Hi everyone !
I bought an RAR years ago, and did not use it since at least 8 years (the closest shooting range to my house closed and I did not take the time to try again the hobby after years).
Now that I have a shooting range available near me, I would like to shoot again with it.
I used to shoot for competition with 22Lr pistols back then, and would like to use my RAR in a formal way so that I can use it in official competitions or at least train with it. 22lr pistols / rifles are designed way differently than typical pistols or rifles such as the RAR, thus I was wondering if there was a type of sport or official competition were such a rifle could compete. I am based in Europe, and there we have competitions with vanilla military weapons, but I am not sure the RAR would fit.
Do you have any idea of a recognized sport involving typical 22lr bolt action rifles, with or without a scope or bipod ?

I had an open hernia repair done with mesh on Feb . 11th , 2023 for a recurrent umbilical hernia. This is my 7th week post op and I was feeling good other then a few days of soreness from the initial operation and then the mesh settling into place.
About a week ago I got the stomach flu and it was relentless. I am not sure i’ve ever puked that hard in my life. While I was being sick for hours on end my abdominal muscles were contracting and spasm’ing very hard placing a lot of pressure on the site of incision. It definitely hurt at the time but I was more concentrated on getting through the flu.
The day after, I started having pain near the incision that mimics a hernia and is much worse then the pain that I felt before the repair. I am fearful that I opened or tore the repair and now the hernia has returned. I have a feeling of movement in the area, thumping or pulsation, nausea, debilitating pain and intense burning. For context I lived with my first hernia before repair for about a year, and 6-7 months with the second one that was just fixed. I feel confident enough that I know the difference between hernia pain and me just tearing or upsetting some scar tissue.
I am wondering if anyone else has had a torn repair or recurrence this early after repair due to something similar?
I am fortunate that I see the surgeon for a check up in a few days but I am looking for info from anyone that may have had something similar happen.
I plan to tell the surgeon about all of this, but is there anything that I should request of him? Maybe an imaging test to rule out a recurrence? Thank you

I'm so scared of my dad. He's a very heavy drinker but never gets hungover, and he always remembers what happens the night he drinks. He's the type to get very angry when he drinks, and he overreacts at the slightest things. The other day I got in trouble for head-butting the microwave since my hands were full. It's silly, but I do it because I usually get a laugh out of my mum, and I'd do anything to make her happy. Hearing her laugh is such a good feeling since I know she's enjoying herself. My mum is the absolute sweetest to me and I love her so much. Anyway, when I head butted the microwave, Mt dad looked at me, and yelled. "Did you just headbut the fucking microwave?" He said, pausing the show he was watching. He put his beer down and sat up. I looked over at him and just said yes, laughing as my mum did. He yelled at me, and I hate yelling. I'm a very emotional person and I hate being yelled at. I nearly cried. He then finished, so I went back to playing a game with my boyfriend. He and I were on a call on snapchat, so I think he heard the whole argument. My dad then called me back out to him, and we argued as he kept spitting nonsense. He's the worst to argue with. If you did something he didn't like, he would always threaten you and never listen to you. He told me to grab my phone, and I didn't get to hang my phone up. He told me "do you want me to headbutt your phone? I'll hardly hit it". My dad is very strong, and when he says that, he always pretends to destroy my stuff to get a reaction out of me. He then stole my phone and said I can't go into my room, so I hid in my mums room. I cried. I can't stand being yelled at. I tried staying quiet, and my mum came to comfort me. I know I'm probably just being dramatic, but I hate yelling. Even if it's my friends who only yell at me when they're being playful, I still get scared. I hate it. I'm so scared of loud voices.

