He would come over every day and sex was great and he was always so nice and kind however 8 months later
He spends time with me most weekdays but all we do is sit and do work. He’s doing a masters program and I’m in undergrad (same subject) but that’s really all we do.
I’ve told him I feel a little distant only for him to say he’s with me all the time and I apologized. He was a bit annoyed or gets mad.
He seems to go out with friends weekends and our wine nights kind of stopped. I also don’t really know his friends (only met them 2-3 times) and I’ve asked if I could go and he’s said no because he just wanted to keep them all separated and that he didn’t want to be taking care of me and just relax. He told me once that he mixed his friends and ex girlfriend before and the girl kinda took the friends and now he wants to keep everything separated.
I’ve just been feeling super anxious and sad in the relationship. I feel too needy and stressed out. And almost like I wait for him to make a plan and I’m there.
We had sex once or twice a week before but recently it’s stopped. He says he’s stressed out.
He also kinda stopped coming over saying he’s just stressed and needs to focus.
Should I let him be or break up with him?
I’ve addressed how I felt and he even decided to take me some place nice but that day it was closed and he then went out with the friends.
I kind of always ask if I could go and it’s gotten to the point where he got annoyed and says he’s with me weekdays.
He also mixed up my graduation date and I really just yelled “go with your friends” and I called him and he didn’t call me for four days until he said he scheduled his internship appointment for a different date and then showed up.
He met my family but after I wanted to spend time with him and all he did was work. I cried and he took me on a drive. We came back and he stayed home and we haven’t had sex in a month.
He hasn’t come over in like 5 weeks.
He called me regularly asking me where I am and he updates me on his stuff as well.
I feel like I’m walking on eggshells sometimes and asking for his time.
What do you guys think. Unbiased opinions only.
He helps me a lot in school but it seems we only find a connection through that. He’s gone out of his way to help me etc. I also drop him off school and drive him places. Anything he needs I’m there. He says he does a lot for me and stays with me and what more could I want.
I don’t know if it’s just me being too needy or him.

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I have a small sample of this and sprayed the tiniest little spray on one wrist and patted my arms together this morning, it’s been about 6 hours and I can still smell it extremely strongly on myself and the dry down is amazing! Not sure why they decided to call this pleasant, clean, pretty floral “good girl gone bad” because it seems like a very classy preppy girl scent to me lol! I love it though. I find it quite unique as I haven’t smelled another floral perfume quite like it, although take that with a grain of salt because I’m not super into niche fragrance haha. I really want a full size of it but the price is absolutely obscene.
Can anyone with a Costco membership check the price online there for me? I’m curious if the savings there are good because I know people with an costco membership I could go through but don’t want to bother them just to check one price! Thanks!!

Dont blame ya if this is tldr but maybe not if you care about action to effect massive change. I have been reading these post for months now and they're almost all negative and feeling exploited by Uber or Lyft. I have over 25k rides and am an advanced developer who has worked for google, job offers from dod, and worked heavily on nextgen accessibility navigation apps for all platform types at once.
This insurmountable driver and gig app sector quandary is a centralization and silicon valley oppressive-elite problem that will not refine in driver's favor ever for self serving bias and short-sighted reasons ostensibly and sadly. There are plenty of pros to driving on TNCs we commonly have experienced, but they're deleteriously nuanced by negatives and powerless supplication these TNCs force drivers into and reward undeserving passengers with an exploit rather than consensually, and without full self agency they purport to afford their partners, are truly as defined by courts repeatedly and without lobbying influence slaves of etymology for salt anciently paid to slaves, from salary meaning: employee and controlled and replaceable/disposable (thus abusable) always. These are just elitist better paid slaves (working inside TNCs) exploiting lesser paid slaves for classless (of all, mainly mid-bourgeois) consumers.
If interested please consider my technical and practical vision of this type of a deployable solution to an app and non profit (?) architecture available here to read and comment: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1FLI-Ofe3_1VXp8TMwJHV_3z-z74QpCBMw8-Q9RDkZfY/
Would be cool to find some formidble partners, drivers, collaborators, and those who have deeply or intuitively realized the architectural and practical abuses of TNCs unto drivers and gig econ workers (ie Thumbtack) to disrupt disruption with a non TNC full self agency platform and app.
Say we unite and create Hailride above. I am not beholden to this plan or name but want to share it and get feedback and potential dedicated collaborators and founders, like a SAIC for Rideshare alas.I am not looking to become next Travis Kalanick or Logan Green and neither should we. But we can make driving appealing, well profitable, and cool again both for riders and drivers of a free market and society not coerced into powerless choices and class exploitation.

