#if you don't have cash you can just download it anyways

[aurosoul]

thanks for sending this to me... I just sent an email to support, but... I don't have my hopes up lol

BIG PSA: if you're an artist, I wouldn't recommend using @inprnt . If you already have, archive all your work until this is resolved. They aren't giving satisfactory responses (if any) or being clear why many of us aren’t receiving payments until MONTHS after their ETA for balance withdrawals, and only respond after numerous emails, if they ever do.

If you sell a print on @inprnt as of summer 2023, you'll have to wait 30 days until the money appears in your site balance, and then potentially up to 4 MONTHS for your withdrawal request to appear in your paypal account. As a reminder, the site's service terms still say withdrawal requests "should take" 3-10 business days.

If you're a supporter of artists, I'd recommend not buying prints from @inprnt. They need to explain what is going on

this all being said, I am no longer offering prints on @inprnt until they come clean or this issue is taken care of.

[corvid-language-library]

I saw your tags about having to use apps in Norway. And honestly same in Finland. I did not have a smartphone until last October and still refuse to download apps. While I enjoy not having things be too easy and having a sense of adventure, it actually costs more to, for example, have a bank account without the mobile app. Non-mobile tickets for public transport are a hassle as well. They're trying to eliminate the use of cash and I do think it is a bad idea on multiple levels.

Anyway, I was actually curious about the app and mobile culture in Japan. Can you survive without downloading tons of apps and reading QR-codes?

Hey there! Yeah apps are a fucking pain in the ass and I cba with them. I think the UK's going the same way with trying to force everyone to use card/apps etc too.

As far as Japan goes, I've never personally been in a situation here where I've had to scan a QR code or download an app just to use a service. And asides from paying a direct debit for my internet service and buying flight tickets, I've never even had to use my debit card. I absolutely love it! I'm sure in Tokyo and Osaka and other big cities there might be more businesses that use apps/QR codes, but I live out in farmer-land and we don't do that new-fangled nonsense thankyouverymuch. If I didn't need GT to help me read/find the right train, I'd be able to live here smartphone-free very easily.

[unicornfan]

i was going to put this in the tags of the last post but it was getting long. you should never feel guilty for piracy and i'm saying this as someone with things you can purchase on digital storefronts right now. my life would be radically different (worse) if i couldn't get bootleg versions of software and shit to learn with that i'd never be able to afford on my own. keep quiet about it and enjoy whatever you download and everything is fine

just remember that if you do like something someone has made that you do still have to support them if you can, if you want them to make more. i buy everything nowadays just because i have the means to; if you can't you don't have to feel guilty or beat yourself up over it, is my point. and this obviously doesn't apply to shit like Discovery Network Shows on PS5 lol. just buy some itch.io games or some shit on bandcamp friday from people you like when you got some extra cash

anyway thats my post thanks for reading and god bless

[automaticdata]

HGCZ live reactiony stuff pt 1

I have never done a live reaction thing before so I am probably going to do this very wrong, but here goes nothing.

This post covers the first two stories in the zine, will react to more later. <3

Even before I get to the actual content, omg that warnings page. It is a thing of beauty. Trigger warnings for a lot of things people don't often warn for, with a link to see which stories contain what, and graphics and explanations of each one. 10/10 would be warned again.

The nitpicky part of me went "that's not how mutations work" for the intro to Hermitopia, and was quickly silenced by the part that was going "ooooh but it's cool sounding so who cares." It means we get a world that's in upheaval from these changes instead of one that's adapted to them already, and storylines where people used to be "normal" and changed into something cooler different.

"TCG" as Threat Control Group, lol.

"The First Battle The Most Epic and Heartwrenching and Harrowing Battle of the Turn of the Century": immediately Joel and Lizzie have an awesome dynamic. I haven't read a lot of stories with them, but this Joel as the guy who's kind of being pulled along for the ride while Lizzie is super into the whole hero/villain/story thing is pretty cool.

"Give me all your catsh" I love how HotGuy is like. Reworking the story, and how Lizzie is here for it. Also Lizzie wanting all the cats >>>>> Lizzie wanting all the cash.

HotGuy and Lizzie Gal treating the whole thing like a D&D encounter, love it.

"I can also talk to cats!" (Joel holding up a sign that says "The cats don't talk back") This humor is amazing I love it.

Lizzie scrawling "You're no fun at all" after HotGuy zips her lips. XD

J: "Silencing women? That's kind of problematic of you, Average Guy --" HG: "YOU KNOW WHAT JOEL ISN'T HERE ACTUALLY IT'S JUST LIZZE" lol.

