Nosotros in present tense

A theory video on the animated short series 'Autodale' By Dead Sound would be an amazing video. Let me explain a couple of the key points as to why
1) The society seems to be run entirely by robots, however there is something deeper. Someone named "The mayor" is pulling the strings behind the scenes. The robots of the city of Autodale are known as "handymen" What gives them this title? They are depicted more so as protectors than robots who help around the city. The men of the city are said to do all the work, but what exactly do they do? But if it's the men doing all the work, what do the handymen do that earns them their name?
2) There was some sort of apocalyptic event causing society (or at least a small portion of it) to create an isolated city away from everyone. In "Immortal Machine" we see that the mayor is a man who is said to be a great inventor who was alive during this apocalypse. His daughter was infected with some sort of disease that a "goddess" healed before it died. A few minutes later we see this "goddess" hooked up to wires and tubes. The tubes give blood to the body indicating that it is something that needs blood to live. It also has human features that were not present before. The Mayors daughter is also missing. Is it possible that his daughter was fused with this goddess in order to keep it alive? I think that this is true because the mayor touches the nose of the goddess and it seems to be an intimate sort of bond they share. Something close to a father and daughters bond.
3) Are the citizens of Autodale all related in some way? All the citizens are exactly the same, or at least they look incredibly similar. This is further supported by the fact of the blood reservoir in "Immortal Machine" is clearly gained from the citizens of autodale. The blood pumped into the goddess must be the same kind of blood because it is all put into one tank, and pumped into the goddess. This would mean that the goddess has a blood type shared with the citizens of autodale, or else the mixed blood could cause a rejection from the immune system.
These were just three examples of things that could be made into theories. There is a lot more to dig into with it. MatPat if you're reading this, I hope you consider it!

I love everything about acting but feel I can't let loose. Like those really emotional scenes you find on EastEnders, yeah I just love it, I just feel so tense though. It's like, in a second, my vocal cords become riddled with stress.

So this is my first time ever..writing something like this, and I know i’m probably going to regret this but, this happened all too recently. So, I (21M) recently got broken up with my now current ex (19F) because she suffered a bad high and started tripping but it lead her down a rabbit hole of whether this relationship is worth it; now let’s dial back to how this entire thing started. We were dating for over two years before the unexpected break up but I was an immature young adult who had no clue of how a relationship worked because of past relationships all ending up with me being cheated on or played or used or abused, on top of that, i was raised by a single parent who is arguably abusive and neglected me mentally speaking so i didnt know how to love per say. Then came this person who i learned how to love, and be happy. She is everything i can think of, and all i think about, i guess you can say i grew to deeply love and appreciate her. At first it wasnt present because i was scared and had my walls set up because i had a rational fear of getting hurt, but overtime, i set them down and she started seeing a different side of me, the only issue was, this was after i had cheated. Now before you all gather in a mob and wave the pitchforks, i never physically cheated, i never met the person and went to do the deeds with anybody, i never even sent nudes before to anybody, but i emotionally cheated. It started with casually flirting and eventually turned into me throwing around the acronym “Ily” or spell it out altogether. That wasnt fair and of course i got caught in the act for it, multiple times before..I had done it in total according to what she stated 4 times and with all of those i regret it til this day. I beat myself up and told her everytime she deserves better and i am deeply sorry for hurting her it wont happen again, and truth be told it didn’t. But of course as years went by, someone cannot simply forget those actions. On our two year anniversary, i purchased her a promise ring to solidify to myself and to her that i’m tired of hurting her and i want to prove and show that throughout everything, i will become a better man and change, which is true! I have been working on myself as well as starting therapy pretty soon, getting my life together. A week passes and she one day decided to go check the messages of my psn and she had seen messages i had with one of the four people i regrettably cheated on her with, but they weren’t as recent as this year no! they were old messages dating a year ago of me essentially begging the person to not block me; of course this angered her and she took a nap to think of her decision and thats when a week after giving the ring, she decided to break up with me, the first time. Now the first time wasnt all that bad because i did the pathetic thing and go to her house and beg for forgiveness and swear i love her and only her. It went well because she forgave and said she would be willing to try again, but it was my last chance. so i kept on my best behavior, and all of a sudden, two weeks later, after i spend some time at her house, i leave to head to work, and everything was fine, until she was smoking (weed) and it seemed to have been laced, now we are in the present, where all of my efforts are null..I love her greatly, but she is giving me the cold shoulder, but stated she does love me too, so what do i do?

