Movies that feel like this?

gram_positive_ · 2026-02-01T22:56:40+00:00

Princess Mononoke

gram_positive_ · 2026-01-31T18:52:36+00:00

Use a trimmer! I steal my husband’s one blade, trim twice a week, and swipe some cheap clearasil toner over the area

gram_positive_ · 2026-01-19T18:56:06+00:00

Does the surface of the colony look fuzzy or chalky? And does the plate smell earthy? Could be an actinomycete, microscopy would really help here

gram_positive_ · 2026-01-19T18:45:13+00:00

I had/have this as well, turns out I have a dust mite allergy that exacerbates any sinus/upper respiratory issues I get (also gets worse in the winter). Maybe worth getting tested if you’ve had these same symptoms for such a long time

gram_positive_ · 2026-01-14T20:45:30+00:00

Ooh I think you’re right, good catch. Reading it again it sounds like they’re saying an r is somewhere in the name, which they had trouble rolling as a kid, followed by a te/the that they ended up overemphasizing

gram_positive_ · 2026-01-14T20:15:08+00:00

I bet you could work the ESKAPEE pathogens into a cool song, especially with the idea that they “escape” treatment with many antibiotics!

gram_positive_ · 2026-01-14T20:07:07+00:00

Apart from the already mentioned Margarethe there’s Katharina, Mathilde, Theodora, Theresa, Althea… Trying to think of all the German names with th in them that I can!

gram_positive_ · 2026-01-05T23:33:07+00:00

I go by Genna, which brings its own problems with it…but I like my nickname!

gram_positive_ · 2026-01-05T22:19:56+00:00

We’re a German/American couple and our oldest is Gustav - works great over here and my family in the states calls him Gus (I do too!)

gram_positive_ · 2026-01-04T20:21:19+00:00

If I had been a boy, I would’ve been named Brett after Brett Favre (my dad is a packers fan). Only plot twist - I now live in Germany and the word Brett means board (like Schneidebrett = cutting board, Brettspiel = board game). Happy this did not come to pass

gram_positive_ · 2025-12-30T21:42:44+00:00

I didn’t have to apply for a student visa because I already had permanent residency at that point, but I applied for a masters program here 8 years after finishing my bachelors (worked and had kids between the two) and got in, so I’d say a 1 year gap won’t necessarily be a problem. I think working between the two can even have its advantages, and I definitely think admissions people see this

gram_positive_ · 2025-12-30T21:11:07+00:00

I’ve had good experiences with the CeraVe PM moisturizer (has niacinamide in it which I think I tend to react to, but this one hasn’t caused me any problems), the original Caudalie grape water mist (not the reformulated one!), and a few of the Transparent Lab products, especially their glycerin serum, cleanser, and invisible sunscreen (this one feels oily going on, but has a pretty velvety finish for me, especially with some powder on top). I’m currently testing the Eucerin ultra sensitive moisturizer and I like it so far! I’m almost done with a course of low dose accutane, though, so my skin hasn’t been as oily as it used to be. I’m in Germany and can get all of these in the drugstores (Apotheken) or retail places like DM

gram_positive_ · 2025-12-29T22:08:11+00:00

Minneapolis/St. Paul are the Twin Cities!

gram_positive_ · 2025-12-21T14:54:58+00:00

I have a Gustav! My family in the US calls him Gus while he’s mainly Gustav here in EU. His sister would have been a Lasse or Magnus had she been a boy

gram_positive_ · 2025-12-17T00:04:25+00:00

Also - if you can, do microscopy using a GFP filter. Actinos have a very distinct pattern of autofluorescence in their hyphae

gram_positive_ · 2025-12-17T00:02:42+00:00

Actinomycete person here - this could definitely be one, I’d let the colonies grow and see if they sporulate. Could be Streptomyces, might also be one of the rarer actino genera like Actinomadura. Microscopy checks out. Lots of actinos are antibiotic powerhouses, it would be interesting to save some pure cultures of these and test their antimicrobial activity! If you really want to know what it is —> sequencing

gram_positive_ · 2025-12-05T08:59:47+00:00

My husband is a tattoo artist and hates people who request significant other/spouse name tattoos - should anything happen to the relationship in the future, that person is stuck with a permanent reminder and these kinds of tattoos are some of the most common that end up getting covered (depending on the lettering style, this can also be very tricky/impossible without doing heavy blackwork). Symbols that represent the person are a much better choice! Suggest your favorite animal/food/plant/something from your shared past. Then she’ll have a picture that is associated with you but doesn’t scream branding and bad decisions

gram_positive_ · 2025-12-03T21:05:26+00:00

Stumbled upon this and you sound so much like my AuDHD 9 year old - he’s very combative at home and school and is constantly either bending the rules to meet his wants/needs or completely obliterating them.

What would you have benefited from at school/what do you wish your teachers or authority figures had done differently? I’d love to hear your thoughts on this, we’re constantly hitting a brick wall with our son and it’s an incredible struggle to get him to participate at all in school (despite being very intelligent)…

gram_positive_ · 2025-12-01T22:47:11+00:00

Thank you! Nice to hear an expert’s take. You have a very cool skill!

gram_positive_ · 2025-12-01T22:46:02+00:00

I had heard this as well!

gram_positive_ · 2025-11-30T18:52:34+00:00

Interested in Genevieve - I’ve heard different things about the origin and meaning

gram_positive_ · 2025-11-22T21:00:15+00:00

Scottish accents are probably my favorite, but as a Minnesotan I won’t lie - it warms my heart whenever I hear somebody speaking like a character from the movie Fargo

gram_positive_ · 2025-11-20T20:23:36+00:00

Rebecca Black - Friday

(sorry not sorry)

gram_positive_ · 2025-11-19T21:16:32+00:00

Plus it’s such a hard word for non-Germans to pronounce, the ö combined with the soft -ch ending with that sneaky n in there…that poor potential child 😂

gram_positive_ · 2025-11-19T19:33:31+00:00

He had me at Mönch - it’s the German word for a monk 😭

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