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My husband and I recently completed the conversion of our detached garage into a small home (DADU), total cost about $240k and just signed a year lease, monthly rental rate $3050 (we also have an investment property we rent out). We initially refinanced our primary mortgage back in 2021 to obtain capital and lower the interest rate but construction costs were significantly higher than anticipated. The remainder of the cost was financed through credit cards and a HELOC. Our credit is excellent but varies depending on how much of our credit lines we use.
My plan is to chip away at the HELOC debt first and potentially refinance the $220k loan when interest rates go down a bit. Our financial details are given below. Perhaps the bright minds of Reddit might see other options or ideas that would be better for our situation? Thanks in advance for your time and attention.
Liabilities
$25k in 3x 0% cards, offers expiring beginning of 10/2023
$71k HELOC, 10% fixed (opened 2/2023)
$220k mortgage, 7.625% fixed
$500k mortgage, 2.75% fixed
$15k loan owed to family (asked us to cash out gold bullion, I did so but have been sitting on returning the money until they request it)
Non-Real Estate Assets
$20k Cash
$100k in Traditional IRA mutual funds
Cash Flow
Debt Service ($5500 monthly)
$200 0% Minimums
$500 HELOC Interest (minimum)
$2000 ($220k mortgage, 7.625% fixed)
$2800 ($500k mortgage, 2.75% fixed)
Income ($13500 monthly)
$5900 Net Salary
$3050 DADU Rent
$4550 Investment property rent

so my parents have this habit of inviting people over to the house without telling anyone until literally 10 minutes before the guest get here and then expect the house to be clean by the time the guest arrive. they also have a habit of being gone while the guest come over and leave me and my siblings to entertain guest we didn’t even know were coming. Not even considering if we had plans. so yesterday was sunday aka the day my bf is off of work and able to take care of the baby so i can get some rest as i was so tired i’d been falling asleep while holding the baby. So my parents ended up taking the baby to breakfast and right when they left i went to go lay down and get some rest while i’m baby free. Well within a matter of 5 minutes i get a phone call that my mom needs me to go pick up my little cousins and drop them off at their house (which my aunt asked HER to do in the morning) but she never communicated that with me until right when she needed me to do it. i told her im too tired to drive as i’m fighting to keep my eyes open and she says well she has my baby and is doing me a favor so i should do her one too. I end up going about a 15 minute drive to pick them up and then 20 minutes towards their house but one of them was hungry and now they wanted me to take them to eat. At this point i’m irritated but not as tired so i was like fine. They finish eating and when i get to their house my little cousin is refusing to get out of the car and go home. Now if the kid was being abused i would understand but he’s really just a brat and anyone that knows him knows he thinks he can do whatever he wants since his mom is rich and let’s him. after 15 minutes of trying to talk him out of the car I start yelling at him to get out. He locks the door from the inside and stays. so i give in and take him home with me. he’s loud and dirty. the type you can’t let in the house without watching everything he’s doing. So now i’m stuck babysitting on my kid free day. So i got no rest and his mom never came for him so i was there watching him from the morning until about 8pm.
Fast forward today is memorial day and my bf is off again so i thought i could take advantage of it and get some rest. Well my baby fell asleep and my bf ended up leaving with my 2 brothers to go play basketball while me and the baby nap together. Right before leaving my little brother mentioned to me that my parents had company on the way which is my cousins aunt and uncle. (which they didn’t communicate with me F23) Well my parents are no where to be found and i’m tired so this really irritates me. My uncle and aunt got here with the kids and i locked all the doors went in the room and laid down with the baby. am i the ass for doing this? they’re outside waiting and i feel guilty but also feel like my parents are being inconsiderate and expecting me to entertain their guest which i have no intention on doing. i’m currently battling depression and am restless from being with my son everyday with little to no help.

