Hey ya'll
30/M from NC here. After doing a lot of reflection on my last relationship, I realize what I want, what I need, and what I can't compromise on and I feel like it's time to get back out there.
About Me * 30/M * Residing in NC, preference to stay here but not entirely opposed to relocation. * 6'5, 260lbs (weight loss surgery patient) * Blue eyes, shaved head. Beard (Ginger apparently) * Politically moderate, respectful of all views * Spiritual but not religious. Open to religion if it's important to my partner but I'll need patience. * Employed full-time and enrolled in school full-time.
A few things I enjoy

• Movies/film study - horror and Star Wars are my jam.
• Gaming - Xbox, PS5, PC - always down to try something new and drink/shoot the breeze!
• Cooking - I'm one hell of a chef
• Amateur Mixology
• Reading
• Writing
• Hiking/camping when my health allows - the dogs love hiking!
• Bonding with my two dogs - Yes, I will provide all the pictures you desire!

What I'm looking for * US Based Female (sorry, but it's too hard with timezones) * 25-35 years old * Appearance doesn't matter much to me, however traits like voice, eyes, and smile will win me over. * Strictly monogamous * Someone who seeks quality time - phone calls, gaming together, movies together. Bonus points if you're within 5-6 hours and we can easily meet up. * Emotionally available - please have done the work in processing why your last relationship failed! * Looking to ease into things, definitely a friends-to-lovers arc. * No smoking/420/drugs. If that's your thing, more power to you but we won't be compatible long-term, unfortunately.
For communication, I have Discord, Snapchat, and good ole' texting.
Send me a chat with your favorite movie and let's get this started!

Hey ya'll
30/M from NC here. After doing a lot of reflection on my last relationship, I realize what I want, what I need, and what I can't compromise on and I feel like it's time to get back out there.
About Me * 30/M * Residing in NC, preference to stay here but not entirely opposed to relocation. * 6'5, 260lbs (weight loss surgery patient) * Blue eyes, shaved head. Beard (Ginger apparently) * Politically moderate, respectful of all views * Spiritual but not religious. Open to religion if it's important to my partner but I'll need patience. * Employed full-time and enrolled in school full-time.
A few things I enjoy

• Movies/film study - horror and Star Wars are my jam.
• Gaming - Xbox, PS5, PC - always down to try something new and drink/shoot the breeze!
• Cooking - I'm one hell of a chef
• Amateur Mixology
• Reading
• Writing
• Hiking/camping when my health allows - the dogs love hiking!
• Bonding with my two dogs - Yes, I will provide all the pictures you desire!

What I'm looking for * US Based Female (sorry, but it's too hard with timezones) * 25-35 years old * Appearance doesn't matter much to me, however traits like voice, eyes, and smile will win me over. * Strictly monogamous * Someone who seeks quality time - phone calls, gaming together, movies together. Bonus points if you're within 5-6 hours and we can easily meet up. * Emotionally available - please have done the work in processing why your last relationship failed! * Looking to ease into things, definitely a friends-to-lovers arc. * No smoking/420/drugs. If that's your thing, more power to you but we won't be compatible long-term, unfortunately.
For communication, I have Discord, Snapchat, and good ole' texting.
Send me a chat with your favorite movie and let's get this started!

Uh-oh.
I figured she was just eccentric, but the bit was starting to err on mental instability. The wild flash in her eyes as she invited me to the underworld sent a shiver down my spine and not one that I hid particularly well. I supposed now was as good a time as any to start thinking with the right head; I cringed at the fact that I had just let this random woman hold my rifle.
"Uhh, you know what?" I said, looking left for a second. "I've actually got a lot to take care of back home, y'know?"
"Liar!" she interjected, still smiling. "You are my Gided now! Do you understand what that means?"
I swallowed and took a step back. "Uh, actually ma'am, not even a little bit, and can I just say that-"
"It means," she didn't wait for me to finish. "That you are my chosen champion. You do what I ask of you, and you don't ask questions or defy me. Understood?"
Alright, that was kind of hot, but I still couldn't allow myself to trust her. I could feed into her delusions until we got somewhere public, but there was a dose of reality waiting for her somewhere down the line. And that probably meant she wouldn't want anything to do with me moving forward.
I heaved a heavy sigh.
And here I thought I had found someone. Figures the only woman who would agree to go on a date with me was probably an escaped patient from a mental ward.
"Are you unsatisfied with this arrangement?" she asked, her smile fading. "For one who prays to me, you seem rather underwhelmed to have been chosen by me."
"Well, the prayers weren't really— wait, what?" My blood ran cold. "The prayers? H-How did you...?"
I shook my head and blinked long and hard. I felt the earth turn a little and nearly lost my balance.
When we were kids back in the 90's, my friends and I played Dungeons & Dragons almost every other day. I played a Ranger named Drago who dedicated all his hunts to the goddess Artemis. When we got old enough to hunt with our fathers, we had a gag where I would dedicate my hunt to Artemis. My dad overheard it once and didn't think it was very funny. He and Pastor Dave had a sit-down with me about blasphemy, and I was banned from playing D&D forever.
We moved across the country a few years later, and I tried to keep in touch with everyone, but we had nothing in common anymore but memories of our old hangouts; inside jokes that had grown stale in place of new ones that I wasn't a part of. It hurt something fierce. I made new friends in Colorado soon enough, but shortly after high school, it got tougher to hang out. We all got jobs, two of 'em had kids and got married, and that made things tougher.
I was an unmarried man with next to no social life, and it pretty much stayed that way.
I do things mostly alone now. I live in a small apartment where I work from home. I screw around in my garage, I fish, and I hunt. My heart leaped on night a couple of years back when I got a call from the old crew back in Montana. But it wasn't just to say hello.
Bobby had died.
He was the youngest of us. He and some friends got drunk and were doing donuts in a parking lot. The driver lost control and flipped the car going a decent enough speed to send Bobby through the rear passenger window. He broke his neck and they were too worried about who would get in trouble to call emergency services.
By the time they sacked up and called for help, it was too late.
I flew in for the funeral— and it was rough.
We said our goodbyes and buried him on a good plot.
The next time I went hunting, I decided to dedicate the hunt to Bobby, but I swear I could hear him in my ear. He was always the first to remind me when were sitting at the game table.

"Don't forget to dedicate your hunt to Artemis!"

