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>have a stainless steel water bottle
>any water in it develops a very strong metallic taste, if i smell the interior, it also has a very strong metallic smell
>tried washing it with dishwashing liquid, i rinsed it half a dozen times with water
>it seemed ok at first, but now the water in the bottle smells a bit like the dishwashing liquid
Any ideas on what i should do with this bottle? Ive rinsed it VERY throughly so im not sure whats going on....
Get a new one. One made of some plastic material or anything that isn't metal but screams good quality(durable, etc).
No point in poisoning yourself or tasting something bad everyday.
>>16922941
yea but whats wrong with it? this is a good quality brand and another bottle from the same brand that i had didnt have this problem.
>>16922958
Stainless steel tends to do that, I make my coffee in a moka pot and the coffee covers it up but when I add water before the coffees in ot has the same metallic smell. It'll never fully go away.
If it bothers you I would just get a good quality BPA free water jug or bottle.
What the fuck do I do?
>be me
>overwhelmed with coursework
>Falls behind in math, I can't get much help because during the tutoring hours that are available I have classes
>I have a speech tomorrow on a subject that I know fairly well but I haven't put any time into practicing
>I know I should be practicing but I'm letting my god damn emotions get the best of me
Should I skip class today to practice my speech for tomorrow? I don't want to spend the whole night doing this. Which is what happened last time but last time I was more prepared.
Do you have friends you can get notes off? If so, yes - skip the unnecessary classes today and practice for your assessable tests like speeches.
>>16922866
No friends in either classes. However, the math course is partially online so I could go on the site and do the work. My only problem would be not getting enough help, aside from the videos that we use for reference.
As for my other class, coding. Not sure what we're doing today but I'm not going to know what to do if I choose to skip out.
>>16922866
I'm not the type that skips classes but this seems like a reasonable cause. My only concern is the guilt thats going to wash over me for skipping...
I used to have this gf that turned me on very bad sexually. I pretended to be her online and sent her nudes to a bunch of people and they masturbated to them
Is this rape?
>>16922839
No, it's general assholery.
It is also revenge porn, and there are now laws against it in many places, so it may be your ticket to prison.
>is this sexual penetration without the other person's consent?
are you serious
Is it rape? No, but it's really fucked up and potentially illegal. Really, you should be ashamed.
Signs that a girl is interested in you? And what do I do from there? I don't know what kind of small talk to make with a girl.
>>16922777
google wikihow to tell if a girl is interested in you
We need a stick for this crap, Jesus it's almost everyday.
So, a week ago I met an amazing girl. She is just my type, both when it comes to the looks and the personality, she's funny, straightforward and really cute, she's even a gamer (though I'm not so can't share that ahah). Two days ago we kissed and we're together now. There is only one minor problem: she is Italian and barely speaks English, usually communicates through friends. Has anyone ever been with someone who doesn't speak their language? Can it last? Cheers!
I'd be interested to hear this answer too.
>>16922649
She should improve her english, you should try to learn a bit of Italian or whatever other language she speaks.
Buona fortuna, anon.
no, its a huge barrier when it comes to major things like communication and stuff
Am I fucked?
In high school, I never took an AP course. Not one. I wasn't accepted, even though I wanted to take one. Anyway, I did take a lot of electives, and have been swimming since I was three. I was also on varsity track. It seems like all of my friends have so many advanced courses on their transcripts, and I barely have anything to even put. They didn't have any writing classes in my high school, which I really wanted to take because I love to write. I got a 1110 on my SATs and I have a 3.5-3.6 GPA. I'm hoping to major in psychology. I'd love to become an adolescent psychologist and work in a school district. But I feel like I wasn't an outstanding student in high school. If I take my first two years of college in a community college and then transfer, will my high school experience still play a huge role? I was already planning to go to community college anyway because it saves a shit ton of money. Any tips? Thanks
>>16922644
>Am I fucked?
>I'm hoping to major in psychology.
eyup
>If I take my first two years of college in a community college and then transfer, will my high school experience still play a huge role?
nope, there's a lot of schools that offer guaranteed transfers from a community college to any in state university if you make a passing grade first two years and you're getting the same exact experience class-wise as all the other kids going, you just miss out on the "traditional experience" and save ~$10g (probably)
further advice: whatever happens, don't join a frat. you're just paying for friends and a guaranteed party. doesn't mean either will be good.
>>16922706
Why would I be fucked for majoring in psychology?? Everyone says this but I'm really interested in it.
Hey /adv/
I live with my boyfriend, we are both uni students. On Wednesdays he has a day off, the only day he doesn't leave the flat before me and he has a lie in while I get ready.
