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What did you recently do in your hobby that you're proud of?
I've been climbing for about 2 years now and yesterday I was finally able to complete my most difficult route yet without stopping for a break! I've tried this 6C about 15 times or so and only finished it twice, but I usually fall or have to stop to rest in the middle, so I was really pleased I did it in one!
What about you guys?
(P.s apologies if this is the wrong place for this. At first I was going to post in ~sport but that looked more like pro sport news)
It's honestly a very small thing, but I replaced the cushions on my headphones and it's made me fall in love with them again
A fellow headphone appreciator! What’s your setup?
God I could rant about it for days
But currently I'm using Sony whch710n, which are basically the cheaper brother of the xm2
I have them for like 4 years, and I really like that they have physical buttons (no shitty touch control) and they have much more balanced sound compared to the xm's.
Recently did my Bose QuietComforts. Have to say, it was more difficult than I thought it would be!
No idea how bose does it, but with mine I found the best technique was to push the rubber through the inside
I got the DT 770 but I don't really like wired headphones I realise ):, am looking to resell them now haha
You'll be easily able to resell those to the gaming market, at least. Wireless is still problematic for a lot of setups, especially competitive gaming ones, due to the latency with Bluetooth, and the DT-770 (along with the 990 and the 880) still are some of the most recommended quality headphones for gaming.
The DT-770s are also supposedly the best headphones for people with big ears too... which I have :( and which makes a lot of other highly recommended headphones painful to wear after a while. So I was actually planning on getting a pair of DT-770 Pros for myself next time I'm in the market.
Check out the DT 700 Pro X. It's their latest line of headphones, only a few years old, and meant to be a small upgrade over those old lines.
I recently upgraded from 880s to the 900 Pro X and one of the things I'm enjoying is that the bigger ear cups squishes my ears less than the previous series. The cups were big but the distance to the driver was pretty standard so you'd get some ear contact on the driver mesh. With this new line, my entire ear fits in the cups with no problem.
And for games, the soundstage is upgraded. Playing with 3D audio on this line is a lot of fun.
Oh. The driver on most headphones hitting the parts of my ears that stick out the most is definitely a major issue for me, and after prolongued wear is what causes me to the most discomfort. I didn't realize the 770 Pros still had that issue, so I will for sure look into the Pro X models now instead. Thanks for mentioning that!
Not necessarily proud of it, more like "huh, neat". I hooked up an RGB led to two potentiometers, and managed to change its colors without burning it.
This sounds fascinating. I have an amateur understanding of electronics. I know what potentiometers do and more or less how RGB LEDs work, but would never imagine this effect. Can you explain how this works, why it didn't burn out and what made you want to try it?
A potentiometer has a variable internal resistance and 3 terminals. If you connect one terminal to the positive (voltage source) and the other two to the ground (and some consumer - resistor, LED, motor, etc.) it will divide the voltage between the two consumer circuits.
If however you connect the positive to the voltage source, and only one ground to a consumer, it becomes a rheostat - it will not divide the voltage, but it will control the current flow.
An LED is a current driven device (no matter how high the voltage supplied, if the current is too low, it won't light up). An RGB LED is 3 LEDs in one package, each with their own anode (positive terminal) and a single, shared cathode (negative).
If you supply the proper current to the R LED, and no current to the G & B, you get a red light. If you supply current to R & B, but not to G, you get purple. Then everything in between.
I wanted to try it because I am learning about electronics in my spare time. Also, I burned out all of my red LEDs because of my bad math, and I had a single RGB one, so it was a nice challenge to not burn that one out.
I made a really nice focaccia bread. It was nice and fluffy and crispy, perfect amount of salt, and just really good. We had it with chicken Parm and used it for chicken Parm sandwiches the next day.
I love baking, I'm not good at it but I love it. It was nice to have something turn out.
Literally whenever we have chicken parm left overs, I always think "I should make a chicken parm sandwich with these" and then never do. I'll have to try baking some focaccia myself when I finally do. Any tips to not bork it?
