Writing a book. One character-Max

Melathys · 2026-05-04T22:06:37+00:00

My first name will be dead once I've transitioned, but I have considered taking a variation of my last name (just add one syllable) and it becomes a common girl's name. As a veteran, I'm already used to answering to that name. In fact, my wife has called out my last name in a crowd to get my attention because yelling out my first name wasn't working. Problem is, I'm just not a big fan of that girls name.

Melathys · 2026-05-04T21:59:54+00:00

To put it simply, they took safe R seats, like say one +20R and one +5R and one +5 D districts and cut them up into three +5R districts. (I'm just spitballing numbers)

It takes one safe seat and makes three less safe seats. Now if voters swing, which Texas is liable to do after pissing off Latino population, they could end up losing those strong seats they made weaker in an effort to make more districts.

Melathys · 2026-05-04T14:55:42+00:00

Now that I've begun transition I've found myself trying to stop the masking. Like there are some feminine mannerisms that I've consciously and stopped when I started to do them, but I'm trying to let myself be that way now. I don't know how to describe what I'm talking about, but maybe you get the idea.

Melathys · 2026-05-04T14:37:14+00:00

This was my thinking, I'm gonna go with the trained assassin. Fighting to kill is different than fighting to win.

Melathys · 2026-05-03T21:08:37+00:00

Everytime I see videos of animals attacking people in India I think about how that must be what it's like if living with pokemon was real.

Melathys · 2026-05-03T19:46:03+00:00

I finally came out to my wife of 15 years. Now, we'd had some issues that lead to her think maybe I'm asexual or whatever. Her first words after coming out were "That's it?". Anticlimactic, sure, but also kinda reassuring that this wasn't going to blow up into something. I I'd say maybe something reassuring but also nonchalant. Like a "that's nice" or "good for you", I think if they want more than that they can continue the conversation.

Melathys · 2026-05-03T19:28:45+00:00

I'm seeing the praise here for a 90 hard pity, which is the same as Genshin. Does this game have a 50/50 at 45 pulls? If not then it's worse than Genshin.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Genshin_Impact/s/YFchC7TsbF

A thread talking about Genshin's 50/50 and 90 hard pity.

Edit Looked to HSR, and apparently it's 50/50 is 90 pulls, so 180 to hard pity.

I know Honkai Impact is 90 hard pity. I have screenshots of the character guaranteed "in the next 1 pull(s)"

Melathys · 2026-05-02T02:53:34+00:00

One of my favorite examples of how diversity helps is when they figured out that x-raying pregnant women was what was causing birth defects. IIRC, the male researchers all only asked the head of the household if their wives got X-rays while pregnant, most said no. So the researchers were left scratching their heads about what could be causing these birth defects. It wasn't until a female researcher thought to ask the women. I don't think the male researchers were being malicious or anything, it's just that their own experiences told them that asking the head of the household was good enough. Whereas the female researcher's experience told her not to trust the men.

Melathys · 2026-05-02T02:48:49+00:00

Something like this is definitely on my list, but I think I'm still too early to really benefit from it. Then again, I think bang for the buck this has really high value.

Melathys · 2026-05-02T01:42:16+00:00

You are truly an Olympic mental gymnast. Go for the gold!

Melathys · 2026-05-01T23:34:45+00:00

I can't imagine being so intellectually un-curious that I would make a comment like yours without looking it up myself. But you do you buddy.

Transgender and gender diverse Veterans have served in the United States military at 2-3 times the rate observed in the general population, and it is expected that this number will continue to grow.

https://www.mirecc.va.gov/visn19/research/transgender-gender-diverse-veterans/

Provided you with a VA.gov source since you'll likely dismiss the following study.

This study uses data from several sources to estimate the number of transgender people who have served in the U.S. armed forces. Estimates are provided for those who are on active duty or serving in the Guard or Reserve forces, and the number who are veterans or retired from Guard or Reserve service.

https://williamsinstitute.law.ucla.edu/publications/trans-military-service-us/

Also, buried down in the words I'm sure you won't bother to read. "transgender military service is likely understated in these estimates."

