u/Either_Shallot_5974

i'll be in oslo for 36 hours in the beginning of december to see a concert at sentrum scene. given such a short amount of time, what are some things i absolutely must do? i don't have the time to travel outside the city, unfortunately, and hope i can come back another time to take in the beauty of the country as a whole.

i am thinking about going to a communal sauna on the fjord and going to the Munch museum.

what restaurants or shops should check out? i really like vinyl shops and book stores, lgbtq spaces, or anywhere where i can take in the local culture.

i'm not one for trying to cram a bunch of experiences in, but rather do a few intentional things. i know that it will be mostly dark while i'm there, which i feel will add to my experience.

i'm teaching myself the piano just cause. i want to start learning some EE songs and i'm looking for suggestions. currently i'm teaching myself Leviathan, and then maybe Duet after that? any other songs of theirs that could be good on piano?

I'm getting increasingly nervous that I haven't heard anything from Aidvantage about switching to another repayment plan. All I've gotten is the US Department of Ed emails from April and May that the SAVE plan was ending.

What if I missed it? I'll be screwed. Nothing by email, mail, or phone.

My loans are from 2013-2017, 2021-2023 & I'm working towards PSLF.

my friend gave me some shrooms and, since im a beginner, i asked her how big of a dose it was that she gave me. she said it was a hefty dose and would recommend i quartering it to start.

however, when i got home and weighed it on my scale, it wasn't even 1g. but i thought 1g was a microdose? can anyone give insight into how i should start?

this was so fun! i love EE but i have really skipped around in their discography over the last year and have never listened to every album all the way through in chronological order.

here's my current ranking of the albums. this takes into account the overall "cohesion" of the album, if there are songs i would consider "skips" on future relistens, and how many songs on the album are favorites of mine.

1. Mountainhead

2. Raw Data Feel

3. Get To Heaven (i finally heard Only As Good As My God for the first time and HOLY SHIT)

4. Man Alive/A Fever Dream (I have to give these 2 a tie - i really love them equally)

5. Arc (i was avoiding this one for some reason but it really grew on me. would be higher if the others weren't so strong)

6. Re-Animator (still a great album, just not my fave compared to all the others)

after this, it's clear that EE is meant to be experienced through their albums in full. i love that about them and can't wait to do more of that next time i listen.

last night i had a dream i was on my way to a glass animals concert and everything was going wrong and i was so unhappy. so i said, "fuck it! I'm going to the everything everything concert instead."

and everyone in the crowd was so friendly and chill and most of all, the guys KILLED IT. i heard all my faves from cold reactor to photoshop handsome.

i have no idea why my dream self didn't just go to EE in the first place, but it was hands down the best dream concert i've ever been to

i just need a reality check in this community because i feel like there are people around me who are so out of touch with how difficult shit is right now.

i know that i am doing better than others, and should be grateful for what i do have. but damn it is so fucking difficult existing financially right now. my wife and i hardly spend money on stuff outside of necessities. i've never been so stressed about my finances as i am now. we've cut back on going out with friends, we almost never go out to eat anymore... spending money on anything besides groceries, bills, and gas feels irresponsible now

i feel like so many people are acting like everything is fine when most of us are actually STRUGGLING.

the artistic director there for over 30 years made a public facebook post about no longer working for EPAC. based on the plethora of comments rolling in about how upset people are about what was done to him, it sounds like it was definitely not mutual. he is also setting up a GoFundMe to help with personal expenses as a result. i'm gutted on his behalf. anyone know what gives?

just ordered a samsung s26 for my wife to get her added to my existing fi plan. 2 hours later i got an email that the phone is backordered.

i see there was a post here 3 months ago with people expressing this issue, and i'm wondering if people ever got their phones? or is it on back order indefinitely and do i need to pick a different phone?