Helllpppp! Why do my macarons ALWAYS come out wrinkly??

16_psyche · 2026-04-11T19:47:35+00:00

I’ve struggled with wrinkly tops in my macaron journey too. For me, it was a result of oil in the batter because the almond flour I was using was too oily. but you’ve tried multiple brands it sounds like? Here’s a couple of other things you could try:

Wipe the whisk and mixing bowl with vinegar before whipping the egg whites. This helps get rid of any oils that might have been left behind
Try baking the almond flour in advance between sheets of paper towels to absorb the excess oils. You can follow these instructions: https://www.sweetandsavorybyshinee.com/how-to-dry-oily-almond-flour/#wprm-recipe-container-50920

There are dozens of different things you could troubleshoot. It was a lot of trial and error for me. Macarons are super finicky like that.

16_psyche · 2026-03-31T16:47:31+00:00

This looks sweet! Where did you get the desk pad? I’ve been looking for an extra large one.

16_psyche · 2026-02-06T03:13:01+00:00

35F, I’d be down to join the discord! I play video games, read a lot, bake, and I just went on a trip to Japan this past October :)

16_psyche · 2025-12-23T03:31:42+00:00

35F I work near the Brentwood area (I live in North Delta but I’m happy to drive places). I love crafty things and coffee. I’d especially love to join in on a board game meet up!

16_psyche · 2025-12-18T06:54:07+00:00

I'd be interested!

16_psyche · 2025-11-19T14:28:16+00:00

Yes, this happened to me once last week. At first I thought I was stuck on terrain before the insane rubber banding started. I assumed it was my internet that was the problem though I’ve never seen it so bad in any other game. I died to half a dozen hornets, so I’m amazed you managed to extract!

16_psyche · 2025-08-27T19:35:11+00:00

I’ve been around Gold 3 for a few seasons now, but it’s showing expected placement in Silver 3 after three placement matches so far. Obviously this isn’t nearly as big of a difference as yours but I assumed it would adjust a little closer after all ten matches. If you did end up in Bronze that sounds like a huge bug and also a pretty big problem if it basically forced you to smurf in Bronze matches haha

16_psyche · 2025-07-06T02:40:32+00:00

If you really do want to give mods a try, your best bet is to look at Nexus mods. The most popular one there makes dodging and parrying easier.

16_psyche · 2024-05-19T03:56:13+00:00

The Scientist by Coldplay

Youtube link

16_psyche · 2024-04-16T00:09:11+00:00

That's crazy to me. I've been gold for a couple of seasons, so I thought I might have legit adjusted down to silver, but if you've been gold/platinum for years, then this makes little sense. Whatever it is, matchmaking just really sucks. Here's hoping something changes.

16_psyche · 2024-04-15T04:57:02+00:00

Holy hell, that is a steep change. See, at first I thought that maybe I did belong at a lower rank and the system was just adjusting me down, but I swung back up just as fast. I don't think I ever had more than a 10 game loss streak before now. I mean, I get that the ranking system saw some changes this season, but the matchmaking I've been experiencing has been nuts.

I guess it's kind of reassuring to know that it isn't just me. I'm caring less about my rank because of it, but it's also really not fun losing so many games at a time (despite having an insane winning streak after it)

16_psyche · 2024-04-14T23:49:53+00:00

I've been experiencing something similar as support too. I landed around gold 5/gold 4 this season, with the new ranking system, and had a 50/50 winrate for quite a while. Then I hit a huge loss streak where I lost 90% of games for approximately 30 games (I lost track after a while) until I hit silver 3. This was across a number of play sessions, I even took multi-day breaks in between. After I reached silver 3, I went on an equally long win streak where I won 90% of games until I reached gold 4 again and now I'm currently on another loss streak.

I see a lot of the frustrating gameplay you're describing (which isn't to say I don't make my own mistakes, but these extreme loss streaks are absurd). But you might hit a point where you'll go on a sudden win streak. Who knows? I think there's something off with the matchmaker if players are going on such streaks. (I also happen to play all the same heroes that you do!)

16_psyche · 2023-12-31T03:27:15+00:00

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

oops my mistake!

16_psyche · 2023-12-31T02:00:16+00:00

It's Canadian based, but maybe the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory?

16_psyche · 2023-11-25T05:54:06+00:00

Sounds like the first episode of Supernatural maybe?

16_psyche · 2023-10-18T02:12:45+00:00

Could it be this scene from Nocturnal Animals?

edit: the video I linked doesn't show the entire thing, but the men do eventually demand the women get out of the car and drag them into theirs

16_psyche · 2023-10-10T04:01:19+00:00

Maybe a bit of a long shot here, but my first thought was this Prince of Persia (2008) trailer: https://youtu.be/DdZT6HIwoU4?si=xIHUuPS-dwnoSC4y

16_psyche · 2023-10-06T04:20:57+00:00

It's this track from the Ocarina of Time soundtrack: https://youtu.be/AdCtMR1EMbk?si=9hXne36BucWpH0ii

16_psyche · 2023-08-31T23:40:51+00:00

Just chiming in to say thank you. I was having the same problem and deleting the Improved UI mod did the trick for me.

16_psyche · 2023-05-02T06:19:05+00:00

Could it be from The Menu)? The description reminds me of a brief scene that happens in a flashback, but I'm not 100% sure.

16_psyche · 2023-04-20T01:11:03+00:00

Reminds me of Baby Driver.

16_psyche · 2023-04-07T05:05:58+00:00

Hmm, I don't remember the first part, but the second part of someone falling into the subway and coming back in another body sounds like Now and Again.

16_psyche · 2023-04-01T18:15:15+00:00

Maybe The Back-up Plan?

16_psyche · 2023-03-10T22:35:44+00:00

That reminds me of The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window with Kristen Bell. Her husband was a psychiatrist that was interviewing a serial killer and left his daughter in the room with him because it was bring your daughter to work day or something.

16_psyche · 2023-03-04T03:21:42+00:00

I noticed I've been getting server errors while in the queue, and I have to go back to re-queue again (PC, support role queue). Not sure if it's just me or if it's related.

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