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Men's Fashion, styles & tips, as well as how-to's, guides, and advice for men to look great and feel good. Male fashion trends, style & advice blogs, guides to formal wear, reviews, and tips on getting custom menswear.
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2023.03.29 05:05 Agtfangirl557 If the HP movies were made at exactly the same point in time BUT were American and had an American cast--who would you cast?
I've grown to LOVE the cast of the HP movies since I've started watching them, and I've come across a LOT of posts on here that are like "who would you recast in a modern adaptation of the HP movies?" I have somewhat of a different question though--let's just say HP happened to be an American story by an American author. Same story, same characters, and the movies were adapted at the exact same time, BUT it happened to be an American story and they were looking for an American/Canadian cast (I feel like it's fair to include Canadians in this if so many Irish actors were able to be in a British film series LOL). So, the movies came to the big screen at the same point in time (starting in 2001), but you are in charge of a completely North American cast for the characters (in line with what their ages would have been around the time the movies started). Who would you cast? Here are some of my ideas:
Snape: Johnny Depp with his hair styled kind of similar to how it was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dumbledore: Christopher Plummer
McGonagall: Mia Farrow or Susan Sarandon
Hagrid: Robin Williams (obvious reasons)
Molly: Rosie O'Donnell (same situation as Hagrid/Williams)
Trelawney: Amy Adams
Lockhart: Neil Patrick Harris
Mad-Eye: Wallace Shawn
The kids are harder because they would have picked, like they actually did, kids who were pretty unknown at the time, so it feels weird to pick anyone super famous--I tried to think of actors in the same age range as the actual child cast who I happen to know of, who ended up having SOME type of fame in the acting world, but wouldn't have been known around the time the movies were cast:
Harry: Liam Aiken (who they supposedly actually wanted to play Harry at first but he couldn't because he was American) or David Henrie (the older brother from Wizards of Waverly Place, going for another Wizard themed media here)
Ron: Max Thieriot with hair dyed red
Hermione: Daveigh Chase who voiced Lilo in the Lilo and Stitch franchise and played one of the child characters in The Ring--I got this idea because remember watching a video from one of the HP Movie Premieres and she was actually interviewed there as one of the guests and said she was a huge Harry Potter fan!
Luna: I can honestly picture a young Jennifer Lawrence, though I don't think Jennifer actually started acting until she was almost an adult
Fleur: Blake Lively (though since Fleur is a foreign character already, theoretically she still could have been a foreign character and played by any foreign actress)
Those are all the ideas I can think of for the kids ATM.
Anyone else have any ideas for an American/North American cast? Please don't make fun of me for thinking about this too much I just got it in my head and had to share it somewhere 😂
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Snape: Johnny Depp with his hair styled kind of similar to how it was in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Dumbledore: Christopher Plummer
McGonagall: Mia Farrow or Susan Sarandon
Hagrid: Robin Williams (obvious reasons)
Molly: Rosie O'Donnell (same situation as Hagrid/Williams)
Trelawney: Amy Adams
Lockhart: Neil Patrick Harris
Mad-Eye: Wallace Shawn
The kids are harder because they would have picked, like they actually did, kids who were pretty unknown at the time, so it feels weird to pick anyone super famous--I tried to think of actors in the same age range as the actual child cast who I happen to know of, who ended up having SOME type of fame in the acting world, but wouldn't have been known around the time the movies were cast:
Harry: Liam Aiken (who they supposedly actually wanted to play Harry at first but he couldn't because he was American) or David Henrie (the older brother from Wizards of Waverly Place, going for another Wizard themed media here)
Ron: Max Thieriot with hair dyed red
Hermione: Daveigh Chase who voiced Lilo in the Lilo and Stitch franchise and played one of the child characters in The Ring--I got this idea because remember watching a video from one of the HP Movie Premieres and she was actually interviewed there as one of the guests and said she was a huge Harry Potter fan!
Luna: I can honestly picture a young Jennifer Lawrence, though I don't think Jennifer actually started acting until she was almost an adult
Fleur: Blake Lively (though since Fleur is a foreign character already, theoretically she still could have been a foreign character and played by any foreign actress)
Those are all the ideas I can think of for the kids ATM.
Anyone else have any ideas for an American/North American cast? Please don't make fun of me for thinking about this too much I just got it in my head and had to share it somewhere 😂
2023.03.29 05:05 Fun_Opposite731 2 is better than 1
Runescape Chronicles new video introduction to the new skills was very well delivered. Shamanism looks fantastic it's definitely a breathe of fresh air and Sailing belongs to the old school category, it's difficult to believe that's it's allready not a skill given its connection to the game itself.
I play OSRS almost everyday and it feels like it's in its golden years. We've received amazing content such as a new raid, bosses, wildy update, forestry and DT2, new prayer book and bosses coming out very soon. OSRS has grown in popularity, the community is strong and the base player numbers are high. Comparing 5 years ago to today it's alot more talked about and Ive managed to get two friends to start playing who weren't as interested back then. The game is booming, the possibilities are endless and we are all excited!
I envision that a world event message would display in the game chat, alarming all players of a new event that has taken place at said location. All players would be rushing to the ge to gear up and head to the new quest location and begin the quest. The quest tells a legend of a far away land only accessible by boat and through completion of the quest you unlock Sailing and a port to start building the boat. When the boat is ready the quest continues into the sea and we learn how to navigate the waters and begin to explore the many islands and land on the new map.
On the journey we become ship wrecked on a major island and a new quest begins. New scenery, new monsters, new NPCs, new everything we begin to explore and try to find a way off the island. We learn early on that the island was once inhabited by a human race lost to time, the land was once protected by the spirit of nature but something happened and the inhabitants became obsessed with the power of nature and it consumed them. Another major event happening leads the player on a journey to uncover the truth and finds themselves in a battle leading to the introduction of the Shaman skill. Buffs, de-duffs, upgrades and a new style of play.
Exploring the new map while sailing to the new islands, the game would be such a fresh feel and adventure. Introduce a new location for a new ge and get us bank standing there. The perfect balance of adding a skill that feels old school and a new skill that introduces us to a new way of play.
I'm very excited for whatever they planned for us and you should be too!
Thanks for reading
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I play OSRS almost everyday and it feels like it's in its golden years. We've received amazing content such as a new raid, bosses, wildy update, forestry and DT2, new prayer book and bosses coming out very soon. OSRS has grown in popularity, the community is strong and the base player numbers are high. Comparing 5 years ago to today it's alot more talked about and Ive managed to get two friends to start playing who weren't as interested back then. The game is booming, the possibilities are endless and we are all excited!
I envision that a world event message would display in the game chat, alarming all players of a new event that has taken place at said location. All players would be rushing to the ge to gear up and head to the new quest location and begin the quest. The quest tells a legend of a far away land only accessible by boat and through completion of the quest you unlock Sailing and a port to start building the boat. When the boat is ready the quest continues into the sea and we learn how to navigate the waters and begin to explore the many islands and land on the new map.
On the journey we become ship wrecked on a major island and a new quest begins. New scenery, new monsters, new NPCs, new everything we begin to explore and try to find a way off the island. We learn early on that the island was once inhabited by a human race lost to time, the land was once protected by the spirit of nature but something happened and the inhabitants became obsessed with the power of nature and it consumed them. Another major event happening leads the player on a journey to uncover the truth and finds themselves in a battle leading to the introduction of the Shaman skill. Buffs, de-duffs, upgrades and a new style of play.
Exploring the new map while sailing to the new islands, the game would be such a fresh feel and adventure. Introduce a new location for a new ge and get us bank standing there. The perfect balance of adding a skill that feels old school and a new skill that introduces us to a new way of play.
I'm very excited for whatever they planned for us and you should be too!
Thanks for reading
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2023.03.29 05:04 SloaneLake What to choose, art/small business, or carry on the corporate way?
I am a 43 year old UX designer with 8 years in the field. I have made decent money (but only the last few years.) Before that I was mired in student loan debt and earned miserably low wages all my life. I honestly feel like I've wasted my life. I always wanted to be an artist and musician but have taken care of myself/lived alone and paid all of my own bills with no help all of my life. Consequently I have always been too exhausted from working to do much else.
I am wrapping up a contract and have some money saved and am considering taking a few months off to start an online store for stickers, coloring books, digital downloads, etsy type stuff, and illustrations and see where that takes me. I've also been taking guitar lessons. It's slow going. It's hard to keep up steam for any of it and find myself facing a real conundrum.
Should I continue working in UX which pays well but I am totally burnt out on and sick of office politics and endless zoom meetings and corporate mandatory fun events/circle jerks and getting up too early and taking shit off an incompetent middle manager-OR pursue an interest i should have developed long ago if I wanted to be successful at it. I can draw and paint and make characters, etc but the trouble is I don't have a developed aesthetic or style that's recognizable. It's hard giving myself the time, patience, and opportunity to do that when I feel like I should already be there, you know? It makes me sad and feels daunting to start over in that way. But I hate feeling trapped in the life I currently have. I feel dead inside.
I guess it takes faith which I feel short on lately. Faith that I could ever become successful and make as much money as I do with my day job.
Has anyone else ever done something similar? How did you motivate yourself? It sounds so romantic on paper but when I stand there and face it I feel lost. Would love to hear experiences from other professionals who shifted gears or started their own biz
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I am wrapping up a contract and have some money saved and am considering taking a few months off to start an online store for stickers, coloring books, digital downloads, etsy type stuff, and illustrations and see where that takes me. I've also been taking guitar lessons. It's slow going. It's hard to keep up steam for any of it and find myself facing a real conundrum.
Should I continue working in UX which pays well but I am totally burnt out on and sick of office politics and endless zoom meetings and corporate mandatory fun events/circle jerks and getting up too early and taking shit off an incompetent middle manager-OR pursue an interest i should have developed long ago if I wanted to be successful at it. I can draw and paint and make characters, etc but the trouble is I don't have a developed aesthetic or style that's recognizable. It's hard giving myself the time, patience, and opportunity to do that when I feel like I should already be there, you know? It makes me sad and feels daunting to start over in that way. But I hate feeling trapped in the life I currently have. I feel dead inside.
