Haven't drawn in a few months, just practiced with a tutorial

The right eye threw me off.

Umm so how does one go about like actually learning to draw? Like what do I start with? I mean I doodle but never really sat down like "I'm gonna study x"

Oh also I have aphasia so kinda need to use reference

u/jacksbatmansignal — 2 days ago
▲ 4 r/fitbit

Fitbit inspire 2 does not connect to app at all

I cannot connect my inspire 2 to Google's new app whatsoever.

I kind of took a break from using the watch, but used it to track my heart rate for my health and can't afford a new watch!!! Help??? 😭

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u/jacksbatmansignal — 4 days ago

Might get illegally evicted

I live in a sober living (always sober but mental health program pays for it) that is abusive and kinda transphobic because they won't respect my pronouns.

Anyway, so today I told house managers over text that we have bedbugs. One of the house managers called me and I told her that I cannot be outside for 6 hours in the heat when they tent the house as I have nowhere to go and have a medical condition that makes me sensitive to heat, as well as having one heatstroke seizure in the past, and on top of having a betta fish in the house. She said she could take the fish and I was like lol no, not happening. Then she suggested I go to the library or the mental health program for 6 hours.

Told her no, ya'll need to provide me somewhere to go for those 6 hours, as well as my fish.

She refused.

I was like you do realize I can sue you if I go out there in the heat and have a heatstroke seizure because you're refusing me accommodations right?

She freaked the fuck out and said I would be getting kicked out.

Then she lied in the group chat, saying I was "requesting" to leave. I called her out.

So eventually, as I'm making panicked phone calls, her husband the other house manager comes to the house to harass me through my bedroom door while I'm on the phone. I get off the phone eventually, and have him on video coming up to my door again after I told him to stop talking to me because I don't feel safe. He admitted that he had me sign a paper saying I'm not a tenant (which is illegal but he acts like it isn't), that I told him to not talk to me because I felt unsafe and he still kept talking, and then he tried to say that he wasn't gonna kick me out and didn't know what his wife had talked about with me, that I was making a huge deal out of this, and then he laughed and said I wouldn't possibly have a seizure for standing out in the heat for 6 hours (???).

So eventually I call the cops, they show up and are equally unhelpful and say it is a civil matter while house manager is standing there smirking like I'm insane, lying to the cops, and he kept walking in and out of the house to scare me when I told the cops to stop him from doing that because I didn't want him going into my room to fuck with my stuff.

So I'm like "whatever" and walk away because the cop is standing there playing braindead and asking me if I knew this guy is running an unlicensed sober living, why did I wait until I had a problem to report it? And the cops did jack shit.

They even asked the house manager as I stormed off "do you know how to evict them?"

Oh and the mental health program? Yeah, they called me and claimed they weren't taking sides and were just trying to keep the peace as they suggested I go to the library because house managers have to spray the house. Then wondered why I yelled at them for not listening to me...

Umm yeah I only have $30 to my name, 211 is useless, mental health program is laughably bad as usual and will house me somewhere even worse, so awesome 😭 I wanna get into a clhf or something but aggghh

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u/jacksbatmansignal — 11 days ago
▲ 0 r/LetMeHelpYouOut+2 crossposts

Help me escape abusive housing program

https://gofund.me/aa565cb58

Trying to raise money to escape abusive 'me talk health's program and housing they partner with. I need money for basic living needs like food, a deposit for an apartment and monthly rent, and transportation. I have an electric scooter I bought used but it needs repairs. I have no food money until next month and have $30 in my bank account until I get paid at the end of next month through social security.

So tldr I live in this house that is paid for by a mental health program. I make less that $1k per month through social security benefits, and next month when I get paid I'll have to pay 30% of my rent back to said mental health program because they're letting me stay here

I found bedbug treatment buried in the back of the bathroom cabinet.

Hope it doesn't kill my fish if they used it recently!!

Oh, and we have cockroaches. They just half assed and sprayed the baseboards though.

And the house managers running this house are kinda braindead. This house is unlicensed, is technically a sober living house (I've never had problems with that and have always been sober, just the only place program could help me get into), they don't have a first aid kit in ANY of the houses and never thought about it until I asked for one, hell they don't even have NARCAN! And ignored me when I mentioned it.

