Rappe

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 days ago

Bonus pics!

 

Cata had a rough year, 14 months of on-off infections, and with that cone of shame. Now 6 months of no cone! Turns out, she's allergic to mites, so started steam cleaning of all fabrics she's in contact with and we keep her food in the freezer, and she's all good. I haven't been this happy and stress free for a year that I am now.

As a bonus, a more uncommon breed for most of the world. She's our little square-shaped, retired hunter. Turned 11 this spring, but you can't really tell, still energetic and playful as ever.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Massively overworked due to summer holidays starting, so everyone wants projects done before that.

Massive hematoma in my back thigh hasn't healed properly even after 3 months, and still causing swelling and makes it hard to walk.

Considering upping my ADHD meds because they seem to be losing effectiveness (still in early stages of testing the meds, 6 months on them now).

Everything is getting expensive and even with higher than mean salary for my country, two working adults and no kids, we're barely scraping by.

ISP lied to me and my fiber is getting installed in 2027 instead of summer of 2025, so I'm stuck with 5g, but at least the transmitter is 60m from my house, so it works pretty well.

Russia, The US, radical conservatism and the climate change causes me immeasurable dread and sense of impending doom, that's causing my anxiety to get worse.

I never have time, energy and motivation at the same time to work on hobby projects I would really love to work on.

Other than that, I'm alright. It's not as bad as it sounds, could be worse. Got a job, roof over my head, no drug habits, don't really drink anymore after years of crippling alcoholism. Dog's allergies are finally under control after a very long hassle of and a lot of money, so that's good. Gotta focus on the positives.

Thank you for asking, apparently I had some stuff I wanted to get out, didn't even really realize that.

How about you, how are you doing OP? (And everyone else of course.)

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (8 children)

It's been a while since I have disagreed so hard with anyone. With all due respect of course, can't really debate taste.

I disagree with the story being awful or awkward acting. Story is the best one of out the 3 (if you don't count Witcher 3's DLCs, those were superb.) and has the most innovative story quests. Also, not to spoil too much, but your decisions in that game actually affect the entire world and story a lot, what you do in act 2 can change the entire story, my mate and I had completely different stories because of what we decided in act 2, and I have to respect that. Not like that Mass Effect kind of "you were evil or whatever, which colour do you want as your ending?"

I agree, combat is terrible, engine is terrible, everything is unintuitive and clunky. I'd say for the best experience, drop difficulty to the easiest one and play for the story. Also, change voice acting to Polish, I can't stand Geralt in English in any of the games (Sorry Doug, cool guy, doesn't fit as Geralt IMO.) and the Polish really adds to the atmosphere, kinda like playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. in Russian.

After a dwarf in the slums told me that my mother sucks dwarf cocks in hell, I haven't been the same as a person.

Good for you to give it a go even though it's pretty rough by today's standards. Totally worth it, love the game even with it's massive faults.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Is that the probable cause? I did level it recently, and it barely vibrates now. Maybe I'm putting in too much at a time...

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Also a fan of his lettuce.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Cool stuff man, gonna contribute with some of my own extras. Same deal, DM me for key or email. Extra humble bundle games mostly. First come first serve.

~~Overcooked~~

Worms Rumble - Armageddon Weapon Skin Pack

Worms Rumble - Captain & Shark Double Pack

~~ENSLAVED™: Odyssey to the West™ Premium Edition~~

GET EVEN

~~Katamari Damacy Reroll~~

~~Pac-Man 256~~

~~RAD~~

Splendor: The Cities DLC

~~Uurnog Uurnlimited~~

~~The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky~~

[–] [email protected] 22 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Well, not specifically because I want to make them feel included, it is to stimulate them and satisfy their curiosity. Also helps skittish cats and dogs to gain confidence by introducing them to new smells constantly in a safe way.

Smells are way more important to both cats and dogs than humans, and more than most people realize. Example: I see a lot of people around walk their dogs and not letting them sniff properly but just tug them along, thinking that the physical exercise and waste management are the sole purpose of walks.

We have a retired hunting dog, turned 11 on Sunday actually, and she's still ridiculously hard to tire by physical exercise. The only way to get her proper tired is mental stimulation. Sniffing is a big part of that. 30min calm patient walk is way better than 60min of "COME OON" -hurried impatient walk.

Disclaimer: not all dogs etc., but... most dogs.

 

/giphy mathlady

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

So which one of these pretty standard ingredients is the secret ingredient?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

I did in the end end up painting it a nice blue colour with a rust protect metallic paint. First layer looked awful, second layer looked quite nice already, but I'm gonna add a third one today. The paint can recommended 3 layers for proper rust proof, so that's what I'm going by.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Why would you remind me of this on a Monday morning. Haven't I suffered enough :(

In all seriousness, great episode, definitely still makes me sad every time even when I know it's coming. Unpopular opinion, I think Futurama was on par with the best Simpsons seasons, and way better than most Simpsons seasons.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

I am sincerely apologetic of posting content that you found not to be dull enough. I will try to be better in the future. Tool restoration indeed is interesting, but I thought merely soaking a tool in deruster for days would be dull enough :(

 

I had no free buckets to hold the derusting solution in that the vise would fit comfortably, so I had to use a plastic box that was too wide. It would not submerge fully in the 1 Liter of derusting solution I bought, I had to soak one side for 24 hours and then the other side for 24 hours. It mostly cleared the rust. I'm considering painting it now, but I don't think I'm going to.

 

I noticed that some of the extension cords around the house constantly had empty sockets or their cord was coiled up since it was far too long. Some others had cords constantly being swapped, or the cord was too short and it was laying on the floor, getting dry humped by the robot vacuum.

I took inventory of all the extension cords in the house, mapped their expected required length and socket amounts and swapped them around until I had one that was too long, and one unused socket.

I also have one spare long 3-socket one, since there was one outlet that had one un-used socket, and there were only 2 required, so I could remove the 3-socket long cord extension cord completely.

I haven't been this happy since I bought a gutter cleaner tool with an extendable handle, so I don't need to climb on the roof or on a ladder to clean the gutters.

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