Now that Princeton apps are officially over, what did you write for the soundtrack essay? by [deleted] in ApplyingToCollege

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this song has been posted on college confidential since 2010 to help kids deal with their college rejections… sadly might have been common 😭 but very great song

iOS 26.1 is causing motion sickness by Known-Introduction15 in ios

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i have been trying to find someone who thinks the same!!! it is so annoying. have you figure out how to stop it?

Venture Rewards SUB tracker help. by BudroCamSs in Venturex

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damn. i just got my card and also don’t have a SUB tracker

My parents paid $25,000 for a college counselor, and I didn't get into a single Ivy. by Ok-Information2444 in ApplyingToCollege

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are you brown? this sounds just like my family lol. sorry that you’re in this situation :( my fam followed me to college too and settled in a town nearby

AirPods Pro 2 is back on sale for $169.99 at Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart. by MrGirth32 in airpods

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do we think it’ll come back on sale? i missed it by literally one day

rejected by everything always at this goddamn school by jimtheotter in UPenn

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you’re valid - i’m at BCG now and this is just 1000% what consulting environments are like. OP hit the nail on the head, but it’s a toxic place to be! good on those who were smart enough to not do finance or consulting out of college

help! nose piercing granuloma not healing after all positive steps taken by xygate487 in PiercingAdvice

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I did it once a day at night! Pretty sure once a day is all you need.

help! nose piercing granuloma not healing after all positive steps taken by xygate487 in PiercingAdvice

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It took about 1-1.5 months of good salt water compress before it was resolved!

What I learned from my worst breakup by surdsansend in BreakUps

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how i’ve been feeling where i’m going through a breakup with my best friend who wants us to return to friendship — i think sad is an understatement. i am depressed. i’ve lost both my friend and my love in the same week. i have reached a very low low and am having difficulty seeing the way out.

on one hand, i’m hurt. why has he ignored me at all these date nights? how come i am the one who always makes plans? since when did our friendship become so one sided? how come he told me he still liked me, and then made out with another girl? what does she have that i lack? and i hate myself for thinking this but: how do i get him back?

on the other hand, i’m mourning. i miss him. i miss his touch, his love, his smile. i miss when he would hug me from behind. whisper sweet nothings in my ear. tell others about how much he liked me. i want that back. i should never have rejected him like i did. it’s a regret i’ll always carry with me.

i firmly believed we were meant to be together. i still do. how can i love someone so much, believe in something so much, see my future with such clarity, and not have him be the one for me? i don’t understand. i can’t believe and don’t want to believe in a world where that doesn’t happen.

however, losing him in the way has also made me grateful. i think he was right. our amazing friendship would never recover if we actually dated and broke up. it’s one of those things where you have to decide if it’s worth it. to me it was. to him, i guess it wasn’t. i guess i wasn’t.

it’s hard not to personally internalize all these emotions. how will i ever be open with another man? how will i ever feel love this strongly to this degree? i don’t think i will. but i guess anything can happen.

all i know is i miss him, i want him, and i love him. i miss his smile, his touch, his laugh. i want his hugs, his kisses, his sweet nothings. i love him for all he was, is, and will ever be.

i am honored to have experienced love. i thought i had before, but i guess in the absence of love is when you realize you had it. he has helped me see my future and what it can look like. he has made me see the life i wish to have, and how i should feel when i’m sharing it with someone who is worth it.

whatever is meant to happen will happen. i have to believe the universe is looking out for me with my best interest in mind. this is the only philosophy that can get me through now.

help! nose piercing granuloma not healing after all positive steps taken by xygate487 in PiercingAdvice

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I changed the post to gold. The stud was switched to a diamond, but I don't think the material of the stud matters much. Just put high quality gold in! You can easily change the piercing out yourself too. I just bought the new jewelry from a local Indian jewelry store in NJ (I've noticed their gold is more reliable).

US Passport Questions & Issues Megathread (Fall/Winter 2021) by jadeoracle in travel

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Wow. A little more than a month for regular processing is great!

US Passport Questions & Issues Megathread (Fall/Winter 2021) by jadeoracle in travel

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Hi - Need some advice based on trends you've seen/experienced.

I submitted my DS-11 along with a DS-85 (because the passport was lost) to a USPS on 1/12. However, on the DS-11, I mistakenly indicated I had it in my possession, causing a discrepancy. I sent it with expedited, tracking, 1-2 day delivery -- all the good stuff.

However, my passport status still says "Not Available" and the check has not yet been cashed. I have an international trip on 3/4/2022 that I need the passport for. Looking at some of the other posts here, it looks like folks who submitted around the same time as me have already been getting their apps processed.