The house manager had me sign a paper (yes ik it is illegal, I legit don't have anywhere else to go though) that said I'm not a renter, I have no tenant rights and can't sue them if something happens, and I have to leave instantly if I get kicked out and if I don't the cops will be called for trespassing. Even though I AM a tenant and require 30 days notice if that happens.

Like I probably COULD sue them rn for the shitty living conditions (roaches, we have to buy our own toilet paper, they let their little 3 year old brat run around touching stuff in my room and sometimes unsupervised until I put a stop to that).

The reason I could is because i told them multiple times that we need scissors for the house just in general and because personally I get a lot of stuff delivered due to medical conditions and need a way to open boxes. They never bought scissors.

Anyway so they bought 3 steak knives for the house. My roommate has scissors but she's kinda passive aggressive for like no reason all of a sudden so I hadn't wanted to ask her for them. So we don't have a dishwasher and the knives were sitting face down (I like keeping them like that) in a plastic dish holder on the counter by the kitchen sink. So admittedly I was taking a bit to look at the knives because I just don't like using knives if I don't have to and was debating if I wanted to use them at all, and so I was reaching in to look at the knives debating which one I wanted to use.

So finally I decide and (I'm also a bit shaky from anxiety and medical conditions) went to grab a knife. I barely even grazed the blade and sliced my finger. It was not a deep cut at all but it did bleed quite a bit and startled me.

So I'm looking for a bandaid and cannot find one, so I knock on roommate's door and ask her if she had a bandaid and show her my bloody finger, explaining I'd been reaching for a knife to cut a box even though I don't like them, but I didn't have any scissors.

She was a bit like "oh shit as long as you're okay!!!" and have me two bandaids and her scissors to use.

Later I text the house managers, as they will buy stuff for the house sometimes if I say we need stuff, and I'm all hey do we have a first aid kit? Can we get one if we don't have one? And some scissors so I don't have to use the knives as well as a knife rack?

They're dead ass like "omg, a first aid kit! What a good idea, we never thought of that and we will get them for all the houses!!"

HUH????!!!

Oh, and the scissors? They never bought them for the house. I had to buy my own. They said they would buy a knife holder, but it hasn't arrived yet or they forgot about it :')

u/jacksbatmansignal — 11 days ago

Bought used, quick fix? This is my first electric scooter, it is a phantom a8.

I ordered a left handbrake from Amazon and brake lines just in case (idk if the brake line is fine).

Seller said the brakes were having issues so I took the chance and spent $80 on the scooter (they had a pic on the listing), they delivered to my house too and at first I was like ??? okay whatever did I just get scammed?

Then paid for it and realized that the handlebar is likely the only issue, like the scooter charges up, lights work, etc xD

~$300 scooter for around $100 in parts, yeah?

u/jacksbatmansignal — 13 days ago
▲ 7 r/trans

Had the most wholesome experience ever

I'm living in a sober living paid for by a mental health program (I'm sober and have always been, just the only housing available) and there's this guy that lives in the men's house next door.

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Anyway he's a sweetheart and has offered to help me with stuff, so he comes by to help me with a table.

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I decide to mention I'm trans (ftm) and he's like huh??

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So basically he's never heard of trans people/lingo at all, and so I had to awkwardly figure it out how to explain stuff to him.

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Like he knew nothing about it at all (he's kinda an older guy) and asked me if I'd get a dick, do you keep your lady parts, what does passing mean, etc.

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I kinda laughed awkwardly because I was worried he'd be transphobic, but he was genuinely chill and was like nah I'm just wondering, I've never heard about it before.

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He seemed super sweet, like he laughed about stuff but he was like that's so cool! And I think he's being genuine yk?

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And he asked me which way I'd swing, like if I was a guy would I be with women or guys and I said guys, and he laughed and was all really that's cool!

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I was terrified because he's kind of an older dude but because he's literally never heard about being transgender he was just more curious honestly. It was so sweet!

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I was worried he would like not want to be friends anymore (I mean I think we're friends haha I haven't lived here long) but he was just like "oh neat!!"

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u/jacksbatmansignal — 15 days ago
▲ 29 r/lgbt

Had the most wholesome experience ever

I'm living in a sober living paid for by a mental health program (I'm sober and have always been, just the only housing available) and there's this guy that lives in the men's house next door.

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Anyway he's a sweetheart and has offered to help me with stuff, so he comes by to help me with a table.

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I decide to mention I'm trans (ftm) and he's like huh??

