Spotted this poor lad being taken away right around red cedar river! They are invading campus and will be especially dangerous at night if they are this brave in broad daylight... This is censored in case anyone is sensitive to these topics.
I'm looking to connect to alumni who graduated in my major (Civil Eng.) and see if I could get an internship or even just learn about the field/opportunities and projects to work on. Is there a way to do this?
Hey! I'm a civil engineering spartan and was wondering what the best countries are that can have my program? I talked to some folks who really loved the program but they are all business and communications majors so I got little input from them regarding classes for my major.
Does anyone have experience in this as an engineering student?
Alright so I was gonna eat tomato soup that my sister made for breakfast but there is one issue: The TV is in my room so naturally I wanna go upstairs to eat my breakfast. The bowl is very hot since you can see the steam coming out of it but I don't really care and assume it will be alright since I can grip the bowl by the top not-so-hot part of it and carry it up.
Of course, this did not pan out as expected. I was going upstairs and well, as I am going the soup moves around as I walk so it hits my fingers and that sort of shocked me enough that I just dropped the bowl midway, cooking myself literally.
Now the worst part is that I was only wearing boxers so when it drops over my stomach and lower regions including my thighs it did not feel too nice. Naturally, the boiling soup was pretty much soaking through the cotton and it didn't feel all that comfortable down there. It honestly felt like hell, as if I was being grilled in a pot of tomato soup by Satan himself!!
Soo yeah- the pain was one thing but the mess on the carpet? My Parents likely will not be very pleased to see this mess that I have failed to properly clean- though I can't tell anyone about the burns, it will be embarrassing naturally. Hopefully it all washes down tomorrow and I'm gud. Idk what to do about the carpet anymore... I'll prolly have to throw about the ripped pair though. What an unfortunate day..
TLDR; I cooked myself and my dih on some tomato soup after I dropped it while going upstairs with an inflated can-do ego.
*"We had beans yesterday for dinner. Pass the Big Stick, John. I'll need the Big Stick today." ~Probably some Ancient Roman*
Imagine yourself (a *man*) needing to take a shit. You sit down and to your left and right are fellow *men* each doing their business. In the center if a little pool of water filled with sticks that have a wet sponge thing on the other end, most likely used for one's rear after the deed is finished.
Your fellow *man* on your left laughs and shares a meme with you to which you laugh. The *man* on your right grunts and you ask if he is alright, but you find out he isn't struggling with diarrhea as you anticipated. Rather he tells you how he just lost $100 on a Kalshi bet. The next day? A random *man* tells you how index funds work and how you can make money with S&P500 and whatnot. Then you get some marriage advice from a random dude on your right the next....
You get the idea here. The *Men* Loneliness epidemic is a serious problem that deserves to be tackled properly by accelerating unity amongst *men* and increasing the connection and networking opportunities whether it is serious career/finances or life related or hobbies and fun sports, or just small talk and fun conversations about memes and trends.
The quote above means the individual had beans last night and is desperately looking to get the Big sponge stick to wipe with- a sign of unity and respect as John passes to him a large stick for his business.
While you MAY disagree with the stick idea, that is completely fine it isn't crucial to this plan. We can have bidets and Toilet-Paper if we so wish! For those introverted and shy, it is time to grow up. I too am an introverted *man* but it is through the help of other *men* I hit the gym and learnt more confidence. We must break through these ridiculous social norms and help *men* prosper only by introducing this plan.
Why bathrooms and not sports or hobby activity clubs you ask? Because pooping is a biological function that unites US ALL! Thus, we must take advantage of it to ensure we would connect with each other with 100% guarantee and go about our day. Not every day you will learn about the stock market or news from a fellow man and that is okay. The Ancient Romans would sometimes discuss politics with senators that shat next to them. It is also fine to have designated "red seats" to do your business on in which it would stand for "I want to be left alone during this shit. Thanks."
My plan is not a troll post and it is not optional, it is a necessity to unite men and bring about something that was fully normalized and fine in ancient society that we in the modern day should never have gotten rid of.
So fellow men... Do you support my endeavors?
Hello, I am an (incoming) 2nd year student in University and am really hoping for some surveying related internship opportunities as I've heard most students get "serious internship opportunities" their 3rd year or so- so I'm kind of hoping for this to give me experience on field and a leg up next yr.
Please give me any advice as you see fit. I have little to no work exp. relating to the field as you can see here so I tried to leverage all my course work in Uni as much as possible and am hoping to capitalize on the classes from freshman yr/upcoming fall.