Last week I came back to bed for a cuddle before leaving and noticed cum stains on the bed. I asked him to use tissues next time and find the thought of sleeping in a dirty bed disgusting. I wasn't surprised that he masturbate in bed and international only confirmed my suspicions that he doesn't even use a tissue.
Today I found out he had done it again and asked him to clean the sheets and he got angry at me.
I don't think I'm being unreasonable here, we have tons of packets of tissues around and I ALWAYS clean the sheets if I ever get anything on them. Would other guys expect me to not mind sleeping in a bed with cum all over it?
Thoughts?
>>16922535
That sounds very reasonable.
Is he a manchild
>>16922535
Your bf sounds like a fuckwit, sleeping in cumstains is gross
>>16922560
I wouldn't say so but he has used the excuse "you're my first girlfriend I don't know how to (do x)" before which I just don't understand
Is anybody good at chemistry? This is a pre lab and I'm struggling. I tried to google it but I can't find results. Can you help me out please?
>>16922348
Better picture sorry
If you dilute something to 1/10 of its volume, concentrations will be lowered to 1/10, so 0.03M
If you take 4ml of 0.03M Fe3 solution and dilute it to 10ml concentrations will decrease to 4/10, so it's 0.012M
All the thiocyanates listed are soluble in water and their cations don't cross react with Fe3+.
>>16922429
Thank you so much
I have a lower wisdom tooth erupting, and it is extremely painful. I don't know why it hurts so unmanageably, I have trigeminal neuralgia for fuck's sake.
Information or advice.
>>16922322
Take it to the dentist, they give you some good pain meds.
>>16922332
It's 4 am, and I don't have a dentist. The only sub-adequate painkiller I have is cocoa beans.
>>16922322
In my country ye old folk medicine is run alcohol on it.
Google translate says it's Brandy...
It helps a little tho, if it's VERY painfull and your contemplaiting suicide because of it then massive pain killers are the only way to go.
Also in my country if you have unbearable pain you can go to the emergency and ask for a pain-killer shot.
I did this once because of menstrual pain, was on hardcore pain killers for a week after that but it got me through the night till morning.
I really want to act but cant let go of how stupid it feels. The whole thing gives me anxiety for some reason and I think its because I can't understand it. In this sort of mindset I become hyperware of the audience observing rather than the performance itself.
David Bryne came closest to explaining "it" to me when he said "Stop making sense, nothing about performing makes sense".
I really want to know what it means to love acting and enjoy art but I cant get over this feelng. Some people can just do it for some reason without question. I know most of you are going to say "just do it", and I don't have a problem with that since its probably what I'm going to end up doing, but I want to understand my current position. I feel like Im being torn into two different personalities, one resisting what seems dangerous, the other willing to take the risk. Has anyone ever felt like this?a
JUST DO IT
And maybe seek a therapist.
>>16922291
Have you ever listened to the song from A Chorus Line. I think it's Calle d"Nothing" about how this actor is trying to act but feels nothing, and then eventually gets over it? Listen to that.
>>16922291
Modern acting requires a kind of elective schizophrenia. One half of you has to be immersed in the character, to make your performance as real and natural as possible. The other half has to be aware you're acting, monitoring your performance technically, making sure you feed the others the right cues, picking up on audience reaction and the like.
How to do both of those things is what a lot of formal acting training is about. Have you taken serious training, or are you just an enthusiastic amateur? You have to be taught how to do exactly those things you currently don't know how to do.
This is my first time posting here, so please excuse my poor storytelling.
I've been bros with this guy since eighth grade - I'm 19 now, he's 20. We were really close in high school, but ever since graduation, he's been growing increasingly more distant. Not returning texts / calls, not seeming interested when we hang out, etc.
A week or so ago, I got into an argument with him and his brother about some stupid political bullshit. He ignored me entirely for a week, and then texted me out of the blue saying he might not want to be friends anymore. He says I'm an asshole, that we don't have anything in common anymore, and that he doesn't approve of my (sparing) alcohol and drug use (mainly weed and tobacco, psychedelics twice). He asked me to give him a reason why we should stay friends, and I honestly haven't come up with one yet.
Should I try and fix things, or just try to end them as civilly as possible? I'm trying to avoid sunk costs fallacy here, but I also don't want to just cut ties with such a close friend at the drop of a hat.
>>16922186
that happens, it's called life.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TW-tcUYwQnc
Cherish the good memories but sometimes it's time to move on.
>>16922186
If that hasn't happened before there might be a small initial shock, but it's a harsh life lesson. I have like 4 close friends right now, over the measly 22 years of my life I have lost over 10. People come and go, unless you were close with a friend more than, say, 7 years, it's not worth patching up. Move on.
>>16922261
P.S.
