I think that Ging Freecss and Fugetsu Hui Guo Rou would have interesting interactions if they were to meet. Aka, more rambling about Fugetsu just waaaay longer now:

I'm not saying it as a particular theory post, or that I think they're MEANT to meet and form some kind of relationship, just that I believe their personalities and motivations compliment each other, or that they both have something that the other values.

Fugetsu at the moment isn't a super complex character, as of current events it's been revealed that she cares very deeply for her sister, knows very little about nen (she calls it "magic"), but is, at least, a determined character and is willing to learn and take risks in order to survive and protect her sister. She is as normal of a girl as we've had in this series, and I find that very endearing.

I'm sure you must be thinking then that she couldn't be any more different from Ging, who is a learned prodigy and a loner. If they were to interact, I'm sure many would think that he would brush her aside, but actually, I think that Ging often prioritizes a strong heart and a caring personality over innate skill. He does so with Leorio, saying that he possesses a lot of potential, despite how Leorio has seemed to have been lacking in skill to most everyone else in-universe. He also seems to value Leorio's friendship with Gon. Though Ging never seems eager to form lasting relationships himself, he seems to value other people's ability to do so. It's for this reason that I think that Ging would quite like Fugetsu, if he were to meet her.

I also think that Fugetsu would like Ging, or at least envy him. It's only stated once, but it's also represented in her ability that Fugetsu has a strong desire to travel the world, or at least, she values "the ability to go anywhere".

This coincides with Ging, whose desire to go anywhere, do anything, is a very prominent part of his character. With her very limited knowledge of nen, Ging's sheer skill and power would probably shock her, but I also think that it would inspire her. Like I said before, she possesses a strong desire to learn and grow. If she were to meet Ging, I'd say that she'd wish to be as strong as him, so she could also fulfill her own desire for freedom and protect her sister. Though this second desire is of course impossible now, as we all know...

How that may affect her and her desire for freedom is anyone's guess, but I would like to add that Ging and Fugetsu share one more similarity, or at least they share one more thing to gain from each other:

I believe that Ging cared for his son. However his being a father to Gon, traveling with Gon like how he'd done until his son was two, is no longer possible in my opinion. Ging knows this, and continues to travel and explore knowing this.

Fugetsu has lost her sister, her only relative that she feels safe with. She doesn't know this yet, but her dream to go anywhere, anytime, with the person that she loves and cares about the most, she can no longer do.

They both have something in their personalities that the other would value; they both have something that the other would gain from situationally. For example, Fugetsu could escape from the succession battle and travel the world with Ging. Ging could teach someone nen again, something he seemed to enjoy with Kite, but with the added twist that Fugetsu might be the perfect person for Ging to interact with positively.

I'd also like to point out one last thing, and it's that Fugetsu and Gon look INCREDIBLY alike:

This was pointed out by someone on Twitter a long time ago, but the eyes, the nose, shape of the mouth- it is all the same. That could of course be a coincidence, like I said this isn't exactly a theory post, but that, on top of all this other stuff strikes me as very noticeable, at the very least.

Hihi there!!!! I Hope You don’t mind me sending in an ask, but I’m planning on doing the glitch that allows you to transfer the glitch Mew from Red & Blue to Pokémon HOME that you talked about in this post;

https://www.tumblr.com/phlurrii/715585175997825024/okay-were-2-day-late-but

And I was wondering if you could elaborate on what you meant by them loosing their nicknames??? Do all transferred Pokémon from Red/Blue loose their nicknames, or is it just Mew???? And how did you change it back??

Again I really really hope you don’t mind this ask!!!!! I know it’s a really random one but I came across your post when researching for this glitch to make sure I had everything prepared and I’m pretty Attatched to the name I gave my Mew!!!!

Nah I don’t mind at all! Lowkey I thrive off talking about glitches, if you let me I’ll ramble for hours and refuse to let you leave. So I am much more than happy to help ;D

Okay! So regarding the nickname, sadly yes, bank will auto remove all nicknames from any Pokémon off virtual consoles. Whether it’s RBGY or SGC, that shit gets dunked upon transfer. I did not know that initially and was devastated when I found out. However, there ARE solutions to fixing it!

1) Hacked 3DS console, if you know or can find someone with a hacked 3DS you can trade them your lil guy and they can change the name. Obviously the cons of this is the person could scam you, take the mew, and dip. So I highly suggest cloning your mew through any means necessary before handing over a copy. This is what I did, I have a handful of backups of my goobers in general as well.

1.5) if you want to clone your goobers, you can buy a Power Save Pro for 3DS games and clone them there, or you can clone your mew in Pokémon Red… however this is SUPER risky and can corrupt and erase your entire save file. This happened to me once, but if you have no other choice… then I wish you luck solider.

2) transfer your goober up to switch and locate someone with a modded switch, they can do the same thing. Nickname it, send it back. Again I suggest cloning before hand, if you have a cloning egg in SWSH or know someone who does, that’s your best bet. If you don’t, you may have to risk it. However there are people on Reddit who charge like 2-3 bucks to nickname pokemon. I’ve done it before, but frankly I’m looking into just getting a modded switch lol

3) Poke Hex, this is the most complicated way, as it requires a computer, an extra device, dumping your 3DS file onto it, and going into your games code to re-nickname the mew via this lovely program called pokehex. This was originally the method I planned on, but had a nice bloke offer to help me. The good part about this method is it’s entirely just you, no trading or 3rd parties. They have a dedicated forum for assisting too ^^

In summary, there is not an easy way to do it, but if your a nut case like me you’ll find a way or hell will freeze over X3

I’ll also offer my own SWSH cloning egg to help if you can find someone with a modded switch, cuz frankly I need that hook up as well lol, anywho I wish you luck on the gameboy mew adventures ;3

And now... the moment you've all been waiting for (or not, which is fine)! Let's talk Brawl Talk because OH BOY am I excited.

