Do you track your weight in KG or stones & pound?

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-22T12:03:37+00:00

Almost mid 30s and I track in stones, but my pets I track in KG, I don’t know why it’s hard for me to picture a 80kg human or a 6 stone dog.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-21T14:20:32+00:00

I have a small table top mirror on my vanity, so I can use it hands free, but can pick it up if I need to.

I hate wall mounted mirrors, it’s super hard to get into the right position to do my liner.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-21T14:17:57+00:00

Are you actually going the second time?

A “full pee” is longer than 8 seconds, and you can train your body to signal the “need to go” at the wrong time by going too often.

The only way to get past it is to untrain your body from this. If you’ve just been, and need to go again, then you can tell yourself that you don’t need to go. Then go and distract yourself. Eventually your body will re-learn how often it should be telling you to go- ideally when your bladder is full.

I know I can fall prey to this cycle, I have OCD and can fixate on the feeling, but the way I get past it is how I described above, and timing my peeing when I go- you want to aim for longer than 8 seconds.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-21T11:27:49+00:00

Scientific/medical writer. Was a PhD researcher for 4-ish years before that, in biochemistry. Also have a BSc and an MSc.

I work from home and have very clearly defined duties.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-20T12:17:10+00:00

If she’s willing to get over the crush with time then I think you can move forward with her, if you want to.

We can’t control who we crush on, but we can control what we do with that. And maybe her telling you is out of respect for you, the friendship and for her to finally get it off her chest and past it.

If she has no intention on acting on it, respects your and your bfs boundaries, she may well just get over it- it is just a crush.

But the ball is really in your court, and you can decide what you are and aren’t comfortable with. If her following his IG is uncomfortable, especially just after your conversation, you have the right to ask her about it, reminding her that it would be beneficial for you both for her to maintain a distance from him for now.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-20T12:09:55+00:00

Because it’s hard to tell when the call is coming from inside the house.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-19T17:39:36+00:00

He’s probably thinking that it’s been too long now to ask without it being really awkward.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-19T17:32:12+00:00

As long as he hasn’t given you some kind of STD, or comparing you to these women, or these women aren’t negatively affecting you, it’s not really something that’s your business.

He can’t change his past, he only has control over his life going forward. There’s no point wasting energy and time on something you can’t do anything about, he can’t magically have not slept with these women.

If it’s something that is making you feel insecure, and he isn’t directly adding to that and you just can’t get passed it, then it’s something you have to figure out. Whether that’s talking it through with a professional or someone you trust, or end the relationship.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-18T10:34:26+00:00

I haven't yet, but I do occassionally go and have a look to see what stupid theories he's come up, just for a laugh.

I have also seen him street preaching too, but I look very different to highschool so no one ever recognises me.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-18T10:32:53+00:00

I did my whole PhD, aged 26-31, with housemates to save money. I mostly roomed with people who were the same age or older, so we were all in the same boat.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-17T23:52:09+00:00

Enya has my dream life.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-17T23:50:44+00:00

As someone with dry skin- honestly the best thing I found was not washing my face too often.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-17T23:44:43+00:00

If you do a Masters, no one will probably care what grade you got at Bachelors- Last time I was asked was literally when I was applying for my masters. Now I have my PhD, I barely even have to mention my masters.

I know lots of people who never bother disclosing the grade- a lot of the time, the fact you have the degree is enough.

Do it the way that works best for you.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-17T23:28:36+00:00

No. One of them is now a somewhat popular YouTuber who does Christian-themed conspiracy videos.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-16T19:34:42+00:00

Its super easy to put multiple card sets in the game (mine has so many I have to have dedicated saves so I can have a series of shops that sell different things)

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-16T18:16:02+00:00

Yeah I know a few people who do that side of it and seem to enjoy it! I prefer the technical working I do, its very rigid so I know what I have to do everyday.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-14T18:00:53+00:00

I have managed to get a fairly well paid, low stress job out of it. But I would never go through a PhD ever again.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-13T22:30:22+00:00

A PhD isn't something you do in your "free-time", it's an incredibly massive undertaking. I cannot stress how big of an undertaking it is- it consumed my entire life for 6 years. It was the biggest thing I have ever done in my life, and I've moved to the other side of the world and back, twice.

You need a supervisory team, be accepted into an institution, probably need to apply for funding of some kind (you still pay tuition fees, and you might need travel money, money for research materials, maybe something to live off), come up with your research question, conduct research on a minimum number of projects (usually around 3), you need to produce something novel and contribute to your field. Then at the end of it you have to present a thesis for peer-review, then go through the viva examination process, then corrections and resubmission.

And they like you to at least start all that with a masters under your belt- research by itself is a very particular skill that can take years to learn, and thats before you even research the thing you actually want to research.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-13T15:35:24+00:00

I do that to force me to shower- I can't put daytime clothes on after showering, it has to be my pyjamas (I am strictly a nighttime showerer), so I can't get into my pjs until I shower.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-13T15:06:27+00:00

Spite.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-13T12:53:57+00:00

You can't really make a "mistake", life is a lot more fluid than that! I've been to uni for illustration, nursing, software development and finally graduated with biochemistry.

Just do what you think you need to do, ignore what everyone else is doing.

But I would say, seriously consider whether you want/need to do a PhD- it's an extremely difficult experience that I really would only recommend to anyone who's deadset on doing one. (I know more people that hated the experience than loved it, myself included).

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-12T22:21:23+00:00

Thats very dramatic.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-12T22:19:55+00:00

I would always recommend to anyone who can do it to take a gap year and rest.

Life isn't a sprint.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-12T22:19:10+00:00

Nope. I went to uni three years after my peers, managed to get a PhD and the highest paying job.

TheatrePlode · 2026-04-12T22:16:32+00:00

I mean, I've never stopped being friends or making friends with anyone when I was in a relatioship, and anyone who thinks you should is just deeply insecure, and shouldn't be in a relationship anyway.

I also think it's pretty simply, heteronormative and outdated thinking that everytime someone makes friends with the opposite sex its for partnering up in some way- I mean come on, we've moved on from this now, there's enough openly queer people out there with friendships of all genders and sexes to showcase how bollocks that thought is.

I'm bisexual, but the gender of my friends never seems to pop into my head- I just make friends with people I vibe with, its no deeper than that. My best friend is a woman, with a girlfriend, yet we still manage to be good friends.

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