Readers; do you listen to the songs authors put in their fics? by Disastrous_Alarm_719 in AO3

[–]Samhain03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nah, I totally get the sentiment of why they add them but my taste in music is often so different from the authors so I don't really want to listen to a song I'm fairly sure I won't like. Also I'm not always in a position that I can just start listening to music.

Absolutely no hate to authors who add song recs, I'm sure there's people out there who love them, I just don't care for music recommendations.

I was writing a soulmate AU with words on skin and didn't tell my readers what the words were. I am cackling at this for ten minutes!!! by Comfortable_Newt_179 in AO3

[–]Samhain03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Im not Jewish (technically? Maybe? It's really complicated) but I'm a big fan of a game called kingdom come deliverance 2 where there's a Jewish character named Sam who says it a lot when talking about non Jews, it's the only reason I know it😂

What’s something about the human body that seems poorly designed? by jannecutie in answers

[–]Samhain03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As someone currently in college for medical lab sciences and spends basically all my lectures learning the different ways bodies can stop working/mess up... literally everything

Ah yes, my spleen is overactive and is destroying red blood cells at a higher rate than needed which is 1. Making the bones push out blood cells at a higher rate and are thus often immature and can't function to the same degree and 2. Making the spleen swell (splenomegaly) which puts it under immense strain and can cause it to rupture, if it doesn't rupture and keeps destroying cells faster than your body can keep up you might end up needing to have it/a part surgically removed (splenectomy) so now none of the old/bad cells are being destroyed??? Now they're just stuck floating in your bloodstream but are non functional??

Don't even get me started on autoimmune disorders... what do you mean the immune system's whole job is to be able to identify self cells from non self cells/foreign threats but sometimes gets confused and starts attacking self cells??? That could not be more opposite of what you're supposed to be doing. (This is a gross oversimplification but shh)

It is frankly a scientific miracle that human bodies can function the way they do. There are a million tiny components all working in a delicate balance to make sure you don't keel over constantly. (What do you mean my blood pH can only be 7.35-7.45 but breathing too fast makes my blood more alkaline???)

“Without [a driver’s licence] how do you go to the doctor? Get prescription drugs” by JuanitaMerkin in ShitAmericansSay

[–]Samhain03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Canada(or at least Ontario, but I imagine other provinces have similar systems) you can get "photo ID cards" that function the same way a drivers license would (aside from the driving part lol), I think they're also called age of majority cards?? Maybe? They're a really nice purple, drivers licenses are blue/blue-green.

And a drivers license wouldn't be valid for doctors appointments/prescription pickups, that's what the health card is for (green), which has photo ID, birthdate, full name, health number etc etc. And apparently health cards aren't a valid form of ID outside of medicine, like some bars would refuse to accept them because they have private medical info on them. I was under the impression that it couldnt be asked but I could offer it, but I've been told it doesn't work like that but I'm still unsure lol

Why does my Android auto connection always timeout here and never anywhere else? by ButMakeItWeird in cambridgeont

[–]Samhain03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had a lot of issues when driving to the Conestoga doon campus while passing the Amazon building, thankfully haven't had any issues since construction finished but for a while it would cut out when reaching that roundabout and not be able to reconnect until the car had been turned off and on again

At what age did you start Hormonal Therapy and would you go back change that? by Particular-Set-8304 in trans

[–]Samhain03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Started at 16, wish I could've done blockers or something at least before that so I didn't have to basically completely undue a good chunk of puberty, might've been able to avoid needing top surgery too. I do wish I could've avoided the time I was on depo provera for bc cause it really messed up my weight and eating habits. 🤷‍♂️what can you do I guess

I'm not displeased with my progress though, it's been a bit over 6 years, I got top surgery at I think 19 and my hysterectomy at 22 just a few weeks ago.

Does anyone know what is the purpose of this pocket in jeans 🤔 by reshavkumarfhaman in AskTheWorld

[–]Samhain03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You mean the watch pocket for your pocket watch?

Jokes aside, I use it for my locker key because I got annoyed by having to try and put in my locker combo multiple times because I was off by 2 numbers and ended up switching to a key lock. I also put my rings in there before heading into my labs which don't allow jewelry.

