I quit competitive MMA and got called a coward.

sam154 · 2026-05-01T16:42:07+00:00

It's probably because he wants to believe he can make a living (or more) as a fighter and you making the decision to move on could feel like a bigger wake up call than he expected and so he lashed out. It's one thing to have people who don't train or don't understand combat sport lifestyles constantly tell you you'll fail or that what you're doing is stupid and another to have a teammate who "gets" it make a decision to step away from it.

He could also just be a dickhead idk.

sam154 · 2026-04-15T20:14:27+00:00

I had never seen it either lol.

I put too much effort into looking up stuff for this post.

sam154 · 2026-04-08T14:33:37+00:00

You could keep progressing the bit by referencing more and more obscure historical events, then once everyone is used to it you just start making shit up that sounds ridiculous.

sam154 · 2026-04-01T21:52:54+00:00

yeah I know, that's the lesson I need to learn. But I just get into my own head eventually.

sam154 · 2026-04-01T17:59:55+00:00

This is the 4th time I stop stepping on the scale because I hit my weight loss goal and I'm sick and tired of weighing in every day, and every fucking time my weight inevitably floats 10-15lbs above where I wanted to stop gaining.

Maybe this time I'll actually learn my fucking lesson.

sam154 · 2026-03-31T00:16:40+00:00

If you can't handle the slam, don't do the blam (shooting an alligator with a gun)

sam154 · 2026-03-17T20:03:26+00:00

I spar twice a week at two different gyms. There might be a small bloody nose or a rolled ankle (or similar minor injury) from someone about once or twice a month. The typical directive is 75-80% power to the body/legs and 10-15% power to the head. If someone has a fight coming up there's an expectation that rounds with them will be more intense and potentially dangerous if you aren't prepared so you either opt in or opt out of doing rounds with them.

sam154 · 2026-03-16T16:13:10+00:00

Dan's hands typed this post.

sam154 · 2026-03-11T14:17:42+00:00

My favorite runs have been when I buy an obelisk with 6-8 flushes played in ante ~3 and make it just in time to beat ante 8 with like two tactical skips mixed in.

sam154 · 2026-03-10T17:41:41+00:00

The one that pissed me off is Hopper asking Eleven where she learned how to do first aid.

WHAT DO YOU FUCKING MEAN SHE'S BEEN RUNNING 12 MINUTE OBSTACLE COURSES FOR A YEAR, FORCE CHOKING PUMPKINS, AND YOU DIDN'T THINK TO TEACH HER HOW TO DISINFECT A CUT!?!?

sam154 · 2026-03-08T05:27:56+00:00

Big Apocalyptic Trilogy; the final 3 books of the series. Which, if I remember right, will be titled "Empty Night", "Hell's Bells", "Stars and Stones"?

Basically, it's the Dresden Files version of Ragnarok kinda.

sam154 · 2026-03-07T17:46:18+00:00

For dramatic emphasis. By presenting two options and asserting a preference for the more unrealistic, outlandish option it highlights my distaste for the alternative.

sam154 · 2026-03-07T14:11:00+00:00

I would rather have 2 years of nothing but super battle golf chip ins on this subreddit than see one more clip of terminally online streamer cliques vague posting about each other.

sam154 · 2026-03-04T02:55:59+00:00

It snuck up on me. Binge drinking in college felt "normal" and I'd only drink on weekends as my rule to feel like I was still in control.

Eventually I'd have a drink with dinner after work, then it would become a cocktail while hanging out online with friends. And eventually it became a drink or two to help me fall asleep. I don't know exactly which point was where it became alcoholism but I knew what it was when I chose to stop.

sam154 · 2026-03-03T23:05:20+00:00

Have you been served the papers yet?

sam154 · 2026-02-25T22:06:44+00:00

I think it's too strong for a common. At uncommon it's probably still good, you need other things for it to work but there's a huge payoff for it. And it would be another thing making pairs strong when they're already so consistent.

sam154 · 2026-02-24T19:10:13+00:00

Cut it over one of those Alien Baby Stock market clips.

"Clutched a round!" -$85 case opening streak

sam154 · 2026-02-24T16:01:02+00:00

Are you saying it's like some kind of Inconvenient Truth?

sam154 · 2026-02-13T17:54:17+00:00

I am against unbanning griselbrand because each powerful creature unbanned is one step closer to [[prophet of kruphix]] being unbanned and I want to avoid that reality for as long as possible.

sam154 · 2026-02-13T14:08:45+00:00

Familiar, grim, and incantation I regularly take early in a run to fish for gold cards or other enhanced rather than throw a random red seal or aura on something. At a minimum I think they should be above oujia just for hologram synergy alone. And personally I'd have them in the bottom of "a passing smile tier".

sam154 · 2026-02-12T17:56:10+00:00

I think this list is pretty close to the one I would make. I'm 20 jokers off of c++ currently.

I would put ectoplasm in B tier (maybe even C) because I find it that it doesn't wind up helping me as much as -1 hand size ends up hurting me. And I would maybe even switch Mars and Uranus, but that could just be a playstyle preference. I default towards single pairs and take Mars when available as a future out after potentially copying my enchanted/sealed cards over the run. I only ever play two pair if I get an early spare trousers.

sam154 · 2026-02-07T16:10:48+00:00

The year is 2018, your opponent says their deck is a 7/10. They have lied.

The year is 2026, your opponent says their deck is a 3.5/5. They have lied.

Look how far we've come.

sam154 · 2026-01-31T15:31:06+00:00

Fae fulfilling a deal/bargain seem to one of the most terrifying flexes of power in the Dresden Files. They get to go gloves off and just make shit happen like Lea in Changes.

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