Question/semi rant of wizard in glass
2025.01.24 05:50 axel_lionheart Question/semi rant of wizard in glass
I loved the start, blaine, and being in the world of the stand is awesome. rolands backstory however... dosent interest me in the slightest
i liked what we had in the first book but susana, the love story, and the needless sex scene as well as the witches inspection, made me not wanna pick it back up, but im so interested in the tower and what happens if the katet reach the tower so how much longer do i have to deal with this because i wanna get back to the present and continue down the beam.
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2025.01.24 05:50 righting_life You're beautiful as you kill me
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2025.01.24 05:50 Ph4nt0m_Sunset Looking for Kitsune
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2025.01.24 05:50 DecentTumbleweed5161 Should I tell my ex why women don’t want to date him?
Recently I dated a guy for a year or so. He was a really good boyfriend, but we broke up because we wanted different things. We are still on good terms and I can’t say enough good things about him.
Since then, he’s struggled to find another woman who wants to date him. I think I know the reason why. He dresses like shit. He’s a great guy and has his shit together, but for some reason he dresses like a 19 year old raver kid in his 40s. He’s good looking and has so much to offer, so I am fairly certain that his age inappropriate wardrobe is the main problem.
So should I tell him? I feel like he could keep some of his “flare” while dressing in a more mature way and he’d do a lot better in the dating scene. Or should I just let him be himself, so he can find a woman who accepts him as is?
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2025.01.24 05:50 City_man2111 Agar or LC jars?
Do you prefer Agar or LC jars? Trying to grow gourmet mushrooms and trying to find the most cost effective way to
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2025.01.24 05:50 mcafc Song of the Week - Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me
This week's song of the week is Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me. The song was originally conceived during the Zooropa sessions, but was finished and released on June 6th, 1995 to be on the soundtrack of the film Batman Forever released 3 days later. The song made it's debut, however, in April, when Bono had a DJ at the Pod nightclub in Dublin play it live. This story is recounted in U2, Faraway So close,
"He cracks in another cassette. “This is the first track where U2 ...” He pauses, grins, “where U2 sound like men." Suddenly ‘Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me' explodes with vulgar ferocity, a below-the-belt dirty sound ... nah, a fucking filthy sound, raunch a go go."There was also a music-video released featuring an animated version of the band. U2songs describes as follows:
"The video itself depicts two super-powered animated characters battling throughout a city. We also see U2 performing on an animated Zoo TV stage on a rooftop in Gotham City (complete with an animated “Riddler” running around). Batman and Robin also make appearances, but most of the animated footage is of “The Fly” and “Macphisto,” two onstage personas Bono had created for The ZOO TV Tour. In the video, “The Fly” starts out as a very angelic-looking Bono, complete with halo. He eventually turns in his halo for a pair of “Fly” sunglasses, which give him superpowers. We see him surprised by paparazzi at one point without his glasses, and he stumbles off the edge of a building. He is saved when an animated Adam Clayton tosses him his “Fly” shades, thus returning his super powers. “The Fly” also demonstrates some very Spiderman-like moves, including crawling down the front of a neon sign. In a separate story line, Bono is shown walking down the street with U2 reading C.S. Lewis’ The Screwtape Letters, when he appears to be hit by a car driven by Elvis. We then see his body strapped to a hospital bed, where he dies. Suddenly, lightning strikes and Bono is transformed into “Macphisto.” His powers aren’t clear in the video, but he does have a rather cool winged car that he uses to chase the Bat Plane through the skies of Gotham. The animated Edge and Adam also have some fun shooting lasers out of their guitars at the Bat Plane as it flies overhead."Sonically, the song is very much of-a-piece with the ZooTV era, with heavy distortion and effects accompanying a driving, punchy rythtm. The outro, in particular, is interesting as their is a cacophony of sound including heavy moaning from Bono.
Lyrically, Bono has said of the song, along with the above comment, that it is, "about being in a rock'n'roll band I suppose, being a star, whatever that is. It goes, let me see. what’s the opening line: ‘You don't know where you took it, you just know what you got' ... I'm just working on clues.” (Faraway So Close) and, reflecting several years later in Surrender,
"It was in the mid-1990s that I wrote “Hold Me, Thrill Me, Kiss Me, Kill Me” about how, if you don’t die on a cross at thirty-three, people start asking for their money back. It’s not completely untrue." (Surrender)The song, to me, sounds like a mixture of self-critique and the apparently self-defeating nature of fame. The "star" wants fame, but chasing fame is empty and leads to, ultimately, feeling that the very people that gave them their celebrity will bring them down. They not only are suspicious of this, but they like it, they are fetishizing it. It's like a messiah thing where the star gets to say "look at all these empty reasons you love me, now you will KILL me!".
