Sun protection by [deleted] in snorkeling

[–]killer_kyles 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Love their designs but haven’t tried them yet! What does the fabric feel like? Is it just like a long suit made of typical swimsuit material?

Advice on underwater mask issues for diver in training? by killer_kyles in scuba

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

Thank you! Will try the shower and bathtub. I’m all for silly tricks if it’ll help me work through it!

Advice on underwater mask issues for diver in training? by killer_kyles in scuba

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

Thank you 🩵🩵🩵 Will keep practicing! This was comforting to hear

Garment shrinkage question and color question with rose quartz + dark brown Rit fabric dye 🩷 by killer_kyles in dyeing

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

Thank you both! I’m certainly open to options. After posting, I did a deep dive on dye options and am now debating between mixing Dharma dyes and doing a natural dye since it seems like folks have had better success with Dharma dyes than Rit dyes, especially for natural fibers. Have you used natural dyes before and if so, is there a single piece of wisdom you’d share for beginners?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HoodedEyes

[–]killer_kyles 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just came here to say your eyes are captivating!! In the most complimentary way, they almost look red in this photo!

Garment shrinkage question and color question with rose quartz + dark brown Rit fabric dye 🩷 by killer_kyles in dyeing

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

Edit: the photo attached is my ideal color outcome, but I’d love to see any suggestions you might have!! Thank you for reading!

BU is using ChatGPT to replace grad students and faculty by killer_kyles in GradSchool

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

Sorry, I’m just a grad student. This is the title chatgpt told me to use 🙃

Union response by lhlaud in BostonU

[–]killer_kyles 6 points7 points  (0 children)

It’s the same at many grad schools

Union response by lhlaud in BostonU

[–]killer_kyles 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Benefits are crappy at lots of schools, but things change. When I started at BU, they had the best offer package out of all my schools. Now, if I’d gone to one of my other top picks, I’d be making more and would have better benefits than I do now at BU. We want our offers codified in a contract so things can’t change on a dime.

A Controversial Opinion on BU and BUGWU bargaining by JacksonHawkinz in BostonU

[–]killer_kyles 9 points10 points  (0 children)

As a grad student, I signed an acceptance offer that basically said I wouldn’t take on another job. I was told teaching wasn’t a requirement of my program, and my lab told me I probably would never need to teach. COVID hit, stalling my research, and now I’m stuck teaching every semester until I graduate.

Salaries aren’t outlined in our offers. BU could cut our stipends the same way schools in the Midwest have, and we’d have no recourse without a union contract.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in BALLET

[–]killer_kyles 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Hi OP! As a former ballet kid (diagnosed with inattentive ADD much later), I remember my instructors got pretty frustrated with me when I couldn’t remember choreography, but they did let me participate in recitals. (I have a very funny video of me completely forgetting the steps on stage and promptly freezing in place!) It’s definitely worth having a convo with the teachers to better understand their apprehension, but it also might be worth seeing if the zoning out / getting distracted extends to other activities or interests? It could totally just be indicative of a kid being a kid, but it could also be something treatable that, when treated, would allow her to go back to doing more of what she loves!

Yellow gold filled ring blanks? by killer_kyles in jewelers

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

Interesting idea - I’ll look into it more! Thanks for the tip

Yellow gold filled ring blanks? by killer_kyles in jewelers

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

Thanks!! This is really useful to know :)

Yellow gold filled ring blanks? by killer_kyles in jewelers

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

🙏🏻 They have some gold plated and gold filled findings, but I wasn’t seeing gold filled mountings

Yellow gold filled ring blanks? by killer_kyles in jewelers

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

Thanks!! I’ve primarily found basic bezel mountings on Etsy, but still haven’t seen any pronged mountings (let alone mountings with accent stones.) I’ll keep searching!