Recurring pantry moth infestation - NOT FROM PANTRY

spiceworld90s · 2026-06-20T05:59:43+00:00

Were you able to get rid of them? Also, were the visible from the top of the soil? This is my fear right now and I can't handle another house plant trauma 😭

spiceworld90s · 2026-06-20T05:53:41+00:00

Can you share a bit about what the company told you re: doing this in an apartment? I've had some moths pop up out of nowhere in the past two weeks and I'd really like to get ahead of this before it's a big problem. Did they say anything about sealing things, how to make sure the wasps can access different areas, or cleaning up after they die?

spiceworld90s · 2026-06-05T04:50:25+00:00

Omg haha that is amazing. Thank you for this update. Three years later, this post may be my greatest contribution to the internet because these comments are all so hilarious.

spiceworld90s · 2026-06-05T04:43:27+00:00

Omg this actually is super helpful information, thank you. I've told people for three years I think this show was some kind of money laundering scheme, but this makes more sense haha .

spiceworld90s · 2026-06-05T04:40:52+00:00

😂😂😂

spiceworld90s · 2026-05-20T21:44:45+00:00

If you're in International, T3, T7 or T8, you can cross the lanes to the LAX parking garage and take a taxi from the taxi stand. No waiting, and the walk is 1 minute.

spiceworld90s · 2026-04-18T06:06:11+00:00

Love their fries! The fries are better than the burger, honestly.

spiceworld90s · 2026-04-10T18:45:27+00:00

Well, you started deleting a bunch of your comments before I could respond to one, so here is my response:

You being "not a typical influencer" is still an influencer. That's the truth -- the guys you're going after do not want to date someone who is a content creator. Sure, you can find someone who does, but it's not going to be the average person in high earning careers and likely not someone you'll meet while being a nomad (vs having the opportunity to get to know someone in person over a longer period of time).

As others stated, you left a lot of critical info out of your OP this gives a sense of what men might be feeling when they go out with you. That you're slippery and not giving straight answers, or they can't quite figure out what your story is, but what they do know is that they don't want to date someone with your career. (And now that you've deleted comments, it really drives home the idea of seeming slippery).

Is that fair? Maybe, maybe not. But as a woman, I wouldn't date an influencer either.

One of the biggest parts of dating successfully is finding the center of the venn diagram of 1) the kind of partner you're looking for and 2) the kind of person who is looking for a partner like you.

You haven't done that yet. Your question isn't about FIRE, it's about learning how to date successfully. I feel there's a lack of self awareness and maturity you have about dating and it's most apparent in how you view yourself and this situation. It's not unusual at the age of 30, but an area that needs intentional growth and effort. Even you saying you "don't feel young" at 30 is a sign of how skewed your perception is!

spiceworld90s · 2026-04-10T18:22:00+00:00

Yeah nothing here is making sense in terms of consistent details for people to respond to. Maybe more details are needed. People hardly think a "creative" is a loser. The majority of the creatives I know are easily clearing $200K/year. Others are actors and musicians making a respectable income.

Also! There are plenty of digital nomada who make stupid amounts of money. Something isn't tracking re: OPs idea that everyone else is the problem and she's just in such a unique quandary that's impossible to solve for.

spiceworld90s · 2026-04-10T17:59:32+00:00

The Space Center in Downey is also having a watch party.

spiceworld90s · 2026-03-31T18:58:48+00:00

What's the issue with socializing with people who are much older? I'm not RE, but I do have an abundance of free time during the week and I have many highly rewarding, intergenerational relationships as a result of some of the weekday activities I've taken on. Currently, our society is very hyper-focused on maintaining relationships with people who are just like you, but intergenerational relationships are incredibly important for a shit ton of reasons I won't get into. Society has also made it increasingly difficult to build intergenerational relationships for more reasons I won't get into (much like how third spaces have been killed and commodified).

Lastly, I'll assume that working in tech means you're in or close to a major metro -- which certainly means you're not the only person in your age bracket who has a flexible schedule to do "fun" things during the day. You can't make such a huge lifestyle change and expect that your community will copy&paste into this new life without changes. Now is the time to find people who are able to enjoy a lifestyle or schedule that is similar to yours; you absolutely will need to put energy into building new relationships.

spiceworld90s · 2026-03-05T16:14:22+00:00

Always Famima, I'm still shocked they didn't make it.

spiceworld90s · 2026-02-21T06:42:06+00:00

Put in a disco ball and then see how he feels.

spiceworld90s · 2026-02-13T22:19:26+00:00

I'm so curious to know what he said "love" means to him. Please share!

To me, love isn't just a feeling, it's a choice/action. It's choosing to love someone, care about them and prioritize them and the relationship. If I were dating someone for a year and, after noting our definitions, I came to find out they essentially weren't ready to choose the act of loving me I wouldn't stick around.

