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2023.03.30 07:17 indreamsforevermore Men are so infuriating especially polymen.
I fell in love with a polyamorous guy and I'm starting to think it's the worst thing I could have ever done. He's the only person I've ever wanted to spend my entire life with the one person I could be happy with and not need anybody else ever. But I will never be the only one. Plus this man's lack of communication is very frustrating. You will be speaking to him and no word of a lie he will give one, two, or mabye three words as a response.
Sometimes youll even get lucky and get a sentence. On top of that he takes quite a long time in between messages to respond even when he's free. I also feel like the only times he talks to me is when he's in the bathtub, when he goes with his fiance to her boyfriend's house, sometimes when he's at work on breaks or lunch, and sometimes on the bus going home. I also don't have his number and we don't video chat since i live 8 hours away.
Which leaves us to talking over Snapchat and not being able to have full long conversations. Plus when you do talk you will ask him things and he will often not know what to say. It's only when you question the fact that he doesn't know what to say that he will then give kind of an answer. But its very short like 1 sentence.
Also I will try often to tell him things that nobody else has ever said to him before that make him feel special. Very romantic things and this man again will not know what the hell to say. Or when you ask him has anyone ever said that to you before? He'll say his fiance has but not in those exact words she used different words.
Which is honest but at the same time it makes me feel like there's nothing I could say or do that she hasn't already said or done you know? So what's the point of someone getting into a poly relationship with him other than the sex? Which he and I do not do because I do not want sex whatsoever plus how far i live away.
He also told me that our emotional connection is so strong and amazing because of that (no sex) and in a different way then what he has with his fiance. But I'm not going to lie it really hurts knowing that I'll always be second in his life and that everything I say she's already said but differently.
So if he's trying to form a relationship with me how's it going to work with this little of communication. On top of that we were talking earlier while he was at work and he was barley saying anything. I wrote him this big massive 26 page write up about how I felt about him using Samsung Notes. Sent it to him via Snapchat he read it and said he had no words.
But he did send me a bitmoji of him kissing my cheek and that was it. He said sorry was at work and not having a good day. Then told me later on he'd give me a deeper response. Which I know he's not going to do because he always says he'll do things like message me later respond better later and never does.
So I just thought to myself okay I know it's not going to happen but not going to worry about it because I'm used to it by now. Then I responded with is there anything I can do to make it better sorry to hear. What's something your heart needs right now. I will go to the ends of the Earth and back to make your bad day the best is ever been.
Well this man then took 4 hours and 9 minutes to respond and all he had to say was awwww just hearing that helps. Now I don't know why but I literally read it as if he was patting me on the head telling me that. Like that's just the first thing my brain thought of when I read it out loud. I know it probably wasn't meant that way but it's as if he was talking to a kid and patting them on the head you know like aw thanks kiddo.
I mean I don't know how this man can be Poly with anyone when his communication is this poor. Not only that but when you try to talk to him about the whole poly thing and discuss stuff. He pretty much just says we'll see where things go or again he doesn't have an answer and doesn't know what the hell to say. And last but certainly not least he was talking about me his fiance her boyfriend and him all moving in together one day.
But then said If someone else ever comes along another female he would speak to both of us me and fiance about her joining the relationship. Now I haven't said yes to being in a relationship with him yet were taking things slow and everything I mentioned above lack of communication no phone number no video chats it makes it super hard. I mean you can't form a connection with somebody even though he said we did with this little to go off of.
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Sometimes youll even get lucky and get a sentence. On top of that he takes quite a long time in between messages to respond even when he's free. I also feel like the only times he talks to me is when he's in the bathtub, when he goes with his fiance to her boyfriend's house, sometimes when he's at work on breaks or lunch, and sometimes on the bus going home. I also don't have his number and we don't video chat since i live 8 hours away.
Which leaves us to talking over Snapchat and not being able to have full long conversations. Plus when you do talk you will ask him things and he will often not know what to say. It's only when you question the fact that he doesn't know what to say that he will then give kind of an answer. But its very short like 1 sentence.
Also I will try often to tell him things that nobody else has ever said to him before that make him feel special. Very romantic things and this man again will not know what the hell to say. Or when you ask him has anyone ever said that to you before? He'll say his fiance has but not in those exact words she used different words.
Which is honest but at the same time it makes me feel like there's nothing I could say or do that she hasn't already said or done you know? So what's the point of someone getting into a poly relationship with him other than the sex? Which he and I do not do because I do not want sex whatsoever plus how far i live away.
He also told me that our emotional connection is so strong and amazing because of that (no sex) and in a different way then what he has with his fiance. But I'm not going to lie it really hurts knowing that I'll always be second in his life and that everything I say she's already said but differently.
So if he's trying to form a relationship with me how's it going to work with this little of communication. On top of that we were talking earlier while he was at work and he was barley saying anything. I wrote him this big massive 26 page write up about how I felt about him using Samsung Notes. Sent it to him via Snapchat he read it and said he had no words.
But he did send me a bitmoji of him kissing my cheek and that was it. He said sorry was at work and not having a good day. Then told me later on he'd give me a deeper response. Which I know he's not going to do because he always says he'll do things like message me later respond better later and never does.
So I just thought to myself okay I know it's not going to happen but not going to worry about it because I'm used to it by now. Then I responded with is there anything I can do to make it better sorry to hear. What's something your heart needs right now. I will go to the ends of the Earth and back to make your bad day the best is ever been.
Well this man then took 4 hours and 9 minutes to respond and all he had to say was awwww just hearing that helps. Now I don't know why but I literally read it as if he was patting me on the head telling me that. Like that's just the first thing my brain thought of when I read it out loud. I know it probably wasn't meant that way but it's as if he was talking to a kid and patting them on the head you know like aw thanks kiddo.
I mean I don't know how this man can be Poly with anyone when his communication is this poor. Not only that but when you try to talk to him about the whole poly thing and discuss stuff. He pretty much just says we'll see where things go or again he doesn't have an answer and doesn't know what the hell to say. And last but certainly not least he was talking about me his fiance her boyfriend and him all moving in together one day.
But then said If someone else ever comes along another female he would speak to both of us me and fiance about her joining the relationship. Now I haven't said yes to being in a relationship with him yet were taking things slow and everything I mentioned above lack of communication no phone number no video chats it makes it super hard. I mean you can't form a connection with somebody even though he said we did with this little to go off of.
2023.03.30 07:15 indreamsforevermore It hurts so much and it's also frustrating at the same time.
I fell in love with a polyamorous guy and I'm starting to think it's the worst thing I could have ever done. He's the only person I've ever wanted to spend my entire life with the one person I could be happy with and not need anybody else ever. But I will never be the only one. Plus this man's lack of communication is very frustrating. You will be speaking to him and no word of a lie he will give one, two, or mabye three words as a response.
Sometimes youll even get lucky and get a sentence. On top of that he takes quite a long time in between messages to respond even when he's free. I also feel like the only times he talks to me is when he's in the bathtub, when he goes with his fiance to her boyfriend's house, sometimes when he's at work on breaks or lunch, and sometimes on the bus going home. I also don't have his number and we don't video chat since i live 8 hours away.
Which leaves us to talking over Snapchat and not being able to have full long conversations. Plus when you do talk you will ask him things and he will often not know what to say. It's only when you question the fact that he doesn't know what to say that he will then give kind of an answer. But its very short like 1 sentence.
Also I will try often to tell him things that nobody else has ever said to him before that make him feel special. Very romantic things and this man again will not know what the hell to say. Or when you ask him has anyone ever said that to you before? He'll say his fiance has but not in those exact words she used different words.
Which is honest but at the same time it makes me feel like there's nothing I could say or do that she hasn't already said or done you know? So what's the point of someone getting into a poly relationship with him other than the sex? Which he and I do not do because I do not want sex whatsoever plus how far i live away.
He also told me that our emotional connection is so strong and amazing because of that (no sex) and in a different way then what he has with his fiance. But I'm not going to lie it really hurts knowing that I'll always be second in his life and that everything I say she's already said but differently.
So if he's trying to form a relationship with me how's it going to work with this little of communication. On top of that we were talking earlier while he was at work and he was barley saying anything. I wrote him this big massive 26 page write up about how I felt about him using Samsung Notes. Sent it to him via Snapchat he read it and said he had no words.
But he did send me a bitmoji of him kissing my cheek and that was it. He said sorry was at work and not having a good day. Then told me later on he'd give me a deeper response. Which I know he's not going to do because he always says he'll do things like message me later respond better later and never does.
So I just thought to myself okay I know it's not going to happen but not going to worry about it because I'm used to it by now. Then I responded with is there anything I can do to make it better sorry to hear. What's something your heart needs right now. I will go to the ends of the Earth and back to make your bad day the best is ever been.
Well this man then took 4 hours and 9 minutes to respond and all he had to say was awwww just hearing that helps. Now I don't know why but I literally read it as if he was patting me on the head telling me that. Like that's just the first thing my brain thought of when I read it out loud. I know it probably wasn't meant that way but it's as if he was talking to a kid and patting them on the head you know like aw thanks kiddo.
I mean I don't know how this man can be Poly with anyone when his communication is this poor. Not only that but when you try to talk to him about the whole poly thing and discuss stuff. He pretty much just says we'll see where things go or again he doesn't have an answer and doesn't know what the hell to say. And last but certainly not least he was talking about me his fiance her boyfriend and him all moving in together one day.
But then said If someone else ever comes along another female he would speak to both of us me and fiance about her joining the relationship. Now I haven't said yes to being in a relationship with him yet were taking things slow and everything I mentioned above lack of communication no phone number no video chats it makes it super hard. I mean you can't form a connection with somebody even though he said we did with this little to go off of.
Also if he's going to be bringing more people into this relationship on top of just me and his fiance if I decide to join. I can see things becoming a disaster because of how little he communicates with me. So what's it going to be like with a third woman in the mix plus he works a lot so there's that too. I just honestly don't think either of them him and his fiance knew what the they were getting into or really thought this through just my thoughts though.
Because the day before yesterday he had taken a mental health day off work and went with his fiance to her boyfriend's house. While they were there she gave him two Edibles because she takes them for medical reasons and he was higher than a kite when he was talking to me. He was upstairs she was downstairs and he was telling me I hope she's doing him (her bf).
Because he said something about her being afraid of losing her connection I think it was or closeness with her fiance my guy friend if that made sense. So what I'm taking from that is she's scared to get close to the boyfriend because of that just my interpretation though. Which I get but at the same time if you're so worried about that why bother doing this whole poly thing.
Unless you just make it about the sex so that you never have to worry about losing your strong connection with your partner. But again just my two cents. And the only thing I'm concerned with really is me and anybody else they try to bring into the relationship because I feel like we're going to get hurt. Especially if they're trying to hold on to their connection with each other to keep it strong and then not wanting to get to close to us because of it. But those are just my thoughts what are yours? Is this a good situation to get into?
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Sometimes youll even get lucky and get a sentence. On top of that he takes quite a long time in between messages to respond even when he's free. I also feel like the only times he talks to me is when he's in the bathtub, when he goes with his fiance to her boyfriend's house, sometimes when he's at work on breaks or lunch, and sometimes on the bus going home. I also don't have his number and we don't video chat since i live 8 hours away.
Which leaves us to talking over Snapchat and not being able to have full long conversations. Plus when you do talk you will ask him things and he will often not know what to say. It's only when you question the fact that he doesn't know what to say that he will then give kind of an answer. But its very short like 1 sentence.