All skin is good skin, which is why good skin care is further of a trip than a destination. We all love a one-off trip, but at Byrdie, we’re more interested in how our skin evolves. The Product we have used for a decade, the component blend that made us glow, the step we noway skip, and all the advice in between. This is the stuff that makes a real difference. With What I Put on My Face, we’re bringing you the rituals, recommendations, and failed trials(we’ve all had them) straight from celebrities, authors, and influencers who’ve gone through it themselves.
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There are thousands of quests on Google for “glazed doughnut skin.” And with just as numerous quests for Hailey Bieber’s skincare routine, the model–turned–brand author honored there was a need she could fill in the assiduity. But not without times of exploration. Through the epidemic, Hailey Bieber set up solace in skincare and honored that others followed suit. While a lot of the forenamed gleam is inheritable, it’s also a product of skin care education. I’ve come to understand that conscientiousness steers Hailey’s business opinions as much as it makes her beauty choices. She likes routine and stability and tries to avoid stress and vexation in her life and skin in equal measure.
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You see, Hailey Bieber is a lot of effects all at formerly. She’s a celebrity with over 45 million Instagram followers, the face of iconic brands like Levi’s, Guess, and Tommy Hilfiger, and a YouTube channel with over1.7 a million subscribers. She runs in a veritably notorious circle. Those effects feel veritably out of reach for the average person. That said, I( and countless millions of others) feel deeply connected to how she presents herself through apparel, makeup, and of course, “glazed doughnut” skin.
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It’s the skin thing that brought us together in person this time around. Hailey is launching Rhode, an affordable, curated collection of three skincare must-plutocrats, and I wanted to ask all the dewy-eyed, glowy, and lustrous questions. Along with a full breakdown of her products, I asked Hailey to run us through her entire skincare trip, from how she got into skincare to what products she uses daily. Below, find a complete companion to what Hailey Bieber puts on her face.
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Hailey Bieber’s glowing skin
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HANNA HILLER
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About Her Skin
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My skin is susceptible, and it’s further on the dry side. My end with my skin is to keep it super doused. I indeed still struggle with flights. I am in the phase of my skincare trip where I want to start incorporating a little bit of Tretinoin. It’s solid, but most people say you must deal with the” purifying” phase.
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For me, the thing is always to keep my skin healthy. I get perioral dermatitis occasionally, which technically goes down, but it can get touched off from vexation or stress.1. These bumps nearly look like short flights around my mouth and under my eyes. So, I’m always reaching for calming, simple products that don’t have a heavy scent. I surely break out a lot further when I am PMSing. That PMS week for me is hell. That — or when I’m traveling a lot and feeling exhausted is when I struggle the most with my skin.
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But I’ve set up my routine and meter to keep my skin as balanced as possible. And I try to be conscious of what I put into my body. However, I see a big difference in my skin if I eat a bunch of crap daily. Overall, my skin’s just really sensitive.
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How She Got Into Skincare
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I have always adored skincare but took a deep dive during the epidemic. I had a lot of exchanges with experts and explored to understand my favorite skincare constituents, including why I love them and why they are so beneficial for the skin. I wanted to produce unique formulas that were affordable. So I took a lot of time to start that process. The absolute morality with Rhode is “making one of everything perfect.” It’s the same way I curate my closet the perfect brace of jeans, that one perfect T-shirt, that one good blazer — whatever it may be. It’s the same thing with skincare. Rhode is one excellent moisturizer, lip product, and so forth. I also love being creative. So bringing a relaxed, sharp, editorial vibe to a beauty brand was a commodity I wanted to do while also delivering a great product.
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Hailey Bieber with flower
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HANNA HILLER
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Her Morning Versus Nighttime Routine
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I do not generally wash my face in the morning. I like to clean with warm water, which I’ve set up and has helped me retain humidity in my skin. The products I slept in the night ahead are friendly and soaked in, so I don’t want to strip anything out. I follow up with Environ’s Skin EssentiA Botanical Infused Toner, a vitamin C serum, Rhode’s Peptide Glazing Fluid, and SPF. I finish my morning routine with Rhode’s Peptide Lip Treatment.
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In the evening, I twice cleanse with an oil painting cleaner first, followed by another cleaner. Also, I moreover use Skin EssentiA Botanical Infused Toner again or a light slipping color. So it depends on the day. Also, I follow up with Peptide Glazing Fluid, Rhode’s hedge Restore Cream, and a miniature oil painting on top because I like facial canvases. Not everybody does, but I am dehydrated, so I enjoy them. I’ll occasionally slug my skin at night with Vaseline or Aquaphor, but that can get messy.
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How Her Routine Changed Over Time
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As my skincare enterprises have changed over time, so has my routine. I am 25 now, so I’m starting to get into anti-aging. For me, the biggest thing is keeping my face out of the sun. At the once time, I wouldn’t have worn a chapeau in the sun. I would put on a little sunscreen and keep my face baking in the sun. That is a commodity I try my stylist to avoid now.
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I also use a ton of peptides to soften any fine lines. It’s each about forestallment for me right now. When I was 17, I focused more on flights and chancing, a routine that worked for me. And indeed, at 21, my skincare enterprises were different than they’re now. You have to pay attention to your skin and how it’s changing.
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The constituents That Make the Biggest Difference
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I’ve two peptides and niacinamide. I adore niacinamide and have seen a massive difference in my skin using skincare products with both constituents.
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Rhode skincare products
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The Stylish Skincare Advice She’s Ever entered
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When I started double sanctification, that was such a game-changer for me. It breaks down SPF and makeup. And when I began applying products on damp skin rather than drying off my skin and using the products, that made a huge difference.
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Her Skincare Pet Peeve
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Over-exfoliating! If I strip my skin accidentally, I am like,” Argh!!!”
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Her Most- Used Product
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My most-used Product is Rhode’s Peptide Glazing Fluid. I am really about that.
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The Product That has Been in Her Routine the Longest
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An oil painting cleaner has been in my routine constantly for the longest time. And Rhode’s hedge Restore Cream. We reformulated it 16 times to get it to the perfect place, and I have used it since the first slice.
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Hailey Bieber’s glowing skin
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Her Favorite New Product
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We’re in the testing phase of a delightful vitamin C serum right now. I just got the samples from the labs! I am loving it and have it one moment.
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The Skincare Step She noway Skips.
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I would skip sanctification in the evening — I’ve no way gone to sleep with makeup on. I’m not joking! If I were drunk, if I were nearly where I did not have access to my skincare, I would make sure I went into the restroom and got as important off as I conceivably could. I can confidently say that.
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Her Skincare Prep Before a Big Event
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Before a big red carpet, I will generally get a facial. That’s the biggest fix of all. Also, the products you use to fix your skin under the makeup are essential. I’ll do an excellent hydrating distance mask, eye masks, a hydrating mist, Rhode’s Peptide Glazing Fluid, and hedge Restore Cream. In creating Rhode, I wanted to ensure the products worked well under makeup and that the finish of the makeup and the effects go beautifully together. I always use Rhode products to fix my skin under makeup.

