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Shivahn

Quid wrote: »

Shivahn if there's one thing I know about ladies it's that they can do any physical labor. I believe in you.

Ok, true, in general.

But like she had me picking up trees the storm felled last night.

It was not exactly light labor!

thatassemblyguy

For all the shit I give TNC about being a date farmer. These things are p. delicious. Just gotta source them from a non-Borat country.

Abdhyius

Solomaxwell6 wrote: »

You know what's bullshit? Bills. Why aren't we in a post-scarcity economy yet?

because such a thing is an impossibility and was always ludicrous

Abdhyius

21stCentury wrote: »

Abdhyius wrote: »

I'm close to broke somebody buy me a lady

Silly Abdhy, you can't buy ladies.

You can rent 'em, though.

oh you most certainly can.

Organichu

shivahn don't blame the hormones

you are just weak

*bends iron bar over knee*

Mim

Okay, talked to my folks and gave them the heads up that I'm watching "The L Word"

LESBIANS HERE I COME.

21stCentury

Organichu wrote: »

shivahn don't blame the hormones

you are just weak

*bends iron bar over knee*

That's not Iron, Chu...

that's rubber.

Mortious

Shivahn wrote: »

Mortious wrote: »

Shivahn wrote: »

My neighbor keeps having me do manual labor for her.

It is uh

I am not suited for that at this point. But don't want to be out.

So there is a lot of picking up things too heavy for me now.

Do the hormones really have such a dramatic and quick effect on your strength?

I've been on testosterone blockers for a full year :P

And estrogen for three months.

It has been a while!

I'm obviously underestimating how much hormones affect muscle mass.

Anyway, just hurt your back then you'll have a good excuse to not help carry heavy things.

I'd suggest trying to move a pool table for that. Apparently they contain slabs of granite which makes them deceptively heavy.

ronya

In The Future of Our Schools, union organizer Lois Weiner describes the choice made by American unions in the 1960s to use their political power exclusively to obtain health care coverage for members without fighting for universal health care. “It’s not common knowledge,” she writes, “but several decades ago the most powerful industrial unions in the United States had internal debates about how labor should deal with members’ need for health care and pensions. Advocates of business unionism argued the union should bargain for health care and pensions as part of the contract, making employers pay.” Others argued for an all-encompassing social justice orientation similar to that adopted by European unions, in which the unions would have used their (at the time) formidable power to lobby for universal healthcare and pensions. Had American unions secured tangible benefits for the public at large, it’s possible that they would still be a force to reckon with. Instead, the dramatic difference between the job security and livable wages of union members and non-unionized employees is now a significant obstacle to uniting workers in the struggle against punitive austerity measures. “In retrospect, the ‘practical’ stance of business unionism was shortsighted and it’s a mistake we ought not repeat,” concludes Weiner.

Shivahn

Mortious wrote: »

Shivahn wrote: »

Mortious wrote: »

Shivahn wrote: »

My neighbor keeps having me do manual labor for her.

It is uh

I am not suited for that at this point. But don't want to be out.

So there is a lot of picking up things too heavy for me now.

Do the hormones really have such a dramatic and quick effect on your strength?

I've been on testosterone blockers for a full year :P

And estrogen for three months.

It has been a while!

I'm obviously underestimating how much hormones affect muscle mass.

Anyway, just hurt your back then you'll have a good excuse to not help carry heavy things.

I'd suggest trying to move a pool table for that. Apparently they contain slabs of granite which makes them deceptively heavy.

I'm also using it as an excuse.

But yeah they actually have a pretty significant effect.

Solomaxwell6

Abdhyius wrote: »

Solomaxwell6 wrote: »

You know what's bullshit? Bills. Why aren't we in a post-scarcity economy yet?

because such a thing is an impossibility and was always ludicrous

Of course it's not impossible.

