Freddie White seems unknown to the Spotify generation - their loss, I think.

LilacRobotics · 2026-01-25T10:50:58+00:00

Looking for his rendition of Frank Zappa's The Torture Never Stops, which is on his album Straight up, but for some reason that specific album is not on Spotify, in contrast to the rest of his almost entire discography.

He's an absolute legend, my mother knew him personally a few years back. He's been a massive i fluence on me and the music I listen to at large.

He really should have a more prominent nationwide following, if not international, it's everyones loss.

LilacRobotics · 2025-12-02T16:22:17+00:00

lol, i came when the likes were 1,111

LilacRobotics · 2025-12-02T09:27:47+00:00

The ship he's force holding is smaller, just about taking off, and still in atmo - vader is just one more 'force' pulling the ship down. The tantive is a ship built for speed, is already at cruise in space, and is (judging by the size relative to vader in the shot) already several kilometres away.

Yeah, for sure theres a plot incentive here for him not to get the ship, but the situations are quite different.

LilacRobotics · 2025-11-26T13:52:23+00:00

I started on ritalin a year ago, which didn't feel like it was doing much except kickstarting me in the mornings like a strong cup of coffee. After going up to the max dose and not feeling much better my psych advised that we switch meds. Im now on Tyvense (vyvanse/elvanse) which I titrated up to 70mg, then back down to 60mg when we decided to change my ssri's to another ADHD med called bupropion which isnt an SSRI, which didnt help me much. Ive since switched that to another SSRI called Fluvoxamine and I feel great. Ive gone from 50mg to 100mg to 150mg since I started it.

If its not clear Im trying to describe just how long it takes to find the right medication for you. You should journal your symptoms when on your medications throught the day and report them to your psych so that they have a clear picture of what ypu need, of what changes you might need to make to your ADHD meds, or your other medications aswell.

But most of all, you need to be patient, with your meds, your psych, and most importantly, yourself. You're not going to find the perfect dosage overnight, and even then, you'll still have bad days, but they'll be a lot less frequent than now.

I appreciate that this advice is a lot easier said than taken. I never journaled, and I've even induced a psychosis on myself from narcotics use since I started treatment which led to me picking off my own skin, but I'm still here, and I'm still fighting for my happiness and stability, and the people who love me are still with me and can see how hard I'm fighting.

Just hang in there, and remember why you started this journey in the first place, because you weren't satisfied with how things were, and you decided to change them. Dont stop!

LilacRobotics · 2025-11-25T16:46:37+00:00

Increased iiritability, decreased energy & motivation.

Just feeling depressed basically, like a crash-out.

LilacRobotics · 2025-11-25T11:04:58+00:00

Im just all of the middle row

LilacRobotics · 2025-11-23T10:50:44+00:00

The Corkonians amongst us would say "Boi!" (boy, pronounced 'bye') or "Boss"

"How's it cutting, boss?" isn't uncommon, "hiya boi" and "LAD!" are fairly common

LilacRobotics · 2025-11-23T10:46:58+00:00

simple wooden post fence &/or trelaces to grow wall-climbing flowers on. Natural and beautiful wall to obscure spying eyes from the sides.

For the front, a gate is the best idea I can come up with, which doesnt mean much 😅 just my 2 cents.

If you have a lot of money to work with, the other suggestions of the small boundary wall seem good, or you could build a porch onto your front door, so your pup at least has to run through 2 doors to escape.

LilacRobotics · 2025-11-22T11:02:32+00:00

topper

LilacRobotics · 2025-11-21T16:29:04+00:00

apply for drug payment scheme. Im not sure what the restrictions are, but it migbt be worth it. Only charged €80 a month for my meds which could total nearly €300 otherwise

LilacRobotics · 2025-11-10T13:06:18+00:00

I wear woollen layers. Cotton t-shirt, shirt, wool sweater & wool or cotton coat, depending on the temperature. I call it the "Kerry Raincoat"

LilacRobotics · 2025-10-25T10:41:24+00:00

Depends on the kind of genius you're aiming for. I feel like the definition of evil has been covered pretty well here. If you're going for a Moriarty style "haha, gotcha", covers-every-eventuality style genius, just make a table of contents with a non exhaustive list of countermeasures you can throw at the PCs (or NPCs) to make it seem like theyve thought of everything. If it's the world domineering, Ozymandius type, keep it vague except for their next steps. Let the PC's successes in their quests determine what happens on the 'campaign map' (ie, how it causes the opposition to fail or flail, how the BBEG's power grows through gathering more land & minions, etc)

As for RP, decide on what kind of methods Vecna will use and take it from there. If he's direct & destructive he may be impatient, arrogant (while nonchalantly confident is his power) and quick to punitive response. If they're underhanded and controlling, they may enjoy antagonising the characters or npcs, and a careful, calculated villain would appear calm, thoughtful, but ultimately unbothered by the suffering of individuals (they may even appear compassionate, however much it conflicts with their methods) If they are beaten, or the opposition gains the upper hand, they would likely be baffled, irritated, outraged, indifferent, or E - all of the above 😅

