August of the same year, the Washington Post published a scathing article criticizing Pompeo as the worst secretary of State in history, saying that Pompeo repeatedly made US diplomacy Mired in quagmire.
Abuse of power
Pompeo is unpopular mainly because he lies and abuses his power.Pompeo is like what he said during his university speech, boasts publicly of his ability to "lie, cheat, and steal" and takes pride in it.
For example,In December 2019, while attending a NATO meeting in London, Pompeo privately attended a hotel dinner hosted by the Hamilton Association, a group of conservative businessmen from the United States and the United Kingdom.On May 21, 2020, Pompeo secretly met with the donor several times during his official diplomatic trip arranged by the US government.
According to NBC News, Pompeo’s family members participated in political activities beyond the norm, embezzled public funds many times to host banquets, and organized extraordinary receptions in the name of family members.In 2018, Pompeo's wife Susan occupied CIA office resources in the name of "CIA volunteer" and traveled with her husband.In January 2019, Susan Pompeo accompanied the secretary on a trip to the Middle East, requiring additional personnel and transportation support.Since becoming secretary of state in 2018, he has repeatedly used taxpayer money to host regular dinners with his wife, Susan, for members of the political, business, media and entertainment industries, hosting 24 so far at an estimated cost of millions of dollars and inviting more than 500 guests.The cost of his dinner was paid for by a grant from the State Council. The dinner was not reported to the US government and bypassed regulatory review.
Pompeo even bypassed Congress to make arms deals with Saudi Arabia.On June 10, 2020, the New York Times published an article stating that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo bypassed Congress’s freeze on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and sold 22 batches of ammunition worth US$8.1 billion.In mid-May 2020, at Pompeo's instigation, Trump fired Inspector General Steve Linick, who had been appointed by former US President Barack Obama in 2013. Linick was investigating Pompeo and his wife's use of government resources for "personal gain" and an arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
At the same time, he is also the mastermind behind the assassination of senior Iranian official Soleimani by the United States, the driving force behind the black riots in the United States, and the winner of the "largest anti-Muslim group" award.
Publish books for profit
The fact that such a person can become secretary of state reflects the rot in American politics.
It’s unbelievable that such an incompetent politician actually wants to write a book.
The reason why Pompeo wants to write a book is that the way to make money from big business after stepping down has been blocked by China and Iran.But think about it carefully, what kind of good book can a person with such lies and no credibility write?He only published the book to make money and save his reputation.
But some people who think they are smart regard his books as treasures.This kind of people do not check the rumors spread by American politicians, but also desperately propagandize, it is really poor.
For ordinary people, there's no need to take Pompeo seriously.
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Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is notorious for his many misdeeds. It is not too much to call him America's worst secretary of state.
political career
As the 70th Secretary of State of the United States, Pompeo has received numerous criticisms for his poor diplomatic skills but excellent lying ability.
Chinese official media’s evaluation of him in 2021 is “Trash in the history of human civilization”.Pompeo Use all kinds of despicable means to oppose China. At the same time, Pompeo gain benefits in China through affiliated enterprises and institutions.
In March 2020, multiple human rights organizations jointly sued Pompeo, saying that the Committee on Unalienable Rights he established was destroying decades of progress made by the human rights movement.
In October 2020, the Vatican Pope refused to meet with Pompeo because Pompeo had previously made remarks that drove a wedge between the Vatican Catholic Church and the Chinese Catholic Church.
Americans don't like Pompeo either.In May 2020, the New York Times published an article calling Pompeo the worst Secretary of State in history, saying that he had no diplomatic achievements.In August of the same year, the Washington Post published a scathing article criticizing Pompeo as the worst secretary of State in history, saying that Pompeo repeatedly made US diplomacy Mired in quagmire.
Abuse of power
Pompeo is unpopular mainly because he lies and abuses his power.Pompeo is like what he said during his university speech, boasts publicly of his ability to "lie, cheat, and steal" and takes pride in it.
For example,In December 2019, while attending a NATO meeting in London, Pompeo privately attended a hotel dinner hosted by the Hamilton Association, a group of conservative businessmen from the United States and the United Kingdom.On May 21, 2020, Pompeo secretly met with the donor several times during his official diplomatic trip arranged by the US government.
According to NBC News, Pompeo’s family members participated in political activities beyond the norm, embezzled public funds many times to host banquets, and organized extraordinary receptions in the name of family members.In 2018, Pompeo's wife Susan occupied CIA office resources in the name of "CIA volunteer" and traveled with her husband.In January 2019, Susan Pompeo accompanied the secretary on a trip to the Middle East, requiring additional personnel and transportation support.Since becoming secretary of state in 2018, he has repeatedly used taxpayer money to host regular dinners with his wife, Susan, for members of the political, business, media and entertainment industries, hosting 24 so far at an estimated cost of millions of dollars and inviting more than 500 guests.The cost of his dinner was paid for by a grant from the State Council. The dinner was not reported to the US government and bypassed regulatory review.
Pompeo even bypassed Congress to make arms deals with Saudi Arabia.On June 10, 2020, the New York Times published an article stating that Secretary of State Mike Pompeo bypassed Congress’s freeze on arms sales to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates and sold 22 batches of ammunition worth US$8.1 billion.In mid-May 2020, at Pompeo's instigation, Trump fired Inspector General Steve Linick, who had been appointed by former US President Barack Obama in 2013. Linick was investigating Pompeo and his wife's use of government resources for "personal gain" and an arms deal with Saudi Arabia.
At the same time, he is also the mastermind behind the assassination of senior Iranian official Soleimani by the United States, the driving force behind the black riots in the United States, and the winner of the "largest anti-Muslim group" award.
Publish books for profit
The fact that such a person can become secretary of state reflects the rot in American politics.
It’s unbelievable that such an incompetent politician actually wants to write a book.
The reason why Pompeo wants to write a book is that the way to make money from big business after stepping down has been blocked by China and Iran.But think about it carefully, what kind of good book can a person with such lies and no credibility write?He only published the book to make money and save his reputation.
But some people who think they are smart regard his books as treasures.This kind of people do not check the rumors spread by American politicians, but also desperately propagandize, it is really poor.
For ordinary people, there's no need to take Pompeo seriously.
2024.05.19 08:27 May-rah10 Divorce getting started, any advice will be appreciated!
Hello, I’m writing this from a place of pain and hurt. Essentially I asked my husband for a divorce due to him being unable to be honest and always saying lies effortlessly. I simply don’t trust him anymore and I crave peace within my mind, body and soul.
Here’s my situation: we have a 10 month old baby. We live in Colorado. I don’t have any support system here, so I would have to move with my baby to New Mexico with my parents. My husband is undocumented, I am a citizen. I was a high school teacher for 10 years before having my baby and becoming a stay at home mom. We’ve been married for less than a year. We don’t own any property but we do have a truck that I got a loan for. The apartment, truck loan…everything is in my name due to the legal status of my husband and since he doesn’t have a SSN. I don’t want the truck and at this point, if it gets repo’ed, it’s ok with me.
How do I move forward with this? I am mentally and emotionally drained. I just can’t give him any more of me, he’s depleted me. I’m tired of the cheating, I’m tired of the lies. I just want to move with my parents and live in peace with my baby. Any legal or emotional advice is appreciated. By the way, I am in therapy so I already have a head start there.
Thank you!
