SnailShells

So, I've got two cards in mind; one to churn, one to keep:

1. Sapphire Preferred
2. Autograph

I'm happy with my current stack, but I like the Autograph having category coverage on gas and broad travel with no AF. That's probably a keeper for me. However, the SUB is kinda puny, and I have car maintenance in May for about $1,000 and about $1,000 in travel expenses reimbursed through work that'll be coming up in early June, so I really want to get some value out of those charges.

That's where I'm thinking I open the CSP, churn the SUB, then downgrade in a year to a Freedom. I can get plenty of use out of Southwest and Hyatt. That would put me at 5/24 for the next year, though, which is

Currently just have one card that I've been using for all my purchases without giving too much thought towards optimization, but now I'm looking to maybe move up to multiple cards with a bit more of a focus on making sure I maximize rewards towards my high-spending categories. Recommendations appreciated.

• Current cards: (list cards, limits, opening date)
  • USBANK Cash+ ($12,500 CL, 12/19/17)
• FICO Score: 778 (TransUnion)
• Oldest account age: 7 years 5 months
• Chase 5/24 status: 0/24
• Income: $50,000
• Average monthly spend and categories:
  • dining: $400 (trying to bring that down a little bit in the future)
  • groceries: $500 (I usually pay for my par

Heyo, it is finally that time when I have to retire my current PC (which was built with the help of all you lovely people 7 years ago), it's showing its age and starting to get a bit unreliable when working on important stuff. I'd love to get some opinions from this subreddit again, since the last build worked great and I don't know shit about putting together a parts list for a computer!

What will you be doing with this PC? Be as specific as possible, and include specific games or programs you will be using.

My requirements are pretty midrange. I play League of Legends casually, so I would like to be able to run that game at max settings and I play some Football Manager, so a co

Syrup

Trying to make a rich simple syrup and the result keeps coming out with those cloudy streaks. Am I screwing something up or is it just the sugar not fully dissolving? I'm doing two parts sugar to 1 part water over gentle heat stirring occasionally.

Update: Third time seems to be the charm! Thoroughly cleaned the pan, gave the mixture a little more heat and more time until I saw tiny bubbles, and the result looks much better!

Whew. I was about to lose my shit after that 2-1.

We didn't deserve to win that game after that disastrous second half. Bremen were basically doing whatever they wanted, and we're honestly lucky they didn't score more. I wish I would have seen more of an urge to hit them on the counter, but we really just seemed to hoof it out to Toprak and then settle back and wait for them to attack again.

Weak, pathetic second half. If we come out like that to protect leads then we'll always be at risk to concede equalizers.

We struggle on.

Edit: ooo I didn't realize we have a post match bot now? In the future I'm down with switching discussion over to its threads if that's easier for everyone :)

Me trying to be positive: we did look more interested in putting up a fight today than usual. It all kinda fell apart after a little while, but that's whatever. We were never going to win this game.

If we can pick up 1 point from the next two fixtures I'll call it a success. Whoops, didn't realize we had Bremen before Leipzig. We might be able to get something out of that match.

Also, is our pitch the worst in the Bundesliga?

Kill me. Fuck this. We're dead.

Ah well, in all honesty the scoreline could have been far worse.

It would have been a lot to hope for to get a point or more out of this game, we're still just not there in terms of quality. Köln is the big one, that has to be 3 points.

We struggle on.

*inhales*

HHHHHOOOOOOPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEE

What a way to finally break the streak. Hoppe and Harit were absolutely wonderful, but I also want to credit that clean sheet and defensive spirit! So many blocks, great saves from Fahrmann, and some real defensive solidity to build around! I'm liking Becker in the defense, and Kola is already showing he can inject some backbone into that defensive line.

And Hoppe - I am so happy for him. Those were tidy finishes, and while he at times early in the game seemed to be lacking confidence, his composure to put away his hat trick was exemplary.

It's still early days under Gross, but I am liking the 442 and the kind of football we're playing.

New year, same shit.

To be fair, in the first half hour or so there were moments where we actually looked like we were playing football. There was some nice interplay around the box, little passes and touches to open up space, and a couple nice long diagonal balls to switch up play. I'm hoping that's down to Gross forging some identity and chemistry in the players, and that maybe there will be something to build on there.

Then they scored and the wheels came off as always.

Kola coming in should help, but we need more. And our defense has gotten pathetic, which was something I had hoped we could rely on to help keep us in games.

As it stands, we still look by far and away the worst te

I'll take it.

Maybe we get lucky with the draw and squeak through another few rounds of the cup. More games to try and build some kind of team identity never hurts. And a win can only help the team's confidence.

😂🔫

Not even Huub can save us now.