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During the STEM opt, I accidentally worked for a non everify company for 2 weeks, I asked if the company enrolled everify during the interview also the first day at work. They told me they were, but they were not. I found out they have not enroll the everify after 2 weeks of work. The company enrolled in the everify immediately on that day. Will this affect my H1b visa and green card?

Looking for advice/suggestions/kind words please
I have a 4 week holiday to catch up on loads of uni work, the first week has passed and I haven't done any work. It's mostly because I've been sick to be honest (stress induced migraine) but I'm also just not able to work. I sit and stare at my computer and can't make myself do any of the tasks I need to. Like there's a mental block preventing me from doing it.
In the past I could motivate myself with rewards like a takeaway when the assignment is finished, or £1 pocket money for every lecture I make notes for, but I can't afford to do that this time.
I will get kicked out of uni if I don't submit this next assignment on time and sit my exams, and that would be really really bad for my mental health, so I'm really panicking.
I'm hoping for some suggestions on how to motivate myself, or otherwise get around this mental block. And any kind words would be appreciated too (my uni support to study person said she has no confidence in me to succeed so I'm not feeling very confident).

This isn’t a moan but a genuine request for information. under the old version I could currently promote Sue at 30 and with another few weeks of grinding mainland get Zi to 30 promoted too. Now I need over 50 tokens between them to get to R3 (months of play) and even then either find another 12million red crystals 🤮 or get roughly 6-8 red power crystals, which we still have no idea where to get them or if they will be paywalled. My progress has just stalled and I feel no desire to grind mainland when I can’t even progress, i am fairly sure i am not the only one feeling this.
Care to highlight what events the power crystals will appear in and if they are to be paywalled? I am sure a previous post suggested these changes to be balanced.. my honest take on it right now is that it’s just sucked the life out of the game.
As it stands I will complete Mondays event for the SC and put the game down for a few weeks.. at which point I will see if things have improved Or we have any answers.
On a more jolly note, I managed to trigger the pink briefcase 5 times this last week with continent rewards and events.. this was the result.
Starting Epics: Jade Kim, Oct, Maple, Lux (bought with briefcases), Wolfy.
1st pull: Jade Kim
2nd Pull: Maple
3rd Pull: Jade Kim
4th pull: Dr Lily
5th Pull: Jade Kim.
please make Jade Kim useful as I can’t seem to get anything else 👍

So in a months time my partner and I will be attending a "being held" retreat weekend.
It will start with an Aya ceremony in the evening and the next morning bright and early at 8am some changa, 3 hours later San Pedro, and then another Aya ceremony.
I have onlllly ever done shrooms, weed, and 2 failed DMT attempts one changa, one freebase, both DMT times I fucked up and didnt hold in the smoke long enough so the elves still hold their secrets. Am I still bitter? Yes. Yes I am. Show me your secrets magic man!
I've been actively avoiding reading trip reports about aya and san pedro. I know what CAN happen, physically, and years back have watched some documentaries about Aya and tales from the trip. I have a meet up with the healer next week to talk about intention setting and what not, so I'll ask her about all that,, but I wanted to know from all you fellow crazy people (I say this lovingly and highly respectfully) without spoilers (I'm an extremely visual person so pleeease be kind to this life-pupil):
What am I doing? Am I gonna survive this? I've heard the stories about Aya and the trauma healing and the purging (worst fear tbh,,, that and having the urge to go nude in front of 10 other strangers)
What do I wear that is not gonna irritate the shit out of me mid trip, ive had this happen on shrooms where the clothes just feel suffocating and it needs to leave lol)
I also know very little of san pedro and PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF EVERYTHING HOW TF AM I ENSURING A DMT BREAKTHROUGH?! If I hit a wall again (ears ringing, world fades... Sober. :/) I'mma be severely upset with myself for not fucking. Holding. It. In.
I cough like a dying man when I hit a bong so i think that's where that fear is.
Basically,, what to expect from personal experience?

During the STEM opt, I accidentally worked for a non everify company for 2 weeks, I asked if the company enrolled everify during the interview also the first day at work. They told me they were, but they were not. I found out they have not enroll the everify after 2 weeks of work. The company enrolled in the everify immediately on same day. Will this affect my H1b visa and green card?

