Smite heavenly light chapter 2

This is part of this week's series on Ruy Lopez (1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5)
Opening line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O
Opening name: Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation
Board image: https://i.imgur.com/riZGvwp.png
Lichess board: https://lichess.org/analysis/pgn/1.+e4+e5+2.+Nf3+Nc6+3.+Bb5+a6+4.+Bxc6+dxc6+5.+O-O++
Wikibooks page: https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Chess_Opening_Theory/1._e4/1...e5/2._Nf3/2...Nc6/3._Bb5/3...a6/4._Bxc6/4...dxc6/5._O-O
Winning percenatages:
White: 2132 (27.43%)
Black: 1599 (20.57%)
Draws: 4042 (52.0%)
Ruy Lopez: Barendregt Variation
Nxe5 is now threatened, as if Qd4? Nf3 Qxe4?? Re1 the queen is lost. At this point, there are several moves, for example Bg4, Bd6, f6 and Qd6. Bg4 is the most aggressive, pinning the knight, while the supporting Bd6 is also good. f6 looks ugly, but is playable now that white's light squared bishop is off the board.
Most popular responses

• 5...Bg4 (mw-content-text) This aggressive move pins the f3-knight and is a good way to stop the threat of Nxe5. (Lichess analysis) (Wikibooks) (782598 games)

Engine Evaluation
Depth: 52
Score: +0.07
Best Move: Bg4
PV Line: 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nc6 3. Bb5 a6 4. Bxc6 dxc6 5. O-O Bg4 6. h3 h5 7. d3 Qf6 8. Nbd2 g5 9. hxg4 hxg4 10. Re1
Puzzles based around Ruy Lopez
https://lichess.org/training/Ruy_Lopez
Historical games for Ruy Lopez Exchange Variation

Game	Result	Year
Kamsky, Gata (2741) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2862)	0-1	2013
Nakamura, Hi (2777) vs So, W. (2780)	1-0	2018
Nakamura, Hikaru (2783) vs Ivanchuk, Vassily (2769)	0-1	2012
Nakamura, Hi (2777) vs Aronian, L. (2767)	1/2-1/2	2018
Nisipeanu, LD. (2683) vs Carlsen, M. (2850)	1/2-1/2	2015
Leko, Peter (2741) vs Morozevich, Alexander (2788)	1/2-1/2	2008
Leko, Peter (2741) vs Ivanchuk, Vassily (2781)	1-0	2008
Nakamura, Hi (2746) vs Anand, V. (2773)	1/2-1/2	2018
Ivanchuk, Vassily (2781) vs Aronian, Levon (2737)	1/2-1/2	2008
Caruana, Fabiano (2709) vs Carlsen, Magnus (2802)	0-1	2010

Wondering if anyone else has had this issue before. I’ve been on the Xulane birth control for about 5 years now with no issue. Every so often (like maybe two/three times a year) I’ll get a bit of minor breakthrough bleeding/spotting while my patch is still on, but it’s usually very light and stops after a couple days.
This time it’s a good bit heavier than normal. Still lighter than my normal period, but definitely not the spotting I’m used to. It’s also been going on for a week at this point (for reference, my periods normally last about five days) and doesn’t seem to be stopping.
It isn’t time for me to have a patch free week. I haven’t had any patches fall off. And I always change my patch on the same day/time each week.
I have zero cramps or other symptoms, just a weird pseudo-period! Normally my instinct would be to go to my gynecologist, but I’m away at college currently and my provider is 2 hours away in my hometown. I’m hoping to avoid the hassle of finding a new one (my insurance is picky) or driving all the way home, but I definitely will if it doesn’t stop soon.
Has anyone else experienced this? If so, did it stop on its own or did you do something? I’m on BC because I had nightmare cramps without it, not particularly for pregnancy prevention, so I’m honestly considering taking it off for a couple weeks and seeing if my body would maybe just sort itself out… but I’m not sure if that would make it better or worse.

