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so this is my first year trying for all state- I'm playing the mozart concerto no. 3 in g major, which I haven't found too hard compared to past solos I've played and as of now I've played through all of it. (first 3 pages are up to tempo and just need to be cleaned up, last 2 still need work and are still being played at a slow tempo)

I know it's still 8ish months until all state, but everytime I think about it I get nauseous- I can't even imagine getting an 100 because even if I get a perfect score on my solo (which i feel might be unlikely because even if I learn it perfectly I always get nervous and mess up in front of the judges) the sight reading could still totally throw me for a loop and nerf my score.

and, even if I get a perfect score on all parts, there's a chance I still don't get selected because I'm from LI which I know is a highly competitive area.

(there's also many prodigy violinists just in my orchestra who have been in scmea, lisfa, all state already. I was never in any of those bc my teacher never sent in a nomination for me despite my scores being 95 and above every year)

the more I think about it the more I start to doubt myself. my family has been bending over backwards to pay for my lessons and equipment and I'd feel like honestly such a disappointment if I didn't get all state.

idk, ig I'm js ranting but if anybody has any reassurance or tips or anything like that, that'd be great🙏

OK hear me out i know this post sounds very stupid... but i thought i'd share because maybe somebody can see my vision

demitra is adagio, the "center" and main character of the group, she's bossy, tells the other girls what to do, and "leads" the group (adagio is the leader in MLP so makes sense..),

eliana is aria, the henchman of adagio/demitra, she's not the leader or center but she's still outwardly mean and cruel without trying to hide it. she's not passive aggressive, just aggressive-aggressive

sunday is sonata, the one who looks more innocent and naive next to the rest of the girls, but when you think about is she's still evil as hell but gets away with more since she has an innocent personality. also gets dunked on a lot by the other girls so she gets more sympathy

as for the three of them as a group: both the sisters and the dazzlings came out of nowhere and gained sudden popularity, have a huge+dedicated fanbase that will excuse anything they do (even if it's obviously evil or problematic), and don't have any real talent

this is probably a stretch but i just saw some similarities worth noting and maybe this sub will appreciate it idk. only difference is that the dazzlings have a much better fashion sense

edit: making a my little pony reference doesn't indicate me being a child btw...i watched the movie years and years ago lmao

so recently I've became very lukewarm- as the title says. I renewed my faith with God a few years ago after not really caring about my religion for most of my life (I was raised catholic but never really participated in it) but recently I feel like I've been trying to push God away unintentionally (but a part of me doesn't want to be held accountable so I guess some part of it is intentional because I don't want to give up my lifestyle)

I've been really happy lately as God as blessed me after struggling with depression, and I've been very grateful, I thank God every night for the things he's given me and sometimes I feel as if I'm living like a king with how much he has given me. I read a Bible quote every night, and im glad I do that but I feel guilty for not reading more of the Bible and not dedicating more of my day to God.

I try my best to be kind, as I firmly believe in the verse "if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing." I want to make the world a better place more than anything, but I worry I can't call myself a good or faithful person if I can't even dedicate my time to God

I repeat many sins, I always apologize to God and try to repent but it's not really repenting if I go back to my sins anyways.

​I also fear judgement very much as I see everybody talking about Jesus's return and I'm afraid I haven't done enough as a subject of God to spread his love and his word

what can I do to be closer with God? like little habits maybe. I do not have a lot of discipline or motivation so keep that in mind- I only want to take part in the pleasures of this world which I really want to change.

I can answer further questions, sorry this kinda turned into a rant as I'm just so frustrated with myself and I'd like to end this with asking for people to pray for me (sorry if this isn't allowed bc it's not a prayer request post necessarily!)

God bless!

hi! I'm a high school student and my passion has always been about helping the earth and protecting the environment, and my school has nature-related clubs related to camping, hiking, etc, but nothing that focuses on sustainability or helping the environment itself.

