Clive Barker. The Books of Blood are short stories and lean harder into straight up horror than his novels, which blend a little into dark/urban fantasy stuff. Still great, but depends on if you like that. Obviously Hellraiser is an awesome book, but hard to go in blind to that one. Quick read, though.

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Yeah, don't listen to those people. Polarized sunnies are awesome no matter what you're getting up to. They aren't playing tricks with the light, they are filters, plain and simple. Looking up how they work would be better than any explanation I can conjure up, if you're curious about the science. The aren't a safety issue, though. I have been wearing them for decades and put miles and miles on my bikes, both commuting and doing things like adventure races. Happy cycling!

Could you use dynamic DNS? Pretty sure there are some free options.

Not in the good old US of A. At-will employment is the norm, so unless it is very clear that she was fired for her race, religion, sexual orientation, or disability, not much she can do.

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Why the fuck do they need to raid any house for a fucking weed eater!? That is serious small time shit.

Step one: don't fucking ask us. You wanna be punk, go do shit and remember not to give a fuck what the people around you think. No plan you make will survive first contact with the dirt.

If you are gonna let your cat mess with it, I would go with a food safe style finish you would use on cutting boards or the like. Might have to reapply occasionally, but better than running the risk of the cat chipping off and ingesting a more permanent type of finish.

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I think for a lot of people part of the fantasy is getting to be someone else.