Cracks_InTheWalls

Cracks_InTheWalls, 11 hours ago (edited 2 hours ago)

If I were to guess, probably because they’d be left to their own devices rather than carefully managed for higher THC content and flavour profile.

Could be good ol’ fashioned landrace Hindu Kush, though (which would still be mids, but I’d smoke it) - why do you think that’s what the strain’s called?

Edit: The Hindu Kush is not part of the Himalayas. This comment will remain as is, as a reminder to read stuff carefully.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 2 hours ago

I read that Wikipedia article 100% incorrectly, missed the ‘west of the’ before Himalayas. Legitimately, thanks!

Cracks_InTheWalls, 3 days ago

There is, in fact, good country music that isn’t just about trucks, beer, flags, and right-wing U.S. propaganda.

People have a lot of hate for the genre due to the mass appeal, common denominator examples. But like with all music, dig a little deeper beyond what gets radio play and you can find some good shit.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 2 days ago

I mean, kinda, yeah.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 5 days ago

Eh, everyone’s a little different, and for some it may well be impossible.

Real answer is conditioning, with most of the suggestions being means to get that rolling. The unwritten part is while you’re conditioning youself, you’re probably gonna be miserable for a while, unless you’re one of us folks with a genetic legacy of farmers and soldiers.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 5 days ago

That sounds wonderful. Makes me wish I had made more of an effort to keep up with my old friends/make more in adulthood.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 6 days ago

It’s to make sure the victim deserves it.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 9 days ago

Do it! Heck, take a friend and some garbage bags and make it nicer for everyone (if you are up to it).

I feel a lot of us would benefit from more time in the bush.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 13 days ago

Which one pops to mind first, even if it’s not the most fucked up one you’ve come across? Alternatively, any of the options have a published English translation (though I imagine these’d probably be the tamer of the bunch)?

I for one am super interested.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 13 days ago

There are many calls to adventure, but we often don’t heed them because it means discomfort and risk - sometimes to the degree that your long-term survival is jeopardized with few means to mitigate that (valid), other times just because sitting on the couch seems nicer (more often than not, an excuse - but a choice you’re certainly allowed to make).

If your ability to survive by the trial’s end isn’t compromised, I think everyone should choose at least one adventure for themselves, even if it’s something that makes you feel a little like Don Quixote. It at least gives you something to talk about.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 13 days ago

For me, it’s sheer laziness. Can’t be arsed to shave more than once every 6 to 10 months.

Do always find it funny when folks react strongly when I do shave. It’s hair growth, not a personality.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 14 days ago

It is if you focus on the ultimate end state, which is a very serious net human good.

But jesus, the path to making that happen can grind you down. Canyon-like process gaps in some areas, poor integration of the different business lines, every area has been short-staffed since the pandemic with no end in sight, taking on more work without an appropriate allocation of resources, etc.

Have said “Fuck this, I quit” to myself more than once, only to come back because my memory of times where I was involved in something positively life changing for some random human in my country.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 16 days ago

Started off with a 40 km there-and-back walk from my home to a town on the outskirts of my city on Sunday. One of the weird little goals on my bucket list, been riding that high through the rest of my week so far.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 16 days ago

Good on you for doing the right thing and prioritizing your safety. You’re right, there are other jobs out there better suited to where you’re at.

Takes some sand to recognize the danger here and adjust as necessary, even if it creates temporary difficulties. This, my friends, is manning up.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 16 days ago

Thanks! Started off as a one-shot goal, but I’m now taking a look at multiple legs, starting from Sunday’s turn-around point, in the near future.

Will be arranging a ride back for those future stops, though :)

Cracks_InTheWalls, 17 days ago

Actively try to be!

Cracks_InTheWalls, 17 days ago

I mean, I have one. It’s Canadian, and I was not stoked at all about the actual event, but I did laugh (and felt guilty after) at this.

https://sh.itjust.works/pictrs/image/e7a48c27-938d-41f0-8682-0050df0ba26f.jpeg

Cracks_InTheWalls, 17 days ago

Fair.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 21 days ago

I am asking for this the next time I am at the pub, literally just to start a fight.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 21 days ago

Toronto to Vancouver on Via is one of my bucket list items.

Missed my chance to get and use a Canada Pass, and I’m still kicking myself over it.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 27 days ago

Everyone else here has good tips to get started, so I’ll just say - do it! Even if you suck it’s fun as hell.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 1 month ago

A lot of guys take that dom/sub dynamic too far, as an extension of misogynist beliefs. Agreed re: your evaluation.

It’s also pretty sad - you’re in the most permissive time in history for this stuff, someone is giving you a gift that (carefully approached) can let you live out your deepest sexual desires to everyone’s satisfaction, and you’re going to treat the person giving you that gift as actually lesser!? For fuck sakes man, not too long ago you’d be thrown in a psych ward for this shit.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 1 month ago

Thanks for clarifying. I can’t say I’ve personally seen that to any great degree, but to be fair my experience was more of a toe dip. I can certainly see that being the case.

Cracks_InTheWalls, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago)

The good thing is, you’re most people - looking for all parties to have fun within the boundaries of safety and participant comfort. Topping is a huge responsibility, and you had the correct reaction.

But just like in the everyday world, there are abusive people out there. Folks, particularly bottoms who are still fleshing out their boundaries, can be vulnerable to these people. My opinion is that situation can be made more complicated due to the taboo nature of the interaction and unique social norms that have a learning curve (ex: what happens if you’re newer, someone starts spewing ‘true dom/true sub’ crap early on, and that sets your expectations for BDSM?).

Captain Lez is bang on when saying this is the value of a community for vetting and feedback re: what you’re doing. But again, like in everyday life, people can ingratiate themselves into that community as a means of cover.

It really isn’t all that different from abusive relationships in every other context, just with an additional layer of sensation and social norms that can cloud judgement/mask the abuse.

Will say OP made great points on misogyny in this world expressed in less aggressive ways, and heck, even this conversation underscores it. People like you and me jump right to guys in a dom role disregarding the boundaries of women in a sub role, for reasons of hating women. We’re not those people, most of the people we meet in this context aren’t those people, and the few we become aware of are usually blacklisted pretty quick, so we think misogyny is not a major problem in the community. The stated dynamics between some Doms and Dommes, and male bottoms to their Dommes, challenges that. I may not have come across it simply because I am a guy who doesn’t feel that way, my community is very much female-led, and everyone I met was pretty respectful/darned greatful a community existed at all, but I can definitely see it being a thing.