This is gonna be a pretty long post, so bear with me! I'll go over one section at a time and go over what I liked and disliked. Spoilers ahead! If you haven't watched the latest Brawl Talk, go do so! One more reminder, these are just my thoughts! You don't have to agree with me!

Without further to do... let's talk!

New Brawlers (Angelo and Melodie)

Now, when I first saw Angelo, I immediately went, "HE'S UGLY LMAO." After getting used to him, though, he's actually not that bad. His design is really good and is somewhat of an anti-cupid (perfect for a gal like Willow). Also, his voice actor did such a good job so much energy was put into him.

He doesn't seem like he's gonna be incredibly busted, but he is gonna be good in the right hands (while I'm at it pay your respects to Mortis Mains ya'll, they just took a major l with this guy). Sorry Larry and Lawrie, but you two are gonna have to step aside, I NEED this man as much as I need the next brawler.

I. LOVE. MELODIE!!! I did think she was a League of Legends character at first, lol.

Apparently, I've heard people say she is the first female assassin, which is very interesting! Out of the two, I feel she poses more of a threat. She might be broken, though her main attack is WEAK.

I've been through the Reddit and have seen so many people talk about how she looks like Janet, and I'd like to take the time to bring up a little theory... what if she was Janet and Bonnie's mom? I would go into this further, but we have to keep going!

Overall, I really like these two! Their designs are really good, and the character designers did a great job! Their pins and profile pictures show SO much personality! Expect some art of these two soon! However, if I may say something, I wish their skins were cooler. Why couldn't Angelo have a Sands of Time skin too? 😭

Speaking of Sands of Time...

Sands of Time and Ragnorok + Skins

Out of both seasons, I'm very hyped for Sands of Time. The "Sands of Time" is a very interesting concept that can be used very creatively. Can't wait to see what the animation brings! Though I think we all know why I'm hyped...

My best guest was that this skin was gonna be a Epic/Mythic skin, but a LEGENDARY?????? WHAT?????? Chuck fans we just fucking WON. I've seen the sneak peaks and heard his voice lines, Nicolai did an INCREDIBLE job as always. I'm am SO READY to go broke for this skin, but first, I must purchase some seasonal skins since they've been on my agenda for a while.

Loki Chester has to be the one I'm looking forward to getting the most for the Ragnorok seasons/skins. Plus, it's free! (If you have good luck).

Side note and honorable mention, Thor Bibi was just the icing on the cake for Bibi Mains this update. While I feel like a few more details could be added for this skin to make in truly "legendary," everything else about it great, including the voice acting! Poor Bull, he's the only one in his yet to get a Legendary Skin.

Ranked and The Report System

Okay, not related, but I love how they disses on the community a bit in this section, LOL. They know what, at least Reddit and Twitter are doing (and let's keep it that way, they don't need to know what's going on over here lol).

Anyways, while I'm excited (and scared) for Ranked with modifiers I wanna take this time to talk about a concern... the report system...

Now, I know there's a reason why we have 10 reports; but what's gonna stop so angry guy from reporting me if I didn't do anything? I feel like there's a chance this could backfire, that's all.

Hypercharges and Balance Changes

No Mortis or Poco hypercharge :(

Cordelius was definitely unexpected and very scary. Getting slowed in the shadow realm is a death sentence.

I wish Belle got a little more this update, but I'll take the hypercharge.

Move over Charlie, there's a new spider person in town, and he's a DINOSAUR.

Onto to balance changes. 84???? GOD DAMN. Adrien wasn't fucking around this update. Edgar is dead (and rightfully so FUCK HIM) and Doug might actually stand a chance in this Meta. I'll miss the days when Hypercharges were game breaking just for the community's rage, but it's probably for the greater good.

Whatever the Fuck the Random Skins Were

Now Primo Shark, I can take (though I'm definitely not gonna be able to take Baby Shark as a in game theme, I'm muting music for that entire time period). Pitcher Fang is a good skin too. Squeaky note is very... meh, but it's a rare skin so you can't expect much.

BUT POOP SPIKE.

POOP SPIKE.

What

the

FUCK?

It was tolerable until I saw the losing animation, and to that, I say EWWWWWWWWWW 🤮🤮🤮. WHYYYYY!?!?!? THAT'S SO NASTY!!!

I get that this is an April Fool's skin, but WHYYY THAT??? Thank GOD this skin is expensive. If I catch any of you with this skin, I'm gonna need to ask if you're okay. I don't wanna show a picture of this skin to you all, or else I'm pretty sure Tumblr would kick me to the curve. This is easily what I was least excited for for this update.

Overall Rating and Final Thoughts

Now, it's time to throw the final ratings on screen and say anything else that's on my mind.

New Brawlers - 9.5/10, definitely getting both! Let's hope they get some cool skins soon!

Sands of Time - 7/10, the concept and Chuck carry this season don't fight me on this. /j

Ragnorok - 6.5/10, I'm not as hyped, but I will grind for that Chester skin!

Ranked - 8/10, now I have a reason to actually play this mode. Hopefully, the report system is fair enough...

Hypercharges - 6.5/10, again not as hype, but I will be snatching that Belle Hypercharge since she's the only one out of the 6 I maxed out. She deserved more, though. :(

Balance Changes - 10/10, bye Edgar begone. F for the twins, however; I liked them.

Random Stuff - 3/10, not even Pitched Fang can save us from whatever the devs were on.

