The signal is hiding in the breathing. Takako is the girl who can hear things more clearly than other people. It’s not a special power, so she can’t write it on her resume, but Takako communes and communicates with the world through sound. Let’s watch the simple daily life of Takako while she warmly embraces the heartless modern society. ... Read Takako-san - Chapter 66 - MangaPuma. Read more at https://mangapuma.com/takako-san/chapter-66

Does anyone have experience purchasing a used Toyota in the Austin or even San Antonio area?
Looking for Rav4s or Corollas for under $20k with low-ish mileage. I already have financing from UFCU with 5.17% APR (got to love UFCU), so I'm just looking for a seller that isn't going to waste my day trying to haggle and tack on BS fees. Someone who will get me as close to, if not, the sticker price.
This is my second car and the first one i am purchasing for myself and the process has been very overwhelming!
I know exactly what I want, but having to search individual dealership databases has been very annoying and time consuming.
I haven't been able to find a dealer with a large selection of toyotas aside from Carmax and Carvana, but I'd like to avoid their steep markups.
Any advice or leads would be so so helpful!

I like to think of myself as "cyber-adjacent", and have been for a couple of years now. I'm officially an IT Manager, but the nature of my company and the scope of my role includes the following aspects of cybersecurity:
Leading security compliance programs (SOC 2), development of security policies and procedures, vendor risk assessments/reviews, IAM, endpoint security (EDR & MDM), security awareness programs, phishing training, and a few others.
I'm not the most technical person, but I'm very good at project management, distilling technical information into easily accessible concepts, working with vendors, and strategizing with senior leadership. Mainly looking to push more into the realm of a GRC focused role (ie. SOC 2, ISO27001, FedRAMP, risk management, etc), with my sights set on some form of GRC leadership role in the future.
I have ISC2 CC and 2 ITIL 4 certs right now. I'm aiming to have CCSK & COBIT Foundations completed in the next 3 months or so as well.
I'm at a bit of a crossroads now. I got into a highly ranked university for a part-time MS, and I've been thinking about completing the CISSP. My concern is that the MS won't really pay off and will be a waste of $20k, and I'm perhaps getting the CISSP too soon. On the other hand, I've considered going the route of the SANS Undergrad Certificate, which gets you GFACT, GSEC, GCIH, and one additional SANS cert. When all is said and done, both routes would cost me about the same amount of money. For what it's worth, I do already have 2 unrelated degrees (BA & MA).
The former option seems like a better fit for GRC and leadership roles, but at the same time, I'm seeing more and more companies asking for a wide-breadth of skills for GRC roles. They want someone who's technical, but also knows how to handle the complexity of compliance and risk management. If you were in my shoes, and wanted to spend some money over the next 2-years to further your career and education, which makes more sense?
I should add that I'm not from the US or former military, so I don't have access to the GI bill. I'd be paying for everything out of pocket.

Postgame Thread 5/31/2023

Final Score: Pirates 9, Giants 4
Purpose of this thread

• Discuss developing baseball action LIVE
  
• Discuss the Giants game
  
• Post hilarious memes / images / gifs / information that may not deserve a front-page post of its own. If it's big news, feel free to do both! This, and the gameday thread, are good places to post your Dodger jokes and memes.
  
• Discuss ANYTHING as long as it follows the rules of conduct.
  

Highlights

Description	Length	Video
Bullpen availability for Pittsburgh, May 31 vs Giants	0:07	Video
Bullpen availability for San Francisco, May 31 vs Pirates	0:07	Video
Fielding alignment for San Francisco, May 31 vs Pirates	0:11	Video
Fielding alignment for Pittsburgh, May 31 vs Giants	0:11	Video
Starting lineups for Pirates at Giants - May 31, 2023	0:09	Video
Mitch Keller's outing against the Giants	0:25	Video
Patrick Bailey drives in Sabol to put Giants up 1-0	0:22	Video
J.D. Davis makes a sweet diving play at third	0:11	Video
Andrew McCutchen flares an RBI double to tie it at 1	0:26	Video
Rodolfo Castro drives in Andrew McCutchen in the 2nd	0:31	Video
Ke'Bryan Hayes sneaks a two-run triple down the line	0:32	Video
Wilmer Flores bloops an RBI single to shallow center	0:23	Video
Bryan Reynolds drives in Bae and McCutchen	0:23	Video
Bryan Reynolds causes havoc and Ji Hwan Bae scores	0:45	Video
Joe laces a ball down the line to score Reynolds	0:24	Video
Casey Schmitt drives a long sacrifice fly	0:30	Video
Mike Yastrzemski triples then scores on a wild pitch	0:30	Video
Suwinski dumps a ball into shallow center for the RBI	0:23	Video

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Pirates @ Giants - Wed, May 31