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Oscar Wilson has been Night City’s greatest detective since 2010 but in 2014 he will attempt to solve a case that will break him. As a new serial killer emerges he will need to employ his strengths as a wolf.
‘Detective Wilson you will run out of time before you catch me!’ Is written on the museum wall in the victims blood. John Strath the museum’s night janitor was brutally murdered by a carnivore.
“Funny you’d think the domestication of feral animals would’ve prevented every hunting incident.” Officer Morales says to Oscar.
“I don’t see any bites.”
“Think he did it for fun?”
“Every serial killer does.”
“Yeah I guess. Anyways Johnson reported a missing camera come help me find it.”
“In a moment.”
“Oscar I know he’s threatened your family but you worry too much. It’s not like he’s going to do it immediately. Come on. It’ll keep your mind off of it.”
Oscar continues to stand over the body as morales walks away. Eventually he turns around and follows.
The two sit in front of the security camera screens rewinding the footage to when the camera was taken. They watch as the camera is placed down. They pay close attention. The security footage glitches for a second. When it stops, the camera is gone.
“What the fuck?”
“Yeah. What the fuck?”
“Who’s nearby. Maybe they snatched it.”
“That quick?”
“I think that’s Clawson. Ask him.”
Oscar leaves the room. He approaches a cheetah officer hanging outside waiting at the window.
“Clawson!”
“Oscar! Hey. Sorry about the threats. My wife’s a therapist if you want to see her about it.”
“I’m not here to talk about your wife. The security footage shows you nearby the spot Johnson’s Camera was taken.”
“And you think I took it? Listen I know the importance of not stealing from a crime scene. It’s been embedded in me for years and if I had it I would’ve immediately returned it.”
“You’re notorious for stealing.”
“Name one instance.”
“That donut on Friday was mine!”
“That’s food that’s different.”
“Still. How do we know you didn’t take it quickly enough that the Camera didn’t get seen on the footage?”
“I’m not that quick.”
“Clawson! Chief wants us on a car chase! Oscar, Morales, Johnson! Stay overtime! This case needs to be solved.”
“Will do.”
“Bye Oscar. Have fun looking for a camera.” Clawson says as he leaves.
“There is a notorious thief here.” Morales says. “Countless reports of missing items. All standardized police equipment. I’ve reviewed the footage it’s all the same thing. Glitch then gone.”
“No one would be able to steal this much from an active crime scene that isn’t a cop or invisible!”
“I know which is why this is crazy to me.”
“You don’t think it might be aliens?”
“Okay I didn’t know you were a conspiracy theorist as well Oscar.” Morales and Oscar look at each other. Morales is a beautiful black pantheress with silky smooth fur and emerald green eyes. Her wet pink nose is lined with long black whiskers.
“Why are you staring at me like that?” She catches Oscar zoning out.
“Oh sorry. Just didn’t notice how green your eyes are.”
“We’ve been working together how many years? Plus big green eyes were a decoration at my wedding in which you were invited if you didn’t remember.”
“Yeah sorry.”
“Would you two stop gawking over each other? We need to look for all the equipment!” Johnson says. He’s a Rhinoceros. His heavy footsteps shake the old west museum.
“Relax Johnson we are!”
Johnson scoffs as he gets on the ground to search below a counter.
“What’s the inventory count?”
“3 tasers, 6 Handcuffs, 2 Cameras, 1 Gun, 5 Flashlights.”
“All big enough items. How they’re lost is beyond me.”
“Same.”
The three spend hours searching but don’t find any clues or evidence.
Eventually they all go home.
Months go by and the killer doesn’t kill. Then more months. Faith in the case falls. But Oscar isn’t going to give up. Years go by. The Serial Killer just hasn’t killed anymore. The Museum is abandoned and the chief decided to close the case.
Night City 2016.
“Chief Garcia! You can’t consider calling this case a cold case! The killer is still out there!” Oscar yells at the chief in his office.
“Detective Wilson I understand your desire to solve this case. You believe your children are at risk but I assure you. It’s fine the trail is dead! This killer is no longer active! Solve it on your own terms but if you argue to open it up again diverting much needed resources elsewhere you’re fired. Got it?”
“Yes chief.”
“Good.”
Oscar enters his car and drives home. He enters his house and takes off his uniform.
“Daddy!” Oscar’s children rush to him hugging his legs. He leans down and picks them up.
“Oh Clint, Azalea I missed you two!” Oscar swings them around laughing and blowing raspberries. They laugh as Oscar twirls them around. Oscar stops and begins a howl. His kids join in. A fourth howl forms from the kitchen. Once the howl dies down Oscars wife exits the kitchen. A gorgeous she-wolf her gray pelt reflects the moonlight she wears sweats and a baggy shirt. She seems a little tired and worried as well.
“Oscar?”
“Oh sorry pups. Momma wants to talk to me.”
“Ok daddy!”
“Summer break right! Whoop whoop!” He cheers them.
“Oscar.”
“Rebecca honey?”
“I heard the news. Garcia faxed me.”
“Who still faxes?”
“My hospital.”
“Wow. Old fashioned much?”
“Babe.”
“What?”
“You need to re open that case. Find something out.”
“Yeah.”
“I’m concerned for our safety especially theirs!” Rebecca points at the kids. “It seems your chief doesn’t have them in mind. The case becoming cold will inspire the killer to strike again. And if it was his plan all along! Shit.”
“I’m doing what I can baby. Relax.”
“There was missing equipment at the scene right? Maybe going to find that will help.”
“I’ll go see.”
“I’ll go tell the kids you’ll be gone for a bit.” Oscar leans in for a kiss.
The museum.
Oscar pulls up and enters the building. As he walks through the entrance hallway he hears a thud.
“Who’s there?” He yells as he pulls out his taser getting in a defensive position. He walks through. He clears room after room till he gets to the main room. No people.
“Ahh fucking old floorboards. OWWWW!” Oscar steps on a nail. He panics this building has been abandoned since the murder 2 years ago this nail has to be rusted.
He winces as he leans down and pulls the nail out.
“Gahhh Fuck!” He screams. The nail is covered in his blood but it’s not rusted somehow.
“What the…” He notices a box of nails on the ground.
“This museum really kept its artifacts well kept huh. Even post abandonment. Heh.”
‘Marshall and Johnson’s Supplies est 1856. manufactured products in 1936.’
“Ok now that’s weird.” He says reading the label.
He walks up to a glass case. He places his taser down on a table and uses both hands to lift the glass case.
A loud swoosh is heard. He turns and notices his taser is taken in a diamond shaped rift. He panics.
Another rift appears. A gun drops through.
Oscar rushes and grabs it.
‘Nicholas Parker’s Luger Sweet Valentine.’
“Nicholas Parker? What? Isn’t that my Grandpas boss?” Oscar realizes the situation.

We've had a 30' yurt for over 10y as our part-time cabin near Squamish, BC, and are now going through permitting with the district. Our understanding originally was that it was a temporary building and didn't need permitting, and that has proven totally incorrect :P
Working through the various requirements now with an architect, including geotech because we're on a flood plain, structural engineer review of the yurt building itself and the platform and foundation, and combustibility certifications.
The two things I'm struggling with right now have probably been solved by others who have permitted a Pacific Yurt in BC, let me know any guidance if you have advice!
Structural engineer drawings
The documents from Pacific Yurts are for the IBC, but we need the BC Building Code - I've spoken to two engineers who said they would need to redo the drawings completely for the separate building code.
Anyone who has gone through permitting likely has these on hand, or an engineer who has already done a lot of overlapping work?
Roof combustibility
Our roof needs to comply with CAN/ULC-S107 for non-combustibility. Pacific Yurts sources their covers from Herculite, who do plenty of combustion testing and certification, but haven't been able to find this yet. Any other permitted yurt in our region or a similar one with wildfire concerns will have this already for their permits. Worst case is I'm going to have to pay for the testing to be done on a sample?!
Thanks!

My ex (25M) completely blindsided me when he broke up with me (23F) 2 months ago. We got along well, barely had any fights, and had met each other’s families multiple times. We were together for almost a year, and there were no warning signs. One night he dropped on me that he was unsure about long distance (as I am moving to a city 2 hours away for a new job in a few weeks), and the next day he just ended things, saying the commitment was too much for him and that his feelings for me had dwindled in the past week. I was sad, shocked, and angry but just accepted it at the time.
After a few days of no contact went by, I felt the need to get some questions answered to find more closure in the situation. I reached out to him, and when we met up to talk, he confessed that he felt he made a mistake by breaking up with me and was planning to reach out to me. He realized he had internalized a lot of small issues he had with the relationship, which led him to feel disconnected. We had a talk about all of those issues, which seemed very fixable to me. Then, we decided to start slow, see each other a few times a week to talk things through/hang out, and try to build back up to our relationship.
During the first week of this, he initiated lots of hang outs and calls, and made me feel that he really did want to work through things. However, at the end of the week, he said that seeing each other constantly just made him more confused, and the issue of his feelings being less was still there. So we broke up for good, as he was unsure and I didn’t want to wait around an indefinite amount of time for him to be sure.
During both breakup conversations, he kept saying how much he hoped that when I was ready, we could be in each other’s lives in the future as friends and be able to “start fresh.” I was hurt by this, as I didn’t understand how someone could go from loving me to being okay with being friends so quickly.
A few weeks of nc after the breakup, he reached out to congratulate me on something and asked if I wanted to catch up, since I was moving soon. I wasn’t sure if it was a good idea, but I struggled with the thought of not having the opportunity to see him again, despite how much I was hurting. I didn’t have much hope of reconciliation going into it, as he had made it pretty clear that he lost feelings. We met and talked for a few hours, and I tried to keep things light. He revealed that he was struggling with the breakup, and that he would check to see if I looked at his Snapchat stories (I muted him). He also asked how much contact we could have in the future, and asked if he could reach out if he ever visited the city I was moving to. I said we shouldn’t have much contact now until we were both mentally in better places, and we both agreed that we were not ready to be friends yet.
Since then, we have been in 2 weeks of no contact. It was validating to me that he didn’t just immediately move on from the breakup, but now I feel that the last interaction messed with my head. I still love him, and I felt that in that conversation, we both were able to better see where we went wrong in the relationship. He gave no actual indication of wanting to reconcile, but for some reason the fact that he was struggling with the breakup gave me more hope for that. I know I need to get rid of the hope to truly move on, but I’m really struggling to do that. I think the fact that he was so good to me as a boyfriend and didn’t really do anything wrong other than blindsiding me is also making it so difficult to let go. I keep wanting to reach out to him to see if there’s any chance left for us, but I know logically this isn’t a good idea. I feel really stuck, like I can’t fully move on until I get a definite no from him (which sounds crazy, I know, since he dumped me). All I can think about is reaching out to him, and I don’t know how to get rid of this urge despite trying my best to to stay busy.
Should I reach out to him to lay it all out there and (most likely) get rid of this hope, or just trust that the desire to reach out will go away with time and no contact?
TL; DR; : My boyfriend blindsided me with a breakup because he felt disconnected and worried about future long distance (2 hour drive from each other). He came back a few days later saying it was a mistake, but got overwhelmed and left again. We have met once since then to catch up, and that left me more confused and some hope which feels unhealthy. Should I reach out to him and lay it all out there, or just stay in no contact?

