Rowan Martin (u/rowan725)

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I thought the whole 'smart ring' thing was just a gimmick

I saw a review for the Oura Ring a few months back and figured it was just a tiny, worse smartwatch. I tried one on at a store in Austin and was shocked by how light it was, barely 6 grams. After wearing a friend's for a week, the sleep tracking was way more accurate than my wristband. The battery also lasted a full seven days, which my watch never does. Has anyone else made the switch from a watch to a ring and stuck with it?

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rowan725•3d ago

Warning: a wedding in Portland taught me to never trust a client's 'simple' vision

This past Friday, I had a bride tell me she wanted 'just a few wildflowers' for her small backyard wedding. She sent a blurry picture of a meadow and said 'like that'. I quoted for a simple mix, maybe $250 worth. Day of, her mom shows up at my shop in tears saying the bride now wants full, structured centerpieces for 12 tables, matching bouquets for 5 bridesmaids, and an arch piece, all in that 'wild' style, and the ceremony is in 4 hours. I had to call in two favors, pay my driver double, and raid my own personal garden dahlias to even come close. We pulled it off, but my profit was gone and my nerves were shot. It turned out the bride saw a huge, expensive setup on social media the night before and changed her whole plan without telling anyone. How do you guys handle last-minute scope changes without losing your shirt or your mind?

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7h ago

I rewatched 'The OA' last month and it's still a crime it got cut off

Maybe it's not about forgetting the map... it's that the map was never drawn. The worlds are built to hook us, not to have a real destination. The mystery is the product, not a story to be solved.

20h ago

I just spent $75 on a 'classified' report about lizard people in local government that turned out to be a badly written fan fiction.

Totally feel that, @zara_kelly27. Fell for a "lost" album from a fake band last year. Paid fifty bucks for a CD that was just someone humming into a fan. The liner notes said it was recorded in a "sonic void," which was just a lie. The whole "secret" tag makes you ignore the obvious junk.

2d ago

I just blew $500 on a backlink service that promised 'guaranteed placements' and got nothing but spam.

Yeah it reminds me of this one time I paid for a "premium directory" link from a guy who swore his site had crazy domain authority. Turns out the whole site was just a bunch of spam pages built to sell links, got deindexed by Google like two weeks later. Felt like such a sucker, lol.

2d ago

Remember when 'fruit juice' meant you got actual fruit?

My friend bought orange juice that said "100% juice" and was so confused why it tasted weird. The second ingredient was pear juice, which explained everything. It's a sneaky way to cut costs without being clear.

6d ago

Saw a Firefly mural in Austin and got mad all over again

Ever try reading the comics or the novel tie-ins? They're not the same as a show, but some of the story ideas he had for those later seasons actually got used there. It helps a little.