Susan's Place Transgender Resources

I'll start with one for Lori. :)

I'm watching Flour Gold Wizards.

"They need that, they're hard working miners!"

Mortske Repair

"Welcome boys and girls of YouTube world. Today the Duff Dog and I are going to work on..."

Watch Wes Work

"if we plot progress versus time it should be pretty much linear.  We are currently right about here  approaching the danger zone between `works` and `done` and those two things are not the same. We have to be very careful not to get sidetracked at The Works boundary and end up over here on the Asymptote of Despair where time goes to infinity and we never quite finish our project"

Asymptote of Despair!  :laugh:

I will look up "how to fix this or that" or "how to do this" for a particular subject.
I do not seek out specific named channels.

We don't watch broadcast television, instead we're subscribed to a multitude of YT channels. We watch a lot of maker videos, DIY, homesteading, etc.

Hugs, Devlyn

I do not watch that much of anything as compared to maybe twenty years ago.
Sometimes I will watch golf or documentaries or key sports events or help to fix this stuff, or about nature or history or travel and other miscellaneous stuff.  Star Trek in many of its many varieties are hard to keep up with by itself.

I much rather experience things in person.

But it was cool to see how things operate via a video, such as how those big cruise ships are run.  They are like moving hotels with captive residents, so they always have to make a lot of meals vs. hotel occupants going down the street for a meal.

Chrissy

Black Bear Forge

"Get out to your shop, make something, don't forget to wear your safety glasses."

Diesel Creek

"Contact!"

Like Chrissy, I mostly use YouTube to learn how to do things, like auto repair or jewelry-making.

While stuck in a hotel room due to heavy rain in Colorado last week, I got re-addicted to the History channel. Since I don't watch television, since I got home, I have been watching episodes on YT.

I have been trying to teach myself how to make wire-wrap jewelry. YT has a ton of videos for that. But far beyond just wrapping polished stones, there is one artist who just amazes me with her work. She makes all kinds of things from wire and beads. I am studying her miniature high-heeled shoes. They can be used for a dollhouse or as a necklace pendant. I have failed three times so far, but not giving up. Her channel is full of wonderful creations. And she does not sell them, she collects them.  ;D

Nice, Lori!

I did a lot of wire wrapping back in the day....but not that kind. First I'd assemble a card, then add the wiring.

Quote from: Devlyn on May 17, 2025, 09:19:06 AMNice, Lori!

I did a lot of wire wrapping back in the day....but not that kind. First I'd assemble a card, then add the wiring.

That brings back memories. Back when I did that, it was mostly discrete components. IC chips were the new technology.  ;D

Bad Chad a Canadian hot rod /custom builder who shows how to make cars without lots of equipment or money. On every night at 10pm UK time.

I'll check that out!

Hugs,  Devlyn

Cutting Edge Engineering Australia

If you watch, you know how Kurtis feels about trains.  :laugh:

Hugs, Devlyn

Acute Hypernerdism compels me to watch a lot of gaming channels, lol. Mostly games I'm playing myself, to see how other people approach them. I find it relaxing. I am similar to you, Dev, in that I haven't watched "normal" TV for a long, long time, and kind of just watch longform let's plays of videogames. I say watch, they're more like just background noise but they're comforting. I doubt most of the stuff I watch would interest most folks here. I like smaller channels. :)

Yes, praise the lawd for long form videos!  :)

Hugs, Devlyn

I do like the multi hour "Stuff to fall asleep to" videos, too. Things like "Blizzard sounds for sleeping" from a channel called "Stardust Vibes - Relaxing Sounds". They're like ten hours long and I've kind of come to rely on them. I am one of those people who can't sleep in silence. I think it goes back to my time in the military. Where you never slept in silence. And trying to now... it's too... loud? So these videos are very nice to drift off to. I am kind of weird in that I love the cold, and storms, and all the stuff a lot of people don't, lol. Howling wind is massively soporific.

Farmcraft101

"Looks like you blew a seal."

