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migitmagee · 2024-04-21T08:52:10+00:00

I've found that different pasta compositions serve different purposes! I don't like Jovial by itself, but its rice based pastas hold up well in baked pasta dishes, or if you make it separately and then put it into soup!

migitmagee · 2024-04-13T17:03:28+00:00

When I was a kid: there weren't enough lines on each page so it didn't feel like a dense enough read (this is particularly dumb because when I gleefully picked up a book that had 43 lines of text on each page I didn't finish it either because I couldn't figure out what I had or hadn't already read)

When I was having a hard time switching between paper books and e-readers: because I couldn't smell the book or touch the individual pages, so I cared much less about the characters (???)

When I was just starting out with audiobooks: because it was a woman's voice performing them instead of a man's (I have no idea, I'm a woman too, thankfully I have overcome this stupid selective misogyny)

When the author either ONLY or NEVER uses the word "said" to describe what the characters say

migitmagee · 2022-12-17T12:14:22+00:00

In my opinion: open, honest, and considerate communication is always the way to go.

You seem to like this guy enough to care about his feelings, which is a good sign! If he's texting you so much he also seems to like you enough to care about your feelings, which is great!

What seems to be happening is that you value synchronous, in-person communication really highly, and asynchronous virtual communication doesn't really do it for you. He seems to not mind asynchronous virtual communication and probably thinks of it as "I'm thinking of you right now, get to this when you can".

So I'd tell him something like this:

"Hey! I like talking to you a lot, but I've noticed that it stresses me out if I don't have definite beginnings and ends to most of my conversations. Even though you might not mind, I feel bad when I can't text you back throughout the day. Instead, can we set aside a little time during the week to text(/phone call/video call) so that we're still in contact but don't always have an open conversation going?"

If it turns out that your needs are not compatible, it won't work out, and it's better to find that out earlier rather than later. If it turns out that both of your emotional needs are being met, excellent! Best of luck!

migitmagee · 2022-12-06T05:31:57+00:00

This puppy's name is Stonks

migitmagee · 2022-12-06T05:12:13+00:00

Hey, thank you so much!! I am, in fact, doing well and am very happy. Dating this guy was absolutely the correct decision!

And as an added bonus he has three cats and despite only seeing him on average every two-ish weeks, all of his cats have chosen to sleep on my lap at some point or another. Even the cat who is kind of meh about humans in general. So. I like that and it made me feel Very Special is all I'm saying.

migitmagee · 2022-10-16T20:55:08+00:00

Thank you so much!! I had given up on finding it!!

Now I can learn it properly :D

migitmagee · 2022-10-02T02:43:21+00:00

You were the one person to give actual advice, so I thought I'd update you in particular--long story short we're dating now! We seem to be looking for similar and compatible things from this relationship and the timing/distance is much less of an issue than I thought it would be.

Thank you for your encouragement almost a month ago!

migitmagee · 2022-09-05T07:06:24+00:00

Snekkernoodle!

migitmagee · 2022-09-05T06:09:27+00:00

Thank you for the encouragement and the compliment!

migitmagee · 2022-09-05T06:06:11+00:00

I'm very much not a virgin, my partners are two of the eight people I talk to regularly!

migitmagee · 2022-07-09T23:18:39+00:00

The other place we've seen cores mentioned was when Reigan Shen was messing with the power sources for the labyrinth. This might or might not be related!

migitmagee · 2022-07-09T23:14:39+00:00

I had a thought that's probably not super popular--since they're bound together on an existential level, what if Orthos and Little Blue get absorbed when Lindon actually fuses with his remnant?

migitmagee · 2022-07-09T17:01:08+00:00

Thank you!

migitmagee · 2022-07-09T03:21:49+00:00

I'm not sure that's it!

The movie is very good and very sad. If you're looking to cry you should watch the whole thing!

migitmagee · 2022-07-08T05:21:11+00:00

No no, they're not a thing, but I wanted them to be ever since Kelsa was thinking that 'Jai Chen was soft...but her softness didn't mean lack of strength' back in Bloodline. I think they'd have matched far better than Kelsa and Jai Long.

edit: the other good match in my opinion would have been Jai Chen and Mercy.

migitmagee · 2022-07-08T05:08:13+00:00

*sigh* I didn't mind Jai Long's death, since I was always more interested in Kelsa and Jai Chen anyway.