Last night I saw a demoralizing story about a man who saw an ice curved in a shape similar to a basic shiv lingam (or what he interpreted as) and saw this as some sort of blessing inside his fridge. He took a step further and started to make offerings with others to it. There's some more ridiculous stories like gurus jumping off cliffs while people chant and believe he will fly (he died) or offering milk to rivers while polluting it in the name of bhagvan.
I could go on but you get the idea. So how do you handle knowing that the centuries of philosophy, faith and all the stories behind these various deities are believed by the same people that are the modern day fools that relish in superstition? Is there any way we can fight it or educate?
Surely nobody in this subreddit believes the ice sculpture in the man's fridge is worthy of being a shiv lingam that we should offer food and prayers to.
"We had beans yesterday for dinner. Pass the Big Stick, John. I'll need the Big Stick today." ~Probably some Ancient Roman
Tell me, when's the last time you talked with anyone in the bathroom (public)? You have perhaps asked for toilet paper and your fellow countrymen give it with acceptance or you may say excuse me or thank you to someone holding the door. That's it.
The ancient, mighty and wise Romans sat to take a shit all while discussing a plethora of topics! We had ancient men discussing things like prices with senators that shat next to them or a random stranger discussing the recent events (their news) in town.
Imagine how much you can achieve with your fellow shitting folks if you were to simply discuss topics like stock markets, recent political wars or events, the fifa world cup, or who you would place $100 on for the next MMA match ..?
Today you sit isolated with walls separating you from your fellow man as you shit in shame but the ancient Romans did otherwise and used it as an opportunity to connect.
Suppose like the above quote given you have atrocious cyclosporiasis level diahhrea. You would turn to your best friend John who is taking his shit and simply utter the quote above as he smiles and passes a very large wooden stick with a large sponge from a bed of river in the center of the communal restroom (where all the sponges that have been used by previous men sit to clean off in the water for the next man to use).
"Eww isn't that gross Mr. u/Annual_Beginning_600?"
No. It isn't. But if you wish to keep whining about the hygiene aspect and find it gross to use one that has already been put in the wet center pool, we can simply open up MORE jobs as a scrub cleaner.
There is an X amount of people who enter the public restroom daily and thus we know roughly that some X amount of scrubs will be used. These sponge thingies can be replaced or cleansed by the workers and replaced simultaneously as people go and thus always let a clean version to use for folks as people come and go. This also fixes some of your whining about unemployment as people are able to do this without much education or skills. It's a decent job albeit a little gross at times!
Now you may be asking why I'm so passionate for this. I believe this isn't just a nice little QOL change for Americans or the world, but rather a \*necessity\* for us men to bond with and fight the global men's loneliness epidemic. To lift each other up in our shittiest (no pun intended!) moments in life.
Mods, this is no troll post, I believe this is the way for society to propel itself forwards.
"We had beans yesterday for dinner. Pass the Big Stick, John. I'll need the Big Stick today." ~Probably some Ancient Roman
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Tell me, when's the last time you talked with anyone in the bathroom (public)? You have perhaps asked for toilet paper and your fellow countrymen give it with acceptance or you may say excuse me or thank you to someone holding the door. That's it.
The ancient, mighty and wise Romans sat to take a shit all while discussing a plethora of topics! We had ancient men discussing things like prices with senators that shat next to them or a random stranger discussing the recent events (their news) in town.
Imagine how much you can achieve with your fellow shitting folks if you were to simply discuss topics like stock markets, recent political wars or events, the fifa world cup, or who you would place $100 on for the next MMA match ..?
Today you sit isolated with walls separating you from your fellow man as you shit in shame but the ancient Romans did otherwise and used it as an opportunity to connect.
Suppose like the above quote given you have atrocious cyclosporiasis level diahhrea. You would turn to your best friend John who is taking his shit and simply utter the quote above as he smiles and passes a very large wooden stick with a large sponge from a bed of river in the center of the communal restroom (where all the sponges that have been used by previous men sit to clean off in the water for the next man to use).
"Eww isn't that gross Mr. u/Annual_Beginning_600?"
No. It isn't. But if you wish to keep whining about the hygiene aspect and find it gross to use one that has already been put in the wet center pool, we can simply open up MORE jobs as a scrub cleaner.
There is an X amount of people who enter the public restroom daily and thus we know roughly that some X amount of scrubs will be used. These sponge thingies can be replaced or cleansed by the workers and replaced simultaneously as people go and thus always let a clean version to use for folks as people come and go. This also fixes some of your whining about unemployment as people are able to do this without much education or skills. It's a decent job albeit a little gross at times!
