Any ideas for things to do June 20 as a local?

Morning everyone! Just looking to see if anyone has any advice/ideas. I’ve been working 7 days a week for a few months now, and I took June 20th off back in April to check out the Lavender Fest in Mass with my mother. However, we didn’t realize how popular it’s gotten over the past few years, and it sold out almost 2 months in advance for that day.

Then, I wanted to check out the harbor seals at the New England Aquarium as a backup, and as of a few days ago, all of the seal events are closed due to molting season (that’s ok though obviously, love them 🥺)

Then I tried Mystic Aquarium because I have a membership, but the events I’m interested in there aren’t available either on Saturdays, in the summer, that specific day, or a mix of all of those. Plus I’m going with a friend in two weeks anyways,so if there’s nothing specific to do I don’t think it’s worth going twice in two weeks.

Now I’m pretty stumped on what to do 😭

Additional info: I’m in my 20s, she’s in her late 50s.
I’ve lived here my whole life, so it’s not really a “go to the Cliff Walk and around Newport” type of deal. I have a feeling it’ll be too hot for something like a hike, and I am an avid beach hater 😔

Location: We live in Newport County but are willing to drive for a day trip- like Boston, Mystic etc. Don’t want to go too far like NH but id say maybe within 1.5 hrs of Portsmouth?

I’m doing my own research, but I’m just curious if anyone else has any ideas off the top of their head that they could suggest :)

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u/EchoOfAsh — 10 hours ago

Thoughts on LC for Blade in high cost Acheron team- Sig or Ciphers?

Hi everyone! My current Acheron team is Acheron e6s5, Tribbie e6s5, Hyacine e0s1, and MBlade e6.

I have ciphers sig at s5, and I know that’s a really good supportive option for him. But at e6, does his sig matter more and would it be a good investment for the team as a whole? I’m only using him with Acheron and my priority is to keep her usable for as long as possible. I’ve read that his sig increases his personal dmg while ciphers increase team wide damage and they’re very similar percent wise. I’m just not sure which yall think is better for the greatest of all time Acheron. Tutorial is occupied by Kafka.

[I do not have unlimited money so plz don’t just comment anything along the lines of you already have e6 just buy the lc 🥲 only want to go for it if it’s actually worth it, not for collection purposes]

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u/EchoOfAsh — 7 days ago
▲ 25 r/23andme

What’s the most unique historical match you’ve gotten?

With the Goth update, I’ve gotten my new closest historical match! My first to break 90% more DNA than other customers and my first with 2 segments. What’s the best yall have?

u/EchoOfAsh — 17 days ago
▲ 336 r/birding

The most mixed feelings I’ve ever had on a bird

My mixed opinions on these guys have been driving me crazy lately so I wanted to share a mini rant. On one hand, they’re awful (/j). Oh it’s a new bird! No. Northern Mockingbird. Well maybe /that’s/ a new bird? No. Northern Mockingbird. It’s ALWAYS a mockingbird. Plus, they’re total bullies at my feeder.

We’ve never had them around our yard until this year, and now them, the grackles, and starlings are the Triad of Terror. The mockingbird and grackles tag team the feeder and chase everything smaller than them (which for the grackle, is basically everything) away. When I saw them both visiting on and off, I thought, maybe they’ll scare each other off! But no!! They work together! Or at least, it looks that way, I’m probably projecting lol. They are totally content with each other but just have an agenda against every other bird. (The starlings just descend like a mob of locusts, I scare them away every time I can. I don’t scare away the other birds because even if they’re bullies, at least they’re native and don’t come in groups of 45.)

So long story short, I have a grudge against Northern Mockingbirds.

But then tonight, I hear the one outside for a solid 30 minutes at sunset and it’s swapping between 7+ birds- song sparrow, northern cardinal, Carolina wren, blue jay, tufted titmouse, and I believe it was even attempting a hawk? Sidenote: I’m curious if it’s a game of telephone with the hawk honestly if anyone has any input. Our local blue jay does an impression of both red tailed hawks and Cooper’s hawks. I have it on video so I know it’s the jay. Now, the mockingbird impression tonight almost sounded like the blue jay doing a hawk? Is that possible? If so, very funny. It was just a bit off but I could tell it was kinda supposed to be a Cooper’s hawk.

But anyways- it was really cool. Hearing it swap over and over again, it was just impressive. And now I have an appreciation and more respect for them for some reason even though I’ve heard them for years now. I don’t know what trigger that sudden appreciation tonight, but I hope I’ll maintain this newfound gratitude for them for a bit 🥲

TLDR: Mockingbirds were my (joking) nemesis. Suddenly gained more respect for them tonight and don’t know what to think. Maybe I’ve been a mockingbird mimicking a person this whole time 🤔

u/EchoOfAsh — 18 days ago

Cipher LC MBlade build (purely for Acheron support)?