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There are no amount of words that can describe how much I love/hate King Knight
Both in KoC & SoH.
Because like, I love this bastard, but I also absolutely hate him.
This is going to be a long post, so kick back, relax, and get cozy. Because I'm going to talk about King Knight a lot here.
He's a narcissistic, egotistical, egocentric, selfish, greedy, douchebag. To the point that even the people he works with also hate him. He is such a bastard that even The Order of No Quarter hates him.
Specter? Hates his guts, to the core. Plaguey? Would rather laugh at his face than ever take him seriously. Mole? Probably thinks he's a lazybones slacker. Treasure? Thinks he's an idiot for wearing his gold. Everyone else? Probably thinks he's an idiot.
But he's just... such a well-written character, at least I think so.
He's not on Specter's level of angst, no one can even come close to Specter's tragedy. But King Knight's story isn't about him having the saddest backstory ever, it's more focused on "The Downfall we all saw coming."
Because right, throughout King of Cards, we're playing as King Knight. We're seeing how much this guy is such a charismatic & charming character, his rise to making an actual empire, actual friends who care about him... right? Right?
Well.....
Pridemoor, Trouple Acolyte, and Birder with a voice, kept saying "We'll work together to take you down Enchantress!" but they... don't really help King Knight. In any way. At least during the fight against The Enchantress.
Sure Pridemoor gave him armor & Trouple King gave him Ichors, but besides that, they're just chilling back in the airship. King Knight has to do all the dirty work himself. It's... really hard to call them friends if they're more like co-workers to you.
But not impossible...
Because before the betrayal. King Knight pauses to really think about it. When everyone was begging for help, and while The Enchantress was bribing him to join her cause. King Knight hesitates and seriously thinks about it. Sure, they may seem just like co-workers, but maybe he starts to grow conscious. He starts thinking about if they're really just some "Lowly peasants who must bow down to the king" or... actual friends. I mean, without them & the heirlooms they gave him, he wouldn't make it this far right? Maybe King Knight-

"WHAT WOULD YOUR MOTHER THINK!?"

Oooohhh.... yeah....
Soooo... I don't really know what else to say besiiiides, that being kind of a low blow? Or like, not really a smart mooooove.... Like, I get that Pridemoor tried to convince King Knight to save them, and he was actually considering it... But it doesn't really feel like the right move to bring up his mom in the life or death situatiooooon....
Hearing that, from King Pridemoor of all people, must've struck a nerve in him. So he chooses to let them fall.
Maybe he would've saved them if Pridemoor kept his mouth shut. Maybe he would've let them fall regardless. The Enchantress' benefits are really appealing to King Knight. After all, all he ever wanted was a kingdom to rule, right?
Well... Yeah.
But I feel like he wants something else as well, but he just doesn't realize it.
During Shovel Knight: Showdown, a... sorta(?) canon... spin-off? (Side game?) Side game. Each of the main cast is playable, even some common enemies, and they all have their own endings.
In King K.'s ending specifically, he wakes up to find out that nobody in TOoNQ came to his banquet after inviting them over.
Now, and maybe this is just me over-analyzing this side story's content, but it makes me think that King Knight wanted some "Cooler friends" to hang out with. I mean... After all, Showdown takes place after KoC/(everything except the ending of)SOT & definitely before SoH/PoS. So by this point The Order must've assembled. Which makes me believe that King Knight was finally a part of the "Cool Kids Club."
So... King Knight betrayed his old friends and got some new "friends" big deal, what does that have to do with anything?
Wellllll.... I don't really know. This is starting to get very headcanon-based, but goddamnit I can't get this golden jerk out of my head.
He is such... a deeper character than most people think he is. He's a case of "Missed potential". Imagine if King Knight wasn't such an egotistical dumbass, listened to King Pridemoor (and everyone else), and kept all their heirlooms. Bro would've been the strongest knight in the whole gaddamn land!
...Okay maybe that's a bit of an overexaggeration, but still! You get my point.
King Knight had so much potential, but he just... threw it all away for a false title. HIS KINGLY TITLE WAS BUILT ON LIES AND BETRAYAL!
Him getting his ass kicked in Shovel of Hope (and Plague of Shadows too ig) is just karma. Though, I don't think Shovel Knight came immediately after the "The End", perhaps some time has passed since then.
In both endings of SoH & PoS, King Knight's seen scrubbing the floor. Sure, a pretty satisfying ending. Seeing this regal asshole getting what he deserves, but I think he got off on the easy end. I mean think about it for a bit.
King Knight literally betrayed King Pridemoor at the end of KoC. Shouldn't he be... y'know, banished?
Like, if some dude I was sorta friends willingly chose to let me fall to my death, and when I live & get back home I see him on my couch thinking he own the place, and I ask someone with a Shovel to kick his ass, I wouldn't want to see him near me or my family ever again. Not make him my personal maid.
But King Pridemoor's a better man than me.
Maybe he still sees some good and/or potential in King Knight. Like, even after aaaaalll that's happened in King of Cards, he still wants to "forgive" King Knight. But, y'know, forgiveness can't be given all willy-nilly. Maybe that's why Pridemoor chose to make him scrub the floor instead of banishing him to never return.
I really think King Pridemoor still sees the King Knight during the majority of KoC.
This experience better humble this dickwad. I want to see him grow as a person.
Or who knows, maybe he really is a one-dimensional greedy jackass who only fits being a villain, and the beauty of him is his simplicity as an antagonist.
Oh yeah and before any of you guys think I forgot, no I didn't forget King Knight's mom. But I feel like I've said a lot so I'll try to keep this brief.
King Knight is a mama's boy, he loves him mom more than anything. Even more than being a king or ruling a kingdom. In his Showdown win dialog he keeps mentioning his mom, asking if she's impressed that her son won a match. But alas, his mom isn't around to hear or see King Knight.
Also she doesn't call him her Pumpkin Pauldroun Prince anymore in the ending, and calls him King Knight instead. So that's depressing if you've been paying attention to the smaller details in King of Cards.
Anyways, in conclusion... Uh.... King Knight is an asshole.
So... What do you guys think of King Knight? Is he actually a deep character or was this really not that deep and this whole post was pointless?