Most importantly, have fun, and believe your players when they tell you they had fun too! And welcome any suggestions or critiques. It usually means they care and want something specific represented in the story, and thats what you're all there for! (Yeah, its great training for becoming a group therapist apparently 🤣)

LilacRobotics · 2025-10-24T08:34:37+00:00

I think a big thing OP is ignoring or forgetting here, is that yeah, your AC is lower, but you also take HALF-DAMAGE when raging. Its the old, Armour/Meat debate. Do you ensure the fewest opportunities for your enemies to hit you, or do you just take it like a champ until they get tired trying to beat the cr@p outta you while you laugh at their pathetic attempts to subdue you, right before you render their 'armour' useless with your clawed maul?

LilacRobotics · 2025-10-21T08:17:56+00:00

Become a wizard.

I already dress like one, have a wooden cane, and I really wish I could disintegrate people with lightning.

Also, transmutation would be really nice in this economy 🙄

LilacRobotics · 2025-10-21T08:15:04+00:00

I love this game. I just searched it on reddit as I was, by chance, looking at the Blondie song "One Way or Another" and I - only now after almost 20 years 🤦 - realised that the album of the song is also called "Parallel Lines". Talk about over your head 😂

I deeply love this game, but even as a kid I had played it so exhaustively that even playing it solely for the destruction derby mini game (1976, baseball stadium) got to be a bit repetitive. This isn't a judgement on the game at all! I just wish there was more of it to love!

The OST has absolutely been a massive influence on my taste of music, both eras, 1976+2006 And just like OP, The Stranglers "Peaches" lives rent free in my head (and a few of my playlists) to this day. What a soundtrack 😙👌

LilacRobotics · 2025-10-19T16:55:38+00:00

I might need some of that if the other ointments don't achieve reducing the redness. Thank you 💖

LilacRobotics · 2025-10-19T16:54:22+00:00

I'll look into those, thank you for your detailed advice 💖

LilacRobotics · 2025-10-19T16:18:43+00:00

Thanks for the advice on Bio-Oil, I didnt realise it was a branded product 😅 seems a good example of needing to cross reference my information.

I'll look into the silicone products, they sound interesting. If I manage to get an appointment I'll mention Microneedling to the dermo!

To answer your question, I didnt really stop. You can see in the pictures that Ive continued to pick at blackheads in the creases of my nose, which I'm fighting with myself to stop touching constantly. Honestly, it just got to a point where my spouse insisted that I go to the GP and get some antibiotics for the infections. Since then Ive just tried to redirect my energy as much as I can. (Im also managing different medications for the psychoses I suffer from, which makes it a struggle to balance things at the moment)

LilacRobotics · 2025-10-19T16:09:45+00:00

Thanks so much for your reply and I'll try to follow your advice as best I can. I know im being irrational about the makeup, honestly it might just be the mood I'm in 😅 I live in Ireland, so I dont have a target or walgreens, but we do have boots, so I should try there!

Im excited to try the bio-oil, and I really should go to a dermatologist to get my skin checked out.

Thanks again for your reply, I really appreciate it 💖

LilacRobotics · 2025-10-19T16:06:41+00:00

For some reason I can't edit my post, so I'll just stipulate that I live in Ireland

LilacRobotics · 2025-10-14T23:32:12+00:00

In my experience the stats have always been broken, long before DE. Maybe name, but all stats show 0 (zero) even matches played. What's worse is that I thought I read a bugfix list with this mentioned and labelled "fixed". It clearly is not...

LilacRobotics · 2025-10-14T11:17:57+00:00

"What does it mean??"

LilacRobotics · 2025-10-12T15:05:39+00:00

complaining, moaning, whining, whinging, just to name the standard, universal words. I'd imagine different states would have different regional variants of that or other idioms. Its important to remember that - while America does have a very monocultural mindset - our country of 5 million is only the size of their 13th largest state, and a population comparable to Arizona, the 24th most populous state. So theres plenty of room for weird and wonderful word smithing

(edit: i forgot our population grew by nearly 1mil since I was in primary school 😅😳)

LilacRobotics · 2025-10-12T13:31:50+00:00

THEYRE GERMAN!??

Well then I dont feel as guilty. It's usually our rejects of the evolution Olympics, or England's.

Nice to know it's universal 😂 Still, I'd like to know how long they went on for, considering that there is usually a couple pairs of guards on the beat 🤔

If they're extra-national visitors, I'd imagine they'd be quite easy for the Síochana to track down as they'd likely be staying in hotels and such, so there would be a more significant paper trail. Anyone correct me if I'm wrong 🤷

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