I’m a bit lost. I have two art degrees, BFA and MFA in Painting. I love making art and thought I’d want to go the teaching route but once I got my MFA I realized I was not interested in that. After grad school I did have my own art studio and even had a solo exhibition. While that was going on I was working in picture frame shops, art galleries, art handling.
I’m not trying to paint a sob story but I want to give proper context.
I was an assistant manager in a commercial art frame shop.
My wife and I had our first kid and I took a paternity leave, and long story short I wasn’t able to go back to my job in corporate art. While I was stuck at home I took an online coding course (32 weeks). I had really high hopes it would lead to a job and then I realized I’m not really that good at it and the market is totally saturated.
I’m now working for a coffee roaster. Running deliveries and roasting, shipping orders. I really like the coffee stuff but I’m just not making enough.
I feel like I really have a lot to offer any company I work with. I’ve applied to countless jobs and written many, many cover letters, but I just don’t hear back from anything. I believe I’m doing something wrong.
So I’m 34, and I kinda feel like I don’t have a real career, just a string of jobs. I’m apprehensive to sink anymore money into Certs or schooling.
Do I still have hope to have a real career in an industry?
I’ve tried all the things that people recommend—networking, messaging on LinkedIn, etc.
I feel like I’m running out of time. Should I seek some kind of professional help? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Sorry for the lengthy post.

Long story short... Im 29 and had NEVER had a yeast infection in my life, despite being sexually active and having vaguely the same lifestyle and habits since 16ish.
I left my husband early last year, and I've now been with someone and have been living together for maybe 8 months or so.
In January I got my very first one... I of course thought it was just a fluke or that I'd used an iffy product down there or something. Took a three day course of oral meds and it went away.
In March I got another.... I started getting worried. Was it from him? No. Did I start using something new down there? No. I went through the whole checklist and couldn't figure out a cause... my doctor said we possibly just didn't knock it out the first time, although that seems like a long stretch. He gave me a high dose of oral antifungal which cleared it up super fast.
In April I seemingly had another............ I saw my PCP this time. He gave me a super high dose of antifungal, a steroid, gave me some diet and lifestyle advice, and said to see an OB if it didn't clear up.... then my period was late. I thought it might be the stress of the infection and all the meds, but nope... was pregnant. Made the decision to terminate via medication, and although very unpleasant, all went well and i also started the mini pill toake sure it didn't happen again.
Well... here I am again in gd May and I'm starting to think I have another. There has been a LOT of s3xual activity in the last few days, some of it fairly rough (all consual, all very enjoyable in the moment), but I figured the pain was from that. Well I looked in a mirror because it literally hurts to sit down, and while I didnt see any of the staple discharge that I had with the others, the area immediately surrounding my vaginal opening and urethra are ANGRY angry and kind of white and splotchy.... I hoped for a bit that it was just injury, but with my recent YI issues I have a feeling it is back.....
Then I see some people on an old Reddit post discussing how baby wipes can cause yeast infections and are horrible for vaginas..... I use dude wipes, especially after sex sometimes, and i definitely wasn't using them up front before this relationship.
Could this be the cause of my problems?? I plan to grab some meds tomorrow morning, but I'm desperate for an answer to these sudden issues I'm having almost EVERY MONTH.

Hello All,
I am currently looking for a genuine person but hold no expectations as my experience here showed me it is hard to find someone honest and communicative in the online world. It just takes a long time to build something real and being a hermit for many years perhaps made me more ​naive than I should be.
I am a really shy and quiet person but when I begin to trust someone it's a lot easier to open up to them. Currently, I live in the GTA area in Ontario and work full-time in administration. I don't have a lot of free time and after work, I do work out as my goal was and continues to be healthier My favourite thing to do these days is to spend time in nature to enjoy some quiet.
I would like a partner who takes the time to get to know me and is initiative or willing to do activities with me like going out for a movie, a walk, binge-watch a show, reading, or maybe playing a video game with (although I don't play much video games these days). I am seeking someone patient, direct, honest, mature, understanding, and kind. If you live around my area it is certainly a plus. I also much prefer men who are in my age group only (30+ only) and older.
Other attributes about me are I am short (4'10), on the curvier side (but actively working out and eating healthier), have shortish black hair, and have brown eyes. Message me if you would like to know me better.

