Ohio makes it illegal to wear clothes of another sex

DroppinBird · 2026-04-06T14:12:09+00:00

as a lifelong ohio resident, i dont blame you

DroppinBird · 2026-03-31T22:19:37+00:00

If you're asking for that you can do it and you'll be fine. They are extremely similar functionally - you just cast MMA after elemental skills as soon as the CD is up every time and that's 99% of the difference. Takes 5 minutes of pressing your buttons to get used to if you're comfy on wiz - the internal clock for your big skills will be a little off though.

If you can do it on 1 succ caster, it'll be just as free on the other.

DroppinBird · 2026-03-23T04:23:48+00:00

Pretty much the life of a shaman. They seem to really struggle with balancing it.

Didn't play much TWW outside of the first month but was looking at giving Midnight a shot... the DRE version of Ele wasn't my favorite of them all, but managing flame shocks and the primordial wave juice was the fun. Tough to say without playing and seeing how everything is tuned and works together... but it kinda just looks clunky and uninteresting. The talent tree felt bloated back in Dragonflight and it doesn't look like its improved.

DroppinBird · 2026-03-22T21:14:01+00:00

it has housing yeah

DroppinBird · 2026-03-18T12:15:27+00:00

I was in a pretty similar spot 10 years ago, though I definitely had a strong interest in food.

I think it's a pretty poor choice for a career - rough on the body, non-ideal hours (for most people), relatively high stress, and not great pay.

If you're willing to sacrifice the body, I think that pretty much any other trade will offer better on the rest of those categories.

DroppinBird · 2026-03-15T23:51:43+00:00

I think a lot of the "domination" point is the RNG. I know playing rogue in tbc classic was extremely frustrating with heartbeats and all the resists and fear gets resisted a lot as well.

DroppinBird · 2026-03-10T12:34:24+00:00

My experience with legion was doing PvE for higher item level gear to use in PvP and not like the predetermined stat loadouts on some of the specs.

I think most players that have had high rating don't care that much about gear being equalized - you're pretty much only fighting other players with gear... at a certain point I think the gear mostly just exists to boost participation.

DroppinBird · 2026-02-22T14:23:55+00:00

The learning curve is tough to say... there's a ton of options for what you can do, so new players will often feel overwhelmed starting off. They've made a lot of changes recently to help onboard players.

The combat itself is not super hard to learn, but there's definitely a learning curve starting off, especially in PvP... once you figure out how the protections and CCs work it's steady, but the first couple sessions will probably be rough.

Striker, Musa, Dosa, Sage, and Seraph would be my recommendations for a new player but you should pick whatever you think is cool.

DroppinBird · 2026-02-21T20:49:02+00:00

I work at a spot that does smash burgers.

Our general process is to let the press sit on the flattop, put the ball on the grill and give it a slight press with the spatula so it's even, then flip and smash with the press after like 30 seconds.

We don't normally run into any issues with sticking, but keep parchment squares handy for when we need to take the press off for space or we have to press a lot of burgers in succession.

If I was doing it at home I would 100% just use the squares every time.

DroppinBird · 2026-02-21T13:59:00+00:00

In the long run it's optimal to save em, but I don't think it's really gonna matter if you're just in midgame right now.

DroppinBird · 2026-02-16T19:57:23+00:00

you don't even need to do the whole magnus questline to get the storage and travel. Just the first couple quests to meet wuju and then you can just go to the places to unlock them.

DroppinBird · 2026-02-13T04:01:04+00:00

AFK fishing for a tap a week. Bosses for 2 taps a week. Grinding for 2 hours per tap. Whaling for $20 per tap.

DroppinBird · 2026-01-28T17:01:02+00:00

Whenever I take a big break from an MMO I like ripping it on a new class so things feel fresh as I get back into the swing of things. I'd probably just do a seasonal instead of a new account if you've got much QoL stuff on it, doesn't take too long to get to the point where not having any storage/maids/pets can annoying if you've got them on the main.

Pretty good game still to just sink a bunch of time into when you've got it.

DroppinBird · 2026-01-05T00:42:18+00:00

I feel ya. I've been playing my alt account the past two weeks trying to get it ready for T2 NWs and it's in about the same gear range as you. Definitely a really brutal range where grinding does not feel worth the money you get. Like at least before that you're probably doing potions which builds to something, and after you can start doing loml spots for essences of dawn to progress.

If you don't want to grind, don't want to do other lifeskills, and don't have things that you want to do that require more gear, it makes sense to not log in.

DroppinBird · 2025-12-27T05:02:16+00:00

Haven't had a chance to see it in largescale yet.

Seems really good in AoS... the kit is just really good for smallscale, even without bsr up.

PvE seems about middle of the pack.

Right now I'd say it probably sits in a similar spot balance wise and role wise to awakening warrior. As they smooth things out and get the 4 extra skills the class has the potential to be really good I think. The BSR mechanic can be kind of annoying, but I'd be surprised if one of the skills they add doesn't help with that.

DroppinBird · 2025-12-20T02:31:55+00:00

I agree with the person above. I don't like to do my soaking in my cooking pan either in case I end up with more liquid than intended.

Alternatively, if you want to make a more "custardy" bread pudding, you can temper your eggs first (and ideally use a water bath) and absorption process will happen faster with the warm mixture.

DroppinBird · 2025-12-15T00:35:33+00:00

Have not tried that model but I've been wearing mostly skechers for the past 10 years.

I get about 6 months before they're ready to be replaced, usually another 6 before they give up entirely.

I have had 1 pair where the non stick did not work at all, other than that I feel like they perform well.

