Pottery barn baskets with lids

Ever since I was a kid I would come back home from school and look forward to eating bunch of snacks or big plate of my favoruite food whilst lying in my bed watching YouTube. It just makes me feel so happy, comfy and relaxed and I don't think there is a feeling to substitute the euphoric feeling I get from eating chocolate/junk food. I love to order a large main dish and 4 different sides and a dessert all at once and eat it all in one go. But the pain that comes with it is unbearable. I've been 5 days binge free and don't so it as often and as intense because of the shame that I would feel since I live with my cousins, I'm trying to keel it together but the desire is still there and affects me every single day, its so hard, i feel like I will never get away from it no matter how much i try to ignore it. My mind is food food food 24/7. I watch mukbangs, cooking videos, go on deliveroo and add stuff to my basket and then undo it like 5x times. It's so exhausting.

I just joined a pottery studio that’s run by our city. They gave us free bat pins and told us to use bats but put them back after since they are not allowed to be used over night?
I never used a bat and I usually just take my piece off the wheel with pot lifters.
I guess is there an advantage I’m overlooking? I thought bars where used to let your piece dry on?

A buddy of mine just picked up an old BMW touring bike and inside the fairing, there are a couple cubbyholes with lids recessed into the plastic which is handy. I know the big HD tourers have something similar. I kind of like this idea.
I have a Low Rider ST. There seems to be dead space between the inner and outer fairings that could take some storage. Has anyone else thought about trying to rig something up in there?

Are you tired of constantly battling clutter and longing for a cozy and organized living space? Look no further! In this post, I'll be sharing some practical home organization tips that will help transform your chaotic living space into a serene and inviting haven.

1. Start with a Clear Vision: Before diving into the organizing process, take a moment to visualize your ideal home environment. What does it look like? How does it make you feel? Having a clear vision will guide your efforts and motivate you throughout the journey.
2. Declutter First: One of the key steps in home organization is decluttering. Take a critical look at your belongings and ask yourself, "Do I really need this?" Donate, sell, or discard items that no longer serve a purpose or bring you joy. Simplifying your possessions will make organizing much easier.
3. Categorize and Sort: Once you've decluttered, categorize your belongings into groups such as clothing, books, kitchenware, etc. This will help you gain a better understanding of what you have and enable you to assign appropriate storage solutions for each category.
4. Create Functional Storage Solutions: Invest in storage containers, bins, baskets, and shelves that suit your needs and match your style. Utilize vertical space and hidden storage areas to maximize your storage capacity while keeping your belongings easily accessible.
5. Establish Daily Habits: To maintain a well-organized home, incorporate small daily habits into your routine. Spend a few minutes each day tidying up, putting things back in their designated places, and staying on top of clutter. Consistency is key!

What's your most effective home organization hack or tip that has transformed your living space?

My prior experience has all been on gas and I'm in the charcoal world now. Jumbo Joe with the baskets.
https://youtu.be/LV9BN3ALhsw
I've been googling and watching videos to get all my dumbest mistakes out of the way. Tons of good advice but I'm still missing a few things.
The charcoal seems to burn better when clumped together like a pyramid but the baskets are very close to the top grill. Advice is you keep the charcoal 5 inches below the grill but that doesn't really work here. I used a chimney to start.
If I spread the charcoal out in the basket it seems like not all of the coals will burn. Maybe they didn't all get ignited. But if I keep them in the chimney too long they'll not have much time left in them when I hit the grill.
Up to the grate seems good if I'm doing indirect cooking but it seems too close for a sear.
Still also trying to get a sense for the right amount of charcoal. Don't need to put a ton in and have it burning an hour after the food is done. But running out early is also not good.
I'm laughing at myself because my oven chicken is absolutely spectacular but I'm back to learning the basics with my grilled chicken.

Shakshuka! This recipe serves 4 with less than $6 worth of ingredients, healthy, and best of all it doesn’t taste like cardboard, it’s SO good and full of flavor! I have this multiple times a week and can’t get enough.
YouTube recipe to follow along
Ingredients (with SoCal prices from Costco and Walmart as of 5/29/2023)
Olive oil ($0.40)
1 yellow onion ($0.85)
1 green bell pepper ($0.72)
1 serrano pepper ($0.15)
Paprika (<$0.05)
Cumin (<$0.05)
Minced Garlic ($0.10)
1 - 28oz can of whole peeled tomatoes ($1.43)
Salt (<$0.05)
4 eggs ($0.66)
Black Pepper (<$0.05)
Cilantro ($0.50)
Feta cheese ($0.40)
Toasted bread ($0.36 can be any carb of your choice)
Total cost for 4 servings: $5.77 ($1.44 per serving!)
Cooking instructions:
1) chop the onions, bell pepper, and hot pepper and sauté with paprika and cumin in olive oil for around 5 minutes in medium-high heat.
2) once sautéed, add some garlic and after about 2 minutes, add the whole can of tomatoes. You can crush them while they cook with a wooden spoon. Keep stirring and taste it to add salt and seasoning to taste.
3) after around 10-15 minutes, check to see if you can move the sauce and see the bottom of the pan without it being too watery. Once ready, drop heat to low
4) create four pockets in the sauce where you will carefully crack the 4 eggs. Add salt and pepper on the eggs and cover with a lid for 5-7 minutes
5) once egg whites are cooked and yolk is still runny, add feta cheese, cilantro and it’s ready to eat! If it’s too spicy, you can drizzle a bit of honey.
I hope you guys like it! Please reach out if you have any questions.

Hello, forgive me if my karma is too low for this sub. I'm new to the TOMT sub but I thought I might ask for help. So, I remember back in high school (roughly in the early to mid 2000s), a friend introduced me to a new manga series (well it was new to me, idk how long the manga series itself was out). I dont remember about the plot too much, I do remember some details about some of the characters.
The main character was a black/dark haired boy who apparently was possessed by the spirit of his sword (I think it was more like a spirit was inside his sword and the boy was kinda cursed or blessed with the ability to talk to the spirit trapped in the sword maybe?). SO the boy joins this organization or group of people, who all have special powers of thier own. I dont remember what powers the other characters had. I just know they all had powers. While i dont remember too many of the characters, I do remember two other characters, one was the head or leader of the organization/group called Sumire (I think she had light blue/silvery grey hair, the hair could have been a light purple). Then there's "Sumire"'s boyfriend or just a guy she sleeps with at random, who had reddish-pinkish or peach colored hair that was also kinda long and tied back in a ponytail. The guy was the second in command in the organization/group and he seemed to have act like a big brother figure/kind of a mentor towards the main male lead and while he appears friendly and outgoing and good humored, his relationship with Sumire reminds me of Shigure's relationship with Akito from Fruits Basket but without all the petty spitefulness.

