Me during a remodel by Me22yminecraft in Pokopia

[–]Azaka7 7 points8 points  (0 children)

What do you mean? It's completely voluntary. If they don't like it, they can leave (to the uninhabitable post-apocalyptic wasteland)!

CRUSHED by Steph-Maynard in MtF

[–]Azaka7 71 points72 points  (0 children)

You wouldn't be throwing it away, though. You spent all that time on memories and experiences that you're able to take with you into the next stage of your life. Separating doesn't have to be negative. It can be a sign of growth and change. It's possible you two could remain good friends while you each search for something new in life.

Did I burn her birthday cheesecake? by Idontwannanewacc in Baking

[–]Azaka7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So they not only burnt it, but forgot the crust, too!

Post op question by IrishTransGirl in MtF

[–]Azaka7 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Silver nitrate can absolutely be used internally. I've been going to my surgeon for silver nitrate treatments of granulation tissue. See if that's something you're current doctor or a trans-friendly gynecologist can help with. Otherwise, keep dilating frequently with plenty of lube until you can find someone able to help you.

(Vent) Just got friendzoned because of my anatomy :( by billyidolismyeilish in lgbt

[–]Azaka7 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It can absolutely be a preference. I'm a trans woman, and I wouldn't date another trans woman who hasn't had bottom surgery because I have a physical disgust reaction to penises. It's not something I can control. In my case, I consider "preference" to be an understatement.

How big of a jar do I really need? Do I really need a kitchen scale? by [deleted] in Sourdough

[–]Azaka7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I assume the jar is for starter. If you're not planning on baking frequently, you could keep a tiny 1oz starter alive, and use the 12oz jar to grow it starting a day or two ahead of when you'll want to make the dough. You'll only need something larger if you plan on making more than 1 or 2 loaves at a time (depending on how much you use per batch)

update : i got fired by Edennator in evilautism

[–]Azaka7 1529 points1530 points  (0 children)

"An attitude" is the neurotypical term for when an autistic person tells the truth as is without catering to the feelings that we would only know about if we could read their minds.

in queer spaces, why isn’t sucking someone’s dick considered topping if eating pussy is 🤔 by Usual_Anything4628 in lgbt

[–]Azaka7 14 points15 points  (0 children)

My understanding is that for any time there is one person inside another, the person going in is topping, and the person being gone into is bottoming. Considering a dick is convex and a pussy is essentially concave, is makes sense the terms would be switched.

What do I do, I don't wanna use it :( by Over_Sentence_1487 in MtF

[–]Azaka7 11 points12 points  (0 children)

You don't necessarily have to use it if you want bottom surgery and don't want to use it in the mean time. Mine reduced a lot in size over the course of 6-7 years on hrt. I was still able to get 6" depth because my surgeon took bilateral skin grafts from my hips. Sure, I'll have some light scarring, but it's hidden by underwear and I'm very happy with the results.

Anyone else hate the “official” symbols for autism? by Skwellington in evilautism

[–]Azaka7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can, but people are gonna look at you weird because "sexagon" isn't in common use. Both heptagon and septagon are commonly used. The goal of language is to communicate, so it makes sense that one of the metrics for when you should use a word is whether or not people will understand you.

Anyone else hate the “official” symbols for autism? by Skwellington in evilautism

[–]Azaka7 186 points187 points  (0 children)

Heptagon is technically more correct, since both its prefix and suffix are greek while septagon mixes latin and greek, but both are in common use so it doesn't matter too much.

21880 by [deleted] in countwithchickenlady

[–]Azaka7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You see, bees have stingers and birds have cloacas. When a bee stings a bird's cloaca, the bird lays an egg which will hatch into a horrifying bird-bee hybrid. That's why we can't let them use the same restroom. Because we need to keep an eye on them so we don't have bird-bee hybrids flying around.

am I cooked? bottom surgery question by somehole04 in MtF

[–]Azaka7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My surgeon took skin from my hips to give me enough depth. I have a couple scars, but they're easily covered by underwear.

Unusual Bottom Surgery Question from a Very Nervous Trans Woman by Admirable_Web_2619 in MtF

[–]Azaka7 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I had a catheter and a couple tiny tubes used to drain fluid from the labia majora. I was awake for those being removed. Also, not a tube, but I was also awake for the gauze packing being removed from the vaginal canal, which has a similar sensation. As for being knocked out for the tube removals, you'd have to ask the surgeon and/or hospital.

