OOC (Pre): Before this one gets started, I wanted to apologize for what was originally going to be part two. I didn't give any type of proper warning(s), and I feel horrible. I've decided to change the way the arc is going to go down. Instead of having 16 parts with 4 entries per "book", I'm gonna have 12 parts, only three books. Again, I'm sorry if I offended anyone. I only want to have fun here, and I'm sorry if I prevented that in certain individuals. I like this one more. The only thing you might have to watch out for is the theme of Maxwell's mother (Techne) being mourned as if she's dead. She's not, it's just that Maxwell's dad still hopes she'll come back.
The days are blending together anymore. Maxwell was situated at the docks today. He sat there, his legs dangling over the side as he contemplated a lot of things. Why was he here? What fate was planned for him by the gods? …What was going on? Why did he have that nightmare? He sighed, watching fish swim by under the dock below him. He hated fish. Gross, slimy, smelly… ugh. He did not like fish.
However, his mind wasn’t really on the fish, so to speak. Instead, he was thinking about the memories he had been viewing. The same question attacked his mind over and over again, bludgeoning him. The gods were doing this for a reason. Surely, they had to have one. Surely. He waited for it. That tug of sleep. It never showed up. So, there he sat, confused. He didn’t understand it at the time, but this was exactly how it was supposed to go down. He sat there, contemplating himself. Eventually, he thought to himself about a memory. It wasn’t good, but maybe it would give him more insight into what’s going on with his life. It was worth a shot.
Maxwell was quite the joker. He knew how to laugh at certain things, and he knew when to make a joke. Well… for the most part. There were a few times in his past where he had slipped. Maxwell was also a very impulsive person. He’d do or say things that seemed right to him in the moment. However, the worst time was…
Where was he? Oh, right. A restaurant. If he managed to recall this particular memory correctly, it was April 30. His birthday. He just turned 10. Yep, he remembered this one distinctly. He was going out to dinner with his father and his grandparents. Now that he was thinking about it, why was there another chair, empty, right next to his father? There was nobody else to wait for… right? He chuckled, gestured to the empty chair and spoke.
“Hey, look here! Ah, man, it’s my best friend, the invisible man! Haha…!”
His grandparents didn’t laugh. His dad didn’t smile. He glanced around the table confusedly. What was it that he said? The joke might not have been the best one he’d made, but even his bad jokes usually got an eyeroll from his dad. He chuckled nervously before he spoke again.
“Hahah…? The… invisible man….?” He nudged his father. He would take a pity laugh at that point. He never got it. His father just sighed, a frown tugging at his lips before he solemnly spoke.
“Maxwell… we save a chair every year… for your mother. I don’t know where she is. However… I just hope that she’s alright.”
Maxwell shrunk back down into his chair. His father was mad at him, wasn’t he? He needed to apologize, right?
“...Sorry, dad. I didn’t… I didn’t know… I’ve just never really realized it. I miss her too, dad. I’ve never met her, but… I miss her. I wish I could see her. Just once.”
Moments before the memory ended, he could’ve sworn he heard his father mutter something.
“You’ll meet her sooner than you think.”
At the last moment, something changed. Maybe he wasn’t remembering the dream correctly. A single tear ran down his father’s cheek as he turned towards the empty chair. He placed his arm around the chair like how a lover would place their arm around their beloved.
He was waiting for his mother. A woman who would never come back to him. Maxwell just didn’t realize it. His father knew that day would come. That day where Maxie had to go to camp. The day his life would change forever.
He opened his eyes. He was still at camp. He was in one piece. His journal was intact. He looked down at it. His father’s words echoed through his mind.
“You’ll meet her sooner than you think.”
Most demigods never got to meet their godrent. However, in that moment, Maxwell decided something. He would meet her one day. He would confront his own mother. He would prove himself strong to her.
“Okay, mom. I’ll show you. I’m gonna prove myself to you! I’ll make sure you acknowledge me… no. Us. You’re gonna acknowledge all of your children, more than just claiming them!”
His eyes burning with determination, he watched the waters, the waves crashing by.
He knew what he was supposed to do.
END LOG. LOCATING ENTRY THREE
OOC (Post): Just clearing up some potential points of confusion here. Number one, Maxwell’s journal, while never explicitly stated, is presumed to be a gift from Techne. It never runs out of pages, and is highly hydrophoboic. Number two, Maxwell is (probably) not going to meet Techne. Thanks for reading this one.

