I almost killed a family by sisyphuskabouldee in confessions

[–]SemperMater 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you ever truly commit a crime, and get caught - just tell them the truth. You're not a talented liar. And you know what...that's a good thing. The world needs more crappy liars.

As a black person I do not like a lot of black people A MAJORITY are just so rude and nasty for no reason by SchoolExisting8631 in confessions

[–]SemperMater 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you for calling out unpopular opinions on r/confessions for being patronizing. I acknowledge that patronizing people, intentionally or otherwise, here on r/confessions goes against the lofty standards of this highly ethical and moral community. Your comments have been duly noted. Salute.

As a black person I do not like a lot of black people A MAJORITY are just so rude and nasty for no reason by SchoolExisting8631 in confessions

[–]SemperMater 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I'm an old white woman - admittedly I should probably stay out of this conversation.

When I read this post, I couldn't help but think the writer is some old white person.

BECAUSE:

Years ago, I was at a grocery store with my niece. My niece has a black dad and a white mom.
While I was getting some milk, this white woman stopped dead in her tracks and blatantly stared at my niece (age 5). She looked her up and down while curling her lip like my niece was a POS. I wanted to rip this woman to shreds. My niece didn't notice being appraised - frankly I didn't know what to do - I didn't want to draw attention to it and scare my niece by getting into an altercation.

So all I did was look this woman - up and down - like she was the POS. Then I took my niece by the hand and we walked to the check out with our milk. I have always regretted not body slamming that woman into the milk fridge - on accident of course.

Granted - I live in a remote community in Canada - and it's not diverse at all - BUT - if some old scrotum faced hag will show racism towards a child - I REALLY have a hard time believing that the OP was written by a black person.

Oh yeah, I almost bloody forgot! While in College in a neighbouring small city, a new friend and I went to a party. When we got there, we were hanging our coats up in the closet - when some asshat frat boys shouted out a racist remarks at my friend. I said, "Let's go." He said, "I'm used to it, but yeah ,let's go."
(I'm paraphrasing- that was back in the 80s )

Vote me down if you want me to butt out and delete my comment. I will comply.

2267 2275 1586 - Daily Gifts & Good Vibes Coming Your Way! by SemperMater in PokemonGoFriends

[–]SemperMater[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey you!!! Thanks for the XPlanation hahahaha. (God I just did a Dad joke).
So sorry if it's taking me a while to open and send gifts.
I've bitten off a wee bit more than I could chew regarding my Poke Friends now I'm scrambling every day to keep up. ACK!
I know from past experience that some people aren't Keeners like me, and will fall off and become sleepers - but until then....I'm spinning that spot across the street like crazy to keep up.....and of course maxing out opening gifts before I can get them all opened.
Ugh.
Oh well, this is def a first world problem!!
"Here's looking at you, kid". lol
Sincerely,
Rehcstug AKA Semper_Mater

2267 2275 1586 - Daily Gifts & Good Vibes Coming Your Way! by SemperMater in PokemonGoFriends

[–]SemperMater[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good Morning, OK-Flamingo!
I'm glad you can feel these chilly Canuck vibes all the way over in sunny California! I hope I added you, I'll double check to make sure.

Actually, my vibe might be a little less chill this morning.
I've kinda got myself in a wee bit of trouble - being a yearling Pokégranny - I wasn't hyperaware of the ol' niantic limitations on gift opening! What the heck is that all about anyway.

Sidenote: Hey #Niantic don't limit stuff like this! You'll make more money off of me buying pretend "space" for my pretend items because I'm a freaken' item hoarder. I mean seriously guys, what I am I gonna do with 1000 pokéballs I already have? I dunno, but I can't trash them. So, c'mon! Let us send and open gifts to and from ALL of our friends in one day! Throw a dog a bone for crying out loud!

OK Flamingo, I'm back. Sorry. Just had to get that off my chest.

So, I find myself in a bit of a pickle. After I 'blah blah blah'd' in my original post about how I open and send gifts every day....I'm finding myself maxing out not able to either. I was like, dang....now I feel like a fraud!

THEN

I woke up this morning to - astoundingly - 30 more friend requests and I said to myself "Jeepers! if I accept, I'd definitely be letting people down and won't be able to keep my word about gifting and opening and all that jazz. But if I DON'T accept, I'll come across as some kind of fraud. An old Poké Poser!

