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2023.03.27 06:59 ImaginationSea3679 Loneliness Chapter 9: Possibilities
The plot thickens and possibilities are abound.
Note: there are some Headcanons regarding FTL travel coming up.
I hope you enjoy.
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Memory Transcription Subject: Tarva, Venlil Representative of the Alliance
Days Since Warp: 6
The Outsider was currently at subspace cruising speed, and heading towards the nearest star in hopes of finding a planet with enough resources to repair the ship. It had been a whole six days since the warp, and the passengers and crew have calmed down to a semblance of normalcy.
Marcel, Sovlin, Isif, Noah, and I were gathered in front of a presentation from one of the lead scientists aboard the Outsider. The science division had managed to get some details on our warp, specifically regarding exactly what happened. I was ready to finally have some answers.
“So, what’s our situation?” I prompted the presentation to begin.
“Well, to begin, I say that we have figured out 3 separate possibilities as to what exactly our current situation is. Technically there may be more, but the 3 possibilities we have here are the ones that are most likely. I must warn you that all of the following possibilities are possible, and I cannot guarantee which one has occurred.”
Multiple possibilities?
“Go on.” Isif prompted.
“Well, I will do my best to explain the possibilities in the most understandable terms possible. Let us start with the first possibility.”
“When we enter FTL flight, we use subspace enter a layer of subspace that has the effect of extreme time dilation, allowing us to traverse light years of travel in mere hours. By this definition, “FTL travel” is only correct in a technical sense. While we are traveling more distance than light does in less time, subspace technology basically acts as a hack that dramatically reduces the amount of effort that would actually be needed to actually move anywhere close to the speed of light. An incredibly high velocity also causes time dilation, with moving at faster speeds giving the illusion that the universe around us is moving slower than it actually is. The first possibility dictates that a combination of subspace travel and extreme velocity propelled by excessive engine power has led to the ship actually approaching the speed of light. This caused a time dilation so extreme that we displaced ourselves forward in time, thereby traveling to the future.”
That first possibility was reasonable.
“Then, there is the second possibility. There is nothing that is supposed to be able to move faster than light. As a result, when you actually do move faster than light, some really weird stuff happens. Time will stop at the speed of light, and when you move faster, the clock begins to turn counterclockwise. If the Outsider’s engines somehow managed to push us into the previous possibility with the difference of us going faster than the speed of light rather than just approaching it, we will have displaced ourselves backwards in time and therefore going into the past.”
That possibility also made sense.
“Then, there is the third and final possibility, which is moving sideways through time.”
Our minds practically stopped at that. How the fuck do you move sideways through time.
“Moving sideways in time basically means that it was not our velocity that was amplified by the engines, but rather the subspace capacitors. This would basically mean that we traveled through multiple layers of subspace and ended up in a new space that is completely separate from where we were initially. Essentially, this would mean that we have traveled into an alternate reality or an alternate timeline.”
My mind struggled to comprehend what I had just been told. I buried my face in my paws as Noah began massaging my shoulders.
“So, if I understand this correctly,” Sovlin began with exasperation. “We have either traveled to the future, to the past, or to a separate timeline all together?”
“Yes.” The answer was blunt and simple.
Everyone at the table sighed.
“Well,” Marcel began. “If we traveled to the past or future, have you at least figured out how far in either direction we might’ve gone?”
“To some degree, yes. Judging by the exact numbers of our velocity, we approximate that the time that we have traveled through is somewhere between 180,000 and 200,000 years.”
200,000 years!
I felt like I was going to faint.
I was saved, however, by the coms activating.
“Representatives, you might want to come to the bridge.
<<>>
When we finally got to the bridge, there was a star map on display on the screen.
3 separate planets were highlighted.
One was a star orbiting planet approximately 43 light years away, about 6 more days of FTL travel away. Specifically it was located directly to the right of us. It was a life bearing planet covered in dense jungle, with no signals indicating the presence of sapient life. A perfect planet for harvesting enough resources for *the Outsider.
The second planet was a rogue planet, one without a star, approximately 84 light years away, over 10 days of FTL travel away. It was to the front left of our current position. It was sending odd radiation signals. It was an anomaly, and also a possible source of Nuclear Power.
The third planet was about 76 light years away, almost 10 days of FTL away. It was a habitable planet, and was giving off signals that indicated complex sapient civilization.
We had to choose between resources, discovery, and friends.
“Perhaps we could land on the resource planet, and then send teams to explore the other two planets.” Isif suggested.
As risky as it sounded, it did seem like our best play. The resource world was closest, and therefore, easiest to get to. We could also use resources harvested there to prepare the exploration troops for the other planets.
Looking to the other representatives, I could tell that they were having similar thoughts.
“Resource planet it is then.”
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Previous
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Note: there are some Headcanons regarding FTL travel coming up.
I hope you enjoy.
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Memory Transcription Subject: Tarva, Venlil Representative of the Alliance
Days Since Warp: 6
The Outsider was currently at subspace cruising speed, and heading towards the nearest star in hopes of finding a planet with enough resources to repair the ship. It had been a whole six days since the warp, and the passengers and crew have calmed down to a semblance of normalcy.
Marcel, Sovlin, Isif, Noah, and I were gathered in front of a presentation from one of the lead scientists aboard the Outsider. The science division had managed to get some details on our warp, specifically regarding exactly what happened. I was ready to finally have some answers.
“So, what’s our situation?” I prompted the presentation to begin.
“Well, to begin, I say that we have figured out 3 separate possibilities as to what exactly our current situation is. Technically there may be more, but the 3 possibilities we have here are the ones that are most likely. I must warn you that all of the following possibilities are possible, and I cannot guarantee which one has occurred.”
Multiple possibilities?
“Go on.” Isif prompted.
“Well, I will do my best to explain the possibilities in the most understandable terms possible. Let us start with the first possibility.”
“When we enter FTL flight, we use subspace enter a layer of subspace that has the effect of extreme time dilation, allowing us to traverse light years of travel in mere hours. By this definition, “FTL travel” is only correct in a technical sense. While we are traveling more distance than light does in less time, subspace technology basically acts as a hack that dramatically reduces the amount of effort that would actually be needed to actually move anywhere close to the speed of light. An incredibly high velocity also causes time dilation, with moving at faster speeds giving the illusion that the universe around us is moving slower than it actually is. The first possibility dictates that a combination of subspace travel and extreme velocity propelled by excessive engine power has led to the ship actually approaching the speed of light. This caused a time dilation so extreme that we displaced ourselves forward in time, thereby traveling to the future.”
That first possibility was reasonable.
“Then, there is the second possibility. There is nothing that is supposed to be able to move faster than light. As a result, when you actually do move faster than light, some really weird stuff happens. Time will stop at the speed of light, and when you move faster, the clock begins to turn counterclockwise. If the Outsider’s engines somehow managed to push us into the previous possibility with the difference of us going faster than the speed of light rather than just approaching it, we will have displaced ourselves backwards in time and therefore going into the past.”
That possibility also made sense.
“Then, there is the third and final possibility, which is moving sideways through time.”
Our minds practically stopped at that. How the fuck do you move sideways through time.
“Moving sideways in time basically means that it was not our velocity that was amplified by the engines, but rather the subspace capacitors. This would basically mean that we traveled through multiple layers of subspace and ended up in a new space that is completely separate from where we were initially. Essentially, this would mean that we have traveled into an alternate reality or an alternate timeline.”
My mind struggled to comprehend what I had just been told. I buried my face in my paws as Noah began massaging my shoulders.
“So, if I understand this correctly,” Sovlin began with exasperation. “We have either traveled to the future, to the past, or to a separate timeline all together?”
“Yes.” The answer was blunt and simple.
Everyone at the table sighed.
“Well,” Marcel began. “If we traveled to the past or future, have you at least figured out how far in either direction we might’ve gone?”
“To some degree, yes. Judging by the exact numbers of our velocity, we approximate that the time that we have traveled through is somewhere between 180,000 and 200,000 years.”
200,000 years!
I felt like I was going to faint.
I was saved, however, by the coms activating.
“Representatives, you might want to come to the bridge.
<<>>
When we finally got to the bridge, there was a star map on display on the screen.
3 separate planets were highlighted.
One was a star orbiting planet approximately 43 light years away, about 6 more days of FTL travel away. Specifically it was located directly to the right of us. It was a life bearing planet covered in dense jungle, with no signals indicating the presence of sapient life. A perfect planet for harvesting enough resources for *the Outsider.
The second planet was a rogue planet, one without a star, approximately 84 light years away, over 10 days of FTL travel away. It was to the front left of our current position. It was sending odd radiation signals. It was an anomaly, and also a possible source of Nuclear Power.
The third planet was about 76 light years away, almost 10 days of FTL away. It was a habitable planet, and was giving off signals that indicated complex sapient civilization.
We had to choose between resources, discovery, and friends.
“Perhaps we could land on the resource planet, and then send teams to explore the other two planets.” Isif suggested.
As risky as it sounded, it did seem like our best play. The resource world was closest, and therefore, easiest to get to. We could also use resources harvested there to prepare the exploration troops for the other planets.
Looking to the other representatives, I could tell that they were having similar thoughts.
“Resource planet it is then.”
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2023.03.27 06:59 Mikecirca81 What's more important gear wise, function or fashion?
I just created a loud-out that's for style, using the weapons I like the look of the most but it's still pretty effective combat wise. How do you guys choose what to carry, is it all about functionality or do you go more for the "cool" factor when it comes to weapons?
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2023.03.27 06:59 One-Yam2819 The saddest thing about this post, is that it's real. Someone actually made it because they feel like Trump's gonna save em from everything listed. It's wild experiencing how Jim Jones did it, in real time! 🤣From women too? I told you that MAGA men are slowly coming out of the closet. War on women
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2023.03.27 06:59 Klausable7 Is underage drinking really as bad as they say?
