I have been considered for the better part of my life as unattractive -
When I was younger I hit puberty very fast and acne exploded all around my face - Other kids didn't understand it so naturally they made fun of it.
As I grew older the acne became ice pick scars I hardly even notice them anymore truly, but when one trial ends another begins - unfornately I didn't get the attractive gene like my younger brother who has a full set of hair (I am Bald), Tall (6, 3 - 5'5) and silky smooth skin, but it has allowed me to view the world in almost two different lenses because - regardless of anything I love my brother and see him as an extension of myself.
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I can never speak on my brothers behalf and can only provide speculation at this point.
More times than not I noticed when my brother interacted with someone (even from a very young age) people would do their best to not give him problems - If anything they did their best to set him up with either a job, sport player, people would try to set him up with their (sister, daughter, friends) - I was witnessing humanity at its best, but when I would interact with the same people my brother would - I would get another reception:
- They would forget or call me by the wrong name
- They bring up my brother's height or hair and wonder how I am related to him or if I could help put them together for Whatever reason.
- If I was interested in a girl I would have to personally go sweep her off her feet if I wanted her time of day.
I realized I couldn't live the way my brother does even if I wanted to - Left me in positions where either I have to work harder than my college beside me or cut corners to merely get equal footing.
My brother is a positive easy to talk to guy and lets just say I am not.
He wonders why I am always so, "negative" but I see myself as realistic.
When people see someone they perceive as attractive - That holds value - It holds value to be seen and associated with attractive people and thus people will put their best foot forward with them.
This doesn't make attractive people's life easier because it opens the door to being targets, but this isn't about what side has the better life (Neither does).
Takes me back to a scene in, "Better Call Saul" Where Saul wants to be a good lawyer and not take a money bribe, but the potential clients don't want to be seen with someone who appears like a villian so they leave him with no real choice but to take the money that he had worked hard for, but unfornately didn't look the part to receive legally.
When I talk to people its like a business transaction because I know I have to prove my worth/value to them in order to be taken into a social group or relationship - This is how humans work: Who is putting what on the table.
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I didn't choose to look a certain way and to receive certain reactions from others - It is just how it ended up to be and it has made me realize what people really want from others and that is whatever will help themselves - Its not a bad thing or a good thing - Just reality and I am no where close to being a victim of it.
I skip the small talk because I know they could care less what I do on my own time - This isn't because I am' "ugly" that they care less, but they aren't as concerned with putting their best foot forward until something of value presents itself.
Maybe we are all born to look a certain way so we can act a certain way by stirring a specific response from others and thus allowing these experiences to mold us to who we are supposed to become for whatever part we play in the bigger picture of reality I guess.
There has to be heroes, but there has to be villian too.
People born to be heroes and others who had no choice, but to be the villian.
I don't want to paint a picture that my younger brother didn't have his trial and tribulations - He did, but this post isn't about if attractive people have a better life, but maybe we all have a set path decided even before birth - So, I used attraction since it is the easiest wait to help bridge my point.

This is a budget guide to getting started with Gaslands Refueled. I wanted to compile a comprehensive list of how to get started playing Gasland for as little money as possible. This guide assumes you have no experience with miniature gaming and model / terrain building.
Step 1: Buy the Book. Get some dice. Get some templates.
This is arguably the most expensive part, but, buying the book is non-negotiable. You need it. Buy it physical or digital - but buy it. I would also highly suggest buying Gasland dice and acrylic templates. It makes things go a lot smoother.
Step 2: Take a walk.
Grab a plastic container and a grocery bag and go outside and take a walk. On your walk you are going to look for a few things that will aid you in building Gasland's terrain and cars.

• Sand / Dirt - Glue to terrain or cars
• Sticks - Look for one that look like they could be to scale logs / fallen trees for toy cars.
• Rocks of varying sizes - You will paint these and use them as standalone terrain or detail to other terrain.
• Bark - Random terrain bits
• Trash - You are helping the environment and you might find something cool for board terrain.

We will get in to how to build terrain later, for now, just collect some stuff.
Step 3: Take a trip to the Dollar Tree (Or Poundland, or Dollarama, or whatever)
The dollar store is the best way to get most everything you need to play. Gaslands is one of the most accessible miniature games out there since it is so approachable from a monetary standpoint. The items below are pretty much everything you need to build a board and cars.

• Matchbox cars (Toy aisle)
• Hot Wheels (Toy aisle)
• Turbo Wheels Monter Trucks (Toy aisle)
• Final Faction weapon blister packs for weapons. (Toy aisle)
• Turbo Wheels Buildings (Garage, Carwash, Car lift) (Toy aisle)
• Wooden cubes (Craft aisle)
• Toy blister packs with buildings and road signs (Toy aisle)
• Super glue (Tool aisle)
• White glue (Craft aisle)
• Modge Podge / Matte Medium (Craft aisle)
• Popsicle sticks (Craft aisle)
• Toothpicks (Kitchen aisle)
• Splatter Screen (Kitchen aisle)
• Cheap scissors (Craft aisle)
• Cheap brushes (Craft aisle)
• Craft wire (Craft aisle)
• Poster board (Craft aisle)
• Foam core (Craft aisle)
• Beads (Craft aisle)
• Small Zip Ties (Tool aisle)
• Poofy Make Up Brush (Make up aisle)
• And just generally check the craft section and toy section for whatever you see that catches your eye. You'll figure it out.

