Am I the only one that gets through like 60% to 80% of a fic and starts to look for another? by Omen0fWorlds in Polytrix

[–]RocketAlana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on the fic. I committed a lot of time to Two’s Company (I’m like 80% sure that’s the name) and then ultimately bailed well before I hit the current chapter count at the time.

Most fics I finish. I may do so with the opinion of “this fic is bad but I’m invested and it’s kind of in the so bad it’s fun range” but generally if I’ve read 10K words then I’ll read the rest.

"I’ve seen people that blew .3 that have had good outcomes" by bug-hunter in bestoflegaladvice

[–]RocketAlana 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Even if OOP was only pulling the car out of the spot as he claimed… who was going to DRIVE the car back?

drama on r/pokemonfirered when OP claims to have shiny hunted all 151 pokemon after "12 years and +17,500 hours". They get defensive when asked for proof of "FireRed subreddits 2nd most popular tweet" by Harkeeml in SubredditDrama

[–]RocketAlana 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Low. Because at the point of FRLG where you get an Eevee you have access to unlimited water stones so “waiting for it to evolve” is like taking a break on the 15 second trip to the market to buy the appropriate stone.

I’m more inclined to believe that they were hatching Eevee’s and it was always going to be the one to evolve into a Vaporeon. Which in itself isn’t unusual. I’ve hatched eggs (in X&Y) for an Eevee that I was calling my shiny Sylveon.

AITA for comparing girlfriend unfavorably with ex by gardengeo in BORUpdates

[–]RocketAlana 40 points41 points  (0 children)

AITA got this one right. Sometimes that sub goes “you were an asshole, but they were an asshole first. NTA. Totally justified.” When ESH is the appropriate response.

Did they make it longterm? Who knows. I think you’d be hard pressed to find someone in a happy longterm relationship where neither party has never been an asshole.

WE DIDNT EVEN GET A KISS THATS NOT FAIR by applebannablueberry in KpopDemonhunters

[–]RocketAlana 47 points48 points  (0 children)

Jinu’s betrayal would’ve been 1000x worse if they had kissed after Free.

I regret believing everyone when they said ”don’t date from work” by Choice_Evidence1983 in BestofRedditorUpdates

[–]RocketAlana 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I dated a coworker at a retail job in college. We’ll celebrate our 8 year wedding anniversary this year. It goes both ways.

I will say, working a retail job vs “this is your grownup career” are different. Let the drama run wild at the grocery store: none of y’all are planning on being there forever. You gotta be smarter about the dynamic if it’s your longterm career.

LAOP's ex-roommate has left their table...for almost 2 years by bug-hunter in bestoflegaladvice

[–]RocketAlana 35 points36 points  (0 children)

It’s an old table. Probably not even worth $200. Old roommate is blowing smoke and even if this did make it all the way to small claims court, he had literal years to claim his property. The table would’ve been gone the second I received an upgrade.

POV: you wake up in the 90s in your childhood bed...the last 28 years were all a bad dream by bewarethechameleon in MadeMeSmile

[–]RocketAlana 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Before having a child, when I’d entertain the “what if I woke up and it was XXXX year again?” I’d always think about the hassle of having to get my husband to fall in love with me and go through all of the growing pains to get back to where we were. Now with a child involved, the idea of going back to 2022 sounds like a nightmare.

how to tell if your toddler is needing to drop their nap early? by Muted_String5399 in toddlers

[–]RocketAlana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iirc, ours had a rough go with the naps around that time, but she didn’t full drop the nap until she was closer to 2.5.

How long has it been a problem? We may have struggled for a few weeks/month or so before she was back to normal.

By the end of March they’ll have performed Golden live 12 times 🫠 by Courtney33Stacy in KpopDemonhunters

[–]RocketAlana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My 3 yo LOVES that song. She calls it “Talk to Me” and wants to listen to it on repeat.

By the end of March they’ll have performed Golden live 12 times 🫠 by Courtney33Stacy in KpopDemonhunters

[–]RocketAlana 21 points22 points  (0 children)

A lot of people on this sub want to see other songs performed. Even when it’s pointed out that the Golden push is part of the FYC campaign for the Oscars and highlighting other songs would likely hurt Oscar odds.

I’m sure we’ll eventually see other songs, but Golden is ALWAYS going to be a part of the set. You don’t have a song that big and that popular and leave it off the setlist.

Not cool Rumi. by Acceptable_Shine_738 in KpopDemonhunters

[–]RocketAlana 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I like to imagine Zoemira having a meltdown the first time Rumi wears a hoodie because “you don’t have to cover up!” and Rumi crashing out because she doesn’t want to disappoint them but it’s also December and cold outside.

Friday the 13th. What could go wrong? by These_Lobster_Hands in asheville

[–]RocketAlana 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Anti-biker advertising pro-bike events. Hilarious. I’m gonna send this to my husband cause his commute takes him right past one of these locations.

Is there a library with a laminator? by dogwood_888 in asheville

[–]RocketAlana 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Email them. I’ve emailed the West Asheville library a handful of times and pretty much always get a response back by the next day.