So basically, I’m 17m, turning 18 in August, and I drink, not that often, probably like once a month and every time I do I’m with my sisters who are both 21 and turning 22 this year, and most of the time, one of my childhood friends who’s 22, and some of their other friends who are 20+, I just wanna put this out here before I go on but they never pressured me into drinking, I was offered it but they said if I didn’t want to I didn’t have to, but yknow I still tried it cuz I was curious, but back to the point, they’re responsible when it comes to them drinking, we get drunk and all, but never like heavy blackout drunk, more like tipsy, they don’t drive under the influence, if they have to go home that night they don’t really drink like they would if they were spending the night, we also don’t do stupid stuff when we’re drunk, we all just chill at wherever we’re at (which is always someone’s house) and continue what we were doing before we were drunk, now my doctor knows I drink, cuz I gotta fill out a form when I go and one of the questions ask if we consumed alcohol recently, she said it was fine, just don’t overdo it, which I personally think I don’t, if I know I’m drunk, I’ll stop drinking for the rest of the night, just drinking water and soda for the rest of the night, sometimes I just won’t drink at all I have somewhere to go after, so I think I’m atleast decent self control, now I told my other childhood friend (16m) about me drinking once because he was curious about the taste, and he got mad at me, and said I shouldn’t drink at all till I’m 21, I didn’t get mad at him since I know he was just looking out for my well being, I told him my doctor said it was fine, just or to do overdo it, and he said still I shouldn’t drink, I just ended up changing the topic since I didn’t wanna continue on that topic, so is it really that bad, or is it just something every teen does.
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2023.03.27 06:58 eslguyxd (Help) Did I fried my ARGB on my Motherboard?
Note: I dont know wether its possible or not to fry it, but I have very limited choices to test it due to my peers either not having an ARGB fans or ARGB headers on their mobo.
Long story short: Unsure wether my old fans LED are fried or the motherboard's header is. Got new fans with hub, daisy chained per usual, worked out, but no software can detect it and I cant customize the lighting. Tried to connect the ARGB to the motherboard instead of the hub, no lights.
Here's the backstory: I first purchased my first set of ARGB fans (CoolerMaster Sickleflow 120 ARGB White Edition x 4) and no hubs whatsoever. So then I proceeded to daisy chain them and one of them have to connect it directly to the mobo (Gigabyte B550M-DS3H) to have power for the ARGB. At first, it spins and leds come on, so then i thought to myself. I have another 2 old fans (Aigo Darkflash something) that can be installed into the case. I proceeded to daisy chain them and set it up immediately playing. When I boot it up, I noticed none of the fans are lighting up except one (CoolerMaster). My monkey brain went ahead and tried to diagnose it by messing with the daisy chains (from the old fans to the new ones) When I unplug and plug it back in it lights up. But then I did it over and over again it stops lighting up and left one (CoolerMaster) lights up again.
The next day I went to get it checked from the store I bought but they offered a replacement which is the 3 in 1 with hub. So we assumed I fried the fans led by daisy chain with the Darkflash's. I then install the newer ones to the build without the Darkflash this time. Worked wonderfully fine except nothing is connected to the motherboard. All of the ARGB fans are connected through the hub which also can control the lighting modes with single click. So then my theory is, box said it could sync with many software such as MSI Mystic Light, Asrock Polychrome Sync, Asus Aura and Masterplus so that I can control the lights from the said apps. Which to my knowledge, there should be at least one of the fans or from the hub to connect on the motherboard.
I then read the user manual on the newer fans and said I could directly connect the ARGB fans to the motherboard. I tried it, both header and wont light anything up.
To sum it up, did I fried it? Or do I need another extension cable or anything in order for any of the apps to detect my fans?
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Long story short: Unsure wether my old fans LED are fried or the motherboard's header is. Got new fans with hub, daisy chained per usual, worked out, but no software can detect it and I cant customize the lighting. Tried to connect the ARGB to the motherboard instead of the hub, no lights.
Here's the backstory: I first purchased my first set of ARGB fans (CoolerMaster Sickleflow 120 ARGB White Edition x 4) and no hubs whatsoever. So then I proceeded to daisy chain them and one of them have to connect it directly to the mobo (Gigabyte B550M-DS3H) to have power for the ARGB. At first, it spins and leds come on, so then i thought to myself. I have another 2 old fans (Aigo Darkflash something) that can be installed into the case. I proceeded to daisy chain them and set it up immediately playing. When I boot it up, I noticed none of the fans are lighting up except one (CoolerMaster). My monkey brain went ahead and tried to diagnose it by messing with the daisy chains (from the old fans to the new ones) When I unplug and plug it back in it lights up. But then I did it over and over again it stops lighting up and left one (CoolerMaster) lights up again.
The next day I went to get it checked from the store I bought but they offered a replacement which is the 3 in 1 with hub. So we assumed I fried the fans led by daisy chain with the Darkflash's. I then install the newer ones to the build without the Darkflash this time. Worked wonderfully fine except nothing is connected to the motherboard. All of the ARGB fans are connected through the hub which also can control the lighting modes with single click. So then my theory is, box said it could sync with many software such as MSI Mystic Light, Asrock Polychrome Sync, Asus Aura and Masterplus so that I can control the lights from the said apps. Which to my knowledge, there should be at least one of the fans or from the hub to connect on the motherboard.
I then read the user manual on the newer fans and said I could directly connect the ARGB fans to the motherboard. I tried it, both header and wont light anything up.
To sum it up, did I fried it? Or do I need another extension cable or anything in order for any of the apps to detect my fans?
2023.03.27 06:58 DreamBlueHaze_ Do you think this game will ever come out on PC?
And I don't mean emulated...
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2023.03.27 06:58 Supersaiajinblue "You look like a cookie that was dipped in the milk for too long bro."
Your brain must've been dipped in the milk for too long since most of the shit that comes out of your mouth expired years ago.
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2023.03.27 06:58 therealtwerkman My mother and I will NEVER get along
Now, I am not looking for pity. As I am an adult who's had many wonderful and horrible experiences. I have pushed myself through my insecurities without medication. I have been to therapy and rehabs for depression. But I personally feel like I am far past that stage of my life. I do not however, think that I am past dealing with the consequences of my long bout of depression.
I don't want to blame my parents for anything that they did not do or anything that's wrong in my life. While both of them are perfectly normal, hardworking, non-alcoholic/drug addicted citizens I really feel like they should never have had me as a child. I am in my mid-twenties and while I have had really bad luck getting jobs, I am very intelligent, and well above average when it comes to technology and intrapersonal skills and have a flourishing social life. I have gotten state recognized certs, have no tattooes, criminal history, or any reason to be considered "unemployable". A major issue with my parents, is my dependence and lack of financial accomplishment at my age. I agree and validate their statements. But I must emphasize that, while this is a huge issue, money isn't everything and I still believe that we could be cordial and respectful towards one another.
But as time goes on, I lot of the issues I've faced with my parents do not have to do with money and moreso has to do with how they treat me. My Mother is super nice at times. But then, disproportionately awful to me other times.
I'll give some examples: I was so dehydrated from food poisoning at 15, I couldn't rehydrate orally, according to the doctor. I couldn't even hold down water for 36 hours. She refused to take me to the hospital. Luckily my father did. But I blacked out and fell over from the severe case of food poisioning that caused volume level depleted dehydration. This happened again when I had an allergic reaction to a new medication and fainted. She justifies this lack of maternal instinct by saying, "Well we would have 104 degree fevers and my parents would never take me to the hospital". Which is an absolutely idiotic way to go about your son fainting and needing medical attention.
She got physical after having an alcoholic and emotionally abusive boyfriend when I was 15. She started by throwing my items. She would follow me out of the house to continue fights. She would play the victim to my father (they're divorced) and my therapist until one day she drove 12 miles to my apartment to continue a fight that I had started that evening. I have had to hold her down. I have had to physically remove her. I have not been totally innocent in the way I handled our once domestically turbulent relationship. While we are past those days. I was trying to follow my therapist's advice by ignoring her when she started escalating and asked her nicely to please go in another room to avoid further conflict. Upon ignoring her. She reached for my phone. Hit my face inadvertently and I kicked her away from me out of pure reaction and she called the police on me. Had I stayed, she would've been arrested. Not me. I was 19 at the time.
While they both have been financially supportive, and I'm very grateful for that. I am able to compartmentalize the turmoil, emotional instability, and sheer fucked-upness of some of the things they have done.
I have mainly lived with my mother. And our extended family hasn't even understood how my mom and I specifically were so estranged from one another. One time, before her neice's (my cousin's) wedding. We were arguing about the most mundane thing, about a mattress being in the garage, 10 hours back home, at breakfast, and my mom basically just wanted to make me feel like shit for no reason. I told her she had 3 options, put it in storage, get rid of it, or shut the f up about it. This may sound alarming and disrespectful, but granted, when you've dealt with this shit for 13 years, you get pretty impunitive and impatient with the opposing party. Afterall, her neice was getting married the next day and she really thought this stupid fkn mattress in her stupid fkn garage was that important to bring up? Can't I just enjoy 1 nice breakfast for x sake. It ended with me locking myself in my Aunt/Uncle's bathroom, and her banging on the door, me begging her to leave me the f alone, and me calling the police on my own mother for my own protection. The police couldn't do anything because my aunt refused to remove her from the property. My cousin blamed ME for the situation and pleaded with me to not ruin her wedding. I told her to talk to my Mom. She was the problem. Not me. And I couldn't believe that I was getting blamed for this.
I have lived on my own for the past 5 years but even then, I still deal with this. I am recovering from an ankle surgery from Skateboarding and also recently got diagnosed with a subtle form of epilepsy, so I haven't been able to drive for the past several months (by law). Another excellent point, that gives my parents the professional-idiot award, is that BOTH of my parents encouraged me to IGNORE my neurologist's advice AND the law about not driving for 6 months following my last full-seizure (where you lose consciousness). I am not perfect. I drink and party at times. But I am getting to an age, where I feel that it is important to strive to be healthy and to follow your doctor's advice more often than not. I try not to politicize what my doctor's recommend (other than boosters because my covid vaccine didn't really benefit me in my opinion, but may save my life in my later years).
