Hi everyone, I'm a 28 yo software developer in Southern California
Today I woke up an hour late for work because of my sickness, so I took the day off lol. It's not covid, just a sore throat and some light-headedness.
I like to play games, watch anime, and cook. Love Viet food but any Asian food is good really. I also go to the arcade every week to play Dance Dance Revolution with friends
Lately been trying out random co op games from the Steam spring sale, like Magicka and Divinity Original Sin
Let's chat about what your interests and hobbies are! Open to chatting on Discord

Toronto Maple Leafs (42-18-9) at New York Islanders (36-27-8)

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Projected Lineups

	Left	Center	Right		Left	Center	Right
	Anders Lee	Bo Horvat	Simon Holmstrom		Calle Jarnkrok	Auston Matthews	Alexander Kerfoot
	Pierre Engvall	Brock Nelson	Kyle Palmieri		Michael Bunting	John Tavares	Mitch Marner
	Zach Parise	Jean-Gabriel Pageau	Hudson Fasching		Bobby McMann	Sam Lafferty	William Nylander
	Matt Martin	Casey Cizikas	Cal Clutterbuck		Zach Aston-Reese	David Kampf	Noel Acciari

	Left D	Right D		Left D	Right D
	Adam Pelech	Scott Mayfield		Mark Giordano	Justin Holl
	Alexander Romanov	Ryan Pulock		Jake McCabe	Timothy Liljegren
	Samuel Bolduc	Noah Dobson		Morgan Rielly	Erik Gustafsson

	Goalies		Goalies
	Ilya Sorokin		Ilya Samsonov
	Semyon Varlamov		Matt Murray

In-Game Updates

Injuries

	Player	Date	Injury	Status	Details	Return
NYI	Sebastian Aho	18 Mar 2023	Upper Body	OUT	Aho (upper body) is considered day-to-day, Stefen Rosner of NYIHockeyNow.com reports.	24 Mar 2023
NYI	Mathew Barzal	18 Feb 2023	Lower Body	OUT	Not Specified	27 Mar 2023
NYI	Oliver Wahlstrom	19 Feb 2023	Lower Body	IR	It's looking more and more like Wahlstrom (lower body) won't return this season, Andrew Gross of Newsday reports.	29 Mar 2023
--	--	--	--	--
TOR	TJ Brodie	20 Mar 2023	Undisclosed	OUT	Brodie (undisclosed) will sit out Tuesday's matchup with the New York Islanders, David Alter of Sports Illustrated reports.	23 Mar 2023
TOR	Ryan O'Reilly	04 Mar 2023	Finger	IR-LT	Surgery	04 Apr 2023
TOR	Rodion Amirov		Head	IR-NR		15 Jul 2023
TOR	Nicholas Robertson		Shoulder	IR-LT		01 Jul 2023
TOR	Mac Hollowell		Kneecap	OUT		10 Apr 2023
TOR	Victor Mete		Lower Body	IR-LT		06 Apr 2023
TOR	Carl Dahlstrom		Shoulder	IR-NR		01 Apr 2023
TOR	Jake Muzzin	22 Feb 2023	Neck	IR-LT	Not Specified	15 Sep 2023

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For me: We bought a house last year sold by owner. We agreed that the owners can stay until closing. this is a 2018 built home so we weren’t worried and inspector cleared everything.
We got a text on the day of closing to stop by after we close. When we stopped by after we close, their movers are there and the owners showed us they had tried to patch the holes in the walls from paintings, decor, tvs, etc 2 days before closig and failed miserably as they bought the wrong shade of paint. However, they said to just buy a paint and try to fix it ourselves or pay for painter but they won’t cover anything. We had to pay a painter to paint the interior of 2000sqft home. Thankfully he felt bad for us and only charged us $1,400 + paint.
Lessoned learned: to inspect the home the day prior to closing or the see the home empty before buying it.