Bromos...I don't even know what to do anymore.
The situation: both husband and I work, we live in a foreign country and both our families are a 20 hour flight away. Our daughter started at a school that's an hour's commute away, which makes our collective commutes to drop her off 1.5 each way for me, nearly 2 for him. (He doesn't mind the commute but I do.) For life/work I have to learn Japanese which is notoriously hard for native English speakers (especially starting in your 30s, with kids taking up all my energy already). My husband is an absolutely brilliant guy - does at least 60-70% of the childcare, all the laundry and 75% of cooking/dishwashing. He's not so fond of cleaning and can be messy/untidy but I've mostly accepted this as his one shortcoming since he is truly pulling his weight and then some.
Despite all this, I'm at the end of my rope. Outside of ourselves we have no one else to help with the long commutes, with organizing the house/our lives, to give us a longer break (we can get a sitter but then we have to leave the house and I just want one day to lounge at home). We've only taken 2 holidays on our own the last 6 years and those were for maybe 24-36 hours, when we were visiting our respective parents. We do have a weekly cleaner and monthly sitter so it's not 24/7....but it's pretty damn close. The end of the day, after bedtime/chores/studying it's 10pm and I wind up with massive bedtime procrastination because I feel so out of control with my own life.
I feel like nothing helps anymore. I've tried therapy, nights out with friends, days off where husband takes the kids (after which I feel guilty because he doesn't get as much time off as I do), selfcare in the form of exercise/snacks/video games, nothing sticks long enough, I've found no long term solution to this neverending despair. All the therapists I've seen have been racist, not understanding of cultural differences, or told me to spank my kids, or multiple of the above. I've gained weight, lost hair, and overall just feel like the world's shittiest mom. I yell at them less these days but when I do yell I sometimes get explosive for no reason. It's not fair that they have such an unhappy mom. I just feel so trapped and every solution costs a lot of money (full-time nanny, moving to one of our home countries, getting a car). I just know we weren't meant to live like this, in tiny nuclear families with no one around to lean on. We have friends but they all live 45 mins away (city life...). I want the impossible - a teleport to school, family in our neighborhood (our parents are too old to travel here), or a commune.
My kids are delightful but they are still hard work, emotionally needy, and very high energy. Everyone else in the subway is so well behaved but mine are always bouncing off the walls and I feel judged if they're loud, and I feel judged if I'm fed up and browsing my phone instead. One time I was reading on my phone and occasionally answering my daughter's questions. A random lady told me (in English) that I was a good mom and after I got off the subway I sobbed because it was the first nice thing I'd heard from a stranger in a long long time (people are not forthcoming with friendliness here and obviously the language barrier doesn't help).
I know I have so many blessings - a wonderful husband, (finally) a job with great WLB, a house with a low interest rate, two healthy kids, two solid incomes, and a safe environment for them to grow up in. Yet I still feel exhausted all the time, and I don't know how to kick myself out of this funk that started when my first was born and hasn't let up.
I don't know what I'm looking for here, maybe I needed to vent, maybe I need a hug. I just need to know there's a light at the end of the tunnel because all I can see is the same nothingness for miles. Please, send me your tips for what I can do to bring small joys back into my life.