I cried alone in the woods and then did exactly that. I dedicated my hunt to Artemis as Bobby would have wanted.
Then I did it again.
And again.
And it became a ritual.
Not a real ritual, mind you. And not real prayers either, I was a Catholic. It was sort of a way to remember Bobby in a manner that I thought was pretty harmless. But I told nobody about it; not many people in my life to tell, except my parents, and I didn't want a lecture as a 37-year-old man.
So how in the blue blazes did this woman know about that?
I turned serious. "How did you know about my Artemis thing?" I asked. "Who are you? You have to have known me at some point, but I'm sure I've never seen your face."
She scowled. "I told you. I am Artemis, Goddess of the Hunt. I know of your tributes because I have heard them. With my ears." She took a step closer. "I do not like your tone. Watch the way you speak to your goddess."
There was no way. But how could she have known otherwise? It had to be some sort of elaborate prank, but who could have put her up to it? It had to be the guys, but I hadn't spoken to them in years. I held a little hope in my heart that they might jump out of the woods and laugh at me for even believing it for a second, but then I thought about what I had seen with my own eyes.
This woman shot a buck in the perfect spot.
Chased it barefoot through the woods and found it without blood-tracking it.
I glanced down at her feet.
And without shoes.
I looked her in the eyes and felt the first tinges of true belief. Could it be? Could it possibly be that the Greek pantheon was real? That one of their own had come from Mount Olympus and sought me out because she thought I was worshiping her?
As a Catholic man, the thought frightened me.
As a lover of fantasy, I wanted it to be real.
But that would have staggering implications for-
"Are you ready or not?" she asked, impatiently, cutting straight through my train of thought.
I looked down at my rifle and then up at her. I didn't actually know the answer to that question. I thought carefully about how to address her.
"Y-Yes, ma'am, I suppose I'm ready," I said, my tone dripping with uncertainty.
"You suppose?" she asked, lifting an eyebrow. "Or you are?"
"Well," I scratched the back of my head. "I don't want this buck to go to waste, so I'd like to be able to finish up here first if at all possible."
She smiled again for the first time in a while. "As expected of my champion. I chose well. But fear not! The buck will not deteriorate. This will be a quick hunt. We do not have to track it, as I know precisely where it is."
I didn't want to question her; she didn't seem to like it when I did that. But the logistics weren't on her side. Wherever she thought the underworld was, it had to be close. I shrugged and let out a long sigh. Whatever was about to happen, I decided, had to happen. This seemed like fate. And if I ended up playing pretend with an insane woman out in the middle of the woods, it still beat sitting at the office.
"Alright," I relented. "Fine. Let's go then."
Writing Prompt Submitted by u/blablador-2001

Is this normal? I’ve had a tattoo removal session every 6 weeks for about 2 years. Finally said enough was enough with the massive amount of pain every time I went in to have it done. (Its along my spine and I’ve had two emergency spinal surgeries as well). Its mostly all black with a red and green rose. I’d say after all that it’s only half faded.
Is this to be expected? I’ve heard and seen black tattoo ink removed in a couple of sessions but mine’s still there. It is an 18 year old tattoo if that matters. I don’t have a before and after pic.