I think Priya will find out the truth about what Nish is planning on New Years Eve. (Predicting it will be dark)
I think Nish will have a psychotic breakdown, and set the family home on fire. This leading to the deaths of Avani and Priya.
Nish then goes missing until the big 40th Anniversary to reign terror for one last time.

so i and this girl let's call her Sammie are both 17 and in the same faculty she is a common friend in my main friend group of 3, so we had this impromptu class at 5:30 pm and i checked the weather update it warned of heavy rainfall plus the dark clouds in the sky were already foreboding i told her to bring her umbrella because one of my besties did not have an umbrella plus our hostels are really close so we were going to share it, she agreed and when we boarded the shuttle she had a big blue umbrella with her forward 2 hours later we were running in the rain to wait in our original faculty since its nearer to the road plus the rain was super heavy and no buses were in sight , me and bestie wandered off while she talked to some of her friends in another lecture but we agreed to meet 20 minutes later to wait for the storm to ease a little before venturing back out, just for both of us to meet her later and find out she borrowed her umbrella to someone else, now i was a little pissed because we agreed and it was really late and dark but i persevered and waited for an extra 30 minutes getting annoyed i made a suggestion for her to call the girl and asked for an exact timeframe so i could tell my worried sister i would be back a lot later but the girl wasn't picking any of her calls for 10 minutes i kind of snapped and asked her why she borrowed her the umbrella in the first place plus a shuttle just stopped at the main road and i missed it again , after waiting for an extra 10 minutes my bestie said she wanted to go back , so i left Sammie all alone with her other friends she looked hurt but deep down i wanted to teach her a lesson, i got home felt guilty and kept checking on her every 5 minutes 25 minutes after i l got back the girl came back with the umbrella i felt bad for snapping at her and not waiting and basically abandoning her there . i apologized the next day but i still feel guilty am i the asshole

iirc, I got a few things from them before, nothing special, i think i remember a very tiny thing of Moroccan oil and maybe an eyeliner and a face mask but then a few of the things I was supposed to get never came. My boyfriend and I both had accounts.
I gave up on the website for a long time, until they sent out those emails recently that said to basically re-register your account. I did, and remembered why I gave up before, because it just seems so scammy all the hoops and pop up’s and ads you have to jump through just to apply to try the products and then very rarely do you ever even get the products. And if you don’t keep your eye on your application like a hawk then you end up unwillingly signing up for tons of magazines you never wanted.
Has anyone ever gotten any nice samples from here, or any that were full size? If you did, do you find that the time it takes you to apply vs the number of items you get to try is worth it in the end?

I know my parents wedding was planned by their parents but does that really mean mine has to be the same? My partner and I will be 32&31 at our wedding next year, we are paying for it but have been gifted with some money from both of our families. I’ve always really wanted to elope, just make the day about us and skip all the stress that goes into planning.
My fiancé really wants a wedding, so we decided to do something intimate outdoors with a super small guest list. We thought this could be a great compromise. And give both mothers a wedding. I was still hesitant, I know from a previous family wedding just how much of fuss my mum is likely to put up, and it will just be a big fight.
There’s been wedding drama from both my family and my fiancé’s. And I had to put everything on pause for a while. I’ve been struggling with my mental health and just needed a break. The guest list seems to be causing the most tension.
So here are a few of the main things that were important to me to avoid. Am I being a bridezilla for these?

1. I have a sibling I don’t want involved in the wedding. We don’t get along at all. If I could get away with not inviting him I would. But I understand that will cause a major fight, so he can come as a guest. (A few years ago I decided to cut him out of my life. He does have mental health issues and I do feel bad for him, I just couldn’t deal with him anymore. This decision came after he tried to set the room I was in on fire. My family has never respected this decision)

My mum informed me that with certain lifestyle changes my brother is “practically a different person” and I must find a way to include him in the wedding party. While I hope for his sake he has managed to get the help he needs I have heard this too many times to believe it.

1. I’ve grown up in a different country from all my extended family and have had very little/ no contact with them. When we first got engaged I talked to my parents about what members of the extended family I would be comfortable inviting. There’s a few members of my extended family that just stress the whole family out when they come for a visit. Since my parents always host family for a few weeks it was important to me to limit their stress as much as possible. There were 3 extended family members I said I wouldn’t want coming.

Last conversation with my mum she let me know if we don’t end up eloping she will HAVE to invite another one of her sisters so as to not hurt her feeling. The sister (my aunt) was very much on this list.

iirc, I got a few things from them before, nothing special, i think i remember a very tiny thing of Moroccan oil and maybe an eyeliner and a face mask but then a few of the things I was supposed to get never came. My boyfriend and I both had accounts.
I gave up on the website for a long time, until they sent out those emails recently that said to basically re-register your account. I did, and remembered why I gave up before, because it just seems so scammy all the hoops and pop up’s and ads you have to jump through just to apply to try the products and then very rarely do you ever even get the products. And if you don’t keep your eye on your application like a hawk then you end up unwillingly signing up for tons of magazines you never wanted.
Has anyone ever gotten any nice samples from here, or any that were full size? If you did, do you find that the time it takes you to apply vs the number of items you get to try is worth it in the end?

iirc, I got a few things from them before, nothing special, i think i remember a very tiny thing of Moroccan oil and maybe an eyeliner and a face mask but then a few of the things I was supposed to get never came. My boyfriend and I both had accounts.
I gave up on the website for a long time, until they sent out those emails recently that said to basically re-register your account. I did, and remembered why I gave up before, because it just seems so scammy all the hoops and pop up’s and ads you have to jump through just to apply to try the products and then very rarely do you ever even get the products. And if you don’t keep your eye on your application like a hawk then you end up unwillingly signing up for tons of magazines you never wanted.
Has anyone ever gotten any nice samples from here, or any that were full size? If you did, do you find that the time it takes you to apply vs the number of items you get to try is worth it in the end?

Newly qualified GP here. A frail elderly patient came in before bank holiday weekend with a flare of their chronic condition. Could see recent clinic letter advising to start a new medication which hadn’t been done yet. Obs OK at the time. Started this and planned to review them today after bank hol. Thought about discussing with Hospital team but wasn’t sure if needed at the time. Got to be honest part of me was thinking I don’t want to refer in because of all the negative stuff I heard in hospital about useless GPs not being able to sort things in the community.
Today patient DNA’d, looking through notes it’s because they deteriorated over weekend and are now in hospital. I feel really guilty about this. Looking back I probably should have just sent them to medical ambulatory. Now wondering whether they’ll complain, Sue or if they die what will happen…
Lesson learnt that it’s probably better to err on the side of caution in future as it’s not worth the stress.
Would love to hear from other GPs what experiences they have had with similar patients

Newly qualified GP here. A frail elderly patient came in before bank holiday weekend with a flare of their chronic condition. Could see recent clinic letter advising to start a new medication which hadn’t been done yet. Obs OK at the time. Started this and planned to review them today after bank hol. Thought about discussing with Hospital team but wasn’t sure if needed at the time.
Today patient DNA’d, looking through notes it’s because they deteriorated over weekend and are now in hospital. I feel really guilty about this. Looking back I probably should have just sent them to ambulatory. Now wondering whether they’ll complain, Sue or if they die what will happen…
Lesson learnt that it’s probably better to err on the side of caution in future as it’s not worth the stress.
Would love to hear from other GPs what experiences they have had with similar patients

iirc, I got a few things from them before, nothing special, i think i remember a very tiny thing of Moroccan oil and maybe an eyeliner and a face mask but then a few of the things I was supposed to get never came. My boyfriend and I both had accounts.
I gave up on the website for a long time, until they sent out those emails recently that said to basically re-register your account. I did, and remembered why I gave up before, because it just seems so scammy all the hoops and pop up’s and ads you have to jump through just to apply to try the products and then very rarely do you ever even get the products. And if you don’t keep your eye on your application like a hawk then you end up unwillingly signing up for tons of magazines you never wanted.
Has anyone ever gotten any nice samples from here, or any that were full size? If you did, do you find that the time it takes you to apply vs the number of items you get to try is worth it in the end?

