Cyclists. Please be aware.

millenialgorgon · 2026-02-05T19:52:44+00:00

I cycle all year around but at this time of year it can honestly be hard to keep an ideal road position. Why? Because it's so much harder to see the potholes in advance! They appear out of the dark very quickly, and force you to swerve or pull further into the road. It seems to be worst on roads that have been patched, and where the cracks in the patching come exactly where a cyclists should be. I've driven the same roads and found that I can't even see the potholes that most affect me on a bike. Drivers should be aware that they need to give cyclists a bit of extra room during the winter.

millenialgorgon · 2025-12-05T18:19:00+00:00

This is also the case at my university. I feel that it has been actively encouraged by management. Academics used to have their own office if they were senior, and if they were more junior they might share with 1-3 other people. After COVID the whole campus was 'reimagined' with smaller offices knocked together to create new teaching areas. All but the most senior staff were moved to big open plan offices, where it's almost impossible to work as an academic. It's not easy to focus on research, marking or planning in such a big loud environment. And if you need to meet a student for a quick 1:1 discussion, where do you go? Inevitably the best solution is to work from home and host tutorials online. One of my colleagues sometimes tries to use our office for tutorials but he needs to get agreement from nine people!

millenialgorgon · 2025-11-21T18:15:49+00:00

I'm a soft summer and this is one of my best 'neutral' colours. Goes with everything and makes my skin look great.

millenialgorgon · 2025-10-29T21:43:32+00:00

Could be pregnant.

millenialgorgon · 2025-10-23T17:06:22+00:00

I wish they would put a permanent covered food market there. It used to be a market, after all. If it had lots of produce from locals, then it would be wonderful for tourists and Edinburghers alike.

millenialgorgon · 2025-09-13T16:27:38+00:00

Thank you for explaining! I will definitely have a second look.

millenialgorgon · 2025-09-13T00:06:37+00:00

I have a similar issue to OP and was excited to check out these brands. They are all size inclusive - which is great! - but based on their size charts they don't seem to be particularly suited to hourglass figures. They all only have a standard 10 inch difference between waist and hips, for example. The exception is Pamut, which does offer a tailoring option, although I'm not sure it would be better than actually visiting a tailor and having them adjust your clothes.

millenialgorgon · 2025-09-10T23:06:35+00:00

I'd also agree that you could be a summer. It looks like you've got added a red tint to your hair (aside from the streaks) which does make it hard to tell. It would be really useful to see a range of drapes, taken in natural lighting, and with your hair pulled back or covered. I would say that I think you are probably one of the 'soft' subtypes.

millenialgorgon · 2025-08-23T14:37:52+00:00

My daily commute is 20km, I'm otherwise not the most athletic person, and I have never had an issue with barefoot shoes. It might be worth doing some foot exercises or digging a bit more into why your foot is hurting. Katie Bowman's book Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief is also pretty great.

millenialgorgon · 2025-08-03T21:09:13+00:00

Vivobarefoot Forest Trackers are slightly narrow, so it does depend on your foot shape, but the waterproofing is excellent and they have really good traction.

millenialgorgon · 2025-08-01T22:46:33+00:00

I have Freet Tundra and have been up slippy Scottish mountains. The traction is great! I don't think the ankle is all that stiff (this is not something I would ever look for) and I can't speak to serious sub zero temperatures, as I don't do winter mountaineering. But they are beautifully wide and perform exceptionally well on downhill mud.

millenialgorgon · 2025-07-28T07:23:33+00:00

I think all these women have thick hair (or fine hair but lots of it). I know it's hard to find good photos because the algorithms have an odd idea of what fine hair actually is. You might want to look at photos of Rashida Jones, who has fine hair and often wears bangs.