Overall Season 24/25 is...

8/10! (Poop Spike ruined it >:( )

And that's it. For those who have read to the end, thank you so much for heating me ramble it means so much. Expect some headcanons and more little theories soon (as in some time this week). Until then, ciao!

welcome to my blog my name is virus enjoy your stay

im virus im a system member of the xenohorrors system. i made my own blog bc I have my own social life that doesn't always overlap with cujos, we don't always vibe with the same people so it gets awkward lol (but it uses my account anyways sometimes bc Tumblr doesn't have switch account on mobile -_- )

im a fucktive of scourge the hedgehog, fuck because I've lived in this house since 2010 so I was essentially scourge like 12 years ago so our body's life is more intertwined with mine than other people's. also I'm pretty detached from my source in this world bc I compartmentalize My Life seperate from fandom things, also I'm a weirdo so I find it fun lmao

im currently fixated on;

breaking bad

doctor who

sonic

this list may update and grow

please interact:

people with "contradicting" identities or "vulgar" terminology for themselves, fagdykes boygirls girlboys transvestites etc etc love you all

fellow nonhumans love you especially if are outwardly strange by human standards and struggle with human society that's cool me too

fellow plural /multiple / whatever u call yrself idc bitches esp if you n ur folks are "weird" or messy or have origins that ppl discourse against a lot, metaphysics whatever psychological stuff u came to a conclusion abt whatevers none of my business people who are seperate or parts of a whole or fragmented or just room mates in the same flesh. Ur welcome here that's chill with me as long as u are kind to others.

ppl who have unconventional belief systems in general are cool im trying to be less shy abt mine bc we are not inherently harmful fucka you

horror fans but only if they don't like burn me at the stake for having nuance for shit and also understand it's horror and bad things will happen in horror

fandom weirdos with 3738292 blorbos who self ship and make 59 crack head aus and crossovers i actually enjoy seeing stuff if u still live in 2012 Tumblr I miss that time take me back there you are so cool

people who embrace cringe actually. if you like to have a little fun with things and be a little embarrassing I think that's cool.

If you are against any of the above I just block and move on. I can't stop you but I won't understand why you're here and I don't feel like being screenshotted on reddit :/

if i don't like ur vibes and we don't really talk or i just don't trust you and feel ur circles don't really match my vibe I'll block u but no hard feelings or nuthing. if you are mean to people who were not necessarily mean first i cast liver evaporation spell on you.

i reblog posts from OP sometimes if I don't wanna reblog/like spam a stranger & sometimes just rb / like from tags— i do not check who I rb / like posts from in depth in those cases! if you wonder where I came from, hi stranger! im a stray don't worry about it. ill forget about you&your blog within a day unless I follow u.

also i cannot donate to your donation post i am poor, this is not malicious and i wish you luck. if i had money i would be in las vegas drinking mojitos with a hooker on each arm, not on tumblr.

EDIT:

we are a system (multiple beings in 1 body) and too lazy 2 switch between accounts on mobile; cujo will sometimes follow from here.

@reactivedog - cujo

@cocainechips - cookie

tfw you google the worst family you've ever worked with and the first thing that pops up is a real estate article about a family who wanted to escape the city so they bought an almost million dollar historic house in the countryside near a ski hill, and there's a photo of their picture-perfect family (which includes the most demonic student i've ever had).

I wish i could link the article (which is basically just an interview with them) because it makes me cringe so fucking hard but i don't wanna expose myself or the family. anyways though, it explains so much about why they are the way that they are.

the article was also posted to reddit and people's comments are so fucking funny:

"So nice that ************ continues to have such relatable articles"

"Looking forward to the book and movie adaptations of this riveting story."

"Should ************ posts be automatically removed from this sub?"

"That was probably the whitest story I've ever read, and I am white."

"i wanted to escape too.. but all i could buy was a six pack.."

"*daughter's white-ass name* Lol"

"Ugh, honey, I'm feeling so cooped up since we started working online--without any loss of income, security, or overall good luck--because of COVID. Why don't put that little rainy day fund to use and pick up a million-dollar farm house where we can Zoom in the morning, hit the slopes in the afternoon, and experiment at night with that Tibetan spice collection we bought when traveling through Burma last summer? We need to de-stress."

A letter to my ex girlfriend

Hey followers! You might have seen me make several posts about my breakup. It’s been a struggle for me, but I seem to be at this point where I can write a goodbye letter that she probably won’t ever see.

I’m not afraid to be open with my emotions, so anyone can read it if you want. I’ve been challenging myself to be more vulnerable, open, and honest. And this seems to be a great place for that.

Okay, here’s the post! Everything just kind of spilled out here lol.

Holy shit. My ex girlfriend made a speech at her graduation. I’m so fucking proud of her I wish I could tell her though.

Leslie if you ever go on here, good fucking job!! I will always love you so much and I hope we can find our way to each other once again soon, but maybe that’s not for the best haha you’re probably wayyyy better without me and if that’s the case, sorry I was a lame fucking ass for so long. You’re going to do great things wowowowow I’m so damn proud of you.

Being with you, and subsequently breaking up has taught me SO MUCH and I can see all the terrible negative things I did and the stupid ways in which I acted and just the dumb things that went down. I look back and I think “why?!”. And you know what I’m talking about.

I had no code, no sense of self, and no confidence throughout most years of my life, and it showed in the way I was inconsistent, hurtful, depressed, and awkward.

And I realize all this now, and I’m painfully aware that it’s too little too late, but I really improving and holding myself to standards i’ve constructed so I can be as honorable a man as possible. You taught me the virtue of goodness.

