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I bought an e-bike this week. Today I rode two miles for strawberry rhubarb pie with icecream and a cup of coffee. I haven't ridden a bike in a decade. Pedal assist ebike is awesome to help assist my lack of fitness but still make biking plausible. Especially that extra oomf around cars

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Outta my sight, scrub

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TRUTH 👇.......

I'm learning how to sew/make my own clothes. I've been fighting my machine the whole time. Took an in-person class where they walked me through my machine, and it worked great at the class, but still sucked at home. NONE OF THE BEGINNER TUTORIALS MENTIONED HOW YOU REALLY NEED TO BUY QUALOTY THREAD!

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and I have made SHORTS! They're a lot like my face, fine at a glance but the closer you look the worse it gets, but they're done and they fit. I made a bunch of mistakes, had to seam rip the entire waistband off at one point, but I made a thing I didn't know how to make two days ago.

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And here's the pattern I purchased off of etsy www.etsy.com/listing/1501...

"Feed dogs" I knew there was a goofy fucking name for them I just couldn't remember

I got to use a thing I 3d printed on 2020 for people making covid masks. A bias tape folder to male the draw string.

Hell yea, starting to look like shorts. But I gotta work in the morning so the completion will have to be a tomorrow project. They're not perfect. The fabric is kind of annoying. Finding good apparel fabric is surprisingly difficult. At this rate I'll be raising sheep & hand building a fucking loom.

Button holes are hard. I think the feed feet are sliding on the interface tape cause it's kinda smooth. I have to move it along, but not TOO much or it overshoots.

Like fucking seriously. Not having shitty thread makes this hobby a fucking delight. I'm about to be a fucking seamstress n' shit.

Another box checked. Joined a band and did an open mic tonight! Learned 8 songs in two weeks(only played two tonight, but the others were for band practice last Friday) now I've got another 2 or 3 to learn this week. Progress is happening!

I bought an android drawing tablet, and now I have made an art. Made with Krita and an idiot fucking around with random brushes until a blob looked like a thing. #fuckAI

Yay, I got the color passthrough camera add-on for my Steam Frame!...... and I'm waitlisted to order the actual Steam Frame. I hope i get it in the next two years 😢

youtu.beTHE STEAM FRAME: The Good, The Bad and the UglyYouTube video by ThrillSeeker

15 Sept

I am SO excited for the Steam Frame. A Linux desktop computer you can strap to your face! Can use scrcpy to mirror/use your phone. Remote into your desktop and work or play while laying down. youtu.be/q8qpzOk6eHM

15 Sept

I'm curious how long until other operating systems are running on it like SimulaOS. And if other hardware manufacturers will get in on the game similar to what happened with the steam deck.

31 Aug

*in a very bad Talking Heads impression* And then, he puts on Exercise clothes. And then, he tells himself he'll Exercise today. Ladies and gentlemen who's willing to be he does. Who here will become rich upon the will power or lethargy of this obese man. The betting, starts, NOW!

16 Aug

Lol, I stopped by the Santa Ana mall to kill time till my concert tonight. Entered through macy's, got into the mall proper $250 poorer, but got some nice new dress shirts for work. This mall is balls hot though. In-door mall, but it's got so many skylights it might as well be a green house.

instagram.comAll Monster Revue on Instagram: "*This is the song Mongo wanted 🩷* This has been a very difficult post to put together and try to formulate the words to go along with the images of this beautiful, inc...229 likes, 49 comments - all_monster_revue on August 10, 2026: "*This is the song Mongo wanted 🩷* This has been a very difficult post to put together and try to formulate the words to go along with th...

11 Aug

And it's official, Mongo, the bass player for All Monster Revue, passed away. Sad to see, but if you gotta go, that's a hell of a way. Certainly left an impression on me as that was my first exposure to them and the couple of songs they made it through were great. www.instagram.com/p/Db4sU-rlN6c/

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Well fuck. Brick by Brick, my favorite concert venue in San Diego, is shutting down. Tonight was the last Friday concert, and the bass player of the second band collapsed onstage. Rest of the show canceled. When I left they had been doing chest compressions for over 20 minutes. 🙁

GenerativeAI is rocket fuel for the Dunning-Kruger effect.

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5 Aug

Hell yea, bucket list check. "Sing and/or play guitar on stage with a band." www.youtube.com/watch?v=qArd...

