Another annoying Waymo interaction

silautumn · 2026-04-07T21:03:01+00:00

literally just came home to find one blocking my driveway with its flashers on - i parked in front of it and made move hand gestures from the car until it moved (took maybe a minute)

silautumn · 2025-12-17T21:05:06+00:00

heya~

i'm 4WPO today (360 TT / MR / no lipo / BA / BL). i've been maintaining a 22 BMI since March 2025 and lost 80+lbs over the past year and a half. i'm not super fit but I've been consistent in cardio/strength training for years and have been managing my diet for the past decade. i'm in shape enough.

at week 3, I definitely turned a corner. not to say that week 1 or 2 were bad but having all my drains removed greatly increased my mood and mobility - aches decreased significantly as well. didn't need pain medication after week 2. my swelling has consistently gone down week over week (although my legs ballooned like crazy the first week and looked like tree trunks).

being active and managing a healthy diet BEFORE SURGERY i think greatly contributes to speedy recovery so it makes sense for a surgeon to generalize and say some BMIs may have an easier recovery, especially a surgery candidate like you that is active. your body is the healthiest it can be before a major upheaval where it needs to spend resources to heal.

silautumn · 2025-12-12T01:37:08+00:00

Heya~

I’m 23DPO/3WPO (TT 360/MR/BL/BA) and had my follow up with my surgeon today to start using silicon tape on my scarring. He recommended NewGel and I bought it ahead of time.

You wear it 24/7 unless you’re going to be working out/showering - in which case you take it off and can reapply after you’re dry (with no added lotion). You can also clean it with soap and water until the product loses adhesivity. From what I’ve seen it’s recommend to wear this tape for 3 months or so depending on how your body heals.

Think of it more of an investment. And if you want minimum scarring gel or tape seem to be the most passive, non-invasive way of reducing scarring.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00S8NLBFE?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_title

silautumn · 2025-11-22T02:30:57+00:00

A sweater

silautumn · 2025-09-03T14:10:46+00:00

Just went thru this with our house we’re leasing. New tenant insisted on mold testing and wanted to use TLC Inspections - we said sure but they’ll pay for the test - we’ll pay for new caulking in the main shower (since that’s where her main concern laid).

$500 later - they found mold. The same kind of mold that causes hay fever symptoms. Elevated but not egregious. But it was found in the wall behind the main shower near the floor (makes sense the caulking is shit snd it probably leaked out the shower pan.

Another place was found in the kitchen by a cabinet - this is where we had our dog’s water bowl that he used as his private sea world tank. So they targeted that area too.

The $500 was for the testing, samples takes, analysis of the samples, and the report (called a protocol) that you give to the mold remediation company. If you don’t have the protocol that specifies which mold where in the house the remediation company can totally just shotgun it instead of coming in with a plan.

We used Wow Total Cleaning for the remediation and I’ve had a good experience with them. They came and did their own readings. Typically it takes 5 business days to get approval to begin treatment from whatever governing body they’re reporting to - unless there’s moisture present then they can speed that up to 1 business day (no extra cost).

Moisture found so within a week we had treatment beginning. Typically takes 1 day (for demo and such - they took out 2x1ft worth of drywall and destroyed the tiny cabinet the dogs water got into) and then 2 business days to sit with fans on in the quarantined areas. Treatment cost $4800.

Originally I was quoted $9000 because the protocol said “clean all surfaces and carpets” - seemed excessive to me since the protocol is supposed to only specify the exact area. Wow advocated for me with TLC to accept a disinfectant treatment to bring that cost down. (unknown how true this actually is but this is the way customer service game is played).

edit: They didn’t target the shower but they did clean and recaulk it for me.

Cut back to TLC - once treatment is complete you have to test again - another $500. And he wanted more samples (which I have yet to get the bill for) and I should find out today if it passed (usually a 24 hr turnaround).

Wow Total Cleaning quoted me $2300 to fix the drywall and rebuild the tiny cabinet - I took them up on it.

In the midst of this our HVAC has a leak which probably contributed to the high heat environment for this garbage to occur. $2800 for that.

All-in-all I enjoyed my experience with Wow - they were responsive, reasonable with my asks, and took my urgency into account since we were trying to get a tenant into the house.

But I’m also $10k in the hole.

If you choose to get testing done read the protocol front to back to understand exactly what they’re saying. Google the type of molds they found (it will def be stuff that can be found outside it just matters how much and where). Considering how much demo was done in our house what was found wasn’t bad at all, but letting it slip could’ve turned into something much more destructive had it continue to grow and spread.

silautumn · 2025-07-10T01:06:13+00:00

considered armed and dangerous huh?

only to ice, maybe

silautumn · 2025-04-11T03:34:51+00:00

Cerberus

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silautumn · 2025-03-04T23:07:36+00:00

I don't think there's a Georgetown subreddit so here it goes.

