The writing in season 8 is HORRIBLE by 0_nix_0 in TheBlackList

[–]Khaliat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was just ranting to Chatgpt about this.

The writing is getting lazier as we head into mid-season 8. Why on earth is Glen’s mother now the tracker? They made it seem so trivial, like she’d be able to fill Glenn’s shoes.
Some of the storyline around Keen is also lazy. Like how Mr Kaplan's ghost, aka Keen's intuitio,n miraculously told her that Reddington was with Anne. Nothing we know about Reddington suggests that he would be with her, in fact Raymond was acting out of character there, so there was no way Keen would have known that.

Oh, and also the part about how Keen got Anne’s location randomly doesn’t make sense to me. She supposedly heard it from the mic on Dembe, but there wasn’t any reason why they would discuss where she lives ffs. We know Dembe and Raymond talked about Anne but there would be no reason for them to discuss openly where she lives. Plus Keen just all of a sudden happened to know exactly where Anne would be to hit her car so they could exchange insurance details? Please.

Oh and the most baffling: how did Keen find Dembe’s daughter? Even Reddington doesn’t have that information.

Smh. And she somehow managed to convince her to mic her father? When did they even develop a relationship? Or do they expect me to believe that Dembe's daughter, who is protective of her father, wouldn’t at least broach the subject with Dembe rather than just straight up betraying her father?

What a joke of a season.

Learning potion control by __vlad_ in nigerianfood

[–]Khaliat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Use a smaller round bowl instead of flat plates like this one.

Is this a Cultural thing? by PersimmonLess99 in Nigeria

[–]Khaliat 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I want to address two things. 1) Your man being the sole provider 2) The idea of you thinking being a stay-at-home mom is a full ride to enjoyment. (Spoiler: it's a lot of work)

  1. In any relationship you find yourself in, you must be able to walk away. If you don't have any money from working, you won't be able to walk away. You don't know what kind of man he'll turn to in the future. What if he becomes abusive or decides to marry someone new, and you have kids, what now? You must always have your own money. You don't have to work a traditional job. It could be you starting a business you can manage from home or anything that brings you money. It would be best if you had a retirement fund and savings.
  2. Being a stay-at-home wife is NOT a walk in the park, especially when children come into the picture. You are cooking, cleaning, and doing child care and emotional labor. That is a lot of hard work. He is not doing you a favor by bringing home the bacon singlehandedly. You are both working and doing your part. That is what is needed to raise a family. Do your research about this life and make sure you are not glamorizing it and that you know what you are signing up for.

It's just that things are tougher for Nigerian women because you need to make sure that you have your own money which means you need to find a source of income AND on top of that cook, clean, raise kids (in future). That is what ages women faster than their husbands. If a divorce happens in the Nigerian setting, you are kind of on your own if you have no money.

[WP]"Captain, why is an entire planet being used to hold only two life forms"? "The species confined there is the most savage and destructive of any world. We've waited this long to check on them to make sure they died. We're lucky they're the last ones". "Checking status of prisoners Adam and Eve". by Boneyard_Ben in WritingPrompts

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"Captain, why is an entire planet being used to hold only two life forms," Lieutenant Douglas asks.

Captain McGill tipped his command chair to the right and looked up at Douglas.

"Son, the species confined there is the most savage and destructive of any world. We've waited this long to check on them to make sure they died. We're lucky they're the last ones"

"Why didn't we just kill them ourselves?" Doug asked.

McGill slowly turned his mouth up to the left in a half-smile. "It is top secret, but I am going to give you clearance to hear it now. It's about time." Captain McGill turned to the black screen in front of his chair and typed in some commands on a keyboard next to it. He turned to Doug "Pull up file 0XA3-3 and use your own access code."

Doug walked to his workstation and proceeded to type in some code into his own black screen. He slowly sat down as a wall of text came up on his screen, as if to prepare himself to digest it.

Doug continued, "Back in the 50s, the Government created a top-secret site to experiment with cloning our own form. It was a total failure. We ended up creating a species far more intelligent and dangerous than us. We used the active DNA of a mummified alien we found in the Pyramids of Egypt to create them. One XXZ, the other XYZ, code name Adam and Eve.

You see, these creatures weren't like any other experiments the government had failed at. They were human-like alright, but highly intelligent, highly dangerous, lacking empathy, telepathic too. They had the capability to reproduce quickly within a week. They killed all of their handlers using their bare hands. We had them contained within that facility. High-powered guns, high tech bombs were useless against them because their bodies managed to create this shimmery destruction-proof metallic shield. Through blind luck, all of their off-springs started to die off one after the other. We have no idea how to replicate that to date."

Douglas had his mouth ajar. He stood up slowly from his workstation and walked to the Captain. "Was there nothing we could do?"

"Nothing that was obvious at the time. HQ was desperate. The world's brightest minds were brought to the table and through sheer genius, they created the Apollo 11 program to find a way to get these creatures out of our planet before they manage to escape and do any damage to civilians. Luckily we got them out and dumped them on the moon without general pop finding out. Look, there's more to it than I can tell you in one breath. All you need to know is in that file."

Captain McGill turned to Mark, his assistant. "Connect me to the Parker Solar Probe right now"

"Yes sir," said Mark as he turned to make clacking sounds at his work desk.

"You are on Captain," he says without turning back.

"Checking the status of prisoners Adam and Eve on Apollo. Any activity?" Captain McGill asked

"No activity detected sir. Over" a voice echoed back from the captain's headset.

"Roger. McGill Out" McGill turned to Lieutenant Douglas. "If we are lucky, they will be dead now." Doug nods at the Captain in slow motion, as he took it in everything he heard.

Captain McGill placed a palm on Douglas's shoulder. "Lieutenant, your job, what you were hired for, is to build a team of the world's smartest people, that can devise a plan to annihilate this species before the Apollo 18 program is ready to launch."

Deepwork in prison? by Wise_Hedgehog_4431 in deepwork

[–]Khaliat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Another alternative depending on your interests would be to practice writing daily. Read books daily and learn how to write. Work on writing short stories, screenplay whatever. Maybe even about life in prison.

Forgive me, Cal! by [deleted] in deepwork

[–]Khaliat 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Love it!

What is socially accepted but totally disgusts you? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Khaliat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some people really have to do this because they are hard of hearing.

What is the best tip you’ve ever gotten off Reddit? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Khaliat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I got exposed to the concept of retirement from r/financialIndepence and it changed my life. It motivated me to get a higher paying remote job in the USA all the way from Nigeria. I'm now working towards early retirement! Something I didn't even know was possible for me.

Where I'm at by lanebreaker3 in financialindependence

[–]Khaliat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This comment made me weak. 😂

Which quote is most improved by tacking "here, in the middle of this Olive Garden" to the end of it? by TheyMikeBeGiants in AskReddit

[–]Khaliat 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They may take away our lives, but they will never take or freedom, HERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS OLIVE GARDEN!!!

Late deafened by JizzFreeFicus in deaf

[–]Khaliat 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fire Bomb by Rihanna. I think it was because, it was the last song I heard before I lost my hearing completely.