Hi. My name is Caio Jähn. I’m a Brazilian/Polish international student originally from a small town in the south of Brazil. I am currently doing Grade 11 in Vancouver because of the IB Diploma Program.
When I was 10, I decided I did not want to go to college in Brazil and started to learn more about universities in the US. I then taught myself English and later on acquired the dream of one day attending an Ivy school. While keeping track of my application plan, I believe I developed very strong extracurriculars so far and I am also preparing for the SAT. However, I think I accidentally found a pretty big plot hole in my life that could change everything I know. Would be cool to know your opinions on this.
So long story short, I came to Canada last year with the intent to graduate here (Doing Grades 11 & 12) because I figured it would be easier to get fluent in English and improve my chances of admission. Since I was aware that Ivies want you to maximize your efforts, I joined the IB Diploma program. Because IB/AP are rare in Brazil, I thought if I managed to get a high score it would make my application way stronger since Ivies know how heavy IB is and it would make me stand out as a Brazilian applicant. Yet, I have recently stumbled upon a thought that doesn't let me sleep because it would mean my whole plan of graduating here was inaccurate.
At 4 AM on a random day of Spring Break I had a mental collapse because I realized that because I am doing IB, my competition would be infinitely more difficult than if I do Grade 12 in Brazil. This is because I learned about how universities understand the fact that you didn’t have the choice to do AP or IB and they would judge your curriculum more holistically. To make things clear, I decided to have an appointment with a specialist in applying to college as an International student. She told me something I never considered before - that even though IB DP is highly respected by Ivies, it doesn’t mean much for people in my position as opposed to the standard Brazilian curriculum because the only standard for comparison they could use would be my school’s average (which I believe to be far lower than my average). Thus, it would be stronger for my application to go back to Brazil for Grade 12.
This school in Brazil is way easier than my school in Canada, but my grades wouldn't be compared to other IB applicants, for example, so unless I had an unlikely high score in IB it would make more sense for me to use my Brazilian scores. We didn't have rankings, but I am pretty sure I was the top student in my grade with the highest GPA (even though we also don't have that). On top of that, because the workload is way more manageable than IB, I would have plenty of time to study for a better score on the SAT and develop more of my extracurriculars.
The dilemma is that I am not sure if I should drop IB and pray that my Brazilian grades from this shitty school are going to be enough, or if I should stick to IB, graduate here and sacrifice my social life and free time to get the renown of a good score in IB as a Brazilian applicant. I honestly don't know.
Keep in mind that even though it would make more sense for my story and essays to finish high school in Canada because it would follow the whole “from the jungle to Canada” lore, it’s important to consider that most of the Brazilian students applying to US schools are only using their SAT scores and high school average, with no AP or IB involved, so it wouldn’t be a disadvantage to opt for an “easier” curriculum like my school’s. Taking the standard Canadian curriculum in Vancouver, though, wouldn’t have the same effect because I would have directly chosen it as opposed to having no other choice in Brazil but to take the same classes as everyone else.
Please tell me what you think asap, I have one week to decide if I will enroll for Grade 12 at my school in Vancouver. Thanks.

I recently sold a coffee machine on eBay. It was fully functional but had an intermittent fault that didn't stop you making coffee. The fault was well described in the listing. It sold for the buy it now price and I shipped it.
About a week later I get a message from the buyer saying that he had made an attempt to repair the fault and couldn't so he would be sending the machine back. I told him that the item was listed for repairs. It was listed as a fully functional coffee machine with an intermittent fault. Bought as seen. Nevertheless he still opened up a return.
Understandably annoyed I accepted the return request and even sent a shipping label for the return even though the buyer just changed his mind but labeled the return as not as described which is a complete lie. Well now my shipping label has expired and the guy didn't send the item back. I realise he has a big window to send item back but what I'm I to do?? Keeping sending shipping label for this arsehole not to use?
Not to mention I probably getting a fully broken machine back now that he's tried to repair it and failed? Surely this is a complete abuse of eBays lack of seller protection?

Absolutely hate the bussing culture in this game and how it pretty much forces you to bus if you wanna stay relevant as an end-game player. Bussing Valtan and Vykas every week is absolutely tedious and un-fun, but if you don't do it, you will fall so far behind from everybody around you that at some point you won't even be able to run content with them anymore.
Sorry for going off on a tangent, so the question is, how "bussable" are the future raids AKA Brel hard, Kayangel, Akkan and Voldike. Are the developers designing those raids with bussing in mind? If the future raids are still easily bussed by pretty much any average player, then maybe it's a good time to reconsider about this game.

