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1yr ago
Just a main living room and loft area. All of us are employed: I'm gone 630-5, OCF will be 8-5, C is WFH, and CGF is WFH/office hybrid, so we won't see each other too much.
Awarenesss
1yr ago
There is a half bathroom he can use, but showering/getting ready would be mine. I've also thought about this and have yet to actually speak to him about it. I plan to take a hefty amount off the monthly rent I'm charging.
Awarenesss
1yr ago
Three of my best friends will be moving in with me in the next two months: my cousin (C), my cousin's girlfriend (CGF), and my oldest childhood friend (OCF). C and CGF haven't met my OCF, and while they will get along, I don't expect them to be friends. C and CGF are there short-term while they look for another place to live and sort out their job situations. OCF will likely be there long-term.
Both rooms are upstairs with one full bathroom to share. I will ask OCF to use my bathroom in the master bedroom so C and CGF can have some privacy.
I see this as a risky, yet rewarding venture: we can have a really awesome time, but I may also get incredibly annoyed with them. Looking for a few thoughts and suggestions on house rules and maintaining friendships, whether it's from personal experience or literature.
Current house rules:
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I'll meet with everyone and see what's important and virtually non-negotiable to each of them (clean kitchen, quiet hours, etc)
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Social offers met with "no" should not be questioned (e.g., "Hey wanna do X", "No, thanks", "Okay, no problem!")
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Let people know when you're having others over
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Pets (CGF's one cat) should only be taken care of by the owner (with special exceptions as needed)
Awarenesss
1yr ago
I am interested in trying modafinil after reading Gwern's article. I am not able to obtain it illegally, so I am only left with getting a prescription.
Is there a suggested way to get a doctor to specifically prescribe me modafinil? It seems like going in and saying "I have X symptoms and want to be prescribed modafinil" is sketchy, while saying "I have X symptoms, can you prescribe me something" leaves it open to interpretation and possibly something other than modafinil. Are there online pharmacies I can visit?
(Apologies if I overlooked or misunderstood a rule.)
Awarenesss
1yr ago
Most of the Indian restaurants I've visited have an online ordering option. If not, I'd ask an Indian friend to order for me.
Agreed on the palate cleansing. I think a small dose of food plus milk will be fine. We'll see at the first try.
Awarenesss
1yr ago
I've seen that at Thai restaurants, but not the Indian places in my area.
I do want to blind it. Thanks for the design suggestion!
Awarenesss
1yr ago
I have, but that's not the point of my experiment. I want to see if they are discriminating against non-Indians without being asked to increase the spice.
I believe that Indian restaurants make food less spicy for non-Indian patrons and spicier (or at least regular spicy) for Indian patrons. This belief stems from a) Indian friends telling me that the white-washed Indian restaurants they've gone to aren't nearly as spicy as home, and b) me ordering the spiciest dishes (generally vindaloo) and not being phased by the spiciness.
I'd like to run some experiments to determine how true this is. I have practically zero experimental design experience and would like input/advice.
Here's my basic plan:
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Order vindaloo takeout under a white name and pick up
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Wait 30 min to prevent order batching
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Order vindaloo takeout under an Indian name and pick up
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Cool both in the refrigerator for two hours (this is to blind me to which dish is which by temperature)
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Mark both to distinguish white vs. Indian (do this in a way that doesn't allow me to see)
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Heat them both up evenly
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Randomize so I don't know which dish I am eating
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Sample one dish
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Cleanse my palate (to start at spiciness zero)
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Sample the other dish
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Compare the two dishes' spiciness
I think recruiting a friend or two would help to add more data points and make the blinding easier/less prone to failure.
Open to any thoughts. And if you're in the Dallas area and interested in participating, let me know!
I like the meal idea. C is an excellent chef and enjoys cooking for others, so that shouldn't be too much of an issue. The other rules are a good idea.
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