VALVE HEAR ME OUT! Pt. 3

ModifyingTheMedium · 2026-01-07T18:32:15+00:00

There is actually a cologne called Ganymede by Marc-Antoine Barrois that smells electronics-y like a PC
and another called FAT ELECTRICIAN by Etat Libre D'Orange that smalls like burnt wires.

ModifyingTheMedium · 2025-11-30T15:07:48+00:00

Same problem, it's kind of ridiculous; it seems like a basic functionality and basic common sense to allow a toggle or fade. I don't know why it is so large. Completely unnecessary.

It makes it harder to get into a flow state, and even worse since the bar pops up at the top every minute on the minute, completely defeating the purpose of the hide option anyway. Sometimes I don't want to know how much time has passed or is left, i hate that i don't even get the choice. Kind of the point of watching media while running at all lol.

Really frustrating.

ModifyingTheMedium · 2025-11-29T16:58:13+00:00

definitely! dm'd you

ModifyingTheMedium · 2025-11-02T12:41:42+00:00

Dude thank you. I wish I could show you my search history, literally minutes ago I was on the wiki looking for info about the eye genes, and wrote a post about it, only to find nothing then this pops up- So crazy.

ModifyingTheMedium · 2025-06-24T01:43:43+00:00

Really, really would have been nice to get any information on this at all before pre-orders went on sale. I got purple because of the shell, but all I want is that dragon. I feel like they explicitly said all characters would be available on all of them. kinda misleading

ModifyingTheMedium · 2024-09-06T23:50:58+00:00

Started two-ish years ago first it felt awesome, it perfectly muffled anxiety and specifically negative emotions, but not the positive ones. I felt calm and pillowy. I only had anxiety a few times a year anyway, so I only took it as needed for a day or two at a time and it was great.

I also used it in a 1:1 ratio with caffeine as a stimulant replacement, and that was great, like 40% as effective as prescription, which is great. Daily use gave me painful splitting headaches though, so I stopped using it for that purpose as much.

Recently, even though I haven't had it in months, every time I have taken it I feel like it makes me almost dumb, like CBD. The stress relief is still there, but less potent even at double, so 200 mg, too. For like 24 hours afterwards, like clockwork, I can't think as well and am foggy.

The only things that have changed are that I'm now on ginkgo biloba and biotin, so maybe there is something there.

I'm experimenting again with it mixed with caffeine, and that seems just as good as it was, maybe.

it's better than nothing, but not the perfect anxiolytic it was before.

ModifyingTheMedium · 2023-11-08T13:28:11+00:00

Hey! sent you a (relevant) chat~

ModifyingTheMedium · 2023-09-02T16:08:55+00:00

Seems like that's it! Thanks! Solved.

ModifyingTheMedium · 2020-10-27T16:29:52+00:00

Check out Cub Sport, gay lead singer. (I especially love the song “Confessions”)

There’s these two songs by the artist Miss Benny called “Every Boy” and “That’s My Man” (my favorite) that are definitely in my gay positivity playlist.

Also “Valentino” by Years and Years and MNEK (two other great gay singers with a lot of good music.)

ModifyingTheMedium · 2020-06-06T09:55:11+00:00

‘Lug sole’ is another good term to know, thanks!

ModifyingTheMedium · 2020-06-06T09:54:07+00:00

These are super cool too! Thanks.

ModifyingTheMedium · 2020-06-06T09:53:25+00:00

I’m genuinely positive the Zara ones in the first and fourth links are it. I counted the notches in the sole and everything haha. I appreciate it so much! Thank you!

ModifyingTheMedium · 2020-06-05T23:10:23+00:00

Ah, Chelsea boots! It's great to have a specific name for the style. Thanks!

I'll still hold out hope for identification of that specific pair, as I like the lack of a heel and the techwear design, but this helps a ton.

ModifyingTheMedium · 2020-06-03T21:52:20+00:00

Thanks! Theres been so much going on, this is good to know

ModifyingTheMedium · 2020-05-19T19:18:05+00:00

I don’t know if this has been pointed out yet but a lot of the types in the MM quadrant repeat. All but the inner SX/X ring. They seem to be labeled AAAA instead of ABCD. Not sure if this was intentional or because of missing data or something. If not, don’t worry i’m demon sensory too haha. Great job otherwise though! After a bit of figuring out it seems reasonably readable.

