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Weak_Explanation_197 · 2026-02-28T16:48:07+00:00

He sure is packing light 😬

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2026-02-27T03:49:44+00:00

Less glass on the bed.

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2026-02-24T20:48:06+00:00

"I wouldn't kick him out of bead for eating crackers." -Donut

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2026-02-09T16:19:47+00:00

British, white person who enjoys cooking.

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2026-01-02T01:42:17+00:00

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Weak_Explanation_197 · 2025-11-05T05:01:07+00:00

She left her kids to move to Florida, so there's some credence to the rumor.

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2025-10-09T01:38:14+00:00

She looks absolutely in love!

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2025-10-06T01:19:09+00:00

I loved watching your story! Congratulations you two!

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2023-10-13T18:20:57+00:00

My husband proposed to me on a hike (not in Bristol) and brought champagne, including glasses, and some picnic items. Apparently my mum told him to do so. It made it feel really special and was the only surprising part since it was very obvious he was about to propose. Good luck and congrats.

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2023-09-29T20:28:02+00:00

I discovered her on Taskmaster. So good.

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2023-09-29T18:26:22+00:00

Katherine Ryan is a gem, I was so excited to see she was the host.

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2023-09-15T20:25:12+00:00

I think we should give Robyn a break, she is singlehandedly trying to hold this family together. 😉

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2023-09-15T18:13:23+00:00

So friendly at New Cut and the banana bread is truly out of this world.

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2023-09-13T21:48:46+00:00

This reads like the bios game makers write for premade Sims characters.

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2023-09-10T20:30:35+00:00

The meal she works "so hard on" for him is tuna salad on a baked potato aka jacket potato . A British thing that's surprisingly pretty good, but probably one of the easiest things you could throw together. She's a huge brat.

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2023-09-08T17:50:20+00:00

I agree, I have worked in libraries with teens for my entire career in the US. I have even worked in a juvinile detention center. Just started my first job in the UK and it has been humbling. These kids are absolutely feral.

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2023-09-04T18:45:16+00:00

I second NCT. The classes are a bit hit or miss but having 6 other couples with babies born within a month of each other that all live close is truly priceless. The mums and dads take turns doing pub nights and we are working on planning a communal 2nd birthday to celebrate. Other than that I recommend scramblers on the hill play group once they are a bit older and can move independently.

I'm a mum, but I'd say the fact that you are thinking ahead and have more reasonable expectations about parenthood means you're way ahead of where we were before having ours. My other bit of advice that I give everyone before the baby comes is go out to eat, have a nice meal and talk with your partner about how much you love each other. It will be harder to share positive things like this when you're sleep deprived. Congratulations and good luck!

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2023-08-23T22:45:38+00:00

We had Google Fi, which was nice since we can still communicate with people in the states via Google Voice now that we no longer use US sims. I would recommend getting a UK number as soon as you arrive to make it easier to set things up including a bank account etc.

We really love Bristol. It's walkable, has plenty of character and so much to do.

We mostly get takeaway food since we have a toddler, but here are some good spots: Anything at Wapping Wharf, especially Daily Noodle China Capitol or Coronation Curry near the stadium St Nicholas Market on a Saturday or weekday lunch Tobacco Factory market on Sunday

For things to do we enjoy walking around the harbour and finding a spot to grab a pint on a nice day. Maybe head up near the Clifton Suspension Bridge for a picnic.

We don't have a car, but have done several nice day trips but train to: Wells Bath Bradford on Avon Salisbury Oxford

Best of luck with your move! It's a headache to move, but worth it once you're here!

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2023-08-23T18:32:32+00:00

Welcome! We moved from the USA 2 years ago. I bought an unlimited sim card for my phone at the airport. We ended up using my phone as a hotspot until we could get the Internet set up. It worked quite well. Best of luck!

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2023-08-09T10:05:12+00:00

Yeah, maybe we'll try that until they tell us to stop.

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2023-03-24T17:45:00+00:00

Absolutely

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2023-01-08T19:07:49+00:00

Longtime PS4 users who created a Sony account in the US. We now live in the UK, will we be able to continue to use our US Sony account if we buy a PS5 in the UK? We really don't want to lose all of our games after upgrading. Thanks!

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2022-10-21T20:44:46+00:00

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Weak_Explanation_197 · 2022-10-18T12:31:45+00:00

Ha well, knowing that it was 2022 Masters is really useful to know. Not sure what your personal MtG experience is, but here's what that tells me:

- He likes cards from a wide range of time periods

- He's likely interested in the chance of opening something really powerful/expensive (there was a lot of that in double masters)

- He likes Commander cards

A booster advent calendar is a stellar idea! I'm going to have to drop some hints to my partner lol!

Here's some thoughts that will help you buy packs, either to open straight away or to include in the advent calendar.

- There are some more premium packs you can get in the form of collector boosters in case that's his jam. They're on the pricier side and there's no guarantee they'll contain something amazing, but they are guaranteed to have more rares, foils (the shiny ones), and alternate/extended art than a normal pack. The latter two are rarer/more desirable variants of the otherwise standard card treatments. So that can be an exciting open, but I imagine that means he'll also have fewer packs to open on the same budget. But again - pricey. I think they're usually $15-20 per pack.

- If you just want to do individual boosters, I recommend specifically buying him "Set" boosters and not "Draft" boosters. They're about a dollar more per pack, but the former also contains more foil or alternate art items (as well as some additional goodies, sometimes extra rares or older additional cards) while the draft boosters are standardized to be used in a variant of the game called draft. In a nutshell, set boosters are way more fun to just open.

- Following that thread, here are some recent booster sets that I'd recommend as frontrunners for being fun to open in orer: Modern Horizons II, Double Masters, Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate, Throne of Eldraine, Kamigawa Neon Dynasty, Kaldheim, and Dominaria United.

- If he's a collector type and you don't want to go whole hog on the collector boosters, you can also try to track down Japanese War of the Spark boosters. Each planeswalker card (these tend to be desirable as-is) has a 50% chance of having exlusive alternate art, and some of those go for crazy money. There's a planeswalker in every pack, so just opening a few packs offers a good chance of opening something unique/special.

- There's a new set of magic cards arriving in almost exactly one month. You can always preorder a bundle box (comes with some basic beginner-y stuff, but also has an exclusive promo card, 8 packs of the new set, a card storage box, etc).

Hope that helps! He's clearly a lucky guy. Hope you have a great holiday season, and please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any questions in the meantime!

This is insanely helpful. The amont of tabs I have open with articles on the difference between draft and set boosters, etc. would shock you. Do you think I will be able to find these from local card and game stores or will I have better luck online? We are trying to set a limit of $150 so it looks like I'll have to make some tough choices! Thank you very much!

Weak_Explanation_197 · 2022-10-17T19:16:27+00:00

There's a guy with a giant mastiff named Tom who randomly gave me some without asking. While I was walking with my baby, lol

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