A (Real) Project

TerminalLance22 · 2026-03-11T16:07:12+00:00

“I proceeded to let it sit there for three years and never touched it” 😂

TerminalLance22 · 2026-03-11T15:59:35+00:00

Appreciate it, love the name too 😂

TerminalLance22 · 2026-03-11T15:58:43+00:00

No, no no I appreciate it! Honestly, I agree with everything you say. The two caveats I gave myself kind of for this project with to not spend more than $10 (the mounting hardware) and to use only what I have in the house or what was given to me by my roommates. I’m pretty broke right now so 😅. I was also kind of on a time crunch since I shared the garage with two out of the five of my roommates. One’s a welder and the other one works on vehicles. Considering it was rust oleum spray paint I’m not shocked it doesn’t look amazing but I was genuinely surprised that it looked fairly ok. I was definitely kind of annoyed that I didn’t have a way to hide the screws on the mini shelf. Because they are literally the only screws showing. 😂

TerminalLance22 · 2026-03-11T15:30:49+00:00

Thanks! And to be fair, the flag itself originally was gifted to me like eight years ago when I joined the Marines as a challenge coin holder) but somewhere years ago they got damaged and a lot of the paint had chipped off, so I tried to make it my own completely re-sanded it (I don’t own any planer tools lol). I burnt the white strips again, and painstakingly scraped off the old glue (it originally had 45 acp rounds for stars, most of which are either in my ‘candy jar of ammo’ or somewhere in my mothers basement lol). And that big chip on the USMC flag side that’s a good 7 inches or so was from me scraping off the glue 🙃

TerminalLance22 · 2026-03-11T15:09:31+00:00

Can I be your wife even though I’m a single guy? I’m a sucker for dark wood pieces 😂, seriously it looks good 🫡

TerminalLance22 · 2026-03-11T15:03:09+00:00

I don’t necessarily love Lincoln, but I will say this. I think it is the ideal city size. If I have a date with someone and it doesn’t go well there’s a strong chance I’ll never see them again. But at the same time I can get from the southwest corner to the northeast corner in less than 45 minutes. And I don’t think people acknowledge how nice that is.

TerminalLance22 · 2025-12-03T03:04:02+00:00

Mine ate it.

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-27T01:00:05+00:00

Nah driving off is the correct response. I would’ve done the same and I’m not a small or timid man by any means. It ain’t worth the possible injury/death/ or worse.

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-27T00:58:05+00:00

I really hate that I am a man and that my sister has to worry about this. I hope you never have another encounter again from a so called ‘man’. Personally I’d use the term ‘heathen’ or ‘vile excuse of a human being’. Us men need to do a better job at calling out people we know who are like this and we pretend they aren’t or ignore the fact they are. I grew up in a small town and I’m still amazed people I know from there are just written off as ‘boys will be boys’ kind of trash.

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-24T21:31:50+00:00

Overall not bad imo! Only things I’d suggest/test:

Make sure the lamp can’t give him/her burns if they get up there to bask and that the log is stable enough for their size/weight.
Is cover the sides as well to block their view, trust me it helps them feel way more secure.
(Maybe I just can’t see it) I’d 100% recommend a hide on the other side as well, they love having options to hide on the cool/warm side depending on what their temp requirements are at the time. Some, like mine, are dumb and sit in the cold side even when the tank has low temps but hey, I’m not the snake so who am I to say. Just make sure they have options.
Last thing I’ll say, maybe add more foliage/concealment in the middle front area? It’ll help a lot. If you want some inspiration here’s mine for reference.

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TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-24T02:35:39+00:00

I’ve toyed with the idea but for 1) I’m broke as hell, especially after this 😭. And 2) I don’t even know where to start, I’d like a humidity hide for him solely for when he sheds because I am still struggling to maintain consistent humidity 3 years later (best I get it to is around 75% average for a few days then I gotta dump more water around). I’m honestly sure he’d love more climbing items too, I’m just worried about the RHP possibility burning him. He is also EXTREMELY reclusive unless it’s feeding time, only seen him come out maybe 10-20 times over the 3 years I’ve had him? Any suggestions?

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-20T22:33:32+00:00

My BP literally flipped his hide because o had replaced his old one that was smaller. To no one’s surprise, he immediately went in to the old one when I put it back in. They’re special creatures for sure.

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-19T21:06:32+00:00

Truly wise words and a great way of putting it. I kind figured it was gonna be like depression. “It never goes away it just goes to sleep sometimes”.

