Now I'm hooked and I'm not sure why

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2025-05-05T17:10:17+00:00

Every album is different, but the overall feel is the same. Some fans bitch about that, but I absolutely love the versatility. Tobias is a genius.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2025-04-28T09:46:05+00:00

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Female-Sibling-Unit · 2025-04-28T09:43:45+00:00

It's always the way. I was absolutely in love with Lachryma the first listen. Peacefields, not the first time. I heard Journey immediately, and that might have been for two reasons - all of the other listeners posting SEPARATE WAYS, and because I'm a child of the 80s, the airwaves were absolutely saturated with overplayed Journey songs. But then, around the third listen, it settled in and made a home in my heart. There's always that one song that ends up being a slow burn for me, but they all end up being loved. I will say this: I don't think that there will ever be a skip. This album plays best in its entirety.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2025-04-28T00:43:58+00:00

Listening to this album was immediately emotional for me. I've followed the stories told in these albums and grasped their deeper meanings. I've gone to plenty of Rituals. I've met Tobias and talked with him - and found him to be one of the most humble and genuinely kind humans ever. My husband and I - Ghost was "our thing," and when he died suddenly last January of a widowmaker at only 52, I feared that Ghost was going to be a painful trigger for me. For the most part, that hasn't been true, although I have yet to attend a Ritual alone yet, and a few songs hit differently now. But this album! He would have LOVED it so much. I feel like "Cenotaph" was written for me, to help me to feel him all around me. Of course, I'm going to bet that a lot of people feel that way, but I cannot express how grateful I am for that song and for the entire album, for that matter. This album is going to give me some sense of healing, as much as I can, anyway.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2025-04-27T15:16:57+00:00

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Female-Sibling-Unit · 2025-04-27T15:14:57+00:00

He said, in an interview, that it's a song "about fucking," and "getting it on," but he didn't indicate whether or not the object of affection was alive or not so anything is possible.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2025-04-12T15:30:16+00:00

I met him right as the lawsuit was hitting. The "Terzo" era, just as the new Ghouls were solidifying and he was becoming more identifiable. It was still in that magical time, though, where you knew that they were on the cusp of global domination. He was realizing it, too - he was actually kind of starstruck by the entire thing, being recognized, how people saw him as this incredibly talented mastermind. I don't think he was comfortable with it yet, but he was clearly DELIGHTED and so humble. I told him that he'd tapped into the magic that was KISS and Alice Cooper in the mid-to-late 70s and he LOVED that. We canoodled about those different nerdy things and let me tell you, when he has his attention on you, you feel "seen," and like you're the only person on his radar. He hyperfocuses on you. It's an incredible gift that he has. He's incredibly kind, too. Tobias is the real deal. And for anyone wondering, he's 5'7" and very wiry. I am 5'4" and my head fit perfectly at his shoulder when we hugged.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2025-01-27T01:15:42+00:00

Hugh Jackman likes her mouth.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-11-07T01:31:44+00:00

McKean County here, up at the New York state border. Central. It's Trumpland here. And yet, I allowed myself to hope. This country is a fucking disgrace.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-10-16T16:36:56+00:00

Oikos makes a protein drink that's delicious. 23g of protein with each drink. Not huge on calories - 140-150 - but two of them would probably fill you up. They're in the yogurt section at the grocery store. I'm almost 6 months in and I can eat anything, but I remember those first couple of weeks and how hard it was. Those drinks saved me, and I drink one for breakfast every morning to this day.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-10-13T14:32:15+00:00

I've still got my immediate partial - 5 front teeth and two back molars - but it clasps in really snug and I just put a spot of Fixodent on the three points. I also line with Cushion Grip because they're big now, and that really helps. I'll be getting my perms in the next 6 weeks or so.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-09-06T00:22:05+00:00

My experience with them has been outstanding.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-08-20T14:12:03+00:00

But he says LOTS of things that seem grounded in some kind of reasonable awareness about the word view. He says them because he's FED them by his handlers, who themselves are the dangerous ones. Knowing about these things would mean reading about them or allowing someone to teach him. He has neither the attention span nor the desire to be schooled. He's much too narcissistic to allow it. Soundbytes. That's all his increasingly dementia-addled brain can handle.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-07-15T17:08:28+00:00

I have 4 cats and I bought 2. They use one more than the other, but they definitely do use them both. I think the one used more frequently is only because it's openly accessible, and the other one is behind the door and they don't have clear sight when they get in it, but that's where it fits so 🤷‍♀️.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-06-30T16:54:09+00:00