Also I will try often to tell him things that nobody else has ever said to him before that make him feel special. Very romantic things and this man again will not know what the hell to say. Or when you ask him has anyone ever said that to you before? He'll say his fiance has but not in those exact words she used different words.
Which is honest but at the same time it makes me feel like there's nothing I could say or do that she hasn't already said or done you know? So what's the point of someone getting into a poly relationship with him other than the sex? Which he and I do not do because I do not want sex whatsoever plus how far i live away.
He also told me that our emotional connection is so strong and amazing because of that (no sex) and in a different way then what he has with his fiance. But I'm not going to lie it really hurts knowing that I'll always be second in his life and that everything I say she's already said but differently.
So if he's trying to form a relationship with me how's it going to work with this little of communication. On top of that we were talking earlier while he was at work and he was barley saying anything. I wrote him this big massive 26 page write up about how I felt about him using Samsung Notes. Sent it to him via Snapchat he read it and said he had no words.
But he did send me a bitmoji of him kissing my cheek and that was it. He said sorry was at work and not having a good day. Then told me later on he'd give me a deeper response. Which I know he's not going to do because he always says he'll do things like message me later respond better later and never does.
So I just thought to myself okay I know it's not going to happen but not going to worry about it because I'm used to it by now. Then I responded with is there anything I can do to make it better sorry to hear. What's something your heart needs right now. I will go to the ends of the Earth and back to make your bad day the best is ever been.
Well this man then took 4 hours and 9 minutes to respond and all he had to say was awwww just hearing that helps. Now I don't know why but I literally read it as if he was patting me on the head telling me that. Like that's just the first thing my brain thought of when I read it out loud. I know it probably wasn't meant that way but it's as if he was talking to a kid and patting them on the head you know like aw thanks kiddo.
I mean I don't know how this man can be Poly with anyone when his communication is this poor. Not only that but when you try to talk to him about the whole poly thing and discuss stuff. He pretty much just says we'll see where things go or again he doesn't have an answer and doesn't know what the hell to say. And last but certainly not least he was talking about me his fiance her boyfriend and him all moving in together one day.
But then said If someone else ever comes along another female he would speak to both of us me and fiance about her joining the relationship. Now I haven't said yes to being in a relationship with him yet were taking things slow and everything I mentioned above lack of communication no phone number no video chats it makes it super hard. I mean you can't form a connection with somebody even though he said we did with this little to go off of.
Also if he's going to be bringing more people into this relationship on top of just me and his fiance if I decide to join. I can see things becoming a disaster because of how little he communicates with me. So what's it going to be like with a third woman in the mix plus he works a lot so there's that too. I just honestly don't think either of them him and his fiance knew what the they were getting into or really thought this through just my thoughts though.
Because the day before yesterday he had taken a mental health day off work and went with his fiance to her boyfriend's house. While they were there she gave him two Edibles because she takes them for medical reasons and he was higher than a kite when he was talking to me. He was upstairs she was downstairs and he was telling me I hope she's doing him (her bf).
Because he said something about her being afraid of losing her connection I think it was or closeness with her fiance my guy friend if that made sense. So what I'm taking from that is she's scared to get close to the boyfriend because of that just my interpretation though. Which I get but at the same time if you're so worried about that why bother doing this whole poly thing.
Unless you just make it about the sex so that you never have to worry about losing your strong connection with your partner. But again just my two cents. And the only thing I'm concerned with really is me and anybody else they try to bring into the relationship because I feel like we're going to get hurt. Especially if they're trying to hold on to their connection with each other to keep it strong and then not wanting to get to close to us because of it. But those are just my thoughts what are yours? Is this a good situation to get into?
2023.03.30 07:13 TaquitosLoquitos My friend's wife used to have sex with me and his entire friend group before meeting him. I'm embarrassed my friend married her & has kids
I love my friend Robert (fake name), but I'm absolutely embarrassed by him. In my eyes, he's a loser & an idiot for being with his wife. They're both 27 and have twin daughters that are 4 years old. He's happy! And that's great, but me & all his friend's had her first. Before meeting my friend Robert, his wife (we'll call her sally) was having sex with his entire friend group. It was me and 2 others guys that Robert knew. We all met her in college, she made college fun & took our virginities. Each of us had different classes with her, that's how me & Robert's other friends knew her. That's how they all had sex with her, because everyone had some sort of class with her during the day. Now obviously we didn't have sex with her at the same time, it was all separate occasions - but still, we all had our way with her.
Sally was just some blonde haired, blue eyed, freckled face chick with huge boobs we hanged out with because she was hot & hilarious. She was those chick's that wore denim, loved anime & came from a farmeranch family. She'll follow us around always, maybe she thought we were cool or something, so we got her involved in our friend group. She shared her hobbies, always got us invovled in her activities & was super fun to hang out with.
Sally was an awesome girl! So silly, hilarious, sweet & was the nicest person you can ever meet. She was an angel, so goofy & loved being adventurous. But unfortunately, I still just saw her as a chick I can have sex with.
Only reason we all know sally slept with the friend group, Is because me & Robert's other 2 friends brought it up. We realized the 3 of us were all at some point intimate with her, because we all had classes with her. We were all shocked, because we didn't know sally slept with the 3 of us. I thought I was the lucky one that only slept with her, but turns out Robert's other friend's were lucky too. We all lost our virginities to this girl, which was crazy. In our eyes, we thought she was easy & slutty so we wanted to continue seeing her.
Sally had a serious conversation with me & my 2 other friends when we introduced her to Robert. She fell in love with him, actually dated him in a serious way, didn't have sex with him quickly (which is funny) and the two of them became a couple. She was honest with him about her past with us, he didn't care & only cared about the future they'll have together. Sally asked that we respect her relationship with Robert and that everything we did together in college stay in the past. She said she's past all that stuff & wants something serious and special in her life: that being Robert. She wanted to move on with Robert, have a family with him and get married. She was insanely in love with him. She wanted something "real" and I guess Robert gave that to her.
That's exactly what they are now, they're married and still crazy for each other. She's a teacher, he own a restaurant & they have twin daughters. I don't care if I sound bad, but I'm embarrassed for Robert. His wife used to be a slut, now she's acting like nothing happened. We all did things with her, it's annoying she's acting like we didn't. She has that "I'm a wife & mother now" type of attitude, she's supposedly "matured". They're always going on vacations/traveling with their kids and I just cringe at the photos.
So yes, I'm embarrassed for Robert. There's definitely people out there that are also embarrassed for him, because they know how slutty sally was. But whatever, if he's happy & she's happy, then I guess that's fine. He's enjoying sloppy seconds & a girl that's used up completely.
I already know there's gonna be comments saying, "but women can enjoy sex too!" And "it's none of your business who she has sex with". That's true, but you're all hilarious for wanting to say that. It's just reddit defending women like always.
I don't care if she's a mom now, she's a slut in my eyes.
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Sally was just some blonde haired, blue eyed, freckled face chick with huge boobs we hanged out with because she was hot & hilarious. She was those chick's that wore denim, loved anime & came from a farmeranch family. She'll follow us around always, maybe she thought we were cool or something, so we got her involved in our friend group. She shared her hobbies, always got us invovled in her activities & was super fun to hang out with.
Sally was an awesome girl! So silly, hilarious, sweet & was the nicest person you can ever meet. She was an angel, so goofy & loved being adventurous. But unfortunately, I still just saw her as a chick I can have sex with.
Only reason we all know sally slept with the friend group, Is because me & Robert's other 2 friends brought it up. We realized the 3 of us were all at some point intimate with her, because we all had classes with her. We were all shocked, because we didn't know sally slept with the 3 of us. I thought I was the lucky one that only slept with her, but turns out Robert's other friend's were lucky too. We all lost our virginities to this girl, which was crazy. In our eyes, we thought she was easy & slutty so we wanted to continue seeing her.
Sally had a serious conversation with me & my 2 other friends when we introduced her to Robert. She fell in love with him, actually dated him in a serious way, didn't have sex with him quickly (which is funny) and the two of them became a couple. She was honest with him about her past with us, he didn't care & only cared about the future they'll have together. Sally asked that we respect her relationship with Robert and that everything we did together in college stay in the past. She said she's past all that stuff & wants something serious and special in her life: that being Robert. She wanted to move on with Robert, have a family with him and get married. She was insanely in love with him. She wanted something "real" and I guess Robert gave that to her.
That's exactly what they are now, they're married and still crazy for each other. She's a teacher, he own a restaurant & they have twin daughters. I don't care if I sound bad, but I'm embarrassed for Robert. His wife used to be a slut, now she's acting like nothing happened. We all did things with her, it's annoying she's acting like we didn't. She has that "I'm a wife & mother now" type of attitude, she's supposedly "matured". They're always going on vacations/traveling with their kids and I just cringe at the photos.
So yes, I'm embarrassed for Robert. There's definitely people out there that are also embarrassed for him, because they know how slutty sally was. But whatever, if he's happy & she's happy, then I guess that's fine. He's enjoying sloppy seconds & a girl that's used up completely.
I already know there's gonna be comments saying, "but women can enjoy sex too!" And "it's none of your business who she has sex with". That's true, but you're all hilarious for wanting to say that. It's just reddit defending women like always.
I don't care if she's a mom now, she's a slut in my eyes.
2023.03.30 06:58 Longjumping_Dingo767 Excitement when dating
Just ended things with a dude I went on a couple of dates with even though he was doing everything right. Said all the right things… didn’t pressure me for sex. Texted and let me know he was interested…
I just can’t seem to feel excited about anyone. I keep trying to tell myself to stop looking for excitement and someone who I can laugh with and have fun with because it’s what is gonna get my heart broken again but I want to be excited to spend time with someone and I don’t feel it.
My question for you all is this: Do you find it necessary to feel chemistry and feel excitement to date and eventually end up in a relationship with someone? I just can’t seem to feel like I’m doing the right thing
On my last date with this guy. He kissed me and said: “I feel so lucky” and in the past this would’ve had me on cloud 9 but when we parted way I just felt a sinking feeling in my chest because for some odd reason—I didn’t feel the same way.
I try to communicate that I’m not feeling it as soon as I can so I don’t lead people on but I just feel like I’m never going to find what I’m looking for and I’m just leaving so many men with the same message of: “im sorry we cant pursue this further”
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I just can’t seem to feel excited about anyone. I keep trying to tell myself to stop looking for excitement and someone who I can laugh with and have fun with because it’s what is gonna get my heart broken again but I want to be excited to spend time with someone and I don’t feel it.
My question for you all is this: Do you find it necessary to feel chemistry and feel excitement to date and eventually end up in a relationship with someone? I just can’t seem to feel like I’m doing the right thing
On my last date with this guy. He kissed me and said: “I feel so lucky” and in the past this would’ve had me on cloud 9 but when we parted way I just felt a sinking feeling in my chest because for some odd reason—I didn’t feel the same way.
I try to communicate that I’m not feeling it as soon as I can so I don’t lead people on but I just feel like I’m never going to find what I’m looking for and I’m just leaving so many men with the same message of: “im sorry we cant pursue this further”
2023.03.30 06:41 Scyllascum What should I do in a relationship where I want to start anew while (28F) my SO (30M) is in jail?
