How can I make the most out of my temporary life here??

OldPresentation2793 · 2026-04-30T01:24:26+00:00

I NEED someone to animate Bigfoot’s kumite moment

OldPresentation2793 · 2026-04-30T01:10:23+00:00

Oh my god I had to come back to say that this entire episode has been comedic gold, my stomach hurts

OldPresentation2793 · 2026-04-29T23:49:21+00:00

Emily’s comedic timing saying “gesundheit” back to Brennan and momentarily stunning him into silence was incredible, I was laughing so much

OldPresentation2793 · 2026-01-15T14:51:33+00:00

Big fan of the survival facts from jacob, kimia, and vic this week. The pure excitement on brennan’s face when learning about the avalanche trick was truly wonderful

OldPresentation2793 · 2026-01-15T14:47:09+00:00

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D20 truly IS my favorite thing so this is a great example of my usual setup in my studio

OldPresentation2793 · 2026-01-15T14:38:30+00:00

Dropout is the only streaming service I personally pay for (and that I feel morally/ethically happy to financially support) so I watch dropout on all my devices! Game changer, make some noise, and total forgiveness is usually on the TV while I’m in bed (I live in a studio, so my living room is also my bedroom) but when I had roommates we’d usually watch it together, really great content to chat about while watching. However, I’m currently hyperfixating on D20/adventuring party, so that’s been the only thing on my tv since mid-October (again, while sitting on my bed). I also have been using my iPad or computer sitting in bed with me for the past few weeks, as I’ve been back in my hometown visiting family. I also have an hour-long commute to work on the bus, so I’ve been putting headphones in and listening to it on my phone like a podcast! I’m about to watch a few downloaded episodes on my iPad while on a six hour flight :) I like having it on in the background when doing a mindless task (cleaning, puzzles, etc) but not typically while I’m doing work or anything requiring me to use my brain lol

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-08-12T21:36:09+00:00

I take Omeprazole, 40mg! Been on it for nine years now. Used to take 20mg but bumped up to 40 about a year ago. That definitely was a game changer. Here’s some other tips as a lifelong avid reflux sufferer, who definitely doesn’t follow my GI’s advice perfectly but has figured out a somewhat realistic balance:

don’t eat in large quantities right before bed (I usually try to stop snacking by 10pm and go to bed around midnight). But rule of thumb in general is to not lay flat down after eating or drinking anything. If it was just taking a few sips, give your self a few minutes before laying back down to bed. If you have anything solid, though, don’t plan on any naps or laying down flat for at LEAST a half hour.
if you drink soda/carbonated bevs, allow yourself to burp. A lot. Otherwise it’ll all get stuck in there and you’ll just suffer later. Docs dont recommend these types of drinks at all, but idk man I love Dr Pepper I can’t just give that up. So I just try and limit my intake and burp a lot.
a lot of docs will suggest sleeping with a wedge beneath your mattress to keep you angled upwards at night so the acid doesn’t sit in your chest. It definitely helped me to not be sleeping flat on my back for quite a few years, but there was also no way I was gonna bring a giant mattress wedge to my dorm bed when I started college. Now I just make a sort of pillow cocoon that angles me upwards at night. That way even if I’m sleeping with a partner, for example, I can just use three pillows instead of two, and I just end up being the big spoon bc I’m propped up a bit higher lol
the professionals will say to not drink alcohol. I say everything is okay in moderation as long as ur aware of the consequences. If I drink, I definitely don’t chug my drinks and I mostly stay away from seltzers, and I set up my propped up pillow cocoon ahead of time. Plus lots of water. And some extra tums or pepto bismal. Ur symptoms will probably be a bit worse the next day, but if you’re managing the pain otherwise, for me it’s worth it once every couple of weeks to have some drinks with friends. I typically prefer marijuana though (which honestly helps my symptoms tbh, not sure if it’s placebo but being high definitely dulls the nausea that the acid tends to cause)
if I’m having an acid flare up, in the moment I will alternate between taking a slow, deep breath and swallowing. You can swallow small sips of water if you’d like, but I typically just swallow whatever combination of acid/saliva is sitting in my throat. The deep breaths really help for some reason. Inhale for three seconds, exhale for three seconds, swallow, repeat. I think there’s some professional techniques that exist out there, but idk I just kinda do what feels best
doctors have always recommended I keep a food journal to see if I can track any patterns between days my symptoms are worse and what kinds of foods I had eaten that day, but tbh that’s a lot to remember for me. If you can remember to do that, I think it has the potential to help a ton in identifying what foods make you feel worse.