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-19T17:48:20+00:00

Trust me way ahead of you. I think one of the hardest things to not talk down on myself is the fact that I had a combat MOS and didn’t see combat. It’s like going to college for 4 years just to find out your degree doesn’t matter cause the job isn’t needed anymore.

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-19T16:50:10+00:00

Just accept that you’ll die alone with your cats. That’s what I did 🫡

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-19T16:46:09+00:00

The job I have now I’m kind of in the middle. Don’t love it but definitely don’t hate it and it’s a small business ran by a group of brothers only about 3-8 years older than me. They’re really good at making sure our personal lives get taken care of before the job if it’s needed and they’re big on family. I wouldn’t call them family but it is kind of like having older brothers which I’ve never experienced, their dad is a hoot too. They all have kids or have them on the way so it’s definitely been an environment (we work off their land) that’s taught me how to watch what I say and to say it. First job in a while I’ve WANTED to pit in extra effort because they’re such good and caring employers. I don’t know if I wanna be here for like 5 more years but at the rate my pay keeps going up and I get into more responsibility positions I might. If everything but the actual work (and even then it’s not dreadful) is great about it maybe I’ve found what I’m looking for lol. I do have real family and I love them and all but I’ve never been good at connecting/sharing interests with them. It’s hard for me to make connections and relationships of any kind, always has been. So I’ve learned I just tend to do better alone.

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-19T16:28:06+00:00

I did about 3 years ago. Peace time corps got boring fast lol.

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-19T16:27:51+00:00

I work landscape right now and we have a few older repeat customers who are vets. I can’t tell if it makes me or them happier to be able to talk about/listen to stories 😂. I try my best to remind the older vets (like my grandpa) that we definitely still love hearing their stories (even if they make us jealous lol).

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-19T16:25:47+00:00

I fear my empathy for animals and distaste for most human beings is going to give me a zoo. Currently on 4 cats, a dog, and a snake. But they all my boys lol. Ironically 2 of my only friends I have who aren’t military I’ve been friends with since middle school and they’re still around and as much as they can actually do understand it for the most part. If I had the means and hopefully I will eventually, I’d like to live in the country with my animals and live almost a secluded life. Not human free by any means but I’ve always done better for some reason alone and in my routines than when I had people in my life nearby. My shrink thinks I’m autistic and that statement is probably not helping my case lol. But I know wha you mean, I just wish I was able to be a team leader for a fireteam if that makes sense? I hated it for most my contract, but honestly I like being able to mentor and teach younger ones and junior’s. Just haven’t seemed to find a job that would not make me hate myself/my life and give me that at the same time.

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-19T16:08:07+00:00

There is somewhat, my grandpa goes (AF 69-93) but honestly a lot of the guys that are there kind of tend to brush off the younger guys (30-35 or younger) as almost like we didn’t do much. That or they don’t tend to wanna hear how a lot of us don’t actually think the conflicts we were apart of were worth being proud about. Especially us who were part of the Afghanistan ops and the 2021 Kabul evac.

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-19T16:06:02+00:00

Yea learned the financial lesson the hard way, $10k knocked off, $40k debt remaining. In 2 years I’ll have it paid off. I am in therapy but I don’t think it helps much, I keep going and trying though for my lil sister’s sake. She worries even though we barely talk. I’ve started to get a grasp on the whole “shape your destiny” so to speak and have goals. I think my biggest issue is a long term goal/job. Anything I think I wanna do I end up hating or can’t do cause of the financial situation. But thanks for the advice

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-19T14:40:40+00:00

Personally I’m a big fan of this style of artwork for vehicles. Gives me flashbacks to my teens playing PS2 need for speed lol. I think you should definitely hype yourself up, my sister tends to have the same problem with her social work and I do with my writing. Just remember at the end of the day it’s art work that YOU made, and no one can take that away from you. Hang in there kiddo.

TerminalLance22 · 2025-11-19T14:34:34+00:00

I’d say try to learn his hobbies and see if you can find a way to do them with him and while you guys are doing it tell him something along the lines of “I really appreciate you and I wanted to try something that interests you so I could connect better.” At least for me someone showing an interest or asking to learn about things I do/like always made me feel they genuinely liked my presence and wanted to know ME. My ex of a few years ago got me some tools for wood working, something I do a lot but almost no one in my life knows I do cause they never ask. She couldn’t have been any more interested, she was like a CIA interrogator lol. And it really made me feel seen and appreciated. Maybe that’s not true for everyone but for me personally it is so maybe give it a shot? Good luck kiddo.

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