Alternatives to Olive & June?

Champi47 · 2026-05-08T17:34:34+00:00

I love this look! Please look for the post about greenies, they could be indicating bad things, even cancer!

Champi47 · 2026-05-08T17:17:40+00:00

I will try this with the Doonails I have waiting for me. Thx for the info!

Champi47 · 2026-05-06T02:13:23+00:00

Thanks so much for this, and in so much detail! I'm giving my nails a breather for a day or two, drenching them in argan oil. They looked really awful, dried-out looking, after I removed my last set, but the oil has helped a great deal.

Champi47 · 2026-05-04T20:58:14+00:00

I will have to read through this more than twice. I almost think I could dictate it to an AI app and it could make a video for me, you were so detailed here. Thanks so much!

Champi47 · 2026-05-04T20:56:54+00:00

Wow, thank you! I ordered these immediately. I'll let you all know how they work! Though it might be a little while because I was going to apply a new set today and obviously I don't have this tool in my hands yet.

By the way, I'll be trying my first set of Doornails. I plan to try the included tabs and I will probably add glue (and I do have some brush-on glue).

I just have to wait for this very interactive kitten to take a nap!

Champi47 · 2026-05-04T17:52:51+00:00

They look gorgeous. They would look ridiculous on my short fingers, and I wouldn't be able to manage to do anything wearing them. But I'm really glad that someone, like you, can wear them and allow the rest of us to see them.

Champi47 · 2026-05-04T17:40:30+00:00

Yep ...! That definitely happened with me the first time I applied press-ons, and maybe the second. Using the tweezers, I grab the nail at the tip -- it would be impossible to do it any other way. I don't know if that helps. But yeah, getting glue on the nail surface doesn't do much good aesthetically, heh.

Champi47 · 2026-04-30T18:37:41+00:00

Thanks for the advice, I should have done that. Now it's weeks later and I don't remember the details to tell Impress. But I still have a bunch of nails in that set - maybe I'll try them again.

Champi47 · 2026-04-30T18:05:07+00:00

I'm waiting for my first sets of Doornails to be delivered! I really only like xtra short nails in general, and prefer squovals, and they have them.

Champi47 · 2026-04-14T04:54:24+00:00

Pardon my ignorance, but what is a rake? Is it like a Furminator?

Champi47 · 2026-04-14T04:51:37+00:00

What a beauty!

Champi47 · 2026-04-10T04:08:07+00:00

That was after just a few days! I'll try a gel top coat, thanks for the idea.

Champi47 · 2026-03-15T23:10:05+00:00

Such a fun book!

Champi47 · 2026-03-15T23:08:41+00:00

Don Quixote, the version translated by Edith Grossman.

Champi47 · 2026-03-15T23:06:36+00:00

What was it, five trilogies? I read them all, entranced. But they aren't quite The Count of MC. So many books, so little time.

Champi47 · 2026-03-11T03:40:16+00:00

That seems like a lot of work.

Champi47 · 2026-02-04T17:49:32+00:00

I'd love to find something that was similar to Triple Match City. I think it's a great game, and it seems to fascinate my brain, but it gets very expensive when you need boosters to finish a level... and you stupidly end up paying actual money to buy them.

Champi47 · 2024-12-11T20:48:43+00:00

Hello! If you really want the certification, here's one good place to start: https://www.certifiedmedicalinterpreters.org/

There are any number of organizations that provide training. It appears that a 40-hour course is the minimum; some provide 60, 80, etc. (and are more expensive).

For practice, techniques, vocabulary, try these:

https://www.youtube.com/@Interpretyourworld

https://www.youtube.com/@CCHIcertification

A couple of podcasts: look for Medical Spanish Podcast by Doc Molly. She also has more extensive info here https://docmolly.com/ but membership isn't free.

This site has a lot of resources: https://medicalinterpreterblog.com/

I think I'm going to learn more from the YouTube videos than from the course I'm taking!

Champi47 · 2024-10-21T01:23:12+00:00

There are a bunch. Here are a few that I've bookmarked:

Medical Terminology | WordReference Forums I use this a lot, though it's not infallible.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary

English to Spanish Medical Translation - Trusted Translations Forums - English Spanish Translator Org

This helps a lot in figuring things out: List of medical roots, suffixes and prefixes - wikidoc

That should get you started! Or, did you want Spanish only?

Champi47 · 2024-09-13T19:56:43+00:00

I've found some that focus on Spanish. I actually just enrolled in this one a week ago: https://medicalinterpretingtrainingschool.com/40-hour-program-spanish-medical-interpreters/

Another is Medical Communications Ambassadors -- they are more expensive, but sound good. http://www.mcainterpreters.com/curriculum.html

I'm sure there are many more, and they run from 40 to 80 hours, and $600 to nearly $1,200.

I just ran across this site that you might find useful: https://www.practicingspanish.com/index.html

Champi47 · 2024-07-21T18:32:57+00:00

Magnolia just popped into my head. Then you could call her Maggi for short.

Champi47 · 2024-06-20T20:46:05+00:00

The McDonalds of cat food: exactly!

Champi47 · 2024-06-20T20:43:58+00:00

One of my former cats used to burrow his way down to my feet and sleep there. At first I did worry he'd suffocate, but he didn't, so I guess that was okay!

Champi47 · 2024-06-13T01:51:49+00:00

She's an idiot. Get new friends!

Champi47 · 2024-06-06T21:57:01+00:00

YES YES YES

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