#step 4

[dovelyscribbles]

I almost forgot I drew this after playing Step 4 😅

#dovelyscribbles #our life beginnings and always #our life #our life game #olba #cove holden #step 4 #art #doodle #sketch #doodle dump #drawing #meme #digital art #otome #dating sim #visual novel #camila jamie last #jamie last

[doodlbuggie]

The Derek DLC got me thinkin about dad stuff, and so this idea was born and has been plaguing my brain since the final beta test came out haha

Cliff will never live that 20 dollar story down

#cliff holden #clifford holden #cove #cove holden #gb patch #our life beginnings & always #our life cove #our life jamie #our life mc #original comic #jamie last #visual novel #our life cliff #our life #step 4 #she think she funny #it’s okay they love her anyway #Cliff will never live the 20 dollar thing down #babies #i love babies #they dumb lol #I dumb lol #pregnancy #happily married #happy family #grandpa #i spent a stupid amount of time on this #Cove Holden #Jamie Last

[serenityquest]

#growth #recovery #self assessment #step 4 #honesty

[boglady]

every time someone compliments me on my longish hair the desire to cut it off again returns but also I don't want to deal with it. where's that one dykes to watch out for comic I need it

#step one #avoid getting a haircut for too long #step 2 #people compliment feminine hair #step 3 #cut hair #have terrible experience with hairdresser who does not understand why you would want to do that #step 4 #short hair feels good #repeat

[honey-tree-evil-eye]

Doing my Step 4 work makes me want to bite someone tbh.

#step 4 #addiction #mental health #personal #alcoholism

[topoet]

No Morals Inventory

genderizing toy The dreaded, by many, fourth step in the recovery program calls on one to take a fearless moral inventory, which at first glance seems to be a list all the bad things we did. The lies, money we stole – if only it were that simple. Growing up queer I was confronted with things like ‘an abomination unto the face of the Lord.’ if one is an abomination to begin with what difference…

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#12 Step recovery #am writing #archives #closeted #conformity #inventory #lgbtq #LGBTQIA #Ontario #photographs #Step 4 #Toronto #Word Press

[tweeker-no-more]

#recovery #12 steps #drug addiction #12steps #positive life #the 12 steps #positive quotes #recovering addict #5th step #step 4

[askannospirit]

Blissful Rosemary Chicken Recipe An elegant and intensely flavorful way to prepare chicken breasts: roll with prosciutto and cheese, skewer with rosemary sprigs, and marinate or not. 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper, 4 skinless boneless chicken breast halves - pounded to 1/4 inch thickness, 4 cloves garlic halved, 4 slices prosciutto, 1/2 cup chicken broth, salt to taste, 1/2 cup white wine, 1/4 cup olive oil, 4 sprigs fresh rosemary, 4 slices smoked fontina cheese

#chicken breasts #dish #prosciutto #step 4 #sprigs

[love-to-learn]

Night mares and horses, all around

Night mares and horses, all around

Flesh I sold by the pound

Alone, and all dark, I would sit

Harming myself to feel like shit

Keeping my feelings on a shelf

To then take them down to hate myself

In the mirror man becomes child

Horrors of the past on my back I piled

This had to end or I would die

A little more each day no reason why

Talk to someone anyone I pleaded

Within me there was courage needed

I searched in vain for the seed of hope

Ground hog day at the end of a rope

I found like souls who would hear me

The truth is tragic but sets me free

They are me and I am they

All of us seem to be in pain this way

Tears of rage and pain and sorrows

Yesterdays are today and tomorrows 

The past is past but always near

When that past is filled with fear

The hurt springs up on a daily basis

I scream for an end or an oasis

Just a place where I can't find me

A place where pain won't remind me

Of the losing hand that I was dealt

Of the loneliness and horror that I've felt

Revealing the truth to a trusted friend

Can help this broken vessel mend

Digging deep into The Pit I went

Dredging up the soul capital I had spent

The man in the mirror grew strong that day

The love of the listener I can never repay

He and they gave me my life

I love that man and his wonderful wife

There were others who eased my sorrows

And allowed my past to not dictate my tomorrows

I don't live there any longer

This makes my today so much stronger

The past is gone and never to return

From it there are lessons to learn

Feelings are just that and are not facts

The past is gone even the acts

Pain has no memory if left to itself

I have decided to leave mine on the shelf

The man in the mirror looks back at me

He sees what is and not what will be

He is built from everything it seems

The good the bad and the fever dreams

The rock I have dropped

The fever has stopped

The past and future will not decide

From today I will not hide.

