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Trying to make more friends, so I’m leaving my cozy apartment and boyfriend and cat behind to go to a bar and maybe make a friend. Have this weird anxiety pit in my stomach I didn’t even feel when I met my bf off tinder.
Have been feeling very lonely lately after some workplace drama and losing some friends. Questioning whether people like being around me or want to invite me to things. Don’t want to fall into the trap of just hanging out at home and not pushing myself.
Oh well. Wish me luck! She seems cool. Anyone have luck with these sorts of friend making apps? Does it feel forced?

First, Geodude and Onix both have a low Special Defense stat, so Ember, a Special move, actually deals decent damage against them. This is why you would have people say you could use Butterfree's Confusion move against Brock: because it deals decent damage against the rocky monsters.
Second, in RBY, Brock's Onix does NOT have a Rock-type move. That means Charmander won't risk to faint against super-effective pebbles when facing Brock. And while it does have access to Rock Tomb in FRLG and Rock Throw in LGPE, his Geodude does not have a Rock-type move in any of these games.
Really, picking Charmander over Bulbasaur or Squirtle isn't the fabled super duper hard mode because of Brock; it's harder because of Misty's Starmie, and that thing teaches you to catch an Oddish or Bellsprout on Route 24.
It is true Charmander isn't as advantaged against the first Gym as the two others, thanks to a lower Defense stat and not being able to OHKO a giant stone serpent with vines or bubbles, but the fight is far from hard.

Hello knowledgeable people , I had an experience recently and I'd love to get your opinions.
Basically I had a dream , or more accurately , I heard a voice in my dream , telling me that a family member is pregnant. It felt more like a message , the voice was so clear and I immediately woke up. I didn't recognize the voice but it felt familiar. And what do you know .. a couple of days later another family member told me this person is in fact pregnant !
A few more details , I'm not that close to this family member and would have no clue about this kind of details of her life , there are many other family and close friends that I would be suspicious that they would become pregnant , but there is no reason for this person to be on my mind. That is one reason why I felt like it was more of a message, not a premonition. I don't even know why I would be sent this message !
I feel like I have had feelings before about situations or very vivid dreams but never anything that felt so clearly like a psychic experience. I'd love to know what you lovely people think of this. And any ideas what I could do to tune into this more ?

https://www.latimes.com/food/story/2023-03-25/off-vine-closing-hollywood-restaurant-gentrification-history
Summary for those who hit a paywall (this subreddit will, understandably, not allow me to post the entire article here):
Opened in 1989 in what had been a private home built in 1908, the restaurant known as Off Vine has closed. Developers bought the house and will be tearing it down to construct a parking garage. The building had been submitted for historic preservation protection years ago, but was rejected because after the building was upgraded to repair file damage, it was historically compromised, or so the preservation committee decided.
The restaurant was on Leland Way between Vine and North El Centro.

My pup is going to be 5 months old when we go on vacation next month. She's A LOT of work but I don't think any more work than a regular puppy. We've put so much work into training her and she's amazing on walks and with other people and dogs but she's still not crate-trained or able to be left alone and we're still working on her "off switch". We want to book boarding for her while we are away for a week with someone who understands how much work puppies are and someone who will keep up with what we've trained her on. This will be my first time using Rover and we are trying to set up some meet and greets and daycare first to find a good fit, but what should we be looking for in a good fit? My biggest fear is we're going to go on vacation and then get a call that she's too much work and someone needs to go pick her up.

I’ve been playing RE4 remake a good bit and have died to water hall a numerous amount of times… it’s stupidly harder than the original and I’m playing on standard. The majority of people I know hated it in the original, and now it’s back and more bs than last time. I’m I the only one that thinks this?

