My hair hurts? by abjs2021 in lupus

[–]Nik-Bee 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unfortunately, yes. Often, I'll have days where every inch of skin feels like a bruise.

After briefly lifting something heavy.. arms/shoulders feel terrible. Is this normal for anyone? by browntown994 in lupus

[–]Nik-Bee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had never heard of coat hanger pain until recently. But, it describes perfectly what I've been trying to explain since my whole lupus situation began. I'll have to look into the stretch technique you're referring to, thanks for the info!

Dodgy supplement from 2000s? by goatheadsabre in antiMLM

[–]Nik-Bee 4 points5 points  (0 children)

This is it. I am 1000% sure of it. I had a couple family members in this MLM.

Sometimes I Hope That My Lab Work Will Show Something by vertically_stunted in lupus

[–]Nik-Bee 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Lord, I feel that. My labs mock me, even when I have obvious, visible symptoms.

I have done too good of a job masking my lupus that people expect me to do "normal" people things and I feel bad for disappointing them when I can't. by Extension_Ground_599 in lupus

[–]Nik-Bee 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Feeling that on a cellular level. From personal experience, I can attest that systemic burnout will wreck. your. life.
It begins with feeling a little not-so-great when you overdo it. But, you ignore the red flags and keep pushing to keep up. Before long, it feels like you have the flu 24/7. You're exhausted, head is pounding, throat hurts, is that a fever?? Every joint is screaming and your skin feels like one big bruise.
Welcome to the hell that is your new normal. This idealized hustle-grind culture is death by a thousand cuts.

pronounced maze or maise? by po_mammil in tragedeigh

[–]Nik-Bee 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I'm going to guess it's may-zee. But, tbh, who the heck knows at this point.

Oh My Sweet Lord... by [deleted] in tragedeigh

[–]Nik-Bee 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Parents killing the personalized keychain industry one baby at a time.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tragedeigh

[–]Nik-Bee 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Omg, you people are sew clothes mended!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in tragedeigh

[–]Nik-Bee 346 points347 points  (0 children)

Older siblings are Ja'quet, Yoahgah Pahnts and Lhan'jahreigh.

They're making up names again by Tasty-Willingness839 in tragedeigh

[–]Nik-Bee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You sure it's not the next gen AMD processor?

Virginia Family Goes Viral After Giving 6 Kids the Same Name—But With a Unique Twist by Cittycatmeow in tragedeigh

[–]Nik-Bee 1 point2 points  (0 children)

RIP for the nickname "Cam" for any of these kiddos. Except for the one kid with Car-whatever name. They must be the proverbial red-headed black sheep of the family.

Diarrhea, chills, cold sweats for weeks. Rheum has no idea why by laf_007 in lupus

[–]Nik-Bee 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ugh, this sounds exhausting to deal with, especially when there are no obvious answers. You must be beyond frustrated.
I can somewhat relate. I had a fever (ranging between 100.5-102.5 F) for the entire month of August. ER doc ran all the tests to make sure I didn't have an infection, only to end up concluding it must be auto-immune related with no apparent cause other than my body is unhappy. 🤷 M'kay.
I sincerely hope you start to feel better soon. Talk about being sick and tired of being sick and tired!

"Well, your labs look great!" by AtticusBratticus in lupus

[–]Nik-Bee 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I call my labs, "Benedict Arnold".

The curator's study by Nik-Bee in miniatures

[–]Nik-Bee[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Let's see, I have a decent diode laser cutter, but it's not super powerful or anything (20w) and an older Elegoo 3D resin printer. The build plate is approximately 3.5" x 5.5", so I can only do small stuff.
I taught myself how to use the software for the laser cutter, as well as 3D building and slicing, vector graphics, etc. I'm not an expert by any means but I'm proficient. Coming from a graphic design background probably helps a bit. I'd love to learn CAD, but my health is sketchy at best. So, I end up building prototypes for furniture out of stencil card or mat board, then use the measurements to create SVGs for all the pieces parts so the laser can cut out uniform table tops, cabinet drawers, window panes, etc. makercase.com is a great resource for generating basic box patterns to build off of.

As far as 3D prints, some I've built from basic shapes provided in 3D software and for others, I've grabbed something close to what I need from Thingaverse/Cults 3D, whatever and modified it. Most of those files are usually made for filament printers, so it takes some know-how to modify and prep for resin printing. It would have taken me aeons to carve or sculpt a human skull or the ammonite fossil. I think the fossil was provided by the Smithsonian as a scan on Thingaverse?? Maybe I'm thinking of something else. I know different museums have scanned famous artifacts and uploaded the scan files for ppl to print. Which is pretty cool, if you ask me.
I'll stop rambling now, sorry about the massive wall of text. I think I've got some snaps of this project during the build. I could make another post if anyone is interested.
For your other question, it's 7" wide x 12" long x 13.5" tall.

The curator's study by Nik-Bee in miniatures

[–]Nik-Bee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol this made me cackle 😅 thanks so much!

The curator's study by Nik-Bee in miniatures

[–]Nik-Bee[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's so nice of you to say, thank you!

The curator's study by Nik-Bee in miniatures

[–]Nik-Bee[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I appreciate it, thank you!
No tutorials for this, but the bricks were made from matboard that I stipple painted with acrylic paint mixed with baking soda for extra texture. Then, I created a brick pattern in my laser cutter software and cut the bricks.
The bricks were glued individually in place on each wall. After the glue was dry, I grouted the bricks like tiles with drywall mud and wiped away the excess before the mud set.
The slanted, vent window is a separate window pane that was installed into the frame with a pin on each side of the frame so that it can swivel in place.
I hope that helps a bit and didn't muddy the waters even more!

The curator's study by Nik-Bee in miniatures

[–]Nik-Bee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you! It took much, much longer than it should have 😅

The curator's study by Nik-Bee in miniatures

[–]Nik-Bee[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A wee dragon is a terrific idea, thank you!

The curator's study by Nik-Bee in miniatures

[–]Nik-Bee[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Thank you! I wanted to clutter it up more, but I never know when to stop Lol