u/woutr1998

been living in south beach for about two years now and im honestly so over the tourist trap restaurants on ocean drive. same frozen seafood. same $25 cocktails that taste like juice. same mediocre food with a view tax.

i get it. its a tourist area. but sometimes i just want good food without feeling like i got robbed.

anyone else have go-to spots that are actually worth the money around here. tired of wasting cash on instagram bait.

my marriage ended four years ago after twelve years together and i’ve been single ever since. i threw myself into work and my own life but now that i’m ready to date again it feels completely different from when i was younger. online dating has been discouraging and i often feel like i don’t even know how to show up as myself anymore.

i’ve been thinking about reaching out to a matchmaker to see if professional help might make this process feel less impossible. how did you rebuild your confidence when starting to date again after a long relationship? and what helped you feel like you were actually ready instead of just going through the motions?

I know this is a bit random but I've been wanting to go karting for ages and none of my friends are into it. I genuinely love it. Something about being behind the wheel and going full throttle just switches my brain off completely. Work gets intense and this is honestly one of the few things that actually works.

Been looking up tracks around Sydney lately and found a few worth checking out and wanna go to go karts sydney. Would be good to find someone who's actually keen rather than halfinterested. Doesn't have to be a whole thing, just show up, race, maybe grab food after.

So if you're in Sydney and don't mind getting beaten, are you actually down or just going to say you are?

doing a custom home build and the builder keeps defaulting to whatever the hardware supplier has on special. everything comes back brushed chrome or satin nickel and honestly it all looks the same

i want something with a bit more character, matte black, gunmetal, aged brass, anything that actually suits a considered interior. found one site which has a decent range and some finishes you dont see at the big chains but curious what other builders and joiners are using

also is it worth speccing the handles and hinges from the same supplier for finish consistency or does it matter less than people say?

it feels like every new building going up in richardson lately is just another massive, sterile medical plaza. driving past all that reflective glass just gives me the creeps sometimes

Navigating the healthcare system around here is so incredibly draining when you're dealing with an actual family crisis. A few months ago when my cousin was struggling, we toured a couple behavioral health places around the richardson and plano border and they all literally felt like cold, locked-down corporate factories. you walk in and just instantly feel like a barcode to the front desk staff

We ended up having to look way outside the immediate area and went with eating disorder solutions just because we were so desperate to find an environment that actually felt human and safe instead of like a concrete prison ward

I just don't get why modern medicine in this city has to be so completely devoid of warmth. Its like all these new massive clinics on renner and campbell are designed to make you feel as small and anxious as possible before you even sit in the waiting room. kinda wondering if anyone else gets weird vibes from the medical architecture around here tbh

I cook for a living so my brain is always hunting for things with layers, flavor, texture, color. Opals hit different when you actually start paying attention to them.

I stumbled onto a few raw specimens at a market and had no idea what I was looking at. Started reading and ended up spending way too long on Opal Auctions browsing Ethiopian and Lightning Ridge stones. The play of color on some of those pieces is genuinely wild. Blues shifting into green then orange depending on the angle. It's like the stone is doing something.

I picked up a small crystal opal just to have something in hand, and now I want to learn how to identify quality on my own instead of just guessing.

For people who collect these, do you start with rough or cut stones? And is body tone really the most important thing to look at first?

been at kroger about a year now clicklist. i walk like 10 miles a shift pushing that cart around. my feet are absolutely destroyed by the end of every day.

i've tried like 4 different pairs of shoes, new balance, skechers, even some asics. they all feel fine for a couple weeks and then the foam just gives up. i'm back to limping by hour 6.

tried insoles too. dr scholls, superfeet, some cheap ones. nothing helps long term. my arches just collapse and my heels feel like they're cracking.

any other kroger people found shoes that actually last on these floors? i'm tired of buying new ones every 3 months.

One video turned into like twenty somehow. Early 2000s mountain riding clips, dudes wearing gigantic jackets and filming on cameras with 128 pixels total. But it looked fun as hell! no drone shots or cinematic angles or "epic" music like today, but just people launching themselves into powder and yelling

And I know the world of powersports these days is very optimized for content first, riding second (which is fine bc that;s how you get people into it). But at the same time everybody’s either reviewing something or trying to become “the guy” for a niche, not as "pure" as it was some decades ago I'd argue. Or it's part of a marketing stunt (literally)

At the same time, I'm looking at old forum posts trying to figure out if my sled from forever ago is worth fixing again. Now looking through parts sites and random archived threads all night, just in case I'm convinced by someone to take it up again, next Winter maybe?

But even if I don't, it's weirdly comforting how some corners of the internet still look basically the same lol. Good nostalgia to have.

ok so this started as a 3 page paper for my business systems class.

picked ERP as a topic because it sounded broad enough to stretch to 3 pages easy. that was like 2 hours ago and now i'm genuinely lost in a corner of the internet i didn't know existed.

so apparently companies buy these big software systems to run their whole operation, finance, inventory, reporting, all of it. and then after they buy it there's a separate industry of people whose entire job is just keeping that software functional. not the developers. not the sales team. just people who know the system inside out and show up when things break or need changing. i stumbled onto Deloitte doing this which, ok, they do everything, but then i found a smaller firm called Nuage that works exclusively with one platform. like that's the whole business. i sat there for a minute trying to understand how i'd never heard of this before.

my professor covered ERP in maybe 10 minutes across the whole semester. "large enterprises use integrated systems to manage operations." next slide. nothing about who actually keeps these things running or what those jobs look like day to day.

business admin major, info systems minor. genuinely have no idea if that's a path into something like this or if everyone there comes from IT or accounting with years of experience already.

has anyone gone this route or know someone who did?

