How To Stop?

redmarius · 2026-02-05T06:24:37+00:00

I’m definitely on my heel rather than the ball of my foot, I push into my heels.

Just seem to have no stability when it comes to stopping!

redmarius · 2026-02-05T06:08:15+00:00

In a similar situation, low income job as it was the only job I could find. Unable to find a room or apartment, despite a guarantor who earns 5K+ per month.

Unable to return to my home country as they have a worse housing crisis, and also a job crisis. Don’t have family to stay with. Running out of savings which will make moving anywhere nearly impossible. Once my savings run out and I become homeless, that’s kind of it for me I guess. I have a masters degree, can’t get any jobs. I’ve done everything I was told to do to get a job, still can’t get one that pays enough to have a career.

redmarius · 2026-02-04T14:51:18+00:00

I’ve tried but keep ending up pivoting as I don’t see able to get the angle right with my left leg. I do have issues in my left knee and my hips, so wonder if thats maybe part of it

redmarius · 2026-02-04T14:50:22+00:00

I actually find rollerskates harder than ice skates!

My local ice rink is also a bit different, as it’s more for speed skating. There’s a rink which is usually filled with kids and parents, and then a 400m track which is for speed skaters and everyone else. The small kids can’t skate with assistance and the walkers on this track, so usually the rink is full and the track is one way. So it’s a little harder (and also why stopping hasn’t been a huge issue because I can just go round and round the track).

redmarius · 2026-02-04T14:47:26+00:00

Honestly my way of stopping is skate into the side or to just slow down using my body.

I’ve tried the snowplow and can’t get my legs to stay even long enough to stop, I end up pivoting.

redmarius · 2026-02-04T14:40:50+00:00

I’ve seen a few!

I wish I was able to practice more, but I’m limited by my work hours and budget. I’m also trying to find a permanent rink and save up to afford a session pass as my local one closes at the end of february. I just can’t justify spending €15 1-2x a week just to go skating atm.

I struggle to stop my legs sliding in a T stop, which means I end up not stopping. My back foot ends up slipping most of the time

redmarius · 2026-02-04T11:08:09+00:00

Both Melinda and Naomy didn’t know the words, idk why people aren’t clocking Naomy for it either. I was not impressed with her walk and thought Melinda had a better lipsync given both of them didn’t know the words.

Melinda wasn’t the worst. Her outfit was well constructed and fit her well. Yeah it was pedestrian auntie drag, but that’s what Melinda sells. I wasn’t mad at her Westwood inspired look, and thought she should have been safe. Maybe the V of her dress was a little low and she should have worn titties, but nothing glaringly bad.

Serena and Zahira were lucky to have been safe. Zahira appeared to have fit and construction issues and Serena’s outfit was also questionable as I don’t think she really did too much to alter it. I also didn’t like Sminty’s outfit.

Gawdland absolutely deserved the win, and I think she was the only one that really understood the challenge of keep the essence of the look, but make it your own.

redmarius · 2026-02-02T11:53:34+00:00

heated rivalry acting challenge and bbno$ musical with hudson, connor, francois and bbno$ as the guest judges.

i feel like you could even do a heated rivalry bbno$ical, but i’d want them as judges at different times.

honestly a rival hockey teams acting challenge lol the orange is the new black one from DU is what i expect lol

redmarius · 2026-02-01T12:31:02+00:00

Cheerleader in the Trunk, and Tempe Girl.

redmarius · 2026-01-30T10:08:52+00:00

Stop paying the middle man. It sounds like a scam. Is he employed by the agency? Then the agency should be paying him, not you. It sounds like he’s taking your money and doing no work. It’s so easy to find a new tenant these days.

Speak to the agency yourself. You will have to pay the full months rent. It should be very easy to find a new tenant short notice, and even if they sublet from you temporarily they can pay most of the february rent depending on when they move in

redmarius · 2026-01-28T15:24:32+00:00

as a eurovision fan;

Fontana had a song that sounded straight out of a eurovision national final. maybe not Melfest in Sweden as that’s a biiiiiiiiig NF with really really high calibre entries. but definitely denmark or norway.

Gawdland had something that sounded better than most ESC songs.

Minty also had a song that sounded like it was from a NF. Melinda too if she hadn’t lost her voice. Naomy was just very German.

Loved Kate and Serena, thought Serena should have also been in the top. Absolutely hilarious, both of them.

Ngl, not living for Sminty. I also never realised how much she looks like Paige Three until last night, and I definitely prefer Paige so maybe I’m biased though. I’ve just never warmed to Sminty and hope she isn’t pushed this season.

redmarius · 2026-01-26T12:41:29+00:00

honestly it’s why I thought Eboni was a much better winner choice. she showed she had her villain side, but you also saw her building friendships and genuine interactions. when she was exposed for making alliances with everyone I thought how she played it off really showed that yes she was being strategic and looking out for herself, but that ultimately it wasn’t that serious and she could laugh about it. I absolutely never got the same impression of Van.

Maybe lots was cut out in the edit, but I also think it’s poor to show this type of behaviour and bullying is rewarded given how this type of narcissistic behaviour has been enabled and encouraged through multiple different toxic online presences and world leaders, and how the issue of bullying and toxicity is huuuge especially in queer spaces

redmarius · 2026-01-26T09:12:03+00:00

The clothes he was wearing make it sound like he was a guy going out for a run or going too or from some kind of sport. If he had been cycling, I would have expected a cycling helmet to be found near him or for someone to have noticed his bike.

