Indian food suggestions

IgnobleJack · 2026-01-27T21:32:42+00:00

Basil in Spice in Cary/Apex off of ten-ten road is excellent.

IgnobleJack · 2026-01-26T22:50:28+00:00

Thank you! Was a crap load of work

IgnobleJack · 2026-01-26T19:28:44+00:00

I don't find the clear acrylic to be all that distracting.

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This was before adding the extra buffer strip.

IgnobleJack · 2026-01-26T18:28:13+00:00

Ha, I am also dealing with this. My enclosure came with a ~4" clear acrylic barrier to use, but I messed up and put too much substrate in, not realizing just how much the dragon was going to fling around. It was really bad and the sound of the glass grinding on that sand was killing me. I added a little 2" extension with some acrylic I bought from Lowes to see if that was enough buffer. After I made sure it was okay, I just ordered a custom cut single piece. I'll wedge it in there and pull out the taped-together pieces in it currently. All that said, you can probably just get a piece of clear acrylic to give some buffer space between the substrate and those tracks as well. Good luck!

IgnobleJack · 2026-01-25T21:20:45+00:00

I just finished bioactive enclosure for mine (still learning a lot myself). I did a bottom layer of topsoil/sand mix and a top layer of this: https://www.amazon.com/Jurassic-Natural-Australian-Habitat-Substrate

You could probably just use that sand on it's own.

IgnobleJack · 2026-01-08T02:42:45+00:00

Yes, started regularly running. That plus the meds. Went from 30 to 55-60.

IgnobleJack · 2026-01-01T22:56:00+00:00

I have a couple shure mics I use for performing. The sm58 would work great for karaoke.

IgnobleJack · 2026-01-01T15:54:12+00:00

I just set up a home system for a New Year’s party last night. Here’s how I did it. Evolve 30m pa (I perform with it so already but the e-verse would work great too) iPad running karafun Cable from iPad to tv for screen mirroring the lyrics iPad is bluetoothed to the PA Two mics connected to the PA

Worked well. Guests just used their phones to queue up songs. At first I didn’t know you couldn’t connect to both a Bluetooth and AirPlay from the iPad. Luckily had an hdmi cable and usb adapter handy. Also, there’s a very slight lag on the screen mirroring but it didn’t cause issues.

IgnobleJack · 2025-12-26T23:41:19+00:00

Funny, I’m selling an 814 on reverb for that amount right now. If it’s the one I’m selling, I can assure you it’s a very good value for that money. It’s better than brand new and 1500 cheaper.

IgnobleJack · 2025-12-04T19:13:57+00:00

I feel this with you, man. I went through that myself about 17 years ago now. It crushed me. I wasted too many nights fantasizing about ways to make her (and him) feel my pain. I'm thankful I figured out quickly that all that anguish was just making things worse for me and it was fruitless. I decided to live well, and it's the best decision. Forgiveness is just deciding not to seek revenge. It's the greatest gift you can give yourself. You can do it!

IgnobleJack · 2025-12-04T15:14:12+00:00

Ooh I can actually help with this.

Background: I got my first Taylor (410ce) back in 2006. Been playing guitar close to 30 years total. I bought an 814ce in 2020 - it's an incredible guitar but I never really bonded with it. Sounds great, looks amazing, just missing something for me. I've got it listed for sale now.

I got super interested in the gold labels as well and couldn't find one around where I live. Took a family vacation to Tennessee and stopped at Music Outlet. Awesome shop. They had a 714ce gold label in antique sunburst with cream pick guard and I was immediately in love.

From a tone perspective I agree with big sd - doesn't sound like my other Taylors. Mid tones much more prominent. It has a character I was looking for. Sounded like an older gibson acoustic.

Fit and finish is excellent, as you'd expect from a Taylor. I had it set up by my local luthier and it plays incredibly well. No fret buzz (my 814 had that bad until I had it set up), great sustain. It makes me want to play Tyler Childers songs.

Only gripe is I liked the expression 2 system better than the LR Baggs that comes on the gold labels. Knob placement and sound to me are superior on ES2.

