Notices by Rachel (rachel@oomfie.world), page 2

spring really is back, I've walked 15k steps today, and counting!

it's easy to blame seasonal depression solely on the lack of natural light, but there's also a vicious circle of "i don't want to walk because i feel like shit. i feel like shit because i don't walk enough". those <5k days really add up

ok, regardless of sexual orientation, does anyone else here actively dislike the sensation of having an orgasm? I find it to be such an annoyingly overwhelming thing, and the buildup itself is awkward and almost painful, and then you get there and it just stays with you for hours and it kinda feels weird when you pee and it's just so off

@interrupthandler I really hope it does!! Do be warned that it might take you a few tries before you let your guard down. At first you may feel so scared of doing things wrong that they end up more stressful than anything else, but once you get past that phase it's incredible

ok the makeup workshop i've been invited to with the girlies is proving to be a bit more complicated than expected. i thought i had a good amount of stuff but i still need so much more!

speaking of, i often voice my love for my trans friends but i also really need to stress how amazingly welcoming cis women have been on average. they've done so much to include me in as many things as possible, and i really do feel like One Of The Girls on a regular basis!

like, having trans spaces is super important, of course, but spending time with cis people of your gender is also crucial, it kinda lets you slowly take in and integrate the stuff they take for granted and do without even thinking about it

pros of transitioning:
- i am alive
- i feel more confident than ever before
- i look a billion times better
- i am helping make this world safer for the next generation of trans people
- transitioning is a fun endeavour on its own

cons of transitioning:
- if i didn't have to pay for laser i could've afforded the Lego Lord of the Rings Rivendell set

OH TANGERINE UI 2.0 IS UP ON MY INSTANCE LET'S GOOOOOOOOOOOOO

@nileane it looks so cute, and I know I've already said it but I'm in love with the iconography: so clean yet so much personality!

Oh hey! Turns out having high taxes and automatic wage scaling with inflation is actually good for wealth equality

I am very critical of a lot of things about Belgium but we genuinely have some very good (though still far from sufficient) policies to safeguard purchasing power and some modicum of wealth equality. Neoliberals hate them (especially wage scaling), which is a great indicator that they're good

Remember: if your salary doesn't automatically rise together with inflation, you're being stolen from!

@Moon @fluffy @AnCuRuadh I fully agree with that, and I now realise my proposal would inevitably lead to that problem, even though that wasn't my point

what do you call that thing that you pull down in cars to protect your eyes from the sun?

Using flags as shorthand for languages is only allowed if you do it in the least straightforward way possible.
English 🇮🇪
French 🇨🇦
Dutch 🇧🇪
German 🇦🇹
Italian 🇨🇭
Chinese (simplified) 🇸🇬
Chinese (traditional) 🇭🇰
Chinese (complexified) 🇯🇵
#language

✨ New introduction post

🥰 Hi, my name's Rachel and I'm from Belgium

👩🏫 I teach English at a small college and dabble in translation

🌍 I love languages and I'm constantly trying to improve! My main ones are French, English, German and Dutch

🏳️⚧️ I'm at an early stage of a gender transition and I'm feeling better about myself than I ever have before!

🎲 My hobbies include DMing tabletop RPGs, playing various video games, literary research, and languages

💖 Hope we'll get to know each other soon!