I’m one of those people that tear up a bit when talking about something truly terrifying, I’m tearing up while remembering this experience now. I had a close and dear friend years ago, we went to high school together and instantly became close as we enjoyed the same everything. Movies, games, activities and so on. This friend had a beautiful cottage in Muskoka, which was about an hour and a bit from the area we lived in. They would talk about it a bunch, saying how awesome it was to go there in the summer as it was right on a river and was perfect for swimming and paddle boarding.
They also said it was kind of haunted, just passing comments about how it was spooky, how they’d hear things at night, how it was probably home to a ghost. They always said this jokingly like it was no big deal so we’d usually laugh at the idea that their beautiful and pretty much newly built cottage was actually a ghost house. Fast forward a couple of years and they invite me out to their cottage in October, the family was going up and my friend asked if I could come with. I was super excited to go because I’d never really been to Muskoka and knew how beautiful it could be (especially in the fall) and also how often my friend mentioned the fun they’d have at the cottage.
I want to now preface what comes next with the fact that I have never had any paranormal stuff happen to me, ever. I don’t disbelieve it and never have, but I’ve never been in a position where I’d feel like “okay this is definitely paranormal stuff” until this event. We get to where the cottage is located in this small community called “Matthiasville”. As soon as we enter I get this weird feeling, like a shadow had been cast. It was a beautiful sunny day with good vibes all the way up until we crossed the bridge that led into the community. The weather turned overcast but it wasn’t that, there was a heavy and weird energy. We’re driving along the riverside for some time, I tell my friend about the energy feeling to which they said “oh I know, it’s weird right? Like heavy.” Things lighten up however when we arrive at the cottage.
This place was absolutely beautiful. New build, three floors, big deck on the second floor and tons of windows that went floor to ceiling. It overlooked the river and it had a forest trail at the back. The trail was way too thick with brush and wood to even try navigating so we spent a lot of our time out by the water and on the big deck, chilling. We’d drive into the nearest town (Bracebridge) for some outings and at night we dedicated our time to beating the CoD: World at War campaign, split screen. It was an absolute blast. We went for a long day walk too and saw some of the interesting points of matthiasville, a big dam and beyond that, a strange and small graveyard that was situated on a slight hill at the very tip end of the community. All the graves were old, and some of them were unmarked, others you couldn’t even make out what the stones had written on them. It was eerie but nothing out of the ordinary happened for the first two nights we spent there.
On the third and last night, the dad had to head home early for some work stuff so it was just my friend, their mom and myself hanging out for the night. The mom was sleeping in the loft way way up on the third floor, and we made the basement floor our home for the weekend. We decided to watch a movie and eat snacks, but when that was finished I suggested we go out for a night walk since it was a clear night with a big moon out, and I loved going for night strolls plus we hadn’t really been out and about after dark, and the place was pretty beautiful at night too.
My friend was really against this, they said the place was spooky enough during the day let alone at night. I managed to convince them and out we went. We were walking along the road that went along the river, towards the dam and the end of the community where the graveyard was. We made it about a quarter way when my friend stopped dead in their tracks, I looked back to see what was up and they were just standing there, they looked defensive. I asked what was up and they said “we need to go back, like now, this feels weird and I don’t like it at all”. I asked if they were scared, like if they heard an animal or something. As soon as I asked that, we heard a deep and loud cracking and snapping of wood in the dense forest above us, on a rocky ridge that was beside the road, opposite side of the river. I looked up to where we heard it and it felt like everything hushed, crickets and all other night time sounds seemed to have just stopped. My friend quietly said my name, I looked back at them, and then suddenly the bushes and shrubs underneath the ridge on the side of the road exploded, as if something huge jumped in them and thrashed around. This made us bolt, and I remember just saying RUN as I followed behind my friend. We ran non stop straight to the basement door of the cottage, we got there in minutes but it felt like seconds. We ran straight into the basement bedroom and both hopped into the bed. I remember saying it was likely a coyote or a raccoon or something. As soon as I said those words, a creaking started forming up above us in the living area of the first floor. The creaking soon turned into slow, heavy footsteps, back and forth, and loud as if someone was wearing work boots or something. I remember my friend through tears saying “does that sound like a coyote to you.” I cannot even describe the absolute feeling of dread that washed over me, like there is something up there, taunting us.
We lay in complete silence for what felt like hours, we got into the bed at around 3 am after our walk which turned into a run, and the footsteps didn’t stop for an hour or so, I remember finally falling asleep at 6 am. When we woke up the first thing we did was of course, ask the mom if she had been awake last night around 3 am, she wasn’t, she hadn’t even gotten up once to use the bathroom she said. Even if she did we would have heard her door open and then the foot steps down the loft stairs, everything was open concept on the first floor so it was easy to hear things going on. We packed up and left, my friends parents sold the cottage a couple of years later, I don’t think any of them went back once after that weekend. I was curious about the area afterward so I did some googling, and learned that there was once a sawmill or something like that, and a tragic accident happened, I believe the owners son drowned or had a bad accident in the mill, something tragic like that. I want to say that could be a factor here but who knows. All I know is that night I heard heavy, clear and loud footsteps pacing around above us on the first floor. That was my first and only paranormal experience and I’ll never forget it.

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Speaking Truth: The Power of Action Over Words

Have you ever known someone who assures you repeatedly but never follows through? It’s a universal experience, isn’t it? We’ve all encountered individuals whose words are as plentiful as grains of sand but whose actions are as scarce as diamonds. Such is the wisdom in the African proverb, “Words are nothing,” which calls us to recognize the invaluable worth of deeds over empty promises.

Words Versus Actions: The Bible Speaks

Words have the power to inspire and uplift, but without actions, they fall flat. Consider James 2:17: “In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead.” This passage emphasizes that mere words or declarations of faith are meaningless unless they are backed by tangible actions.
When we look to Jesus, we see the ultimate role model for balancing words and deeds. His life was a tapestry of profound teachings interwoven with acts of compassion, healing, and unconditional love. When He spoke, His actions validated His words, creating an enduring legacy that continues to inspire millions.

The Impact of Active Faith

What does your faith look like in action? It’s important to reflect on how our actions align with our words. Ask yourself:

• Do my actions reflect my promises?
• How can I better align my words with my deeds?
• When was the last time my actions spoke louder than my words?

Reflecting on these questions can help identify areas where your faith might be more active. Remember that actions speak volumes, and through them, the light of Christ can shine more brightly.

Actionable Steps to Align Words and Actions

To bridge the gap between words and actions, consider the following steps:

1. Set Authentic Goals: Be honest with yourself and others about what you can realistically achieve. Matthew 5:37 advises us to let our yes be yes and our no be no.
2. Make a Commitment: When you make a promise, follow through with deliberate action. Ecclesiastes 5:5 reminds us that it is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
3. Seek Accountability: Invite trusted friends or family members to hold you accountable. Proverbs 27:17 tells us that as iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.
4. Reflect and Adjust: Regularly review your actions and make necessary adjustments to ensure alignment with your words. This allows for continuous growth and improvement.

Reflection and Interaction

Take a moment to reflect on the alignment of your words and actions. How can you let your faith shine through your deeds? Share your thoughts in the comments below, and don’t hesitate to encourage others with your experiences.
Here are some reflective questions to ponder:

• How has someone else’s action (or inaction) affected you?
• What steps can you take today to ensure your actions reflect your faith and promises?

Your insights might inspire someone else to take that crucial step from words to actions.

Summing Up: Actions Speak Louder

Remember, words are nothing without the power of action behind them. By aligning our deeds with our words, we can both enrich our faith and positively impact those around us. The next time you find yourself promising something, consider James 1:22: “Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says.”
In closing, let’s commit to being doers of the word, ensuring our actions resonate more powerfully than mere words ever could.
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It truly is just so chilly lately and I love it. I enjoy summery days too, I just prefer them few and far between and I like feeling cosy and rugged up as opposed to wanting to shed my skin for some relief.
It’s my honeys birthday :) I’m going to make a concerted effort to not be too much. I can’t be too much anyway from here but still. I wanted to send him an ubereats voucher for his dinner tonight but it turns out I can’t send it internationally :( It has to be the same currency. I also don’t have his bank account so I can’t just chuck some money in there either. I just want to make him feel special and loved and I thought that was a tiny yet cute gesture. Oh well. It’s his birthdaaaaay! I’m so happy he was born and became who he is and the fact he’s all mine
I’m struggling with my mood a bit recently. Or depression. Whatever you want to call it. I don’t like either word. But flat or empty doesn’t always cover it, just because I feel depressed doesn’t automatically equate to flat/grey/empty/numb/etc. They’re a specific feeling, I can be and feel depressed and not feel any of them - I can just feel detached from life, I guess. Idk. It’s hard to put into words, I’m sure I could find some writer who articulates it perfectly but even then, that’s their feeling, not mine. But I really like reading and hearing relatable feelings, I can feel alone a lot and hearing others feeling the same as me makes me feel less so. Truly Captain Obvious over here. But anyway. I’m struggling more again lately. The last few days. It’s not PMS related, it’s deeper than that. There’s a difference.
Truly anyone can have a podcast, can’t they? I’m listening to one now about book theories and they’re just talking over one another and being quite rude and dismissive and then I realise this is just content I disagree with but their theories have so many holes in them. SO MANY. It’s basically one hole with a flimsy fabric of theory around the outside. So now I’m hate listening because it’s making me grind my teeth and my eye twitch, but no one else has any podcasts about this and I wanna listen to some. It just sounds like they don’t even like each other? I felt so awkward for a lot of it. Also they’re so unprepared, like if you’re going to spout theories then a) know what you’re talking about b) back it up c) look for holes in it and point them out because that’s half the fun and d) you can’t base a theory off of something you don’t even know. Eg. One of them was talking about how X was Y’s dad but neither knew if X was even alive. Like… ? Also none of them are original theories which tbh I don’t care about, it’s just nice to have them condensed into an episode to listen to, but they were so rude and dismissive of the original poster or whatever several times, it made me feel quite uncomfy? So bizarre. I want to not like these books anymore. It’s not fun anymore, everyone’s so hateful and I was reading how people are literally sending death threats to one another because they disagree with their ship or whatever it’s called. Like here’s a thought, THEYRE FICTIONAL AND WHO CARES, GET OFF THE INTERNET AND CALM DOWN. Says me, all in caps, on the internet. I love irony. But so it’s just not an enjoyable fandom anymore which is a shame because I think it’s my first ever I’ve been a part of? And now it’s just… ruined. I also don’t like how divisive it all is, like if you love one character then you hate the other and things. Like here’s a thought everyone, each character is nuanced and is not perfect - stop expecting them to be. And stop bitching and moaning like jfc. So anyway it’s not very enjoyable anymore which is a shame but I’ll just enjoy the books themselves in private and wait til the next is released in presumably the next 8-10 business years. I also don’t have high expectations after the last book in her other series, it was terrible. So rushed and so… it was terrible. Enjoyable enough but I will never reread it, I’ll never reread that series full stop. We’ll never say never but I would be incredibly surprised if I did considering I didn’t like it at all and just read it because I’m a sucker fan girl and they all eventually link together so I kind of have to.
I hate computers and technology and all of it. And by that I mean it’s all excellent and amazing but I am cursed with it. I tried to switch my monitors and things around this morning to be better but now everything is just… wrong. Laggy.
Am I a bad person for considering applying for other roles purely for leverage with my own? Yes. I already know the answer to that. I’m open to working elsewhere, but I’m also not. I’m frustrated right now with what I get lumped with workwise but ultimately we have excellent benefits, I can wfh x3 days a week and my manager is super understanding of my… issues. I kind of want a new job elsewhere because I think it would force me out of my comfort zone, but also… Is that the best thing? I would normally say yes but some days I find everything so so difficult and taking on new processes, a new team, a new environment… it’s a lot. And I know I get very easily overwhelmed. And the fact I have more or less unlimited paid sick leave which tbh I don’t really utilise at all and easily use less than what I’m legislatively entitled to but it’s there. So I feel kind of stuck. And I also feel unsure. One part of me wants to be leading large nationwide change processes or being entirely responsible for project work, but the other part of me knows I’m probably not currently best equipped for that… issues wise. I’m sure I could, but I just struggle so much some days and what if that day I had 5+ redundancy meetings? Having a god awful day and then telling multiple people their role has been disestablished…? Being a part of that process is one thing and I’ve done that and it’s fine, it’s tough at times but fine, but to be actively responsible for the whole process? I just don’t really think I can handle that. Which holds me back. And also the delegation of work SUCKS. And I get stuck training and basically managing the junior team members because my manager can’t seem to do it. Which tbh is fair as she has a tonne on her plate but still, she had that all on her plate before becoming all of our manager so I mean… yknow. Sometimes I wonder if I could go people leadership route, a small part of me thinks I would be good at it, I can definitely listen and I definitely show compassion and patience with our junior members and I can delegate work out easily enough buuuut do I have the confidence to advocate for them? When it comes to pay/promotions? I’m not sure. I’d have every confidence in them but not in myself and if I have no confidence in myself it makes brig bold and pushing for something impossible, like impossible. So. I wouldn’t want to risk someone else’s progression because I’m a damn baby. So idk. So what doI do? I mean I don’t even want to specialise in ER, it’s too much. I want to get involved and build my experience and knowledge more and more, but it can be really tough. Even the other day I was talking to a young woman, younger than me, with cancer. Or rather she was telling me she’s now in remission and pregnant and I honestly couldn’t stop smiling it was such lovely news, but things like that, or an employee displaying shifts in behaviour and it being a result of domestic violence and then having to handle that or just the process of disestablishing roles aka making someone redundant, I guess there’s redeployment which would feel good but still. It’s an emotionally taxing side of HR that I’m unsure I could handle long term. I’m only thinking about this again this morning because I saw a job which does less than I do now getting around $10k more than I earn. Anyway I’ll just keep at it where I am a while longer. It’s probably better for me, right now anyway.
He showed me his recent favourite music last night, it’s one of my favourite favourite things. I tend to like/love majority of it, some I don’t but that’s fine like everyone has different tastes - I think it would be weird to like all of it. It baffles me how controlled his Spotify is, it makes mine look utterly manic… which tbh it is. I just get so.. something, and start making new playlists or adding new things or whatever it might be. Anyway I’m listening to some of the ones he sent me last night today.
He took basically half an hour to call me last night and I know he said he had been talking to his mum but it just felt… weird. And then he didn’t pick up his phone at midnight when I called to say happy birthday, he admittedly called back really quickly but idk. It made me feel uneasy. Like what’s he doing at midnight that he can’t pick up his phone? When I know he’s awake. I know I’m feeling weird about nothing, so it’s fine. It just felt… I don’t know. His sleeping patterns are slipping so quickly lately, it feels like it’s every two weeks not every month like it used to be, and it makes me wonder why. It makes me think things like he doesn’t have a weird sleeping pattern ever and he just uses it as a reason to avoid me because he’s with someone else and how would I know. I don’t think these thoughts are true, I don’t think he’s lying about it all, but it’s just a recurring thought lately. Ever since it became more frequent with less time in between. It’s fine. I know it’s fine. I know there’s nothing wrong, it’s just sometimes idk. I think it’s more fear and worry than anything relating to genuine belief and mistrust.
I love him a lot. A whole lot. The entire lot. I hope he’s having the best sleep with the sweetest dreams. Baby.
I really don’t feel well this afternoon. I feel vaguely crampy and tired but my mood has dropped significantly. I’m trying to perk back up so I don’t wreck his birthday though. It’s not just general it’s entirely work related. I feel like I need to cry and punch a wall and just throw my computer at the window but in a sad not angry way. I am fed up. And so many stupid questions. Like twice today I’ve had PEOPLE IN MY TEAM be like “what’s the link for this” like here’s an idea why don’t you go find it and use some fucking initiative. It’s just pure laziness. So I said you can find it on X and then didn’t help further because what the actual fuck. And it’s literally a link to the system login - how the fuck do they not know this. Which leads me to believe it’s pure laziness. Because they have f all cases either. Anyway I’m just lashing out because I’m frustrated and in a sad mood. Everything’s fine.
I love Jeff Buckley so much. Not all of his stuff, I could take or leave much of it tbh but some of his music… all time favourites. I wonder what my top five would be? I think: - lover you should’ve come over - Last goodbye - Forget her - Lilac wine - Nightmares by the sea I didn’t include hallelujah because that goes without saying, I much prefer it to Leonard Cohen’s one however I would really like to try give Leonard more of a go because mum loves him, I think she saw him live last time he was here, I was going to buy her tickets as a random present before she beat me to it - unless I’m confusing it with someone else? I don’t think so. Maybe. Or was it Nick Cave? Idk. I already like Nick Cave a whole lot, I had a big massive A2 poster of him on my wall as a teenager. Anyway. I also left out so real and grace and I know it’s over and mojo pin to some extent. And dream brother. Okay so the entire grace album + some extras. His only proper album :( anyway I love him and he soothes melancholic little heart and has for a long time. Since I was… 17. 16? Something.
I don’t click easily with people. I was thinking about that today because I felt more lonely than normal. I find it easy to be personable and friendly and all of that, but it’s rare that I feel at ease with someone and like I can somewhat be myself/not overthink into oblivion. And I don’t know why some people are different? It’s not a time thing either, because the people I find myself more at ease with I felt it more or less instantly, whereas I’ve been around the same people for YEARS and… nothing. Like M, I felt at ease with her from day one. K too a bit. Andy definitely. But other women at work? I’ve known them for years, spoken to them daily, I still feel uncomfortable and anxious and paralysed with them. Paralysed in the sense I can’t think of things to say, I can and do but it can be such stilted conversation. Even my own family members, my brother and his wife? Just like that. I don’t feel at all comfortable or anything. I know I naturally find it easier with talkative people, M and Andy for example - both could talk to a brick wall and either not notice or get it to talk back. I don’t mean the not notice in a negative way, I just mean… idk what I mean. It’s a good thing though. I just don’t find it easy. I know a lot of it is due to my social anxiety and the worry and all of that. I think it’s also that I don’t like surface level relationships, but I don’t tend to allow people in enough to get anything further than surface level. I can easily have those conversations, I just don’t really enjoy them. But it can be impossible to go further because I’m so closed off and I’m so riddled with anxiety over saying the wrong thing, unintentionally offending someone or showing how stupid I am that nothing happens. I also don’t like to talk that much, I do but in bursts, and I think that doesn’t help me either. I know I’m the problem. Another thing to add to my list of difficulties.
I wish I could just escape myself sometimes.
I’m due to start reading HP3 now, why don’t I feel psyched about it? I want to. Maybe when I get fully into it I will? I’ve been apprehensive about books in the past and went on to become obsessed and it become a part of my identity, if even for a short while. And if I know anything in life, it’s that HP fans tend to turn it into a personality trait. Maybe that’ll be me.
I don’t really want to journal anymore. I feel sad and it doesn’t tend to help me perk up and I need to force myself into being chirpy and perky and all those sorts of adjectives so I don’t ruin his day. My baby.
I ordered dinner - tofu stirfry with roti yummm - so I’ll have that, maybe start HP3 and then have a shower and then spend time with my honeybunny. Night night

