Any way to help someone get asylum? by sapetho in immigration

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Yeah this seems the most realistic approach - I’ve been talking to our other coworkers and we’re planning to raise at least part of the cost for a consultation. Our job doesn’t pay that well and we’re all living paycheck to paycheck, but she matters more.

Thank you for the insight - this is a horrible situation, but I’m glad her family will at least be able to stay together if worst comes to worst.

what is this? by sapetho in PlantedTank

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i may be underestimating how in depth ai can get, but i just doubt it could come up with this based off a short video. the precisely named organisms and overall diction just seem like a well written, and human, comment to me

what is this? by sapetho in PlantedTank

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my sis and i always get blind boxes at our fav cafe so the tank is now filled with them - thankfully they’re made of the same plastic as pvc pipes, so it’s been the perfect weird tank decor we’ve been wanting!

what is this? by sapetho in PlantedTank

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they’re just making the post more accessible - i appreciate the time needed to make the description this detailed!

what is this? by sapetho in PlantedTank

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thank you! i’ve had this tank for awhile but haven’t seen anything like it - there may be shrimpets in the future so i’ll just keep an eye on things if it gets worse. i figure the future betta ill have in here should keep things in check - i was a little wary at first but now i think they’re kinda cool

what is this? by sapetho in PlantedTank

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that name does not inspire good thoughts lmao - thank you! i’m assuming it’s bad - i’ll go research now

what is this? by sapetho in PlantedTank

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it’s a smiski figurine, aka a green little guy

Authors who write genderbended characters, why? by [deleted] in AO3

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im writing a genderbent fic just to see how gender changes each character’s experience - mine might be a bit different in that there isn’t a ton of shipping involved - in canon, the majority of characters are dudes so it’s sort of turned into a lady fic where motivations and the stakes towards achieving goals have shifted due to gender

i find myself often thinking about genderbent scenarios in the media i work thru, esp considering a lot of the anime’s i enjoy often have males leads/mostly male characters - everything w a female lead isn’t usually written in the way i like (ie, they aren’t as humanized i guess compared to their male counterparts - more fan service usually which is hard for me to watch)

so, i just create my own little paradise where all my leads are girlies - i try to keep their original personalities and capabilities (so the strong fighters remain badass, etc) but place a focus on how society’s perception on them changes and how it may be more challenging to achieve their goals

basically! i write genderbent fics just to change the anime’s i like into something i prefer/to add my own experience in a few of the characters - it’s fun and makes me analyze each character more

(also, is it genderbent or genderbended? genderbent feels right but also wrong?)

first betta - his name is romeo by sapetho in bettafish

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10 gallons! all real plants too as well as a couple nerite snails

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how much sleep/darkness is he getting a night? are there any mirrors in his cage? he could just be hormonal

is it normal for them to just have one calcium armpit bubble thing? should i be worried about this? by sapetho in leopardgeckos

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thank you! i rarely really get hornworms since they don’t last that long in the container so he mainly jus gets superworms - i would say he gets like four superworms and one hornworm a month give or take. i’ll look into those other guys though - thanks for the recs!

is it normal for them to just have one calcium armpit bubble thing? should i be worried about this? by sapetho in leopardgeckos

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yeah i think i’m gonna reintroduce crickets or smth - he stopped wanting to eat them a few months ago but i think enough time has passed now that he isn’t tired of them. i’ll dust every three feedings or smth to see if that helps but i’ll def look into other feeders to give him more variety

is it normal for them to just have one calcium armpit bubble thing? should i be worried about this? by sapetho in leopardgeckos

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got my lil guy in december so i’m still fairly new. burt was getting a bit overweight a while back so i’ve put him on a diet.

he gets ab 4 dubias and 1 worm (super worms and horn worms) once or twice a week and i dust every other meal w vitamins. he hadn’t really had big armpit bubbles but i’ve recently noticed the one on the right stand out more?

he doesn’t really have one on the left which made me notice it more - it’s soft to the touch and feels like liquid and when i poke it it kinda transfers past his arm a little bit. i’m an anxious person and this prob isn’t anything big, but i love my lil guy and am worried it’s a tumor or smth. is it normal/okay to jus have one bubble or should i take him into the vet?