Tl:dr, Who was El before he joined Odium?
El seems like an important character, with lots of intentional mystery built around him, that we are just being introduced to, so I'm sure that most of this will be RAFO in book 5, but I'm impatient and I have a question/theory about him that someone here may be able to answer! I'm curious to hear if anyone on the sub has any theories about his backstop, and what his role moving forward in the story is going to be.
From the snippet with El and the Defeated One, at the end of RoW (I think it's chapter 116 if you want the reference) we get a couple very interesting notes about him. From the Defeated One, "They gave your title to another you know, a human...it should have remained unused". That he is "forbidden" rhythms, and perhaps a clue in his name itself, El.
So breaking down what we do know. First, his name, and this is someone circumstantial, but the root lingustics for El can mean one, or first. He certainly high rank among the Fused, perhaps he was the first Fused to join Odium? Which brings us to him being "Forbidden" rhythms. If he was the first Singer to join with Odium, it makes some sense that he would have abandoned, or been forbidden, the rhythms of Roshar, Honor, and Cultivation. In conjunction with this, he could have a similar 'affliction' to Vire, where all his passions are sacrificed to Odium, and part of that sacrifice was his ability to hear all rhythms. Lastly, we know he did have a title at one point. He now doesnt have a title, so that title was stripped from him. (This supports my idea that he is a traitor from the first fall of the singers to Odium.) The title he was stripped of was given to a Human. Now, I lean toward Stormblessed being the title in question here,* since the Defeated One is trying to goad El and seems to be referencing our favorite protagonist. (*I acknowledge there's an outside shot the title in questions could be Navanis new title, The Voice of Lights, which changes my theory completely, but it feels unlikely) If he was once El, Stormblessed, that nuances my original question, and brings me to a new question. Who, or what, was El before he joined Odium.
The answer I'm lead to, is that El was one of the Dawnsingers, perhaps the first to bond the Storm/Stormfather. Stormblessed has an almost too easy connection to the Highstorms. I'm pretty sure Brandon Sanderson has said in interviews that the storms on Roshar were present before, and independent of, Honor. So a storm spren, like a very young personification of the storm, or stormfather, would still have existed. The Dawnsingers seemed to have the ability to shape Roshar as they and their spren saw fit, but Roshar is more than the land, it is also the storm.
El, Stormblessed. A dawnsinger bonded to the storms. The first dawnsinger to defect to Odium, punished for his crimes by being stripped of his title, forbidden rhythms by Odium, because like Moash/Vire, he surrendered his pain and passions completely, thus no rhythms.
Let me know what you all think about El!

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These are all my mods, and idea what is causing my tribals to be errors??

The Foundations of Humanity - Harmful Alternatives
Pardon me, I gotta go cuddle something.
Memory transcription subject: Leksi, Human Integration Host.
Date [standardized human time]: August 29th, 2136. Early Midday
"...still just walkin…"
This thing was really committin' to the bit! I mean, sure, I wasn't exactly subtle about what I was doin, but it had to think it was out of range now! It wasn't, but it didn't know that. Elva was trailin' behind it, makin' sure to keep the top of the hill in view.
The thing stopped in its tracks, and knelt down. "What're you doin…?" Alvi and Elva came over from the next ro- wait, Elva was already behind the predator? Alvi grabbed my wife and dragged her under the cloak!
"Oh no you don't!" I racked my lever-action and hit the overcharge. Like Darkness I was gonna let this take more than one shot! I listened to the whine hit it's peak, wrapped my claw around the trigger then…
It stretched its black arm to the treeline. "What in tha…" I followed it's line through my scope; then I saw it:
"That… that's Vanni's ghost!"
Damn dim-wit's been telling stories since we were kits! I knew I shoulda been careful, called the Exterminators anyway; but he's had too many false calls already. They wouldn'a come.
One came off the hill, where Alvi had come from. The predator whipped around and nailed the side of its head with a stone. The thing was dazed, but not dead.
"Not dead enough…" I found my aim and squeezed the trigger.
KRAK-Ow
Barely a heartbeat, and the beast was nailed in it's ribcage.
"That ain't gettin' back up…"
I racked the rifle, hit the overcharge, and waited for the whine…
1…
2.
A piercing shriek erupted from the Predator, like a thousand panes of glass shattering. One of the beasts had latched onto its arm! ELVA WAS IN THE OPEN.
"OhSpekOhSpekOhSpek"
I squeezed the trigger, KRAK-Ow, but the shot went wide. I racked my gun, charged the shot. Another scream from the farm! The one I hit was holding on! It dragged Alvi from under the black covering.
My paws trembled as I tried to find my aim, KRAK-Ow, another shot into the one on Alvi; but she wasn't getting up.
The first beast stepped into the sun.
"No No No… No."
I racked and charged my shot, the beast leapt as my light turned green. KRAK-Ow
I missed.
The beast found its mark around the Predator's neck. The shriek took on the color of rage… no. Fear. I racked my shot, but I saw it crush the Predator's spine before it finished. It dropped the limp bundle of black before rounding on Elva.
"NO!" KRAK-Ow
A streak of green lanced toward the first beast, but it moved it's head; I barely grazed an ear.
"NO!!!"
I racked my next shot, deaf to the whining charge, but my paws rock solid. KRAK-Ow
The first beast went down, a smoldering crater where it's neck used to be. But there was still one more.
"RUN, ELVA!!!" I knew it was impossible for her to hear me, but run she did. I racked my final shot, and leveled on the final beast…
Click.
"NOOO!!!"
My tears spared my eyes, but my sobs couldn't drown out her screaming.

