sorry i was high when i submitted that

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for using my coping strategy even though it inconveniences my Roomates?

I (22 M) and my 4 roomates (21-24 F) all share an apartment with 1 kitchen, 5 rooms and 2 bathrooms. We tend to get along but we argue over the bathrooms more than we’d like

They tend to take a long time to get ready in the mornings, and I tend to take a long time at night because of my coping mechanism.

Basically once or twice a week, I take a few edibles, turn off all the lights, and shower while on the floor in complete darkness, rolling around in soap. I call this my Olm time after the blind cave salamander. I basically roll around in all the soap and just pretend I’m a little cave dwelling salamander while high as shit, and then rinse off and crawl out of the shower and head to my room.

It’s like meditation. I go to a completely different state mentally. This is the only thing that has significantly helped me with stress, while allowing me to incorporate all of my self care duties into my routine. Becoming one with the Olm is my only option.

My roomates don’t know about Olm time but they have realized I take a while in the shower some nights, and they have tried to argue by saying that everyone needs to get ready for bed too. I’ve told them that they take a really long time in the mornings, and I often have to brush my teeth in the kitchen sink because the bathrooms are basically locked from around 6:30-8:45 every day because of how long they take.

Basically they’re all pretty frustrated with me and I’m pretty frustrated with them. That self care time is pretty much what keeps me going through really hard days, and they don’t seem to get that, even when they tell me how important their getting ready time is for them in the mornings. I don’t know if I’m being an asshole or if I’m genuinely standing up for myself here. AITA?

AITA?

YTA

NTA

JAH

NAH

ESH

INFO

Voting ended onSep 17, 2023

What are these acronyms?

[olmtimeguy]

Oh geez that’s me.

For INFO, Olm time ranges from 30-45 ish minutes. I normally try to plan it for when they’re not home or already asleep but it’s not always possible. I don’t run the water the whole time (I normally turn it off for a while to chill in the soap for a bit) and we live in a big apartment complex so I’m not using all the hot water.

I agree we need to communicate better, especially because my roommates like to store their stuff in the bathroom when I like to store mine in my room so I can use either bathroom.

I try to check in with them before I shower but sometimes they work/ have class late so it’s not always possible.

I’m hoping I can convince them to store their stuff in their rooms like I do to make it less of an issue.

Thanks for the judgement

[reasonsforhope]

Larvae-attracting gel could help repopulate decimated coral reefs

If you're hoping that reef-restoring coral larvae will settle down in damaged reefs, you can't just sit around and wait for it to happen. Yo

"If you're hoping that reef-restoring coral larvae will settle down in damaged reefs, you can't just sit around and wait for it to happen. You have to get out there and entice the larvae, which is exactly what a new algae-based gel is designed to do.

While we may think of coral reefs' "skeletons" as being composed solely of calcium carbonate produced by coral polyps, much of the material is in fact generated by what are known as crustose coralline algae.

Along with contributing greatly to the structural integrity of reefs, the algae-produced calcium carbonate also serves as a home to planktonic coral larvae. Once those formerly free-swimming organisms settle in and become polyps, they start producing reef-building calcium of their own.

It's a good arrangement for the coral, but it also benefits the algae.

Not only does the reef itself provide the algae with protection from the elements, the coral polyps also emit ammonia which the algae feed upon. It is therefore in the algae's best interest to entice any coral larvae that may be swimming past in the water column. In order to do so, the algae release metabolite chemicals that attract the larvae.

Led by Dr. Daniel Wangpraseurt, scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have now incorporated those metabolites into a gel that can be applied to degraded coral reefs. Called SNAP-X, the substance reportedly boosts coral larval settlement by up to 20 times as compared to untreated surfaces.

If the algae metabolites were just applied to the coral on their own, they would soon dissipate in the water, leaving the coral larvae unable to follow them to their source. For that reason, the researchers started by encasing the chemical molecules in durable silica nanoparticles. Those particles were then suspended within a biocompatible liquid blend of gelatin methacrylate and polyethylene glycol diacrylate.

When that liquid is sprayed or painted onto a surface – such as a piece of dead coral – then exposed to ultraviolet light, it polymerizes into a hydrogel form. That gel is capable of clinging to the surface for up to one month while immersed in flowing water, gradually releasing its larvae-attracting nanoparticles as it does so.

Initial lab tests showed that application of SNAP-X resulted in a six-fold increase in larval settlement. Subsequent tests that more accurately simulated the water flow on coral reefs, however, produced the 20-times figure.

It should be noted that all of the tests conducted so far have involved a single type of coral, but Wangpraseurt believes the technology should work on other species with a few tweaks.

"I think this material is a breakthrough that can hopefully make a big contribution to coral restoration," he says. "Biomedical scientists have spent a lot of time developing nanomaterials as drug carriers, and here we were able to apply some of that knowledge to marine restoration."

