Need some help with a Serie A TOTS
Hello guys, I will go str8 to the point, as i am an interista from romania and a lover of Serie A Calcio, i have a football podcast in my country and everytime after the season ends, i make a doc for ppl to choose the best Series A teams, players, coaches, etc. If you can help a bro out with this, that would be great
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJdfIJr_SJF49m-Fvm_dQ0HtDPEzGvQl3Hv2Y00_RAMUdLjw/viewform
The doc is in romanian but pretty much the questions are: 1. Team of the Season 2. Disappointment of the season 3. Coach of the season 4. Player of the season 5. Moment of the season (important game, score, memorable moment) 6. Tots goalkeeper 7. Tots LB 8. Tots CB (2 entries) 9. Tots RB 10. Tots CM (2 entries) 11. Tots RW 12. Tots LW 13. Tots strikers (2 entries) 14. Your favourite Serie A team 15. What is the real value of the Serie A calcio compared with the other top leagues from europe (PL, La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga) 16. What do you think Serie A needs to improve as a championship 17. Your name
If you got time to go on docs amd complete this, you the real MVP! I hope together we’ll make Serie A great again :D

Most online retail store owners know that one of the best ways to scale from 5 to 6-8 figures is by testing more products.
But not just any product.
Essentially, high-quality products are those that go through stringent criteria to have the best chance of becoming a profitable winning product.
Unfortunately, consistently finding scalable high-quality products every day is one of the most common issues many online retail store owners face.
After working with and speaking to numerous 6-8 figure online retail store owners, I've noticed that this often boils down to two main reasons:

1. They lower their product research standards so their team can test more products daily. This means that instead of testing products that meet their 5-step criteria process only... they reduce their criteria to 3 steps instead, just so they have more products to test.A huge mistake.By doing this, you sacrifice quality for quantity, leaving you testing products with a very slim chance of being a profitable winner. Essentially, you burn money just to test these products, which leads to your online business becoming unprofitable. (Many online retail store owners often scale unprofitable products just to reach the 6-7 figure mark... even if they're unprofitable. This is why you see fake gurus showing off their Shopify dashboards, but not their profits.)
2. They hire more product researchers to find more products. While this is a great way to scale and increase the number of products you test each day, it comes with a significant problem if you don't have a scalable system: duplicated products.For example, if your product research process relies solely on using spy tools like AdSpy... the more people you hire, the more people using the same spy tool. This leads to your product researchers constantly finding the same products as each other. So instead of hiring 3 additional product researchers to find 3 times the number of products... you end up finding only 2 or 3 more products than usual, with the rest being duplicates.And it's not because your product researchers are doing a bad job... even if you spend days searching to hire a highly competent researcher, they'll still find the same duplicate products again. All because you don't have a proper scalable product research system.

Here my friend Sarah explains in a free YouTube video , how to find your first profitable product. Go and watch it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyOGqHJQRfk&t=4s

Hii I'm a high school student and in the top 5 of my class, and I'm here to offer my expertise in various subjects in exchange for Robux and amp! Here's a rundown of the subjects I can help with:

1. Math
2. Physics
3. Chemistry
4. Biology
5. Tourism
6. Marketing
7. English
8. French
9. Civics
10. Geology
11. Economics
12. Political Science
13. History
14. Maybe more idk if I missed anything so feel free to ask. Whether you need assistance with problem-solving, essay writing, or understanding complex concepts, I'm here to lend a hand. Just shoot me a message, and let's negotiate a fair deal!

Looking forward to helping you with your assignments while earning some Robux and pets in return:D

Hii I'm a high school student and in the top 5 of my class, and I'm here to offer my expertise in various subjects in exchange for Robux and amp! Here's a rundown of the subjects I can help with:

1. Math
2. Physics
3. Chemistry
4. Biology
5. Tourism
6. Marketing
7. English
8. French
9. Civics
10. Geology
11. Economics
12. Political Science
13. History
14. Maybe more idk if I missed anything so feel free to ask Whether you need assistance with problem-solving, essay writing, or understanding complex concepts, I'm here to lend a hand. Just shoot me a message, and let's negotiate a fair deal!