It's impossible in the sense that we can't have literally infinite resources for everyone. But we can create enough that it's effectively infinite for everyone. Then we just make robots do the Charlie work, and it's all good from there.

spacekungfuman

Organichu wrote: »

shivahn don't blame the hormones

you are just weak

*bends iron bar over knee*

Pathetic. Using your knee to bend the bar, just like a lady.

Mortious

Shivahn wrote: »

Mortious wrote: »

Shivahn wrote: »

Mortious wrote: »

Shivahn wrote: »

My neighbor keeps having me do manual labor for her.

It is uh

I am not suited for that at this point. But don't want to be out.

So there is a lot of picking up things too heavy for me now.

Do the hormones really have such a dramatic and quick effect on your strength?

I've been on testosterone blockers for a full year :P

And estrogen for three months.

It has been a while!

I'm obviously underestimating how much hormones affect muscle mass.

Anyway, just hurt your back then you'll have a good excuse to not help carry heavy things.

I'd suggest trying to move a pool table for that. Apparently they contain slabs of granite which makes them deceptively heavy.

I'm also using it as an excuse.

But yeah they actually have a pretty significant effect.

So far every attempt at living a healthier life has resulted in making me more sick.

Therefore, instead of gym I shall now be taking hormones!

Thanks Shivahn. (This is to include you in any liability suits)

Shivahn

Mortious wrote: »

Shivahn wrote: »

Mortious wrote: »

Shivahn wrote: »

Mortious wrote: »

Shivahn wrote: »

My neighbor keeps having me do manual labor for her.

It is uh

I am not suited for that at this point. But don't want to be out.

So there is a lot of picking up things too heavy for me now.

Do the hormones really have such a dramatic and quick effect on your strength?

I've been on testosterone blockers for a full year :P

And estrogen for three months.

It has been a while!

I'm obviously underestimating how much hormones affect muscle mass.

Anyway, just hurt your back then you'll have a good excuse to not help carry heavy things.

I'd suggest trying to move a pool table for that. Apparently they contain slabs of granite which makes them deceptively heavy.

I'm also using it as an excuse.

But yeah they actually have a pretty significant effect.

So far every attempt at living a healthier life has resulted in making me more sick.

Therefore, instead of gym I shall now be taking hormones!

Thanks Shivahn. (This is to include you in any liability suits)

They will give you strokes and huge psych problems.

Er. Probably.

Maybe you could be a case study though.

Tamin

Finished the Foundation Trilogy. Perhaps for the second time.

Surprised at how little I remembered

I instantly remembered that Magnifico was the Mule, or at least that felt right. I didn't remember Bayta killing Mis or really any of the characters, though.

I also remembered that the Second Foundation was on Trantor

21stCentury

This guy on TV is saying that "doing stuff" is the best way to "recover" from mental illness.

And y'know, i agree. Starting my game was a great way to get better.

i need to get back on that... Sigh.

Shivahn

21stCentury wrote: »

This guy on TV is saying that "doing stuff" is the best way to "recover" from mental illness.

And y'know, i agree. Starting my game was a great way to get better.

i need to get back on that... Sigh.

I am sure he would support my hormone therapy as a valid kind of "doing stuff."

I dunno, worked for me!

Estrogen for all the depressed people!

Estrogen's actually linked to depression but whatever!

thatassemblyguy

I really don't like calling my romantic partner "stuff". The guy on TV needs to take sensitivity training, or something.

21stCentury

Shivahn wrote: »

21stCentury wrote: »

This guy on TV is saying that "doing stuff" is the best way to "recover" from mental illness.

And y'know, i agree. Starting my game was a great way to get better.

i need to get back on that... Sigh.

I am sure he would support my hormone therapy as a valid kind of "doing stuff."

I dunno, worked for me!

Estrogen for all the depressed people!

Estrogen's actually linked to depression but whatever!

i don't want to belittle you or your journey, i think it's great, but... i dunno, I don't think hormone Therapy is the same "doing a thing" as he means.