I guess it takes faith which I feel short on lately. Faith that I could ever become successful and make as much money as I do with my day job.
Has anyone else ever done something similar? How did you motivate yourself? It sounds so romantic on paper but when I stand there and face it I feel lost. Would love to hear experiences from other professionals who shifted gears or started their own biz
2023.03.29 05:04 inoculations 33F 4M - A Little Bit Old School (But You'd Never Guess!)
Hi friends!
I've never made a post like this before but I figured, why not. :)
I'm 33F, and I'm looking for something that would lead to marriage!
I don't want kids, and I'm interested in a man who has a "happy wife, happy life" mentality! :)
I am an old school kind of girl when it comes to dating, though you'd likely never guess it by looking at me! It makes my heart melt when men bring me flowers, open the door, help me put on my jacket, and pull out my chair. I love when men take the lead in dating, it really makes me smile, and that's the kind of life I'm looking for.
I've done a lot of work on myself (tons of therapy, etc), am incredibly even-keel emotionally and very well adjusted, and looking for the same commitment to self-growth and self-reflection in a partner. Drug use other than weed is a deal breaker. If you hate your job that's a deal breaker.
I tend to look on the bright side of life and don't believe in/have time for folks who spend a lot of time being negative or complaining. I love spending time with people who elevate me, and that's what I'm looking for in a partner. I'd rather connect on dates over shared passions and inspirations, than waste time talking about failed relationships or bad experiences on the apps. What lights you up? What gets you excited? What's the best resto you've been to recently? What's the last wine you fell in love with? I love people who are interesting and interested; I value curiosity and integrity, and people who are living their dream/passion are my kinda people.
When I'm not working, I love tasting menus and challenging fancy restaurants to accommodate my wacky allergies. My favourite nights out this past year involved restaurants, rooftop patios, and Raptors games, as well as a film festival all about food and drinks! I see good food and drink as an event and as culture, and I'd love to date someone who also loves bonding over food and sees it as a fun activity rather than as just getting fuel/a waste of money. I love wine tastings, coffee tastings, cocktail making - anything culinary! All my other passions I've turned into my work/career, and I'll leave that info out of the post due to privacy reasons!
In terms of looks, I'm a white girl with tattoos and long nails - people tend to think I'm an OnlyFans girl or an escort on looks alone LOL, but alas I am not in that industry! No shade on women with those careers, I fully respect it, but it ain't me; I'm just not sure how else to describe my 'look' without referencing those stereotypes. I'm also saying this to get it out of the way as many people may be attracted to my look to hook up with only and not to date seriously - I am not a hook up girl, so if that's you, please don't waste either of our time by shooting your shot. I'm looking for serious men only, and men who will confidently bring a tattooed white girl home to their parents, if it gets to that point (saying this because I do date interracially and I know some cultures/parents can be a little less open minded/would prefer their sons marry within the culture/religion).
I know some reading this will think I'm out of line or my standards are too high; I assure you, I have a wonderful dating life and have had many great relationships with men who were happy to take the lead and treat a lady. I just haven't found my forever quite yet. :)
Happy dating, everyone!
xoxo
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I've never made a post like this before but I figured, why not. :)
I'm 33F, and I'm looking for something that would lead to marriage!
I don't want kids, and I'm interested in a man who has a "happy wife, happy life" mentality! :)
I am an old school kind of girl when it comes to dating, though you'd likely never guess it by looking at me! It makes my heart melt when men bring me flowers, open the door, help me put on my jacket, and pull out my chair. I love when men take the lead in dating, it really makes me smile, and that's the kind of life I'm looking for.
I've done a lot of work on myself (tons of therapy, etc), am incredibly even-keel emotionally and very well adjusted, and looking for the same commitment to self-growth and self-reflection in a partner. Drug use other than weed is a deal breaker. If you hate your job that's a deal breaker.
I tend to look on the bright side of life and don't believe in/have time for folks who spend a lot of time being negative or complaining. I love spending time with people who elevate me, and that's what I'm looking for in a partner. I'd rather connect on dates over shared passions and inspirations, than waste time talking about failed relationships or bad experiences on the apps. What lights you up? What gets you excited? What's the best resto you've been to recently? What's the last wine you fell in love with? I love people who are interesting and interested; I value curiosity and integrity, and people who are living their dream/passion are my kinda people.
When I'm not working, I love tasting menus and challenging fancy restaurants to accommodate my wacky allergies. My favourite nights out this past year involved restaurants, rooftop patios, and Raptors games, as well as a film festival all about food and drinks! I see good food and drink as an event and as culture, and I'd love to date someone who also loves bonding over food and sees it as a fun activity rather than as just getting fuel/a waste of money. I love wine tastings, coffee tastings, cocktail making - anything culinary! All my other passions I've turned into my work/career, and I'll leave that info out of the post due to privacy reasons!
In terms of looks, I'm a white girl with tattoos and long nails - people tend to think I'm an OnlyFans girl or an escort on looks alone LOL, but alas I am not in that industry! No shade on women with those careers, I fully respect it, but it ain't me; I'm just not sure how else to describe my 'look' without referencing those stereotypes. I'm also saying this to get it out of the way as many people may be attracted to my look to hook up with only and not to date seriously - I am not a hook up girl, so if that's you, please don't waste either of our time by shooting your shot. I'm looking for serious men only, and men who will confidently bring a tattooed white girl home to their parents, if it gets to that point (saying this because I do date interracially and I know some cultures/parents can be a little less open minded/would prefer their sons marry within the culture/religion).
I know some reading this will think I'm out of line or my standards are too high; I assure you, I have a wonderful dating life and have had many great relationships with men who were happy to take the lead and treat a lady. I just haven't found my forever quite yet. :)
Happy dating, everyone!
xoxo
2023.03.29 05:04 Jomskylark Easterns, Northwest Challenge, Huck Finn, East Coast Scrimmages, B-Team Brodown, AC Open – Weekend Discussion [April 1-2]
Predict, Discuss and Follow the Weekend's Events
Easterns
April 1-2 in partly cloudy Little River, SC| Date | Local Time | UTC Time | Div | Matchup | Watch |
|---|
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 Massachusetts | #2 North Carolina | #4 Vermont | #7 Oregon |
| #12 Pittsburgh | #11 Minnesota | #8 Cal Poly-SLO | #13 Carleton |
| #24 NC State | #18 Northeastern | #15 Tufts | #14 Brown |
| #21 California | #20 Ohio State | #22 Georgia | #17 Michigan |
| Auburn | UNC-Wilmington | Wisconsin | #25 South Carolina |
Northwest Challenge
April 1-2 in rainy Seattle, WA| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| #19 British Columbia | #16 Washington | Utah State | #23 Oregon State |
| #12 D-III Whitman | Utah | Western Washington | Victoria |
| Dartmouth | Washington State | Gonzaga | Chico State |
The main women's division was last weekend, however, it looks like there will be at least one game between Portland and Whitman this weekend, as part of the Tier 2 division. Not sure if more teams are still to be added to the schedule.
Follow: @DiscNW, @Ultiworld, @UltiworldLive
Huck Finn
April 1-2 in partly cloudy O'Fallon, IL (near St Louis)| Pool A (Tier 1) | Pool B (Tier 1) | Pool C (Tier 2) | Pool D (Tier 2) | Pool E (Tier 3) | Pool F (Tier 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington-St Louis | Iowa State | Wisconsin-Milwaukee | #10 D-III St Olaf | St Louis | Marquette |
| Emory | Missouri | #6 D-III Grinnell | Illinois | Boston University | Georgia State |
| Cincinnati | Purdue | Chicago | Kentucky | Arizona State | Illinois State |
| Notre Dame | Alabama | Florida State | #9 D-III Missouri S&T | DePaul | Central Michigan |
| Vanderbilt | Indiana | #8 D-III John Brown | Michigan State |
Follow: Tournament Site, @HuckFinnTDs, @Ultiworld, @UltiworldLive
East Coast Scrimmage Weekend
April 1 in rainy Ardmore, PA (near Philadelphia)| Pool A |
|---|
| #1 North Carolina |
| #2 Vermont |
| #5 Tufts |
| #15 Yale |
B-Team Brodown
April 1-2 in partly cloudy Pittsburgh, PA| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh-B | Penn State-B | #21 D-III Franciscan | #23 D-IIII Messiah |
| Ohio | Lehigh-B | Michigan-B | Ohio State-B |
| #18 D-III Rochester | Carnegie Mellon-B | Shippensburg | Case Western-B |
| SUNY-Fredonia | Ave Maria | Dayton-B | SUNY-Buffalo-B |
Atlantic Coast Open
April 1-2 in partly cloudy Axton, VA| Pool A |
|---|
| Cornell |
| Liberty |
| George Washington |
| George Mason |
| Cornell-B |
| Pool A | Pool B | Pool C | Pool D | Dev Round Robin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Penn State | Duke | Rutgers | Cornell | Maryland-B |
| #3 D-III Richmond | Virginia Tech | Lehigh | Georgetown | South Carolina-B |
| #5 D-III Navy | Temple | Connecticut | Liberty | Virginia Tech-B |
| Johns Hopkins | MIT | VCU | East Carolina | Cornell-B |
| George Mason | American | Charlotte YCC | Georgetown-B | |
| George Washington-B | ||||
| American-B |
2023.03.29 05:04 HauntingLady What to do about my weird confession experience?
For context, I'm a female college student in my 20s, and I suffer from PTSD, mostly from bad experiences with men.
On Sunday, I had a nervous breakdown at church because a young man at my parish suddenly started bullying me these past couple of weeks, and has repeatedly refused to apologize, even when confronted, because he was apparently just too attracted to me to treat me like a person. He said several things to me that were extremely triggering over the last month, basically outright saying he can't be alone with me or else something would happen that would "hurt" me (barf). He also totally brushed me off when I tried to explain that he was scaring me and acted like the whole thing was completely ridiculous. He told me I shouldn't be afraid because men are "simple." At this point, I can't even be in the same room as him without feeling dizzy and sick, and that's when I finally broke. I didn't realize how sick he was making me until that moment.
