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2024.04.12 08:15 matrixinthepark BabyReindeerTVSeries

Subreddit for the Netflix TV series starring Richard Gadd and Jessica Gunning. The story follows the writer and performer Richard Gadd's warped relationship with his female stalker and the impact it has on him as he is ultimately forced to face a deep, dark buried trauma.
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Welcome to TwoXChromosomes, a subreddit for both serious and silly content, and intended for women's perspectives. We are a welcoming subreddit and support the rights of all genders. Posts are moderated for respect, equanimity, grace, and relevance.
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2024.05.19 03:05 sadpanda247 C-Section vs other types of laparotomies

Swithered about posting this in here or a medical subreddit, so apologies if I've gone the wrong route here.
I saw a post on Twitter by a woman who'd recently had a C-section and was expressing her anger and frustration at the fact women get sent home shortly after such major surgery with the bare minimum pain relief. It's something I've read/heard about often and it always blows my mind.
I've never been pregnant but I have undergone two laparotomies in the past for the removal of a large ovarian cyst (and ovary) in the first instance, and other bits in the second one. After both surgeries I was on morphine for most of the day after waking up, then was moved onto diclofenac in addition to whatever other pain meds I was allowed to take. I was in hospital recovering for a week each time. After my first surgery I had a drain in and a catheter for the first 48hrs or something? I was weak and unable to move too much, and I had staples in for about 10 days after leaving hospital. (Or a week? Can't recall now) I was still incredibly weak and feeble when I got home after a week in hospital. I was sent home with more diclofenac and whatever else they prescribed me for pain. Recovery took weeks until I was functioning semi normally, but months for proper full recovery.
After going through those laparotomies I just find it absolutely impossible to imagine having a C-section, being given bare minimum pain relief, AND be expected to leave within 1 or 2 days to look after a baby... And yet, this is routine!
I guess I'm curious to hear from any medical professionals as to why I can be kept in hospital for a week for my laparotomies while in the aftermath of C-sections women are expected to just get on with it?
For context, my laparotomy incision runs vertically down my front. It was quite a large incision (and now scar) that runs from about an inch below my boobs down to about 2 inches above my vulva. It required 29 staples. I know C-sections run horizontally, but they're still big incisions and a whole baby is being removed! That's pretty bloody major to me.
So what's the difference here? Is there a medical explanation? I would ask if it was down to women's pain being minimised as usual and being expected to get on with things, but why was I given reasonable aftercare from my laparotomy in comparison to women who go through C-sections?
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2024.05.19 03:03 Old-Criticism-3788 Rs video of g talking ..

Idk I didn’t think I could not like this girl anymore. It’s just so unauthentic. Can’t even say mom but knows all these other words but there’s no vids of her trying to actively teach him these words and u know if she did she would be recording it showing the camera in his face. You see Jacob and c teaching words and repeating them … just to take credit. I fear for Grayson learning. I can’t see her whipping out books or little letters or sitting there trying to teach him anything. Like does she even read to him?! She just makes videos w him on her couch and she’s the “best mom ever” she’s going to be too busy bcus she has to remember “her life didn’t end when she became a mom and she can still have fun” none of her 23 year old friends r going to want to sit there while she has to teach him stuff bcus their 23 year old single people which makes sense … she’s just honestly such a bad mom. And just using him for content is so sad bcus all these other lost people just gas jer or they talk ab thier own random children stories like she gives af … I promise u she doesn’t she only care ab herself cnot even her kid like does anyone remember how she left him a day or two early w c a women she hates while he was sick and had to go to the hospital to go f maysen on spring break. She didn’t even look stressed on the trip just jumping on top of him and showing off her botched boob job. And she can’t even change his diapers I saw a baby the other day w a full diaper and it was so horrible and it’s just weird how people think it’s normal… no u go change ur baby right away! There is literally no excuses ..none!
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2024.05.19 02:45 FunkYouInParticular A question for MAGA dumbfucks

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2024.05.19 02:27 Narrow_Soft1489 Planned c-section experience

I am desperately trying to decide if I should attempt a vbac or just go for a scheduled c section for my second (and last!) birth.
My first birth I was induced and my c section came after 30 hours of labor and 4.5 hours of pushing. Baby was OP and wouldn’t descend easily. My epidural was so heavy I couldn’t feel when to push. I think this makes me an okay but not great candidate for a vbac but in doing research this can be very baby specific especially since her position (OP) likely had a big impact on this.
I was really into the idea of a vbac because it’s my last birth and I’d rather have a vaginal recovery with my firstborn toddler running around but now I’m second guessing myself.
Considerations I’ve been having: - don’t want to mess up my vagina or have more severe pelvic floor issues (not always avoided with cs but more likely with vaginal delivery) - would love to be able to schedule childcare for my first born since we live out of state from all our friends/family we would trust - my first recovery was pretty easy and I barely have a scar and 0 pelvic flooab issues ever - don’t want to go through surgery again - don’t want to go through labor and unpredictability again to result in another c section - feel like it’s unfair to my second child to not give it the same attempt (vbac) as I did with my first born - c section after labor is riskier then scheduled but vbac is less risky in general - hate making decisions
Please share your experiences
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2024.05.19 02:26 grumpytot I don’t know why this made my day

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I’m checking in daily, if I’m being honest, HOURLY, over my new cannabis plants. Just now I checked in before the sun has set, A NEW SPROOTY BABY HAS MADE ITS COMPANY TO ONE OF MY GALS. It made me so happy. c’: I have no clue what it could grow into, but I’ll most likely remove it before it disturbs Mary Jane too much. I just wanted to share a wee bit of happiness!
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2024.05.19 02:24 NoLikeVegetals Microsoft knows what I want to see. [Windows logon screen background]

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2024.05.19 02:07 Thebigass_spartan Heaven Ascended Pucci is way stronger than he is made out to be. Stay with me now.

TLDR because I realized after finishing that this is absolutely massive; Pucci with MiH has means to defeat his top tier contenders like Josuke, Johnny, Valentine and Giorno and it isn't that farfetched to believe he's a top 3 in the verse.
The top JoJo's characters have been pretty much common sense for a while now. Wonder of U, GER, Tusk, SnW:GB, D4C:LT, MiH, Heavy Weather,... (these are not in order, I just named them off the top of my head). I agree with the lists most times, except for many times where Pucci is placed. What if I told you Pucci can realistically be top 3 at least, if not top 2 (very situational)? Stay with me now. It is currently 00:32 AM, bored out of my mind with the Bleach OST blasting in my ears, so I decided fuck it, let me write this up as it's been on my mind debating myself for a couple days now. So to break this down, I'm just going to go over some general basics like who and why the top is well... the top.

Who are the top JoJo's characters? And why?

