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Hey, all;’ Happy Friday – Hope everyone who did is sufficiently recovered form their holiday revels, and is able to put a fine point on everything, come Monday. To be perfectly frank, I planned ahead and took the … Continue reading Job Rants Thread -12/28/2018 – The Crunch
Some guidelines to help this space be a positive experience for everyone: ☮ As always with the Avocado, don’t feel compelled to share beyond your comfort level. ☮ Anyone who identifies as female, or who was socialized female/AFAB/otherwise has firsthand experience with … Continue reading The Women+ Post Scores a Goal!
Instructions! Ask questions about anything that might require a bit of thought or research. The OTs and PTs fly by so quick not many eyeballs might catch your query. Put them here and they last all week. Check back to … Continue reading Avocado Pop Culture and More Reference Desk – 6
To some extent, Thriftstorm misrepresents thrift stores. In my first eight months of writing essays here, the oldest thing I reviewed was from the 1910s, and the newest was from the 1990s. But I used to work at a thrift store, sorting incoming donations, and about half that stuff was from the last five years. Continue reading Thriftstorm #16 – We’re Looking Into the Future, Chuck
Hi Score Girl is a romantic comedy manga series by Rensuke Oshikiri that ran for eight years and ended its run this September. It tells the story of Haruo Yamaguchi, a slacker and obsessed gamer who gets caught in a … Continue reading Weekly Japanese Pop Culture Thread (December 26th, 2018)
Have at it, folks! Continue reading Tolerable Discussions 12.26.2018
Friends, welcome to Round II of the Avocado 2018 Peely Awards, where we honor the worst in film, television, literature, music, games, and all other media of pop culture. Thanks to you, the readers and viewers, we have a whopping … Continue reading The 2018 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round II
A place for “serious” discussions. Continue reading “In All Seriousness” Thread — 12/25/18
This is the space for our members to discuss and share their creative projects, ranging from written works to drawings, photography, and even craft projects such as knitting and woodworking. Self promotion is welcome (websites where we can view and/or … Continue reading The Creative Endeavors Thread Is Feeling Festive
I finished reading Watership Down, just in time for the new animated limited series that premieres on Netflix Christmas Day. In the introduction to his best-selling 1972 novel, the late Richard Adams insisted that this story “was never intended to … Continue reading What Did You Do This Weekend?
Cats! Does the internet talk about cats enough? Are you sure? Were that a headline, Betteridge’s Law dictates that the answer to that question would be “no,” so I’m going to fix that deficit by discussing a certain cat issue … Continue reading Cats: Toxoplasmosis And You!
What’s your go-to food/drink when you’re sick? There’s been a cold going around and a lot of people I know have been sick, I guess this weekend is my turn. As a child store bought chicken soup (the saltier the … Continue reading Sunday Food Thread Has a Cold, 12/23
Put your pet pics here. Continue reading The Pet Thread Finds a Way
Editor’s Note: Feel free to post as big or as small of a list as you would like below but please keep your lists contained to these posts and do not open up your own or fill up the OT … Continue reading The Pits: Best in Miscellaneous 2018
How to make your photos look their best. This part covers image editing, including fixes for common goofs and tweaks that’ll enhance most every picture. Continue reading Smartphone Photography Demystified, Part 3
Instructions! Ask questions about anything that might require a bit of thought or research. The OTs and PTs fly by so quick not many eyeballs might catch your query. Put them here and they last all week. Check back to … Continue reading Avocado Pop Culture and More Reference Desk – 5
The restaurant is decorated even more garishly than usual as the usual disorienting green florescent lighting is joined by equally-bright red lighting animatronic Santas belt out their tinny laughter while “Baby, It’s Cold Outside” is pumped over the speakers. … Continue reading Job Rants Thread – 12/21/2018 – Holiday Party!
Howdy, everyone! As always, first and foremost: Whatcha makin’? This week, I’m going to talk about something I have encountered many times in my crafting life: snobbery and general negativity. It infects every single crafting endeavour I have ever undertaken. … Continue reading The Craftocado: Hell is Other People
Some guidelines to help this space be a positive experience for everyone: ☮ As always with the Avocado, don’t feel compelled to share beyond your comfort level. ☮ Anyone who identifies as female, or who was socialized female/AFAB/otherwise has firsthand experience with … Continue reading The Women+ Thread
Hey true crime fans, want to talk with your fellow Avocados about a favorite case, a recent piece of news, a podcast you’re catching up on, a documentary, on anything else true crime? Welcome to the weekly true crime open … Continue reading True Crime-ocado: A Weekly Discussion For All Things True Crime
Hello, all, and welcome back to our third dive into the Peely Awards, our annual, three part award ceremony in “honor” of the worst of, from, and by the year’s pop culture. This counts for media of every sort: movies, television, … Continue reading The 2018 Peely Awards for the Worst in Pop Culture, Round I
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