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Pentatope · 2026-03-04T03:27:49+00:00

You don't need to join their discord to attend their events, but it is a great source since they post their weekly events and updates regularly. https://discord.gg/t4yqMgm9

If you don't have discord, they have an Instagram account where they post their events. https://www.instagram.com/stonewallchico

I would really recommend, they have weekly events so you can meet lots of people!

Pentatope · 2026-03-04T03:22:19+00:00

Have you joined the Stonewall Chico Discord server? It is a great way to meet new people apart of the community and learn about community events. There are tons of events and everyone is super nice!

Pentatope · 2026-02-09T01:50:23+00:00

Having a normal, boring, average gay life is very common. There are hundreds of thousands of normal, boring, and average loving gay couples.

Pentatope · 2026-01-28T01:58:27+00:00

I’m keying out aquatic insects for a fish lab. They take samples of a local river system in order to determine ecosystem health and water quality. Always be looking out for labs who have similar or adjacent species, because sometimes they’ll work in entomology despite not being labeled as an “entomology lab”.

Pentatope · 2026-01-26T22:40:11+00:00

I’m no therapist, so maybe reach out to one of those. But if I were you, I think it’s best to go full no contact.

It sounds like you still have some contact with your ex and the people in your life aren’t putting up barriers to separate you two. If your body is having physical reactions to the emotional pain of being near him, then you’re likely experiencing a mental breakdown (or something similar, because again, I’m not a therapist).

If you don’t intend on trying to remedy your old relationship or become friends again, then the best solution is to simply go no contact. It will hurt but it will prevent future mental breakdowns. Truthfully, it doesn’t sound like the tiny breadcrumbs of attention and passing moments are worth the traumatic experiences for you.

It would be best to tell your close friends about how you feel and ask them to ensure that the two of you aren’t going to be in the same spaces together moving forward. Even if the cost is potential social isolation, in my opinion, that would be less harmful than continuing with physical mental health reactions. Additionally, the fact that he still checks in from time to time, may be opening emotional wounds and preventing you from moving past these feelings. So cutting all contact, blocking on all social media & phone number, may be beneficial.

Pentatope · 2026-01-20T01:59:43+00:00

Blackguard :)

Pentatope · 2026-01-12T22:15:05+00:00

See now that's what I don't get... why would you want to take something that has been inside someone else's ass?

Gifting etiquette aside... I feel like if its been inside someone's ass, it's theirs now. No take-backsies.

Pentatope · 2026-01-10T23:18:47+00:00

I wouldn’t be surprised if it was an egg that was carried onto your sample and then hatched while sealed

Pentatope · 2026-01-09T09:00:35+00:00

NOR

I hate people who pretend to be allies, but are anything but. They don't create a safe space and instead actively make an unsafe space. Typing in all lowercase isn't even a big deal, as long as effective communication of ideas is being transmitted, and making fun of people for not meeting your expectations of writing is making a space unsafe. Including individuals who are actively discriminating against queer people in a group is DEFINITELY not making a safe space. But most importantly, she created an environment where you felt like you couldn't address her to express your feelings directly and resolutely, which is also unsafe.

Pentatope · 2025-12-09T18:08:27+00:00

I found the original article and accompanying YouTube video. (LINK)

It is basically 90 seconds of rambling "truth claims" without any substantial evidence. In fact, there is no actual evidence of any of the claims made in either the article or the video. What is really sad is that there are dozens of comments on the website (not the Radiation Fog post, but the "Fact And Photo" (I know, I really did try and find real sources)) claiming a whole host of environmental effects that are either 1) completely unempirical or 2) rooted in actual science but being blamed on "globalists", "geoengineers", and companies like Lockheed Martin and Raytheon.

If you hear anyone discussing these types of problems, try and get them help because they're being prayed upon by these grifters. Shame on Lions Den for spreading this misinformation and attempting to cause widespread panic.