Looking forward to helping you with your assignments while earning some Robux and pets in return:D

Every day I will post the Kings Of Leon song and to have a ranking of them all, all you need to do is rate a song each day from 1-10 .
Today song is Joe's Head, the 4th track on band's first studio album Youth And Young Manhood. How would you rank it among the rest of the band’s discography? How would you rate it out of 10?
SUGGESTED SCALE:
1-2: Terrible 3-4: Not good. Regularly skip. 5: It’s decent, but I might have to be in the right mood to listen to it. 6: Slightly better than average. I won’t skip it, but I wouldn’t choose to put it on. 7: This is a good song. I enjoy it quite a bit. 8-9: Really enjoyable, special songs. I rank them pretty high overall. 10: Masterpiece
Youth And Young Manhood:

1. Red Morning Light - 8.13
2. Happy Alone - 8.18
3. Wasted Time - 6.63
4. Joe's Head -

Audi offers a wide range of models, from compact cars to luxury SUVs and high-performance sports cars. Here is a comprehensive list of the current Audi models, categorized by type:
Compact Cars and Sedans

1. A1

• A1 Sportback

1. A3

• A3 Sedan
  
• A3 Sportback
  
• A3 Cabriolet
  

1. A4

• A4 Sedan
  
• A4 Avant (wagon)
  
• A4 allroad (crossovewagon)
  

1. A5

• A5 Coupe
  
• A5 Sportback
  
• A5 Cabriolet
  

1. A6

• A6 Sedan
  
• A6 Avant (wagon)
  
• A6 allroad (crossovewagon)
  

1. A7

• A7 Sportback

1. A8

• A8 Sedan
  
• A8 L (long wheelbase)
  

Performance Models (S and RS)

1. S Models

• S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, S8
  
• SQ5, SQ7, SQ8 (SUVs)
  
• TTS (TT series)
  

1. RS Models

• RS3, RS4 Avant
  
• RS5 Coupe, RS5 Sportback
  
• RS6 Avant
  
• RS7 Sportback
  
• RS Q3, RS Q3 Sportback
  
• RS Q8 (SUV)
  
• TT RS (TT series)
  

SUVs and Crossovers

1. Q2
   
2. Q3
   

• Q3 Sportback

1. Q4 e-tron

• Q4 Sportback e-tron

1. Q5

• Q5 Sportback

1. Q7
   
2. Q8
   

Electric Models (e-tron)

1. e-tron

• e-tron SUV
  
• e-tron Sportback
  

1. Q4 e-tron

• Q4 e-tron SUV
  
• Q4 Sportback e-tron
  

1. Q8 e-tron

• Q8 e-tron SUV
  
• Q8 Sportback e-tron
  

1. e-tron GT

• RS e-tron GT

Sports Cars

1. TT

• TT Coupe
  
• TT Roadster
  

1. R8

• R8 Coupe
  
• R8 Spyder
  

Station Wagons (Avants)

1. A4 Avant
   
2. A6 Avant
   
3. RS4 Avant
   
4. RS6 Avant
   
5. A4 allroad
   
6. A6 allroad
   

Special Models

1. Audi Q5 TFSI e
   
2. Audi A8 TFSI e
   
3. Audi A7 TFSI e
   

Future and Concept Models

1. Audi Q6 e-tron (Upcoming)
   
2. Audi A6 e-tron (Upcoming)
   

This list includes models currently available in various markets, though availability can vary by region. Audi continues to innovate and expand its lineup, particularly in the electric vehicle segment with its e-tron series.