My father and my stepmother have a whole set of issues as well. And my life has been financially easy. But it has been emotionally dysfunctional. And I truly have had to rely more on my friends for emotional fulfillment than my family. I do not seek pity. But I really needed to air this out and wanted some feedback, wether it be positive, negative, objective, or constructive.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post :)
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I don't want to blame my parents for anything that they did not do or anything that's wrong in my life. While both of them are perfectly normal, hardworking, non-alcoholic/drug addicted citizens I really feel like they should never have had me as a child. I am in my mid-twenties and while I have had really bad luck getting jobs, I am very intelligent, and well above average when it comes to technology and intrapersonal skills and have a flourishing social life. I have gotten state recognized certs, have no tattooes, criminal history, or any reason to be considered "unemployable". A major issue with my parents, is my dependence and lack of financial accomplishment at my age. I agree and validate their statements. But I must emphasize that, while this is a huge issue, money isn't everything and I still believe that we could be cordial and respectful towards one another.
But as time goes on, I lot of the issues I've faced with my parents do not have to do with money and moreso has to do with how they treat me. My Mother is super nice at times. But then, disproportionately awful to me other times.
I'll give some examples: I was so dehydrated from food poisoning at 15, I couldn't rehydrate orally, according to the doctor. I couldn't even hold down water for 36 hours. She refused to take me to the hospital. Luckily my father did. But I blacked out and fell over from the severe case of food poisioning that caused volume level depleted dehydration. This happened again when I had an allergic reaction to a new medication and fainted. She justifies this lack of maternal instinct by saying, "Well we would have 104 degree fevers and my parents would never take me to the hospital". Which is an absolutely idiotic way to go about your son fainting and needing medical attention.
She got physical after having an alcoholic and emotionally abusive boyfriend when I was 15. She started by throwing my items. She would follow me out of the house to continue fights. She would play the victim to my father (they're divorced) and my therapist until one day she drove 12 miles to my apartment to continue a fight that I had started that evening. I have had to hold her down. I have had to physically remove her. I have not been totally innocent in the way I handled our once domestically turbulent relationship. While we are past those days. I was trying to follow my therapist's advice by ignoring her when she started escalating and asked her nicely to please go in another room to avoid further conflict. Upon ignoring her. She reached for my phone. Hit my face inadvertently and I kicked her away from me out of pure reaction and she called the police on me. Had I stayed, she would've been arrested. Not me. I was 19 at the time.
While they both have been financially supportive, and I'm very grateful for that. I am able to compartmentalize the turmoil, emotional instability, and sheer fucked-upness of some of the things they have done.
I have mainly lived with my mother. And our extended family hasn't even understood how my mom and I specifically were so estranged from one another. One time, before her neice's (my cousin's) wedding. We were arguing about the most mundane thing, about a mattress being in the garage, 10 hours back home, at breakfast, and my mom basically just wanted to make me feel like shit for no reason. I told her she had 3 options, put it in storage, get rid of it, or shut the f up about it. This may sound alarming and disrespectful, but granted, when you've dealt with this shit for 13 years, you get pretty impunitive and impatient with the opposing party. Afterall, her neice was getting married the next day and she really thought this stupid fkn mattress in her stupid fkn garage was that important to bring up? Can't I just enjoy 1 nice breakfast for x sake. It ended with me locking myself in my Aunt/Uncle's bathroom, and her banging on the door, me begging her to leave me the f alone, and me calling the police on my own mother for my own protection. The police couldn't do anything because my aunt refused to remove her from the property. My cousin blamed ME for the situation and pleaded with me to not ruin her wedding. I told her to talk to my Mom. She was the problem. Not me. And I couldn't believe that I was getting blamed for this.
I have lived on my own for the past 5 years but even then, I still deal with this. I am recovering from an ankle surgery from Skateboarding and also recently got diagnosed with a subtle form of epilepsy, so I haven't been able to drive for the past several months (by law). Another excellent point, that gives my parents the professional-idiot award, is that BOTH of my parents encouraged me to IGNORE my neurologist's advice AND the law about not driving for 6 months following my last full-seizure (where you lose consciousness). I am not perfect. I drink and party at times. But I am getting to an age, where I feel that it is important to strive to be healthy and to follow your doctor's advice more often than not. I try not to politicize what my doctor's recommend (other than boosters because my covid vaccine didn't really benefit me in my opinion, but may save my life in my later years).
My father and my stepmother have a whole set of issues as well. And my life has been financially easy. But it has been emotionally dysfunctional. And I truly have had to rely more on my friends for emotional fulfillment than my family. I do not seek pity. But I really needed to air this out and wanted some feedback, wether it be positive, negative, objective, or constructive.
Thanks for taking the time to read my post :)
2023.03.27 06:58 traincar_92 My boyfriend and I broke up but neither of us wanted to
My (now ex) boyfriend and I met on a dating app and we dated for 8 months. We connected right away and realized we have a lot in common. We have both met each other's families. He was very open, caring, affectionate, interested, etc. For context, I have some issues with anxiety and insecurity that I have been working on for at least 2 years. I am better, but I haven't been in a real relationship in 7+ years, so working on these issues in a new relationship was difficult. However, my boyfriend was so supportive. Everything was going so well.
In January, while away working (he's on a ship 2 1/2 months at a time), he mentioned that he wanted to check out Charleston, SC (we live across the country, in the same city) because he wanted to move there within the year. I asked some questions but he said he was just throwing ideas out there. We had talked about one day wanting to move out of our home state, but I didn't think he meant right away. He didn't give me many details. Over text he brought it up two more times, one time asking me to visit with him when he got off. I started to panic that he was going to leave me, and, I think rudely, over text told him I would visit with him, but couldn't just drop things to travel whenever. We talked on the phone about it eventually. I apologized for how I reacted, and he seemed better - he was worried that he upset me. Things seemed a bit off after this.
He returned home at the beginning of March. He was excited to see me, and I was just as excited. But he started making less plans. Less interested in physical intimacy, or opening up to me. I initiated plans, I tried to get him to talk about deeper issues, and when I tried to cuddle him or hold his hand, sometimes he wouldn't reciprocate. Finally I told him I wanted to talk about how he seemed distant - maybe it was all in my head. But he said that he was being distant. He said he felt indifferent about the relationship.
In person, he told me he needed to get out of his parent's house, and that he's been wanting to do this for a while. But he didn't want to rent an apartment because it's a waste of money, is insisting on buying a house in another state because it's cheaper. I told him I was willing to help him on the journey - it was too early to move in together across the country, but buying a house and moving can be a long process, especially with his job, and by the time it happened, I could go with him, since I expressed interest in moving too. But he said he didn't want me to have to leave my life, and that it would be hard for me, even though I said I wanted to do these things. Then, he said we lost the connection between us. I told him it was because of him, I was trying all the time and he stopped. He admitted he did this because he needs to move and doesn't want to get even more interested and attached to me, it would be harder to leave.
He is a very kind, giving person, and can be sensitive (like me) at times. He was coming up with reasons to not be together. I made it very clear that I am my own person, I make decisions based on what I need and want. I want to be with him, I like him the way he is, I want to help him move, I want him to open up. When I asked him if he wanted me to move with him, he said "Yes, but I didn't want my answer to influence your decision. And it's too early for us to move across the country together." He wouldn't break up with me, but wouldn't change his mind either. Eventually I said if we couldn't agree and he didn't want to make things work, we had to break up. And he said "I guess we do." That was it.
I am at a loss. Everyone in my life that I have told this to (this only happened a few days ago) has said that he is not sure what he wants, and that he is pushing me away to make it easier for him. I think he is feeling unworthy of love and thinks that I am only doing things to please him or because I pity him, not because I actually want to do it for myself. I feel for him because I know he is hurting and doesn't want to get hurt. Everyone is telling me to give him space, that he'll change his mind, he won't even move.
The advice I need is three things: 1) should I ever reach out to him, and do people think he will ever want to reach out to me? 2) has anyone been in this mindset or been with someone like this, and how did you handle them? 3) is it crazy to move with someone after 8 months of dating? Maybe a year by the time it happens?
TL;DR: My boyfriend wants to move right now, wants me to go, I'm not ready, so he pushed me away and we broke up. What should I do?
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In January, while away working (he's on a ship 2 1/2 months at a time), he mentioned that he wanted to check out Charleston, SC (we live across the country, in the same city) because he wanted to move there within the year. I asked some questions but he said he was just throwing ideas out there. We had talked about one day wanting to move out of our home state, but I didn't think he meant right away. He didn't give me many details. Over text he brought it up two more times, one time asking me to visit with him when he got off. I started to panic that he was going to leave me, and, I think rudely, over text told him I would visit with him, but couldn't just drop things to travel whenever. We talked on the phone about it eventually. I apologized for how I reacted, and he seemed better - he was worried that he upset me. Things seemed a bit off after this.
He returned home at the beginning of March. He was excited to see me, and I was just as excited. But he started making less plans. Less interested in physical intimacy, or opening up to me. I initiated plans, I tried to get him to talk about deeper issues, and when I tried to cuddle him or hold his hand, sometimes he wouldn't reciprocate. Finally I told him I wanted to talk about how he seemed distant - maybe it was all in my head. But he said that he was being distant. He said he felt indifferent about the relationship.
In person, he told me he needed to get out of his parent's house, and that he's been wanting to do this for a while. But he didn't want to rent an apartment because it's a waste of money, is insisting on buying a house in another state because it's cheaper. I told him I was willing to help him on the journey - it was too early to move in together across the country, but buying a house and moving can be a long process, especially with his job, and by the time it happened, I could go with him, since I expressed interest in moving too. But he said he didn't want me to have to leave my life, and that it would be hard for me, even though I said I wanted to do these things. Then, he said we lost the connection between us. I told him it was because of him, I was trying all the time and he stopped. He admitted he did this because he needs to move and doesn't want to get even more interested and attached to me, it would be harder to leave.
