She’s got a lovely coat pattern. Like the swirl on a marble loaf cake

Looking at the movies on the Internet Archive and some of them look ok. Selection isn’t as bad as I thought.

Some of them are a no thanks for me but there seem to be a few cult movies on there

Edit: There are still a few rare ones (Sympathy For Mr Vengeance, Lone Wolf And Cub) and Beetlejuice. But a lot of the entries for the ones I wanted to check out first (classic slashers) mostly consist of crud like podcasts discussing them, soundtracks, trailers, art etc. Angery.

Still not succumbing to the subscription streaming bullshit though. I just want to go back to the days of Blockbuster, where I could rent 5 weekly videos for $10 and heat up a frozen pizza to eat while I watch…

Thanks, I tried it but need non-dairy and the taste was pretty bad. I also feel weirdly guilty about taking something a child might need.

I’m going through so many options to try and regain my health but keep running into roadblocks and reformulations.

Also potentially in the reformulation hall of shame - Ensure powder. I’d been drinking it in recent years to help maintain nutrition, but then it got taken off shelves and brought back with new labels…

It was always a little gross to drink and I can’t find anything about a reformulation? Nothing is jumping out at me as different on the label.

But more recently it’s unambiguously been worsening things for me and I’m trying to remember if that started around the time of the new packaging.

I really feel like companies should be required to announce changes and disclose what they were.

No problem, glad to have warned you.

I’m not exactly sure when the formulation changed (to be able to check by bottle date) but I burned my face with Cetaphil at least a year ago. Complaining again because I’m revisiting my options.

I went to Neutrogena extra gentle cleanser but that’s now been changed into some foaming and creamy cleansers that I haven’t yet tried out.

Not entirely sure about the Clearasil. I still have combination skin but as I’m getting older it’s getting weirdly dehydrated so I’m trying to steer away from anything foaming to see if that helps.

Agree, I’m not able to use salicylic acid every day. If I use it it’s only once in a blue moon (because physical exfoliation is too rough) and as a drop or two of serum mixed into lotion to dilute it. (I’ll keep one bottle of a cheap brand like Beauty Glam or Kmart on hand - also good for rubbing under arms before antiperspirant.)

If anyone has sensitive skin and would like a heads up these were the other things I tried:

Cerave cleanser and lotion are good on my skin but you can’t buy them with your regular supermarket shop and while the lotion is lovely and hydrating it’s quite light and doesn’t have a lot of staying power so you can still get dry. Still the best known options.

The tube of Cerave cream isn’t very moisturising, feels more like a really thick barrier cream that sits as a residue on your skin.

Reviews say the same about the Cerave tubs which also contain niacinimide (can cause redness and soreness or breakouts) so I give the tubs a miss.

Ego Sunsense Daily Face SPF 50 varieties have also changed to include niacinimide so I stopped buying it. That had been a little oily/shiny but was the only high protection facial sunscreen I found that didn’t sting…

I used the Nivea SPF 15 moisturiser for many years as a teen and young adult but that recently began stinging after reformulation and then got discontinued. In hindsight I wish I had used something with higher protection.

I tend to dislike QV products in general with one exception. The foaming unscented QV wash is ok for body but stripping on face. I might use it in the shower if trying to remove sunscreen but for regular use, no.

EDIT: Also sorbolene stings and reddens my skin. This may be due to the glycerine, or the surfactant/detergent in it (as sorbolene was made to be a soap free skin cleanser). Some people may get away with using it to cleanse or remove makeup and then washing it right off but it always causes a red sore reaction for me regardless.

Current routine: After finishing the cleanser bottle I kind of cracked the shits about the price of Cerave face wash and having to go out of my way to buy it so have just been rinsing my face with water or a quick wash with very diluted Balnea sorbolene ‘soap’ in the shower… kind of stripping but oh well.

I tried the Dove sensitive beauty bar on my face at the sink but it’s unexpectedly drying and can sting if I’m not careful.

I’m still using the Cerave lotion but having to top it off with an unscented body lotion to seal the hydration in (Vaseline brand) because it’s so very light.

For sunscreen I was using Olay SPF 30 Sensitive which was tolerable and not greasy but could be a bit stinging and thick to wash off.

Now I use Neutrogena SPF 15 moisturiser which is fine but nowhere near the level of sun protection I want. I keep the little pump bottle of Olay in my bag as a backup.

I’d love it if manufacturers would stop reformulating everything.

A lot of the “new and improved” stuff is actually worse, sometimes even causing bad reactions for me. Often not only me. Whenever it happens I stop buying.

Try hotdish

Needs mayo

I agree. And if you’re not in the strata of being able to get a mortgage it’s pretty grim

Today has been a rough one. Melbcat guarded me while I sat in the shower and then curled up in my dressing gown with me to share a nap.

I don’t understand how people think cats are cold or aloof

Jimmy two-tone

Look at that face. He’s telling you to stop messing around and think of your future

Yeah reddit be judgy. Sounds like you want to get in with like minded people.

There used to be poetry slams many years ago at the Drunken Poet, dunno if that’s still going. It seemed friendly enough.

Just a heads up though that I did stop going because of some old drunk dude making inappropriate comments. So like… check it out if you want and if it sucks hit the bricks

Ah I kinda have to though. Using pots in a limited space and trying to keep the fruit off the ground.

I’ll try to be very careful with wide fabric ties and picking them small

I’ve chosen not to and I think everyone will be happier for it

They Ratatouille’d you

I’m still struggling both physically and mentally. Forcing myself to do stuff is backfiring and causing a lot of stress. But the alternative is to just do nothing? Indefinitely?

I’ve inexpertly taken the soil samples and only just remembered - even if they come back safe I might not use the soil because there’s the cat poo to consider.

When I adopted Melbcat she was an outdoor girlie. While that was years ago and she’s now adjusted to being a litterbox enjoyer, I can’t promise the same for the visiting cats or possums.

Maybe in future then

Thanks, that sounds nice and cheap.

I want to do tiny sugar pumpkins too but that might be too many plants

Oh and I forgot who had the chillos that were at risk of getting too cold - but you can buy or make covers to go over the top of them.

Even put them in a plastic tub with a lid as a temporary greenhouse til you can get something else sorted

If I was to grow zucchini in pots would a tripod of Brunnings bamboo stakes be enough support? (The thin kind?) Or should I go for a thicker individual wooden stake for each, or a cheap wooden lattice?

I probably wouldn’t be letting the fruit get full size. More young tender zukes