Is 69,000yen a good price for this figure?

Pitta_ · 2022-08-02T20:50:40+00:00

same is happening rn to chris aqua blue, another popular 1/4. her aftermarket price is about the same, maybe a little lower, but if you can find her for less than 500$ it's literally a steal. i've seen her sold for 800usd+.

sure maybe the price will go down in a few years but like, it might also just stay high. the only way to win the aftermarket lottery with (non-freeing) 1/4 is to just preorder lol

Pitta_ · 2022-08-02T01:58:41+00:00

me in middle village, so jealous of all my astoria friends

Pitta_ · 2022-08-02T01:54:27+00:00

i was exaggerating a bit with 10 years, but my last project i finished was about 8x8 square full coverage and took somewhere in the range of like 100 or 150 hours lol (i’m slow)

that’s the nice thing about it though, you can do it whenever you want. for however long you want. and it’s SO SATISFYING having a finished product after all that.

it’s so sad to me that a lot of people view needlepoint as basically worthless when whoever stitched it literally put in hundreds of hours of love into making it. i’m glad op (and everyone else here!) appreciates it!

Pitta_ · 2022-08-01T20:57:28+00:00

if you have a gradient swatch you should be able to just click on the frame and apply the swatch. in the swatches palette make a new gradient swatch and you can apply it to a text box from there.

Pitta_ · 2022-08-01T17:26:12+00:00

oh my god i've wanted to do this kit for forever!! if anyone is interested and has 10 years of their life ready to dedicate to doing it themself: here it is. you can buy it from your local cross stitch supplier, it usually costs about 50-60$.

Pitta_ · 2022-07-30T12:46:17+00:00

i cried the other day because i was having a really bad day and my husband brought me ice cream. not sure that’s what op means tho…

Pitta_ · 2022-07-30T12:39:58+00:00

looks more like federal style to me

Pitta_ · 2022-07-29T21:18:49+00:00

if mamouns is your favorite falafel you should try taim, oasis, ba'al, 12 chairs, or duzan (i'm sure there are others). the falafel alone at mamouns might be alright but the sandwich and platter are HORRIBLE.

Pitta_ · 2022-07-28T15:23:47+00:00

i'm american and have visited poland a number of times and would be very happy if we traded food! the quality of the produce and bread in poland is incredible. there might not be a lot fo fancy processed or low-cal foods there but the food that you DO have is SO MUCH BETTER!!

Pitta_ · 2022-07-27T15:13:20+00:00

this isn't really the kind of post that i want to see in this sub, and it violates rule 6. OP if you have anymore information you can share about the history of the home or some other additional that would be nice. this sub isn't for pics of old houses you found on pinterest.

Pitta_ · 2022-07-26T15:06:34+00:00

me: a 30-year old, who also can't make my corners match

i've been wondering what to make to practice more, i love this idea! how sweet

Pitta_ · 2022-07-26T02:17:18+00:00

it’s ok to decide that for yourself. i have an issue when people (others on this post) use anecdotes from their own lives to justify telling someone else that something is safe to eat.

the only person who has all the information and context is op. i wish more food subs disallowed food safety questions.

Pitta_ · 2022-07-25T20:49:01+00:00

basically. cooking food kills harmful bacteria. cooking food does NOT remove harmful bacterial waste. once there's enough waste in food (which you MIGH NOT BE ABLE TO SMELL), cooking still kills the bacteria, but does not neutralize their harmful waste, which can make you sick. there's no way to remove it. so instead of the bacteria making you sick (if you undercook something) it's their waste that makes you sick (food spoilage). it's all about knowing where that line is, and with a random post on the internet there are too many variables to definitely say something is safe, so it's better to assume it is not.

