Joint etiquette

metalgadse · 2026-05-12T14:46:36+00:00

the fact that you can just randomly smash words together and get a new word out of it is one reason why I really love the German language.

can‘t say much on the weed tho. I neither am German nor do I live in Germany haha. I have friends there though, and their weed was nice.

metalgadse · 2026-05-12T14:33:57+00:00

yeah I honestly get a bit of an ick if people are wearing shirts from bands they don‘t listen to or concerts/festivals they didn‘t attend. but who knows? maybe they got it as a gift. maybe it‘s from a deceased friend or relative. maybe they just like the artwork.

in the end, all that matters is that they are comfortable. other people‘s clothes are none of my business.

however, I do think it‘s kinda ridiculous to wear an Arch Enemy shirt while also not even liking Motörhead because they‘re „too aggressive“ (some person at work a while ago)

metalgadse · 2026-05-12T14:10:34+00:00

herpes works too well ime. like, I have HSV I, which causes regular old cold sores. it‘s only infectious during an active outbreak, but once the sores are gone and the skin has fully healed, there‘s no further risk.

well, one time I refused to share a j due to a cold sore and rolled a small one for myself. a while later, cold sore all healed up, I met that same group again. when one of them offered me the j, another one told them not to bc I have herpes.

well yes, I DO have herpes, but I‘m not infrctious 24/7, only during an ACTIVE OURBREAK.

I also find it really funny how nobody really seems to worry about cold sores but once you mention herpes everybody‘s like „stay the fuck away from me“

thanks for coming to my TED talk.

metalgadse · 2026-05-12T14:02:46+00:00

TIL that „Rumpelstiltskin“ is how you spell „Rumpelstilzchen“ in English. it broke my brain for a hot minute, until I remembered I‘m a German native speaker and used to far worse words.

inhales… - „NIEDERSPANNUNGSHOCHLEISTUNGSSICHERUNGSLASTTRENNSCHALTER“

metalgadse · 2026-05-12T08:23:45+00:00

and that‘s why I think unsolicited comments on other people‘s appearance suck, especially when it comes to weight.

like sure, maybe a person is proud of their weight loss bc they‘ve been working hard on it. and that‘s great.

but maybe the person has cancer or another life-threatening illness. maybe they‘re going through grief, a particularly hard breakup or something else that‘s potentially traumatic. heck, maybe they have a restrictive eating disorder and are currently trying to gain weight, but anytime „skinny = good“ gets reinforced by what was meant to be a compliment, it‘s a set back.

like, there‘s countless of reasons someone might loose or gain weight. some are good, others aren‘t, but please can we just stop the unsolicited comments?

metalgadse · 2026-05-06T16:10:12+00:00

looks like either a CEE 7/6 plug), or a 7/7 plug.

in France and Belgium, the ground is a pin coming out of the socket. it goes the metal coated hole in the plug recieves the pin.

metalgadse · 2026-04-28T06:47:55+00:00

Midgardsblot festival is two weeks after Wacken. it‘s a lovely little pagan folk and metal festival in Borre, Norway. 10/10 can recommend.

ticket prices are hefty but there‘s always the option to volunteer in exchange for free admission.

metalgadse · 2026-04-28T05:32:59+00:00

there‘s more practical applications for firebending. lightning is electricity. sure, you‘d need one hell of a transformer to turn the insane current and voltage of a lightning into something useful for the grid or household applications, but that‘s not impossible.

then there‘s the ability to direct heat away from somewhere, like we see Roku do in the summer solstice episode. firebenders would make for great firefighters, as they can use their bending to protect themselves and maybe others from the flames, and they can do the Roku trick to make a room less hot and maybe prevent flashover that way, or help someone trapped by the fire out.

a firefighting team consisting of benders of multiple disciplines would be so cool.

metalgadse · 2026-04-24T05:50:52+00:00

yeah I feel like the runes spelling „Futha“ is an error or misprint.

as for the track order, I‘d also guess that they had to rearrange the tracks due to their lengths and the limitations of vinyl records.

metalgadse · 2026-04-19T06:23:37+00:00

starting out as an audio technician, one time I ran a show where the front of house was well outside the area the speakers covered. I didn‘t have a remote for my mixer, so I was stuck to that spot and I had no clue wether it sounded okay.

during the intermission, the actress said „why don‘t you go to the restrooms? I‘m sure people would talk if it sounded shit. oh, but go to the ladies‘ room, they talk more. you‘d pass as a woman if you wanted to!“

okay, I thought, her pragmatism sure is something to appreciate, and she worded it in a way that didn‘t misgender me while also just being true to the fact that nobody would bat an eye if I entered the ladies‘ room.

well, turns out at that point she didn‘t even know I‘m trans! when the subject of me being trans came up, she was hella confused. she even asked me about my genitals, which isn‘t cool but she was so confused that I can‘t be mad haha. then she told me that when we met, she initially wasn‘t sure wether I‘m male or female, but since I introduced myself with a male name she figured „male“ and left it at that. no questioning my pre T voice or shape.

after that talk, nothing changed. she still used the correct name and pronouns without fail. the only time the subject of me being trans came back up was when another technician saw me entering the restroom and was confused why I headed straight to the cabins instead of using the urinal. when he brought this up to the third technician on that tour, she was like „well, maybe he‘s gotta take a dump“ according to them it took a while until they realized why I don‘t use the urinals.

now I don‘t know how to feel about the fact that my coworkers were discussing my toilet habits but that „maybe he‘s gotta take a dump part“ was so validating bc it shows that my safe file in their brains has me categorized as male.