So I ended up in a small fender bender (literally) after catching a patch of ice and am going to replace my front fenders. I had some carbon ones on order but they’re backed up currently. I also just now lowered the car with coil-overs and had a bad rub in the rear due to my aggressive wheel fitment. I made a rookie mistake and failed to notice the way the rear quarter panels are designed and when I went to complete a light fender roll I ended up with an ugly flare up as it just rolled the bottom of the quarter panel. My question is should I get a wide body kit or flares like the monster V1 in which the front fenders are replaced (fixing my bent fender problem) and then I can get better wheels to fit the body kit afterwards. Also I’m about to paint the car as well due to the fact the accident required I replace the front bumper and the rear was already peeling so Id like to solve this issue first then I can kill 2 birds with 1 stone and paint the body-kit while I’m at it.

Crosspost wasn’t working so I copy pasted from newparents
She’s 1 week old. All the pooping is causing her to get a diaper rash now :( we change her diaper and within 2 minutes or less she is pooping again. There’s been multiple times over the last few days it’s taken us 3-4 diapers to get her off the changing table. That is with us giving her a while diaper free to poop on a disposable pad.
It’s seedy and very watery poop, like soaks into her diaper the way urine does. I’ve been trying to change her diaper for almost 2 hours now and she just keeps pooping. Is this normal? Could she be sick? I can hear her tummy grumbling before she poops. She is breastfed with some light supplementing. I’ve given her formula 2x today but that’s the first time since probably Thursday.
We were told to supplement due to weight loss until my milk came in. It is in full force but I gave her formula today hoping it would help her poops. I feel so bad I can tell wiping is hurting her and making her rash worse. I don’t know what to do she keeps pooping and needs cleaned. She doesn’t seem dehydrated and is peeing plenty I think. 5 wet diapers in the last 24 hours with a few pees on the changing table

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These are my mods, what could be the issue?

Demographics

• Gender: Male
• Race/Ethnicity: White
• Residence: Kansas
• Income Bracket: ~70k
• Type of School: Public
• Hooks: N/A

Intended Major(s): Physics & Mathematics Double Major
Academics

• GPA (UW/W): 3.96/4.51
• Rank (or percentile): 10/~450
• # of Honors/AP: 5/8
• Senior Year Course Load: AP Lit, Physics C, and Chem, Calc III/Linear Algebra, German IV, Marching Band, Regular US Gov & Psych (They couldn't put me in AP)

Standardized Testing

• ACT: 35 (35E, 36M, 33R, 34S)
• AP: Calc BC (5), Stats (5), Physics I (5)

Extracurriculars/Activities

1. Mellophone Section Leader, Marching Band (9-12, 12 hwk, 15 wk/yr)
2. Captain, Science Olympiad (11-12, 3 hwk, 29 wk/yr)
3. First Chair Horn, Local Youth Symphony (11-12, 2 hwk, 35 wk/yr)
4. Highest Ensemble Member, Concert Band (9-12, 5 hwk, 27 wk/yr)
5. First Chair Horn, School Symphony Orchestra (9-12, 2 hwk, 17 wk/yr)
6. Math & Science Tutor, NHS Chapter (11-12, 2 hwk, 24 wk/yr)
7. Varsity Team, Scholars Bowl (12, 2 hwk, 25 wk/yr)
8. Head Programmer, Robotics Team (11, 5 hwk, 12 wk/yr)
9. Member, Tri-M Music Honors Society (12, 1 hwk, 29 wk/yr)

