Thanks! I very much appreciate this, I like word of mouth advertising because people work together rather than they get paid for it
I like the maker spaces similarly, so Allen Pan is a good creator if you like mythbusters-type “is it possible to do” sort of stuff. 😁 same shout outs and collabs. He literally worked with them.
I have one hand-written one, taped to the door, back of an envelope.
No soliciting
No exceptions (underlined)
Along with another set of instructions to deliver packages to the back, indicating I expect goodies if you show up at the back door, and I wont answer the front.
It has made a huge difference because people are taught in solicitation training to assume that no soliciting stickers that look maybe old are potentially from a prior owner and should be disregarded. (I’ve had this training personally and balked at it - I’d never risk bothering someone who explicitly doesn't want to be bothered, even if I'm wrong and they don't care and it was from someone prior) low quality stickers look old after a couple years, you shouldn't have to replace them, but thats why I don't bother with them at all.
You go to bed pretty early, like within a couple hours of sunset early, let yourself wake up naturally around midnight, stay awake doing low-key activities (sex, have a snack, read a book by candle light, talk to your bedmate if they are up, etc. basically candle-light-or-darker activities, a low-wattage warm white bulb on a dimmer does nicely, as do flickering candelabra bulbs) then around like 2-3, fall back asleep until a bit after dawn.
Thats the sleep pattern humans had, as far as we can tell, for all of history before the invention of artificial lighting (its mentioned so casually, with zero explanation, in historical documents as to just be the de facto experience), and its a pattern a lot of people naturally fall back to, but with improper timing so they don’t make it to the second sleep phase, and just end up with a dysfunctional rhythm that has them waking at 4. Or they fully fall into the pattern and feel great, like my retired aunt, but are worried because it’s “not normal”.
That feels so claustrophobic for the poor belowdecks person. You think they do seating based on phobia for this shit? You know, make the experience of flying just a tiny bit more miserable with bodily dread and stuff?
I got sick of the price gouging so I got a bidet for $25 and a pack of 60 cotton washcloths for $30, and other than for guests and such, I just don't use TP anymore. If I’m wiping after a bowel movement, it goes into the laundry and isn't used again until washed (sanitary cycle with bleach). So each cloth is used for a day at most.
I know that probably sets off the squick for a lot of people, but it is basically the same soil level as worn underpants (and way less gross than cloth diapers!), since the bidet takes care of the actual mess, so it just doesn’t bother me, and in the long run saves a ton. Extra bonus, I never run out!
They didn't ask to be born and live up to the standards of some random people from their past bloodline and their antiquated view of how they should live their life.
What a dumb take. Let people live the lives they want to. Be jealous all you want, but don't project that onto others because they chose a path you didn’t that doesn't hurt anyone.
Besides, if you go back in history to before birth control, every single woman in that bloodline would be cheering like mad for their lack of constant pregnancy. Women used to look forward to miscarriages. So also a dumb historical take.
Everyone always has desired a lack of responsibility, like literally always. If some people can achieve that, good for them!
And then those same people will read subtext into whatever you say even though they’ve known you for a decade and they know you are just direct. And then you have to deal with reassuring them that no you didn’t mean anything by it other than what was written/said, and don’t they know you never use subtext without making it explicit in the next breath?
It does not work well. The dramatically reduced airflow means the fan is working hard for basically nothing.
However, if you are gunna go through the trouble of making a cube anyway, you can make one out of thin strips of wood or multi-layer laminated cardboard, and attach washable air filter material all around it with Velcro dots or magnets, and you never have to rebuild it or replace the filters. Just wash it with a sprayer of some sort (hose, shower, sink) once every few months.
Im on prazosin for nightmares/night terrors and it works fine for my full sleep cycle (because I take it before bed, probably) but it doesn't seem to apply to naps.
This sort of thing is exactly why I don't take naps anymore. It happened a few too many times and it’s genuinely a horrible experience. Incredibly vivid. I got the sensation I could feel my actual body being unable to move. So no more naps no matter how tired I am.
Thanks! I very much appreciate this, I like word of mouth advertising because people work together rather than they get paid for it
I like the maker spaces similarly, so Allen Pan is a good creator if you like mythbusters-type “is it possible to do” sort of stuff. 😁 same shout outs and collabs. He literally worked with them.
Noted, go for the older content.
Thanks all the same :) my partner likes food like a lot, and we don't like spending way too much money, so options are good :)
I have one hand-written one, taped to the door, back of an envelope.
