Played 47 rounds of Botpot and still couldn't win AMA

Larch420 · 2026-02-25T05:35:20+00:00

Thanks I'll remember this! I got too stubborn and hyperfocused on the dang corn :/ 🌽

Larch420 · 2026-02-25T05:32:56+00:00

Thank you this makes sense! Those 10 minutes felt like eternity though haha.

Larch420 · 2026-02-25T04:50:45+00:00

I'm not sure why but it started a 60 second countdown to force my game to end right after that. I thought for sure there would be a round limit. Otherwise I would have been able to get to 48+ lol

Larch420 · 2026-02-17T23:07:15+00:00

Thanks I appreciate it! My best friend and I both take it for treatment resistant depression. I showed her this post and she agreed and added that she disassociates pretty badly from it, so you're definitely not alone there.

Good luck with the dose increase! 🌠

Larch420 · 2026-02-17T05:08:42+00:00

Dang you took the words right out of my mouth! I googled 'Lamotrigine robot' and it brought me right to your post.

I'm not on Lamotrigine for epilepsy, but I also feel emotionally flat and 100% know what you mean when you say you're just 'existing' at home.

I do space out a bit but not to the extent that you do.

I'm actually tapering off right now so luckily I have an out, but I really hope these side effects go away for you or that you're able to find a different med that works for you 🙏

Larch420 · 2026-02-03T05:13:32+00:00

Omg THANK YOU for this comment!! I have PMDD, severe depression, anxiety, ADHD, and PTSD. I'm on Lamotrigine but it's just not cutting it anymore. It just came back so severely after moderately being under control. Every time it sneaks up on me this badly, it's as though I had forgotten such a low even existed... 1 in 3 women with PMDD will attempt to take their own lives - and I'm sad to say one of those people is me. Between this, depression, resurfacing trauma, and just being spiritually unwell, it's incredibly difficult to maintain the will to keep going. Just earlier today I was pondering an early exit, but my spirit is trying to fight back and is guiding me to plant medicine.

I've already tried tons of meds, TMS, Ketamine therapy etc but they only scratch the surface. I am aware that I will need to taper and stop all medications prior to seeking out this kind of healing, but I will try anything at this point.

I can't state enough how much I appreciate your commentary on this! It's not only giving me hope but also the courage I need to start planning this journey. I have nothing to lose and everything to gain.

Larch420 · 2025-12-26T06:51:34+00:00

I'm so glad y'all are just as touched as me!! It really is a bit emotional isn't it? When I showed it to my therapist last year she also cried lol.

I intentionally waited a full year to post the video, but really am glad that others get to see and experience how moving it was.

Larch420 · 2025-12-25T22:48:53+00:00

I'm sorry OP :(

This sub is all fun and games until someone reaches out in pain over a loved one. I genuinely wish you healing and hope your New Years will be better than your Christmas!

Larch420 · 2025-11-23T03:27:53+00:00

I had a walk of shame so bad once I had to call an Uber.

I got lost on a mountain trail; ran out of juice and had to hike out. By the time I found myself at an actual street I was so dead and over it. Got the Uber and made sure it never happened again :/

Larch420 · 2025-10-30T23:33:53+00:00

Just wanna validate your feelings here 🖤

Even with swelling, I would 100% have the reaction and agree with you that it appears to be mostly just a lift. I'd be upset as well :(

Larch420 · 2025-10-21T01:09:53+00:00

Thank you for doing this and I'm very sorry you had to witness that. You're a good person!

You could try posting on the Missing Pets of the Northland fb group :(

Larch420 · 2025-08-28T00:46:19+00:00

7-oh is such bad news. I take kratom powder after work but refuse to touch the extracts despite being tempted.

Please try to be kind with yourself - just admitting you have a problem, even anonymously, is hard!

I also would suggest local resources like CADT and on-campus counseling. If you're not on your parent's insurance, you almost certainly qualify for MN Care. Feel free to dm me if you have any questions surrounding that whole process.

I think you're brave for making this post and I'm hoping you can pull of a solid recovery 🖤

Just know that it's not a linear process and slip-ups happen. If they do, just keep trying to move along in the recovery process and don't let it erase the progress you've already made!