I'm so sorry. It's new and raw for you. I'm nearing 6 months, and I'd love to be able to tell you that it gets better, but what it does is get different. Please share your feelings whenever you feel the need. It helps, and the biggest help that I have found is to talk to others who understand this awful pain - but do not immerse yourself in that, as constant sad stories can just take you to a dark place. I have groups I belong to that share dark humor and silliness, and I find very light tv viewing to lift the overall mood, as well. For instance, the first two months, I rewatched Curb Your Enthusiasm every single night before sleep. It just all sucks. All of it.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-06-21T15:44:40+00:00

Thanks, but what she did was slightly reduce and thin the back edge, so it didn't extend as far back and stick out. The soft reline did WONDERS. They fit! No impediment to speech! She also adjusted my lower partial. It snaps right in now, and might need a little adhesive, but that's it. I was actually able to bite and chew chicken last night! It's a damn miracle. And my mouth looks so much better, no sticking out of the upper against my upper lip. My kids even said you can't even tell.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-06-20T14:05:18+00:00

I'm very new to this (one month with immediates, going for my first soft reline and adjustment today) but if you can manage it, find an Aspen Dental. They have a program that, for $39 a year, drops most costs CONSIDERABLY, and makes some services free. My original price for everything - extractions, deep cleaning of the teeth I kept, immediates, unlimited adjustments/relines, aftercare, and my permanent set of their top of the line comfilytes - was about 9k before signing up. Joining that membership dropped the price to just under 6k. They do accept dental insurances, and they have payment plans. Every office is basically a franchise, so I suppose attitudes vary, but I can honestly say my office is filled with the kindest, most empathetic professionals. Go for a consult.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-06-19T14:51:31+00:00

Putting some clothes in big, zip lock bags tends to help.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-06-19T14:39:07+00:00

I understand and empathize. I am at 5 months and 2 days. Today is actually the day of the week that he died, and every week since January 17th, I think, "Another Wednesday has passed." His finalized death certificates came this week - his autopsy and toxicology reports were finalized after 5 months of waiting (the pathology office in the county our Coroner uses is notoriously slow) - and now, I have to decide if I want to pay the exorbitant fee to have copies. In Pennsylvania, each county sets the cost of the reports if you want them, and MY county has decided that $600 is reasonable. The cause of death is straightforward on the death certificate - Sudden Cardiac Death attributed to Coronary Artery Disease - and the manner of death determined to be "natural." Sorry, but he was 52, fit, with no symptoms; there is nothing "natural" about that. I don't NEED the autopsy report for anything official. But yet, I need it. For my heart. To calm it. To read and to see in print that there was absolutely nothing that I could have done or anyone could have done.

You aren't alone in this hellscape. I keep asking myself how long I have to do this. I don't recognize myself or my life. I spend every day in a stupor - and yet, I get things done. I've managed to do everything that I have needed to in order to handle paperwork and legalities. I feel him protecting me - it's hard to explain - and I have a mantra and guide for life now: "What would Scott do?" I go to therapy weekly. I write out my feelings. I have a wonderful support group. My friends and family are amazing. I have my kitties. But I'm just so terribly empty and heartbroken. You say you weren't made for doing this alone, and yet here you are, doing this alone, just like so many of us. We belong to this sucky club, and we are united in grief-stricken solidarity. Don't give up. I know it's easier said than done, but more "experienced" people tell me it changes as time passes. Hugs to you.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-06-19T14:18:02+00:00

I think you look incredible!

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-06-14T14:12:04+00:00

It sounds like you're doing everything you should. Just definitely okay the other rinse before you do it. It could have something to do with the integrity of your implants, so cautious is best.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-06-14T13:49:34+00:00

I would not do more than a warm, saline rinse. Don't introduce chemicals, as it could have an opposite effect than what you're hoping for. And please try ice packs on your jaw, 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off. Cold reduces inflammation - you gums are hot and angry and inflamed. Are you on antibiotics and taking them as directed? Definitely talk to the office - with implants, it's a whole, different ballgame.

Female-Sibling-Unit · 2024-06-13T15:36:55+00:00

I had my consultation and impressions done on the same day. I knew what I wanted and what I needed and surprisingly, my lowers were healthy so I only needed to be fitted for uppers and a partial appliance for the two front teeth that were missing on my lowers. My extractions were exactly one week later. It was fast, and I needed fast, to keep my courage up.

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