HELLO! I HAVE FINALLY GOTTEN UNDERTALE AND I AM PLAYING IT WITH FLOWERY! AND IF YOU'RE ASKING WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FRIEND, THEN THE ANSWER IS THE REAL FRIEND WAS THE PAPYRUS WE MADE ALONG THE WAY! YES, I HAVE FOOLED YOU INTO BELIEVING IT WAS A FRIEND THAT WANTED TO PLAY UNDERTALE, BUT IT WAS ME ALL ALONG! I'M SORRY FOR LYING, BUT I WANTED IT TO BE A SURPRISE!
SO I HAVE STARTED MY JOURNEY BY READING THE STORY ABOUT HUMANS AND MONSTERS, AND THEN I NAMED THE FALLEN HUMAN! IT WOULDN'T LET ME USE "PAPYRUS" SO I NAMED MYSELF "COOL"! AND THEN I SAW FRISK STARING AT ME ON A FLOWER BED, AND I CAN MOVE THEM! SO I GUESS FRISK IS WHO I SHALL PLAY AS!
I HAVE TRAVERSED INTO THE NEXT ROOM AND I MET FLOWERY! AND HE IS TEACHING ME ABOUT BATTLES AND LOVE, BUT THEN HE SHOOTS BULLETS AT ME SO I AVOID THEM UNTIL HE GETS VERY ANGRY AND TRIES TO KILL ME (VERY INACCURATE OF YOU, GAME!) BUT THANKFULLY, TORIEL HAS SAVED ME WITH THE POWER OF FIREBALLS, WHICH HOPEFULLY DIDN'T HURT FLOWERY TOO MUCH!
I'VE ARRIVED AT THE RUINS AND TOUCHED THE SHINY YELLOW SPINNING STAR THING, AND GOT FILLED WITH DETERMINATION FROM THE RUINS! I GUESS THAT'S HOW I SAVE! TORIEL SHOWS ME HOW PUZZLES WORK, WHICH I DIDN'T NEED HELP, BUT FRISK PROBABLY DID SO I'M GRATEFUL ANYWAY! A FEW SWITCHES FLIPPED LATER AND FRISK HAS ENTERED THEIR FIRST BATTLE! THE FIRST THING I NOTICED IS THE HUMAN DOESN'T HAVE A MAGIC OPTION, BUT I CAN WORK WITH THAT! FLOWERY SUGGESTED I SHOULD SPARE THE DUMMY OVER AND OVER, BUT THAT DIDN'T DO ANYTHING SO I TALKED TO IT INSTEAD AND TORIEL WAS PROUD OF ME! UNFORTUNATELY THE DUMMY WASN'T VERY INTERESTED IN TALKING WITH ME!
I ENTER THE NEXT ROOM, AND PREPARE FOR THE PUZZLE UP AHEAD THAT TORIEL HAS WARNED ME ABOUT! BEFORE I CAN READ THE SIGN ON THE WALL, I GET JUMPED BY A FROGGIT, SO I COMPLIMENT IT AND TORIEL SCARES IT AWAY (HOW RUDE!) I READ THE SIGN AND MEMORIZE THE CORRECT PATH, AND FLOWERY SAYS IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE TORIEL WILL HOLD MY HAND ANYWAY! INTERESTING HOW HE KNEW THAT, BUT HE IS GOOD AT PREDICTING THE FUTURE!
I ENTER THE NEXT ROOM AND TORIEL RUNS FROM ME, SO I RUN TO THE END OF THE ROOM AND FIND A PILLAR, WITH TORIEL HIDING BEHIND IT VERY POORLY, BUT I PRETEND TO NOT KNOW SHE'S THERE TO MAKE HER HAPPY! SHE RETREATS FROM THE PILLAR AND GIVES ME A CELL PHONE AND LEAVES! I THEN WAIT FOR TORIEL AND CALL HER SOMETIMES, BUT THEN I LEARN THE ANNOYING DOG IS HARASSING HER AND I LEAVE TO GO SAVE HER!
BUT AS SOON AS I LEAVE THE ROOM, TORIEL CALLS ME, SO I GUESS SHE HAS EVERYTHING UNDER CONTROL! FLOWERY REFUSES TO LET ME STAY IN THE OTHER ROOM, SO ONWARD I GO! I TALK TO A FROGGIT AND IT TELLS ME ABOUT MERCY! I GET FILLED WITH DETERMINATION BY PLAYING THE LEAVES AND SAVE THE GAME! THEN I GO UP AND FIND A BOWL OF CANDY! FLOWERY SUGGESTS I STEAL ALL THE CANDY I CAN, BUT I ONLY TAKE ONE! I INSPECT THE CANDY, AND LEARN IT HEALS 10HP! INTERESTING!
I PREPARE TO LEAVE THE ROOM, BUT ANOTHER FROGGIT ATTACKS ME! I COMPLIMENT IT AND IT SHOOTS MAGIC FLIES AT ME, SO I DODGE THE MAGIC FLIES WITH EASE AND SPARE THE FROGGIT! THEN I ENTER THE NEXT ROOM AND FALL DOWN AND SEE TWO DOORS! FLOWERY URGES ME TO GO TO THE DOOR ON THE RIGHT, AND I GET ACROSS THE FALLING FLOOR AND ESCAPE TO THE NEXT ROOM!
AS SOON AS I WALK FORWARD, I GET A CALL FROM TORIEL WHO IS ASKING IF I PREFER CINNAMON OR BUTTERSCOTCH! FLOWERY SAYS IT DOESN'T MATTER WHICH OPTION I CHOOSE BUT DOESN'T EXPLAIN WHY IT DOESN'T MATTER, SO I CHOOSE CINNAMON! I WALK FORWARD SOME MORE AND GET ANOTHER CALL FROM TORIEL, WHO IS NOW ASKING IF I DISLIKE BUTTERSCOTCH! I THEN FEEL BAD FOR LEAVING THE ROOM BECAUSE SHE HAS THANKED ME FOR BEING PATIENT, BUT FLOWERY STILL DOESN'T WANT ME TO GO BACK! I PUSH A ROCK A BIT AND THE SPIKES GO DOWN, BUT I GET ATTACKED BY A WHIMSUN, WHO LOOKS VERY AFRAID! I TRY TO CONSOLE IT, BUT IT RUNS AWAY! BEFORE I CAN LEAVE TO THE NEXT ROOM, TORIEL CALLS YET AGAIN, ASKING IF I HAVE ANY ALLERGIES! FRISK ASKS WHY SHE'S ASKING AND SHE SUSPICIOUSLY SAYS THERE'S NO REASON!
I ENTER THE NEXT ROOM, AND SEE A BUNCH OF FALLING-GROUND THINGS! FLOWERY GETS BORED OF WATCHING ME FALL OVER AND OVER AND HELPS ME WITH THE PUZZLE! BEFORE I CAN LEAVE TO THE NEXT ROOM, I GET ATTACKED BY A MOLDSMAL! I FLIRT WITH IT, AND WE HAVE A VERY MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION! THEN I SPARE IT, AND LEAVE TO THE NEXT ROOM!
I SEE 3 MORE ROCKS AND START PUSHING THEM OVER, BUT THE THIRD ROCK IS ALIVE! FRISK ASKS IT TO MOVE, AND IT DOES SOME TOMFOOLARY, BUT FINALLY I GET IT TO THE BUTTON! BUT THEN IT MOVES OFF THE BUTTON AS SOON AS I APPROACH THE SPIKES!!! I ASK IT TO STAY ON THE BUTTON, AND IT FINALLY UNDERSTANDS, AND I AM ABLE TO ESCAPE TO THE NEXT ROOM!
I FIND SOME CHEESE AND GET FILLED WITH DETERMINATION FROM THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THE MOUSE MAY ESCAPE THE HOLE AND GET THE CHEESE, AND SAVE THE GAME! I INTERACT WITH THE HOLE AND THE MOUSE SQUEAKS AT ME! I THEN LEAVE TO THE NEXT ROOM!
I ENTER THE NEXT ROOM AND SEE NAPSTABLOOK PRETENDING TO TAKE A NAP! I TRY TO WAIT FOR THEM TO LEAVE, BUT THEY DON'T MOVE SO I UNFORTUNATELY HAVE TO MOVE THEM WITH FORCE! I CHOOSE TO CHEER AT THEM, AND FRISK SMILES AT THEM, WHICH NAPSTABLOOK FINDS FUNNY?? I GET HIT TRYING TO AVOID THE MAGIC TEARS AND CHEER AT NAPSTABLOOK ONCE MORE, AND FRISK TELLS THEM A JOKE! NAPSTABLOOK PULLS A SANS MOVE AND DOESN'T ATTACK, SO I CHEER ONCE MORE! NAPSTABLOOK TRANSFORMS INTO DAPPERBLOOK AND I CHEER ONCE AGAIN, AND WIN THE BATTLE! NAPSTABLOOK LEAVES AND I LEAVE TO THE NEXT ROOM!
I READ A SIGN AND IT TELLS ME ABOUT THE SPIDER BAKESALE, SO I GO BACK TO BUY SOMETHING, BUT I ONLY HAVE 3G! FLOWERY TELLS ME I SHOULD FIND MONSTERS AND SPARE THEM, AND THEY WILL GIVE ME MORE G! I GET HIT AGAIN, BUT I HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR A SPIDER DONUT, SO I GO BUY ONE AND INSPECT IT, AND LEARN IT HEALS 12HP! I THEN CONTINUE ON MY ADVENTURES! I ALSO SAVE AT THE MOUSE ROOM AGAIN, AND I AM AT FULL HP! HOW CONVENIENT!
I TALK TO THE FIRST FROGGIT IN THE ROOM, AND LEARN HOW TO GO INTO FULL SCREEN! AND THEN WE WONDER WHAT F4 STANDS FOR TOGETHER! I TALK TO THE SECOND FROGGIT IN THE ROOM, AND IT TELLS ME ABOUT YELLOW NAMES, WHICH AGAIN, I ALREADY KNOW, BUT FRISK DOES NOT, AND I AM THANKFUL FOR FROGGIT TELLING THEM! IT ALSO SAYS I WILL HAVE TO SPARE WITHOUT YELLOW NAMES, WHICH DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE TO ME AT THE TIME! I TRY TO LEAVE THE ROOM, BUT TORIEL CALLS ME AND TELLS ME TO LEAVE SPACE IN MY POCKETS FOR SOMETHING COOL I MIGHT WANT, AND I LEAVE TO THE NEXT ROOM!
I ENTER A ROOM AND LEARN I NEED TO FIND A SWITCH HIDDEN SOMEWHERE! FLOWERY TELLS ME TO LOOK AT THE TOP MIDDLE ONE LAST, SO I DO THAT AND FIND A RIBBON, NAPSTABLOOK, AND TWO VEGETOIDS! I INSPECT THE RIBBON AND PUT IT ON FOR EXTRA DEFENSES, AND BETTER LOOKS! I GET ATTACKED BY A MOLDSMAL AND A MIGOSP, AND I SPARE THEM WITH EASE, AND ESCAPE TO THE NEXT ROOM!
I FIND THREE PILLARS AND THREE DIFFERENTLY COLORED SWITCHES NEXT TO ALL OF THEM! THE SIGN SAYS THE ROOM IS GOING TO ROTATE, SO I MEMORIZE THE ROOM AND MOVE FORWARD! THE SIGN SAYS I SHOULD PRESS THE BLUE SWITCH, WHICH I REMEMBER IS BY THE FIRST PILLAR! BUT I GET ATTACKED BY TWO VEGETOIDS AND GET HIT! I ENTER THE NEXT ROTATION AND THE SIGN TELLS ME TO FLIP THE RED SWITCH, WHICH IS IN MY VISION! I FLIP THE SWITCH AND GET ATTACKED BY ANOTHER MOLDSMAL AND MIGOSP, AND SPARE THEM ONCE AGAIN! BY PROCESS OF ELIMINATION, I FIGURE OUT I NEED TO FLIP THE GREEN SWITCH, WHICH IS BEHIND ONE OF THE PILLARS! I LEAVE TO THE FIRST ROOM TO REFRESH MY MEMORY, AND AFTER SOME THINKING, I FIND THE GREEN SWITCH AND MOVE FORWARD!
I FINALLY ENTER A NEW ROOM, AND FIND TWO DIFFERENT PATHS! FLOWERY TELLS ME TO GO RIGHT, AND I FIND A FROGGIT, WHO TELLS ME TORIEL WAS HERE RECENTLY! I ALSO LEARN THAT FROGGIT IS INTIMIDATED BY TORIEL, WHICH IS STRANGE BECAUSE OF HOW KIND SHE IS! I GO UP TO FIND A GIANT CITY, AND A TOY KNIFE! I INSPECT THE TOY KNIFE, AND LEARN IT IS A DEADLY WEAPON, SO I DISCARD IT! I THEN GO TO THE OTHER PATH AND REUNITE WITH TORIEL! SHE HEALS ME AND TAKES ME TO HER HOME!
