u/BigWaistFucker

Last week was my friend's birthday and I was thinking about getting her some manga, since we both like it so much. The ideal gift would be a one shot or a miniseries of two or three volumes.

She's on her early 30s and enjoys things like Oyasumi Punpun (Inio Asano in general), Berserk, Evangelion, 20th Century Boys, Princess Mononoke, Sally Face, SOMA, Mob Psycho 100, Lego Batman (total shift in tone, but she really enjoyed it)

Best if there's no animal deaths. Also this may sound silly as a request, but she really likes rats. Just in case you know a manga with well drawn rats. Of course, this request is not mandatory lol

I'm on a budget, so I think a short manga would be ideal. Thanks in advance! I'll edit this post if I remember more specific stories that she really likes.

So yeah, there's that

I had to get my laptop fixed and the tech guy really insisted I let him update my laptop to Windows 11. I ended up letting him, but now neither my ASUS nor fan button will work, so the computer overheats a little

Help?

I don't know where else should I post this.

I'm 29F and I've always been a tomboy. I was always told by IRL people or by TV that I needed to be "more feminine" and old that crap. I've never worn make up nor heels in my life (I tried once out of curiousity, but the make up would feel physically horrible, didn't like the feeling. Heels are hard to walk in. Also I don't have the patience to do my eye liner every morning).

Despite the fact that I'm aroace, lately I've been daydreaming about having a partner, somehow. I would just imagine myself cuddling with someone (I usually picture a chubby and bubbly man. I don't know if it is because society tells us to be straight or what. It's confusing) and I feel at peace. But this feeling dies when I realize my IRL situation. I don't know why, but I get the feeling that tomboys are somewhat a fetish? I've never been really taken seriously as a tomboy, I see my friends' girlfriends and they're all pretty cute and have more of a feminine aesthetic (long hair, pretty faces with perfect skin, cute clothes, etc.) Do you think there's an extended fetish towards tomboys and that we're not really "girlfriend material"? I also say this because I've never been asked on a date.

And yeah, I basically wear very "masculine" clothes, I swear a lot (not saying that I agree with this POV), my hair is short and I'm even trying to get into a men dominated workplace (not that I prefer men, quite the opposite, I'm just driven to more physically demanding jobs because I'm really bad at customer service jobs and computers).

So, what is happening? I'm aware of my lack of self-esteem, but I feel that me being a tomboy plays a huge role on me not feeling wanted.

So I had to format my laptop and the tech guy insisted I updated to Windows 11. I ended up letting him do it, but now either the Asus nor the fan button won't work and my computer overheats when playing and it crashes the game

What do I do?