How many inconsistencies can you find Google’s Bard chat bot response:
Prompt who is the God Emperor of Mankind?
The God Emperor of Mankind is the supreme ruler of the Imperium of Man, a vast galactic empire in the Warhammer 40,000 setting. He is a superhuman psyker who founded the Imperium and is now its immortal ruler. The God Emperor is worshipped as a god by the Imperium's citizens, and his image is ubiquitous throughout the empire.
The God Emperor was born as Neoth, a human psyker who lived on Terra during the late 30th millennium. He was a brilliant scientist and a powerful psyker, and he quickly rose to prominence. He led the Great Crusade, a massive campaign to conquer the galaxy and reunite humanity under his rule. During the Great Crusade, the God Emperor was wounded by the Chaos God Horus Lupercal, and he was forced to ascend to the Golden Throne, a life-support system that has kept him alive for over 10,000 years. The God Emperor is a powerful and enigmatic figure. He is a master of strategy and tactics, and he has a deep understanding of the Warp, a parallel dimension that is home to the Chaos Gods. He is also a powerful psyker, and he can use his powers to control the minds of others.
The God Emperor is a controversial figure. Some see him as a savior, a god who will lead humanity to a better future. Others see him as a tyrant, a dictator who has enslaved humanity. The God Emperor is a complex and fascinating figure, and he is one of the most important figures in the Warhammer 40,000 universe.

here's my pitch for a fashion app called "Closet Companion":
Closet Companion is the ultimate fashion app for anyone who wants to effortlessly put together stylish outfits every day. The app allows users to upload pictures of their clothing items and store them in a virtual closet. Users can easily browse through their closet and mix and match different pieces to create the perfect outfit.
But Closet Companion goes beyond just basic outfit suggestions. The app also uses AI and machine learning algorithms to analyze recent fashion trends and make personalized outfit recommendations for each user. These recommendations take into account the user's personal style preferences, body type, and the occasion for which they are dressing.
To make things even more fun, Closet Companion generates a unique name for each outfit recommendation. For example, a chic and casual outfit featuring a denim jacket, white t-shirt, and ripped jeans might be called "Downtown Denim," while a more formal look featuring a blazer and dress pants could be called "Executive Elegance."
In addition to outfit recommendations, Closet Companion also offers a variety of other features to make fashion easier and more fun. For example, users can create a wishlist of items they want to add to their closet, and the app will notify them when those items go on sale. Users can also connect with friends on the app and share outfit ideas and fashion inspiration.
Overall, Closet Companion is the ultimate fashion companion for anyone who wants to stay stylish and up-to-date with the latest fashion trends, while also having fun with their personal style.

Will likely need to borrow $800k for the home, and $300-$400k for the business. Although, open to businesses in the $100-$200k range as well. Most things still fluid, but know for sure will probably be ready to buy the home sooner than the business so will then have to see what I can get for the business. Have a current small business that really isn't much right now (sole proprietorship but looking to convert to LLC soon). Located in Northern California.

During 2017, I got some friends into Magic and we decided to make our own Planeswalker OC’s. Was fun and to this day I am still working on a story for them. One of their backstories however has them as a failed experiment by Jin-Gitaxias, trying to compleat a walker but not having the process down. This leads to my friends planeswalker having an inert form of the oil inside of him, but it is slowly killing him and his goal of avenging his home and his fate.
Cut to last year when Tamiyo was compleated and my absolute shock that a couple of dumb kids in high school predicted a part of the phyrexians plan by just wanting an uber tragic past. I love it, had an absolute laughing fit about it and felt like it was something worth sharing.

