Boston public schools human resources

Female
half white half latino
Upper middle class ( household income is about 200K)
I got to a pretty average public high school ( I think it is ranked at about 180/420 in New Jersey)
All a's in regular classes and never took honors or AP (4.0 unweighted and 4.0 weighted )
I plan to take AP Bio, AP Calculus AB, and honors French 4 in my senior year though (next year)
1420 SAT
First chair violin
I have won state - wide and even east coast Violin awards
Varsity Field Hockey
I write for the school newspaper
Double legacy at UNC
Got a 5 on AP Spanish test because I speak Spanish with my grandparents and I plan to take the AP bio and AP calculus tests next year

I graduated from high school just last June, and because I didn’t have the PR nor the money to pay international students' tuition, I gave up going to post-secondary and took one year off. But now that I have my PR and pretty much can handle any uni tuition fees with OSAP, I am thinking about studying at a university next year.
Last year, when I applied for Humanities at UofT, the average of my prerequisite course and other 5 U/M course marks, was 87(it might go lower if I include my other Gr 11&12 courses) and I was rejected and was offered to Humanities at UofT Scarborough instead. I assume it will be even hard to get accepted to UofT SC because of the average inflation and other… But my major goal firsthand is going to St. Georges campus so in that sense, I must increase my high-school marks. And just to securely have an offer of admission from them, I’m wanting to reach a low 90’s average or more.
I’ve done some internet research and I see a lot of online high schools where I can gain credits and “upgrade my high school marks for post-secondary institutions”-but I doubt that they are actually helpful. When I was discussing with my guidance councillor back in Gr. 12, she told me some competitive programs manually decrease online course marks when they calculate the average marks of the applicant(seemingly they do it because online courses are easy to get higher marks).
So my main question is; is raising up my average to over 90’s by taking online courses be really helpful? If not, what can I do? Returning to high school day classes? Doing part-time classes?
I will welcome any other advice or even questions about my concerns. Thanks:))

I can’t believe that I’m resorting to Reddit to air out these questions, but at this point, I might as well express these sentiments to (hopefully) like-minded people. Let me state plainly what this post is about from the outset: it's about whether or not it’s really worth it to commit to what is essentially a lost cause. It’s easy for people to insist on having hope, but it’s much harder and more painful to confront the things we can’t change in the world.
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I’m a recent college graduate who, for several years now, has had a sustained interest and passion in Palestinian liberation. I’m even considering volunteering for a Palestinian NGO in the West Bank this upcoming fall.For some context, I’m a radical leftist, anti-capitalist, etc., and as I struggle to build a future for myself post-college I find myself confronting my burgeoning sense of political nihilism. For me, there are two types of people in this world. On the one hand, there are those who live under the veil of ignorance who never question the world in which we live; and those people will be a lot happier in life since they never choose to confront their alienation. On the other, there are people like me who choose to confront the alienating realities of capitalism and want to change the world accordingly. As I look at this world; having a boss, no social mobility, needing money to have fun; and it becomes all the more clear that the “progressive” change I have sought to enact will likely never be actualized.
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I first started paying attention to Israel and Palestine near the end of high school, during the Great March of Return. Unarmed men, women, and children were slaughtered by IDF forces because they dared to protest their confinement in Gaza. As I researched the so-called “conflict”, what struck me was the sheer scale of the pro-Israel proganda disseminated by Zionist organizations in the U.S. The central argument of these organizations was that criticism of Israel (especially criticism which “crossed the line” in the eyes of Israel’s political defenders) was disingenuously labeled as anti-Semitism.
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What further angered me is how plainly disingenuous these arguments were; even the people who made these arguments didn’t seem to believe it, but they knew they could exploit the hypersensitivity to anti-Semitism in order to effectively control the Overton window when it came to Israel. These people obviously don’t represent all Jews, even though they claim to. But as Israel is engaged in daily massacres, these people have the gaul to claim that specifically Zionist Jews deserve special consideration over and above others in the human community.
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I was particularly outraged by the assertion that anti-Zionism is comparable to anti-Semitism, and the various derivative arguments that stem from that position. I took this last line of argument somewhat personally because it just adds intellectual insult to injury; in order to take a position, I was forced to defend my ability, in essence my right to speak. And in the end, I would just get bogged down in a meta-argument over what was and wasn’t anti-Semitism. I mean really, there’s a way for someone to argue their cause without dictating what others should be allowed to say (but of course, that’s the whole point).
My investment in Palestinian liberation was further sustained by the culture at my college. The Zionist campus body politik held a lot of social power on campus, as well as real political power. And if anyone dared touch the issue of Israel/Palestine, they’d face the career-ruining allegation of anti-Semitism. Some student groups even choose to bar all discussion of the topic in order to avoid controversy.
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I’m the kind of person who simply can’t live under a veil of ignorance, no matter how much I’d like to. I am a Marxist, I believe in proletarian internationalism and class struggle; and I’m against all forms of ethno-national oppression, Zionism and anti-Semitism included. Israel is a settler-colonial apartheid society that is dedicated to maintaining a Jewish demographic majority in historic Palestine at all costs, even if that means destroying the Palestinian people. The Palestinians, on the other hand, have been exhausted and fragmented with two rivaling corrupt governments, no international allies, and very little hope for ever achieving political freedom (let alone the establishment of a unitary, secular, democratic state that would be necessary for Palestinian liberation).
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Hence, the reason I asked for “no Zionist apologetics” in the Title is because I hope there’s someone on this board who can sympathize without being disingenuous. I know that I’m just some WASPy college boy who is unaffected by the realities of the conflict; and I know that the change I wish to see in this world will likely never come to be. So what’s the point of continuing to exhaust my energies on what is tragically a lost-cause? Isn’t it better to just bite the bullet, come to terms with the evils in this world, and move on with my life?