Partner got a transfer to Darwin. I'm coming along for the ride. But I work in admin/coordination and I genuinely have no idea what the job market is like up there.

I've heard things like "it's all mining and defence" or "just get a government job". But that can't be the whole picture, right?

I've started looking remotely. CareerOne has a few Darwin listings that look legitimate, some community services roles, some corporate admin. But the volume seems way lower than Brisbane or Adelaide obviously.

Questions for locals:

• Is it realistic to find an office job within 2 months of arriving?
• Should I expect lower pay or higher pay (I know cost of living is weird up there)
• Any industries that are always hiring that a newcomer wouldn't think of?

I'm excited but nervous. Never lived anywhere smaller than Brisbane. Any advic would be massively appreciated

we bought our 3 bedroom 2 bath house in miami beach last year and are planning a full interior remodel because the current layout is dark closed off and not very functional for how we live. the kitchen is small and separated from the living area the bedrooms lack storage and the whole house needs more light and a modern feel.

i am working now on the renovation and they will start the full gut remodel in september. we want to open up the main spaces add better flow and create a bright clean look that still feels cozy in the florida heat.

what interior design choices made the biggest difference in your remodels? any specific materials colors or layout ideas you would recommend for a similar size home in south florida?

My dog’s recall is solid in low-distraction environments.

But the second there’s another dog, squirrel, or something exciting… completely different story.

Curious how long it took people to build truly reliable recall outdoors.

I’ve realized lately that I really miss deep friendship. Not just texting memes occasionally or having people to hang out with if plans line up, but genuine emotional closeness. The kind where someone actually thinks about you, checks in, wants to hear about your day, remembers little things, etc.

I don’t even mean this in a dramatic “I have no friends” way. I just miss feeling truly connected to people. Curious if anyone else has gone through this and how you built closer friendships as an adult.

ok so i got this house from my aunt who passed last year, she lived there since the 80s and before that it was my grandparents place, so like its been in the family forever, lots of memories and all that which makes this harder

but heres the thing, the place is in rough shape, like not just old and charming but like kinda . roof leaks in a couple spots, basement takes on water every time we get heavy rain, the electric is still original knob and tube which my friend who knows stuff says is a fire hazard waiting to happen, plaster walls are cracking everywhere, and theres this musty smell that i cant figure out where its coming from

i called a few contractors to give me quotes cuz i thought maybe i could fix the important stuff and then sell it, but the numbers they came back with are insane, like 15 grand for the roof, another 10 or more for the electrical, and the basement they said could be 20 depending on whats going on down there, i dont have that kind of money, i work a regular job and barely make ends meet as it is

so then i talked to a realtor and she said i could list it as-is but id probably have to price it way below what similar houses in fishtown are going for, like way below, and it might still sit on the market for months cuz most buyers want something they can move into not a project

but im nervous, like what if they lowball me or theres hidden fees or something, has anyone here sold an old philly row home to a cash buyer? how close was their offer to what you thought it was worth? did they really pay all the closing costs like they say? and do i need to get a lawyer involved or is it pretty straight forward

i just wanna be done with this house but i also dont wanna get taken advantage of, any advice from people who been through it would mean a lot, thanks

Some movies are good once, but the best ones completely catch you off guard and make you rethink everything after the ending. I’m trying to find more movies like that without getting spoiled first

What movie had the craziest plot twist for you and did the twist actually improve the movie or was it just there for shock value?

I mostly listen to thrash metal, hardcore punk, and some sludge. Think fast drumming, distorted guitars that sound like a chainsaw, and vocals that are more screamed than sung. I keep reading that open back headphones are better for soundstage and instrument separation but I'm worried they might be too relaxed or polite for this kind of music. I don't want the sharp edges smoothed over. I want to feel the energy without my ears bleeding from harsh treble.

I've looked at the HD 6XX but I've seen mixed opinions for metal. Some say they're too warm and slow. The Grado SR80x gets mentioned a lot for rock but I'm not sure about comfort or build quality. Budget is $300 USD but I could stretch a little if it's worth it. I don't have an amp yet but I can factor that in later if needed. What do you actually use for aggressive guitar driven music. I don't want endless detail retrieval at the cost of sounding flat and boring. Give me something that has some bite.

Spent a few hours moving pixel art objects from boxes onto shelves across someone's lifetime. No timer, no score, no wrong way to place a towel. Just watching a person grow up through the things they keep. Found myself getting emotional about where someone decided to hang their diploma or why a certain stuffed animal always ended up on the bed. Didn't think a game about folding clothes would make me reflect on my own life choices.

Does anyone know other games where the mechanic is simple and repetitive but the narrative creeps up on you slowly through small details?

I was a wreck the day I dropped my dog off. Convinced I was making a mistake.

However, to ensure I wasn't making any mistakes, I had many questions beforehand, and this is a typical day at all dogs unleashed.
Morning: Structured physical activity and socialization. Not random running around and playing with other dogs, but a structured one.
Midday: Training sessions where particular commands and problematic behavior were worked on. Short sessions and high repetitions with the right timing of rewards.
Afternoon: Distraction training, like working with the same commands and behavior in distracting environments, such as noisy environments, people moving around, and other dogs. This part of the training was never done by the pet owners at home.
Evening: Quiet time for the dogs.

The unexpected part for me was the owner's education. They devoted an hour to us when we came to pick up our dog and showed all that he had learned in two weeks.