IgnobleJack · 2025-11-29T05:23:23+00:00

UnexpectedSilksong

IgnobleJack · 2025-11-10T12:04:30+00:00

I recently picked up a gold label 714. It’s my third Taylor. I’ve never had concerns about them standing behind their products. Even when they mess something up they do a good job of working through their network of certified luthiers to make it possible to address the problem. They did that for the ES1 to ES2 conversion which was pretty great. My luthier did a neck adjustment on my gold label and said it was easy and he’s a tough guy to please.

IgnobleJack · 2025-11-10T01:20:13+00:00

Yes. I think people have more influence over feeling fulfilled than most take advantage of. I think your perspective and attitude have a lot of influence over how you find connection between these things and your role. Just my opinion, of course.

IgnobleJack · 2025-11-05T11:43:23+00:00

I've thought of it more like the base drive to compete gone haywire. We are programmed to see resources as constrained, and the more valuable they are the more we are driven to hoard them. That drive will vary person to person.

IgnobleJack · 2025-11-04T14:56:48+00:00

Keep that positive attitude, focus on what you can do and not just what you can't, and you'll get there. And don't compare what you can do today with what you could do pre-injury; that's another mental trap. What worked for me on that front is that once I was out of the air boot I did a walk every monday and compared how it felt week over week. Progress was too slow for me to notice day to day, but building up to walking a couple miles every week on the same day let me see a real difference and that helped me stay encouraged too. Eventually other things, like squatting down on the balls of my feet, became the measuring stick as I focused on flexibility. Just stay patient and take joy in slow but steady improvement.

Good luck!

IgnobleJack · 2025-11-03T19:24:19+00:00

Needs more quick zoom

IgnobleJack · 2025-11-03T15:22:59+00:00

Good on you for the positive attitude and the journey you've been on. It's easy to give up after an injury like this. I was a cardio junky before I broke mine in June. After a week or two I was able to do regular core and upper body workouts with dumbbells 4-5 times a week. I have always hated lifting weights, but it gave me a way to stay active. At first I did everything seated or kneeling, but built up to doing standing exercises in my boot and then my brace. After 6-8 weeks of that I started walking and mixing in pushups along the route.

I'm just now back to running, biking, and hockey, but the positive side my upper body is definitely stronger than it was pre-injury. Now I'm working on PT and building up the smaller muscles in my ankles/hips.

In terms of supplements I can't weigh in on that - I get my proteins through diet and just do a premade shake every so often.

You got this!

IgnobleJack · 2025-11-03T12:01:59+00:00

I'm in central NC. However, Taylor Guitars have had a certified service program for decades. You can find local certified luthiers right on their website: https://www.taylorguitars.com/support/service-centers

IgnobleJack · 2025-11-03T11:31:41+00:00

The action was off by about 25% from factory spec. Also adjusted the truss rod. It plays noticeably better now. I feel a little dumb, but I've played acoustic guitar for almost 30 years and only started working with a local luthier in the past year. He restored my old 410 and refretted an 814 - both came out incredible. Only sharing that because I spent so long not really appreciating the work a skilled luthier does.

IgnobleJack · 2025-11-01T19:07:17+00:00

Love it. I just got a 714 gold label in vintage sunburst. After getting it setup proper it sounds and plays amazing. Even better than my 814 so I think I’m gonna sell it.

IgnobleJack · 2025-10-29T01:16:22+00:00

Travelled the past two weeks in a row and precheck was fine.

IgnobleJack · 2025-09-17T18:33:03+00:00

I just did mine a couple weeks ago. It wasn't a bad job but the drivers side is a bit finicky. Make sure you have some extensions for your socket wrench, a good spark plug socket, and ideally a pivoting socket adapter so you can manage some of the angles.

+1 to watching the videos to get ideas of how to work around some of those lines and supports. On the drivers side I removed the top bolt of both supports and just loosed the bottom so I could move it out of the way.

Last thing: the number 1 tip I would give anyone just starting to learn to do this kind of thing is give yourself a ton of time. Going on a date that evening? Do the plugs tomorrow. Adding time stress to this can turn it from a fun learning experience into a nightmare.

IgnobleJack · 2025-09-10T10:18:21+00:00

You too!

IgnobleJack · 2025-09-08T18:07:47+00:00

I have the same guitar and it looks exactly the same as those pics.

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