I am expected to be in the UK to start my teaching job at Lakenheath Elem by 8/14. I know my car won't arrive by then so what are my options for renting one? Is that expense reimbursed? What about public transport (I hear it is pretty rural so I doubt it).
What about temporary housing for non-military teachers around Lakenheath? A cot in the school gym (LOL)?

people tell me im crazy…
hahaha, what a sick joke… im not the crazy one for being human.
those utter fools…
im more “human” than the rest of you…
when my day of retribution is finally upon you…
chad will know how it feels to be ME.
*’laughing’ by the guess who plays*
and he will be sorry for taking veronica from me all those times.
havin her love pass me by for his jock body, his sweet abs and his muscles🥵
like if i was gay i would fuck the SHIT OUT OF HIM a-ah >///<
THATS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ME AND YOU CHAD!!! I CAN ACTUALLY BE HONEST WITH MYSELF AND ADMIT I HAVE PROBLEMS!!!!
always taking all the hardbody sexy ladies from me and leaving nice guys like ME out in the rain…😔💔
Out in the REIGN to DIE, CHAD!!🤬
*lightning strike*
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I didnt want it to come to this… I could have been an artist, an actor, a musician, BUT NO!!! MY DREAMS WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE BC YOU JUST HAD TO FUCK ME CHAD!! WHAT ARE YOU? GAY???
Because you really demolished my insides, you total homo... *SPITS* YOU CRUSHED ME INSIDE, disapproving my existence so you can take all of the boyfriend-free girls from me all my life… And you turned me into Arthur Fleck, chad. You MADE me this way…
*lightning strike*
so thats how i know the revenge will be absolutely exhilarating because it really will be. Oh god yes.
so you better watch out chad bc im coming for you, buster.
i found my calling in my life and its to take you and stacy down like the mf world trade center, my guy.
cus i bought her onlyfans and im leaking her nudes onto fapsites FOR FREE!!! >:D
Omg its brilliant and Shes gonna be SO embarassed
like i aint even capping, chad. why are you smiling rn?? its not gonna be funny i can assure you. its fucking over for you and your girlfriend buddy. im telling you, chad. you better pipe down and stop talking doo doo rn cus ur gonna regret it till you fold for me.
i am the king that the braincels need… and one day WE WILL prevail…
and they will call my deplorable crimes against society “based”… :’)
if you are chads friend, chads blood is upon him now…
so thanks a lot for enabling so much unnecessary toxicity in the world and encouraging his attitude, but when a nice guy like me gets mad the devil shivers
and we could have been together chad, think about it. but you didnt want to associate with “social rejects” like me, didnt even give me the chance to rehabilitate so the game is on chad.
“chad”... lol. its a fitting name actually now that i think about it haha
you know the little space of flesh between the anus and the balls?.. they call that a “chad” too, chad… mmm and it describes you perfectly lmfao... haha, "chad" lol
but yeah, theres no stopping me now… cus im the dawg and i know where you live bro. so dont come to school tomorrow cus im coming for you, you stupid n-word💀
*travis scott - sicko mode plays*
edit: reposting because my FRICKING MOM found the last post and made me delete it grrrr. stoopid MOTHER… but whatever…. not even can she stop me and neither will chad.

im struggling with biostats,
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I never understood it in med school, which resources should i use?
does the real exam have lots of biostats? are they considered "easy" points

I’m homeschooling in the US (TX). Been here for one year. My daughter should start 1st year of high school in fall. I keep reading about dual enrollment and credits. What are credits? My home country has high school diploma, then you enroll in whatever public or private university you can afford. There’s no SAT or credits and I can’t find a guide that explains it in simple terms without assuming you know how the school system works in the US
Thanks

Hey all,
Sorry if this is yet another tourist post - I won’t ask for sightseeing recommendations, I promise.
So I’ve been thinking about going to Boston for a couple of years now and finally have the opportunity to take some time of work this summer. While there I’d like make some friends or just meet up with locals. I went to college in the US and had a good time, always enjoying the friendliness of Americans. Going to school was a natural way to meet people and I’m hesitant if there’s a chance to do the same just as a tourist..
Are there any good ways to meet new friends in Boston during a short stay? (Say 2 weeks) I could of course go the tinder route but honestly I’m not really looking for a hookup or a relationship halfway across the world haha.
Any ideas or recommendations are much appreciated! And sorry if this is not what the subreddits for!
I am female, in my late twenties and from Northern Europe if that has any effect on recommendations.