Keep in mind, your store may not carry some of this stuff, or some of this stuff may just be out of production by the time you find and read this. But no worries, you'll find something similar to stand in its place. Get as much or as little as you can afford - If its your first time doing something like this, don't overwhelm yourself, just get a few cars and a weapon pack and some super glue. I would also pick up the cubes and buildings if they have it, just for some ready-made terrain. I would avoid paint from the dollar store unless you know it's a good brand.
4: Go to Walmart / Lowes / Home Depot / Micheals / Amazon / FLGS Walmart is probably the best bet to have all this in one shot, plus you can get some of the things here that you can get at the dollar store. These things are going to be a bit more expensive than a dollar, but they are going to make your gaming experience that much better.

• Craft paint - You don't need fancy model paint, but if you want it, get and use it, I use craft and model paint.
• Spray Can or Gray Primer - I like the 2x coverage Rustoleum, but you need to let cure for 24 hours, but get what you can afford.
• Spray Can of flat/matte Clearcoat - This protects your finalized builds.
• Xacto Knife and Blades - You'll need this for modifying things
• Canvas Drop Cloth - This is your game board, get something at least 4x4ft.
• Dark Alliance Miniatures (Optional) - these are 1/64 scale minis and they have plenty of post apocalyptic styles to choose from and there are FOURTY EIGHT miniatures in a single box for less than $25. I recommend Stalkers / not zombies / rednecks sets. Adding lil people to your models makes them look awesome.

This the stuff you will absolutely need to modify all the other stuff you purchased at the dollar tree.
5: Watch Youtube
There are so, so, so, many people out there making things for cheap. I don't really know how to write a tutorial on how to build and make everything you need for miniature games, but YouTube is you best play to find guide for quick and easy miniature stuff. Here are some channels I would recommend:

• Bill Making Stuff
• The Craftsman
• Black Magic Craft
• Gaslands TV
• And just in general look up videos for "cheap / easy miniature terrain" or "gaslands"

So, there is a good start point for things to buy and watch, here are some quick start tricks and tips for you to consider.

• Find a video on beginner model painting techniques - watch that first. Learn about priming, drybrushing, washing, etc.
• Clear coat a car. This will give you a textures surface to wash and dirty up. Paint will stick clear coat better than the gloss model. You can glue a weapon to it and call it good. Paint the weapon before you glue it on (prime it first)
• Your battle mat is the canvas drop cloth... Take that thing and go outside and kick it around in the dirt. Dry brush some brown on it, glue some sand do it. Then throw this on the table - this will look way better than a kitchen table when you are playing.
• Glue you wheels on your cars so they don't move when you play.
• Paint rocks, they look more realistic when they are painted? For some reason?
• Don't skimp on terrain, having cool cars is one thing, but have a cool board just amps everything up to the next level.
• Have fun!

Okay! That is all I have - but I would ask for the community to weigh in on this as well - let me know what suggestions, tips, things you can buy cheap, YouTube channels, whatever you think is helpful - I will add them to the post and credit you. I wanted to make this before Reddit implodes so new players have an easy way to get started when they search on the Google.

So a little over a year ago I rebuilt the 4.0 in my 2004 wrangler, found out it had busted piston skirts, bad lifter and burnt valves on the head. That was dec 2021.
https://www.reddit.com/Jeep/comments/qq19c6/in_frame_rebuild_for_my_2004_40_sounded_like_a/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1
https://www.reddit.com/Jeep/comments/rjxu2getting_closer_update_on_the_in_frame_rebuild/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_content=1&utm_term=1
I ended up getting it all back together and was fighting low oil pressure and crazy vacuum problems. I put in undersized crank bearings and a high volume oil pump and put the ccv elbows in the valve cover in the right spot and I had been nearly daily driving it for around 10k miles with no problems. Then an emergency braking ( or lack of) situation put it back under the knife in February this year. Emergency stop with 33’s, no ABS, or functioning rear brakes doesn’t make for the best stopping distance and I rear ended another vehicle on my way home from work one evening.
Ended up smashing the front end pretty good, airbags deployed, and it wouldn’t run. At the time it had a 3 inch body lift, (bought it that way) the force from the accident actually deformed the body on the mounts, but luckily frame and all running gear was fine.
I was able to rebuild it. And here is a link of the pictures of the progress…
https://imgur.com/a/GNFbcke
First thing I did was get rid of all the damaged parts, good, grill, fenders, radiator, ac condenser,fan and clutch, and power steering pump pulley.
I started putting it back together to see if it would run. I replaced the fan and clutch, the power steering pulley and put the belt back on just to see if it would fire. It didn’t. I had no gauges and it would t fire, it would crank without any bad sounds though so that was a good sign. Turns out the fender got pushed back into the firewall and damaged the ECM. Used one on eBay that was for the same year, engine, and transmission, plugged it in and and it fired right up.
I still had no radiator or cooling so I didn’t run it long but drove it into the yard to try and straighten the body mounts. I was slightly successful, pulled from the bumper with board against a tree and the firewall to hold the body but pull the frame to shift everything. It’s still offset a bit but it was a little better.
I decided I didn’t like the 3 inch body lift, too much hanging down under the body and you could still see the lean in the body mounts exaggerated because of the height. Also the extensions on the grill mounting locations broke, so I started looking for a new body mount set. I ended up getting a 1 inch body lift because I could get it with all new mounts and new bolts cheaper than going back with original, so I changed those out.
Since I got it running it was time for bodywork.
I got a used grill on Facebook marketplace and a new hood ( Houston auto parts.com was 240 cash and I picked it up, new stamping but I can tell it’s thinner gauge) and I painted them with rustoleum gloss black and a rattle can 2k clear coat in my barn. For anyone wondering it’s not a perfect match for px8 paint code, looks more brown in direct sunlight but it works for me for now hahah.
For fenders I found a used set that had been cut and got the smittybilt tube fenders, both of those together would be cheaper than new fenders and flares so I went that route.
Got a new ac condenser on Amazon, used radiator on fb marketplace, new radiator support rods that tie to the firewall from eBay, and bolted everything together, filled up the radiator and found the water pump leaking. So took everything back apart to replace the water pump.
I replaced the back brakes, new drums and shoes and now those work and I have a parking brake now.
After that since mechanically it was good, I pulled the whole dash apart to replace the airbags, got those on eBay. They are not easy to replace let me tell ya. Also ended up having to replace the steering wheel clock spring also, but after that no airbag light on dash and everything is back together.
Now it’s all back together and I’ve gotten a little over 1000 miles on it. This thing is a love hate relationship. Ended up right under $3k on repairs.
Just Empty Every Pocket