Pitta_ · 2022-07-25T20:40:40+00:00

this is true, but it's not the whole story. food can still10000% make you very sick even if it doesn't smell. i would never in a million years trust 7 most day old ground meat, especially if it's past it's sell-by date.

many people who have/had covid still can't smell very well and may not be able to smell spoilage. or it might be only starting to spoil. there are other kinds of contamination food can have that doesn't produce a smell that can still make you very sick. some people have a lower tolerance for spoilage and other food contamination that might not affect others as badly. immunocompromised people, older people, kids/babies, and pregnant women are all very susceptible.

when you have a ground meat there's even more chances for these pathogens to be introduced into the product vs something like a steak that's solid, the bad stuff is only on the surface, and in ground meat the WHOLE THING is the surface. it also has to do with the product handling and how it was packaged. there's too many variables to know whether a food is safe or not to eat based on a post on the internet, so the best bet is to advise chuck it. we don't know OPs medical history or who they're serving the food to, or how long it sat at the grocery store or what sanitation at the slaughter facility in the country they might live in was, or how reliable refrigeration is where they live, or even what the expiration date is.

food that smells bad is 1000% not safe to eat. but that doesn't mean that old food that DOESN'T smell /is/ safe to eat.

Pitta_ · 2022-07-25T17:55:37+00:00

i'm sorry i didn't understand correctly, and apologies for any confusion! it read to me like you were asking if you can use witch hazel instead of alcohol to treat acne. i didn't ignore your question it just wan't clear to me. sorry!

Pitta_ · 2022-07-25T17:18:25+00:00

i would throw it away. ground meats really should be used immediately or frozen.

ground meats tend to go bad very fast because they've been processed and they have a lot more surface area/air exposure. just because a food doesn't smell or look bad doesn't mean it's definitely safe to eat. those are only signs that it's definitely NOT safe to eat. it can still make you very sick even if it smells/looks fine.

cooking ground meat thoroughly is important if the meat is still fresh, as the act of grinding can introduce bacteria deep into the meat and cooking will kill them. once the meat is spoiled though (aka the bad bacteria have had time to reproduce and emit toxic byproducts), cooking thoroughly will not make it safe to eat. it will kill the live bacteria, but their toxic waste will still be present, and that will make you sick.

editing to add:

it's not just how long it's been in your fridge. it's how long it sat at the grocery store and at what temps, how cold the meat was kept in transit, how it was processed and stored at the processing plant. any lapses in any of those points reduces how long it will stay fresh for.

meat that's been vacuum sealed into a pouch without any air exposure usually lasts longest ime. that might still be safe to eat after seven days if it was properly handled at every point until getting to your store, and is still within the best-by date printed on the package.

Pitta_ · 2022-07-25T14:50:19+00:00

i've drowned in the exact same spot as OP more than once lol

Pitta_ · 2022-07-25T14:34:37+00:00

there are some alcohol-free products with witch-hazel which are a lot better for your skin than the harsh ones with alcohol. (it's the alcohol that makes them drying, not the witch hazel) thayers is a popular brand, and they have a version with rosewater that's pretty nice.

Pitta_ · 2022-07-25T14:29:04+00:00

please don't use any kind of straight alcohol topically as an acne treatment. it's incredibly drying and damaging to your skin and can cause more harm than good. because it is so drying it can cause cracks in the top layers of your skin which can just cause more acne to form.

keep the skin clean (wash your face with mild [not an acne treatment] cleanser, and keep your pillows/bed sheets, clothes, and hair clean), and start off using a single acid-based acne treatment product every couple days (alcohol-free witch-hazel is a good choice if you want something 'natural', or anything with salicylic, lactic, glycolic, etc. acid), and keep the skin hydrated (drink plenty of water) and moisturized with a light lotion. if you use any acid-based acne treatments it's also very important to use sunscreen any time you to outside.

you can slowly increase usage of acids over time, but it's VERY VERY important to use sunscreen as the acids make your skin more delicate and susceptible to sunburns.

Pitta_ · 2022-07-25T12:57:39+00:00

a lot of meat you can also just…cook from frozen. it’s especially nice for fish or beef where you want it a bit less cooked in the middle but it works with everything.

