#i remember in like 2010s internet i feel like it was weirder to NOT have burner emails

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I feel like the age of having a "burner email" is gone. Out of curiosity,

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So Twitter is full of noises about the thing in the White House being on dexamethasone, which is apparently a "heavy steroid", and people discussing all the side effects and how important it is to be careful with corticosteroids and how significant it is that a doctor would pull out such a metaphorically big gun. This post is not actually about politics, but I am realizing that a medical incident in my life was a whole fucking lot weirder than I knew at the time.

I think the year was 2010, but it may have been 2008 or 2009. Some of you know that I barely remember 2010, which also partly explains why I'm just realizing this was so weird. I was living with my emotionally abusive family and had not yet realized I was queer. Early in the year, I had had a major physical collapse due to four and a half years of extreme physical and mental stress, starvation, emotional abuse, and general aggressive neglect (see also "Remodel of Doom"). No doctors, because that was not my bio-family's way. I was walking with a stick and got too shaky to stand if anything slightly stressful happened, including "2 seconds of an action movie soundtrack on the TV". I also had undiagnosed PCOS, resulting in high testosterone, a definite beard, and chest hair, and was genderfluid but had not been able to acknowledge it even to myself due to religious brainwashing, resulting in an uncomfortable ping-ponging between a desire to appear cis-female or a general indisposition to do any such thing.

So due to the beardliness (the extreme shakiness and general collapse was not acknowledged), I was taken to an endocrinologist. There was something odd about this endocrinologist. I don't remember the specifics, whether he was just new in town, but I have a vague notion that the dealings were somehow under-the-table. If it was 2010 I'm doing well to remember the name of the dexamethasone, but I have a strong visual memory that his name wasn't on the sign out front and he was seeing patients in someone else's office (which could totally have an innocent explanation), and a vague notion that we had been recommended to see him through the same weird anti-medical... I'm not sure if "black market" is too strong a word, but the same network that had gotten us in touch with the Amish people who sold a camphor-and-turpentine concoction we were using instead of actual medicine to prevent my brother from needing his toe amputated. (Long story, some other time.)

So, as I was saying, I was brought to this possibly rather fishy endocrinologist. I was not encouraged to talk, which was normal for my bio-family (@camshaft22 is still trying to get it through my head that I'm allowed to have an opinion on my treatment). I was exhibited to the endocrinologist, and also to a dietician who talked uselessly about portion control like almost every other dietician I have seen.

Of course, the correct medical treatment for PCOS is a course of hormonal birth control. This was of course strictly forbidden by my bio-family's fundie beliefs as SUPPORTING THE ABORTION INDUSTRY; our primary selection criterion for any medical professional was "refuses to prescribe anything with any possible birth control effect under any circumstances whatsoever", (although an exception was made for the reflexologist / iridologist / really spectacularly well-meaning quack who sold St John's wort, presumably as he included sufficient warnings about it being dangerous to pregnancies), and we would drive far and wide to access fundie medical care on the rare occasions that Epsom salts, mysterious Amish remedies, and generally waiting for our immune systems to work didn't fix something.

So, getting back around to the beginning of the story, I was prescribed dexamethasone. Not, as is apparently the normal medical standard, a one-week or two-week course. There was no plan to taper me off it. I was supposed to take it *permanently*. After two months supposedly my beard would fall out and not grow back unless I were to discontinue the dexamethasone.

I obediently started taking the dexamethasone, because hey, I was a brainwashed kid. (I was actually early twenties, but the brainwashing included not thinking of myself as having any autonomy or ability to make decisions. These were the people who had me convinced I was a dangerous psychopath and could not be allowed out of their control, which is also another story for another time.)

Anyway, after a week or two, the aforementioned extreme shakiness and overstressed condition plus the *permanent course of heavy fucking corticosteroids* had me feeling like an eighty-year-old with Parkinson's. I was constantly trembling all over, couldn't stand up without my stick, felt like I was on the verge of another massive breakdown. This sense-memory is why I am fairly confident about putting this incident in 2010. I was a fucking wreck.