Game Status: Final - Score: 9-4 Pirates

Links & Info

• MLB Gameday
• Game Graphs
• Savant Gamefeed

	Pirates Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	McCutchen - DH	4	2	3	1	1	0	0	.273	.369	.453
2	Reynolds, B - LF	5	1	1	3	0	1	3	.282	.333	.495
3	Joe - 1B	4	2	3	1	0	0	1	.255	.346	.484
4	Castro, R - 2B	4	1	2	1	0	1	2	.264	.368	.426
5	Hayes - 3B	5	0	2	2	0	1	2	.221	.273	.348
6	Suwinski - RF	4	0	1	1	1	3	3	.240	.352	.507
7	Owings - SS	4	0	0	0	0	3	3	.160	.160	.160
	a-Marcano - SS	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	.269	.333	.473
8	Bae - CF	3	3	2	0	1	1	0	.275	.329	.369
9	Hedges - C	2	0	0	0	0	1	1	.159	.227	.193
	Totals	36	9	14	9	3	12	16

Pirates
a-Struck out for Owings in the 9th.
BATTING: 2B: Castro, R (6, Wood); McCutchen (7, Wood); Bae (8, Wood); Joe (12, Walker, R). 3B: Hayes (4, Wood). TB: Bae 3; Castro, R 3; Hayes 4; Joe 4; McCutchen 4; Reynolds, B; Suwinski. RBI: Castro, R (18); Hayes 2 (19); Joe (17); McCutchen (21); Reynolds, B 3 (36); Suwinski (29). 2-out RBI: Hayes 2; Suwinski; Castro, R; Joe; Reynolds, B 2. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Owings; Marcano; Suwinski; Castro, R. SAC: Hedges 2. Team RISP: 7-for-17. Team LOB: 7.
FIELDING: E: Hedges (3, throw). DP: 3 (Joe-Owings-Keller, M; Castro, R-Owings-Joe; Castro, R-Marcano-Joe).

	Giants Batters	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	K	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG
1	Wade Jr. - 1B	5	1	2	0	0	0	1	.271	.410	.446
2	Davis, J - 3B	4	0	2	0	0	1	1	.282	.366	.483
3	Yastrzemski - CF	3	1	1	0	0	2	2	.262	.320	.468
	a-Slater - CF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.370	.433	.556
4	Flores - DH	4	0	1	1	0	2	1	.233	.281	.419
5	Sabol - LF	4	2	2	0	0	1	2	.262	.331	.444
6	Haniger - RF	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	.239	.269	.398
7	Bailey - C	4	0	2	1	0	2	0	.333	.350	.564
8	Schmitt - SS	3	0	1	1	0	1	2	.325	.329	.470
9	Wisely - 2B	4	0	1	0	0	1	2	.179	.207	.295
	Totals	35	4	12	3	1	11	13

Giants
a-Flied out for Yastrzemski in the 7th.
BATTING: 2B: Wade Jr. (6, Keller, M). 3B: Yastrzemski (1, Keller, M). TB: Bailey 2; Davis, J 2; Flores; Sabol 2; Schmitt; Wade Jr. 3; Wisely; Yastrzemski 3. RBI: Bailey (12); Flores (16); Schmitt (16). 2-out RBI: Flores. Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Wisely; Sabol. SF: Schmitt. GIDP: Davis, J; Schmitt; Wade Jr. Team RISP: 3-for-7. Team LOB: 6.
FIELDING: E: Sabol (6, throw); Wisely (4, throw). Outfield assists: Sabol (Joe at 2nd base). DP: (Wood-Davis, J).

Pirates Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Keller, M (W, 7-1)	6.0	10	4	4	1	8	0	101-74	3.25
Zastryzny	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	0	10-6	5.59
Moreta	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3-3	1.80
Stephenson, R	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15-10	5.14
Ramirez, Y	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	17-11	1.42
Totals	9.0	12	4	4	1	11	0

Giants Pitchers	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	P-S	ERA
Wood (L, 1-1)	4.1	8	6	6	3	4	0	94-55	4.80
Walker, R	1.2	3	2	1	0	1	0	17-12	1.35
Jackson	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	11-10	0.00
Rogers, Ty	1.0	1	0	0	0	2	0	13-11	1.93
Doval	1.0	2	1	1	0	3	0	19-15	2.19
Totals	9.0	14	9	8	3	12	0

Game Info
WP: Keller, M 2; Doval.
HBP: Joe (by Wood); Castro, R (by Wood).
Pitch timer violations: Yastrzemski (batter timer).
Pitches-strikes: Keller, M 101-74; Zastryzny 10-6; Moreta 3-3; Stephenson, R 15-10; Ramirez, Y 17-11; Wood 94-55; Walker, R 17-12; Jackson 11-10; Rogers, Ty 13-11; Doval 19-15.
Groundouts-flyouts: Keller, M 5-1; Zastryzny 0-1; Moreta 0-0; Stephenson, R 0-1; Ramirez, Y 1-0; Wood 5-0; Walker, R 3-0; Jackson 0-0; Rogers, Ty 1-0; Doval 0-0.
Batters faced: Keller, M 27; Zastryzny 3; Moreta 1; Stephenson, R 3; Ramirez, Y 3; Wood 24; Walker, R 7; Jackson 3; Rogers, Ty 4; Doval 5.
Inherited runners-scored: Moreta 1-0; Walker, R 2-0.
Umpires: HP: Erich Bacchus. 1B: Laz Diaz. 2B: Mike Estabrook. 3B: Andy Fletcher.
Weather: 60 degrees, Cloudy.
Wind: 14 mph, Varies.
First pitch: 12:45 PM.
T: 2:32.
Att: 23,827.
Venue: Oracle Park.
May 31, 2023