I ENTER TORIEL'S HOUSE AND SHE TELLS ME SHE WAS MAKING A PIE TO WELCOME ME TO THE UNDERGROUND! SHE ALSO TAKES ME TO MY NEW BEDROOM, WHICH I WILL BE STAYING IN FOR THE TIME BEING! I EXPLORE THE ROOM, AND FIND SHOES AND TOYS AND VARIOUS OTHER COOL ITEMS! I TURN THE LIGHTS OFF AND THE SONG TURNS INTO A MUSIC BOX VERSION! I THEN DECIDE NOW IS A GOOD TIME TO GO TO SLEEP, AND I WAKE UP TO A SLICE OF PIE SITTING ON THE FLOOR! HOW KIND OF TORIEL TO LEAVE THIS HERE! I INSPECT IT AND LEARN IT FULLY HEALS ME! THIS MUST BE A VERY VALUABLE ITEM! I LEAVE MY BEDROOM AND INSPECT THE PLANTS AND DRAWERS AND THE MIRROR! I ALSO FIND A LOCKED ROOM, AND A NOT LOCKED ROOM!
SO NATURALLY, I ENTER THE NOT LOCKED ROOM, AND LEARN IT IS TORIEL'S BEDROOM! INSIDE HER BEDROOM IS A BUCKET OF SNAILS, WHICH FLOWERY DESCRIBES AS "SURPRISINGLY GOOD", AND JUDGING BY HOW TORIEL TALKED ABOUT MAKING SNAIL PIE EARLIER, I'D SAY FLOWERY AND TORIEL EAT SNAILS! WHICH IS TOTALLY NORMAL, ACCORDING TO FLOWERY! I ALSO FIND TORIEL'S DIARY, AND DECIDE NOT TO READ IT TO RESPECT HER PRIVACY! I FIND THE MOST TSUNDERE OF PLANTS, CHAIRIEL, TORIEL'S BED, AND A BOOKSHELF THAT TELLS ME ABOUT TYPHA, OR WATER SAUSAGES! INTERESTING KNOWLEDGE! LASTLY, I FIND TORIEL'S SOCK DRAWER, AND I LEAVE THE ROOM!
I LEAVE THE HALLWAY AND INSPECT THE BOOKSHELF AND VERY OLD CALENDAR, AND THEN I TRY TO GO DOWNSTAIRS BUT TORIEL TELLS ME NOT TO! HOW SHE KNEW I WAS DOWN THERE, I HAVE NO IDEA. BUT ALAS, I MUSTN'T PLAY DOWNSTAIRS! I GO INTO THE LIVING ROOM AND FIND TORIEL READING A BOOK! I TALK TO HER, AND FRISK HAS THE OPTION TO ASK WHEN THEY CAN GO HOME?? FLOWERY TELLS ME TO LOOK AT EVERYTHING ELSE FIRST, AND SO I DO!
THE FIRE IS PLEASANTLY WARM, MUST BE MAGIC FIRE! I FIND A HISTORY BOOK ABOUT MONSTERS BEING TRAPPED BY THE BARRIER, AND ALSO I LEARNED ABOUT ASGORE'S INCREDIBLE NAMING SKILLS! I FIND SOME TOOLS THAT HAVE BEEN FILED DOWN, AND ENTER THE KITCHEN! INSIDE THE FRIDGE, THERE IS A BRAND-NAME CHOCOLATE BAR! THE SINK HAS WHITE FUR STUCK IN THE DRAIN, AND I CANNOT IMAGINE WHO'S FUR THAT BELONGS TO! I LOOK IN THE CUPBOARD TO FIND COOKIE CUTTERS FOR GINGERBREAD MONSTERS, TO WHICH FLOWERY SAYS HE REMEMBERS STEALING GINGERBREAD MONSTERS FROM TORIEL WITH THE MEDDLING CANINE ONE TIME, AND IT WAS A "BONDING EXPERIENCE", WHICH IS VERY NOT COOL OF FLOWERY, BUT I FORGIVE HIM! I FIND THE UPGRADED PIE, BUT IT'S SIZE INTIMIDATED FRISK AND I CANNOT GET IT! LASTLY, I FIND THE VERY CLEAN STOVETOP, AND LEARN FROM THE NARRATOR THAT TORIEL USES FIRE MAGIC TO COOK! INTERESTING METHODS, I PREFER USING NON-MAGIC FIRE, BUT IT IS WHAT IT IS!
I THEN TRY TO FIND ANYTHING ELSE TO LOOK AT, BUT FIND NOTHING. SO I AM UNFORTUNATELY FORCED TO ASK HOW TO LEAVE! BUT THEN TORIEL ASKS ME TO LISTEN TO HER BOOK ABOUT SNAILS AND I FEEL SUPER BAD, SO I LISTEN TO HER, AND I LEARN THAT SNAILS SOMETIMES FLIP THEIR DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS AS THEY MATURE! I DIDN'T NEED THAT KNOWLEDGE, BUT I HAVE IT NOW! AFTER SOME BOONDOGGLING, I GET THE COURAGE TO ASK HER HOW TO LEAVE, AND SHE RUNS AWAY! I LOOK THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE HOUSE, BUT I CAN'T FIND HER! I CALL HER, BUT SHE DOESN'T PICK UP!!
I FINALLY REALIZE THAT THE BASEMENT IS THE ONLY PLACE I HAVEN'T LOOKED, SO I GO DOWN THERE AND SEE TORIEL STANDING THERE! I WALK UP TO HER AND SHE TELLS ME SHE IS GOING TO DESTROY THE EXIT TO THE RUINS SO I CANNOT LEAVE! SHE TELLS ME TO GO UPSTAIRS BUT I HAVE TO CONVINCE HER TO LET FRISK ESCAPE, SO I CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD! TORIEL TELLS ME ABOUT HOW THE OTHER HUMANS THAT FELL DOWN HERE HAVE DIED TO ASGORE??? VERY INACCURATE YET AGAIN, GAME! BUT I DECIDE TO MOVE FORWARD ONCE MORE! TORIEL TELLS ME THIS IS MY FINAL WARNING, AND I CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD, AND SHE THROWS ME INTO BATTLE!
THE FIRST THING I DO IS TRY TO TALK HER OUT OF THIS, BUT FRISK CAN'T THINK OF ANY CONVERSATION TOPICS! IF ONLY I HAD BEEN THERE TO HELP!! TORIEL THROWS FIRE AT ME, AND I TRY TO CHECK HER FOR SOME EXTRA KNOWLEDGE! I LEARN TORIEL HAS 80 ATK AND 80 DEF, WHICH IS HIGHLY INTIMIDATING, BUT I CANNOT GIVE UP! I GET HIT BY HER NEXT ATTACK, AND I TRY TALKING YET AGAIN, BUT TO NO AVAIL! I TRY ONE FINAL TIME TO TALK, BUT FRISK JUST CAN'T THINK OF ANYTHING!! I GET HIT TWO MORE TIMES AND AM BROUGHT DOWN TO 12HP!
EVENTUALLY, I SPARE HER, AND SHE REMAINS SILENT, BUT IT SHOWED TEXT THIS TIME! THAT MEANS I'M GETTING SOMEWHERE! I GET HIT ANOTHER 3 TIMES AND AM BROUGHT DOWN TO 3HP, SO I HEAL USING THE MONSTER CANDY! I CONTINUE SPARING HER, AND SHE STAYS SILENT, UNTIL EVENTUALLY SHE USES A QUESTION MARK! I SPARE HER YET AGAIN, AND SHE ASKS WHAT I AM DOING! I GET KNOCKED DOWN TO 7HP, BUT I CONTINUE SPARING! SHE TELLS ME TO ATTACK OR RUN AWAY, NONE OF WHICH I WILL BE DOING ANYTIME SOON! SHE ASKS WHAT I AM PROVING THIS WAY, AND I GET HIT, BUT LEARN SHE'S NOW ONLY DEALING 1 DAMAGE! I SPARE AGAIN, AND SHE TELLS ME TO FIGHT HER OR LEAVE, WHICH I AM STILL NOT DOING! I SPARE HER AGAIN, AND SHE TELLS ME TO STOP IT. I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY MORE TIMES I CAN TELL HER I'M NOT DOING THAT. SHE TELLS ME TO STOP LOOKING AT HER THAT WAY, BUT THAT'S FRISK'S FACIAL EXPRESSION, WHICH I CANNOT CONTROL! I SPARE HER AGAIN AND SHE TELLS ME TO GO AWAY! HOW RUDE. I SPARE AGAIN, AND SHE GOES SILENT AGAIN! I SPARE HER AGAIN, AND SHE LOOKS SAD, AND HER FIREBALLS ARE NOW AVOIDING ME! VERY SAD, BUT I'M DOING IT!
I SPARE HER AGAIN AND THE MUSIC CUTS OUT. SHE ASKS ME TO GO UPSTAIRS, BUT THE FLEE OPTION IS GONE. NOT THAT I WAS GOING TO USE IT ANYWAY. SHE TELLS ME SHE WILL TAKE GOOD CARE OF ME HERE, AND I'M SURE SHE WILL, BUT FRISK CLEARLY WISHES TO RETURN TO THE SURFACE! SHE TRIES CONVINCING ME TO STAY. I CONTINUE SPARING HER, AND SHE ASKS ME WHY I AM MAKING THIS SO DIFFICULT. UNFORTUNATELY I CANNOT ANSWER. SHE ASKS ME TO GO UPSTAIRS, WHICH I DO NOT! SHE GOES QUIET AGAIN, AND STARTS LAUGHING! SHE THEN CALLS HERSELF PATHETIC, WHICH IS VERY NOT TRUE!! SHE GOES QUIET AGAIN, BUT SHE FINALLY AGREES TO LET FRISK GO!
THE BATTLE ENDS AND SHE TELLS ME TO NOT GO BACK TO THE RUINS! I WILL TRY TO CALL HER SOMETIMES WHILE ON MY JOURNEY! SHE THEN HUGS ME AND LEAVES! AND I DIDN'T CRY! I SWEAR! I THEN CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD, AND I MEET FLOWERY AGAIN, WHO SHAMES ME FOR SHOWING MERCY, AND LAUGHS AT ME! BUT NOW I KNOW HIS PLAN ISN'T REGICIDE, SO THAT'S GOOD! I THEN WALK INTO THE DOORWAY AND READ THE CREDITS! AND THEN I ARRIVE AT SNOWDIN, BY THE GIANT DOOR!
I WALK FORWARD AND GET HARASSED BY SOMEONE'S SILHOUETTE! I REACH THE BRIDGE AND STARE AT THE SILHOUETTE AND IMMEDIATELY RECOGNIZE THAT IT'S SANS! VERY INACCURATE AGAIN, GAME! I MET THE HUMAN FIRST! BUT THIS IS SOMETHING SANS WOULD DO, SO ALSO ACCURATE IN A WAY! FRISK SHAKES SANS' HAND AND HEARS THE WHOOPEE CUSHION! SANS THEN ACTIVELY DOESN'T DO HIS JOB, AND SOMEHOW GOES THROUGH THE BARS, SAYING THEY'RE "too wide to stop anyone", WHICH IS VERY NOT TRUE! THOSE BARS STOPPED EVERYONE!
FRISK HIDES BEHIND THE LAMP AND A VERY HANDSOME AND COOL SKELETON RUNS ON-SCREEN! I ALSO WATCH THE SAME CONVERSATION I HAD WITH SANS THAT ONE TIME PLAY OUT, SO GOOD JOB FOR BEING ACCURATE, GAME! BUT ALSO HOW DOES THE GAME KNOW ABOUT THAT?? ALSO, IT JUST DAWNED ON ME THAT SANS WAS HELPING ME WITH HIS GOOFY ANTICS??? ANYWAY, FLOWERY AND I LAUGH AT MY PUN, BOO AT SANS' PUNS, AND CONTINUE MOVING FORWARD! SANS ASKS THE HUMAN TO SHOW THEMSELF TO ME TO CHEER ME UP, AND IF SANS REALLY DID THAT, I THANK YOU BROTHER! IT DID IN FACT CHEER ME UP! AND THEN SANS LEAVES, AND SO DO I!
I GET FILLED WITH DETERMINATION BY THE LAMP'S CONVENIENCE AND SAVE THE GAME! AND THAT IS WHERE I SHALL STOP PLAYING FOR NOW, BECAUSE I NEED TISSUE! BECAUSE! I AM NOT CRYING!! I JUST HAVE SOMETHING STUCK IN MY EYE AND NEED TO GET IT OUT!! I SHALL PLAY UNDERTALE AGAIN LATER! I HAD A LOT OF FUN, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS VERY INACCURATE SOMETIMES!
-NYEHFULLY YOURS, PAPYRUS AND FLOWERY

