#like in 14hr blocks

[gurggggleburgle]

kinda just obsessed with the idea that Tianlang-Jun joins cults but not because of ideology but simply because he thinks it will be entertaining. Like he joins and cult leaders are convinced he's a rich guy who has bought into the beliefs at the very least and they're happy to have him along. Until Tianlang-Jun starts making suggestions about how better to run the cult to make it more interesting. He's like 'i know this just cult of lemuria mixed with qanon but have you considered subterranean star people in a hollow earth?'

and then he becomes every leader's worse nightmare because Tianlang-Jun is like making ships with the cult members and trying to start drama. Like this wasn't a doomsday cult but now it is and at the part where everyone does the mass death he walks off into the night because narratively it's done as far he's concerned. Tianlang-Jun doesn't think it's morally wrong because he's like 'they were gonna do things like this anyway, it's fine'

and sometimes he's just 'don't mind me i'm here to watch' and just refuses to participate in the cult causing schism because if this guying isn't doing anything why are we? so it schisms and breaks into 8 pieces and so much yelling and violence.

he'll casually rat them out to local ordinances simply because he doesn't care and is not paying attention. He doesn't pay dues. He's just so much a dick while being too jovial and hot to say no to fully.

man would join Scientology for a month, decide its boring, leave and somehow cause it to implode without trying or being in the room in the most bugs bunny way possible because let's real that's the kind of man he is. Until fucked with he's just enjoying the show and while enjoying the show he's driving all the people around him insane

[suzieb-fit]

Out for my morning walk at 6.30.

An average night's "sleep", even though I am now going against literally the whole "sleep hygiene" advocates, by leaving my curtains open when I go to bed.

Crazy, right? We are told to block out all light at bedtime. Perfectly reasonable logic. But I wanted to try do the opposite. It started as an experiment. The sunrise enters my environment as it wakes up the sky. Circadian rhythm is very important to help fix sleep issues. Wake up and go to sleep with the sun.

And yep, I'm now trying to do that.

Plus I still go for a walk first thing. Natural light is fine from indoors, but the true power comes from being outside.

I broke a 14hr fast with my wonderful morning dose of protein. Whey powder mixed into my coffee.

Then an excellent full body resistance band session with my unstoppable client. I've been training her for quite a few months now. She's seeing and feeling results. She is truly committed, and it shows. She even took her bands with her on a trip away from home!

Then it was time for my real breakfast. Nuts with collagen coffee.

Had to get some lower body strength training in, so I picked up my kettlebells and got some unilateral work done.

Always feels good.

After lunch, I took a short ride to treat myself to an extra shot cappuccino at my favourite place. Even bigger treat to sit outside.

I thought that was enough exercise for today!

I always try to work with how my body speaks to me. This was how it told me to move today!

I finished eating early, after a protein decaff. My macros are pretty good, apart from being a little over on carbs. But like I've said, I'm not doing any of this obsessively like I have done before. Not healthy, not necessary and not cool!

[aesfocus]

[aliypop]

What If... A Rose Story

Wordcount: 748

Warning : ANGST

A/N: Here’s a What would happen if Rose Michaels was the winter solider instead, sorry it was short I was watching What If while Watching it, and recovering from both a 14hr trip and a post convention foot numbness @captainrogers-thepatriot

"General Michaels, you've gotta see this..." Bucky pointed towards the woman running at the cells. As she stood between Doogan and him. "since when did dames fight like that," he nodded towards, "Peggy?" Rose gasped and mumbled at how built she was, "Who are you, the queen of England?" Bucky sassed as Rose smirked, watching her throw her shield, as Peggy took out a few of Hyrda's "toughest," as Peggy ripped the cell door off, both Doogan and Bucky stood there, in shock, "Steve Rogers sent me, the Names Captain Carter." she winked as Rose made her way to the front, "He did get the message..." she mumbled, running alongside Bucky and the howling commandos hiding in the barricades watching as an Iron machine man flew over their heads, "Don't tell me that's..." "Steve!" Peggy smiled as it held a tank, causing it to explode. "You're friends with that Hydra stopper..." Doogan asked as Peggy ran towards it, "I think we're friends with it too..." Bucky gulped as Rose ran to help Peggy and Steve in their small battle.

