Part I (The Dilemma)
TDLR: I was having dilemma because i was confused about my sexuality and my feelings for a friend of mine. but i decided to just go for it, with a happy ending. Because it's my life. It's now or never. I ain't gonna live forever. I just want to live while I'm alive. It's my life.
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Here we go. Whatever that happened may sound like it is from a movie, but I promise you, hand on heart, that everything I say is completely true. The truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
In the morning I asked if we could meet up because there was something important I had to tell him. We live nearby, a 15-minute bus ride apart, so it wasnβt too much of a hassle for him. Since he was going out to run some errands, we agreed that heβd come over to near my house.
We decided to meet at the void deck at a block near my house. The block is somewhat at the far end of the estate, so it wasnβt too busy. It was nice, and peaceful. The shade was welcoming. Also, with WFO and school starting, there wouldnβt be much people around on a weekday noon.
And so I got dressed (not fancily of course, just something presentable) and I made my way to the bus stop to pick him up. And as I waited, I was wondering how would I phrase my words and admit to him what I was feeling in a mature way. I was nervous, my heart was pumping fast and I was getting light-headed. I almost wanted to tell him to cancel the plan because I was too scared. Then I took a few deep breaths and recalled the comments in the original post, and I realised that I should just say what my heart really wants to say.
And so he arrives, he alights from the bus and you can sense him smiling behind the mask. With springs in his steps, he said hello to me in a manner that testified the cheerfulness in his eyes. Naturally I was as excited to see him too. And when he came up to me and rubbed his shoulders against mine, he looked up and into my eyes and said βwhat do you want to tell me?β. Perhaps I was overthinking or overlooking it, but the tone in his voice, while eager, and his posture, while welcoming, gave me the feeling that he knew what was to come but he just wanted to hear it. He asked that in a soft whisper, inching closer and closer to me.
But there was something else that just made me stop breathing for a moment.
Those damn eyes of his.
And I bet he knows I love his eyes.
Those bright intelligent eyes
... keep reading on reddit β‘My family and I were out for brunch at a somewhat fancy hotel restaurant. It was a buffet and they had set up the desserts in the wine cellar/room.
My dad, nearing the end of his meal, asks "Where's the dessert?"
I point and say, "In the wine cellar" but in between the cellar and me is my mom and it looks like I'm pointing to her.
Dad responds with, "Sell her? I still need her though."
I sat there a little awestruck since he's never really been one to utter puns. I crack them all the time but I guess every dad has dad jokes in them; they're just waiting for the right time.
Dad: Oh my God. Look at that! (starts pointing frantically)
Me: What? What! What is it! What am I looking at?
Dad: The cows! Don't you see them?
Me: Yea, i see them a lot, nothing special...
Dad: Nothing special?!?!? Why, they are UTTERLY fantastic!!
And then proceeds to make other utter puns until he cries of joy.
There was a Minecraft episode in the last few years where Gavin gets Michael's attention, shoots an arrow and gives the smallest "Mark Nutt." Does anyone remember which episode this is? It's before Achievement Island and I don't think it was a YDYD either, I'm guessing 2020 but might have been the start of 2021.
Dialogue topic segmentation is critical in several dialogue modeling problems.
However, unlike popular unsupervised approaches that only exploit surface features, authors in this paper train BERT model by automatically generating training data and calculating pretty accurate utterance-pair coherence scoring system.
Video Summary: https://youtu.be/i8WUJZk5_I8 Paper: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2106.06719.pdf
Hello Redditors!
Iβm seeking as much information as i can possibly get! mostly about experiences and the process it took to get you to the surgery. insurance battles. iβve heard that you have to complain about back issues for a year, or do physical therapy first, and a few other routes. and overall, whether or not it was worth it.
I am a married, twenty one, almost twenty two year old mother, contemplating breast reduction. i am absolutely scared out of my mind! I have had a few surgeries. Two C-Sections, Removal of Adenoids and Tonsils, and a couple of teethed removed. I am familiar with anesthesia and iβve never had any problems wit hit, except disorientation after awakening. but i am frightened that i wonβt wake up from it.
So where to start? Iβve had big breasts since i can remember.. when i was in 6th grade i was wearing training bras. not even an A cup, by time i was in the middle of my 7th grade year, i was fitting into my mothers bras. (she is a C cup i believe) Having big breasts at this age wasnβt something i would wish on a teenage girl.. i had a plethora of nick names, got accused of stuffing my bra, and was just utterly [pun not intended] embarrassed. i grew almost a whole cup size every year until i graduated high school. putting me almost falling out of a DD when i graduated at age 17. Let me state that i have always been tall and fairly thin. i was a size 3 or 4 in bottoms throughout high school never had a problem with my weight. so i know that my chest isnβt large for that reason. Iβm roughly 5β6 or 5β7. and iβve been this tall since high school, too.
