Man I've been waiting for pizza delivery since Tuesday, I know how that feels. At least the book won't leave me hangry.

Has anyone actually watched a 22 episode season of something like The Sopranos or The Wire? Those shows had filler episodes but the long seasons let characters breathe and side stories develop in a way that feels more real. Shorter seasons can feel rushed and gimmicky, like the writers are just hitting plot points without any room for the world to feel lived in.

Yeah idk, maybe it's just me but isn't that kind of the point of a retainer to eat the bad months with the good ones?

Angela is spot on about the steamy bathroom being a death sentence for these serums. I ruined a full bottle of Skinceuticals that way, it turned brown and smelled like hot dog water within a week. Now I keep mine in the fridge too and I actually set a timer on my phone to remind me to put it back, sounds silly but it works. And @dakota_taylor39 is right about checking the pH, I finally got a pack of those little test strips and found my favorite brand was way too high, no wonder it stung.

Polishing away my soul before the steel even knew what it wanted to be" - did you ever go back and try making a knife like that, rough and fast, and if so, did it change how you worked for good?