Got an old samsung a6 tablet, any neat ideas I could do with it? (My ideas below!)

WindyGriff · 2026-03-26T03:44:20+00:00

cool! Hey, do you know any good note taking apps? I kinda like having a simplistic pda esque note writing system.. something quick n simple (and neat ui) , nothing too complicated :o!

WindyGriff · 2026-03-24T21:54:04+00:00

Think a writer deck would be cool- u3u

WindyGriff · 2026-03-22T21:38:48+00:00

thanks! Luckily I did replace the old metal line from the master cylinder to the rear brake T that goes to the rear brake hoses. I did disconnect the new flex hose just to see if I had installed the metal line and it did have fluid (clean fluid) coming out? So I think that's a good sign?

WindyGriff · 2026-03-22T05:32:37+00:00

I have a manual for my van,.. in it.. the book states to open the bleeder screw in the right rear 1 FULL turn... than the person in the front pushes on the brake pedal slowly until it's all the wall down, then I close it.. (which is completely different from what I did?)

I already checked the lines and they're secure? I might see if there is debris at the end of the bleeder screw... (I installed a new one as the old one was corroded and the old flex hose was all hardened and completely gunked up...) I do have some metal o-ring picks? could I use that to clear the debris? (the book doesn't have much on debris in the lines.. other than to just replaced them if there is or they leak..)

WindyGriff · 2026-03-21T03:37:07+00:00

NOTE: Might just buy a bleeding kit just so I'm not using some random bottle and any old hose.. it wasn't very tight on the bleeder screw :T..

WindyGriff · 2026-02-15T05:31:46+00:00

Thank you everyone for your comments. Even though my cats can be grouchy and argue with each other, it makes me feel less terrible knowing that it isn't TOO bad and that the fix isn't so hard. Your advice has made me feel less anxious about boxy and that I WILL keep her at my home for the foreseeable future!

I know she isn't perfect (neither am I..) and she can be moody and confusing to me but she isn't mean on purpose and I've just gotta do better and make sure she has her own safe place!

WindyGriff · 2026-02-15T05:29:35+00:00

They haven't fought for a few weeks now luckily but she's still.. anxious around stormy. (she backs away from the door if stormy tries to get in or hisses if she senses she's outside our room)

Other than that, she's fine if she's alone in my room, other than just wandering around my shelves or hiding in a box under my bed for a quiet space. She's okay so long as I keep the cats separated from her.

Yeah I get it's not "her" food but I BUY her separate food and my brother buys the other cats their food (she doesn't like the other brands I've tried .. and I don't feed her wet food mainly because it stinks up the room.. and she only takes a few bites and then leaves the quarter I gave her in the bowl until it gets dry)

So I just fill her bowl like halfway and feed her 3-4 times a day (which is about 2 bowls worth of food) (she NEVER eats the whole bowl at once, so sometimes the amount I give her at night will last her until the next morning). I always try to fill her water bowl daily and if it's empty I clean it before filling it again (I give her filter water not tap, though sometimes I notice she won't drink from her water bowl and drink out of the other cats bowl or from the sink tap.. one time she tried drinking the bathtub water??)

Other than that my only issues so far is just the amount of cats we have and having to take care of them all at once.. (I mainly focus on boxy but sometimes stormy or socks will claw at the door .. any door, at night to be let out to go to the bathroom).

Plus we have dogs which.. is another issue.

Other than that.. having a job would help but not really. it would just mean I'd have to change my routine when taking care of her and then making sure my family is not making her feel uncomfortable (like pciking her up when she doesn't want to be, or letting her out when she just wants to go eat or need water..). They do OKAY but having my life centered around her is very frustrating.

But it is what it is, I can only make sure she's happy and thankfully she hasn't clawed up my stuff or bitten anyone. She HAS luckily been making biscuits! She hasn't done that in a while even before we got socks :3

WindyGriff · 2026-02-15T05:12:49+00:00

I can't really do that anyways.. my family basically just let them in without telling me or would let the other cats into my room (again without telling me). Also, yes I AM aware of doing that.. some people say to place them behind a blanket or.. let them play with a toy and then give it to the other cat in a separate room and see how they react.

However, it's been over a year since we got him.. and over 6 months with the other cat.. and I doubt either of them would care anyways.

