Events are listed by the day. Events that happen every week appear first, one time stuff after that. If you have anything you’d like people to know about, comment here or message me and I’ll add it in. If you’d like further info about any of the events, look it up! I usually don’t have any extra to add.
Large Scale, Ongoing, and Multi-Day Events

• 55th Springtime Tallahassee Festival, 9am to 5pm Downtown. Come celebrate the 55th annual Springtime Tallahassee Festival with the Grand Parade & the Jubilee in the Park in Downtown Tallahassee. Being one of the largest parades in the southeast, the Springtime Tallahassee Grand Parade needs no introduction! Come see over 100 colorful units and floats, marching bands, dance groups, Springtime Krewe floats, and much more march down Monroe Street to celebrate the Springtime Tallahassee Festival! After the parade, make sure to head over to the Jubilee in the Park! With more than 200 arts, craft, boutique, and food vendors from around the country, this event is represented by some of the best! You can expect artists displaying original, handmade masterpieces, and find cuisine with international flavors to ignite anyone’s taste buds! Bring the kids and check out the children’s park with lot of fun activities, Gulf Special Marine Lab Touch-tank, face painting, puppet show and more. Be sure to stop by the Community Stage at McCarty Park to see our local performance groups and the Jubilee Music Stage on Adams St for a special musical lineup! Performance times Noon-5pm. We will be open Rain or Shine!

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OutdooFarmer’s Markets:

• Lake Ella Grower's Market: Wednesday, 11am-2pm. You can always find organic vendors, and foragers: The Holistic Cannabis Community, Artzi Farms, Hickory Nut Gifts, and others. Including Pita Queen! Farmer's Market Nutrition Program Coupons gladly accepted!
  
• Frenchtown Market: 524 N MLK Jr Blvd. Saturdays, 10am to 2pm. Come grow community and support your local farmers and makers, while you get your groceries for the week! Don’t forget! We match SNAP/EBT, so you DOUBLE your money to go towards locally grown fresh fruits and vegetables!
  
• Tallahassee Farmers Market: 2904 Kerry Forest Pkwy, Saturdays, 8am to Noon. Come see us at Tallahassee's longest-running farmers market! We are a year-round market, featuring local farms and vendors that provide the best seasonal produce, meats, baked goods, and more. We welcome you and your whole family (leashed pets included) to come out and meet your local farmers! Ample parking is available between our lot and the shopping center lot next door (by Red Elephant). Come early for the best selection.
  
• Tallahassee Downtown Market: Ponce de Leon Park, Saturdays, 10am-2pm. Join us for a stroll in the park among local makers, bakers, artists and farmers as live music is played by local musicians!
  

THURSDAY, 3/30

• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour Pickfoolery. Butch Burns & Brent Kittrell of the local legendary bluegrass band Bottom Dollar Boys always put the happy in happy hour - even when they're singing those sad cry-in-your-beer ballads. 5pm
  
• The Hub at Feather Oaks: Bingo. 5pm
  
• Dreamland BBQ: Weekly Open Blues Jam. If you'd like to sing, please bring your own mic. 6pm
  
• The Great Games Library: Solforge Fusion Sealed-Deck Tournament. Anyone interested in SolForge: Fusion, please come out! Thursday nights at 6:00pm to 9:00pm ish will be dedicated to SolForge Fusion gameplay and weekly tournaments. If you play or have played MTG but would like to spend less, this is a great alternative CCG with inexpensive entry and minimal purchases to enjoy playing competitively. In-store and online tournaments may be played with the same decks purchased at any store. SolForge was created by the same designer for MTG, Netrunner, and Key Forge, Richard Garfield, and the designer for Ascension, Justine Gary. 6pm/$35 Entry Fee for 4 Sealed Half-decks, Special Art Playmat Prize for 1st Place
  
• World of Beer: Trivia Night. 7pm
  
• Lake Tribe III: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Smitty's Taphouse: Trivia Lab Thursdays. Teams of 6 or fewer players can compete for $30 / $20 / $10 Prizes + The Golden MacGuffin prize table! New format! Interactive smartphone answering for your comfort and safety! 6 Fun Rounds - 42 Total Questions. 7:30pm
  
• House of Music: Prime Rib Thursday & Karaoke. 7:30pm
  
• Cap City Video Lounge: The Brute Man: MST3K Thursday. Join us Thursday as we climb aboard The Satellite of Love along with Joel, Tom Servo and CROOOOW as the Gang tackles the strange film noir horror oddity that is...The Brute Man! 8pm/free but donations encouraged
  
• Fire Bettys: Electronic Thursdays. There will be rotating music genres from local artists! 8pm/free/21+
  
• Poor Pauls: Trivia. 8/21+
  
• 926: Karaoke. 9pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Electronic Show. Join us for Experiment 002 and take a mind-bending trip into the sound of the future! Our electrifying music party will transport you to another dimension with cutting-edge beats and non-stop excitement. 9pm
  
• Bird’s: Karaoke with Nathan. 9pm
  

• Blue Tavern: Jen Clark and the Old Schoolers with Chris Seepersaud, Paddy League, and Jack Straub. 5pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: Otha Allen Jr. 6pm
  
• Blu Halo: Upside Avenue. 6pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Music of the Spheres Last Thursday: The Rising Stars present the evolution of fife and drum music. 8pm
  

FRIDAY, 3/31

• Lake Tribe: Flannel Friday. Flannel Fridays will be featuring a wide range of fall themed 'Pop-up' activities such as food trucks, live music, campfires, s'mores roasting, new seasonal brews, and more! Come dawn your flannel and cozy up to the simpler things in life. Our beers taste like the outdoors feel, let our tasting room be your Friday cabin retreat. 4pm
  
• Gamescape: MTG Friday Night Magic. FORMAT: Standard Constructed. Swiss rounds as determined by the number of players with a maximum of 5 rounds. 7pm/$5
  
• Hobbit West: Friday Night Dart Tournament. Anyone can Enter! Sign ups at 7:30, Darts fly at 8:00/$10 entry fee
  
• Ouzts Too: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 8pm
  
• Club Downunder: CDU X Hip Hop Club Presents Freestyle Friday. Show off your freestyle rap or poetry skills at Freestyle Friday! Doors are at 7:30 with the show starting at 8:00 in Club Downunder! Send an email to [email protected] to sign up! 8pm
  
• Just One More: Karaoke with DJ Rah. 9pm-11pm/21+
  
• 926: The Hot Friday Night Party and Drag Show. 9pm/$5/18+
  

• Blue Tavern: Douce Ambiance Reboot. 5pm
  
• Kleman Plaza: MusicFest. Join us on Kleman Plaza the night before the Grand Parade for an exciting musical line-up featuring a country music star CHRIS LANE! Special guests include Walker Montgomery and Temecula Road! This is a FREE community event! Unwind at the BEER GARDEN as we ROCK the plaza for this free festival event! Beer, wine, Coca-Cola products and food will be available for purchase. Make sure to arrive early to enjoy the opening acts as this event will get packed quickly. 6pm
  
• Proof: The Aftermath Band. 6pm
  
• FSU Hillel: Swifty Shabbat. Join us for a Taylor Swift themed shabbat! Services start at 6pm, dinner starts at 7pm
  
• House of Music: Keal Franklin plus Late Night Karaoke. 6:30pm
  
• Island Wing Company: Free Wheelin. 7pm
  
• Southwood Golf Club: Deja Blu. 7pm
  
• Duke’s and Dottie’s: Lloyd Carter Band. 7pm
  
• The Wine House on Market Street: Midnight Caravan. 7pm
  
• Vino Beano: Persian Night & Belly Dancing. 7:30pm
  
• Fire Bettys: Mainstream Band. 8pm
  
• The Rose Room: GeneZone. 8pm
  
• The Bark: No Parts, Lighthearted, and Confession Kids. 8pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Rod MacDonald. 8pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: Ben Flournoy Trio. pm
  

SATURDAY, 4/1

• Brinkley Glen Park: Invasive Plant Removal. Join Master Gardener Volunteers at this weekly invasive plant removal event. This is a great way to learn to ID our invasive plant species and how to remove them. We recommend wearing long pants and sleeves, closed-toed shoes, gloves, a hat and mosquito spray. Bring gardening tools such as hand clippers, loppers, trowels, etc. if you have them. We are removing coral ardisia bushes and berries, nandina, tung trees, Tradescantia flumenensis, cat's claw vine, winged yam, Japanese climbing fern, skunkvine and more. Directions: The best way to get there is to take Meridian Rd to Waverly Rd, go to the next intersection and turn left onto Abbotsford Way, then turn left at the next road called Woodside Dr. At the stop sign turn left onto Lothian. Lothian ends in a cul-de-sac and there is a sign that says Brinkley Glen Park. 8:30am-11:30am
  
• The Rose Room: The Rose Revue. Performances by your favorite entertainers and special guests! Shows at 8pm, 10pm, & Midnight! A unique cast EACH show! 7pm
  
• Duke’s and Dottie’s: Line Dancing Plus Lessons. 7pm/21+
  
• Bird’s Oyster Shack: Laughterday Night Fever. This week: Five Year Anniversary Laughterday Night Fever! Join us every Saturday at Bird's Aphrodisiac Oyster Shack for a free comedy show! 8:30pm
  
• La Casa Bar: Karaoke With Nathan. 9pm-1pm
  

• LeRoy Collins Library Garage on Bronough (under the library): The Spring Title Wave Book Sale. Classics, vintage, and more! 9:30am-3pm
  
• Capital City Raceway: Rotten Egg Rumble. 10am
  
• Native Nurseries: oil Building and Compost. Learn everything there is to know about increasing soil fertility to grow healthy, nutrient dense fruits and vegetables. Sundiata Ameh-El of Compost Community will walk you through the basics of soil composition, microbiology and how to build your soils to make them perfect habitats for microorganisms that are responsible for healthy soil. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED via PHONE ORDER. There is a $5.00 fee; your payment holds your spot in the class. Please call (850) 386-8882 to pre-register. Class size is limited to 15 people. 10am
  
