Ugh. I saw cai footwear online years ago and I thought hmm designs look decent. I tried them during their early days when they were mainly targeting exhibitions. Before they had a store. And they were so uncomfortable and poorly designed in terms of grip where the strap ends the flopping the shoes create because of how their straps are angled etc (sorry I don’t have the right words)
Then I saw Masoom promoting them left right centre. And saying I spend all day in my cai heels. I thought hmm maybe they’ve improved and I gave it another shot Still bad and I thought god knows why she’s promoting the brand. I can’t imagine how must they must be paying her and she’s def lying about it not being sponsored cause the shoes are shit and she wouldn’t promote it if she’s not getting paid
Today I got to know cai is her families!!!
How fucking misleading. To say that I’m not paid to say this but I truly love my cai shoes. Ofcourse you aren’t paid to say it. It’s your family.
People shit on otherwarya a lot but atleast when she’s posting about drsheth (which is a friends brand) she is upfront about the fact that he’s a friend and she’s doing this for free. And her reviews are honest.
Ugh. I knew she must be promoting bogus. But not even once mentioning her sis in law is weird and purposefully misleading.
Maybe she has posted and I missed it. But whatever. BRB imma go block her so she doesn’t show up on my explore also

Nen Ability: Royal Convergence
Description: Royal Convergence is a conjuration-based Nen ability that allows the user to summon an army of ants, which grow in size, strength, and abilities based on the amount of aura and skill in conjuration employed. These conjured ants possess the ability to fight on behalf of the user, acting as loyal soldiers in battle. After the battle concludes, the ants gather biomass from defeated enemies or any available source and combine it to create a substance known as Royal Jelly.
Royal Jelly: Royal Jelly is a unique and powerful substance generated by the gathered biomass. It contains a concentrated amalgamation of memories, abilities, skills, lifespans, and physical capabilities. Upon consuming the Royal Jelly, the user gains access to these acquired attributes, allowing for an expansion of their own knowledge, skills, capabilities, and even physical traits.
Assimilation Enhancement: Since the conjured ants are manifested using the user's own Nen, their existence within the Royal Jelly facilitates a seamless assimilation process. By incorporating themselves into the Royal Jelly, the ants willingly merge their abilities, skills, memories, lifespans, and physical capabilities, aiding the user in fully integrating the acquired attributes.
Selective Assimilation: The user has the ability to perceive and select which attributes they wish to accept or decline from the Royal Jelly. They can review the acquired memories, abilities, skills, lifespans, and physical capabilities, and make choices based on their preferences and needs. Furthermore, the user can determine how the acquired physical attributes will affect them, such as choosing whether the muscles of their enemies will make their own muscles big and bulky or lean and dense.
Strength Enhancement: The ants summoned by Royal Convergence gradually increase in size and strength as the user invests more aura into their conjuration. The greater the amount of aura utilized, the larger and more powerful the ants become, granting the user a formidable army to fight alongside them.
Limitations: 1. The size and strength of the ants are directly proportional to the amount of aura used during their conjuration. Exhausting the user's aura reserves may weaken the ants or prevent their summoning until sufficient aura is restored. 2. The acquired attributes from consuming Royal Jelly have a permanent duration and do not diminish over time. The lifespan extension granted by Royal Jelly is limited and subject to the natural limitations of the user's own lifespan. 3. The assimilation process of acquired abilities, skills, memories, lifespan, and physical capabilities through Royal Jelly requires a period of digestion and integration, during which the user may experience temporary side effects or vulnerabilities. 4. The conjured ants have a finite lifespan and cannot be replenished once their duration expires. The user must summon new ants to maintain their army if any perish. 5. The conjured ants can gather biomass from defeated enemies or any available source. They can extract materials and resources from living or non-living beings to create Royal Jelly. 6. The user can selectively choose and separate attributes from the Royal Jelly, vomiting out the unwanted parts. However, this process may cause temporary discomfort or nausea.

Hi everyone, I'm a solo developer named Adam, and my game, the cozy RPG A Weekend in Puzzleburg recently released on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1929760/A_Weekend_in_Puzzleburg
The game was featured in a Kotaku article a few days ago Ten New Games That Are Bursting With Imagination, and it's currently 20% off for the Cozy and Family Friendly Games Celebration on Steam - but only on discount through 10am US Pacific time tomorrow when the festival ends, so be sure to grab your copy today!

About "A Weekend in Puzzleburg"

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1929760/A_Weekend_in_Puzzleburg
A Weekend in Puzzleburg is a cozy slice-of-life role-playing game with over 180,000 ways your weekend vacation can play out. No need to fight monsters or save the world from impending doom - you've merely booked a relaxing weekend getaway in a quaint resort town. Perform random acts of kindness for everyone you come across, if you can first puzzle out what each person needs and where to locate the necessary item in this oceanside vacation destination. Welcome to Puzzleburg!
You can find two trailers for the game on my company YouTube page ("Scenes Around Puzzleburg" and "The Puzzles of Puzzleburg"), along with a developer playthrough that shows some things that are hard to find in the free demo, plus some things in the full game but NOT in the demo.
If you'd rather read a review of the game from an independent source, here you go ("Final Verdict: I Like It"): https://ladiesgamers.com/a-weekend-in-puzzleburg-review
Stay Up To Date on "A Weekend in Puzzleburg"
I publish a company blog about A Weekend in Puzzleburg if you would like to know more about the game's development (there's about a year's worth of updates located at that link). I also post smaller updates on Twitter, so please follow the company's Twitter account (@SunnyVideoGames) as well. And for any streamers or members of the press, the press kit has additional info on the game, as well as publicly available promotional assets. And here is the link to the Steam page for A Weekend in Puzzleburg one more time: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1929760/A_Weekend_in_Puzzleburg

And now announcing my next game, the spy thriller "There's Always a Madman: Fight or Flight"