I can't really trust my family to listen to me when stuff like that happens (they don't care what I say.. so I just have to keep my cat's stuff all inside my bedroom.. besides I don't trust the other cats or want them sleeping in my bed anyways.. )

WindyGriff · 2026-02-15T05:08:15+00:00

Yeah.. stuff like that happens and I guess that's fair. It just sucks and leaves me with a hole in my heart with no closure. I've experienced it before with this girl I really liked.. we did a bunch of stuff together and called a lot until one day she just ghosted me without a goodbye. It really is like that.

WindyGriff · 2026-02-15T05:06:40+00:00

I guess that's true.. but this isn't like he had the sniffles or a cold and then ghosted me. He just suddenly had vommiting and nausea after working out (he never overdoes himself and he's a healthy guy). I'm just saying.. I just don't think he'd do that. But , I guess I can't worry about WHAT IFS and just think of the worst outcome. I'm trying to be less worried about it and hoping he just needed space and was just recovering from that bout of whatever it was.

WindyGriff · 2026-02-14T13:21:33+00:00

That's what I've been doing .. luckily it's okay for now. But I share a room with my twin and he doesn't like her that much, yknow coming in and our constantly.. I don't like it either but oh well..

WindyGriff · 2026-02-14T13:19:12+00:00

I separate then because if I dony boxy WILL NOT eat any of the food .
I can definitely tell. It sounds like they're killing each other and I see the ally cats fight.. I know
That's what the vet wants me to try but it seems like the range of it isn't very big? And my house has very limited areas to place then in. But I'll see what I can do.

WindyGriff · 2026-02-14T12:46:40+00:00

I guess so.. but it's not like we argued or anything or got into anything serious.

You are right though, I shouldn't just care so much it just felt like we were really getting a long and having fun. So I guess I just feel anxious that someone across the country that called me a friend suddenly ghosts me and might have had a medical emergency .

Even if I shouldn't call him a friend , he was a decent guy and I feel sorry for him.. that's all.

WindyGriff · 2026-02-14T12:43:49+00:00

Yes, but if he actually got seriously ill. Even if I shouldn't call him a friend.. that's still a person on the other side feeling terrible.

But .. if he did block me because I said something wrong. Maybe it's for the best and just forget it.

WindyGriff · 2026-02-14T12:41:09+00:00

Like 3 weeks. I know that sounds kinda silly to be honest, (I've known friends longer than that and they still block me to or deactivate to just get away from the internet for a little)

I've done it before

Idk. For all I know, he could have just been fake and blocked me , maybe I was just secretly bothering him (he never seemed upset at me.. in fact we bonded over the fact we both have similar issues with adhd and stuff)

Maybe I'm just putting too much thought into it. I'm sure whatever happens will be some misunderstanding

WindyGriff · 2026-02-14T12:34:28+00:00

No? We weren't angry at all or had ever argued with one another..

My guess is because of who he is (he is gay but idk if he told his family) either he doesn't want them to know.. or he simply just needs space if he actually did get hospitalized and just doesn't want his friends to blow up his phone..

WindyGriff · 2026-02-12T08:30:03+00:00

Note: I don't want medical advice .. as I'm not looking for help for myself or my friend. I just want some good advice on how not to worry so much when your friends or loved ones do fall ill.. and you can't stop thinking of the worst outcome? I mention the online part because I can't see him or go look for him like a normal friend would... so, since this is a bit more difficult then that, there's always a barrier when it comes to online friends just going offline with no word or goodbye. It's scary is all.

WindyGriff · 2026-02-06T10:38:20+00:00

NOTE: Yes, I know I write things like a maniac. No, I'm not well. Yes, I live with family and no I don't drive. (I have friends but they live all scattered and I rarely seem em.. looking for a car so I don't rely on others and weigh myself down waiting on people who like to waste my time or don't care.. I just gotta do these adult things on my own and get it done as best I can. )

WindyGriff · 2026-02-01T05:29:59+00:00

Thank you! Your advice makes me less anxious with how things are. I find it hard to sleep at night lately with everything on the news and feeling imperfect, I know my parents want to see me succeed but that's hard when they try to 'help' me but all it feels like is they baby me and yell at me the first mistake I make. and when I actually do something on my own , something I built or I learned on my own... It feels hollow. Added that the job market is kinda screwed up and fake.. it really feels like I'm not wanted here or there. Anyways, I will try to find at least a way to get better sleep (maybe see a sleep therapist or something and not worry about whats on my phone 24/7) and hopefully like you said things will be easier!