• Leon Sinks: First Saturday Hike. If it is the first Saturday of the month, it is time for a hike at Leon Sinks! We will meet at 10 am in the parking lot and hike the trail together to see the beautiful geological features of the area while walking on wooded hiking trails. Right off US 319 south of Tallahassee, the Leon Sinks Geological Area contains 5 miles of trails leading to a series of sinkholes big and small. The land in this area is underlain by a layer of limestone, eroded and dissolved by rainwater and groundwater to form caverns, holes, and tunnels. This type of terrain is called "karst" and results in many geological features such as wet sinkholes, depressions, natural bridges and a disappearing stream. The hikers can either hike the 3.6-mile Sinkhole Trail to view the numerous sinkholes and geological features, or the 2.8-mile Gum Swamp Trail around a cypress and gum swamp. We recommend wear hiking shoes and bring a water bottle, and consider bug spray or long pants/sleeves. 10am
  
• Leon High Tennis Courts: Regional Energy Whiz Expo. The Regional Energy Whiz Expo consists of two events, the Solar Sprint and the Solar Cook-Off, geared towards getting kids involved in utilizing solar energy in fun and innovative ways. The Solar Sprint, open to students in 4th through 8th grade, consists of teams designing and building solar powered race cars. The Solar Cook-Off, for students in 4th through 12th grade, is a two-part competition encompassing the design of a fully solar powered cooker as well as a dish cooked using this same cooker. The winning team from each event will have the opportunity to compete in the state-wide Energy Whiz Expo! Noon
  
• The Puff: Marauders Market. Come join us at our newest smallest venue! Vintage resellers, local artisans, & good tunes! (Rescheduled from last week.) Noon
  
• Potbellys: 1st Annual Rock the SPEAR Benefit Concert with Tobacco Rd Band and former American Idol contestant Paisley Howell. 3pm/$20
  
• The Hub at Feather Oaks: The Jerry Thigpen Trio. 3pm
  
• Theater of Tallahassee: Cabaret Showcase. Join us for a special event at Theatre Tallahassee! We are delighted to bring you a Broadway cabaret of singing, dancing and acting featuring our award winning dance and theatre groups, along with some of our most advanced students, inspirational adult acts, and amazing solo performances. Every person regardless of age needs a ticket. Tickets will not be sold at the door. Ticket sales end two hours before each show. 3pm
  
• Proof: Corey Hall Band. 5pm
  
• The Rose Room: Topsy Turvy Through The Looking Glass. Each Performance inspired by Lewis Carroll's Through The Looking Glass! Performances by your favorite entertainers and special guests! Shows at 8pm, 10pm, & Midnight! A unique cast EACH show! COSTUMES ENCOURAGED! 6pm
  
• Common Ground Books: Crochet Workshop with Peter's Crochet Array. Beginner and intermediate crocheters welcome. No crochet knowledge is needed before attending this class. Space is limited. All ages welcome. All participants will need a crochet hook (between size 4-6mm) and a skein of yarn. Participants can bring their own supplies, or we will be happy to provide them at cost. 6pm/$20 with optional $8 supply fee
  
• Oyster City Brewing: Mechanical Lincoln. 7pm
  
• Square Mug: Dylan Daley, Killer Choice, Zero Shock, and Broken Couch Club. 7pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Harmonious Wail. 8pm
  
• Cap City Video Lounge: MEMELESQUE. Ermahgerd Shaken Not Stirred is back at your fav local theater Cap City Video Lounge!!! You thought it was a show announcement but it was me, Dio! Our entire lives are the internet now so we made a show about it. TXT all your besties & bring them out for for MEME-LESQUE. We will meme till you scream. Masks required. Don't forget to tip your performers! 8pm/18+/$10
  
• American Legion Hall: Latin Soul Orchestra 12th Anniversary Celebration. 8pm/$20
  
• Fire Bettys: Pop Punk & Emo Night. 10pm
  

SUNDAY, 4/2

• Bicycle House: Sunday Ride. Ride at 10:30 AM from Bicycle House. We will ride the Cascades trail to the St Marks trail and down to Wakulla station and return, about 31 miles. Ride speed is 12 to 14 mph, with periodic regroups. Vernon Bailey is the ride leader. Vernon is a new CCC member who’s been biking for 50 years enjoys riding with small groups and weekend touring. 10am
  
• Gamescape: Pokémon League. Come learn, play, and trade with the Pokémon Trading Card Game and the Pokémon video games! We LOVE seeing new players, so come learn how to play! We play both the Trading Card Game and the Video Game casually and competitively. The store offers lots of different seating arrangements to meet our group's needs, as well as food, drinks, and Pokémon products for purchase. We are also hold regular, officially sanctioned tournaments for Pokémon Trading Card Game and Video Game Competitions! 2-4pm
  
• House of Music: Songwriter Sunday. Songwriters of Tallahassee hosted by Rachel Hillman. Bring your original songs on Sunday - sign up is at 4:30. No Cover Songs please - this is an event celebrating original music. Accompanists and Bands Welcome - you must be able to set up within two minutes, so no crazy pedals or amp shenanigans. No Backing Tracks - Please find someone to play your song with you. 5pm
  
• The Plant: Open Jam. All instruments, all players welcome. 5pm-9pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: Comedy Night. Come have some laughs with us on Sunday nights! If you are interested in participating in the show, reach out to [email protected] 7:30pm
  
• The Rose Room: Synful Sunday. 8pm
  

• Common Ground Books: Clothing Swap. Bring your clothes you no longer want, fit, or no longer feel like "you", and switch them out or just donate them to others. Clothing for all ages welcome. Please bring clothes in a bin or box so they can be easily browsed. Any clothing left will be considered a donation and held for the next swap or be made available for those in need. 2pm
  
• The Bark: Copyright Claim, Animal Nineteen, Funeral Homes, and Heaven Slept. 7pm
  
• 926: Curly Q “First Glance” EP release show with Learning To Swim, Our Final Feud, and Seppe. 7pm
  
• Retrofit Records: Alexalone with Deadharrie. 7pm/free
  
• House of Music: Bywater Call. 7pm
  

MONDAY, 4/3

• Just One More: Bingo. 5pm-6:30pm
  
• American Legion Hall: Cha Cha - Weekly Lessons. 6:15pm/$5
  
• Hangar 38: Bingo. 6:45pm
  
• Vino Beano: Tipsy Trivia. 7pm
  
• The Rose Room: Karaoke Night. 8pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing: The Bachelor Watch Party! 8pm
  

• World of Beer: SINGO Music Bingo SPECIAL EVENT. With SINGO, our host will play 150 of the best hits in the music business, all 30-second music clips, and you'll have multiple opportunities to win house cash courtesy of WoB! You don't have to sing, but you'll definitely sing along! 6:30pm

TUESDAY, 4/4

• Blue Tavern: Happy Hour with Paddy League. 5pm
  
• World of Beer: Poker Night. 6pm
  
• The Rose Room: Drag Bingo and Open Stage Night ft. Britney T. Foxx! 6pm
  
• Crafty Crab: BOOMIN' Karaoke. 7pm
  
• Ology Midtown: Jazz Jam Sessions. 7pm
  
• Island Wings: Trivia. 7pm
  
• House of Music: Tuesday Trivia & Karaoke. 7pm
  
• Burrito Boarder: Karaoke with DJ Roldus. 8pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Tuesday is Blues Day. Every Tuesday is Blues Day @ the Blue Tavern and Blues Meets Girl is a Tallahassee favorite. This perfect, intimate venue provides just what you need for both a mid-week break and authentic blues music experience. 8pm
  
• 4th Quarter: Professor Jim's Tuesday Night Trivia. Popular for a reason! 8pm
  
• Argonaut Coffee: Trivia Tuesday. 8pm
  
• 926: Tacos and Trivia. 9pm
  
• Fire Betty’s: Comedy Show. 9pm/21+
  

• Blue Tavern: Abe Partridge with Cat Ridgeway. 5pm
  
• Richard G. Fallon Theatre: TEDxFSU Rooted in Reality Conference. Hosted by a student-run organization at Florida State University, our event is called TEDxFSU, where x = an independently organized TED event. They will have speakers, performers, activities, and more! Check out tedx.fsu.edu to learn more about them and the event! 5:30pm
  
• Civic Center: The Kid LAROI with Jeremy Zucker. 8pm
  

WEDNESDAY, 4/5

• Rose Room: Women's Wednesday. Featuring Our Rose Roulettes and drink specials all night long. A night for all of our female-identifying friends to enjoy a safe space and an awesome happy hour! 5pm-2am
  
• Birds: The Wednesday Night Lab Session hosted by Jim Crozier. 6pm
  
• Tara Angel’s Magic: D&D Experience - Adult (18+) Group. Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition - Candlekeep Mysteries. A one-shot is a D&D event that starts and finishes in the same session, typically lasting 3 - 4 hours. We have pre-generated characters for players to choose from. WHAT TO BRING: Pencils, Dice (can be purchased in store), Mask (encouraged for unvaccinated participants), Enthusiasm! Please sign up in advance to reserve a spot in this campaign. Tickets can be purchased in-store, over the phone, or on the website. For more information, please email [email protected], or call: (850) 878-4555 6pm-9pm
  
• Goodwood: Wonderful Wednesday. 6pm/$5
  
• Level 8 Rooftop Lounge: Trivia. 6pm
  
• The Great Games Library: Open Game Night. 6pm/free
  
• American Legion Hall: Sue Boyd Country Western and More Dance Class. Session 2 - Beginner 6:30 to 7:45 pm What: East Coast Swing and Waltz. Cost: $8.00 per person. Wear comfortable shoes you can turn in. 7:45 to 8:15 - Practice dance with paid admission. 8:15 to 9:30: Intermediate - 2 Step and WCS. $8.00 per person or $13.00 for both classes. Vaccines are required. Face masks are optional. Changing partners is optional. 6:30pm
  
• Perry Lynn’s Smokehouse in Quincy: Wed Night Open Mic w/ Steven Ritter and Friends. 6:30pm
  
• Hangar 38: Trivia. 6:45pm
  
• Oyster City Brewing Tallahassee: Trivia. Teams up to 6 players for three rounds with 10 questions and a tie breaker each round. Winners are by round so don’t worry if you need to come late or can’t stay the whole time! Prizes include a round of beer, a 6 pack and a gift card! 7pm
  