Fresh from university I thought working as a support care nurse would be a boring job but it had lots of perks and payed really well. I sighed up with an agency and got a job nearly right away.
That’s when I saw your papered and was first shocked by your age. Only early 20s. Hmm okay well I guess we will have some things in common.
We actually had very little in common. You were part of a rich family. You had an expensive private education and always had everything you wanted. Stubborn and demanding. Unfortunately without much contact with your parents you had also become extremely stubborn. Well things changed a little after a horrible car accident had left you in a wheelchair and pretty dependent on others particularly given you refused to help yourself.
I arrived at your huge family home for my first day and nocked unsure what to expect.
Shoot me a message and let me know what you think. Very few limits and happy to hear your ideas.

after extracting what is probably a hundred weapons cases from al mazrah for rewards, faction missions, or to invite pvp), ive figured out the easiest ways to get the al mazrah weapons case in all three locations, given the juggernaut hasn’t been aggroed and pulled to a different area (had him chase me all the way to the middle of akhdar from al sharim pass once)
zaya observatory: the easiest weapons case spawn, approach the observatory from the northwest, and climb onto the radio tower as silently as you can and make your way to the second level. the juggernaut spawns on the highest railing of the dome in the center of the POI. shoot him with a sniper, preferably with a friend or two or five, but when alone you may need to bring a munitions box depending on your aim and sniper of choice. sometimes he’ll flinch and get stuck in the dome, but not to worry, headshots will get you through. it’s also the easiest exfil because of the automatic high ground, a squad member can fly off to another exfil, which will probably be in parachute range, call it, and then you can pick up the weapons case (to delay the alert) when the chopper arrives, and fly to the exfil with no interference.
zarqwa hydroelectric: similar strategy, arrive from the northeast and climb onto the radio tower. juggernaut spawns on the back end of the island in the middle. if you look between the two buildings on the island, he’ll be standing in the open side of the left building, near the pool of water. once dead, parachute down, grab the case, dive into the pool of water and get to the river. head northeast or southwest from there (depending on closest exfil) and you can swim to the bridge and get out with less resistance. in a perfect world, exfil would be close by, but because of the lack of high ground, escape from hydro tends to be a little harder. easiest when done early in the game while everyone is near the outer edge of the map.
al sharim pass: approach from the northwest, and climb up the tower in the center of the POI. there will be ai around but it tends to be tier 1s so make quick work of them and get up the tower. the juggernaut is a bit harder to spot, but he spawns at the top of the POI. kill some of the tier 3 ai, and he’ll eventually poke his head out and stand near the tree at the courtyard at the highest point. clear out as much tier 3 ai as you can before killing the jugg, since they can be a struggle when parachuting down to pick up the case. like observatory, high ground lets a squad member parachute early to call an exfil before the case is picked up, to reduce player interference.
side notes: you can tell the weapons case is in play before it is picked up by looking the map periodically and checking to see if the weapons case circle has disappeared yet, and the case icon appeared. if a team engages you with the weapons case, feel free to drop the case, no need for them to be able to see where you are at all times.
hope this helps anyone wanting to extract the case for rewards or faction missions, and feel free to ask me to help extract cases as a squadmate, will gladly accept a 302 key in exchange