"Need a hand?" Rose asked, knocking out a few Hydra agents on her own, "How'd you know I'd be here?" Peggy asked as Rose chuckled, her dark brown curls bouncing along, "You know me where there's Bucky..." "There's usually you next to him." She laughed, "Here, catch!" Rose took the shield in her hand as she then looked at Peggy and threw it, "Good aim there, Michaels!" Steve smiled "Thanks, Rogers!" Rose smiled, landing on her feet. Few months had passed, and America's favorite crew had a bit of downtime. Both Steve and Peggy drank while Howard ruined their moment to announce that "Barnes stole a Geep!" Rose sitting next to him, resting her head on his shoulder as both Peggy and Steve laughed, "Best friends, am I right..." Steve made a gesture to the three outside as Peggy shook her head.

Slowing down the train was Steve as Rose stood on top ready, sliding into position was Carter and Barnes just as they talked it over. "Michaels, do you read me, Mich-" the train cars had blown up as Steve tried to reach Rose's hand. Rose slipped out of his grasp, falling slowly to her dismay. Peggy watching as the train collapsed with Steve right along with it.

Years passed, and Peggy was living in New York City. She had been doing well for herself with an apartment and ties to the avengers, but now and then, she still missed Steve, Howard, and Bucky, but she missed her good friend, "Rose..." she sighed, looking at the picture of her in her USO costume, it was indeed rather cheesy, but it was her favorite. Standing in front of her was a woman with a metal leg and arm, a mask covering her face, and a knife in hand ready to throw, Peggy, blocked the attempt with her shield, as she looked back and locked eyes with the assassin, her heart nearly skipped a beat.   "Rose..." "Who the hell is Rose..." she kicked, sending Peggy into the wall as she later shook it off, throwing shield watching as the other woman caught it, "This is not who you are ..." Peggy said, approaching her as the winter soldier backed away, "You are Rose Michaels, my best friend." "And you are my mission!" she slashed at Peggy. As Peggy flipped her over, straddling her, she had the assassin under her focus on her eyes, "Rose, if you're still in there, please know I'm sorry for not saving you..."  she sighed, tearing up as Rose tried to fight the little memories, Rose had left of Peggy, Rose walked over to the picture of the first time, Michaels and Carter had met a smile on her face as she saw some of her and Steve then one of her and Bucky, "Peggy..." "Rose..." she ran towards her as she kissed her forehead, "Is it you in there."  she asked, hearing Rose laugh, "I uh don't know..." she blushed, seeing how close the two  were, "But I'm with you till the end of the line." Rose smiled as Peggy smiled, "Come on, let's get you cleaned up, and you can tell me all about all the stupid things you've done." she laughed, taking off her sweatshirt revealing a sports bra all while wearing sweatpants. "I didn't do anything stupid..." Rose pouted. "How was that," "How could I. You took all the stupid with ya."  

[processbmxmag]

WHAT’S GOOD?! SEAN MORR

By Rich Hirsch

What’s good Sean? Thanks for taking the time to answer a few questions... How have you been holding up through the lockdown?

Hey what’s up Rich. No problem thank you for having me. I have been holding up pretty good during the lockdown. A little stir crazy here and there but it could be worse.

That good to hear, I hit you up today to gain a little insight on your photography as well as your Pro riding career.

What came first for you bikes or cameras?

Bikes came way before, I started out when I was little kid.

I got my first bmx like 10 or so but had a mountain bike before that.

Haha same man I ripped a little 20” mtb and pretended it was a bmx before I could convince my parents to get me one.

Do you remember what your first BMX bike was?

Yea it was a chrome Royce union from toys r us. Soon followed by a haro NyQuist backtrail

Oh those backtrails were pretty sick when they dropped

What about your first camera?

