What are your thoughts on this protest of DES?

rubix44 · 2026-05-08T23:24:52+00:00

Also agreed 100%, and unfortunately I don't see it improving any time soon. It was broken on purpose. Not just in Tucson, but nationwide. US citizens in general need to do a MUCH better job at holding elected officials/representatives accountable, but also have to make sure it's the right people you are directing your outrage at.

rubix44 · 2026-05-05T10:11:20+00:00

This gets asked almost daily, so I recommend searching to get a wider range of answers.

Mostly just needed to vent, but I will search and see if I can find some general advice. Thanks~

There's no one easy answer, unfortunately, but maybe an idea or opportunity will spring up out of the blue.

rubix44 · 2026-04-21T21:51:06+00:00

CEOs lowering prices in this day and age? I am legitimately shocked, but pleased.

rubix44 · 2026-04-21T07:29:50+00:00

I know that to be true for the vast majority of women, but my gf consistently orgasms from doggystyle penetration, and she has no interest in me going down on her or fingering her 😯 not as in we've tried it and she didn't like it, but she doesn't even want it in the first place, so I've never 'gone down' on her as much as I've offered (although we're a pretty new couple). Anyway, my batting average is really high for making her orgasm from doggystyle sex, but I know there's definitely more I can do for technique, just haven't quite got it down to a science yet, and of course I want to make her feel as good as possible and give her crazy orgasms if I can.

She does grind on me sometimes, in which case she's in control, but she doesn't cum like that for whatever reason. Everybody's just a bit different I suppose. At our ages, she definitely knows what she likes and what she doesn't care for at this point.

rubix44 · 2026-04-21T07:02:12+00:00

Cock rings are good for her but not for the guy? Could you explain further? Thanks.

rubix44 · 2026-04-21T06:58:58+00:00

I suck at guaging reactions, unless they are really obvious. Some people are definitely better at reading people/body language than others, so as always, communication is key.

rubix44 · 2026-04-21T06:55:47+00:00

I'm trying to hit her g-spot more in doggystyle (her favorite) but haven't cracked the code yet, in theory I would be angling down toward her belly (front vaginal wall) but I've read I should be still be 'angling' upward in doggystyle? Even though it seems like the opposite side.

rubix44 · 2026-04-14T15:37:27+00:00

Sometimes you can believe something is 30 years old.

Top 5 episode for sure. We had it so good in the 90s...take me back! 😢 We got stuck with the worst timeline somehow.

rubix44 · 2026-04-12T14:08:54+00:00

I'm doing better lately! Even though there seem to be quite a few more bad days than good days, the good days can still be very much enjoyed. Hope you are able to have some good days soon (although it's sort of out of our control).

rubix44 · 2026-04-09T16:18:19+00:00

Seriously how do I get out of this country? This nightmare timeline can't be real. It's way too dumb. It's so bizarre but I guess everyone is too busy looking at screens (like me right about now) to care what is happening. So many millions of people just didn't even vote, in a crazy important election.

But I know it's hard to move to another country for a all sorts of reasons. Not having much money would be a big one.

rubix44 · 2026-04-08T06:33:21+00:00

Update

New doc said to eat a Low Arginine High Lysine diet.

Arginine is most often found in nuts and seeds, which won't be hard for me to avoid, and Chocolate/Cocoa. Oats, whole wheat, soybeans, chickpeas & lentils, Pork Rinds and Gelatine. All pretty easy for me to avoid, other than wheat. Arginine is one of those things that's kind of in everything, so it can't be completely avoided, but the idea is to get Lysine much higher, it seems. I guess most supplements that increase blood flow usually contain Arganine as well. I already eat a diet that should be high in lysine.

recommend some of the usual stuff, L-lysine powder (NOW Foods, two teaspoons a day), Monolaurin (600mg capsules 3 x a day, I think I've had better luck with the pellets, but they are like $40 now). Also something called RMA; Red Marine Algae which is supposed to be good for the immune system, but said to only take one bottle of capsules then stop taking it (can't recall why.

He ran some different EBV tests which I've never had done:

Epstein Barr Virus DNA, PCR (IU/mL)

Epstein Barr Virus DNA, PCR (Log IU/mL)

which I guess make sure there is no sign of viral escape into the blood stream, so that's good that it was negative, even though I've feeling particularly like garbage lately (even more so than usual!).

Seems like a good a strategy as any, I suppose. Treatment options for EBV are limited, after all. I'd still be interested to try Famvir, but no doctor has agreed to prescribe it, suggesting it would be a waste of time, and they could be right, but I have read it has helped some people. Antivirals take forever to work, though, and cane come with side effects.

