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I recently started a garden. I figured it would help me calm down, help me get some more activity in my day, and maybe produce something edible. My diligent methodology of neglect has forced me to harvest leafy greens, with more "real" veggies on their way.
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In an attempt to escape from the horrors of reality I recently started painting miniatures again after a 20+ year absence from the hobby. Been enjoying it a lot and it unironically helps keep me sane.     
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Goddamn dude. Those are fantastic.
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Nuclear Tourist posted:In an attempt to escape from the horrors of reality I recently started painting miniatures again after a 20+ year absence from the hobby. Been enjoying it a lot and it unironically helps keep me sane. I can afford a car, I can afford a home, but I can't afford that poo poo.
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As far as midlife crisis hobbies go I would argue that it's actually pretty affordable! Especially now that 3D printed miniatures is a thing.
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I rediscovered painting minis after I got home from Afghanistan. It’s weirdly therapeutic, but I think all art is to some degree or another 
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Nuclear Tourist posted:As far as midlife crisis hobbies go I would argue that it's actually pretty affordable! Especially now that 3D printed miniatures is a thing. Speaking of 3D printed things, I went to a training thing for bridge structural things that are prone to problems. Someone at FHWA is VERY good with a 3D printer. I forgot to take pictures but the instructors said they'd hit me up in the next couple of weeks because they've been meaning to do it themselves and forgot. I bought a Weber in 2009 as a present after deployment 1. It has served me well for many years. Family friends live a bit up river from me and I was up there the weekend before last. Big hunter, always smoking or cooking something and the idiot has a rusted out Charbroil. So now my Weber will live its best life (once I get it off my balcony and hopefully before the wasps get to it......again)
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Icon Of Sin posted:I rediscovered painting minis after I got home from Afghanistan. It’s weirdly therapeutic, but I think all art is to some degree or another Come join us in the miniatures painting thread m'lord.
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Needed to go to urgent care on a Friday evening & wasn’t looking forward to it as previous experiences taking relatives there or to the ER wasn’t much fun. Was pleasantly surprised the place was well organized & professional with barely a wait, & got competent help & within an hour & a half of walking in had a filled prescription in hand.
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Nuclear Tourist posted:Come join us in the miniatures painting thread m'lord. Oh, I’ve been there a few times. Long ago though. My pics always got lost in the mixup of absolutely hyper-talented goons, which isn’t a bad thing in my mind. There’s someone in the Battletech thread that is a loving wizard with a paintbrush, Nebal…long name, starts with an N, and the mechs they paint just make us all  I picked up 2 drones recently. An Avata 2, and an Air 3 (both DJI). They serve different purposes and fly completely differently to one another. The camera on the Air 3 is unfairly good, while the sheer chaos of the Avata 2’s FPV style is just fun to fly. The controller is really intuitive too, if you’ve played a flight sim at all in the last 30 years you’ve had a control scheme similar to the Avata’s Motion Controller. Air 3 pics:   Avata 2 chaos on my 3rd or 4th flight with it: https://youtu.be/X3YI7hUJbWA?si=IP4hGBb9thzDus14 Gotta do something to spark some kind of joy in this dumpster fire of a world, and this is it for me (for now).
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Icon Of Sin posted:Oh, I’ve been there a few times. Long ago though. My pics always got lost in the mixup of absolutely hyper-talented goons, which isn’t a bad thing in my mind. There’s someone in the Battletech thread that is a loving wizard with a paintbrush, Nebal…long name, starts with an N, and the mechs they paint just make us all Nebalebadingdong. And yeah they're extremely good at painting Battletech.
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I enjoy Duolingo. Even if it isn't an effective language tool I learned to poorly say "He makes a gorilla"* in Greek. *Αυτός κάνει γορίλλας.
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Today I have 12 days sober under my belt, and last week I did a Sunday-Friday PTSD in patient treatment clinic and I got a lot of things cleared out. 
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windshipper posted:Today I have 12 days sober under my belt, and last week I did a Sunday-Friday PTSD in patient treatment clinic and I got a lot of things cleared out. This rules Take care of yourself
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US Berder Patrol posted:This rules
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US Berder Patrol posted:This rules
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Although I’m having my lawyer push back on a few key points to make sure they can’t pull a fast one on me, it appears I finally won my fight with VR&E. New employment goal: Professor.
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Solitaire6 posted:Although I’m having my lawyer push back on a few key points to make sure they can’t pull a fast one on me, it appears I finally won my fight with VR&E. New employment goal: Professor. I also basically, with the help of a friend ofc, massacred a bunch of chatGPT reliant CS and BBA dorks in a cybersecurity debate. So money in the bank and a entry on my CV.
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This year, I started a garden. (I suppose this kind of connects with the preparedness thread also.) I thought it would be a good idea to create something, learn a little, and get out/moving some more. To my surprise, not only am I capable of vaguely maintaining life (there have been plant casualties, mostly due to my poor selection/pests/ignorance), I can also produce edible food. I'm telling you guys, it is nuts to suddenly have a zucchini, tomatoes, squash, kale, or whatever overnight (in some cases, mere hours). The most shocking thing? My wife, who has a hard time keeping a cactus alive, has sprung into action tending the garden. Somehow I created a bootleg getaway for her. She spends every morning there now, taking pictures of new growth, carefully inspecting the plants, etc. She then comes back inside and gleefully reports her findings. I haven't seen her this happy in a while. This poo poo is better than a new game or a vacation.
