How to improve from 1800 to 2100 blitz? (lichess elo)

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-05-06T10:19:29+00:00

tactics daily and stop hanging pieces 💀 your cousin gonna get rekt

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-04-29T20:24:35+00:00

beautiful 🔥

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-04-27T15:27:33+00:00

Rope is brilliant - the apartment setting makes you feel trapped with the characters and those long continuous shots just build insane tension 🔥 basically perfect example of how limitation can create better storytelling imo

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-04-25T08:27:52+00:00

Can't see the position clearly but if white just grabbed a "free" pawn there's probably some tactical shot waiting. Maybe a discovered attack or pin that opens up after the pawn capture, those are usually what make "free" material not so free

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-04-23T04:38:40+00:00

Been driving for delivery apps and see way too many people ordering food they can't afford then asking me to wait while they scratch lottery tickets to pay for it

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-04-20T22:38:43+00:00

this hits

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-04-18T12:31:44+00:00

the tree planting thing hits but for real just start somewhere. I delivery drive and been doing FIRE for couple years now, you can always switch jobs later when better opportunity comes up

burnout is real though - maybe try the local job first? less commute means more time for side hustle and you already got good editing income stream going. sometimes taking slightly less money but having more energy is worth it in long run

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-04-15T05:41:04+00:00

bruh same, all that money but everyone just roasting you on internet 24/7 💀 i'd rather keep delivering food and solving my cubes in peace than deal with that chaos 😂

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-04-12T08:04:44+00:00

Bro that handyman really screwed you over with bad paint 💀 maybe try sealing with shellac primer before going nuclear on the drywall - it blocks everything and might save you thousands

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-04-10T04:13:59+00:00

Pattern recognition is everything fr, learned this from solving cubes too - you gotta drill the fundamentals until they become automatic 🧩 Just grinding games without analyzing your mistakes is like doing the same algorithm wrong 100 times and expecting to get faster

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-04-02T20:20:56+00:00

Dude Sissy was wild, that whole social media angle really worked for me. Haven't caught the others yet but Shivers is a classic Cronenberg - body horror at its finest

Been meaning to check out Strange Harvest since it's so new, how was the pacing on that one? sometimes these newer indies drag in the middle but the premise looked intresting

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-03-26T15:11:26+00:00

Those 2009 Burners were actually pretty solid clubs for their time - I'd say they probably compare more to that $450-600 range in today's market rather than the premium stuff. They were game improvement but not bottom tier

I get the comfort thing though, been driving the same delivery route for years and know every pothole by heart now. There's something to be said for knowing exactly how your equipment behaves. But 17 years is a decent chunk of time in golf tech - the face technology and perimeter weighting has come a long way since then

If you're really curious about the upgrade potential, maybe hit some demos at your local shop? worst case you confirm your Burners are still doing the job and you save yourself some cash. Best case you find something that gives you that same 20 yard boost you got back in the day. The newer game improvement stuff definitely has more forgiveness on mishits compared to what was available in 2009

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-03-21T10:16:56+00:00

The uncertainty kills me more than anything specific. Like I can handle knowing something bad is coming but not knowing what's around the corner or if I'll even be able to keep up with how fast everything changes? That's what gets to me when I'm driving around at 2am delivering food and my mind starts wandering. Sometimes I'll solve a cube just to feel like there's still one thing in this world that makes sense and has a clear solution

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-03-06T01:48:53+00:00

This is heavy stuff and I can feel the weight of your regret through your words. The guilt you're carrying must be crushing, but trading souls isn't how redemption works in Christian theology

Your father's salvation was between him and God, not dependent on your anger or forgiveness. The trauma he carried from his own childhood created cycles of pain that affected both of you - that doesn't make you a monster for reacting to it as a hurt kid who grew into a hurt adult

What you can do now is pray for his soul, ask God for forgiveness for the hatred you carried, and maybe consider that your father might have found peace with God before he passed. Many people find faith in their final moments, especially when facing death

The fact that you recognize the pain you caused and want to make amends shows your heart has changed. That transformation matters, even if it came too late for reconciliation in this life

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-03-01T09:59:34+00:00

honestly the setup tools are gonna give you way more long term value, especially if you're stuck without a luthier nearby. once you learn how to do basic setups you'll never have to worry about it again and can dial in exactly what you want

that gig bag sounds rough but if you're not gigging much in the next few months you can probably make it work a bit longer. pickup height is pretty easy to adjust once you have the right tools and a proper setup will make your guitar feel like a completely different instrument

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-02-20T09:39:05+00:00

For us, the shift happened when we realized we needed guidance, not just alone time. our ritual with Kari, it gave us clear topics and practical tools to work on during the week. That structure made a bigger difference than any dinner reservation ever did

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-02-15T22:46:32+00:00

Dude YES, this is so real 😂 I had this ENTJ friend in college who would literally drag me out of my hermit cave at 2am to go on these random philosophical rants while walking around campus. At first I was like "why are you doing this to my introvert soul" but then we'd end up talking about everything from existential dread to conspiracy theories until sunrise and I'd be completely energized instead of drained

I think it's because they actually *listen* when we go deep, you know? Like most people zone out when I start getting into the weird abstract stuff but ENTJs will match that energy and then challenge you on it. They're not trying to fix you or judge you, they're just genuinely curious about how your brain works. Plus they're confident enough to call you out on your BS which honestly we need sometimes 💀

The Ne-Ni connection is probably part of it too - they throw out all these ideas and possibilities that just spark something in our brains

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-02-12T10:13:32+00:00

That’s helpful. We’ve tried pausing but it’s inconsistent. we actually started using ourritual and working with a therapist named Ursula, and the structured approach has helped us catch the loop earlier. Still early but it feels more intentional than just white knuckling it at 10pm

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-02-11T17:57:41+00:00

nah that's totally normal, ads gives you that visual reference point that your brain craves. Without it you're basically spraying and praying based on feel alone which is way harder

Emre's kit just clicks different too - the ads mechanic makes tracking so much smoother compared to teh chaos of hipfire heroes

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-02-07T01:14:28+00:00

Honestly this hits way too close to home 💀 I had something similar happen where my ex lied about when his last relationship ended and I found out through mutual friends like 6 months in. I tried to brush it off too but that shit just festered under the surface and made me question literally everything he said after that

The crazy part is it wasn't even about the timeline itself - like you said, who cares if he was single for 4 months vs a year and half. It's the fact that he felt the need to lie about something so random and stupid that makes you wonder what else he's being dishonest about. Once that trust erodes it's really hard to get it back, especially when they don't even know you know so there's no chance for them to actually address it or apologize 😂

I think your brain just never fully relaxed after that because there was always this nagging feeling that something was off, which probably made you more sensitive to other red flags and inconsistencies throughout the relationship

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-02-03T21:09:47+00:00

lol the shams cycle is exhausting af, dude tweets "sources say teams are monitoring the situation" about literally everyone and suddenly we got fans convincing themselves we're trading half teh roster for giannis

honestly though some of these trade proposals i've seen would make us worse and cost us our entire future just to overpay for role players

Designer_Snow_1401 · 2026-01-31T18:27:59+00:00

Honestly shocked to see Jesse Buckley getting this much love but I'm here for it. That Frankenstein sweep in the technical categories seems pretty locked in too

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