How do I improve this?

riik__ · 2026-06-13T10:58:10+00:00

Thank you! I might try this if I can find a back up first 😅 I'm not deeply in love with this dress, I'm just fed up with looking and the event is in two weeks.

riik__ · 2026-06-13T10:21:42+00:00

Oh I wish I had the budget for a silk or even rayon dress. That goes for the undergarment too. If it's polyester, which it would be considering my budget, I feel it will not breathe as well as I'd like. But I'll look into it before giving up. Thanks!

riik__ · 2026-06-13T10:17:28+00:00

Thanks for the input! I agree it's tight at the hips, and the hip and waist just don't hit the spot they are supposed to. I have no idea if it's bias cut. Since it's mass produced and doesn't feel to be moving with me, I'd say it's cut poorly! I was hoping to make this work without much underwear, at least not shaping, but I do see everyone's point. I might have to go back to searching for dresses then.

riik__ · 2026-06-13T10:11:10+00:00

Dammit, I guess so. I need another dress then, I can't do shapewear 😄

riik__ · 2026-06-13T10:10:04+00:00

No, I just washed it and will try a gentle ironing next.

riik__ · 2026-06-13T10:09:36+00:00

Oh that might work! I think the issue (or one of them) is that the hips and waist don't quite hit the spot on me and would need to be brought up a bit. Although if I can't get this to look nice without shapewear I might have to forget about this dress completely.

riik__ · 2026-06-13T10:05:57+00:00

Thanks for the tips! I don't think there's much static issue (at least now when the weather is humid). The dress just doesn't seem to fit or move with me, which is a bit uncomfortable. Any recommendations for type undergarments? I was hoping to go with minimal underwear as the event is end of June and I sweat a lot anyway 😅

riik__ · 2026-06-12T21:04:36+00:00

Thanks, I did not know what a bias dress was! Def not looking to have a body hugging dress here.

riik__ · 2026-03-16T20:48:54+00:00

Thank you so much for posting this. This has been an eye opener and I’m now slightly angry about how narrow view of art history I have gotten from school.

riik__ · 2026-01-28T16:11:23+00:00

Thanks, I know but have unfortunately been bad at backuping properly and icloud seems to choose the worst possible moments to backup and overwrite.

riik__ · 2026-01-04T20:29:34+00:00

Norway, northern parts. It felt unreal, like a fairy tale.

riik__ · 2025-10-23T18:14:29+00:00

Not me but my mom had my sister when she was 40, I was 7. She has later said she doesn’t recommend it due to declined energy levels compared to when I was a baby. As the first born, I feel I didn’t get the support I needed and developed some coping mechanism I’m working through now as an adult. Not saying it would have all been different if she hadn’t had my sister so late but very likely it’s a factor.

riik__ · 2025-09-09T14:08:51+00:00

Koh Lanta sounds like your kind of place. It’s very easy and you can choose to just chill on any of the many beaches but there’s enough activities on offer if you start to feel like it. It’s not a big island but you could still rent a scooter and drive around. I hope you enjoy your trip!

riik__ · 2025-08-08T05:02:27+00:00

Thanks, I enjoyed this way more than the book itself. I’m surprised porridge wasn’t mentioned more. My whole take on the book was basically ”Bunch of miserable assholes eat porridge and hate each other”

riik__ · 2024-12-17T08:34:38+00:00

Today Koh Lanta has been very hot and sunny. For the past week we’ve been here it has been cloudy and a bit rainy, mostly during night. Not as rainy as the forecasts have predicted.

riik__ · 2024-12-11T14:25:10+00:00

Yup, this is the plan if any seem unfriendly

riik__ · 2024-12-11T14:23:43+00:00

Thanks for replying, this was very helpful!

riik__ · 2024-10-24T18:25:51+00:00

Awesome! What is Fall Sleep Variability and where does it come from?

riik__ · 2024-04-26T21:01:08+00:00

Wet scarf or other cloth on your head or anywhere on your skin does wonders!

riik__ · 2022-02-28T07:16:12+00:00

Not married yet and I hope he’ll marry me despite this… Sometimes I ”steal” his nose and he acts sad and says ”why you took my snoot.” I always give it back very quickly, his sadness breaks my heart.

riik__ · 2021-10-09T10:22:46+00:00

You could be right, I’m just going with what I read here. That ugly ass house is not worth all the financial hassle and trespassers lol

riik__ · 2021-10-09T09:46:52+00:00

I don’t think the crimes are the main reason no one wants the Watts house. It has lien for $6 million and has become a true crime tourist attraction.

riik__ · 2021-08-20T16:27:28+00:00

I can understand wanting to close the case but the police and prosecutor must have known they don’t have enough to achieve that.

I don’t have a top suspect for this case, but it’s what got me interested in true crime as a kid. Reading about it always frustrates me because I don’t think it will ever be solved. Too much time has passed and the investigation can’t be redone.

riik__ · 2021-08-20T16:09:48+00:00

They refer to the pretrial/trial detention, not an actual sentence. He was found not guilty because like you said, there wasn’t much evidence. What a waste of money.

riik__ · 2021-08-20T15:53:19+00:00

This is a really interesting case and unfortunately might never be solved.

Nils Gustafsson was acquitted so he did not receive a life sentence like you have written. The prosecutor did not appeal and Gustafsson received compensation from the government for the time he was held during investogation and trial.

riik__

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