You didn’t deserve ANY of the bullshit you went though, that I put you through, and what my family put you through. I’m so, so sorry about all of that.

And I was too much of a coward to stand up for us, and what we had, because my mind, and world was upside down. I don’t know why things got so bad for me mentally, but I didn’t even recognize myself, I was so twisted inside.

And that’s not an excuse for my behavior or for anything that went down, it’s the cause.

I really, truly, to my soul hope you can find a man that deserves you for how special and kind you are. A man with a clear sense of honor, identity, and self. Things that I regretfully don’t have at all.

I don’t know why we needed to break up for me to realize all this. I just got really stressed out due to what we had, and I know that you were too. We were at the end of our ropes.

I don’t know what you might think i’m doing, I don’t even know what i’m doing! But I need you to know that I’m not out trying to get with women, I really truly just want to be single and not even think about that. i’m going to need many years to get over you, Leslie.

And I haven’t even tried mushrooms or acid. and I haven’t even done adderall. What childish reasons for this four year thing to end, huh?

I’m just using this time to find myself for the first time. To establish myself. And i’m so proud and happy to see you’re already able to bounce back and do great things. You are winning the breakup and we all knew that would happen haha. I was hoping for that too, because this was all my fault.

And that thing that happened with reddit, I actually wasn’t mad at you, but I felt sad because you should be with someone that makes you happy and excited, and I was far too much of a dull sad sack of depression to give you that.

I was living in my head way too damn much. I owe it to you and what we had, to stop doing that. To live life to the fullest as much as I can. And I'm so glad that you are too!

Good luck Leslie, I’m always rooting for you. I hope you get everything you ever wanted.

Love,

Marcus

My MCAT Study Tips / advice I wish I listened to while studying for the MCAT:

This ended up being long af lol but it isn’t going to be comprehensive, I left out a lot of stuff. It’ll just be a post of what things I did that were really helpful and what things I wish i did more of so that it can be helpful to anyone studying for the MCAT now. Feel free to ask me any questions if anything is unclear ;__;

1. MOST IMPORTANT: Do practice tests, never just content review: I know especially if you are just starting studying its very tempting to want to spend a lot of time doing content review because you feel like you need to go over everything before starting to do practice tests, no matter what other people tell you. I know, that’s how I felt too, and I spent a lot of time doing content review but I realized that (1) I had no focus and easily burnt out from reading so much stuff and feeling overwhelmed with all the information, and (2) content review is like reading about how to swim, practice tests are like getting in the water. Almost all of the exam is passage based-questions, you need practice with that.

So how should you do content review? ACTIVELY:

2. Review practice exams THOROUGHLY: basically when reviewing exams, I made a spreadsheet, listing every question that I either got wrong, or I guessed/got right through luck. Then I made another list of topics from each full length. [Pictures below, shortened to fit here, usually i had like 30+ questions for each section]

Timeline: One day to take Full Length (FL), one day to fill up my spreadsheet with topics, going over each question, and three days to review my list of topics generated from that exam.

My FL Review Spreadsheet:

Key:

F = studied topic before, but Forgot

M = knew everything, but made a Mistake

L = something I need to Learn

Keeping track of the types of careless mistakes you makes you more aware of them so you make less of them the next time you take a full length MCAT.

Sample List of Topics for a FL:

For example, I remember starting to see ‘metabolism’ on my topics-to-review lists for multiple exams that I took, which pushed me to review it even though I really didn't want to lol. 

3. Use Post-its for content review:  When doing flat out content review in the very beginning, don’t just read, or outline everything (thats what i tried to do). Theres legit so much material, the prep books are already ‘study guides’ of multiple years of science that you took. Instead: Use post-its or flashcards to write up small notes if you know you need to memorize it later or you know its a topic you struggle with. You can actually see me do this in past pictures I posted:

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4.  Use your resources wisely, and use what you need:

 Theres so many resources available. Everyone has their own ideas of what each book is and you can search up other peoples opinions to get a better idea. I used the Kaplan exams, AAMC FLs, and Examkraker books. This is how it was for me:

Examkrakers: very very dense. Use it to review topics and things you already learned in class for example, and topics you just need to refresh. You will find yourself frustrated if you try to use it to learn anything new just because of how ‘study guide’ it is. 

Kaplan: much more detailed, but great if you totally forgot a topic or are learning something for the first time because you never had it in a class. The extra details really let you understand more, BUT the only warning with Kaplan is don’t get stuck thinking you have to know every single sentence presented in the book. 

Search ‘Wendy Riggs’ on Youtube for help with all types of Physiology/Anatomy topics. She’s a anatomy and physio professor, is actually entertaining to watch, and explains very clearly with analogies that will help you remember. Her Kidney and immune system videos helped me so much T_T.

There’s way more brands and more books so please look them up. Reddit is very helpful in this area. 

5. For CARS there are two main methods I would say, and you have to try both to figure out which one works for you, there’s no other way. Theres the Kaplan Triage method and the Examkraker ‘authors intent’ method. I really encourage you to read both methods, or search them up. My very honest opinion is that if you are okay at reading, and want to excel in the section (not just survive) you should go for EK method. The Kaplan Triage method is more of if you read extremely slowly and need to just somehow make it through CARS without failing. Both are understandable lol so i encourage you to try both methods and see which one works for you.

6. You don’t need to understand everything you read in the MCAT passages. The faster you understand and accept that, the easier time you will have and the less frustration you will feel while studying. The point is (in non-CARS passages) is to get the rough idea of the passage so you can move on to the questions. You can then go back to the passage to answer the questions. Once I realized that, I was able to stop. Before that, I used to waste time trying to understand the passage well and by the time I got to the questions I was already frustrated and like I don’t know shit and that I’m hopeless lmao. 