Like I'll still be cool with them and appreciate their presence from time-to-time but I could forget to reach out to them for like two years and not feel a thing. In that sense, time has no meaning to me.
I love my family and would be willing to sacrifice a lot for them, but I remember when I was living alone for a year when I was younger there were times where I wouldn't reach out to my parents for weeks and it wouldn't even cross my mind. I had to force myself to do it as a chore because I felt bad.
Quite literally if humanity was almost wiped out and 90% of the population was robots, I'd probably not be too shook by it as long as my needs were still being met. I don't know if that's crazy to say or I'm outing that I'm selfish lol but I can switch people and scenery really easily as long as I can develop a routine around it and continue to meet my needs with it.

I’ve put this post in endo since that’s what my specialist (gynaecologist) wants to test for. Before being prescribed birth control pills, I had extreme pain in my lower right abdomen. It got worse when I moved around and subsided after hours of sitting down. The pain usually presents itself in between periods and is a constant pinching(?) feeling. My gp brushed this off as trapped wind but since when did wind align with your cycle? My specialist isn’t sure if this is endo but has offered to do a laparoscopy to check. I am hesitant to do this out of the fear that she won’t find anything and I’ll have to go through surgery for no reason so I suppose that’s why I’m here on reddit.

I don’t know where else to post this
I’m at the clinic rn because I’ve been wheezing and coughing and having body aches and sweating and I just feel AWFUL because I feel like I’m just saying that I’m sick to subconsciously manipulate people into feeling bad for me.
Shhshsjsjjsjsiagahka and I have a huge presentation at school tomorrow and the other girls in my group won’t fucking do ANYTHING and it’s messing up my grade too
I’m so tired

I’ll start off with saying that I don’t even know if this will get a reply—I’ve never posted on Reddit and I don’t even fully understand how the site works. This has been bothering me though and I just need to vent it out.
I’ve only ever had sex with two people, my ex and a guy during my freshman year of college. Losing my virginity was traumatic and my ex pressured/assaulted me for six months before I broke it off. Needless to say, my relationship with sex is horrible and I genuinely don’t see it as a pleasurable thing.
My current boyfriend is really sweet and we’ve been dating for a month (talking for 3). He’s gentle, caring, and has not pressured me. Up until a couple days ago he had not made a SINGLE move on me—to the point where I got worried and thought that maybe something was wrong. We talked about it and I told him I was ready whenever he was.
So the other night, we started doing “stuff” and I was panicking right off the bat. I was tense and my heart was beating out of my chest—he kept asking if everything was okay and I guess that means my discomfort was obvious. When I went to go down on him I was totally freaking out to the point where he said we should stop because I looked terrified. He was very understanding and we just watched a movie and slept afterwards but I couldn’t stop crying. I felt so ashamed and embarrassed—still do!
The next day I couldn’t even look him in the eye and I know he feels guilty. I feel like I messed everything up but I don’t know how to get past this. Sex is not a fun or exciting for me and I really don’t want to disappoint my boyfriend.
How do I move past this? :(

