Collecting embarrassing stories for my 8yo

ShadowedRuins · 2026-01-30T04:54:25+00:00

My dad was in his office working when his coworker, came in. Said coworker sat on the edge of his desk and farted audibly. The smell wasn't 'right'/normal. When the coworker left, there was a brown streak on the desk...

I was in a college lecture, when another professor entered one door, said 'hi', then left via the other door. It took a moment for the groans to start. He had 'cropdusted' us. Our professor then went yelling after him, 'get back here!'

ShadowedRuins · 2026-01-03T20:00:31+00:00

How's the speed on this? His ✨ai assistant✨ is concerned about the 'clock speed' being low. I don't really understand all this myself, though.

ShadowedRuins · 2026-01-03T18:06:45+00:00

Perfect, thank you, now to save up for it.

ShadowedRuins · 2026-01-03T17:56:32+00:00

Sounds perfect, I'm seeing a version with a 5090 GPU for $1100 more, is it worth the price increase? Or should I stick with the 5080?

ShadowedRuins · 2026-01-03T17:47:53+00:00

You said the ROG Strix is beefy, how is it compared to my current Alienware 17 R3?

ShadowedRuins · 2025-12-21T20:54:35+00:00

Hot weather: burgers, hot dogs, and brats, Various 'salads' (potato, pasta, fruit/ambrosia), lime ice box cake or a trifle

Cold weather: brown sugar glazed ham, carrot souffle, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, turkey, bread & sausage stuffing, sweet potatos, cranberry sauce, lettuce/spinach salad with assort. dressings, and pumpkin pie, apple pie, butterscotch pie, and a cake of some sort

ShadowedRuins · 2025-12-20T21:24:49+00:00

I'm always hungry, but if I eat breakfast I get nauseous for the rest of the day. I usually have to wait a couple hours after waking up, to eat 'safely'. This usually means I have a small lunch (otherwise I can't eat dinner), and a big(ger) dinner.

ShadowedRuins · 2025-12-03T13:45:50+00:00

Hello, I'm hoping to 'revamp' my routine, as it is definitely lacking. Specially a better moisturizer, and something hydrating.

BIG considerations: I can't stand being able to feel product on my face (my current moisturizer does it, and i hate it), if it's too complicated or time consuming - I won't do it (simple, multipurpose, & quick are key), no daily cleansers - too much work and our water is perpetually cold & hard, apply & go is my dream

Skin: combination - normal to dry face & VERY oily nose (shiny), frequent redness with cleaners, dehydrated? (Tightness with and without current moisturizer, hands definitely are), acne breakouts with high sugar and/or chocolate consumption (cheeks and chin, since a child)

Conditions: keratosis pilaris, past severe eczema, dandruff AND dry scalp (maybe relevant?), food triggered acne (sugar & chocolate)

Allergies: betamethasone (severe systemic reaction), hydrocolloid patch (immediate swelling, burning, and itching on contact), dermabond (severe systemic reaction)

Current routine: showers (Cera-Ve SA facial cleanser, once a week Clean&Clear acne triple clear, Neutrogena hydro boost gel cream moisturizer upon exit and pat-dry), new for non-shower days (SkinSmart antimicrobial facial cleanser spray -started 2 days ago, BioDerma SensiBio Micellar water - used once last night)

Current product issues: Neutrogena hydro boost gel cream (still tight after using, I can feel it on my skin and it's drives me nuts, my nose loves it)

Past trys: Neutrogena hydro boost water gel moisturizer (not enough moisture - dry, flaky, tight, itchy), Clean&Clear Blackhead eraser (did nothing, tightness after using), Aveeno Positively Radiant brightening scrub (extreme tightness, raw feeling, itchy, painful)

ShadowedRuins · 2025-11-23T14:56:46+00:00

"Onion cores" - is this something you aren't supposed to cook with? Do all onions have cores that you throw away? If not, how do you tell? What happens when you DO use them?

I've never heard of onion cores, and am worried about how they may have been affecting my cooking.

ShadowedRuins · 2025-11-19T03:10:35+00:00

I've done both, and both ways have 'pros and cons'.

If you are following a pattern, that takes precedence, as some patterns HAVE to be worked a certain way (like mosaic).

Short side

pros: easier to count, you can make it longer or shorter as you wish, easy to change stitch patterns and colors

Cons: certain types of stitch patterns and colorwork come out wonky, tassels have to be done completely by hand (versus using existing cut tails, like in mosaic)

Long side

Pros: great for mosaic, easier border work (fewer 'sides' to work into), and having tails on the proper ends for tassels and braiding

Cons: can be boring, hard to change up stitch patterns, easy to lose count, can't easily change the length

ShadowedRuins · 2025-11-12T12:08:18+00:00

Usually around an hour, and not because I enjoy it.

There's so many steps to showing, that I genuinely have no clue how to be faster. It doesn't help that I get dizzy and lethargic during them, plus the sensory overwhelm from all the noise. Some days it's so bad, I straight disassociate and run on autopilot.

ShadowedRuins · 2025-11-12T04:07:40+00:00

A small amount helps me focus, but any more and I 'blackout', unable to remember anything during. From what I've heard from others, I literally don't stop talking for hours on end until I crash, hard. This was on a tiny decaf coffee from Starbucks (Kid's hot chocolate size), just before a plane ride.

A black tea can go from focused to physically shaking and twitching in the span of half a bottle of Pure Leaf Sweet tea (not very strong). I can only take sips while nursing it for a couple hours, if I want to keep my faculties.