He is a very kind, giving person, and can be sensitive (like me) at times. He was coming up with reasons to not be together. I made it very clear that I am my own person, I make decisions based on what I need and want. I want to be with him, I like him the way he is, I want to help him move, I want him to open up. When I asked him if he wanted me to move with him, he said "Yes, but I didn't want my answer to influence your decision. And it's too early for us to move across the country together." He wouldn't break up with me, but wouldn't change his mind either. Eventually I said if we couldn't agree and he didn't want to make things work, we had to break up. And he said "I guess we do." That was it.
I am at a loss. Everyone in my life that I have told this to (this only happened a few days ago) has said that he is not sure what he wants, and that he is pushing me away to make it easier for him. I think he is feeling unworthy of love and thinks that I am only doing things to please him or because I pity him, not because I actually want to do it for myself. I feel for him because I know he is hurting and doesn't want to get hurt. Everyone is telling me to give him space, that he'll change his mind, he won't even move.
The advice I need is three things: 1) should I ever reach out to him, and do people think he will ever want to reach out to me? 2) has anyone been in this mindset or been with someone like this, and how did you handle them? 3) is it crazy to move with someone after 8 months of dating? Maybe a year by the time it happens?
TL;DR: My boyfriend wants to move right now, wants me to go, I'm not ready, so he pushed me away and we broke up. What should I do?
2023.03.27 06:57 okreallymaam Stuck with all the feelings
I broke up with him a month ago after 6 years. It took months to build up the courage. My excuse was that I didn’t want to turn his life upside down, didn’t want to see the pain and heartbreak he’d endure. I was ready to finally go after the things I wanted in life that we no longer shared.
But now that confidence has disappeared. It’s me who’s broken. He continues on with his life, while I’m mourning the loss of his potential that will never manifest. I’ve read all the books, listened to everyone’s advice, let the tears flow as they come, but this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
What I’m struggling with now is that we’ll never talk through these feelings. He wasn’t great at sharing his feelings in general. I’m so angry he changed. I’m upset we lost our connection. We didn’t have any goals left together. Our futures didn’t exist anymore. And I’m sad he’s not the one like I thought he’d be in the beginning. But it’s no help to share it with him, he doesn’t owe me that anymore. So I’m stuck with these emotions.
I needed to vent, see if anyone else is out there feeling the same. Does it get better? Will I ever learn to love myself first? I’m terrified of letting go.
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But now that confidence has disappeared. It’s me who’s broken. He continues on with his life, while I’m mourning the loss of his potential that will never manifest. I’ve read all the books, listened to everyone’s advice, let the tears flow as they come, but this is the hardest thing I’ve ever done.
What I’m struggling with now is that we’ll never talk through these feelings. He wasn’t great at sharing his feelings in general. I’m so angry he changed. I’m upset we lost our connection. We didn’t have any goals left together. Our futures didn’t exist anymore. And I’m sad he’s not the one like I thought he’d be in the beginning. But it’s no help to share it with him, he doesn’t owe me that anymore. So I’m stuck with these emotions.
I needed to vent, see if anyone else is out there feeling the same. Does it get better? Will I ever learn to love myself first? I’m terrified of letting go.
2023.03.27 06:57 ThrowRA102938475601 I (22M) looked at a revealing photo of my ex (20F) and my current girlfriend (20F) caught me
This just happened earlier today. I heard through a friend that my ex was in my city and at a club that me and him frequent. I got curious and looked at her instagram and noticed her profile picture was her in an outfit that was revealing. For whatever reason (me thinking with my dick) I used a website that lets you see profile pictures in full. I looked for a moment before I shut my phone off and forgot about (I looked for maybe a couple seconds). Later this evening my girlfriend of 2.5 years came over and asked to use my phone. She opened it and saw the photo. Her immediate reaction was confusion followed by laughter when she realized what it was. I felt so embarrassed and sick to my stomach in the moment and explained what had led up to me looking at it. I was completely honest with her. I told her that I do not have eyes for another and that I feel horrible for even going and looking. I also acknowledged that I don’t still have feelings for my ex. She left shortly after because she had only come to grab some things. On the way out I apologized and asked her how she felt. She told me she felt really uncomfortable. I honestly do not know what to do going forward to make this better.
TL;DR: Looked at a revealing profile picture of my ex and my current girlfriend caught me. She felt uncomfortable about it and I do not know what to do to mend this situation.
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TL;DR: Looked at a revealing profile picture of my ex and my current girlfriend caught me. She felt uncomfortable about it and I do not know what to do to mend this situation.
2023.03.27 06:57 VastLeadership1008 I'm going to disappear and completely cut off my family
So to make a long story short I(19m) am the family disappointment, I have 2 sisters that went to and graduated college while I barely managed to graduate high school and didn't go to college. I have a full time job and when I'm not at work or asleep my mom and her husband just assume I'm wasting my life on my phone, when in reality I've been working very hard ever since I turned 18 to make myself as successful as I possibly can, and although I'm not a multi billionaire yet, I'm very well off for a 19 year old.
I've been getting into increasingly aggressive arguments, and a few fights, with my moms husband, he has made it very clear that he hates me and doesn't want me in his house, I don't want to be in his house either so I figured it's finally time to give him what he wants.
My whole family is taking a week long vacation in a few months, and while they're gone I plan on shutting off the wifi so they can't see the cameras and moving all my stuff out and leaving the key somewhere they'll see it so they'll know I'm gone. Once I'm away I'll block them all on everything and be completely on my own.
This sounds like a great idea to me, but my sisters always talk about how I only care about myself, which is true, but maybe leaving this way might be a bit traumatic for them, especially with them not having any way to contact me, so would I be an asshole if I did this?
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I've been getting into increasingly aggressive arguments, and a few fights, with my moms husband, he has made it very clear that he hates me and doesn't want me in his house, I don't want to be in his house either so I figured it's finally time to give him what he wants.
My whole family is taking a week long vacation in a few months, and while they're gone I plan on shutting off the wifi so they can't see the cameras and moving all my stuff out and leaving the key somewhere they'll see it so they'll know I'm gone. Once I'm away I'll block them all on everything and be completely on my own.
This sounds like a great idea to me, but my sisters always talk about how I only care about myself, which is true, but maybe leaving this way might be a bit traumatic for them, especially with them not having any way to contact me, so would I be an asshole if I did this?
2023.03.27 06:57 AndreyDidovskiy The 10 Token Crypto Portfolio - Preparation for the next Cycle
 | Originally Published: https://medium.com/coinmonks/the-10-token-crypto-portfolio-5ea4552fb1bb submitted by AndreyDidovskiy to u/AndreyDidovskiy [link] [comments] https://preview.redd.it/zby3z8ulp7qa1.jpg?width=899&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9c126d358bcdb892bbdefd79ef7d381cf9f21c76 I had no idea that I was going to write this at all. Honestly, given all of the insanity going on in the macro landscape & inside the crypto industry, it would be downright insane trying to build a portfolio now… right? Well, after the sh*tshow with the FTX sandal, SVB collapsing on itself, FUD around stablecoins, & crypto twitter singing songs of a 2008 moment for the industry Crypto… people are starting to hate it. Whenever people are terrified, angry, lost & confused; there is opportunity to be had. In the words of uncle Warren Buffet “Be fearful when others are greedy & be greedy when others are fearful”. ITS PRIME TIME BABY. Basics: - These are in no particular order. - These are the coins/tokens that I personally like & will be stacking, there are definitely more opportunities out there, I just know that staying focused will yield greater results than being scatterbrained & missing everything. - Given how risky crypto is in general, I will DCA over the next 12–18 months. - This is not finance advice. Bitcoin - (BTC)“The godfather.” → Anticipated allocation: ~ 30%https://preview.redd.it/k5645kfrp7qa1.png?width=111&format=png&auto=webp&s=d41c3c7cee99342418d77216e7d43c3a733eeac9 Being the “oldest” of all digital assets Bitcoin has time and time again proven its economic importance. The holy grail of decentralization & the most robust cryptocurrency of all, this is a staple of any serious long-term portfolio. One of my never-sells. The way I view BTC is one way; away from the tax-hungry hands of governments. While the return potential is lower than many altcoins, it is also the most risk-controlled asset of all. This is a key component in how I’m balancing the allocations of my portfolio; all great wealth is composed of not only wealth generation, but also wealth retention. Controlled risk means higher predictability & higher predictability means greater potential for wealth retention. Plus, I’m ultra-bullish on Proof-Of-Work. Solana - (SOL)“The underdog.” → Anticipated allocation: ~ 25%https://preview.redd.it/07m4orgup7qa1.png?width=111&format=png&auto=webp&s=9de2d5534ef3e8515a232bd4d5e89ee59e7d8303 Given how strong the technology & the founders are, coupled with just some subliminal patterns that stand out to me, SOL is the next ETH. I’m not talking about technologically, I’m talking about from a purely ROI perspective. Money aside, Solana has a multitude of interesting elements underpinning it: - their incredible ability to attract developers. - flourishing NFT ecosystem - awesome work on light clients & vision of a mobile network (SMS) - its monolithic blockchain architecture that creates strong ties between the coin & the network itself - capital & technological efficiency (low fees & high throughput) - strong interest from VC’s (which they get a lot of hate for) Cosmos - (ATOM)“The internet of blockchains.” → Anticipated allocation: ~ 15%https://preview.redd.it/7u6idihyp7qa1.png?width=111&format=png&auto=webp&s=7e41e9c7f592116382486126fdf9b9c50965fd89 Cosmos has done incredible work in positioning itself as a hub to connect blockchains. Its IBC (Inter-Blockchain-Communication) protocol creates a very interesting opportunity to capture the velocity of activity that happens on independent chains. There are actually over >46 chains already connected to the Cosmos Hub → View them here ←, including some of the biggest names in the game: (Cronos, Kava, Osmosis, Injective, & Secret) What really attracts me to the cosmos solution is that it is not like a typical bridge; they utilize “Hubs” to provide connectivity. As more crypto projects arrive they will need interoperability; given the constant failure & hacks