So I was on mobile bar making drinks ofc. A man walks in full business attire, grabs his drink and walks away. Doesn’t take long at all and he comes waltzing back in he opens up the cup lid and starts to tell me how I made his drink all wrong (with an attitude ofc). I go to take it back to remake it then I look down at the name and it was definitely a woman’s name. I said you grabbed the wrong drink that’s not your name. I’ll have to remake it now (idk if I should’ve said that but it definitely slipped out we were busy) He doesn’t even apologize he just sighs rolls his eyes at me and hands me a 20$. He then grabbed his actual drink and walked away. 😮‍💨

I clean stalls at multiple horse barns. I’ve gone through 3 pairs of boots in the past 2.5 years and I’d really like to make one last at least a year! Any suggestions would be fantastic because I’m not sure what brands are good or not.

• I’m a size 11 in women’s, 9-9.5 in men’s so either would work, I also have a wider calf so either something tall in wide calf or normal that is half-calf
• I’m walking on concrete all day so something with a sole that won’t break me more than I already am.
• Waterproof is a must, sometimes I have to walk in deep mud (6-8” at least). Kind of to go with this one is that it needs to go over my ankle, both for the waterproof part and because my ankles are questionable at best.
• Most importantly it needs to be durable. I wear my boots for several hours every day, I’m also not the nicest to my boots so something that can hold up to heavy use is a must.
• Price doesn’t matter, as long as they aren’t $800 boots that also won’t last a year.

I’ve had both Muck Boot brand and LaCrosse boots and both have lasted about 8 months before a hole started in the back of them and/or a hole in the side of the rubbesole separating. I’ve heard of some people having boots by these brands and they last like 10 years so either they’re barely wearing them or I’m doing something wrong. Any recommendations or advice to keep my boots from falling apart would be great!