Hello! I am hoping for some community advice on what seems to be a less-common situation.
Some backstory: I have been planning to move out of the US for many years, and we are now finally making efforts to iron out plans after the pandemic wiped the floor with us. My mother was raised in Japan, and I have had an upbringing immersed in this culture. It is our first choice for many reasons besides this- We are both very reserved, soft-spoken and gentle people, and everything we have heard (and know from personal experience) about Japan aligns with our preferred lifestyles. I am making efforts to relearn the language and we are now learning it together.
Major points of note:

• I own and run a small plant-based apothecary. Due to my line of work, I want to look into the dermatological side of kampo (traditional Japanese medicine). Given these two elements, what would be good employment avenues to pursue / connections to make when we make our preliminary visit? (One of my fellow local artisans owns and runs a small tea business and lived abroad in China for 10 years learning the traditions and making connections with growers- I am looking to achieve something similar)
• My partner is a carpenter and general contractor (he went to + graduated trade school and has been working as an independent contractor for 15+ years- he does carpentry/concrete/plumbing/electrical and everything else under the sun that has to do with construction), and has been looking to learn Japanese architecture and joinery. Similarly for him, what would be optimal employment avenues / connections to make?
• We are converting an old trailer into a tiny home (like so many folks are doing with vans and old schoolies nowadays) to live in when it is complete. What is Japan like in regards to wanderers in caravans?

Any advice is helpful- most travel / moving advice I have found pertains to students or people with advanced degrees in engineering or other similarly-technical fields. We, by contrast, are a couple of very down-to-earth, spiritual-minded and old-fashioned people who get anxious in big cities and are largely disconnected from the modern world. I have not been able to find much on moving to the Japanese countryside, so any insight in these areas is welcome!

1- Do you consider yourself open to the possibilities that life has to offer and always looking for new ideas and alternatives or are you more concerned with the importance and meaning of specific ideas? In short, are you someone who is always looking to expand your perceptions or reduce them to something "meaningful"?
Yes, I'm open to new ideas but I'm too lazy to put everything into practice, so it's just the imagination part. I don't remember being too focused on a specific meaning, I think it's more about me expanding my perceptions.
2- Do you consider yourself to be assertive and determined (sometimes maybe even aggressive) or are you more relaxed and gentle? In short, do you normally want to make an impact on your environment or do you prefer to be in harmony with it?
I think I'm pretty relaxed, I'm not looking for meaningless conflicts and I have no problem adapting to the environment to a certain extent. If my limits are crossed my first reaction is to complain or leave, it is very unusual (not to say impossible) for me to react with aggression very easily.
3- Are you someone more emotionally expressive (or at least value the clear expression of emotions) or are you someone who keeps your emotions and only expresses them to those you trust?
I value the clear expression of emotions but it is difficult to express myself. I usually need help with this because I don't understand my own emotions and those of others very well, and the environment has to be conducive, I don't know how to explain it very well, like a place where everyone is expressing themselves too or is someone insisting a lot? idk
4- Do you value expanding your number of acquaintances and belonging to groups or do you prefer to restrict your relationships to a few more reliable people? Do you tend to judge the attitudes of others (whether they are good or bad) or do you tend to put them aside (either because you don't think about them or to keep the atmosphere pleasant)?
I overload myself with social interaction for n reasons, and that makes it so ******* difficult to maintain "deep" relationships. It is more common for me to maintain superficial relationships with many people or to use all my energy that is already low on one or two friendships. About that second part, I don't judge the actions of others very much, at least not at first. I'll only judge if it's something constant that annoys me a lot.
5- Are you someone more focused on acquiring factual information in order to improve things or act in the best way in a specific situation or are you someone who prefers to systematize information in consistent and self-evident models? In short, do you seek pragmatism/utility with information or do you seek to summarize things in logical models?
Definitely the second one. Every situation has a basic pattern that's the same for everything, the details change but there's a lot that repeats itself, so you don't need 7293629 factual informations to solve a problem. Like, I already answered and got a lot of questions correctly just by logic without knowing much about the content. But not that I don't like to know about new facts, I'm a very curious person since I was a little kid and I've always loved researching everything.
6- Do you consider yourself to be more sentimental or logical? I mean, are you a person who judges more with your head or with your heart? Are you more comfortable with systems and processes or with people?
I'm much more logical than sentimental. It's not very natural for me to follow my emotions and when that happens it's normal for others to be surprised (seriously, they already thought I was sick and asked if I was okay). I have more facility with logical systems and that's why I end up treating people like a machine that I have to find out how it works (and that makes me have a lot of problems because I treat it with a lot of insensitivity but if it's not like that I don't understand).
7- Do you consider yourself more mental or physical? Do you feel present or live more in your mind (whether in the past, future or immersed in ideas)? Are you disconnected from sensations or do you usually perceive your surroundings well? Are you better with ideas and concepts or with things?
Mental. I'm almost always immersed in ideas, thinking about reality is very tedious so this was the way I found to entertain myself (finally a questionnaire that puts this as an option lol). To distract myself and avoid possible sensory overload, I try to disconnect from my senses and miss out on a lot of what's going on around me. I think I'm good with both ideas and objects, but dealing with ideas ends up being much more natural for me.
8- What are the characteristics you most value in people? And which are the least valued?
I like more positive people (I'm enough of a pessimist), understanding, not demanding and at least a little more sociable than me, because I'm not very comfortable approaching anyone. I can't stand people who invade my personal space, appeal too sentimentally in any situation, try to intimidate me, throw too many expectations on me, and demand an excessive amount of my time and attention.
9- What are your main interests? What amuse you? And what stresses you out?
Anything involving science or the supernatural interests me a lot, practically every work I'm a fan of involves at least one of these things (sometimes both). I'm also a big fan of cosmic horror and personality categorizations, really cool to research. About what amuses me, nothing better than being alone listening to very chaotic music and researching anything on the internet or just reading a fiction book in silence. What stresses me out is being away from home for a long time and in places with a lot of people (usually there's a lot of stimulation). Noise in general stresses me out a lot too.