In the midst of my nervous breakdown, the priest was brought in by a friend of mine because she thought he could help me. Father tried to ask why I was upset, and I couldn't talk about it in the moment, so I tried to move past it. Once the priest got me alone, though, he pressured me to do confession while I was still in my state of panic -- and then he tried to get me to confess to being "manipulative", like I was just doing this for attention. He also kept asking me if I bully people, and he said that the Holy Spirit told him I was using my friends. I was numb by the end of it and couldn't look him in the eyes. It was completely mortifying.
As a convert, I feel like this was extremely inappropriate -- but at the same time, I have no idea what to think or feel. I know it feels really bad, and I've been crying about this, but at the same time, maybe I deserved it. Maybe I was being inappropriate and I shouldn't cry in front of people. I don't know. The whole thing just hurts.
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On Sunday, I had a nervous breakdown at church because a young man at my parish suddenly started bullying me these past couple of weeks, and has repeatedly refused to apologize, even when confronted, because he was apparently just too attracted to me to treat me like a person. He said several things to me that were extremely triggering over the last month, basically outright saying he can't be alone with me or else something would happen that would "hurt" me (barf). He also totally brushed me off when I tried to explain that he was scaring me and acted like the whole thing was completely ridiculous. He told me I shouldn't be afraid because men are "simple." At this point, I can't even be in the same room as him without feeling dizzy and sick, and that's when I finally broke. I didn't realize how sick he was making me until that moment.
In the midst of my nervous breakdown, the priest was brought in by a friend of mine because she thought he could help me. Father tried to ask why I was upset, and I couldn't talk about it in the moment, so I tried to move past it. Once the priest got me alone, though, he pressured me to do confession while I was still in my state of panic -- and then he tried to get me to confess to being "manipulative", like I was just doing this for attention. He also kept asking me if I bully people, and he said that the Holy Spirit told him I was using my friends. I was numb by the end of it and couldn't look him in the eyes. It was completely mortifying.
As a convert, I feel like this was extremely inappropriate -- but at the same time, I have no idea what to think or feel. I know it feels really bad, and I've been crying about this, but at the same time, maybe I deserved it. Maybe I was being inappropriate and I shouldn't cry in front of people. I don't know. The whole thing just hurts.
2023.03.29 05:04 DayShiftDave Gelcoat cracks: How concerned should I be?
 | Transom (blue, first), motor mount (white, second and third) and bulkhead between stringers (fourth), all have stress cracks in gelcoat. Boat is a 2021 22' commercial style (i.e., workboat grade) center console, handlaid, very heavy, and work boat finish used for fishing and lobstering in the northeast. submitted by DayShiftDave to boatbuilding [link] [comments] |
2023.03.29 05:03 nocturneeye Am I [27F] experiencing gaslighting by her [38F] or am I just incredibly misinformed?
I talked to my psychologist about how I don't want to have sex with men because I don't think vaginas are appreciated by men, in general.
I told her straight men sexualise and fetishize women who have penises but straight women and gay men don't do that with men who have vaginas. And that this means penises are more liked & valued. She said the vast majority of men have no interest in transgender women pre op and post op and that the vast majority have no interest in women who have penises nor that type of porn, sex work/sex tourism industry.
I said men are more attracted to a performance or costume of femininity (clothes, makeup, hair) than they are to actual women, so they are attracted to feminized men, and find a woman with an unshaven body, an overweight woman, very short hair woman or UNfeminine woman more of a turn off than feminized men. And that men think femininity=submissive and wanting to be fucked. So the men who look feminine are seen in that way. Whereas women and gay men are attracted to both feminine men and masculine men (think of all the androgynous male celeb heartthrobs over the years) and not just to masculinity itself, so they would find feminine men less of a turn off than masculine women. She said not at all.
I said oral is believed to be much more commonly performed on men than performed on women and that this isn't because of men being selfish, since gay men are men and have no issues about giving oral. She said oral is 50/50 between the genders.
I said vaginas are seen as gross and taboo and have stigma and that penises are more casual and normalised. She said not at all. She also said periods are not taboo, just private. I said gay men are known to be far more openly disgusted by and insulting about vaginas than lesbians are about penises. She said not at all. I said lesbians are more open to transgender women than gay men are open to transgender men. She said not at all.
I said large penises, boobs and butts are more appreciated and liked than any vagina type. I said that many bisexual men say that they are bi just for penis but not for the rest of a man and many bisexual women say that they are bisexual but for the rest of a woman but not the vagina. I said sex is not viewed as real sex without a penis and that sex is viewed to be all about the penis, so lesbian sex is not taken seriously. She said not at all.
I said vaginas are seen as submissive and penises are seen as dominant and that people think sexually dominant women are mostly about penis imitation in the form of strap ons and pegging. She said not at all.
I meant these things about people in general (not every single man or woman) and she said I was wrong about the vast majority of people. I even asked my parents and sister in a separate occasion, and they agreed with her. She also said people on Reddit who answer questions and ask questions are not so normal because most mainstream people don't do that, so to be wary of what I read on here.
What do you think?
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I told her straight men sexualise and fetishize women who have penises but straight women and gay men don't do that with men who have vaginas. And that this means penises are more liked & valued. She said the vast majority of men have no interest in transgender women pre op and post op and that the vast majority have no interest in women who have penises nor that type of porn, sex work/sex tourism industry.
I said men are more attracted to a performance or costume of femininity (clothes, makeup, hair) than they are to actual women, so they are attracted to feminized men, and find a woman with an unshaven body, an overweight woman, very short hair woman or UNfeminine woman more of a turn off than feminized men. And that men think femininity=submissive and wanting to be fucked. So the men who look feminine are seen in that way. Whereas women and gay men are attracted to both feminine men and masculine men (think of all the androgynous male celeb heartthrobs over the years) and not just to masculinity itself, so they would find feminine men less of a turn off than masculine women. She said not at all.
I said oral is believed to be much more commonly performed on men than performed on women and that this isn't because of men being selfish, since gay men are men and have no issues about giving oral. She said oral is 50/50 between the genders.
I said vaginas are seen as gross and taboo and have stigma and that penises are more casual and normalised. She said not at all. She also said periods are not taboo, just private. I said gay men are known to be far more openly disgusted by and insulting about vaginas than lesbians are about penises. She said not at all. I said lesbians are more open to transgender women than gay men are open to transgender men. She said not at all.
I said large penises, boobs and butts are more appreciated and liked than any vagina type. I said that many bisexual men say that they are bi just for penis but not for the rest of a man and many bisexual women say that they are bisexual but for the rest of a woman but not the vagina. I said sex is not viewed as real sex without a penis and that sex is viewed to be all about the penis, so lesbian sex is not taken seriously. She said not at all.
I said vaginas are seen as submissive and penises are seen as dominant and that people think sexually dominant women are mostly about penis imitation in the form of strap ons and pegging. She said not at all.
I meant these things about people in general (not every single man or woman) and she said I was wrong about the vast majority of people. I even asked my parents and sister in a separate occasion, and they agreed with her. She also said people on Reddit who answer questions and ask questions are not so normal because most mainstream people don't do that, so to be wary of what I read on here.
What do you think?
2023.03.29 05:03 SCCann0n [PC] [2010-2016] 2 Player Pixelated Fantasy Strategy Game with Gameplay Similar to Stick War
Platform(s): I distinctly remember finding and playing the game on agame.com. It was likely also on other website(s) too. I'm almost certain that it was a flash game.
Genre: Strategy, Fantasy Estimated year of release: I remember playing sometime around the mid 2010s (2014-2017), so it probably came out during 2010-2016
Graphics/art style: The game was completely pixelated. There was a red team and a blue team. The field was a medium/light green like grass.
Notable characters: I remember there being a unit called an immortal who a white helmet and used an axe as a weapon. There was also another unit I remember called a "Death Lord" or something similar who used a large two handed sword. Those are the only units I remember distinctly, but there was a large roster of other units like basic swordsman, mages, knights on horseback, and other generic fantasy characters. Each character had specific details that were either blue or red to distinguish between team.
Notable gameplay mechanics: The gameplay was similar to the Stick War game series in the sense that each player would hire and units that would then march across a large field in opposing directions, and they would fight when they encountered each other. In order to win your units would have to travel across the field and destroy your opponents main structure (I think it was a large crystal). You could play single player against an AI or multiplayer against 1 other person. Only two players in each match.
Other details: I've tried looking for the game on agame where I originally found it, but haven't had any luck looking through the fantasy or strategy sections.
I could be thinking of the same game mentioned in this post (https://www.reddit.com/tipofmyjoystick/comments/115rlkq/pc_20102016_pixel_game_where_you_had_a_red_team/), but I don't remember the color of the field being grey and I don't remember winning by reducing the enemy team to zero. However, it is possible that we are talking about the same game and that one of us or both of us has a faulty recollection.
Any help is much appreciated.
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Genre: Strategy, Fantasy Estimated year of release: I remember playing sometime around the mid 2010s (2014-2017), so it probably came out during 2010-2016
Graphics/art style: The game was completely pixelated. There was a red team and a blue team. The field was a medium/light green like grass.
Notable characters: I remember there being a unit called an immortal who a white helmet and used an axe as a weapon. There was also another unit I remember called a "Death Lord" or something similar who used a large two handed sword. Those are the only units I remember distinctly, but there was a large roster of other units like basic swordsman, mages, knights on horseback, and other generic fantasy characters. Each character had specific details that were either blue or red to distinguish between team.
Notable gameplay mechanics: The gameplay was similar to the Stick War game series in the sense that each player would hire and units that would then march across a large field in opposing directions, and they would fight when they encountered each other. In order to win your units would have to travel across the field and destroy your opponents main structure (I think it was a large crystal). You could play single player against an AI or multiplayer against 1 other person. Only two players in each match.
Other details: I've tried looking for the game on agame where I originally found it, but haven't had any luck looking through the fantasy or strategy sections.