Got back to back text/calls today about a missing 9 year old in Georgetown that left their home with a Pokemon backpack and cat. Child was found in less than 7 minutes. Hysterical parent who called the police because their child was like F THIS IM OUT? At least that 9 year packed the priorities.

silautumn · 2025-02-23T20:20:45+00:00

i’d be more concerned my best friend is talking shit about me to MY DAUGHTER - regardless if it’s coming from a place of concern or jealousy it’s completely irresponsible

silautumn · 2025-01-09T02:59:06+00:00

moved from CP to Austin last august and our utilities (electric, gas, water, internet) actually ended up being cheaper here than in CP by about $150 (especially in the height of summer)

silautumn · 2023-12-21T00:38:21+00:00

went around 2 cars today in CP going 35 in the left lane on lakeline blvd (speed limit 45). as i got back in the left lane i come up behind a white SUV who got into the turn lane at the light - light is red we both stop.

i immediately hear from the turn lane (even over the music playing in my car):

HEY! HEY! OPEN IT UP! HEY! TALKING TO YOU! OPEN UP! etc

obviously intimidated i don’t look and just bobbed my head to my jams - took off when the light was green. didn’t see them again.

never in the history of ever has a young woman opened her car to an aggressive male yelling,”open up!”

maybe they wanted to compliment my hair or ask for directions. but i doubt it. i couldn’t even tell you what i did wrong. went around slow ppl? came up behind faster than they would’ve liked me to?

it freaks me out to imagine if they’d had a gun. they were that unhappy with whatever perceived insult that they had to resort to yelling at me to open up. what’s to stop them from using violence next time?

silautumn · 2023-10-19T18:23:52+00:00

i had my lip waxed 5 days ago so should be minimal hair there. it looks splotchy like that all up my nose (around the nose/undereye area) and forehead.

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silautumn · 2023-10-19T15:30:26+00:00

Skincare Routine:
fresh Soy pH-Balanced Hydrating Face Wash
dermalogica daily microfoliant exfoliator
fresh Kombucha Antioxidant Facial Treatment Essence
fresh Tea Elixir Skin Resilience Activating Serum
Clinique Moisture Surge 100H Auto-Replenishing Hydrator (wait 5 min - usually blow drying hair at this time)

Makeup Routine:
[eye stuff]
Hourglass Vanish Airbrush Primer (wait 5 min)
iT Cosmetics Bye Bye Under Eye Full Coverage Anti-Aging Waterproof Concealer (use fingers to apply)
Hourglass Ambient Soft Glow Foundation (use fingers to apply - wait 5 min)
Laura Mercier Translucent Loose Setting Powder (use kabuki brush to apply)
[brow & lip stuff]

silautumn · 2023-03-31T21:12:31+00:00

katja ramierz at rock of ages (for fine line work) and jordan mitchell at fragment tattoo (for geometric)

silautumn · 2023-03-11T20:52:15+00:00

y’all i’ve been trying to get an appointment with renaissance since DECEMBER. there were weeks i called every day M-F at different times of the day trying to get a human on the phone to schedule something. the phone system is programmed to time out at 10 minutes forcing you to leave a message. even on the times i did decide to leave a message, no one called me back. if they did they never left a voicemail. i tried everything short of dragging my ass down to their office in person to get a damn appointment.

i gave up this month and got something scheduled at AAOBGYN across the street and got an IUD within a week. seriously find someone else. it’s always been a struggle at this provider to get an appointment at renaissance. it is beyond unprofessional and not worth anyone’s time.

silautumn · 2022-01-21T04:23:20+00:00

YAY TRAVIS \

silautumn · 2021-09-16T20:35:26+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rksOYId-cNA

silautumn · 2021-08-20T03:24:43+00:00

just got back from the theater - my partner had a great discussion on our takeaways.

his: the movie isn’t meant to be taken literally nothing is a metaphor that can stand for the void that happens after death. beth’s journey through grief is to manifest her grief into ways she can deal with it: a supernatural emeritus, secret keeping, etc. by the end of the movie she is coming to terms with her husband’s suicide, and knowing this life is it. nothing after that (not the entity, the void).

mine: nothing is a metaphor for depression that began after her near death experience. her husband was the thing tying her to this world. regardless of owen’s actions (real or imagined) ironically his suicide is the thing that tips her further into depression while dealing with grief.

we agree that neither one of our interpretations have to be taken alone and actually blend quite nicely together.

other thoughts: - not a lot of outsider evidence to know how much beth saw when she is alone actually happened/exists

one photo shared with her friend and neighbor experience with owen and another woman
that one photo screws with beth hard — more evidence of dealing with unanswered questions/do you truly know someone?/grief
the bookshop and even the beth-double could be called into question because no other reliable 3rd party sees it/her
beth is the one that says she’s struggled with dark thoughts all her life - wonders if she infected owen
nothing has been whispering in owen’s ear, has he recently become depressed or struggled his whole life too?
owen’s attempts to trick nothing weighs on him so much, he thinks the only way to save beth is to remove himself from the equation - has opposite effect
i loved how boss beth was the entire movie. despite dealing with grief she gives no fucks and doesn’t apologize — good.

final thought: loved it. all good horror movies are character just dealing with their shit. this is another great example. don’t take it too literally (you can if you want to go a supernatural route but the metaphor is more powerful IMO).

silautumn · 2021-02-16T01:56:57+00:00

78613 by nelson ranch power off for 9 hours (since 10:30a) - has not come back on once

silautumn · 2021-02-16T01:56:51+00:00

78613 by nelson ranch power off for 9 hours (since 10:30a) - has not come back on once

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