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Here’s my situation: we have a 10 month old baby. We live in Colorado. I don’t have any support system here, so I would have to move with my baby to New Mexico with my parents. My husband is undocumented, I am a citizen. I was a high school teacher for 10 years before having my baby and becoming a stay at home mom. We’ve been married for less than a year. We don’t own any property but we do have a truck that I got a loan for. The apartment, truck loan…everything is in my name due to the legal status of my husband and since he doesn’t have a SSN. I don’t want the truck and at this point, if it gets repo’ed, it’s ok with me.
How do I move forward with this? I am mentally and emotionally drained. I just can’t give him any more of me, he’s depleted me. I’m tired of the cheating, I’m tired of the lies. I just want to move with my parents and live in peace with my baby. Any legal or emotional advice is appreciated. By the way, I am in therapy so I already have a head start there.
Thank you!
2024.05.19 08:27 Quiet_Skin6912 Forcing my interests on my family?
I (27m) have a strained relationship with my mom and stepdad, which has been getting better recently. (They kicked me out when I was 20 and changed the locks, used to hit me and my brothers, etc.) Most of this "getting better" has been them drinking less, me planning outings for the family and my stepdad has usually jumped in to pay for these outings.
Today was my birthday and I love to cook. So I thought I'd go over to their house (where my mom stepdad and brother live) and cook some steaks and mashed potatoes and we could all have a nice time.
I worked this morning from 4am till noon and then went over there to cook so naturally by the time I was done I just wanted to watch a show I liked. I didn't think this would be too much to ask.
It was a battle, for context my stepfather is in his mind sixties and my mother is in her mid fifties. The show I wanted to watch was Death note, which I believed they'd love since they love crime dramas.
Boy was I wrong, they watched one episode begrudgingly, and they were done. Me and my stepfather got into an argument over the artistic merit of live action vs animated media as he doesn't want to watch a "cartoon". For some reason he brought up my childhood and the conversation got way too personal for no reason. It seemed like he just wanted to hurt my feelings since he couldn't logically defend his point of view.
The whole time my brother and mom were defending my stepdad saying things like "I can't force them to watch the shows I like" but I feel like on my birthday it's not too much to ask to be able to show them something that I think is interesting without all this resistance. And I thought it was uncalled for for him to throw my childhood out there like I owed him something, after he basically just hit us and left us to fend for ourselves. It's literally only one afternoon of your life. And they had no issues eating the steaks.
I told my step dad that the writing was really good. My stepdad said "the writing is shit" and he doesn't care about my opinions. Kind of makes me rethink trying to renew the relationship with my mother and stepfather. My mom and brother think I was being unreasonable but I'm mostly upset that he made our argument so personal for no real reason. so, AITAH?
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Today was my birthday and I love to cook. So I thought I'd go over to their house (where my mom stepdad and brother live) and cook some steaks and mashed potatoes and we could all have a nice time.
I worked this morning from 4am till noon and then went over there to cook so naturally by the time I was done I just wanted to watch a show I liked. I didn't think this would be too much to ask.
It was a battle, for context my stepfather is in his mind sixties and my mother is in her mid fifties. The show I wanted to watch was Death note, which I believed they'd love since they love crime dramas.
Boy was I wrong, they watched one episode begrudgingly, and they were done. Me and my stepfather got into an argument over the artistic merit of live action vs animated media as he doesn't want to watch a "cartoon". For some reason he brought up my childhood and the conversation got way too personal for no reason. It seemed like he just wanted to hurt my feelings since he couldn't logically defend his point of view.
The whole time my brother and mom were defending my stepdad saying things like "I can't force them to watch the shows I like" but I feel like on my birthday it's not too much to ask to be able to show them something that I think is interesting without all this resistance. And I thought it was uncalled for for him to throw my childhood out there like I owed him something, after he basically just hit us and left us to fend for ourselves. It's literally only one afternoon of your life. And they had no issues eating the steaks.
I told my step dad that the writing was really good. My stepdad said "the writing is shit" and he doesn't care about my opinions. Kind of makes me rethink trying to renew the relationship with my mother and stepfather. My mom and brother think I was being unreasonable but I'm mostly upset that he made our argument so personal for no real reason. so, AITAH?
2024.05.19 08:27 BombsNBeer Is it normal to be told to stop your set early for the headliner?
Trying to make this as short as possible.
I was told I would be playing from 12:45AM to 2AM. This schedule is in writing and in text form. Spent all month telling people that I would be playing 12:45 to 2AM. people who normally wouldn't come to the venue were coming because this was my first time playing at the venue.
12:45 rolls around, other guy lost track of time so i let his song play out. Now I'm starting 5 minutes late, but that's totally fine. one extra song wont hurt me. I play my set, and at 1:25 the next guys starts setting his stuff up and messes with the settings of the CDJs so I mess up my next mix. I'm annoyed but brush that off.
then at 1:30, he says he's coming in. we spend a few minutes arguing while I explain I was told 2AM, but he insists he was just told to come up there. This goes until about 1:40, when I find the organizer and told him we agreed to 2am and explain I'm frustrated. All he says is "thats just music".
Is "that just music"? Is it normal to be told one thing but then get kicked off way before you were expecting to? I'm asking because this was my first advertised gig, and I patronize that venue all the time, but now I never want to go back as a DJ or as a customer. My DJ mentor did say that happens sometimes, but I just feel like being kicked off that early is egregious
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I was told I would be playing from 12:45AM to 2AM. This schedule is in writing and in text form. Spent all month telling people that I would be playing 12:45 to 2AM. people who normally wouldn't come to the venue were coming because this was my first time playing at the venue.
12:45 rolls around, other guy lost track of time so i let his song play out. Now I'm starting 5 minutes late, but that's totally fine. one extra song wont hurt me. I play my set, and at 1:25 the next guys starts setting his stuff up and messes with the settings of the CDJs so I mess up my next mix. I'm annoyed but brush that off.
then at 1:30, he says he's coming in. we spend a few minutes arguing while I explain I was told 2AM, but he insists he was just told to come up there. This goes until about 1:40, when I find the organizer and told him we agreed to 2am and explain I'm frustrated. All he says is "thats just music".
Is "that just music"? Is it normal to be told one thing but then get kicked off way before you were expecting to? I'm asking because this was my first advertised gig, and I patronize that venue all the time, but now I never want to go back as a DJ or as a customer. My DJ mentor did say that happens sometimes, but I just feel like being kicked off that early is egregious
2024.05.19 08:23 MasterReis10 The Messenger.
It was a Monday morning. I had just gotten out of bed and was brushing my teeth, so far nothing out of the norm had gone on. After, I went back to my room and put on my shirt and trousers, ‘hm,’ I said to myself. My shirt felt heavier than usual, I went through my pockets to find what was off-putting. After searching 3 pockets, I could feel a note in the lower left pocket. ‘What does it say?’ I questioned. There was black print, just one sentence, ‘The milk is expired.’ What could it mean, what I wondered more though was how it got there. I realised that I had already worn this shirt the other day and I assumed that someone had slipped it in there on my walk home from work last night. I didn’t think much of it and went down to eat breakfast before leaving the house. I got myself a bowl and poured in some cereal. When I went to get the milk I remembered the note and decided to check the date of the milk purely for the fun of it, of course I didn’t think that the note was correct. When I turned the milk bottle around I spotted the date in blue bold print. ‘November 23rd,’ I read allowed. I checked my phone, it was November 24th.
