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So, what's up? Everyone doing good? How was your day?

How is everyone today?
Too much meta discussion on here, feel free to use this thread for some good old fashioned casual conversation.

What did you do today, got any plans for the weekend? That weather's been somethin else lately hasn't it. Catch the game last night? I don't know what that ref was thinking!

All that good stuff.

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  • Pretty good. Was accepted for a masters program that I was already made peace of being rejected after someone ditch off and left one spot free. Im also in the last step of a job process that I really don't care if im accepted or not because I can choose the option of not working and get paid by the university while I get the masters.

  • My dad gave me a cheap radio receiver that plugs into the USB port on a computer, and I built an antenna for receiving images from weather satellites.

    Here's the antenna (it's just a plastic pipe, a couple pieces of perforated steel strap and some threaded rods, nuts and washers):

    And here are some of the images I received yesterday from the NOAA-19 and NOAA-15 satellites respectively (with a map overlay):

  • Pretty good actually. I did my laundry, then hung out with a friend of mine I haven't seen in like a week. Saw some really nice butts on my walk too. We went to go watch the fireworks display, but they ended up moving the show to the 5th. Oh well, at least we got to catch the Blood Moon as it rose above the horizon, that was pretty dope. Looked like the Castlevania box art.

  • Tried to get some work done before tomorrow’s holiday here in the US. Made dinner for the kids. Spent some quality time looking at beans here on Lemmy.

  • I actually felt productive today, which is nice. I don't usually feel that way that often. I did some laundry, caught up with a friend I haven't heard from in a few months, finally caught on up me email, and did some more laundry lol. It's hot as fuck here too, I got all my fans running.

  • Yesterday I (30m) hosted my first house party ever! I had 6 friends over, plus my brother and I, for 90 min before I was all socialized out and the party concluded.

    It all happened because 2 weeks ago I watched the Ethan Chlebloski video on balsamic vinegar, and I searched and found some traditional balsamic vinegar that instead of costing $33 - $50 / oz, was less than $1/oz! And from what I can tell, yes it is legit. It just is an import blend from multiple Italian manufacturers and sold by a California company called Calivirgin. So instead of a single certified vinegar from one manufacturer that is a guaranteed specific age, it's an uncertified blend of vinegars from Italy that is aged "up to" 18 years which is fine by me if it's 98% less costly!

    So after reading tons of glowing reviews for this "Calivinegar" product, I ordered a gallon jug for $125 ($112.50 after a 10% coupon I found after some googling) and I planned to open it at my house party which we did.

    It was delicious! Everyone loved it! The label says only 10 cal and 2g of sugar per tablespoon, but it's really sweet and thick, just like the balsamic in the video. I also bought empty hot sauce bottles and gave each of my friends one of them to take home too, and one of their wives texted me after that it was the best they'd ever had too! Then we watched fireworks later that night, and watched an episode of the Orville. Overall, a really really good day. 😊

  • Not bad, been a good day actually. I have today and tomorrow off for the holiday, so it's been a nice long weekend.

    I woke up early and did my meditation, then stretched and got a good workout in. Then did the dishes and mopped kitchen floor. That left me feeling quite productive and totally justified in sparking up the bong and playing video games for the last few hours.

  • I actually slept well for once which is always good. Waking up not knowing what year it is is a great feeling.

  • Yesterday I (30m) hosted my first house party ever! I had 6 friends over, plus my brother and I, for 90 min before I was all socialized out and the party concluded.

    It all happened because 2 weeks ago I watched the Ethan Chlebloski video on balsamic vinegar, and I searched and found some traditional balsamic vinegar that instead of costing $33 - $50 / oz, was less than $1/oz! And from what I can tell, yes it is legit. It just is an import blend from multiple Italian manufacturers and sold by a California company called Calivirgin. So instead of a single certified vinegar from one manufacturer that is a guaranteed specific age, it's an uncertified blend of vinegars from Italy that is aged "up to" 18 years which is fine by me if it's 98% less costly!

    So after reading tons of glowing reviews for this "Calivinegar" product, I ordered a gallon jug for $125 ($112.50 after a 10% coupon I found after some googling) and I planned to open it at my house party which we did.

    It was delicious! Everyone loved it! The label says only 10 cal and 2g of sugar per tablespoon, but it's really sweet and thick, just like the balsamic in the video. I also bought empty hot sauce bottles and gave each of my friends one of them to take home too, and one of their wives texted me after that it was the best they'd ever had too! Then we watched fireworks later that night, and watched an episode of the Orville. Overall, a really really good day. 😊

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