I ignore problems all the time. It's getting really bad. I have my last chance to make things right and stay in school, but fear keeps me at home where I just push the worry away, get overwhelmed, cry for hours and repeat. I've tried evaluating the situation with dbt skills, and it really is objectively scary and I'm not overreacting.
I just. Can't. Act. I know I need to, I know I'm ruining my life, but I am stuck. I am not functioning well. I don't know how to help myself. I have no one and nothing that'd help me. I feel absolutely helpless.

I work in medical device sales and visit anywhere from 10-20 practices a day.
I need to email all these people and thank them for their time etc.
Usually I don’t get past front desk on a cold call, then I get the info for the hospital manager and email them.
This is the longest part of my sales process by far, it adds a minimum of 30 minutes a day I could be using to research new accounts.
Are there any free or relatively cheap options that would connect to my outlook and speed up my email sending. I already have a template but small things like adjusting the name and clinic name and typing in the email add up unnecessary time I feel like a plug in could do.

So I know everyone is excited about the Flash sale today and that is understandable , however I got this essay spontaneously. I would like to start off by saying that some of my favorite Director’s in the collection are Bergman, Cassavetes, Wai, and Wilder. I have not seen much Kurosawa or Tarkovsky although I’ve heard great things.
I will do the film justice with a thorough essay that has to include a biography of the director, reason for making the film, social historical and technological forces, directing choices, notable filmmaking techniques, and quotes.
I plan on sharing my analysis with the thread. I can’t wait to hear your suggestions.

Fuck the #60 bus for making me wait 30 minutes when it usually comes every 10 minutes. And fuck the same bus # again by not letting us in because the bus was "too full" but letting these 50+ year old druggies in and making us all wait an extra 30 min just to get home.
Fuck Uber for putting in the wrong address for my home, draining my batteries by 15% in one minute and for making me pay extra after putting in the correct address. Wasted money on Uber twice today all to get to a cafe some 5 km away so I can study on my day off smh.

I work fully remote at home, part time (20 hours) a week on a freelance basis as an Admin Assistant. Does it make sense if I just tell my workplace I just need complete time off for 2 weeks, then I’ll be checking in emails by the 3rd-4th week and maybe working 10 hours before resuming full-time work after a month?
I like my job because it gives me flexibility since I have 1 kid in Kindergarten at home. I’ll be having baby #2 in two weeks. Has anybody done this kind of quick back to work turnaround before with a second child? I have my husband who also works at home and my mother staying over to help me for at least 2 months post birth as well.