A day late but we're here, my little cheeto eaters! Remember as always to grab your bingo cards and let's get our little long weekend slumber party going. This whole fucking thing is FORTY MINUTES LONG, you're all lucky that my sibling who was supposed to spend the day chilling at my place has apparently forgotten that plan.
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• There's a new opening style than all her other vlogs. Not sure if that's because of Morgan but also I don't care enough to go hunt down exactly which influencer she cribbed this style from. It features a lot of horse butts. Also her using her phone in bed, which I thought she didn't do because she's mindful.
  • The music she uses is this song, which is DEFINITELY not copyright-free, so have fun learning how actual copyright law works, Paige! The lyrics playing over the are "there are times when/it feels right to/run away, run away/when you ask the same old questions/every day, every day/Why do I set the stage?/Why do I find my place on the pedestal?", because I guess Paige went to the Love is Blind school of "make sure the lyrics of whatever song you use are really, REALLY literal"
• Giveaway winners! Congrats to the three people who won a pile of Paige's old garbage! Don't worry though, if you didn't win her trash, she'll be doing a lot more of these because she "appreciates [us] guys so much" and "wants us to experience some of the things that I'm so grateful to get".
  • Nothing says grateful like giving away your extras to strangers and instead of doing anything to promote them like you were supposed to in return for getting them for free, using the existence of this stuff as a way to leverage yourself up on the algorithm.
    • There's also Dairy Boy in the giveaways, of course, because no one's buying it organically.
• She explains moving Louie, it's the same stuff she said on Instagram. Weirdly horses are like the only animal I've never gotten super obsessed with, so I have no idea how BS this is, but it's almost word-for-word her IG explanation, so it's the same level of BS that was. She does word this though as it being a "charity project" and "passion project" she "donated to", because there was a dearth I guess of places to keep your horse in the rich people part of Connecticut.
  • She has to first run to get a grazing muzzle so Louie doesn't overeat in the pasture. This sets off my internal bad animal treatment alarms in a huge way, but again, don't know enough about horses to know if this is warranted.
• Just kidding! Don't let Paige into a Tractor Supply unsupervised, she's too much of a ~country girl~ to not come out with "so much shit". She also got this beef jerky that looked "so good". It's Iowa Smokehouse beef jerky.
  • It apparently looked good because all she had for breakfast was coffee. Why she only had coffee I'm not sure, since it's not like she didn't have the time to get something better. Coffee and beef jerky for breakfast sure is a choice, and one I'm sure her intestines didn't make her pay for later. This summer is all about ~hot girl indigestion~.
  • Story time! This looks like "legit, real beef jerky", which Paige knows because when Paige was in boarding school she stayed with a family who had a lot of cows and they made their own beef jerky, which Paige was of course intimately involved in, I'm sure. Anyway this makes her have such high standards, which is why she loves when somewhere like Tractor Supply (an enormous fucking chain, Paige) or a "local country mart" sells jerky because it's always better.
    • Fun fact that took me less than thirty seconds to Google, this "real" beef jerky is also available on Amazon
• More of the same definitely not copyrighted song as she packs up Louie's stuff and moves him. There's a lot of woman laughing alone with salad shots as she packs up and pretends to talk to... someone and "carry stuff" (ie: stand around touching her own body awkwardly)
• Some weird things about this whole sequence - 1) the "farm" she moves Louie to appears to have very poor, dilapidated fencing, red flag for me. 2) Paige is wearing a white shirt and then a white cardigan the entire time while DEALING WITH A HORSE and it never gets stained or dirty, which tells me she did fuck all, 3) the only guy with her is this big bald much older man who I assume is the guy starting this venture, meaning he's almost certainly who films her cantering around on Louie without her wearing a helmet laughing, which is so unbearably awkward. Like imagine asking a random older dude to film you doing that in a pure white sweater, 4) when Paige brushes Louie he sheds SO MUCH. Is that bad? It feels bad. When a dog sheds that much, even in the spring, it usually means no one's been brushing it regularly, 5) Louie has such a dip in his back and it makes me wince every time, especially when Paige shows him next to another horse. I don't know what that's from, but I hate it and it doesn't look comfortable for him.
• Nance and Baloo are at home when Paige gets back so she's just going to "throw on a little outfit" and they're going to go out for Mother's Day in Brooklyn. Paige really, really didn't want to go into the city because I guess she's suuuuch a country girl (nice, Paige) but she's doing it for her mom and to see her sister
  • Oh my god she DOESN'T CHANGE HER SHIRT FROM THE BARN, she wears a white henley, what look like blue pajama pants, and a leather coat.
  • Nance steals some of Paige's clothes (how I don't know since they're totally different sizes) and according to Paige is"slaying the boots", a phrase I will pay actual cash money to never hear Paige say again
• Next morning, return of the out of focus camera, though it may have been by accident this time because it stays out of focus. Anyway serious business Paige with her serious business glasses is starting the day with some "desk work". Is that a thing? A phrase? What the fuck is "desk work"? Has anyone who actually does work at a desk ever called it that?
  • When she's in Europe it's definitely harder for her to sit and do computer work even though she has a laptop but starting the day on her desktop at the same time as her "whole team" (WHO) it really makes a difference for them being all on the same page.
    • Okay so my actual job in real life is doing shipping and order management for a small creative goods company. I know very intimately what goes into product development, order fulfillment, etc, and Paige is just straight up saying nonsense. Like I paused and gave serious thought to what possibly she could be talking about, and I don't know what all this "work" is. If she was making everything in-house that's one thing, but that's not work she could possibly be doing or overseeing from Europe. But if she's outsourcing stuff, having it sent to a warehouse, and, then paying someone to ship it out for her, I guess she's doing... development? But that makes no sense because again, she outsources everything. She isn't doing wholesale, there isn't a lot to arrange for pop-ups if everything is outsourced and pre-made and she's only supposedly having one this summer, she only has eight products so the website maintenance is pretty easy, as is accounting, and she only really sells stuff around a drop which she does maybe twice a year.......... like genuinely I'm baffled here. It's my job to do this exact same thing every day with products that aren't jeans or sweatshirts or whatever and I'm so, confused about what her "work" is.
    • Allegedly they're on the "final push" for so many big projects and you know what, if any of these projects involve Paige actually doing anything besides feeling three different samples of denim swatches or deciding which vendor she's going to outsource oven mitts to and saying "I like this" or "I don't like that", I will issue her an apology. I feel safe in the idea that I won't have to issue her an apology, but I will keep on on offer in the off-chance I'm wrong.
    • She just finished making a line sheet (genuine lol once I looked up what that was) and apparently we are going to freeeeak out when we see her new merch - sorry, elevated lifstyle products.
    • It's denim. She's been working on denim. She shows us the final washes but it's in direct sunlight so it's all blown out and out of focus so they look mostly white? But she got the "perfect color". IDK, it's a light wash. I prefer dark wash, actually. It's a lot more flattering and forgiving. But we've already determined my aesthetic and Paige's aesthetic are not the same aesthetic. She's nobly pushed back production six months because she refused to do a full run unless the wash was absolutely perfect. It was so expensive but she needed to love love love the denim, because it's really what she's passionate about and what she wants to do, she wants to be the best denim brand out there. You know, because she's hand-making this denim herself, not just sending instructions to low-wage Chinese workers while being afforded the privilege to fuss over the perceived quality for six months because she has parents who are willing to flush money down the toilet on this. Also, for the record, but denim is like... a choice? Like what is the vision, exactly, because every clothing retailer has some version of denim and people are already super married to their faves, so how exactly is this business model working for her, here. And it doesn't look like stretch denim either, which means it's going to fit a very, very narrow group of body types. Like speaking from ample experience crying in GAP dressing rooms over my "freakish" (read, not built like a popsicle stick) as a teenager in a time before jeggings, jeans are not forgiving and easily worn by everyone. The thing about what Paige is doing so far is that it's universal enough. You don't have to really tailor an oversized sweatshirt or trucker hat to fit you. Everyone can make room for another overpriced candle. But denim??? IDK girl, you do you.
• Paige makes Olivia a latte. Olivia comes in and say it's story time about coffee. Paige asks if she should turn off the camera for this and Olivia says no so Paige continues to film herself preening while Olivia tells her a story about how messy she is frothing milk. Paige spends the entire time interrupting her to go "no! No! No! No!"
  • They look at buttons and rivets and embossed leather patches for the back, and then sweatpants leg panel samples. Baloo hangs out with them and Paige tells him he's stinky. She eats toast.
    • WHAT IS THE POINT OF ANY OF THIS. She's not DESIGNING anything, she's just doing that thing like, you know when you're choosing your racer in Mario Kart and there are a couple hundred variations of wheels and chassis and you just choose the unique combos you want to put together? She's doing that but with generic clothing. I've been jokingly referring to her stuff as "elevated Zazzle" but this isn't even Zazzle because Zazzle you UPLOAD ACTUAL ARTWORK TO. Why is she re-inventing the wheel? What improvements does she think she's making TO A PROVERBIAL WHEEL.
• Not sponsored showing off gifting time! It's not in focus at all so we can't really see any of the products (professional!). One of the products she mentions is that she's friends with CYNTHIA ROWLEY'S DAUGHTER who has nepo baby'd her way into dropping oven mitts and aprons that look like Strawberry Shortcake's rejects. Like they're cute, but they're again little strawberries on white. Like tell me none of you silver spoon-ass bitches cook without telling me by making WHITE OVEN MITTS. Those will turn yellowish and burnt after, what a single batch of brownies? Taking a piece of toast out?
  • This haul includes her tennis Tommy bag. Not sure how she got it since she brags about it being "sold out everywhere even Poshmark and depop"
  • There is sooooooo much of this free bullshit. How does she even get this much free bullshit. Why do companies waste so much money sending this to people like Paige who don't fucking care and openly give it away. What is the point of an influencer. IDK at this point I'm spiraling, this vlog is like a third of the way through and nothing has happened.
• Paige unpacks with Nance. She has so many clothes and I don't think she's worn any of them. Full disclosure that this was the point I actually got annoyed and had to take a break and play some video games for fifteen minutes because while growing up comfortably or on the upper end of middle class in a generational wealth type of town has taught me a lot of patience for people with too much money, there is at some point a limit to how conspicuous over-consumption and waste I can handle, and that point for me came when I saw how many sweaters Paige has that look like they've never been worn. And the on top of this she has a giant suitcase of stuff she's going to depop! The environment? Never heard of her.
• Paige is going to get groceries. She's needed Nance's help to do all the hard stuff she's had to do today like going grocery shopping and having soooo many clothes. She goes to Trader Joe's, then goes to a horse shop and of course buys MORE SHIT SHE DOESN'T NEED. I'm not condoning what the French did when they invented the guillotine, like that was really violent and horrible, but the point is that the longer I watch this vlog the more I'm understanding their motivations.
• Paige goes on a sunset ride with her friend Lauren, this song plays in the background as a flagrant copyright violation, I realize at this point that there's no way this video is going to stay up without Youtube copyright striking it so I have to be extra detailed for posterity and we still have so much to go and this is going to take forever. Louie's back still looks horrible and as someone with inherited lordosis, I feel for him.
• Tommy facetime! He says exactly one sentence and catches a tiny fish, for those of you keeping track on your Bingo cards.
• Nance is still over Paige's house when Paige gets back because she never leaves. Paige is wearing old Dairy Boy sweats. At this point when I scrolled down to press the play button again I realized that Nance has posted a comment about how proud she is of Paige within seconds of the video being uploaded. I live with my mother and sometimes I still need her help on stuff like yelling at health insurance until they cover stuff for me and even I am confused by how codependent their relationship is. Like doesn't Nance have her own house? A husband? Other children? Paige has spent this entire vlog needing Nance's help to do everything from grocery shopping to folding laundry and acting like a teenager. It's a rich text for a therapist to one day unpack.
  • It's Taco Monday, this is just a dumb and boring version of Paige performing the white people taco night song. Also bewildering, Paige seemingly DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO MAKE TACO STUFF. It involves almost no cooking! She even bought the spices pre-packaged! She needs Nance's help on this too!
  • Undisclosed new cooking knife brand product placement. They are amazed that it............slices.
    • OH NO SHE SAYS SLAYING WITH BOOTS AGAIN ABOUT THE KNIFE END THIS MISERY
