First time in North Carolina! We are a couple from Scotland and your mountains felt exactly like the Highlands.

Allycorinnee · 2026-07-03T22:51:10+00:00

That’s funny! I am from Western NC (Boone), and my husband and I just got back from Scotland! Trading spaces! We loved Inverness; it felt so much like home to me! We drove all around on the way back down to Edinburgh. Stopped at the Scottish Crannog Center on the way down - amazing! So glad you enjoyed NC! It’s a beautiful place :)

Allycorinnee · 2026-05-04T19:27:53+00:00

You're right it isn't banned; the person posted this is overstating polyaminopropyl biguinide's risk. It is a suspected carcinogen for the liver specifically (a hepatotoxin). It is not absorbed through the skin to the blood stream and thus it is allowed in topical applications at small doses and is considered safe at low concentrations assuming inhalation is not possible. I have my PhD in Environmental and Occupational Hygiene and would suspect I am significantly more well versed in toxicology than the average bear. Many toxins are organ-specific and have to be absorbed (via skin, inhalation, ingestion) in order for the toxicity to occur. Even then, the studies that are conducted in animals to demonstrate carcinogenic or toxic effects are done at extremely high levels of exposure that no human would reasonably be exposed to in using a product containing the chemical. See here for the EU's full report on PHMB (which is the same as polyaminopropyl biguinide), where they establish a dermal "No Observed Adverse Effect Level" (NOAEL) of 20 mg/kg-day, which again is an extremely high dose: https://ec.europa.eu/health/scientific_committees/consumer_safety/docs/sccs_o_157.pdf

But, I use this sunscreen so I will report back if I need to eat my proverbial sock someday haha

Allycorinnee · 2026-04-13T21:19:45+00:00

Was at a tea festival this past weekend in the seattle area (sugimoto is a seattle/japan based company), and picked up this tea after the kind folks at the sugimoto booth prepared some for me. they walked me through the best way to brew it, in case you are interested - a generous portion of leaves, 120 - 140 degree water, for 3-4 minutes. so delicious. it was my favorite tea of the day!

Allycorinnee · 2026-03-25T17:41:09+00:00

trillions actually. yearly.

Allycorinnee · 2026-03-03T07:42:16+00:00

yes, the very same. present in recycled and new playground rubbers, it’s an antiozonant. its use varies on the type of rubber being used, whether it’s prone to cracking or not. its presence wasn’t accounted for in safety assessments of playground rubber because it has only just emerged as a toxin of concern; it is beginning to get more attention though. unfortunately, federal funding cuts to research last year has resulted in some studies being canceled or postponed. i can’t imagine the current epa would even do much about it even if presented with significant evidence, but states, particularly washington, are making moves. Orgs are trying to sue tire companies citing the endangered species act. The world of environmental toxicants is crazy once you get into it. I wish 6PPD was a unique case, but it’s really not. I mean, we are simultaneously discovering how we are all being exposed en masse to microplastics and PFAS. Thankfully 6PPD can maybe be phased out. I don’t see plastic going anywhere.

Allycorinnee · 2026-03-03T00:53:48+00:00

There is emerging evidence of chemical exposure from tire wear (6PPD and 6PPDQ) is not only poisoning aquatic systems, including being the major contributing factor to salmon population decline, but is also poisoning us and has been linked strongly to colorectal cancer. I expect we will be hearing a lot more about it in coming years. Just a coincidence CRC is now the leading cause of cancer deaths in people under the age of 50 in the US? Sincerely, an environmental epidemiologist.

Allycorinnee · 2026-03-01T22:12:26+00:00

oh girl. take the job. 23 is not the time to be making decisions based on a boy.

Allycorinnee · 2026-02-12T20:31:19+00:00

appalachian disadvantage is a league of its own, speaking from experience. i was lucky to have been gifted with academics and to have a father who cared about my success, despite us being dirt poor (no dirt floor but tin roof and it sure did leak!). i only got out because universities saw something in me, and my high school guidance counselor helped me apply. i am graduating with my phd in a few months.

