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Star Gazing

2023.06.02 21:12 PlagueDoctorLily Star Gazing

Hello all! I moved to north Lakeland about a year ago. Ever since then I cannot begin to tell you all how much I miss star gazing! I live in an apartment, so unfortunately all the lights keep much from being visible at night. Is there anywhere in Lakeland where you can park and stargaze? I’d even be willing to drive somewhere else (ideally not too far, but I’d definitely be willing to go to places like Plant City or Winterhaven/Auburndale).
Thank you all so much for any help or suggestions!

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2023.06.02 21:10 Beautiful-Piano-185 Friday evening Baseball schedule on Ultimate Media IPTV

The weekend is here, it's Friday and we have a packed schedule of MLB games for you today. So sit down, relax, let the stress of the week melt away as you enjoy some great baseball.
It's been a great week of baseball so far, and today will no doubt be no exception. We have 15 games for you this evening taking place across the country.
All channels shown below , plus much more great content is available with a subscription from Ultimate Media IPTV. Visit today for more information and choose the best IPTV subscription for you.
Here is a breakdown of each game, including the start time and the television channel broadcasting the game:

5.10pm ET - Milwaukee Brewers v Cincinatti Reds at Great American Ball Park, Cincinatti, Ohio. This game is being broadcast on Apple TV+.
6.40pm ET - Oakland Athletics v Miami Marlins at LoanDepot Park, Miami, Florida. This game is being broadcast on NBCSCA and BSFL.
7.05pm ET - St. Louis Cardinals v Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. This game is being broadcast on BSMW and ATTP.
7.05pm ET - Philadelphia Phillies v Washington Nationals at Nationals Park, Washington, DC. This game is being broadcast on NBC10 and MASN.
7.10pm ET - Tampa Bay Rays v Boston Red Sox at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts. This game is being broadcast on BSSUN and NESN.
7.10pm ET - Toronto Blue Jays v New York Mets at Citi Field, Flushing, New York. This game is being broadcast on SNET and SNY.
8.05pm ET - Seattle Mariners v Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field, Arlington, Texas. This game is being broadcast on RSNW and BSSW.
8.10pm ET - Los Angeles Angels v Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park, Houston, Texas. This game is being broadcast on BSW and ATTH.
8.10pm ET - Colorado Rockies v Kansas City Royals at Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri. This game is being broadcast on ATTR and BSKC.
8.10pm ET - Cleveland Guardians v Minnesota Twins at Target Field, Minneapolis, Minnesota. This game is being broadcast on Apple TV+.
8.10pm ET - Detroit Tigers v Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field, Chicago, Illinois. This game is being broadcast on BSDET and NBCSCH.
9.40pm ET - Chicago Cubs v San Diego Padres at Petco Park, San Diego, California. This game is being broadcast on MARQ and SDPA.
9.40pm ET - Atlanta Braves v Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field, Phoenix, Arizona. This game is being broadcast on BSSE and BSAZ.
10.10pm ET - New York Yankees v Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California. This game is being broadcast on YES and MLBN.
10.15pm ET - Baltimore Orioles v San Francisco Giants at Oracle Park, San Francisco, California. This game is being broadcast on MSN2, NBCSBA and MLBN.

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2023.06.02 21:08 Fun-Philosophy1123 Another great Uber offer.

Anyone need to go down Tucson way? LOL

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2023.06.02 21:08 AccomplishedKale795 Ben Gross : The Cat Dad

