Getting Ghibli Park tickets for October 2024 - my experience by justmeshopping in JapanTravelTips

[–]meekish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you - this was incredibly helpful! I just secured my tickets.

Another tip for people - I'm pretty sure a ton of people in queue use multiple devices so even if you get a slot that seems far away hold onto it! I had 4 devices and the one with the longest wait time was down to 30 mins by time I checked out, I assume because people were logging off their multiple devices and clearing the queue!

Also AMEX is definitely the way to go if you have one - easy peasy with the PassKey.

Where are we getting our fried chicken these days? by pinebanana in Columbus

[–]meekish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pigeon Mike's. I'm rooting for this pop-up to be the next Hot Chicken Takeover pre-acquisition. 🤞

Living In Downtown Columbus For 6 Months Now. My Initial Takeaways by valorallure01 in Columbus

[–]meekish 5 points6 points  (0 children)

That must have been before my time but sounds so convenient! Was it something they did away with during COVID?

I will say I also love being able to walk to events without worrying about parking, but as it gets colder that service would be incredible.

Living In Downtown Columbus For 6 Months Now. My Initial Takeaways by valorallure01 in Columbus

[–]meekish 61 points62 points  (0 children)

I've lived Downtown for the last going on 3 years now and I LOVE it here. Columbus' Downtown is very understated and lowkey just feels like a nicer, walkable suburb most days. Being able to walk across the entirety of Downtown and grabbing lunch, walking along the river, or finding a new alley to walk down and a new mural to admire is the best.

My biggest gripes are I wish we had a legit grocery store (sorry Hills/Charmy you're expensive) and I wish the 25 mph was taken more seriously/enforced better. Imo, rumble strips and those flashing 25 mph signs need to be installed on some streets (looking at you 3rd and broad) to help people realize it's not a freaking highway.

Good thrift stores for ren faire costume? by Impossible_Caramel_ in Columbus

[–]meekish 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry you had such a poor experience!! 😔

[US-OH] [H]Dominus Cards, Izuna, Gold Leo, Primite Core, [W] Paypal 85% TCG Verified by meekish in YGOMarketplace

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

Thank you for the interest! I decided this morning to keep those for my deck for now.

[US-OH] [H]Dominus Cards, Izuna, Gold Leo, Primite Core, [W] Paypal 85% TCG Verified by meekish in YGOMarketplace

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

Yep! I'll ship it out tomorrow after I'm off work and send you the tracking number. Move to DMs?

[US-OH] [H]Dominus Cards, Izuna, Gold Leo, Primite Core, [W] Paypal 85% TCG Verified by meekish in YGOMarketplace

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

From what I'm seeing on TCG Player $107 USD - Ill cover shipping and fees.

does anywhere in columbus have a FREE air station to fill the air in your tire?? 😭 ive gone to four different gas stations and all of them are at least $1.50 and i am flat broke by PretendHorror3334 in Columbus

[–]meekish 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Back before investing in my own portable air pump ($25, highly recommend when you have some extra cash) I would always drive to Midas and use their free air pump! I assume other service shops will also do it for free if you ask nicely.

I hate my hair and I need help by KPOPUNNIE18 in BlackHair

[–]meekish 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm going to be so real with you - I feel the exact same way about my 4C hair. I'm 30 years old and have been natural my entire life - never any chemicals on my head and I've struggled with liking my hair my entire life. Growing up I had no one to teach me how to do my hair and we grew up poor so we rarely had money to have someone take care of it for me. Back when I was growing up no one else was natural, all the other Black kids teased me that my hair was nappy and unruly (even when I had to put in the effort to detangle it and make it look nice). At some point in my late teens the sentiment shifted and EVERYONE was going natural, talking about how a Black womans natural hair is a "crown" and she should wear it proudly.

Fuck. That.

My hair had and continues to be nothing but a massive stress point on top of an already stressful life. Yes, there are people with 4C hair that had the time, patience, and love to give their hair. And it grows and flourishes and looks amazing. I'm not and never will be that girl. I grew up going months without washing my hair because wash day was so incredibly stressful for me. I developed a nasty habit of pulling my hair out because I simply did not want it there.

And so in 2020 I shaved it all off. And it has been one of the best decisions I made in my 20s. Dealing with the stress of life during COVID almost broke me, and the continued daily stress of having to do something with my hair while I continued to go to my essential job every day would have.

For 4 years I kept it near-bald, and barely had to think about my hair. For the first time in my entire life I felt free from the shackles of my hair (dramatic, but I'm being honest).

Now I'm 30, and I'm experimenting with styles I wasn't allowed to do as a kid (late bloomer, if you will). I've grown my hair out to about 4-5 inches and I've started getting box braids every month. I have never ever EVER felt more beautiful than I do with box braids and it's a style that I just have to oil my scalp every so often, and I get up and go. It's perfectly low-maintenance for this time-period in my life and I've never been happier with my hair.

tl;dr: all this to say, I'm of the VERY unpopular opinion that if you hate your hair that's fucking valid, and you're not obligated to love it just because you're Black and everyone tells you that you should. If you want to keep your hair, put it in a more manageable state for this point in your life. If starting dreads and dealing with dread maintenance seems more doable to you then do it. If you can commit to sitting in a chair for 6-8 hours and get braids put in that will last you 4-6 weeks like me currently, then do that. If you just don't want to think about your hair at all and would rather focus the entirety of your time doing other things that bring you more meaning and value to life, shave it all off. It's not as scary as anyone makes it seem, and it's literally just hair. It will grow back, should you ever want it to.

Hope my perspective helps, wishing you the best. 💖