There are still ongoing debates on where some characters place specifically. Wonder of U is unanimously agreed on being the strongest stand in JoJo's and I agree. The debates come later though, like who is top 2? Can Tusk Act 4 bypass RTZ? Can Go Beyond kill Giorno before Giorno gets Gappy? Can Love Train contest with Wonder of U? All of these are valid topics people use to debate who deserves the top 2 or top 3 spot.
Wonder of U is unanimously accepted to be THE strongest stand due to the many statements behind it in part 8 that justify its abstract existence, dura neg, logic manipulation and just its overall insanely powerful hax ability and it was only barely defeated in a 3v1 (in which 1 of them had A LOT of knowledge and prep time) with the need of an ability that completely defied all laws of physics and universal logic. It worked because it logically should never work.
Go Beyond has arguments towards being the strongest since well... it beat Wonder of U. But then come the arguments that Josuke simply had a lot of help to barely pull it off to begin with, let alone doing it solo. So Go Beyond is already not above Wonder of U, but what about everyone else? I mean, it's an ability that doesn't exist but exists at the same time. It doesn't make logical sense, and that's what makes it so powerful. It has no logical counterplay to it and general defenses like RTZ (will come to it later), Love Train (will also come to it), infinity, GGGH,... just cannot negate and these are abilities the characters that use them rely heavily on to be threats. GER wouldn't be what it is without RTZ, same for D4C, Gojo and the Green Baby, so that makes Go Beyond pretty strong and a very big threat by default. the one issue with it is it's just way too unreliable to pull off consistently. It took Josuke the help of Yasuho and Paisley Park to guide his bubble to WoU, and then a direct point blank shot to WoU's face to finally put it down, even then he had to tank and push through many calamities sent towards him. So Go Beyond just simply isn't reliable enough to justify it being that strong, especially when the other stands just have more consistently strong abilities.
Tusk Act 4. This stand basically does everything you could ask. Basically unrivaled offensive capabilities with the infinite rotation, very flexible range with the wormholes,... The one thing holding it back is the setup it needs to be pulled off. Johnny NEEDS to ride on a horse and reached the perfect sync state between jockey and horse to form the golden ratio and channel the infinite rotation. This is a prerequisite that cannot be argued. Johnny had to use Slow Dancer against Valentine and then had to do the same thing to save Jorge from the misfortune put upon him when Johnny wished to save his wife. What makes Tusk so powerful is the IF it lands aspect. The only counterplay to the infinite rotation is simply cutting your affected limb off before it spreads, and Diego only managed to do that thanks to prior intel and the insane resolve it took to chop his leg off with no regret. The other counter to it is if Johnny himself decides to spare you, so I can't really count it as counterplay. The infinite rotation has been shown and stated to have the strongest gravitational influence in the JoJo's verse since it has unanimous control over the entire multiverse purely through gravitational influence. MiH only has universal influence, C-Moon's influence is way more personal.
D4C:LT. Only the greatest defensive ability in the JoJo's verse. A power able to redirect any misfortune towards the user to any timeline in the multiverse and attract fortune to the "center" (in this case, Valentine). This ability has caused massive scale environmental destruction, basically colliding the forest with the sea purely through attraction, while also killing Gyro simply by rejecting any potential dangers. The only way this ability was defeated was by having an attack that can affect the entire multiverse at once hit it, basically preventing it from redirecting the attack to another timeline since the attack already exists in these timelines to begin with. Love Train is one of these "just because A beats B and C is stronger than A, doesn't mean C beats B". There are legitimate arguments to believe Love Train can redirect all of WoU's calamities. The corpse has shown direct fortune manipulation in part 8 when Johnny prayed to the corpse to cure his wife from her illness, only to redirect the misfortune to his son, then redirected the infinite rotation back to Johnny when it was struck when Johnny used it on Jorge to cure him, only for calamity to strike Johnny later on very Wonder of U like when the boulder crushed him. The corpse has shown direct manipulation over the concept of fortune and misfortune, which is the foundation that built the calamities Wonder of U uses (calamities are basically misfortunes specifically targeted towards someone). Yet Love Train lost to Tusk, so does that make Tusk stronger than WoU? No.
GER. The previously believed to be strongest stand in the verse. Maybe it could've been sheer popularity since the part 5 anime garnered a lot of hype, which attracted a massive amount of people, spawning many misconceptions, highballs,... that simply do not make sense and well, many fans just weren't familiar with the manga, where most of the truly OP stands were invented. RTZ is what made GER what it is in the powerscaling scene today. A very strong ability that will revert and nullify the will and actions of any person who poses a threat to Giorno, no matter Giorno's physical state. The issue is, unless you're posing a direct threat to kill Giorno, RTZ will not activate (no, doing things like exploding the planet will not work since that technically still counts as a threat that can harm or kill Giorno, in this case kill). Now, the only form of counterplay we've seen for GER isn't even canon since it came from the Eyes of Heaven game where Over Heaven DIO rewrote GER's reality and made it that it can't nullify DIO's attacks (this happened the moment TWOH and GER clashed fists), but due to the canonity of the feat being all over the place, we just can't take it as fact, but by following general rules like the fact RTZ works through the manipulation of cause and effect, then by logical construction, forms of acausality bypass RTZ, so there's the counterplay, which is by no means an easy or accessible way to beat someone. so GER is indeed pretty strong and a very strong contender.
MiH, the main contender of this post and the whole reason I'm making it. Now, many people like to downplay MiH by saying it needs to speed up to be a threat, which I disagree. Pucci was speedblitzing Jotaro very early into time's acceleration and by comparing the watch's seconds arm to the moment on the rooftop compared to the moment in the ocean, the speed difference was MASSIVE. By that we can already say base MiH is at least FTL+ so no, in a lot of cases, Pucci does not have to play the waiting game (yes many characters are way faster than that, but many aren't. FTL+ is pretty fast for most verses if we're sticking to the action-adventure shounens). Now, of course, it still means you should try to deal with Pucci as soon as possible because the longer you wait, the bigger his advantage becomes. MiH has shown virtually no weaknesses other than large scale environmental manipulation to disrupt Pucci's bodily functions. MiH's base speed is already faster than most, if not all, of the stands I mentioned above (the only arguable ones would be Tusk and GER). Now, for me what makes MiH so strong and I don't know if it's overlooked or not, but it's the fact Pucci has complete control over the timeline once the universe resets.

Why I believe Made in Heaven is consistently stronger than most of the stands I mentioned above.

Pucci simply has ways to defeat many of the stands that are in the top 5 purely through the fact he can go to the moment where they're weak and beat them. The catch is, Pucci needs to play his cards right for him to be able to pull it off, but I personally don't think it's a stretch that he can pull it off if we go by his BIQ feats in part 6. Pucci is a fighter that plans ahead. He's been building up to the Heaven Plan ever since he heard news of DIO's defeat and learned he'll have to take over DIO's teachings and pull it off himself, he is the successor, the one that inherited DIO's heaven, the resolution of one's destiny. Many of the stands I have noted above have a prerequisite of getting attacked or having a direct threat posed onto them to trigger, like GER and Love Train; or they're simply too situational and unreliable to consistently pull off, like Go Beyond.
Other than WoU, the only legitimate threats I see for Pucci are Tusk and GER. Now, because Tusk exists in every timeline all at once, you could argue the infinite rotation will just ignore the universe's reset but that's taking into account if you believe the parts 1-6 canon has a multiverse like the parts 7-9 canon, yet stating so is headcanon since both canons are completely unrelated to each other so there is no legitimate proof the original JoJo's canon has a multiverse for Tusk to exist in. In fact, a singular universe cosmology is more favored thanks to the universe reset visual explanation we got stating the creation of a new world that can be seen as a parallel dimension, the "start of a new world",... So tusk's threat now mostly relies on the conditions behind the fight. Where does it take place? A vacuum? The original canon? The new canon?
Now GER on the other hand is where it gets tough for Pucci because whether he wins completely relies on if he attacks Giorno or not. If Pucci decides Giorno is too big of a threat to let move on to the new universe, then he'll attack Giorno and trigger RTZ, effectively losing to Giorno. But if he doesn't attack him, then this will allow him to reset the universe then go back to where Giorno doesn't have Requiem and fight him then. This enters way too much into speculation and I would like to believe that by default, Pucci will most likely look into disposing of Giorno before moving on to the new universe (which won't work). Just that there is a CHANCE Pucci wins, just very unlikely.
Now, I get the arguments in saying that while Pucci has control over the timeline, he still isn't above fate or others' destinies. The reason he lost is because Emporio is destined to escape Green Dolphin St. and go to Cape Canaveral (which was heavily implied to have happened when Ermes's counterpart suggests stopping by the space station when the crew hitch-hikes with Anakiss and irene). So saying he can just go back to before they got their abilities just won't work because of their destiny, they are "fated to move on". The issue with this argument is we're already breaking "destiny" by having them fight to begin with, so anything fate related to prevent Pucci is just thrown out the window, but I can see the argument being valid in some cases.
In conclusion, I'm not saying Pucci is stronger than them in crossverse battles. I do believe he is a better contender in fights from verses like Naruto, One Piece, Dragon Ball,... since he bypasses the AP limitations GER has and the speed limitations and setup Tusk might have while Tusk and GER will stomp weaker verses like JJK and Demon Slayer where these limitations aren't that big of an issue. I'm mostly looking at this in battles purely between JoJo's characters. Anyways, the Bleach OST absolutely slaps and don't drink caffeine at 12 AM.
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2024.05.19 01:36 Nausicasity SO pays for his dog to stay at BM house with his son