7. There are some things that you should just memorize (speaking as a person who tries to remember things by understanding) these include: the theories of emotion in psychology, the names, basic structures, and abbreviations of proteins, the citric acid cycle, etc. The resources I used MOST for memorization was Quizlet.com. What stuff to memorize? Well that depends on you. Here’s a list I used to get started.

8. Before the exam, at least take one exam simulating every single aspect of the actual exam. Before mine, I bought the same exact food, same backpack, same clothes, and took the exam (AAMC FL2). I actually ended up getting the same score too. But simulating everything down to the breaks and what I ate for lunch did kind of give me a sense of comfort in a setting that’s filled with so much uncertainty. Also you’ll be surprised how annoying small things (like a decoration on my shirt) can become if you’re forced to sit in the same spot for 7+ hours, so definitely have a test run before the big day.

9. During the exam, leave every section behind you when u finish it. After one section is over, take a deep breath, and forget about it completely. I read this advice so much but didn’t take it seriously lol until I really needed it on test day. I’m really weak in Chem/phys. On my MCAT day, the section went even worse than I expected, I felt like I guessed on the whole last third and STILL ran out of time. I was like that’s it, I’m going to have to re-take the MCAT. BUT. I had to remember that my stronger sections were coming, and I couldn’t let chem/phys screw that up for me too. This is so important, please use it as well, especially if you’re about to have a mental breakdown after a bad section, especially on test day.

10. Don’t just study. please take breaks and do other things too. 

Space out your studying. I made every study block 90 minutes like each section of the MCAT, so that I’m used to studying straight for that amount of time. Taking breaks refreshes your brain so that you can actually learn. The most valuable advice I got was someone who told me ‘don’t think that sitting in the library for a day means you got a days worth of studying done.’ Please guys, take breaks, the few hours you sit to study, put away everything and give it your all with a ‘fresh brain’ like my mom says lol.

Last few random details about taking the Exam:

you have to use wooden pencils during the exam, I guess it’s not that big a deal but it helps to do your full lengths with those so that u feel comfortable during the test, especially if your someone who’s really anxious about the exam. the more familiar you can make the test feel, the less energy you have to waste on anxiety on the day of.

the 10 minute breaks are actually really small and the amount of processing it takes to leave and enter the room again is so much i ended up just staying in the room and stretching. Before the exam, I was determined to take every break but its hard to even know when your 10 minutes will be up because no one tells you lol (at least at my testing center). I didn’t want to risk it

More Resources from my MCAT bookmarks folder that I saved/referenced while studying:

Helpful posts I read to figure out how to study

Reddit has a lot of people listing how they studied for the MCAT. Its helpful to loon through when planning how you will study:

List of added / removed material in post-2015 MCATS: Very helpful if you are studying using pre-2015 books or practice exams.

Spreadsheet of how people score in multiple practice tests vs their actual score: word of caution: many of the people who decide to put their scores into these spreadsheets are people who score very high. Most people score similar to their last FL, so don’t waste too much time obsessing over this. 

Reddit Masterpost of MCAT Study Resources

If you dont want to start making Examkraker study sheets from scratch here are some made by this guy who used to teach EK classes: LINK

Resource for looking up specific topics if you dont want to use books (free): http://mcat-review.org

Medium article w/ picturesWell technically it’s not my site anymore, but I built it and ran it for the past 8 months or so. Here’s the backstory:BackstoryAbout 9 months ago on July 4th, 2019, I made my first ever post on ProductHunt — ReadShitFaster, which was a speed-reading web-app — and you could probably tell that by its name 😉.I check back a few hours later — only a couple upvotes, I really didn’t think much was going to come out of it, especially since there were other sites like it, so I went to bed.I woke up the next morning and it was featured and in the #5 spot, eventually working its way up to the #2 spot throughout the day (and now has nearly 500 upvotes)! I saw it being shared around on Twitter & Facebook — even a few technology websites like Lifehacker & Gizmodo picked up on it which was crazy!All in all it had gathered about 10k unique visitors that day alone — not too shabby for only a few hours of work 🙂 I later released a Chrome extension for it and added keyboard strokes, but that was really about all I felt like doing. So I left it at that.Over the next few months, it started to die down (as expected), but would still get anywhere from 10–200 unique users on any given day.Now that you’re up to speed —Someone had reached out to me a couple weeks ago asking to buy the site off of me. I didn’t really care to update it or add any more features as I wasn’t generating any sort of income off of it (not that it was even the point), but I still did want to keep it online for the hundred or so people that continued to use it regularly. I’ve never felt compelled enough to sell anything I’ve ever made, yet I stupidly agreed on impulse here namely because I wouldn’t have to continue paying to keep it online with no return.However, I still had access to the site’s analytics on CloudFlare so I randomly decided to check it out today and saw that it had garnered about 100,000 unique visitors in the span of a couple days.I figured that somebody with a large following must’ve just shared it somewhere, but luckily I had also been tracking stats through Google Analytics and did a bit of digging and was eventually able to figure out where exactly all this traffic came from: this Reddit post garnering almost 9k upvotes!(To this day, I still don’t really know why people use it knowing that there are superb alternatives out there. I guess people were just attached to the name over the app itself lol)If I sound a bit salty, it’s because I am 😂. I’ve never had much luck on Reddit myself, but it’s amazing to see how much a single reddit post can do and how much fuel it can add to a dying fire.But I’m not mad about any of this at all either — I’m just super stoked knowing that over 100,000 people from around the world have used a site that I just made for fun out of boredom.I do feel like I missed out and I do have some regret. There’s a couple things that I wish I had done differently: 1) acknowledge the full potential that this had as a service and 2) figure out how to effectively monetize it without jeopardizing its existing user-base. It just never felt right in my mind to charge people for anything I’ve built as I’ve developed this weird mentality that “money is the root of all evil” and vowed to make anything I build available for free. But I’ve come to realize that “free” doesn’t pay the bills, money does 😉I also still get frequent DMs on Twitter/Reddit asking for “xyz” features. I’m pretty tempted to make a better and even more practical version now, so I'll see about that.Moral of the story: you should never be shortsighted and let go of your project if it still has some sort of potential (and even if you’re bored of it). I learned that the hard way.

