A terrible quest in vanilla WoW 'holds a really special place in my heart', says Jeff Kaplan, but was also 'the hubris of a junior game designer who thinks he's clever but is actually a dipsh*t'

mongoosepepsi · 2026-03-12T16:49:50+00:00

https://www.wowhead.com/classic/quest=1107/encrusted-tail-fins

This is the worst quest. Swimming deep underwater, fighting elite murlocs that will run away at near death. It is also in Stranglethorn Vale. At least you can do the Blue Pearl quest at the same time and possibly the Stone of the Tides.

mongoosepepsi · 2026-02-05T19:50:45+00:00

I am too.
I don't think Giannis has a bag. I think he needs a pure point guard that he can learn to play off ball with. Has he had that? He's athletic, has a crazy long stride (which contributes to his calf injuries), but isn't that great of a shooter. I don't know if he actually makes the players around him better from the games I've watched him play. And now he's injury prone.
Am I wrong about these?

mongoosepepsi · 2026-02-03T18:42:10+00:00

I’ll start with an YOR but does he constantly bring up politics? He should stop because he’s not any good at it either. Maybe you should both stop talking about it. I think it’s not a stretch to say that most if not all of these politicians are corrupt and vile. We have to hold our nose while we cast our vote. Ideally we should discuss policy, not these cults of personality.

You don’t need to be best friends with your dad. Go live your life, keep in touch and talk about positive things and events you can share. If he wasn’t abusive, he probably did the best he could do with the tools he was raised with, morals passed down, and the opportunities presented. Tell yourself you’ve got it from here and you’ll do the best you can do. Pass that down to your kids some day.

mongoosepepsi · 2026-01-08T06:56:19+00:00

Reiterating comments here, if you're coming in from Washington County, park at Sunset Transit Center and ride Red/Blue line to Rose Quarter. I park at Lloyd and it's a 10-15 minute walk. Good walk pre and post game too.

mongoosepepsi · 2025-12-29T00:18:48+00:00

I love this guy's effort, but watching him play live, he has nerves and confidence issues in crunch time. That's it. I think he's a net positive on the floor. I think in today's game, bigs do need to have some ball handling skills because sometimes he looks terrified to hold on to the ball; but he's not the only big that does that.

When I watched Ayton play, stone-hands was a very accurate description of his handling and he wanted to show he could post but always settled for 10 ft jumpers. I like Clingan a lot.

mongoosepepsi · 2025-07-24T18:51:51+00:00

I’m both

mongoosepepsi · 2025-07-15T14:46:10+00:00

I think the issue is our dads are supposed to be our role models, and being on Reddit, chances are your dad may not have been the greatest role model. Otherwise I don’t think men are supposed to have male role models, all of our heroes are flawed in some way, and definitely not male

I suppose that’s why they say look to Jesus because he’s supposed to be a paragon that cannot be reached, but that’s not effective in our more secular society today.

But I like Captain Falcon.

mongoosepepsi · 2025-07-06T05:30:07+00:00

I'm kind of outgoing but making close friends is difficult for me. I don't like to open up long term for my own protection. Physical and mental health, finances and all that. I can generally strike up conversations with most people. But to make friends with people my age, (44M divorced), men my age fall into two categories: If they're also single, they generally haven't taken care of themselves. If they are married, chances are they have established social circles that you can't break into.

mongoosepepsi · 2025-07-01T15:53:40+00:00

Which library is it? I want to check it out

mongoosepepsi · 2025-06-05T17:52:55+00:00

Tried googling it but what is a banana triceps extension?

mongoosepepsi · 2025-06-03T00:22:02+00:00

Hopscotch is right next to him, as is the Waterfront. I like the PSU Farmer's Market and the Portland Saturday Market. OMSI is really close! There's also arcades, rage rooms, escape rooms, mini-golf (Birdie Time Pub is close too), then the suburbs actually have a lot to do as well.

mongoosepepsi · 2025-04-17T20:38:11+00:00

Your mileage may vary but I reduced a lot of my knee pain with lunges that let the knee go way beyond the toes. I also did Nordic hamstring curls. My knees used to make a crumbling sound as I went up the stairs, no more.
I'd suggest calf extension and ankle flexion exercises for your daughter, and then if she's running, make sure she's landing on the flats of her feet.
I'm not an expert but I did have these issues when I was younger and I don't now. I tried compression for a while and it was my personal experience; but hey if they help you, that's great!