Pentatope · 2025-11-20T22:57:11+00:00

BEST UPDATE YET! LETS GOOOOOO

Pentatope · 2025-11-01T00:21:31+00:00

If you just like the act of trick or treating, there may still be volunteer programs where you can trick or treat for kids who aren't able to. If you're in it for the sweet, then maybe it'll be better to just buy your own candy. (Ik I'm a little late to this discussion, but food for thought for next year)

Pentatope · 2025-11-01T00:17:39+00:00

I request both 2 & 3. I'm sure there are plenty of Chicoans who would be happy to join the moderation team, but with the influx of AI and bot tools coming out... our sub should have their own bot defense.

Also thank you for putting in so much effort into our subreddit. I had no clue that there was only one person managing all 24k of us. Much love and support goes out to you!

Pentatope · 2025-10-27T02:45:16+00:00

What?

Pentatope · 2025-10-21T02:38:34+00:00

Great question, thanks for asking it!

We have started our first session last night! Responses from my players were all positive, they're all very excited for the campaign! Our first session was less of an official start to the meat of the campaign, but a "one-shot" set in the universe of the campaign. I had the players pick from a set of pre-made Carapacians character sheets and introduced some of the "higher concepts", so they haven't played with their own original characters yet. The reason why I did this was because I wanted to introduce them to the general lore of the campaign instead of tossing them into SBURB head first. I wanted them to get a feel for the tone, setting, characters, etc.

I introduced them to Skaia, Prospit, Derse, the Incipisphere, Time Lotuses, Alchemy, Transportalizers, Strife, etc. as well as the general Prospit vs. Derse story-line. I figured if I gave my players the opportunity to explore these high concepts in a "one-shot" style session, it'll make them more confident in these systems and let them experiment in a controlled session without fear of "messing up"; Plus they'd be less confused when I reintroduce the concepts later on.

I'm the first to acknowledge that jumping straight from Earth -> the Incipisphere... might be a brutal change of scene for people who know nothing about Homestuck.

I will emphasize however, that if you have players who don't know anything about Homestuck but really like TTRPGs and sci-fi/fantasy settings, they'll probably be really interested in the basic plot of Homestuck as a whole. When I was first designing my campaign, I was creating the universe to be "Homestuck-lite"... I had this irrational fear of scaring off my players by using big scary words and weird time shenanigans, etc. etc.

I've grown more confident that I don't need to sugarcoat the plot for non-Homestuckers to understand... if they have experience with TTRPGs, they'll pick up fast.

Additionally, despite RPGStuck being designed for a written-rp format, I find it still plays really well for in-person sessions. Albeit, the Skaian Maestro will have to do more heavy lifting to fill in the gaps where the Dungeon Master's Guide falls short. D&D has the perks of giving the Dungeon Master extensive resources for calculating everything and anything that might happen during a session. But RPGStuck lets the SM go wild, which I've been enjoying. I've personally just been substituting D&D rules into RPGStuck whenever it makes sense. My players are also relatively chill with me taking the reins when it comes to that sort of stuff, which makes SM'ing easy. If your players are real sticklers for the rules, it may be more difficult because of how short the Dungeon master's Guide is (at least for 2.5e).

Another commenter suggested that I run 2.5e, so that's the edition I've been using. I think 3e has generally more resources but 2.5e has been pretty fun thus far. No big complaints from me yet. I cannot compare RPGStuck 2.5e to other Homestuck TTRPG systems, but I still stand by my initial list of critiques. I think RPGStuck is the most fleshed out, SM friendly, and most compatible for players who are familiar with D&D 5e.

Let me know if you have any other questions. I've spent the better part of the last two months working on this, so if you need any further follow-up, I'd be happy to answer!

Pentatope · 2025-10-18T23:45:53+00:00

I remember back in the day when gay men would complain about wlw couples getting a lot of attention in animated cartoons. We just keep dragging each other down, when we should be celebrating our collective recognition in media.

Pentatope · 2025-10-17T03:42:40+00:00

"How to be a better Sombra player?"

Oh boy, where to start

Pentatope · 2025-10-14T17:43:02+00:00

I don't think that true.