Hello all!
I recently published my first novel. I've been running ads on FB, and while I'm getting a lot of clicks, they don't seem to be converting into sales. I'm thinking it's either because I don't have a back catalogue, or it's my blurb. Here is the original:
In a city dominated by lawlessness, survival is all that matters. Even more so for Savas, who possesses diluted magic in his blood and must keep it secret or risk dying at the hands of Magic Hunters. But when a notorious gang leader kills Savas’s sister, he seeks aid from Port Atmak’s clandestine rulers—the Order of Shirya.
In exchange for his sister’s killer, Savas signs a Blood Binding contract with the Order to become a Magic Hunter—joining the ranks of those who’ve hunted him his whole life. Now, as he nears the end of his contract, centuries-old forces and powers yet unmasked emerge, threatening to disrupt his revenge. Death lingers in the shadows, but Savas vows to outlast them all until he achieves his ultimate goal—avenging his sister.
Perhaps it's a little convoluted? I'm thinking of switching it to this:
Savas is on a mission—to avenge his sister by any means necessary. He’s signed a Blood Binding contract with a powerful religious Order, who secretly control the city and its gangs. Savas agrees to eliminate other magical people like himself in exchange for their help in taking down the gang leader responsible for his sister’s death.
But as he delves deeper into the Order’s world, he finds himself drawn into a web of lies and deceit that threaten to unravel his plans. The lines between good and evil, justice and revenge, are not as clear as he once thought. Will he be able to find redemption, or will he succumb to the darkness within?
Does it make a difference? Or am I out of luck until I've published the last two books in the series?
Thank you in advance for any advice.

Hey everyone! I'm in a bit of a pickle here and could use some advice about upgrading my camera body. I currently own a Canon 750D, but after doing a ton of research the past few weeks, I've come to the conclusion that the Fujifilm x100 series would be a perfect fit for my needs. My primary uses for the camera are travel and portrait/family photography.
On my last trip, I brought two lenses with me and found it incredibly frustrating to switch between them constantly, as it took away from the experience. The compactness and fixed lens of the x100 series seem like an ideal solution to this issue.
Unfortunately, the x100v is sold out everywhere, and secondhand prices for the older models in the series are quite steep. I'm still keen on the x100 series, so I might wait for the successor (fingers crossed it's released this year or the next!).
Before I fully commit, though, I want to make sure that the focal length of the x100 series suits my needs and that I truly value the compactness it offers. I've come up with a few options:

1. Buy the Canon pancake 24mm f2.8 to test the focal length with my current setup.
2. Sell my Canon 750D, buy an older and more affordable Fujifilm body (like X-T2 or X-E2), and pair it with the 7ARTISANS 25mm lens.
3. Open to any suggestions you guys might have!

So, what do you all think? Which option seems like the best course of action? Or is there another alternative I haven't considered? Thanks in advance for your help!

After 2 and a half bootcamps, I quit programming.
8 months ago, I found this sub-reddit. Me,27 years old, seeing that was not bad of an age, became eager to become a programmer. I was already good with computers (you know what I mean, not programmer-good lol). I had left half a CPA and a big 4 job behind (toxic as hell) and figured this could work.
I didn't even have a laptop, my dad had to buy me one.
I used to read about people quitting but I never figured I'd be one of them, although my reasons differ. I finished both the web dev camps by Angela and Colt and like 25% of Angela Python camp.
Projecting the fact that my job hunt would be solely based on luck alone, my motivation waned. Even for an internship it seems they expect you to know everything. And it doesn't help that I'm from India, where the competition is so intense and where most people get jobs through college placements. And there's just so much information, and every employer is looking for something different. And seeing the job cuts was an addition.
Nevertheless it was kinda fun. I liked programming, learning it was a bore though. I guess it just added to my knowledge and nothing to show to an employer. I cried a bit. Now I think I'm gonna finish my CPA and get a job(sigh. So much for work from home and non- toxic culture).
But anyway thanks guys, I would have never taken the plunge was it not for this sub. At least I have a practical deeper understanding of the programming system now. ( A great hobby.)