Looking for some perspective and advice (sorry super long!) I can see where different parties are coming from, but I think at this point we all need to move forward practically.
Context: SO got dog as a puppy off his sister who realised she didn't have capacity for her as a puppy (bulldog/staffy mix). At the time SO was living with BM and they had their son (my step son now 4). They were trying to make things work after the unexpected pregnancy and living together to co-parent but it ended up being off and on and things didn't work in the end.
After living togethenot living together and then living together again my SO ended up between places and not in a situation where he could have the dog. BM very graciously kept looking after the dog even though she has told me and others that it isn't ideal, and the deal is - my SO has to pay for all the dog expenses on top of normal child support. I get it, for a while my SO was in between places and the dog is his, he also put BM through a lot. I get why the arrangement was made to begin with. But now he is with me, he's doing really well and we have our own baby on the way (planned) and we are living in a house with a big yard. SO and I also have a little dog together and she gets along great with SO dog. We now get SO dog every other weekend with his son and also occasionally when a dog sitter is needed. It has been proposed that we maybe have dog for 2 weeks at a time and then BM would split payments with us. SO did ask BM if she wanted the dog but she said no, but whenever we try to do this transition there is an excuse or reason why we need to wait.
Some things I've observed and have been said to me/context of situation: A. Dog is my SOs dog first and foremost, his son has a bond with the dog but is four and so far from what I've witnessed isn't overly attached to her. When asked (and taking into account he's four and does change his mind every five seconds) he says he wouldn't mind the dog being at our house all the time ranging to he wouldn't mind if it was part time B. BM has back issues and can't excercise dog as much as is needed and has said this to me C. BM lives in not the best area, SO says he feels better knowing the dog is there as she is super sweet but such an aggressive bark and is big if there were ever any intruders they would probably be scared off. However I think that is BM perogative - she has security cameras installed and is an adult and has mentioned to me she wouldn't mind a smaller dog.
I am happy for us to take in the dog and also happy to do a trial period to ensure SS is going to be alright (lots of change recently for him! Dad was in unstable env and now stable plus new baby coming in 3 months - we are trying to keep things very consistent for him).
Mainly I think either we should keep the dog, or if BM decides she does want this dog as her dog, we shouldn't pay for the dog anymore. What are your alls thoughts?
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2024.05.19 01:20 Ryutsukiii Heres my baby c:

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2024.05.19 01:09 BlueberryDuvet Ideas on what to do with extra/ leftover items? [on]

Im almost 6 wks pp, i have some items that were not used for my birth and post partum.
Any ideas on what I can do with them or how to get them to someone who would need them? I’m the opposite of a hoarder lol i need stuff gone asap that I can’t / won’t use.
I ended up having a c-section so didn’t need these:
Any ideas?? Are there any charities that take/give birth , postpartum, baby items?
Thank you!
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2024.05.19 00:45 Mother-Butterfly-910 Today is my due date! Still waiting for the baby’s arrival

Today is my due date with first pregnancy! I’m 41 years old and have a loving boyfriend who is several years older than me with two teenage boys so he’s been through this before. Everything has been going fine in my pregnancy - essentially no morning sickness, normal genetic screenings, normal ultrasounds, normal glucose tolerance testing, normal blood pressures. I’ve been followed by MFM clinic given my age and doing weekly antenatal testing since 36 weeks with everything being normal so far, including amniotic fluid levels and fetal heart monitoring. I’ve had some anxiety just with this being my first pregnancy and having been previously married in a marriage that was not good. I essentially came to the understanding that I would never have children. The marriage ended have been divorced since fall 2022. I met my boyfriend last spring and we just clicked and things felt perfect - like a whole new outlook on life full of opportunities. It was amazing and incredible news to learn we were pregnant last fall. During my pregnancy we have been primarily seeing one midwife who we love and trust. At around 36 weeks she mentioned possibility of cervical ripening and induction but didn’t dwell on it and said if things were going well with no concerning findings on monitoring or concerning symptoms, she’d be ok with letting me progress without planned induction during the 39th week. I’ve subsequently seen other midwives just due to scheduling availability, and to meet other midwives in case our primary one isn’t at the delivery. Upon meeting new midwives, the recommendation for planned induction was pushed heavily on me, including possibility of use of the balloon to help with cervical ripening. A date was scheduled this past week to start an outpatient cervical ripening protocol but on the day we were to start that, I was seen in L&D and had fetal heart monitoring which was normal. By sheer luck we saw our usual midwife and spoke with her about giving the baby more time as long as everything was still going well and all monitoring was normal. She supported that and arranged for another antenatal monitoring appointment with MFM on Monday (2 days from now) and a follow up with her. Now that today is the baby’s due date and no signs of early labor, although I am feeling more pressure in my pelvis that may be engagement of the baby, my boyfriend is pushing to go in to L&D triage today just to be seen and monitored despite having an appointment in 2 days. I feel like I’m at a loss of what to do and second guessing myself because of him being impatient. I’ve been walking, doing some yoga, using yoga ball, stretching, drinking raspberry leaf tea, eating dates, having sex, etc. All the things that could potentially help induce labor (I know some have no real science behind it but why not?) but no true contractions yet and I still feel overall really good and can feel the baby moving normally. Anyone else in my age range with no comorbidities and normal fetal monitoring who declined elective induction? I don’t want unnecessary stress or anxiety to overwhelm me at this point but also want to be sensitive to my boyfriend’s concerns since today is the due date. He scared me this morning saying I may end up with a c-section but I feel like that’s a strong assumption to make. I’m thinking maybe I should just do an elective induction to get things going even though it wasn’t what I imagined or hoped for at this point.
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2024.05.19 00:27 darksabreAssassin Garage sale haul!

Garage sale haul!
So here's what I think I've got:
1920s? Orange Parker lady duofold paid $50--misaligned feed, 14k nib, lots of gunk
1960s? Light green Sheaffer skripsert 304, paid $5
1950s? Green Waterman C/F, paid $10
1950s? Gray marble Esterbrook lever filler, J series, 9556 nib, paid $5
The Waterman and the Sheaffer both have old carts in them!
Am I good to soak those nibs in some water and see if I can start up the process of getting these babies to write again? The Esterbrook and Parker are unable to unscrew the nib section from the body at the moment.
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2024.05.19 00:23 PineappleOptimal52 Confused about newly developed allergies.

Question: Is it possible I have a gluten allergy or could it be something else in this dish? The only two things which stand out to me are the black pepper or wheat in the spaghetti?
I do eat bread but its always been when on taking fexofendine so im not sure.
22M.
I've developed allergies over the past 2 years it seems. I think I'm allergic to milk, egg, oat, either barley or rye. But I had a reaction to a spaghetti dish I made from scratch the other day while I was not taking fexofenadine. I'm waiting to see a dermatologist who specialises in allergy and my GP will not pescribe an epi pen.
Just for context dont have to read below.
why I think i'm allergic to x: milk: upper lip swelling immediately, 40.10 ige test result. egg: upperlip swelling immediately.
barely or rye: HP brown sauce causes immediate upperlip swelling.
oat: oat milk causes swelling and aveeno on skin causes extreme pain.
symptoms: eczema worsens and spreads, lip swelling, eyelid swelling, hives on arms. Swelling seems to be worse if I'm doing something like walking, then it can be full face. Doctor wont give me an epi pen for the full face swelling... I have been to the hospital once for the full face swelling although it has happend 6 times.
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2024.05.19 00:07 JustcallmeU Did they get rid of the Mediterranean diet option?