(Preamble, you can skip this if you'd like)
I've been watching anime for almost 3 decades now, I remember the days of yellow hardcode subbed VHS tapes, to the rise of anime being uploaded freely to youtube with AMVs being a great way to discover new muisc and new anime, as well as finally we see ourselves with anime becoming mainstream with associations with Netflix, and including mentions, and praise and inspirations due to anime.
Anime has transformed from a tiny niche of Nerds who people said needed to grow up, to being an almost mainstream popular past time with more anime made now days than ever before.
And one of the anime responsible for this back in the 2000s was none other than Elfen Lied.
Before I go on, I want to mention a funfact about this anime and netflix, Did you know it was a major inspiration for Netflix's Stranger Things, a show that is partially responsible for Netflix's incredible rise to ubiquity? So in short, if you loved Stranger Things and netflix's shows, Elfen Lied is in part responsible for that.
So what happened in the 2000s? Well Elfen Lied's DVD boxset was released and people ripped it and uploaded it to google video and youtube(raise your hand if you're old enough to remember google video), and because it had an english dub and german dub, Elfen became incredibly accessible and widely shared.
Because of it's accessability, it was one of the first times we(us anime fans at the time) were able to truly see just how far the boundary anime was able to go. Most of us in the west had never seen a truly gorey anime unless you were lucky to get your hands on a Ninja Scroll VHS, or you were lucky enough to have found an Akira or Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust DVD.
Most of us were all aware of the big Shounen anime, and the few selections on Toonami and Adult Swim.
Late night anime that was aired on premium channels was just not a thing in the west at the time.
Most people though anime was mostly just for kids and teenagers.
But Elfen Lied shows up online and some people see one of the most distinctly different anime that they've ever come across.
This lead to an absolute viral success of Elfen Lied in the west. With even Rotten Tomatos giving it a 100%, and early reviewers raiting it as an A-. Fairly good scores.
We see it top charts and see a huge positive reception and for many people, Elfen Lied is their first anime ever, or their first serious anime ever.
But is Elfen Lied worthy of that fame and positivity?
I think, all things considered, that answer is Yes. Elfen Lied is very much deserve to be called good, if not great and incredible.
Lets talk about why.
Elfen Lied in review. (Review content begins here)
First off, if you watched the anime early on when it was new, you'd see that it was one of the most distinct representatives of the new styling that anime was taking on as the switch from 90s "Scratch" hand animation was being overtaken by Digital Assistance Limited Animation. And Elfen Lied made extensive use of close up shots, and high quality digital coloring to give it beautiful bold colors and use interesting new technologies that we're just becoming available to anime a few years before.
The Opening animation sequence is marvelous, it's a gorgeous series of Klimt style paintings re-envisioned with a direct and hidden connection within the events of the anime itself.
We also hear one of the most unique and memorable anime OP opening themes of all time, Lilium.
Off to an amazing start. It's solemn, quiet, beautiful and sets up the way it will be using nudity and tone within it's episodes.
The first sequence of the anime is explosive, and traumatizing. It's confusing, its horrifying, and it's every bit as twisted as any anime has ever tried to be. But it's not doing this just for the kicks and giggles.
As things go along hints are being dropped, and the chess board is being set, and we a horrifying mass murder unfold, drawing us in.
A shot to the head and then... calm.
This intense dire moment comes to a close with a serene calm follow up that lets us sit there and think about what just happened. We get a moment to breathe as it all skinks in.
The anime marvelously swaps between moments of rest, and moments of intensity so that unlike a modern marvel film it's paced out, doesn't throw event after event at you expecting you to sit there and watch everything and process nothing. Time to breathe and think.
This design is common in artsy films that we often see at Sundance Film Festival and is often a highly praised aspect of screenwriting.
Elfen Lied counts it's beats and paces them out, one after another so the view isn't overwhelmed, and can take a moment to think about what's going on.
And it's needed because Elfen Lied doesn't just sit there and talk your head off as to what's going on like most other anime do. This is called Exposition Dumping, and it's a big "crime" with modern film and anime, where they don't trust the viewer to make the connections and see the circumstances themselves, so they sit there and have characters dialog so that they can explain things for the viewer to follow along.
Elfen Lied instead treats its viewers like they're emotionally mature enough to not need to have every little thing explained to them. It respects the viewers age and intelligence, instead of assuming they're just another average dumb movie goer Joanne and Cleatus.
