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I did a research project in the UK and still have my bank account where my deposit for my housingwas just returned. I’m not going to be using it for anything else, as it isn’t super substantial but not very little either. Unfortunately I got into knitting a while after leaving, so I wasnt able to buy any yarn while there. I do plan on transferring most of this money out, but I do want to use some of it for things like these if I can when my account is functional.

are there any yarns worth paying international shipping for? I’m still a beginner knitter and haven’t made my first garment yet, but I do want to make this purchase sometime soonish (in the next few months) before my account goes dormant.

I could keep the yarns as a prize I get to use when I’m finally good enough with making garments, and can make something special.

I live in a relatively hot and sometimes humid climate, but it can still get kind of chilly in the winter but no lower than 15 C.

Over here most fibers are available. Cotton, linen and silk are easy to find, with budget and premium options available. Wool is also available, merino is the most common for garments. Alpaca is also available.

While there are indie dyers and artisans, the variety of colours and combinations are a bit lacking, especially for wool. There are substantially more
options for cotton and linen, which makes sense.

Considering all of this, what would be stand out options to buy? I think some kind of wool maybe? something that would be hard to come by in most places apart from the UK, but still something I can realistically wear without boiling. I do want it to last and not just be something I make and never wear.

A yarn with a wide variety of colours to choose from would be great.

I definitely want to make garments out of these, a sweater, cardigan etc…

I’m even considering socks too but symfonie sock yarn is already widely available in some lovely colours that would keep me occupied for a while.

Any suggestions would be welcome!

As someone who is 100% childfree with absolute certainty, it was incredibly disheartening and enraging to find out that we have no bodily autonomy to get the sterilisation procedure without being married and having a child.

Looking more into the topic, I find contradicting information about it and I wanted to post here to see if anyone has looked into the issue and has more information on it.

From my understanding, being married and having children is part of the guidelines. Is it an actual, enforceable legal requirement? I have also read that when asked about this, the information is self declared. Do private healthcare providers have the means and authority to demand proof of marriage and having children? Is there any consequence to self declaring even if the circumstances are otherwise. I get that doctors may still want to confirm or refuse to do the procedure without proof.

I’m also so angry that in this country it would be nearly impossible to find a doctor that is willing to provide this surgery for childfree men and women. I understand that 99% of doctors would reject and shame someone for being childfree and requesting the procedure. However I wanted to understand what is the actual law surrounding this. Particularly if the information you provide can be self declared. What can be done with this information once it’s on your medical records? Can it ever be used against you?

Has anybody, particularly mid twenties, looked into this? Do we have any choice at all apart from literally going to a foreign country to have bodily autonomy? I think there is a list of trusted and non-judgemental doctors on TwoXIndia subreddit but I’m not sure if they would actually be in support of CF people.

And if anybody has any legal expertise regarding this, any insight would be appreciated.

Before Lalo enters, he says that he will dedicate his life to proving what Jimmy and Kim have done. Unfortunately he will never be able to do this.

Hypothetically if Howard lives, and that Jimmy and Kim don’t have Lalo or the cartel to worry about, realistically what would Howard have been able to do? How would he go about trying to prove everything? Jimmy and Kim are cunning and would have tried to cover their tracks as much as possible. I think though that the theater students are very much a loose end as the guy with the glasses even witnessed the drug being put onto the photographs. (Even if he doesn’t know what it actually is)

If Howard gets wind of them, it would be pretty messy. I think even if they all pretty much knew Jimmy was up to shenanigans, I’d expect them to be pretty horrified at what they were actually helping him do. Would they legally be liable for anything in this situation?

They’re students and have their future careers to think about, I don’t think they would try to cover up everything which Jimmy would definitely pressure them to do.

Hello,

My friends and I attend a ‘progressive’ well respected university in a major city in the south. The university accommodation is just one building where there are female and male floors, and one gender neutral floor where many queer folks choose to live in.

This floor was not provided by the college, it was hard faught by students who negotiated with the university that there should be a gender neutral floor.

Our university is planning on expanding and the next semester is going to have a massive influx of students, this college is already at capacity and there are going to be major overcrowding issues.

Many of us want to move to the gender neutral floor as we do not feel comfortable on the male or female floors. However, the university has recently revamped their gender neutral policy which is extremely poorly worded, pretty much derogatory and exclusionary. They have also removed the gender neutral floor, and have only designated HALF of one of the female floors as gender neutral.

This causes several issues.

Firstly, a queer space has been completely shut down and half of the floor will only accommodate around 36 people in total. And the admin is going to allocate people based on their own criteria which we have no idea about, but based on what they have told us it seems like they want governmental proof of people’s gender identity which we know is unrealistic for everyone to obtain and has a bunch of issues in itself.

Secondly, forcing gender queer people on a female designated floor is going to make things extremely uncomfortable for everyone involved, and cause tensions and potential for discrimination and harassment. It is not fair to the gender queer folks and the women on the floor. They also specify in their policy that we have to respect ‘cisgender spaces’. What is a cisgender space, how do they define it? It’s so ridiculous. There is one pantry, and sometimes a common room on each floor, which everyone uses. Is that a cisgender space where gender queer people are not allowed to use? What about stairwells, bathrooms etc.. There are 2 bathrooms on each floor, at each end of the hall. When there is cleaning going on, we are told to use the other side’s bathroom.

On the earlier gender neutral floor, you could also choose your roomate to ensure everyone is comfortable with who they share their room with. But now they want to do that for us. They don’t even know what is transgender, non binary etc.. They seriously dont know anything and again this has potential to cause more issues.

This is bound to cause SO much discomfort and stress for everyone.

They also blatantly threaten to move people onto the male or female floors if they dont adhere to their policy, which is a really horrifying prospect for people as it can induce a lot of mental distress and disphoria.

We are all at a loss on how to proceed with trying to negotiate or open a dialogue with the university. We know this isnt right and this is a consequence of their poor planning and ignorance. They dont actually care about us, or frankly anyone in this university.

They just want to fill seats until this university and accommodation is bursting at the seams. They just pretend to be progressive and inclusive.

We just want a floor where we feel safe to live.

Please, if anyone has any advice on what we could possibly do, I would really appreciate it. Anyone with experience with dealing with these kinds of things. Or is it a lost cause.

We dont want to just accept this without trying something at least.

I already have France and Scandinavia. I was wondering what should I get next. Within the DLCs that will connect to the maps I have right now, which one has the most variety within it and also content.

I know they are all excellent but I will probably not be buying any DLC for a while so I want to invest in something that will keep me occupied.

Diverse landscapes which scratches the itch for different kind of environments

I have a ton of old magazines, especially national geographic in my home and I would love to get into a hobby that uses them. I did use to junk journal and wanted to get into collages, which I think I will definitely do. However I don’t just want to stick to that, I was wondering if theres anything creative and unique, especially using my hands that I can try to do.

I was really inspired by a creator on Instagram who uses old out of date field guides to make jewelry. It looks really beautiful and polished, and probably out of my skillset and current tools.

Is there anything adjacent to this that I could do, or that is doable for a regular college student. My budget is not that big unfortunately.