On to the second round and awaiting is the #1 seed OKC. The Thunder easily dispatched the “Zion-less” NOP in 4 games so they came in rested. SGA, who finished 2nd in MVP voting, which should be a crime, but that is for a different thread, averaged over 30 points per game during the regular season. OKC plays a smooth inside out game with Chet Holmgren who can step out and hit a three or drive and dunk. Paired with a tough, physical defender in Lu Dort and then a bunch of guys named Jalen/Jaylin Williams who can get buckets. Throw in rookie Cason Wallace, Andrew Wiggins and Isaiah Joe and you get a team that can punish you from distance and put points up in a hurry.
Game 1: Loss 117-95
OKC came into this series with a specific game plan. Be physical. Fight through screens, don’t go under or over them and get into the body on every play of Doncic. The first quarter the teams were “feeling” each other out. Luka had 8 points to pace the Mavs and buckets by Gafford inside along with some three’s from Green and PJ rounded out the scoring. For OKC, SGA with some pull ups and inside play by Chet balanced out the scoring from Dallas. As well as some three’s by Dort and Jaylin Williams saw the first quarter knotted at 23. The second quarter saw a LOT of fouls on the Mavs and SGA, despite sitting the first 4 minutes had 7 FT’s as part of an 11 point quarter. Chet continued solid play inside but it was Aaron Wiggins who caught fire in the quarter with a 12 point explosion. SGA finished the half with 19 points (9 of 11 from the FT line!) on 5 of 10 shooting and one of 3 OKC players in double figures. Luka had 12 points but was just 4 for 12 from floor and missed 3 FT’s. Thunder up 62-53 at the break. Dallas opened the 3rd quarter on a run and a 3 by Kyrie cut the lead to 66-65 forcing a timeout by OKC. However out of the time out, back to back threes from the Thunder plus a steal and dunk by Williams put them back up 7. SGA had 10 points in the 3rd to give him 29 for the game and despite Kyrie stepping it up and PJ hitting on yet another corner 3, the Mavs were down 10 going into the 4th. Luka was just 1 for 5 from the floor. A personal 8-0 run from Jalen Williams with two threes put OKC up 102-87 and they never looked back. Luka finished out going 6 for 19 from the floor and 1-8 from 3. OKC has now won 8 straight games going back to before the playoffs started.
Game 2: Win 119-110
Remember that whole “Luka after a loss” thing? Yeah it’s real. Despite visibly being in pain just moving up and down the court, Luka came ready to ball. Making his first 3 shots and dropping 8 points in 3 mins the Mavs went out to a 13-2 lead. Also, probably the luckiest thing to happen to the Mavs as Luka gets tripped running full speed and his face bounces DIRECTLY off the court….HARD. Any number of things could have happened that would have put him out for a few game. He could have gotten a concussion, broken his nose or knocked a tooth out. Somehow he got up relatively unscathed and he used that to his advantage. And, Luka wasn’t alone. PJ Washington put his mark on this game in the opening quarter will 11 points and 3 for 3 from three to go along with Luka’s 16 points on 6 of 8 shooting. A ridiculously difficult shot from Chet to end the quarter had Dallas only up four going into the 2nd quarter. Eight different Mavs scored during the second, lead by 2 more three’s from PJ as well as 2 from Josh Green. SGA, who’s midrange game and smoothness rival prime Kawhi had 8 points to go with the inside and outside shooting of Joe and Jalen Williams. Mavs won the quarter by 2 to take a six point lead into the break. The Thunder took the lead with about 6+ mins to go on outside shooting by Chet and Dort but THJ (who had 4 points in the 1st half) had a monster quarter 10 point quarter. A couple of mid range shots plus an and 1 three helped Dallas push the lead to 10 going into the 4th. PJ also hit 2 more three’s making him 7 for 10 from deep and a very much needed boost. 4th quarter was Luka time. 3 of 5 from the floor with a much needed 3 helped Dallas to stay up and get the road win, snapping the 8 game winning streak. Luka finished with 29/10/7/3/1 and PJ finished with 29/11/4/2/1. They combined to go 12 of 19 from 3! Just like the Clippers series the Mavs did their job and took one on the road heading back to Dallas.
Game 3: Win 105-101
Gafford and PJ got into the paint frequently to start the game to help take the burden off of Luka and Kyrie. The physical play from Dort on Luka picked up in intensity right from the opening tip. Luka only took 3 shots in the quarter but drew fouls going 4 for 5 from the line along side 6 rebounds (2 offensive) for the quarter. But PJ Washington showed that game 2 was not a fluke and poured in 11 for the quarter. SGA continued his barrage of attacking the rim and mid range jumpers to pace the Thunder. Mavs up 3 after one. The second quarter was starting to get chippy with both teams ramping up the physicality. PJ hit two more 3’s and added a bucket to get 8 for the quarter to go along with Luka’s 8 as well. But SGA and Isaiah Joe pushed the tempo and helped the Thunder take a one point lead going into the break. Kyrie had a quiet 8 points in the first half, and outside of Luka and PJ, no one else was doing much. Adjustments were made by Kidd at half and despite SGA’s eight points in the 3rd, he needed 7 shots to do it and was not getting the easy, iso, jumpers he was in the first half and first two games. Kyrie and PJ showed up for the third quarter. The pair went 4 for 7 from deep and tallied 14 points. Combined with the inside finishing of Gafford, the Mavs were up 4 going into the final period. The 4th was back and forth with the Maverick lead changing from 6 to 4 to 2 points continuously. OKC would not go away and continued to hit big shot after big shot. However, Kyrie, Luka and Lively would not let this team loose. The Thunder implemented a “Hack a Lively” strategy hoping the 7’1” rookie would not convert. After going 1-4 on the first two fouls, Lively went 4 for 4 to keep the Dallas lead. With 2:17 left in the game and Dallas clinging to a 100-97 lead, Luka stole a pass on the fast break and took it to the rim to put Dallas up 5. On a wild kick out from SGA to Dort, Luka got tangled with Dort in the air going for the steal and landed on his back hard that was called a jump ball. Not only did Luka win the Jump but then tracked down the ball with the Mavs clinging to a 3 point lead with 90 seconds to play. Then Kyrie drove across the lane and hit a tough, left handed 10 foot floater with under 40 seconds left to put Dallas back up 5, 104-99. Luka drew an offensive foul with his face on SGA on the ensuing possession. Game Dallas. Despite 31/10/6 from SGA Luka (one of 3 Mavs over 20 points) finished with 22/15/5. Kyrie also had 22/5/7 but it was PJ stealing the show again with 27 points.
Game 4: Loss 100-96
This game was so beyond frustrating. We controlled the tempo and were lock down defensively for the first 2 and a half quarters. Luka and PJ were again pacing the Mavs who got threes from 6 different players and held OKC to just 1 of 10 from deep. SGA was continuing his barrage of midrange jumpers and attacking the rim but the Mavs were too much and were up 15 at the break. The Mavs simply took their foot off the gas in the second half. Everything that was going so right in the first half quickly stopped. Despite 2 more corner threes from PJ and 9 points in the quarter the Mavs got just 6 more points from the rest of the team. SGA was cooking, matching his first half total in the 3rd quarter. However the Mavs still had an 8 point lead going into the final period. Just sloppy play cost Dallas this game in the fourth. Bad possessions after bad possessions allowed OKC to chip the lead away. And with 90 seconds left, Jalen Williams dunk put OKC up 94-91. The Mavs still had a chance to tie down 2 with 10.1 seconds and Luka going to the line but he missed the first FT and that was all folks. Despite the loss, Luka had a 18/10/10 triple double and PJ lead Dallas in scoring again with 21. Kyrie had just 9 points. The Mavs could have taken a strangle hold on the series going back to OKC being up 3-1. And despite a franchise playoff record 13 blocks from Dallas, they headed back to the Thunder tied at 2-2.
