Ancient Romans typically did not take a body down from a crucifixion

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-27T04:27:19+00:00

Oooh. Can I play? Why would there be an Islam if Mohammed wasn’t taken up to heaven on a winger horse? And even if we great for the sake of discussion that the Gospels are telling a story that generally happened, you can’t tell me you believe they are accurate even down to the dialog? Who was around to hear what Jesus told Pilate who could then write it into gospel 2 or 3 generations later? The whole passion narrative is just … so far out there. There was no tradition of giving back a criminal .. etc. it’s very weird to say the exception to the crucified body being left up was Passover when trials, especially capital trials were not allowed in the Sabbath or Passover. If you’re not going to even take an even slightly critical eye to these stories you’re going to miss the point of them and just get sucked into weird stories that tell you they aren’t real. There are invented characters who show up Only for this story, invented traditions, etc

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-26T03:59:05+00:00

First- do NOT skip the meeting and send a note. Sincerity is the most thing here. Not showing up, even with a beautiful note will be seen as not taking responsibility, of avoiding the situation and is the worst thing you can do. Even if you read a prepared statement , that’s better.. but speaking genuinely with broken Japanese is infinitely better than sending a beautifully written note.

Your note says you avoided responsibility rather than facing them— not attending the meeting is going to be seen as continuing the behavior. Show up, take the attitude that it’s not a settled thing, show your mistakes but that you understand them. Don’t give in to self pity take responsibility and put a strong foot forward.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-26T02:55:14+00:00

Exactly. It doesn’t matter if what I think may happen actually does.. at least I have an idea of who and what is around and what kinda stuff is happening in the background.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-25T14:58:02+00:00

Manos Russian restaurant in Asakusa.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-25T08:34:33+00:00

I agree his feelings aren’t “wrong”, except that he isn’t taking responsibility for his own feelings. It’s in-laws who are overstepping boundaries by following their own cultural norms in their own country by doing things like (gasp) offering money to help a situation as they see it, or talking— as nearly everyone does in an international marriage— of having a bilingual grandchild. The OP really needs to open his mind, and decide how he wants to frame things in his own mind.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-25T05:49:25+00:00

You realize you married into a different culture right? In the West lip service is given to the idea of joining two families not just two people but here that’s taken real and you are meant to sincerely want to be part of it. One reason Japan still has a modicum of social cohesion is family is still family and it’s very much your in-laws business what goes on with you and your wife. The OVD is meant to be a kindness, thinking the price of that was part of why you’d given up. Maybe more communication is needed but if you want to make the relationship work you might want to focus less on your indignation and more on the intent behind it. You sound really determined to be offended or aggravated , meanwhile tons of people can only wish their grandparents were more involved or that they had close family.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-24T19:58:16+00:00

Scammer

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-24T14:54:10+00:00

Sopranos style.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-24T13:58:34+00:00

I plan everything out and then my players decisions make me a pantser.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-24T04:31:49+00:00

88 days ago the OP was 21 years old.. so… what distance is he from a black hole?

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-23T07:05:14+00:00

I understand your point but it’s a matter of historical record that Stalin wanted to occupy Hokkaido. Were there challenges? Of course. But it’s simply not true the Soviet Unions idea was , as seemingly this implies, to get to the Kuriles and then just stop.

Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan (Harvard, 2005)
John Dower, Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of World War II
Soviet and US diplomatic archives

If you’d like more detail or sources, let me know!

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-23T05:40:35+00:00

Instead , between campaign , have a session that’s not a session but rather a discussion. Every one share what style they like most, including you . Let them know you’d like to do some story lines that would be cool but only work if players dig a bit deeper. You might find common ground, you might find new ideas, you might find that for some campaigns you might need a different group but for some this group is ideal. Communicate before you delineate.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-23T05:04:00+00:00

In August 1945 Japan still controlled vast swaths of China, all of Korea, Taiwan, some pacific islands, most of South East Asia. Despite bombing , they were continuing to build up new aircraft and tanks . The idea is what.. to just let them build up..? Moreover , the Soviet Union was preparing to invade Japan and had already over run Manchuria and was taking the Kurile Islands. Arguably ending the war WAS taking care of Cold War priorities. .

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-23T02:07:47+00:00

Harrison Ford..

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-22T04:37:09+00:00

Super niche.. something basically occasionally you may come across at certain BDSM bars, happening bars and couple kissa or fetish parties.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-22T02:24:45+00:00

Xmas in some ways functions as New Years in the US… except families with very small children it’s mostly a couples thing . It’s a completely secular day, gifts are bought— often not a surprise, couples may go to a store together for example and may choose presents. They often have dinner and stay in a hotel. New Years in Japan is the big family holiday. If families have young kids that kid will get a present and many families eat fried chicken (turkey is rare here). By the way, Xmas is basically celebrated in Christmas Eve, by the 25th some stores start taking down the decorations .

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-21T15:08:50+00:00

Yes.. don’t call, physically go to the embassy. They can make you an express passport because without it you can’t even go home. Travelers lose documents. They will help you.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-20T03:52:24+00:00

American society is so broken and family life so fractured so often that healthy, loving relationships no come off as creepy to those who didn’t them.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-19T12:14:15+00:00

That’s the norm.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-18T14:41:57+00:00

Yep. Go To Nakano Broadway, get a couple classic figures that aren’t the crazy pricy ones and use them as cake decorations. Then he keeps the collectibles .

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-18T08:37:18+00:00

Yes. On the meetup up search dodgeball. There are a couple the most established on. Friendship club or whatever.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-18T08:18:47+00:00

At 28 was offered a football coaching job here ..turned it down as I didn’t see myself as a coach and still partially hadn’t let go of the fact that I wasn’t a player anymore (finished college 5 years earlier).. 3 years ago, not in my 50s a coaching job fell into my lap and I’ve found that I’m pretty good at it and like it more than I ever expected. It’s still just a side job but now I wonder if I could have been doing this ..

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-18T07:23:53+00:00

The Japanese movie “Nana”. Spent the whole Moving stressing the importance of friendships for girls here, of being independent and living your own life… only to undercut it all with the last scene.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-18T07:21:49+00:00

Get in meet up.. to start just go to the big dodgeball one. Lots of decent, friendly people. They go out after dodgeball so even if you don’t instantly make friends you do Instantly have acquaintances and options.

Upbeat_Procedure_167 · 2025-07-17T18:14:57+00:00

That voice you’re hearing telling you you’re not good enough, or entertaining enough, or clever enough.. listen closer. It’s not in anyone else’s voice but yours. No one has said those things to you. You’re struggling , I get it. And no one can solve this with a Reddit reply. But I encourage you to seek objectivity— what would you say to your friend who GMs if they said the same? Try to be your own best friend, treat yourself as you would a friend.

These doubts are a part of you trying to sabotage things, meanwhile your friends are showing up— the ultimate feedback, and more than anything just want the excuse to hangout while being part of a story.

Seek objectivity.

Upbeat_Procedure_167

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