Time! I use the Bon Appetit recipe and it’s very easy bread to make. This recipe is super simple, not labor intensive at all and dangerously tasty.
https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/easy-no-knead-focaccia
If you’re new to bread baking here are some general tips that will help you out:
What's wrong using a thermometer ? Measure something in the vicinity of 35C and you're good to go !
Nothing at all! It’s just a good way to gauge the temperature without one.
I used this recipe (https://alexandracooks.com/2018/03/02/overnight-refrigerator-focaccia-best-focaccia/). I like that it's simple. I left it in the fridge for a few days. It made it way tastier. Focaccia bread is perfect for chicken Parm sandwiches.
I feel like making focaccia is so simple it gets really complicated really fast! I never managed to make one i was happy with! Great reason to be proud of :D
Sometimes mine is too oily or not salty enough. It's been the tastiest trial and error. All bread is still bread :) I have gotten a lot better, but I also have bought a lot of tools.
I hate baking, and I highly respect your talent. Additionally, I believe I've only had a "fluffy" focaccia once; it was amazing and that's when I realized it didn't always have to be a brick.
Now I lean more towards keto (and typically I think of breads, pastas, rice, etc. often as just fillers), but your description makes it sound delectable!
I've been woodworking in my garage for years now. My wife wants me out so she can park in it for once. So, last year I built my own small shop in the backyard. Everything but the windows are completely custom, even the door. I've never made a door before and it was a great learning experience.
I will say, sadly, that it is not done yet. The door is put together but still needs to sanded, fitted to the jam, hinges and handles cut, finish applied, and at some point, hung. But alas, summer is here and kids take priority.
We moved last year, and one of the things that I miss about our old house was the big shed that I built out back; having a great spot for building / storing / working is such a quality of life upgrade.
How big is your shop? What sort of roof did you put on it? What sort of tools do you have?
It is 12x16 (the biggest I could go without a permit), with a simple Gable roof.
As for tools, pretty much all the standard ones. Table saw, miter saw, band saw, jointer, planer, bunch of different Sanders, small crappy drill press, and a bunch of restored hands planes. And let's not forget my favorite newest addition, dust collection.
I love making doors, staining them, chiseling out the hinge space, and almost everything else about them.
I'd rather swim through lava than hang a door. It's so frustrating for something that seems like it should be so simple.
Started and finished painting my Ork Dakkajet, which is a model I've had sitting on my shelf, built and primed for about 3 years now. Probably won't see much use, but I'm happy to see it finished, as it's just pleasing to look at.
Also finished my teardown, cleaning and reassembly of a pressure washer I found for free. I haven't quite finished putting it back together yet, as I need someone to hold the motor for me while I install the water pressurization thingy, but I'm pretty sure it'll work after the thorough clean I've done on it. If so, it means I'll have a pressure washer for about $10 in parts and a couple of hours of my time.
That is a beautiful paint job. Do you play 40k or just like painting?
A pressure washer for 10 bucks is awesome! What a great find. Just wondering if you're into restoration of found items, pressure washing, or both?
I do play 40k, though I've played many other games much more. Recently coming off about a 2 year Age of Sigmar kick, but one of my other favorites is called Bolt Action and this evening I'll be playing an Ancient themed wargame called SPQR. The jet probably won't be used, just because aircraft in the new rules aren't great and I also haven't been super interested in playing my Orks lately and would rather play with my Necrons when I do.
As for the other stuff, I just like fixing things in general. For example, I have some cheap solar lights from Amazon I just discovered are broken; I could toss them and buy a new one for less than $10, but I took it apart and can repair it by soldering two wires back on to the circuit board. I've fixed old electronics, lots of small machines (mowers, snowblowers, now a pressure washer, I hope...) and cars.
I love the metal texturing on that. Well done!
Thanks!
Very cool. The ork planes are some of my favorite models. It's something I have always wanted even though I don't collect anymore, and I've never been good at painting.