So they did kinda do this a little bit with Dolph back in 2017 (maybe 18) but not to the extent that I've always wanted this arc to go.
So back then Dolph had a thing going where he was ranting about no one cares about in-ring prowess and that fans only care about showboating and entrances. It played perfectly with his character and his non-kayfabe role in WWE, where he is one of the best workers in the ring but almost never the main guy, 90% of the time not even in the main event scene.
So he was doing this character and than got himself to a US title match and won, and on the very next night came to the ring and relinquished the championship. So they had to go through the whole process of crowning a new champion. I don't think they did a tournament on that occasion but it's still kinda a big deal to crown someone with a vacated title.
My idea was that Dolph took it against WWE Management and just to make the point that he was the best workers he relinquished the title, and just when they crown a new champion he returned and worked his was to a championship match again and win again, and then relinquish it to make the point.
Now if they did do this, my question is how long long until the championship itself started to get tarnished by it. Because I definitely don't think that they should build a superstar in a way that downplays a championship itself. But in this case I don't think the US title would have suffered (at least not in maybe him relinquishing it twice), just Dolph would really benefit. Agree?
Similar is my question for Jey Uso. Now I just read a thread of tweets by Adam Barnard (@ThisisGoober, I'll attach a link to thread under here, highly recommend you read that too), and it basically said that Jey Uso is the main piece of Bloodline scene, and at the end it's about him finally ending Roman's abuse of him after 3 years (or 3.5 or 4, if it goes that long) and that he's the one who will finally, at the end of it all, be the one to pin Roman Reigns. Now if/when this happens, and it does look very promising that this is exactly how it may play out, I just think that it should be just about Jey defeating Roman. The match could be for the championship, but once Jey wins he just doesn't accept it. Again, he doesn't necessarily have to disrespect it in any way, just push away the referee's hand when presented, maybe he doesn't even 'acknowledge' the referee presenting him with the belts, and just walks away from Roman (kayfabe vacating the title(s)). Now again does this hurt the WWE championship in a very bad way?
Sorry if this was too long and thanks for reading all the way of you did.
Link to Adam Barnard's tweets : https://twitter.com/ThisisGoobestatus/1665030434856509440?s=19

Having had to sit and listen to a brief tirade by a pair of GC supporters (foot-soldiers, I guess), it really boggles my mind how a movement so devoid of critical thinking has managed to get any sort of foothold in society/media the way it has.
I was in a room with several people when I came across a novara media post (https://www.instagram.com/p/CtEcNP0sMBf/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
As anyone who reads it can see, there isn't any criticism of Kathleen stock in those tweets - the only time she's mentioned by name is by someone lamenting what they call her "monstering" by trans people/allies.
However, when I read out the third tweet (the one that says you shouldn't intervene when people "come for" the fascists - a la the "first they came for the..." poem), the two GCs in the room started ranting and raving about how that was such an attack on Kathleen stock.
Like... Do you really not get how bad it looks when
A - you infer a meaning which isn't anywhere close to what is presented in the text
B - in doing so, you inadvertently characterise KS (and by extension, the many GC people, - including these two, as they openly stated - who support her) as fascists
Please tell me we as a species aren't so gullible that we can be taken in by the sort of dog whistling that basic logic and critical thinking can take apart?

Hello! The official subreddit discord will now be starting a book club! As The Legacy of Yangchen approaches, everyone is invited to join in on Mondays and Wednesdays for live readings in voice chat.
Tomorrow, Monday the 5th, will be the first ever meeting. We will be reading chapters 1-7 (47 pages) of The Dawn of Yangchen
Time: 2:15pm EST
The First Step Voices of the Present Flight Forgiveness Unwinding The Visitor The Proposition
As all are welcomed, feel free to join in voice for the reading (anyone who wants to narrate will have a chance!). A discussion will follow to talk about what was read. I am personally excited as this is the perfect way to prepare for the next book in the “Chronicles of the Avatar” collection.
Join the discord to participate!
https://discord.gg/avdCywPR