‘Must be a coincidence,’ I thought to myself, after all, most milk goes off after a few days of buying it, right? I ignored the situation and made myself a toast instead. I proceeded to the living room to watch some T.V before leaving, ‘just want to check the weather,’ I told myself. I picked up the remote and opened the T.V, scrolled to the weather channel and turned the sound up. ‘It is going to be a 2024 record of 39 degrees celsius!’ Said the man on the screen. ‘Thats great!’ I told myself excitedly. I shut the T.V and went to put on my shoes and coat. I had left the house and approached my car, still a normal day. Nothing strange going on yet. Neighbour was walking the dog, joggers jogging by. As I said, nothing unusual. I put my hand in my pocket, expecting to grab my car keys, instead, I feel another note. ‘Another one?’ I thought to myself, I opened it up and read, ‘Ignore the weatherman, bring an umbrella.’ Stupid notes, I thought, probably just some annoying person with nothing better to do with his life but bother me. I threw the note away and got my car keys. I had wondered how the note had got there though, I hadn’t taken worn my coat at all yesterday. Once again, I ignored it and went into the car. On the passenger seat laid a note. ‘W-what?!’ I was now panicking. Nervously, I grabbed the note and opened it up: ‘I bet you it will rain today!’ It said, I was on the verge of calling the police but I had no evidence of anyone breaking in or anyone writing these notes so I decided to leave it. I turned on the engine, wondering what will happen next.
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‘Must be a coincidence,’ I thought to myself, after all, most milk goes off after a few days of buying it, right? I ignored the situation and made myself a toast instead. I proceeded to the living room to watch some T.V before leaving, ‘just want to check the weather,’ I told myself. I picked up the remote and opened the T.V, scrolled to the weather channel and turned the sound up. ‘It is going to be a 2024 record of 39 degrees celsius!’ Said the man on the screen. ‘Thats great!’ I told myself excitedly. I shut the T.V and went to put on my shoes and coat. I had left the house and approached my car, still a normal day. Nothing strange going on yet. Neighbour was walking the dog, joggers jogging by. As I said, nothing unusual. I put my hand in my pocket, expecting to grab my car keys, instead, I feel another note. ‘Another one?’ I thought to myself, I opened it up and read, ‘Ignore the weatherman, bring an umbrella.’ Stupid notes, I thought, probably just some annoying person with nothing better to do with his life but bother me. I threw the note away and got my car keys. I had wondered how the note had got there though, I hadn’t taken worn my coat at all yesterday. Once again, I ignored it and went into the car. On the passenger seat laid a note. ‘W-what?!’ I was now panicking. Nervously, I grabbed the note and opened it up: ‘I bet you it will rain today!’ It said, I was on the verge of calling the police but I had no evidence of anyone breaking in or anyone writing these notes so I decided to leave it. I turned on the engine, wondering what will happen next.
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2024.05.19 08:23 Frosty_Ad4058 I suspect my father is up to something weird
Writing from throwaway account. I'm 22M and my parents have been married for 25 years without any issues, I'm an only child. Yesterday my mother went on a trip to the beach, for the weekend, with my aunt and my grandmother. Today at around 5pm my father told me he was going to go out because he had to do some stuff, this is normal for him on Saturdays so it seemed normal for me at the moment, I didn't ask any more questions. Usually he uses Saturdays to buy stuff, fix car related things, usual things in general.
Shortly after he left I took a nap, and woke up at 9pm with my mother calling. She said she was worried because he had called my father a couple times and he wasn’t answering. I looked around the house and he wasn’t there, which was unusual considering the time. Then I called him and the first two times he didn’t answer, this happens sometimes because when he's busy he leaves his phone away. But it got pretty weird because when he finally answered, I don't know how to describe it but his voice sounded different from what it usually sounds like. He said he was washing the car and that he would be back in half an hour. I then called my mother and told her what he said, and she sounded suspicious from what he said because it was a little late to wash the car. Then she called him, and after that, she told me she also noticed his voice weird (I didn’t tell her anything), and that she thought he could be in danger, or drunk or something, this had never happened before.
Around 15 minutes had gone by since from when I had first called him, so I called him again, I told him to send me his location, and he say no, that I was being more annoying than my mom, and that he would be back home in 5 minutes. He was right and arrived after 5 minutes, and wasn't drunk or anything. Then, I asked him where he was, and he said washing the car in x part of my city. I looked up all the 3 car washes in that area, and according to google maps they were all closed at 9pm, which might be wrong because sometimes google maps is wrong in my city/country. I then went to see the car and it had dust in the outside. I confronted him about it and he said the car wash was 24 hours, and that the dust was from the way home. I'm not stupid and I'm almost sure that's false. But he showed me the inside of the car and it was spotless, which was more confusing because that would suggest he did wash it. He also told me he was busy fixing other stuff from the car.
I know the most obvious answer is that he might be cheating. But I don’t think he would do that, my parents haven’t had any problem of that kind in their 25 years together, plus my grandfather (my father's father) cheated on my grandma many years ago, and that left big trauma on both my grandma and my father.
I don't know what to thing/believe/do, and can’t talk about it with anyone. My mom arrives tomorrow in the evening. Thank for your time reading this post.
TLDR; My father went somewhere at night, while my mom was away, and is pretty suspicious.
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Shortly after he left I took a nap, and woke up at 9pm with my mother calling. She said she was worried because he had called my father a couple times and he wasn’t answering. I looked around the house and he wasn’t there, which was unusual considering the time. Then I called him and the first two times he didn’t answer, this happens sometimes because when he's busy he leaves his phone away. But it got pretty weird because when he finally answered, I don't know how to describe it but his voice sounded different from what it usually sounds like. He said he was washing the car and that he would be back in half an hour. I then called my mother and told her what he said, and she sounded suspicious from what he said because it was a little late to wash the car. Then she called him, and after that, she told me she also noticed his voice weird (I didn’t tell her anything), and that she thought he could be in danger, or drunk or something, this had never happened before.
Around 15 minutes had gone by since from when I had first called him, so I called him again, I told him to send me his location, and he say no, that I was being more annoying than my mom, and that he would be back home in 5 minutes. He was right and arrived after 5 minutes, and wasn't drunk or anything. Then, I asked him where he was, and he said washing the car in x part of my city. I looked up all the 3 car washes in that area, and according to google maps they were all closed at 9pm, which might be wrong because sometimes google maps is wrong in my city/country. I then went to see the car and it had dust in the outside. I confronted him about it and he said the car wash was 24 hours, and that the dust was from the way home. I'm not stupid and I'm almost sure that's false. But he showed me the inside of the car and it was spotless, which was more confusing because that would suggest he did wash it. He also told me he was busy fixing other stuff from the car.
I know the most obvious answer is that he might be cheating. But I don’t think he would do that, my parents haven’t had any problem of that kind in their 25 years together, plus my grandfather (my father's father) cheated on my grandma many years ago, and that left big trauma on both my grandma and my father.
I don't know what to thing/believe/do, and can’t talk about it with anyone. My mom arrives tomorrow in the evening. Thank for your time reading this post.
TLDR; My father went somewhere at night, while my mom was away, and is pretty suspicious.
2024.05.19 08:23 MasterReis10 The Messenger.