I could be thinking of the same game mentioned in this post (https://www.reddit.com/tipofmyjoystick/comments/115rlkq/pc_20102016_pixel_game_where_you_had_a_red_team/), but I don't remember the color of the field being grey and I don't remember winning by reducing the enemy team to zero. However, it is possible that we are talking about the same game and that one of us or both of us has a faulty recollection.
Any help is much appreciated.
2023.03.29 05:01 WinstreakisTaken renovating my room for a week and figured i'd try something new, building japanese style on controller. criticism welcome
 | progress was slow but i am proud of the result. correct me on any information i got wrong in the text and please give advice for my building submitted by WinstreakisTaken to Minecraft [link] [comments] |
2023.03.29 05:01 R1e2d3d4et [WTS] Last of the Leatherman Tools: Wave, Rebar, SuperTool, SuperTool 300, etc
Hello All,
Posted a whole bunch last week and sold 6 that have already been delivered [please see my post from 7 days ago and the feedback there!]. Listing what is remaining hoping to get a few more out the door this week.
CLICK HERE for Timestamp and Photos of all tools!
Trying to trim down in 2023 with all my extra tools and knives. Please click the link (above) for photos of each Leatherman.
Please feel free to ask any questions. Discounts possible for multiple tools.
***Please Note*** Listed some rarer [i.e.- Collectible] Leatherman tools yesterday too!
All prices include shipping. Payment via Paypal, Zelle, Venmo.
The numbers with each tool match the photos in the link above. The missing numbers are the items that have already sold. There are photos of each item in the link with corresponding number.
4) [B] Leatherman G2 Wave- Very clean condition. Velcro older style nylon sheath.- Price: $70.00 Shipped net
6) [B] Leatherman G2 Wave CAP CRIMPER plier head- Rare model from 2008. Uncommon leatheelastic original sheath. Sheath shows more wear than the tool itself.- Price: $80 Shipped net
8) [A] Leatherman Rebar- New Condition with leather sheath.- Price: $65.00 Shipped Net
9) [A] Leatherman Rebar- New Condition with leather sheath.- Price: $65.00 Shipped Net
10) [A] Leatherman Rebar- New Condition with nylon velcro sheath.- Price: $65.00 Shipped Net
12) [B] Leatherman SuperTool Original- Pat. Pending marked from 1998. Has small inscription of "Luke" on one handle. Over built with friction locking tools. Leatherman USA stamped plier heads. Will last a lifetime!- Price: $55.00 Shipped Net
13) [A] Leatherman SuperTool 300 Black PVD- New Condition with rare Molle heavy duty sheath. [Note: this sheath looks similar to current inexpesive Leatherman Molle style sheaths, but this is a much heavier duty and better made version from several years ago. Great for military, police, camping activities!]- Price: $85 Shipped Net.
\**Please indicate which NUMBER(s) you are asking about when contacting since there are more than one of the same model(s) listed. Again, please feel free to ask any questions. Discounts possible for multiple tools.**\**
Thank you!
submitted by R1e2d3d4et to EDCexchange [link] [comments]
Posted a whole bunch last week and sold 6 that have already been delivered [please see my post from 7 days ago and the feedback there!]. Listing what is remaining hoping to get a few more out the door this week.
CLICK HERE for Timestamp and Photos of all tools!
Trying to trim down in 2023 with all my extra tools and knives. Please click the link (above) for photos of each Leatherman.
Please feel free to ask any questions. Discounts possible for multiple tools.
***Please Note*** Listed some rarer [i.e.- Collectible] Leatherman tools yesterday too!
All prices include shipping. Payment via Paypal, Zelle, Venmo.
The numbers with each tool match the photos in the link above. The missing numbers are the items that have already sold. There are photos of each item in the link with corresponding number.
4) [B] Leatherman G2 Wave- Very clean condition. Velcro older style nylon sheath.- Price: $70.00 Shipped net
6) [B] Leatherman G2 Wave CAP CRIMPER plier head- Rare model from 2008. Uncommon leatheelastic original sheath. Sheath shows more wear than the tool itself.- Price: $80 Shipped net
8) [A] Leatherman Rebar- New Condition with leather sheath.- Price: $65.00 Shipped Net
9) [A] Leatherman Rebar- New Condition with leather sheath.- Price: $65.00 Shipped Net
10) [A] Leatherman Rebar- New Condition with nylon velcro sheath.- Price: $65.00 Shipped Net
12) [B] Leatherman SuperTool Original- Pat. Pending marked from 1998. Has small inscription of "Luke" on one handle. Over built with friction locking tools. Leatherman USA stamped plier heads. Will last a lifetime!- Price: $55.00 Shipped Net
13) [A] Leatherman SuperTool 300 Black PVD- New Condition with rare Molle heavy duty sheath. [Note: this sheath looks similar to current inexpesive Leatherman Molle style sheaths, but this is a much heavier duty and better made version from several years ago. Great for military, police, camping activities!]- Price: $85 Shipped Net.
\**Please indicate which NUMBER(s) you are asking about when contacting since there are more than one of the same model(s) listed. Again, please feel free to ask any questions. Discounts possible for multiple tools.**\**
Thank you!
2023.03.29 05:01 Dry_Slide_7645 [misc] [miscellaneous] Does anyone have experience with following both an American-style skin care routine and a Korean-style routine?
I’m learning more about Korean skincare, and it’s so interesting to me that the entire philosophy behind it, the ingredients used, and the number of products/steps in a “recommended” routine are completely different from American skin, yet both Americans and Koreans (from casual users to influencers to doctors) stand behind their country’s approach.
There is no “right” approach here - obviously there are Koreans with gorgeous skin just like there are Americans with beautiful skin. The same common issues such as acne, wrinkles, sun damage, etc occur in both places.
In the current American skin care culture, we tend to like strong actives like retinol, vitamin C, and different acids. We have a growing number of people getting prescription for tretinoin for general anti-aging purposes. And we also tend to LOVE exfoliation, from acids to scrubs to physical devices like more abrasive cloths.
As late as the early 2000s, that I can remember, skin care products tended to be very harsh. I came of age in the time of astringent cleansers, St Ives apricot scrub, and advice to basically try and scrub any and all sebum and oil out of your skin and stay far away from moisturizer if you had even occasional acne.
By contrast, Korean skincare seems to be all about treating the skin as gently as possible, keeping it as hydrated as absolutely possible even if that means using multiple hydrating products at a time, and avoiding strong actives of any kind. Like I said earlier, obviously both approaches are fine because there are people in both places with lovely skin and also people in both places with all kinds of skin issues.
So does anyone have experience with trying out both methods? I mean not just dabbling or using a product here and there, but maybe following a full routine of one style and then switching to a full routine of the other? If so, what conclusions did you draw about which “way” is “better”?
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There is no “right” approach here - obviously there are Koreans with gorgeous skin just like there are Americans with beautiful skin. The same common issues such as acne, wrinkles, sun damage, etc occur in both places.
In the current American skin care culture, we tend to like strong actives like retinol, vitamin C, and different acids. We have a growing number of people getting prescription for tretinoin for general anti-aging purposes. And we also tend to LOVE exfoliation, from acids to scrubs to physical devices like more abrasive cloths.
As late as the early 2000s, that I can remember, skin care products tended to be very harsh. I came of age in the time of astringent cleansers, St Ives apricot scrub, and advice to basically try and scrub any and all sebum and oil out of your skin and stay far away from moisturizer if you had even occasional acne.
By contrast, Korean skincare seems to be all about treating the skin as gently as possible, keeping it as hydrated as absolutely possible even if that means using multiple hydrating products at a time, and avoiding strong actives of any kind. Like I said earlier, obviously both approaches are fine because there are people in both places with lovely skin and also people in both places with all kinds of skin issues.
So does anyone have experience with trying out both methods? I mean not just dabbling or using a product here and there, but maybe following a full routine of one style and then switching to a full routine of the other? If so, what conclusions did you draw about which “way” is “better”?
2023.03.29 05:01 AutoModerator [Share Course] Dan Koe – Digital Economics Masters Degree
![[Share Course] Dan Koe – Digital Economics Masters Degree](https://a.thumbs.redditmedia.com/um7xgA0fvEWNdA7MhSe_2uCFEJQWIZnSzVmKbJwmRD0.jpg "[Share Course] Dan Koe – Digital Economics Masters Degree") | Download Course link: https://www.genkicourses.com/product/dan-koe-digital-economics-masters-degree/ submitted by AutoModerator to Agency_Navigator_Gadz [link] [comments] [Share Course] Dan Koe – Digital Economics Masters Degree Size: 26.38 GB Delivery: MEGA Delivery Time : Instantly https://preview.redd.it/qksi5dusxroa1.png?width=1920&format=png&auto=webp&s=d4538317fe1268bcab3b4d3781f2911d5ece14fc What You GetPhase 0) Digital Economics 101The Digital Economics 101 module will open 1 week prior to the cohort start date.This is an onboarding module that will get you up to speed so we can get straight into the material.This will be required to finish before the start date.
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Phase 4) Marketing StrategyYou aren’t making money because you aren’t promoting yourself or your offer.That is literally the only way to make money. Have something desirable and consistently put it in front of peoples’ faces.In Phase 4, I will show you how to systemize, automate, and be consistent with simple promotions.You will be able to make money without having the chance of forgetting to do it (or letting fear of failure get in the way).