I at the time m15 was dating a boy m16. We had been together just over 2 years and I was making plans for us to do stuff around my birthday that was a week away. When he texted me about his "friend" that he's been spending time with everyday after school for just over a week and talking about constantly. And when I mean constantly I mean we'd talk about Pacific Rim, friend comes up in conversation and he goes on a rant about this. For times sake I'm going to call the friend Harry, not his actual name obviously. So my bf comes to me and asks for an open relationship and that he met this amazing guy, Harry and how I'd love him and we should all talk. Now, I don't really judge ppl that have OR's but I just wasn't up for one and it felt like cheating to me. So i find out that Harry has my number and texts me hey and stuff. So my bf makes a group chat. The group chat wasn't us talking but them flirting. So I left it and told my bf that I wasn't comfortable and he went on a ramble about how it was good for us both and how we should just talk about it. And then accused me of wanting to break up with him. This hurt me a bit but thinking back at it I should have answered yes. So I don't answer him, tell my mother about it and we talk and go to bed. In the morning I can't hold myself together, it all kind of hits me. My bf went out, met a guy, and then asked me after they'd done God knows what if it was OK. So I did the right thing and sent him a text clearly stating my feelings which was - Hi bf name, I've thought about what you've said and I've slept on it. The thing with Harry feels like an open relationship and I don't agree or want to be in one. If you want to have a relationship with him, then it's not something I wanna be part of. I love you very much but we can't be together if you want to be with someone else. Love you
Now at the time I thought I was being manipulative and a bad bf and that I should just accept the OR and move on. And his response was - I understand that, are you still in?
I said not obviously and he went on a ramble on how he loves me and I said- You wouldn't want to date someone else if you loved me.
And I still think that that was a shitty thing to say. But he told me he loved me and that we'd talk. Now, let's take a pause here, did we talk? Did he explain himself? No. He told me he had homework in a subject he didn't have that day and the last day he had a sub and he told me how happy he was that he didn't have homework. I mean at least one of us has to listen, right? So I kept pushing when he redirected me to a game I just finished and talked about that for a while and then when I went back to trying to talk to him again he redirected to a show I just finished and how I was so upset my favourite character died. Now this was weird but well met because he never really toom interest in my fav games or shows he was more into music.
So the next day he texted me and told me that he hadn't been eating and that he was so sorry, stressed, and that he loves me. This is where he messed up by saying he was going to get food at a place down by my house since it was one of the only take outs in walking distance in the town. So I said that we should meet up and talk. He told me 4 hours later that he's meeting up with "friends". And that the "friends" don't like me so they wouldn't let him leave to see me. So suggested that I go to him. He said no. Now, I'm not stupid, and I knew that most of his actual friends were busy with studying or off on sports trips. So, Harry wasn't. Harry didn't care about his education or sports. So I told him that if I'm less important to him than his "friends" then that shows me where I and our relationship stands. So you've ended our relationship.
Now that shit hurt. And I mean it hurt. But suddenly he was interested in meeting up and talking so he came to MY house. So he was the one out of HIS depth. So after he came I went outside and we sat on the wall outside. He told me that he didn't want to talk to me in town because he didn't want people listening and it made him uncomfortable. So we talked and he told me that he loved me and that he's sorry that he went out and he thought I'd just say yes to the OR. And then came out as fucking polygamous. He told me that he needed someone else to feel happy and that he couldn't change that about himself. Now, I found out that a lot of OR's turn into polygamous couples. So I did some research on that when he wasn't answering me. And do you know what it was all about? Consent, making your partnepartners comfortable, communicating. So I told him that I thought that it was best for us yo end the relationship and he asked if he could hug me because "you look like you're going to fall apart". I said no and he Hugged me anyways. Now, I'm gay right I'm still a man and I will bash someone's nose into there forntle lobe if necessary. I told him that he should probably go to the take out and get some chips since he hadn't eaten in two days. And he stared at me and looked confused before being all loud and agreeing before running off. He told me before he ran off that Harry is down by the take out if I want to meet him. And I asked what about the others. And he said what others? Before telling me they were late. So if I didn't break up with him he would have cheated on me and lied about it. Not even a half hour after our break up Harry posted on his story "guess who has a new bf". And a picture of them at the take out. The next day he spammed me on everything I was on. Even things I forgot I was on. Then he asked what to do about my bday present. So I told him to burn it. His parents didn't know so my mother texted his mother "Hi name, I was just wondering about the musical tickets we had booked. Nice name and ex bf are split up now and he's dating someone new". As you expect chaos ensued. That asked what HE did wrong. Not what I did. And when we told them they were fuming and told me that my tickets were mine and that I could sell the musical tickets and keep the concert tickets. I haven't been spammed since or sent another bad apology so I'm focusing on myself right now. Trying to get over it all and process it. My brother got me a book "A Song Of Achilles" and "The Graveyard Boys" so ill be reading them. Anyways this is probably going to be a throwaway. So, am I the ahole?

