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Looking for a spider-man ticket for tonight, preferably for a showing that starts before midnight.
Forever Now may be an intentional nod to the loose architecture of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. For its reputation as the definitive concept album, Pepper barely qualifies. Only the opening tracks and the reprise engage the concept, everything in between roams free. What binds the record is the sequencing and cover art, and John and Paul admitted as much by the time it was released. Forever Now is built similarly, with the concept carried by the first and last songs. Given that Switchfoot named the Beatles their biggest influence in their recent NYC sidewalk interview, the structural echo seems less like a coincidence and more like a deliberate mirror.
I didn't even know this could happen. What the fuck? Why can't they just cut to first in the queue or something? My disappointment is immeasurable and my day ruined.
1200 has been a huge number in my head for such a long time. It’s crazy to me that it’s my rating now, and feels “normal” already.
The biggest shift for me happened when I started playing 15 | 10 instead of 10 minute and making notes of my thoughts for every move (and what other 3-4 moves I was considering in the position). After the game I would compare my notes with Lichess analysis to see why certain moves were better than others (and why some moves were just terrible). After playing only 15 | 10 for a week or so I switched back to 10 minute and continued to see results.
Using this method has skyrocketed my rating. I’m at the top of my game with 73% WR as white (Queen’s gambit) and 55
❌UCK FICHIGAN 😤😤 RYAN DAY REDE❌PTION ARC 🏆🏆 REVENGE FLAG PLANT 🎯🎯 70 POINTS IN THE AIR ✈️✈️



![[Me] Digging my own grave](https://i.redd.it/lt8mw53ek1fg1.jpeg)
