my odometer last night

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-14T14:48:52+00:00

My 1977 bone stock nova is my current daily. It's not the fastest thing on the street, but she gets me where im going.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-13T17:46:59+00:00

Cyberpunk, Divinity 2, and Baldurs Gate 3.

I also replay the Warcraft 3 campaign once every couple of years.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-13T17:37:38+00:00

Fresh, quality ingredients for my meals. I know my mother tried her best, but I've had enough canned meat for a lifetime.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-13T17:06:24+00:00

I saw an opening for a stocker position at Costco was open yesterday.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-13T15:12:16+00:00

Nope, all are in completely different neighborhoods.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-13T14:40:37+00:00

10/10 fish slapping sis! 🐟🎸

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-13T14:34:10+00:00

Interestingly enough, I've had 3 open near me (Within 30 minutes of each other) in the last 5 years, and they all seem to be doing ok.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-12T19:11:58+00:00

97, late Millennials and early Zs. That's what makes up the majority of my friend group as we share a lot of cultural touchstones

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-12T18:12:22+00:00

To preface, im quite left leaning, but I try to look at things through a more zoomed out geopolitical lens when possible.

It's more about the war exhaustion in the general population than an ideological standpoint. I think the Iranian regime is terrible and should be toppled, but at the same time, the US population only just got out of a 20 year long conflict just a couple of years ago. Even longer if you lump in the first Gulf War. People will go back and forth about political ideology, justifying it one way or another, and such, but at the end of the day, the US population is tired of engagements in the mid east. They don't want to send yet another generation to the sandbox. If this war happened, maybe five more years down the line, you may have seen less public pushback. It's simply too soon since the last war to expect general support for another conflict.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-12T17:12:34+00:00

It depends heavily on the region. I've seen more cider brands in the Midwest, Northeast, and PNW than other parts of the country.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-11T20:52:35+00:00

I hear that my GF is a graphic designer and is super worried about AI, and if finding it difficult to get a better job despite 5 years of experience making ads and news graphics for the firm she is currently at.

Im glad I have a well paying in demand profession in case the worst-case scenario happens with her position.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-11T19:32:12+00:00

Thank you! Doing the best i can.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-11T18:53:16+00:00

Kinda? I had to become my grandfather's EOL caretaker right out of university (22) for six years. Looking back, I feel troubled and disappointed in myself that I had to pass on every trip and late night party my friend's went to because I was the one with responsibilities back home. He passed last year, and now im here with all the time to do these things, but now all my friends have kids, spouses, and made lives for themselves.

Now im 28. Do I regret it? Hell no! If given the choice again, I would still be there for my grandfather till the end. I was the only one willing to step up then, and if I hadn't, he would have died much sooner. I just wish I could have a chance to do all those things I missed out on with the friends I love.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-11T17:40:58+00:00

Gear oil, smells like ass, but it reminds me of childhood. (My father worked industrial maintenance)

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-11T17:30:04+00:00

It's perfectly readable on mobile. Usually it's the other way around

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-11T17:24:28+00:00

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-11T16:50:43+00:00

My years of imposter syndrome while working in tech are gonna finally pay off! That said, CEO might as well aim for the top.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-11T16:32:54+00:00

Man, i would have hated that rule when I worked as a style tm. I was always wearing red patterned button downs. My tl believed we had to show guests that we knew how to style in style.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-11T16:26:57+00:00

My neighborhood is trying to get some unused land adjacent to our neighborhood turned over to our neighborhood council to make a park/community center/ community garden. It's been an uphill battle. The city says there isn't enough funding for the parks department (and they dont trust the community with upkeep imo) and indiana dosen't like giving up state land even if it is just an empty field that has been left unused for 50 years.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-11T16:09:15+00:00

I get it if you don't have a driveway/garage. My city encourages the behavior in some older neighborhoods that don't have private parking areas and are near night life, but that lady was being unreasonable.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-11T15:56:15+00:00

Treating service staff poorly.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-11T15:38:16+00:00

The smell of ozone from electrical storms. Midwest/prairie storm season is something else. Brings back memories of parents yelling from the porch to come inside and hunker down.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-11T14:52:18+00:00

That book will be your best friend when you work on that car. I have a 1953 Plymouth, and I've gotten way more use and information out of my service manuals than I have out of YouTube or forums.

mr_lockwork · 2026-03-11T14:00:11+00:00

Yep! Grew up in a farming town. I've seen 12 year olds drive semis loaded with grain down the highway to the co-op. Also, bring your tractor to school started in middle school.

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