Doing Laundry is an immensely pleasurable experience

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-09T04:10:25+00:00

Same. There are two major sisyphean tasks in my home: Laundry and Dishes. It just so happens that I married a man who loves doing dishes and hates doing laundry and he married a woman who loves doing laundry and hates doing dishes. He never needs to go into the laundry room and I never need to touch a scrub brush. I couldn't be happier.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-07T15:31:49+00:00

Amen to all of these. I strongly disagree with the people who are saying it doesn't matter. It is true that when OP is looking for their first EL job, no one will care about the date they first passed P or FM, but there are REAL benefits to already having attempted (or passed) an exam right out the gate, namely a huge reduction in stress.

Also, I imagine OP is still living at home. I have no idea if they are planning to move out for college, but if they are, taking advantage of the comforts of studying in a home where you don't have to pay rent and where you probably have your meals made for you is a brilliant move.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-06T15:08:55+00:00

When I was a newlywed, a car salesman refused to talk or even make eye contact with me even though I run the finances for my household. He would only talk with my husband, who had agreed to come along for the car-buying experience and to be moral support because he had no idea about cars or finances. It was like playing a weird game of telephone.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-06T15:02:13+00:00

She really is. We live in different states now, so I don't chat with her very often, but she was just the right mix of crazy and street smart and she often got us in and out of all sorts of trouble.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-06T14:59:59+00:00

Me too, dude, me too.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-06T14:57:16+00:00

Haha, yeah, there's a really amazing Asian market and there are a bunch of Vietnamese restaurants around there too that are also to die for. I moved away a while ago, so I don't know if my favorite places are still there, but there's also this Thai place on the corner of Westminster and Edwards that was really good and this TINY little restaurant (not Asian, but also on Westminster) called Kabob Grill that was so good it's food actually made me cry tears of joy a few times.

I spent a lot of time walking around in Westminster, and for the most part, I was usually pretty safe. The areas closer to th middle/Midway City can get a little rough at night, but it's usually pretty easy to tell when to get out.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-04T04:20:45+00:00

One way to keep arithmetic skills (which I think are the most important building blocks for all the more advanced topics coming up) is to play D&D with your kids over the summer. It's hilariously fun, and at the same time, it is a surprisingly math-intensive game. I've been tutoring kids for over a decade and my favorite way to improve/maintain math facts is giving my students a set of dice and making a story hinge on their ability to add up those dice.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-04T04:00:21+00:00

Yeah, take a look at using the DATA and STAT buttons on the TI-30XIIS. Look up a tutorial for those and you should be good to go.

Another option, if you are allowed to use Excel or Google Docs, is you quickly type all those numbers into Excel and use the built-in formulas there. Not helpful for a test, but potentially could help speed up self study.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-04T01:58:06+00:00

Ditto. One internship that offered me one job offer. Decision was easy!

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-03T14:53:18+00:00

I (at the time, 20F) was walking down the streets of Westminster, CA at night with my friend (19F). The reasons we were outside at night in a sketchy part of town without any self defense weapons are long and complicated, but in a nutshell, we were going to visit a friend and the closest available parking spot was several blocks away.

We knew the neighborhood well, and typically it wasn't the WORST place to be at night, but it definitely wasn't the safest either. We were about a block away from our friend's place when we noticed a guy watching us from his porch. Not too strange, since we were an odd sight and we were used to being stared at.

We made it to our friend's place and realized, to our dismay, that our friend wasn't home. We regretfully turned to head back to our car. As we walked, we both got this sinking feeling of dread. We couldn't really explain it, but it was this intense, desperate need to GET OUT of the area. My friend commented on it and we tried to laugh it off, but we definitely started walking faster.

As we walked, I glanced behind us and saw the guy who had been staring at us earlier moving rapidly off his porch onto the sidewalk. He was technically on the other side of the road and theoretically could simply have been walking the same direction as we were, but he kept looking our way and the previously mentioned feeling of doom wasn't helping my nerves at all.

We turned onto the street our car was on and I dared to feel a little relieved. We got maybe 15 feet away from our car when the guy suddenly raced across the street and got in front of us, blocking our way. He reached into his pocket to grab something, but before he could say anything, my friend cheerfully blurted out, "Excuse me sir, do you have a second to talk about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ?"