Thanks; they are pretty awesome. I love the Ork style, but I'm also a bit down on them and have been for a few years because of the way GW has handled them in the rules. Been painting them here and there, but not really playing them, as all my old models are now inferior to the new models.
Painting just takes time, patience and practice! I never was very good for awhile and still have my moments, but you get there once you've done it enough. It's also helpful to decide what standard you want to paint to; mine is somewhere around Tabletop+, meaning, I paint something that will look good from 3' away on the table, but might not stand-up great up close, then put a little bit more effort in to go a little further. Makes it easier when you decide how much you really care about your level.
Two achievements for two hobbies!
For HEMA, I've made it 3/5 the way to my next rank. I've learned a lot and recently just got my turns of the sword signed off!
For fishing, the crux of only going out with my buddy has been shaken off. He's far more active in fishing than me, but now my partner is also joining me fishing so it's easier to get up in the morning and go if I know she will also be joining me!
A few years ago I started fixing small engine equipment, lawnmowers, pressure washers. I just fixed my first riding mower and sold it, very excited about that. I had to learn some electrical which was foreign to me before.
Are you in the States?
If you are, this could be a nice side gig. I had a neighbor who used to repair small engine equipment and then he'd sell it. Not sure what's it like in other states/countries, but in Virginia, the local counties have annual or bi-annual cleaning for each neighborhood where you can dump anything that won't fit in a trash can in front of your house, and then at the end of the week, the county cleanup crew comes by and picks it all up.
Well, this neighbor of mine drives around with his pickup and whenever he comes across someone's pile of junk and if there is a lawnmower or cooling fan or whatever, he'd pick it up, fix it, and then sell it. I am currently using a lawnmower I bought from him which he found and fixed.
I'm from Vancouver Canada, so I definitly have a market I could tap into further. My main problem is I'm doing this between working a long day at work (Salary jobs are NOT worth it) so I slowly fix stuff because half the time I don't have the energy.
So far this summer I've made an extra $950 though- just by buying broken equipment and fixing it. Also recently gotten into buying and selling from auctions, which is fun, but now I'm stuck with 26 commercial toilet paper dispensers, the ones you see in a mall bathroom.. couldn't help myself for a dollar.
If I had the time to take on work from other people it would be better, but again no time. Not about to be the guy who takes on work he doesn't have time for. I have however taken on a few jobs when people come to my house because they see all the lawnmowers. Just don't like the liability of having a time frame to fix something.
(Side note: If anyone's opening a restaurant in Vancouver, hit me up for a toilet paper dispenser.. free for my tildes friends)
I sewed a fitted body suit with stretch fabric. It was glittery and had a dramatic hood. I've never been able to get the hang of stretch garments, and most of my projects are not fitted but more loose, so this was intimidating. But I loved how it turned out! My costume collection is expanding this year.
I don't know if permaculture landscaping counts as a hobby, or if getting 10 lb. of berries harvested counts as an achievement, but I'm pleased with the results so far. I've got enough jam for the winter and gifts for friends.
And I get to take fresh blackberry/nectarine crisp with homegrown lavender and sage to a picnic tomorrow.
I would certainly say so! Permaculture is so fascinating, and I yearn for the days I have access to land to work with. Can I ask what zone your in and how much land you're on? That's a lot of fruit, so I'm curious!
Zone 6a (we're at elevation on a South-facing slope, and it's really been 6b for at least 10 years). It's a climate zone that offers many options, and we could probably get 8 months of growing season with a greenhouse if we didn't also have short days with heavy cloud cover in winter. I start garden seeds indoors with a grow tent, and we're fine for anything that fruits or flowers in less than 180 days.
1.5 acres/0.6 hectares, but much of it has tree cover or shade. It's also somewhat hilly, and the sunniest areas are sloped. The truth is, though, that you really don't need a great deal of acreage if you grow in three dimensions. Tree fruits take a long time, but we lived on 1/4 acre in Florida and were inundated with more mangos, coconuts, papayas, sapotes, guavas, starfruit, and garden vegetables than we could eat or give away.
