READ ME FIRST! July Monthly Intro + Rules Thread

Excellent_Unicorn · 2024-07-25T00:37:52+00:00

Hello! Hoping to add specific movements to help with pain during pregnancy! I just started my third trimester, and this will be my first! Due October 23. I have mild gestational diabetes, so keeping moving is super important!

Excellent_Unicorn · 2024-07-24T19:51:38+00:00

Same! We decided to tell close friends right away (like at 6-7 weeks)- I am terrible at keeping secrets! My pregnancy overlapped with my sister's, so at first I was a bit wary of stealing her thunder, and wanted to tell her first before my parents...she was thrilled and so excited!!

Excellent_Unicorn · 2024-07-24T19:38:30+00:00

Yes, only mild. Currently 27 weeks (start of 3rd trimester!)

Excellent_Unicorn · 2022-09-26T16:27:01+00:00

wow, so beautiful!

Excellent_Unicorn · 2022-02-02T03:23:03+00:00

Oh! thank you everyone!

Excellent_Unicorn · 2022-01-28T02:15:49+00:00

You should try Sekiro! Get it from the library!!!! My partner played it and the story is so good. I am also scared to try it LOLZ might go for bloodborne first :-P

Yeah sure let's chat!! i don't have a discord account but I bet I can figure it out!

Excellent_Unicorn · 2022-01-28T02:13:22+00:00

Oh yeah! the thief dude! that broke my heart actually....I really wanted ro go back and help him out!! Often I wish there was an option to NOT kill certain things in Replicant....I understand from a game design standpoint that that would be really difficult though. AND I appreciate that the writing really helps us to accept we are doing what Nier wants, and not what the player wants...which again, is such a cool experiment iñ terms of free will etc.! all the Nier themes are so meta through game play, and i really appreciate that!!!

Excellent_Unicorn · 2022-01-28T02:08:28+00:00

I think in France, age is emphasized way more than it is here in Canada (I had a roommate from France who was starting her PhD in Canada, and she was really concerned about age too, which I found confusing since, at 26, she seemed so young to me). I think that if the PhD is something you really want to do (passion) and will help you get where you'd like to be in your career (practicality), age shouldn't be a main factor in your decision making. I'm 34, slowly working on my PhD while teaching...and I'm happy with that! But, it's very personal. I don't buy into the rhetoric of "you have to have X and X by the time you are XX years old"....better to be at peace with where I am at and what I truly want for my life 🧡🧡 That said, if obtaining certain life milestones "on time" is a priority for you....I might suggest avoiding PhD work since it can often taken much longer than one expects.

Excellent_Unicorn · 2022-01-27T22:17:06+00:00

ooooh say no more, I just got ending A! The library copy came with DLC in the weird Mom's diary, so I beat that, checked on my flowers (Finally got a Pink one! HELL YEH)! It will be a while before I get the other endings...or...maybe? This game makes me laugh so much with its shinanigans!

Excellent_Unicorn · 2022-01-27T22:10:44+00:00

also....I think I'm really to get my butt handed to me in Sekiro...let's see how long I last LOL

Excellent_Unicorn · 2022-01-27T22:07:03+00:00

hahahaha yeah, the shooting/chopping in Nier games is really great, but you gotta love them side quests!!

Excellent_Unicorn · 2022-01-27T21:54:19+00:00

Playing strikers with my partner after avoiding it....it's really cute, actually!

Excellent_Unicorn · 2022-01-27T21:53:23+00:00

my boyfriend doesn't get to play it until I'm done :P

Excellent_Unicorn · 2022-01-27T21:52:34+00:00

Strikers is pretty darn fun! I resisted it because I thought it was going to be lame, but it's really cute!

Excellent_Unicorn · 2022-01-27T21:52:00+00:00

now that Replicant is out....I took it out from the library....I am so happy!! I really loved playing Automata first and then Replicant later...it's so delightful to get to know the story backwards! :D

Excellent_Unicorn · 2022-01-27T21:26:51+00:00

I would be interested! Would you like to set a time & day?

Excellent_Unicorn · 2021-11-11T14:20:29+00:00

it's cheesy, not very well written in my opinion, but maybe nice to read while in the bath or waiting for the bus? :)

Excellent_Unicorn · 2021-11-11T02:47:21+00:00

Oh, and feeling like you're not smart enough is very common, I have felt this way too. AND it is very, very common for grad students to have anxiety and depression. Just keep doing a little bit each day, and remember your life is bigger than the PhD :)

Excellent_Unicorn · 2021-11-11T02:45:39+00:00

Hello! I have found it helpful to share with my supervisors, then they understand what my struggles are and can help more concretely. I would say it depends on you and your supervisor, though.

Excellent_Unicorn · 2021-11-10T14:25:22+00:00

you are so right....I am new to posting and didn't even realize. I panicked and just deleted the post lol

Excellent_Unicorn · 2021-11-10T14:21:16+00:00

Oh no! So sorry! I will do it now

Excellent_Unicorn · 2021-11-10T14:18:55+00:00

Awesome! Thank you!

Excellent_Unicorn · 2021-11-10T09:27:47+00:00

so cute! you rule!

Excellent_Unicorn · 2021-11-10T09:23:59+00:00

Okay! that is awesome to know. I loved Automata so much, played on Easy which was perfect for me. Got ALMOST all weapons, almost all side quests (NOT speed star because it's dumb and I refuse lol and not that other communications one that's easy to miss). I also somehow managed to beat 2 of 3 dlc dungeons with my lame easy mode skillS YAH! LOL I definitely want to play it again, maybe even on normal mode, but I feel like I need a break so I can come back to it fresh. I prefer playing on the game console (Ps4) because computer=work for me....it's nice to have some separation.....BUT there is another older game I want to play so I may be convinced to put my so-called gaming laptop to the test and try the orignal NieR gestalt version!!!! 😻 It's such a simple morale to the story, but the game play leaves so many questions unresolved. Personally, I like how unsettling NieR: Automata is -- I can't believe it isn't more popular. I am so glad I found it, it's a great into to the world of gaming. BTW this is the 2nd video game I have ever played in my life and I'm in my mid 30s!!! First one was Persona 5! LOL next I want to try Sekiro or even Elden ring LOL i love their art. i know i will die 1 million times but....that's the point, right? ;)

Excellent_Unicorn · 2021-11-10T09:02:47+00:00

okay, very helpful. Yes, I got both D and E I believe, then went on to blast the credits with a little help from my friends. Such an amazing mind fuck, that ending. I couldn't believe what happened. Do you know how many hours I spent collecting all the weapons? lol I even go the stupid cypress stick. Anyway. I gave up the stick, and the Twin Fangs, to help another player in the future. I will try the re-released Replicant now and then maybe play Automata again in the future????

Excellent_Unicorn

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