BABY’S ARM HOLDING AN APPLE
By YippieYiYi
CHAPTER 1
The Bird of Paradise had been on the front steps for a year and wasn’t getting enough sun, it hadn’t produced a single flower. I got the two-wheeler, but couldn’t get the pot on by myself. There’s a young guy on the sidewalk walking towards me. He’s got on one of those yellow visibility vests, no shirt underneath, a pair of black nylon basketball shorts and heavy work boots. He’s carrying a backpack over one shoulder. He must work for the city. He’s tall and thin with a wiry body. It’s hard to see his face, he’s got a baseball cap on with a Florida Gator’s logo, and a pair of dark sunglasses.
“Hola”
“Hola yourself, I was born here.”
“Sorry, can you give me a hand moving this plant?”
“Yeah, sure.”
I hold the dolly and he pushes the plant onto it so I can tip it back. I push it to the backyard, he follows and helps get if off.
“Where do you want it?”
“In the corner, it’ll get a lot more sun there.”
He wiggles it into place and says “How’s that?”
“Perfect! Thanks a lot! Can I offer you a beer?”
“Sure.”
He follows me into the house and I motion to the couch. The soccer game is still on the TV.
I grab a couple of Dos Equis and sit next to him.
“What’s your name?”
“Carlos.”
“Hi, Carlos. I’m Rick. Do you work for the city?”
“Yeah, Public Works.”
“Cool. What do you do?”
“Whatever they tell me. Usually just put out traffic cones, stand with a flag to warn people to slow down, sometimes dig ditches.”
“You live in the neighborhood?”
“Yeah, I just moved back with my mom for summer break, she’s on the next block. I don’t have a car so my boss pics me up and drops me off in front of the church.”
“How old are you?”
“19”
He takes off his hat and sunglasses and puts them on the coffee table. I can see his face now. Beautiful soft features, a wispy mustache, and long straight hair he had tucked under the hat. His skin is cafe-au-lait, probably tanned darker from being in the sun all day. He’s skinny, but his muscles are defined. I try not to stare, but I can’t help it. There’s a large bulge in the front of his shorts, but I’m pretty sure it’s his cell phone.
“I didn’t mean to insult you assuming you spoke Spanish, but you do look Latino, and a lot of the road crews just speak Spanish”
“Nah, I was just playing with you. Both my parents are from Columbia, but I was born here. I speak enough to get by, but I’d probably be lost if I ever went there. We don’t speak Spanish at home. It just took me by surprise, I go to FSU, everyone there assumes I must speak English.”
He’s lying back on the couch, the vest wide open, his arms crossed behind his head, looking completely relaxed. I see a beautiful happy trail leading down his shorts and tufts of dark hair under his arms, but try to distract myself with the soccer game.
“You want another beer?”
“Sure”
I head to the kitchen, grab the beers and a can of mixed nuts.
I put the nuts on the coffee table and he grabs a handful. I don’t think he’s really watching the soccer game, it’s a re-cap of the 2022 World Cup. I see him looking around the room.
“Where’s the head?”
“That door there”
The bathroom opens right onto the living room, one thing I didn’t like about the house when I was house-hunting, but it was in a great neighborhood close to the beach. I can hear him pissing, a really strong stream like young guys have. He didn’t close the door. I hear a piece of toilet paper torn, he must be wiping the tip of his dick. I like when guys do that, I always do. I’m the type that washes my hands before I piss so I don’t get my dick dirty. He flushes then washes his hands.
“I hope you don’t mind I used your towel in there.”
He settles back on the couch, doesn’t seem to be in a hurry to go anywhere.
“You wanna smoke a joint?” he asks.
“Sure, I’ve got a little time. I don’t have to be at work for a couple hours.”
“Where do you work?”
“I work a couple nights a week at Massage Envy downtown. I’m a critical care nurse but I needed a break after the pandemic, and I had my massage license anyway. That’s how I put myself through nursing school.”
“How’d you end up in this little town?”
“My father passed recently. I ended up inheriting enough money to move out of the state and buy a house. I had vacationed here and loved it, so I decided to move here. I love being able to walk to the beach and downtown.”
“You own the house?”
“Yeah”
“Shit, how old are you?”
“27”
“No way! You’re 27, own your own house, and work just a couple nights a week? Must be nice.”
“Like I said, I inherited some money. I still don’t know where it all came from, my parents never had much. My mother passed away a while ago, then after my dad died, I started getting statements from all these investment accounts in his name. It’s enough to take a break, but I’m going to have to get a job eventually, not sure if I’ll go back to nursing, though, I’m thinking maybe something else, just not sure what.”
Carlos lights the joint and passes it to me. I take a hit and get up to get an ashtray. I take a couple more hits and sit down, passing the joint back to him. As I’m walking back to the couch I can’t help but notice how incredibly handsome he is, in that kinda sweet, kinda rough way that always gets me. We finish the joint and make small talk about the World Cup.
“You dropped a couple.”
Without thinking I reach over and brush the peanuts from his crotch. He grabs my hand, pushing it away, and glares at me. I was embarrassed and stunned (and stoned). Slowly the glare turned into a small smile, and he put my hand back.
I was struck dumb, but started feeling his crotch. It wasn’t his cell phone. I was rubbing up and down through the fabric and felt it swell.
“Here, let me make it easier”
Carlos raised his butt and lowered his shorts and boxers to his knees and sat back down. His boxers were black with yellow smiley faces.
“Jeez! That thing’s as big as a baby’s arm holding an apple!”
Carlos burst out laughing. “What did you say?”
“I said your dick’s as big as a baby’s arm holding an apple. You’ve never heard that expression?”
“No, never. I guess us Spanish speakers don’t use it” he kidded.
“Maybe it’s a regional euphemism, it sounds southern though. Not sure where I first heard it.”
I swear, this guy was packing. Not only thick, but long, and the head was massive. I couldn’t stop staring. He was holding it and asked me to jerk him off. I turned towards him and put both my hands on it and started pumping. He grabbed the back of my head and forced it down. I got the head in my mouth but there was no way I was going to take any more. I kept pumping with my hands and he quickly came. I couldn’t swallow fast enough, my mouth filled and his cum spilled out of my lips onto the couch.
“God, I needed that. I don’t usually fool around with guys, but you seem cool.”
He pulled an elastic from his pocket, tied his hair back and told me to stand up. I stood in front of him and he dropped my shorts and started kissing my thighs. He took his time, licking and sucking my balls till he finally started on my dick. There was a thread of pre-cum he pulled off and wiped on his shorts. I’d never been too concerned with my dick size, it seemed pretty good and I’d never had any complaints, but I felt like a little kid compared to his.
“Sorry I’m not as big as you.” I felt stupid as soon as I said it.
“Shut up, it’s a pain. No one can blow me, and my girlfriend only lets me put it halfway in. Worst part is when I take a dump, I’ve got to hold it up so it doesn’t hang in the toilet water. Yours is the perfect size for blowing and fucking, so don’t get all self-conscious on me.”
“You have a girlfriend?”
“Shut up and let me blow you.”
So I did. He licked it clean and pulled up my shorts and started zipping them.
“No!”
I don’t trust anyone pulling a zipper up anywhere near my dick. I got the foreskin caught in it once when I was a kid and can still feel the pain.
“Don’t worry, I’ll be careful with this beauty, I’m gonna want to use it again I think.”
“What about this girlfriend?”
“Just a girl I was seeing at school, we went out together a lot, but I think it was more of a FWB deal. She lives in California so I won’t see her till next fall. Why she wanted to go to college in Florida is beyond me.”
“I’ve gotta get ready to go to work, you wanna stop by tomorrow on your way home?”
He smiles. “Sure.”
“So I guess you’ll be massaging a bunch of hot guys tonight, huh?”
“Fat chance. I’ve got three bookings, two women and one man, all over 70. One has sciatica, the other scoliosis, and the guy has weakness in his legs so I stretch and massage them to stimulate the nerves.”
I shower to get the smell of beer and pot off me, and grab a bite to eat before heading over to the massage studio.