I know what you’re probably all thinking. That’s it?
I mean, no doubt my birthday this year was a little underwhelming. I spent most of it studying and doing laundry.
But, I made specific plans today to listen to all of Ella’s music. Recently, I’ve fallen hard for her… unfortunately. I realized I like her and her music way more than I once thought I did. Yes, I have a crush on her, but I think it’s more of a personality thing. I don’t know.
I was a little nervous, though. It’s gotten so bad to where I feel like I need to be mentally prepared to listen to her music. I was procrastinating listening to her for like an hour and a half yesterday. I went ahead and goofed off listening to songs by other artists, going on a long phone call with my mother, etc. It’s weird. I’ll gladly press play on bad or mediocre songs, but, for Ella, it’s the exact opposite. I seem to like her songs so much that listening to her can be a very nerve racking act.
The first song I pressed play on was Dominoes, and it was that way because it’s technically my least favorite song from her, and I wanted to listen in order of my least favorite to favorite. But, even having the courage to press play on Dominoes was rough for me.
But, eventually, I did it. I spent the rest of my 19th birthday… alone. Initially, I listened to her in the comforts of my dark dorm room, with all of my lights turned off. My roommate thankfully left to go see their friend until midnight.
Honestly, even that was so… therapeutic, to me. I relistened to some songs I didn’t remember liking as much like The Man With The Axe, and it just felt like a whole new experience. So, I made my bed while listening to a couple of her songs, just kind of staying there in my room while listening to a couple more of her songs, and then decided to finish up my playlist on a walk around my campus.
It was about 10:00 PM at this time. It was about 50°F that night, but it was quite windy. But, it was partly cloudy, so I saw most of the stars and the moon just fine.
Listening to Ella while walking around at night truly was an experience. Barely anyone roaming around my campus besides myself to judge or bother me. Heavy gusts of wind and leaves flying through the air to add to me totally getting lost in Ella’s music. The stars, too. My campus even has little “emergency help” poles marked off with… green lights. I need to calm down.
Yes, I even loved listening to Solar Power in this environment, as contrarian as it may seem. The quality of most of Jack’s production on the album is… debatable, but Ella’s just such a strong and beautiful vocalist on so many of the songs. I had to take a step back when Mood Ring queued up. I love that song’s intro so much. Beautiful!
There were so many unique connections with her songs that night. I almost felt like crying when Buzzcut Season came on, and I feel like that would’ve never happened in the past. And, I happened to be walking into one of the darkest parts of my campus (around our soccer field) when I was listening to Supercut. That really helped me soak in that outro. It’s surprisingly deep for just being one repeated sentence.
I’d get too wordy if I listed them all, though. Ribs and A World Alone hit extra hard, though. I guess I don’t have any strong, meaningful friendships, even if I do technically have some with my classmates now. I don’t want to call myself friendless, but I definitely feel disconnected from everyone a lot of the time. And, the fact that a lot of AWA seems to emphasize friendships being made only for advancement of self interest, and lack of accountability for friends that might betray you. Oh well. I’m nowhere near close to knowing her personally, but at least I have Ella and her music.
Funnily enough, I also got chest pains/cramps right around when Ribs came on. I guess I was just walking long enough. But, I persisted.
I don’t really want to share my insights while listening to Liability, though. I think they’re valid, but they might steer a little off course from what the lyrics are truly about. And, besides, I think it may be a bit too personal for others to understand.
I ended off the night with my three ultimate favorite songs by her. I won’t bother saying what they are if you’re all just going to call me weird or basic for my picks, so I won’t. But, my favorite song by her? Oh my goodness. It doesn’t even sound like a song made for you to cry, but I almost did when it came on.
I walked back to my dorm just about 2 minutes before midnight. I was basically thrilled inside, even if a lot of my listening session was “depressing”. I’m so much more grateful for Ella’s music than I ever have been. Some of you may not be able to understand it, but this was probably one of the best birthday presents I could give to myself, at least in my current mental form.
People have told me that Ella’s music isn’t really that “girly”, but I definitely feel like it has this special “cute” feminine quality that music made by men just can’t compare to at all. I don’t know. Maybe I’m causing too much trouble for myself by even beginning to explain it. But, that’s a huge reason why I find myself adoring it so much.
This was a long post, but, when most of my 19th birthday was basically a nothing day before this, I hope you all understand why I valued this so much. Again, I am essentially friendless beyond the point of some mostly superficial connections. But, at least I have music like Ella’s to guide me.
I woke up this morning, and my mind is overwhelmed with thoughts of her music and lyrics. It’s definitely very hard hitting, indeed. Not sure if I want to stop these thoughts, or just let myself keep thinking of them.

Hello everyone, my DNA results have arrived and it turns out I got 26 % DNA from England and Northwestern Europe (on the map it‘s besides England a tiny area around Calais) - I live in North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany. While the rest of my results add up to already known parts of my family history (a lot of Southwest-Germany, a little baltic, probably from the prussian side etc.), I was really surprised to see I got that much supposedly english ancestry. I’m lucky enough to have met all my grandparents, and I really do have some similarities with all of them. They were all born before the war, so they can‘t be the result of „love affairs“ with english soldiers stationed in NRW after WW II. Do you know any historical explanation for my relatively high percentage of english DNA, like migrations into Germany before WW II? What‘s also interesting, my girlfriend who was born about 30 km away from me near the dutch border even has a percentage of 29 % english. Could it have something to do with the anglo-saxon migration into England over a thousand years ago? That‘s probably way too long ago I‘d think. I‘m curious to hear your thoughts!