I wake each day, to just that day

Not to trains I must catch or bills I must pay

There are many things that have to be done

But, right now I can savor the peace I have won

Not a shiny penny or anything loud

Just a person that is not alone in a crowd

The wounds have healed and left a scar

The man in the mirror has traveled far

The distance was not measured in miles

It was measured in human trials

The hand I was dealt was dealt long ago

It is the past that I have let go

I have come through the fire I am alive

The man in the mirror is able to thrive

To go on each day and find wonder and joy

To not cry tears for that damaged little boy

Good people have made me this way

The man in the mirror is going to be okay

I hope this rhyme finds you well

It has helped me escape my hell

#addiction #recovery #hope #gratitude #forgiveness #kindness #step 4

[wowhead]

this paper came with a box of jars at work I had to put together and I'm kind of obsessed with it. i might frame this and put it on my wall

#I cant stop repeating these 4 steps to myself

[eddiediaaz]

#polls #tumblr polls #tumblr poll #poll #just wanted to join the fun #these are almost all true for me lol #except the mint choco ice cream #and i did grow up with 4 older step brothers but i havent talked to them in a decade

[ahordeofwasps]

How to nearly break a google doc

1-Write almost 400 pages.

2-Track changes by turning on “suggesting” mode.

3-Make over 1700 changes. “Suggesting” mode will make a comment for each change.

4-Add page numbers.

Google docs will now struggle to open the document.

#guess what I did today #step 4 #like the over 1700 comments was the primary reason why it nearly broke #but it was the page numbers that sent it over the edge #I spent the past three hours accepting each suggestion #and then deleting the comments #to get the doc back into some kind of functional shape #that doesn't struggle to load #I'm going to move back to using word after this #I've had nothing but problems with google docs #google docs #writing #I hadn't even made it a third of the way through the doc #writeblr

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

As we approach the next arc in the story, an outfit change is now on the horizon! The question is, what are our lads going to wear?

(Please also vote in the Lan Wangji poll!)

#poorly drawn mdzs #mdzs #wei wuxian #outfitting arc #poll #Reminder that these outfits are just for the next arc #so they are sticking around for a while but will change later #I love wwx's outfits in The Untamed a lot (there are so many fun variations!) and I cherry picked some of my favourite elements #alas. I am limited in the level of detail that I can add. #but man oh man....this is already a huge step up from where I started. #wwx finally gets to have sleeves....his arms are staying warm #I honestly had a blast coming up with these 4 outfits and I'm very curious to see which one will win! #PLEASE feel free to blast me some constructive criticism too #I *am* doing this to learn (as well as have fun) #forgive me for not having these polls linked until later

[riding-the-sunset-bird]

A character reference based on all four Steps of Our Life! It's only "sort of" a height reference as well since obviously they're not 100% accurate (the devs don't have specific heights for everyone to my knowledge).

I did dig into the code to try and get characters at their "normal" heights but there are other matters at play too (example: Nicolas is obviously "taller" than he should be because he needs to be pushed upwards to be visible enough above the game's text box; likewise with other very short characters).

Still, this should serve as either a nice reference guide for every character or a "height reference" in the sense of getting an idea of which characters are shorter/taller than others.

I'm also going to detail some extra notes below the break, including posts from GB Patch's Tumblr that reference any defined heights (with Cove being the obvious one) or general height things, as well as some more stuff about the MC's height in comparison to the three love interests depending on what you pick.

Cove's height is listed on GB Patch's FAQ as 4' 1" in Step 1 (also stated as "mostly average, perhaps a bit on the short side"), 5' 4" in Step 2 (in-game this is defined as "very tall" on the MC's potential height spectrum, as that is the only option considered on par with Cove's height), 6' 0" in Step 3, and 6' 4" in Step 4. A fun fact is that Cove's final height was originally 6' 3" (191cm) instead.

