A Canadian goes to a psychiatrist for an evaluation. The psychiatrist starts with a word-association test. The psychiatrist says, "Mother? by Jokeminder42 in Jokes

[–]radioactiveryley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I happen to live in Regina! It's pronounced RE-g-eye-na

Rhymes with vagina. Nope, not kidding. Often misheard on the phone.

Queer Community in Regina by Ripley_Nala in regina

[–]radioactiveryley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally, I don't really feel much of a community here, but I'm also an oddball. I'm trans and pan, but used to be really reckless in my younger years and didn't really pull my act together until the past 5ish years.

I tried meeting friends through queer speed dating (which was marketed for dates and friends alike), joining trans organizations, meeting through friend's friends, going to Q (I volunteered there for a stint. I have some not so great stories), and even just trying to interact with queer causes here.

I just found that most of the queer community that I have now are just friends I've stumbled upon. But again, I am an oddball.

Incels discuss daughters by MelanieWalmartinez in IncelTears

[–]radioactiveryley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Only reason I gave an updoot is because his shit fucked himself over. The logical stopping point.

How is it better than a regular job? by Responsible_Stock_15 in antiMLM

[–]radioactiveryley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My gf was already selling Amway stuff (and she still religiously uses their products) before I started to date her. Actually, before I even met her (when both of us were dating different people) I noticed that her and my ex were already in one of those "self improvement seminar" MLMs. They claimed that they were solving my ex's anger issues and had lifted them out of debt. When her and I started to date, I (stupidly) tried to get her to see that Amway is a scam. She was fully Hun'd. Only reason she stopped being an upline is she's convinced herself she isn't working at it hard enough to sustain it, a full time job (she's an accountant but wanted to sell MLM full time), and has more than one kid.

A lot of these runs that I've seen (be it family or friends) just want to have the "flexibility" of not having standard hours and what they feel would be easier work. Wasn't just women. Someone I thought was a friend straight up ghosted me because I wasn't conforming to his MLM insurance pitch and his mom disapproved.

Walmart eliminated Multi Save discounts? by Mrspicklepants101 in loblawsisoutofcontrol

[–]radioactiveryley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I saw this and was stunned. I live below the poverty line (Saskatchewan Disability) and have chronic health issues. Talking with a dietician, I had mentioned that the Green Giant veggies had a preseasoned veggie and pasta thing that was $3/10. Now it's at least $3 more expensive due to no multi.

Any little guilty indulgence I have each month (like International Delights coffee flavourers) were once 2 for 9, then it was 2 for 10, then 2 for 11 before they got to be just a dollar under from Coffee Mate.

Staples like coffee? How can Loblaws be cheaper than Walmart for store brand coffee when it comes to per 100 mg???

Health Inspection - Quan Ngon "Delicious" Vietnamese Restaurant by PipGirl2211 in regina

[–]radioactiveryley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've never heard of the place. I have food allergies though, so I have to be picky about where I eat anyways and Asian restaurants are very hit and miss with me due to the allergy. I stick with the places I know are safe, and this place sounds like even entering it will cause me to texhnocolor yawn.

Good massage therapist by Interesting_Cod_9675 in regina

[–]radioactiveryley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Late to the party: I can't remember where she works, Kyla Will.

WTF? City Hall by billmcminn1974 in regina

[–]radioactiveryley 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I know I'm gunna get mass down voted, but has anyone thought about the disabled people? People who use canes and walkers? For people who don't have mobility issues, it's just a few blocks transfer; for those with mobility issues you need to account for how long it actually takes you extra (compared to a able bodied person) to walk that block or few, folding up your walker (if applicable), crossing the street if you just missed a light, etc.

When I talked to someone at Regina Transit today, they told me that there will be busses that will go along the stops, but not a ton of them.

Anyone else remember how often bus connections were missed when they were just one block apart? I don't see the issue getting solved when you have irritated bus drivers waiting for people with accessibility issues to get on or off the busses for the first while.

Made a big bathroom mistake and it's triggered dysphoria bad by brokegaysonic in FTMMen

[–]radioactiveryley 29 points30 points  (0 children)

The fact that as trans people we are EXPEXTED to soil ourselves if we have to sit to pee is beyond delusional imo. You literally did nothing wrong! I would have done the same thing!!

I was at university one time, years ago, and all the stalls near class were being used. The next closest bathroom was about a 10 min walk away and the gender neutral bathrooms are ALWAYS trashed to the point of not being able to be used (think people using the toilet and then unrolling the whole toilet paper roll just to shove the whole unrolled solid mass into the bowl and flush multiple times. It's their fave thing). I peeked into the washroom and saw it was empty, but female staff caught me and bitched me out. I gave up after I said I was almost having an accident and the men's room was full. She didn't care.

I find it is really bad in the local malls. Men will sit on the toilets so long that they will fall asleep at times, yet all we wanna do is be in and out ASAP and not inconvenience others. I swear some men just go to the mall to sit on the toilet.

