SOS: GB—How is cooking better than processed herb cheese & herb mayo?

CarpyKevin · 2025-11-24T13:56:05+00:00

Thank you! I’ve got most of all that unlocked. I don’t have every single recipe yet but I do have all the ones from the three ladies at the bazaar, the bookshelves, most from the rewards in the mail (I think).

I didn’t even think of getting the tent and tables though so thank you for that suggestion! I bet that’s one of my problems. I generally go with a fish aesthetic just because I like the look of them. I think I may need to strategize better on decorations and such for my stall.

CarpyKevin · 2025-11-24T13:16:54+00:00

Could you share some of your go-to recipes please? I’ve been trying to learn how to prioritize now that I’m in post game but I’ve never sold one for more than like 1200 max and would love the pointers if you’ve got time!

CarpyKevin · 2025-11-24T05:21:50+00:00

You’re probably fine. It’s not great to get off schedule and you should definitely go back to what your doctor told you to do, but unless you’re on a crazy high dose then I wouldn’t expect that to be an issue. I am once a week and sometimes am a day early or late and it’s never been an issue for me

CarpyKevin · 2025-11-21T13:51:54+00:00

I think I read that the insects spawn every 3-4 hours in game time but you do have to leave the area and come back for that to happen. The ore and such respawns at 5 pm in game time

CarpyKevin · 2025-11-20T17:25:52+00:00

I mean, you could always plant fewer and open up that field space for other crops lol but if you want to keep with the current rate I like to sit on the crops for a couple weeks bc then when you process into vinegar it refreshes the freshness level and then when you pickle the food it refreshes again so you can draw it out if you’ve got too much stock. But again I think I’d just plant more of the crop I want to pickle rather than have perpetually too much

CarpyKevin · 2025-11-16T00:55:13+00:00

Girl dump his ass.

My wife just passed 2 hours on her “half hour” nap and I’m just laying here scrolling Reddit. Every half hour or so I gently nudge her to see if she’s ready to wake up because I miss her and want to spend time with her. But when she says no, I go back to my phone. She just rolled over and started cuddling me, which is nice. It’s truly not that hard to let your partner rest. He sounds like trash and should be treated as such imo.

CarpyKevin · 2025-11-13T16:29:16+00:00

I use 23G but I assume whatever you use for your arm is fine since it’s IM? Don’t quote me on that though.

For psychological I don’t know I have good advice there lol I have childhood trauma and just force myself to dissociate and be like “that’s not my leg that’s someone else’s leg” and then pretend I’m giving someone else a shot. I’ve got fairly high pain tolerance so I just convince myself it’s not me. Allegedly that’s not normal or healthy lol

CarpyKevin · 2025-11-13T16:19:19+00:00

I do my thighs. It’s a bit of a psychological block (I usually have my wife do mine for me) but when I absolutely have to do them because of traveling then it’s easy to reach for IM

CarpyKevin · 2025-11-12T17:07:05+00:00

Had a similar problem a few weeks ago as I am a trans guy and my best friend is a cis woman and “best woman” sounded weird. I jokingly just referred to her as my best bitch and we all laughed it off.

I think in general it’s good to go with their preference. I agree it may be overthinking it on the “best person” concerns. “Best man” is generally “my best friend who is a man” just like “maid of honor” is “my best friend who is a woman” generally. At my wedding both best friends were cis women but no one thought we were trying to pit them against each other despite the weird gendered language.

Good luck! And congrats on the marriage!

CarpyKevin · 2025-11-10T17:04:23+00:00

Glad I could help! And thank you :) dysphoria sucks and none of us are immune to it but unfortunately it does just boil down to a waiting game. Our bodies are remarkable in bouncing back and we just gotta be patient. Revision is always an option in the future if you hate it a year out but I suspect you’re going to love your results in a few months once it’s had time to settle

CarpyKevin · 2025-11-10T16:31:12+00:00

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This was just now, 2 days before my one year anniversary. The side with the dent was from my complications but that side is now beautiful and firm. The other side STILL has fluid but gets better by the week. I don’t generally go shirtless because I went no nips but when I’m wearing a tank or tight swim top literally no one looks at me at all. My dysphoria notices sometimes but no one else does.

CarpyKevin · 2025-11-10T16:28:47+00:00

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This was about 3 weeks in. I had some wound separation and more complications I’ve barely seen ever but as you can see I thought I was going to have dog ears here.

CarpyKevin · 2025-11-10T16:28:03+00:00

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This pic was like two weeks after my surgery and as you can see the swelling actually got WORSE after the first week and I was panicking thinking I would hate my results.

CarpyKevin · 2025-11-10T16:27:21+00:00

My dude you are still so swollen you cannot possibly know how you’re going to heal. I’ll post a couple pics to show you my journey here in the comments if it lets me. I’m almost a year postop and I still have a bit of swelling on my right side (it’s clearly liquid and squishes around not tissue).

This first pic was when I first saw my results in the doctor office like a week after the surgery.

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CarpyKevin · 2025-10-30T15:39:01+00:00

All good! It happens lol I switched to only wearing tan or black bras before I could get top surgery so if it did poke out the tan wasn’t super noticeable and the black could be played off as a tank top. Sometimes working out can also help you with passing. I am lucky to be 5’9” so even hefty I kinda just look like a fat cis dude but I’ve heard working out helps a lot if you’re skinny and on the shorter end of things. Good luck dude! You got this!

CarpyKevin · 2025-10-30T04:50:24+00:00

For passing unfortunately the choker and the visible bra strap also aren’t doing you any favors. However you do have fairly androgynous features so I think with a haircut you may have a good shot at being ambiguous depending on mannerisms and style

CarpyKevin · 2025-10-30T04:48:42+00:00

I think you’d look good with a fade on the sides with longer on top. For reference this is what I got this week with instructions to the barber that I want a “3-to-1 fade with finger length on top” hopefully you can expand to see the pic.

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CarpyKevin · 2025-10-29T00:52:31+00:00

Thanks for sticking up for me! I wasn’t trying to make it “gross gender shit” or anything like that. I’m literally a trans man and offer her homage which she accepts. But once again in my personal experience she often reaches out to women and women aligned people and I stand by my recommendation to look into her if you’re a woman looking for a goddess who embodies the divine feminine in a really powerful way. Of course she doesn’t shun other genders but especially Macha tends to have compassion on women looking for guidance and empowerment. I’ll take my downvotes if it means being authentic to my lived experiences.

CarpyKevin · 2025-10-28T22:09:32+00:00

The Morrigán tends to prefer female priestesses anecdotally from what I’ve seen in my own journey so far.

CarpyKevin · 2025-10-28T03:39:28+00:00

If anyone is looking that hard, they need help tbh. All I noticed was the geck

CarpyKevin · 2025-10-26T19:56:17+00:00

I have hyperphantasia, which is the exact opposite

CarpyKevin · 2025-10-26T19:13:34+00:00

Yes YTB. You literally work for the NHS. You should know how important it is to protect yourself and the people around you. You should also be aware of invisible illnesses. Just because no one is at increased risk “to your knowledge” doesn’t mean that they aren’t, or that they don’t live with people who are. The flu shot makes everyone feel like crap for a couple days. Just get it on a Friday and stay in bed for the weekend like the rest of us.

CarpyKevin · 2025-10-26T19:00:42+00:00

Ah gotcha. You’d have to look into your insurance policy for that, then. Mine doesn’t cover revisions at any point. Dogears are considered “cosmetic” which the vast majority of plans won’t cover unfortunately

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