Did they get rid of the Mediterranean diet option?
Im trying to complete the Eat Pray Love challenge and cannot find the diet option.
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2024.05.19 00:01 Emergency_Ad4818 Graduated! Plus updates to all my pregnancy questions I raised on Reddit.

I’m a FTM 27, and I am so happy to have graduated.
First huge thank you to everyone in this subreddit the positivity, solidarity, and feedback has gotten me through some of the worst days during my pregnancy. Labor didn’t go as hoped but baby boy is happy, healthy, already passed his birth weight at 2 weeks and doing so well for a newborn. Here’s some updates for questions or concerns I raised on here though my pregnancy that might help someone else.
(10 weeks) Primarily only being able to eat “kid menu” food:
Yeah it sucked to be so limited but I gained back my normal appetite once my morning sickness went away which was around 15 weeks. It was gradual but by the end of 2nd semester I was able to eat everything I could before minus a few things I personally abstained from such as raw fish, uncooked deli meats, soft cheeses etc.
(13 weeks) When did you start to show?:
I am 5’6” and have a long torso. I started to show enough that some family notices around 20 weeks and enough that strangers noticed around 30. Baby boy layed pretty far back though so despite having a 9lb 1oz baby I still only looked around 7 mo pregnant at 40 weeks.
(14 weeks) Partner dealing with gender disappointment:
She is so happy with our sweet baby boy! The gender disappointment was prevalent all the way up even shortly after he was born. My wife (lesbian couple) really wanted a baby girl but now that we’ve been taking care of him for almost two weeks she’s grown so fond of him. Calls him her sweet little guy and her dear sweet prince. He’s definitely stolen her heart and she can’t give him enough kisses and cuddles.
(14 weeks) First kicks or something else?
It was kicks! They got a little more identifiable a week later. Best way to describe it felt like a tiny flick or popcorn pop, then a rubber band snap, after that it was like a goldfish was bumping around inside. The kicks weren’t the weirdest thing to feel though baby boy had hiccups almost daily and feeling those especially when he dropped was a lot more jarring especially the first few times. Now 2 weeks PP I really miss the kicks and hiccups and wish I could feel them one more time.
(18 weeks) Maternity Clothes:
I ended up wearing my wife’s oversized sweaters cause she’s a size bigger than me and purchases 3 pairs of maternity leggings and 2 pairs of maternity yoga pants. That was enough but again I didn’t get super big at 40 weeks I only looked about 7 mo pregnant. Absolutely worth investing in maternity pants I’m still wearing mine 2 weeks postpartum.
(22 weeks) Miss Hot Baths:
I started taking warm baths around 3rd trimester. It wasn’t the same but I got used to it and even found it relaxing. Wish water didn’t cool off that quickly though I’d constantly find myself adding more hot water to the bath but it made me feel better so it worked.
(26 weeks) Fighting urge to just buy everything off registry:
Don’t! We had so much stuff get bought the week before of our baby shower (had it at 32 weeks) that I ended up throwing more things on my list. It was so amazing to see how much love we received from family and friends. I did cave and bought some things before but I really wish I waited until after the shower to actually buy anything.
(39 weeks) anything that can encourage active labor to start?
Nope! Just patience, and relaxing. My water broke at 40 +1 all on its own after a nice relaxing day and a long deep sleep. Woke up at 6:40 in the morning with the water gushing and it was our sign to go. Stressing and trying to make it go quicker just delayed the inevitable.
(40 weeks) Feeling like a failure at labor:
Here’s the gruesome details of my labor: prodromal labor started Friday at 10am half hour after a membrane sweep when I was 70% effaced and 3cm dilated. Contractions were about 15-20 mins apart at first then got closer and close until about 7pm when they were 5 mins apart for over 2 hours. Went to the hospital and was monitored for 4 hours with no changes so I was sent home and told to come back if the contractions got more severe in intensity, 3 minutes apart or if my water broke. Sunday afternoon I went in again because I was in so much pain and hadn’t been able to sleep for almost 48 hours at that point because the pain would wake me up. They gave me relaxers and pain meds and told me to sleep. Went home after a much needed nap. Monday morning at 6:40 my water broke, we went back to the hospital, and I was given prostaglandin because I was still only 3cm dilated. The prostaglandin worked and after laboring til 4pm I was finally 10cm dilated, 100% effaced, baby was in position and I was able to push. Unfortunately because my baby was so big after 2 hours of pushing he still couldn’t get through and at this point his heart rate was dipping and my blood pressure and temperature were spiking. I was taken to OR for an emergency c section. Baby Boy was born at 6:39 weighing 9.1 and 21.5” long. I still feel like I failed but I am very grateful for my care team and I had an amazing DR. Two weeks PP I am able to walk around, climb stairs, and carry baby with no problems. All things considered despite the disappointment I wasn’t able to give birth vaginally, we both came out of the experience alive, healthy, and happy.
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2024.05.18 23:58 AustralianChrono Chronologica's Drag Race Season 6: Episode 1- Prove Your Worth