Haha yea that green color way was my shit. NyQuist was also my favorite rider at the time so it was a no brainer for me. My first camera was a little Pentax zx60 film camera.

What were the steps from getting this first camera to deciding to go to school for photography?

It happened around the same time in when I was about 16/17. I was interested in photography from bmx magazines and stuff and my school had a program where you could leave for most of the day and go to training at the local college for whatever career path you were interested in. I signed up for photography and got my first camera for that class.

It’s crazy to think of what an impact magazines made on us all when we were younger, this is how I got interested in a lot of what I still do today as well.

What was your first paid photo gig after you graduated?

Yea it is, and I think about if I would have even got into it without those magazines. After high school I had a summer job at the park district that I had every summer for years with a few of my really good friends so I was just doing that and riding and shooting photos for fun. I was riding a lot of trails at the time so I would always be back in the woods with my camera just shooting whatever. BMX was really in the front of my mind around that time so the idea of getting paid photo jobs wasn’t even a thought. I was starting freshman year of college that fall and all I wanted to do was get that out of the way everyday so I could ride and kick it with friends.

When did your riding take a more serious turn?

Well I started racing when I was about 12 and was on a race team for a few years. They took that shit pretty serious and I wasn’t really feeling it after a while. That whole time I was learning to ride skateparks and stuff and luckily met this dude a few years older than me who rode and took me under his wing. I was def the little annoying kid but learned a lot about bmx so quick and it always felt kinda serious haha. I would ride whatever little contest I could and convince my parents to let me go to Louisville park back when that place was insane. It consumed my entire life and all I really cared about for a long time. It got way more serious when I moved to California my sophomore year of college.

Yeah it’s kinda funny how serious you can take it at first when there’s all that new info to consume and tricks to learn I remember it feeling limitless.

Did you have any sponsors yet when you moved out to California? How did that all come about to the point where you were making a little money off it?

No I didn’t have any sponsors when I moved out here. I was just riding, going to school and whatever. My bike got jacked and my good friend Miles Simone hooked me up with a Federal so that was my first free bike but obviously not a sponsorship. I was riding a ton and filming videos with my friend Shane. STLN BMX got ahold of me through him and then I started getting stuff from them. I was like 20/21 and started getting a little money from them a year of so later.

Nice it’s funny how it works out so differently but so similar for most people. One friend is connected then your around and it just kinda happens.

Were you living off riding at any point or working as well through that?

When I first got hooked up I was living in Santa Barbara and working at a bike shop. That town is expensive as fuck so I always worked when I lived there. After a while I moved to Long Beach and was living off riding for a little bit but it wasn’t much fun scraping by so I would usually do stuff on the side and eventually got back into photography.

That’s dope, that stolen team was a real moment. Did you start getting photo gigs in BMX or outside?

Yea it was fun times for sure during that time with them. I got started in photo gigs outside of bmx. I was still interested in it while living in Santa Barbara but was just focused on riding and that sort of thing. One of my best friends and roommate in SB was a photographer and eventually both ended up in LA area. He started working for this photo company and convinced me to do gigs for them. It was a photo booth style company that evolved into other types of photography, and that really got my mind thinking that way again and made me really take photography seriously again.

At what point did you realize you wanted to make that your “day job”?

Pretty much right away. Although the photography didn’t start out desirable I knew In my head it was a great building block that I could work off for a while. Eventually I worked my way up and good stuff started coming.

I remember seeing you around at this point and you were still riding pretty heavily and even had a few popular signature products out. What caused the move from the Pro rider life?

Yea , I was still fully riding for STLN but I could see the writing on the wall. I see a lot dudes done with riding and confused about their next step. I decided early I’m not gonna let that happened and I slowly started working on the transition out during my last few years with them.

I can respect that for sure man but you don’t seem like you’ve really slowed down riding, I see you out all the time still. Do you look at it different now when you’re riding at all? Like weigh out out if it’s worth it to hit the rail before a shoot?