(Gah the nook app displays the pages wonderfully when it decides to load them without a huge freaking pause wtf are you doing I have this downloaded there should not be lag)

... I have a feeling that Lizzie Will Remember That.

Scar getting completely sidetracked because he needs a good catchphrase lol.

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The stat thing is so cute. "Spice tolerance: 0. Love of Jellie: off the chart."

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Meet Cute:

oh hey I recognize this artstyle XD

Okay so I haven't actually ever given a reaction to DDVAU so a lot of the reactions I'm having to the art here apply to both this story and DDVAU but it still works okay D= Anyway - I love the art style, it is my jam. I especially love the design of Cute Guy's face, and I'm glad they kept that from DDVAU and carried it over here. The shadows from the wings/magic/whatever it is creating a mask-like thing around the eyes is a really cool effect. Also amused that HotGuy's boob window has stayed. It's just so him. XD

HotGuy I know those wings and uh yeah pretty sure not a villain (though Cut Guy could definitely pull off being one). Of course Scar HotGuy shoots first and asks questions later, lol.

Cute Guy being 110% done is <3

That shot of Cute Guy pointing the arrow at him is like. Very close to the pose I drew once for Grian taunting/flirting with Scar, and even though I know Cute Guy doesn't intend it I'm just. I can unsee it as flirting.

Cute Guy wearing pink converse sneakers is something I did not know I needed in my life. XD

"What just happened?" Scar HotGuy, if I know anything about HotGuy & Cute Guy AUs, you just fell in love at first sight. XD (Don't actually know if that's the case but lol I'm going with it)

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Pausing for now, will read/react to more later.

[glowyjellyfish]

Founding Pleasantview

Build an Uberhood Through Time, Round 1, Pleasant Family

Spring 1750

As always, the Pleasants were a crazy dramatic ride.

As the founder of Pleasantview, Daniel is the Mayor--with the encouragement of his wife Mary-Sue, whose parents have joined them in their new home. This worked out great for my first household to play, as I didn't have to remember to keep track of their income for taxes!

It was a chore keeping everyone from constantly harassing Lilith. She ended up doing most of the animal caretaking chores, while Herb and Coral did most of the garden work--fun for him with his Nature OTH. Daniel went to work, Mary-Sue tried setting up a home business and didn't get very far yet--one day they'll have wool to weave and milk to churn and meat to sell in addition to eggs. Fortunately, between their leftover cash and Daniel's actual job, they didn't need her business to make much money yet.

I sent Angela, Mary-Sue, and Coral to The Woods (an unowned community lot that doesn't count for CAS points, but is full of harvestable goodies for sims to collect) for firewood and berries to get started. Angela ran into Dustin and enjoyed some time with him while her mother and grandmother worked. She also decided to shower in the waterfall later, which I found very amusing. The waterfall shower's there because I designed this lot to place for lots of different wilderness-ish hoods; I might remove it for this hood.

With the scenario broken and Kaylynn out on her own, there was nothing damaging Daniel and Mary-Sue's relationship, and they proved to be extremely in love with each other, which I don't often see. Mary-Sue quickly got pregnant--a slight hinderance to her business dreams, but giving birth to male heir Jonathan Pleasant was worth it I think. You can see when Coral, local midwife, complimented Mary-Sue on her pregnant glow in the first trimester.

When Lilith became tired of her family and frustrated with her chores, I sent her to the Village Green, where she met Cassandra Goth, Bella Goth, and Dustin Broke. She had quite a lively conversation with Cassandra, discussing the possibility of moon men and ships that might travel to find them, and was happy to play ball with Dustin, free of the looming judgement of her family. Bella--now, I fully intended to have Bella wear some sort of cloak and hood and disguise herself when going out, but apparently I forgot to install what I downloaded, so Bella showed up to the Village Green bold as brass, practically daring her family to find her. I do in fact have some great pictures for a different post. I'll just pretend she's using a bit of magic to glamour herself and hide her identity. Anyway, she met an got along with Lilith, which is step one of my plan to make Lilith her apprentice witch. They'll have to become actual friends next, I think.

I tried to catch and makeover townies whenever I could; you will notice Angela's school friend Sophie Miguel in these pictures. Angela, by the way, is supposed to be working on earning three scholarships so she can attend finishing school--aka university at Academie Le Tour. But she started by hiding her homework in the barn, and nobody cooperated well to teach her to study until the round was nearly over and her grades rather tanked. She's been working to pull them up, but she has more work to do than I expected. (Note that with the aging mod I use, she has about 2 more rounds to earn her scholarships before she can leave for college. I miiight loosen the requirements a little.) Her parents very much want her to go to finishing school and earn a better Mrs. degree than Dustin Broke can offer her. Since there's no actual class system, however, if she and Dustin still want to be together as adults, he can gain permission by simply befriending them. (Lilith, by the way, was kept home from school due to her presence being disruptive. This is because school is an informal affair, being taught by John Burb, who must prioritize students that cooperate, are not needed at home, and whose parents can afford to pay him better. It won't be mandatory public education until somebody masters the Education career.)

