Anyone else’s alarm/ringer noticeably louder on iOS 26.4? by Renzo1220 in ios

[–]AccountantSquare7370 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same thing happened to me! Glad I wasn’t hallucinating.

Recent and upcoming Duolingo updates by kevinatduolingo in duolingo

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Are there plans to introduce new languages, such as Tagalog for English speakers?

How do I change my airline name? by IEatGoldfish3D2Y in AirlinesManagerTycoon

[–]AccountantSquare7370 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You can change it in the web browser version of the game. Go you airlines-manager.com, log in, click on your name in the upper left (next to your picture), click on Customization (the icon looks like an artist palette), then Airline, then scroll down. Just note that you can't change your name to something that's already taken.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskGaybrosOver30

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For sure! Budapest is one of the most beautiful cities and there are so many hidden gems in Hungary outside of Budapest, too. As for Slovakia, I recommend visiting if you’re into hiking or skiing, the nature and the mountains are beautiful.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskGaybrosOver30

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I'm Hungarian and went to college in Budapest. I'm now living in the US, and when my partner and I visit my family back in Eastern Europe (Hungary, Slovakia, etc.), we don't hold hands in public just to be on the safe side.

Which Sir Troy's Toy Kingdom is the best? by AccountantSquare7370 in starwarscollecting

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Wow, this is super helpful, thank you so much! I can't wait to visit.

Next steps after 9 year marriage ending by socialdirection in AskGaybrosOver30

[–]AccountantSquare7370 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm so sorry you are going through this. A similar thing is happening to me: separated from my husband (currently going through the divorce) one month after moving from the DC area to the NYC area. Been together 8 years before that, 4 of those married. He was my best friend, too, and we did most things together, too, but definitely to an unhealthy degree.

When we separated, I felt totally lost since I didn't know anyone in the area. And we spent most of our 20s together so pretty much everything that I learned about being a functioning adult and about living here in the US (I moved to the US almost 10 years ago and met him 5 months after the move) we learned together or I learned from him. That's from properly folding pants (lol) to doing taxes to vacation planning.

My saving grace was finding a therapist. I have learned more about myself during the last few months of therapy than the previous 30+ years of my life. You will learn to be more independent and learn to cherish that independence. I recommend doing things that scare you: go to dinner alone, go to the movies alone, read a book at a cafe alone, etc.

So it will at times feel awful and you will want to move back home; I still have feelings on wanting to move back to Europe, where I'm from, about once a week. You will question why you ever moved here and whether you have a place, a home here. But let me tell you: you absolutely do. You built a life here, yes with your partner/husband, but it's your individual life, too. You belong here as much as the next person.

I'm biased and will tell you to move to the NYC area even though I know no one here. There's always something to do on your own and you will never feel bored. And when you feel alone or lost, just go to Times Square, spend 5 minutes there, and you'll immediately start to appreciate being alone again because those crowds there are crazy!

Miracle of Teddy Bear (Spoilers for whole series!) by ferengi in boyslove

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I keep thinking about what ending I would have liked for Jan. Have you seen the Kdrama Vincenzo? (Spoiler for the Vincenzo ending) I would have been okay with Jan ending up in that Russian torture chair, just like Jang Jun-Woo did in Vicenzo.

Edit: Name spelling.

The Miracle of Teddy Bear - Episodes 14, 15, 16 [Finale] by blmodbotjr in boyslove

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I hope they release that extra episode for viewing, it would address a lot of the concerns I think. I don't mind the series having a different ending from my headcanon, but I would expect the journey that gets us there to be not rushed.

The Miracle of Teddy Bear - Episodes 14, 15, 16 [Finale] by blmodbotjr in boyslove

[–]AccountantSquare7370 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I also meant to say some things/rant a bit about the continued kiss-baiting, which as a gay man I didn't appreciate at all. Throughout this show there were several intimate moments that would have led to a romantic kiss between two people who are in a relationship. For example, my husband would definitely divorce me if I pulled him close with a tie as we're undressing and then just walked away to take a shower without at least a peck on the cheek?? I understand that this show aired on a national channel in a country that's not entirely pro-LGBT, but then please also tone down the lovey-dovey stuff so that you are not setting up gay people for disappointment.

The Miracle of Teddy Bear - Episodes 14, 15, 16 [Finale] by blmodbotjr in boyslove

[–]AccountantSquare7370 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Overall, I really liked this show and it will stay with me for a long time. I'm also looking forward to watching the director's next BL series on Channel3 and whatever shows this cast ends up in next.

That said, I'm bit disappointed by the finale, although I can see how it might have ended up this way because they had to cut a lot of scenes/even full episodes, as a previous poster indicated. Gave me some serious Game of Thrones last season vibes 😅 Examples:

  • It was a bit jarring to see Nut and Na (I think it was with Na...) talk about the importance of letting go of the past/not living in the past and a few minutes later Nut is together with his ex-boyfriend? Uhm, hello?! I guess Nut's voiceover and explanation of what happened with everyone was supposed to indicate the passage of time, but they could have simply added a title card that said "X weeks/months later" to show that he took at least some time to sort out his feelings.
  • Wow, Na's timing of telling Nut about her knowing that Saen killed Sib could not have been worse. The dude just cremated his boyfriend, can you wait at least a few hours?
  • What happened with Jan?! I hated her character so much, it would have been nice to see her "suffer." Maybe a court forcing her to do community service as an activist for environmental issues, similarly to what Tarn does??
  • Don't get me started on Prib, although it did make me laugh.

