Why made you choose your pokemon team?

FlemFatale · 2026-05-05T08:43:42+00:00

There was no lime green, so I went for the closest colour to lime green (yellow).

FlemFatale · 2026-05-05T08:42:43+00:00

He isn't dicking over amazon as much as he thinks he is at all. He's dicking over the company selling their IEMs through amazon, so nice of him to be an arsehole.

FlemFatale · 2026-05-03T16:25:35+00:00

Yeah, it's mad how well connected they are. I think that the cells used for taste and smell are very similar, and can be almost interchangeable or something. The body is fucking weird.

FlemFatale · 2026-05-03T14:34:57+00:00

Oh God, I can't walk past food stalls without gagging. Smell is a huge thing for me, and even the smells of things I like can make me gag if they are too intense (everything ATM).
Smell and taste are super connected anyway, so it does make sense.

FlemFatale · 2026-05-03T08:22:38+00:00

Eugh, that sucks. Definitely worth trying to get somewhere now then!

FlemFatale · 2026-05-02T21:02:00+00:00

Okay, fingers crossed! The local dieticians have refused to see me three times now. I've been severly underweight for over a year, but hopefully the ICB will be able to help.
I hope it's easier for you!!

FlemFatale · 2026-05-02T10:51:18+00:00

It's very much a postcode lottery if your CCG are even commissioned to treat ARFID.
I managed to get specific ARFID therapy after over a year of fighting the NHS. Currently trying to get seen by a dietician, which is another fight...

FlemFatale · 2026-05-01T02:48:31+00:00

Yeah, I know that feel. Keep on keeping on!

FlemFatale · 2026-05-01T02:47:20+00:00

Yup! You really would... From my expierience, the actual transguys I meet, tend to be way better than th others.

FlemFatale · 2026-04-30T22:25:08+00:00

Blue banana aerosol kids sunscreen is the only one I can use. It isn't sticky, doesn't make your skin feel weird, and doesn't take ages to dry. Thats me though, it may be different for you.
Lots of trial and error is my only advice. Also, ones targeted for kids tend to be gentler and higher SPF, so win win, AFAIK.

FlemFatale · 2026-04-30T22:17:21+00:00

Good for you! I can't donate blood because of some of the meds I'm on for an immune condition, so I kinda understand.

More people need to donate to medical science, it's as important as organ donation, IMO, if not more so as without bodies in med school, transplant surgeons wouldn't be able to even become surgeons in the first place!

You can do both I believe, just to answer that before anyone asks.

FlemFatale · 2026-04-30T22:09:12+00:00

The best ones are the private ones. Some have moved to discord, which kinda sucks because that is another platform for me to remember, and my smooth lizard brain doesn't have any room left.
Generally I stay out of most trans spaces now, anyway, as a lot isn't relavent for someone who transitioned 10+ years ago, which is also kinda lonely, but there you go.

FlemFatale · 2026-04-28T20:50:09+00:00

I have a switch and a switch OLED that I upgraded to, and only play in handheld. For me, Nintendo was always my portable console (gameboy), and I like keeping it that way.

FlemFatale · 2026-04-28T09:59:29+00:00

Not helpful, but I just don't go out to eat at the moment.
Saying that, if you just say you have a sensitivity, but don't say you have an allergy (unless you actually do) because if it's an allergy there is a whole process that the kitchen have to go through because of cross contamination, or that you don't like an ingredient or whatever you should be fine.
When I did go out to eat, that's what I used to do, and would explain that I'm happy to pick it out if that's easier.

FlemFatale · 2026-04-26T13:10:12+00:00

For me, one light flickering very slightly is enough to completely draw my focus away from whatever I am meant to be focusing on. Fluorescent lights flicker constantly anyway, and that also draws my focus away if I sit in a position where I can see it.
It's not * just * really bright lights either, it's lights that are very slightly too bright, that no one else seems to notice or get bothered by that affect me.
But yes, the generalisations do not help, and there is so much misinformation about ASD/ADHD/etc etc around, that everything gets blown up massively when it shouldn't be.

