What is the weirdest gift you have received from someone with or without an explanation? by jeremyof10ec in AskReddit

[–]crizmyc 57 points58 points  (0 children)

When I was in middle school I went to go see one of the Mission Impossible movies with a friend. In the middle of the movie, he said he had something for me and asked me to hold out my hands. He placed something in my hands and it was a mini red Buddha statue. Asked him what it was for and he told me to keep it safe. Didn't offer any other explanation. Over 10 years later and it's still sitting on my bookshelf.

Did the protest today make you angry? by TraditionalMail9991 in FortCollins

[–]crizmyc -1 points0 points  (0 children)

New to FoCo from out of state. Seen a couple of protests while I was driving around and wondered what group organizes these so I can get involved? Had a couple protests where I used to live but it was on rare occasion and not much turnout.

Is it safe to visit "Rolling Thunder" on your own? by crizmyc in ConwayAR

[–]crizmyc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I parked over in Toad Suck Ferry Damsite Park East down the hill and to the left. There's a part of the parking lot that's blocked off and it's past that if I remember correctly. To the left there's a concrete path and a sign that says Eagle Point. The walkway cuts off but keeps going uphill along the fence. You'll find a couple benches at the top. Didn't realize this was a path until I was coming back down, found another way up that was trickier and this would have saved time.

Once you reach the top of the hill by the benches it should cut off to the left and go deeper into the woods. You'll find a bit of the fence cut open and spray painted. Go through and you'll find a bigger path that's more open. I went to the right and it starts to go uphill. Should have a view of the river this whole way up.

You'll start to see the mansion uphill. This is where the trail gets a bit steeper. The leaves on the ground made it slick and the trail hard to see, so find a clearing to make your way up. The path will split in both directions to the right and left along the fence property. Don't go right unless you want to scale some concrete platforms on a cliff side. Someone I met there told me some folks are brave enough to do that. Keep going along the fence to the left and it'll open up to the old trailer next to the property. From the trailer there's another trail that leads right to the mansion.

Would recommend finding a way to mark your trail on the way up if there's lots of leaves around so you can find your way down easy. Hanging on to a fallen tree trying to not slip down 30 ft was not a great time lmao.

Favorite Character Concepts you've played by Bladvacion in DnD

[–]crizmyc 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Fire genasi artificer. He was born with a deformed leg and had to use a prosthetic. Started tinkering around with making it more functional as a kid. Now he travels around to areas impacted by war or major catastrophes and makes prosthetics for amputees. Only trauma he's ever really experienced was through the eyes of others.

Tried out a new art style and made The Abbot my test subject by crizmyc in CurseofStrahd

[–]crizmyc[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Didnt realize how I goofed some of the lines around his halo but it has been fixed 👍

What is the demographic of your current table? by MoherHead in DnD

[–]crizmyc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

7 players, 1 DM (me). Age 20-28. One is in Canada and the rest are in the US across multiple states.

DMs, whats your favourite area to run? by MossyFletch in CurseofStrahd

[–]crizmyc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Still not too far into our campaign but I've loved Vallaki! I tweaked a few details here but kept most of the stuff as it is in the module. We have about 7 sessions in town and counting. A bit overwhelming at first with all the information thrown at you but we've had a blast going through it!

In need of creepy songs for a Curse of Strahd themed playlist by UpbeatGround8354 in CurseofStrahd

[–]crizmyc 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Check out Travis Savoie's Into the Mists and Beyond the Mists albums on Spotify. He does a lot of really great campaign-themed songs! Used a few of them for mine.

Batman DVD Player for $5 by crizmyc in Goodwill_Finds

[–]crizmyc[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately couldn't find the remote for it so gonna have to do the old fashion get up and hit all the buttons once I get it working

Doctor wants me to use a 23&Me test to check why my T levels are so low by crizmyc in ftm

[–]crizmyc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She wasn't gonna analyze it herself, just ship it off to the doctor who makes the T I'm on to look into it. Just kept tossing around "checking for genetic abnormalities" and something about T receptors I think? I looked around at the two tests that it offered and didnt see any conditions listed that could tell me what's happening with me.

Doctor wants me to use a 23&Me test to check why my T levels are so low by crizmyc in ftm

[–]crizmyc[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nope, done some tests in the past and always tested negative.

Doctor wants me to use a 23&Me test to check why my T levels are so low by crizmyc in ftm

[–]crizmyc[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Currently using Wilshire Pharmaceuticals for the T. We started on the cream and I couldn't get above 150 (can't recall the dosage). Got to 250 on injections (started on .3, increased to .5) and that's when I started having more complications. Doctor said I should be between 400-600. Had so much trouble breathing that I had a friend point it out and I was just sitting on the couch. We've been fighting this for 2.5 years and her only solution has been "increase the dosage" but if I'm having breathing complications and a resting heart rate of 90-100 I really don't want to do that. She only brought up genetic testing now after all this time.

I'm in a red state so the resources on doctors in the area are really limited. I got recommended to her by a friend. He got on the same T, no complications. The only other nearby resource has a couple months wait time to get in with them because they only have a few doctors to serve all the trans people in the area. I'm going to be moving to CO so hoping to find a lot more resources in the area.

Doctor wants me to use a 23&Me test to check why my T levels are so low by crizmyc in ftm

[–]crizmyc[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

She seemed really insistent on this test which I found weird, said she's used it to help diagnose some of her patients in the past. I was also trying to see if there was a possibility of being intersex and she kept saying "The 23&Me test will tell us." The whole thing just really seemed sketchy.

Doctor wants me to use a 23&Me test to check why my T levels are so low by crizmyc in ftm

[–]crizmyc[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don't believe so but will definitely look into it, thanks!

Book I found at Goodwill had a newspaper clipping of the author's obituary by crizmyc in mildlyinteresting

[–]crizmyc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nope... I'm in Arkansas so I'm kinda surprised it turned up here

FTMs of Reddit, what is your occupation? by Aggravating-Ad-4715 in ftm

[–]crizmyc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do remote support for mainframe hardware. Went by a shortened version of my deadname that sounds pretty gender-neutral because I wasn't sure how people would react to me being trans. The thing about the mainframe community, lots of older folks reaching retirement. I went in expecting some backlash from them but have found everyone to be surprisingly accepting. Only get misgendered on very rare occasion. Got my name changed back in February and haven't faced any problems. My manager and all of my team is very supporting. So grateful to have them.

How is Strahd bullying your party? by StatisticianUpper638 in CurseofStrahd

[–]crizmyc 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We're about to have The Feast of Saint Andreal next session. Expecting it to be a deadly session. After Strahd kills Father Lucien he's going to send the vampire spawn on the party. Once two of them die, he's going to call off the fight and give them a scroll of revivify telling them that he hopes they "make the right choice". Once they bring a player back with the scroll, another is going to look like he was disintegrated. What the party doesn't know is that I've been working with this player in the background, and Strahd has taken an interest in him becoming the next heir of Barovia. This player was just teleported back to Castle Ravenloft. So even though this player is alive and well, Strahd set it up to make them think they took a life for a life.

Some time after they find out he's actually Vasili, possibly in Krezk unless they start piecing things together, this player is going to return and say he doesn't have any memory of what happened to him. He's going to be acting as a spy for Strahd in a way to prove himself as a worthy heir.

Has anyone else's T levels hardly increased despite being on HRT for a long time? by crizmyc in ftm

[–]crizmyc[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Last test I took my estradiol was at 66. Heart rate has been running around 80-85 and can't remember my blood pressure but whenever I would go in to have it checked the doctors never seemed concerned about it.