Hey everyone! I'm in a bit of a pickle here and could use some advice about upgrading my camera body. I currently own a Canon 750D, but after doing a ton of research the past few weeks, I've come to the conclusion that the Fujifilm x100 series would be a perfect fit for my needs. My primary uses for the camera are travel and portrait/family photography.
On my last trip, I brought two lenses with me and found it incredibly frustrating to switch between them constantly, as it took away from the experience. The compactness and fixed lens of the x100 series seem like an ideal solution to this issue.
Unfortunately, the x100v is sold out everywhere, and secondhand prices for the older models in the series are quite steep. I'm still keen on the x100 series, so I might wait for the successor (fingers crossed it's released this year or the next!).
Before I fully commit, though, I want to make sure that the focal length of the x100 series suits my needs and that I truly value the compactness it offers. I've come up with a few options:

1. Buy the Canon pancake 24mm f2.8 to test the focal length with my current setup.
2. Sell my Canon 750D, buy an older and more affordable Fujifilm body (like X-T2 or X-E2), and pair it with the 7ARTISANS 25mm lens.
3. Open to any suggestions you guys might have!

So, what do you all think? Which option seems like the best course of action? Or is there another alternative I haven't considered? Thanks in advance for your help!

Hi, so for context I am a 20 year old female and my partner is a 21 year old male. He used to be my boyfriend last year in Summer but we broke up in September due to him cheating (he was trying to be monogamous for me but realized that he cannot suppress his polyamorous urges).
He has been raised very open minded and I have been raised with the typical values most people have and to want monogamous relationships. So basically by nature I’m monogamous and I have been struggling with the idea of his polyamory for the past few months. However, he hasn’t had any other experiences with other people since we met besides the time he cheated.
Anyways, ever since we broke up we have been acting as if we were a couple which brought with it a lot of ups and downs, mainly due to things that I was struggling with because he is my first and I had a lot to learn since he knows how to deal with relationship problems better than me (I’m not his first relationship). I also caused problems last year with not really being able to meet with him during the weekends because my parents wanted me to visit them every weekend (I live in an apartment alone for university) and I was scared to just stay the weekend in the apartment instead so I could meet with him.
I also was struggling with the fact that my parents are not aware with what is going on because last year when we broke up, I was pressured to tell them what was going on with me when I was on holiday with them (the breakup happened right before the holiday and before that they weren’t aware that I was in a relationship) and I told them that he cheated on me and that he wants to be polyamorous. My parents are Christian so this didn’t sit well with them so right now I am keeping everything that is going on between me and him a secret.
I’m telling you all this background stuff because all this caused me to struggle a lot last year and this year and because of that something came up which is causing our relationship to be rocky. In the past few weeks he has revealed to me that he has been struggling with the fact that I am not romantic (I wish I could tell you the exact moment he told me but to be honest so much has happened in the past few weeks that a part of it is a blur).
He has also let me know that last year and this year (even when we were together) that he felt very depressed about the lack of romance and that he couldn’t tell me because then the romance would feel forced. He said that he tried hinting to me about all this but I never got the hint because I am bad at reading between the lines.
He also held on to hope that the romance would somehow come but then a few weeks ago, I caused him to have a breakdown and he told me that the only way the romance problem can be fixed is for me to initiate all the romantic encounters and he will give me what I give him.
For a little more context, he usually gives his all in relationships romance wise but with me he felt he had to put that down quite a lot to reach my level. He told me if he could, he would treat me like a queen and gift me stuff for every occasion but since I don’t do that for him he cannot do it for me (he used to but then he stopped). He mentioned how he can list a few things to gift me just from the top of his head and that I don’t even have any idea what to give him.
He also mentioned how he would always make sure to make time for me last year during the summer (even if I would do that as well) but I suppose in his defense he would have to be the one who travels to me since I’m the one who lives in an apartment alone and he lives with his parents.
To defend my lack of romance, I told him that I was struggling with a lot last year and this year and I didn’t have the time to even think about being romantic. I also hardly have time to think to myself because I’m constantly with my roommate.
Anyways, my question is what romantic things can I do if he doesn’t find some typical romantic things romantic for example: kissing is not romantic to him, hugging isn’t either (he still enjoys them though). He doesn’t associate sex with romance because in his mind they are two separate things.
He did mention that he would appreciate me sending him romantic memes that remind me of him besides the funny ones that I send to the group chat with him and my best friend. Thing is, I mean it’s something I’m going to try but most romantic memes are either too cringy for me or they don’t reflect our relationship at all (besides the ones about sex because our sex life with each other is great it’s just everything else that isn’t the best).
If you got this far, thank you so much for reading. I would really appreciate if anyone has any ideas <3
P.s. Please don’t comment on the polyamory thing, I only mentioned it for context.

