I like making little hot pocket like sandwiches with my Nordicware Halloween skull and grave stone mini cake pans. They're great for work lunches. I've been using premade pizza dough, the kind in the tube that gives you a heart attack when you open it. That dough is a little tough though, and it seems to get way too puffy so I end up with giant balls of bread with only a lil bit of filling. I'm gonna try crescent roll dough in the heart attack tube next because I don't have time between shopping at this exact moment and when people will respond. But if you have any ideas that would work better, I'm happy to hear it! Thank you 💜

Context: Your mother sets up a meeting with your new Dragon girlfriend. The two bond and talk over some tea. shenanigans ensue.
Tags: [F4F] [Wholesome] [Reverse comfort] [Hugging]
Usage: You may tweak or record this script.
Monetization: All forms of monetization are OK with me! YouTube, Patreon, etc. I would appreciate being able to listen to the recording, if possible. Let me know if you have any questions. Thank you!
Note: I might mess up with the brackets on witch point of view it's suppose to be, in my defense; this was written when I had one of my insomniac spells. If I can, I'll adjust the mistakes.
[Scene opens up at a little tea shop]
***
[SFX: Door opening and bell ringing]
[The owner greets cyndir]
"Oh, right. I'm suppose to say something...um, I am here for a party of two?"
[The owner looks at the reservation book and askes for her name]
"It would be under Cyndir. The other party is-"
[The owner interrupts and say that they see her name her]
"Oh, um...wonderful. So, I guess you lead the way?"
[She nods and leads her to a table]
[SFX: Footsteps]
"*Inner monologue* Man, for such a tiny place, it sure seems very fancy. I mean, why even meet here?"
[She leads her to the table in question]
"Oh...thank you."
[SFX: Chair moving]
"Now, let's see what they got on this menu."
[She looks over the menu]
"*Inner monologue* Okay, we got some desserts, classic. For food we got...we got...Wait a minute, There's only Scones and cucumber sandwiches. Darn it, I'm in a tea shop."
[SFX: Head slamming on the table]
"*Moan* Why did she have to set a meeting place at such a lame location?"
[She lifts up her head]
"Okay cyndir, just relax. You can always eat later."
[SFX: Stomach growling]
"Shut it you!"
[Pause]
"Okay, I'll just try to enjoy my time with her then get back to the base for a nice...juicy...piece of meat."
[She starts to droll a little]
"Pull yourself together Cyndir. Just make a first impression then be on your way."
[SFX: Finger tapping on table]
"*Fidgeting* What's taking her so long. I mean, I have heard of being fashionably late. But this is ridiculous."
[Pause]
"Maybe I'm the one who a little too early..."
[She comes in and sits down]
"Oh, Um...I...I...It's nice to meet you. You must be the Vice Captain's mother."
[She looks at you but doesn't speak]
"*Inner monologue* Man, and I thought my mom was intimidating. I can just feel her staring daggers at me."
[Cyndir clears her trout]
"Anyways, I think we got off on the wrong foot. Let's start over shall we. My name is Cyndir and I-"
[She mentions that your her son's pupil]
"Why, yes. I am a trainee, or in your description a pupil of the Vice Captain. It may seem like there was a little miscommunication between the two of us."
[She mentions the misunderstanding specifically]
"Yeah, well. In my defense you do look young enough to be his girlfriend."
[She mentions her age]
"Woah! That's even older than my mom."
[She raises an eyebrow]
"Um...sorry. It's just...you got to admit. I'm probably not the first one who made this mistake before."
[She sighs as she agrees with you]
"I'm glad I'm not the only one who made that mistake at least."
[Pause]
"So anyways, is there any reason you decided to meet at this kind of place?"
[You ask what does she mean?]
"Well for starters, a tea shop? Really? I mean, don't get me wrong; I like a good cup of tea as much as the next girl...but doesn't this place seem a little too girly?"
[You facepalms]
"What? I mean, yeah. I can be a bit of a tomboy, but even I can admit that this place reeks girly. I mean, look at this. What even is this?"
[You say it's a doily]
"Doily? What does it even do?"
[You try to hold your composure.]
"Since I feel like were getting off topic, I figure just address the elephant in the room. I'm not sure what your son described our relationship is specifically. So, I'll do it for him."
[She raises an eyebrow]
"I mean, you probably heard about your son's previous girlfriend. Less said about her the better."
[She says she knows]
"Well, that's at least a little of a relief. Anyways, I want you to know that he has been nothing short of a gentleman whenever were around together."
[Pause]
"Okay, so I may of tried to be more flirtatious around him. Seeing him blush like that, it just makes my heart flutter."
[She raises an eyebrow]
"*Looking down* Truth be told. He...he was the only one who believed in me."
[She asks cyndir to elaborate]
"Well, for starters; I was the youngest of six in my family. Kind of picking on the youngest was a staple in my home. He however, didn't view me as weak. He only fought with me when he felt like I would be a threat to the people he serves."
[She mentions the first time you two met]
"Okay, so I was the one who started the initial fight. I still didn't understand why he laughed at the face of a dragon."
[She mentioned the captain]
"Wait, what about the captain?"
[She mentions how he was one of the demon lord generals]
"Woah. You mean the Demon lord?! The same one who has been causing chaos around the land? That demon lord? The captain was one of the generals?!"
[She nods]
"Welp, I guess that explains why he wasn't phased by a dragon. When a general of the demon army is your boss; everything else seems like a cakewalk."
[She asked if she is up for a little training]
"Training? With you? Forgive my rudeness, but aren't you a little too old to be training?"
[The room went silent]
"Uh, did I say something I shouldn't have?"
[Everyone around the tea shop is staring at her in utter shock]
"Um...why is everyone here looking at me as if they seen a ghost?"
[She asks cyndir politely to step outside]
"Uh-oh. I know where this is going? *Sigh* Fine, I'll humor you."
[The two of you step outside]
[SFX: Door opening and closing]
"Look, I'm sorry if I have offended-"
[She askes her to choose a weapon]
"Really? You want me to...ok then."
[SFX: Sword sound]
"Let's try this out."
[She grabs a bow and a single arrow]
"A bow and arrow huh? I've been around too many weird people to misjudge your choice of weapon. What's the catch?"
[She explains the catch]
"So, your wiling for me to escape, and if I escape or block the arrow; your forgive my little faux pas. Do I dare ask what happens if I fail?"
[Pause]
"This won't kill me at least, right?"
[She nods]
"Okay then. Prepare yourself."
[She says you should run]
"Run? Why should I run? I'm a-"
[SFX: Swooshing sound]
[A test arrow narrowly misses cynidir. A warning of what's to come]
"All right, I'm going."
[SFX: Transforming]
"For the record though, I'm only running just to humor you for the time being."
[She flies away]
"*Inner monologue* I should be prepared, there's no knowing when and if she'll attack me. Lucky for me, I'm really high up right now."
[She fires her shot]
"I just need to prepare myself for when she does attack."
[Cyndir gets hit by the arrow, unknown to her]
"I just need to keep flying away...It shouldn't be too hard to get away from-why's my body feeling heavy? Why am I dropping in altitude? Why can't I feel my wings? What's happening? I...I feel so numb right now."
[She starts to fall to the ground]
"I got...to cushion the blow...or else...I'll really be in...trouble."
[SFX: Slamming the ground]
"Ugh. My...body. It feels like it weighs a ton. What did she do to me?"
[She says what she did]
"Is...is this permanent?"
[She shakes her head]
"Well, at least I go that going for me."
[She says what she requires of cyndir]
"Huh? So, if I can get up and face you...before this wears off, you'll accept me as his girlfriend?"
[She nods]
"Well, if that's the case..."
[Cyndir struggles a little]
"*Inner monologue* I got to face her, if I don't then all that training would be for nothing. The Captain's training, the vice-captain. I can not-no, I will not let them down."
[Cyndir struggles to lift up the blade but barely lifts it up to the vice captain's mother]
"Draw...your...weapon."
[She smirks]
"I said; Draw...Your...weapon."
[She knocks the sword from Cyndir's hand all while smiling]
"Does...does this mean you won't accept me as your son's-"
[She embraces cyndir and hugs her tightly]
"Woah. Didn't see that coming."
[She hugs cynidr and tell her she has her blessing]
"Wait, does this mean that..."
[She nods as cyndir starts to tear up]
"I...um...*Clears throat* I'll be sure to relay the message to your son."
[She carries cyindir back to the tea shop]
"Oh, you...your pretty strong huh? I mean, I think it's starting to wear off, so I think I can walk on my-"
[SFX: bone cracking]
"...maybe not. I take it that what the arrow was full with also numbed my nerve system too."
[She askes why]
"Well, because I can feel all the pain coming back."
[You can hear her moan in agony over her hand]
"Could...could I use you as a crutch on the way back."
[She nods]
"Thanks, I'll repay your kindness somehow."
[Cyndir whimpers away as it fades to black]
[To be continued...?]
Side note: I'll be sure to adjust a few things later...in the meantime, I will be taking a little break on cyndir the Dragon girl. (Not forever, I assure you) It will make sense later when I write another scripts for her. In the meantime, enjoy her previous scripts.
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5
Part 6 (Royal)
Part 7 (Captain)
Part 7.5
Part 8
Part 9
Part 10 (Cyndir's Mom)
Part 11
Part 12
Part 13
And this is part 14, I realize I made a mistake copying some of the parts. I'll be sure to fix the other's later. This list for the links however is correct. Have a lovely day/night.