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Solitaire6 posted:I also basically, with the help of a friend ofc, massacred a bunch of chatGPT reliant CS and BBA dorks in a cybersecurity debate. So money in the bank and a entry on my CV. While the idea of prolonged exposure to academia causes me nausea, that sounds like a pretty dope turn of events. Sincere congratulations. I walked away from my MS with the coursework done. The government basically paid PSU 30x what a PE prep course would have cost. And then my employer reimbursed me for the prep course anyways. My bud and his wife both have PhD's and both finally got professorships at the same place after a long time of trying. They were at different places for a long time. One of my 2026 trips is going to see them. (break) I'd like to thank all of the developers (and Penn State Health as the root cause) in my 5 mile radius for sprouting up "Luxury Living along the River" apartments in the last 2 years for stabilizing the loving rental market in this area. I got my renewal this afternoon when I got home from work, it is reasonable and I will be having a celebratory drink in your honor. SquirrelyPSU fucked around with this message at 11:44 on May 6, 2025 |
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ASAPI posted:This year, I started a garden. (I suppose this kind of connects with the preparedness thread also.) That's awesome.
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Sold my house in DC, we close in two weeks! Next up, moving to Seattle. Just gotta find a house.
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Got a job offer in Alice Springs. Pay is pretty good, just gotta deal with the clearance then moving there. Downside is getting my girlfriend's birth certificate updated to reflect her name and gender. The state of Virginia is making things very difficult
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Handsome Ralph posted:Sold my house in DC, we close in two weeks! Eh as far as going from E->W goes, you basically know the market. You'll be fine even if it takes a minute. Congratulations. Just minimize your commute by any means possible. We get gridlock maybe 2 or 3 times a year, in Seattle its multiple times weekly. Someone does 90 on I-5 and crashes into a median barrier, and then everything switches to 405. Volume amplifies everything and then deadlocks. e: Weekend mornings are awesome though. I had no problem making it to Pike Place from Everett in 20 minutes. (Also my butcher of choice was: https://www.google.com/maps/place/B...DUzSAFQAw%3D%3D) SquirrelyPSU fucked around with this message at 02:56 on May 8, 2025 |
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Hotel Kpro posted:Got a job offer in Alice Springs. Pay is pretty good, just gotta deal with the clearance then moving there. the heck job offers go out to international candidates for work in alice springs?
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Qtotonibudinibudet posted:the heck job offers go out to international candidates for work in alice springs? Northrop Grumman. The US has a small presence there and they want americans to work on whatever stuff they have
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This is my first season doing interp for the park service. I’ve been doing shorebird and sea turtle work for the last 5 years and have been talking to any people that happened to walk up, but never really did any formal programs. Didn’t really know what to expect going into this, and had some decent anxiety about exactly what I needed to be doing. My first few programs so far have had good responses from the audience, with anywhere from 12-20 people attending
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I got to share a wonderful barbeque with the family of Syrian refugees, whom I've been teaching English for a few years. Can now confirm that the Syrian version of naan is extremely tasty, especially when heavily seasoned, wrapped around small patties of minced lamb and dipped in garlic mayo. Best part is that I've been voluntold to partake in a beach barbeque with them next month and this time they insist on me not paying or having to bringing any of the food for the event (I bought veggies and mushrooms, which caused much sadness since I'd paid for the restaurant trip last time and they wanted to pay for the whole thing this time). It was an absolutely fantastic day.
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Wife and I put an offer on a house we really liked in West Seattle, and just got word that it was accepted! 
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Handsome Ralph posted:Wife and I put an offer on a house we really liked in West Seattle, and just got word that it was accepted! 
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Handsome Ralph posted:Wife and I put an offer on a house we really liked in West Seattle, and just got word that it was accepted! Happy for you and your family.
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Handsome Ralph posted:Wife and I put an offer on a house we really liked in West Seattle, and just got word that it was accepted! Congratulations!
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Cafeteria had perfectly done tater tots. Not underdone & mushy, not deep fried to be a clump, just right.
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Hyrax Attack! posted:Cafeteria had perfectly done tater tots. Not underdone & mushy, not deep fried to be a clump, just right. People under appreciate a perfect tot.
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ASAPI posted:People under appreciate a perfect tot. Finding out as an adult that they're actually delightful when made properly was a little bright spot in life. The tater tot "crowns" (like a squashed tot about the size of a quarter) are also excellent since they have more surface area to get crispy.
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Tots are the perfect side for takeout chicken wings. They travel way better than fries. I also think they turn out better in an air fryer.
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Back in Edinburgh for a week. Gonna hike Ben Nevis this week, and I'm going to a close friends wedding tonight. 
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Handsome Ralph posted:Back in Edinburgh for a week. Gonna hike Ben Nevis this week, and I'm going to a close friends wedding tonight. Nice! I went there as part of a Rick Steves tour, had great time. Got Cullen skink soup & it was delicious, tried to make it at home wound up with a potato mush.
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Handsome Ralph posted:Back in Edinburgh for a week. Gonna hike Ben Nevis this week, and I'm going to a close friends wedding tonight. Jealous! I miss Edinburgh. I miss being able to walk 5 minutes from my door to Tesco and get a sweet corn and tuna sandwich, too.
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