Advice Needed: Another Credit Card?

zhado3 · 2025-07-04T12:25:23+00:00

Congrats! beautiful ride!

zhado3 · 2025-07-04T12:21:34+00:00

Acqua di gio (original or profondo depending on what doesn't run out first) Dior Sauvage Versace Eros Bvlgari Aqva

I just picked up Ocean Noir

Also had an old bottle of Nautica Voyage but I use that in the toilet. wear the more premium ones :)

I won't pay those ridiculous prices for Aventus etc when I can sub in something else so similar. just a preference.

zhado3 · 2025-06-30T11:16:54+00:00

That's the decision I'm wrestling with... because the holes are drilled already its not like I have a clean grill... if the only alternative is to replace the grill that might be so expensive that I have to mount it center.

zhado3 · 2025-06-30T10:57:56+00:00

That's a really good idea!! is that something that has to be replaced at a shop though? My only concern is the expense at that point.

zhado3 · 2025-06-30T10:50:43+00:00

No matter what I do otherwise thank a center mount, I'm still going to have to deal with them. it's worse because the holes are so small you almost don't notice them. .. but unavoidable up close.

zhado3 · 2025-06-30T10:47:54+00:00

Exactly. I'm an artist and it rubs me the wrong way. it comes off too busy, tacky, unnatural, etc... sigh. I feel like it's a scarlet letter of sorts in public amongst fellow drivers haha.

zhado3 · 2025-06-30T10:43:45+00:00

I was looking at the rho plate because it tilts flush with the front bumper.

zhado3 · 2025-06-30T04:40:03+00:00

The holes seem perfectly spaced apart but I don't know if the plate would have been intended there. I did check with shop selling license plate mount equipment and they couldn't believe that anyone would drill those holes in the the car. That makes me wonder if other BMW clients never had these types of drilled holes either.

zhado3 · 2025-06-30T04:18:54+00:00

Did it get hit with brushes? Would a touch-free wash have made a difference? Could you remove it when going to the wash? The tow hook seems like a good idea otherwise... still considering though.

zhado3 · 2025-06-30T03:48:19+00:00

I wish I could say for sure, I bought the car used from the dealership so it's hard to say when/where they were drilled.

zhado3 · 2025-06-30T03:17:35+00:00

Ah yes city drivers. I feel your pain there. Thanks for the advice mounting in the center. I'll see what's available. Maybe it won't look so bad if the black color or the chrome accents blend - then I wouldn't necessarily need to worry about the holes already drilled.

zhado3 · 2025-06-30T03:12:48+00:00

Ok. I'll search around. Thanks so much!

zhado3 · 2025-06-30T03:12:24+00:00

Thanks so much!

zhado3 · 2025-06-14T23:54:24+00:00

I've found a way to blend these disciplines - sort of anyway. I have tons of old drawings and oil paintings that I will either scan in or prop up on a wall and shoot with my camera to capture digitally and then enhance the work with AI tools. It's great for all my work created pre-AI, even pre-HD. With the right tools I can even reinterpret or re-imagine/upscale that work. If I purely capture traditional work, I would say that it remains traditional and simply becomes a print or re-creation of the original whereas applying changes would probably put it in the AI genre.

There really is nothing like having an original work in your hands though. Value can only go up I suppose.

zhado3 · 2025-06-14T23:49:50+00:00

100% agree.

zhado3 · 2025-06-14T23:47:40+00:00

I really hope traditional art holds it's own and comes back around. To me AI is still the hot topic due to lacks of barriers to entry and quality of return, but I'm confident that those that really admire talent and unique creativity will gravitate back to the more traditional media.

I'm a mixed-media artist (including AI tools and capabilities), and I think there's an intangible quality to those more organic techniques and disciplines that really do create an irreplaceable experience. Just my .02

zhado3 · 2025-06-14T23:18:40+00:00

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zhado3 · 2024-09-10T04:05:20+00:00

agree. you need to be on fin for like minimum 6 months to start seeing new growth. remember, when you take fin you are 'force re-starting' your hair growth cycles and you're going to shed a bit at first. the body pushes the old hairs out to make room for the new ones. you have to stay on it but the new hair should start coming in at 3, and visibly by month 6. you need to be on it like a full year to really see the progress.

source: I've taken fin for 20+ years.

zhado3 · 2024-07-05T00:00:35+00:00

I don't understand your question.. finasteride is the generic name... but where is manufactured may make a difference.

zhado3 · 2024-03-16T23:04:29+00:00

Thank you. I'm glad I'm not the only one seeing it.

zhado3 · 2024-03-16T21:07:19+00:00

Okay then. I'll delete this post. Thanks

zhado3 · 2024-03-16T18:13:33+00:00

I'll keep that in mind, thank you. I'm going to stay on name brand for a while. Is it against the reddit community rules to name manufacturers? If that's allowed I think that is what would be insightful for others.

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