I have a black Powkiddy V90 and the power switch is really finnicky. I have to keep pushing it around to get it to turn on. I haven't used it for like a week or 2 because of this. But now, I have tried it again, after it boots to the Miyoo splash screen it just shuts down? Should I try just reinstalling the firmware?

I think I was raped a few weeks ago. I met up with a guy and he was very intensely trying to convince me to bring him back to my place. I kept saying things like I’m tired and don’t feel like it. But he kept pushing it and basically wouldn’t take no for an answer. Eventually he said we could go to my room but we didn’t have to do anything. I knew this was a load of BS but I agreed because I knew he wouldn’t take no for an answer.
When we got to my place things happened so quickly. I felt like I just had to force myself to enjoy it and pretend like it was consensual. But at one point he slapped me hard and asked if I liked that. I said no and that seemed to turn him on even more. At that point there was no doubt in my mind I was basically being raped.
He apologized profusely afterwards and also asked me to delete our Instagram messages. I was confused and anxious for almost a week after this. But eventually, I hate to admit it but I think I wanted him to hurt me again. There’s this fucked up part of my brain that feels like I deserve to be treated like that.
On Friday I was out clubbing with friends. I came home super drunk and sent him some snaps asking if he wanted to hook up sometime. But the next morning I noticed he blocked me. I was furious. How could he cause me so much pain and so many confusing thoughts ?? and then just block and dispose of me so easily?? I decided to message his Reddit account. I accused him of raping me and asked him how he could continue on with life knowing what he did to me.
He added me back on snap and asked to talk. In that moment I was having a rlly bad panic attack. I told him I didn’t feel well and we can talk later. He tried calling me a few times but I didn’t answer. It’s been a whole day since then. I’m not sure how to move forward from this. I’m not sure if he’s actually remorseful or if he’s just trying to save his own ass. I think he’s afraid that I will expose him online as a rapist.
I feel the need to talk to him but I’m not sure if I will get the closure I am craving. I could just leave it alone and move on but it’s very hard. He is a mild celebrity at my school so I would end up seeing him on our school’s social media pages a lot and it just makes me so angry every time I see him online acting like such a nice guy.

i went like 3 months and 20 days without self harming and last night i just cut myself plus in like 3 days my friend is coming to stay for like a week, we are very close and pretty much dating and she is my FP and i might also be hers idk, but i havent told her i did this. idk what to do because its gonna make her feel really bad when she sees it. to be honest i think i should feel bad for throwing away all that progress ive never made it past 3 months without cutting before and ive just ruined my streak but i feel apathetic about it, just wanna cut some more really. ive nowhere else to post about this i dont want to worry all of my friends. but i need to say something somewhere i need to feel like this matters to anybody at all, without going and worrying my friends.
like idk should i tell her? or just let her figure it out when she is up here>? we are sitting in a call right now and she is none the wiser but i just feel like a liar for not telling her.

