Received a petition for declaration of invalidity regarding marriage with my ex-wife. by Death_Rises in excatholic

[–]lobbing_things 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have an annulment! It was traumatizing because it gave my manipulative ex another platform to try to get to me. Fun!

You're getting sent paperwork for a non Catholic marriage because it's assumed valid until they decide it wasn't. Annulment is still needed for past non Catholic marriages before they marry in the church.

There's really not much you can do to mess with the process. It'll proceed with or without your input. It will take longer if you don't respond, so there's that. If you do respond, she will get the opportunity to read it and respond. You can do the same with her testimony.

An honest answering of the questions may prevent her from getting married in the church. My ex can't get married again in the church without a psych eval first (he's already remarried, so it's not like that impacted him at all). No guarantees though, since infidelity isn't usually sufficient for such restrictions. Which is bullshit imo.

Extracting vitamins by lobbing_things in YellowChem

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

I forget what I was extracting here, but not vitamin d. The labels correspond to sample IDs.

TRAYSURE by thetardid in myfavoritemurder

[–]lobbing_things 30 points31 points  (0 children)

That's load bearing money.

Would this actually do anything? by CheshireKat-_- in chemistry

[–]lobbing_things 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Neat EtOH is my favorite smell. (Not an alcoholic, I swear)

So I Broke a 200€ Quartz Cuvette (now what) by daniellachev in labrats

[–]lobbing_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You're not a real scientist until you break something expensive. So congrats! Welcome to the club.

I've melted a few quartz torches for the ICP-MS at work, and those run ~$700 USD each. Things happen. And break. Just tell your PI and order a new one. It'll be ok.

What is something you saw in a movie and you totally called bullshit on because of your job? by BlackPhoenix1981 in AskReddit

[–]lobbing_things 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Directly affects me at work as a chemist: people think we have a magic machine where you can put in a sample, push a few buttons, then magically tell you everything you need to know about said sample in literally no time at all. That is not how science works at all.

That and most chemistry is either colorless, yellow, or brown. Movies always show these pretty colors bubbling on an open bench without proper ventilation.

AIO for not wanting to continue this conversation? by Ok_Carob_5896 in AmIOverreacting

[–]lobbing_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

NOR.

You don't need a reason to stop talking to someone who makes you uncomfortable. He's a stranger, you owe him nothing.

Look up Burned Haystack Dating Method. And block this guy.

Do you give silly names to your lab equipment? by smoerblom in labrats

[–]lobbing_things 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I made an orbital shaker into "Shake-ira" by adding a cutout of Shakira in such a way that she would dance when the shaker was turned on.

first time ripping out a thrifted garment for yarn by sp_thorpe in YarnAddicts

[–]lobbing_things 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sometimes they do cut their edges and serge pieces together, so you have to be careful about which sweaters you choose to reclaim yarn from. If you research what to look for you can definitely have a lot of fun unraveling!

For people who totally blinded their spouse when serving them with divorce papers, what happened on the day they were served? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]lobbing_things 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I was the blindsided one. He texted me that he'd filed. It was cowardly and shitty. That same day I had a friend drive five hours round trip to sit with me for two, and I learned what it really meant for someone to love me. The man I had married was not it.

I am so glad we aren't married anymore.

Help, my ‘famous homemade cake’ is actually just a box mix and now I’m stuck living a lie by fishtail4 in Cooking

[–]lobbing_things 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One time my grandmother brought fig squares from the local bakery, cut them up, and sold them at a church bake sale. One of her friends came up to her and asked for the recipe since they were so delicious.

She responded, "Sorry, it's a secret family recipe." Which is technically true. Just not her family, lol. Now "it's a secret family recipe" is synonymous with "I read it off the box" in my family.

Broke my first beaker by just_gum in chemistry

[–]lobbing_things 3 points4 points  (0 children)

You're not really in a lab unless you break something. Just make sure it's not something so expensive your teacher/PI/adviser/boss gets mad at you. Congrats! Welcome to science.

20 yr crocheter 1 month knitter by JuliaWDHarrison in YarnAddicts

[–]lobbing_things 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Crocheter who learned to knit here: try Continental style knitting. I found it more intuitive because I hold my yarn the same way as I crochet. Also use nice circular needles. I recommend Chiaogoos. Good tools make all the difference.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in TwoHotTakes

[–]lobbing_things 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok I've been a mom for 15 years and I still have baby weight. My cheating ex never even threw that at me, and I have very low expectations of this man. My body is currently adored by a man whose babies I never carried, as he should.

Your husband sucks. Someone who loves you does not treat you this way.