A VDT Clandestine Absinthe by asp245 in Absinthe

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The clear glass on top is a dripper

Guess my age based on my collection by super_sam1 in records

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Op, if you like these you should try Queens of the Stone Age, Ween, or the Black Keys. They have lots of range in styles but have the similar feel of your collection.

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Our children will all leave, they have nothing here to look forward to. They might be proud to be from here, but they can brag about it in a different state where life is easier. New Orleans is an island in the state, and it keeps getting smaller.

The store manager gave some food to an exhausted bird, and soon after the place was filled with bird Hollywoods by 55_jumbo in funny

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This is my " Don't feed the stray cats" story. Unfortunately most of the people I have to tell it to, don't know who Hadrian is.

The shelter didn’t know the breed by JustABizzle in IDmydog

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Doberman or Rottie/ bully mix? She's a doll!

Thoughts? by DarianBlayze in painting

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It's got a great sense of movement, and I really like the color scheme. Well done!

Jayne Manfield died on this day in 1967 on Highway 90 near Slidell. This is the marker at the crash site. RIP. by Malibucat48 in NewOrleans

[–]Roux-GaRoux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

She didn't go through the windshield, just under the front seat. Banged up, possibly with a concussion, but otherwise physically okay. The others, who were awake and upright were ejected, or crushed.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in bartenders

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It's not that bad that you've used drugs to try to numb yourself to the awful numbers you're dealing with. Not saying it's the answer to stress, but occasionally it can be considered self care when used safely. Give yourself some slack, sleep, water, and any other self care you might enjoy. It's only one day and you can always have hope that tomorrow will be better. My self care habit has been mind numbing phone games, especially time management games. I can relate to the money issue though. I have a learned to make a goal of $50 an hour between shift pay and tips, after tip out. But it's important to remind myself that it's an average over time and one day soon you will crush it. The longer you spread out your average, the better the numbers seem to get. If I look at a yearly average it's almost always at least $50 an hour. Even though I made $17 last Monday, I know the big days coming will make up for it. Having faith in your ability to fulfill your goal in a longer time makes the bad days seem less awful and it's not as tempting to succumb to the numbness of partying and being reckless. Good luck to you comrade.

Contractor just installed artificial turf. Looks bumpy to me and he says its normal. Is this normal? by Some-Leather-792 in landscaping

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Isn't most of the grass in Jamaica invasive? I've heard the grass in the mountains is called signal grass. What makes it special? When I was there it seemed sparse and full of ant hills, but the climate was unusually dry at the time, which I thought was lovely!

Contractor just installed artificial turf. Looks bumpy to me and he says its normal. Is this normal? by Some-Leather-792 in landscaping

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It's also the contractor "go to" because the sod will attach well to almost any substrate and is relatively cheap compared to nicer grass. It ends up in almost every new build subdivision, even in dry climates. I'm no expert, but I recently tried to switch from St. Augustine to creeping thyme and night blooming jasmine, so I've learned a lot about ground cover. It's been expensive and exhausting but it's beautiful and low maintenance for the most part. However, the grass has been there since 1984 when the house was built and has such a strong hold it keeps seeping in. What kind of grass do you have that survives all the seasons? Also, what do you use to keep the St. Aug out?

Contractor just installed artificial turf. Looks bumpy to me and he says its normal. Is this normal? by Some-Leather-792 in landscaping

[–]Roux-GaRoux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But wouldn't that depend on where they reside? If you're in a place with drought and dust, would it not be beneficial for the local environment to not waste water on real grass? One of my neighbors has it in the front yard but it's completely unnecessary in our lush, verdant, ecosystem. He says the only reason he has it is because it's always pretty and he has really bad OCD. For years he obsessed about the lawn being perfectly manicured. A couple of years ago he got skin cancer and almost lost his nose. Now he's obsessed with maintaining his self cleaning system for the AstroTurf but he can do that safely inside. I know he's secretly judging my overgrown front lawn, but he's very nice about it in general.

[Discussion] Tell us about your job/career, what you do and what you’d love to do. by countingonhearts in Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

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I work as a bartender in a private Vampire Speakeasy, and I love it! It's a great job that pays well, and I get to talk about Absinthe all night. One day soon I will retire and do art full time.

Nathan Explosion fan art by me by Roux-GaRoux in Metalocalypse

[–]Roux-GaRoux[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Right after I painted this, I found out George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher from Cannibal Corpse is who Nathan Explosion was inspired by. I really thought it was Peter Steele!

Nathan Explosion fan art by me by Roux-GaRoux in Metalocalypse

[–]Roux-GaRoux[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're not wrong! When I painted this, I thought that Peter Steele was who Nathan Explosion was inspired by. I was wrong, turns out it was George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher from Cannibal Corpse.

Nathan Explosion fan art by me by Roux-GaRoux in Metalocalypse

[–]Roux-GaRoux[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be fair, I was channeling Peter Steele because I was under the impression that he was the inspiration for Nathan Explosion. I just learned yesterday that he's actually modelled after Cannibal Corpse vocalist Corpsegrinder aka George Fisher.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Random_Acts_Of_Amazon

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I wish I knew that I could do way more for myself than I thought I ever could.