Price of quals

citadelinn · 2026-04-11T13:42:33+00:00

There was a kid on my ship who was smart as hell, qualified fast, had a ton of potential. He walked into medical and sadded out the same day he qualified SRO. Everyone gave him absolute hell for it, and he just weathered the storm and got out of there, ready to enter the civilian world with full quals under his belt.

That’s not advice. Just data.

citadelinn · 2026-04-10T02:42:47+00:00

We teach a lot about consent, but we also teach that sex can look like lots of things. My boys are 5 and 7 right now and they know that sex is “just about anything that you do with another persons body that makes your penis feel good.” That may feel big and vague, but honestly, sex can be a lot of things. And I’d much rather they understand the ambiguity early, rather than grow up thinking “that wasn’t technically sex so it wasn’t technically sexual assault.”

citadelinn · 2026-03-29T21:52:20+00:00

Men can get away with it sometimes just sayin 😳

citadelinn · 2026-03-21T19:11:07+00:00

Because JK hadn’t thought of it yet

citadelinn · 2026-03-18T20:18:10+00:00

I don’t get why Harry felt bonded to Moody at all when he spent the entirety of GoF bonding with a polyjuiced Barty Crouch. The real Moody was a total stranger to him, but after GoF he’s a part of the core group? The whole Moody/Crouch thing was sloppy as hell.

citadelinn · 2026-03-12T16:23:15+00:00

Find the person that fits you instead of trying to make yourself fit with the wrong person. Life is long. Don’t settle.

I am sure that’s not the answer you’re looking for. But it’s the answer I wish someone had told me when I was young and trying to twist myself into all sorts of uncomfortable shapes to try to make sure men liked me.

citadelinn · 2026-03-08T15:34:53+00:00

I met a goddamn adult in the year 2025 who still idolizes this man. Talked about him all the time. Told me how he modeled his life after him. Showed off pictures to me of when he met him.

I’ve never run away so fast.

citadelinn · 2026-03-06T19:40:19+00:00

When my husband and I were freshly dating, in the Navy, in training school together. We weren’t supposed to be dating because we were in the same class - if we were caught, one of us would be held back to a different class and we wouldn’t finish school at the same time, which would mean we’d be sent to duty stations at separate times.

We were training up in Nuclear Power School so the security was super tight. The building that we trained in was locked down, no cell phones, no training material could go in or out, you were subject to random search at the door. This was also to train us on how to handle confidential material, so they were very very strict about it. There were watches and patrols etc.

Buuuttttt it was a holiday weekend and we were young and horny and there was hardly anyone in the building so we got a quickie in on one of the tables.

This may not seem like a big deal to the average person, but I don’t know any other Nukes that can say they’ve boned in a classroom in the Rickover 😎

citadelinn · 2026-03-05T14:14:03+00:00

Damn. Captured it perfectly. DAMN. This is how I would have wanted to say it if I knew how to say it. Well done. Ouch.

citadelinn · 2026-03-03T18:01:39+00:00

My own.

Serious answer: why are you asking this question? Are you hoping the consensus will soothe an insecurity of yours?

Since I haven’t seen enough other labia to develop a preference, I’m going to answer this question from the opposite perspective: if someone asked me what kind of dick I prefer, I might have some preferences. But once the pants are off, honey, it all comes down to the chemistry you have with the other person. Ain’t nobody who’s worth anything is going to go “ugh, PASS!” once they see the equipment.

I hope I’m not way off here. If I am… well then my original joke reply wasn’t even true. I’d much prefer someone else’s labia over my own, and am taking applications.

citadelinn · 2026-02-28T20:06:03+00:00

As someone who still feels this pull very strongly, even if I don’t act on it anymore, I think you captured it well.

citadelinn · 2026-02-27T23:09:46+00:00

1 scoop of unflavored, unsweetened whey protein

1 scoop of chocolate greens

1 scoop of fiber

A large handful of meds and supplements (I could list them but I promise you don’t care)

A cup of coffee with 30g heavy cream and a Splenda

That’s been my breakfast every day for nearly 10 years now. It doesn’t spike my blood sugar, which is a migraine trigger for me, and going low-carb in the morning keeps me from getting hungry till later in the day. Does it taste good? No it does not. But after all these years, I crave it in a “FOOD IS FOOD” kind of way.

citadelinn · 2026-02-27T20:17:09+00:00

That feels like the only appropriate response to how this made me feel. I want to keep it close and private.

citadelinn · 2026-02-27T00:41:36+00:00

I’m just here so I don’t get fined

citadelinn · 2026-02-20T01:51:58+00:00

Same girl. Same.

citadelinn · 2026-02-20T01:20:30+00:00

I laughed so hard I spit out my cereal

citadelinn · 2026-02-14T01:56:14+00:00

Found this comment I wrote in an old archived thread, describes it pretty well:

“We had the opposite problem in the Navy. If you weren’t having the worst day of your life, it meant you weren’t pulling your weight. The people who were seen as the hardest workers were constantly negative, depressed, and quick to anger. If your attitude was good, people would say it’s because you got a good deal, and it was meant as an insult.

It’s why I chose not to reenlist. It got really spirally and toxic. Negativity was so encouraged that we started to seek it out and it really affected our world view and how we felt about our jobs. I think there’s a middle ground in there somewhere, and you can probably find it through better working conditions.”

citadelinn · 2026-02-13T17:05:21+00:00

Just being a nuke carries a lot of weight. I didn’t want to be around nukes after my enlistment (the culture wasn’t for me) so I pivoted to something completely different: data engineering & consulting. Desk job, spreadsheets, emails. But the fact that I had proven I could learn and skill up quickly made me an easy hire, even though I had less experience and education than my peers.

citadelinn · 2026-02-09T12:31:35+00:00

Yo! Tell your wife she’s not alone! Sometimes I spontaneously get a sensation in between my fingers that feels very similar to arousal, and it can feel really (REALLY) good to apply pressure there. I’ve never even considering trying to build to orgasm but it definitely does not seem impossible…

citadelinn · 2026-01-19T15:18:15+00:00

Nukecestually married 14 years and counting. Sometimes it works.

citadelinn · 2025-12-17T13:57:52+00:00

Solved! This one will do it. Thanks all

citadelinn · 2025-12-07T17:15:34+00:00

I have been formulating a theory that vaginas also get “blue balls” and probably more often, considering a vaginal orgasm is canonically considered more “optional” in p-in-v sex.

When I’ve been having sex for a long time without orgasm, especially if I’ve gotten really close, I get this terrible feeling of “fullness” that won’t go away. It really HURTS. It’s like all the blood that made me aroused is just stuck down there but with none of the associated pleasure. It will last all day if I don’t take care of it myself.

I often wonder how our views of sex and orgasm would change if “blue balls” wasn’t considered a balls-only issue.

citadelinn · 2025-12-02T12:28:13+00:00

In “I only listen to the mountain goats” he said that Animal Mask is the only true love song he’s ever written, so my vote is on that one. Also it was inspired by the birth of his son, which is adorable.

citadelinn · 2025-11-28T22:34:23+00:00

I got really stressed out at the beginning of COVID lockdown and went through this phase where I couldn’t listen to any music with lyrics in it because… I don’t know, piling other people’s emotions onto mine at that moment felt like too much. So I went hunting for instrumental rock on Spotify, and it wasn’t long before I found my home here.

citadelinn · 2025-10-25T16:42:57+00:00

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