So, being as I had discovered the Internet during the five-year Remodel of Doom (having had to spend my days at the library in order to have access to indoor plumbing, *also* a story for another time), I began googling. I read carefully through the dexamethasone page on Wikipedia. I discovered exactly no evidence that anybody remotely reputable had ever used dexamethasone for hirsutism. (Googling *now*, I find a study from 1998 indicating that if you're also on antiandrogens like spironolactone, the medicines trans ladies use to suppress their beardliness, low-dose dexamethasone can help you stay less beardly for longer after you go off both pills. But 2010 Google plus a tortoise with no experience in identifying reliable sources led me to basically Wikipedia.) All I could find that had any bearing on gender or sex at all was that dexamethasone was sometimes given off-label to pregnant women who were considered at high risk of having intersex babies, to try to make the fetus turn out Cis Girl instead of "onoes we must cut off your baby's clitoris because it's too big and looks a little too much like a dick".

So, based on the fact that I was not pregnant, not a fetus, and in retrospect not on *any actual antiandrogen treatment*, I decided to carefully taper myself off the dexamethasone. (Wikipedia warned about the dangers of going off dexamethasone suddenly.) Which I did, and luckily suffered no particular ill effects, and never saw the weird possibly-unlicensed endocrinologist again. But that was a hell of a thing to have happen, and the prevalence of dexamethasone in the news reminded me of it.

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2019 in animation - very selected summary

So, I dunno if anyone’s noticed, but this year was crazy strong when it comes to animation, both in terms of amount and quality of it. No matter what type you liked - traditional...

...3D...

...cell-shaded...

...hyper-realistic...

 - oh, wait, wait, no, my mistake, that’s clearly live-action. 

Anyway, no matter what type of animation is your favourite, this year gave you something. and I’m gonna go chronologically, listing those that I have been able to see. Keep in mind, day only has 24 hours, so I couldn’t see every new season or premiere (for example, I had no interest in OK KO, or She-Ra). Some spoilers below. And Gifs. LOTS OF gifs.

In January: we were still riding on the Spiderverse bandwagon from last year,, which culminated with an Oscar in February. And though as I’ve said, the movie would have worked better imho as a, say, Netflix series, as only two of the spider-people were properly fleshed out, I have to admit, it was a well-earned prize.

Then we were hit by the finale of Steven Universe, and while some complained about the another redemption of cosmic regime, it was an incredibly satisfying ending to a great cartoon... so much so that a whole movie and an epilogue series was made.

plus, it had a segment animated by James Baxter, so it’s automatic win..

January also blessed us with a reboot of another old-forgotten property, Carmen Sandiego, with her second season arriving in October. And it proved that reboots do make sense, but only if you actually do something with it. The story was fresh, creative, and yet, similar in its serialised form to capture the imagination of viewers. Also, grappling hooks for the win.

February was the month of dragons. Not only we got the conclusion of How to Train Your Dragon franchise, but Netlfix gave us second season of The Dragon Prince. While I still consider HTTYD 1 as the best movie of the franchise, as it cleverly told the story of a conflict without any obvious villain, HTTYD 3 was a satisfying conclusion, strengthened by the Homecoming special in November. 

TDP S2 on the other hand, did everything season 1 did, except better. For once, the studio finally broke their piggy bank and bought a new graphics card, so the choppy 15FPS animation of S1 is gone. The story got darker, more mature, yet whimsical, and it only made us hungry for more. Luckily, S3 was just around the corner.

March gave us season 2 of Craig of the Creek. I have to admit, I missed out on this cartoon in 2018, and it was a humongous mistake. CotC is quite possibly the most wholesome cartoon out there, telling amazing story about a boy, his friends, and his family, glorifying the mundane adventures in the creek to truly epic proportions. The family is especially important part, I do not remember a cartoon where bonds between family members were as well written as here. Definitely a must-watch if you have missed it as well.

