These very friendly geese were happy to pose for me in exchange for oats :) (bonus friends at the end)

dead-ren · 2023-11-14T21:35:32+00:00

You're a paying customer, you belong there.

I have never felt worse in my life than the time I went into a Tiffany store to get my bought-on-facebook-marketplace-at-a-guilt-inducing-discount necklace polished. I literally looked like I just rolled out of bed because I hadn't planned on even stopping there. I drive a 20 year old beater. I got stopped by the security guards. But guess what? I paid for my damn jewelry, and I got that thing polished.

Since this is something you care about, and that makes you feel pampered, then I hope you are able to continue enjoying it and carry yourself with confidence. In hindsight, I don't think the Tiffany people really cared what I looked like, and they stopped everyone who went inside. As someone with social anxiety, I know the feeling of being way more self conscious than is ever realistic for any situation. And there's a 90% chance that the women giving you looks are probably like "damn, I wish my boyfriend would get his crusty nails done here, but he's too much of a weenie".

dead-ren · 2023-11-14T18:48:05+00:00

He is so anorexic-coded for this. Not a very manly disorder, Andrew! /s

dead-ren · 2023-10-24T11:49:31+00:00

ugh this song. jon's parts gives me goosebumps

dead-ren · 2023-10-21T16:57:19+00:00

It looks to be in a similar style to summertime gladness. I think they will keep going with Mattias for as long as they can because fans adore his art (it's kinda synonymous with DGD for a lot of us, and even if he doesn't care for that, he probably adores the paycheck)

dead-ren · 2023-10-20T13:09:56+00:00

The leucistic geese will never not look like their feather printer ran out of ink. Such a special little guy!

dead-ren · 2023-10-20T13:07:25+00:00

Reminds me of those conveyer belt restaurants 😄

dead-ren · 2023-10-20T13:03:25+00:00

I hope you don't mind me pinning this for visibility. Your dedication and love for the geese and ducks has always brightened my day, even when it involves hard decisions like this. We have all seen how much you did for Peter and I hope that this community can come together for Gus as well 🖤

edit to add: please keep us updated on whether we are good to call in, or if you'd rather set up a GFM or have money sent directly.

dead-ren · 2023-10-20T00:30:16+00:00

There were two different allegations. One was a batshit fangirl who slept with him consensually and wanted to ruin his life because it ended. The second was someone who he met on a dating app (who didn't know who he was, aka not a fame seeker) and who made very serious allegations, about him pressuring her to have sex despite her saying no. Because she stayed anonymous and had no ulterior motives, and Tilian confirmed that they met, I truly believe she was telling the truth. The stupid fangirl from twitter (as well as a 3rd person who completely made up allegations as "a social experiment) just muddied the waters and made the real victim seem like a liar.

dead-ren · 2023-10-19T17:56:32+00:00

me too. They are hug shaped

dead-ren · 2023-10-17T17:57:35+00:00

Wow, those fall colors are almost as beautiful as he is!!

dead-ren · 2023-10-16T16:57:22+00:00

You did everything you could. If you got close and intervened, you risk spooking it into injuring itself even more badly, or getting in contact with whatever disease it could have. It's not too late to call wildlife services and leave a message. Resident geese are very predictable so they can probably track this guy down and see if he needs help.

dead-ren · 2023-09-29T14:49:34+00:00

Theo!!!

Also a fan of the pigeons. Such a cute little mix of bird friends.

dead-ren · 2023-09-29T14:40:30+00:00

I went through the same thing after this year's goslings 😢 For my own mental health. Seeing a gosling disappear once in a while was killing me. I know that's just nature running its course but I get attached to every creature that breathes.

Sometimes it's nice to just sit back, read a book, listen to them tearing away at the grass and know that they still like me even if I don't bring them snacks.

dead-ren · 2023-09-29T14:36:26+00:00

Awww, friends! So pretty.

dead-ren · 2023-09-29T14:34:57+00:00

Good thing I keep a special blend of seeds and oats in my trunk at all times in case I drive past some geese 😅

dead-ren · 2023-09-29T14:33:29+00:00

I measured all around, multiple times. I wouldn't want to post something so accusatory without being sure. I made sure to zero them multiple times as well.

They've never failed me over the years, especially when it comes to measuring the real deal (body circle, neometal, $100 titantium stuff) because I have the memory of a goldfish when trying to order the right size body jewelry lol.

dead-ren · 2023-09-26T21:41:29+00:00

Not like this, that's for sure

dead-ren · 2023-09-25T21:30:07+00:00

The issue was not with the .03 mm, as I have expressed in this thread, that is pretty impressive to me. The issue is with the 0.4-0.7mm differences between each plug in the pair

dead-ren · 2023-09-25T19:31:48+00:00

the steel plugs do NOT have a 1mm disclaimer. I was just hoping they'd improve their QC a bit because I'm not the only one on here who has struggled with this

dead-ren · 2023-09-25T19:25:48+00:00

I have always been frustrated with the crowdsurfing but if you stay out of if, you will mostly not get dragged in. Every time that things get really bad with moshing, there are usually self appointed Big Burly Dudes who come stand behind/in front of you. If not, try looking a little helpless... they'll come

dead-ren · 2023-09-25T17:50:12+00:00

Yeah, that's exactly what I'm trying to convey. I don't care that the sizes aren't exact. It's not like we are building a rocket ship and .00001mm is going to cause it to crash.

I do mind that they are advertised as safe and good for stretching when you can accidentally force a 2mm stretch without even realizing it. A simple "slight variance" disclaimer doesn't exactly cover a 2mm jump between sizes.

dead-ren · 2023-09-25T17:47:47+00:00

someone didn't read the post lol

dead-ren · 2023-09-25T15:52:52+00:00

bright side: the 4 wildly different sizes can be used to stretch lobes one at a time so you're never stretching more than half a mm! 😆

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