There was a very large and very loud drone hovering maybe 100ft directly over my backyard at 8am on Saturday morning. And then over and over again throughout the day.
Turns out it was a large crew (about 10 people) doing filming for the movie Little Wing. When I found the operators and asked them about it, the public-facing spokesperson for the filming operation — whose sole responsibility that day seems to have been to answer questions from onlookers — said it was impractical to provide advance notification to the whole neighborhood, and that there was nothing preventing them from doing what they were doing.
I’ll note:

• This was a large, loud commercial drone, not a small consumer-grade one. Not much more than 100ft up. Properly permitted, I’m sure, but the permits don’t address the noise and privacy concerns.
• The Portland Film Office, which I believe serves as a private liaison between film productions and city bureaus, recommends that film productions provide notification to residents in advance of these kinds of disturbances. The Little Wing production chose to ignore common courtesy and not provide notification because there’s no law requiring that they do so.
• If the production has the resources to hire a spokesperson to stand around all day and answer questions, then they surely have the resources to hire someone to put flyers on a few hundred door handles a couple of days in advance of filming.
• I’m not saying that they shouldn’t be allowed to film by drone over residential neighborhoods. But advance notification would have been nice, so that when people look out their bedroom window at 8am and see a mini helicopter with a large camera seemingly pointed at their house, it’s not a total surprise.

PS: I’m very open to ideas for petty revenge, if anyone has a good one. Drones are cool, but also really intrusive, and best behaviopractices were ignored here in a pretty obnoxious (and smug) way.

