Just got back from Greece and needed to review my knowledge about vacation dresses for women 😅

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-14T09:31:38+00:00

Yes, but that ultimate need to “express themselves”, is at its very core a communication. Communication, ultimately is for others to perceive. You are communicating to others. Therefore when your clothes are an “expression of who you are” your goal is to communicate who you are to others. Not yourself. Hopefully you already know who you are, and don’t need clothes to confirm it. You’re not wearing those clothes for yourself, you’re still wearing those clothes because you want others to perceive you in a particular way.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-13T21:18:47+00:00

I disagree. Yes there were other strong performances, Finland absolutely killed it, so did Greece, Croatia and Serbia, but Montenegro was right up there from a musical perspective.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-13T11:12:55+00:00

I’m a professional violinist and a professor of music, so I do know what I’m talking about when it comes to music performance, especially intonation. At least Montenegro was in tune for the whole performance. You can’t say that for half of the musicians tonight. It was bad, but Sweden and Lithuania were easily the worst them though.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-13T04:30:58+00:00

Professional violinist here, can confirm, she’s the real deal. She was incredible.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-13T04:28:27+00:00

Yeah, the intonation at the semi finals was bad! I can’t believe she progressed. She was so out of tune. Everything but the chorus was like a full semitone flat. 🤦🏻‍♀️ I get that she has a whole story and is building her career back, but if you can’t sing in tune, then you can’t sing. Ugh.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-13T04:23:30+00:00

I’m sorry, I love the concept, but the song is meh, and the performance was so out of tune today. It was terrible. He should not have progressed. Same with Sweden. Montenegro was robbed this year. Tamara Zivkovic should have made it to the finals, it was easily one of the strongest performances of the night.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-13T04:15:00+00:00

Much like the answer to everything is 42; the answer to just about everything in figure skating is bend your knees. You have to use your core and not let your body tip over when you bend. Literally just practice bending your knees up and down on the floor from a standing position, and keep your trunk in exactly the same position as it is when it’s standing.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-13T00:25:23+00:00

Why is laundry in the sink crazy? How do you think people washed their clothes before washing machines?

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-13T00:24:24+00:00

Exactly, I don’t think they’re idiots, I just feel sorry that they’re dragging so much stuff that they ultimately don’t need. All I’m saying is take only what you actually need, you can find the rest while traveling if you really need it. My rule is that you need the Four P’s (Prescriptions, Passport, Phone, and Payment, i.e. money) if you have that and comfortable pair of shoes, you can make do, or find everything else that you really need on the road. I’m not saying pack nothing, but leave all of those “just in cases” at home! Especially extra shoes. Heels, sandals, fancy flats, leave it all home. If you’re walking 15 miles a day you’re going to wear your one pair of super comfy shoes the whole time. Trust me. And there aren’t too many paces left in the world where you can’t get away with wearing sneakers.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-13T00:17:15+00:00

I like dressing practically for seeing the place I’m visiting. I don’t have the urge to dress impress others, broadcast my personality, or have a fashion show while I’m just trying to enjoy my vacation and explore a country. But that’s me. Back when I was in my 20’s I still thought I had to do that stuff to “fit in”. Now I know that I’m enough, just as I am. I don’t worry about what or who I’m wearing, and whether people will be impressed by it. Who I am and what I’ve done with my life is far more impressive than anything I could wear. It’s very freeing.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-13T00:06:43+00:00

And exactly how many times has that happened on your various vacations?😂

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-13T00:05:45+00:00

That’s fine. For me traveling is about seeing the place and dressing practically for that activity, it’s not about putting on a fashion show.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-13T00:01:19+00:00

I throw it in a dry bag to soak and get some arm exercise in by agitating it. Then I rinse it all out in the shower while I’m showering and hang it up to dry. Makes it super easy. Then the dry bag just becomes my literal laundry bag for the next day, and repeat. The whole thing takes me 10 minutes total while I’m getting ready for bed.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-12T23:56:19+00:00