Quote from: Devlyn on May 17, 2025, 03:34:25 PMFarmcraft101

"Looks like you blew a seal."

Get your mind out of the gutter, Lauren... >_<

That's really kind of cool. Where I live there are a lot of farms. A lot of machinery like that. I never really paid attention to any of it.

Quote from: Sephirah on May 17, 2025, 04:29:23 PMGet your mind out of the gutter, Lauren... >_<

Yes, as a Navy lass, seal means something else. I think it means "gasket" here.  ;D

Jus' saying...

https://crowdmade.com/collections/farmcraft/products/farmcraft101-the-original-looks-like-you-blew-a-seal-mug

Mark Galicic

"Little Boom!"

Do not even ask what a "bush" could mean to some.

Quote from: Devlyn on May 17, 2025, 05:12:49 PMJus' saying...

https://crowdmade.com/collections/farmcraft/products/farmcraft101-the-original-looks-like-you-blew-a-seal-mug

Okay that made me giggle way more than it should have done. I needed that. Thank you, Devlyn. <3

I've followed Itchy Boots for years. She solo rides motorcycle, travels through many countries is currently in Saudi Arabia.
I follow Hanna Duggan and Rosa. Rosa is a van dweller. Hanna travels and has a homestead
Plus music music,  I'm an old rocker😁
I don't watch a tv. Does not interest me. Everything, everyone I like is on You Tube.

Simple Living Alaska

It's a well produced channel, and they cover lots of topics of interest to us; hunting, fishing, homesteading, canning, etc. The scenery is amazing, but we already know that from Danielle's posts.  :) @Northern Star Girl 

Hugs, Devlyn

Quote from: Devlyn on May 18, 2025, 04:48:45 AMSimple Living Alaska

It's a well produced channel, and they cover lots of topics of interest to us; hunting, fishing, homesteading, canning, etc. The scenery is amazing, but we already know that from Danielle's posts.  :) @Northern Star Girl 

Hugs, Devlyn

Yeah let's face it, we all want to be Northern Star Girls. Where Danielle lives is kind of magical. To us normies. As a mundane Brit, that part of the world is... well, it's fascinating.

Oh no! Living Traditions Homestead just put out their last video.  :'(

Junkyard Digs

"Let's have a beer about it!"

JPthebeeman

"I'm JP the bee man"

Kent Survival (https://www.youtube.com/@KentSurvival). He's a bloke who make videos about bushcraft. Like Ray Mears or Bear Grylls but with less grubs and living in a hedge, or a hotel.

Quote from: Sephirah on May 22, 2025, 03:43:19 PMKent Survival (https://www.youtube.com/@KentSurvival). He's a bloke who make videos about bushcraft. Like Ray Mears or Bear Grylls but with less grubs and living in a hedge, or a hotel.

Also on our list.  :)

How about those hot sauces!

Hugs, Devlyn

Quote from: Devlyn on May 22, 2025, 04:03:29 PMAlso on our list.  :)

How about those hot sauces!

Hugs, Devlyn

Really not my thing, honestly. I melt with hot food, like hot weather. But I love watching people do cooking. Especially this dude. He literally cooked a meal on a shovel, lol! And people with asbestos body parts... kudos! Haha. My best friend comes from South America. Where it's like... normal to have ALL the Scovilles in every meal. I get wiped out at Jalapenos. My Yorkshire tastebuds just can't handle it. ;D

WoT Arty Noobs.

I used to play World of Tanks, off and on, for many years. I switched over from playing tanks to playing artillery. I suck. But I did get one of my games featured on the channel. My call sign was D8_ASI (D8 is the Additional Skill Identifier for M60A3 Tank Master Gunner MOS). I enjoy watching skilled players so I can learn their techniques.

I did earn two medals in that battle, and that was fine with me.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqGP7L-4Gew

See! I Always knew deep down you were a gamer chick, Lori!!!

