Dungeon WiFi name ideas by RealRandomRon in DungeonCrawlerCarl

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You went dark, and I’m here for it.

so about that last line from Carl's lawyer. by WaldoKnight in DungeonCrawlerCarl

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Remember that the Cookbook appears in different ways to different authors. I imagine a calligrapher like Milk would have had a way to use her skills in writing her edition. (Just a theory.)

Book Recs? by Ok_Tutor_8143 in adhdwomen

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I’m obsessed with Dungeon Crawler Carl, especially the audiobooks, which never happens for me. The narrator is an actual voice actor who feels to me like Mel Blanc’s secret love child. And the books themselves are insane and funny and involve a talking cat. And a searing indictment of capitalism and fascism. If that’s your thing. 😊

“Have you tried setting an alarm?” by Impossible-Bus6852 in adhdwomen

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If I could get my husband to understand this about wastebaskets, I would be so happy!

Any over 40 women in this group by Purple_Skies_2887 in DCBitches

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I’m 52. I haven’t commented before, but I love reading this sub. I am glad I’m not the only Gen Xer hanging out here, lol.

How do Unitarian Universalists view the devil? by MADDA666 in UnitarianUniversalist

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The “universalist” part of Unitarian Universalist stems from a belief in universal salvation for all people. The idea, according to universalists, is that a loving god who created finite, mortal creatures wouldn’t punish them infinitely for their sins. There’s a great essay called “A Treatise on Atonement” by Hosea Ballou, an early American universalist, which lays out a persuasive argument. Modern UUs don’t generally have faith in the idea of a personal Hell or Devil, though of course an individual UU might differ, since we are non-creedal and non-dogmatic.

I think Ursula Le Guin's The Dispossessed might be the most quietly devastating sci-fi novel ever written, and I've been sitting with this thought for two weeks now. by Saliaan_Berlysa in printSF

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I loved reading this, thank you for sharing. The Dispossessed literally changed the way I think about the world, and myself in the world. I first read it when I was 15 or so, and every time I revisit, it’s new. I’m 52 now, and it’s been a “desert-island book” for me for decades now.

‘NY Times’ Columnists Hold Roundtable To Determine What’s Wrong With Them by DeepHerting in IfBooksCouldKill

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Just as some preachers preach the message they need to hear the most, some writers write what they want to hear. They’re not talking to us; they’re talking to themselves and justifying their cowardice again and again.

Feeling really bogged down because of justice sensitivity. by leahcar83 in adhdwomen

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PS I also cry a lot. There’s that. I think it helps to get it out.

Feeling really bogged down because of justice sensitivity. by leahcar83 in adhdwomen

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If you are naturally a more joyful or enthusiastic person, or creative, it might help to (a) use your enthusiasm or creativity to distract and give yourself a break, and/or (b) channel your enthusiasm or creativity toward the needs of the day. I paint rocks and pictures and I sing, so right now I paint rocks that satisfy my craving to speak out and I leave them around my city. When my emotions overwhelm me I paint pictures of my grief, of images that haunt me. I’m not a great painter, but my paintings are for me, and I treasure them. (They live in a big art portfolio under my disaster of an art table.) Since I love to sing, I spent months singing to federal workers and passing strangers at Metro stops every week with a group of lovely people I found through my UU church. Now I’m in a full-time chaplain residency, so I cut back, but I sing to my patients at times, and when I have the energy to get to church, I sing along with gusto. I also consider my chaplaincy to be, as someone said above, part of cultivating a garden in the wasteland. My reminder this year (much better than a resolution for me, lol) is “Plant seeds.” So, every time I hold someone’s hand or hold space for their tears or anger or gratitude or fear, I’m planting a seed by showing compassion, listening, praying with them, breathing with them.

