Nemo

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[–] Nemo@midwest.social -2 points 1 month ago

Worst of both worlds, they're the suburbs of underwear.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

We'd suffocate and then be crushed.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 11 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I find it much less so than, say, reddit, or old-school website fora, or talking to randos on the bus, but then I browse by subscribed.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Stephin Merritt / The Magnetic Fields, and never.

They've come through town several times, it's just never worked out.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 29 points 1 month ago

Your first time doing taxes, go to the public library and grab the paper copy of the instructions, even if you're submitting it electronically. Read them and highlight anything that's confusing or important.

Laundry: Use less detergent than you think, and colder water than you think. Don't machine-dry any wool and most synthetic fabrics.

ADHD? Look into a bullet journal for keeping track of important info. This is not a product, it's a method, and you can do it with a 50¢ composition book. The main benefit for someone with ADHD is that it's stupid easy to start and doesn't break if you forget to do it for a day or a week or a month.

Buying insurance? Hiring a contractor? Know your budget and get at least three quotes before deciding.

You don't get promoted by being good at your current job. You get promoted by asking for it, or by jumping to a different company.

Start investing now. Pick a stock or fund that's boring but steady and buy $50 worth (or more, if you can afford it), rain or shine. Don't stress about optimizing it; even boring investments should have a return well above inflation.

Never lend anyone money. It will destroy your relationship 90% of the time. If someone needs help and you want to help them, just give them the money. Either they'll pay it back some other way or they'll pay it forward, but no matter what it won't be hanging between you.

If times are hard, don't be afraid or ashamed to take advantage of programs or food banks. That's what they're there for. You're not taking it away from someone who needs it more, most food banks have a big overflow from week to week. If you feel bad about using these programs when you're down, well, make sure to donate or volunteer when you're up.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago

It's fun and festive... if they "only have that experience a handful of times in their lives". If you do it on the reg, it's just wasting the product. That distinction is what the question is about.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 27 points 1 month ago

Yes, when discussing pay. I said flat out "I need to be making X/week, is that realistic here?" Got that job, working it now. I don't have time to mess around.

This is a sales job, though.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 27 points 1 month ago

Each voting district sets its own methods; different areas have different laws. It's a mess.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago

Eh, I switched it up, but mostly to the right.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 13 points 1 month ago (2 children)

When I used to have two monitors, it was never right and left; it was always center and side.

[–] Nemo@midwest.social 15 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Making champagne bottles pop.

To quote one of my old sommeliers, opening a bottle of sparkling wine should be "as quiet as a nun's fart in Mass".

 

I'm not from California, so I don't know much about her; but this genuinely surprised me, especially how vicious and vitriolic the comments were. What's going on there?

 

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I can't remember how I first came across this song: My wife says I played it for her, but I remember her playing it for me. The important thing is that we both love it, which believe you me, is not all that common.

I love it because it's rollicking and high-energy and earnest. I eventually looked up the lyrics (which are in Catalan) and it's a pretty normal love song with some nice sentiments, but the passion and desire come across in the vocal tone, even through a language barrier.

If you like Yo La Tengo or The Magnetic Fields, this song will probably hit the spot for you.

And if anyone has more music that sounds like this, send it my way. I'm always expanding my library.

 

Years ago in a thrift store, I found the perfect pants. The formal look of slacks but without the obnoxious vertical slit pockets. The stiffer fabric and sensible pockets of jeans but with a more genteel cut. I now know these were golf pants, and I wear them every day for work.

I have an upcoming wedding, semiformal, indoors. I'm not in the bridal party, nor am I escorting anybody in the bridal party. Can I wear golf pants to this event, or do I need to go buy slacks, or even a full suit? I'm not opposed to buying a suit, I just want to know what my options are.

Edit: The specific pants I wear to work are these but I might buy something a little nicer for the event.

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Nemo@midwest.social to c/nemo@midwest.social
 

The last FIVE times I've ordered a tuna salad sandwich at a diner, it's been just tuna, not tuna salad. This is very upsetting, and for the sake of preveserving my marriage I'm not able to just make tuna salad at home. Does anyone know where I can get one?

Places I know I can't get one:

  • Margie's Candies

  • Bridgeport Coffeehouse

  • Moon's Sandwich Shop (Western & Madison)

Please. It's been so long.

 

How do we increase the quality of our big blooms? I notice that if I plant 300 sunflowers or red jamaica on a single bloom it typically gives me that nectar back.

Is there a way to make big blooms give higher-value nectars? How do the bloom type calculations work?

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submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by Nemo@midwest.social to c/soilscience@slrpnk.net
 

I'm in Chicago, on the West Side, with two adjoining lots of uncertain history.

The lot I live in had no garage going back several decades, but I pulled out a foundation for something smallish when I laid down sod after moving in; and when I dug the posts for the fence (and raised beds) I found not one but two brick patios, one about six inches down and one about eighteen inches down. Also a lot of garbage, car parts, old clothes, and plastic.

The second lot has a sunken area with a footprint the same size as my brick four-square. I don't know if the limestone foundation is still down there. We filled in the area with wood chips to keep down weeds and reduce the likelihood of falling into the hole.

Right now we're gardening in raised beds, but I'd like to get to in-ground planting eventually. What do I need to watch out for, what do I need to do, and what plants can I use to pull any heavy metals out of the soil over the next few years? I know sunflowers work if you get them out by the root, and that's great, but is there anything more low-profile or more physically manageable, especially something native to the area?

 

She wrote inside: "You're the best parents I ever had".

I'm so proud of her.

 

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