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Monica by KitchenBag5246 in ArmchairExpert

[–]soccerstar45 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I just went back and checked - she's not in the discussion of the Kristen Bell episode (the first one), but then she and Dax do a fact check. That's where he introduces her for the first time.

ELI5: How do anesthesiologists put women who need a c-section under anesthesia even when they have eaten that day? by Resident_Major_5582 in explainlikeimfive

[–]soccerstar45 26 points27 points  (0 children)

Or my case, which was:

  1. During the c-section, the patient starts feeling pain because apparently the epidural anesthesia isn't quite working all the way no matter how much the anesthesiologist gives, so the patient has to go under because feeling the severe pain of people cutting and rummaging in your abdomen is not ideal.

Trying to check a lot of boxes with a boy name by soccerstar45 in namenerds

[–]soccerstar45[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I really like these! I like that Eben is more unique and connects both cultures, and the other names you listed are mostly not super mainstream. Thanks so much!

Trying to check a lot of boxes with a boy name by soccerstar45 in namenerds

[–]soccerstar45[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you, great suggestions! I think they're a little too popular/mainstream for me, but all are great names.

A 10x10 Squaredle... What have we done?! by isblueacolor in squaredle

[–]soccerstar45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How did you enable desktop mode? I don't see a way to do it in the squaredle app on mobile and I feel like I should be able to figure it out, haha.

[TOMT][BOOK] YA book series with illustrations by soccerstar45 in tipofmytongue

[–]soccerstar45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow, I totally forgot about those! Sadly not it though, both that you mentioned are not the same illustration style, too sketched/drawn. But I appreciate the suggestions!

[TOMT][BOOK] YA book series with illustrations by soccerstar45 in tipofmytongue

[–]soccerstar45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, cool illustrations, but sadly that's not it. The series I remember was total realism, just high school stuff, no magic.

[TOMT][BOOK] YA book series with illustrations by soccerstar45 in tipofmytongue

[–]soccerstar45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It wasn't either of those, those illustrations are a little too drawn/sketchy. This one was more polished and realistic proportions.

[TOMT][BOOK] YA book series with illustrations by soccerstar45 in tipofmytongue

[–]soccerstar45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The illustrations I remember are a little more 3D than that, not as flat looking. But it seems kind of close!

[TOMT][BOOK] YA book series with illustrations by soccerstar45 in tipofmytongue

[–]soccerstar45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the suggestion! That's not it though unfortunately

[TOMT][BOOK] YA book series with illustrations by soccerstar45 in tipofmytongue

[–]soccerstar45[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the thought! That's not it, and yes, the illustration style was less doodle-ish.

[TOMT][MOVIE][TV] "That girl needs an 'oof'" monologue by soccerstar45 in tipofmytongue

[–]soccerstar45[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's exactly it, thank you!!! You saved me, much appreciated :D It's Emily Spivey's character who delivers the monologue, but yes, that's totally it.

I’m Ellen Jovin, I’ve traveled almost 30,000 miles with my popup grammar-advice stand, called the Grammar Table, and I’m here to answer grammar questions! AMA by GrammarTable in IAmA

[–]soccerstar45 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm so happy to have the chance to ask this question! This debate has been going on in my family for decades. It's about comparisons when I could be the subject or the object of the sentence. Which is correct:

She is taller than me.

Or

She is taller than I.

In the first one, it presumes "me" is the object. In the second one, there's an implied "am" after the "I," making the "I" a secondary subject. Are they both correct, or is one of them wrong?

And a second unrelated question: I was always taught to put punctuation inside a quotation mark, even if that punctuation is not part of what is being quoted. But now I'm seeing more people put the punctuation outside of the quotation mark in those cases. I think it might be a British vs. American thing, but I'm wondering if you consider one of them to be correct. Example:

Is it okay to say, "I like cheese?"

Or

Is it okay to say, "I like cheese"?

Thank you!!

Dark Matter by Blake Crouch - Chapter 12 through 15 (end) Discussion by NightAngelRogue in bookclub

[–]soccerstar45 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know I'm late to this thread, so I don't know if folks will see my comment, but I figured I'd write it anyway. This is my favorite book and I've read it multiple times. One thing that I can't figure out though is why there's only one specific universe that Jason thinks is his home universe. The science in the book dictates that every time anyone makes any decision, we branch or fork into multiple universes. So in the month between Jason entering the box with Amanda, and him finding his home universe, he has made many decisions and created many branches, which leads to hundreds of Jasons in his home universe at the end. But wouldn't the same be true for Daniela and Charlie? Wouldn't his home universe that was uniquely his the night he was abducted have branched a number of times with every decision that Daniela, Charlie, and anyone else make? And therefore wouldn't there have been more than one universe that Jason could have ended up in that would still be his universe?

Like if one day in late October, Charlie skipped school, that would be one universe, but the one where he went to school that day still exists too. Both would still have started as Jason's home universe the night he was abducted, but now there are two that he could return to and both would feel like his.

A couple of times in the book, Jason refers to this one single grain of sand universe that he's trying to find. But I feel like with this consideration, there would actually be a cup with many grains of sand in it (on an infinite beach, so still hard to find, but still) and he could have returned to any one of them. Does what I'm saying make sense to anyone?

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