So they did kinda do this a little bit with Dolph back in 2017 (maybe 18) but not to the extent that I've always wanted this arc to go.
So back then Dolph had a thing going where he was ranting about no one cares about in-ring prowess and that fans only care about showboating and entrances. It played perfectly with his character and his non-kayfabe role in WWE, where he is one of the best workers in the ring but almost never the main guy, 90% of the time not even in the main event scene.
So he was doing this character and than got himself to a US title match and won, and on the very next night came to the ring and relinquished the championship. So they had to go through the whole process of crowning a new champion. I don't think they did a tournament on that occasion but it's still kinda a big deal to crown someone with a vacated title.
My idea was that Dolph took it against WWE Management and just to make the point that he was the best workers he relinquished the title, and just when they crown a new champion he returned and worked his was to a championship match again and win again, and then relinquish it to make the point.
Now if they did do this, my question is how long long until the championship itself started to get tarnished by it. Because I definitely don't think that they should build a superstar in a way that downplays a championship itself. But in this case I don't think the US title would have suffered (at least not in maybe him relinquishing it twice), just Dolph would really benefit. Agree?
Similar is my question for Jey Uso. Now I just read a thread of tweets by Adam Barnard (@ThisisGoober, I'll attach a link to thread under here, highly recommend you read that too), and it basically said that Jey Uso is the main piece of Bloodline scene, and at the end it's about him finally ending Roman's abuse of him after 3 years (or 3.5 or 4, if it goes that long) and that he's the one who will finally, at the end of it all, be the one to pin Roman Reigns. Now if/when this happens, and it does look very promising that this is exactly how it may play out, I just think that it should be just about Jey defeating Roman. The match could be for the championship, but once Jey wins he just doesn't accept it. Again, he doesn't necessarily have to disrespect it in any way, just push away the referee's hand when presented, maybe he doesn't even 'acknowledge' the referee presenting him with the belts, and just walks away from Roman (kayfabe vacating the title(s)). Now again does this hurt the WWE championship in a very bad way?
Sorry if this was too long and thanks for reading all the way of you did.
Link to Adam Barnard's tweets : https://twitter.com/ThisisGoobestatus/1665030434856509440?s=19

I've been trying to follow Trimet's transit oriented development plan that's been presented off and on to the Trimet board (see March 22nd for the latest I found) for a year now. I never see much concrete detail from anything they present and can't find much information on the Trimet TOD site either.
There are alot of words in what they presented, but nothing concrete past the Hollywood Transit Center redevelopment. One of the PDFs on the TOD site shows Trimet owned property along frequent service transit, almost implying potential development.
Some of the Trimet owned land looks perfect for low car ownership (low or no parking minimums), studios, and with fewer amenities (no pool, smaller exercise area, etc) that could market rate rent for $1000 per month or so. There are other pieces of land owned by the various cities in the metro area that would also be similarly viable that Trimet could and should encourage development of.
It's frustrating how slowly they are working when the housing and housing cost issues have been around for years.
Has anyone been following it and have information to share or where I can find more information? I'm hoping more is going on than I've found so far.