My partner and I have seen a wedding venue that we really like. It is a country house with a private estate near the Lake District and is about 45 minutes away from where we, and most of our guests, live. The cost to hire the venue for a wedding on a Saturday includes the use of the entire house for 2 days, including a two-night stay in the house before/the night of the wedding. The house has 9 double bedrooms each with an en-suite, so 8 would be available for our guests to use for two nights.
We are planning to give our bridesmaids and best man a room each to have with their partners for both nights but then there will be about 5 rooms left over. Our immediate family will already have accomodation on site as there are also several cottages and a barn which would be perfect for them.
So we are thinking of having the rest of our close friends stay in the house to use up the rooms. However, I am unsure whether to charge them for this as the venue is slightly over our budget and I know they would be paying for hotels in the area anyway?
The plan was to just offer the rooms to our friends, but make it optional. We would just say that there's some rooms in the main house that are available to stay in on the night of the wedding if any of them want one. I would just price them at what I think a hotel of that standard in the area would cost (probably around £150 per room). Then it would be up to them if they want to stay. They would then have to transfer me the money as we will have already paid for the venue in full.
Is this really cheeky of us or do you think it's fair to expect guests to pay for the own accomodation on the night of the wedding, especially as they arent in the wedding party or family, but are our wider friendship group? Thanks!

Hello guys! I plan to build a PC in the near future from the red team. Basically I want to buy the rx 7900 xt and pair with a ryzen 5 5600x. I would mainly play on this PC with the new single player titles, like Hogwarts legacy, Plague tale requiem, Elden ring, Sniper Elite 5. Occasionally some League.
I found these so far:
https://pcpartpicker.com/list/snWZNc
CPU: ryzen 5 5600x
GPU: rx 7900 xt
Motherboard: ASUS TUF GAMING B550M-PLUS
Memory: G.SKILL Ripjaws V K2 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3600MHz
Storage: Samsung 980 1TB M.2 PCIe
PSU: Seasonic FOCUS GX-850W Gold or maybe EVGA SuperNOVA 850 GT 850 W
Case: Fractal Design Focus 2
There are a few things I'm not really sure about:
-Does my PSU is a good choice?
-Did I pick the right motherboard, or look for something else in this price range? Like the Gigabyte B550 Aorus Elite V2 or the Asrock B550M Steel legend.
Could you recommend me a good case, which is not super expensive?
Do you have any suggestions to improve this build while keeping it at a comparable price?
Is there any incompatibility?
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Thank you guys in advance for the tips!

I feel so guilty for crying whenever my bf leaves. We have been in a LDR for nearly 2 years, we see each other once a month for 1-2 days.
Every time he is leaving either the day before or night before, I will end up crying (ugly tears) saying how I’ll miss him, long distance sucks when I’m with him etc etc
He has been so overwhelmingly supportive and understanding throughout this and in between visits but gets upset thinking that when I cry, I’m upset at him, when really, I’m just upsets at the situation NOT him.
He always asks what he can do to make it easier etc. there really is no solution except for him to move up back to my town next year for 1-2 years but if all depends on his work so nothing is definite.
Please share some encouraging words or experiences that will help me get through and anything that you’ve used to stop me from feeling so upset?

California
I worked for this family for nearly a year as an aupair. They have a nanny who was morally harassing me during my free time. Whenever I wasn't working and she was, she found a way to shout or accuse me of something I didn't do. As I was a live-in, had nowhere else to go. The family never helped me deal with this unhappy person, and still made me share a house with her on their uncountable trips. She used to left all her mess and filth for me to clean up. She used drugs and during her psychotic episodes, she took it out on me repeatedly.
I requested a rematch on a Friday, and they kicked me out of the house and never paid me for the week I worked. They also never reimbursed me for the car they made me rent in my name, for a trip that I had to cancel because they wanted me to work for them before the agreed period, and for food, which I had to pay for myself because the person in charge (the nanny) never bought food for me. I have proof of everything.
The aupair agency that was supposed to be responsible for me has a local coordinator who did not help me find housing, threatened to call the police on me, and when I was leaving the house, she blocked the street with her car and filmed me without my consent, accusing me of theft, and wanted to see what I was taking from their house, which was just my belongings.
What can I legally do?

looking to purchase a car within the near future, honestly had my heart set out on the infiniti q50 awd since it was within my budget of around 28k or less and it has the performance i need, but then i came across a 330i x drive and now i’m at a cross roads. I’m gonna go test drive both of them soon but i wanted to know what would be more reliable since i would have these cars for about 3-5 years and which car would have better tuning capabilities if i would be looking to add more HP. Leaning more towards the 330i but i wanted to know if it would do me justice for that time period, i can find one for around <28k with under 30k miles in my area for both cars. thanks for your input. I was also looking at a 2019 audi a4 as well as a notable mention

My boyfriend and I are very different people. Here is a quick summary:
I grew up lower class in an unhappy and dysfunctional household. I had no access to therapy and developed severe mental health problems which culminated in alcoholism at a young age, as well as obesity. I experienced domestic abuse. I dropped out of college and nearly ended my own life in October 2019.
Since then, I have lost 125lbs. I am 19 months sober currently, I’ve worked through my biggest issues with therapy, I’m fully employed and go to school part-time. I am close to achieving an engineering degree. When I graduate I will be an experienced engineer with a decent career. There is a redemption arc.
On the other hand, my boyfriend was born into a well-adjusted, middle class family. He has always been intelligent and successful, and has never been diagnosed with any kind of physical or mental health condition. He graduated as expected, has an amazing lucrative career, and loves me very, very much.
We’ve moved in together recently. Due to the location (extremely expensive - this was non negotiable on his end, whereas I WFH and can work anywhere) I can only afford to pay about 1/4 of rent. He earns about four times what I do, so it’s not an issue.
I just… I guess I find this relationship so uncomfortable because I do not feel that I deserve it. I constantly feel that he should be with someone more similar to him. His ex girlfriend had a similar background to him. I don’t know.
TL;DR my boyfriend feels way out of my league. I don’t know how to convince myself that I’m not doing him a disservice by dating him.