Steam page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2390500/Theres_Always_a_Madman_Fight_or_Flight
Step into the shoes of the suave secret agent Franklin Benjamin in this single-player spy thriller interactive novel. Drive fast cars, seduce beautiful women, and do whatever it takes to save the day against impossible odds. Because there's always a madman, and you're the best agent we've got!
This is a comedic take on the spy genre, blending aspects of James Bond, Mission: Impossible, Get Smart, and Austin Powers to create a game where you are the spy, and your best weapon is not your firearm but your brain. So many spy games have you shoot 100 enemies each level and do a couple spy things along the way. I believe there are not enough true spy games out there - ones where where the main character carries a gun and is empowered to kill when necessary but largely uses their wit to get out of a sticky situation.
With this in mind, I feel there’s a place for a spy thriller game that plays more like a visual novel than a standard shooter (i.e. it relies on careful consideration of options presented to succeed in your mission rather than on quick-trigger reflexes to mow down everyone in your path). Where a level could be you shooting your way from the entrance to the exit, but it could also be a high-stakes card game, a flirtatious seduction, or bluffing your way out of tense conversation. In other words, your gun should be a tool in your toolbelt, not a hammer looking for a nail.
For reference, here are some similar games to help you get a further sense for what There's Always A Madman is like: GoldenEye 007 (and other James Bond games), Mission: Impossible, Alpha Protocol, Hitman games, Splinter Cell games, Henchman Story, Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise, Framed, I Expect You To Die, Batman Telltale Series, The Wolf Among Us, Agent 64: Spies Never Die
I also envision this as the start of an ongoing series, so in addition to wishlisting the game on Steam, please follow the There's Always a Madman franchise on Steam as well to be informed about future games in the series.
Company blog
Company Twitter account
Trailer for There's Always a Madman: Fight or Flight on the company YouTube page
There's Always a Madman press kit
Thank you for taking the time to read this. I hope you enjoy your weekend.

Hi. I'm looking to talk to new people, maybe make a friend
They are:
History, especially the 19th-20th century but with more broad and general knowedge in other time periods. I'm not an expert or anything but I am pretty passionate about it and tend to read/listen about one event or the other on a pretty regular basis.
Literature, especially old novels. I recently read Demian (my all time favourite book), Day of the Oprichnik, Heart of Darkness, the Perfume and Little Prince. Some of my other favourite works would include: "The Picture of Dorian Gray", "Faust part I" (need to get to part II) and "No Longer Human". I also like to write short stories and book reviews. I'd also really like to read the same book with someone and discuss it. I just started reading Grimm's fairy tales.
Languages. I know three, with one being a bit rusty. I'm currently working to scrape off the rust and then when I'm finished with that will begin to learn a fourth language. It's fun to go through different works in multiple languages. For example, I read the aforementioned Faust part I in all three.
Games. I recently played Cyberpunk 2077. Now that the dust has settled and the bugs mostly removed...It's not that bad! The main questline at least, Fallout 76 (Very average, I'm dissapointed with what they made the "RPG" system) and will try out Deus Ex Manking Divided again ( Got inspired since it's somewhat similar to Cyberpunk). I was waiting to play Elden Ring but it ended being too stressful for me. Go here and get beaten up go there and get beaten up, repeat...Besides that I'm a big fan of Paradox strategy games...like EU IV and HoI IV (also thinking of making my own project for HoI IV). I am definitely looking forward to try out Victoria III, after they add more content to it. I also got Modern Warfare 2, since the first MW had great multiplayer gameplay.
Anime and Manga. In recent times my interest has waned but I still watch the occasional series here and there. Like Cyberpunk Edgerunners (Which I found to be rather mediocre) and the very good new season of Bleach. Some other favourites include: Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Death Note, Fate;Zero, Psycho Pass , Higurashi (season 2 is a bit weak but the first one is a masterpiece of horror), Code Geass, Attack on Titan and others. My favourite Manga is Berserk...I hope it gets a good ending..the first couple of new chapters were...a bit rough but the new author seems to have got his footing.
Anyway, that should be enough information to give you a good picture... Before I go, I would like to ask for you to include the title of the last book you read in your reply. A small request, I feel. I'll be ignoring those that don't.