I’m one of those people that tear up a bit when talking about something truly terrifying, I’m tearing up while remembering this experience now. I had a close and dear friend years ago, we went to high school together and instantly became close as we enjoyed the same everything. Movies, games, activities and so on. This friend had a beautiful cottage in Muskoka, which was about an hour and a bit from the area we lived in. They would talk about it a bunch, saying how awesome it was to go there in the summer as it was right on a river and was perfect for swimming and paddle boarding.
They also said it was kind of haunted, just passing comments about how it was spooky, how they’d hear things at night, how it was probably home to a ghost. They always said this jokingly like it was no big deal so we’d usually laugh at the idea that their beautiful and pretty much newly built cottage was actually a ghost house. Fast forward a couple of years and they invite me out to their cottage in October, the family was going up and my friend asked if I could come with. I was super excited to go because I’d never really been to Muskoka and knew how beautiful it could be (especially in the fall) and also how often my friend mentioned the fun they’d have at the cottage.
I want to now preface what comes next with the fact that I have never had any paranormal stuff happen to me, ever. I don’t disbelieve it and never have, but I’ve never been in a position where I’d feel like “okay this is definitely paranormal stuff” until this event. We get to where the cottage is located in this small community called “Matthiasville”. As soon as we enter I get this weird feeling, like a shadow had been cast. It was a beautiful sunny day with good vibes all the way up until we crossed the bridge that led into the community. The weather turned overcast but it wasn’t that, there was a heavy and weird energy. We’re driving along the riverside for some time, I tell my friend about the energy feeling to which they said “oh I know, it’s weird right? Like heavy.” Things lighten up however when we arrive at the cottage.
This place was absolutely beautiful. New build, three floors, big deck on the second floor and tons of windows that went floor to ceiling. It overlooked the river and it had a forest trail at the back. The trail was way too thick with brush and wood to even try navigating so we spent a lot of our time out by the water and on the big deck, chilling. We’d drive into the nearest town (Bracebridge) for some outings and at night we dedicated our time to beating the CoD: World at War campaign, split screen. It was an absolute blast. We went for a long day walk too and saw some of the interesting points of matthiasville, a big dam and beyond that, a strange and small graveyard that was situated on a slight hill at the very tip end of the community. All the graves were old, and some of them were unmarked, others you couldn’t even make out what the stones had written on them. It was eerie but nothing out of the ordinary happened for the first two nights we spent there.
On the third and last night, the dad had to head home early for some work stuff so it was just my friend, their mom and myself hanging out for the night. The mom was sleeping in the loft way way up on the third floor, and we made the basement floor our home for the weekend. We decided to watch a movie and eat snacks, but when that was finished I suggested we go out for a night walk since it was a clear night with a big moon out, and I loved going for night strolls plus we hadn’t really been out and about after dark, and the place was pretty beautiful at night too.
My friend was really against this, they said the place was spooky enough during the day let alone at night. I managed to convince them and out we went. We were walking along the road that went along the river, towards the dam and the end of the community where the graveyard was. We made it about a quarter way when my friend stopped dead in their tracks, I looked back to see what was up and they were just standing there, they looked defensive. I asked what was up and they said “we need to go back, like now, this feels weird and I don’t like it at all”. I asked if they were scared, like if they heard an animal or something. As soon as I asked that, we heard a deep and loud cracking and snapping of wood in the dense forest above us, on a rocky ridge that was beside the road, opposite side of the river. I looked up to where we heard it and it felt like everything hushed, crickets and all other night time sounds seemed to have just stopped. My friend quietly said my name, I looked back at them, and then suddenly the bushes and shrubs underneath the ridge on the side of the road exploded, as if something huge jumped in them and thrashed around. This made us bolt, and I remember just saying RUN as I followed behind my friend. We ran non stop straight to the basement door of the cottage, we got there in minutes but it felt like seconds. We ran straight into the basement bedroom and both hopped into the bed. I remember saying it was likely a coyote or a raccoon or something. As soon as I said those words, a creaking started forming up above us in the living area of the first floor. The creaking soon turned into slow, heavy footsteps, back and forth, and loud as if someone was wearing work boots or something. I remember my friend through tears saying “does that sound like a coyote to you.” I cannot even describe the absolute feeling of dread that washed over me, like there is something up there, taunting us.
We lay in complete silence for what felt like hours, we got into the bed at around 3 am after our walk which turned into a run, and the footsteps didn’t stop for an hour or so, I remember finally falling asleep at 6 am. When we woke up the first thing we did was of course, ask the mom if she had been awake last night around 3 am, she wasn’t, she hadn’t even gotten up once to use the bathroom she said. Even if she did we would have heard her door open and then the foot steps down the loft stairs, everything was open concept on the first floor so it was easy to hear things going on. We packed up and left, my friends parents sold the cottage a couple of years later, I don’t think any of them went back once after that weekend. I was curious about the area afterward so I did some googling, and learned that there was once a sawmill or something like that, and a tragic accident happened, I believe the owners son drowned or had a bad accident in the mill, something tragic like that. I want to say that could be a factor here but who knows. All I know is that night I heard heavy, clear and loud footsteps pacing around above us on the first floor. That was my first and only paranormal experience and I’ll never forget it.

I recently had a phone call with my mom. She basically said she has the feeling that my girlfriend (f30 n dx) is trying to isolate me from my family.
And yes. Me and my girlfriend both work on shift. If it happens that we both have our day off at the same time, I don't get a day off. It's basically drive me and or my son to that doctor at 4. We have to go to that appointment at 10. It's my brothers birthday, we have to go there. I have an appointment at the hair dresser, could you pick up my son and then me. There is always something.
If I am available I get used and involved. I'm slowly beginning to dread the days off, when she is not at work but also at home.
The only real day off I get is ift she is on night shift and her son is at his aunts house.
If she is not delegating anything to me, she usually plops herself on the couch infront of the TV and scrolling through tiktok. And she is rather sad if I don't give her any more attention but rather do stuff around the house or just relax.
Is this clingy behavior part of ADHD or unrelated? She has never been diagnosed as it was the 90s and she was rather quiet, so she had the label learning dissability slapped onto her. I believe this to be wrong. But her so has been diagnosed with ADHD and ODD recently and here brother was and still is a severe unmedicated case.
Her Son is just as occupying and needy as her. Especially if she is not around and he has access to me. He plays in his room if mommy is around. If she is not he'll follow me around babbling constantly. Nothing of importance. Usually stupid stuff. Like "What does that word say?" (Although he can read)

I’ve said it before. You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me. Through all the tears I cried and the pain I felt, I’ve stuck by that statement. It’s still true.
That’s why I live in my own personal world of regret.
I retrace the steps and I look back in an effort to move forward. And every time I do, it’s like a new hole is pierced in my heart.
It started way back when. Your first hello. Getting to know you was the most fun I ever had. But more fun than that was finding my voice thanks to you. Becoming strong and having genuine belief in myself because of words you said to me. I’d never felt that way before. And it made me hopeful.
I guess I thought it would last forever. With my kind of foolish naive mindset. But soon enough you were gone. Before you left, it took everything in me to sit across from you and ask you to be friends. I don’t think I even got the words out. And I think you knew it took a lot for me.
I don’t know why you did. But you said yes. And looking back, I’m sure you just felt bad. That was my biggest fear when asking.
Things were fine for a while. But we both know how it ended. I’d tell it to you now. But you wouldn’t listen if I did. So I’ll say it here.
I’m sorry. I know I came on so strong. I know I sounded so paranoid and so needy. I’m sorry I became a train wreck you had to look away from. I never wanted to be your burden. But that’s quickly what I became. And I only have myself to blame.
These days I’m a hollow being. I don’t have much anymore. So I wander my garden of wilted roses. I burned them to a crisp, and am upset about it. I’ve tried willing them back to life — I’ve tried watering them, growing new ones, pretending they were never here, but nothing works. Every corpse in my garden brings me to my knees.
My garden’s become a graveyard. And I wander it like a ghost. I’m just the boy who lives in consistent delusion. I hope one day you’ll return. But I can’t count on it. The only thing I can ever seem to count on is you not wanting anything to do with me.
I’m not lonely here. It’s me and my beloved regret. Someone I’ve become all too familiar with. A whisper in my ear telling me what could’ve been if I was better. If I just got it right for once. He tortures me. Each and every day. With new what-ifs, with recovered memories, and with new pain that I should’ve become long numb to by now. But it hurts so fresh each and every time.
Welcome to my world. I’d invite you in. But that bridge is long since burned. But if you ever want to stop by, you might see my corpse on the ground. It held tight to the memories you gave me, and died waiting for you. But it never resented you. And in death, it only wished for you to have a nice day.
So if you ever hear this. If you ever dare to read one of my messages again. Just know I meant everything I said. And I hope you get a good night’s rest. You’ve earned it. Hope it’s nice where you are.

34. Epistrophe:
Craft a moment in your story where a character delivers a powerful speech or internal reflection using epistrophe. Explore the emotional resonance as they repeat a key phrase at the end of successive clauses, emphasizing a central theme or revelation.
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Incorporate hypophora into a scene where a character addresses a burning question or issue by posing it to themselves, then proceeding to answer it. Explore how this rhetorical device enhances both the character's introspection and the engagement of your readers.
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Build tension or highlight a character's resilience by using anadiplosis. Develop a situation where the strength of the team is emphasized through the repetition of a key word or phrase at the end of one sentence and the beginning of the next.
37. Ellipsis:
Create an air of mystery or suspense by employing ellipsis in a scene. Use it to hint at unspoken thoughts, leaving gaps in the narrative that invite readers to speculate on what is left unsaid or what lies beyond the ellipses.
38. Asyndeton:
Write a fast-paced sequence in your story using asyndeton, omitting conjunctions to create a sense of urgency and momentum. Explore how this stylistic choice influences the pacing and tone of the narrative.

Me and my now ex broke up around 6-7 months ago, her birthday wasnt to long ago and also what was going to be me and her aniversary, i still see her but not often and i cant help but think about her and hope maybe some day she would actually maybe say a word or two to me if its either something i want or something mean or just a wave or smile or anything, atleast its something. It hurts when i think of her or even get close to interaction like a bad stomach cramp and i tell myself that im past her but i know im not, i just want something from her. Anything.