Do you know those stories where two people come together and then break up and eventually find themselves back together and happily ever after? That is not what happens here. I am 36, and he's 32. We are both divorced. I have a couple of kiddos. He has zero. My divorce has been over 2 years, and he has been less than a year and separated from his ex-wife for a little over a year. I dealt with my divorce. I was in an abusive marriage for over 15 years, and after asking for a divorce, I started therapy. Since then, I've been able to co-parent my two toddlers decently with my ex. He stopped talking with his ex on a weekly basis around November last year. He is catholic. He went to catholic school, goes to mass at least every Sunday with his family, and tries to go to mass a couple of times a week. I admire this. I'm catholic, but I've struggled with my faith for a bit. During my marriage, I wasn't allowed to attend church because my ex-husband was an atheist and didn't see the point. So I've struggled to get back, and recently, with all of my family's health issues and my past sexual harassment from a co-worker, I haven't been able to get back there. He's been with 4 women; his first was a one-night stand, his second his wife, his third a girl he hooked up with twice before he met me, and I was the 4th. My body count started in high school, so it's slightly higher. To the actual story. We started dating Last January in 2023. About 6 months after his separation from his ex-wife. They were working through their divorce, but they were legally separated. He was great. Attentive, so caring. Looking back now, it was love bombing, though. In March, we had our first argument. We were both a little tipsy, and I was highly emotional. I said that I just wanted to feel loved (I may have dealt with my divorce, but my self-worth and feeling like anyone could really care about me wasn't fixed). After that, we still spent a lot of time together; he would spend entire weekends with me, and then, at the beginning of May, he became really distant. He stopped updating me about his day, but we would still message every day; whenever we made plans, something would come up. We hadn't seen each other since the end of April but I was still baby and got a good morning, good night, miss you texts. On May 13th, he messaged me and said he was coming down here and we could talk. In my gut, I knew. This was it. I was being dumped. It was silly of me to think that a guy barely separated and had just started living on his own in July of 2022 (alone, he had a roommate until the end of January from August 2022 to January 2023). I knew it was dumb to expect someone to be ready to be in a relationship when I heard he was barely separated. Still, I liked him so much that I justified and probably made myself delusional in thinking it would be okay. We broke up that night. He told me that he needed time to be truly alone. He hoped we could try again in the future, but for now, he just needed time. He was also worried that I was ready to fall in love and he wasn't close. I asked if there was someone else, and he said no. He has never lied to me about anything (I'll prove that to you in a bit). When he got home that night, he messaged me and told me he was sorry he couldn't give me what I wanted right now. A couple of days later, he messaged me good morning. We talked throughout the day and then throughout the week, and back to Snapchatting each other daily as well. It was like nothing had ever happened. I was back to baby and making plans when the summer started. On June 1st, we had dinner and cuddled on the couch. A few days later, we spent a Saturday together working on projects we both needed to be done, which we did regularly while we were dating because his love language is quality time. Later that night, at dinner, I asked what was happening; I was confused; were we back together? He said he wasn't ready to be back to a title and then held my hand and said, "You know where couples don't ask 'what are we?' and then they're together two years later? Can't we do that?" Because I didn't want to lose him, I said okay. We went back to spending our time together on regular weekends when I didn't have the kids (I have 50/50 custody, so I am free every other weekend). This went on for about a month and a half, and then We spent my birthday together. It got a bit spicy with some recordings (on my phone), and then it was super weird how he acted the next day. When I left his place, I was leaving for Italy for a couple of weeks, and he just became really distant. He told me that we would do a phone call once daily to keep up and that he would pick me up from the airport when I got home. When I arrived in Paris for a couple of days, I turned on my phone and saw that he was dealing with our last night together and that he didn't want to be the type of man who takes photos or videos of his girlfriend during sex. He would be working on how he felt while I was out, but make sure to call while I was gone. I was so insanely busy during my trip that we only got a few calls in. He was distant, but I figured we could spend a couple of days together when I came home, and we could talk. He picked me up; we spent the rest of the week together (I got home on a Wednesday, and he asked me to stay until Sunday Morning). We seemed okay. He told me I made him happy. But a few days later he told me that he was feeling enclosed and he just needed to breathe. We occasionally messaged during the days (about two weeks after I came home) and his AC at his place went out so he stayed at his parents. His mother can't stand me. I'm too tattooed, and I'm a mom, and I didn't go to private school. (Seriously her comments, which not to be a dick but she's new money with incredibly tacky taste and thinks she's better than anyone. I divorced a family that ran a mult- million communications company with an incredibly decent settlement. But ya, I'm the trashy one) On his birthday, we talked but he spent the day golfing with his dad. He told me he missed me and how beautiful I was and three days later he texted me that he thought our time was over and he hoped I didn't regret spending it with him, but it was time for us to move on. I told him I couldn't really talk to him right now and left it at that. We communicated over the month of August, joked around, flirted and in September he stopped talking to me. The last thing he said was "I knew you could do it, you're an amazing woman" and I responded with "I miss you". He lives down the road from where I work. My gym (that we signed up together at) was a couple of blocks away. One night, about a week after he stopped talking to me, I drove by. There was another car there. I just thought about how easy it was for him to just leave like that, to invite someone else over after he told me that having someone in his home with him, meeting the dogs, was personal. He snapped me a few times over the month of September. I didn't respond. In October, he sent me a photo of him at a golf course that mimicked my last instagram post. I asked him how shitty was he doing, over or under? We talked the entire weekend. We were in two different states. He told me that he missed talking to me. I went out to a friends place and had a few drinks and he was drinking the entire day, and that night we got a little spicy and sexted. It had been a minute since I had done anything and I had missed him so much. Throughout the course of the month, he told me he was causally seeing someone but he wanted to see what we were. But every conversation we had, led back to sex. Every time, it led back to sex. He told me he wasn't intimate with the girl, that they went on dates, hung out, but nothing sexual. I asked if it was the girl he had over in september and he replied with "Stalker much? No, different girl". At the end of October, around Halloween, I asked if I could come over, that I really wanted to see him and I missed him. I went over, and we talked about how he missed me, how the pillow he held every night was his "(MY NAME)" pillow and he hadn't worn the hoodie I wore back in July. We spent the entire night together and the next day I left and he went to church. I messaged him that evening a long meaingful message about how even if we didn't see each other again, our time together for the past year were happy thoughts, and he didn't need to reply. Monday he asked me if I wanted to grab dinner. We talked about how life had been over the last few months, if anyone we were seeing was serious, I told him I hadn't been dating, he said that the girls he saw over the time we were apart weren't serious. When I asked him how soon did he start dating after us, he said probably within 72 hours I had met someone and hung out. I was mad and he told me that it was him coping with being alone. That he wasn't ready to be in love, and I clearly was. The girl he was seeing currently wasn't serious. That there were probably 50 other girls out there like her, white, blonde, catholic and a virgin. But that type of girl was what would make his mother happy, and with me, he would spend the rest of his life hearing snarky comments from his mother about me. (His ex wife told him part of the reason why she wanted a divorce was that he couldn't stand up against his mom and always wanted to appease her, instead of investing in his marriage.) I asked him what road he wanted to go down. He said he didn't know. He wanted to work on healing, but wanted to see me, go out with me, be around me. I said okay but I didn't know how to handle him seeing someone else at the same time. He promised it was nothing serious. That Friday night, the other girl was there, she stayed the night and they went to a football game together the next day. When he told me, I was upset. I told him that we had both agreed that sleeping next to someone is so much more intimate than sex. A week after that happened, he called things off with her. It was just me and him. I understood he needed time and space. We spent the days around thanksgiving and christmas tgoether. But the day before new years eve, he told me he had been using tinder and hinge again. But I should be happy that he hadn't met anyone that he wanted to go on a date with (he was drunk). I had the kids on new years eve and we hadn't talked since he told me had been using dating apps. I sent him a kissy face photo and a happy new year at midnight. He replied happy new year and that he missed me. I asked if he had spent it with someone, and he sent me a photo (about 12:10) of him at home in sweats watching a movie. He stopped responding after that. January 5th was our "one year" and I messaged him that I still remembered how I felt after our first date, after our first kiss in the doorway. He told me "ouch" and that he was tired from work but me and him were all happy memories. Later that week he messaged me and asked if I was out and around, if I was, did I want to hang out at the bar in his neighborhood. He met me there and we were drinking and playing pool and he told me that I had upset him about asking if he was with anyone on New Years eve, that he wanted to spend time with me, have a get away together at a small town I loved, that he wanted to have me over on our one year, but my question had upset him so much, that he just decided he didn't want to talk to me right then. We were okay after that. we spent time together. but I just had this nagging feeling that he wasn't telling me something. At the beginning of Feburary we had been on and off, so I asked him if he had gone on any dates, He told me that he was going on them "here and there" but nothing serious. Only first dates. When I asked him why he was on dating apps, he said he had turned them back off, and that he just really needed to see how he felt and didn't want to be an asshole to me. That they weren't important. I became pretty obsessive about him dating though. For my best friend's birthday, he drove an hour and half to join me for the party. We went dancing and it was my first time dancing with someone that was at high school. My dad had found out he had cancer around this time and he held me and let me cry. That's how we spent most of Feburary. Me crying and him telling me it would be okay. He's my emotional safe place. I would ask about once a week if he had gone on a second date yet. He always said no. In march we got really close. He told me he wanted me to meet his parents again. We should go to the baseball game in June together and I could meet his parents there if I wasn't comfortable doing it sooner. We were really good but I was still hurt he was going on dates. It felt like he was searching for someone so he didn't have to be with me anymore. He told me every time we saw each other that he was happy and asked if I was happy too. We wouldn't talk everyday but it wasn't bad. In april, we got into a pretty big argument and he told me that he couldn't give me commitment. That I needed to let him going on dates go and be present with him. that he was tired of having the same conversation with me over and over. I tried to explain that it made me feel like I wasn't worth him trying for. That i felt like I wasn't enough for him. That he wanted and was searching for anyone else than just being with me. I didn't want boyfriend girlfriend, I just wanted "we only are down with each other" (that a dumb phrase). He told me I really needed to let what he does when we aren't together, go. I rolled over and he held me and kissed my shoulder and told me that he was sorry he couldn't give me the promises I needed to feel secure. The next morning I left. I had an event to get to really early and I didn't see the point of waking him up at 6am. I texted him and told him I was sorry for being so upset, I just want to be able to explain how i feel without him being upset. He didn't respond. He didn't text me at all. The following Friday that I had free I asked if he wanted to do dinner like we usually do when I don't have the kids. He didn't respond. Around 10pm that night I asked if we could just be me and him again? He said "ya, just give me a few weeks". I left him alone. About a week and a half ago I found out I had a mass, could be a large cyst in my uterus or more. I was incredibly scared. When I feel helpless during something for the past year, I turned to him. I didn't tell him anything until Wednesday. we hadn't spoken in two weeks. I sent him this long essay about my health and then how I felt about him. He called me immediately. We talked for hours and he apologized about being an asshole and how I had broken the ice around his heart. He was upset with me and he had decided he didn't want me around for a while, but he felt like a complete dick that I felt I couldn't come to him. We talked about how I enjoyed the nonrecreational and recreational time with him (no sex activities and sex) and he replied with "do we enjoy the nonrecreational times because they always lead to recreational times? We've probably only had 4 dates over the past year and couple months where we didn't have sex. And other than that small time off of each other, we had been staying with each other at least once every week". As we talked, the night went into a dirty direction and after we hung up, he had started texting sexually. It always leads back to sex. He became so focused on it. He told me that time off from each other made him crave me. Me being the romantic wanted him to miss me. Not want me only sexually. He checked in on me through out the week, we didn't talk for a few days over the weekend. He messaged me today and it was sex forward. I want to ask him so badly if I'm the only girl on the chessboard, or if I have competition. Is there someone he has in the wings he thinks he would be better off with? Is it that he can't give me commitment but he is looking for someone he can commit to? Am I just a port he docks in while he's searching for a better destination? When I asked him in the past if I was just a fuck buddy, he said that I should know he likes me and cares for me, and never wants to leave the house when I'm there. That he always takes me to restaurants that I ask to go to, makes sure he has the wine at home I like, has me come with him and his guy friends to watch baseball. Shares with me his favorite movies with me. But I spend a lot of my time wondering when the other shoe is going to drop, when does he say "I've found someone" or if I ask if he's dating anyone or gone on a second date with anyone, and he says "yes". I'll be crushed. I feel almost insulted that he would rather go on dates with other girls that he creates a connection with, flirts with, messages, when I get "Did you eat?", "wanna grab food?" after not hearing from him for days at a time. I had to request he plan a date in advance with me and I felt like I was begging. He said I wasn't and that we needed to go out instead of just ordering pizza in (which he then reminded me that I had requested stay in and cuddle nights because I was so emotinal about my dad, who is now in recovery after his surgery) He also told me recently that we can't spend every Friday and Saturday I have free together. Seeing each other 3, 4 times during my off week. I don't know what to do. I tell myself I need to let go. I need to stop caring. I need to live my life and if he wants to be apart of it, he will let me know. And if he finds someone else, then he finds someone else. He eventually has to pick which road he wants- me, the tattooed, mother of two, native girl, with a larger body count that awakes his dominate side, the girl he calls baby and princess, that his dogs love and sleep next to me, that he dreamt of the entire time we were apart or a girl his mother would approve of, chaste, catholic. (He does make a point of saying when he was growing up he had always thought he would marry a girl that waited till marriage). What should I do? Should I ask if I'm just a port that his ship docks in while he finds other destinations, am I just a placeholder until something better comes along? Do I even stand a chance of being with him? Does he even consider me as someone he could see in the future? Or should I just let it go and distance myself? And stop texting and stop waiting for him. Tell him I am respecting the space he always asks for after we spend time together, But really just slowly let go. Maybe it will hurt less if I do it that way. Maybe my heart will stop jumping every time he texts me or snaps. I won't feel at home when I cuddle with him. I'll stop wearing his sweaters he asks for pictures in. x-heartbroken old lady.

