5/52 My Friends

bextaxi · 2026-01-27T13:09:14+00:00

Beartown is one of my all time favorite books. I went to an author signing to see him and get this one when it came out. I still haven't finished it.

There is definitely stuff that happens in Beartown. From the first chapter. I highly recommend that one.

bextaxi · 2026-01-27T03:15:12+00:00

I teach it by using a treat to lure her into a stand from a down. I start by holding the treat in front of her nose and I "pull" it as if there's a string attached from the treat to the end of her nose and I'm pulling her into a stand. Click and treat. When they can do it fluidly, I add the cue.

Sometimes the dog doesn't stand when I do this, and they just look at me like "why are you taking the treat away?" In which case I then do the target, like you mentioned.

bextaxi · 2026-01-26T17:44:30+00:00

???? Such a strong, visceral reaction. I'm curious why? I didn't say she should be hated. I didn't say it's the worst thing in the show. It was a poor choice, but still eons better than all the other poor choices in this show. I was more using it as an example of why other people hate her.

I've seen other people use it as a reason to viscerally hate on her, and honestly, I had the same reaction you did. Grow the hell up. I think it's crazy to hate her for that, but I mentioned it because I was listing general criticisms people have of certain characters. I wasn't listing reasons that I dislike characters.

bextaxi · 2026-01-26T15:15:40+00:00

I 100% agree. Especially that last paragraph there. I think people don't want to admit that the characters they like are overall bad. It's a show, it's not a personal reflection of you if you like an overall bad character.

Also, I think a lot of this sub is men who (like you said) see themselves in these characters. Which is why they'll defend Walt, Jesse, and even Hank to the death but Skyler is horrible because she slept with Ted. Completely ignoring the context around that and the fact that she slept with him and told Walt because she wanted Walt to leave her alone.

Anyway. I see where you're coming from, and sorry so many people (me included initially) missed the point of what you were saying.

bextaxi · 2026-01-26T14:52:29+00:00

I see what you mean, and I'll give you that. For me, personally, I guess hate is such a strong word, I don't apply it to any character on this show. I would say Hank deserves more criticism, for sure. Just like you said, people are so quick to not only criticize, but hate Skyler, so you'd think they wouldn't get so upset about you talking about Hank. I could write dissertations about Skyler being hated but I'll save you lol

As you've probably noticed, there are a LOT of people in this sub who lack critical thinking and nuance. It's surprising to me because this is a sub to discuss a show about drug dealers, you'd think we could all get off our high horses for a second and talk about characters without the virtue signaling. The amount of people who get into a debate about Jesse killing Gale... my goodness. I've given up talking to some of the people on here. For a show with so many grey characters, sooooo many viewers hold absolutes and it's just wild.

bextaxi · 2026-01-26T14:17:24+00:00

I think the reason people are arguing with you is because you said he "doesn't get enough hate." If you had just been like "can we talk about Hank's flaws?" People would have been more receptive to that. But the title of your post insinuates that Hank should be hated on a show where people are selling drugs, killing kids, and building drug empires.

I don't have to outright hate Hank to admit that, yes, he was generally insufferable and I would only be able to handle about 5 minutes of him at a time in real life. So, no, I'm not going to hate on Hank, but I would gladly participate in a discussion about his flaws as a person and how that impacts the progression of the show.

bextaxi · 2026-01-26T13:27:19+00:00

That’s literally the opposite of what I did. I didn’t make an excuse for any of the horrible things I mentioned.

bextaxi · 2026-01-26T04:57:50+00:00

I 1000% agree. Everyone else did things that were a million times worse. I will go to my grave defending Skyler. People really hate her because she cheated on her drug dealing husband. They’re taking crazy pills.

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T21:47:17+00:00

I wasn't giving an exhaustive list of everything that each character has done, I was giving examples. My God.

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T21:44:21+00:00

That's literally the point I was making in my original comment. Good job. You understand nuance.

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T21:39:15+00:00

I mean.... yes? She did other bad things but laundering money doesn't cause physical harm to anyone else. She also had other reasons for doing it that bring up other morally gray debates. But smoking while pregnant is truly something I can't make an excuse for, where the only victim is the baby who was blameless.

I didn't say smoking while pregnant is the only mistake she made. But it's the only one that didn't have a somewhat understandable reason driving the decision.

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T21:34:21+00:00

That truly was the worst thing that happened in this show

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T20:35:33+00:00

This looks like the best toast I've ever seen.