Hello guys, I will go str8 to the point, i have a football podcast in my country and everytime after the season ends, i make a doc for ppl to choose the best Series A teams, players, coaches, etc. If you can help a bro out with this, that would be great
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScJdfIJr_SJF49m-Fvm_dQ0HtDPEzGvQl3Hv2Y00_RAMUdLjw/viewform
The doc is in romanian but pretty much the questions are: 1. Team of the Season 2. Disappointment of the season 3. Coach of the season 4. Player of the season 5. Moment of the season (important game, score, memorable moment) 6. Tots goalkeeper 7. Tots LB 8. Tots CB (2 entries) 9. Tots RB 10. Tots CM (2 entries) 11. Tots RW 12. Tots LW 13. Tots strikers (2 entries) 14. Your favourite Serie A team 15. What is the real value of the Serie A calcio compared with the other top leagues from europe (PL, La Liga, Ligue 1, Bundesliga) 16. What do you think Serie A needs to improve as a championship 17. Your name
If you got time to go on docs amd complete this, you the real MVP! I hope together we’ll make Serie A great again :D

Hii I'm a high school student and in the top 5 of my class, and I'm here to offer my expertise in various subjects in exchange for Robux and amp! Here's a rundown of the subjects I can help with:

1. Math
2. Physics
3. Chemistry
4. Biology
5. Tourism
6. Marketing
7. English
8. French
9. Civics
10. Geology
11. Economics
12. Political Science
13. History
14. Maybe more idk if I missed anything so feel free to ask Whether you need assistance with problem-solving, essay writing, or understanding complex concepts, I'm here to lend a hand. Just shoot me a message, and let's negotiate a fair deal!

Looking forward to helping you with your assignments while earning some Robux and pets in return:D

Before the rant, I should point out that I have absolutely no experience in game design. I am just an (admittedly biased) player venting frustrations. I will try to stray from the discussion of balance, at least at a granular level.
Going through the roster of fighters, I feel that certain characters lack a strong gameplay identity in comparison to others, almost to the point where it feels like there are entirely different character teams working with fundamentally different design philosophies. I will not go over every fighter here, but I will attempt to contrast what I believe are solid designs against those I feel are not as strong as they could be.

The Good

Marvin the Martian:
Marvin is a good example of a complex character that retains a core identity while having a lot of options at his disposal. Heavily centered around projectiles, Marvin has a whopping total of 4 unique projectiles, 5 if you count the projectile ending the auto combo. All of them have unique use cases, ranging from zoning tools, self-defense, engage, to a high-impact knockout. This level of generalization would normally be difficult to tie together into one ideal game plan....
Until the Flag and the Modulator come into play. These two tools allow Marvin's largely unrelated projectiles an almost unprecedent level of interplay between each other, rounding out a series of random moves into strong area denial and a brutal game of keep-away.
Stripe:
On the other hand, Stripe is a good example of a "simple" character that uses his small selection of tools to define his playstyle of "get in, get out". Stripe utilizes a set of risky gap-closers (Skateboard/Chainsaw) to get in, a set of follow-ups (AiGround side attacks, and up attacks) to put you into position, and a set of disjoints/projectiles (Boombox, buzz saw, and pistol) to put himself back into a safe position while pushing you into a worse one.
Honorable Mentions:

• Most other assassins. Being a (mostly) straightforward class of characters, assassins tend to share many similarities in their identity which, due to their lack of conventional defensive options (lack of proper armor, low weights, conditional projectile defense), pushes them into having a well-defined offensive to play towards.
• Wonder Woman/Superman: Designed to beat out aggressive plays and protect teammates from incoming threats, and do that job well.
• Reindog: Very simple character that likes to keep space with projectiles and has a surprising combo game for anyone that gets too close

