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FrancisCostello
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re: Derecho Alert: Sunday Afternoon to Evening, NTX, SW OK. MDT extended
Posted by FrancisCostello on 6/8/25 at 10:00 pm
Just got in on a flight from ABQ to Love Field.
Ho. Lee. Chit. That was not fun!
Ho. Lee. Chit. That was not fun!
re: Anyone Else Occasionally Experience Sleep Paralysis/Lucid Dreams?
Posted by FrancisCostello on 11/12/24 at 10:13 pm
I don’t like to revisit this memory but reading through this post has me compelled to talk about it for some reason.
In 2008, I was in my mid twenties and had moved back to my parents house to save some money after college. I was asleep one night when I woke up to see a shadowy figure in the corner of my room. It was still and unmoving. I don’t remember seeing any features other than its darkness.
Suddenly it was on my chest. It had slammed me to my bed so hard and it was eye to eye with me. Its face looked like the ‘screamer’ from the Van Gogh painting. I kept trying to cry out to my parents but I couldn’t breathe. I prayed to God and asked Jesus to save me. It was the single most frightening experience of my life and I don’t say that lightly. I felt helpless, hopeless, and like I was staring something worse than death in the face.
I don’t even like to recall it right now for fear that it would somehow come back to me. A poster above called the attack ‘demonic’ and I tend to agree. I find it so unsettling that so many people share the same story over and over: dark figure; heaviness on chest; hopelessness and fear.
I’ll never forget it and I pray it never happens again.
In 2008, I was in my mid twenties and had moved back to my parents house to save some money after college. I was asleep one night when I woke up to see a shadowy figure in the corner of my room. It was still and unmoving. I don’t remember seeing any features other than its darkness.
Suddenly it was on my chest. It had slammed me to my bed so hard and it was eye to eye with me. Its face looked like the ‘screamer’ from the Van Gogh painting. I kept trying to cry out to my parents but I couldn’t breathe. I prayed to God and asked Jesus to save me. It was the single most frightening experience of my life and I don’t say that lightly. I felt helpless, hopeless, and like I was staring something worse than death in the face.
I don’t even like to recall it right now for fear that it would somehow come back to me. A poster above called the attack ‘demonic’ and I tend to agree. I find it so unsettling that so many people share the same story over and over: dark figure; heaviness on chest; hopelessness and fear.
I’ll never forget it and I pray it never happens again.
WTB 2 tickets LSU/Bama
Posted by FrancisCostello on 11/8/24 at 1:29 pm
Looking for two tickets. Want to surprise my nine year old son! He knows there’s a bad storm coming and has resigned in his heart that we are not going. Dad wants to save the day!
We’ll be traveling from Texas so in person meetup may be tricky. Possible to exchange online securely somehow?
We’ll be traveling from Texas so in person meetup may be tricky. Possible to exchange online securely somehow?
re: Wtb 2 bama tix
Posted by FrancisCostello on 11/8/24 at 1:25 pm
I’m interested!
re: Teachers of the OT: Dealing with Burnout
Posted by FrancisCostello on 11/1/24 at 6:21 pm
Hang in there brother
re: MacBook Pro getting extremely hot and having battery problems
Posted by FrancisCostello on 9/18/24 at 1:28 pm
Are you hezbollah by chance?
re: These are the fastest 15 growing cities in the US
Posted by FrancisCostello on 7/30/24 at 5:52 pm
Good friend of mine is a pastor in forney. Also complains about the traffic. The highway next to that city has always been slammed every time I’ve been there to visit.
re: Any of y’all have a PlayStation Portal?
Posted by FrancisCostello on 6/21/24 at 11:28 pm
I’ve got one and it runs great in our house. Played ffvii rebirth flawlessly.
I didn’t have to do anything with the router. Pretty much out of the box worked great.
I didn’t have to do anything with the router. Pretty much out of the box worked great.
re: Dynasty trade question: Justin Jefferson for Amon Ra and Anthony Richardson
Posted by FrancisCostello on 10/3/23 at 6:12 am
Yes.