That 10 lb. of berries was far less than we could have gotten - there are huge old mulberry trees on the land and I only harvested what I could easily reach. The rest were left for birds and deer.
We've got cultivated red raspberries (not much production this year because we had to move the planting just before fruiting due to necessary driveway work), and maybe 10+ sq. meters of wild blackberries. Both tolerate some shade, so they're great for the forested borders. About 5 lb. each of mulberries and black raspberries this year, hopefully more next year.
As to other plantings, we've got a few young fruit trees and some blueberry bushes (not thriving yet, the soil acidity and moisture have been hard to maintain). Only a few cherries this year (they weren't maintained and needed a hard pruning), but we'll probably get 50 lb. of apples from one tree.
Just planted Jostaberries, and we'll get gooseberries and currants next year. We're taking advantage of partially shaded areas before we think about how to best use the limited sunny spots (more fruit trees? grapevines?). We've also got a couple of donated Pawpaw seedlings (shade-tolerant fruit trees!) from a local grower who's looking for experimental data. We'll have more space after removing invasive autumn olives, honeysuckle, and barberries.
It's been great fun to research, plan, plant, maintain, and harvest!
I harvested 11 pounds of tomatoes this morning.
That's a nice haul! What do you plan to make/cook? Or what have you made?
I used some of them to make a big batch of pasta sauce which i used to make a big batch of spaghetti and a large lasagna that the wife and I ate off of for 3 days.
I've got some salsa in the fridge from my previous harvest ( about 6 lbs) a couple of weeks ago.
I've still got tons of cherry tomatoes sitting on my counter. We've been eating salads like crazy to try to get rid of them but there's just too many. I'm going to figure something out this weekend for them.
And still have more to harvest. Lol
I recently made some model trees for my miniature wargames and RPGs. I was so proud of how they turned out that I updated all my previous trees and shrubs to match the look. I always found greenery difficult to make but now I feel like i broke the bank!
broke the code, maybe? breaking the bank is to run out of money/resources.
I played a song at speed on the drums! It's a simpler song - Self esteem by the offspring. But I was having difficulty getting the double-stroke kicks at speed. Yesterday was the first time I got it in time. I isolated the part i was having a hard time with and just played that over and over, gradually building up to song tempo and I finally got it. I wasn't able to do it multiple times though, so I gotta work on my drumming stamina, but even getting it once was an accomplishment.
My approach when I first was learning how to play the drums was to just power through and only learn it at speed. Just practice it again and again until I got it the benefit was that I also built stamina doing that - the downside is it's brutal. If you're learning it successfully then you're doing it right, and I'm really excited for you!
No ways, it literally popped into my head the other day! I remember loving to play it on the electric guitar back in 2000. (Also sneakily with the school band for "warm up" before assembly!)
I've got a thing for old Volkswagens and own a couple that I work on. 5 years ago I knew basically nothing about cars, and now I'm just getting ready to reinstall the engine after disassembling, fixing a few things, cleaning, and reassembling it. I'm pretty proud of how far I've come and how my knowledge has grown, even to the point that I'll have people call me randomly asking if I can help diagnose something on their old VWs. Being in my 20's, having a 65 year old guy call me and ask if I know why his car isn't running is kinda cool.
What I'm really proud of is one of these guys is a Vietnam War veteran. He was exposed to Agent Orange and (presumably) it ended up causing his muscles to degenerate as he got older. It's to the point where he can barely lift his arms above his chest now. He has an old Dune Buggy that needed a new engine, so I offered to help. My wife and I spent all of last Monday and Friday working and talking with him, and we ended up getting the car running again. Being able to work with someone who also knows VWs pretty well and sorting out issues together was extremely cool, and it was extremely rewarding to see the look on his face when the work was done.
I've done video editing for a long time for personal projects, but recently used those skills to make an update/advertisement for work that came out fairly good. I also had an extremely short time frame to make it in, and I was definitely the only one with the skills and position to do it. It was very 'I don't know what I'm doing, but I guess I'm doing it well?'
