New reg league our spots are currently filling up we have a couple more teams left looking to get full so we can get things rolling, we offer devs but these are non updated rosters and we are not starting in the off season(stated because those are the frequently asked questions) if you are interested, we use discord to communicate and you can join us here at: https://discord.gg/MYyvdM5a

New reg league our spots are currently filling up we have a couple more teams left looking to get full so we can get things rolling, we offer devs but these are non updated rosters and we are not starting in the off season(stated because those are the frequently asked questions) if you are interested, we use discord to communicate and you can join us here at: https://discord.gg/MYyvdM5a

New reg league our spots are currently filling up we have a couple more teams left looking to get full so we can get things rolling, we offer devs but these are non updated rosters and we are not starting in the off season(stated because those are the frequently asked questions) if you are interested, we use discord to communicate and you can join us here at: https://discord.gg/MYyvdM5a

This is pretty long, and more of a vent than looking for any advice. 😂
We've been NC for a little over a month now. I cut her off because she became aloof, indecisive, and outright distant in the last month leading up to the breakup. I wanted a serious relationship and she didn't. This is a girl I've known since we were very young; a friendship going back to the year 2000. We both also married young (to separate spouses), where we naturally lost touch afterwards. I always really liked her, and I knew even then that she liked me, but we were also committed to our then-relationships to the people we were gonna marry.
We reconnected almost 2 years ago. She popped up on my Instagram out of nowhere, and it was so great to catch up after all those years. I found out her mother had just died of cancer, and she had divorced in 2020. I got divorced in 2019. In the beginning we regularly shared our sorrows and the pains of divorcing. But I never thought of pursuing her at that point in time, I think because I was still working through my own issues post-divorce as a single man for the first time since my late teens.
Then things settled and we'd have the occasional chat, but that was it. Several months would go by between DMs. It went on like that until last summer (July 2022). We started chatting every day, at all hours. We'd talk about anything and everything. Fast-forward to September, and I was smitten at that point. This was the same girl who fascinated me in our youth, but now we were fully-grown adults and found even more in common with each other than we ever knew before - similar interests, life goals, dreams. I professed my love for her in a lengthy email.
(I should add that we live in different US states in present day, so all communication has been online or phone)
She took it all kindly, and even said she knew what the email was going to be about as soon as she started reading it. But, she declined and said her life was a mess, she'd be a lot of work, felt like she couldn't fulfill the needs and desires I wanted in a woman, etc. She did explain that her ex-husband was also emotionally abusive and bipolar, which led to her initiating her divorce. I understood that maybe she was still dealing with that past trauma. She also has a great job that she didn't want to leave, even though I said I'd move to be closer to her in a heartbeat (I'm a freelancer so physical location is no problem for me). But, I'm also not stupid, so I took all this as maybe she's just not interested and was letting me down gently. Sucks, but what could I do?
We kept frequently chatting daily though, even though she knew I was in love with her. The chats got to a point later in the fall where we were basically sexting, almost nightly. I had never sexted in my life, so it was exciting. Yet, she didn't want to start a relationship. She would keep saying, if she could get over her issues, that she would choose me in a heartbeat. She also told me on multiple occasions that she'd never felt a deeper connection with any other person in her life but me. I felt the same, knowing our long history.
In that time, going into December, of sexting and talking about everything as it became our routine thing, she would also get a little distant and I'd get upset and then we wouldn't chat for a few days. I wouldn't answer her messages right away, and then she'd blast me with a dozen texts in a row wondering why I wasn't responding. She would get paranoid about it. And going silent on my end wasn't to cause her frustration, but to protect my own fragile heart from being hurt even more. I know that's not a healthy way to handle that kind of situation, but that's how I did it. We'd soon make up and everything was back as it was before. I didn't want to keep pressing her on whether or not she'd change her mind.
Now get to Valentine's Day last month. We had a nasty blizzard, one of the worst I'd ever experienced in my life. My parents and I were driving home from a live stand-up show about an hour away. Forecasts said the blizzard would be moving in by midnight that night, so we were aware and drive home most of the way with no weather issues. But the wind started picking up and that caused a lot of the fresh snow to start blowing around. We were literally 12 miles away from my parents' house around 10pm when visibility went to zero. You couldn't see the road because it was completely covered. We ended up going into the ditch and getting stuck in the snow. All highways were closed and again, the winds were so strong that you could barely see 5 feet in front of you. Not to mention the wind chill was in the -25°-30°F range and feeling the snow hit your face outside was like a sandblaster. Long story short, I thought I was gonna die that night. Like real, actual danger was happening and my parents and I were gonna freeze to death. Even with extra clothes and a winter survival kit, things got more dire by the hour. There was no way for the highway patrol to reach us until about 5am that morning. We abandoned the car and got in the back seat of the officer's vehicle, and even then it took the officer close to two hours (still zero visibility conditions) to drive us to a shelter at the closest small town, about 1.5 miles back. By morning, the storm had passed and we were given a ride home, as every single vehicle on the highway had to be towed. We'd worry about that later.
In that time while we were left freezing in the car, I texted her about the situation, and how serious it was. I halfway joked that if she didn't hear from me again, that I had frozen solid like a Mt. Everest climber. She was obviously concerned and kept checking in with me. Part of the conversation shifted to wishing each other a happy Valentine's Day, despite my situation. Then I also half joked and asked her that if I survived the night, could we finally be together? Her exact reply was, "I don't know."
Not that I was using my near-death experience to earn points with her. But in that very moment (as my parents and I tried to not get frostbite/not fall asleep/not accidentally breathe in trapped carbon monoxide), I realized that even then she wouldn't want to be with me. So I decided I couldn't do this anymore. All my pining for her all these months is never gonna go anywhere, and I can't keep waiting. Unrequited.
By that weekend, I told her a farewell, said something eloquent like I can't keep waiting for her door to open up for me, and then deleted everything and blocked her on everything. I still think about her all day long, because I really did/do still love her. The tears aren't as frequent as they were a few weeks ago, but I still feel massive heartbreak and depression today. And yeah, I know it's only been a month.
It's her birthday later this week. I know it's silly but I keep thinking about reaching out and wishing her a happy birthday. Even if it's just an email with those two words only. My birthday is in October, and she sent me fresh flowers. So I had even thought of doing that too. But I know, deep down, that the NC should stay put.
Maybe she just liked the attention all that time.