Ben had never thought that he would ever be a cat dad, not since he saw his own father run over his cat when he was only five. But yesterday, history almost repeated itself when he almost ran over two stray kittens while driving himself home from the graduation ceremony.
It had happened only a few hours ago - despite the fact that in an attempt to impress his dad, who was in the passenger seat, he had tried to be extra precise while backing out of his parking spot, he missed a little something in his way.
However, before the disaster could happen, a shrill scream made him slam the brakes.
"STOP! You'll run over them, STOP!"
Shira?
He jumped out the car and ran to the back, to find Shira looking slightly wary of a cardboard box near one of his back wheels. Inside the box were two kittens.
"BEN!" she shrieked on seeing him, her arms flailing in an almost comical way, "You almost killed them!"
Ben picked up the box, and noticed that there was a small slip of paper inside it.
"You should be more mindful of how you treat animals, Ben! We're supposed to share the planet with them, not-"
"Here, hold it for a moment" he interrupted, holding out the box for her to take.
She did not comply. Instead, she scooted away with a scared look on her face.
It took every last ounce of resilience inside Ben to not roll his eyes. Here she was, lecturing him about being 'mindful' with animals, when she was too disgusted to hold a box with two tiny, malnourished sleeping kittens.
Balancing the box in one hand, he pulled out the slip of paper and opened it.
"Take care of them, please" it read.
Take care of them. Hm. Someone left them here to be found.
After a moment of pondering, he made his decision.
"I'll take them to a shelter." he told Shira, opening the car door to put the two kittens inside.
"Wait!" Shira exclaimed, pulling out her phone and positioning herself as if to take a selfie.
"Shira, I'm really not in the mood to-" Ben began protesting, but the sound her phone made told him she had refused to listen to him. She skipped away, typing what he was sure was a story about how she saved two innocent kittens.
Her followers will like that, for sure.
Still, I'm rescuing two kittens from certain death. That's a good deed.
His good deed, however, remained unfinished, because the shelter did not have any space for cats and could not take in the two kittens. Ben was forced to take the kittens home, with the reassurance that his dad would find a place for them somewhere else.
And now here he was, having cleaned and fed them with Patty, trying to figure out what variety they were while shovelling spahgetti into his mouth.
"Oh, Ben! My sweet boy has graduated!" a saccharine voice suddenly spoke.
His mother.
Vivian Gross, unlike his dad, had chosen to be absent from his graduation ceremony, where he and Devi had jointly recieved the title of valedictorian. His dad had hugged him tightly and exclaimed how proud he was of his son with tears in his eyes. Ben knew he would remember that moment and smile till the day he died, he would be forever grateful for it, but it didn't quite erase the truth - he had expected his mother to show up. This was not a PTA meeting, not a debate tournament, not a club presentation - he has graduated high school. This was important. Today, for one day, he was important.
Apparently not important enough for his mother to abandon her regenerative healing spa appointment.
He did not want to admit it, but a sinking weight had appeared in his chest when his dad had informed him that his mom wasn't coming at all, and it had only dulled slightly since then. On hearing her voice, the weight re-appeared with full force. She pulled out a chair and sat beside him at the dinner table.
"No phone! Be respectful when your mother wants to talk to you, alright?"
Ben immediately put his phone down.
"So, have you thought about college, honey? Where would you like to go?"
Ben tried his best to not let the sheer disbelief show on his face. After all, 3he should have seen this coming.
"Uh, yeah, I - I applied to Columbia. The acceptance letter arrived two months ago. I got in. I'm pretty sure I told both you and dad?"
"You did? Oh, I must have forgotten! Typical me, forgetting things all the time."
It isn't normal to forget what ivy league your son got int- no, no Ben, don't be ungrateful. Don't say anything.
Well, I'm not being ungrateful here. She should've known this.
Before Ben could decide whether or not to convey his true feelings on the matter, Vivian cut the conversation short by pulling her phone out of her purse and beginning to scroll through it. Whether she ignored or didn't hear his scoff, he did not know.
After some time, she spoke up again.
"Oh, you and your girlfriend rescued kittens today? That's so nice!"
"My girlfriend?"
"Shira! She's your girlfriend, isn't she? I'm one of her followers! Very sweet girl, understands the importance of self-care very well."
He opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out for a bit.
"Mum" he began, drawing a deep breath and trying to control the quiver in his voice "Shira and I broke up two years ago, in sophomore year."
You'd know that if you knew anything.
"Huh? Oh! So you haven't had a girlfriend since?"
"No." he mumbled back, realising it wasn't worth it to explain anything to her. If his mom didn't care enough to know everything that had happened in his life in two years, then he didn't care enough to tell her either.
Ben had always thought the fault was in him. After all, he was richer than most kids in his class, he knew that - he had everything. And yet he felt unhappy. He felt unhappy despite having everything, hence he must be ungrateful.
But he had come to understand he was anything but ungrateful. His dad was the one who was always busy, but he had tried - he had become a better parent. He had been there for Ben. He had showed up.
His mother had chosen not to, and it certainly wasn't his fault. Mothers didn't behave like that - he had met Nalini Vishwakumar. He had to fight the urge to yell some sense into Devi every time she said she hated her mom.
She's ungrateful. I'm not.
This realisation had made him colder towards his mother. He realised it, but was even more hurt by the fact that she didn't notice this at all.
"Well, what did you end up doing with the kittens anyways?"
"The shelter didn't have space for them, so I brought them home. They're in my bedroom. I'll keep them until Dad finds a spot for them." he said.
The silence that followed made him look up from his plate, to find his mother staring back at him with disgust.
"You let stray animals into my house?"
"Stray - what? But you just said it was a nice thing to rescue them!"
"It is! For somebody else! If you wanted a cat we could get you whichever you liked from a breeder!"
"I don't want them! They had been left in the parking lot! They would've died there!"
"They could be diseased, you know."
"They're not. I had them checked and vaccinated at the shelter. There's a veterinary clinic right beside it."
"Still, Ben, get rid of them right away. There will be no random abandoned strays in my house."
Bold words, calling it your house, when you're never in it yourself.
She left the dining room in a huff, mumbling exasperatedly to herself.
Left alone, Ben made a decision. Sure, it was driven by hurt and anger, but he would do it anyways. She hadn't come to his graduation, had she? She hadn't listened to him. Why should he listen to her?
For the first time in his life, Ben Gross was going to disobey his parents. He was going to keep those damn cats.
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Ben woke up the next morning to the sounds of two kittens rolling around and yawning in a box, and realised he was a bit conflicted - taking care of a whole live animal was no joke, especially since he couldn't ask for help from Patty and his dad.
Hiding them from mom isn't really a problem.
The thought of his mother brought back some of the rage he had felt the night before.
He was keeping those kittens, for sure, but for now, he didn't know where to start.
After an hour of research, Ben had a list and a day full of errands to run.
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Why are there so many litter box varieties in this world?
Ben had never known such confusion in his entire life. He was the class valedictorian, had won multiple awards and first place prizes, had gotten into a freaking ivy league, and yet had never faced something so difficult.
In front of him were five tub-like containers - each of a different colour, shape and size. One of them had a transparent lid, another one had a coloured lid, one of them had all these little knobs and buttons on the side, another one had a tag that said 'CAUTION : Be careful of electric wires'
He had angrily told the salesman to leave him alone after the idiot had attempted to sell him seeds for a parakeet, and now he had no one to ask for help.
Or maybe not.
He whipped out his phone and dialled a number.
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Ben was regretting his choice.
Paxton had been standing beside him for the past five minutes, brow furrowed and completely silent.
Ben had suddenly realised that he did, indeed, have friends, friends he could ask for help. Only, his friend seemed even more lost and confused than he was.
"I- Wait, does that one say be careful of wires? I thought litter boxes didn't need electricity!"
"So did I! That's why I called you for help!"
"Me? What would I know about this? I've never had a pet!"
"But then why did you agree to help me?"
"Dude, I thought the box was too heavy for you to carry!"
"What's too heavy to carry?"
Trent had showed up out of nowhere, but Ben was somewhat used to him appearing out of thin air.
"Nothing. We can't figure out what to do here, which one of these litter boxes should I buy?
Trent looked at him with confusion. "Bro, you know these are for, like, cats, right? You can't use them."
Ben closed his eyes while Paxton held in a laugh.
"Yes, Trent, I know. I have two kittens at home. This is for them."
"Oh!" Trent said, rolling up his sleeves "Well, none of this fancy shit. What you need is a smart, durable, and simple solution" Spinning around, he called out - "Yo, does anyone here know where the Paw-fect range is?"
A girl in an apron appeared in the aisle, gesturing at them to follow her. She lead them to a different part of the store - a section that seemed entirely dedicated to the company Paw-fect.
An hour later, they were walking out to Ben's car with three large shopping bags.
"Dude, how do you know all this stuff? I mean, you basically told us what varieties of cats there are based on hair length. Where did you find that out?" Paxton asked Trent, not being able to place when precisely Trent had become an expert on cats.
