Christmas in a small town song

Hey!
I’ve been in town for a while, but I spend most of my time at work or at my apartment, so I really don’t know any cool places around here. Are there any good walking spots (parks, trails, cemeteries?) you can recommend? Any places or ways for a young 20-something to meet people, like clubs, bookstores, idk? Any funny or weird town attractions you think are fun?
Thanks!

just wanna share with u guys my first sponty labas last night with a fellow redditor! 🥹
also, idk if this is the right subreddit to share this kwento with, pero ito lang alam ko na pwedeng pag-labasan ng mga chika? HAHA I’M SORRY IN ADVANCE IF MALI PO HUHU
but i’ll still continue my kwento hehe. ANYWAY, ayun nga. i came across his post na naghahanap siya ng kasama mag-dinner around manila. i had nothing else to do last night naman, so i messaged him and told him i was available.
i’ve only been on reddit for a year, tapos ang nag-iisang subreddit ko lang is yung commute guide sa PH. HAHA (LOVE that subreddit btw) kaka-explore ko lang talaga actually sa reddit, and just passed by this r4r thingy. although ‘di naman na bago sa’kin makipag-meet spontaneously since i’m vvv active sa dating apps, super hesitant ako and kabado as fuck dahil na-realize ko na iba nga pala yung set-up dito sa reddit 😭
at na-realize ko rin na as i’m writing this, andami kong chika bago makarating sa talagang kwento ko.
LONG STORY SHORT HAHAHA, i had a really really REALLY great time! 🥹 nag-dinner kami sa shakey’s sa cubao and went on a long walk afterwards. we tried going to art in island, but sarado na when we got there.
and while on our way sa bus terminal ng carousel sa main ave (nilakad din namin), nagu-usap lang kami about musicals, and next thing i knew, we were both singing songs from wicked and rent while walking 😭
HAHAHUHU SOBRANG CUTE TALAGA. gave him a tight hug before i left!
new core memory unlocked 🥹 (hoping na mag-aya siya uli CHARENG)

It’s lease renewal time and we just found out McKinley is increasing our rent by $200. We’ve lived here since summer of 2020 and it wasn’t owned by McKinley at the time but they have a monopoly in this town.
I guess I’m looking for advice? Validation? Guidance? Somewhere I can direct this anger at AA for not having rent caps??
We can hardly afford rent as it is, but this will probably force us to leave. I’m in grad school full time through our current lease and the idea of having to find a new place, try to magically come up with a down payment, pack all of our shit, and move while doing so is a nightmare.

I work as a cashier and someone had a beef with me over a small mistake earlier. I simply apologized and fixed the problem and thought it was done so I just zoned out when she (the girl beefing) walked away. I zoned out out of habit and my eyes happened to be focusing on her and the girl thought I was trying to provoke her so she started making a scene and screamed at me for being a total jerk and a creep. That got me so confused but I only watched her silently in amusement as she continued to embarrass herself in front of a bunch of people.
I joked about it with my INTJ bff and sent her a picture of me having the exact look of me zoning out. She laughed and said it looked like a common lightwalker stare or death stare so that got me curious to know if you have the same stare.

I need help understanding how to get over this hurdle.
I'm at the very beginning stages of my recovery. I've been sober for 31 days which is probably the first time EVER where i've intentionally not had acted out sexually, watched porn or masterbated. My therapist says that's the easy part. Although I've made very small strides in attending some SA meetings and occasionally talking to my sponsor, I have not fully immersed myself yet. I need to be consistent with talking to my sponsor daily, attending as many SA meetings as I can a week and diligently working through the steps. I started on step one but I'm dragging my feet.
I've been told that right now due to my wife grieving from being in a 100% traumatized state that I cannot by any means criticize anything she does or hold her responsible for anything. I'm trying to be more empathic and to learn humility and I'm trying to stop my usual behavior which was to criticize my wife for things and i've tried stepping up in different areas. But basically the way I understand it is that she can do no wrong right now and I essentially have to be flawless with all things including my attitude, my demeanor, and every issue we may have I cannot/shouldn't bring it up with her. While I can understand that she is in a grieving state right now, I don't exactly know how to full engage my recovery, learn to embody selfless traits (humility, empathy), and be able to give affection and comfort while all my needs and concerns are shelved. We're still at the very beginnings but I already feel burnt out already.
How do I sustain exhibiting humility/empathy towards my wife while all my concerns are shelved during this process?
How do I fill my own cup?
What do I do when my wife thinks she knows how to fill my cup but due to me having always lived a double life she doesn't really know? ----- I'm being told that any concerns of mine should not be discussed or addressed, all the focus is on her comfort and mental peace.