so I have been friends with one of my girlfriends since elementary
We’ve drifted apart and come together throughout the years, but I’ve come to the point that I don’t really wanna be friends with her and her anymore .
so she’s been going through a tough time and broke up with her boyfriend like eight months ago. She still continues to talk to him even though they’re not getting back together. She’s just been side for like a long time and I was there for her through her break up, hung out with her called her . have you given her many gifts throughout the year I helped her plan her birthday this year. I know ive been a good friend to her .
The thing is, I’ve just come to realize she’s not a good friend to me in the 15 years that we have been friends she’s only ever bought me ONE drink at the bar EVER. on my birthday she didn’t bring me a birthday gift and there’s a group of three of us and when my other friend had a birthday a month later she came in with a gift.
I just went so out of my way for her birthday. I got her a gift. I may just be sure to stay at her hotel room so she doesn’t feel lonely like I paid extra to Uber cause I already had a spot I could stay at. The group of us friend and I’m the only one who decided to stay.
She’s very cheap which I also don’t like either because I’m just not like that. The thing is she even called and asked me what I wanted for my birthday kept went i to detail and had like a 20 min conversation her asking me what i wanted birthday and then when it came down to it didn’t give me a present it’s not about the gift but I’m like why pretend you’re getting me a gift she did show up with balloons which was nice. but I just feel in my heart and soul she did it on purpose. She’s always kind of felt like I’ve had everything in my life and how to easy so there’s like a sense of jealousy on a deep level from her I can feel. it also be too nice honestly.
personally, I I found a designer person thrift store that wasn’t tagged as expensive so I got a very very good deal on it and I told her a few weeks before my birthday. she just kind of seems like the type of person who that keeps a score and thinks the world always out to get her.
I’ve just given her so much again for her and her countless clothes, ive bought her many drinks, given her make up, giving her random gifts like a lip gloss mascara because I know she wanted some and keep in mind it’s not like she can’t afford it. I know she stakes her money she just doesn’t ever want to spend it. lives at home so she’s not paying renr
also, for like the past six months, I realize if I never called her reach out to her she never ever contacts me. I’ve called her a few times never answers. so I decided to stop reaching out and it just complete ghost mode from her. She’s been invited out with my other friend who is in our group of three before and she always says no. and this isn’t the first time a few years ago. I also stopped hitting her up because she would never reach out to me and once again, she stopped hitting me up for a long time like 7-8 months.
sometimes I wonder if I’m being too harsh by ending the friendship but it’s I’ve always given a lot in our friendship towards her, and it just has never been reciprocated. I’m just at a point in my life I don’t want to have friendships of people who are not going to reciprocate. like I do love her and wish her well of no hate against her but I’m kind of at the point where I don’t want her in my life.

I am white, my husband is black and we have two wonderful and young daughters. We currently live in an area that is very diverse, with many mixed race families. We chose this area because our hope was to raise our girls in an area where their mixed race was not something that set them apart, that they would see families that look like ours as normal, not an exception. We are considering moving to another part of the country where it is less diverse to be closer to family. By less diverse, it’s more like we are moving from an area that is nearly perfect for diversity to a place that is still diverse racially, but significantly less black people.
We are torn in what to do. If we stay, we have less support and will be far from family, but where we live would provide our daughters with a racially diverse environment. If we move, they would have (ideally) closer relationships with grandparents and family and a larger family support system, but again a less diverse neighborhood, meaning mostly white and Hispanic, very few black people.
I am again white, and while my husband is on board for moving, I just really want to make sure we are considering all the pros and cons and how it will impact our daughters. Their experience as mixed race children in the US will already present its own issues and I’m unsure if I want to move them in this beautiful bubble of diversity we currently are in or if it’s just naive since it’s not like the rest of the world they will have to live in regardless when they are older.
I would love to hear some insight from either parents in similar situations or from those who are mixed race.

I will be flying from Sydney to Gold Coast and would like to buy a gift but realised I have no time to get to the shops before my flight on Wednesday night. Flight is at 7pm are there many shops in the domestic part of the terminal and what time do they close? Ideally a shop suitable for something for a toddlers present, cheers!

