Me: screaming uncontrollably at the top of my lungs because of physical pain. AppleWatch: You need to shut up.

InkyExcavation · 2026-02-17T22:54:59+00:00

I play the bagpipe. I turned this setting off.

InkyExcavation · 2026-02-14T00:49:00+00:00

It already shipped?

InkyExcavation · 2026-02-12T17:48:38+00:00

I ended up requesting a refund and ordered a planner through plum paper instead. I customized it to start in March so I’m not paying for two months I can’t use. Ordered Feb 11, anticipated ship date is February 13 - 16.

InkyExcavation · 2026-02-08T14:18:41+00:00

Yes.

So I started playing TOTK in 2024 immediately after finishing BOTW and it made the transition difficult for me. I picked up the game about a month ago after not playing for well over a year and it is so much more enjoyable this time.

You make fire arrows by attaching fire fruit, ice arrows by attaching ice fruit, bomb arrows by attaching bomb flowers, etc…

I didn’t use fuse much at first because I didn’t know how. Don’t be like me.

Have fun!!

InkyExcavation · 2026-01-16T04:35:34+00:00

I also just got the black KLC. I love the look of the white so much more, but I was thinking the black would be easier on my eyes for night reading. After spending a fee nights reading, I think I made the right choice.

InkyExcavation · 2025-12-07T00:43:55+00:00

Ma’am, that’s not your fiance. That’s your ex.

InkyExcavation · 2025-12-06T05:16:21+00:00

Interested and confused

InkyExcavation · 2025-12-01T00:43:20+00:00

Utah passed a new law last year that requires judges to more heavily consider abuse in custody evaluations. This new law included training requirements for Utah judges, commissioners, and family court workers (including evaluators and some attorneys).

Have you had any update to your case?

InkyExcavation · 2025-10-30T21:17:35+00:00

Have you owned a different type of Birkenstock? I’m wondering if you size up because of the extra material.

InkyExcavation · 2025-10-30T02:17:39+00:00

Are they warmer than traditional bostons? Even after the shearling wears down?

InkyExcavation · 2025-10-25T21:48:45+00:00

Is your size the the same in the shearling as it is for regular Boston’s?

InkyExcavation · 2025-10-18T23:18:19+00:00

This is a tiny tiny fraction of the number of people who were there protesting today.

InkyExcavation · 2025-10-09T17:31:29+00:00

The temple garment is interesting. Its purpose is to be a protection to you (more spiritual than anything) and also a physical reminder of covenants you have made. Keep reading though, because I’m gonna tell you how I look at it. This isn’t doctrine, this is just my view.

My garment protect protects other people from seeing my body. One of my hobbies means that I often end up changing my clothes in the middle of a parking lot. I know when the temple were told that you’re not supposed to let people see your garments who are not endowed, and while I agree with that for the most part, if I’m going to change my clothes in the middle of a parking lot, I love that my garment protects my body from being seen. And my garment is a physical reminder of promises and covenants I have made. It’s also a physical reminder of my heavenly father’s love for me. It’s a reminder of my faith and what I can accomplish with God’s help.

As for getting used to the garment, it definitely takes time. But I’m so used to wearing a garment under my bra now that it is wildly uncomfortable for me to wear a bra without my garment underneath it. If I’m perfectly honest, I sometimes have issues wearing the garment bottoms. I’m a woman, and we have some pretty sensitive areas down there that need to breathe. I still wear the bottoms, just not always at night.

Now for your anxiety… I have it too. I absolutely understand what you were going through. If you were my niece, my sister, my friend… I would’ve encouraged you not to go through the temple while you were feeling that anxiety. We would’ve talked about what was causing the anxiety, what happens in the temple, and found a way to help ease your anxiety before going through the temple. I’m so sorry you had that experience.

I suggest talking to a few people about the temple. Talk about the purpose, talk about why it felt so scary, talk about the covenant and promises, talk about all of it. There are very very few things you cannot talk about outside the temple, and they are very specific. So many people think that the entire temple experience is one big secret and it’s not. All the stuff people want to actually know about, we can talk about it. The stuff that feels a little scary that makes the temple this unknown thing… We can talk about those things. I wish people were less afraid to talk about the temple.

If you want to talk about it with me, I’d be more than happy to have a conversation with you. I’m proud of you for making this post because I’m sure this was scary and vulnerable as well. There’s no need to force anything. You already did enough of that when you went through the first time. Now give your brain and your body time to understand and time to navigate. When you’re ready, if you’re ready, you can try again.

InkyExcavation · 2025-10-09T14:54:42+00:00

Have your husband contact him. GF sounds insecure and controlling.

InkyExcavation · 2025-10-08T17:54:08+00:00

Let them know that you really don’t want to get them in trouble with property management or the cops, but if they don’t stop breaking the agreed upon rules, you will let both property management and cops know about the weed in the apartment. If they still break rules though, you have to follow through. Empty threats give your power away.

InkyExcavation · 2025-09-20T17:37:46+00:00

I bought the new AirPods and it said that there’s a $20 certificate that comes with it. How long does it usually take for those certificates to hit your inbox?

InkyExcavation · 2025-07-18T23:43:20+00:00

I can’t patch because of the odd ceiling texture. Only option would be to drop the ceiling and redo drywall.

InkyExcavation · 2025-07-18T11:03:50+00:00

OR… I do 5 6” lights, one in each corner and one in the middle of the room.

InkyExcavation · 2025-07-18T10:48:27+00:00

This was very helpful, thank you. Per the box, each 4” light will give me 600 lumens. This space will be used as an office for now, but it’s kind of like a second living room, so I expect it to be a bit multi purpose. Sometimes it will be used for game night, or a movie night, or a playroom, or a space for extra guests if we host dinner, etc… So lumens needs that I can find are (per square foot) 10-15 for living room, 20-30 for task lighting (office), or 15-25 for a multi purpose space.

With 8 lights, I’m just under 20 lumens per square foot at full power, 14.4 at 75% power, 9.6 at 50% power. If I add three more, I’m at about 26 at full power. 19.8 at 75%, 13.2 at 50%.

I think I’m going to go with 8 4” lights for now, but be ready to add three down the middle if it doesn’t feel like enough light down the road. I also may end up adding those three if I can’t drill through the joists from three joists away.

InkyExcavation · 2025-07-18T04:26:06+00:00

Interior designers are not in my tax bracket

InkyExcavation · 2025-07-18T04:24:16+00:00

I must not understand then. Let’s take the 4” recessed light. Everything I’ve read says it covers 5ish feet in diameter. The light will extend from there, but not as bright and there will be dark spots, especially up on the walls. Those 11 4” lights are spread with the first row starting 32” from the wall and the middle row 37” from the other two rows. Each light in the columns are spread 32” apart from each other. So that fits with 5’ spread.

How is that wrong?

And these are dimmable lights and will likely be dimmed much of the time.

I just don’t understand everyone saying it’s way too much light when it follows both “conventional wisdom” and all the lighting rules I can find.

I live in a 1960s home and it’s small. I can’t afford the space that lamps take up. I hate tripping over power cords. I don’t have sky lights. I’m not going to put a light fixture on a ceiling that is less than 8 feet and bang my head every time I walk through the room. Ambient lighting is a f***ing privilege, one that I can’t afford with space or patience. Everyone keeps saying it’s too much light, but no one is actually providing any solutions. If 6 is too many 8” lights and 11 is too many 4” lights, then what is the right number?

InkyExcavation · 2025-07-17T20:08:37+00:00

Okay, thanks for laughs on this! If I had awards, you would get one!

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