Game 5: Win 104-92
So again, after a Loss, it’s Luka time. He came out aggressive as hell and showed little signs of the absolute beating he had taken in games 1-4. Hitting a ridiculous one hander from just inside the line as well as a patented wing step back he was firing on all cylinders. PJ, the hero of the last three games went to the bench with 2 fouls in 3:30. DJJ said hold my beer. A perfect 4 for 4 from the floor including two three’s gave him 10 in the first quarter. Adding to Luka’s 8/3/3 the Mavs clung to a two point lead. OKC had scoring from 7 different players in the first quarter. Luka continued his relentless assault on OKC and added another 9 points in the second quarter. DJJ again was perfect from the floor with a bucket and a 3 to have the Mavs up 10 at the break. SGA had just 10 points for OKC and Jalen Williams and Chet were held to 4 of 12 shooting. OKC wasn’t going away though. SGA came out firing in the 3rd and dropped 14 points, however Luka, Kyrie and PJ kept the lead at double digits with 4 of 9 from deep. The Mavs got all the big rebounds in the 3rd quarter. And despite shooting only 2 FT’s through 3 quarters, Dallas was up 12 going into the 4th. Luka was money again in the 4th and Lively knocked down 5 of 6 FT’s in the final period to take another game on the Road. Luka had a 31/10/11 second straight triple double as five Mavs were in double figures and they are one win away from the conference finals for the second time in three years heading back to Dallas.
Game 6: Win 117-116
Holy shit what a game this was. The Mavs were down 17 and it was a tale of two halves. Luka was perfect from the floor and the line in the first quarter with 8 points. Gafford and Lively got some buckets but the Thunder were just relentless both inside and out in the first period going 5 of 12 from deep and taking a 7 point lead into the second. SGA, Jalen Williams and Dort each had 3 buckets in the first 12 minutes. The second quarter was much of the same with SGA taking over dropping 14 points. Luka had 7 more points missing just 1 shot in the half but the Thunder were too much and held a 15 point advantage at half. Kyrie had just 4 points in the first half. SGA, Jalen Williams and Chet were strong in the 3rd quarter with 21 points between them but the Mavs started locking down on D and limiting the Thunder to 1 shot. Luka, Kyrie and DJJ just went flamethrower from deep combining for 6 of 9 from beyond the arc to spark the Mavs. The 15 point lead was down to just 6 going into the final period. The crowd was electric. You could feel the momentum swinging but SGA was also having himself a game with 28 points going into the 4th. Luka was a master facilitator with 5 dimes in the final period and Kyrie and PJ were beyond huge as I will get into in a moment. Shout out to Kidd for recognizing that Lively was “THE GUY” and played him the entire 4th where he was 3 for 3 from the floor, 2 for 3 from the line and grabbed 6 boards. Back to the game. Dallas scored 6 points in a 42 second span to take a 107-105 lead with 3:30 left. Jalen Williams immediately drains a 3 to put OKC back up 108-107. Luka drives and gets blocked with 5 seconds left on the shot clock. DJJ picks it up and gets it to Kyrie with 1.5 left on the clock. Pull up 3 that bounced 4 times on the rim and in to push Dallas back in front 110-108. SGA knots it at 110-110 with 2:40 left. Moving screen on Lively. OKC Ball. PJ with amazing D on SGA gives Dallas back the ball with just over 2 minutes remaining. PJ Drains a three on the other end to put Dallas up 113-110. DJJ makes a ridiculous fadeaway as the shot clock expires to go up 5 with 1:10 remaining. And of course SGA just drains a three immediately to cut the lead to 2. One minute to play. PJ Misses a three in the corner. OKC ball, down two with 30 seconds remaining. Foul on PJ followed by a dead ball foul on PJ going through Dort on a screen. OKC gets 1 FT which they hit. OKC ball down 115-114, 27 seconds left. SGA lob to Chet for the dunk and a 116-115 edge with 20 seconds left. Luka dribbling down into the paint, under 6 seconds left, looses the handle a bit and dishes to PJ in the corner who double clutches a 3 but there is a foul on the 3 with 2.5 left. OKC Challenges and looses burning their final TO in the process. PJ to the line for 3 FTs. 3 HUGE FT’s down 1. Makes the first. Tie Game. Makes the 2nd, Mavs up one. Intentionally misses the 3rd and OKC with no timeouts can only launch a prayer which is NO GOOD. MAVS WIN. MAVS WIN. MAVS WIN. Luka with a 3rd straight triple double with 29/10/10. Mavs shot 52.4% from behind the arc in the 2nd half. Gaff / Lively combined for 22/22/4/1/2. Conference Finals baby.
8 Wins. 8 to go.

I, 28F, am worried this new relationship with 28M is too good to be true? Lots of red flags
What advice would you convey to a fat woman in a new relationship with some warning signs/red flags that have surfaced?
I’m a fat girl, and I’m the first fat girl he’s dated. We have only been dating 2 ish months, and things are moving VERY fast. We are both 28, by the way.
I lost my father in December, and I’ve been told it’s a red flag that I jumped into a relationship so fast, or that he jumped into one with me. He was in a 4 year relationship with someone he’s had a friendship with for 10 years and a relationship with for 4, up until January. Who he was still talking to as of February 15. Yes, I have proof of ALL of this.
Our relationship is only two/three months old. I am a fat, plus sized woman, he is not. He seems very into my body, he loves that I cook for him, he loves having sex with me, and seems very into me. He calls me his love, and posted me on his social media for the first time this weekend. I’ve never been posted so quickly by someone, ever.
I found out recently, from both him and two VERY reliable sources, that he’s into fat “mommy” p**n. His mom is also fat, and he HATES his mother. Seems to have deep rooted mommy issues. His mom cheated on his dad, and his mom kind of caused a divide in his family.
I found out he also was in a 4 year relationship with someone not plus sized, who he was having sex with and telling her he loved her in February, and they only broke up in January. They were very serious.
In the relationship before that, he punched a wall, and she kicked him out, after he was living with her and not paying for anything. I also found out he was apparently horrible to this girl, who is NOT plus sized, towards the end. He threatened to hit her and even put a dent in her car. He has a history of sex, gambling, p*rn, weed, and alcohol ; but he has claimed to only smoke weed now and has “stopped” gambling after having gambled for 7 years. My uncle was a gambler, and I know that is a lifelong disease. Especially without any professional help/therapy.
I am just feeling like there’s potential I’m the rebound, and that this is some sort of ego grab and sex thing for him. I do a lot of motherly things for him, like cook and take care of him; and I feel like that combined with his fat fetish thing, is a red flag. I know some men latch onto women they view as a downgrade for an ego boost and to mooch off of.
He is in fire school, and up until this point, has no life savings, and I think his last girlfriend paid for everything as well.
His previous girlfriend was a model, getting her doctorate in psych, younger, and all of his girlfriends have been thin and beautiful. I am beautiful, but in a different way.
I know men can gravitate to bigger woman to rebound to fulfill their needs temporarily, and I’m afraid especially with how fast things are moving, that’s what’s happening. I only work 2 hours a day, I’m right next to his work, and I am not used to male attention. I would be dishonest if I said I wasn’t enjoying this newfound sense of attention.
Please, be honest. You will not hurt my feelings.

Very recently, I have been getting the "unable to connect to TOR" message. I have tried two different USB sticks of fresh tails, and tried different computers. When starting the tor connection program, it hangs on 0 percent for a few seconds, then adds 4 percent until 100 until it fails, attempts a bridged connection but fails as well - resulting in no connection. It is definitely not the system clock. Any ideas?
Thought it was my current stick as I was messing with some settings in root, but finding out this is happening on a fresh install made me realize it wasn't. Everything was working fine up until a few days ago.