Man, i sound like a dick right now...

i mean, seems to me like hormone therapy is more like... medicine whereas "doing stuff" as the guy means would be, y'know, using your creativity and skill.

BUT... i support hormone therapy for trans people. I think what you're doing is great and that you're on the right way to be okay with yourself... I don't think it's the same thing as suffering from mental illness.

i don't know how to say things.

Bottom line: Go Siobhan, i believe in you, you will be okay with yourself in no time and hormone therapy is really helping you.

Organichu

all that helps with my depression is having my friends take me out and ply me with alcohol then indulge my vanity by having me compute large arithmetic problems in my head while they clap and tell me i'm so gifted and they believe in me

then they also buy me cheesecake

TL DR

unffff the most righteous reggae

chant down babylon

free all checksdem

21stCentury

Organichu wrote: »

all that helps with my depression is having my friends take me out and ply me with alcohol then indulge my vanity by having me compute large arithmetic problems in my head while they clap and tell me i'm so gifted and they believe in me

then they also buy me cheesecake

MAKE A THING, CHU.

MAKE A THIIIING!

Shivahn

21stCentury wrote: »

Shivahn wrote: »

21stCentury wrote: »

This guy on TV is saying that "doing stuff" is the best way to "recover" from mental illness.

And y'know, i agree. Starting my game was a great way to get better.

i need to get back on that... Sigh.

I am sure he would support my hormone therapy as a valid kind of "doing stuff."

I dunno, worked for me!

Estrogen for all the depressed people!

Estrogen's actually linked to depression but whatever!

i don't want to belittle you or your journey, i think it's great, but... i dunno, I don't think hormone Therapy is the same "doing a thing" as he means.

Man, i sound like a dick right now...

i mean, seems to me like hormone therapy is more like... medicine whereas "doing stuff" as the guy means would be, y'know, using your creativity and skill.

BUT... i support hormone therapy for trans people. I think what you're doing is great and that you're on the right way to be okay with yourself... I don't think it's the same thing as suffering from mental illness.

i don't know how to say things.

Bottom line: Go Siobhan, i believe in you, you will be okay with yourself in no time and hormone therapy is really helping you.

It's not the same at all, I was being pretty sarcastic for a couple of reasons >.>

Like the fact that people find hormone therapy specifically suspect as a mental cure and encourage therapy to feel happy with yourself instead, and also the guy on TV's idea that "do stuff" constitutes useful advice.

I was double sarcastic so it cancelled out I guess!

Shivahn

Organichu wrote: »

all that helps with my depression is having my friends take me out and ply me with alcohol then indulge my vanity by having me compute large arithmetic problems in my head while they clap and tell me i'm so gifted and they believe in me

then they also buy me cheesecake

I will buy you cheesecake and then we can fight.

Like a mental fight.

We'll have an arithmetic off.

Mortious

Shivahn wrote: »

Mortious wrote: »

Shivahn wrote: »

Mortious wrote: »

Shivahn wrote: »

Mortious wrote: »

Shivahn wrote: »

My neighbor keeps having me do manual labor for her.

It is uh

I am not suited for that at this point. But don't want to be out.

So there is a lot of picking up things too heavy for me now.

Do the hormones really have such a dramatic and quick effect on your strength?

I've been on testosterone blockers for a full year :P

And estrogen for three months.

It has been a while!

I'm obviously underestimating how much hormones affect muscle mass.

Anyway, just hurt your back then you'll have a good excuse to not help carry heavy things.

I'd suggest trying to move a pool table for that. Apparently they contain slabs of granite which makes them deceptively heavy.

I'm also using it as an excuse.

But yeah they actually have a pretty significant effect.

So far every attempt at living a healthier life has resulted in making me more sick.

Therefore, instead of gym I shall now be taking hormones!

Thanks Shivahn. (This is to include you in any liability suits)

They will give you strokes and huge psych problems.

Er. Probably.

Maybe you could be a case study though.

I should actually look up whether I have an increased/decreased chance of strokes due to my abnormally low blood pressure. 84 bitches.

