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Windrunner Windranger is great, and I love her to death, but I'm pretty bad with her. I can never get those clutch Shackleshots, and after missing Powershots one after another I end up just playing Lion.

I'm not sure how popular the genre is among you guys, but is else anyone a fan of DOTA 2? I started playing it this year, and despite being relatively godawful at it, I play with some friends and generally have a lot of fun.

I love support characters like Lion and Rubick, but I also find it fun to be the initiator of teamfights as Earthshaker or Sand King.

For those of you who aren't familiar with DOTA 2 and need some context, it's like League of Legends, except has a steeper learning curve and does not have the stigma of being a thinly-veiled cashgrab.

I just started South Park: The Stick of Truth. If any Microsoft personnel are reading, I acquired it by obviously completely legitimate means.

I'm only about 10-15 minutes in, and I'm already in love.

author=Oblic
All it made me realize is how little I have done with my life in the past few years. I see all of these old friends from high school and undergrad doing all these really interesting things in interesting places, and I'm still stuck in grad school, jerking around trying to finish my MASTERS!

You're in grad school and working towards getting your Masters degree; if you ask me, that certainly counts as doing something with your life. I can count the number of people I know who even attempted grad school on one hand. What you're doing is no small task, so you shouldn't be down on yourself if it's taking you a while to get there. Your efforts will certainly lead you to prosperity, so hang in there.

I know what you mean about Facebook invoking depressing feelings; it has a similar affect on me. It's important to remember, though, that not everyone likes to share the negative aspects of their lives with the general public. Just because nobody is detailing their hardships on Facebook doesn't mean they're not going through them.

author=Oblic
Old friends and school aside, I happened to come across some of my old ex's... oh, how joyous that always is. I feel odd complaining about old romantic interests, but it really did get to me. Maybe it brought back older, happier memories, of times where I had something to look forward to on a bad day. Maybe I'm jealous that their lives are going much more smoothly than mine. Don't get me wrong, I'm glad they're happy; I just wish I could be smiling like them.

Encountering an ex can be rough, but it doesn't have to be. Most of the time if seeing or hearing about an ex is a sore spot, it's because one hasn't taken the time to reflect on the bad memories; only the good. When you're actually in the relationship, it's easy to cast aside bad memories to leave room for the good ones. After the fact, it's important to weigh the good against the bad, because it helps to negate the positive bias that your feelings have developed for your now ex.

My worst breakup was pretty bad (suffice to say, it involved paperwork), and naturally it took a great emotional toll on me. However, giving appropriate attention to all the negativity in the relationship (and there was a lot of it) helped me realize that I was better off, and to rationalize the breakup as a necessary course of action. As a result, there is no animosity between myself and her, and I can communicate with her (without thinking anything of it.

author=Oblic
Another weird thing is, like I said earlier, I am very close to being finished with my masters, and I can't wait to get the hell out of here and move on with my life... but at the same time, I am terrified. I have no idea where I'll be in the next couple months. I don't even know if I'll have a job when I finish. I guess this is what it's like to "grow up"? Christ... that sounds so sad coming from someone that is 26.

Don't worry about that so much - we all have doubts, especially when the road ahead is uncertain. It can be hard to relax the thought when you're anticipating big changes, but I guarantee you it'll be much easier to make the right decisions when the time comes than in may seem now. Focus on what's important now, and worry about moving or whatever when the time comes.

While I have never met you before, I can relate in a lot of ways (except being on the fast track to a degree, for that I am totes jelly), so I can assure you that I know how you feel. Hang in there, and your anxiety will vanish before you know it.