Xena Johnson (u/xenajohnson)

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I chose to air fry a whole head of cauliflower instead of cutting it into florets, and everyone told me I was nuts.

Saw a recipe online from a food blog in Chicago that insisted cutting it up was the only way to get it crispy. I decided to test it myself, oiled and seasoned the whole thing, and cooked it at 375 for about 40 minutes. The outside got perfectly charred and the inside was tender, not mushy. It was way easier to handle and season evenly. Who else has tried the 'whole veg' method against the common advice?

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c/barbers•

xenajohnson•5d ago

A disco haircut request turned into a time travel lesson

This older gentleman came in last week with a wrinkled photo from his youth, asking for the same shag cut he had in the 70s. I had to pull out my dad's old thinning shears from the back, which hadn't been touched in ages. Back then, we used to spend an hour just on layering with those things, but now clippers do most of the work in minutes. I fumbled through it, trying to remember how we used to shape those long sideburns without guides. Halfway through, I realized the hairspray I had was nothing like the heavy aerosol cans from back in the day. When I finished, he looked at himself and chuckled, saying his hair now had more personality than he did back then. It was a funny reminder of how tools and styles have shifted so much over the years.

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c/fence-erectors•

xenajohnson•10d ago

I swore by eyeballing posts until a windy job proved me wrong

I always set fence posts by just looking at them, thinking it was fast enough. Then I did a job on a super windy hill, and the whole line looked wavy after. A friend told me to try a transit level, so I borrowed one. Now I use it for every post, and my fences are straight as an arrow. Last week, I put up a picket fence that measured perfect from end to end. It takes a bit longer, but the results are worth it.