"I spend a lot of time watching commercials on youtube, bro. I know exactly how to look after bunnies and dogs too."
Ben smiled to himself, getting inside the car. He rolled down the window and bid his friends goodbye before driving off towards home.
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A month had passed since that fateful day when he discovered his two beloved pets in that parking lot. Now, a month into the summer, he felt he had become somewhat of an expert cat dad. Well, enough of an expert to be worthy of a 'Best Cat Dad in the World' mug, the purchase and use of which had earned him some inquisitve glances from his father, but no questions.
He had hidden the kittens away inside his room, making sure to keep it locked at all times.
So far he was managing spectacularly. He had told Patty that he would clean his own room from now on, in preparation for college, and she had not discovered the kittens yet. To his dad he had said that the same shelter they had visited on graduation day had found an empty spot and accepted them.
He had developed a routine - everyday when Patty went out for grocery shopping, he would empty the litter boxes, fill up water and cat feed in the dispensers and brush their fur. He had installed a lock on his door, and made sure to leave it locked whenever he went out.
So far, so good. Nobody knew - not his dad, not Patty, and definitely not his mom, who had only been in the house for two days in the entire span.
The doorbell rang, telling him that Paxton and Trent had arrived to meet the cats.
"Oh, welcome! Ben is upstairs!" he heard Patty tell them.
Footsteps got louder and louder till Trent finally burst through his door.
"Where are they? Where are my nieces?"
"Trent, dude, not so loud man!" Ben warned, but he couldn't stop the smile from coming onto his face.
When he had found them, the two kittens had been on the verge of death. Thin and sickly, with dull fur, they barely had any energy at all, and would stay lying around and yawning all day long. Now, Ben had nursed them back to health, and they were happily climbing up their scratching post.
The only complaint he had was how aloof they stayed all the time. They made absolutely no efforts to return his affection and made no effort to get close to him, and bolted any time he tried to pet them.
He would call them ungrateful, but they weren't humans after all. Perhaps this was just how cats behaved.
"So, what are their names?"
Ben looked at Paxton for a moment before realising - he hadn't named them yet.
"You haven't thought of names yet, have you?"
"Uh, no."
"We'll help."
They both sat down on his bed and began gazing at the cats carefully.
This went on for some time. Just before Ben was about to interrupt, Trent finally spoke up.
"The white one is Taylor and the ginger one is Sadie."
On recieving confused looks, he explained further "She reminds me of Taylor Swift and she reminds me of Sadie Sink. Name your kids after great people and they shall become great themselves."
Before Ben could say anything in reply, the cats noticed that they had visitors in the room and bounded towards Trent. Jumping onto him, they began licking his face.
"Hey! They like the names!"
"Well," Ben said, smiling "Taylor and Sadie it is."
The very next morning they had little silver collars with Taylor and Sadie engraved on them, hanging around their necks.
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Ben stood as if ready to tackle, glaring at the white kitten. Taylor glared back - no one would make her take a bath if she did not want to take a bath.
A moment more of glaring, and Ben jumped onto her. Taylor let out a yowl and shot off towards the bed.
"Come back here, you little rascal! Don't get my bed all muddy!"
But Taylor refused to listen. Jumping on the bed, she left her muddy footprints all over the white sheets.
Ben had accidently left the window cracked open the previous day, and the more mischiveous one of his cats had taken the opportunity to escape out into the rain-filled muddy backyard. Ben had been trying to get her to take a bath in his tub ever since, but getting a cat near water was proving to be more difficult than imagined.
"You were fine with soaking around in the rain yesterday - what's the problem with my tub? It's still water!" he exclaimed as she attempted to run away from between his legs.
She was not succesful, however, for in that second Ben bent over and caught her.
She growled again as he held up her little kicking and squirming frame in victory.
That very moment, the door opened, revealing Patty on the other side.
Ben gulped - he had forgotten to lock the door.
"I can explain-" he began, but he was cut short.
"Oh little prince, did you really think you could keep a cat in this house for two whole months without telling me? Who do you think kept them clean this whole time? Come one, hand them over, I will give them both a bath."
Shocked, Ben handed Taylor over to her.
"Does-does Dad know?"
"Of course! He really liked your 'Best Cat Dad Ever' mug."
As Patty took the kittens away, Ben smiled to himself. So his dad did know him well enough to know his secrets after all.
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The news had put a damper in an otherwise splendid morning.
Ben had grown out of wanting his mother to return home. Now, he didn't feel anything but frustration when she was around, didn't wish for anything but for her to leave. It was better when she was away.
But that morning Patty had told him that she would be returning home for a whole week.
Way to ruin a boy's day.
He was shuffling about his room, reluctantly trying to find his jacket so he could go out and buy something nice for his mother.
Ever since the reveal that both Patty and his father were well aware of his pets, Ben had let them run free in the house. The very first day the two had run across the hall while he was they were eating breakfast, and his father had simply smiled in response.
Now he headed downstairs, calling out to them, but neither of them appeared.
Shrugging it off, he left for the grocery store. A box of chocolates would do nicely, he thought.
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Ben returned home to chaos.
His mother was apprently screaming at someone in the living room.
As he got closer, he could make out the words more clearly.
"How could you let those...those creatures stay in our house Howard? He picked them off the street!"
Of course, the very first thing she did after returning home was berating his pets. Anger bubbled up inside him, but he pushed it back down and entered the room smiling. His father was sitting on the couch, massaging his temples, while Vivian stood in front of him.
"Mom, you're back! I got you chocolates." he said, trying his best to fake happiness, holding out the box.
His mom didn't take it, and instead crossed her arms and glared at him.
"Ben, I told you to get rid of those cats."
"You did."
"But you didn't listen to me! They were in my house! I went to the fridge to get myself water and I found them rolling around on the kitchen floor!"
Ben paused for a moment.
"I wanted to keep them."
"I don't care! I told you to get rid of them! You have to listen to me, I AM YOUR MOTHER!"
Well, it's not like you ever behave like a mother.
"What did you just say?"
Did I say that out loud?
"What did you just say, you ungrateful brat?"
That was what did it. Something inside Ben's chest shattered into pieces. His eyes filled up with tears as he stared straight at his mother, having waited far too long to say what he needed to be said.
"I SAID, you never behave like a mother! You didn't show up to your only son's graduation ceremony, you didn't know that I got admitted into a ivy league, hell , you didn't even know who my girlfriend was! THAT IS NOT HOW MOTHERS BEHAVE! If only you actually had time left for me after all your retreats and spas and treatments, maybe you would realise you know nothing about me!"
Ben did not wait to find out her reaction. He did not turn around to face his dad who was calling his name. He did not look at Patty. He simply bolted up the stairs to his own room.
Locking the door, he jumped onto his bed with shoes still on, and buried himself under the covers. Trying his best to not let the tears fall, he tried to call his cats.
"Taylor? Sadie? Are you there? Taylor?"
Not one peep. They weren't here either.
For the first time in a long time, Ben felt absolutely alone. He had his dad, he had his friends, but he had never had a mom. She was right there, down the stairs, the woman who had given birth to him, but he had never had a mom. And for whatever reason, that was enough to make him feel the way he did.
He lay quietly for some time, not letting a single tear or a single sound escape. He refused to cry.
Suddenly, he felt something weighing down the bed beside him.
Taylor and Sadie both made their way underneath the blanket, finally lying down right beside Ben.
He turned to his side and tried to pat Taylor's fur. He gently touched her with his hand, afraid that she would run away any moment.
But she didn't. Instead, she let out a content purr and curled up into an even smaller ball of fur.
They were here. They were here with him.
He could not hold back the tears any more. But even through the sobs, he began to smile.
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"Take good care of them Patty!" Ben called to his housekeeper as he hugged both of his cats one last time.
"I'll be back for Thanksgiving and Christmas, alright?"
He finally got up to leave when Patty began hounding him about being late to the airport.
He got into the passenger seat beside his dad.
His mom hadn't spoken to him since his outburst that day. He had tried to get a hold of her, but had always come out empty handed.
Still, having let all of it out had left him feeling lighter than ever. This time, he noticed, he didn't really care about his mother's absence.
"I left all the instructions for food and water on a checklist on my desk. Vet visits every month, and -"
"Ben, relax, we got this. You're going to college, be excited."
Ben smiled and looked out the window one last time as the car started, at the two little fur balls that he had come across by accident, who had ended up claiming rather large pieces of his heart.
What's more, they had ended up healing large parts of it as well.
"Yeah, I'm so excited." he said, looking at the road ahead.
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Author's Note : I am so sorry for being SO LATE, but I have an excuse - I kept deleting and re-writing over and over again because this is the first time I'm showing something I've written to someone else. I'll be doing the other two prompts over the next two days as well.
Well, this ended up being sappier than I had thought earlier! Anyways, I always appreciate constructive criticism, but please be kind.
Thank you for reading!