Chronologica's Drag Race Season 6: Episode 1- Prove Your Worth
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In a bright yellow wig, her hair up to high heavens, and a massive black coat with a pair of matching black boots that go up to cover above the coat, Molly Moppit walks in. With a smile on her face, Molly Moppit looks up at the pink wallpaper of the room. “I want that.” Molly smirks, ripping off her coat to reveal a minidress made out of the same pink wallpaper of the werkroom. “Mopped it!”
Molly looks around at the empty room. “…and nobody here to see me stun.” She shrugs. “Pity for them!”
Molly Moppit: “I’m Molly Moppit, and I’m here to run away with the competition.” Molly winks.
“This table’s cuuute.” Molly looks over at the table, before running to a sculpture on the side of the workroom and trying to pull at the sculpture, before realizing it’s glued to the floor. “FUCK!”
Molly Moppit: “I am currently based in New Jersey, but I'm a New York staple, as well.” Molly grins. “First and foremost, I’m a NEW JERSEY DRAG QUEEN.”
“What about the…” Molly swipes at a coat hanger, tucking it behind her back.
Molly Moppit: “Being an Atlantic City Queen means being ready to do what you can to survive. It’s a cutthroat lifestyle, and that’s fine. It taught me to host, perform, serve looks, make ‘em laugh… and it’ll help me to win.”
“You saw nothing.” Molly smiles.
A lone tumbleweed rolls into the werkroom as clouds of red dust fill the entrance. There are two loud bangs, and on the far wall of the room, two bullet holes tear into the eyes of a hanging portrait of Chronologica.
Molly looks over as the portrait falls to the ground, the glass of the frame shattering loudly. When she looks back, a masked bandit stands amidst their midst, blowing smoke from his old-timey pistol. In a cowboy hat, long black jacket, beaded vest, and denim chaps, Ethan Angel-Eye glowers, his nose and mouth hidden behind a vigilante’s black bandana.
The room is silent for a long moment.
Molly Moppit: “It’s a Mexican Stand-Off. And I’m NOT talking.”
Molly and Ethan stare at each other.
Ethan Angel-Eye: “Please welcome the best performer this side of the Mississippi, your very own Apache-Dakota bandit vigilante drag king, and the only person here who actually needs to win. I’ve beaten Kaneq and Vitória in lip sync competitions, I’ve out-danced professionally trained celebs; I’m unstoppable onstage and I’m always providing that debonaire dastardly Western rogue fantasy. I’m Ethan Angel-Eye, and I’ve got my eye on this crown.”
“The fuck are you supposed to be?” Ethan asks, looking Molly up and down as he strides into the room, his voice low and gravelly.
“I’m Molly Moppit, what the fuck YOU supposed to be?” Molly raises an eyebrow.
Molly Moppit: “Are we cosplaying as ugly men this season?”
“Cute.” Ethan brushes past Molly, and then hops up on one of the werkroom tables, sinking into a menacing squat and looming over the space like a vulture.
“It’s pinker here than I thought it’d be.” Ethan glares, looking at her wallpaper look.
Molly scoffs. “Course it’s pink. Do you watch the show?”
“Do you watch the show?” Ethan parrots back, doing a crude impression of Molly’s voice. “I breathe this show.”
Ethan Angel-Eye: “I am not a pretty faerie princess, and I am not everyone’s cup of tea, but I know how to win this, in and out. Some petty little bitch isn’t getting in my way.”
“Ooooh, he’s a hater. Love.” Molly laughs, looking up at Ethan as he perches on the table. “What’s your name, my little masked bandit? Here to take some shots at me?”
“Ethan Angel-Eye.” Ethan cocks his head to the side. “My shots don’t miss.”
“Neither do mine.” Molly smirks.
Ethan looks around, as he realizes a button of his top has gone missing.
A tall, proud Indian woman struts out from the werkroom entrance, with many elaborate blue hair clips and a strikingly long blue gown which cascades in wave-like shapes behind her into a long train. She gestures broadly with her hands, emphasizing each syllable of her words as if they’re the most important thing anyone’s ever said. “WA-TER-FALL!!!!”
Niagara Halls: “New York in the HOUSE what-what!! Hey divas, it’s me, your Desi-American god-DESS of season 6, here to bring upstate pageantry and that Canadian border flair to your screens. I KNOW I’m serving as a pageant fashion icon in this entrance look, you can’t tell me otherwise. Don’t I look GORGEOUS?!”
Niagara Halls twirls, the blue gown’s long train wrapping around her feet, then swirling back out again, where it smacks Molly in the knee.
“Um, hello, waterfall woman.” Molly exclaims, pulling away to avoid being smacked again.
“Hello, hello!” Niagara Halls waves an emphatic wave to Molly and Ethan before daintily picking up her gown’s train with one hand and gently striding to sit at the werkroom table Ethan is perched on. “How are we?”
Molly reaches over and snatches a hair clip from Niagara’s hair, causing several long brown locks to tumble into Niagara’s face.
“Oh! You–” Niagara looks baffled. “So it’s gonna be THAT kind of season!”
Ethan rolls his eyes, looking decidedly down at the two girls.
Molly laughs. “No, oh my gosh! I just love these clips! Where’d you get them?”
Niagara pulls the fallen hair out of her face and clips it into another one of her clips, chuckling. “You WISH I would tell you. You could use the help with that mop!”
“MOP!” Molly bursts out laughing. “You don’t even know!”
“What’s your drag, what’s your name, who are you both? I need to know who I’m demolishing here.” Niagara smiles a huge smile, talking with her hands again.
“But where is the clips from?” Molly asks.
“I-” Niagara looks into the mirror.
“...You didn’t buy the clips?!” Molly says dramatically, putting on a gasping face. “Who did?!”
“What’s your names?” Niagara smiles awkwardly.
Niagara Halls: “My Drag Mother helped with the outfit! I don’t know!”
“I’m Molly Moppit.” Molly grins. “Atlantic City roya–”
Ethan interrupts. “Ethan Angel-Eye. And you’re Niagara Halls.”
Niagara enthusiastically tosses her hair (and all of its clips) back and forth. “I KNOW you know me, that’s right, that’s right!”
Ethan nods. “You lost Miss Toronto to Vitória Benedita.”
Niagara gasps.
Niagara Halls: “How did this MAN KNOW me?!”
Ethan Eagle-Eye: “Does no one look at reddit on their way to the season? Scope the competition out.”
A mysterious black mist seeps through the entrance of the werkroom, followed by a devilish laugh. Lokii struts in, and flips a green cape, revealing their face and leather-clad body. Golden horns, almost corrupted with black veins connected to his face, just from Lokii’s forehead. In thin black hands, Lokii holds a corrupted golden scepter and a smoke machine. She smirks, and her Londoner accent is obvious when she speaks. “I am Lokii, of Asgard, and I am burdened with glorious purpose.”
“We’re all stealing something, aren’t we?” Molly jokes.
“I don’t get it.” Niagara says.
“Loki. Marvel.” Ethan says gruffly.
“Welcome, nerd.” Molly smiles, as Lokii runs over.
Lokii blushes deep red. “Oh my gosh. Hello!”
Lokii: “I’m Lokii, and low-key? Aye, I’m pretty bloody psyched to be here! I’m 22 years old, visiting from across the pond by way of South London, and like, I’m pretty new to drag, but cosplay has been a huge part of my life since I was really young, and I’ve felt really called to take it in this new direction!”
“So are you really called Lokii? Like the Norse god?” Molly investigates every inch of Lokii’s outfit.
“The… Disney character?” Niagara ponders. “I don’t watch superhero movies.”
“They are.” Ethan flexes his ankles, looking at Lokii with an intense stare. “You’re the Tumblr cosplayer, right?”
Lokii nods, smiling. “Yeah! Loki was the first character I did in cosplay. We have a long history, he and I!”
“And so you came to Chronologica’s Drag Race dressed up in your little Marvel cosplay character!” Niagara chuckles nastily.
Lokii laughs awkwardly, making their way to the table. “Yep!”
“You look incredible, by the way.” Lokii smiles at Niagara. “This is a really beautiful garment.”
“I KNOW, baby, thank you.” Niagara smiles daggers. “You’re pretty new, right?”
Lokii looks surprised. “Oh, I–”
“JUST teasing!” Niagara laughs.
Lokii: “I have.. Not been doing drag, that long. But I have been crafting, designing and MAKING things for years. I think that’s my edge…” Lokii smiles slightly awkwardly.
Ethan Angel-Eye: “So far, the girls are…childish.”
“Wait, what’s this?” Lokii picks up a brown paper bag on one of the werkroom tables and reads something written on it in sharpie. “Barf bags…for if you gag too hard?”
Niagara makes a face. “What the fuck?”
Suddenly, in a sculpted silver one-piece with sharp ridges and bulky shoulders, a stylized mop of blonde and pink curls, super-shadowed fierce makeup and chunky black boots with chains, Lady Gag arrives. In an exact recreation of one of Lady Gaga’s looks from the 2009 VMAs, she purrs. “Dirty pony, I can’t wait to hose you down.”
Ethan makes an obvious look of disgust. Niagara stops laughing very suddenly. Molly laughs even harder.
“HEAVY METAL LOVER!” Lokii yells, before covering her mouth as if she is in fear of being too loud.
Lady Gag: “When our Lord and Saviour Gaga said ‘No matter gay, straight, or bi', lesbian, transgender life?” Lady Gaga smirks. “She was talking first and foremost about me. Are you gagging? I’m Lady Gag, foremost Gaga impersonator of Miami, Florida, and the most gag-worthy woman known to man. Mama I am known to man, if you know what I mean.”
Lady Gag strikes poses in the entrance, twisting her arms into strange shapes and cocking her head at strange angles. “Everyone, just imagine Alejandro is playing over this.”
“I’m imagining it.” Molly says, smiling and still laughing.
Niagara looks nonplussed, Ethan looks dismissive, and Lokii looks shy, but Molly warmly greets Lady Gag with a firm handshake.
“Welcome, Miss Gaga, welcome! You’re giving very 2000 and late! I’m Molly Moppit. Atlantic City roya–”
“MRS. Moppit.” Lady Gag stops her, putting a hand up. “Don’t try to read me with those smile lines and bags under your eyes. I’m 2000 and fresh off the boat if you ever saw it. You will not be coming for me on this, the day of my arrival.”
Molly’s jaw drops. She looks thrilled.
Niagara smiles softly. “You’re going to talk about her looks when you’re a copy-and-paste baby? LOVE to see a tiny little fighter.”
Niagara Halls: “The good thing about doing drag that’s literally on the Canadian-American border is that I can leave the worst of both sides behind. Canadians, watch out: I will NOT be apologizing for my shade! And I can say THIS… who the fuck is Lady Gag?”
“Your shade needs work, I think.” Lady Gag says. “It’s about as dark as midday in FLORIDA. I would know.”
Ethan’s eyes give away his smile. He sits back on the table, relaxing for the first time, to listen to the girls snip back and forth.
Ethan Angel-Eye: “I’m watching these girls, and I think, good. Let them fight. If this is the energy first day, they’re never gonna be able to focus on a challenge, and that’s perfect for me.”
“I BET you would know Florida pretty well!” Niagara shoots back. “That contour job looks pretty Florida Man to me.”
“I am a WOMAN and you will treat me with respect!” Lady Gag yells dramatically.
Niagara looks confused, almost as if she is unsure if Gag is playing into the shade or not.
Molly chuckles. “Girls, girls, oh my gosh! This is gonna be fun as fuck.”
Lokii looks utterly horrified and speechless.
There’s a sound of heels approaching, and the contestants turn to look at the entrance.
“Please give me another crazy bitch,” Molly joke-pleads. “Please!”
In a heavy, blood red reconstructed kimono covered in pearlescent white beads, Shiseido Red slowly struts into the werkroom. Her hair is bold, black and sculpted upwards into a towering beehive, and her silhouette is intricate, yet the restructuring of the kimono lets her show off her legs. “Paint the town red?” She cackles. “Baby, just paint these lips.”
Shiseido blows a kiss. Lokii whoops.
Ethan’s eyes glint with recognition. “An old bitch. Thank goodness.”
Niagara vigorously applauds. Lady Gag still looks caught up in the fight from before. Molly looks concerned, before putting on a smile.
“Oh, it’s YOU!” Molly yells.
Molly Moppit: “I know Shiseido from the New York scene. I travel around the area, and she doesn’t.” Molly smiles.
“Ahh, you’re here!” Shiseido ignores the others around her, looking straight at Molly. “Would you take my bags to that corner of the werkroom over there?” Shiseido asks, pointing to the farthest (and largest) dressing alcove.
“I’d rather not.” Molly drops the playful facade for a moment, as the two look at each other.
Shiseido Red: “Darlings. I’m Shiseido Red, and I’m no spring chicken. I am 45 years old and proud–I have a long legacy in New York City that will outlive any of these basic-bitch children. I was a princess of the 90s club scene and now, I’m their grand duchess. In my scene, we’re all about originality, ingenuity, innovation. So… nothing like what most of these kids are wearing.”
Lokii scurries over to Shiseido. “This kimono is incredible.”
Shiseido smiles curtly. “It’s certainly one step up from a costume, yes.”
Lokii looks awkwardly.
Molly tries to roll one of Shiseido’s suitcases from where it’s parked near the entrance and fails to move it despite pulling with all her strength. Nobody seems to notice.
Molly Moppit: “Damn it, I was going to take half of her shit- subtly!”
Niagara waves a broad hello. “HELLO NEW YORK! I’m SO glad you’re here, these girls are all WHORES so far.”
Niagara goes in for a hug, but Shiseido moves away.
“I’m sorry…do I know you?” Shiseido asks, clearly baffled.
Lady Gag loudly guffaws. Niagara laughs once, awkwardly.
“Oh, yes!” Niagara blushes, pulling away from her failed hug and gesturing wildly with her hands. “I’m Niagara Halls, mama. We worked together at–”
“All you young girls blend together for me.” Shiseido shrugs. “Name doesn’t ring a bell.”
Molly, laughing under her breath, opens Shiseido’s suitcase while she’s distracted and snatches a blonde curly wig.
Molly Moppit: “I don’t get along with Shiseido. But I know this- she has good wigs… and I KNOW that old lady is a smart bitch. Whether or not she actually knows Niagara, she won’t admit it. Throw the girl off. I see you, mama.”
“Aha.” Niagara looks put off. “No worries. It was just last year when–”
“Hello, children.” Shiseido addresses the group like a troop leader. “I fear you look as bland as expected.”
Lady Gag starts up again. “GIRL, this is not–”
It’s Drag Time!
Chronologica steps into the werkroom, and the gathered contestants gasp in shock–except Ethan, who looks over passively.
Ethan Angel-Eye: “Interrupted at 6. So it’s a split premiere…which hasn’t happened since Season 3. Just, of course…of course it would be…”
Molly hurriedly closes Shiseido’s suitcase and tucks the stolen wig into her top. Lady Gag, Niagara, and Lokii rush over towards Chronologica excitedly, while Shiseido and Ethan take their time, making eye contact as they do.
Hello, racers! I’m thrilled to welcome you to the fantabulous Season 6 of Chronologica’s Drag Race! Here, you’ll be competing for the chance to win a spectacular crown and scepter from Moxie Maniac jewels, plus an extra-special grand prize of $100,000.
Everyone cheers and applauds.
One of you could become the next Drag Superstar…orrrr one of the other bitches who shows up next week could snatch the crown away from all of you. This week is your chance to prove your worth before any of those nasty skanks come and get in your way.
Lady Gag: “Quite simply, yes. We ALL know Gaga is THE queen. I can guarantee I’ll be the one to get her her crown!”
For your very first challenge, you’re putting on a premiere talent show. Show us what YOU can do that no one else can, and show us who you are. First impressions count! And you’d better hope it’s not a countDOWN…good luck! And don’t fuck it up!
Shiseido Red: “Believe me, for some of these baby girls? The countdown’s already started.” Shiseido smirks. “I’m prepared for a talent show. I’ve been talented since I was born.”
~
Later, the monarchs strip out of their entrance looks and claim their dressing areas.
Shiseido Red: “For this week’s maxi challenge, it’s time for us to showcase our abilities in a talent show. But first, it’s time to get to know each other.”
Without a word, Ethan picks up Shiseido’s heavy suitcases and moves them to her preferred corner.
“A gentleman.” Shiseido smiles, looking at Ethan’s bandana. “My faceless guardian.”
Ethan chuckles. “No. You’re just not my mark today.”
“Your mark? Alright. You’re an assassin, of sorts.” Shiseido ponders. “Mhm.”
Shiseido Red: “Ethan is giving some sort of Bessie Big Sky-Jupiter Sterling story…but evil? It’s a very specific take, I’ll give him that…I’m at least…curious.”
Ethan looks serious. “Assassin. You could say that.” Ethan retrieves his own bags and puts them next to Shiseido’s, just as Lokii enthusiastically hurries up towards the two-person dressing alcove.
“Oh, sorry!” Lokii says, chuckling awkwardly. “I would love to uh, room with Shiseido, here, uh, the other girls are kinda mean and–”
Ethan looks over, one eyebrow raised.
Shiseido makes a face. “Baby. You’re not old enough to be here.”
Lokii blanches. “No worries, then.” She scurry off.
“...If she bantered back, I’d have had her.” Shiseido responds.
“The baby queens can’t take it. No surprise.” Ethan grumbles.
Meanwhile, on the other side of the room, Niagara, Molly, and Lady Gag each make for separate adjacent dressing stations. Lokii stands awkwardly in the middle of the room.
Lokii: “The producers very clearly told us that we had to share 4 of the dressing rooms, two racers per room. But none of the girls are willing to share with each other… what’s … happening right now? Where am I supposed to go?”
Niagara carefully changes out of her blue gown and puts on a comfortable yellow sweatsuit, then starts picking the clips out of her hair one by one. She watches Ethan and Shiseido across the room as Ethan takes off the bandana covering his face for the first time, then lets out the loudest gasp imaginable and throws her arms to the side, shocked. Blue butterfly clips fall to the ground everywhere.
Lady Gag gives Niagara a look in between racks of hanging clothes. “Diva, what the FUCK are you doing?”
Niagara whispers loudly. “Looooook!!!!” She aggressively points at Ethan, who is currently changing his shirt. Ethan very clearly and visibly has scratchy scruffy facial hair, and no makeup on the bottom half of his face.
Niagara looks gagged. “That’s a MAN, Maury!”
Niagara Halls: “I didn’t expect him to look like that, out of drag… kinda tracks, THOUGH!” Niagara cackles.
Lady Gag yells across the room. “Mister Ethan!”
Ethan looks over as he takes off his beaded vest and reveals his bare chest, clearly showcasing obvious top surgery scars.
Lady Gag looks back to Niagara. “Queens recognize kings. Are you gagging yet?”
“Not on your copy-and-paste eleganza.” Niagara shakes her head, then takes a step and slips on the fallen butterfly clips, awkwardly plopping on her butt.
Niagara Halls: “We’ve had many trans divas compete in this competition- me included. But is this the first trans man here?” Niagara ponders.
While Niagara has fallen, Molly sneaks in and grabs some more blue clips off the ground.
I’m ba-ack!
Chronologica waves from the entrance. Lokii returns the wave. Everyone else hurriedly finishes changing.
Our producers let me know that we’re having some trouble getting into our dressing stations. We do actually need you to share space, here, now.
Lokii: “I kinda was just waiting around- when they came in. I guess I kinda looked.. Awkward.” Lokii exhales. “This is a lot.”
Lokii nods. Lady Gag and Niagara roll their eyes. Molly tuts excitedly.
Molly Moppit: “I live for this drama, honestly. It’s so stuuupid I love it. I’m gonna make this shit eat up as much time as I can.”
“Our space is set, Miss C.” Shiseido says assuredly.
Great. So, which one of you three wants to share space with Lokii?
“I KNOW you’re not equating Miss GAGA to a Disney gay–” Lady Gag smirks.
Niagara shakes her head. “Well, I don’t think our visions are exactly aligned–”
Molly winks, looking at the others. “I’m not cut out for sharing…” She says cheekily.
Lokii stands awkwardly, a bit embarrassed.
Okay, fine. Which two of you want to share with each other?
Niagara scoffs. “The impersonator? That raggedy-ass mop bitch? I am not–”
Girls.
Chronologica looks annoyed.
Okay. Let’s be serious.
“No, of course, I’d love to work with Lokii in our space.” Molly smiles.
Molly Moppit: “I am a playful artist, but I do take this seriously- and I look around, and Lokii looks like a deer in headlights. It’s a competition. But I’ll make her feel welcome. I mean, she’s better then the Gaga impersonator and fucking Niagara Halls.” She takes a sip of her drink.

