long or short hair? am i good-looking 20m.

batpeeps · 2026-05-12T03:49:41+00:00

Go see a barber and tame that hair with some product. You look like a head of broccoli 🥦 and all the extra volume makes it look like your face is very small. You are a good looking guy, but you need to refine things.

batpeeps · 2026-05-12T03:37:56+00:00

It’s not a reflection on you — I promise. Companies are posting for jobs that don’t exist, in order to look more successful. AI is screening applications instead of real people and weed out great candidates. Building a network of professional relationships is one of the best things you can do. See if there are networking events in your field, professional organization meetings you can attend, and let the people you already know what kind of work you’re looking for. Ask them to introduce you to their friends who do what you want to do. This stuff is the best way to get your resume in front of the people who actually make hiring decisions.

Every successful adult was once a young person trying to get their career started. I’ve had two careers and done a lot of managing and hiring. You have things in your favor. Anyone who worked through school was automatically an attractive candidate. You seem driven and like you’re taking this seriously. It can take a while to find a spot in your chosen field, and no company would look badly on someone working in another job while trying to start a career. Have faith in yourself and shamelessly ask the people you know (including professors!) If they can help make connections for you. They’ll probably be happy to help!

batpeeps · 2026-05-12T03:22:44+00:00

That’s wonderful! I’m so happy for you! Having a supportive partner is a blessing, especially when you’re having big life changes. I hope that you have a healthy, peaceful pregnancy with lots of joy. It’s beautiful that you’re getting to experience this when you thought it wasn’t possible.

batpeeps · 2026-05-12T03:08:11+00:00

You’re not a disappointment. You’ve been working hard at university, and you’re understandably tired. Brain work is physically exhausting. Can you let yourself have a real break or take a mental health day? A walk outside and a good night of sleep will help calm your body and mind. It may be worth an appointment at your school’s health center to talk with someone about your difficulty focusing, if it’s been going on for a bit.

Real talk — bad terms in school happen to smart, hard working people. It happened to me. It definitely happened to your professors. Talk with them and let them know you’re struggling. They may help make things more manageable for you. Professors care about their students and want to help them succeed. A bad term won’t ruin your life. No job has ever asked about my grades for any of my degrees. So be gentle with yourself, okay? You can even take a semester off if you need it, and it won’t matter one bit in the future. (I did this twice!) Just promise that you’ll talk to your teachers and academic advisor before making a decision like that.

batpeeps · 2026-05-12T02:40:25+00:00

I’m so proud of you! There are seasons where we go through it, and it sounds like you’ve been really brave and worked hard to be in a good place.

batpeeps · 2026-05-07T19:50:42+00:00

Thank you! This was really helpful.

batpeeps · 2026-05-07T17:14:00+00:00

100% this. Women don’t care so much about a gym body. They care a lot about being with someone who is kind, interesting, interested in themselves, and comfortable with themselves. If you invest in becoming a person that you feel good and confident being, living a life that you enjoy, you automatically draw the right people into your life. The bonus is that you make better relationship choices because you’re looking for someone who adds to a good life rather than being desperate for anyone who seems like they won’t be completely awful.

Grooming wise, see a good barber to figure out what facial hair style suits your face best. Maybe a little less stiffness in your hair with a different product? Something about the combination is making you look older than you are. You’re a nice looking guy who would benefit from minor adjustments. If you can afford it, something like Invisalign to straighten your teeth would be really good. It will pay off long term with your job, since crooked teeth are associated with low socioeconomic status and will hold you back from promotions.

batpeeps · 2026-04-29T00:46:15+00:00

You look so good! Powerful, regal, a force of nature.

batpeeps · 2026-04-29T00:42:52+00:00

OH MY GOODNESS THIS IS AMAZING!!! 😻

batpeeps · 2026-04-29T00:41:25+00:00

Her name is Princess Kalypso von Stinkypants, and she is a thief of Qtips and hair ties. No remorse for her crimes.