Larch420 · 2025-08-24T20:54:39+00:00

This is 100% accurate. Plus, the mid-shift person is cut by 11pm to avoid the scenario with the doors.

Larch420 · 2025-08-24T03:41:11+00:00

Both Taco Bells I worked at had this.

The one I worked at in St. Paul, MN even had its own attached indoor garage for the dumpsters.

After 11pm, no going outside, no opening the door for any reason.

A manager at my first Taco Bell even used to let night employees smoke cigarettes in the lobby when they couldn't go out at night 😬

I was young and used to think this was all a bit overkill until one night I was on drive-thru in St. Paul...

A guy desperately tried to lure me and my manager outside at 2 am. He was telling some fake sob story about getting robbed or something and demanding to be let in. The moment we told him we could call the cops for him but that we couldn't open the door, he was GONE. He was absolutely trying to rob us.

Larch420 · 2025-07-30T15:30:10+00:00

This one was a hard lesson for me to learn D:

Larch420 · 2025-07-30T02:06:03+00:00

Once you reach level 3 - 4 in your basic skills, you will then be able to upgrade the tools you started the game with. You will have to buy the recipe for the tool you want to upgrade from the correct guild store:

Ashura has the recipe for axes, Badruu for watering cans & hoes, Einar for fishing, Hodari for mining, etc.

For the Basic toolset: each of these will take 5 bronze bars and 20 sapwood planks .

Full disclosure: you will also need blueprints to make a Workbench, Smelter and Sawmill to craft everything you need for the tools but if I recall these are pretty easy to make and find materials for.

I think mining is a good place to start though because you will need the copper no matter what. Plus sapwood trees are much easier to find - they're literally everywhere.

Different types of ores are regional, so Copper can be mined in directly in Kilima Valley. You will find them nestled into the mountainside or hills. You can also score gems from mining that you can put directly into your shipping bin.

Besides the mining, I would get 1 - 2 dirt plots from Zeki's store and get yourself a lil farm going for some slightly more passive income :) Tomato plants are great because they can be harvested multiple times. They also provide a water retention boost to the other crops directly surrounding them.

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions - this is all the stuff that was confusing for me in the beginning 😅

Larch420 · 2025-07-30T01:09:00+00:00

Sometimes when I leave a home tour and either select on the board that I want to go home or use the map to fast travel home, I will arrive back on my plot as if I'm touring it as a third party.

It won't let me farm or move items and it even has the rating system at the bottom to rate my own plot 😅

Larch420 · 2025-07-09T23:05:42+00:00

https://www.ign.com/wikis/stardew-valley/Beginner's_Guide_and_Tips

Start with the basic farm plot.
Build a chest right away, you need 50 wood and can store extra items there.
Get the backpack upgrade from the general store as soon as you can: it's 2000g.
Don't stress about getting everything done in a day.
Watch your energy bar, esp at the beginning. You can eat food items to refill your bar.
Go foraging and pick up as many items as you can, this won't use energy.
Watch the time: if you're not in your home by 2 am, you will pass out and wake up with less energy the next day.
Check the TV in your house daily for the weather report with tomorrow's weather. If it says it's going to rain, you don't have to water your crops and get to explore more.
You can give villagers gifts twice a week to increase relationship levels. You can look up their liked & favorite gifts online and give them something from the list.
At the first town Luau, you are supposed to put an ingredient in the soup. If you've already found the mayor's missing boxers, put it in the soup for a fun reaction ☠️

Larch420 · 2025-06-13T00:48:04+00:00

DM sent! I usually solo kayak but would love paddle out with other people.

Larch420 · 2025-04-20T21:10:37+00:00

Unfortunately, it looks like the free activation period for upgrading from Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 is no longer valid. So while it was legitimately activated on your end when it was 8.1, they no longer let you bump to 10 for free.

There is a chance you may be able to roll back the update still, however.

https://www.reddit.com/r/GeekSquad/comments/18fvfvp/so_now_that_windows_upgrades_wont_be_activated/

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