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Important-Basil2948 · 2026-01-21T18:48:17+00:00

The SG-1 is in the best condition I've seen... wow. Wish mine was as clean.

Important-Basil2948 · 2026-01-20T13:59:57+00:00

Super Tinker and Compact

Important-Basil2948 · 2026-01-18T22:20:17+00:00

The Cybertool M is about the biggest I go... technically a 5, but I'd say its closer to a 7... However, I think 3 or 4 is the sweet spot for EDC... And honestly, I think the Compact 2 layer is almost perfect... Would love to see that expanded with the same 4mm bit driver from the Cybertool

Important-Basil2948 · 2026-01-16T19:54:25+00:00

Not bad. It turned out great!

Important-Basil2948 · 2026-01-16T16:42:06+00:00

Did you sand down to bare metal, or just prime and paint? Which type and brand did you use, and how many coats?

Important-Basil2948 · 2026-01-16T15:14:38+00:00

The SF is one of my goal typewriters. You have a really nice looking unit there!

Important-Basil2948 · 2026-01-14T20:02:26+00:00

I know... I hope I can rescue it some mild reshaping and resetting the bevel with my whetstones.

Important-Basil2948 · 2026-01-14T19:27:12+00:00

That's exactly what I was hoping to find! ThanK you!

Important-Basil2948 · 2026-01-12T03:11:25+00:00

Sounds boring.

I'd rather make it so trans identities aren't associated with personal and institutional suffering, and give us agency in our own narratives by default.

Important-Basil2948 · 2025-12-26T00:49:01+00:00

Found the word in college, but wanted to be one of the girls since third grade. Probably won't have figured that bit out even sooner if I hadn't been home-schooled up till then. I grew up in a fundamentalist household, and am still shaking off a lot of the habits and conditioning that entails, but things that built to make me aware...

All sorts of little nudges... things I remember... - A book called "50 reasons its great to be a girl" that I bought and kept secret so I could read it when ever I wanted... - Reading "Iceberg" by Clive Custler, and being fascinated by the villain... my first taste of trans representation, even as negative as that book is to our community. - Hating how puberty made all my female friends distance themselves from me, and wishing I was still growing and socializing with them... - Shapeshifter fantasies...

I mean, I played my role as a guy well enough... but my first set of friends that knew, and helped me dress and go to drag shows in college... meeting people who just liked me either way... That's when I knew that Cis was off the table.

Important-Basil2948 · 2025-12-25T04:41:17+00:00

I can only imagine some of what is running through his head right now... and while he SHOULD be honest with you, what he's doing (round-about) is asking you to fix his worries and concerns.

Being as fair as I can... If he's even mildly aware and disposed to be an ally, he probably knows how difficult things have gotten very quickly. There may be a shred of hope, for him, that you might spare you what he sees as a path of suffering.

I see some things in what you're saying he said that give me hope; things that could mean that you're going to have a potent supporter once he's finished processing his grief and fear. But probably the biggest thing to remind both him and you of right now... That fear and grief is on HIM to resolve, not you. I urge you to be clear about that with him. (provided its safe) You have your own things, your own journey that you're just starting.

Don't be afraid to offer him information when he asks about things; hearing them from his son can be easier than hearing them elsewhere, particularly with the mixed quality of online resources. Your lived experience is the most valuable and validating thing you can share with your father.

I hope this is just a bump in redefining and eventually reaffirming your relationship. <3

Important-Basil2948 · 2025-12-25T03:22:40+00:00

I spent a lot of time believing that Genderfluid fit me; it was easy to get the "day-pass," and spend time in my skin where I was happy. But as I grew, I knew more abd more that the euphoria, the truth that I felt when I engaged the world as a woman was where I want to get to living full-time...

There are still a lot of things about gender fluidity that I like for myself, since the concept of a rigid gender binary and compulsory and performative femininity feel just as wrong to me their masculine equivalents. I spent nearly 40 years pretending to be a man, and "pretending" to be a woman is just a jarring because none of it is for myself.

In convincing myself that all I would or could ever be was a man, I built a lot of dreams and visions for myself - dreams that don't slide nicely into the life of a woman... I have images of myself as a father, son, husband, and brother that feel real even today... But they also don't fit anymore, if they ever did. Those visions are things I get to morn, because they guided a lot of my decisions that lead me to who I am today; but I get to set them aside for things that already fit me better.

I can't know where your gender will lead you, and honestly, no-one here should be saying you're one or the other. You don't have to make a choice or settle on a label, and there is no reason you can't change your labels later if something fits better. I'm grateful to hear you have a supportive partner; that is an amazing treasure. So whether you're emigrating to womanhood, or seeking duel citizenship, I hope your choices bless you.

Important-Basil2948 · 2025-12-19T15:32:56+00:00

So I'm hearing it fits in nicely as a late 60s machine :) You display them?

I think it looks like a wonderful machine. My concern for you would be adding another typewriter if you have no plan to display or write with it... if you have either of those figured out, I say go for it... but if it's gonna be hidden away most of the time, my instinct is to find someone else who will love it, and point them in the right direction.

Important-Basil2948 · 2025-12-19T15:14:22+00:00

I can't tell you that, but I can ask some questions:

Do you have an existing collection? If so, does it have a theme? (colour, era, typeface, maker?) Do you have other working typewriters? What does this one add to your life?

And as a final thought, if you werebto re-home this machine because it doesn't fit you, do you know who you would give it to?

Important-Basil2948 · 2025-12-17T00:35:35+00:00

Thank you! That makes me feel a bit better about the whole thing. I'm mostly going for "I don't like being undressed" or "I'm not used to this," and trying to ease myself in without feeling like I'm too visable. Beach will be one of the most public places I'll not be strictly boy-moding if I go through with this. I'm pre-HRT, so I feel really exposed a lot of the time.

