OT - NO POLITICS Happy Holidays Edition
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Mounted an old 55 inch tv in the basement, with a few speakers and a subwoofer. Rear speakers are wired but I need shelves.
Got excited and started to draw out plans to mount the 65 in the living room. The Mount is a beast, the walls are double thick drywall, and the electrician put my outlets way too high. So i marked up the wall a bit and I’m going to bed. I’ll remeasure tomorrow before i start drilling.
Here’s the success though. The room is basically halved. Half couch/tv area, and half table/chairs and room for games. Phone is half zoom, i swear it’s not as far away as it looks
Got excited and started to draw out plans to mount the 65 in the living room. The Mount is a beast, the walls are double thick drywall, and the electrician put my outlets way too high. So i marked up the wall a bit and I’m going to bed. I’ll remeasure tomorrow before i start drilling.
Here’s the success though. The room is basically halved. Half couch/tv area, and half table/chairs and room for games. Phone is half zoom, i swear it’s not as far away as it looks
Olden McGroin
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Welcome December! It is finally snowing here and we are under a snowsquall watch for a few days. Bring it on! We are putting the tree up today, my daughters still fight over where to put their favourite ornaments. Good, old family fun! They still expect advent calendars (they are in their early 30s). Some things never change and I don't mind. Life is precious, have fun!
smithformeragent
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Lemme know your top 5 coffee establishments and for extra credit, your go to order(s).
1. Donut Fresh Express (Milford, NH)
2. Inside Scoop (Bedford, NH)
3. Starbucks
4. Aroma Joe’s
5. Heavn’ly Donuts
Large iced black (with some type of maple or chocolate caramel unsweetened flavor. DF does a good Milky Way)
1. Donut Fresh Express (Milford, NH)
2. Inside Scoop (Bedford, NH)
3. Starbucks
4. Aroma Joe’s
5. Heavn’ly Donuts
Large iced black (with some type of maple or chocolate caramel unsweetened flavor. DF does a good Milky Way)
smithformeragent
Moderator
How on earth is it December, 2024?
Here’s what I’ve been up to the past few days:
• After much hemming and hawing, I bought the PS5. I went with the digital only edition because it was $50 cheaper and as much as I yearn for the days of physical media and games with beautiful box art and fully illustrated instruction manuals, those days gone. And honestly, who has the space for all that clutter? (Especially with a toddler)
• I can barely tell the difference between PS5 and PS4 other than the load times being drastically reduced. I don’t think I’ll ever be blown away by graphical leaps like I was for N64 or PS2. We’ve topped out here. I’m still enjoying playing the console despite it being more of the same.
• I had a three day stretch there, where I thought I was battling insomnia. I usually get up at 4:30 in the morning, but for a couple of days there it was more like 2 or 3 in the morning. anxiousness over uncertainty in terms of what will happen with my job, I suppose. Water seems to have found its level here. Thank goodness.
• Doing my best to battle through the post Fall marathon lull. This means a combination of treadmill runs (which I hate) and outdoor cold weather runs (which can be miserable). Determined to prevent a winter fitness slide. It’s challenging to be as active during the cold months in this God-forsaken part of the world. Stay tuned. We’ll see what the scale says in about a month.
• I’ve been listening to a lot of Taylor Swift. And I mean a lot. I was familiar enough with the poppy stuff, but took a deeper dive into the catalog. I think I kind of get it now in terms of the appeal. But I find it very interesting how she has been able to find another level of stardom, when her contemporaries such as Katy Perry never quite reached the same heights. Why does this happen? Is T Swift that much more talented than her peers, or was the timing right and she simply caught lightning in a bottle? It makes you wonder why some people who have just as much talent and experience as others never quite reach the same level of success. Athletes, politicians, professionals, you name it.
Anyway, what I’m basically saying is that I’ve always been a creature of habit, and it’s served me well. But you reach a point where you’ve got to break free from tradition and try new things. Otherwise you’re left yearning for the past, seeing the world through your nostalgia goggles while it passes you by.
Here’s what I’ve been up to the past few days:
• After much hemming and hawing, I bought the PS5. I went with the digital only edition because it was $50 cheaper and as much as I yearn for the days of physical media and games with beautiful box art and fully illustrated instruction manuals, those days gone. And honestly, who has the space for all that clutter? (Especially with a toddler)
• I can barely tell the difference between PS5 and PS4 other than the load times being drastically reduced. I don’t think I’ll ever be blown away by graphical leaps like I was for N64 or PS2. We’ve topped out here. I’m still enjoying playing the console despite it being more of the same.
• I had a three day stretch there, where I thought I was battling insomnia. I usually get up at 4:30 in the morning, but for a couple of days there it was more like 2 or 3 in the morning. anxiousness over uncertainty in terms of what will happen with my job, I suppose. Water seems to have found its level here. Thank goodness.
• Doing my best to battle through the post Fall marathon lull. This means a combination of treadmill runs (which I hate) and outdoor cold weather runs (which can be miserable). Determined to prevent a winter fitness slide. It’s challenging to be as active during the cold months in this God-forsaken part of the world. Stay tuned. We’ll see what the scale says in about a month.
• I’ve been listening to a lot of Taylor Swift. And I mean a lot. I was familiar enough with the poppy stuff, but took a deeper dive into the catalog. I think I kind of get it now in terms of the appeal. But I find it very interesting how she has been able to find another level of stardom, when her contemporaries such as Katy Perry never quite reached the same heights. Why does this happen? Is T Swift that much more talented than her peers, or was the timing right and she simply caught lightning in a bottle? It makes you wonder why some people who have just as much talent and experience as others never quite reach the same level of success. Athletes, politicians, professionals, you name it.
Anyway, what I’m basically saying is that I’ve always been a creature of habit, and it’s served me well. But you reach a point where you’ve got to break free from tradition and try new things. Otherwise you’re left yearning for the past, seeing the world through your nostalgia goggles while it passes you by.