I did attempt to have the girls improve their relationship, with mixed results. Lilith beat up Angela, Angela beat up Lilith, but they both apologized a few times and sometimes they talked like civilized sisters. When Angela talked about winning a fight with Lilith, I imagine she's insisting that she fights with Lilith because Lilith drives her crazy. Look at that gesture. Lilith totally gets it, too.

At the end of the round at the dawn of Summer 1, 1751, Daniel is 37.75 years old, Mary-Sue is 37.25, Angela and Lilith are 14.5, Herb is 60.75, Coral is 60.5, and baby Jonathan is 0.25 (one day old; his birthday is Spring 4, 1750). I was planning to play the Goths next, but I think it'll work a little better to play the Lothario household and get Cassandra married to Don and moved in, and then play the Goths (and get Dina married to Mortimer and moved in!)

(it might have been more sensible and readable to put the pictures next to matching paragraphs, but I really like the little visual narrative I organized them into! I'll experiment with different styles as I go along.)

[dausy]

I'm back from Las Vegas and if you need further evidence that I'm out aging technology and can't keep up, this is it.

I purchased a switch OLED right before we left because I hate airplanes and something fun sounds like it would distract me, sounds good. I've been playing Octopath traveler 1 but its a digital download and I had an experience before where I couldn't play digital downloads without wifi. I don't have any other cartridge games to play so I went ahead and got the new Zelda. Which is fine because I have the switchlite and even though it works, I felt zelda is a console game and you have to play it on the big screen. You can't play it on a little screen, that doesn't do Zelda justice. So I bit the bullet and got the OLED. Well turns out I can play digital downloads without wifi so I ended up just trying to spam-game Octopath because if I move onto another game then I'm never going back to it. So, I don't understand how the digital vs wifi works. Like at first it wouldn't let me play without connecting to wifi but as long as I had managed to turn the game on with some sort of wifi at some point and then turned it onto airplane mode and never actually shut the game off, it still let me play. It only yelled at me a few times to turn wifi on so I don't know.

also, on our return trip back from vegas there was a 4+ hour plane delay which meant we were going to miss our connecting flight. This ofcourse made us grumpy. We walked all the way back out of security to the ticket counter to consider our options. Because we didn't pay with cash but rather travel miles, we had to continue on our delay'd airplane because we weren't going to miss that flight. They would only comp us for the flight we would miss so it would be the other airport we got stranded at that would be responsible for finding us a comp'd hotel for the night. I was literally ready to drive to phoenix and catch a ride there but they told us absolutely not, we had to keep our flights. By the time we got off our delayed flight they had already sent us a text message for the hotel we'd be staying at and food vouchers and the shuttle to catch to get to the hotel. Ofcourse they could do that now with modern technology. Here I'm still thinking its 5 years ago and we gotta trudge back down to another ticket counter. Still had to pay for an extra day of boarding for the dog.

anyway, I took footage and pictures of our time in Las Vegas. Thats another entirely different long ass blog post. I don't know if I want to make a vlog or just post those videos to facebook for the memories..or what..traveling you guys. Some of us aint built for it.

[boredgirlsclub]

So I just went to see this guy I've been talking to for over a year now long distance. I went alone, payed for everything the hotel, and flight and all and it didn't go well at all. The guy and I have been having communication issues, I have felt that being long distance that we are he should call, face time me more but he kept telling me to go visit him and how he would not put in effort to talk to me if I was not coming or booked a flight. So I booked a flight to see him feeling pressured because he told me he wasn't ever going to see or talk to me again and that he would block me....I expressed many times how anxious I was and overwhelmed with all of this but he assured me it would be okay and that we wouldn't just hookup, we would do other things and not just drink...so when I got there he was working and told me to continue to message him so that he knew I wasn't going out and meeting other guys so I did but still had a dating app downloaded on my phone as I am keeping my options open because the situation with him has been hard and hes not my boyfriend...anyway so while hes at work he tells me to get dressed up and ready to go out because we were going to go out for drinks and dinner. So I got all ready he came and brought the alcohol which I was confused about because I thought we were going out, he then said we were going to drink first then get dinner and i suggested sushi which we was down for so we drank the hotel tequila with a chaser and I ended up getting pretty drunk fast...All I remember after that was walking to get sushi and in the restaurant he asks me to pay and i was like ok..so then they try charging my card and it declines so then he pays but then asks if i can cash app him...the rest of the night was a blur and woke up with throw up all over the bed, he had left and I tried reaching out to him to discover I had been blocked. I was so anxious because he told me how he wouldn't leave me, how I didn't want to drink a lot especially not get blacked out but did...I tried calling him from private number and he finally unblocks me and messages me and goes "listen. I blocked you because you were talking to other men, that's so dirty, you were even trying to meet someone down here, I saw the dating app, the messages, I can't trust you, you really came here to hoe out, bye for good" then blocks me...I'm just so hurt he not only looked though my phone when I was drunk but sent himself money for the sushi while I payed for everything to go see him and waking up naked not remembering anything....The very reason I even had a dating app and was talking to other guys is because he doesn't treat me right and so I especially don't trust him...I could have died being blacked out