Bonus) The Creator Command CenterThe Creator Command Center is a Notion template that houses all of the systems.This is how you will manage your brand, content, offer creation, marketing strategy, and systemized promotions for consistent sales.Bonus) Live Product Build & LaunchIn the first Digital Economics Cohort, I built out my course The 2 Hour Writer.I have videos showing how I build it with the strategies in phase 3 and 4.There is a bonus module that shows how I had an $85,000 launch that resulted in my first $100K month.I did this to prove the strategies inside Digital Economics work if you stick to the plan.And, this past Black Friday, I blew my that monthly high out of the water in 4 days.That’s the power of these strategies if you stay consistent with your life’s work. |
2023.03.29 05:00 jackallopi New mtf just dropped
Hello there, I'm Jackie. Im new to the community (and posting to reddit), so nice to meet you all. I've lived 28 years as a male who's wanted to be female for as long as I can remember and after 10 manly adult years I think I'm finally ready to embrace it. As I see more and more beautiful and brave trans women out there I'm beginning to build the courage to transition myself but it's a lot to learn and I could use some guidance. I live in Florida and im 5'10", 180lbs, average male build, nothing I'm too uncomfortable with other than a bit of belly fat and body hair. I believe I could reasonably build a nice feminine frame in the next few years if I tried to. I've been growing my hair out for about 2 years now, and just painted my nails for the first time this week, which I enjoyed. Also already scheduled an appointment with my Dr to discuss this (though I'm really nervous to vocalize it). Just trying to do my research without overwhelming myself, hoping I can ask some questions and meet some new trans friends since it's all so new to me. I don't normally use reddit but I'll keep an eye out if anyone wants to reach out.
Question 1: What questions should I ask my Doctor? What questions can I expect back?
Question 2: What bathrooms should I use? (No rush, just curious when or if I should)
Question 3: Is it worth switching to womens soap, shampoo, deodorant, ect early on? Do you notice any difference? (I've heard at least moisturizing is recommended)
Question 4: Where do i start with shopping for women's clothing, in store or online? If online then how to I tell my sizes? (Usually wear medium to large in men's sizes)
Question 5: Average baritone voice haver, is there anything I can do now to start femininizing my voice/speech before considering coaching options?
TLDR: New girl, looking for friends and info
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Question 1: What questions should I ask my Doctor? What questions can I expect back?
Question 2: What bathrooms should I use? (No rush, just curious when or if I should)
Question 3: Is it worth switching to womens soap, shampoo, deodorant, ect early on? Do you notice any difference? (I've heard at least moisturizing is recommended)
Question 4: Where do i start with shopping for women's clothing, in store or online? If online then how to I tell my sizes? (Usually wear medium to large in men's sizes)
Question 5: Average baritone voice haver, is there anything I can do now to start femininizing my voice/speech before considering coaching options?
TLDR: New girl, looking for friends and info
2023.03.29 05:00 CalicoIda GuP conversational drama: Brook
Well since we're on the topic of someone's birthday coming up (Brook's on April 1st) I might as well make a post regarding her having a conversation with some of the Pravda students: Based on this Drama CD also if the characters have [] as part of the dialogue, it's the english translation as there will be some language that Katyusha couldn't understand. Well onto the conversation.
"Brook, I've seen you for some time now and you seem to be getting along with us in the school but there isn't much I know about you. Kay saying you were raised in the deep south according to the paperwork seemed to be falsified. You don't sound like a southerner." Katyusha began speaking as she wanted to get to know Brook a bit more to see where she was truly from.
"Конечно, для таких, как ты, Катюша. Мудрость и любознательность человека может быть такой же глубокой, как само Каспийское море." Brook replied to Katyusha's conversation. Katyusha was feeling uneasy as she wasn't familiar with the language that Brook decided to speak in. [Of course for lady Katyusha such as you. One's wisdom and curiosity could be as deep as the Caspian Sea itself.]
"Uhhh... you aren't sounding like you speak Japanese. Nonna interpret." Katyusha gave the order for Nonna to figure out what Brook was saying.
"Yes." Nonna replied to Katyusha's wording. She turned to Brook and began speaking to her. "Я как никто другой знаю о славе Катюши, которая глубже Байкала и выше Кавказских гор." Nonna would tell Brook. [I know more than anyone else of Katyusha's glory, which is deeper than Lake Baikal, and stands taller than the Caucasus Mountains.]
"Гора Эльбрус на западном Кавказе? Это самая высокая гора, если предположить, что слава Катюши так же высока, как эта гора." Brook would ask if that was true that Katyusha's glory was the tallest mountain in that range. [Mount Elbrus in the west Caucasus? That's the tallest mountain assuming Katyusha's glory is as high as that mountain.]
"Да. Я впечатлен тем, что вы смогли назвать гору. Итак, Брук, откуда вы родом или, чтобы быть более точным, где вы родились?" Nonna would ask Brook where she was from or more specifically, where she was born at. [Yes. I am impressed that you were able to name the mountain. So anyway Brook, where are you from or to be more specific with you, where were you born?]
"Я родился на улице Святого Николая в Одессе. Это столица страны и город, в котором жило больше всего людей. Я родился в Петровском дворце на острове недалеко от главного города. Я младшая из четырех детей." Brook would explain where exactly she was born. Nonna seemed to nod but Katyusha was confused. [I was born at St. Nikolai, Odessa. It's the capital city of the country and one where the most people lived in. I was born in the Pyotrov Palace on an island just outside of the main city. I'm the youngest of four.]
"Nonna, how come I haven't heard of this place? Is it somewhere on the map?" Katyusha would ask as if she was confused about what Brook was talking about.
"Maybe, you can pull out a map and ask for Brook to point to where it is." Nonna told Katyusha that a flat map of the world would be more accurate to gauge where Brook's home town would be in. Katyusha nodded before pulling out a map to see where Brook was from. Nonna turned back to Brook. "Катюша достала для вас карту, она актуальна, так как мы не хотим, чтобы в ней были неточности относительно того, откуда вы родом. Вы можете указать на карте место вашего рождения." Nonna would instruct Brook on where she was regarding the map and where the palace would be located. [Katyusha has pulled out a map for you, it's up to date as we don't want anything inaccurate regarding where you are from. You can point at the map to see if you could give the location of your birth place.]
"Хорошо, я укажу вам место, где я родился." Brook replied to Nonna's request. She began scanning the map for where the palace would be, she finally found the spot of where the palace would be located at almost if she had it stored away in her mind. "Здесь, немного правее на длинной тонкой полоске земли." [Okay, I'll give you a location of where I was born. (One) Here, a little to the right on the long thin strip of land. (Two)]
"Вы родились за пределами самого Нью-Йорка. Я думаю, что вы сами не столько южанин, сколько городской житель. Кажется, теперь я понял, почему вы не говорите так, будто родились по документам, которые дал вам Сандерс." Nonna would finally figure out what Brook was saying regarding she was born. Katyusha nodded as if she was curious. Katyusha was curious about what Nonna and Brook were talking about. [You were born outside of New York City itself. I think you wouldn't come as much of a southerner than a city person yourself. I think I figured out now why you don't sound like you were born from the paperwork Saunders had given you.]
"Nonna where do you know Brook was born?" Katyusha asked if she didn't understand where Brook was from.
"Brook is from New York, maybe Long Island itself. I don't know which part but that is something I will ask her another day." Nonna told Katyusha where Brook was originally from.
"Brook why did you come to Pravda, were you not happy in Saunders?" Katyusha asked Brook directly if she would have found happiness in her school than the one she was previously in.
"Брук, почему вы пришли в "Правду"? Было ли в Сандерсе что-то не так, чем вы были недовольны, что привело к вашей нестабильности и тому, что вам трудно передвигаться?" Nonna asked as if she was one to look at Brook's injuries she had, it wasn't limited to a broken right wrist or a fractured right leg. Maybe there was something wrong with her that wasn't her physical injuries. [Brook, why did you come to Pravda? Was there something wrong in Saunders something you weren't happy about that has driven about your instability and the fact that you have trouble moving around?]
"Всегда Кей был причиной того, что я доводил себя до такого безумия. Я обращался к выпивке всякий раз, когда это становилось слишком тяжело, или бродил по лесу, чтобы посмотреть, смогу ли я провести ночь с парой друзей внутри какого-нибудь убежища, которое мы сделали из дерева и земли." Brook described what was going on and why she acted like this. Nonna couldn't help but feel pity for the person she was trying to help. [It's always Kay that is the reason why I drove myself to insanity like this. I turned to drinking whenever it became too much or wandering around the woods to see if I could spend the night out with a couple of friends inside of some shelter that we have made out of wood and earth.]
"Я думаю, что пить в таком возрасте нехорошо, я также слышал, что вы спрыгнули с борта корабля, когда вас отправляли обратно в США. Это действительно лучший вариант для вас? Я думаю, вы могли бы сделать это лучше." Nonna stated that behavior like this wasn't the best action one person could do. [I think drinking at this age isn't good, I also heard you jumped off the side of the ship when you were being sent back to the US. Is it the really the best option for you to do? I think you could have done better than that.]
"Я просто хотел, чтобы обо мне забыли и не оставили после себя ни следа. Я был вроде бы счастлив в Японии, но не думаю, что мне удастся выбраться из Сандерса. Кэй тоже не очень отзывчивый человек, она говорит, что единственный способ добиться успеха и прожить жизнь - это дорогая машина, большой дом и много мужчин и наличных. Я поговорила с некоторыми людьми, с которыми пыталась подружиться, и сказала, что ничего из этого мне не нужно. Мне просто нужно место в глуши с одним мужчиной, с которым я хочу провести остаток своей жизни. Я не знаю, хочу ли я чего-то такого, что, казалось бы, может повредить жизни?" Brook sighed while saying this. Nonna could feel a bit of her pain and wanted to try her best to help. [I just wanted to be forgotten about and not leave a trace behind. I was kind of happy in Japan but I don't think I was going to get out from Saunders. Kay isn't a very helpful person either, she says the only way to succeed and live life is with an expensive car, a large house and lots of men and cash. I spoke to some of the people whom I tried to befriend and said I wanted none of those things. I just wanted a place in the middle of nowhere with one man whom I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I don't know if I would want anything that would seem to be detrimental to one's life?]
"Вы рождены для всего и ничего не хотите в итоге. Все люди разные, Кей - это тот, кто хочет всего, а вы хотите ничего, чтобы уйти от всего. Исходя из того, что вы рассказали мне о своем пребывании в предыдущей школе, Брук, вы, похоже, страдаете от депрессии." Nonna explained to Brook that her feelings why she seemed to be going against the Saunders grain was the fact that she was feeling unhappy and wasn't going to improve. [You were born into everything and want nothing in the end. Everybody is different, Kay is someone who wants everything and you want nothing to get away from everything. Based on what you've told me regarding your time in your previous school, Brook you seem to be suffering from Depression.]