I’m a remote supervisor. I’m heading into an office for a multi day training. Our company’s dress code is literally: be clean and dressed according to the job requirements. No other guidance except no logo tee shirts. For reference, my boss has been in tank tops before on virtual calls and folks rarely dress up (I have no problem with this, just offering it to give a sense of the culture).
I’ve had a total of four surgeries (1 foot, 2 knee, and 1 spine) and most “dress” shoes cause me some kind of pain somewhere along those areas. I typically just wear sneakers.
I know there’s been a trend lately of pairing nice sneakers with office wear (I recall seeing VP Harris wearing Chucks with her pants suit and I thought it looked nice).
Just curious your thoughts on nice, clean, high-end (like Hoka for example) sneakers paired with office casual (nice pants, blouse/cardigan) type wear. I know none of y’all can tell me if my own company would be ok with it, that’s not what I’m asking. Just your opinions?

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Hi all! I'm a recently-disabled figure skater who has just solo-developed Worst Coach in the World Part I. It’s free on Itch and $3 on Steam, and I hope to get your feedback on both the writing, the presentation and my marketing plan!
Synopsis: At the eve of Russia’s invasion, ex-Olympic Russian skater Valentina arrives in rural Ukraine for her first job as a resort manager.
Purpose: My spinal cord injury is actually quite severe (C5-7) - even my fingers are mostly useless. I spend my day feeling numb, lonely, depressed, dizzy from low blood pressure, and chronic back pain from two major surgeries with my pressure ulcer. This is why my visual novel is full of humor and positivity - it’s a form of escapism to keep myself from falling into depression. I also don’t mind making some money on the side. Care isn’t cheap, and being able to not be a burden to my family is an important milestone.
Stats to date:

• Itch: $47, 54 downloads, 4 payments, 0 comments
• Steam: $73, 28 payments, 1 positive review

