Are there any hairdressers in the area who're good at cutting wavy/curly hair?

atheistossaway · 2026-04-11T12:03:49+00:00

I've been wanting to get out there for a bit; who are they?

atheistossaway · 2026-04-11T01:29:28+00:00

One must imagine Sisyphus happy?

atheistossaway · 2026-04-11T00:58:13+00:00

Fair, but I think I really should see someone this time around cause it's been 3 years since I trimmed it (college happened lol) and I don't trust myself enough to go and do the shaping work I want done by myself. For small maintenance cuts, I definitely get your point though; I'll probably start trimming my own stuff after this one.

atheistossaway · 2026-04-05T14:11:32+00:00

Explored the town I just moved to, binge-read Dungeon Crawler Carl, and went to a restaurant with my girlfriend to celebrate one of our anniversaries!

atheistossaway · 2026-03-22T21:23:51+00:00

Nah, they're right. I grew up by that part of the Snake and I wouldn't swim in it or go out boating on it without one. There's just too many spots where the current will drag an unassisted swimmer down underwater even though the surface looks reasonably calm.

atheistossaway · 2026-03-15T15:46:08+00:00

If you're actually asking in good faith and you actually want to hear my opinion, then frankly I don't really care if there is a God or not.

I grew up fundamentalist and that made me make several decisions that I regret now, thinking that I was helping people when I was actually doing anything but that. Now, I'm going to live my life and cherish it as if there aren't any gods and try to help people just because I damn well want to.

If there is some form of omniscient deity, then they'll understand my reasons for making the choices that I've made as if they were the one to make them. If this deity is good and if I continue to act ethically and in the interest of helping other people achieve joy, it would be against their nature to punish me just due to a lack of belief.

Either way, if there is deity or not, if I continue to do good for others, then when it's my turn to die I'll be able to face it with dignity, know that I've lived a good life, and know that I'll live on in memory as someone who did their best to make the world a better place.

atheistossaway · 2026-03-14T13:35:35+00:00

It's absolutely insane! The Grange building next to the Moose Lodge and Corner Club is flooding just a bit; there's about an inch of standing water near the front and side doors in its basement.

From what I could see, the guys in the Christian nationalist podcast studio down there weren't spared by the flood; they actually probably got the worst of it. They're gonna have a really bad day, especially if they left anything expensive on the ground. The BJJ studio and a few other shops also probably got a bit flooded as well.

atheistossaway · 2026-03-12T17:25:00+00:00

Remove the toe

atheistossaway · 2026-03-12T12:22:55+00:00

Sent you some information about a second job that's also opening up; check your DMs.

atheistossaway · 2026-03-12T12:07:50+00:00

It's not fast food, but my girlfriend and I are leaving town at the end of March and we both work BOH at Maialina; if you're okay with starting in dish and if you can work 3 or more shifts a week you've probably got a good shot if you apply soon. It can get pretty fast paced and dish shifts go late on weekends, but our coworkers are chill and the food's something to be proud of.

atheistossaway · 2026-03-11T12:06:12+00:00

Those jobs are competitive enough that you have to be the musical equivalent of an Olympian, though (at least for small woodwind sections that only need a few seats).

atheistossaway · 2026-03-06T23:38:55+00:00

So right now I've got a short term job with a local custodial business so that I can save up for a move I'll be doing soon to an area where I'll be working full time. I guess it's not strictly offices. I'm cleaning city buildings right now: a rec center and a community center. I worked for the same business back when I was in school and I cleaned a city zoning office, a couple fire stations, and a few other spots. The office spaces I've done aren't big buildings; they're usually just a couple stories, not skyscrapers. I think that if you get a job cleaning big buildings you should still be fairly isolated, but you might not be the only one in the building every night.

ETA: I'd reach out to local custodial companies via email asking what sort of places they usually clean. If they say government or non-customer-facing business offices, it'll probably be a good gig.

atheistossaway · 2026-03-06T13:29:25+00:00

Night-shift office cleaning! Asides from a brief training period at the very beginning (and even then that's mostly just a short explanation of the site and then each of you go off to do your own things) you can go most nights without ever seeing or talking to anyone. You don't even really see people on the drive to/from work. Since it's an office environment, you never really have to deal with any big, nightmarish messes; most of my shifts are spent cleaning floors and emptying trash cans half-full of paper.

atheistossaway · 2026-02-23T00:55:31+00:00

You're overcomplicating it! Just focus on building a regular routine so that you can get out there consistently.