Let's jet set off to Paris, mes petits choux! Fortunately for Paige but unfortunately for all of you, my healthcare coverage is really doing the most, by which I mean doing the least, and a lot of my snarky energy after work had to go into fighting with them to cover the same prescriptions they've been covering for the past over a decade, hooray for America. And then Paige topped this off by really putting out a half-assed turd sandwich of a vlog where 80% of it is her laying foundation on top of bronzer on top of foundation on top of bronzer. But for you, my little cabbages, I will do my best to recap any relevant points.
As always, here's the vlog Bingo card for playing along at home. I add stuff to it every week as new trends emerge, your prize for winning is... something I haven't figured out yet. By doing everyone's birth charts I learned there's a ton of Virgo energy in this subreddit, though, so astrologically speaking you should all be satisfied with a virtual shoulder pat and being told you did a good job and you're the smartest person I've ever met.
​

• We open on Paige "typewriting" on screen that she went to Paris for 48 hours to see her boyfriend play tennis and here's how it went, which I don't think she intended to but inadvertently gives off the sense that we're about to enter into footage of a hostage negotiation? It's almost like if you don't consume art and instead magpie various aesthetic details and cobble them together, you ignorantly imply a lot of things you don't mean to imply, but what do I know!
• The first four minutes of this vlog are unspeakably boring. I can try to make them interesting for you, but what's the point? Paige opens up a brand new notebook and writes PARIS in it with a Sharpie. It's intially unclear why she does this, but then it becomes abundantly clear as this goes on that it's because Paige thought she'd be there way longer and didn't bother getting much or really any footage of anything, and now is desperately trying to pad this sucker out so she can get a midroll ad. It's a bunch of out of focus nonsense. Here's the only things that happen that are of any note:
  • One of her giant checked suitcases when she packs is just labelled "work". I'm now entertaining wild speculations about what could take up an entire checked bag that she just had to bring to Paris under the assumption that she'd be there longer than 48 hours. My personal bet is that it's half denim samples, half reams of paper that she had Amanda print out with random graphs or pictures of generic clothing pieces and the text under it just reads "BUSINESS BUSINESS BUSINESS"
  • When she gets to Paris Tommy comes downstairs wearing a green t-shirt. Later we see Paige wearing the same shirt but she dresses it up with a black bow in her hair. It looks dumb.
  • Paige says hi to us from the bathroom mirror wearing a face mask after moisturizing her whole body because the airplane left her soooo dry. This is only notable because she claims she's going to rest for a bit by "reading some of her book" (we get it, Paige, you read my recaps, but I still don't believe you read anything besides that) before she unpacks, and also because she can't actually get the sentence out so it cuts every two words, and because it's handheld footage it's not steady, which means you kind of get this weird, jostly experience watching her try to form a sentence.
  • Paige and Tommy go to the great shopping mecca that is Paris and appear to go to Kith and Sephora
  • The food they eat does actually look pretty good
  • The time breakdown of this is two minutes on the plane, two minutes in Paris, and then we get into the bulk of the video
• Getting ready time! Okay here's where it gets mildly more interesting, and by interesting I mean there's more to discuss besides half-assed B-roll. Before we start I should make clear, we're about to embark on a getting ready that is 15 minutes of a 20 minute video, and in this time the end result will be Paige looking almost identical to how she looks at the start of it. This detail stuck in my brain because I put this on for a first watch-through this morning while I was getting ready for work and putting on my own makeup. At first I was convinced she had done her makeup beforehand and was just mimicking putting it on because she was too vain to be seen without makeup, but re-watching it now that I'm home I don't think that's the case. I think she's had a lot of work done to make it look like she's always wearing makeup (semi-permanent makeup procedures, eyelash extensions, etc) and then genuinely spends a long time caking layers upon layers upon layers to look exactly the same. Which honestly makes me kind of sad. But I suppose Paige is contractually obliged to have at least one unwitting self-own she stumbles into every vlog where the curtain is pulled back and we gaze upon the vast chasm of insecurity inside her that comes from her being just aware enough to know that she knows nothing about what she's talking about at any given time and if she stopped being pretty to look at more people might point that out.
  • Paige is really tan, you guys, and she feels like makeup doesn't work as well on her skin when she is. This is probably because not once in this entire routine does she PUT ON SUNSCREEN (even though she says prepping your skin before sitting in the sun all day is super important), like not even a BB cream with sunscreen in it. I have no hope of reaching Paige but girlypops! Wear! Your! Sunscreen! Get a spray tan if you want later, but skin cancer is real and not fun and even if you avoid skin cancer, being out in the sun like that makes you look like a leather raisin by middle age. Like she's sitting on a clay court? What are we doing here.
  • If you were wondering if this is in fact a very long undisclosed ad roll, sure is
  • Ah, one of the serums is so good, she actually got it while on a skiing trip. you know, because she's a skier.
  • The reason Paige didn't come to Tommy's first match is because she had "a lot going on at home". Really essential stuff like paying other people to install a pre-built shed for her, buying a second horse, eating unwashed vegetables - important stuff.
    • Oh my apologies she had a denim sample to approve. Not just any denim sample, a WHOLE denim sample, and that is what was in her "work" suitcase. Because idk international mail doesn't work? I mean I sound like I'm advocating she follow Tommy around and I actually think it's better that she doesn't, but also I'd rather she said "I missed Tommy's first match because it was really important to me to spend time seeing friends and family and recharging and resting" instead of pretending she was soooo busy being a Serious Business Girl. Like just be honest that following a man around isn't exhausting and boring and I wouldn't care.
  • I will give it to Paige, she does admit her contour routine with like a dozen products is over the top, and if she left it at that it'd just be that she enjoys the ritual of that and it's fine, but she's like "I swear guys it's so good it makes such a difference" and that is where I draw the line. Contouring is the greatest scam the Kardashians have ever pulled and I do not trust anyone who says otherwise. Like we all did that exercise in middle school art class where we had to shade in shapes different ways, and it didn't ever change the shape, it just made it look like the light was coming from different directions. Paige says this is because contour "adds light and dimension and makes your skin look more healthy" but you know what else does that? Hydrating, wearing sunscreen, and NOT PUTTING ON FIFTEEN DIFFERENT TYPES OF FOUNDATION AND BRONZER. The same concept of "you can change where the light hits but not how the shape looks" that applies to drawing an egg applies to makeup - contouring does absolutely nothing unless you're a drag queen and also you're Trixie Mattel (hallowed be her name AND her commitment to producing really quality orange blushes. If you have warm-toned skin at all, use bronze, peach, and orange blushes this summer and thank me later).
    • Also Paige clearly has not been paying attention because contouring looks and this cakey, Meredith Duxbury, early aughts Beauty YouTuber look is very much not the vibe? The hot thing right now is really natural, light, dewy stuff a la Rare Beauty or Glossier, and it's heavily inspired by K-Beauty and C-Beauty looks. Even I know this and my makeup looks better on me than Paige's does and it's not even my job to wear makeup or know about this stuff! No one's paying me to do this! Maybe they should be, I guess! (It shouldn't be, I'm very good at doing my face and my face only.)
    • Honestly it looks a lot of the time here like Paige is putting mud on her face, and everything she shows and applies to her face is mud-colored, and it's just dingier and dingier and she would look so much better if instead of all of this she just did a nice warm terra cotta sort of blush and some highlighter. My kingdom for something to bring actual warmth or color to her face and not just look like she's smearing sparkly dishwater on herself.
  • Paige blathers more about travelling and authenticity and how she travels a lot but also doesn't travel that much? I don't know it's all so meandering and nonsensical and I give up. The tl;dr is what I said before: she's a homebody who hates travel but knows if she just did the things that made her happy and let herself be boring, people would stop watching her, so she's trying to straddle an impossible line and since she can't admit that's what's happening, her explanations get increasingly convoluted and her definition of "authenticity" or us "getting it" comes to mean "whatever I like at the time is authentic and if it doesn't work out or backfires on me it's because I was feeling forced to be inauthentic, because I am authentically perfect and always right".
    • See it's because she's NOT A CITY GIRL, it's not that she doesn't like TRAVEL, it's that she doesn't like travelling to CITIES because she's such a COUNTRY GIRL AT HEART, that's why she lives in a FARMHOUSE in CONNECTICUT, which is practically the sticks.
    • "I got some really funny comments about this from you guys, I was actually cracking up" Paige says and then shows us comments of people kissing her ass for no reason, which she probably directly or indirectly paid for telling her how much better her home vlogs are.
  • Paige puts on some MAC setting spray and this is where we get into Peak Paige, she tells us this story about how when she lived in NYC she made friends with a girl who worked at MAC and at first Paige didn't believe that the setting spray did anything but then her friend told her that unlike other setting sprays, the MAC stuff "leaves a layer over your skin that like... helps your makeup combine smoothly, so that's why if you love the MAC Fix Plus more than other setting sprays, it's because it actually has science behind it"
    • I call this Peak Paige because it's something that's so obviously rich with lies while simultaneously very likely being an undisclosed advertisement that you could spend hours unpacking this. Like which part is the lie, that Paige made a friend? Was this "friend" someone she talked to more than once at the MAC store? Why did Paige say "combine" like it had a d in it? What does she mean by "it has science behind it", like, how does Paige think other setting sprays, or for that matter other makeup works? Does Paige think about any of this at all? Does this not make sense because it came as part of an ad read Paige got in her many, many PR packages we've seen her get from MAC? We may never know! It's a mystery lost to the sands of time!
  • There are chunks of glass in Paige's palette because it broke but they're just going to have to ~make it work~ because she's so tough and roll with the punches and quirky like that! I mean she literally made Tommy take her to Sephora in the vlog the day before and it's a totally brown palette which there's no way she couldn't find another of at a Sephora in Paris, but sure Paige.
  • Paige while using the Benefit brow stuff: "I strayed away from this stuff for a second, don't know why, think it's because I get sent so many products" really had to add that in there.
  • Oh thank god she finally added blush and it makes her look a million, trillion times better
  • "Don't worry" says Paige as she applies stuff, "I'm going to leave links to everything I use for you guys". Oh you're going to try to make money off this by using undisclosed affiliate links? You don't say! It was super subtle, the clearly narrated ad copy and pop-ups every time you used a new product didn't give you away at all.
  • I will say this for Paige, the girl does do a good cat eye.
  • Okay this is insane, Paige uses a powder to cover up her roots? What is this, 1776 the musical? ROOT COVER UP POWDER???? I don't color my hair, is this a normal product???? I still say it's giving Founding Father. Powdering roots. Unbelievable. I hate everything about it.
• Paige shows us two dress options, the set she wore and a much more modest, much cuter dress that's essentially an a-line pink polo shirt. I really, really liked the first one on her, but she vetoes it for being too "casual". The second one that's a set, on the other hand, doesn't ook as coherent because it's a three piece and requires a cami underneath the jacket, it looks hot and itchy, and the shorts in that heavy material look ridiculous and don't fit her body well so it's giving diaper. She of course went with the second one.
  • She's wearing it with her new Chanel loafers. They were a gift (she doesn't say from who) and she's obsessed with them, hashtag not a designer girl.
• Anyway Tommy loses and they go out to dinner, the end. On a 1-10 scale with ten being the most, I give it a 2 for actually being a well put together vlog, a 3 in terms of Paige being a privileged unhinged weirdo. She can do better on all fronts.