So I’ve been with my (28F) SO (30M) for almost three years now. He has ASPD and I also struggle with depression and ADHD, and possibly some other issues where I’m still awaiting medical re-evaluation from a psychiatrist, but the next appointment I’ll be able to see them is on September lol. I’ve been struggling really bad mentally and physically, and the fact that my SO has been in county for over a year and is most likely getting transferred to prison within the next month or two makes this even more difficult. From what I’ve been told, he’ll most likely be in prison for another year or two, if he’s lucky. This is my first time ever having to deal with this type of thing, and his first time going to prison, although he’s been in county for other things in the past. He and I were never the romantic type and before he got caught up we were both homeless and dealing with a lot of shit. We are also addicts, although we’ve both been clean from our DOC since he’s been arrested, which has been already a little over a year.
It’s basically starting fresh, since we were both deep into our addiction during the majority of our time together before he got arrested. Now that we’re both clean, it’s been very hard to articulate my feelings and communicate properly with him, which is the same for him. We’re both introverted, and have a hard time communicating our love for each other. I just want to know if there’s any suggestions from you guys where we can talk about things that ‘normal’ people do in a relationship. Him being in county makes it even harder since all I can do is wait for his calls or send him letters. I genuinely want to write more to him but can never actually say what I want to and it comes off awkward and forced. My overwhelming anxiety also exacerbate this issue.
Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on what to write to him? Or if anything else, what would you recommend to do if you started a ‘new’ relationship? What do you ask? What is considered a ‘normal’ relationship? What do you do? It’s almost like we’re starting our relationship anew ever since our sobriety and I just want to keep him entertained so he won’t have to be stuck with his thoughts while he’s in there by himself alone. I would kindly appreciate it, and no judgment please. Thank you.
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It’s basically starting fresh, since we were both deep into our addiction during the majority of our time together before he got arrested. Now that we’re both clean, it’s been very hard to articulate my feelings and communicate properly with him, which is the same for him. We’re both introverted, and have a hard time communicating our love for each other. I just want to know if there’s any suggestions from you guys where we can talk about things that ‘normal’ people do in a relationship. Him being in county makes it even harder since all I can do is wait for his calls or send him letters. I genuinely want to write more to him but can never actually say what I want to and it comes off awkward and forced. My overwhelming anxiety also exacerbate this issue.
Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on what to write to him? Or if anything else, what would you recommend to do if you started a ‘new’ relationship? What do you ask? What is considered a ‘normal’ relationship? What do you do? It’s almost like we’re starting our relationship anew ever since our sobriety and I just want to keep him entertained so he won’t have to be stuck with his thoughts while he’s in there by himself alone. I would kindly appreciate it, and no judgment please. Thank you.
2023.03.30 06:30 Maxthe13 A little bit of a rant and some requests for advice about collecting. See text below
I am a young man who is still in school and although I am lucky enough to have parents who fund all of my need but of course does not mean my hobbies. I work a couple hours of week but it’s hard with school. I guess I am a spoiled person so it’s hard to work with such a close budget. I love collecting and baseball a lot and my one favorite players has always Mookie. That being said he is super expensive in the hobby and I feel like I am stuck progressing my pc since he is my main guy. I also have had some fun goals in the pass that I would love to complete like doing a rainbow which would never be possible with Mookie. So I guess I have a couple questions. How can I enjoy the hobby more on a tight student budget? How can I continue to collect Mookie when he is so expensive? Lastly I feel like I need to find other guys to pc but how do I decide? My favorite team is the Red Sox so do you guys have any recommendations of players for cheap who are good or could be really good. Thank you for reading my rant
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2023.03.30 06:23 Initiative-Internal White Noise
Hello guys, a bit on me if you'd like: I'm a person who's always been fond for writing, but never really had my hand in it though, in fact, I wrote this incomplete should-have-been series a year ago, but never really completed it. I've only dabbled in it for a bit, writing scraps and throwing them away, but this is the only thing I found that was noteworthy and decided to share it, it's a copy-paste directly from the writing program, but I cleaned it up a bit of course, anyway, I really hope you guys enjoy!
You don't know who I am, or where I come from, you don't know anything, but if you're reading this that's good, it means you're alive, and maybe the world is better, maybe it's enjoyable, and there are parks again, and kids laughing and cheering. But that's all a maybe, an outcome with an unfair possibility of not happening, but I guess it makes sense, someone decided to destroy the world, and with the technology we had, it probably wasn’t that hard. What happened? well, I don't really know, all I know is that the world is falling apart, it's cracking, small cracks are apparent in almost every surface I come across that's been untouched or unmoved for a while, and they aren't normal cracks, they have a dim white glow, when I say dim I mean almost non-existent but the glow was still there nonetheless, and it feels like the world isn’t as bright, the world just lost all its life, all the grays got greyer and every other color looks dull and monotonous, but that’s just what came about.
After the first day, all available power disappeared, it was an exposition, a cardinal signal foreshadowing the apocalyptic future yet to come, of course, people started to panic. after one week the water shut off, at this point people had started to get irritable, and heated arguments were becoming a much too common thing to see in a lonely town like mine, then the third week hit, it's when the cracks became noticeable, it's also when people were being discovered, dead people, not many in the first few days, only two or three found a day. Soon enough people had run out of supplies, it's not like people were restocking the stores so no one could get any food or drink.
The streets were littered with bodies, most died from asphyxiation or gunshots, which was unlike the first killings, the first body found had his throat ripped out and his guts spilled, yet there was no blood anywhere on the body and no signs of a struggle, although I noticed this, I paid little attention to it. Nothing happened after that, aside from me staying in the basement which held enough food and water to sustain me for about a month and then some if I rationed carefully. It sucked in there, I had to have the little lamp in there off most of the time because of the lack of power, and the battery was already three-quarters full when I got down there, but I managed for thirty-two painfully slow and lightless days, then I emerged into my home.
I saw what I had expected, shattered glass everywhere, tables turned on their sides, and everything else characteristic of a ransacking, but I was not expecting to find a body stuck in a wall, his waist and below stuck in the wall, the wall wasn't broken, it was like something had made the wall a liquid, stuck him in, and made the wall solid again. I didn’t see any fractures in the wall's surface aside from the small squiggly white cracks that remained on almost every surface. At that point I realized I hadn't shed a single tear or even once felt the need to vomit, I felt ashamed of myself, I felt emotionless and lifeless, I could have gone ahead and made my morning coffee and watched the news without giving a care in the world about the body that lay in my home… too bad there was no coffee, or tv.
10/16/2027 Stock:
Note-2: due to me living here for long enough I had the insight into areas of suspicion, an example is the floorboard, it’s unlikely I’ll get the luck to find hidden spaces like that again, but maybe when I’m skillful enough at looting, finding hidden spaces would become more common.
10/16/27
I gathered all of my supplies and put them in a backpack, aside from the M1911 and the 700, I put the M1911 in a holster on my hip and slung the 700 on my back, after I was ready, I left, the first thing I noticed was the lack of wildlife, I don’t live in a big city, it’s just a somewhat sparsely housed town, there’d always be an acre or two between homes at the very least, and birds were usually everywhere, but now I only see a few, only hear a few chirps here and there, I haven’t seen any terrestrial animals yet aside from insects, it seems there are fewer insects though as well. After I left my home I stood on the doorstep, I looked around at the dull scenery, I used to step outside to just look at the trees and the sky, but now everything is unappealing, I took the steps through the grass to my beat up car, all the glass was broken, I opened the door, sat inside and turned the ignition, nothing happened, as I expected cars don’t work anymore either, which put me on edge, what if guns don’t work anymore? But I silenced that thought, I still have a knife if guns won’t work.
I stepped out of the car and went to the trunk to see if anything was left of value. I opened it and found nothing, with no new supplies I decided the first place I’ll go to is the gas station, there was bound to be something there, even if it was only a little something. I started my two-mile trek to the gas station, I hiked a lot before all of this happened, two miles was nothing at all. There was a trail not too far from my house that I and my dog used to walk at, my dog died a few months back luckily enough, I wouldn’t have been able to support him now, not with the looming fear of starvation following me around. I had walked about one mile when all of a sudden everything went quiet, birds stopped chirping, the wind stopped blowing.
I got off the road and hid in a bush, I heard things moving, rustling the brush, stopping every now and then, almost as if they were looking for something, I’d hear what sounded like someone taking a knife to glass, it pained my ears and I felt they would start bleeding if the sounds lasted a second longer. I never saw them, I don’t know if it was because they were behind me or on the other side of the road in a ditch or something, but after 10 minutes it went away, nature’s sounds returned after 5 minutes, I had to wait another 10 minutes, my body, shocked and stiff, wouldn’t allow me to move. I stood and dusted myself off, since I didn’t know where the sounds came from I just started searching on the opposite bank of the road, no signs of anything being there, no tracks, no broken twigs, no blood.
I thought I had gone insane while wallowing in my lonesome, but then I remembered the birds reacted to whatever it was, or whatever they were, I don’t know how many there were, it constantly alternated between the sound of one of them and the sound of an uncountable amount. Happy to get out of the area, I continued to my destination. When I got to the gas station there was only one broken window, and a body with characteristics of the first killings laying on the floor near the register, a broken knife next to him. I looted his body without remorse or disgust. I found a pack of cigs and pocketed them there was also a scrunched paper.
I read it once, then twice, and even a third time, my stomach churned and felt like it was about to implode, it looked to be a message from the man’s daughter saying how much she loved him and she wants him to be safe because of all the “bad people”, a smiley face sat at the top of the paper, I flipped the paper over to find distinctly different handwriting, presumingly the man’s, it detailed how he was sorry, as well as how he’d been at the station for 3 days, said he couldn’t leave because if he did they would get him, his last words, being written hastily were hardly legible, but I could read enough to understand that the cracks in the world that appeared in the station were much more distinct than in other places, and those things could come in, but they were just staring at him tauntingly. I could barely hold myself back from puking, it wasn’t hard to look at someone’s corpse, it had no effect on me, but the second I realized that man had a family, and had ambitions and potential… I continued looking around the store. I realized there would be more loot on dead bodies because people don’t want to touch them. After looking through all the shelves and in all of the back rooms I found a lighter under the lip of a bottom shelf, lucky me.
10/20/27
I had hoped there would be more, more of everything, but there’s nothing, I’ll put another list of my supplies soon but at this rate, I won't make it to see next week, every single store has been ransacked completely, all the bodies always have empty already eaten foods, I don’t know what to do. I’ve not seen a single soul, everything is dead, not even the insects anymore, the birds are gone too, maybe it has something to do with the cracks, they’ve progressed enough to where they are visible from up to a foot away, I’ve had to hide from those screeching things a couple of times, still haven’t seen them yet, I realized when the wind abruptly stops they’ve appeared, it’s a good thing the birds were still singing those few days ago or I wouldn’t have realized the pattern, I’d probably be dead, just like everyone else.
10/23/27
Nothing much has happened, I’ve seen a bird or two, and it’s nice to know that at least for a little bit longer animals will still be alive, I’ve theorized that whenever I hear the noise it’s only one entity doing it, I think this because I’ve heard an exceptionally large commotion a way off, I assume there was two there. Fortunately, the screeching has only happened near me only once, I’ve heard them in the distance though, in the night while I sleep I hear them far off, searching, waiting for their sinister roulette to hit, hoping, anticipating the kill. I decided to head to the(SO AND SO) I’ll update this then or if something happens along the way.