Molly Moppit: “Can we circle back to Lady Gag as a name? Like be inspired and be an orignator but LADY GAG?! I DON’T GET IT!” She bursts, interrupting herself from finishing her drink.
Shiseido and Ethan, who have returned to their corner, give each other a look.
Ethan Angel-Eye: “It’s just like the last few seasons. All the kids are incompetent. No surprise.”
I’ll leave you to it. Now. I’ll see you on the main stage. Let’s keep it professional, alright?
Chronologica departs, and Molly drags her singular small suitcase into Niagara’s dressing station. She drops the bag heavily, and all of the butterfly clips Molly has stolen spill out of it onto the floor.
“Where’s my clips?!” Niagara yells.
Lokii and Molly look at each other, and Molly giggles.
~
Chronologica goes to visit the racers.
Hello, Mr. Angel-Eye.
“Chronologica.” Ethan says gruffly.
Now, you’re drag family, right?!
The other’s ears pick up, as Ethan nods.
“Yeah, I used to be related to Bessie Big Sky. But we’re not talking about that, we’re talking about my talent show.” Ethan says, clearly displeased.
Shiseido Red: “Oh… Inteeeeerersting.” Shiseido purses her lips. “This makes a lot of sense.”
Totally. Well, tell me then, what ARE you doing for the talent show?
“I’m from Montana. We’re not basic-ass pageant queens, who haven’t fought for anything a day in their life-“
Niagara’s head turns over to Ethan’s conversation as she has caught interest, clearly offended.
Niagara Halls: “Wow.” Niagara is looking in a complete state of shock in her confessional room. “… Alright.” Niagara nods.
“…because life’s hard,” Ethan continues. “I was a rez kid, I was in the foster care system, I been through some shit. And I’ve picked up a few skills along the way. So I will be doing a Projectile Weaponry Showcase.”
Interesting. What does that entail?
“Pistols, throwing knives, bow and arrow, shotgun.” Ethan nods. “I’m a good shot, no matter what I’m shooting.”
Fuck yeah.
Ethan smiles for a moment, before nodding.
I was raised at my local gun club, over in La Perouse, Sydney. I know a good few weapons. How are you going to make it dragged up?
“I do it my way. Ethan Angel-Eye is the evil Indian from cowboys and Indians. He’s a vigilante bandit, and these are a bandit’s weapons. I’ve got a story. I know what I do in my performance space- to me, the art stands for itself. I don’t need bells and whistles, because this has never been done before.”
If you keep us excited, well that’s all that matters.
Ethan nods. “I will.”