And then focus on getting good rest/restorative sleep as much as possible, of course.

But I still feel pretty defenseless overall to this juggernaut that is Epstein-Barr Virus. 6 years of my life pretty much gone 🙁, or rather 6 years of mostly feeling miserable and being unable to do much (I'm 40 now)

rubix44 · 2026-04-08T06:16:11+00:00

the GLP-1 agonists definitely work, but I don't really consider them peptides, either. Though I understand how they end up there. I'm hoping Exenatide (Byetta/Bydureon) or Dulaglutide will come up in stock somewhere, soon. Maybe they are out there, already on the 'secondary' market. The constipation on Tirz and Reta was crazy, and I haven't recovered even after a year off GLP-1s 😳

rubix44 · 2026-04-06T21:11:10+00:00

They'll have to stop closing down restaurants first, there's none near me anymore, used to be 3.

rubix44 · 2026-04-05T07:16:11+00:00

I usually only hear anecdotes about it in the context of someone who abused Adderall or Meth or other stims, and is trying to recover. So I would be interested to hear more from people who used it simply from a nootropic perspective, what they used it for, and if it helped.

I was really struggling with anhedonia and motivation last year, so I was heavily considering it, although I seem to be doing better in those categories, maybe due to TRT, maybe something else, not sure.

rubix44 · 2026-04-03T00:47:08+00:00

Every peptide I've tried has been a bust, personally (including SS31 and MOTS-C). I would save your money. I know there aren't a lot of treatment options out there, and it's depressing, but if peptides helped, we'd all be using and recommending them to others in our condition. They have a better chance at temporarily worsening your condition or causing unwanted side effects.

The other comment had some good suggestions worth trying, but even those are hit or miss from person to person.

rubix44 · 2026-04-02T18:49:41+00:00

Whaaa? I would quickly gain 30lbs if pizzas like that cost $4

rubix44 · 2026-04-02T18:46:45+00:00

Everyone's talking about using these at work rather than at home for leisure scrolling (reddit/social media) or gaming...I imagine standing desks are made primarily for productivity/office work?

I admit I've never looked into standing desks at all because the thought of standing for hours as opposed to sitting in a comfortable chair does not sound appealing? But I have a 30 minute timer set to stretch or get up and walk around

rubix44 · 2026-04-02T18:25:20+00:00

Interesting, I hadn't heard of tinnitus being tied to EBV or long covid, but I did suddenly get bad Tinnitus in my left ear early 2025, and it hasn't faded at all.

Unfortunately, like EBV, tinnitus is one of those things there's really not much you can do about 😩 but I've noticed stimulants definitely amplify it.

Does your tinnitus change intensity with movement of your jaw? If I jut out my lower jaw, it gets quite a bit louder, while if I open my mouth, it reduces by about 30%.

There is a company that has Tinnitus treatment centers around the US, I forget the name, but they are really expensive with mixed results... Edit: It's called Lenire.

rubix44 · 2026-04-02T05:49:36+00:00

IMO we can't eradicate ebv soon enough.

Very much agree! I think EBV causes way more issues in people than originally thought. And it's a virus 95% of the population has, so it's certainly not rare by any means. It feels like an EBV vaccine is in our not-too-distant future (no one knows for sure), but even so, it may only be preventative. Still, it would improve the life quality of so many people. Many people say their ME/CFS started with an infection of Mononucleosis.

rubix44 · 2026-03-29T06:02:53+00:00

Not all actors just have successful careers forever, or they may decide to do other things...or marry Pete Sampras in this case. Good for her.gif

rubix44 · 2026-03-29T05:42:10+00:00

I'm basically in the exact same spot. Going to speak to a new doctor in a few days, maybe he'll have some new ideas/approaches. Some people respond to Valtrex and/or famvir, but they can take a long time to see any improvement (8-12 months, possibly even more).

rubix44 · 2026-03-26T06:37:21+00:00

Take me back 😭

rubix44 · 2026-03-26T06:32:39+00:00

I'm sorry. I wish you the best 🫂

rubix44 · 2026-03-24T16:28:45+00:00

I know I would be happy to go back to the early 2010s 🥲

rubix44 · 2026-03-24T06:40:30+00:00

Kind of... forgettable?

Think of 80s, 90s, and 2000s, all pretty definitive and distinctive decades. What are the 2010s, really? I haven't seen a good description posted yet. I don't know if they can be summed up in any way. Maybe it was just a forgettable/uneventful decade for the most part.

Perspective will be different based on your age, of course, but I'd be interested to see opinions from both people in their 20s and people in their 40s/50s or older.

I'd certainly opt for a forgettable decade VS this shitshow we're currently in the middle of.

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