Hi, my name is Colton, live in FL, and I’m visually impaired and autistic. I guess I’m making this just to put my thoughts and emotions out there so I can calm myself down. I go to FSU and major in Commercial Entrepreneurship and work part time at a local Publix and HVAC company for penny’s on the dollar. (Not trying to complain about that, Ik everyone starts out only making $11-$12 an hour these days, although I’ve been working for 3 years now) I’m just disappointed in myself as a person and I’m also very concerned for my future. I was always the odd ball, never really socialized with many people up until the last 2-3 years, I always find people looking at me strange when I talk to them or just ignoring me flat out whether it be in real life or texting/phone calls. My eyesight never really helped me out much either, couldn’t ever really play sports or learn about computers, I have night time restraints on my drivers license, etc, but it’s honestly the least of my worries these days. I suppose if there’s one thing I could be thankful for it’s my family, they always try their best to help me out in any ways the can and have kind of spoiled me in recent years, but they never really could come to understand how my mind works no matter how hard they tried (which I honestly can’t blame them, I can’t even understand myself half of the time). All the friends I had in high school are either gone or don’t really want much to do with me anymore. I was never mean to them or anything, but I guess i was just too awkward and clumsy for them to be associated with anymore. They all just say their too busy whenever I try and talk to them or just never get around to responding. I will say that I’m not exactly an ideal person, I’ve said some crazy things to people I shouldn’t have and made some very irrational decisions in the past, (gambling thousands away in stock options, being way to assertive towards women on dating apps, snorting adderall and focalin to just feel happier while I was at school, cussing profusely at a professor over the phone) so I guess I’m a degenerate in that regard. And now I’m here, a senior in college about to earn a nearly worthless degree, gonna have to live with my parents for another 10 years like a freeloader because even if I worked 80-90 hour a week I still wouldn’t be able to afford rent for a one bedroom infested with roaches and rats in my city. It’s funny because when I was younger I looked so promising when I was younger. I made straight A’s in school up until my junior year in highschool and now I’m lucky to make a 90 in one of my classes in college. I’ve cried so much that I cant even tear up anymore. And idk if I wanna just end it all because it would hurt my family so much. I’m just going insane, I talk to myself alone for over an hour sometimes, I get angry so easily even over the most irritational ordeals, i feel so pathetic, I can’t even control what comes out of my mouth half of the time and I always come to regret it. I’ve thought about leaving college but my parents said they’d kick me out of the house if I did that, but I find it so unproductive and degrees are so much less valuable than they were when my parents were my age. But of course no one will ever think what I have to say is important because I’ve proven in the past to be such a problem. Even though they’re the ones that watch the news all day and make such big deals about the federal government and trans this, and racism that even though it has nothing to do with them and solves nothing and just makes everyone depressed with the world. Idk what the point of living is anymore. I can’t imagine life is much worse than hell. Every time there is even the smallest glimmer of hope, it just immediately gets crushed by reality, and life just continues on. Anyways, sorry you had to read all of that, hope y’all have a good day and live good lives. God bless you all