first, i’m so sorry this happened to you

second, there should be no hesitation in leaving this situation completely. don’t try to call text. don’t try to explain yourself. don’t reach out. like girl i love you…but i don’t know why you’re even entertaining this. this man has. no money. no manners. no basic human decency??? for your sanity and health, go.

i totally encourage you to look at other options. and raise your bar way (WAY) higher. before that, it might be beneficial to do some inner healing (maybe via therapy or journaling). truly consider: do you know your worth? why did you entertain this situation for so long — is it because of insecurities? what do you want out of a relationship (and be honest about everything you want!!! even if it seems like it’s a story book prince who cares)

totally feel free to message again 💗 sending love ur way

[sirensplayhouse]

Hey girl I need some advise/input on the situation I'm in please. So I just went to see this guy I've been talking to for over a year now long distance. I went alone, payed for everything the hotel, and flight and all and it didn't go well at all. The guy and I have been having communication issues, I have felt that being long distance that we are he should call, face time me more but he kept telling me to go visit him and how he would not put in effort to talk to me if I was not coming or booked a flight. So I booked a flight to see him feeling pressured because he told me he wasn't ever going to see or talk to me again and that he would block me....I expressed many times how anxious I was and overwhelmed with all of this but he assured me it would be okay and that we wouldn't just hookup, we would do other things and not just drink...so when I got there he was working and told me to continue to message him so that he knew I wasn't going out and meeting other guys so I did but still had a dating app downloaded on my phone as I am keeping my options open because the situation with him has been hard and hes not my boyfriend...anyway so while hes at work he tells me to get dressed up and ready to go out because we were going to go out for drinks and dinner. So I got all ready he came and brought the alcohol which I was confused about because I thought we were going out, he then said we were going to drink first then get dinner and i suggested sushi which we was down for so we drank the hotel tequila with a chaser and I ended up getting pretty drunk fast...All I remember after that was walking to get sushi and in the restaurant he asks me to pay and i was like ok..so then they try charging my card and it declines so then he pays but then asks if i can cash app him...the rest of the night was a blur and woke up with throw up all over the bed, he had left and I tried reaching out to him to discover I had been blocked. I was so anxious because he told me how he wouldn't leave me, how I didn't want to drink a lot especially not get blacked out but did...I tried calling him from private number and he finally unblocks me and messages me and goes "listen. I blocked you because you were talking to other men, that's so dirty, you were even trying to meet someone down here, I saw the dating app, the messages, I can't trust you, you really came here to hoe out, bye for good" then blocks me...I'm just so hurt he not only looked though my phone when I was drunk but sent himself money for the sushi while I payed for everything to go see him and waking up naked not remembering anything....The very reason I even had a dating app and was talking to other guys is because he doesn't treat me right and so I especially don't trust him...I could have died being blacked out. Why would he blame this on me when he knows how I feel...He also followed my mom, liked a family picture on Instagram after I was showing her him and she accidentally viewed his story while he still has me blocked and is ignoring me. Why would he do this...

firstly babes, i just wanna say i am deeply apologetic that this happened to you and that you didn’t deserve this AT ALL and i really hope you went and got tested or checked out after waking up the next morning.

second, i believe you can never really know a person but what they want you to know and i’m not tryna hear the “oh eiypo” or “you manifested this outcome” because you didn’t and it’s important you know and understand that. people can just be assholes and clearly that dude is one of the biggest ones walking this earth.

i truly hope you’re ok and you can reach out to me privately if you ever need to talk or just want to vent🫶🏾

[lovelylau]