of bridges, odds are they will want something more secure & permanent. My bet is on Cosmos. Avalanche — (AVAX)“Better than Ethereum” → Anticipated allocation: ~ 10% https://preview.redd.it/haluh464q7qa1.png?width=111&format=png&auto=webp&s=687339cc22d4e256e7e1232592170ac02cd5dba8 The very unique approach to interoperability & innate design of this project caught my attention. There are so many mind-boggling technological innovations happening here that it would be impossible to miss them. Anytime I see a novel Conesus mechanism, I immediately get intrigued because I understand the depth of effort that was put into the engineering. However, after looking into the Snowflake consensus mechanism I was blown away by the brilliance & extremely skeptical at first. If the promises & guarantees that AVAX might deliver to the world come to fruition, Avalanche could be better than any other smart contract platform. First, the team behind it is world-class. They obviously know what they are doing & are always at the forefront attracting developers. (*I think they might be able to take some away from Ethereum). The level of decentralization with AVAX is as good, if not better than, Bitcoin’s (by node count). Obviously, they use POS, so they can support ultra-fast finality (<2 seconds). The multi-leveled architecture claims “theoretically infinite” TPS via its subnets (still has to be shown, but I’m a believer.) Ultimately, this is a strict bet on the team & technology. ChainLink — (LINK)“The distance between IRL & Web3” → Anticipated allocation: ~ 7.5%https://preview.redd.it/8y4xnu45q7qa1.png?width=111&format=png&auto=webp&s=9f06e408c141ddfec129a448705f826969185264 Chainlink is one of the most important pieces for the construction of a true digital economy. Blockchain’s are like remote island nations, each with its own currency, population & laws. They are not aware of what is going outside of their own islands. There is plenty of data that is not native to a blockchain, such as price. Bitcoin does not know if BTC is trading at 10k or 100k, all Bitcoin knows is that 1BTC=1BTC. As an oracle network, Chainlink brings external real-world data to the blockchain. In order to make any DEFI protocol or Dapp work, data must be fetched from somewhere. If somebody is building a decentralized exchange, that exchange needs to source prices & those prices will exist across many different providers. Chainlink’s oracles go to those providers & bring that data on-chain. As of this writing there are over 1,700 projects using chainlink; that number will only grow over time. Stacks - (STX)“Smart Contracts on Bitcoin” → Anticipated allocation: ~ 2.5%https://preview.redd.it/vh48m459q7qa1.png?width=111&format=png&auto=webp&s=594efb3c3b452dc58a4d8ba2d6b2eff7fd0119a3 This is a project I have only recently started paying attention to after the impressive success of ordinals & the transition of ETH from POW to POS. This isn’t exactly a “pure” layer 2 on Bitcoin, Stacks is its own blockchain network that operates in tandem with the Bitcoin blockchain. However, this feels as though it is something vaguely similar of what Polygon or Optimism is to Ethereum. While I WILL NOT deposit my bitcoin into the STX network, I do think there is a role for them to play in the greater ecosystem. Arweave - (AR)“On-chain storage” → Anticipated allocation: ~ 2.5%https://preview.redd.it/qit6qgdbq7qa1.png?width=111&format=png&auto=webp&s=25711d1e1a5528224267a7e199f97528a5555e17 This is a play on decentralized data storage. There are a lot of other on-chain data storage solutions in the marketplace (Filecoin, Bit Torrent, Storj, Siacoin, and so on.); however, IMHO Arweave is one of the most promising long-term on-chain data storage projects on the market due to the following four reasons: 1) MarketCap is fair (~250m). In the event that decentralized data storage takes off as a sector, that would give it a lot of runway for potential ROI. (FYI, the Marketcap of AR is 10x lower than the current leader FIL) 2) The mission of the project is to destroy censorship; as a decentralization maxi when I see something like this, I get all hyped up. 3) They have actually designed their own consensus mechanism called “proof-of-access”; that is able to provide better TPS (~5,000) & better pricing than many of its competitors 4) Has partnerships with some HUGE names: Meta (aka Facebook), Instagram, Metaplex & Mirror. ApeCoin - (APE)“oooh-oooh AHAH, Ape together strong” → Anticipated allocation: ~ 2.5%https://preview.redd.it/6nat7cdgq7qa1.png?width=111&format=png&auto=webp&s=bdc1dbef461db5c6c792237161be3db87b3269e7 Kind of a degen play on this one. I am not a holder of any ape NFTs & do not intend on becoming one. Nevertheless, I do believe in the concept of there being a need for a Web3 native token that will fuel the expansion of the creative on-chain economy & culture. Being heavily Web3-focused & having a very strong team of intelligent crypto natives on board, will give APE a chance to compete in the big leagues. The secret sauce here might be that the token’s utility is to support Web3 community building. Moonbeam - (GLMR)→ Anticipated allocation: ~ 2.5%https://preview.redd.it/xq5jpfqmq7qa1.png?width=111&format=png&auto=webp&s=c1b37fcaa9bf747f97933f5cb3a281d41fe53537 This is a pseudo-bet on the success of Polkadot & Ethereum, as well as on Layer 2's. Moonbeam is a lesser talked about project that has actually delivered some interesting developments for EVM compatibility from the Polkadot network. As a parachain on Polkadot, the project has a lot of incredible developer tooling available. Moonbeam has actually been touted as having the most advanced interoperability capabilities between the two networks. While I must be honest that I personally do not see much of a differentiator in terms of technology on this one, I do see a high potential return based on the tokenomics. With 50% of the token already in circulation & a marketcap ~250m; in the event of a bull market, this token might be able to ride the best of all worlds. The Graph - (GRT)“An Inverted Chainlink Mapping Big Data ” → Anticipated allocation: ~ 2.5%https://preview.redd.it/1rtgkcjoq7qa1.png?width=111&format=png&auto=webp&s=caa18b7b1e5b523bc8b286e014cfd464c5dbd3ee ’m not a fan of the AI tokens, nor am I familiar with how to measure the actual value that can be monetized by big data in the blockchain ecosystem. However, GRT kinda-sorta exists at the intersection of the two fields & is one of the most fascinating projects that has crossed my sights while doing research on the space. Referred to as an indexing protocol, the Graph allows for querying data from blockchains; which feels almost like a reversed Chainlink. Chainlink brings data from the outside in, The Graph indexes data in such a way that it reduces developer costs for getting blockchain data out. Fancy technical talk aside, the biggest reason that GRT made it to my list is because since inception that have gone through one hell of an intense token emission. Now with >83% of the token in circulation, the sell pressure from new tokens coming onto the market will be lower than before. (I hope 🤞🤣🤞) https://i.redd.it/v5q7rxlsq7qa1.gif These are all core to the portfolio, they will not be traded. I enter via DCA & I leave once (except BTC). It is possible as the cycle progresses that things will change, if they do, I will do a part two. I did not mention any of the shitcoin/tokens that might be of interest for margin trading because as I have learned the hard way, investing makes money & margin trading kills it. Stay patient friends. Thank you for reading! 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2023.03.27 06:56 Mewdolly Tangled wigs driving me insane. ☹️ (Rant)
Hello! I've only been cosplaying for a year now, so I'm still pretty much a noob. I'm trying hard to learn more things, but getting frustrated. Wigs are still a huge struggle for me and I'd like some advice. (LONG RANT AHEAD) I've only cosplayed two characters so far, and it doesn't help that both have long waist-length hair. For my first cosplay I got a cheap-but-well-reviewed Amazon wig, and for the second I got an Arda wig (Luthien classic) after hearing many good things about them. Both wigs felt and looked great when I first got them, but after wearing them for only one con each last year, they became horribly tangled. The cheaper wig tangled faster and over the whole wig, while the Arda one held up bettelonger (3 days vs 1 day) on the outside but became an awful rat's nest on the entire underside in a way that was actually arguably worse than the cheap wig. Anyway, with con season in my area approaching, I decided I should fix up my wigs. I watched a ton of Youtube videos, read tutorials, and ordered a lot of supplies over the past two months. I wanted to try the Mane & Tail spray for detanglin (plus preventing future tangles), which seemed to be popular in many of the tutorials I saw and had promising results. I started with the cheaper wig, for obvious reasons. After many hours of spraying, combing, and flat-ironing I did get the tangles out... but it turned out looking thin and greasy/stringy. I guess I used too much spray? Despite that, the wig still tangles back up easily without me even wearing it, so I didn't get much benefit out of it. 😑 Plus, now the lace has spots you can see through, possibly from all the shedding that happened during this process or maybe was just like that already. Regardless, I put it down to this being a cheap wig, and went to work on my Arda wig since I would actually be using it soon. I wanted to avoid doing the same thing to this wig, so I tried soaking it in fabric softener+water overnight first. I'm not sure this even did anything because the tangles were not coming out any easier. I broke out the Mane & Tail again, which barely helped, so I gave in and decided to flat iron it. The heat combined with the spray did work to finally get the tangles out... but damn, it took me literally an *entire night* to do. And it shed a lot too, which was concerning since I didn't think a higher quality wig should do that? Anyway, I finished by putting foam rollers in to add back some waves, sprayed a little water over it, then let it sit for ~12hrs. I was much happier with the results on this wig initially. The waves didn't look as nice as when I first got it, but they were good enough to me, and the wig was soft and not all stringy like the first one. It still looked nice and thick despite all the shedding too. Unfortunately, after wearing it for only one day at a con the past weekend, it immediately tangled back up badly. 🥲 I tried to prevent this by brushing tangles out throughout the day (almost neurotically so), but it was no use since new ones just formed right away. I gave it a more thorough brushing at home that night, but all this did was destroy the waves I had added, while doing little for the tangles which again just kept coming back. I mean, I can just look at this thing the wrong way and it'll tangle. I couldn't exactly spend all night fixing it again, so I got to feel self-conscious the whole next day of the con about how bad my wig looked. It's so tangly, frizzy, and poofy now that I don't know what to do with it. I feel like my hard work was undone so quickly that it's not worth it to do again. I wish I had bought this wig in the silky version Arda has (I'd much rather have a slightly shiny wig than one that tangles if you so much as breathe on it). But I'm sceptical that even those won't be enough of an improvement (plus there's no silky version of my first wig that I want to replace too). I did a ton of research the past 2 months, to understand and care for my wigs better, so I'm well aware that *some* level of tangling (especially with long wigs) is inevitable and expected due to clothing friction and whatnot. But the way mine tangle SO badly within 5 minutes of wearing them, not even doing anything crazy in them, it just pains me. I can't be spending entire nights detangling and restyling these things for such little pay-off, if they're just going to get completely ruined again within less than an hour of being worn. 