• Proof: Trivia. 7pm
  
• Vino Beano: Wine Bingo. 7pm
  
• Fermentation Lounge: Trivia. 7pm
  
• The Bark: Oceans in the Sky, Dizzy Bats, and Medians. 7pm
  
• House of Music: Open Mic at House of Music. Join us Wednesday nights for open mic in the bar with host Mike Ingram of The Brown Goose. Come early for Happy Hour and dinner! 8pm
  
• Blue Tavern: Warehouse Wednesdays Open Mic Night. The open mic night that has run continuously for almost 20 years, once housed at the Warehouse, lives on at the Blue Tavern. Doc Russell continues as the host with the most. Sign up starts at 8pm/free to attend
  
• Fire Betty’s: Karaoke! 8pm/21+/free
  
• Dukes and Dotties: College Night and Line Dancing Lessons. 8pm
  
• The Bark: Karaoke with DJ Nathan. Best karaoke DJ in town. 9pm
  
• 926: Dragged Out Wednesday. 10pm
  

• Wfsu Public Media, 1600 Red Barber Plaza: The Village Square Presents Tallahassee Town Hall. Our annual town hall hosts commissioners from the City of Tallahassee and Leon County to have a constructive (and neighborly) discussion about where we are, where we’re going and what the challenges out there on the horizon might be. 6pm

I apologize for how long this may be, but I need help. First, some background:
I have a friend my age (around 24-25) who was in a relationship for two years with a girl (a year or two younger than him) and they would break up and get back together multiple times until finally one day person A broke up with my friend B. He would call and call and she would ignore his texts or would say she is fine meeting up and talking later on in the day, but then wouldn’t text him back for a week. So B thought they would get back together—as they always did—and went 9 months isolating himself, without hanging out with friends or seeing anyone else, in fear A would find out and be even more mad at him for moving on and block him for good. B was madly in love with A and didn’t want that to happen.
It was a very sad and toxic situation but after 9 months, B found out from an old friend of A that A cheated on B throughout their entire relationship, and lied and gaslit him. During their relationship, A would ask to look through B’s phone to see if B was hiding anything, and he would gladly give it to her, but when B would ask to see A’s phone, she would say “we shouldn’t have to do that.” Just one example of how manipulative she was among many.
When B found out everything and saw all of the texts and videos that proved A was a lying cheat, he confronted A and A immediately went into victim mode & did a complete 180. Now instead of B being the one to text her everyday asking to get back together, A was the one texting B everyday asking to get back together.
Now it’s been a year of her texting B and asking for forgiveness and B doesn’t trust her nor wants to ever get back together, but he doesn’t want to stop talking to her. When I asked B why he doesn’t just block A on everything and cut her off completely, he says he knows A would be sad if he cut her off and it would make him sad knowing he was the reason why they don’t talk.
She ruined him, sent him to therapy (which didn’t work and he stopped going), and traumatized him so terribly that he doesn’t see him ever getting better. He finds it impossible. B doesn’t understand how someone could be so “evil” (his words). B was upset that he spent 9 months isolating himself and not living his life because he had hopes she would come back. And he wants to live his life but is sad and depressed every day because the events of his heartbreak replay every day in his head on repeat and if he tries to think about something else, it is still there in the back of his head constantly.
So the part that affects me and what I need help with:
I met B about a month before he found out the truth, and we started hanging out around the same time he DID find out. Over a year, he and I developed feelings for each other and he told me everything. I’ve only shared about 10% compared to the whole story, but I can confidently say that she has ruined him and shattered his soul beyond repair.
I also have my own mental health issues to figure out, and one of those traits I have from MY personal trauma is I have a hard time empathizing with others/I don’t know how to cheer someone up. This has led to B and I getting into arguments and he tells me “why can’t you help me? Why don’t you talk to me?” And I want to so badly tell him what he wants to hear, but I can’t. I don’t know why, but every piece of advice I tell him is either too optimistic and unrealistic or it doesn’t make sense.
Based on everything I’ve said, is there ANY piece of advice I can give my friend. I’m not expecting life altering, perspective shifting words. Just something so he understands that I understand his pain, and want him to get better. I’ve already suggested he go back to therapy but he says none of his therapists can fix him.

A couple of years ago I lost my virginity to rape… but I have always blamed myself because I did not fight back & always questioned whether or not he understood consent … but I think he did … the first thing women say when an encounter is going too far is that they’re a virgin … I also cannot remember if he put on a condom that night because I checked out … I just wanted it to be over and because I knew I did something stupid I didn’t want the situation to be too painful … he had already started aggressively dry humping me like a wild animal which is what had me so afraid in the first place … I knew I didn’t go there for that & I regret even teasing in the first place & when I said I was a virgin he was just like “well you gone get this dick today” …. so I froze … I laid there lifeless & he kept going without a response from me … he started tugging at my leggings & I was able to say “I didn’t shave” but he ignored me & pulled them down anyway…Nothing that I did after trynna suggest it was going to far indicated an enthusiastic yes. I wasn’t grabbing his private parts … nada …
I did not readily identify the interaction as rape right away … but I did readily identify it as something I did not want to happen. I felt violated, dirty, and degraded. Despite this I did sleep with him the next day because I felt like I had nothing to lose … but honestly he could tell I was not into it (he brought it up — maintained contact for a week & some change before we stopped speaking — ) … he just knew I wasn’t going to stand up for myself because I didn’t previously… I basically let that man treat me like I was trash & trash me to his friends ( this I found out later ) I went to work and cried for hours the next day… and slowly fell into a depression that summer … I spent the entire year paranoid that I would run into him because I swore I was seeing his car everywhere (in retrospect think he was messing with someone in my building) … & I even ran into him once at Starbucks but I panicked grabbed my drink & walked right back out. I’m unsure if he knew where I worked off campus but I do think it’s possible someone told him. I don’t think running into him at Starbucks was a coincidence unfortunately… he didn’t even live in the city I went to school in I never expected to see him ever again…
It seemed like this person tried to make my life a living hell because A. They kept trying to contact me on dating apps … super swiping etc to be noticed & B. It seemed like they managed to convince people that we just “had a wild night” & that I was just dirty & desperate… was I stupid? Absolutely but I promise you I was not desperate for this person in any capacity …. & if I was really dirty why didn’t he just fall back the second it that became clear to him? Like be forreal. He wanted to penetrate regardless of what I wanted & he knows that.
When I finally came forward people were basically blaming me for what happened calling me Naïve or too innocent because I made the stupid decision to visit the person at 8:00/9:00 PM.. like how does that justify anything? We’ve all made poor choices before… It’s not like I was being freaky via text of any of that… I literally said I didn’t want to be alone … not that I was horny…
if someone has that intention that’s exactly what they’re going to do.. time of day makes no difference. The first time I was coerced into oral sex it was literally 3:00 PM … (sorry for the tangent).
I guess all of this to ask who on here was raped or coerced/intimidated as a virgin? Even if you weren’t a virgin how have survivors overcome their trauma? How did you find the desire to be intimate again? Did you ever communicate this to future partners? Is this something that should be communicated to future partners (relationship partners)….
Some days I really just be wanting to hurt myself because I feel like this man is literally living his best life while I’m in hell … struggling to let this hurt go … so if anyone has any advice I would really appreciate it.
I know this isn’t the most traditional story & some of you may think “tHaTs nOt RaPe” but I think it was … I just did a lot of weird shit …. Hopefully someone understands.

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Hey everyone. This is a collection of my posts that I've made pertaining to the Star Wars Expanded Universe here. They include infographics I've made, interview snippets I've dug up and put together for wider sharing, articles, Insider pieces, art, and more. The list is updated continually as I post more. Enjoy. ~

Infographics

George Lucas and the EU

• George Lucas and Tales of the Jedi
• George Lucas and the Thrawn Trilogy
• George Lucas and the Jedi Academy Trilogy
• George Lucas and The Illustrated Star Wars Universe
• George Lucas and the Bantam era
• George Lucas and the Bantam era (Part II)

The EU

• Star Wars Actors and the Expanded Universe: Books and Comics
• Young Jedi Knights: The TV Series That Almost Was
• The Skywalker Twins and the Expanded Universe: Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill on Luke and Leia in the EU
• Astromechs of the EU
• Other Futures: How Genndy Tartakovsky Nearly Led Lucasfilm Animation

Interviews & Other Features

New Jedi Order

• James Luceno:
  • Getting started with the EU, Brian Daley, & coordinating the NJO
  • Inspiration for the Ryn and thoughts on the eventual destiny of the Yuuzhan Vong
  • His vision for Jacen Solo post-NJO and discussion of 'The Unifying Force'
  • Writing 'The Unifying Force' as a possible conclusion to the EU, talk of Legacy era
• Elaine Cunningham:
  • 'Dark Journey,' Jaina Solo's psychology, and Jag Fel
  • Elaine's opinion on the post-NJO, like 'Legacy of the Force'
• Troy Denning:
  • 'Star by Star,' writing climactic events, coordinating with other authors
  • Thoughts on writing in the NJO series: 'It was just a wonderful experience... it was like collaborating with 10 best friends'
• R. A. Salvatore
  • Creating the biotech of the Yuuzhan Vong
  • 'The readers that hang with NJO are in for the ride of their lives.'
• Walter Jon Williams: Writing Vergere, Force philosophy, and Jacen Solo's destiny
• Greg Bear: 'Rogue Planet' and the creation of Zonama Sekot
• Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca): Peter Mayhew (Chewbacca) speaks about 'Vector Prime'

NJO Features

• Behind the Scenes: The Making of the NJO (w/ details about Lucas' involvement)
• When the EU hit the papers -- the national newspaper coverage of 'Vector Prime'
• Flashback: Every single novel of the 19-book NJO series became a New York Times Bestseller on release
• The ad for NJO: Balance Point, included in the 2000 VHS Special Edition box set of the original trilogy
• Flashback: NJO atop sci-fi sales figures for 2000 (USA Today)
• Funny encounter online between authors Ann Crispin and Walter Jon Williams

