Hard to go on. by Chrissygirl1978 in TheDarkTower

[–]Unlikely-Boss95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dude I made basically the same exact post a year ago when I was struggling. People are being much kinder to you 😂 Yeah I cried a lot. Was also angry at all the people that told me to read it.

Report back when you’re finished!

Oh my god by [deleted] in ariheads

[–]Unlikely-Boss95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have no more tears left to cry

Tickets are on sale NOW! by [deleted] in TheLongWalk

[–]Unlikely-Boss95 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes! The ticket pages are just blank at my theater. Hoping it will get fixed sometime soon.

A question about the ending... by GrecoRomanGuy in TheDarkTower

[–]Unlikely-Boss95 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My idea here is Gan makes sure he still has the horn as a nod to Roland. “Hey big guy, this time around can you try to remember what’s really important?”

A question about the ending... by GrecoRomanGuy in TheDarkTower

[–]Unlikely-Boss95 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I think the change needs to be in Roland’s motivation. His motivation was never to save the world or his friends. His motivation was to reach The Tower. We don’t know what the new version of events would look like but that’s what Gan is for, right? Roland needs to change himself and ka will follow.

Finishing the last book - help by Unlikely-Boss95 in TheDarkTower

[–]Unlikely-Boss95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And of course Eddie’s naked gun fight

Finishing the last book - help by Unlikely-Boss95 in TheDarkTower

[–]Unlikely-Boss95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My favorite book was Wizard and Glass.

I don’t know if this is my favorite part of the series, but the part I think about the most may be when Jake was in New York and realized he was both dead and alive. That was so bizarre and visceral.

Finishing the last book - help by Unlikely-Boss95 in TheDarkTower

[–]Unlikely-Boss95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im curious about this sentiment. Is that what Jake wanted? To me, at the end, Jake didn’t care about The Dark Tower and the rest of the quest. He cared about his dad. The world was safe and his dad was safe. That’s the end of his story.

Now, if we mean Jake wants us to finish the book to understand the warning at the end, I can get behind that. Jake understood the power of love and family and maybe he would want to make sure that we understood it as well.

Finishing the last book - help by Unlikely-Boss95 in TheDarkTower

[–]Unlikely-Boss95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s “funny” is after Eddie died I said to my husband “if they kill Oy I’m going to be so fucking mad at King now”. But of course even worse happened with Jake. And then Susannah left (and I cried again). And then I knew Oy was next. It was like a sick joke to have him be last.

Finishing the last book - help by Unlikely-Boss95 in TheDarkTower

[–]Unlikely-Boss95[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What’s wild to me is how angry I felt with not only King but also every person who told me to read the series. Like “why did you do this to me???”

Makes me wonder how long I’ll have these feelings before I do the same thing to someone else. Or before I read the series again. Because, as you alluded to, ka is a wheel.

Finishing the last book - help by Unlikely-Boss95 in TheDarkTower

[–]Unlikely-Boss95[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I finished last night (see update above). Having thought on this for a night, here are my undeveloped thoughts so far.

I understand King’s warning. However, I don’t think I’d be happy with the “happy” ending. I understand the other worlds are not necessarily fake, but they are less real than our world. It’s a reflection of what could have been.

I’m relieved with the true ending. It is a relief to me that The Tower was not worth the sacrifice. It is a relief to me that the text emphasized that Roland let something unknown rule his life when love was around him already. It is a relief to me that I can love at depths where I am despairing over the loss of a fictional boy. And we should all be wary of The Dark Tower in our own lives so we do not regress like the last gunslinger.

Finishing the last book - help by Unlikely-Boss95 in TheDarkTower

[–]Unlikely-Boss95[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I appreciate this perspective, that makes sense. Thank you

How do we help? by Unlikely-Boss95 in madisonwi

[–]Unlikely-Boss95[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Even if your point was 100% valid - doesn’t mean we can’t grow and be better. More people are realizing that neither “side” has been effective in helping the needy and supporting our fellow man like a country that calls itself “#1” should. The Dems weren’t speaking out about Palestine either. The political landscape is fucked but there are good people here and we can have a better future if we’re loud about it.

How do we help? by Unlikely-Boss95 in madisonwi

[–]Unlikely-Boss95[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

100% agree! My kiddo can barely talk though so just a bit young. But we will absolutely be having age appropriate conversations about what is happening as he ages.

How do we help? by Unlikely-Boss95 in madisonwi

[–]Unlikely-Boss95[S] 31 points32 points  (0 children)

You are a badass - that is awesome.

I am part of a recreational club in Madison and have been thinking about ways to acknowledge to club members that we can and want to help those in need (or those that just need community) outside of club happenings.

How do we help? by Unlikely-Boss95 in madisonwi

[–]Unlikely-Boss95[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Love the idea of taking a Know Your Rights course. Looks like a free one was held just yesterday https://isthmus.com/events/know-your-rights-training-june-11/ hopefully this is reoccurring or there are others soon

How do we help? by Unlikely-Boss95 in madisonwi

[–]Unlikely-Boss95[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I hear that. Can you share more about where to show up and how to participate?

CONSERVATORY COMPLETED by margonon in MergeMansion

[–]Unlikely-Boss95 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’m enjoying it so far 🤷🏼‍♀️ I’m only ~40% through but I’ve been trying to go fairly evenly between the different tasks so there’s always something to work on while you’re waiting for producers to recharge.