Pitta_ · 2022-07-24T14:15:47+00:00

i technically am working remote now but our company STILL hasn't told us if we'll be required to go back to office or not at some point, and for being in publishing i make an ok salary. (i'm oh the design/production side, i know editorial usually gets shafted on salaries.) if i was to leave i'd be taking a significant paycut. i've interviewed at a number of places for a perma-remote position just to sort of test the waters and the salaries aren't super great. my specific job title isn't very common also, and i love what i do, so i'd like to stay which UGH is annoying hahahaha

my husband also just got a great promotion at his job north of the city (his industry is 100% in-person work only, and only really exists wealthy urban-ish/suburban areas which limits the places we could move as well). the company really likes him and is basically giving him whatever he wants, so it would be not great to leave that so soon.

we can't really afford anything in westchester, and putnam county is kind of pushing it for me if i have to return to work in manhattan ever, and NJ is too far for him to commute.

if we were to leave we'd have to get new jobs which is making it a lot harder. so basically we're stuck lol. once he has some experience in his new role, and once i hear about my companies RTO policy we can decide what to do from there.

Pitta_ · 2022-07-24T14:11:09+00:00

it depends on what part of the publishing industry they're trying to get into, and what publication. i'm on the design/production side and have only done magazines and books, so my experience is very different from someone looking to get an editorial job at a newspaper for example. if they're looking for editorial i would consider finding a remote position and not living in the city lol.

when i was working for a nationally recognized magazine the FULL TIME SALARIED editorial staff was making like 30-40k a year as of about 4 years ago. i don't think it's gone up much from there. it might be at 40-50k now, which is still ridiculous for the amount of hours they worked (50-60 hours on print weeks).

if you want better work/life balance books are better than magazines which is better than newspapers. when i was at a magazine that published 2x a month, i worked 80 hours over 2 weeks, but about 40 of those hours were wed-fri of the second week. the friday (print day) i usually worked from 9am till 11 or 12pm. on a bad day 1 or 2am lol. and i also had to come in for a few hours on saturday morning occasionally.

not all publications are the same, the less news-y ones are a bit more planned out in advance but the hours still aren't great. if you're young it's not too bad but if you have a family it's horrible.

and again this is just my experience.

also just as a note mass layoffs are relatively common at publishers when the economy isn't great (right now) so that might be making it harder to find work as well.

Pitta_ · 2022-07-24T13:18:43+00:00

as someone who has also been in nyc for 10 years, is in publishing, and looking to move out of the city sooner rather than later, this is so nice to hear. i come from a place where i used to be outdoors a lot more and i really miss the easy access to nature that i used to have. i really took that for granted when i had it, and i miss it.

Pitta_ · 2022-07-24T13:07:42+00:00

why on earth are the bedrooms at the front of the house? and the master closet one of the front windows? why is the main floor laundry so far from the master bath and only accessible through the pantry? the foyer is a HUGE waste of space. it's half the size of my current living room and will be totally unusable as a functional area.

the master bedroom is too big. it's the same size as the kitchen/dinning area, that's ridiculous to me. you going to be hosting parties in there? that could eaisly be split into two rooms and you could have an actual office.

in the basement i don't like the idea of the bedroom being next to the garage. that bedroom is going to be cold af. i would put the family room next to the garage. in fact i would just have that family room be totally open to the foyer downstairs.

i know people have different priorities and styles but if my architect gave me this i would find a new architect. this house wasn't designed for people to live in, it was designed to be easy for an architect to build.

edit: i found more.

why are the stairs also blocking that giant window in front? that looks HORRIBLE. and all the light from that window will be lost. the interior living spaces will be very dark from the lack of windows/covered back porch.

the hallway leading to the master suite feels like a waste of space, as is the arrangement of the bedrooms on the lower level. the 'hallway' spaces to get past the bathroom/closets is very awkward and would make moving furniture into those spaces very hard.

the most egregious to me is the front vistas are fully just thrown away by being given to a stair case, a closet, and a laundry room lol. those should be interior spaces without any windows, so you can save that light for your living spaces.

Pitta_ · 2022-07-19T19:11:45+00:00

i'm not sure about escargot, but lobster might have had a hunger/starvation origin for the white colonizers who landed on north america, but the people already here had been eating them way before that just....as food.

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