Arsenal 22/23 A Season Review Part 1 Of 3: August-World Cup: A Stunning Start.
The 2022/23 season is Mikel Arteta’s 3rd full campaign in charge of Arsenal and as well the 3rd of his managerial career. His 1st game in the hot seat came on Boxing Day of 2019, a 1-1 draw at Bournemouth which saw Arsenal drop down a place to 12th in the table. Just a few months into his reign and Arteta was the first high-profile figure in English Football to be diagnosed with Covid-19, the virus which drew the Premier League to a standstill for 3 months and the wider world for a much longer time. It was to empty stadiums which Arsenal played out the remainder of their season which eventually concluded on the 1st of August. An 8th-placed finish was the club’s lowest since 1995. However, there was joy to be found as there so often has been for Arsenal, in the FA Cup. In the one and only Covid FA Cup Final played in front of no spectators Arsenal came from behind to defeat London rivals Chelsea for their record-extending 14th FA Cup, after reaching the final with an unlikely triumph over Manchester City in the semis. Arteta’s first half-season had ended brilliantly and his first full-season started in the same vein with more silverware following as Arsenal defeated Premier League Champions Liverpool to win the Community Shield. Tough times quickly followed and Arteta may have been somewhat grateful for the empty stadiums, as it’s questionable whether the board would have held their nerve and kept faith with such a young manager through this dreadful period had the fans been inside the ground and able to voice their frustrations. On Boxing Day of 2020, not only did Mikel celebrate the 1 year anniversary of his first match in charge, he celebrated a 3-1 victory over Chelsea, his side's first league win for nearly 2 months. It was the first time Saka, Martinelli & Smith Rowe all started a league game together for Arsenal. It was to prove a seminal moment, but it wasn’t enough to move his team up from 15th in the table. It was never so bad again for Arteta and his Arsenal team, with the side eventually settling for a repeat of the previous season’s finish, again coming in 8th. Failure to win the Europa League (exiting the competition to Villarreal in the Semi-Finals, who were incidentally managed by Unai Emery, the manager sacked prior to Arteta taking the job) meant that Arsenal would be without European football for the first time since the 95-96 campaign. And the 21-22 season would begin horribly with Arsenal bottom after 3 matches in which they failed to score and conceded 9 goals. However as the season progressed Arsenal began to find some resilience, quality and self-belief. The sides upheaval came not coincidentally around the time club captain Aubameyang was stripped of that duty before being allowed to depart for Barcelona in the January window. Aubameyang had been the team’s standout performer when winning the FA Cup, but since those performances had seen him rewarded with a new bumper contract which made him by far the club’s best-paid player, his attitude and performance level had become a problem that needed to be dealt with.
More so than any win, it was actually a home defeat to Champions City which perhaps best demonstrated this new Arsenal which was beginning to emerge. They took City on and pushed them all the way only to eventually lose in the 93rd minute, whilst being a man down for the final half-hour with centre-back Gabriel being harshly dismissed. The fight was on with local rivals Tottenham for the final Champions League spot and it was firmly in Arsenal’s hands until a run of 4 defeats in 5 allowed Spurs back into contention. The Gunners appeared to retake control with a run of 4 straight wins before losing tamely away at Spurs and then Newcastle, in the end missing out by 2 points. Throughout the season Arsenal had spells of real high-quality football, and the fans had taken to the project with more passion and belief than they had in the final years of Wenger’s reign or during Unai Emery’s short-lived stint. In the end, though they missed out on the prize of Champions League football due to a combination of injuries to important players and the inexperience of a young group.
Despite the significant setback of missing out on a Champions League spot having held it in their hands for many of the season’s final months, Arsenal still entered the summer of 2022 with plenty of reasons for optimism. Bukayo Saka and Emile Smith Rowe had emerged as the real breakout stars of the prior season and Gabriel Martinelli wasn’t too far behind. There had been some clearly smart signings made by the club, in particular, those of Martin Ødegaard and Ben White, signed from Real Madrid and Brighton & Hove Albion respectively. The July purchases of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko for a combined 75M from Manchester City seemed yet more smart business, in them, they had picked up two quality players with four Premier League winners medals each, and both arriving aged 25 they seemed in the perfect age bracket to become big players for Arsenal not just for the immediate but as well the foreseeable future.
Jesus’ Arsenal debut came in a 5-3 friendly win over FC Nurnberg in which he scored twice. He followed this up with another in a 2-0 win over Everton as Arsenal continued their pre-season with a tour of the USA. Arsenal played 3 matches in America and won all 3, by far the most impressive being a 4-0 trouncing of Chelsea. The Gunners made it 5 pre-season wins from 5 when they returned home the following weekend to beat Sevilla 6-0 at the Emirates, a hattrick from Jesus meaning he had netted 7 goals in his first 5 appearances in Arsenal colours. Arsenal would get the Premier League season underway away at Crystal Palace, under the Friday night lights of Selhurst Park. No Premier League side would have envied them this difficult fixture, Arsenal had experienced just how tough it was 4 months prior when a 3-0 loss away at the ground began a torrid run of results for the Gunners. Arsenal had also begun the previous season away on a Friday night and come unstuck against newly promoted Brentford. Again Arsenal was straight back under the Premier League spotlight to see whether they had grown and matured from such damaging defeats last season. The Arsenal quickly proved they were up to the test, starting right on the front foot and keeping Palace penned back in their own third. Jesus immediately highlighted the new dimension he was going to bring to Arsenal’s attack, when his strength and then neat dribbling fashioned a great chance out of nothing, a chance Martinelli should have done much better with, his side-foot finish going the wrong side of the post with the goal gaping. The Brazilian would make up for it in the 20th minute when a corner was headed into the six-yard box by Zinchenko, who was picked out by Saka to deliver a free header. His head found Martinelli’s and from close range, he was able to notch Arsenal’s first of the league campaign. That was to be the only goal in the game for the next hour, but despite Arsenal’s slender lead they rarely looked in danger of being pegged back. On the instances that keeper Aaron Ramsdale was called into action, he was ready and dealt with Palace’s occasional threats soundly. The game was put beyond Crystal Palace in the 85th minute when Bukayo Saka’s dangerous ball across the six-yard box was headed into his own net by Guehi. This made certain of 3 richly deserved points for the Gunners.
Jamie Carragher for one was particularly impressed with the start Arsenal made to the game saying afterwards: “Arsenal played like a big team. When I say a big team, I’m talking about a Man City or Liverpool, a team who wherever they go, dominate the opposition. I felt like we were watching City or Liverpool in that first 20 minutes, half an hour.” Fellow Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville was more impressed with Arsenal in the second half saying: “The question mark about Arsenal will be whether they’ve got that robustness and resilience, physicality to get through that difficult 15 or 20 minute periods in away matches, and they got through that (tonight) and that impressed me.” Saliba was also singled out for praise with Carragher adding: “He looked the real deal. He adds something, we’ve always felt they were weak, at Brentford last season they got bullied and here last season, his physical stature will certainly help them in tough away games.”
Arsenal’s first home league game of the season was against Leicester City. The opening goal began with Jesus tormenting Johnny Evans tight to the touchline, after beating him he fed Martinelli who was able to get into the penalty area and find Xhaka, the Swiss international touched it first time back into Jesus who took a touch to steady himself then teased it over the head of Ward in the Leicester goal and into the net. It was an angle he had no right to try from, let alone score from but such was the Brazilian forwards confidence in front of the goal he fancied his chances from anywhere. The goal was nominated for Premier League goal of the month. Jesus got his second to double Arsenal’s advantage in the 35th minute, this time in a much simpler fashion. A corner across the six-yard box was not dealt with, a Leicester head on it only sped up its path to Jesus who was waiting to nod home from practically on the goal line.
Later in the first half, Leicester thought they had a way back into the game when referee Darren England pointed to the spot having judged Ramsdale to have brought down Jamie Vardy. However VAR advised him to check the monitor, and after re-watching the incident it was clear there was no contact made and the penalty decision was reversed. Leicester did still manage to half their deficit early in the second half though, a long ball was flicked on leaving Saliba in a difficult situation to deal with. Ramsdale was advancing but wouldn’t get there first and Vardy was waiting on the French defender’s shoulder, leaving him no alternative but to try and head the ball clear whilst facing his own goal. He only succeeded in diverting it into the net. This could have been a moment when the Arsenal crowd got nervous and frustrated. They had allowed a soft goal and their youngest defender was at fault. However the crowd immediately rallied behind Saliba and his teammates, he and the team needed help putting that mistake behind them and the crowd’s noise in the aftermath of conceding will have been reassuring to the players.
Demonstrating this, Arsenal went straight up the other end and scored, Ward made a meal of a cross, dropping it at the feet of Jesus who squared for Xhaka. The Swiss midfielder was being deployed in a new, more adventurous role where he was spending more time in the opposition box, he got his reward for this new tactic with a simple tap-in from right in front of the goal. Leicester would again reduce the home team’s lead to one however when Iheanacho found Maddison, who was able to shoot straight through Ramsdale. The young English keeper will have been disappointed at being so easily beaten from such an angle, his wide-open legs presenting the opportunity to the Leicester midfielder. Again Arsenal immediately responded to the setback by going up the other end and scoring again. This move began with Martinelli winning the ball back and feeding Ødegaard who moved the ball on to Jesus, who carried it forward before finding Martinelli who shot low from outside the box, he beat the outstretched Ward and hit the bottom corner, with the ball hitting the inside of the post on its way in. It had been a good day at the office for Arsenal and a great day for Gabriel Jesus, though despite scoring 2 and assisting the other 2 of Arsenal’s 4 goals, according to his manager Jesus left the field disappointed because: “he thinks he should have scored 4, that’s the sort of mentality you need. I wouldn’t like to play against him. He’s so mobile, intuitive, sharp and proactive in any moment or phase of the game.”