10/26/27
I’ve come across a hunting stand in the woods, it’s a jackpot. There’s too much stuff to carry, there was a map too so I’ll mark the general location once I find a landmark to orient myself with, I’ll put a list after this log but there’s more to talk about. The fragmentation, It’s what I’ve come to call the cracks, is still spreading of course. I’m starting to see a noticeable separation between the two edges of some individual fragments, still not big enough to stick anything in but instead of being small white lines spread wildly around, They’ve become a prominent feature of every object, I’ve been to some areas where the fragmentation is severe, white snakes slithering across any surface they can find, trying to fracture this world, they do end up doing it I suppose, that’s how the screechers exist, but the breaks only hold for so long until they close. That’s what I think happens at least, it’s not like I’ve seen them yet, and as long as I continue to find zones with little to no fragmentation as I have been, I think I’ll be fine, I just hope my luck doesn’t run out.
PUT A LOG HERE
10/29/27
I think I’m near (VarA), I should be out of the woods soon, but for now, I’ve got my bedroll down and am cooking some beans over the fire I’ve made, I’ll be fed for a while.
This may sound stupid but the fire keeps going out, the flames just disappear, no more heat. The charcoals lose their ember, everything becomes the regular temperature of the air around me. It still works though, there is no reliable frequency I can predict so sometimes it’ll die out as soon as I light it, and other times it takes an hour or two.
11/02/27
()()(())()()(()()()…I was walking when the wind stopped, the biggest problem for me at first was the fact there was nowhere to run, no depressions to dip in, I heard what sounded like a sharp camera shutter that immediately followed the deadening silence, the second I heard it I ran, a branch caught the strap of my bag, pulling it away from me. I couldn’t care though, all I could do was run, the trees vied for me, closing in. I was tripping and falling over and over, nearly impaling myself on the branches of trees I could hardly see.
I felt a push and fell over, I knew that running couldn’t have saved me, I knew it was there, right behind me, I couldn’t hear it though, I could only hear my breath but it wasn’t like that, I couldn’t hear it because it wasn’t making any noise, I thought for sure it would be screeching out for as long as it’s astral body would allow it to, but it didn’t, in fact, it lay on the ground, the white body, which looked as if it consisted of bolts of white grey lightning and string, pulsated, morphing into a consuming goop of unlight, and then back into it’s shimmering somewhat humanoid form, that process took a minute. I too lay there, my foot just a stone toss away from its hungry hand, the tips of its fingers eager to detach from its parent body, but was disallowed. I lay on the ground staring at it, and for some reason, it didn’t move, I took that opportunity to regenerate as much of my energy as possible, but from fear of losing my safety, I stood up slowly, emphasizing my steadiness, even though it probably detects me through a different means, I shouldn’t let it hear me, some caution is better than no caution at all.
I rose and took a gradual step back, but my back was met by a thick, gnarled arm of wood, as if that wasn’t enough, I had also stepped on a branch, probably from the same tree. The screecher stirred, its spectral head raised, maybe it used its sight for precision. It tried to raise the rest of its body, but its foot was stuck in a root, not like it was trapped under it, its foot was fused with the root. I guess it noticed it too because immediately the tone of its body got dimmer, I knew it was going to morph into the darkness, to free itself, to kill me. I took the chance I had, the 10s of seconds I had left were diminishing, and every second I wasted increased my chance of death. I turned, and immediately crouched and ducked under my guard that was the trees arm, I didn’t expect to have the keenness I had during that run, I’ve never been a particularly agile person, but in that moment I could see, without any blur caused by my abrupt motions, ducking and weaving through what seemed like the thickest forest I had ever seen.
I collapsed after only minutes of running, which was unsurprising though, the previous running and endless walking cost me an obscene amount of energy, taxing my body till the end, draining it of its power. I could hear them now, screaming, coming for me, it shouldn’t take as long as it’s taking them, but I guess they’re fighting each other, that’s why there is noise. I turned around and waited, I saw the two of them approaching me, they kept pushing and shoving each other, they were walking so slowly, as if they were sapped for energy, and the density of their body was low, it seems most of the strings of white grey abandoned the parent body for some reason, and with every step they took a few more disappeared, falling off into the ground. One of the entities fell to the ground, and the second took the opportunity and fell on top of it, tearing it to shreds, and repairing its own body with its meal, it seems it was only able to regain a menial percentage of its power back though, it’s speed only bolstered for a minute or so, still not fast enough to keep up with a hasty back step.
It fell to the ground after a while, and everything below its torso disappeared shortly after, it desperately sunk its claws into the soil, pulling with its full ability, trying to get me. It disappeared, shortly after, leaving quite a thick strand of vibrant white light. I pondered whether picking it up or not would be a good idea, in the end, I decided a little glowing string couldn’t hurt me that much. I plucked it from its place on the ground and immediately felt a strong, radiant sensation, a pulsating heat and cold piercing my body as if it was filling me with energy, I dropped it, even holding it for a few seconds easily removed most of the exhaustion from my body, I wanted to grab it again for another hit of pure energy, but I felt if I did I would explode, my body was not meant for this type of power, although it seemed capable enough to absorb what I presume was a little bit of it, I think it’s capacity is quite high, and powering what was but a little bit of myself was probably the least intensive thing this string could do.
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You don't know who I am, or where I come from, you don't know anything, but if you're reading this that's good, it means you're alive, and maybe the world is better, maybe it's enjoyable, and there are parks again, and kids laughing and cheering. But that's all a maybe, an outcome with an unfair possibility of not happening, but I guess it makes sense, someone decided to destroy the world, and with the technology we had, it probably wasn’t that hard. What happened? well, I don't really know, all I know is that the world is falling apart, it's cracking, small cracks are apparent in almost every surface I come across that's been untouched or unmoved for a while, and they aren't normal cracks, they have a dim white glow, when I say dim I mean almost non-existent but the glow was still there nonetheless, and it feels like the world isn’t as bright, the world just lost all its life, all the grays got greyer and every other color looks dull and monotonous, but that’s just what came about.
After the first day, all available power disappeared, it was an exposition, a cardinal signal foreshadowing the apocalyptic future yet to come, of course, people started to panic. after one week the water shut off, at this point people had started to get irritable, and heated arguments were becoming a much too common thing to see in a lonely town like mine, then the third week hit, it's when the cracks became noticeable, it's also when people were being discovered, dead people, not many in the first few days, only two or three found a day. Soon enough people had run out of supplies, it's not like people were restocking the stores so no one could get any food or drink.
The streets were littered with bodies, most died from asphyxiation or gunshots, which was unlike the first killings, the first body found had his throat ripped out and his guts spilled, yet there was no blood anywhere on the body and no signs of a struggle, although I noticed this, I paid little attention to it. Nothing happened after that, aside from me staying in the basement which held enough food and water to sustain me for about a month and then some if I rationed carefully. It sucked in there, I had to have the little lamp in there off most of the time because of the lack of power, and the battery was already three-quarters full when I got down there, but I managed for thirty-two painfully slow and lightless days, then I emerged into my home.
I saw what I had expected, shattered glass everywhere, tables turned on their sides, and everything else characteristic of a ransacking, but I was not expecting to find a body stuck in a wall, his waist and below stuck in the wall, the wall wasn't broken, it was like something had made the wall a liquid, stuck him in, and made the wall solid again. I didn’t see any fractures in the wall's surface aside from the small squiggly white cracks that remained on almost every surface. At that point I realized I hadn't shed a single tear or even once felt the need to vomit, I felt ashamed of myself, I felt emotionless and lifeless, I could have gone ahead and made my morning coffee and watched the news without giving a care in the world about the body that lay in my home… too bad there was no coffee, or tv.
10/16/2027 Stock:
- Food: Can of Beans(6x cans). Can of Mangos (2x cans). Jack Link’s Beef Jerky (2x bags).
- Drink: Water(4x bottles). BodyArmor(3x bottles). (Empty Large Canteen).
- Items: Empty Large Canteen. Flashlight. Extra Batteries.(2x)
- Weapons: Colt 1911 (2x 8-Round Magazines, .45 ACP(44x)
Remington Model 700(2x 3-Round Magazines, .308 WIN(18x) Hunting Knife
Note-2: due to me living here for long enough I had the insight into areas of suspicion, an example is the floorboard, it’s unlikely I’ll get the luck to find hidden spaces like that again, but maybe when I’m skillful enough at looting, finding hidden spaces would become more common.
10/16/27
I gathered all of my supplies and put them in a backpack, aside from the M1911 and the 700, I put the M1911 in a holster on my hip and slung the 700 on my back, after I was ready, I left, the first thing I noticed was the lack of wildlife, I don’t live in a big city, it’s just a somewhat sparsely housed town, there’d always be an acre or two between homes at the very least, and birds were usually everywhere, but now I only see a few, only hear a few chirps here and there, I haven’t seen any terrestrial animals yet aside from insects, it seems there are fewer insects though as well. After I left my home I stood on the doorstep, I looked around at the dull scenery, I used to step outside to just look at the trees and the sky, but now everything is unappealing, I took the steps through the grass to my beat up car, all the glass was broken, I opened the door, sat inside and turned the ignition, nothing happened, as I expected cars don’t work anymore either, which put me on edge, what if guns don’t work anymore? But I silenced that thought, I still have a knife if guns won’t work.
I stepped out of the car and went to the trunk to see if anything was left of value. I opened it and found nothing, with no new supplies I decided the first place I’ll go to is the gas station, there was bound to be something there, even if it was only a little something. I started my two-mile trek to the gas station, I hiked a lot before all of this happened, two miles was nothing at all. There was a trail not too far from my house that I and my dog used to walk at, my dog died a few months back luckily enough, I wouldn’t have been able to support him now, not with the looming fear of starvation following me around. I had walked about one mile when all of a sudden everything went quiet, birds stopped chirping, the wind stopped blowing.
I got off the road and hid in a bush, I heard things moving, rustling the brush, stopping every now and then, almost as if they were looking for something, I’d hear what sounded like someone taking a knife to glass, it pained my ears and I felt they would start bleeding if the sounds lasted a second longer. I never saw them, I don’t know if it was because they were behind me or on the other side of the road in a ditch or something, but after 10 minutes it went away, nature’s sounds returned after 5 minutes, I had to wait another 10 minutes, my body, shocked and stiff, wouldn’t allow me to move. I stood and dusted myself off, since I didn’t know where the sounds came from I just started searching on the opposite bank of the road, no signs of anything being there, no tracks, no broken twigs, no blood.
I thought I had gone insane while wallowing in my lonesome, but then I remembered the birds reacted to whatever it was, or whatever they were, I don’t know how many there were, it constantly alternated between the sound of one of them and the sound of an uncountable amount. Happy to get out of the area, I continued to my destination. When I got to the gas station there was only one broken window, and a body with characteristics of the first killings laying on the floor near the register, a broken knife next to him. I looted his body without remorse or disgust. I found a pack of cigs and pocketed them there was also a scrunched paper.
I read it once, then twice, and even a third time, my stomach churned and felt like it was about to implode, it looked to be a message from the man’s daughter saying how much she loved him and she wants him to be safe because of all the “bad people”, a smiley face sat at the top of the paper, I flipped the paper over to find distinctly different handwriting, presumingly the man’s, it detailed how he was sorry, as well as how he’d been at the station for 3 days, said he couldn’t leave because if he did they would get him, his last words, being written hastily were hardly legible, but I could read enough to understand that the cracks in the world that appeared in the station were much more distinct than in other places, and those things could come in, but they were just staring at him tauntingly. I could barely hold myself back from puking, it wasn’t hard to look at someone’s corpse, it had no effect on me, but the second I realized that man had a family, and had ambitions and potential… I continued looking around the store. I realized there would be more loot on dead bodies because people don’t want to touch them. After looking through all the shelves and in all of the back rooms I found a lighter under the lip of a bottom shelf, lucky me.