Hi I am not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I am looking for a manual for a canister filter I purchased second hand. It is a Top Fin Pro 120 Canister (Model: 5302063/Series: 210101), the brand is seemingly a PetSmart store brand manufactured by Eheim? Not really sure. I have tried emailing all companies associated with this filter, but no dice.
Any help would be appreciated! Thank you.

Context: I recently purchased a 1 bed house from a friend in Bristol.
I absolutely love the house, it's small, but has south facing sun trap of a garden, really polished finish in all rooms (except bathroom which I'm having done next couple of months) and I've settled in nicely now having moved here ~ a year ago.
However, another friend of mine has recently moved (without having had to sell their home) and they have been kind enough to offer it to me for £230k. The house is a 2 bed terraced house about 5 minute drive from me (in Bristol), and looking on Zoopla, these houses tend to be worth anywhere from £280k - £300k.
The numbers: I took out a 2 year fix on my current place at 1.68% for 180,000 mortgage with a 25k deposit (total purchase price £205k).
I have 35k saved up and have been told by an estate agent that my house could now be worth anywhere between 215k - 225k (the latter sum I'm sceptical of given it's a 1 bed and will likely only attract FTB with limited funds, much like myself at the time).
I currently earn 50k but would not like to increase my mortgage amount due to interest rates. I'd rather port my mortgage over and put 15k of my own cash in if I did go for the 2 bed (assuming my house sells for 215k)
I'm aware that selling/purchasing fees are likely to cost anywhere between 7-10k (conveyancing, mortgage transfer, structural surveys, EA fees, but no stamp duty which is a massive plus!) - I did buy using a LISA, not sure if this means anything when it comes to selling now?
Overall it would likely cost me ~25k in total to move from my 1 bed to the 2 bed.
The issues: My friend's 2 bed house is not without it's issues!
There is severe damp issues in the front downstairs and upstairs of the property as well as the rear upstairs and downstairs of the property.
None of the floors in the property are straight, and at times it can feel like you're in one of those fun houses that you get at fun fairs.
There is potential electrical issues also, and several windows and doors within the property need attention due to being poorly maintained (one of them doesn't shut fully which could be a real pain in winter!)
I currently benefit from off street parking and would lose this and inherit awful on-street parkin on a very narrow and crowded road in an area that is a little more rough round the edges.
I'm also worried that the structural survey is going to shine a light on some other major flaws.
I'm aware that the rendering both front and back has several cracks in it which could be one of the main causes of damp.
All in all, to get the house to a condition where I would feel 'happy' to live in it, it could cost upwards of 20-40k and to cope with the extra running costs, I'd probably have to get a lodger to occupy the second room. (both rooms are spacious double rooms).
The Qeustion: What would you do in my situation? I've grown to become quite happy in my sunny little 1 bed, and the only reason I would take the offer of the two bed is so that I could somewhat future proof myself at a somewhat decent price point.
I would have a potential 50/50 split with mortgage and bills from having a lodger, but would also live in a house in a much worse condition, with a much worse finish, and also lose many amenities I currently enjoy such as a spacious sunny garden, off street parking, nicer location, and most importantly, relatively nice emergency fund saved meaning I can worry a little less about money.
I feel like this 2 bed property could become a huge investment but also a huge burden and something I'm not quite willing to subject myself to just yet. But an offer like this might never come around again, and I don't want to be left kicking myself when I eventually outgrow my 1 bed that I didn't make the move at a time where I could have gotten a 2 bed ~40k under market value w/no stamp duty to pay.
I understand a lot of this question will boil down to how I feel personally and what I prioritise now vs. later in life, but I would still love to hear what you would do if in a similar position to mine or hear any similar experiences you might have.
Thanks for reading, and even more for responding!

