Why does nobody talk about how weird the lighting is at the Denver Airport?

I drove through Denver last month on a road trip and stopped at the airport just to see what the fuss was about with all the conspiracy stuff. The murals are creepy sure but what got me was the lighting in the main hall. It changes color slowly over like 10 minutes from warm yellow to almost blue, then back again. I sat there for 20 minutes watching it shift and nobody around me seemed to notice or care. There's some old plaque nearby that says the pattern matches a celestial alignment from 1992 which is just odd. Has anyone else stood there long enough to see this or am I just reading too much into bad design choices?

That new kid who just graduated barber school cut a guy's ear yesterday and brushed it off

Pro tip: The guy who told me to start reading comics in chronological order was DEAD wrong

A dude on here named ComicTim42 said I should start Marvel comics from the 1960s to get the FULL story, so I bought a bunch of early issues and read through 1972. After 3 months I was SO bored and confused by all the old language and weird plots that I almost quit comics for good. Do you think it's better to jump into a modern run first or stick with the old stuff to really understand the characters?

Warning: don't screw taping corners too tight to the bead

I watched a new guy on our crew last week spend 45 minutes trying to fix a corner that kept cracking open. He had the paper shoved right up against the metal bead, no gap at all. That's the problem. You need a tiny air gap maybe 1/8 inch between the paper edge and the bead so the mud can actually grab both sides. If you lay it too tight, the paper just bridges and pops loose when the mud dries. Has anyone else dealt with corners cracking after two days?

Spent $80 on that omnibus everyone raves about and the binding split on page 60

I kept hearing how this was the definitive collection but the glue job was so cheap pages are literally falling out, has anyone else had luck getting a replacement from the publisher?

Overheard a homeowner say creosote is 'just soot' and I had to bite my tongue

I was at a job in Columbus last week, cleaning out a fireplace insert, and the homeowner came down and watched me work for a bit. She said her neighbor told her creosote is basically just soot and not a big deal. I had to explain that creosote is actually a flammable tar that builds up in layers and can cause chimney fires. Has anyone else run into people thinking creosote is harmless?

Reached 365 days of bullet journaling yesterday and it got me thinking about milestones

So I hit a full year of consistent daily logging in my bullet journal yesterday. That's 365 entries, no skips, and I honestly didn't think I'd make it past the first month. On one hand, hitting that number felt like proof that this system actually works for me. I can look back and see how I handled a rough patch in March, my birthday plans in July, and even my grocery budget from last December. But on the other hand, I'm wondering if chasing big milestones like this is even the point. Some people say bullet journaling is meant to be flexible, not about hitting streaks or goals. For me, that 365 number mattered because it showed I built a habit that stuck, but part of me thinks maybe I should just focus on the daily usefulness instead. Has anyone else hit a weird milestone in their journal and felt torn about what it means? Did it change how you approach your system?

Baked my first wedding cake this weekend. It actually held together.

I've been doing cakes for about 2 years now, mostly birthdays and baby showers. A friend asked me to do her small wedding cake for 30 people. I was terrified it would lean or crack. I used dowels and a cake board between each of the 3 tiers for the first time. The bottom tier was 10 inches, middle was 8, top was 6. It sat straight for 5 hours at the reception. I almost cried when I saw the photos. Has anyone else had that first big cake moment where you just waited for it to fall?

My sourdough starter went nuts during a heatwave and I had to bake 40 loaves in two days

We had that crazy 95-degree spike here in Denver last week, and my kitchen got way too warm. My starter, which I've had for about 8 years, went into overdrive and doubled in size every 3 hours. I had to feed it constantly, and I ended up with so much discard I couldn't bear to waste it. I baked sourdough loaves, flatbreads, and crackers nonstop just to use it up, and my freezer is now full. Has anyone else had their starter go wild from a sudden temperature change, and what did you do with all the extra?

Checked out the new fermentation bar in Asheville, their kimchi brine margarita was a choice.