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3h ago

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Just rewatched 'The OA' and that cancellation still stings

My cousin worked as a PA on that show (the one with the house in season 2). She said the scripts for season 3 were completely wild.

2d ago

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PSA: A professor told me my color palettes were 'too safe'

Oh man, that professor gave you the best advice. I got the same critique years ago. My game changer was the grocery store. The weird, waxy green of a bell pepper next to the purple of an eggplant. Or the specific grimy yellow of the floor tiles in an old subway station. It forces you to see color without any design rules in your head. That rust idea is perfect. It's all about training your eye to see palettes in the wild.

3d ago

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My mom told me to stop using witch hazel on oily skin years ago

Honestly those gritty scrubs are the only thing that ever worked on my super oily skin. All that gentle stuff just felt like I was smearing lotion on my face and calling it clean. Sometimes you need that deep, squeaky clean feeling to really feel like the day's grime is gone.

3d ago

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Just had a wall start to lean on me in a tight Philly alley job

Glad you caught that drift in time. A lot of people forget that even a short garden wall needs a solid base. The rule I learned is the footing should be half as wide as the wall is tall, and twice as deep as the wall is thick. So a three foot wall that's one brick thick needs a footing a foot and a half wide and at least eight inches deep. It seems like overkill until you see one start to lean.

4d ago

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My buddy's custom Catan board got a drink spilled on it at a game night in Austin

Depends on what you mean by big deal. It can really mess up your week if you let it. Best to just handle it and move on.