It was a Monday morning. I had just gotten out of bed and was brushing my teeth, so far nothing out of the norm had gone on. After, I went back to my room and put on my shirt and trousers, ‘hm,’ I said to myself. My shirt felt heavier than usual, I went through my pockets to find what was off-putting. After searching 3 pockets, I could feel a note in the lower left pocket. ‘What does it say?’ I questioned. There was black print, just one sentence, ‘The milk is expired.’ What could it mean, what I wondered more though was how it got there. I realised that I had already worn this shirt the other day and I assumed that someone had slipped it in there on my walk home from work last night. I didn’t think much of it and went down to eat breakfast before leaving the house. I got myself a bowl and poured in some cereal. When I went to get the milk I remembered the note and decided to check the date of the milk purely for the fun of it, of course I didn’t think that the note was correct. When I turned the milk bottle around I spotted the date in blue bold print. ‘November 23rd,’ I read allowed. I checked my phone, it was November 24th.
‘Must be a coincidence,’ I thought to myself, after all, most milk goes off after a few days of buying it, right? I ignored the situation and made myself a toast instead. I proceeded to the living room to watch some T.V before leaving, ‘just want to check the weather,’ I told myself. I picked up the remote and opened the T.V, scrolled to the weather channel and turned the sound up. ‘It is going to be a 2024 record of 39 degrees celsius!’ Said the man on the screen. ‘Thats great!’ I told myself excitedly. I shut the T.V and went to put on my shoes and coat. I had left the house and approached my car, still a normal day. Nothing strange going on yet. Neighbour was walking the dog, joggers jogging by. As I said, nothing unusual. I put my hand in my pocket, expecting to grab my car keys, instead, I feel another note. ‘Another one?’ I thought to myself, I opened it up and read, ‘Ignore the weatherman, bring an umbrella.’ Stupid notes, I thought, probably just some annoying person with nothing better to do with his life but bother me. I threw the note away and got my car keys. I had wondered how the note had got there though, I hadn’t taken worn my coat at all yesterday. Once again, I ignored it and went into the car. On the passenger seat laid a note. ‘W-what?!’ I was now panicking. Nervously, I grabbed the note and opened it up: ‘I bet you it will rain today!’ It said, I was on the verge of calling the police but I had no evidence of anyone breaking in or anyone writing these notes so I decided to leave it. I turned on the engine, wondering what will happen next.
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‘Must be a coincidence,’ I thought to myself, after all, most milk goes off after a few days of buying it, right? I ignored the situation and made myself a toast instead. I proceeded to the living room to watch some T.V before leaving, ‘just want to check the weather,’ I told myself. I picked up the remote and opened the T.V, scrolled to the weather channel and turned the sound up. ‘It is going to be a 2024 record of 39 degrees celsius!’ Said the man on the screen. ‘Thats great!’ I told myself excitedly. I shut the T.V and went to put on my shoes and coat. I had left the house and approached my car, still a normal day. Nothing strange going on yet. Neighbour was walking the dog, joggers jogging by. As I said, nothing unusual. I put my hand in my pocket, expecting to grab my car keys, instead, I feel another note. ‘Another one?’ I thought to myself, I opened it up and read, ‘Ignore the weatherman, bring an umbrella.’ Stupid notes, I thought, probably just some annoying person with nothing better to do with his life but bother me. I threw the note away and got my car keys. I had wondered how the note had got there though, I hadn’t taken worn my coat at all yesterday. Once again, I ignored it and went into the car. On the passenger seat laid a note. ‘W-what?!’ I was now panicking. Nervously, I grabbed the note and opened it up: ‘I bet you it will rain today!’ It said, I was on the verge of calling the police but I had no evidence of anyone breaking in or anyone writing these notes so I decided to leave it. I turned on the engine, wondering what will happen next.
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2024.05.19 08:21 MJMAGGA A semi lucid dream where I as convinced was half real life and half a dream?
I just had a crazy dream. I recently just flew across the country for my job. I’ve been away from my family for about a year now (19m) but never this distance and the reason I’m saying that is because i believe it’s related.
This will be a long post because I want to share as much detail as I remember.
I was at some vacation home with my mom and some other family members. It started with only being my mom, my second oldest niece, and my brother their dog. It was an Airbnb (my family often does this for vacation) and I remember thinking this was real life. Eventually more family members appeared out of nowhere (both my other nieces, and 3 other random people). I want to make it clear again I was CERTAIN that I was living in real life and I remember it clearly. Looking back at it some things I did didn’t make sense but at the time they did.
I only started to catch on this was dreaming as soon as my youngest niece appeared. For some reason I immediately accused her of not being real. Nobody would listen and they would just ignore me while she walked around. It got so bad I would verbally insult her for not being real, and drag her into other rooms of the house and close the doors to hide her (I have no idea why I would do this but I did cause I was so angry that she wasn’t real).
Then towards the end of the dream out of fucking nowhere part of the house turns into a game show floor (like a price is right set or something like that) with a judge and a panel of 3 members which I can’t recognize the faces of. For some crazy reason I remember the hose saying “nowww it’s time to play…. Are! They! Real!” As he gestures to a room of my youngest niece and some other strangers. A fat Mexican guy and an older white lady both people I don’t recognize
Watching all of this happen. I immediately called out and said they were a dream, and they are not real. At this time I still haven’t considered that it was all a dream which is the weirdest part for me.
I remember then proceeded into my bedroom to call my best friend, he answered and I told him that I was around people who are fake and I needed him to tell them they weren’t either. I never got an answer from him
It was their reactions that broke me and is the reason I’m writing this at 2 in the morning: they all looked visibly confused first, they still wouldn’t really acknowledge me at first. The fat Mexican guy said “I wouldn’t like anyone thinking I wasn’t real”. Almost mockingly in response to my accusation. Eventually, after I tried to say it enough times they just started bursting out laughing hysterically. I was enraged. I started to walk closer to them, here is what I said verbatim
“You are not real. You are not real…” I walk closer to them, I gesture to my family (the dog older niece and my mom who at this point I still believe are real) and say, “not you, but these people aren’t real! You’re a dream!”
Once they started laughing I just kept saying you’re not real. At this point u couldn’t mouth out the words until I woke up in my actual bed as I was still trying to mouth out the words “you’re not real”.
Now I am a frequent dreamer. I love dreams. I don’t really have nightmares. But the idea of people trying to “infiltrate” my dream and try to pretend like they are real while refusing to listen to me. And it’s almost like the dream people are all working together to play the trick on me- that is probably one of the most horrifying things I have witnessed recently. It took me some time to calm down I have to admit. I’m still looking around now to make sure I don’t see weird shit to make sure this isn’t a dream. I’m going to comment below every little detail I remember.
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This will be a long post because I want to share as much detail as I remember.
I was at some vacation home with my mom and some other family members. It started with only being my mom, my second oldest niece, and my brother their dog. It was an Airbnb (my family often does this for vacation) and I remember thinking this was real life. Eventually more family members appeared out of nowhere (both my other nieces, and 3 other random people). I want to make it clear again I was CERTAIN that I was living in real life and I remember it clearly. Looking back at it some things I did didn’t make sense but at the time they did.
I only started to catch on this was dreaming as soon as my youngest niece appeared. For some reason I immediately accused her of not being real. Nobody would listen and they would just ignore me while she walked around. It got so bad I would verbally insult her for not being real, and drag her into other rooms of the house and close the doors to hide her (I have no idea why I would do this but I did cause I was so angry that she wasn’t real).
