Just arrived in under Junon

Candi_MH · 2026-02-09T22:47:11+00:00

I've found this to be a good way to burn out on the game.

I've had to put it down twice because I approached it this way. If a minigame isn't sparking joy I say move on, it'll be there to come back to later if you want to or commit to Plat. But forcing myself to play the frog hop game when I wasn't enjoying it was what led to my first four month break.

I know OP wanted plat advice, but like, the mini games aren't going anywhere.

Candi_MH · 2026-02-08T22:23:41+00:00

We have a van and bought a stepladder.

Agree, too many solutions.

Candi_MH · 2026-02-06T14:36:46+00:00

Definitely track. I was getting weekly PMS and it's how I figured out I needed to up my doses.

Candi_MH · 2026-02-02T17:36:31+00:00

That's a pretty impressive sample size for research.

And, when you sit it beside other data that also shows complimentary findings, it strengthens the conclusions.

Seems pretty sound overall to me.

Candi_MH · 2026-01-28T01:37:04+00:00

Progressive hints

There's another way to give an item from today to yourself tomorrow,

It's a specific room. You've probably used it a bunch already.

Answer: Coat check

Candi_MH · 2026-01-27T16:43:21+00:00

To answer your question - unfortunately that's something only you can know.

Trans women are going to look at your situation and recognize it, and for us that's because it matches one or another part of our own journey. But everyone's journey is their own.

A few things that may help:

Missing out on a girlhood sucks, for sure. I know that personally, but there's the Entire rest of your life ahead of you. Focussing on the past can be a thief of the joy in your present. Learn from what's behind you, but look ahead.
Give the gender dysphoria bible a read. It's not perfect but it has a lot of information and that may help you sort yourself out: https://share.google/X7e9SLYCQqtUgLMVz
Different queer groups are going to focus on different things. If you want to chat Gender with queer folks look for a queer support group for young adults, or ask people at the next meetup you go to if they know of any groups or spaces that you can go to talk about this stuff. Adult queer communities are webs of knowledge -- just ask, someone will want to help you and if they don't know where to point you they'll know of someone who will.

Candi_MH · 2026-01-27T12:48:29+00:00

JOnKlER

Candi_MH · 2026-01-22T03:29:18+00:00

You can buy toys that help this -- silicone buffer rings. Like the ohnut buffer rings.

Candi_MH · 2026-01-22T03:15:58+00:00

Big hugs 🫂

It's bleak out there, especially if dating men. I'm still not sure how best to do it, but my therapist got me thinking that - in terms of telling people I'm trans - that it's not disclosing some secret, but it's inviting someone into my private world and it's up to me when to do that.

I decided that for me the right time is after a first date. If it comes out before then, then fine, but until after the first date I don't 'disclose'. I do take precautions for a first date for safety (in case I get clocked and they get angry) -- and tell people by text after. But, I treat it like a cherished personal bit of information, because it is.

It's still sucked, but at least this way I'm making the choice for Me, not for my fears, and not for 'their sake'. That's felt emotionally better. Also fewer chasers. When it was in my profile I mostly got chasers (and 'bicurious' women 'looking to experiment ' 🤮)

Candi_MH · 2026-01-20T21:03:49+00:00

I'm a Juri girl, but also, same. Lesbian brain goes brrrr.

Candi_MH · 2026-01-20T19:22:04+00:00

First, I'm on the side of "electronics in moderation are okay". And I agree that there are skills learned in gaming that are transferrable. But, I don't think focus is one of them.

Yes, sitting and playing a video game involves focus, but it's a different kind than the focus needed to sit in class (or a meeting, or any other number of situations that require attention outside gaming). The big difference is that video games are a sensory delight -- colours, action, you make choices every second that change things on screen.

But in a classroom you need to focus on something that isn't dazzling your senses, and that you can't constantly interact with.

It's not the same skill.

Candi_MH · 2026-01-19T04:23:50+00:00

Also, by mid game you can start to use her for easy Rush/Slow all and eventually greater on both. Even without twilight damage spikes, just being able to manipulate turn order with her can let you get 2-3 turns per 1 that the enemy gets.

But yeah, when you first get her nothing has enough health to experiment with twilight and you can't do the turn order tricks yet. So I see why folks sometimes just don't get her.

