Explains why he’s looking rougher than usual lately.

The Enigma of Amigura Fault by Junji Ito

Update: success friends!! Thank you to those who recommended the multitool- it’s making life so much easier to take the trim off too.

This photo is pre-sanding- the entire side will be covered by bookshelf, and any gaps will be filled/painted. I also realized that we can use the mantle in our case to run wires through too- which will make everything much easier (I won’t need to step the bookshelf out from the wall with furring strips).

Thanks again!!

Absolutely. And not that it matters, but my wedding was less than a grand.

I also understand the need to evaluate my decisions, and weigh my influences, and even still I recognize that my choices are a result of who I am and I am the sum of my experiences. I know that my experiences and upbringing and societal expectations shape my decisions.

Off topic, are you aware of systems engineering processes for safety such as MSDS sheets, or lock out tag out procedures? Just culture in aviation? Social determinants of health? My point is nothing exists in a vacuum.

Same amount of body fluids.

I’m sad for them.

If they blame trends on individuals I wonder where they think health epidemics come from. Or other things that are way more important than weddings. Neglecting system factors I could imagine comes with a side of immense blame and, assuming the self awareness to direct it internally, guilt.

I’m saying they (we) aren’t capable of making decisions in a vacuum, void of all influence of external factors, because no human being is. We are the sum of our experiences.

Everybody is a product of their circumstances. To think otherwise is at best naive, and at worst willfully ignorant of your own privilege that you aren’t subject to the same circumstances. Yes, each of us choose our own actions, and have to deal with the consequences thereof- but actions are done for a reason, and this reason is not always within an individual’s control, but rather is them trying to do what is best for them with the information they have available.

In this case, weddings have been marketed to a certain demographic. Marketing tends to work- but in this case even moreso due to centuries of societal condition. Heard the term “old maid?”

No, I’m trying to cut the mantle so that it is a flat 90 degrees, similar to the picture. I’m going to have my shelves butt up against it and will caulk the seam so it’s invisible anyway.

I thought that’s where the misunderstanding might be.

Thank you!!! This is a great idea!!

Thank you! I’ll give this a shot

Thank you for the suggestion, how would you use the contour gauge?

This is the detail and shape of the overhang on my mantel, with the line of where I’d like to remove it marked out.

I get it- for me it’s the dollop of horseradish like a spicy whipped cream

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Well they did go to high school together

I’m sorry- I shared the link to give an idea of what I meant by northern rescue. Near me they also get called “designer dogs” as a joke- they’re basically all mutts. They wander the streets and kind of beg for scraps and eat out of garbages, hence why the shift to a high quality dog food is not recommended. When we adopted ours they shared a care plan that included how to introduce a higher quality dog food, but that was several years ago now and I don’t have it anymore.

They get exported as pets to areas that can keep them as an alternative to getting culled en masse like they used to. Animal welfare organisations also arrange for neuter clinics to help keep the population down.

Dog tax:

It’s recommended if you’re adopting a northern rescue that you feed them lower quality dog food, at least at first, because high quality is too rich for them.

https://www.ifaw.org/ca-en/projects/northern-dogs-project-canada

Read them all :)

Howl’s Moving Castle - the book showcases it a lot better than the movie. Kind of kiddish but that makes it a fast read, and I really appreciated the magic system.