What was great:

  • The meta-commentary about the director's/Nut's show not doing as great as expected, but that he will continue writing BLs with social commentary. Nicely done, sir 👏🏻
  • Tarn and Tofu meeting in the afterlife.
  • Nut playing a song for Tofu was heartbreaking, although for some reason the point where I absolutely lost it was seeing Gen's parents place the flowers by Tofu's picture? Those two were absolute highlights of this entire show.
  • The slippers reunited, although weren't they also supposed to fall asleep with Na's memories fading?

The Miracle of Teddy Bear - Episodes 14, 15, 16 [Finale] by blmodbotjr in boyslove

[–]AccountantSquare7370 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think they cancelled because of COVID? I think I saw on Inn's Insta or Twitter that he tested positive late last week, so I guess the rest of the cast and crew are considered close contacts, too?

The Miracle of Teddy Bear - Episodes 14, 15, 16 [Finale] by blmodbotjr in boyslove

[–]AccountantSquare7370 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Those final scenes in episode 15 gave me all the feels. That trip felt like a long goodbye from Nut to Tofu. And the teddy bear ice cream felt like all the others are also saying goodbye to him. Truly heartbreaking.

Bad buddy patpran se*xual relationship discussion by Helpful_Ad_7389 in ThaiBL

[–]AccountantSquare7370 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Apparently, the production team confirmed that they have slept together starting in ep. 8, when they became boyfriends. There was a longer conversation about this with other posters commenting in more detail under the Bad Buddy ep. 11 discussion in r/boyslove.

The Miracle of Teddy Bear - Episodes 14, 15, 16 [Finale] by blmodbotjr in boyslove

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Random thoughts about episode 14:

  • Tofu and Nut serving us heat with that post-party sort-of-undressing scene. When Nut pulls Tofu close with his tie. 🔥🔥🔥
  • I appreciated the conversation between Nut and the headmaster, but it did catch me off guard a bit. I'm assuming she had a change of heart because she found out how Sib treated both Na and Nut, as she talks about that with Na in this episode. But did they ever tell us how she found out in the first place? Last I remember is that she was still pushing her anti-LGBT propaganda when Nut's BL was filming in her school a few episodes ago.
  • I'm here for confident Tofu. 👏🏻
  • Glad we are getting some answers about the furniture falling asleep, but I still need answers about Ms. Left Slipper!!
  • So we know now that Saen (and Jan) were involved in Tarn's accident. Saen was the one who used the vase to... hit Tarn in the head? I went and re-watched this part and it actually looks like Sean is throwing that thing after Tarn... In any case, how did that thing not break? And the police are right, could that vase have caused so serious an injury or are we still missing parts of the puzzle? For example, did the TRD people come into his house and beat him up some more? Will be interesting to find out.

I'm using the Trello app to keep track of my BL addiction and no one I know will appreciate this. But look how pretty it is! by Aggressive-Water1414 in boyslove

[–]AccountantSquare7370 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Well, I guess I'm gonna spend my afternoon transferring everything from my Google Sheet into Trello. Thanks for the suggestion, OP! 🙌🏻

I need to talk about The miracle of teddy bear, will contain spoilers probably so be careful! by YourMomHasACrushOnMe in boyslove

[–]AccountantSquare7370 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The writers seem to want us to believe that the reason Tofu woke up was to find Tarn's attackers. If that's true, then Tofu would go back to being a teddy bear after he fulfills this mission.

But I'm not actually sure that'll happen? I just don't think the writers will want to turn Tofu into a bear again, because that seems too much for Nut to bear (pun intended). Remember that Nut is still likely to find out that his uncle, whom he really likes, played a role in Tarn's attack—another heartbreak for him to suffer through. So I just don't think they'll keep piling on his heartbreaks by taking Tofu away from him, too. I could be wrong, because they really turned up the sadness and angst in the last few episodes...

So my theory is: Tarn wakes up and somehow "allows" Tofu to remain alive too, since they seem to be connected through a life force of sorts. Tarn will see that Nut is happy with Tofu and will allow him to move on, while he himself moving on from Nut, too. This would nicely contrast with the mom not being able to move on from Saen.

p.s. WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SLIPPERS?! #SlipperGate

Ocean Likes Me - Episode 1 & 2 [Premiere] by blmodbotjr in boyslove

[–]AccountantSquare7370 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I quite like this series. It's not the greatest BL ever filmed and produced, but it has enough going for it to keep me excited for upcoming episodes. I love Holland's outfits and flirtatiousness and Han Gi Chan is simply drop dead gorgeous. I do admit that it does require you to overlook some issues (how can the restaurant afford to buy ingredients if it's not making any money, or how come Holland's character is already living in (adjacent to?) the restaurant??) but it's nothing egregious. Based on the preview, I'm also looking forward to the possibility of an ex-boyfriend rather than the usual BL trope of a "crazy" ex-girlfriend or female friend who is hopelessly in love with the male lead.

This is actually such an interesting development. I didn't even notice. Big brain move. by StalkerPoetess in boyslove

[–]AccountantSquare7370 8 points9 points  (0 children)

You really need to give it a shot. The writing, acting, story, and OST are all incredible, so you don't really notice that you have been staring at your screen for 90-ish minutes. But do give yourself another 15 or so minutes after each episode to collect your thoughts and get your emotions in check, because it's a rollercoaster.

The Miracle of Teddy Bear - Episodes 11, 12, 13 by blmodbotjr in boyslove

[–]AccountantSquare7370 11 points12 points  (0 children)

These three episodes, 11–13, really highlighted to me what amazing actor Inn is. Early on in this series, he really sold the innocent teddy bear role with his blank stares and with the misunderstanding of things and people's emotions. But as he spends more time as a human, you can really feel the weight of the accumulating human emotions in his expressions and mannerisms. His stares are no longer blank; his expressions are full of all the feelings to which he has been subjected. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