The Pyramid Scheme

Note: long word blocks of what happened before actually going into long word blocks of explaining what happened. - - - A few days ago, Kyle and I stopped by Trader Joe's for some quick grocery pick up. Of course, my mind was solely on the Sharetea afterwards, and we only parked in the 45min lot. As we browsed the dried fruit and nuts aisle for our oatmeal toppings, our view was immediately obscured by a young couple. The friendly guy, after sizing up Kyle quickly, asked Kyle whether the shoes he was wearing was Merrell's. After Kyle confirmed, the guy asked about whether the shoes were worth buying and started a conversation with him. Meanwhile, I didn't really feel the need to nudge Kyle to leave, which left me to shift my attention to the girl instead and start a conversation with her. It turned out, the couple are employed in biology labs at UCI. The girl and I talked a bit about our career trajectories. Since I had a background in STEM, it was easy to relate to her and to the fact she has hit a wall in her career because she only has a bachelors. There's really no way to climb higher unless she goes for a higher degree. We discussed a bit about her prospects of pursuing a PhD or masters, and she wished me luck in my endeavor to finish my PhD soon. Overall, it felt like a very normal conversation. At a good stopping point, I glanced at Kyle to see if he was done talking, but the other guy redirected the conversation to all four of us. After finding out that we just recently got engaged and moved in together, which they did as well last year, the guy asked us about how we spend time together after work. Of course, being me, I jokingly complained how after work everyday, Kyle naps for 2-3 hours before he could actually pay attention to me. The guy laughed and said that they feel the same way. After work, they are just too burned out to really cherish the time of being physically together. Then this became a discussion of how time with family and loved ones are important, how work does get in the way, and he's glad that another couple feels the same. Then, out of nowhere, from my perspective, he said that they were recently connected with this other couple who were able to retired early, the girl at 28 and the guy at 32. He then told us how that has significantly increased the quality of life for the other couple. He then spewed out a bunch of other things that were directed towards this idea of improved quality of life without explicitly telling us how the couple has done it. Then, kind of leaving it at that, he asked about me and what I do. That went on for another good 5min or so before the couple said, oh we should leave you to your grocery shopping. It was great to meet like minded people as you, and just as a last thing, let me know if you want me to connect you with this other couple to see how they retired early. Again, I was so aloof, and said, oh no. I'm good. I just want to focus on graduating right now, and looked at Kyle for his response, which he said, I am also good. Both of us have a very aggressive life plan with retirement funds and investments. I was SO confused as to why he worded that way, but I wasn't paying attention to what they were discussing before. The guy laughed and said, of course, look at him, he's wearing Patagonia, as to insinuate that both of us are pretty well off. I kind of took offense at that, because being well off wasn't a privilege or a lucky happenstance for us, it was something we created from scratched. After they finally left, Kyle immediately asked me, do you know what happened? What do you mean? It's a pyramid scheme, like Amway. I was going to ask them if it was Amway. Amway. That keyword rang a bell and I vaguely remembering reading a HBR on this. A pyramid scheme is a business model that recruits members into its network by promising its new members a share of money taken from every additional member that they recruit. The new members often have to pay a hefty fee upfront to purchase the company goods, tangible or intangible, to "sell" to other people. As newer members recruit more underlings, a portion of the subsequent fees they receive is also kicked up the chain. For those sitting at the top of the pyramid, whether they actually do work or not, get a share of that money. It is a constant funneling of money from the bottom to the top. This scheme is usually unstable with the bottom 95% earning no money and actually losing money. Thus, the pyramid scheme is usually illegal in many places. Example: Young Living https://static.youngliving.com/en-US/IMAGES/incomedisclosurestatement_image_us.jpg. 94% of all its members are distributors who earn a median of $0. This is ridiculous. Essentially, as the guy was conversing with Kyle, Kyle picked up cues that the guy was trying to recruit us for one of these schemes. He was going by the book, step by step. First, you spark a conversation, usually by making a connection with the person; what can you say to someone by only looking at them. Second, you talk a bit and once you feel comfortable enough, you basically try to gauge whether the person is interested in making his or her life easier by either retiring early or making however much money. Lastly, allude to a second party, not yourself, to help set up a meeting to describe more about the opportunity. I asked Kyle how he knew these details, he said that he knew many people when he was in college who tried taking advantage of their network by selling goods to and recruiting people. It ruined several of his friendships with people. I then asked why he didn't just stop the conversation and pull me away. He said that the insert of the "other couple" was rather late in the conversation so he couldn't be sure until then. Besides, I looked like I was having fun talking to the other girl, lol. (But I really just wanted to get my boba and not get a ticket in our 45min parking lot.) I wondered why they didn't target me, since women may be more gullible in some sense, but Kyle pointed out the fact that for what I was wearing then, there were really no physical cues for them to pick up as conversation starters. For him, it was Merrell and Patagonia. It seems that they might be looking for rich people. I had to think a bit about this deduction and whether it made sense. If the company was selling actual tangible goods, going for the rich people seems futile. I would think rich people already have somewhat of an expensive and established taste in brands that are known for the quality. People can be extremely loyal to brands. It is less possible for them to sell lesser known and random brands to the rich people. However, if they are selling a "lifestyle," which I guess seems to be in line with what the guy was saying, then rich people is probably a good starting point because only they have the means to improve their lives by spending a couple of extra bucks. For more those who are making only sufficient income to get by day to day, they cannot spend their money on something as a "lifestyle." I also pointed out that the girl didn't really make a move on me, to which Kyle said, yeah, maybe because she was just bad at it. This also takes me back to a time we were at Target, and this guy, younger than us, talked to Kyle for so long asking about how he was able to style his hair a certain way. I asked, could he have tried to do the same thing? Maybe, but he never brought himself to get to that point. I felt cheated. I thought they were genuine people. Kyle thought less gravely of the situation, for they are not hurting anyone. However to me, certain practices don't actually have to "hurt" anyone to be unethical. The pyramid schemes are scams that exploit the masses. They are very old forms of fraud and con tricks. Modern technology has greatly increased their potential to be a worldwide issue. The model promises lucrative commissions for those at the bottom, which for them, it is an opportunity to get rich fast. But in reality, the model is exacerbating the gap between the rich and the poor. This post is getting too long, so I'll stop here. I hope everyone is more aware of these sort of tricks, and this Reddit post (as we all know a super reliable source :P) has some great comments on the warning signs. https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/2kw7gv/eli5_what_is_a_pyramid_scheme_and_how_do_i/