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2023.06.02 20:41 All-in-yolo Football needs to get its house in order. Enough is enough.

After the events of last night where Anthony Taylor was firstly abused on the pitch, then in the car park and again at the airport with his family present, it’s time that the football authorities put a stop to this shit. It starts on the pitch where players and managers routinely abuse referees because that’s what they have learned from other managers and players. We need to start giving out cards for any player swearing at the referee or approaching him with the intention of abusing him or trying to change his mind on a decision (which never works btw). Only then will we start to deal with this systematic abuse of officials. The various footballing authorities have never dealt with this properly and it’s only a matter of time before the petulant actions of some man-child player or manager incites a fuckwit fan to physically hurt a referee or assistant.

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2023.06.02 20:33 yupanda 24 days in Japan. Osaka - Onomichi - Shimanami Kaido/Matsuyama- Hiroshima/Miyajima - Kyoto - Takayama/ Kamikochi/Matsumoto - Tokyo

Hi lovely people,
We just came back from our first trip to Japan and it was truly a memorable trip. We spent over 3 weeks in Japan from 07th May until 30th May. WE LOVE JAPAN! Can't wait to come back.
A little bit about us: We are both ~30y olds and enjoy a mix of urban, outdoor and culture during our holidays. We are foodies, but not hard-core as in we don't specifically organize our trips around restaurants. There are so many restaurants in Japan, it is hard to get a bad meal. We enjoy just wandering around neighbourhoods. Mostly low/mid-budget stuff with a splurge once in a while.
Our travel itinerary can be found here
General comments

Time period of travel: We arrived 7th of May which is the last sunday of Golden week. We specifically wanted to avoid Golden week, as we heard it can be crazy busy due to domestic travels. And we also didn't want to go too late in May because June is rainy season in Japan. We were pretty lucky with the weather overall as we only had a couple of days of rain, most days were sunny and we even had some days of sweltering heat :O
Like other people suggest, try to get in shape before you go! We are both in average shape. Almost every day we walked around 20.000 steps or more. The only rest days we had were the days where we were switching between cities, i.e. sitting in trains for longer periods of time. No complaints ;). I brought two pair of shoes: water-proof hiking shoes and one pair of light-weight running shoes. Switching between shoes was nice, I didn't have any blisters during my time in Japan luckily. All the walking compensated all the eating though!
Check whether region specific JR passes might work for you. We decided against getting the nationwide JR passes as they didn't fit our needs and were expensive and instead opted for a regional JR Setouchi area pass. It was perfect for the Shimanami Kaido. We could travel from Osaka to Onomichi -> Hiroshima/Miyajima -> Kyoto. And it also gave us access to Nozomi shinkansen (fastest) and a great ferry ride between Matsuyama and Hiroshima.

Japanguide has a nice overview of all the passes : https://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2357.html

Be flexible (That's how we like to travel). I mapped out most of the sights beforehand according to must-see's and mapped out what other interesting sights there would be in those areas. The day before or in the morning, we would decide what we would do roughly, sight-see according to neighborhood and just wing it a little bit. We just love to wander around and see what we come across, mixed with some google maps + "explore" function. Some days you are just tired and just want to hang out in a park, or you have temple-fatigue and want to do something entirely else. Same with food/restaurants, we usually just used google maps to see what kind of great restaurants were near us at that moment. We haven't lined up more than twice our whole time there and still ate wonderfully. We do tend to avoid overly hyped stuff anyways. I do keep in mind that everyone has their own ways.
Buy e-sim if possible, it is the cheapest and easiest way. My partner bought an e-sim and it was so convenient! My phone unfortunately didn't support it and I had to buy a sim. I opted for getting one at BIC camera, which was the cheapest I could find. 10GB for 30 days for 3200 yen.
Keep plastic bags for trash. Buying food from conbini, and eating it somewhere? say yes to that plastic bag, because you will need it to stash your garbage until you are back at your hotel where you can throw it away or you find a garbage bin at the train station per chance. I read about this a lot on this subreddit, but still I found it astonishing the lack of trash cans. Fascinating how the streets of Japan are so damn clean.
Try Pokari sweat. :) I tried it for the first time there and I was hooked immediately. It is awesome! Best electrolyte drink ever and it definitely saved me during those hot sweaty days there. CC lemon is also great!
Go for a haircut or some other beauty/massage treatment. The hospitality is amazing in Japan. You won't regret getting pampered in Japan. They have all kinds of crazy treatments. I got the best haircut of my life for 4400yen.

Trip report

PS. I am not mentioning everything we did in this post. I will just mention highlights. It is still a long read though ;).
D1 - D2 Osaka
We landed at Kansai airport. Before our trip, we also bought train vouchers for Osaka online (https://www.howto-osaka.com/en/ticket/). Best decision ever, because the journey was rough and we were exhausted by the time we landed. We only had to exchange our vouchers at the station and off we went.
Osaka was nice city to start with as it is a more manageable "smaller" city whilst recovering from our jetlag. Despite being smaller, I do think it is worth a visit. Osaka is so iconic at night. We stayed at a spacious Airbnb near Kuromon Ichiban market.

Takoyaki :) We had our first try of takoyaki at Takotako King instead of one the places at Dotonbori to avoid the crazy lines. You can sit down, have a beer and yes the takoyaki is amazing. It should be crunchy on the outside and deliciously goeey on the inside, doused with sauces and katsuobushi. Man, I wish I could go back and eat it again. It is true, you can't get great takoyaki outside of Osaka, at least I didn't get that same crunchy gooey combo again in other cities.
Discount sushi from Takashimaya department store. For the budget-minded, this is a no-brainer. Around 7PM, an hour before closing time, you can get delicious fatty tuna maki at discount prices in the basement of takashimaya. Other foods at the department store food floor such as the fresh mochi are delicious also. Takashimaya is my favorite department store for food I think!
Osaka castle - Our first castle in Japan. The green roof and the golden ornaments are beautiful and unique!
Dotonbori - iconic :) fun to walk along. The queues are long there. We avoided eating at Dotonbori.
Shitenno-ji - beautiful pagoda with buddha statues inside. Do pay the fee to go inside and see the garden. You can also go into the pagoda and walk up.
Huge fan of Shotengai's, Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Street. They are so quintessential Japan.
Ramen Tendo, the first ramen joint that we tried in Japan, so it has a special place in my heart. They specialize in chicken broth with lots of umami katsuoboshi flavor. Noodles were great too, very bouncy. Delicious! Little did I know that this ramen joint was really one of the best we would have this trip. It set the bar high for sure!
Visit a local grocery store. Maybe it is just me, but I love to browse at local grocery shops (KOHYO namba Minatomachi) and be fascinated by all the different things they sell. It is also a great place to buy food souvenirs, like miso, green tea etc. Lots of pre-cooked meals/ fried stuff. Just a wider selection than your typical conbini. And again discounts if you go ~1hr before closing time.

Skip Shinsekai: We visited during the day and it felt very empty to me. More like a tourist-trap, the eateries didn't look appealing to me. Maybe during the evening this area is more fun.
D3 Nara
We did Nara as a day-trip from Osaka.

Yes, to feeding the deer. It is touristy, but it is so much fun to be chased by cookie-crazed deer. One more thing: deer's fart a lot. We were wondering where this weird high pitched sound was coming from, those are actually deer farts.
Todai-ji is very impressive, definitely a must visit.
Just wander around in Nara park, it's very lush and beautiful and has many more shrines and interesting sights, such as manyo botanical garden. I wish we had one more day to explore Nara but oh well maybe next time :)
We ate lunch at Magura Koya, a small restaurant run by a lovely elderly couple. Delicious tuna dishes. I had a tuna sashimi bowl and my partner the fried tuna set meal, so fresh!
We had the best pork bun at Hourokutei at the end of the Higashimuki shopping street. It's a small hole in the wall, but omg the squishy-est juicy-est porkbuns ever.

D4 Onomichi
After staying in Osaka for 3 days, we wear heading west to do the Shimanami Kaido. We decided to stay in Onomichi (Hotel Beacon Onomichi) for the night before we started our two day bike trip. For this part of our trip, we picked up our 7-day Setouchi area pass at Shin-Osaka JR station. I just want to mention that I really love the hospitality of the staff in Japan. The JR office people were so nice and helpful. We reserved our seats for the shinkansen and off we went to Onomichi. Onomichi is a lovely little seaside town to just stroll around and take in the views. I really recommend spending at least half a day here. Don't skip it!

Senkoji park observatory - we walked up to the observatory (ropeway available), please walk up as there are lots of nice alleyways, shrines and cats along the way :). The view is amazing, especially at sunset.
Cat alley: honestly, every alley is cat alley.
Onomichi Shotengai - very retro, lots of cute shops. We bought a nice poster from a little granny there.