All games are obtained by ME. If the game has a region lock, it will be locked to EU region.

Paypal F&F or G&S - fees on you.

Lower rep goes first.

GAMES WITH PRICES ARE IN GOOGLE DOCS HERE:

112 Operator
112 Operator
2064: Read Only Memories
7 Billion Humans
911 Operator
911 Operator
A Fisherman's Tale
A Little Golf Journey
A Long Way Down
Acron: Attack of the Squirrels!
After The Fall
Agent in Depth
Alchemist's Castle
Arcade Paradise - Arcade Paradise EP
Arcade Spirits
Arizona Sunshine
Armello
Aviary Attorney
AWAKE - Definitive Edition
Backbone
Baldur's Gate II: Enhanced Edition
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
Baldur's Gate: Faces of Good and Evil
Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonspear
Bean Stalker
Bionic Commando
Blaston
Broken Age
Brothers - A Tale of Two Sons
Calico
Car Mechanic Simulator VR
Cats and the Other Lives
Cave Digger 2: Dig Harder
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
ChromaGun
Click and Slay
Combat Tested
Cook-Out
Corridor Z
Cosmic Express
Crash Drive 2
Cris Tales
Crying Suns
Cube Escape Collection
Dagon - The Eldritch Box DLC
Dear Esther: Landmark Edition
Death Squared
Detached: Non-VR Edition
Devil May Cry 5 + Vergil
Devil May Cry HD Collection
DmC Devil May Cry
DOOM VFR
Doughlings: Arcade
Doughlings: Invasion
Draw Slasher
Drawful 2
Driftland: The Magic Revival
Epistory - Typing Chronicles
Eternal Threads
Euro Truck Simulator 2
EXAPUNKS
Expeditions: Viking
Explosionade
Farming Simulator 17
Field of Glory II
Firegirl: Hack 'n Splash Rescue
Flynn: Son of Crimson
Forgotton Anne
Frick, Inc.
fsongs
Fury Unleashed
GameGuru Classic
Garden Paws
Gauntlet - Necromancer
Gauntlet Slayer Edition + DLC Necromancer
Ghostrunner
Gift of Parthax
Go Home Dinosaurs!
Going Under
Gotham Knights
Guilty Gear X2 #Reload
Guns & Fishes
Guppy
Hack 'n' Slash + Soundtrack (& Spacebase GIFT)
Hacknet
Hamilton's Great Adventure
Harmony's Odyssey
Homeworld Remastered Collection
Hue
Human Resource Machine
Hyper Gunsport
I Expect You To Die
ibb & obb - Best Friends Forever Double Pack
Ice Age: Scrat's Nutty Adventure
Icewind Dale: Enhanced Edition
Indivisible
Influent
Into the Pit
Izmir: An Independence Simulator
Journey For Elysium
King and Assassins
Kingdom Two Crowns
Last Resort Island
Learn Japanese To Survive - Hiragana Battle
Learn Japanese To Survive! Kanji Combat
Learn Japanese To Survive! Katakana War
Learning Factory
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4
LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7
LEGO Jurassic World
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes
LEGO MARVEL Super Heroes 2
LEGO MARVEL's Avengers
LEGO The Hobbit + 3 DLCs
LEGO The Hobbit DLC 1 - The Big Little Character Pack
LEGO The Hobbit DLC 2 - Side Quest Character Pack
LEGO The Hobbit DLC 3 - The Battle Pack
LEGO The Lord of the Rings
Lighthouse Keeper
Little Orpheus
Love Letter
Luna's Fishing Garden
Lust from Beyond: M Edition
Magicka
Maize
Marooners
Meow Express
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Game of the Year Edition
Middle-earth: Shadow of War Definitive Edition
MirrorMoon EP
Monaco
Moon Hunters
Mordhau
Mortal Kombat 11
Mount & Blade: Warband
Murder by Numbers
Nanotale - Typing Chronicles
NecroWorm
Neverout
Neverwinter Nights: Dark Dreams of Furiae
Neverwinter Nights: Infinite Dungeons
Neverwinter Nights: Pirates of the Sword Coast
Neverwinter Nights: Tyrants of the Moonsea
Neverwinter Nights: Wyvern Crown of Cormyr
Neverwinter Nights: Darkness Over Daggerford
Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition
Non-Stop Raiders
Orbital Racer
Orbital Racer
Out of Reach: Treasure Royale
Pandemic: The Board Game + Mutation + Roles & Events
Pathfinder: Kingmaker
PAYDAY 2
PAYDAY 2: F*ck Cancer - Big Mike Mask
Perfect
Pikuniku
Pilgrims
Pill Baby
Pixplode
Pixross
Planescape: Torment: Enhanced Edition
Planet TD
PlateUp!
PLAYNE
Project Chemistry
Quadrata
Radio Commander
Railway Empire
Rayon Riddles - Rise of the Goblin King
Red Faction: Armageddon
Remnants of Naezith
Renowned Explorers: International Society
Rescue Party: Live!
Rise of the Slime
Roarr! Jurassic Edition
RPG Maker VX
Rym 9000
Say No! More
SHENZHEN I/O
Shing!
Shooty Fruity
Sifu Deluxe Edition Upgrade Bundle
Slinger VR
Small World 2 + Be not Afraid + Cursed + Grand Dames
Songbringer
Songs of Iron
Soul Axiom Rebooted
Soul Searching
Soulblight
Soulflow
Space Crew: Legendary Edition
Splendor
Stacking
State of Decay 2
Staxel
Steel Rats
Stick Fight: The Game
stikir
STONE
Strange Brigade
Strange Brigade
Street Fighter V
Strider
Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones
Sumoman
Sunlight
SUPERHOT VR
Supraland Six Inches Under
Swords and Soldiers 2 Shawarmageddon
SYMMETRY
System Shock 2
System Shock: Enhanced Edition
Takelings House Party
Tales of the Neon Sea
Tales of the Tiny Planet
Tannenberg
Teacup
Telefrag VR
Terra Alia
The Almost Gone
The Amazing American Circus
The Amazing American Circus
The Curious Tale of the Stolen Pets
The Inner World
The LEGO Movie - Videogame
The LEGO NINJAGO Movie Video Game
The Textorcist: The Story of Ray Bibbia
The USB Stick Found in the Grass
The Wizards - Dark Times
Ticket to Ride
TIS-100
Titan Quest Anniversary Edition
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove
Tooth and Tail
Turbo Golf Racing
Ultra Street Fighter IV
Unexplored
Until You Fall
Vagante
Vault of the Void
Verdun
Warhammer 40,000: Gladius - Relics of War
We are alright (Wszystko z nami w porządku)
West of Dead
while True: learn()
White Day: A Labyrinth Named School
Wingspan
Winkeltje The Little Shop
Worms Rumble
X-Morph: Defense Complete Pack
X-Morph: Defense Complete Pack
XCOM 2
XEL
Yoku's Island Express
Yonder The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
You Can Kana
Zombie Driver HD Complete Edition
Barter
SGS flair
IGS flair

