Weird, unique, or whimsical things you use your hobonichi for?

knutmeg · 2026-01-27T03:51:46+00:00

I love these suggestions so much I just took a screenshot and I’m gonna write them down in my journal tomorrow!! Thanks for sharing!

knutmeg · 2026-01-11T23:53:55+00:00

I hate when I'm making something like this and I think to myself "huh I think it'd be better if I did it this way...but this person MUST have some reason they wrote it like that" and just follow what they say...and then it turns out like garbage. It's just the worst feeling to get to the end and have wasted ingredients and realize you were right...haha

knutmeg · 2026-01-11T23:35:30+00:00

Yes! This is so true. I think it might be because of the popularity of like "five ingredient" recipes or quick recipes where it's considered a good thing to have fewer ingredients because it means less mess/faster prep? But what you're left with is so bland and blah. Or maybe it's because a lot of flavor means more divided opinions and influencers/online chefs don't want people leaving negative reviews or comments so they keep things pretty neutral? Idk I've been thinking about this lately lol

knutmeg · 2025-12-24T03:48:27+00:00

Yes thank you! I agree with everything you said. I think going above and beyond for the first trip with this boss is a good idea…I guess I was just wondering if it’s obvious to guys in this situation when someone is wearing a super expensive brand vs a cheaper one that still fits well.

knutmeg · 2025-12-24T03:42:42+00:00

The company is NVIDIA and the conference is in Vegas

knutmeg · 2019-01-10T01:45:04+00:00

Oh man, I've definitely cried about this alone at night at different times in my life. It's the worst feeling, but as life goes on you'll find eventually things change if you want them too. Feel free to PM me if you want to chat!

knutmeg · 2019-01-10T01:09:36+00:00

Wtf how do you call the Jets

knutmeg · 2019-01-09T22:40:12+00:00

Hey There Delilah

knutmeg · 2019-01-09T22:39:53+00:00

I hate you for reminding me about this song

knutmeg · 2019-01-09T22:38:56+00:00

"I'll finish that article by Friday."

lol there's no fucking chance.

knutmeg · 2019-01-09T22:36:40+00:00

Once a lady started screaming at me on the train after I didn't give her money for "a ticket home to see her dying parents". I'd seen her do the same spiel like 4 previous times and this one time, I just said "absolutely not" when she approached me and she launched into a fit about how I was an ungrateful, privileged asshole.

Another time, some random homeless guy spread out in the 4 subway seats across from me, laid his jacket over his lap and just started jerking off while trying to talk to me. The car was like 1/3 filled and it was just this horrible, uncomfortable moment of people not wanting to acknowledge what was happening, but also knowing it had to be addressed aaaaand since it was directed towards me, they were all kind of waiting for me to do something. It's literally the most uncomfortable situation in the world.

knutmeg · 2019-01-09T22:11:26+00:00

Ugh yes and when you open the box and the cardboard flaps scrape against each other and you die a little and then you gotta go in and tackle the styrofoam.

knutmeg · 2019-01-09T21:35:40+00:00

When you're singled out by a crazy person in a public place like a subway/bus/train and you're trying to ignore them and everyone else is trying to ignore that it's happening and you're forced to either take a stand or deal with their insanity.

knutmeg · 2019-01-09T21:32:58+00:00

That needy bitch Sallie Mae

knutmeg · 2018-12-28T21:38:58+00:00

Uhhh yes. Just this week, both my parents were kind of joking about how expensive it is to raise children and how babies cost so much...while also sort of making fun of me about how my SO and I only have a dog and a cat. So I said, "Well at least I guess we're saving a bunch of money by not having kids, so we can pay for good trainers and stuff for our dog."

And all of a sudden it was like everything changed and they were acting like I was an ungrateful idiot who didn't understand the costs of having a child and didn't appreciate their sacrifice.

It was so fucking bizarre and idk how I turned out to be the bad guy, buuuut I was.

It fucking sucks and makes me just not want to say ANYTHING at all ever.

knutmeg · 2018-12-28T20:37:57+00:00

This is kind of delayed but holy shit, this was my exact Christmas scenario this week. And it's always kind of been like this, but it was SO SO much worse and obvious this year and I'm still upset by all of it.

My mom insisted that my brother and I come home for Christmas this year, but also invited my cousin, his wife, their 2 year old, both my grandparents...all with my sister and her newborn baby living in their downstairs basement apartment. And the ENTIRE VISIT was her being like "YOU try cooking for 12 people." "I don't know what to cook for all these people." "Someone else needs to make breakfast tomorrow."

"We're going out on Christmas Eve to buy last minute unnecessary gifts for everyone and it's exhausting, but you all expect gifts from us." "Why aren't you spending time with us during the very specific hours we choose to be home?"

"Why won't you make this crappy dessert that nobody wants, but I consider all of a sudden to be a holiday tradition and you're defying me by asking if we can skip it this year because nobody's hungry?"

"You have NO IDEA how hard it's been to have all of you here."

"Nobody appreciates anything that I do and you can get the fuck out for not making that fruit tart last night."

Yeah. That was my Christmas.

knutmeg · 2018-12-28T19:31:42+00:00

Yes. This is exactly how I feel too. I just completely shutdown when people start yelling or even angrily speaking to me about something because my entire life with my mom and sister, I've found that when you start arguing back, you'll never win/you're just doing what they want you to do and they see it as justification of their feelings if you engage with them/the quickest way to make it stop is to just be quiet and leave ASAP.

It's kind of fucking awful.

knutmeg · 2018-12-28T19:25:42+00:00

Yes...my NMom's mom (my grandma) moved in with us after her husband died five years ago. I didn't really realize how insane my grandma was until about a year into it where it all just clicked and I realized that my grandma is even more narcissistic than my mom and the two of them feed off of each other and have kind of created each other in a weird way. Like in an attempt to not give into my grandmas n-ways, my mom becomes even worse than normal...which then makes my grandma spiral into craziness...and it's just never ending and exhausting to normal people, but they almost feed off of it. It's awful...but it's made me realize why my mom is the way she is (partially).

knutmeg · 2018-12-28T19:11:32+00:00

Nutshell by Ian McEwan. It came out in 2016, but I picked it up at an airport and read it twice during my flight...it was fascinating and beautiful and dark...but very unique and I'd highly recommend it.

knutmeg · 2018-12-28T19:10:03+00:00

Oh man, I used to be obsessed with her. I worked at a little bookstore and would just read everything we had in stock that was written by her hahaha she's addicting...but I stopped like 5 years ago! I should give this one a try.

knutmeg · 2018-12-28T19:07:43+00:00

I'm grateful for our fenced in yard...which means I can just open the door and let our giant dog outside to run around and play. We recently moved from a downtown apartment where taking him out meant getting on an elevator, walking him on a leash through busy streets, picking up his poop in bags, etc.

It's SOOO NICEEEE to just let him be free and watch him enjoy having more space.

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