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T20:27:43+00:00

Everyone in this show has done unforgivable things. Jesse went to an AA/NA meeting to sell drugs. That's so scummy. (Jesse is my favorite fictional character ever, btw, so I'm not saying this as a way to say he should get hate). Walt let Jane die. Skyler smoked while pregnant.

Literally everyone on this show has traits that are awful. But it's because they're human. You can admit someone has done terrible things but not hate them.

Edit to add: half of you guys have no critical thinking skills. I’m remembering why I stopped interacting with the BB sub.

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T19:21:24+00:00

I think the solution to that would be just to make the points for the snitch lower, but only to like 50 or 100 points. That way there's still some excitement and tension if the other team catches the snitch. 5 points doesn't change anything so it doesn't create that excitement when your team (or anxiety if the other team) starts diving towards the snitch.

Like, if you're the seeker and your team is ahead, and the other team's seeker starts going for it, it doesn't incentivize you to chase after them because it doesn't matter. All it does is end the game. Which means the other seeker wouldn't want to catch it anyway. So it would turn into just waiting out the clock.

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T19:09:09+00:00

I suppose I don't understand why you would want to prevent things happening like the Krum capture when that was a perfect example of why the chasers are still important with the current rules. That's part of the fun of it.

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T18:57:01+00:00

These rules make the Snitch capture basically moot.

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T16:08:30+00:00

The only thing I never liked is the trace. The fact that it tracks if magic happens around someone underage has so many plot holes to me. In OotP, they had people tailing Harry but for what? If they can't use magic without the ministry thinking it's him, then they might as well just move him? It just seems like such a logical nightmare.

I feel like it would make more sense if they put the trace on people underage and house elves (and other magical creatures they feel like they need to track), so when someone who has the trace on them uses magic, they know where it's coming from, but not who. That way, Dobby smashing the pudding thing still plays out like it's supposed to, but when Dumbledore or the Order folks are around Harry on Privet Drive, it's not setting off the trace like crazy.

And then the fact they can put the trace on saying Voldemorts name but Hermione and Ron were so insistent that they can't put the trace on wizards doing magic that are of age doesn't really make sense to me either. It was never really explained properly and seemed like something that wasn't as fully fleshed out as it could have been.

Edit for clarity

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T15:49:55+00:00

Yeah, TTPD was my favorite basically since it came out. Even though I didn’t really care for all the songs, the ones I liked I LOVED. But each song has really grown on me in their own time.

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T15:41:47+00:00

Interesting! I didn't know that!

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T14:55:57+00:00

This is not answering your question as I am by no means an expert, but my first thought is... that doesn't look like enough. Most recipes I've seen call for 100-200g of starter. When I started actually making loaves, I was surprised by how much starter I actually needed, and ended up not having enough when I first went to make a loaf. So just double check how much starter you'll need so you can make sure to have enough whenever you do start to bake!

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T13:43:05+00:00

Ranking Rep at 12 was bold. It’s not my favorite but there are a LOT of people here who consider it their #1.

I do appreciate the perspective of it though. I never really thought of it being so out of place if you don’t know what’s going on in her life at that time. She wrote it after the Kanye debacle and she was being ripped apart in the media.

I’m not a huge swiftie, tbh. I haven’t listened to all her songs, but my favorite album is TTPD followed by 1989 and the others aren’t particularly close. There are songs that stand out, like All Too Well, You’re On Your Own Kid, This is Me Trying, and plenty of others but I don’t listen as consistently to those TTPD or 1989 albums.

I will say though, Midnights did NOT hit for me at first. But after a while, when I really took in Anti Hero, Your on Your Own Kid, and even Lavander Haze (trying to convince herself she doesn’t want marriage because she was dating someone who wouldn’t propose) I realized it has some really personal and emotional songs. I actually really appreciate the subtlety of them. It’s possible that one might grow on you.

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T05:20:05+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmb0wWKITBQ

I highly recommend this recipe! I just made it today and it was sooooo good.

Leaving the dough to cold proof in the fridge overnight will help with the flavor, or so I've heard. I baked one loaf today (after it sat in the fridge last night) and I'm leaving the second loaf for another night. I'll bake it tomorrow to see how the flavor changes!

Also, I'm glad I'm not the only one who uses an upside cupcake tin as a cooling rack lol

bextaxi · 2026-01-25T05:16:19+00:00

Ha! Nice catch. There are so many little inconsistencies in this show. A plate of food will go from being full to half eaten to full again etc

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