The Questionable

Lebron:
I have a good few words on Lebron. I am rather biased when it comes to him, as I think he's the most "fun" fighter to play as, and I had heavily considered putting him in "The Good" category, but my experience with him throughout beta and now the full release has gone through a fair bit of ups and downs.
Lebron is entirely designed around two states; with ball, and without. When Lebron has the ball, he wants to cash in on it, often getting rid of it in the process. When he is without, all he wants is to get it back. This back and forth, combined with his normals moveset, encourages Lebron to create space, so he can get into his combo game, which puts him in a position to create more space, so on so forth - until he is able to cash in the ball to ledge guard, shoot threes at enemies near topside blast zone, or dunk.
While I would normally consider this a very well defined playstyle, Lebron has received a lot of changes throughout this game's lifespan that push and pull him between his two states; back to back nerfs to his normals followed by nerfs to the ball projectile. While he still retains his "core" identity, over time these changes have watered down his game plan to a noticeable degree. It feels like the developers would have him excel in either space control or combo game, but can't decide on which.
Tom and Jerry:
(Fair warning: I have little experience with Tom and Jerry and I'm sure more experienced players can poke holes in this argument)
T&J are a refreshing take on the puppet archetype, both working together to create a complex but digestible whole. There is far less wrangling for control than is standard for these types of characters, while still leaving room for skill expression. Tom is always trying to get Jerry out when possible, throwing him in the line of fire for heavy area denial, and always trying to get him back afterwards, rinsing and repeating.
T&J are another fighter that I considered putting in "The Good" category, but I feel that their shortcomings stem mainly from the Tom-centric moves in their skillset. While they have their own merits, Fish hook, mouse trap, and dynamite feel largely irrelevant to the puppet dynamic. While Tom still needs options to use for when Jerry is on cooldown, I feel that there is a missed opportunity for these skills to interact with Jerry in a meaningful manner.
(Side note: I like how T&J's playstyle gives a strong run and chase vibe, fits very well)
Honorable Mentions:

• Steven Universe: Steven's walls/platforms complement his wide-hitting hitboxes very well and give him the opportunity for very oppressive setplay if used correctly, but the Steven clone not only feels out of place for his kit, it makes the job of setting up wall bounces tougher as it hampers the conditioning needed for the setup.
• Morty: Grenades offer many follow-ups to increase their space control, but they are unwieldy and largely rely on the enemy putting themselves out of position

The Ugly

Bugs Bunny:
I'm not going to lie, I hate this rabbit with a passion. I'm not even going to try to be unbiased here. Bugs' entire gameplan is to throw out oversized hitboxes and watch them connect from half a screen away. None of his attacks/specials have any relevance to any others outside of the tunnel and projectile interaction, which rarely contributes to any positive outcome.
I do not consider having massive hitboxes to be a core tenet of a fighter's identity, and I don't think there's much else to be said about Bugs, because there's not much else Bugs has.
Rick:
As opposed to Bugs, Rick feels as if there was at least an effort made to be made into a coherent, sensible moveset. That said, Rick is still lacking a solid identity, being poorly split between a setplay character with portals, a zoner with Meeseeks, and a support with polymorph. Despite being a mage, his power is heavily derived from his very strong normals, and his specials mainly serve to set rick up for his melee combos.
(Dis)honorable Mention:
Iron Giant: I don't think this one really needs to be explained.
TL;DR: Certain characters hold well designed kits with moves that complement each other and build to one coherent whole. Certain characters get close to this ideal, but harbor setbacks that hamper their identity. Certain characters feel like complete misses in regards to a cohesive playstyle.
To reiterate, my placement of characters of here is not fully indicative of my opinion on their state of balance unless they are relevant to the state of the character's design. I'd love to hear anyone else's thoughts on the matter - poked holes, disagreements, and all.