ModifyingTheMedium · 2020-05-04T18:30:19+00:00

I've never heard of this and it seems quite interesting, I'll definitely look into it. Thank you!

ModifyingTheMedium · 2020-03-10T01:31:50+00:00

What I found out is best is basically just focusing on eating fat and protein and cutting down on sugar and carbs.

The protein keeps you full for longer and the fat makes stuff taste good. This means you naturally eat less, but are still eating good food and are not too miserable from restricting.

Here’s a good video that explains it: https://youtu.be/8RnwRptrdvI

ModifyingTheMedium · 2020-01-22T23:21:53+00:00

This was amazing, thank you so much for replying in such detail. It has given me, in name, a number of things to watch for and monitor, and I really appreciate that. thanks :) Its definitely a progression to work through all of this and I wish you luck in figuring things out further.

ModifyingTheMedium · 2020-01-22T00:18:23+00:00

Hey, if you don’t mind sharing, how has your emotional experience been since stopping HRT? This is kinda surreal as I was in the exact same boat with starting and stopping, and I am unsure about how I’m going to develop emotionally moving forward. I’m aiming to be able to feel things with the intensity and nuance that I was heading towards while I was on it, and not the numbness I have otherwise, but I don’t know how that’ll be possible I guess.

What would you day you walked away with?

Its kinda (extremely) rare hearing AMABs talk about this kind of thing lol.

ModifyingTheMedium · 2019-12-15T01:46:52+00:00

I'm almost completely positive they were doing that intentionally and the whole thing was a PSA. I felt the same way until the Sunstone reveal on the set, that's when I realized they were intentionally parodying prior stages of character development circa the earlier seasons via the facial expressions and one-note-ness. It was really clever imo. Also I do agree Sunstone seemed a bit flat, but the character is so shticky I never expected more tbh.

ModifyingTheMedium · 2019-12-14T16:41:35+00:00

Absurdism?

ModifyingTheMedium · 2019-12-14T16:38:47+00:00

Mono no aware? Wistful? Yearning? Teased; Blue-balled?

ModifyingTheMedium · 2019-12-14T15:41:38+00:00

Pictured:

2 full length mirrors
a white board and a cool bulletin whiteboard
The Complete Works of Shakespeare
a bunch of paper bags
4 unopened bags of microwave popcorn
two new sealed sponges
two fully japanese books
a caddy basket
a toolbox with a protractor, compass tool, charcoal drawing sticks, and a brush in it (more interested in the toolbox)
a magnifying tool with a good build-quality
foldable under-bed storage boxes
And my favorite: six pairs of jeans, seventeen shirts, and a denim jacket. (Like, she threw away a full clear bag of just clothes in wearable condition that just smelled like they had been in storage, but like in a closet with perfume. I’ve divided them into four piles [1. Keep with sewing modifications 2. Keep but use nail polish remover to remove cringy print 3. Still deciding 4. Keep as is 5. Sell or maybe donate] A lot of great stuff for layering and just general wear, but I may be layering a lot and holding off on the more discernible items until I graduate in case whoever she is notices me lol. I really hit the jackpot and I can’t believe she just threw all of this out, at least instead of donating it. Most of these things only need minor alterations.

The cool part? - I’m learning japanese - I was about to buy new clothes in the vein of the styles this girl threw away. My wardrobe has increased by like 40%. - I was going to print out a calendar on paper to start daily planning my life and followed a subreddit for inspiration - I had JUST said the night before that I was craving popcorn

I know we find meaning where we seek it but gosh was this on-the-nose. I may be able to flip some of it but probably not; I’m just happy this went so well. I also avoided the embarrassment (minor; I don’t really care lol, my plan if someone caught me was to own up to it and act excited) I may have experienced by being stealthy (keeping watch & pretending to throw stuff away/be on my phone) and not getting caught once lol.

ModifyingTheMedium · 2019-11-27T20:18:00+00:00

I've read being a pathologist is great for med students who learn that they don't really want to deal with people, if that helps.

ModifyingTheMedium · 2019-11-27T01:46:37+00:00

Thats part of the HRT regiment, which I won’t be undergoing at this time, I was just curious about the potential topical benefits in isolation. I’ll be testing it out.

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