It has been a while since my hobbies were on the front bench, but I did a couple of things:
Started setting up my 3D printer so that I could print some things for an upcoming wedding. I still have to dial it in and probably replace the hot end, but it's been over a year since I printed anything, so this is a good first step.
I started building a PC. This will be for my son for gaming. Currently the kids share a gaming PC, but that means that if they play together they are playing things with controllers; they want to play some other games. So I've started putting together another PC.
Both of these have been back-burnered for a long time, so making some actual progress on them is an achievement.
I have a small collection of parts just sitting there for upgrades to my ender 3, but I also don't want to touch it as it's currently printing just fine.
I've been writing music reviews on Substack for fun without, not putting too much pressure on the writing process. Unexpectedly, the artist of the last album review I published messaged me on Instagram. We spoke on the phone, and he said that he loved the review and that I really "got" his vision for the album. I'm really just writing for myself, but it was a big milestone to have an artist give me props.
After a medical “near miss” years ago, I started writing. Eventually some friends talked me into publishing. Ended up putting my first book on Amazon like the month before the pandemic started (whomp whomp). Still, while they haven’t gone anywhere, I’ve kept writing and kept publishing. I just hit my 53rd publication last week. That makes me happy. It’s the things you can control, not the ones you can’t.
I started jiu jitsu a few months ago and locked up my first submission the other day: a rear naked choke. Granted, it was on another amateur, but he does have a little more experience than I do. It really gave me the feeling that I'm making some progress!
Two things to bring up.
Whoah, I have been dealing with the same issues with my couch! It's probably 15ish years old. The seat cushions are wedge shaped from one side being so much more compressed than the other lol.
What kind of foam did you use, and how did you seal the couch back up?
I used something called 'FS Premium 39H Blue'. But there were a few companies to chose from and this particular product is just one companies version of high density sofa cushion foam, so shop around. Our cushions have zips so resealing wasn't an issue for us.
So this was something I didn't realise I could look into. I have several old furniture pieces that could do with replacing, but I've been loathe to look for similar ones as I like their design. Didn't consider just updating or replacing parts. Thanks!
I'm running my first 5K on Saturday! I've never done any kind of running sport before. I'm fact, aside from two years of high school football over a decade ago, I've never had any active hobbies at all. But this week I crossed 100lbs on all three big lifts (bench, squat, and deadlift) and I'm doing a 5K!
I did my first ever 5k a few weeks ago! I'm not very good at running at all but I managed it in 31 minutes (my goal was 35) so I was really pleased with that
That's excellent! I have never run before in my life, but started training two months ago for this 5k. I ended up getting under 40 minutes (which was my "if I actually run the whole thing, but as slow as possible" time), which I'm super happy with! I probably would have had a quicker time if I had tried to go at a faster pace, even knowing I'd have to walk part of it, but reducing the time wasn't really part of my goal. I'm just over the moon that I was able to run for 3 miles straight.
I play and run Tabletop Role-playing Games, and my most recent achievement is that I emotionally broke a player in my most recent session. It wasn't much, but it's so satisfying to know how invested my players are in the work and their characters.
Martial arts practitioner and teacher with very nearly 30 years on the mats. Best recent win was seeing a young student of mine independently reinvent a technique (well, a fallback that flows from a failure) in a match.
As he left the mat, my (normally very reserved) teacher took the kid aside and said: "nice move". Probably the highest compliment I've ever heard him give.
I do archery and I did a part called the serving, by myself. Looks neat.
Fellow climber! Well done on the red point!
I convinced my buddy's wife to let him start climbing trad with me....that felt like a win.
i dabbled in trad climbing a few times, out in Index, WA. i'm not afraid of heights, per se, but it does distract me when i consider how vulnerable i am and how easy it is to screw something up.
i much prefer being on glaciers and volcanoes for some reason.
i've been throwing knives a bit lately, built a target in the backyard. my accomplishment is that i stuck a no-spin, half-spin, and one-spin all from the same footing back to back. only once so far though.