I’m fortunate to have an office right now. I have equipment for my own small businesses that I’m considering renting out but I’d like to help out those who need it most and maybe find and link up some people with like interests and complementing needs to look out for and help each other.
I’m not sure exactly what would be wanted/ needed. Or what the arrangement would be exactly. I’m open to suggestions. Per my lease I have to be here the entire time a guest is present, basic cleanliness standards and reasonable and respectful noise rules are really the only restrictions.
I have a laser printer, laptop with Adobe suit, Cricut Maker, hat press, heat press, mini press, button maker, sewing supplies, needle point supplies, screen printing supplies, painting supplies, leather making supplies, beading supplies jewelry making supplies.
Tools including, drills, rotary tool, hand tools, circular saw, multi-tool, reciprocating saw, sander, router, etc. Some will need to be used at the park or after business hours in the parking lot.
I have and can get the extra attachments as needed to make anything the Cricut Maker 3 is capable of. I have vinyl, t-shirt making vinyl, sticker paper, laminate, color card stock, paper of different weight, etc.
I can offer some things at the clearance prices I pay for them and you can bring your own. We can also discuss your needs and to be able to put an order in together to make is cheaper at a bulk rate or such.
I’m also looking for a graphic designer to make a few graphics for me. Cannabis friendly artists please link your portfolios. You do not have to be local.
I also work in Neurofeedback and will need a new trainer soon. I’m looking to meet any nurses that may want to be on call for in home appointments. I’m looking for good heads. Those clients are a little high maintenance, think wealthy and neurodivergent. Uniform is scrubs with branded logo (I can put it on any type you like or a branded t-shirt and black joggers)
I’d also like to see how a group could shop collectively in bulk to save money and allow for higher cost things to be divided to allow a treat but at a lower price. For example use my Costco card buy the pre discussed list and then buy individually at the bulk price.
For anyone interested I’d like to find divers who can trade and sell me their scores. It’s sometimes impossible to save so much food from going to waste. I’m happy to buy/ trade direct from divers and divide as needs as well, open to ideas and suggestions. Ooo Maybe using the park grills to cook it all and serve to who shows up. We can charge a dollar to those who don’t contribute so those funds go to what wasn’t covered by diving and such. Time could be a little restrictive because of work schedules but I have kids (fiancés who live with her) who love to be at the park for hours and if anyone messages an “order” I can have a plate for them to pick up from me or someone closer to them after their shift.
I also have a gym membership that I can get guests in with. As long as you can be respectful and clean up after yourself appropriately we can meet there so you can get access to a shower and even work out. Bonus if you can motivate me to do some lifting and stretching lol I only go once or twice a week so maybe a few bucks a shower as well to make my time worth it. Let me know if that doesn’t sound fair and what does.
I’d like to meet at a park a few times before making any choices and arrangements. I’m thinking of BBQing at a park. Food on me and anything anyone would like to contribute. A chance to get to know each other in an informal way so everyone is more at ease and comfortable.
A little about me, I’m in my early 30s, grew up on a ranch in SoCal, said goodbye to my abusive parents and have been enjoying my sinful lesbian life style since/s My long term goal is to buy a ranch and set up a commune to do all of this and more to help people. Then teach those who are intreated to buy and run their own, creating a network of ranches and farms all over for houseless, vagabonds, car dwellers and travelers to take a break, make some repairs, and find some community.
I’m not the type to be fucked with. I will have no problem or second thought defending what is mine. I’m not an easy target so if you needed to read this move on to your next victim. I’m not them. The building has 24 hour security. I’m an easily well liked person. I’m friends with all and have their numbers. They will know when anyone is scheduled to be here and text and call to check in.
If you’re interested comment your ideas or intended use of space and a little about you. Please include, sex, age, job history, where you’re originally from, interests, etc. And answer the question, what are you proud of doing? There’s at least one thing even if it was brushing your teeth this morning or something from when you were a kid. I wanna hear about it. I won’t be responding to any messages. Comments only right now.
Stay safe out there 🤙🏻

The maternal goddess of one of my civilizations is generically called The Mother. As you can imagine, she represents all life- but also death, because for there to be death there must also be life, and vice versa. Her dominion includes all organic matter, and wherever life thrives- the earth, the plants both green and rotten, the maggots and fungi, creatures of flesh and bone.
Before Her, there was only The Grandfather- whose domain is a world devoid of both life and death, aka oblivion. Mortals seek him in a burning fire, in the deepest caverns of the earth where the Mother's touch has cooled, in the silent fall of snow, or the night sky- but most often in the pitch-black depths of the ocean.
The Mother presents with a deafening thunder of voices, the Grandfather is a heavy, silent presence. I'm trying to think of other titles to refer to them by, so that there can be some variety. For the Grandfather I've considered The Silent/Eternal/Cold One but they all sound incredibly generic and my brain isn't working! Any brainstorming would be appreciated, thanks in advance!