(Sorry for formatting and post length. I’m on mobile and need to explain where I’m at.)
So I (23M) am feeling really trapped by the life that I’ve lived up until this point.
I’ve struggled with my mental health for years due to extensive childhood trauma/undiagnosed neurodivergence. It made school really hard, not necessarily in terms of content, I just could never find it in me to get my work done. I ended up institutionalized my freshman year of high school for several months and barely got my GPA up to a ‘College Admittable’ number by the time I graduated due to me failing all my classes for that year and having to work constantly to pay my dad’s bills from 16 y/o on.
I went to university for music on a scholarship, and racked up some student loan debt before I dropped out when my dad passed. Being fully financially independent already and suddenly responsible for my younger sister’s health insurance and phone plan, I just couldn’t keep my grades where they needed to be. So now I have experience in a field where you basically need to have a degree to make a living wage if you don’t have the network. And I sure don’t have the network.
Right now, I work for a company that does tuition reimbursement for a specific university, and I’ve tried going back to school online through this program, but the things I might possibly be good at are only for in-person students. The course load is so accelerated for online students, I’m struggling to find enthusiasm for any degree program, and I’m still just trying to financially keep my head above water. So once again my grades are suffering. Plus, working for this company for the past 2 years has had me running on empty for a long, long time. I’m losing my concept of who I am as a person because all I’m capable of doing anymore is working and sleeping. I just feel like I haven’t been able to climb out of this pit I was thrown in almost 10 years ago, and it makes me feel so helpless.
My partner (23M) is doing so well. He has a BS in a very lucrative, specialized field from a prestigious university and has a job where he makes nearly six figures now. I feel absolutely pathetic when I think about the disparity in our relationship. Both intellectually and financially. We’ve known each other for so long, and he saw a lot of the things that happened to me happen. He’s so very understanding, but it still makes me feel bad when I can’t even afford to help support our living situation. Or buy our cat food. It makes me feel like a pathetic, dead-weight leech.
All I want is to work somewhere that pays me enough to live while also not making me want to kick the bucket. To be able to function and thrive for literally once in my life. But I don’t have the grades, I don’t have the degree, I have no real skilled work experience… I’ve never had the opportunity to truly focus on anything aside from getting by, I guess.
I just don’t know what to do anymore. I’m so tired. Should I just take on more student loan debt (I lucked out and ‘only’ owe 18k right now) and try to find a degree program near me that fits my ability/interests? Should I try to scrape together enough money for a trade school or something? I’ve applied to 40+ random entry level jobs in the past week looking for an out, but I don’t know if giving up on the free schooling I have access to right now is the correct decision.
Any advice is appreciated. Before it’s brought up, I am in therapy. And have been for many years. I know what I need to do to make my life generally better, the issue is not having the energy or resources to actually do those things right now. I just need help and I don’t know what to do. Thank you.