Bantam

• Timothy Zahn
  • Naming Coruscant and its later use in the films
  • Discussion about Gilad Pellaeon's character: origins and influence
• Tom Veitch: The Lightsider Interviews
• Barbara Hambly: Writing 'Children of the Jedi,' creating Callista, and more
• Steve Perry: Talking about pushing to change a pivotal scene in 'Shadows of the Empire'
• Michael Stackpole: Using the X-Wing video games for tactical inspiration in the X-Wing novels, as well as drawing from the experience of wartime pilots
• Kristine Kathryn Rusch: Writing 'The New Rebellion,' exploring the Force, R2's heroism, and more
• Lucy Autrey Wilson: The creation of 'Dark Empire' and Lucas' reaction to the comic
• Kevin J. Anderson & Rebecca Moesta: Discussion of the proposed, but never produced, 'Young Jedi Knights' television series (1999)

Del Rey

• John Jackson Miller: Writing a different kind of Star Wars story with 'Kenobi,' one with 'no space battles, no lightsaber battles, no Sith Lords' (2013)
• Timothy Zahn & Aaron Allston
  • Talking in 2011 about the importance of getting the physics of hyperspace right in Star Wars
  • Thoughts on the idea of decanonizing the EU, as well as the importance of originality in fiction (2011)
• James Luceno: His interest in writing a Palpatine novel, set during The Empire Strikes Back [2016]
• Troy Denning: Writing the 'Legacy of the Force' series
• Flashback: 10 years ago today, 'Sword of the Jedi' was announced at Celebration VI

SW Insider Articles

• A Forceful Conclusion: Author James Luceno talks about spearheading the NJO, writing 'The Unifying Force,' the inspiration of 'Lord of the Rings' upon the novel, and more (Insider #72, 2003)
• The Conversation: The interesting 1976 transcript of George Lucas' & Alan Dean Foster's detailed story meeting for 'Splinter of the Mind's Eye,' the first EU novel (Insider # 145/146, 2013)
• Padawan Adventures: Article and Interview with Jude Watson, author of 'Jedi Apprentice' and 'Jedi Quest' (Insider #54, 2001)

Notable Figures

• Tsuyoshi Nagano, Legendary EU Illustrator: Interview and Art Spotlight
• Skywalker Scrapbook: A voyage through Lucy Autrey Wilson's pivotal role in SW and the EU
• George Lucas and Drew Struzan talking about Struzan's amazing cover art for Expanded Universe
• George Lucas at Celebration III (2005), discussing the possibility of making a KOTOR movie or TV series
• George Lucas discusses the prequel trilogy and the saga [1997]
• Mark Hamill talking about Mara Jade and joking about Luke's love life [2013]

Ships

• The E-Wing Escort Starfighter
• The K-Wing Heavy Assault Starfighter
• The V-Wing Combat Airspeeder
• New Republic Starfighters (Topps, 1997)
• Prequels artist Doug Chiang's schematic designs/illustrations of the ships from 'Dark Empire'
• Doug Chiang's original design sketches for the 'Shadows of the Empire' spacecraft
• Selected starships of the New Republic era (Starships of the Galaxy, 2001)

GIFs

• Jedi Knight vs. Yuuzhan Vong warrior [NJO], animated
• 'Dark Empire Ep. 2: Devastator of Worlds' animated (by WilkinsAnimations)
• The Battle of Geonosis (Battlefront II)

Guides & Lore

• The Declaration of the Alliance of Free Planets
• The Declaration of a New Republic
• The New Republic Government: A Guide
• The Star Wars timeline, from 1994 (Star Wars Insider #23)
• Luke's attitude towards attachment (from 'Jedi Path,' 2012)
• Who's Who in the New Jedi Order
• A Partial Yuuzhan Vong Glossary: Words and Phrases
• The 'New Jedi Order' Galaxy Maps/Yuuzhan Vong Invasion Path

Art

• That Which Dreams Can Make: Fan-art of hypothetical E-Wing and K-Wing novel series
• 'We were strong... We were nothing to the Yuuzhan Vong.' (Invasion #0)
• Jedi Master Luke Skywalker facing off against Chazrach soldiers of the Yuuzhan Vong army (Invasion: Revelations #1)
• 'Dark Empire' film poster
• 'Shatterpoint' film posters
• Desert Ruminations: Obi-Wan on Tatooine (from 'The Last One Standing,' by Jude Watson)
• The Solo family photo album (Topps, 1995-1996)
• Leia Organa Solo, holding her newborn twins, Jaina and Jacen (Topps, 1995)
• Jacen & Jaina Solo (Hasbro, 2010)
• The 'New Jedi Order' cover art (artist: Cliff Nielsen)
• 'Why couldn't they just surrender?' (from Heart of the Jedi)

Merchandise/Promos

• 'Heir to the Empire' + SW books promo (1992)
• 'Tales of the Jedi' promo (1994, hi-res)
• 'Star Wars: Union' promo (1999)
• 'New Jedi Order' merchandise (Del Rey/Hasbro)
• 'Vector Prime' promo poster
• 'Vector Prime' commercial, remastered

Behind the Scenes, Documentaries, & Essays

• 'Star Wars: Underworld' test footage + Making Of
• 'Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed' (2007) mythological documentary
• Film critic Roderick Heath's thoughtful review and appreciation of the Star Wars prequel trilogy (Ferdy on Films)
• Production photos from the filming of 'Rebel Assault II: The Hidden Empire' (1995)

Battlefront II

• 'Star Wars Battlefront II' (2005) controller support profiles
• The 'Star Wars Battlefront II' (2005) Mod Archive -- featuring over 1,400 mod maps traversing over 150 planets with new eras, units, ships, and heroes
• 'Star Wars Battlefront II' (2005) modding tutorials playlist

Cool Fan Creations

• 'Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy' motion comic
• 'Star Wars: Thrawn Trilogy' orchestral score, composed by Arturo Díez Boscovich
• 'Star Wars: Labyrinth of Evil' full-cast audio drama

I (F20) need opinions from unbiased sources. I think I was abused growing up, but I’m having such a hard time convincing myself to believe it and take steps to move away from it. I know without a doubt that my parents love me. My mother would be absolutely heartbroken if she knew I was thinking these things, that’s why I’m having such a hard time with it.
There are many nuances to this story and I want to explain it as effectively as possible so I’ll provide a little background on each person involved:
Father: Verbally/Physically abusive childhood. OCD. Extreme anger issues. Verbally abusive to my mom. Threatened to end his own life if I didn’t stop my mom from leaving. Since that event, he’s been in therapy and is making major moves in healing and being a better person.
Mother: Grew up in a cult. Verbally/Physically abusive childhood. Her family is absolutely nuts, there’s no way for me to sum it up in a few sentences. Extremely attached to me, treated me as her best friend/therapist. Whenever I try to talk with her about the things she did wrong, she will meltdown as if her mind cannot handle the idea that she caused us pain. -Mom thinks my older brother married the wrong person. Brother is still on family phone plan, when he first married she would check the records to see how much he talked to SIL and to see if he was ignoring her. -When brother married, mom was devastated. Said they did it too quickly, she was depressed for months, couldn’t talk about him without crying. Even slept with his childhood blanket.
Me: Homeschooled, severe anxiety from ages 8-16. Mom’s therapist/best friend. Grew up extremely poor.
I’m going to list a few facts about my childhood, and then I’ll put together a few scenarios. There’s just too much for me to compile into a few paragraphs.
-Homeschooled completely, mom didn’t want to spend time away from us -Mom didn’t have a job, we were extremely poor -Education was neglected, I barely graduated and don’t believe I could make it through college -Drs & Dentist visits were neglected, last dr checkup was at 8 years old, last dentist visit was way before that. -Had severe Anxiety, never slept at night -Mom babysat 3 kids, made me get up early to take care of them so she could sleep (still had to do school as well, with next to no sleep) -My moms personal therapist, I can’t count the times she had convos with me about her marriage problems, financial problems, her trauma, that ended with me giving her advice and consoling her. At 7 years old. Probably earlier. -Am 20 years old, live in an apartment in my parents house, still required to asked permission to do more than a trip to Walmart. -watch my parents scream at each other consistently Life events-
-My first job was 8-2 at cfa, I also went to church on Sunday nights. Mom eventually had a huge meltdown that she got my dad involved in bc she felt that I was neglecting her and I didn’t want to be friends anymore.
-The only reason my dad stopped abusing my mom was because I stood up to him. She never did. After I stood up to him, that’s when she started doing it. She should have divorced him for the sake of her kids long long long ago.
Last main and most important event, the moment I began to see my mother for what she was.
I began dating. At the beginning of this relationship, my mom insisted that I tell him all about how she and I were best friends, and that he needed to impress her and how she was my favorite above him. Just a ton of weird things, like he was dating both of us.
At the time, I was 19, almost 20. I paid for all my bills, I voluntarily paid rent for the apartment in their house that I occupied. I owned my own car, had a big girl job. I wanted to go see my boyfriend on Valentine’s Day. We’re long distance, and it would have been a 2 1/2 hour drive to meet in the middle. My mom did not like this. She said I didn’t have enough experience driving. When I wouldn’t relent and promise to do as she said, she came to my apartment and gave me a dressing down. She began with telling me all the ways she thought my boyfriend was lying, and how she thought he was narcissistic. I told her over and over that I didn’t want to discuss this with her. She kept going. Every point she made was so silly that it showed me how desperate she was to keep me from being in the relationship. Even my dad said he didn’t see any of the things she was talking about. Eventually, she told me that if I went, then she would follow me there. I told her I’d turn Life360 off, and she wouldn’t know where I was. At that point she threatened to turn my phone off.
She did more things that night, but moral of the story: I can’t do anything without my mom being involved. I’m 20. Can someone please please tell me that I’m right and this is not how families should work? My mom does love me. But she’s causing me pain. I want to move out and away but that would break her heart. I feel responsible for her emotions. She made me make promises that I’d never just up and leave, or elope without telling her. Is it morally wrong for me to break those promises? I feel like they were coerced out of me to keep my mom feeling happy and safe. I’m sorry if this is confusing, I’m not good at getting this out but please. Helpppp 🙏🏼