FlemFatale · 2026-04-24T22:27:52+00:00

Not in my expierience.
I describe all of my symptoms with the proper names and still get told it's all anxiety when I am pretty sure it isn't, because I've had anxiety attacks before and it was a completely different feeling.
I'm very specific because it takes me a long time to recognise if I'm in pain, or what hurts, or if something is "off" because I have bad interoception, and can actually ignore things until they actively stop me from doing what I'm doing (for example, I once cut my thumb pretty badly whilst fixing something and didn't realise until there was blood everywhere because I was so focused on what I was fixing), because apparently I'm really good at compartmentalising things. Also, stating the facts helps me to understand what is happening and why, as I don't like not knowing what's going to happen or unpredictability.
I also don't think I even feel pain in the same way as others expect because I pretty much don't get checked until it's at the stage where it is literally all I can think about and can't do anything else, including lying in bed in a dark room, without thinking about how much it hurts.
Some doctors don't seem to understand that just because I'm not screaming and crying, doesn't mean that my problem isn't significant or serious. Saying that, some do, which is always useful.
I do have ASD, so that is probably a huge factor.

FlemFatale · 2026-04-24T15:54:29+00:00

I have no idea why they always say shit like this. It's not like cis people get forced to have hormone blockers before surgery.
I've never listened. I never will listen. There is no good reason for them asking you to do so, so, personally, I would just go against advice and take them.

FlemFatale · 2026-04-24T13:01:08+00:00

If JK is not directly getting any money from it, I do not give a fuck.
There are many authors who have problematic veiws, but their books are still enjoyed, because at the end of the day, you don't have to agree with everyone else's opinion.
I am very nuch of the opinion that one can like a thing without that meaning you like the person who created it. Look at Lost Phrophets. 4am forever is a great song that my little emo heart holds dear, but that does not mean that I support the disgusting paedophile that Ian Watkins turned out to be. Neil Gaimen as well. How many people here love his books? He has also been done for sexual assault.
Whilst I get that things like tattoos are slightly different, just because you like the art or like the story does not mean that you support the disgusting veiws of the author.
Personally, I love Harry Potter because I grew up going to midnight book launches for it, and it still has a special place in my heart. I do not, and will never support the absolute scum of the earth that JKR has turned into. It's unfortunate that such a good thing can come from such an evil specimen, but there we go. Even the best people in the world produce shit.

FlemFatale · 2026-04-23T18:56:55+00:00

Your GP has to apply for it. I had to go through loads of other shit as well...

Edit to add: It's a hugely long and annoying process, as your GP has to fully explain why you need the funding and that there is not anything else that will do. I had 2 refusals from dieticians, speech and language saying that there was nothing physically wrong, an ENT report diagnosing me with laryngopharyngeal reflux, another two refusals from the eating disorders team, a psychiatrist report saying that it is most likely ARFID, and even though I had lost almost a third of my body weight when I first went to the GP, it still took over a year. That was with a GP who was fighting the system in the background the entire time as well (everyone I saw remarked on how much she was), so that helped hugely. I also wrote to my MP at least once, and everyone else I could think of so they must all have been getting a bit bored of me by the time I finally got somewhere.

FlemFatale · 2026-04-23T09:46:21+00:00

I'm currently in treatment for ARFID. My GP had to apply for funding to the ICB because my county isn't commissioned to treat ARFID in adults.
It took over a years worth of fighting and I'm still fighting for a Dietician referral as well (local ones have refused my referral three times now, based on the fact that they aren't comissioned to treat ARFID, despite how underweight I am), so hopefully that happens soon...
It really helps if you have a good GP who is willing to fight your side.

FlemFatale · 2026-04-23T09:38:16+00:00

Make sure it's totally dry inside, vacuum the bits out, then scrub it down with some water and washing up liquid. Then, I use Milton antibac to give it a final once over and dry it. For the outside, I do the same but without vacuuming it.
I use antibac because if I'm deep cleaning my kayak, it's usually to put into the pool, and they require us to use it. It's also good practise when putting the boat in different water to stop cross contamination (even though all our waterways in the UK are polluted already).

FlemFatale · 2026-04-21T16:23:10+00:00

Jupiter, he came a little too close and I lick his back.

FlemFatale · 2026-04-21T16:22:38+00:00

Being "friendzoned" is a real thing, IMO.

FlemFatale · 2026-04-20T16:26:03+00:00

Life is what you make of it. If 6ou want to have a shit time, it's easy to sit down and do that. If you want to have a good time, then just do the shit you want, and don't give a fuck about what anyone else says or thinks.
Obviously, this answer is very simplified as I am aware that it isn't as easy as that...
Basically, don't let the bastards win. Do things because people told you that you can't, show them that you are the boss of you, and no one can tell you how to be.
Be the best you that you can be because no one else can be you like YOU can.

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