On 8th of March, the International Women’s day, DC Superhero Girls 2019, aka My Little Pony But Humans And With Superpowers, started, and it was a blast. Creator. Lauren Faust, has once again proven that whatever she touches turns into gold. The shorts were funny, clever, and changed just enough of the DC universe to feel familiar, yet show us new, interesting scenarios. 

 In April, Missing Link had its premiere, showing that traditional, stop motion animation not only has place in modern times, but it can deliver spectacular scenes, though of course, we expected nothing less of studio Laika.

In May, one of Disney’s long-running series, Star vs The Forces of Evil had its finale, and that brings us to the first screech of the list. Many people complained about the direction the show has taken, some claiming it has gone off-track in S3, some saying it was S4 that dropped the quality. Some, like me, saw nothing wrong with it, but the finale let people dissatisfied. If anything, it was too short, and definitely could use an epilogue movie that would tie some of the remaining plot threads in something bigger than one single pan-shot. 

Rest in piece, laser puppies

Wait, they’re alive? Well, then... rest in piece, Hekapoo and her puppies.

This month also presented a first contender for this Summer’s line-up, Twelve Forever. The cartoon took us into wild, bizarre land of imagination, and offered quite a few very mature lessons about growing up and acknowledging one’s responsibilities. It also provided much needed representation, both in terms of colour and sexuality. 

Sadly, amidst scandals with its creator, the show was canned, though it’s also Netflix’s fault for not marketing it enough.

A-and maybe the show was just a tad too... creepy....

Also somewhere in May some Games might have been lost and some Thrones burned, but no one cares about it anymore. i think it was popular for a while, though.

However, 12 Forever was just a start. June gave us Amphibia, my personal top-bingeable cartoon of the year. Disney has hit a jackpot, giving us an incredibly creative fantasy show with rich mythology and enough emotional conflict to create fantastic storytelling. The only slight complain was the scheduling, as episodes aired daily, meaning the season was over by the end of the month. But honestly, the amount of humour and adventures with Anne in the forg world we got compensates that thousandfold. Book 2, coming in 2020, can only makes thing more interesting. 

Going for a hat-trick, in August we got the premiere of a cartoon that I was betting would be my personal favourite, Infinity Train... Until I learned of its schedule, even weirder than Amphibia’s. While Amphibia took a right turn, and gave us 20 episodes, a perfect amount for both plot and filler stories, Infinity Train... turned out to be a mini-series with just ten episodes, airing daily, two per night. And that, in my opinion, was a fatal mistake. Not only we now know that the story is not over, as Season 2 arrives in January, but the short episodes and its density gave very little time to leave an impact on us. If it was at least spaced out, then maybe I wouldn’t be so judgemental, but for me it was a blow that deflated the balloon I was clinging to since 2016 pilot. Still, there is more to come, and the story was more than interesting, so we’ll see if I get used to the pocket mini-story arcs.

September. Remember Steven Universe? That cartoon that ended? SIKE, HAVE A TV MOVIE. And by gods, old and new, what a phenomenal movie it was. A musical telling its own, contained story of betrayal, trust and finding yourself, based on Rebecca Sugar’s mis-adventure with a phone that reset itself... I have seen this movie at least ten times, and its OST is one I come back to constantly on Spotify. The songs are amazing, catchy, incredibly-well written, deep, and, as usual, send very adult messages about growing up and finding one’s identity, which SU was already famous for. Must watch.

Continuing the theme of reboots that actually make sense, Ducktales finished its second season after duck-bombs in March and May, with a heart-breaking story of Della Duck and humongous finale, extending DT’s universe to other Disney Afternoon shows. Season 3 promises even more, and DT is a golden standard of making a reboot that stays faithful to a more than half-a-century old material, while adding enough material to keep things fresh and funny for modern audience. What I’m saying is, Disney could really learn from Disney (pictured below).

But while some things start, some have to finish. October saw the end of My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic, a show that has taken Internet by the storm in 2010 and...

...okay, cringy brony things aside, this was a clever re-imagining of the decades-old property, and its popularity, especially amongst the people outside the target demography is a proof of its quality. The ending was perfectly serviceable, nothing that stood out, in my opinion, but it definitely didn’t disappoint either. MLP FiM will live in history as the cartoon about pastel tiny horses that made adult men cry and gave them enough passion to create years of of visual crack. And porn. Lots of porn.