Awards/Honors
So this is kinda awkward... I didn't report them? Don't ask me because I have no idea how this happened LOL. However, my letters of recommendation almost certainly included National Merit Semifinalist (now Finalist) and Seal of Bileteracy in German.
Letters of Recommendation
Counsler - 5/10
She doesn't really know me. My school changes counslers around every year (which is a dumb idea if you ask me but whatever). She probably just took what I wrote on the profile sheet.
Gifted Teacher - 8/10
Not much to say. She knows me really well, what I am passionate about, my goals, strengths, etc etc.
German Teacher - 10/10
I've had her since freshman years and she would 100% go out of her way to write a stellar recommendation letter for her students. She also knows me probably the best out of any teacher I've ever had, and I perform super well in her class.
Personal Statement - 8/10
I wrote it about baking a cake lol. I managed to connect it to a lot of things that are important to me, such as my difficult family situation, intellectual curiosity, persistence, etc. It might sound cheesy, but I had it reviewed by numerous people and they all thought that it was enjoyable to read and enlightening about my character.
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COLLEGES (Safeties not listed)
UChicago (EDII)
"Why UChicago" Essay - 6/10 I really liked it at the time, but in retrospect it seemed too metaphorical and vague instead of just being specific. It wasn't horrible or anything, but it definitely could have been better.
Uncommon Essay - 10/10 I wrote about Kepler with a fidget spinner, and honestly this essay still hits just as hard as the first time I read it.
Video - 8/10 I mostly featured some of my freetime hobbies such as music composition and cubing (I also put one of my pieces in the background). Maybe it was a bit overwhelming for the viewer?
Decision: Rejected :(
Miscellaneous Schools:
Williams (RD): Rejected
Bowdoin (RD): Rejected
Vandy (RD)
Extracirricular Supplement - 7/10 I wrote about spending time composing music and the friends I made through it from middle school onwards. It was ok.
Decision: Rejected, not disappointed because I only applied because my parents wanted me to.
WashU (RD)
Major Essay - 4/10 I thought it was fine. I looked back at it later. It was ass.
Video - 8/10 See UChicago video.
Decision: Rejected, but 100% valid considering how ass that essay was.
Northwestern (RD)
"Why Northwestern" Essay - 9/10 It wasn't anything revolutionary, but it was really good. I was really specific about why I wanted to attend, including programs, learning methodology, activities, etc.
Interview - N/A
Decision: ACCEPTED??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