How do I interpret the data above? I worry that the game appears to be too niche, even though I made sure the script is accessible to everyone. I know I just released the game into the wild without any marketing, but this game is intended to be the marketing for Part 2, 3, and Complete Edition.
Actually, I'm facing a dilemma: if this gets too famous, by the time I release the Complete Edition (i.e. Parts 1-3), the Complete Edition might be confused with Part 1 because the names will be similar.
Or, perhaps somebody should just tell me it's not very interesting or executed poorly, and I should move on and try to do better for a fresh new project.
I will be delighted if I get to spend the next year completing this project. I have mostly finished planning the plot points for the rest of the VN after all. And I'm prepared to do all the work to market it properly, but if it's not going to be a marketable product due to its nicheness or it's just no good, I'd love your 2 cents (so give it a try, please?).
But let's say I go ahead and spend the next year to complete the story, a helpful Redditor suggested that I build a community around my project. He/she said that one of the ways is to start a Discord server for the game, so here's the invite. How do I grow a community for it, though? Feels like it's a tool for an existing community to live in.
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I’m a remote supervisor. I’m heading into an office for a multi day training. Our company’s dress code is literally: be clean and dressed according to the job requirements. No other guidance except no logo tee shirts. For reference, my boss has been in tank tops before on virtual calls and folks rarely dress up (I have no problem with this, just offering it to give a sense of the culture).
I’ve had a total of four surgeries (1 foot, 2 knee, and 1 spine) and most “dress” shoes cause me some kind of pain somewhere along those areas. I typically just wear sneakers.
I know there’s been a trend lately of pairing nice sneakers with office wear (I recall seeing VP Harris wearing Chucks with her pants suit and I thought it looked nice).
Just curious your thoughts on nice, clean, high-end (like Hoka for example) sneakers paired with office casual (nice pants, blouse/cardigan) type wear. I know none of y’all can tell me if my own company would be ok with it, that’s not what I’m asking. Just your opinions?

It’s been over a year since I broke up with her, but over time I regretted it. We both definitely made mistakes but here goes.
At the time we broke up, her and I both weren’t well. I was dealing with stress issues and burnout with my job in healthcare, and she wasn’t eating enough. For many months, she never had her period and kept losing weight. I kept getting more and more concerned about her and eventually put my foot down that she needed help. She did, and eventually started gaining weight.
This made her absolutely miserable. She would be crying and upset most days. I did everything to be there for her but eventually it became too much of a strain on our relationship with me already not doing well. I wasn’t handling things the best and I figured it was best to break up and be close friends. I told her I wouldn’t date for 6 months and I did everything I could to make it easy for her. I was just burnt out and unhappy. We still hung out often and had nice times. She felt I broke up with her because of her weight though…
Eventually, when things were better I started having feelings again. We still cuddled as friends but I never made any moves. One day I had mentioned plastic surgery being an option to something in casual convo innocently and I should’ve known better… she was extremely angry at me even though I didn’t mean it in the way she took it. This lead to her ending our friendship. The kicker was she made a point to say she couldn’t be friends because it isn’t fair to her new bf that she conveniently just got! She really handled things in a cruel way but apologized when she reached out later.
She’s asking to be friends again but it feels like a lose lose situation as I still have feelings and really care for her, and she has a history of ending our friendship rashly. She has since said she does care and I am special to her. I tried to get her back but no dice, but my game was weak. We’re currently on no contact which is my doing, and she said she’ll let me know if she changed her mind. I told her I’m not ready for platonic friends, but really questioning what to do lol. I do love her and would appreciate her friendship as well as a relationship, but would be real hurt to have her end it for a guy again loll. I just know in every fiber of my being that I want to change her mind because I think her perception of these events is warped lol.
I also do value her friendship and wish she didn’t ruin it like she has lol… she also did mention the potential for FWB which I would’ve been fine with, but I’m way too serious and ruined it lol.
Just looking for opinions, thanks!!

DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.adk8222

Shipping is around $5 plus $1-2 per each game after the first. Will send pictures at request or before any transaction. Paypal F&F is preferred (I have several confirmed transactions here) but will do G&S if you really prefer. Any reasonable offer will be considered!
Downsizing the collection to raise funds for an upcoming move. Quite a few RPGs, some survival horror, among others. Some uncommon/rare titles here. Also have some loose manuals for Nintendo console games. Will probably be adding many more games to the list soon.

Switch Games

Game	Price	Condition
Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia (JP Version, has english)	$36	CIB
Cosmic Star Heroine	$60	CIB
Death end re;Quest	$40	New/Sealed
Death end re;Quest 2	$40	New/Sealed
Double Dragon IV	$30	CIB
Double Dragon Gaiden Rise of the Dragons	$25	New/Sealed
Dusk Diver	$38	New/Sealed
Eternal Radiance	$40	New/Sealed
Fairy Fencer F Advent Dark Force	$42	New/Sealed
Fallen Legion Rise to Glory	$20	CIB
Fate/Extella Link	$55	New/Sealed
Gunvolt Chronicles: Luminous Avenger IX (JP version, has english)	$45	CIB with Medley CD
Labyrinth of Zangetsu	$24	New/Sealed
Loop8 Summer of Gods	$25	New/Sealed
Metallic Child (JP Exclusive, has english)	$27	CIB
Monster Menu	$40	New/Sealed
Process of Elimination	$45
Root Double Before Crime After Days Xtend Edition	$30	New/Sealed
Shiren the Wanderer: The Tower of Fortune and the Dice of Fate	$50	New/Sealed
Wonder Boy Collection	$21	New/Sealed

PS1 Games

Game	Price	Condition
Alien Trilogy	$20	Disc and long box manual, no box
Vagrant Story (Black Label)	$90	CIB
Valkyrie Profile	$280	CIB

PS2 Games

Game	Price	Condition
Crimson Tears	$30	Disc only
The Godfather	$15	CIB, but no map
Godzilla Unleashed	$60	No manual (Hollywood Video spine & back art)
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas	$12	CIB, no map
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas	$15	CIB
Jet Li: Rise to Honor	$5	Disc only
Killer 7	$15	Disc only
The King of Fighters NESTS (JP exclusive)	$50	CIB
Max Payne	$8	CIB
Max Payne 2	$10	CIB
Need for Speed Underground	$12	CIB ("part of a set" on back cover)
Persona 4	$15	CIB with bonus disc, but game disc doesn't play
Rumble Roses	$30	CIB
Skygunner (JP Version)	$40	CIB
Tsugunai: Atonement	$75	CIB

PS3 Games

Game	Price	Condition
Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel	$40	CIB
Captain America: Super Soldier	$32	CIB
Clive Barker's Jericho	$10	CIB
The Darkness	$12	CIB
Fallout New Vegas Ultimate Edition (Greatest Hits)	$30	CIB
Fairy Fencer F	$20	CIB
FEAR	$18	CIB
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows Part 1	$15	CIB
Lost Planet Extreme Condition	$8	CIB
Max Payne 3	$10	CIB
Mugen Souls Z	$18	CIB
NCAA Football 13	$20	CIB, case damaged
Ninja Gaiden Sigma	$7	CIB
Prototype	$10	CIB
Record of Agarest War 2	$15	New/Sealed
Spec Ops The Line	$30	CIB
Timeshift	$8	CIB
Tomb Raider (launch edition with slipcover and comic book)	CIB	$20
Under Defeat HD Deluxe Edition (PAL version)	$30	CIB