Damn... as if it were possible for my respect for you to get any higher, you somehow managed it. <3

I have had a long time interest in World of Warships... obviously. But I don't like PvP (Player Vs Player). It always makes me feel bad and I am terrible at it. No matter what game it is. I can't hurt other people. It makes me feel nasty.

Quote from: Sephirah on May 22, 2025, 04:35:06 PMSee! I Always knew deep down you were a gamer chick, Lori!!!

Damn... as if it were possible for my respect for you to get any higher, you somehow managed it. <3

I have had a long time interest in World of Warships... obviously. But I don't like PvP (Player Vs Player). It always makes me feel bad and I am terrible at it. No matter what game it is. I can't hurt other people. It makes me feel nasty.

Guilty as charged. One of my first trans mentors was a well-known online gamer who was trans. I played Warships and Warplanes too, but didn't stick with it. Tanks are just my thing. I don't care for PvP either. I played WoW, SWTOR, and others, but stuck with PvE because I enjoy exploring the world maps. Now, I don't play online and stick with city builders like Sim City, Banished, etc.

Hydraulic Press Channel

"He-drool-ick Press Channel"

That's how they say it, they're Finnish. Anyhoo, they have a giant press and crush things. Like sledge hammers and axes for instance.

Quote from: Lori Dee on May 23, 2025, 09:47:07 AMGuilty as charged. One of my first trans mentors was a well-known online gamer who was trans. I played Warships and Warplanes too, but didn't stick with it. Tanks are just my thing. I don't care for PvP either. I played WoW, SWTOR, and others, but stuck with PvE because I enjoy exploring the world maps. Now, I don't play online and stick with city builders like Sim City, Banished, etc.

You are literally my spirit animal. <3 I played WoW for a while, too. But quit a long time ago. Those things can suck you in and forget life exists, lol. I did try some flight sims in VR. They're kind of cool. Got big into Space sims, too, like Elite: Dangerous. @Sarah B knows all about that life-eater. ;)  But I was only really in it for the dogfighting. And the VR experience... Elite nailed it more than probably any other game. Until they gave up on it. I think if I wasn't so scared of heights I would've joined the RAF instead of the Navy. Or even the FAA (Fleet Air Arm... the Navy version of it).

As an aside... Fury is one of my favourite movies. Those behemoths are more than just vehicles. For the people who train for and crew them. They are a mobile home. Kind of like boats (subs... you have to call a submarine a boat, It's like the law) and ships are for the Navy folks who serve on them. I can see why there is such an attachment.

To drag this back on topic, though... I have kind of got into reaction channels lately. American folks reacting to UK stuff. Channels like Reacting To My Roots (https://www.youtube.com/@reactingtomyroots), or  The Natasha & Debbie Show (https://www.youtube.com/@TheNatashaDebbieShow). I find them kind of cool. People wanting to explore things outside their sphere of experience is always kind of cool. :)

I think my long term favorite youtube-channel is CorridorCrew! I love movies and the making-of movies and they are like experts in movie effects. Super interesting! Also Slowmoguys, they do fun, sometimes informative but mostly stupid stuff.

Quote from: herminonie on May 23, 2025, 04:17:35 PMI think my long term favorite youtube-channel is CorridorCrew! I love movies and the making-of movies and they are like experts in movie effects. Super interesting! Also Slowmoguys, they do fun, sometimes informative but mostly stupid stuff.

I have seen some Slow Mo Guys stuff. That channel is like 70% madness, lol.

We all need some madness sometimes haha! Maybe my kind of humour just tends to be a bit absurd, lol

Quote from: herminonie on May 23, 2025, 06:22:19 PMWe all need some madness sometimes haha! Maybe my kind of humour just tends to be a bit absurd, lol

Nothing wrong with that at all! <3 Whatever makes you smile. :)

As Nietzsche said... "One must still have chaos in oneself to give birth to a dancing star."

< Narrator > "Is Lori Dee watching the History channel's Ancient Aliens?"

Ancient Astronaut Theorists say yes, and suggest evidence may be found in the wording of this post.  ;D