D5 & D6 Shimanami Kaido -> Matsuyama
The next day, we picked up our reserved cross bikes from the general bike rental and off we went. Honestly, biking the shimanami kaido was the highlight of our trip. We took two days to bike the whole way, one day would definitely be too rushed for us. We stopped at Ikuchi island (Shimanaido NEST) for our halfway stay.
The sights along the way were great! It was so much fun to go down-hill, the uphills were do-able. We had great weather also, not too hot and no rain. Everything was clearly indicated, we just followed the blue lines. I felt very safe biking in Japan. PS. My butt did hurt from the saddle, so be warned! Bring some cushioned pants if you want to be safe side.

First pitstop after the first bridge was Hassakuya. You have to stop here! They have delicious strawberry and citrus daifuku! The citrus had a bitter aftertaste, but they are famous for their citrus so its definitely nice to try.
Just enjoy the views, stop everywhere to take pictures. There are lots of things to explore along the way.
Stop at roadside stations such as > tatara shimanami park and yoshiumi iki-iki-kan. Especially before you take on the last bridge just do a little pit stop. It's a nice place to take some pictures of the insanely long bridge and have a citrus/vanilla soft cream.

https://shimanami-cycle.or.jp/ for more info and bike rental
We decided to bike one-way from Onomichi to Imabari and we have no regrets. I liked that we ended the bike trip with the longest bridge (4km!!). Imabari is very industrial, but after the fun long way down from the last bridge and being exhausted from biking you just want to get to the station and stuff yourself with pastries from the bakery at the station and go on to your next destination. Thus, we immediately took the train to Matsuyama. Originally, the plan was to enjoy the famous onsen in Matsuyama, but we didn't have enough time and we were also pretty tired. After checking-in at the hotel, it was already 4, we made our way to Matsuyama castle but unfortunately, we were too late to go in. It was still nice to view it from the outside and walk around the park. We planned to do sightseeing in Hiroshima the next day, so there was no more time to explore Matsuyama further.
D7 Hiroshima -> Miyajima
After Shiminami Kaido, we headed towards Hiroshima/Miyajima. We took an early ferry from Matsuyama. The ferry was included in the setouchi JR pass, so we gladly took advantage of that. It's a nice way to get to Hiroshima, just one last view of the Seto inland sea. One remark: if it is not JR serviced transportation, you do have to obtain separate tickets. Normally, just showing your setouchi JR pass is enough to get onboard the train, but for the ferry you do have to go to the ticket desk and show your JR pass to obtain the ferry tickets.

Peace memorial museum - a history we must not forget and do not want to repeat
We tried another Hiroshima speciality for lunch: Hiroshima Tsukemen. This tsukemen is GREAT. One of my favorite dishes. We ate at Tsukemen Karabu Tokaichimachi. The spicy umami dipping sauce is very addicting!

Surprisingly, it was very hard to find affordable good accommodation in Hiroshima. It was the weekend and two weeks before G7, so maybe that was the reason why it was harder to find accommodation. In the end, I found a nice simple hotel on Miyajima island and it was a good decision after all! After a long day in Hiroshima, we made our way to Miyajima to stay two nights. Staying on Miyajima island is lovely especially when all the day-trip tourist leave.
D8 Miyajima
Honestly, Miyajima is truly magical. Another highlight of our trip! We started the day early to get ahead of the crowd and that made it all so much more enjoyable. Seeing shrines and temples without a crowd is truly 1000x better! If you can stay at Miyajima island, do it! You don't have to splurge on expensive ryokan (although it would have been nice). We stayed at Sakuraya, which was very budget-friendly.

Itsukishima Jinja - Nice but Daishoin and surrounding nature were the highlights for me.
Daishoin - it is the most beautiful shrine complex I have seen in Japan this trip. I think it's because it was so quaint and it was embedded in the hill, surrounded by lush green nature. There were multiple complexes. There was a pathway studded with Jizo statues, buddist cave, prayer wheels and much more. While we were there, a ceremony with a monk was ongoing and everyone could participate in helping burning the origami peace cranes made by children, to make their wishes come true. We bought a little peace crane made from the ashes to remember this moment.
Mt. Misen - we hiked up from Dashoin. It was ~2hrs? of steep stair climbing, 500m elevation gain. A challenge for sure but we definitely earned our way going down by ropeway :P. Views are great! go go! There is a bus to the ropeway so you don't have to suffer if you don't want to.
Momijidani park - If you don't like Momiji trees, you can't be my friend.
Snack along the Miyajima ometesando street. Crowded, but the cakes are great!

One remark, our hotel didn't include dinner and all the restaurants on the island close quite early. Luckily, with our setouchi JR pass, we could take the ferry for free, so went to the mainland for dinner. Just keep this in mind, when booking your stay.
D9 - D13 Kyoto
We took the early train to Kyoto and checked in at Tokyu stay Sanjo-karasuma. We had 5 days to explore Kyoto and by this time we had lost our FOMO a little bit and also decided to take it a bit more slow. We still ended up walking a lot anyways but at least we were sleeping in.
The day we arrived,15MAY, was supposed to be Aoi matsuri so we headed to Kamo river to see the festival. Unfortunately, the festival was postponed due to the slight rainfall and we had no clue! but we were next to Kyoto botanical garden and we decided to visit that instead!

Kyoto botanical garden: it is a lovely garden with a huge variety of plants and trees to see. Really well maintained and during our visit there was a great rose garden in bloom. I recommend going there! It has a nice japanese garden section too with momiji trees and moss. A greenhouse with orchids. Lot's to see here. Only 200 yen.
Arashiyama area - I really loved this area, not just for the bamboo forest. Togetsukyo bridge and Katsura river were the highlights for me. You can walk along the both sides of Katsura riverbank. A nice way to get to the bamboo forest and bypassing the busy beginning at the start of bamboo forest is by walking along the katsura river bank into Kameyama park and following the signs to Okochi sanso garden. You will end up at the backside of bamboo forest, which is the nicest part. We went more north to visit Pottery Tanuki, this area was very nice and quaint to walk around; bamboo, shrines and traditional houses everywhere.
South kyoto - Fushimi Inari + Uji day trip - We visited fushimi inari around 9am and it was already very busy! If you hike towards up it gets more quite. We decided not to hike to the top, but instead do a little loop and we stumbled upon some lovely fox shrines. After Fushimi Inari we took the train to Uji. If you like matcha, visit Uji. It is a scenic little town with lots of matcha specialized cafes. We ate at Torikiku, famous for their matcha soba and udon. I had the best matcha icecream dessert at Nakamura Tokichi Byodo-in. Again, the riverviews are beautiful! It's a great daytrip from kyoto. On the way back to kyoto, we spontaneously decided to visit the Gekkeikan Sake museum. It's a small museum more about the history of Gekkeikan, but for 500 yen entry fee, you also get 3 small sake tastings. Fun for an hour or so. I wouldn't go all the way here just for the museum, but for us it was a nice stop on the way back to Kyoto.
Gion - visit Gion in the evening and just wander around the little streets. Hanamikoji street is one of the more famous streets there.
We ate amazing gyoza lunch at Gyoza-dokoro Sakemasa. Best gyozo of our trip.
Higashiyama area - Heian jingu shrine, visit the attached garden for a fee, definitely worth it! We ate amazing mazesoba and ramen for lunch at Menya Yamahide. We also visited Kyoto handicraft center in this area where we bought an ukiyo-e painting. There was also a vintage antique market at that day. We just browsed a bit around the market and honestly that was a day worth of exploring :).