I’ve recently become inspired to finish decorating my study; it’s going to be done in a ‘dark academia’ sort of style. Got a lot of work on it done at the outset, but then I lost momentum for whatever reason. I’m really excited to start doing some creepy/pretty bell jar crafts soon to help fill it out!
I did it! I want to get into watercolor. I bought a small set of nice ones and cheap ones just to get started. I painted all day yesterday and really enjoyed slowing down and just being colorful!
I think it helped me with my usual Sunday Scaries and no usual Monday morning anxiety as I start the work day today.
This has really encouraged me to keep going!
I've finished reading my first 3 manga in Japanese. I'm about six months in, but it feels nice to read some native material without assistance, even if it is very simple material and with illustrations to help
ご苦労様！なんのマンガを読んでいますか？
Nice! Which manga are you reading?
ルリドラゴンと小さな森のオオカミちゃん1と本好きの下剋上1を読みました。本好きの下剋上2を始めまし。
I've been working on introducing my puppy to the sport of dock diving. It took a few sessions of gentle coaxing but now she's so confident and enthusiastic about leaping into the water. She also just graduated puppy school so soon we're advancing to CGC class and then agility and rally basics. Her training still has a long way to go but I'm really happy with where she's at.
I got my handicap below 15. I golfed a fair bit when I was young, but once I headed off to college it was too expensive and too time consuming, so I quit for a little over 20 years. It's my third season back and I've gone from shooting above 120 in 2021 to threatening to break 80 with regularity. It's taken a lot of practice and drilling, but it's been quite rewarding.
I just patched a bug out of the DnD combat tracker I'm making, found 2 more but it should no longer crash.
I've been 3d printing for close to a year now. I had to take some time off during school, but have recently been able to get back into tweaking my profiles. I finally feel like, in the last week or so, I've figured out how to make a nearly perfectly clean prints with my printer (Anycubic Kobra Go). It's been very satisfying having to do minimal processing on my recent parts.
And as a bonus, I finally got my camera setup and streaming so I can monitor my prints while I'm away. I really love this hobby!
I submitted an entry to a Kx5 Remix contest. I silent ~8 hours straight on it and was about to give up when I things just fell into place and it sounded way better than I envisioned!
Fingers crossed 🤞
I’m proud of myself for sticking through and not giving up prematurely
Not a hobby, but wow, you guys made me smile now, and this was the most wholesome experience I've had online. Thanks for sharing everyone! :-)
I recently got a chunk of work done on the treehouse that my kids and I are building. We used to live in a big city, so this was never a possibility, but moved to a rural area earlier this year - so I'm finally fulfilling one of my kids dreams.
Here is the progress so far.
I was able to pick up a door with a window at a flea market the other day, so this weekend I'm going to start framing the walls/windows/and door.
I recently took up skateboarding, landed my first Ollie yesterday even though it was pretty sketch
I've been playing adult ice hockey now for just over 3 years but am at the point where I'm occasionally subbing for high C leagues and holding my own. About to move beyond the "Instructional league" level for good.
Feels good to pick up a sport in my 30s and actually become proficient enough at to play with people who, albeit some are older, even much older, that have years of experience on me and not just be a complete pylon.
After about 4 years of training I finally benched 315 pounds. A big milestone for me. I am nervous though because I have an appointment to check out a medical condition. Depending on the result it might require 6-8 weeks off training. Fingers crossed.
I reached one week of hobby streak for my miniature painting, that is one week of spending at least half an hour a day doing something related to it, generally painting.
I hope you feel comfortable sharing some of your work? Maybe in a post of its own?
The miniature building and/or painting hobby is not for me, but admiring the patience, effort, and at times straight up creativity it takes is something I love doing!
I started surfing about a month and a half ago and can finally stand up as of 2 weekends ago! Went out this past weekend and was able to catch a few waves on Saturday but Sunday didn't really have any swell so I could only catch a couple. It's so much fun!!
