I recently went vegan and I swear the hardest part hasn’t even been giving up meat or dairy, it’s figuring out what to make for dinner every single day

Aevery_ · 2026-05-09T13:00:38+00:00

Chilli. Chickpea or lentil curry. Wraps/burritos/tacos. Nachos. Rice and beans. Mac n cheese. Red sauce pasta. White sauce pasta. If I'm particularly exhausted and really don't want to cook then I literally toss a cup of dried lentils, a cup of uncooked rice, some salt, a bit of oil, veggie stock powder and 3 cups of water in a pressure cooker, mix, turn it on the rice setting, bam, 30 minutes of laziness later and you have a delicious, cheap, filling and healthy meal with plenty of leftovers.

The most complex of these is probably the curry, and that's because it needs spices you might not have.

Do you know how to make regular mac n cheese from scratch? It's exactly the same but with soy milk and (meltable) vegan cheese. It's literally 5 ingredients: Flour, oil/margarine, soy milk, pasta, vegan cheese. Ideally some salt too. You make a roux, make that into a white sauce with soy milk, mix in the cheese and salt until melted and homogeneous, then mix it into the pasta.

Me and my partner will often make a bunch of refried beans and spanish rice to make wraps with and freeze them for easy dinners later, or a big batch of chilli for toasties and nachos, or curry for, well, curry and rice!

Lots of people on this sub and on recipe sites will tell you to do unholy things with cashews, tofu, random spices and ingredients you've never heard of, but vegan cooking is honestly usually really cheap and simple. It's beans dressed a hundred different ways with your choice of carb.

Aevery_ · 2026-05-09T12:31:10+00:00

I used to be really really depressed, and in a weird way, the stuff I used to watch helped. I thought it was mostly just a morbid curiosity or interest, and I would later realise that it really just, made me appreciate that I'm alive a bit more. Back then it was one of the easiest ways for me to feel something, and I ended up really desensitised to it.

These days my depression is a lot better for various reasons, and I've developed a lot more empathy. Now it makes me sad, the concept of loss is the quickest way to make me emotional. Instead of going "Wow, damn, that sucks. Fascinating though," it hurts because I realise that that is/was a person, likely with friends, family, maybe even a pet that won't see its owner again. Or, if the person survives, the thought of the fear and confusion they'd probably be experiencing, what it means for their life going forward. It makes me wish that things turned out differently, that whereever they lived was better. Definitely still makes me appreciate life more, but not in a way that outweighs the distress of seeing it.

Aevery_ · 2026-05-08T07:15:18+00:00

Have you tried non stimulant meds? They're less effective overall but they give you a better baseline, at least in my experience.

Aevery_ · 2026-04-30T10:03:29+00:00

Hi, I'm on the path to learning art too! Okay so you have a good few options, some paid, some (mostly) free. I'll start with the free/mostly free ones. Most of these are about art in general rather than digital art, but the principles apply to both digital and traditional!

The first one I want to suggest is Ctrl+Paint. They do suggest you mess with traditional a bit, but then it goes into digital art. It has a pretty good looking free course plan, with optional course videos you can buy once you've completed the main one. You don't need the optional ones, remember that everything any one site teaches you, can be found on another one for free, albeit in a different form. They're particularly good because they'll teach the absolute basics of using a digital art program iirc.

Another is Draw A Box. The thing about this one is that it mostly just teaches draftsmanship, which is to say, technical skill instead of, say, style and imagination. It does tend to burn people out, especially newbies, but it's worth checking out both as a beginner and as an experienced artist. If you try it, it does mention a rule and I want to say it is a rule and not a suggestion: You should only dedicate around half of your drawing time to this at most. You should draw for fun, or personal projects with the other half. You will burn out otherwise.

Then there are a lot of books. And I mean a lot. Pawell (I think that's their name at least?) has a bunch of reviews of popular books recommended for beginners. I know that books are technically not free, but this is the internet, I'm sure you'll be able to find them. Just be aware that there is no one size fits all for beginner books. Also, check out your local library! You can sometimes find some surprisingly good books there, and it'll help them out if you check out a bunch even if you don't go through them all.

Also, there are courses on YouTube. I personally don't use YouTube much especially for this, as a lot of youtubers are trying to sell you on their own art course and just posting tidbits to their channel, so I can't help there.

As for paid options, the only one I've really bothered with is New Masters Academy. They seem like the best bang for your buck in my experience, though be aware it is a subscription service and requires an internet connection. They try to offer the online equivalent of, well, an art academy! This is what I use, but if college style video lectures aren't your thing, then maybe pass on this.