I didn't mention everything we did in Kyoto here. We also had so much more planned for Kyoto, but didn't get around to it, which was totally fine! We were also a bit temple-fatigued by that time and needed a slower pace. Hopefully next time, we can visit some of things we skipped. Furthermore, some days were incredibly hot (30 C degrees and humid) or we had whole days of rain. On those days, we decided to go shopping instead.

Sanjo Meiten-gai shopping arcade , Compasso teramachi. One long shopping street between Omiya and Kyoto-kawaramachi station. My favorite shops were: Standard products, Tokyu hands and Loft.

D14 - D15 Takayama
After spending 5 days in Kyoto, it was time to leave the city and head for the Japanese alps. We took the shinkansen to Nagoya, where we changed to a limited express to Takayama. It took around 3 hours to get to Takayama, but we didn't mind. Train travel = resting time for our legs! Also, the views from the train were great!! I really enjoyed this train trip to Takayama. We arrived around noon and immediately checked in at our hotel (Hotel Kuretakeso Takayama). We had two nights in Takayama to explore the town.

Hida beef - it's the wagyu of this area and I found my favorite place to eat it: Ajikura Tengoku. We went there twice for lunch, because it was that good. It was our first time in Japan to try yakiniku and sukiyaki. I really do appreciate the taste of wagyu but only in small amounts. I couldn't eat it everyday, because it's really so rich and yes paying for the premium cuts really does make a different in taste and texture of the wagyu beef.
We really loved Takayama. Again, if you have time, stay overnight and wander around the streets during the evening when all the daytrippers leave. The town has such a nice vibe and it still has a very local feel to it.
Miyagawa morning market. Fun to stroll around
Hikaru museum - we stumbled upon this via google maps. It's a mayan temple-inspired building, very unique. You could visit the place just for the architecture itself, really impressive. It has a very nice collection of art. When we reached the top floor, there was a whole exhibition dedicated to a specific religious person. We didn't know beforehand but this museum is connected to a cult. Suddenly, it all made sense why this museum was so unique. We didn't mind, but it definitely puts the whole experience in a different light. It's a 1-hour walk from downtown, there is no direct bus connection unfortunately.
Hida folk village - Open-air museum with nice re-builds of traditional mountain houses. We spend over half a day there. You can see local craftsmen doing their thing and you can also participate in pottery for example. There is a lovely pond and it is just pleasant to walk around. it's only a ~10 min. busride from Takayama bus station. You can buy combined entryfee+bus combo tickets at the bus station.

D16 Kamikochi -> Matsumoto
After checking out of our hotel in Takayama, we took the 7am bus to Kamikochi. We were only going to spend a day here, and then continue our way to Matsumoto to stay overnight.After ~1 hour of bus, we finally made it to Kamikochi. The Japanese alps are amazing. I wished we stayed longer in this area, but just the bus ride alone to Kamikochi was already a great with the views. We decided to hop off at Taisho pond bus stop and walk along all the major sights in the park. We had no specific plan. Just hike around as far as time allowed. For lunch, we stopped at this cute teishoku restaurant, where we ate katsu curry, a big lunch to fuel our walking. We also saw wild japanese macaques and lots of wildflowers where blooming during our time there.At the local shops, we bought some yummy pastries to snack on. I had the tastiest baumkuchen with cheesecake center and my partner had a chocolate ganache cookie. I really regret not buying more kamikochi pastries to take home while we were there.After spending the day walking around, we hopped on the 4pm bus towards Matsumoto. Checked in at Tabino hotel lit Matsumoto, where I relaxed in the onsen.
Tips:

We were only carrying backpacks, so we hiked with them until we reached the kamikochi bus terminal, where you can drop off you bag at the storage for a small fee.
Reservation is mandatory for the bus Kamikochi -> Matsumoto, you can do it online or while you are at the busstation before hiking.
Transportation in the Japan alps is mostly by bus, do reserve ahead if you go at peak times. Main bus company is Nouhi bus: https://www.nouhibus.co.jp/english/.)

D17 Matsumoto Tokyo
After sleeping in, we did some sightseeing in Matsumoto before we moved on to Tokyo. We really liked wandering around in Matsumoto. Lots of cool shops with local crafts. We didn't know but the biggest national crafts fair is held in Matsumoto. Unfortunately, we were only able to stay for one day, but next time we would love to visit this crafts fair!
Matsumoto Castle - I really like the interior of the castle. It has been renovated, but still contains that castle feel. It is 5 story castle and you are allowed to climb all of it. It also included a pretty extensive gun/weaponry exhibition. Do arrive early because you do have to line-up within the castle to get from one floor to the other. This is due to the steep stairways, on which they allow only one-way traffic at a time.
Matsumoto city art museum - There was a nice exhibition from Yayoi Kusama. We didn't know but Yayoi Kusama was born in Matsumoto. It is a good replacement exhibition if you aren't able to snatch up tickets for Yayoi Kusama museum in Tokyo.
Nakamachi street and Frog street - street with persevered houses with craft shops, cafes, brewerys. What more do you want.
After spending the day in Matsumoto, we took the train to Tokyo, our last destination of our stay. We decided to stay in Ueno (Hotel resol ueno). This hotel was located close to Ueno JR.
D18 - D24 Tokyo
Last 7 days in Tokyo. By this time, we were just enjoying everything at a much slower pace. Tokyo is huge! Staying near the JR line is indeed a must like everyone said. I could go on hours about Tokyo, I am just going to mention some highlights here.

Anmitsu at Anmitsu Mihashi. My favorite dessert! It contains agar jelly, mochi balls, red bean paste, fruit and a scoop of matcha icecream.
shopping in Ginza - It's nice to go during the weekends when they close of the streets for cars. We liked visiting flagship stores of Muji, Uniqlo. Go to Itoya if you are a stationary freak.
Ueno park - Museums, shrines, Lotus pond. Have a look at their website, there are almost always events in the park. :)
Tsukiji market - very busy, but fun to have a look. Lines everywhere. Look for sushi restaurants that open around 11am, line up at one of those places. I don't think it has to be the one with 4.5 rating and 1000 reviews. Why? There are so many good restaurants in Tsukiji area. We went to Tsukiji Kagura Sushi.
Hamarikyu gardens - Bonsai pine trees pruned to perfection. Ponds filled with sea water, thus there were seabass, little sardines and jellyfish in the water. Very special! You also had a nice skyline view from the park which is a cool contrast! It was nice and quiet.
Tokyo Skytree - best view :) it also has a great shopping complex attached to it.
Asakusa area - Senso-ji
Yanaka Ginza - we went during the weekend and there was live music, little stalls and just very lively in general. Really nice to spend a morning. Largest preserved cemetery, which apparently welcomes visitors a lot for flower viewings. It is a preserved neighborhood with traditional houses and lots of shops selling crafts, gifts, souvenirs, and unique snacks.

That's it!
For 24 days, we spend around ~2500 euro p.p. (excl. 1000,- flights). This amount includes food, transportation, entrancefees and shopping/gifts. so average is ~100 euro/day. We didn't track every cost. Hotel costs were 900,- pp, which ranged from 50,- to 120,- per night accommodations. The conversion yen/euro is also great at the moment, so it might have contributed!
I hope you enjoyed my trip report. Let me know if there are any questions.

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2023.06.02 20:30 reedj927 Free Texas Screenings of TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS!

