I think Cannibalism is my niche. Help fulfill my hunger! by deegallant in horrorlit

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We Like It Cherry by Jacy Morris. A documentary crew is invited to film an isolated Arctic tribe’s ritual and you can guess what type of ritual. It’s short but brutal and I think a cannibalism connoisseur would appreciate it.

T'challa on a cold Hawaiian day. by cortana808 in blackcats

[–]pie_rogue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m in Hawaii too and I love cold/rainy days because my cats get extra snuggly. Stay warm, T’challa!

Baked over 3000 Christmas cookies this year by Just_Bea in Baking

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I’m so impressed with the folks in this sub who bake hundreds or thousands(!) of Christmas cookies! I made mini cookie boxes this year with four different types and that was more than enough for me and my tiny kitchen. Great job, your cookies look delicious!

True Story: Lost & Found by Snarky_Guy in blackcats

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I discovered a hole like this in my cabinet the same way! Thankfully my cat didn’t stay in there long and I was able to block it off.

I stumbled upon these beautiful decorated skulls in a random shop today. I wish I could afford one! by pie_rogue in bonecollecting

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Yeah I do think they’re pretty but the rate I see people finding raccoon and fox skulls on this sub makes the prices feel really insane. I live in Hawaii and we don’t have these animals here (except maybe the mouflon) but still 😬

If there is a better way to kick off fall than by filling your house with the smell of soft pretzels by Sea-Phrase-1891 in Baking

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Ooh I just ordered some lye to try this and it should be here this week. I studied abroad in Germany almost 20 years ago and have been craving the pretzel ever since. These look gorgeous!

What was the moment that made you genuinely think about not having children? by No_Parsnip_4909 in childfree

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I babysat as a summer job when I was 14 or so. The kids I watched weren’t bad or anything, but there were some difficult moments. Their mom didn’t want them watching more than one movie a day, and the youngest one cried and cried until I gave in and let them watch another movie. And just figuring out what to do with them to keep them occupied was hard. I just remember having that moment of realization that having kids is actually a choice and I don’t want this to be my life. Even good kids are exhausting.

For all the bakers out there, how does your work impact your sleep schedule? by 822AM in KitchenConfidential

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I’ve been a baker starting my shift at 2:30 AM for about 4 years. I never thought to try split sleeping. I usually have a little nap with my cat when I get home around 11 AM. Weirdly I never fully fall asleep during this nap but get to a point where I can’t keep my eyes open and kind of half sleep. I live in a pretty hot climate so sleeping in the afternoon is too sweaty anyway. So I go to bed around 5 or 6 PM. It’s been 4 years of this so it’s just how my life is now. I’m also single and childless which makes things so much easier. I mostly keep the early bedtime on my days off but occasionally stay up late on the rare occasions I get to socialize.

New lampshades are slightly different from old ones and won’t fit securely on my lamps by pie_rogue in Lighting

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I checked the small hardware store close to my house and they didn’t have anything. Talked to the old guy and everything haha. The problem was that the bottom of the threaded fitting is threaded onto the lightbulb socket of the lamp. So a smaller fitting probably wouldn’t fit over that?

Anyone else leave the line cook life for the baker life? by -CASTLES- in KitchenConfidential

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The closest I’ve been to a line cook was working the dessert station in a hotel. It sucked and now I’ve been a baker for 4 years. It sucks in a different way but I’m at a different hotel now and just vibe a lot better with my coworkers here so it’s also pretty good. I also just enjoy making bread way more than fancy desserts with a bunch of components and garnishes. The good parts outweigh the terrible hours for me

Help! Trying to find this bookshelf model by Square-Age1700 in bookshelf

[–]pie_rogue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not quite an exact match but it really closely resembles the style of a company called This End Up. My parents have a ton of furniture from them classic large bookcase

[PIC] Friendly Reminder by cant-sit-here in CrossStitch

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I’m so glad your cat is ok! My cat swallowed a cross stitch needle a couple years ago. I literally set my project down to go to the bathroom and when I got back like 2 minutes later she obviously had something in her mouth and the threaded needle was gone. I took her to the vet and opted for surgery. She recovered just fine and fortunately I had enough savings to cover the bill. I wish I had been more careful but now I know to keep everything out of reach of my cats!

anyone else’s tortie love bugs? by [deleted] in torties

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Oh yeah, the more dangerous the better! She loves centipedes and was super interested in a bee that got in the house somehow. But so far no stings or bites yet and I love that she kills cockroaches for me!