I've just messed up life big time, and there is no one to turn to. People in my life seems to think that there is a solution to my problems but when I ask for some idea it's always "I don't know". I have tried to figure out solutions, but there is none and life is passing by. I'm honestly feeling like giving up.
There also various problems that people think are small and irrelevant, but for me are extremely hurtful and nobody seems to care that the importance of some things is entirely subjective. I needed a bit of love and validation to go through the pain but I get shrugged off coldly.
The major problems are job and home: I am stuck in a job with abusive people and it's an unfulfilling job, the good people are not able to make a difference and stop the toxic guys and I got overexposed so I dread going to the office, to the point of trying. It's a secure position and there is absolutely no other job willing to give me a permanent contract off the bat and I need it to get away from this flatmate situation that I am in, it's 7 people total some of them very noisy and rough and vulgar and I am stressed beyond belief every single day, but where can I go? I don't have the money for a deposit for a place of my own, and if I change job I will get for a start max 12 months of contract, and then who knows. I have no savings or family money. I'm stuck for life in this and I am ashamed. Nobody understands that I suffer a lot with vulgar and coarse people, I need quiet and polite people like it was until I was 35 years old and got into my current life. I can't go back to the past and there is no way out. This is why I feel like giving up.
The so-called small problems are about a pair of socks, for me they meant the world, they represented my future and my real identity and my hopes, I went to a gym that I thought would be a sanctuary, a safe place away from flatmates and colleagues, but my sock got stolen (I had this confirmed, I'm not the only person who had unlikely things stolen there). I had invested a lot to go to that place to have a castle to shut myself in and feel safe and quiet, and some soulless person took away from me something that was deeply imbued with meaning. I have lost in life other items that were deeply precious so it is very triggering, and I am hurt and angry that this place was supposed to be a sanctuary and a shelter and instead was a place of hurt. I feel guilty for having chosen to wear those socks to self-pamper and make a statement that day, and guilty for forcing myself to go to the gym that evening when I didn't felt like. When this happened nobody in real life care, people online told me that it wasn't true because nobody steal socks and they are "yuck". I felt so hurt that I wanted to hurt myself. I didn't sleep all night for the first time in my life and had to call in sick, and yet nobody in real life cared, I got told that I have a "morbose attachment to items". I have nothing in life and that was a precious symbol and I do care about things a lot.
The other thing is that I am super panicking because there is less than 1 month tho my 40th birthday and I haven't slept with anyone in my 30s. I was sure it would happen, I'm still praying for a miracle that my life will not be ruined by such a shame but it will not happen. I don't want to live the rest of my life with this fact about me, I really don't. I wanted to sleep with somebody who accept my gender identity, I will never sleep with someone who thinks that I am the gender I look like. There is also this fact that nobody will understand, that I wanted to be like a sacred partner to offer myself with a beautiful body to a partner, for me this was relationship goal like for other people is to have children or get married, but I will never be good looking or have a good looking partner because of ageing and I have lost it all forever. It is everything I want in a relationship and now it's too late, what is even the point of reaching 40.
I don't know what to do, I feel that I shouldn't be alive.