Hey girl, I'm in need of some advise/input on the situation I'm in please. So I just went to see this guy I've been talking to for over a year now long distance. I went alone, payed for everything the hotel, and flight and all and it didn't go well at all. The guy and I have been having communication issues, I have felt that being long distance that we are he should call, face time me more but he kept telling me to go visit him and how he would not put in effort to talk to me if I was not coming or booked a flight. So I booked a flight to see him feeling pressured because he told me he wasn't ever going to see or talk to me again and that he would block me....I expressed many times how anxious I was and overwhelmed with all of this but he assured me it would be okay and that we wouldn't just hookup, we would do other things and not just drink...so when I got there he was working and told me to continue to message him so that he knew I wasn't going out and meeting other guys so I did but still had a dating app downloaded on my phone as I am keeping my options open because the situation with him has been hard and hes not my boyfriend...anyway so while hes at work he tells me to get dressed up and ready to go out because we were going to go out for drinks and dinner. So I got all ready he came and brought the alcohol which I was confused about because I thought we were going out, he then said we were going to drink first then get dinner and i suggested sushi which we was down for so we drank the hotel tequila with a chaser and I ended up getting pretty drunk fast...All I remember after that was walking to get sushi and in the restaurant he asks me to pay and i was like ok..so then they try charging my card and it declines so then he pays but then asks if i can cash app him...the rest of the night was a blur and woke up with throw up all over the bed, he had left and I tried reaching out to him to discover I had been blocked. I was so anxious because he told me how he wouldn't leave me, how I didn't want to drink a lot especially not get blacked out but did...I tried calling him from private number and he finally unblocks me and messages me and goes "listen. I blocked you because you were talking to other men, that's so dirty, you were even trying to meet someone down here, I saw the dating app, the messages, I can't trust you, you really came here to hoe out, bye for good" then blocks me...I'm just so hurt he not only looked though my phone when I was drunk but sent himself money for the sushi while I payed for everything to go see him and waking up naked not remembering anything....The very reason I even had a dating app and was talking to other guys is because he doesn't treat me right and so I especially don't trust him...I could have died being blacked out. Why would he blame this on me when he knows how I feel...He also followed my mom, liked a family picture on Instagram after I was showing her him and she accidentally viewed his story while he still has me blocked and is ignoring me. Why would he do this...

Girl, block that man and never speak of him again. I know it's easier said than done but you deserve better, i mean everyone deserves better than him... that's for sure.

Also, why would you pay to see a man you're not even in a relationship with ? If he wanted to see you, he woudl've paid for the flight. Never spend money on men, they should spend it on you.

[tasteslike-cherry]

So I just went to see this guy I've been talking to for over a year now long distance. I went alone, payed for everything the hotel, and flight and all and it didn't go well at all. The guy and I have been having communication issues, I have felt that being long distance that we are he should call, face time me more but he kept telling me to go visit him and how he would not put in effort to talk to me if I was not coming or booked a flight. So I booked a flight to see him feeling pressured because he told me he wasn't ever going to see or talk to me again and that he would block me....I expressed many times how anxious I was and overwhelmed with all of this but he assured me it would be okay and that we wouldn't just hookup, we would do other things and not just drink...so when I got there he was working and told me to continue to message him so that he knew I wasn't going out and meeting other guys so I did but still had a dating app downloaded on my phone as I am keeping my options open because the situation with him has been hard and hes not my boyfriend...anyway so while hes at work he tells me to get dressed up and ready to go out because we were going to go out for drinks and dinner. So I got all ready he came and brought the alcohol which I was confused about because I thought we were going out, he then said we were going to drink first then get dinner and i suggested sushi which we was down for so we drank the hotel tequila with a chaser and I ended up getting pretty drunk fast...All I remember after that was walking to get sushi and in the restaurant he asks me to pay and i was like ok..so then they try charging my card and it declines so then he pays but then asks if i can cash app him...the rest of the night was a blur and woke up with throw up all over the bed, he had left and I tried reaching out to him to discover I had been blocked. I was so anxious because he told me how he wouldn't leave me, how I didn't want to drink a lot especially not get blacked out but did...I tried calling him from private number and he finally unblocks me and messages me and goes "listen. I blocked you because you were talking to other men, that's so dirty, you were even trying to meet someone down here, I saw the dating app, the messages, I can't trust you, you really came here to hoe out, bye for good" then blocks me...I'm just so hurt he not only looked though my phone when I was drunk but sent himself money for the sushi while I payed for everything to go see him and waking up naked not remembering anything....The very reason I even had a dating app and was talking to other guys is because he doesn't treat me right and so I especially don't trust him...I could have died being blacked out. Why would he blame this on me when he knows how I feel...He also followed my mom, liked a family picture on Instagram after I was showing her him and she accidentally viewed his story while he still has me blocked and is ignoring me. Why would he do this...

first of all, I want to give you the biggest hug in the world. this guy is despicable and you deserve so so so much better than that.

to answer your question, I honestly don’t know. I’m not a tarot reader or psychic so I can’t look into that for you, but what I can tell you is you can manifest better men in your life if that’s the route you want to take. my dm’s are open if you want to talk. again, my heart breaks for you, I’m so sorry you had to experience that.