I know this is a normal process, but man am I feeling overwhelmed. I was born in Eastern Europe, so I am not one who really spends much time with emotions. I rarely cry, if I feel sad I just deal with it, if I feel anxious I just deal with it. For this situation, I’m having a very challenging time just moving past my emotions. I’m so excited I don’t even have the words to describe how I’m feeling, but at the same time, I’m feeling extremely anxious.
As an adult, if I enter a situation where I’m uncomfortable or don’t know what to do, I have the confidence that I can figure it out and fend for myself. Now, I will be responsible for a tiny human, and shaping them to be a good positive light in this world. That’s part of the root of my stress, the world is dangerous. I worked in corrections for several years, so I know first hand what monsters exist among humans. Then I turn on the TV or load up Reddit, and I see that these monsters are out in the world and most are not locked up. Even beyond the monsters, the way society has changed since I was a kid to grossly accept sexual deviancy is a scary environment to raise a child in. All the while trying to facilitate the bond and secure attachment that children need with their fathers.
Any words of encouragement for a soon to be dad?

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Hello there!
I have few questions for you!

Do you feel like there are people around but they somehow feel alien and you are not really comfortable around them? You would rather have someone that you can be yourself around? Someone who is not your friend just because they are bored? - Yeah me too!
Do you maybe miss that rush of excitement when you discuss something completely dumb or you are on your way to make a discovery of a century that arose in a restroom? - Yeah me too!
Do you go through and think or find interesting things and there is this strange emptiness? Feels like it's not as exciting as it was in the moment? Having someone that would share that excitement at that moment sounds like it would make things better? - Yeah me too!
Do you maybe feel like there was a point where you played video games and had the biggest blast? You were talking about it non stop and were trying to figure out how to proceed and theorycrafting and can't wait to jump in voice chat when you are done with the day? And now its somehow lacking? Maybe if you think about it, there was someone who shared that excitement and that made a huge difference? - Yeah me too!
Do you maybe get a bit clingy once you get comfortable and almost spam the other person, care about the other person to a point that you are actively interested in being involved in the others life and vice versa, having someone you can be comfortable with to a point that it doesnt matter if your social battery is high or low, because there is no need, maybe share that secret and know its safe, do you LOVE gaming daily? - Yeah me too!
Do you like the idea of doing some other activities together based on our mood, maybe just chilling for the evening and watching the other person trying to drop something with a low chance and rooting, or maybe watching movies / tv series, the idea of establishing some activities or maybe challenges sound good? - Yeah me too!

Me with decent english as second language, loving gaming and other things nerd related, silliness, dad jokes and memes, discussions about ANYTHING once comfortable, online big part of the day (or on a phone), usually chill but can have overthinking moments.
Few games / genres that I enjoy (or enjoyed in the past and might want to revisit at some point: WoW (big part of my life, but played other mmos aswell), COOP (we were here, trine, it takes two, a way out, human fall flat... just LOVE those to play with a friend where we are both involved! Still waiting to play stardew and other games with someone), Survival (Enshrouded, Abiotic factor, Grounded, The forest, Terraria, MC, Core keeper...), rpg's (BG3, TES, Fallout..), Factory sims (Satisfactory, Factorio, ..), ARPG's (Diablo, PoE, No rest for the wicked..), Roguelikes, City sims, open world, tabletop (sim), DnD.. and much much more. Not really into "ladder" pvp grinding.
Honorable mention: I think a good starter is to talk a bit to get to know each other a bit and soon pick up a game as I feel like games are pretty good ice breakers if chosen well. Right now I would be down to play some Abiotic factor (just bought it), Enshrouded, Core keeper, we were here series, maybe stardew valley or factory sim. (Also wow is a bit of a plus always especially pve farming and collecting stuff).
Just send me a DM and tell me a bit about yourself! As a starter you can answer the questions or just some of them and tell me a bit about yourself!

Hello there!
I have few questions for you!

Do you feel like there are people around but they somehow feel alien and you are not really comfortable around them? You would rather have someone that you can be yourself around? Someone who is not your friend just because they are bored? - Yeah me too!
Do you maybe miss that rush of excitement when you discuss something completely dumb or you are on your way to make a discovery of a century that arose in a restroom? - Yeah me too!
Do you go through and think or find interesting things and there is this strange emptiness? Feels like it's not as exciting as it was in the moment? Having someone that would share that excitement at that moment sounds like it would make things better? - Yeah me too!
Do you maybe feel like there was a point where you played video games and had the biggest blast? You were talking about it non stop and were trying to figure out how to proceed and theorycrafting and can't wait to jump in voice chat when you are done with the day? And now its somehow lacking? Maybe if you think about it, there was someone who shared that excitement and that made a huge difference? - Yeah me too!
Do you maybe get a bit clingy once you get comfortable and almost spam the other person, care about the other person to a point that you are actively interested in being involved in the others life and vice versa, having someone you can be comfortable with to a point that it doesnt matter if your social battery is high or low, because there is no need, maybe share that secret and know its safe, do you LOVE gaming daily? - Yeah me too!
Do you like the idea of doing some other activities together based on our mood, maybe just chilling for the evening and watching the other person trying to drop something with a low chance and rooting, or maybe watching movies / tv series, the idea of establishing some activities or maybe challenges sound good? - Yeah me too!

Me with decent english as second language, loving gaming and other things nerd related, silliness, dad jokes and memes, discussions about ANYTHING once comfortable, online big part of the day (or on a phone), usually chill but can have overthinking moments.
Few games / genres that I enjoy (or enjoyed in the past and might want to revisit at some point: WoW (big part of my life, but played other mmos aswell), COOP (we were here, trine, it takes two, a way out, human fall flat... just LOVE those to play with a friend where we are both involved! Still waiting to play stardew and other games with someone), Survival (Enshrouded, Abiotic factor, Grounded, The forest, Terraria, MC, Core keeper...), rpg's (BG3, TES, Fallout..), Factory sims (Satisfactory, Factorio, ..), ARPG's (Diablo, PoE, No rest for the wicked..), Roguelikes, City sims, open world, tabletop (sim), DnD.. and much much more. Not really into "ladder" pvp grinding.
Honorable mention: I think a good starter is to talk a bit to get to know each other a bit and soon pick up a game as I feel like games are pretty good ice breakers if chosen well. Right now I would be down to play some Abiotic factor (just bought it), Enshrouded, Core keeper, we were here series, maybe stardew valley or factory sim. (Also wow is a bit of a plus always especially pve farming and collecting stuff).
Just send me a DM and tell me a bit about yourself! As a starter you can answer the questions or just some of them and tell me a bit about yourself!

Hello! First of a short section of who I am. I am a software developer. I am I gamer. I use Linux for both work and gaming. I have been "Windows Sober" since 2020. The journey has been awesome so far, but I have run into some problems.
I watched a "Tier list" of Linux distros and thought to myself; "Huh. Might as well try and go 'clean' and install Debian". So I did. With success. But now a few weeks in and problems are starting to appear. My VS Code will after a while start being extremely slow. My monitor setup sometimes out right dies (daisy chained dual monitor setup through thunderbolt with laptop screen also in use). Running an Android Emulator and attempting to force the use of the RTX4060 GPU in the laptop will cause it to stutter and flash. When it's at its worst the screens do this (youtube link).
The WiFi signal is acting sketchy, by either having between 10-20% signal strength at random times, outright disconnecting or having such high latency that doing anything internet related is basically out of the question. I have had similair issues on Pop!_OS with this machine.
My desktop env is GNOME using X11.
