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I have a performance upcoming on Saturday in 2 days, so I’m gonna need your guys’ emergency vocal routines!

My voice is strained right now. Overuse at parties, acid reflux, and dehydration. Range is intact, voice sounds fine, but burns at high belts.

I’m drinking copious amounts of water, avoiding acidic foods, resting my voice, taking antacids, and steaming.

What other tips do you guys have for an emergency vocal routine?

Hey guys… So yesterday on Sunday, I got a haircut. On my social media, my hair is very big, curly, and poofy. An alternative style so to speak.

So while this girl is expecting Mr. Poofy, I’m about to show up looking like someone tried to shave a sea urchin. The overall shape is the same, but shorter. Much shorter. Still curly at least.

What am I even supposed to do? I’m hoping it marinates for the week, but it won’t all grow back exactly. Do I make a joke about the hair when I see her? Lord somebody help a brother out

tl;dr: have a first date in a week, haircut makes me look different than my profile. what do i do

I’m interested in getting my EMR certification to work at least part-time during my undergrad, but with the $1000 course fee I want to get a better of idea of what the job market is like for EMRs in Ontario.

Ideally I’d be working in Toronto, but I wonder if there’s regular listings, where to find them, and if they’re very competitive or not.

Thanks!

for nearly 10 years (not an exaggeration), i had a giant wart the size of a couple toonies on my right heel. tried a podiatrist, compound whatever, duct tape, but nothing worked.

then one day i went swimming in a friends pool. wore waterproof socks believe it or not because i was insecure. they didn’t work and i remember everyone saying the pool had wayyy too much chlorine.

then a couple days after that, the wart just turned black and fell off. never came back

i guess the chlorine just chemically nuked it

hey guys. i’m an incoming 3rd year at uoft in kinda an awkward spot. a little depressed if im being honest but what can you do?

i was a 3.93GPA student, then 2 B’s dropped me to 3.81. now i can’t get a 3.9 unless i do perfect on every course from now on. whoopee

i guess im wondering if this GPA is as catastrophic as i think it is, and what international medical school options are most common among premeds in canada. i speak french if that makes any difference

and honestly, i just feel like shit. will i work hard on applications? yes. am i in a shit spot because of a couple B’s? yes as well. not very exciting.

thanks in advance guys. sorry if this questions a bit repetitive.

when i sing live, i feel just fine vocally. i know im being recorded, and it sounds halfway decent with some nervous shakes.

but when i record in STUDIO, my vocal quality drops immensely. I think its very much a nerves thing, because i can feel myself tensing. I can even tell IN BETWEEN takes i sound great, but as soon as i record into the mic I sound like shit.

any advice? how can i calm my nerves, avoid tensing up, etc.. any tips or tricks?

so in my (19M) first year, i was living with a friend who had BPD. the diagnosis didn’t come until later in the friendship, but by then it had progressed to such a point that im not sure how to recover anymore.

for context, we had previously hooked up shortly after meeting. a sort of one night stand. after that though, she didn’t want to continue and i respected that so we just continued on as friends.

some time passes, we get closer, and we move in because rent is cheaper that way. then it all fell apart. if she caught me on dating apps, she’d call me things like a “gross whore” and shout at me. any argument and she’d throw things and so on. then at one point, she sexually assaulted me during a thanksgiving friends dinner.

i was so scared. i felt trapped. until one day my friends helped me move out. we never spoke since then.

but now, a year later, i’m so scared to date. all i think is what if it gets like this again? i had a date recently but she kept going on about how i looked “evil” and things like that. as tame as it sounds it scared me so much i wanted to throw up.

what do i even do?

Hey guys! 19M here.

For most of high school, I dressed pretty alternative. Dark colours, baggy clothes, studded bracelets; the works.

Over time though, I grew out of the look a bit. I still appreciate it, but I’ve toned it down a lot. Now, I’m in my second year of university, and I’m tired of this look.

I’ve moved on to more classy shirts, better fitted clothes in general, and more conventional accessories.

But I think the alternative lifestyle stuck to me. For some reason, I still FEEL like I’m in a niche that’s not conventional. Even if I wear the right clothes or groom myself the right ways, I still get the sense that I’m the same emo kid.

Any advice on what I can do to pursue more of a conventional look? What clothes should I avoid? Any specific “aesthetics” or styles I should look to? And has anyone else felt this way? As though their old style is “stuck” to them?

Hey guys! Next week I’m getting my first ever endoscopy after a round of pantoprozole did nothing. I’m at the point where a couple sips of water lead to regurgitation. Thank you dad for the genetics!