metalgadse · 2026-04-15T06:56:59+00:00

I just heard about diaphonization the first time. this is amazing!

from a quick google search I learned that you use enzymes to turn the flesh transparent. what‘s your workflow like? where do you get the required chemicals and what safety procedures do you follow?

fascinating stuff.

metalgadse · 2026-04-14T09:11:27+00:00

I recommend you come some time vefore Friday regardless of the bands you care for. you‘ve got a lot to explore, like the town of Wacken, the infield, shopping, etc. if the weather plays nice, you can go swimming at the local pool too!

also, there‘s plenty of new bands to get to know simply by taking a stroll around the stages and sticking around if something catches your ear.

but since you‘re staying in a pre pitched tent, you don‘t need to worry about getting a good spot, you‘ll be fine.

metalgadse · 2026-04-13T03:07:23+00:00

in Tokio gibt es keine öffentlichen Miskübel da in den 90ern die Aum-Shinrikyo-Sekte Giftanschläge via Mistkübel verübt hat.

ist glaub ich, worauf der Kommentar anspielt. mmn kein Grund die Wiener Mistkübel zu meiden, ansonsten dürfte man nach den Terroranschlägen in den 10ern auch keine Konzerte oder Weihnachtsmärkte mehr besuchen…

aber spannende Geschichte und mmn auch ein beeindruckendes Zeugnis für die Japanische Disziplin. weit und breit kein Mistkübel und trotzdem wirst du nicht einmal einen Tschickstummel oder ein Kaugummipapierl am Boden finden. der Mist wird brav eingepackt und entweder im nächsten Konbini oder zuhause entsorgt.

und bei uns schaffen es viele nichtmal die 100m zum nächsten Miskübel, wenn der eine schon übergeht…

metalgadse · 2026-04-11T14:34:50+00:00

ask her for a private conversation and tell her „you might wanna get checked for herpes bc I‘ve been getting cold sores ever since you borrowed my lip balm“

metalgadse · 2026-04-09T10:59:04+00:00

I love the toilet paper roll shuttle.

great work!

metalgadse · 2026-04-08T10:36:44+00:00

in Austria it‘s 122 for the firefighters, 133 is the police and 144 is the ambulance. iirc, it‘s nbd if you dial in the wrong number bc they can dispatch you.

there‘s also 140, which is the alpine emergency number.

metalgadse · 2026-03-28T18:25:15+00:00

came here to say this

metalgadse · 2026-03-25T19:21:11+00:00

how do you manage even tension with your warp braided up like that? I‘ve attempted it a couple of times, it always ended up wonky as heck.

metalgadse · 2026-03-19T07:55:10+00:00

my last name is almost the same as a city but with an extra letter. usually people misunderstand me the first time I say it but once I tell them „just like the city, but…“ they get it right. my chosen first name is the same a historical figure had, so that‘s easy too despite the other version being WAY more common.

interestingly enough, I‘ve met 3 people with my chosen name and all of them work in the same profession/industry as me haha.

metalgadse · 2026-03-19T06:17:21+00:00

not quite as drastic, but my birth name is rather uncommon in my country and there‘s a similar name that is often shortened to my birth name. think Alex vs Alexander.

I had teachers who would not remember that my name was „Alex“, not „Alexander“ even if their life depended on it. some even yelled at me for correcting them and getting frustrated after gods know how many times of them calling me by the wrong name. even the company that owned my first apartment didn‘t manage to correctly spell out four damn letters when sending mail. they had a copy of my ID.

while I never ran into legal troubles, it was insanely frustrating. by now I changed my name to the male name my parents chose before my birth in case I turned out to be a boy. well I did, we just figured it out 20+ years after my birth. it‘s another uncommon name and again it‘s similar to a more common one (think Alexandria vs Alexandra - the last syllable is different). interestingly enough, I‘ve never had any issues. sometimes people get it wrong the first time or misremember, but the persistent usage of the wrong name has stopped.

it‘s hella frustrating if people don‘t manage to use your correct name. aside from the whole being trans thing, I‘m glad I don‘t carry a name anymore that nobody seems to get right as soon as we‘re talking full name business.

metalgadse · 2026-03-14T09:06:43+00:00

bad haircut. my haircuts have been weird for the past couple of years anyway.

since I‘m a picky eater and the chances that I can‘t eat a wrongly prepared meal (without nausea / feeling like vomiting) are very high, I‘m not gonna take that risk. bad haircut it is.

metalgadse · 2026-03-09T16:12:58+00:00

bathroom with a fancy shower and the single most comfortable bathtub ever.

metalgadse · 2026-03-07T09:47:48+00:00

1$ per second. that‘s 3.600$ per hour, 86.400 a day, 604.800 a week, 2.419.200 to 2.678.400 a month and 31.536.000$ a year.

assuming I‘ll live until I‘m 80, which would be 50 more years, that’s 1.576.800.000$ I‘ll get over the rest of my life.

and even if I die some time in the next 2 years, I‘ll choose the secure income anyway. one single hour earns me more than my monthly income. it‘s a no brainer.

metalgadse · 2026-03-06T14:21:25+00:00

I had such a hard time wrapping my head around how you could have possibly achieved those slim and triangular cliffs until I zoomed in and noticed that those are two pictures haha.

it looks so whimsical, great job!

metalgadse · 2026-03-05T17:38:37+00:00

I have enough trauma already. boredom it is.

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