I’ll preface this by saying I’m a kook. I’d like to think I’m self aware to know I’m a damn kook. I rode a wave storm for 4-5 months and then switched to a torq board. I’m still learning but I’ve caught some good waves trimming down the line. But I’m still trash for sure, still going out with the mindset to keep learning every time
But today I was at La Jolla and the sets were just close out after close outs. If you did get on a wave it was like a 1.5 second ride on the face and then the wave closed out
I started to wonder, am I hurting my progression only surfing close out beach breaks? I’m gaining experience reading waves and having fun but I can’t help but think I have no time on the face of the wave to actually ride or do any turns/cutbacks.
Am I overthinking this and I should just keep going out and learning? If I’m not overthinking it, can anyone recommend some spots in SD where I can go as intermediate-beginner and get a longer ride and practice some turns? Feel free to Pm if you don’t wanna publicly say your spot
Edit: Lots of fantastic advice thank you everyone!
My personality lies closer to the "Average". I like the idea metaphysical things but when things start to get real, I panic and rile myself back in. In terms of spiritual growth, attaining pshyscis abilities and sidhis I feel like these are just things I like to distract myself with due to being lonely. Whenever my social life improves a little, a good family gathering or lunch with co-workers, I realize how play-like and childish the things I practice are. Then its back to zero with me again.
I think that the constant pushing from companies and fans for idols to be skinner and skinner actively hinders the idol's ability to perform and do their duties as an idol
I think a lot of idols would dance and sing a lot better if they weren't so malnutritioned from trying to strive for an unrealistic body standard especially when it comes to girl groups where thiness often trumps nutrition and muscle formation.
Companies and fans would rather have an idol be thin and not perform their best rather than be healthy and perform amazingly.
This is really emphasized with artists like Ailee and Wendy. They were and still are AMAZING vocalists but they were both harassed for their body weight to the point where they underwent extreme diets to change something that actively hurt their health and, in turn, their talent. The desire for them to better match the beauty standard was bigger than the desire for them to be better performers.
I think people might disagree because they view an integral part of idols job is to look pretty and fit the beauty standard and if they aren't doing that then they aren't doing their job as an idol. Although I think part of the idol's job is to be this unattainable figure to be idealized ( I DON'T like that this is true but i can't deny it), their ability to sing, dance, and perform should be the priority and instead companies and many fans prioritize skinniness.
Myself personally I'm hoping for special spawn rate fix and probably offline progression. B4B is no longer my main game but I do still jump on a few times a week. Just curious what your expectations are.
For more context my family for the most part are strongly antivaxx amount other things to the point they in public call people sheeple in public just foti wearing an masks.
Now I choose not to judge people choice on weather they get jabbed or not but personally I want to get the shots. However if I do so (or at least my family finds out) I risk potentially getting kicked out of home and am in no position to find somewhere else to live.
Not sure what I should do but it's looking like I'm fucked either way.
Edit: should mention 19 graduated about a year ago. And the problem isn't the actual process but after the fact. Lying to them would work but I'd need to play some 4D chess moves to make sure everyone who needs to know doesn't reveal it. Because I have alot of connections with a support group we are with, shared family doctor, psychologist etc.
I'm writing this because I've recently received a few private messages on my socials that basically have stoked a bit of fear in me. Namely that because I'm a furry vtuber on twitch nobody will ever watch me and that if I want to be a real streamer to drop the furry shit.
I've been streaming 3 times a week for about 2 months now and I have had what I considered very steady and healthy growth for a brand new twitch account. I started because I'm about a year out from my bachelors in tv production and I wanted a consistent flow of content production practice. I'd stream, take the streams and edit them for videos, post to YouTube for daily vids, rinse and repeat. It allows me to be a better content producer as I start tackling more complex productions for my university work. That's great but then I received 3 messages from 2 separate accounts on my Twitter dms and now I feel awful. Basically was told that I will never grow or make a career out of content production simply because I'm a furry. That it makes me unmarketable. That hurt a bit.
So now I'm in my own head, should I ditch the protogen that has become my online fursona for my content and just be like everyone else? Would that be better for me? I really don't know but wanted to vent a bit.