[tooedgyforbrunch]

So I just went to see this guy I've been talking to for over a year now long distance. I went alone, payed for everything the hotel, and flight and all and it didn't go well at all. The guy and I have been having communication issues, I have felt that being long distance that we are he should call, face time me more but he kept telling me to go visit him and how he would not put in effort to talk to me if I was not coming or booked a flight. So I booked a flight to see him feeling pressured because he told me he wasn't ever going to see or talk to me again and that he would block me....I expressed many times how anxious I was and overwhelmed with all of this but he assured me it would be okay and that we wouldn't just hookup, we would do other things and not just drink...so when I got there he was working and told me to continue to message him so that he knew I wasn't going out and meeting other guys so I did but still had a dating app downloaded on my phone as I am keeping my options open because the situation with him has been hard and hes not my boyfriend...anyway so while hes at work he tells me to get dressed up and ready to go out because we were going to go out for drinks and dinner. So I got all ready he came and brought the alcohol which I was confused about because I thought we were going out, he then said we were going to drink first then get dinner and i suggested sushi which we was down for so we drank the hotel tequila with a chaser and I ended up getting pretty drunk fast...All I remember after that was walking to get sushi and in the restaurant he asks me to pay and i was like ok..so then they try charging my card and it declines so then he pays but then asks if i can cash app him...the rest of the night was a blur and woke up with throw up all over the bed, he had left and I tried reaching out to him to discover I had been blocked. I was so anxious because he told me how he wouldn't leave me, how I didn't want to drink a lot especially not get blacked out but did...I tried calling him from private number and he finally unblocks me and messages me and goes "listen. I blocked you because you were talking to other men, that's so dirty, you were even trying to meet someone down here, I saw the dating app, the messages, I can't trust you, you really came here to hoe out, bye for good" then blocks me...I'm just so hurt he not only looked though my phone when I was drunk but sent himself money for the sushi while I payed for everything to go see him and waking up naked not remembering anything....The very reason I even had a dating app and was talking to other guys is because he doesn't treat me right and so I especially don't trust him...I could have died being blacked out

I’ve seen this question posed before to another tumblr user a month ago and I thought their response was a bit harsh. I don’t know you personally, and I’m in no position to give out relationship advise especially since I don’t deem myself “very experienced” I will say tho the one thing I’ve learned from my relationship is that “if he wanted to he would”. If a man likes you you’ll know, if he doesn’t you’ll be very confused. Take this as a learning experience, you don’t know what you don’t know and in this case you can chalk it up to ignorance. In the future you’ll know better and you’ll be able to spot the signs quicker.

[handsome-robot]

I really really want to like "Monster Hunter Now" but it's just not fun. Frankly, it's mean. I never played much Pokémon GO, so I assume this is just niantic's standard now, but MAN. Stingy stingy stingy with the rewards and steep steep steep with the challenge.

Literally costs money to heal yourself. It's classic mobile game bullshit. Everything costs gems and you buy gems with real world money. Let's say it's 100 gems = 1 dollar. It's 300 fucking gems for 5 potions. A potion that does NOT HEAL YOU TO FULL.

You are given 5 free potions a day BUT can only carry 10 free potions at a time. If you are fighting a challenging monster, you can easily use 3 or 4 potions pretty quickly. The game never let's you get ahead or feel like you're comfortable.

Even if you manage to survive long enough to heal, the timers are so tight for each fight you basically need to have perfect runs to beat the harder monsters. So you use the money to buy the potion to heal and fail the hunt anyway!

There's a battlepass since the last time I had it downloaded. 2000 gems for that. There's a deal right now to get 2300 gems for 15 bucks. What a steal, huh?

You don't really get gems for doing anything in game. Pretty much gotta pay for em.

I would be ashamed if I was the creator of monster hunter to see it's name on this soulless cash grab.