This is going to be long, but I’ll try to make it short.
This young woman that I used to call my best friend, I’ve just realized is a narcissist.
We share over 200 of the same friends. I met her 5 years ago. But we got really close over the last year. A group of 4 of us, were really closed and talked daily. I would consider myself the glue to the friendships because I always planned gatherings, planned parties at my home. I always included their SOs and their children in these events too.
There were a lot of red flags, but I ignored them because I wanted to see the good. We had similar interest and I enjoyed her company. She said all the kindest things and always made it seem like she heard me. But she also always thought everyone wanted/obsessed/jealous of her, had burned through jobs, friends, relationships, family, nothing ever was her fault, she was so difficult to talk to in the sense that she never wanted to hear what she didn’t want to here, she never put her kids first, always on dates- sleeping with men- staying out all night, she talked trash about our other friends and was always mad at someone for something dumb, she always bragged about things (even weird shit like a guy hitting on her at the gas station), she had a lot of double standards- like one set of rules for her and another for others.
So at the end of last month, I was on a 2 week vacay to Europe. She got upset because I would be there on her birthday. So I planned a special celebration for when I got home. So I would get home on Tuesday then fly to Houston from VA on Friday to attend a concert with her and then fly back Sunday. I really went out of my way to make this happen. While I was in Europe, I wished her a hbd their time and va time. She tells me her bf forgot her bday and our other two friends didn’t plan anything for her. Come to find out our other 2 friends did plan something for her and she cancelled on them and went out with her bf. So lies. For sympathy?
So fast forward to Sunday, the flight home. They are auctioning people off our 1p flight home for a 400$ voucher because the flight is overbooked. She wants to do that. I tell her I can’t, I need to get home. I have 4 dogs, my ex was watching them and he had just watched them while I was in Europe for 2 weeks (so I felt bad), it was my time with my kid (I missed her, I was just gone for two weeks, and I didn’t have meds for the flight. I take Xanax prior to flights and I had taken it already cause I thought we were getting on this 1pm flight and I don’t have more. I take it for anxiety secondary to IBS. She’s visibly upset. She accuses me of lying. Saying that my bf is with my dogs and I lied about his work schedule. I said no, I know his schedule. My ex is at my house and my other obligations and lack of meds still exist. She’s calls me grumpy. I tell her that she can stay but I can’t. She is visibly angry. I tell her, go ahead and see what the catch is. She does, they say that the next flight is at 11p. She tells me this and says she can’t do that because she has to work at 4a and we wouldn’t be home till 4a. So I think everything’s fine. Nope, wrong. Gives me the silent treatment on the way home.
Fast forward to Wednesday, everything has been back to normal. I invited her to go to FL with me in July. My bf, myself and my daughter would be going and I invited her and her daughter. My bf and I would be paying for everything. I only asked that she cover her plane ticket, which was 163$. She asked if her bf of 3 months could go, I thought it was weird cause I’m paying for everything. I just wanted her kid to go to the beach this summer and have a good time. So I say yes, he can come. She then asked again about the cost of the flight and I tell her 163$ per person. She flys off the handle and starts saying I’m not paying that. And starts saying I exclude her bf from everything and I treat her an him like an inconvenience. I was like what??? I wouldn’t have said yes if he was an inconvenience. And he was invited to Houston and she said she just wanted to go with me. Anyways, this continues over and over- she’s not paying, I treat them xyz way. I apologize over and over and I attempt to clear any misunderstanding.
She starts calling me names. Insist I sent her concert tickets for 6 concerts that I paid for. I tell her no, I paid for them, they’re not yours. I invited you to come. She says no you gifted them to me. I say they’re in my account, I paid for them, they’re mine. She tells me she had told her daughter she could go to the concert that was Friday. I feel bad cause I don’t want her daughter let down, so I send the ticket.
Thursday comes, her daughter’s bday. We had plans to go to get bracelets and dinner as the entire friend group and our kids. She says, cancel the reservations we aren’t going. So I do. But I had gifts and a cake. So I tell her that I’m just going to drop it off at her home. I do, along with a Mother’s Day card, gift and flowers for her.
Friday comes, I go to the concert. The ushers sit me on the other side of her, her daughter sees me and waves. She has an extra seat at her table, so she invites me to sit. Everything’s fine. She asks what I got her daughter for her bday party tomorrow- I show her, she says it’s cute. (So I’m thinking everything is fine).
Saturday comes, I take my daughter and her friend to the party. Her daughter and mine, and her friend hang out at my home and have sleepovers a lot. I get to the trampoline park where the party is at and I text her, “parties are stressful, do you need anything before we come in?” She responds, I would appreciate it if you didn’t come. I said, omg, what? I have two kids going to a party they were invited to. I never thought you would uninvite kids. They’re not involved. She said, idc, don’t sit with me. I said, that’s fine, I’ll sit elsewhere, can the kids sit with you. She said no. I said, okay, can my kid give yours this gift she just picked for her at the store? She said no.
I told the kids, she isn’t feeling well, so you guys need to sit with me. You can play with the bday girl, but don’t sit at her table- she’s overwhelmed.
She then blocks me on text. Then text friend A messages me saying “why did you say that I said Narc friend makes disgusting comments?” I was like what? What are you talking about? She said, “sure, say what you want about me” I said “ no I never said anything about you”
(Narc friend once told me that you can blackmail someone by changing the name on text- so you can change things to look like someone said something but it be someone else/another number but you see the name as who you want to blackmail. So a fabricated text thread to hurt someone by making it look like you’re talking behind their back)
She then told friend B that I said my bf was beating me and that I was cheating on him. That isn’t true.
Friend B told my bf, saying if she was him she would want to know. He didn’t believe her.
Narc friend has her bf text me- call me names and then say never talk to me again. I never replied. He’s a nice guy. It didn’t make sense. I’ve let him stay at my home several times. Even borrow my car. Spend time with my family.
The narc friend texted my bf telling him that she has proof that I’m stalking her. (That’s the most foul accusation ever.) She said I show up at her house (no I don’t, I went once to give her gifts and I told her I was doing it). She said I asked her husband (yes she has a bf and a husband) for information. (No, I didn’t. He said to me at our kids soccer, “I went to bed early, narc friend is a lot. I said I don’t understand what’s going on but we’re not talking about this, I dont want you involved. The total opposite of trying to get info.) She said I crossed the line talking to her at the concert. She said I approached her kid (no, I did not, her kid came running to me at the party when she spotted me. She screamed my name, hugged and kissed me. I started crying, she kissed the tears on my face. She asked me why I was sad? I said it’s adult stuff, worry about kid stuff, it’s your bday).
She texted my bf and said tell her to leave all of us alone. Friend A and B already made their choice. Or I’ll show her things she doesn’t want you to know. Friend A and I are fine. But friend B betrayed me with the cheating lie.
I sent her, narc friend an email (cause she’s blocked me) asking her to please stop using the term stalking that she knows that it’s untruthful and it’s slander and disgusting.
I said, all of these things you said to my bf are untrue. It needs to stop. All of these places have cameras and witnesses.
She messaged me back and said, I will get a restraining order and you won’t be able to go to your kids soccer games. (I had signed her kid up in the first place, even paid for it and found her birth certificate bc narc friend was too lazy to look for it. She also has only ever gone to 1 game.)
I said you keep asking me to leave you alone. But you keep perpetuating these events. Talking about me. Texting my bf and my friends. Making up lies. Having people text me to bully me. If you leave me alone then all of everything would stop, it makes zero sense.
She said, I’m not going to tell you one more time. I didn’t respond.
Then friend B text my bf and insinuated that I’m mentally ill and need help. I messaged back and said, I’m fine, thanks for asking. I’m not going to be responding to any of you anymore. Please stop. I’m not defending myself any longer. You know all of this has been lies. I have no more apologies for things I haven’t done wrong. Thank you.
The following week at soccer. Her kid bullied mine everyday. Saying, “our moms aren’t friends anymore, so neither are we, and I’m not going to talk to you” and everytime my kid would be talking to someone- her kid would say shut up, no one cares. So her kid is being brainwashed to be involved. Narc friend came to the final game and bullied more kids.
We have a mutual friend who she used to be close to, I wanted some closure that I wasn’t crazy. So I asked her why they had a falling out? She described a very similar situation. She asked me not to tell her over and over because she didn’t want to be involved and endure her wrath.
I’ve received screenshots from people of her;
Asking them to help make fake fb post and text to frame me for cheating on my bf.
That she brought me plan b because I’m pregnant with some other guys baby.
That I stole 5k in donations from her. (I actually gave her 5k that I raised for her).
That I was trying to make her pay for the whole fl vacay and I went ape shit when she wouldn’t.
That she’s been giving me thousands for months and supporting me.
All of this couldn’t be further from the truth. And thankfully people recognize that it’s not my character and are letting me know. I haven’t reached out or responded in two weeks but it still won’t stop.
She went and got tattoos with my friends on Sunday. Then again today. I haven’t told everyone what’s going on. So they don’t know to stay away. But she’s doing it to get to me.
The amount I have done for her and her family. And my other friends is astronomical. I would have to type an entire new post to list that out. So I won’t, just know I am extremely giving and caring.
I feel so stupid and used. She was talking about me behind my back the entire friendship. I’m so hurt. And I have no recourse for what to do because she does not care obviously. I just want the lies and rumors to stop.

BoxOfficeTheory Presale Tracking
USA Showtimes As of May 17

• katnisscinnaplex showtimes (I've been meaning to look at shows since I wasn't able to run it last week. It looks like all of the releases this week are fairly limited. Here's what I am seeing listed so far, which is probably ~90% of final (I think...I don't usually run on Wednesday): In a Violent Nature - 440 TC (plus ~200 early shows), Summer Camp - 653 TC, Ezra - 617 TC and Haikyu - 816 TC (May 28).)

Presales Data (Google Sheets Link)
BoxOfficeReport Previews
DOMESTIC PRESALES
Haikyu!! The Dumpster Battle Average THU Comp: $0.91M

• abracadabra1998 ($1.00M THU comp. No movement, probs looking at around $1 Million previews (May 28). Not bad, not bad (May 27).)
  
• Flip (Looking at some theaters near me, Haikyu is outselling Spy x Family (May 20).)
  
• katnisscinnaplex ($0.81M THU comp.)
  
• Rorschach (These numbers seem pretty damn good. Will echo @abracadabra1998's $1 mil previews prediction (May 28).)
  

In a Violent Nature

• el sid (Had also only showtimes in 4 of the 7 theaters but already 123 sold tickets. So where it gets shows, it does fine. Loose comps, all counted on Monday of the release week for Thursday: Tarot (715k from previews) had 97 sold tickets in 5 theaters, The Invitation (775k from previews) had 96 in 7 theaters, Pearl (1.3M OD) had 102 sold tickets in 6 theaters and The Strangers: Chapter One (1.2M from previews) had 215 sold tickets in 6 theaters (May 28).)
  
• katnisscinnaplex ($0.57M EA+THU comp.)
  
• Rorschach ($0.91M THU+FRI comp.
  

Summer Camp

• el sid (Has shows in 3 of my 7 theaters and had not more than 7 sold tickets. So so far completely under the radar. Comp: Book Club 2 (6.7M OW) had also on Monday for Thursday 25 sold tickets in 5 theaters (May 28).)

Young Woman and the Sea

• JonathanMB (I just checked showtimes near me, and in the entire Chicago suburbs it looks like it's only in 5-7 theaters for Friday. Also randomly enough it has a couple of showtimes today at 3pm at some random AMCs? Looks like they're 30-50% full (May 27).)

Bad Boys: Ride or Die Average Thursday / EA+Thursday comp: $3.47M/$5.34M

• abracadabra1998 (Comp: $2.61M THU. All these comps had been on sale for longer, so those will go up, with the exception of Civil War, which went on sale at T-18 so that'll go down. Feels like a walk-up movie so it's hard to find good comps (May 19). Numbers are from last THU, as per my post this morning. This is a more walk-up movie a la Aquaman or Apes so I think it's a pretty good start (May 18). Pretty good start for it honestly (May 16).)
  
• el sid (Counted yesterday for Thursday had 395 sold tickets with shows in 6 theaters (the small AMC Lakeline in Texas is still missing). 10 days left. Bad Boys for Life (6.36M from previews) had on Monday of the release week 915 sold tickets = 43% at the moment for Bad Boys 4 with 7 days left to come closer or maybe overtake. My guess is that BB4 could have 800-1000k tickets by next Monday, so it could be pretty much on par with BBfL. Similar to other reports here: BB4 does not have stellar presales and after several disappointments I shouldn't exaggerate but compared to the best comps it looks quite good for BB4 as you can see (May 28).)
  
• Flip (Decided to add one more theater but there was good growth in both of the original two (May 27).)
  
• katnisscinnaplex (Comp: $5.34M EA+THU.)
  
• keysersoze123 (Presales are again not that much at this point. I think its not going to hit the heights of last movie (May 28). It should start to amp up sometime this week (May 27). This wont be fan driven. Even the last one initially trailed Dr Do little in presales but amped up big time close to release. This will be a late bloomer. I am still expecting 50m+ OW (May 23).)
  
• TheFlatLannister (Comp: $5.11M THU. Steady pace, no acceleration yet. Switch to G x K since that had super strong walkups ($6.12M THU comp) and Bad Boys 4 will likely replicate this (May 27). Comps ($4.11M) would mean $40M+ Opening Weekend (May 24). Well, this is a pretty good start (May 17).)
  
• TwoMisfits (Aging male-skewing franchises tend to get the biggest bump from this deal. Folks are on the fence but know what they are getting. Female skewing non-sequel ones tend to get zero help. You need baseline interest to get people willing to pay anything, b/c these still are $5. The other effect of the deal is that movies releasing around the $5 hits sometimes get hurt. June TMobile $5 Atom movie. This could help it go huge, like last year's Spider-Verse (May 22).)
  
• vafrow (Comp: $2.7M THU. It's staying pretty flat (May 28). Zero sales day when all comps seemed to have done well. Not a great result. Note: This isn't a holiday weekend in Canada, so that doesn't explain the slow sales. Hopefully it's just an anomaly. This has been very steady to date (May 27). Ghostbusters and Apes both went up in comps, but I didn't have Hunger Games included, so it's brought the average down. Still, its growing at a steady pace (May 26). I still expect this to be more walk up friendly than the comps being used, and should see a gradual rise as the date gets closer (May 25). Nothing of note here. Staying steady. Will probably pick up only in the final week (May 20). Comps are not the greatest. One, surprisingly hard to find a comparable film with similar start on sales. Plus, I think ticket buying patterns have changed pretty drastically in my market over the last few months. Very little up front sales compared to late 2023. Dune was the exception (May 17).)
  
• YM! (Like IO2 the pace for Bad Boys is small but mighty. EA is only available at Majestic much like Garfield. With EA, it’s a few tickets shy of Furiosa’s T-6 but without them it’s only a bit over half. Either way both is really good. I think we’ll continue to see the gap grow over the week but as of rn, I am thinking around $6-7m previews without EA solely on vibes to an OW north of $55m (May 25). Same thing as IO2 for Bad Boys (see May 23 IO2 comment), I expect this to not only skew more GA friendly and should bulk up ticket sales as we get closer to release. It’s almost at half of Furiosa’s T-6 which is a pretty great thing. Should easily outdo it by T-6 imho (May 23). Again, another solid start-ish. I expect Bad Boys to have the most diverse audience. Can't really predict much on previews but I am feeling confident in the 55-60m OW range for the past few weeks (May 17).)
  

The Watchers Average Thursday Comp: $1.00M

• filmlover (Hasn't sold anything near me (May 26).)
  
• Flip (These are good numbers considering it’s only playing in 2/3 theaters I track (May 28).)
  
• katnisscinnaplex ($1.00M THU Comp.)
  

The Lord of the Rings Extended Edition Re-Releases (June 8-10)

• BoxOfficePro (Fathom Events has also announced that select Regal Cinemas will present the films in 4DX on June 22/23/24 for Fellowship/Towers/Return respectively (May 14).)
  
• AnthonyJPHer (Fellowship of the Ring (269 tickets, 6 showtimes, 4 theaters) on Saturday, June 8, 2024 and Saturday, June 15, 2024 (21 tickets, 4 showings, 4 theaters). The Two Towers (243 tickets, 4 theaters) Saturday, June 9, 2024 and Saturday, June 16, 2024 (22 tickets, 4 showings, 4 theaters). Return of the King (281 tickets, 4 theaters) for Saturday, June 10, 2024 and Saturday, June 17, 2024 (16 tickets, 4 showings, 4 theaters). 852 tickets sold in total. 793 tickets sold for the first week. 59 tickets sold for the second week (May 28).)
  
• katnisscinnaplex (Up to ~1,400 shows now with new locations picking it up and others adding a second showing. LotR1 has sold 831 seats OD, LotR2 sold 715 seats OD, and LotR3 sold 735 seats OD. For comparison, Phantom Menace didn't break 800 tickets until T-3 and we're still over a month out. JW3 comp is currently around 9m (it was at 1,670 tickets sold at this point!) (May 6).)
  

Inside Out 2 Average Thursday Comp: $7.63M

• abracadabra1998 (Comp: $3.98M THU. Good update, hopefully this keeps on rising (May 23). Not impressed at all so far here sadly (May 19). Holy numbers of shows and seats! Multiplexes are really expecting a lot here. Sales off the bat not amazing here (May 15).)
  
• AniNate (Finally a little movement here. 23 Thursday, 52 Fri-Sun (compared to 18 THU and 23 FRI-SUN on May 17) (May 22). Safe to say the fan rush has ended, and it might not be immediately on casual family and radar when they're making memorial Day plans and there are two other kids movies out or about to be out (May 19).It is encouraging that Canton is already giving me something to work with with 12 THU preview sales. Same number for Fri-Sun. I do see nine sales for first THU at Canton now and I think that's a pretty solid start (May 15).)
  
