u/nofishgofish

Sounds like a crazy question, but there's a reason: I'm currently developing the story for a feature film where the protagonist wakes up in an alternate universe in which he is worshipped like a God. There is an entire established, centuries-old religion dedicated to his mythos. There's holidays, tenets, rituals, etc. all focused around this one guy's existence.

The problem is I'm having trouble figuring out exactly how those things should all develop. He goes back in time and interactions with either late BC or early AD humans (they obviously can't understand him), but I can't see how this would develop into the specific religious practices of the present alternate-future.

It's difficult because I’m trying to figure out a couple of things with the world building here:

1. The religion's core beliefs (at least common ones among the denominations)

2. Rituals

3. Fashion/hair

4. Rituals + holidays

If anyone has any ideas based on real examples of small facets of society that became important pieces of religion or just using your imagination, I'd greatly appreciate it. Just not sure how to approach this.

Hey, I’ve never been in this sub before, so let me know if I need to anything about my post.

I (19M) am starting my first year in college in a few weeks and I was hoping for some meal ideas to prep for myself during the year. I have a meal plan and intend on using it, but it’s nice to cook for yourself every once in a while, you know?

To get a little more specific, I don’t have any dietary restrictions (vegan, vegetarian, etc.) but I have a hard time enjoying vegetables when they’re not cooked into something. For example, I’d be fine with like an omelette with vegetables but I don’t like straight-up salad or just mac and cheese with chunks of steamed broccoli. (I was a picky eater as a child, enabled by my parents, but I’ve come a long way in the past few years working past it, still continuing to.)

I’m attending university in NYC, so meals that are relatively cheap to put together are much preferred, but I’ll take any suggestions as long as they don’t take too much time. This year unfortunately I have a communal kitchen with the people on my floor as opposed to one in my suite, so I’d prefer meals that 1) don’t require a lot of prep time and 2) huge loads of dishes to be done after. I will have access to a (mini!) fridge + microwave though, so meals I can cook in large quantities are acceptable/helpful.

Sorry if this is the wrong sub to put this in! Any advice is helpful, thanks in advance :)

I (19M) took a personal finance class in my last semester of high school, so in June of this year I established several financial accounts to benefit me in the future. I'm wondering if there's anything more I can/should do to maximize the amount I make.

1. I have a part time job where I make ~$250 biweekly if I work the min. required hours. Through them I have a 401k set up. They match up to 4% of eligible pay annually. This is worth $25.14.

2. I have 2 checking accounts with Capital One. One of them is a parent-monitored account that was set up for me by my dad when I was still a minor and does not accrue interest. The second one I set up myself when I was 18 and does accrue interest. My paycheck is deposited into this account.

3. I have a student credit card with Capital One that I spend money on but always pay off on time. There is cash back + rewards on this. My parents have credit cards with AmEx and established one in my name when I was a minor, but I only purchase groceries on that occasionally (with their permission) and they are responsible for paying the balance because it's their card. Last I checked, my credit score is in the 700s.

4. I'm attending an expensive college out of state but my parents are thankfully covering the cost of attendance (and they took out loans/we got some aid), so I am not on the hook for the cost.

5. I have a HYSA with AmEx (my parents have credit cards with them and created one for me in my name) that I deposited $1k in.

6. I have a Roth IRA with a balance currently of $51.20.

I want to know if there's anything more I can be doing for my net worth/to put myself in a good place financially after graduation. Should I be investing in stocks/Bitcoin or anything?

Would also love advice on how much of my weekly pay I should be putting towards my Roth/401k/HYSA while still having enough to manage living in two of the most expensive East Coast cities.

Hi, everyone. I've never visited this sub before (I put the discussion flair because it seemed the most appropriate, let me know if I should change it), but the title pretty much explains why I'm here. I’m writing a feature about a late 20s/early 30s American male who moves to France in the 1960s to achieve his dreams of being a composer.

As I currently have the story planned, he spends much of the first act of the film trying to find work in an orchestra (he is a very talented cellist) so that he can have a steady job while he works on composing in his free time. Also so he can use the connections he makes while playing in the orchestra (he gets recognition for his talent) to network and build his career.

I am trying to be as authentic as possible with this story, so any comments on how likely this is, things I should keep in mind, etc. would be helpful! I have some specific questions as well:

1. Would it make more sense for the character to have a different job? How likely/common is it that a professional orchestra player would be able to compose in their free time and gain actual connections they could use to promote their work?

2. Film and television scores are of course lucrative, but what else would help show he has finally accomplished his goals? If an orchestra performs his piece?

3. Should I go for something more like Amadeus where the character primarily composes and plays an instrument on the side/composes with their preferred instrument as the main instrument for many of his pieces?

4. What are some ways/things y'all find inspiration?

Any notes/advice/whatever would be extremely helpful!