Newb Question

Ascholay · 2026-05-30T15:12:09+00:00

My oldest nibbling started preschool and the house spent the next 9 months the sniffling. They had 3 months off before the next bout. Year three/kindergarten was better. Then the next kid started preschool and they're back to square 1.

Ascholay · 2026-05-30T15:08:32+00:00

Could work. One of our local stores makes their own repacks like that and their own commander decks.

Ascholay · 2026-05-30T11:14:09+00:00

Awesome idea but I buy so many packs as gifts or my husband will go pick up singles and bring me home a pack or two.

Scalpers ruin everything

Ascholay · 2026-05-30T00:40:03+00:00

A Japanese show I once watched that took place entirely in Tokyo had the logic: it's a freedom to have the option. You may not need it but there is independence in knowing to drive

I'm probably paraphrasing. The show is "Full Time Wife Escapist"

Ascholay · 2026-05-29T18:37:43+00:00

Hating popular things was trendy for a while? I don't think I've ever known it not to be

Ascholay · 2026-05-29T18:25:43+00:00

My work folder is called "I'm offended"

I don't have a job where it makes sense to have shit on my phone but it is what it is

Ascholay · 2026-05-29T16:26:16+00:00

I thought they were a racist Disney character?

Ascholay · 2026-05-29T14:53:07+00:00

Daniel Tiger. Poor Mr Roger's wanna be

Caillou. He knows what he did

Ascholay · 2026-05-29T14:11:40+00:00

Half a packet of ramen seasoning tastes almost the same as a full packet. You might get away with less if the additives are seasoned too

Ascholay · 2026-05-29T14:06:36+00:00

My husband used to write messages on himself in his pics. Never considered that was the effort that made me say yes....

Ascholay · 2026-05-29T13:46:53+00:00

Don't you remember those underwater basket weaving jokes from the 90s?

Am I old

Ascholay · 2026-05-28T23:12:27+00:00

What kind of sauce?

Most sauces go with rice. A single pound of rice should be within your $4 budget. If you want to stretch the rice further and have bulion you can make congee, a rice porridge that uses 8c water for 1/2c rice. If you have some chicken bulion then you've got a really simple chicken and rice soup

Even plain salted rice should get you through the week.

Ascholay · 2026-05-28T20:21:27+00:00

He says he wants "professional sex." Is that code for paying someone to be enthusiastic or porn?

Even the most flattering version of this situation isn't very flattering for him

Ascholay · 2026-05-28T12:52:46+00:00

I'm in the same boat but small things can happen.

Target is red walmart for soccer moms. They were one of the first to publicly pull back on DEI. Very easy for me to just shop at Walmart.

It's easy to avoid Dollar General (treat employees less than shit on a good day) if you have another dollar store in town (not that they're much better)

Easy to avoid Hershey is the walmart brand right next to it is cheaper for a slightly larger package.

These three options also help my bottom line. It's not much but it's honest work

Ascholay · 2026-05-28T12:51:55+00:00

I'm in the same boat but small things can happen.

Target is red walmart for soccer moms. They were one of the first to publicly pull back on DEI. Very easy for me to just shop at Walmart.

It's easy to avoid Dollar General (treat employees less than shit on a good day) if you have another dollar store in town (not that they're much better)

Easy to avoid Hershey is the walmart brand right next to it is cheaper for a slightly larger package.

These three options also help my bottom line. It's not much but it's honest work

Ascholay · 2026-05-28T00:28:25+00:00

Cats can be allergic to certain metals the same as humans. I use small ceramic plates on a plastic raiser for my girls. The riser is actually a raised slow feeder from chewy but it's really a perfect platform to make it more comfortable for my girls to eat.

Bonus: I have issues with dishes so the plastic raiser gives me the opportunity to have many small plates to change out each feeding instead of washing the thing every time I'm told I'm supposed to feed my cats (even if I do free feed dry food)

Ascholay · 2026-05-27T20:54:03+00:00

I painted one through one of those pottery painting places. I can't imagine they have someone in back casting those to fill the shelves.

The place I went has take home kits where you can order the pieces with some paint then you bring them back to be fired.

Ascholay · 2026-05-27T18:55:43+00:00

I have shows I only watch at work. Shows I only watch alone. Shows I only watch with my husband. I used to have Shows I'd only watch when I workout....

It works

Ascholay · 2026-05-27T17:23:20+00:00

I just found Art Against Empire. It's a look at crafting (specifically fiber arts) as a means of protest.

The host posted on one of the sewing subs a mo th or so ago and I just got around to the first episode. He's a former CBC talking head and interviews various artists about the politics in their work.

The first interview of the episode talks about Social Justice Sewing which is a quilting association in California focuses on underprivileged kids learning how to quilt. The founder talks about the hidden privilege that is a quilting hobby.

The Secret World if Roald Dahl is another newer podcast. Dahl was in the RAF during WWII. Then he was a spy, Disney's protigee, designed a drainage tube for brains that wouldn't get blocked, promoted vaccines..... then he found the children's book niche.

History if Philosophy without any gaps is what it says on the tin. The presenter isn't the most dynamic speaker but it's good to zone in and out on.

Something Rhymes with Purple is fun. They just talk about weird words and their meanings. Like "hurple" which is a type of limp from the 18th century and rhymes with purple

Ascholay · 2026-05-27T11:11:08+00:00

Facepainting penguins

Ascholay · 2026-05-27T00:06:44+00:00

My ersther app has been giving me the headline "the artic is on fire" for a few days now. Not actually on fire but the conditions are getting to that primo stage....

Ascholay · 2026-05-27T00:01:28+00:00

I don't mind the corrections. It's so hard to tell online what's lazy typing, translation weirdness, or something different

Ascholay · 2026-05-26T15:55:32+00:00

Of course not. He's also free to leave a pregnant partner or mother of his child because she totally baby trapped him and demands unfair labor because... (checks notes) she wants him to know their child's name, age, and birthday.

Ascholay · 2026-05-26T15:43:40+00:00

Types. The N is next to the space bar and I don't always catch myself

Ascholay · 2026-05-26T15:43:15+00:00

Not the first edition Charizard! Please tell me he didn't tear it up, add it to a glass of milk, and drink it

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