• AnthonyJPHer (Some growth for THU, not bad but I expect sales to increase steadily as we get closer to release day. The presales are good enough to not be a disaster like Garfield, but not big enough to guarantee a 100m opening. I still like what I’m seeing though. As my local theater has finally shown some signs of life with this film. 5 tickets sold. Way better than Garfield at the same point. The numbers might not be completely accurate, but it’s looking extremely strong for Friday. 900 tickets for the five theaters I track. Maybe even 1,286 tickets if my numbers are accurate. That tells me this is not front loaded whatsoever. Or at the very least not preview heavy (May 27). Out of the 4 tracked theaters, there is at least 774 tickets sold out of 1000+ seats. Blown Garfield out of the water (~200 tickets from the theaters I tracked). At least 3 sold out (or close to sold out) showings for Inside Out 2. Looking good for Inside Out 2. Of course this might just be fan surge and all. I was looking at the THU previews in a theater near me. There is an almost completely sold out showing. Out of 195 seats, 175 were sold. Where I live there seems to be real interest. I counted about more than 400 tickets sold on THU for theaters near me, kind of shocked me (May 19).)
  
• charlie Jatinder (Comp: $12.33M THU at MTC2. Moving along nicely (May 21).)
  
• Flip (Decided to add one more theater but there was good growth in both of the original two (May 27). Fan event on the 16th has 43 tickets sold from 2 showtimes (compared to 8 showtimes and 73 tickets sold for previews), so that might be depressing previews a bit.)
  
• katnisscinnaplex (Comp: $6.37M THU. Early sales haven't been there lately except for the extreme fans. $12.27M Mario comp (May 18). At 180 shows for previews in my areas and still has a few theaters left to post. Godzilla x Kong finished with 197, Kingdom of Apes 190, and Kung Fu Panda 205 (May 14).)
  
• keysersoze123 (If you compare this to any animation movies seen recently including Minions, its doing very well. Really good this far out for sure (May 25). Chugging along at this point (May 19). Show counts show Plexes are expecting a big OW. I dont remember when we last had a animation movie start with so many shows. I wont count Mario as that was a fan driven movie. Definitely not great presales but this is not a fan driven movie. Let us see where things are in the final week (May 15). Families dont book tickets on weekday mornings. Wait until evening today to judge it. From a release perspective, easily the biggest for any animated movie in a long time. Only movie which is not comparable is Mario but that was not just a family flick (May 14).)
  
• Porthos (BAD COMPS: $8.96M THU. I don't agree with the undertone of concern when it comes to ticket sales for IO2. They seem perfectly fine to me, maybe even somewhat strong. It just isn't selling like a frontloaded CBM/fan driven franchise (even when adjusting for animation). So I suppose it really comes down to how much we think this will still act like a traditional kids animation film when it comes to buying pattern, how much demand has been burnt off, and how many people are still going to buy tickets but see no particular need to buy them early. Which I suppose really can't be answered until we get close to the time when kids animation films typically accelerate. But, I keep looking at the sales in Sacramento and not seeing much cause for concern. Yet, at any rate (May 25). Decided to add Nope ($12.62M) to the comp block. Not because I think it's a particularly good one (the ATP differences alone are a major red flag), but more for pace considerations considering how similar horror and kids animation are when it comes to being backloaded. The other consideration with Nope is that it was on sale for nearly two weeks longer, so it did have a small amount of extra time to pad some seats sold. But maybe the errors (ATP vs length of pre-sale) will cancel each other out. PROBABLY NOT! But the pace at the very least should be interesting (May 25). 10.0% Matinee sales, 5.3% 3D sales and 42.2% PLF sales. (May 19). Strange pre-sale pattern. Was there some sort of promo that dropped today? Either way, just a great day (for this type of movie at this point in pre-sales) (May 17). Fairly strong day. Was concentrated at a couple of theaters (May 16). I do not have good comps, especially for D1. 5.45946x Elemental on D1 [13.10m]. Will it be as backloaded as Elemental? It's tough to sell 5.5x times the amount of tickets on the final couple of days, so perhaps not. But it does show how backloaded purely kids animation is. Sonic 2 comp is perhaps a little concerning. On the other hand, nearly a weeks more of pre-sales. Of presales, 3.5% are 3D and 40.1% are PLF (May 15). On the SAT of release weekend (NOT EA) there is a special event screening for IO2: INSIDE OUT 2: FUNKO FAMILY EVENT! (2024) Sat June 15th. Might boost OW slightly depending on how wide this event is and how much more these tickets will presumably cost (May 11).)
  
• TheFlatLannister (Comp: $8.52M THU Florida and $7.57M THU Orlando Comp.)Excellent pace this far out. Does feel like something big is around the corner (May 27). Definitely the biggest rollout in showings since I've started tracking Florida. Bigger than even Dune 2 and it's only T-26 (May 18). This is a super super strong day 2. Probably just Orlando overindexing, but yeah starting to lean towards something big brewing. Florida presales are somehow even crazier. Sold 2357 seats and is getting a blockbuster rollout in terms of showing allocations. Kung Fu panda comp day 2: gives me $8.50M (May 15). Well, I can't really tell if this is a breakout or not yet. Looks very good especially in the first few hours. These are probably terrible comps, but might as well try something (May 14).)
  
• TwoMisfits (I'm kinda shocked at the opening set from my Cinemarks... 2 screens (1 PLF, 1 not) and 6 showings at my PLF 14 for THU (and 11 showings on the same screens once it runs full day - 7 PLF b/c 1 is 3d on the reg screen, 4 not)... 3 screens (.75 3d, 2.25 not) and 9 showings at the non-PLF 12 for THU (and 12 showings on 2.25 screens once it runs full day)... So, 2 and 2.25 screens for the weekend presale sets... Disney must be charging a huge % for themselves b/c this is an Elemental opening set at my PLF...a little more generous for THU at my non-PLF, but then they too drop to an Elemental opening set after the adult Disney base THU rush... (May 14).)
  
• vafrow (Comp: $5.6M THU. It's starting to grow (May 25). I'm surprised this hasn't been stronger. At this stage, I don't expect we'll see much activity until final week (May 19). No new sales. Whatever glitches in the system on day 1 didn't push sales to day 2. I still think the lack of base ticket options will push families to wait. Cineplex has jacked up the cost of PLFs, plus they're throwing in an increase for opening weekend of major releases. It adds up quickly for families (May 16). With the site glitching yesterday, it might account for the slow start. But, what's interesting is the format breakdown. Nothing is being made available in anything close to a regular showtime. The one non 3D showing in Dolby is a matinee showing. Everything else is carrying a hefty premium. They'll likely release regular showtimes closer to release, but right now, it's priced to get eager fans to pay the PLFs (May 15).)
  
• YM! (Did a bit of quick math in following some comparisons for IO2 using Keysersoze123's earlier MTC1 data out of boredom again and pace is pretty good, 6.74M average THU comp. The same caveats apply (IO2 should have higher ATP than the other animations due to skew somewhat older and having PLFs but having lower ATP than TLM as that skews older and likely has more of audience to buy upfront, and Wish being on Discount Tuesday muddies things up) but the important thing is that pace healthy and gainer ground against its comparisons. Feel like tracking is right on the money of 75-85m OW but could grow stronger if pace continues strong and reviews are strong (May 26). The pace is moving nicely as we have about two and a half weeks left. Think there’s potential for ticket count pace to grow strongly. I have no comparisons but it is at Garfield’s EA-less T-3 ticket sales. Going to probably not say much on preview predictions but my thoughts of an OW in between 75m-100m still stand. Not much to make of things until we get to around 2 weeks for rudimentary guessing and opening week for figuring things out (May 25). Little has changed as IO2 keeps on trucking along. I do theorize at least from the 250 ticket selling Funko Event, it’s plausible families and fans went for that date instead of Thursday night previews. Not much to make of things until we get to around 2 weeks for rudimentary guessing and opening week for figuring things out. At the very least, I like that it doubled its previous sales a week ago as it shows pace and outdid Garfield’s T-6 (May 23). Did some snooping around for the Funko Event as I was curious if perhaps families getting presales for the opening Saturday vs opening Thursday as those sales are kind of weak Thursday and uhm it’s at 250 tickets. Which is like 5 times Garfield’s EA showing of 50 tickets all at PLF prices despite normal theaters. Most of which at 9:30 AM with only one theater having it at 11:00 AM (May 22). Based on keysoze123's Elemental, Wish, Little Mermaid, and Kung Fu Panda 4 preview data, $5.66M THU comp and $22.2M FRI comp. Not a fan of the average comp (Disney has underperformed at MTC2 so not within history to rely on it overperforming like KFP4 and IF) but really like the True FRI although it is very inconsistent. Not sure if IO2 would jump that high from the THU average. However, there’s a lot of variable since: 1. TLM should skew more towards young adults than families by nature which should make ATP higher. 2. IO2 should and does have a higher ATP than either Wish, KFP4 or Elemental due to total PLF control and presumably skews a bit older. 3. Wish was on Discount TUES so that should muddy up the comparisons. 4. The comparisons apart from Elemental are either days before or days behind. 5. Both Wish and KFP4 opened outside the summer season so internal multiplier will be different (especially with Wish’s five day) due to how summer and fall have entirely different natures in walkups which leaves just TLM/Elemental as viable comparisons. It does show that IO2 should at least open above 65m? (May 20). Seems IO2 is playing more like a kid's animation than a family event. Pretty solid for what it is. Majestic is healthy and about 66% of Garfield T-6. Thinking anywhere from 75m-100m OW rn (May 17). Only been an hour but yeah sales are softer than I expected. However, it is a month out and will largely skew more towards kids than say TLM/Across so wasn't expecting a blitz like them. Here at Marcus theaters are going all out for IO2 with it having the lion share of PLFs with it getting both screens when there is two PLFs with tentpole like levels of screens (May 14).)
  

The Bikeriders

• Pinacolada (Actually sold some around me. It does seem like Focus is giving it kind of a shitty release though. Small screens. Definitely no PLFs, which 20th Century Studios was gonna get it Dolby back when they had it. There's 3 theaters really near me. Only 1 of them has this on sale as of now, though the other 2 theaters may come later? (May 26).)

Deadpool and Wolverine Average Thursday Comp using TheFlatLannister's Dune2+GOTG3 comp: $30.46M

• AMC ("Some 200,000 movie fans have bought their AMC tickets already. This is more Day 1 ticket sales at AMC than for any other R-rated movie ever." Insiders tell The Hollywood Reporter that first-day sales are likely around $8 million to $9 million if extrapolating the 200,000 stat cited by Aron (May 22).)
  
• DEADLINE (Already heating up eight weeks before its debut, having already collected some $8M in first day ticket sales. $8M is pretty remarkable for an R-rated movie two months before release. While there are no direct comps on Deadpool & Wolverine ticket sales in post-Covid history, its current cash bests the 24-hour advance ticket sales of The Batman ($6.5M), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 ($6M) and John Wick: Chapter 4 ($1.4M). The Batman and GOTG3 opened to respective 3-day weekends of $134M and $118.4M (May 22).)
  
• FANDANGO (Broke Fandango’s best first-day ticket sales record for 2024. Best first-day pre-seller from the Deadpool franchise (May 21).)
  
• abracadabra1998 (Day 1/2 Comps (not serious ones): $25.82M/$28.14M THU. Pretty damn great day 2!(May 21).)
  
• AniNate (THU sales still largely biased towards primetime evening showings. There may be FOMO but not enough for people to take off work early. Good lord already 80+ THU previews sold for Deadpool at Canton (May 20).)
  
• AnthonyJPHer (Extremely strong growth from OD for Thursday. We have a monster on our hands here people. Buuut. Let me temper the excitement somewhat. The Friday numbers are good, stronger than Inside Out 2 by a considerable margin. However Inside Out 2 is looking very backloaded. This is looking extremely presales heavy right now. Much more than IO2’s 1,200 tickets for Friday. But here lies the problem. There is only 122 tickets separating Thursday and Friday for Deadpool and Wolverine, and for IO2, there is 500 tickets between the two days for that movie. This far out I’m not freaking out. I think the gap will increase. It just alarmed me a little. I still think it’s going to be massive though. Just a word of caution (May 28). Off to a hot start! At my theater in my town, there has been 8 tickets sold. That sounds low but it’s actually a lot, especially this far out and because Inside Out 2 hasn’t sold any tickets at my theater yet. Looking more broadly at 4 theaters I track other than my own, there is a mind- boggling 1,029 tickets sold! Already more than Inside Out 2 (May 20).)
  
• Charlie Jatinder (Comp: $28.9M THU. Moving along well (May 27). Nearly 300 sales day vs ~260 by Black Panther & ~200 of GOTG3. Another brilliant day. Given the length of sales window, comps be falling off but they have remained steady for first 4 days (May 24). Looking at keysersoze123's MTC1 data: These are incredible (May 22). $40.22M THU (MCU first day sales). Amazing day two at MiniTC2. Well ahead of BP2, GOTG3 and AM3. Not too far off from Thor 4. This is more impressive considering they all were ~25-35 days out while this is 65 days out. MTC2 has lower ATP generally due to smaller screens, less PLF, and more family friendly chain. Does much better PTA than MTC1 (May 21). MCU MTC 1 24 Hours: Doctor Strange: Multiverse of Madness ~ 210K (T-29), Thor 4 ~ 137K (T-24), DP&W ~ 120K+ (T-66), BP 2 ~ 110K (T-38), AM3 ~ 88K (T-30), and GoTG3 ~ 76K (T-30). At T-30 guess DP&W would have been around 160-170K type. Will mostly be above BP2 and below Thor 4. 3.6k so far. BP2 final was 4.6k. It’s done (crossed GOTG3 day one sales). Almost crossed GoTG3 day one sales at MiniTC2 (May 20).)
  
• Inceptionzq (Denver Comp: $25.69M THU. Drafthouse THU/FRI/SAT/SUN comp: $31.04M/$38.62M/$40.21M/$22.35M (May 21). Drafthouse THU/FRI/SAT/SUN comps with L&T 24 hours and MoM 11 hours: (1.03x0.968x) / (0.884x0.945x) / (0.912x1.01x) / (0.561x1.004x). Denver THU: In like for like theaters: (0.828x Thor L&T First 24 hours) and (0.628x Doctor Strange MoM first 11.5 hours) (May 20).)
  
• keysersoze123 (Previews was taken late yesterday and Friday data was just now. Still going quite strong. very impressive after huge OD (May 28). Still really strong 3 days later (May 25). 1st few days of PS is all about fanboys so T-x does not matter. By this FRI it will be in steady state mode. With this long a cycle that would be at very low levels. Looking at FRI sales, its IM will be closer to Thor 4 than BP2. So we can do the projections based on how the previews will go. However Its really early. Let us wait until we have T-x comps. Probably will have to wait until July to get credible comps. MTC2 early sales tend to be way weaker for all movies. The disparity for big movies is even higher. Nothing out of ordinary in day 2 pace for MTC1 (May 22). Obvious skew on previews (compared to FRI) as its 9+ weeks from release. Excellent growth even past 2:15 PM. Finished ahead of BP2 and ~20K below Thor 4 (116k for DxW and FINAL The Marvels previews at 133k). It has the longer cycle. This includes fan shows which sold 18K+ in initial check around noon PST. Fan event is just MTC1. I dont see anything for any other MTC so far or smaller chains. I think at this point we need to comp with 2022 MCU movies if OD presales are on par. Until we are within T-x cycle for this movie, we cannot comp after 1st 2-3 days. Fan shows are yuge. Adding FanShows and Previews should put it between BP2 and Thor 4 for now. Terrific OD. Over time, GotG3 should provide great comps. I can say for sure, its no where in the ballpark of DS2 which did 36m previews. Really good start. Should finish the day ahead of Ant 3 I think. Sales will taper off after fanboy rush. This does not include fan shows. No full data yet but show counts for previews (MTC1 - 7427 and MTC2 - 2914). MTC1 shows they are ready for big numbers. MTC2 is more conservative and numbers will go up close to release. If I have to guess based on really early indications, its OD between Guardians 3 and Ant 3 at MTC1. MTC2 I unfortunately cannot get data (May 20). Thor 4 is the most logical comp but that had meh WOM so IM was terrible. Previews were excellent though. Since its previews was 3 days after July 4, its final surge was stronger than even DS2. I dont think there is any difference between early and late July. All schools/colleges will still be off (May 19). Only number that matters is OD presales. after few days it will hit a trough and then it will plod along until social media reactions and reviews hit close to release. I think we can kind of predict its OW after its OD presales (May 18). RESPONSE TO PORTHOS: Captain Marvel had very strong sales on its OD despite early start. So OD is all about fans. It does not matter if you start 2 weeks before or 9 weeks. They will still book. So it would be interesting to compare OD sales not only with CM for @Porthos but also the big openers in 2022/23 period from MTC perspective. 1) DS2 - 230k ish. 2) Thor 4 - 136k ish. 3) Wakanda - 110k. 4) Ant 3 - 88K. 5) Guardians 3 - 70k ish. I wonder where Deadpool 3 will land. Anything is fine as long as it does pull in a Marvels (May 17).)
  