Inning	Scoring Play	Score
Bottom 2	Patrick Bailey singles on a ground ball to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Blake Sabol scores. Mitch Haniger to 2nd.	1-0 SF
Top 3	Andrew McCutchen doubles (7) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Blake Sabol. Ji Hwan Bae scores.	1-1
Top 3	Rodolfo Castro singles on a ground ball to left fielder Blake Sabol. Andrew McCutchen scores. Connor Joe to 3rd. Rodolfo Castro to 2nd. Throwing error by left fielder Blake Sabol.	2-1 PIT
Top 3	Ke'Bryan Hayes triples (4) on a ground ball to left fielder Blake Sabol. Connor Joe scores. Rodolfo Castro scores.	4-1 PIT
Bottom 3	Wilmer Flores singles on a fly ball to center fielder Ji Hwan Bae. LaMonte Wade Jr. scores. J.D. Davis to 3rd.	4-2 PIT
Top 4	Bryan Reynolds singles on a ground ball to center fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Ji Hwan Bae scores. Andrew McCutchen scores.	6-2 PIT
Bottom 5	Wilmer Flores strikes out swinging.	6-3 PIT
Top 6	Bryan Reynolds grounds into a force out, third baseman J. D. Davis to second baseman Brett Wisely. Ji Hwan Bae scores. Andrew McCutchen out at 2nd. Bryan Reynolds advances to 2nd, on a throwing error by second baseman Brett Wisely.	7-3 PIT
Top 6	Connor Joe doubles (12) on a ground ball to shortstop Casey Schmitt, deflected by third baseman J. D. Davis. Bryan Reynolds scores.	8-3 PIT
Bottom 6	Casey Schmitt out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Bryan Reynolds. Blake Sabol scores.	8-4 PIT
Top 9	Jack Suwinski singles on a fly ball to third baseman J. D. Davis. Connor Joe scores.	9-4 PIT

Team	Highlight
PIT	Bullpen availability for Pittsburgh, May 31 vs Giants (00:00:07)
SF	Bullpen availability for San Francisco, May 31 vs Pirates (00:00:07)
SF	Fielding alignment for San Francisco, May 31 vs Pirates (00:00:11)
PIT	Fielding alignment for Pittsburgh, May 31 vs Giants (00:00:11)
SF	Starting lineups for Pirates at Giants - May 31, 2023 (00:00:09)
SF	Patrick Bailey's RBI single (00:00:22)
SF	J.D. Davis' diving snag (00:00:11)
PIT	Andrew McCutchen's RBI double (00:00:26)
PIT	Rodolfo Castro's RBI single (00:00:31)
PIT	Ke'Bryan Hayes' two-run triple (00:00:32)
SF	Wilmer Flores' RBI single (00:00:23)
PIT	Bryan Reynolds' two-run single (00:00:23)
PIT	Bryan Reynolds' RBI (00:00:45)
PIT	Connor Joe's RBI double (00:00:24)
SF	Casey Schmitt's sacrifice fly (00:00:30)
SF	Yastrzemski scores on wild pitch (00:00:30)
PIT	Jack Suwinski's RBI single (00:00:23)

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E	LOB
Pirates	0	0	4	2	0	2	0	0	1		9	14	1	7
Giants	0	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0		4	12	2	6

Decisions

• Winner: Mitch Keller (7-1, 3.25)
• Loser: Alex Wood (1-1, 4.80)

Division Scoreboard

TB 4 @ CHC 3 - Final
MIL @ TOR 07:07 PM EDT
CIN @ BOS 07:10 PM EDT
Next Pirates Game: Fri, Jun 02, 07:05 PM EDT vs. Cardinals (2 days)
^{Last Updated: 05/31/2023 06:24:09 PM EDT}