Hello, makenewfriendshere. We meet again. I am once again asking for friends. This time, I'm looking to find voice chat friends to foolishly be socially awkward with. And to play chess with. If you're into that, send me your discord tag and let's link up. Just tell me a little bit about yourself first. I prefer chit chatting w other women since I don't really feel comfortable 1o1 with guys online, but I will try to be open (butttt im sorry but one creepy, misogynistic, or homophobic thing and i will scadodoole, im not playing)
Besides chess, I have a graveyard of other hobbies: I dabbled into writing, & stories about sentient toilet papers were written (thank you, writingprompts). I drew cats from memes, I had a readathon mania when i discovered zlib years ago, designed fake book covers that no one asked for, made some music, i even dipped my tongue into new languages. All have been abandoned eons ago in liu of depression.
Then the xqc v. Moistcritikal chess match happened and my mind has been reopened. I have found a new joy in living and losing miserably at.
I like horror and psychological thrillers books and movies, but I've substituted that with air crash investigations and whatever Shawn Cee reacts to that I can find on YouTube. That's the extent of my films and shows, lol.
Music: currently my focus is on exploring hip hop/rap, I'm very new to the genre. But my fav artists are kendrick lamar, little simz, leikeli47, tierra whack. Favourite album of 2022 is: Renaissance or Mr Morale, I can't pick.
Before my hip hop phase I was a twenty one pilots, Melanie Martinez, half alive & KKB type of person. I also like LoL's K/DA if that counts.
Games: none but among us and chess and i suck at both🤙🏾
I'm very very socially awkward and I'm just trying to learn how to conversate. I'm not as expressive on VC but I try to be. If that doesn't bother you, shoot me a message.
BTW I AM QUEELGBTQ+, just in case. If you're homophobic or disrespectful please don't contact me. Just trynna keep away from any awkwardness. Also, no NSFW. Also, final thing: I can't see chat requests, please PM me instead!!
Thank you and have a cool day. Stream RENAISSANCE by Beyonce

Introduction
1) Will this be your first dog? If not, what experience do you have owning/training dogs?

• I had a family standard poodle I was extremely close to who unfortunately was killed by 2 dogs breaking into my fenced backyard. That is the only dog I have had and definitely feel ready to have a dog again after a lot of therapy and time to mentally recover.

2) Do you have a preference for rescuing a dog vs. going through a reputable breeder?

• Would prefer to know the dog's parents regarding health history and temperaments so breeder is best for that, but I am fine with rescuing if the breed is small/could not seriously hurt me.

3) Describe your ideal dog.

• Very affectionate, big snuggler, great with strangers. I don't require a particularly smart or athletic dog but fine with that

4) What breeds or types of dogs are you interested in and why?

• Honestly not sure

5) What sorts of things would you like to train your dog to do?

• Just the basics

6) Do you want to compete with your dog in a sport (e.g. agility, obedience, rally) or use your dog for a form of work (e.g. hunting, herding, livestock guarding)? If so, how much experience do you have with this work/sport?

• Nope

Care Commitments
7) How long do you want to devote to training, playing with, or otherwise interacting with your dog each day?

• As much as needed, I live with my sister but she wants me to choose the breed, and a friend recommended this reddit ❤️ I am working at home and I have lots of (too much) time.

8) How long can you exercise your dog each day, on average? What sorts of exercise are you planning to give your dog regularly and does that include using a dog park?

• As much as needed, I have an extremely flexible and easy work schedule. I don't want to do dog parks as I hear lots of negatives about them!! I already do 3 daily walks so incorporating a dog into whatever is required is fine!

9) How much regular brushing are you willing to do? Are you open to trimming hair, cleaning ears, or doing other grooming at home? If not, would you be willing to pay a professional to do it regularly?

• Open to any brushing, it's therapeutic for me and I did it every day with the poodle, not sure about stuff like cleaning ears but we have 1 pet hospital near us that does grooming and check ups.

Personal Preferences
10) What size dog are you looking for?

• Any except extra large like Great Danes or extra small (we're near the woods so really not safe cause of hawks and foxes)

11) How much shedding, barking, and slobber can you handle?

• Fine with shedding, not too big on slobber (I can cope, lol) but I am fine with barking! Not close to many people so

12) How important is being able to let your dog off-leash in an unfenced area?

• I do not want to do any off-leash in an unfenced area, the thought makes me worry.

Dog Personality and Behavior
13) Do you want a snuggly dog or one that prefers some personal space?

• 100% snuggly but I'm of course fine with giving space whenever the dog prefers!!

14) Would you prefer a dog that wants to do its own thing or one that’s more eager-to-please?

• Eager-to-please, a very interactive dog. My sister and I love silly clingy dogs

15) How would you prefer your dog to respond to someone knocking on the door or entering your yard? How would you prefer your dog to greet strangers or visitors?

• Friendly and interactive, not anxious or protective/resource guarding

16) Are you willing to manage a dog that is aggressive to other dogs?

• HUGE no due to past experience.

17) Are there any other behaviors you can’t deal with or want to avoid?

• Aggression to people like strangers is also a no!!! If it's not extreme I am of course fine working with a trainer

Lifestyle
18) How often and how long will the dog be left alone?

• I work at home and my sister is a commuter from college. She's done in May :)

19) What are the dog-related preferences of other people in the house and what will be their involvement in caring for the dog?

• She's to be as involved as I am when her college schedule allows it, we both want a very snuggly dog.

20) Do you have other pets or are you planning on having other pets? What breed or type of animal are they?

• Just an aquarium right now lol, maybe another dog years into the future

21) Will the dog be interacting with children regularly?

• I doubt it but we would reallllly prefer a child-friendly dog. Not okay with aggression/uneasiness to kids/the sight of kids

22) Do you rent or plan to rent in the future? If applicable, what breed or weight restrictions are on your current lease?

• Nope

23) What city or country do you live in and are you aware of any laws banning certain breeds?

• Northeast USA

24) What is the average temperature of a typical summer and winter day where you live?

• Never really too extreme, willing to turn on heating/air conditioning for the dog when needed :)

Additional Information and Questions
25) Please provide any additional information you feel may be relevant.

• I have multiple instances of trauma with pitbull breeds including with my old family dog's situation so I am more hesitant but it is just due to trauma I am not sure if I could handle one. I do not mean to generalize but it's sadly how my anxiety functions. 100% not going for brachy breeds either, unless from a rescue.

Reddit Friends, Adversaries, Neckbeards, and Vegans,
What's up everyone? Today I gave a great training on five easy to implement PR tactics to get more eyes on your company so you don't have to hire a guy like me to do it for you.
PR is expensive depending on who you work with.
Here are some DIYs that anyone can do: The Local Network -Everyone knows someone with a podcast. Start making a list and reach out to be a guest if you are a good fit.
DIY Press Release - Google "press release format" and send to every news station in your area once its done. Press Releases are easy to learn and you can get one done in less than 30 minutes.
News Push - Find the call letters of your news station and google them with the word contact OR submit and you can pitch your news story to get an interview
At mentions on Twitter: Start at mentioning celebs, news sources, media, etc when you do business tweets and see what happens. Ever talk to Ice-T? I have.
5 Days of video - commit to shooting a FB live or IG story EVERY DAY for 5 days. Youll get new eyes on your business. Remember to add hashtags and a call to action with a sales page link or booking link in comments.
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These lantern events have been terrible every time, and it checks all the boxes for terrible events
1• requires a twitter account to post screenshots to in order to get all quest rewards, this is the only event that does this
2• the map is literally broken, as the the court areas have their floors floating 10 feet in the air, and the only ball can easily escape the courtyard with no way to respawn it, or it just spawns under ground
3• two player activities that cannot be accessed without 2 players activating it at the same time, bring a friend or wait an hour for a rando to approach you & run off despite the activity usually requiring multiple plays in order to achieve quests
4• repeat boring activities (hold forward for 3 minutes, walk around and press buttons) to complete quests
5• big open map with nothing to do in it
6• locked off areas that wont activate for several days requiring you to come back and do the same shit all over again
7• puzzles with no discernable answer that require you to go to the map makers instagram to find the answer (and advertised as the only way to do so)