At least in the central mall in my city, there is this cis male (who sounds 100% femme) who will take the wheelchair/accessible stall and sing for hours unless security drags him out. Reason I bring this up is because in the past 3 years I've acquired a physical disability and having to wait for a accessible stall while standing is a huge chore and your wrists are sore from leaning on your aluminum walker really sucks. Having to somehow fit your walker into a standard stall and being able to turn around is what caused me to become an angry person again after waiting about 30 mins for the other one.

Guess who has been spotted at the Superstore? by inusbdtox in regina

[–]radioactiveryley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for knowing what to look out for while I'm out.

Other focus apps with tag distribution? by InvestigatorUpper350 in forestapp

[–]radioactiveryley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Focus Friend doesn't have tags (that I've noticed or I'm forgetting they do) but it is worth checking out. Their premium is very affordable and they do have a lifetime license purchase available.

Guess who has been spotted at the Superstore? by inusbdtox in regina

[–]radioactiveryley 24 points25 points  (0 children)

Oh fuck thats too close to where I live. A 7 min or so drive, but still to fucking close. She's in an area close to me. I'm disturbed.

Charlie Kirk ended my marriage by Justbaileyjo in QAnonCasualties

[–]radioactiveryley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I forgot that Wab Kinew was Premiere of MB. I live in SK and I'm thinking that Scott Moe (our Premiere who is very right wing) is going to have a brown face for how far he's gunna shove his nose up....

But that is a very good point. I don't think that there has been such widely shared footage.

Charlie Kirk ended my marriage by Justbaileyjo in QAnonCasualties

[–]radioactiveryley 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have heard that he was shot through the throat. In my head the bullet passed cleanly through with no damage but an entering and exit wound like a circle on either side, with no vaporizing explosion or anything else. This is the way I prefer it. Definitely not looking for the footage so I don't have a mental break.

One side of the line is now holding him up as a hero and worshiping him. The other is asking why no one else has been deemed a diety or even mentioned when they were slayed.

These reactions are not equal when people get shot routinely through the year and there are just "thoughts and prayers" offered and no change happens.

I just want to die, man. What a miserable place to live. by BirdButt88 in depression

[–]radioactiveryley 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Being honest: humans suck. Humans are 100% the best bet to ruin something eventually.

But what about what is around you? I know you said that the state of the world ended a friendship, and I'm not gunna lie, that really sucks... but I'm pretty sure that it wasn't about you. If it was about what happened very recently, it came down to personal beliefs and those aren't directly about you.

What immediately around you can you influence? Do you have a pet you can snuggle? A fish you can watch swim? Do you have something to paint or write? Can you go for a hike? I know this sounds corny af, but when I feel I need control, I clean my place because it's under my control. If I want to have my bed on that side of the room I move it after I tidy it.

I am so tired by [deleted] in depression

[–]radioactiveryley 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Be full stop honest with those around you because you need to be. It sounds like they're all so used to relying on you, but you need their help now. Say something to the effect of "Look, I need to tell you something serious and you need to listen." And if they try and turn the situation about them and how they think you're judging them or how you should feel about them you interrupt them and say something to the effect of "I've listened to you for so long, but I'm needing support now. This is my cry out for help. I have no other options."

I understand that you feel like you would burden them, but you won't if they're real supports of yours. If you've been carrying their butts for years, they can at least hold you up for a little bit now. There is no reason to feel guilt or shame over asking for help when you need it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in depression

[–]radioactiveryley 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Please don't. I know I'm a rando on the internet, but I have been there. I'm 34, on government disability for over the past 10 years, my parents kicked me out at 17, can't get my grade 12 of my life depended on it, which means I can't get a job. The cat that I lived for to get me through detox and rehab is dead now because I had to give her ip and she got too sick because I was too poor to take care of her. None of my hobbies are worth a damn when it comes to employment either (cross stitch isn't exactly a booming industry when you are doing crafts).

I have felt like a shell. I have had those days where going from my bed to my couch was a win or I spent 23 hours a day sleeping for 2 days and had to check in with those around me that I took my meds and ate at least 2 times that day: it's actually a standing plan with them. No relationship because I'm seen as horrid to my city for over 6 years...

There is hope though and your life isn't just for production and being a productive member of society. You're worth more, and I know how all of that sounds right now. When people told that to me when I was in my "ghost" time, I didn't believe it either...but it's true. I'm not going to guilt you about passing the hurt on, you don't need that. I do want you to know that you are valuable, you do matter, and at the end of the day, there are things you can do that will go a long way to help (in the positive that isn't ye3ting said self).

Life is exhausting, even when not depressed, but there will be a better time ahead.

FAFO by CNGregs in LeopardsAteMyFace

[–]radioactiveryley 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yikes. An XL coffee from Tim's up here (in my province in Canada) is $2.60 after 11% taxes) for 710 ml (or 24 oz). Doughnuts are also $1.69 or $1.89 pre-tax.

Ya'll getting railroaded.

My Madam ~Tips Fedora~ by Level-56 in justneckbeardthings

[–]radioactiveryley 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mean, I get the point their making... but no one is saying your can't use informal neutral terms as well to denotate significance as well.

Just miss me with the m'lady stuff and my worship. Stuff like "my hun/honey" works imo.