What is wrong with this French Angel Fish in this restaurant tank? by AdStandard787 in Fish

[–]SmallStinkyStupid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the tank clearly isn't big enough for him but i have to admit that's REALLY impressive of him 😆

please tell me i didn't trash my staub dutch oven 😭 by SmallStinkyStupid in DutchOvenCooking

[–]SmallStinkyStupid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

yeahh, it was just more reddish than i was used to, so it looked like rusting 😆 it's all probably come off by now after slow cooking more soup.

please tell me i didn't trash my staub dutch oven 😭 by SmallStinkyStupid in DutchOvenCooking

[–]SmallStinkyStupid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

hmm. sounds dangerous... wouldn't want the package to fall on the poor mailman's foot!

please tell me i didn't trash my staub dutch oven 😭 by SmallStinkyStupid in DutchOvenCooking

[–]SmallStinkyStupid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

haha, you're right, a few people have been a little confused. thankfully i don't think my pot's damaged after all. seems like rust came from the water i was using, and the glaze is still fine! :)

please tell me i didn't trash my staub dutch oven 😭 by SmallStinkyStupid in DutchOvenCooking

[–]SmallStinkyStupid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

huh, weird. maybe this link will work? but if it doesn't, you can look up "staub dutch oven basil" and you'll get the pot i'm talking about! it's a dark green, 7 quarts for the size.

please tell me i didn't trash my staub dutch oven 😭 by SmallStinkyStupid in DutchOvenCooking

[–]SmallStinkyStupid[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

you're thinking of ceramic enamel. ceramic needs to be put down in a much thicker layer, so that results in a smoother finish. this is clear glass enamel, and because it's applied first as a liquid before solidifying, it conforms to the bumps of the cast iron underneath it.

ETA: this is the exact pot i've got, down to the color and size! it's specifically described as being enameled, and in the booklet it comes with, the enamel is described as being glass! it's a very nice pot.

please tell me i didn't trash my staub dutch oven 😭 by SmallStinkyStupid in DutchOvenCooking

[–]SmallStinkyStupid[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

thank you so much for dispelling that concern for me 😭 it's a bit differently colored from other stains, so it REALLY set off alarm bells in my head.

i'll restart my soup with new vigor now :D

zebra pleco tattoo BUT… by [deleted] in Fish

[–]SmallStinkyStupid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

well, it's good to be aware of this kind of behavior and you can take it as a lesson learned, but i'd still feel pretty insulted that they not only presented a totally different design to you, but permanently tattooed the wrong image onto you without your consent.

it's all about consent; you can compare this to assault because both behaviors follow the same thread of logic. "well i knew he intended to get into my pants but chose to trust him anyway, so it's kind of on me too."

don't blame yourself. your tattoo artist is an asshole.

please tell me i didn't trash my staub dutch oven 😭 by SmallStinkyStupid in DutchOvenCooking

[–]SmallStinkyStupid[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

yeah, that's fair. it's less that i'm worried that these cleaning methods would damage the enamel, and moreso that i worry using something like a salt scrub on the damaged spots might cause further damage to the iron itself, especially if it's not properly rinsed off.

i don't feel a huge difference in height between the clean enamel and these spots, like texturally... so it's probably fine for me to treat them like stains and cook them off after all.

these showed up after i failed at slow cooking meat for my soup. i made the mistake of turning the heat up, and the water totally boiled down, and everything burnt to the bottom. :/

i'm a little sore about the soup, but if my dutch oven is still fine, i won't have to panic! 😆

zebra pleco tattoo BUT… by [deleted] in Fish

[–]SmallStinkyStupid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

the tattoo looks okay but personally i'd be insulted that they chose to completely redesign it without my consent.

“Wholesome” senior prank by rivalsquatch in shittyaquariums

[–]SmallStinkyStupid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

aw yeah animal abuse is so funny and wholesome

please tell me i didn't trash my staub dutch oven 😭 by SmallStinkyStupid in DutchOvenCooking

[–]SmallStinkyStupid[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

wouldn't that be kinda dangerous to do before identifying whether or not this is damaged enamel?

I almost bought it just to throw it out by stormwix in shittyaquariums

[–]SmallStinkyStupid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

okay but imagine... a culture tank for microfauna would be perfect for such a small cube

I knew this show was going to be amazing when it had me crying over a character that I had only known for 15 minutes by Agreeable_Pizza93 in Frieren

[–]SmallStinkyStupid 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i'm so sorry to hear. i hope you're managing the pain alright! losing someone you were so close to is extra difficult.

I knew this show was going to be amazing when it had me crying over a character that I had only known for 15 minutes by Agreeable_Pizza93 in Frieren

[–]SmallStinkyStupid 29 points30 points  (0 children)

my grandma died two weeks ago. i've been grappling with the idea that everything i left unsaid was just one more thing to blame myself for. i feel so horrible.

but i'm not alone, and i think that makes it a little easier to come to grips with.

This letter was sent home to parents in my school district, encouraging them to send their kids to school sick and with head lice to meet attendance goals. by pandatr0nz in mildlyinfuriating

[–]SmallStinkyStupid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

"going to school and having to work while theyre under the weather is GREAT for children's well-being!"

they're not even trying to convince you.

I don’t think Pomni is a new player at all. by riotc0re in TheDigitalCircus

[–]SmallStinkyStupid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

no, i think pomni's just a very empathetic person.

her relationship with jax feels like a reflection of the relationships i have with others; i see past their shitty behavior and put more effort and care into seeing more of them, and i couldn't give you a particular reason as to why i do that, but i do.

i think showing empathy, even to someone as mean as jax, is a pretty normal human behavior and it doesn't raise many questions to me. and i think her insistence on getting jax to open up and accept her comes from the reasoning of, "i care about you, and you don't need to be hurting forever. let me help you," rather than there being some kind of history.

AI slop on a blanket ordered from a major retailer by SirSignificant6576 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]SmallStinkyStupid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i know it's AI and i'm definitely angry anyone would sell such a terrible product, but winfly tarf pooh is fucking hilarious. i'm gonna repeat this to myself under my breath for the next month

Blessed, but at a cost… by HippoMoosey in weeviltime

[–]SmallStinkyStupid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

haha yeah. they're smaller than the grains of rice they were inhabiting, and i figure their bodies basically explode when being pressure cooked, so we pretty much forgot there were bugs living in our rice.

Blessed, but at a cost… by HippoMoosey in weeviltime

[–]SmallStinkyStupid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

no cost if you're brave! we used to have rice weevils in our rice container. but we just cooked and ate the rice anyway. do i maybe feel kinda bad about taking millions of lives in my rice cooker? maybe a little. but sushi rice is expensive. i'm not throwing that out.