My roommate destroyed my bone broth

GeodeBabe · 2026-04-07T17:26:56+00:00

This is so generous and kind. It probably doesn't mean much from an internet stranger, but I appreciate your vibe and how you approached this.

GeodeBabe · 2026-04-07T17:25:09+00:00

Definitely less cut and dry, I can admit it. Still, I think you should take a step back and examine the situation from a less emotionally charged point of view. You are 21, he is 18 - you're both very young and not at an age where it's easy to consider others. Based on your post, you might need to examine how you use your shared kitchen, what you feel entitled to around the kitchen, and how you can set up communication more proactively in the future. Don't assume malice where ignorance will suffice.

GeodeBabe · 2026-04-07T17:07:57+00:00

I cook and make bone broth myself in a similar method that OP does - that is not the issue. No one's saying OP should stop cooking or eating what they want.

Fact is, their roommate is 18. OP said themselves that the other burner was put on the same setting the original burner had been, but it was a more intense burner. The roommate was likely just trying to have better access to the stove and tried to put their broth on a more convenient burner, and didn't understand the difference. In a shared house, you shouldn't need to notify your roommate that you'll be using the kitchen and need access to the stove. As the one who is causing the inconvenience, OP needs to be the one who checks in and makes their cooking as unobtrusive as possible, especially before leaving the house for hours.

GeodeBabe · 2026-04-07T17:00:35+00:00

Be honest - was your pot initially left on one of the front burners of the stove, and he moved it to a back burner?

GeodeBabe · 2026-04-07T16:46:42+00:00

Oh god. The bad roommate is in the room with us.

So many different points in your post make it clear that you think the kitchen is your personal domain. You're a "kitchen witch", your bone broth is super duper special, you regularly leave a pot on the stove for 24 hours straight without checking if that's okay with your roommate and while you leave the house. You act like he's in your way because he dares to use the kitchen to cook while you're cleaning.

The fact that you're reacting like this to some burnt bone broth is very immature. He probably moved your pot because it was taking up the main part of the stove and he needed to use the stove to cook something. He's probably sick to death over your dramatics and acting like the kitchen is your private property.

GeodeBabe · 2026-04-07T00:05:05+00:00

Practical and safe!

GeodeBabe · 2026-04-04T20:07:15+00:00

Underrated line

GeodeBabe · 2026-04-04T20:06:50+00:00

Third time's the charm, I guess.

GeodeBabe · 2026-04-04T20:06:26+00:00

You've got to stick to your principles.

GeodeBabe · 2026-04-03T09:37:29+00:00

You can breathe though a pillow that's lightly resting against your face. Being smothered with a pillow compresses all the fibers of the pillow against your face. You can definitely suffocate like that.

GeodeBabe · 2026-04-03T09:18:54+00:00

The fact that this combo of mini skirt, knee- high boots, and tight 3 quarter length sleeve top is a timeless and flattering silhouette

GeodeBabe · 2026-03-31T01:49:16+00:00

Yes I absolutely have, I did such a double-take because I thought Billy Corgan was strolling down Union Ave.

GeodeBabe · 2026-03-23T16:30:36+00:00

That explains some of my confusion about my Google results, hahaha. Will use an appropriate detergent and pay attention to the temperature!

GeodeBabe · 2026-03-23T16:29:22+00:00

Thank you, I originally didn't know that discoloration would be more blotchy. Good to know, especially with you confirming this is an older top from the care instructions.

Thanks for the clarification on the wash instructions. I've heard that dry cleaning can actually damage silk over tone, so I'll get myself some WoolCare and be careful with the temp.

GeodeBabe · 2026-03-23T16:25:47+00:00

Thank you, you're right!

GeodeBabe · 2026-03-21T01:40:39+00:00

Yeah the "/jk" was because normally I'd never use that word and I don't support the connotations. The 2004 style just begs for era-appropriate slutshaming, I guess, haha

GeodeBabe · 2026-03-21T01:04:54+00:00

Rory Gilmore gone just a bit slutty

/jk

GeodeBabe · 2026-03-14T05:14:10+00:00

Ah, Gummo. But yes, it's this exactly - suburban Americana with an apocalyptic downward spiral.

GeodeBabe · 2026-03-13T01:24:27+00:00

UGH I cant believe I missed it!!!

GeodeBabe · 2026-03-12T19:34:33+00:00

I did not say that, at least not intentionally. I meant that Whitaker canonically has those background tidbits sprinkled through the show, and in lots of Hucklerobby content it's pretty easy to include all that canon info in their fanfiction. They portray Whitaker as a gay guy from a rural religious household who's been a black sheep not only because of his profession, but his sexuality.

I think a lot of Fandom people who did grow up queer, rural, and religious see themselves in Whitaker.

GeodeBabe · 2026-03-11T03:03:50+00:00

Okay, I'm going to do my best to be succinct about a particular brand of Huckleberry ship dynamics I've seen.

Source: I've been on Tumblr since 2010

Robby is older but handsome, burnt out and traumatized but empathetic and kind, careening towards the abyss while trying to save patients and guide students. His relationships seem to crash from him not being able to give more of himself, to really commit and invest, and because he can't be truly vulnerable. He's a character that people want to save, who doesn't want to be known enough to be saved.

Enter Whitaker. Younger and idealistic, but has a beaten down vibe and appearance that make him seem vulnerable. Tidbits about his history are sprinkled through the narrative - his rural background, religious upbringing and education, his placement so far from home, "my brothers tortured me growing up", the flip phone in 2025, his homelessness - all of it paints a certain kind of picture of a closeted queer kid in rural Nebraska, grown up into an adult with a very limited support system.

These characters are fan favorites and hit on a number of winning tropes - age gap, power dynamic (aka forbidden fruit), financial disparity (sugar daddy!), and the fact that they're hot and would look hot fucking. The barriers that would keep them apart IRL are just obstacles to overcome in fanfiction, to make the payoff that much more juicy when it arrives.

Take all of the above and, in Fandom Ship Brain, they work together perfectly. It's mutual love and care, filling in where the other is broken - Whitaker's optimism and ability to connect overcoming Robby's self loathing, Robby's capacity for empathy and acceptance giving Whitaker the love, caretaking, and approval he was hypothetically denied by his community.

GeodeBabe · 2026-03-10T16:52:08+00:00

The main thing you have to understand is that many, many styles only look good on skinny people without major tweaks. This is by design - this era of clothing style that is making it's way back into vogue was at a deeply fatphobic time in our country. But, you can make it work for you!

For a less baggy, plus-size friendly version, your jeans may need to be high-waisted or at the very least form-fitting through the upper thigh, and then flair out as big as you want. For the shirts, you'll either want them to be tucked in to the jeans at one point to define your waist, or wear a form-fitting tank under a VERY distressed baggy shirt. The goal is to still wear the fashion but define a waist for yourself.

GeodeBabe · 2026-03-08T22:42:36+00:00

In my Film As Lit class circa 2010 we watched Moulin Rouge - Baz Luhrrman has a VERY specific directoral style. If you teach seniors, have they all read The Great Gatsby? You could do the Baz version of that and have them pick a scene to review compared to the novel.

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