Then towards the end of the dream out of fucking nowhere part of the house turns into a game show floor (like a price is right set or something like that) with a judge and a panel of 3 members which I can’t recognize the faces of. For some crazy reason I remember the hose saying “nowww it’s time to play…. Are! They! Real!” As he gestures to a room of my youngest niece and some other strangers. A fat Mexican guy and an older white lady both people I don’t recognize
Watching all of this happen. I immediately called out and said they were a dream, and they are not real. At this time I still haven’t considered that it was all a dream which is the weirdest part for me.
I remember then proceeded into my bedroom to call my best friend, he answered and I told him that I was around people who are fake and I needed him to tell them they weren’t either. I never got an answer from him
It was their reactions that broke me and is the reason I’m writing this at 2 in the morning: they all looked visibly confused first, they still wouldn’t really acknowledge me at first. The fat Mexican guy said “I wouldn’t like anyone thinking I wasn’t real”. Almost mockingly in response to my accusation. Eventually, after I tried to say it enough times they just started bursting out laughing hysterically. I was enraged. I started to walk closer to them, here is what I said verbatim
“You are not real. You are not real…” I walk closer to them, I gesture to my family (the dog older niece and my mom who at this point I still believe are real) and say, “not you, but these people aren’t real! You’re a dream!”
Once they started laughing I just kept saying you’re not real. At this point u couldn’t mouth out the words until I woke up in my actual bed as I was still trying to mouth out the words “you’re not real”.
Now I am a frequent dreamer. I love dreams. I don’t really have nightmares. But the idea of people trying to “infiltrate” my dream and try to pretend like they are real while refusing to listen to me. And it’s almost like the dream people are all working together to play the trick on me- that is probably one of the most horrifying things I have witnessed recently. It took me some time to calm down I have to admit. I’m still looking around now to make sure I don’t see weird shit to make sure this isn’t a dream. I’m going to comment below every little detail I remember.
2024.05.19 08:21 mailorderninja How Do I Let Go?
I'm not sure what good writing this will do, but I feel like so few people in my life get what I'm going through, and goodness knows I'm not going to get any sleep tonight.
I'll try to make this as quickly as possible.
I'm a 42(m) and my wife is a 42 (f). We've been married for 19 years now and have a 18 year old son and an 11 year old daughter. Our typical gender roles are reversed, I'm the emotional and main caretaker, and she has a hard time sharing any kind of emotion.
I've always known this, and I know the childhood she has. Me being the opposite--I am always willing to talk about my emotions with my partner, because I feel it is the only way forward.
I did everything you are supposed to do. Complimented her, made her feel loved, did romantic things, cooked, cleaned, did the majority of all house and yard work and took care of our kids. Our sex life was really good, we worked well together, she just wasn't affectionate and can't share emotions.
Then in August 2023 I found out she had been having an affair since the end of June. The next 6 months of my life were Hell. I got mad, but then did what I do and tried to understand why. I forgave her, got counseling, and treated her better than she deserved. We were supposedly reconciling, but I didn't give her any real boundaries. I was too scared to. Then found out in September she was still seeing him. Supposedly left him Nov 17th to truly give our family a shot, January 28th found out she was still seeing him.
For the first time I was going to leave. She begged me to stay. She actually broke up with the dude, I made sure of it, and for the first time in a decade she made actual effort in our marriage.
It was like having the wife of my dreams. I fell more in love with her everyday. She was doing all the things I'd begged as far as affection and talking about stuff for years. We made future plans, went on dates--it was amazing.
We had a really small fight based on her infidelity near the end of April. Extremely minor stuff, and she went on a 48 hour shift and that Sunday sent me a text saying we are getting divorced.
Her emotions completely shut off. Dead faced as I sobbed, as the kids sob. None of her explanations make sense. Things have progressed very rapidly, a month later I'm in my own rent house, she has agreed to generous terms of alimony and 50/50 for my daughter (my son wants nothing to do with her). No matter what I say, she will not reverse course. Lawyers, therapists--they all think this is too quick. We will be divorced in around 45 days.
I'm pretty sure my wife is undiagnosed and unmedicated bipolar. She has these manic episodes where she will make huge changes in life to force herself to change or be happy and it never works.
I think that is what is happening here, but I can't seem to fix it or make her slow down at least long enough to try to get medicated.
Today she told me that she knows it is her, knows I'm a good husband and father, but can't seem to feel things anymore and doesn't think she can fix them with me.
The change was so sudden me and the kids have whiplash. One day we are loving on each other and making plans for the future, two days later we are supposed to be over? 19 years down the drain? None of this makes sense.
I'm struggling with the suddenness of it all. I don't know how to answer my kid's questions about why, and I'm shattered in a million pieces. I have every reason to let her go, but I can't seem to. I defend her when I shouldn't, do things for her when I shouldn't, and every day I just wait for the text saying she has made a mistake. But even living apart for a month, and the last week in my own place, it seems to affect her very little.
I keep waiting for her to wake up, that I can get through to her, but I also know I can't save this marriage alone.
I can't understand how she could walk away from me and the kids, I'd drag myself through Hell for us, in fact I did all those months of infidelity (I haven't even shared the worst bits).
It is really over isn't it? It is time to give up, isn't it?
How do I let go of her? How do I just give up fighting for the family I poured 19 years into, gave my absolute all?
This feels so hopeless.
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I'll try to make this as quickly as possible.
I'm a 42(m) and my wife is a 42 (f). We've been married for 19 years now and have a 18 year old son and an 11 year old daughter. Our typical gender roles are reversed, I'm the emotional and main caretaker, and she has a hard time sharing any kind of emotion.
I've always known this, and I know the childhood she has. Me being the opposite--I am always willing to talk about my emotions with my partner, because I feel it is the only way forward.
I did everything you are supposed to do. Complimented her, made her feel loved, did romantic things, cooked, cleaned, did the majority of all house and yard work and took care of our kids. Our sex life was really good, we worked well together, she just wasn't affectionate and can't share emotions.
Then in August 2023 I found out she had been having an affair since the end of June. The next 6 months of my life were Hell. I got mad, but then did what I do and tried to understand why. I forgave her, got counseling, and treated her better than she deserved. We were supposedly reconciling, but I didn't give her any real boundaries. I was too scared to. Then found out in September she was still seeing him. Supposedly left him Nov 17th to truly give our family a shot, January 28th found out she was still seeing him.
For the first time I was going to leave. She begged me to stay. She actually broke up with the dude, I made sure of it, and for the first time in a decade she made actual effort in our marriage.
It was like having the wife of my dreams. I fell more in love with her everyday. She was doing all the things I'd begged as far as affection and talking about stuff for years. We made future plans, went on dates--it was amazing.
We had a really small fight based on her infidelity near the end of April. Extremely minor stuff, and she went on a 48 hour shift and that Sunday sent me a text saying we are getting divorced.
Her emotions completely shut off. Dead faced as I sobbed, as the kids sob. None of her explanations make sense. Things have progressed very rapidly, a month later I'm in my own rent house, she has agreed to generous terms of alimony and 50/50 for my daughter (my son wants nothing to do with her). No matter what I say, she will not reverse course. Lawyers, therapists--they all think this is too quick. We will be divorced in around 45 days.