Thanks man. Yea the point for me was never to slow down riding on a personal level. I still ride all the time and expect myself to keep progressing as long as I’m healthy. I actually fucked up my ankle really bad before a big shoot a couple years ago though and that really bothered me a bit. That shoot was 14hrs and one of the worst days of my life. I won’t do anything crazy bmx wise on the same day of big job anymore. I think about the risk vs reward a bit more these day but for the most part it’s business as usual.

Speaking of risk vs. reward... Haven’t you’ve recently taken the plunge and started your own photo business?

Yea. I just started a wedding photography business this past December. It’s been a wild first year with corona and all but I’m still really siked about everything.

Congratulations on that man always hyped to see the bmx family make moves. Where can people check out your work or book a zoom wedding shoot haha?

Thanks man! It was a long time in the making, hyped to get it off the ground. It’s called The OWL Weddings and you can check it out and book your wedding on the front page of The knot & WeddingWire, www.theowlweddings.com, or insta @theowlweddings

Was there anything you learned through your time focused on BMX that helped your progression in photography?

Yes there are a lot of lessons i learned through bmx that I apply to photography everyday. Mostly centered around self motivation and work ethic. Nothing much easy comes quick and all those years of bmx helped me learn so much about myself and having patience. BMX taught me to not take anything for granted.

With the statements you made recently regarding your experiences as a a black BMX and the obvious lack of black representation in BMX how have you found the photography industry by comparison?

Like many industries in the past month or so people have had to look in the mirror and that’s no different for the photo industry. Huge brands have been called out for their lack of diversity in front of and behind the lens. I’ve showed up to a shoot more than once and someone was surprised I was the lead photographer. I’ve also had black people come up to me at a big shoot to tell me how siked they are to see me shining. Even since all of this stuff has happened a few more doors have opened for me in the wedding industry and just hope it continues on that path.

Cool I thinks that’s a wrap... Thanks again for taking the time out to chat and hopefully inspire others to pursue their passions. See ya at the park in the morning, sorry for taking your whole day with all the back and forth!

Thanks for having me and no problem at all. It was great talking with you!

[kai-ni]

The hate battlefront 2 is getting is frankly annoying me bc it seems like people who are tossing hate at it haven’t actually played the fucking game...

Like the latest post I saw was bitching about the 14 hr limit on earning credits in the arcade, screaming about how the game blocks you from earning credits for 14 hours what the fuck!!! n all that

But that’s not?? no???

So, the arcade is singleplayer vs the AI right. You can play premade little challenges or custom make your own, any map, whatever hero you wanna play vs however many AI

So a ‘match’ I did last night was me as Rey vs 10 basic AI soldiers. Took me like, 30 seconds to win, take down 10 guys with my lightsaber. I got 100 credits for that, then the warning I would have to wait 14hrs to earn any more credits in the arcade.

That’s fair!!!!!!!!!!!!! Otherwise I could set up another freakishly easy match over and over again and be earning 100 credits or whatever a MINUTE.

And it doesn’t block you from earning credits by other means??? I’m pretty sure??? I kept playing that night and got more, so...

Like ya’ll stop yellin and play the game it’s really not that bad. The micro-transactions aren’t necessary in the slightest, you can buy crates with in-game currency.  Yea it’ll take a long time to unlock everything but it took forever in battlefront 1 too??? You had to rank up and pay credits for star cards there too?

I just don’t see the big deal, play and earn your shit, having everything immediately wouldn’t be any fun anyway.

Like I don’t like EA either, but what is with the witch hunt for this game. It’s not perfect but it just seems like... trendy to hate it now.

[extraquarterblog]

Axiom Verge satisfies my Metroid itch

In a growing world of Indie titles, side-scroller shooters are in no short supply. Practically every season, a simple, straight forward, Contra inspired game drops on the scene. Every now and then you'll have something more unique such a Shovel Knight. A game that brought a lot of charm and entertainment to a simple yet enjoyable title. 

However, if you were craving a more Metroid style genre, then today your lucky day, as Axiom Verge is the closest thing you'll get to a Super Metroid style game. 