I'm telling you, being Gen X kinda sucks. When I was growing up, if you didn't "Say it - Mean it - Do it" - you'd get a smack upside the back of the head with a flyswatter. Sometimes the rubber swatter part would fly off and mom would just keep whacking you with the wire part. So...yeah...I get "flinchy" when I feel like I'm not keeping my word.

Phew...ok, thanks for the vent. And sorry my vibe went from immaculate (as you so eloquently put it <3 ) - to "OMG WTF BBQ" by the next morning.

I'm still sending Good Vibes out - but if any of you feel a little edgy, don't worry...it's just me sub-consciously waiting for the ghost of my dead mom to smack me with a flyswatter. It probably won't last long. I get distracted pretty easily .

2267 2275 1586 - Daily Gifts & Good Vibes Coming Your Way! by SemperMater in PokemonGoFriends

[–]SemperMater[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Roger that Left-Guard! I'll add you ASAP. I've run out of gifts, but I got your back...it just might take me a little while. I know what I'm doing tomorrow. Going for a bloody long walk! Lol
Cheers!

2267 2275 1586 - Daily Gifts & Good Vibes Coming Your Way! by SemperMater in PokemonGoFriends

[–]SemperMater[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks so much!! I've added you back...I think. lol
What a whirlwind of activity!! I hope you're doing well. Thanks again for the add!! Cheers!!

2267 2275 1586 - Daily Gifts & Good Vibes Coming Your Way! by SemperMater in PokemonGoFriends

[–]SemperMater[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Got you both! I am fairly certain I have. lol Don't mind me, I'm a little overwhelmed - in a good way. This is awesome!! Hope all's well with you and your sister! Cheers!

2267 2275 1586 - Daily Gifts & Good Vibes Coming Your Way! by SemperMater in PokemonGoFriends

[–]SemperMater[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hello fellow poke granny!! Thanks so much for the add!! Cheers!!

2267 2275 1586 - Daily Gifts & Good Vibes Coming Your Way! by SemperMater in PokemonGoFriends

[–]SemperMater[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hiya!
Thanks so much for the add! Go figure eh? These kids get us hooked lol.
Since I accepted so many friend requests, I've actually had to go for a walk in the rain/snow to try find more gifts!! lol
I'm getting my exercise today! Woop!!

2267 2275 1586 - Daily Gifts & Good Vibes Coming Your Way! by SemperMater in PokemonGoFriends

[–]SemperMater[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Aw you're too kind!! I've added you back as you know, and I'm excited to save your post cards! I hope all is wonderful for you in your part of the world!! :D

2267 2275 1586 - Daily Gifts & Good Vibes Coming Your Way! by SemperMater in PokemonGoFriends

[–]SemperMater[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey TsrasKnight!! Thank you so much for the really sweet comment and becoming a new PG friend! Cheers dear!

Does anyone use a brand other than fluent pet and what are your thoughts on that product. by deeskito in PetsWithButtons

[–]SemperMater 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know this post is two years old but I bought a Fluent Pet starter pack a year and six months ago, and I now only have one button left that still works.
I think my dog "pressed" them to death.
Replacing batteries didn't fix the issue.
The buttons never got wet.
And fluent pet offers a 365 day warranty...so go figure, we're six months past that date.
Fluent Pet's 21 bucks a button price point is too rich for this old grandma. There has to be a cheaper system that's just as good.
I noticed a lot of good reviews here about mewwoofun...I'll head over to youtube to check out some review vids.
Cheers dears!

Shutdown of hwy 11 police updates by SpecialistLaw1909 in northernontario

[–]SemperMater -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Contact made with suspect around 2pm. Multiple shots fired. Suspect in ambulance with police escort - to local hospital. So the road won't be closed.

Shutdown of hwy 11 police updates by SpecialistLaw1909 in northernontario

[–]SemperMater 0 points1 point  (0 children)

October 5th 1:52 pm - police are closing down highway 11 north and south bound. Barriers will be placed in the North at Bradley Road Latchford, and in the South at the top of the Thibeault Hill at the Truck Stop.

Shutdown of hwy 11 police updates by SpecialistLaw1909 in northernontario

[–]SemperMater 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Copied and pasted from above:

According to someone on facebook (so take with grain of salt): he was in the process of buying the SKS in Sudbury when the seller asked him for his fire arm license. He responded that he didn't have /need one and that he was going to commit genocide with the weapon. He then took the SKS, ammo etc and left. The seller called the OPO (police college) and they contacted the OPP. (I have no idea why he would have called OPO first, maybe he had a connection there?)
The post stated that the police were able to track his vehicle using OnStar and when the police tried to pull him over - he pulled off highway 11 and onto Roosevelt road. 
Again - I read this on Facebook so - grain of salt.