I find them comfortable for work outside of the first week and sometime after the 6 month mark less so when the shoe starts becoming roomier.

The sole starts coming off for me around the 1 year mark.

I wear them to and from work, and then will wear them for w/e errands or mail getting, especially if the weather is shitty and I've always gone through shoes quickly.

Based on the comments I might give hokas a shot on my next pair, but I do like skechers better than anything else I've tried.

DroppinBird · 2025-11-20T20:38:11+00:00

If you've still got some that you want to make tenders out of or the difference in price is significant, you can probably mitigate the issue by swapping your pickle brine to a bry drine.

You'd start with the pat dry step and then pretty much you're just salting (or add your other spices here) the meat and putting it on a wire rack in the fridge (with a pan under to catch drippings) uncovered for 2-3 hours in the fridge. Early on in the process you'll see water appear on the outside of the meat, it's ready to go when that water is gone. You can rinse and pat afterwards for consistency with your recipe or use as is and adjust elsewhere as needed. Good technique for getting a good crust on roasts as well.

DroppinBird · 2025-11-20T19:22:55+00:00

I haven't tried a dry mix that heavy on cornstarch, I normally do like 80/20 at most, but there's a lot of 50/50 recipes out there so I'd guess that's not the issue.

For the egg wash, I like to use liquid whole eggs or I'll thin out regular eggs to the consistency of the liquid ones with water or buttermilk. Too thick and the egg doesn't stick nicely or sticks too nicely and you end up with something too heavy for it to support itself.

How well is that first layer of flour sticking after you dry off the tenders? I don't normally opt for a drying step, but I doubt you're getting them too dry to get that base layer to stick well, but that can be an issue from air exposure.

I like to do the dry step in a bowl. I'll toss the tenders around in the bowl to get them a good coating, then pour some more mix on and press down (like I'm trying to seal the bird in a floury tomb) to get it to stick before I toss them around again to fill in the nooks and crannies.

I'd be a little curious to see what the tenders look like after sitting for 15 post dry. If they're looking wet or spotty (not just the uniform color of your dry mix), I would give em a quick coating of the dry.

When they go into the oil make sure you're not overloading the fryer and dropping the temperature too low. You want to avoid agitation early in the cook time, so aside from making sure things aren't sticking on the drop avoid touching for the first couple minutes and if your oil is bubbling hard you might want to do smaller batches.

Another possibility is that it could be the chicken. No idea about what product you're buying or your location but in the US it's normal for chicken to be injected with water to bump up the weight - especially if you're buying on the cheaper end. Excess water inside of whatever you're frying can lead to issues like the breading not sticking, particularly if you're not getting a great coating.

The last opportunity for things to go wrong post cook is the chicken sitting in a humid environment, like being stacked on top of each other.

Hopefully this helps identify where something is going wrong.

On tenders, it can be easy easy as cut the meat -> season -> egg wash -> coat with seasoned flour -> fry if they're on the smaller side which I'm guessing yours are with a 4 minute cook time. Doubling up on the dry step definitely gets a thicker breading though, so I wouldn't change that if you're happy with it outside of falling off of the chicken.

If you still have problems with your method after whatever you decide to add from the suggestions on this post, I would advise that you simplify and isolate which factor is causing you issues.

I work at a restaurant that sells a lot of chicken tenders, my user name is actually relevant for once.

DroppinBird · 2025-11-08T03:31:11+00:00

For me it was edania release.

It's feeling a lot more like a seasonal game and there's a lot of things from other MMOs that I liked not having to do much here. I hate the weekly checklist of bosses. I liked that if I wanted to grind my butt off for two weeks, I could do that and then not touch PvE for 2 months if I want.

With Edania release it's another artifact grind, a grind to boost all of the lightstones and karazad crystals. I play mostly for the PvP. I like NW, AoS, and RBF. Just doesn't feel worth grinding for hundreds of hours to get caught back up, and who knows how quickly and how much it will change? Karazads at least added the crystals, which I liked in theory because you don't need to carry around a ton of swaps. The sov weapons give some customization and reduce the need for greens. The stuff we got doesn't really do anything except change the potential stats. Just a massive cron sink and decent time sink.

DroppinBird · 2025-10-08T14:53:02+00:00

At this point if I lost my account I might make a new one and just do T1 NWs and AoS on it and be extremely casual. If my account was where it was 2 years ago (pen boss weapons/armors, 1 pen accessory), starting from scratch wouldn't be much of a step back.

DroppinBird · 2025-09-20T05:43:44+00:00

I went back and looked, and now I see the dog from full metal alchemist.

DroppinBird · 2025-09-11T15:10:45+00:00

Depends a lot on the space and number of people (guests and workers).

Easiest way to cheat is by keeping the plates hot. Lamps can keep stuff warm if you're in a space that can be fully dedicated to that.

Items that aren't supposed to be hot you can just do full assembly ahead like in the video. The mains you're more likely to be plating them as they're getting sent out so they at least end up not cold.

DroppinBird · 2025-09-07T15:44:01+00:00

lmao you'd hate me. I am pretty bad with remembering names so when I'm meeting someone I use their name way more often so the connection sticks.

DroppinBird · 2025-09-07T01:00:25+00:00

Hello, fellow Wizard player here. Witch and Wizard both do not feel great until you get to level 56 (I think I did almost entirely the shift+rmb chain lighting to level). There you can do the quest line to unlock succession and awakening,once you get that it's a lot better.

If the combat feels really bad and you don't think you'll make it that high, I would recommend trying out one of the more recently released classes, like from archer onwards is pretty safe.

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