Kurt Angle, often regarded as one of the greatest wrestlers in history and with good reason. The man who won an Olympic gold medal with a broken neck came onto the scene in WWE between late 1999 and early 2000.
He went on to carve out an incredible career for himself, winning world titles the world over. Whether it was WWE, TNA or even NJPW - Angle made sure to leave an impact everywhere he went.
What if things were different though? What if Kurt Angle never debuted in the attitude era and instead, at the prime age of 32, Kurt Angle debuted in the wrestling world we know today?
Who would he cross paths with? Would he reach the same heights he did in his day? I intend to explore this topic and find out for myself.
Can The Wrestling Machine thrive in the Renaissance Era? Only time will tell...
The year is 2023 and Kurt Angle arrives on the scene, he's well known as is from his historic feat in 2021, when he won a gold medal with a broken neck at the Summer Olympics.
Many would expect Kurt to chase this success into something significant, but many are surprised and intrigued when it's made clear what his future goals are.
To transition into the world of sports entertainment and become a professional wrestler.
He spends his first year working the independent scene, making appearances in GCW specifically. There, he ends up having standout matches with the likes of Brian Cage and Powerhouse Hobbs who make special guest appearances to lock up with the hot commodity. He even has a half-decent match with Jake Hager, in a bout that seems like it could've been something special if Hager was about a decade younger and still The All American American.
By the time June 2024 rolls around, dirt sheets are speculating that most of the major professional wrestling companies are showing great interest in Kurt, but it's likely he will turn up in WWE due to their extensive track record transitioning athletes from various walks of life and countless different sports.
Imagine everyones surprise then, when Hiroshi Tanahashi announces NJPW has signed Kurt Angle, not to a full time contract but for a very exciting purpose indeed.
The G1 Climax.
Along with him in B Block are seven other supremely talented athletes, some of NJPW's finest along with a couple of freelancers from other promotions.
NJPW, G1 Climax 34 - Night 1, July 15, 2024:
Eddie Kingston vs Kurt Angle
[Kurt's first match of the G1 comes in the form of the Mad King, Eddie Kingston. Eddie's striking and submission based aggression pairs well with Kurt's grappling and limb targeting. Angle is able to rattle Eddie throughout the match with throws and suplexes, as well as his ability to outmaneuver Eddie's submission attempts.
The match comes to a close as Eddie comes out of the corner with a Uraken to a wobbly Angle. Kurt ducks and latches on for a German Suplex, maintaining waist control, a second German Suplex, yet again. Kurt pulls Kingston up to complete the trio, but Eddie hooks onto the top turnbuckle. Kurt shows his strength, suplexing Kingston as the padding goes flying.
Kurt tries for an Angle Slam, but Kingston finds his footing behind Kurt, and grips hold of the neck, cinching a bulldog choke. Kurt struggles up before marching towards the corner and diving downwards, thus driving Eddie skull first into the exposed turnbuckle.
An Angle Slam follows, and Kurt secures a win in his NJPW debut.]
Kurt Angle (2) def Eddie Kingston (0)
NJPW G1 Climax 34 - Night 3, July 18, 2024:
Jeff Cobb vs Kurt Angle
[Kurt's second match of the G1 proves to be a very interesting one indeed. Jeff Cobb, a former olympian himself, is perhaps one of the only wrestlers on the planet who can match Angle regarding his knowledge of suplexes, throws, power maneuvers and grapples.
The match begins to near the end as Cobb has Angle up top in a deadlift stalling superplex, Angle is able to land on his feet behind Cobb and German Suplex Cobb off the middle turnbuckle.
Angle looks for an Angle Slam, but Cobb lands on his feet and tries for Tour Of The Islands, but Kurt scrambles free and lands a German Suplex, maintains waist control, Cobb breaks free and steps behind Angle, German Suplex, Angle does the same thing, Cobb gets fed up and hits a German Suplex that lands Angle flat on his face as Cobb releases the waist.
Cobb signals for the end and looks for a standing moonsault, Kurt avoids and hits a throwing German Suplex of his own. Angle scales the turnbuckles, moonsault! At the ref's count of two, Cobb sits up with Angle in his arms. Tour Of The Islands connects! Near-fall!
Cobb gets Angle up on his shoulder, Angle escapes and locks on to the ankle, Jeff rolls forward and sends Angle into the corner. Angle steps backwards into the arms of Cobb, Tour Of The Isl- Angle on his feet! Angle Slam!
Kurt begins to scale the ropes and lands another moonsault. With that, Cobb finally stays down and Angle is able to outlast his counterpart.]
Kurt Angle (4) def Jeff Cobb (0)
NJPW G1 Climax 34 - Night 5, July 21, 2024:
Kurt Angle vs Kushida
[Taking into consideration Kushida's rather successful MMA background, this matchup seems like a no brainer. Both men are grappling gods well regarded as being submission experts. It's on full display when they finally face off in the G1.
Kushida has been vocal about his displeasure competing only in the Junior division and when put in the premier tournament of NJPW's year, he's eager to prove he belongs in the main event scene.
The story told here is Angle's non stop assault on the legs and ankles of Kushida, and in return Kushida relentlessly damaging the arms and wrists of Angle.
Kushida, despite the quickly deteriorating bones in his legs, is leech like with how determined he is to stay attached to the arm of Kurt. Angle Slam? Denied and turned into a Kimura Lock. Ankle Lock? Kushida rolls forward driving Angle shoulder first into the steel post, and then Kimura Lock. German Suplex? That's what you think, it's actually a Kimura Lock.
As Kushida continuously dissects the arm, Angle begins getting increasingly desperate. He dunks Kushida into the turnbuckles harshly. Onto the apron. Into the barricade. Taking more and more drastic measures to free himself and becoming less and less successful.
Eventually Kurt is in agony and nothing seems to shake Kushida, he climbs to the top rope, hoping a drop from that height will force release. Kushida lets go without Kurt even having to drop only to reapply and look for an arm drag variation off the top.
As Kushida goes to drop, Kurt grips to the ropes and Kushida lands in a tree of woe position. Kurt grabs hold of the ears of Kushida, pulling him up slightly, before shoving him down and forcing him to collide with the turnbuckles.
He drags Kushida up to the top rope, clearly looking for something big, but Kushida goes back in with the Kimura, Kurt begins driving Kushida into the top of the steel post before actually picking Kushida up with his bad arm only and slamming Kushida into the metal.
Kurt positions himself for one last gasp effort to thwart the colorfast Kushida. Angle Slam from the top turnbuckle! An exhausted Angle crawls to cover, and is at last able to defeat Kushida.
The question quickly becomes though, as the referee is refused the chance to even raise the arm of Angle, how much damage was done?]
Kurt Angle (6) def Kushida (2)
NJPW G1 Climax 34 - Night 7, July 25, 2024:
Kurt Angle vs Matt Riddle
[Four nights after having his arm near surgically dissected by Kushida, Angle locks up against another skilled fighter endowed with MMA experience.
Riddle gives the challenge Cobb gave being able to match Angle on power, while also giving the challenge Kushida did with limb targeting and joint manipulation.
Riddle, entering his first G1 has arguably his biggest opportunity since joining NJPW earlier in the year. He spends the duration of the match peppering Angle with strikes to the arm, salting with submissions.
As the match nears it's own climax, Angle goes for a high risk moonsault only for Riddle to avoid. A final flash knee follows from the ever opportunistic Riddle. Kurt is able to kick-out, inspiring Riddle to try for a RainTrigger. Kurt blocks with his arm to avoid getting struck in the face. He winces and Riddle capitalizes with rapid palm strikes to the chest before kicking Kurt into the ropes.
As Angle rebounds, Riddle goes under the arm and tries for a falling pele kick, Kurt catches the leg and gets an Ankle Lock. Riddle is able to get back to his free foot, so Angle hits a leg trapped German Suplex to discourage a comeback.
Kurt tries for an Angle Slam, but Riddle maneuvers into a pinning predicament, Kurt reverses the pressure pinning Riddle's shoulders. They go back and forth until Kurt traps Matt in a sleeper hold. Riddle fires up to his feet and begins snapping Kurt's elbow over his shoulder to escape.
Riddle gets Kurt up for Bro To Sleep, Angle catches the leg and clings with an Ankle Lock. Riddle gets back to his feet and lands a surprise roundhouse with his free foot. A V-Trigger to the shoulder follows, before Riddle gets Angle in Tombstone position. Angle slithers down, and like a snake, latches onto the ankle.
Riddle crumples under the unexpected pressure as Kurt gets a knee baankle lock hybrid applied. He wrenches away on the Achilles tendon, as Riddle writhes in pain.
Matt nearly gets to the ropes, but Angle is able to roll with him back into the center of the ring. Eventually, Riddle has to think of the big picture and consider the matches he still has left in the tournament, and he submits to Kurt Angle.
Kurt is able to conquer another worthy adversary and remains undefeated in the tournament, but his arm is clearly bothering him and that is shown as Kurt takes time to nurse the injury after the bout.]
Kurt Angle (8) def Matt Riddle (4)