Arsenal next travelled to newly promoted Bournemouth. It took The Gunners just 5 minutes to take the lead and again it came from the phenomenal centre-forward play of Gabriel Jesus. A loose touch from White saw the ball launch high into the air, the Brazilian reacted first, beautifully controlling the ball whilst at the same time using his considerable body strength to hold off the Bournemouth midfielder, with exceptional balance he then dribbled around two other Bournemouth shirts until he was on the edge of the box facing their defence, with a lovely disguised pass he then fed Martinelli who was free to his left, his shot was saved but it fell straight at the feet of new captain Martin Ødegaard who was on hand to notch his first of the season. Rightfully though the praise went to Jesus with commentator Alan Smith saying: “You won’t see a better example of centre forward play than this.”
Ødegaard had to wait just 6 more minutes for his second of the season, a cross along the floor from White found Jesus who was free, his first touch wasn’t the best but it allowed it to set up nicely for the Norwegian to strike first time, which he duly did and the ball flashed into the net. Early in the second half and Arsenal had a third goal, with Xhaka setting it back to Saliba just inside the penalty area. Saliba struck it beautifully the first time, keeping his shot down under the bar and too perfectly placed for the keeper to do anything about. It was just Saliba’s second goal in senior football but he had finished it with the class and composure of a player who had scored 200. The strike drew Zinchenko to his knees, clutching his head in disbelief at the quality of the finish and unsurprisingly it was voted as Arsenal’s goal of the month. Jesus thought he’d netted Arsenal’s 4th but a VAR check ruled the goal out for offside, so the North Londoners had to settle for a 3-0 win in what had been an excellent away performance.
The Arsenal faced more newly promoted opposition the following week, this time back at home against Fulham for Arteta’s 100th Premier League game in charge. They would be without Zinchenko and Partey who had picked up injuries and were replaced by Tierney and Elneny respectively. The best chance of the first half went to Saka who got beyond his marker to face Leno one-against one, but he was unable to beat the keeper. It would be Fulham who took the lead however with Arsenal falling behind for the first time in the season. From the full-back position, Saka flighted a ball into Gabriel, who unnecessarily played himself into trouble. He never seemed to have the ball truly under his spell, and his second touch invited Mitrovic to try and take it off him, the defender then got his body positioning wrong, and failed to protect the ball allowing the forward to nick it from behind him and then the Serb was able to keep his composure and finish past Ramsdale.
Fulham’s lead lasted just 8 minutes, Martin Ødegaard lodging Arsenal’s response. There was a degree of good fortune about the goal, with a big deflection on the strike. But there was no doubt the Norwegian had deserved it, he was having an outstanding game with all of Arsenal’s danger coming through him. He was constantly creating, with inventive passes and dribbling runs. In this instance, a clever stepover had bought him the space for the shot. Ødegaard continued to lead Arsenal’s push for a winner with he, in particular, deserving to be on the winning side, and the winner did come though not until the 86th minute. Leno failed to deal with a corner, missing his attempted punch clearance and the ball fell at the feet of Gabriel who was able to gain the perfect redemption for his earlier error by securing all 3 points for his side. The goal kept Arsenal at the top of the Premier League as they remained the only team with a 100% record.
Arsenal finished August with another home game, facing Steven Gerrard’s Aston Villa. This presented Arsenal with a chance to win their opening 5 league games for the first time since 2004. Saka passed up a golden opportunity to give Arsenal the ideal start when Martinelli’s cross found him completely free at the back post, it was set up perfectly for Saka to hit on the volley, which he did but he got too under the ball and lifted it horribly high and wide from inside the six-yard box. An Arsenal opening goal felt inevitable however and it came on the half-hour mark when Emi Martinez could only push out an Xhaka shot as far as Gabriel Jesus, who was on hand to punish him. Martinez did go someway to redeeming himself later in the half with an excellent stop to deny a brilliant half-volley from Martinelli from 25 yards out.
Arsenal dominated the first half and continued their domination in the second but could not increase their advantage, it was instead Aston Villa who got the second goal of the game, in a somewhat controversial fashion. A corner from Douglas Luiz went straight into the net with Ramsdale unable to reach the ball due to his path being completely blocked by Kamara, who also limited the keepers’ movement by having both arms wrapped around his back. The goal stood but Arsenal cancelled it out in their own way, by going straight up the Villa end and retaking the lead. Saka coolly picked out Martinelli who struck it the first time on the half volley, Martinez clawed desperately at the ball but could not prevent it from going over his goal line and The Gunners were able to see the victory out. Arsenal’s player of the month was unsurprisingly Gabriel Jesus with 3 goals and 3 assists in 5 games. Arsenal’s maximum points after 5 games saw Mikel Arteta pick up Premier League manager of the month.
Arsenal started September with a chance to go 4 points clear of City in 2nd, after just six games. Standing in their way was Manchester United who would be hosting the Gunners at Old Trafford, a ground Arsenal had only won at once in the league since 2006, that one as well being without fans during the Covid season. Arsenal was boosted by the return of Zinchenko but had to start with their 3rd choice midfielder Sambi Lokonga for the Partey role after Elneny had followed the Ghanaian onto the treatment table. Regardless of the blow, Arsenal appeared to have made the ideal start when Saka threaded the needle and put Martinelli clean through on goal. The Brazilian finished brilliantly to give Arsenal the lead, but VAR advised the referee to have a look at a potential foul in the build-up. On review, the referee judged Ødegaard to have won the ball from Eriksen unfairly and chalked the goal off. The intervention made by Lee Mason on VAR was later judged by a Premier League review to be an incorrect one, the minimal contact not penalised in real-time by the ref was judged not to be a clear or obvious error. The review came too little and too late as far as Arsenal were concerned as they’d lost their lead and instead found themselves trailing at half-time after a good move from United culminated in a debut goal for Antony who finished past Ramsdale.
VAR’s intervention in the Arsenal goal was always likely to prove a vital one as remarkably United had not lost at Old Trafford when leading at half-time since 1984. This showed the size of Arsenal’s task going into the second half, but they continued to probe and ask questions of United and they got their equaliser on the hour mark when the ball broke to Saka in the penalty area after Ødegaard had looked to thread one through to Jesus. United dealt with that immediate threat but could only clear as far as Saka who slotted through the legs of Martinez for his first of the season. Arsenal looked to be in the ascendancy, but they were only level for 6 minutes. Overcommitting bodies forward left them without a midfield and after winning it back United was able to counter-attack with Bruno Fernandes who looked and found Rashford in behind the defence and he put United back in front. Arteta reacted immediately by looking to chase the game, giving a debut to summer recruit Fabio Vieira. The changes appeared to backfire however as Arsenal were left with even fewer defensive bodies on the field and in the 75th minute they were cut through once more, with Eriksen and Rashford both left in acres of space as United hit Arsenal once more on the counter-attack. It was a horrible goal for Arsenal to concede, it reminded of the worst years of Wenger with everyone so committed to attacking they had no thought for defending. Arsenal suffered their first defeat of the season going down 3-1.
There were some positives to take in how confidently and capably they had passed the ball around, however, United had defended their penalty area very well and counter-attacked effectively. The frustration for Arsenal was how they had helped them in that regard, by leaving key areas of the midfield devoid of players. Partey had been very badly missed, and to a lesser extent so had Elneny whose defensive intelligence would not have seen him vacate his position as often as Lokonga did. The third goal conceded was perhaps the responsibility of Arteta who had gone all out attack mode too early, given the counter-attacking success United were already enjoying.
Arsenal got the chance to put the defeat behind them 4 days later when they began their Europa League campaign. They were placed in Group A alongside PSV Eindhoven, Bodo/Glimt and FC Zurich, and would kick off against the latter away in Switzerland. Summer signings Matt Turner and Marquinhos made their competitive debuts, and Vieira would make his full debut. Arsenal did some counterattacking of their own in the 16th minute when Vieira found Nketiah who travelled down the wing before playing a great ball across the box which found Marquinhos who expertly finished the first time into the top corner. The hosts equalised on the verge of half-time however when Nketiah was judged to have committed an offence in his own penalty box. The death of the Queen being announced during the first half led to the unusual circumstance of a minute’s silence taking place before the second half. When it did kick off, Arsenal regained the lead in the 62nd minute through Nketiah who was found with a delightful ball by Marquinhos who had made a fine debut. That’s how the score remained. Arsenal would not be in Premier League action that weekend, with their home game against Everton being postponed due to the Queen’s passing. Also delayed was their home game against PSV the following week, so the team were not back in action until 10 days after the Zurich game when they travelled to Brentford.
Arsenal dominated the games opening and took a deserved lead in the 17th minute when Saliba’s header from a corner struck the inside of the post on its way over the line. Just shy of the half-hour mark and Arsenal had their second, again with a header, this time it was Gabriel Jesus who rose to meet Xhaka’s perfectly placed ball. The Gunners then got the ideal start to the second half, when Vieira, making his first start in the Premier League in place of the unavailable Ødegaard, struck a beauty out of nowhere from well outside the box for Arsenal’s September goal of the month. Arsenal was in cruise control, always looking like the more likely team to score whilst barely giving Brentford sight of their goal. In the final minutes, Ethan Nwaneri came on for his Arsenal debut, aged 15 years and 181 days he became the youngest player to ever appear in the Premier League. After the match, Brentford Manager Thomas Frank was one of the first to tip Arsenal for a title challenge saying: “I think they will do brilliantly. I think they compete for the title now.” Xhaka was the resounding winner of Arsenal player of the month picking up 83% of the votes. A once deeply unpopular player, his turnaround best exemplified the strides in the right direction Arsenal were taking.
