u/Consistent_Way2386

Hi!

I’ve dabbled with watercolor in the past, but it’s been many, many years. I’m mostly a colored pencil artist if that changes any of the advice given (I doubt it will, but thought I’d mention it just in case).

I’m mostly just wondering what the best supplies for beginners would be (paint, paper, brushes, etc.)? I don’t want to spend a ton and then find out that I hate it, nor do I want to “cheap out” and not have a good experience.

Any recommendations for online education that may be helpful would also be appreciated. I would mostly be painting humans and cats, so any good “tutorials” on skin and hair/fur would be awesome alongside the basics :)

Thank you!!!

Well, my long distance boyfriend/fiancé and I had to break things off yesterday. This was my first real queer relationship (and first real heartbreak)—together for 2.5+ years, planning on breaking the distance within the next one. Shit happens, I guess.

I always loved Twin Fantasy, but *shit*, I was listening to Famous Prophets on the bus earlier and just broke down. I truly GET it now. Listened to the entire album afterwards and actually felt that real connection with the music that I’m always chasing. It’s such a strange feeling, listening to something so personal yet so… relatable? It’s weirdly cathartic; feels like seeing yourself for the first time, looking in the mirror and seeing the shapes rather than the full image that you’ve grown accustomed to. It made me feel more sad. It made me feel less alone.

I always try to find the positives so that I don't find myself slipping. The positive in this shitty situation is that my second-favorite album has now taken the number one spot—yay, me.

Hello!

I am Autistic (Level 1) and really struggle making friends. I moved here a couple of years back, and haven't made a single “real” friend yet. I have met plenty of nice people, but every single possible friendship has just ended with becoming “Instagram friends” and nothing more.

I tend to get along best with other Autistic people and was hoping that someone here may know of a social club (or something similar) for Autistic young-adults that I could join.

Thank you.

We met three years ago, when I was 18 and he was 19. We’re both bisexual, but he is cis and I am trans. I was pre-T and he didn't care. He loved me solely for who I was as a person. I started T at 19, and he was my biggest supporter. When my voice started dropping, he was the first person to point it out. He would always tell me how proud he was of me, and how I was, in his eyes, the best boyfriend he could have ever asked for (and I felt the same for him).

We were extremely long-distance and agreed that if there ever came a point where immigration no longer seemed viable, we would break things off and just remain friends. Well, this morning he received an email from his lawyer stating that they would be refunding him every single dollar that he’s paid because new laws have made immigration impossible for him—at least, until there’s a new USA president and things are overturned (which, of course, is not a guarantee with a new president, and even then, it would be years from now).

So, we had a hard talk and decided to break things off. We stayed on the phone for a while afterwards and just had our usual conversations. It felt strange to hang up without an “I love you.” He is the best person I have ever met, and I’m so happy that we’re remaining friends, but holy shit, I am so scared I will never find someone who treats me being trans the way that he did. Like, he treated it like it wasn't even something worth mentioning—neither a good nor bad thing; just something neutral that was a fact of my being.

It’s hard enough finding someone who would date a trans person, and I hear so many horror stories of trans guys being with someone for a while and then randomly finding out one day that their partner is transphobic or a chaser, and the trans guy had been being manipulated the entire time.

I’m scared that I’ll be alone forever, or end up settling. I’m scared that I’ll force myself into de-transitioning if things get to rough. I’m scared that I’ll live a life being unhappy with who I am, and I’ll go to sleep every night thinking about what would've happened if *he* was able to immigrate. I’m scared I’ll be on my deathbed, surrounded by a loving spouse and children, and still be wishing that *he* was with me instead.

I don't know. I’m just so lost. It’s so rare to find someone who truly loves you with their whole heart, especially as a trans person, and I hate that I found him and now have to live the rest of my life searching for someone who can compare.

Just what the title says ^

I have the Excel ‘basics’ down (common formulas, pivot tables, some graphs; things like that), but am wanting to take a filler class next quarter that would be actually useful, and I know I’ll be using Excel a lot in my future career, so I thought it would be worth it to see if there's anything offered here :)

EDIT: Thank y’all for the suggestions for online learning options, but I’m specifically looking for a class I can take next quarter. I’m one class short of full-time, and my scholarship won’t apply unless I’m full-time. I’d rather try and find a useful ‘filler’ class than one I won’t need :(

I saw this post on TikTok of an old cat and a younger cat that was their grandchild (grandkitten?). I’m wondering if the old cat understands that they’re related to the young cat (my assumption is that they were around for the birth of the young cat). Like, if a cat has a litter and witnesses one of their children giving birth later down the line, do they understand that the new litter is family? I don't know if I’m phrasing this well, but I think it’s understandable.