I was wondering, what can I expect for the endoscopy? They might take a biopsy, and I know the sedation is IV. I’m also a singer, so could this pose a risk for my vocal cords? How is the process? I’m just a little nervous honestly.

Thank you guys!

Hey guys!

Just looking for some folks to play casual soccer with over the summer. Been playing with a little group at Christie Pits but wanted to expand a bit!

Lmk and I’ll make a group chat!

Hey guys! Looking for either an amateur group who needs a plus one or new players to form an amateur team! Just want to brush up on my skills and play a few matches at Christie Pits and other parks.

It’s World Cup season so I thought I’d ask here!

Lmk and we can make an IG/WhatsApp group chat!

obviously a stupid question, but i am a total newbie

i know this sounds crazy, but i (19m) love that delirious feeling you get when you’re sick. yknow when you get a fever and feel like you’re nuts but happy? i love that feeling. i’m more creative, im more appreciative, i feel child-like almost

does weed emulate this feeling in any regard? i asked a friend and got a very hesitant “kinda?..”

just wondering! thanks!

hey guys! 3rd year here in toronto and very bored. love soccer but don’t know too many players that aren’t international students who are gone for the summer 💔💔

i’m not sure if many would be interested, but i wanted to make an instagram group chat and set up a proper game with the field at christie pits and maybe even a watch party

dm me and ill add you to the group!

I’m an incoming 3rd year ArtsSci student looking to try-out for the Tri-Campus Outdoor Soccer team, but don’t know much about the process.

For anyone who has information, please share some wisdom! How competitive is it? What can I expect from try-outs? What can make me stand out? Etc.

Thanks!

There I was, minding my own business on Philosopher’s Walk. Taking in the beautiful scenery in the rare Toronto sun. Then, I hear it.

CRAWWWW

A high-pitched scream like a battle cry pierces the air behind me, which is immediately followed by an inexplicably painful stab right in the back of my head.

I turn around, and I see one of those red-winged blackbirds staring at me on the walkway. His posture is tall and strong — chest puffed out and little legs firmly planted into the hot concrete below.

I got my ass beat by a bird.

i feel like no matter how hard i work, how hard i study, how hard i make my parents proud, it’s either not enough or just meaningless.

for some context, im a uni student in my 3rd year doing pretty well. i work at a lab but i noticed i started to slack on my responsibilities. started to call in sick. friends say im on edge more recently. and i know they’re right but i have zero idea why?

is there stress in my life? yes. some health issues, family issues, but nothing has impacted me as much as expected.

but honestly, when i think of my stresses, my responsibilities, i just like to imagine being dead. not acting on it, not planning it, just laying there pretending i have nothing to do because im gone.

and it keeps me in this loop of being lazy, then stressed, then lazier, etc

what is this? i feel so dramatic and self pitiful and yet the feeling doesn’t leave. it’s like this tired heaviness.

hey guys! just wanted to share a quick story of mine involving vocal damage from improper screaming. never ignore the signs!!

when i was 17, i loved slam. i wanted to sound like a dying pig when i was on stage. however, i was also a professional rnb singer.

i learned some basic false cords stuff, but couldn’t take my voice out of it. even when it burned, i just chalked it up to inexperience.

rehearsals meant coughing up blood, losing my voice, cracking, and for some stupid reason, trying to continue.

i even tried to re learn from scratch. all the basics. then one day i completely lost my voice. i was terrified.

2 years of recovery pass, with pain and fear of losing my voice, my ENT confirmed no vocal damage.

never again!! this story is not to say you shouldn’t do screaming, but you should know your limits and understand that pain is not gain in this situation. but also, if you have damaged your voice, there’s plenty of hope for you.

hey everybody! just a singer with a previous vocal injury providing some hope to those worried about injuries of their own.

i’ve been singing since i was 9. RnB, jazz, whatever i could show off with. but i wanted to try a rougher style of singing. whether it was metal growling or high pitch screaming, i did it. for months. and i ignored the signs. then one morning i woke up with my beloved high notes completely gone. the pain felt like someone had my throat in a vice grip. i was mortified. it was the scariest moment of my life

the 2 years that followed, although my range improved, i struggled with throat and ear pain, choking sensations, fatigue, as though every muscle in my body was betraying me.

then, i FINALLY saw a doctor. got treated for acid reflux, mouth breathing, etc. until i saw an ent.

he did an indirect laryngoscopy, the moment of truth!!!

“I don’t see any damage”

the RELIEF was fucking indescribable. he said i just had to keep a close eye on the reflux. but otherwise, im free to sing (CLEANLY)

just wanted to share this win with people struggling in a similar boat. no matter how much it hurts never give up hope!