  • Ahahhahah the reason they're so impressed is because they've apparently been cooking with unsharpened knives. Like Paige didn't know you could sharpen knives. A master chef, ladies and gentlemen!
• Oh god we're only halfway through. Paige wakes up the next morning. She got so freckly yesterday (read: she's courting melanoma and is going to age like a raisin). She's going to go play tennis at a club in Greenwich her parents are members at (Note, she shows the logo which means you can spend five seconds googling to discover it's this club. Membership is invite only and it's gauche apparently to discuss how much membership costs, but the estimate is EIGHTY GRAND A YEAR. To be clear, that is nearly THREE TIMES the average American household income. Paige is the child of people who spend more in one year to play tennis a few times a week than most people do getting fucking doctorates, which clears up a few things for me: one, I've never gotten those texts where she casually demands Morgan Wallen pay her back tens of thousands of dollars like it's $50, but I guess to her it is like $50, and two, why everything about Paige and how she acts towards people and money in this video is a million times more effective at radicalizing people on economic policy than anything Bernie Sanders has ever lain awake at night dreaming of.
  • Camera going in and out of focus during this explanation.
  • Ah she's doing it with her mom. Again. Heaven forbid Paige breathe without Nance.
  • Oh also she has to shoot an ad in the tennis dress, but she definitely likes and would go to play tennis anyway.
• More unboxing undisclosed adver- I mean PR.
  • I'm so serious, tthe flagrant wealth being thrown around in this video and the amount of free stuff a trust fund baby with absolutely no merits or skills whatsoever is getting because she has 300K followers on Instagram that she probably bought half of is like the best argument for socialism I have ever seen.
• .Paige gets dressed in the third outfit of the day to go to the dentist. The pants are pointedly too big on her so they don't stay up in the waist and create this weird enormous kangaroo pouch around her crotch. She pairs that with a toddler sized medium t-shirt for a football team she's probably never heard of, a choker that looks like something a boy band member in the early 2000's would wear but out of fake pearls, and cowboy boots. It's... the look sure is looking, let's just say that.
• Paige opines on how much she prefers to do vlogs at home, but don't worry, she won't stop doing travel vlogs for us! (Oh thank goodness, where would we be without the insights we get from them.) She feels like they add variety to her channel (what, no, we LOVE coming with you to the barn to watch you ride without a helmet over unsourced music! five times a vlog!). Sometimes she feels like there's this pressure to show us as much as she can, which explains why all we see in her travel vlogs is hotel room bathrooms, tennis matches, and the tops of various tabletops in restaurants. Anyway she feels like there's pressure because in reality she's there for Tommy. Which we KNOW, that's the entire PROBLEM, Paige. If you were HONEST about the fact that being a WAG on tour sucks and you don't get to actually see the places you're pretending to really go and immerse yourself in, we WOULD HAVE FEWER COMPLAINTS AND YOU'D FEEL LESS ANXIETY, the problem is that you have to keep compulsively lying about how cultured you are and how you really ~got a feel~ for the location. Just stop lying!!! Stop!!! Lying!!! Challenge!!!!! The anxiety you feel and the reason you have to monitor this subreddit comes from your CONSTANT LYING.
  • Ugh she would NEVER have gone to ROME if it weren't for Tommy. I think this is a ploy for authenticity but boy is it coming across as privileged.
    • I do think in her own Paige way though this entire monologue she has is about something I've noticed her talking around a lot - I think she's afraid if she stops travelling and being a WAG no one will care about her. I think she's terrified of doing what makes her happy, which is being home, hanging out with her mom, riding her horses, and spending her parents' money. But if she just let herself do the things she actually liked and stopped trying to always pretend to be cooler and more interesting than she is, no one would keep paying attention to her, because it's not like she has a sparkling personality or wit or unique point of view. Like I'm an interesting person to talk to, but if I tried to make a vlog of my life it would be pretty boring. I work a 9-5 M-F job and the most interesting part of my life is when I go to a concert or craft fair on the weekend or one of my neighbors goes out of town and I watch their cat. It's not riveting, but I also don't need to be doing fascinating things in order to be or feel like an interesting person. But people like Paige who need to always be travelling and going to events and flaunting how busy they are are often really sad and empty people. They're not doing any of the little mundane things that make people happy and spending time connecting with the people around them, they're just always moving around because they're afraid if they stop for five seconds, people will see that the only thing they have going for them is all that movement and travelling. I think Paige is constantly torn between the anxiety that comes with constant travel and isolation and putting herself on display and removing herself from the things that bring her a sense of calm and security, and the anxiety that if she allows herself to feel calm and secure, she'll lose the attention she craves. IDK seems like a thing she shouldn't keep indirectly admitting to in vlogs, seems to kind of undercut half of her material, but what do I know.
  • Also she really is going to positively contribute to Tommy and his life and career, ie: she needs to go home and feels comforted by home because that's where her mom and Amanda wait on her hand and foot and everything is about her, which she misses when she's with Tommy because when she's on tour with Tommy she has to accept that he's the center of attention and she's not.
  • Her home vlogs have been performing the best, like, significantly. Since she probably buys views and comments, this just means she likes them better and therefore buys more engagement for them.
  • Apparently her analytics are telling her that 30% of her views are coming from the "explore" feature, which she says is YouTube rewarding her for being consistent, and, uh. No. Not how that works.
    • I mean yes if you buy engagement it will put you in the algorithm more, but this is the time in the video where she accidentally self-owns. If you're an actual channel getting actual views from people who actually enjoy watching you, then VERY LITTLE of your viewership should be coming from the "explore" feature, MOST of it should be coming from subscribers or regular viewers or people who watch similar content. That's how the majority of people watch YouTube or find new videos to watch. But if fully a third of your viewers are coming from what's essentially a randomizer button, that pretty much confirms Paige is buying views and/or that a lot of viewers leave after a minute or two. Because if her content was good on its own, people would see it and subscribe, and then she wouldn't need to rely on the "explore" feature. But if she, as she says, is consistently getting a third of her viewership from that feature, than that means that a third of people are just randomly watching whatever YouTube puts in front of them and not engaging with her at all, meaning the ONLY POSSIBLE explanation is that she's essentially buying enough engagement to keep appearing on the explore page, but buying the opportunity to be put in front of people isn't actually getting her a larger audience because what she's serving them is a warmed-over turd.
  • Anyway Paige is counting on you not knowing the extreme basics and trusting that she "knows someone who used to work at YouTube who told her that's how the algorithm works"
    • Um if you don't know about social media - no one who works at YouTube or any social media company knows how their algorithm works unless they're the ones writing it, and if they do know, they're not going to tell you because that's extremely valuable, proprietary information and also there's like a lot of papers and NDAs and non-competes they'd be breaking if they did. They're telling you to upload consistently because it's good FOR THE MEDIA COMPANY. The company is trading in being a content hub, so they need people to consistently be uploading content, ie: raising the value of their site in a way they don't have to pay for. That's the entire business model of every. Single. Digital media platform. Heck, that's how most dating apps work too. The product is data. They want you to be giving them free product.
  • "I don't know, like I don't like doing things just for social media anymore?" HAHHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHHAHAH
    • And a week later you spent a weekend attending influencer parties in the Hamptons for....... what exactly. The scintillating conversation?????
    • She's very quick to say that's not the case if she has to shoot an ad! Loves shooting ads! Please keep sending her free stuff!
    • God this is taking me multiple hours but at this point I've sunk too much time in and also am convinced this won't stay up for copyright issues, so I'm taking a break to like, stretch and clean the bathroom, anything to get me moving and listening to my own thoughts which are in complete sentences.
• I'm back after cleaning the bathroom. I've been at this so long that my sibling has shown up. But I only have ten minutes to go and I REFUSE TO GIVE UP. This whole completely unhinged and unintentionally revealing rant has approximately a trillion uses of the word "like" is from 21:00 to 26:00 and if you want to watch it you can. I probably should have transcribed it for a full AP Lit level analysis, but I'm tired. If we're lucky, when Paige tries to re-upload this with copyright-free music, she'll have kept that in there.
• Paige ordered a shed! She's so excited!
• The fence looks mildly less jacked up when they go back. Paige is brushing Louie constantly in this video. Fourth time I think we've seen her do this. I feel like there's a lot more to horse care than brushing them and she only shows us this part because it looks aesthetic and she doesn't do any of the actual hard or necessary parts like shoveling horse shit, but what do I know.
  • This sequence uses unsourced but definitely copyright song number three!
  • Fun fact: Paige is the same fake brown color as Louie's dappled neck. Aw, you know how pets eventually look like their owners? Cute.
  • Shout out to Paige's friend (perhaps Amanda? Olivia? Can't keep the preppy brunettes straight anymore) who actually wears a helmet riding.
• Next day, we open with a bit of this song (not sourced, copyright infringement number four, possibly more that at this point I no longer notice tbh). Paige puts on boots to go to the new shed and realizes the vlog is going to be so long because she's never done a whole week at a time before. Because I've made it this far, I'm the best. (Aw.)
  • Paige calls Tommy to wish him happy birthday and films it, which seems... odd. Especially since she doesn't film it in a way where he can see she's filming.
  • Paige gets tea for breakfast (nutritious) and a coffee for the guy at the barn we must have seen earlier. His name is Aaron. I could do some google sleuthing and find him probably, but I don't care. Paige met him going on trail rides at her old barn. Do middle aged men usually hang out at barns doing trail rides? Just scoping out young idiots with disposable income? The whole thing seems sus. Apparently he has like seven kids.
  • Paige never realized how expensive pre-made sheds were, but it's a local business that makes it by hand! I assume the local business is called Costco And Sons.
  • More uncredited The Shins plays as Paige only loads the shed with blankets and nothing heavy or unpicturesque.
  • Another Tractor Supply run, at this point they're who really should be sponsoring Paige
  • Paige goes to say goodbye to Louie and he HIDES FROM HER IN THE WOODS
    • Girl.
    • Oh my god no wonder he's mad at her, they've been staying somewhere WITHOUT A STRUCTURE. He's been sleeping OUTSIDE. It got into the 40's every night in New England last week!!!
• Out of focus Paige talking about how she had suuuuuch a long day "running errands". Olivia didn't get to join Paige on her little horse girl excursions because she had to be at the warehouse and onboarding a new DB employee. Anyway Paloma is in town now
  • Paige learns that apparently you're supposed to be washing veggies as she prepares things to grill. PAIGE HAS BEEN COOKING THIS WHOLE TIME NOT WASHING VEGGIES. I.......... I am going to need to be sedated after this.
• Paige exfoliates and puts on a definitely not sponsored face mask
  • She's wearing skiing pajamas. In case we forgot she was a skier. Did you know she was a skier????
    • PSYCH, these are from previous ads with PJ Place but actually she really likes these and this one ISN'T an ad she just loves the product so much
• Paige is doing her makeup! We're at the end stretch! I'm almost there!
  • She took a day off of vlogging to go see her grandparents, but immediately segues into her Ulta trip. Because of her stupid grandparents, she didn't get to go to the barn, frankly how can she survive in these conditions.
  • Dairy Boy phone case plug! She was soooo specific about what she likes in phone cases and definitely didn't just choose between Zazzle, Redbubble, or (insert other brand here)
    • It's a shitty thin cover that looks like it protects your phone from approximately nothing and should cost $10 but I estimate she'll sell it for at least $40
    • Of course because Paige was so super particular about the details and business-minded when it comes to quality it took a long time to make........phone cases.......
  • Tommy calls and says hi
  • Paige rambles about her day and makes coffee. Tommy sent her peonies because he's "so cute". We see the phone cases and they're weird and ugly. More "gifting" (undisclosed advertising) that came in the mail
• Paige makes pickled red onions, every time she does it she changes the recipe a little bit even though she totally has a recipe and isn't googling. She starts pickling carrots which she says are going to "go bad soon" (that takes like six months, how do carrots even go bad?) She also does it in a water glass which, good luck ever drinking from that again without it tasting like vinegar.
• And then with no warning, it cuts off. That took me three and a half hours. It's been a journey and I hate it. If there is ever a vlog this long, I'm doing it in segments across multiple days because I'm exhausted by this much wealth and inanity. Time to go touch grass, start dinner, wash my vegetables before I do so. You know. The little things.