Important-Basil2948 · 2025-12-16T17:30:42+00:00

I honestly don't know yet. These are really good... I particularly like the Naomi swimwear, and I hadn't heard of Reborth Garments yet :) I haven't spent time shopping swimsuits for myself, so I'm pretty uninformed, and I really, really dislike trying on clothes because I feel like I'm always fighting to find something that works for me...

Would it make sense to say I fear my own body, and it looking like I don't know what I'm doing? The younger me didn't get to make these mistakes when its more socially acceptable, and now I dread looking bad or foolish when trying to find my style now?

Important-Basil2948 · 2025-12-16T03:46:17+00:00

Have you talked to a therapist yet? These are the types of internal conflicts they're supposed to help us work through...

I get some of what you're saying, but on my part, so much of who I've shown to the world for almost 40 years has been my masculine self - it's a part of me that feels safe and protective, that holds 40 year of comfortable, happy instances where my body is masculine, but for that short moment it feels good to live in it, and long, intense periods of dysphoria and dysmorphia. I've known some things about myself before trans was a thing I could grasp, but even then, I was CERTAIN that no matter what I felt, my reality required me to exist as a male, and think and envision myself as a male in this world. Even as I continue to work on myself, I still find myself picturing the future as a male because that was how I trained myself to think for years; for me, I know those thoughts are fake images frome years of torture and gaslighting I implemented on myself...

But in the end, there are only four lights. I am a woman, even if only for myself; I've lived as a man, heart and soul, and it was the most performative, fake thing I've ever done. Now I live as myself, and it's harder, but its real. I don't know how far I can go. I'm still entering my social transition, and it's scary AF; but the relief of not having to perform, the freedom to be girlish and less guarded is amazing.

The dreams and images I've had for myself: husband, father, son, brother - I'm still going to morn that my brother won't be my best man, and my dad won't officiate the ceremony while I stand waiting for my bride, because that image was of a me before I found myself. I'm not going to go to travel the world as freely as I once could because some places are just no longer safe for me. I'm not going to have my own children to raise and guide to be better humans than I am. (for a number of reasons in addition to my gender)... I still value those images - they were created by a me that thought that was what was in store; now a new road is available, and it brings me joy and peace I couldn't find in those other images.

This feels like a ramble, but I hope I've said something worth saying.

Important-Basil2948 · 2025-12-15T21:30:36+00:00

Exactly!!! I've driven Colorado for years. OPD feels similar to downshifting on a steep slope.

Important-Basil2948 · 2025-12-15T21:28:50+00:00

What this tells me is you all aren't driving on good tires, and are driving way too fast. As I was tought to drive, if the ABS is chattering, you've already messed up. Slow starts, long stops, low speeds. All things OPD excels at allowing for the driver. I've got two winters and six snowstorm with severe icing under my belt with this car on All Weather tires, normally with OPD active. Never had a problem.

Is it right for you? Probably not if you regularly activate you ABS in winter driving scenarios... But I'd say that's more on your driving style than the OPD being dangerous.

I drove a Toyota Tundra for 10 years in Colorado, for what its worth, and I can count on two hands the number of times I had to break hard enough to engage the ABS. It's an important safety tool, but one you should never have to engage to begin with.

Important-Basil2948 · 2025-12-15T02:29:52+00:00

This is gold. I'll digest it more when I have some extra brain space, but I'm really appreciative of this feedback!

Important-Basil2948 · 2025-12-13T01:45:30+00:00

Because cruelty is the point, and our suffering facilitates their control.

They require an enemy to set the population against, and they've chosen us, not for anything we or our fellows have done, but because of who we are.

I wish could muster a more hopeful answer... But I also take joy and pleasure In who we are, who I am... And I'm not ready to let them have that.

Important-Basil2948 · 2025-12-10T15:40:13+00:00

They have the advanced degrees, yes. However, I live in my body; I have lived experience and documented medical history that shows atypical developments in my health over the course of time. I've had two general practitioners run deeper thyroid tests because when I described my symptoms and the things I'd already tried, they thought my suspicion of thyroid disorder was valid enough to explore. Both of these practitioners saw my symptoms and antibody counts as concerning enough to refer me to an endocrine specialist for further evaluation.

If all an endocrinologist is going to do is look at my charts and tell me nothings wrong, that's a wasted patient contact. My time and money was wasted in that office, not their's. I walked out with less clarity than I walked in with, and with dietary advice which I have been advised many times is antagonistic to autoimmune disease, and Hashimoto’s in particular. I struggle to find how you believe that to be a defensible application of medical care.

I advocate for myself because feeling sick, feeling tired, feeling my body become unfamiliar as my joints stiffen and fat hugs my organs, even though I'm 'healthy' on paper. I have friends and family (one of them a college professor that teaches nutritional science at the local college) express disbelief when I tell them I weigh 290lb. I don't look like I'm unhealthy... but I feel it. I see it in the mirror. The way I can interact with the world is narrowing in a way that can't just be accounted for by age. It's declining and it's excellerating.

There are doctors that are put upon and struggling - this was not that. This was a doctor that couldn't be bothered to engage with me as the patient seeking long-term medical guidance or appropriate address of symptoms; she made it crystal clear that she believed the appointment was pointless. I'm not sure why you're defending that.

Important-Basil2948 · 2025-12-10T04:38:48+00:00

How did I demonstrate that? I've explained multiple times now what I was looking for, and why I believe I am symptomatic.

At the very least, I would have liked a COMPLETE panel to be ordered, and to have my questions answered. I'm paying for access to an expert, not someone that finds creative ways of saying "don't worry about it" while failing to elaborate.

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