And who cares about psych problems when you're swole (God I hope I used that word correctly)

Shivahn

Also hormone therapy is totally doing a thing in that it's taking a step forward because fuck everyone else, they don't know what's best.

It's not like using skill or anything but it's also pretty different from other medicine in that regard.

Hamurabi

Ludious wrote: »

21stCentury wrote: »

Ludious wrote: »

21stCentury wrote: »

Ludious, you like Deadpool?

I guess it's unexpected, but only because i thought better of you, which was a mistake, clearly.

How the fuck do you not like Deadpool?

Deadpool is obnoxiously randumb, from what i saw.

What's up with that nose.

Evil Multifarious

Today I discussed my table-making plans with my dad and we had a long manly discussion about biscuit joinery, veneers, repurposing doors or using veneered plywood, measurement conventions for furniture, etc.

MASCULINITY.

Powerpuppies

Shivahn wrote: »

Organichu wrote: »

all that helps with my depression is having my friends take me out and ply me with alcohol then indulge my vanity by having me compute large arithmetic problems in my head while they clap and tell me i'm so gifted and they believe in me

then they also buy me cheesecake

I will buy you cheesecake and then we can fight.

Like a mental fight.

We'll have an arithmetic off.

you win; chu does not have will of the warrior

would you like to fight again?

AngelHedgie

ronya wrote: »

In The Future of Our Schools, union organizer Lois Weiner describes the choice made by American unions in the 1960s to use their political power exclusively to obtain health care coverage for members without fighting for universal health care. “It’s not common knowledge,” she writes, “but several decades ago the most powerful industrial unions in the United States had internal debates about how labor should deal with members’ need for health care and pensions. Advocates of business unionism argued the union should bargain for health care and pensions as part of the contract, making employers pay.” Others argued for an all-encompassing social justice orientation similar to that adopted by European unions, in which the unions would have used their (at the time) formidable power to lobby for universal healthcare and pensions. Had American unions secured tangible benefits for the public at large, it’s possible that they would still be a force to reckon with. Instead, the dramatic difference between the job security and livable wages of union members and non-unionized employees is now a significant obstacle to uniting workers in the struggle against punitive austerity measures. “In retrospect, the ‘practical’ stance of business unionism was shortsighted and it’s a mistake we ought not repeat,” concludes Weiner.

A lot of that has to do with the conservative leadership of unions in the US at the time.

Ravenhpltc24

I hath returned from Just Desserts. Overall the night was unremarkable and my show didn't win anything (old shows never do, the new ones get all the love), but I was unexpectedly added to the ICTV Hall of Fame. I guess enough people voted for me.

So now my name will be on a plaque in the Park School's basement forevermore. That's pretty cool I guess.

ronya

AngelHedgie wrote: »

ronya wrote: »

In The Future of Our Schools, union organizer Lois Weiner describes the choice made by American unions in the 1960s to use their political power exclusively to obtain health care coverage for members without fighting for universal health care. “It’s not common knowledge,” she writes, “but several decades ago the most powerful industrial unions in the United States had internal debates about how labor should deal with members’ need for health care and pensions. Advocates of business unionism argued the union should bargain for health care and pensions as part of the contract, making employers pay.” Others argued for an all-encompassing social justice orientation similar to that adopted by European unions, in which the unions would have used their (at the time) formidable power to lobby for universal healthcare and pensions. Had American unions secured tangible benefits for the public at large, it’s possible that they would still be a force to reckon with. Instead, the dramatic difference between the job security and livable wages of union members and non-unionized employees is now a significant obstacle to uniting workers in the struggle against punitive austerity measures. “In retrospect, the ‘practical’ stance of business unionism was shortsighted and it’s a mistake we ought not repeat,” concludes Weiner.

A lot of that has to do with the conservative leadership of unions in the US at the time.

I am putting down a lot of that conservatism due to the association between racial issues and progressive politics at the time.