21/11/1
I worked from home today because the kids' school was having a teacher work day. It was a decent day. When I am alone with the kids they don't really argue too much and even if they do I am there to help them. It seems like I have a better relationship with my kids and my children don't misbehave as badly when it is just me taking care of them. They really ratchet things up when their mother is home. Wife came home and she is nearing the end of her academic degree plan. Had to have an HVAC repairman come try and fix our heater. He shocked himself 3 times. Wife has had problems with her Dr office adding stress to her day meaning that she was in a bad mood and let me know it. She spent all afternoon in the bedroom while I dealt with the kids, cooked supper, did the dishes, washed clothes, and did the laundry. We took the kids for a short walk after supper without the dogs because it was already getting dark. I gave the kids baths and they went to bed on time. Wife stayed up late working on schoolwork and I went to sleep alone.
21/11/2
Woke up with ychild in bed. Wife was already up and griping about something. Getting gripped out 1st thing in the morning always starts off the day in a bad mood. Work was uneventful but productive. Got home and cleaned off the kitchen table (of course there wasn't a single square inch of available space on it for the past 1 1/2 weeks) none of the mess was mine it was all wifes/kids projects.I cleaned it so that she would have a space to make cookies with the kids like she promised. Trying to make her day a little easier knowing that had she gone in there with the table like that it would have been bad and also knowing that there were things on the table so I knew that I would get blamed for any misplaced objects. My prediction came through when she came into the kitchen and thanked me for cleaning the table but immediately started griping about missing items and how she had wished she had cleaned it to show she would know where they are. This always happens and is one of the main reasons I cannot declutter our house. It just leads to more gripping. If I clean or don't clean I'm gonna get bitched out. Wife had to head to town quickly to pick up an Rx so we went with her. I had not yet started supper so I put everything up so we could have it the next day and we all went into town together and ate supper in the van. She also got some negative comments on some of her schoolwork so she was in a bad mood x2 because of an incident with her dr's nurse. Wife stayed in the bedroom working on schoolwork while I got the kids dressed in their PJ's and put them to bed about 15 min late. I walked into the bedroom and she was searching for socks for the kids in the laundry hamper. When she was done I took the hamper into the living room and matched them all then put them up. I then played on my computer. Wife went into the kitchen at about 9:45. I went in there about 10 min later and asked her if there was anything I could do for her. She said no then asked me if I saw her come into the kitcher. I said yes and she started gripping that I should have come in there sooner to help her cause she was now almost done. She started complaining that the only time she gets to relax is when she is laying down on her phone in bed (nevermind the number of times i come into the bedroom to find her watching TV or on facebook on her computer.)
I was only on my computer for about 30 min. Its not like I spend all day doing nothing but she makes me feel like I do nothing at all. A common mantra in this house is the wife saying "I never get any help" and "I cannot keep this house clean by myself" when she literally hasn't done any cleaning since her parents visited last month and I still did most of the cleaning. The only time she cleans is when someone is coming over. Needless to say I am feeling very resentful and unloved. We haven't shown any affection to each other since a month ago. Some Days when things are decent (not good just not bad) I wonder if it's a mistake to be considering divorce but days like today are more common and remind me of why I want one. I couldn't sleep due to drinking some tea at supper so I got out of bed and sat on the couch until 1am.
21/11/3
Woke up this morning very tired and sleepy with ychild in bed with me. Wife was already in a mood and I was gripped out for "not listening" she then proceeding to account for 3-4 times recently that I have asked her a question that she had already told me an answer in a previous conversation. So once again I get to start the day in a bad mood. I feel compelled to kiss her and tell her I love her now or she will get upset. I did that then came back inside for something and she got upset when I didn't go back and give another hug/kiss. No way am I gonna do that while being bitched out so I just walked out the door. Great start to the day. Got the kids from school and came home. Cooked supper and took out the trash. Got the kids into bed but ychild talked herself into falling asleep in our bed. Wife said she would move her but of course didn't and ychild slept in our bed all night long.
21/11/4
Woke up with ychild in bed with me. kissed and told her i loved her before work. Had a decent day at work and left to pick up the kids. This was my last day picking the kids up from school and we stopped for ice cream on the way home. We were supposed to walk the dogs before I started supper. I told my wife this but she was on the phone with her mother about her job offer. 25 min later and it was getting close to supper time and she was still on the phone.I decided it was too close to supper to walk and then cook. Wife came out and I told her that. she got upset and we ended up having a small walk. I got back and cooked supper and we all ate at the kitchen table. Wife disappeared back into the bedroom to work on schoolwork. I put the kids to bed on time and then got on my computer. Wife started working on the kids lunches and I asked if there was anything i could do. She said no. Then the bedtime ritual started. This all happened within 20min. I came to bed and turned the lights out. When my wife came back she bitched at me cause she had left one of the lights on on purpose. Then she zinged me for not paying attention when she told me about her medication a few days ago. Then she complained that I had missed a bag of trash in the bedroom. Then she accidentally slammed the bathroom door and got mad when I asked if she did that on purpose. Then she cussed at me when she complained about the bed hurting her back and I suggested a sleep study. Despite all of this I really felt the need to try and cuddle with her. I rolled over and she immediately asked if she needed to turn off her phone. I told her no but she could if she wanted to, then she complained that this is the only time she gets to relax and then immediately jumped up cursing because she forgot to put the clothes from the washer into the dryer. I rolled over and put my mask on to fall asleep. I knew I would get hurt but I couldn't help myself. It took me a while to go to sleep because of the pain in my heart and the lack of love.
21/11/5
I worked from home today so i did not have to wake up as early. Wife woke up and got the kids ready. Wife had a full one sided conversation with ychild in our bed while i was trying to sleep. I feel like she was resentful for me being able to sleep in and her having to get up so she did it as a way to wake me up and keep me from being able to sleep. The kids yelled goodbye and the wife left without so much as a word or touch. I had a decent day at work. The HVAC repair man showed up early.I was going to go and pick up the kids at 11:00 but we decided to just get powerhouse(aftercare) at the school instead also for monday. I could have gone and picked up the kids but didn't because they were already scheduled and I thought we had already paid. Wife got mad at me for that. She was really late because it was her last day of DT and she had people say goodbye to her then went to pick up the kids. We decided to eat at the new seafood place then went and picked up groceries. We got home and put the groceries away and watched some shows on the couch. She got upset because I was on my phone (so was she) and said she watched more of the tv than I did. I tried to get the kids in bed but she overruled me because it was the weekend. The kids stayed up and eventually convinced her to go to bed with her. I slept alone but honestly I think I prefer that now.
21/11/6
Woke up alone. Had a decent day and went to Ychilds 1st birthday invite party. Wife made appointments for both kids to get the flu and covid vaccine. We had a great time at the party and socialized for the 1st time in a long time. We had to leave early to get to the pharmacy for the vaccines. When we got there the pharmacist told us we were scheduled for the flu only. It greatly upset the wife and she flew into a rage. Canceled both appointments. We got back to the car and she was yelling, screaming, and violently hitting her phone on the steering wheel. I told her to be an example to kids and she told me to "kiss her ass." She is angry the whole ride home. She started getting loud with me multiple times and I asked her not to talk to me like that. Apparently, asking her to speak to me politely instead of raising her voice at me is not giving her grace. Saying that I never give her grace when she talks nasty to me. saying that I do it all the time to her and she never says a word. I told her to speak up next time and she says she does and just gets bitched out. I am at my wits end. She is being very nasty to me and then puts the blame on me instead of realizing how she is treating me and accepting blame. A really nice day totally