After the international break, Arsenal returned to action in the North London Derby against hated rivals Tottenham. Arsenal went into the fixture just one point above their opponents. Spurs were content to let Arsenal have possession whilst aiming to contain them and spring counterattacks. They kept Arsenal at bay until the 20th minute when Thomas Partey shot from over 20 yards out and hit it so perfectly that Lloris couldn’t get so much as a fingertip to it, the ball flew past him into the net for Arsenal’s goal of the month. Spurs responded in the 31st minute however after a good counterattack between the front three of Kane, Son and Richarlison saw the latter presented with a chance to cross from inside the penalty area and Arsenal did not effectively deal with the situation, a loose touch from Xhaka put his side back in trouble and Gabriel was panicked into conceding a penalty. Kane stepped up and of course, scored for the 7th time from the spot against Arsenal. This sent the sides in at the break-level pegging.
Arsenal regained the upper hand early in the second half after a shot by Saka was spilt by Lloris to his centre-half Romero who, under pressure from Jesus, looked to return it to the French keeper. Lloris missed the ball, it travelled under his body and then Jesus reacted first to poach it home. Spurs hopes of drawing level for a second time were damaged when Emerson Royal was shown a straight red card in the 62nd minute for a stupid and unnecessarily bad tackle on Martinelli. Arsenal quickly punished this ill discipline getting their third 5 minutes afterwards, with Granit Xhaka rifling past Lloris. At this stage Conte retreated to avoid a hammering, he accepted defeat and took off his offensive players, bringing on defenders to ensure the score line didn’t get embarrassing and Arsenal saw out a comfortable 3-1 derby win. Arsenal next returned to Europa League action putting Bodo/Glimt to the sword with a 3-0 win, goals coming from Nketiah, Holding and Vieira, the latter after brilliant footwork in the box from substitute Jesus.
Next up for Arsenal was another tough test at home against Liverpool. With a win, Arsenal would return to the top of the Premier League. Arsenal had faced Liverpool 4 times the previous season, failing to win any, losing 3 times including twice at home. They had also failed to even score against Liverpool in their last 6 meetings with them, but they needed just 58 seconds on this day, with Saka finding Ødegaard, whose ball between Van Dijk and Alexander Arnold put in Martinelli who finished beyond Alisson. Liverpool recovered well from the nightmare start however and was the better team from that point until they got their deserved equaliser in the 34th minute through Darwin Nunez. It was Arsenal however who went into half-time with the lead when Martinelli led a brilliant counter-attack from a Liverpool set piece, finally taking out both Arnold and Henderson by cutting inside and finding an unmarked Saka who slid in to put his team back in the ascendancy.
Again Liverpool responded well, equalising for a second time early in the second half through Roberto Firmino. From that point on though Arsenal found another level, they searched feverishly for a winning goal, looking to pass Liverpool to death and calving many openings. The noise inside the Emirates had reached deafening decibels as the fans urged their team on. The golden chance came with just under 15 minutes to go when Thiago was judged to have caught the back of Jesus’s foot inside the penalty area, having been beaten to the ball by the striker. Saka stepped up and held his nerve, confidently dispatching an excellent spot kick. Arsenal held out for what was in the end a deserved win after an excellent second-half display. In a decision that had raised a few eyebrows, Tomiyasu had been drafted in for a first league start of the season to go into an unfamiliar left-back position, the move paid dividends as the Japanese international had a fine game up against Mo Salah. The result put Arsenal 14 clear of Liverpool who had endured a dreadful start to the season.
“These are broad shoulders, this is courage. A sporting moment in time. Bukayo Saka.. Such poise! such noise!” – Peter Drury as Saka beats Alisson Becker from the penalty spot.
Four days later Arsenal made it 3 wins from 3 in the Europa, with an away win in Norway on the artificial pitch of Bodo/Glimt. A sole goal from Bukayo Saka was enough after he got on the end of a one-two with Lokonga. His initial shot was blocked by a defender but the ball then deflected in after coming back off the Arsenal winger. Bodo calved out many good chances for themselves but was let down by woeful finishing, squandering chance after chance by blazing high and wide of the target. Arsenal then returned to Premier League action at Elland Road against Leeds, though 40 minutes behind schedule after a power outage just after the game had initially kicked off caused the game to need restarting once power had returned.
Again Saka was the only man to get himself on the scoresheet, his goal coming after Jesus had passed up a golden chance to open the scoring failing to hit the net from close range after Ødegaard had found him with a backheeled flick. Jesus attempted to lift the ball over the keeper, but he lifted it too high and it ended up over the crossbar. Arsenal did not let Leeds off a second time however and punished them after a sloppy cross-field pass from Leeds midfielder Rodrigo only found Saka who headed it into Ødegaard’s path. Ødegaard’s return pass then asked a lot of the winger, but his speed allowed him to reach the ball first. Saka was faced with a tight angle, but it didn’t phase him one bit and he picked out the top corner hitting it high into the roof of the Leeds net.
The second half was full of drama, first when Bamford thought he’d equalised but was instead penalised for a foul on Gabriel. The Leeds striker received a second chance though when Saliba was found guilty of a handball in the box after the referee had checked the monitor. Ramsdale guessed correctly in his dive, but in the end, he wasn’t required as Bamford’s penalty went wide of the post. Arsenal continued to suffer in the second half, struggling to cope with the Leeds onslaught and maintain their slender advantage. Through fatigue and pressure from the home side, Arsenal had lost all ability to pass the ball and could do little else but stay in their own half and try to defend. Ramsdale proved his worth to this Arsenal side with his best performance of the season to date, right when his team needed him most. It appeared as though Arsenal had got the job done when crazily they conceded a second penalty of the half in additional time. Patrick Bamford was nowhere near the ball which was safely back with Ramsdale when Gabriel was penalised for a kick out in the box on the Leeds forward. As well as a penalty, the Brazilian centre-back was also dismissed. However on a VAR review, it was clear that Bamford had fouled Gabriel first, barging him to the floor, so rightfully the decision was reversed and Gabriel’s red card was rescinded. Arsenal held on to a win they’d scarcely deserved and it proved an even bigger win later that day when City lost at Anfield meaning The Gunners stayed 4 points clear after 10 games.
The following Thursday Arsenal were back in action in the Europa League. They were originally scheduled to host Manchester City in the league that mid-week, but the Queens’ death led to the postponement of Arsenal’s fixture with PSV, and it was re-arranged to this game week. Arsenal battered their Dutch visitors, in the end mustering 25 shots to Eindhoven’s 4. As was often the case Saka and Jesus were the standout performers. The young English winger was unstoppable in his direct dribbling runs, unstoppable that is without resorting to fouling, which PSV defenders did time and time again after being skinned by Saka’s great ball control when running at speed. Jesus was similarly dangerous, doing his usual thing of fashioning chances out of nowhere with his quick thinking and somehow even quicker feet. In the end, though the deadlock was broken by Xhaka in the 70th minute when Tomiyasu found him in space 15 yards from the goal. He hit the shot down into the ground and it bobbled just at the right time to go under the keeper and past him.
Next Arsenal travelled to struggling Southampton looking to make it 9 straight wins across the Premier League and Europa. They started fast, and when Xhaka finished off White’s cross with a brilliant volley into the back of the net in the 11th minute, it looked like it would be a case of how many, as it wasn’t the first good chance Arsenal had created. For the first 20 minutes, Southampton couldn’t get out of their own half, Ødegaard cleverly found Jesus with a lifted return pass but his volley was straight at Bazunu in the Saints goal. Jesus was in again after a long ball flighted over the head of Caleta-Car putting the Brazilian clean through until the defender dragged him back using both arms. There seemed to be enough contact for 3 separate penalties in there, but unbelievably the referee Robert Jones didn’t point to the spot and nor did VAR intervene. One of the most inexplicable decisions of the season, and that’s saying something, meant that Arsenal went in at the break only a single goal to the good.
The Southampton defence must have felt encouraged from not being penalised inside the box, as the fouling continued on Jesus outside the box for much of the second half, Lyanco getting away with man-handling Arsenal’s striker time and time again, wrapping both arms around his body whenever the ball was anywhere near the Brazilian. Jones did not however ignore perceived ‘diving’ from Saka showing him a yellow card for simulation, even though there did appear to be some contact. A one-sided refereeing performance and poor finishing from Arsenal allowed the home team back into the game and they got the equalising goal with 25 minutes to go through Armstrong after a swift move cut through Arsenal’s defence. In the 78th minute, Ødegaard thought he’d put Arsenal back in front but Tierney had just carried the ball beyond the line before he was able to cut it back into his captain’s path.
The Gunners had to settle for a point and an end to their winning run, paying the price for not scoring more in the first half. As they began to tire in the second half Southampton calved out some good chances of their own, but there’s no doubt the visitors were also harmed by a dire refereeing performance. The dropped points cut Arsenal’s lead at the top down to two. Another away game followed for The North London side as next they travelled to Eindhoven. With 2 group games remaining, they needed just 1 more win to secure the top spot which would mean they progressed straight through to the final 16, without the need for a playoff game. However Arsenal’s performance was poor, PSV were the better team for 90 minutes and good value for their 2-0 win.