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5 Aug

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Some kind of invasive ape 🏳️‍⚧️

4 Aug

I hate this crap at work. These are my options in my career/goal setting. I don't want to do any of that shit. I do not dream of labor. I want to work on comfortable assignments that don't stress me out too much and have my raises keep up with inflation.

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31 July

Ink sketch of a waffle yaga. Seagull feet bc dumpstercore. Sketch w inks

30 July

Today's side quest. While looking for a fuzz pedal I decided I liked the Elder God, which is technically just a fuzz face and a green Russian muff with a blend knob. It's over $200. Or I can get a fuzz face clone kit and a green muff clone kit and make DIY parallel jfet buffer circuit for $120....

@richardvhirst.bsky.social

30 July

Having electronics knowledge is a curse sometimes.

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theguardian.comI thought Nolan’s Odyssey was an epic bore. If you want Greek myths brought to life, try the thrill of opera!Composers from Purcell to Birtwistle have created passionate dramas inspired by ancient Greek stories – and none of them require you to sit through three hours of solemn spectacle without an interval

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I thought Nolan’s Odyssey was an epic bore. If you want Greek myths brought to life, try the thrill of opera!

I'm starting to think "researching DIY split keyboard designs" might be a depression indicator for me. It satisfies both "starting a new project, spending money on myself, AND a justifiable productivity/health purchase"

but also sits in the "I already have a good keyboard" and "not everything needs to be a DIY project. Just buy one"

And, as always, fucking bsky not having enough characters. They're barely a skeet. More of a dribble really. I'm not into the whole brevity thing man.

Why is it I can actively see my reduced mental capacity, mood, and health when I don't get enough sleep, and then CONTINUALLY. NOT. GO. TO. SLEEP!?

21 July

I'm going to sing and play in a band on stage for the first time in two weeks, and the days I practice after not sleeping enough I'm constantly frustrated as I blank out, forget words, and my mind wanders WHILE SINGING, and my temper is noticeably shorter as I get angry with myself.

21 July

While the days I do get enough sleep, I nail it, feel better about my accomplishment, and more hopeful for the future. AND THEN STILL NOT GET ENOUGH SLEEP! Being alive is fucking stupid. Also, I didn't get enough sleep last night and I'm grouchy.

21 July

Today is an excellent day to zero out one of your email box's and then spend the next few days unsubscribing from everything as it comes in. I hope you find a subscription you didn't know you were paying for and get some money back.

20 July

Just watched clown burlesque in long beach. If you get the chance I highly recommend supporting Queer Clown Club!

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22 June

Need to get up in a few hours for work. Why am I still awake? www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nsq3...

21 June

I continue to pay for guitar lessons despite being in a depressive slump and having no interest in doing anything creative at all. My guitar is sitting it's case where I left it two weeks ago after my last lesson. But if I cancel my lessons it'll be another 5 years before I pick it back up again.

21 June

It's Saturday night and instead of going out and trying to rebuild some kind of social life Im sitting in the bath listening to music and whining to the void. I'm in my 40s. I had hoped this shit would be over by now. Writing sad sack shit on my livejournal.

18 June

Was the post stupid? Yes. Did it result in the funniest gathering of disparate Bluesky members to join together as a community to go, "wat?" Also yes. Did it also work to perfectly highlight that the mute function is broken for both fathers day and mothers day. Also yes Keep on skeetin @bsky.app

Bluesky@bsky.app

This Sunday is Father's Day in more than 90 countries, and we have the perfect gift for the father in your life

18 June

See, this is why I like @kagi.com search. This is AI done properly. It doesn't show up unless I click it, it recognizes this is medical advise & gives a good disclaimer encouraging seeking real medical attention, & best of all, it gives references with links to where it pulled all the information

18 June

I generally loath AI and how it's been shoved down our throats. But I loath the miserable landscape of internet searches for anything medical related as well, so thought I'd glance at the opt-in only AI summary. It's literally the first time I've touched kagi AI in the year+ I've been using kagi.

That said, the first linked reference with the highest percentage of data appears to be AI generated itself, mostly targeted at selling the sites business, and the paper that site cites is a single study of a unique case of a young mexican woman. So like all AI, verify for yourself.

11 June

Someone trying to impregnate Sonic the Hedgehog.

Karim Wafa-Al Hussaini@karimwafa.bsky.social

Someone asked me what my poetry is about. I replied: “People.” They said: “That’s a broad subject.” I said: “Not really. It’s the same story every time. Someone trying to be free. Someone trying to be loved. Someone trying to survive.” Anyway, I put a few hundred pages of that story into a book.