Instead we see Elfen Lied rely on Show Don't Tell, encapsulating many aspects of characters within the scenes and frames of the animation, instead of doling out long monologs and dialogs that bore the viewer.
And as such we see an anime that focuses on a more singular plotline than most anime do, and nearly makes it air tight with few things to explain if one simply pays attention to what's going on. The details are a bit dense so it's understandable to miss certain things that are more hidden the first time around. With it's Show Don't Tell direction and orientation towards rich detail, Elfen Lied begs for a second viewing or even more to really fully grasp all that it is doing.
The story unfolds in a very Quinten Tarantino movie style. Starting early with an undefined stakes and happenings with a bread crumb of trails until we reach the middle of the anime when we finally understand who the main character is and why she is the way she is.
Her love interest can be a bit flat, and all in all isn't exactly that interesting of a person, but as a Deuteragonist, it doesn't matter that much because his character is well positioned to support Lucy's unfolding narrative. His actions count more than his personality, and his character is lightly unfolded as we see the direness of the situations the plot is driving towards increase.
The anime takes a real risk at portraying serious trauma, and states of mind. But even more risky and controversially it takes a chance at portraying the negativity and bleakness that we almost never see other works portray.
We see the deep scars of abuse, trauma, and isolation. We see the horrors of discrimination laid bare, and we see the viciousness of not just Diclonius but humanity looking at an image of itself.
The anime makes us face a reality that we don't want to admit is very much human.
Elfen Lied is Risky because it chose to push it's boundaries where they belonged to really truly reach out to those that can empathize with those experiences.
Because of this the anime leans more into realism than fulfillment and typical writing practices. It puts more importance on the realism of dealing with trauma than it does to put a socially acceptable story infront of a casual viewer.
It is a risky choice, that takes away the means to truly casually watch and slip away into a place of self insert or easy enjoyment.
It relies on characters written for Empathy, instead of sympathy. We see a story that relies on the realistic motivations of it's characters to carry the plot, instead of moving a plot along because it has to be moved along.
We see a significant usage of "This happens Because of this" A tempo of "This happens, but because of that, this happens" instead of a constant stream of "and then."
Each part of the story is a woven to introduce each new interesting element, and the conflict as it develops. This shines at its fullest during the last 3 episodes as the end of the anime is built up with many details and components practically hiding in plain sight.
Each conflict is prominent, and happens as it should without being a simple driver of it needs to happen so the plot can move along.
Because of this the story remains rooted in a nearly realistic place, seeming to be almost able to be happening right along side us, save for the obvious Sci-Fi elements with supernatural powers.
The characters and their actions move the plot, rather than the plot making characters do whatever they need to make sure an end goal happens.
The characters are well structured, and lean on a side of realism and more complex emotions, with a value to them instead of simply a cast of characters filling a role so that the main character can accomplish whatever the plot wants them too.
The ending of the anime hits hard, playing with people's emotions hoping they sit down and take a 2nd look.
It ends with a seeming ambiguity that tears at the heart and we truly feel a deep sense of lose and remorse for all that we just witnessed.
It's final moments are calm, heartfelt, meaningful, and put us in a place where we feel a deep sense of loss for the trauma we just witnessed unfold.
The anime has few faults, and few plotholes to plug, and unexplained events.
There are few things it actively ignores, probably mostly to do with runtime limitations.
Some things are glossed over, and not every thread is fully handled by the end of the series.
We see some funny inconsistencies with it's animation quality.
We deal with some odd, but rare, fan service moments that conflict slightly with the way the anime spends a lot of time de-sexualizing it's nudity.
At some places the anime might rely just a bit too much on show don't tell, where a few small exposition lines may have explained things a bit better for people who don't want to sit there and watch and rewatch with the intent on catching every detail.
But these issues are small and detract little from what great screenwriting it really placed.
This anime is truly marvelous and I understand entirely why when this anime first came out and for years after it felt so raw and real to people.
It stood with anime like Evangelion, Fullmetal Alchemist, CLANNAD, Wolf's Rain, and Texhnolyze in the power it carried through it's emotions.
I can see why so many people early on saw it for it's value.
Here's your

