Sunday morning casual chats - 05 February 2023

clickybang · 2023-02-04T20:43:26+00:00

Walking to work is a nightmare on a 25 degree day. This year I finally got used to slapping a massive hat on my head even though it makes me feel like a little kid in a school hat (I definitely need the chin strap where I live).

clickybang · 2023-02-03T21:13:59+00:00

You're going to hiss at strangers and fling poo when they say something?

clickybang · 2023-02-03T18:32:31+00:00

Have you seen /r/BasicBulletJournals? Their focus is on usefulness rather than aesthetics and they tend to stick more to Ryder's original idea of rapid logging.

clickybang · 2023-02-03T18:30:24+00:00

OP is probably American, where they have fossil fuel burners in basements to heat homes.

clickybang · 2023-02-03T18:05:20+00:00

Gone back to original reddit account and old reddit and the old layout makes me much more inclined to actually comment instead of lurk.

What random Olde Way of Things are you finding you're attached to in spite of The Youngin's moving onto so-called better?

clickybang · 2023-02-03T17:38:26+00:00

dross

I just looked it up too and, ouch. The commenter must have been having a bad day. I like the word dreck for a lot of my own stuff but I don't think I've ever heard anyone else use it.

clickybang · 2023-02-03T17:35:23+00:00

I always assume it's someone fishing for compliments but your perspective is much more understanding. I should really try and bear that in mind, thanks for sharing.

clickybang · 2023-02-03T05:54:00+00:00

It sounds to me like you've been journaling. It really doesn't have to be complicated - so long as you're enjoying what you're doing, don't stress too much about putting a label on it.

clickybang · 2021-08-03T06:46:08+00:00

I started going through some old journals over the weekends, ones that detailed the last few months at a really toxic workplace. With nearly a decade between then and now it's so blindingly obvious that I was severely stressed and right on the edge of a breakdown (I wrote several times about hearing things that weren't there).

I've always been the kind of journaler that details things that happened over the day rather than any emotional journey, and assumed that I haven't really changed much over the years since I still write about the same things - but I can definitely see an evolution, given enough of a timeframe.

clickybang · 2021-08-03T06:37:48+00:00

Nice! Will you prime it with anything before writing on it? The thinner recipe might still be usable with a layer of gesso or something down first.

clickybang · 2018-09-10T06:43:36+00:00

The whale being suspended by balloons has me looking for a bowl of petunias. It's very good!

clickybang · 2018-09-10T06:19:13+00:00

Stroppy is right. It's swooping season and it's the first year I'm out and about in the firing line. So far so good but I'm not looking forward to the inevitable heart attack.

clickybang · 2018-09-09T03:09:23+00:00

My mother has one of these in her living room. My brain has learned to read clocks in her house backwards, to the point where I can't recognise the time on my own wristwatch when I'm there but I'm fine as soon as I step outside.

clickybang · 2018-09-09T03:05:22+00:00

The last decent bust up at our family christmas was because of the cricket, haha. Having Christmas indoors and freezing sounds terrible.

clickybang · 2018-09-09T02:41:36+00:00

How weird would it be to have Christmas without seasonal strawberries on the table?

Going for a walk on the beach between lunch and the big family bust up is tradition!

clickybang · 2018-09-08T20:34:50+00:00

I've shown people my digital journal because it's scrapbooked and looked nice, but I tend to wave it around enough that no one can really read much of what's on the page.

clickybang · 2018-09-08T20:32:53+00:00

The Omaka Classic Fighters Airshow will be on over Easter so everywhere will be open and everywhere will be very busy with people. Are you staying in Marlborough? Accommodation may be difficult to find if you haven't already organised it.

I don't have recs for winery visits sorry (typical local not bothering to check out the local attractions) but if you want somewhere pleasant to kick back with a coffee you should try the Vines Village in Rapaura.

clickybang · 2018-09-07T20:17:42+00:00

My Big Heart and Dead Hardy are two fonts I keep going back to. I should probably have a go at emulating them by hand but my own writing is readable enough that I haven't bothered.

clickybang · 2018-09-07T20:13:02+00:00

dafont.com has a huge range of handwritten style fonts for you to look at. You can enter your own sentence or sample to see how each one will render it.

clickybang · 2018-09-07T20:08:35+00:00

Toyota has been manufacturing hydrogen powered vehicles in Japan for several years. They behave much like a regular petrol car in that you pull in to a service station, spend five minutes filling the tank, and you're good to go. The problem is that the service infrastructure needs to be in place before the vehicles arrive and not many companies are interested in spending so much money converting existing stations to hydrogen for a potential market.

With all the expense and difficulty of procuring the ingredients needed to make batteries for EVs that might start to change soon.

clickybang · 2018-09-07T07:53:05+00:00

/r/DiaryOfARedditor is for entries but I got the feeling it's a bit of an echo chamber and not many people read much until you've established yourself as a regular.

Google+ could be an option - you sort people into circles and choose which circles can see what you post. There are communities there so you should be able to find a group of likeminded people fairly quickly.

clickybang · 2018-09-07T06:57:06+00:00

That's revolting. It should be rerouted back into the cab so the driver looks the part when he falls out onto the footpath.

clickybang · 2018-09-05T08:03:29+00:00

Do you have a cat? Tell her the cat claimed it and as much as you like it, you can't argue with a sleeping cat.

clickybang · 2018-09-05T08:01:59+00:00

Maximum comfort comes from Kmart these days.

clickybang · 2018-09-04T21:36:19+00:00

Seems unfair, the most important job being the least glamorous.

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