Hi, I’m a trans man and I’m sorry for intruding on your space. My close friend is a trans woman in central FL and is cut off from HRT. She’s in her 30’s and post-transition, I’m not familiar with MtF surgeries but she doesn’t produce hormones of her own. It’s my understanding that she is to undergo some sort of interview at her doctor’s office with someone from the state to approve continuing her prescriptions. I’m worried that she will be rejected because of a serious mental illness. She is not able to move.
I’m looking for recommended doctors or clinics that do HRT in southern GA (Macon area and south) and perhaps around the Charleston, SC area for her. Bonus points if they are comfortable with the occasional telehealth visit.
I’m hoping to help her get a provider lined up just in case her interview doesn’t go well. So she isn’t completely SOL. I’ve been browsing Google and searching on this sub and there is just so much to parse through and I’m unfamiliar with that part of the country, so if anyone has suggestions or recommendations, I’d really appreciate it and my friend would also.
Stay safe, sisters, and Happy Pride!

In just under two weeks, ARMYs will descend upon Singapore to see SUGA! Help an ARMY out and let them know about safety, how to get around, where to eat, tourist attractions, BTS-related things to do, or anything else that you think someone should know when they visit! (Special thanks to the mods for your input and feedback for this guide!)

BTS' Past Visits

Red Bullet Tour (2014 BTS Live Trilogy Episode II) at the The Star Performing Arts Centre (13 Dec 2014)

• Fancam
• Official photos by Hallyu Singapore
• Official photos of Hi-Five session by Hallyu Singapore. Session was for all Cat 1 VVIP ticket holders ($268), who got a Hi-Five Pass and Concert Poster. The first 100 VVIP ticket holders also got to go up on stage to get a "Dark & Wild" album autographed by BTS.

Music Bank performance (4 Aug 2017) at the Suntec Convention Centre

• Fancam
• Quiz game video
• Outing at the Merlion statue and Singapore flyer: Photos Set 1 Photos Set 2.

Love Yourself World Tour (19 Jan 2019) at the National Stadium
This made history as the first time a K-pop group held a concert at the venue (largest concert venue in the country) and tickets sold out in about 3.5 hours! (45,000 audience)

• Concert review
• Witty notice from the Singapore Police Force abt avoiding ticket scams (it uses the BTS song titles!)
• Bonus: Jimin picked Marina Bay Sands as his special spot in the BTS x Street Galleries collaboration with Google revealed on ARMY Day (July 9) 2022

Concert Venue

Do note that it’s currently the June school holidays too (26 May-26 Jun), so the Sports Hub and surrounding areas may be crowded with many other visitors besides the concert-goers. Please be mindful!

• Singapore Indoor Stadium, right next to the National Stadium (both are part of the Singapore Sports Hub) where BTS performed at their last concert here in 2019. In fact, the Indoor Stadium was then used as the waiting zone for the standing zone ticket-holders.
• Concert guidelines been posted yet (will update here when they are), but here are the general guidelines for events there (links opens a pdf)
• The nearest MRT station is the Stadium station, on the Circle line - here is a train map (with Stadium MRT circled out in light purple). You’ll know when you’ve arrived as the station design is quite unique! Go up the elevator and follow the signage - the path is sheltered.
• You can find Kallang Wave Mall right next to the venue, for a spot of shopping and dining before the concert (opening hrs:10am-10pm daily). There is another smaller mall Leisure Park Kallang located next to the carpark, which houses an ice skating rink, bowling alley and cinema alongside more food options. The open space in front of the MRT station and the two malls is where ARMYs are likely to gather to exchange fan support and stuff
• The nearest hawker centre (i.e the affordable street food) is Old Airport Road Food Centre, one of the oldest and largest hawker centres in the country. It is about 20 mins walk away from the stadium, or you can simply alight at the Mountbatten/Dakota MRT stations (one or two stops away from Stadium MRT station respectively); both are about a 5 mins’ walk away from the food centre. Here is a list of recommendations (unfortunately, not a lot of Halal food stalls here. Let me know if you need those).
• There is also a McDonalds’ & KFC near Mountbatten MRT if you want something more familiar, or potentially try whatever new promo is currently going on at these places.