ruined by her temper. We ended up having cereal for supper and going for custard afterwards. We stayed up late and the kids convinced my wife to go sleep with them.
21/11/7
Woke up by myself again. After wife got up we ended up going to the new donut store for breakfast and we stopped off at walmart on the way home. When we got home I noticed my radiator was leaking.I went to oriellys to buy some stop leak. We got back and I put on jumanji and then beethoven. Ochild really loved jumani. We were having a decent time. Today I did 4 loads of laundry, bathed the dog, cleaned the aquarium, cooked supper, and cleaned the guest bathroom. Of course wife got onto me when I did the kids laundry because i missed 1 shirt and 4 socks out of ychilds room. After supper we played a board game. Then the kids had a bath and I was chastised when I went in there to talk to the kids after my wife was yelling at them. I am not supposed to step in except when I am supposed to of course I have no idea when that is supposed to be. Kids went to bed a little late. I slept by myself.
21/11/8
Woke up by myself. Got up early even though I am working from home to help my wife with kids and take the dog to the vet. Wife started gripping about me not doing anything to help with the kids. I don't understand because she gets them ready at the last minute. That's usually when I am getting together also. She doesn't tell me or let me ask what she needs help with. Just grips after the fact. Dropped the dog off and returned to work. Picked the dog back up and returned to work again. Wife got home late due to her new job onboarding and flu vaccine. We had mcdonalds for supper and the kids went to bed really late. ychild spent the evening with wife because she wasn't feeling well. Since both the kids were up past their bedtime wife went to sleep with them.
21/11/9
Woke up early because I am still stuck on the old schedule. Wife came in and got herself ready for her 1st day. I got up, helped with the kids and got the dogs ready (surgery) then went to work. work was ok. Came home and cooked supper. The evening was uneventful.
21/11/10
Ychild got sick so I worked from home. We were both asleep when wife came into the room. She then had a loud conversation/argument with ochild in the room. waking up ychild and me. If I were to wake them up when they were sleeping in I would get bitched up one side and down the other. Seems like she does it all the time. Took Ychild to the dr and she was covid negative thankfully. Wife came home and the day went ok. She was tired so we watched netflix. I cooked supper and did the dishes. We got the kids in bed a little late. Wife went to bed a little early. I went into the bathroom to get some medicine shortly after. Wife was visibly upset when I came in. I really don't understand why and she wouldn't tell me. Eventually she said that she didn't expect me there. It made me feel really hurt. I felt like she not only didn't want me there but actually got mad that I showed my face. Maybe she thought I was going to lay down with her
but if that was so it would be no reason to get mad, I know she plays on her phone in bed and that's her relaxation time. Either way it was totally uncalled for and if that's how she is going to make me feel I don't see a point in staying together. storm came rolling in and ychild woke up so she had to go sleep with them.
21/11/11
Holiday today so I stayed home. I could hear the wife yelling at the kids trying to get ready. So I got up to help.
21/11/15
Skipped some days because nothing happened. Nothing good or bad. At bedtime my wife was getting lunch ready. She has been a little stressed lately due to her computer HD failing and EDTPA coming back for revisions. Her professor didn't come to her appointment to help. I helped make the kids lunches. The kids' clothes were still sitting in the chair (apparently it's my job.) I offered to help get the kids clothes together. She very sarcastically said she would welcome the help if I could turn on a light so she could see. I know it doesn't sound bad on paper but she was very hateful and hurtful. When I asked her not to talk to me like that she responded that she didn't need a lecture right now. I just want to be spoken to with respect and love not hate and vitriol.
21/11/21
Not journaling everyday because things aren't as bad everyday. Yesterday I did the laundry for the entire house. This morning I got up. my wife had already left for the grocery store to pick up groceries. I got up with Ychild. She got home and we unloaded the groceries. I relaxed in the living room. and she started cleaning the kitchen. I always hate days like this because anytime she cleans I get to hear her bitch and moan and the state of things. I am the only one to clean the house/kitchen for the last 6 months, actually even longer,for as long as she has been in college or working. It is not messy, it's just not up to her standards. Plus most of the mess is hers. She does projects and things but doesn't clean up afterward. When I get in to clean, if I move things around or put up her things I get yelled at. It feels like a handicap because the only one that can truly clean is her and when she doesn clean I feel like crap because she spends the whole time
mouthing and bitching about me because it isn't clean enough to suit her. And if I try to go in and help or clean another part of the house I get bitched at again because "i'm only cleaning because she is upset" she doesn't seem to notice the hours of cleaning I do when she is not around or is concentrating on other things.
21/11/29
We left on the 23rd (my birthday) to go down to Carthage for the weekend. The holiday went well with minimal fussing. Friday the 26 came and my wife surprised me with a weekend getaway sans kids. her family pissed her off right when we left. we get to our BnD and then leave to do some shopping. We went way too long, ate supper,and drove to longview. She had thought that we would just spend the weekend together. I wanted to get physical. I take her to a sex shop and she gets embarrased and refuses to look at anything or consider any toys. Our sexlife is laughable and practically non-existant. You would figure if someone was trying to save their marriage they would at least attempt to spice things up. I got upset and we went back to our cabin. I am tired and we just go to sleep. Wife makes us take a bath in the morning. We wash each other, then when we get out she changes into a negligee. She tells me I am not allowed to do any oral on her and that it will be the last time I see her in a G string. Totally sexy right? I had put some nice smelling lotion on my privates and she made a comment about how that would taste ( thinking I might get some oral) but instead she just led me to the bed and got on top. She has sex with me and I find it difficult to finish becuase she is clearly not enjoying it and refused to do any foreplay. We leave for the day and walk around Jefferson. Get back and start drinking wine and painting. She gets drunk enough to make a move and changes into another negligee. I feel like I almost forced her to let me eat her out after I gave her oral. She says I am not allowed to kiss her. we eventually start having some decent sex but she cannot stand much of the physical aspect and eventually it just shift to the standard missionary. I cannot finish and she gets up. I tell her i'll finish myself off if she will help. She starts cleaning and doesn't care when I get upset. We eventually have a small heart to heart where she tells me she is resentful
for the way my parents treated her and I was very pacifist instead of confrontational with my parents. She tells me she watches squirting videos and masturbates in the bath (lied to me when she says she doesnt masterbate.) She clearly has very strong issues with sexual intimacy and refused to do anything I wanted. She thought it was a successful weekend and I'm thinking it just shows how far apart we are and how little in common we have. multiple times just both of us on our phones because we have nothing to talk about. We go back and pick up the kids and it takes forever to get home. When we do I find the dog with something sticking out of her chest.
I am trying to work on her when my daughter comes out there and the dog jumps up and runs to her. She starts freaking out and i try and get ychild to come to me, unfortunately i did yell because i was scared of her getting stabbed by the dog. Of course she freezes up screaming as the dog is trying to get to her. I end up having to go to her and pick her up. As I am trying to take her to the garage I fall and bust my knee. This starts a big fight because I am now hurt, angry, and yelling while also trying to find out what's wrong with the dog. Eventually I discovered that the dog had forced herself inside the metal loop of a small childs butterfly net. I end up cutting it off her with some wire cutters. My knee is now busted and my wife and I have been fighting because she feels like when I am angry and hurt is the best time to keep getting in my face and talking shit about me. Just makes me want to seek a divorce all the more. She thinks this weekend was a success and all I can see is the end. I was angry when I went back out to her van and hit the open door button too hard and dented it. No real excuse but I wish she didn't pile on my problems by yelling at me in front of the kids while I'm trying to discipline them. I wasn't abusing them or being physical in any way but my wife will not allow for any dissent from the way she wants to raise the kids. I feel like I am not a father. I am allowed no say in raising them. The kids can just yell/scream/cry and my wife will come to the rescue, preventing me from actually doing any good or teaching them to understand right/wrong. It's her way or the highway.
Dec 2021