My current specs are: json { "specs": { "Hardware Model": "Lenovo Legion Slim 5 16APH8", "Memory": "32 GB", "Processor": "AMD Ryzen™ 5 7640HS w/ Radeon™ 760M Graphics × 12", "Graphics": "NVIDIA GeForce RTX™ 4060 Laptop GPU / AMD Radeon™ Graphics" }, "hostnamectl": { "Operating System": "Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) ", "Kernel": "Linux 6.1.0-21-amd64", "Architecture": "x86-64", "Hardware Vendor": "Lenovo", "Hardware Model": "Legion Slim 5 16APH8", "Firmware Version": "M3CN42WW" }, "nvidiaversions": { "NVIDIA Driver Version": "525.147.05", "NVML Version": "12.525.147.05", "Server Version Number": "11.0", "Server Vendor String": "The X.Org Foundation", "Server Vendor Version": "1.21.1.7 (12101007)", "VBIOS Version": "95.07.22.00.5F" } }
So far I do not see the "superiority" or stability of the Debian distro, but I am sure that I am the problem. I need help to figure this out, so please, share your insights.

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inxi -v8z output:
plaintext System: Kernel: 6.1.0-21-amd64 arch: x86_64 bits: 64 compiler: gcc v: 12.2.0 parameters: BOOT_IMAGE=/vmlinuz-6.1.0-21-amd64 root=/dev/mappemads--glfr--legion--vg-root ro quiet Desktop: GNOME v: 43.9 tk: GTK v: 3.24.38 wm: gnome-shell dm: GDM3 v: 43.0 Distro: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm) Machine: Type: Laptop System: LENOVO product: 82Y9 v: Legion Slim 5 16APH8 serial: Chassis: type: 10 v: Legion Slim 5 16APH8 serial: Mobo: LENOVO model: LNVNB161216 v: SDK0T76463 WIN serial: UEFI: LENOVO v: M3CN42WW date: 01/11/2024 Battery: ID-1: BAT1 charge: 80.1 Wh (100.0%) condition: 80.1/80.0 Wh (100.2%) volts: 17.0 min: 15.4 model: BYD L22B4PC2 type: Li-poly serial: status: full cycles: 8 Device-1: hidpp_battery_0 model: Logitech Wireless Keyboard ERGO K860 serial: charge: 100% (should be ignored) rechargeable: yes status: discharging Memory: RAM: total: 27.09 GiB used: 6.33 GiB (23.4%) Array-1: capacity: 64 GiB slots: 2 EC: None max-module-size: 32 GiB note: est. Device-1: DIMM 0 type: DDR5 detail: synchronous unbuffered (unregistered) size: 16 GiB speed: 5600 MT/s volts: curr: 1.1 min: 1.1 max: 1.1 width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: Crucial part-no: CT16G56C46S5.M8G1 serial: Device-2: DIMM 0 type: DDR5 detail: synchronous unbuffered (unregistered) size: 16 GiB speed: 5600 MT/s volts: curr: 1.1 min: 1.1 max: 1.1 width (bits): data: 64 total: 64 manufacturer: Crucial part-no: CT16G56C46S5.M8G1 serial: PCI Slots: Slot: 1 type: PCIe lanes: 8 status: available info: J97 length: short volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 0200:00:01.1 Slot: N/A type: N/A lanes: 1 status: available info: M.2, J98 length: short volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 0200:00:01.3 Slot: N/A type: N/A lanes: 1 status: available info: M.2, J103 length: short volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 0200:00:02.2 Slot: N/A type: N/A lanes: 4 status: available info: M.2, J91 length: short volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 0200:00:02.4 Slot: N/A type: N/A lanes: 4 status: available info: M.2 length: short volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 0200:00:01.2 Slot: 3 type: PCIe lanes: 4 status: available length: unknown volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 0200:00:01.2 Slot: 2 type: PCIe lanes: phys: 1 active: 8 status: available info: J96 length: unknown volts: 3.3 bus-ID: 0200:00:02.2 CPU: Info: model: AMD Ryzen 5 7640HS w/ Radeon 760M Graphics socket: FP8 bits: 64 type: MT MCP arch: Zen 4 gen: 5 level: v4 note: check built: 2022+ process: TSMC n5 (5nm) family: 0x19 (25) model-id: 0x74 (116) stepping: 1 microcode: 0xA704104 Topology: cpus: 1x cores: 6 tpc: 2 threads: 12 smt: enabled cache: L1: 384 KiB desc: d-6x32 KiB; 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IBPB: conditional; STIBP: always-on; RSB filling; PBRSB-eIBRS: Not affected; BHI: Not affected Type: srbds status: Not affected Type: tsx_async_abort status: Not affected Graphics: Device-1: NVIDIA AD107M [GeForce RTX 4060 Max-Q / Mobile] vendor: Lenovo driver: nvidia v: 525.147.05 non-free: 530.xx+ status: current (as of 2023-03) arch: Lovelace code: AD1xx process: TSMC n4 (5nm) built: 2022-23+ pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 8 link-max: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s bus-ID: 01:00.0 chip-ID: 10de:28e0 class-ID: 0300 Device-2: AMD Phoenix1 vendor: Lenovo driver: amdgpu v: kernel arch: RDNA-3 code: Phoenix process: TSMC n4 (4nm) built: 2022+ pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 ports: active: none empty: DP-1, DP-2, DP-3, DP-4, DP-5, DP-6, DP-7, DP-8, eDP-1 bus-ID: 05:00.0 chip-ID: 1002:15bf class-ID: 0300 temp: 33.0 C Device-3: Luxvisions Innotech Integrated Camera type: USB driver: uvcvideo bus-ID: 1-3:4 chip-ID: 30c9:00ac class-ID: fe01 serial: Display: server: X.Org v: 1.21.1.7 with: Xwayland v: 22.1.9 compositor: gnome-shell driver: X: loaded: nvidia gpu: nvidia,amdgpu display-ID: :1 screens: 1 Screen-1: 0 s-res: 7040x1440 s-dpi: 96 s-size: 1863x381mm (73.35x15.00") s-diag: 1902mm (74.86") Monitor-1: DP-0.1.8 pos: top-right res: 2560x1440 hz: 60 dpi: 109 size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23") diag: 685mm (26.97") modes: N/A Monitor-2: DP-0.8 pos: primary,top-center res: 2560x1440 hz: 60 dpi: 109 size: 597x336mm (23.5x13.23") diag: 685mm (26.97") modes: N/A Monitor-3: DP-2 pos: bottom-l res: 1920x1200 hz: 144 dpi: 141 size: 345x215mm (13.58x8.46") diag: 407mm (16") modes: N/A API: OpenGL v: 4.6.0 NVIDIA 525.147.05 renderer: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 Laptop GPU/PCIe/SSE2 direct-render: Yes Audio: Device-1: NVIDIA vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 8 bus-ID: 01:00.1 chip-ID: 10de:22be class-ID: 0403 Device-2: AMD Rembrandt Radeon High Definition Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 05:00.1 chip-ID: 1002:1640 class-ID: 0403 Device-3: AMD ACP/ACP3X/ACP6x Audio Coprocessor driver: N/A alternate: snd_pci_acp3x, snd_rn_pci_acp3x, snd_pci_acp5x, snd_pci_acp6x pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 05:00.5 chip-ID: 1022:15e2 class-ID: 0480 Device-4: AMD Family 17h/19h HD Audio vendor: Lenovo driver: snd_hda_intel v: kernel pcie: gen: 4 speed: 16 GT/s lanes: 16 bus-ID: 05:00.6 chip-ID: 1022:15e3 class-ID: 0403 API: ALSA v: k6.1.0-21-amd64 status: kernel-api tools: alsamixer,amixer Server-1: PipeWire v: 0.3.65 status: n/a (root, process) with: 1: pipewire-pulse status: active 2: wireplumber status: active 3: pipewire-alsa type: plugin tools: pw-cat,pw-cli,wpctl Network: Device-1: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet vendor: Lenovo driver: r8169 v: kernel pcie: gen: 1 speed: 2.5 GT/s lanes: 1 port: 2000 bus-ID: 02:00.0 chip-ID: 10ec:8168 class-ID: 0200 IF: enp2s0 state: down mac: Device-2: MEDIATEK MT7922 802.11ax PCI Express Wireless Network Adapter vendor: Lenovo driver: mt7921e v: kernel pcie: gen: 2 speed: 5 GT/s lanes: 1 bus-ID: 03:00.0 chip-ID: 14c3:0616 class-ID: 0280 IF: wlo1 state: up mac: IP v4: type: dynamic noprefixroute scope: global broadcast: IP v6: type: noprefixroute scope: link WAN IP: Bluetooth: Device-1: Foxconn / Hon Hai Bluetooth Adapter type: USB driver: btusb v: 0.8 bus-ID: 1-4:5 chip-ID: 0489:e0d8 class-ID: e001 serial: Report: hciconfig ID: hci0 rfk-id: 0 state: up address: bt-v: 3.0 lmp-v: 