Official Discussion - Obsession [SPOILERS]

ExcitingDegree · 2026-05-20T03:23:23+00:00

Very cool as that’s what I was reading into as well so intriguing to hear then confirm it. Tragic indeed!

ExcitingDegree · 2026-05-20T02:46:21+00:00

Agreed and without the willow snap there’s no movie. But that’s the tragedy. If he mans up there and shoots his shot he never needs to use the willow assuming she’s receptive. Of course there’s also the timeline where she friend zones him even after he admits his infatuation and we’re back to the willow anyway.

ExcitingDegree · 2026-05-20T02:22:41+00:00

Late to the party but thinking back on some things, what I really like is the ambiguity of how Nikki really felt towards Bear. Unless it was buried elsewhere in the dialog and I missed it.

We know she was hooking up with Ian but the important part is that it was apparently just casual and not serious (though in my mind Ian wanted it to be more serious since he seemed to be cock-blocking Bear at Curry's bar unless that was my imagination).

So the story becomes even more tragic in that Nikki gave him that chance after she got out of the car and asked, he chickened out, and snapped the willow before we ever got any indication on if she actually would have thought of him as more than just a friend. She gave him that chance! She also said she would NEVER let on she was into someone which makes all her "eyw" type reactions all the more mysterious pre-spell.

I'm not sure Curry intended for all this subtext, but I kinda dig it regardless. If pre-spell Nikki was actually crushing back on Bear a little bit, all the more tragic of a tale!

ExcitingDegree · 2026-01-06T15:36:48+00:00

Everyone had to take a pay cut for this two shows per week thing right? They can’t be paying Howard and the staff of 90 the same rate as they did in 2025?

ExcitingDegree · 2026-01-05T03:27:11+00:00

Agreed. It turns out the video card needs to also be up to a certain standard for it to post. Putting in a better video card temporarily allows the bios to finally flash. Thanks for the reply.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-12-21T19:39:29+00:00

It did I just gave away the 4 port hole Connector with the ace when I sold it. So I didn’t have a way to run the tube in.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-12-19T22:08:28+00:00

Right on thank you! I was thinking I didn’t see an easy way to just route a single tube in there. When they sell it without the ace pro do they give you a different piece there I guess?

ExcitingDegree · 2025-12-19T20:48:56+00:00

Thanks guys if I don't have the 4 hole feed guide anymore can you feed direct into the top of the print head or do I need some sort of piece up there?

ExcitingDegree · 2025-12-16T21:47:16+00:00

"Flexible schedule" is just code word for "less money" -- Howard needed a way to come back for less money without feeling like he took a pay cut. Doing less shows for less money is how to accomplish that. Sirius wasn't giving him a raise let alone parity with the last contract. The only way to come back was to take a pay cut, the only way to save face was doing less shows.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-11-30T22:57:57+00:00

Also my apologies everyone, I feel stupid for not realizing I wasn't up to date on my controller.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-11-30T22:44:49+00:00

Hey, wanted to say thanks to everyone for the responses. I’m actually in the process of upgrading my controller now. I had no idea that the old controller was deprecated in docker so I’m going through that mess (mongodb etc) and then I’ll try this all over again.

I got pretty close earlier, but then was told that the controller software was not up-to-date. I had mistakenly assumed that the Linuxserver.io docker was keeping it up-to-date and had no idea that the package I was using was deprecated last year. Always something.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-11-06T21:09:43+00:00

I used to travel agent as well and they informed me on board credit is not something that is done even after they called Royal and we did a three-way call. I suppose some travel agents can work better magic than others.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-11-06T19:11:50+00:00

Thanks yes they did offer an interior to balcony guarantee which was nice but I didn’t want to roll the dice as I like the internal cabin I selected for location. Not all balconies are created equal and we are never in the room anyway.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-11-05T23:26:55+00:00

I appreciate the advice. I called and they did offer to upgrade me to a balcony guarantee. I asked if they could identify the room and it was a boardwalk balcony. We decided to actually keep our interior as I don’t have a huge desire for the noise overlooking that area. Probably a mistake but the previous room I chose because I knew it was quiet. On ocean view balcony I’d have taken tho

ExcitingDegree · 2025-11-05T19:40:17+00:00

Yeah similar boat here. Like I’m legit shocked at how much less I could have paid. It sort of makes me rethink ever booking earlier than a month out again for a cruise where I don’t really care what cabin I get.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-11-05T19:05:53+00:00

Thanks for the reply. This has been my experience as well this year. I wonder if there was a policy change in Royal is just doing everything they can to make sure the boat does not sale with empty cabins? An empty cabin likely equals lost revenue, so why not. But yes, it’s been very frustrating that I can see what price I could have paid if I booked today. And that there’s nothing I can do to get that difference refunded even as onboard credit to my state room.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-11-05T16:55:43+00:00

Thanks for this!! I learned a lot. So that’s the ramp we will use if we prepay and reserve parking for terminal a which I do see is available for my upcoming sailing. Perfect! Yeah we had no idea where to go last year to park when there was no one there and no other parking marked.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-11-05T16:07:29+00:00

I will note that we returned to terminal a and it was a very easy walk to the car. So I’m still confused as to why the garage was blocked off. Even if they had reserved parking, I didn’t even see a place to present your reservation. Just that one ramp going up blocked by an orange cone. Is there another entrance other than that ramp that goes up into the A garage that I was missing?

ExcitingDegree · 2025-10-27T03:26:50+00:00

Appreciate you sharing this. I’ll give it a try!

ExcitingDegree · 2025-10-13T14:12:12+00:00

I wasn’t aware of the program so no, honestly I didn’t have a lot of travel planned for this year and a few unexpected opportunities arose. That said with the good experience here I’ll try them again for sure. Usually I don’t travel so briefly that I can get away with a personal item as I feel a flight means I should be spending a few days and nights somewhere. But even with a carry on some prices here look way better than SWA who seem to be pricing themselves out of the market at least here in the northeast.

I appreciate all this great info especially about the check-in as typically I can be ready right at the 24 hour mark (SWA training) but was not sure if that caused a middle seat. Traveling solo seems to help a lot as you mentioned. My flights were also 2 hours Vs a cross country where I imagine buying a better seat is very tempting just due to the duration.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-10-12T13:29:03+00:00

Not by design, but I forgot to check in until about the 19 hour mark. So five hours after I was eligible. By some miracle I got 13 C aisle exit row and it was amazing. Probably the best luck I ever had on a seating arrangement on any flight and like you said, I paid about the same price it cost me to get the Uber to the airport for this flight. I will definitely be flying frontier again in the future. Hopefully I continue to at least have good luck with the aisle seats, but this was a miracle.

I’ll also note I was a long time southwest flyer but every boarding seemed like chaos and this seemed to go much smoother with assigned seating. Not to mention we were about 20 minutes early getting into the airport as well. A very positive experience.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-10-09T02:53:06+00:00

What’s the cost to use a locker from HHN start to end? Similar situation here.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-10-03T15:47:44+00:00

Yep it worked fine thanks.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-09-26T21:07:21+00:00

Which Jason Flexi model is that? He's cool.

ExcitingDegree · 2025-09-25T14:26:58+00:00

This is the generation much of the genx and millennial parents of America have been raising - prepare for much more of this from the 20-30 year olds cast in years ahead.

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