I've had some other friends mention only a tiny increase. Surprising.

He’s making snow for Christmas

she's a silly

You're good hon, its only a concern if swallowed because it could potentially knot up and block the long complicated spaghetti machinery that resides within yon puss. Usually when I catch our buggers doing that it means they want more grass or a chew stick, I don't think you hurt her mouth if shes drinking and using it like normal.

::: spoiler Alfie did similar with tinsel. I once used a tinsel wall (so long strands of tinsel) to do some Christmas photos and turned my back on Alfie for one moment. Heard some weird chewing, turned back and sure enough he's chewing the tinsel. I grabbed it and started pulling it out of this month... and kept pulling... and kept pulling. I can't believe how fast he managed to gobble it down!! Absolute buggers! :::

Raccoons are cute, I don't see a problem here. Carry on

Embrace and enhance the crazy!

I just use a pencil and then a bit of mascara, but I cheated, I got Miss Seagoon to show me the best shape for my face

It'll fade. I bit the bullet and had my eyebrows dyed last week. I'm naturally very fair, and the rate i was plucking greys out i would have no eyebrows left. And rather than stuff it up myself, i paid a professional.

But now I look like Wreck it Ralph. They have faded a bit but I'm pulling my fringe down to cover them still!

You're the best cat mum, so many hugs to you both 😽😽😽

Slow down if you're making mistakes

Use a metronome

Record yourself so you know how you sound

Music theory is not the enemy

But above all of that, have fun!!!

For gigs. Practice how you play. Sure I can practise the act of making the right notes by sitting in front of my computer. But there's more involved in a gig and I learnt it's worth practising it all (as much as feasible). Stand up, guitar into pedals into amp, mic on mic stand (plugged into some speakers if possible). On stage it's easy to forget shit like this-pedal on/off now or shit I'm s'posed to be at the mic right now. And then just general stage presence. Open mics also great practise grounds.

Listening to a recording of myself. Quietened my loud breathing down after that! ( it was a wind instrument but I sounded like I was gasping!)

Are there any exercises to practice to improve individual skills in isolation?

Like a particular ‘song’ made to get you used to a tricky chord and ingrain it in muscle memory? Fundamentals?

Edit:

Disclaimer: I was too lazy to get into music lessons and trying to do art practice is like trying to get a greased up eight legged dog into a bathtub. But something like this might point you in the right direction? https://theonlinemusicteacher.com/practice

Like maybe identify what the specific sticking points are (Strength or control of hands? A particular finger movement or placement? Perfectionism? Struggling with inattention? Anxiety or mental block? Hate the available songs?) and see if there’s any fundamentals or ways to get through it.

Doing 5 low pressure minutes a day like video game dailies might help.

Another important thing to be aware of is when it’s due to not having the time, energy or right headspace, and when not to push yourself.

If you force yourself through despite depression, illness, or overwhelming stress levels you have a very good chance of starting to hate the hobby and yourself.

Edit 2: Oh yeah and if you have ADHD you may have to understand and forgive yourself if you struggle with inconsistency.

If you have no Stingose or hydrocortisone you could try to run water as hot as you can comfortably stand over the bites so the heat deactivates the thing causing the reaction? (Be careful not to scald yourself.)

Edit: Probably not safe. Baking powder paste might still irritate your skin but less chance of a burn.

Another option is aluminium antiperspirant (like from a roll on) which is a lot weaker than the aluminium in Stingose but might help somewhat.

Also if you can’t resist scratching, try instead lightly slapping the bites or around them (old advice for tattoos). It creates a distracting sensation without the damaging friction on compromised skin.

They got me really bad the other day and I swell up because allergic.

Can you do a potion that makes it Saturday?

You need an overclockers forum account, the sales section unlocks after 3 months.

What kind of RAM? I think I've got some 4gb laptop ram about.

It's got an SSD too yeah?

I had to buy a new laptop to move on from living on 8gb in 2025, the RAM was soldered on for my old laptop. Looks like I might have bought at the right time if RAM prices are going to make new laptops more expensive? Good luck searching!