Sionia
Chapter 14
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“Lord Wyatt, you are needed” Called Lars that shook me out of my fascinating reading about dragon neuts.
“Yes.” I said as I pulled back the curtain.
“The city guard requests to speak with you. They are restricting entrance to Avalon given the latest attack by Mardor at Black Gate of Rowan.” Lars explained with a salute and chest bump
With a sigh, I handed my book to Gus and exited the carriage and was very impressed with the massive three story gatehouse and huge stone block readouts connected on each side. I was met by a forty something looking man of average build with black hair and dark eyes flanked by six fully fitted out soldiers.
“I am Rhys Redith captain of the guard here in Avalon. You must be Count Ryan Wyatt.” Rhys introduced himself with the question.
“Yes, I am Ryan Wyatt.” I responded with a frown and knotted brow.
“We have been expecting your arrival. The king has ordered us to assist you and provide hospitality. I am to escort you to the fortress and the rest of your party to Duggan's inn.” Said Rhys with a salute and formal bow.
“That will not do! I have several wards under my care which several are nobility.” I objected to the plan given.
“I was not aware. I will of course take you to the fortress where Lady Ludmilla will address your concerns.” Replied Rhys with a salute and bow then motioned for me to follow.
“Follow him, Jace .” I said to my new driver and climbed into the carriage.
The bridge over the north side of the Paradise River to the island of Avalon was very long at around a quarter mile or so. The readouts of the gatehouse extended a good ways into the river which had several firing positions. I suspected that the river rose and fell with a possible rainy and dry season which was why the readouts could prevent an army from getting behind the gatehouse or access to the bridge from land. The gatehouse was flush with the city walls and protruded into the river was equally as impressive with a descent sized recessed portico as draw bridge porch extension.
Thinking back to my travels through Europe, I decided Avalon looked like the city of East Looe, Cornwall in England but not as topographically elevated and with more renaissance style architecture than back on earth. The Roman style arched bridge was very much what we just rode across. The fortress of Avalon itself was at the highest point which was of to the left on the far east side of the island and most up stream point on the islands..
The Fortress keep was decent but still half the size of Duke Boasag's Buanna. I realized that the reason for putting my servants at an inn was because of the lack of space. However, I was determined to stay with my wards no matter the violation of etiquette it might cause. As my carriage pulled up to the entrance with the fortress that had both iron gates and metal reinforced wooden doors that were a good six feet wide and twelve feet tall each. These doors were set into no less than a three foot thick wall,
Passing through the gate was a small bricked paved courtyard that about about forty to fifty feet wide in a more or less oval shape. I saw a host of servants and two well dressed ladies waiting at the main doors to the fortress's central keep.
“Lord Wyatt, welcome to Avalon. I am Viscountess Ludmilla Skafhoggr and this is my mother Baroness Grogda Wode.” Stated a quiet plump pretty faced brown haired woman in a gaudy yellow with purple accented dress with unicorns all over it and a matching unicorn hat whose horn protruded a good foot from her forehead
“Yes, it is a very deep pleasure to meet you as well” Stated Lady Grogda a good looking woman who seemed to be in her mid to late thirties with black hair and unusual olive colored eyes. Her lite brown dress was quiet plain compared to her daughter's which was kind of comical in their contrast.
“The pleasure is mine for sure in meeting you ladies.” I said pouring it on a bit thick with a formal bow and sweep of my arm.
“I do not understand. Why are all your people with you?” Lady Ludmilla asked looking toward Captain Rhys but speaking to me.
“I have many wards under my protection. Thus, it is impossible to leave them alone without my presence as there are many who would try and take advantage of helpless young girls.” I stated but that failed miserably when Frey and the other three Asgardians approached fully armed with their swords.
“I would hardly call them helpless!” Spat Lady Grogda with a bit of contempt as the Asgardians were better looking than her.
“Despite appearances, they need my protection. After all, I am their guardian as I freed them from captivity.” I responded with a bit of admonishment in my voice.
“Yes, we have heard the tale. You are quiet the knight in shinning armor.” Lady Ludmilla said with obvious sarcasm.
“It is what it is. The wards will be with me wherever I am. If that is at an inn or camping on the side of the road, so bit it.” I stated with irritation.
“Do not be silly. We can host your wards and personal attendant. However, we must insist that the rest stay in the inn over there.” Lady Ludmilla said pointing to a three story building that was about fifty yards away.
“That is closer than expected. However, I accept. My people can stay at the inn while you host me and my wards.” I stated with another formal bow.
“Good, now come and we will see to your comfort.” Lady Ludmilla said with a bit of a laugh with Lady Grogda giving a small laugh and a wicked grin.
I immediately turned to Lars, Razor and Meowth and ordered that they maintain a watch on the carts and carriage around the clock as I did not want any lapse where someone would try to take advantage. I called to the wolf kin brothers to continue to protect the girls inside the fortress. Pointing to Lars, I told him to take our prisoner Andros to the adventure's guild office and turn him over that he was caught trying to steal from me. Let them know I will see them on morrow to see if Andros was telling the truth or just lying. Turning with a smile and motioned to Freya and the girls to follow me with Gus right behind me.
The inside of the fortress was decently furnished though it had more of the appearance of a military outpost than a holding of wealth as it looked quiet spartan. I was led to an upper chamber where Lady Grogda had already ordered a bath filled by the time we had arrived.
“I will see to you personally” Lady Grogda stated with that same wicked grin again.
I suddenly felt as though I was a piece of meat put on display before a hungry wolf. I steeled myself to not recoil as I just felt off with this lady.
“See to your master's baggage.” Lady Grogda ordered Gus who was surprised by the command.
Gus gave me a slight shaking of his head and left the chamber. Lady Grogda then proceeded to strip me with efficiency. Once I was naked, she suddenly took her time looking at my nakedness. She even traced my scars on my back with a click of her tongue. Walking over to the tub, I climbed in and sat down.
“Spoil sport” Said Lady Grogda as she grabbed a wash cloth.
“Do not get my wounds wet.” I said warning Lady Groda of what the doctor had told me.
“Why? Your wound is almost well healed. The stitches can be pulled out except here” Stated Grogda and tapped me on my left shoulder blade.
“I have been using a special salve from the high elves. I did not realize it was healing that fast. However, I was warned that getting my wound wet would effect my healing.” I repeated what Doctor Zalzwarth told me.
“Very well.” Groda conceded.
Lady Grogda began washing me where she was absolutely taking her time. It was obvious that she was deliberately feeling me up for her own pleasure. When she grasped my manhood. I stood up and said, “The water is cold and I am tired and hungry!”
“Humph” Pouted Lady Grogda her displeasure but began to rinse me.
Just as I was stepping out of the tub, Gus entered slightly out of breath as he had run to get my clothes with Lukas my footman helping. I sighed with relief as Gus helped me don my dressing gown.
“Old Maude will be here momentarily to apply your salve.” Gus said with a salute.
“Very good.” I replied to Gus then turned to Lady Grogda and said, “I was told you are a Dowager Baroness. Is that not so?” I blatantly asked appearing as innocent as I could.
“I will see you at the dinner bell hour.” Lady Groda said with a sort of half wave salute and stormed out of the chamber in a huff.
“Thank you, Gus. I actually thought I would have to literally fight to save my personal honor.” I remarked with a laugh.
“It was my pleasure, Lord Wyatt.” Gus responded and joined me in laughing.
Old Maude came about twenty minutes later and applied my salve and chatted about how excited she was to be in Avalon and wanting to visit one of the apothecary shops. I gave her permission but have one of the guards accompany her.
About an hour later and I was fully shaven and dressed, I heard a large bell ringing from a bell tower not far away from my chamber. With that, I headed down to the great hall that was just off the main entrance way. I was met by Lady Ludmilla who escorted me to Viscount Skafhoggr chair where she seated herself to my left. Lady Grogda appeared wearing a new pink dress and seated herself to my right. The one missing was the Viscount.
“Where is Lord Skafhoggr?” I asked Lady Ludmilla with a raised eyebrow.
“He is meeting with one of the military commanders. I believe they are deciding on how large a levy they must raise to battle the bastards of Mardor.” Replied Lady Ludmilla as she clapped her hands for servants to begin serving the evening meal.
Four exhausting hours later, I was back in my chamber with my nerves completely shot. The constant fawning and mindless chatter from Lady Ludmilla as well as the constant groping from Lady Grogda under the table had stained me to the max. I was ready for bed and was glad to sink into the lavender scented sheets. Gus grabbed a thin pallet and two blankets. Blowing out the candles he stepped into the hallway closing the door behind him. He would outside my door as custom demands while traveling.
A little over a half an hour later after Gus left, the door opened and closed quickly. I could not see in the darkness but relaxed when Freya spoke softly and slipped into bed with me. Freya did her magic on me as she mounted me taking me to new heights of pleasure. I quickly forgot all about the overly eager pursuit of the Dowager Baroness as I shared the pleasures of being with Freya. After we had sated ourselves completely, we slept peacefully in a loving embrace.
The morning came with a knock on my door that woke both Freya and I. I moaned but Freya nudged me on the chin.
“Time to wake you lazy bones.” Freya said with a laugh.
“I am not a morning person.” I said with a groan.
“Don't I know it! You were quiet the beast were you not?” Freya teased then laughed at me.
The knock on the door was more instant as I rose and put on my dressing gown. Opening the door slightly was Gus and the Dowager Baroness.
“It is early, what is it?” I asked.
“We have prepared a very special meal for you this morning.” Said Lady Grogda with a frown while she tried to look around me into the chamber.
“I see. Well, give me some time to properly dress and I will be down shortly.” I stated and continued to Gus “Have Lukas bring my shaving kit.”