TL;DR

It might have aged a bit, but the conclusion that because it's aged a bit makes it a bad anime is... really just a shallow and boring argument that doesn't hold any water when the anime is critically looked at.
In conclusion, Elfen Lied is a marvelous Philosophical and Artsy anime from an older era that holds a lot of power and uniqueness even to this day. Despite some draw backs, it's a beautiful piece that takes hints from some of the best screenwriting in Film, and focus on it's emotional value rather than being a consumable piece of entertainment.
I give it an 8.5 out of 10, and a strong recommendation if you'd like to watch an anime that takes advantage of being a mature oriented work, to investigate details on a much more significant and deeper level.
The only thing I would say about not watching this anime is that it is definitely a very traumatizing experience, and if you aren't ready for handling trauma or may not be in the right place of mind, it may not be a good idea to watch Elfen Lied. It is absolutely a traumatizing experience when viewed in full and this can be a difficult thing to be exposed too at the wrong time in life.
If you'd like to watch this, be in a place of mind where handling trauma is something you'd be willing to do.

My last account got deleted 🥲but I been here before. It's pretty quiet and bored so I thought a branch out and talk to people make some friends what have you. A little bit about me: I love to paint and digital art,clay sculpting nothing too crazy.I love baking, I make little cake's and now cookies. I like gaming I'm shit at them but I love to play, right now been playing grounded most. I like survival, shooting,action-adventure.I'm into metal/rock and rap...I have a crusty musty dog ( I'm kidding I love her)..I'm on a weight lost journey (if ur on one too maybe we can chat about it) I'm easy going,I don't take things seriously. I'm not wanting to get offended easily.If u think will get along then send a dm

Hello there!
So I've been single for over 4 years now and honestly I'm missing having someone to cuddle up with when it's cold out, and to share all the snacks with during cosy nights in (I'm eating two people's worth of snacks right now and it's seriously not good for me!). Normal dating apps suck, and I've met some cool people here before, so let's try this again!
I know appearance is important to a lot of people so I'll start by saying I'm not the greatest looking person in the world. I'm happy to share some terrible selfies once we've been chatting for a bit, but here's a quick summary to start with. I'm white, I've got short brown hair, and blue/greyish eyes. I am fat (not just a bit chubby), but I am also 6'4 so that's gotta be a good thing right? I'm also pretty strong, so combine that with all the extra padding and I can guarantee the best hugs and cuddles you've ever had! Plus, wanna see what life's like up here? Come and sit on my shoulders and enjoy the view! Even if you're on the heavier side yourself, I'm willing to bet I could get you up there 💪
I work as a Senior AV technician at a university down here. It's pretty fun, I get to play with all sorts of technology and I really enjoy my job, even if it does get a bit stressful at times with all the big projects we're doing.
Unfortunately with covid and the current economic situation and the general state of the world I can't afford to move out and I'm still living at home, but I'm making the most of not having to pay a mortgage and rent and everything at the moment by saving up for a new car and planning on doing some travelling later in the year. My first plan is a trip to Svalbard and I'd totally love someone to come and join me!
Outside of work I'm pretty much the typical gamesci-fi/fantasy nerd! I built a gaming PC a couple of years ago and I'll give pretty much any game a go. I'm not really into competitive type games since I'm not very good at them (I can't carry you ingame but I totally will in real life 😛), but survival and adventure stuff is always fun. I'm also into strategy games and all the usual fun multiplayer stuff. I also got back into Warhammer 40K a couple of years ago but that has kind of slowed down now since I kind of overwhelmed myself with models and burnt out on the painting a little bit...
Film and TV wise I mostly like Sci-Fi and Fantasy stuff, Star Wars, Marvel, LOTR, and Dr Who are some of my favourites. I do also like a good horror film, or a good documentary, usually on some obscure paranormal weird thing. If anyone fancies doing any ghost hunting or exploring I'll happily come and see what happens!
So what kind of person am I looking for? Well;
Preferably someone in the UK (especially down in the South East), I can drive so basically anywhere in the country is fairly easy to get to.
I don't mind if you're from abroad, but please be from an English speaking country (US/Canada/Australia/etc), or willing to relocate to the UK someday as I've tried learning other languages in the past and it's definitely not happening.
Physically I don't really have a "type". Anything from normal up to thicc with 5 c's is fine by me, the only real preference is that you're not super skinny since I don't wanna be worried about breaking you 😂 I'm totally not bothered by height, even if somehow you're taller than me!
Overall I'm just looking for someone kind, caring, and non-judgemental who actually wants to talk to and spend time with me as much as I want to talk to and spend time with them.
If you've made it this far and like the sound of me, congratulations! Come and message me for a cookie!

Hello there!
So I've been single for over 4 years now and honestly I'm missing having someone to cuddle up with when it's cold out, and to share all the snacks with during cosy nights in (I'm eating two people's worth of snacks right now and it's seriously not good for me!). Normal dating apps suck, and I've met some cool people here before, so let's try this again!
I know appearance is important to a lot of people so I'll start by saying I'm not the greatest looking person in the world. I'm happy to share some terrible selfies once we've been chatting for a bit, but here's a quick summary to start with. I'm white, I've got short brown hair, and blue/greyish eyes. I am fat (not just a bit chubby), but I am also 6'4 so that's gotta be a good thing right? I'm also pretty strong, so combine that with all the extra padding and I can guarantee the best hugs and cuddles you've ever had! Plus, wanna see what life's like up here? Come and sit on my shoulders and enjoy the view! Even if you're on the heavier side yourself, I'm willing to bet I could get you up there 💪
I work as a Senior AV technician at a university down here. It's pretty fun, I get to play with all sorts of technology and I really enjoy my job, even if it does get a bit stressful at times with all the big projects we're doing.
Unfortunately with covid and the current economic situation and the general state of the world I can't afford to move out and I'm still living at home, but I'm making the most of not having to pay a mortgage and rent and everything at the moment by saving up for a new car and planning on doing some travelling later in the year. My first plan is a trip to Svalbard and I'd totally love someone to come and join me!
Outside of work I'm pretty much the typical gamesci-fi/fantasy nerd! I built a gaming PC a couple of years ago and I'll give pretty much any game a go. I'm not really into competitive type games since I'm not very good at them (I can't carry you ingame but I totally will in real life 😛), but survival and adventure stuff is always fun. I'm also into strategy games and all the usual fun multiplayer stuff. I also got back into Warhammer 40K a couple of years ago but that has kind of slowed down now since I kind of overwhelmed myself with models and burnt out on the painting a little bit...
Film and TV wise I mostly like Sci-Fi and Fantasy stuff, Star Wars, Marvel, LOTR, and Dr Who are some of my favourites. I do also like a good horror film, or a good documentary, usually on some obscure paranormal weird thing. If anyone fancies doing any ghost hunting or exploring I'll happily come and see what happens!
So what kind of person am I looking for? Well;
Preferably someone in the UK (especially down in the South East), I can drive so basically anywhere in the country is fairly easy to get to.
I don't mind if you're from abroad, but please be from an English speaking country (US/Canada/Australia/etc), or willing to relocate to the UK someday as I've tried learning other languages in the past and it's definitely not happening.
Physically I don't really have a "type". Anything from normal up to thicc with 5 c's is fine by me, the only real preference is that you're not super skinny since I don't wanna be worried about breaking you 😂 I'm totally not bothered by height, even if somehow you're taller than me!
Overall I'm just looking for someone kind, caring, and non-judgemental who actually wants to talk to and spend time with me as much as I want to talk to and spend time with them.
If you've made it this far and like the sound of me, congratulations! Come and message me for a cookie!

