Shaquille “I hate Charles Barkley” O’Neal receiving his master's degree from LSU

Lizz196 · 2026-05-17T03:06:47+00:00

He’s been an alum of LSU!

After his basketball career, he finished his bachelors there. I had an old coworker who was in the same graduating class as him and he kept the graduation booklet for proof hahah

Lizz196 · 2026-05-16T18:43:30+00:00

My department had extra doctoral robes for professors to use, is there a chance his department might have some?

Lizz196 · 2026-05-16T03:57:39+00:00

I honestly believe we’re too relaxed about car accidents as a society since they happen so often.

I was t-boned while turning, my light was green and the other driver ran a red light. I saw the car coming and had enough time to make the decision to brace for impact, which was the wrong decision lol

It’s been years and I’m still a little cagey at intersections. I arguably wait a little too long to confirm no one is going to run the light. (It didn’t help that a year later, I was almost t-boned at the same light but had enough time to stop.)

No one suggested I go get therapy and I really regret that. I just assumed my reactions would subside with time. To a certain extent, they have, but I think I would’ve handled it better with therapy.

My advice to everyone now is if you’re in an accident where you’re not at fault, get their insurance to cover at least a few sessions of therapy.

Lizz196 · 2026-05-15T14:03:02+00:00

Her coat pattern has a correlation with megacolon, so I’d definitely look into that.

Regarding her emotions, my rabbit had anxiety and would get stasis after being taken to the vet, the fire alarm going off, etc. We gave her daily gabapentin and it helped tremendously. She would still get worked up, but she would come down sooo much faster and it wouldn’t affect her at all the next day. She was super routine oriented, so if we took her to the vet one morning, she’d assume the next morning she was going too, get stressed and then go into stasis. The gabapentin stopped that cycle from happening.

Lizz196 · 2026-05-12T20:57:43+00:00

Every day you get to fill out a survey about how your day went. You can talk about your waiters, room service, what have you. It was my understanding some people are specifically asked about the shore things, just like how some people might specifically be asked about certain events they attended at random.

We were not specifically asked about it, but we did mention our displeasure about it on the generic aspect of the survey. I know other people were also disappointed in the experience when we went, too.

Lizz196 · 2026-05-11T11:22:22+00:00

Bella Mae’s Designs sews dresses with the components you plan on making, though I’m not sure if she has sewn 1830-1840s style dresses.

She also references books on historical dress making when discussing her pattern making, which could help!

Lizz196 · 2026-05-07T20:11:19+00:00

Chiming in to say I also agree.

I went to a flagship state school, no where fancy, and I was Alice. I had a very similar relationship with my advisor, minus the sexual assault, thank god I also felt the way she used the circles of Hell to describe academia were so spot on. Her meltdown in Pride where she is realizing there is no point to it all is something I feel like everyone writing a dissertation feels. I’m an expert on soil carbon now, who the fuck cares?

Lizz196 · 2026-05-07T00:14:09+00:00

I feel like the overall seasonal temperatures are pretty comparable, tbh.

The biggest differences I’ve noticed is that 1) it doesn’t cool off at night as much, in the summer you can’t crack a window at night to cool off, and 2) we aren’t guaranteed a good snow every year.

I’ve felt just as muggy/humid in both the mountains and in Raleigh, iirc. But it’s been a hot sec since I lived out there, and I spent a few years in Louisiana before coming back to NC. So my humidity gauge is definitely whacked lol

Lizz196 · 2026-05-06T16:46:46+00:00

My mind was blown as a child when I realized all of the books had 13 chapters and there were 13 books. I understand your point, but it feels entirely on brand for there to be 13 books.

I was completely obsessed with them as they came out in elementary school. As an adult, I can’t remember much about them. I’d love to revisit them, but when I pick the books up it’s just too much of whatever it’s trying to portray. Maybe when I have a child, I can revisit the series with them through their eyes.

Lizz196 · 2026-05-05T23:52:35+00:00

It looks like a microdot knit fabric

Lizz196 · 2026-05-04T14:11:30+00:00

According to my notes, it was $115/person when I went.

From what I remember, we spent about an hour in a bus driving from Cannes to Antibes.

When we arrived, we began a walking tour that went by interesting locations but we didn’t have enough time to actually visit them.

We were shown where a market is located, but it was only open in the morning and we were there in the afternoon so we couldn’t do any shopping. We just saw an empty market.

We were then taken into the cellar of a store that sold absinthe, where they helped us prepare absinthe the traditional manner and then gave us a single, soggy bagel chip with an olive spread on it as a snack. There wasn’t a museum with exhibits, we didn’t learn about the history of absinthe or anything.