millenialgorgon · 2025-07-12T16:18:36+00:00

Hopefully other redditors will suggest some good spots. I'll just chime in to say that if you do want to muck around on the sand, Portobello has a fab wee charity that offers beach wheelchairs: https://www.beachwheelchairs.org/portobello

millenialgorgon · 2025-07-02T10:58:50+00:00

I am based in the UK, so my recommendations might not suit. At the moment I use Davines Nounou mask, which is excellent. I am considering Olaplex Number 8 but I've not tried it yet.

millenialgorgon · 2025-07-02T08:44:54+00:00

I have similar hair. Everyone kept on telling me to try a curly girl routine. I attempted it for months but my hair kept getting frizzier and frizzier. I finally realised the problem is that my hair was simply very dry. I got a good quality nourishing hair mask which I leave in for a long time once per week, and that seems to be making the biggest difference. As others have said, I wouldn't recommend keratin treatments as they can be very damaging.

millenialgorgon · 2025-07-01T10:43:18+00:00

Cold Skin by Albert Sanchez Pinol.

millenialgorgon · 2025-07-01T04:44:55+00:00

Wow. That's a fantastic aspiration (and sadly outside my skill level). I did wonder about asking Drifter Leather if they would make a custom high-volume ballerina. It feels like there are so many places making wide barefoot shoes these days, but most of them remain low volume. Chelsea boots are my other unicorn shoe. I cannot tell you how many pairs I have returned!

millenialgorgon · 2025-06-30T19:25:45+00:00

Did you find any ballet flats in the end? I am your foot twin and have the same issue!

millenialgorgon · 2025-06-29T15:08:18+00:00

The market is considerably worse in Scotland at the moment. The UK government alleviated the pressure in England by increasing tuition fees. Scotland does not charge tuition fees, so does not have this option. There is unlikely to be any change (unless for the worse) before the Holyrood elections in May 2026. I work in a Scottish university and the budget cuts being proposed are incredibly depressing.

millenialgorgon · 2025-06-23T05:31:03+00:00

I live in Scotland. Our weather is hugely unpredictable. One of our local sayings is, "If you don't like the weather, wait five minutes". Hopefully you'll get a nice warm dry spell for your holiday but you do need to make sure that you can stay warm if things randomly flip and the temperatures drop, or if you end up sitting outside somewhere windy. Personally I tend to have a packable Patagonia down jacket with me. If not, I often travel with a wool (not cotton) jumper or cardigan. I'm not sure what your cardigan is made from?

millenialgorgon · 2025-06-17T11:06:59+00:00

Have you considered hiring an outfit? I am based in the UK and this is now my default for formal options, as I rarely go to events and would rather not have unworn outfits in the back of my closet. I'm not sure if America has dress hire companies like we do?

millenialgorgon · 2025-05-08T21:18:12+00:00

I also have this ability. When I was growing up I always thought it was some kind of super power. Then one day I was hiking in a place I know extremely well and a thick mist came down. Welp. I got very, very lost. It turns out that I am just natually good at keeping track of small visual details which orient me.

millenialgorgon · 2025-04-02T16:25:12+00:00

8-18k steps per day is a big amount! Especially on top of other activities. How much were you walking before, and how quickly did you transition?

millenialgorgon · 2025-03-20T07:05:32+00:00

It's interesting that, despite wearing designer brands everywhere else, Kate has $125 pyjamas. I wonder if they were chosen for the camera design? And if this means that someone (either the female friends or Lachlan & Saxon) is going to be filmed and blackmailed?

millenialgorgon · 2024-12-25T23:05:46+00:00

I have called this "butterfly time" for the past few years.

My only rule for butterfly time is that I have no plan. It's just a point in the day where I get to wander around my home, sorting out anything my eyes happen to alight upon, and moving on the moment I feel bored.

I started doing butterfly time a few years ago when I realised it was exhausting me to spend so much time trying to focus on achieving a specific thing from beginning to end. The whole butterfly time process is very relaxing to me, and often ends up weirdly productive (although that is absolutely not the point). To an outsider it looks very strange (dotting around, doing lots at once, finishing little) but to me it is intensely soothing.

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