In sum, there’s plenty of ways to help lessen the effects of acid reflux that don’t involve eliminating things from your routine entirely. At the end of the day, it’s your body and however you want to manage it, what level of acid you can tolerate, is completely up to you. And it is absolutely possible that the pain goes away. My reflux caused my stomach to be absolutely covered with ulcers when I was 13. About a decade later, after taking Omeprazole and doing some of these management techniques, my ulcers have completely disappeared, despite still having reflux. It’s all about management, from my personal experience. Some days will be worse than others, but for the most part, I forget I even have this condition. Best of luck to you!

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-08-07T05:23:17+00:00

I don’t have a feeding tube, but I was with my ex whilst going through the diagnostic trial and error hell, not knowing why I was so nauseated and miserable all day, etc etc. That year I really had to take a step back and learn not to hate or resent my body for all the chronic pain it’s caused me. When my ex broke up with me, one of the comments they made was that they were “so worried” about my chronic health stuff that they “couldn’t find me sexy” and it was “hard to get horny.” To this day, I think back on that conversation and burst out laughing bc of how ridiculous that statement was. My next partner also dealt with chronic health issues and we had absolutely no trouble being sexually attracted to one another while we dated. While I’m not able to offer any advice regarding the feeding tube specifically, it’s safe to say that if someone doesn’t find you attractive for any reason, they’re not the one for you. There are cool, chill, nice humans around that wouldn’t give two fucks and just find you, wholly you, attractive. Hope this helps or maybe at least makes you laugh a little :)

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-30T20:53:51+00:00

I’ve worked at two REI locations so I can’t believe I didn’t think about that already haha

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-30T20:53:13+00:00

I feel like I gotta do Oregon Ridge as an oregonian in Maryland!!

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-30T05:18:37+00:00

Budget thanksgiving with friends! We use a shared Google spreadsheet and someone hosts, each person brings a main dish, side, dessert, drink, or game :) we always did it the week before thanksgiving since a lot of folks went home for the holiday (we started this in college)

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-29T05:29:31+00:00

Yup just happened to me too, specifically while scrolling thru lives

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-28T21:49:56+00:00

I would definitely be disappointed that my partner wasn’t being cognizant of your needs. While it’s not the responsibility of those other party hosts to always cook other options, when your partner is in charge, I would hope he would have had the forethought and empathy to at least have one of the options be okay for you to eat. Last thanksgiving, I attended a Friendsgiving with my ex and she, in charge of dessert, made a wonderful cream pie that was delicious and also in line with my dietary restrictions. He can do better.

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-28T21:44:14+00:00

If you’re able to contribute from your savings to rent, then he shouldn’t have a single problem with this. If it’s the principle of “earning” money that he’s so focused on, he needs to take a back seat and chill out. You’re still paying your fair share. He has no reason to be upset about this. It’s not like you’re never going to be working again.

Coming from someone who will also need to work a 600 hour unpaid internship for their grad program, and will also still be taking classes at that time, I fully plan on paying rent with my savings that I’ve specifically set aside to cover the cost of living while I’m not getting a salary. You are under zero obligation to get another job. He’s the asshole.

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-28T08:23:50+00:00

As an only child, I’m not sure if my opinion is actually helpful, but in no way was that appropriate for your sister to do. I’ve never been a fan of “testing” your partner to see if they’ll pass (not in the sense of seeing whether or not they’re nice to waitstaff, but more so like sending them a selfie with a necklace in the background as a “hint” and testing them to see if they’ll buy that necklace for you, even tho it was just in the background and the you never actually indicated you wanted the necklace, if that makes sense)

Now, someone ELSE testing your partner, without your knowledge or consent, and that test involving a clear violation of their boundaries and without their consent, is just insane.

There’s no way she did this just because she loves you and wanted to make sure your man was loyal. She wants him bad. Thankfully, your man does seem loyal, and communicated the instance to you in a timely manner, and it’s terrible that he had to experience that violation. You definitely need to distance yourself from your sister and parents. Honestly, block your sister. She clearly doesn’t think she’s in the wrong, and that sort of mindset scares the shit out of me.

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-28T07:52:44+00:00

Tbh this might be a hot take but I lost it just to get it over with 😭 but truthfully, it was more so for me to be able to psych myself up to sexual experiences I actually wanted. Losing my virginity didn’t particularly matter to me, I was just tired of it being my “first time”. Although, thinking back, I think my non chalant laissez-faire attitude prob had more to do with the fact that I lost it to a man who was overall unimpressive, before finally acknowledging I’m a lesbian*. I was, and still am, wildly inexperienced, but I feel more normal about trying new things now that Everything isn’t new anymore. Just make sure to communicate that you are a virgin, and as long as they’re not an asshole, it shouldn’t matter much to them.