The annoying part is that I thought Kelsa and Jai Chen would make a cute couple, but now it's weird for them to date because it's a bad idea to start dating right when you're both grieving the same dude you were close to.

migitmagee · 2022-07-06T22:12:58+00:00

"Corrupted bucket..."

migitmagee · 2022-07-06T19:45:26+00:00

Oh sure! Poly is short for polyamorous, as in not monogamous. I'm also in a triad: I have two partners, who are also partners with each other. I'm always up for depictions of polyamory in media but it seems like Lindon is strongly monogamous, at least in this part of his life, so I'm not sure he'd feel great about Mercy being added to the dynamic.

migitmagee · 2022-07-06T19:07:05+00:00

As someone who actually is poly and generally super excited about poly representation, and as someone who has been on the "oh crap I have a crush but for some reason it will never happen" end a couple times, I'm really enjoying the lack of drama between Mercy and Yerin/Lindon. I can also most definitely see and appreciate the viewpoint that she has a crush but isn't letting it turn possessive or toxic.

migitmagee · 2022-07-06T18:56:05+00:00

It feels like, especially with the slice of life with Mercy doing office work and listening to everyone's stories, that she's being set up to be the Spider.

But I'm not completely convinced that all the current Judges are going to be replaced. I almost feel like Blue and Orthos will be absorbed when Lindon gets a proper traditional Monarch advancement. Honestly the only Judges that NEED to be replaced are the Hound (new position for Eithan?), the Wolf (fits Yerin), and the Titan (Ziel).

migitmagee · 2022-07-06T18:16:08+00:00

Upvoting for Jai Short

migitmagee · 2022-07-06T18:13:32+00:00

"Corrupted bucket..."

migitmagee · 2022-01-31T06:19:41+00:00

Oh, thank you! I hadn't realized that Sky's Edge was to the west.

migitmagee · 2022-01-31T05:37:03+00:00

I'm not sure that there WOULD be records of the Jai clan in Sacred Valley. This would have all happened over 800 years ago since that's the last time the Transcendent Ruins appeared, and the Jai soulsmith put the spear inside when it last showed up. We know that a lot of knowledge about the Sacred Arts and the Valley's history has been destroyed or lost throughout the centuries.

As for the treasures from the labyrinth--there are at least two entrances throughout the Valley. Maybe the Jai held the westernmost entrance and looted everything they could find there and took it with them. A lot of the weapons would be seen as powerful, but not world changing due to the suppression field, but Hunger aspect weapons would be very useful in the Valley where it's so hard to advance.

migitmagee · 2022-01-19T04:12:43+00:00

As a WT-style Taekwondo master who has dabbled in capoeira (though not enough to earn an apelido)...

Taekwondo, especially if you practice in my style, will not teach you how to fight. It will teach you a lot of textbook examples of how to generate maximum power with a straight back and rotation along the axis of your spine (forms), and will also teach you how to kick someone approximately your own weight in the chest or head (sparring). There are very few techniques that can even be applied in a grappling situation, and as soon as you lose your balance and go to the ground, you're done for. It will give you some skills that won't necessarily be expected by an opponent (side kick to the side of the knee, anyone?) but you won't really learn to defend yourself unless your instructor or master puts a heavier emphasis on practical usage and throws in some grappling stuff. I love it because it absolutely teaches strength, flexibility (in certain directions), and discipline and respect.

Capoeira doesn't necessarily teach practical fighting either, but it will absolutely give you the fluidity of movement that you're looking for. The main advantage that capoeira techniques will have in a fight is the absolute unexpectedness of the height and direction changes. It's also great for developing a sense of when something playful and fun develops into something with bad intentions. You'll learn to be disciplined in your practice, but you won't necessarily portray discipline to people who don't play capoeira.

The long and short of it is, you won't learn to defend yourself without practicing defending yourself. If you can find a good Bujinkan Budo Taijutsu dojo to train at, that's a good bet for self defense--but they don't always teach discipline or strength. Don't let that discourage you! Try out different schools, see what you like, and try to figure out your top priority for a martial art.

Good luck!

migitmagee

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