I recently acquired 30+ obsidian after spilling a bucket of water on a lava lake. I now have everything required to get to the nether, I believe, so where do I build it? Does it matter? Will villagers wander into it if I stick it in the middle of town?

DISCLAIMER: I don't want to imply that it's actually wrong that his beats are "getting simpler", or that his more complex beats are better than the simpler ones, personally I think STH is by far his most consistent album to date, only thing I didn't like was how short it was but well.
So like I said in the title it kinda looks like Peggy's beats have been getting simpler with time. A very funny proof of this is that instrumental remakes of Peggy's beats were hard to find before, but now I'm pretty sure I've seen at least one for half of the songs off the new record.
I'm aware that he used one sampler for the entire album, or at least for some of the songs, but it's interesting how he's leaving behind that more intricate style that gave him so much success.
So what would you like to see Peggy do next? Follow this simpler but '""'precise""" and solid style or go back to those complex ass Veteran/NOV!/AMHAC beats

Hello, I hope you are all doing well.
I have two small questions regarding Amazon Ads for those who use it. When we have an advertising campaign "by categories/products" on Amazon, in our campaign settings, we can modify the algorithmic increase of our bids based on the probability that they will result in a click. In this window, I can see 3 parameters: First search results - Product pages - Rest of search.
I think that "First search results" corresponds to being displayed on the very first page of sponsored products below a book like ours. It seems to me that "Product pages" corresponds to the same thing, but on the following pages. So, what does "Rest of search" correspond to? I don't understand what it is and I have the highest number of my impressions there. Could someone specify what it is?
And for my second question: Does targeting a specific product allow us to be displayed under that product at a lower cost than if we appeared under that product but had done category advertising?
Thanks to everyone :)

Hey! LTR type of person making an attempt here on Reddit (Tried dating apps a couple of times and I never really got out a meaningful connection from it)
About me: 5’6 stocky-built corpo guy who’s fond of unsweetened iced Americano, Taylor Swift, mental health, Asian cuisine (but eats anything tbh) and reading. I try to journal every now and then, too since it gets too much up there sometimes 😅 and been active for quite some time now to better my physical appearance. People say I’m good at writing and thinking up witty punchlines/comebacks/jokes, I guess that’s for you to judge?
More about me: Effeminate but dresses and styles as male, big/small spoon (depends on my mood, but I’m a hugger that loves to give kisses), soft toned voice, maybe Versa? (Haven’t really tried, so this is pure assumption) and officially out to fam & friends.
About you: Age same as mine or higher (utmost 30), non-smoker (a non-negotiable I’m sorry) and doesn’t mind occasional LDRs (bc I’m originally from the province working in Metro Manila)
So yeah, hit me up and let’s see where it goes! 😁

Okay so I won't go into the entire story, as at this point it doesn't matter...
However, we had a few tree branches (large ones) his out house and damage the gutters. There was an attempt to fix on one part and they didn't slope them enough or do a good job at all really and they need to be redone. It's maybe two separate sections of gutter no more than 20-30 feet in total. (That's an over estimate)
What type of company would I hire for this and how do I find said company?
I would ask my dad but he's such a DiYer that I'm afraid he would say we can do it ourselves but with this small amount that needs fixing and I'd rather have it done right by pros that I'm willing to spend a little. (This assumes the cost won't be ridiculous)
TL;DR small section of gutter needs replacing, unsure who to reach out to (roofing company, HD? Gen contractor, are there gutter specialists I can hire etc)

Husband and I are in town from Eugene this weekend and we watch to find a good spot to watch NCAA Women’s tonight because Caitlin Clark is a beast! Food and beer is mandatory - preference is definitely for a locally owned business. Any suggestions on where we should go? Thanks! :)

