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Cake day: April 14th, 2025

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  • Yesterday, at my job as a reporter. Some men, even though I tell them how the interview/quoting process works, will just assume I’m stupid for asking “groundwork” questions without realizing I’m doing that to get quotes, which I need in his words, not mine.

    I should also say my job is borderline public relations work, so I wasn’t asking probing, hardball gotcha questions either. The articles are essentially free advertising for companies.

    Sometimes, they’ll get that I understand what I’m asking about as the interview progresses, but this man continued to give me condescending, non-sentence answers while repeatedly questioning my knowledge on the subject. Which will just make it harder to grab good quotes when I write the article, because they all come with spice. I never have these problems when I interview women.




  • I kind of just hate the daily news cycle. The hourly news cycle on social media sites is even worse.

    Trump says a bunch of awful things on a daily basis. His regime is a threat to democracy. No one voted for Elon. But we don’t need an article for every little things he says or does. Trump was a nobody oddball candidate that no one liked, and then he got disproportionately more news coverage from both liberal and conservative outlets compared to any other presidential candidate in 2016, day after day. That may have been why he was elected.

    News outlets are incentivized to do this thanks to the advertising model and moving to web-only. It’s always so incendiary and tabloid-like. It’s done so much damage to society. People are making it worse by repeatedly clicking and sharing stuff from the daily news cycle instead of, as OP said, better journalism. It’s tricky, though, because the best journalism tends not to be behind a subscription model and not free, so how do you share it?

    I read The Week now every Friday. I’m subscribed to the print magazine, but it’s also available free on Libby for Americans. The Week isn’t perfect; any weekly newspaper will do, though there’s not many left. I try to avoid news every other day of the week. My mental health has improved a bit (as much as can be expected for a person living in America) and I find I’m capable of thinking more critically about what I read.


  • I deeply wish this would happen, but know it would never happen in my lifetime in my country.

    I’ve been working full time, sometimes overtime, for almost five years out of college. I want to practice piano more. I’d love to volunteer. I want to go outside more. I’ve always wanted to spend a month backpacking in the Pacific Northwest. It’s been my lifelong dream to write a book.

    I’m so exhausted after work every single day that I can only get myself to play piano for a half an hour, and then play video games or read until I pass out before my bedtime.



  • MystValkyrietoTransfemI waaaant
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    21 days ago

    My first dress ever was a pinafore dress. Would recommend, especially if it’s an A-line that flares out.

    That was cheap and from Amazon and I bought it years ago before the fastener broke, so I treated myself earlier this year and finally bought a nice new one from Son de Flor. It’s really well made and beautiful and, hopefully, it’ll outlive me.




  • MystValkyrieOPtoTransfemMerino wool alternatives to LeoLines/TomboyX?
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    27 days ago

    I’m not 100% sure, I think mesh? But it seems like the fabric from their tucking underwear varies from pair to pair. (From their FAQ: “When you place an order, the fabrics may not be the same as previous orders.”)

    They have some bras and underwear specifically designated as bamboo, which is just as good as merino, but it’s seemingly only for their non-tucking underwear.