Hello there!
So I've been single for over 4 years now and honestly I'm missing having someone to cuddle up with when it's cold out, and to share all the snacks with during cosy nights in (I'm eating two people's worth of snacks right now and it's seriously not good for me!). Normal dating apps suck, and I've met some cool people here before, so let's try this again!
I know appearance is important to a lot of people so I'll start by saying I'm not the greatest looking person in the world. I'm happy to share some terrible selfies once we've been chatting for a bit, but here's a quick summary to start with. I'm white, I've got short brown hair, and blue/greyish eyes. I am fat (not just a bit chubby), but I am also 6'4 so that's gotta be a good thing right? I'm also pretty strong, so combine that with all the extra padding and I can guarantee the best hugs and cuddles you've ever had! Plus, wanna see what life's like up here? Come and sit on my shoulders and enjoy the view! Even if you're on the heavier side yourself, I'm willing to bet I could get you up there 💪
I work as a Senior AV technician at a university down here. It's pretty fun, I get to play with all sorts of technology and I really enjoy my job, even if it does get a bit stressful at times with all the big projects we're doing.
Unfortunately with covid and the current economic situation and the general state of the world I can't afford to move out and I'm still living at home, but I'm making the most of not having to pay a mortgage and rent and everything at the moment by saving up for a new car and planning on doing some travelling later in the year. My first plan is a trip to Svalbard and I'd totally love someone to come and join me!
Outside of work I'm pretty much the typical gamesci-fi/fantasy nerd! I built a gaming PC a couple of years ago and I'll give pretty much any game a go. I'm not really into competitive type games since I'm not very good at them (I can't carry you ingame but I totally will in real life 😛), but survival and adventure stuff is always fun. I'm also into strategy games and all the usual fun multiplayer stuff. I also got back into Warhammer 40K a couple of years ago but that has kind of slowed down now since I kind of overwhelmed myself with models and burnt out on the painting a little bit...
Film and TV wise I mostly like Sci-Fi and Fantasy stuff, Star Wars, Marvel, LOTR, and Dr Who are some of my favourites. I do also like a good horror film, or a good documentary, usually on some obscure paranormal weird thing. If anyone fancies doing any ghost hunting or exploring I'll happily come and see what happens!
So what kind of person am I looking for? Well;
Preferably someone in the UK (especially down in the South East), I can drive so basically anywhere in the country is fairly easy to get to.
I don't mind if you're from abroad, but please be from an English speaking country (US/Canada/Australia/etc), or willing to relocate to the UK someday as I've tried learning other languages in the past and it's definitely not happening.
Physically I don't really have a "type". Anything from normal up to thicc with 5 c's is fine by me, the only real preference is that you're not super skinny since I don't wanna be worried about breaking you 😂 I'm totally not bothered by height, even if somehow you're taller than me!
Overall I'm just looking for someone kind, caring, and non-judgemental who actually wants to talk to and spend time with me as much as I want to talk to and spend time with them.
If you've made it this far and like the sound of me, congratulations! Come and message me for a cookie!

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I hate the term literary fiction because because it seems way too broad. I love Stoner by John Williams, Ask The Dust by John Fante, and A Single Man by Christopher Isherwood. These are all very enjoyable easy reads that have very immersive and interesting characters. Then there are books like 2666 by Roberto Bolano and American Pastoral by Phillip Roth that would also be considered literary fiction, but they seem to be more concerned with having a "different style" and overall were dense and unenjoyable for me. 2666 in particular had the most dry characters that were always held at arms length.
Whenever I browse literary fiction, what I'm really looking for is a gripping, emotional, character based story that isn't necessarily hard to read or experimental in style. I guess there really isn't a genre for specifically what I'm describing lol.
I like it when fantasy books have these characteristics, although I have a few problems with some fantasy (not being character focused enough, too many dry characters to remember, over obsession with world building, overly descriptive of settings, being long for no reason, and MOST IMPORTANTLY action scenes that I just never care about, can you tell I've had some bad experiences with fantasy recently?).
I guess I'm just venting because I'm really bad at being able to tell when I'm going to enjoy a book lol.

