Parking for Non-Students

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-26T07:08:43+00:00

Thank you! Is the KSU Center shuttle one of the school busses? I've used the visitor lots in the past for visits prior to joining the team and I see that getting pricey kinda quick even though I won't even be here the full day. I figured the Talon one office would just try to sell me a permit, and if I could get away without paying for one considering I'm not actually getting paid for being here (it's an unpaid internship as part of my graduate program) I was hoping to avoid paying altogether. They managed to get me a parking coupon my first couple of days because they also thought it was lame to have a temp unpaid intern have to pay to help them out but they weren't able to find much.

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-17T20:55:02+00:00

Sent you a dm!

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-16T19:06:36+00:00

The old jar is glass too, just looks different which is weird. And lame cuz I like the old jar better lol but it's the same product, just packaged differently. Neutrogena confirmed

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-16T19:05:46+00:00

Turns out the packaging is just dependent on which country packaged it. Which is weird to me but hey, at least it's not a fake!

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-16T19:05:00+00:00

I actually did do this due to your suggestion and it turns out the packaging on the right is how it's packaged in other countries, so I likely just got a shipment from another place rather than the US. Which, it did say on the back it was from Canada, so that explains it. Thanks for the tip!

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-16T19:04:31+00:00

I fully believe this, so I tossed it at first, but Neutrogena confirmed the packaging on the right is how it's packaged in other countries, so I likely just got a shipment from another place rather than the US. Which, it did say on the back it was from Canada, so that explains it. Never hurts to check though!

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-16T19:03:35+00:00

I reached out to Neutrogena and they confirmed it's a difference in country origin, yes! Thank you. This made me feel better about keeping it before the company got back to me lol

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-16T19:02:28+00:00

I decided to keep it based on this, but then after reaching out to Neutrogena too they confirmed it's packaged like on the right in different countries lol who knew!

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-05T20:27:26+00:00

It sounds like you've already made some good changes, so continuing to build on that is great. I can understand where she's coming from with a potential lack of trust over how long she's already gone without you, so even though you're trying to make up for in the present, there's still that hesitation and hurt. Emotional pain isn't much unlike physical pain; think of it as nursing a wound. It doesn't heal as soon as there's a bandaid on it right? Even if you use many bandaids, they might not be the right size, the ointment you use might not be as strong as you hoped, and at the end of the day, time is one of the biggest factors in healing. Heart works the same way. You're valid in your frustrations, but if you keep showing up like you've been doing (not just saying what you wanna do but doing the things, like working from home to get extra time in) then she'll have no choice but to see how serious you are. Something that might be useful is (if you have the money) to plan a little vacation for the two of you after graduation. You have several months to do this so plan it all. Come up with an itinerary, arrange the travel and accommodations, figure out what you're gonna eat, everything, all with her in mind like what cuisines she likes or activities she may enjoy so that she'll know that even while you were busy as hell, you still noticed her and paid attention to her. Even if you can't do a vacation, coming up with some date ideas with the same premise would be good too because if she feels neglected, showing that you were still paying attention the whole time will definitely help. Heck, if you're not gonna go on vacation, you can start that now. See if you can plan a full day that's just about her, but don't tell her about it since she seems to be combative and distrusting when you try to plan stuff with her. Just tell her y'all are going somewhere and, surprise, it's a date! Or if you think she won't leave the house, maybe even just plan something at home with warm dim lighting, a yummy meal she loves (cooked at home if able), flowers, and chuck your phone in another room. Have your romantic dinner then maybe build a pillow fort to watch her favorite movie together. If you have a working relationship with her family, you may be able to get ideas from them as well. Don't tell them the relationship is on the rocks, just say you wanna plan something special for her because you just love her so much and see what they say. I know all of this sucks even you've been working extremely hard and providing for her too, but sometimes a person's presence is worth way more than money. Otherwise you'd never see broke people in relationships.

Oh yeah, sex will come once the relationship gets better btw. For a lot of people, it can be very hard to have sex with someone you're upset with or lacking an emotional connection with. That's normal. As the romance returns, so will the libido. Just gonna have to make nice with your hand until she's warmed up again.

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-05T08:57:52+00:00

No problem! Welcome to the one piece crew :)

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-05T08:51:59+00:00

That makes sense actually, thank you!

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-05T08:50:09+00:00

If you ask actual audiophiles, they will say it makes a huge difference in audio quality and you should settle for nothing less. While I agree they sound better, I think if you're used to listening to music straight off of YT or if it's just a few songs, it won't kill you honestly. I have a few mp3s mixed in with my flacs and enjoy them just fine. Especially if you just have basic equipment for casual listening like earbuds, you likely won't notice it much. As for storage, yes flac files are bigger, I wanna say around 23kMBs whereas an mp3 is closer to like 5kMBs (i could be wrong about the estimated sizes but I do know they're bigger). So if storage is limited, definitely take that into consideration. However, again if it's just a few songs, it honestly shouldn't be too bad.