I'm pretty sure my wife is undiagnosed and unmedicated bipolar. She has these manic episodes where she will make huge changes in life to force herself to change or be happy and it never works.
I think that is what is happening here, but I can't seem to fix it or make her slow down at least long enough to try to get medicated.
Today she told me that she knows it is her, knows I'm a good husband and father, but can't seem to feel things anymore and doesn't think she can fix them with me.
The change was so sudden me and the kids have whiplash. One day we are loving on each other and making plans for the future, two days later we are supposed to be over? 19 years down the drain? None of this makes sense.
I'm struggling with the suddenness of it all. I don't know how to answer my kid's questions about why, and I'm shattered in a million pieces. I have every reason to let her go, but I can't seem to. I defend her when I shouldn't, do things for her when I shouldn't, and every day I just wait for the text saying she has made a mistake. But even living apart for a month, and the last week in my own place, it seems to affect her very little.
I keep waiting for her to wake up, that I can get through to her, but I also know I can't save this marriage alone.
I can't understand how she could walk away from me and the kids, I'd drag myself through Hell for us, in fact I did all those months of infidelity (I haven't even shared the worst bits).
It is really over isn't it? It is time to give up, isn't it?
How do I let go of her? How do I just give up fighting for the family I poured 19 years into, gave my absolute all?
This feels so hopeless.
2024.05.19 08:21 Friendly-Homework-23 The Casual Racism towards and the Sexualization of South Asian Women
 | https://x.com/rxdxmxncy_angxl/status/1791631093730308537 submitted by Friendly-Homework-23 to kpopnoir [link] [comments] OP on insta is @/belsnickel_official PLEASE GO REPORT. They took down the video but have been making exuses and profitiing off of the sexualizaton of WOC. https://preview.redd.it/i32lu0mvpb1d1.png?width=1048&format=png&auto=webp&s=a95a931c7fcf46ae8e464cc6f31394aac941ea1b 2 months later about Rapunzel and we are still here. The painter OP is apparently a light skinned East Asian MAN. The one who drew Dora (a young Brown Latina who is part of a children's show) in a sexualized manner and made her feet the focus of the drawing (foot fetish). OP didn't even apologize and tried to say they couldn't have been racist towards an Asian person because they have faced racism (like, you can still experience racism AND be racist towards others) Honestly this drawing reminds me of old colonial propaganda that white people would post to try to say that the white woman was the damsel in distress and the WOC was the evil witch. I could spend a whole day analyzing this image. This is such an orientalist depiction and drawing. I don't have the effort to write it all out so I'm quoting these tweets that summarize my thoughts. The amount of details they put into that drawing really tell you how much thought they put into deliberately portraying Brown Rapunzel negatively. The painting is so blatantly orientalist. OP drew Indian Rapunzel sexualized with a smug and wicked facial expression while drawing the White Rapunzel crying fake crocodile tears. OP drew the body of South Asian Rapunzel by emphasizing her bust, hips, and behind. She also drew the dress for South Asian Rapunzel MUCH shorter when White Rapunzel has a full length dress on and her bust is not emphasized as much. Apparently OP said they don't know English that well and that they use a translator but used AAVE MULTIPLE TIMES. Translators don't apply AAVE when translating to English. OP even later tried to say they grew up in America from a young age and had other kids saying slurs towards them due to their features so they can't be racist towards another Asian (?? confusing because you can still be racist to an Asian from another region AND English is the most common used language in the US so their argument(s) don't make sense) They figured out it was a fancast "after" drawing the painting (I doubt that) and STILL decided to pos the orientalist racist caricature. The White rapunzel does not have her hips and bust drawn predominantly, she just is drawn as looking like a damsel in distress behind the evil South Asian lady. A few quotes from twitter that summarizes my thoughts "It is implying that the brown girl is, by default, a lot more sexualized and plain wicked, and that her very existence displaces, and this victimizes the white girl." "on paper all of those things are normal but heavy makeup + revealing outfit + lots of jewelry are also very common shorthand to imply that a woman is sexual/immoral. It's also abt framing since the artist very deliberately chose to emphasize new Rapunzel's curves esp. her breasts" "it's so strange to see how they portray the new Rapunzel more sexualized and evil as if the brown princess can't be cute and fun like the original character" https://preview.redd.it/s2trest8ob1d1.png?width=946&format=png&auto=webp&s=9cf2657084c41cc3fa569daa8517b5434a2f6dd2 https://preview.redd.it/z9zah1s7ob1d1.png?width=946&format=png&auto=webp&s=e515c1aa65cb28ba4526ddf8f13344c38a9b02dc |
2024.05.19 08:20 Comfortable-Bus-1445 I just finished soma and am kind of underwhelmed (and also a bit confused)
First off I want to say that this was a great game. There are things that I loved in this game, and objectively I think that it's a pretty good game overall.
Now that that's out of the way: I kind of was expecting more. Maybe I just had different expectations because of so many people saying that the twist at the end was so gut wrenching, and even though you could see it coming it left you devastated etc. but the twist was apparently literally that there's no twist? Up until I found out that catherine and simon were going to transfer their minds to the ark I thought that they were jut going to die. That's why I left the other simon alive. I was thinking that after beating the game, and the third simon dying while launching the ark into space, the player would wake up in simon 2's perspective and that would have hit harder. Maybe not, IDK. But isn't simon 2 and 3 both alive now? They can meet up together and be not alone?
Anyway, what was the point of the ark? From the beginning of the game I was confused about how that would save humanity, because they just live in a virtual world and will die after a while anyway. At some point I though maybe we aren't supposed to think that there may be another option, because there really isn't, and ''living'' for some more years is better than not at all. But what about that one woman that was still alive? What if there were other survivors? If there was just one more (male) human alive, humanity could have a hope. As I'm writing this I just realized that there was probably no way for 2 humans to survive long enough for the world to recover, but I don't know, I feel like the ark is just pointless.
All in all I believe it was a good game, I just didn't enjoy it myself and to be totally honest I feel like I wasted my time playing it.
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Now that that's out of the way: I kind of was expecting more. Maybe I just had different expectations because of so many people saying that the twist at the end was so gut wrenching, and even though you could see it coming it left you devastated etc. but the twist was apparently literally that there's no twist? Up until I found out that catherine and simon were going to transfer their minds to the ark I thought that they were jut going to die. That's why I left the other simon alive. I was thinking that after beating the game, and the third simon dying while launching the ark into space, the player would wake up in simon 2's perspective and that would have hit harder. Maybe not, IDK. But isn't simon 2 and 3 both alive now? They can meet up together and be not alone?
Anyway, what was the point of the ark? From the beginning of the game I was confused about how that would save humanity, because they just live in a virtual world and will die after a while anyway. At some point I though maybe we aren't supposed to think that there may be another option, because there really isn't, and ''living'' for some more years is better than not at all. But what about that one woman that was still alive? What if there were other survivors? If there was just one more (male) human alive, humanity could have a hope. As I'm writing this I just realized that there was probably no way for 2 humans to survive long enough for the world to recover, but I don't know, I feel like the ark is just pointless.
All in all I believe it was a good game, I just didn't enjoy it myself and to be totally honest I feel like I wasted my time playing it.