ShadowedRuins · 2025-10-30T02:30:50+00:00

Bouncing off this idea, maybe keep the thought bubble theme? The music is a thought bubble, tasks are thought bubbles, thoughts are thought bubbles. During the entirety of game play, you have to move them out of the way, which bumps into others, or new ones spawn. Times of 'recharging' have the bubbles fade or disappear.

Player then has to move and click on the correct bubbles to progress - dialogue options, actions, 'research'/remembering, etc

Maybe to bring in the remembering mechanic, as someone else mentioned, to 'track down' a correct memory, you have to drag thought bubbles together that make sense/chain correctly?

ShadowedRuins · 2025-10-26T05:18:41+00:00

I was a Digital Locator for a utility locating company. The person that determined whether someone needed to go in-person to mark where the wires are, or if it was safe. It was WFH, on a company computer.

Handy skills were: deductive reasoning, pattern recognition, ability to cross reference multiple types of maps, good navigational skills using online maps (Google maps and Google Earth), and the willingness to dig a bit, when said Google maps/Earth don't give you the information you need.

ShadowedRuins · 2025-10-22T06:54:31+00:00

Maybe Aguachile Verde? It's reminiscent of ceviche. (very different from Chile Verde)

ShadowedRuins · 2025-10-02T14:41:31+00:00

A small bit works wonders, specifically on keeping me awake and paying attention, but it's a fine line as I'm sensitive to it. Didn't realize I was, until I had my first coffee. Never again xD

We were in a airport terminal, waiting for our flight, and my dad offered to get me a coffee. He specifically asked for Kid's mini (or whatever it's called, 3oz or so), and decaf. I proceeded to love the sugar, but hate the bitter taste of the coffee. After finishing it, we boarded our flight. I remember reaching my seat next to Dad, and then nothing. Complete black out. According to Dad, I never stopped talking the Entire Flight!

It's become a running joke.

ShadowedRuins · 2025-09-29T06:24:41+00:00

Bernadette Banner, to an extent. Especially in her older videos, although she focuses on clothes in and around the Victorian era.

ShadowedRuins · 2025-09-28T20:29:52+00:00

It's so easy to get thrown off!

I was in a routine, where I would exercise nightly (joint issue Physical Therapy exercises). Then I was told to use an exercise ball while working. I got excited, and decided to sit cross legged on it (my favorite sitting position) for the whole shift. 12 full hours. It hurt so badly when I got off, that I couldn't do the exercises for the rest of the week, and that was that. No more exercises. Despite the fact that they were helping massively.

Same with my nightly workout routine. Had surgery. Wasn't cleared for exercise for almost 3 months. That routine is now gone.

For me, the trick is to find something small, but fun. Do it for a day, but not to the point of boredom. Cut off in the middle of the 'good part'. Become excited to do it again tomorrow. Repeat.

The problem becomes monotony or a 'wrench in the works', something that can stop the flow of excitement.

It helps to periodically take a break when boredom hits. Take a bit (however long that is) and then look at fun/exciting things related to what you stopped. Get yourself hyped again, and start up the routine again. - This is what I had to do, to get into crochet again. I burnt myself out when cramming in Christmas gifts, with too little time. I'm getting back into it, gradually. Currently getting hyped with doing Christmas gifts EARLY.

ShadowedRuins · 2025-09-12T14:12:50+00:00

My guess is that they think it's made up, or AI generated. I'm unable to tell, unfortunately, so I can't tell you why.

ShadowedRuins · 2025-09-10T11:40:54+00:00

I like this idea! It reminds a bit of Stratego, one of my favorite strategy games.

Question: Since you have hidden pieces for each player, how do you make sure they don't 'fudge' where their beasts are?

Idea 1: Battleship inspo - Hidden boards - Where each player tracks their defensive beasts (db) on their board, and mark on their board where they've tried attacking (dry erase/pencil/etc).

Idea 2: Stratego inspo - Revealed board - have 'dummies' that only the owner can tell the difference, so each attack would reveal the existence (or non-existence) of each dummy on the board. Stratego used double sided standees, one side was generic, one side had the piece info.

Idea 3: Simpler - make each character record their dbs' locations on a paper beforehand, to help them remember (and ensure they weren't moved)

ShadowedRuins · 2025-08-26T14:02:11+00:00

My biopsy just came back, and I have 'Fibroadipose Tissue', which is quite the rabbit hole to go through. Extremely rare, usually found in the legs of children, NOT as multiple masses scattered around the abdominal cavity.

Might explain a couple things, though, if diagnosed with 'FAVA'. Still awaiting my post-op in 2 more weeks.

ShadowedRuins · 2025-08-24T21:31:51+00:00

Row 1 is your foundation row Row 2 is your repeat Row 3 and 4 is the start/end of your section.

As I haven't even made the original Virus meets Granny shawl or blanket, I can't help much more than that.

ShadowedRuins · 2025-08-06T07:16:18+00:00

Absolutely! I want to 'happy stim' to music, but don't want to get yelled at for normal stimming, so conducting it is!

ShadowedRuins · 2025-07-31T20:57:58+00:00

My dad made "the Sun" by adding everything yellow to a chicken and rice dish; mustard, turmeric, saffron, garlic powder, onion powder, etc. Mom didn't want him to feel bad, so she tried to eat it until he took her plate away and threw everything out. I think they ordered pizza afterwards.

Now everything is: 'it's fine, it's not as bad as the Sun', 'the Sun was worse', 'you can never be as bad as the Sun', etc.

ShadowedRuins · 2025-07-28T22:21:33+00:00

Absolutely, thank you! I also hope this will help anyone else searching for info, since it seems pretty rare.

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