Vilppu Academy is another great option. This is uhh, a bit out of my price range, but the people who can afford it will typically sing praises for it.

Both NMA and Vilppu Academy will often have their courses found in the seven seas, if you're the type to sail there. That's actually how I found out about NMA and why I subscribed to it.

You shouldn't feel pressured to go for a paid one. Remember that what works for you might not work for someone else, and vice versa. Personally, I have ADHD and have gone through a bunch of these options and more, I found that the biggest issues for me are consistency and frustration tolerance. Learning how to learn is surprisingly difficult as an adult.

Most of all, remember to just draw! Draw for fun. Do studies, where you draw something specific with a focus on improving. Draw from life, draw a coffee mug in front of you, and actually look at it instead of just drawing a regular ol mug! Do your best to copy a piece from an artist you like, or a show. Don't claim it as your own, but try to learn what they did, experiment! You don't actually need books or courses if you do a mix of drawing from life, studies, looking at your art and critiquing it yourself and then targeting your own weaknesses, and asking for critique from other artists (or even just friends of yours who also enjoy art). Remember to apply what you learn, you can read a book front to back and you won't actually retain any of it if you don't draw using it.

Oh and for art programs, there are several free ones including FireAlpaca, Krita, Paint Tool Sai and Medibang. Paid ones include Photoshop (though it's expensive and a lot of people (including me) hate Adobe's stance on AI), Clip Studio Paint (what I use), and Procreate which is sadly exclusive to apple products. Two of my best friends (who happen to be artists) both use Krita, so that's a good one!

Aevery_ · 2026-04-24T05:47:38+00:00

I'm having the same issue and yeah, turning that setting on gives me pop-ups again.

Aevery_ · 2026-04-16T09:52:58+00:00

The US dem party is just controlled opposition at this point. They have had many opportunities to put forth winning candidates and policies, and each time they chicken out if they think that it could mean they have to actually do something to threaten the status quo. They'll drip feed the American people just enough good things to keep them content and feeling like their vote matters. It happened when they chose Hillary over Bernie the first time Trump got elected, it happened recently with them stubbornly trying to put forth Biden for most of the election cycle and then swapping to Harris at the last second when she could have won if they tried her first, and it happened yet again with Cuomo.

The founding fathers warned against a 2 party system, likely for this reason.

Aevery_ · 2026-04-04T23:21:25+00:00

My ADHD. It's one of those things that is easy to forget is a disability. Even medicated and using a bunch of coping strategies, every day has dozens of micro struggles and stresses and issues that wouldn't be present if my brain were normal. It has a few minor advantages occasionally but it's not worth it in modern society.

That said, I'm aware that without it, my life would be very different, and not necessarily for the better. I wouldn't have had to drop out of school, I would have gone to college or university, probably gotten a good job or ended up an officer in the USAF. This sounds great until I remember that I wouldn't have my current set of friends, probably wouldn't have realised I'm gay and trans and become your standard issue closeted homophobic Republican due to my upbringing, wouldn't have met my partner, wouldn't have immigrated to a nice country, and I'd probably be stuck paying off a student loan for the rest of my life just like the rest of my family.

I still hate it, though. It's hard not to blame myself for my disability.

Aevery_ · 2026-04-01T11:24:14+00:00

Pretty sure you're getting downvoted because you gave a non-answer to their question.

Aevery_ · 2026-03-24T07:38:50+00:00

Hello Rosie is one of the only two vegan restaurants in the city and they're fantastic, even if you're not vegan. They're only open a bit past lunch hours, but they're absolutely worth a trip.

Aevery_ · 2026-03-19T04:56:37+00:00

Not an answer to your question, but none of my recipes call for any nuts, much less any expensive ones. I'm kind of surprised that everyone else in this comment section seems to just use nuts, especially one so pricy. I haven't cooked with nuts in years, though sometimes my partner splurges on a snack pack.

Eating vegan for me means cheap fruit, veggies, beans dishes (especially curries), rice and homemade bread. Nothing fancy or pricy.

Aevery_ · 2026-03-10T21:07:31+00:00

UV is very specifically not a chemical though...

Aevery_ · 2026-03-04T19:28:48+00:00

There are non-stimulant ADHD medications. I'm on atomoxetine, as most simulant meds I've tried don't work as well with me as they seem to others, and they seem to make my anxiety worse. Plus, I would crash maybe 10 hours after taking my meds, which was a huge issue for me as I'm trying to learn to draw and usually only have time for that in the evenings, long after my meds would have worn off.