sister says maybe i should try journaling to get this stuff out of my mind

and maybe then i can sleep

idk if it’ll work. from my experience, nothing is good anymore, nothing helps.

but whatever. i’m tired all the time. i want to sleep. i sleep in to like 1pm sometimes since my job isnt until 2. i want to sleep and sleep and sleep.

so here i am again. on tumblr, on an old account i don’t really use anymore, though that might change here i guess...i’ve been just sitting around on Pinterest because it’s all the glory of cool pictures without Tumblr’s holier than thou attitude.

but maybe it’s just a symptom of me not being social.

i keep trying to be social. can’t. doesn’t work, you know. sorry to everyone that did try to talk to me. i can’t

i want to. can’t. i can hang around in real life for a while. do my job. i work with kids after school. get paid barely above minimum but i have weekends and holidays off. could be worse. i watch kids on my own. no one’s ordering me around. thing is i don’t like being in charge and i didn’t apply for that, but i got placed in that role because we’re short-staffed and because my boss said i qualified. so i tried it. why not. it’s okay mostly. my older sister’s so incredibly kind to let me stay in her home. she’s really cool. only one of my family that’s not mentally screwed up i think

got my hair trimmed today. thought i looked okay. not great though. but not bad. i guess.

made a bunch of french fries today...i like french fries. i go seeking comfort food. but i’m still losing weight. i’m under 100 pounds which is normal for me, but i think i’ve started to lose a bit more recently...whatever. little sister and i made plans to go out next week. gonna take her to wing stop because she wants to go and for some reason our parents don’t want to take her, lol...we’re gonna go shopping and stuff.

i guess that’s cool.

but i’m a dumbass.

holy shit am i a dumbass

unrequited love with one girl for six years, going on seven...trying to convince myself i can get over her, that i’m okay with being friends. some days that’s fine. other days are like now. i’m up at 3am because i can’t sleep, my mind’s buzzing, i’m tired and i’ve looked at other equally miserable posts from depressed people on reddit’s depression forums...looking for people who understand, though i never post anything myself...

that’d be fine

it’d all be fine

but i’ve been trying to get a relationship, to date someone, to hold someone, to be able to write “i love you” and get it back, anything, for the last eight years, and guess what? no luck. i’m 24 years old and i’ve never held hands, much less dated someone, much less received a kiss. i want this more than anything in the world. i’m not looking for a forever soulmate or anything, not right away...i just want this most basic of human touches. i’m starved for contact. i’ve tried dating apps and talking to people and just...GAH. no luck. at all. 3 confessions to people i’ve been interested in over the years and always, no interest, just sympathetic murmurs of “oh, anyone’d be lucky to have you.” and the one time like five years ago i ever got a confession from someone else, i was so screwed up from my depression and low self-esteem that i told her i wasn’t ready, and understandably nowadays she’s long since moved on, though we still talk sometimes.

if i could turn back time.mp3

my life is a joke.

i don’t understand why my love is unrequited. how is it that we would talk every day, same interests, same sense of humor, long into the morning, similar like...romantic and sexual interests even...we’ve made jokes about it...

and she doesnt see me like that at all. no one even like, dates me to try? people just know instinctively that im not what they want and they turn me down gently.

bullshit...

and now i’ve REALLY fucked up

royally so!

i made a suicide attempt last year and now it’s heavily back on my mind. wishing i hadn’t been a coward. wondering how or when i’ll do it if i try again

i made the mistake of telling my unrequited love such feelings lately

guess what happened.

guess.

she freaks out and now i’ve stressed her out and she hasn’t talked to me for the last few days. says talking is hard now knowing what i plan to do. so i guess her solution is just not to talk to me now. okay. i don’t blame her. won’t message her. she can distance herself. i don’t blame her. who’d want to talk to me. LOL. wow. i’m so fucking stupid. i’m stupid. 

holy SHIT

WOW

NICE GOING YOU FUCKING IDIOT

now i don’t even have her to talk to.

now i just want to end it sooner

i should’ve just cut her out of my life back in february last year when we had our argument over her being a colossal jerkass about something...because then she wouldn’t have to deal with me. she could’ve just moved on from me and i could’ve died in that lake i walked into. she’d probably be a lot happier.

i’m tired and empty. this life is pointless. other stuff too. life is a grind. it’s worn me down. depressed since i was 13. bullied and lonely and sad. what’s the point

there isn’t any

listening to lo-fi stuff because it helps me sleep at night

still a joke. that’s funny. 

isn’t it funny?

i’m glad this old account will likely go unnoticed. can talk to myself.