Axiom Verge was something I heard back in 2014. Many praising it as a Contra meets Metroid approach. At the time I thought the artwork was unique but ultimately passed on it. As time went on and my hunger for some side-scroller Metroid action began to grow. When AM2P released, my appetite was foaming at the mouth. I NEEDED Metroid action and I found myself returning to Axiom Verge. 

With low expectations and not a clue what to expect, Axiom Verge is a delight. The graphic visuals, perfectly capture the alien atmosphere with a great soundtrack that sculpts the tone for each area. Like the Metroid series, you'll uncover secret areas, power-ups and new weapons that help you continue on, opening new areas to explore.

Exploring is a big thing in this game, and ultimately it will be something that will make or break you. If you hate returning to previous areas in a game, then sadly Axiom isn't for you, as you'll continuously return to previous locations, with new power-ups or upgrades in hand to help unlock additional locations or items. You'll do this time and time again. 

Also, like so many other players before me, I got stuck. A lot. Axiom Verge has a great level design but those new to the genre will really struggle to try to uncover how to reach each new location. I found myself stumped a few times, that easily took +30 mins just to reach a higher ledge or move past a blocked wall. Axiom Verge will require a bit of patience, as this is far from a traditional shooter up. 

I was glad that the game does have its own few unique features, power-ups like the Address Disruptor that allows you to experiment and alter enemies, unlock hidden blocks and change stage pieces. It adds a neat twist to the traditional arsenal found in games like this and helps add a sense of identity to the game. 

There's also a basic yet interesting story that helps move you along. You're not entirely wondering around randomly, there is a tad push of direction, leading you to uncover more clues to what's going on. Though don't expect anything robust or quick resolution, you'll spend quite a bit of time before uncovering the games more hidden secrets. 

Thankfully Axiom Verge is a title that will take several hours to complete, taking me around 9-10hrs for the first playthrough. That's still missing out on several items, if you were those completionist elitist type, then this game could take well over +14hrs. There's also a speed running option geared for those who enjoy the speed running challenge. 

Overall, I'm satisfied. Axiom Verge may not be this grand title that you'll be jumping up down for, but it's a great title to explore on a raining day. Developed by Tom Happ and Dan Adelman delivered a strong title into the Metroid fray. For those looking to venture through a complexing, Alien world will not be disappointed.

[lexamous18]