Please click on the link below to sign up for up to two seats for the free advance screening of TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS in Dallas, Houston and Austin on Tuesday, June 6th and San Antonio on Monday, June 5th
On the form where it says Organization please just put Transformers Subreddit.
Admission will be first come, first served and we are expecting a full house at each screening so recommend arriving at least 2 hours before showtime to help guarantee your seat(s).
Dallas Screening at AMC NorthPark 15 at 7PM
Houston Screening at Cinemark Tinseltown 290 and XD at 7PM
Austin Screening at Regal Gateway at 7PM
San Antonio Screening on June 5th at Santikos Palladium at 7:30PM

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2023.06.02 20:29 bikecuriousatx The Bike Curious Ride - Sunday June 4 - 6PM - Mueller Hangar

The Bike Curious Ride meets every Sunday, in the parking lot on the west side of Browning Hangar (between Airport Blvd and the Hangar), currently at 5:45pm with wheels down at 6:00pm!
Our start time is adjusted seasonally.
We visit parks, parking garages, bakeries, and convenient stores as we ride around appreciating art. We typically ride about 10-15 miles, not too many hills, but you never know.
Note that this ride is a no drop ride, meaning everyone sticks together, and no one gets left behind. All skill levels are welcome.
This Sunday, June 4th, our end stop is at El Chilito ( 2219 Manor Rd, Austin, TX 78722 ).
WHAT YOU NEED: Lights, Locks, Water, Wheels, an ID, money for food and drinks, and your friends.
HOW: Social Cycling Austin rides AS traffic and NOT AGAINST it. We stop at red lights, yield the right of way and let cars pass as best we can. We don't block intersections. We are nice to both our fellow riders and the other traffic on the road. LISTEN TO the volunteers helping to lead the ride. They are some nice folks and have you best interest in mind. If you have any questions about the rules, we suggest you check here: http://bicycleaustin.info/laws/austin.html
REMINDER: The goal has always been to create a safe environment for all riders, but we cannot control, nor do we desire to, every rider's behavior. We promote personal responsibility, and it is each rider's responsibility to take care of themselves, and if they choose to ride with us, then they accept those risks inherent in riding a bicycle with a large group of other people riding bicycles.

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2023.06.02 20:16 wildthornberry29 North Cheyenne Cañon Park last weekend.

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2023.06.02 19:52 Frosty_Lawfulness359 Hailey Van Lith to the New York Liberty next year? 👀

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2023.06.02 19:51 Frosty_Lawfulness359 Hailey Van Lith to the New York Liberty next year? 👀

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2023.06.02 19:42 MSI-Guy please i’ve had a breakdown on campus: a tierlist

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2023.06.02 19:32 goldensunshine8 Positive Experience: Urgent Passport Appointment for Baby at Seattle Agency

TLDR: Sharing my recent experience getting an urgent passport appointment at the Seattle Passport Agency for our 7mo baby. Got an appointment with help from local congressperson and picked up the passport the day after the appointment. Relatively easy.
Long Story: I found out we needed to travel internationally within the window that requires an urgent passport appointment. We live in the greater Seattle area so I wanted to get an appointment at the downtown Seattle Passport Agency.
Travel departure date: 5/13/23.
4/24: reached out to my local congressperson’s office via email with required consent form requesting assistance getting an urgent appointment at the Seattle agency (learned this tip on Reddit). A caseworker called me within 10min (!!!) of me sending email and said they would call their passport office direct line on my behalf on 5/1. It sounds like they have a different number than the one with the constant busy signal.
5/1: Since I’m a worrier, I called the caseworker to confirm they had reached out to the agency and they confirmed they were just waiting for a call back. They acted like it was no big deal and they should hear back in 2-3 days.
5/4: I called to follow up again and the caseworker emailed me my urgent passport appointment details for 5/8 at 10:30am.
5/8: We arrived at passport office at 7:40am. I was aiming for 7:30am, but in classic baby fashion we had a diaper blowout on the way. I was worried about wait times so we brought our stroller and baby carrier and lots of toys and pacifiers. Stroller had to be collapsed and put through metal detector (if yours fits in the airport one it should be fine). They let me keep baby in the carrier. Got upstairs at 7:50am and our paperwork was collected and we left the office at 8:10am. They didn’t seem to care we arrived early for our 10:30am “appointment time”. They told me to come back after 12pm the next day to pick up the passport.
5/9: arrived at 2pm, no security line wait. Picked up the cutest baby passport ever and original birth certificate document within 5min of arriving. Parked in the “SP+ Parking” garage on Jefferson between 5th and 6th, and because I was so fast at getting back to the car, it was free!
Things that helped this go quickly: 1. I had a paper clipped packet for each passport requirement (I.e. application paper clipped together, copies of parents IDs paper clipped together, proof of travel paper clipped together, copy and original of baby’s birth certificate, etc.) and all of these packets in a folder. The woman helping me was training someone else and told her this was the gold standard lol. Read the requirements online and double check EVERYTHING. Print everything single sided. 2. I had multiple passport photo options for her to choose from. Taking a baby’s passport photo is nearly impossible, ha. She appreciated this and it saved me a trip downstairs to the photo printing service in the café and having to go through security again with a baby.

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2023.06.02 19:25 Bri_Guy88 Nice parks or scenic places to go for a little walk or adventure in the North end of Calgary?

Just bought my very first car and I am looking forward to being able to explore more areas of the city. Give me some good ideas of places to go. Preferably NW, but feel free to suggest anything!

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2023.06.02 19:15 Ryarcus Itinerary Review, 12 days, Tokyo>Hakone>Kyoto>Osaka>Nara>Tokyo

Traveling in mid July (It's probably going to be hot) for our honeymoon. My partner and I have a list of things to do but will mostly let the day take us wherever it may go. We kind of like self exploration but any suggestions and improvements to the given schedule are very welcome!
Our interests include:
Food
Anime
Games
Animals (Partner loves cats)
We split Tokyo into two stays. The first stay focuses on exploration and the return trip is chill/shopping. This is mainly to account for wanting to be in Kyoto during the Gion festival.
We were also thinking of just buying most of our clothes in Japan - Good/Bad idea? Would save room in the suitcase if we were already planning on buying

Hotel Stay	Planned Activities	Notes
Tokyo (Near Shibuya) [Tues - July 11]	Arrive around 2pm at Haneda, explore a bit around the hotel in Shibuya	Mostly free time to fight jet lag. Will pick up JR Pass, SuICa card, Sim Card
Tokyo [Wed]	Asakusa in the morning, Shibuya exploration, Shinjuku at night
Tokyo [Thur]	TBD, Exploration + Themed cafes. Maybe explore locations from Persona	Wondering if we should ship our luggage to our Kyoto Ryokan to make traversing Hakone easier. Anyone ever lose their luggage? (Biggest fear)
Hakone (Kowakien Mikawaya Ryokan) [Fri]	Check out a few sights if we are able hoping to see Fuji and maybe check out the Open Air musem, hang around private onsen ryokan. ^{Time to cook myself and make people soup in the hot July weather}	Activate our 7 day JR pass getting here.
Kyoto (Near Nishiki Market) [Sat]	Explore near hotel, maybe check out central/north kyoto (Kiyomizu-dera?), suggestions welcome here	Here during Gion Matsuri
Kyoto [Sun]	Arashiyama/Monkey Park
Kyoto [Mon]	Gion in the morning, Gion festival
Osaka (Kuromon Market) [Tues]	Check out the market, Aquarium, Osaka castle
Osaka [Weds]	Day Trip to Nara after checking in, Dotonbori at night
Tokyo (Shibuya) [Thur]	Shopping for return trip, check out anything we missed on the first stay of Tokyo
Tokyo [Fri]	TeamLabs Planets, Akihabara, Monster Hunter Cafe
Tokyo [Sat]	Get to Haneda for return