"Думаешь, ты сможешь меня вылечить? Ну, ты не можешь меня исправить." Brook told Nonna that if she was going to make any attempts at fixing her to make her the person whom Kay wanted to make and failed in the process, she was going to be racked with sadness. Nonna looked at Brook as she walked closer to her.
"Дело не в том, что я пытаюсь тебя исправить. Я просто хочу помочь вам почувствовать себя менее несчастным. Я хочу сделать все возможное, чтобы ты чувствовал себя лучше." Nonna explained to Brook that she only wanted to help her and try to make her feel better and not letting her emotions blindside her. Nonna wrapped her arms around Brook in a hug. "Не нужно прятать свои чувства за маской, которая все время улыбается, и думать, что все хорошо, не нужно убегать от своих чувств. Тебе нужно поговорить со мной, и я смогу понять, что я могу для тебя сделать. Может быть, я смогу выяснить, что тебе нравится, ведь на корабле много лесистых мест, где ты можешь побродить." [It's not that I'm trying to fix you. I just want to help you feel less miserable. I want to do everything I can to make you feel better. (One) You don't have to hide your feelings behind a mask that smiles all the time and thinks everything is okay, you don't have to run away from your feelings. You need to talk to me, and I can figure out what I can do for you. Maybe I can find out what you like, because there are lots of wooded places on the ship where you can wander. (Two)]
"Nonna, is something wrong with Brook?" Katyusha asked Nonna if something seemed to be bothering her friend and what she was saying in her attempt at helping.
"Brook is suffering from emotional distress. Neither Kay nor Saunders have a good track record for helping students with disabilities and emotional issues. Telling them to pull themselves up by the bootstraps when they are facing problems isn't the best way to solving the issue." Nonna explained to Katyusha that their friend was having problems. "We will have to work with her if she is to get over her problems." Nonna continued to run her hand through Brook's soft yet kind of fluffy short brown hair. "Also even though I'm willing to help you out, I am obligated to help others who are suffering from issues."
"Okay." Katyusha told Nonna. She then decided to press a button as if she was calling for someone. "Nina, can you come here for a second?" Even though Katyusha was calling for someone to come down. Nonna needed to ask Brook another question. She released Brook from her arms sensing the latter had calmed down a bit.
"Итак, Брук, почему тебе так нравится "Катюша"?" Nonna asked Brook if there was some reason if she liked Katyusha. Katyusha was listening with curiosity. [So Brook, why do you like Katyusha so much?]
"Мне нравится Катюша, потому что она бесстрашный лидер. Кей просто заботится о вечеринках, в жизни есть что-то большее, чем пляжи и вечеринки. А как же победа, спрашиваю я, и она отвечает "нет". Катюша - лучший лидер, особенно когда я сидела на плечах Наоми и думала, что Катюша выше всех." Brook explained to Nonna why she seemed to look up to Katyusha as one that she wanted to be like. [I like Katyusha as she is a fearless leader. Kay just cares about parties which there is more to life than beaches and cookouts. What about winning I might ask and she says no to winning. Katyusha is the better leader especially when I was riding on Naomi's shoulders thinking Katyusha was above everyone else.]
"Вы восхищаетесь Катюшей?" Nonna asked Brook. Brook nodded yes as her response. Nonna gave a small smile and continued to speak. "Я уважаю то, что ты хочешь быть нашим лидером, даже если сейчас ты слишком высок. Может, ты станешь достаточно высоким, чтобы носить Катюшу на руках, как я." Nonna replied. Then the door opened. Nina wheeled herself into the room with a wheelchair she was sitting in. Her legs looked like they had been bandaged up. She was carrying a second hat on her lap. [You admire Katyusha huh? (One) I respect that you want to be our leader even if you are too tall at this point. Maybe you can be tall enough to carry Katyusha around like me. (Two)]
"Comrade Nina reporting for duty. I had to bring myself all the way here as Alina wasn't available." Nina reported as she wheeled over to Brook. "Katyusha will welcome everyone who is willing to befriend her and I think everyone in this school is willing to help you out. We take a lot of students in and try to help them out the best way we can. It's the reason why so many students are coming to Pravda as they feel more at home here." Nina explained in a chirpy voice. She wanted to try to help out those she could despite her own temporary limitations. Nonna turned to Nina.
"Nina, do you promise that you and Alina will help take care of this girl? I don't want to be take care of Brook and Katyusha at the same time." Nonna asked if she was fine if she could be lended a hand. Nina looked at her as if she was given a special task.
"Of course Nonna, that's what we are here for." Nina replied. She turned to Brook almost if she wanted to give her some advice. "Don't be upset for the past mistakes and what you have done. We're always here to talk to. We've all made mistakes and ended up paying for them but take one day at a time is what Nonna tells us." Nina lifted the ushanka from her lap as this was a special one. It was the color of Nina's hat but it was fitted with a red cross to tell who needed to be watched over like a patient for a doctor.
"Thanks Nina." Brook told Nina before lowering herself down for Nina to put the hat on her. Nina placed the ushanka onto her head. Brook was feeling a little better about herself, maybe these people were here to help her and they were going to welcome her into the family. Brook stood up as Nonna gave her one last hug.
"Welcome to the family of Pravda." Nonna told Brook. Katyusha and Nina were smiling as if they had welcomed a new person to live with them. The road of recovery was going to be a long one but every day counted going forward.
Well how was the story I will post? I wanted to make something regarding one of my Oc's plus with her birthday coming up this weekend, I might as well make some more Brook posts. I also tried my best to make the conversation similar to the Klara one though Klara isn't mentioned in this. On top of that Brook for much of her first year of Pravda (Second year overall) she isn't seen with her trademark twintails as she pretty much lets her hair be fluffy and run down to her shoulders. She regains the trademark from her third year onward.
Don't know how I wrote Nonna, I wanted her to at least be a comforting figure to Brook while being Katyusha's caretaker and one to help others if they fall onto hard times. Let me know if you want more of these?
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"Brook, I've seen you for some time now and you seem to be getting along with us in the school but there isn't much I know about you. Kay saying you were raised in the deep south according to the paperwork seemed to be falsified. You don't sound like a southerner." Katyusha began speaking as she wanted to get to know Brook a bit more to see where she was truly from.
"Конечно, для таких, как ты, Катюша. Мудрость и любознательность человека может быть такой же глубокой, как само Каспийское море." Brook replied to Katyusha's conversation. Katyusha was feeling uneasy as she wasn't familiar with the language that Brook decided to speak in. [Of course for lady Katyusha such as you. One's wisdom and curiosity could be as deep as the Caspian Sea itself.]
"Uhhh... you aren't sounding like you speak Japanese. Nonna interpret." Katyusha gave the order for Nonna to figure out what Brook was saying.
"Yes." Nonna replied to Katyusha's wording. She turned to Brook and began speaking to her. "Я как никто другой знаю о славе Катюши, которая глубже Байкала и выше Кавказских гор." Nonna would tell Brook. [I know more than anyone else of Katyusha's glory, which is deeper than Lake Baikal, and stands taller than the Caucasus Mountains.]
"Гора Эльбрус на западном Кавказе? Это самая высокая гора, если предположить, что слава Катюши так же высока, как эта гора." Brook would ask if that was true that Katyusha's glory was the tallest mountain in that range. [Mount Elbrus in the west Caucasus? That's the tallest mountain assuming Katyusha's glory is as high as that mountain.]
"Да. Я впечатлен тем, что вы смогли назвать гору. Итак, Брук, откуда вы родом или, чтобы быть более точным, где вы родились?" Nonna would ask Brook where she was from or more specifically, where she was born at. [Yes. I am impressed that you were able to name the mountain. So anyway Brook, where are you from or to be more specific with you, where were you born?]
"Я родился на улице Святого Николая в Одессе. Это столица страны и город, в котором жило больше всего людей. Я родился в Петровском дворце на острове недалеко от главного города. Я младшая из четырех детей." Brook would explain where exactly she was born. Nonna seemed to nod but Katyusha was confused. [I was born at St. Nikolai, Odessa. It's the capital city of the country and one where the most people lived in. I was born in the Pyotrov Palace on an island just outside of the main city. I'm the youngest of four.]
"Nonna, how come I haven't heard of this place? Is it somewhere on the map?" Katyusha would ask as if she was confused about what Brook was talking about.
"Maybe, you can pull out a map and ask for Brook to point to where it is." Nonna told Katyusha that a flat map of the world would be more accurate to gauge where Brook's home town would be in. Katyusha nodded before pulling out a map to see where Brook was from. Nonna turned back to Brook. "Катюша достала для вас карту, она актуальна, так как мы не хотим, чтобы в ней были неточности относительно того, откуда вы родом. Вы можете указать на карте место вашего рождения." Nonna would instruct Brook on where she was regarding the map and where the palace would be located. [Katyusha has pulled out a map for you, it's up to date as we don't want anything inaccurate regarding where you are from. You can point at the map to see if you could give the location of your birth place.]
"Хорошо, я укажу вам место, где я родился." Brook replied to Nonna's request. She began scanning the map for where the palace would be, she finally found the spot of where the palace would be located at almost if she had it stored away in her mind. "Здесь, немного правее на длинной тонкой полоске земли." [Okay, I'll give you a location of where I was born. (One) Here, a little to the right on the long thin strip of land. (Two)]
"Вы родились за пределами самого Нью-Йорка. Я думаю, что вы сами не столько южанин, сколько городской житель. Кажется, теперь я понял, почему вы не говорите так, будто родились по документам, которые дал вам Сандерс." Nonna would finally figure out what Brook was saying regarding she was born. Katyusha nodded as if she was curious. Katyusha was curious about what Nonna and Brook were talking about. [You were born outside of New York City itself. I think you wouldn't come as much of a southerner than a city person yourself. I think I figured out now why you don't sound like you were born from the paperwork Saunders had given you.]
"Nonna where do you know Brook was born?" Katyusha asked if she didn't understand where Brook was from.
"Brook is from New York, maybe Long Island itself. I don't know which part but that is something I will ask her another day." Nonna told Katyusha where Brook was originally from.