“Right away, Lord Wyatt.” Gus said as he motioned down the hall where I assumed Lukas was.
About forty five minutes later and having snuck Freya out of my chamber, I was fully shaved and dressed in my dark red outfit and black beret hat that actually looked really good on me. Upon entering the great hall, I saw Lady Ludmilla seated. Lady Grogda taking me by the arm led me again to the Viscount's chair where she seated herself next to me.
“Where is Lord Skafhoggr, Lady Ludmilla?” I asked her directly.
Lady Ludmilla was quiet for a moment then said, “I guess he is sleeping. The meetings with the military commanders drag on for hours and hours. I hardly ever see him these days.” Lady Ludmilla said with a shrug of her shoulders.
“Is that so. Very well as it can not be helped. Please send my regards to Lord Skafhoggr for his hospitality. I was informed that the king would have a messages for me that Lord Skafhoggr was to give me. Could you ask Lord Skafhoggr for them?” I asked as I suspected something was just not right.
“Oh. Ah. I will of course ask my Lord Vincent for the king's message once morning meal is finished.” Lady Ludmilla said and looked discombobulated.
“I see. Please do so. The king ordered me to arrive in Camelot immediately. I can not dally and spend extra time as I normally would do. I hope you understand.” I said making extra emphasis on the king's order part.
“Yes. What the king commands we all must obey.” Lady Ludmillas said sourly but not looking at me.
Lady Ludmilla then clapped her hands and the servants brought in the morning meal. What surprised me was my meal was different from everyone else. Looking at both Lady Ludmilla and Lady Grogda something in the back on my head screamed warning warning.
The silver plate before me was a type of stew with a strong overpowering spice scent. I frowned and began to think hard and fast.
“This is a specialty from the High Valley region. I hope you like it.” Lady Grogda said with no expression at all.
My alarm bells went off even stronger this time. A footman came over to fill my cup which I deliberately knocked over and profusely apologized for my clumsiness.
“You know, I am from the High Valley region too. I have never been a fan of overly spiced foods. Lets see how spicy it is.” I stated and took a scoop with a spoon and handed it to the footman to taste.
The footman was surprised but more than happy to taste the food as it was obvious that food for the staff was very plain and simple.
“You should not do that! It is not right!” Lady Grogda said as she stood up showing more alarm than outrage.
The footman had already consumed the sample where he at first looked like he liked it. However, he suddenly started to choke as his face turned bright red and falling to his knees. Lady Ludmilla stood up in horror as the footman was gagging begging for water. I handed him my silver chalice with what I assumed was apple cider where he chugged it down then begged for more.
Finally, after three more cups of water given by another footman, first footman just lay on his back almost in a stupor. It was as if his mind was blank.
“What is this?” I asked as I pointed to my meal looking at both Lady Ludmilla and Lady Grogda.
“I do not know!” Said Lady Ludmilla looking at her mother with a strange look.
“Do not give me that! What did you do?” I demanded with a my voiced raised and now pointing my finger at them.
“It was a love potion. It was to make you like me.” Said Lady Grogda meekly and looking sheepishly at the ground.
“Seriously! That was more than a simple love potion!” I yelled my outrage.
“I swear that is all it was. I had to hide its not so pleasant taste with spice.” Lady Grogda stated her defense but still not able to look me in the eye.
“Lady Ludmilla, I must now ask that you bring me the king's message as I am now leaving Avalon.” I commanded with rage in my countenance.
Lady Ludmilla fled the great hall without replying. Lady Grogda just sat down with her head down looking at the floor saying nothing.
With exasperation, I called out to my people. “House of Wyatt, Ladies and girls we are leaving! Quickly gather your things and be out front within a little span!”
With that, I stormed out of the great hall to the shock of all present. Up in the guest chamber, I changed clothes into my bluejeans, a blue shirt and a tan leather vest. Pulling on my boots and strapping on my weapons belt, I looked over seeing Gus and Lukas already packed up my discarded clothing and was ready to leave as they were staying clear of my angry outbursts.
Down at the carts, I ordered my guards to ready themselves to leave. I sent Lukas to call all the servants in the inn to be ready to leave immediately. Razor and Meowth jumped down from their perch on the first two carriages with questioning looks.
“They tried to poison me! Can you believe it?” I said angrily as I swept my arm to point at the fortress.
“Meow Lord Wyatt, that is clawful. Do you want meow to use them like a scratching post?” Asked Meowth as her tail went straight in what I assumed was either surprise or anger.
Razor just gave a low grumbling growl with teeth bared as he looked at the fortress.
Forty minutes later as my people were loading up, Lady Ludmilla approached with her head down.
“I am sorry Lord Wyatt. It seems you do not have any messages from the king.” Lady Ludmilla said never once looking me in the eye.
“I see. Send a message to the king that I left Avalon today and as commanded traveling as quickly as I can. The king is expecting my update so make sure it is properly sent!” I said with a warning.
I ordered a florse saddled for I needed fresh air as I was still furious. I actually led our people out and toward the main north south road which Nick panicked a bit and settled with riding next to me. As we approached the main crossroads of the city, I saw a large dinning hall and ordered a halt for all of our people to have breakfast. The meal consisted of roasted mutton, eggs, apple pancakes and apple jam. They also had fresh chilled milk and apple cider which really went well with the sweet dishes. Our group apparently cleaned them out and they had to turn away a few customers until mid day.
After breakfast, I went to the adventurer's guild that was a few buildings to the south. It was a four story building of decent size. I allowed Old Maude with a one of the house guards to go to the apothecary shop across the road along with the two Alphardian servants Aura and Sylvia. Inside the adventurer's guild, I asked for Marine as instructed. It was then I learned that Marine was Zack Talley's girl where they were to marry soon as she proudly let me know her good news.
“Zack said to tell you this is a level one escort. Whatever that means.” I repeated what Zack had told me to say.
“Thank you. It simply means Zack thinks there would be no problems and just being present is enough to discourage any potential thieves. The total is two hundred fifty denari for basic escort with an A ranked adventurer.” Marine said with a smile
After paying the fee for the job request, I asked Marine to speak to someone about Andros that was brought in by man guard Lars.
“I am Supervisor Etan Borg and assistant to Guild Master Henry Stewart. It is a pleasure to be at your service Count Wyatt..” Stated Etan with a salute and bow.
“Pleasure is mine.” I replied with a salute and nod of my head.
“We have investigated Andros. His party the Finders of Avalon specialize in retrieving lost items or stolen goods from thieves. It appears his party was specifically requested to recover a lost ventu volpis. We do not have any more details for the job other than this.” Etan stated as he read from a page in his hand.
“Who hired them to steal from me? Make no mistake, they were hired to steal from me!” I said as I was showing my anger and frustration.
“Normally, we would not disclose who posted job requests to those not apart of the contract. However, given the circumstances, I was instructed to tell you it was Viscountess Lady Ludmilla. It seems she contracted and paid a merchant from Xanadu for a ventu volpis. It is our understanding that merchant was placed on a Quenya trade ship where he will go on trial for his many crimes in Svarta. The Finders of Avalon should not have tried to take your ventu volpis. Nor should they have taken on the job given the crimes of the merchant without more information.” Etan explained what the guild knew.
“What will happen to Andros?” I asked frankly.
“The Guild Master will hold a hearing with S and an A ranked members who will advise on the issues. I expect he will be found guilty but will escape the ten year punishment. More like one to two years of labor for the guild doing low ranked jobs that no one wants while being supervised by myself or a C ranked or higher adventurer. His pay will be one third of normal with the rest going to repay the guild or costs associated with his lapse in judgment.” Etan replied with a shrug of his shoulders.
“I see. The thing that irks me is they attacked my people and wounded one of my guards with a slinger's stone.” I explained my outrage.
“I was not aware of this fact. Master Stewart will compensate you as the law requires. Unfortunately, Master Stewart left for Camelot for meeting with the war counsel on Astria's response to the Empire's latest invasion. I will send a filoxis to let Master Stewart know that there was injury, offense and honor requirements. I understand you will be traveling to Camelot and am certain Master Stewart will seek you out to give you a formal apology and see you are properly compensated.” Etan stated with a salute and bow.
“Good enough. Let me know the outcome of the hearing for Andros. I do not like loose ends and a potential enemy looking for revenge.” I said mater of factually.
“Understood. I will relay your concerns to Master Stewart. Etan replied with another salute and bow.
Leaving the adventure's guild, I decided to visit the tradesman's guild and merchant's storefront while Old Maude was still busy across the street. The girls came with me as they had been requesting things like combs, brushes and scented oils plus a few other special feminine items they needed.
Once all the girls got what they were needing and getting those items stowed with their baggage, Old Maude came back with a small crate filled with items to make medicines. While the baggage was being loaded and sorted, I went to see the information broker's desk and inquired about Chamberlain Robert Duffy. I paid the requested fee of one erythro given his status in the city. I was shown a file which listed the qualities, character and known habits of Robert. There was a section about vices and food preferences. The only vice was seeing a woman who was a widow listed as a paid mistress. Basically, Robert was a straight as an arrow honorable man. I smiled as the report made me feel better about who I was helping.
Finally, with everyone loaded up, we headed out of the city of Avalon over the southern main bridge and gate that was just like the north one but slightly longer with a guard tower protected draw bridge section to let ships pass. After about two hours, I had calmed down enough that I rode in the carriage as was expected of a person of rank. I just looked out seeing nothing but the vast wheat fields of the Capital Region realizing how lucky I had been to escape the evils of the ladies of Fortress Avalon.

