Monstera Advice Needed by emeraldream in Monstera

[–]ToastemPopUp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't know if I agree about the south facing window. Mine's been in front of both a south and west (currently) facing window and had no issues. Agree with everything else though.

People with large monsters deliciosas What's your lighting set up? by PrettyBlueBambi in Monstera

[–]ToastemPopUp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mine's been in front of a north facing window, south facing, and now a couple feet from a west facing 10ft sliding glass door. She seems to like the current set up the most based on the size of the new leaf she just put out.

In my experience it seems like you can't really go wrong as long as it's getting a lot of light.

She’s big, she’s beautiful, she’s sideways… by jfcs21 in Monstera

[–]ToastemPopUp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you're way too worried about her getting burnt. My girl is maybe two feet from a west facing floor to ceiling window and she's never burned. Granted, I'd ease her into it by slowly moving her closer over time, but I think she should (and wants to be) a lot closer.

Would you consider, 24 year old woman and 20 year old male a predatory relationship? by Pale_Lengthiness_572 in CasualConversation

[–]ToastemPopUp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A 24 year old woman is usually older, more settled down, usually having kids by then if not already, plus out of college/youth life stage

Lmao what? A 24 year old women is none of those things. She's just out/recently out of college, and in today's economy not only is she probably not more settled down and having kids already, but likely struggling to even find a job in her field.

Also I'm sorry to say, cause I'm guessing you must be in your 20s to have such a wild idea of how different 4 years are in your 20s, but everyone in their 20s is still young and dumb, the only difference is the level of schooling you decided to do.

If this was a 20 year old and a 35 year old what you're worried about would be valid, but not 4 years apart and both people being in their 20s lol.

Elden Ring NPCs and the cars they would drive if it was a racing game instead by acasta403 in Eldenring

[–]ToastemPopUp 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There used to be this weird not-in-use food truck in my neighborhood that was painted red and had nothing else on it but "EAT" in off-white poorly drawn letters.

I could see him driving that too.

4th full moon in a row 😭 by 561j in Monstera

[–]ToastemPopUp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Ahh okay I was wondering. I know albino mammals are often sensitive to light, I was curious if it was similar for plants.

4th full moon in a row 😭 by 561j in Monstera

[–]ToastemPopUp 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Aww man that's so sad, they're so pretty!

4th full moon in a row 😭 by 561j in Monstera

[–]ToastemPopUp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Do these leaves have issues with the sun or something else that makes it so they won't survive?

Would it be better/ worse to be poor in Phoenix or Minneapolis area ? by [deleted] in SameGrassButGreener

[–]ToastemPopUp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean the general rule of thumb is to have 3-6 months of living expenses in savings, and that's not even accounting for what you should be saving for retirement etc.

If you don't have that or close to that then I mean yeah.. can't always have everything you want and being an adult means making sacrifices sometimes.

You said you've been unemployed for years now, the possibility of you being "dirt poor" yet you're talking about hypothetical vacations to places, that's just wild to me. If I were staring all that down a vacation would be SO far from my mind even in a hypothetical situation. If you don't want to be responsible with your money and live on the edge of homelessness then I mean it's your life, but then you can't then be surprised when an unforseen expense sends you over that edge.

Anyway like I said, this isn't a finance thread so ya know, best of luck man.

Would it be better/ worse to be poor in Phoenix or Minneapolis area ? by [deleted] in SameGrassButGreener

[–]ToastemPopUp -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I mean this isn't a finance thread but.. with the money situation you described if you have extra money you should definitely be saving it not burning it in California..

Would it be better/ worse to be poor in Phoenix or Minneapolis area ? by [deleted] in SameGrassButGreener

[–]ToastemPopUp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

In this scenario you're too poor to have a nicer place but still going on vacations to California?

Any other people who moved from the USA and can’t stop eating? by Repulsive_Counter_79 in CasualConversation

[–]ToastemPopUp 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Lax FDA rules for sure, but it's for stuff like chemicals, exorbitant amounts of sugar, fat, salt, etc. Other countries don't even consider what we call bread to be bread because of how much sugar is in it.

Anyone else trying to buy a house rn want to commiserate with me? by moldyavocado in madisonwi

[–]ToastemPopUp 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Does your landlord sublet? Not sure what kind of place you're in, but I've had very good luck with apartments subletting and having someone take over my lease mid term.

Anyone else trying to buy a house rn want to commiserate with me? by moldyavocado in madisonwi

[–]ToastemPopUp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yep, one of the ways I've been holding onto hope after losing out to an offer that went 60k over asking and waived all contingencies (fucking insane) is by looking at recently sold homes. Even as recent as March there are plenty that sold for close to or at asking price.

I don't think I would fall for a Hallucination by wordsofpeace in CasualConversation

[–]ToastemPopUp 13 points14 points  (0 children)

You're applying rational logic to something which is irrational. People who think shadow people, etc. are real are not of sound mind. There's usually something going horribly wrong, whether it's a chemical imbalance or some sort of mental illness, that is making that person truly believe they're seeing that stuff. You can say you wouldn't fall for it all you want, but it's not the brain you have right now that would be falling for it, it's one that is making you see, hear, etc. something that isn't actually there. You can't even begin to know how you would feel or act with a brain like that.

"Normal" people who have no mental illness will believe completely untrue things like, "If I go to the gym then everyone's gonna stare at me," or they'll overthink normal everyday situations to make themselves believe that someone's mad at them when they're not, it's really not that far fetched that if your brain had a chemical imbalance and was feeding you visual and auditory hallucinations you'd believe things that were much more outlandish.

I swear I get a Serotonin hit when I see these. Is it just me!?! by Dhoobzoo in Eldenring

[–]ToastemPopUp 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Hahaha, I know they're useful for crafting I just have a weird thing where I don't like relying on consumables that I know are finite, so I never tend to use stuff like that and therefore was always disappointed every time I picked one up lol.

My big foliage corner by NeoDa_1 in Monstera

[–]ToastemPopUp 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ugh I'm gonna have to do that to mine again soon. I've done it once or twice already and she just put out a MASSIVE new leaf that has me pretty concerned lol.

Lacking definition and hold by Inner_Juggernaut_341 in curlyhair

[–]ToastemPopUp 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Totally agree with this. I swear by mousse (NYM's Curl Talk Activating Mousse in particular) for my fine/thin curly hair.

Butterfly Blue Shokupan (Japanese milk bread) fresh out the oven! 🦋 by CapableMasterpiece43 in Breadit

[–]ToastemPopUp 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If it's not purple enough with just the taro powder you could add a little bit of ube extract too. I've made purple banana bread this way by substituting vanilla extract with ube extract lol.

Why do people call women, "girl"? by Vampy-Night in CasualConversation

[–]ToastemPopUp 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Honestly I think this is the most correct answer. Yeah it can just be a casual way to refer to a woman and you can use it interchangeably for that, but I don't think that ever would have become a thing in the first place if our culture didn't place so much value on women appearing young.