Loosey Laduca was a timid and shy girl who always kept to herself. She had just started high school and was hoping to make some new friends. Unfortunately for her, she caught the attention of two girls named Mistress Isabelle Brooks and Luxx Noir London. They were notorious for their violent physical bullying and Loosey soon found herself at the receiving end of their torment. It started with small things like tripping her in the hallways and pulling her hair to the point of traction alopecia. Loosey eventually mustered up the courage to stand up for herself. This really pissed Mistress off. "Oh keep silent GAYBOY, or I'll make you wish you never stepped foot inside MY hallways" she replied with. One day, they cornered her in the bathroom and started spitting on her. Loosey tried to fight back but she was no match for the vile bullies. The bullying didn't stop there. The two girls would wait for her after school and follow her home, throwing rocks, and chasing her, so they could catch up to her and shove gravel down her throat while calling her names like generic, and saggina estitties. Even going as far to leap over the Laduca family's front gate, so they could kick her dog.
But one day, things took a turn for the worse. "Hey Loosey" Luxx shouted from the end of the hallway. Loosey turns around, bracing herself for the expected brick thrown at her head, which was bald due to the traction alopecia. But there was no brick today. Loosey lowers her arms. "Y-Y-Yeah?". Luxx charges at her, sprinting at the poor girl head first and knocks her down 2 flights of stairs, Loosey tumbling down the steps like a ragdoll. "Time to sashay away...TO YOUR DEATH!" Mistress yells from the top of the stairwell. Loosey lay down, sobbing. Luckily, Salina Estitties, the lunchlady was passing by. "Hello?" the large breasted woman asked. As she turned the corner and saw Loosey at the bottom of the stairs, she rushed over, and helped her stand up. "Wow. It's true what they say." Loosey sniffled. "A pair of titties will always bounce over to your rescue." Salina smiled.
The incident shook the community. Mistress Isabelle Brooks and Luxx Noir London were arrested for their heinous crime. They were charged with assault and battery and faced serious consequences for their actions.