NJPW G1 Climax 34 - Night 9, July 27, 2024:
Kurt Angle vs Minoru Suzuki:
[It's more bad news for Angle, as his next foe is regarded as arguably one of the most sadistic pro wrestlers of all time. Suzuki, known for his methodical approach and willingness to lay in with strikes, has him salivating at the prospect of getting his hands on the already wounded Kurt.
Angle is donning circulation tape as he locks up with the Murder Grandpa. Suzuki wastes little time in tearing at the tape, exposing the flesh beneath. Digging his elbow into the shoulder blade, he continues his attack on Kurt.
Knee drops and stiff chops leave a stinging sensation rippling through the arm of Angle. Kurt wants to execute his power maneuvers, but a lack of grip prevents him as he begins losing strength and ability with every blow to the shoulder.
Suzuki tucks Kurt's fragmented arm behind him, connecting with Russian Leg Sweeps and suplexes, landing Angle's weight harshly onto his own arm.
Kurt begins mounting something of a comeback against the relentless Suzuki. He keeps his arm close to his body, but is able to surprise Minoru with his explosiveness. He knows he can't lift Suzuki, and so turns to the aerial side of his arsenal.
A swan dive off the apron has Suzuki reeling and Angle is able to follow up with a moonsault into the ring. Angle tries to strike with his feet, connecting with dropkicks and enziguris.
Suzuki weathers the storm, however, and positions Angle for a Gotch-Style Piledriver. Angle is able to grasp onto the leg and sink down, refusing to let Suzuki power him up.
Angle goes under, maintaining his leg control, and gets an Ankle Lock applied. He struggles to keep it in for as long as possible, but the strength in his arm isn't present. Suzuki is able to kick Angle off of him, and Kurt goes into desperation mode. A wounded animal faced with an angry Minoru Suzuki.
Angle goes for a risky strategy, considering his lack of practice in this department, but he decides to use a leg oriented submission, given that his arms are unable to grip for long. He is able to reverse a Gotch-Style into a triangle choke, tightening his legs vice grip around the neck and applying pressure to the carotid.
Angle tries his damnedest, withstanding even a deadlift powerbomb and continuing his choke, to maintain his attack on Suzuki. It pays off as slowly, but surely, Suzuki loses the ability to breathe and is forced to tap out to Kurt Angle.]
Kurt Angle (10) def Minoru Suzuki (2)
NJPW G1 Climax 34 - Night 11, Aug 1, 2024:
Kurt Angle vs Shingo Takagi
[It's out of the frying pan and into the fire as Angle survives Suzuki, but is now faced with arguably more aggressive competition, in the form of Shingo Takagi.
Angle is on the defensive for most of the bout, wanting to keep his perfect record intact, and knowing the danger of letting Shingo get ahold of his arm.
This also means Angle is less assertive, however, and Shingo is more willing to take risks to do damage to Kurt. Takagi gives Angle a taste of his own medicine as he begins repeatedly suplexing Angle, multiple Germans, landing Kurt on his bad shoulder. He mixes in other variations as well, optimizing the damage he can do to the arm.
Takagi also drives Angle, shoulder first into the steel post. When Angle slumps down, Takagi closes in with a running knee strike, popping Angle's shoulder into the turnbuckle.
Shingo dominates the course of the match, letting Angle get in little offense. Angle stirs, sitting up as he tries to catch his bearings on the canvas. Shingo spots Angle in position for a PUMPING BOMBER, Angle ducks, Angle Slam, Shingo on his feet to avoid, Made In Japan! Angle locks to the waist and reverses with a roll-up, Shingo rolls backwards to kick out, Shingo behind Angle, gets him up, Last Of The Dragons!
Angle planted right on his bad shoulder with authority by Takagi. Shingo gets rewarded for his effort with a very close near fall. Shingo pulls Angle up by his hair, forearm, after forearm, after forearm. Angle spits in the face of Takagi, refusing to go quietly for The Dragon. Shingo wipes his face calmly, before running the ropes, PUMPING BOMBER.
With that, Takagi has handed Angle his first singles career loss, and overtaken him in the G1 rankings.]
Shingo Takagi (11) def Kurt Angle (10)
NJPW G1 Climax 34 - Night 13, Aug 5, 2024:
Kurt Angle vs Zack Sabre Jr.
[Finally, we arrive at Kurt's final test of this grueling tournament. The tournament that has left him clutching his arm in peril every night, the tournament that has left him blistered and bruised in the biggest tests of his young career, but most importantly, the tournament that put him on the map.
Angle, well regarded as a fantastic submission worker and grappler, takes aim at arguably the greatest submission based wrestler of all time, Zack Sabre Jr.
Angle's Olympian background makes for an intriguing contrast against Zack's more strike heavy, frenzied submission approach. Sabre Jr., one of the most shark like opponents you could have, rips at the arm of Angle in various ways.
Bending the arm back as he stands on the fingers before stamping the elbow sideways, penalty kicks to the forearm, palm strikes to the shoulder blade, using every opportunity to hang the arm over the ropes before being forced to release.
Zack has Angle in a pool of pain as he ascends for a diving knee drop to the arm, Angle avoids, catching Zack in mid air with an Ankle Lock. Zack scrambles, and rolls forward, sending Angle out of the ring.
Sabre goes to the apron, and attempts a diving uppercut, Angle catches him and flips him forward before getting him up for a powerbomb. Zack quickly shifts into an arm triangle, tearing at the arm. Angle drops Zack onto the barricade to no avail, but a firm drop onto the apron forces Zack to let Angle go.
Sabre Jr. is positioned against the stairs and Kurt charges in, Zack slips into the ring and Angle collides with the steel stairs. Baseball slide by Zack follows before he guides Angle to the steel barricade. He pops Angle's arm through the bars and uses his feet on the other side to pull Angle further in, trying to pull Angle through the fence.
Zack gets cocky, standing atop the barricade as he keeps his paws on Angle. Angle sweeps the legs and Sabre takes a nasty spill on top of the steel. An impromptu Angle Slam into the barricade follows before Angle sends Sabre Jr. back in.
Angle climbs, looking to put the finishing touches on Sabre Jr. A Moonsault by Angle caught with a triangle! Sabre Jr. wraps his legs around the neck of Angle, strangling The Wrestling Machine. Kurt powers up Sabre with his last bit of strength. He collapses Zack into the turnbuckles, shifting the ring with the force.
Angle recovers and rips Zack out of the corner into an Ankle Lock. He knows he can't maintain good grip with his arm, so he cinches down into a knee bar. Zack struggles for a while before finally finding the bottom rope. Zack gets an arm triangle over the ropes for a few seconds, before connecting with a kick from the apron.
Sabre dives back in, but Angle blocks the slingshot with an Ankle Lock. Zack swiftly rolls forward, and as Angle tries to roll backwards, Zack pins him down. Angle rolls backwards anyway with Zack and gets a German Suplex. Angle sits up and lets out a roar, before Zack stands up and kicks him in the back of the head. Both men collapse as the playing field is evened.
Angle and Sabre Jr. find themselves crawling back up in opposite corners. The crowd breaks into a clap building up to both men meeting in the center of the ring, unloading with strikes. Zack goes cheap with a falling kick to the bad arm. Zack steps on the knee of Angle before maneuvering over him and onto his arm where he then rolls into a cross armbreaker.
Angle fires up, and twists away at the ankle to turn into an Ankle Lock. Sabre rolls forward and turns it back into a cross armbreaker. Angle rolls backwards and pops out, into an Ankle Lock. Sabre rolls Angle into the turnbuckles to break the cycle. Step-up knee strike by Zack, avoided by Angle, Angle hops to the bottom turnbuckle to greet Zack. Angle Slam from the middle turnbuckle!
Kurt desperately covers, but Zack kicks out, locking a Kimura as he does. Angle yelps out in agony, and tries to roll out of it. Zack stops Angle with a cross armbreaker, Angle powers Zack up, Zack clings to Kurt, connecting with a rana before mounting into a triangle choke.
No matter what Kurt does, Zack won't let go of the arm. Angle, the pain unbearable, the breath leaving his body at an alarming rate. As Zack tightens like a snake across the arm and neck of Angle, Kurt begins to fade and eventually, perhaps inevitably, passes out in the jaws of Zack Sabre Jr.
Kurt's G1 proves to be incredibly impressive as he is ranked third in his block, and his undeniable grit was on full display, as The Olympic Hero refused to tap out, opting to lose consciousness instead.]
Zack Sabre Jr. (13) def Kurt Angle (10)
It's not long after this that Kurt surprises by opting not to sign a full time contract with NJPW, drowning out the offers from AEW and WWE, and instead decides to visit a promotion that he feels oddly at home in. Total Nonstop Action.
TNA Victory Road 2024, Sep 21, 2024:
Jonathan Gresham (c) vs Kurt Angle, TNA World Heavyweight Championship
[Kurt, being the genetic freak that he is, catapults to the main event scene, especially given his matches in the G1 Climax boosting his resume. Gresham, having dethroned Moose a few months back, has been confidently seated as face of the company. Angle looks to challenge that throne.
Gresham and Angle have a heated contract signing prior to the event, with Angle, in response to being called a rookie stating "Well, this rookie is going to kick your fucking ass." before busting Gresham's nose into the table, dragging Jonathan across the table and powerbombing him through it.