Hi everyone. I will be graduating with a BS in Molecular Biology from the University of Washington next week and I wanted some advice. I understand that the current biotech job market is in a fairly weak position and it has made finding a full-time position difficult. Thankfully I managed to find internships for the past few summers so I am not lacking in industry R & D experience, however, the job hunt has gotten me down lately. By now I've sent out just over 100 applications, largely through linkedin and indeed, although some from company websites. I haven't had too many issues in getting screener interviews, but promises of future interviews from those screeners have mostly ended in ghosting on the part of potential employers. My search has been centered in San Diego as that's where my previous work experience comes from and where most of my family is located. While finding a job isn't of immediate concern, I would like to find one before September in order to be able to move out. Most of my search has been for entry-level Research Associate positions at companies and some staff RA positions at UCSD, although I am considering widening my options to QC and manufacturing roles if that's what it will ultimately take to find a role. Any advice on what I should do from my position would be highly appreciated. If you or anyone you know is hiring entry-level in the greater San Diego area, please send me a message as any lead would be greatly appreciated at this point. Thanks for reading.

I'm an older man and a dad too if that turns you on. I'm looking for a girl who wants sex the bare and natural way. I don't want to use condoms or hold back or pull out, I just want to go all the way and finish inside you. I'll cum in you in the heat of the moment. It's just so much more intimate that way. If you're ready for a baby, it could happen, since I'm a dad. I'm a clean guy who usually has safe sex. I'm a sensual guy who loves to touch and caress you and make you feel good. Mountain View or Palo Alto would be good to meet at. Maybe San Jose too.