Looking for advice/suggestions/kind words please
I had a 4 week holiday to catch up on loads of uni work, the first week has passed and I haven't done any work. It's mostly because I've been sick to be honest (stress induced migraine) but I'm also just not able to work. I sit and stare at my computer and can't make myself do any of the tasks I need to. Like there's a mental block preventing me from doing it.
In the past I could motivate myself with rewards like a takeaway when the assignment is finished, or £1 pocket money for every lecture I make notes for, but I can't afford to do that this time.
I will get kicked out of uni if I don't submit this next assignment on time and sit my exams, and that would be really really bad for my mental health, so I'm really panicking.
I'm hoping for some suggestions on how to motivate myself, or otherwise get around this mental block. And any kind words would be appreciated too (my uni support to study person said she has no confidence in me to succeed so I'm not feeling very confident).

EXPLOSIVE
I hate this with all my being. You can't walk out of it, you can't dodge it, and if you don't kill it, it's likely going to be a wipe. Add to this the fact that multiple of them spawn at the same time or right after one another, the tank is trying to get the dungeon in time and so he pulls mobs and moves with, and these things spawn even behind the group, making the group just run around killing orbs instead of the actual mobs.
And of course the dps expects the tank and healer to handle the orbs, both roles not really affording to switch focus onto something not related to survival, not to mention it's really anti-fun to have to switch targets onto crap like this.
As a tank, I just did 4 M+ and I'm done for the week simply because I refuse to have to deal with this affix. I'll take everything else but not Explosive.
Explosive should have been on the list of removed affixes next patch.

I've mostly sworn off Chick-Fil-A in order to support my LGBTQ+ friends despite all the Chick-Fil-A closest to my house does for my community in terms of community service, donations, etc. There are 3 friends who lean too heavily into the online aspect being a part of the LGBTQ+ community. They're keyboard warriors. They'll talk big about how evil it is to support JK Rowling, eat at Chick-Fil-A, make multi-part rant videos on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok. They'll make up stories and post about "clapping back" and making retorts that never actually happened in Discord and group chats.
The most recent occurrence being something I was physically present for and it did not play out remotely like they typed in the server. I asked them in private after they posted in the server why were they lying? The audacity of one of them to tell me, "We're gay, we're physically weaker. We can't say this in person. They'll hate crime us. This is harmless fun." They were under zero physical threat the entire time and there was no clapping back.
I normally would not care if this didn't happen at least once every other week. Once I hit my boiling point I go get a chicken sandwich and just eat it in my car. I feel really bad because I have dozens of other friends who aren't like this and are just trying to live their lives, but something about spiting those 3 just makes the hate chicken that much more satisfying no matter how soggy it is and every time I'm too annoyed to remember to ask for no pickles.

Do people just not get taught this anymore? Because they’re definitely not getting my hostile hints. I’m tired of arguing with customers who act like I’m the one being rude when I walk away from them for the second or third time on a busy shift. I feel like a few years ago, someone in their group would enlighten them on etiquette and they’d end up apologizing or leaving a big tip, but it never happens anymore. I’m always the asshole.
Last week I had a young group come in. Five guys quickly ordered bottled beers, but the one girl with them wouldn’t look away from her phone. She listed off six things without looking up, and each time I said “don’t have that” in a progressively frustrated tone. By the last time, she finally put her phone down and started getting combative, saying how rude and unhelpful I was acting “for no reason”. I told her that we have a large menu above the bar, and if she’d maybe made eye contact before barking an order at me I might’ve been more polite. The guys with her didn’t take her side, but they didn’t take mine either. They just sat there.
The phone thing isn’t a new or isolated issue, obviously. But I was trained in fine dining to not interrupt a customer who’s on their phone. That was back when “being on your phone” meant being on a phone call, but I still internalize the behavior the same. Not only is it rude to interrupt a customer on their phone, but I’ve always known it to be rude to try to order from a server or bartender while you’re on your phone. I’ve always trained that custom to younger coworkers and over the years they’ve reacted with more and more surprise.
I’ve been in the industry for too long to let myself easily adjust to these kinds of shifts in etiquette. I grew up watching rude and ignorant customers get shrugged out of the bars until they learned how to compose themselves, to value our time, attention and knowledge. Now I just have to watch my customers walk all over my younger coworkers. And I’m the asshole for not putting up with it.