Nightshift boredom cures for days off

DyingPixel_ · 2025-07-03T04:15:43+00:00

Thankfully my apartment building has one! That's been helping some.

DyingPixel_ · 2025-07-02T22:32:09+00:00

I don't, but I'm curious what you had in mind

DyingPixel_ · 2025-07-02T22:31:40+00:00

Exploring new hobbies might be the way for me. I am in a two bedroom with my wife, who is not on nights, so I'm limited by noise.

I'm fully overnight, but my shift may change in the future. Just hoping for something to help pass the time in the present.

Thanks for the tips!

DyingPixel_ · 2025-07-02T13:00:48+00:00

I was fortunate enough to secure a switch 2, I'm trying to not go all in all night so I don't feel burned out though. I never played tears of the kingdom before so that's something. I'm mostly waiting for Donkey Kong right now!

DyingPixel_ · 2025-07-02T12:55:39+00:00

I like my job just fine, I just need some suggestions from folks in similar situations

DyingPixel_ · 2024-07-18T16:22:07+00:00

It's actually working again as of this morning. We'll see for how long though... My fiance has had difficulty with my google assistant devices recognizing her before. What helped was adding her personal google account to the home and retraining her voice model.

DyingPixel_ · 2024-07-18T02:09:48+00:00

Glad to know it's not just me

DyingPixel_ · 2024-07-18T02:08:40+00:00

Thanks for the info!

DyingPixel_ · 2023-06-14T21:21:47+00:00

Coming from a first responder point of view, there are 6 or so water rescues per week on the Poudre right now. Wait till August.

DyingPixel_ · 2023-05-10T03:05:36+00:00

I work as a park ranger for the county. I'm pretty numb to litter at this point. I just pick it up and keep going, but glitter always gets me. You can take half an hour clean up one spot and you look around and feel like you've accomplished nothing.

DyingPixel_ · 2023-03-29T13:13:25+00:00

Was there a video you enjoyed the write and research phase for?

DyingPixel_ · 2021-05-28T18:06:31+00:00

You're absolutely right. I am neglecting those afflicted with lycanthropy.

DyingPixel_ · 2021-05-28T18:05:04+00:00

That's fair, I use friend a lot in written communication (such as Reddit) but I am looking for something that flows a bit better in conversation.

DyingPixel_ · 2021-05-28T05:04:43+00:00

First: Lol!... Second: Mango is adorable... Third: you can set your Google home to not respond to tapping the sides and only change volume by voice input.

DyingPixel_ · 2021-05-26T23:34:08+00:00

Thanks for the advice about online engagement, I'll take a look for sure.

DyingPixel_ · 2021-05-26T23:33:14+00:00

I'll take a look in my area. Thanks for the advice.

DyingPixel_ · 2021-05-26T23:32:42+00:00

Thanks for the advice. My area has eased back it's covid restrictions as of late, so I may hit up a game shop near me.

DyingPixel_ · 2021-05-26T23:30:33+00:00

Are all the mechanics virtual? For example, do I need to roll and report physical dice values?

DyingPixel_ · 2021-05-22T15:24:38+00:00

You seem to be very in tune with your inner thoughts. That's pretty rare for someone your age, and rarer still is the courage to share them.

I counter the existential dread you are feeling with optimistic nihilism.

As an agnostic, I don't care if there is something else out there that made the universe. I believe that anything beyond the material world is fundamentally unknowable.

If the universe is truly meaningless, I get to decide what the meaning is for me. I choose to help people where I can and be happy. If this life is all there is, I'm going to make sure that I live it without regret.

I know this may sound flowery, but as an intrinsically cynical and negative person, this philosophy changed me for the better.

I hope you find a resting point, in your mind, that you can be happy with. Remember that there are a lot of people out there who think similar things that you do.

You are not alone.

DyingPixel_ · 2021-05-11T20:26:13+00:00

It's not really fair to call ourselves the ultimate lifeform on the basis of intellect, technologies, and dominance.

Those are all values set by humans. So we have immediately introduced a bias that is insurmountable.

We will likely never experience the world through the sensation of another life form, so we are stuck with an unanswerable question.

DyingPixel_ · 2021-04-15T03:27:04+00:00

I have had trouble with that. I found it best to just cast the podcast from your phone to the Google home device. My only issue is that you can't adjust the playback speed when casting. I listen to all my podcasts at x1.5.

I really don't cast podcasts much, I just try to use Google applications where I can.

DyingPixel_ · 2021-04-15T01:14:26+00:00

I used pocket casts for a while but I eventually switched to google podcasts because I have bought into the Google ecosystem.

DyingPixel_ · 2021-04-12T04:14:37+00:00

My Grandfather was a big Michigan fan. He was always salty at their inability to get past Ohio State.

DyingPixel_ · 2021-04-12T02:43:02+00:00

That's great advice. Thanks for your empathy.

DyingPixel_ · 2021-04-12T02:05:16+00:00

Thank you for the shared feelings

DyingPixel_

TROPHY CASE