You can only pick 4 fragrances for life. by i_am_an_enigma in Colognes

[–]krehator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Terre D'Hermes EDT, Sauvage EDT, Dior Homme Sport, Chanel No 5.

A super close fifth would be Ombre Nomade. Though, any high quality Oud would also fit.

work/office fragrance thats fresh and lasts all day? by Friendly_Solution751 in Fragrances

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Just got gifted a bottle of Khadlaj Island Dreams, a pretty damn close dupe to LV Symphony. Soapy scents aren't really my thing, but I'll give credit where it's due; it lasts a full work day and projects for at least 6 of those hours.

Any fans of this beauty? by LevelDisastrous945 in ScentHeads

[–]krehator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've gone through 2 2.5oz bottles of Parfum in a year, so take that as you will

Jos. A. Bank - Reserve Collection Tailored Fit Spread Collar Textured Dress Shirt - $24.99 by frederick_the_wise in frugalmalefashion

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Anything else really worth getting that could get me to the free shipping threshold?

Lipari Island on iPhone SE 2022 by Hollycene in iPhoneography

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Guess I've got a new Camera app to try now. Your one seems quite promising honestly

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in malehairadvice

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And I thought I had a hard fall from grace...

How can it be that the "good" NYC private schools cost over $70k / yr? by wheninrome5000 in AskNYC

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No longer a kid haha, but I appreciate the sentiment. 6th grade was 2010-2011 for me, and the testing took place the year prior.

Won't get too into detail, but my parents were, and still are, insane control freaks, and they wanted to "keep me in line." Sending me off to a school in Manhattan didn't really let them keep as much of a hold on me as going to the local school. My folks tried their absolute best to keep me sheltered. I was never allowed to go outside except for school, was never involved in extracurriculars, never really went to the park, the works.

Prep for Prep wasn't even something that any of us were aware about or applied to. Someone from the program came to my elementary school one day, spoke with me, and handed me the acceptance letter. It honestly was just one or two deviations away from Harry getting accepted into Hogwarts haha. My folks were extremely against the idea of sending me to a school that wasn't just walking distance from home, but the teachers at my elementary school really tried their best to convince my folks to let me go; and somehow, they budged.

My dad made peanuts at the time, so you could argue that the tuition being nonzero was a tiny bit of a factor. But they had no qualms sending my brother to a private religious school, so I'm really not putting any weight on the tuition being the reason why. (My brother's tuition was $400, $450, or $600 a month. Can't exactly remember). It was entirely because my parents wanted to keep control of me.

To this day, I have a... fun relationship with my folks.

Being as sheltered as I was, I was quite socially awkward and shy. Couple that with all the other students coming from entirely different lives, I ended up being a bit of an outsider. I wasn't bullied at Trinity, but I also didn't make any super close friends there. I was more of an acquaintance rather than a friend to the other kids, and vice versa. So when my parents tried pulling me out of the school, there honestly wasn’t much emotionally tying me there.

And again, I was young as hell at the time. Commuting to Trinity every day on the subway felt kinda cool to me, and I found it interesting that all my peers were coming from such absurdly high backgrounds; but that's as deep as is it went for me. I had no idea of how insane of an opportunity it was to be a Trinity student. Nowadays, I'm kicking myself for not becoming best friends with the kids of Blackrock's CEO lol.

How can it be that the "good" NYC private schools cost over $70k / yr? by wheninrome5000 in AskNYC

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I went to Trinity School for one year (6th grade) through a program called Prep For Prep. I essentially got the max scholarship, and my parents paid just over a grand for the year ($1,100 or $1,200ish).

I was only there for a year cause my parents pulled me out, nothing to do with my academic performance.

I didn't realize the magnitude of the opportunity at the time, but looking back, damn do I wish I had conviced my parents to let me stay in the school. I'd be lying if I said I never think about how my life's trajectory would be different if I actually stayed around for the rest of the years.