Visiting on business from Monday to Friday evening and looking to host in the evenings in my hotel.
Down to show off, mutual stoke, frot and chill with a dude or two near my age or younger. Def down for a circle jerk. Into straightish/dl dudes who just want to chill and let off some steam.
40 6ft 185lbs. Mixed, hairy, hung uncut. DDF and vaxxed. Be the same. Some pics are on my profile. Shoot me a message with your full stats and pics. Won’t meet without verifying and low effort responses won’t be responded to.

I just got accepted accepted to Brandeis (domestic) as a Physics major and am most likely committing! From all the current students and alumini, what are some tips you wished you knew when you started college? Can include: 1. Any items you feel are necessary to bring for the first year on campus (literally anything) 2. Class registration and the any advice on the freshman writing seminars 3. How do you people do your grocery and clothing shopping (specific places + time taken to reach there) 4. Are there kitchens/microwaves near dorms, and if so, how far are they? How is the food overall? Is laundry free? How are the washrooms? 5. Research opportunities 6. JOB OPPORTUNITIES (text me for this one please)

• literally any other thing you wished you knew before coming to college/during your first year.

even if said person isn't an abuser, even if they just say hi, my name is.. (insert name), it makes me feel sick to the stomach and also like things are crawling on me
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I can't think of any nice people with these names, either- so that doesn't help. I mean, I'm sure they are out there, I just haven't met them (though I'm lonely and don't know many people anyway)
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just venting. I just saw one said name written down and I'm scared for my life- and this person is nowhere near me

we speak of life nearly every day .. this life, past lives, future lives
every day, a soul connects with this realm via a new living entity on this planet, whether it's a human form or otherwise ✨ and every day, another soul disconnects with this realm via the physical death of the living entity the soul inhabited, thereby releasing the energy / soul back into the web of eternal existence which we call the multi universes ⚡️🫧💫
I never really thought myself a believer in 'reincarnation' per se .. when I was little and still under the mind control painted on me daily by the mass hypnosis, it made me think of waking up as a giraffe like in a cartoon and thinking 'ruh roh' haha 🤣
however there was that day when I recognized that I needed to know more about this .. and so many other ancient philosophies regarding 'life' and so many other things .. before I could even begin to properly understand them all and eventually render my own conclusions with full grasp on the concepts 🙏
D Y O R 🙂
now, of course, my comprehension on what we call 'life and death' has expanded tremendously over the last few years 🕊️🕉️🪬🫧 and I am ever so happy the work I made so important to me has gifted me with the rewards of greater clarity, a broader understanding and deeper compassions, a sense of stability to avoid rendering rash judgments or incorrect prejudices 🔥 I am wiser for it all
will we all still die one day? this human body will, without a doubt
will our souls die with it? well .. some may not exactly proceed with the upward trajectory of others 🤣🤭🫤😲
however .. I M H O .. if the soul within the human body had taken the time and energy to gather as much scattered bits of intelligence, wisdoms, facts and truths before the body ceases to thrive .. then the soul will be rewarded with that higher trajectory and welcomed to newer realms to be enjoyed over and over again .. and that is not solely applicable to humans 🐾 I'm also convinced one of the best, overall positive affects of evolution, on any and every living biological entity ~ both those here on earth and those not of this earth ~ is that each and every one of them possess the abilities to expand and broaden their own individual, unique lifetime experiences each time they transition 🕊️
because it is ALL already within the soul 🔥 energy is eternal 🔥
one more time: the energy we call the soul contains ALL that is necessary for the energy thrive for eternity, regardless of the form it may inhabit from time to time 🪷
every thing you need is within you now 🌱🌹🪐💥🌻
reincarnation is but one gift of living forever 🪬 live minimally and mindfully 💜 in this particular world, live small, sober and vigilant 🕉️ and always be as a child in your wonderment, gratitude and deep appreciation of it all 🙏
the peace of christ, buddha and all the gods from the stars be with you always 💙

Hi folks.
I'm into making tunes with vocal chops like Fred Again & Burial where you just get little hits of vocals peeking through the song here and there. I don't mind making these sounds by chopping a vocal up, but I've been digging into the NI Komplete; and the Play series of instruments have some really nice Riff & Run style vocal chops included in them. So you can play a chord on one hand and then have some of these little chops play alongside. That got me wondering if anything else does anything similar that has come out more recently?
One library that stands out as being literally set up to do this is Exhale by Output. It looks like it has chops mapped to keys in a playable fashion to give you a similar vibe to what you hear in those tunes above. That said, Exhale is now nearly 8 years old - but I still see it at the top of recommended ways to get this effect. Most of the NI libraries I've seen seem to be focussed on cinematic or classical composition, so I'm not sure that NI themselves offer anything here. Pharlight sounds amazing, but from what I've seen it seems more geared to ethereal pads than little chops of half-phrases.
So is there a rival to Exhale in 2023? Is there anything better or similar? Or is it actually still the king of the vocal chop libraries for this kind of sound?