I finished Fool Moon. No spoilers for future books, please. I enjoyed it. Similar formula to the first book: Opener sets the theme with Harry meeting an inquisitive ingenue for some exposition, off to a nauseating murder scene, hypersexed reporter, potion mixology with Glowskull McRapey, surprise Marcone visit with a job offer & a clue, meet scary underworld creatures led by a woman, the threat of an authoritative body hangs over Harry as they watch him very closely, summon a mystical creature for information, boobs, Murphy arrests Harry, boobs, get attacked by a monster, boobs, side villain and main villain showdown, boobs. Still a bit too predictable, but I enjoyed it for the popcorn it is. You're a wizard, Harry. So his mother didn't die in childbirth. And his father went out by some other mysterious means than previously believed. Voldemort, you naughty boy. You're a b*tch, Elaine. She did some evil stuff and she doesn't have a square to spare. Looking forward to meeting her. Would I throw up if I looked into Harry's eyes? I wanna see. Murphy doesn't just hate litter. She saves it for later. Somewhere around the time Harry noticed Murphy's "cute earlobes" as she was going about her work, I wondered, "Does Harry have a crush on Murphy?" ..."Do I have a crush on Murphy?" I wasn't sure if I was reading (listening?) too much into Harry's perceptions. He notices the bodies of every woman around him, but he also missed her when they couldn't talk directly. And I like Murphy. I relate to her. Then of course, a few chapters later, Harry's subconscious made a comment that I wholeheartedly agreed with. As soon as Carmichael showed a little faith in Harry's innocence on the question of Harry's involvement with Marcone, and the humorous moment they had, I was like "Oh no, don't kill Carmichael." :/ Made me sniffle. And immediately wonder who Murphy's new partner would be. Harry isn't an officer. So, someone handsome, smart, and just open minded enough to be friendly with Harry so Harry gets all twisted up about a niggling jealousy he has about New Guy and Murphy? Does New Guy show himself to be untrustworthy and Harry has to prove it to Murph, inviting all her ire in the process? Hm. My subconscious wears perfume, black leather boots, runs a 5-minute mile, and got her degree way before I did. The whole bit with the subconscious was fascinating, and reminded me of a redditer's warning to be careful what I wished for because Harry becomes one big internal conflict later. So now I can't help but wonder if there will be more of those little fireside chats with subconscious Harry, perhaps with a few other manifestations of Harry's worried mind. Like Harry's id to his superego. Bet that would be scary. Perhaps a magical intruder. Oh boy. Phrasing: "Sex to donuts." Loved it. The feels when Murphy saved Harry from the wolf and used her DIY bullets. "Fuego!" LOL I know it's Latin as well as Spanish, but that will never not make a Southern California kid laugh. Oh, the menacing imagery of Parker kneeling casually with a blown out knee while making nonchalant murder promises. So good. Also, Parker's team can do a mean type & screen. Butcher paints a picture. He proved himself capable in Storm Front, but this one ramped up. I adored the concept of sensory overdrive as part of the magic experience - feeling snakes rubbing Harry's palms, whispers of natural elements that weren't actually there. Ugh! So good. Felt terrible for Harry when he realized he might have been able to prevent Kim's death, if he'd just given her the information she needed. He was facing a real ethical dilemma there, though. Can't just go around explaining how to read bomb schematics. If she told him what it was for, he would have helped. His emotional outburst with Susan felt like forced intimacy, though. Both for the two of them as characters, and for the reader and Harry. It felt just as hollow as the random sex pit stop in the middle of battle time, followed by the weird use of Susan as servant for Harry's gear-up scene. That coupled with the chat with Mr. Subconscious seemed like a not-so-thinly veiled metaphor for a larger character arc set up for Harry and Susan. She'll play nurse to his broken parts, fill a lovergirl space until Harry becomes a real boy, before having to tragically let her go as part of his larger self-actualization. BEST SCENE The background potion as Harry infiltrated the station, then confounding his efforts to warn that poor guard. I asked for more suspense. I got it. The way monochrome shifted to colorful bright spots as people paid attention to Harry - such a great concept. I was not disappointed when Butcher made full use of it for the moment the wolf locked on Harry. The tension built up perfectly. The guard felt real and I ached for him to make it. The way the wolf painted the room with him was genuinely horrifying. The way Harry delayed using his magic made me squirm with frustration. That became a theme, a sometimes convenient plot device, it seemed. Harry jumped out of a moving car and thought/narrated, "Don't look at me like that." I was looking at him like that, so I laughed aloud. More 4th wall breaks, please. Where are the swinging sweaty dicks? When people get hypersexed for whatever magical reason, it's just the women. Tera was the born-sexy-yesterday trope. The FBI agents all dealt with the same magic addiction making them uber violent and uber sexual, but only Benn felt the need to moan and rub her nipples or just rip her top off for no reason. The other agents should have been striking similar poses, walking everywhere dick-first, fingering their buttholes, etc. If you wanna write weird stuff, write weird stuff. Just be consistent, is all I ask. Just because there's a view, doesn't mean you should look. Harry ogling the young wolf girl when she stretched in her robe and walked away was annoying AF. He called her and her friends children a few words ago, but apparently *she* wasn't too young for him to openly gawk at, and she wasn't even naked. Then his complaining about Susan, the fully grown hot woman prone to throwing her lips all over him, getting in the way of his view as if that were a bad thing. Get ahold of your selective chivalry, dude. Why does Susan like (maybe love) Harry? He puts her in danger without giving her the information she needs (warn a bish if she's being followed, don't just jump out of her car and leave her to the ...wolves). He apparently didn't even trust Tera at the time (though he had reason to), but he left Susan alone with her. Susan plays nursemaid, costume dresser, ego smoother, therapist, sex buddy, and still doesn't know much about him because he won't share. He ogles like it's his job, even when Susan is right there. He's high investment, low return, and large with the danger. I bought them as f*ck-buddies, but as soon as she said something about falling for Harry, I was out. She's also written with all the dimension of a sheet of paper with (.)(.) drawn on it, so I guess I should be glad she surprised me? Hope she gets more interesting. Poor MacFinn & Tera I was really bummed when I thought Tera died. And MacFinn's story was such a tragedy. Really wished he and Tera could chase their litter around that park. Butcher does this dance between setting up his main charactenarrator's faults as impeding his awareness of a larger plot (giving me faith in Butcher as a writer), and then occasionally doubling down on making his character Mr. Uber Cool or the smartest guy in the room when he has no reason to be & other characters have every reason to know better than him (returning me to believing Butcher's really just doing a self-insert). Like when Harry kept assuming Murphy just picked up his discarded paper because it was litter. Were we supposed to think Harry was dumb, just didn't give her enough credit for being a friggin' detective (is it because her earlobes are so cute, Harry?), or was Butcher just bad at misdirects and wasn't giving readers enough credit? Or did Butcher know the readers would catch onto that before Harry and Butcher was just showing how Harry's chauvinism gets in his way again? If it's the latter, then why did Butcher position Harry as the one to break the case to Murphy in the end, as if she couldn't figure out his simple dot connecting herself - especially after everything she witnessed? Which leads me to: Butcher got me, dammit. When Murphy put herself between Harry and the wolf as Harry was finally swinging his silver, apparently aiming her gun at him and ordering him to get down, I was fully pissed. "Oh goddammit, fine, make her stupid. WTF." Plot twist, Denton lives to club another day! Or try to. I totally thought Butcher was dwindling Murphy into a dumb plot device, but he mostly wasn't. Of course she was defending Harry. But a cop would have chosen a better angle. At least he didn't make her a total moron. Why did Wilson bite Benn? Marcone's got 99 problems and not having enough guards by his death pit is one of them. How did Susan recognize wolf Harry? Was it the power of lurv? Someone fire Murphy's surgeon. I know it's annoying to nitpick about medical errors in fiction. I usually let the overly frequent concussions go - people like to knock their characters out and pretend there are no effects or they only "see stars" for a few seconds. Alright, fine. But Butcher gave Murphy an open fracture to her upper arm, with enough angulation that a passerby could see the bone protruding. Likely vascular and nerve injuries. From a beastie with claws covered in dirt and other peoples' blood. She'd need to be in an OR for vascular repair within 3-4 hours tops, with staged debridement at 24 and 48 hour intervals, and probable external fixation rods instead of a plate with all the soft tissue and bone reconstruction she'd need. Surgery likely delayed by all the swelling. And no way in hell anyone would put a cast on that arm at that point - oh hey there, compartment syndrome, fancy meeting you here. Who needs arms, anyway? It's just a very dramatic wound to give a character and then have them up and running around the next day. Also: don't put hydrogen peroxide on wounds! /rant Dear Narrator, Wow. Pretty sure that if I ever get around to making kids, my grandkids will still be getting chills. Great job. Also, just a couple minor details, but uh, the "s" in "debris" is silent. It's "periph-er-al" not "periph-ry-al," and it's "miss-cheev-us" not "miss-cheev-ee-us." Just small things, really. The pacing and emotion however, great. Edge of my seat. Carry on. Best regards, My Judgmental Ear Holes P.S. I won't tell anyone about the fart.

My roommates & I all get along well, (one of them being one of my closest friends) the only issue is that her bf is here all of the time. She recently told me he was going to be staying here 4x out of the week because he’s moving to a new city & they want to make long distance work, also he has class ones a week (we live in a college town). I was caught of guard bc she didn’t ask if it was okay with us, though I’m sure my other roommate doesn’t mind I do. He showers here, does laundry here, he forgets to turn of the lights, he sometimes even forgets to lock the door, they leave the common areas messy. Worst of all, he’s SO loud. He’s not considerate of others, he stomps his feet when he’s walking, he slams every door, him & his gf talk/laugh so loud at late/early hours. I lose sleep bc of how loud they are, it’s annoying and tiring. I don’t mind him coming over I just wish he was considerate of others, especially bc he’s not paying rent or for the utilities. 4x a week is too much, I want to be comfortable in my home and be well rested. I already hate confrontation, & them being two of my closest friends makes it worse. I should add, that her & I were going through a difficult situation with looking for housing & we stayed with him for a couple of days & is why I also feel bad. Should I even talk about it to them? Or should I just let it go? How do I even confront them without them getting mad?

I (29F) met my boyfriend (39M) in November, and I can genuinely say that I am completely in love with him. I honestly get emotional just thinking about it! He is one of the kindest people I’ve ever met, and even though he’s 10 years older and a good 7 inches taller than me I look at this person and I literally just want to protect him.
When I’m with him, I truly feel like I can be myself and things just feel so easy with him. We spend at least 4 days/nights a week together, but it’s definitely not in a co-dependent way and both still spend time with friends and individual hobbies outside the relationship.
The backstory is that we met on what is essentially a hook up app and we both weren’t expecting something serious, but here we are. I would say that our relationship is definitely highly sexual (like we’re having sex about 3 times per night every time we see each other), and we sext pretty frequently. Our intimacy and connection when we’re having sex is unreal and like nothing I’ve ever experienced before.
Here’s where my concern is: my BF frequently tells me how obsessed he is with my body and that he’s never felt this drawn to someone before sexually (and I feel the same way!) and has a super high sex drive. Deep down, there’s part of me that’s nervous that the way he feels about me is entirely dependent on sex. We’ve had so many conversations where he’s talked about other things about our relationship that he loves, he consistently makes time for me, whenever he travels for work he calls me almost every night to check in and see how my day is, so I feel like maybe it’s in my head and just an insecurity of mine. Ultimately I’m scared that when some of the physical aspects of our relationship plateau, maybe he’ll no longer be satisfied with me.
Any advice on how to navigate or quell some of my anxieties?