Derek in Step 2 is under five feet tall (this post also lists Cove as "around 5 and a half feet tall" which you could take as either close enough to 5' 4" as stated above or a potential original height he had that got changed). In-game, he's "short" but not "very short", as having your MC be "very short" will prompt narration telling you that you're shorter than Derek, whereas "short" only has you relate to him in smolness generally.

Step 4 Derek is "mostly average." He wouldn't be considered tall nor would he be considered short. His youngest brother Nicolas will "probably end up as a similar height to him" once he's more grown up.

Step 4 Baxter is "taller than average, but not especially tall."

I've been informed that, on the Our Life Patreon Discord, Step 4 Derek's height is listed as 5' 9" (175cm) whereas Step 4 Baxter's is listed as 5' 11" (180cm), so those are their defined heights. Before that, both of their heights had jumped around somewhat. A post from 2019 said that Derek was 5' 11", but a post from June 2021 said that Baxter was 5' 11" and Derek was 5' 9" (so consistent with the Discord). Then there's also another post from July 2021 (you'll have to scroll down for this one) that listed Baxter at around 5' 10" while Derek was 5' 8"/5' 9". If you're insane enough to try and use the character reference too, then Baxter would actually be around 6'1" at minimum since he's taller than Step 3 Cove (though you could also make the same argument that this means the mom trio of Pamela, Noelani, and Kyra must be decently tall as well since they're so close to Cove on the character reference).

I don't have any experience with GB Patch's other game, XOXO Droplets, so I don't know what ages the characters are in it, but since both Shiloh and Jeremy are characters seen visibly in Our Life, I thought I'd also mention that they're listed as 5' 10" and 5' 5" (or 5' 5 1/2") respectively in XOXO Droplets. Jeremy also apparently grows to 5' 8" in his 20s and he's 22 in the Our Life Cove Wedding DLC (I don't think this is spoken of in the game specifically but he's labeled as 22 in the code).

As for the MC and how their height plays into things, "tall" and "very tall" as well as "short" and "very short" tend to be considered the same for the most part in the game's code. It's not that there isn't a difference at all (I would say it's still notable), it's just that sometimes the game may be more vague about height differences. My post about Errands references this where you don't need more athletic points due to being "very short" instead of "short" to give Cove a piggyback ride.

A guesstimate I'd make is that about 5% of the time, the game will take note of whether you're "very tall" instead of "tall" or "very short" instead of "short." Otherwise, you're either "generally tall," "average," or "generally short." There are also other instances (usually with Cove) where the game might just check if you're either generally tall (around Cove's height) or not generally tall (i.e: definitely shorter than him).

This is actually relevant to the heights because, following all above information, one would assume that Step 4 Derek is average, Step 4 Baxter is tall, and Step 4 Cove is very tall going off the MC's potential "height spectrum" of very short, short, average, tall, and very tall, but it's not entirely the case.

A "tall" MC (generally tall) will look "down" at Step 4 Baxter just as he will look "up" at them or they'll look directly at each other if the MC is "average," same as Step 3 Baxter, but--

when the game has any instance of differentiating between "tall" and "very tall" (they never do this for Step 3 Baxter so the base assumption would have to be that he's just average height), things change.

During Baxter's apology in the wedding of his Step 4, Baxter dips his chin to look at the MC if they're "short"/"very short," levels his chin to look at the MC if they're "average"/"tall," and then lifts his chin to look at the MC if they're "very tall." A generally tall MC still has to lean down to kiss him if they choose to do so though.

Also, during the intimacy scene with Baxter (either in his office or his living room), if the MC is "very short," "short," or "average," it states that Baxter is taller than them. If they're "very tall," then Baxter is shorter than them, but a "tall" MC is "almost the exact same height" as him.

This is all a really long-winded way of saying that GB Patch referring to Step 4 Baxter being "taller than average but not especially tall" might mean that he's some infuriating middle ground between average and tall where he's not quite one but not quite the other either (which honestly is very Baxter of him so I can't even be mad).