Edit: With the amount of people asking me I will just cave in and say my twitch is twitch.tv/mongolpsr . The amount of support I've been given over this little panick attack I had because some jerks poked at something I was already stressed about is very surprising. But oh so welcomed. I thank every single person who's commented and shown me such kindness.
Edit 2: wtf. I go to sleep last night feeling better and now I wake up to a silver, over 25 new followers, and my second most upvoted reddit post. You're all crazy. Legit tearful right now. I wasn't expecting anything and was just trying to vent into what often feels like the void of the internet. Never did I think so many people would give me words of encouragement one I recognize as a animator I freaking LOVE.
Edit 3: OK which one of you crazys gave me platinum. Ima be crying tears of joy all day now.
As per title, I’m curious to see if there is anyone out there who watches Chantal and also experiences BED. Or really anyone who is on a health or weight loss journey. How does watching foodie help or hinder you?
There seems to be a conception that having animals in zoos is mistreatment, hurting the conservation cause, and just plain unethical.
This may be anecdotal, but when my family and I go, we read all about different animals and how many there are left. Seeing the animals in person gives one an appreciation for the beauty and importance of doing everything we can to protect what we still have.
Furthermore, the knowledge zoologists gain from their work help protect the endangered ones and can even be used to save a species through breeding programs.
Also, in most zoos, a portion of your ticket is donated to conservation initiatives
I’m not saying all zoos are perfect, but the large ones I’ve been to all share the things above in common
Its been researched that people with adhd have a lower baseline of dopamine than neurotypicals. As I understand, a detox slowly returns dopamine levels to baseline. If people with adhd have a lower baseline than most people, would a detox even help? I know that I’m always looking for stimulation aka dopamine but I wonder if my adhd is caused by poor habits or if I’m seeking out these habits because of deficient dopamine? Either way I expect withdrawal effects if I start a detox but I don’t want to cause more harm if I try this method. I wonder if adhd folks even have the ability to weather a detox. Help?
Since open world RPG’s are getting bigger and bigger could PCG have a greater role in generating content for a subscription based MMO without losing the excitement that comes with finding new secrets and areas in normal open world games?
Lore and world building is a big part of what can drive players to seek out new things. Can you still excite the player base in the same manner without having set content?
I'm majoring in sociology but I want to pick up the accounting minor at UCLA. Im hoping to take enough courses to be CPA eligible by the time I graduate to work at big 4. Would not having an accounting degree look bad? Also, if at the time of graduation I need a semester or two at community college to finish CPA eligibility would that prevent me from getting a job? Sorry if this sounds stupid, totally new to accounting
Perhaps the ultimate duality is woman and man, yin and Yang. In the beginning was one until split into two and so on. E=MC squared. If you want to define up, you must have a down. To declare a heaven you must declare an earth. Separating the two that were originally one and still are irregardless of our perspective. Or has our dualistic perspectives hindered us from seeing what truly is? That seems more fitting. If we can realize duality in all that is then we are able to recognize the wholeness of things we once saw as separate. If we can realize that this knowledge can be applied to all that is, we can heal not only ourselves but all that is held in the minds eye. The sky is not the limit, there simply is none. Measurements have caused duality. The need to understand others instead of knowing thyself.
I was reading a book awhile back by Michael A Singer and he talked about how he had been a heavy weed smoker but he stopped completely because it got in the way of seeing clearly.
Instead of talking about SHIB losing zeros and becoming $1, what are some of SHIB’s biggest threats?
In other words, was it a good idea for the show to have written alternative love interests at all?
I feel that Marinette and Adrien didn't take much away from the experience of their relationships: they just walked away as more flawed, imperfect characters. Marinette and Adriens' shortcomings in their relationships suggest to me that they probably shouldn't have been in them in the first place.
In the end, they're both just young teenagers who are learning about love. But given that Lukanette and (especially) Adrigami ended up on rather poor terms, almost destined to fail due to the importance the show places on the love square, was it really necessary to ship Marinette and Adrien with other people in the first place? Was the added spice and complexity in the plot worth the damage (in my opinion) to their character arcs?