Exotic 9mm ammo is creative, to say the least, but is it worth your hard-earned money?
Can you trust your life with unconventional or even wacky bullets? Such as incendiary rounds or external hollow points?
Yes, but I don’t recommend trusting just any exotic 9mm ammo.
Most exotic ammo should only be used in a controlled environment, such as at the gun range, while other rounds are definitely worth loading into your EDC.
Below you’ll find my top 3 picks for 9mm exotic ammo, and then I’ll explain my reasoning behind choosing to shoot exotic ammo.
Let’s get started!

Top 3 Picks for Exotic 9mm Ammo

1. Underwood 9mm +P+ Xtreme Defender - 9/10 - Best Overall
2. G9 9mm 80gr External Hollow Point - 8/10 - Runner-Up
3. Fiocchi 9mm 124 Grain JHP - 7/10 - Best Imported Ammo

Best Exotic 9mm Handgun Ammo Overall

Underwood 9mm +P+ 90gr Xtreme Defender

Specs

• Casing: Nickel-Plated Brass
• Bullet Type: XD
• Bullet Weight: 90gr
• Muzzle Velocity: 1,550 fps
• Muzzle Energy: 480 ft-lbs

Pros

• Hard-hitting for a 90-grain bullet
• Reliable
• Trusted brand

Cons

• Expensive
• More recoil than the average 90gr bullet

Why We Chose It

Underwood 90gr 9mm +P+ XD is the best exotic 9mm ammo overall because it’s ridiculously reliable and packs a punch compared to other 90-grain bullets.
Shooters who aren’t afraid of a little extra kick (comparable to a 45 ACP) will quickly fall in love with these exotic rounds.
This ammo is so dependable because of the nickel-plated brass casing and the high-quality powder Underwood uses.
Nickel-plated brass is stupid smooth, so the empty case is 10x less likely to catch and cause a malfunction.
While you never see the gunpowder, it is one of the most essential aspects of ammo. You need a powder that will light no matter what when the primer goes off, that’s precisely what this Underwood +P+ ammo does.
In case you’re wondering, “What the heck does +P+ mean?” It simply means they put more powder in the case than the average round while maintaining safe pressures. There’s also +P, which we will discuss below.
The downsides to the best exotic 9mm ammo are its cost and the increased recoil from the extra power.
So if you’re sensitive to recoil, these are not the rounds for you. The increased recoil can also make a shooter less accurate as they try to anticipate the recoil instead of squeezing the trigger smoothly.
With that said, I would still trust these rounds in a self-defense situation because I’m not afraid to spend a little extra if it means I’m getting a higher-quality product. I want to stop the threat as quickly as possible, so the extra power will help, especially if they wear thick clothing.
You should test Underwood 9mm +P+ 90 XD for yourself before you need it and don’t have it.