10/20/27
I had hoped there would be more, more of everything, but there’s nothing, I’ll put another list of my supplies soon but at this rate, I won't make it to see next week, every single store has been ransacked completely, all the bodies always have empty already eaten foods, I don’t know what to do. I’ve not seen a single soul, everything is dead, not even the insects anymore, the birds are gone too, maybe it has something to do with the cracks, they’ve progressed enough to where they are visible from up to a foot away, I’ve had to hide from those screeching things a couple of times, still haven’t seen them yet, I realized when the wind abruptly stops they’ve appeared, it’s a good thing the birds were still singing those few days ago or I wouldn’t have realized the pattern, I’d probably be dead, just like everyone else.
10/23/27
Nothing much has happened, I’ve seen a bird or two, and it’s nice to know that at least for a little bit longer animals will still be alive, I’ve theorized that whenever I hear the noise it’s only one entity doing it, I think this because I’ve heard an exceptionally large commotion a way off, I assume there was two there. Fortunately, the screeching has only happened near me only once, I’ve heard them in the distance though, in the night while I sleep I hear them far off, searching, waiting for their sinister roulette to hit, hoping, anticipating the kill. I decided to head to the(SO AND SO) I’ll update this then or if something happens along the way.
10/26/27
I’ve come across a hunting stand in the woods, it’s a jackpot. There’s too much stuff to carry, there was a map too so I’ll mark the general location once I find a landmark to orient myself with, I’ll put a list after this log but there’s more to talk about. The fragmentation, It’s what I’ve come to call the cracks, is still spreading of course. I’m starting to see a noticeable separation between the two edges of some individual fragments, still not big enough to stick anything in but instead of being small white lines spread wildly around, They’ve become a prominent feature of every object, I’ve been to some areas where the fragmentation is severe, white snakes slithering across any surface they can find, trying to fracture this world, they do end up doing it I suppose, that’s how the screechers exist, but the breaks only hold for so long until they close. That’s what I think happens at least, it’s not like I’ve seen them yet, and as long as I continue to find zones with little to no fragmentation as I have been, I think I’ll be fine, I just hope my luck doesn’t run out.
PUT A LOG HERE
10/29/27
I think I’m near (VarA), I should be out of the woods soon, but for now, I’ve got my bedroll down and am cooking some beans over the fire I’ve made, I’ll be fed for a while.
This may sound stupid but the fire keeps going out, the flames just disappear, no more heat. The charcoals lose their ember, everything becomes the regular temperature of the air around me. It still works though, there is no reliable frequency I can predict so sometimes it’ll die out as soon as I light it, and other times it takes an hour or two.
11/02/27
()()(())()()(()()()…I was walking when the wind stopped, the biggest problem for me at first was the fact there was nowhere to run, no depressions to dip in, I heard what sounded like a sharp camera shutter that immediately followed the deadening silence, the second I heard it I ran, a branch caught the strap of my bag, pulling it away from me. I couldn’t care though, all I could do was run, the trees vied for me, closing in. I was tripping and falling over and over, nearly impaling myself on the branches of trees I could hardly see.
I felt a push and fell over, I knew that running couldn’t have saved me, I knew it was there, right behind me, I couldn’t hear it though, I could only hear my breath but it wasn’t like that, I couldn’t hear it because it wasn’t making any noise, I thought for sure it would be screeching out for as long as it’s astral body would allow it to, but it didn’t, in fact, it lay on the ground, the white body, which looked as if it consisted of bolts of white grey lightning and string, pulsated, morphing into a consuming goop of unlight, and then back into it’s shimmering somewhat humanoid form, that process took a minute. I too lay there, my foot just a stone toss away from its hungry hand, the tips of its fingers eager to detach from its parent body, but was disallowed. I lay on the ground staring at it, and for some reason, it didn’t move, I took that opportunity to regenerate as much of my energy as possible, but from fear of losing my safety, I stood up slowly, emphasizing my steadiness, even though it probably detects me through a different means, I shouldn’t let it hear me, some caution is better than no caution at all.
I rose and took a gradual step back, but my back was met by a thick, gnarled arm of wood, as if that wasn’t enough, I had also stepped on a branch, probably from the same tree. The screecher stirred, its spectral head raised, maybe it used its sight for precision. It tried to raise the rest of its body, but its foot was stuck in a root, not like it was trapped under it, its foot was fused with the root. I guess it noticed it too because immediately the tone of its body got dimmer, I knew it was going to morph into the darkness, to free itself, to kill me. I took the chance I had, the 10s of seconds I had left were diminishing, and every second I wasted increased my chance of death. I turned, and immediately crouched and ducked under my guard that was the trees arm, I didn’t expect to have the keenness I had during that run, I’ve never been a particularly agile person, but in that moment I could see, without any blur caused by my abrupt motions, ducking and weaving through what seemed like the thickest forest I had ever seen.
I collapsed after only minutes of running, which was unsurprising though, the previous running and endless walking cost me an obscene amount of energy, taxing my body till the end, draining it of its power. I could hear them now, screaming, coming for me, it shouldn’t take as long as it’s taking them, but I guess they’re fighting each other, that’s why there is noise. I turned around and waited, I saw the two of them approaching me, they kept pushing and shoving each other, they were walking so slowly, as if they were sapped for energy, and the density of their body was low, it seems most of the strings of white grey abandoned the parent body for some reason, and with every step they took a few more disappeared, falling off into the ground. One of the entities fell to the ground, and the second took the opportunity and fell on top of it, tearing it to shreds, and repairing its own body with its meal, it seems it was only able to regain a menial percentage of its power back though, it’s speed only bolstered for a minute or so, still not fast enough to keep up with a hasty back step.
It fell to the ground after a while, and everything below its torso disappeared shortly after, it desperately sunk its claws into the soil, pulling with its full ability, trying to get me. It disappeared, shortly after, leaving quite a thick strand of vibrant white light. I pondered whether picking it up or not would be a good idea, in the end, I decided a little glowing string couldn’t hurt me that much. I plucked it from its place on the ground and immediately felt a strong, radiant sensation, a pulsating heat and cold piercing my body as if it was filling me with energy, I dropped it, even holding it for a few seconds easily removed most of the exhaustion from my body, I wanted to grab it again for another hit of pure energy, but I felt if I did I would explode, my body was not meant for this type of power, although it seemed capable enough to absorb what I presume was a little bit of it, I think it’s capacity is quite high, and powering what was but a little bit of myself was probably the least intensive thing this string could do.
2023.03.30 06:14 zombax My dog moose was completely fine yesterday. And then he had a seizure, and now my whole world is upside down.
I’m sorry if this isn’t the best thing to post here, I just found it and wanted to just talk to others that love dogs. Moose and I (he’s an Aussie) we were on our usual walk yesterday and for the first time ever he wasn’t sporadically running around smelling things, saying hi to folks, he was just at my feet. The whole time. We went back home and about 5 minutes in the door he collapsed and started seizing. He’s been my only roommate for 8-1/2 years. He pulled out of it relatively quickly and then later, around midnight he had another. I took him to the vet the next morning and after blood work, x rays, and 4 long hours later I found out my best friend has stage 4 lung cancer. I was expecting 14 -15 years with this guy, and now I’m sitting on the floor typing this message as he is asleep by my side, and I’m told he will be lucky to see the weekend. I am absolutely crushed and I guess I’m just looking for a bit of support, he’s gotten me through so much, I was an alcoholic and contemplated suicide a few times, granted those were drunken thoughts and I’m now 6 months sober. He’s been by my side through multiple relationships he’s my buddy, and now I have to say goodbye. It’s all so sudden. And I’m just not sure how to handle this. Sorry if this doesn’t fit here. It’s just hard. We don’t deserve dogs. They are wonderful wonderful creatures.
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2023.03.30 05:57 tzinc Kwesi making a mistake with Kirk (he really is out of his depth as a GM)
- You sign him (my other posts explain why you sign him this post is not about Kirk's worth) to a 3 year extension BEFORE Carr and Jones deal. He gets less than those deals. He is better than both those guys.
- Okay so you didn't do 1. (biggest mistake). But you DO sign him when he offers a discount less than Jones so he is now going to NOT make you pay for mistake #1. You got a second chance jump on this opportunity and sign him. Nope second biggest mistake: #2.
- If you are so football-dumb to not realize his worth fine BUT YOU DO NOT LET HIM PLAY OUT HIS LAST YEAR AS A LAME DUCK. You trade him! (Kirk would never ask for a trade but I am sure he would approve a trade when it is clear he is a lame duck here.)
- Nope mistake #3 Vikings say they will play out the year with Kirk. That is football-dumb asf. If he has another great year and the odds of that are very good given his career especially with the Vikings (he is a Pro Bowl top 10 QB in his prime never gets hurt has JJ TJ etc) guess what he will not do he will NOT offer you a hometown discount AGAIN - you had your chance. ---This time he will demand market value i.e., more than Jones, Carr and let's see what Lamar (same playoff record worse stats) finally gets. At that point if the Vikes don't have a legit NFL QB to replace him (I don't mean Trey Lance or Zach Wilson types) and aren't going to be able to get Caleb or May in the draft... this team is screwed it is wasting the best years of JJ TJ Darrisaw ONeil etc... so then they will end up paying Market Value for Kirk or they will lose Kirk to a team that pays a Higher Market Value then the Vikings can. RIDICULOUS STRATEGY.
I think Kwesi has no clue as to how to run an NFL team properly. He is lucky he is with the Vikings because the Wilfs let Spielman blow drafts for 6 years before they finally canned him. The Wilfs are slow to react.
PS Maybe this is why KOC is suddenly trying to make us a running team lol because he knows there is no way we will be getting a QB equivalent to Kirk after this season.
2023.03.30 05:53 ByronPlaysYT F1 CAR (built on mobile)
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2023.03.30 05:52 CV_LOVERBOY 19 [M4F] Us/Online Looking for a Sweetheart to Share Life's Little Joys With
Hi there! I'm a 19-year-old guy who's ready to find someone special to share my life with. I'm here in search of a genuine connection with a like-minded woman who is open, affectionate, and loving. Distance is not a huge problem for me, but I would prefer someone from the U.S. to minimize timezone issues.
I'm the kind of person who always tries to see the bright side of life. I'm a happy-go-lucky guy who loves to joke around and make people laugh. I'm also very passionate about history – especially the Victorian era – and I love to collect retro clothing. I often spend my free time painting or going for walks, enjoying the little moments of beauty that life has to offer.
What I hope to find in a partner is someone who will appreciate the same little things as I do. I want to share the joys of life with someone who is willing to go on spontaneous adventures with me, cuddle up for movie nights, and write cute love letters to each other. I'm looking for someone who is kind, loyal, and caring – someone who is also ready for a long-term commitment.
So, if you're looking for a sweet guy who will be your everything, don't hesitate to connect with me. Let's see where this journey takes us!
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I'm the kind of person who always tries to see the bright side of life. I'm a happy-go-lucky guy who loves to joke around and make people laugh. I'm also very passionate about history – especially the Victorian era – and I love to collect retro clothing. I often spend my free time painting or going for walks, enjoying the little moments of beauty that life has to offer.