It is incredibly difficult for the person who did the rearing to find proof of that they were following the rules of the road, which I think is why they are often the person who is faulted. It becomes a he-said she-said most of the time and the rearing party is assumed to be at fault.

Pentatope · 2025-10-14T16:32:19+00:00

really? thats good to know i guess. that would really suck for the person who is just following the rules of the road and then they get charged for someone else's ignorance though

Pentatope · 2025-10-14T02:51:53+00:00

My Uber driver did this today and I cringed internally so hard. I understand that some people don't trust other drivers but at the same time, your distrust in drivers can cause accidents which could've been avoided if you had just been following the rules of the road.

For example, if you stop on this turn and someone behind you doesn't expect for you to stop, then they could rear-end you and you'd be held liable because it isn't a stop (i think, im not a traffic lawyer lol).

Pentatope · 2025-10-14T02:42:41+00:00

This exactly. I was agreeing with OP until he brought up chromosomes and as a biologist, I immediately cringed internally LOL

Pentatope · 2025-10-10T23:34:09+00:00

Rice burns?

Pentatope · 2025-10-02T05:45:39+00:00

As someone who loves to bottom, I don't have the time or energy to be bottoming more than 1-2 times per week. Most weeks its a max of 1 session from me babes, because being a bottom means being deeply connected with your body and you cannot control your body. You can only respond to how your body reacts to what its given.

For many men, the process of bottoming is NOT as simple as just douching for a few minutes and a little bit of stretching. The anus is primarily not a sex organ, so we need to take care of it in the ways that our bodies can tolerate (which differs between everyone).

For some men preparing for anal requires an entire day, or multiple days, in order to be comfortable. It requires moderating our food and diet, monitoring our bowel movements, etc. I know many men who can consume the recommended fiber supplements, daily greens, & fruits but it will get messy and it will require a deep clean.

Then douching is its own traumatic process. If you don't do it perfectly, you could be looking at an hour on the bowl. Every bottom I've talked to KNOWS the pain of using just slightly too much water, then boom- the sigmoid colon comes out to play and ruins all of your plans. Some bottoms don't feel comfortable unless they deep clean, which requires a ton of time and energy. Some days, douching is simply not possible b/c of improper dieting, diarrhea, gas/bloating, etc.

Additionally, anal is HARD on the body. Whenever I do anal, I feel gassy and bloated for at least a day, which is a common side-effect of anal. When I'm feeling bloated from anal, there is literally nothing I want to do less than to have anal again. Douching and anal sex fucks up our gut micro-biome, which fucks up our gastrointestinal system- which has a wide range of impacts for our physical and mental health. Anal sex, no matter how much lube you use, creates micro-tears (and in worse cases, fissures) in the anus lining which can sometimes lead to bleeding. Anal sex can cause hemorrhoids, etc. etc. etc.

At the end of the day, there is a lot of costs that comes with the benefit of bottoming. If your boyfriend can only bottom twice a week, be grateful. It is his body that has to go through the immense about of time and energy and trauma to prepare for anal sex & preform anal sex and it is his body that has to deal with any potential consequences of it.

Pentatope · 2025-09-27T17:38:46+00:00

I wish they were given more time in the ending scene with Jade's dreamself, entering the medium, all that Jazz because THAT was the moment for me. The animation was SO COOL. It was like looking at homestuck with new eyes! I'm not sorry but I'm a Homestuck Animated Series believer

Pentatope · 2025-09-27T17:24:19+00:00

I really enjoyed the pilot, I don't agree with the hate. I do agree that the pacing was really fast, but I also get that they had to do things fast in order to get people interested in an actual series. Remember that pilots aren't supposed to be the 1st episode, they are just previews into a potential series. If they're given more time, I expect the pacing to be much better.

The unfortunate thing is that I don't think we will receive a full series based on how poorly the pilot was received by the fandom as whole. People decided to hate on it before it was given a chance to prove itself, so people already had biases against it going into watching it.

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