It is a well-know approach in School of Humanitarian Socionics (SHS) not to only recognize 16 sociotypes, which serve the society by performing 16 unique social missions, but also four variants (let's put aside the combined subtypes for the time being) of how each sociotype can perform their respective social mission. One way to understand what place each subtype has within a grand way of things is to look at each being some kind of specialist tasked to solve a particular problem the social mission faces. Those problems being
1) normal performance of the social mission (Normalizing specialist) - focusing on the tasks outlined in the social mission without paying attention to distractions, bringing the tasks to completion - you can think of this specialist as a vanilla version of the social mission (debatable for some cases)
2) introduction and implementation of the social mission (Dominant specialist) - focusing on getting out there and proactively promoting the social mission, trying to achieve certain results - compared to Normalizers, they are more assertive with the implementation and introduction of the social mission into the social environment, can be more contacting, more in your face
3) solving problems met when trying to perform the social mission (Creative specialist) - coming up with solutions to go around obstacles that get in a way of the social mission, taking certain risks - compared to Normalizers, they are less focused on performing the social mission to completion, but rather finding ways around the obstacles and coming up with creative solutions
4) being open to alternative ways a social mission can be performed (Harmonizing specialist) - accepting inputs from the environment that may carry information on how to modify the social mission so it can change and evolve - compared to Normalizers, they are more soft, more open, more receptive and little bit neboulous
Example 1 - Inspector (LSI)
Inspector's Social Mission (SM) is to bring stability into the society based on what's familiar and comfortable, and to eliminate illogical inconsistencies - N-LSI - a Reliable Inspector (vanilla performance of SM): follows all the rules and procedures based on the established conventions and traditions, polishes system to perfection - D-LSI - a Demanding Inspector (implementer of the SM): brings a strict order to their field of activity initially, then spreads it throughout the territory of the program/system - C-LSI - a Rescuing Inspector (problem solver for SM): controls and performs sudden checks on the system; attends to emergencies and rescues operations, liquidates nonstandard outcomes of the system - H-LSI - a Picky Inspector (feedback mechanism for SM): approaches the system selectively, shows optional noncomformance to the system; selects and keeps system's quality segments
Example 2 - Mentor (EIE)
Mentor's Social Mission (SM) is to turn intuitive thinking into new ideas that inspire people, gets people involved through artistry and emotional influence, brings them to new lifestyle, turns them to a new direction; as many people as possible - N-EIE - an Educating Mentor (vanilla performance of SM): formulates and cohesively explains a new direction, idea or worldview; finds worthy people for the cause - D-EIE - a Leading Mentor (implementer of the SM): leads a very large group of people towards new ambitious goals - C-EIE - an Acting Mentor (problem solver for SM): tests the extent to which the program or an idea liberates people from the old limitations, opens up their talents - H-EIE - an Imaginative Mentor (feedback mechanism for SM): turns an idea into visible and easily understood images via art of performance; creates myths and beliefs for others
Example 3 - Politician (SEE)
Politician's Social Mission (SM) is to find win-win solutions among competing factions and secure resources - N-SEE - a Supplying Politician (vanilla performance of SM): offers trade deals and bargains, moves product and services from saturated to deficit markets, saturates market with mass product - D-SEE - a Representing Politician (implementer of the SM): represents interests of a strong and influential side, closes deals, may follow a tactic of "divide and conquer" - C-SEE - a Switching Politician (problem solver for SM): advertises and handles PR matters, media projects and helps abolish ideologies that stand in the way, turns inconsistencies into absurdity, switches attention of a person from hurt to amusement - H-SEE - a Nudging Politician (feedback mechanism for SM): explorer of markets and technologies of subtle influence, uses triggers, bait and seduction to interest party in its products
Example 4 - Critic (ILI)
Critic's Social Mission (SM) is to predict how events will evolve, to take action to balance and polish the system, to make it foolproof from the past mistakes, to create a system of checks and balances, to correct for errors, to prepare and negate unfavourable outcomes - N-ILI - a Collecting Critic (vanilla performance of SM): collects and analyses lots of detailed information, fills out databases, archives, creates collections, encyclopedias, and reference manuals for posterity - D-ILI - an Optimizing Critic (implementer of the SM): reforms systems for the purpose of its optimization and stability against crises via the means of checks and balances, balance of business and politics - C-ILI - an Ironizing Critic (problem solver for SM): laughs at extreme deviations, criticizes fools and wannabe's, strives to liberate information, offers pluralistic viewpoints on the current events - H-ILI - a Foreseeing Critic (feedback mechanism for SM): sage and philosopher, based on the accumulated knowledge and information makes negative predictions of the made decisions
Further Reading - A brief about the subtypes - DCNH and Temperaments - Social Missions in SHS

I am bisexual and my bf hates gay people.
He doesn't like it when gay people show that they are gay. I also don't really like it if its too much and I'm not a fan of showing my opinion in public.
My bf dont want me to show that i am bisexual. He shows his opinion to everyone. He wears tshirt with it or just tells it everyone.
Even tho i was not "allowed" to show my pride i still made a bracelet in rainbow coulours and the bisexual flag. I decided to wear it in school because when he is allowed to show his opinion and everything i was too.
Ofc he was pissed when he saw it but i am still going to wear it. And in june (pride month) i am gonna wear a white jacmet with rainbow stripes and my bracelets and i know he is gonna be pissed. So AITA or WIBTA for still doing it?
Update: so he still loves me and everything and i outed me after a year or so he was a bit pissed at first but still loves me he is very caring and loving he just hates when i bring my gayness up

Firstly english isn't my first language so sorry for grammatic mistakes.(I'm German)
Soo how should I start. I'm a 24 year old male who is seriously thinking about being trans. 2 years ago I finally accepted that I'm bisexual and outed myself to my friends and close family. I'm pretty tall (1,93cm/6feet,4inches) and in a relationship with a beautiful woman. Ive been fighting with depression since my dad passed away in 2015 because of cancer. Ive been wondering if I'm trans for the last 5 years. But I'm not certain about it. I own alot of girly clothes like skirts, dresses, tops and so on. I also love to put on makeup now and then, but never had the guts to wear any of that in public. Mainly because I'm afraid that I won't pass and seem like a wierdo who wears girls clothes. My gf is luckily very accepting and knows about my issues about that topic.
I'm just sooo afraid of the reaction of my family and friends. I know that they're all pretty accepting and not homophobic/transphobic at all.
But I'm so extremely afraid of doing the first step of transitioning. Luckily I live in Germany and although it will be a lot of work, therapeutic sessions and so on, there will be no problem for me with transitioning. I'm just so afraid. What will people think? What will my colleagues at work will say? (Currently working as a car mechanic with very homo and transphobic colleagues but I'm going to university soon so no issues with that.. I hope)
Can anyone give me some advice on what I should do? I'm not 100% certain that I'm trans but I keep thinking about it all the time. I get very euphoric when my gf calls me her gf and am soo happy when I get to wear my girly clothes at home. But what if it's just a phase? And what if I don't do anything and will later regret not transitioning when I'm older?
Does anyone else have the same Issues?
Btw I love this community😘
Wish you all a great evening/day and wish all the best of luck and support for all the other beautiful human beings around the world who have the same Issues💖🏳️‍⚧️
Love y'all💖🏳️‍⚧️💖🏳️‍⚧️💖

