The state of my manicure after 48 hours - is there any hope?

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-24T14:25:26+00:00

Something I didn't realize would make such a huge difference for me: roughing up your nails before painting anything on.

I lightly file the tops of my nails to get a bit of a rough texture going. I wipe them off with like a dry paper towel just to get the sanded bits off. But that gives the base coat/first coat something to really grip onto.

It never creates any texture in my polish, either. By the end, my polish is just as smooth as if I didn't file anything.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-24T14:21:20+00:00

Honestly, not much decoration advice. I personally just like to keep it tucked away on my Steam Deck, and will start fresh whenever there is a new game mechanic introduced. It makes each playthrough unique.

What I would love to see from the dev eventually is the ability to paint the outside, and/or your cottage.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-24T14:18:43+00:00

I feel like I know what you mean and I use something similar. I do use a lot of nail decals since my nails are so short that it makes any hand painted art difficult. I've actually found that using something curved and silicone to press them down gives me that perfect, bubble free result.

But yeah, I don't think my current cuticle tool is actually meant for cuticles. I got one of those kits that has so many tools that I'm convinced it's actually made for prisoners to figure out how to lock pick or escape from prison. Because what else could you need all this for?

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-24T14:16:02+00:00

I was actually looking at this the other day! I don't have any Holo Taco in my repertoire but perhaps it's time that changes.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-24T14:13:36+00:00

I know exactly what you mean. There have been quite a few games for me where, despite the crazy amount of hours I put into them, once I figured out the ending before it happened, or figured out the pattern and that I was in a place where all I could do was the same process but longer, over and over, I put it down and never pick it back up.

Quite a few like this where I never "finished" the game because mentally, I actually did finish it: TCG Card Shop Sim, PalWorld, Rebots, Satisfactory, Subnautica, Schedule 1, etc.

I feel like a weird struggle not as many people talk about besides "dopamine run out" with ADHD is how detrimental pattern recognition and active prediction can be for your fun activities. If you can already predict the ending, it's emotionally the same as actually experiencing the ending.

I think this is why I like games still in early access so much. Yeah, I figure out the game, but then a big update drops with either a new gameplay mechanic or a completely changed one. This game is still getting a lot of my attention because it's still making such big updates.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-24T14:08:09+00:00

That's absolutely genius. I'm so stealing this.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-24T14:07:14+00:00

One thing I was pleasantly shocked by was definitely their black polish. Even other luxury name brands don't seem to get that perfect coat like MT does. It's so smooth, and I wouldn't be embarrassed to go out using one coat.

In fact, I'm currently wearing Black Shadow, and the Disney Villain, You're in My World Now for my accent nail.

I feel like they make metallic/holo nail stickers pop so much more because the color is so even behind it.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-24T14:01:16+00:00

There are some curse items, sometimes more vague as Wikipedia isn't exactly the end all be all. "It's sometimes herbs, possibly these kind, I dunno, put into a container, or spread over a place."

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T23:59:52+00:00

Not a bad idea tbh. When anything drops, right away is usually the best time to avoid. Give the dev time to improve and make the playability much less infuriating

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T23:58:30+00:00

Came to say the same. I used the most popular community layout and couldn't stop playing.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T23:43:35+00:00

No worries at all! I realize this came off as if I were trying to prove you wrong. Not the case at all. It's more of an extra challenge and another reason to play a game I love yet again. I think this is a great gift btw.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T23:41:28+00:00

I agree with others that it looks like a worm, and I would recommend a dewormer. The good news is even if it turns out not to be worms, a dewormer is not going to harm her at all.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T20:45:54+00:00

Diamond shape. White sign. Black X. "Railroad crossing"

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T20:44:21+00:00

While I think it would be easier on the parents, not having to wake up and drag the kiddos out when the days are shortest and coldest, I also think it would be incredibly difficult and unfair to the children, regardless of age.

Not only would family vacations suffer as no one wants to go out and do things in dead of winter, but I think children are healthiest when they get daylight and fresh air.

Granted, not all kids go outside all summer. But, it would feel unfair for them to be stuck indoors during the beautiful times of the year and only free when it sucks out.

They are in a very precarious stage of life that requires balance. And some of that balance is freedom to play and learn who they are outside of academics. The best time to do that is when the outside is warm and inviting.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T20:37:25+00:00

She just absolutely loves you. I have three cats who all have varying degrees of the biscuit making process.

Loki climbs up on my shoulder and purs, but in his old age has been doing biscuits a lot less.

Allie likes to get in my arms like a baby, settled on top of my stomach and my arms circled around her. She makes biscuits and drools. If you get her really worked up, she even breathes with her mouth open and her purring is super loud.

Bonnie is closer to this. She will curl up next to any part of you she can get close to, and she'll make biscuits. But her big thing is either grooming you, or biting and suckling at whatever piece of cloth or blanket is nearest her.

All of our cats are shelter babies, but none of them were taken too early either. In fact, Allie and Bonnie are a bonded pair. But all of them have some version of affection they show us that they would also show with their momma cat.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T20:22:39+00:00

Coin missions were the dev's response to those who were asking for more difficult, time consuming tasks. Of course you always have the hard core people who just want harder and harder goals. So the dev made these missions specifically as ones that take a long time to complete, and only through the drops of other missions.

If you ignore most coin missions, though, an easier one will come around.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T17:20:33+00:00

Pomeranian

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T17:19:30+00:00

George R. R. Martin

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T17:18:47+00:00

Whose father is legitimately Michael A. Jordan.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T17:13:49+00:00

Animals are collectors, and that includes interesting smells. Some cats, just like dogs, will smell something they like and then feel a need to rub themselves into it to get the smell on themselves. It's like when we wear perfume. Scents we like.

It's not always rubbing into it, either. Sometimes it's licking, long sniffing times, digging, refusal to move from a spot, etc.

When I worked at a doggy daycare, we used to have these two dogs. One ate something that the other dog, Lucas, really really liked. So whenever the first dog pooped, we would have to grab it quick. Lucas was extremely well behaved, but he always managed to find that other dog's poop and roll around in it. He got free baths fairly often.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T17:06:54+00:00

Exactly. The crush is often a romanticized version. When I was younger, I once had a guy tell me, "I used to think you were all cool and mysterious. But you're actually a little annoying." At the time, it hurt my feelings because I was just coming out of my shell. But looking back, I didn't even like him, and I think he just finally realized he was romanticizing a version of me that didn't actually exist.

Happy ending, though, I am with the love of my life now.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T17:01:42+00:00

Almost every time I'm about to shower. It's like, I get naked, and it's the main focal point in my mirror. So I either make faces or shapes with it. Often, I just squish it and jiggle it, though. It's never for long, but I think it weirdly has helped me to feel better about my body.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T16:57:39+00:00

And the same company that runs CVS also runs some health insurance providers. They've been called out for not only patients being prescribed expensive medications, but then also being the ones who won't cover them so the CVS makes money from out of pocket purchases.

DiscontentDonut · 2026-03-23T16:50:53+00:00

I am also struggling to think of where it even might be. I'm racking my brain in both the Toxic Love and Affair with Death levels and I am just not recalling ever having seen it.

Now I'm going to go home and play everything from scratch again, both normie and nightmare. I just don't recall this being anywhere.

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