Hey, so today I went out on my own for a long time, I dont wanna become dependant on a wing so I went on my own to see where Im at. Well, I feel like im gettingbetter as time goes by (at snails pace) but still my approaches/hour ratio is much lower than Id wanted to be, plus im constantly in my head and scared of what people might think.
So I try today a different area less crowded than where I usually go. This was a great logistic change since I saw much more women I was interested in than I usually do, more women going to do stuff rather than hanging out with friends and that.
Ok so I start shitty as always, an hour walking around in my head making excuses as to why not to approach.
I finally give it a shot to a cute blonde which I see with earphones. I walk up to her extremely calmed, which is the best I can take out of today, this interaction was the most relaxed ive ever had. We start talking and its all laughs and good vibes, I feel as if I already knew this girl. A friend of hers appears and I say hi, doesnt make it akward at all, I just wrap up and say that as I said I thought she looked cute and how about we grabbed a coffee sometimes, she tells me she has a boyfriend so I wish her a good day (truly mean it).
This gets me a bit out of my head, after a while I see this girl with awesome body, she wasnt that good looking, but still. I walk behind for a while and almost bailed but ended up giving it a shot. She tells me shes actually dating someone who she met the same way I was meeting her, she tells me fortune favours the brave so we say goodbye and I leave.
Now here comes my issue for today, as to what kind of approaching I was doing I was like, ok, Im much more comfortable approaching girls on their own than I was before, if for whatever reason I feel confident to approach a group or a pair ill do it, but no need to force it, I can get a good number of approaches by following this strategy. Ok, issue goes, besides the fact that what Ive said before is just plain bs, but still, I manage to get in my head each time Im gonna approach a girl, and either end up following her for 15 minutes until she realizes im following her, or she meets up with friends, or goes inside a house... So I legit missed like 6-7 girls because of this reason. And Its not about the girl whats limiting me, its that im always waiting for the perfect moment to approach (cause Im mostly weary of people around) except that moment never comes and u end up missing your shot, I definetely need to work on this and also opening groups. Will work on each when Im with a wing.

Might be a bit of a silly question but I wanted to hear some thoughts from some people further along than me in the game. I’m a total beginner, both to fighting games and GG. As of right now, I really want is to achieve intermediate competency, I want to hover around the 50th percentile of players. I just want to feel like I know what I’m doing and that I can at least understand what better players are pulling off. But this is all totally new to me, a bit overwhelming at times, and people have a huge head start over me in a lot of ways. I’ve never really been competent at any competitive games, other than being diamond in Halo infinite and gold in Overwatch 1 for the short periods I played them (been into shooters all my life). That being said, I have a ton of fun with the game which is all I can really ask for. I love the community, watching tournaments and streams, and seeing cool anime shit happen on screen. I don’t really plan on giving up on the game just yet, but I’m curious. Should I even care about any of this? I know as long as I’m having fun it’s worth it but there is a side of me that’s dying to really dive in. I’ve heard the notion that fighting games are for everyone and that anyone (with work) can achieve competency but is that really true? How can I tell that this journey is for me too?

As the title says, hello ^{^} . I am looking for a new pair of headphones.
For the past 2 years till now, I am using philips shp9500 (swapped the pads to shure 1840 ones). Having them is like a blessing, i like them very much, but still they don't give me that wow factor, still something is missing(mostly the bass).
I am looking for a pair of headphones similar to these in terms of comfort and sound(with a bit more bass) . If they will need an DAC/AMP i would also ask for a recommendation
My budget at this moment is 500$ (can be higher if something will be worth the money).