The human desire for more is deeply ingrained in our evolutionary history. Our ancestors lived in a world of scarcity, where resources were limited and survival was dependent on securing those resources. As a result, humans developed a natural drive to seek out more, whether it was food, water, or shelter.
Today, we live in a vastly different world. Our industrialized societies produce an abundance of goods and services, yet our instinctual drive to acquire more remains strong. This is reflected in our economic systems, which are built on the principles of growth and consumption. Capitalism, for example, incentivizes individuals and businesses to constantly pursue economic expansion, as success and progress are often measured in terms of increased wealth, market share, and material possessions.
The media and advertising industries further fuel our desire for more by creating and perpetuating a culture of consumerism. Through carefully crafted marketing strategies, they present us with an idealized vision of happiness and fulfillment that is closely tied to the acquisition of goods and the pursuit of novelty. We are bombarded with messages that imply that owning the latest products or experiencing the latest trends will bring us joy, status, and a sense of personal satisfaction.
Social comparison plays a significant role in our desire for more. In a world where social media platforms provide a constant stream of carefully curated and often exaggerated portrayals of others' lives, we can easily find ourselves comparing our own circumstances and possessions to those of others. This can lead to a perpetual cycle of wanting more as we strive to keep up with or surpass our perceived competitors.
While our evolutionary past shaped our inclination for accumulation, the modern context amplifies and exploits this drive. However, it is important to recognize that our desire for more is not inherently negative. It has been a driving force behind innovation, progress, and the development of complex societies. It is through our desire for more that we have been able to improve our standard of living, create technological advancements, and explore new frontiers.
Nevertheless, the unchecked pursuit of more can have detrimental consequences. It can lead to overconsumption, environmental degradation, and social inequality. It is crucial that we strike a balance, acknowledging our desires while considering the long-term effects of our actions. This requires cultivating a mindset of mindful consumption, focusing on quality over quantity, and finding fulfillment in experiences and relationships rather than solely in material possessions.
Ultimately, our desire for more is a complex interplay between our evolutionary heritage, societal influences, and personal values. However, the rise of Bitcoin presents an opportunity to rethink our relationship with value and challenge the conventional notion that more is always better. Bitcoin's deflationary nature, where its value increases over time instead of decreasing like traditional fiat currencies, introduces a new paradigm where less can actually be more. This scarcity-driven model of Bitcoin demonstrates that the inherent value of a resource lies not solely in its abundance but also in its limited availability, offering an alternative perspective on our desire for accumulation. By embracing this shift and understanding the potential of alternative systems, we have the chance to navigate a world of abundance with greater mindfulness, sustainability, and well-being.
But in order to fully embrace a new economy, we need to move beyond our primitive instincts and learn to want better rather than more. We need to shift our focus from the accumulation of material possessions to the pursuit of personal growth and development. Instead of constantly seeking out more, we should aim to improve the quality of our lives and the world around us.
This is not to say that the desire for material possessions is inherently bad, but rather that we should strive to find a balance between our primitive instincts and our higher aspirations. By embracing the deflationary nature of Bitcoin and learning to want better rather than more, we can create a more sustainable and fulfilling economy that benefits everyone.
In today's world, we are faced with a multitude of challenges that threaten our planet's health and wellbeing. From food shortages and disease to climate change and tyrannical nations, the world is increasingly dominated by the thirst for power. But what if we could take that power and put it into the hands of the average person everywhere? What would the world look like? Would we even need borders at some point? These are difficult questions, but they are at the heart of what makes Bitcoin more than just a currency.
Bitcoin is unlike anything we have ever seen. It is the first e-currency, the granddaddy crypto, the grandfather to all other cryptocurrencies. Its creation by an anonymous person with the alias Satoshi Nakamoto gave Bitcoin its true power, the power to not be controlled by any single entity. Governments cannot just reach out to Bitcoin's creator and threaten to arrest or bribe them because they are unknown. Furthermore, Bitcoin is open source and requires a supermajority agreement to pass a submitted change to the programing, making it impossible to change its programming against the wishes of the community.
Bitcoin represents a new way of thinking about power and control. It is a decentralized currency that is not subject to the whims of a single entity or government. It is a currency that belongs to the people, and its value is determined not by any central authority but inadvertently by the community that supports it.
In many countries, citizens are subject to restrictions on what they can bring in and out of the country. This can include limits on the amount of currency or precious metals that can be taken out of the country, as well as restrictions on other stores of value. For citizens who want to move their wealth to another country or simply have the option to do so, these restrictions can be frustrating and limiting.
With Bitcoin, all of one's wealth can be stored on the blockchain, which is accessible anywhere in the world. This means that citizens of countries with restrictions on wealth transfer can store their wealth in Bitcoin and access it from anywhere they choose to travel.
This is a significant advantage for people who value the ability to move freely and have control over their wealth. By storing their wealth in Bitcoin, they can bypass the restrictions imposed by their hostile government and have the freedom to travel with their wealth to safer more stable countries. The process of storing wealth in Bitcoin is easy and super accessible. With the advent of user-friendly digital wallets and online exchanges, individuals can securely store and manage their Bitcoin holdings with just a few simple steps.
Unlike traditional financial institutions, which may have barriers to entry or require extensive paperwork, Bitcoin allows for a more inclusive approach to wealth storage. Anyone with an internet connection and a smartphone or computer can participate in the Bitcoin ecosystem, making it accessible to individuals around the globe, regardless of their socioeconomic background. This accessibility not only democratizes the storing of wealth but also empowers individuals to have greater control over their financial future, promoting financial independence and fostering a sense of ownership and empowerment.
This is a powerful example of how Bitcoin can provide true financial freedom to individuals, even in countries where there are restrictions on wealth transfer. By using Bitcoin to store their wealth, people can have the freedom to travel with their wealth, access it from anywhere in the world, and control it independently of their government's restrictions.
Bitcoin can be compared to essential infrastructures such as transportation, phones, and the internet, as it serves as a network for sharing wealth. Much like transportation infrastructure enables physical mobility, phones facilitate social connectivity, and the internet allows global communication through servers, Bitcoin provides a financial network accessible to anyone with internet access.
Transportation infrastructure grants individuals the ability to freely move and travel. Sidewalks, roads, and air travel options are available for anyone to utilize, enabling them to reach their desired destinations. Similarly, phones have evolved to become ubiquitous devices that allow people to connect socially from anywhere. The vast network of phone lines and towers supports this connectivity, enabling individuals to reach out to others across great distances.
The internet revolutionized global communication by connecting people worldwide. It provided a platform for individuals to create websites, share information, and connect with others regardless of geographical boundaries. The internet's expansive network of servers ensures that anyone with internet access can contribute to and benefit from the wealth of information available.
In a similar vein, Bitcoin functions as a financial network. It allows individuals to buy and send bitcoin seamlessly, utilizing the internet as its infrastructure. Just as transportation, phones, and the internet networks have become accessible to a wide range of people, Bitcoin's accessibility extends to anyone with internet access. It offers a decentralized financial system that enables peer-to-peer transactions and wealth sharing on a global scale.
By drawing parallels between Bitcoin and these advancements, we can appreciate the transformative potential of this cryptocurrency. Like transportation, phones, and the internet, Bitcoin represents a significant advancement in our interconnected world, providing a decentralized and accessible network for financial transactions and wealth transfer.