Sightseeing/Activities

Non-exhaustive list (all prices are in SGD)

• National Gallery Singapore. There is a special Namjooning Tour as part of the Gallery Wellness Festival. Slots are fully booked for the guided tours on 25 & 30 June. You could try the self-guided tours instead, which start on 17 July. Gallery passes for general admission to the permanent galleries (needed to access the tour) cost $20 for non-Singaporeans aged 13-59. Closes early (by 3pm) on some weekends in June and July (see dates on website).
• National Museum Singapore. Has very interactive and engaging exhibits. Highly recommended (I used to be a volunteer docent there for abt a year). Tickets cost from $15 (for access to permanent galleries only)
• Singapore Zoo & adjacent parks (Bird Park, River Wonders, Night Safari). We have one of the best zoos in the world! Single park tickets cost $50. Multi-park options also available. .
• Gardens by the Bay. Pretty gardens with outdoor sections and 2 indoor air-conditioned conservatories - you may have heard of the supertrees that have been featured in the movie "Crazy Rich Asians" and K-drama "Little Women". Provides a welcome respite from the heat. It’s free to visit the outdoor areas, but it’s really worth it to pay for entry to the conservatories. There are various pricing packages, so best to check out the website yourself.
• Singapore Botanical Gardens is our first UNESCO World Heritage site, the first and only tropical botanic garden on the list. Admission is free.
• The Merlion and the Marina Bay area. I personally recommend going at night to see the famed cityscape of Singapore all lit up (the temperature’s cooler too!). Marina Bay Sands Mall has a light and water show every night. There is also the iLight Festival going on now until 25 June with artistic light installations (mix of free and paid attractions). Bonus: Yoongi wore a Merlion Singapore t-shirt in a travel-themed Lotte Xylitol ad!
• You can also ride the Singapore Flyer for an aerial view of our city like the boys did! Admission costs $40.
• Visit our ethnic enclaves, Chinatown, Little India, Kampung Glam and Geylang Serai to see old shophouses, shop for souvenirs and try ethnic food
• One of the fanbases here, BangtanSG, has teased an ARMY event from 11-13 June. Will update when more details are released.
• Sentosa & Universal Studios Singapore theme park - you can access the island via various modes of transport with varying admission fees. Transport within the island is free.
• If you don’t want to think too hard, the best airport in the world for 12 years running is also an attraction in itself! See its dedicated section below for more information.
• Singapore is also located in the centre of Southeast Asia - if you’ve never been in this oft-forgotten region of the world, take the chance to check out our neighbouring countries as well! Malaysia can easily be reached via bus, and Indonesia via ferry.

(Note: You may want to check out Klook for discount tickets/passes)

Dining

Singapore is a food paradise with various cuisines from the local ethnic groups, as well as international ones. For Muslims, there are a lot of Muslim-owned or Halal-certified options around (look for this certificate, or the label “Muslim-owned”), including most of the fast food chains like McDonald’s/KFC/Burger King/Subway.
Carrying some cash with you (~$10 per pax) is a good idea, especially if you’re venturing out to hawker centres; while many places now have an electronic payment system in place, cash is still king in terms of versatility, and anecdotally most stores prefer cash or will charge a credit-card payment surcharge.

Where to eat?

• Most of the malls have a good selection of dining options, ranging from the (relatively affordable) multi-stall foodcourts to fast-food restaurants, cafes, and more upmarket restaurants.
  • It can get crowded during lunchtime (12-2pm) as office workers come out for their break, so try to avoid those hours if possible, or make advance reservations.
  • If you are staying/shopping in Orchard Road, Far East Plaza (level 4 & 5) and Lucky Plaza (multiple levels) have relatively more affordable food options for the area..
  • There’s a myriad of other malls in the suburban areas outside of Orchard to be explored.
• Hawker centres: A “hawker” in Singapore refers to a street food vendor, and in Singapore they’ve been centralised into food centres to create an iconic Singapore dining institution. These places are generally not air-conditioned, but they are the most affordable dining option. If you see an item on a table even if it’s something innocuous like a tissue paper packet or name-card, it means the seat's been reserved (“chop-ed” in the local slang) by people who are off queuing for their food.
  • Look for stalls with the longest lines (the most popular stalls will have long queues all day long), but most stalls should have decent food.
  • Newton Hawker Centre (near Newton MRT station) and Lau Pa Sat (near Telok AyeDowntown/Raffles Place Stations) are probably the most well-known to tourists, but beware of touts and over-charging, especially at Newton.
  • Taking the MRT out to slightly less central areas like Ang Mo Kio, Toa Payoh, Kallang, etc. should bring you to other hawker centres that cater to locals.
• Order in: GrabFood and Foodpanda are the two most popular food delivery apps with extensive coverage all around Singapore. Deliveroo is also available. Just be prepared to pay upwards of $5 delivery fee during peak periods, and the listed online prices are usually higher than in-store. The apps also have pick-up available if you’d simply like to order in advance.
• The ethnic enclaves like Kampung Glam (Malay/Muslim), Chinatown and Little India have a higher concentration of the respective ethnic cuisines, but most places in Singapore have a good mix of different local and international cuisines

What to eat?

Breakfast (These are generally very affordable options that should cost you below $10 per person, particularly if you go to food courts/hawker centres)

• Tea/coffee with kaya toast and half-boiled eggs. Available at most hawker centres (usually at the drink stalls), and chains like Ya Kun Kaya Toast and Killiney Kopitiam in malls. Order tea/coffee like a local by referring to this guide.
• Among the fast-food chains, KFC offers the more local option of chicken porridge (congee)
• Roti prata, a south-Indian flatbread (also known as paratha in India, or roti canai in Malaysia), available at most hawker centres and Indian coffee-shops
• Nasi lemak, coconut milk-flavoured rice with a variety of side dishes (usual ones: omelette, fried chicken wing/fried fish, fried anchovies).
• Beehoon, rice vermicelli with a range of toppings like fish cake, luncheon meat (spam), chicken wings, veggies etc.
• Chai Tow Kway (“carrot cake” - it’s actually radish cake), Tau Huey (soya bean curd pudding) + Youtiao (chinese fried dough)
• Mee Rebus, a Malay noodle dish with thick & spicy potato-based gravy topped with hard-boiled egg, bean sprouts, fried shallots, tau kwa (fried beancurd) and spring onions

Lunch & dinner

• Chilli crab: I don’t have any personal recommendations, and it could be costly because the crabs are usually charged by weight, which may vary daily. The link gives a run-down of some popular places
• Hainanese chicken rice: Again, no personal recommendations, but you can find this in most foodcourts and hawker centres. You should be able to find one of these for $5 or less.
• Murtabak/Briyani: My favourite is ZamZam Restaurant (est, 1908) at North Bridge Road in the Muslim enclave of Kampung Glam, but there is a whole row of Singapore-Indian restaurants serving a similar menu there
• Everything under the sun :) Google maps & data coverage generally works well in most parts of Singapore, so search & explore! Some sites you can start at include Chope & Burpple.

Snacks

• A must try, it’s sold by any ice cream man you see roaming around with a popup like this
• We have a ton of bubble tea (boba) stores if you’re craving it, you’d probably find a bubble tea store or two within 20mins of walking anywhere. Koi/Gongcha/LiHo are quite standard options, and then there’s others like Playmade/Chichasansen with their own unique points. Here’s a list with 61 of them...
• There’re plenty of 7-11s and convenience stores around, as well as “mama shops” around public residential housing.

Getting Around

Singapore has a great public transport system. It’s really easy & cheap to get around on the MRT (mass rapid transit trains) and buses. Use Google Maps or the City Mapper app to navigate yourself and get route recommendations (the latter also has transport arrival timings and fare estimates. It also works in many cities globally, so is very useful for tourists). Various transport passes are available for tourists, but you can also use your contactless credit cards (Visa and Mastercard) to pay for the fares (no registration required).
In general, using the Circle Line (yellow) or Downtown Line (blue) should get you to most tourist attractions. Orchard Road (main shopping belt) can be accessed via the North South Line (red), between Orchard and Somerset MRT stations. Map for reference, with links to versions in Chinese/Malay/Tamil available for download.
Taxis and ride-hailing cars: We have Grab and Gojek in place of Uber.

• The largest local taxi fleet - the blue Comfort Cabs - also have their own ride-hailing app to compete, although they can also operate via the traditional meter & can be booked via phone call/flagged down as usual. Fares can be paid via cash post-ride or credit card for all these private car options.
• Ride-hailing tends to be very expensive. At peak periods, ride-hailing services could be even more expensive than taxis, but at least you know the price beforehand. All malls have a taxi stand where you can stand in queue and hop on the next available cab. Queues can be long at morning and evening peak periods, so avoid taking cabs then if you can.

