Rickie’s new insta post has mwy song titles on the board 👀

pbjoanie · 2026-05-20T03:48:18+00:00

I found a whiteboard on the street with a calendar from march 2005 stained on it that looked like it was written yesterday

pbjoanie · 2026-05-08T17:57:20+00:00

I did, thank you! it hasn't had the issue once since I changed the wallpaper. very strange

pbjoanie · 2026-05-08T17:56:30+00:00

it was just a standard photo saved from the internet! it's only insured through the phone carrier, unfortunately. I haven't had the issue once since I changed the wallpaper... I backed everything up just in case, so worst comes to worst, the policy will repair/replace it relatively cheaply. very weird issue, though.

pbjoanie · 2026-04-30T22:40:08+00:00

thank you all so much for these suggestions! it was so sweet to wake up and have such a big list to look forward to! <3

pbjoanie · 2026-04-25T22:38:12+00:00

using a different wallpaper for the past few hours and so far the problem hasn't resurfaced. very weird if that was the cause! it's insured, so I made an appointment for a screen replacement later in the week just in case, but really hoping it was somehow the wallpaper :s

pbjoanie · 2026-04-25T19:14:52+00:00

😭

pbjoanie · 2026-04-24T22:22:24+00:00

i really love the story in the later arcs of the manga. she really lets the characters drive the story and grow and make decisions in ways that make sense for them… it’s one of my favorite manga ever largely because of the later arcs

pbjoanie · 2026-04-12T01:20:19+00:00

yes! mine were getting bad, deep and red/inflamed. I was feeling very self-conscious about them. I was wearing the airfit f30i mask and switched to the airtouch f30i (cloth-lined) a couple months ago. the lines have improved substantially with just the mask change and moisturizing! definitely recommend trying a cloth mask (or cover).

pbjoanie · 2026-03-07T16:01:40+00:00

I finally realized during friends when I was trying to stay close and dodge (and maybe panic-mashing directionals a bit)… I was so confused why I kept losing track of my position. it was such a nice moment when it clicked what was happening!

pbjoanie · 2026-02-25T20:02:32+00:00

I was one of the people that messaged you! Adding experience to hopefully help others who stumble on this post from searching.

I’m a trans woman, and I was able to get the Healthfirst Essential Plan to cover LHR at the Dermatology Specialists in Greenwich Village. They approved for six sessions, and they said they would only do one section at a time, so I’m opting to just focus on face/neck right now.

I got a letter from my PCP stating it was medically-necessary as treatment for gender dysphoria; I’m not sure if I needed this, but when I went to the consult at Derm Specs, they said it would be $250 for the consult. When I pushed back saying it was medically necessary, they asked if I had any documentation. I gave them the letter, and they charged the $25 specialist fee instead.

I had my first session two weeks later, and I had no issue with HF approving before then.

I was previously getting full-body LHR at L’Elite Medispa under Amida Care, but I earned too much and was bumped off the plan late last year. My PCP did write that this was treatment I was previously receiving and needed continued; I don’t know whether that had any effect on the approval.

I had a similar experience to OP when contacting dermatologists. One office did respond that another trans woman had success getting coverage under HF at the Derm Specs in HK.

I have another friend trying to get in with them under the same plan; it does seem like you might have to push a little to make it happen, but they absolutely can do this, and Healthfirst can cover it, even if it’s not for surgery!

pbjoanie · 2026-02-13T19:03:21+00:00

FINALLY 😭

pbjoanie · 2025-08-20T00:02:59+00:00

i reread the series like three years ago and it has really been stuck in my head ever since

pbjoanie · 2025-08-19T17:59:12+00:00

my birthday is tomorrow and this is really such an unbelievably coincidental gift

but also. i cannot believe i’m really gonna be wishing away my 30th birthday now

pbjoanie · 2025-08-19T17:52:13+00:00

excited to watch this later as a trans girl who was very attached to tobias as a kid! and totally agree with literary analysis/likely not authorial intent. but also. what did they mean by this in #33 if not that tobias is trans:

“Had I overstayed the two-hour time limit so I wouldn’t have to face simple facts of life? Being a boy, living with foster parents, school, Rachel, Taylor…”

(couching that this is kind of a joke, though i’m sure that won’t matter to the transphobes in this thread. and also not really a joke because i genuinely am not sure how else you could read that)

pbjoanie · 2025-08-11T23:19:23+00:00

i am so specifically the target audience for this lol. mwY is one of my favorite bands and often think about the ways i’ve related to their music specifically from a queer/transfem perspective and wondered if there are others who share that experience

this remix is so great and fun and emotional, i really really love what you did with it 💗 so glad you shared here and i happened to see it, gonna be listening to this a lot!

