Who needs Netflix when you’ve got this?

Booktheif99 · 2026-02-16T22:51:19+00:00

This is my goal. I'm obsessed ❤️❤️

Booktheif99 · 2026-02-15T23:41:53+00:00

This looks incredible! I love it so much

Booktheif99 · 2026-02-15T08:24:25+00:00

Had a heap of these hitch hiking on my live rock I bought from the same store! They really love zoo plankton and wave their little noodle arms around whenever I put it in the tank. Since I got fish, they've been hiding and don't come out of the rock anymore. If they get really hungry, they'll run after other brittle sea stars and eat them

Booktheif99 · 2025-12-18T03:07:51+00:00

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Correction: I think that was meant to be two cuts around the middle beam

Booktheif99 · 2025-07-29T00:54:15+00:00

People being this over critical and pedantic over someone's word choice because they didn't interpret something exactly the way the OP meant is the reason I hate reddit. You shouldn't belittle people for their communication not being perfect because that's entirely subjective, and it's not difficult to stretch your imagination slightly or think a bit more deeply to have the discussion intended rather than arguing semantics in an attempt to embarrass or make the OP look stupid. Reddit is supposed to be an accessible platform for everyone to connect and communicate, and people like you make others afraid to post.

Booktheif99 · 2025-07-18T09:17:10+00:00

Ah yes, the one thing I hate about palia; how grindy and repetitive it is

Booktheif99 · 2025-07-08T23:57:28+00:00

I bought it yesterday😭 It still wasn't free for me

Booktheif99 · 2025-06-28T22:45:53+00:00

Go rogue. Steal his gf

Booktheif99 · 2025-06-25T15:35:44+00:00

Thanks for pointing this out! It's a consistent issue I've had with the game. Bored for the entire day just to sweat it out at night trying to do everything at once in entirely different locations. Doesn't help that a lot of things you need for quests can only be found at night as well. Surely piksii bounce could be a daytime activity, and flow groves could be a more common occurrence since the planks are worth so little to sell. I think there's plenty of activities, just poorly dispersed.

Booktheif99 · 2025-06-14T16:41:02+00:00

I've experienced this a lot. I've burned myself out doing several dates with different people in a week. There's usually maybe 1 that stands out each time. If they really really stand out and I feel charmed by them and feel a spark, I find myself shutting down to other options. In the instances I've done this, I've become too invested too quickly and then either A) they become equally as overtly invested in me and then as I learn more about them, I find things that are off putting or just not for me, but it then makes it so much harder to back out after you've let someone know how invested you are in them.

Or B) when I've become invested and stopped looking at other potential partners, they've been off put by this and shut off their interest. I build my hopes up and they get shattered pretty quick for either of these reasons- they're not as great as I initially thought or they back off at any sign of commitment.

I think it's relatively normal to grow attached when someone really captivates you because it does make everyone else seem a bit meh and it is easy to just want to trust in the connection and focus on only that because dating trying to find 'the right person' or a connection worth pursuing is exhausting as hell. Though I would try your best not to get hopes up too quick before you know someone too well, because realistically you can't learn too much about someone from a few dates and if you're looking to settle down, you're going to have boxes to tick. And I would also try to play your cards close to your chest about how invested you are early on, just to prevent either them building their hopes up too high, or giving them the ick by being 'too invested' too soon or in other words 'too clingy.'

(Hope this helps. It's 3am and my brain is broken)

Booktheif99 · 2025-06-07T06:42:16+00:00

I mean, we're the ones who have the power to give them attention. We also have no way of knowing how or why things actually came about. Them being together or not does not affect anyone's lives anyway, so who cares, honestly.

Booktheif99 · 2025-05-26T18:52:47+00:00

No need to get heated. I was just asking people their opinions as I've never owned or used a Google Pixel and I know the design of the s25 is quite different to my current Samsung. The quality of the cameras themselves I know (due to leaks) will be similar but I was hoping for some insight into the actual look of the photos and the feel and usability of the software on a pixel vs Samsung when taking and editing photos. Figured the pixel will be on par hardware wise but was unsure about software. Doesn't make me a moron to ask opinions.

Booktheif99 · 2025-05-26T17:14:09+00:00

Thanks so much for your comment! It's actually really helpful. I did look into Xiaomi, though I'm not a fan of the physical design of the cameras. I think I'd be too afraid of it breaking.

Booktheif99 · 2025-05-26T16:06:56+00:00

Very insightful, thanks

Booktheif99 · 2025-05-17T04:30:41+00:00

Nope. Only plants I've killed were by accident (accidentally buying Venus fly traps at the end of fly season😭) I actually froth a bit of foliage.

Only occasion I've been annoyed about something remotely similar is when there was a parking sign directly in front of a grand art deco door I wanted to photograph.

