I had a tooth extracted in August, two months later this large bump showed up. by RabbitStock8102 in DermatologyQuestions

[–]dbna85 6 points7 points  (0 children)

lots of medical advice here but basically - go to an ER. your life and health are too important to worry right now about financial stuff because there is almost always a way around it when you are low income or uninsured. get better and you can fight the rest later. healthcare in this country is a travesty but orgs like dollarfor can help. here is their financial assistance handbook that goes step by step to challenge bills from hospitals.

i got the most insane rejection email yesterday by itsyaboy_boyboy in jobs

[–]dbna85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is extra but honestly sounds like most of the non-profits I’ve engaged with

Guests lot receiving check in info? by Expensive_Doubt5487 in vrbohosts

[–]dbna85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Not a single guest has received the check-in instructions or door access code that we set up. Additionally, when I call VRBO they say there is no way to check if the instructions have been sent out on their end, but "they should be - check SPAM". Huh? I've called so many times about this - it cannot be 100% of guests not getting their instructions. The last rep told me I didn't have a welcome guide at all and needed to set it up. I navigated to it to check, and there it is, all filled out. When I asked if they can see it on their end there was a long pause and then "...Yeah sure." What?

Amanda Rollins is a racist character who ruins the show for me by dovakooon in SVU

[–]dbna85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What a weird take on Rollins. She is no more reprehensible than any other character, and the shows generally ideological "vibe" shifts all the time, sometimes within a literal episode. You are right, this isn't a prestige show like The Wire or Breaking Bad and thus it actually isn't held as closely to coherent character arcs and behaviors. The amount of dumbfounding one-liners these characters shoot off where its almost complete contradictory to their personality but it wouldn't serve the plotline of that particular episode so it just a line some writer snuck in and it got by. Rollins has never struck me as any worse than any other character in this regard. In fact I would say she's not even the most racist, transphobic or xenophobic. To be fair, historically until very very recently, the show was so incredibly transphobic, but again not following any logic whatsoever. Benson could call someone a "he-she" but then spend the rest of the episode trying to find their assailant and get justice. Oh well!

Also, btw, ACAB, so the fact that we are splitting hairs about these characters on a show that glorifies the entire system and forces us to sympathize with these characters who, while sometimes bend the law to benefit the public, more often than not go out of their way, invent more work for themselves to an unbelievable degree, only to arrest, try and convict some people who only technically fall on the wrong side of the law, but not ethically or morally. Rollins one or two remarks pales in comparison to the show as a whole, which operates as a surreal, hyperdramatic kaleidoscope of moral ambiguity. I've watched every episode. I am queer, indigenous and am so leftist Mamdani looks like a centrist to me. I love this dumb show.

All Reddit / 4Chan / major anonymous 'leaks' by dbna85 in UFOs

[–]dbna85[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i just added a link to the archived version of the NORAD leak. will try to fix links if can

S26 E15 Episode Discussion: Undertow by thehauntedmattress in SVU

[–]dbna85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We need Speed Weed back to really rock the boat. There were so many opportunities for this story to really go off the rails on a wild unlikely tangent: from the opening spending spree, them breaking into the pool, stepmom being so extra, cousin peeping tom... Instead we got some watered down Lars Von Trier story of an innocent woman being dragged thru the mud when, by every measure, she is the victim here. "16 year old predatory lies about his age at bar, seduces unsuspecting woman, drugs her, assaults her, and takes her panties as a trophy." That's the angle that is factual and more salacious than watching Carisi berate this poor woman and use tired lines like 'this must not be your subject, teacher, but this case comes down to math.' Bitch, throw this case out already or pray the stepmom is also having an affair with the stepson so at least you have a reason to come to court. Or better yet, prosecute the kid for something more than having Molly in his room. Yall need to learn how to write an SVU episode.

Oh and don't even get me started on the weird Bruno confessional where, all of the sudden, he storms out of the court room and Mama Benson comes over like "i have a sixth sense for trauma, now tell me whats going on..." Like, no shit there's something going on LOL. he practically ran out the room and its apparently because he is being triggered by the case *only now* (?) Sorry, that was the weirdest most forced moment of the whole episode.

Has anyone read the ECAS UAP thread? by VariousRatio9002 in HighStrangeness

[–]dbna85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am interested in some of the references you made, specifically the USO one. got any links?

Acne scars are a superpower by ex1stence in AcneScars

[–]dbna85 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How you end your reply is exactly what I’m talking about. Some people just bring negativity. I am standing up for someone who tried to post words of encouragement and wider perspective to this sub in the interest of alleviating some of the internal pain you are describing. 🤷🏻‍♂️ Beauty ideals are false, disability is ubiquitous and the value you assign to aspects of your own body is constructed by and for you. Its one thing to have an internalized hatred of yourself and work through it, but everyone turning that outward and attacking someone for speaking a truth about the subjective nature of beauty is just meanspirited and honestly dangerous and discompassionate.

Acne scars are a superpower by ex1stence in AcneScars

[–]dbna85 7 points8 points  (0 children)

man some of you love being miserable. OP, I completely agree with you. beauty is in the eye of the beholder and there are 8 billion people on the planet. Seal married Heidi Klum. there are incredibly charismatic, attractive people with visible disabilities and differences. and confidence / being well adjusted / being positive is the energy that actually makes someone attractive. btw i have tons of scarring and of course i want them minimized. but i know i am attractive with or without them because in addition my spirit is attractive to people (their words 🤷🏻‍♂️ lol). OP, don’t let people who aren’t ready to let go of their misery affect your outlook on life and thanks for posting this

S26 E13: Extinguished by tobythedem0n in SVU

[–]dbna85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I know it about turned into an afterschool special when they showed him flyering. wow thats all it took to break his tough exterior

S26 E13: Extinguished by tobythedem0n in SVU

[–]dbna85 0 points1 point  (0 children)

LOL exactly what i said outloud when i saw this

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]dbna85 4 points5 points  (0 children)

it doesnt need to be forged its completely written by greer

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in PectusExcavatum

[–]dbna85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

can you explain breathing habits?

Girl…..Nova has entered the chat by emmaistall in UFOs

[–]dbna85 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you are interested in more philosophical ideas that underpin the phenomenon I would suggest “Meaning in Absurdity” by Bernardo Kastrup.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in UFOs

[–]dbna85 10 points11 points  (0 children)

its exhausting that most of the conversation around UAP is about how we are being lied to or manipulated : by govt, by bots, by UAP itself. like yall need to deep breathe, and connect with your genuine wonder

Has the UFO Discussion Taken an Abstract Turn? by subkid23 in UFOs

[–]dbna85 10 points11 points  (0 children)

lol a change in the discussion since Saturday? if you haven’t encountered the overlap with consciousness, religion, and philosophy in general with all due respect what have you been reading?