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[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago

Yep. Here the tickets for the smaller venues are often still Ticketmaster. I don't do arena or stadium shows, ever. They have their fingers in everything.

Occasionally the tickets are sold through Eventbrite or the very small local ticketing alternative, and there are a couple who handle their own box office but more often than you think, it's fucking Ticketmaster.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 15 points 22 hours ago

Stare directly at the people who are treating you like a freak for staring out the window.

Gazing out the window and zoning out are absolutely normal human behaviors.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Real leather and good quality do eventually cost less if you keep them & take care of them (get the heels re-capped, etc.) so look for a timeless style like a 3.5 inch heel pump in black, calfskin if you can get that. I had some from the 1990s I just gave to my youngest kid's girlfriend because I don't wear heels anymore. They still look good, never seem to go out of date. Those were expensive Stuart Weitzman ones, you can sometimes get them on clearance for about $100 if you get lucky. I liked his because they had a 10 narrow, long enough but no slipping around on my feet, I could walk well in them without getting blisters.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (5 children)

This takes practice and depends a lot on your foot shape but Naturalizer are usually good, and some are good looking.

I've never had a high heel break though, how in the world are you walking that's breaking them?

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I stay in my same body, at the same age I am now, keep all my teeth, etc? I am nearsighted, it's gonna be difficult.

What happens when I pass the day I am born, though? Are there 2 of me?

I don't think I'd change the timeline much anyway, it seems hard to. Though I'd love to become a lawyer and advise Al Gore against conceding the election he won. Even if I ceased to exist that might be worth it.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

May I recommend Herr's Horseradish Cheddar? I believe they will hit the spot. Same punch of horseradish that comes & goes so fast. I have only seen them at WaWa.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Salt is the best one, and it's because there is no crap in those, just potatoes, oil, salt yet they taste divine.

Runner up is Horseradish Cheddar and if you don't like those I understand, but the pungent horseradish and salty cheddar are so wonderful. And importantly, they don't have the disgusting powdered vinegar that ruins so many flavored chips.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Absolutely not. Arrogant and asshole would disqualify him from being hot, even if in shape and good looking. And obviously he wouldn't be likeable.

I think people misunderstand the "confidence is sexy". It's not arrogance or cockiness, more like the sort of self-confidence that makes you feel the person accepts themselves and you. The people who are easy to talk to and who listen. That kind of just being at ease with the world, that most of us struggle with. That is the sexy confidence.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It really depends on where you live. I'm in zone 10 (subtropical) and can grow successfully:

In the cold season - fennel, collard greens, broccoli, cauliflower, cilantro, arugula, lettuces. Sometimes radishes. Eggplant and peppers (eggplant can last a few years here if no freeze)

In the hot season - okra, watermelon, basil, eggplant and peppers, sweet potato (Stokes Purple). Tomatoes. Hong tsoi (plant survives winter but produces in the rainy season)

Trees - citrus, figs, carambola, longan, loquat, bananas.

If you are in a cold place with little space, radishes are fast growing. Potatoes are filling and good to do in containers so you can find them. Greens are very healthy with so much nutrition per calorie, and collards don't mind a freeze, neither does fennel.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

I have not found one. If I come in at 9, leave at 18, or 18:30, if I come in at 8, same. So I come in at 9.

But in general here it's a 9 hour day with an hour break for lunch, that makes the 8 hour workday.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

We have clouds, but in the subtropics solar does pay for itself eventually, the sunlight is so direct. I don't want panels on my roof (we finally got everything hurricane -rated, metal roof, storm windows, and insurers here will sometimes drop houses with solar panels on the roof) but would like solar carport, back porch, and if it was possible, yeah over the garden but angled for the dappled light - I lose a lot more food plants to too much bright sun, than any other factor.

[–] RBWells@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

It's SO sunny here that I'd probably get better results in my garden by shading it under solar panels, there are plenty of places they help ag, not harm it. You don't have to space them so tightly or have them completely flat like that picture.