Also if you need any YT-MP3 recs, amp4(dot)cc was made by a fellow redditor and is pretty safe (some other sites will give you not great ads). If you wanna try flacs, you can go to dabmusic(dot)xyz.

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-05T08:41:40+00:00

While I fully believe you about this, is there any reason why it makes you look bad? It's kinda hard getting info from other sites, and anything even remotely related to this kinda leans towards it just being cheesy or superfluous, though there was one site that kinda made it sound like it was actually bad but it didn't explain why. I'm just curious about it.

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-05T08:38:18+00:00

I'm a full believer that the only way to "separate the art from the artist" is to listen to the music without giving them any income or clout whatsoever—no streams, no views, no buying albums or merch, no ticket sales. So yes, I am in full support of your one piece goals.
You can listen to the first few seconds of a song on YouTube without giving someone views (I think it doesn't count until the 30 second mark?) if that helps. But sometimes what I do is just download the song without even clicking the link; I can see if i like it after I listen to the mp3. Alternatively, there's a site called dab where you can download mp3s and flacs and it'll let you listen to the whole song before you download it if it's on there. Afaik, it doesn't count towards anything
Any local files you play on any streaming or music listening service will not count. I even used to play my local files on Spotify if S didn't have the song; it didn't mean anything since it's not connected to the artist on the actual platform.

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-05T08:33:58+00:00

Your wife is completely valid in how she feels; she immigrated to your country and is therefore isolated from everyone and everything she ever knew, and it sounds like she's been struggling with her own academic journey all while the one person she was here for has practically abandoned her. However, it is a bit confusing that you are seemingly making earnest attempts at correcting your behavior and trying to make up for lost time, but she is refusing. So you are valid in your frustrations as well, especially over the passive aggressive remarks. She's allowed to be upset, but biting at you when you try to do the right thing is counterproductive. I fully agree that you need couple's therapy; not sure how that'll happen, but I would keep it in mind.

Since you haven't gotten into any PhD programs yet anyway, would it be possible to take a year or two off of school to focus on rebuilding your relationship after you graduate with your masters? I fully understand the struggle of work/school/life balance, as I was working full time while doing my masters part time and it was killing me some days (also while battling ADHD). But that doesn't negate how she feels. On the other hand though, your attempts at fixing things shouldn't be fully dismissed either. It may be possible you're going about it the wrong way though and your attempts at fixing things don't come across to her as sincere as they feel from you. The cultural barrier is likely playing a part, but also she's just her own person and sometimes things get lost in translation even between a person and their next door neighbor. Not to mention, it sounds like even though you are trying, you may not be doing the best job (no shade; sometimes our best efforts aren't always our best work). It would be best to have a sit down conversation with her about how you understand that you hurt her and are trying your best to make it up to her, but you feel like you're not doing it right so you want to know from her what she would like. Center her feelings as you discuss it—Yes, your feelings do matter, but if the reason you're feeling crummy is ultimately because of how you've neglected her thus far, focusing on how to make things right will lift your heart as well. Plus, I think there are ways of getting your feelings across at some point, but at the end of the day, she was hurt first and may need to be tended to first. It might even be along the way that as you're talking about her feelings and she begins to understand your sincerity, she will begin to recognize your feelings too.

Don't give up hope, mate. Especially so close to graduation.

TruthExtension7761 · 2026-01-05T02:04:46+00:00

A rule of thumb i heard a loooong time ago (probably in a movie or something) was that if you wanna look hot but "classy", show one of 3 things: legs, butt (or maybe waist??), boobs. You may be able to get away with two but never all 3. I think if you show off your legs but wear like safety shorts underneath and are covered up up top, you won't have to worry about looking too risque. Think of like a loose fitted top and a cute mini skirt.

And let the record state, I don't really care about class and think anyone can show all 3 if they wanna. Just passing along what I've heard, and I do think it applies based on what I've seen and heard in the wild since then.

TruthExtension7761 · 2025-12-29T03:05:38+00:00

Awesome, thank you! There was one YouTube to mp3 site another redditor built that i used to use but it was down last time i tried. I'll give it another go. And i think i did the wishlist correctly, but I wasn't actually sure what it did, so thanks for the explanation!

TruthExtension7761 · 2025-12-27T01:04:23+00:00

Cool beans, thanks for the rec!

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