I had unboxed a Rio 2022 Team Liquid Holo and a Red Bull OG Holo.
Ive seen that they increased in price a lot (TL is 5€, RBOG is 3€) and I am thinking about selling.
How high is the chance for the stickers to improve in price and would it be smart to sell them in summer before the new major drops?
Thanks!

Hello y’all. I’m an active-duty Marine who PCS last summer via PPM (DITY move). I was taxed on the reimbursement upon payout. I received my 2022 W-2 and noticed the payout was counted as part of Box 1 (Wages, Tips, and other compensation). The amount is obviously much higher than my actual wages, which are reflected correctly in other boxes on the W-2, like Box 3 & 5, Social Security Wages and Medicare Wages. Does this seem right, counting the PPM reimbursement as “other compensation?” I don’t have a Travel W-2 available on MyPay, but I feel like that amount should be reflected on there and not as part of my regular wages.
As I’m doing my taxes, I found the amount from Box 1 puts me over the Earned Income Credit adjustment as compared to previous years and my actual wages. Does this seem correct? Even though this makes my tax refund smaller by few pennies as compare to previous years, I’m worried about not being able to qualify for certain school programs and child care for my children because of this. The W-2 makes me look like a high-income earner compared to other years and actual wages.
Thank you for any info. I’m not sure if should be reaching out to DFAS or working via my finance office to verify this is correct.