PS4 Games

Game	Price	Condition
Demon Gaze II	$45	CIB
Granblue Fantasy Versus (Limited Edition)	$40	CIB
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (Decisive Edition)	$110	CIB, sealed soundtrack
Touhou Genso Rondo Bullet Ballet (Limited Edition)	$40	CIB
Utawarerumono Mask of Deception (Launch Edition)	$100	CIB
Utawarerumono Mask of Truth (Launch Edition	$25	New/Sealed
Valkyria Revolution	$15	CIB with soundtrack CD
Wonder Boy Asha in Monster World	$20	CIB
Wonder Boy Returns (Strictly Limited)	$60	CIB

PS5 Games

Game	Price	Condition
Relayer	$30	CIB

PSP Games

Game	Price	Condition
Lunar Silver Star Harmony (Premium Edition)	$100	CIB

Xbox original Games

Game	Price	Condition
Godzilla: Save the Earth	$75	Game and case/artwork, no manual
Jade Empire	$8	CIB

Xbox 360 Games

Game	Price	Condition
Blue Dragon	$35	No manual/inserts
FEAR	$20	CIB
X-Men Origins Wolverine	$55	CIB

Nintendo Game Manuals (no games)

Game	System	Price	Condition
Banjo Kazooie	N64	$8	Manual only
Pokemon Stadium 2	N64	$15	Manual only
Super Smash Bros.	N64	$12	Manual only
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone	GBA	$5	Manual only
Metroid Prime Hunters First Hunt Demo	DS	$5	Sleeve and manual only

I need to get this off my chest cause I have a job interview tomorrow and I can’t let those thoughts ruins it.
So basically what I was expecting happened. French government is going to debate if trans minor should be able to transition soon and we are currently an hot topic right now. Yeah cause Olympic Games being expensive as fuck is not enough interesting apparently for the media and they have to talk about this.
I just fucking hate it, I hate how people think it’s a lifestyle, it’s an ideology, it’s a choice. How transitioning is dangerous, how our surgeries are experimental stuff. How we are treated like pervert even tho a lot of us are literally fucking teenagers.
I also should talk about two… how can I call them? I will just go with TERF. They just published a very transphobic book. I read a snippets of it posted by a LGBT magazine and omg this is so bad. So fucking bad. But like so bad and ridiculous it’s almost funny. Like The Onion level, it looks like a parody. But it’s also concerning how the right is eating this up like it’s fact and not just conspiracy theory. And damn conspiracy theory that use the same arguments as 40’s years ago. Blanchard rhetoric type shit and trans women raping women in bathroom type shit.
So yeah that’s it, I’m angry and I just want to be left alone and also that people start treating us right and with dignity. I hate my existence being a debate.

The Boston Red Sox have been hit hard by injuries of late, with first baseman Triston Casas the latest to go down, as he was placed on the 10-day injured list Sunday with a left rib strain. He has six home runs and 10 RBIs in 22 games this season. Third baseman Rafael Devers (knee) and outfielder Tyler O’Neill (concussion) did not play this weekend, but might be ready by Tuesday against Cleveland. Here’s a look at two intriguing early-week matchups around MLB. Oakland Athletics vs. New York Yankees The Oakland A’s have been a lot more competitive than expected and are scheduled to start their ace on Tuesday in 2022 All-Star right-hander Paul Blackburn (2-0). He allowed three runs on six hits and five walks over 5.2 innings in a win over the Cardinals last Wednesday, striking out seven. Blackburn struggled with his command early, surrendering a leadoff single to open the game before walking two batters in the first inning. He then went 1-2-3 through the next two innings, even striking out the side in the second, but was tagged for three runs in the fourth after allowing three consecutive hits to begin the frame. Blackburn had not allowed a run through his first three starts coming into Wednesday’s matchup. It was also the first time this season in which he failed to make it through at least six innings. Blackburn holds a stellar 1.08 ERA on the season, though he’s now issued seven walks over his last two starts. “Paul could have easily been an Opening Day starter for us this season,” manager Mark Kotsay said. “I think putting him in that fourth spot behind JP [Sears] and giving the two veteran guys the first and second positions really solidified for Paul that he just has to be himself. That’s what he’s done all season. He’s executing all his pitches. He’s really comfortable, and he’s got some confidence right now.” If the A’s don’t get great pitching, they likely don’t win, as they have been held to two runs or fewer 1- times already and are averaging just 2.9 runs per game. Oakland has been shut out three times, which is tied for second most to the White Sox (6). The A’s have been held to five hits or fewer in nine games and are batting .207 overall, which is third lowest in the majors. They also have the second lowest on-base percentage (.276), fourth-lowest OPS (.622) and sixth lowest slugging percentage (.345). The A’s are 6-3 when scoring first. The Yankees are in the midst of a 17-day stretch without an off day. Seven of New York’s wins this season are come-from-behind. The Yanks have recorded four wins this season when trailing after six innings. They had just six such wins in 2023. Closer Clay Holmes has not allowed an earned run over 11.0 innings this season, going 1-0 with eight saves (11.0IP, 12H, 30ER, 1BB, 8K, 2HP). It’s right-hander Marcus Stroman (1-1) on the hill here. Stroman did not factor into the decision last Wednesday against Toronto, allowing two runs on six hits and two walks over. 5.1 innings. He struck out two. Daulton Varsho’s two-run homer in the second inning accounted for the only runs against Stroman, but the Yankees couldn’t take the lead until the ninth, leaving him with a no-decision. Stroman hasn’t earned a win since his first start of the year against Houston and has a 2.42 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 19:9 K:BB through his first four starts (22.1 innings). New York Mets vs. San Francisco Giants Series opener at 9:45 p.m. ET and available for streaming on ESPN+. The Mets got some bad news over the weekend, with good-looking young catcher Francisco Alvarez going down with a torn ligament in his left thumb that will require surgery and sideline him 6-8 weeks. Alvarez suffered the injury during Friday’s game versus the Dodgers when he planted his left hand into the ground after stumbling on his turn toward second base. Despite getting off to a slow start at the plate, Alvarez still collected five extra-base hits over his first 59 plate appearances while rating in the 92nd percentile in Statcast’s catcher framing metric. Overall, he was slashing .236/.288/.364 with one home run. Beyond the numbers, Alvarez has been a popular clubhouse presence, known for his gregarious nature and tireless work ethic. “You hate to see it,” Manager Carlos Mendoza said. “We don’t know how long he’s going to be out for, but we know how much energy he brings and the way he was playing. But at the same time, next guy up. It’s an opportunity for other guys to step up.” With Alvarez on the shelf, Omar Narvaez and Tomas Nido will handle the catching duties for the Mets. Nido was called up from Triple-A to take Alvarez’s roster spot. The Mets had removed Nido from their 40-man roster last June, but he’s back on it now for the first time in 10 months. Lefty Jose Quintana will take the hill Monday for New York. Quintana (1-1) allowed one run on four hits and three walks while striking out four batters across five innings in a no-decision en route to a 3-1 victory over the Pirates last Tuesday. Pittsburgh was able to put runners on base relatively consistently against Quintana, but a fifth-inning RBI single off the bat of Bryan Reynolds ended up producing the only run Pittsburgh would score all day. The 35-year-old Quintana now owns a 3.05 ERA across 20.2 innings through four starts, though his 1.50 WHIP is a cause for concern.