• Legion Again (Previews this early in summer are almost a THU opening, so Fri soemthing like +35-55% from Th is IM ~4.9-5.5. If we get some strong Fri sales when we’re close maybe I’ll drag it up to 5.6 or something but it will be really really tough to beat that. Expecting an IM close to Thor 4. Better reception (in avg case, just by regression to the mean) but bigger previews/more fanrush element, ~cancelling. T-65 Projection Matrix ($166M-$186M OW) (May 22).)
  
• Porthos (Comp: $20.87M THU. $6.72M earned so far in Sacramento (May 28). For long releases of MCU/SW Saga caliber, it usually takes about 6 to 8 days for the initial wave to stop. The Rise of Skywalker didn't really "bottom out" until D9 or so (T-51). Then at T-21, more or less, it started up its acceleration again. Can see similar patterns for MCU long runners (May 24). MCU/SW films tend to have a bit longer of a slope-down on the decent of the "u-curve" so I think I'll keep posting "Day x" comps for at least a couple more days (May 23). Pretty standard Day 2, really. Best sign, I think, is it nearly matching BP2 (that also had a long pre-sale window starting at T-38) (May 22). $22.09M THU Day 1 Comps (8.4% 3D and 58.5% PLF) (May 21). Pretty good, all things considered. BP2 and onward tell a pretty consistent picture. Do think the extra month of pre-sales is gonna mess with these comps at least a little (May 21). Since setup took 60-75 min longer, take the following with a slight grain of salt: 1:45 PM with 2,105 tickets sold. (NWH 2am: 6515), (NWH 2pm: 10685), (Batman 12:45 pm: 1693), (MoM 1:00 pm: 5030), (L&T 12:15pm: 2519), (BP2 2:15pm: 2197) and (GOTG3 12:40pm: 1317). Two theaters have not yet checked in. Seems to be broadly in line with other markets that have reported in (May 20). No comparison for a movie starting presales this early (60+ days before release). Only MCU entry which comes close is Captain Marvel (T-58) and only other Disney release is TROS (T-59). Longest pre-sale window for a major Disney release since The Last Jedi (~70 days). Longest major release since Fast X's 99 days. Probably the most on-point recent comparison will be Jurassic World 3's 43 days. Length of the pre-sale window will very likely depress D1/D2/D3 sales somewhat. It's a matter of smaller degrees when comparing something like a BP2 (starting at T-38), but that extra month is probably gonna slice some numbers off the top of the pile, especially after the first day (May 17).)
  
• TalismanRing (NYC Regal Local. 17 shows (3 3D, 3 RPX, 11 Reg 2): 102 tickets sold for first hour - almost half for the 7pm RPX showing. COMPS MON opening week: Marvels: 91 (11pm), Eternals: 266 (7pm), Black Widow: 239 (5pm), and Venom 2: 131 (6pm) (May 20).)
  
• TheFlatLannister ($150M locked imo. Don’t really see under $30M for previews and a 6x multi gets it to $180M OW. With GOTG 3 early reception I think $200M becomes a real discussion (May 22). $44.36M Dune 2 Day 2 comp. Pretty ridiculously strong day 2. Sold more tickets on T-65 than Dune 2 did in its final day of presales. $22.42M THU GOTG3 Comp. Considering this thing is 60+ days out, I'd say day 2 was amazing (May 21). Sold around 1k tickets in the last 8 hours. Keep in mind this is not T-X so once I switch to T-X 30+ days from now, comp will probably be well over $30M for GOTG. Thinking ~8k seats sold by T-30 for ~$37M comp with GOTG vol 3. DON'T TAKE THESE THU COMPS (Dune+APES+GxK) SERIOUSLY: $46.33M. Rollout is pretty insane. Has almost 200 more showings than Inside Out 2. Sold more tickets than Dune 2 did as of T-1 (Dune 2 finished with 13.6k on T-0). Also surpassed Godzilla tickets sold as of T-0. Half way finished collecting data on Deadpool for Florida and it's nearly tripled Dune 2 first 24 hours of sales and data is still flowing in. Passed GOTG3, ATSV, Dune 2 (First 24 hours) in about 3 hours. I think we can put the under $100M OW discussion to bed. To the shock of no one, this is blowing up. First 24 hours update should have average comps near $35M (May 20).)
  
• Tinalera (Toronto having an especially good run on pre sales- overall sales looking healthy (May 27). For a movie this far out, yea presales are doing well in Vancouver and Calgary. Its hard as very few movies open this early, but its healthy when we are getting between 5-10 percent sales for a movie not due out for 2 months (May 24).)
  
• TwoMisfits (Local Cinemark presale sets for DP3... 3 screens and 15 showings each - the PLF is giving 1 of 2 PLF screens and the non-PLF is doing some 3d showings. Not the set that a normal "big" Marvel movie gets, but it seems my 2 locals have taken a "put up or shut up" strategy for almost all blockbusters lately. This IS equal or more than most everything lately (although Bad Boys 4 is getting 3 screens and 14 showings at my PLF, so...). But, compared to 2019 Marvel, or even 2021 or EVEN 2023 Marvel...this is a low set (May 19).)
  
• vafrow (Comp: $45.2M THU. 12% over two days is pretty strong once the rush passes. We're not at the bottom of the curve yet it seems (May 24). 8% growth at this stage is very positive. I expect another drop tomorrow, but I'm probably not going to touch this until the weekend at this stage. I'm comping high, and without a proper MCU comparison (Marvels doesn't count), it's hard to gauge, but I feel this is just doing really well here (May 22). 20% growth on day 2 when it had a really strong first day is impressive. Ahead of T-1 for Dune Previews to officially be the highest selling film I've tracked since I switched to the 5 theatre radius (May 21). MTC4 has really jacked up plf prices in the last year or so, and D&W is skewed heavily towards PLFs in my track. I'm not sure how many trackers are doing price adjustments, but lack of good MCU comps in the last year could see a big price impact. Watching L&T comps in particular because being a rare adult skewing July MCU film seems to be the most ideal (May 21). Solid jump over the course of the day. Dolby sales jumped up the most, potentially as good IMAX screens got taken. Not sure what happened for the East coast this morning, but sales seemed to have rebounded. A little hit and miss in different markets, but that's what I'd assume for that region. There's some small communities. Not sure why it took so long for sales to hit when southern Ontario was hot off the mark. People may have assumed 9:00 am eastern time. Numbers pulled around 11:00 am, so two hours worth of data. Chain is pushing 3D for the ticket premium. Exception is IMAX showings, where I think they know people just want the 2D experience. 60% of sales being those four IMAX showings. 40 minutes into presales for my area. Almost triple Dune 2 on my first measurement for that, which was Day 2. Bit ahead of my first measurement for The Marvels, which was T-21, and I think about a week into sales. They're really leaning into 3D showings. I get the desire for theatres to get the extra premium, but I can't see a lot of people wanting to see this in 3D. Has been up for sale on the Canadian East coast, presumably from 9:00 local time. I did a sweep of all showtimes on MTC4, but there's been zero sales so far (May 20).)
  
• YM! (Sold ~10.6x Furiosa's T-6. One theater makes up a sizeable percentage of most mid-sized Marvel's T-2 in a span of hours. Such a strong start. Definitely feels like we got a potential 25m previews/150m+ opener. Still don't buy 200m OW but am starting to see 30m previews/175m+ OW as a strong possibility. On its first day has sold over 10x Furiosa T-6 here in SE Wisconsin. At North Shore, 70% of Shang-Chi’s and Venom 2’s T-2, 47% of Homecoming’s T-2, and 41.25% of Thor: Ragnarök’s T-2 - just using DP&W’s T-66! At half of Furiosa’s T-4 sales here in the past ten minutes in just two of the theaters PLF shows (May 20). 42 showings for previews across four SE Wisconsin theaters I track. ~20% more showings than IO2 and about the same amount of PLFs spread. Likely 3-4 screens a theater for THU previews, but has SuperScreen + 2 UltraScreen screens in Majestic Cinema. Seems to be a 3D push with North Shore having primetime showings in 3D UltraScreen (May 19).)
  

Domestic Calendar Dates (last updated May 23):
MAY

• (May 28) Presales Start [The Forge]
  
• (May 29) Presales Start [A Quiet Place: Day One]
  
• (May 30) THU Previews [Ezra + Haikyu!! + In a Violent Nature + Summer Camp + Robot Dreams + Young Woman and the Sea]
  
• (May 31) Presales Start [Daddio]
  

JUNE

• (June 3) Opening Day [MON: Spider-Man No Way Home Re-Release]
  
• (June 5) Presales Start [Despicable Me 4]
  
• (June 6) Presales Start [Twisters]
  
• (June 6) THU Previews [Bad Boys: Ride or Die + Watchers]
  
• (June 8) 1-SAT Re-Release (1st day) [LotR: Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition]
  
• (June 9) 1-SUN Re-Release (1st day) [LotR: Two Towers Extended Edition]
  
• (June 10) 1-MON Re-Release (1st day) [LotR: Return of the King Extended Edition]
  
• (June 13) THU Previews [Inside Out 2]
  
• (June 15) 1-SAT Re-Release (2nd day) [LotR: Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition]
  
• (June 16) 1-SUN Re-Release (2nd day) [LotR: Two Towers Extended Edition]
  
• (June 17) 1-MON Re-Release (2nd day) [LotR: Return of the King Extended Edition]
  
• (June 20) THU Previews [Bikeriders + Janet Planet]
  
• (June 22) 1-SAT Re-Release (3rd day) [LotR: Fellowship of the Ring Extended Edition]
  
• (June 23) 1-SUN Re-Release (3rd day) [LotR: Two Towers Extended Edition]
  
• (June 24) 1-MON Re-Release (3rd day) [LotR: Return of the King Extended Edition]
  
• (June 27) THU Previews [Blue Lock + Daddio + Horizon: Chapter 1 + A Quiet Place: Day One]
  

JULY

• (July 1) Presales Start [Fly Me to the Moon + Longlegs]
  
• (July 2) Opening Day [WED: Despicable Me 4]
  
• (July 4) Opening Day [THU: Possum Trot]
  
• (July 4) THU Previews [MaXXXine]
  
• (July 11) THU Previews [Fly Me to the Moon + Untitled New Line Horror movie]
  
• (July 17) EA [Twisters]
  
• (July 18) THU Previews [Twisters]
  
• (July 25) THU Previews [Deadpool and Wolverine (including 1 PLF fan show at 3 PM) + Didi + Fabulous Four]
  
• (July 29) Presales Start [Alien: Romulus + It Ends With Us]
  

AUGUST

• (August 1) THU Previews [Harold and the Purple Crayon]
  
• (August 5) Presales Start [Borderlands]
  
• (August 8) THU Previews [Borderlands + It Ends With Us + Cuckoo + The Fire Inside + Trap]
  
• (August 12) Presales Start [Alien: Romulus]
  
• (August 15) THU Previews [Alien: Romulus + Horizon: Chapter 2 + Ryan’s World the Movie: Titan Universe Adventure]
  
• (August 22) THU Previews [Blink Twice + The Crow + The Forge + Slingshot]
  
• (August 29) THU Previews [City of Dreams + Reagan + They Listen]
  

Presale Tracking Posts:
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May 25
Note: I have removed most tracking data that has not been updated for 2 weeks. I think there is value in keeping data for a week or two but at a certain point they start to lose their value and should not be treated the same as more recent tracking data.

This is my own head canon, and I would love to hear thoughts. It’s based on the theory that Harry was a horocrux. I think that the Dursley’s loved Harry and legitimately tried to do their best for Harry, but were unable to because he was a Horocrux. I think that what he did was turn the best qualities of those around him against themselves and living with him they would have had that effect upon them every day for years.
Consider Dumbledore. His ambition, his drive for knowledge, his desire to protect others cost him to put on the ring which ultimately cost him his life. Due to Snapes love of Lily upon meeting Harry he quiz the boy looking for pieces of himself and her felt anger into disappointment when he didn’t see any. Then he spent years tormenting Harry as a direct result. A person doesn’t become a teacher and stay a teacher for a decade if they don’t love what they are doing. And he humiliated a child for not knowing about their world. out of loyalty he killed Dumbledore which leaded directly to his own death. Again, we see the best qualities of Snape being used against himself. Those are some extreme examples, but what about Hermione. Her drive for knowledge caused her to stay up late many nights as well as neglect meals. It cost her to alienate herself from others as well as cost her her health to the point where she use the dangerous Time Turner artifact, literally risking her own sanity in the pursuit of knowledge. Would Lockhart had been willing to kill children if he hadn’t been around Harry for a year? I don’t know. Barry Crouch JR.’s loyalty to Voldemort made him completely unhinged and cost him to reveal himself again leading to his own defeat. The few examples are listed here are wizards. How much worse would this affect be on Muggles with no understanding or means of protection.
The Dursley’s would have felt this effect every day full force for a decade plus. They had no escape from it. Nowhere to hide from the time they got home until the time they left for work or school. Even their vacations and holidays were spent with Harry. I think they genuinely tried to do their best for him. I think they genuinely loved him and that was their undoing. We know that they tried to strangle the magic out of him, but why? His parents had just been killed because of it. As Petunia said, “ she was my sister.” I think they were trying to protect him from dangerous force that they couldn’t understand that he just taken part of their family from them. And because of being around Harry, their desire to protect her nephew, made them do it in the worst possible way. They even made lies such as going to a reformatory to keep him hidden.made him speak about how badly he was being punished while he was hidden from the outside world.
But this effect spilt over into other aspects of their life. They’re pride to having a wonderful family, cause them to look down on others. Cause them to search out reasons for why they were better than their neighbors. Natural inclination to give their son the best was magnified into the point where they spoiled and were over indulgent. How many times did we read uncle Vernon say words to the effect of precocious little tyke. His weight. His extra birthday gifts. These were a result of their love for their son being turned against them and against him.
Dudley’s strength Was a great asset and was made to cause him to become a bully. To hurt those around him. Over indulgent parents would make any child spoiled, but how much worse was it for him under the effect of the horocrux. His strength made him take joy in hurting others.
So who were the Dursley’s when he wasn’t there? This is what made me start thinking about this. There is me thing I keep going back to; one point of evidence: they took him back. In Chamber of Secrets he tore apart their house. They took him back. He blew up his aunt. They took him back. He ruined the biggest deal in Uncle Vernon’s life l. They took him back. Their son got a tail. They took him back. Their son was attacked by Dementors. They took him back. They didn’t just keep taking him back, they also kept trying to protect him. And in the end doing so cost them everything. They had to leave their home. Uncle Vernon had to quit his job which meant a lot to him. The lives were destroyed because of their love and desire to protect Harry.
I think that’s who the Durley really were. I think that they are some of the greatest heroes in the books who did everything they could to protect their nephew against the force that they were powerless against for decades while underneath the never ending assault of a horocrux.
Thank you for reading and I’m sure I’m going to be told many times in the comments how wrong I am.