Dynasty trade question: Justin Jefferson for Amon Ra and Anthony Richardson
Posted by FrancisCostello on 10/2/23 at 8:32 pm
As stated, would you trade Justin Jefferson for Amon Ra and Anthony Richardson? My current QB situation is Tua + Derek Carr. It’s a ppr super flex league.
Thanks!
Thanks!
re: Do you think you could have figured out FF7's golden chocobo without a guide?
Posted by FrancisCostello on 8/7/23 at 9:44 pm
frick the adel fight. Same thing happened to me. Literally had to start a save from scratch til I got to lunatic pandora.
re: Workplace / Authority anxiety
Posted by FrancisCostello on 7/17/23 at 6:06 pm
Suppose I don’t need the praise. I could have left that part out. I am a natural encourager and have always found it easy to point out the best in people and recognize hard work. If you aren’t insecure about it, I don’t know why you wouldn’t recognize excellent work. Especially these days!
One thing I know I could do better is protect my mentality from the constant criticism over inconsequential things. I do find myself replaying conversations in my head in the drive home and ruminating over things before I fall asleep. Shouldn’t let that dude live rent free in my brain. Some days just wanna sock him though.
Again, I never worry about my position as I’m one of the most valuable parts of our company. If I were to be dismissed I could find work quickly. I love my job. Just hate who I work for.
One thing I know I could do better is protect my mentality from the constant criticism over inconsequential things. I do find myself replaying conversations in my head in the drive home and ruminating over things before I fall asleep. Shouldn’t let that dude live rent free in my brain. Some days just wanna sock him though.
Again, I never worry about my position as I’m one of the most valuable parts of our company. If I were to be dismissed I could find work quickly. I love my job. Just hate who I work for.
Workplace / Authority anxiety
Posted by FrancisCostello on 7/17/23 at 12:59 pm
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re: How did that person in your class become rich?
Posted by FrancisCostello on 7/16/23 at 6:31 pm
For a second I thought this was the Tommy Boy plot line.
Series S worth it?
Posted by FrancisCostello on 3/10/23 at 2:45 pm
Hey GB. Looking at this Verizon deal for a $150 series S. I’ve already got a ps5, pc, and switch. Any reason you can see to get that machine aside from the great deal?
Things that you rationalize
Posted by FrancisCostello on 2/10/23 at 11:38 am
Been thinking today about how often I dupe myself into things by rationalizing them to seem like they are a good idea. Things like: "Just this once", "Been a long day so I deserve to kick my feet up and veg out", etc.
What are some things that you rationalize or what are some things our culture rationalizes?
What are some things that you rationalize or what are some things our culture rationalizes?
re: Can we all agree on a couple of crummy aspects about the afterlife?
Posted by FrancisCostello on 12/29/22 at 11:37 pm
Jesus himself comes riding back on a horse guys. There will be animals in heaven!
re: Merry Christmas, my dear friends
Posted by FrancisCostello on 12/25/22 at 12:33 am
quote:
TulaneLSU
“Now that’s a name I’ve not heard in a long, long time…”
re: Broke front part of molar… how serious is it to have immediate repair?
Posted by FrancisCostello on 12/25/22 at 12:29 am
Dallas area
Broke front part of molar… how serious is it to have immediate repair?
Posted by FrancisCostello on 12/25/22 at 12:15 am
Merry Christmas OT.
Broke my molar on some Buccees Beaver nuggets tonight. Pretty pissed to have happened on Christmas even but I digress. Don’t want to have to run to the dentist tomorrow and am hoping to wait til the 26th when things open back up. I’m just wondering if there’s any real danger to waiting? I’m not in any pain but it has exposed some of the dentin / blood vessels beneath.
Can any OT dentists weigh in? Am I gonna die?
Broke my molar on some Buccees Beaver nuggets tonight. Pretty pissed to have happened on Christmas even but I digress. Don’t want to have to run to the dentist tomorrow and am hoping to wait til the 26th when things open back up. I’m just wondering if there’s any real danger to waiting? I’m not in any pain but it has exposed some of the dentin / blood vessels beneath.
Can any OT dentists weigh in? Am I gonna die?
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