I have been doing contact for about 10 months and using a SISU mouthguard. After a few attempts at remoulding I feel like I get a good fit but it feels like it gets tighter and tighter over time. I remoulded it again recently and thought I had it perfect (even after running under freezing water!!) but ONE session later it already felt too tight!
After all of this, I've given up with SISU. I'm pretty sure my teeth have shifted slightly and the dental anxiety is just too much for me to keep trying to make it work.
Does anyone have any recommendations for other mouthguard options? I thought a softe not so rigid material might work for me.
If it's possible to get something not too bulky that would be perfect but I understand I might be asking too much there... 😅
Happy to spend around the same cost of a SISU, so a dentist-fitted one is very likely to be way outside of my budget.
So, does anyone have any alternatives that have worked well for them/people on their team?
Anyone UK based who has got a dentist-fitted mouthguard - how much did it cost?
Thanks in advance!

Hi all! I had a root canal done on my bottom left molar about 10 years ago, recently the pernament crown fell off and I am not able to get back to my dentist for about a week (I am out of town). Any good recommendations for a temporary cement I can get in store or off Amazon/online until I can get back to the dentist? There is no pain where the crown popped off currently

Hello! I’m an incoming high school senior for the 2023-2024 school year, and I’ve been wanting to look for colleges near home with a good enough nursing program and a high possibility of me getting in. My father is especially partial to UTSA because it’s just a few miles away, and I don’t need to live on campus in order to attend.
However, I’ve been hearing word about the nursing program at this school, and I’ve been told it’s not the best path to take if you plan on attending UTSA. I wanted to hear from the students themselves, so I’ve decided to ask here.
Any thoughts? And if UTSA isn’t my best bet, what colleges neain San Antonio should I look into?

I've been with Fi for a couple years now and have never really had the greatest or most reliable cell service, but stuck with Fi because I'm usually on WiFi and like the low bill. But I feel like I'm starting to hit a breaking point with how unreliable it is off WiFi.
I live out in the San Francisco bay area will try to stream audio while I'm walking my dog around the block, and I'm lucky if I'm able to maintain a connection for 15 minutes out of 30. Attempting a call is out of the question since it will get dropped. It's not like it's trying to switch between data and WiFi or anything, it just has 0 network connection. This happened to me when I lived in Atlanta as well. I'm currently using a Pixel 4a, but had the same issue with two previous Pixels.
Has anyone else been plagued with the same issues? Is it Fi just that bad and/or the phones? Is there any kind of fix, or is it just time to switch?

Hi,
Unfortunately, my retake was released today, and I did not improve. I feel rather disappointed, but since I am already in a gap year, I will apply this cycle regardless. I am abroad in the UK for my master's until August and can't retake the MCAT before September, but I will consider retaking my MCAT next year if I don't get any As this cycle (God forbid). Aside from the two DO schools in the TMDSAS application, I will be applying MD.
Profile:
Texas resident, Spanish speaker, 23, ORM, Jewish white male, certified personal trainer
T20 undergrad, BA Linguistics (spring 2022)
International (UK) grad school, MSc Ethnobotany (exp: summer 2023)
MCAT and GPA, and LORs:

• August 2022: 506 (129/123/127/127)
• April 2023: 506 (128/124/127/127)

cGPA: 3.81
sGPA: 3.59
Composite Letter with 4 LORs, and additional letters from a grad school professor and from an MD
Experience:
1500 hours -- research (mix of lab work, and fieldwork, no pubs but one conference)
120 hours -- clinical volunteer (abroad with a group of US physicians in medically underserved Guatemala)
360 hours -- clinical employed
900 hours -- non-clinical volunteer
2000 hours -- non-clinical employed (mix of tutoring and personal training)
ECs: President of two national honor society chapters at my university, President and founder of two other orgs, Interfaith chair of the Jewish student union, Student Admissions Association (tour guide)
School list:
TMDSAS: UTSW (Number #1 choice), UTMB, UTHSC Houston, UTHSC San Antonio, UT Austin, UT Rio Grande, Texas A&M, UNTHSC (DO), Texas Tech El Paso, Texas Tech Lubbock, Fertitta, Sam Houston (DO), Baylor, UT Tyler
AMCAS: Uark, Brown, Rutgers, Hackensack, Emory (alma mater), Duke, Rush, Miami, Northwestern, St Louis, Stanford, UCSF, UCLA, Yale, Vanderbilt, Georgetown, George Washington, Tulane, Icahn, Case, Drexel, Colorado, Tufts, UNC, Boston, Kaiser, Temple, Keck, Wake Forest
Integrative medicine is what I want to go into, so that's why many of these schools -- like Miami, Vanderbilt, UCSF, Stanford, and Northwestern -- are included (strong integrative medicine programs and/or Osher Center).
Don't drag me too bad for my top-heaviness, but I do need some guidance on how to cut down and know which will be pure donations (i.e. where my MCAT is not even within the range of lowest accepted MCAT scores). I was really, really hoping for an improvement and had studied for months. My FLs were averaging 516 the second time around, but maybe it was cause I had taken them before; though, I made a 513 on FL5 which I hadn't taken. Nevertheless, I was devastated to learn of my lack of improvement and realize I won't be as competitive as I had hoped for this cycle. Any help will be much appreciated!

Firstly, I don't mean physically better. Just better in terms of policy. Don't get mad at me lmao, at least hear me out.
Our healthcare is free. If I break my leg right now, I can call an ambulance and go to the hospital and have that fixed free of charge. Although i guess you have to pay the 15$ for a wheelchair or crutches. Paperwork? Yes, one form. And its easy. Within the same day you broke your leg or whatever, you also go home and watch tv without crippling debt. You dont even have to pay for the ambulance ride. Theres entire hospitals specifically for children, cancer etc so you get the best treatment possible. Dentist appointments are not free, but 90% of jobs here including McDonald's provide insurance for that and medication. I take aderall for adhd, and its 45$. Thats it.
Education is literally a legal requirement, and nobody goes to school worried about a shooting. There has only been 11 deaths related to school shootings in our countries entire history. Scholarships are accessible to basically anyone that actually tried in highschool.
Your money is literally worth more here. So if you moved here you'd have maybe twice what you have in the US.
For the stoner's, the entire country legalized weed. Theres a store 3 blocks from my house. They're everywhere. Its like 7-11 but for weed.
For the gun lovers, you can have guns here. Anyone saying you can't is wrong. The difference is, you cant have a weapon meant for mass murder, and you cant buy them at fking Walmart. Idk all the laws around it, because you dont need a gun here. And there's no open carry. (Btw, the 2nd amendment confuses us. You could have any gun on earth, and it wont matter. If the government decides to take u out, ur gone. They have the entire military. So it literally doesn't make sense why you would need an RPK or AK etc.)
Our country isn't without its flaws. And our prime minister(president) is an idiot here too. But its safer, easier to get healthcare, financially beneficial, and just....better fundamentally. The US sent men to the moon, but they cant give you healthcare?
And btw, taxes are nothing here. Its barely an extra dollar on any given purchase.
Anyways lmk what your opinion is, and keep in mind that I won't die on this hill. I dont know everything so you're allowed to disagree.

I'm going on a three-week trip from Boston to San Diego. I'm going to Idaho falls, and I'm curious to know what I can do here. I'm going in 3 to 5 hour "chunks" to make the drive easier. I should be arriving at 12 AM in late July or early or mid August, and leaving at about 8. How safe is it? I'm 14 and going with mom if that affects stuff btw.
Spreadsheet for the places we're going:
https://preview.redd.it/3ju3j7406a3b1.png?width=222&format=png&auto=webp&s=ef50bc40d1b0ab5e0764592eff54374c500054ec

Saw a post earlier that talked about teams holding hockey players for too long and I was interested to hear your thoughts in the question of whether or not we held them too long or the team should've traded the Sedins and/or Luongo to do a proper rebuild that allows us to draft potentially a Draisaitl or McDavid.
I think after they got swept by San Jose in 2013, their window most likely closed, but ownership continued to be fixated on making the playoffs with them regardless, hence why the team has been retooling for a decade.
(I considered putting Luongo in there, but he got traded afterward while the twins stayed.)
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