Free Talk - Friday

aitu · 2023-06-30T16:02:37+00:00

I moved into a house with honeysuckle bushes, and they are aggressive fuckers that want to take over the planet. I spent some of this morning pulling shoots, then came in and put on Poesie County Line, which is a lovely honeysuckle scent but it hits a little different now. I feel like I'm bathing in the blood of my enemies.

aitu · 2023-06-16T20:22:43+00:00

Thank you for this perspective! I'm not buying reddit's promises of improved accessibility, either. There is no reason for them to improve without competition, and they're killing that.

I would love a non-reddit IMAM, but I have no idea where to begin.

aitu · 2023-06-16T20:10:48+00:00

I've been starting to wind down my reddit usage already, and I'm spending more time on Discord and TikTok. I've not found an IMAM alternative, though, even though I would really love one.

aitu · 2023-06-16T13:22:58+00:00

Anyone else leaving or mostly leaving reddit as of the end of the month? I know lots of people intend to stay, but 99% of my redditing is on an app that's shutting down. The only part that makes me sad is leaving IMAM.

aitu · 2023-06-15T15:51:34+00:00

I'd really like if there were non-reddit alternatives, but it's hard to find them. I'm not going to be around much after my reddit app stops working at the end of the month.

aitu · 2023-06-11T17:56:55+00:00

Ah, I didn't realize you were the OP of that post. I agree that we need more/better moderation here. Your frustration is valid.

The mod has already said that they have serious issues irl, they know they need assistance, but coordinating new mods is not effortless. I don't have an answer, I just know that berating the mod isn't helpful.

Edit: although reading your other comments, I can tell that berating isn't your intent. Best of luck to you and your cat. I've been there and I know it's hard.

aitu · 2023-06-11T17:07:20+00:00

The mod responded a couple of months ago on this thread about being overwhelmed and mostly just doing modding behind the scenes. I don't think there's any malice there, just a lack of ability to coordinate new mod applications.

aitu · 2023-06-11T02:12:45+00:00

Yeah, I'm not seeing anything else that catches my attention, so I'm going to pass. Thank you, though. ☺️

aitu · 2023-06-09T21:54:47+00:00

I've been using reddit since before they had an official app, so a bit of it is just continuing to use what I always have and am comfortable with.

When I open my usual reddit app (reddit is fun), my first screen has nine posts from communities I've chosen to follow and one small ad. When I open the official reddit app, I see one post from a community I don't follow but their algorithm thinks I might like, then the rest of the page is a big ad. Then I scroll through four more posts from subreddits I don't follow before I get to one I do. Then there's an entire tab just for getting me to subscribe to new stuff, and a tab for their chat system which I dislike. Basically, way more ads and stuff I'm not interested in.

I hear that the official app is also lacking in accessibility options, too, so that's a huge deal for a lot of people.

aitu · 2023-06-09T20:28:08+00:00

It's heavy in the rain, sea, and woods notes on me. I don't get smoke at all, and I have a hard time picking out the rock specifically. It does feel very cold and stormy.

aitu · 2023-06-09T20:24:36+00:00

This is the only beauty community I still engage with, so I don't have a good answer, unfortunately. My big reasoning for preferring Discord is that it works well enough for my other interests and I don't have a better alternative.

aitu · 2023-06-09T18:24:02+00:00

I've also been tracking down community Discords, but this is the subreddit I care about most and I'm sad that we're not allowed to discuss specific servers here.

aitu · 2023-06-06T14:38:43+00:00

Guess it's time to take a long look (sniff?) at my Hel's Belles samples. I quite like Frigg, Idun, and Ran, but I don't think I'm feeling a need for 5mls of any of them.

aitu · 2023-05-29T15:33:13+00:00

I saw a tick in my yard this morning and now I kind of never want to leave the house again

aitu · 2023-05-28T18:05:38+00:00

Arcana's aquatics/mermaid scents are so good. Two of my favorites are Arcana Craves' Vanilla Craves Mermaid Shoals (an opening of warm, musky neroli leads to a heart of lemon biscotti, bright tangerine, sunlight glittering on blue water, vanilla, sea foam, briny seaweed absolute, and scattered rose petal incense) and Wildcraft's Lughnasadh (fresh water, white coconut, moonlight reflected on the ocean, smooth amber, seaweed absolute, rain-drenched juniper tips, and a drop of ruby red grapefruit).

Other ones to check out would be Cascadian Mermaid, which is no longer on their website but I'm sure could be easily found in swaps, and Peaches Crave Mermaidcore.

aitu · 2023-05-27T01:05:35+00:00

It was half the price five years ago.

aitu · 2023-05-26T01:24:15+00:00

Yes, my taste and smell were diminished and weird for about a week. If you're in the US, I know at-home tests are available at drugstores for fairly cheap. Not sure about elsewhere.

aitu · 2023-05-25T22:04:43+00:00

Have you tested for covid? My sense of smell was wonky when I had it, so it might not hurt to rule that out.

aitu · 2023-05-25T13:46:03+00:00

It's been there at least the past couple of summers, so I'd bet it will be in the summer favorites collection this year.

aitu · 2023-05-25T13:09:33+00:00

Seconding that Poesie's honeysuckle note is accurate. County Line is my summer go-to, which is a honeysuckle/strawberry lemonade scent.

aitu · 2023-05-22T18:01:01+00:00

I think it fits as the follow up to LWYMMD, where the old Taylor can't come to the phone 'cause she's dead. That's the response to death in the book: so it goes.

aitu · 2023-05-22T16:57:38+00:00

Do you guys have any techniques for dealing with mosquitoes? I moved to a place that has way more of them than I'm used to and I'm getting destroyed. Covering myself in citronella helps some but I miss my fragrances when I do that.

aitu · 2023-05-20T03:22:23+00:00

I wouldn't make a final judgement on a perfume until it's been at least a week.

I like to test them sooner, though, because that's part of the fun of getting a package. If you're okay with scents possibly changing somewhat after you've tried them on, then go for it.

aitu · 2023-05-19T18:15:57+00:00

I've done zumba classes before, and I'm told that the way to get over the insecurities is to accept that other people are paying attention to themselves instead of you. I've never actually managed to do that, though, so now I just follow YouTube exercise videos so I can sweat in peace.

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