For those of you familiar with the area this takes place a few years ago, while I was heading southbound from Pablo Alto to San Diego, but specifically after a detour on my stretch from LA to San Diego heading southbound on interstate 5. I’m driving home from my friends grow op in Northern California. He was just showing me around and how proud he was after he was able to fund his own growing company but I digress. Anyhow I was wearing an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time. See white onions were all the hype as the war took all the resources and cut us off from the yellow ones. That’s besides the point, I swung by TLC and copped some loud JB packs and thought to myself to roll a blunt for the drive, rolling a nice fat, probably 2-2.5G fatwoods. I never actually smoked it though, hopping in my car and finding a kurvana cart in the glove box while looking for a lighter. Not having one I pop the fatwoody in a doobtoob anfd pocket it. Heading southbound on 5 not too long after I have to take this massive fuckin raging dump. I know there’s a rest stop nearby so I think I can hold it. I’m a mild [2] just cruising along the pacific, enjoying the views and holding in my dump. Getting to the rest stop, pulling into the parking lot was no problemo but I thought to myself I could rip the pen a few times and then go shit. Those familiar with the area there’s a big white building and there’s bathrooms in it as well. Well the men’s room is locked. I’m kinda high, banging on the door asking the fuck is going on in there. Nothing. I’m sitting on the lookout point, staring into the distance, debating taking off my pants and going into the ocean for a “swim” but really to take this raging dump. Not too long after sitting I turn around to see a homeless looking man being let into the bathroom. Furious I walk over and start pounding the door harder, yellin I saw you let that man in! The door opens and there’s like 5 homeless dudes just straight chilling in there with the door locked, looking at me like I was the issue. I barg in and try to hit the stall but they won’t let me. We start arguing and as things start to escalate I see one of the homeless bums sparking up a boagie. Then my genius ignites. I got a fatwoods in my pocket. In less than a minute we’re that 70’s show circling this fatwoods in this rest stop bathroom. After the blunt was finished I left got in my car and drove home, never taking that shit til I walked into my bathroom.

Hi all, not sure really where to start with this, but I’m trying to reach as many people as I can and get as much advice as possible!!
Last year I graduated uni with a degree in History and am now on a Business and Sales 2 year scheme at a well known tech hardware company. Since starting this job I have realised that it’s not something I would like to continue with, but have also realised that it would be daft of me (financially and CV wise)to leave this company in search of something different right now, before my 2 years are up. Within the role at the moment I am managing the open accounts and will be moving to become a more dedicated account manager of the team’s larger customers. I am also now pretty well versed in excel and powerbi as I do a lot of data managing and analysis.
I’ve always had a love for music and concerts, but more specifically, an infatuation with things behind the scenes. I would love to be able to see the full view of the map to stage, so the music writing, production, album making, marketing, coordination, stage management etc, all the way up to the point where I am watching an artists and being able to piece together everything that got them there.
My issue at the moment is that I feel as I’ve only just had this realisation that my dream job lies somewhere within working in the music industry. My degree and previous work history don’t reflect this passion for the music industry and I feel as though it is a barrier for me to get in. I have always been very much caught up in the next step especially with jobs, just always making sure I had something to get experience and bring money in, despite it not being reflective of where I want to end up in life. I didn’t really give myself time after uni to decompress and have a proper think about what I would love to do, I just mass applied for jobs and schemes until I was successful and secured my current role.
My degree is also a bit of an anomaly. I loved doing my history degree and I was very interested in what I was doing and the opportunities I was able to have, but I knew that I was never going to go into the historical field, instead I was doing it for the transferable skills and title of a degree.
I think looking around at jobs available, I’d like to do some form of artist management or brand label management as I quite like the sort of account managing aspect, however when looking at jobs requirements they often require min 2 years experience to get this sort of role. I am also conscious that when I do leave my current role, I will have to start again at the lowest level, take pay cut and be treated as though I am freshly graduated again, despite working for 2 years because of my lack of experience.
I am currently trying to get some form of live event experience by contacting a local festival and volunteering my time in hopes that I could help out backstage. Am also beginning to research and read about new advances in the music industry as a way to improve my LinkedIn, but with so many people from my current work on there, I don’t want them getting massively suspicious. With my full time job, I’m not sure where I can try to improve my chances to even get past the screening stage of interviews!
I am open to any advice at all!
Thanks so much x

I realized that there’s certain people I heavily care about their opinion about me not everyone just certain people and of course a few triggers here and there. But I realize part of the reason my best friend is my best friend isn’t because I let go of what she thinks of me because I’m so comfortable but because I feel so comfortable that she thinks highly of the real me and I see the real her and love her. It’s rare that I feel so safe around anyone or safe in general but she’s incredible and I can rant about incredible she is.

I may be an amateur musician, but I am a professional nerd.* As such, I was inspired by u/OctavianMacLean's post to finally write up my music theory questions from Rhythm of War. If only Navani's chapters had gone on longer about musicology! Alas, this is essentially all we know about the pitches used in music on Roshar, from chapter 69:

The Alethi traditionally used a ten-note scale—though it was more accurately two five-note quintaves. This was right and orderly, and the greatest and most famous compositions were all in this scale.
The Thaylens, for example, preferred a twelve-note scale. A strange number, but the twelve steps were mathematically pleasing.
Anciently, people had used a three-note scale,** and a few of the compositions remained. The tone that drew Stormlight was the first of the three notes from this ancient scale. With some effort—it had required sending Fused to Kholinar through the Oathgate to raid the royal music conservatory—she’d obtained tuning forks for the other two notes in this scale. To her delight, Voidlight responded to the third of the three notes.