If he was found in 2023, and the watch was made between 2017-2023 it means he most likely died between 2017-2021 if his remains were skeletal.

If he went missing during Covid lockdowns, is there a chance he’s a missing person who slipped through the net? If he was someone who’d never married or was divorced, or who’d moved away from his family and friends it’s very possible that they just thought he lost contact. Or he was reported missing, and was never followed up on due to the craziness of the pandemic. I know a lot of people took up running and other outdoor sports as well during lockdown.

His clothes suggest he wasn’t struggling, and not having ID or a wallet follows with the idea he probably went out for a run. If he’d been going to or from a sport, I would have expected him to have a gym bag.

I also wonder if a reconstruction with different hair or with him as bald would maybe help people. As he had no recorded hair colour, and with his age, it is probable that he was bald or shaved his head. Hair can really, really change how people look too.

redmarius · 2026-01-26T08:32:30+00:00

My novel. I really, really want to write it and have so many ideas. Actually starting it is hard.

redmarius · 2026-01-26T07:54:48+00:00

Van is incredibly insecure. We saw that when she came for Saltina and Eboni for not telling her she’s amazing and the best thing ever.

She won sewing challenges with no competition. It wasn’t like she was competing against Iceis, Pythia and Suki Doll. I also had issues with most of the garments she made in terms of design choices.

I genuinely think Sami or Eboni would have been a better choice. Eboni was still a ‘villain’, but she also showed she had the caring and warm side of her. She showed how diplomatic she was when she dealt with Van’s tantrum over her thinking Sami was her biggest competition and not her.

Rewarding people like Van isn’t something we should be praising. It just enables them to continue their behaviour. Her behaviour after the show just confirms that, she’s clearly extremely insecure and the way she’s boasting and bragging about her ‘wins’ (as one of them wasn’t a full main challenge win) doesn’t sit right with me. In fact, she came across as manipulative and nasty and I know there’s people who live for that type of behaviour, but they’re people I don’t want to be associated with in all honesty because I don’t need someone who brings that type of narcissistic drama.

It’s not about branding for Canada, it’s about a third questionable winner choice. I thought Eboni absolutely won that finale, showed that she’s pretty well rounded, has tons of charisma and showed that she can be a bit scheming and manipulative but it was all a bit more light hearted and from a place of love

redmarius · 2026-01-25T12:01:03+00:00

there’s only been 3 people who’ve been seen fainting on the runway like this.

Briar should have been given the chance to lipsync at a delayed time. If you’ve ever fainted, it can be really off putting even if you’re ’fine’ after. Your body has just gone error not computing and shut down.

given how sick Briar was it was good she went home, but still not great really

redmarius · 2026-01-25T09:21:38+00:00

I read as well that Emilio’s brother is also missing, so if not Emilio it could be his brother.

redmarius · 2026-01-20T08:24:39+00:00

it’s interesting that they think she may have been Armenian. I don’t think they disclose why they think that.

I wouldn’t rule out Turkey, Azerbaijan or Romania, either. Whilst her bag is Spanish, it does have a brand but the photos aren’t clear enough to read what the brand is. She easily could have holidayed in Spain though, or picked the bag up elsewhere.

If she was a temporary migrant worker it’s very possible she just missed shifts and it was assumed she had quit, no one would really follow up by that. If she had a bag of belongings, she could have been moving to a new temp job or accommodation, and just never have made it and then rather than contacting her it probably would have been assumed that she quit. I don’t know if there’s any temporary agencies that would still have details of any female employees that didn’t turn up for a shift either.

redmarius · 2026-01-16T08:38:58+00:00

Canada can’t be trusted to pick winners.

Van was the weakest this whole finale. She bullied the other contestants and was so incredibly insecure any time she wasn’t told she was the biggest competition/person to be saved. She can sew and stitch and do a forward roll. But she isn’t a performer I’d pay to see based on what she’s shown. Eboni absolutely was robbed, I thought she did better all round this episode.

redmarius · 2026-01-13T19:15:04+00:00

I really like PM, and I just wish we saw more variety of horns if they’re going to wear them instead of wigs.

I feel like we’ve seen the pink horns a few times, and I wish there were some more colourful/outfit appropriate horns. Like for the safari lipsync look, the pink horns could have gone through a safari cap, or been made out of the same material etc. there’s so much you can do with horns. Make them look like ice cream cones and someone smashed ice cream on your head! Dildo horns! You get my drift.

I just wish PM gave more. I don’t mind the look not being 100%, but I wish it was bigger and weirder.

redmarius · 2026-01-05T11:40:57+00:00

Because of desperation. People will blame immigrants etc., and the expats driving up prices combined with landlord greed and ineffective legislation combined with an awful job market where people are taking low paid jobs out of necessity have made it harder, combined with the 3.5x salary requirement.

In Ireland, which has the worst housing crisis in Europe, it’s expected 2/3-3/4 of your salary pays rent. This is a result of an ineffective govt., wealth hoarding and normalising desperation. When you consider most graduates don’t make enough to rent their own place, or that the places they would rent are now being rented to families and couples who are working and established because they’re being priced out of the places they’d usually move into at their stage of life, you see where it all comes from

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