Hey RPDR Fantasy lovers!!
Season 8 saw the crowning of Raven! She didn't have that tough of competition in her season (hoping to balance it out a bit more in future seasons) but I guess it's good that the IRL runner-up has finally gotten a crown!
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Let's see what Season 9 holds!
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Mayhem Miller is the first queen to enter the werkroom. She walks in and mentions how it's about time she be cast on Drag Race. She talks about how she knows so many past Drag Race queens and how close she is with the previous season's winner, Raven. As she walks around the werkroom it's clear that she feels she will be the one to beat this season.
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Olivia Lux, Symone, Malaysia Babydoll Fox and Daya Betty are the next few queens to enter the werkroom. Olivia and Malaysia both fangirl over competing against Mayhem. Olivia opens up about being newer in drag and her experience makes some of the other queens question if she will last. Symone jokes with Daya about being the diversity queen so far in the group. Daya talks to the other girls about being Crystal Methyd's drag sister to which Malaysia mentions that she doesn't see the similarity in their styles.
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Brooke Lynn Hytes, Luxx Noir London, A'Keria C. Davenport and Monica Beverly Hillz are the next queens to walk in. When Brooke joins the room the queens are immediately gagged that a former Miss Continental is in the group. Brooke and Mayhem then start sizing each other up. Luxx talks about how stoked she is to be cast on her favorite show. The other girls look at her as a fashion queen until A'Keria walks in and talks about how big she is going to make the Davenport name this season. Daya jokes with her that the Davenports don't have a history of doing too well in the competition though. Monica comes in and the starts to butt heads with Luxx almost immediately as they don't seem to want to give the other the final word.
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Latrice Royale, Chad Michaels, Shuga Cain, and Sasha Colby are the next group into the werkroom. Mayhem is stoked to see Chad in the competition and talks about how it is going to be a tough season for the other girls. Latrice cracks the other queens up with her humor. Latrice also tells the younger girls that they have to get ready for a big girl to walk away with the crown. Shuga comes in and she and Olivia bond over being New York queens. Sasha's entrance gags a ton of the queens who all talk about how they are so excited to see what she can do. Sasha immediately runs over to Brooke and tells her that she is ready to see how they both do as Miss Continentals.
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Just then another queen enters the werkroom. The girls are gagged at how good of a Lady Gaga impersonator she is....
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Until they realize she IS Lady Gaga!!
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The queens are all stoked to see her and share with Lady Gaga how much of an impact she has had on queer art. Following the queens' kiki with Gaga, they are joined by RuPaul!
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RuPaul welcomes the queens to the season and tells them that this will be a season stuffed with star power! She then informs them that for the first time in drag race herstory that for this premiere NO ONE is going home!
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Latrice jokes that she is happy to know that no one is going home on the premiere but that it also means more weeks with all these other girls in the competition.
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RuPaul goes on to say that for their first challenge they will be competing in the Miss Charisma Uniqueness Nerve and Talent Pageant! RuPaul goes on to say that as a part of this pageant the queens will be walking the runway in two categories. The first should be a look that pays homage to their hometown and a second look, inspired by their guest judge, should be their favorite Lady Gaga drag!
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MISS C.U.N.T PAGEANT PREPARATION
After Gaga and Ru leave the werkroom the queens scurry to grab their luggage and claim their spots within the werkroom. We see Luxx push other queens things out the way so that she can claim the spot that she wants while other queens, like Malaysia, struggle to find an open work station.
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In her confessional, A'Keria mentions that the first challenge hasn't even started yet and the other girls are already being cutthroat.
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Monica talks with Shuga, Symone, and Olivia about the first challenge. She talks about how the stakes are high especially since they are all up against two heavy-hitting pageant girls. Symone mentions that she isn't threatened and that she thinks they all need to stand firm in the package that they brought because why else show up to Drag Race. Olivia then talks about the piece she is planning to wear for her hometown look and then starts to show it off to the other girls.
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Monica mentions that the other girls are definitely using this pageant as a way to try to intimidate the other girls and that she isn't going to let them get under her skin.
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Latrice talks with Malaysia, Mayhem, and Chad about their approach to the first challenge. Latrice shares that she thinks that this is already shaping up to be an iconic season and that she sees nothing but fierce queens in the room. Chad agrees and says that a small part of her still wishes that there would be an elimination this week. Malaysia agrees and says that she's ready for the first strut her way to the finale and no one going home this week will make it tougher.
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In her confessional, Malaysia says that the other girls are sweet but that it just makes it that there are even more girls that she has to stand out against.
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We also see Luxx talking with Daya about the looks that they have brought for the challenge. Daya mentions that she thinks that Luxx's look seems like something they have seen already on the show. Luxx gets offended by this and defends her looks saying that she has her own point of view. It then comes out that Monique Heart from Season 2 is her drag mom to which Daya states that she thinks that it is just clear that Luxx just studied the show as opposed to learning her own artistic expression. Luxx storms off before saying that she can't wait to send Daya home.
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In her confessional, Daya mentions that she isn't worried about Luxx and that if she has to get into her competition's head to get them to buckle she won't shy away from that.
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THE MISS CHARISMA UNIQUENESS NERVE AND TALENT PAGEANT
