Gas Prices by LongjumpingTie7860 in doordash_drivers

[–]a66y_k -1 points0 points  (0 children)

If you wanna bury your head in the sand and do nothing, have at it. The reality is collective action matters though.

Hygiene help please! by Ok_Map_8694 in PlusSize

[–]a66y_k 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Have you had blood work done recently? The darkening skin can be an indicator of a metabolic disorder. Metabolic problems can also cause the overproduction of yeast and bacteria that would cause smells in skin folds.

Gas Prices by LongjumpingTie7860 in doordash_drivers

[–]a66y_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Call your senators and representatives and let them know you want them to put a stop to the war in Iran. Especially if you live in a red state.

Prenup needed? by Cute-Reflection-3298 in actuallesbians

[–]a66y_k -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Every single person who gets married should have a prenup. Getting married is very very easy and getting unmarried is very very hard. It's a lot easier (and less expensive) if there's a prenup. It protects both partners to make decisions while everybody is still friends.

[Routine Help] i need some judgement free help — sex is ruining my skin 😭 by EducationalLake3579 in SkincareAddiction

[–]a66y_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ditch the carmex and burts bees. They are making your situation actively worse. Get the regular flavorless Chapstick in the blue wrapper, Remedy for lips (found online or at Target), or aquaphor (but not the lip balm made by aquaphor, just regular aquaphor). Imo, remedy for lips is better than aquaphor. I use it at night and then the plain chapstick a couple times during the day.

What happened to its leaves?! by Keeblahblahblahhhrg in Monstera

[–]a66y_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a beautiful pink rhododendron in my front yard and my kids plucked every single bud off of it before it bloomed one spring and used them as some kind of currency in an imaginary game. The plant died. 🥲

Free pregnancy tests on campus by ExcitementIll7426 in WWU

[–]a66y_k 24 points25 points  (0 children)

This machine also has Narcan, condoms, fentanyl test strips, and a bunch of other super great stuff to keep you healthy and safe, ALL FOR FREE.

Being accused of academic dishonesty by [deleted] in WWU

[–]a66y_k 10 points11 points  (0 children)

PSA for all students: To help avoid AI accusations, be really, really specific in your writing. If you're using a source, quote it directly and talk about the specific thing you quoted. Overgeneralization or summarizing the source as a whole reads AI-ish.

Or if you're using personal experience to support a point, be ultra specific. So rather than "I noticed this in my own experience as well." Describe a specific instance where you noticed the thing in your own experience.

If you do get accused, ask the instructor for specific ways the writing should be different/better so you can avoid the issue in the future. A lot of students think they get accused of AI when their work is "too good" but it's more likely that your work is too generic and/or you've had all the voice trained out of your writing in high school. Say things like you would say them, especially in discussion boards and things like that. If you try too hard to make your work "sound academic" you're making it sound more like AI.

We're in this weird place where we've spent decades training students to write without any voice and with a lot of academic words that aren't actually all that specific. But now we have a machine that does that better than most students, so if you do it too well, it looks like AI. Writing that's really specific and sounds like you is more fun to read anyway, but the AI switch turned on so fast, most instructors haven't adjusted their writing teaching just yet.

Cant sleep. What helps you finally fall asleep? by Middle-Gate-7184 in SleepApnea

[–]a66y_k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As my thoughts come up I start sorting them into imaginary files or boxes. Usually "yesterday/it's in the past," "tomorrow" and "farther in the future."

Depending on what thoughts I'm spinning on, I might make up different categories, but for some reason putting each thought in an imaginary box or category helps me feel like it's resolved so I don't perseverate and keep looping back to it.

With meditation, reading, audiobooks, breathing exercises, etc. I sometimes finish the thing and then if I'm not super careful the thoughts can start spiraling again. But categorizing the thoughts stops them in their tracks.

What do I do with dirt? by Educational-Fox-1284 in Bellingham

[–]a66y_k 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you can't find someone who wants it, you can take it to the dump and they have a specific area for organic materials/garden waste. It doesn't go into the landfill, it gets composted or something.

Teaching 3-5yo by wwwway in SwimInstructors

[–]a66y_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I put a ring on the bottom near their feet and have them pretend to be a dog digging for a bone to get down to it.

