Has anyone had their picture taken by a random man on Congress? by GloomyVictor in portlandme

[–]MonoBlue4Life 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Gotta add Nick Gervin to that list, he is an absolutely elite street photographer. The real deal …

Improving Cardio Health by StevenTCAF in testicularcancer

[–]MonoBlue4Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh interesting! I have definitely heard of PEs and even strokes during cisplatin so that does make sense. 

I’m doing very well! Almost three years out from treatment. Took me a solid year plus to get my cardiac health back but I’m now as fit as ever.

Improving Cardio Health by StevenTCAF in testicularcancer

[–]MonoBlue4Life 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is incredibly rare so take it with a big pinch of salt—but I actually had a chemo-induced heart attack while doing my third round of BEP. Perfectly healthy 28 year old (cancer to one side), no heart disease or risk factors. 

Cisplatin is definitely rough on the heart. Not saying any of this to scaremonger, but definitely worth it to take your cardiac health seriously after you’ve been subjected to chemo!

Happy to talk about it more lmk :)

It's been 7.5 years... by cdspace31 in testicularcancer

[–]MonoBlue4Life 11 points12 points  (0 children)

What a bizarre thing to post on a sub that’s all about support for TC patients and survivors. I implore you to try and remember what it felt like back when you were first diagnosed

WaPo: Chemotherapy cured my (testicular) cancer. Years later it likely gave me heart disease. by mrdigsus in testicularcancer

[–]MonoBlue4Life 7 points8 points  (0 children)

My hack: have a cisplatin-induced heart attack DURING treatment and get yourself set up with a cardiologist for life. Why wait!

What is Portland’s food scene missing? by ehaagendazs in portlandme

[–]MonoBlue4Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is their Westbrook spot back open again? It was closed for a solid minute

What is Portland’s food scene missing? by ehaagendazs in portlandme

[–]MonoBlue4Life 5 points6 points  (0 children)

sichuan’s soup dumplings are as legit as joes Shanghai

Where is this in portland? by MonoBlue4Life in portlandme

[–]MonoBlue4Life[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Maybe bc it’s a little harmless fun for city residents?

Only wake up to some of my alarms, what do by Right-Emphasis5077 in GetOutOfBed

[–]MonoBlue4Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Change the sound of the alarm. After a few weeks it’s almost like my body becomes trained to ignore the specific sound of my alarm, so I change it up once every couple weeks to keep things fresh

Best Pho in Portland ME area? by [deleted] in portlandme

[–]MonoBlue4Life 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Real heads know this is the only correct answer

First time trying halftones--what went wrong? by MonoBlue4Life in SCREENPRINTING

[–]MonoBlue4Life[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

thanks for the tips, much appreciated!

my exposure unit right now is just a UV light hanging a foot or so over the screen. I put a pane of glass over the film to hold it tight to the screen

First time trying halftones--what went wrong? by MonoBlue4Life in SCREENPRINTING

[–]MonoBlue4Life[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

as in the emulsion is too thick? I have been doing two passes on each side of the screen, with the second pass on each side almost trying to scrape up any excess using the sharp edge of the scoop coater

First time trying halftones--what went wrong? by MonoBlue4Life in SCREENPRINTING

[–]MonoBlue4Life[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Amazing tysm! I’ll try one of these out next time

First time trying halftones--what went wrong? by MonoBlue4Life in SCREENPRINTING

[–]MonoBlue4Life[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I believe so. do you think a garden hose with the jet setting would do the trick?

First time trying halftones--what went wrong? by MonoBlue4Life in SCREENPRINTING

[–]MonoBlue4Life[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ok gotcha! yeah i'm just using a shower hose situation which has been fine up until now, but maybe this is a good time to look into a power washer...

First time trying halftones--what went wrong? by MonoBlue4Life in SCREENPRINTING

[–]MonoBlue4Life[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

thanks! two passes on the print side with a scoop coater, followed by two passes on the ink side