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  • Loving the reddit hate train here but to answer your question, there doesn't appear to be any non aqua toxic rose fragrances. Even rose water can be aqua toxic. This is due to the fact that geraniol (the compound primarily responsible for a roses' scent) is acutely toxic to aquatic life. Have you considered other light, floral scents OP?

  • Oh yeah, no hate to hookups and short term relationships at all, just not really my cup of tea. I'm not even completely against it for myself but that's something I would rather have happen organically than seek it out if that makes sense. I'm all about emotional connection before physical haha

  • Quick question, I'm also pan and only now beginning to explore my sexuality. I've avoided setting up a Grindr account because I always thought it was just a hookup app and I'm not particularly interested in casual sex. Do people actually date on there or is it's reputation well earned? Haven't had any luck with the fellas on tinder, hinge, or bumble. Maybe I just look too straight lol

  • Feeld is full of late 40s-50s cucks, swingers and unicorn hunters in my neck of the woods :/ that would be fine if that's what I was looking for but Im not. Even the "no couples" filter doesn't stop them. They just make a single account and put that they're a couple in the description. The only attention I've gotten on feeld was from DL older men that want to cheat on their wives and middle aged couples looking for a younger "bull". Like damn, I just wanna cuddle and go on fun dates, whys it gotta be all about the most smarmy, objectifying and maladapted forms of sex over here???

  • Books @lemmy.ml
    BarrelAgedBoredom @lemm.ee

    Fantasy books with an interesting "soft magic" system?

    The title pretty much says it! I'd like to explore that idea a little and would love to hear y'all's recommendations. This thought was originally inspired by lord of the rings, but I'm also currently on a little nostalgia trip by reading The Sea of Trolls and the soft magic system in that is pretty fun

    PC Gaming @lemmy.ml
    BarrelAgedBoredom @lemm.ee

    Budget gaming: steam deck or build a cheap gaming PC?

    Hey all, sorry in advance if this kind of post isn't welcome in this community. I wasn't really sure where to post this question and I didn't see anything in the rules against text posts or questions. If there's a more appropriate place to post I'll take this down and repost somewhere else.

    With the recent price hikes of game pass, Microsoft's general inability to publish good games, and a deep loathing for AAA studios obsession with milking me for every dollar I have while delivering uninspired, broken slop, I've cancelled my game pass subscription and started considering PC gaming. I'm still on the Xbox one and haven't bothered to get the one X due to these issues. I'm due for am upgrade and don't feel particularly thrilled at the idea of spending that much money on a console that has little to offer.

    I don't have a lot of money, but I do have enough to afford a modest build (600-700 USD.). But with all the praise and broad support that the steam deck has been getting, I'm wonderin

    Anarchism and Social Ecology @slrpnk.net
    BarrelAgedBoredom @lemm.ee

    Zines/pamphlets/essays

    Hey all, my city is doing a pride parade soon and I'm planning on handing out some material in the hope of starting a reading group. I'm looking for any recommendations y'all might have. I want to cover as much of the spectrum as I can with ~5-6 different pieces. I'm thinking one or two for a general "what is anarchism?", something on queer theory, black anarchism, ableism, and a 5th thing that I haven't determined yet. Any and all recommendations are welcome, whether or not they fit within the categories I outlined. Thanks!

    Some of the pieces I'm considering at the moment:

    Queer Social Anarchism - Elisha Moon Williams

    Queers With Guns - Elisha Moon Williams

    What is Black Anarchism - Andrewism

    [Life Without Law - Strangers in a Tangle

    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    BarrelAgedBoredom @lemm.ee

    Is my punctuation correct?

    I couldn't find a "grammar help" community so I thought this might be a good place to pose this question. Sorry for asking something that boils down to "please help me with my homework" but I'm at a loss. I'm supposed to be using MLA format.

    Here's the text I'm quoting:

    "While recognizing the critical potential of the dystopic imagination, this volume examines it as a form of urban representation; the modern city, after all, appears to be an instantiation of a dystopic form of society."

    Here's my sentence:

    Prakash notes the utility of dystopian media, stating "this volume examines it as a form of urban representation; the modern city, after all, appears to be an instantiation of a dystopic form of society." (3)

    Is this right? Should I have the period at the end of the parentheses? I tried looking through my textbook and a few online articles but I couldn't find an example with a parenthetical citation and a quote that includes a period. Thanks for the help!

    cats @lemmy.world
    BarrelAgedBoredom @lemm.ee

    Heard we're posting old cats now. Our lady turned 20 this year!

    No Stupid Questions @lemmy.world
    BarrelAgedBoredom @lemm.ee

    I struggle with depression and alexithymia. How do I write with emotion?

    I have to write a paper about a place/time that I have an emotional attachment to or a place that has shaped my sense of self. I haven't really felt much of an attachment to anything for most of my life. Even if I did, I wouldn't even know how to begin describing the nature or cause of that attachment. I chose to write about the woods by my childhood home because I spent a lot of time there as a kid but I couldn't tell you how I felt about it in the moment or even how I feel about it now. I literally don't have the words

    196 @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    Weird Explorerule

    Books @lemmy.ml
    BarrelAgedBoredom @lemm.ee

    Fiction!

    I've finally fallen in love with reading again over the last year. Problem is I've only been reading non-fiction. it makes my brain hurt. I'd like to have some stuff I can turn to when attempting to read gender trouble gives me another headache. I don't have any particular preference for genre. I used to read fantasy, historical fiction, dystopian stuff but I'm more than happy to explore other genres as well!

    A short list of things I've read for reference:

    • The saxon stories, Bernard Cornwell
    • LOTR, the hobbit
    • 1984
    • The road, Cormac McCarthy
    • The plague dogs, Richard Adams
    Showerthoughts @lemmy.world
    BarrelAgedBoredom @lemm.ee

    Hoisin sauce is asian sweet baby rays

    Had this epiphany last night when we went to an asian fusion place. The similarities are uncanny

    Cocktails, the libationary art! @lemmy.world
    BarrelAgedBoredom @lemm.ee

    What's Lemmy drinking this weekend?

    I've got a bottle of dolin rouge that's been open for about a week so I'll be playing around with that. I think I'll start the night off with a vieux carre