Why does it hurt when I'm sad?
What is the unpleasant physical sensation I sometimes get when I am profoundly sad? Sometimes when I am feeling very sad or lonely I feel an actual physical sensation. It starts in my chest (maybe this...
View ArticleWhat are the bugs I found living on a messy desk?
What are these bugs I found while cleaning off a very messy desk? I just cleaned off a desk that had had stacks of papers sitting on it untouched for a full year, if not longer. When I moved one of the...
View ArticleIs my landlord right about air circulation & mold prevention?
Landlord is very insistent that if we don't open our bathroom window a particular way, the air will not circulate and the mold will take over and also there will be doom. Does he know what he's talking...
View ArticleWhy am I so hot?
Why is there such an extreme variation in the way humans perceive and react to the same ambient temperature? Especially in the way I perceive it relative to everyone else around me? I tend to be...
View ArticleFetish footwear that isn't boots or heels?
I'm looking for shoes I can wear with my sexy/gothy/fetishy clothes that aren't boots or heels. For the years I've been getting tarted up and going to BDSM/fetish clubs I've worn Ye Olde Standard...
View ArticleWhat to do in Santa Rosa?
What interesting things should I see, do, eat, and (maybe) drink in and around Santa Rosa this weekend? I'll be there primarily for a bike ride* but will have a day before the ride and a day after to...
View ArticleHelp me replicate this smooth, spicy salsa
How can I replicate this amazing smooth, spicy salsa when all I can find are chunky salsa recipes? I've got my chunky salsa technique down pat, but I'd like to start experimenting with smoother, pureed...
View ArticleHow to get from the rental car office to the airport at OMG o'clock?
How can my partner drop off a rental car and get to the airport terminal when his flight boards almost before the rental office (and their shuttle to the airport) opens? My partner is flying out of RDU...
View ArticleWhat's the best way to fix and care for this t-shirt?
My boyfriend has an awesome new t-shirt with a large, thick, flat image screened(?) on the front that bunched up and creased after the first wash-and-dry. Is there a way to get rid of the creases and...
View ArticleWhat Was That Book?
Help me remember this relatively recent story (movie? book?) a friend recommended to me. Vague details ahead! Sometime within the past 8 years a friend told me about a book/movie he thought I'd like,...
View ArticleI have an emergency radio... now what?
I have an AM/FM/shortwave emergency radio... now what? How do I best use it during an impending or in-progress emergency situation? I know how to tune to my local AM emergency station, but beyond that...
View ArticleBest close-shave electric shaver?
What's the best very-close-shave electric shaver/razor for the face and other sensitive areas? I'm intrigued by the Cleancut and the similar Body Bare, but they seem too good to be true and honest...
View ArticleISO a useful period-tracking app
Can you recommend a useful menstrual cycle tracking app for Android? The few I've tried so far are either so basic as to not be worth the trouble (I can mark "Start Period" and "End Period" on my own...
View ArticleHow long do the blood-thinning effects of alcohol last?
How long do the blood-thinning effects of alcohol last? I'm asking so I can know how far in advance to stop consuming alcohol before my next tattoo session. I'm having a large back piece worked on, and...
View ArticleISO a song called "Magazine" from the mid-late 90s
Asking for a friend, who says: I'm looking for a song called "Magazine" that I seem to recall was by a local San Francisco artist, popular in the 1996-1998 timeframe. I was out there for work one time...
View ArticleBest Kitchen Mounting System for Nexus 7?
My Nexus 7 has become a near-indispensable kitchen tool, and I'd like to find a way to mount it in the kitchen so I can use it more easily while cooking. I have zero counter space available, so a stand...
View ArticleHow do I take the best care of my favorite leather jacket?
A couple of years ago I found the best black leather jacket ever, and I diligently applied some sort of waterproofing/leather protectant spray every few months for the first year. It's been pretty...
View ArticleISO comfortable, non-bulky, water-resistant shoes
I'll be traveling to the northeast next week and I've realized that I don't own any shoes that are remotely suitable for trapising about on the cold, potentially snowy or slushy sidewalks of Boston....
View ArticleISO adult birthday party ideas in the SF Bay Area
My birthday's coming up soon and I'd like to have a party-type thing with 10-15 of my closest friends. Previous years I've done group brunches, group dinners, and a picnic at Crissy Field, but I'm...
View ArticleHow dangerous are middle-of-the-night acid reflux attacks?
My partner's middle-of-the-night acid reflux attacks are scary for both of us because he wakes up unable to breathe due to aspirating acid, and he's worried that one night he might not wake up. How...
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