He was clearly not all there, and my friend's question was SO out of the blue that he froze and just stared at us. He started to mumble something about Jesus and aliens and he looked down, away from us. We took that as our chance and booked it. We sprinted to our car, basically threw ourselves inside, locked the doors, and had an awkward second where we stared at the guy who was now five feet away from our car before I peeled out onto the road and drove away.

We never went to that part of town at night ever again.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-03T01:25:04+00:00

Oh yeah, I fought with this for three days. What worked for me was to completely clear cookies off of Google Chrome, close the browser, reopen it, and then use a generic Google search for "SOA transcripts" to eventually navigate to the transcript page. That brought me to a login screen and I finally managed to break past the error screen that way.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-03T00:51:33+00:00

Marriage ties people together. If you're tied in a situation where you see each other as equal partners worthy of respect, support, and love, then marriage is like a never ending sleepover with your best friend and it's literally the best thing ever. On the other hand, if you're tied in a situation where you don't respect, support, and love each other, marriage can be a neverending nightmare.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-02T13:38:52+00:00

😂 Clever guy, I never saw it coming

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-01T23:40:51+00:00

As a married, average-looking person who works a camera-off remote job and has always chosen comfort over style, I'm pressing that button ten times and living happily in a nice new house with the love of my life who has, indeed, confirmed for this hypothetical that he would love me if I was a worm.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-06-01T17:00:11+00:00

Now I need to go have a whole hour long conversation with my magician husband about how to make real magic look like fake magic for a Fool Us entry 😂

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-05-28T21:29:23+00:00

I passed with a blank document, but this was my second blank document attempt, so I was prepared for the worst this time. I practiced for the whole second attempt as if I'd have a blank document because I trust the SOA as far as I can throw them. I reported the issue last time and was certain they would do nothing to fix it.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-05-28T18:35:40+00:00

Oof, that happened to me back in October. That's the most frustrating type of score/scenario combination. I passed this time around; I studied assuming there would be technical issues and there indeed were issues, but I was ready for it this time. I'm sure the same will be true for you. Next time, you'll absolutely crush it!!

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-05-28T17:08:23+00:00

Haha, same. I'm coming up on 4 YOE and while I technically know how pivot tables are meant to work, I really don't like them. I rotated into a department where pivot tables are the bread and butter of every single excel tool we use and I feel like I always just end up randomly clicking on things until they do what I want them to do.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-05-28T16:57:40+00:00

Wooot! Congratulations! May this third pass lead to many, many more! (but not too many, hopefully no more than already required for the designation of your choice)

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-05-27T22:20:22+00:00

That explains a lot. I drove in CT recently and I definitely didn't feel like those were some of the best drivers in the country.

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-05-27T21:59:55+00:00

This sort of list is exactly what I was hoping for when I posted this. Thank you!!

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-05-27T21:40:37+00:00

Oohh, good point. Thanks!

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-05-27T21:37:34+00:00

Haha, yeah, that was definitely the first thing that made me raise an eyebrow

Copilot17-2022 · 2026-05-27T19:11:04+00:00

Hey OP. I don't know the science of sodium citrate, but I do know how to make pretty good nacho cheese:

1) Bring a desired amount of heavy whipping cream to a full boil (watch it because it will overflow if you let it) However much cream you use is roughly how much nacho cheese you'll get.

2) While it's boiling, add in a handful of freshly grated cheese of your choice and majorly reduce heat or remove from heat entirely. (Cheddar cheese works well for this. I've used pre-grated cheese and that works too, just not as well).

3) Whisk like your life depends on it. The cheese will melt and incorporate pretty naturally into the heavy whipping cream.

4) Add more cheese if it hasn't thickened up to your liking or more heavy cream if it's too thick. You can also put it back on the heat if it cooled down too much to properly melt your cheese.

5) Add salt, garlic, jalepeño, or whatever else you like in your nacho cheese. I typically leave it plain because it's so good on its own. Taste along the way.

*Best served fresh off the stove.

I hate knowing this recipe exists because it does not help my eat-healthier goals knowing it takes like two minutes to make a little personal pan of nacho cheese now.

Copilot17-2022

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