>just try to end them as civilly as possible
Do nothing, literally. Just let it go, no calls, no chats, no meet-ups. You don't owe the guy a dear-john talk.
hi /adv/,
so. lately I have noticed a trend with potential partners. They love to invite me out and hang out with their close circle of friends usually after a couple times meeting me, and sometimes its even after the first shot. I think it's because they genuinely really like me, and I also like them because they are decent human beings, with friends, hobbies, interests, and lots of things to talk about. So I guess this is what happens if I want to date someone of higher quality, or even anybody who clicks with me? It's an opposites attract type of thing.
The first time it happened it went horribly. Because expectations did not match up with reality, so I was disappointed. Told him I didn't like his friends and didn't want to hang out with them, and he immediately dumped me. This was so fucked up and surprising of him to do. I was in complete shock.
The second guy invites me to hang out with his friends within a day of hanging out with me one on one. This time I say to myself, ok, you better not fuck this up, and even if expectations do not match up with reality, just pretend to like his friends.
So that's what I am doing- faking it until I make it. because my asbergers comes out a little with groups, but I am totally cool one on one. I believe everyone has this type of asbergers social akwardness to a certain extend. Nobody is perfect you know?
Anyways.. so now this new guy cooked for me and his close friends all at once. Pic related, this time is a mixture of guys and girls.
He loved it and said he can't wait to cook for me again. I thought it was awkward though because the circle of friends had their close bond going on and a continuum of that bonding at dinner. I tried my best to not be a weirdo and talked a little here and there but I was slightly scared as it's the first time hanging out with them.
But he eventually sat next to me for like 5 min and held my hand [at the end of the 3 hour dinner party]. This time I am not sleeping around until I know the guy really well- it's as far as we have gone.
But yeah. I guess it's going well now? I am faking it until I make it because I do want to have more friends. My problem is is that I get mad if people don't talk to me or if I am not the center of attention, like I normally am on one on one dates.
So-- yeah- this trend is now me going on group dates, and no longer one on one.
What is up with this?... I thought dating was supposed to be a solo romantic thing. I am open to this new style, because these are the types of men who I attract and am attracted to. But.. can someone else explain to me the purpose of this type of dynamic?
tldr; group dates are a thing in my life for the past year. One on one dates are very short lasting.
guy thinks it goes well, I hate it because attention is not on me. Basically hanging out in the shadows and watch his friends talk to each other.
I know it has to do with me, and not them, and probably just have to get more comfortable making friends with a group of people.
anyone want to explain?
he is now planning like all of our dates to be in conjunction with his friends... LOL...I'm like okay.
Is this a trend with older men, like in their late 20s, early 30s? This guy is 31 I believe.
bump
For whatever reason,
I feel that depression and loneliness are not real conditions or afflictions. However... I am starting to change my mind because I am thinking I could be depressed or lonely but don't want to admit.
I don't want to admit it because in my mind I think, "I bet there are people out there with WAY worse problems than I. Do I even have the right to be depressed or lonely?"
I think I am depressed because I rarely feel happy about the next day? You know how some people go to bed and wake up saying "MAN WHAT A WONDERFUL DAY! I AM GLAD TO SEE IT!" I typically don't feel like that. The days to me seem to have melded together and I feel like crap most days.
As far as loneliness goes, I am 25 and I have never had a girlfriend and I can't even imagine myself having one. I want one but I know I don't possess the resources, qualities or nuances necessary to have a girlfriend. Its strange. I feel like my life is passing me by at light speed and I have no idea how to stop it.
What should I do? Is this life?
They are legitimate conditions. Some people handle them better than others. You can let the loneliness and depression affect you in some way whether it be good or bad. Or you can just go on your way ignoring it.
>>16922176
I feel like I have been ignoring it for awhile. I am just tired of feeling like shit I guess. The most important thing though is that I am not suicidal. I am just really wondering though is this all life has to offer?
I feel as if I am alive but not "living".
Ok so i realzied that the woman i care about more than i care about my well being doesnt give a rats ass about me so i kinda got pissed but im calm for the moment anyways i need a end all game to get her out of my head or get her back either way i win
>>16922150
going to need more information, were you dating her or how did you discover she doesn't care about you? how long have you known her?
i have known her all my life and no we have not dated i had a self discovery i put the slight clues together
>>16922150
Go up to her, and take her out on the most romantic dinner possible. Flowers, chocolate, etc. Take a night stroll with her that leads back home and into bed. Romance her just right and make loving to her like never before while slowly bringing her to climax. Then right before she gets off stop fucking her, and piss all in her vag. When she realizes what you've done lean over her and look her right in the eye and say "It's over, toilet whore.". Get up, and calmly walk away.
treat yourself
>>16922129
Have a party.
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