I had a problem with pump noise, and the pump died, and the AIO leaked on and ruined my graphics card… so yeah, never again for me.

There’s a great Burmese restaurant in Portland, OR: https://www.rangoonbistropdx.com/

I think people underestimate the mental health benefits of never thinking about whether number you can’t control or predict go up or down.

I’ve always loved the Middle Ages as a preferred setting and I found this game to be incredibly awesome. I installed the save game mod pretty quickly and got very far in the game. I found the combat a bit frustrating and mostly just cheesed it by spamming thrust, which worked ok until some big battles toward the end where I got stuck and gave up.

I would like to revisit and finish it before buying #2 when it goes on sale but I’ve tried a dozen times and can’t get past that battle. Any tips besides loading an earlier save and getting stronger? I might just watch a let’s play from that point but I would like to finish the game myself.

I really tried to like Battlespire as a kid but didn’t make it far. Major disappointment after Daggerfall! I didn’t even know there were mobile games, glad I missed those.

One must start with Arena, of course.

Thank you! LECA sounds like great stuff, I’ve ordered some and I’ll give it a try. Do you just water with a diluted orchid fertilizer?

Wonderful! Do you have any tips or resources for orchid care? What’s the rocky stuff you put them in? I’ve always seen bark chips but my orchids aren’t happy.

I tend to buy the misfits on purpose out of fear of them being thrown out

Dull men can enjoy sharp tools

My mother has a partially shame based operating system. She uses self shame as a motivational tool that increases her executive function, e.g. she manages to diet by responding to the part of her that tells her to eat chocolate with shame for wanting chocolate. She avoids the chocolate and goes on with her life.

She tried to install that same operating system in me. Due to my shame sensitivity it paralyzed me and left me unable to function. Instead I would spiral in shame and self hatred for my inability to do what she wanted me to do, even though I wanted to do it too.

My system actually works pretty well with love as motivation instead of shame. It just took me 15 years of intensive commitment to inner work to unravel the shame.

Thank you. Just ordered one and I’m very excited to try this. I’ve been researching the cooling loops but they seem impractical and too expensive…

steam steam://run/[appid]

You can find the appid in the URL for the store page of the game

Same. This resonates so deeply for me and is helpful in several different relational contexts I’ve been struggling greatly with.