Niagara Halls.
“Chronologica.” Niagara smiles.
Now, you’re a pageant Queen. How is that going to impact you in this competition?
“Well, MAMA!” Niagara says excitedly, talking with her hands. “For me, it’s about serving. I’m pretty, I’m gorgeous and I am not scared to CUT a bitch when I want to.” Niagara draws a line across her throat with one hand.
Chronologica chuckles.
Tell me, what are you doing for the talent show?
“Yodeling.” Niagara smiles brightly.
…Yodelling? Are you a singer?
“NOT at ALL.” Niagara shakes her head. “Like, I’d probably say I am a bad singer.”
Then…why are you yodeling?
“For me, it’s about standing out. I wanted to deliver something no one has really done, make it camp, and then stun on the runway.” Niagara tongue pops.
But do you feel like you are able to do this well? If you’re not a singer-
“I feel like it’s an opportunity to showcase what I can do, and make it fun.” Niagara smiles.
Okay. Well, good luck…
….
Molly Moppit!
“Shhh.” Molly whispers, pointing Chronologica to outside.
I-
“Let’s chat outside; I don’t need them hearing.” Molly whispers, as the two walk to the smoking area outside.
The others look confused as the two disappear.
“Cigarette?” Molly hands one to Chronologica.
Is that from my packet- Okay, tell me, Molly, what’s your talent show?
“For me, I do really take my drag seriously.” Molly smiles. “But I don’t need them all to know that, initially.”
I get it. So, what are you doing for the talent show?
Molly whips out a packet of notes.
Chronologica grins.
“I’ll be presenting onto the main stage, MOPPING DUTY. It’s a live freestyle Diss Track of the Cast of Season 6.” Molly smirks. “And I’ve got the notes for it.”
Why is it called… Mopping Duty?
“Because I am about to wash these bitches out and mop the crown, duh.” Molly chuckles.
Chronologica bursts into laughter.
I think that’s a fantastic idea.
“I don’t want them to know what I’m doing, because part of the work here is centered around making them react. I’m great off the cuff- and planned, secretly. So, for me it’s really important to get to embrace all of that.”
I am really excited to see how you do it, Molly.
Molly grins. “I am too.”
Molly Moppit: “I am going to blow these bitches out of the water, they just don’t know it yet.” Molly winks.
~
The next day, the racers twirl into the werkroom and get ready for the talent show.
Lady Gag: “It’s time for the talent show, and I’m ready. Are these girls ready? Well, they should be, because… I’m coming for them.”
“So, what are you bitches doing for the talent show?” Lady Gag asks, plaiting her hair. “I mean, I know some…”
Niagara starts to yodel.
Ethan rolls his eyes.
Ethan Angel-Eye: “Bitches. The way these children talk.”
“I’m not a bitch, first of all.” Shiseido says. “So let us start there, lookalike.”
“Okay, I was just talking like us girls do.” Lady Gag scoffs.
“Do you know actual Drag Queens?” Shiseido asks.
Lady Gag rolls her eyes.
Lokii whispers under her breath. “So much shade…”
“I’m doing a Stand-Up show.” Lady Gag flicks back her hair. “I’ve been told I’m a funny bitch, so-”
Everyone looks surprised.
Molly Moppit: “She’s a comedian?” Molly bursts into laughter. “Oh, let’s be honest, her biggest joke is her name!”
“Have you done comedy?” Lokii asks.
“Actually, yes.” Lady Gag smiles. “In my room, to my family…”
“Love.” Niagara clicks her fingers. “Werk, bitch, creativity…”
Shiseido Red: “I am starting to notice something. These girls claim to be experienced, knowledgeable- but then, you speak to them, and suddenly they’re like ‘I’ve done this… at home.’ Lacking experience. It SHOWS.”
“I am a designer and club kid.” Shiseido smiles to herself.
“I’d love to hear about what that was like.” Lokii interrupts.
“Well, if you survive the first week, you might hear it.” Shiseido says swiftly.
Lokii looks to the left, then down.
“I’m doing a megamix to 90s club anthems, and designing a look all the while.” Shiseido nods.
Shiseido Red: “This will allow me to put my best foot forward instead of dancing the stage up and down, something I… can’t do as well anymore.”
“That sounds… fine.” Niagara shrugs.
Niagara Halls: “Like, BORING…and honestly, I don’t see it for her?!” Niagara laughs. “OH, the shade of ME!”
Niagara giggles to herself.
“What are you two doing, Molly and Lokii?” Ethan says, surprising the two.
“I’m not talking about it.” Molly winks. “You can wait and see.”
Ethan purses his lips.
“I do wonder if it’s going to be anything of note.” Shiseido says.
Shiseido Red: “Molly has a…not-so-great reputation, in New York. I’ll be honest, she’s never been notable to me, though. Beyond the theft jokes.”
“Well, you gotta wait and see.” Molly winks.
Molly Moppit: “Keep it fun… until you make the move.” Molly smirks.
“I am a bit of a nerd.” Lokii says.
“What a surprise.” Lady Gag jokes.
“...Finish your thought.” Ethan looks at Lokii.
“I’ll be repeating the plot of star wars, with puppets.” Lokii grins.
Everyone once again looks around awkwardly.
“Well, I’m excited for MY own talent show, because it sounds like I’m winning.” Lady Gag says.
“Don’t count your chickens yet, Miss Copypasta.” Ethan responds.
Lady Gag rolls her eyes for what appears to be the 10th time.
Lokii: “I… don’t think anyone gets me here.”
“The cosplay newbie… and the puppets.” Shiseido whispers, shaking her head to Ethan. “The impersonator who does stand-up in her bedroom. The tone-deaf girl singing, and the thief who probably doesn’t even have talents of her own. Great.”
Lokii: “But I have crafted an entire concept. I’ve sewn and made these puppets, made a comedic story and saga- and if there’s one thing I do believe in, it’s the lore. It’s my knowledge in the cosplay, nerd space…”
Lokii giggles, playing with her puppets.
Lokii: “Lokii, you can do this…” Lokii gulps. “I think.”
“Who’s.” Niagara claps. “Gonna.” Niagara claps. “GO HOME FIRST?!”
“You, bitch!” Lady Gag snaps her fingers.
“RUDE, RUDE!!!!!” Niagara yells.
“Not me.” Molly whispers into the camera and winks.
~
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2024.05.18 23:51 ZealousidealHunter98 C is for Come on, Scully, get those little legs moving!

