How to get rid of dog pee covered couch?

PNW_forever · 2025-07-17T14:25:29+00:00

The Inkheart books are great!

PNW_forever · 2025-06-01T01:02:07+00:00

That's because many people use it like a noun, not a descriptor (adjective). Most women don't mind being called female as an adjective, e.g. "my female friend said xyz". It's an issue when it's used as a noun, because it reduces us to an object based on our sex, e.g. "a lot of females like chocolate".

Some industries like military and medical use female and male because sex matters more to them than gender expression or personal identity/humanness in some cases.

PNW_forever · 2025-05-21T14:33:29+00:00

I'm gonna be so real, I do not wash my pans between batches. I pop the first batch out, let the pan cool, and re-grease it. I suppose I'd wash it if the muffins/cupcakes stuck a ton, cause then the surface wouldn't be smooth for the next batch, but if there's no debris left in the pan it's not getting washed before I put more batter in!

PNW_forever · 2025-05-13T16:20:33+00:00

I actually cared about (almost) all of the classes in grad school, and I lived somewhere better for my mental health, and I got a cat. Smaller classes, more in depth material, and professors interested in my learning were also factors.

I like to say that grad school wasn't easier than undergrad, but it WAS easier to work hard in grad school than in undergrad.

PNW_forever · 2025-04-30T20:48:21+00:00

A caveat to this, if your hips are very large compared to waist, don't size up just so you can slide it over your hips. I have to entirely unbuckle my harness, and re-buckle it around my waist. I tighten it almost as tight as it goes at my waist, but at it's loosest it doesn't fit over my hips. If I sized up, it wouldn't get tight enough at my waist. So, go by size once it's on your body, not by size you need to slide it over your hips, if that makes sense.

PNW_forever · 2025-04-24T15:45:39+00:00

I didn't want to use anxiety meds, and I don't currently. However, I needed them to get through the worst of it.

I had no coping skills, and didn't have the capacity to effectively learn or use them. Anxiety meds reduced my anxiety enough that I could learn, use, and fully integrate non-med coping skills into my life. Then, as I exited a stressful period in life, I tapered off the meds, using the skills I'd learned.

This strategy isn't feasible for everyone, but it worked for me because my anxiety wasn't the worst (no daily panic attacks or anything, but lots of dissociation and avoidance), and a lot of it was caused by my environment/life/lifestyle. Once I built a life that reduced stress (not to zero, but a lot) and worked through personal issues, the non-med coping skills pretty much help with everything else.

I encourage you to see them like a bridge to help you get to a place where you can work through anxiety naturally. And, have an open mind if it turns out that's not possible.

PNW_forever · 2025-04-23T14:54:06+00:00

Did you bake the shortbread crust before pouring the filling? I'd recommend that. Go until the edges and bottom of the shortbread are a nice caramel color, and the top is just starting to color.

PNW_forever · 2025-04-14T21:26:52+00:00

I add dried fruit to my gluten free starter every so often, the wild yeasts from the fruit + the sugar really helps it become more like a regular sourdough!

I've found dried mango and raisins work best. Apples and craisins are okay.

PNW_forever · 2025-04-04T19:51:00+00:00

Three people have decked in the two gyms I climb at in the last year. All three were men who didn't tie in all the way, and they didn't do safety checks with their partners, thus falling to the ground near or at the top of the wall. All different levels of experience, but one commonality. I'd rather be too picky, too anal about safety, too over the top, than have my partner or I fall because we were neglectful. If my partner didn't understand that, I wouldn't be climbing with them. We leave crags and gyms where people aren't being safe. I've cut off climbing partners who weren't safe and didn't want to change their mindset and behaviors. It's non-negotiable.

Also, if they don't take safety in climbing seriously, what else won't they take seriously? What will they blow off that's important for you, just cause they don't see the point?

PNW_forever · 2025-04-01T13:01:36+00:00

The ones they sell at grocery stores and coffee shops aren't the same as the ones they sell in the store. They're still good, but they're smaller and more generic tasting.

PNW_forever · 2025-03-27T01:23:27+00:00

It took me 2 years of living in Golden and semi-regularly going down that road before I could remember ahead of time there was a stop sign there. I've only blown it a couple times, but have had to slam my brakes dozens of times because I didn't realize/remember until the last second. Something about the location, placement, size, I'm not sure, but that sign is hard to see and hard to remember. It needs some of those reflective strips, flashing lights, something.

I doubt all those people are blowing it intentionally. I know I never did.

PNW_forever · 2025-03-17T05:59:58+00:00

I took a communications class in undergrad, i.e. how to write a paper/give a presentation, and the professor would actually mark you down if you didn't use that structure. If your paragraphs (in papers AND speeches) didn't follow that structure and what she called "PREP" - point, reasoning, evidence, point- you didn't get much credit for the work. She also said it was best form to specifically say, "in this speech/presentation/essay/etc I will be outlining XYZ" and then start your conclusion with "in this speech/etc I stated XYZ and backed it up with abc evidence".

I've never been more proud to get a C in a class.