Anybody in the area interested in helping with or helping organize a mid week cleanup at triangle pit? It's getting bad out there again, and the dnr guys are murmuring about shutting it down. I know it's no one's favorite spot, but I feel like it's an important resource to the area regardless. And the more spots they shut down, the more likely we are to lose public land entirely.

I promise y'all. I will work as hard as I can and it will fucking pay off. Because med-school is everything I have, all I ever see myself doing, all I want to do.
I will be the kind of surgeon that people call from other countries to have them perform very challenging procedures. I will be a source of comfort and support for my staff and my patients, I'll make some of them walk again, move their hands again, fix for them the magnificent machine that we have in our skulls and that makes all of the progress in humanity possible.
I damn promise, you'll see me on the top. Nothing will stop me.
(And I'll make a lot of money, do HRT, have a dog, and buy the biggest pack of chips I can find in the store to eat on my own, but that's beyond the point)

Hey everyone!
I was raised UU, but haven't been back to regular service since before high school. My partner is Hindu, and because I am not spiritually religeous, I celebrate hindu holidays and we eat by his religeous dietary restrictions. Hinduism is an open practice, but we have no temples specific to Hinduism in our area, and he worries as a non-indian practitioner coming in with a white partner, he might be judged. I had suggested maybe we could check out some of the UU's in the area, see if maybe there are individuals there he can connect with that he might find a spiritual community where he can go to a regular weekly service, and he's very interested.
He specifically really wants to be able to wear traditional temple wear and is concerned about the public perception of this in a congregation. In support of his beliefs, I've become more of a philosophical hindu that an spiritual one, and I dress in a saree with him when we celebrate holidays, and I put on Tilak with him. He's asked if this would be odd or shunned in a UU setting if we were to show up dressed like we were going to Temple. I wanted to turn to our greater community here to see if anyone has had experience with their UU on this, and maybe some suggestions of UU congregations in New Jersey that would be open to us.

