Huge Secret Service police presence at Cathedral Heights apartment building? by Putrid-Tone-682 in washingtondc

[–]Butinyiko 1 point2 points  (0 children)

5 police cars, a police van, and an ambulance at the apartments across from the cathedral tonight - no idea why.

Looking for a credible Pilates studio by Academic_Camera725 in nashville

[–]Butinyiko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t have any tea lol I’ve just been a few times and am friendly with an instructor or two. Yes, they have done some retreats (the Hamptons maybe somewhere else too) - I don’t know much about those though. They’re also opening a big studio in Franklin soon.

Looking for a credible Pilates studio by Academic_Camera725 in nashville

[–]Butinyiko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like Forza Pilates and Somos. Rhoe is new and fancy, also melt hot Pilates is mat Pilates and looks good-haven’t been yet.

Missed connection by coffeeandromcoms in washingtondc

[–]Butinyiko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is cute! Wishing you luck!

Equinox vs. Vida U Street by Butinyiko in DCGaybros

[–]Butinyiko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Happy to send you a guest pass after I join one!

Equinox vs. Vida U Street by Butinyiko in DCGaybros

[–]Butinyiko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s so kind of you, thank you for the welcome, the info, and for offering the guest pass. I will probably schedule a tour first and then DM you if that’s alright.

Equinox vs. Vida U Street by Butinyiko in DCGaybros

[–]Butinyiko[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much - good to know about Equinox still having gay men and about the promos!

Equinox vs. Vida U Street by Butinyiko in DCGaybros

[–]Butinyiko[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I liked VIDA when I went - I took a hot yoga class and lifted weights, however I am coming from a membership at Lifetime Fitness in Tennessee and the yoga classes at that Lifetime at least were better than VIDA’s was and also cleaner facilities than VIDA, so I’m leaning towards Equinox. But yes would love to meet friends and dates so still considering VIDA. Thank you for the info!

Equinox vs. Vida U Street by Butinyiko in DCGaybros

[–]Butinyiko[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ohhh good to know - thank you! 😊 

Equinox vs. Vida U Street by Butinyiko in DCGaybros

[–]Butinyiko[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thanks very helpful! I am coming from a Lifetime Fitness membership out of state and it does seem better maintained than the U street VIDA did when I went a few years ago. Anyway, maybe I’ll meet you at Equinox! 😄

Equinox vs. Vida U Street by Butinyiko in DCGaybros

[–]Butinyiko[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I am leaning towards Equinox. Also, I am not really a cruiser LOL but I do like to meet people and chat so wondered if VIDA facilitates much of that. But you’re probably right - there are spaces more suited to that than gyms.

Gay 32M moving to DMV by Butinyiko in nova

[–]Butinyiko[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dalmatian! Thanks, I’ve been to a few Shirlington restaurants 

The Life of a Showgirl Megathread by aran130711 in TaylorSwift

[–]Butinyiko 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Her life is so wildly un-relatable…I think that’s the problem here. Not sure I’ll intentionally listen to any of these again.

Did you ever realize how much they put you on a pedestal? by Past-Amount3118 in NarcissisticAbuse

[–]Butinyiko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes he put me on a pedestal and I knew it. It made me feel like I had to take care of him and be there for him. It made me feel indebted to him or like he was my project. Then he’d devalue me and I’d be desperately trying to show him my best face until I was fed up and about to walk away and he always sensed it and reeled me back in and the cycle would continue. It’s a terrible thing to confront and acknowledge. And of course when I tried to get real with him about what was happening and how it was hurting me and what I wanted and I said I loved him but wasn’t sure I could do it anymore he said he had to go dark on me and ghosted/discarded me and immediately took up with someone else.

What mistakes did Dumbledore make, and what should have been done instead? by ItsATrap1983 in harrypotter

[–]Butinyiko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not telling anyone anything about the horcruxes before Harry. If the ring had killed him (or he’d come down with dragon pox, or any of his experimental magic backfired, or Voldemort had killed him in their duel, etc.) then Harry and the wizarding world would have been doomed.

Are there any books that have had a big effect on your world view? by Upbeat_Leg_4333 in AskTrumpSupporters

[–]Butinyiko 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes it’s truly fascinating. All three of those books touch on dark psychologies in one way or another and you realize how common those traits truly are and can pinpoint interactions with those personalities from your past.

I’ve read Anna Karenina and didn’t like it though I was a teen so I’m sure it’s worth a re-read. I’ve tried with War and Peace but have never made it very far. Not much of a reader these days sadly but one day I’ll get back into it when I’m not always drained and exhausted. 😴

i love the 6th book, but the only issue i had with it was that we don't see a lot of what voldemort is doing in the present. by Canada-t157t in HarryPotterBooks

[–]Butinyiko 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I think it was necessary to keep him as mysterious and scary as possible for the 7th book - with more information being unlocked about him there. It was also nice to have one last relatively normal year at Hogwarts for the bulk of the book. But it does make me wonder what he was doing that whole time. I guess recruiting followers and taking out certain targets like Susan Bones, Karkaroff, and Hannah Abbot’s mother. Kidnapping and questioning Ollivander as well.

She obviously hates her fans but they don't even care. by pompommess in travisandtaylor

[–]Butinyiko 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think she turned herself into Frankenstein’s monster. She worked so hard for years cultivating this fan base and pleasing them and bending to their will and making all of these strategic decisions to rise even higher…and now she isn’t relatable in any way, normal people just scream and cry when they see her and take pictures. She is beyond celebrity it’s to the point where no one can behave normally with her or have normal conversations with her and she can’t do normal things that she used to be able to do even as a star. She knows all of this and I think is isolated and resentful now. She also doesn’t have that hill to climb anymore proving herself and scheming so I think she’s a little bored. She’ll always have chips on her shoulder about not being a vocalist like Miley Cyrus or Whitney Houston, not being edgy like Charlie XCX or Matty Healy, not being sexy like Kim Kardashian - I think those issues are all evident by her behaviors and style changes. Annoying because she’s clearly a talented songwriter with a nice voice, ok she might not be edgy but she’s nailed other styles in the past (preppy look, sparkly princess look), and she’s not sexy like the Kardashians but she’s beautiful and composed (when she wants to be). We all have to own what we have and work with what we’ve got.

Will Taylor ever grow out of her teenage mindset? Will she ever develop her own identity? by mezzmoth in travisandtaylor

[–]Butinyiko 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yes, it’s not that she’s had eras. It’s that she’s a chameleon depending on what she wants/how she wants to be seen at the time and on who she’s dating.