2024.05.19 08:20 aratamabashi REVIEW: Using Got2b? Then you really Got2b reading this review on Ebin Wonder Lace Bond.... ok I'll show myself out...
 | https://preview.redd.it/9bnyymtgtb1d1.jpg?width=3120&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ebf69d86733e33454f4d05a298c0a28a3d75b287 submitted by aratamabashi to HairSystem [link] [comments] nothing like a good pun right?! anyway. hi guys (and gals). there's been quite a few posts of late about got2b - not least of which by me (unsurprisingly - you'd think i work for them lol). some people have raised a couple of points about how we're using it:
given that it's a product specifically made for attaching wigs/systems/whatever you want to call them directly to the scalp, i figured i would give it a crack. today is the first time i tried it after the can arrived a couple of days ago. EBIN NEW YORK - Wonder Lace Bond Wig Adhesive Spray - Extra Mega Hold180mlProduct linkPREDICTION my thoughts before trying the product were that, given that the purpose is to secure wigs, it should theoretically do a better job of it than got2b. they have a decent range (original, active, supreme, and sensitive), and i am trying original (yellow can). see their range here EBIN'S INSTRUCTIONS 1. Starting with a clean and dry surface, spray Wonder Lace Bond Adhesive Spray 2-4 inches away from hair onto the hairline or desired area. 2. Allow to air dry until tacky or use a blow dryer on cool setting; repeat the process for 2-3 times to ensure a secure hold. 3. Once tacky, apply the lace as you would and tie down. Allow to sit for 10-15 minutes.so, more or less the same as how i use got2b already, with a couple of deviations. PRICE got2b is deffo cheaper than this stuff. just going by the ebin website rrp of USD11.99 (AUD17.49). it'll be cheaper for you seppos, but once it gets here and you add on the australia tax, i paid AUD25 plus delivery. why? the aforementioned oz tax plus that this is an extremely niche product for us. we are a tiny market, and of that market, we have a tiny population of people of african descent who appear to be the target audience (all the imagery on the ebin website feature black women). so, not cheap given i can get got2b on special for AUD8.50. Ebin price per 100ml - AUD13.90 Got2b price per 100ml - AUD2.83 (on special) or AUD5.90 (regular price) of course, this doesn't allow for the longevity of the product - i.e. how many applications will i get out of 1 can. cannot know that right now, and i dont really have a way of predicting it. so while it's more expensive than got2b per 100ml, that alone doesnt mean it WILL be more expensive, as who knows, maybe the can will last me twice as long as got2b. let's see. THE PROCESS sorry, no video this time around, but if i made one it would be almost identical to my original got2b one. so, it says to spray from between 5 to 10cm from the surface. i went with closer rather than further as i didnt know what the spray pattern would be like. turns out its a bit narrower than the radius of got2b. anyway, the product is more viscous than got2b, and it felt like there was 'more' on my scalp than when i spray with got2b. it was pretty easy to work with and smear it round my scalp. it is slightly less runny than got2b because of the thick consistency. erring on the side of caution, i decided to hit it with the hair drier on cool as they suggest (i usually do it on hot with got2b) and i can say, i'm glad i did it on cool. i hit it for less than 5 seconds, and then stopped to check, and it was already SUPER tacky and good to go. it was a different kind of tackiness than got2b - dunno how to explain it (no-one can be told what the matrix is...). now it was time to put on my piece. i should note that they advertise this for lace - a lot of women's wigs work quite differently to our systems, because in many cases women still have all their hair (these wigs are for aesthetics, not necessarily hair loss). so they have lace front but the rest of the wig, which is full cap, attaches differently. sometimes with clips, sometimes with pressure or friction. anyway, i put it on, and it gripped better than got2b did, but what i mean is that initial grip when i line up the hairline and push it down. i applied it to the rest of my scalp. it felt more stuck on than got2b. now, in the instructions, it says to press down on it for 10-15 minutes. this might be needed for lace, but definitely not for my full poly unit. i should note that my next system (sitting there, waiting patiently to also be reviewed) is poly with lace front. so when i start using that one, i will be able to tell if that 10-15 advice is actually needed or not. BUT, i just did my usual thing, chucked it on my head, pressed down momentarily, and immediately started my styling routine. it was 100% ready to go with no movement whatsoever. i had had it on only for an hour when i decided i should go to the gym, because i like to live on the edge. so i made sure i put my hat in my gym bag - just in case! i did a mild to moderate workout, and there is no sign of it budging. now its later in the afternoon and im writing this. just giving the hair a gentle tug, it feels about the same as got2b in terms of hold. on days where i dont go to the gym i expect it would be grippier. not ready to take it off the for the day yet (will update this review once i do), but i feel as though the removal will be no different than got2b - i'm just interested to see the difference in the scalp and what residue is leftover, if any. CONCLUSIONS remember how i said that the tackiness was somehow different to got2b? i reckon doing a second (or even third) layer would make the adhesion much better than multiple layers of got2b. i think i will give that a try next. so would i recommend it? i mean, probably, but it does cost more than got2b. i might revisit this review after ive gone thru the entire can just in case i learn anything else about it, but right now it just seems like a slightly better product for the purpose we have, but at a higher price. as far as the ingredients go, i'll let someone else read into that and see if they seem better, worse, or basically same same but different compared to got2b. So will i keep using it? maybe. this is just my initial impression after one day. if there is nothing else that jumps out after ive used the can up, then i will probably stick with (ahahaha had to get another pun in there) got2b, as i dont think i can really justify the price difference. however, if it turns out that somehow the can stretches further, or someone can definitely prove that this product is not bad or not as bad as the body than got2b, then maybe that'd be enough to get it over the line for me.
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2024.05.19 08:18 MJMAGGA A semi lucid dream?
I just had a crazy dream. I recently just flew across the country for my job. I’ve been away from my family for about a year now (19m) but never this distance and the reason I’m saying that is because i believe it’s related.
This will be a long post because I want to share as much detail as I remember.
I was at some vacation home with my mom and some other family members. It started with only being my mom, my second oldest niece, and my brother their dog. It was an Airbnb (my family often does this for vacation) and I remember thinking this was real life. Eventually more family members appeared out of nowhere (both my other nieces, and 3 other random people). I want to make it clear again I was CERTAIN that I was living in real life and I remember it clearly. Looking back at it some things I did didn’t make sense but at the time they did.
I only started to catch on this was dreaming as soon as my youngest niece appeared. For some reason I immediately accused her of not being real. Nobody would listen and they would just ignore me while she walked around. It got so bad I would verbally insult her for not being real, and drag her into other rooms of the house and close the doors to hide her (I have no idea why I would do this but I did cause I was so angry that she wasn’t real).
Then towards the end of the dream out of fucking nowhere part of the house turns into a game show floor (like a price is right set or something like that) with a judge and a panel of 3 members which I can’t recognize the faces of. For some crazy reason I remember the hose saying “nowww it’s time to play…. Are! They! Real!” As he gestures to a room of my youngest niece and some other strangers. A fat Mexican guy and an older white lady both people I don’t recognize
Watching all of this happen. I immediately called out and said they were a dream, and they are not real. At this time I still haven’t considered that it was all a dream which is the weirdest part for me.
