When you’re taking pictures of yourself, don’t use a mirror, it’ll double the dirt and distort you. Just put your phone on a little tripod (very cheap) at waist level roughly 6 feet away, and use the self-timer. Try not to go any lower, that’s how you look like a giant with a chin. Too high above you, and you can look like you have a massive had, and a small body.

Face the light source, not away from it, and diffuse lighting is generally better.

There’s loads of posing guides out their, generally just try to get your whole body standing up. Maybe hit THE POSE.

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  • gaystyleJoker [she/her]@hexbear.netMEnglish
    2·
    5 days ago

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      • shallot [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
        2·
        17 minutes ago

        I popped some benadryl, and I’m gonna try taking them at injection time next week provided I can remember to do that. I’m a little concerned that I’ll have to find an alternate source; this happened on my last injection, which was 2 weeks ago, and it only barely had time to get better over those two weeks, despite taking Benadryl multiple times.

  • sodium_nitride [she/her, any]@hexbear.netEnglish
    7·
    8 hours ago

    My pain receptors are working overtime today to make it impossible for me to stab myself with the needle. I don’t even pay these mfs. Good lord I have 3 stab marks on the my stomach already.

  • RedSturgeon [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    5·
    28 minutes ago

    I’m thinking about going out try try on some clothes. Maybe find a nice hat or something.

    Edit: I tried on some things, but didn’t get anything.

  • XiaCobolt [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    5·
    9 hours ago

    Mount and Blade Warsails Update. It has been 12 years in my game and with no action on my behalf Sturgia has been eliminated. They got caught between the Nords who took the lands close to them and Battania who snaked up the peninsula near them. The Khurzaits have taken large chunks of the Northern and Southern Empire. The latter is reduced to a single city. Vlandia after a fruitless war lasting years has been pushed out of Aserai lands (weirdly fitting given they’re Norman inspired). I broke from Vlandia and formed my independent Kingdom on the Island of Beinland.

    I fought two quick sea wars against them and the Nords. But in preparation I had replaced my ships with an Imperial Dromon called Dragon and two slightly smaller Dromakions called Serpent and Raven. All three were upgraded with firepot ballitae, the best rams, hulls, rudders, crates of finely honed boarding weapons which give us another 10% damage in melee. I’ve got them filled with Nord Huscals and Sky Gods Chosen (archers who also have shields). I recruited two captains with decent Mariner and Shipmaster skills to command them as well.

    The synergy of having the best naval troops on the most complex naval ships has let us annihilate far greater navies in size. It’s really what Warsails has got going for it. In the standard game you could usually beat an army bigger than your in an open field, but eventually the enemies got too numerous, with armies of 1700 etc. At sea though they can field all their troops on ships and the ones they do are scattered. Each boarding actions is like a mini siege where you can multiple your advantage.

    I’m slowly passing laws to make Beinland a radically progressive (for circa 1000CE which it is inspired from) proto-nation state, with assorted citizenship rights and privileges, organized central bureaucracy and various organs of early democracy. Our capital of Hvalvik is fulling upgraded and ruled by my character’s over qualified husband and two kids waiting until their older to have a position.

  • restless [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    7·
    11 hours ago
    CW light mention of sexual harassment

    Did a face reveal in one of my group chats and got sexually harassed by another trans woman. Not sure how to feel about that one, but that person is no longer in the group chat ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    CW venting about mental health

    In completely unrelated news I kind of hate my life due to lack of meaningful interpersonal connections. I’ve ghosted my family for 3 weeks who have been trying to get in contact with me about visiting for the holidays. I simply don’t have the energy but I also get really really depressed when those days roll around and there’s literally nothing on the agenda. Kind of my fault sorry to vent but I feel like my life has been keeping everything to myself because I’m mostly reminded about how lackluster my life currently is when I see other people being happy and I don’t want to bring the mood down and steal the limelight from people enjoying their lives. The main things going for me are that I pass well enough and am in a relatively stable living arrangement.

    Lots of stuff I need to do but I genuinely haven’t been able to find the energy. Really need to schedule another appt with the hrt doc or full send into diy because my t blockers run out in less than a week. (Money’s not the issue just the motivation plus the fact it would be a bit awkward. I didn’t respond to a request to schedule another expensive appointment 2 months ago to address an issue with an obvious solution and explanation in my dosing vs estrogen serum levels)

    I feel like kind of a mess and I constantly feel like there’s no appropriate outlet I can afford to air my difficulties doing basic life maintenance and work towards sustainable solutions. So, oversharing into the megathread it is! Please forgive me for the general air of gloom.

  • TerminalEncounter [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    2·
    11 hours ago

    My coworker thinks I look like Jen Richards (acts in Mrs Fletcher). Yeah I can see it. I jokingly teased him that not all trans women look alike but shit I kinda do look like her

  • BountifulEggnog [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
    7·
    19 hours ago

    Shit chat, did I do injection Friday? I definitely thought about it but I may not have. Fuck me. What do I do bc I literally can’t remember. I don’t think I did. I might try counting my needles.

    Fuckin “3 weeks” to make a habit bullshit

    • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]@reddthat.com
      1·
      5 hours ago

      Jealous that its something you could think you did and forgot about. I can easily forget to take pills (just now took for the first time since Thursday night, thanks for the reminder!) but needles 😨

      Congrats on catching it just one day late!

      • BountifulEggnog [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
        6·
        16 hours ago

        Counting my needles this might not be the first dose I’ve missed, bruh wtf is wrong with me

        e: okay this actually is my first dose I’ve missed, taking it now. That’s okay Terminal I appreciate you cat-trans

        • TerminalEncounter [she/her]@hexbear.netEnglish
          3·
          12 hours ago

          No worries! Im glad you got it sorted~

          I miss doses every once in a while too. Its not a big deal. Maybe youll shift to be a Saturday girl now? Or do you like injection fridays