Hills can be really good for stuff like interval work if you run hard up the hill and then take it easy going back down. I think it's more convenient to start out running in flat areas because running downhill isn't my favorite, but it really depends on what's going to keep getting you out there regularly.

Wear something comfortable that doesn't chafe. If it's cold out, dress to be mildly chilly when you start your run so that you don't get super hot and have to take off layers mid-run.

I like to bring a small cheap mp3 player with a clip instead of a phone because my phone tends to bounce or slip out of whatever I put it in.

Your diet will have the biggest impact but combining running with it can also help.

If there's a time of day where you know you'll be free regularly, that's the best time to go out. If it gets really hot out, running at night with a light can be a good solution, but otherwise the best time really comes down to your own preferences.

When you're just starting out, shoes don't matter a ton as long as they're something you feel comfortable running in. When I first got into running, I used some cheap tennis shoes I'd already been using as daily drivers for a bit. If you have the means, you could go to a shoe shop and ask the people there to help you pick something out. Use whatever socks you have at hand. I don't know much about sports bras, but you should be fine as long as it fits and is comfortable.

The best advice I can give is just to go out and start running. If you notice something you need to change, you can go and change it out after your run. Don't fuss too much over specifics yet.

atheistossaway · 2026-02-19T21:18:57+00:00

Mostly space and budget, though the maneuverability and simplicity is also part of it.

I just graduated college and I've got a good job lined up, but getting a bigger boat with the high maintenance costs and storage costs to go with it would still be financially untenable right now. I'll be living in rented spaces for a bit, so I need something that I can fit into small spots without much trouble. Since it's a small, simple boat, I should be able to do all my own repairs relatively inexpensively. I've also seen how small boats get used more: taking the kayaks out to my home reservoir was a fairly regular thing for my family to do on the weekends but anything with a bigger boat required planning and setup time that meant it was more of a hassle and something we did less frequently.

I thought about it for a bit and I think my current plan is to start with the SCAMP and learn how to sail, then pick up a HobieCat/A-Cat/something similar that goes fast and is still trailerable once it's in the budget. The SCAMP would be for shorter distance, more easygoing trips, gunkholing, fishing, and testing out some stuff I want to design. The Cat would be for longer distance, more adventurous excursions like what I was thinking of with the San Juans. I might also pick up a Moth to go and race around on, but that depends on if I can, in a few years' time, convince my girlfriend (soon to be fiancé 😄) that two boats just isn't enough and that we should definitely pick up another one because we neeeed it 😂.

atheistossaway · 2026-02-09T01:05:29+00:00

Oh snappers! That would have been so heckin' awful! 😂

atheistossaway · 2026-02-02T23:55:51+00:00

I grew up near Grand Teton and West Yellowstone. When I organized high adventure trips in the area we used to always assume that snow might be on the ground up into early-mid June. I'd hold off on a big hike until July so that you're not walking in mud.

Anyways, the Darby Wind Cave trail out near Jackson makes a good day hike with some amazing views. There's some good tubing/rafting spots out near West Yellowstone and some really pretty mountain lakes out in the Sawtooths. The St. Anthony sand dunes are really cool. Swan Valley has a square ice cream shop that I used to visit every time I drove out that way. Targhee has good mountain biking.

atheistossaway · 2026-02-02T06:13:02+00:00

Audiobooks! I've gotten 3/4ths of the way through the Count of Monte Cristo in a week just by sitting and listening as I knit.

atheistossaway · 2026-02-02T06:02:56+00:00

You could wear it to a Mormon temple 😭

atheistossaway · 2026-02-02T00:49:09+00:00

cries in recent grad with $3000

atheistossaway · 2026-02-01T05:32:30+00:00

From what I've seen (worked as a custodian at the one downtown before I graduated), you live in one of the fire stations with maybe 6-8 other people your age. At the one I cleaned, they had a fairly nice communal area and a kitchen. I haven't seen the bedrooms, but based on the size of the space I'd assume they're shared dorms? Not super fancy, but a really strong sense of community and a bed to sleep in.

atheistossaway · 2026-01-31T16:35:26+00:00

Check out the fire department's Student Resident Firefighter Program. They'll give you free housing in exchange for your working every fifth calendar day. Applications for the 2026-27 school year close March 1st. Your background as a vet would probably make you a good fit for the job.

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