u/Cymbal_Monkey

My wife is almost certainly going to have to move away, and there's no geopolitical reasons I can't go with her. We live in Seattle, she'd move to the midwest. I could probably get a job in the midwest.

Edit for additional context: She's just gotten an amazing job offer out there, and she absolutely hates her current job and hasn't been able to find anything in our area after job hunting pretty hard for about a year now. She'll never get a raise and she's deeply unhappy where she's at, the job in the midwest would be a huge raise and hopefully for her a job she actually enjoys and has some upward mobility in.

But what doesn't exist in the midwest is rock climbing. Rock climbing is literally the reason I moved to the PNW. It's the reason I'm no longer obese. It's the thing that inspires me to eat well, work out, earn a living. I spent almost every weekend on the rocks except in the winter when it's too wet. Then I go snowboarding, which also doesn't exist in the Midwest.

Going with her means I lose the thing that keeps me in shape, and keeps my mental health up.

Not going with her means I don't get to spend my days with her, hardly ever get to touch her (we're both extremely tactile), and have no sex life.

Both of these options are just awful. Either I lose the love of my life or I lose my love *for* life itself.

Is there a way to make long distance not completely awful? Is there a version of this that isn't so bleak? I feel like my life finally became tolerable about four years ago and now I'm going to get half of that formula torn away.

I'm handy with tools and soldering irons and this won't be my first time working on speakers, but I've never done car audio or whole system design before.

I am shocked by how marginal the ioniq 5's sound system is. Honestly the 2007 JBLs in my old Prius sound leages better. I'm ready to get in there and start swapping parts.

I'm interested in a fairy flat, hifi sound. Subbass is nice, but I'm not dedicating a bunch of cargo space to a huge sub cabinet. I want quality, clarity, and resolution at moderate volumes. No bone rattling systems needed here.

Can anyone help point me in the right direction here?

I've been to a lot of therapists, and at every single one I've felt they're surprised when I tell them that I think what they're telling me is just factually inaccurate, like the idea that a client might not just believe kinda surprised them.

The conversation would usually go as follows:

"I notice through my life experience that X, Y, and Z, and these things make me really unhappy"

"Well, what if instead of believing X, Y, Z, you believed A, B, C"

"But I don't think those things are accurate reflections of reality and they certainly don't feel like they explain my life experiences because D, E, F"

*surprised pikachu* and then we're sort of at an impasse. I've never had a therapist who actually tried to convince me that there were actual errors in my reasoning, they just seem shocked that can't just jump to a different framework of beliefs about the world that might make me happier even though I don't actually think they're true.

I know some people willingly choose to believe things they don't logically think are true on the basis that it makes them happier, but I've never understood how this is possible, or why that's not the psychotheraputic version of taking Soma and blissing out in delusion. Is therapy just not for people who live relentlessly in the real world? I thought it was supposed to untangle and re-arrange out thought processes, show the errors that make us miserable, not just say "why don't you just believe this total nonsense instead? This nonsense will make you happier than the brutally cold reality you currently live in"

I've tried, I've had so much vegetarian sushi and bentos and salads and they're just so boring. The flavours seem barely there.

It might be just my preference, I cook a lot of Sichuan, Thai, Ethiopian, and I Indian at home. Huge. Punchy, intense flavours. My experience of Japanese food is... Bland.

How much of this is just because I don't eat animals? Is this just how Japanese food is? Or is there exciting stuff in this world for us veggies?

Hey gang, I'm about to start my toughest challenge yet. The moment I leave the prison cell in the asylum, a team of barefoot femboys is going to go absolutely apeshit on my cock and balls. Just absolutely unrelenting whipping, kicking, slapping, and electrocution. Can I keep my focus while these tight buttholed femboys turn my avocados into guacamole? Or will I go hollow? Don't forget to like and subscribe for more dark souls content!!!

Through the dark art of necromancy, I've pulled the spirit of a 12th century serf back from the afterlife to see if he can beat Dark Souls: Remastered. He'll have to battle culture shock, a language barrier, and previously unimaginable graphical fidelity in order to overcome the challenges of Dark Souls. Can he beat Gwen, or will his soul be forced to remain in this mortal plane until the end of time? Don't forget to like and subscribe.

Hello and welcome back to the channel, today I'm starting something very special, I'm going to *attempt* to beat Dark Souls Remastered Edition using only... all the weapons, spells, and items available in game without mods. That's right, today we're seeing if it's possible!

First the rules of the run: any items, weapons, armor, spells that can be found in game are fair game. No modding in items from Doom or Halo. And, maybe most controversially, no console commands.

Is it possible? We're gonna find out. Like and subscribe.