Now you may be asking why I'm so passionate for this. I believe this isn't just a nice little QOL change for Americans or the world, but rather a *necessity* for us men to bond with and fight the global men's loneliness epidemic. To lift each other up in our shittiest (no pun intended!) moments in life.
Mods, this is no troll post, I believe this is the way for society to propel itself forwards.
It seems to me older men don't poop anymore and I feel left out. I'm a 19 year old human being of the male species and still poop regularly every day or every two days.
I observed that my father (a male adult with a phallus) seems to take a shit in the morning and yet take the time equivalent to me taking a piss. Obviously he isn't a woman so he wouldn't use that much TP I saw gone to just wipe off after pissing, most likely he'd just shake it off like I do.
I observed that the toilet paper levels were lower than before he walked in (pictorial evidence comparing the rolls before vs after) and knew two things:
A) adult men at a specific age tend to avoid pooping for long periods or give it up altogether.
B) are able to do so at very rapid speeds and get the job done.
All other adult men including uncles I've lived with only prove this, as I tested it on Uncle Rick (random name) and yielded the same results. He was efficient and very quick or simply doesn't poop.
I'm 19 so I must ask; if this ability exists then WHEN will I, too, gain it? Or must it be trained? If so then how is it that every man has it and I do not?
An entity like amitabha Buddha is said to have created a land where the waters have sutas, the birds sing them, gold floors, lotuses, etc. Even if one wanted to take a very liberal, loose view on interpreting the scripture as literal descriptions of such a vivid land, an entity who creates this surely has influence on the world physically.
So they create something from nothing (which is still "empty" in nature according to Buddhism) which is an act of creation. So would it be fair to say this Buddha is a god? As well as perhaps others? I know the word god carries often controversial connotations and as a word, is looked down on in the Buddhist community but I need to make the clarifications clear. I'm from a Hindu background so the gods like Shiva, Vishnu, Brahma, etc. all are influences on this physical plane and have some sphere of influence within the universe.
Can the same not be said for the Buddha(s) such as Amitabha?
Hi, I'm currently distanced from the feeling of working that many hours a week in an office environment and am hoping someone who works in such a setting can elaborate on how they feel mentally,physically, and free time wise/if they have hobbies still outside work? How is sleep schedules?
This is important since a company I'm eyeing at is well...a bit into workaholic office culture and pumping out long weekly billable hours and I am not too familiar with it. Hoping someone can share their experiences and tell me if this money-thing is worth it in the end and if they managed to have a life outside work still. Thanks.
I understand that name chanting is a crucial practice but I am curious if there is any other type of practices involved in PL.
also second question) how crucial are reading scriptures like lotus or heart sutra (just random ones I know as a beginner/recent learner)? Or is academic readings irrelevant?
Alrighty so I've been meaning to ask, is this technically darker than the main canon books? I'm trying to compile a list of various things or 'artifacts' if you will, that have the darkest moments in the game. It can be directly shown scenes, implied facts, or dialogues.
For me it's the dead body with "mudblood" and Ominis's aunt.
Any ideas of top contenders?
Asking as an employee since I got a shift TMR for like 7 hrs...
I'm a student in university that graduated very recently. Hooray. My family has a tradition where we all gather to eat at a 5* Indian restaurant on the campus of the student and talk. I'm expected to invite my close friends over to this party so my family can meet them and see what type of circle I surround myself with.
My previous cousins all had elaborate organized groups there and their friends presented some speech all individually to the family. They were judged positive and worthy of being friends with my cousins.
Now I'm extremely nervous because I KNOW my parents, aunties and uncles and all the other relatives will be there to strictly judge me and compare even if they aren't upfront and they will be fine with shit talking on whatsapp and shit. This would affect my parents and how horribly they'd treat me.
Problem: *I have no friends* I was lonely all 4 yrs of uni and was busy studying, working my ass off, and gym with the tiny remainder of time.
I asked 4 ppl on campus and promised I'd pay the bill (FREE INDIAN FOOD! YAY) and they happily accepted over the nasty shit they'd serve in the dining halls. Flash forward to the dinner.
They introduce themselves as my long 2-3 year old friends in uni and play their act very nicely. Things are looking up and we've done well so far. However, things begin to fall apart when this one frat guy (call him Mark) finally stands and wishes to leave. I tell them Mark is leaving but they don't like that and wishes for Mark to stay or tell them more about himself. Mark eventually snaps and has enough of their pushing and interview-like questionnaire all throughout the dinner even prior to wanting to leave and ...spills the beans.