I returned from a holiday to lanzarote around 2 days ago. On the last day I had a few hours to kill before I needed to get to the airport. We decided to sit around the pool for a few hours and catch the last bit of sun we’ll see before heading back to the uk.
I decided not to use sun cream as it was deep in my suitcase and wasn’t planning on staying long. Around an hour later I could feel myself burning so covered up with a towel. On the plane home I was made very aware of a pretty bad sunburn on my whole front side including my arms. But wasn’t too worried as I was a regular burner as I have red hair and fair skin.
2 days later, after an uncomfortable nights sleep restricted to laying flat on my back due to my sunburn. I had just finished lunch. And was watching some TV. I noticed some itching on my stomach which I found uncomfortable as it wasn’t an area I could touch due to my burn. Within minutes the itching became absolutely unbearable, I rang my mum and she suggested putting aloe Vera gel over it to see if it calms, it didn’t. After some screaming into my pillow and frantic walking around the house I ran a freezing cold bath to subside the pain. Which did temporarily relieve the pain.
However when I got out of the bath and dried off, the pain came back 5 times worse than before and panic began to sink in. I was lost for words and hyperventilating around the kitchen whilst lightly tapping the itch to give some relief. 3 hours of this pass by and after finding the courage to stop pasting around the kitchen and remove one of my arms from its tensed position I grabbed my phone and searched “severe sunburn itching”. A few seconds of scrolling and I came across “Hells Itch”. this made me feel slightly better as the symptoms had matched exactly what I was feeling. However I found out it wasn’t understood by doctors and there is no clear cure for the itch.
An hour passes and at this point I am running around the kitchen, hyperventilating and asking myself how I can sleep tonight let alone endure the 2 days or pain that is expected. I do not cry easily but this broke me mentally and I refuse to believe there is a worse pain. I have shattered my elbow, snapped the end of my finger and had a barbed fishing hook so deep into my hand that it was touching the bone. But this, this was like nothing I had ever experienced. A perfect combination of suffering and pain to send a person to the darkest place in their mind. I needed a way to ease the pain.
I read online that antihistamine tablets can help ease the itching. After telling my dad about this, he jumped straight in the car and drove to pick some up. The wait for him to come home was terrible. I couldn’t believe pain like this existed but words can’t explain to my family why I’m acting so crazy. He finally got home and I instantly took 2 tablets (double the recommended amount). After about half an hour I finally got to experience what it was like to breathe normal breaths and stand still and to think about something besides pain.
There’s no saying that this mysterious itch isn’t the cruelest and most terrifying sensations to experience. And I wouldn’t wish this on anyone. My only advice is to avoid any creams or gels. Avoid covering yourself in ice. Have a cool shower and take some paracetamol/ibuprofen followed by some antihistamines and ride it out.

I am recent arrival to UK in Middlesborough to study.
Victim of scam already twice.
Used car sales person sold me seriously damaged car for £4500 that was somehow reported as just cosmetic damage while written off.
Rental agent showed a fake property and landlord and Robbed me of £400 as deposit.
I know scams happen everywhere but shocked to realise this happens in a country like UK.
Is everywhere in UK like this or just this place.?
what can I do to avoid things like this without being fearful to make a purchase?
Each time Lloyds bank has saved my ass by chargeback and Transfer reversal.
Seriously, I am paranoid now to even make a small considerable purchase.