No soliciting
No exceptions (underlined)
Along with another set of instructions to deliver packages to the back, indicating I expect goodies if you show up at the back door, and I wont answer the front.
It has made a huge difference because people are taught in solicitation training to assume that no soliciting stickers that look maybe old are potentially from a prior owner and should be disregarded. (I’ve had this training personally and balked at it - I’d never risk bothering someone who explicitly doesn't want to be bothered, even if I'm wrong and they don't care and it was from someone prior) low quality stickers look old after a couple years, you shouldn't have to replace them, but thats why I don't bother with them at all.
Thank you for this. Neeeeed more useful stuuufffffff
I wonder if second-sleeping would help you.
You go to bed pretty early, like within a couple hours of sunset early, let yourself wake up naturally around midnight, stay awake doing low-key activities (sex, have a snack, read a book by candle light, talk to your bedmate if they are up, etc. basically candle-light-or-darker activities, a low-wattage warm white bulb on a dimmer does nicely, as do flickering candelabra bulbs) then around like 2-3, fall back asleep until a bit after dawn.
Thats the sleep pattern humans had, as far as we can tell, for all of history before the invention of artificial lighting (its mentioned so casually, with zero explanation, in historical documents as to just be the de facto experience), and its a pattern a lot of people naturally fall back to, but with improper timing so they don’t make it to the second sleep phase, and just end up with a dysfunctional rhythm that has them waking at 4. Or they fully fall into the pattern and feel great, like my retired aunt, but are worried because it’s “not normal”.
That feels so claustrophobic for the poor belowdecks person. You think they do seating based on phobia for this shit? You know, make the experience of flying just a tiny bit more miserable with bodily dread and stuff?
I got sick of the price gouging so I got a bidet for $25 and a pack of 60 cotton washcloths for $30, and other than for guests and such, I just don't use TP anymore. If I’m wiping after a bowel movement, it goes into the laundry and isn't used again until washed (sanitary cycle with bleach). So each cloth is used for a day at most.
I know that probably sets off the squick for a lot of people, but it is basically the same soil level as worn underpants (and way less gross than cloth diapers!), since the bidet takes care of the actual mess, so it just doesn’t bother me, and in the long run saves a ton. Extra bonus, I never run out!
That’s what I’ve always done, wait until the shift is nearly over and be like “just saw this, hope it all worked out!”
They didn't ask to be born and live up to the standards of some random people from their past bloodline and their antiquated view of how they should live their life.
What a dumb take. Let people live the lives they want to. Be jealous all you want, but don't project that onto others because they chose a path you didn’t that doesn't hurt anyone.
Besides, if you go back in history to before birth control, every single woman in that bloodline would be cheering like mad for their lack of constant pregnancy. Women used to look forward to miscarriages. So also a dumb historical take.
Everyone always has desired a lack of responsibility, like literally always. If some people can achieve that, good for them!
“Irreparable harm”? Holy fucking entitlement, batman.
https://www.motorbiscuit.com/secret-card-police-get-speeding-ticket-lawbreaking/
And its so internally enforced that this happened
https://www.newser.com/story/356143/cop-who-ignored-courtesy-cards-awarded-175k.html
I have a feeling future historians will use the start of this year as the beginning of WW3..
I hear if you hold the Cownch to your ear, you can hear the ocean!
And then those same people will read subtext into whatever you say even though they’ve known you for a decade and they know you are just direct. And then you have to deal with reassuring them that no you didn’t mean anything by it other than what was written/said, and don’t they know you never use subtext without making it explicit in the next breath?
It does not work well. The dramatically reduced airflow means the fan is working hard for basically nothing.
However, if you are gunna go through the trouble of making a cube anyway, you can make one out of thin strips of wood or multi-layer laminated cardboard, and attach washable air filter material all around it with Velcro dots or magnets, and you never have to rebuild it or replace the filters. Just wash it with a sprayer of some sort (hose, shower, sink) once every few months.
Napping is the factor in my control.
Im on prazosin for nightmares/night terrors and it works fine for my full sleep cycle (because I take it before bed, probably) but it doesn't seem to apply to naps.
Very good call.
This sort of thing is exactly why I don't take naps anymore. It happened a few too many times and it’s genuinely a horrible experience. Incredibly vivid. I got the sensation I could feel my actual body being unable to move. So no more naps no matter how tired I am.
3 yrs 2.1 k comments on this account and probably another thousand scattered between other accounts, and not a single one made the list :(
I’ll have to try harder for the next one, I guess.
I’ve seen this meme a lot, what’s it from?