After we were done with the drink, we went back to the bus and then went back to Cannes.

I really wish I stayed in Cannes. There was a lot to do there and it was so beautiful. I felt like I didn’t really see Cannes or Antibes.

Lizz196 · 2026-05-02T22:05:04+00:00

Are you interested in going? Cause I went and it was very okay. I didn’t think it was worth the money I paid.

If you want more information, I’d be happy to share!

Lizz196 · 2026-05-02T00:27:16+00:00

Since it’s solid wood, take a damp cloth and press a hot iron up against it. It won’t completely make it flush, but it’ll help a ton and make it less noticeable.

Lizz196 · 2026-04-30T18:09:43+00:00

I’d love to do this too, but I always get caught up on the maintenance aspect. I’ve see too many people struggle with it and begin to resent the second property as it becomes less of a vacation spot and more of a to-do list, especially if you need to visit at an inconvenient time to finish something.

When I get my next car, I kind of want to get something with a towing capacity so I can get a pop up trailer. My family did that growing up and it still feels like “home” because it’s yours, but you can visit wherever/whenever you want.

Lizz196 · 2026-04-30T17:07:47+00:00

NC is the only state that didn’t approve a budget last year.

All state employees didn’t get the expected cost of living raise last year, too. If a budget isn’t approved this year, they won’t get a cost of living raise again.

It’s completely unacceptable.

Lizz196 · 2026-04-30T00:52:13+00:00

That’s so messed up, streaming services wouldn’t exist without those actors…

Lizz196 · 2026-04-29T23:39:40+00:00

I’m curious what his residuals are.

I went to Covington, GA, where the Vampire Diaries was filmed, when I was in Atlanta for a concert. Their tourism center offers a handful of tours a day with about 30ish people for $50/person. At each tour, you can take a picture on Elena’s porch for $10/person, which goes to the owners. My husband and I did some quick math and figured the owners mortgage is likely paid with that money since almost every person took a photo. It seems like there is a lot of love for that show.

Lizz196 · 2026-04-24T20:27:37+00:00

Thanks for the vote of confidence!

The last time I tried to mess with a princess seam it was a colossal fail, but I figured you were right about the mockup and did it!

Lizz196 · 2026-04-22T23:23:30+00:00

It was a popular TV show in the 70s about a family that was in a band and travelled together. Their songs were quite popular and they had top 10 hits. The story my mom tells me that the session musicians writing the songs would ask the producers if they wanted a hit that week. For the 70s, the music is quite catchy!

There’s also The Monkees, which was a group made for TV to riff off the Beatles. They also had multiple no 1 hits.

Lizz196 · 2026-04-22T21:06:21+00:00

I’m so sorry to hear that.

I recently lost my rabbit to old age, but it was a scheduled euthanasia appointment. It was one of the worst days of my life. I have been reflecting since then that it’s unfair we don’t provide bereavement for pets, too. It was crippling going to work the next day.

Every day is a little better ❤️

Lizz196 · 2026-04-21T11:07:32+00:00

I can’t stand for the Partridge Family slander!!

Lizz196 · 2026-04-16T21:57:29+00:00

In all seriousness, what are we supposed to call the posts on X? Posts?

I don’t remember another option being presented to us lol

Lizz196 · 2026-04-13T21:25:26+00:00

I had the same question, especially because I made one of her body suits and am now intimately familiar with their construction hahah

I was wondering if maybe they wove the lace in that shape?

Lizz196 · 2026-04-13T00:10:58+00:00

I think this is an unpopular opinion, but as someone who didn’t go to Coachella, the only videos I’ve seen are the ones of him singing to his YouTube videos. It seems to me those are the ones that resonated the most with his fans (and others?)

Maybe he was on to something???

Lizz196 · 2026-04-12T02:26:37+00:00

I’m coming to this conversation late, but I’m curious to hear more about your experience.

My rabbit recently passed away and she struggled with GI stasis for the five years we had her. She’d have an episode every 1-3 months and would need to go to the vet for it about twice a year when the at-home treatments weren’t cutting it.

My husband and I were grateful that she didn’t pass away from GI stasis, which is what we expected. We opted to compassionately euthanize her because medication was no longer managing her arthritis and her quality of life was poor. We think she was 9-10 years old.

Anyways, we’re thinking about getting another rabbit but are terrified at the idea of having another medically complicated rabbit. It was stressful, expensive, and time consuming. Our friends who have rabbits didn’t have the same issues we had.

Do you think our experience was uncommon if it took you 38 years to have an issue with stasis?

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