u/AztraChaitali

I 26F went on a date with a friend(24M) of my brother(24M), apparently he had told my brother he wanted to get to know me, and I gave him permission to share my number and then we went on a date.

I thought it was odd because my brother doesn't have many friends, and I don't really go on that many dates, but I decided to give it a chance because I usually only get asked out by men double my age.

Anyways, the date is kind of normal at the beginning, we are talking about music, anime, memes, etc, and then I asked what he liked about me.

He responded "To be honest, nothing much, but prettier girls are too much drama, so I was trying this thing I saw called shrekking / shreking."

When I asked him to clarify he said that I wasn't normally his type. At this point I'm a bit shocked, but decided to give a chance to someone who appeared to want to date without superficial reasons.

I was a bit on edge, but the date continued normally for a while, until he said. "I bet you're glad for this trend, How does it feel to be on a date with someone so handsome?" I laughed thinking he was joking, but he kept pressing me to answer, so I just got up and left.

I live in a tropical are with a very warm summer 50°C/122f and I got into baking in the winter with moderate success. But now with the heat it is almost impossible to follow recipes that call for yeast. The overproofing happens super fast.

I'm wondering if I should just be moving faster, or if I need to use a much smaller amount.

It has been also pretty much impossible to make a sourdough starter that doesn't get moldy, likely due to mold spores already in the flour, because I've sterilized everything, and no one I know IRL has a starter.

Should I reduce the yeast amount until the times match the recipes?

Games where you manage a settlement with in depth building and colonist management, and a side of exploration or dungeon crawling where you pick a team to get resources and fight enemies.

I've liked rimworld, and there are medieval mods, but I would really much rather be going out to fight, rather than the fight coming to me and having to rebuild constantly. The expenditions aren't worth it either, you are risking your entire colony by moving your elite forces around the map, and they hardly achieve anything. I don't mind defending my base, I just would rather the gameplay loop involve more exploration or dungeon crawling, or maybe tower climbing.

A game that seems very close is fallout shelter, and I did like it, but modern post-apocalyptic isn't really the vibe I enjoy most. If it either had magic, or bows and swords I'd like it a lot more.

Other games I've enjoyed are darkest dungeon, and it does have in-depth adventurer management, but not for the rest of the people, and the base building is very limited as well.

Kenshi has similar problems to rimworld. Grim dawn is a game I loved in terms of combat, but the only things you can build are bridges, and there's minimal interaction options with the NPCs.

The 5k ultra is not just a race, it's the maximum expression of style and athleticism, and if you try to rush you're not only risking boneitis, but you're wasting an amazing opportunity to run with maximum style for 6 hours in the most challenging flat asphalt terrain that not even experienced alpinists and spelunkers would dare to face.

Besides it's impossible to run the 5K under 4 hours unless your shoes are doing the running for you.

Running for 6 hours is harder than running for 4 hours. If you think otherwise you're not a real runner, you're just a lowly sprinter with no respect for marathons.

I(26F), go to a restaurant supply store where the owner(53M) gives me the wholesale price, despite my orders not meeting the amount needed.

He's someone my father used to buy from, but since my father lost his restaurant, we have been struggling, and he kept the price even if we only buy a fraction of what we used to. I've managed to land some relatively high paying jobs, but not to keep them, so I'm kind of forced to rely on him.

I used to always go shopping with my father, but since his health declined I've been going alone, and in my last two visits, I've been noticing him blatantly flirting.

He recently widowed, but if he's ever direct about it, I'm of course going to give a clear and concise rejection, and be as harsh as I need to if he doesn't relent.

However I'm tempted to just remain oblivious for as long as possible, because otherwise I might not be able to deal with the food costs.

I know it's an advantage not many have, but it still feels sort of like a gilded cage. Yes, if I didn't have this connection I'd struggle just the same as if I set clearer boundaries. But it feels irresponsible to set those boundaries when I know that I'm not the only one who will suffer the consequence.

I'm OK struggling, but I'd be happier without knowing I'd have it easier if I just didn't care about other people's feelings. That's why I'm tempted to at least postpone the struggle for as long as I can.

Today I had an accident that left me with several cuts that are basically mostly healed already, yet when I went to the doctor, mainly because I passed out after the accident and wanted to discard anything more serious. The doctor suggested that some of the wounds should be reopened and stitched to ensure they heal properly.

However, I can't get over the feeling that it was suggested merely for aesthetics, when I pressed about why, she just plainly restated "So they heal better." and I was feeling too tired to keep repeating myself.

So is this kind of procedure just for aesthetics, or is there actual merit to reopening wounds that have already closed so they "heal better".

Info online talks about wounds that healed partially or improperly, but mine are closed, and too thin to have any room to have healed improperly.