5.2 sub-v: 2212 hci-v: 5.2 rev: 2712 Info: acl-mtu: 1021:6 sco-mtu: 240:8 link-policy: rswitch sniff link-mode: peripheral accept service-classes: rendering, capturing, audio, telephony Logical: Device-1: VG: mads-glfr-legion-vg type: LVM2 size: 952.89 GiB free: 0 KiB LV-1: root maj-min: 254:0 type: linear size: 951.94 GiB Components: p-1: nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3 size: 952.89 GiB LV-2: swap_1 maj-min: 254:1 type: linear size: 976 MiB Components: p-1: nvme0n1p3 maj-min: 259:3 size: 952.89 GiB RAID: Message: No RAID data found. Drives: Local Storage: total: 953.87 GiB used: 78.25 GiB (8.2%) SMART Message: Required tool smartctl not installed. Check --recommends ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 maj-min: 259:0 vendor: SanDisk model: SKHynix HFS001TEJ9X115N size: 953.87 GiB block-size: physical: 512 B logical: 512 B speed: 63.2 Gb/s lanes: 4 type: SSD serial: rev: 51020A12 temp: 42.9 C scheme: GPT Message: No optical or floppy data found. Partition: ID-1: / raw-size: 951.94 GiB size: 935.92 GiB (98.32%) used: 78.09 GiB (8.3%) fs: ext4 block-size: 4096 B dev: /dev/dm-0 maj-min: 254:0 mapped: mads--glfr--legion--vg-root label: N/A uuid: N/A ID-2: /boot raw-size: 488 MiB size: 455.1 MiB (93.26%) used: 130.7 MiB (28.7%) fs: ext2 block-size: 1024 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2 maj-min: 259:2 label: N/A uuid: 934deb77-b7d5-4fd9-92ad-30fd088aedc8 ID-3: /boot/efi raw-size: 512 MiB size: 511 MiB (99.80%) used: 37.8 MiB (7.4%) fs: vfat block-size: 512 B dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1 maj-min: 259:1 label: N/A uuid: 2D11-CBA2 Swap: Kernel: swappiness: 60 (default) cache-pressure: 100 (default) ID-1: swap-1 type: partition size: 976 MiB used: 0 KiB (0.0%) priority: -2 dev: /dev/dm-1 maj-min: 254:1 mapped: mads--glfr--legion--vg-swap_1 label: N/A uuid: 6c646602-0cdf-4bf7-9979-ca478e9e4615 Unmounted: Message: No unmounted partitions found. USB: Hub-1: 1-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 5 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 1-1:2 info: Logitech Unifying Receiver type: Keyboard,Mouse,HID driver: logitech-djreceiver,usbhid interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 98mA chip-ID: 046d:c52b class-ID: 0300 Device-2: 1-2:3 info: Logitech Logi Bolt Receiver type: Keyboard,Mouse,HID driver: hid-generic,hid-multitouch,usbhid interfaces: 4 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 98mA chip-ID: 046d:c548 class-ID: 0300 Device-3: 1-3:4 info: Luxvisions Innotech Integrated Camera type: Video driver: uvcvideo interfaces: 3 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 500mA chip-ID: 30c9:00ac class-ID: fe01 serial: Device-4: 1-4:5 info: Foxconn / Hon Hai Bluetooth Adapter type: Bluetooth driver: btusb interfaces: 3 rev: 2.1 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 0489:e0d8 class-ID: e001 serial: Hub-2: 1-5:6 info: Genesys Logic Hub ports: 2 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 05e3:0610 class-ID: 0900 Device-1: 1-5.1:7 info: Integrated Express ITE Device(8176) type: Keyboard driver: hid-generic,usbhid interfaces: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 12 Mb/s power: 100mA chip-ID: 048d:c982 class-ID: 0301 Hub-3: 2-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 2 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900 Hub-4: 3-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-5: 4-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 1 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900 Hub-6: 5-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-7: 6-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 1 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900 Hub-8: 7-0:1 info: Hi-speed hub with single TT ports: 1 rev: 2.0 speed: 480 Mb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0002 class-ID: 0900 Hub-9: 8-0:1 info: Super-speed hub ports: 1 rev: 3.1 speed: 10 Gb/s chip-ID: 1d6b:0003 class-ID: 0900 Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 37.9 C mobo: N/A Fan Speeds (RPM): N/A GPU: device: nvidia screen: :1.0 temp: 37 C device: amdgpu temp: 34.0 C Repos: Packages: 2276 pm: dpkg pkgs: 2262 libs: 1406 tools: apt,apt-get,gnome-software,synaptic pm: snap pkgs: 14 Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list 1: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware 2: deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm main contrib non-free non-free-firmware 3: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware 4: deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-updates main contrib non-free non-free-firmware 5: deb http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-backports main contrib non-free non-free-firmware 6: deb-src http://deb.debian.org/debian/ bookworm-backports main contrib non-free non-free-firmware 7: deb http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware 8: deb-src http://security.debian.org/debian-security/ bookworm-security main contrib non-free non-free-firmware Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/amdgpu-proprietary.list 1: deb https://repo.radeon.com/amdgpu/6.0.2/ubuntu jammy proprietary Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/amdgpu.list 1: deb https://repo.radeon.com/amdgpu/6.0.2/ubuntu jammy main 2: deb-src https://repo.radeon.com/amdgpu/6.0.2/ubuntu focal main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/rocm.list 1: deb [arch=amd64] https://repo.radeon.com/rocm/apt/6.0.2 jammy main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/slack.list 1: deb https://packagecloud.io/slacktechnologies/slack/debian/ jessie main Active apt repos in: /etc/apt/sources.list.d/vscode.list 1: deb [arch=amd64,arm64,armhf] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/code stable main Processes: CPU top: 5 of 375 1: cpu: 10.6% command: firefox-esr pid: 2594 mem: 474.6 MiB (1.7%) 2: cpu: 10.6% command: firefox-esr pid: 8078 mem: 280.5 MiB (1.0%) 3: cpu: 3.2% command: gnome-shell pid: 2260 mem: 522.6 MiB (1.8%) 4: cpu: 2.4% command: xorg pid: 2074 mem: 97.6 MiB (0.3%) 5: cpu: 1.7% command: spotify pid: 3584 mem: 266.8 MiB (0.9%) Memory top: 5 of 375 1: mem: 522.6 MiB (1.8%) command: gnome-shell pid: 2260 cpu: 3.2% 2: mem: 474.6 MiB (1.7%) command: firefox-esr pid: 2594 cpu: 10.6% 3: mem: 457.4 MiB (1.6%) command: firefox-esr pid: 3730 cpu: 1.2% 4: mem: 405.5 MiB (1.4%) command: code pid: 2944 cpu: 1.6% 5: mem: 358.2 MiB (1.2%) command: code pid: 5048 cpu: 1.7% Info: Processes: 375 Uptime: 16m wakeups: 12 Init: systemd v: 252 target: graphical (5) default: graphical tool: systemctl Compilers: gcc: 12.2.0 alt: 11/12 Shell: Sudo (sudo) v: 1.9.13p3 default: Bash v: 5.2.15 running-in: gnome-terminal inxi: 3.3.26

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isenkram-lookup and echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE outputs:
```plaintext ➜ isenkram-lookup bluez cheese ethtool firmware-amd-graphics firmware-misc-nonfree firmware-realtek solaar tlp
➜ echo $XDG_SESSION_TYPE x11 ```
Even though I have attempted to configure everything according to the Debian specification I cannot seem to pick GNOME "Wayland" from login. I only get GNOME and GNOME Classic as options which both resolves to X11

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Hello lovely folks ✨ Scroll down to the 🍀 to skip hefty context I couldn’t bring myself to delete.
