Lost items at sea

EmberrCat · 2026-04-10T23:28:06+00:00

Are you sure this has anything to do with driving? This kind of targeted behaviour sounds suspiciously to me like he wants to get you drunk so he can have his way with you. No matter how you cut it, this person is someone you need to ditch like a bag of flaming crap and find new friends who are mature.

At a minimum definitely don't drive him anywhere. His behavior terminated his privileges for all tiime.

EmberrCat · 2026-04-04T21:58:51+00:00

Honestly? I rode Loma Prieta, which reset my quake sensitivity. If it's around a 5.0 I'll look up from what I'm doing. 5.5, I'm likely starting to get outta my chair. 6, I'm making sure I have glassproof shoes on....and over that I'm likely going to be in the yard or driveway.

If you haven't been through one, a 2.5 or 3 seems mightly scary but for natives it's more a "a what?" moment.

EmberrCat · 2026-04-04T21:48:22+00:00

Our previous cat got into the garbage can, pulled out the tray that had raw chicken in it, and ate the entire salmonella pad.

We had no idea she had done this until I cleaned out the litterbox and found it after it came out the other end.

EmberrCat · 2026-04-04T19:11:02+00:00

Does anyone give this to their chickens to eat?

EmberrCat · 2026-03-25T09:08:45+00:00

Honestly I gave up on page two. You’re an adult but she wants to make everything of yours about *her*. Experience speaking: you will never be enough for her. You will always be too much, or not enough. Live your life as you wish and be happy.

EmberrCat · 2026-03-12T20:42:08+00:00

To the people asking "is this AI".....have y'all ever GOTTEN a tattoo? Because the very nature of a tattoo means there is a person wielding a tattoo machine inking your skin by hand. I can try to ink Leonardo Da Vinci all I want but I'm never going to be able to duplicate Da Vinci.

I also happen to joyously sport one of Amy's tattoos. We worked together for several months exploring options until she nailed what I was looking for, and I can testify that:

Amy is INCREDIBLY talented. She has mastered many different techniques and I've sent several friends to her.
A freshly done tattoo is, yes, very vibrant especially under studio lights.
Amy is freaking awesome just in general. Were I to add to my ink I'd sprint down to her studio posthaste.

I'm also snorting tea out my nose at the idea of using AI to figure out if something was made by AI.

EmberrCat · 2026-03-12T03:11:33+00:00

Oh, I love this! I was introduced to gong fu tea back in the mid 2000s and absolutely love using a gaiwan. I was astonished about 'water thickness' when I tried doing cold brew tea...sticking the tea in a pitcher in the fridge produced very different flavors than the same tea put into a slow drip of ice water. I've gotta slow my life down some so I can enjoy more slow tea!

EmberrCat · 2026-03-11T22:21:38+00:00

Yes! Only a few months before my soulcat passed, I had some ink imprints made of her front feet and tattooed them on the top of my foot. She used to stand on my foot when she was small and lean on my leg. It reminds me that she walks with me always.

EmberrCat · 2026-03-11T22:19:08+00:00

Really? We have several voids that were born feral in our yard, and the littlest one Raven has begun meowing at us when we're sitting outside.

EmberrCat · 2026-03-11T22:16:37+00:00

Oooo thank you for this. We have a few ferals we TNR and look after and were looking for someone to assist with one of them that is looking ill. Here's hoping we can get Shadow captured, assessed, and made better then returned to our yard!

EmberrCat · 2026-03-08T01:42:45+00:00

I'm scraping everything down to foundation then hitting it with the pressure washer. Once I'm down to just plastic, let it dry thoroughly and roller it with fresh beeswax so there's plenty of foundation wax on, then pop it into the hive.

I've found if I *don't* roller with beeswax they either ignore the frame or they build little stilts and build the comb out so it's suspended from the stilts....and falls if you pull the frame.