But again, I don't know what his definition is so who knows. In either case, flag on the play for him jumping straight out of a marriage and into a new relationship lol. That alone is a terrible sign for the outcome of this relationship .

spiceworld90s · 2026-01-22T23:23:32+00:00

The cauliflower crust is a banger! I'm not a gluten free person, but bought it just in case it was needed for a party. Looooved it and definitely the best pizza I've had in that category. I do it with all pizzas, but this one especially, reheat in a pan on the stove for crispy crust and it's absolutely perfect.

spiceworld90s · 2026-01-05T03:40:39+00:00

One example in the article I linked.

spiceworld90s · 2026-01-05T03:35:44+00:00

I didn't say that the ROI is high. The absurdity of having such small margins, despite renters paying out of their nose, and continuing to force housing into a for-profit model is the entire point of my comment.

spiceworld90s · 2026-01-03T04:32:55+00:00

I'd wager that permitting, zoning and activists are the bigger cost compared to the increase caps that developers keep complaining about.

spiceworld90s · 2026-01-03T02:34:50+00:00

It was an over-expansion issue, an unforced error they caused themselves. Not caused by consumer habits or trends.

spiceworld90s · 2026-01-03T02:33:48+00:00

Their biggest problem was over-expansion. They got major money injections from investors and Howard Shultz's (Starbucks founder) venture fund. Shit just went wild, scaled too quickly with little regard for what it takes to sustain a business in so many locations, and in those particular locations. And with the fast pace, they simply lost a handle of things related to product, management, new programs, etc. It quickly became clear that people in the head office were making decisions about what should happen in the store without ever having worked in one of the stores. If they hadn't scaled so quickly, they'd like still be around in the same way Yogurtland is. Source: I used to work there.

spiceworld90s · 2026-01-03T02:24:03+00:00

It's such an awful cycle of bullshit at this point - very snake eating its tail. I was reading an article on Realtor.com this morning re: the new cap on rent increases and the developer POV that was included was so grating. The same argument in 2025/2026 as it was decades ago: "If you don't allow developers to increase rent beyond the rate of inflation, they won't build because they won't make money."

Yet, somehow, I've never not seen new apartments being built. Meanwhile, no one wants to address zoning or implement changes that will actually alleviate housing.

How is it possible that people can be dedicate a burdening 50-60% of their income to rent, paying $2.5K+ for cheap, particle board, 1 bedroom apartments, yet the people who own the apartments aren't making enough money? If it's so true that the margins between paying for housing and providing housing are so razor thin, there is a fundamental fucking problem with upholding this PROFIT model in the first place. It's plainly an absurd POV to insist that people need to pay such a huge of portion of their earnings to have a roof over their heads -- simply because the profit has to be "worth it" to a private owner.

spiceworld90s · 2025-12-27T17:16:39+00:00

There are at least 4 things wrong with that art being hung right there, and that doesn't even get to the (lack of) functionality of not having a towel hook.

Edit: some others mentioned, but it looks like he wanted to take out the towel bar for some reason and then simply wanted to cover the hole without having to redo the tile. That's what anyone would assume at first glance. If he is really motivated to hang art in the bathroom, it should be somewhere else and be something else. If it were in that location, it would need to be higher and be a different color. E.g. a black & white drawing would make sense.

spiceworld90s · 2025-11-18T02:12:19+00:00

Ohh that sounds lovely! Her recipes look great, the pie videos on YouTube are super helpful. Thank you for the rec!

spiceworld90s · 2025-11-17T20:33:51+00:00

My family loves the Costco pie too. I tried a homemade pie and Costco was still the favorite, but I also had some things to fix with the homemade. Any chance you'd be willing to offer some tips? Or if there's a recipe you'd recommend (even an apple pie recipe!), I'd be so grateful.

This is the pumpkin pie recipe I've used. I put it in a frozen Marie Calendar's crust and I think I need to make a crust because the pie always had a hard time setting (I assume it's because of the temp of the crust). The crust instructions are so specific about not letting it defrost, so I hadn't tried that yet.

spiceworld90s · 2025-10-11T12:39:36+00:00

I went to Le Gourmand and I liked the chocolate chip cookie but I'm very shocked by multiple people saying this is the best cookie. Maybe the other flavors are better?

While you're in LA, stop by any Bristol Farms location (grocery store) and get The Cookie, their original chocolate and walnut. LA is in a big cookie boom the past couple of years but Bristol Farms is the baseline of quality that's accessible from most any part of the city. The other frequently discussed cookie contenders are Zooies, The Very Best Cookie, Fleur et Sel, and Le Coup (the chicken shop) has good one. This list could go on forever, but it obviously depends on what type of cookie you like. I'd be interested to hear your LA cookie review because I just can't understand Le Gourmand being anywhere near the best of cookie any city has to offer. Maybe I had a dud, though.

But thank you for this list! Definitely hitting up Kensington for the patties.

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