How easy is it to travel within Hakone?
I'm worried I didn't allot enough time in Osaka, but at the same time I couldn't think of much to do there other than sight see. We aren't into things like Universal (a little too busy for us), reason we didn't book any big theme parks.
Does this List look viable, is it too full/not full enough?
Thanks in advance!
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2023.06.02 19:11 EBofEB EFFECTIVE JUNE 4TH: new CTA schedule for listed buses

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2023.06.02 19:03 cryosoleil affordable, scenic cities (US)

my boyfriend and i (mid 20s) currently live in Overland Park, KS and are looking to move elsewhere next summer. we both love the outdoors and enjoy the more woodsy/mountainous scene; access to hiking trails and parks is important. ideally, the area would be more on the blue side but we are both from the midwest so we can handle some red. we are both in college and don't have a ton to spend on housing, so our budget for an apartment is $1,300. career availability for STEM in nearby cities would be great. any ideas?
we have looked at (and would love to hear about) these cities:

boise, idaho
coeur d'alene, idaho
spokane, washington
vancouver, washington
longview, washington
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2023.06.02 18:56 Fun_Design_7334 Fight or flight: Broken 17 year friendship

It’s long . I have a vey close Best Friend for 17 years. We are very different. I am a teacher , in grad school, who works 50 plus hrs a week with a modest life, no kids ( I tried for many years but it never happened), divorced. My parents have been married for 52 years. My mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and is currently in the middle stages of the disease. So needless to say I have a lot on my plate.
My friend: has 4 kids, 13 years ago her twins father went to jail for life for selling drugs. She’s never been married and has always had to hustle to provide for kids. She even received felonies for not testifying on her BD. (I even almost got in trouble for getting a cashiers check in my name for them . But I never got mad for being put in that situation. ) her amount of sacrifice for her kids takes real courage. She is the hardest working person I know. She built a very successful business from the ground up. She spends her days surrounded by some of the wealthiest ppl in our town. This last year , she majorly leveled up her career, her car, her house, etc. She sold her house and moved into a very expensive condo, bought a Range Rover, and spent an insane about of $ on shopping and vacations from the sale of her house. She would be gone days/ weeks at a time with her kids home alone. I never judged. I was happy for her success. I have always admired her, looked upto her, and just always had unwavering admiration for our friendship . We have had soo much fun together. I respect her life’s decisions. There hers. Her childhood, her life, it’s all shaped her and made her the way she is. I thought it was unconditional. We always had each other’s backs. I never judged her . I only want her to be happy. She does however have a strong personality. She can be opinionated, bossy, and almost come off as arrogant. Some people aren’t for everyone. But that’s her …. We we’re definitely opposite. But I felt like twinflame friends.
We have been through everything together, pregnancies, child loss, domestic abuse, divorce, addiction, etc. I have been unwavering in my support for her and her family. I was going through a horrible divorce with a abusive drug addict husband when her house flooded. I moved her and her children into my home while I was in the middle of divorcing a monster. Her house had black mold I couldn’t let them live like that. But her presence actually save me. My ex husband couldn’t behave badly in front of her. So we saved each other that summer.
Last summer I started dating someone new… it’s been a year now. My man is kind, loving, humble, thoughtful, his character and the way he sees the world is beautiful. It’s the healthiest relationship I have ever been in. I’m grateful for him. He’s been through a lot. He’s older than me, he has an 11 yo daughter, and ultimately he wants a family. I spent my whole life Trying to have a family. So he’s my missing piece. He has a modest life. Modest career …etc. We are not going out and partying, we’re not traveling, . We are meditating, working out, spending time with family. Enjoying each other’s company. Cooking, talking about philosophy, politics, the world. We’re truly life partners. But my friend doesn’t think he’s the one. She thinks I shld be dating to find someone better. Someone rich, who can take me/us on vacations . Who will include her in everything we do. But that’s just it… we’re on a budget. We don’t even make together what she makes in a year. So it’s starting to feel like our morals and character is Changing.
In February my friend started to change. She started making hurtful comments to me out of the blue. Comments about my divorce and even more hurtful my relationship. She tried to say “why don’t you guys go out?” Why don’t you hang out with me?” Why don’t you travel more?” “He can tell you anything , etc.” like he was taking advantage of me for some kind of glow up. I thought she just missing me . So went out of my way to cancel my Saturday dinner plans and convince my man to come out with us. He reluctantly obliged because it was important to me . We were Supposed to meet downtown, but she forgot her travel bag for The airport the next morning, so we met At her house instead. When we arrived at her house she was drunk. She was extremely rude, and sarcastic to my Man. She kept saying “why don’t you go out?” I was sick by her behavior and I just kinda froze. I tried to get her to go out & have a drink but she didn’t want too. We completely changed our plans for her temper tantrum. In hindsight, I shld have checked her. She was not being kind. My man’s priorities are not partying in a bar or club. He has a daughter . She was out of Line speaking to him that way. He was kind to her even though I was horrified. But I know when she said “ I need a man to give me 10k a mo or he’s not my man “ my man felt some kind of way about her after that day….
After that night all the little things she’s said to me this year started to come flooding in..,
1)She said “ I feel like you weren’t a good friend because you didn’t tell me what was going on before the divorce “. When I was in a mentally abusive relationship and I was being mind fucked every day it’s hard to know what’s right and what’s wrong . I had soo much shame until I was finally ready to be free… it wasn’t about her. That hurt me.
2) “I feel like your not a good friend, you let me behave badly and don’t tell me” this is when she stole a parking spot from a hot guy to be cute. She was with her adult daughter. Who lost her mind that she did that. But some how it was my fault. Again I said That’s just her ….I said
3) “you should be able be rich on 70k a year with no kids, Why aren’t you traveling more ?” Keep in mind her condo rent is $3500 a mo that alone, is more than I make a mo. I have a entire house to pay for on a teacher salary.
4) “ I don’t hang out with you like I do with Kate & her man. I should just let you go !” Wow that’s a real friend thing to say…
5) in April “ I’m moving to Florida , &leaving my business here!” In May “I think I’m not moving to Florida …“
6) “ nobody is ever there for me “… that one probably hurt me the most.
There’s more but I digress….
Fast forward after 5 weeks of not talking. We met for drinks. When I tried to explain how I felt ….she dismissed the situation said well “I was drunk and high” and then proceeded to argue with me about my version of the situation , keep in mind I was sober. So I just buried my head in the sand that day. I tried to let it go. I figured there would be time to address it further later. But after that my feelings were hurt and my feelings about the friendship were different. So we really haven’t spoke since.
This morning I finally got a text from her…,
It read STFU….

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2023.06.02 18:55 sabrinarocks3 EFFECTIVE JUNE 4TH: new CTA schedule for listed buses

I know it is a hot topic on this sub to talk (more complain) about how awful the post-pandemic CTA buses and trains have been. I am happy they are listening and making changes. I really hope this will improve the CTA.

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2023.06.02 18:51 AverageMTSUEnjoyer [Game Thread] (1) Las Vegas Aces (4-0) vs (T-6) Atlanta Dream (2-2) ~ June 2nd, 2023 8:00 PM ET ~ ION (Everyone EXCEPT NY/CHI/DAL/WSH markets)

Las Vegas Aces vs Atlanta Dream

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