My current light dilemma: I’ve developed a bit of a crush on an acquaintance (we’ll call them Hunter) who I’ve known for a few years, but only really TALKED to for the first time a month ago. We went to school and took one elective class together, they dropped out, I graduated and the next year they’re back in school, and also coincidentally besties with one of my only classmates (we’ll call her Salem) in that department. I’m friendly with Salem and have immense respect for her and her work ethic, and oddly enough she’s always treated me kindly and respectfully as well. She’s had a friend group I’m aware of (including Hunter) for as long as we’ve known each other and they’re very cool people, a bit unapproachable to me, and of course I’ve only really hung out with Salem one on one (if at all, we mostly got to know each other through after school work), or in a group with my own bestie.
ANYWAY when I tell you Hunter and I never talked before I mean I still don’t even know what year they were born in (though I know we’re close in age). But when I went to see Salem’s thesis presentation Hunter actually smiled and greeted me?? Which had never happened before. So we started chatting as a group once it was over, Hunter and I riffed and quipped a bit, sometimes in general but sometimes at each other. The point is it was GOOD and ENGAGING conversation and I regret turning down drinks with Hunter and Salem and the professor because I had plans that evening and didn’t want to be drunk for those haha. I also noticed, not for the first time but definitely very VISCERALLY, that Hunter??? is hot actually???? And easy to talk to and funny and we’re from the same state and it just made me feel things idk.
We saw each other again at some end of the year exhibitions, they HUGGED me in greeting (???🐥), invited me to visit them at work, etc. and then we didn’t spend all that much time talking.
Since then we have not talked except for: me texting and asking their work hours, them answering, and adding that they’re going home for a bit and will be back at the end of the month.
🍀
We are now in the new month. I know their work hours. I have no idea how to proceed. My initial idea was come near the end of the shift and offer to hang out/walk them home once they clock out, but they end So Late that it’s really not feasible for me and I have enough self respect not to fuck up my sleep schedule for this person haha.
So, I’m thinking I drop by near the time they’re supposed to clock in? So we can chat a bit before they start work, because I don’t ever want to bother someone when they’re on the clock. But then I’ll just be awkwardly sitting alone a lot of the time which idk if that’s normal at a sports bar??? Like I’ll bring a book it’s cool I just think that’s putting undue pressure on Hunter to come talk to me and keep me entertained or whatever. Since I obviously came to see them and no other reason. I don’t care about sports and am not a big beer fan 😭
I thought to show up with a friend but then I’m scared Hunter might not talk to me as much? And I guess I do want to make it clear I’m there to seen them specifically? Idk I tend to be pretty direct with my flirting (subtlety is not my strong suit) and it’s harder since, again, I barely actually know this person except through keeping up online. This is basically my only direct invitation to come hang out/talk to them and I would really like to get permission for a return visit, particularly outside of work.
Open to advice and suggestions on how to talk to this cool person and NO I don’t actually know if they’re sapphic 😭 they’re transmasc which in my experience usually means being sapphic to some extent but obviously that’s not a given. Even just being friends would be great honestly!!! Except that yes I’m attracted to them and I’m bad at hiding things like that.
Thank you! 🐥🍀💗

UPLB or Ateneo pls help
posting here bc i wanna hear insights from thsi community
UPLB: Got accepted to my 2nd choice campus Agricultural Entrepreneurship but just received my waitlist acceptance to BS Economics
ATENEO: Passed Interdisciplinary Studies which was not in my choices (ME, Management, Economics were my choices) but im still waiting for recon decision on BS Management.
Ateneo is THE DREAM for me since I was a kid and IS, even if not within my choices, is actually a good course for me since I wanna have flexible time to focus on orgs and internships (im not an academic powerhouse i dont like studying though a consistent honor student with a 97 GWA but a bs org girlie im rlly active with extra curri since I like handling and preparing events more)
UPLB is good also but I find the rigorous environment not for me.
The problem is, my family isnt as financially well to send me to Ateneo. I mean they can, but its gonna be a REAL struggle financially and I dont qualify for scholarships bc my dads income is high (we suffered during the pandemic leaving us with lots of debt) I wasnt given fin aid in ateneo also. My parents said to choose where I rlly want but I know deep down they are rooting for UP and Im already feeling so guilty bc I’d choose ateneo in a heartbeat but almost 300k per year in tuition is just too much of a burden for them. Im also the eldest of my siblings with the next also going to college soon.
My dilemma is do I choose to study hard but no guilt or study in my dream uni with guilt AAAA also worried if I’ll fit in ik ateneos diverse naman but what if I dont meet my kind of ppl agad
GOAL: Get into a high paying company like IMCs or FMCGs
I’d like to know:

1. Which school will help me with my goal?
2. Im bad at math, is BS Economics survivable?
3. With everything I said, will I be fine with choosing UPLB over Ateneo? Or just realy follow my heart and go for Ateneo?

UPLB: Got accepted to my 2nd choice campus Agricultural Entrepreneurship but just received my waitlist acceptance to BS Economics
ATENEO: Passed Interdisciplinary Studies which was not in my choices (ME, Management, Economics were my choices) but im still waiting for recon decision on BS Management.
Ateneo is THE DREAM for me since I was a kid and IS, even if not within my choices, is actually a good course for me since I wanna have flexible time to focus on orgs and internships (im not an academic powerhouse i dont like studying though a consistent honor student with a 97 GWA but a bs org girlie im rlly active with extra curri since I like handling and preparing events more)
UPLB is good also but I find the rigorous environment not for me.
The problem is, my family isnt as financially well to send me to Ateneo. I mean they can, but its gonna be a REAL struggle financially and I dont qualify for scholarships bc my dads income is high (we suffered during the pandemic leaving us with lots of debt) I wasnt given fin aid in ateneo also. My parents said to choose where I rlly want but I know deep down they are rooting for UP and Im already feeling so guilty bc I’d choose ateneo in a heartbeat but almost 300k per year in tuition is just too much of a burden for them. Im also the eldest of my siblings with the next also going to college soon.
My dilemma is do I choose to study hard but no guilt or study in my dream uni with guilt AAAA also worried if I’ll fit in ik ateneos diverse naman but what if I dont meet my kind of ppl agad
GOAL: Get into a high paying company like IMCs or FMCGs
I’d like to know:

1. Which school will help me with my goal?
2. Im bad at math, is BS Economics survivable?
3. With everything I said, will I be fine with choosing UPLB over Ateneo? Or just realy follow my heart and go for Ateneo?

