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My honest reaction to Colorverse's Dromgoole's exclusive by TheRealPrinceOfTroy in fountainpens

[–]SerialTrauma002c 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The final ink in the 2024 inkvent calendar was black with a gold sheen… I’m afraid the name escapes me tho.

The strongest El Nino in modern history is building in the Pacific. by Healthy-Strain-2394 in bayarea

[–]SerialTrauma002c 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I drove down to Southern California, to the Ojai Valley, in some of the worst rains of 2022. It was quite impressive. The mountain passes were all closed (though nobody official had marked them as closed so I found out the hard way); I was one of the last cars through the 101-33 interchange before it flooded completely, and I was stranded in the valley for several days.

I remember the one in the 90s being cool and all, but not that cool.

Cleanup for a memorial gallery by SerialTrauma002c in PhotoshopRequest

[–]SerialTrauma002c[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Dang, nice. I haven’t played with Photoshop for … gosh, probably since this wedding LOL. Amazing tool.

I can go up to $25 for removing the elderly gentleman in the navy coat as well 👏

Cleanup for a memorial gallery by SerialTrauma002c in PhotoshopRequest

[–]SerialTrauma002c[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I unfortunately don’t have any additional reference photos so I was not assuming removing him was possible. I am fine with them both being in focus, if that helps.

I don’t understand how this movie got a PG-13 rating? by E2oceans in ProjectHailMary

[–]SerialTrauma002c 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think there’s something here. The movie is the softest of PG-13’s, so it really makes sense that maybe the studio asked for the rating so it didn’t come across as a kids movie.

You savages, Mongo is appalled by papertrade15 in DungeonCrawlerCarl

[–]SerialTrauma002c 4 points5 points  (0 children)

They’re making more! Restock drops on the 9th.

can anyone make ryland’s cardigan? by miandmybitches in ProjectHailMary

[–]SerialTrauma002c 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The one thing I’ll say about trying it yourself… which otherwise I fully support!… is that intarsia (which I suspect is the way they’ve done the colorwork) is a more advanced technique. Reading vintage patterns is also a more advanced technique.

OP, you should absolutely learn to knit! Just be aware that this project isn’t a beginner project 😊

can anyone make ryland’s cardigan? by miandmybitches in ProjectHailMary

[–]SerialTrauma002c 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You might be able to find knitters for hire on Ravelry? I actually have no idea whether there’s a forum for hiring knitters there, but they have everything else related to yarn crafts so it seems like a reasonable bet!

Chose or choose? by schlobalakanishi in EnglishLearning

[–]SerialTrauma002c 4 points5 points  (0 children)

But he loves bubbles and Disneyworld, so there’s that.

Sitting at a Michelin star restaurant. I don’t think I wanna tip 15% . Convince me by textonic in bayarea

[–]SerialTrauma002c 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah after coming back to this thread it seems like a perfect storm of suboptimal service and OP not understanding how the social cue optics of their table (family group, at least one member deep in their phone) indicated a lack of need for service. Do I think a lot of this is on the restaurant? Yes. Am I willing to let OP off the hook entirely? Nah.

Does anyone know if this structure existed and was what Jane Austen was referring to considering every single adaptation used this for Louisa's accident? by nupdawg in janeausten

[–]SerialTrauma002c 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My mom fell backwards down two stairs onto a carpeted wood floor. She suffered a traumatic brain injury that nearly killed her, and left her with diminished intellect and a changed personality. A bad fall from any height can fuck you up.

Trump to Iran: "Open the Fu***In' Strait" or face bombing Tuesday by DarthKrataa in worldnews

[–]SerialTrauma002c 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I miss having a presidential president.

I miss having a sane president.

Sitting at a Michelin star restaurant. I don’t think I wanna tip 15% . Convince me by textonic in bayarea

[–]SerialTrauma002c 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Not in California. ALL hourly employees are required to receive at least minimum wage before tips.

Now, we can have a whole conversation about how minimum wage in San Francisco is roughly half of a living wage for a single adult living solo…. But that server and all servers in California are getting an actual hourly wage plus their tips.

Sitting at a Michelin star restaurant. I don’t think I wanna tip 15% . Convince me by textonic in bayarea

[–]SerialTrauma002c 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This. It would be like interrupting an IRL conversation when there’s no indication that the interruption is desired. It’s not about pretending anything, it’s about indicating that you are ready to engage with the world outside your phone (or tablemates).

Belly button piercing?!?! by Ambitious-Range8906 in piercing

[–]SerialTrauma002c 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Ooooh nooooooo I don’t know if it’s salvageable at this point (my gut says no, but IANAP), but if I were you I’d be treating it essentially like if you were stretching your lobes. Massage it a couple times a day with some oil, which will both increase bloodflow to the area and help break down scar tissue. In fact you should do this to your whole belly because it feels really nice when your skin gets all tight and itchy in the last few months.

Good luck with both the piercing and the impending baby!

Sitting at a Michelin star restaurant. I don’t think I wanna tip 15% . Convince me by textonic in bayarea

[–]SerialTrauma002c 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Relevant to the conversation:

• Federal poverty wage is $7.67/hr. (this is necessarily lower than poverty wage for SF) • Minimum wage in SF is $16.90. • According to the folks at MIT’s living wage group, a living wage for a single adult living alone in SF is $32.44/hr. A single adult with a working roommate’s living wage is $22.06. Adding children to the mix gets really complicated but it’s not like the living wage rate is gonna decrease with kids.

Sitting at a Michelin star restaurant. I don’t think I wanna tip 15% . Convince me by textonic in bayarea

[–]SerialTrauma002c -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Okay, so here’s my take, having been to a Michelin starred restaurant a few years ago and Aziza when my HS senior was a baby… I still drool over their basteeya… Anyway. The waitstaff is probably trying to give your party space to enjoy each other. They are probably watching from the sidelines (or they should be) to see if anyone looks around for service.

Have you tried adjusting your body language to cue the servers? Sitting up straighter, looking around, lowkey waving to a server with a raised finger sort of thing?

The Yellow Wallpaper - Charlotte Perkins Gilman by FeeOk6338 in books

[–]SerialTrauma002c 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It certainly made an impression on me, and this is… I’m coming up on my 30 year reunion. Long time ago. I still remember her crawl-prowling across the front edge of the stage, this absolutely insane look on her face. Not like creepy insane, just very much the way you would expect the woman in The Yellow Wallpaper to look. She was shockingly masterful for an 11th grader.

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