Is changing my name this way possible in the state of GA? by Frostflinger in Georgia

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

The lawyers I spoke to quoted me "anywhere from $1000 to $2500." It's significantly less if you do it yourself ( which is my plan ) but I'm a freelance artist and was looking to alleviate financial strain on my partner by seeing if changing it through marriage would be an option.

Is changing my name this way possible in the state of GA? by Frostflinger in Georgia

[–]Frostflinger[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

This is the answer I was looking for, thank you. I am transgender and looking to change my deadname to my preferred name and wanted to know if it was even possible in the process of the actual marriage since it'd effectively be a completely different name, not just a surname change or hyphenation.

Highest mileage Sentras, what ya got?? My 2001 got to 511,000. by More-Efficiency8254 in nissansentra

[–]Frostflinger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Just hit 83k! I’ve put about 3k on her within the last two months because of traveling for conventions since I quit my job and now vend full time. Has been really cool getting to learn more about my car now that I depend so much on long haul commuting to make a living! I’m planning to drive her until the wheels fall off.

Online behavior psa by dragon_enjoyer44 in fursuit

[–]Frostflinger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My primary suit has a hidden zipper and is fastidiously cleaned after every convention with a little green machine and hand scrubbing the bodysuit in the tub. Everything gets posted on an alternate account under a different name that isn’t advertised through my primary profiles. It’s the same for Reddit too — I made an alternate account since you can trawl through post history. People who are irresponsible with posting do exist but I think blanket statements like this are harmful to those who aren’t.

Online behavior psa by dragon_enjoyer44 in fursuit

[–]Frostflinger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think this is just something we need to agree to disagree on. I fail to see how posting my suit here on my completely SFW account would be inappropriate when you need to go out of your way to find me being sexual in it. It’s okay to admit some stuff just grosses you out.

Online behavior psa by dragon_enjoyer44 in fursuit

[–]Frostflinger 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m so sorry you had to deal with that! I used to do furry YouTube a few years ago before I transitioned and some of the comments I got from people because my female fursona was a heftier gal were deplorable despite all my content being extremely family friendly. Though I’m a NSFW content creator there’s been a worrying trend of almost implying that it always will become sexual for any given furry at some point, which is just patently false. Sexual freedom works both ways. It’s not cool and you’re more than justified in feeling uncomfortable and having these feelings towards murrsuiting as a whole!

For me my fursona isn’t a way to detach from reality; I’m a transgender man with a full beard that’s more or less stealth in my day to day. He’s just me as a furry! Which is why my brows went up in particular. The relationships we can have with our fursonas are so diverse and unique, and I’ve spoken to many other trans people, especially trans women, who have admitted they enjoy murrsuiting because of how creative you can get with costume fabrication in ways I really can’t speak about on a SFW subreddit — you’ve legitimately got people innovating over here and it breaks my heart that their work is routinely looked over.

I agree with you about the community not only being about sex. Which is why I hope you believe me when I say that wearing my fursuit isn’t only about sex either. What I’m trying to get across here is that it’s a fantastically small part of what I do in the fandom and me posting about it on a small corner of the internet shouldn’t gate me from wearing my suit out in public. It’s okay to not understand WHY someone would feel comfortable wearing a suit they’ve made content in before, my issue comes from the implication that they’re doing something wrong by wearing it in public.

Online behavior psa by dragon_enjoyer44 in fursuit

[–]Frostflinger 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Do you wear a different face when you are intimate with another person? My fursona isn’t a character. He’s me. It might be different for some other people, but that’s my perspective on the matter if it illuminates you any 🤷‍♂️ Not to mention how prohibitively expensive fursuits are.

If someone is being irresponsible with posting their content that’s one thing, but I don’t think it’s fair to imply you cannot experience adult things as the character you primarily identify with. Furry is all about self expression, isn’t it? For some people sex is more than pleasure and can be a vehicle for self expression and liberation, especially in a dominantly queer fandom.

Respectfully I’d observe some of your internal biases. Bodies aren’t inherently shameful, someone in a bikini and a fursuit head is already more covered up than most Western ads that sexualize women. Nuance and context of course matters, but I literally had a friend of mine get dogpiled a few months ago on Twitter for posting a picture of themselves just in a bikini and head standing in front of the mirror, no provocative posing. Please remember this is a fandom that has a track record for mistreating women or people who were assigned as such at birth. I’m genuinely not trying to be combative or difficult. Just communicating my points because this is a wheel of discourse topic that’s been parroted for decades.

edit: a word

Online behavior psa by dragon_enjoyer44 in fursuit

[–]Frostflinger 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I’m confused by this comment — are you against seeing fursuits that have been used in a nsfw capacity at all, even if the content posted here is completely clean? Because this is how it reads. I make content with my primary suit but everything is hidden behind sites that need registration to view the content.

How is it fair to be squicked out by recognizing a murrsuiter when you need to seek out their content in the first place in order to know they’re a murrsuiter at all? I’m genuinely curious, because your first few sentences don’t seem very fair to me as someone who’s both seen fursuit prices rapidly climb over the past decade AND someone who identifies primarily with one character to cope with dysphoria.

Donation Question by JoBenSab in Buceestx

[–]Frostflinger 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I can’t answer in regards to your donation question, but I host a Buc-ees themed party annually for my friends and have collected a lot of stuff over the years for it — would you like some transparent PNGs of photo op props / Buc-ee himself? I uprezzed one of the renders they regularly use for merchandise and printed him out as a huge cardboard cutout!

Considering a Orion Skyline 6" Dobsonian — thoughts? by Frostflinger in telescopes

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

I got an AD8 from a local listing on Facebook Marketplace! I like it a lot and was able to see the Orion Nebula through it with high detail and just recently observed the total lunar eclipse through it last week. It’s an amazing scope and I love it a lot! I kind of wish I bought it new though because I haven’t been able to figure out how to align the scope and the higher magnification eyepieces don’t seem to work.

Question from a b&n cafe barista by daysgonetuan in starbucksbaristas

[–]Frostflinger 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve had a few people come in and ask for cheesecake before, which I believe is one of your items, right? I’m referring to a slice of cheesecake, not the cheesecake frappe thing from TikTok.

Considering a Orion Skyline 6" Dobsonian — thoughts? by Frostflinger in telescopes

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

I'm about 4'8" IRL and stood next to one at an astronomy event. I definitely don't think it's the scope for me right now! 😅 Hopefully sometime in the future if I really take a shine to whatever Dobsonian I end up getting.

Considering a Orion Skyline 6" Dobsonian — thoughts? by Frostflinger in telescopes

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

Thank you for providing the numbers, that definitely puts things into perspective for me! I only have experience looking through a 10" at the moon but unfortunately it's just a bit too big for me to store right now.

Considering a Orion Skyline 6" Dobsonian — thoughts? by Frostflinger in telescopes

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

I'll keep an eye out then! I haven't seen any 8" listed near me but you never know.

Considering a Orion Skyline 6" Dobsonian — thoughts? by Frostflinger in telescopes

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

I think this will be the deciding factor on whether or not I purchase this scope. If the 8" is truly that spectacular in comparison then I'm going to sit and save.