Honorable Mentions

If you’re looking for a round with a little less kick, there’s also Underwood 9mm +P 90 Grain Xtreme Defender. It’s basically the same round with less powder than the +P+, so it has less recoil.
However, that also means it has slightly lower muzzle velocity and energy.

G9 9mm 80gr External Hollow Point

Specs

• Casing: Brass
• Bullet Type: External Hollow Point (EHP)
• Bullet Weight: 80gr
• Muzzle Velocity: 1,480 fps
• Muzzle Energy: 389 ft-lbs

Pros

• High-quality ammo
• No jacket separation
• Excellent barrier penetration
• Low recoil

Cons

• Expensive
• Lightweight bullet

Why We Chose It

The Underwood 90gr +P+ ammo only narrowly beat out the G9 Defense 9mm 80gr EHP because of its high price. However, that should be expected from top-of-the-line ammo that utilizes the latest technologies.
With G9 EHP bullets, you get the piece of mind, knowing there is ZERO jacket separation and incredible barrier penetration, all packaged with little recoil.
G9 Defense EHP bullets have no jacket separation because they’re machined from a solid piece of copper, so there’s no need for a metal jacket like a full metal jacket (FMJ) bullet has. This allows the bullets to be lighter, which means less recoil and higher velocities, but it has a couple of downsides that we will discuss below.
The EHP bullet is also engineered to penetrate drywall and windshields, which is ideal for law enforcement and self-defense scenarios.
While it is “barrier blind,” it’s also designed to “slow quickly in tissue to prevent over-penetration” while simultaneously transferring the maximum amount of energy to the target, making it a prime choice for defensive situations.
As I mentioned, the cons are the price tag and the lightweight bullet. The high price comes from the patented bullet design, so that you won’t find the EHP bullet on any other ammo (but there are similar-looking bullets on the market).
The lightweight bullet can be a pro or con, depending on your take. While it lowers the recoil, which is a pro for many people, it also reduces the energy. Lower energy means less knockdown power. The +P version of these rounds helps eliminate that concern, as well as the bullet design.
Overall, I’m blown away by the G9 Defense 9mm 80gr EHP with its barrier penetrating abilities, reduced over-penetration, and low recoil.
These rounds are perfect for recoil-sensitive shooters who still want to carry a high-quality exotic 9mm round for protection.

Honorable Mentions

The Sellier & Bellot XRG Defense 9mm 100 Grain SCHP is another solid copper bullet. It’s exotic because it’s not made in the USA but is a traditionally shaped hollow point bullet.
It’s priced perfectly for regular practice and carrying it without having to refinance your home. However, the ballistics are not as good as the G9 EHP 9mm Luger rounds, nor does it penetrate through barriers as efficiently.

Fiocchi 9mm 124 Grain JHP

Specs

• Casing: Nickel-Plated Brass
• Bullet Type: Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP)
• Bullet Weight: 124gr
• Muzzle Velocity: 1,100 fps
• Muzzle Energy: 333 ft-lbs

Pros

• Trusted brand
• Ultra reliable
• Dependable bullet design

Cons

• Low muzzle velocity & energy

Why We Chose It

Fiocchi is one of the most trusted ammo brands imported into the US. They manufacture reliable 9mm self-defense ammo, among other calibers.
This JHP ammunition functions flawlessly because it is encased in a nickel-plated brass casing, which is smooth like butter, nearly eliminating all malfunctions caused by sticky brass.
The jacketed hollow point has been trusted for generations to provide solid accuracy while reducing the risk of over-penetration.
These rounds are priced just right for the quality of the ammo you get when you buy a box or case of Fiocchi 124gr 9mm JHP.
I find the velocity and energy a little lacking compared to other rounds. However, this is partly due to the heavier bullet, so we’re not comparing apples to apples in that regard. One might think that the heavier bullet would help with stopping power, though.
Above all, Fiocchi 9mm 124 Grain JHP can be trusted in a home defense situation to end the threat to yourself and your family because of the low probability of a malfunction and the proven effectiveness of the JHP bullet.
Be sure to check how much Fiocchi 124gr 9mm JHP we have in stock today.

Honorable Mentions

If you’re looking for an exotic round that’s made in the USA, then check out CCI 9mm 53 Grain #12 Shot. This is unique ammo because it’s multiple pellets instead of a single projectile, very similar to traditional shotgun ammo.
In essence, you can have some of the benefits of a shotgun in your semi-automatic Glock when you use this ammo. I wouldn’t recommend using it for home defense; you might as well use a shotgun and buckshot for that, but it would be handy for rodents and pests.
I will warn you that the case is aluminum, so your pistol, whether it’s a Glock, Remington, Ruger, Sig, or Walther, might not like it and malfunction more than it typically does.

How to Choose the Best Exotic 9x19 Parabellum Handgun Ammunition for Your Situation

Most of the time, exotic 9mm ammo is used at the range for fun, but some of it is designed for concealed carry purposes. So how do you know which is which?
The best way is to test it and consider your situation seriously.
Let’s continue by defining “exotic ammo.”

What is Exotic Ammo?

Exotic ammo can vary widely and be a tricky term to define. However, after asking many shooting enthusiasts and spending hours researching the term, I’ve concluded that you can define it in two ways.
The first and most popular is the wacky non-traditional bullets. Projectiles like nails, oddly shaped bullets, two slugs or multiple shot sizes in one shotgun shell, incendiary rounds, frangible bullets, and armor-penetrating rounds can all be classified as exotic ammo.
The other way is to take the word “exotic” at its meaning and refer to exotic ammo as any ammo imported into the US. Most gun nuts don’t mean this when they use the terms exotic ammo, but I added a few to the list above, just in case.
That’s why brands like Barnes, Blazer, Federal American Eagle, Hornady, PMC, Speer Gold Dot, and Winchester were omitted above.

Intended Use

Whenever you’re buying ammo for any gun, whether it’s a 357 magnum handgun, 300 Blackout carbine, or 12 gauge shotgun, you should always consider how or why you’ll be using it, as some ammo is better suited for the range over self-defense.
For instance, CCI 9mm 53 Grain #12 Shot might be fun to try and shoot clays using your pistol; however, it makes a terrible protection round as it’s much less lethal than Underwood 9mm +P+ 90gr Xtreme Defender.

Cost

Exotic rounds cost more than regular 9mm rounds because they’re specialty items. It’s unlikely that you’ll need to stock up thousands of exotic rounds, as you would with target ammo, so it’s okay to splurge a little.
Reloading is often an excellent way to save money on ammo, especially for standard calibers like 9mm and 380 ACP, but that is not the case for exotic ammo, as it’s much more difficult to load and, at times, requires special tools. So you’re better off just buying factory ammo.