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I have two M100 bodies with various lenses to shoot semi-professional shots (mainly of sailboats for clients). I really struggle on sunny days to see what I’m shooting both because there’s no viewfinder + I’m forced to review on screen and it’s impossible.
I’m curious if anyone has either a) found a perfect solution for this, or b) purchased one of the generic one-size-fits-all sun hoods. If so, do they really work?
Appreciate any direction.

Let's start from bottom to top
Arterygear: probably the worst gacha I've played in my time as a gacha gamer the story is not inticing while the charcaters feel less interesting than cardboard would be more interesting(F)
Alchemy stars: do I even need to explain in my opinion it's one of the worst gacha out there it doesn't really do anything enticing some people might like it which is fair(D)
Summonrs wars: The first gacha I ever played when I was 6 it holds a special place in my heart but I had to give it D tier cause of updates the game has made probably would have been High C if not for thought updates(D)
Epic seven: A really good for its time but I feel like it has fallen from grace in my eyes used to play it for 2+ years but over time it became kind of dead to me (C)
Aether gazer: Newest gacha that came out played it on Cn till 1.8 feel a generic action rpg that does nothing better than its predecessors the combat is good but that's where my praise ends the charcaters feel lifeless and they stay lifeless for the entire time the pacing of the story is all over the place and there is nothing really drawing me to the game (C)
Tower of fantasy: The game has improved but not by a lot the story from what I've read is not interesting and there aren't really any themes/dynamics/parallels between the cast so it gets a (C)
Genshin impact: probably the gacha is was expecting the most out of and disappointed me the most I'm not gonna focus on the combat that's not the main focus but the story feels like I'm watching a Disney story and not in a good way it has the same problem with tower of fantasy and aether gazer the story is bland and the charcaters only like have one personality trait they could have really written some impressive characters but they didn't ex. (We could have had a side story of her and the dynamic between and her family and how she is trying to move away from and that we see she gets ridiculed by some of the citizens and how she shows them how she is not like her family) that would have been a really good development for a charcater in the game but they are all one dimensional the only exception is maybe xiao and nahida(C)
Blue archive : I really like this gacha but everything else is just better in its genre I can see someone say this game is B-A tier really good (C)
Dbz legends: a Really good PvP gacha game that spinkles a little story in there which I like I enjoy the dynamic and parallels with shallot and his brother and the rest of the dbz cast(B)
Black clover mobile: feels like a breath of fresh in the genre waited on this game for years and it did not disappoint the only reason it is b tier is cause I can read chinese and my translator friend is on vacation so whn hlobal come out I'll give a more in depth review but for now(B)
Limbus company: Really enjoyed the story of the charcaters I like the uniqueness of how they present the story and charcaters fell like really people which I actually like and location is also very unique (B)
Path to nowhere: One of the most unique storys I've ever read I really like the concept of using criminals as the actual charcaters and the eldtrich horror theme of the story really pulls me in the voice acting is also very good (A)
Honkai star rail: The second best large mihoyo project that lives up to the hype for me where do I begin the story the characters the themes/dynamics/parallels it's all there I haven't felt like this playing a new game in a long time the game play is really fun even though it's not my main cup of tea it's very interesting probably the best gacha release in the year 1 I cant see anything topping this(S)