However, as Bono says above, there's a "hint of truth" to it all, the cycle of capitalism, fame, virtues, saintliness/religion, and "the fall". In the band's case, Bono coped with the extremely divisive criticism he received in the 80s (especially the Messiah complex stuff) by creating these alter-ego characters (the Fly, Macphisto, etc.) to help express his sort of inner-monologue. The tone, like much of U2's 90s work, is tinged with a paradoxical sort of wisdom (Bono has realized all the things he's saying after all, but is also living out some of the lines in the song, "you don't know how you got here...") and sardonic irony. I think this is sort of expressed in the song's writer-subject-narrator structure. Bono (the writer), the "advisor" let's call him, and the "star". The "dregs of fame" are expressed as at once glamorous and disorienting and dark. This sort of combination, tying together and contrasting modern society, pop-culture, the search for God, and sex would come to a head for U2 on Pop, for eg. in Mofo:
"Holy dunc spacejunk comin' in for the splash White dopes on punk staring into the flash Lookin' for baby Jesus under the trash"...
"You don't know how you took it You just know what you got Oh lawdy, you been stealing from the thieves And you got caught In the headlights of a stretch car, You're a star."An expression of confusion and disorientation, the person feels they are in a sort of artistic underbelly. They don't understand what is valuable about what they do, they just do it. They think it's a kind of thievery, but they are stealing from thieves--a comment on the cycle of appropriation inherent to art. The lights shine on them, they are a spectacle, they are a star.
"Dressing like your sister Living like a tart If they don't know what you're doin' Babe it must be art, You're a headache, in a suitcase You're a star.""Dressing Like Your Sister" might refer to the tight jeans, leather, and lace style which was common among rockstars, and appropriated by Bono--a sense of transgression for transgression's sake. “If they don’t know what you’re doin’, babe it must be art” is a comment on both the pretentiousness, but also confusingly appropriate, of describing the habits of the star as "art".
"Oh, no, don't be shy You don't have to go blind, Hold me Thrill me Kiss me Kill me."The chorus...it describes an oscillation between allure and danger, highlighting the paradoxical nature of fame. They want to be held (for comfort) thrilled (for excitement) kissed (for pleasure/sex) and killed (???). The lyrics encourage the star, and I think this is authentic, to not be shy, and not worry too much about "going blind", but this is still covered in a level of darkness, like they are plunging into an abyss. Part of the mystique of stardom is the darkness that it plays with. The singer tells them to embrace the paradox, telling them the summary of their fears/desires.
"You don't know how you got here You just know you want out Believing in yourself almost as much as you doubt, You're a big smash You wear it like a rash Star."Now it's like some time passes. The star is disillusioned, and the singer returns to advise them again. . The metaphor of a "rash" conveys how fame is both visible and uncomfortable. The phrase “you want out” foreshadows the common trajectory of stars becoming disillusioned with their fame. Again, the singer knows all--he is playfully picking fun at the star.
Oh no, don't be shy You need a crowd to cry, Hold me Thrill me Kiss me Kill me.The chorus arrives again, but with a slight addendum, "You need a crowd to cry". The star's disillusionment might be just be another vehicle for art--they need the crowd (which they are disillusioned with) to feel disillusioned, to cry.
They want you to be Jesus They'll got down on one knee But they'll want their money back If you're alive at thirty-three, And you're turning tricks With your crucifix. You're a star, oh childHere the song goes up another level, now they're getting older--perhaps turning to spirituality and religion (as U2 did/does). The praise turns into a sort of sore-spender. Youth leaves the person, the promise of fame begins to wear and it takes an extreme effort to remain a star, hence, "you're turning tricks, with your crucifix"--again, the "oh child" line makes it feel like a wiser person counselling the young star.
"Of course you're not shy You don't have to deny love, Hold me Thrill me Kiss me Kill me."Again, the star is beckoned not to deny themselves. Not sure if there's supposed to be a comma before love (love as a name for the star) or they are being instructed not to deny love itself. Either way, they're not shy now--perhaps indicating that the star has successfully embraced the paradox of their existence—thriving on adoration and excess while being consumed and confused by it.