[theereina]

So I just went to see this guy I've been talking to for over a year now long distance. I went alone, payed for everything the hotel, and flight and all and it didn't go well at all. The guy and I have been having communication issues, I have felt that being long distance that we are he should call, face time me more but he kept telling me to go visit him and how he would not put in effort to talk to me if I was not coming or booked a flight. So I booked a flight to see him feeling pressured because he told me he wasn't ever going to see or talk to me again and that he would block me....I expressed many times how anxious I was and overwhelmed with all of this but he assured me it would be okay and that we wouldn't just hookup, we would do other things and not just drink...so when I got there he was working and told me to continue to message him so that he knew I wasn't going out and meeting other guys so I did but still had a dating app downloaded on my phone as I am keeping my options open because the situation with him has been hard and hes not my boyfriend...anyway so while hes at work he tells me to get dressed up and ready to go out because we were going to go out for drinks and dinner. So I got all ready he came and brought the alcohol which I was confused about because I thought we were going out, he then said we were going to drink first then get dinner and i suggested sushi which we was down for so we drank the hotel tequila with a chaser and I ended up getting pretty drunk fast...All I remember after that was walking to get sushi and in the restaurant he asks me to pay and i was like ok..so then they try charging my card and it declines so then he pays but then asks if i can cash app him...the rest of the night was a blur and woke up with throw up all over the bed, he had left and I tried reaching out to him to discover I had been blocked. I was so anxious because he told me how he wouldn't leave me, how I didn't want to drink a lot especially not get blacked out but did...I tried calling him from private number and he finally unblocks me and messages me and goes "listen. I blocked you because you were talking to other men, that's so dirty, you were even trying to meet someone down here, I saw the dating app, the messages, I can't trust you, you really came here to hoe out, bye for good" then blocks me...I'm just so hurt he not only looked though my phone when I was drunk but sent himself money for the sushi while I payed for everything to go see him and waking up naked not remembering anything....The very reason I even had a dating app and was talking to other guys is because he doesn't treat me right and so I especially don't trust him...I could have died being blacked out

Dear Anonymous,

I would first like to say, "Don't beat yourself up about this."

Allow this to be your lesson on how important direct/clear communication is in any relationship. This can be in romantic or platonic relationships. You admitted to having issues with communication before the trip. You also said he pressured you to come to him but has he ever made an effort to come to see you? There seems to be more than a communication issue. He seems to be narcissistic or manipulative based on the ultimatum he gave you. You admitted that he did not treat you right. This should have been your biggest reason not to take this trip. If he didn't treat you right before, what honestly would be different then?

To be honest, I don't want to make assumptions, but I think you missed the red flags based on "hope". It was a hope that this relationship would work or become something. You were telling yourself the whole time that it wasn't right or something was wrong. Next time, take a breath and listen to your gut. As a woman, you have instincts for a reason.

Regardless of what he said, it almost seemed as if that was his plan from the beginning. From what you said, his actions did not indicate someone who wanted to pursue a "romantic" relationship. He seemed to only want to have "fun". His finding the dating apps and messages may have just been the ammo he needed to leave. You paid for an entire trip to see him, and he still expected you to pay for dinner when he asked you out. He wanted you there for him to show effort, but he didn't. Something seems very off to me.

I don't know how clear you two were about it not being a relationship. Did you discuss the boundaries or the type of relationship you two were partaking in? This could have been one of the biggest parts of the communication issue. Neither of you knew the dynamic of this relationship. I don't want to be harsh, but it doesn't seem like a relationship would have worked. You did not trust him; he obviously did not trust you. You two didn't seem to know each other too well. Yes, I understand long-distance relationships have limits. I just think that a lot more should have been communicated and worked out before this trip.

However, that doesn't give him the right to do any of those things to you. Your feelings are very valid in that situation. Waking up naked and afraid isn't something I would wish on anyone. I'm sorry that happened to you. You deserved better. He could have simply just left and told you why the next morning.

I hope you see this post. Also, I hope it makes sense. To Anonymous, feel free to message me again if I missed some things or if you want clarification. Tell me if I helped, as this is my first inbox like this.

Remember: be honest, communicate clearly, set and establish boundaries, listen to your intuition, and stay safe!

XOXO, Reina

[fuck-customers]

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i used to work for a well known retail chain. i was a seasonal employee scheduled 7 to 4:30pm, it was about the end of my shift and this old lady somewhere around 70s comes up with a bunch of christmas ornaments and stuff. i start scanning her items and ask if she has the app because a few of her items were on sale /with the app/, she didn't. got real angry i asked, snidely said "and I'm /not interested/, so don't try to sell it to me".

alright lady. i'm tired it's been a long day, Christmas time is always a long day at Retail Store. we get to the end of the transaction when she pays for her 20 dollars of shit and she stops me. says "excuse me. these three tree ornaments are /on sale/." pointing at the ornaments which were 1 whole dollar even when not on sale. and i reply "unfortunately ma'am they're on sale with the app only. there would have been a sign saying with our Retail Store app, they'd be 25% off. since you don't have the app I can't apply the discount to your purchase. if you have a smart device you can download it for free and i'd be happy to scan the code for you--" and she interrupts me to yell how she is /not/ buying the app. just give her the discount since the sign says there's one. why is there a sign that says it's for sale if it isn't for sale?!