Yesterday i finished ACOWAR and absolutely loved it, it has me hooked i honestly can't wait to start FAS and SF, i honestly have no idea how feyre's story is going to go but I'm so excited for it.
But these are my gripes I had with the series as of now because as much as a love it, it did get on my nerves sometimes😂😂:-
1) Rhys death-
After feyre died and came back to life after 3 seconds, I felt like i couldn't even process her death before she came back and same with Rhysand.
I couldn't even process the fact that he died and then two pages in he's back and with amren in tow, I feel like maybe if we got to see feyre processing his death and maybe just a few more pages of him being dead then it would've not felt underwhelming to me. His death wasn't at all impactful to me.
2) Feyre destroying the Spring court -
She as a High lady had only one reason to do so (to get back at tamlin) she did not consider spring court's citizen or how the summer court would become vulnerable, and what she did to Lucien was a low blow (as much as I love her and as much as i think tamlin is a idiot for falling for it but that was not badass at all)
3) The Oruborus mirror showing the person his/her true dark self 😭 like really people from centuries ago are scared shitless and have died and gone mad because they saw their true dark self😭😂
4) Feyre - Mor fight- yeah nope
5) Feysand and Co. Not giving Lucien clothes and stuff for 2 days!! Coming from a culture where guests are treated so well I couldn't help but cringe at that scene.
6) Feyre drawing on someone else's house- I think that the drawing can be removed but how would feyre feel if someone came and drew all over her house?? I cringed so hard at that scene
7) Feysand and co. Suggesting Elain and Nesta to tell their most vulnerable moments to the people they hate the most so they can form alliances also did not sit right with me. Like as 500+ yr old leaders that's the only idea they came up with to form alliances??
Other than these this series has me hooked i can't stop reading and thinking about this series, is anyone else also this obsessed with the series??

For my final year of high school I decided I wanted to do a year abroad (a stupid mistake) I was sick of my life at home and I wanted to improve in the language I was learning. Unfortunately, I couldn’t gain any credits from my classes abroad for my final year back home, so in order to graduate on time I decided to take my final courses online (there was 4 classes left and each was a semester long). When I arrived in my host country I realized I underestimated how draining a different culture could be, not to mention it was the first time I’ve ever left my country.
Anyways, the plan was to complete half of my classes one semester and the other half the next, then come back and do my final exams. But that plan went up in flames pretty fast. During the first semester I procrastinated a lot. Granted, the school hours were long, I was still adjusting to the host country, and I had other foreign friends who always wanted to go out (I have a hard time saying no). So obviously this resulted in me not completing a single assignment for the first few months always putting it off due to exhaustion and the idea I still had more time. Well that didn’t last long. By the end of the semester I realized I had let all my assignments pile up and I couldn’t complete them even if I tried, I knew I was screwed and that’s when the concequence of my procrastination really hit.
Somehow the universe was on my side and after emailing my teacher I was able to move the class to the next semester ( I was able to complete the other one since it was short). I thought I leaned my lesson and was fully motivated to be better in second sem. Oh how wrong I was. My behaviour got worse. I hate to make excuses but I was constantly tired as I was already spending 9.5 hours dealing with my host school (bus rides included). So whenever I got home I just wanted to relax and I’ll admit this caused me to spend precious hours doom scrolling, procrastinating on my work. It was so bad that I spent an entire 2 week holiday rotting in bed.
I would always count how much work I had to do and how much time I had left to cope with my procrastination and over time the daily work load became larger and the sliver of motivation I had became smaller. Fast forward to the present, I returned home and barely completed any of my assignments across the 3 courses. Mind you I only have a week and a half before my first final. I’ve been trying to grind as many assignments as possible but I don’t think I can finish them all in time and graduate. To make matters worse I already applied and got accepted into post secondary but that’s under the assumption that I’m going to graduate with the grades I submitted (they were all really high because I only completed 3 or so assignments). I’m too ashamed to tell my friends and terrified of telling my parents because of how much they expect from me. In their eyes (both my friends and parents) I’m the good disciplined student, but now I don’t even think I’m going to graduate high school of all things. I’ve always struggled with procrastination and I knew that. Still I was so damn eager to get away that I failed to prioritize my high education and now I may not even complete it. And it’s all my damn fault.
Sorry if this is a mess I’m writing this @ 2am.