😒 And when I'm between days of a con? Forget it, Lol. I'm already slow enough at getting ready (cuz I also struggle with makeup, but that's another story) and chronically underslept during cons. Also, something in the Mane & Tail spray seems to irritate and dry my hands out terribly. There has to be a better way, right? Surely other cosplayers aren't out there doing all this junk just to keep their wigs from being a horrific mess?? I kept looking around during the con and noticed everyone's wigs were to b I've only been cosplaying for a year now, so I'm still pretty much a noob. I'm trying hard to learn more things, but getting frustrated. Wigs are still a huge struggle for me and I'd like some advice. I've only cosplayed two characters so far, and it doesn't help that both have long waist-length hair. For my first cosplay I got a cheap-but-well-reviewed Amazon wig, and for second I got an Arda wig (Luthien classic) after hearing many good things about them. Both wigs felt and looked great when I first got them, but after wearing them for only one con each last year, they got horribly tangly. The cheaper wig tangled a bit faster and over the whole wig, while the Arda one held up bettelonger (3 days vs 1 day) on the outer side but became an awful rat's nest on the entire underside in a way that was actually almost worse than the cheap wig. Anyway, with con season in my area approaching, I decided I should fix up my wigs. I watched a ton of Youtube videos and ordered a lot of supplies over the past two months. I wanted to try the Mane & Tail spray for detangling and preventing future tangles, which seemed to be popular in many of the tutorials I saw and had promising results. I started with the cheaper wig, for obvious reasons. After many hours of spraying, combing, and flat-ironing I did get the tangles out... but turned out looking thin and greasy/stringy. I guess I used too much spray? Despite that, the wig still tangles back up so easily without me even wearing it. 😑 Plus, now the lace cap has spots you can see through, either from all the shedding that happened during this process or maybe was just like that already. Regardless, I put it all down to it being a cheap wig, and decided to work on my Arda wig since I would actually be using it soon. I wanted to avoid doing the same thing to this one, so I tried soaking it in fabric softener+water overnight first. I'm not sure this even did anything because the tangles were not coming out any easier. I broke out the Mane & Tail again which barely helped, so I finally gave in and decided to flat iron it. The heat combined with the spray definitely helped to finally get the tangles out... but damn, it took me an literally entire night to do. And it shed a lot too, which is concerning since I didn't think a higher quality wig should do that? Anyway, I finished it by putting foam rollers in to add back some waves, then let it sit for ~12hrs. I was much happier with the results on this wig initially. The waves didn't look as nice as when I first got it, but they were good enough, and the wig was soft and not all stringy like the first one. Plus, it still looked nice and thick despite all the shedding. Unfortunately, after wearing it for only one day at a con the past weekend, it immediately tangled back up horribly. 🥲 I tried to prevent this by brushing tangles out throughout the day (almost neurotically so), but it was no use since new ones formed right away. I gave it a more thorough brushing at home that night, but all this did was destroy the waves I had added while doing little for the tangles, which just kept coming back. Like, I'll just look at this thing wrong and it'll tangle. I couldn't exactly spend all night fixing it again, so I just felt self-conscious the whole next day about how bad my wig now looked. Now it's so tangly, frizzy, and poofy that I don't know what to do with it. I feel like my hard work was undone so quickly that it's not worth it to do again. I wish I had bought the wig in the silky version Arda has (much rather have a slightly shiny wig than one that tangles if you so much as breathe on it). But I'm sceptical that even those will be much better (plus there's no silky version of my first wig that I want to replace too). I did a ton of research the past 2 months, to understand and care for my wigs better, so I'm well aware that *some* level of tangling (especially with longer styles) is inevitable and expected because clothing friction and whatnot. But the way mine tangle SO badly within like 5 minutes of wearing them, not even doing anything crazy in them, it just pains me. I can't spend entire nights detangling and restyling these things for such little pay-off, if they're just going to get completely tangled again within less than an hour of being worn. 😒 And when I'm between days of a con? Forget it, Lol. I'm already chronically underslept during cons cuz I'm slow enough at getting ready (cuz I also struggle with makeup, but that's another story). Plus, something in the Mane & Tail spray seems to irritate and dry out my hands so bad. There has to another way, right? Surely other cosplayers aren't out there doing all this junk just to keep their wigs from being a horrific mess?? I kept looking around during the con and noticed everyone's wigs seemed to be holding up immensely better than mine, even the idol cosplayers who were dancing on stage in long asf wigs. And all I did most the time was walk around and sit at panels. 😭 I just don't know what I'm missing or doing wrong?! I looked at so many tutorials, but I never seem to get the same results when I do the same things. I have a wig brush and wide tooth combs (slightly prefer the combs), and I follow the typical advice to work from bottom-to-top and go slowly/gently when detangling. I've tried different methods and products by now, but I'm not having any luck. (Vent warning) My frustration is compounded by feeling like I got into this stuff "too late" (I'm over 25), and that it's just another reminder that I've never been good at "girl stuff" (makeup, hair, etc.) because my autism/ADHD, clumsiness, and poor eyesight. I really *want* to be good (or even decent) at these things, but I just can't seem to figure it out as easily as others do. I love cosplaying so much and still have fun doing it regardless, but this is really putting a damper on my enjoyment of it right now. The tangling issue is really just the biggest thing bothering me, I'm not even getting into how I'm still unsure if I'm even wearing my wigs properly or how I can't cut/style them or how I know nothing about sewing or all my makeup fails. ... But yeah, sorry if this is too long/ranty for this subreddit. 🤐 I'm not sure if anyone will respond, but I would appreciate any advice at all (even if it's just a suggestion of a better place to talk about this)!
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2023.03.27 06:56 Altruistic_Weakness i need help
so i’ve been experimenting and came to realize i love anyone and everything regardless of gender or appearance now how do i come out and explain my sexuality to my friends and family i live in texas so i’m behind the curve if you will
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2023.03.27 06:56 ResidentNight7225 lies!
There's a few things that are red flags from her live about the repo. 1st she said that she was Dashing so idk why she would go out dashing with a dead phone. 2nd she said she got Nathan and went home and warmed up food then left to dash. But then she said she was starving bc she hadn't ate and was upset. 3rd why would she walk to get all of her stuff if they were going to use Nathan's check to get the car back. I personally wouldn't walk to the car lot to get 4 bags of stuff and leave the carseat behind if I planned on using my husband's check to get it back. That makes no sense. This whole scenario doesn't make sense. You would think that if someone offered her a water they would say something like oh I live down the street or near by or something.. it doesn't make sense that the lady offered her a water and then just walked away without saying ill be back or follow me to my house.. something. Plus if she didn't say anything and then icky realized she lived further down wouldnt you walk to get your shit instead of just leaving.. I would of walked back to get my shit instead of just leaving it and continuing to follow someone. I have watched her for years and I can't understand how anyone believes her. When your own family won't help you. Then you know there's a problem!!
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2023.03.27 06:56 Digitalzombie90 Leagues, Seasons, Series
Googled and watched the office iRacing video on series and seasons but still confused.
Seasons: So there are 4 seasons per year each with its own build. Every season you score points? How do you start a season? Can you come in in the middle of a season? How do you score a point? Does going to "Race Now" and racing in any available race get you points for the season?
Series: So series is a set of cars on a set of tracks, every week swapping out the track for a diff one. If you want to race that series you have to have at least one car from the series and ...all tracks? Where is the track list for a series so you can buy them upfront with a discount? How does series tie to seasons?
Leagues: So someone makes a league, you join, now you have a specific set of people you are racing against? What cars? What tracks? What schedule? Does the league creator specify these and post them on discord or a website or something?
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Seasons: So there are 4 seasons per year each with its own build. Every season you score points? How do you start a season? Can you come in in the middle of a season? How do you score a point? Does going to "Race Now" and racing in any available race get you points for the season?
Series: So series is a set of cars on a set of tracks, every week swapping out the track for a diff one. If you want to race that series you have to have at least one car from the series and ...all tracks? Where is the track list for a series so you can buy them upfront with a discount? How does series tie to seasons?
Leagues: So someone makes a league, you join, now you have a specific set of people you are racing against? What cars? What tracks? What schedule? Does the league creator specify these and post them on discord or a website or something?
2023.03.27 06:56 iluvweed MSI Z790 Hero CPU red light (new build)
Just put together a new build consisting of a brand new MSI Z790 Hero, 13900k and 4090 Suprim. I have a 1300 EVGA gold PSU (2 years old) and 2 m2 ssds. I also have 2 regular ssds. I have a Kraken z73 AIO. I put everything together (done this a million times) and when I hit power everything works except I get the red light CPU and nothing loads. My monitor comes on like something is about to happen then goes back to sleep. The RGB on the rams light up. I pulled everything but the CPU and tried it with similar results. Same thing with the ram. Tried all slots and without ram, same thing. The only time I get no light is when I take out the CPU and power on. Nothing loads then either. No error screen, nothing. Like I said nothing connected but MB to monitor. I figure I should atleast get an error screen. Everything but the PSU is new. The PSU works in other builds. I am in the process of returning the MB to Amazon but hoping there is some advice or something I missed. No bent pins, the power is connected correctly. I don't think I need a bios update on this board. I'd rather not have to send back and be out a PC for weeks. It's 3 days old and they're refusing a replacement, just a refund and I have to buy again. I assume it could also be the CPU but again, it's 3 hours old. I'm more inclined to believe it's the MB since I'm not getting any errors on screen. Any advice or help would be very much appreciated.