Hello, I'm new to this subreddit! I have heard very mixed opinions on this album, as many are already aware on this sub. I watched Fantano's review giving it a NOT GOOD/10 and I was genuinely taken aback by how disgusted and confused he sounded. I also watched a bit of Brad Taste In Music's album livestream and noticed that he was enjoying some parts quite a bit. It was a real head-scratcher. So I decided I need to give it a shot.
DISCLAIMER: I have not heard ANY precious Avenge Sevenfold albums, I am going in completely blind to what this band has previously created or what it is known for. I'm judging the album based on my experience listening to other metal, hardcore, punk, electronic and experimental bands (Metallica, Slipknot, Deftones, Swans, Turnstile, Machine Girl) so go easy on me! I'm also aware that they were on psychedelics when creating this project, however I'm not sure if they were high while recording, while they were writing the music or both? Were the songs improvised? Were they all done in one take?
Opinions on each song:
Game Over: I really love the ukelele(?)/acoustic guitar intro, it sets a mystical and "ancient" sort of mood. The "butt rock" guitars go pretty hard and M. Shadows repetitive staccato flow is interesting! However after a few seconds I think his flow gets a little stale and too repetitive... then afterwards I really wasn't feeling the My Chemical Romance-esque solo he sings... I don't think his raspy voice complimented the style all that well.
Mattel: The descending synths sound raw and horrifying as fuck, super ominous, great atmosphere. I dig the vocoder on "...but there's nobody home". I can't take the echo effect on M's vocals during the chorus seriously, it's really out of place... and the "and I know this might sound crazy... and it seems we've found ourselves in hell" is just... too much. Again his style of voice just doesn't compliment it. The guitar solo was raw as fuck though. And the creativity and risks they're taking are very respectable.
Nobody: probably my least favorite track. Again, the lone buzzing synth sounds SICK and haunting, but I don't think the melody M is singing matches the song at all. There's also a very loud ticking sound that gets grading very quickly.
We Love You: I'm sorry but the chopping and stuttering on M's vocals in the beginning is really funny to me, but it's also pretty interesting. I don't know how many ppl have pointed this out but the "more... more... more..." portions of the song LITERALLY SOUND LIKE A SWANS SONG. I still think they have A7F's identity so I kinda love it (I'm a bit biased here). This song has the most fascinating structure so far. M's vocals go over way smoother when they're quiet and distant, the more aggressive bits have killer guitar performances and the jangly acoustic outro is FANTASTIC. One of my favorite tracks here.
Cosmic: even though the piano and strings are nice, I wasn't feeling the solo at the beginning at all. Someone said that M sounds a bit like Jack Black and now I can't unhear it. What I wasn't prepared for is how genuinely moving, adventurous and gratifying the rest of the song becomes. The "there you'll find me" repetitions sound honestly great, the vocals aren't mixed overly loud so it sounds so fucking good. The later portions remind me a bit of the album Tyranny by The Voidz with the vocoder effect? Honestly a pretty great song, even though I wasn't feeling the first minute and 20 seconds. Possibly my favorite track. The lyrics are also genuinely surreal and immersive.
Beautiful Morning: I really appreciate the sort of sluggish, slow, grim tone of the song, the overall palette and direction is fascinating. Still unfortunately I'm not feeling this song very much, it makes me feel a similar way to Nobody, however the piano outro is... haunting. It sounds like a living skeleton is playing a dusty, broken grand piano. It's very eerie, I like it.
Easier: Honestly, I like everything on this track (the vocoder, the guitars, the drumming) but I can't get into M's vocal flow. It goes into a similar direction as Cosmic but I don't think it's quite as climactic or transcendental. Still not a bad track, just not the strongest
G: IMMEDIATELY I'm picking up King Gizzard vibes from the guitars in the beginning, they're gnarly and groovy as hell. M's growly, menacing vocal style actually works pretty well in the beginning here. I can 100% understand why some people might hate the female vocals here: they're kind of wimpy, they're unexpected? They're singing in a way that seems off-key? But in all seriousness I kinda really love what they contribute to the song's atmosphere WHEN THEY FIRST COME IN. Then M sings alongside them and... no. I'm sorry... no. I'm not feeling it. I'm gonna get shat on for this but it carries a boomer energy similar to Corey Feldman's Angelic To The Core. It's just too much. Everything else on the song sounds good! But the chorus is just... no.
(O)rdinary: Maybe the electronics and groovy guitars sound a little cheesy, but it's definitely in good taste. I can understand why some people might HATE this song and think it sounds ridiculous, however... I might be biased from having gone through a huge Julian Casablancas and The Voidz phase, so I think it sounds kind of interesting. The lyrics are a bit bland and surface-level on this track, the vocals are a little rough, but the song itself is actually one of the most straightforward and stylistically consistent. Maybe it's a little out of place on this album, but I actually appreciate that there's so much variety.
(D)eath: I think the vocals here are an improvement in comparison to Mattel, but I don't love them. I think they could have been done better. The guitar groove at 1:24 is cool, the lyrics paint a picture that's decently pretty but the song is boring.
Life Is But a Dream...: It's a decent instrumental track. The descending and ascending piano keys are a little psychedelic. Personally it gave me a mental picture of a happy and comfy neighborhood with kids playing outside, a happy ending after a wild and aggressive storm. Like the universe has been reset or something.
Summary/Closing Thoughts:
It's seriously commendable how much of a left field out-of-the-box risk Avenge Sevenfold are taking with this project. It is genuinely unpredictable, it's a little experimental, they're definitely embarking on weird ideas with confidence. Unfortunately some songs don't have the vocal chops and songwriting to succeed in their ambitious goals, but a couple songs also succeed with flying colors. Some songs are interesting but not too great. Their more wild genre blends and cohesive production tend to create the most memorable and powerful moments on this album. The first three tracks put a bad taste in my mouth but I found that the project got gradually more interesting and respectable after that.
FAVORITE TRACKS: We Love You, Cosmic, (O)rdinary, Life Is But a Dream...
LEAST FAVORITE TRACKS: Mattel, Nobody, Beautiful Morning, (D)eath
5/10 to a 6/10