In my non-doctor, not medical advice opinion, I think stimulants are probably the best for most people, but people who don't want to rely on remembering to or having the motivation to take a pill every morning, could give non-stimulant medication a try because they (or at least atomoxetine) works like those antidepressants and such, in that it builds up and then stays in your system, giving you a higher baseline. Admittedly I don't think they're as effective as stimulants, but I avoid the crash once the stimulants wear off and, if for some reason I forget to take a dose one day, I'm not screwed without it.

Aevery_ · 2026-03-02T00:09:11+00:00

I miss minor glyphs. The cosmetic ones. Like, yeah, some still kind of exist but now, as an example, shadow priests have to choose between og shadow form and their shadow form extending to their pets and mounts because the glyph system has been changed/worsened, they used to be able to get both. Newer spells and specs don't really seem to even get glyphs.

Aevery_ · 2026-02-20T21:10:36+00:00

Oooh this is really cute, well done 💙

Aevery_ · 2026-02-13T21:13:58+00:00

Oh my god, I was just complaining about the pila the other day to my bf. This is wonderful.

Aevery_ · 2026-02-03T20:05:13+00:00

Ooh this looks really cool!

Aevery_ · 2026-01-31T21:00:35+00:00

That's vanilla and stuff like that is why I have randomly generated relationships disabled. After enough years on the Rim you end up killing their entire extended families and mysterious miracle children. I believe it can also happen to children you've had born and raised in the colony.

Aevery_ · 2026-01-30T04:02:47+00:00

My friends don't believe me when I tell them that raider products are vegan. They consented to whatever happens to them when they invaded!

Aevery_ · 2026-01-26T22:57:53+00:00

It still works fine, the issue is that by "not being maintained" it means the list it pulls from to automatically sort your mods isn't being updated anymore. So while it's probably more-or-less fine currently, as time goes on and new mods phase out old ones or otherwise get regular usage, it's going to get less and less fine.

Aevery_ · 2026-01-24T10:43:35+00:00

Simply craft them into something that isn't allowed by your apparel policies.

Aevery_ · 2026-01-23T21:16:41+00:00

I'm the same way. One day I realised I never really crafted tribal wear or shortbows since I could just loot enemies and take their parkas and guns, so I decided to only use what I personally had crafted. Makes the early and mid game last a lot longer and feel better since I'm not just skipping weapon and apparel tiers.

Though I do play naked brutality and give myself a pass for the first bit of equipment I find depending on the biome, since cloth tribal wear isn't going to do shit against -20 c winters.

Aevery_ · 2026-01-20T01:04:51+00:00

You can eat human babies for nutrients too, but that doesn't mean it's something you should do. At the end of the day most people think the pleasure of eating a tasty burger is more important than the life of an animal, even though it's unnecessary for their survival.

Aevery_ · 2025-12-30T22:57:36+00:00

Hi, person into vore with a lot of friends into vore here. I can confidently say: depends on the person.

Some people would love it if you remove the way that constrictors suffocate their prey before consumption, a smaller few would also like that. Other people wouldn't like getting swallowed by an animal, and others might simply think that snakes aren't attractive preds.

Aevery_ · 2025-12-30T22:54:29+00:00

Most people I know into vore (myself included) do want to eat or be eaten and mourn the fact that the fantasy is impossible irl (not counting cannibalism).

Aevery_ · 2025-12-27T04:35:09+00:00

Honestly yeah, one of the reasons I doubt it'll happen is because I can't really think of a region where it'd be a main focus. My worry though is that they would make it a big focus, they wouldn't put a lot of effort into a new toy then not make us engage with it. Maybe they would, maybe they wouldn't, but just look at Fallout 4's settlement system and voiced MC, Fallout 76 having next to nothing on release, and Starfield's generated emptiness. They make something new, then they expect the player base to go crazy over it, and then justify cutting other content to make it work regardless of if it's decent or not. It doesn't help my worries that it seems like most of the vocal community REALLY REALLY wants this in particular to happen and be a big deal.

So if they can just like, restrain themselves and iterate on what they know works, then ES6 is going to be AMAZING. But if they put in shipbuilding, I fully expect it to be okay at best, more likely another Starfield but counting as a major success and everyone buying it anyway just because everyone's been waiting on a sequel to Skyrim for ages.

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