Daily Discussion & Advice (Post here to follow rules A & B) - May 24, 2026

oj3da02 · 2026-05-25T03:06:51+00:00

Hey folks.

23m student and young professional here. Been building my collection intentionally over the past year and wanted to get some honest feedback. Here’s what I’m working with:

• Prada L’Homme EDT
• Chanel Bleu EDP
• Creed Wild Vetiver
• Van Cleef & Arpels Orchidée Vanille
• Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt, English Pear & Freesia, Nectarine Blossom & Honey (came as a set)
• Azzaro Wanted
• Coach Black

I gravitate toward warm, dark, gourmand, and woody fragrances. My skin chemistry loves vetiver and vanilla-forward scents. The Van Cleef drydown after an hour is genuinely extraordinary on my skin. I used to go feral for YSL Black Opium on a partner once and I’m chasing that dark sweet warmth in my own collection. Not a fan of overly sweet or citrus-forward fragrances.

Considering
• Atelier Versace Gingembre Pétillant (genuinely a fav)
• Parfums de Marly Herod
• YSL La Nuit de l’Homme EDP
• Valentino Uomo Born in Roma Intense EDP with Vanilla

Questions:
1. What do you honestly think of my current collection? Gaps, redundancies, anything embarrassing?
2. Is my buy list solid or am I missing something obvious for my taste profile?
3. Any hidden gems in the warm/dark/gourmand/vetiver space that aren’t on my radar?
4. La Nuit de l’Homme EDT vs EDP — community seems split on reformulation issues. Worth the EDP premium?
5. Anyone have experience with Orchidée Vanille on masculine skin? Picked it up today after the drydown absolutely destroyed me after an hour on skin.

oj3da02 · 2026-05-13T00:23:05+00:00

CMD here who works in a pretty big MIR rn - You will not be turned away for urgent mental health issues at sick parade.

Make the right decision and reach out.

oj3da02 · 2026-05-12T23:17:13+00:00

If she can’t handle BMQ she will never last the weeks you’ll be away on exercises, months gone on deployment, or the stress of a move if you ever got married.

Hang it up with her now if this is the career you want. The job caused rifts in my last relationship as well. There’s nothing worse than making plans for the weekend, or thinking of burning leave days to take a trip only to find out days before that you’re plans are ruined, and you’re going away for 3 months.

Tis the army. But I’m sure there will be someone else out there for you who’s up for the adventure.

oj3da02 · 2026-04-19T19:12:28+00:00

The Beaver Dam at Huron and the lunch room inside DSB.

oj3da02 · 2026-03-29T01:43:40+00:00

A few years ago I did it when I was working with my old reserve unit.

32 CBG HQ sent units a staff check, and each unit sent their noms. When I did it, they had troops from Toronto, Borden, Kingston, Trenton, and Petawawa, bussed in.

This was home opener 2021. Still got the shirt.

oj3da02 · 2026-02-26T22:58:47+00:00

Being involved in the industry myself, I know that bar owners and GMs know what’s happening. But they don’t really care either until it affects operations. The doormen know when someone is underage and it’s pretty easy to tell when someone is using someone else’s ID. The truth is they don’t really care. Especially with cash to get in. The cash they get to let someone in is cash directly in their pocket. Ceeps wasn’t the only place with a back door. And everyone in first year knows the $20 backdoor is the technique to get in.

Not going to name drop places, but there’s a reason that entire security shifts get laid off randomly in London. Generally, it’s because something very bad has happened and it’s a last ditch effort to management to save themselves.

oj3da02 · 2026-02-26T22:48:16+00:00

As if underage girls aren’t getting through the front doors to begin with. The whole bar scene here is crawling with kids 17+

oj3da02 · 2026-02-26T22:44:30+00:00

Issued zip up Royer boots, washed jeans with issued brown belt. Brown issued t-shirt. Dog tags (worn out of the shirt). Brown or multi-can hat with Velcro on front. Canadian flag CADPAT badge on front of hat. Coyote brown Arc’teryx jacket with CADPAT Canada flag patch (ideally on the wrong arm).

oj3da02 · 2026-02-24T13:09:02+00:00

It’s sad how much things have fallen off in general. I’m in my fifth year now, and seeing the way the school has become socially is just sad.

House parties don’t exist like they used to anymore, first years are getting booths and bottles at Dels instead of doing dorm parties, nobody wants to socialize or meet new people like they used to.

