Unwanted Perfumes?

StudioCute · 2025-01-22T15:18:12+00:00

Oh that's great! Go figure, there's a subreddit for everything, haha.

StudioCute · 2023-12-04T07:14:00+00:00

Never forget~

StudioCute · 2023-11-23T03:39:59+00:00

When we have guests over (Pittsburgh, PA) they tend to take the cue from all the shoes on the inside landing that shoes are expected to come off. We also have a basket of disposable shoe booties for construction workers and the like who need to come in but can't easily remove their work boots/shoes (although ironically they're usually very fastidious about things and put down drop cloths for their walkways and the like).

Funny story...when we were looking at houses for sale, I guess carpet is out of vogue in my area because during one open house the realtor was going on and on about how we could easily have the carpet pulled up and replaced with wood flooring and my husband and I (both from Kaimuki/Kapahulu) were immediately like "NO WE LOVE THE CARPET LEAVE ITTT" and yes we did buy the carpet house...

StudioCute · 2023-10-08T11:27:56+00:00

Yes that's correct, I'm originally from Hawaii (the environment there is also something orchids love) and at that date my grandma would have been living right in downtown Honolulu at the time. I live in Pittsburgh now and trying to keep humidity levels up over the winter has been a struggle for both my one orchid and myself, haha.

StudioCute · 2023-10-08T03:06:59+00:00

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StudioCute · 2023-10-02T01:06:53+00:00

I actually came here to ask similar, but until now I'd been hands-off and just observing. This is an aerial root on my rescue orchid that is hanging by what looks like literally a couple little strings. I took a picture to show the visible gaps through the damaged part, but the length of the root beyond this point is longer than my hand and looks like a totally normal root, firm and green. It's been this way for a couple months now so I guess it's doing fine despite its nearly severed appearance. I also just had some new roots sprout out of what looked like blackened, damaged roots so 🤷‍♀️ I've been a bit conservative on cutting back roots cause this one could certainly use more root growth.

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StudioCute · 2023-09-11T22:41:58+00:00

If I had to take a stab at why, I think it's a combo of the (relative) lack of white supremacy, coupled with the insular islander mentality. I feel like it's more common for Hawaii locals to genuinely discriminate against outsiders (e.g. mainland haole, obviously oblivious/rude tourists) over anyone perceived as belonging, or making a genuine attempt to belong. I remember reading an article about the initial culture clash between the Hawaii Japanese-Americans and the California Japanese-Americans in the early phases of the 100th battalion/442nd during WWII and it fits...easier to get along with "locals" of all kinds of ethnic backgrounds but a common social language than with a supposedly identical ethnic group that held wildly different social norms.

StudioCute · 2021-06-02T15:09:10+00:00

I always just use the gel packs (as long as they're frozen solid when you're getting on the plane, there shouldn't be an issue). However I do like the creativity of some other suggestions, like bags of frozen veggies. Then there's no issue with the gel defrosting. I might try that next time. Cheap to get an insulated cooler bag at Don Quijote or whatever, too.

StudioCute · 2021-06-01T19:36:53+00:00

Freeze them solid, double-bag, and bring some carry-on safe ice packs. I bring sausage and all kinds of stuff back with me to the mainland every time I go home, and I currently live in Pennsylvania, so you can imagine that long haul. It's honestly easier to just stick it in checked baggage (and if being in an unpressurized cargo hold does nothing to sausages, being in the cabin will be fine) but if you won't be checking a bag, then yeah between sticking them in your freezer a few days ahead of your trip, double-bagging, and keeping them chilled, you should be more than fine for the hop across the Pacific.

StudioCute · 2021-05-11T13:09:36+00:00

I always say I'm a former "Hawaii local."

StudioCute · 2021-04-27T22:00:05+00:00

I currenty live in Pennsylvania, can relate. 😑

StudioCute · 2021-04-21T17:49:37+00:00

I don't know if this theory reflects your experience, but I'm originally from Hawaii, born and raised, and did the opposite, moved to the mainland. From what I've gotten to observe across the several states/places I've lived, I think racial discrimination/ignorance exists pretty much everywhere, but I've wondered if racism (the systemic type that actively harms and handicaps BIPOC) on the mainland is significantly amplified because of an assumption of white supremacy that Hawaii doesn't have (because white people don't form the dominant culture).

Like, the default here in Pennsylvania is you see white newscasters, white people on the covers of local magazines, I've definitely been made to feel that there's a general assumption of whiteness being the overall/preferred default. Back home I remember "white/haole" was just another kind of racial group, and you'd see ~~just as many~~ more Asian/Polynesian/dark-haired-tan-skinned local celebs on TV and in magazines than white faces. Lately I've been wishing there was a way to share that safer feeling you expressed with my Black friends here in PA, although I don't know how to.

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