we speak of life nearly every day .. this life, past lives, future lives
every day, a soul connects with this realm via a new living entity on this planet, whether it's a human form or otherwise ✨ and every day, another soul disconnects with this realm via the physical death of the living entity the soul inhabited, thereby releasing the energy / soul back into the web of eternal existence which we call the multi universes ⚡️🫧💫
I never really thought myself a believer in 'reincarnation' per se .. when I was little and still under the mind control painted on me daily by the mass hypnosis, it made me think of waking up as a giraffe like in a cartoon and thinking 'ruh roh' haha 🤣
however there was that day when I recognized that I needed to know more about this .. and so many other ancient philosophies regarding 'life' and so many other things .. before I could even begin to properly understand them all and eventually render my own conclusions with full grasp on the concepts 🙏
D Y O R 🙂
now, of course, my comprehension on what we call 'life and death' has expanded tremendously over the last few years 🕊️🕉️🪬🫧 and I am ever so happy the work I made so important to me has gifted me with the rewards of greater clarity, a broader understanding and deeper compassions, a sense of stability to avoid rendering rash judgments or incorrect prejudices 🔥 I am wiser for it all
will we all still die one day? this human body will, without a doubt
will our souls die with it? well .. some may not exactly proceed with the upward trajectory of others 🤣🤭🫤😲
however .. I M H O .. if the soul within the human body had taken the time and energy to gather as much scattered bits of intelligence, wisdoms, facts and truths before the body ceases to thrive .. then the soul will be rewarded with that higher trajectory and welcomed to newer realms to be enjoyed over and over again .. and that is not solely applicable to humans 🐾 I'm also convinced one of the best, overall positive affects of evolution, on any and every living biological entity ~ both those here on earth and those not of this earth ~ is that each and every one of them possess the abilities to expand and broaden their own individual, unique lifetime experiences each time they transition 🕊️
because it is ALL already within the soul 🔥 energy is eternal 🔥
one more time: the energy we call the soul contains ALL that is necessary for the energy thrive for eternity, regardless of the form it may inhabit from time to time 🪷
every thing you need is within you now 🌱🌹🪐💥🌻
reincarnation is but one gift of living forever 🪬 live minimally and mindfully 💜 in this particular world, live small, sober and vigilant 🕉️ and always be as a child in your wonderment, gratitude and deep appreciation of it all 🙏
the peace of christ, buddha and all the gods from the stars be with you always 💙

we speak of life nearly every day .. this life, past lives, future lives
every day, a soul connects with this realm via a new living entity on this planet, whether it's a human form or otherwise ✨ and every day, another soul disconnects with this realm via the physical death of the living entity the soul inhabited, thereby releasing the energy / soul back into the web of eternal existence which we call the multi universes ⚡️🫧💫
I never really thought myself a believer in 'reincarnation' per se .. when I was little and still under the mind control painted on me daily by the mass hypnosis, it made me think of waking up as a giraffe like in a cartoon and thinking 'ruh roh' haha 🤣
however there was that day when I recognized that I needed to know more about this .. and so many other ancient philosophies regarding 'life' and so many other things .. before I could even begin to properly understand them all and eventually render my own conclusions with full grasp on the concepts 🙏
D Y O R 🙂
now, of course, my comprehension on what we call 'life and death' has expanded tremendously over the last few years 🕊️🕉️🪬🫧 and I am ever so happy the work I made so important to me has gifted me with the rewards of greater clarity, a broader understanding and deeper compassions, a sense of stability to avoid rendering rash judgments or incorrect prejudices 🔥 I am wiser for it all
will we all still die one day? this human body will, without a doubt
will our souls die with it? well .. some may not exactly proceed with the upward trajectory of others 🤣🤭🫤😲
however .. I M H O .. if the soul within the human body had taken the time and energy to gather as much scattered bits of intelligence, wisdoms, facts and truths before the body ceases to thrive .. then the soul will be rewarded with that higher trajectory and welcomed to newer realms to be enjoyed over and over again .. and that is not solely applicable to humans 🐾 I'm also convinced one of the best, overall positive affects of evolution, on any and every living biological entity ~ both those here on earth and those not of this earth ~ is that each and every one of them possess the abilities to expand and broaden their own individual, unique lifetime experiences each time they transition 🕊️
because it is ALL already within the soul 🔥 energy is eternal 🔥
one more time: the energy we call the soul contains ALL that is necessary for the energy thrive for eternity, regardless of the form it may inhabit from time to time 🪷
every thing you need is within you now 🌱🌹🪐💥🌻
reincarnation is but one gift of living forever 🪬 live minimally and mindfully 💜 in this particular world, live small, sober and vigilant 🕉️ and always be as a child in your wonderment, gratitude and deep appreciation of it all 🙏
the peace of christ, buddha and all the gods from the stars be with you always 💙