Hi everyone! Sorry to ask the 900000th MBlade question.

I’ve seen that the two main Blade builds are Eagle/New Set and Bone/Vonwacq. However, the recommendations I’ve seen are almost always based on him being on Tutorial or sig. I plan on running with (S5) Cipher sig and I’m not sure if anything changes. [Team is e6 Acheron/Tribbie/hopefully e2+ MBlade/unsure]

For Planar: I believe I shouldn’t be running ERR Rope because that only works for a 1 turn ult(?) with Tutorial? And otherwise it’s better to go HP/Fire Orb and HP Rope? And is there a strong preference between bone and vonwavq?

For Relics: I’m strongly assuming Eagle is the way to go, but what are the body/boots priority? HP body, speed boots? Or is crit rate better? I saw 167 as a breakpoint for speed but I should easily be hitting that- I just don’t remember if that was for an Acheron team specifically or moreso for Ashveil.

Thanks for taking the time to read :)

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u/EchoOfAsh — 21 days ago

Turkey wrap and a lot of watermelon?

Any estimates on these? Turkey wrap has: flour tortilla, deli turkey, spinnach, lettuce, and provolone cheese. No sauces like mayo. I know watermelon is easier to measure but I can’t guess how much there is and have no scale at work 😔

u/EchoOfAsh — 21 days ago

A very, very messy run w/ durian Phainon [WC34]

This entire run was a disaster and I ended up swapping like half of my units going into floor 3 lmao. (This is not the usual team pairing I use for him and Cyrene wasn’t even able to get the auto ult equipment.) Was like “yeah I’m cooked but I’ll just do the boss atp because I’m already here”. Phainon the goat 😭

u/EchoOfAsh — 24 days ago

“Forgotten or incorrect Postcard ID” on first batch ever?

Hi everyone :) I’m super new to postcrossing and just sent out my first batch about a week and a half ago. I’m assuming my first one got received bc I got an email saying that the postcard ID was forgotten or incorrect but they linked it back to me (or something along those lines).

Is there any way for me to figure out what I did wrong? I can’t tell which one it was yet, as the website still says all of mine as traveling. I just reread the guide for adding the Postcard ID to make sure I didn’t miss anything egregious and I don’t think I did (unless I messed up the placement and didn’t take mental note of it??). But even if I messed up the placement, how would that impact it? I know that I didn’t block any addresses or cover up anything with the stamp. And I thought my handwriting was very legible at least for the ID and address- I’ve never had any handwriting complaints and knew it needed to be clear.

I’m just confused and kinda embarrassed that my first card ever an issue :’) I’m worried the rest are messed up too now. I’d love to see what I did wrong.

I didn’t take pictures of the backs before I sent them out, only the fronts :(

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u/EchoOfAsh — 24 days ago

[Sun Care] Reccs for Mineral Sunscreens without Aloe?

Hi everyone! So I have very sensitive skin and get reactions to a lot of different things. I’ve been allergic to every chemical sunscreen I’ve tried and am also allergic to aloe vera (I know, it’s weird, and it sucks).

I work outside and am very pale, so I need a good mineral sunscreen especially in the summers. I’ve been a fan of Blue Lizard for a few years, but I’ve only found one of their varieties without aloe and it’s a bit of a pain making sure I’m getting the right one all the time.

Does anyone here have any recommendations for good mineral sunscreens WITHOUT aloe?

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u/EchoOfAsh — 25 days ago

Cipher LC for MBlade w/ Acheron?

Hi everyone! I know the two main considerations for MBlades LC right now are his sig or Tutorial. Tutorial is tied to my Kafka so I will not be using it on Blade. Seeing as I’m replacing SW with him, I will no longer be using her relics/LC either.

I currently have her on S5 Cipher sig LC which is love to give to Blade so it’s not just starting to collect dust when SW gets benched. I’ve seen mixed opinion on it in the Ashveil sub as I believe it overcaps a certain attribute- maybe Def down? (I’m awful with all the different debuffs lol) However, I’m planning on using him more for Acheron than Ashveil, so I’m wondering how it stacks up, especially if Tutorial is off the table. I know he wants to ult fast and therefore wants energy, but would a fast build work decently enough?

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u/EchoOfAsh — 29 days ago

I like to play a game called “how close to merch can I get until someone actually comments about it” at work lol- I made it through today. But at the same time I feel like HSR is a bit less likely to be clocked out in public compared to genshin unless you’re at a convention/game centered shop.

[Not advertising for the shirt, I’m not associated with the creator at all! But art credit goes to Lihitans__art]

u/EchoOfAsh — 1 month ago