I’ve battled with insomnia for months now, and it’s increasingly gotten worse. I’ve tried everything from natural sleep supplements, chamomile tea, melatonin, white noise, eye masks, dim lights before bed, hydroxyzine, and CBD.
Red wine is the only thing that helps me go to sleep and stay asleep, but it’s not practical or sustainable to drink two glasses of wine every night.
Does anyone know of a drug that affects the brain similarly I could ask my doctor about?
I don’t have trouble staying/falling back asleep, but when it comes to initially sleeping, it’s almost impossible for me to quiet my thoughts, which then creates an anxiety tailspin about how little sleep I will get before I have to function through another 10 hour work day. Wine is the only thing that relaxes my mind enough to rest.

Hi Folks,
First post here. I'm UK based, but interested in hearing from anyone who has an opinion. (Also, apologies for formatting and spelling, dyslexic and on my phone)
I've been using Rover for about 9 months, and my schedule is pretty much 9am-5pm solidly booked every weekday, it averages about 7 hours of walking a day, somewhere between 25-30k steps a day, and between 450-500km walked a month (looking at the last 4 weeks, I've done 550k steps and 475km in distance)
Started out walking in trainers, as the weather got worse moved into walking boots (wearing Merrell boots with vibram soles), and have stuck with those for the ankle support, and the fact that they are harder wearing. Even so, I've worn the tread practically smooth on my walking boots and they are only 4 months old.
They are expensive, about £150, and I don't particularly want to buy new ones every few months, although that is of course an option.
So, what does everyone else wear, any tips for extending the life of boots or shoes and any suggestions for what I might look for going forwards?

