FerventAbsolution

I (32M) am a pretty gentle guy and I find women who don't shave their armpits/legs/et cetera really attractive, I love the confidence and how womanly it makes them seem, and I was thinking about specifying this in my bio. But because I'm a guy, I'm really struggling to get a good read on how it comes across. Is it a creepy thing to say? I want to convey a sense of supportiveness about it, but I really don't want to shoot myself in the foot and risk being off putting. Does it come off as too much or sound too kinky/fetishy? Please help!

Hi folks. I'm a decently experienced meditator, and I've been wanting to go on a vipassana 10 day retreat for some time now, but won't have the chance to dedicate that length of time until the new year. However I'm going to house sit for my brother for 4 days while he is out of town and was thinking about making a small meditation retreat out of it to try to do a test drive to see if I have what it takes to "survive" a real dedicated vipassana experience. My only thing is, I've never been to one! So I don't know if I should just wing it or try to make a structured plan out of it. Does anyone have any suggestions for how to homebrew a retreat, or any personal experiences they found helpful wh

First time reader, I just finished Toll the Hounds, and while I am loving the series overall and I enjoyed most of this book, I felt like the ending really fell flat for me and I'm not sure if I just missed something or it's RAFO and just kind of wanted to get my feelings out on it. I don't mind how Steven Erikson doesn't hold my hand and trusts me as a reader, but sometimes it feels like he goes too far with it and consequently I just don't understand why I should even care. To be precise, my main gripe is really the Dragnipur sequence which is the focal point of ToH. I enjoy the premise of Dragnipur, and loved a lot of the character developments are interactions here with Anomander, Hood,

I recently got an OK gaming laptop that can handle running games and I'm playing catch-up with the gaming world since I've been out of the loop for awhile now. I know it's a weird combination of 3 "genres" I listed but I trust y'alls judgment! Games that I've really loved so far: stardew valley, enter the gungeon, undertale, haven't played Hollow Knight yet but it's downloaded, older games I love are knights of the old republic, psychonauts, Zelda games, paper Mario, baldur's gate 1+2, I'm not super keen on shooters unless it's unique and interesting like Borderlands. Thinking about the Witcher games but curious what else is out there. Thanks!

When Vasher breaks into Mercystar's temple, he makes an effort to knock out but not to kill anyone as he enters the palace grounds and later the underground tunnels. When Lightsong investigates at a later chapter, he says that a priest saw a second man wearing black following the first intruder, and that this second man killed some servants following the first burglar. Lightsong also notes that he can tell the priest is lying but can't confirm about what. What exactly is going on? Was there a second person wearing black tailing Vasher (Denth? Someone else?) or was that a lie told by the priest, and in that case, why was he lying and who actually killed the servants?

Thanks y'all!

I've listened to a ton of DND podcasts and played a few one shots but never DMed before and I'm about to start a single player "duet" with a friend whose also new. I have some wonderful ideas for a great Homebrew world but I'm just nervous that if he rolls badly or I roll too well ever that I might kill him and end the campaign since it's only him. Especially if he wants to play a caster or some other squishy class that can't take damage. I was going to give him companions like a golem or something that will help absorb damage in combat but not steal his thunder RP and puzzle wise, but that alone isn't enough. Could I just straight up double his HP? Give him ridiculous starting stats (any su

I finished a few weeks ago and have been reflecting over the series for a bit before posting. I have some points of discussion and I'm curious about other opinions. Also there's no need to post the "oh, so you finished and wanna know what comes next?!" with links copypasta, thanks though! Here are some more open-end questions and thoughts to throw out there:

1. Sanderson did an amazing job taking an insanely large and detailed story and finishing it with all of Jordan's fragmented notes. Truly impressive, and I can't read to dive into more of his books. I can't help but wonder what Jordan would have done differently though. Say, for example, the Three Oaths. The Wondergirls while pursuing t

I don't know a single person who has read these books, but I'm feeling so jazzed up on adrenaline from finishing book 9 that I felt the need to share some praises (and minor criticisms) and general thoughts with you all.

• Immediately, I have to address Nynaeve. I seriously hated her so fiercely for the longest time, but she's tied for my favorite character now (shared with Mat). Reddit, you were right, everybody comes around on her eventually. Everything you said about her is true. It finally kind of clicked when I realized that nearly every Aes Sedai ridicules, tries to out-maneuver and do generally possessive or dodgy shit with Rand, but she legit has had his back since page one. She's a

Badge not accurate. I was going strong for about a month and then I decided I wanted a soda so I bought some generic cola and would drink a cold one after working in the sun outside all day. Then I gradually started having multiple ones, and it kinda snowballed into drinking booze again. It feels like I was doing really great until I introduced carbonated sugary beverages into my routine and then my brain flipped a switch again and the cravings came hard. While I definitely think the carbonated beverage aspect of it was playing a role, I'm amazed by how much my brain kind of associated sugar and alcohol together. Is there a connnection between the two for people like us? Do soda, sugar and s

Quick storytime. Last year I had the flu pretty bad and was bedridden for a couple days. Because my room was warm I kept a 5 gallon batch of continuous brew in there, and when I ran out of water I just starting drinking a ton of kombucha to keep hydrated in my flu ridden delirium. I couldn't taste it very well since I was so congested, but after I recovered from the sickness and my sinuses cleared up, the taste of kombucha was vile to me. Not just kombucha actually, any sort of vinegar (balsamic, apple cider, even things with trace amounts like worcestershire sauce and some BBQ sauces) it was completely disgusting and I was pretty devastated that something I loved so much was no longer somet

Hey folks, newer player here. I'm currently living and traveling in a foreign country and fate has gifted me a banjo to learn. I'm interested in going to a teacher when I return to the US, but in the meantime I'm looking for some online guidance. The problem is that my reception is pretty limited and I don't have a lot of data at my fingertips. I need something I can download videos and tabs when I have WiFi and practice them later. Youtube is great and all, but I'm looking for something more. A lot of the YouTubers advertise paid subscriptions and that sounds like something I'm interested in, but I'd like to ask here first: does anyone have some recommendations for good online subscriptions