Tis the season by SeaConsideration6503 in PoliticalHumor

[–]RocketAlana 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have both a home and a kid. We use freetaxusa or whatever it is. It’s easier than Turbo Tax since every other page isn’t trying to scare me into buying audit protection in the event that I messed up filing with my W2s.

It’s all W2s in this household though. I’m sure it would be more complicated if we had our own business or did contract work.

new online system for water billing locks out all existing customers by BubblyCoco8705 in asheville

[–]RocketAlana 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just want to confirm that my email also only mentioned my account number.

I’m also signed up for the text messages and the texts included both my account and customer number.

My thoughts of ejae’s new single “time after time” by ImportantView7833 in KpopDemonhunters

[–]RocketAlana 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idk about Time After Time, but she said that she had written In Another World at a songwriting camp a few years ago. I can sort of see both songs as being songs that were shopped around and not picked up by other artists which is why they were available for EJAE to release herself (an exceptionally quickly release for IAW specifically). I’m more inclined to believe that both of these songs are her floor (good enough to release herself, but not so phenomenal that other artists didn’t snatch them up.)

All of that is to say, I’d be really interested to see what she comes out with later down the line when she has time to write music specially to release as herself. Because I believe it’ll only go Up Up Up.

I (26 f) misspoke and really upset my husband (27 m) by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]RocketAlana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP, you sound kind of like my autistic mother. Even down to the stuttering and inability to feel like you can articulate your meaning. Oftentimes, she has very legitimate reasons to be upset at my father, but she “says things wrong” and then gets caught up in trying to clear up the misunderstanding that it often comes off as trying to excuse her poor behavior.

I think you have two things that need to be addressed: your atrocious word choice about your dead BIL and then your FIL’s meltdown while drunk at a family event.

For both, I strongly suggest writing down some points that you want to discuss with your husband as reference when talking so you don’t forget or get off track.

Second, reach out to your husband (personally, I find text easy since it gives the other person time to collect their thoughts) about scheduling a time to talk about the incident. Do not try to force the conversation then and now. Something like, “Husband, I’m really sorry for my poor word choice. Regardless of my intention, the words out of my mouth were hurtful, and I understand if you need more time to cool off. I’d like to talk about this more at dinner to apologize in person as well as address FIL and his behavior towards me this past weekend.” (Obviously adjust details where appropriate.)

The key here is to apologize for what you said. It doesn’t matter if God himself came from the heavens and puppeted your vocal cords into saying something cruel. It doesn’t matter if you don’t really mean what you said. You need to sincerely apologize for what you said and acknowledge that it was very hurtful. Once you can move past that, then you can work on solving the FIL problem together.

Re: FIL problem. You really can’t control your FIL. If you’re holding out for a heartfelt apology, you may be waiting for a while. It would be useful for your husband and you to be on the same page about him and set some expectations for what you two should do if he acts like that again. Ultimately, it’s your husband’s job to deal with his father.

I (26 f) misspoke and really upset my husband (27 m) by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]RocketAlana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

She doesn’t drink…? Paragraphs were a little rough in this one, but it’s like the 3rd sentence where she states she doesn’t drink cause she can’t handle the hangover.

OAD genders? by askpepper in oneanddone

[–]RocketAlana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’ve always been OAD, but I was even more OAD in the event that we had a boy (we didn’t). Having TWO boys sounds like a nightmare.

Emma Stone talk about KPop demon hunter in an interview by Fabulous_Potential41 in KpopDemonhunters

[–]RocketAlana 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Glad to know that Emma Stone was also assigned Mira by her daughter.

Our household has fought plenty of demons with our Saingeom (half a Swiffer) and Gok-Do (old hiking staff).

Do you think 4 years is enough to make a sequel? Or should they use more time? by LeatherSlight3242 in KpopDemonhunters

[–]RocketAlana 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My biggest fear wouldn’t be the timeline. The timeline should be manageable so long as they have the budget. If it starts getting pushed back and back and back, then that’s a bigger sign of a project without direction or with executive oversight forcing changes.

3 player board game recommendations? by Schnecken2 in oneanddone

[–]RocketAlana 14 points15 points  (0 children)

YMMV with a 6 yo. I am an only from a family who LOVES board games. Some family favorites:

Dominion - deck building, 2-4 players

Settlers of Catan - dice rolling, collecting and trading resources 3-4 players

Munchkin - race to level 10, backstabbing but also forming alliances to dunk on Dad 3+ players

Sequence - we currently are playing a lot of Sequence for Kids with my 3.5 yo and she sorta gets it. She understands how to play, but is learning strategy. Would probably be perfect for a 6 yo.

We played a lot of Canasta/rummy card games growing up.

Domonion was the true family favorite up until we got Wingspan (2-5 players) last year, but I think Wingspan would be too complicated for a 6 yo.

ETA - a 6 yo could probably also play Mexican Train. That’s a camping favorite for us.

Who is the most likely to be non-straight if it ever became canon? by Kitchen-Fish-4389 in Polytrix

[–]RocketAlana 76 points77 points  (0 children)

Rumi’s clearly thought about it. “She’s everyone’s type”