 

No pictures but made piña coladas for my family today.

1 can unsweetened coconut cream

10 oz rum

10 oz fresh pineapple juice

Juice of 2 juicy limes

4 oz simple syrup because all the pineapple was tart

Frozen pineapple chunks, probably 2 cups in volume but not packed.

Scoop of ice, also probably 2 cups in volume but not packed.

First cooled the liquids, mixed, in the freezer. Then everything into the blender. Really good, boozy pineapple smoothie. And it's raining!

 

2 oz fresh pineapple juice

2 oz overproof bourbon (or one with strong flavor)

1 oz amaretto (I used Adriatico)

1/2 oz pineapple amaro

1 oz lemon

Squeeze of agave syrup - if your amaretto is traditional & sweet, omit this, and add a tiny pinch of fine salt.

Shake everything with ice, pour over fresh ice.

It's really good, but I think would be better with a drizzle of syrup from amaretto cherries and a garnish of the same, and probably better with a sweeter amaro. I don't have either right now. But honestly pineapple and whiskey is hard to mess up. It's good.

Yes I moved the glass off the magazine right after the picture.

 

2 oz Glenglassaugh

0.5 oz Galliano

0.5 oz Giffard Abricot

1 oz lemon

1 inch piece ginger

Small spoonful brown sugar

Shake everything with ice, strain into a glass over new ice. Very nice! Galliano is underrated.

 

You can't read it on the board but this was the special at the hotel bar today, they have a Bourbon bar, all sorts of good whiskey on the shelf. Always a sucker for a fruity bourbon sour!

Don't know exactly what is in it but my guess is bourbon, lemon, cherry heering and soda water. Can taste the whiskey, the cherry is not dominant, nor the lemon. More refreshing than I'd expect from something 'bourbon cherry'

 

Three years old and I've not had to moderate even thrice! Will have a cocktail later to celebrate but wanted to say thanks for making this place great!

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by RBWells@lemmy.world to c/cocktails@lemmy.world
 

Featuring Juno, our velvet hippo.

This made 2.

4 oz gin (Farmer's)

6 oz grapefruit juice

1 oz Campari

1 oz lime

8 oz tonic (fever tree light tonic, la mejor)

Stirred with ice, strained over fresh ice with one lime wedge squeezed in and put in. A little watery, the grapefruit maybe not quite perfect but it's good.

Because the fever tree comes in weird sized bottles, there was left over so I made a gin & tonic for my daughter's girlfriend. She did not like it but a splash of St. Germain fixed it for her.

 

Strap on your adblocker, this is a very adsy website but this story was good. I do a lot of waste diversion drinks but no trash can in a bar is absolutely incredible.

 

I'm having a Friend Zone, a non alcoholic cocktail, as I still have strawberry kvass. One of the most delicious cocktails around. Batched it for a party once and nobody could even pick it out as the booze-less one.

https://imbibemagazine.com/recipe/friend-zone-a-zero-proof-strawberry-drink/

 

2 oz vodka

1/2 oz lemon

1/2 oz St Germain

1/2 oz rhubarb amaro

Not sure what else to call it. If a drink can be said to be vodka-forward, this is. It's balanced, a little sweet, barely tart, a little bitter, and I don't think I'd want anything adjusted but it is sort of like a really good flavored vodka. I am enjoying it. And I do love a pink drink. May work on this as a start to a Thanksgiving punch.

 

First the yoga pants - I was so upset to find out they shed microplastics when laundered. Now heat styling & heat protectant.

They say the main culprit is cyclopentasiloxane, so if it's just silicones and high heat I think most curly stylists avoid those, but I'm sure we all sometimes get a blowout or flat ironing, and lots of people do that every day.

 

Mostly product ads but a good long scroll if you like hair inspo pictures. The curly bangs section with the short wavy hair looked cute and achievable.

 

I have tepache already, made it earlier this month. So that was not made using her recipe.

Subbed Chinola Passion fruit for the orange, otherwise the same formula. This was so tart I gave it a sugar rim.

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