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2023.03.27 06:56 FringeBoi04 Question about the studios
So I'm watching all of aot (of what's out so far) for the first time and I love it so far. I'm on like episode 3 of season 4 and think the show is fucking awesome. Idk anything about anime or any of the japanese studios behind them like wit or mappa. I know they're animation studios but what exactly is the difference between them in terms of what does what? Like does one do more cgi and stuff than the other or is one more detailed than the other? I'm watching the aot dubbed version on hulu and don't know what animation studio did that one unless they mix around between episodes. Idk if the dub and sub version on hulu have different animation styles too. I'm also kind of asking cuz if possible, I wanna try watching both versions cuz I've seen some comparison stuff on youtube and think both look awesome. I side more with wit in terms of the titan look but I think mappa does some great lighting too for things and think they're both good in their own respective ways tbh. Cuz outside of story, characters, and the action in the show. I think the animation itself is just amazing to look at. And this is coming from someone who doesn't watch anime or really know anything about anime except for a few episodes of death note.
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2023.03.27 06:55 Richardjdv My journey to a 2X BW (and beyond) Ring Pull-Up: (83.5kg/184lb BW, 6ft1, 32 years old)
Introduction
I thought I'd share my multi-year journey to acquiring somewhat impressive pulling strength. I didn't keep perfectly organised training logs, one of my regrets looking back on it, but I loosely remember what I was doing, and when I was doing it, give or take, at least to give a somewhat accurate representation of my training up until now. For those expecting a clear-cut, structured path, this post won't be that. Instead, I simply meandered through the years, acquiring a hell of a lot of pulling volume, and eventually hit a rather decent milestone. Let's dive in.2004
My earliest memory of some type of pull-up achievement, was 19 years ago. It was the year 2004, and I was a skinny 13 year old kid. No idea how much I weighed, or exactly how tall I was, but those figures don't really matter. We had some type of PE class, and we all went down to the rowing sheds. There were 2 trees next to said sheds, with a pull-up bar between. The teacher had us do as many reps as we could, and I got 10. I didn't get the most, but I was near the top, so obviously this felt pretty cool.2009
Fast-forward 5 years to 2009, and I'm a skinny 18 year old. Maybe not as skinny as some, but not exactly big. I didn't really do any form of actual strength training. I played rugby, sprinted, swam etc. I'm not a particularly gifted athlete at all, I just liked being physically active. Around this time, I was around 6ft, 70kg/154lb. I messed around with bodyweight movements mostly. Lots of push-ups and pull-ups on one of those Iron Gym pull-up bars you attach to a doorframe. I could do a set of +/- 15 pull-ups at this stage.Training
I did your traditional 3 sets of 8-12/15 reps of pull-ups, push-ups & sit-ups, 3 times a week. I ran 5km about 3 times a week. I played school sport. That was the extent of my "training", and I use that word very loosely. It was more like exercise.
I was rather skinny, as you can see here and here.
2010-2011
I joined the gym on university campus, and sort of messed around with basic stuff. Your typical "bro" movements. Curls. Triceps extensions. Etc. I didn't really see a whole lot of improvement, but that's because I didn't put anywhere close to the required effort to see substantial improvement. I ate badly, I slept badly, and I went to the gym a few times a week, more just exercising vs actual training. Outside of this, I would run a few times a week, and still do some bodyweight stuff here and there. I don't know how many pull-ups I could do at this stage, but I doubt I had any significant improvement since 2009.Training
I still followed your traditional 3 sets of 8-12/15 reps, but just added some barbell movements. Bicep curls. Triceps extensions. Bench press. Deadlift. Bent over row. I did this 3 times a week. I ran 5km, 3 times a week. While those movements and that format can elicit somewhat decent results, I didn't put in a whole lot of effort, and probably could have pushed much harder. Again, I'd hardly classify this as "training", it was more like general exercise.
2012-2013
I was living with my parents at the time. The university gym wasn't quite for me, and I was just messing around with bodyweight movements again. One day, I was chatting to my friend, a gymnast, and he lent me Christoper Sommer's book: Building the Gymnastic Body: The Science of Gymnastics Strength Training. Sommer is a world renowned gymnastics coach for the US on various levels. I don't know why, but something just clicked, and this was what I wanted to be doing for training. So I bought a pair of gymnastic rings, hung them up outside on a tree branch above the driveway, about 4m off the floor. I started doing a bit more of a structured program. Lots of pull-ups, L-sits, dips etc. The book didn't exactly have training programs, more movement progression work etc.Training
This was the first time in my training life, that I think I actually started to put in some form of real effort. I shifted away from the 3 sets of 8-12/15 reps, and moved towards going to just short of failure for 3 sets. On the rings, I did pull-ups, l-sit, dips, front lever tuck rows. I carried on doing push-ups to (somewhat) balance out all the pulling movements. I did this 3-4 times a week. I also ran 5km, 3 times a week. Basic movements, at adequate intensity, can yield decent results. This was far more efficacious than my previous "training".
2014
Training on rings was great, and at the time I was pretty happy with how things were going. My one university friend was getting quite into CrossFit, and suggested I give it a go, and sent me the link of a CrossFit gym in my town (there were only 2 at the time). I looked at some of the workouts, and it was certainly intriguing. Sleds, burpees, kettlebell swings etc. I thought why not, let's try it. In the first few weeks of being there, we tested our 1RM for pull-ups. I'd never done any form of weighted pull-up before, so that was completely new to me. I ended up having the top score in the gym, BW + 40kg/88lb. I was around 6ft1, and weighed about 75kg/165lb. Obviously this was a big confidence booster, and my training on rings had paid off a bit.Training
I trained 5 times a week. Mon-Tue & Thu-Fri were somewhat intense training days, Wednesday was active recovery. CrossFit classes consisted of a strength movement or two, and a metcon/conditioning piece. The formats for the strength movements could be anything from doing 4 sets of 10 reps at X percentage of your 1RM, all the way down to testing your 1RM. The metcon/conditionion, could be as short as 2 minutes, all the way up to 30+ minutes. CrossFit has hundreds of movements, so there was a lot of variety here, and each week was different to the next.
2015-2016
Fast-forward a year, and I've added... 3kg/7lb to my max pull-up. Something didn't seem quite right, that is very slow progress. Instead of going on YouTube like I should have, and searching for weighted pull-ups and seeing tons of guys lifting way more than I was lifting, I asked the CrossFit coach about it. He simply said well when you have high enough strength numbers, progress is slow. He is right in theory... just not about me. BW + 43kg/95lb is not exactly world-class pulling strength, so I shouldn't be progressing this slowly. What he should have said is, hey we mainly do kipping pull-ups here, not a whole lot of accessory work that would benefit strict pull-ups, so that's why you're progressing the way you are. I eventually left CrossFit, for reasons other than slow pull-up progression. I got a squat rack and barbell for home, still had my pair of gymnastic rings, and did some basic bodyweight movements again, on top of some squats, bench press etc. After doing this for a while, my pull-up 1RM improved to BW + 50kg/110lb. I hadn't really improved a whole lot, but I suspect this was due to a lack of effort, and perhaps not the best training decisions.Training
I trained about 3 times a week. I did 5X5 on squats, deadlifts and bench press, each movement done once per week. For accessory work, I did dips, pull-ups and hanging leg raises, each once a week. I did these in the same format as 2012-2013, 3 sets to failure. I ran 5km, 3 times a week.
I looked like this. My training and general nutrition wasn't particularly where it should be, and this photo kind of shows that.
2017
I happened upon Chris Heria of Thenx. He gets a bit of hate for his tattoos (among other things), but he had impressive feats of calisthenic strength, he had a huge amount of well-produced videos on YouTube, and he had a training app that was clean and easy to use. I thought what the hell, let's do this. I followed his beginner program for about a year, and in that year, I didn't touch any weights. Not a barbell, not a dumbbell, not a weight vest or dip belt, nothing. The program included copious amounts of pull-ups and all of its regressions, stuff I'd never even considered doing. If my 1RM pull-up is BW + 50kg/110lb... why would I do negatives, jumping pull-ups, ring rows etc? I was an idiot. You can never do enough of the basics. I don't know exactly how many pulling variation reps I did over that year, but it must have been in the thousands. Maybe even tens of thousands. Some workouts would have you do stuff like 3 pull-up sets to failure, and I got 60+ reps across those 3 sets. Then you did some other pulling movements in the same workout, similar format. Some workouts ended up having 200+ repetitions of pulling movements, just a lot of volume.Training
If I thought I was putting in decent effort in 2012-2013, this blew that out of the water. Thenx workouts were rough. I'll just list one of the pull-focused days:
3 rounds:
- 4 X Pull-ups (Wide, Shoulder Width, Close Grip)
- Max Reps: Jump Negative Pull-Ups
- 5 X Australian Pull-Ups (Wide, Shoulder Width, Close Grip)
- Max Reps: Commando Pull-Ups
- 10 X Bar Curls
- 12 X Hanging Leg Raise
- 15 X Hanging Knee Raise
I did Thenx workouts 4-5 times a week, and ran 5km, 3 times a week.
At the end of 2017, I looked like this. This was by far the best I'd ever looked and felt. A product of high effort in training, and for the first time in my life, actually eating according to a plan. I was eating around 2500 calories a day, decent amounts of protein, and quite lean.
2018 - March 2020
After that year of Thenx, I found myself able to hold an l-sit for over a minute, I could do 30 pull-ups unbroken etc. But if you asked me to squat 100kg/220lb, I'd probably have struggled. While I was thoroughly enjoying Thenx, I needed a change. I needed some barbell movements again, as well as BW movements. Before taking a pivot in training direction, I tested my 1RM pull-up. I got BW + 70kg/154lb, and I weighed around 75kg/165lb. That was a bit mind-blowing, given I hadn't touched a weight in over a year. All of that BW pulling volume from Thenx must have paid off. Never did I think I could be approaching a 2X BW pull-up.My training shifted to a somewhat CrossFit-esque model, just without kipping movements, snatches etc. I started doing squats, weighted pull-ups, farmers carries etc. Metcons/conditioning where quality was the goal. Rather get 3 rounds and move well, vs 4 rounds and move badly. My weighted pull-up strength work consisted of working up to a heavy 3-5 reps for the day. Over this period, I got my pull-up 1RM up to BW + 77kg/170lb. I weighed around 80kg/176lb, so I could almost do a 2X BW pull-up.