This is probably the last time I’ll post on this throwaway account. Long story short- I’m going to try my best to end it this summer. I’m about to be a junior and I cannot take it anymore. The past couple of years have been exhausting and I think it’s time for me to clock out.
In my two years in high school my grades have slipped, all of my peers are in meaningful relationships (I’ve never been asked out or told that I’m beautiful), everyone I know looks better and I’m just here. I hate it. I hate waking up every day. I don’t know what is wrong with me. I get these random waves of sadness.
I have tried to do better for myself to no avail. When I say tried. I mean really try. I joined a sport, I was more active in clubs, I even found new, awesome friends.
I seriously want to know if it gets better. If not, no worries! There are so many pills that I could take lol.
Thanks for reading, sorry for the childishness of it all.

Greetings & Salutations!
Now that your attention has been captivated by my wily title, I’ll be sure to squander it in short order.
It’s the usual story, right? I’m a mid-late 30s professional that works too much, relaxes to little, and somewhere along the way lost myself and a lot of the people close to me in my life.
So, about me, well, I’m a solid Reddit 8/10. Maybe even a 9 on a good day. So rest assured that’s a real life 7/10. Honestly though, I enjoy discussing things like philosophy, astronomy, current events, and whatever pop culture interests we may share. I enjoy playing guitar, hockey, and the occasional videogame even though I’m not into them as much as I grow older. Either that or I just don’t have the time for it. I’m a sucker for a good story though and it translates to good film and TV as well.
I’m pretty easy-going and can be quite understanding and empathetic as long as you can reciprocate it and aren’t a total sociopath or narcissist. We all wear our hunger and our haunt. Life is tough enough most days so I guess at the end of the day, I’m just looking for people to share some of the better moments with and develop lasting relationships.
As far as location, online only is fine but if you’re in Pennsylvania, Ohio, WV, MD, NY or even as far north as Ontario maybe we could meet up eventually.
If you’re interested, send me a message. If not, good luck.
Thanks for taking the time to read this.

