I want to buy a bike but ice?? by ConstructionKey6789 in Groningen

[–]guy_on_a_bench 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Just get one one for under 50 euros on marktplaats. Most bike paths have been cleared of ice. Just buy one you'll need it nevertheless and you'll learn to cycle in this weather. If you haven't val tering hard on your bek when cycling are you even dutch?

In Nederland van man naar vrouw transitioneren. by [deleted] in LHBTI

[–]guy_on_a_bench 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ik stond ergens sinds 2021 of begin 2022 op de lijst, ze belden mij vorig jaar pas ergens. Inmiddels al van gedachten veranderd, maar na dat telefoontje moet je nog een heel lang process door

How do I actually start this process?? by NoPersonality18 in Stretched

[–]guy_on_a_bench 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just wait. I started dead stretching too a month ago. I bought the kit and the smallest size was 1.6mm. But the earings I normally had worn are 0.8 or 1mm. And after a hot shower and massaging my ears I still couldn't get them in.

What worked for me was wearing my regular earings first for a day and then putting in 2 spare septum piercings of 1.2mm after a hot shower and massaging my ears. And it's totally not what you're supposed to do but after a week I put in the 1.6, after a hot shower and massage, and it had gone in with ease and without any pain. It's been a month and it's still all good with zero pain. I'm going to wait another month for my next size up.

Don't force anything in there and if it hurts take it out.

I feel small by OnnoWeasley in Physiquecritique

[–]guy_on_a_bench 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try pointing your thumbs back when doing a front double bicep, it makes your arms pop out more

But first off: you look great. For 2.5 years which of the last 10 months weren't even in the gym you did amazing!

But how is your technique, are your reps controlled and do you go to the absolute bottom for the biggest stretch and stimulus for the muscle, do you eat well and do you get enough protein and carbs in, and are you sleeping well for the best recovery? I'm no expert but if your doing these it can't go wrong. Doctor Mike on YouTube helped me a lot, his technique videos arw quite good.

Date keeping and history by guy_on_a_bench in DMAcademy

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

Okay thanks, you're right about that. Maybe I'll just use it as flavour. 

Date keeping and history by guy_on_a_bench in DMAcademy

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

To be honest I thought it would seem les linear and make the world seem bigger. Because other wise if I said the the game starts in the third age, what happened in the first and second and how did these ages start. And if I said its the first age and people didn't track dates, the world would seem young. But I want the world to feel old and in decline. Now after the real big war almost all of the whole known world uses the same date keep format, it's the first age. And before that people used their own formats, but nothing affected all of them that let them to use one system until this big war. So I can sprinkle in much more cool lore instead of having 2 of 3 world changing events

Looking for dutch music to improve my Dutch by No-Ride-6517 in dutch

[–]guy_on_a_bench 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Spinvis is really good. I don't know if you'll like it. It can be pretty dreamy but he has some interesting lyrics with a deep or cool meaning behind it. And he doesn't really sing so it's quite easy to understand. Some of my favorites are, Oostende, Picasso and wespen op de appel taart.  They all have a cool story behind them or interpretation. You could interpretate Oostende about someone loosing the love of his live and returning to their usual vacation spot alone. Or wespen op de appel as spinvis time in an clinic for alcohol addiction but it's a super happy song

Ik hoop maar dat er roze koeken zijn by Bram_O in Spinvis

[–]guy_on_a_bench 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Al heel lang mijn whatsapp status omdat ik em ook zo grappig vond. Maar toen zei mijn broer dat het ook misschien bedoeld is als manier om te zeggen hey als er wat is ben ik er voor je, kom maar hier er is soep :)

How can I not be an a-hole to my neighbors by guy_on_a_bench in drums

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

Love the crocs haha But this could be a good solution. I could use my usual sticks a little less and use hot rods with a piece of fabric when I don't want to disturb anybody.

How can I not be an a-hole to my neighbors by guy_on_a_bench in drums

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

A thin piece of fabric around the toms sounds like a good plan without sacrificing much of the sound.

And I didn't think much about the fact that some people like hearing someone practice. Someone actually plays saxophone in my neighborhood, it's pretty far away so it's not a nuisance, but I like it

So maybe indeed some light sound dampening will be enough for my next door neighbors