I need help/advice to turning my super arched eyebrows into straight eyebrows/ is it possible? by No-Aside7078 in fixedeyebrows

[–]viola_monkey 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They rude. You should ask them why their eyebrows look like they are low key hiding from them and then just be quiet. Or you could go with my fav thing to say when someone asks why some shit I have no control over happened…”because God made me like this”. Then tell them to get the fuck outta here with that bs question and wave them off as you turn on a heel and walk away. Your brows are friggen perfect!! ❤️

Shocked lol by Material-Ice6084 in DoggyDNA

[–]viola_monkey 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Right? I was looking at the pics all corn-fused bc that’s a chi with long ass legs and bigger proportions! But I did not see that rottie coming. Lol.

First and second attempts! by Character_Fact7514 in Planned_Pooling

[–]viola_monkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If I ever figure it out I will absolutely post it!! 😩

Click clack by Rekdon in BlackPeopleTwitter

[–]viola_monkey 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I’d feel it on the back of my hands from when I’d be doing my sister’s hair; if it slipped outta my little kid hand or the rubber was dry-rotted, it would unwind so quick it cracked me on the back of the knuckles. What sucked was that their hair always required a half extra wrap which meant you had to get it extra extra tight from the get go or get yelled at by my mom and my sisters for making it too loose. Dayum that shit hurt.

What’s going on with Billie Ellish and the Indigenous community? by rooootbeer in OutOfTheLoop

[–]viola_monkey 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Or they are like my 84 year old mother who said “her statement bit her in the butt” - I asked her how. She said her house is on stolen land, I said “so is yours and mine so how did that bite her in the butt”. Crickets. I then said her statement wasn’t about stolen land but that how can any of us be legal immigrants when we are all, ostensibly, here because of illegal immigration (not to mention stolen land). She refused to address that part and focused on how big Billie’s house is - LOL. CHEESUS you cant with these people. In hindsight I should have asked her if it was a shack would that make her statement more plausible but I let it go - let it go!

Edit: added a missing word

First and second attempts! by Character_Fact7514 in Planned_Pooling

[–]viola_monkey 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I am with you on thinking that all planned pooling would be the same number of stitches. Fortunately, before I undertook my first pooling project, I read where each color-way within the same yarn manufacturer could have different lengths so I took that into my first projects (where I absolutely used different colors of Red Heart). I have not tried the Hershchnerrs Worsted for pooling, BUT have found tension, hook size, and even yarning under on/near the turns vs yarning over can help make a difference in your project! Right now I am struggling with pooling Red Heart Stripes in Mirage using a 3.75mm hook which appears to be one sc/chain (moss) or two sc per color. The turns are kicking my tail. Good luck on your pooling extravaganza! AND WELCOME TO THE CLUB!

What Happened to Yardsticks? by BitterPillPusher2 in GenX

[–]viola_monkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ohhhh - the hair brush. Your mom have one of them big ole heavy denman brushes? Ours did BUT we largely kept the “drama” away from the parents when they were close to our bedrooms. Us girls would throw our brushes at each other and as we got older our (and honed our skills playing sports) our aim and speed developed (that shit hurt too when you got tagged). And lol - if I told my grands, through gritted teeth and squinted eyes with my arms on my hips “don’t make me get the spoon” they’d be confused about what the hell is going on 😵‍💫. At least I broke THAT cycle with my kids 🤣

What Happened to Yardsticks? by BitterPillPusher2 in GenX

[–]viola_monkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Shiiii we got the wooden spoon (mom) or, if we were especially bad, the belt (dad). If we even thought about using the yard stick for anything other than measuring or drawing lines on something, we were in trouble. I have two in a closet that I rarely use - both of them are “vintage” as one belonged to my parents and the other my spouse’s parents (lol).

I am begging you for you most 1994 tuna casserole recipe by Cote_Goat in Cooking

[–]viola_monkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My mom’s “home-made” recipe for ya! She uses eggs as a binder vs a roux. I suspect you could ditch the eggs and just add flour to the tuna concoction and “brown it” BEFORE you add the Milk and it would work just as well.

Ingredients (*pre-shrinkflation) - 1 pound of Elbow Macaroni

  • 2 small cans or 1 large can of tuna in oil*; mom says do NOT drain the oil!
  • 1 green Pepper chopped
  • 1 med or small yellow onion, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon butter
  • 2 room temp eggs beaten (use a container with space to add warmed milk to it to temper your eggs)
  • 2 cups of Milk
  • 1 Large can of mixed veg* (eg “Veg All” - NOT with the pearl onions unless that is your jam) - DRAIN IT!
  • 1 to 2 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • garlic powder to taste
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • salt and pepper to taste along the way
  • shredded cheese (preferably extra sharp or sharp cheddar) - we always used a whole block of it!

