stelelor

@stelelor@lemmy.ca

🌌 we are all in the gutter but some of us are looking at the stars

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stelelor,

A Zoboomafoo fan in the wild?!

stelelor,

It would be kind of nostalgic. Like the discussion forums of yore, where signatures were the place to shove quotes, statistics, awards, maybe a gif or two.

stelelor,

The boycott is “organized crime” in their eyes.

stelelor,

*longer

*upside

(Sorry? Lol)

stelelor, (edited )

Agreed, look at all the natural variation that was lost. The newcomers don’t convey the same intensity of emotions.

P.S. “extant” means still in existence, I believe you meant “extinct” :)

Edit: I only now realize the image is also incorrectly labeled. It’s a perfectly understandable mistake, anyway.

stelelor,

This.

stelelor,

Ah, yes, confetti… Such beautiful color effects but such a pain in the ass.

I don’t think there’s any magic trick to them but here’s what I find helps:

  • Keeping a good tension in my stitches - not too taut (distorts the grid), not too loose (risk catching).
  • Using a blunt needle - I know this is counterintuitive BUT I now have a much easier time stitching “in the holes”. With a pointed sewing needle, I often pushed it between the Aida threads, which then made single wonky stitches very obvious. If all stitches sit neatly in their holes it’s much better!
  • Accept that some imperfections will happen. This is a manual skill, it’s part of the fun. And anyway, it will look great from a couple feet away. No one will inspect your stitches as carefully as you do now - and if they do, you have permission to kick them out. ;)
stelelor,

I hear where you’re coming from. I can’t even begin to imagine how tired you are after all these hardships. The fact that you’re still writing civil replies to the other person is commendable.

I would like to respectfully say that universal healthcare would have eliminated the need to navigate insurance denials and out of pocket maximums. If we add a more robust social safety net to the equation, you may also not have to worry about childcare and having to stretch yourself thin with work… Would eliminating these battles really not have brought qualitative changes (for the better) for your family?

stelelor,

Thank you for this beautiful example of using “defiantly” correctly!

stelelor,

I did our taxes. If the powers that be agree with my work, we’re looking at a refund of around $2700. Worth it.

stelelor,

What is the best way to get the latest Flash player is required for video playback of the day of the day of the day

… I have never written anything about Flash player or video playback, what the hell autocomplete?!

stelelor,

Ok so teaspoons are a thing, of course, and they’re found in every household, but I’ve never seen… teaforks? before. 🤣

What things are ubiquitous in your life, that might not be for someone else?

I was watching a video the other day that mentioned the cassava plant, and how it’s a staple food in many parts of the world. I may have had it once or twice, but for some people it’s something they eat every day. This got me thinking - how many things do I assume that everyone else in the world must come in contact with and...

stelelor,

I live in Atlantic Canada so the obvious answer is anything snow-related.

Maple syrup. We always have at least one can in the house.

stelelor,

It’s even better if you punch two holes, diametrically opposed. A big one for pouring and a small one for venting. Perfect drizzles everytime without the sudden “gulps”.

stelelor,

Since this is now a “share your favorite AMV” thread, my humble contribution: Hold Me Now set to Princess Tutu: m.youtube.com/watch?v=9197GTl1ASg

stelelor,

The pharmachien is real and he is great:

lepharmachien.com/category/english/

stelelor,

Laundry Service by Shakira. One of a handful of music CDs that actually worked on my no-name CD player. I was ecstatic when MP3 players hit the scene and I could finally listen to all the weird music I had accumulated thanks to Kazaa.

stelelor,

Before kid: Reading, astronomy, cross-fit, nail polish, coloring, playing the Sims, cross-stitching, DnD.

After kid: Sleeping, DnD, cross-stitching, and a little tiny bit of astronomy (involves bargaining with spouse).

stelelor,

And leeches. Can’t forget the leeches.

stelelor,

Physical Chemistry. First semester of first year of university. I couldn’t understand anything that our 80+ year old professor was mumbling, and the slides he used were terrible (full of abréviations, diagrams missing steps, etc.) Although I was getting solid grades in all my other courses, I failed the first PhysChem midterm with something like 23%. I resigned myself to my fate and sheepishly told my mom (I was still living home at the time and parents were paying for my studies). She got a mad glint in her eyes, and asked for all the course materials. By next week, she had completely reworked the material and came up with new tables and diagrams to help explain the concepts. I was amazed at how simple it all really was. For example, atomic bonds aren’t static but can “wiggle” around in several ways, and we can even calculate fairly easily the amount of energy required for each wiggle.

stelelor,

London?

stelelor,

Look up “thigh gap”. Not saying I agree with it, just that it’s a thing.

stelelor,

The stupid terminology in immunology made me hate it so much, even though the actual mechanics are fascinating. At some point my brain just reached saturation with all the CD proteins. Enough is enough!!!

Just wanted to say a quick hello to all the other women out there on Lemmy

I’ve been happily posting away here on two accounts since just before the Great Migration, and have no problem being openly a woman on the internet. Up to and including correcting people who assume I’m a guy, and even occasionally acknowledging the existence of periods....

stelelor, (edited )

Hello and hey. I don’t usually think of myself as “a woman on the internet” because I’ve basically grown up with it. I don’t make any particular efforts to advertise it but I’m not against casually mentioning it. I’ve never had a bad experience on Reddit due to my gender, likely because I gravitated towards niche subs where gender was irrelevant to the discussion anyway.

International Women’s Day was widely celebrated in my native country, but much less so where I now live. I don’t really mind, because I don’t like the whole politically-correct celebrations that feel hollow and forced (“You’re a woman so, uh, here are some flowers! Women like flowers, right? Right???”) anyway I had a great day at work with my favorite team, then a nice evening at home with some D&D. I just wish I had time to walk my dog - that’s one of my goals for tomorrow.

stelelor,

Thank you for reminding me of it! I looked into it a couple years ago but it wasn’t available in Canada. Now there are a few stores that ship internationally and there are much less network compatibility issues. Excellent news!

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