I am a third year undergrad B.S Biochemistry Major on the premed track and as of the last one and a half weeks I am starting to feel like I hate my major and I don't want to go to medical school. I thought these thoughts were just a symptom of going through a rough patch and that it will go away when things get better. Only problem is I have been through more rough patches than I can count and this is the first time I said "do I really even like this?"
I stuck out the weed-out courses and persevered thinking once I got out of those it would be smoother and things would get easier. Well after my second year that was a fucking lie.
To be honest I really love Biochemistry but I just cannot deal with how the classes are handled and my ADHD makes things worse. I feel like such a weak bitch for saying this when there are probably others going through far worse. My GPA is not doing the best (3.24) and it got even worse after last semester where I got a C and C+ respectively in Biochemistry 2 and Physics. Biochemistry 1 and 2 had really hard tests and I studied so fucking hard each test and never got above a 70. I am in Biochemistry 3 right now and my professor is super nit-picky about everything and tries to make every assignment as hard as possible. Quizzes we cannot go back to questions we have already answered, tests have confusing wording/she nitpicks reasons to take points off, and homework she is also nit-picky/has super specific answer expectations. Another thing I hate is that she basically spends all lecture talking at us and basically has nearly no details on her slides so I have to basically write down her words which is quite difficult. I have been putting EVERY OUNCE OF MY BEING into studying and I have not breached over a 70 on any midterm and never over an 85 on a quiz.
I hate putting in my 110% for it to never feel like its enough. I hate being told "just do your best" only for it to feel like its all for nothing.
Same thing with physics. Who fucking knows why I have to take these awful awful courses. My professors are terrible and my TAs are mid at best. I have to rely on the internet and tutors and shell out more money. I am garbage at Calculus and I find Physics itself incredibly boring. They give incredibly difficult homework and then annoying quizzes with confusing midterms. Then the final comes and I would rather bleed to death than go through that.
All I feel this major does is beat me down, make me feel stupid and worthless. I keep thinking I should persevere because I love science and want to help people, but i don't know anymore. I accomplish things in life and I am proud of myself for it, but I remember it does not pay my bills. I became more social, I learned new skills, I am a healthy weight now, my porn addiction recovery is going well, I am more empathetic, etc yet none of that pays my bills. The people I talk to and they say I am a good person say that they value me for my character yet again those higher ups don't care. When I meet new people and I mention my major they feel sorry for me. I don't know how to react to it. I met my High school friends over break. One told me he switched his major to PoliSci to keep his GPA high, the other makes hundreds per commission drawing furry porn and is getting married later this year, and idk about the third one i think he does CS so he is set after college. They are all like to me "I can't imagine being a stem major".
What makes it worse is my dad when I first applied said out of my choices Biochem would be the best since "it has the most opportunities, just a Biology degree is useless". He said the same thing about B.S vs B.A. I was leaning BA as course load seemed a little easier down the line but again urged me B.S. My dad is also paying way more for me to be at my out of state uni than most others.
I have the MCAT coming in a little over four months and that adds more pressure. My dad already shelled out money for books and a course so telling him I don't want to do med may set him off the rails. I am beyond terrified to have this conversation with him, that I think I should pursue something else. Last semester I did not do well and basically despite him saying opportunities were good for Biochem, he is now saying theres not much out there that has a comfortable salary if i don't do med school. He is saying at worst go to Caribbean school. I don't mind what school, I want to do something I feel happy with. If I am feeling overwhelmed here there is no way I will survive Med school.
Early in life due to my Autism and ADHD+late diagnoses for both I was a bottom tier student. All I did was cause trouble and my grades were abysmal. My parents friends always bragged about their kids and how smart they were so it made my parents more disappointed in me. I didn't start getting my act together till high school when I realized my grades actually mattered now. I still wasn't a star student but I gave it my all. They always did so much for me despite being a rude brat when I was young so I feel so much guilt over it basically every day and I want to give back, yet with the way things are going I feel like I am a burden. They say they are proud of me for my growth but I don't find it easy to believe. I can't shake the feeling I ask for too much and I won't be able to provide them comfort and make it easy for them to sleep at night.
I am not asking this to be easy, I just don't like having my soul being stepped on and kicked around like a soccer-ball. I loved helping others and I loved science thats why I picked this path originally. I still want to do that but I feel hopeless in my choices. All I really want is a job that pays enough for me to live comfortably, not like 500k or whatever but more like I can afford my necessities and still have some disposable income for fun stuff.
I feel like I would actually have depression right now if it were not for the stuff i do outside my studies as well as having a therapist. Luckily i have broadened my interests and at least I still get some free time to enjoy myself.

have 1/10 scale but like most people cant really use in small spaces. looking online for either one of these its a stuggle to find one in the uk any suggestions?

