My friend sent me a tiktok, and the person in it uses the L'Oreal lipstick in shade Glossy Fawn but to my knowledge it's not available in Australia? I'm not sure if they released the same shade with a different name, so is there an equivalent shade or a dupe?
The poor thing was hanging on to deer life.
I was attempting to remember this show today but anything I searched was met with walls. I think it was semi anime-style animation, almost like pokemon/digimon style. This character is the thing that stands out in my mind - I'm thinking Kiro or Keiro it was called, and I think there was a segment at the end of the episods called Keiro's Corner. He was cute, spoke English in a male voice and im nearly sure he had wings.
This is driving me crazy, I hope to god im not making this up and someone knows what I'm on about!!
I was raised in a TBM household headed by a fiercely TBM mother after my father moved on to greener (but equally TBM) pastures when I was still a toddler.
Mom was a smart and capable woman. She was well-read and did a good job of instilling in her children a desire to learn and study. In fifth grade, I discovered her college texts and read them with vigor and interest. I especially enjoyed the ones on physics, astronomy and genetics.
So, in my teens when I heard of Fawn Brodie's opus on the Mormon founder, she felt the need to save me the trouble. You see, she as a young lady had read the book and was a bit concerned about its use of references. Her father also loved books and had a fairly competent library of Mormon literature for the day, including some works that my mother considered to be less well known. She reported to me that in many places, the quotes offered by Ms. Brodie did not correspond with the reference provided. Words were added or removed, or important qualifying statements omitted with ellipses ("..."). She said I would do well not to trust the research in that book. So I didn't. And I didn't read it. Because she was a lot smarter than me and knew much about many such things.
BUT
What my mother did not know is the issue with the books in her father's library: They had been edited and changed from the original writings in many particulars. These changes were executed systemically by the church historian (Joseph Fielding Smith) and his cronies. The reason the quotes did not match the references available to my mother was neither lady's fault. Fawn Brodie quoted the original text. My mother only had the sanitized ones to compare it with.
My mom has gone on to whatever fate awaits us in death. Ms. Brodie's opus continues in print.
If Ms. Brodie's writing was so very poorly sourced as all that, it would have long since fallen out of use due to its sins. It would have been easy for Mormon Apologetics to rip it to shreds and destroy its credibility. It is now just as popular as it ever was, maybe even more so.
I think it is about time I gave it a read.
I've been playing the Halo Infinite campaign lately. As you play through, you periodically rescue marines who have been captured by the enemy. Naturally, these marines are very grateful to have been saved by Master Chief. They thank you profusely, compliment Chief's skills, and pledge loyalty to your cause.
But it doesn't stop there. Even if you simply pass a group of liberated marines later, you're likely to hear a string of upbeat, Chief-adoring soundbites. "I'd given up all hope, but then Chief showed up, and now I believe!" "With that spartan on our side, we can't lose!"
Naturally, I felt good the first few times the marines thanked me. But the praise is so constant, so absolute, it starts to feel inauthentic and forced, at least to me.
During my last play session, I remember botching a marine rescue mission. I died several times, missed most of my shots, and let half the marine squad die, even on my successful attempt. I wasn't feeling particularly capable, but on some level, I was still immersed in the experience. War can be hell, after all. And then, breaking through my brief moment of a reflection, a chipper marine said, "We're free! It's all thanks to Chief!" He then ran happily toward a Warthog past two of his fallen comrades, each of whom were riddled with bullets from a Brute's Mangler pistol.
It's not just Halo of course. Many Zeldas, including BotW, include NPCs who shower Link with praise. He's the hero that was promised, after all!
Or consider Metal Gear Solid V. Like Master Chief, Snake commands unmitigated adoration from his soldiers. They don't simply follow orders or salute with military respect. They marvel at Snake's legend. They tell him it's an honor simply to be in his presence.
For me, the constant praise feels unearned. Unless I have literally played through the game with a speedrunner's efficiency or major league gaming skill, I just don't think I deserve that level of admiration.
I realize that I might be over-associating myself, personally, with Chief or Snake. Perhaps it would be better for me to divorce my own abilities from the narrative identify of the protagonist. Those marines/soldiers are enamored with the character, not me, the player. I also have to acknowledge that Halo Infinite and MGSV are late entires in long-standing series, so you could argue all the effusive praise represents a culmination of that character's legend over 4+ games.
Still, sometimes it's just too much. Maybe the developers want the playe
... keep reading on reddit ➡Many years I was in the fawn/flight response. When I got in the fight response, I no longer needed to be in the flight response because I no longer felt afraid. When I processed my anger and sadness I reached peace and calmness. I now started my last phase of therapy. This year will be THE year that I can finally let go of my past. Patience is a virtue.🙌🏼
To be fair, I don't think Lillia works satisfactorily in Season 12, so does the stats show.
It's strange because there are no nerfs but some remarkable buffs for her since Patch 11.14 the mini-rework. However her performance becomes worse and worse in general. But why?
Items might be one issue?
I often feel like there is no suitable item to build after Mythic and Zhonya's. Yes Cosmic Drive and Morello are not bad, but I feel like that they do not add damage at all. In other words, I'm dealing the same damage with 2 items and 3 items or even 4.
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Bamboo.
“Joseph could with a certain honesty inveigh against adultery in the same week that he slept with another man's wife, or indeed several men's wives, because he had interposed a very special marriage ceremony. And who was to say him nay, since in the gentile world the simple pronouncement of a few time-wor[n] phrases by any justice of peace was all that was necessary to transform fornication into blessed matrimony. The spoken word stood between him and his own guilt. And with Joseph the word was God.” (Pg. 308)
JER READS: “No Man Knows My History” by Fawn Brodie
EDIT: fixed typo, thanks to u/Hasa-Diga-LDS for catching it, and obligatory thanks for all the awards!
I recorded the entirety of the must-read Joseph Smith Biography “No Man Knows My History” by Fawn Brodie, along with chapter commentary by yours truly. I hope you enjoy listening and I can’t wait to hear your thoughts! Please share with as many people as you think would benefit from this audiobook presentation.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjjV8WnEZQGLscNu9uWlnwV9K1FEAdEKr
As far as I know, this is the only AUDIO version of this book that has ever existed.
I've gone my whole teenage life pretending to be normal and bubbly in front of others as an attempt to make friends (I was quiet and friendless before then),. It helped me get out of the house and interact with others, but at the end of the day, I would always wonder what was wrong. Why I felt wrong.
Until eventually, I just ran out of energy. I can't mask anymore It's not even an option. Now, it's either show my true self to people or hide because I don't feel safe enough to do so.
As a result, I've become a lot more reserved in social situations (like I was as a kid) and I spend much more time isolated, but what's nice is that I can actually sometimes feel the fear of being around other people instead of just brushing it off to the side. I process it sometimes. I'm not just running on autopilot anymore. Something within me is not allowing my authentic self to be abandoned anymore. At least not to that level.
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