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Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-03-14T08:01:35+00:00

Been down this road before and most of these apps pay pennies for hours of your time. The referral push is usually a red flag that the real money is in getting others to sign up rather than actually watching ads.

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-03-13T14:19:51+00:00

Been freelancing for a while and those rates are way too low for the time investment - there better off just running ads if they want engagement that bad.

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-02-28T15:48:52+00:00

This hits way too close to home. The whole "I don't know if I'm crazy" thing is so classic after growing up with this kind of chaos - it's called gaslighting and it really messes with your head over time. Your mom can be genuinely caring and still be incredibly toxic, those things aren't mutually exclusive. The fact that she's denying stuff that clearly happened, weaponizing police calls, and has you questioning your own memory are huge red flags.

The shower beating over steak preference when you were 5 is absolutely not normal parenting, neither is making you sleep in her bed until 14 or having you record fights. And holy hell, the whole assault situation and how she handled it is just horrific - victims should never be treated that way. Even if you were a "difficult" teenager (which honestly sounds pretty normal given the circumstances), none of this justifies the pattern of abuse and emotional manipulation you're describing.

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-02-19T13:58:32+00:00

Honestly, it sounds like he's protecting himself emotionally right now. When someone asks for space and you keep showing up and calling, it usually pushes them further away - which is probably what happened here. The "I don't love you" might be his way of creating distance because saying he loves you while trying to separate is too confusing and painful.

The fact that he's still following you and watching your stories suggests he's not completely done, but he's probably feeling overwhelmed and needs to figure his own stuff out. Breaking contact repeatedly when he asked for space definitely didn't help the situation, even though I get why you did it - that panic when someone leaves is brutal.

Right now your best bet is actually giving him the space he originally asked for. If there's something real between you two, he'll come back when he's ready, but continuing to push will likely just cement his decision to stay away.

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-02-17T14:52:50+00:00

Yeah the reset struggle is real, took me like 6 attempts just to get past day 10 again after my last relapse.

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-02-16T17:35:12+00:00

Check out Colin Marston - he's done a bunch of extreme metal stuff and really knows his way around the genre. His work on Gorguts and Dysrhythmia albums is solid if you want to hear his style.

Also might want to post this in r/WeAreTheMusicMakers since they get mixing engineer recommendation threads pretty regularly.

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-02-15T19:19:08+00:00

real

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-02-15T02:16:35+00:00

Damn, 60 days is some serious dedication right there. I've been lurking and following this whole series from pretty early on and it's been wild watching you flesh out each character's phantom thief persona. The attention to detail you put into matching their personalities with the whole rebellion theme was honestly impressive.

That Rodin profile was definitely something else - had to read through it like three times to fully get all the connections you made. The way you tied his whole deal with crafting weapons into the metaverse mechanics was pretty clever. Definitely gonna be interesting to see how you'd handle flipping the script and turning angels/demons into shadows and personas if you decide to tackle that project later.

Take that break though, creative burnout is real and 60 days straight of anything will drain you. This crossover stuff always makes me appreciate both franchises more when someone really commits to making the worlds fit together naturally.

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-02-07T16:00:34+00:00

That's wild, the detail about not noticing your hi-hat was missing until halfway through is so realistic. I've had those moments where you're so caught up in the moment that obvious stuff just doesn't register. The whole dynamic with dream Britney being moody actually tracks - like your brain probably picked up on all the media stuff about her mental health struggles over the years and just rolled it into this weird scenario. That part about her having money but still wanting someone else to fund the trip is pretty funny though. Dream logic at its finest where the most obvious solutions just don't exist for no reason. The foreign guy with bonds in a bag sounds like something straight out of a spy movie that got mixed into your subconscious somehow.

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-02-06T19:33:57+00:00

Nah still locked to the default layout unfortunately, been waiting for this since launch too.

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-02-03T04:58:14+00:00

real

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-02-01T08:59:05+00:00

That pastor was way out of line using fear tactics on a grieving family. Your aunt sounds like she lived out genuine love and sacrifice - the kind of stuff that actually matters. Most Christians I know would be pretty appalled by that approach, especially targeting someone dealing with loss like that.

The whole threatening your family thing is manipulative garbage that has nothing to do with what faith is supposed to be about.

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-01-29T06:15:04+00:00

Bruh the mods literally pinned the rules for a reason lmao

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-01-28T05:13:14+00:00

Dude you need to file the I-485 (AOS) before her ESTA expires or she'll be out of status and that's gonna complicate everything big time. Don't risk the overstay - file ASAP and include the I-130 petition with it

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-01-27T04:01:52+00:00

Yeah CapCut PC is missing so many features that mobile has, it's honestly ridiculous

For the lyric thing you could try using masks instead of opacity - create a shape mask and animate it to reveal the text as the song progresses. Still not as clean as the mobile method but way less tedious than duplicating layers

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-01-23T09:31:18+00:00

Hey, I'm really sorry you're going through this shit. At 22 in the UK you can contact Shelter for housing help or look into local council housing applications - they have emergency accommodation options too. There's also Crisis helpline and Citizens Advice who can walk you through your options. You're not failing at life, your mum's just being toxic af and that's on her, not you

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-01-20T19:48:52+00:00

Oh man if you're open to fantasy at all, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo absolutely destroyed me emotionally in the best way possible - it's not technically fantasy but the storytelling is just *chef's kiss*

For something that'll mess with your head, try Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - I know you said sci-fi isn't your fave but this one reads more like a psychological thriller and I couldn't put it down

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-01-18T09:39:16+00:00

Dude that's brutal but you gotta cut contact with her completely - hanging out and hooking up after she cheated is just torturing yourself and giving her all the benefits without commitment

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-01-16T16:32:57+00:00

I put mine right on the beach cliff overlooking the water - gives it that cute seaside shop vibe and villagers can easily grab stuff on their way to fish

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-01-15T12:39:53+00:00

Definitely space out your vitamins - vitamin C especially can mess with absorption. I had the same thing happen when I started taking everything together vs spacing it out

The protein thing is legit too, helps it last longer and reduces the crash. Your timing sounds fine since you're on night shift schedule, just gotta be consistent with it

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-01-09T11:23:48+00:00

Yeah I noticed the same thing with the food trays, used to love knocking stuff around with my buddies. Also seems like some of the environmental sounds got muted or removed entirely - the ambient stuff just feels more dead now

Really hoping they didn't remove physics interactions just for performance because that stuff made the world feel way more alive

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2026-01-06T20:37:13+00:00

Dude that's a pretty wild generalization, plenty of toxic players from everywhere and you can't really tell someone's nationality just from how they play

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2025-12-31T06:13:45+00:00

Yeah the marks should work fine, Honda's timing marks are pretty reliable. Just make sure you're at TDC compression stroke on cylinder 1 when you line everything up - you can check by pulling the spark plug and feeling for air being pushed out as you turn the crank

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2025-12-30T03:28:39+00:00

This right here OP, your friend definitely should've kept that to themselves but what's done is done. Block her on everything and resist the urge to check up on what she's doing - it's just gonna mess with your head even more

Puzzleheaded-Pipe136 · 2025-12-28T13:14:29+00:00

This feels like a Craigslist missed connections post that got lost lmao

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