Currently two months into recovery. I’m doing awesome in terms of my health, having effectively reversed a ton of the adverse effects of my ED on my body in a very short amount of time. I’m eating consistently without purging, which are both huge wins.
I’m still struggling with my body image though. I know that’s probably going to be the most challenging part of all this, since even people without EDs struggle with body image. But it’s really frustrating to be able to tell myself how strong and resilient and capable my body is and really mean those things while at the same time hating that my stomach is physically larger and my body has visible fat on it.
A lot of folks mention that part of recovery is eventually not letting that negative body image permeate every facet of your life. So I’m curious: when did that happen for you? I’m not deluding myself into believing there’s some magical date where I’ll suddenly think I look incredible every single day, but I’m wondering when it starts being easier, like, you can eat and not instantly feel your self perception plummeting?

So yeah, I just finished It Lives Beneath. It was an entertaining sequel to ITLW. Despite what I snarkily say below, I actually enjoyed the book. A few thoughts I noted down as I was playing:

1. Wow. The writers REALLY had a crush on Tom. Where is my MC from ILITW and her sweetheart, Ava? (Shout out to the Ava fans out there!)
2. Why are all the people so friendly to MC? FIVE MINUTES after meeting Imogen, MC is in this girl's bedroom, trying on her clothes. Huh? lol
3. MC's brother falls in love within 3 hours of arriving at Grandpa's house. His LI just knocks on the front door. If only this happened in real life. lol
4. OMG, how many times did people get hit with "the stupid stick" (TM). Example: MC gets attacked by an undead lake creature for the first time. The crew remarks that they wouldn't be able to get it back to town as evidence of the attack because it's too big and rapidly decaying. Why did no one take a picture or a video of the creature at any point in time once it crawled out of the water? Not even Danni, the semi-professional photographer, who had a camera in her hands? Not Tom who had a smartphone? lol
5. Awww. It's good to see the ILITW gang again even if only for a brief time. Missed you, Ava. It was even good, but sad, to see Noah again.
6. Wow, how can Imogen's parents be so evil? No one in the entire town noticed that they never aged in the past 50 years? Imogen never noticed?
7. MC's grandmother had it ROUGH. I wish there had been some way to put her soul to rest peacefully given everything she suffered through. In the end, she was destroyed by her progeny who she tried so hard to protect.

I could keep going with random comments, but I have a few questions about the book too.

1. What happened to Parker?! Did anyone else get this ending...My MC was flirting with him, but inside the dam, he ran off in a panic after he killed the Sherriff to save our crew. He ran off and I don't recall him being seen or mentioned again until the very end where MC makes a toast to "those we lost". All the people presumed dead appeared, including Parker's face. Unfortunately, I didn't select his picture, so I don't know what the MC says about him. (Why did they only let you pick one person?) Parker had a relatively high nerve score so his desertion makes no sense.
2. What is the deal with the nerve score? Parker had a much higher nerve score than Imogen, and Danni in my version of the book, but Parker disappears / dies in the end, while Imogen and Danni were fine.
3. What did all of you think of grandpa? Did you sympathize with him or see him as a traitor who should have done more or even die to defend his wife?

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Almost all Christian groups are against the daylight saving change, posted some easy links to find. There has been a lot of posts regarding this issue, and to clarify:
The problem is that, all Christian groups are against, while all Muslim groups don't mind stating it does not interfere, so why the fuck are you all saying it's a stupid issue, you are the same people to say the political parties are scum but when they do something against a specific group you be like chill don't overreact.
I know a lot of you may not understand this issue and will play it off saying it's dumb and an overreaction in the comments but to those who are willing to understand: if your neighbor plays loud music all Night and you can't sleep, this does not mean he has the right to do it because your other neighbor doesn't mind.

Hey guys,
Let's see if you can save me from myself. My bad has been put through the ringer, I've had it since the end highschool (now 34) so it's basically hanging on by a thread. Decided to spend some decent money to replace it with a good one that'll last, and that'll better suit my EDC.
My problem? There is no backpack in existence that seems to satisfy my conditions:

• 24L minimum, ideally 30'ish.
• Comfortable straps, ideally with load-lifters
• Reasonably weighted empty
• Highly weather resistent/weatherproof + aquaguard zippers (live in a wet city)
• Not clamshell.
• Avoid roll-top.
• Actually available for purchase.
• Laptop compartment that is lifted, and felted.
• Aesthetics that fit in to a professional workplace.