All the aunties turn into Sherlock Holmes and go "I KNEW SOMETHING WAS SUSPICIOUS ABOUT THESE FRIENDS ALL THIS TIME! (my name) YOU ARE A (word for liar in our language)"
I'm now shamed and been cast aside as a liar in my family in hopes of keeping everybody satisfied and to not ashame my parents so they would keep treating me alright. But now it's worse than ever and tensions are bad. I've always had a reputation for being quiet in the family and I wanted to show them I worked hard and made progress socially but it backfired.
I've found a life in a city elsewhere and work an internship. I'm finding independence but the tension is going to stay for a long time I think. Oh well, should've been honest.
Tldr; moral of story: be honest. I got caught buying fake friends to act in front of graduation dinner and got caught and now am ostracized in the family. Please, it's worth just being upfront. I know this now.
So much for the degree
Im sick of it and feel like there's no hope to get fellow students on campus to stop feeding these lard ass fucks. Anything we can do?
In my Asian family it's a tradition to do a celebration of sorts for college by eating at an Indian restaurant on campus and to invite not just the relatives and family but for me to invite my friends and have all the buddies there so they can meet my family and stuff. My precious cousins all did this.
It's like a strict interview thing so they get to know my circle and who I surround myself with and see how far I came. I'm one of the quieter guys in my rambunctious family so the pressure was high all these years.
All my aunties uncles and random dudes I hardly met in the family will all be there to judge me and i needed it to go perfect.
*Problem: I have no friends. I don't know anyone on campus and it hit me: im done for.*
I decided to find four people (found 3 guys 1 girl) to go to the Indian restaurant with me to act as my friends and play on a strong STEM major persona and buddy of "2-3 years." I, in exchange, would pay for all their food bills so they get free 5* Indian food over the crap at dining halls for one evening. Fair right??!
Yeah one dude got kinda pissed at me mid way after a shit joke through when it was going well and he wanted out. Yeah, he fessed up and the others got pretty uncomfortable with the entire thing and also did so to leave.
Everybody started suddenly acting like they were Sherlock holmes and had this figured out before the confession- "I knew the story she said about you meeting at the ice ring made no sense! You don't even skate" blah blah blah. It was a load of bullshit. All for it to end with a slap from my disappointed, embarrassed parents. I'm ashamed to go home this summer and I just don't know what to do. A part of me wants to retrieve a shred of dignity and spill everything.
TL;DR: I'm extremely lonely so I purchased student-actors on campus to play the role of my friend at a grand dinner party and pissed one off, spoiling the lie/act in front of everybody.
I have an Asian family wanting to go to this restaurant and congratulate me and yk, just celebrate and stuff since college has recently came to an end- They said "bring your friends over too. We want to meet them."
Note that this is a tradition my previous cousins many years back when they were college aged did and we Would go to an indian restaurant on the campus and have them invite their friends so they could meet the family and stuff.
Problem: I have no friends in college. None. Even prev HS buddies in the same Uni are just kinda gone doing their thing. 😓
So I found 4 people (1 girl 3 guys) that are most likely from frats and non stem degrees (better socially than most stem guys anyway) and paid them $X per hour in order to act and put on a strong impersonation as my "friend of 2-3 years." They would need to act as a stem major too and put on an act given my hobbies and stuffs. IN ADDITION to all of this I am covering all of their food expenses when they eat at their restaurant and will venmo any bill costs so its free indian food for students that likely are sick of the dining hall shit.
I have everything planned out but just don't feel too good about this plan anymore. They will be arriving and judging me soon enough and of course I want my uncles, aunts, and other relatives to think good of me so my parents don't get embarrassed and nobody in the family judges me to be a (insert word in our language for "'socially-inept loser"). I have reserved seats and everything already but just want second opinions before I book the 4 seats for these folks. I'd rather have these strangers disappointed than regret having them feign close friendship for a few hours or so in front of my desi family.
No, telling them I focused on my studies is not an excuse for reasons (I'd need to back it up with strong grades and well... Let's just say I'm not feeling too good about how I did on the exams and will probably wait for the summer to receive a full transcript). Because people are still on campus they sorta expect me to bring them and have all of our speeches done during the dinner party as I introduce them to everybody.
To be honest- I don't feel very good about this buying "friends" plot and am seeking advice on alternatives because I feel very bad... Is this really the only way or can I try something? I want to walk out with some dignity in the family.