Long story short, I have been given a TJO to teach APUSH at an overseas location. I am meant to provide proof of AP training. The last time I took AP training was in 2019 and I did it when I worked in China. I can't get proof that I took that training (I've searched far and wide! and AP CB does not document attendance of training). 1. Has anyone been in this situation? 2. if so, what proof did you give or what did you do? 3. Does this ruin my chances of getting a FJO? Any advice would be appreciated. I am so worried this will ruin this job prospect.

I almost ruin my 100h+ playthrough forever....
I let my guard down, I thought this game only has one path and can't be affected by player's decision thorough the gameplay. For the context, I haven't collect all 120 characters because I don't want to use any guide at all, not even from B'baba. I manage to collect 115 characters this way, and want to try my best collect them all after Nowa's speech scene. BUT...PERRY IS DEAD NOOOOO...
I thought that there is no other choice and she can't be saved...so I just continue my playthrough, going through all of the sad scene, take back her city, and looking for the rest of the 5 allies, just for completion purpose, before the final (maybe?) battle with Aldric. Long story short, after around an hour teleporting and backtracking every single city and dungeons, I gave up, it's too difficult to find the rest of them. So finally, I use B'baba GPS service.
As soon as I read Leene's whereabouts description...Something come to my mind..."another PATH"? is it possible that...maybe...just maybe...**it means that she can save Perry if I get her before the speech?**
Sadly I just have 1 old save file before the speech, and it's literally just inside the castle right before the speech!! so it's a bit of gamble, because maybe another path can only be triggered if Leene prevent the assassin to escape the prison...or maybe it's a mistranslation, another path just mean that she will be unlocked as soon as I collect everybody else, nothing to do with Perry...who knows...but...A HOPE IS A HOPE! so I took the chance
THE REAL HERO
Aaaand...YESSS YESS!!! You will never imagine how happy and relieved I am to see this scene!!!! thanks god I still have that single old save file! T___T
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False Restraining order-OR(this was also posted in askalawyer)
Hello, This is going to be extremely long winded and I apologize. My FIL(80M) is going through a terrible time. Background his wife is in a hospital with dementia and has been for about a year. Her son Jack(fake name) is trying to gain control of her finances and has filed a false restraining order on behalf of his mother against my poor FIL. He provided the judge false information and somehow it was granted. Jack has had history of reporting fake abuse allegations and this was proven by APS and documented in court documents. In 2021 FIL and his wife were able to file restraining order on Jack as he was harassing and caused his mother fear, but due to her current cognitive abilities they were not able to re-file the restraining order. Jack has now started to take advantage of her mental state. Hence the new restraining order against FIL. My real question here is how do we fight this (limited income)? We do have the APS worker on our side as well as character witnesses including my MIL(FIL ex-wife). Additionally Jack is a licensed therapist(in CA) is there any action we can take on his license for these false allegations and harassment?

Subreddit won’t let me upload photos, DM me to have photos sent or to arrange a virtual/in person showing. Please send me information about yourself like duration of stay, job occupation, and hobby interests. It will help the selection process. This listing is crossposted.⭐
💰$1000 for 1 single month (perfect for a short-term “still getting to know Chicago” commitment)
💰$900/month for 3/6/9 month lease.
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🟢 6x16ft furnished guest bedroom in bright newly renovated 4 bedroom, 2 bath Garfield Park house located near the beautiful Garfield Park Conservatory. Room is on the 2nd floor in close proximity to laundry, and shared bathroom with 1 housemate in the other Guest Room.
Security deposit and first month rent at time of move in.
💰$1000 for 1 single month (perfect for a short-term “still getting to know Chicago” commitment)
💰$900/month for 3/6/9 month lease.
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Rent includes furniture, utilities, Hi-Speed wifi, air conditioning and laundry. 2 guest bedrooms have to SHARE top floor bathroom.
This is an all-genders living situation. Common areas are shared with myself (healthcare), my boyfriend (mover) and his brother (Au Cheval). Non smoking, 2 cat friendly, 1 guard dog home. 🐱🐱🐕
ABOUT THE LOCATION: Clean remodeled place near beautiful Garfield Park Conservatory. 6 to 10 min walk to CTA Green Line. This neighborhood overall doesn't have much in terms of dining and entertainment, but with the CTA Green Line/short Uber drive/Divvy bike rental you can easily access great entertainment in Oak Park, Humboldt Park, Logan Square, Wicker Park, and downtown.
For traveling healthcare professionals, closest hospitals to the residence would be: 1. Loretto 2. Medical District: UIC/Rush/Cook County 3. AMITA St. Elizabeth, St. Mary's 4. St. Anthony's 5. Gottlieb

Long story short, I've made lots of poor choices over the last decade which have basically put me back at square one. I've only recently dragged myself out of a deep depression and started making decisions that lead toward a life I actually want. If possible I would like to be a supportive friend to you, someone you can feel comfortable with sharing your thoughts about anything.
I have lots of interests including camping/hiking, reading books/manga especially fantasy, scifi, or horror genres, gaming, anime, and learning about history and science. I listen to a lot of history and science podcasts while going about my routine or working out. I also just enjoy being out in nature in general, it's where I feel the most calm and happy.
I can't promise I'm the greatest conversationalist and I don't have a lot of experience being a good friend to anyone, but I want to try my best going forward. Send me a message if you want to talk about your day, nerd out about your favorite things, or just need someone who will listen. I'll be here if you want to chat.

