hovercat

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[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

To be a massive pedant, the bullets in a 22LR and 223/5.56 are the same caliber, but it's the wrong cartridge.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My wife used to hate my i3 but it grew on her because it is a very cute car. They're also way bigger than you'd think. I've had people that are 6'6" in mine with head/legroom to spare.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 days ago

The number one thing to consider is having a heat pump. I live in SE Michigan with my i3, having owned one without a heat pump and now with, it's night and day difference. Even when it's -15F, I only lose about 30% range at most while it was closer to 50% without the heat pump. Preconditioning the battery makes that closer to only a 15% loss.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Right to work baby! At-will employment means "You can leave any time you want, but we can fire you any time we want."

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 days ago

And long dissolve pellets!

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 6 days ago

Also early onset osteoporosis.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 6 days ago

Sex is what's in your pants, gender is how you look.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

I can really only answer the first two or three as I was already on my own when I was out/transitioned.

  1. There's a lot of internalized transphobia that definitely makes this really challenging early on. I had a buddy who's dad loved to say shit like "I'm a teenage lesbian trapped in a man's body" and it always felt super icky. I definitely feel that ick waning as I transition, but there are still those "man pretending to be a woman" brainworms that bug me from time to time.

  2. I feel like at least half the trans people I know are on the spectrum, so you'll fit right in lol.

  3. I can at least give a bit of insight on this one, as I unfortunately hid things, just not from my parents.

Undergarments and women's cut clothes are really nice and not necessarily noticeable to those around you. It's subtle, but the difference between a women's and men's tee makes a significant difference for how I see myself, but others are unlikely to notice.

Growing your hair out is another possible option and did wonders for my mental health, while simply using the excuse of wanting to try something new or even just being too lazy/busy to get it cut.

Getting my ears pierced was another small thing that's pretty common with men too nowadays. Even clip-on earrings are an option if you want to go really incognito.

Tinted chapstick and similar "not-makeup" cosmetics are again, subtle, but they are small things that add up without being too overt.

"Feminizing workouts" sound ridiculous, but they can legit give you great hips/butt without hormones. Again, not anything super overt, but I guarantee you'll notice before anyone else does.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ayy, samesies. I love my name, and like you said, it's a very common female name. There's also a certain sense of power that comes from being un-deadnameable.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'll take a bit of iron/aluminum over starving to death.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 44 points 2 weeks ago (10 children)

Obviously it's a joke for the comic, but if you're ever in a situation like this, you can sand down the lip of the can lid on a rough surface (like a concrete floor) and it will open up.

[–] hovercat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I love the fact that solely from your comments ending in ":3", that I was sure to find a Blåhaj in your history.

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