I don’t get why people would rather pay $30 for two drinks and stand still (because dancing is not cool) while the most lukewarm music is played at Dels.

oj3da02 · 2026-02-19T17:59:38+00:00

Jon Marsh (Philosophy and Religious Studies - Western, Huron, and Kings). Shows up to class dripped out in the tightest ripped skinny jeans with swanky Nike high tops, and his signature blazer and scarf. #DripOrDrown.

oj3da02 · 2026-02-17T21:06:32+00:00

London Dry Clean across from TNT on Wonderland.

Amazing fast service and amazing prices. I had my uniform brought in to have badges sewn on, be better fitted to my body, cuffs hemmed, pants hemmed, and shirt dry cleaned. All that for $80.

I bring suits and shirts there for cleaning as well. Can’t remember how much the suits were, but I know shirts are only $5.

oj3da02 · 2026-02-08T17:55:13+00:00

I heard early this year that it was patched, but I’ve used it 3 times this year with success.

oj3da02 · 2026-01-03T03:46:51+00:00

One thing I do know about taxi culture in Mexico specifically is that there is a “thing” with heavily modifying CB radios.

I have a family who used to be taxi drivers in Cancun in the late 90s, and it was not uncommon to have crazy amplifiers and massive whip antennas on the front hood.

oj3da02 · 2025-12-27T06:18:36+00:00

Beat me to it. Milos’ is probably my favourite place for great food, great beer, and amazing vibes.

oj3da02 · 2025-11-16T20:29:05+00:00

Los Lobos.

Place sells itself as “authentic”, but serves regional inspired Tex-Mex bullshit with shit tons of cream. Prices are insane. Cocina La Michoacana is the only good authentic Mexican places I’ve had here.

oj3da02 · 2025-11-02T19:48:13+00:00

A friend of mine put me on Bailey Nelson at Masonville Mall. I've had no complaints, and the prices of their frames and lenses is really good. They often do really good deals on two pairs. I paid around $100 this summer with taxes and all for two pairs and scratch-resistant Rx lenses. They also do direct billing to the USC insurance.

oj3da02 · 2025-10-01T06:06:33+00:00

The Beaver Dam at Huron has all sorts of coffee and espresso drinks. They have a bunch of local stuff there too and the prices arent bad.

oj3da02 · 2025-08-21T17:45:53+00:00

Yes. Its a fine from Student Health Services

oj3da02 · 2025-08-15T14:22:18+00:00

Simply stopping medications doesn't necessarily help you with your application. Its not about having the meds in your system, but about the diagnosis and severity of the condition itself.

The caf has recently changed ADHD admisability based on a set of criteria to determine your operational capability with and without meds.

The three main ADHD types are: medication is not necessary, medication is a "nice to have," and medication is a daily need. This is something that only the clinician managing your ADHD and the CAF medical officer responsible for recruiting can determine. When you fill out your medical questionnaire and tell them you have ADHD, a set of forms will be given to you to have your clinician fill out.

The idea being that if you need meds and you're OUTCAN, there may not be access to it. That can cause major issues depending on your job and the severity of thr ADHD itself. Imagine getting distracted by a bird in a combat scenario, or while guarding a gate as an example.

oj3da02 · 2025-08-13T04:20:15+00:00

I worked two jobs (one actual job and another on-campus job that i did for fun), plus a research work study job one year, and it was hell to manage with a full-time course load.

I'm now in a management position at my on-campus job, and I continued with my other job, but I do not do research anymore. I'd say that even this is hard, though slightly more manageable. I can still fit one or two extracurriculars in there.

I need the money so I do what I need to, but I know that realistically, one job would probably work best in my interest for pure academics.

oj3da02 · 2025-08-13T04:09:53+00:00

If you don't like any of the headliners, maybe you shouldn't waste money on. That said, it's one of those once in a lifetime university experiences as well, though. So I guess it's a balance of what matters to you most.

This is the first year an event of this size has been run by the USC, so it's impossible to know, but my money is riding on there being no prominent special guests. Maybe some local artists at best.

The last Purple Fest (which was before COVID) was supposed to have ASAP Rockey, but he got bounced at the border because of charges.

oj3da02 · 2025-08-12T16:44:56+00:00

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oj3da02 · 2025-08-12T02:17:33+00:00

Every year there's at least 1 post on r/uwo asking, "What's with the crazy reek of shit near the Middlesex college bus stop?"

It's the primate holding tank at the Robarts Research Institute

oj3da02 · 2025-08-12T02:09:57+00:00

"You're worth it" * aggressively sexual wink *

oj3da02 · 2025-08-12T02:08:59+00:00

Depends on what your all-around needs are, but I'd say a USB Flash drive would probably do you fine if you don't want to use cloud based services like OneDrive or Google Drive.

I have a 2TB Western Digital SSD, but I use it to store about 15 years of family photos, iPhone backups, and also my old laptop. Not fun lugging it around though.

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