Long story short - my girlfriend broke up with me because she thinks I'm a "verbal abuser".
While arguing, I said "don't act crazy or behave like you're schizophrenic" because she kept thinking I wouldn't hesitate to hurt her badly one day and she feels unsafe with me. I did nothing to make her feel this way (did not even swear or even touch her, this was over chat) - hence I asked her not to behave like a schizophrenic people who falsely assuming they are about to get hurt.
She then called me a verbal abuser. She said me calling her "crazy" and "schizophrenic" amounts to verbal abuse. I have always loved her and taken very good care of her but she keeps finding faults in me. I accept that I may have some faults and unintentionally might have done things that have annoyed her and I have assured to be more mindful about it and the bigger picture is end of the day I love her more than anything else in life and deeply care for her.
I told her "Crazy" or "Schizophrenic" are not swear words and it's normal to use them if you're pissed off in an argument and not to make a big deal of it.
She thinks it's serious enough to be called verbal abuse and wants to break up over this. During this argument, she also swore on me and said "fuck you" and when I pointed that out as also verbal abuse - she asked me to "get lost".

Long story short - my girlfriend broke up with me because she thinks I'm a "verbal abuser".
While arguing, I said "don't act crazy or behave like you're schizophrenic" because she kept thinking I wouldn't hesitate to hurt her badly one day and she feels unsafe with me. I did nothing to make her feel this way (did not even swear or even touch her, this was over chat) - hence I asked her not to behave like a schizophrenic people who falsely assuming they are about to get hurt.
She then called me a verbal abuser. She said me calling her "crazy" and "schizophrenic" amounts to verbal abuse. I have always loved her and taken very good care of her but she keeps finding faults in me. I accept that I may have some faults and unintentionally might have done things that have annoyed her and I have assured to be more mindful about it and the bigger picture is end of the day I love her more than anything else in life and deeply care for her.
I told her "Crazy" or "Schizophrenic" are not swear words and it's normal to use them if you're pissed off in an argument and not to make a big deal of it.
She thinks it's serious enough to be called verbal abuse and wants to break up over this. During this argument, she also swore on me and said "fuck you" and when I pointed that out as also verbal abuse - she asked me to "get lost".

So I originally posted this on the polyamory subreddit and someone pointed out that the question might be better suited for this subreddit instead.. So instead of re typing I'm going to paste in the same question if that is okay. 😊

So... To make a long story short, my partner (23nb) and I (24f) have been together for 4 and a half years. We recently started exploring poly after talking about it for a long time even since we started dating and felt like we were ready for it..
Though its become obvious that we definitely were not prepared and we often find ourselves in a tug of war between what they want and what I want. It feels like we had this beautiful, shared idea of what poly looked like for us but now in practice our dynamic is shifting which I believe is normal for such a drastic change.
Neither of us want to end the relationship. We love each other deeply and want to spend the rest of our lives together but it feels like we are stumbling around in the dark without the necessary tools to navigate such complex situations and struggling to find a balance between stable structure and freedom of expression.
We have been trying to approach it more in the sense of relationship anarchy and creating a smorgasbord to better define our relationship but thats been difficult because we often find ourselves in disagreement about what should be in the smorgasbord and what should not..
We considered couples counseling to talk through our feelings with someone better equipped to help us better navigate, though mutually agreed that we are too tied up financially to pursue this route at the moment...
We don't have other poly friends, though we have recently started exploring with two other poly couples but don't want to share our relationship problems with people we're involved with to avoid awkwardness.. Hence me turning to reddit and seeking advice from other poly people and couples they may have gone through this bit already...
Just to repeat, we have spoken about it but breaking up is not an option, we don't want to stop being poly because both of us are enjoying it, just different aspects of it. What we are looking for is advice on how best to deal with / navigate conflicting needs and maybe a little bit of validation that what we experiencing is normal for people exploring poly together for the first time.
Any advice would help.. And please ask if more info is needed not sure what is too much or too little information for a question like this :)

Hello all! Ever since the hot-fix on Wednesday (May 15th) playing this game has been a nightmare; a whiplash of emotions. The bugs have probably made this game unplayable for a bunch of us, some of us more so than others. Not all of the issues mentioned here may apply to everyone…but this is my personal experience.
I’ve had my game crash at least 20 times or more since Wednesday, and my local save has been corrupted at least half as many times. (Honestly, I’ve lost count…). To deal with this corruption, it’s vital to have a backup of your local save file (from your system). The PlayStation Plus subscription offers cloud saving through the system’s option menu (hover over the DDV application, press the options button on the controller, and select “upload/download save data”). You can save your game data to cloud storage. After a crash, going to “upload/download save data” can show you if your local save is corrupted. If it is, download the backup from the cloud, and it will overwrite the corrupted save. Opening the game will show you a pop up stating there’s a conflict between the local save and the Game Server’s cloud save, (if you have also been cloud saving from in the game’s settings when you play). If your game server cloud save is up to date compared to your back up local save, select the cloud save, and you will have your game restored to its most recent save.
If you don’t have PS+, you can use a USB drive storage device to back up your save file. Go to you system settings and select “Manage Save data” (I forgot if this is the correct name); you can then select where to save your backup, and upload your DDV file to your device. This same menu will let you download to your system as well.
Now that I have the the back up process out of the way, here’s the main part of my post!
The main valley seems to contain most of the actions that cause crashes: 1. Using furniture mode for too long and exiting out of it (outside). 2. Entering the main menu and exiting it while OUTSIDE. 3. Interacting with Goofy and Christof’s stalls. 4. Cooking outside… (the developers gave a message in the mailbox with a list of all the food items that will make the game crash. it seems safe to use the DLC Ancient Cooker outside, however, I have experienced some crashes when using it sometimes.) Not being able to access the menu means: we can’t SAVE our game! 😭 no access to the map, Dreamlight Duties, event tab, quest tab, or the starpath tasks.
HOWEVER I discovered that you CAN safely open up the menu when inside your house (or other villager houses). Essentially, any location that requires you to “step out” of the valley and has its own loading screen, will be a safe place to access the menu. Cooking and using the furniture menu indoors is safe as well. I even stepped into the Dream Castle, and it’s safe there too. Also, I can still use Scrooge’s store and Remy’s Restaurant.
Sadly, my game still crashes randomly sometimes; running through the valley, entering Remy’s, entering Scrooge’s, and using the Furniture menu outside.
Not being able to use goofy’s stall is a Major issue: I can’t sell anything or buy seeds I need. (Sugarcane is required to make cupcakes, and Star coins are needed to buy milk and butter, as well as furniture.) The only work-around for this specific issue requires the DLC. Playing the game in Eternity Isle is entirely safe from crashes (supposedly because it’s a separate server from Dreamlight Valley.) I can sell any extra items I’ve gathered or buy seeds to grow fruit and make money…but I don’t think I have access to sugarcane. The only thing that’s saved me in this case is that I had a stash of sugarcane seeds stored in my vegetable storage room.
I’m trying decorate in short bursts, and going indoors to save my progress whenever I can. All I can do is hope my save doesn’t get corrupted every single time it crashes, and restore my save file when it does.
Sorry for the long post, but I hope this helps some of you who are suffering from crashes the same as me. All we can do is contact support and hope they provide us with an update on the situation next week.
Good luck everyone! And wish me luck in completing my amusement park for my Dreamsnaps. It’s incredibly challenging at the moment, but I haven’t given up!