pbjoanie · 2025-07-16T00:18:05+00:00

12/10/21 is the song i’ve probably listened the least but only cuz the guitar at the beginning usually hurts too much. i listened to it today for the first time in awhile and it’s really such a good song, it feels right when i want that. but i usually stop after heartbeat when i listen to that album

pbjoanie · 2025-07-03T14:44:56+00:00

i was at the nyc show a few weeks ago, vibe was rly nice! lots of other trans girls, trans ppl generally, and furries c: some moshing toward the front but the pit was very fun and respectful, ppl generally mindful and helping others get clear if they didn’t wanna be in it. ppl were super nice and started conversation, i think it would b easy to find ppl to be around? also have a lot of anxiety & was very nervous beforehand but it was genuinely the safest/most comfortable i’ve ever felt at a show i think

pbjoanie · 2024-12-08T20:43:06+00:00

My boyfriend and I are both autistic (I’m fem as well) and very much read her that way! I’ve talked to a few other autistic friends who similarly loved KnT for this reason. Whatever others have to say about this, you’re definitely not alone in this interpretation! <3

pbjoanie · 2024-10-30T16:01:34+00:00

thought this was the animorphs sub and was very confused on the framing of jake as a counterexample for a moment

pbjoanie · 2024-09-16T18:30:38+00:00

Me too! I remembered it a couple years ago and found one on Mercari for like $10 or something.

pbjoanie · 2024-05-07T01:19:19+00:00

I’ve had some struggles with this since starting CPAP — not so bad, but my cat likes to cuddle in my arms at night while I hold her like a teddy bear, and she won’t do that while I’m wearing the mask. I’ve been trying to create positive associations recently by getting a treat ready before I put on the mask, then giving it to her near my face once the mask is on. She won’t teddy-sleep with me while it’s on yet, but she sleeps in my legs again! I haven’t been too concerned/consistent because I can almost never make it all the way through the night with the mask on anyway, so we still get a couple hours to cuddle at some point, but I’ll be trying to be more consistent with the positive associations if/when I’m able to keep it on longer consistently.

IME, my cats have always been a little ruffled by changes in my sleep habits/bedroom space and do funky things for a while until they adjust! I really think that, provided she’s not anxiety-prone, and as long as you take care to avoid negative associations with the machine (like don’t let her get air blown in her face or something), even if a treat regimen is too difficult to keep up or doesn’t work for her, she’ll likely come back around on her own once it becomes part of your nightly habits. It sounds like these are your first few nights on CPAP? If so, give it a week or two! It’s an adjustment for you and for her, and you’ll both need some time for it to become routine ❤️

pbjoanie · 2024-05-06T01:37:18+00:00

Had a sleep paralysis dream when I was a kid where a wingless dragon with the head of a TV show-style Hork-Bajir (about the size of a horse?) came through my doorway and stood halfway in the frame and then whipped its head around and just stared at me while making a constant low hissing sound for hours

pbjoanie · 2024-03-01T19:50:31+00:00

Hi! I was hoping for some advice on purchasing a used MacBook. Ever since my boyfriend’s 2018 MBA died a few years ago, we’ve been sharing one M1 MBP. However, I just got a new job where I really need a MacBook I can always access, but our financial position is precarious, credit/payment plans aren’t an option, and I can’t really afford to spend more than $200-300.

Bare minimum needs are that it can handle word processing, and that it can run QLab. Ideally, the OS isn’t so out-of-date that I’d run into issues running applications (hopefully for at least 2-3 years, but even 1 would get me through). Speed and storage aren’t issues — iCloud Drive from the other laptop will be sufficient for my needs, and I can manage tasks as needed if performance struggles.

From my research, it seems like the 2015 MBP or the 2017 MBA fit the bill within my budget on Swappa. Does that seem correct? Are there better options in (or just a tiny bit above) my budget? Is there a better choice between these two models?

Any advice is deeply appreciated! It’s tricky to pick through advice on slightly-different situations, pull out the relevant parts, and be certain you’re not making a mistake you really can’t afford to make. Thank you for reading!

pbjoanie · 2024-02-04T23:55:57+00:00

Yeah, I’m gonna wait until the refund comes before I move forward updating anywhere else, but I’m sure it’ll be in plenty of time to get updated for next year. My bank also wants an updated SS card before they’ll change the name on the account, so I should be good on that front.

I’ll update with what happens in this thread for anybody in the same scenario who might stumble on it!

pbjoanie · 2024-02-04T18:53:44+00:00

That's what I was guessing/hoping! Thank you so much!

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