November:  Just In case if one season of human and elf adventures was enough, The Dragon Prince Season 3 arrived in November, and it provided a thrilling conclusion to its first smaller story arc. Though I wish the season was longer, and it dived into the history of Elves’ and Humans’ animosities, I would be lying if I said I didn’t binge-watch it all in one sitting, gripping my chair. 

Do you like Green Eggs and Ham? Yes, yes, I do, Sam-I-am. Question: how do you take a classic poem, made purposefully of limited vocabulary, and turn it into a thirteen episode series with a beginning, middle, and end? The answer: You add bunch of weird stuff and the mother of all complicated backstories... at least by the original’s standards. And here’s the thing: this is the first Dr Seuss’ adaption where it works. Somehow the writers were able to stretch each verse of the famous poem into a surprisingly emotional story about friendship, losing and restoring hope, as well as following your dreams. Plus, it gave us Fargo-esque team of Bad Guys. Come on. 

And just in time for Christmas season, we were blessed with Klaus, a clear contender for a Christmas classic in my opinion. This STUNNINGLY beautiful traditionally animated original Netflix movie is a very, very clever reinterpretation of St. Nick’s mythos, telling a deep, and very realistic story of greed and selfishness, and how can one turn their life around by changing their life, one present at a time.

We’re about to end the year, so HOW ABOUT SOME EMOTIONAL TRAUMA, KIDS? Yes, Steven Universe Future is here, and from the looks of it, Steven’s problems are just beginning, since they mature with him. The show’s too real, man. However, it also provided much needed levity, giving us a familiar taste. Nothing more to say, as the show is still airing, and it will surely give us more emotional moments.   

And that’s a wrap for 2019. As I’ve said, it is not exhaustive by any means, and from the looks of it, 2020 is gonna be as packed as its prequel. So yeah, the world might be on fire, but at least we got some nice cartoon to binge-watch.

Happy new year everyone! At least I have time until 6th of January when the first episode of Infinity Train Season two arriWHAT DO YOU MEAN IT’S OUT ALREADY

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Catfish: Nev’s story, will Ariana Grande host Catfish?

Nev’s story, will Ariana Grande to host Catfish?

“Someone who pretends to be someone else, especially on the internet. Found on anywhere from Instagram to Twitter to chat sites, these people use fake pictures to disguise who they are. A synonym for this in some situations may be “troll” because the majority of catfish out there are simply out to troll others, while others have their own reasons for this approach. Often catfish, once discovered, are faced with people full of annoyance and frustration at being “catfishes” -Urban Dictionary

Will Ariana Grande host Catfish? And how did the whole thing get started?

Unless you’ve been under a rock, then you’ve probably seen the hit TV series Catfish. But if you haven’t it’s a popular MTV series hosted by Max and Nev (two best friends).

Catfish came to light long before the show began. Nev Schulman had his own personal experience with a catfish.

But long before the reality show began, Nev Schulman had his own experience with a catfish.

To begin, it started in 2007, Nev was on Myspace and a girl named Abby sent him a watercolor painting of Nev after seeing it in the paper.

Shortly after, Nev continued to chat online and became friends with Abby’s family, including her mother Angela and her 19-year-old sister Megan.

Nev was falling hard for Abby’s older sister, Megan.

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“She was smoking hot, unbelievably sexy… super beautiful,” Nev, (then 24), told 20/20 in 2010.

The feelings grew quickly and Nev began to truly open up to Megan. Their relationship constantly kept them texting. Although, for seven months Nev and Megan never talked on the phone.

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Interestingly, Megan would write original songs for Nev and post them on her Facebook page.

“I was opening up to Megan in ways that I had not with actual girlfriends that I had had.”

With this in mind, remember they are 7 months into their relationship. Myspace was quickly abandoned for Facebook.