I guess this is a double question post: Would you take a 100% commission only sales role?
And for those who are in that role, what are some red flags in identifying the good commission only roles vs the ones that will waste your time?
Backstory: I've been laid off 3 times now in the last 1.5 ish years. I was with a company for 2.5 years and laid off in Feb, 2022. Then I found a job and worked there April til October, laid off again. Found a job in Dec somehow, magically, and got laid off in Feb...can't make this shit up anymore. I have a side hustle but need a main job to keep things going, especially with this economy.
Am I getting too desperate too quickly? Honestly I need a break but I can only last 6 months at best with how little unemployment pays out. Thankfully my partner is still working

Despite adoption of board sports in the Olympics both winter and more recently summer Olympics in recent years board activity participation seems to be declining sharply for most people. By board activities I mean Surfboard, skateboard, snowboard, and other board sports.
I do know it was declining since late 2010s. But made a comeback during lockdown year and year after. But it appears since 2022 and beginning of 2023 they mostly disappeared again.
I Just went to a mountain resort while there are still snowboarders they are almost always those who learned back in the days. Hardly any first timers as almost none were seen on the bunny slopes.
I be curious what’s killing board sports these daysz

Hi, I just spent the last 5 hours thinking about what I would like to see in a DC cinematic universe. This will be a long post so heads up. I am open to criticism (please be kind though) and any thoughts y'all might have on this.
Here is the list of the first 4 phases of movie titles. Movie descriptions and plot breakdowns will be afterwards.
Phase 1: War Superman: Metropolis The Batman: Dark Side of Gotham Green Lantern Corps: Rage Wonder woman: Dark Chaos Justice League: Thanagarian Wars
Phase 2 The Flash: Fastest Man Alive Green lantern corps 2: Fear Reigns The Batman 2: Shadow of the Bat Superman 2: Humanity Martian Manhunter: Injustice for All Justice League 2: Elite Wars
Phase 3 Booster Gold: Man of Tomorrow Flash 2: At the Speed of Thought The Batman 3: Legacies Green Arrow: Rebirth Untitled DC movie Justice League 3: Brainiac Wars
Phase 4: Project Cadmus Bluebeetle: Trials of the Scarab Injustice part 1 Injustice part 2 The suicide squad: Out for Blood Wonder woman 2: Dark Genesis Green Arrow 2: Conspiracy Titans Justice League 4: Cadmus Initiative
Here are the movie plotlines and themes:
Superman: Metropolis. Clark has lived in metropolis for a few months so he's fairly new to the city and the level of crime there. Lex is not the big bad but we establish him as a character. Start off with small scale villain group like intergang lead by Bruno Mannheim. Introduce Martian manhunter but as Hank Henshaw. Main theme is Superman a god living life as a man in a new city finding out how to balance work at the daily planet and meet new friends while also being Superman and saving the city. End credits reveals Lex discovering a piece of brainiac technology.
The Batman: Dark Side of Gotham. I like Patterson's Batman and think it works really well for an early Batman. Delve more into the detective side of Batman introduce a young Dick Grayson (not too young, like maybe 15 or 16) Introduce Barbra Gordon in a scene or two. Main villain as black mask and/or penguin with maybe a sub villain henchman like firefly or clayface. Theme of the movie is Bruce struggling with the identity of Batman vs Bruce also with taking on a mentorship position over Dick Grayson. How his actions and motivations effect those around him will be a recurring theme throughout the Batman movies. End credits setting up next Batman movie villain Hugo strange and the mad hatter, second end credit scene showing one of penguin's/black mask's goons discovering a piece of brainiac technology and calling Lex Luther about it.
Green Lantern Corps: Rage. John Stewart becomes a green lantern. Main story takes place in space. Atrocitus and red lantern corps as main villain and doesn't get fully defeated but retreats into far end of space. Set up sinestro but not as a yellow lantern yet. Introduce lots of different corp's members as fan service, but only use like 3-4 of them throughout the movie. Have a scene that mentions brainiac but not directly. Theme of the movie is finding balance between protecting and serving vs enforcing and militarization. End credits to set up Thanagarian's.
Wonder woman: Dark Chaos. I don't really know how to go about this one. Felix Faust as starting villain that leads to establishing Klarion. Could use this movie to introduce and set up a bunch of magic users like zatana, Constantine, Deadman. Somewhere in the movie have Wonder woman meet Batman. Theme of this and the next wonder woman movie are dealing with magic in a modern technology based world, especially in an age of A.I and advanced technology. End credits of green lantern arriving/crashing on earth to warn them of the thanagarian's.
