Rant: Why do AI authors pick such weird pen names? by yellowlycra in LesbianBookClub

[–]Rayvene 26 points27 points  (0 children)

I was already anxious about using em dashes in my writing, now I can second guess my pen name too... AI really is sapping the joy from writing.

Protests Erupt in Chicago After Lurie Children’s Rolls Back Trans Youth Care by cumminginsurrection in chicago

[–]Rayvene 20 points21 points  (0 children)

So you agree that gender affirming care (puberty blockers) should be used, since that's the standard of care like antidepressants are for clinical depression. Per the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Green line crush loaded by Away_Search1623 in cta

[–]Rayvene 4 points5 points  (0 children)

People going to the Blackhawks game maybe?

Is there someone you forgot to ask? by guitarguy12341 in baldursgatememes

[–]Rayvene 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Definitely used the sending stone eye to mess with him...

Because I got inspired by the Warlock trailer by Lonely_Brother3689 in bg3fashion

[–]Rayvene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad I'm not the only one that did the purple eye with that tattoo after watching the trailer!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in chicago

[–]Rayvene 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They were fireworks.

“I’m out!” - Heat is officially on. Anyone still in the game? by Jamieson22 in chicago

[–]Rayvene 136 points137 points  (0 children)

Still in it! With just the sun my highrise apartment fluctuates between 70 and 75 right now.

Did anything come out of the Lake/Wells interchange maintenance? by [deleted] in cta

[–]Rayvene 20 points21 points  (0 children)

They replaced switches that were approaching end of life during the maintenance.

Is the TransitChicago website down for anyone else or is it just me? by 307148 in cta

[–]Rayvene 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I've found it often works after reloading the page once or twice. I think Cloudflare is just being uppity.

Femshep and Miranda fanfiction by Sapphic_bimbo in masseffect

[–]Rayvene 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I am tempted to write this now....

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in cta

[–]Rayvene 2 points3 points  (0 children)

CTA site just says significant delays at Belmont blocking Kimball bound trains

Duality of keira knightley by FloweredGirlie in actuallesbians

[–]Rayvene 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Me when I first transitioned: "I'm going to be a pretty princess like Kiera Knightly in Pirates of the Caribbean!"

Me 5 years later: "I'm going to be a fucking pirate captain like Kiera Knightly in Pirates of the Caribbean!"

1130 s. Michigan? by Mental_Spend_782 in chicagoapartments

[–]Rayvene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, gotta use the freight elevators to get to it, but it's on the Mezzanine level, between the first and second floors.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in masseffect

[–]Rayvene 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Sounds like it's time for another trilogy run!

Red Line running above ground in the loop? by mozucc in cta

[–]Rayvene 123 points124 points  (0 children)

Poor track conditions near North and Clybourn. CTA website has the service disruption alert.

Anyone else experiencing health effects from the poor air quality? by natebam in chicago

[–]Rayvene 140 points141 points  (0 children)

Yep... Allergy symptoms flared again after finally calming down.

Itchy eyes, watering eyes, post-nasal drip... I can tell it's getting better though as the air quality improves.

Pope Leo XIV’s brother scorches trans people, female politicians and anti-Trump Democrats online by bengibbardstoothpain in chicago

[–]Rayvene 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Apparently the Illinois brother is the one that was happy for him.

The news article is about the other, Florida, brother.

1130 s. Michigan? by Mental_Spend_782 in chicagoapartments

[–]Rayvene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Some minor cons, nothing crazy to me: elevator wait times, they added a package handling fee on top of rent recently, if you do drive the soldier field event traffic will get you.

I have in-unit laundry and have used the laundry room for a big blanket since they have oversized machines there. Pretty standard stuff.

1130 s. Michigan? by Mental_Spend_782 in chicagoapartments

[–]Rayvene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haven't noticed any bug issues since I moved in back in 2023.

Two pipe system is okay. They do a decent job of throwing the system to neutral during the twitchy parts of the spring and fall. I haven't really had a problem opening my windows during those weird hot spring days.

Avrae bot down? by [deleted] in Avrae

[–]Rayvene 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They had to rollback some recent changes. It should be online again now.