General navigation
All signs are in English, and the locals - esp the younger generation - are able to speak English fluently. If you’re really lost, feel free to approach others to ask for help! People are generally friendly and helpful despite initial appearances :)
As a side note: in general, if Google Maps is asking you to circle around a building to get somewhere - don’t. You can cut through most places on the ground floor quite easily, even the residential buildings (unless they’re private properties like condominiums/landed housing). MRT stations are connected to a good number of places via sheltered corridors if they’re nearby enough. Enjoy the aircon & shade instead of walking outside in the heat if you can.

Shopping

• Orchard Road is our main shopping belt, running from Orchard to Somerset MRT stations. You can find many shopping malls there, with collections ranging from upmarket to fast fashion. Check out Design Orchard, a retail space for fashion and lifestyle items by Singapore designers.
• For an old-style emporium experience drop by Mustafa Centre. It used to be open 24 hours but this was disrupted by COVID19 and now it is only open until 2am (best place for late night shopping!). It's not a glitzy mall, but has crowded aisles chock full of all manners of things, including snacks and souvenirs (avoid going on Sundays when it gets super crowded with migrant workers on their day off).
• Already mentioned above are the ethnic enclaves Chinatown, Little India, Kampung Glam and Geylang Serai with smaller standalone shops. Special mention for Haji Lane in the Kampung Glam area, a small street with cute boutiques.
• The many, many other malls scattered across the country - a brief list. For example, Paya Lebar alone (just another station up from Dakota!) is connected to several malls like Paya Lebar Quarter (PLQ), PLQ 2, PL Square, Singpost centre, and a couple more within a 5-mins’ walk (Tanjong Katong Complex, City Plaza, KINEX etc.).

Weathewhat to wear

The weather is especially hot these days (max temp of up to 35 degrees celsius, or 95 Fahrenheit), with possible spurts of heavy rain at certain times of day, so dress light and carry an umbrella (most places do have sheltered walkways between buildings and bus-stops/MRT stations though, so don’t worry too much about getting around in the rain). Mall air-conditioning can be cold, so hv another layer (e.g. cardigan/wrap/scarf) on hand. Remember to hydrate frequently & avoid staying outdoors for too long!

Airport

• Singapore Changi Airport is often voted by travellers as the best airport in the world, with lots of shopping, dining and leisure options in the various terminals. BTS (except Jin who took a different flight) stopped over at Changi Airport on the way to New Zealand for Bon Voyage 4 (airport lounge scenes shown in Episode 1)! While you may not have access to the business class lounge like them, there are various other options to rest and hangout, like the many gardens (some even accessible from the public areas) and even a free 24h cinema (Terminal 3 transit area).
• Jewel Changi Airport which is attached to Terminal 1 is an attraction in itself. It's worth arriving 2-3 hours earlier than your flight check-in time to grab a meal and have a look around Jewel. A particular highlight is to take the skytrain between Terminals 2 and 3, cutting across the centre of Jewel, to get a spectacular view of the indoor waterfall. There is also shopping aplenty (Tip: NTUC Fairprice supermarket in Jewel has a nice selection of food and non-food souvenirs which are pretty affordable).
• There are various transport options for getting to the city from the airport. Public transport like MRT is convenient if you are travelling light, else there is a shuttle service to selected downtown hotels. Taxis and ride-hire cars can be expensive, especially with the airport surcharge.
• Sort of related, Yoongi gave a shout out to our national airlines (Singapore Airlines) for its great seat and amenities in business class in BV4! (He said: let's always fly Singapore Airlines in the future!). The airlines must have taken notice, because they recently announced that they would be adding BTS content like songs, MVs, LY New York concert, and Break The Silence docu in their in-flight entertainment system to commemorate BTS' 10th anniversary. An ARMY also spotted a write-up abt BTS in their in-flight magazine.

We’ve tried to achieve a balance between being succinct and informative, but certainly the above info is not exhaustive. So do feel free to ask in the comments below if the info you need is not here! Fellow SG ARMY, or those familiar with Singapore, feel free to chime in!

Prearranged with u/legolas04

I wasn’t serious about cycling until a few years ago when I started crit racing after moving to Austin, TX. For the uninitiated, the riding scene here is unparalleled. Me and the boys could go head to head with the best crit meatbags in the country and win from the breakaway with 38 mm thicksliccs and flat bars. Just come race cat 5s at the driveway and find out. We’re all putting in 5 hour training weeks and absolutely shredding the bike delivery market.
Anyway, when I first started riding seriously, I wanted to go BIG, but I knew I had to get my nutrition dialed if I was going to go the distance (🤣🤣🤣). My goal was to ride TWO HOURS uninterrupted on the road bike. I know this seems unrealistic, but hear me out: I come from a long line of athletes who have always been a bit…unhinged when it comes to physical activity (🤣🤣🤣). My dad recently ran 10k in 50 minutes, and my mom does Pilates once a week. Trust me when I say it runs in the family.
So in preparation for my race, I consulted my bro who races on the delivery scene with me in Austin. He told me it wasn’t going to be possible without bringing A LOT of food. I was taken aback because I’ve never carried much food with me on the bike, how would I succeed with three sandwiches strapped to my top tube (🤣🤣🤣)? He said, no bro, you carry sugar supplements called GUs, let me show you.
He took me to Mellow Johnny’s and showed me the Gu wall. If youve never been, the Gu wall is a 15 ft x 15 ft wall covered in GU GEAR at Mellow J’s, the only bike shop in Austin that I know of. The reflective packages, shimmering like fishing lures, immediately had me hooked (🤣🤣🤣). I said, wow bro, what’s the right flavor choice for me? He responded, I like the consistency of vanilla kind, it’s kind of like a sweet cream that you just wanna slurp down by the gallon, you know? I like to squirt it on my face sometimes, too. I said, wow really? That’s hardcore, enough said bro. I then bought 60 of the vanilla flavor.
Fast forward two weeks to the day of the race: we’re sitting at the east side Target (our usual pre-ride hangout spot) and I’m insanely nervous. My whole family is there to send me off and they all have signs saying “Go Drew, beat cancer!” (My name is drew and I told them it was for fighting cancer or something). My jersey pockets are loaded to the brim with vanilla gu and I set off, feeling nervous but confident.
Thirty minutes into the race, ive gone 4 miles and my heat rate is JACKED up to 195. I’m pushing big watts and sweating profusely. People on the sidewalks are looking at my Gu-stuffed jersey in awe as it bounces lustily with each pedal stroke. I’ve already had 15 of the 40 GUs I was intending to consume over the course of the ride, but now I’m wondering if I brought enough.
By the time I make it to an hour and forty five minutes, my Gu stash I nearly depleted and I only have 5 left. But as I nervously squeezed one of the few remaining bags into my face hole, something happened. Some of the Gu squirted out onto my bibs and top tube and I was immediately incapacitated by a primal sexual urge. The milky syrup awakened something in me that I didn’t know was there, and my life was forever changed. I had to pull over 4 times after that (🤣🤣🤣) but was eventually able to cumplete the race (6 hours total time) by adhering strictly to my nutrition strategy. When I got back to Target, my family congratulated me on beating cancer (🤣🤣🤣idiots) and my mom gave me a ride to the Corazon where I live.
Six months later and vanilla Gu is 100% of my diet and my preferred lubricant for my chain and other things. Next time you’re in Mellow Johnnys, go over to the Gu wall and pick up 30 or 40 of the vanillas, you won’t be disappointed!!!
See you at the driveway bitches,
Dru (formerly known as Drew)

I feel like a complete failure. Recently lost my dream job and currently struggling to find another job. I'm picky about what jobs I apply for because I'd like to find a job that pays well and also be able to have a life. I know, fucking childish. I've done retail. Fuck retail. They expected too much out of me and wanted me to do the workload of 5 people. I worked at a sandwich shop. It wasn't bad. The only thing that made it hard was the manager was a prick and the other coworkers acted like mean girls. Warehouse jobs suck the soul out of you. I'm never working for a capitalistic pig who's company points you for taking a piss break ever again. My last job was in a greenhouse. I absolutely loved that job, but I got laid off for whatever reason. Said there wasn't enough work to be had which makes zero sense because it's growing season. I just feel so awful. I wish I didn't have to work in order to survive. It's horseshit that we have to live with a ball and chain that the elite put on us. I'm sick of being part of the machine. The never ending rat race. I want to win the lottery and never have to worry about financial problems.