Justice League: Thanagarian Wars. Open to Superman saving green lantern from crashing to Earth in Gotham. Batman shows up. Green lantern warns them of the thanagarian's coming to Earth, but it's too late and they are already arriving. Flash is introduced in this movie, we see Martian manhunter in Martian form, Hawkwoman is a villain at the start of the movie but turns out to be part of a resistance within the thanagarian ranks. Superman, Batman, Wonder woman, the flash, Green lantern, Hawkwoman, and Martian manhunter join together and defeat the thanagarian's. Thanagarian's retreat knowing that earth is protected. Justice League is formed but Martian manhunter travels back to Mars with the aid of a thanagarian ship that was left on earth, green lantern is called back to OA and Hawkwoman joins him. Most of the justice League films are just fun movies but they will have light themes throughout them, in this one we focus on loyalties, teamwork, and trust. End credits you find out that the real reason the thanagarian's retreated was that they accomplished their secret mission of getting the brainiac technology that Lex Luther had been collecting. Lex traded it for something that would give him the ability or information to fight Superman, also to establish communication with other worlds for their information and technologies.
Phase 2 The Flash: Fastest Man Alive. Start with a few of the rogues. Berry has the struggle of thinking he's the fastest man alive and is more or less invincible. Have reverse flash near the second half of the film to really humiliate the flash. Also have berry as a forensic scientist who actually does his job during the movie. Theme is Berry coming to terms with his powers and how to use them responsibly and with humility. I don't have an end credits scene planed out for this one.
Green lantern Corps 2: Fear Reigns. Introduce Guy Gardner and Kyle Rayner, sinestro starts yellow lantern corps. John Stewart and Hawkwoman develop a relationship. Theme a bit as before but also dealing with how we can use our power and position to inspire others instead of causing them to fear. No end credit scene planned.
The Batman 2: Shadow of the Bat. Hugo strange and the mad hatter team up to unmask the bat (mad hatter has a bit more devious plans like mind controlling Gotham) Bruce has to deal with his real intentions of why he's the Batman, if he's on a vengeful path to fill the hole left by his parents death, or if he's truly on the side of justice and stopping crime. Robin is a bit more prominent in this movie but not so much that he overshadows the Batman. Dick does start to realize that he's living in the shadow of the bat, roll credits lol. Theme about what are your true intentions, being true to who you are, and what sort of path you want to take in life. End credit scene sets up Ra's Al Ghul.
Superman 2: Humanity. Lex is the main villain but not directly, Lex uses his newfound information and technologies to create an "army" of supervillains against Superman, like Metallo, parasite, live wire, and silver banshee. Also introduce cyborg in this film to help Superman fight these rogues. Lex isn't caught but Superman suspects Lex of having a hand in the super villains powers. Theme obviously humanity. Superman realizing that his human nature taught to him by his earth parents is a vital part of what makes him who he is. Also cyborg dealing with similar struggles of figuring out if he's more machine or man. All while you have these rogues who give up their humanity to become more powerful. Haven't really thought about end credits for this movie, could have it just be Superman meeting Lex face to face for the first time and him saying he's got his eye on him.
Martian manhunter: Injustice for All. Introduce other space related heroes like Adam strange and Icon. Main story deals with the civil war on Mars. Theme is obviously civil rights and equality, this is not a lighthearted movie. Don't have an end credits scene figured out yet.
Justice League 2: Elite Wars. Seeing as only Wonder woman, Superman, Batman, and the flash are the only official members left on earth, they have to enlist other heroes to aid in their fight, like Robin, John Constantine, cyborg, and anyone else that has been established in previous films that are on earth. Threat doesn't have to be massive, but big enough to cause enough problems for the main league like Manchester black and the elite. Theme not letting power corrupt you, more teamwork, and a bit of what makes a hero a hero. End credits set up brainiac, the thanagarian's revive him.
Phase 3 Booster Gold: Man of Tomorrow. Not sure what the main story is other than Booster traveling back in time to prove that he can be a hero but ultimately sucks at it. He teams up with Ted Kord Bluebeetle who teaches him what makes a hero a hero. Theme sacrificing your ego to do what's right and becoming a hero even if it means no one will know. This is a bit more of a lighthearted film. End credits sets up next Bluebeetle.
