It makes me happy, and I regret nothing. (yet)

I had some. It was gross.

Cheaper, no added sugar, and just as convenient.

I usually get the polyurethane dipped, but I decided on more expensive foam nitrile pairs, based on the blurb about enhancing positive grip. I prefer them to the poly.

One of our interior doors is warped, so you needed to apply pressure for the last 1/4 inch (6mm) for it to latch.

I figured I could rip out the little trim stopper pieces and reattach them in a better spot.

So I got a pneumatic brad nailer from Harbor Freight (I splurged on the $50 one) and got to work.

It worked! Now the door closes as it should.

I switched my config files to lua. I haven’t changed my config file for almost 10 years, except for minor tweaks.

they're not even half frosted anymore

So I chatted with ChatGPT about it, and wound up at the end of the conversation with ChatGPT wanting to design a video game controller especially suited for raccoons, so they could play some sort of Tetris-like game, to keep themselves entertained and maybe curb their curiosity-based destructive behavior.

I was lazy, so only did the side mirrors and both front door windows.

I usually just use gas station squeegees, so using the Windex and a cloth towel was a step up and got it really clean.

It's so nice looking out the side mirrors. I keep looking at them and marveling at how nice the world looks. Like when a person gets their first pair of glasses and sees the world in detail for the first time.

It's been a week and I'm still smiling about the clear view. Luckily it hasn't rained in that time.

I only get rain, no snow, so I keep telling myself the side mirror rain guards aren't useful at all for me.

It was pretty uneventful but i guess that's a good thing. Was just a small tree growing into a power line

I had like almost 100 uncategorized bookmarks, and whatever was already categorized could use some finetuning as well. So I spent about 1-2 hours on making my browser's bookmark bar really neat.

I deleted bookmarks which weren't relevant anymore and added some more bookmark folders to make everything less cluttered. The sites I want to access quickly is only one click away, the rest is buried in folders. It's synced so everything is stored safely in the cloud.

I'm happy with this, I could still find my stuff but this is an improvement.

What am i doing with my life :D (thanks rimu, sorry i bugged you like 10 times about this lol)

I'm not going to use this for spam btw, i just wanted to see how piefed works (so i can tinker around with it)

Forgot I had to give my dog an unexpected bath yesterday and used all the clean towels

I bought an 8 pound (3.6 kg) chicken the other day. I partially deboned it, placing the wing tips, neck, and carcass into a stock pot with some vegetables and aromatics, and made some stock, and set aside the meat.

Dinner 1: One boneless breast, probably about 1.5 lbs (0.7 kg), got cut up into cubes to cook into a soup noodle dish (think fancy ramen, but lazier).

Dinner 2: The 2 thighs, 2 drumsticks, 2 wing drumettes, 2 wing flats were deep fried (breaded for the big pieces, naked for the wing parts) and served as fried chicken with some sides.

Dinner 3: The remaining boneless breast was cut up into cubes for a homemade kung pao, using a modified recipe from Kenji Lopez Alt. I served it with rice and a separate stir fried broccoli dish.

Each meal fed me, my spouse, my 2 young kids (who eat slightly smaller portions). I didn't set out to be frugal with it, but I think each meal cost less than $10 for 4 portions. And I managed to pull it off on weeknights after work, after picking up my kids from school/daycare, so I'm pretty proud of that.

It's sort of amazing but quite small, so not really much help for sending things over the other side of the table. Actually bought it for board games - specifically Fromage which needs the board rotating - but may find other uses for it too.

I always save the soap bar scraps, today I got to combine them

I had to replace the leather strap handles on a chest today. Just had to pry the old nails out, cut down my old belt, and reinstall.

I guess it's officially time to recommence the yearly grind of yard maintenance. We didnt even get to enjoy a respite, with all the snow we had.

Had to grab (junk) food for my study breaks the last few days but managed to prep something today.

Not at all what I expected. It's just a big metal frame covered with wood planks, mats, and canvas.

Worked on a friend's AC power adapter, the cord had gotten cut. Just a simple two-wire cord, nothing too complicated.

Didn't do a perfect job with the heat shrink tubing, but still made good connections and it'll be safe to use.

Wish I had upgraded my soldering iron sooner. The old one didn't heat nearly as evenly as this one.

Went to a running shoe store and they got me measured up and fitted. Bought some insoles since they said it could help with my plantar fasciitis.

I guess I feel less pain at the end of the day. I hope it will be better once I get new shoes.