I'm looking for any ideas of how to save money as I'm spending £300-£400 a month on food for 1-2 people (sometimes I stay at my partner's and buy food for him too).
A typical day would be muesli, banana and milk for breakfast; grapes and 15g almonds as a mid-morning snack; chicken salad - chicken breast, lettuce, cucumber, pepper for lunch; yogurt and frozen berries mid-afternoon; something like chilli or stir fry for dinner followed by a fibre one bar or something similar (whatever's on special offer).
I try and buy frozen fruit and veg as much as possible. I also maybe buy a lunch once or twice a week - sushi or a sandwich and maybe have a meal out once a week.
I think part of it is the fresh food, part of it is the quantity and part of it is having to shop at a relatively expensive local shop.
I'm looking for meal ideas, particularly for lunch but I get very bored of soup!

It's the scene where jpc is screaming about how his son died from eating at a sandwich shop and just keeps screaming "No!" every time someone tries to call scene.

Just tried to drop by pop's knife supply in winder, and the shop was dark. Nobody answered the phone, but Google definitely still points to that as their address
5450 Technology Pkwy #700, Braselton, GA 30517

TW for brief mention of suicidal ideation, TL;DR at end.
For the last several years I've been really, really struggling with food. Not in a "controlling food intake to achieve a particular body esthetic" way, but in a "eating is a demand and it requires that I make choices and that gives me paralyzing anxiety" kind of way.
It's been legitimately sending me into the edge of meltdown territory lately, because I'll force myself to eat something and then before I know it I'm hungry again, and then I have to make another choice about what to eat, and then actually prepare it for myself, and then I start thinking about how I will have to do exactly this every day for the rest of my life, and the need to do this will never, ever, ever ever go away, ever. I will never get a break from having to eat food ever in my life. It doesn't even matter how little preparation goes into the food, just the thought of spending five minutes making myself a sandwich is too much when I'm feeling like this. It feels like I'm stuck in a constant hamster wheel that I can't get off of. The thought that I will always need to eat gives me legitimate existential dread. Maybe it sounds stupid but this issue alone is enough to make me want to die sometimes (not like where I'm seriously at risk for hurting myself, but ideation for sure).
It's even starting to affect my relationship with my partner, because I absolutely hate being spoken to about food or asked any questions about food just in general, but especially when I'm not already hungry. Like, it already induces enough panic in me to have to make food-related decisions when I'm actually hungry and there's an urgent need there, I just cannot be thinking about food at any other time. So simple questions like "what would you like me to make for dinner later" and "what would you like me to pick up from the grocery store" send me into a spiral where I just can't talk or make any decisions. And it sucks because he's literally trying to help me with my food issues by taking care of things like cooking or shopping. At the same time, my sensory issues are chaotic and its so hard to predict what I will be able to eat when, so if I don't help him choose what to buy or cook then I will end up with nothing in the house I can force myself to eat and I will have to make all of these decisions myself anyway.
Planning ahead doesn't help either because if I plan, for example, that I will make myself scrambled eggs for dinner, and then dinner time comes around and I either don't feel like eating that or don't feel like prepping it, the plan will go out the window and then I'm back to square 1.
This is making it so hard to imagine a life that isn't crushingly stressful :( I'm literally unemployed right now and meeting my basic survival needs is sending me into spirals of anxiety and despair despite having all the free time in the world and literally no obligations to anyone other than myself.
TL;DR food is a source of paralyzing anxiety due to the demands of making choices and food preparation. Planning ahead or having someone else help me with the choices doesn't help because my sensory issues and energy/motivation levels are entirely unpredictable even to myself, let alone someone else. Meeting my basic needs is overwhelming me to the point of hopelessness, what do I do?

So I thought I would write up something for anyone interested in going to the Spanish GP in the future; those who might never have been to any GP and those that travel solo (as I did this year).
Commute: I went there by train and had a bit of a longer commute due to my stay with a friend in Barcelona falling through last minute.
Getting to the track was easy on all three days and the trains weren’t too full, even on Sunday because everyone got there at different times.
Getting back was somewhat fine on Friday but I would honestly recommend walking to Granollers and taking the train from there (the R11 even skips Montmeló completely).
On Sunday all the trains on that route were running late though, so if you need to get somewhere quickly, I’d walk to Parets de Vallès instead.
Shuttle busses from the train station weren’t actually much quicker and you still had to walk quite a bit. I’m only mentioning this because I don’t think it would be a good option for people who have trouble walking.
The trip was 2,40€ and you had to pay in cash.
The lines were fine on Friday and Saturday but were really long on Sunday.
Getting back to train station I didn’t see any buses but the roads were taken over by people walking away from the circuit anyway, so I’m not sure that would have been any quicker or easier.
Cars also took a long time to leave the parking lots.
Outside the track: There were merch and food tents outside the train station, as well as, small supermarkets. If you wanted to get drinks or food, this was the place to get them.
Food & drinks: As I mentioned above, if you didn’t bring your own food and non-alcoholic drinks; which were allowed, you could buy lots of things outside the train station; sandwiches (half a baguette; 4-5€), sausages, Hot Dogs, fries, chips, sweets, fruit, cold water and drinks, beer, sangria, tinto de verano (2-4€).
Right by the track there were also tents but the prices were super high (9€ for beer, 500ml).
Inside, they had non-alcoholic beer and beverages (coca cola 4€ for 500ml) sandwiches (>6€) paella, snacks, fruit cups (4€). They also had at least one fully vegetarian food vendor.
There were several areas with tables and benches were you could eat (any food).
Merch: Super expensive inside the track (starting at 60€ for a cap); more affordable outside the track in the fan zone by the train station (starting at 30€).
There were outlet stores, however, for caps they only had Vettel caps for Ferrari, for example, and they were still 30€.
GA: I now have a hatred for camping chairs. Friday and Saturday were fine and most people with chairs stayed at the top of the GA hills but on Sunday, when space was already so limited, people sat in the middle of the hill basically making metres of space behind them unusable because they were blocking the view.
Though in the end it didn’t matter too much because, where I was, people were standing all qualifying and throughout the entire race. I’m not sure if that was the same in all the GA sections, though.
Bring a towel, the ground is dirty. Also, bring an umbrella, whether for rain or sun, is worth it.
Get there early if you’re in a larger group; you can always find a place to squeeze in if you’re by yourself though (and even if you’re early, there might always be someone with a camping chair sitting down right in front of you).
Try to find a place with a screen, you really have no idea what’s going on otherwise and you see very little of the track. You cannot follow the race online on Sunday, the internet just doesn’t work.
Track: Much bigger than it seems on tv, to be expected but it’s still a surprise somehow. There are tunnels and bridges but they’re not always easy to see, so make sure to know the layout beforehand.
Events: Were short but a nice opportunity to see the drivers; and the crowds were not too big actually. But please don’t hold up your sign while the drivers are on stage, other people want to see them too and don’t magically grow 2 meters tall because you want Carlos to see your (super creative) “vamos Carlos 55” sign. He already knows you support him because you’re there.
There was a fan zone with other stuff to do as well which the track announced on their website beforehand, so check that.
Solo travelling: Totally fine safety-wise and you can leave your stuff without it getting taken so there’s an opportunity to walk around without bringing all your drinks and food.
Vibe-wise, at least this time, the vibe was just very different from a football match or concert, which is what one might expect from what is shown on tv. Maybe because there were so many breaks but maybe also because everyone is supporting different teams and drivers. I’m not saying that’s a negative thing, just want to mention it.
Vibe: Also, Alonso is a god to them and sainz is merely human, so there’s mostly cheering when Fernandinho goes by and very little (comparatively) for everyone else.
Unless you’re an extroverted person that can easily talk to strangers, I’d recommend bringing something for the breaks, otherwise they become pretty boring as the track doesn’t offer much more than merch stores. I brought a book, which was good.
I think if you’re not sure which race to go to, try to find one that is a home race for the team or driver you follow if you want great vibes.
Other stuff: If you’re there for f3/f2 bring earplugs!
The cheapest souvenir from the track might be their reusable cups you can get anywhere (2€).
Have dinner (plans) ready for when you get back; being outside all day in the sun with so many people around is exhausting (but fun) and I didn’t have energy to do anything when I got home so I wish I though of that.
You can bring a shopping trolley (I brought a foldable one) or small suitcase instead of a backpack and I so recommend doing that; especially if you plan on walking to the track.
If you don’t live in the area, so think about staying north of the track for the weekend or even camping by the track and freeing up an extra day for Barcelona specifically (or even go to Barcelona on Friday, fp1 an 2 aren’t the most exciting things) because you likely won’t actually be able to do much in Barcelona. Everyone on the train was exhausted at the end of the day.
If I can think of anything else I’ll add it and if you have any questions please ask :)