Hi everyone,
I'm sorry this is a long one.
I hope someone relates to me or can help me. Me and my partner 21 F and 22M have been dating now for 10 months.
Before I start, i would like to say that I have been diagnosed with anxiety and depression before this relationship started. I could not continue therapy during this relationship as it got too expensive for me. My boyfriend has now a month earlier been diagnosed with ADD. So I'm making this post because I am not sure if I should be more understanding with him.
At first it started off great right like all good relationships do. At first we had a lot of time for each other, especially him despite being a full time worker. We met at work, and fell in love after like 5 months of never saying hello. When I started first talking to him, he had just gotten out of a 2+ year relationship with his ex, and i think it had only been 1-2 months of their breakup before we dated.
I was really hesitant to date him even though i really liked him because of this short gap. I thought that he had not taken enough time to fully heal, so i didn't respond to his question of dating until I felt like I was okay enough with his past relationships. Maybe I jumped in too quick despite this, however I really fell for the person he was.
I am a super studious person, I care about my future and especially my career and I have always been like this. He on the other hand was a carefree spirit, he loved to go with the flow. He is the sort of man who likes being happy and will try his best to avoid conflicts. At first we would have these amazing nights almost like 3-4 times a week where it was not even a fancy place or anything. We would simply just sit there, talk about ourselves. Getting to really know each other and connecting, and i truly felt that before I committed I knew exactly who he was. At least I did think that.
So after dating for a few months, of course issues arise. One of the issues I has and one of my needs which i had communicated before dating, and which he agreed too as well, was that we will try our best to call each other. From my last relationships I know that when i get a call from my partner, it makes me feel wanted, loved, and cared for. It is a really simple ask at least in my opinion. We solved this issue and he promised he would call me more. And for a few weeks after that, he did. Then it stopped.
Another issue I had was how i was ignored every time we were around his friends. I understand that I may not be his number 1 priority as he probably values them over me simply due to their shared experiences and the longevity of their relationship. But one thing I also asked him was how he prioritises his partner and how he expresses that. He had assured me that he does, that he loves his friends but in a relationship, the partner matters more. We had both agreed that a partner to us meant that we would essentially choose that person for life till death, marriage, kids the whole spiel. So that person to us meant most.
Anyways I had noticed that ignorance for me during the first month of our relationship. I had then told him straight away because from therapy I have learned how I can tend to internalise other's behaviours to me as my own faults. That day he was so perfect. I walked away from that conversation feeling like we communicated in such a healthy way. I was so happy, because he told me what he felt and I found a good solution so that I am not ignored or feeling ignored and so that he does not have to deal with me annoying him about it.
However 10 months in, calls stopped after a month of him "calling". I forgave it, because i was like yeah he just doesn't enjoy calling fair enough. So why is he on discord all night calling and playing with his boys? Why is he late for our dates which I always plan because he sleeps in and through his alarms when he does the whole staying up playing games thing. Still forgiven, because in other aspects he has been a great bf.
But one night instead of crying at his behaviour towards me, I just laughed and shook my head in disbelief. I sat there alone until 2am just thinking about everything he has done and what i believe is disrespect. Some of the things are below:
- The most crucial thing for me was that he was invited to go to a long trip with his boys for like 10-11 days. At first he told me that he won't go if i don't want him to, but when he did that i ended up relenting and saying he should go because i don't want to make him miss his experiences. We had also as a couple gone on a 5-day trip so it's only fair. But maybe i made a really big deal out of how much i didn't want him to, or how much i was unhappy with his inconsideration of how I'd feel. I mean when I said I'm only hesitating so much because Id be missing him, he told me "he would be too distracted to miss me". That one was a was a big ouch. Anyways now he's already paid and stuff so it does not matter what I think. He was very sweet about it. He bough the most expensive internet package so that he could text me. But now after thought i also realised i can go trips with my girlfriends and wanted to go on a same distance one, he said it is not fair that he can't make a big deal like I did about it. I just did not know what to reply to that.
- Secondly I dont feel very comfortable when my partner goes to clubs, parties etc heaps especially without me. I'm usually never invited. he makes it very clear that his friends would hate me being there and hate him for bringing me. I have been cheated on previously, and as someone diagnosed with seasonal depression and anxiety I try my very best to not let it impact my relationship but it does. So one day he told me he is going to a party and he will essentially leave before the girls (other random girls) come. He also promised he won't drink. So i agreed to this party, because i dont want to hold him back and lose experiences with his friends because of me. But he drank, and stayed when other girls got there, and proceeded to then speak to a girl who makes me uncomfortable. when i brought this up, he pulled the "she is a friend babe, I was helping her".
- To compromise with him and make it fair, I skipped going clubbing, bars, drinking because it would make him uncomfortable. I even avoided my friends bday and let them know up front that I can't because i want my boyfriend to also see that I respect our agreement. A month later he ended up starting to go bars/clubbing anyways so not like it matters
- The worst part was after telling him this, I was told that I am being unreasonable, that I'm always complaining, "I'm always mad" at him. I don't know if i communicate wrong. However my general approach to telling him something is firstly saying I want to talk about something, discuss how I feel, wait for him to reply/react/respond and then find a solution. But one day i got so sick of finding solutions, and being the only one who spoke out and found solutions like I was legit talking to a brick wall who nods.
There are many more situations, where he tends to support others over me in an argument that I tell him about, where our dates are getting shorter and shorter because "he's too tired", he's "not bothered", etc.
Now I have said before that he has ADD and the psychiatrist has not said depression, but we suspect it. Despite all this, I know we are a young couple, in other regards he has been very loving and been there for me when I was breaking down because of my own issues. But its mainly like how they say, when it's good, its REALLY good. But when it's bad, its REALLY bad. Anyways, he suspects the reason for our recent rift and these feelings is our distance and his workload. he believes that when he drops his hours at work, when he moves closer we will be okay. Do I wait and have more understanding? Do I leave because it is getting really painful when it does? Or do i give it more time?

