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Cake day: August 15th, 2025

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  • I use mine at least once a week these days, used to be almost daily for a long long time. Light skin and very dark hair, I get 5oclock shadow before noon.

    I used to rinse the blade real well, then hit it with a hair dryer for 10 or 20 seconds, blow all the water off and heat it up so it dries extra fast. Never rusted, blades lasted forever.

    These days my tap water is almost 130f, so I just rinse it real good, get it hot, then I shake the crap out of it, and do a single reverse swipe on a towel for each side. Seems to do the trick for me 🤷‍♂️


  • DE gang rise up!

    Yeah the savings are real.

    Though early on I went through a phase of buying vintage Gillettes, and spent an amount of money on different soaps and brushes and such.

    I spent WAY less than some others have, by a wide margin. That, I know for sure. But still, probably a bit over $200 in extraneous accoutrements over the first couple years.

    Eventually I settled on a Feather Popular, gives a dang fine shave for like $20.

    Then my buddy talked me into getting an AS-D2 at the same time he was getting one. Cost $150, which is crazy, but it’s solid stainless steel. The thing will outlive me a hundred times over. It’s my daily driver now, and I’ve settled into one soap, all in all I’m very frugal.

    Don’t know how long it’ll take to recoup my costs lol. But it HAS been 10 years since I got my as-d2… That’s $15 a year.

    I feel like compared to cartridge plebs, I’m still ahead of the game 😁




  • If it’s people I don’t know or care about… And it’s not directly in front of my line of sight… Then I guess.

    But I’m really sensitive to light in my periphery. I drive with the dash lights as low as they will go without being off, and can’t stand new cars with the LCD equivalent of the sun in place of the radio.

    But in my own home? My own family? Especially if it’s a movie I really care about and they haven’t seen? Drives me bonkers, because they are missing the best parts, or will be confused later because they are missing details. Frustrating.



  • Nice! That’s the thing, right? That’s the key I don’t think people understand.

    My normal energy level, once I’ve woken up for a few minutes, is how I used to feel when caffeinated, after having been on the stuff for awhile.

    The low energy they feel, is literally the caffeine addiction talking. Your body gets so used to it, you’re not feeling the buzz you felt when you first tried it, you’re just maintaining a normal human level of energy, but it feels like a buzz because without it your brain is so addicted that it’s suffering for it.

    Crazy.

    Now I still have a little caffeine for a really bad headache I can’t shake. But it only takes a few sips of coffee or pop, and I’m good. It’s not enough to make me feel wired, but I still might struggle to fall asleep that night, when normally I don’t struggle at all.

    Caffeine IS powerful, people just get used to it, but their body is still affected every day.


  • Not throwing shade, but caffeine is a crutch.

    If you ditched it, it would suck for a few months sure, but then your brain will adjust.

    I’ve been caffeine free for over 20 years. If I stay up super late, or wake up super early, I struggle for a moment, but then I’m fine.

    Water is my go to in the morning.

    Your body is so used to caffeine, that you’re literally medicating yourself for a condition you created for yourself. You need it in the morning on a weird shift, because you always use it in the morning on a weird shift.

    Again, sorry for the rant, I just feel very strongly about this scientific fact.

    Best wishes to you