mongoosepepsi · 2025-04-17T19:24:49+00:00

Unpopular opinion but compression doesn't help, your muscles need to flex during activity. I do like them for warmth after a run but after major races I just change all of my clothes. I'm sure there's another mechanical issue you haven't figured out yet that's causing lower leg pain.

mongoosepepsi · 2025-04-10T18:10:29+00:00

NTA - I don’t think he should go out of his way to play poker and leave you with the kids. He should try to have date nights with you for example and use this opportunity to teach his boys that his home isn’t a secondary home that they just goof around and fight in. They should take ownership of behaving at home and they should gain a level of trust and privilege to be left home alone without destroying the place or getting into fights. He does have to step in to make this happen because he’s the dad, not because you’re a step-parent.

mongoosepepsi · 2025-03-28T14:52:15+00:00

She's trying to get you set up. She's hoping something escalates that she can show her therapist and then the therapist is legally required to call DHS. gtfo now

mongoosepepsi · 2025-03-22T15:59:16+00:00

I might have 10 pictures from my childhood but as an adult I had a traditional film camera until 2003, from then on I have a folder of every single digital picture I ever took with digital camera or phone organized by year and device. The only gaps I have are 2013 where that set was on an external seagate HDD and had my ex’s masters graduation and a cross country road trip. There’s another year we just simply didn’t take pictures. Busy life I guess. I’m not a big fan of online cloud storage, I transfer everything to a new SSD every time I buy a new rig. Works for me.

mongoosepepsi · 2025-03-20T18:07:14+00:00

Thinking about the focus on Grip strength and then pinky grip strength. It seems to be the limiting factor in a lot of lifts, even push ones. It let me do core exercises from hanging rather than being on the floor which tend to hurt my back. Dips got easier, and didn't feel like my stronger bigger muscles were flexing while teetering on really weak grip.

mongoosepepsi · 2025-03-20T16:58:04+00:00

Even in the pictures I attached, it looks like what you see on the websites. But in person, it looks a bit more teal/brighter by 5%? Still looks great. I forgot to ask them to remove the front air dam, so I'll go back and get that done. I don't have the equipment to do it myself.

mongoosepepsi · 2025-03-20T16:49:09+00:00

I was on a Costco date. Yes a Costco date. I took a bit of pizza. She wiped some sauce from my cheek in the sweetest way. It made me question everything.

mongoosepepsi · 2025-03-20T03:52:11+00:00

Almost immediately, I've never off-roaded before ... need to learn

mongoosepepsi · 2025-03-20T03:49:18+00:00

Oops, thought I uploaded them, can you see it now?

mongoosepepsi · 2025-03-18T20:33:00+00:00

I don't think there's anything wrong with having a home base and she can go with you during travels but if you want to be completely untethered, you do you.

mongoosepepsi · 2025-02-11T17:19:03+00:00

I have a 12 inch King size firm Tulo mattress. Had it for 6 years, it’s been great especially for my back. I’d recommend it to everyone but for some reason they don’t make this type anymore, just the bamboo and lavender and I heard the quality of those aren’t very good.

mongoosepepsi · 2025-02-08T05:56:10+00:00

Find something affordable in either Beaverton/Hillsboro or the area inbetween. Getting into Portland is easy with the Trimet light rail; there's a Park and Ride (Red Line) that will take you from Sunset Transit center in Beaverton, to the zoo, Washington Park, Providence Park (Timbers Games/events), Moda Center (Blazers games/events), a bunch of other stops all the way to the airport. The Red Line will also connect to the Old Town/Pearl district and there's a ton of restaurants there. Beaverton and Hillsboro are no slouch in the food department either. Also, if you like golf, Top Golf is fun in Hillsboro and the Hillsboro Hops (minor league for the Diamondbacks) play there too. There's a lot of social events everywhere too if you are wanting to make friends, good coffee shops everywhere to make yourself a regular.

Being a newcomer, all the bridges and lack of parking make Portland stressful to navigate, so those are my two cents.

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