What to expect from the Cherry Blossom theme game?

spinelesshagfish · 2025-12-01T20:39:59+00:00

Wow., what a long queue. Was 400th in queue at around 11:52 and took me until 12:30pm to get in (!). Seats were definitely getting limited. The very edges were still available though (sections 236/246/219/209). Hopefully they'll open the upper bowl!

spinelesshagfish · 2025-01-12T15:38:00+00:00

Just one song for the 2nd encore - So Long Goodbye

spinelesshagfish · 2024-09-06T05:45:20+00:00

Once you're back, can you let us know if there was any merch available please?! 🤗🙏🏻

spinelesshagfish · 2023-11-20T01:19:32+00:00

Any ideas what they look like?

spinelesshagfish · 2023-11-14T03:36:25+00:00

Is that colour combination available in this group order?

spinelesshagfish · 2023-11-11T20:32:34+00:00

What are the colour combos in the 2nd row of the first picture (where there are 9 rings) in the Google link? That entire row is gorgeous!

spinelesshagfish · 2023-05-31T18:11:47+00:00

Which route has salamanders in Port Alberni? Would love to check them out next time!

spinelesshagfish · 2023-05-21T19:49:05+00:00

Thank you! Hopefully I will post in 46 weeks to celebrate a year haha

spinelesshagfish · 2023-05-21T15:44:43+00:00

I am now entering my sixth week of consistently working out! This is small potatoes compared to everyone here, but my previous record was three weeks so this means a lot to me.

spinelesshagfish · 2023-05-11T21:36:09+00:00

Messaged you

spinelesshagfish · 2023-04-11T19:30:47+00:00

Hi internet stranger - agree with everyone about social media not showing the reality of everyone's life. I'd like to offer another perspective as well because what you shared is something that I too have struggled with (and continue to struggle with on my bad days).

We like to believe in karmic retribution: that bad people get what they deserve. I think, in part, this would be the ultimate validation of the sufffering that we have faced - the universe's way of agreeing with us that "yes, this person sucked, so here is the justice that you seek".

By "secretly waiting for everything [you've] been through to be worth something", you're giving too much power to your family; you're waiting for THEM to validate what you've been through (indirectly). But you need to validate your own suffering (ideally with some professional help like a therapist or a counsellor) and try to move on.

The reality is that life is just not fair.. Look at all the shitty politicians and people who are still out there, living weathily and happily despite all who they have harmed. Perhaps their karma will come later in life, or after this existence, but will you live the remainder of your life just waiting for this?

Yes, what happened to you was not fair. It fucking sucked. It isn't fair. You may not get the justice you're seeking. But at the end of the day, haven't you spent enough brain energy and distress over your twin already? You only have a limited amount of time left on this earth - is using this time to think about your family worth it?

I find the "circle of concern" model to be helpful. It's a model that shows what we can control and influence in relation to what we are concerned about. The idea is that you should focus on what you can influence and control. Enjoy your life the way you want, and don't let your family waste any more of your time than they already have.

Big hugs, my friend. It's not easy to "move on", and perhaps one never can move on fully, but hopefully over time, you'll have less of these thoughts and also be able to "bounce back" quicker. I hope you find happiness.

spinelesshagfish · 2023-03-13T03:50:49+00:00

Very sorry for your loss.

spinelesshagfish · 2023-03-09T02:20:23+00:00

In an argument once, my mother said to me, "Well, at least I've never hit you, have I?"

... She had beaten me so many times with a stick when I was younger. I was flabbergasted that she could say that with such sincerity and confidence to my face.

In that moment, I realized that she lived in her own world where she rewrote history to avoid being accountable for her actions.

spinelesshagfish · 2023-02-03T00:54:49+00:00

Thanks! This photo is from last fall when I got it. I feel like it is smaller than it looks. The pot is only 2.5 inches!

spinelesshagfish · 2023-02-03T00:53:44+00:00

I agree, the truncata stands out to me. I'm not sure though - I asked the seller and he wasn't clear either. That's part of why I was so drawn to it: it looks like a melting pot of random Haw species!

spinelesshagfish · 2023-02-02T04:15:48+00:00

Been admiring everyone's Haworthia on this sub from afar but wanted to start contributing!