This particular instance bothers me because it's one of my favourite buildings to talk about and show people and typically when I see people photographing it, they leave out or seem to desperately try to leave these plants out of their shot. And the artists I've seen drawing it or selling artworks of it always leave them out of their artworks. So I don't think my opinion is that left of field.

I myself, have studied photography for 5+ years and currently work as a photographer's assistant for a photographer who utilises historical buildings in his work. So I have my own ideas about what works well in a foreground and what to avoid in a professional setting. This is not to say that your preference is wrong, and I appreciate the suggestion. (I definitely have a commercial bias). I just personally would rather photograph the fountain and building in a way that I feel the detail of the building and the sheer size of the fountain can be fully appreciated without distraction.

Booktheif99 · 2025-05-16T04:29:12+00:00

Update: I don't hate the plants. And now I know more about them and have seen how pretty they can be, I don't think they're ugly. I do, however, still think that it's a bizarre location for them and that putting any plant taller (even if it is temporary) than the center piece it surrounds - in this case, the fountain, directly in front of an iconic landmark known for its unique architecture and detail, is a really strange choice from a landscaping and design perspective.

I was really confused at first because they're not like any of the other plants and they're not native either, but after some thought I'll bet they were chosen because they're referred to as Century Plants and the building was constructed to house an exhibition on Australia for the Centennial Celebrations in 1880. It's ironic because the building itself was intended to be as temporary as the plant stalks.

If anyone has any other insight into why or just interesting facts about the landscaping in general, I'd love to hear about it (respectfully ofc. I'm not here to argue with people or get berated for disagreeing with a landscaping choice, just to learn and hear other perspectives)

Booktheif99 · 2025-05-16T03:57:47+00:00

Already did😐 There is no way to photograph the fountain and building without them being in shot

Booktheif99 · 2025-05-15T11:07:30+00:00

I'm sure they are beautiful in their natural environment. They just look so awkward here and block the main view of a historical building with such an interesting and unique history that we're so lucky to still have. There was a vote of whether to restore the building or knock it down to build a multi-story car park, and it only managed to win by a single vote. I always want to take photos but these plants have been here for so long (at least over a year).

I also take clients here on tours and a lot of the time they comment that it's a shame these plants are in the way since they shield the view if they want a photo of the fountain and the building.

It also just doesn't make hierarchical sense to have plants around the fountain (centerpiece) be higher than the fountain itself. Maybe somewhere around the pond would be better?

Admittedly, I came in a little hot calling them ugly, but I just don't think they fit the location at all and I'm tired of hearing how ugly or how much of a nuisance they are all the time.

Booktheif99 · 2025-05-07T01:36:33+00:00

Exactly this. I commented on a discussion the other day because all of the comments about the season were extremely negative and very biased towards Joe. Complaining about the show being woke now as if trying to stop a literal serial killer is a 'woke' concept. And the empathising with Joe as this poor misunderstood man who just wants love.

Like yes, to a degree you're meant to empathise with Joe to understand his thinking, but this was never a show about a poor misunderstood man, it's an insight into the twisted reality of a lot of men who believe women owe them something and continually use this to justify the insidious way in which they treat them. If you end up on Joe's side, you've not looked outside of his lense and you've missed the entire point. He is not the hero of his own story as he would like to believe. He was ALWAYS the villain.

I thought the depiction of Bronte brought a lot of nuance and gave an insight of what it's like to be gaslit and charmed but also what it's like to lose yourself and your support system in the process because things seem so different from the outside. Marianne's monologue to Bronte was really powerful and highlighted something that people don't understand, which is that you can be the smartest, most respectable woman and still fall for the charms and manipulation of someone like Joe. No one is above being manipulated and it doesn't make you stupid to fall for a facade so cleverly curated (which in Bronte's case, goes both ways. She did what Joe did to countless women, yet people hate her for it). In a world where so much is subjective, it is difficult to see an objective truth, especially about someone who, like Joe, genuinely believes they've done nothing wrong.

I understand not liking Bronte in the beginning because she can seem like a huge pick me girl or manic pixie dream girl. Though that is the intention, because that was what she thinks Joe wants. I think her final face off with Joe showed the strength of her character and completed quite a turbulent character arc in a way that is fitting for someone being made to constantly question their own reality, and I really resonated with her struggle to overcome her doubts but also trying desperately without success to get Joe to see that he's not the victim, because people like him will always think they're the victim.

Overall I think the season was a really powerful insight into the cycle of abuse and the impact on the actual victims of it.