The bout is a technical masterclass with Gresham challenging Angle on the technical front. Gresham manages to get Angle in an octopus lock, Angle shifts Gresham out of it and cinches an Ankle Lock. Gresham hooks onto Angle's ankle and throws Kurt off balance, collapsing him into a knee bar. Angle manages to kick Gresham away before locking a figure four.
Gresham rolls over to reverse the pressure, before both men make their way onto their heads, slapping and swatting at each other. Angle throws the first closed fist and it dazes Gresham who breaks free of the predicament. Angle begins his repeated germans, Gresham lands on his feet with the third attempt. Octopus Lock by Gresham, Angle reverses into a third and final German Suplex.
Gresham stumbles up, Angle Slam, Gresham on his feet, big knee to the nose of Angle, Octopus Hold, a look of annoyed disbelief crosses the face of Angle due to Jonathan's insistence on this move, powerbomb reversal by Angle. Gresham pulls himself up using the ropes and is caught from behind with a definitive Angle Slam.
The referee counts the pin and Kurt Angle has secured his first pro wrestling title, the TNA World Heavyweight Championship, after a barn burner to dethrone Jon Gresham.]
Kurt Angle def Jonathan Gresham (c) to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
TNA Bound For Glory 2024, Oct 13, 2024:
Kurt Angle (c) vs Kushida, TNA World Heavyweight Championship
[A few short months following their classic in the G1, Angle is hungry for revenge on the man he claims cost him the biggest opportunity of his career. After all, Angle suffered his arm injury during his match with Kushida, and there's an argument to be made his losses to Shingo and Sabre Jr. wouldn't have occured if not for the target Kushida put on him.
Kushida wins a fatal four way over Laredo Kid, Mike Bailey and Rich Swann to punch his ticket to Bound For Glory and the rematch is set. Angle/Kushida II
Angle shows more of his aggressive side in this bout, given that this match is probably the most personal of Angle's young career. Kushida attempts to wear away at the arm, but Kurt has him scouted, sharply reversing any arm oriented attacks.
Angle dizzies Kushida with a series of throws and suplex, making Kushida feel like he's trapped in the spin cycle. Following Angle's several minutes of control time, he attempts to finalize his revenge on Kushida with an Angle Slam. Kushida shifts off the shoulders and into a Kimura Lock.
Angle is forced to tough it out for a minute as Kushida relentlessly latches on. Angle finally takes Kushida to the ground, gets a hand around the ankle and rolls out of the Kimura, taking the ankle with him.
Ankle Lock is in, Kushida though, rolls forward to escape. A nasty jab by Kushida connects, before he attempts his handspring back elbow. Angle catches him and lands a German Suplex. Angle rolls over into an Ankle Lock. A, so far, unseen intensity donning his expression.
Kushida is gutsy and resilient, but is eventually forced to submit to Angle. Kurt relishes his victory, getting what he perceives as his vengeance over Kushida.
Angle, ever the good sport, offers Kushida a hand and pulls him up into a handshake, squashing the beef between them.]
Kurt Angle (c) def Kushida to retain the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
TNA Turning Point 2024, Nov 3, 2024:
Josh Alexander vs Kurt Angle (c), TNA World Heavyweight Championship
[Having effectively vanquished Kushida, Angle turns his attention towards his next challenger. Josh Alexander, having been forced to vacate the World Championship after becoming the longest reigning TNA World Champion in company history, is still seeking to gain back the title that he never lost.
He just so happens to have to go through the man who made his debut to rescue Alexander a couple short months ago to do so. Alexander and Angle, both of similar backgrounds, are excited and respectful in their pursuit to do battle.
The match runs fairly similarly to Jeff Cobb's clash with Angle, a game of one upmanship based around suplex variants. Angle gets the better of Josh with one of these exchanges, getting his trio of German Suplexes to connect and throwing Josh across the ring with the third.
Alexander pops up and comes barreling out of the corner with a spear, he then rolls with Angle, maintaining grip on the waist and lifts him into a deadlift gutwrench suplex creating a beautiful fusion move. Angle barely gets the shoulder up and both men lay exhausted.
They find their footing in the center of the ring, and Alexander begins to lay in with uppercuts. Angle gets a read on him, and catches an uppercut attempt into a backslide, Josh kicks out and Kurt gets him up in powerbomb position. Josh escapes onto his feet and gets Kurt up for a fireman's carry landing a cutter from that position.
Kurt kicks out and Alexander adapts, getting a torture rack applied, bending Angle over his traps. Kurt escapes and gets an emphatic German Suplex. Angle scales the turnbuckles, moonsault! Alexander avoids. Josh gets Angle up and lands a spinning tombstone for a near fall.
For the first time since Angle transitioned to professional wrestling, his neck begins to bother him after the nasty spike on the head. The commentators make point of mentioning Angle's background of neck issues. Alexander decides to make a statement at the expense of Angle, trapping him in an Ankle Lock.
Kurt is able to roll free and as Josh rebounds off the ropes, he is caught with an Angle Slam. Kurt, clutching his neck, goes up top. Moonsault connects. The referee begins the count, but Kurt stops him. Ankle Lock by Kurt.
Kurt wants to make Josh submit, but Alexander breaks out. He gets a double underhook, but Kurt lifts Josh with his bad neck and falls backwards to escape. Kurt immediately goes back on attacking the ankle. Josh scrambles to kick Kurt away and succeeds. Kurt charges back, right into the grips of Alexander. Double Underhook, Tiger Driver! Angle bounces off his skull, and Josh quickly covers. Kurt somehow kicks out!
Josh drags Angle up by his singlet straps, a second spinning tombstone! One, Two Three. Alexander, after several months on the shelf, having to give up his record breaking reign, has reclaimed his spot at the top of the TNA food chain and he's done it by defeating Kurt Angle.
After the bout, Alexander is forced to cut his celebrating short as Kurt struggles to move. He's eventually carted off with a stretcher, putting a damper on Alexander's cathartic title victory.]
Josh Alexander def Kurt Angle (c) to win the TNA World Heavyweight Championship
Following his harrowing loss of the TNA World Title, it's reported by PWI that Angle has a bad concussion and will be out of action for the remainder of November and likely all of Winter. This is due to precautionary measures being taken since Angle has a history of neck problems.
Death, Taxes and Dirt Sheets Being Wrong.
AEW Collision, Nov 9, 2024:
Motor City Machine Guns vs Konosuke Takeshita & Powerhouse Hobbs
[Meanwhile, in AEW, MCMG arrived a little under six months ago and in doing so have become one of the premier tag teams in the company. They've recently been embroiled in a mini-feud with The Don Callis Family, and it comes to a head here.
After various points of control for each competitor, MCMG are able to take the hard earned victory, pinning Hobbs with Takeshita failing to break it up.
After the bout, Hobbs takes a microphone and makes it clear that The Don Callis Family has been on a downhill slide lately. He states that he can make The Don Callis Family better, and bring them back to their former relevance. That he can inspire Takeshita and earn tag team gold with him.
"I just don't want to."
He turns to Takeshita and Callis, taking a predatory stance now.
"Why should I stay and save this family." He scoffs. "A family of failures...is no family of mine."
He headbutts Takeshita and stands over the fallen warrior. Blood begins to trickle down the nose, as Hobbs capitalizes with the World's Strongest Slam. He kneels over the broken body of Takeshita when the star spangled banner coats the titantron and just six days after it was reported he would be out of action for months, Kurt Angle debuts in AEW.
He brawls with his GCW rival, taking Hobbs out of the ring. He stands his ground, staring down Hobbszilla. The Olympic Hero is All Elite!]
AEW Dynamite, Nov 13, 2024:
Kurt Angle vs Powerhouse Hobbs
[It's announced that on Dynamite, ten short days after Kurt Angle's TNA World Title loss, that he will lock horns with Powerhouse Hobbs on Dynamite in his official debut.
Hobbs is able to do what few have truly been able to, and that is overpower Kurt Angle. Angle is a stout, strong guy but when greeted with the powerlifter Hobbs, he finds himself manhandled.
Hobbs blocks suplex attempts and tosses Angle around with slams and throws. Hobbs begins to work on the back, getting Kurt in a torture rack submission. Kurt slips out the back door and gets a surprise German on Hobbs, he maintains waist control and attempts another, but Hobbs escapes and sends Kurt spiraling off the ropes.
A spinebuster from Hobbs follows for a two count. Hobbs gets frustrated throwing Angle out of the ring and using his environment to his advantage. He throws Kurt across the announce desk, into the steel stairs, smashes him against the barricade. Once he feels enough damage has been done, he sends Kurt back in and gets him up for Town Business, Angle escapes off the shoulders and lands an Angle Slam.
Clutching his back, Kurt is able to get the pinfall victory over the ever-menacing Hobbs. A successful debut for The Olympic Hero in the land of The Elite.]
Kurt Angle def Powerhouse Hobbs
AEW Dynamite, Nov 20, 2024:
Kurt Angle vs Powerhouse Hobbs