Every bag I've researched is either too small in literage, too heavy, missing major features, or is aesthetically designed for a skinny 20yr old yuppy-girl in Manhattan or something...I'm a large man, I don't want tiny 20L boxes.
So far, my shortlist after literally about a month of research:
1) Able Carry Max
Good style, everything I want, but heavy, and people claim it's not comfortable for EDC because of it's height. Best colour never in stock (blue).
2) Evergoods CPL28
out of stock to the point of non-existence.
3) AON Pathfinder
Everything I want, but unacceptably heavy
4) Bellroy Transit 28L
Not usually my style, but interior features are perfect. Straps seem too thin though...
5) Thule Subterra 30/34
Affordable, widely available, not many modern features but last-resort if nothing on the enthusiast industry is satisfactory.
Just fishing for second opinions on bags similar to these I may have missed that don't get much fanfair. All major major bags with youtubers reviewing them constantly I've probably already considered.
GoRuck is an automatic no right now as they're hilariously expensive and I care more about featureset than the bag lasting forever.

my sweet partner was suffering for a very long time before I had met him. drug abuse, depression, just the ability to stay clean and severe insomnia, it was taking over him to the point where he decided to hang himself. I was with him for only four months and I wish I had more time with him. he was very spiritual. he taught me about making moon water and making siguels and stuff. he believed in a little bit of everything. he was such a sweet ray of light i miss a lot
since he passed in november, I’ve been seeing añgèł ñûmbèrś . all of them. mainly 2️⃣2️⃣2️⃣ 3️⃣3️⃣3️⃣ 4️⃣4️⃣4️⃣ a lot. the clock, receipt, song length. everything. The signs stopped for a while. i spoke about it with a friend out loud and that exact night i had my first physical sign. my guitar that has been sitting in the corner of my room untouched for weeks fell, and it woke me up at 5️⃣:5️⃣5️⃣ am . and i started crying and talking to the wall. if he was here with me. i’ve also had visual dreams when he first passed of him spray painting sorry on a burnt house. and him setting up a tent bc we never got to go camping together.
grieving has been very difficult. I don’t wanna ignore the signs, but I’m also not 100% knowledgeable in the stuff Do you know if this is all good or bad? I’m very much struggling in my life right now with getting back on track. Getting a job again, getting out of debt, and trying to fully start my life again. My depression anxiety has been very bad and it’s an impending doom on my chest I won’t ever go away. I’m doing therapy.. but I feel like I’m ignoring his signs when I see the nûmberš every other day.
When I see them i acknowledge them I look up. I say hi to him. or think of him. I don’t know if I should be doing something more.. Or if there’s a way for me to communicate with him better? I have a couple candles that I sometimes journal and I think about him in front of the candles.
just need advice is all.
i’m never gonna forget about him. i just want him to know i see him, and it’s really hard trying right now.

I have ADHD (diagnosed) and I am very probably autistic.
The problem is, I mentioned this to my therapist along with a list of autistic traits I recognized in myself. She didn't even let me finish my list and she was already saying: "Many of this could be just ADHD. I mean, you are a very sensitive person and very emotional, so I don't think you're autistic. It probably weird personality traits too. I mean, you told me yourself, you've never been very social."
Can't autistic people be very emotional too? I mean, especially since I cant really regulate it and most of the time I don't even understand my feelings and that stresses me out more.
I'm thinking about getting a second opinion, with a specialist in autism, because at least I'm sure its not "just ADHD". What do you think?

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Essentially, the party was about half way through. I was very drunk, chilling on the dance floor. It is very crowded, people are shoulder to shoulder. My hands are at my sides. This girl nexts to be literally starts grinding on my side where my hand is. Once I register how it looks, I jerk my hand back. That’s when a girl next to me confronts me for groping this girl. Another girl steps in and says she saw it too. I am just laughing it off because it is ridiculous. Before I know it, I’m getting thrown out of the party by my own frat brothers. I feel like this was a true twilight zone moment where things just got worse and worse. What was I even supposed to do? I have so much resentment towards the people involved. Such a freak incident.