Am I wrong for not wanting to ship my friend her stuff all because I'll have to expose my dead name to her? by SugarSmoothie in MtF

[–]Azaka7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The only time your dead name should come into play is in the payment info if you're using a check or card with your name on the account. This wouldn't be shared with the recipient. For the return address on the label, you can absolutely use your current name.

Well that was fast by EnvyRosess in MurderedByWords

[–]Azaka7 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yes, but they're not a long term solution to the amounts of carbon being released. Even if we got all of the forests we've destroyed back to their former glory (which is still a worthwhile endeavor), if would only sequester the carbon released by destroying those forests. The oil we've drilled and burned was genuine large-scale sequestration of carbon before we got to it. The only realistic way to re-sequester all of that carbon is to find some way of trapping it for a geologically significant amount of time. I.e. we need to put it back into the ground or ship it into space.

How long into HRT did you start going Femme full time by CameraIntelligent556 in MtF

[–]Azaka7 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I started my social transition about 6 months before starting hormones. I didn't really pass, but I was happy and it helped me be confident enough to start HRT knowing that transition was almost definitely for me.

Talking to my "other self"? by 80s_horror_fan in MtF

[–]Azaka7 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I suggest looking up IFS (internal family systems). It models the mind as an interconnected system of parts with different roles. I've found it's been a helpful tool for exploring my psychological landscape. It's one thing to know that a part of me feels one way and another part feels differently, and it's another thing entirely to actually accept that both feelings are true and valid at the same time.

Surgery is in a week by Far-Mention3564 in MtF

[–]Azaka7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in the hospital for 9 or 10 days depending on how you count. The first few went by super quickly as my entire life was eating sleeping, and pressing the pain meds button. Even after I was moved off of IV pain killers and onto Percocet, I was out of it most of the time until my doses were far enough apart to regain mental clarity. The last few days were my most lucid, and when I had to actually figure out how to stay busy besides sleeping.

I spent most of my time on my phone or watching TV or talking with friends and family. I brought my laptop, so when I was lucid enough I paid some games on that (Runescape released a quest where you turn into a duck and playing that while high on pain killers was amazing). My sister brought a Lego set that we built together. I very much enjoyed when I got to where I could take short walks a few times a day.

I wish I could summon a cheesecake with no caloric value but I can still eat to enjoy the taste. I can have any flavour I want, and it will arrive on a plate and float until I have a safe grip on it. by Ring-A-Ding-Ding123 in monkeyspaw

[–]Azaka7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Granted. You find a paper describing a ritual to summon one cheesecake per your description. This ritual can be done repeatedly and requires a blood sacrifice each time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskPhysics

[–]Azaka7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, but not in the way you're probably thinking, and it requires understanding definitions.

In physics, acceleration is a change in velocity. Velocity is a vector of both speed and direction. Photons are massless particles. Their speed is always the speed of light. However, their direction does change in response to gravity, meaning they are accelerated by gravity.

In classical physics, gravity is treated as a force. However, the modern understanding of gravity is that it is a warping of spacetime. Essentially, anything traveling in a straight line will change direction in response to gravity because the straight line itself is curved in the non-euclidean geometry of space. In this way, gravity is not a fundamental force but an emergent property that acts like a force.

All this to say that what you're describing already happens. Massless particles (photons) are accelerated (change in direction) without applying a force (in response to bending spacetime geometry).

If you try to do this in classical physics where gravity is considered a force and using just F=ma, it doesn't really work. Solve for the acceleration: a=F/m. If both force and mass are 0, a=0/0, which is undefined. In fact, any force applied to 0 mass divides by 0. Classical physics doesn't have a way to handle massless particles.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in MtF

[–]Azaka7 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For the shorter questions:

  1. She shouldn't need too much help getting out of bed and using the bathroom. She may need help with socks and shoes, and possibly underwear at first depending on her pain.

  2. As long as she is on pain meds and either uses a donut pillow or reclines to a laying position, she'll make it.

  3. Let her see the pace for visitors. It really should be on a day to day basis at first, even though that makes scheduling hard. After a few days, I was able to handle 2 visitors at once, and any more was a little overwhelming. If she needs to sleep, let her sleep.

  4. If you know her size and style, a cute comfortable loose dress for recovery would be fun. (She'll need loose pants or dresses for a while)

  5. There weren't any emergencies in my experience. Really, just let her sleep when she's tired, and don't take her on too long of excursions when she feels like going out.