A paper on the research was recently published in the journal Trends in Biotechnology."

-via New Atlas, May 26, 2025

[olmtimeguy]

i will be at dashcon 2 shout out dashcon 2

[ofishal-fish-posts]

reblog to join a school of fish with prev

[official-olm-posts]

Can I be an olm hanging out with the fish? Can cave salamanders join?

[ofishal-fish-posts]

sure, why not

[abyssal-plains]

[amphibianaday]

An Olm carrying the trans flag

day 1309

[olmtimeguy]

Minor update: they now know about Olm Time

So my roomates and I all talked it out and came up with some better solutions. I did not specifically call it Olm Time nor explain in detail, but yeah here’s the gist:

They have started doing more of their morning routines in their rooms, and they have moved most of their bathroom stuff to their rooms, and that’s generally cleared up most of our mutual frustration.

Also, I found out that since I clean the bathroom before I Olm, (like 15-20 minutes before Olm Time while the edibles kick in) they still can’t use one of the bathrooms because I’m cleaning, so it’s functionally the same as an hour+ of Olm Time. I didn’t really think about it like that because it’s good for all of us to have a clean space, but when the door is closed it’s literally the same as me using the bathroom so now I feel kind of dumb for not realizing that in the first place.

We’ve agreed that I’m going to keep the door open while I’m cleaning so they know what I’m doing and that they can stop by and use it before I Olm if they need to, and it also gives them a fair warning because they know I’ll be in there for a while once the door is closed.

So problem solved (or as solved as it can be until I can live alone)! new problem is the 7000+ people who know I call it Olm Time but what are you gonna do?

[olmtimeguy]

Since you all think my shower habits are weird just wait until you hear about my sleeping habits.

[olmtimeguy]

I call it The Nest and it’s 1 layer of 4 pillows, (nest shaped), followed by a duvet, then me, then quilt, then another blanket on top for extra cozy, bonus pillow normally sits directly on my forehead because I decided the extra pillow was cheaper than curtains

[olmtimeguy]

Since you all think my shower habits are weird just wait until you hear about my sleeping habits.

[olmtimeguy]

You will NEVer guess what time it is

[junkdrawertales]

not now kitten daddy’s having Olm Time

[burningituphere]

who up olming their time rn

[rainyydoves]

olm time

[chazzfox]

So fucking did some olm time, but less rolling around and also rainbow light in the dark and blasting AURORA. Highly recommend Became less of a creature living IN a cave though and more of one that...haunts it.

[olmtimeguy]

[chazzfox]

OLM DUDE LISTEN Your post inspired me to get some mood lighting going in my bathroom which has been the WEIRDEST pick-me-up with feeling rough the last few weeks, and the salamander/creature meditation has been calming af and just what I need. I'm so freakin' about Olm Time. Thank you so much for getting baked as hell and having access to the internet!!

[chazzfox]

So fucking did some olm time, but less rolling around and also rainbow light in the dark and blasting AURORA. Highly recommend Became less of a creature living IN a cave though and more of one that...haunts it.

[olmtimeguy]

[nothing-mancer]

I had a thought

[am-i-the-asshole-official]

AITA for using my coping strategy even though it inconveniences my Roomates?

I (22 M) and my 4 roomates (21-24 F) all share an apartment with 1 kitchen, 5 rooms and 2 bathrooms. We tend to get along but we argue over the bathrooms more than we’d like

They tend to take a long time to get ready in the mornings, and I tend to take a long time at night because of my coping mechanism.

Basically once or twice a week, I take a few edibles, turn off all the lights, and shower while on the floor in complete darkness, rolling around in soap. I call this my Olm time after the blind cave salamander. I basically roll around in all the soap and just pretend I’m a little cave dwelling salamander while high as shit, and then rinse off and crawl out of the shower and head to my room.

It’s like meditation. I go to a completely different state mentally. This is the only thing that has significantly helped me with stress, while allowing me to incorporate all of my self care duties into my routine. Becoming one with the Olm is my only option.

My roomates don’t know about Olm time but they have realized I take a while in the shower some nights, and they have tried to argue by saying that everyone needs to get ready for bed too. I’ve told them that they take a really long time in the mornings, and I often have to brush my teeth in the kitchen sink because the bathrooms are basically locked from around 6:30-8:45 every day because of how long they take.

Basically they’re all pretty frustrated with me and I’m pretty frustrated with them. That self care time is pretty much what keeps me going through really hard days, and they don’t seem to get that, even when they tell me how important their getting ready time is for them in the mornings. I don’t know if I’m being an asshole or if I’m genuinely standing up for myself here. AITA?

AITA?

YTA

NTA

JAH

NAH

ESH

INFO

Voting ended onSep 17, 2023

What are these acronyms?

[blogisonlyblog]