… The ward never grew. And I was stuck with one son alone in his priesthood age group and the other with 6 other boys in his primary class. It was horrendous. As I was still believing-ish at the time, I thought it would be best to move to another part of the city with a more vibrant youth group, you know, cuz I was in my-last-stand-doubling-down phase of deconstruction. Fuck the church for making people have to move to change wards btw. We listed the house but it didn’t sell…it was a buyers market. So we stayed and endured until I broke even more. Later the next year the church broke ties with the scouting program and the activities were even shittier. It was nonstop nerf gun war in the gym…like come on (it was fun for awhile but got boring). The church was gaslighting hard at this time with their slogan of ‘we didn’t leave Boy Scouts, they left us’. No, reality was RMN wanted to stamp out something Monson loved. I mean RMN failed at stomping out the gays with his covert coup d’etat ….i still refuse to believe Monson was supportive of this…he was too busy drinking root beer floats and watching what about Bob (best quote - “I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful.”). It took the evil of RMN to do it. I should have left then. But, you know, their policy blowing up in their faces from 2015-2019 left me completely ready to accept the CES letter into my life, so there’s that. Long story short, I was miserable, my kids were miserable. I was exhausted from PIMO-ing the fuck out of my church activity. Back to the ward thing…we never grew, in fact we shrunk into branch numbers but never grew closer with having less people and less opportunities to connect, partly because the ward was also dealing with the 2 hour church shift and less adult activities, not even the tithing refund Turkey dinner at Christmas (as I liked to call it). So, basically I was waiting for this fucking vineyard to grow and it wasn’t…I felt like I was that patch of wild grapes in the vineyard that gets forsaken by god and then briers and thorns grow and god taunts it with clouds that don’t actually rain on the vineyard, like agricultural blue balls. The bastard. Then Covid came, or should I say, the much needed time away. I puked in my mouth a little when I started hearing testimony about how RMN was the mother fucking shit for the come follow me manual with its home based program. Gag (we just didn’t do it TBH). The social distancing conference broadcast with the vagina artwork in the background and the big red velvet chairs for the sausage party Q15 was just the worst. The worst was asking for that worldwide fast, for the second time, for Covid relief when I knew for a fact the church could use its billions to help cuz just a few months before this conference in Dec 2019 David Nielsen blew the whistle on Ensign Peak. Fast forward to when lockdown restrictions loosened and in-person church started up again, I dreaded it. At this point I knew too much church history to feel the spirit and I found myself feeling sorry for the people still believing. The bishop noticed me and gave me a calling and I said yes like the sucker I was. It was with the youth and that was tolerable to me (wow, god knew my limits so well I guess). It was my last calling. Right after I was released I peaced out of church activity quietly. My exit was long and drawn out but also in time so my kids left well before mission age. Proudly, I can say they did not serve. My older son would have been doing a post-Covid Facebook creep mission. My youngest is just old enough to be going now and he’d probably be out there stranded without access to his passport (the mission presidents take them). Am I a good parent for dragging out leaving for my kids’s sake??? I’ve really reflected on this. I stayed for them and I left for them. So I’m graciously giving myself a yes. When this fucking system is all you know it’s hard to just give it up. My kids will have a religious-free life now, free to think and feel how they want, and I get 25ish years to do the same if I’m lucky. At least they aren’t around for RMN’s next round of fuck ups - suddenly Christ’s love is not unconditional??? The fucker said the word unconditional doesn’t appear in the scriptures, gee thanks for that Russ. First he destroys my identity as a Mormon (by making my identity a major victory for Satan) and now changes god’s love!? Does he even believe in the same god I was raised with??? What a lunatic. RMN killed this church. Ok, thanks for reading my rant.

… The ward never grew. And I was stuck with one son alone in his priesthood age group and the other with 6 other boys in his primary class. It was horrendous. As I was still believing-ish at the time, I thought it would be best to move to another part of the city with a more vibrant youth group, you know, cuz I was in my-last-stand-doubling-down phase of deconstruction. Fuck the church for making people have to move to change wards btw. We listed the house but it didn’t sell…it was a buyers market. So we stayed and endured until I broke even more. Later the next year the church broke ties with the scouting program and the activities were even shittier. It was nonstop nerf gun war in the gym…like come on (it was fun for awhile but got boring). The church was gaslighting hard at this time with their slogan of ‘we didn’t leave Boy Scouts, they left us’. No, reality was RMN wanted to stamp out something Monson loved. I mean RMN failed at stomping out the gays with his covert coup d’etat ….i still refuse to believe Monson was supportive of this…he was too busy drinking root beer floats and watching what about Bob (best quote - “I feel good, I feel great, I feel wonderful.”). It took the evil of RMN to do it. I should have left then. But, you know, their policy blowing up in their faces from 2015-2019 left me completely ready to accept the CES letter into my life, so there’s that. Long story short, I was miserable, my kids were miserable. I was exhausted from PIMO-ing the fuck out of my church activity. Back to the ward thing…we never grew, in fact we shrunk into branch numbers but never grew closer with having less people and less opportunities to connect, partly because the ward was also dealing with the 2 hour church shift and less adult activities, not even the tithing refund Turkey dinner at Christmas (as I liked to call it). So, basically I was waiting for this fucking vineyard to grow and it wasn’t…I felt like I was that patch of wild grapes in the vineyard that gets forsaken by god and then briers and thorns grow and god taunts it with clouds that don’t actually rain on the vineyard, like agricultural blue balls. The bastard. Then Covid came, or should I say, the much needed time away. I puked in my mouth a little when I started hearing testimony about how RMN was the mother fucking shit for the come follow me manual with its home based program. Gag (we just didn’t do it TBH). The social distancing conference broadcast with the vagina artwork in the background and the big red velvet chairs for the sausage party Q15 was just the worst. The worst was asking for that worldwide fast, for the second time, for Covid relief when I knew for a fact the church could use its billions to help cuz just a few months before this conference in Dec 2019 David Nielsen blew the whistle on Ensign Peak. Fast forward to when lockdown restrictions loosened and in-person church started up again, I dreaded it. At this point I knew too much church history to feel the spirit and I found myself feeling sorry for the people still believing. The bishop noticed me and gave me a calling and I said yes like the sucker I was. It was with the youth and that was tolerable to me (wow, god knew my limits so well I guess). It was my last calling. Right after I was released I peaced out of church activity quietly. My exit was long and drawn out but also in time so my kids left well before mission age. Proudly, I can say they did not serve. My older son would have been doing a post-Covid Facebook creep mission. My youngest is just old enough to be going now and he’d probably be out there stranded without access to his passport (the mission presidents take them). Am I a good parent for dragging out leaving for my kids’s sake??? I’ve really reflected on this. I stayed for them and I left for them. So I’m graciously giving myself a yes. When this fucking system is all you know it’s hard to just give it up. My kids will have a religious-free life now, free to think and feel how they want, and I get 25ish years to do the same if I’m lucky. At least they aren’t around for RMN’s next round of fuck ups - suddenly Christ’s love is not unconditional??? The fucker said the word unconditional doesn’t appear in the scriptures, gee thanks for that Russ. First he destroys my identity as a Mormon (by making my identity a major victory for Satan) and now changes god’s love!? Does he even believe in the same god I was raised with??? What a lunatic. RMN killed this church. Ok, thanks for reading my rant.

I have a 4yo and 6yo with my ex (50/50) and we separated about two years ago. We were both unhappy in the marriage and it felt like divorce was the only option to give the kids a happy childhood. We didn't fight in the marriage, but after we separated my ex became very angry. I assumed it was short-term and he often said it was, but I still tried whatever I could to get our relationship to a better place and constantly felt like there was a ticking clock of the kids getting old enough to notice what was going on. We had periods of being friendly, even close at times, but eventually I would unintentionally do something to set him off. Over time this cycle majorly ran me down and I started having physical reactions to being around him, to the point that I was becoming the problem and acting weird in a way the kids could pick up on. I agreed to try counseling last month and it was clear that he was still harboring a set of beliefs that would continue to justify punishing behavior toward me. I decided soon after that I would stop trying to have a relationship with him and emotionally disconnect so that I could get my mental health straight for the kids.