Due to blackouts, are you unable to view NBA League Pass games? We'll show you how to use a VPN to get around NBA League Pass bans in the United States.
The 2022-23 NBA season has begun and will end on April 9, 2023. Of course, even once it finishes, there are the playoffs to look forward to! While the NBA League Pass is a terrific method to watch games, certain games may be unavailable (blacked out).
Luckily, a VPN, or Virtual Private Network, allows you to avoid NBA League Pass limitations by making it appear as though you're in another area (but more on that later!) thus you may watch your home services while traveling out of state or internationally.
Here's how to use a VPN to get around NBA League Pass blackouts:

1. First, sign up for a high-quality VPN service with a large number of server locations (particularly in the US). NordVPN comes highly recommended. However, Surfshark and CyberGhost are two dependable, low-cost solutions worth investigating. I got Surfshark on a Discount from this Community Website.
2. Install the VPN mobile app, desktop software, or browser extension for the device from which you wish to watch NBA League Pass.
3. Connect to a server in an area where the game is not blacked out using the VPN software or browser extension. If a game is being broadcast locally, you should connect to a server in another state. Connect to a server in another country, such as Canada or Mexico, if the broadcast is nationwide. This will give you a local IP address and mislead NBA League Pass into believing you're somewhere else.
4. If you haven't already, sign up for an NBA League Pass account. It costs $14.99 USD per month with advertisements or $19.99 USD per month without ads. A complete season is also available for $99.99 (with advertising) or $129.99. (ad-free). All options include a 7-day free trial.
5. Access the game normally now that it has been unblocked! If the problem persists, delete your browser's cache and cookies. Alternatively, if the server you're using has been banned, try another one. Should you want more assistance, all of the VPNs mentioned above provide 24-hour support.

When we visited NBA League Pass from New York, we saw the following blackout notice:
"You are unable to watch live Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks games due to your current location." You may listen to a live radio broadcast or see a three-day archive of these games."
Local blackouts aren't the only limitations you'll encounter with NBA League Pass. Many nationally televised games are also not included:
"Live streaming of games broadcast on ESPN, ABC, TNT, and NBA TV will not be accessible on NBA League Pass." You may listen to a live radio broadcast of these games or see an archive of them three hours after they are broadcast."
By following the steps in the guide, you will avoid these messages popping up and you can finally enjoy the games from abroad.
VPN comparison can leave you feeling overwhelmed. One way to reduce complexity is to use a premium VPN service that can handle various tasks rather than a single-purpose one. Here are the three providers that work best in my opinion with avoiding blackouts:
Surfshark:
This VPN service provider offers great value for money, with an extensive server network and a user-friendly interface. It has over 3,200 servers in 65 countries and allows unlimited simultaneous connections. Surfshark is also known for its strong security features, including AES-256 encryption, a kill switch, and a no-logs policy.
Pros: Unlimited simultaneous connections, affordable pricing, and strong security features.
Cons: The server speeds may be slower compared to other VPNs.
CyberGhost:
This VPN provider is known for its user-friendly interface and is ideal for beginners. It has over 7,300 servers in 90 countries and offers fast connection speeds. CyberGhost also has strong security features, including AES-256 encryption and a no-logs policy.
Pros: Fast connection speeds, user-friendly interface, and strong security features.
Cons: The pricing may be slightly more expensive compared to other VPNs.
ExpressVPN:
This VPN provider is known for its fast server speeds and strong security features. It has over 3,000 servers in 94 countries and offers unlimited bandwidth and data. ExpressVPN also has a no-logs policy and uses AES-256 encryption to protect your data.
Pros: Fast server speeds, strong security features, and easy-to-use interface.
Cons: The pricing may be higher compared to other VPNs.
So, how might a VPN assist you in avoiding NBA League Pass blackouts? Your internet traffic is encrypted when you connect to a VPN server. This makes determining your real location challenging for websites and services. You will be allocated a new, temporary IP address if you connect to a server in another US state or another country completely. This will fool the NBA League Pass website into believing you're in a different area, allowing you to avoid the blackout.

Due to blackouts, are you unable to view NBA League Pass games? We'll show you how to use a VPN to get around NBA League Pass bans in the United States.
The 2022-23 NBA season has begun and will end on April 9, 2023. Of course, even once it finishes, there are the playoffs to look forward to! While the NBA League Pass is a terrific method to watch games, certain games may be unavailable (blacked out).
Luckily, a VPN, or Virtual Private Network, allows you to avoid NBA League Pass limitations by making it appear as though you're in another area (but more on that later!) thus you may watch your home services while traveling out of state or internationally.
Here's how to use a VPN to get around NBA League Pass blackouts:

1. First, sign up for a high-quality VPN service with a large number of server locations (particularly in the US). NordVPN comes highly recommended. However, Surfshark and CyberGhost are two dependable, low-cost solutions worth investigating. I got Surfshark on a Discount from this Community Website.
2. Install the VPN mobile app, desktop software, or browser extension for the device from which you wish to watch NBA League Pass.
3. Connect to a server in an area where the game is not blacked out using the VPN software or browser extension. If a game is being broadcast locally, you should connect to a server in another state. Connect to a server in another country, such as Canada or Mexico, if the broadcast is nationwide. This will give you a local IP address and mislead NBA League Pass into believing you're somewhere else.
4. If you haven't already, sign up for an NBA League Pass account. It costs $14.99 USD per month with advertisements or $19.99 USD per month without ads. A complete season is also available for $99.99 (with advertising) or $129.99. (ad-free). All options include a 7-day free trial.
5. Access the game normally now that it has been unblocked! If the problem persists, delete your browser's cache and cookies. Alternatively, if the server you're using has been banned, try another one. Should you want more assistance, all of the VPNs mentioned above provide 24-hour support.

When we visited NBA League Pass from New York, we saw the following blackout notice:
"You are unable to watch live Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks games due to your current location." You may listen to a live radio broadcast or see a three-day archive of these games."
Local blackouts aren't the only limitations you'll encounter with NBA League Pass. Many nationally televised games are also not included:
"Live streaming of games broadcast on ESPN, ABC, TNT, and NBA TV will not be accessible on NBA League Pass." You may listen to a live radio broadcast of these games or see an archive of them three hours after they are broadcast."
By following the steps in the guide, you will avoid these messages popping up and you can finally enjoy the games from abroad.
VPN comparison can leave you feeling overwhelmed. One way to reduce complexity is to use a premium VPN service that can handle various tasks rather than a single-purpose one. Here are the three providers that work best in my opinion with avoiding blackouts:
Surfshark:
This VPN service provider offers great value for money, with an extensive server network and a user-friendly interface. It has over 3,200 servers in 65 countries and allows unlimited simultaneous connections. Surfshark is also known for its strong security features, including AES-256 encryption, a kill switch, and a no-logs policy.
Pros: Unlimited simultaneous connections, affordable pricing, and strong security features.
Cons: The server speeds may be slower compared to other VPNs.
CyberGhost:
This VPN provider is known for its user-friendly interface and is ideal for beginners. It has over 7,300 servers in 90 countries and offers fast connection speeds. CyberGhost also has strong security features, including AES-256 encryption and a no-logs policy.
Pros: Fast connection speeds, user-friendly interface, and strong security features.
Cons: The pricing may be slightly more expensive compared to other VPNs.
ExpressVPN:
This VPN provider is known for its fast server speeds and strong security features. It has over 3,000 servers in 94 countries and offers unlimited bandwidth and data. ExpressVPN also has a no-logs policy and uses AES-256 encryption to protect your data.
Pros: Fast server speeds, strong security features, and easy-to-use interface.
Cons: The pricing may be higher compared to other VPNs.
So, how might a VPN assist you in avoiding NBA League Pass blackouts? Your internet traffic is encrypted when you connect to a VPN server. This makes determining your real location challenging for websites and services. You will be allocated a new, temporary IP address if you connect to a server in another US state or another country completely. This will fool the NBA League Pass website into believing you're in a different area, allowing you to avoid the blackout.

Due to blackouts, are you unable to view NBA League Pass games? We'll show you how to use a VPN to get around NBA League Pass bans in the United States.
The 2022-23 NBA season has begun and will end on April 9, 2023. Of course, even once it finishes, there are the playoffs to look forward to! While the NBA League Pass is a terrific method to watch games, certain games may be unavailable (blacked out).
Luckily, a VPN, or Virtual Private Network, allows you to avoid NBA League Pass limitations by making it appear as though you're in another area (but more on that later!) thus you may watch your home services while traveling out of state or internationally.
Here's how to use a VPN to get around NBA League Pass blackouts:

1. First, sign up for a high-quality VPN service with a large number of server locations (particularly in the US). NordVPN comes highly recommended. However, Surfshark and CyberGhost are two dependable, low-cost solutions worth investigating. I got Surfshark on a Discount from this Community Website.
2. Install the VPN mobile app, desktop software, or browser extension for the device from which you wish to watch NBA League Pass.
3. Connect to a server in an area where the game is not blacked out using the VPN software or browser extension. If a game is being broadcast locally, you should connect to a server in another state. Connect to a server in another country, such as Canada or Mexico, if the broadcast is nationwide. This will give you a local IP address and mislead NBA League Pass into believing you're somewhere else.
4. If you haven't already, sign up for an NBA League Pass account. It costs $14.99 USD per month with advertisements or $19.99 USD per month without ads. A complete season is also available for $99.99 (with advertising) or $129.99. (ad-free). All options include a 7-day free trial.
5. Access the game normally now that it has been unblocked! If the problem persists, delete your browser's cache and cookies. Alternatively, if the server you're using has been banned, try another one. Should you want more assistance, all of the VPNs mentioned above provide 24-hour support.

When we visited NBA League Pass from New York, we saw the following blackout notice:
"You are unable to watch live Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks games due to your current location." You may listen to a live radio broadcast or see a three-day archive of these games."
Local blackouts aren't the only limitations you'll encounter with NBA League Pass. Many nationally televised games are also not included:
"Live streaming of games broadcast on ESPN, ABC, TNT, and NBA TV will not be accessible on NBA League Pass." You may listen to a live radio broadcast of these games or see an archive of them three hours after they are broadcast."
By following the steps in the guide, you will avoid these messages popping up and you can finally enjoy the games from abroad.
VPN comparison can leave you feeling overwhelmed. One way to reduce complexity is to use a premium VPN service that can handle various tasks rather than a single-purpose one. Here are the three providers that work best in my opinion with avoiding blackouts:
Surfshark:
This VPN service provider offers great value for money, with an extensive server network and a user-friendly interface. It has over 3,200 servers in 65 countries and allows unlimited simultaneous connections. Surfshark is also known for its strong security features, including AES-256 encryption, a kill switch, and a no-logs policy.
Pros: Unlimited simultaneous connections, affordable pricing, and strong security features.
Cons: The server speeds may be slower compared to other VPNs.
CyberGhost:
This VPN provider is known for its user-friendly interface and is ideal for beginners. It has over 7,300 servers in 90 countries and offers fast connection speeds. CyberGhost also has strong security features, including AES-256 encryption and a no-logs policy.
Pros: Fast connection speeds, user-friendly interface, and strong security features.
Cons: The pricing may be slightly more expensive compared to other VPNs.
ExpressVPN:
This VPN provider is known for its fast server speeds and strong security features. It has over 3,000 servers in 94 countries and offers unlimited bandwidth and data. ExpressVPN also has a no-logs policy and uses AES-256 encryption to protect your data.
Pros: Fast server speeds, strong security features, and easy-to-use interface.
Cons: The pricing may be higher compared to other VPNs.
So, how might a VPN assist you in avoiding NBA League Pass blackouts? Your internet traffic is encrypted when you connect to a VPN server. This makes determining your real location challenging for websites and services. You will be allocated a new, temporary IP address if you connect to a server in another US state or another country completely. This will fool the NBA League Pass website into believing you're in a different area, allowing you to avoid the blackout.