Reliability

If you’re using exotic ammo for home or self-defense, you need it to be reliable. Reliable ammo goes bang when you pull the trigger and cleanly ejects while cycling.
If you have a lot of malfunctions while testing your ammo at the range, I recommend continuing your search before using it as your concealed carry ammo.

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there special types of 9mm ammo?

Yes, there are special types of 9mm ammo. There are many different types of bullets, powder configurations, and cases; each combination has specific benefits that make it best in certain circumstances.

What is the most lethal 9mm round?

The most lethal 9mm round is the one you’re most accurate with. Generally, a JHP bullet is precise and lethal.

What 9mm ammo is most powerful?

+P+ 9mm ammo is the most powerful.

Parting Shots

Exotic 9mm ammo comes in many forms, so you’ll find some that provide a fun day at the range or protection based on your needs and budget.
My top pick for the best exotic 9mm ammo is Underwood 9mm +P+ XD because it’s reliable, reasonably priced, and produced by a trusted brand.
Be sure to check out all the 9mm ammo we have in stock at Ammo.com!
Exotic 9mm Ammo: Explained and Ranked by Experts at Ammo.com originally appeared on Ammo.com

I’m not a huge anime fan, in fact I’m not really one at all. However, I’ve tried to watch some of the most popular anime series, I’ve tried all the rec’s from my anime-loving friends/relatives, I’ve tried different genres, I’ve taken countless “which anime should you watch” quizzes/surveys, I’ve tried watching in both dub & sub, and I can’t tell you how many hours I’ve spent on the recommendations page under this subreddit’s menu. I genuinely want to enjoy anime so bad because I love the art and the plots/characters always sound so intriguing, but I don’t know what’s wrong with me lol. Maybe anime truly isn’t meant for everyone, but that’s not gonna stop me from trying.
Here’s a list of some anime’s I’ve watched at least a full episode of that I never finished because I probably didn’t like it all that much: Naruto, One Piece, AOT, Cowboy Bebop, HxH, Haikyuu, MHA, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Initial D, Steins Gate, Demon Slayer, Black Butler, Durarara, Toradora, Pokemon, Banana Fish, Inuyasha, One Punch Man, Goblin Slayer, Ouran High School Host Club, Fruits Basket, Your Lie In April, Anohana, Plastic Memories, Devilman Crybaby, Kakegurui, as well as most of the Ghibli movies.
Granted, I know I should watch more than one episode to get a good feel of the series, but the only anime I’ve watched, enjoyed, and actually finished was Death Note and that got me hooked within the first half of the first episode. I also really liked Banana Fish, but I never was able to finish it because I lost the source I was watching it from. Outside of anime, I enjoy watching mainly drama series with a lot of like relationship/family drama I guess; crime, horror, comedy are all great as well. I guess I just want an anime that is more realistic and close to real life situations. I can do without all the fantasy and supernatural stuff that most animes have. Surely someone here might be able to help me.
TLDR; title pretty much sums it up 🫡

Me and my brother recently went over to my dads to celebrate my brothers brother. Because our parents our divorced, we went over to our dads to celebrate it with him while we ate dinner at a restaurant to celebrate it with our mom. The party was located in a barn over at my dads that got redone and is this nice space with a refrigerator, a ping pong table, couches, a microwave, etc. The main house at my dads is where my grandpa died and I am telling you in advance because it will hopefully make the story of what happened that night even more intriguing. I won’t say anybody’s real names in this story just because of personal reasons and I respect there boundaries but I don’t mind saying my real name, my name is Jaron. I will call my brothers name Michael. So, Michael invited friends over to celebrate it with him, 7 friends in total showed up. We just hanged out, sang karaoke, played games, etc., the usual party activities. Anyways, it was getting late (very late, 2 AM kind of late lol) and 5 of the 7 friends left, leaving it to just 2 left. My dad also left to get some sleep because he was very tired as well. I will name the remaining two friends Russel and Patrick. So in total it was me, my brother, and his two friends that were left(4 people). These events though were only witnessed by me and Russel, so Jaron and Russel only witnessed them(that is very important to know btw). I will just go ahead and jump straight into the first event that happened out of the three, so the story isn’t too long. At my dads, there is a trailer that is used for guests whenever they stay over but was originally used by my dad after the divorce happened between him and my mom, it was also a win-win because my grandpa whom died in the main house, had dementia, so my dad would take care of him. Me, Michael, Russel, and Patrick all slept in it when we were over there. Anyways, so Russel walks over to the trailer because he has to use the restroom, he walks back to the room the rest of us are staying at and the first thing he says when he walks in is, “Jaron, did you open the door, look at me, and close it?” I was confused and so was he because I was singing karaoke with Michael and Patrick while he was confused because I went from being at the door to being across the room in less than 5 seconds. Both of us thinking it was a prank, Russell explains to me that what he saw was legit while I explained that i was just sitting on the couch singing karaoke not even close to the door when he walked in and asked me that. I didn’t even know he walked in until he said my name. To figure out what happened, I sketched it down to him having a hallucination because he was high and drunk. But, I didn’t know that being drunk and high can cause hallucinations like that or even hallucinations at all(if I am wrong than please let me know in the comments because I am not an expert, thank you). Very much confused and a little shook on what happened, we both go back to the activities of the party and try and not overthink what happened. But, something after happens to me that I can’t explain and understand. So, I have to use the restroom after this and I go to the trailer just because it is the closest to the barn we are chilling in. As I arrive, I notice that the entrance door to get in the trailer is wide open. I quickly go to the bathroom and walk back. Confused but also thinking that Russel just left it open again, I walk back and ask him, “Did you leave the trailer door open again?” He immediately without any hesitation responds, “No, after you told me about it being open and me responding with yes that the first time was indeed me leaving it open, I made sure to close it.” He promises that the last time he used the trailer he closed the door. The last time ironically was when the first event of him seeing someone open the door, look at him, and close it occurred. I asked him who it looked like that did was. He said that he couldn’t tell, but he definitely thought it was one of us, like basically he saw the shadow of someone and couldn’t make out the face to pinpoint who exactly it was. The door being wide open caused me to even have more suspicion towards Russel. I mean it could definitely have been a clever prank because it is a birthday party and is late, which is the perfect time to do a prank like that, especially a scary one like what happened. But the behavior that Russel was showing seemed trustworthy that what he was saying he saw and saying that he did close the door and was legit. Well after these two events, confusion took over and we wanted to know what was the actual cause of these bizarre events. Until, the last thing happens that is either a very crazy coincidence or something sinister at play. Russel has to use the bathroom for the last time that night and this time he chooses to walk to the main house just because the trailer toilet isn’t too good and I completely understand him, I mean I did go there every weekend when my dad was living in it. I walk with him to the bathroom and run back, I have so much fear and was paranoid after all that happened that I am fearful and just full on sprint back like I’m Forrest Gump or something. Russel gets back and immediately he tells us. “When I was in the restroom, I heard a car pull up on the side of the road right next to the house and just heard it sit there. After I was done with the restroom and walking back I turned on my flashlight since it’s very dark out. I pointed the flashlight over to the car to signal to them like a wave but mainly to see what they were doing. Instantly when they noticed I was pointing the flashlight over to them, they slowly sped away but at a rate of being slow to than full on speeding.” After what he told me with that car, at that point I am very confused and just want to know the explanation to what happened. Thinking that car was just a crazy coincidence and the person in it was just texting or something, I calmed a little down. But why would anyone pull up that close on the side of the road to the house, and who the hell would be sitting out at 2 AM texting, and finally if they were texting, why make it suspicious and instantly leave after getting a flashlight shown on you. The car could have just ignored it if they were truly just sitting there and texting or something. To instantly leave after that, is just very creepy and unsettling for me and Russel. Again, all this could have been a clever prank, but his genuine confusion just like I had when all this stuff happened, proves to me that he wasn’t pranking us. Either Russel is a very good future actor or something paranormal happened. Just for all the stuff to happen one after another, it is hard for me to comprehend it. And knowing my grandpa died in the house, kinda proves to me more that paranormal work was at play. I didn’t really believe in the paranormal before what happened and I still am unsure about it all, I mean I am personally religious and believe in god, so technically he would be paranormal and supernatural. Oh and one more thing, I promised I wasn’t gonna say anyone’s name except for mine, but to create an even more creepy coincidence, Russell’s name is actually Jesus. His name is actually pronounced Hesus. I don’t know, just a very weird coincidence or maybe a sign. I can’t understand what happened and I wish I could to crack the case.