Comment on Hudson Mohawke and Zomby involved in altercation by Ggbhytewdgjuy

Comment on Hudson Mohawke and Zomby involved in altercation by Ggbhytewdgjuy

Reddit UK producers Hudson Mohawke and Zomby exchanged words and apparently punches during an event at London’s XOYO on Friday night. While it’s unclear exactly what happened, both musicians discussed the confrontation on Twitter, with Zomby even posting a photo of his bloody knuckle. We collated all the relevant tweets below and will update this article as more information becomes available. Update: Several of the tweets have been deleted. You can find a written transcript of both accounts below, followed by the tweets still posted. Zomby: Let him talk all the shit he wants he just caught 3 in the face LOL… Lost yourself. We are so far ahead. Now u know… Seen cut thumb from hudmo teeth. Next time xx… Ask security for footage. See me slapping shit out of u while 3 security who smoke with me after try stop me. U pussy— U pussy. Front it next time rather than hide round corners so my man can spot u And u don’t get 4 in the jaw— I know you read this you beg me up u Scottish prick u can’t front me u just found out— Think I’m lying. Ask anyone who was say deviation what happened— That pussy. Don’t try it with me I’ll come directly to your jawline— My sweater worth more than your life but let’s not go into that u don’t know givenchy unless i wore it first @HudMo— He keep tweeting. But the truth is he just got the shit slapped out of him and security took him away for his own good. Then smoked with me— My man did a beat for some famous rapper and no one have a fuck so wants to try fuck with me and the cult. U just got warning punches— Next I’ll get real time xx— Gimme that free promotion bitch..while u wipe your blooded lip… That boy he’s a snake wants to come sabotage my shit lol. U got a first taste. Keep tweeting cuz I’ll see u again Hudson u little fassy— Anytime again is fine I’ll see u— That’s 1. Watch me catch em in real time— You’re the only person on planet earth who makes givenchy look cheap u sweaty unwashed tramp @HudMo… He a fan. He come to our show. He hate he get slapped. He cry on twitter cuz he a hoe. All these guys like hudmo and whoever come to my shows they have too I never been to any of theirs tho I’m fine.. Hudson Mohawke so ugly the motherfucker looks like he smells of shit- Not all the givenchy in the world can save u fam you look like a retarded blind alcoholic @HudMo- I mean I had the flu all week I still rock up kill a club and slap up a pussyhole- For that guy it was a big night lol. Come to my show tweeting shit about me and my people and expect to walk off. Good luck. Hudson Mohawke: Poor @ZombyMusic thought i should apologise in his face after wearing socks worth more than his entire outfit. but apparently non Poor fellow. On the edge @zomby music w 20 dudes on stage n no gals but to each his own I guess… Shit is embarrassing for the poor boy. Wish him the best tho as I always do to all the pussyme heh. Let’s make music no?!— sorry 4 the poor boy that gets his mans 2 take it to actual violence tho. genuine szchizophrenia, boy belongs in hospital as we all know :/— crying out loud, poor lad. genuinely hope the boy gets some mental health care, as amusing as it is for us, its no joke, boy needs treatment— throught we left primary school like 15 years ago but some ppl still in that zone heh. night everyone. love.— reallyy realllly feel sorry for this guy its a terrible shame cos i think he’s capable of making good shit but fucking it up 4 himself :/— 1st time in very very long time i felt genuine pity for a fellow human, sposed to be an adult come on @ZombyMusic embarrassing urself. AGAIN— Actually cant believe im giving the lil man shine heh. Final gd evening frm team @Hudmo . Nothing but music. Fuck the bullshit (busta voice). Zomby:

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A couple days ago, I bought some spicy ramen noodles from H-Mart with the intention of making a dish I saw someone eat for a mukbang on youtube. It was those noodles with some cheese tteokkbokki, soft boiled eggs, green onions, and imitation crab meat. Damn... that still sounds good LOL. However, that’s a fully loaded carb meal and definitely way more than 1200 calories. (If it was less than 1200 calories or around that number, I would give myself a break and eat it). I was thinking that I could restart my low carb diet after I eat it, but last night I weighed myself on my cousin’s scale and it said I was back at my starting weight! I didn’t like that. I don’t like that. Seeing that number on the scale motivated me to continue. Those ramen packets will last me a long time. I decided that I’ll lose my weight first and then allow myself to cheat with that noodle and tteokkbokki meal in the future!

I was also on reddit recently looking through the Keto subreddit for some motivation and inspiration and came across a post written by a girl with the same starting weight. She lost 20lbs!! I want that to be me. I want to be able to write a post in the future sharing my success story.

Tomorrow (aka today since it’s currently 1:24am) I’ll be seeing my girlfriend and we’re gonna go out for dinner at BCD Tofu House! I’m going to be attempting OMAD (One Meal A Day) and have my first and only meal be what I have for dinner with her. Considering I should be fitting 1200 calories into that one meal, I might allow myself some rice, but if not that, I’ll order a low carb dish on the side of my soup! No more cheating too much! I’ll cheat here and there when i’m with my girlfriend, but no more cheating when with my family!!!

I want to be healthy and fit and sexy. I don’t want to be afraid of looking in the mirror. I want to be confident again. Wish me luck!