I really want to start a club that would target this, but I'm stuck on actual activities I could plan that would be realistic. I was thinking trash cleanups, hiking (which might not work bc of the school already has that), community beautification (planting trees, flowers, etc)

but I don't have many original or impactful deas that would actually get people to join and then stay.

any thoughts? recomendations? ideas?

hi! since summers coming up, I've been wanting to get some new swimsuits since I only have like, two, and they're both very cheap and flimsy. usually when I want something new to wear I go thrifting or diy but I'd rather not get a swimsuit secondhand for obvious reasons

does anyone know good sustainable swimwear brands that aren't CRAZY expensive? ​

(for the people about to comment "i aint reading allat") ​tl:dr: katseye is a product of poor management that is out of the their control, and hating on the girls for that is ignorant and misogynistic whether you realize it or not

I'm gonna preface this by saying yes there is certainly many things wrong with katseye and **I DO NOT SUPPORT THEM!!!**(this is not a glaze post or an eyekon post, i am by no means an eyekon!!!) but I also don't hate the girls by any means

i know i'm going to be downvoted into oblivion for this but i just ask that you read the whole thing before attacking me

i'm not saying this sub is inherently wrong as a concept, i do agree we should criticize katseye and most definetely criticize their record label but there is a line where it just becomes plain misogyny- something i see many people disregarding which is strange considering one of the rules is "NO MISOGYNY"

katseye is signed under a Korean record label known for being controlling and exploitative (like most record labels who sign ambitious young women) and im aware hybe could be a LOT worse (as many eyekons like to remind me) but it's obvious katseye is suffering mentally and physically because of their actions.

it's obvious katseye has lost their spark, they only "light up" when they realize they have a camera pointed at them and otherwise look sad and tired in their videos/performances. we've also seen countless clips of katseye talking about their INSANE schedule, yoonchae stated she was only getting 2 hours of sleep once, which makes sense because of all the concerts and promos they're doing (another result of hybe's terrible management)

I feel especially terrible for Megan, who was a child actor and has been in the spotlight for most of her life. I can't imagine the pressure on her to be perfect as she is often called the visual hole, and it seems like she takes her mistakes very hardly (ex: manon talked about how Megan was crying after the lolla performance when she tripped over her skirt), so I can't imagine how terrible hate for something she can't even control feels. shes also been seen in multiple clips drinking and vaping underage, and her "friends" have shared photos/vids of her blackout drunk (most likely without her permission, as she unfollowed these people soon after) despite this it seems a bunch of the "snarkers" in this sub don't know how to practice basic empathy, this goes for all of them not just megan.

I have not seen a single good reason to hate the girls in katseye, nor have I seen a good reason to support them either, but the hate is so overdone that I can't help to think that if this was a boy group instead of a girl group there would be MUCH less nitpicking and hatred. (yes, it is that deep)

people criticize katseye in general for trying too hard to be sexy when this is obviously just the result of hybe controlling their actions in the background. for example, people are hating on the girls for the new choreo in iconic by mistake for being too "sexy" as if katseye made the choreo themselves. also, the people hating on daniela for always being in the center (ex: people calling katseye "daniela and friends" now) is literally hybes doing. come on guys. extra misogyny points for people calling daniela a bitch for something that is out of her control

and sure, let's just pretend for a moment that hybe has no influence on their behavior and they're just trying to appear sexy on their own (i do think this is more evident with lara as she has been oversexualizing herself before katseye, but that seems like a result of her parents enabling it. i could see she perhaps feels a need to sexualize herself to be accepted because it's pretty hard being a dark-skinned girl in America who doesn't fit western beauty standards) if you really hate on them for this then that's just blatant ignorance at this point, people love to forget that the music industry only values sexy or hot women and you aren't getting very far if you don't appeal to Western beauty standards (hence hybe removing katseyes ethnic features). perhaps they feel like they have to be "sexy" to be accepted and successful in such a cutthroat industry, which is a very disturbing reflection on the industry itself but people like to jump right to the hate train instead of acknowledging this pattern.

and yes, the girls do stupid things and make stupid comments but even then the hatred for THAT is so forced. this goes for female celebrities in general, we hold them to such a high standards and put them on such a pedestal that when they mess up like a normal human being, they get flamed for eternity. the people dragging them for this act like they have never made a mistake in their entire life. what is this standard?? (and no, I'm not talking about actual problematic actions because obviously that needs to be called out)

meanwhile, male celebrities can rape and murder women but still have a successful career. seems like misogyny to me, whether you realize it or not.

​the lack of empathy is astounding for the young women in katseye who are obviously being exploited and oversexualized (especially coming from people who i'm sure like to call themselves feminists)

all it really takes is some critical thinking skills. half the people in this sub are just as bad as the eyekons who constantly glaze katseye (and yet both sides like to act as if they're superior to the other)

i'm interested to see what people think of this take!!! i'm not trying to drag anybody in specific, i just wanted to post about a pattern i've seen on this sub ever since i started contributing in it. i'd ask for replies to be respectful but i also know what platform im on and what sub im posting in

im gonna preface this by saying i'm an absolute idiot when it comes to technological issues so please bear with me

so i updated my pc yesterday and the brightness worked fine then. but today, all of a sudden, i turn on my computer and the brightness keys aren't working and when i found the brightness slider somewhere after clicking a million buttons (i would attach a photo but i have no idea how to get back there) it was completely greyed out and couldn't be accessed. in my normal panel area where it usually is over the volume slider, it has just completely disappeared there.