Firstly english isn't my first language so sorry for grammatic mistakes.(I'm German)
Soo how should I start. I'm a 24 year old male who is seriously thinking about being trans. 2 years ago I finally accepted that I'm bisexual and outed myself to my friends and close family. I'm pretty tall (1,93cm/6feet,4inches) and in a relationship with a beautiful woman. Ive been fighting with depression since my dad passed away in 2015 because of cancer. Ive been wondering if I'm trans for the last 5 years. But I'm not certain about it. I own alot of girly clothes like skirts, dresses, tops and so on. I also love to put on makeup now and then, but never had the guts to wear any of that in public. Mainly because I'm afraid that I won't pass and seem like a wierdo who wears girls clothes. My gf is luckily very accepting and knows about my issues about that topic.
I'm just sooo afraid of the reaction of my family and friends. I know that they're all pretty accepting and not homophobic/transphobic at all.
But I'm so extremely afraid of doing the first step of transitioning. Luckily I live in Germany and although it will be a lot of work, therapeutic sessions and so on, there will be no problem for me with transitioning. I'm just so afraid. What will people think? What will my colleagues at work will say? (Currently working as a car mechanic with very homo and transphobic colleagues but I'm going to university soon so no issues with that.. I hope)
Can anyone give me some advice on what I should do? I'm not 100% certain that I'm trans but I keep thinking about it all the time. I get very euphoric when my gf calls me her gf and am soo happy when I get to wear my girly clothes at home. But what if it's just a phase? And what if I don't do anything and will later regret not transitioning when I'm older?
Does anyone else have the same Issues?
Btw I love this community😘
Wish you all a great evening/day and wish all the best of luck and support for all the other beautiful human beings around the world who have the same Issues💖🏳️‍⚧️
Love y'all💖🏳️‍⚧️💖🏳️‍⚧️💖

Hi everyone! Here is my app and potential school list:
cGPA and sGPA: 3.70 cGPA and 3.55 sGPA, upward trend
MCAT score(s): 514 ( 127 / 127 / 129 / 131)
State of residence: MN (ties to WI but that's it), ORM female
Clinical experience (volunteer and non-volunteer):
1000+ hours medical scribe, combined FM and EM 2900+ hours and counting as uncertified medical assistant. Includes administering injections, rooming and obtaining vitals, submitting med prior auths, occ scribing
Research: ~30 hours in bench research, nothing significant
Shadowing: 30 hrs in FM, 20 hrs in EM, 20 hrs in neurology, 70 virtual hrs
Non-clinical volunteering: 45 hours (and counting) in a homeless shelter- played with children during ‘activity times’ 130 hours with underserved youth - played games with children, worked through creative writing assignments, occ hw help
Other: 220 hours as upper level Biology TA ~3500 hours as a barista shift lead 30 hours as a secretary in a pre-health club ~45 hours in university student government- created informational brochures/presentations on student housing/food opportunities, presented said information to student groups virtually
Relevant honors or awards: Dean’s list for 4 semesters
Hobbies: Tennis, reading, playing violin
I'm primarily interested in community service and social justice-y schools, but am not sure I have enough hours for either. I'm focused on neurology as a specialty, but am aware this may change in medical school. Not that interested in rural medicine or rural locations (I'm a big city gal at heart). Here is my list and thanks in advance!
UMN TC, UW Madison, University of Iowa, Medical College of WI, Cincinnati, Wayne State, Oakland, Wake Forest, Loyola, Stony Brook, Virginia Commonwealth, Quinnipiac, Western MI, Boston, Tulane, Georgetown, Hofstra, Emory, Tufts, Temple, U Arizona??, Drexel, U Vermont, George Washington, Cooper, Brown, SLU, Creighton, Burnett, Miami, NOVA MD, Baylor, Hackensack, Einstein, NYMC, Albany, Rochester, Vanderbilt, Brown
Reach Schools: Kaiser, Northwestern, Pritzker, USCF, USC/Keck, Dartmouth

Firstly english isn't my first language so sorry for grammatic mistakes.(I'm German)
Soo how should I start. I'm a 24 year old male who is seriously thinking about being trans. 2 years ago I finally accepted that I'm bisexual and outed myself to my friends and close family. I'm pretty tall (1,93cm/6feet,4inches) and in a relationship with a beautiful woman. Ive been fighting with depression since my dad passed away in 2015 because of cancer. Ive been wondering if I'm trans for the last 5 years. But I'm not certain about it. I own alot of girly clothes like skirts, dresses, tops and so on. I also love to put on makeup now and then, but never had the guts to wear any of that in public. Mainly because I'm afraid that I won't pass and seem like a wierdo who wears girls clothes. My gf is luckily very accepting and knows about my issues about that topic.
I'm just sooo afraid of the reaction of my family and friends. I know that they're all pretty accepting and not homophobic/transphobic at all.
But I'm so extremely afraid of doing the first step of transitioning. Luckily I live in Germany and although it will be a lot of work, therapeutic sessions and so on, there will be no problem for me with transitioning. I'm just so afraid. What will people think? What will my colleagues at work will say? (Currently working as a car mechanic with very homo and transphobic colleagues but I'm going to university soon so no issues with that.. I hope)
Can anyone give me some advice on what I should do? I'm not 100% certain that I'm trans but I keep thinking about it all the time. I get very euphoric when my gf calls me her gf and am soo happy when I get to wear my girly clothes at home. But what if it's just a phase? And what if I don't do anything and will later regret not transitioning when I'm older?
Does anyone else have the same Issues?
Btw I love this community😘
Wish you all a great evening/day and wish all the best of luck and support for all the other beautiful human beings around the world who have the same Issues💖🏳️‍⚧️
Love y'all💖🏳️‍⚧️💖🏳️‍⚧️💖