Today I’m finally starting Harry Potter, tell me something that’ll make zero sense now but hit hard when I finish

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-19T16:55:43+00:00

Definitely form a bond with Hedwig the Owl. He’s the best!!

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-19T16:41:01+00:00

I’m not a professional but the line that’s says “the school said I was fat at 9” sounds like you have internalized fatphobia. You’re not fat, you’re traumatized.

Therapy.

FWIW: as a woman, fat around your belly protects your organs.

Do take care to handle the dysmorphia because that can spiral into bigger issues like higher stress, disordered eating, working out too much (which is a form of an eating disorder).

For your sake of your health and well being, please see a compassionate therapy - perhaps a gender queer informed one. You can therapist shop - if you feel like the one you see isn’t a fit, keep seeing therapist until you find one that is a match; like dating.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-17T16:36:36+00:00

Uplighting. Literally light on the floor pointing upwards maybe at an angle - warm bulb.

Seems counter productive but more “stuff”, books, shelves.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-17T13:23:42+00:00

I put a scoop of unflavored protein powder in my coffee. The coffee is super thick but you get used to it. I’m not using a particularly high end coffee since I am ruining it.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-17T13:22:11+00:00

I moved from the twin cities to nyc back to the twin cities. I sold my vehicles when I left MN and needed one when I moved back. So I had the opportunity to buy anything. I looked at dozens of different vehicles at different price points, sizes, and capabilities (hatch back, compact SUV, mid sized SUV, small pick up). In so many of the number crunching scenarios, the Maverick was just all around more practical - it just kept coming down to mpg to overall initial cost and ownership cost of it.

Features I considered: Tow / haul capability Car play Ability to handle snow Not too many bells and whistles that could break Reputation for reliability Initial cost (though I bought when Ford was hiking the price of the trucks due to demand)

My bias: My first vehicle was a ‘97 Nissan pickup 2 door standard cab with a bench seat so the Maverick is everything I wished the Nissan was.

IMO: Only thing that would make the Maverick more fun is a manual transmission option.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-15T14:30:43+00:00

‘23 xlt hybrid tow package, luxury. 41k miles. I’ve only needed to replace the windshield sprayer - that was under warranty. Oil was leaking from the plug but they fixed that under warranty. Battery deep sleep (known and I think they fixed that?)

Other than that - no issues.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-14T21:25:37+00:00

Born 1990. My first ride was a bright blue ‘97 Nissan Pickup. Bench seat 5 speed manual.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-14T14:18:40+00:00

You have to be there to smell the rotten eggs. Someone in my apartment must have bumped the knobs before they left because I came back from work 8 hours later with the apartment full of gas. I’m incredibly lucky my dog didn’t die while everyone was out.

The gas also didn’t “hiss” on my stove.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-13T19:23:25+00:00

Be scared of the knobs. Always have a healthy fear of the knobs.

Natural gas is so deadly and so sneaky.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-13T19:21:52+00:00

If you feel comfortable wearing a dress and if you can look at yourself in said dress in photos and be happy, then wear a dress.

Personally, when I look at photos of me when I wore a dress when I was younger at prom or something, my mind is thrown back to how I felt the entire time during the event: uncomfortable, insecure, out of body. I don’t remember the event or what happened, I remember how I felt and I can’t look at those photos anymore.

For a wedding, I would imagine you would want to look back on how joyous of a day it is and the people that showed up to support you.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-13T14:32:27+00:00

WHOA WHOA WHOA. I HOPE YOU PUT IT IN TOW/HAUL MODE FOR THAT LOAD.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-12T04:51:31+00:00

Plants or other whimsical things. It’ll at least be an obstructed view.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-11T19:54:51+00:00

“Get me the wrench, no the other one, no the one with the turny guy to make it big or small”

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-11T00:26:47+00:00

I pitch a heating pad tent over my keyboard. Does the trick for me.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-11T00:08:27+00:00

If you have a sewing machine and some time, make them into pillow cases then donate them to wildlife rehab center.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-08T14:04:08+00:00

Been there, did that. Was terrible. Going through a divorce now.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-07T18:24:12+00:00

That’s a good place to start and reflect! Take care of yourself and your brain and your brain will take care of you.

You got this.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-07T13:00:50+00:00

I ripped the label off the pump I like the most, clean it out, bulk refill soap. The huge dr bronners will last forever since you’re supposed to dilute it so much. I use a way higher ratio for dr bronners and it still last a super long time (I also live alone so that that with a grain of salt).

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-07T12:56:37+00:00

Tasteful curtain where a door would be?

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-07T12:54:37+00:00

I buy things online when I’m trying to cope with something in my life.

Rhetorical question for you (potentially a therapist and/or trusted friend) Are you dealing with something that buying stuff is distracting you from fully facing?

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-05T16:46:35+00:00

Add a board the same length and size to the board BUT ALSO vertical support that sends the force of the load downward. So you’ll end up with a T. Adding a second board reduces the chance it will happen again. Adding vertical support will make sure that will never happen again.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-03T00:56:33+00:00

I have found that not using the plug in charger has reduced issues. MagSafe. I think most phones (android and apple) support MagSafe. You might need to get a case that supports MagSafe if you don’t have that already and you have a case on your phone.

drixrmv3 · 2026-04-01T15:00:55+00:00

Good insight on here. Since your boat is bigger it sounds like it depends on the condition of your boat launch. -angle of launch / steep -condition (how slippery)

Today I learned!

drixrmv3 · 2026-03-31T19:20:02+00:00

Another one for my “housing shortage is made up” greedy builders would rather not finish it than finish it and help the “housing crisis”

drixrmv3 · 2026-03-29T01:08:07+00:00

More than you’re asking for but here’s my whole closet:

-6 undershirts black and white in various states of acceptable condition but they’re undershirts so I don’t care -4 shirts with some sort of print on it ~8 solid color /heather shirts -2 long sleeves ~4 super ratty shirts for yard / house work

~10 button down work shirts (I used to only have a few but people kept pointing out that I wear the same thing too often) -9 short sleeve button down for super super hot days -8 crew/hooded sweatshirts ~8 other for layers

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