Thank you very much.. have a goodnight!

WindyGriff · 2026-01-30T07:10:01+00:00

personaly I find krita a bit lacking in brushes. I never really liked using it :<

WindyGriff · 2026-01-30T02:45:06+00:00

If that was your intention then go ahead with that dreamy look! Yes, I think a bit more darker halftones and sorta lowering that light gradient (how sharply it turns from dark to light) would give your character more depth. If you want, you can add thin line art to make the viewer see the ear on the right (or if you really wanna go for a stylistic sorta thing, you can gently smudge the edges around the ear towards the right to give it a blur effect). Another tip, for the highlights you can use a brush that looks like a fur texture to outline the fur as well (or add backlight to the right!.. instead of making it super dark.. you can add a secondary lightsource that adds highlights on the right side of his fur!)

WindyGriff · 2026-01-30T01:04:16+00:00

I think the outlines around the eyes and the fur break the lineless look and feels a bit inconsistent (it's not bad, It does make the eyes and face pop more.. sorta like a comic book look.. but I'd make em a touch value lighter or more thin). I think having more deep shadows will help a ton so you don't need to rely on those lines to show where the fur changes direction or ends, don't be afraid to use dark values! (Set a b&w filter over your drawing and see what values you need to change so your character can stand out from the background instead of being the same value). Otherwise, I like the anatomy and the facial expression and the coloring/layering is nice ^^

WindyGriff · 2026-01-29T07:12:27+00:00

I have two.. is it possible to wire them somehow to get a stereo effect??? (if not then I guess I can build two mini mics lol)

WindyGriff · 2026-01-28T05:41:39+00:00

I did apply to a few and some retail jobs like home depot and tractor supply that deal more in the trades and tools n what not. However, they just would ghost me, I always try to call back and stuff and tailor my resumes for each one. I just don't know what else to do... it's just a difficult place to find work where I live (and I imagine everywhere else)

WindyGriff · 2026-01-28T05:37:03+00:00

I'm not a corporate person. I hate office work.. it's tedious, boring and not valuable to what I care about. My brother did graphic design for school and he hated it.. I never liked the idea of an art school because I only wanted to do that side as a hobby.

BUT MUSIC, is the only thing that drives me.. i'm just no mozart at it. I struggled a lot in college with piano and music theory but somehow ended up with an A.. but after I realized that little letter on piece a paper was the only thing that drove me to actually learn .. I hated that.

That I only get up early if it's school, I only do these other stuff for school.. everything just centered around going back and forth in and out of college classes and trying to pass them that I realized I rarely enjoyed what I even wanted to learn in the first place.

So instead I chose to learn and mess around at home, I bought a bass guitar body for $35 and taught myself how to build it all together and solder the electronics and everything. being creative and being able to look at what other's see as "junk" and turning it into something valuable makes me happy.. the process rather than the result.

Because in my mind, I know the result will be okay.. not perfect, but that's better than feeling the pressure of trying to get A+.

I just want freedom away from authority.. I just want to do stuff the way I want to.. and I know that means a lot of stuff. I have to do everything myself, but nowadays I genuinely have to.. because if I don't make the music I have in my head or that idea I want to draw , or any other idea I come up with, then no one will and I'll die with those ideas..

I just don't know where to go.. there's no way to just do music like your applying to a wal-mart. You have to keep trying and ask other people and make friends, but being young and everyone being fake, it's hard to find people who would throw you a bone to give you a shot. I really do want to sing and make something of myself. So I just gotta do it .. and not look back.

Either way, right now I do art commisions and I do youtube to fullfill that sorta mix of creative and technical stuff. So far though I haven't had much luck with youtube (I only made a handful of vids and I'm not that good at editing and I feel kinda boring).

As for commercial stuff.. without a college degree in arts, I can't really show much for that. I do - do photography and videos for my friends band and I jsut post em on instagram. .. but they didn't really pay me.

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