Dan Harmon has spoken at length about how he feels like didn't give Gillian a complete character in the pilot, that she was used more as a dolled-up feminine mannequin foil for the male protagonist "we" the audience were supposed to watching through.
Yet in my recent rewatch, it really struck me more that for the full series, her character gets constantly dumped on, bellitled, and told she's terrible by the rest of the study group for her attempts to be a psychologist, yet time after time, despite the incredibly negative feedback, she is consistently right in her diagnoses of the rest of the group's psychological issues. Here, I present an (unfinished) list of the times Britta absolutely nailed it:
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S01e19 Beginner Pottery —
correctly called out that Jeff’s mom gave him too much praise as a child, prior to his mental breakdown about Rich being better at pottery than him, and attempt to re-frame his mother's compliments in his psyche.
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S02e01 Anthropology 101 + S02e03 The Pyschology of Letting Go —
calls Annie out on basically only going after the guys she’s interested in or has been with previously (aka being a shitty friend) and then again on using her body and actions to lead gross men into donating to their relief fund.
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S03e04 Remedial Chaos Theory —
Correctly tells Troy that Jeff is “butting antlers” with him because he’s becoming a man/Jeff now thinks he’s a threat to Jeff’s own masculinity/leadership role within the group. Her diagnosis is beautiful and should be taught to men everywhere: “his whole personality is based around guarding himself, you don’t have to be like that to be a man.”
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S03e06 Advanced Gay —
Correctly IDs that Jeff is battling with Pierce’s homophobic father as an outlet for his own “Edible” issues. While her terminology is made fun her, her point is right, again.
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S03e11 Urban Matrimony and the Sandwich Arts —
Listens to Shirley mention she’d like to open a sandwich shop in the cafeteria, listens to Pierce mention he’s trying to invest and is immediately the person who suggests they should combine forces to create a sandwich shop. With the right collection of ingredients, that ownefunder partnership should work well (Jeff as their go-between attorney and strong legal docs lol).
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S03s12 Contemporary Impressionists —
Correctly diagnoses that Jeff should absolutely not be on anti-anxiety meds, then again is even more concerned his shrink increased his dosage even higher, saying “what little self-doubt you have is the only thing keeping your ego pinned in.” “Text-book Narcissist.” Correct. Smash cut to Jeff Hulk Smash rampage at the bar mitzvah, while Britta is again correct, and then her being nice enough to drive around in her beat-up car until she finally finds him shirtless on the side of the road.
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S03s22 Introduction to Finality —
Correctly calls out that Abed “sent” Evil Abed to therapy with her, because he was better equipped to handle pain, as he couldn't handle the fact that Troy was about to leave. While he mentally then over-roaded her, she was totally correct here.
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sGL05 — Cooperative Escapism in Familiar Relations
Is the cause of/knows Jeff need to talk with his father after seeing he had looked up the number for his father but not called yet (also "therapized" him into telling her that information, sneakily for his own gain).
Correctly calls Jeff would need her when it gets emotional/Jeff wouldn’t even have had the balls to go inside and actually meet him/told his father the truth about who he had become due to his absence had she not gone inside without him.
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sGL14 — Advanced Introduction to Finality
Correctly calls out Jeff for delaying/allowing the chaos of the full wedding/graduation ceremony because he's getting cold feet about graduating.
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What do y'all think, my fellow Community nerds?

All Pokemon are self obtained in random encounters besides Dudunsparce and Rockruff, and the shiny starters, which were via Sandwich and Masuda method respectively. Oshawott was from this trade, OT Vicky ID 855234
I also have Shinies from BDSP and PLA that I'm looking to trade away! I added in Apriball rates for them too and I'm open to negotiating!
OT: memo ID:131180
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Pokemon	Gender and Level	IVs	Nature
Froakie (Moon Ball)	F, 1	B/D/B/B/B/B	Brave
Oshawott (Luxury Ball)	M, 1	B/B/VG/B/B/B	Calm
Eiscue (Dream Ball)	M, 49	D/D/PG/PG/PG/D	Gentle
Eiscue (Dream Ball)	M, 50	D/D/PG/PG/B/B	Bashful
Espathra (Moon Ball)	F, 43	Pg/PG/VG/VG/D/D	Quiet
Rockruff (Moon Ball)	F, 15	D/D/PG/PG/PG/NG	Naughty
Rockruff (Moon Ball)	F, 15	PG/D/BG/VG/VG/B	Modest
Rockruff (Moon Ball)	F, 13	D/PG/PG/PG/D/D	Relaxed
3 Segmented Dudunsparce (Heal Ball)	M, 58	F/VG/VG/D/D/PG	Careful

The Shiny 3 Segmented Dudunsparce is self obtained from a Sandwich in Area Zero, I also have video proof of the evolution if needed. I'm not really thinking of taking Apriball offers for it at the time, just another pokemon if there's a really good offer.
I also have the Female Froakie which I would prefer to trade for a Shiny Female Fennekin.
Shiny Pokemon I’m currently interested in are (all female and in Apriballs preferably) Amaura, Fennekin, Alolan Exeggutor, Alolan Marowak, and Milcery. Also, I don't have SWSH, so trading with Milcery would have to be via Home.
I'm also willing to trade Apriballs for shinies I'm interested in like what I listed above. I currently have 1 Fast Ball, 10 Friend Balls, 10 Lure Balls, 10 Level Balls, 18 Heavy Balls, 9 Love Balls, 13 Moon Balls, 21 Dream Balls, and 25 Beast Balls.
Please note that you need the Pokeball flair to trade shinies on here.
My rates for Apriballs to shinies is 1 Apriball for a Shop Ball Shiny. Apriball Shinies will be 3 Apriballs. I'd prefer to trade Paradox mons for other shinies if possible, but I'll trade them for three Apriballs too. Apriball Paradoxes will be slightly higher, like 5 Apriballs. Oshawott is like 8 Apriballs. I am open to negotiating though if my rates are too high!
I'm currently looking for Beast, Love, Dream, and Moon Balls, but any is fine besides Heavy Balls.
Please note I may respond quite later in time.
I also have several 6IV Aprimons leftover from shiny breeding. I have 14 Dream Cyndaquil, 5 Dream Sobble, 5 Moon H Zorua, and 3 Moon Froakie. Ideally the rates I would trade is like 2 Aprimons for one Apriball but it's such a tiny collection of mons I'd welcome offers if you only want one Aprimon or you're looking for a specific gender or Nature.

