#definitely back it

[cam-strong]

Hi! I see you are doing a 5×5 program. What do you think about it? I'm training for a triathlon and I want to make sure I'm still able to incorporate weight training into my program. I'm thinking on off days of the 5x5 I can swim and run. Any input is appreciated. Thank you

I really like it! I’m using it as a supplement, too, to support my running training and to maintain strength.

I currently set it up for twice a week, but it’s totally customizable. I would suggest you start lighter than you think you’re able to, to start a good base and get your routine down. Depending on how you set the weight increase frequency, it can ramp up quite fast, so I found giving myself some time to adjust to the plan and dial in my form first really helped me stay consistent…and safe. 👍🏻

[tariah23]

Oh…. Well, it’s over for Crunchyroll I guess

[xamag-draws]

[Stardew Valley] felt compelled to draw some ponies..

[chloesimaginationthings]

The Vanessas and Mikes if they met sooner in FNAF..

[wileycap]

AITA for striking my (M43) son (M20) when he rejected me as his father?

I understand that the title might have you thinking the worst, but please hear me out.

I didn't have a relationship with my son for basically all his life. This was due to my circumstances at the time: I went through a major personal tragedy and was severely injured, to the point of being on life support. To this day I have a lot of issues with my health.

I recently reconnected with my son. I immediately invited him to meet my boss (M92), in hopes that I could set him up with a job opportunity. I feel that this is significant. As far as I know, my son has been working in menial jobs in agriculture, but then apparently chose to leave that life and - to my shock - join a criminal syndicate.

I felt as if getting a good government job would be a way to turn over a new leaf in his life, especially given his past. However, he immediately became combative. I attempted to give him some guidance in managing his emotions, but he rejected that as well.

I'm sad to say that the argument became physical. Some blows were exchanged, but in the end, I was angry enough to strike him. I immediately felt very bad, and decided to offer him the government job on the spot. He rejected me again, and chose to leave very abruptly. I haven't had any contact with him since.

So, AITA?

Edit: Yes, I admit that to call it striking him was an understatement. To clarify, I cut off his hand.

Edit: However, I feel like it should be stated that I myself am a quadruple amputee and we have excellent healthcare.

Edit: I did not immediately identify myself as his father when we met. I think this was my mistake. I think he would have been much more receptive of my message had I done so. As it stands I only told him of our relationship after I had struck him.

Edit: My wife is not in the picture. To my knowledge she passed before his birth.

[ryuuna]

aw shit here we go again

[barghest-land]

drawings from paleo expedition to dagestan, done right on the trip. sometimes messy when it was cold and rainy, but i won't correct it. i think it's cool to leave it just the way it was done, and not retouch it after. there will be more drawings later, but those will be done from home

[swooperfly]

cronch

[bigfatbreak]

Birds of a Feather previous / next

[lunathrix]

hollow knight but what if holly plush real???

[barblaz-arts]

Picked out my favorite looks from my sketches and now they're going on a date

[verflares]

would you like to live deliciously?

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF movie Mike vs Vanny on ordering pizzaplex food

[plumadesatada]

just remembered a fic on AO3 (or more likely LJ because it had that distinct late 00's experimental vibe) that appeared double-spaced oddly, in that some paragraphs would be spaced normally and others would have double or even triple spaces in between. it was about one half of the otp getting over the other's death (or coma, can't remember which), so all the comments were about how poignant the use of visual spacing was as a means to convey all the emotional holes in the character's life.

and then the author replied like... *giggle* guys it's NOT double spaced. try selecting the whole text

and we were all like "no WAY"

but we selected the text, and yes!!!

the "holes" in the story? they were actually lines and actions from the dead/coma character's ghost, rendered invisible to the eye by the simple trick of coloring the text the exact same as the background, revealed by nothing more than a click and a drag of the mouse

a story about the profound loneliness of losing your the partner of your life and having to make do without them, without anything to fill the holes they'd left behind, suddenly became a story about the profound helplessness of seeing someone you love suffer from your absence while you are right there, unable to do anything about it, unable to communicate that you love them enough to suffer unseen and unheard with them, just to keep them company they'll never know about

it was then that I truly realized how *superior* the digital medium is to plain printed paper, how the medium and the format can add to a story.

I think about that fic about once a year. I wish I could find it again

EDIT: FOUND IT!!!! UPDATE HERE

[devilbeez]

Imma just drop this here and wait

[nebuladreamz]

Late Night Goofs