I felt like in high school, i was always seen as βthe girl with big boobsβ causing guys to only have interest in me for that reason. i felt like i was living behind a shield and believe it or not, it kinda made me more self conscious and it left me a tiny bit emotionally damaged. i felt like i would never be anything but looks or βbig breasted.β it sounds kinda silly saying it back, but its true. I could never play sports, or cheer, or dance, all things i really wanted to do, but couldnβt in fear of my breasts bouncing or hurting from said activities.
So current day, after growing a size or two with between both pregnancies, i got sized last weekend and i am a 34 K. i wear anywhere from a 10-12 in pants depending on how its made, so Iβm average sized. However, I was in complete shock when i heard my size. I actually asked her twice, and said βk? and in kite?β out of pure disbelief. lo
... keep reading on reddit β‘Empty-handed, holding a hoe,
Walking, riding a water buffalo.
Man is crossing a bridge;
The bridge but not the river flows.
Examples of (Manic/Tribal) Freak Folk Songs
Exuma - Mama Loi, Papa Loi
Drip Drip - Comus
Blue Mamba - Sun City Girls
Song to Comus - Comus
Exuma - Obeah Man
Mukimanmansu - Andromeda
Oh Drag! - Little Teeth
Chandeath - Ensamble Polifonico Vallenato
The videos didn't always end in screams but usually some sort of verbal reaction that started with a vowel sound. It was weirdly short like /r/A (except that's not a valid subreddit), does anyone know?
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Tablets of BahΓ‘βuβllΓ‘h - 9. LawαΈ₯-i-αΈ€ikmat(Tablet of Wisdom)
Say: Human utterance is an essence which aspireth to exert its influence and needeth moderation. As to its influence, this is conditional upon refinement which in turn is dependent upon hearts which are detached and pure. As to its moderation, this hath to be combined with tact and wisdom as prescribed in the Holy Scriptures and Tablets. Meditate upon that which hath streamed forth from the heaven of the Will of thy Lord, He Who is the Source of all grace, that thou mayest grasp the intended meaning which is enshrined in the sacred depths of the Holy Writings.
- BahΓ‘'u'llΓ‘h
Hey! I've really gotten into Freak Folk this past year but I feel like I've reached an impasse. I really love the tribal/very manic aspects of these albums and others but I feel like I can't find more that meet that niche. If you know any good artist or albums please let me know! Thanks (Also any Caribbean folk music would be great :)
Examples of (Manic/Tribal) Freak Folk Songs
Exuma - Mama Loi, Papa Loi
Drip Drip - Comus
Song to Comus - Comus
Exuma - Obeah Man
Mukimanmansu - Andromeda
Oh Drag! - Little Teeth
Chandeath - Ensamble Polifonico Vallenato
For me itβs Rezaβs crying voice EVERY SINGLE EPISODE
followed closely by the OC ladiesβ screams
Morphological rules might say "Native speakers wouldn't usually make these sounds in that order".
Syntactic rules might say "Native speakers wouldn't usually say those words in that order".
What branch of linguistics might say "Native speakers wouldn't usually say those sentences in that order"? Like, for example:
My favorite author is Annie Dillard. Have you heard of her?
*Have you heard of her? My favorite author is Annie Dillard. ('her' hasn't been defined yet)
Do you eat meat? Have you tried veal?
*Have you tried veal? Do you eat meat? (the subject of eating meat hasn't been introduced yet/the questions would usually go from general to specific)
Isn't the claim that moral statements are just expressions of emotions an empirical claim about the state of minds of individuals when they make these statements? If so, then how is this a position in philosophy and not (say) in psychology? Wouldn't you need to do some empirical investigation (e.g. a survey asking what goes on in people's minds when they make moral statements) to make this claim?
I feel I am misunderstanding the sense in which the emotivist position (and the non-cognitivist position in general) is meant to be understood here, so would appreciate your help!
EDIT: To the comments pointing out that the domain of philosophy can overlap with other fieldsβI agree with that and I admit I should have framed my question differently. My question is: can the emotivist position also be understood as primarily a psychological claim?
>A little over a week before the SC verdict, at a three-day lecture (September 17 to 19, 2018) at New Delhi's Vigyan Bhavan, Bhagwat said the Sangh had removed offensive references to Muslims and Christians as internal threats in M S Golwalkar's book,...
Read more at: https://www.deccanherald.com/national/national-politics/sangh-and-hindutva-the-expanding-footprint-1045865.html
Hey! I've really gotten into Freak Folk this past year but I feel like I've reached an impasse. I really love the tribal/very manic aspects of these albums and others but I feel like I can't find more that meet that niche. If you know any good artist or albums please let me know! Thanks (Also any Caribbean folk music would be great :)
Examples of (Manic/Tribal) Freak Folk Songs
Exuma - Mama Loi, Papa Loi
Drip Drip - Comus
Song to Comus - Comus
Exuma - Obeah Man
Mukimanmansu - Andromeda
Oh Drag! - Little Teeth
Chandeath - Ensamble Polifonico Vallenato