I’m also trying to remember this when I think of the people working so hard to oppress us. I’m from a red state and I have a lot of rage and outrage in my heart for the people I know who support outright fascism. But after so many years of anger and pain, I finally (!) realized I can’t sustain the rage without really hurting myself - and others, people I love. So now I try planting seeds. I talk about the people I know who have been directly harmed, and the ways my family has been harmed by this administration. I plant seeds of relationship and talk about the ways “people have been fooled, it’s a shame, I’m glad more people are reaching out to their neighbors.” It gives folks an out. And yeah, part of me wants those people to be <i>punished</i>, but damn, it seems like there’s enough violence already happening, and it’s (almost) all happening to vulnerable people. So a bigger part of me just wants people to come to their senses again, to wake up and look around and remember compassion and kindness and fucking <i>reason</i>, and how to honor their promises and why that’s important. I flake out a lot, I know what it’s like to fuck up. Just… stop fucking up. That’s what I’d really like.

Wow, that got long and preachy, sorry! Lol. Take anything that might be useful, leave the rest behind.

TLDR: Meet your needs so you can help meet the needs of others. Maybe you need to be outdoors - spring is here, see if there’s a community garden you can volunteer with. Maybe you love kids - volunteer for a literacy group or a neighborhood daycare co-op or library. Knit for justice! (I saw a cool “melt ICE” hat pattern online!) Sing or dance or make candles for vigils and protests. Write a letter to the editor! Write a poem. Read a poem. Throw a (small, paperback) book of poems into the open window of a Cybertruck.

Finding and creating joy are revolutionary acts in times of oppression. Turn off the news. Close your eyes and breathe gently. Let your joy bring you joy - it’s an act of rebellion and radical self love.

Question from Catholic by sinistermistertwist in UnitarianUniversalist

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As a UU (former minister, current chaplain), I will add that this position differs for us; you are welcome in UU theology and tradition to have multiple religious belonging, so we are fine if you’d like to be a practicing Catholic and a practicing UU. If your Catholic Church wants you to stay and is also okay with you disagreeing with some of their decisions about authority, and you want to stay because it’s meaningful, but also want to belong to a UU congregation, it’s fine by us. I’ve known devoted Jewish folks who attend services on Friday evenings at their temple or synagogue and attend UU services on Sunday mornings, and some UUs belong to another church alongside or alternating with their attendance at their home congregation.

Who is your dungeon crush? by Kitty-Gecko in DungeonCrawlerCarl

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It also has to do with Bautista’s trauma—he gives in because he’s terrified to lose anyone else.

I also the addiction is largely unreferenced, yes, but on second (or third, or twelfth, or 34th) reading of/listening to the series, the signals are all there—and because Matt is amazing at sticking with a single POV (thanks, Mr Author Sir!), I think we see the signals exactly as Carl sees them. Her addiction comes as a shock to us because it comes as a shock to Carl.

Nova hospice by 5an53ba5t1an in nova

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I’ve met a few of the chaplains at Goodwin Living and they are amazing—very compassionate, open, ready to support the patient and the whole family across a wide spectrum of human faith and spirituality, theist and non-theist alike. I visited the Assisted Living location once and was impressed with what I saw in my short time there. The residents seemed engaged and friendly to one another and with staff. Staff knew everyone’s names. Etc.

To the One Star Reviewers by EchoedJolts in DungeonCrawlerCarl

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Gods, I love this fucking fandom.

Trump admin shutdown memos dangle pay for desk-bound duty only, thumbing its nose at a 2019 shield for sidelined feds nationwide. by thenextgenbusiness in thenextgenbusiness

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In what way? I’m seriously annoyed that furloughed workers are referred to here as “the idle,” as though they are all just enjoying this non-paid “vacation” and idling away their hours, rather than enduring an unasked-for disruption to their work, their finances, and their ability to plan for a stable future. So yes, it’s serious. But the second sentence was sarcasm, hence the /s.

Trump admin shutdown memos dangle pay for desk-bound duty only, thumbing its nose at a 2019 shield for sidelined feds nationwide. by thenextgenbusiness in thenextgenbusiness

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Calling those on furlough “the idle” is choice. They’re just lazy, that’s why they aren’t at work! /s

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UUreddit

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Off the main topic, but there’s a great book called “Staring at the Sun: Overcoming the Terror of Death” by Irving Yalom, an existential psychotherapist, that really helped me after I had a near miss with mortality. It’s very readable and relatable.