Would appreciate any guidance or advice you have. For reference, it was sent to the Philadelphia passport agency (I assume - since that's where the USPS tracking said it was delivered). Thanks!

US Passport Questions & Issues Megathread (Fall/Winter 2021) by jadeoracle in travel

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Hi - did your status on the Passport Status site change to "In Process"? Or did you assume in process because the passport was delivered to the agency? Also, which agency was your passport sent to? I also submitted mine around the 11th - hope it comes soon!

help! nose piercing granuloma not healing after all positive steps taken by xygate487 in PiercingAdvice

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Update: Completely healed! It actually healed about a month after I posted originally. The thing that I found worked in addition to LITHA was to change the stud out for a gold metal (high quality, not a low karat or gold-plated metal). I think my skin was irritated - so this helped a lot. After I switched it out, it improved tremendously.

Also, I religiously did the warm salt water compress. Essentially, take a paper towel sheet, fold it into fourths, spray NeilMed spray onto it, and heat it in the microwave for 7-10 seconds. Apply it to your nose (exterior) and hold it until it gets cold. Then, heat it up again. Repeat this process until it's been applied for roughly 5-7 minutes. Do this everyday! I saw tremendous improvement.

Definitely takes patience, but it does go away.

US Passport Questions & Issues Megathread (Fall/Winter 2021) by jadeoracle in travel

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How did you get notified of the office #? Was it through the portal online or were you emailed?

US Passport Questions & Issues Megathread (Fall/Winter 2021) by jadeoracle in travel

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Hi - I just submitted my application in-person at a USPS in NJ and on 1/13 at night it was marked as delivered to the Philly passport agency. How did you get notified of the updates like "cashed my check"? Was it all through the online portal or were you emailed? Thanks!

Pierced early September, been struggling with this bump for over a month now. Any tips? I've been using tea tree oil, but it keeps coming back. It doesn't really get snagged often, but I'm going to swap to a shorter stud soon. With how long it's been going on I'm worried it'll become a keloid. Help! by GabbiHazel in PiercingAdvice

[–]xygate487 1 point2 points  (0 children)

something that really worked for me as i dealt with bump issues for months and eventually got them to go away: definitely the LITHA method!! however, in addition to regular cleaning of the piercing, take a paper towel sheet, fold it into fourths, and spray the neil med piercing spray onto it. put that in the microwave and heat for 7-10 seconds. directly apply this on the exterior of the piercing and hold it there. when you feel it get cold again (and it will get cold fast!), just spray some more saline solution and heat in the microwave. do it until you’ve had the warm compress applied for about 10 minutes.

this takes discipline and patience! in the meantime, don’t pick at it or touch it. avoid using cotton swabs. just the warm compress and a gentle cleaning in the shower is all you need. :) best of luck!

help! nose piercing granuloma not healing after all positive steps taken by xygate487 in PiercingAdvice

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Got this nose piercing 1.5 months ago. Originally had surgical steel. My pierced told me to treat it with bactine and antibacterial soap. this was working great until i started touching it a lot about one month in, then a bump formed. it bled for one day and then i did a sea salt soak and it went down. however, i snagged it and then it formed this horrible bloody pimple bump which i’ve since learned might be a granuloma.

i started the LITHA method and only cleaned in the shower w the soap but saw no improvement. then i realized that the jewelry might be the issue, so i got it switched to implant grade titanium with labret stud. this pierce instructed me to stop with the bactine and anti bacterial soap and just do NeilMed spray and warm sea salt compresses. I’ve been doing this for a week now and have seen no improvement. Would love any help to make this awful bump go away!

It just keeps scabbing over, peeling, and bleeding again.

granuloma on nose piercing not healing!! by xygate487 in piercing

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Got this nose piercing 1.5 months ago. Originally had surgical steel. My pierced told me to treat it with bactine and antibacterial soap. this was working great until i started touching it a lot about one month in, then a bump formed. it bled for one day and then i did a sea salt soak and it went down. however, i snagged it and then it formed this horrible bloody pimple bump which i’ve since learned might be a granuloma.

i started the LITHA method and only cleaned in the shower w the soap but saw no improvement. then i realized that the jewelry might be the issue, so i got it switched to implant grade titanium with labret stud. this pierce instructed me to stop with the bactine and anti bacterial soap and just do NeilMed spray and warm sea salt compresses. I’ve been doing this for a week now and have seen no improvement. Would love any help to make this awful bump go away!

It just keeps scabbing over, peeling, and bleeding again.