I work as a cashier and someone had a beef with me over a small mistake earlier. I simply apologized and fixed the problem and thought it was done so I just zoned out when she (the girl beefing) walked away. I zoned out out of habit and my eyes happened to be focusing on her and the girl thought I was trying to provoke her so she started making a scene and screamed at me for being a total jerk and a creep. That got me so confused but I only watched her silently in amusement as she continued to embarrass herself in front of a bunch of people.
I joked about it with my INTJ bff and sent her a picture of me having the exact look of me zoning out. She laughed and said it looked like a common lightwalker stare or death stare so that got me curious to know if you have the same stare.

Hello All,
I just returned to the states after solo traveling Mexico for 5 1/2 months and Guatemala for 2 1/2 months. I discovered that my favorite places to stay are small cities that are full of art and travelers (with a preference for spanish speaking travelers) but also have a culturally vibrant local community. For instance, I am enamored by San Cristobal de las Casas in Mexico and by San Pedro in Lago de Atitlan in Guatemala. I was wondering if anyone has any recommendations for other cities in either Central or South America that I can visit to next, that are similar to these two cities. I like places in which Spanish is expected and not english (I am fluent in Spanish), there are spaces like restaurants or bars that are open to creating events with artists, and there are many projects and opportunities to be a part of the community. I also enjoy being in spaces in which I can learn about indigenous cultures and languages, which was great as the populations of San Pedro and San Cristobal de las Casas were Mayan. Thanks for any advice :)

The amazing news was that Mary Louise Conbright had been missing, but then she returned. Three times, actually.
She'd been gone for the better part of a decade, since just after her 15th birthday. The night she’d disappeared, it was rumored she’d had a screaming match with her best friend. Or that her parents (Theo and Jaqueline) went up to her room and the window had been forced open—a kidnapping. Naturally there were darker theories too, involving trafficking, some cultish religion her parents had bought into, aliens, the occult, possession.
At any rate, she wandered back into town at long last—it had rained that morning, unusually early in the season. She told the detectives she’d left to join some forest-living community that kept her brainwashed for years; upon escaping, she’d been a cruise-ship singer, an amusement-park actor, and a trade-fair hawker, simply going by "Louise." Then she showed them the scar just under her chin, from the jungle-gym fall—you know, the one visible in all the “Missing” posters back when.
The reunion with Theo and Jaqueline was beyond emotional; they could only scratch the surface as they caught up on all those precious missed years, late into the night...
Until the second Mary Louise Conbright rolled into town the next morning. In her interview, she recalled the minutest details of her childhood, stuff an outsider couldn’t have known, including the night she'd been kidnapped. Oh, and she went by "Mari" now (she’d forgotten the rest in the ordeal).
Theo and Jaqueline were, one might seriously understate, conflicted. Their dream come true had, by its doubling, been diminished to nothing, in the space of 24 hours.
The next day brought Maria Díaz de Córdoba. She’d been drugged, transported, and raised by a family in Puerto Maldonado, Peru. Most recently, she’d worked as an ayahuasca guide for adventurous Americans (she was bilingual, after all). She’d managed to keep a small collection of childhood photos on her person; that’s how she proved herself the true original Mary Louise Conbright.
The gathered reporters, onlookers, and attention-seekers grew restless, seeking a resolution, something to bring the saga to a neat close, eager for the HBO limited series as soon as the story ended. But it didn’t.
Eventually the crowds wandered off, since no Mary would budge. In the end, perhaps it would’ve been better if she—or they—just stayed missing.
The mother, Jaqueline, passed away soon thereafter—some blamed it on the stress of losing a child, then gaining three children, and thus really none—but she was old, besides. Theo died that same month, perhaps of heartbreak that’d been a long time coming.
But how awful must it have felt to be her parents? That said, could any of us truly prove we're ourselves? And what if you found out you weren’t you—but someone else was? After all, can any of us completely, 100%, beyond a shadow of a doubt, be certain we're who we believe we are?
Just be thankful you're probably nothing like Mary.