"Brook why did you come to Pravda, were you not happy in Saunders?" Katyusha asked Brook directly if she would have found happiness in her school than the one she was previously in.
"Брук, почему вы пришли в "Правду"? Было ли в Сандерсе что-то не так, чем вы были недовольны, что привело к вашей нестабильности и тому, что вам трудно передвигаться?" Nonna asked as if she was one to look at Brook's injuries she had, it wasn't limited to a broken right wrist or a fractured right leg. Maybe there was something wrong with her that wasn't her physical injuries. [Brook, why did you come to Pravda? Was there something wrong in Saunders something you weren't happy about that has driven about your instability and the fact that you have trouble moving around?]
"Всегда Кей был причиной того, что я доводил себя до такого безумия. Я обращался к выпивке всякий раз, когда это становилось слишком тяжело, или бродил по лесу, чтобы посмотреть, смогу ли я провести ночь с парой друзей внутри какого-нибудь убежища, которое мы сделали из дерева и земли." Brook described what was going on and why she acted like this. Nonna couldn't help but feel pity for the person she was trying to help. [It's always Kay that is the reason why I drove myself to insanity like this. I turned to drinking whenever it became too much or wandering around the woods to see if I could spend the night out with a couple of friends inside of some shelter that we have made out of wood and earth.]
"Я думаю, что пить в таком возрасте нехорошо, я также слышал, что вы спрыгнули с борта корабля, когда вас отправляли обратно в США. Это действительно лучший вариант для вас? Я думаю, вы могли бы сделать это лучше." Nonna stated that behavior like this wasn't the best action one person could do. [I think drinking at this age isn't good, I also heard you jumped off the side of the ship when you were being sent back to the US. Is it the really the best option for you to do? I think you could have done better than that.]
"Я просто хотел, чтобы обо мне забыли и не оставили после себя ни следа. Я был вроде бы счастлив в Японии, но не думаю, что мне удастся выбраться из Сандерса. Кэй тоже не очень отзывчивый человек, она говорит, что единственный способ добиться успеха и прожить жизнь - это дорогая машина, большой дом и много мужчин и наличных. Я поговорила с некоторыми людьми, с которыми пыталась подружиться, и сказала, что ничего из этого мне не нужно. Мне просто нужно место в глуши с одним мужчиной, с которым я хочу провести остаток своей жизни. Я не знаю, хочу ли я чего-то такого, что, казалось бы, может повредить жизни?" Brook sighed while saying this. Nonna could feel a bit of her pain and wanted to try her best to help. [I just wanted to be forgotten about and not leave a trace behind. I was kind of happy in Japan but I don't think I was going to get out from Saunders. Kay isn't a very helpful person either, she says the only way to succeed and live life is with an expensive car, a large house and lots of men and cash. I spoke to some of the people whom I tried to befriend and said I wanted none of those things. I just wanted a place in the middle of nowhere with one man whom I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. I don't know if I would want anything that would seem to be detrimental to one's life?]
"Вы рождены для всего и ничего не хотите в итоге. Все люди разные, Кей - это тот, кто хочет всего, а вы хотите ничего, чтобы уйти от всего. Исходя из того, что вы рассказали мне о своем пребывании в предыдущей школе, Брук, вы, похоже, страдаете от депрессии." Nonna explained to Brook that her feelings why she seemed to be going against the Saunders grain was the fact that she was feeling unhappy and wasn't going to improve. [You were born into everything and want nothing in the end. Everybody is different, Kay is someone who wants everything and you want nothing to get away from everything. Based on what you've told me regarding your time in your previous school, Brook you seem to be suffering from Depression.]
"Думаешь, ты сможешь меня вылечить? Ну, ты не можешь меня исправить." Brook told Nonna that if she was going to make any attempts at fixing her to make her the person whom Kay wanted to make and failed in the process, she was going to be racked with sadness. Nonna looked at Brook as she walked closer to her.
"Дело не в том, что я пытаюсь тебя исправить. Я просто хочу помочь вам почувствовать себя менее несчастным. Я хочу сделать все возможное, чтобы ты чувствовал себя лучше." Nonna explained to Brook that she only wanted to help her and try to make her feel better and not letting her emotions blindside her. Nonna wrapped her arms around Brook in a hug. "Не нужно прятать свои чувства за маской, которая все время улыбается, и думать, что все хорошо, не нужно убегать от своих чувств. Тебе нужно поговорить со мной, и я смогу понять, что я могу для тебя сделать. Может быть, я смогу выяснить, что тебе нравится, ведь на корабле много лесистых мест, где ты можешь побродить." [It's not that I'm trying to fix you. I just want to help you feel less miserable. I want to do everything I can to make you feel better. (One) You don't have to hide your feelings behind a mask that smiles all the time and thinks everything is okay, you don't have to run away from your feelings. You need to talk to me, and I can figure out what I can do for you. Maybe I can find out what you like, because there are lots of wooded places on the ship where you can wander. (Two)]
"Nonna, is something wrong with Brook?" Katyusha asked Nonna if something seemed to be bothering her friend and what she was saying in her attempt at helping.
"Brook is suffering from emotional distress. Neither Kay nor Saunders have a good track record for helping students with disabilities and emotional issues. Telling them to pull themselves up by the bootstraps when they are facing problems isn't the best way to solving the issue." Nonna explained to Katyusha that their friend was having problems. "We will have to work with her if she is to get over her problems." Nonna continued to run her hand through Brook's soft yet kind of fluffy short brown hair. "Also even though I'm willing to help you out, I am obligated to help others who are suffering from issues."
"Okay." Katyusha told Nonna. She then decided to press a button as if she was calling for someone. "Nina, can you come here for a second?" Even though Katyusha was calling for someone to come down. Nonna needed to ask Brook another question. She released Brook from her arms sensing the latter had calmed down a bit.
"Итак, Брук, почему тебе так нравится "Катюша"?" Nonna asked Brook if there was some reason if she liked Katyusha. Katyusha was listening with curiosity. [So Brook, why do you like Katyusha so much?]
"Мне нравится Катюша, потому что она бесстрашный лидер. Кей просто заботится о вечеринках, в жизни есть что-то большее, чем пляжи и вечеринки. А как же победа, спрашиваю я, и она отвечает "нет". Катюша - лучший лидер, особенно когда я сидела на плечах Наоми и думала, что Катюша выше всех." Brook explained to Nonna why she seemed to look up to Katyusha as one that she wanted to be like. [I like Katyusha as she is a fearless leader. Kay just cares about parties which there is more to life than beaches and cookouts. What about winning I might ask and she says no to winning. Katyusha is the better leader especially when I was riding on Naomi's shoulders thinking Katyusha was above everyone else.]
"Вы восхищаетесь Катюшей?" Nonna asked Brook. Brook nodded yes as her response. Nonna gave a small smile and continued to speak. "Я уважаю то, что ты хочешь быть нашим лидером, даже если сейчас ты слишком высок. Может, ты станешь достаточно высоким, чтобы носить Катюшу на руках, как я." Nonna replied. Then the door opened. Nina wheeled herself into the room with a wheelchair she was sitting in. Her legs looked like they had been bandaged up. She was carrying a second hat on her lap. [You admire Katyusha huh? (One) I respect that you want to be our leader even if you are too tall at this point. Maybe you can be tall enough to carry Katyusha around like me. (Two)]
"Comrade Nina reporting for duty. I had to bring myself all the way here as Alina wasn't available." Nina reported as she wheeled over to Brook. "Katyusha will welcome everyone who is willing to befriend her and I think everyone in this school is willing to help you out. We take a lot of students in and try to help them out the best way we can. It's the reason why so many students are coming to Pravda as they feel more at home here." Nina explained in a chirpy voice. She wanted to try to help out those she could despite her own temporary limitations. Nonna turned to Nina.
"Nina, do you promise that you and Alina will help take care of this girl? I don't want to be take care of Brook and Katyusha at the same time." Nonna asked if she was fine if she could be lended a hand. Nina looked at her as if she was given a special task.
"Of course Nonna, that's what we are here for." Nina replied. She turned to Brook almost if she wanted to give her some advice. "Don't be upset for the past mistakes and what you have done. We're always here to talk to. We've all made mistakes and ended up paying for them but take one day at a time is what Nonna tells us." Nina lifted the ushanka from her lap as this was a special one. It was the color of Nina's hat but it was fitted with a red cross to tell who needed to be watched over like a patient for a doctor.
"Thanks Nina." Brook told Nina before lowering herself down for Nina to put the hat on her. Nina placed the ushanka onto her head. Brook was feeling a little better about herself, maybe these people were here to help her and they were going to welcome her into the family. Brook stood up as Nonna gave her one last hug.
"Welcome to the family of Pravda." Nonna told Brook. Katyusha and Nina were smiling as if they had welcomed a new person to live with them. The road of recovery was going to be a long one but every day counted going forward.
Well how was the story I will post? I wanted to make something regarding one of my Oc's plus with her birthday coming up this weekend, I might as well make some more Brook posts. I also tried my best to make the conversation similar to the Klara one though Klara isn't mentioned in this. On top of that Brook for much of her first year of Pravda (Second year overall) she isn't seen with her trademark twintails as she pretty much lets her hair be fluffy and run down to her shoulders. She regains the trademark from her third year onward.
Don't know how I wrote Nonna, I wanted her to at least be a comforting figure to Brook while being Katyusha's caretaker and one to help others if they fall onto hard times. Let me know if you want more of these?
2023.03.29 05:00 mang_fatih [TOMT][Movie or Series][2015s]
I'm not even sure if this exists or not, but here's goes nothing.
When I was a middle school, I watched a clip of a movie/series on YouTube. I remember there was a group of people with some kind of magical power inside a room, that looks like a storage room and the group is being raided by a group of men in black military gear to capture them. In the title of the video I remember vividly there's a word "Enhanced" in the video title, and also the people with the power has each unique power to get away from this situation.
Thank you for your time.
