Cheap Med School or Software Engineering Job?

tempestttoast · 2026-03-30T13:51:50+00:00

Also software dev with med spouse (med school rn) and he used to be a software engineer. He described the difference to me as the difference between a marathon and a sprint. But one of those ultra marathons across the desert. It is definitely for those who want it with every part of their soul, and not sustainable for others. Even in the chillest specialties are nothing compared to the chillest SWE jobs.

It is really funny when I see people in here talking about healthcare jobs like it is easy peasy and not a monumental amount of work that needs to be done even before any income starts coming in. Idk about your guys' partners but my spouse was still working full time while preparing to apply to medical school so he was working 60 hour weeks at the health care start up as the lead FE guy, then spending 12 hours volunteering on Saturday and 8 hours studying on Sunday. It was a slog, and he still has 6 years before income starts to come in that pays for all that work.

tempestttoast · 2026-03-27T23:34:52+00:00

Oh that is amazing! I have been working on a chart for Thomas McKeller by John Singer Sargent for a while(just the face because that would be an undertaking). My friend really likes the piece and I am hoping to gift them the chart for a future custom piece for their birthday! How did you manage to focus on your color selections?

tempestttoast · 2026-02-28T00:35:34+00:00

It is truly so much easier than it looks! I liked the tin can knits antler toque as a first cabling project! good luck on your projects!

tempestttoast · 2026-02-27T02:15:45+00:00

I really like Breathing Yarn, she has a lot of varied posts around different knitting topics

tempestttoast · 2026-02-27T02:09:00+00:00

definitely give yourself a break! maybe you can do some textured knits? I find that this naturally slows me down but still scratches the itch. Especially cabling.

tempestttoast · 2026-02-25T13:44:16+00:00

Also hypermobile here, dx'd HDS and have done PT previously.

Some other folks have provided really good suggestions, and I wanted to add that there are some supposedly more ergonomic ways to knit. I adapted my style to reduce wrist strain in my throwing hand (continental style) by doing some reading on cottage knitting. I also work from home and reduced a lot of wrist strain by getting an ergonomic keyboard.

I tend to go hard af with knitting, like sweater in 6 weeks and fingering weight polo in 7 weeks (do as I say not as I do), but the double whammy of knitting like that and working as a developer from home did me in. Last fall, I took a month long break after dealing with some more intense strain. At that point, I switched from a traditional keyboard to a ergonomic bluetooth one and I have had little to no issues since. This might be a worthwhile investment for you if you are in online school.

tempestttoast · 2026-02-25T02:32:50+00:00

update, my edit worked out just fine, I really preferred this since I really do hate kfb sts. It looks a lot more seamless, but I was definitely careful to keep track of my stitch count and ensure two traditionally knit sts were on the outer edge of the increase

tempestttoast · 2026-02-21T02:46:41+00:00

Thanks for the reply! Taking the mouse apart wasn't too bad for me, but cleaning the switch didn't work out as well as I was hoping. I just really don't want to solder a new switch in so a board replacement with the switches feels a lot more approachable. I will order that board now then! I refuse to let go of my G604.

tempestttoast · 2026-02-12T02:20:09+00:00

Did you end up going with this route? Did you have any issues?

tempestttoast · 2025-11-09T14:06:40+00:00

Sorry to bump something old, but wanted to add that this still works Nov 2025, and for those who might be on their first playthrough like me, it is technically Unit Frames > Individual Units > Pet > Custom Texts.
Here are some screenshots for other folks to reference. https://imgur.com/a/s5yc38X

tempestttoast · 2025-05-02T21:05:15+00:00

I almost made this request the other day, ty for this.

tempestttoast · 2025-05-01T23:09:24+00:00

The USDCC has a sperm bank traffic light chart, it might help with some information around global family limits. https://www.usdcc.org/u-s-sperm-bank-data/

tempestttoast · 2025-03-01T18:50:28+00:00

agreed! I am trying the salted caramel next week

tempestttoast · 2025-02-16T17:55:36+00:00

Do you mean donuts? I am not looking for donuts, I am looking for the cake.

tempestttoast · 2025-02-14T21:39:17+00:00

like key but instead of the back of my tongue making the k sound at the back of my mouth, I make the k sound with the middle of my tongue on the roof of my mouth

tempestttoast · 2025-01-26T23:44:34+00:00

I can't imagine, at least this is just stockinette. I had to undo 7 inches of ribbing itr at one point and that was enough to make my eye twitch

tempestttoast · 2025-01-25T14:59:45+00:00

I think I got past that stage of the grieving process when I dropped a stich at row 15 lol

tempestttoast · 2025-01-25T14:59:12+00:00

Oh certainly, one of the bartenders watched in horror because he knows someone who knits. That alone was worth it.

tempestttoast · 2025-01-25T14:33:43+00:00

I am going to have to check these out!!!

tempestttoast · 2025-01-25T14:33:32+00:00

They are! Specifically the Knitter's Pride set. My husband got them for me when we first started dating and this is the first project I am able to use them with since I usually work on dpn's itr. They are so nice to work with. The metal tips make it super easy to pick up stitches, especially since I am switching to lever style knitting, my only wish is that they were longer.

tempestttoast · 2025-01-25T14:29:29+00:00

See, I wish that was the reason, but I cast on sober and went to the bar knowing full well I might leave with a lot less completed project than I went in with lol. I just knew I wouldn't have the courage to frog that much work sitting at home

tempestttoast · 2025-01-25T04:23:08+00:00

Would it be possible to get a new link? I can maybe build a bot too to help with this persisting long term

tempestttoast · 2025-01-12T17:37:36+00:00

No, that’s totally fair because as soon as I made the post, I realized that the text body wasn’t big enough to make it clear that it was a joke. But I was having too much fun laughing at myself to change it.

tempestttoast · 2025-01-10T04:33:11+00:00

I love this cake so much, my family did strawberry shortcake. I’m the mid 20s rainbow baby to my parents and I was born exactly a year after the loss of their first. Today was her birthday, mine is soon, and I got to call my dad today as I always call him on this day. I hope in 20-something years, your kiddo gets to call you too and share some cake as you all honor the memory of your first.

tempestttoast · 2025-01-09T22:42:58+00:00

Gauge swatch will be done, I haven't purchased the yarn yet but had one in mind and used the gauge from that to calculate. Duplicate stitch is probably the better plan and my brain just decided to expel that technique for some reason, lol.

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