 THE BIG3 

FGO: The first of the big 3 expansive lore well writing charcaters good gameplay it has it all one og the best gacha of this generation but from what you will see going forward in the big 3 and the best they all had a weak start so I take points of
Arknights: second of the big 3 same as Fgo but it is a little better the first gacha to get me emotional as I actually what started me studying literature one of the best cast of charcaters I've ever seen in media and amazing development to bout
Hi3: the best in the big 3 this is the only gacha (I can see that is interchangeable with the best gacha title) amazing combat well writing story godly charcaters one of the few gacha I can see competing with AAA studios the only reason It's not number on for me is because the best gacha just beats it in a few categories

 THE BEST GACHA 

Pgr: The best gacha game in my opinion Godly combat some of the best wrtten charcaters in fiction in charcaters the story I have tied with Hi3 third but where pgr beats it is in its charcters it was very some of the charcaters I have ever read and the fact that we are just getting started in global just solidified my view that pgr as the best gacha game
(I can't really go in depth on these reviews I would love to make a video explaining everything but don't got the time)

 Ratings 

Arterygear:2.2 Alchemy stars:2.5 Summons wars:2.7 Epic seven:3.1 Aether gazer: 3.8 Tower of fantasy:4.3 Genhsin impact:4.5 Dbz legends:4.8 Black clover mobile:5.2 Limbus company:6.7 Path to nowhere:8.8 Honkai star rail: 9 FGO:9.2 ARKNIGHTS:9.4 HI3:9.5 PGR:9.7

This has been daily life for about 2 years now. I live in the south, and my neighbor 2 doors down is a county investigator. He has pit bulls that he keeps chained (to fucking log chains) IN A FENCE in the very back portion of his property. Both dogs bark incessantly all day and night. I can’t go outside and enjoy my backyard anymore. I can hear them over the TV. The only way I can sleep at night is because I have a noise machine and a fan to help me sleep. I am not sure how to approach this, as I’m an old white woman and he’s a black cop. I keep hoping another neighbor who knows him will talk to him or something. Obviously that isn’t happening. We don’t have any kind of law in the county about tethering animals and the noise ordinance is minimal and not enforced. How do I approach my cop neighbor about his nuisance dogs?

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Hey all!!
My husband and I have had our seven year old rottweilelab mix for five years now – and he’s honestly the BEST dog. He’s so loving, affectionate, and attached to us. The problem is, we haven’t been able to leave overnight since we’ve had him. He absolutely refuses to allow anyone to safely enter the home to take care of him. We’ve tried several different people that he’s comfortable with, spent WEEKS conditioning him to accept others in the home without our presence. We were at a point that we (and our friend) were confident and comfortable leaving for a night. Well… he muzzle punched her, resulting in a bloody nose the first time she came to take him outside. He absolutely adores her any other time.
We’ve tried this approach with several different people with limited success. He started on Prozac, we did training, and decided that the rottweiler in him is just too pronounced to allow anyone to enter the home while we’re very clearly gone.
So, we got into contact with a reputable boarding facility, took him to tour, and they claimed they have experience with reactive dogs and assured us we would be fine. The tour went well, and a month later we decided to do a trial stay. They called us 12 hours later to come get him.
Our vet upped his prozac because he was clearly traumatized by the short boarding stay, and I feel so, unbelievably guilty. He’s doing wonderfully again a couple months later, but darn it I just want to go away for a weekend…

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I'm currently reviewing for my finals and I need someone to accompany me sfw or NSFW, I prefer the latter . I'll be studying for the whole night so keep me awake
I'm a grad student
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I don't want to shave her hair too short like a summer or winter cut I want to just give her regular trimms
What size blade would you recommend me?