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When I was a middle school, I watched a clip of a movie/series on YouTube. I remember there was a group of people with some kind of magical power inside a room, that looks like a storage room and the group is being raided by a group of men in black military gear to capture them. In the title of the video I remember vividly there's a word "Enhanced" in the video title, and also the people with the power has each unique power to get away from this situation.
Thank you for your time.
2023.03.29 05:00 yellowumbrella Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man Shares Workout at Nearly 50 Years Old
Cliff Smith grunts as he wraps his hands around the barbell, bends his knees, and lowers his six-foot-three frame toward the floor. He tenses his entire body, exhales twice, and starts pulling 455 pounds upward. His legs shake as he stands fully upright, and then he lowers the weight, breathes deeply, and does it all over again. He does five total reps, then drops the bar and smiles. "Ain't even winded," he says. "Holla at me. "
The five reps are a personal best for Smith (better known as Method Man), who loves starting his day by chasing PRs.
On this morning, he's in a Staten Island gym pondering his next milestone birthday (he turns 50 in March) and crushing sets of deadlifts, pullups, and barbell rows. "I gotta get my roses now," he says,"because I'm almost 50 fucking years old. Damn near 50 years old, bruh. "The Grammy Award-winning rap veteran has focused creativity into a host of projects lately. He appears in Starz's drama Power Book II: Ghost (returning for the second half of its first season in December); he voiced the character Ben Urich in Marvels, a narrative-fiction podcast; and he's working on new music.
His morning workout has readied him for all that-and it's kept him from predawn video-game marathons. In 2018, Smith says, he was battling insomnia, frequently waking at 2:00 and playing NBA2K. Realizing he was "just wasting time," Smith searched for a more productive use of his early-morning hours. "So at 4:00 , I find myself in the gym working out," he says. "Two days turned into three days. Three days turned into five days, and I've been consistent ever since. " Bonus: His insomnia is gone.
Smith now weighs 219, 12 pounds less than he weighed when he first started training. He hits legs Mondays, shoulders Tuesdays, back Wednesdays, chest Thursdays, and arms Fridays. "He's a beast," says his workout partner, Joey Crespo. "Our routine has only been heavy, heavy, all year round. "
At the moment, that means gritting out three sets of seated lat pulldowns, followed by a core exercise that has him on his knees, rolling a wheel forward, challenging his abs. He finishes the session by sitting on a bench with a harness connected to his forehead, a weight hanging in front of his chest. He lowers his head to look at the ground, then flexes his neck muscles to raise his head and look straight ahead, an old-school neck exercise that few gym-goers will do. Smith does it regularly. "Regardless of how tired I get, no matter what the workout is, I at least will try it," he says between deep breaths. "I'm not going to say no to anything. "
You may not have Method Man's fancy neck-training gear or his deadlift weight. But if you have a resistance band, you can try his favorite at-home regimen.
Pushups
Do 25 to 30 reps. Aim for 5 sets.
Banded Curl
Stand on a resistance band, its ends held at your sides, your core tight. Curl up, squeezing your biceps; then lower. That's 1 rep; do 15 to Do 5 sets.
Banded Shoulder Press
Stand on a resistance band, its ends held at your shoulders, your core tight. Tighten your shoulder blades and press the band overhead. Pause, then return to the start. That's 1 rep; do 15 to Do 5 sets.
A version of this story originally appears in the November 2020 issue of Men's Health, with the title "The 6 Workout w/ Method Man".
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Cliff Smith grunts as he wraps his hands around the barbell, bends his knees, and lowers his six-foot-three frame toward the floor. He tenses his entire body, exhales twice, and starts pulling 455 pounds upward. His legs shake as he stands fully upright, and then he lowers the weight, breathes deeply, and does it all over again. He does five total reps, then drops the bar and smiles. "Ain't even winded," he says. "Holla at me. "
The five reps are a personal best for Smith (better known as Method Man), who loves starting his day by chasing PRs.
On this morning, he's in a Staten Island gym pondering his next milestone birthday (he turns 50 in March) and crushing sets of deadlifts, pullups, and barbell rows. "I gotta get my roses now," he says,"because I'm almost 50 fucking years old. Damn near 50 years old, bruh. "The Grammy Award-winning rap veteran has focused creativity into a host of projects lately. He appears in Starz's drama Power Book II: Ghost (returning for the second half of its first season in December); he voiced the character Ben Urich in Marvels, a narrative-fiction podcast; and he's working on new music.
His morning workout has readied him for all that-and it's kept him from predawn video-game marathons. In 2018, Smith says, he was battling insomnia, frequently waking at 2:00 and playing NBA2K. Realizing he was "just wasting time," Smith searched for a more productive use of his early-morning hours. "So at 4:00 , I find myself in the gym working out," he says. "Two days turned into three days. Three days turned into five days, and I've been consistent ever since. " Bonus: His insomnia is gone.
Smith now weighs 219, 12 pounds less than he weighed when he first started training. He hits legs Mondays, shoulders Tuesdays, back Wednesdays, chest Thursdays, and arms Fridays. "He's a beast," says his workout partner, Joey Crespo. "Our routine has only been heavy, heavy, all year round. "
At the moment, that means gritting out three sets of seated lat pulldowns, followed by a core exercise that has him on his knees, rolling a wheel forward, challenging his abs. He finishes the session by sitting on a bench with a harness connected to his forehead, a weight hanging in front of his chest. He lowers his head to look at the ground, then flexes his neck muscles to raise his head and look straight ahead, an old-school neck exercise that few gym-goers will do. Smith does it regularly. "Regardless of how tired I get, no matter what the workout is, I at least will try it," he says between deep breaths. "I'm not going to say no to anything. "
You may not have Method Man's fancy neck-training gear or his deadlift weight. But if you have a resistance band, you can try his favorite at-home regimen.
Pushups
Do 25 to 30 reps. Aim for 5 sets.
Banded Curl
Stand on a resistance band, its ends held at your sides, your core tight. Curl up, squeezing your biceps; then lower. That's 1 rep; do 15 to Do 5 sets.
Banded Shoulder Press
Stand on a resistance band, its ends held at your shoulders, your core tight. Tighten your shoulder blades and press the band overhead. Pause, then return to the start. That's 1 rep; do 15 to Do 5 sets.
A version of this story originally appears in the November 2020 issue of Men's Health, with the title "The 6 Workout w/ Method Man".
2023.03.29 04:59 Able_Ad_5918 How do I (16M) ease my anxious attachment style for my girlfriend (16F)?
I discovered the concept of attachment styles recently, but it didn't take me long to figure out that I have an anxious attachment style.
As a 16-year-old who is in his first relationship, I spend an immense amount of time worrying about my girlfriend's loyalty and her love towards me.
My anxious attachment style is characterized by three fears: the fear of being cheated on, the fear of abandonment and the fear of not being truly loved. Considering all the evidence, those fears are irrational as I have no objective proof that she isn't attracted to me or that she is cheating on me. Quite on the contrary, the signs point towards the notion that her love towards me is insane.
For example, every serious strife that we have had in the two months of dating each other broke her down. According to her and everybody who saw her, she spent her days weeping, saying how much she loved me, how she wanted to be with me and apologize for everything.
She also sometimes, out of nowhere, blurts out something like: "I love you", "I miss you", "Ahhh, my room smells of you", etc.
The only thing that worries me is our lack of real-life interaction. We used to meet up 3-4 times a week, but now, she has difficulty finding the time to meet me even once a week. She has her reasons, however they look like excuses to me sometimes. I'm much busier than her, but I can always carve out a period for her, despite the fact that we live in different parts of the city.
I'm just tired of constantly checking her social media accounts, her online status, the people she follows on Instagram. If she is online and is not texting me, my jealousy wakes up like a dragon that eats everything on its way through my blood.
"Oh, she is probably texting some other guy"
"You see, she doesn't like you anymore"
The funny thing is, I know that she does the same things and is not entirely free from the feelings of jealousy, which put a strain on our relationship.
Is there anything that I can do to ease or even transform my anxious attachment style and learn to trust my partner?
TDLR: I have an anxious attachment style as a 16M, which puts as strain on my relationship with my (16F) girlfriend. How can I fix it?
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As a 16-year-old who is in his first relationship, I spend an immense amount of time worrying about my girlfriend's loyalty and her love towards me.
My anxious attachment style is characterized by three fears: the fear of being cheated on, the fear of abandonment and the fear of not being truly loved. Considering all the evidence, those fears are irrational as I have no objective proof that she isn't attracted to me or that she is cheating on me. Quite on the contrary, the signs point towards the notion that her love towards me is insane.
For example, every serious strife that we have had in the two months of dating each other broke her down. According to her and everybody who saw her, she spent her days weeping, saying how much she loved me, how she wanted to be with me and apologize for everything.
She also sometimes, out of nowhere, blurts out something like: "I love you", "I miss you", "Ahhh, my room smells of you", etc.
The only thing that worries me is our lack of real-life interaction. We used to meet up 3-4 times a week, but now, she has difficulty finding the time to meet me even once a week. She has her reasons, however they look like excuses to me sometimes. I'm much busier than her, but I can always carve out a period for her, despite the fact that we live in different parts of the city.
I'm just tired of constantly checking her social media accounts, her online status, the people she follows on Instagram. If she is online and is not texting me, my jealousy wakes up like a dragon that eats everything on its way through my blood.
"Oh, she is probably texting some other guy"
"You see, she doesn't like you anymore"
The funny thing is, I know that she does the same things and is not entirely free from the feelings of jealousy, which put a strain on our relationship.
Is there anything that I can do to ease or even transform my anxious attachment style and learn to trust my partner?
TDLR: I have an anxious attachment style as a 16M, which puts as strain on my relationship with my (16F) girlfriend. How can I fix it?
2023.03.29 04:59 jsueks chico or cc
Hi! I was admitted to Chico State for animal science and I was wondering how good the program is. I want to go into the prevet route but from what I've heard this program is geared towards farm animal production and management. Also, I want kind of a low key outdoorsy life style and not much of the partying scene (heard chico parties a lotttt). Do you guys think it would be smarter to go to a cc for 2 years then transfer to a school with a better prevet track?
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