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Guessing this is a fairly common question, however, i’m currently a decent way into my new save and i’ve been trying to slowly work towards getting the benevolent leader achievement. i have about 28 people in Vault 88, there’s enough beds, food, water and about 165 defence. I have maybe around a dozen surgery centres and everyone has been assigned a role, but it seems to be stuck around the 94-95 happiness mark. Is it simply a waiting game now, is there more that can be done? I’ve heard that waiting around in the settlement helps but i’m not sure.

Almost 6 years ago I (24M) had ACL Reconstruction using a hamstring graft. I tore a small bit of my meniscus as well which they had to shave off. Ever since the first week after surgery I have been able to fully extend my knee with the surgeon at the time mentioning how I had reached almost full range of motion very quickly. I have never had many problems with it since recovering and have played a lot of gaelic football, football, basketball and running since then. The odd time if I twisted it wrong it would swell up a bit but it was never anything debilitating and would always clear up in a matter of days.
Last summer when I was playing a football match I noticed it swell quite a lot after a match, there was very minimal pain and there was no exact point that I can say I felt something go which makes me think I haven't experienced any new injuries. I let the swelling go down and went back to training a few weeks later and the same thing happened again. I began to notice that when I extended my knee past a certain angle there would be a point where it would catch every time and it felt like I would have to force it past the sticking point which I would achieve with a complimentary POP. Since then my level of activity has greatly decreased but I have played some games of football and there doesn't seem to be much swelling after but the catching is still there every time I extend my knee.
I went to a physio but she was completely useless and kept asking me how much pain I was in even though I had already told her multiple times that I had no pain. The only pain that I can ever say I feel is at the very front of my knee at the top of my shin when I do step-ups on a box in the gym and even then it is still very minimal. I was concerned that I might potentially have torn my meniscus again but due to the lack of pain I'm beginning to doubt that theory. I have seen online about people experiencing scar tissue buildup. I have experienced small instances of more pronounced scarring on the outside of my body but not sure if that extends to the inside too. I'm also not sure why it will only have manifested itself 5 years after surgery. It is very frustrating as I really would like to get back to running but I'm afraid that I will do myself any more damage.
Has anyone else had the same experience?

I (f30) need and want around 7 hours of sleep. Where as my husband (m35) only needs about 5 hours, or even less. We are living in a studio apartment for the time being as we are currently renovating our house so we share an entire living space. We used to live in a 3 bedroom apartment and this wasn’t much of an issue. Now it is though. It’s been a year of this: my husband waking up at 5am or so, and being really loud either playing video games or watching videos on his phone. I bought ear plugs and that helped for a while. Now his new favourite thing is to watch tv (without headphones, on our big tv) out loud at 6:30 in the morning. I don’t have to be awake to get ready for work until 7:30 so it’s quite early for me. I haven’t been at work for two weeks though as I am recovering from surgery right now and as a result of this I have difficulty sleeping as it is quite uncomfortable. My husband has recently decided talking to me and trying to start conversations with me while I’m asleep is okay. In return, I am really cranky. I usually don’t even remember being so cranky or saying anything because I am so damn tired. I don’t even remember to put in my ear plugs because I cannot even comprehend what’s going on and think logically because I am essentially asleep. Anyways, he gets upset that I am so cranky… despite me telling him the solution is to just leave me alone and let me sleep. This happens pretty much daily and I’m at my wits end of being the “mean cranky wife” when all I want is to sleep.

Hi!
I’m looking for a Unity coder who has experience with VR.
The game I’ve been envisioning about for awhile is a motion sickness app for the quest 2
The game would consists of small mini games where the user is exposed to different types and level of motion sickness inducing controls. The idea is that the user will gradually get less motion sick with enough exposure. Each mini game would be point based with the score resetting if the player fails. only motivation the player has is to beat its own score and measure progress.
Links to prototype scenes:
https://shadow-embryo.com/onewebmedia/image.png
https://shadow-embryo.com/onewebmedia/image2.png
Communication is important so you should be comfortable with biweekly video meetings on discord. I can work on this project around 10-20 hours each week so it would be perfect if you could commit to the same amount of time.I’m located in Norway, but have no problem working with people in other timezones.
About me:
I’m a former game art teacher and freelancer looking for a coder .I’ve been playing around with game creation since I was young, but only making small prototypes using visual scripting. But I’m definitely not a coder, so that’s why I want to team up with someone who loves coding. Unity 3D is preferred since that’s what I’m using. I can also edit audio and make some music. Definitely not a pro when it comes to music.
For my art I’m mostly working with Blender, substance painter and 3D-coat. I also know spine for 2D stuff. I’ve worked as a game art freelancer for 3 years and 6 years as a game art teacher.I can do 2D and 3D as shown in my portfolio but I prefer doing 3D.I’m mainly interested in developing VR-games and couch multiplayer games,but open to work on other types of games if the concept is promising and possible to complete in months, not years. And I’m not interested joining a large team.
My portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/dhondon
Email: dhondon@gmail.com