Me and my brother recently went over to my dads to celebrate my brothers brother. Because our parents our divorced, we went over to our dads to celebrate it with him while we ate dinner at a restaurant to celebrate it with our mom. The party was located in a barn over at my dads that got redone and is this nice space with a refrigerator, a ping pong table, couches, a microwave, etc. The main house at my dads is where my grandpa died and I am telling you in advance because it will hopefully make the story of what happened that night even more intriguing. I won’t say anybody’s real names in this story just because of personal reasons and I respect there boundaries but I don’t mind saying my real name, my name is Jaron. I will call my brothers name Michael. So, Michael invited friends over to celebrate it with him, 7 friends in total showed up. We just hanged out, sang karaoke, played games, etc., the usual party activities. Anyways, it was getting late (very late, 2 AM kind of late lol) and 5 of the 7 friends left, leaving it to just 2 left. My dad also left to get some sleep because he was very tired as well. I will name the remaining two friends Russel and Patrick. So in total it was me, my brother, and his two friends that were left(4 people). These events though were only witnessed by me and Russel, so Jaron and Russel only witnessed them(that is very important to know btw). I will just go ahead and jump straight into the first event that happened out of the three, so the story isn’t too long. At my dads, there is a trailer that is used for guests whenever they stay over but was originally used by my dad after the divorce happened between him and my mom, it was also a win-win because my grandpa whom died in the main house, had dementia, so my dad would take care of him. Me, Michael, Russel, and Patrick all slept in it when we were over there. Anyways, so Russel walks over to the trailer because he has to use the restroom, he walks back to the room the rest of us are staying at and the first thing he says when he walks in is, “Jaron, did you open the door, look at me, and close it?” I was confused and so was he because I was singing karaoke with Michael and Patrick while he was confused because I went from being at the door to being across the room in less than 5 seconds. Both of us thinking it was a prank, Russell explains to me that what he saw was legit while I explained that i was just sitting on the couch singing karaoke not even close to the door when he walked in and asked me that. I didn’t even know he walked in until he said my name. To figure out what happened, I sketched it down to him having a hallucination because he was high and drunk. But, I didn’t know that being drunk and high can cause hallucinations like that or even hallucinations at all(if I am wrong than please let me know in the comments because I am not an expert, thank you). Very much confused and a little shook on what happened, we both go back to the activities of the party and try and not overthink what happened. But, something after happens to me that I can’t explain and understand. So, I have to use the restroom after this and I go to the trailer just because it is the closest to the barn we are chilling in. As I arrive, I notice that the entrance door to get in the trailer is wide open. I quickly go to the bathroom and walk back. Confused but also thinking that Russel just left it open again, I walk back and ask him, “Did you leave the trailer door open again?” He immediately without any hesitation responds, “No, after you told me about it being open and me responding with yes that the first time was indeed me leaving it open, I made sure to close it.” He promises that the last time he used the trailer he closed the door. The last time ironically was when the first event of him seeing someone open the door, look at him, and close it occurred. I asked him who it looked like that did was. He said that he couldn’t tell, but he definitely thought it was one of us, like basically he saw the shadow of someone and couldn’t make out the face to pinpoint who exactly it was. The door being wide open caused me to even have more suspicion towards Russel. I mean it could definitely have been a clever prank because it is a birthday party and is late, which is the perfect time to do a prank like that, especially a scary one like what happened. But the behavior that Russel was showing seemed trustworthy that what he was saying he saw and saying that he did close the door and was legit. Well after these two events, confusion took over and we wanted to know what was the actual cause of these bizarre events. Until, the last thing happens that is either a very crazy coincidence or something sinister at play. Russel has to use the bathroom for the last time that night and this time he chooses to walk to the main house just because the trailer toilet isn’t too good and I completely understand him, I mean I did go there every weekend when my dad was living in it. I walk with him to the bathroom and run back, I have so much fear and was paranoid after all that happened that I am fearful and just full on sprint back like I’m Forrest Gump or something. Russel gets back and immediately he tells us. “When I was in the restroom, I heard a car pull up on the side of the road right next to the house and just heard it sit there. After I was done with the restroom and walking back I turned on my flashlight since it’s very dark out. I pointed the flashlight over to the car to signal to them like a wave but mainly to see what they were doing. Instantly when they noticed I was pointing the flashlight over to them, they slowly sped away but at a rate of being slow to than full on speeding.” After what he told me with that car, at that point I am very confused and just want to know the explanation to what happened. Thinking that car was just a crazy coincidence and the person in it was just texting or something, I calmed a little down. But why would anyone pull up that close on the side of the road to the house, and who the hell would be sitting out at 2 AM texting, and finally if they were texting, why make it suspicious and instantly leave after getting a flashlight shown on you. The car could have just ignored it if they were truly just sitting there and texting or something. To instantly leave after that, is just very creepy and unsettling for me and Russel. Again, all this could have been a clever prank, but his genuine confusion just like I had when all this stuff happened, proves to me that he wasn’t pranking us. Either Russel is a very good future actor or something paranormal happened. Just for all the stuff to happen one after another, it is hard for me to comprehend it. And knowing my grandpa died in the house, kinda proves to me more that paranormal work was at play. I didn’t really believe in the paranormal before what happened and I still am unsure about it all, I mean I am personally religious and believe in god, so technically he would be paranormal and supernatural. Oh and one more thing, I promised I wasn’t gonna say anyone’s name except for mine, but to create an even more creepy coincidence, Russell’s name is actually Jesus. His name is actually pronounced Hesus. I don’t know, just a very weird coincidence or maybe a sign. I can’t understand what happened and I wish I could to crack the case.