u/TempleofSpringSnow

Hello! Managed to get through the mission on normal and I love this SMG and am desperate to get the upgrades but it sounds like a damn night are. Desperate for help / knowledgeable people. Grateful for any help. 🤝🤝🤝

Stuck in a hotel because a huge tree fell on my roof in a storm last night and I am just asking myself random stuff. His bibliography is so versatile I thought this would be a great dialogue…Here is mine….I could only mark this discussion and not spoilers, so I will be vague.

“It's a cash and carry world. Sometimes you pay a little. Mostly it's a lot. Sometimes, it's everything you have.” I have a black metal band and we snuck this audio clip into one of our albums in a concept record that I wrote about fatherhood.

The last ten minutes of Storm of the Century and nothing comes close. I do not believe the antagonist had the full scale of powers and instead relied on the selfish nature of man to take what he wanted. Mike’s moral compass not breaking under the strongest of pressure crushed my heart. It scared me as a kid in 1999 but as a father in 2026, it made me weep uncontrollably. The ending will sit with me forever, I think Mike won in the end even though he lost. You made an ageless entity try and prove a point to a simple mortal by twisting the knife with the ending because Mike’s existence disproved everything Linoge believed. By trying to show Mike his morality meant nothing, he showed that Mike carved a grievous wound that Linoge will take to his grave. Against a super natural entity that’s the best he could have done. Linoge spent the entire movie creating smoke and mirror traps, laughing at humanity and not taking them seriously but Mike was the silver to Linoge’s Pennywise. Mike shows that when your good can not be broken under unspeakable bad, only then do you become truly strong.

Long time listener…long time caller. Sad to say. So every Summer I try to quit (I hated smoking in the heat and with the bugs). This attempt’s #4. It’s always been the same, I white knuckle it through July and August, then the beautiful autumn ambience triggered me into the relapse. Looking back now, I believe that I set myself up for failure. I can only speak for me, so I’m not projecting. I didn’t make enough other changes to help with the physical, mental and emotional aspects of the change.

I made no changes that were dietary, workout, habit or mindfulness related. I’m only on day 5 but I already feel WAY different this time. Mood is still an issue but far more regulated, ZERO appetite loss. The only thing that stayed the same was terrible sleep but that’s unavoidable I think. Which sucks and is a problem.

I wish I could say that what I am about to tell you was an intelligent and well coordinated plan but it wasn’t, in fact it was my own neglect that helped me stumble into it. Oh well, broken clocks are right twice a day.

I meant to quit in March but the denial was strong. So I started quitting other things I loved less than weed as a way to justify my use. . In March I quit drinking, in April I overhauled my whole diet. 4 servings of veggies a day, 3 fruits, no processed sugar, no simple carbs NO liquid calories) no pizza, no fast food, no take out. cause again, I told myself, “I love weed more than alcohol or processed food”. In April I also got into a strong workout routine until I ran into the wall of not being able to get up for the gym at 5am cause I was cracked on 150 mg of edibles. The workout problem made quitting easier cause I already had goals and I SAW how weed hurt these goals. In retrospect my denial was like a preparation period, a way to brace for impact. Also I cut out all caffeine after 9am. I never vaped or smoked cigarettes so that was a non factor.

So when I finally quit this week it was night and day, the last 3 times I tried to quit, the first week was WRETCHED. Now the only thing that sucks is sleep and night sweats. I’m talking ZERO anxiety so far, ZERO depression so far and minimal pissy attitude. Now it’s only been like 5 days but when compared to the first week the last times, I feel like I’m playing on easy mode. Trust me, my anxiety and depression was horrible the first week all the other times.

So I can only speak for me but in my heavy denial, I was unintentionally preparing myself and I feel like I could fight a mountain right now. There’s ebbs and flows and I know challenges will come but this is the first time I feel like I can succeed and that I’m not struggling every step. I was taking perfect care of my body 90 percent of the time, with weed being the other 10. My success in quitting other things built my confidence. On day 1, I was already on day 60 or 90 of other goals and I had MOMENTUM. Different things work for different people but maybe somebody who thinks like me will read this and benefit.

Long story short, I experienced a lot of trauma growing up, was heavily abused. I was forced to sleep in closets and the floor as punishment and it messed up not only how I sleep but the perception of sleep.

I escaped as a young adult and I am a good person. Buying a house about eight years ago came with the perceived benefit of being able to smoke privately at night to help with the sleep trauma. Between nightly smoking and about 200-300 mgs of edibles a week, I hit a breaking point, I know I need to quit. I have tried the last 3 summers and usually cave between day 45-60, I feel pathetic.

The night sweats and insomnia have been utterly atrocious. I’m an active and fit person, sweating it out, sauna, working out etc etc is not working. It’s 5:20am where I live, I’ve been up all night and I just want to fucking weep. Please, if you have any thoughts feel free to share on how I can get past these two issues.

Really want whatever exotic quest you get from end of Crota but have not run it since D1 and do not have a group to play with. Anybody who feels compelled to get sone good karma and help me out, would be greatly appreciated. Also looking to do The Last Wish to hit platinum. Thank you!!!

Alright, guys, I am really curious about what everyone’s “outside the norm” personal opinions are for the band. Anytime a band has a vast discography, you’re always going to have a million people thinking a million things. So I thought this concept could lead to some good conversation. Last year I did this with Depeche Mode on their Reddit and the answers were cool. Here are mine

I think Technical Ecstasy is incredibly underrated, I have it at number 11 in their discography ranking. I also enjoy the jazzy aspects of “Never Say Die!” If you have never heard the boxset, check it out. Steven Wilson mix is a game changer.

Tony Martin rules and The Eternal Idol is a heavy metal riff fest. In fact, I really love four of the five albums he did

Dio > Ozzy. I love Ozzy but Dio’s attitude and vocals are just so cool to me, huge Dio fan.

I rank “13” last in their discography. I do not like fan service. I strongly believe that artists should write for themselves and our opinions as fans are worthless. I feel like that album was a victory lap for their first four albums and I just find that boring. I do not like Seventh Star for example but at least he’s (Tony) writing for himself.

My top five sabbath albums in order: Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Heaven & Hell, Sabotage, The Mob Rules and Self Titled

Dehumanizer is 6th on my list and maybe the most underrated heavy metal album ever. In an era (early 90’s) where the legends struggled, Dio was on absolute point. Between 1990 and 1993 he released two amazing solo records in “Lock up the Wolves” and “Strange Highways” sandwiched in-between “Dehumanizer”

However, I think it is INSANE that I have Paranoid ranked 7th in their discography because that album is a masterpiece and if anything, it just shows me how much their music speaks to me.

Live Evil is the best heavy metal live album alongside “Live After Death” and I really love how Dio sings Ozzy era songs

Note: Lets be civil guys. Everyone can have their own opinion and it does not mean that yours is any less valid. Good art is SUPPOSED to lead to divisive opinions and productive conversation. I just like talking ball. Happy Friday.