I remember then proceeded into my bedroom to call my best friend, he answered and I told him that I was around people who are fake and I needed him to tell them they weren’t either. I never got an answer from him
It was their reactions that broke me and is the reason I’m writing this at 2 in the morning: they all looked visibly confused first, they still wouldn’t really acknowledge me at first. The fat Mexican guy said “I wouldn’t like anyone thinking I wasn’t real”. Almost mockingly in response to my accusation. Eventually, after I tried to say it enough times they just started bursting out laughing hysterically. I was enraged. I started to walk closer to them, here is what I said verbatim
“You are not real. You are not real…” I walk closer to them, I gesture to my family (the dog older niece and my mom who at this point I still believe are real) and say, “not you, but these people aren’t real! You’re a dream!”
Once they started laughing I just kept saying you’re not real. At this point u couldn’t mouth out the words until I woke up in my actual bed as I was still trying to mouth out the words “you’re not real”.
Now I am a frequent dreamer. I love dreams. I don’t really have nightmares. But the idea of people trying to “infiltrate” my dream and try to pretend like they are real while refusing to listen to me. And it’s almost like the dream people are all working together to play the trick on me- that is probably one of the most horrifying things I have witnessed recently. It took me some time to calm down I have to admit. I’m still looking around now to make sure I don’t see weird shit to make sure this isn’t a dream. I’m going to comment below every little detail I remember.
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This will be a long post because I want to share as much detail as I remember.
I was at some vacation home with my mom and some other family members. It started with only being my mom, my second oldest niece, and my brother their dog. It was an Airbnb (my family often does this for vacation) and I remember thinking this was real life. Eventually more family members appeared out of nowhere (both my other nieces, and 3 other random people). I want to make it clear again I was CERTAIN that I was living in real life and I remember it clearly. Looking back at it some things I did didn’t make sense but at the time they did.
I only started to catch on this was dreaming as soon as my youngest niece appeared. For some reason I immediately accused her of not being real. Nobody would listen and they would just ignore me while she walked around. It got so bad I would verbally insult her for not being real, and drag her into other rooms of the house and close the doors to hide her (I have no idea why I would do this but I did cause I was so angry that she wasn’t real).
Then towards the end of the dream out of fucking nowhere part of the house turns into a game show floor (like a price is right set or something like that) with a judge and a panel of 3 members which I can’t recognize the faces of. For some crazy reason I remember the hose saying “nowww it’s time to play…. Are! They! Real!” As he gestures to a room of my youngest niece and some other strangers. A fat Mexican guy and an older white lady both people I don’t recognize
Watching all of this happen. I immediately called out and said they were a dream, and they are not real. At this time I still haven’t considered that it was all a dream which is the weirdest part for me.
I remember then proceeded into my bedroom to call my best friend, he answered and I told him that I was around people who are fake and I needed him to tell them they weren’t either. I never got an answer from him
It was their reactions that broke me and is the reason I’m writing this at 2 in the morning: they all looked visibly confused first, they still wouldn’t really acknowledge me at first. The fat Mexican guy said “I wouldn’t like anyone thinking I wasn’t real”. Almost mockingly in response to my accusation. Eventually, after I tried to say it enough times they just started bursting out laughing hysterically. I was enraged. I started to walk closer to them, here is what I said verbatim
“You are not real. You are not real…” I walk closer to them, I gesture to my family (the dog older niece and my mom who at this point I still believe are real) and say, “not you, but these people aren’t real! You’re a dream!”
Once they started laughing I just kept saying you’re not real. At this point u couldn’t mouth out the words until I woke up in my actual bed as I was still trying to mouth out the words “you’re not real”.
Now I am a frequent dreamer. I love dreams. I don’t really have nightmares. But the idea of people trying to “infiltrate” my dream and try to pretend like they are real while refusing to listen to me. And it’s almost like the dream people are all working together to play the trick on me- that is probably one of the most horrifying things I have witnessed recently. It took me some time to calm down I have to admit. I’m still looking around now to make sure I don’t see weird shit to make sure this isn’t a dream. I’m going to comment below every little detail I remember.
2024.05.19 08:18 Descrappo87 Tonight my friends showed their true colours and I couldn’t be more happy
Before anyone jumps to conclusions this a positive post. I’d also like to add that I’m a tad intoxicated at the time of writing this so my grammar may not be great. Also formatting cuz mobile.
Tonight was a part to celerabte two birthdays. My friends, which by now has long since past, and mine which has yet to come. We opted to settle in the middle for the sake of convenience.
Now we are all very much of legal drinking age (that’s to say over the age of 19 as we are in Canada) and of course we had alcohol there much like any group would. I particularly went deep on the alcohol. Specifically the bottles of vodka and tequila which were openly available for anyone there.
Mind you we are kinda nerdy and so most of the drinks I took were during a game of Mario party and for the people who might say “why didn’t they stop you” they tried to. I had one too many drinks and ended up for the first time finding where exactly my limit lied.
The moment that I threw up as a result of the last drink, my friends instantly kicked into action and started helping me out. Even going as far as calling my ride in early when I wasn’t able to (which one of my friends parents in this case) so that they could get me home.
It’s on days like this I realize the friends I’ve made are truly the right ones. The ones that will have my back through thick and thin. I really couldn’t be happier.
Aight that’s my rant. Time to sleep off whatever’s left in my system
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Tonight was a part to celerabte two birthdays. My friends, which by now has long since past, and mine which has yet to come. We opted to settle in the middle for the sake of convenience.
Now we are all very much of legal drinking age (that’s to say over the age of 19 as we are in Canada) and of course we had alcohol there much like any group would. I particularly went deep on the alcohol. Specifically the bottles of vodka and tequila which were openly available for anyone there.
Mind you we are kinda nerdy and so most of the drinks I took were during a game of Mario party and for the people who might say “why didn’t they stop you” they tried to. I had one too many drinks and ended up for the first time finding where exactly my limit lied.
The moment that I threw up as a result of the last drink, my friends instantly kicked into action and started helping me out. Even going as far as calling my ride in early when I wasn’t able to (which one of my friends parents in this case) so that they could get me home.
It’s on days like this I realize the friends I’ve made are truly the right ones. The ones that will have my back through thick and thin. I really couldn’t be happier.
Aight that’s my rant. Time to sleep off whatever’s left in my system
2024.05.19 08:17 _verbologist Grief is a B*tch.
Sounds like a good name for the book I'll never write.
6 1/2 weeks after saying hello/goodbye. I think I'm managing pretty well for the most part, though am still in the stage of fast-forwarding through the pregnancy storyline on the show I'm watching. I broke down on my way to my PP visit at the OB this week. That's understandable.
But then I'm just sitting in the bath, listening to relaxing piano music, and BAM. Sad. Pain. Tears streaming. Feeling right back where I was a month ago.
Out of nowhere. I hate it. The lack of control, the unpredictability. I still can't believe this happened. And it feels like enough time has passed that others on the outside are thinking I should be back to 'normal' now, whatever that looks like.
Grief is a sneaky bitch.
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6 1/2 weeks after saying hello/goodbye. I think I'm managing pretty well for the most part, though am still in the stage of fast-forwarding through the pregnancy storyline on the show I'm watching. I broke down on my way to my PP visit at the OB this week. That's understandable.
But then I'm just sitting in the bath, listening to relaxing piano music, and BAM. Sad. Pain. Tears streaming. Feeling right back where I was a month ago.
Out of nowhere. I hate it. The lack of control, the unpredictability. I still can't believe this happened. And it feels like enough time has passed that others on the outside are thinking I should be back to 'normal' now, whatever that looks like.
Grief is a sneaky bitch.
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