That feels sketchy to me honestly. You're basically asking for a coupon like you're some kind of VIP when you haven't earned it yet. Organizers put time into pricing things for a reason and hitting them up on LinkedIn just to save a few bucks comes off as cheap. Plus now they know your name and might think you're gonna be a pain at the actual event asking for free drinks or something. Pay the full price like everyone else unless they offer the discount publicly.

Oh man, same thing happened to me at a farmer's market last year. That raw honey made my allergies way better too, I've been buying from the same guy ever since. It's crazy how much of a difference it makes over the processed stuff.

And yeah, the chopstick trick is pretty much foolproof. I've been doing that with my own succulents after drowning a couple good ones early on. Drilling extra holes is a game changer too, you'd be surprised how many pots trap water even with that one little hole at the bottom.

My buddy tried refinishing a chair and the leg snapped off when he sat down.

Licking the ocean" is probably the most accurate description of a salt disaster I've ever heard. I'm honestly shocked you only used a quarter cup and it still came out that bad. I always figured salt was a little more forgiving than that, but I guess not when you're swapping it for sugar in dough. I've never tried the King Arthur recipe you mentioned, but if their instructions are as solid as you say I might have to give it a shot. It sounds like it's saved you from any more ocean-licking disasters.