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Cake day: July 4th, 2023

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  • Was working in a deli department of a grocery store. I think it was my second or third week there, and i was slicing balogna for a customer. Went to peel some of the casing off and got the tip of my thumb instead. Still think the lady who unkindly yanked my stitches out at the urgent care caused the lil flap to come off. It was 2009 and I’m actually impressed i got some tactile feeling back through the scar. I swear it fucks with the touch screen though.








  • For me, ergonomically at a desk, i have to try like fuck to keep my upper arms as close to downward as humanly possible, elbows about 90° and forearms NEVER more than 90° outward or I will royally fuck this dipshit muscle UNDERNEATH either one of my scapulas that can only be partially reached with a tens unit. I mitigated this with seat height, table height, monitor position, and a short keyboard so going for my mouse doesn't have me exceeding 90°. As for key overlap on a split keyboard, I say fuck yes. I don't touch type "the right way" and depending on a word, a hotkey, or some application shenanigan, I might be all over the place.

    I also use an mmo mouse at work and I assign all kinds of goodies to it, which also helps reduce repetitive typing+stretching.











  • I'm with you. I paid off my 2014 but sold it so I wouldn't have to tow it cross country. I got $8,500 for it from carmax which was a lowball for 2022. Two years before that, it nearly totaled itself when it blew its head gasket at 51,988 miles. (That was a $5k expense that ford refused to reimburse even though those ecoboost engines are prone to fail)
    We moved to a small town and the car market is extra fucky up here. There wasn't much available and I needed a car for my upcoming commute, so I picked up a 2001 Forester for $5k. Unbenownst to me, the tires were 12 years old, transmission hadn't been flushed, and the driver's side head gasket was leaking.
    Luckily I have some buddies who are Subaru enthusiasts so I've only had to sink maybe $1500 to get it in great condition instead of $3-6k. Had a shop do transmission and differential flushes, and it took three months but I got gaskets, heads, spark plug goodies, and exhaust shenanigans done myself.
    We just brought home a 2001 Honda insight for $3500. It's gonna need some work too, but luckily the hybrid engine is pretty sturdy so long as we deal with battery maintenance.

    You ought to be able to change the alternator yourself to save a buck-- check rockauto.com.