BeNarwhal

Hi-dee-ho [chat]erinos!

Live music-fueled dinner rush was spectacular tonight. Totally pleased with how packed the place seemed to be.

In "I'm a stupid" news, I burned my finger not-insignificantly through an act of gallantry that I will think twice about before repeating

Hakkekage

like the kids say

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ronya

European unions had quite a bit of communist purging as well, and those countries that did retain a communist movement tended to first turn into Soviet proxies and then fall apart once the Prague Spring provoked too much disillusionment of Soviet intentions. The common narrative that the conservatism of American leadership stems from anticommunist purges doesn't quite fly. No, I think it's race.

21stCentury

I have one hundred and eighty two unfinished games, at least seventy nine of which i have not even begun to play.

I have several other games, games that are not to beat but merely to enjoy... Games like Minecraft, League of Legends, Super Monday Night Combat. I have several games I could revisit, great games like Bayonetta, Nier, Persona 3 and 4...

I have several game projects, two of which i have begun, one that is nearly ready for testing...

And yet, i have the gall to say I'm bored.



I need to do something about this apathy. i can't not do anything all summer.

spacekungfuman

ronya wrote: »

In The Future of Our Schools, union organizer Lois Weiner describes the choice made by American unions in the 1960s to use their political power exclusively to obtain health care coverage for members without fighting for universal health care. “It’s not common knowledge,” she writes, “but several decades ago the most powerful industrial unions in the United States had internal debates about how labor should deal with members’ need for health care and pensions. Advocates of business unionism argued the union should bargain for health care and pensions as part of the contract, making employers pay.” Others argued for an all-encompassing social justice orientation similar to that adopted by European unions, in which the unions would have used their (at the time) formidable power to lobby for universal healthcare and pensions. Had American unions secured tangible benefits for the public at large, it’s possible that they would still be a force to reckon with. Instead, the dramatic difference between the job security and livable wages of union members and non-unionized employees is now a significant obstacle to uniting workers in the struggle against punitive austerity measures. “In retrospect, the ‘practical’ stance of business unionism was shortsighted and it’s a mistake we ought not repeat,” concludes Weiner.

I hate Weiner, but I agree completely with her on this.

Donkey Kong

Evil Multifarious wrote: »

Today I discussed my table-making plans with my dad and we had a long manly discussion about biscuit joinery, veneers, repurposing doors or using veneered plywood, measurement conventions for furniture, etc.

MASCULINITY.

This stereotype has always confused me. Carpentry is the one bit of arts and crafts that gets the manly badge.

Call it by its real name. Wood sewing.

Organichu

21st, how far are you into your academic journey

AngelHedgie

ronya wrote: »

AngelHedgie wrote: »

ronya wrote: »

In The Future of Our Schools, union organizer Lois Weiner describes the choice made by American unions in the 1960s to use their political power exclusively to obtain health care coverage for members without fighting for universal health care. “It’s not common knowledge,” she writes, “but several decades ago the most powerful industrial unions in the United States had internal debates about how labor should deal with members’ need for health care and pensions. Advocates of business unionism argued the union should bargain for health care and pensions as part of the contract, making employers pay.” Others argued for an all-encompassing social justice orientation similar to that adopted by European unions, in which the unions would have used their (at the time) formidable power to lobby for universal healthcare and pensions. Had American unions secured tangible benefits for the public at large, it’s possible that they would still be a force to reckon with. Instead, the dramatic difference between the job security and livable wages of union members and non-unionized employees is now a significant obstacle to uniting workers in the struggle against punitive austerity measures. “In retrospect, the ‘practical’ stance of business unionism was shortsighted and it’s a mistake we ought not repeat,” concludes Weiner.

A lot of that has to do with the conservative leadership of unions in the US at the time.

I am putting down a lot of that conservatism due to the association between racial issues and progressive politics at the time.

Pretty much. The scary hippies made the chickens in the union leadership vote for Col. Sanders.