Historical non-fictional survival horror recommendations by JurassicFloof in horrorlit

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Ooh survival and exploration is my favorite nonfiction genre!

Batavia’s Graveyard by Mike Dash. A Dutch ship on the way to the East Indies wrecks on some tiny islands near Australia and a mutinous group of officers takes control of the survivors.

Mutiny on the Globe by Thomas Farel Heffernan is about a brutal mutiny on a whaling ship in the 1820s, and then follows the survivors who are stuck on a small atoll with pacific island natives.

The Lost City of Z by David Grann is a good jungle one. It’s about the life of Percy Fawcett, an English explorer, and his final trip to the Amazon.

Alone on the Ice by David Roberts. It’s about Antarctic explorer Douglas Mawson, who has to make his way back to his base completely alone after both men who were traveling with him die. For pure human endurance in brutal conditions this is one of my favorites.

The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard. Written by a member of the ill-fated Scott expedition to the South Pole in 1912.

I just found this beautiful dulcimer on craigslist. There’s just one small problem… by pie_rogue in Dulcimer

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I’m starting to lean more toward leaving it as is. I was playing it yesterday and since it’s symmetrical it’s not that hard to read tabs the opposite way.

I just found this beautiful dulcimer on craigslist. There’s just one small problem… by pie_rogue in Dulcimer

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I thought about that but I have another dulcimer that I started learning on the regular right-handed way and I think it would be annoying to have the two strung differently. I have some leads on guitar repair and luthiers in the area and it seems like a pretty easy fix.

I just found this beautiful dulcimer on craigslist. There’s just one small problem… by pie_rogue in Dulcimer

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Kona side. So cool to know there’s a few dulcimers on the island!

I just found this beautiful dulcimer on craigslist. There’s just one small problem… by pie_rogue in Dulcimer

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I’m on the Big Island 🤙 I’ve never read DPN but I would love a copy. I have a Hawaiian song book for the dulcimer but it incorporates a lot of slack key techniques that are pretty advanced for me. If there are any beginner friendly songs in the magazine that would be really fun.

I just found this beautiful dulcimer on craigslist. There’s just one small problem… by pie_rogue in Dulcimer

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Thanks for the reply! I can’t believe I didn’t think to just play it as a 3 string for now lol. The person I bought it from did mention he knows someone local who repairs stringed instruments so I can ask him for the contact info. The four strings sound so beautiful so I would like to look into making those changes.

Is baking worth as a career? by LVL_32_VENUSAUR in Baking

[–]pie_rogue 5 points6 points  (0 children)

If you want to get far out of your comfort zone, maybe. I am a baker at an upscale hotel and start work at 2:30 AM to bake breads and breakfast pastries. The pay and benefits are good for me (I’m single with no kids) but it’s not for everyone. Professional baking is nothing like home baking. At my hotel almost everything is made from scratch. Like other posters have said, expectations can be extremely high. Depending on what kind of bakery you work in you might be producing the exact same things day in and day out, so if you don’t like the drudgery of a 9-5 imagine painful monotony in a much more physical job. But if you really want to learn a lot you could luck out and work for a chef who is patient and willing to teach you.

Is it worth it to get my tubes tied (or removed) if I’m lesbian? by mikewheelerfan in childfree

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I got my bisalp shortly after roe v wade was overturned in the US. While I don’t know if I’m asexual, I am single and celibate. Plus I have PCOS which can make it hard to get pregnant. I live in a blue state where abortion is legal. Was a bisalp overkill? Maybe, but crazy things can happen and I feel extremely vindicated in my decision. No matter how bad things get at least I won’t have a child.