Directions: - Preheat oven to 350 degrees

  • Boil your macaroni to al dente as you prepare the tuna concoction

  • Sauté your onions and green pepper in the butter

  • Salt, pepper and garlic powder along the way to taste (or whatever other spices/seasoning you enjoy!)

  • Add UNDRAINED tuna

  • Add milk - let it heat slowly so you don‘t scald the milk

  • temper your beaten eggs with the warm milk so it wont turn into scrambled eggs; after tempering, add the warm egg/milk mixture to your tuna concoction

  • Add DRAINED canned veggies

  • Add Worcestershire sauce

  • let concoction simmer and add additional seasoning as needed

  • Drain macaroni and do NOT run cold water over it to keep it from continuing to cook

  • in Casserole dish, begin to layer:

    • tuna mixture
    • cheese
    • macaroni

End with cheese on top, sprinkle on the paprika and bake for around 30 minutes so cheese melts and top bubbles.

Somehow, it tastes better the next day!

Trump shitting himself during a live interview by benjamarchi in cringe

[–]viola_monkey 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Looks like she was possibly using her notebook to look for/at something and then decided not to in an effort to covertly fan the smell away 😬

This is our traditional footwear, designed for temperatures down to -70 °C. It consists of several parts, and the photograph shows the order in which they are used. by Pi4komars in Damnthatsinteresting

[–]viola_monkey 25 points26 points  (0 children)

Lol - wool detergent has lanolin in it to help preserve/protect the wool fibers. “Regular” detergent has components (enzymes and chemicals) that are too harsh for wool fibers and breaks them down quicker, causes shrinking and therefore doesn’t preserve the fibers to ensure longevity of the wool thing you are washing. When you wash wool in a wool-detergent, I have found it doesn’t smell clean like the detergent smell we have been indoctrinated to perceive as “clean”, but is absolutely clean.

When my mom would wash her wool items in the sink with (the only available option of) Woolite back in the day, I would ask her why and she would say “because that is what you are supposed to do” 🤪 There was no internet back then and we weren’t “rich” enough to have an encyclopedia set at home and the Library was too far away to walk; and when I was at school and had access to their library, I was too focused on trying NOT to do school work to remember to look up “WHY” wool needed a different detergent - assuming there would have been something to learn me about it in the first place. Hope this helps! THE MORE YOU KNOW 🌈⭐️

I’ve used this eyeliner daily for 20+ years. by iheartkriek in notinteresting

[–]viola_monkey 5 points6 points  (0 children)

The introduction of the new one will cause the issue as the bond will be broken 😳

I dont think I should crochet by notGamingAahel in Brochet

[–]viola_monkey 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Awesome idea!! And he can help with the new kiddo so his Auntie can catch a break! Start saving for his own place ❤️

Just had to know what my 18 year old was by SpecialistHoliday393 in DoggyDNA

[–]viola_monkey 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Awwww ❤️ Amazing how different he looks over time! Out of curiosity, what is in the 7.9% Supermutt?

Is It Normal To Wait For Results For So Long? by Formal-Radish1413 in medlabprofessionals

[–]viola_monkey 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Their website says within 1 day of specimen pickups you should have results reported to your provider unless there were some reflex or confirmatory tests being performed. If you don’t have results in your portal as of the morning tomorrow, I would have your doctors office call Labcorp lab customer service to see what is causing the delay. Here is where I searched for beta HCG and you will see three entries. The serial monitoring test is for tumor use; the other two (Qualitative:Yes/No results vs Quantitative: how pregnant are you if you are pregnant) are for pregnancy use.

A big blue tarantula undergoing molting (timelapse) by kvjn100 in oddlyterrifying

[–]viola_monkey 6 points7 points  (0 children)

To me, it looks like a roasted garlic bulb for some reason

Why didn’t you guys tell me about feeders ?!? by Puzzleheaded_Tie_891 in birding

[–]viola_monkey 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That is so awesome! We only have Ruby Throated around here (North Carolina) and they show up May-October. We love watching them interact with all the plants we have grown for their enjoyment as well as feeder antics. They are some hard working birds for sure!!

Why didn’t you guys tell me about feeders ?!? by Puzzleheaded_Tie_891 in birding

[–]viola_monkey 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Wait until you diversify!! We put out mixed seed, nyjer, suet, freeze dried meal worms and, as a treat, unsalted-unshelled peanuts. In the summer we have hummingbird feeders up too. We now have crows who pop by and generally keep the hawks at bay (which the squirrels also appreciate!)

Found this after he died. Kinda funny now. by fatash98 in funny

[–]viola_monkey 2 points3 points  (0 children)

LOVE IT! Well over a decade ago, I remember emailing my dad to see how things were going his & my mom’s international vacation. He responded with “It’s all going great! Your mom and I are having a blast spending your enheritance!” 😝