RuPaul takes to the stage and welcomes all the judges to the pageant. She starts off by saying that the queens will be introducing themselves to the judges with frocks inspired by their home towns.
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Hometown Realness
Latrice is the first queen on the runway, and she sports a look that is covered in palm tree print and the color of sunrise as she pays tribute to Florida. Brooke decides to pay tribute to her Canadian roots with wearing a sequinned mountie look. Malaysia, another Florida queen, wears a resort dress with a sunhat and sunshades. Olivia shows her NYC pride with a look inspired by Broadway and Luxx follows her with a tribute to Jersey that glamorizes of the Jersey Shore. Shuga wears a look that ties in the latin cultural influences that are prevalent in NYC and Sasha wears a culturally inspired Hawaiian look. Monica wears a look that shows the banjie side of southern black culture and A'Keria wears a rhinestoned cowgirl look. Symone wears a look that seems inspired by Hollywood Boulevard while Chad seems to reference the sunny skies and skyline of Los Angeles. Daya wears a look that pulls in the famous Arch as well as the more rural side of Missouri. Mayhem closes the category with a LA valley girl look accompanied with the perfect comedic strut.
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Lady Gaga Realness
The queens all take to the runway in their favorite Lady Gaga inspired looks.
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Following all of the main stage runway presentations, the judges sit to discuss the queens' performances.
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Michelle starts with Latrice and points out that she thinks that she is extremely polished and that she has a lot of personality which could take her far in the competition. RuPaul agrees and says that there's a spark to Latrice that pulls you in.
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Ross then talks about how he found Brooke to be just absolutely show stopping. He gushes over her mountie look and says that she is going to be one to watch. Lady Gaga says that she thinks Brooke's interpretation of her look was impeccably done.
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Carson moves on to Malaysia and says that she knows her figure and dresses it so well. Ross agrees and says that she looked great but that he wishes she presented with the same level of confidence as the other queens in the competition.
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Lady Gaga then talks about Olivia next and mentions that she has a light to her and that when she was on stage she wanted to smile. Michelle brings up that she really enjoyed her Gaga look but wished that her Broadway look came across stronger.
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RuPaul then talks about Luxx and mentions how she is such a young kid but that she has so much realization into who she is as a drag artist. Ross agrees and adds that he wishes that the level of confidence that Luxx exuded on the runway that she could give to some of the other girls.
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Carson moves on to Shuga and mentions that she just exudes really strong charisma but that her looks just didn't stack up. RuPaul says that she can see a star in Shuga and that with some prodding she thinks that they can get her star to shine through.
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Lady Gaga then brings up Sasha and says that she is a queen that knows exactly what she is doing and what she is portraying. Michelle agrees and says that Sasha comes into the competition with a weight on her shoulders and a reputation to uphold and that she thinks she nailed it this week.
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Ross goes to talk about Monica and says that he got an idea of what her point of view would be but that he still felt that it was half-baked. RuPaul disagrees and says that she thinks Monica may be rough around the edges but that she was intrigued by her.
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RuPaul then uses that to transition to A'Keria and says that while the polish was 100% there that she couldn't put a finger on who she was as a drag artist. Carson says that she is definitely a beautiful queen but that there was a level of intrigue that seemed to be absent.
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Michelle then talks about Symone and says that she was one of her favorites of the night because the references were on point and that even when she was Gaga she still exuded her own aesthetic. Lady Gaga agrees and says that she had a tricky outfit but that she is clearly a queen for the details because she nailed it.
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Michelle thens says that Chad actually could make her rethink what her favorite looks of the night were because they were also so well done. RuPaul agrees and says that all of the girls are going to make it really tough on them as judges if they continue to perform at this level.
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Ross then talks about Daya and tells her that she nailed it for him with her Gaga look because it was such a strong presentation. Carson agrees that she has real stage presence and that he really wants to see what more she can do this season.
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Carson ends the critiques with Mayhem and mentions that he is the most excited for what she will bring to the season because it is clear that she is out to slay the whole competition. Michelle agrees and says that she had a strong first week and that she will definitely be a queen to watch.
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RuPaul then goes on to announce the judge's decisions.
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Sasha Colby, Brooke Lynn Hytes, and Symone are the top three of the pageant and asks them to step forward as she reads the name of the winner...
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She then announces...
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Brooke Lynn Hytes is the winner of the first challenge!
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Brooke celebrates her win and says that it feels so validating to come out on top in the first challenge especially against such talented queens.
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The Pit Crew bring out a sash for Brooke to wear as she prances the runway. Just then, RuPaul then shouts for everything to stop. She goes on to say that Brooke is still the winner of the challenge but that an announcement must be made...
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She goes on to say that it is time for the real competition to begin and tells the queens to join her in welcoming a 14th queen!! The queens look on shocked to see...
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Season 8's Alyssa Hunter!!
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Alyssa mentions that she hopes the other queens are ready because this time she's in it to win it.
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14 Queens Remain...
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SPREADSHEET