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So basically he's never heard of trans people/lingo at all, and so I had to awkwardly figure it out how to explain stuff to him.

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Like he knew nothing about it at all (he's kinda an older guy) and asked me if I'd get a dick, do you keep your lady parts, what does passing mean, etc.

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I kinda laughed awkwardly because I was worried he'd be transphobic, but he was genuinely chill and was like nah I'm just wondering, I've never heard about it before.

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He seemed super sweet, like he laughed about stuff but he was like that's so cool! And I think he's being genuine yk?

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And he asked me which way I'd swing, like if I was a guy would I be with women or guys and I said guys, and he laughed and was all really that's cool!

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I was terrified because he's kind of an older dude but because he's literally never heard about being transgender he was just more curious honestly. It was so sweet!

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I was worried he would like not want to be friends anymore (I mean I think we're friends haha I haven't lived here long) but he was just like "oh neat!!"

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u/jacksbatmansignal — 15 days ago

23 [M4M] Trans dude looking for someone chill and real (Santa Ana)

Hey! I'm a 23 year old gay trans guy who doesn't entirely pass (gonna get on t + surgeries eventually). I love betta fish, fishies in general, video games, listening to music, going swimming, watching my betta, obsessing over my special interests (currently Batman rn lmao), watching movies, going shopping, writing, doodling, the beach, and a bunch of other stuff!

I'm disabled and a lil overweight so I want to go swimming more and get outside more often! I also moved back here a month ago so honestly idk what cheap shit there is to do these days! I am quite broke rn heads up but I (would hope anyway) anyone here is more looking for connections and not wealth! I also want to learn to draw eventually too so if you draw I will 100% oggle your work lmao. I'm super friendly and actually listen to people, I'm kinda the person in the friend group people vent to xD I do have depression and have a habit of not venting to other people too lol! Trying to work on it.

Umm other than that I'm also autistic (it's impossible to get diagnosed as an adult tbh) so I kinda talk loud and a lot, so. Lol.

I've also never dated before, so... yeah. I think that's it. Feel free to contact me!

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u/jacksbatmansignal — 16 days ago

Update on 3 gallon

I've been having a bacterial bloom. Should I do a water change or leave it be?

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The.... red plants (idk what they're called my local guy didn't tell me) seem to be doing okay I just need to get some root tabs or liquid fertilizer for them. I put the 4 anubias in today.

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The seeds are bowl lotus, I'm just leaving them in there temporarily to sprout and then moving them out completely when all of them do. I had them in there because they were almost I had.

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I'm so in the past I've had crappy luck with planted tanks like I think I got anubias and it died because I buried it (didn't do that now) and have had mold issues with floaters because the house I was in wasn't getting enough airflow or it was made out of that weird wall material that I'm blanking on the name of.

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Uhh I'm thinking of getting some hornwort? Tomorrow if I can find some. I know it grows fast but that is what I want, a lush tank. I just need something that doesn't take 20 years to grow like anubias does yk?

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1 assassin snail (to eat any baby snails that come in from the plants. Will feed him and/or get an adult mystery snail to keep babies coming or him fed)

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3 neocaridina shrimp(?)

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Betta and assassin snail + baby snails are doing great. I have no clue if the neocaridina shrimp are still alive though. I mean, they could be hiding? I just have only seen one roaming around and that was yesterday. I had them in there as algae/plant/waste cleaners but I'm not sure if they died or are hiding. Idk if I will get more. I know 3 gallons is a bit small but I plan on heavily planting with hornwort or something but I know hornwort requires maintenance. But honestly to me trimming hornwort is better than dealing with random spikes in stuff that could harm my fish yk? I can't get a 5 gal landlord doesn't allow it

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I've had bettas for like 3-4 years, just never successfully had a planted tank so I've never done a full planted tank before!! Thanks for the help!

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u/jacksbatmansignal — 17 days ago

I accidentally got scammed and bought an invasive aquarium plant from Amazon (Indian Swampweed). The review is not mine, another customer posted it.

u/jacksbatmansignal — 18 days ago

I got someone else's groceries on Amazon Fresh after spending the last of my ebt for this month

On hold with amazon to see if they can replace the items instead of refunding them. I just spent the last of my money on groceries only to get 4 completely wrong items

edit: They got me a replacement so I guess I'm keeping the food they gave me lol? Free food ig 🤣

u/jacksbatmansignal — 18 days ago