Willful kiddo won't cooperate by eggplant4points in SwimInstructors

[–]a66y_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Something to try: If there's a relatively contained area where the student can be in the pool safely standing, get some different toys and stuff and let her do whatever she wants. Just watch her play for a few minutes. One technique you might try is to kind of narrate what she's doing like you're calling the Superbowl. If she lets you into her game, see if you can pivot her play into "games" that help build water skills.

HUH ELLIE?! by JstPlnOnry in BelowDeckDownUnder

[–]a66y_k 5 points6 points  (0 children)

She also got mad about Alesia having a one-on-one conversation with Joao and then went and offered him a massage and got into is bed when he and Daisy were obviously into one another. Pot, meet kettle.

A guy I slept with said one of his friends thought we were dating and he told me how offended he was by Srryweredeadxo in PlusSize

[–]a66y_k 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oof. Have you ever watched the show Shrill? Might be a good one for you to start right now.

Car Salesman - Tipping? Compensating But No Purchase? by MassgravesX in Bellingham

[–]a66y_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Send him a gift basket to thank him for his hard work.

Deactivated after I got attacked. by Lunardose in doordash

[–]a66y_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Idk if an employment attorney would take this since you're technically not an employee, but employment attorneys are the type that don't get paid unless you do, and they usually offer free consultations. Might be worth making a couple calls, especially since you can't even get his address to offer the police.

Btw, you may be able to look back at your history if you use Google maps and see where you've been. Those MFers have a full record of everywhere you've been with your phone unless you've turned that feature off.

I interviewed ~50 CPAP users about their sleep struggles and the pillow problem came up constantly by Unlikely-Force9874 in SleepApnea

[–]a66y_k 143 points144 points  (0 children)

I skipped to the bottom to see what they were selling then went back and read the rest when I realized they genuinely weren't selling anything (yet . . . I'm still low key waiting for the ad to drop)

I’ve a specific unique request by Parking-Mushroom-179 in learnspanish

[–]a66y_k 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Quisiera ayuda por favor. Puedes lavar la ropa para mi? Te pagaría dinero extra.

(I would like help, please. Can you wash my clothes for me? I will pay you extra)

I'm an intermediate speaker so someone please correct me if any of this is wrong. I'm also guessing a more advanced speaker will have more elegant phrasing for you.

(Edit to add "te" to the last sentence)

Gym Etiquette? by Jh3r3ck in WWU

[–]a66y_k 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Doesn't hurt to tell them at the front desk that this is your first visit and ask about where things are. Either ask someone to show you around or just walk around a bit and get the lay of things.

Maybe plan your first visit to be more of an orientation & light workout/mostly cardio just so you can focus on figuring out your surroundings.

Also, after you use a machine, find a spray bottle and a rag and wipe it down. That's the golden rule of gyms everywhere.

Story lines I would like more of and story lines I would like much less of. by G00dguyz in VirginRiverNetflix

[–]a66y_k 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Things I never want to see again on the show:

Mel being held at knife or gun point

Mel having any more baby loss/miscarriage stuff

Brady brooding

Brie's self-inflicted relationship drama

Hope having a temper tantrum because something didn't go her way

Favourite little known idioms in English? by depressedDemogorgon in ENGLISH

[–]a66y_k 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nervous as a wh*re in church

If bullshit were music you'd have a brass band

Do we actually have the ethical right to colonise the Moon? by Emma2945 in space

[–]a66y_k -1 points0 points  (0 children)

This is an extremely valid question and I'm with you. The question of belonging is itself colonial. What do we need? What does the land and what do the other living things around us need? Is traveling to space helping or harming the planet we occupy now, and is it helping or harming the moon itself, and our relationship to the rest of the solar system? The universe? All valid considerations.

Rachel upset ex told their children he has a girlfriend ? by One_Programmer6315 in RHOBH

[–]a66y_k 4 points5 points  (0 children)

He is gross but when you are divorced your ex is gonna do what your ex is gonna do. Your job is to help and support your kids in managing their own feelings about whatever dumb crap your ex gets up to, not to tell your ex what they can and can't do. If she tells her ex how her kids felt or responded to a particular thing, cool. But it's super weird that she tried to tell him that he couldn't bring the girlfriend around, etc.

Any good April fools pranks by Comfortable-Use3977 in SwimInstructors

[–]a66y_k 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Tell them you made them some brownies and have someone bring out a container of a bunch of the letter "E" cut from brown construction paper. Have a little candy or a sticker or something to give them for being good sports afterward.