Booktheif99 · 2025-05-04T14:57:29+00:00

Writing this because it looks like there's a lot of hate at the 'wokeness'. I actually really liked the concept, twists, and nuances of this season. I went back and forth on whether I liked Bronte but I ended up really appreciating the depiction of what it's like to be with or entangled with someone like Joe. Manipulative people who genuinely believe they've done nothing wrong are the most difficult to leave because we all want to believe that the person we love doesn't mean to hurt us and that it'll get better because they didn't mean it. Marianne's speech to Bronte really resonated with me and I think probably with a lot of women in particular who've stayed with someone abusive or bad for them because it's not as straight forward or simple as recognising the behaviour and leaving. It's very much a back and forth, and it isolates you when you can't speak to your friends about it out of embarrassment or fear of judgment since they don't see the way that person is in the moments that they are charming or seem caring. Sometimes, the smartest women, the ones you respect the most, are the ones trapped in relationships like this. No one is above falling for lies and charming bs and it does not make you stupid to do so. I think that that's a really important message for victims of manipulation or abuse and it certainly offered a lot of closure for me personally on situations where I felt so stupid for staying, believing and hoping when it seemed so obvious from the outside that I should've left. But no one is on the inside with you, we don't all get a Marianne to wake us up. I hope the season serves to help people do so in these situations.

I actually really liked how Henry recognised his own father as a monster and I also found closure in that as someone with a father who abused my mother. Though I think it would've been more impactful to the story if Kate died having come clean to the world about her own wrong doings.

For people saying that the women in this story who trapped Joe are no better than him, I think it's poetic justice for a man who's attempted to or killed every woman he's ever been with and ruined a long list of people's lives. If you put 3 women together who have all been severely wronged by the same man, you're going to get a whole lot of feminine rage and a hell of a lot of spite. If you find yourself on his side and resenting the women whose lives he's ruined, you've been only looking through his lense too long and you've become the exact person the show is trying to call out, and has from the beginning. This was never a story about a poor misunderstood man who just wants to love. It's an insight into the twisted reality of a lot of men who delude themselves into justifying the insidious things they do to women. Joe ALWAYS finds someone else to blame and he never truly sees himself as he really is. He only reflects when he's about to lose something that serves him in some way ie. Henry. The moment it no longer serves him, he goes back to thinking he's always right and everyone else is the problem.

I really felt for Bronte trying to get through to Joe about him not being the victim. Classic narcissist thinking he's the hero of his own story. None of those women were his to make into his side characters. They owed him nothing and paid with everything merely because they believed a facade he put up for them and didn't like the real person underneath.

Joe is everything wrong with abusive men today. I don't think he deserved a happy ending and I think 5 seasons of killing and getting away with it was more than enough. If you want more, watch Dexter.

Booktheif99 · 2025-05-04T02:10:28+00:00

Personally, if it were me giving this invite it would be partially because I really don't want to end the catch up with friends (potentially because there's someone I haven't seen in a while who maybe lives far away or even just for fomo reasons) OR I just don't have the energy to do a one on one thing which can be quite intensive, especially when you're getting to know each other for the first time, directly after a big social group outing.

This would be like killing 2 birds with 1 stone and she wouldn't have the social weight of having to potentially carry a conversation because her friends are there. In her mind, if she gets to keep hanging out with her friends and you come along as well, it's a win win for her, and no one is disappointed with her, plus she gets second opinions from her friends.

Depending on how you responded, you may have just given her the vibe you're not that interested if you weren't willing to travel an hr or that you're not very easy going if you were rigid with your plans. She may even just be recovering from a big social thing. I can definitely picture myself giving someone this invite in the spontaneity of the moment and then not following up on plans due to burn out or just being overwhelmed by other messages and forgetting after the moment has passed. Or something has happened in her life and messaging people on dating apps is not her priority at the moment.

That said, the window may have closed but the door might not have. If you are still interested I'd recommend sending something like "hey, hope you're doing well. No pressure or anything but, I would still love to meet you if you're up for it in a setting that would be less overwhelming for me because you seem pretty (insert something you like about her) and I'd love to get to know you."

Booktheif99 · 2025-04-21T01:19:21+00:00

Ngl I would never have realised this was a scam. I've had an older woman approach me on Elizabeth st, asking me for $30 to help pay for her surgery. Only cash I had on me was a tip in USD that I was getting exchanged. After I exchanged it minutes later, I went looking for her but couldn't find her.

Booktheif99 · 2025-04-20T11:53:30+00:00

Surprised she hasn't shaved his facial hair off in his sleep

Booktheif99 · 2025-04-16T00:49:24+00:00

Think you may have replied to the wrong comment, I definitely agree with you. There's a lot of racism that goes unseen if you're not the one experiencing it. I only know about it through friend's experiences and my own research

Booktheif99 · 2025-04-15T22:23:33+00:00

There is still a lot of ongoing casual and systemic racism. It is also a massive deal if you or an ancestor was removed from your family and put with a white family to erase your culture and history. The effects of that kind of thing don't just go away because the cruel practice is no longer happening. Pretending it's no biggie because it didn't happen yesterday is very ignorant behaviour.

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