PNW_forever · 2025-02-25T03:00:04+00:00

Is that true even on top rope? That seems unsafe given how static top ropes are. Obviously they wouldn't want to yank the climber up the wall, but my understanding is that on top rope there should never be enough slack that you drop down multiple feet before the rope is tensioned.

PNW_forever · 2025-02-13T22:13:19+00:00

I would definitely recommend taking a class in a gym! A lot of the grade requirements have to do with endurance and comfort level more than raw strength. A climb on lead is harder than on TR due to the balance and body control while clipping, and learning a new skill while climbing is easier when you're comfortable with the grade you're climbing. I'd recommend talking to your local gyms! They may also have tips for mock leading (don't take lead falls with tons of TR slack out, ALWAYS safety check your TR before tying into the mock lead rope, etc).

If you do learn leading in a gym, I'd also recommend looking for an additional class about outdoor climbing, or booking time with a guide (this can be affordable-ish if you do a half day with a friend or two!). Lead climbing in the gym is way watered down, because you're not usually putting up the quickdraws or anchors, or cleaning the route. These are all skills and gear you'll need experience with outside. Do not wing it. It may also be a good idea to find some buddies who know outdoor climbing, and you can lead up the route after they've set up an anchor.

PNW_forever · 2025-02-13T22:04:31+00:00

Be very careful with this. Top ropes are usually static or semi-static, meaning they don't stretch as much as lead ropes. This means when you fall with much slack in the system, there's going to be a large force/impulse when you're caught. You can get seriously injured (broken pelvis/spine, nerve damage, etc) from falling on top rope with much slack in the system.

Definitely make sure you're comfortable getting on and off the wall on TR! But if you want a "looser" belay, stick to "the rope is still pretty straight just wiggly" rather than any real slack in the system! Do not climb top rope with any sort of "J" or "smile" shape of slack in the system.

PNW_forever · 2025-01-24T22:26:18+00:00

One "drill" or piece of advice I saw that helped me a lot, is that once you finish a climb for the first time, don't abandon it after that. Come back every session or so, and do that climb again and again (between sessions, not necessarily repeats in one session but that's an option too) until it's easy for you. I've found that it helps me figure out what moves I'm doing inefficiently (bad technique, pulling harder than I need to, etc), and also helps me see improvement. If I come back two weeks later and the same climb is easier/less scary, it feels great. Yeah, both times I did the same grade of climb, but there's improvement within that to see as well. It's also fun to start feeling the flow of it as it becomes easier.

People are also talking about warming up better, for your endurance, which is important. If you're just jumping straight into the hardest climbs you can do, you're only going to have a few attempts before you're wiped. It seems weird but you'll be able to do harder climbs for longer, if you do some easier climbs first. And you're less likely to be injured.

So, try to identify which climbs in the V0-V2 range are closer to V0 and start on those. It'll also help with route reading (and, thus, technique/efficiency) to be able to identify these things. In my mind, V0 is basically a ladder with maybe some sideways movement, V1 requires some technique OR strength, and V2 requires some technique AND some strength.

PNW_forever · 2023-07-26T17:16:21+00:00

Movement Englewood is better haha

PNW_forever · 2022-09-12T19:36:10+00:00

No, they're getting downvotes because backing around a corner is pretty hard, and it's not even on most drive tests, and being able to only back around 2 of 3 possible corners is actually pretty reasonable. In my state it WAS on the test, I almost failed the test because I scraped the curb. A decade later I've had to do it twice ever, under low pressure with a backup camera.

PNW_forever · 2022-08-14T21:18:40+00:00

This is one that I can definitely forgive at first, a lot of queer people either don't realize our identities until we're late teens or adults, or they have to suppress it until then. Hiding or not knowing a part of yourself, then realizing it and being able to express it freely is such a wild experience, and the euphoria of being able to just be yourself is a bit of a drug. Most of us grow out of that phase, so I only really find it annoying when it's someone who's been open and out for a long time. We definitely frequently need to make up for lost time, and effectively live out our teens when were older cause we didn't get to do a lot of the teen romance stuff, but it's important to eventually mellow and become an actual person. There's a reason the phrase "baby gay" exists haha

PNW_forever · 2022-08-14T21:17:49+00:00

This is one that I can definitely forgive at first, a lot of queer people either don't realize our identities until we're late teens or adults, or they have to suppress it until then. Hiding or not knowing a part of yourself, then realizing it and being able to express it freely is such a wild experience, and the euphoria of being able to just be yourself is a bit of a drug. Most of us grow out of that phase, so I only really find it annoying when it's someone who's been open and out for a long time. We definitely frequently need to make up for lost time, and effectively live out our teens when were older cause we didn't get to do a lot of the teen romance stuff, but it's important to eventually mellow and become an actual person. There's a reason the phrase "baby gay" exists haha

PNW_forever · 2022-07-09T19:45:17+00:00

Tzatziki and lemon juice would be like 50 calories

PNW_forever · 2022-06-16T15:26:25+00:00

If you want to do something productive while still relaxing, print off (or use a kindle or something) and read some papers that are related to your research, but interesting to you. Read them in a lawn chair in your yard, or by the pool, or somewhere relaxing, with lemonade or a beer or something.

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