I have personally been enjoying the review time. I am listening to the first three songs over and over and would give myself an A-. That means I am almost listening to each one with native ears. I think that's about as far as I can go.
Yes, I review the flashcards and find them very helpful. The big breakthrough is that I am able once again to do the morning workout with all the declensions. I forgot a lot but I am looking at them with fresh eyes.
We decided that we are going to come back to Canada in a couple of weeks. We have done a lot of healing here in Germany and enjoyed every second with our family. But we miss our home. It will be very strange without Sam. But it's time. Some exciting things are happening at work as well and we want to dig in.
Are you ready for a new review song? I am. Morgens wenn die Sonne aufgeht.

Hello po, a panganay here. I am currently underemployed, earning 13k/month at nagtatangkang magtake ng board exam this Sept. We will be having a face-to-face review this July-August sa Mindanao, kaya lang nagdadalawang isip po ako if itutuloy ko pa ba o hindi. As a panganay, nagsisipag po akong magtrabaho at magsave ng pera to fund for my review, kaya lang hindi talaga maiiwasan ng parents ko na manghiram ng pera. Lahat ng pera na nilalabas ko, calculated lahat 'yan kasi ayoko nang mag-aalanganin ako. Kaya lang parang nagagalit/nang guiguilt trip yung parents ko kapag naniningil na 'ko. 😅 Need advice po kung itutuloy ko pa ba ang pagrereview at pagtetake ng board exam. Alam ko naman na wala akong maaasahan at malalapitan kapag ako na 'yung nag-aalinlangan.

I had to have my elderly doggo Dusk (who I've had since 2011) put to sleep about two or three weeks ago. I had him cremated and I have his ashes in an urn next to my couch with the ashes of my other dog I lost in 2020.
I knew it would be hard. I knew, like I was with my first dog, I would be sad. Heartbroken, even.
I didn't know it would be like this. I'm struggling to do any of my normal tasks. I find joy only in video games and I think that's only because it's such a good distraction. I've always had depression and I'm on medicine for it, and it helps my baseline depression, but this is beyond that. This is something new entirely.
My apartment feels wrong. Sometimes when I come out of my kitchen into my living room, just for a split second, I'll mistake a shadow on my rug for him where he liked to lay. I find myself automatically preparing to shout "I'm not going anywhere yet!" when I put on my sweater or shoes, because he knew my getting dressed meant there was a good chance he was about to go on a walk and he'd jump up and start getting excited, just at the sight of me putting on an article of clothing. When I come home, there's no click-clack of his nails on our floor echoing down the hall indicating he's heard me come through the building's front door and he's eagerly waiting at the front door to our apartment for me. I can't share his favorite human treats with him anymore. I can barely eat them myself because they remind me of him so much.
I have my partner and our two cats still, and they absolutely do help--my cat is so insanely clingy and also often waits by the door when she hears me. But it's not the same. It's not that I love them less but there's this big, black, dog shaped hole in my heart and my life that no one can fill.
I just don't know how to handle this grief. I've never gone through something like this before, even with my other dog. Medicine can't fix it, clearly. I keep telling myself to push through and it'll get better, but will it? Is that the answer? Just keep going through the motions and trying to do what I need to do and it'll just get easier with time?
Photo link of him in comments if anyone wants to see him.

I (34/f, 103lb 5'6") have always been told that I've experienced hormonal migraines, and I certainly think that's an element, but I'm trying to narrow down exactly what's going on so I can finally get some relief. I don't think it's just hormonal.
I have had migraines since I was a kid, probably late elementary school. One sister, grandmother, and dad have them too. I remember coming home from school in the afternoons and opening up the freezer and just laying my forehead on the ice box to get relief not realizing what they were. They've gotten worse as I've aged, to the point now where they are so debilitating I cannot drive or form a coherence sentence. I vomit often from them. I can go 3 months without a migraine, but they seem to go in waves, where 3 months will pass and then I will have 2 weeks of migraines that never really go away for more than a couple of hours at a time only to come roaring back. I always always have a monstrous one in early December and another wave in the sping, usually around late March when it warms up.
I have done physical therapy, chiropractic, and currently see a neurologist. Neurologist won't/can't do anything for me until I'm done nursing in 3mo or so. I want to be prepared for my next appointment and know what questions to ask.
My biggest issue is that I feel the ease with which they're triggered is incredibly small. I can't sit on a couch like a normal person anymore- hard chairs are fine- but when I watch TV or whatever I have to either be laying horizontal or sitting on the floor leaned up against the couch. I feel like a dog. I can't lay flat on my back for more than about 120 seconds without triggering a migraine that starts at the base of my skull (always one side or the other) and ends up feeling like a needle in the back of that eye. I had kidney surgery while pregnant and bc I obviously couldn't be on my side, woke up with one of the worse migraines of my life that had me down for over a week, vomiting and unable to take pain meds. Sinus pressure can trigger too. Last night my baby kicked me at the top of my nose between my nose and eye and triggered one.
I take fiorcet. It helps sometimes- they either go away or get worse. They rarely get "better" until they're gone, and I can go from vomiting to totally fine, playing with my kids in the space of an hour. They come on so fast, but go away so fast too. (Hope that makes sense- the improvement isn't gradual--- its usually all or nothing).
Triptans are a no for me, I've fainted on one and my throat gets tight on another. Have tried cyclobenzaprine, valium, oxycodone, and naproxen. (All legal leftover from surgeries or births). All have help seemed to numb the pain but nothing truly helps and I hate taking those long term. They seem to numb the pain til my body decides to stop overreacting to the trigger. Ive taken magnesium and b2 at the advice of neurologist for about 4mo now. Doesn't seem to help or hurt really.
Please tell me what's going on and how to fix it (or suggest to my neurologist). I'm sure the inflammation and the position of my neck has something to do with it given how fast sitting on a couch or laying flat can trigger a migraine, but I don't know how to fix it.
Thanks all.