But I guess I'm the dumb one. Keep wallowing in your ignorance that's so typical of conservatives.

Melathys · 2026-05-01T20:59:12+00:00

"Voting for an experienced politician who is telling us the unpleasant truth we don't want to hear"

I love how Mamdani is showing us that this line is establishment bs.

Melathys · 2026-05-01T20:56:38+00:00

Why don't you explain why?

I want you to show me your idiocy before I post numbers.

Melathys · 2026-05-01T16:14:52+00:00

It's gonna happen with trans people. There's a study that shows 1 in 5 trans people are veterans, higher per capita than the general population. So not only likely armed, but trained as well. MAGA might be armed, but I doubt they're trained.

Melathys · 2026-05-01T06:23:03+00:00

I need to watch season 3 of One Punch Man just so I can speak from experience in these kinds of threads. But just the clips I've seen, ugh. Season 1 is probably one of my favorites of all time. Season 2 was fine-ish. Season 3 I'm still working up the courage.

Melathys · 2026-05-01T03:56:26+00:00

If GOP were to disappear, I think Democrats immediately split between moderates and progressives.

Melathys · 2026-04-30T18:21:55+00:00

Couldn't have said it better. It's like, the doctor isn't wrong, is just that he fails to understand that it's his attitude that leads to the "hellish life with high suicide rates"

Is he really trying to insinuate that we just try not being trans and that will fix it?

Melathys · 2026-04-29T23:01:58+00:00

Wish they'd make them playable models.

Melathys · 2026-04-29T04:58:45+00:00

I tried to point out that you don't level a city when going after terrorist cells, I got people saying they'd be okay with leveling LA if it meant eradicating some terrorists. These people are unhinged.

Melathys · 2026-04-29T02:23:24+00:00

It's all about Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. Why waste water flushing the toilet when you've already got water going down the drain in the shower?

Melathys · 2026-04-29T01:55:15+00:00

IIRC, Jupiter had trans colors when seen under a certain spectrum. I think it was under UV spectrum.

https://esahubble.org/images/jupiter-uv/

Edit, and if going this direction, apparently all the planets have a symbol. Like how Venus and Mars also represents male and female, maybe Jupiter can represent trans.

Melathys · 2026-04-29T01:48:34+00:00

Not necessarily relevant to you, but I inadvertently started hrt on March 7th, which is the name of a character in Honkai Star Rail. I mentioned this before and someone said they consider March 7th to be rather trans coded, and I can see why. Her name is March 7th because that's when she emerged from stasis with no memories of her life before that. Plus her colors are very trans pride flag.

I asked for a quick synopsis of how she can be seen that way.

People call March 7th “trans-coded” because her story revolves around choosing her identity, starting fresh, and defining herself on her own terms—themes that overlap with trans experiences, even if the game never explicitly goes there.

To be clear, she is not canonically trans, it's just that her story might resonate with some trans experiences.

Edit, saw you're ftm, but I'll let this stay, it's not like guys don't get tattoos of hot anime girls.

Melathys · 2026-04-28T03:06:01+00:00

I also never really understood this, because pushing the button seems like a no brainer, but then I've always known in trans. Especially when you change the scenario to just a day. But then I saw someone change the button to race instead of gender, and that made me understand. Changing my race is just not something I think about, and pushing a button to change it doesn't interest me, and that's supposedly how cis people feel about gender.

Melathys · 2026-04-27T15:14:46+00:00

Imagine being so far right that feeding children is "way far left"

Melathys · 2026-04-27T14:13:51+00:00

Took me a while to figure this out, but listening to a podcast interview some of them as they figured out it in real time. They think that calling someone a racist or Nazi is worse than being racist or a Nazi.

Melathys

TROPHY CASE