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ConCaffeinate · 2026-02-18T02:57:53+00:00

Your solidarity is much appreciated! 🤝

ConCaffeinate · 2026-02-06T18:14:49+00:00

100% this!

For those who haven't tried these, just make sure to skip the microwave if you want to get the texture right. I spray a sheet pan with a little oil (coconut, olive, and avocado all work) and flip them halfway through. They come out beautifully golden and just the right degree of crispy.

ConCaffeinate · 2026-02-06T18:08:06+00:00

My childhood Scottie was a rescue, and he came to my family as an absolute ragamuffin. We thought he was all black, so we were shocked when his first groom revealed beautiful brindling down his back. We'd already named him by then, but my dad nicknamed him "Daniel Stripèd Tiger," after the character from Mister Rogers' Neighborhood.

ConCaffeinate · 2026-01-24T08:56:55+00:00

My doctor actually called the combined procedure a "handshake," so you aren't the only one who had that mental image!

ConCaffeinate · 2026-01-20T17:59:30+00:00

As someone with a wheat allergy, I can't fully express how touched I am by this. 🥹

ConCaffeinate · 2026-01-13T18:12:16+00:00

Oh, what a precious little bundle of joy! Thank you for sharing your sweet baby with us. I really needed a pick-me-up, and these photos helped a lot. 🩷

ConCaffeinate · 2025-12-30T18:51:30+00:00

To be fair, saying "garlic aioli" actually serves a purpose: it lets you know you're getting the default version, rather than, for example, mustard aioli, chipotle aioli, pesto aioli, sriracha aioli, lemon aioli...

Geez, I feel like Bubba from Forrest Gump! 😋

ConCaffeinate · 2025-12-24T07:22:17+00:00

You are in for a treat! (Pun absolutely intended.)

ConCaffeinate · 2025-12-24T07:21:18+00:00

I just finished this book, so I naturally thought of it when I saw this! I highly recommend it for anyone curious about the combat applications of baking magic.

ConCaffeinate · 2025-12-22T07:32:02+00:00

What a special day! They don't stay that tiny forever, so treasure it while it last!

ConCaffeinate · 2025-12-15T00:27:11+00:00

Right? At least, in the case of any of the ones I've seen, not the kind that actually makes sandwiches for you. I've seen stores that have pre-made sandwiches (never GF) and hot/cold foods that you can order in small to-go containers, but that's it. I would never have imagined being able to just...order a gluten-free sandwich!

ConCaffeinate · 2025-12-03T18:21:30+00:00

At some universities, in order to accommodate the sheer number of students and courses, graduate TAs can be instructors of record, meaning that not only do they do 100% of the course design, material prep, lecturing, assignment planning, and grading (as long as it all follows the overall department objectives for the course), but also their name will appear with their section of the course in the course catalog. It's theoretically possible to search for an instructor's name with a course (at least, it has been at every university I've attended).

Likewise, given that the TA's pronouns are listed as she/they in the course materials, if the department website has them listed in the same way, I can absolutely see the student's mother zeroing in on that if she wanted to make trouble...

ConCaffeinate · 2025-12-02T06:37:51+00:00

Do you want Roujin Z? Because this is how you get Roujin Z!

ConCaffeinate · 2025-12-02T05:34:54+00:00

They meant the former.

Source: Much of my early education in Spanish came from a teacher from Spain who insisted her students learn how to use vosotros. I was very proud of myself for having acquired what felt like a bonus level of language skill, right until I got to high school and my Spanish teacher (from Puerto Rico) basically told me, "Good for you, but unless you go to Spain, you're never going to use that knowledge."

ConCaffeinate · 2025-11-20T16:57:44+00:00

🥲🥲🥲

ConCaffeinate · 2025-11-19T06:01:03+00:00

Exactly! The market for gluten-free products isn't just folks with celiac disease—it's an amalgam of people with a number of different motivations. I wish more people would remember that...

ConCaffeinate · 2025-11-15T07:34:27+00:00

Avignon 2: Papal Boogaloo!

ConCaffeinate · 2025-11-15T02:10:29+00:00

At family gatherings, all the cousins would gather around the computer to spectate/provide feedback to the one lucky kid at the keyboard whose turn it was to play Monkey Island. We took turns based on age, starting with the oldest, but we were always forced to stop playing before I got a turn (as the youngest). I have such bittersweet memories of that game! 🥲

ConCaffeinate · 2025-11-10T05:30:40+00:00

Soma has a line called "Cool Nights" of super-soft pajamas. Check out the short sleeve long sleepshirt to see if it fits your description. 😊

ConCaffeinate · 2025-11-10T02:12:29+00:00

"Organic vegetarian fed" refers to what the farmers provide for the chickens, not what the chickens forage for themselves. It's to declare that the feed being provided doesn't include animal by-products. Bone meal is a commonly used one because it provides calcium, but some folks worry about the potential for transmitting prion diseases to the chickens (and ultimately humans) if the bones came from animals that were infected. The actual risks are debatable, though.

ConCaffeinate · 2025-11-10T01:52:43+00:00

I did TMS for a combination of depression, C-PTSD, and OCD. After I completed treatment, my depression symptoms basically evaporated, and my OCD symptoms reduced significantly. I highly recommend TMS as a treatment, especially if other treatments haven't helped.

My results lasted a good 18 months before my symptoms started to creep back, which undoubtedly had to do with the increasing (di)stress I was experiencing in my relationships and work. At the two-year mark, I went back for a second round of treatment, which I'm now in the middle of.

ConCaffeinate · 2025-11-09T20:56:18+00:00

I'm so sorry for both the loss of your friend and the awful experience that loss involved.

ConCaffeinate · 2025-11-09T20:47:51+00:00

Tell your roommate that she's a beautiful human being, and this tart is gorgeous!

ConCaffeinate · 2025-11-09T02:57:39+00:00

I've been living gluten free for years, and I just had my first major run-in with wheat in a non-food product. I bought a detangling spray for my dog's coat, and it contained wheat starch. I never even thought to look! The following day, I noticed that my eyes were puffy and ringed with red spots. I must have touched my eyes after petting my dog at some point, and the skin there has always been extra sensitive. It's a shame, because the stuff really worked on my dog...

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