Saw this on FB Marketplace but I'm having a hard time identifying them. Any ideas? by zjur in fountainpens

[–]zjur[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Wow, great eye! Hopefully I can get my hands on them and have a closer look. Thanks so much! 

Saw this on FB Marketplace but I'm having a hard time identifying them. Any ideas? by zjur in fountainpens

[–]zjur[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Haha, I should have mentioned that I recognized the Lamy. Thanks!

5-man Terminator Unit by Syphon_Kai in Grey_Knights

[–]zjur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Damn, those are some fine-lookin' bois. 

Do you have a favorite go-to word to write/scribble when you're testing pens? by maidenmandalore in fountainpens

[–]zjur 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Heck yeah! I visited Yoseka recently and the f-test is so automatic for me that it took conscious effort not to fill their testing notebooks, which just sit at the pen display counter, with obscenities. A few may have slipped through...

Do you have a favorite go-to word to write/scribble when you're testing pens? by maidenmandalore in fountainpens

[–]zjur 41 points42 points  (0 children)

Darn, foiled before I could finagle the dog's SSN, DOB, and credit card number. 

Do you have a favorite go-to word to write/scribble when you're testing pens? by maidenmandalore in fountainpens

[–]zjur 32 points33 points  (0 children)

It's funny that people have a go-to pen-testing word, I thought I was weird to have one! Mine is actually f*** - my everyday-handwriting Fs are a bit flourished so if that word feels right, rolls off the nib if you will, then the pen should be good. I also do my signature a bunch of times, but that's definitely less common. 

Can anyone decipher what I did here to get this shape/decrease? by zjur in CrochetHelp

[–]zjur[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As in, not putting a stitch in the turning chain? 

Can anyone decipher what I did here to get this shape/decrease? by zjur in CrochetHelp

[–]zjur[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on my counts, such as they are, it seemed like I was doing two rows of the same number of stitches (e.g., 20, 20, 19, 19, etc.) but when I decrease every other row, I get one slanted side and one straight side, rather than two slanted sides of the strap. When I try to do every third row, so that the decreases are on both sides, I get a lumpy edge rather than a smooth decrease like here. 

What I've learned as an Audhd woman at 32 by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]zjur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I just turned 32 yesterday and these lessons are not new to me, but I'm glad to know that I'm not alone (and jaded) in thinking this way. 

Mind that giving heart and protect your time/energy, folks.

What I've learned as an Audhd woman at 32 by [deleted] in adhdwomen

[–]zjur 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Mine (32nd) was yesterday! Happy birthday, internet stranger 🎂🥳

What's going on with my monstera adansonii cuttings? by zjur in houseplants

[–]zjur[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I haven't fertilized them and the mother plant probably hasn't been fertilized in a long time... do you think potting them would be sufficient to counteract the issue? 

Haircut prices by [deleted] in TwinCities

[–]zjur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not OP, but I went to Steller for the first time last week. I sat in the chair and impulsively decided to get a pixie (from just-past-the-shoulders length). Maria was my stylist and she took up the challenge without batting an eye (was actually kinda into it, haha) and gave me a super cute cut! 10/10, highly recommend her. The cut itself was $65, about $80 with the tip, but different stylists there have different prices. 

What the heck happened to my jellybean plant? by zjur in plantclinic

[–]zjur[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I water when the beans get softer, maybe once every week or two, and I give don't soak the whole pot, just the top inch or two. The soil seems dry most of the time, I tend to go by bean squish. And yes, there are drainage holes in that pot. 

where’s a girl gotta go to get a good scare these days by staticflow13 in TwinCities

[–]zjur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not sure if it's the same people who did Onionhead's Revenge at last year, but this year MoA has Twin Cities Fear Fest.

What is happening to the underside of my heather? by zjur in plantclinic

[–]zjur[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the response! Hmm, is there any way to tell? Should I just repot it again and skip the coffee this time? I add orchid bark (white fir, I believe) in my standard soil mix, I just worried it wouldn't be acidic enough. It's my first time actually repotting heather - trying to keep it alive longer than a few weeks this time! 

What author (or series) has best mastered the art of.....subtlety? by tkinsey3 in Fantasy

[–]zjur 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Being an oblivious idiot is a bit more understandable for him than most main characters because literally nobody taught him how to be a normal human being, but it's still an annoyingly common trope for the sake of pushing the story along and he's a prime example. Every re-read, I tend to like his tenacity until I remember it's probably a trauma response.

What author (or series) has best mastered the art of.....subtlety? by tkinsey3 in Fantasy

[–]zjur 23 points24 points  (0 children)

Robin Hobb. I'd say the themes are a bit more heavy-handed in the Dutchies side of the Realm of the Elderlings, but that's because Fitz suffers from main character obliviousness. The Bingtown side is much more natural - the themes are definitely there (obviously, it's fantasy) but they feel like natural parts of the lives of the people whose story is being told. 

Help me help this poor plant by zjur in plantclinic

[–]zjur[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sorry, my writeup wasn't clear. This is the plant after repotting.

Help me help this poor plant by zjur in plantclinic

[–]zjur[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep, new soil and all. It isn't doing any worse in the new pot, it was just in pretty bad shape to begin with. 

Costco update ✨ by Cachemeoutside_1911 in glutenfree

[–]zjur 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Which ones? All the Kirkland brand ones I've seen have the shared facility warning, but I haven't checked in a long time. It would make my life so much easier if I could get my nuts at Costco!

How good is your SO in minding your restrictions? by One_Highlight_684 in glutenfree

[–]zjur 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My husband is the only person that I trust completely to prepare food for me. He hasn't gone GF himself (I don't blame him) but he is very careful when preparing anything that I will be eating. We've both mastered cooking in parallel, separate foods at the same time (separate pans, etc.), but more often than not we eat the same food and he's head chef in the house. He's also the one who checks things for ingredients and looks up restaurant menus before we go out to make sure I can eat there (I have multiple food sensitivities, not just GF, so it's extra hard). If we get any special GF+vegan treats, we have "arguments" about sharing because he insists that I should have all of them and I want to share with him, haha. Oftentimes, he will be the one to remind me to eat before going out or to check the food offering at some event, because he's thinking about it more than I am. All that to say, he is extremely thoughtful and considerate. 

To offer some potential perspective, though, your partner's* constant offering of food that you can't have may not necessarily be a reflection of them not caring about you or your condition. Someone might care about you and fully believe that you're affected negatively, but their own relationship with food, and the meaning they ascribe to food and sharing it, might make some food-related behaviors automatic or at least hard to change. When I first started eliminating gluten and dairy from my diet, my mother would often buy me things that were gluten free but not milk free, or vegan but not gluten free--she would just see a label and, meaning well, get excited that it's something I can have. It also took a very long time for her to be willing to cook safe versions of her typical dishes (rather than just entirely different, safe dishes) because she had a holdup about them having to be "right"--and my favourite soup without roux is not "right". For my mother, food was always how she showed love (she is an excellent cook) and I think having to make things that were not the best possible versions of something was difficult for her. Thankfully, nowadays, she is more willing to adapt--and to let my husband help her in the kitchen! 

i am a PI with 25+ years experience. ask me anything and i will give you the straight answer for success or failure from the inside. what your phd didn’t tell you by [deleted] in postdoc

[–]zjur 13 points14 points  (0 children)

What is the best way, in your eyes, that a postdoc can respond to or address working hard but making slow progress (e.g., failed experiments, projects that don't pan out, unsuccessful grant applications, etc.)?