What I hope to find in a partner is someone who will appreciate the same little things as I do. I want to share the joys of life with someone who is willing to go on spontaneous adventures with me, cuddle up for movie nights, and write cute love letters to each other. I'm looking for someone who is kind, loyal, and caring – someone who is also ready for a long-term commitment.
So, if you're looking for a sweet guy who will be your everything, don't hesitate to connect with me. Let's see where this journey takes us!
2023.03.30 05:45 FlashySalamander4 In an interesting situation- any pointers?
So here's a crazy story, I used to live in a large city in the US, and worked at a cell phone store. One day, a guy comes in and he needed a new phone, so I was able to chat with him for a while, and it turns out he was one of the largest film producers, and works with Oliver Stone and Spike Lee on a lot of their films. We got along well, and he asked if I had any desire to work in the film industry, and at the time I didnt so I said no, but he said to text or call him anytime if I change my mind.
It has been about two years now, and we still kept in contact. I have been getting into videography a lot lately, and love it. I dont want to be in front of the camera, but love doing drone work, and filming. I dont enjoy screen writing, so I was wondering if I reach out and ask about different opportunities, what should I even say? Should I start out at a PA? I also enjoy more admin jobs as well, are there any specific positions I could ask about?
I feel like this opportunity has fell into my lap, and I got super lucky. I don't know where to even start by asking though.
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It has been about two years now, and we still kept in contact. I have been getting into videography a lot lately, and love it. I dont want to be in front of the camera, but love doing drone work, and filming. I dont enjoy screen writing, so I was wondering if I reach out and ask about different opportunities, what should I even say? Should I start out at a PA? I also enjoy more admin jobs as well, are there any specific positions I could ask about?
I feel like this opportunity has fell into my lap, and I got super lucky. I don't know where to even start by asking though.
2023.03.30 05:44 Dragonshiny-gamer7 I don't need sauce, I need Answers
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2023.03.30 05:40 Scyllascum How to properly communicate with my (28F) fiancé (30M) who’s in jail?
So I’ve been with my (28F) SO (30M) for almost three years now. He has ASPD and I also struggle with depression and ADHD, and possibly some other issues where I’m still awaiting medical re-evaluation from a psychiatrist, but the next appointment I’ll be able to see them is on September lol. I’ve been struggling really bad mentally and physically, and the fact that my SO has been in county for over a year and is most likely getting transferred to prison within the next month or two makes this even more difficult. From what I’ve been told, he’ll most likely be in prison for another year or two, if he’s lucky. This is my first time ever having to deal with this type of thing, and his first time going to prison, although he’s been in county for other things in the past. He and I were never the romantic type and before he got caught up we were both homeless and dealing with a lot of shit. We are also addicts, although we’ve both been clean from our DOC since he’s been arrested, which has been already a little over a year.
It’s basically starting fresh, since we were both deep into our addiction during the majority of our time together before he got arrested. Now that we’re both clean, it’s been very hard to articulate my feelings and communicate properly with him, which is the same for him. We’re both introverted, and have a hard time communicating our love for each other. I just want to know if there’s any suggestions from you guys where we can talk about things that ‘normal’ people do in a relationship. Him being in county makes it even harder since all I can do is wait for his calls or send him letters. I genuinely want to write more to him but can never actually say what I want to and it comes off awkward and forced. My overwhelming anxiety also exacerbate this issue.
Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on what to write to him? It’s almost like we’re starting our relationship anew ever since our sobriety and I just want to keep him entertained so he won’t have to be stuck with his thoughts while he’s in there by himself alone. I would kindly appreciate it, and no judgment please. Thank you.
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It’s basically starting fresh, since we were both deep into our addiction during the majority of our time together before he got arrested. Now that we’re both clean, it’s been very hard to articulate my feelings and communicate properly with him, which is the same for him. We’re both introverted, and have a hard time communicating our love for each other. I just want to know if there’s any suggestions from you guys where we can talk about things that ‘normal’ people do in a relationship. Him being in county makes it even harder since all I can do is wait for his calls or send him letters. I genuinely want to write more to him but can never actually say what I want to and it comes off awkward and forced. My overwhelming anxiety also exacerbate this issue.
Does anyone have any tips or suggestions on what to write to him? It’s almost like we’re starting our relationship anew ever since our sobriety and I just want to keep him entertained so he won’t have to be stuck with his thoughts while he’s in there by himself alone. I would kindly appreciate it, and no judgment please. Thank you.
2023.03.30 05:35 kaimisama boyfriend said i love you for the first time
like what the title said, i just wanted to gush about it somewhere.
we were answering a question together on this couple app called sumone (which i highly recommend btw), and the question of the day was “when was the exact moment you fell in love with your partner?” i was a little taken aback by the question because he had never told me that he loved me. i’ve said it once when i felt it was right but he said he wasn’t ready yet, so i respected that.
after we saw each other’s answer (we were on call) he started telling me how much he appreciated me and then he said those three words and i could feel myself tearing up. i never thought i would ever feel this way about someone. he said he only wanted to say it when he really meant it and then he told me he loved me again. my heart absolutely melted.
idk what i did to get so lucky and the distance sucks but i know that no matter what, i still have him. i love this guy so much 😭
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we were answering a question together on this couple app called sumone (which i highly recommend btw), and the question of the day was “when was the exact moment you fell in love with your partner?” i was a little taken aback by the question because he had never told me that he loved me. i’ve said it once when i felt it was right but he said he wasn’t ready yet, so i respected that.
after we saw each other’s answer (we were on call) he started telling me how much he appreciated me and then he said those three words and i could feel myself tearing up. i never thought i would ever feel this way about someone. he said he only wanted to say it when he really meant it and then he told me he loved me again. my heart absolutely melted.
idk what i did to get so lucky and the distance sucks but i know that no matter what, i still have him. i love this guy so much 😭
2023.03.30 05:28 RockTheRed0411 Joe Burrow 2022 panini pacific red prism for sale or trade preferably for Washington Capitals hockey card(s) for similar value.
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2023.03.30 05:23 Brokenandbeaten How to react to this issue?
TLDR: wife sabotaged a vacation, deeper issues within?
We scheduled an adults only group vacation after months of our social circles wives group planning a cruise from FL to Mexico and back. A simple 4 night 5 day cruise. We plan something like this about every 5-8 years with my college social circle. We bought tickets in November 22, for a cruise in April 23. We all See each other 1-2 times a year and sometimes play online zoom style role playing games with the guys or everyone at times. My wife is the most introverted of the group by far. She is the little sister of one of the guys in the group and knows everyone quite well. We were all each others groomsmen for every wedding that we could attend. Our kids all get along well and meet up at least once a year for our group parties usually around the Super Bowl or 4th of July or hurricane parties.
We bought tickets for a cruise event, with 12 people attending. 2 guys of our social circle are unavailable or it would have been 16 with wives. Both unable to attend due to work issues. We identified that my wife’s passport was expired the same day we booked tickets. She said she was getting it renewed. I asked about late Dec/Jan and was brushed off that it was taken care off. I assumed that meant it was shipped off and pending. I wasn’t trying to micromanage at all and didn’t even think about it again. Today, my work was trying to get me to travel to CA from FL for emergency work deployment. Stuff that usually lasts a few weeks to a few months. I have passed on these opportunities for the past few weeks as this cruise was coming up and I had enough local work that I was fine. My wife walks in says while I am on the phone I should go and cancel the cruise. We were supposed to be celebrating a buddies 50th bday and this was going to be a well needed break from the kids for a couple days. I said there was no reason to cancel and we were good. This is where she drops a bombshell. She said her passport isn’t valid and she can’t go on the cruise and that I should go to my deployment and to cancel the tickets as she never wanted to go. I was a bit floored and thought she was full of it and just fucking with me.
Queue a few hours later. I go check the passports and sure as shit only hers is expired. I ask her why she didn’t renew it. “Because” is her answer. I say that’s not good enough and she says that’s all I am going to get. She specifically sabotaged this cruise event. I have looked up the rules on cancellations and within 30 days it’s a 100% abandonment of ticket price. I cannot yet talk to them about rescheduling or transfer of tickets. I found out that it’s a closed loop cruise to Mexico only so legally a passport isn’t needed unless the cruise line requires it. It’s way to late to rush job it. That’s a 7-9 week turn around, and she has zero intention of participating. I don’t feel comfortable with the idea of compelling her to attend a cruise that she is obviously adamant about skipping. We splurged for the nicer balcony suite with concierge and all the bonuses you could upgrade to. This was all done jointly. This wasn’t the ideal cruise but it was one that worked for everyone attending and the various price points hit well for all The various folks attending.
Wife has become much more introverted post Covid world. If she can avoid leaving the house, she will. She rarely will even get groceries and prefers to send me or order all online for delivery. She has bought into the hype that everything outside is devolving into chaos. I have tried to keep her involved outside but it’s been limited to her comfort level.
I was struck dumb when she dropped that bombshell on me. Deliberate sabotage was not what I expected to be dealing with today. At this point, $4000 is on the line. It’s a decent amount of money but It’s not going to bankrupt us to loose it. I’m hoping I can get a cruise credit or get lucky and use the cruise insurnace I bought in some way to cash out for a 200$ per ticket loss. I’ve had to apologize to my group profusely. It’s embarrassing to have to do so for deliberate actions.
I’m more annoyed because I have been planning a surprise 20th anniversary vacation right after this. It was going to about 2 weeks later for a 2 week trip. I was putting together a two option plan since I couldn’t solve it myself. It was either a kid free two week tour of England for all fun history, or a two week New Zealand tour with a LOTR theme which she was going to get to pick. I’ve spent months arranging long term child and pet care, and researching it down to two options out of every possible vacation idea on the planet. Without a passport we are totally stuck.
I’m looking for some advice. I’m expecting to ask her to attend counseling with me. There are some issues that I cannot grasp at this time.
Thanks in advance.
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We scheduled an adults only group vacation after months of our social circles wives group planning a cruise from FL to Mexico and back. A simple 4 night 5 day cruise. We plan something like this about every 5-8 years with my college social circle. We bought tickets in November 22, for a cruise in April 23. We all See each other 1-2 times a year and sometimes play online zoom style role playing games with the guys or everyone at times. My wife is the most introverted of the group by far. She is the little sister of one of the guys in the group and knows everyone quite well. We were all each others groomsmen for every wedding that we could attend. Our kids all get along well and meet up at least once a year for our group parties usually around the Super Bowl or 4th of July or hurricane parties.
We bought tickets for a cruise event, with 12 people attending. 2 guys of our social circle are unavailable or it would have been 16 with wives. Both unable to attend due to work issues. We identified that my wife’s passport was expired the same day we booked tickets. She said she was getting it renewed. I asked about late Dec/Jan and was brushed off that it was taken care off. I assumed that meant it was shipped off and pending. I wasn’t trying to micromanage at all and didn’t even think about it again. Today, my work was trying to get me to travel to CA from FL for emergency work deployment. Stuff that usually lasts a few weeks to a few months. I have passed on these opportunities for the past few weeks as this cruise was coming up and I had enough local work that I was fine. My wife walks in says while I am on the phone I should go and cancel the cruise. We were supposed to be celebrating a buddies 50th bday and this was going to be a well needed break from the kids for a couple days. I said there was no reason to cancel and we were good. This is where she drops a bombshell. She said her passport isn’t valid and she can’t go on the cruise and that I should go to my deployment and to cancel the tickets as she never wanted to go. I was a bit floored and thought she was full of it and just fucking with me.