i have no idea what to do, i searched it up and read that it may be due to an outdated/corrupted hard drive but this pc is basically brand new (got it like 2-3 months ago) and i have hardly any storage used.

all the tips i'm seeing are unhelpful as whenever it tells me to go to any setting that is brightness related it just isn't there. like it just doesn't exist.

i can provide any extra info to the best of my abilities

model: dell-14 plus 2-in-1 db04255

I'm gonna preface this by saying yes there is certainly many things wrong with katseye and I do not support them and the direction hybe is going, but I also don't hate the girls by any means

I really wanted to post this on katseye snark but this was safer as I'm sure I would have been demolished for calling out some of the obviously racist and misogynistic posts on there (despite one of their rules being, no racism and misogyny. how ironic)

as we all know, katseye is signed under a Korean record label known for being controlling and exploitative (like most record labels who sign ambitious young women) and im aware hybe could be a LOT worse, but it's obvious katseye is suffering mentally and physically because of their actions.

it's obvious katseye has lost their spark, they only "light up" when they realize they have a camera pointed at them and otherwise look sad and tired in their videos/performances. we've also seen countless clips of katseye talking about their INSANE schedule, yoonchae stated she was only getting 2 hours of sleep once, which makes sense because of all the concerts and promos they're doing (another result of hybe's terrible management)

I feel especially terrible for Megan, who was a child actor and has been in the spotlight for most of her life. I can't imagine the pressure on her to be perfect as she is often called the visual hole, and it seems like she takes her mistakes very hardly (ex: manon talked about how Megan was crying after the lolla performance when she tripped over her skirt), so I can't imagine how terrible hate for something she can't even control feels. shes also been seen in multiple clips drinking and vaping underage, and her "friends" have shared photos/vids of her blackout drunk (most likely without her permission, as she unfollowed these people soon after) despite this it seems katseye "snarkers" as they like to call themselves have zero empathy for her and the rest of the women who are also suffering.

I have not seen a single good reason to hate katseye. nor have I seen a good reason to support them either, but the hate is overdone that I can't help to think that if this was a boy group instead of a girl group there would be MUCH less nitpicking and hatred.

people criticize lara and katseye in general for trying too hard to be sexy when this is obviously just the result of hybe controlling their actions in the background. for example, people are hating on the girls for the new choreo in iconic by mistake for being too "sexy" as if katseye made the choreo themselves. also, the people hating on daniela for always being in the center (ex: people calling katseye "daniela and friends" now) is literally hybes doing. come on guys.

and sure, let's just pretend for a moment that hybe has no influence on their behavior and they're just trying to appear sexy on their own. if you really hate on them for this then that's just blatant ignorance at this point, people love to forget that the music industry only values sexy or hot women and you aren't getting very far if you don't appeal to Western beauty standards (hence hybe removing katseyes ethnic features). perhaps they feel like they have to be "sexy" to be accepted and successful in such a cutthroat industry, which is a very disturbing reflection on the industry itself but people like to jump right to the hate part instead of acknowledging this pattern.

and yes, the girls do stupid things and make stupid comments but even then the hatred for THAT is so forced. this goes for female celebrities in general, we hold them to such a high standards and put them on such a pedestal that when they mess up like a normal human being, they get flamed for eternity. the people dragging them for this act like they have never made a mistake in their entire life. what is this standard?? (and no, I'm not talking about actual problematic actions because obviously that needs to be called out)

meanwhile, male celebrities can rape and murder women but still have a successful career. seems like misogyny to me, whether you realize it or not.

​the lack of empathy is astounding for the abused young women in katseye who are obviously being exploited and oversexualized

all it really takes is some critical thinking skills

​tl:dr: katseye is a product of poor management that is out of the girl's control, and hating on katseye for that is ignorant and misogynistic whether you realize it or not

i know everybody acts like brushing out curls is like, the absolute worst thing you can do to curly hair but i actually love my frizzy curls and having the biggest hair possible, but my hair has suffered some damage recently from unrelated issues and i'm afraid brushing it out will make it worse

however i always brush it VERY gently, especially when brushing it dry. is it really still bad and damaging to brush it dry even if you do it gently?

routine for the bot:

herbal essence curlstyle shampoo

herbal essence curlstyle conditioner

airdry