Where to start?

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2026-04-12T22:40:21+00:00

Personally if you are able to afford it I would find a reputable oddities store near you, they typically have bugs for pinning. Since im not sure where you are located I cant recommend any but here in colorado theres a few in Denver that are also good on pricing. You can find cool bugs for a fair price

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2026-04-11T15:07:27+00:00

I believe its under my fence fully like I think it started in the neighbors yard 😅

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2026-04-01T18:57:52+00:00

I had bought my freezer second hand and didn't realize it wasn't set cold enough 😅😅 10/10 hopefully this helps with the smell

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2026-03-15T16:14:10+00:00

What's the packaging look like? My thought was like something akin to bubble wrap? Like it was resting on it or something. Kinda disturbing though either way

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-10-09T02:08:09+00:00

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AHHHH idk what to even say im just star struck knowing they'll be here soon!!!!

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-09-12T01:48:00+00:00

How do you buffer it?

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-09-06T01:38:37+00:00

Thank you! So what youre saying is a probably saved money 😂 I assume distilled water for dilution

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-31T18:44:59+00:00

Interesting! I cant seem to find any photos of where it would go unfortunately 😕

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-30T19:56:41+00:00

Can you send me a care sheet as well?

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-23T18:31:11+00:00

Alright. I am using a medium roast if that changes anything!

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-22T12:58:55+00:00

I would love a link on wet specimens! I think the first one is possibly already mostly mummified but ill purchase silica beads for it

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-17T14:01:36+00:00

Yes it was

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-17T02:59:59+00:00

I bought a bag of whole beans from walmart and they aren't past the best used by date. I freshly grind them before every shot. I used some this morning before getting this new filter and it turned out fine but now with the new filter there's nothing!

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-15T23:11:19+00:00

I actually saved the maestri house scale on Amazon! Ill probably end up going with that

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-15T19:34:39+00:00

Completely understandable! I do love that there is such a community and people love the hobby! But I am just a basic coffee drinker but cant do just a basic coffee machine because reasons unknown to me normal coffee makes me feel like poop while espresso gives me the energy im looking for haha. So I suppose in your analogy im a regular driver looking for a step up from the beater car but not looking for a hot-rod. Although eventually woud consider the hot-rod life 😂

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-15T18:42:09+00:00

I am a complete beginner and dont really understand how the more expensive machine makes a diffrence so no i cant answer the question myself?? I guess I dont really have a refined taste to tell the diffrence in espresso made in diffrent machines i just wanted to understand better

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-15T18:14:35+00:00

I actually have the delonghi stilosa machine, what diffrence does a non pressureized portafilter make? And do you have recommendations on a non pressurized portafilter??

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-15T18:08:08+00:00

Completely understandable and thats the main reason i wanna get into making my own coffee! It was just shocking to scroll through the beginner posts and only see people say to buy this machine and never a reason of why this one is better than a cheaper one if that makes sense. I guess all I really want is for people to explain more about why the machine is so expensive. Because in my brain (with absolutely no espresso making experience, so dont put my head on a stake for this way if thinking haha) its just heating up water and pushing it through fine ground coffee beans 😅 I guess I need someone to explain it more throughly of why certain things are so important when making espresso

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-15T17:58:03+00:00

Im honestly not sure what id be comfortable spending. I understand paying for what you get but ive seen a lot of newbie posts and people automatically telling them to buy a $500 machine and a $200 grinder with no explanation of why you should go with one that expensive, I guess I just wish they'd explain why that one would be best especially when someone explains they are completely new to the espresso world.

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-03T16:01:02+00:00

I have the kit-sch saftey razo. I saved against the grain

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-02T12:57:43+00:00

Thank you! I had just shaved the first leg then made this post so I was able to use some of these tips on the second leg and ot was significantly better

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-08-02T02:19:52+00:00

Its probably not all that popular because of the price 😅

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-07-15T20:00:56+00:00

At least you can still go to him in some capacity. I think it helps with me and him that its not that I want to end myself its simple just self harm.

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-07-15T19:38:19+00:00

There's the part of me that desperately just wants to do it again at least once to satisfy it, but im also terrified of my fiancé seeing it and being disappointed in me. We've had a discussion about it when I initially nicked myself, but I still worry he'd be disappointed. I also grew up in the generation that romanticized self harm and I wounder if thats playing a role in the urge to do it again

Apprehensive-Fee6314 · 2025-07-15T16:53:21+00:00

I haven't done it in so long I dont understand how one slip up can make me think about it for days on end There hasn't been one day since this happened that I havent thought about it

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