this movie moved me so much during my childhood, I bought the DVD set and learned how to play one of the piano themes even though I couldn't read musical notes

12) Apple crumble tart with custard for Thanksgiving

I love making tarts, but always end up accidentally cutting myself when I peel the apples 😖 this one took 6 large granny smiths apples in total

don't ask me what I need to do to buy them

You really need to RDT your beans with a ZP6 btw. Thing runs static like crazy. I'd RTD any grinder I'm using, but you can get away with not doing so with the big electric ones, but hand grinders especially require it

I use a 2 dollar Daiso spray bottle and change the water every few days

the first cup I made after cleaning my grinder was horrendous because I didn't calibrate it right following instructions from the website; deffered to good ol' YouTube tutorials

I recommend this vid for calibration and zeroing (big tip: when going coarse, go to 4-5 instead of all the way to 10)

8) Eggplant beef mousaka pilaf

9) Breakfast pancakes for the gf

10) Hamburg steak with soy sauce eggs, roasted cauliflower, and carrots

11) Japanese curry with grated apple

learning a new word today: crimpy. life is full of surprises

I know! the doctors are always so surprised when I say "it sticks on me" lmao

I am lucky enough that patches actually work the way they are intended

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it is standard starting dose in NZ unfortunately. if it inhibits T, then they don't change it at all, they keep you on that dose

I know this is usually when we say, "check with your doctor if X advice is good for you" but doctors are often terrible with HRT. I had to fight (and fake test results) to get the medication I wanted, especially if you're in a country with bad/outdated HRT guidelines

I'll likely go off T-blockers completely and just do monotherapy since my estrogen levels are good (500~ pmol/L)

cyproterone is harmful in large doses and increases risk of brain tumors and various other side effects (incl depression)

If you don't need to take cypro everyday, maybe don't

truly a "I didn't know what I expected" dark souls moment

they sell these on Sydney street...

whether it's to babies, I don't know

got their ass

I still have insane chest dysphoria because I don't fit into regular Asian clothing because of my testosterone addled chest; slimming down and bulking shoulders to "fix" the frame didn't help

95% of Asian lesbian culture is femme4femme. People dislike butch and even approximations are frowned on