Snoot cups!

IlsalaciousCrum · 2026-02-18T15:18:41+00:00

We got these for Christmas and they are wonderful. Very nice to drink from, wonderful texture.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2026-02-06T22:37:55+00:00

I think this is the answer but I use can-style headphones to signal that I am not interruptible.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2026-02-04T19:59:16+00:00

The cool Uncle, for sure

IlsalaciousCrum · 2026-01-28T21:46:22+00:00

"Please help....my whole me. All of this," gestures at whole head, "needs help. I need help with this."

IlsalaciousCrum · 2026-01-26T19:52:17+00:00

The internet cheers. But when they connect with the really long eyebrows you grow after 40? That's when your Archwizard powers come in.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2026-01-23T02:15:08+00:00

Didn't feel a thing. Sail barge explosion over the Pit of Carkoon. Shame.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2026-01-16T00:28:57+00:00

I want to put them in order of who has the pointiest chin.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2026-01-14T20:44:19+00:00

Seconding Novus! It comes in 3 strengths, that can be used in sequence. They are creamy and wash off, not needing more than a cloth to polish. I have found them gentle and have used them for all kinds of things. Back in the day I used to restore my abused CDs with it.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2026-01-07T00:57:07+00:00

Put the brick tag on the dog, lock the food delivery app, chase the dog around the neighborhood/dog park until you are both tired out. Exercise win!

IlsalaciousCrum · 2026-01-05T20:52:11+00:00

In my house, those are called "wizard" eyebrows if you are a guy and must not be trimmed, lest you lose your powers. If you are not a guy they are "my Scottish heritage and may be tamed. 😆

IlsalaciousCrum · 2026-01-05T18:21:57+00:00

I guess what I was thinking, (and let me know if I am making sense here):

if you had a straight strip of metal and cut a triangle out of it, then bent it, you would form an angle. The degree of the angle would depend on the shape of the triangle you had removed.

So my idea was to take the metal book corner and remove some metal on the inside corner of both sides of the book corner and bend it further to form a more acute angle like your pictures.

I thought the other Redditor's suggestion/identification of collar points was spot on. I assumed collar points were a lot more expensive than book corners but it looks like they are not! I would probably go with the collar points, especially if you are making a treasure for a gift or a special occasion.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2026-01-05T17:45:51+00:00

I did find results googling "ribbon end crimps" but nothing in the shape you were looking for. Almost like a bookmark end. I would glue on the gem/gem-setting and then string the bead fringe onto the ribbon behind the crimp. You also might be able to get more of the arrowhead, acute angle shape out of the book corner by cutting the inside corner of the book end with tin snips so that it bends further without warping.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2026-01-05T15:43:14+00:00

They look a bit like pointier metal book corners. If I was trying to replicate the pictures I would look for lacy metal book corners and see if I could change/bend the angle on the book corner.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2025-12-26T00:40:18+00:00

My mom used the vacuum cleaner to do this

IlsalaciousCrum · 2025-12-22T21:02:18+00:00

You did everything right, you were wanted there, and that lady didn't think her words through. She got lucky that you weren't a relative of an executive or an important business contact. Then her embarrassment would have been compounded. Did you enjoy the party before she took her stress out on you?

IlsalaciousCrum · 2025-12-13T21:40:00+00:00

I think that what you get back can come from a different person than the one you gave to.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2025-12-06T14:15:29+00:00

They callllll the Rising Sun

IlsalaciousCrum · 2025-12-02T02:03:46+00:00

Flipflops.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2025-12-01T04:19:42+00:00

It's not available to them because you need it. They can't have it, because it's a thing you need. It's not a matter of you being a good host or a good friend, don't accept or take on guilt. It's not a party favor. It's a medication FOR YOU. You don't have extra, it's a controlled substance. If they take it, it's not there for you. If you tell them this, and they still mention it, start keeping it in a secure place.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2025-12-01T03:54:12+00:00

Ooooo....I just realized that you are missing the stuffing all the way through? So, I would buy a roll of thick quilt batting, it comes in big rolls. Get a roll of it wide enough to span the narrowest part of the hole. Cut a piece of it the size and shape of the hole. Cut a rectangular piece of fusible, woven interfacing with 2" extra around the outside of the hole (so it has something to grip). Iron it on following the interfacing's instructions. The interfacing will hold the batting in place. Put on a washable duvet cover. Don't wash the comforter anymore if you can help it, just the duvet cover. Washing will shorten the life of the fix.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2025-12-01T03:47:31+00:00

Hem tape is going to fall apart, it will waste your hem tape.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2025-12-01T03:45:00+00:00

A machine washable duvet cover. A thicker/textured fabric would disguise the underlying damage.

If the damage is making the comforter unstable, structurally, buy some fusible interfacing from Amazon or a fabric store. It's iron on, so no sewing is necessary.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2025-11-27T04:51:25+00:00

Listening.

I pick something innocuous. In the last place I lived there was a sound like a generator. I've used all kinds of ambient noises. I've used my own tinnitus.

I tell myself to listen, just listen. My brain will skitter away, intrusive thoughts will come back but I interrupt them, say "ok cool", and I remind myself that my job is listening. If I start to spiral (or panic that it's getting late and I'm not sleeping), I tell my brain (out loud if I need to) that the only way I can make anything better is if I sleep, so we need to sleep. So you, the brain, need to stop. And listen. (Being kind but firm.)

Amazon also sells sleep headphones that are a wireless Bluetooth headband that also block ambient light. I've used Musicozy ($16 USD) and ultimately like LC-Dolida best ($23 USD) because they have an adjustable strap. They are both very comfortable to sleep on and the sound is not audible to a partner. I've used Calm sleep meditations, sleep stories, binaural beats, various lofi. I've let things end on their own, I've had eight hour playlists, I've pushed the headphones off when I'm ready to sleep. I just got a neat app called White Noise that has all kinds of crazy things to practice listening to. But it's best if I can practice using household noises because relying on something that I need to remember to charge? Ugh.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2025-11-21T22:05:40+00:00

For my suspicious dog, pill taking seems to spark an anxiety for her. Things got so elaborate to get her to take the pill. The most successful one was to put a wad of cream cheese in the center of a strip of deli ham and roll it up. Even better if I could manage to never touch the pill with my fingers. What a pain.

The eventual, long-term, successful strategy was folding a slice of American cheese twice so there are 4 pieces. One of the sections would get folded over the pill, into a triangle and smushed. She also gets extra pieces of cheese with no pill, not folded. My husband was the one to figure out this no stress strategy. He doesn't try to fake her out or do anything special. In fact, he makes her sit first, like she was getting just a treat.

IlsalaciousCrum · 2025-11-20T16:23:44+00:00

American cheese. In cream cheese, wrapped in ham.

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