#type: helpful #type: cracking the cove #our life #olba #our life: beginnings & always #((If you line up the images yourself then make sure the height of the original images are all the same)) #((I don't know if Tumblr squished any.)) #((Let me know if I'm missing anyone!)) #((I know there's Step 3 Jeremy and someone named Cala in Derek's Step 4 (haven't gotten there yet))) #((but you only see those two on the phone so there is no ''default'' position/size for them.)) #((Also I was worried that Tumblr would eat the quality if I uploaded such long images)) #((so I separated Steps 2 and 3 and 4 into multiple images.)) #((Hopefully that's fine; if you line them up side-by-side it still works out.)) #((Me feeling so exposed because now how I design my Coves is here for everyone to see.)) #((Feel free to judge my bias towards the color blue.))

[itsanidiom]

OFFICE BLS RANKED BY THEIR ABILITY TO MAINTAIN THE VENEER OF APPROPRIATE WORKPLACE BEHAVIOUR

Because I saw @sorry-bonebag's tag and had to.

Here we go! Disclaimer: I'm not going to list every Office BL™ these are just the ones I've seen. Sorry if your fav is missing! Let's start with our lowest scorer that definitely sets the tone for the bottom of the barrel.

CHECK OUT - The veneer is tracing paper if not completely transparent. Fucking in the office. Yeah. That's an HR violation for sure. Thankfully your company is too small to have an HR department. But you're definitely getting fired by your boss who is also your boyfriend who you are also cheating on.

BED FRIEND - The veneer is only considered opaque because everyone else in the office is blind as hell. HR is pretty sure you two fucked in the office bathroom, but they have no proof so could only give you a warning.

LOVE MATE - Veneer is 1-ply. I mean, if the whole office ships it, is it truely an issue? HR thanks you for keeping things PG.

WE BEST LOVE: FIGHTING MR. 2ND - The veneer is definitely paper thin, but it's 2-ply. At least you avoided fucking in the office. Just a good smack in the face and some mutual sexual harassment. HR win...I guess.

HISTORY4: CLOSE TO YOU - Veneer is getting a little thicker, but depends on the light. Rooftop and in-office grandiose love confessions aside, HR thanks you for keeping your higher heat make out sessions off business hours. Still, gossiping about your romantic interests with your coworkers is grounds for a warning.

OUR DATING SIM - Veneer is about as thick as the space between your legs through which HR can see that you're literally holding hands in the office right now, stop it.

STEP BY STEP - The veneer is solid. Mainly office stuff happens in the office. HR approves of this boring as hell vibe. Still, you get marked down slightly because you did almost get down in the company parking garage.

CHERRY MAGIC - The veneer is a wholesome thickness, but no kissing in the company elevator. HR slap on the wrist for sure. We don't care how quickly the doors closed. There is CCTV in that elevator, sirs.

JUN & JUN - The veneer is currently in the process of being painted on so we'll have to wait and see, but it's looking pretty thin so far. HR has their pens ready to write up the report.

OLD FASHION CUPCAKE - The veneer is solid, but HR saw you hugging in the coffee station. Thank you for waiting until you were off work hours to make out, I guess. Enjoy your fancy desserts.

ROOMATES OF POONGDUCK 304 - The veneer is there. HR heard some weird noises over the zoom call, but we're just going to ignore those for now.

#bl drama #office bl #Are you in the HR department for a BL Drama that I did not mention? Please feel free to add #lol #roommates of poongduck 304 #step by step #old fashioned cupcake #cherry magic #check out the series #bed friend the series #we best love: fighting mr. 2nd #love mate #our dating sim #jun & jun the series #history 4: close to you #I have thoughts about Office BL Dramas

[rui-drawsbox]

I think we would ruin Baxter's night if we call him out of nowhere after step 3, and is funny asf

Origin story of how Ruri deleted his number lmao

#she saved Baxter's number as 'Neigh(bour) Baxter' when she went with Terri at the start of step 3 and never changed it #re-saved it as 'Wedd Baxter' at the start of step 4 and actually changed it to 'Baxter 3>' after they started dating again #and Cove is Cove #rui draw smth #also testing if this uploads bc lately the signal is very good between 2 and 4 am! #our life mc #our life: beginnings & always #our life #olba mc #olba #cove holden #baxter ward