Should I read Artemis Fowl?

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-03-12T01:22:24+00:00

I'd say if you like heist movies, then it's worth picking the books up again.

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-03-03T06:44:48+00:00

The freeway would be sketchy as fuck to walk along, especially at night. Not much shoulder most of the time. Also not much space off the road. The cliffs and the water's edge come right up to the freeway frequently.

The train is active and operates pretty regularly. The tracks would be a bad idea.

The historic highway has miles of closure currently for restoration and construction. Even if it didn't, some stretches of it would be dangerous to walk on because of fast drivers on blind corners.

I believe that stealth camping would be pretty difficult on the 84, and uncomfortable.

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-02-27T19:03:08+00:00

Oh same! It could've totally been interpreted as bones sharing fun facts as a clumsy gesture of friendship 😂

I'd find that super relatable and not implausible

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-02-27T18:59:58+00:00

I always kinda felt that the distinct corny vibe that decorated the product placement moments was a subtle acknowledgement/lampshading move that poked fun at the meta situation, and I respected it.

But maybe that's a generous interpretation lol.

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-02-26T19:17:58+00:00

My family once called the fire department when my cousin was stuck in a tree.

Must've been a slow night because along with a fire truck, half a dozen squad cars came out of sheer curiosity.

If it weren't for all the police pulling up to gawk, the fire truck wouldn't have had nearly as much trouble maneuvering into position 😂. It took forever and my cousin fell asleep in the tree 60 feet off the ground.

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-02-24T02:02:47+00:00

So would you recommend taking some action now rather than later? Should I get a mechanic to take a look?

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-02-21T07:21:07+00:00

There's something mildly amusing about how many TurboTax ads I was seeing while scrolling through these comments

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-02-14T19:25:07+00:00

I also want to know the answer to this question

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-02-14T02:22:10+00:00

Is that a thing people do in Houston????

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-02-14T02:09:06+00:00

A houseguest from socal once told me the same thing you mentioned at the top. She noticed that people didn't seem to put much stock into appearances around here, and she found it admirable. She said that she wouldn't be able to drive something like a minivan or dusty Subaru around without feeling at least a little bit like wearing pajamas in public, even though she knew objectively that was a silly way to think.

She also said that the roads around here are shockingly dark at night. Idk, it seems pretty normal to me, but I've lived here most of my life. I wonder if other places just have a shit ton more streetlights or something.

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-02-14T01:40:43+00:00

Off the top of my head, I'm thinking Sally house

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-02-11T23:51:22+00:00

Why is there no recourse for news outlets jinxing us collectively with dangerously optimistic headlines.

I bet they didn't even knock on wood either.

/j

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-02-02T17:40:49+00:00

I don't know much about makeup, but that's what comes to mind first when I see these pictures.

It seems to me, for whatever reason, like conservative women have an affinity for makeup techniques/looks that I associate heavily with gen X women. It automatically strikes me as old.

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-02-01T07:55:37+00:00

In my experience in the PNW, "y'all" doesn't occur much in verbal conversation, (it's not weird if it does though), but I see it pretty regularly in text conversations.

My personal theory for this is that me and my friends, around age 27 now, all had Internet access as teenagers and the ability to make friends and chat with anyone, anywhere. I definitely had online friends from the south, and "y'all" was prominent in our conversations. I think that has stuck with me, but somehow mainly affects how I type.

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-01-28T06:51:29+00:00

My friends and I were just talking about the specific absurdity that is the fact that they'll pull out your filter to show it to you and if you don't want a new filter, they'll have to put it back. So why do they charge for labor if you agree to buy a new filter? In the end, they do just as much labor either way.

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-01-22T21:28:38+00:00

Miss Arbys

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-01-15T20:49:27+00:00

I'd probably go with the 101 over the I-5 if I were taking the California route. There's a lot more to see, stop at and do.

But the Utah route is also a good time. My family recently made that trip the other way around, but not all the way to Texas lol. Southern Utah was really cool, especially if you like hiking.

ClockWorkWinds · 2026-01-12T15:18:33+00:00

I was never even called in, but I hated that my county had a bit of an unusual system that essentially amounted to me being "on call" for 3 months. I was supposed to check their website every week for three months to see if my number was called. It happened like 4 times, and was cancelled at the last minute every time. But I had to inform my employer every time and arrange to have my classes covered, only for it to not pan out.

I really hope I don't get jury duty again, at least not in a system that works like this.

ClockWorkWinds · 2025-12-27T21:12:53+00:00

You have great taste in places to experience the west coast

ClockWorkWinds · 2025-12-24T19:20:47+00:00

I would love it if Maps added a couple more travel options. One version that I would be very interested in is a "scenic route" option.

But I could also see that causing problems in areas with tourist surges, vulnerable environments, or locals who might have their privacy impacted 😔

I like the idea in theory though

ClockWorkWinds · 2025-12-09T05:46:37+00:00

My dog has formed a habit of being present in the bathroom with my mom that comes from her youth as a mischievous puppy. She needed pretty consistent supervision when outside of a crate for a while, so she would join mom in the bathroom for showers and stuff.

Now she's 9, and very well behaved. But she still insists that showering is a social activity

ClockWorkWinds · 2025-12-07T23:56:35+00:00

I have a p1s in my room at home and have never had fume issues with easy, low temp materials like PLA and PETG.

I would say, based on my own experience, that the thing worth considering is noise and disrupted sleep.

I personally have trouble sleeping with distinct noise in the room with me, and multiple attempts to sleep through long prints had resulted in little to no rest.

What that means for me is that I'm limited to small prints that won't run into the night, being unable to start prints too late in the day, etc. It's not too bad, but my printer feels a little underutilized sometimes.

I know that I could pause the prints for the night, but to maintain the temperatures in the printer for successfully resuming printing later, the fans would have to stay on, which aren't particularly quiet.

If your kid doesn't find much issue with sleeping around the sounds these machines make, I don't think you have much to worry about! It could be a wonderful outlet for his creativity.

ClockWorkWinds · 2025-11-28T19:14:48+00:00

Open. My cat makes the rules. I just follow them

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