The Flash 2: At the Speed of Thought. The thinker and the reverse flash team up, until reverse flash betrays the thinker. At the end flash gets lost in time (not another timeline or multiverse, just a different time in the current continuity, we aren't doing flashpoint here.) Other than that I'm not really sure how to go about this film, maybe introduce some new characters like kid flash or vibe. Theme sometimes it's more important to slow down and think about what you're doing and how to achieve your goals instead of rushing into them. No end credit scene yet.
The Batman 3: Legacies. By now Dick Grayson is a bit older probably around 20-22 and is struggling with being batman's sidekick. We are introduced to Talia and find out that she and Bruce have had a past together, obviously Ra's and the league of Shadows is the main villain in this movie. Damian is introduced near the end of the movie and he's a child we won't see him again until phase 4. Theme what kind of legacy do you want to leave behind? What kind of life do you want to live? What path do you take. Bruce delves deeper into The Batman while Dick is starting to become his own person outside of Robin and out from under the shadow of the bat, roll cred... Oh wait wrong movie. No end credit scene planned but could use the Lazarus pit to bring back Ra's if he's "killed" in the film, could also establish the Light in this end credit scene you don't see them but hear the voice of Lex and Klarion and introducing Deathstroke (his voice anyway) obviously Manu Bennett.
Green Arrow: Rebirth. Origin story movie. Count vertigo main villain, set up and introduce Deathstroke. Theme is about rebirth, becoming someone else, something else that's better than what you were. Course correcting to a path that's good and noble. Something I felt the TV show Arrow didn't do well enough with was Oliver's life before the island, I want this movie to spend a bit more time just showing how horrible of a person Oliver is before he is stranded. No end credit scene planned.
Untitled DC movie that leads straight into Justice League 3.
Justice League 3: Brainiac wars. Open to the thanagarian's reviving brainiac, he destroys thanagar just like he did krypton. Hawk man survives and escapes to a nearby system and finds green lantern and Hawkwoman (Hawkwoman and hawkman have a past so this is a bit awkward but also devastating to hear about thanagar.) Brainiac arrives and takes control of that planet and despite the effort of hawkman, Hawkwoman, and green lantern fighting him, they only survive because Adam strange saves them and takes them to OA or Mars (whichever makes more sense.) Brainiac is not complete because Lex Luther kept a piece of him. So he's on his way to earth. Somehow all the main members of the league except the flash gets together in their new unfinished space station the tower of justice which Bruce and Clark started to build after the events of justice league 2. Everyone we've seen so far comes together and fights Thano... I mean brainiac. The flash arrives near the end to help turn the tide. Superman finds out that Brainiac is the one who destroyed krypton and he ends up sacrificing himself in defeating Brainiac. Superman dies. Theme sacrifice and legacy. End credits scene is The Light talking together and mentioning "The Cadmus initiative"
Phase 4 Project Cadmus Bluebeetle movie introducing static. A coming of age story. Themes dealing with anxiety and depression in a changing world and as your responsibilities are growing and people expect more from you. Injustice part 1 elseworld movie based on the comics Injustice part 2 conclusion to the elseworld movie ending with our main universe Cadmus becoming aware of the danger superheroes pose. Suicide squad movie. Main story focuses on getting superman's blood for research and experimentation. Wonder woman 2 more magic stuff and characters, maybe introduce the new gods and Raven. Green Arrow 2 introduce the question and huntress. Delve a bit into conspiracies about Cadmus. Titans movie. Dick Grayson centered but introducing Starfire, Beast boy, and Superboy. Includes cyborg and Raven. Story will be about the discover of Superboy at project Cadmus and puts Dick in a leadership and mentorship role. Justice League 4: Cadmus initiative. Don't really have a story for this yet, but will heavily feature Cadmus vs the justice league and the light being partially exposed as pulling the strings behind Cadmus without Waller knowing.
Okay, that's all I've got, I've literally been working on this for the past 5 hours now and I need to go to bed. I just really wanted to share this. If y'all can think of other characters or films that should be added or plotlines that would work better feel free to comment.
I hope that whatever we do end up getting in the future of the DCU it turns out to be great. I personally think they should just follow what the DCAU did since the vast majority of people loved that, I know I did.
If you read all this thank you.