[One week after their titanic clash, it is announced that Hobbs and Angle will clash once more ahead of Takeshita/Hobbs at Full Gear.
Angle makes his entrance, a new shade of intensity painting his face. Everyone believes Angle is going to express that intensity by giving Hobbs a proper beating.
Instead, as the two men stand across each other and the bell rings, the two come face to face, center of the ring.
Hobbs snatches the ref. World's Strongest Slam.
Angle simply snickers to himself as he backs into the corner.
As the crowd sits in stunned silence, Angle climbs to the top turnbuckle, landing a bone-rattling moonsault on the defenseless Rick Knox, making clear he is in on this sick plan.
Security begins to rush the ring, and Hobbs & Angle begin to get to work. They demolish every guard that enters the ring in quick succession.
After clearing the twenty-some security guards, Angle and Hobbs stand together, proud of the carnage they've inflicted. That is, until, Konosuke Takeshita's theme sounds.
Takeshita storms the ring, fighting both men at once. To everyone's amazement, Takeshita is able to clear the ring, chasing off the two newly united heels. Takeshita stands tall ahead of Full Gear, sending a brief but loud message to Hobbs.]
AEW Full Gear, Nov 23, 2024:
Konosuke Takeshita vs Kurt Angle
[Tony Khan makes the announcement that the behavior shown on Dynamite was unacceptable, and reprimands are in order. Kurt Angle is a newcomer to the company, so Tony will let him off with a one and only warning, but Hobbs has been here for years and he knows better. Powerhouse Hobbs has been suspended for thirty days and will miss Full Gear, in his place, his new running mate Kurt Angle will be forced to sub in against Takeshita.
In one of the biggest tests of both men's young careers, two of the hottest rising stars in AEW collide, with deep personal roots fueling the bout. Takeshita wanted Powerhouse Hobbs, the man who backstabbed him, tonight but settles for directing all of that anger towards Kurt Angle instead.
Angle enters with his signature mouth-piece finally making it's first appearance, he probably could have used that before, but hindsight. It adds a distinct edge to his grizzled 'real' fighter look.
In Kurt's second proper match in the company, he is put through the wringer in one of the most physically intense matches of his career. Takeshita's blistering strikes leave Angle cornered and forced to rely on pockets of offense to try to limit the damage done to him.
Angle finally gets an opening late and attempts an Angle Slam, Takeshita on his feet lands behind Angle and sinks him with a Blue Thunder Bomb for a near fall. Takeshita sizing up Kurt from the corner, closes the distance with a Pegasus Knee Strike, Angle catches the leg, and rolls into a knee bar. He focuses his assault on the ankle, hoping to soften Takeshita up.
Takeshita writhes in pain before finally reaching the bottom rope, forcing separation. Angle uses every bit of the five count to continue torturing the ankle. Takeshita kicks Kurt away as Angle looks to pounce, and Konosuke begins running the ropes, picking up steam. He avoids multiple clothesline attempts, dizzying Angle.
He finally closes the gap with a massive lariat. Takeshita scouts Angle from the corner now, and the Pegasus Knee gets ducked by Angle. Kurt begins his trio of German Suplexes. On the third attempt, Takeshita escapes, Blue Thunder Bo- Angle escapes, a third German Suplex! It lands Konosuke flat on his face and Takeshita seeks refuge on the outside.
Angle scales the turnbuckles, catching Konosuke at ringside with a moonsault! He sends Konosuke back in and climbs once more. A final moonsault, but Takeshita rolls out of the way. Angle eats the canvas. Pegasus Knee Strike connects knocking the mouthpiece out! Takeshita pulling Angle up, Blue Thunder Bomb!
It is sweet victory for Takeshita, as he is able to get a measure of revenge on Kurt Angle, translated via the glare in his eyes and the expression on his face though, it is evident that Takeshita still wants Hobbs.]
Konosuke Takeshita def Kurt Angle
AEW Worlds End, Dec 29, 2024:
Kurt Angle vs Kyle O'Reilly, Submission Match
[We arrive at Worlds End and these two grappling gods are chomping at the bit to finally cross paths. Hobbs is busy with Takeshita which gives Angle ample opportunity to put O'Reilly to the test.
Kurt's been getting more braggadocios following his victories, including in two five minute challenges in which he was able to tap both Lee Moriarty and Daniel Garcia in under five minutes.
O'Reilly is able to meet Angle tit for tat, much like Kushida and Sabre Jr. before him. Kurt finally starts to feel some of that pressure he's been applying to his recent opponents.
Late in the contest, O'Reilly begins to pummel Angle with various strikes taking toll on every part of the body. He caps off the sequence with a stomp to the back of the head and a spinning forearm. Angle is left dazed when Kyle leaps on to the back for a sleeper.
Kurt fumbles momentarily with the hands of O'Reilly, but as loss of consciousness rears it's head, Angle dives forward slamming O'Reilly against the turnbuckles, nearly driving both men through them. O'Reilly stumbles up into a trio of Germans, O'Reilly locks onto the waist with his legs on the third attempt, rolling Angle forward and applying a cross armbreaker.
Angle finds his way out with a grasp on the ankle. Ankle Lock is in, O'Reilly kicks and kicks, but Angle refuses to release the grip. O'Reilly shifts himself onto his back and is able to get Angle within reach to apply a Guillotine. Angle gives up the Ankle Lock to focus on the newfound predicament.
He solves it with a northern lights suplex to escape. Angle sets his sights on O'Reilly and closes in for an Angle Slam, Kyle on his feet, Russian Leg Sweep by O'Reilly who then finds the arm and reattaches. Angle shows his strength getting a deadlift powerbomb and forcing O'Reilly to forgo his grip.
Angle climbs to the top for a moonsault, O'Reilly avoids, Kyle comes in hot, stepping up on Angle's leg to then knee him in the face. O'Reilly follows up with a roundhouse, Angle ducks, leg sweep, Angle jumps and then Angle rolls forward and snatches the ankle.
The Ankle Lock is firmly applied, O'Reilly struggles, trying to grab the ropes, kick free, roll out, but Angle has seen it all before and has an answer for everything O'Reilly attempts. After agonizing minutes in the Ankle Lock, O'Reilly finally submits to Kurt Angle.
Yet another feather in the cap of the seemingly unstoppable wrestling machine.]
Kurt Angle def Kyle O'Reilly
AEW Dynamite, Jan 22, 2025:
[On the Dynamite after Angle and Hobbs score a tag team victory over Hook and RVD, Hook is in the ring and calls out Angle. He claims that he is the match Angle has been waiting for and that he knows he can submit Kurt.
Angle comes out and tells Hook that he's a very talented man, and that one day Hook could be a World Champion. Angle's a fan of Hook, he's a hooker.
The only thing Angle can't stand about Hook is his stupid hair. A Champion shouldn't look like they rolled out of a sleeping bag on Skid Row twenty minutes ago, and Angle damn sure ain't tapping to no hobo.
Angle agrees to a match with Hook under the stipulation that when Hook loses he shave his head, Angle is so confident even that he'll put his own hair on the line too.
Once the match is made, Hobbs lambasts Hook from behind, beating on the defenseless up and comer. This leads Taz to rise from the announce table and try to come to the ring, Angle stops him and blocks his way.
As the two face off, Angle gets that feeling again. It's impossible, but...he's been here before, seen this man before. Angle gets a ringing in his ears and abruptly headbutts Taz. Excalibur rises from the table before Taz is ripped up by his suit and Angle carrys him over to the announce desk.
A brutal Angle Slam through the desk connects. Hobbs even backs Angle up and is able to somewhat corral the unhinged Angle. Taz is carted off and suddenly the fight between Hook and Angle just got personal.]
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A little bit of a rant, but stay with me...I have a question:
I'm recovering from a pretty rough student-teaching experience. On top of having an extremely wild kindergarten class in an economically disadvantaged area and not getting along with my cooperating teacher, I developed a form of dystonia, and I already have a slew of mental health issues.
That being said, I'm a damn good teacher. I'm animated, articulate, and empathetic, and I take the time to plan engaging lessons for students. The problem is that I put 110% into everything, quickly leading to burnout. My classroom management also needs a lot of work. I can handle a class with a few behavioral kids, but when most of the class is wild and doesn't want to do their job, I get frustrated. I have a hard time with PBIS. Kids who are downright awful need actual consequences. Not rewards.
Today, I was subbing, and I overheard a first grader tell a teacher in the hallway, "Go die! I hate you!" and proceeded to punch her and spit at her multiple times. Nobody bats an eye. It was just like an everyday thing that happens.
I do not have the energy for this. I can't do it. Student teaching was beyond stressful. I could not handle it with my health conditions. I thought it would be better in a more affluent school, but it still sucks. I get so bored subbing, but it's nice to chill a lot of the time. I'm also getting paid more than I was an aide, which is fantastic.
I can't predict what the future holds. I still want to teach, but with all this stuff happening, I don't know if I can handle it.
Does anybody willingly choose subbing even though you could have your classroom? Let me know your story in the comments!