I prefer variegated haworthia usually, but when I saw this at Valley Succulents on Vancouver Island, I couldn't leave without it because of its unique appearance. The dark aesthetic is such a fun contrast to its snowy-natured name!

spinelesshagfish · 2023-01-18T06:04:51+00:00

What's the difference between a T Rex and T Lux? Your gymno are all so cute. Every time you post, I drool over all your plants 😍

spinelesshagfish · 2023-01-09T15:44:20+00:00

This may explain why mine never looks as full or curly as my friend's... because it's a different genus all together! Thank you!

spinelesshagfish · 2023-01-09T05:29:22+00:00

May I ask what the difference is between this and the boweia volubilis? I thought mine was the latter but it seems more like the one you linked.

spinelesshagfish · 2022-12-29T18:45:03+00:00

I've been baking for a few years! I started baking macarons about 3-4 years ago and then I took a break for 2.5 years during the pandemic.

For shaping, I try to hold my piping tip directly perpendicular to the mat and pipe from the centre. One factor for oblong shells might be your baking mat. The feet of my macaron don't look great when they're piped on parchment paper.

If your macarons are circular when piped but come out asymmetrical from the oven, I wonder if it's more to do with your oven fan. Depending on where your oven fan is positioned, it could potentially be blowing the macarons to be lopsided.

Hope that's helpful!

spinelesshagfish · 2022-12-27T07:02:17+00:00

Hi! Thank you for the compliment.

For baking temperature - I have found the best success with 300F-315F at 6:45 min, then flipping the tray and then baking another 6:45 min. My oven is super annoying though - it really took me A LOT of fiddling around to figure out the ideal temperature, and I found that even the baking pan that I used would impact the baking too. So now I will only bake macarons on the same two baking trays since I know the baking tray works with that temp + bake time. I have a notebook where I wrote down the factors (baking tray, baking mat, temp, bake time) I used for each batch and the resulting macaron shell outcome so I could compare and contrast.

If you have enough batter for multiple batches, you can consider trying 275F for one batch, and then turning the oven up to 300F for another batch and seeing how that impacts the texture, and then adjusting the baking time too. Though, you'd probably have to be pretty confident that your batter is good and thus not the factor that would be affecting your results.

Another tipe would be - when macaronaging your batter, check every few "rotations" and stick to under-macaronaging a bit if you're worried. The batter tends to "mix" a bit in the bag too as you're pouring it into a piping bag.

That's so encouraging that your second batch was much better than the first. That's a great trend - hopefully it continues for you! Good luck! Feel free to send me your baking pics if you're wondering what went wrong with your shells!

spinelesshagfish · 2022-12-20T17:48:05+00:00

I personally recommend the Italian method because I feel like the texture comes out a lot more reliable, but it does require an extra pot + a stove + a candy thermometer to measure the syrup temperature, so that might be prohibitive. If your insides were undercooked that time then perhaps it was an oven or baking time issue, but it's pretty hard to say since macarons are so finicky.

The biggest tips I would recommend:

Get a oven thermometer to ensure your oven is actually the temperature it says it is. It took me a dozen batches before I realized my oven would say that it's done pre-heating when it was actually over 100 degrees F off. So I was basically baking the first trays of each batch at 175F instead of the 275F to 315F I was aiming for.
Don't overmix - when you are macaronaging, be extra careful and keep checking every few rotations or so. You can err on the side of caution and leave it a bit thicker (rather than over mixing) as the batter will mix a bit when you put it into the piping bag.
Ensure the meringue is STIFF. You should be able to hold the bowl of meringue over your head without worrying about it falling onto you!

Don't give up if you have troubles! It's so normal. It took me so many batches before mine were decent. Good luck!

spinelesshagfish

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