For camping, in cold weather switching from being active to resting can be miserably cold. To combat this you can fill a heat tolerant water bottle with some boiled water, wrap it in a shirt or sweater to prevent burning, and put it into your sleeping bag to warm it up quickly. You can also sort of do the reverse for when you wake up. You can put your clothes for the next day in a small bag and sleep with them in your sleeping bag. That way they won’t be frigid when you’re trying to dress.

Babymetal comes to mind, but I also want to shout out Sandra Nasić of the Guano Apes for her appearance on Apocalyptica’s Path Vol. 2. Also highschool me would kill me if I didn’t mention Nightwish. Tarja Turenen was a formative part of my music taste, and 10th man Down, Kinslayer, Dead Gardens, and Creek Mary’s Blood all still sit in my favorites list

If it were guaranteed safe, I would get a regulator installed to control level of sleep. Something that could send you to sleep quickly and send a wakeup impulse at a designated time. Sleep quality would be a game changer

Organized crime was important to the development of Vegas as we know it today. So I think that is the origin of that trope. I think these days the association is not as strong as it once was, so likely this is no longer a thing, but having been to Vegas I would believe it of a few of the casinos I’ve seen

True Body. Went to a show to see Pharmakon and True Body opened for them. The stage presence was intense and I can’t wait to see them again if the opportunity arises

Considering the conflict ongoing there this is pretty scary. At the least the conflict will make it difficult for aid workers to help stem the flow of sickness, and at the worst this is a part of the conflict

Knowledge fight is my go to