Spent from May 28th -June 3rd in Iceland doing the Ring Road with another family member.
Lodging- Booking.com and Airbnb were the two primary sources used for securing lodging.
Car rental - Renault Captur drove 1314 miles and cost $1000 for full protection , prepaid fuel, and roadside assistant. I hold top tier status with National so this was a cheaper route renting from them.
Clothing - Base layer thermals, 5.11 pants, layered fleece, and a outside Columbia jacket that acted as a wind and rain protection layer. Wore a Icelandic wool hat that I purchased from a previous trip. Wore sneaker Oboz trail shoes. No need for hiking poles, gloves, etc.
Planning - Most reservations were made in October and November 2022. Restaurant reservations were made as they came available.
Pace - We did not have an extended time so we did do some “jumps” on the Ring Road in the more wildnerness areas by driving 2-3 hrs to lodging or early morning. For some people this sounds horrible, but we both really enjoy the lowering sunlight casting it rays on the mountians along with the solitude. We had a lot of buffer times built in and actually was stuck with a lot of free time.
Driving - Driving is rather easy with mostly paved roads and some gravel. Be mindful of your driving capabilities, exhaustion, and weather ahead. Always check the apps, weather reports, and general reddit post every morning.
Gas - Go to N1 and walk inside to the attendant and ask for the pump to be turned on. They may ask for an ID. Or purchase N1 gift cards to use at the remote pumps if your feeling bold. Never go below half a tank and if you plan your trip right that won’t be a big concern. No need for credit card pin unless using remote pumps.
Weather - Rain and wind on day one arriving with cold temperatures. Weather broke with sunny and mid 50’s the rest of the trip around the Ring Road. Highest temperature we saw was 60 degrees.
Sunday, May 28th
Arrived at Baltimore Airport and stayed in the airport lounge before departure at 7pm. Priority boarding was purchased along with seat selection.Plane ride was fine, but was stuck next to an oversize passenger who invaded my seat preventing me from sleeping. We arrived at 5:00 am after a 30 minute delay on take off. Weather was chilly 40 with a drizzle rain. Heavy rolling fog and overcast sky.
Walked through customs with almost no wait. They are under remodel so big changes will be coming here. Got on the sky blue rental car shuttle that was empty and dropped us off at our stop. We picked up the car with National at a schedule pick up 6:30 am with an actual pick up at 6 am. Got upgraded due to status with a vehicle with a higher clearance. First thing we did was the bridge between continents as we waited for the bakery to open. Got breakfast at Kökulist bakery near the airport which opened at 7 am. Blue Lagoon Reservation at 8:00 am - Upgraded to premium - not really worth it in my opinion. Drinks were good. Attempted to stop at the grocery stores or Costco at 10: 30 am, but things were closed. Parked at Laugavegur parking garage, napped for 30 mins in car, and ate breakfast at Grillhusio and walked downtown to kill time.
We pressed onward and drove to Golden circle with random stops for scenery. Stopped at the Oxarafoss waterfall top parking lot first and hiked it. Then drove by the Geysir Geothermal area, but due to miserable weathecrowds we passed by. Went to Gulfoss and it was - windy/rainy. rainy, parked at top and only did top observation deck. Observed many people unprepared for weather and the winds.
We did not do Faxafoss as paid access was required and it wasn’t worth it to us.
Had Reservations at Friðheimar 3:30 pm - 5:00 pm. Excellent food and we did the unlimited soup and bread for about $20 a person. Had the apple pie dessert which was fabalous. To pay just go to the bar and tell them your table number that is on the twig piece on your table.
Finally stop was our lodging at the Blue View Hotel - Cabin 7A right by the restaurant which was a clean, new two bedroom cottage. Well worth the value and was easy to access with self checkin using an email from them with codes.
Notes: Drive Time Between Airport and Lodging = 2 hours We stayed up for a day and half to overcome the time difference. We arrived at our lodging at 5pm and were in bed by 6:30 pm to take advantage of the 24/7 light.
Monday, May 29th
Breakfast was items left from the bakery the previous day we purchased.
Did Seljalandfoss/Gljurabui (early arrival the better due to crowds/pay parking) - arrived 6 am after 3:30 am wake up. We actually circled back to Gluggafoss which was completely empty around 7:30 am. Drove Fjotshiloavegur rd back to the N1 in Hvolsvollur for gas and breakfast proper.
Then get to horse back riding at Skalalot Manor Hotel - 9:30 am arrival required. Arrived at 8:30 am actual time. Place was well kept and they treated their horses with a lot of love and respect. Did an all day ride with the morning spent on the glacier and the evening ride on the black sand beaches. I actually had a difficult horse that was having a bad day in the morning and she successful threw me/I controlled bailed out off the horse to avoid getting implaed on a fence post. Lunch provided at the hotel was excellent and a lot of high end options.
Went to Skogsfoss around 6:30 pm. Then drove through Vik, but did not stop as it was extremely crowded with buses and the gas station looked mobbed.
Arrived at Hotel Laki around 7:45 pm and found that the rooms were clean, simple, and under remodel in the hallways. Excellent simple buffet with hot and cold choices with two protein choices. Staff were attentive and the weather started to break with sun peeking though.
Note: Drive time from Blue View to Horseback Riding = 1 hour and 30 minutes- finished at 6 pm Drive time from Horseback Riding to Hotel Laki = 1 hour and 30 mins Dinner at Hotel Laki (anytime between 7-9 pm )
Tuesday, May 30th
Woke up at 8 am and ate breakfast buffet at Hotel Laki. Left hotel at 10 am. Also, we woke up to a road closure by Diamond Beach due to high winds causing a motor vehicle accident per the Iceland news site and the road safety app. We hiked Fjaðrárgljúfur Canyon for about an hour with moderate crowds. Beware of parking in the lot as people can trap you in blocking with a camper van. Finally around 11 am the Road closure on ring road due to wind was reopen so we decided to immediately start that way after a quick stop at the N1 by Hotel Laki. Drive time from Canyon to Diamond beach - 1 hr and 45 minutes. Stopped and did first overlook at the Mulagljufur Canyon. Narrow parking lot with limited options. The Fjallsarlon Iceberg tour site has an on-site restaurant . Ate here about 30 mins before a 2:30 pm boat tour. Excellent food with a choice of buffet, soup, and sandwiches. Tour lasted an hour. Tour Diamond Beach and Glacial Lake (about 12 mins btw the two glacier lakes) Drive time from Diamond Beach to Hofn for dinner at Pakkhús Restaurant - 1 hr. Got gas at the N1 here. Then 2 hr 45 min to Egilsstadir - arrived at cottage at about 10 pm. We LOVED this drive with the Ring Road turning into gravel with steep cliffs, sweeping views, and beautiful dramatic landscapes. The sun was really hitting everything making it even more special. Stay near Egilsstadir at Abot Cottage. Cute and practical place with one bedroom and a loft.
Wednesday, May 31st
Big driving day for us - FYI Woke up around 6 am and left immediately to seize early morning opportunity. Stopped off at the Stuolafoss Canyon but nesting birds prevented hike. Did 100 ish stairs down to overlook. Noticed a few people violating the posted signage of closure till June 10th for nesting birds on the cliff. Drove to Selfoss/Dettifsoss. One road is gravel and more adventurous and the other side of the canyon is completely paved now for tour buses. Was about a 2 hr drive herre from cottage this morning. Arriving at Dettifoss there was no one on the adventure side which was amazing experience. We didn’t see another human or car for almost 3 hrs! We decided to do the gravel road side up and stop off at the Asbury Cliffs for gas at the N1 and see the little museum. Ate lunch right at 11 am on the paved road side back to the Ring Road. Excellent little burger place. Did geothermal area (parking $10) and also the John snow grotto. Stopped at gas station/grocery store for snacks and drinks. Stopped at Godafoss - got here at 1:45 pm Drove into Akureyri/Piddle around shops - spent 35 mins here and left at 4:30 pm. I mostly wanted to go to one knitted sweatershop and talk to the older lady who knits there. Always super kind! Pay your toll for the tunnel within 24 hours! 2 hr drive to Stay in Northwest Guesthouse and Restaurant in Víðigerði, 531 Hvammstangi, Iceland. Looked dumpy from the outside but they had excellent lamb chops - room was small but had a common sitting area outside rooms. Breakfast was lacking. Did waterfall right by hotel that was a favorite. Do not let this place fool you!
Thursday, June 1st
Goal -Hvammstangi to outside Reykjavik. We had a lot of buffer time built in and decided to redo some things from first day that was rained out. First, we stopped at the KIDKA Wool Factory Shop in Hofoabraut at 8 am. Then stopped at the Alafoss Wool Factory Shop near Reykjavik to finish shopping. Then drove to the Secret Lagoon for 2 pm access. Did the geysers we drove past and got lunch here at the cafe. Drove to Reykjavik downtown to walk around, relax , bread bowl soup, ice cream and some beers till 10:30 pm. Stayed at Airbnb. Note - I left my headphones at the cottage on night one so we picked those up as well.
Friday, June 2nd
Penis museum at opening and hotdogs for breakfast at the famous hot dog place nearby . Got coffee at famous cat place, was mobbed for food and a really small place. Hike into the Volcano Tour - 12 pm takes six hours. Easy drive to parking lot for tour. Highlight of trip. They provide food, harnesses, and helmet. Not strenuous walk, just a tad long hike over a gravel path in the lave field. Walked downtown after volcano tour, swapped police patches, and other random items. Our big dinner was at Matur og Drykkur at 8:30 pm and was beyond amazing with a good wine pairing. Stayed at the Airbnb night 2.
Saturday, June 3rd
Walked downtown and went to Brauo & Co Bakery for cinnamon rolls at 9:30. Returned car at 11:30 am with a boarding at 2 pm. I value not waiting in security or lines so a 30 minute early arrival meant no lines for car return, bus, or security. Sat down in airport and ate lunch in preparation for long flight home. Flight back 3:00 pm