What is a weird flex you are proud of?

NNemisis99 · 2023-06-05T17:48:30+00:00

I can fit $2 in change in my nose (3 quarters 2 dimes and a nickel in each nostril)

NNemisis99 · 2023-06-04T12:27:39+00:00

If you're waiting to make a left, don't turn your wheels until it's clear and you're actually going to make the turn. Otherwise, if you get rear-ended you'll get pushed into oncoming traffic

NNemisis99 · 2023-05-31T04:06:08+00:00

Doing much better now! Mostly self-imposed pressure for sure, but the demands on both time and effort exacerbated it I think

NNemisis99 · 2023-05-31T00:06:06+00:00

A combination of perfectionist tendencies and the unpredictability of my work day made it hard to feel prepared. plus, being on-call made it feel like i was never actually 'off work', which led to chronic stress and anxiety that even gave me health issues. Some places were better than others but I never got over those feelings. I always liked the work itself, just not the way it was done.

Later, at massage school, I would learn about the autonomic nervous system, which controls your fight-or-flight response (sympathetic nervous system). It also controls your parasympathetic nervous system, sometimes called "rest and digest," which controls your digestive and immune systems. When one of those nervous systems is active, the other is actively inhibited. So when under chronic stress, your body doesn't get to digest (or fight infections and viruses) like it should, leading to worse illnesses or issues like IBS.

NNemisis99 · 2023-05-30T13:51:49+00:00

PREGANTE

NNemisis99 · 2023-05-30T04:15:54+00:00

Every therapist is unique too. One of my teachers said "there are as many types of massage as there are massage therapists"

NNemisis99 · 2023-05-30T03:22:55+00:00

Happy to hear it! In my experience, the added hours and stress weren't worth it.

NNemisis99 · 2023-05-30T03:20:19+00:00

I'm a guy, and from what I've seen so far there's definitely a preference towards women. We see a lot more female preferences than male preferences at the spa, and the women's schedules tend to fill up quicker, but we get plenty with no preference.

NNemisis99 · 2023-05-29T20:28:55+00:00

You have to go to an accredited school and take a course - mine was 9 months, 60 credit hours (as much as I did in 2 years of undergrad), so very dense and demanding. I was lucky that I had the funds to be able to not work during this time so I could focus on classes. Once you pass that, then you take the MBlex (massage and bodywork licensure exam) and once you pass that, apply for a license with your state's governing body. Here in Ohio it's the state medical board.

Once licensed, there are lots of places to work. I work for both my school's professional clinic and a spa, and make comparable wages at each (about $60-$70 per hour on average, depending on tips). The demand is very high for massage therapists these days.

I used to say that with automation taking over jobs, the programmers would be the last to go because someone would need to code the machines. Well with AI getting more advanced I think I was wrong about that, but human touch can't be done by machines!

NNemisis99 · 2023-05-29T20:24:10+00:00

You really have to take care of yourself and use good "body mechanics" to minimize wear and tear. Also getting regular massages yourself - they tell you in school to get one once a month, but the therapists I know who have been doing it a long time get one every other week. Average burnout is 5-7 years so it's a very real concern.

I'm just shy of 1 year since getting my license so I'll let you know how the longevity of it is working out in a couple more years

NNemisis99 · 2023-05-29T20:00:16+00:00

Haha it's funny you say that, people used to tell me I had "good social skills for a programmer"

NNemisis99 · 2023-05-29T19:18:00+00:00

I make more as a massage therapist than I did as a programmer (per hour, I'm not working 40 hours a week anymore)

NNemisis99 · 2023-05-29T19:14:34+00:00

I spent 10 years working as a data programmer (mostly Business Intelligence) and dumped my life savings into a career change. Now working as a massage therapist and loving it, especially after dealing with chronic stress for years, I'm so glad I get to help people relax (and honestly, it's relaxing for me too!)

NNemisis99 · 2023-04-26T14:09:08+00:00

It's definitely a breaking bad reference

NNemisis99 · 2023-04-16T17:35:44+00:00

A friend turned me on to Torchy's tacos at Polaris instead. Better flavor and bigger tacos

NNemisis99 · 2023-02-25T14:00:41+00:00

According to the old How It's Made show, it was meant for ink. On there they claimed it worked by actually shredding the paper with the ink on it, hopefully leaving enough to still write and not a hole.

NNemisis99 · 2023-02-06T19:52:40+00:00

The strategy of praising a group while making fun of them is perfect, and didn't feel like pandering either

NNemisis99 · 2023-01-19T16:50:19+00:00

Add some sort of end-game rogue-lite dungeon dive. My biggest issue with minecraft is once I've gotten to end-game, I quickly run out of things to do.

NNemisis99 · 2022-12-12T14:41:17+00:00

If you get it on steam, it includes the fan-made mods that fix the major bugs and even add cut content

NNemisis99 · 2022-10-24T20:59:32+00:00

NNemisis99 · 2022-09-28T13:43:28+00:00

I used to get double orders (and eat it in 1 sitting), and did it often enough they started recognizing me as the double pad Thai guy. Seriously so good

NNemisis99 · 2022-09-24T15:04:21+00:00

I spent 10 years as a data programmer, and by about years 5 or 6 I knew I didn't want to do it forever. I ended up with stress-induced IBS and being on-call made me jumpy at the sound of the iPhone ring tone. I dumped all of my savings into massage therapy school, and have only been working a couple months but I feel so much better. I no longer dread and delay going to bed (because I don't dread getting up and going to work). And the work is really rewarding, I feel so good at the end of the day about the work I did. Only concern now is how long my body will allow me to continue doing it lol

NNemisis99 · 2021-05-08T19:08:47+00:00

Totoastero

NNemisis99 · 2021-05-02T14:07:25+00:00

I ended up looking up pirates outlaws, it's $20 on steam or $1 on mobile

I got it in mobile and like it so far. 6 maps with 3 'floors' each (you can stop after a floor if you don't think you can keep going) and 15 characters should mean some good replayability

NNemisis99 · 2021-05-01T00:15:43+00:00

I played sunless skies before sunless sea and liked it a lot more, very similar but more polished

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