Long story short, I can't run a new wire, I only have 2 wires.
I'm currently using an external 24v adapter that plugs into the wall, to provide my c wire without running new wire.
This works great, but is there a cleaner solution? I was thinking of using an outlet behind the thermostat, converting the single gang to a double gang box, and hard wiring a 24v transformer? Then running that to the thermostat maybe? Not sure if this is okay code wise and whatnot.
Anybody have any thoughts or videos on how to do something like this?
Was looking at this:
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While I thought I packed pretty well and tidy for my 2-week work trip abroad, I did miss a few items that I should have had with me.
Let's start with some of the things I did have, which made the trip much more enjoyable:

• 4D Pack (backpack sized) vacuum bags. These things are amazing, and after trying stuff sacks, vacuum bags, other bags, these take the cake.
• Flextail Zero pump, which came in invaluable for removing the air from the 4D bags.
• Scrubba Wash Bag, non-mini, so I could wash both pants, shirts, socks and other items. I also packed some "Soap Leaves" with me to wash the items in the room.
  The hotel was so packed that people were complaining that they were getting their wash back 2-3 days later, and some were missing items, or had items that didn't belong to them in their returned wash. Washing my own items in my own room, avoids both of those situations.
  
• Several Patagonia Capalene Cool shirts in various colors.
  
• Portable door lock, biggest feature? Packs flat.
  
• Folding, portable, titanium chopsticks. Packs small, flat, and allowed in carry-on. Bonus: Also doubles as a defense weapon if needed (and properly trained).
  
• Folding water kettle. This boils water ridiculously fast. On 220V, it goes from bathroom tap water to boiling over, in about 40 seconds. Used this for morning coffee; "Think" lions-mane coffee from Four Sigmatic.
  
• Of course, the Universal Travel Adapter from EPICKA. This one has 4 USB-A ports and 1 USB-C port, in addition to the standard plugs for 150 countries.
  

Now the items I wish I had, but forgot to bring along:

• Sea to Summit folding camping bowl and cup set.
  I had to order some food from Uber Eats to the hotel, and they didn't provide any means to portion out the food, and their transport containers basically disintegrated en-route, leaving them useless for eating. I use these all the time when camping, but totally forgot to pack them. Oops!
  
• Some form of utensil, other than the chopsticks mentioned above. Again, food delivery forgot to include utensils, so I was left trying to be a bit more efficient with food not designed to eat with chopsticks (thick stew, curry, Indian cuisines).
  I have an extra long, titanium spoon designed to be used with bagged camping meals (add boiling water, close, wait 8 minutes, eat), but I totally forgot to pack that as well.
  
• Travel clothesline. I found myself having to hang my washed shirts, underwear, socks around the perimeter of the open ironing board and closed in the drawer lip of the TV stand to get them to dry overnight.
  If I had stretched the clothesline/paracord across the room with my Figure 9 Carabiner, the job would have been a lot easier.
  Not every hotel has a good pair of attachment points to mount a clothesline, so I'm going to have to carry extra lengths and be creative, but I'm going to make sure I don't forget!
  
• Pure Enrichment air filter. I've been through several portable air filters, and tested them for CFM as well as air quality, and this is the best I've found. It's also chargeable and runs for several hours on its own, in addition to running via battery bank.
  My second favorite is the Homedics 4-in-1, but it lacks a battery. Its air does smell a bit fresher, and it does push a bit more CFM. As long as you're near power, it could be a win. I woke up nearly every morning stuffy or with so much dry air that I was blowing blood into tissues each morning.
  
• Lastly, and very much needed, a mini first-aid kit. I had a moderately bad bike crash while there, and the left side of my body was a bit of road rash hamburger for a week.
  I didn't have any disinfectant, only hotel bar soap and some cleansing wipes. Scrubbing out road grid, gravel dust and other things from the road rash was nothing short of, excruciating.
  After it started to heal and the scabs formed and dried up, they too peeled off and caused more blood spots on the desk and my clothes. Having a handful of band-aids, ointment, Bacitracin ointment and triple antibiotic, would have helped considerably.
  

I could have packed more camping meals, but didn't have time to ordedehydrate enough for 2 weeks of food, so eating out/eating in was sufficient, minus the convenience of actual bowls and utensils.
What are others adding to their "Must not forget" list when they travel abroad?
What items have you forgotten in the past that you wished you had when you traveled and didn't?
Edit: Removed all URL links, as per sub policy.