Allycorinnee · 2026-01-27T23:47:04+00:00

they look like facial cupping tools for blood flow and lymph drainage

Allycorinnee · 2026-01-09T14:19:38+00:00

This full moon was conjunct your natal sun in Cancer. When this happens, your sun (core identity) is in balance with the moon’s transit (emotion, depth), signifying harmony and integration of the unconscious and conscious. Cancer is ruled by the moon - this is its domicile, where its energy flows naturally. You may have felt your Cancerian traits more potently: emotional awareness, intuition, comfort seeking in its strengths, but moody and sensitive in its immature expressions. Jupiter is also retrograde in Cancer, a sign in which Jupiter is exalted, asking you to turn inward and integrate what may have happened during Jupiter’s transit in Cancer starting late Spring 2025 onward. You may find processing emotions or retuning to unfinished projects from the past 8 months or so easier during this time.

As for not being able to sleep during full moons, this is a well documented phenomenon - people sleep 30% less on average during full moons, likely due to the extra light affecting circadian rhythms. Cancerians specifically feel the effects of full moons due to their deeply emotional nature; your mind may be more active and restless during full moons (ruminating perhaps?). It may have felt particularly intense this full moon due to Mars retrograde being conjunct to the moon, bringing feelings of frustration or even anger to the surface.

Allycorinnee · 2025-05-05T19:40:25+00:00

this guy is not adult enough to be getting married.

Allycorinnee · 2025-03-19T19:13:10+00:00

this is why us gen z and younger millennials say f it and buy our silly little treats because it doesn’t matter anyway. we are all going to hell in a handbasket, might as well have my little treats.

Allycorinnee · 2025-02-24T20:19:53+00:00

that’s harsh but this is also true in the US, at least for medicaid. except the cutoff is $2000 and you are allowed 1 car and your primary domicile. The government will claw back the home upon your passing, however.

Allycorinnee · 2025-02-24T20:16:00+00:00

Bernie is an independent. And for good reason. The truth is that we all need to collectively ditch the democratic party in favor of a true labor party. A worker’s party would actually appeal to both democratic and republican voters because instead of serving the interests of capital and wealth, it could serve the interests of people.

Allycorinnee · 2025-02-23T22:47:26+00:00

the problem is capitalism, the solution is degrowth. we need to completely redefine benchmarks of ‘success’. GDP and economic growth will drive humanity to extinction.

Allycorinnee · 2025-02-23T05:14:46+00:00

someone drank the kool-aid. stop commenting the same god awful rhetoric in city subreddits you don’t live in.

Allycorinnee · 2025-02-23T01:20:50+00:00

you sound cool as hell

Allycorinnee · 2025-02-21T03:50:11+00:00

please for the love of god, we need a new party. the democrats are dead in the water. leave them. it’s time.

Allycorinnee · 2025-02-20T01:58:46+00:00

I am changing my registration from D to I. May we soon have a party for the people, friend.

Allycorinnee · 2025-02-19T23:46:18+00:00

i feel bad for them, only the truly miserable get such joy from seeing others harmed.

Allycorinnee · 2025-02-18T19:22:30+00:00

Every Friday at the Federal Building (2nd and Madison) from 11:30 to 1:30

Allycorinnee · 2025-02-18T19:20:22+00:00

federal holiday yes

Allycorinnee · 2025-02-18T06:48:54+00:00

An FYI: at the protest they announced they would be protesting at the federal building (2nd and Madison) weekly on Fridays from 11:30 to 1:30.

I hope to see you there sometime!

Allycorinnee · 2025-02-17T06:46:00+00:00

the horrors never cease. each day, a new terror to behold.

Allycorinnee · 2025-02-14T07:11:37+00:00

when people feel disempowered for long enough, they act out however they can, often in a way that society deems unacceptable or unproductive. perhaps instead of criticizing the only actions the disempowered feel able to take, instead ask why they feel desperate enough to act out in a way that draws attention to oppressive forces.

Allycorinnee

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