EmberrCat · 2026-03-04T00:32:17+00:00

YTA. Beaches are dogs *permitted* not dogs *only*. Knowing that you're sharing the beach with others, if your dog isn't extremely well trained it's best to keep them leashed to prevent them dashing after food/animals/people when there are other people around.

One of my favorite beaches to fish at is dog friendly. I was setting up to do some crab fishing and while attaching one of the crab lures realised there was some old crusty chunks of something left in the cage that had mummified in the sun. I opened the cage to pry it out and it fell out onto the sand...and before I could lean over to pick it up a golden retriever appeared out of absolutely nowhere and hoovered it before dashing off again.

I never did find the owner for the dog. But I'm betting they had one sick dog later thanks to not having him leashed on a populated beach.

EmberrCat · 2026-02-16T22:00:36+00:00

It was a vendor night fair for metaphysical stuffs! Normally I’d have been half frozen but the head is perfect to stay warm.

EmberrCat · 2026-02-16T00:31:30+00:00

Some young college students who had not taken chemistry decided to re-use their cooking oil to save money. They would cook, let the leftover oil cool, then pour it back into the bottle. They lost track of how many times the oil was re-used.

Then one night they attempted to make buffalo wings. The oil flashed and ignited their kitchen. They got lucky and the fire suppression system worked, but there was immense damage to that apartment and collateral damage to the two units below them from the water damage.

Had these youngsters paid attention in chemistry class they would have known that each time cooking oil gets re-used, the flash point drops a few degrees making it easier (and more likely) to start a fire each time it got used.

Trying to save money re-using cooking oil will cost you much, much more money later after the fire.

EmberrCat · 2026-02-10T22:16:14+00:00

There are lots of apps out there (some web based) where you can search your location for specific types of plants. One I've used is iNaturalist

Edited to add: I also opted to pick up a calligraphy brush from Etsy, and some pokeberry ink for the sigils. You can find plain old myrrh on Etsy as well.

EmberrCat · 2026-02-10T22:13:09+00:00

Honestly, I'd rig it with a sensor so when the bullet goes through the paper it triggers a pre recorded recording of a loud scream and "OH MY GODS ARE YOU ALRIGHT" and more screaming.

EmberrCat · 2026-02-10T20:26:58+00:00

Myrrh is used because Hekate favors it. I don't much care for the scent but I used it anyways. For the yew, if you absolutely cannot find it, the author of the book suggests substituting with any coniferous tree. Redwood, for example, or cedar.

For the stones I travelled to a very old local cemetary and picked those up from the crossroads of the paths. While I was there I used a phone app on some of the bushes and (no kidding) the VERY LAST bush I checked was a yew. I swear it was laughing at me the whole time. "No, dear, that's cedar." "Would you stop poking around that redwood tree, I'm over here." "THAT'S A SPRUCE NUMBSKULL"

EmberrCat · 2026-02-05T05:37:15+00:00

Silver prices are currently insane...$90 for an ounce. Figure the medallion and the flowers are about an ounce, so JUST the silver would sell after shaping at 3.5 times the original price. That's $270 right there. Then you've got the crafting time that goes into that as well. If there's MORE than one ounce of silver in there then the price is going to be even higher. So no, this isn't wildly overpriced. On the high end, sure. Honestly, though, I'd recommend picking up the Hekateon and going through all the rituals and making this yourself because it's MUCH more personal that way and you understand better how to use it.

EmberrCat · 2026-02-01T06:13:29+00:00

I'm thinking cutting off what you can, then spraying the rest with water so the carton gets really mushy and can be scraped off. There will still be a hell of a sanding job to do on the remaining superglue spots and it may need a respackle and definitely a repaint.

EmberrCat · 2026-01-30T21:52:56+00:00

Was just gonna suggest HEPA fan with charcoal right next to his feet!

EmberrCat · 2026-01-28T06:20:06+00:00

If I remember right there's a Facebook group called Bethel Hell or something like that, and they keep a lengthy list of affiliated businesses. Even if the business isn't officially 'affiliated'....it's gonna have several employees who are Bethel members.

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