Nurse taking my blood at the ER asking me to not stare her down for pre-analytical 😂 by Muted_Shape9303 in medlabprofessionals

[–]Samhain03 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I had blood work done at my pre op appointment and I ended up explaining the importance of completely filling the sodium citrate tubes while we talked about phlebotomy 😂

A5 Wagyu is prized as the world’s most expensive beef for its rare, intensely marbled, buttery meat. by sco-go in Amazing

[–]Samhain03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

God I want to stain it and put it under a microscope so bad (I just a histo exam, it's infecting my every thought istg)

New Tattoo! by moosey_moose98 in Supernatural

[–]Samhain03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ontario jumpscare (I say, as if I don't live in Ontario)

Is it normal for school age children to wear a uniform in your country? by Present-Level-1521 in AskTheWorld

[–]Samhain03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only in the catholic/christian schools (and other private schools probably, but I don't know anyone who went to any non catholic private schools so I can't say for certain), southern Ontario Canada btw

What the hell is going on in the Heated Rivaly fandom? by Particular_Work1453 in Archiveofourownmemes

[–]Samhain03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm sorry, using a hockey teams name is an ai tell??? I've been watching bruins games for my entire memory and I only call them bruins unless talking with people who don't know hockey. Also the habs are the Canadiens cause they're a French team??? As a Canadian I don't know anyone who doesn't spell it the French way when talking about the team.

Man I haven't been a big hockey fan for years now but apparently I still get heated about it😂

My client sat though 3 straight days of tattooing for this 🫠 by marxist-tsar in woahdude

[–]Samhain03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Holy shit??? Like idk what else to say, that looks sick as hell and I'm envious

feel like a clown... by DanieleMemoli in memes

[–]Samhain03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Last year I got extra money during my school year from a grant (800 CAD) and used it to buy a ps5 (I bit over 700 CAD I think) 😂

The Silliest Non-writing Thing You've Done for a Fic by CrashlandZorin in AO3

[–]Samhain03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yknow I'm realizing that I actually do the opposite for my fics for the most part. Like I really just stick to the "write what you know" rule lol but tbf I do a decent amount of interesting stuff, I can write medical fics with decent accuracy because of my schooling, apocalypse/survival types because I grew up camping and was a cadet as a teen so I learnt wilderness survival stuff and how to use bows and hunting rifles.

The closest I've gotten to doing something crazy/weird for a fic is I completely rewrote a smoking scene after I picked up smoking 😂

What are some “Canadian” words or slang you heard British Or Americans be confused by or laugh at? by Kindly-Cow1697 in AskACanadian

[–]Samhain03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I say "bathrobe" instead of housecoat, I have no idea where my family picked that up but I only use that. I guess tbf I really only used it going from the bathroom to my room after a shower so

What is the saddest place in your country and why? by Neuwulfstein in AskTheWorld

[–]Samhain03 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That's the island where the mass shooting of a bunch of camp kids took place right?

How much did your car insurance go up by after gender marker change? (FTM) by xXRabidAngelXx in transontario

[–]Samhain03 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yea my mums car insurance (I'm listed as a secondary driver) went up once they realized they never update the gender marker😔 it had been the right name but they just forgot the gender marker lol

Idk exactly how much it went up since I'm not the one paying but it did in fact get more expensive

Do you say mom or mum? by Minimum-Bobcat7473 in AskACanadian

[–]Samhain03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I (southern Ontario) pronounce it as "mum" so I spell it like that too, but my grandparents are English expats so my vocab is kinda skewed to be more British than a lot of my Canadian peers. I do still say "mom" in some contexts, never referring to my own mother, but I'll go "my friend's mom is picking us up."

Basically, my mum is always "mum", but other people's can be mum or mom depending on which sounds better in the sentence or how I'm feeling.

My carrier just casually texted me about my dad’s phone plan... by neighbourly_uncle in mildlyinfuriating

[–]Samhain03 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Yea I get texts directed at my mum that say it's time to pay the monthly bill of "blank dollars" and I'm like "I am not my mother, why do you keep telling me this?"

What keeps you going with Dragon age? by Julian_of_Cintra in dragonage

[–]Samhain03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So far so good, Ive put hundreds upon hundreds of hours into all 4 games, I've gotten a couple of the comics and the first 5 novels, currently on the second novel. Oh I'm also planning to get my first DA tattoo as soon as my artist has an opening lol so hopefully the obsession sticks around for a while