A white people taco night no less…

There’s nothing shameful about enjoying a good genre picture. :D

The best queer film I saw last year was Kokomo City, a documentary about black trans sex workers. It was legit.

Agreed. Washington state is at rank 30 here, 5 below Tennessee. This ranking methodology is suspect.

citation needed

Better make sure we party extra hard, then.

I’m no doctor, so bring your grain of salt to this comment.

If you’re running into some pressure when initially pushing the needle in, by my experience, that can be expected from time to time. I try really hard to ensure my muscles are relaxed when injecting, but sometimes it’s a little harder to do the initial push.

If you’re running into some pressure when pushing the plunger to actually inject (which is what your post says), there could be a few things happening:

1. you might be hitting old scar tissue from previous injections. If you’re doing your thigh, make sure you’re switching legs each week and not picking the same spot each time.

2. what’s your needle gauge? I have good luck with 22G. If you’re using something smaller, the fluid is going to have a hard time making its way in. I wouldn’t go bigger than 20G though, especially if you’re worried about bleeding.

3. what’s your needle length, and (putting this the kindest way possible) how thick are your thighs? Your needle might be the wrong length for your body type. My partner uses 1 inch needles, but I use 1.5 inch (for gluteus injections). Length matters.

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I started a few months ago, taking advantage of not working so I’m going every day (thankfully backed up by supportive insurance). Here’s the process I’ve developed that works absolute wonders for me:

Note: My electrolysis place is only 15mins away, so this may not work if you’re further away.

1- 60 mins before appointment, take maximum painkillers (for me: 2 extra strength Tylenol).

2- tie up hair and wash the area you’re treating with plain soap, nothing with fancy moisturizers, you’re aiming for dryness.

3- dab a cotton ball or cloth with rubbing alcohol and give the area a wipe down.

4- use a boar bristle brush to gently exfoliate the area. You want to agitate your skin juuuust a bit so the numbing cream can get in as deep as it can, but not so much agitation that you give yourself a rash or it starts hurting.

5- use a finger cot to apply numbing cream (I use Numb520 but any 5% lidocaine cream will work) to where the work will be done. Really use your finger to work the numbing cream into your skin (little circular motions) for an initial pass. Then do a second pass where you goop it on a bit thicker.

6- put plastic wrap on the area and press it against the numbing cream. It should stick in place. Use a sharp knife or scissors to carefully cut a hole for your mouth if you’re covering it.

7- put on a surgical mask to look approximately 2% less like a total crazy person.

8- go to your electrolysis appointment. Ask the clinician to only peel off the plastic wrap for the area they’re immediately working on. Peel some back, wipe off numbing cream, do some pokes. Peel, wipe, poke. I find that if they can uncover an area and work on it for 30 mins, that’s when the peak effectiveness wears off and it’s time to move on to the next area.

Doing all this made a huuuuuuge difference for me.

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Should I just be like surprise me and provide a rough understanding of what I want.

I would advise not doing that.

Start poking around on Pinterest or some other sites. Find a photo of what you want, show it to them and ask “can you make it look like this?”

Photo references are 100x better than verbal descriptions. And it’s wise to not say “surprise me” to a stylist you don’t know very very well.