I had a great bond with my cousin sister we were inseparable, her family started looking for rishtas and it did not work out eventually they had to call the engagement off. She was devastated because of past relationships and then this. one day i was just casually telling this other friend of mine ( who is now married with my cousin ) that i am planning to go to rishikesh and i think i should take my cousin sister also with me she would feel much better but she cant afford a trip right now and i also wouldn’t be able to sponsor the trip for her and he was like its okay you both go and ill book the tickets and rooms for you guys, he insisted and i thought it would be great if he also join in all of us can have a great time together as he also was going through a rough breakup. he agreed we all met in rishikesh, and this friend of mine started crushing over my cousin, he told me in a drunken state that i would marry this girl! we all came back and he would only talk about my cousin, i told my cousin he is interested but also his end goal with you would be marriage only so if you make any move please be mindful.
Me and my cousin would discuss about him and i only had good stuff to say about my friend and she was actually surprised to see how he also cared about me and his love language was to spend money and to take me for shopping every now and then ( which i never took advantage of )
just after few weeks of us coming back from rishikesh she tells me they are going to goa and i was actually very happy for them but i also was concerned that please dont mess around. they both stopped telling me things and started hiding from me. i went to see her she was living in a rented apartment her lifestyle was completely changed. she opened up one day and said he proposed her for marriage, now the whole issue was he is a sikh and we are pandits, in our family intercaste marriages are not acceptable at all, there are almost no love marriages in our family. she tried to talk to her mom but she behaved oddly.. one day she would be interested to know about this guy and another day she would behave aggressively. now i told her that please keep me out of the picture as i dont wanna be blamed in future cuz i always had to deal with alot of judgments growing up because my mom and dad are divorced, i always walked on egg shells and worked hard to have a good image, so that they stop questioning my mom about her choices.
after a lot of struggle she ran away and did a court marriage, my friend’s family supported them completely and they made a phone call to my cousin’s parents and arranged an official marriage. my friend sent me the picture of their court marriage thats all no communication nothing. i congratulated my sister, she called me and she asks me not to share their wedding picture with anyone i was like i would never do that, we are sisters!
we were not invited to their wedding. her mother called my mother and said really hurtful things about me, that it was me who is responsible for all this, I would call their daughter and would make plans and encouraged her. my mom did not tell me this for months then one relative said the same thing.
they have a baby now and i am hoping things must have settled between the families, the cousin tried to contact me after the birth of her baby but i avoided that and just congratulated her, not a single word from the friend ( should not even call him a friend now)
cousin’s mother still call relatives and says horrible things about me.. which has now started to affect me, its hard to go on with this blame. what should i do? should i confront both mother and daughter or let it be..

I've never posted on here, so I apologize if I don't do this correctly.
I need advice/ opinions on this situation I've been feeling frustrated with.
I(25F) have been with my boyfriend(24M) for 3 years. He's in college about to graduate and we're planning on moving next winter. He plays sports, and made friends with some of the freshman, he's usually pretty friendly with new guys on the team and tries to be welcoming. Well this one friend, let's call him Hank(18M), is very immature. He annoys the living hell out of me. Hank started coming over last fall when he joined the team, I've been annoyed by a few things and have expressed this directly to him and my boyfriend. Stuff like, talking inappropriately about every girl he sees or what stuff he did with a girl or what he plans to do. He also slept with my roommate before she moved out a few months ago and brags and has tired to tell me about it very frequently. Honestly I could give a crap what he does, but I don't want to hear about it and I've told him multiple times "can you please not talk about that stuff around me" very seriously, and that it makes me uncomfortable. I asked my boyfriend if he could say something and he said he would and that it bothers him too. I had a pretty bad first impression of Hank because he was blatantly mean to my boyfriend, he would tell him he's fucking stupid and dumb, and anything to mock or insult him. I would tell him he's mean and rude when he would speak to my boyfriend in negative ways and tell him he shouldn't talk to people like that. My boyfriend says that it never really bothers him and it's "guys being guys". Over some time these things lightened up, I was still annoyed by the frequency he would come to our house and invite himself but I tried to be open minded and understand that he's young and doesn't have many friends. Anyway, he still acted like an dick and very intitled any time he was around but I'd ignore it or hangout in annother room. A couple weeks ago his behavior was really the last straw for me. This guy does not know when to stop drinking, like a lot of young guys in college, but this time he did too much. We had gotten a ride from another player on their team to go to and from the river where a lot of other people from the team were having a BBQ. well on the way back Hank was trashed, he was yelling most of the car ride, throwing trash out the window and about three times he said the N word very clearly. Hank is white, and the guy driving is black. The guy driving does not know Hank too well nor does he hang around him. After that I decided that I really don't want to be seen hanging out with this guy, and my boyfriend understood. He didn't come to the house for about two weeks(he asked to about everyday but I said to say no) until my boyfriend said he'd be stopping by just until they left for a meeting. So they're sitting in the living room, Hank knows I'm pretty annoyed and don't really like him, so he at first tries to be very overly polite but I overall don't pay any attention to him. I'm sitting on my phone next to my boyfriend asking him about something we have planned and then I'm just scrolling through videos on instagram. I come across this video of this 9 year old boy super happy and crying about winning Fortnight, and I laugh and show my boyfriend. For context, my boyfriend plays Apex and he gets loud and mad sometimes and will curse at his teammates(he's not like this ever when he's not playing games like that, he's very non confrontational) and I give him crap because I'm like what if there's children on there and that he needs to watch his mouth. I'm serious but like also joking with him. Anyway I've seen people rage on this fortnight game too, but from my perspective it's mainly very young kids who play this game mainly and i've given my boyfriend crap for playing it a couple times with people who've tired to get him to play and told him somewhere along the lines that people should just let kids play it.( non of this is completely serious) So I show him the video and say "see! this is why only kids should play this, look how happy he is, fortnight should only be for kids, not raging men" he laughs a little and then Hank immediately says to me very very angrily, "fuck you, what the fuck are you talking about, that's a fuckign stupid thing to say" and keeps going on and basically getting extremely upset that I said the game was for kids. my boyfriend and I were both completely stunned and speechless, we looked at each other and i said something like "okay you're taking this very personally" Hank cuts me off and went on shitting on me more, calling me stupid and dumd. I honestly was not in the mood and so shocked by his behavior I got up and left the room in the middle of him talking. It was quite for a second and then I heard the front door close. My boyfriend told Hank that I wasn't talking to him and that I didn't even know he played that game and that that was super inappropriate and disrespectful. Over the last couple weeks he's been trying to come to our house and asking my boyfriend why he can't come over, my boyfriend said to me that he has told him multiple times that he "fucked up" and can't talk to me like that in our house and that Hank doesn't think he did anything wrong and that he was "defending himself". My boyfriend says he keeps trying to explain it and he's kinda just waiting for him to actually apologize but he won't. I think my boyfriend should be more upset at this guy for the way he acted towards me truthfully, I feel very disrespected by this kid but it really bothers me that my boyfriend is still playing buddy buddy with him. When I've told him how I feel he says he feels like he's caught between a rock and a hard place, that he has no choice but to be around Hank and he wants to keep the peace. But he plays video games with him and hangs out with him outside of sports still. I'm not sure if I should just try to leave it and be happy I personally don't have to be around the guy anymore, or if I should feel disrespected that my boyfriend hasn't told this guy to fuck off. It feels like my boyfriend doesn't respect our relationship or me. Am I being dramatic? I come from a very verballly and physically abusive household as a child, so I tend to shut down when people are clearly treating me poorly and then completely cut them out of my life. But my boyfriend is very forgiving of people who have disrespected him in the past, so I honestly don't know what to do here.
I'm sorry this is so long and messy, I typed it out pretty fast.

I started an art business back in 2015 and it's taken a backseat to work, life shit, stress, bad health, abusive relationship, bad friendships etc. It's going to suck barely scraping by with bills and I'll pick up a second very very PT job if I have to, but I'm really excited that I can finally have time and energy to focus on my business again. When I am able to work on art, I can make decent money if I work my ass off. I can also focus a bit on my hobbies to hopefully have them eventually bring in income as well and focus on freelance art/gigs.
I'm scared, but my partner is supportive. He said as long as we make rent then he's fine with me working PT, and he's glad I got out of the current job (we both work at the same place and he's starting to want to leave too coz it's BS).
Anyways... Yeah... Just glad I finally found something that, while it is going to be stressful in different ways than my past jobs, I will still enjoy it. I ideally won't get burnt out since it's 25 hours versus 40. My body is not equipped to work full time or over time or 2 full time jobs like a lot of people have to. I'm willing to scrape by for my mental and physical health.
Idk I'm just making this post because I've been miserable and I am excited my last day at this shit job is the 8th, and I requested a 4 day weekend for my birthday from the 3rd-7th months ago, so it'll be a decent last week, and a nice birthday present to myself to use up the very last bit of PTO I have on those extra days I took off as a last 'fuck you' to this terrible company.
Also making this post to say... If you CAN scrape by, go for a job with lower hours to give yourself a rest. Even if it's temporary. This work culture we have of bust ass, bust ass, bust ass, with little to no pay off but people piling more work on you and more stress, is disgusting. Don't die earlier than you have to just to make bank unless that's what makes you happy. I'm hoping someday I can be self employed and if not and I need more money, so be it, I'll get another job at that point. At least I'll get a break FOR NOW and I can start to heal mentally and physically.
Sorry for rambling.

Alright! So my poll for my next blog post actually ended with a tie between Dimensional Tiering and Mario Cosmology, so I’m gonna just choose for myself which one I want to do first. I actually voted for Dimensional Tiering, but thinking about it again Mario cosmology is super interesting and I really want to talk about that first. Some things might have been easier to explain if I did Dimensional Tiering first, but eh whatever.
(Also this is unrelated but while finding stuff out about Sonic’s rings I found way more cool stuff so that blog is going to be “Sonic’s Rings + Extra Lives + some other stuff maybe”)
Before I get started, I’d like to shout out Vs Battle wiki and Codex wiki for having blogs about Mario cosmology. I already had a lot of what I wanted to talk about gathered but they were still invaluable assets for making this.

Part 1: The Universe

What better way to start talking about the cosmology without first talking about the main universe that Mario inhabits. We see in Super Mario Galaxy 2 that the main universe is actually much larger than first thought to be. Each world within the game is stated to be its own separate universe, as evidenced by the subtitle for World 2 in Japanese being “A New Universe” (I personally double-checked with Google Translate, ChatGPT, and DeepL and they all came back as the same thing. I know these translators aren’t that trustworthy typically, but for a short phrase like this, getting the same thing on all of them is telling). This is also consistent with the English version, where Lubba states that each of these worlds is in a different space and time. This also means that physically traveling between worlds without using the portals would be immeasurable speed since it would be traveling beyond space and time, heck Luigi seems to be traveling across the universe without mention of the portals either, since he doesn’t have a Grand Star to make the portals.
Despite being separate universes, we know for a fact that they are all still within “the universe” thanks to Bowser’s Galaxy Generator being located at “the center of the universe”. Bowser is saying this while being on Mario’s main planet (which is in the first world), meaning that they would be in the same Universe despite being in separate universe-sized space-times.
Think of it being similar to Dragon Ball’s Universe 7. Universe 7 is called its own universe, and yet contains within it multiple different space-times, which themselves are sometimes called universes as well. The separate space-times in Mario’s universe are themselves universe-sized and are contained within the larger macrocosm of The Universe. This means that Mario’s universe contains at least 7 spacetimes, but through volume scaling could potentially reach much higher, up to over 13 thousand times the size of our universe.
This is just the minimum however, as there is something else that could potentially push the universe much higher, and that would be…

Part 2: Dreams and The Dream Depot

If you’re familiar with me, and Mario scaling on this sub in general, then you may have seen this blog post where I argued for an infinite amount of dreams within the series, using paint from Paper Mario Color Splash as one of my main arguments. I still stand by that argument, however there is a much easier way to prove that infinite dream dimensions exist without extrapolating as much. Once again shoutout to this blog on Vs Battle wiki for a lot of this information.
It is stated in BS Super Mario USA that there are as many Subcons as there are dreamers in existence (here’s another translation for consistency). Mario Party 5 backs this up, saying that many new dreams arrive at the Dream Depot every day. Mario & Luigi Dream Team also shows onscreen that when a person falls asleep, a dream world is created. Everyone’s dreams are shown to be separate as well, as Luigi was normally incapable of having the same dream as Bowser without specific requirements. So it stands to reason that we can find the amount of dream worlds by finding how many beings there are.
Well, the Official Super Mario Odyssey guide (that is officially licensed by Nintendo) states that there is a secret area in the Ruined Kingdom populated with infinite Chinchos. It should be noted that this isn’t referring to them respawning, as Chinchos don’t have the natural ability to respawn after being defeated. This is specifically referring to the amount of Chinchos inhabiting this place. So we know for a fact that there are an infinite amount of Chinchos.
Chinchos are specified to be ghosts, undead Tostarenans. You could possibly be thinking that this could prevent them from sleeping and dreaming, but ghosts have been shown to sleep and dream multiple times throughout the series. In the Luigi’s Mansion series, several ghosts are shown sleeping multiple times. Boo was also invited to the Dream Depot in Mario Party 5, which it was specified the Star Guards did to those who could dream. There are several undead characters noted to sleep and dream as well, such as Yikk stating that now that his physical body is gone, all he does is slumber and dream. Mario, after being turned into a Boo, also is shown falling asleep. Additionally, Tostarenans themselves are stated to dream in a different officially licensed Super Mario Odyssey book.
There are several other pieces of evidence for an infinite amount of beings in the Mario world, but this should be enough to definitively say that there are infinite dream worlds within the Dream Depot. If you are curious about more arguments backing this up, I highly recommend this blog once again. This blog also has a pretty well made, separate argument for infinite dreams, so I would check that out as well. Additionally, falling asleep within dreams is possible and would create more dream worlds again. Regardless, it is proven that the Dream Depot houses an infinite amount of dreams, as the Dream Depot houses everyone’s dreams.
How do we know dreams are universe-sized? Well several pieces of evidence point to this. First off, Subcon is stated to be a universe multiple times. Future Dream in Mario Party 5 was also stated to be a universe by Misstar, Eldstar, and even the manual. In the Japanese version, Eldstar even refers to Future Dream as infinite in size. There could even be arguments for higher, as each Subcon also has a Subspace, a separate dimension within the same dream called a “dark mirror world”, and the Zeekeeper is shown flying into other dimensions while remaining in the same dream as well. This would mean that each Dream World is at least a Uni+, possibly Low Multi structure.
But here’s where it gets really interesting. We see the Dream Depot in the menu in Mario Party 5 and get a better look at it in the credits, and from this we can see that every dream world is physically kept there separate from each other, with plenty of room to spare. Now this is why it would’ve been at least a little bit easier to explain Dimensional Tiering first, but because Dream Worlds are infinite 3D spaces, the Dream Depot being able to contain an infinite amount of infinite 3D spaces and still having plenty of room left over would necessarily make it larger than the infinite 4D multiverse (3 dimensions of space + 1 dimension of time), making it 5D. In other words, an infinite amount of infinite 4D realms was not large enough to come close to filling the Dream Depot, making it “more infinite” than infinite 4D, thus being 5D.
Now why is this relevant to the main universe? Well, it is because the Dream Depot is stated to be located within the main universe itself, being within the night sky beyond the stars. In order to contain the Dream Depot within the main universe, the universe itself would need to at least match it in dimensionality, being 5D itself. Funnily enough, this is actually consistent with another part of Mario’s main universe, that being…

Part 3: Matter Splatter Galaxy

Matter Splatter Galaxy is a level in the first Super Mario Galaxy game featuring the mission Watch Your Step. In the Japanese version, this level is called “The Path Shown by Hyperspace”, even including the specific Kanji 超 which can be translated as “transcend”, “super-”, or “more than”. Now obviously “hyperspace” can mean several different things, with one definition being that it is an area where FTL travel is possible (typically used in a science fiction setting), and this definition is still used in Japan as well. This can make it difficult to exactly say that this “hyperspace” is truly referring to a higher dimension.
What is often done in similar situations is to look at how the word was translated into other languages, and looking at that you get a pretty consistent result almost every time). Chinese and Spanish specifically translate it as “hyperdimensional”, while German translates it as “Superspace”, which both specifically refer to higher spatial dimensions and not anything else in science fiction. It seems pretty clear that, intention-wise, the meaning of the phrase was meant to be referring to a higher spatial dimension.
As Matter Splatter Galaxy is a physical location within the universe, similar to the Dream Depot, in order for the universe to contain the entirety of it, it would need to at least match it in dimensionality, and as such is another piece of evidence for the main universe being 5D. While I could potentially still see someone not buying it because of the different definitions of hyperspace, personally I feel that the consistency with other translations, as well as the Dream Depot already providing the main universe as 5D, means that saying that Matter Splatter Galaxy is 5D makes sense.
In any case, whether you want to go with Matter Splatter or the Dream Depot, the main Mario universe should likely be 5D in scope.