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TL;DR at the bottom! :]
*(also you may or may not have seen this post in other Bipolar communities, I'm just copying and pasting because it's an efficient way to gain more feedback. I'd say I'm lazy as well but it seems I keep editing this initial introductory paragraph for the sake of novelty or something).
-- Yes hello So approximately a month ago I started taking 25mg of lamotrigine twice a day *(lamictal for those here who are on the brand name)* and around 10 days ago we doubled my dose to 50mg, also twice a day. It was having a highly positive and noticeable "changed my life "impact from the initial 25mg dose, but something's changed. Ever since I doubled up I've noticed these effects are diminished to the point that I experience subtle exhaustion and depression. I did see a new psychiatrist (he didn't prescribed my meds) and he mentioned you shouldn't go up too quickly. I kept that in mind as it got to a point where some days I would take 50mg in the morning and only 25mg for a second dose. I can still function far better than I could without lamotrigine at all (still no extreme ups or downs with 50mg) but I've called in three days in a row and I never call in sick this much. I'm also on 40mg of Vyvanse (which always helped and still does with or without lamotrigine/lamictal), just for some extra information. Perhaps I've doubled up too quickly after all. Has anyone else experienced this? Any insight would be greatly appreciated. Keep rocking. -- TL;DR Started lamotrigine (lamictal) 25mg 2x per day, three weeks later went up to 50mg 2x per day; went from very "life changing" positive effects to less positivity, less energy, and more subtle depression

Simulation Horse Race Betting. When you actually go to the track full of spectators on a saturday and watch a horse race.
Bowling, darts, golf, basketball, pinball, gym for muscle mass, arcade games in arcade centres or houses. They dont need to be complex, just press X for power.. but have all options available. Tennis ping pong . You name it.
Every house and building available to open like COD Warzone. Breakins in houses for example. With houses in better arears with better security.. jump through glass..
🌪️ tornadoes in florida every now and then when driving and boats and Flying becomes very very hard.
R Rated Options / strip club/ hookers/ red light/ gentlemen club.
Big Casino with all gaming options / poker vs online.
Large online World with 200+ / 1000+ people or more.
Mountain Bike Trails-
4wdriving trails that only can be done by a 4wd
Abit of Watch Dogs like tech for High Tech Hiests
Fishing with different fish in different areas.
Everything Available in first Person VR 1080P or better.
Music studio where you can make your own tracks and people can vote for them with the best ones getting on a special Radio Station in cars for top 50 user songs.
Bills/ house/ ca tolls
A court process where you can be jailed or get out on parole - Jail to have its own boring experience or be quick skipped at anytime to release.
A warzone like gamemode.
Speeding fines and flashing cameras with demerit points, breath tests.
Extreme custom player creation where you can make yourself. Either from a Photo on an App or from complete customisation with no restrictions to facial features. ( not too silly tho)
Shopping centre/s
A family experience with potential to have a family / mutliple kids. Like the best Sims game ever.
Huge Cruise ship at (keys west) that you can explore That travels to and from (fort lauderdale) each day.
Slower time changes. Or real life Time and Weather to Miami,FL. Lightning in real life = lightning in the game.
Make your Own Clothing brand (at a cost) and shop that people can buy stuff from in your online lobby, you choose the price tag.
Cold and Flu”s requiring a visit to the chemist for some Paracetamol to get better and remove your Dizzy Symptoms and Red Nose. Can get it from mingling with too many people or from wearing warm weather clothes in cold weather.
Food and water Bar to add a survival component. If the bar is full you do better at events compared to being halffull.
A shelter in the CBD for bankrupt/homeless that free food and water is an option for.
An easy/hard way to become bankrupt and lose all possessions.
Stock Market - bitcoins with a high chance of a loss. Base it off the real world but just rename the stocks.
No portal-ing available. Travel only.
Nightclubs opened on certain nights like Thursday to Sunday 10-5am (no guns allowed in certain places with security like nightclubs and perhaps shopping centres)
In first person- others can hear you when your within hearing distance and your characters mouth moves to simulate the words you speak.
Airpods or Headphones to listen to tunes whenever.
A pet store with many options, mostly dogs and cats
Dog parks
Fires and firecrews
Crashes that Involve AI at intersections or random locations that backup traffic with police / firecrews/ ambulance going past.
Nothing too futuristic-unreal like i wouldnt go much further then a jetpack/concept (flying)cars.
Fast food for fast foood:P

There were $300 Millions worth of just Doge liquidations.
also because of the (former) owners of this 300 millions did not apply these Crypto rules:
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For everyone who think options horsebets and staking non-stakable coins will give him massive gains or who had liquidations in the last days:
crypto rules:

1. hodl
2. buy the dip (best before whales)
3. never sell at a loss
4. don't do leverage trading / options / derivates
5. don't do margin trading
6. don't stake crypto that is not meant to be staked
7. don't lend crypto to exchanges (or anybody)
8. best case store it in a cold wallet
9. only invest what you can afford to loose (or hodl long time)
10. ignore FUD - do your own research on your investment

This rules all are important!!
I posted this rules for over a year now and the rules have clearly proved their worth

Im in 11th grade, and im doing into senior year this school year. I started taking pomodoros seriously at august 2022. At first I struggled to do 4 pomodoros. But 2022 to january 2023 was a big improvement spike. I went from 2 hours max to 4 hours. I also used 25/5 when I started, but in january i could do 4 50/10. My pr for study time is 6x50/10. Eventually though I changed it to 30 min pomodoros. Ive had many, many low productivity periods so I know 50/10 wasnt sustainable for me these days.
My average study time on a day where im not in a low productivity arc is 4 hours, which is 8x30min pomodoros. Its not bad, but I realized that my study time hasnt made significant improvements. Last year I was improving at a fast rate, but ever since i got to 4 hours I just cant get passed it.
The only thing that improved is my consistency. I wasnt really consistent at first and struggled to keep a 4 day study streak in a row. But i kept a study streak for over 2 weeks in a row I think after getting 7 days for the first time. Its not hard for me to study everyday now, and I always wanted my consistency to get better. But I still suck at actually studying since I just cant get passed the 4h mark
How can I actually raise my study time to 5h? Should I study to the absolute max for 2 days of the week? Because I wont be able to improve if I stay in my comfort zone. People say not to push too hard because of 'burnout', but honestly, id rather try my best and get burnout then when I get out of it, I take certain steps to avoid it again. I feel like if things stay the same like this, I wont be able to improve my study time. Something has to change. How should I apply progressive overload to studying?

Hi guys! I have a 10 month old German shepherd and I’m looking to change his food. I’m of course doing my own research as well but also wanted to get personal feedback and recommendations.
Right now, he’s on Victor pro plus and I just don’t think it agrees with him very much. He has a sensitive tummy and he’s just always itchy. I’ve tried multiple things to improve his skin condition, as his coat is healthy his skin is just so dry! We brush every few days, and there’s no fleas or anything.
He’s just a sensitive lil guy it seems! I’ve had him on this food since he was 5 months (I got him at 4 1/2). His owner before me switched his food often depending on what the store had. He’s otherwise very healthy, energetic, and a healthy weight.
Again, I am doing my own research! Just thought I’d ask here too. Thank you in advance :)

Purchased monitor a few days ago and it came with v32 firmware out of the box. 138hz worked fine.
I updated to v33 tonight and suddenly cannot select 138hz in Windows 10.
Has anyone else had the same issue and if so, any idea how to fix it. Not a dealbreaker but annoying none the less.

Is this right or totally wrong...

1. So we find everyone we know who's willing to sign up for the lottery and ask them to do so? (So maybe we get 10 entries that way).
   
2. Pray that we get two 1day tickets that way (I know the odds are .5% per entry, but with 10 entries maybe it's like 5%)
   
3. If that works, buy two 1day tickets off Stubhub for a couple thousand $, so now we can do 2 days.
   
4. And then book plane tickets and hotels. We could do the whole trip for say $4,000 all-in for 2 people this way and get 2 days on the course?
   

Is this the best route? If I'm making the trip I'd really like to be on the course for at least 2 days, ideally 3 or 4 but we're not rich.

So for the past 3 week i have been getting flare ups due to weather getting hot and i been ending up flaky all over my body. What i realised is my scalp is getting flaky and more flaky, i dont wash my hair alot as its bad for the scalp and wash it with shampoo every 3/4 days. I have tried head and shoulders shampoo for dry scalp but it dont seem like that helps. Im getting more insecure and trying to hide it as at the back of my head near my neck theres always flaky skin within my hair and it looks bad. I never had any problems with my scalp untill now. Im from the UK so would there be any shampoos to help this that i can get in boots or superdrug?