STILL no answers. I recall last summer everyone saying “they’re going to celebrate it this [2022-23] season” yet nothing. It’s technically our 32nd season now, and the only thing I’ve seen were 2 little anniversary logos and that’s it. No special ice logo, no patches, events or anything else. I remember on their 25th anniversary it was celebrated starting in summer 2016 and finishing in late 2017; they REALLY went hard for their 25th anniversary. Are we even going to celebrate it? The proper time to celebrate was 2 years ago already, what happened / when will it even happen?

...to 30 Rockefeller Plaza, this fall.
Back in the summer, Seth Meyers did a Q&A with the Screen Actors Guild and was asked about dream guests. Among them, he named Conan because he's had David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon on the show, meaning Conan would complete his trifecta of interviewing all the previous hosts of Late Night.
Additionally, on February 1, 2022, Seth interviewed Letterman in celebration of the franchise's 40th anniversary. I thought it was cool that the show acknowledged that history and that Letterman agreed to join him to celebrate (though this was not his first time being interviewed on Late Night with Seth Meyers, he still doesn't agree to do late night guest spots very often).
Which brings us to Wednesday, September 13, 2023. What more perfect day for Conan to make his first appearance as an interview guest on the show that launched his performing career than the 30th anniversary of the night he started hosting it?
Late Night is dark for most of August, and certainly the couple weeks leading up to Labor Day, so it seems unlikely that there would not be a new episode airing the night of September 13th.
This really falls on the team at Late Night with Seth Meyers to extend the invitation. I have no idea what the best way of getting their attention would be to make sure this is on their radar. There's no phone number to leave voicemails for the "Seth Meyers Needs a Friend" podcast, and the Seth Meyers subreddit is pretty much a ghost town. Seth reads all his YouTube comments for his weekly "Corrections" segment, but he would never read something this long buried in a YouTube comment.
But we've got plenty of time to plant the idea in the heads of the right people. Conan has, I believe, only returned to the Late Night studio once, for a 2011 cameo when he made a surprise walk on during Jimmy's show to retrieve the Triumph puppet, and he has never sat in the guest chair for an interview*. This would be a great way to celebrate 30 years of Conan and I really hope it happens. Who knows, maybe the HBO Max show will launch in the fall and he can even have something to promote?
(Also excludes Conan's appearance in the pre-taped cold open of the very first Late Night with Jimmy Fallon where he is shown packing up his stuff from the dressing room that is now Jimmy's)

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