So long story short, I have taken French 1 and Spanish 2 in high school (spanish 2 because native speaker) and wasn’t able to sign up for french 2 this summer. I took the AP Spanish test but wasn’t totally confident about it, so I want to take french. Is it ok to do it senior year for schools like the UCs, or will it look bad? Thanks in advance

Forgive me if this question should be asked elsewhere but I could really use some advice.
I’ve been a journalist full time at the same company in Huntsville, Alabama for the last 3 years. I started out at my university newspaper in 2013 before graduating and moving to New Orleans where I wasn’t able to book work consistently enough to truly say, “I’ve been a journalist for the past decade.” There was a 1-2 year period where I thought I didn’t have what it took.
My current situation has been very satisfying from the beginning. My boss owns a magazine and a business journal focused on Huntsville and the surrounding area. Most of the assignments have been limited in the amount of exposure you could ever expect as with most other community based journalism but Huntsville is also home to NASA and Redstone Arsenal. It requires more effort a long with putting yourself out there much more consistently, but any determined journalist can find stories locally that will generate readers far beyond the city and state lines.
In August of 2023, I had an instance where my luck and determination peaked at the same time when I was able to track down the son of a former Chinese immigrant turned Huntsville scientist, Dr. Ning Li. She wasn’t famous, not even among most Huntsville residents, but in the early 2000’s she had a run of published papers that made her extremely well known in the science community and even resulted in publications like Wired running multi page spreads about her work on anti gravity technology. I’m going to be REALLY short here but she seemingly disappeared after leaving UAH to start her own company for her research in 2002. Records show initial funding from DoD but the paper trail ends there and she never had a public appearance again.
Eventually this “disappearance” was noticed and some reporters were asking about her publicly at the time, but no sure fire answers ever came. This, along with some public rumors of her defecting back to China with US secrets, eventually resulted in a large community of people who were still asking for answers 20 years later in the form of YouTube videos (Barely Sociable had a big one with 2+ million views) or various science / conspiracy based websites. It only grew as more people started making claims that a lot of the UAP reports being publicized described technology that seemed to resemble her initial theory that gained promise.
I was able to track down her adult son’s phone number. After a series of phone calls over the next month, I gained his trust and was invited to his home where he was able to give me all of the answers except ones about the success of her research on her top secret work funded by the DoD. He didn’t know if she was ever proven right or wrong because she worked at the Arsenal every day until the day she was struck by a car driven by a student on UAH campus. She suffered a TBI that immediately rendered her as if she had late stage Alzheimer’s. Never spoke again and he cared for her around the clock until she died 6 years later.
He was unable to learn anything further about her work, but he gave me a lot of information that wasn’t known at the time and I was able to fully disprove any rumor of her turning traitor to the US for a return to China.
I published the story and it did really well in mid-late 2023 amongst the crowd who already knew of her obviously and the regular Huntsville readers of ours found her life story very interesting. It was immediately the most successful story of my career as other reporters were making stories about the fact that I was able to solve her mystery. It died down like I figured until 4-6 weeks ago.
The UAP disclosure hype has resulted in more people talking about her than ever before. I’m hearing my name and seeing my picture on videos with over 1 million views for the first time ever.
I was very happy but didn’t think it changed much for me because it’s not like it could grow more realistically. Until Joe fucking Rogan reads pretty much the whole story and talks about it for 5-10 minutes on the podcast with largest following in the world.
My excitement turned to disbelief that day and it’s still crazy to think about sometimes. I never realistically thought I would write something that would generate traffic numbers around 5-6 million readers on a single story. That number is over course of 8 months which is very far removed getting those same numbers in the span of a week but the increase in exposure has been noticeable in my inbox ever since the Rogan podcast.
Noticeable enough that it feels like I’m very possibly having a moment before it’s just a moment before THE moment if that makes sense.
I haven’t had any career advancing job offers but there’s been some who have reached out in support to suggest various story topics that run parallel to that story as follow up ideas. Maybe I’m overestimating here but I feel like if I capitalize on my recent success correctly, I could see my career advance a step farther than I thought was possible for the year of 2024 when it started.
But…. I’m not at all sure how of the specific road map that could achieve such a thing. Yeah, I proved I can put together a story that results in traffic from both readers and “cultural trendsetters” but only once.
If anyone has ever been in a similar position, I would love some advice on the best way to turn this exposure into interest from publishers 1 step up the totem pole from where I am now. That also applies to people who haven’t been in this position, the more feedback I can get, the more prepared I feel I can be.
Sorry this post has been so long, it’s just been heavy on my mind for the last 1-2 weeks and I needed to hear from people who are both A: familiar with the industry and B: Not my boss.

Just finished my freshman year in college in a top university. Long story short, and this might be a bullshit excuse, but my narcissistic parents stole my scholarship money through direct deposit (dad and I shared a joint account) so they can use it to pay off their debts and go to fancy restaurants. They disowned me after they used my money and I almost had to drop out of college because I didn’t take out any loans and what not. Then I said fuck it and went crazy and stopped going to my classes. I went from a near 4.0 semester GPA to a sub 1.0 gpa. I eventually got help and took out a loan from one of my relatives and paid off the debt my dad put me in. However, I was super depressed after they disowned me.
My parents were one of the main reasons why I went to college, just so I can make them proud. They wanted me to be a lawyer so I could help them in the future financially. But after they did that, it felt like my entire world was over for a long time. Now I’m in a better place but I can’t get over the fact that I fucked myself like that. I’ll probably be on academic probation but there’s no way I’m going to law school or grad school because I screwed up so bad.

Hello! I recently transitioned into healthcare from hospitality with a job as a unit secretary on a med/surg floor, but I’m realizing I’d like to be more hands on. I have 2 interviews next week for sterile processing tech (no experience - they give 18 months to get certified after date of hire) and one for patient transport. I know they’re very different but I’m curiously looking for opinions since I’m so new. My main concern with Sterile processing is exposure to extreme temperatures. I don’t mind standing, lifting, bending or anything but extreme hot and cold for long periods makes me nervous since I’m always either super hot or freezing never comfortable lol. I’m 36, and also applied to nursing school but thinking about doing travel SPT after a year and not going into more debt may be better for me. I’m sorry this is so long, lol, Any tips/advice or opinions are appreciated !