well, ma'am...it is for sale. but I can't scan the barcode that will apply the coupon if you don't have the app. she starts /screaming/ at me. calling me a robber, a liar, me personally as if she didn't read "25% WITH STORE APP" and i personally faked the sign just to trick her. demanded my manager. i click the button that will cause my little buzzer to flash to call one over, and then turn off my overhead light.

when working the cash registers we were told by superiors to turn off our lane light if it was about a minute to our clock out time, so when we were bagging for a customer others wouldn't get it our line (not that this rly stops anyone). it was by this time about 5 past when I was supposed to leave so i should have done it earlier anyway. there was already 5 ppl in my line and my replacement hadn't shown up yet.

the old lady takes severe offense to my light being off, while waiting for the front lead: "you're a busy store on a Tuesday night and you're ~taking a break~ right now?! turn your light back on so you can help people after me, are you trying to make your company look lazy?!" gently explain to her that my shift was over at 4:30. she scoffs: "well with how busy things are you should keep working anyway. people need their Christmas decorations, /for the discounted price/." absolutely unbelievable attitude from this grown ass white grandma.

front lead comes over, explains the 25% discount is for the app only, since old hag doesn't have the app, she can't get the discount. takes seconds to download if she wants it. she is /furious/, argues, says she doesn't understand. we spend a long time explaining how the app rewards program works. she doesn't like it, doesn't get it. angry because "it didn't say with Store App it just said 25%." demands we bring the sign up where she picked out the Christmas ornaments to prove that it really said "with app only". neither of us have the time to do that. my Retail Store is very particular about clock in and out times and NO ONE is allowed overtime. my manager wants me outta there, /i/ want out of there. we aren't hunting through the packed-as-hell Christmas aisle to bring up a giant sign just for you.

so my manager takes out her app, scans the code, applies the discount, and this lady -- after thirty five fucking minutes -- snottily leaves with her newly discounted tree ornaments, loudly spouting about how this store has the "worst service ever!"

it was 25%. so, 25 cents off a $1 dollar fucking item.

she kept me 35 minutes past when i should have clocked out over 25 cents. i quit about a week later.

[silvermoon424]

where have you been watching / downloading the new tokyo mew mew series? The only site I've found wants a subscription and i dont wanna deal w that

Watch

Download via torrenting

If you've never torrented before, here is a tutorial. I highly suggest investing in a VPN if you plan on torrenting, because ISPs can crack down on your internet service if they catch you (although they're almost always warn you first). Plus VPNs are just a good investment, anyway.

I personally use NordVPN, it's been good for me and there are usually deals going on (iirc I spend like $100 to get a 3-year plan, which works out to about $2.80 a month. But if you can't front the cash all at once they have monthly plans as well). But there are tons of VPN services out there, you just need to do your research if you want to get one. I would definitely invest in one that lets you cheat streaming services, not all of them do that (for example, NordVPN lets you watch region-locked content on Netflix by switching to a server from that country).

If you don't want to mess around with torrenting, that watch link I provided should be fine. I would use an adblocker but that site has never given me any issues.

[keoni-chan]

Hi keoni♡ I'm just wondering how long your game takes to load! I can load sims 3 in 2 minutes but sims 2 has been taking an hour and I cant touch my computer at all :(

Hi!

I just timed it, and it loads in a little under 5 minutes with 13 GB of custom content. (I used to have 3... Where did I go wrong?)

Sims 2 loading times mostly depend on your system specs, but there are other ways to speed up your game. I do recommend investing in an SSD hard drive. I run my game from an ancient one (like 7 years old) and it really does makes a huge difference. I think one of the new ones, like my husband has, could load my game in under a minute.

If you can't throw down the cash to upgrade (and I don't blame you. Times are tough, the world sucks, shit's expensive), there are some tricks to help your game.

1. Rename all your files so they only use letters, numbers and underscores. All other cutesy symbols (like []~-, and stuff) confuse your game and slow it down. I use Bulk Rename Utility. It's very easy to use.

2. Your Downloads folder should only hold .package files. Throw out those preview pictures and Read Me files. Your game can't read them, but tries anyway, slowing you down.

3. Merge your packages. I wrote a guide on that here. This really makes a difference if you're a bit of a hoarder like me. Because you combine multiple files into a single file, your game has to read less files. Less files to read is faster loading times.

4. Compressorize your files with The Compressorizer. Smaller files load faster.

I hope my tips are somewhat useful.