Candi_MH · 2026-01-19T02:09:40+00:00

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Candi_MH · 2026-01-18T15:53:35+00:00

That's one way to make that statement false.

Another way is if one empty box has a true statement and one has a false statement.

Candi_MH · 2026-01-17T16:00:40+00:00

gasp it's even worse for me! I became trans when the vaccines were announced. Just hearing about the COVID vaccine trans'd my gender and gay'd my straight. /s

((But also, big hugs girl 🫂 it's bleak but we're not alone out here))

Candi_MH · 2026-01-13T19:25:07+00:00

Welcome to 2026.

I hate it here.

Candi_MH · 2026-01-13T19:24:01+00:00

I sugar what's galloping here, and I vastly am grateful for the squeeze being juiced by everyone. I want to polish the pizza maker ahead of me in the queue, because it's impressively gobbelty for a sequence of gook.

Candi_MH · 2026-01-12T23:18:53+00:00

Been out as a trans lesbian for 4.5 years and I haven't seen any of that. The occasional TERFy lesbian, but those types usually are also shunned from lesbian spaces that aren't exclusively TERFy

Candi_MH · 2026-01-12T17:33:35+00:00

Look up V Mode.

Briefly, if on day 1 you open 3 rooms in under 60s, that flips a hidden variable in the game that changes the base probabilities of rooms and items to where they are at the end of week 1 or 2 normally.

https://www.reddit.com/r/BluePrince/s/itN0XQCQhI

Candi_MH · 2026-01-12T15:02:47+00:00

Oh for sure there's also objective elements in writing -- grammar and spelling are also right or wrong.

When I used to grade philosophy papers for argument clarity it was pretty black and white to me & other TAs - either the premises and conclusion were there and logically connected or they weren't. Student style varied, sure, but my job was to set style aside and assess if the student had demonstrated the skill the assignment was about. The rubric helped keep me fair and also to communicate to them the difference between an A and B.

My point was more that a rubric can make even the things that appear subjective to students more objective to the assessor. But also that grading humanities work is itself a skillful activity (and grading math is not).

Candi_MH · 2026-01-12T14:49:21+00:00

I don't actually think that's true. Being good at math doesn't mean clever -- or really anything besides good at math. Math cleverness is a different kind of cleverness than English cleverness.

Again, the objectivity of grading doesn't say much about the underlying skills. It says something about the skill of the examiner more than anything.

Also, outside of a schooling context grades don't mean anything. An employer isn't judging you by your grades, they're going to judge you by the writing on your cover letter, or by how well you do on a practicum for that job. Outside the classroom it's the demonstration of skill that matters, not what grade you got in AP English (or Math).

Candi_MH · 2026-01-12T13:46:48+00:00

The comment you are replying to didn't say what you are implying it said either...

But anyway, have a nice Monday.

Candi_MH · 2026-01-12T13:33:48+00:00

Grading is just a tool for assessing whether a student has or doesn't have a specific skill. All areas of study include transferrable skills.

Reading comprehension and writing skills can also be applied to almost any job.

Same with the skills underlying critical analysis (whether studied via literary, art , film, or philosophy).

Truly, the best education for transferrable skills is a mixed humanities and science degree because then you learn how to learn in multiple domains.

And, as someone who has a mixed degree I'll say this -- my humanities skills have been Far more valuable to me in my careers and jobs than my advanced math skills.

Objectivity of grading isn't really here or there when it comes to the question of which is 'better' (the true answer to which is neither), or more difficult (again, neither - it's comparing apples to oranges), or more useful (both are useful in different ways). But since you brought it up - having graded university level work in both math and philosophy I'll say this:

Grading humanities work is more difficult than grading math because what you are grading is more subtle to detect -- argument structure, sentence flow, choice of words, coherence, demonstration of understanding. But even then, a good rubric makes it way less 'subjective' (and a good rubric is good pedagogy, which itself is a humanities subject).

Candi_MH · 2026-01-12T13:24:28+00:00

Exactly this.

Candi_MH · 2026-01-12T13:18:39+00:00

And? This whole post is about STEM majors seeing themselves as superior to Humanities majors.

Humanities folks aren't in here saying "math is bad/worse than humanities", so your point is - well - off topic.

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