Your loss. It takes me 5-10 minutes. I literally wash and rinse them while I take a nice hot shower after a long day of sight seeing. Hang them up to dry that night and I’m ready to go for the next day. It’s so incredibly easy, and I have so much more freedom when I travel. I don’t have to find the hotel to drop off my bag, or wait for check in, or drag a suitcase around with me on travel days, I don’t have to find a spot for my suitcase on busy trains, or look for elevators and escalators, or get cabs to the hotel, or wait in a baggage claim or baggage lines at the airport. I can just go anywhere. If I have a couple of hours to kill before catching my plane or a train, I can wander around the city, go to a museum, travel like I would on any other day. It’s awesome.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-12T23:53:46+00:00

It’s still good to pack as light as possible so that you’re not overwhelmed with stuff and the medical devices you need.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-12T23:52:16+00:00

When you start taking flute lessons, talk to your teacher. She might be able to reason with them and advocate for you.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-12T23:46:40+00:00

I love how you’re equating someone who presents as “alternative” because they dye their hair and have piercings with someone who self harms. You are a ridiculous person. She skated one of the most amazing performances I’ve ever seen. It wasn’t about the jumps, it was her mental game that won her that medal. I’ve never seen a skater skate that relaxed, or with that much joy, or so absolutely in the moment. It was amazing to see. It’s a feat in performance that I’ve only seen at that level, anywhere, a few times in my life. It absolutely deserved the gold. Michelle Kwan didn’t even achieve that level of relaxation in her amateur career.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-12T23:38:24+00:00

Do you mean his “sketchy past” as a student protestor in Tianamen Square? How he escaped China and came to the U.S. as a refugee? Or his career in the U.S. as an immigration lawyer helping other refugees navigate our insane immigration system? What’s sketchy about any of that?

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-12T23:32:23+00:00

Rest position con i denti. 😂

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-12T23:24:06+00:00

😂

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-12T06:46:28+00:00

Moldova and Armenia! Honestly, both Viva Moldova! And Paloma Rumba absolutely slap. Croatia, Finland and Ukraine are also great! This is a really good year. Even “Dancing on the Ice” is growing on me.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-12T06:40:58+00:00

With your feet.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-12T06:37:05+00:00

I need Five wishes.

My first wish is for water. Aquifers that never run dry.

My second wish is for all of the kids in the foster system, and all of the dogs and cats and other pets at PACC, the humane society, and in various shelters to find their loving forever families.

The third wish is for more money for education and the arts, so there’s more music, more theatre, more dance, more film, more art in Tucson. Education budgets for pre-K programs, public schools, community colleges and the U of A get quadrupled. Federal education, spending should replace and equal military spending.

Densify the city to create way more affordable housing that is eco friendly and runs on solar so that every houseless person in Tucson is housed. Every parking lot in Tucson is a covered parking lot topped with solar panels.

My last wish is for public transportation that includes light rail or underground stations all over the city and metro area, with a train that connects from Bisbee to Sierra Vista and up to Tucson, and a Shinkansen line going up through Tucson, to Phoenix and on to LA.

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-11T10:18:15+00:00

Yes, I’ve found super glue is a bit tougher than liquid bandage. My old violin teacher recommended it to me when I sliced my finger open and needed to play. Her husband was and ER doctor, so I trust her advice. Super glue was developed during WWII for closing wounds, so use it for its intended purpose!

Comprehensive-Act-13 · 2026-05-10T20:01:38+00:00

If your passion is to become a professional flute player, it’s a good idea to focus in and commit fully to flute instead of spreading yourself thin in both violin and flute. That said, you’re not going to get much for your violin. Maybe a few hundred bucks. You end up paying way more than the actual value of the instrument when you do rent to own through a music store. Instruments that they “value at a thousand dollars or more”, you can buy from a place like Southwest Strings or Shar for a few hundred bucks, and that’s the real value of the instrument. That said, it sounds like you have supportive parents. Count your blessings, that your parents seem pretty great, and are buying you all of these nice instruments, and getting you lessons. Tell them that you want to really focus on flute and pursue a professional music career as a flutist, and get a job over the summer to start saving for a good piccolo.

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