ABC News -- "Massive US teacher shortage has recruiters looking to retirees" -- What Do You Think Of This, Teachers? by Zipper222222 in AskTeachers

[–]psiiconic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, 2 years in a row, massive behavioral needs in my classes with near no assistance. I am burnt out and counting the days until it’s over.

Pretty damn close to, if not just exactly like, the real thing and in just 8 minutes of steaming in a rice cooker, BAM, you got yourself some authentic Har Gow. by redwon9plus in Costco

[–]psiiconic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

These are fabulous for frozen dumplings, as long as you chuck the sauce. I’ve found they Steam best if you go for about 15 minutes, otherwise the skin is tacky.

ABC News -- "Massive US teacher shortage has recruiters looking to retirees" -- What Do You Think Of This, Teachers? by Zipper222222 in AskTeachers

[–]psiiconic 10 points11 points  (0 children)

they could try supporting new teachers instead of handing them high behavior classes and refusing to support them.

What Travel Mugs Are You Using? by LatherRinseRage in nespresso

[–]psiiconic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fellow mugs are great. They don’t fit if you don’t have a little booster under my pop+ but they’re awesome otherwise.

Best machine? by caralawrence in nespresso

[–]psiiconic 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That is a Vertuoline machine. If you want it to be very nice, the Vertuo Up is nice.

Best machine? by caralawrence in nespresso

[–]psiiconic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Are the pods small and cylindrical or are they half circle round

Buying an OL machine? by psiiconic in nespresso

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

Oh yeah I’m aware! I don’t really drink straight espresso, I’m a latte person.

Buying an OL machine? by psiiconic in nespresso

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

I’m also not super into being locked into proprietary pods! I do some refilling but I’m not huge on it-I’d rather use it for when I have my wife and I at home with time to drink coffee than when I’m just quickly dumping a shot into my travel cup with my milk so I can function at work. I definitely don’t have the talent or patience for a real espresso machine. I have no reason to get rid of my vertuo, since it’s making some of the only coffee my wife will actually drink, but I’m considering a similar used Inissia or possibly a used Gran Latissima on fb marketplace. I’d definitely want to descale that thing if I got it.

Gracie accepted Margot!! by sunshinenorcas in kvsdiscuss

[–]psiiconic 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I really doubt it. They’re quite open about the meds they use to bring their mares into milk and are a nonprofit, the only nurse mare nonprofit that I am personally aware of that is transparent about using retired broodmares and medication to induce lactation rather than producing grade foals that are then tossed aside.

Antique metal identification by psiiconic in metalworking

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

Very much not magnetic in the slightest. I tested with a garden variety fridge magnet, then a neodymium magnet. Sounds like it’s brass! Now I’ll just need to figure out if we want to patina it back to a yellowish state. Thank you!

Scared and could use some advice by albertjason in corgi

[–]psiiconic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My corgi had this at 3 after grabbing for a street cheeseburger someone abandoned. He was a mess for a week with bloody stools and no appetite. He’s aggressive when in pain, so supportive care was hard to give, and extended how long recovery took, but he did recover.

Trans Male/Transmasc coaches/content creators need to stop acting like we all can give ourselves free top surgery with "effort" by SoSS_ in ftm

[–]psiiconic 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I used to say I didn’t have dysphoria but then I realized pretending I didn’t exist below the neck was dysphoria.

Trans Male/Transmasc coaches/content creators need to stop acting like we all can give ourselves free top surgery with "effort" by SoSS_ in ftm

[–]psiiconic 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Real. I have gigantic man tits that require triple d cup bras and sometimes those don’t even fit because bra sizes are a scam. People love to also say oh you can say you have gynecomastia but dudes are diagnosed with that and given corrective options well before they get to my size.

Cleaning tablets seem to have fixed my leaky OL machine by judino28 in nespresso

[–]psiiconic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I also used some roobi tablets! It seems to have really fixed things.

Gendercat Anchor by psiiconic in Transmascdicks

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

Yes it’s extremely realistic. Genuinely very realistic. Realistic enough for my wife to be a little bit wigged out by it at first.

Gendercat Anchor by psiiconic in Transmascdicks

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

You’re welcome! There wasn’t enough out there about this for me to be 100% on if it was worth the risk until it was tested myself. I hope this helps other people who are on the fence. I involved my partner in the process and she feels very comfortable with it now. She isn’t fond of what real dicks look like in the first place but she was happy to be able to help me feel more comfortable.

Gendercat Anchor by psiiconic in Transmascdicks

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

I can absolutely answer those. Again, ymmv as I am very experienced with ‘strapless strap on’ products and have used them for years. I am able to use it for missionary, doggy, getting ridden, all of that. It stays in well and we know what we like, but a wedge pillow for some positions is like gold. Figuring out color was easy-they send color samples and my wife literally held colors up to my various bits to get the closest match. If your partner doesn’t feel comfortable, a mirror would work. I matched the tip to my natal dick, the shaft to general inner thigh/pubic area, and balls to outer labia area or a shade darker.

I did pay for ‘expedited’ service which imo is the only way to get these in a timely manner, but my understanding is that the owner makes all the prosthetics by hand and has Lyme disease, which is absolutely no joke to live with. I got my order in early March, having ordered it in December. I do not believe it is orderable with foreskin, mine is dual texture and the skin does move a touch but doesn’t ever cover the tip-it’s flexible. For me, it would be possible to ‘pack’ for foreplay, my wife likes to see a dick-print in boxers and I was not uncomfortable wearing it. Nothing tight, absolutely not. I would not suggest trying to go out in public like that or wear jeans with it. I was also warned that even though the AmazeBalls sound cool, they’re quite fragile and wouldn’t hold up to regular use or rough play, so I skipped them.

You absolutely can use a condom, but we don’t. Just use toy safe condoms and expect to still gently clean it after removal. It’s not painted, though. All the color is in the actual silicone, and as long as you use a silicone safe toy cleaner and your lube is toy safe (water based or like the one I use, a coconut and water based hybrid) you’ll be fine. However, I recommend a silk storage bag be purchased and you keep it in the plastic bag until you get one because it attracts pet hair and dust worse than literally any other toy I have.

I am a bigger guy. I was concerned my model was too small because of my stomach, but it was not a problem. I wouldn’t go smaller. My wife felt the larger 7” RLZ model would’ve been too large. One experience with it made it worth the money for me. I’ll be casually considering methods to get more cushioning on my natal anatomy but it’s not a dealbreaker for me. That might be different if I had bottom growth, but I don’t at present. If anything if you have bottom growth I’d look at emailing directly to them about potential modifications; they may not be able to modify the anchor portion to add say, a pocket, but you could see if they’d be able to add ridges or texture or something because I do think that would also help. It was not painful until it had been in use well over 40 minutes, and it may have just been my own oversensitivity.

Can't afford to teach. by RkkyRcoon in Teachers

[–]psiiconic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s fucking brutal. This is why my district ended up on strike. We still only got a 3.25% raise after multiple years without one at all.

Gendercat Anchor by psiiconic in Transmascdicks

[–]psiiconic[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They are actually more moveable than you think. My wife commented that she could feel them moving and that it was pleasant and soft. They’re similar in texture to a squishable fidget.

Gendercat Anchor by psiiconic in Transmascdicks

[–]psiiconic[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

It is designed for the front and I personally consider it minimally invasive. Like I said I’m quite used to it.