Based on this description, I have some questions, a couple of suggestions...starting with, does Navani use quintave to mean:
a) an interval with frequency ratio 3:2, at which the scale repeats;
b) a 5-note [i.e. pentatonic] scale; or
c) something else?
As the reader may know, 'quintave' isn't really a normal English word, even in the world of music theory. It's presumably intended to be analogous to the English word 'octave'. In English, 'octave' refers to a 2:1 interval (i.e. the frequency of one tone is exactly twice the frequency of the other), regardless of how many notes a given scale divides that interval into. The interval is called an octave\*** because the higher pitch is the 8th note of most scales used in so-called western music. If we want to interpret quintave as the strictest possible parallel to the word octave, then we can guess that definition A is correct--i.e. that quintave means the interval (possibly but not necessarily spanning 5 notes) at which scales repeat, rather than an interval within a scale.
However, not a lot of music traditions have scales that repeat at the 3:2 interval. In fact, the only real-world music tradition which I've seen described with the word 'quintave' is some traditions within Georgian folk music. A lot of Georgian folk music is characterized by a narrow melodic range and three-part polyphony. As best I understand it, the basic 'scale' has 5 notes evenly divided within 3:2 interval and repeating on the top note (the fifth). Instead of being organized around the octave, the interval between the tonic (the 1st note of the scale) and the 8th note is a little bit bigger than a 2:1 ratio (musicologists call this a 'wide octave'). It sounds super cool and I love Georgian folk music, so I want this to be what Brandon intends for Alethi music to sound like...however. It's hard for me to see how this counts as a ten-note scale, because two quintaves stacked on top of each other gets you nine different notes. That said, I don't really understand half the stuff I've read about Georgian polyphony, so maybe there's a totally valid way of interpreting a quintave scale as having ten notes.
Pentatonic scales that repeat at the octave--unlike pentatonic scales that repeat at the fifth--are incredibly common around the world. If we go by what's more common in earth music, then Navani is more likely using using 'quintave' to refer to a pentatonic octave scale, definition B. If that's what she means, however, then Brandon is--as I understand it--taking some liberties with the English language by describing the Alethi scale with the word quintave. Maybe he thinks it's stupid to refer to the 2:1 interval as an 'octave' if it only has five notes, and so he (or rather, a theoretical Alethi music theorist) has renamed that interval the 'quintave'.
Or maybe Alethi music is polyphonic, and 'quintave' is the Alethi way of expressing the importance of parallel fifths in compositions. There are certainly polyphonic music traditions which rely heavily on parallel fifths are a standard way of harmonizing: the medieval organum, some Appalachian folk music, Icelandic tvísöngur, and apparently some Hungarian folk music as well. Probably some of those traditions also involve pentatonic scales, but I'm too tired of writing this post to confirm that. Are you tired of reading this post?
I hope not, because there's one more possibility, which is that Navani really does mean that the Alethi scale is decatonic, rather than pentatonic. As stated above, we almost always use 'scale' to refer to a pattern of notes that repeats at the octave/2:1 interval (again, regardless of whether the octave actually spans 8 notes). If we look at Navani's description of the Thaylen music system, which sounds like an exact analogue to the Pythagorean 12-tone scale across the octave,**** we might assume that Navani similarly assumes a scale always spans exactly one octave, with none of this fudging about polyphony. There are a few ways of organizing a 12-tone division of the octave into a ten-note scale, though I've yet to find one that I actually enjoy listening to. Mathematically speaking, useful decatonic scales are found by first dividing the octave into 12 or 22 or perhaps 20 (etc) even steps and then determining which 10 notes make up the scale you are going to use for your composition. The idea that an entire culture's music would be composed around a decatonic scale seems incredibly unrealistic--and horrifying--because the maths are comparatively not that intuitive. In the real world, decatonic scales don't exist in a vacuum; they exist because Some People have gotten bored with the vast numbers of pentatonic and heptatonic and enneatonic scales that already exist. Also because Some People are really into maths. However, it is possible that the Alethi are so unbelievably dedicated to the number 10 that they really do only (or mostly) play music based on a decatonic scale.
As someone who prefers more normal music and pleasantly obvious mathematics, I can't begin to guess which decatonic scales could be described as being composed of 'two quintaves'. I have no idea what quintave might mean in the context of decatonic music.
Anyway, if you made it this far and you have an opinion on what 'quintave' means in RoW, or you want to tell me what a cretin I am for not appreciating Messiaen, I'd love to hear it.
*aka, a PhD student.
**The tuning forks Navani uses in RoW makes it seem like this 'ancient system' is based on three pitches, which is an even more restricted system than three intervals. I can't think of a song that uses just three notes, apart from 'Hot Cross Buns'. Idk, maybe the 'ancient' musicians of Roshar--and is Navani referring to the Dawnsingers?--just sang 'Hot Cross Buns' with increasingly insane polyrhythms.
***Well, sometimes. The ancient Greeks called the 2:1 interval the diapason, meaning 'across the whole [scale]', which is a much more accurate name if your scale doesn't actually have 8 notes. Bring back the word diapason!
****Which I learned this afternoon has the same tones as the Chinese shí-èr-lǜ gamut...the more you know. That 12-tone octave really is a nice system, mathematically speaking.
*****This post is now over, like my excuses for not working on my dissertation. This footnote is therefore fake, kind of like the excuse that I didn't have time to finish drafting my introduction this evening because I was too busy trying to come up with a good pun about tritones and Odium's interval.

Ok, I'm using a throwaway account here. So, my wife (24F) and I(25M) have not spoken to each other for just under a month. A month ago, she stormed out of my house, taking almost 50k from our shared savings account.
This all happened because of a disagreement that happened between her and my parents. Let me explain.
My wife grew up in an eco-friendly household, and her family had always used sustainable energy. She has always driven a Tesla and works in a sustainable clothing company. She likes attending climate protests, and also donates 10% of her salary monthly to Greenpeace. If you haven’t already inferred, her family’s very rich.
My family, on the other hand, has struggled. My childhood was not ideal, and my family spent a lot of their money to send me and my many siblings to college.
My wife and my parents have always disagreed on the matter, as my wife often speaks up about her opinions on their lifestyle. This has also restricted the amount of time I am able to spend with them.
One week ago, it was my mother’s birthday. She’s always dreamed of owning a Porsche 911, and so I saved for months and got her one.
However, a few days after I posted it on Facebook, I come home to my wife furious at me for the disrespect that I have shown her morals.
The situation is blowing up, and I don’t know what to do. AITB?

