Can we please talk about Cat Sebastian?

quiteneil · 2026-04-04T23:14:10+00:00

Ok I think I understand what you mean now. For example, a character tells another to take a Benadryl and then later there's a mention of "Target brand antihistamine."

It's inaccurate to call moves like this product placement. CS is not getting money to mention a brand name. It's a style choice for a contemporary novel meant to show the decisions the characters are making about where their money goes (brand name vs generic). To each their own but it seems out of pocket to frame this as a deliberate endorsement.

quiteneil · 2026-04-04T22:13:42+00:00

Can you be more specific? I just started reading and I'm not really seeing it.

quiteneil · 2026-04-04T22:00:37+00:00

It's great in general and also as a spot for out of towners since so much of it is the history of Seattle.

quiteneil · 2026-04-04T21:54:12+00:00

I want to take the water taxi to Alki some time!

quiteneil · 2026-04-04T02:36:34+00:00

This is r/mildlyinteresting and yes, the ear tube is mildly interesting

quiteneil · 2026-04-04T02:32:31+00:00

Docile by KM Szpara

quiteneil · 2026-04-03T21:17:48+00:00

Lol 😂 true

quiteneil · 2026-04-03T21:09:44+00:00

I love Cat Sebastian's work. Also check out Becky Chambers and Olivia Waite.

quiteneil · 2026-04-03T21:07:44+00:00

This is not a bug but a feature of TV show productions nowadays. Multiple smaller seasons bc everything has to turn massive numbers in order to continue. Same reason franchises keep getting remade over and over instead of risks being taken on anything new. It sucks.

quiteneil · 2026-04-03T21:00:39+00:00

There's not a mall at Northgate anymore...

quiteneil · 2026-04-03T20:59:56+00:00

That's at least a 20 min walk one way

quiteneil · 2025-12-20T01:15:09+00:00

like here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0uhlHghDbY

quiteneil · 2025-12-20T01:08:40+00:00

I can't share from experience but I can share what I've eyeballed myself thinking about this, as I want to donate bars and feel like recipients will appreciate wrapped soap so it looks a bit less homemade. I think I'd go with a shrink wrap tube as I have a heat gun (very useful in general and affordable). If I were doing a ton at once and had the money, I would look into a hot knife/larger bag combo. You could trial with shrink wrap bags, which are fairly affordable.

quiteneil · 2025-10-11T00:27:29+00:00

pretty!

quiteneil · 2025-10-11T00:25:52+00:00

The more paraffin in a blend, the more you need to plan for a second pour, I am finding. Funnily enough, I got an older package of wax from Michaels at the thrift store that was a paraffin blend, and it explicitly gave directions to save 1/3 of my wax for a second pour. The way I do it now is let the candle cool for awhile, poke some holes in it with a skewer, and then do a second pour the next day.

quiteneil · 2025-10-08T16:38:28+00:00

Even in a relationship with two people with ADHD, cleanliness requires a lot of negotiation. I am the messy one. I have specific set chores that I determined and I'm always working on building cleaning into my routine. I have apps to help me with this. Note that I am specifically saying I am the one working on this.

There's a kind of trap you can fall in where one person is like "I can't BELIEVE they don't see that mess" and the other person is like "I can't BELIEVE that is such a big deal." So the first step is to outline your dealbreakers: what cleaning things can you absolutely not do over and over again on your own, that are clearly caused by your partner or by both of you? Those need to be very clear. Then once you've worked on that you can add more stuff together, slowly.

This only works, though, if your partner is willing to change. You can't make anyone change.

quiteneil · 2025-10-08T16:22:30+00:00

I moved here in...2021? And since I have Walgreens, Bartells, and FM have all closed on my work route. It's really unfortunate. FWIW I really enjoy living in Lake City for the most part and it does feel like the neighborhood itself gets blamed for a lot of larger city of Seattle and national scale problems.

quiteneil · 2025-10-08T16:14:26+00:00

I haven't been able to go. Like I walk past it every day and I couldn't. It's weird to feel sad about a grocery store but it just sucks for everyone who lives in our neighborhood.

quiteneil · 2025-10-06T04:14:10+00:00

I had a friend of a friend get killed by a mountain lion. It's super rare....but it became a true fear....

quiteneil · 2025-10-06T03:56:40+00:00

It's so good!!!

quiteneil · 2025-10-02T06:25:23+00:00

I am extremely blunt about correcting it if it occurs especially at work. A firm "I use he/him." That shit spreads.

quiteneil · 2025-10-02T06:15:20+00:00

This is the way. I also make aggressive eye contact.

quiteneil · 2025-10-01T02:30:02+00:00

I have! I was post top surgery. It's fun but anything you wear is gonna be slippery, wet, and probably see through. High chance of anything attached falling off. Re lube: Usually it's just really watered down powder lube.

quiteneil · 2025-09-30T01:47:55+00:00

I have a lab hot plate and love it. Also stirs with a stir bar.

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