TLDR: sixth sense of customer wanting to isolate me, background confirmed why
In my early twenties, I landed a receptionist job in a sales office at a manufactured housing community. It was my first office job after working in daycare and the food & drink industry. I was so excited! I greeted potential buyers, set up appointments, and staged the spec homes with our stock of furniture and decorations. I worked with one other person in the office, who was the salesman. When he was out of the office, I took potential buyers through our spec homes and gathered their information for follow up.
I was working alone one day when a customer came into the office looking to potentially purchase his first home. I gathered some information from the young man and asked if he would like to look at some spec homes. As we walked down the sidewalk toward the row of spec homes, we chatted about the various floor plans and finishes available. I knew the product information and had no trouble confidently answering his questions. He was friendly and reminded me of a classmate from high school that had played offense on the football team.
I decided to show him the two home models that best fit his price range and desired floorplan. Since I shared most of the technical information during the first home tour, I gave him some space to freely look around the second home. He walked through the main living area and stopped in the doorway to one of the back bedrooms. He called out, "hey, what is this back here?" and pointed to the corner of the room that I couldn't see from where I was standing.
I knew these floorplans by heart so I politely answered that it was a closet (in my mind I was sarcastically thinking: really? You don't know what a closet is?). He chuckled and asked again, "No, really! Come here. What is this back here?" I could tell by his tone that he was pressuring me come see for myself. He motioned for me to come closer and take a look.
His tone was friendly, but his request didn't make sense...so I paused.
And in that split second, something shifted. Maybe it was the energy in the air, the hairs on my neck standing straight up, or the way his eyes changed before me.
I suddenly sensed the power dynamic had shifted. I did not feel safe.
With all the light heartedness I could muster, I repeated, "oh, it's a closet...excuse me for a moment, I need to check on something outside." I quickly made my exit back to the sidewalk outside the house.
I had no concrete reason for why I felt the overwhelming need to leave the house immediately. I didn't understand why my body sensed danger. I just knew I needed to act quickly.
Over the next few days, the young man came back to the office to meet with the salesmen. He filled out all the various paperwork needed to purchase a home and live within the community. He dropped by several more times unannounced to check on his application status. If I wasn't there, he would ask the salesmen when I worked next. My coworker thought I had a not-so-secret admirer.
I couldn't shake the overwhelming feeling something wasn't right, so on the nights I worked alone I locked the office door.
A few days later, corporate sent back their analysis of the young man's application and completed background check. He had been denied. The background check revealed multiple sexual assault convictions.
And there it was. Crystal clear, undeniable, 20/20 hindsight.
The salesman called the customer right away to let him know his application had been denied and that we could not do anything further for him. A few days the young man decided to come back to the office one more time. When my coworker saw the young man's vehicle turn into our parking lot, he told me to go to the backroom of the office where I would be out of sight. And just like the times before, the young man entered the office asking if I was working.
This time he was met by a very angry 6 foot salesman that had nothing to lose. (I had never heard my coworker raise his voice before, but on that day his voice shook the office walls.) Needless to say, the young man never came by again and I wasn't scheduled to work alone nearly as often.

Due to blackouts, are you unable to view NBA League Pass games? We'll show you how to use a VPN to get around NBA League Pass bans in the United States.
The 2022-23 NBA season has begun and will end on April 9, 2023. Of course, even once it finishes, there are the playoffs to look forward to! While the NBA League Pass is a terrific method to watch games, certain games may be unavailable (blacked out).
Luckily, a VPN, or Virtual Private Network, allows you to avoid NBA League Pass limitations by making it appear as though you're in another area (but more on that later!) thus you may watch your home services while traveling out of state or internationally.
Here's how to use a VPN to get around NBA League Pass blackouts:

1. First, sign up for a high-quality VPN service with a large number of server locations (particularly in the US). NordVPN comes highly recommended. However, Surfshark and CyberGhost are two dependable, low-cost solutions worth investigating. I got Surfshark on a Discount from this Community Website.
2. Install the VPN mobile app, desktop software, or browser extension for the device from which you wish to watch NBA League Pass.
3. Connect to a server in an area where the game is not blacked out using the VPN software or browser extension. If a game is being broadcast locally, you should connect to a server in another state. Connect to a server in another country, such as Canada or Mexico, if the broadcast is nationwide. This will give you a local IP address and mislead NBA League Pass into believing you're somewhere else.
4. If you haven't already, sign up for an NBA League Pass account. It costs $14.99 USD per month with advertisements or $19.99 USD per month without ads. A complete season is also available for $99.99 (with advertising) or $129.99. (ad-free). All options include a 7-day free trial.
5. Access the game normally now that it has been unblocked! If the problem persists, delete your browser's cache and cookies. Alternatively, if the server you're using has been banned, try another one. Should you want more assistance, all of the VPNs mentioned above provide 24-hour support.

When we visited NBA League Pass from New York, we saw the following blackout notice:
"You are unable to watch live Brooklyn Nets and New York Knicks games due to your current location." You may listen to a live radio broadcast or see a three-day archive of these games."
Local blackouts aren't the only limitations you'll encounter with NBA League Pass. Many nationally televised games are also not included:
"Live streaming of games broadcast on ESPN, ABC, TNT, and NBA TV will not be accessible on NBA League Pass." You may listen to a live radio broadcast of these games or see an archive of them three hours after they are broadcast."
By following the steps in the guide, you will avoid these messages popping up and you can finally enjoy the games from abroad.
VPN comparison can leave you feeling overwhelmed. One way to reduce complexity is to use a premium VPN service that can handle various tasks rather than a single-purpose one. Here are the three providers that work best in my opinion with avoiding blackouts:
Surfshark:
This VPN service provider offers great value for money, with an extensive server network and a user-friendly interface. It has over 3,200 servers in 65 countries and allows unlimited simultaneous connections. Surfshark is also known for its strong security features, including AES-256 encryption, a kill switch, and a no-logs policy.
Pros: Unlimited simultaneous connections, affordable pricing, and strong security features.
Cons: The server speeds may be slower compared to other VPNs.
CyberGhost:
This VPN provider is known for its user-friendly interface and is ideal for beginners. It has over 7,300 servers in 90 countries and offers fast connection speeds. CyberGhost also has strong security features, including AES-256 encryption and a no-logs policy.
Pros: Fast connection speeds, user-friendly interface, and strong security features.
Cons: The pricing may be slightly more expensive compared to other VPNs.
ExpressVPN:
This VPN provider is known for its fast server speeds and strong security features. It has over 3,000 servers in 94 countries and offers unlimited bandwidth and data. ExpressVPN also has a no-logs policy and uses AES-256 encryption to protect your data.
Pros: Fast server speeds, strong security features, and easy-to-use interface.
Cons: The pricing may be higher compared to other VPNs.
So, how might a VPN assist you in avoiding NBA League Pass blackouts? Your internet traffic is encrypted when you connect to a VPN server. This makes determining your real location challenging for websites and services. You will be allocated a new, temporary IP address if you connect to a server in another US state or another country completely. This will fool the NBA League Pass website into believing you're in a different area, allowing you to avoid the blackout.

We’re a family of two parents and 5 children aged 5 to 19. We’ve been on our unschooling journey for over 10 years now. There is no going back or no other way for us. The inefficiencies and stress of schools are just too much for us to bear.
We do get tempted with going back to school and sometimes drool at private schools. We then figure the £3k a month it would cost (for 3 of the kids) is ridiculous. There are so many better ways to spend that kind of money.

The cost of unschooling for us

What we spend our money on varies year by year, but hopefully, this will paint a rough picture.
The numbers are rounded and also shown as a monthly cost for easy calculation. Some things we pay per session, per month or per term.

• Forest School, 1 x 3 hour session per week x 3 kids = £400 per term / £100 per month
• Badminton, 1 x 1 hour session x 1 kid = £60 per term / £15 per month
• Swimming x 1 session per week x 3 kids = free, a trip to a cafe afterwards £100 per month
• Swimming with a friend 1 x per week x 1 child = £40 per month (includes food afterwards)
• Football x 2 sessions per week x 1 kid = £50 per month
• Gymnastics x 2 kids, 1 session per week = £60 per month
• Annual membership to Paradise Park (play area) = £72 per year / £12 per month
• Annual membership to Drusillas Park x 3 (Zoo + Park) = £300 per year / £25 per month
• Books: Our eldest reads a lot and has access to my Amazon account to order books, I’ve lost track of cost, but maybe £150 per month
• Open University course x 2 (for our eldest) = £3k / £250 per month
• A home ed friendly education space (coming soon for us)for 1 x day x 2 kids = £70 per week / £280 per month
• Crafts and books for our younger ones = roughly £150 per month
• Misc outings = £150 p/m

💰 Total monthly cost to unschool our five children: £1382

The hidden costs of unschooling

Of course, these are just the costs of things we sign up for. What is not included here is our time as parents and the cost of driving the kids to things.
My husband and I share unschooling duties fairly between us. I work for myself and I bring my laptop with me whenever I think there will be an opportunity for me to sit down for 1–3 hours to do some work. Often it’s easier, cheaper and more efficient to work whilst I sit and wait for sessions to finish rather than going back home.
The important thing to remember here is that our kids have opted in for all these activities. We only do what they are interested in. And this is what makes unschooling beautiful.