I have been doing the level up challenge. I have completed all the other target multipliers except candy blitz bombs 120x. This game is so hard to bonus. I have gotten a bonus maybe every 500spins and I cant believe this anymore. The target multi is 120x and I just cant beat it. I finally got a high paying bonus and it ended up paying 119x… How is this not fishy? I am quitting these challenges forever.

Aiming for: MSCS programs, terminal ones where applicable. I'm also considering Computational Finance but leaning towards keeping my options open with MSCS
University: University of Southampton (UK)
Degree: Bsc Computer Science (Hons)
Thesis: FinDeBERTa Deep Bidirectional Transformers for Financial Sentiment Analysis - built on Microsoft's existing transformer based model Deberta by implementing ideas from other papers, the resulting model established a new state of the art classification result on a dataset called the financial phrase bank
CGPA: First Class with Honours - My weighted average was 81.2%, a first is >70%, i'm not sure what that translates to
Research/Publications: 0. My University dissertation (thesis) was deemed publishable and short listed for an academic prize, my supervisor will be one of my recommenders and will attest to it. He's an academic with a H-index of 39 incase that makes a difference, my recommendation from him will state that I scored the highest in the research project than any student he's supervised (about 100 students over 20 years)
Work experience: SWE Graduate program at JPMorgan Chase Singapore, been here 3 years now and promoted once
Demographic: Born British but naturalised to become a Singaporean, Male (ethnically Indian)
LOR: 2 from University professors (one thesis supervisor, one examiner) both h-index ~40, 1 from an MD at JPMorgan (i'm contemplating switching this to my direct manager instead as they can more accurately attest to my ability, not sure what would be best here)
GRE: Diagnostic only so far (162Q, 160V)
Motivation: I will be completely honest here, my motivations are a bit different from most. I love CS and it's been my dream to be taught at one of the best institutions in the world. I would rather reapply if I do not get into one of my dream schools than I would attend another. Furthermore I intend to spend most of my career in Singapore, and for better or worse there is a huge Uni prestige bias here. I am ok with not doing an MSCS if I can't get into one of the institutions I dream of attending, I hope I don't get any hate for that. My short term career goal is to get to the US and work there for ~3 years, but i'm extremely fortunate where visas are guaranteed for my passport due to a special treaty and i'm in the process of an internal transfer there currently.
Concerns: UK universities operate a little differently where your first year does not count at all towards your final degree weighting. Because of this I focused less on academics and more on competing for a place on my uni rowing team and racing at regattas, which I did. I also slipped a disc in this first year which affected scores a bit due to medical priorities. For this year I averaged a low 2.1 as a result, but as I said it was not counted towards my degree (but will be on my transcript). Will this shoot my chances?
Can you rate my chances for the following:

1. Stanford
2. CMU
3. Berkeley
4. Harvard CS + Eng (Yes it's for the name, I know the course isn't as strong as the other top 5)
5. Georgia Tech (less so than the others)
6. Michigan (less so than the others)
7. Columbia (less so than the others)
8. Princeton
9. Yale

I know I would be exceptionally lucky to get a place at any of these universities, so don't get me wrong. I just want to know if I have a current shot and what I can do over the next 2 application cycles to increase my chances, particularly the top 4. Thank you in advance!