I have some old mortise locks for all of my internal doors. Replacing the locks, spindles, and door handles is easy, but these plates are super expensive to replace, and if I can just clean them that would be the cheapest solution. I believe these are nickel, but I am not sure. I assume I would clean the grime / paint with a mild cleaner, and then polish with a nickel polish?
Thank you!
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I was FWB with a guy for years and he got a girlfriend and didn’t tell me. They were dating a few months and when I found out I broke it off with him no questions and messaged her. She blocked me. He works for her family’s company so I told the parents he was cheating on company time.
Her family met up with me and I showed them the proof. They completely believed me. They confronted him, he admitted to it but the GF stayed with him. She called me psychotic and a liar. She said I was a jealous ex that is mad he chose her. The family asked me to stay in contact and tell them if he does something again.
Two months pass and he messaged me. He tells me he misses me and thinks of me all the time when he touches himself. Offered to take me on dates.
He told me he was with her because she’s security and easy to manipulate. That she’s so desperate she’ll accept any treatment of him and he cheated because I’m better in bed. He said he stays because she won’t cheat back and he’s doing her a favor of having a boyfriend to post and he can cheat. He then said I will always be a piece of ass.
I got insulted and told her family sent all the messages. He was lying saying the brother was cheating on his wife, the mom looks like a man and all the insults he said about their family. Even him saying “look at her, she’s happy just to have a boyfriend”.
I told her family and they were livid. I told a mutual friend too and she said the girl was spreading lies about me and painting their relationship to be perfect. They eventually broke up.
The girl came to me and said she was going to report me because I exposed him. I said I did nothing wrong your family asked to keep in contact.
AITA for telling a girl what her boyfriend says behind her back?

Has anyone ever attempted painting over Glass Fiber Nylon? Does the filament have to be black? I've got some Flat Dark Earth colored Glass Fiber Nylon and I'm wantin to paint some details on the final product. I've never painted any 3d prints before, so I was just wondering how easy/hard it is to paint this material or if it can even be painted successfully at all.

Has anyone ever attempted painting over Glass Fiber Nylon? Does the filament have to be black? I've got some Flat Dark Earth colored Glass Fiber Nylon and I'm wantin to paint some details on the final product. I've never painted any 3d prints before, so I was just wondering how easy/hard it is to paint this material or if it can even be painted successfully at all.

I spent this morning pressure washing our patio furniture and bought some "Natural Furniture Wood Oil" from B&Q but only after it was open did I discover that it's completely different to the last tin I bought & nowhere near as good!

Look I know people won't like what I have to say, but some of the shit in these levels is just so over the top and breaks immersion. If the devs are going for a hyperstylized parody of the real world fair enough I guess, but I've had it sold to me that this game is the gritty realistic successor to SWAT 4. SWAT 4 had some goofy elements, but I'll point out a few things that make the game less believable:
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The pedophile organization is cartoonish evil and not subtly disturbing in some places. I will say Valley of dolls is pretty well done, because thematically you get the nice rich Hollywood house on the surface, and then you enter the nightmare of the basement and you see the horror. However, the problem I have with this, who the fuck decorates their pedophile layer like a Batman villain, with a giant mosaic that just screams "I am a bad guy". I feel like the devs took the easy way to make you see how evil they are, and it comes across as really hokey. Epstein did not have a giant room with photos of his victims plastered all over with black paint smeared everywhere, it was much more subtle and sinister.
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The talent agency also screams "How do we make them seem evil". There are children's handprints on every inch of every wall, and then scribbles of "Think of the money!", really? There's also a pedophile shrine that looks like a raider hideout from Fallout 3. Not to mention the building looks like a crackhouse with the amount of trash and disrepair, what kind of front organization has "WE ARE PEDOPHILES" so clearly plastered on their walls but then doesn't even try to have the front area looks half-way decent. Thematically it just needs less obvious signs that something is wrong, and a gradual decent into hell needs to be shown like it was in the SWAT 4 cult mission.
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And finally, one of the most controversial choices with lots of backlash and lots of defenders, the massive piles of bodies in the night club. Look, I know it is entirely possible that a team of terrorist's could kill enough people to clog hallways and make anthills in the middle of the floor, but the fact of the matter is most people who I have played this game with gets to this level and immediately comment on how dumb it looks to have giant piles of corpses like a collection point. I don't care if it's plausible, the fact is it looks ridiculous and breaks immersion because it seems highly improbable and gives the impression that these bodies were stacked on top of each other post fact.
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The carnage needs to be subdued and given smarter context to make the horror come across to the player, which they do in some aspects with environmental storytelling such as the phones ringing. And in the hospital, although it's pretty cliché and overdone, having the white board wishing a doctor happy retirement or having get well soon cards next to a hospital bed speaks volumes more than copy pasted corpse piles everywhere.
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I just think there needs to be less overt signs of corruption and evil and more subtle contrasts. It's just my opinion though, so if you feel otherwise that's fine.