imo thick socks for leggings go on the outside unless they are the same colour as the legging, in which case you can tuck in or wear out. If they are thin, probably tuck in.
obig: sometimes looking weird is actually weird, and sometimes it is just unfamiliar.
@galliver 's point about the footwear is good - the sock depends a lot on the shoe.
my entire adult life I have been loyal to the big Ikea pack of 100 tealights. This pack the candles give light for only 5-10 minutes, and burn themselves out.
is this just a fluke? have ikea candles really gone this downhill? what other brand do I move to?
If you go to ooak you can get beeswax tealights and ask about burn times. The vendors have historically been honest with me
So I love these tealights. They are pricy, but as someone who is pretty sensitive to most candles/smoke/fragrance, these are much more tolerable for me than anything else I’ve tried.
I need hive mind clothing help. I need to find a gothy/vampiric black top that can go under a black underbust corset. Parameters:
I had the perfect top, it was stretchy, short sleeved and had lace shoulders and lace around the neckline and a keyhole front. Sadly, it no longer fits and also has holes in it.
Price range… ideally no more than $30-$40? But I also don’t want cheap Temu/Shein shit.
I would like to thrift one but a) I lack time to dig due to moving and b) I’m not even sure I know what I am looking for? Mainly I’d like you all to be my Pinterest board 
A leotard?
Unsuitable for parade route porta potty use especially considering the multiple layers I will have on the bottom.
A onesie leotard with crotch snaps?
I still feel like that’s hard to negotiate in a porta potty on top of at least 2 skirts and leggings.
A leotard-like top, though, would work. I am just not sure where to find one.
Though I just remembered there is a H&M in the quarter and I feel like that might be a possibility.
Doing the snaps on a onesie are hard enough on another person, I imagine you’re right that they’d be difficult with floofy skirts to hold up 
Just put snaps in one?
INDEED!
I had to use a portapotty for my krewe’s Halloween event - I had 2 skirts and a ribbon belt and no snaps to undo and that was … challenging.
My fashion tends to the simple. Are you looking for something like a nice long sleeved technical fabric (not cotton) tshirt? Costco has some on sale, and there are some on Uniqlo for $15. I may not be picturing this correctly, though.
Googling “stretchy black long sleeve [descriptor]” gives you a lot of options. Descriptor can be lace, fishnet, glitter, etc
I would get a 32 degrees long sleeve as a basic/warm option for $8 and then maybe get a lace or fishnet to go over top if it’s cold, or on its own if warm.
The 32 deg polyester won’t be dressy/fancy, but it’s a smooth/shiny athletic fabric and I don’t find it too annoying (some synthetics feel like velcro to me…)
H&m will definitely get you something that works in that range.
What are your ideas for someone who has everything they want?
Mr. G wants a tall person armchair, but that’s a project to find that. But he has plenty of clothes, nice Bose headphones, uses his fun money for video games as they come up…
I have three tactics here:
Preferred consumables. Self explanatory. Chocolate, whisky, nice spices, whatever.
A nicer version of something they already have. Do they play monopoly? Get a fancy board edition. Do they have a dog they walk a lot? Get the fancier reflective heavy weight etc leash and harness. So on. Grill tongs, beach totes, kindles, this can be applied to a lot of categories. Heck even just super primo socks and t shirts.
By the time I reached the third I lost my train of thought. Shoulda written an outline, I know better 
I’ll come back to this if I remember it
Wait I already did. Customization, either combined with the above or in a silly direction. Socks with their kids drawings, a card deck with their cats picture, a jigsaw with a family photo. That sort of stuff.
I swear I bought him a nice gym bag and he still uses a fabric target bag. I showed him some socks and got “eh”.
He loves dill pickle/ salt and vinegar/ weird flavor potato chips, so a medley of those could work but that also sounds hard(ish) to buy.
Some fancy wine, whiskey, or chocolate could work.
I think it’s hard because he doesn’t have a lot of hobbies. Video games, listening to science/comedy podcasts. Otherwise it’s work or taking care of kiddo, and not many other home responsibilities. A big job, a kid, a sick wife, and household help will do that to you.
Do the podcasts have any merch or patreons? The shadowy one got me a 99% invisible metal mug once, it holds pens by the computer.