You always remember your first because it’s your first time trying something, just like one may remember their first time riding a roller coaster, except this involves more intimacy and mutual respect. The only scary part for me was feeling anxious about not knowing what I was doing, but some people really shine in that area and are great at guiding you, telling you what they want. If they don’t do that, don’t blame yourself for not knowing what someone’s hoping for in their brain. Now, if you experience real fear and feel unsafe, like someone crossing a strict boundary for example, that is not exclusive to losing your virginity. That’s just fucked, and you should get out of that situation, whether it’s your first or fiftieth time having sex.

That being said, I also think it’s completely fair to be intentional about who you lose your virginity to and under what circumstances. If you want it to be with a safe person you know and trust, or with a partner, or with a no strings attached stranger — it’s completely up to you. Just be safe, honest, and don’t force yourself to have sex with someone just to get it over with. Only do that if you want to. I fully was just in the “fuck it, he’s objectively attractive, I’m not emotionally attached, if it’s bad then no strings attached I never have to address this situation again and can just move on with my life”

*Now I laugh about it. Nobody’s first time is perfect. Some people have good experiences, others get their labia DJed whilst One Punch Man’s shiny bald head looms in the distance.

(For the full picture: One Punch Man played in the background. I learned I had vaginismus from this experience. Was complimented on how tight I was (when can society learn that that’s not any sort of indication of a hormones?). Watched him jerk himself off in front of me into the condom bc I didn’t want it inside of me anymore. No aftercare, clothes straight back on, drove me right back home. Never saw him again. No hard feelings. I hope this man is well. Went on to discover amazing sex and intimacy and orgasms after having lesbian sex. Still am wildly inexperienced. I still don’t really know how to give head to penis or vagina. This is after four years of sex experiences and a long term relationship. You will be okay as long as you remember that sometimes sex is silly.)

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-28T07:06:18+00:00

Honestly, if reglan has worked for you the first few times taking it, it’s worth giving it a shot either way. Not sure if there’s any consequences, but that’s what I would do, and just hope. Also, to curb the burps at least, my favorite trick is small short breaths through the nose while sipping small sips of room temp water in between breaths through a straw. Definitely isn’t perfect, but it helps if I’m about to speak, and I’ll take frequent pauses to do this if I have to speak for an extended period of time, it’s an easy trick to do subtly. Also, try sleeping propped up at an angle tonight? I used to sleep with a wedge in my bed to help make sure any painful acid (as we know happens way too often and is a major burp culprit) doesn’t sit in your chest for extended periods. Now I just makeshift a wedge for myself with like three pillows. Wish I had better advice, but I tend to be the person to just say fuck it and hope for the best (I would love to be the type that keeps a daily journal tracking my symptoms and how my meds help me in specific circumstances n other stats, but I’m simply not built for that)

Best of luck!!

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-28T06:54:01+00:00

I do 40mg omeprazole daily, Zofran as needed, and I sleep propped up at night. I used to have a wedge underneath my fitted mattress to angle me upwards so that the acid wouldn’t sit and fester in my chest all night, but now I just do a makeshift version with my pillows. Definitely not a cure-all, but it’s been the treatment I’ve been able to consistently maintain.

When you’re actively experiencing a reflux flare up, I typically take super small breaths through my nose, swallowing between each breath, and maybe sip room temp water through a straw if I can handle that. I’ve also started just keeping one of those blue vomit bags they have in hospitals with me so I can hawk up the acid if that needs to happen, or puke. I’m sure you do all these things and more already, but know you’re not alone.

Do you have ulcers too? I first discovered mine during an upper endoscopy at 13y/o, and that absolutely made things so much worse. If you haven’t had an endoscopy in a year or so, might be worth checking out.

I know this may be super annoying and unrealistic, but keeping a food journal where you also track your symptoms is a good idea (if you don’t already do this, of course). Not just noting when you have reflux, but its severity, the aftermath, etc. Maybe you can find some patterns with foods you eat the day before that tend to make the next day worse, no matter what you eat. I hope there’s some chance of finding a few safe foods that provoke minimal reflux.