Now we are using OFW to communicate and doing parallel parenting. This is basically my worst fear realized--the reason his post-separation behavior caused me so much anguish is because of what it would mean for the kids to grow up with a high-conflict parent relationship. I realize this isn't the end of the world but I really wanted more for them. I have a lot of anger that he hasn't tried to work through his resentment and it's led to this result. He also recently yelled at the kids and scared them to the point they didn't want to go back to his house for awhile after, but even that wasn't enough for him to take serious steps to work through whatever is making him act like this. On top of all that I feel confused about whether I'm creating the problem here--he was happy with the previous status quo and doesn't understand why I'm so upset.
The kids have been more emotional, especially since the yelling incident, but I feel helpless to make this better. I'm trying to focus on being a good mom to them when I have them and avoiding any in-person contact with my ex so they don't observe how upset I get. I would never tell them anything is wrong or that we're having problems, but eventually my 6yo is going to ask. I've consistently said that I love their dad, we've done family things together in good periods, and I haven't exposed them to any of the conflict from my side (he has slipped on occasion). I think they generally have the impression that their parents have a good relationship. I'm concerned this may have been wrong to communicate since I can no longer be in the same room as their other parent.
If anyone has experience parallel parenting or thoughts on how to communicate the situation to the kids (if necessary) I would be very grateful.

43m married with kids, liberal, non religious. I have a lot of close friends long distance but none close by and it gets frustrating. I know it’s kind of my own fault for being a little shy and not putting myself out there that much and being really busy with kids for many years. And of course some friends have moved away. I’ve lived here almost 16 years. My wife’s family is local so we do have them, but friends would also be nice too damnit.😆
I’m a little more white collar and maybe less macho than a lot of the other guys around me in Orcutt it seems. Somehow I never really connect with my wife’s friend’s husbands or kids friend’s dads. I seem to get along more with the wives tbh.
I’m into working out, hiking, gardening, beach, art, wine, beer, coffee, food, travel, music, concerts, plays, trivia, thrifting, etc. I guess i’m more of a creative type. Not really into sports, I’ve never been too good at playing or watching. I’m totally up for meeting people for coffees, lunches, or happy hours and doing fun things.

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So I’m a 24 year old male I just lost my job. I never thought alcoholism was a problem with my work or my life. I’ve always been the guy that drinks 30 beers and got drunk life of the party type vibes. But now it’s affecting my personal and business life. I normally drink 18 beers a day and I can’t stop the craving my dad,grandpa, and great grandpa were all alcoholics I just never knew it would effect me like this. I’m going to my first meeting tomorrow I’m ready to quit I just need motivation. Please give me any tips or motivation that will help me. Thank you

It sucks to always have one or the other kid having a meltdown. I shouldn’t have taken them out after I worked today. I’m exhausted of the meltdowns just to play video games. We go to the park and my oldest son complains “I didn’t get to do anything I wanted today!” 🙄 then my youngest runs around screaming “penis” and shouting crazy stuff. My oldest gets angry at him. I assume they are tired we get home and eat food and it takes them forever to go to sleep because my ex always keeps them up into 1 am !!!!! I’m so done with their dad. I angrily talk about him. I’m losing my mind. I’m so done with people calling off work and having to make people food at a low wage job and cleaning toilets but I’m grateful I can pay my bills sort of. I feel very unfulfilled in my own little personal life. It’s extremely hard. I’m getting behind on finances again. It’s kind hard to be frugal with kids… The other day someone said to me I created life forces with my whole body and I’m not void of the power of a mother or woman or something to that effect. All I could do was cry in front of them. I was separated from my mother at 5. I have a mother and father wound. I never had that validation ever in my life and it was healing. I could’ve passed that healing on until my ex dropped the kids off and surprised shaved my youngest son’s hair off. This is too hard. Idk how to fake it that i have everything I need because I don’t. And noone can shame me into thinking so. I can’t seem to let go of the anger toward my ex or his mother who is a hoarder slob. I only need her rarely to watch the kids because I luckily have daycare. I hate them going there. I hate that she enabled her son. I hate that my ex lied to me saying his mortgage went up and how he wasn’t affording life and then I found out he makes 50k a year and his mortgage never went up. He’s barely paid anything to his principal on that loan. . . I got laid off last year and had to withdraw my 401k and paid my bills up and some debt down to not worry. He never offered care or help financially. So I went back to court. All he cares about is not paying child support but he agreed to pay $100 a month plus $40 for healthcare. He just doesn’t help. It’s taking forever for the state to process the measly $100. I have my kids Sunday night through Friday. $100 goes out the window pretty quickly but he is fine drinking beer smoking weed and living a sedentary life. I can’t let go of the resentment towards these people it’s affecting my motherhood. My oldest has had so many upset moments and just wants to play video games to escape i guess.
He told me his dad told him a secret not to tell that one of my ex’s that hurt me. I said no your dad hurt me. It’s disgusting and my kids can’t have a normal life. I tried to take them to the splash pad and library today but my oldest got angry I think he was exhausted since he had day camp and went to a swim park. I spent $300 for may on childcare for him. That’s alot when you’re broke. My ex didn’t offer to help. I enrolled my son in summer camp so he doesn’t sit at his hoarder grandmas house and can go to fun places. He even made a new friend today.
My kids deserve a happy mom and they deserve a good life w We just mentally can’t get there right now?

My great grandmother had a giant (at least to little kid me) rectangular clock that featured backlit image of a dinner feast. I remember it featured a whole lobster, foamy beer and/or champagne, and other decadent foods. It was red. It was probably at least three or four feet wide, and at least of foot tall. The clock portion was on the right side if I remember correctly. It was probably from the 1970s. I recall that my great aunt in Miami had one as well, so it wasn’t one of a kind. I’d love to find an example of what it may have been for nostalgia sake, and because it was just so quirky. Please help me find it!

Please help, 555 came to me in a bad dream but I’m not understanding what it’s warning me about
Preface: pregnant, baby daddy left and ghosted at 3 months because ultimately he can’t commit but won’t admit it. He tried a smear campaign to his friends and family to justify his choice to leave me, when in reality he just wants to sleep around. I ultimately ghosted him back to keep my peace and not entertain his behavior and lies. I’ve been content about this and haven’t had any dreams related to him once in the last 5 months. Here’s what I wrote when I woke up from this dream:
“Woke up someone was in my shower, looked at the clock and it said 5:55. turned out to be (ex, baby daddy) who let himself in my house at night while I slept once it got close to my due date. Tried kissing me before he left for work and I woke up and screamed. Told him get tf away from me, and do not touch me after he’s been with a million other women. That he’s putting my pregnancy at risk by having sex and kissing other women then trying to touch me and spread possible STDs to me. He has a snide attitude and mocked me as if I was better than him sarcastically when I told him I actually cared about my child enough to not sleep around at all and Risk passing on a disease to my child in the womb. He then left my house. Then I was in bed on my phone but windows all around the room made it feel like a fish bowl. my dad left the house and told me there was stuff stacked up by my window outside like someone tried to get in, and to lock everything. Suddenly I had twins who were already born? Consistent pounding on window started but I couldn’t see anything outside. I tried hiding under blankets to not be seen but the pounding got louder like it was meant to scare me. I ran to my moms door with my babies while they screamed at the thumping on the windows and i screamed for my mom while the strangeunknown person tried to get in my room. I was in a panic as this stranger tried to get me and my daughters, slowly coming in the house more as the pounding continued. I screamed for help as I could’nt stop them from coming into the broken window, they got closer and closer until I woke up abruptly from the dream” Upon looking up the meaning to 555, I’m not connecting how this Angel number is meant to be seen in my dreams, or what it’s saying. It felt like a sign or a warning that he will be coming back soon? I’ve had that gut feeling recently. But this Angel number doesn’t really signify that