I finished building and painting a Warhound Titan - Anyone into Warhammer will know that's kilos of resin that need to be meticulously cut, filed, drilled, pinned and glued into basically a giant robot that can stand on it's own. Yet to field it in a game but hoping to do so soon
After a year of being the new player and playing people of 15-20 years experience (and one guy who's been playing since it released in 1984), I finally won my first game of Battletech... and in fact I won two on the bounce, and finished runner up on our FLGS tournament on a tiebreaker (to the aforementioned 1984 guy).
I crocheted a onesie for my kid's little half-sister: https://imgur.com/a/H2NzOsM
It's the first thing I've managed to finish with long covid screwing up my brain. It has two mistakes in it, but I've frogged it more often than I can count so I give up.
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I recently went on my second serious storm chase. I always wanted to go storm chasing as a kid, and I'm a big weather nerd. This year I decided I had the means and desire to actually go chasing properly. Over this last weekend I went to southern Indiana and central Illinois to chase a severe weather event for the upper Mississippi valley over two days. It was a monster trip, 48hrs, 35 on the road, and one shitty motel room, I'm still recovering a bit.
Saw a wispy tornado/funnel in the distance, a few wall clouds, lots of lightening, hail (off in the distance, by design) and some really cool supercells. Where I'm from we don't get supercells, rather linear and multicellular systems, and my first chase didn't have the most typical supercells, so seeing these (kinda) monsters with their typical structures and features was special.
I met Simon Brewer and Brandon Copic by chance while chasing, both of whom are famous/prominent (Brandon insists he's not famous). It was amazing to realize I'm chasing alongside (albeit at a much more amateur level) these people I've admired for so long.
Pictures: https://imgur.com/a/DkzgPUC
Things I learned: I need a dedicated camera with an optical lens. I need to study more, a lot more, about forecasting and storm dynamics. The better I chase, the less I drive, which would be a welcome change.
I passed 40 hours on a digital drawing that I've been doing. I've shared the progress with a few people and had nothing but good responses so far. I'm feeling really proud because I only started drawing 3 months ago I think? Even though its far from finished, I'm still anxious about the colours as that's what I struggle with, but I'm feeling hopeful.
How do you even have to patience to spend more than a couple hours on an illustration? Everything I draw these days is a quick and rough painting since I can’t stand spending more than 2 hours on something some rando on Instagram will spend less than a second scrolling by lol.
Also, pics pls?
I think a lot of the patience comes from a mix of boredom, and from having autism/adhd which means I'll be hyperfixated on it for a while lol. Hopefully long enough to finish it.
Another part is, it's an illustration of mime and my friends characters from the game Destiny 2, so I want to finish it for them.
Honestly, I don't feel my art is good enough to share yet. The only place I've posted is Instagram, under a different username, but I also post a lot of depressing art there too, so it's all mixed lol
I just repaired my electric guitar cable again. I have 2 cables, so that's 4 ends, and 3 of them have broken in the exact same way: the little wire from the middle of the cable snaps between where it emerges from the main cable and where it is soldered on to the jack. The only one that hasn't broken is an L-shaped jack so probably doesn't have the same tensions involved.
The repair is: open up the jack, un-solder any remaining wires, strip back some cable with a wire cutter, re-solder the 2 wires, close back up and test. Then open the jack back up when it inevitably fails first time, fix the problem and try again xD
I think they arrive weak from the factory because they strip too much wire, so it's just the copper strands holding on. The way the cable is attached means the tension is on those threads and they end up giving. When I fix the problem, I try and strip less wire so there's at least some plastic casing "in the gap", although I dunno if I've done a very good job. I find soldering really difficult, even for simple things like this (I remember adding a chip to my Dreamcast or PS1, I can't believe I did that now).
This photo from instructables shows the part I mean, the wire on the right side is the one that fails. Here they've hooked the wire through the little hole there too, but none of the manufactured ones I've got are so precise and attach the cable with a blob of solder only. The whole article is probably a good one if you need to do the same repair. If I can do it anyone can :-)
I've been thinking of doing video essays for years now and I recently started making one myself. I'm finished with the script but I just haven't found time to start getting videos together for it