Training
I was training 3 times a week, and running 5km, 3 times a week. My training in the gym was similar to 2014. Strength movement or two, followed by metcon/conditioning. Lots of different movements, lots of variety. I did strict pull-ups/bent over row/front squat/back squat/bench press for strength, working up to a heavy 3-5 reps, once every 2 weeks. I did a lot of different pulling movements in the metcons/conditioning, of quite different formats. Something like 21-15-9 pull-ups and Erg for calories, which was very quick. Or something like AMRAP 20: 5 pull-ups, 10 push-ups, 15 air squats, where you amass a lot of pull-ups. So I was doing some form of pull-ups, whether it be for strength, or for metcon/conditioning, twice a week at least.
After this training period, I looked like this.
March 2020 - August 2021
Yeah... Covid happened. That turned my life upside down, as it did to many others. Without getting into too much detail, during this time I was separated from my wife and newborn daughter for 17 months (I was in South Africa, they were in Vermont, US). Safe to say, my training took a bit of a nosedive.August 2021 - June 2022
I finally got to Vermont in August 2021, reuniting with my family. Training resumed, and I was able to get some consistency again, getting my pull-up back to BW + 77kg/170lb relatively quickly. I just worked up to heavy singles, doubles and triples, and hit accessory work hard. I also started doing ring pull-ups vs bar pull-ups. I'm in my early 30s, rings are arguably better for the shoulder, and the movement just feels great. It's not quite a pull-up, but not quite a chin-up either, your grip just shifts throughout the movement. I tested my 1RM, and it was BW + 73kg/161lb. I weighed around 82kg/181lb. So a bit less than my bar pull-up, but that didn't particularly bother me.Training
My training here was very similar to my 2018-2020 training. Only real difference was, I worked up to heavy singles, doubles and triples. Otherwise, format and frequency was much the same.
July 2022 - February 2023
I started following 5/3/1 around July 2022, as I was curious about how it would work with something like pull-ups. AMRAP sets at submaximal loads sounded interesting, and not something I'd ever really done before. I think my body responded well to all the volume of heavy pulling, and I got my ring pull-up to 83.5kg/184lb BW + 92.5kg/204lb. For anyone who wants to do pull-ups within the context of 5/3/1, it is certainly doable, as long as you have a high enough 1RM where the %s make sense.Training
I modified 5/3/1 quite a bit. Traditional 5/3/1 has you doing squat, deadlift, bench press, overhead press, once a week each. You go relatively heavy on these, usually for at least 5+ reps. You also typically do some supplemental work with the same lift, at a lighter load.
I chose the Coffinworm variant, which is Jim Wendler's version of wave training. A pull-up day would look like this:
Warmup:
- 5 reps @ 40% of TM
- 5 reps @ 60% of TM
- 5 reps @ 70% of TM
- 5 reps @ 80% of TM
- 5 reps @ 90% of TM
- 5 reps @ 80% of TM
- 3 reps @ 90% of TM
- AMRAP @ 100% of TM
Coffinworm has you pushing heavy for 2 weeks, then taking a mini-deload in the 3rd week. I just did this 3 week cycle, rinse and repeat.
For accessory work, I did each of the following, once a week:
- PureTorque (EMOM 6: 30s)
- Hanging Leg Raise on rings (AMRAP 5)
- 2 rounds: 1 Min Echo Bike + KB Row (AMRAP 3) & 1 Min Erg + Archer Push-Up (AMRAP 3)
- Nordic Curl (EMOM 5: 5 negatives)
- Kneesovertoesguy Movements (KoT Calf Raise, ATG Split Squat, Poliquin Step-Up, Reverse Squat, Tibialis Raise, QL Side Bend, Back Extension). 2 rounds, 10 reps of each.
On 3 of my 4 off days, I'd do active recovery, instead of taking completely off. My active recovery took the form of:
5 min stations:
- Walk w/ Weight Vest
- Sled Push/Drag
- Echo Bike
- Erg
To amalgamate all of the above, a training week looks like this:
- Mon - 5/3/1 (Pull-Ups) + Accessory (PureTorque & Hanging Leg Raise)
- Tue - Active Recovery
- Wed - 5/3/1 (Larsen Press) + Accessory (Echo Bike + KB Row & Erg + Archer Push-Up)
- Thu - Active Recovery
- Fri - 5/3/1 (Front Box Squat) + Accessory (Nordic Curl + Kneesovertoesguy)
- Sat - Active Recovery
- Sun - Rest
Conclusion
I achieved something I didn't think possible, at least for me. There are some monsters out there lifting far more, but for a former skinny kid, not exactly blessed with the best genetics from an athletic POV, this was a truly satisfying milestone to hit. Could I have done it in far shorter time with a more structured approach, more weighted pull-up work earlier on, adequate effort from the start etc? Sure. But that's not how it played out.I sort of view what I did, as some tend to view Tom Brady, or Jerry Rice etc. "Longevity Award" is a term I've seen tossed around. They have accumulated stats and records that might never be broken, just because of the sheer amount of years they played, which is impressive by itself. Nevermind the Superbowls and MVPs etc. I don't view labelling their freakish stats as "longevity awards" an insult, if anything, that's a compliment to how they were able to last so many years in a professional league, implying they were still playing at a decent level into their older years.
Now I'm not comparing myself to 2 NFL legends, but this notion of a "longevity award" is sort of how I view this ring pull-up. I certainly didn't have the most efficacious training. I didn't make the most of my time. I didn't always train with the intent and effort that I should have. But I did stick with it over the years, where others may have simply just stopped, and the end result is a somewhat impressive ring pull-up. I think many people could achieve this feat, if they just stuck to it, but a pull-up is not exactly high up on the list of things people try to improve, vs a squat, bench, deadlift etc. I don't want to diminish this achievement, I'm quite proud of it, but at the same time, I'm quite aware that this is simply an unusual movement to pursue to the degree that I have. I'm proud of my perseverance, vs some of the training decisions I made.
Happy to answer any Qs on any of the above, I can get as specific as my memory will allow.
FAQ
- Why do you call it a "ring pull-up"? That's just what I know this movement as, as do most gymnasts I've spoken to. A ring pull-up is where your grip starts pronated, and shifts throughout the movement. It's a mix of different grips. I've seen it referred to as a ring chin-up as well. If we want to get into semantics, then neither term is technically correct. My bar pull-up is about the same as my ring pull-up.
- Why do you start with your feet on the floor? 2 parts to this answer. My wife is shorter than me, and if I put the rings any higher, she'd need to get a step or something and jump to reach the rings. The more important answer, however, is that over the years, I've found that this is just more convenient for doing waves of strength work. You can also brace better. My numbers are around the same if I hang at the start, and if streetlifting ever finds it's way to Vermont, I'll do that at the competition, as that's the standard.
- Why!?!?!? This usually refers to why would I put so much time into an unconventional strength lift. Honest answer, is that it's based on how my first strength training experience went. I couldn't compete on squats or deadlifts or cleans etc, but I could beat everyone on pull-ups. I got compliments from bigger guys, which I'm sure many here can appreciate how great that feels. I just stuck to what I was relatively decent at, and over the years, have achieved a somewhat impressive amount of pulling strength.
- Why don't you use chalk or wrist wraps? I personally like doing the movement clean, without assistance. Just my personal preference.
- Why do you use a dip belt and weight vest? Personal preference, I like splitting the weight up a bit. In a perfect world, I'd somehow have a suit that distributed the weight evenly across my entire body, but such a thing doesn't exist. So I went for a combo of a dip belt + weight vest.
- What brand dip belt/weight vest do you use? Hypeletics Weighted Dip Belt & Kensui EZ Vest (Pro V2 Model). Most comfortable dip belt and weight vest I've ever worn, and it's not even close.
- Aren't weighted pull-ups of X weight dangerous? I use X here, because I've heard this question a few times, X being a range of numbers, sometimes as low as 20kg/44lb. Not exactly sure where this notion came from, but in my anecdotal experience, no, weighted work past a certain amount is not inherently dangerous.
- Can you do a one-armed pull-up? This question somewhat baffles me, because you could do a one-armed pull-up with far less pulling strength. So the answer is yes.
- Can you do a bar muscle-up? Same answer as #8.
- Can you do a front lever? Yes. In fact, I managed to attain a OAP, bar muscle-up and front lever, without actually working on them specifically. It was just a byproduct of increasing my pulling strength.
- How do you deal with fluctuating BW? I weigh myself before pull-up workouts. If I weigh 1kg/2lb more, I add 1kg/2lb less to the dip belt/weight vest. The total amount of weight lifted (bodyweight + additional weight) is what matters.
- What's your diet currently like like? I eat generally healthy foods. 3400 calories, 210g protein a day.
- What's next? Given I don't particularly want to lose weight, 400lb total weight will come first. And then BW + 100kg/220lb additional weight. If I ever achieve that, I'll be on cloud 9, and anything more is just icing on the cake. I'll probably test this movement again at the end of 2023.
2023.03.27 06:55 CyborgGoCrazy So i Met this girl and don’t know what to do.
To make this short in simple I dealt with some crazy hoes who mentally fucked my head up for life. I took a shawty out last week and we been linking ever since vibes good everything going perfect. I just dropped her off at the airport for training yesterday and she comes back this Friday. I been thinking hard on this shit and I’m nervous on even cuffing shawty like i feel something will fail.mind you she got her own motion, own crib and just doing good in life which is rare for a lot of these hoes. But to finish ts I’m stuck and feel like I should just focus on myself and my career because I can’t deal with another relationship ending.
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2023.03.27 06:55 Battle_Librarian Crazier than a woodpecker on a metal roof
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