C is for Come on, Scully, get those little legs moving!
Now…D!
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2024.05.18 23:34 Dull-Kaleidoscope562 First name for boy with middle name James

Baby boy is due early October and we know we want the middle name to be James. Looking for first name suggestions, with exceptions - I don't want anything that would easily turn into initials as a nickname. I originally really liked Theodore James and someone mentioned that he could go by T.J. 🤮 No offense to any of you T.J.s out there, I have a bad association with this name. Then I got to thinking about all the other AJs, CJs, DJs, MJs, OJs, and TJs, I've met or known of and no positive associations come to mind. I'd like to rule out names thst start with A, B, C, D, J, K, M, O, P, or T. I know this makes it tougher but I'm hoping the folks in this group will enjoy the challenge! So far I like Samuel, Elliot, Elias, Laurence, and Everett. I really like L sounds. Guess they could still go by EJ, LJ or SJ, but they don't seem as common as the other J combos. (Please also let me know if I'm overthinking this! Maybe I shouldn't discount the names starting with the letters listed above just because of a potential nickname I don't like.) Thoughts, opinions, and ideas welcome!
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2024.05.18 23:17 zlag1 Bankroll

If this is allowed keep if not remove! Always see people on here chasing parlays (myself 2) and I can say that is the Quickest way to break the bank but I have found a guy that has changed my method and thinking into this sport. We have been green for 2 years going on 3, never have met a so called capper that is transparent and explains the plays but also OWNS up to a bad streak. We are now in the positives, I can guarantee all of you we can eat here. Give this man a shot and remember this is a 50/50 always always bankroll and bet what you can afford. Also, parlays have a great pay out but also burn your the quickest. Follow his methods and you will see a major difference. Follow him on X (Twitter) and find your truth! 💰
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2024.05.18 22:44 1000Zebras 2017 Intel MacBook Pro (semi-busted display): What would you do?

Hi,
So, I've got an intel macbook pro 15 inch retina just gathering dust. It's actually a decent machine even by today's standards (though OS can't be upgraded past Ventura):
I'm bummed about the screen, but I figure I can just run it as a headless server and it's all good ,and I have a little portable USB C screen that otherwise works in a pinch (or the built in one is still slightly usable if i need to take a peek at things, but not for actual work), I'm a bit torn as to my best options though.
At the end of the day, I'd like to be able to run Windows, MacOS, and, primarily, Linux on it to host a lot of the amd64 architecture only projects that I cannot seem to get to run on my other baby, an Orange Pi that does most my self-hosting heavy lifting. The two main holdouts that for the life of me I can't seem to get to work on arm64 at the moment are ERPnext and Netbox (I've tried some hackery with various docker files that some people say they've gotten to work, but...well...ain't nobody got time for that lol). I also do pretty consistently run across other projects that seem interesting but are compiled only for amd64 platform.
So, back to the matter at hand. What would you guys do? Currently the machine is setup with two separate partitions initially created to run Windows and MacOS. MacOS is the only working OS on it though as I was going to just dual boot Ubuntu with MacOS and be done with it, but then I got to thinkin'...
Should I :
  1. just dual boot MacOS and Ubuntu (or, actually, probably dietpi, which is great) and call it a day?
  2. Attempt to install Proxmox on only the spare windows partition, then run a linux VM and windows VM on top, so that I'd be able to switch between all 3?
  3. Wipe the whole thing, install Proxmox as base, then run VMs of Linux, Windows and MacOS at will? (is MacOS easy to install as a VM?)
  4. Wipe the whole thing and partition in thirds and install each OS natively?
Regardless, I'm obviously going to need a fancy bootloader of some sort. It's been a long time since I've messed with them. Is GRUB still just the way to go?
If you have a minute and wouldn't mind, when answering please include a brief overview of the steps you'd take to achieve your dream setup give the constraints of the machine. I'm somewhat fluent in navigating most of this stuff, so you don't have to go into a lot of detail, just more curious about the overall approach in steps.
Thank you, in advance, for your insights.
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2024.05.18 22:37 rootabi0 Baby measuring “too big”

I’m a FTM and currently 36 weeks pregnant. At my recent OB appointment my doctor suggested that baby was measuring too big. They also said this at my 20 week anatomy scan. So she ordered an ultrasound for next Friday. What does this mean? Could baby be coming soon? C section? Induction? Next Friday?
What is everyone’s experiences with “baby measuring too big”? Just looking to ease my anxiety because I want my baby to cook as long as possible & I wanted a natural birth. Thank you!
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