Personal

Your love is like Poison 0. It kills me that you'd send her surprises through the mail...but never one to me in the last six years. 0. It kills me that you guys went on dinner dates but I had to settle for ramein or McDonald's 0. It kills me when I ask "Are we okay" and I receive an "Mhm" instead of "yes why wouldn't we be" 0. It kills me when I tell you how I got the job but I'm let down again by them making me start from the bottom up but you don't say anything consoling back. 0. It kills me when you say "well you can't be loving through the phone" but all it takes is a "Goodmorning" to show it. 0. It kills me when I'm crying and you say it makes you uncomfortable. 0. It kills me when I say we don't talk much anymore I wish that it would change...and you proceed to still not answer my calls" 0. It kills me that I have to write this rather then tell you because I know you won't listen. 0. It kills me telling you I'm working with your ex girlfriend and you proceed to laugh as if it's funny that you left me for her just two years ago. 0. It kills me thinking I went out with my last $10 to spend making the house look cleaner when you came home an you walked in screaming how much of a mess it was. 0. It kills me to think you and your mother sang a song about me dying but I'm told to "take it as a joke" 0. It kills me think when your friends put me down I'm just supposed to forgive An let go in your eyes. 0. It kills me thinking how 10 miles was to far to drive to see me back in the day but you just drove over an hour to see a girl in Eutis. 0. It kills me knowing you promised I got a whole day with you...instead I only received 9hrs. 0. It kills me saying we'd road trip back to Florida but instead you made me fly back. 0. It kills me thinking you're man enough to fuck me but can't go inside he store to buy a pregnancy test. 0. It kills me to think of Valentine's Day you take me to a hotel filled with roaches but took her to a suite that cost over $500. 0. It kills me to think you told me you turned in the marriage papers but in reality they were in your burn box. 0. It kills me to think I bought a wedding band for you...the next day you told me you didn't want to get married. 0. It kills me thinking I gave up two full time jobs and my everyday life in Florida to move to Las Vegas to be with you...but that still wasn't enough. 0. It kills me thinking you left me for her...came to see me telling me you love both her and I but can't leave her because it'll hurt her...meanwhile I'm the one really suffering. 0. It kills me thinking she cheated on you and I sent you picture proof...but you were so in denial that it didn't happen. But yet the day I hang out with a guy I'm cheating in your eyes and you say I broke our trust. 0. It kills me thinking we never had our sushi date because you claimed "I don't like eating in busy restaurants" 0. It kills me how I listen to your friend saying he gave up a deployment to Germany for his gf of only six months...but you decided to take a year long deployment to Afghanistan 0. It kills me how your "friends" let you down constantly but I'm there to consul you everytime...yet you never tell me how you appreciate me. 0. It kills me that when I was trying to better myself you say I was fucking up the relationship because I hadn't moved there yet. 0. It kills me when I think about how you tell everyone we argue but really we never talk about our problems and you're making me look crazy. 0. It kills me that you thinking your mother buying me a gift card makes up for not answering my calls as I cried on the phone when you broke up with me. 0. It kills me to think you both blocked my number that night...and nobody still to this day feels bad for hurting me. 0. It kills me to think you were grounded yet your mom allowed you to go to the movies with exes as long as I didn't tag along. 0. It kills me thinking I was blamed for you having poor grades when really it was her fault for being a shitty parent. Seeing as how you've had bad grades for years. 0. It kills me that you put everything on me somedays "lex sell the furniture" "lex find a home for Keeley" 0. It kills me that it took you two years of making me the back burner for you to ask "I'm hurting you aren't I?" 0. It kills me that nobody seemed concerned with how I got to the airport the day you left 0. It kills me when your friends say "wtf wallace why would you bring your gf to a work breakfast" the first five minutes into the door...yet you called me rude for being silent. 0. It kills me when you give your friend money to pick you up from the airport an he lies saying he gave me a ride there...yet really I walked. Somehow he's still a good friend to you though. 0. It kills me you saying I can't really have any friends over because you don't like them. 0. It kills me thinking you sold your kayak, laptop, PS4 for her but if I ask for $5 from you I'm the bad guy. 0. It kills me three days of taking me to work you say you could've just rode the bus because it's inconvenient to you. Note it's 27 degrees out...25mph wind and $7 a day the last month to take a bus. 0. It kills me when I ask you to put pictures of us on Facebook you claim you can't because your mom doesn't like me. 0. It kills me when I was crying that night an you told me how not even your grandma liked me. 0. It kills me how you claim you want to spend time with everyone but yet you spent a total of 14hrs with me...and a week with everyone else. 0. It kills me when I say we haven't spent time together an you respond "we just got done living together" 0. It kills me when I know I have to keep talking an talking on the phone just so you'll actually talk to me for once. 0. It kills me when I bring up if your sister was in the same situations I was in with you that they're somehow justified. 0. It kills me when you claim I was clingy in the past because I wanted to see you for more than once every two weeks. 0. It kills me that your friend called me "sketch" yet he just flaked on your going away party...some friend right? Or shall I say friends because it was all of them. 0. It kills me when you say you took this career for "us" yet you dumped me shortly after you took on this journey. 0. It kills me to think you forgot to pick me up from work but I'm the bad guy because I woke you up 0. It kills me to think when I bring up how upset you make me about all the things you did for her...you tell me not to disrespect her as if she didn't cheat on you an use you for money. 0. It kills me that two years ago on Valentine's Day while I was throwing up you got a call from your mother an we had to leave that instant for pictures 0. It kills me that you won't call me during an argument but text me 0. It kills me that you bitch me out for dating someone after you yet you're the one who broke up with me and wouldn't take me back. 0. It kills me to think you just added the girl you left me for on Facebook and tried to justify that you had a great unargumentive relationship even though she cheated on you the whole time.