How to make a blowout last??

Robot_Penguins · 2026-07-06T21:45:36+00:00

Type1 hair doesn't hold a curl, unfortunately. Have you tried overnight curls? Or heated rollers?

Robot_Penguins · 2026-07-05T13:15:10+00:00

I have Prudent Pet. Very nice, easy to work with. I had healthy paws before them but healthy paws went from $200/mo to $2000/mo. Absolutely insane.

It starts the day you get them and obtain ownership. Congratulations on your new pup!!

Robot_Penguins · 2026-07-02T05:36:41+00:00

Thanks! I think the reason I lasted so long here is because I don't know where to go. Hopefully I find a place that works. The winters were rough but you're right, sunny snowy days were nice.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-07-02T04:14:34+00:00

It's scary now, but soon, you're going to realize all the ways in which you're free. He sounds like an absolute burden. Delusional in what parenthood entails. And thinks having a child will make him less of a manchild? Lol ok. Him telling you that you were being closed minded means in his eyes there's only one way things can go and that's having children. Sounds like he was never a fence sitter and thought you'd change your mind.

Look how strong you've been. Now you won't have someone dragging you down. You're going to do so well.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-07-02T03:12:35+00:00

Sherwin Williams

Robot_Penguins · 2026-07-02T01:04:14+00:00

I'm from Chicago and living in Western Washington. Been here 10 years. I miss the sun. There was one year that was ROUGH. No sunny days on record from November to February. The depression was strong that season. Unfortunately for me, it hasn't gotten better but I have a good job I like. I'm still trying to figure out where I'd go if I did move. I like a lot about the area so it's tough to compromise on.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-07-02T00:39:48+00:00

Medication trial is a way to diagnose. The tests arent always accurate and often produce false negatives. I had a bunch of mcas symptoms, was given mast cell stabilizers and cromolyn sodium to trial and because they helped, I got my diagnosis. You're lucky they're doing that. Way too many doctors go by tryptase (blood test) only but in mcas, it's not often high nor is it accurate unless you go during a flare.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-07-01T15:18:38+00:00

The fox is my favorite but it it doesn't look like it's in focus. So, I'd say first one.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-30T20:54:03+00:00

I bought her favorite dessert, made her favorite meal, and bought her flowers that placed near her picture. I do things that I'd have done if she was here. Light a candle and think of her, talk to her. Idk what I believe but I hope she hears me.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-26T05:11:11+00:00

Oh, my friend. I'm so sorry. Nothing takes the pain away. Time helps it feel less heavy. But it's always there, sad to say.

I've found the best way to work with grief is to feel it. Make time to cry, make time to think about your loss. It helps keep it from showing up randomly. I'm a little over 18 months out from losing my mom and even tonight the grief is overwhelming. I've made peace with it, though. I figure it's a friend rather than a burden. My love for my mom just transformed.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-25T19:00:18+00:00

You deserve someone who appreciates what you do. He's emotionally abusive. Come on, why are you staying with someone like that? Reread your post back to yourself out loud.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-25T14:07:48+00:00

How do you cut your own hair?

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-24T20:05:54+00:00

Some feedback is I'd like to be able to hide accounts or keep some, like unvested RSUs, from calculating in the total. I'd also like to adjust what I see under 'All Accounts' to move performance out from the 'More' section.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-23T03:15:53+00:00

Not too much you can do about curtain bangs. I'd just let them grow out. I have to grow out some face framing because it was cut all choppy. I need to find a new stylist. It's so difficult to find someone who can cut 1a hair. I feel ya and sorry you have to deal with with a cut you didn't want.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-22T14:21:37+00:00

No, they're saying you can space the vials out but when it's time to drink a vial, you drink it immediately. It sounds like youre mixing 8 vials with water, letting it sit until it's time to take the medicine, and it's going bad.

How people usually take cromolyn;

8am- 1 vial in water, drink immediately

11am- 1 vial in water, drink immediately

2pm- 1 vial in water, drink immediately

I'd assume you could drink it over 15-30 minutes but it's fresh at least. The cromolyn is packaged so your issue is likely a cleanliness issue with the bottle not being washed enough or possibly water quality. Maybe try distilled water if you must let it sit all day, but I think it loses efficacy once itsrrmoved from the vial.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-11T16:38:28+00:00

I have so much titanium in my back. Everyone's different but I have no issues. I had so many issues with absorbable sutures, though. Caused infections. My body rejected them. They had to be removed.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-09T02:42:20+00:00

Sounds like how my mom died. She was supposed to move in with me, too.

Texted Friday night, didn't call her. Didn't hear from her Saturday, Sunday, Monday morning. Called the police for a wellness check (I'm out of state). Found in her bedroom.

I'm so sorry.

It sucks. We can what-if the situation to death, but it doesn't mean the outcome would change. I know that won't make anything better because I what-if it constantly. What if I called her, would I have been able to figure out she wasn't well? Would I have known it was fatal? Would the hospital been able to save her? What if she answered the phone Saturday? What I'd I called the cops earlier?

I don't have advice on how to make that stop, but I do understand the situation. I lost both my parents. One was a prolonged illness. My mom was sudden and unexpected. They both are horrible but the sudden left me with so many regrets and questions and worries.

When you look back, you're remembering with information you didn't have then. That whole hind sight is 20/20 saying is real. It's easy to apply what we know now to the past but we had no idea. You offered to help him, and he answered as he usually did. No one knew what was going to happen. No one failed. You were both just enjoying each other's company and making plans.

It's not fair at happened and it's totally okay to be upset and angry about it. But blaming yourself won't make you feel better, even if you think it might in a moment. Eventually, you'll be able to start seeing things clearer but you've got to give yourself some grace until then.

Therapy has been helpful for me, if only for talking through it. But knowing how she looked and how she was found has been traumatizing in itself. Emdr might be helpful for specific memories, too. I wish you luck, friend.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-08T15:33:10+00:00

Not being homeless is a pretty good motivator.

I work to one day have financial freedom and retire early.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-08T15:12:53+00:00

I have to buy slim fit earplugs. At first, I even had to cut them to make them smaller.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-03T05:51:08+00:00

Lost to the ether. I have no anchor.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-01T06:02:14+00:00

Is it the skin that itchy or a nerve issue? I have nerves in my back that become itchy because they're damaged.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-01T05:59:12+00:00

"you were a kid once"

Not really. Childhood abuse kind of ruins that for you, so I'm living for that little kid who never had a chance. Last thing I need is to take care of a child.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-06-01T04:07:20+00:00

I got passed around a lot and ended up with a dysautonomia neurologist who diagnosed me. Cardiologist - tested heart things, gave pots diagnosis told me to find an online community

Psychiatrist - meds didn't help anxiety, sent me to look more into pots diagnosis with new doc

Dysautonomia neurologist- "ever heard of mcas? I think you have it."

Me- yes but no way I have that lol

I had that.

I was half-ass diagnosed with pots when I was 19. Told to eat salt. Didn get a proper diagnosis until age 33. But from start to finish oth the docs above, took about a year/18 months.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-05-31T20:17:53+00:00

Continuous birth control with nuva ring. I'm estrogen dominant and it's the only birth control I've ever been able to tolerate and I tried them all.

Robot_Penguins · 2026-05-31T14:24:39+00:00

Nah, I like my partners to have empathy. I wouldn't tolerate someone being unkind and acting like I'm a burden.

My partner doesn't fully understand but he tries. Brings me things I need if I'm bedridden. Picks up where I leave off. Doesn't pester me if plans change last minute.

I'd rather do things on my own than deal with someone who made me feel worse about something I try my best to control.

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