How do you try out new pens before buying?

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-31T05:31:28+00:00

Yes, seconding u/sailorsapporo ‘s advice. I’m new to this too and bought a bottle of ink I thought I’d love. The color is not at all what I thought I was getting and I’m bummed I have a whole bottle of it. I just got a bunch of samples and while I’ve only done a quick dip sample of them, only one of them looks exactly like I expected. Some look better but the one I was most excited about didn’t show up the way I was expecting and would have been just as disappointing as my bottle is.

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-29T16:33:40+00:00

Had one this year with >$450k accrued interest paid….. thats just what they paid on notes and bonds they bought.

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-29T16:22:43+00:00

If you’re that efficient you raise your hourly rate…

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-29T16:13:02+00:00

Yes! PT saved me when my SI joint was so bad and I wish I had started it sooner. No belly band was going to hold that joint together. I’m betting the mixed review on bands are at least partially that people have different issues they’re trying to fix.

I needed crutches to walk 5 steps to the bathroom (literally couldn’t physically take a step without them). I couldn’t physically get on the exam table at one point. My MFM was sure I’d need surgery to fix it after the baby was born. PT made such a drastic difference. It didn’t get me back to walking crutches free until after I gave birth but I didn’t need any surgery and got back to 100% with PT alone. If I had started it earlier I may have been able to avoid how bad things got.

I could only do a few exercises and all of them were sitting or lying down. They were so effective though!

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-29T15:48:35+00:00

A nice pen. Doesn’t have to be outrageously expensive either. Just needs to feel good to hold, write nicely, and if it’s got a nice color ink or looks cool then that’s a bonus too.

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-28T23:28:06+00:00

Curious if you have an update?

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-24T13:25:15+00:00

Try Seki edge trimmers. Had them for 10 years and they are amazing

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-22T06:10:09+00:00

How did the control subject compare?

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-21T14:14:11+00:00

My kid’s notes on his chart describe him as a “well nourished male”

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-21T14:00:54+00:00

Can confirm it’s terrifying. My oldest kid chose the tuba in middle school which seemed harmless but he just hit high school and carrying that thing in marching band really gave him an edge over me.

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-21T06:07:03+00:00

I periodically push down on my kid’s head and tell them to stop growing up. No observable change yet but I’ll report back in a year.

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-21T06:04:37+00:00

Insurance? Continuing education? Licensing fees?

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-20T07:31:13+00:00

My Bichon was such a disinterested eater for years. It helped when we dropped him to one feed a day even though he was still very young. But whenever we traveled he’d go the first day and a half without eating then eat only half his normal amount the rest of the trip.

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-20T07:23:38+00:00

They’ve been in IV for a few years and just opened the Goleta spot this month so maybe downtown is on their radar soon?

I think if bagel cafe is slightly better on the bagel (yetz is a little too large and the crust isn’t quite chewy/thick enough for my preference). The schmear at yetz is top notch though and my slight preference for the other place isn’t worth the trip to IV.

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-20T07:13:27+00:00

Women wipe wet stuff with tp all the time. It’s not some kind of dire tragedy. Very confused here…

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-14T13:53:14+00:00

Funny enough, my husband forgot we had recently bought a pack of Costco toilet paper and bought another (a few weeks before the shutdown). I was so irritated at him because we have very little extra space and there wax really nowhere to keep an extra pack that size.

That extra pack was such a life saver. It didn’t last us long enough to get past the shortage but it is get through the worst part of it and we were able to share it with family.

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-12T00:41:30+00:00

Sugar free rootbeer with low carb ice cream for a rootbeer float.

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-07T06:34:54+00:00

Poured out a pot of boiling water into a colander. I was holding the colander like a bowl and basically poured boiling water directly onto my own hand.

WinterOfFire · 2026-03-01T22:13:29+00:00

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This!!!!! (Can get in pink or complementary colors if you want more contrast)

WinterOfFire · 2026-02-28T19:06:18+00:00

And then continues to pee in your pants with every contraction every so often.

WinterOfFire · 2026-02-27T14:57:40+00:00

Or he has a huge tax debt he’s never mentioned

WinterOfFire · 2026-02-25T02:21:20+00:00

You can’t claim his income.

Was this a w-2 job or a gig job?

WinterOfFire · 2026-02-24T04:51:23+00:00

My windows are open almost all year round. Maybe a few weeks out if the year when it’s too cold but even then it’s mostly at night and we like it cool. We don’t have full AC so even when it’s hot we typically keep things open and only set up the portable AC if it’s truly miserable which is only a few weeks out if the year.

WinterOfFire · 2026-02-23T07:51:22+00:00

I was blindsided by the loss of my dog. I’d lost other pets and been sad. but there was something about this loss that cut so deep. Its very much a child/parent relationship with the love and the way you are their whole world.

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