I'm going to try and keep this as brief as possible. Location is Indiana, USA
My 89 year old grandpa started seeing a woman I'll call Donna about 11 years ago after my grandma passed. He needed the company honestly, but 11 years out things have started to sour.
For years Donna and grandpa drove back and forth between their houses. Donna lives 2 hours away, 30 minutes from a hospital, and with mo family around. My grandpa has always lived next to my family and his children. But grandpa recently has gone downhill. His driving has gotten bad, he's developed dementia, has to use a walker for his bad knee, and can't remember short term details to save his life.
This past week Donna dropped a bomb on us. She told my aunt that her and grandpa were getting married and together they're moving up to her large farmhouse. Not only that, she has grandpa using her Kubota tractor around her farmhouse for general upkeep and they're planning on driving down to Florida in January. Lastly, grandpa had a neurology appointment in June for his dementia that has now been canceled by Donna.
Our family is alarmed. We really are fearing for his safety and don't feel like grandpa is making the decisions here. Grandpa just today couldn't remember when my grandma died when I talked to him, an event that 12 years ago wrecked his whole life. He can barely walk, can't remember things we've told him only minutes ago. He has no business driving but we're afraid Donna is isolating him from the rest of the family by moving him away. We're afraid she's wanting to marry him only to make the decisions for him, as he's not capable of making big decisions himself these days. Donna literally won't let him out of her sight at any family event or function.
Do we have legal options? Can we pursue legal guardianship or something else?
Donna herself is 90, grandpa is 89. We're not sure he knows completely what he's doing, he always vowed never to marry again, even after seeing Donna for so long. Asking him about it her barely says a word, Donna usually chimes in on everything.

I am officially a different person.
Reality TV is fucking weird. It's hard to explain this, I assume that those who don't partake in it, can never be compelled as to why the hunger games eseque Bobble heads who make up the Bravolebrity universe might cause my mind to endlessly spiral.
These human beings have volunteered thier very lives as tribute. They are all aspiring popstars, actors, models- who've volunteered their lives, to self produce thier own behaviors within thier romantic relationships and social group, both as a means to more screen time, and continued establishment of every brand and side hustle they can squeeze out of thier Bravolebrity that could provide revenue for them post VPR.
It's hard to watch the entire series and walk away believing that it is mostly or majorly "unscripted". But who scripts what or rather who produces who and where self production comes in, is the real mystery. The sexual scandals seem to be entirely authentic, but leaks engineered by production or by cast members who were vying for plotlines. I assume they are paid by what they choose to film. When there are group events, certain cast members make a huge deal as the show goes on about social faux paux that seems indicative of contractual rigidity and limitations on production costs at various points, once Sur itself is no longer the main location that links the cast- the parties and vacations are subject to enough social drama, that again, it seems a forever hunger gamesesque popularity contest because these actual people are in danger of losing their spot on this show, and may or may not be able to live off that podcast money- they all aspire to be Lisa Vanderpump Rich and if they've got to remind everyone thier best bro probably cheated on his then girlfriend with a dude two years ago, they will.

Hope i used rhe right flare.
I am a high school student taking an ASL course. my teacher is great and has a lot of experience with dead, HoH, mute, or anyone who uses sign and teaches us all about culture, has us watch films/movies/documentarues, interpretations completely in ASL, etc — but ive heard that ASL classes are much different than real world signing especially with different ASL "accents"(?) so are there any free/open resources where i can see/learn more of what's more likely to be seen in IRL rather than in school or with other hearing people/people who are learning

I remember them offering this deal as an option when you bought the final season years ago and I decided to go back and replay it since it’s one of my favorite game series of all time. But for some reason, the only one I have available to play is the final season? Did they remove the other seasons from the pack? If so, that’s completely unfair to us players and unprofessional from them as a company.

I just watched the Vegas episode, and the way that these loudmouth idiots were screeching about Daisy living with her ex-boyfriend was straight up abusive.
Ambre’s old, obnoxiously-coiffed, tattletale ass is such a clown. Destiney’s talk-yelling and garbage personality makes me want to jump off the Burj Kalifa.
Brett loves any drama against someone who might not “be there for him” (eyeroll x infinity) and I love to watch his jaw clench with disbelief, and the way he has to breathe through his nose to calm himself, any time he that his ego senses an external threat (be it real or imagined.)
I love Daisy. She seemed so vulnerable in this episode, and I can’t stand seeing how much pain those weird losers caused her.
This episode was exhausting! I need to take a Valium, lie down, and listen to some relaxing sounds of the jungle on YouTube. I’m stressed.
P.S. I’m older now than Ambre is in the show, but not by much, and I get secondhand embarrassment watching her full-blown-adult self so desperately vying for the affection of the guy who in 2007, had just headlined Toad Suck Daze in Conway, Arkansas (pop. 67,000)

I dont understand where I went wrong for my email to stop working so I have come here for help.
I play a game called animal jam. I have a specific email linked to the account I use on there plus that email is used for the parent account.
I deleted the email forgetting it was attached to the account and then recovered the email when I remembered. The email still recieves other emails from animal jam and other emails from different sites. Just specifically not my password change requests or email change requests.
I contacted the company but they basically left me high and dry. I really need my account back so please if you know how to help let me know.
FYI Things I have checked: My inbox is not full It is not in spam/deleted/archived/bin The service is not blocked I do not have any restrictions on my email
Thanks so much!

Hi all, I have around 400k in cash and want to begin a real estate portfolio. My HHI is around 300k in MCOL North Texas. I’m thinking of buying a 400k home and rent it out for $2300/month in Plano. That would put annual income at $27,600 minus $10000 from property taxes, insurance, and maintenance that would be a return of $17,600 from 400k cash barring any appreciation. So is a 4.5% annual return on 400k cash worth it? Should I look for more of a fixer upper and renovate and rent instead.

Single, well educated (masters degree), business suit wearing professional working on Bay Street looking to connect with a likeminded younger woman between the ages of 18-25. My professional work life is extremely demanding, as I’m in a leadership position, and so discretion is key and will be afforded back in return. This can be a short NSA or a longer term relationship if we both vibe.
About Me:
I'm 35, 6’0, 190, in decent shape, have an amazing spot of my own near King West and can host or travel to yours if you prefer. I'm very kink friendly, experienced in the BDSM lifestyle for a number of years including aspects of DD/LG, CNC, rough sex, anal etc. I've been the "first" for a number of women who've ventured into this world and take pride in being a patient teacher so that everyone has a positive experience. Consent and communication is key for me and I'm very open in sharing and talking about my kinks to see if we have any overlaps between us and/or ones worth exploring.
Outside of the bedroom, I'm into reading classics (fiction), planting, listening to music (indie/alt rock, hip hop, top 40), watching documentaries, BBQing in the summer and skiing/skating during winter. I love trying out new bars in the city, take in a standup comedy show and attend live sports events (leafs, raptors and TFC). My go to drink is red wine and can make you a mean Gin+Tonic as an added bonus ;)
About You:
Be local, kink positive and have your list of fantasies, hard limits ready so we can gauge our compatibility. Your level of experience within BDSM isn't a factor as I've played with women over both sides of the spectrum and have enjoyed ourselves immensely.
If any of this intrigues you, feel free to send me a message. Ideally we can exchange some texts/pics and meet up for a drink to see how we vibe in real life. Happy hunting!

Hi guys, I have around 400k in cash and want to begin a real estate portfolio. My HHI is around 300k in MCOL North Texas. I’m thinking of buying a 400k home and rent it out for $2300/month in Plano. That would put annual income at $27,600 minus $10000 from property taxes, insurance, and maintenance that would be a return of $17,600 from 400k cash barring any appreciation. So is a 4.5% annual return on 400k cash worth it? Should I look for more of a fixer upper and renovate and rent instead.