Sources:
U2.com U2songs.com Surrender 40 Songs, One Story by Bono U2: A Diary by Matt McGee U2, Faraway So Close by B.P. Fallon.
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2025.01.24 05:50 Own_Judge_6225 1875 (or earlier) Waterbury gothic steeple clock
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2025.01.24 05:50 Sweetybancha222 More like drink lmao
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2025.01.24 05:50 adam759 Are there any more affordable options for lower tier internet?
We just recently discontinued our TV service as we didn't use hardly any of it. My father recently passed away and thus we no longer needed the sports package or anything like that. It is now just my mother and I. We are sticking with internet as we need connectivity to pay bills and do very minimal streaming.
When I cancelled the TV service and returned the DVRs at the local Xfinity store I inquired about an even lower tier internet service as we honestly barely use it. Instead I was informed that the lowest tier they could offer was I believe called "Fast" at 500mbps, while our previous plan was only 150mbps with minimal usage. I am disappointed we couldn't keep the previous internet plan and was upsold to a higher tier. The base price for the new plan is $99, then 2 year contract discount of $29 and autopay discount of $10 for a total of $60 a month.
Is there anything cheaper than this? I now realize we were sold a promo but after reconsidering even $60 is quite a bit for us. Our income has decreased majorly and we need to save more. I realize I just did a contract, but it may come to a point we would need to pay the cancellation fee as $60 will become too much for us.
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2025.01.24 05:50 XReaper_V Rohit gone for 28 in 35 balls
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2025.01.24 05:50 rocketsnail1000 No wonder these don’t sell. Three of the 4 counts cost less than one 12 count
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2025.01.24 05:50 thisitalianmeatball Large-scale sheep production opportunities.
I'm a 1st year student and I've developed an interest in small ruminants, specifically sheep production. Unfortunately, in my corner of the US, there are not many large-scale sheep production operations. Most sheep operations are smaller scale (less than 50 animals), and are more focused on show lambs, pets and heritage breeds. I would love to have an internship working with vets who deal with larger scale sheep production. I know externships are usually reserved for upperclassmen, but I was hoping to get a veterinary shadowing opportunity for the summer, or an opportunity for paid farm work. I'm also interested in opportunities abroad, as I know Australia and New Zealand are big sheep places.
I'm really involved with my schools AASRP chapter, and have been keeping an ear out, but nothing has come up. I was just looking for advice on how to get more experience, or if anyone knew of any opportunities
Thanks.
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2025.01.24 05:50 Powerful_Tutor_3018 I would love to play this game but I don't have the money.
Does anyone have an closed-beta Access they do not need by any chance? Thanks a lot.
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2025.01.24 05:50 bertwitt Robinhood is hiring a Senior Product Designer, Legend in Menlo Park
https://weloveproduct.co/jobs/senior-product-designer-legend-robinhood-7hatel?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=bot
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2025.01.24 05:49 Ok_Application_918 Thrall said "Im tank" and proceded to tank. He's already master of all trades, but now healed, armored and boosted even more
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2025.01.24 05:49 ZMoon28980 Accepted!!!
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2025.01.24 05:49 Doomchan Alt style characters have their own new mission pool with gems
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2025.01.24 05:49 Novel_Negotiation224 LinkedIn Premium customers filed a lawsuit against the social media platform, claiming that it shared their private messages with third parties without their consent in order to train artificial intelligence models.
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2025.01.24 05:49 canadian-weed Cutting willow in the sun; Weiden schneiden in der Sonne - YouTube
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2025.01.24 05:49 AutoNewspaperAdmin [Sports] - Mesrobian's Nick Khatchikian scores 102 points in 22 minutes to break state record | LA Times
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2025.01.24 05:49 Affectionate-Car593 Creative gameplay
I just watched this: Generating electricity from Rust players and loved it. It's great to see Rust being played in such a creative way.
As a new fan, can any seasoned Zchum enjoyers recommend videos of his, and other creators that exhibit similar alternative use of Rust mechanics?
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2025.01.24 05:49 sabimi78 Trading lionfish for puffer fish
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2025.01.24 05:49 TotiJr Overclock making negligible difference?
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2025.01.24 05:49 DamonMedius Found this one on Quora
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2025.01.24 05:49 Maleficent-Ad-4644 Show me a picture of your dogs mlem/blep
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