Meanwhile, it was time for Nev to meet his love and in Michigan. Unfortunately, that’s when everything went downhill.

Nev had his brother Ariel Schulman and friend Henry Joost plan a trip to finally meet Megan and capture the happy moment on camera.

But in the end, they filmed something very different.

Nev and Megan were chatting before their first meeting, she inquired about a song request for her to sing for him.

Strange enough, she sent Nev her rendition of Johnny Cash’s hit “Tennessee stud’.

Nev and his buddies took to YouTube and discovered that Megan’s rendition wasn’t hers after all.

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In fact, it was the work of another artist, including all of her “original songs,” sent to Nev throughout the 7 months they talked endlessly.

Nev told 20/20 what he thought after finding the YouTube video of ‘Tennessee Stud.’

“When we found ‘Tennessee Stud’ [on YouTube], which she had just sent us half an hour earlier, that’s when we realized everything was fake.”

Because of this Nev was determined to find out who the real person was behind the name “Megan.”

Together, his brother and friend continued their travels 1,300 miles to Megan’s house in Michigan.

Sadly, when they arrived, things started to get even weirder. Abby’s mother answered the door and told Nev she had uterine cancer, she also attempted to call Megan numerous times with no success.

Nev and his friends soon found out there was no Megan. In fact, Angela had been using 15 different Facebook accounts to help her curate lies.

Fortunately, Abby was real but she wasn’t the one sending Nev paintings, after all, it was Angela.

This is what inspired Nev to take his experience to another level by creating a documentary called “Catfish.”

They used the original footage of Nev’s journey to meet Megan. The documentary premiered at Sundance Film Festival, unveiling the truth behind Angela’s lies and the pain Nev felt when he found out that the woman he loved didn’t exist.

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To end, the documentary credits shared that Angela did not have cancer, and Megan was fictitious

Finally, months later the girl in the phones were identified as Aimee Gonzales, an American model, and photographer.

The documentary was a success, Nev and Henry flew to New York City to tell Aimee all the details.

Could you imagine?

Side note, I can, it was back in middle school, my friend and I at the time were both falling for someone on Myspace named Jecq

After months, of talking on the phone nightly, we found out that our Catfish was actually a heavy set girl from Texas.

That’s why we didn’t put two and two together on the phone, the extra weight (no offense to anyone) made her voice deep and being LGBTQ at the time was not widely accepted, so she had to use this fake person.

After some research, we found out the guy we loved was actually a Football player at this girls school.

Sadly, this person made two best friends fight and argue. There is truly a toxic manner to this behavior and it happens every single day.

Due to one fact, social media is growing and it’s not going to disappear.

Will Ariana Grande be a host on the MTV series Catfish?

There have been some headlines discussing the possibility that Ariana Grande will be joining Nev on the MTV hit show!

Cheatsheet opened up about recent events regarding the rumor.

“For starters, it seems pretty likely that Grande’s appearance on Catfish will happen. She’s already got one foot in the door, as show creator Nev Schulman is a huge fan of the singer.

Speaking to TMZ in June 2019, Schulman said Grande is his ultimate dream co-host. “When we start making new shows, maybe Ariana will do one.” He added that he already told her he would “love” to have her on the show.”

Further, Nev learned a lot about Grande and the show from fans.

“According to Schulman, Grande is a huge fan of the MTV series. He told TMZ that he learned of Grande’s love for the show after her fans informed him one day that she was binging on it. “I started getting a lot of mentions on Instagram,” he told the news outlet. “People were saying, ‘Oh my God! Oh My God! Ariana Grande is watching Catfish!’”

Not only does she watch the show, but she also apparently follows Schulman on social media — which means she’s totally aware of how Catfish works”

Truthfully, that doesn’t mean she’s 100% going to do the show but it’s safe to assume she would be down to appear on the show.

The “7 Rings” hitmaker told Schulman on social media that she would “love” the opportunity to get in front of the Catfish cameras and that says a lot for the show.

Will Ariana Grande host Catfish? Let us know what you think in the comments below! Also, be sure to let us know, have you ever had to deal with a catfish?

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