Part 4: Alternate Dimensions

There are several locations within the Mario universe that are within another dimension. Note that most of these are not given an official size, so it is difficult to prove that they are entire universes. However, they are certainly within different dimensional spaces, so they should be listed regardless. They are as follows:

• The Shake Dimension from Wario Land: Shake It
• The Banana Dimension from Donkey Kong Country Returns, which is specifically noted to be a separate dimension by Cranky Kong
• Smithy from Super Mario RPG is said to be from an alternate world
• Also from Super Mario RPG, Culex is from a different world
• In Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, there is a person that is shown to be living in a different world to Mario
• The Paranormal Dimension is a dimension seen in Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon
  • However, it is very possible that this is the same dimension as something that will be discussed later, which would actually make it much larger

These are actually the only dimensions throughout the series that give no indication on how large they are.

Part 5: Painting Worlds

The Painting Words from Super Mario 64 are stated to be separate dimensions, as they are called “another world” and are explicitly separate from “the real world”. They should likely be infinite 3D spaces, as Shifting Sand Land is stated to have infinite underworlds, and, though more debatably, Tick Tock Clock is stated to literally have no bottom. This is backed up with them being “another” world in comparison to “the real world”, which would likely imply a comparable size. They also have their own axis of time separate from the main universe and each other, as some levels are shown at being midday, while Big Boo’s Haunt is shown at nighttime, showing that they should each have their own axis of time, and would thus be Uni+ or 4D (3 dimensions of space and 1 dimension of time).
It is possible that they could even be higher, as an in-universe theory for what Bowser was going to do was expand the worlds until they encompass all of reality, which would necessarily require them to fill up the entire 5D space of the universe. This is admittedly more debatable, as even in-universe it was just a theory, but it is possible that the full scope of these worlds could be 5D in order to fill up the universe. At minimum though, they should be Uni+ sized realms.
As for the amount, throughout Super Mario 64 and 64 DS, there are at least 15 from the 15 main courses in the game. There could potentially be more however, as if you consider each secret world to be its own dimension (it is a little vague as to whether or not they contribute to the “Painting Worlds” as a whole), then that would add 14 more worlds. Personally, I don’t think there’s enough evidence to say that the secret worlds are on the same scope as the other ones, especially since places like the Princess’s Secret Slide and the Secret Aquarium are implied to be within the castle itself, I think it’s safer to go with just 15 separate Painting Worlds.

Part 6: Parallel Dimensions

There are many examples in the Mario series of alternate dimensions described as being parallel. Being parallel dimensions, it stands to reason that they would need to be as large as the main universe, as that would be required in order to be “parallel”. Most of these parallel universes are, in some way, based on the main universe as well, meaning it would make sense that they would be comparable to the main universe in scope. They are as follows:

• Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels features Worlds A through D after beating the game a certain number of times. This is officially called a parallel world
• The dimensions seen in Super Paper Mario are all called “parallel planes” in the official guide. There are 8 separate dimensions seen in the game, being Lineland, Gloam Valley, The Bitlands, Outer Space, Land of the Cragnons, Sammer’s Kingdom (though it was destroyed, it can still be visited and gets restored at the end of the game), The Underwhere, and The Overthere. Castle Bleck is the only world that is not its own dimension, instead being located within the Void. These worlds are also referred to as endless, never-ending, and straight-up infinite, which would back them up being as large as the main universe
  • Much like the Paranormal Dimension, The Overthere is potentially the same as another dimension that will be discussed later, which would make it even larger
  • Flipside and Flopside are possibly included in this, though I find it somewhat unlikely. They are not full dimensions, instead being created in the space between dimensions, so I find it unlikely that they are included in the “parallel planes”
• Paper Mario Color Splash has three other parallel dimensions as well, directly called parallel universes. There are three seen throughout the game, accessed through warp pipes at Vortex Island, Lighthouse Island, and Fortune Island, and each one is noted to be separate from each other since Huey states the second one they come across is “another” parallel universe.

While these are the only dimensions that are explicitly called parallel, there are many more throughout the series that have several implications that they would also be comparable to the main universe in scope.

• The bonus world from the original Super Mario Bros. is a completely different world from the main world Mario is from. Given the context of the Lost Levels’s bonus world being a parallel world, it is likely that this one is too
• In a similar vein, the bonus world of Super Mario Land is called an enemy-infested underworld, likely being similar to the Lost Levels’s as well
• Super Luigi Galaxy is the bonus adventure in Super Mario Galaxy after collecting 120 Stars, and according to Rosalina is another separate world. Given the plot of the game is exactly the same as Super Mario galaxy, the world would have to be comparable to the main universe, as Mario/Luigi’s adventure took them across the entire universe
• Super Mario 3D Land’s Special World is a clear parallel world in everything but name. It is accessed via a warp pipe and nearly every level is a parallel to a level from the main world. While this wouldn’t require it to be as large as the main universe, given the clear parallels it seems to share a close relationship with the main one similar to other bonus worlds above, and thus is likely comparable to the main one
• The Darkmess Dimension from Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope is a separate dimension that is entered every time Mario enters combat in this game. It is stated to be connected to the main dimension and shares many of its landmarks with it, meaning it is very likely that this dimension is comparable to the main universe

These aren’t even the end of it however, as Nolrem states that everything has a front and a back, with the context being that he is referring to Flopside, the “backside” to Flipside. In this context, it is likely that every universe or dimension has a parallel to it, which would likely double the amount of universes in the cosmology, at least those that have been discussed so far. This would also line up with what we saw with Subspace within dreams from earlier, being the “backside” to every dream world.

Part 7: Even Higher Dimensions

Yes, even after all of that there’s still more to discuss. There are several dimensions within the verse that are noted to be transcendent to the main reality, and thus would be even higher than 5D, being 6D.
To start, Cutout is a technique in Paper Mario Color Splash that lets Mario exit their dimension and view it as a flat surface. Notably, it is specifically referred to as transcending dimensions by Huey, and is said to be transcending the very boundaries of time and space by a Toad. Because of this, the dimension accessed by Cutout would not only be separate from Mario’s dimension, but completely transcendent to it, viewing the entire universe as a lower-dimensional structure, and would thus be 6D as the main universe is 5D.
In Super Mario 64, it is said that defeating Big Boo will “put him back in his extra-dimensional place”. Extradimensional, by definition, means originating outside of the dimension/outside of space-time, which makes sense considering the “extra-” prefix means outside or beyond. While this could be interpreted as simply being a separate dimension outside of Mario’s and not necessarily transcendent to it, I wanted to list it here as a potential highball. Given the status of the Paranormal Dimension as a homeworld for the ghosts, this is the possible higher-end I was referring to earlier.
Finally, also from Paper Mario Color Splash, there is a group of deceased Toads that Mario helps called the Tea Party Toads. After Mario helps them and they have their tea party, they are said to be ascending to a higher plane of existence (here is a screenshot, though unfortunately I couldn’t find a video). Ascending to a higher plane of existence is a classic trope that doesn’t always mean a literal higher plane of reality, but given we see the Toads literally ascend higher (and given what we know about the Overthere being the afterlife, it needs to be in a separate dimension) I wanted to list it here as a potential highball as well.
Admittedly of course, those latter two are pretty shaky and debatable (though given Boos themselves are undead, they can potentially back each other up since it would be consistent for the afterlife to be higher-dimensional than the main universe), but at minimum, the Cutout dimensions should be transcendent to the main universe, and thus be 6D.

Part 8: Anything Else?

Uh no actually, that’s about it. I did want to bring up one thing that I’ve seen thrown around a lot for Mario cosmology, and that’s String Theory Soup, the bane of my existence. For those who don’t know, String Theory Soup is an item in Wario: Master of Disguise that is said to contain “all the secrets of the universe” and based on the name of the item, that must mean that Mario’s universe runs on string theory right? Well no, because in the Japanese version (which would obviously hold precedent over the English translation), it is referred to as Big Bang Soup, obviously very different to String Theory.
Honestly all I really wanted to cover in this part is the String Theory Soup. It’s really as simple as “String Theory Soup doesn’t actually exist” and that’s that. I could bring up more, like it being incredibly vague and String Theory not having a definitive definition in general, with there being multiple very different versions of String Theory to begin with, but it being a mistranslation already solidifies it as not legitimate.

Conclusion

• Individual dream worlds are at least Uni+, likely Low Multi structures, with there being an infinite amount of them with the Dream Depot
• The Dream Depot is 5-D due to containing an infinite amount of dream worlds and having plenty of room left over, which would require an extra dimension in order to contain all of them
• The main universe is at least a Low Multi structure thanks to containing 7 different spacetimes, and is likely 5-D due to containing the entire Dream Depot in it, as well as the higher dimensions of Matter Splatter Galaxy
• The Painting Worlds are at least Uni+, but likely can reach 5-D thanks to being able to extend across all of reality
• There are at least 12 parallel worlds, likely more, that would also be 5-D due to being parallel to the main universe
• The Cutout Dimension is 6-D due to being transcendental to the main 5-D universe, and two other realms debatably match it as well
• There are several other dimensions that don’t have an official size

I don’t want to make this any longer than it already is by explaining scaling or anything like that, so I hope you enjoyed reading this. I had a lot of fun writing this and figuring out everything, and expect the Dimensional Tiering post some time in the future. Thanks!

Hayao Miyazaki's View of the Japanese People

Maki Watanabe: Let’s talk about Director Miyazaki's "Princess Mononoke." This work was a representative blockbuster film of that year. It was not only the first Ghibli work to exceed 10 billion yen at the box office, but it even reached 19.3 billion yen!
Mamoru Oshii: That number is indeed impressive. Unlike the previous work, "Porco Rosso," which was whimsical and lacked a theme, this time he returned with a grand theme. This time the theme was "Hayao Miyazaki's view of the Japanese people."
Maki Watanabe: So the characters like the “People of the Mountains” appeared.
Mamoru Oshii: It can be said that it brings together an all-star lineup of images representing Japan in the old man's mind. From the Emishi to the people of Irontown, to the lepers, to the Forest Spirit, and so on, the theme of the “People of the Mountains” is the ethnic minorities and small groups of Japan.
Maki Watanabe: Mr. Miyazaki has done a lot of research in these areas.
Mamoru Oshii: The old man is indeed a hardworking and studious person. He reads history books very seriously and wants to leave behind the fruits of his studies. Mr. Takahata also has this side, and so do I. In other words, this is a common desire shared by all creators. In this regard, the old man's research interest fell on another kind of Japanese who are not well known, that is, the “People of the Mountains.”
Maki Watanabe: What about Ashitaka, one of the protagonists?
Mamoru Oshii: Although he is Emishi, he is also one of the People of the Mountains. He has a unique religious view and view of nature, which are consistent with the old man's orientation. The old man has absolutely no interest in agricultural peoples, and the people of the mountains are both hunters and makers of things.
Maki Watanabe: Ah, the “making things” setting that the old man likes.
Mamoru Oshii: That's right. So this is the world where he can best transfer his feelings to these people.
Maki Watanabe: So, unlike Mr. Takahata, Mr. Miyazaki is not interested in farmers?
Mamoru Oshii: Not interested. It never appeared in his (original) works, right? Mr. Takahata is good at rural themes, but the old man is not at all.
Maki Watanabe: What is Mr. Oshii's impression of "Princess Mononoke"?
Mamoru Oshii: This work is too stiff. The theme is too grand to be concluded. It's like spreading out a whole piece of wrapping cloth and then not knowing how to put it back together, and in the end, you can only make a mess of it. In the end, the flowers bloom muddleheadedly, and then the music plays as usual, and it ends without anything being resolved. Did they ever think about how to end it? Filmmakers generally like to make a grand opening, but very few can put it back together perfectly. But this is where the director's skill is shown.
Maki Watanabe: Christopher Nolan once said that when making a film, you have to think about the ending from the beginning, and once you decide on it, you don't change it. The endings of his films are indeed impressive.
Mamoru Oshii: Actually, that's the usual way to do it. I also think about the ending from the beginning. Structure is the life of a film, it's a matter of course. On the contrary, the old man, who doesn't write scripts properly, starts from scratch and doesn't want to think about the ending at all. I have said it many times, it is precisely because of this that he is not suitable to be a director.
Maki Watanabe: However, the more you say that about him, the more I find the old man cute. After all, he has always been true to himself, that's great, isn't it?
Mamoru Oshii: What's so cute about it? In a sense, he's someone who makes movies solely on his own talent. Indeed, he is a genius in a way, he doesn't consider anything before or after his death. It is Toshio Suzuki's job to assist him from the sidelines. Speaking of which, Miss Maki, do you remember the last scene of "Princess Mononoke?"
Maki Watanabe: I remember. In the end, everyone went back to where they belonged and it ended. I didn't understand why Ashitaka stayed in Irontown instead of going back to his hometown, so I complained: "Hey, go home." But I didn't quite understand it when it was released. To be honest, there are a lot of things in the story that are hard to keep up with. At that time, many magazines made special features on "Princess Mononoke," and they all sold well. It should be that everyone didn't understand the story, so they wanted to hear what was going on.
Mamoru Oshii: How many people can remember the ending of Ghibli movies, especially the old man's movies? The theme song or the main melody composed by Joe Hisaishi plays, and then it's "the end," forcibly ending. This is Suzuki's strategy.
Maki Watanabe: "Princess Mononoke" uses a song by Yoshikazu Mera at the end.
Mamoru Oshii: The song was also used repeatedly in the promotion, making people so familiar with the theme song that it lingered in their ears. So why use this song over and over again? Because the people in charge of publicity didn't understand the story either. What is the story of "Princess Mononoke" about? It should be the story of Ashitaka and San, but what happened to them in the end? Miss Maki, can you explain it clearly?
Maki Watanabe: The theme is the opposition between civilization and nature. San represents nature, Ashitaka is the middle ground, Lady Eboshi is civilization, and then the story is about the collision of these values. I just rewatched it, so I can probably explain it to this extent, but the part about Ashitaka and San feels very weak.
Mamoru Oshii: That's right, Ashitaka and San should have become like Pazu and Sheeta in "Castle in the Sky," but they didn't. Surprisingly, San is not charming in the slightest. The most surprising thing I saw at the screening was this. The old man, who has always drawn beautiful girls, could it be that he didn't put his heart into San? At least it seems so. The appreciation of the characters is significantly less than before. It's almost impossible not to ask, "What's wrong with the old man?"