TW: Selfharm, pregnancy loss
Bear with me because this post is going to be long. I (23f) have regularly dreamed about my first love (26m) at least once a week since we last spoke in 2016. It's been driving me crazy for 8 years.
We met when I was 13 and (for this story's purposes, I'll be changing names) Rafael was 16. I went to a bigger church in the state that was well known, and the years I went there were the most clique-like experiences I've ever had. The culture in this church was basically that you had to project a certain image or you were cut out of the "inner circle" so-to-speak of pastors kids and popular kids, and were shunned/rejected. Unfortunately for me, my shitty childhood combined with a drug-addicted brother and several undiagnosed issues put me on the sidelines with what I guess could have been considered the "bad crowd". When I was 13, my brother (17m at the time) left our house for good after another drug-induced attempt to kill my parents. As a teenager, I didn't handle any of what was happening around me well, and was experiencing a lot of bullying, at home, at school, and especially at church. This is around the time I met Rafael.
My memory is fuzzy on the timelines and details of if it all, but it went something like, he came down from California to live with his dad, and his parents and my parents were church family friends at the time. I can't remember when I first met him or how I came to know/like him, but it turned out that, hey, he liked me too. The usual teenage crush shit. We immediately bonded over our shared family trauma, and went on to develop an extremely unhealthy co-dependant relationship that lasted about 2 years. In the beginning, it was mostly innocent, the usual teenage shit; sneaking around behind my parents' backs because I wasn't allowed to date, stolen glances in church services, writing notes, etc. Things took a turn around the time I turned 14. Unbeknownst to me at the time, though I'm sure it was obvious to anyone outside looking in, I was extremely mentally unwell. Rafael and I trauma-bonded over shared experiences of slf-hrm, which took our already unhealthily obsessive relationship to an entirely new level. Things got worse as I started high-school, going to the same school as him.
My parents were extremely strict. We weren't allowed to have our phones past a certain time at night, everything was monitored, they had our passwords to everything, we weren't allowed to watch TV/movies on weekdays, even our doors were removed sometimes depending on how suspicious they were of something. Well, as I'm sure most of you know, strict parents make sneaky kids. We had a home phone at the time and I would call Rafael every night. Things of course escalated as many teenage relationships do, and I started sneaking him over most nights after my parents went to bed, (don't ask me how I did that, I to this day will never know how I had the balls). As our relationship escalated physically, it skyrocketed emotionally. I was completely infatuated in the most extreme and terrifying way. I was literally ready to go down for this man Bonnie & Clyde style. I used to romanticize how unhealthy our dynamic was, to the point of an extreme obsession with the disapproval others had for our relationship when they found out. Church leaders found out. My parents found out several times. And then, in the midst of it all, I had what could be described as a mental break and had a fully hysterical pregnancy. I was catatonic. Convinced I lost the baby. Convinced I was pregnant and no one could tell me otherwise. Convinced that I had prayed for a miracle and this was it. When I "lost" the baby, I was in mandated therapy at this point, and my therapist was concerned for my safety and she was very right to be.
We were full in. Ready to go down in flames for eachother. Ready to literally die for eachother, and had actually discussed it. At one point, I burned his initial into my arm, and he let me cut part of my name into his chest IN THE MIDDLE OF SCHOOL. If that doesn't tell you everything you need to know, I don't know what would. So time passes, things get more and more intense, and eventually, my mom finds out that we were trying to get pregnant. I was 14 when all of this was happening. School had just let out for summer, and my mom logged into my email account and happened to find a draft to a home for pregnant teens, since my parents were adamant that if I ever got pregnant, they'd kick me out. She left right then, bought a pregnancy test, and made me take it in front of her. Sometime during this, my dad gets home. My mom explains what's going on and he's furious. Up until this point, when they'd found out that we were dating again and again, because they'd catch us and then trust that the consequences of it had caused the relationship to end, my dad had made several threats to Rafael about what he'd do if he ever touched his daughter. In the midst of my mom screaming at me and me crying over a negative pregnancy test in their bathroom, my dad is now walking around in circles in his room with a g*n, praying to God to not let him leave the house.
The next day, I was sent to live with my brother in California for the summer, one of the most traumatic summers of my life, but that's another story. I was cut off from society completely, and when I returned for the start of school a few months later, my parents moved across town, and switched houses, schools, and churches. When I finally got in contact with Rafael again, he was dating someone else, I believe they're married now, and I was so desperate to get him back that I almost broke them up. We spoke one more time my sophomore year until I eventually joined a cult (again, another story) and began coping by diving fully into it. I told him not to contact me again, and we haven't spoken since.
Since then, I've had several relationships. I've gotten married, had a child, got divorced, and in the last few years, finally got on a few medications that gave me the mental clarity to look back over the last 10 years. When I say those were the most embarrassing few months of my life, I mean I truly couldn't get out of bed because I was so disgusted and upset with how mentally unwell I was for so long. Though my life has changed drastically over these last few years, the one constant and frustrating reoccurrence is the fact that he shows up randomly in my dreams about once a week since I was 15. They're not romantic, they're not even necessarily anxiety or dreams of longing, just random dreams where he happens to show up and start talking to me like we're talking normally in real life. Maybe it's just that I wonder how his life ended up. Or maybe I never recovered from how truly chaotic my first love experience was. But I guess the most frustrating part is that I'm on good or neutral terms with all of my exes over the years, and any relationship, platonic or otherwise, that I've had, if it's ended for any reason, we've always cleared the air. But he is the only person in my life that remains completely a mystery.
Recently, a friend of mine saw him in a store and asked me if I've talked to him since. We've both lived in the same city this entire time. It's been 8 years, and we've never spoken. At one point, his (wife?) who I also grew up with in that church showed up in my Facebook friend suggestions and I did try to friend her, but I'm sure it was, understandably, weird given how (oh my god, it was so bad) truly mentally unstable I was in my teenage years and she never responded. I wish I knew when the switch flipped for him and he realized, "oh my god, that relationship was fucking crazy", because I'd love to laugh about it now.
Rafael, wherever you are, I hope you're well. And I really wish you'd stop showing up to laugh over pickles with me in my dreams, lol.

The Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is a high-performance luxury sports car produced by Mercedes-AMG, the performance and tuning division of Mercedes-Benz. Here are the key details about the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG:
Overview
Manufacturer: Mercedes-AMG
Production Years: 2010–2015
Assembly: Sindelfingen, Germany
Class: Grand tourer (S)
Design and Features
Body Style:

• 2-door coupé (Gullwing doors)
• 2-door roadster

Layout: Front mid-engine, rear-wheel drive
Designer: Mark Fetherston
Performance and Specifications
Engine:

• 6.2 L M159 V8 (Gasoline)
• Engine Output: 563 hp (420 kW) at 6,800 rpm and 479 lb-ft (650 Nm) of torque at 4,750 rpm

Transmission: 7-speed dual-clutch automatic
Acceleration: 0-60 mph (0-97 km/h) in approximately 3.8 seconds
Top Speed: Electronically limited to 197 mph (317 km/h)
Dimensions
Wheelbase: 2,680 mm (105.5 in)
Length: 4,638 mm (182.5 in)
Width: 1,939 mm (76.3 in)
Height: 1,262 mm (49.7 in)
Curb Weight: Approximately 1,620 kg (3,571 lbs)
Special Editions and Variants
SLS AMG GT: Enhanced version with more power (591 hp), improved suspension, and refined interior.
SLS AMG Black Series: High-performance variant with 622 hp, reduced weight, and more aggressive aerodynamics.
SLS AMG Electric Drive: Fully electric version with 751 hp and a range of nd 155 miles (250 km).
SLS AMG GT Final Edition: Limited production final version with unique design elements.
Notable Features
Gullwing Doors: The coupé version is renowned for its iconic gullwing doors, a homage to the classic Mercedes-Benz 300 SL.
Carbon Fiber Drive Shaft: Helps in reducing weight and improving performance.
Adaptive Suspension: Provides a balance between comfort and sporty handling.
High-Performance Brakes: Carbon-ceramic brake discs for better stopping power.
Legacy and Influence

• The SLS AMG was the first Mercedes-Benz automobile designed and built from scratch entirely by AMG.
• It serves as the spiritual successor to the 300 SL Gullwing and has a strong racing heritage, including the GT3 version that competed in various motorsport events.

Market and Collectibility

• The SLS AMG is highly regarded among collectors and enthusiasts for its performance, design, and significance in the Mercedes-Benz lineup.
• Prices for well-maintained examples, especially limited editions like the Black Series and Final Edition, have remained strong in the secondary market.