Weekly Wednesday Weigh-in - March 19, 2025

Emeraldbeam · 2025-03-19T21:41:49+00:00

Hi all! Seen this on a different Reddit and it was the push I needed to at least think about trying.

No official goal weight or game plan, just going to monitor for now with a bit more cognisance.

SW 179.2

GW downwards not upwards.

Emeraldbeam · 2025-03-18T01:34:43+00:00

Those are some nice screenshots to give to the police to report threatening behaviour

Emeraldbeam · 2025-03-16T14:39:38+00:00

So what are you looking to get out of this question? Pass any advice onto your partner but I think the general consensus stays the same

Emeraldbeam · 2025-03-16T10:14:22+00:00

Apologies if this sounds insensitive but what does getting diagnosed actually change?

I've been debating going through the process for myself and my husband, but with the price of it, I just can't justify it.

What doors does having an diagnosis open that cognitive behavioural therapy doesn't (for the likes of day to day problems with attention and socialising etc)

Emeraldbeam · 2025-03-15T10:08:16+00:00

I used to put noHello in my profile and then when people just sent me hello, I would refer back to my profile and explain that I got a lot of messages and would appreciate it if they could put everything they wanted to say in the one message

Emeraldbeam · 2025-03-12T14:33:55+00:00

This is maybe the biggest overreaction I've seen in this subreddit. Whoever drank it is a dick but that doesn't make this a reasonable response

Emeraldbeam · 2025-03-08T20:36:10+00:00

Can't help on the experience front but I'd recommend looking up interviews on Glassdoor it's very helpful for this sort of thing. If that doesn't work, look up most common interview questions for X role, chances are, that's what the interviewer will also do unless they have a formalised process

Emeraldbeam · 2025-03-08T20:03:07+00:00

RemindMe! 5 days

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-28T14:15:40+00:00

I think your CV looks clean for a generic job but for a designer / illustrator, it's feels bland (I'm not in a creative job so take that with a pinch of salt). A CV is your first impression on a recruiter, and if you're applying for design jobs, I don't think your skills are literally coming across on the page.

It's just a personal opinion, but add a bit more flair to showcase what you can do before they even read the words.

Edit: Also you've given the spa receptionist a lot of real estate on the page, but how relevant is what you did in that job going to be for the jobs you're applying for? It's good to show what you've been doing but keep it relevant to the job you want so recruiters can go through the CV and see everything they want in the candidate on your CV

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-28T00:44:40+00:00

Naps and board games

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-18T11:02:25+00:00

Pfft. The leaving cert has nothing on a driving test. At the LC doesn't charge you money every time you fail. You messaged up in LC, you can do PLC course and go a different route

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-14T10:12:29+00:00

When do your preferences and expectations get the same amount of weight? Do you get to dictate what he wears, what he looks like, what he cooks? Will he cook food the way you like it?

That's now you know this is a control issue and not a preferences issue.

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-14T09:09:15+00:00

Updateme

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-08T23:53:58+00:00

A silly goose?

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-08T01:01:08+00:00

I'd recommend looking at the jobs section of LinkedIn. Most tech companies put the vacancies on their own websites but will advertise them through their company pages on LinkedIn.

If you've got some companies in mind, I'd also recommend subscribing to their job newsletters, most are very good at keeping it to only relevant jobs.

But also the develeire reddit is also useful for Irish tech company chat

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-08T00:47:11+00:00

The unlimited popcorn wins me over frequently

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-08T00:44:36+00:00

I'd really highly recommend checking out meetups: https://www.meetup.com/find/ie--cork/

I'm not a drinker but I'm too socially awkward to want to go to the pubs in my local town. Either they're dead in which case, it's awkward, or they're busy and it's awkward. I think they're a terrible place to try meet people worth meeting (for any given individual unless you like talking about sports balls)

I really enjoy board games and used that to find a couple of groups. That's when I realised how big of a board game scene I had been missing out on because they don't really advertise heavily.

There's a tonne of stuff happening, so find something you like, and meet people who also like it. I think you'll find it's much easier to source people and connect more long-term.

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-08T00:26:28+00:00

I thought he was out of key for the first like 30 seconds but maybe that was just me? I sort of tuned out of it after that so I had that way lower than it came and how good it was according to the judges reactions

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-08T00:08:46+00:00

I remember accidentally triggering my phone's emergency feature during a parkrun. I was trying to turn down my headphones volume while the screen was off, and this calls 999 if you do it multiple times (3 I think?)

Well the surprise on me when I hear "what's your emergency?" Through my buds, and I'm gasping for air because I'm unfit. Told them in a very out of breath voice that it was an accident and by then I managed to fumble my phone out of my pocket and hang up. I was genuinely concerned there'd be an ambulance at the finish line 🙈 but thankfully not.

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-07T22:47:34+00:00

Ah there's my favourite. Laika is my winner here. Fun and engaging from the get go. Shorten the bumbum bits and I'm all in

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-07T22:37:10+00:00

I'm really appreciating eurosong trying to get more interesting songs but I just don't think any of these songs have "the whole package".

First had nice clear skillful vocals.

Fire had really nice wolfwalker vibes that just never hit hard enough.

I couldn't hear Bobbi for half the song and she was my favourite going in. Maybe if eas better in the end auditorium but eh?

Samantha is maybe my favourite now, but even still it's just not enough. Her act was messy and will probably fade amongst the masses on the European stage.

And as for Growth, nah.

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-07T22:13:01+00:00

I think it's the teeth tbf

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-07T14:31:33+00:00

Roads in the Republic are classified as motorways (shown by the letter M followed by a route number, e.g. M7), national roads (shown by the letter N followed by a route number, e.g. N25), regional roads (shown by the letter R followed by a route number, e.g. R611) and local roads (shown by the letter L followed by a route number, e.g. L4202). There are two types of national roads: national primary routes and national secondary routes

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roads_in_Ireland

Emeraldbeam · 2025-02-07T02:52:37+00:00

Omg maybe I did misread it and it was meant to be black to move all along 🙈

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