The Magic of Hayao Miyazaki's Manga Films

Maki Watanabe: Indeed, although she is the heroine, her impression is very weak. She didn't even leave as deep an impression as Ashitaka.
Mamoru Oshii: That's right, it must be Ashitaka who left a deeper impression. Followed by Lady Eboshi, she is the old man's favorite type. The most interesting thing about the old man is that he doesn't just stop at simply praising nature and denying civilization. I've said it countless times, the old man himself has another side to him that loves fighter jets and mechanical civilization. He is a very contradictory person.
Maki Watanabe: Lady Eboshi is the character who speaks for the old man, right?
Mamoru Oshii: The process of civilization is an inevitability of human development. Human beings cannot survive without destroying nature. This is human beings. Lady Eboshi of Irontown is probably the representative of this kind of human being, just like Nausicaä in "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind."
Maki Watanabe: Lady Eboshi loses an arm at the end, and Nausicaä also has a prosthetic arm.
Mamoru Oshii: So, that's the price. In the old man's way of thinking, they must pay a certain price, and it is easy to see from the picture that it is manifested as the loss of an arm. The old man has a unique sense of balance, and he will definitely look for that balance point. Take the villain character, Colonel Muska, in "Castle in the Sky" as an example. As he is escaping, he throws his underwear out of his open suitcase. From this scene, you can also see that the old man did not completely portray him as a bad guy. Adding a bit of cuteness to the villains is what the old man does. Lady Eboshi is a character with very clear values, and for the old man, it is necessary to make her pay the price of losing her arm. In this sense, he is a genius in terms of balance. Although having said that, the old man would not do such a thing as adding a scar to a cute girl. The same goes for children. Girls and children are the old man's sacred realm, and he never lets these characters pay any price or suffer any trauma.
Maki Watanabe: But there's nothing entangled in Lady Eboshi, is there? For example, Ashitaka reported that the women in Irontown were in danger, but she said, "Women can take care of themselves", and then devoted herself to destroying the Forest Spirit. Generally speaking, wouldn't there be some hesitation and struggle? So I don't feel the charm from her strength.
Mamoru Oshii: That's the nature of the old man. Putting viewpoints side by side, putting out all kinds of values without omission, for the old man, there is no contradiction in liking characters who are not troubled and do not hesitate. Because the old man hates indecisive characters the most. He would never affirm those who are hesitant, hesitant, and prone to distress. In short, he doesn't like entanglement.
Maki Watanabe: This value is very interesting.
Mamoru Oshii: Of course, he likes nature the most. However, if the Forest Spirit is affirmed, human beings have to be denied, so there must be an existence that speaks for the human position, and that is Lady Eboshi. The old man is not such a simple person. He has studied why human beings have embarked on the road of industrialization, and he knows very well that this is an inevitable choice. But it wouldn't ease his mind if he simply affirmed it. But if he recognizes the Forest Spirit, he can only come to the conclusion that "human beings should be destroyed", so he has to add San, a character born in nature. Ashitaka is in a position between San and Lady Eboshi.
Maki Watanabe: But Ashitaka should go back to his village, right? Everyone is waiting for him. Why stay in Irontown? If you make such a choice, you have to go through some struggle, right?
Mamoru Oshii: That's why I said, the old man just hates struggling and tangling. The story itself is difficult to justify, so it can only end in such a forceful way. There is basically no drama in this work, because there is no struggle of values at all. As a film, there are often confusions like "Which direction is this story going?" The reason why it turned out like this is because the problem has been concluded in some aspects. That is to say, civilization will never go backwards, and it is precisely because of the creation of civilization that human beings have become human beings. Those who can really live in nature don't even know that it is nature. If one had never stepped out of the Garden of Eden, one would not even know that one was human. Industrial society is a necessity for human beings, and human beings can only survive by conquering nature. But humans don't want to deny the part of themselves that resonates with nature.
Maki Watanabe: I see.
Mamoru Oshii: The old man made "Princess Mononoke" on the basis of understanding all this, but even if he understands this rationally, he cannot let it go, so he will be divided. So how do you put an end to this split in a movie? He didn't think about it carefully, so "Princess Mononoke" became a film with an incomprehensible ending. Speaking of which, because the world in the movie is not a world of good and evil, children should not understand it. The old man clearly said that he made animation for children, and said that no matter what the real world is like, at least in the work, the black and white of good and evil should be clearly distinguished. This is one of the main tasks of being a director. However, his own work lacks such consistency. Although the theme is grand, it cannot be concluded properly. Of course, it's not just the old man, there are many movies like this.
Maki Watanabe: But the picture is very powerful. This time I re-watched it and felt very emotional.
Mamoru Oshii: Like this, in short, showing you some powerful things and making you accept it in a confused way is the unique magic of the old man's manga films. Although the director and the critics can see through the flaws at a glance and will not be deceived, the animators will be amazed and exclaimed, "Amazing!" after watching it. Of course, he is really good. Whether it is the demon or the Forest Spirit, he has made very, very grand scenes. The movements of all the characters are very neat and beautiful, and the background is also very magnificent. But as for the animals, because I'm a bit of an authority when it comes to the representation of "dogs", the image of Moro doesn't look good at all. The film is full of places like this that (the old man) made with his eyes closed.
Maki Watanabe: That's how it is. I was so shocked that I didn't pay much attention.
Mamoru Oshii: This work is extremely difficult to draw, and it's also very long, isn't it? It's impossible to be perfect. Apart from Moro, there are also some problems with the setting of Irontown. The animator who was in charge of drawing Moro also participated in the production of the movie "Jin-Roh." His performance in "Jin-Roh" was obviously better. Not to mention anything else, the running posture of beasts is a difficult problem for animators, more difficult than birds and horses. For example, the posture of a dog lowering its center of gravity and speeding up will make the animator cry.
Maki Watanabe: The Forest Spirit also looks very unique!
Mamoru Oshii: That's the old man's forte. The little mushroom-like spirits are also his forte. Not only are they rich in movement, but children also especially like them.
Maki Watanabe: Very cute, and adults love it too! (laughs) Later, the scene where the Forest Spirit stepped on the ground and the flowers and plants suddenly grew made people couldn't help but exclaim "Wow," it was really beautiful.
Mamoru Oshii: That part is very sensual, as if you can smell it. It's really sensual, very enchanting. I only admire the part with the Forest Spirit, just like the scene in Totoro where the trees suddenly grow. That's the essence of the animation world. Even if it's done with CG, it can't make that kind of feeling. That is the old man's unique sense of movement, a sense of sensuality, a kind of eroticism unique to plants. The old man is really good at drawing plants. He's definitely better at plants than animals. From this point of view, there are indeed many remarkable scenes in "Princess Mononoke", maybe the character that the old man put more effort into is not San, but the Forest Spirit, which is why everyone is glued to their eyes.
Maki Watanabe: The scene of the Forest Spirit walking on the water, being hit and sinking into the water for a while, and then floating up again… That scene is very touching.
Mamoru Oshii: The old man is also very good at water, he is simply a genius. So, I'm not always picking on him, I'll praise him where it's due. I'm making a fair assessment. There will never be another animator like the old man. It's just that, although I may have said it too many times, he's really not cut out to be a director (laughs).
Maki Watanabe: I re-watched it after a long time. Although there are many problems such as the ending not being closed and the story having loopholes, I am still shocked by the picture.
Mamoru Oshii: If you look at it again after a while, those grand themes will be put aside by everyone, and many parts can be enjoyed separately. Sure enough, the unique sexy charm of this film is irresistible.
Maki Watanabe: But the places made with digital technology are really not good, or because the hand-painted parts are so good, the digital production looks not so good.
Mamoru Oshii: This film used digital technology for the first time, which caused a lot of buzz when it was released. The scene of Ashitaka riding a deer was made using texture mapping, but that doesn't suit the old man. The old man's unique sense of movement and pleasure in the flowing scenery cannot be expressed by texture mapping. I am very sure of this. In fact, this place should be the same as the sea of clouds in "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind" and the flowing scenery in "Castle in the Sky," all done by hand. But if we did, the work might not be completed.
Maki Watanabe: Another major feature of this film is the voice actors. This time the dubbing lineup is very luxurious.
Mamoru Oshii: Needless to say, this is Suzuki's strategy. Toshiro Mifune, Akira Emoto, Masahiko Nishimura, Yuko Tanaka, and even Mitsuko Mori were invited. Ghibli has also invited many actors to be voice actors before, but this is the first time that there have been so many. Almost all the main characters are well-known stars. Every Japanese can conjure up the faces of these stars in their minds.
Maki Watanabe: San is voiced by actress Yuriko Ishida, and Ashitaka is voiced by Yoji Matsuda. Mr. Matsuda voiced Asbel in "Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind."
Mamoru Oshii: Speaking of San just now, speaking of the lack of presence of this character, she doesn't look like the beautiful girl depicted by the old man at all. One of the reasons is that her voice didn't move people's hearts. Also, why Akira Emoto? Do you have this question?
Maki Watanabe: But didn't Mr. Oshii's "Sky Crawlers" also use actress Rinko Kikuchi? And Ryo Kase.
Mamoru Oshii: But not many Japanese knew Rinko Kikuchi at the time, right? As for why Ryo Kase was used, it's a long story... But the reason why I used Rinko was because I thought no one in Japan knew her, so it didn't matter.
Maki Watanabe: How come, I know her. After all, she was nominated for an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for "Babel" and has attracted a lot of attention.
Mamoru Oshii: That's because Miss Maki, you are in the film industry, but ordinary Japanese people don't know. And it was also because I liked her very much after meeting her once. Looking back on it now, she was wearing a black dress very similar to the one worn by the young Motoko at the end of "Ghost in the Shell."
Maki Watanabe: Was that intentional?
Mamoru Oshii: It's very possible. She seemed very positive and motivated at the time, which is what an actor should be. It is very important to have the momentum of "must win this role." Mélanie St-Pierre in "Garzey's Wing" is also like this, with a kappa hairstyle and a gun in the audition video.
Maki Watanabe: I didn't expect it to be so easy to capture Mr. Oshii's heart. A kappa hairstyle with a gun is all it takes (laughs).
Mamoru Oshii: What are you talking about! It's important whether it fits or not. That's the key. Let's not mention this for the time being, why don't I like this voice actor lineup very much? Because I watched the whole film at the luxurious premiere, and they stood on the stage in a row. These faces were very powerful, and the number of people was extraordinary.
Maki Watanabe: I've always had a question about letting actors be voice actors. Does letting Yuriko Ishida dub really attract audiences? It won't be the driving force to make people want to watch a movie, right?
Mamoru Oshii: Suzuki's strategy is "to do everything that can be done." Having celebrities lined up can get media attention, and Toshiro Mifune was more famous than Hayao Miyazaki back then, wasn't he? He didn't want to attract audiences with Yuriko Ishida, it was just a strategy to get media attention. Before the release, it was Suzuki's job to raise awareness of the film. First of all, "Princess Mononoke" is a very important work in every sense, and it must sell well, otherwise its investment scale will bankrupt Ghibli.
Maki Watanabe: It's a work that has put all its efforts into it.
Mamoru Oshii: Yes. The old man also made agrand structure in his mind, putting all his heart into it. Toshio Suzuki's efforts made this work a success in distribution. As I said just now, there are various sensitive issues in this work born from the old man's whims and fantasies, so Suzuki is responsible for the aftermath. You may have forgotten that there has never been a scene in a previous animation where a head or an arm is chopped off like in this work. When it was first released, every animation studio was talking about "Princess Mononoke," saying, "That old Miyazaki actually drew so many scenes of beheadings and severed limbs!" What does this mean? It can only be said that the old man has become unstoppable. What Suzuki said didn't work, it was completely out of control. In my opinion, this sign appeared in the "Porco Rosso" period. At that time, I let him do what he liked. On the other hand, Toshio Suzuki had to work harder to get the word out.
Maki Watanabe: Having said that, it has created a big-selling record in film history, which is very remarkable.
Mamoru Oshii: Judging from the results, it was a big hit at the box office, so it became more and more unstoppable.
In this way, the two consecutive films were created as they pleased, but the two works are completely different. The arbitrariness of "Porco Rosso" is a personal thing. But "Princess Mononoke" talks about Japan, nature, human beings, and even the theory of civilization. The old man put all the things he was interested in and studied into it, proposed a grand theme, and created it as an "author." That is to say, he officially debuted as an author.
Maki Watanabe: So, "Princess Mononoke" is a masterpiece of director Hayao Miyazaki, right?
Mamoru Oshii: Masterpiece? He hasn't even "mastered" it yet. Just put together interests and knowledge. No editing, no structure, just a list of content.
Maki Watanabe: Then how should it be evaluated?
Mamoru Oshii: Clearing inventory. No, it's more accurate to say picking up and shipping. Because he moved all the stock out.
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The content is from a Japanese book 誰も語らなかったジブリを語ろう (Let's talk about Ghibli that no one has talked about).

I (17 female) have had issues with a boy in the grade above me (17-18 male) who for the sake of privacy I’ll call boy. Over the span of the past school year (my sophomore-10/his junior-11) my very close group who is usually very understanding and excepting to most who have nowhere to sit or need friends, have had constant issues with boy. Now, me and my friends consist of 5 people me, three other girls and one boy. Our group had invited the one boy in the friend group to sit with us at lunch and he brought a friend who we aren’t close with but are moderately okay with. The guy friend my friend had invited had just so happened to be childhood friends with “boy”, so we sort of “welcomed him” to our table. Well, the first week or so where fine until “boy” and a couple of freshman he’s buddy’s with that my group is cool with had started to make racially based jokes around three of my friends who just so happened to be Hispanic and my guy friends buddy who had invited “boy” who just so happens to be a person of color. This got on our nerves and he was politely told to stop but he continued up until the point to where I had told him that if he couldn’t stop he’d have to leave the table as he makes everyone uncomfortable and no one wanted to be around him. That’s when the issues between me and “boy” started. He started to make fat jokes about me, this although kind of annoying was not the first time. We had first met in band my first marching year( my 8th grade year) and he made it a point for my weight to be our first a main topic of discussion. Back in middle school I was very unhinged and had pretty bad anger issues so I did retaliate and after that he had stopped up until about half way through this past school year. At the begging I shoved it off as I’m a bit chubby and have been my whole life so it wasn’t uncommon and never really phases me as I’ve heard it all before in elementary school. Well one particular day I was having grade issues with yearbook and was stressed out trying to finish my page at lunch. I didn’t even get to sit down before he said something stupid like “ohhhhh careful I met she could smell you donut a mile away” now we have a donut shop across the street so it’s not uncommon for people to get some for breakfast and keep it for lunch. I unfortunately ended up asking him if he could leave it and he told me to F off. And continued to make fun of my weight for the rest of the lunch time which I did my best to, but failed to not let get to me. The next day he had told the other end of my table consisting of him, freshman, and my guy friends buddy to stare at me so that I “might not eat for once in my life”. I have had eating disorders in the past both binging and starving so I’m sensitive to people watching me eat that I’m not comfortable around which is only the people I eat lunch with ( my friends ). So when “boy” had started staring and laughing at me i had stopped eating for about a week until I decided that he wasn’t okay mentally and to let it go. Then he had started rumors that I (a lesbian) was going to end up a molester, and am the way I am because I was assaulted when I was younger. Said he had done extensive research, which if you ask me is a little obsessive and creepy, about how gay people are what wrong with the world. Your typical Texas highschool experience, nothing new. But targeted towards me and my one other gal pal who is pansexual. I had done research myself and found he was completely incorrect with non political, completely scientific and test based websites. The next day when he started his usual spill I let it all out, I had told him he was wrong with proof and receipts, I had told him his body type was similar to mine, I had brought up the fact that his girlfriend who is a bit chubby and beautiful would be easy to steal as he treats her like crap the same way he does me, I told him it was not my fault he had low self esteem and needed to make others feel bad to feel good about himself and get his fathers approval, I had brought up how he touched girls without permission and often takes pictures of middle school girls but and shows people child ( like younger than 13 ) p@rn. The whole lunch room had heard me and half way through the argument he had stopped talking to me and turned red and looked hurt, I didn’t stop until lunch was over and he continued to obsess over me and my friends for the rest of the school year and only talked bad about me behind my back ( to my best friends ) who doesn’t like confrontation but does like telling me what he’s saying so she listens and says nothing only to tell me everything later. School ended a week ago but I can’t help but feel terrible for publicly embarrassing him and upsetting him so much knowing he has suppressed feelings and ( sometimes ) get beat my his dad to the point of bruises showing up quite a bit throughout the year. So AITA for telling a kid who has a rough home life off for harassing and bullying me and my friends?

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