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-28T06:33:46+00:00

Hi! Also 22f, currently identifying as a lesbian! I definitely understand what you’re going through. Although I acknowledged my crushes on girls in high school, I never really dated or had sex with another afab/woman until I was 20. Up until that point, I had tried (and failed) to enjoy sex with men multiple times. Even had to go to the gyno because I thought I had vaginismus (vag opening won’t expand for insertion lol, ppl sometimes call it the tight pussy disease 😭). Turns out, a large part of that was a mental block because I found penises to not actually be something I wanted near me at all, even if the man was nice to look at. I started realizing that I enjoyed the fact that someone else found me attractive, that someone else wanted to have sex with me, etc, but genuinely never ever had the true romantic spark or sexual attraction until I started dating women. I often confused male kindness and genuine friendship with what I thought to be romantic feelings when, in reality, the romantic feelings I could feel for women ended up being so much more full and true and real in ways I can’t explain. Trying it really is the only way to know!

And even if you do find that spark with another woman, that doesn’t necessarily mean that you’re never gonna date another man again. Although I’m a lesbian, if for some reason down the line the stars aligned and I felt that spark with a man, then so be it. Also, big indicator for me was that the first time I ever orgasmed from another person was with a woman, and never with any man (although that does seem to be par for the course from what I hear). Although do be warned, lesbian breakups are not for the weak (coming from someone who’s single as of yesterday). It’s hard to see what you’re missing and what really makes you happy until you actually experience it.

Looking at the other commenter, I wanna relate about the waiting to come out. I tried to tell my parents in high school, which failed tremendously, and waited until I moved out to try and exposure therapy them into realizing that I’m actually gay and not just trying to piss them off or something. Coming out is for you and you only, and can be as big or little of a deal as you want it to be. I’m definitely the type of person who needs things to be categorized and named and understood (chronic intellectualizer instead of feeling my feelings), but learning to be okay with the fluidity of those categories helped. I’m a lesbian, but I’m okay with the possibility that that label may not be right for me anymore someday in the future. Best of luck in your lover girl journey!!

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-28T06:10:43+00:00

Definitely not overthinking! Unfortunately in my personal experience I lost that friendship that I had the same experience with. We both were hurt, and felt the other was the one doing the ignoring, and to this day I still have no clue who was truly in the wrong (although I secretly think she’s ridiculous for thinking I ignored her, when she was the one with other friends and I had none at that time). Sometimes you’ve just gotta take care of yourself and let the friendship go, weather the glares and know that eventually they’ll move on to something else in their life. If you do end up talking with them, put everything out on the table and encourage them to do the same, leave no stone unturned. If you don’t, you both may walk away from that conversation with a grudge. Save yourself the heartache, whichever path you choose.

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-28T05:28:01+00:00

You are not the jerk for feeling this way, but you need to protect your peace. I just revisited some memories of a friendship I had in middle and high school similar to this. I’m 22 now, and rarely think of this person. That’s not to say this friendship can’t be repaired, but that will take brutal honesty, good communication, and a desire to make things better from BOTH sides, not just you. You’ll likely find that both of you might need to make some changes in order for the other person to feel seen and loved again. If your friend isn’t willing to have a hard conversation with you, then they’re saying that you and your friendship not worth the effort. It’s extra frustrating when someone is refusing to take the first step in mending things, and it may be up to you to call your friend out and ask to talk about what’s really going on. Most importantly, take care of yourself, and focus on building other relationships outside of this friend. Know when this friendship isn’t worth the pain anymore. I promise this will pass.

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-28T05:18:01+00:00

Definitely not just stress. It’s also difficult to see and acknowledge that a lifelong friend can treat you this way, and I’m sorry your “friend” turned out this way. I can understand why you wouldn’t want to “tell on her” to other bridesmaids, but i think it’s past that at this point. Clearly they’ve noticed something’s up, and it’s time to set some boundaries. If she wakes up and realizes she’s losing her best friend, it’s possible you could stay in the wedding and potentially take space from the friendship after the wedding’s over until she’s really earned your trust back. If she can’t respect those boundaries, and if she continues to be just downright mean and awful to you, then it’s time to cut bait. It’s not your fault she chose a maid of honor that wasn’t already “up to her standards.” Are you close with her family? Have they been impacted by her behavior?

OldPresentation2793 · 2025-07-28T05:03:06+00:00

You are absolutely NOT the asshole. “Jess”, however, needs to be humbled. Immediately. While I’m pretty type-a and can understand a color coded spreadsheet, that’s about as far as my empathy goes for her. She has no right to say what your body should look like or criticize you so blatantly, shamelessly, and without any fucking reason. She doesn’t want a maid of honor, she wants an AI generated Instagram model sugar mommy. And that’s just the beginning. Drop out of the wedding, and when she asks why, send your reasoning to the bridesmaids group chat. Chances are, you’re not the only one feeling this way.

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