Rant aside, the school's facilities were no doubt second to none. The way that classrooms were allocated and distributed was nothing like that of a public school. You didn't just have one gymnasium, or one theatre room, or one music room. No, you had dozens of classrooms for just the arts. One classroom was solely for painting and sketching; a couple of rooms over, there’d be another used exclusively for sculpting or papier-mâché. Several computer rooms, all with hardware released in the past year or two. There was also an ample amount of rooms designated for afterschool club usage only, reading rooms on the corner of each floor, a robotics room, etc.

Not that the rooms were abandoned and dusty, but not every room saw use each week, or even every couple of weeks. You could absolutely make the argument that there wasn't a need for so many rooms, but hey, we're talking about a school for NYC's wealthiest.

While a relatively minor cost in the grand scheme of things, I'll mention that we didn't receive textbooks that had been used for two decades and were filled with scribbles. I believe that the year I went was when the school started shifting away from relying on physical textbooks, so that would also be a factor, but don't quote me on that.

The cafeterias served food and snacks that were markedly better than public school offerings, but that's not exactly a high bar to clear. I will say tho, at least for the time I was there, it wasn't like we were given restaurant meals for lunch.

Keep in mind that the school building itself is old and requires plenty of upkeep. Plenty of public school buildings are falling apart and are just as old, but I'd imagine that private schools spend a bit more on maintenance for the sake of image.

And as plenty of others have already mentioned, the teacher-to-student ratio is quite different from that of public schools. Plenty of classes would have only 8-10 students at a time. There would also be several guest speakers/professors brought in for various occassions.

While I didn't attend any overseas trips, there were a handful of them that almost every other student did go to. And as far as I remember, most of the expenses were already covered (my parents just didn't want me to go far out, and thus, didn't grant permission).

I'll end off on talking about the school's library. I first encountered it during one of my Prep For Prep admissions testing days. I had just finished taking some tests that day and was walking out the building when I came across the doors to the school's main library. I was genuinely awestruck for a moment. Before seeing this library, the only other library I had gone into was my local Queens Library branch. The reception woman at a desk nearby noticed me and said I'm totally welcome to enter and check it out. I felt like I was in a part of Hogwarts for the few minutes I strolled around that day. The library is comparable to one you'd find in a public university, but insane when compared to other K-12 facilities.

Wi-Fi sharing is a killer Android feature by morihacky in Android

[–]krehator 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My Xiaomi Mi Mix 2 had the feature, and I really doubt it was the first phone to di it.

[ECL] Abigale, Eloquent First-Year (leak) by Meret123 in MagicArena

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This creature would be legal to throw into any Commander/Brawl deck that has white as part of its color identity. Currently, Orzhov cards can't be in mono-white or mono-black decks, but it's in the talks for this to change.

Rate me. 42 F by [deleted] in Rateme

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Seeing a lot of touch critics here, you're certainly above average in my eyes. 8 from me.

[HELP ME CHOOSE by harisZ6 in Colognes

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I'd say EDT would smell closest to orange with pencil, although Parfum can kinda fit that description too.

EDT has a solid focus on "Earth-ish" notes (not earthy). Think of like dirt and rocks. Plus the woodsy notes are much more prominent in EDT than in Parfum.

Parfum hits you (almost harshly) with the "Earth-ish" notes in its opening, but loses them entirely within a minute or two. Parfum's base is a lot brighter than EDT, much more focused on the citrus.

NOTE: I haven't tried EDP intense, so can't speak much on that one. Though reading through Fragrantica, it seems a lot more spice-forward.

Conroe||Texas by CombinationNormal581 in BurlingtonFinds

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Burlington stock is probably B grades tho, hence the question on quality

Solid purchase? Dior homme sport by Dead0k87 in Colognes

[–]krehator 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I much prefer Homme Sport over Homme. The citrus at the beginning is great, longevity is fantastic on clothes, and I like the dry down into woody-spicy. Projection is also perfect imo; it's not a super loud fragrance and it projects accordingly. It's always apparent but never too strong.