I’ve gotten a few warning letters from both Kingsport and Morristown about a red light camera I triggered months ago. They now read “Unfortunately, your failure to pay the $50.00 penalty by 03/23/2023 has resulted in a processing fee/court costs of $52.50 and could result in a civil court action against you. This civil action could be enforced as a debt and the civil penalty imposed under Morristown City Codes, Title 15 Chapter 4 Sections 15-303 shall be collectible, together with any interest and penalties thereon, by civil suit. Immediate payment of the $102.50 penalty is necessary to prevent potential civil proceedings against you.” My question really just comes down to, do I have to pay this? It does say that “PAYMENT IS REQUIRED BY LAW” but I’ve read a lot of things saying it’s BS.

I met this guy on grnder in early february, we hooked up once, then a few more times, Id spend longer each time. A few times then we went to get a drink near his place or watch a movie. Did some other things as a 'date' I guess.,Then I started spending the night and did that a few times. Everything's been nice but very casual, intentions of a relationship was never brought up and he gives me mixed signals. For example, he rarely texts me unless I do first. We don't really chit chat a lot outside of when we're hanging out and he doesn't seem to make a lot of effort with texting. We're both also still on grinder,
and then last night, we went to see a movie and after we left he said his mom and her boyfriend were having drinks and asked if I wanted to go join them.. so I met his mom. It was light and fun, very causal, they talked about family things sometimes and I felt included. But now Im very confused on his intentions... he seems to keep it very casual but then introduces me to his mom who he always said he was pretty close to. Is that normal and I'm just overthinking about everything? Is 2 months too soon to meet his parents? I want to just relax and don't worry about labels but the mixed signals are hammering in my head
thanks for outside perspectives, appreciated

She’s 1 week old. All the pooping is causing her to get a diaper rash now :( we change her diaper and within 2 minutes or less she is pooping again. There’s been multiple times over the last few days it’s taken us 3-4 diapers to get her off the changing table. That is with us giving her a while diaper free to poop on a disposable pad.
It’s seedy and very watery poop, like soaks into her diaper the way urine does. I’ve been trying to change her diaper for almost 2 hours now and she just keeps pooping. Is this normal? Could she be sick? I can hear her tummy grumbling before she poops. She is breastfed with some light supplementing. I’ve given her formula 2x today but that’s the first time since probably Thursday.
We were told to supplement due to weight loss until my milk came in. It is in full force but I gave her formula today hoping it would help her poops. I feel so bad I can tell wiping is hurting her and making her rash worse. I don’t know what to do she keeps pooping and needs cleaned. She doesn’t seem dehydrated and is peeing plenty I think. 5 wet diapers in the last 24 hours with a few pees on the changing table

Do to the recent problems that some users had with Humble Bundle I only provide keys. Also I'm looking to slowly retire from trading so I'm willing to also trade my games for paypall or tf2 keys. For paypall all the fees ar supported by the buyer. The Steam wishlist is NOT in the order of interest. My region is EU
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Not official in any way, it’s just some random DJ doing the bare minimum of DJing by playing her most popular songs back to back but it was seriously one of the most fun nights I’ve had. If there’s one happening anywhere near you, you should go. The energy from all of the swifties there was so great, everyone was having so much fun. Well worth the $30
Some things I learned from this in preparation for Eras tour: I can’t wear anything light colored or layered because I will sweat and have pit stains and just be uncomfortable. I certainly don’t need to drink to have fun. Lots of times we feel like we need a drink to “loosen up” but absolutely did not need to. Probably because the entire crowd was having such a good time I didn’t feel like I needed to mask my joy. And finally, it was only about 2 hours and I am WIPED so I’m gonna need to do some endurance training to last 3 hours for the real thing. If anyone sees someone running on a treadmill screaming ATWTMV for 3 hours straight, it’s just me training for my version of a marathon.
Goodnight swifties and thank you for being the most fun group of people out here