I'm so fucking sick of not being able to afford to live ANYWHERE on my own in this country-- I make almost $20/hr, working full time with overtime where I can get it , and yet I cannot afford to rent a studio apartment. And I can't work and go to school at the same time to get a better degree, to get a better job, to earn more money.
I'm sick of my fellow middle-class people simping for profiteers-- call 'em what they are-- who are buying up housing to rent out so they don't have to have a 9-5 like the rest of us. You're not being, "business savvy," or, "running a small business,"-- you are a class-traitor.
Housing is a scare resource now. You should not be allowed to make a profit off of it.
America has turned into the land of making a quick buck -- you wanna buy up a whole stock of shoes or designer purses and make a profit off of them? Fine. I'm still gonna hope you lose all of your money because no one's gonna buy whatever you stock you bought at the markup you're reselling them for, but you're not taking a basic necessary resource away from people.
Those who buy up housing are no better than those who bought up all of the toilet paper and disinfectant wipes during the pandemic. In fact-- I cannot think of a better metaphor for the current work culture in America, than how people were trying to profit off of basic household cleaners and TP during Covid.
I've been saving since I started babysitting at age 12. I'm 26, and had to move back in with my folks because renting a condo with two other people and having the incredible graces of only paying the utilities was still too much. It doesn't help enough when you still have to pay for car insurance and gas, healthcare, groceries...
I worked overtime one week, and had enough money taken out of my paycheck in taxes to essentially have worked an entire day for free.
"No one wants to work," pisses me off to no end, because corporations are cutting their bottom line-- cashier's, people on the floor, restockers-- so the bean counters and pencil pushers can keep their five and six figure jobs doing pointless meetings while sitting on their asses; I was working for a small medical business for a year, and I struggled working 12 hour days for $15/hr, while the big wigs were traveling the country first class to come visit our facilities to tell us we weren't working hard enough-- not buying us the machines they knew we needed to produce more, or hiring more people-- and buying lunches for themselves with the company credit card. And the rest of the time, they're on pointless zoom meetings shooting the shit, and talking business less than half the time, and asking why their bottom line isn't working harder.
I have a family member who has a federal job working IT from home, and all he does is occasionally supervises meetings that exist mainly for formalities-- discussions that just need a ticket, not a whole half hour zoom meeting, according to him-- occasionally works on those tickets, or assigns them to someone else on his team-- and he plays video games the rest of the time. And he's getting paid to do this. He goes into the office maybe once a week.
That is where the money is going, folks. Idk how loudly I have to scream it, in what language I have to scream it.
It's like a rich-person's club where they go through bottom-line workers like water, because, "there's always people lined up to replace them," when really, it's just people looking for a job that pays just a little bit more, so they can afford their basic needs, or people just entering the work force that don't know their basic rights (not like we learn them in school or anything, because that doesn't produce ignorant wage slaves like companies are looking for!)
And no I'm not going to get a, "side hustle," or waste my time on TikTok becoming another, "influencer," or turning my hobbies into a business for some extra cash.
THAT'S NOT THE FUCKING POINT OF LIFE, PEOPLE.
And don't even get me started on our, "healthcare," system that's a fucking joke to every other first world country-- again, making a profit-- this time out of people's pain and suffering. Why else would euthanasia for terminal illnesses be illegal? Why else do they force people who are at the end of their life-- who have accepted death-- to continue withering away in hospice, pumped so full of drugs that they're incoherent in their final days of life? And how, no matter how much we put into the system for monthly payments, you still get a bill that's thousands of dollars that you've already paid into the system that you're still required to pay, while the talking heads of those, "healthcare," companies are sitting pretty in their luxury homes, driving luxury cars, and not breaking a sweat.
And I'm a middle class white woman with parents financially stable enough to continue supporting me. I'm at the top of the privilege pyramid just under white men-- I cannot even begin to imagine what it's like being a POC or an immigrant; at least I'm not looked down on because of the color of my skin or the job I had no choice but to take to keep food on the table. I see my coworkers who are POC and immigrants; it's almost like they can't afford to be angry about this stuff, which makes me even angrier-- because they're working two or three times as hard as me to get close to where I am, and they don't get to be mad about not getting their fair share because they're too busy working themselves to the bone to support themselves.
I don't give a flying fuck that, "life isn't fair," "this is just how it is." SAYS WHO?! THAT IS A SELF-FUFILLING PROPHECY YOU ARE FEEDING INTO.
In a capitalist society like America, I feel like change never happens until companies start losing capital-- whether that be profits from selling product, or losing your customer base (see: healthcare doing its job and helping people get better vs symptom management to keep a steady consumer base to keep profits flowing).
A family member of mine recently had open heart surgery, and said she doesn't want to go to a local hospital because they're not partnered with the company of her pacemaker, and wouldn't know how best to treat her.* Hospitals and doctors aren't providing the best version of care to their patients because companies that make medicine and medical devices have partnerships and contracts with specific hospitals to prescribe their products, as opposed to providing the best option to the patient possible, regardless of brand name.
And we're just expected to sit here and believe it's normal.
It's brainwashing, is what it is.
This is not how life is supposed to be.
You can't change my mind.
And I know this is long and people probably won't read it, but we working class folks need to wake up and move together if we ever want change in our favor. And I just don't see that happening-- at least not to the degree that it needs to happen. I really, really, really hope I'm wrong, and that people are slowly but steadily recognizing that they -- that we -- deserve better.
"If not now, then when?"

Hello all - my name is Pepper and I am a direct-placement recruiter. Here is the list of locations/jobs that I currently have open. Please reach out if you'd like to talk about anything listed.
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• 8HV Stepdown
• 7W General Surgery
• 5W Neuro Med/Surg
• 5E Medical Oncology
• 6W Ortho

Goldsboro, NC
RN

• 7th Floor Gen Med
• 4th Floor Oncology
• ICU
• ED
• 3rd Floor Tele
• 2nd Floor Post-Surg Peds
• 6th Floor Med/Surg

Cincinnati, OH
RN

• Manage Care RN

Valencia, CA
RN

• ICU
• NICU
• Observation
• Med/Surg Tele (cardiac/stroke)
• Med/Surg Tele (ortho/oncology)
• Behavioral Health
• Emergency

Fresno, CA (this facility will consider new graduates)
RN

• Float Pool
• 2w & 3W Med/Tele
• 3 Main Tele
• Surgical
• Emergency
• L&D
• OB Triage
• 5 Main Tele
• 4N & 5N Tele

For me it is the mechanics of Spine of Deathwing from Dragon Soul raid.
This is an absolute beast of a fight because a single slip and you are insta-killed from the roll. If you are trying to solo it, it is even easier to screw up.
And then if that doesn’t do it, trying to get the plates blown off is a pain.
Out of all the raids I have done in this game, and that’s just about all of them, this fight was thecstupest I encountered.
Edit: Love the comments and opinions about all these various fights you love and hate. This is what I love about reddit and this community. Thank you all for commenting.