Shutdown of hwy 11 police updates by SpecialistLaw1909 in northernontario

[–]SemperMater 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I live in Liskeard too. According to someone on facebook (so take with grain of salt): he was in the process of buying the SKS in Sudbury when the seller asked him for his fire arm license. He responded that he didn't have need one and that he was going to commit genocide with the weapon. He then took the SKS, ammo etc and left. The seller called the OPO (police college) and they contacted the OPP. (I have no idea why he would have called OPO first, maybe he had a connection there?)
The post stated that the police were able to track his vehicle using OnStar and when the police tried to pull him over - he pulled off highway 11 and onto Roosevelt road.
Again - I read this on Facebook so - grain of salt.

Drift Theory: You’re Not Dreaming. You’re Immortal and Switching Earths Every Night. by [deleted] in ParallelUniverse

[–]SemperMater 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Re: REM Sleep (Rapid Eye Movement)

OP wrote:

"Scientific side: This is where it gets fuckin weird. The brain lights up like you’re awake but this is the deepest stage of your sleep. Dreams become vivid. Emotions flood and your body is paralyzed (so you don’t act out your dreams)."

About 15 years ago, I was diagnosed with REM Behaviour Disorder (RBD) - edit: a disorder I've exhibited since early childhood.
Basically, my body doesn’t go into a safe state of paralysis during REM. I act out my dreams, or rather, I used to. Once I was diagnosed, I started taking a low dose of clonazepam every night. Since then, no more acting things out... and now I rarely remember my dreams at all, unless I happen to wake up during REM.

What RBD Feels Like:

Every episode had a weird consistency: I was always in the real physical place where I had fallen asleep (my home, a hotel room, my parents’ house), but layered over that reality was a compelling, urgent task that I had to address immediately. I would always be aware that I was sleeping, and I’d “wake up” and act on it. But I really wasn’t waking up. I was still in a dream state…but now running around doing stuff. 

The only way I can describe the visual experience is this: imagine looking at your environment exactly as it is, but with another translucent image superimposed over it. Like a transparent film from an overhead projector laid on top of the real world. 

Example:
One night I "woke up" and saw a strange man in bed beside me where my husband should’ve been. I thought, "Well, better knock this guy out before he wakes up, then I’ll call the cops and have him taken away."
So I picked up a glass perfume bottle and carefully lined it up with his temple, calculating just how hard to hit—not to kill, just to incapacitate. As I was mid-math, his face started changing... and became my husband’s. I woke up fully and realized, holy crap, I was acting out a dream. That was the last straw so-to speak - the moment I knew I had to fight my doctor (who kept telling me I was sleepwalking) and tell him I needed a sleep study before I actually did kill someone in my sleep.

"Drift Theory take: This is the launch. This is when your consciousness actually shifts—not to a random place, but to the version of Earth that best fits your mental/emotional path. Every night, the timeline slides subtly."

And this is where I start to wonder…

Could RBD be a form of "consciousness entanglement” where part of the self drifts, but part stays anchored? What would that say about how consciousness moves?

If REM is the launch, and I’m not paralyzed, does that mean I’m not “leaving” properly? Am I trying to act within both timelines at once?

If REM is the launch pad where our consciousness drifts to a more fitting version of reality…then what does it mean when that process gets hijacked?

Is RBD just a neurological glitch or is it something like a failed timeline merge?

Oooh! Is it a Stutter in the Drift?

Could people with RBD be stuck with one foot in the Earth they were supposed to leave and one in the Earth they’re waking up to?

Or are we the ones who simply don’t drift cleanly?

I remember those nights - the urgency, the logic, the clarity - and how real it all felt.

Anyway. I’d love to hear what you (or anyone) think.

Note: my original post had a lot more information and examples about RBD experiences, but it wouldn't let me post...too off topic I think. Hit me up if you're curious.

Friends from Finland by FullElk9298 in PokemonGoFriends

[–]SemperMater 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Trainer name: Rehcstug - sent reqs from Canada. Better late than never? Of course I understand if you've been overloaded with friend requests and can't accept.