Queue a few hours later. I go check the passports and sure as shit only hers is expired. I ask her why she didn’t renew it. “Because” is her answer. I say that’s not good enough and she says that’s all I am going to get. She specifically sabotaged this cruise event. I have looked up the rules on cancellations and within 30 days it’s a 100% abandonment of ticket price. I cannot yet talk to them about rescheduling or transfer of tickets. I found out that it’s a closed loop cruise to Mexico only so legally a passport isn’t needed unless the cruise line requires it. It’s way to late to rush job it. That’s a 7-9 week turn around, and she has zero intention of participating. I don’t feel comfortable with the idea of compelling her to attend a cruise that she is obviously adamant about skipping. We splurged for the nicer balcony suite with concierge and all the bonuses you could upgrade to. This was all done jointly. This wasn’t the ideal cruise but it was one that worked for everyone attending and the various price points hit well for all The various folks attending.
Wife has become much more introverted post Covid world. If she can avoid leaving the house, she will. She rarely will even get groceries and prefers to send me or order all online for delivery. She has bought into the hype that everything outside is devolving into chaos. I have tried to keep her involved outside but it’s been limited to her comfort level.
I was struck dumb when she dropped that bombshell on me. Deliberate sabotage was not what I expected to be dealing with today. At this point, $4000 is on the line. It’s a decent amount of money but It’s not going to bankrupt us to loose it. I’m hoping I can get a cruise credit or get lucky and use the cruise insurnace I bought in some way to cash out for a 200$ per ticket loss. I’ve had to apologize to my group profusely. It’s embarrassing to have to do so for deliberate actions.
I’m more annoyed because I have been planning a surprise 20th anniversary vacation right after this. It was going to about 2 weeks later for a 2 week trip. I was putting together a two option plan since I couldn’t solve it myself. It was either a kid free two week tour of England for all fun history, or a two week New Zealand tour with a LOTR theme which she was going to get to pick. I’ve spent months arranging long term child and pet care, and researching it down to two options out of every possible vacation idea on the planet. Without a passport we are totally stuck.
I’m looking for some advice. I’m expecting to ask her to attend counseling with me. There are some issues that I cannot grasp at this time.
Thanks in advance.
2023.03.30 05:23 AdIndependent8820 Asus prebuilt i7-11700f 3070 issues constant power cycle
Hey guy wondering if anyone could steer me in the right direction, I bought an asus prebuilt 2 years ago , I changed out the stock 8g ram x2 for 2 16 gigs I then enabled XMP in the bios , ever since my pc has went downhill it started with trying to power up a few times before booting , now it’s stuck in a constant power cycle , I might get lucky ever now and again and after a few hours it might come on, done reset bios changed back to original ram , upgraded cpu cooler , removed all components to clean with air duster , but yet still no luck , the cpu light on motherboard will come in as soon as I turn it on, I just need help bc that’s 1700$ down the drain, I’m not very pleased with asus prebuilts bc they cheaper out and cut corners with the cooling systems in this prebuilt , any advice is appreciated
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2023.03.30 05:20 EstablishmentNew7113 I Climbed to Infinite with M’Baku. Here’s What I Learned
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I decided to spice it up again this time around. Storm still plays an important role in this deck, but the methodology of this deck vastly differs from the previous ones. For context, the past couple months have been really rough for me, between getting surgery for my ACL for the second time (preventing me from playing football for about a year), college starting back up again (in which I’m taking pretty difficult classes like quantum physics and relativity), and of course, Zabu Darkhawk making f2p decks unplayable for a solid month. As such, I ended up taking a break from Marvel Snap until recently, and honestly, I just wanted to see Big Numbers go BRRR, and there’s no better engine for that than Lockjaw. Overall this deck is a lot less innovative and consistent than my previous decks but it’s a lot easier to use and matches up with the current meta pretty nicely. However, there are some downsides I want to address first, because this deck is NOT for everyone. The Negatives
Alright, now that that’s out of the way, let’s talk about the deck. The Cards
Storm-Lockjaw, or Budget Thanus (spelling intentional) as I sometimes like to call it, is a deck that has a very clear gameplan: get big cards out early. In an ideal scenario you Storm on turn 3 and either Jubilee or Lockjaw + some other card on turn 4. This is the best case scenario, since it means that hopefully you can get big power on the board without having to worry about Shang-Chi or other disruption later. Unfortunately, more often than not it doesn’t work out this way, which is where your other cards come in. If you are able to get Storm by turn 3 but no Jubilee or Lockjaw, don’t be afraid to put Storm down anyway. You have more than enough resources between Vision, Doctor Doom, and Magneto to win that lane. It also means that if you’re up against a Shuri deck you don’t have to worry about any beef in that lane, so Storming when you have a chance is more often than not the right move. If you don’t have Storm at all, if you are playing in a Kyln or TVA where a location/game ends after turn 4, or if the matchup requires it(e.g. you’re up against a Zoo or Dracula Deck that can consistently get more power in a Storm lane than you), then Lockjaw will be the turn 3 play for you. Sometimes you can even spice it up by putting a Storm on top of Lockjaw so you can get the effect for hopefully more power. If you have neither, that’s what Sunspot is for. You won’t have a turn 3 play but you will be able to buff up Sunspot and hopefully start focusing on other lanes turn 4 and onwards. Also, it might be useful to put Sunspot in the middle or right lane in this case so that you have room for Giganto in the left lane later. If you are unfortunate enough to not draw Sunspot, Lockjaw, or Storm (which will happen frustratingly often), then at that point you might as well scoop and take the 1 cube loss. Let’s say you survived to turn 5. You realistically have three options: Leech, Vision, or feed Lockjaw. In general, if you are winning, then Leech. If you are losing, then Vision. If you have neither in your hand, then feed Lockjaw and fish for either of these 2 cards if they’re not already on the field. Of course there is a lot more nuance, and there are certain situation where even if you’re losing you want to Leech (like if you’re up against Red Skull/Shuri and you don’t want them to get Taskmaster off) or times when you are winning where you don’t (like if you’re up against Patriot or suspect Infinaut is in their hand). I’d be happy to discuss these finer situations with you in the comments if you are interested in picking up the deck, but a lot of it just comes with experience. Now one of the cool things about this deck is that on turn 6 you have a lot of freedom given that there are 4 6-costs in the decklist. If you’re confidently winning in the Storm lane, realistically you only need to secure one more lane to win, so Giganto will be your best move in that case. If you’re close in all three lanes only need a little push to get over the edge, or if you need just a little more power in the Storm lane, Doctor Doom is your guy. There are too many possibilities on turn 6 to go over right now, but the more you use the deck and the more you play the game the more of a feel you will get for this turn. Like I said earlier, this isn’t the most difficult deck to play (it still takes more brain power than Shuri though imho), but there are a couple of learning curves if you want to consistently win cubes, especially at higher ranks.
This is a fun deck. You can get big cards out quickly. You can enjoy the gambler’s high with relatively low risk. You can cheat out wins that no other deck can. And, if you’re lucky, you get to see M’Baku jump out at the end. I have lost games because of M’Baku. I have won games with M’Baku. I have had games that weren’t affected by M’Baku. But hell if that son of a mother doesn’t make me smile every time he pops out. However, this deck does get exhausting. I value being able to outsmart and outplay my opponent, and the very nature of this deck means that it won’t happen as often. Sure, you can use your knowledge of probability to your advantage, but sometimes you stick around to the end of the game where you very well could either win or lose and there’s nothing you can do about it. It’s really fun and has some of the highest highs out of any deck, but it’s so remarkably inconsistent that it can get frustrating sometimes. Also, sometimes you just get an opening hand of all 6 drops and you have to retreat instantly, and after a couple of games like that where you spend 2-3 minutes winning 1 cube and then 2-3 seconds losing it the game after, it can be hard mentally. It was really fun for a little bit but I don’t think I’ll be using this deck to climb in the near future. It also didn’t help that I had to restart from low rank since I haven’t played the past couple seasons, so I spent more time with this deck than usual. One of the most difficult things about climbing in this deck is that it’s hard to switch decks in the middle, especially if you’re really proficient in one deck but it takes a while to build/learn another deck, and you don’t want to lose cubes while experimenting. For all of my Infinite climbs I usually spent the first week theorycrafting, building, tuning, and learning the deck, and then I started the climb after, sticking with that deck for the entirety. However, you can’t do that in the middle of a season, so what I might do is start that process for multiple decks while I’m Infinite so that I’ll be able to switch in-between, especially since I’m starting to experience burnout a lot quicker than before. Finally, Leech and Lockjaw are the only real meta cards on this decklist, and for good reason. Getting Leech out early or being able to flip Leech into an Infinaut late can be game-breaking, but it’s also the only way for most decks to be able to compete with the Shuris and the Thanos…es? Thani? *insert plurality of Thanos here* of the world, and he singlehandedly won me games. I think without Leader his power is a lot less oppressive, but it is still something to keep in mind. Anyway, that’s my summary. As always, I’ll be around in the comments the next couple days if you have any questions or suggestions regarding this deck or my playstyle. Happy Snapping! |
2023.03.30 05:20 AdTurbulent3353 Adnan Syed: Worlds Unluckiest Man
Been scrolling around here for a while and like many I’ve been really taken in by this case. For me, this case hits close to home. Adnan and I would have graduated from high school the same year and both would have gone to the university of maryland. I grew up maybe 45 minutes from him. I too had a high school girlfriend who I was very much in love with at the time. We are both third culture kids.
I decided to take a little time just to highlight how incredibly unlucky he was on the day Hae was murdered. Just wildly so:
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I decided to take a little time just to highlight how incredibly unlucky he was on the day Hae was murdered. Just wildly so:
- Even though he did have a car, people heard him asking for a ride that morning. Maybe they heard wrong. Maybe they had it in for him. Who knows? But that’s what they said. Even weirder when a cop first asked him about that ride he admitted to it and that cop wrote it down in his notes. Later he changed that story and now he just says that that couldn’t have happened. But what a strange slip of the tongue that makes him look awful. Wretched luck.
- Later that day he just happened to loan his car out to his drug dealer friend/not really friend. Nobody has asked him to my knowledge how often he did that but having grown up at that time I sure think that’s an unusual thing to do. High school kids love their cars. Still … on that very day he loaned his car. It’s an incredibly incriminating thing to do that day given what we ended up finding out about Hae Mins murder. And it just so happened that Hae was murdered that day in a way where someone would have had access to her car. Maybe if Adnan hadn’t loaned his car he would have been able to say of course it couldn’t have been him, he was driving his own car home. Or maybe if he hadn’t loaned his car he wouldn’t have seemed so dang guilty.
- Adnan just so happens to have a shoddy memory of the events that day. Terrible luck again. I mean he does remember certain things though right? When things look good for him. But not critical pieces that could actually give him a good alibi or further exonerate him. But mostly he says it was just a regular day. Seems strange because this was definitely anything but that so this claim certainly could be seen as incriminating or self serving. But whatever. Memory issues are memory issues.
- His alibi witnesses are shoddy or sometimes nonexistent. His father didn’t do well on cross examination. Asia McClain has serious issues. And nobody seems to be able to give him an airtight kind of alibi. Terrible luck again eh! He wasn’t at some friends house playing video games. Not at band practice. Just so happens that he can’t get good alibi witnesses on this very day. In fact the one guy who does say he knows where he was during critical parts of the day is the one person who turned him in to the police. So unfortunate that nobody else could really vouch for him. And so unlucky that Jay just happened to be right about Adnan’s not really having other alibis.