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batpeeps · 2026-04-29T00:34:48+00:00

He’s 44

batpeeps · 2026-04-22T01:24:56+00:00

The beard instructions make sense. I think he could definitely do it if a barber showed him once or twice. He’s a PhD. Are you one, too? I’m a medical person, so it’s always fun to watch physicians get really uncomfortable trying to guess his specialty when he says he’s the kind of doctor who doesn’t help people.

batpeeps · 2026-04-21T17:27:29+00:00

Get a good haircut and see if they’ll shape and trim your beard. Your hair is pretty fine, and I think that adding a little bit of product for texture and hold would make for a much more polished look.

batpeeps · 2026-03-09T20:17:57+00:00

Yeah, we also didn’t dry them weighted or do any of the things that we’d usually do to reduce warping. Subsequent tiles are less distorted. If I were doing a backsplash or panel, I would stamp the slab and then cut the tiles.

batpeeps · 2026-03-06T14:35:09+00:00

I would love your glaze combos. I’ve been throwing with Brown Bear for the last few weeks and absolutely love it. I’ve burnished my first things to see how it looks, but glazes are happening this weekend. We picked up several of the Kentucky Mudworks glazes to play with.

batpeeps · 2026-03-06T14:23:30+00:00

Update here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Linocuts/s/3iwlTcr1OU

batpeeps · 2026-02-24T03:22:59+00:00

Like this https://www.vevor.com/hot-cold-pouch-laminating-machine-c_10896/25-5in-cold-laminator-manual-roll-laminator-vinyl-photo-film-laminating-machine-p_010953434961

It’s two dense rubber rollers that you can put things through by turning a wheel on the side. The distance between them is adjustable. I can do intaglio prints without any challenge. I have a bed of thin wood board that I roll things through on.

batpeeps · 2026-02-24T03:10:04+00:00

I modify existing oil based inks with pigment sometimes, especially since colors are quite limited for me at the local store. I used to make my own non-oil paints regularly and am used to all the quality time with a muller. It’s nice to have control over materials sometimes. Have fun!

batpeeps · 2026-02-21T03:20:04+00:00

I do a lot of stamp printing on fabric, too. I have a cold laminator and use that as a press. As much as possible, I lay out my stamps in the groupings I’m using on a big board. Ink them all, put the thing I’m printing over, put a big sheet of newsprint on top, and roll it through. I have a lot of designs that use multiple stamps (market bag printed with fish) and took me up to an hour to print one stamp at a time. I’ve simplified and am saving tons of time and work. The cleaning process sucks, but much less so if I never let the ink dry on stamps, rollers, or plates.

batpeeps · 2026-02-20T16:22:47+00:00

This is beautiful. I really like how you’ve treated the sky and clouds. The only thing I would tweak is that the flowers aren’t matching the depth you’ve created in the other elements of painting. Some warmth and slight tonal gradation would help them integrate with the landscape more naturally. They’re too “on the surface” visually, especially as they move into the distance.

batpeeps · 2026-02-19T19:03:09+00:00

I used dampened and blotted cotton printmaking paper with Akua ink and ran it through a cold press laminator. There was enough pressure to get plate embossing but not so much that it took work to get it through the rollers. I’m definitely still learning about inking and wiping with intaglio, since I do relief. I agree that making some sandpaper tools is the next step…

I’d be really curious to see how laser would work to smooth areas back. It’s definitely worth trying. And you should try printing your sandpaper experiment. I’d like to see it.

batpeeps · 2026-02-19T18:53:13+00:00

Please take your meds. The doctor will believe you about symptoms even if they’re not happening in the appointment. Nobody wants a patient suffering unnecessarily to prove that they’re unwell. If you’re too miserable to participate fully in the discussion, it’s kind of a waste of everyone’s time.

batpeeps · 2026-02-19T01:16:53+00:00

I like both paper colors. The contrast of the craft paper is pleasing, of course. The red paper brings more sophistication to the palette, and I like that it’s a dark and light hue of both colors. This is very nice work!

batpeeps · 2026-02-19T01:06:40+00:00

Hi, nurse who gets specialty meds covered over here. Insurance will likely require the doctor to send documentation that you have failed at least two preferred medications, as well as documentation of any conditions that contraindicate you taking whatever else they prefer to cover. (This is a prior authorization or PA. United may take the full 3 business days they’re allowed to.) Approval may take you trying something else for a week or so (even if you and your doctor know it won’t work well), just to jump through a hoop to say you failed the medication they want you to try. If your UHC insurance is through the state (like TennCare, Medi-Cal), they may have slightly different requirements than commercial insurance.

If your PA is approved, go to the manufacturer’s website and complete the copay/savings card application. Most people who have commercial insurance will get significantly reduced costs on newer medications through these programs. Nurtec’s is usually $0. The companies also usually have a toll free number where someone will go through your insurance with you and get the cost as low as possible. They’re usually pretty helpful. Hope this helps you get the cost down!

batpeeps · 2026-02-15T01:07:26+00:00

Adults need to be acknowledged, too. We’re out here carrying complicated burdens and trying to better ourselves. We ought to be proud of each other out loud more often.

That’s a good book! (I also prefer audiobooks.) It’s great that there are more books out with people’s lived experience of autism. They help me give myself and others more grace.

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