- His kind of friend Jay just turned on him for no particular reason that anyone can surmise. Insanely, he was even willing to incriminate himself as part of this plot to frame Adnan, risking his own freedom for no real reason at all. Jay would rather work with the police than protect his friend. Of course they weren’t really friends. Just good enough that Adnan would loan him every teenagers prized possessions on that particular day. Just more bad luck. But this is beyond bad luck. Why would Jay do this to him? It’s an incredibly bad situation that just befell this man.
- The guy also happened to get worked by the most scheming cops in history. They withheld knowledge about Haes car just to give it to Jay - a known lowlife - so they could get Adnan. Nobody has really provided a good motive for this incredibly illegal act. But we all know cops can be terrible. Still man. Terrible luck.
- Jay knew where that damn car was! Who knows how?!?! Was he dealing drugs around there? Did the cops feed him the knowledge of the cars whereabouts that they decided to sit on…for…reasons? Who knows! But somehow Jay, who claims he saw the body and helped Adnan bury it, thereby putting himself at extreme legal jeopardy knew where that dang car was. And he used it to concoct this story along with the cops that specifically fingered Adnan, who again, doesn’t really have reliable alibis - not that Jay or the cops could have known that. But they must have just gotten lucky when they were concocting this scheme to take Adnan down. As for Adnan? Just unlucky yet again. What a crazy tough break!
- And what about that Jen pusateri? The one who broke the case and first said she knew that Adnan killed Hae and that she was aware of this on January 13, the day Hae min went missing because Jay told her. Of course she’s also incriminated herself. Just insane that her story matches Jays. I guess they were working together. And with the cops. Poor Adnan just got wrapped up in it all!
- This case has been in the public eye for years and years. Jay hasn’t recanted. Neither has key witness (who had to be involved in framing him), Jen. In all that time no other really plausible theory for the murder has come into focus. Crazy. That real killer must have been quite good. More terrible luck.
- Nobody else involved in the story really has convincing motive to kill Hae Min. Certainly nothing approaching Adnan’s recently broken up with possessive ex boyfriend thing. Crazy bad luck!
- The Nisha call. The butt dial that couldn’t have been one. But still. Just bad luck.
- The cell phone pings. Unreal bad luck. Just happened to have him at the burial site the day of the murder and the day when Jay first talks to the cops. No other times. How crazy is that? Bad luck.
- The way Hae was murdered. Intimate partner violence type killing. So crazy that anyone else would have killed her that way right? So strange. Terrible luck for him.
- Never trying to call or page his very recent ex after she went missing. Not once. I mean could be a coincidence, sure. It is incriminating though. Just bad luck I guess.
- His lawyer ends up doing a trash job in spite of her stellar reputation. Of course that’s easier to claim since she’s no longer with us to defense herself. Oh well tough break kid. You and your family just got unlucky.
- The “I’m going to kill” letter. I always thought this was dumb to be fair. But it is incriminating and he did write it.
2023.03.30 05:14 ranchxnoobxtryhard MRAdv. Nuzlocke Run 4.5: Reshoring, Part 1
...
"Gotta be a hell of a time for ya," Richard remarks while he slides me a faceted-bottom drinking glass, Captain Morgan-ing it with his seat opposite me. This'll be the third time tonight, I think. We ran out of whiskey- the rum's great though, he said it was in a smoked barrel, whatever.
"Bet you were hopin' lil' Spooky was gonna lose, huh?" He cocks his heavy brow toward me, left upturned. I... Can't tell what he's pulling here. "Lucky for you, I'm a gamblin' man... Don't worry pal, I've been keeping you in my mind."
"See," he begins as he sees me raising my glass to drink, and rushes to accompany me. "I've been swingin' my weight [he was a very thin man] around at the Meeting Table when I go back to do my Reports. My reputation is pretty known as a... Man of chance... And the Stodgies weren't really giving me much while I was explaining my Plan."
"My luck's... Not so good." He plants his drink down with a solid clap against the hard wood table. "At least, that's what I tell Them. So I made them... A Wager." He steps his foot down from the top of the chair and turns, walking to his desk in the corner of what I assume to be his Office- it's mostly just the desk and some strewn papers, some... Bizarre mish-mash of writing and seemingly random numbers, written all throughout the pages with seemingly little order or care for placement. He opens the top drawer and pulls something out.
"Check this out, buddy." He turns, stumbling, and tosses... A key? "Oh, whoops- hang on," is uttered slurrily as he was way off-mark and it lands short of the entire table area. He walks over and picks it up, comes back to the table. Places it with a confident hand onto the table. "This... Is the new Program."
"I told the Stodgies that it was a stupid idea to just get rid of these guys if the Experiment isn't Completed. I Proposed that... We could develop a new Program for the promising Subjects that become Obsolete for the Experiment. There's no point in losing all our investments over and over again. They... Mostly wanted to focus on the last part. But I convinced Them that I'd bet, my Salary against Implementing my Program, that Our buddy Spooky would impress Them... That key... Is to my stable. When I get it finished in about a week or so, won't be long. That's gonna be for Spooky's gate. I'm keepin' it."
...
Everything got a little blurry after that- too much good rum. Needed some time away from the Papers, and to make a visit, so it's been a few Months [plot time]. Richard has Implemented the Graduation Program after the Board spectated Spooky's matches. They agreed that its potential was too great to be subject to Obsoletion, and wish to see it thrive going forward and achieve higher Classes outside of my Experiment. Richard has a team that he Supervises which will take care of the Graduated Subjects, and they'll be treated finely- he bet a huge sum of cash on Spooky in the Tournament, too, and won nearly everything. Its caretakers are fantastic- they're taking Orders from Richard very well, who, turns out, was taking notes from me while I was doing Training with it. Spooky will be... Fine.
The Board has Dismissed the Ethics Complaints, and they've expressed great Interest going forward. They are sending Case files with more data in the ID as each Experiment progresses to a higher Class.
My new Case: (42, x, 2, 80, 30, 46). I named it Roon, the LavaLessie. Metric Total: 716. A good-looking Subject; not the most nimble I've ever seen... But quite hardy and seems versatile in its potential for either Skill type. We start with Head Slap and Spike as our Skills, so we'll be leaning into that and focusing on its resilience over speed while we Train it to be able to break rocks with its skull. We'll see if you can follow-up on Spooky... Gonna be a tough spot to fill around here.
First Month goes smoothly, as Roon took well to both the Accuracy Training on Week 1 and the Mixed Strength Training on Week 3, resting in between to keep from too much fatigue. We feed Nuts in the second Month, and repeat the Training in the same fashion; very good, and these early Mixed Trainings are doing great to adjust Roon's Combat specialty. I believe maintaining this schedule might be a bit too much for it this early on, though, as we see a Failure in Month 3 during Accuracy. We'll take note, and adjust to Endurance to give it some variety in the next sessions. Though the Mixed session was a success, there's definitely a toll being put on Roon as another failure in Month 4 forces me to reconsider the Regimen. We don't want to be too soft on Roon here, and push it to try again in Week 2. It succeeds, and we call it there for the rest of the Month. AGIMA arrives, but we have a ways to go- and Roon's gonna need to recover a while before we think about any more training. We'll have to see... But it could definitely be worse. I'm seeing some good promise here; and I don't want to let these past two Months affect my outlook too harshly.
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"Gotta be a hell of a time for ya," Richard remarks while he slides me a faceted-bottom drinking glass, Captain Morgan-ing it with his seat opposite me. This'll be the third time tonight, I think. We ran out of whiskey- the rum's great though, he said it was in a smoked barrel, whatever.
"Bet you were hopin' lil' Spooky was gonna lose, huh?" He cocks his heavy brow toward me, left upturned. I... Can't tell what he's pulling here. "Lucky for you, I'm a gamblin' man... Don't worry pal, I've been keeping you in my mind."
"See," he begins as he sees me raising my glass to drink, and rushes to accompany me. "I've been swingin' my weight [he was a very thin man] around at the Meeting Table when I go back to do my Reports. My reputation is pretty known as a... Man of chance... And the Stodgies weren't really giving me much while I was explaining my Plan."
"My luck's... Not so good." He plants his drink down with a solid clap against the hard wood table. "At least, that's what I tell Them. So I made them... A Wager." He steps his foot down from the top of the chair and turns, walking to his desk in the corner of what I assume to be his Office- it's mostly just the desk and some strewn papers, some... Bizarre mish-mash of writing and seemingly random numbers, written all throughout the pages with seemingly little order or care for placement. He opens the top drawer and pulls something out.
"Check this out, buddy." He turns, stumbling, and tosses... A key? "Oh, whoops- hang on," is uttered slurrily as he was way off-mark and it lands short of the entire table area. He walks over and picks it up, comes back to the table. Places it with a confident hand onto the table. "This... Is the new Program."
"I told the Stodgies that it was a stupid idea to just get rid of these guys if the Experiment isn't Completed. I Proposed that... We could develop a new Program for the promising Subjects that become Obsolete for the Experiment. There's no point in losing all our investments over and over again. They... Mostly wanted to focus on the last part. But I convinced Them that I'd bet, my Salary against Implementing my Program, that Our buddy Spooky would impress Them... That key... Is to my stable. When I get it finished in about a week or so, won't be long. That's gonna be for Spooky's gate. I'm keepin' it."
...
Everything got a little blurry after that- too much good rum. Needed some time away from the Papers, and to make a visit, so it's been a few Months [plot time]. Richard has Implemented the Graduation Program after the Board spectated Spooky's matches. They agreed that its potential was too great to be subject to Obsoletion, and wish to see it thrive going forward and achieve higher Classes outside of my Experiment. Richard has a team that he Supervises which will take care of the Graduated Subjects, and they'll be treated finely- he bet a huge sum of cash on Spooky in the Tournament, too, and won nearly everything. Its caretakers are fantastic- they're taking Orders from Richard very well, who, turns out, was taking notes from me while I was doing Training with it. Spooky will be... Fine.
The Board has Dismissed the Ethics Complaints, and they've expressed great Interest going forward. They are sending Case files with more data in the ID as each Experiment progresses to a higher Class.
My new Case: (42, x, 2, 80, 30, 46). I named it Roon, the LavaLessie. Metric Total: 716. A good-looking Subject; not the most nimble I've ever seen... But quite hardy and seems versatile in its potential for either Skill type. We start with Head Slap and Spike as our Skills, so we'll be leaning into that and focusing on its resilience over speed while we Train it to be able to break rocks with its skull. We'll see if you can follow-up on Spooky... Gonna be a tough spot to fill around here.
First Month goes smoothly, as Roon took well to both the Accuracy Training on Week 1 and the Mixed Strength Training on Week 3, resting in between to keep from too much fatigue. We feed Nuts in the second Month, and repeat the Training in the same fashion; very good, and these early Mixed Trainings are doing great to adjust Roon's Combat specialty. I believe maintaining this schedule might be a bit too much for it this early on, though, as we see a Failure in Month 3 during Accuracy. We'll take note, and adjust to Endurance to give it some variety in the next sessions. Though the Mixed session was a success, there's definitely a toll being put on Roon as another failure in Month 4 forces me to reconsider the Regimen. We don't want to be too soft on Roon here, and push it to try again in Week 2. It succeeds, and we call it there for the rest of the Month. AGIMA arrives, but we have a ways to go- and Roon's gonna need to recover a while before we think about any more training. We'll have to see... But it could definitely be worse. I'm seeing some good promise here; and I don't want to let these past two Months affect my outlook too harshly.