Ms Boods posted:

Not my picture, cos mine just arrived and is still sat in its box in the kitchen, but I have a weekend of fun ahead of me



Since lockdown I've got back into knitting, and that means also getting back into spinning my own fibres for knitting socks.

I've had other drum carders, but my big one is too big for where Mr Boods and I currently live, plus it needs to be adapted to UK mains. Meanwhile, this smart one should do the trick, plus they're made to order locally. I've been super careful with money during lockdown, but I had an unexpected writing commission + despite living in the UK for over 8 years now, got one of them fancy stimulus cheques from the US Gov't.

In case anyone is interested, the big drum on the carder is called the swift, and the smaller one is called the 'licker in.'

Oddhair posted:

Got some Lao Gan Ma spicy chili crisp, aka Rice Crack, though locally since we have H Mart here:
https://www.amazon.com/Lao-Gan-Chili-Crisp-Sauce/dp/B0051D84JU

The original Rice Crack was a Japanese product, but I'm having trouble finding it locally.

Also, since I seen lots of smoky Scotch chat, I recently saw a recipe for the quatresse, made with Salers (or Suze) gentian liqueur. It only needs a tiny bit of Scotch, and is very light and refreshing. It's been really nice in the heat wave we're dealing with in Texas right now.

djfooboo posted:

Just got a Costco membership and bought some açaí bowls.

What’s some good vegetarian stuff?

black.lion posted:

Sorta depends on what you're looking for - if you want very basic/entry level the Zetrablade from Rollerblade is recommended often, but I personally feel like the next level up in skate gets you such a better experience that if you already know ice skating you may prefer something like a Seba E3 80 or the FR3 80 to start with (Zetrablades are like $100 and the Seba/FRs are around $180-$220 I believe)

Also if you're used to ice skating, be aware that entry level skates are not rockered, meaning that out of the box all 4 wheels will be touching flat ground at once - an ice skate blade is slightly curved, so higher-end skates (like the ones I posted) will have a rocker to give more agility like on an ice skate, but it'll feel a little different at first. Over time if you rotate your wheels to encourage a rocker, they'll wear down more on the 1/4 wheels than 2/3 and you'll get a natural rocker going.

Also also you may consider going for 3x90-110mm (big wheels) instead of 4x76-80mm (the classic size) if you want speed.

So I guess it depends on what you're looking for!

Oh last thing is those Seba/FRs don't come with a heel brake, but even with skates that come with a heel brake you want to take it off as soon as you can stop without it because as soon as you don't need it it's more dangerous than useful. But if you were to get Seba/FRs and wanted a heel brake to start you'd have to buy one separately.

Slimy Hog posted:

Got new earbuds


Jabra Elite Active 75t. Got them on Ebay for cheap-ish

ReidRansom posted:

Very nice.

Was coveting one at my local Ace just yesterday.

And also good choice on that pressure washer. Same and super handy.

Dr. Kayak Paddle posted:

Have you attached a go pro to it yet and made some videos?

Bottom Liner posted:

I have a goruck bag and its a sturdy bag but drat I wish I was aware of how loving stupid their brand/culture is because now I just want to sell the dumb thing so people don't think I'm like that.





their whole schtick is playing army man and having a trainer yell at you and throw poo poo in your face for hours to prove how tough you are (and paying hundreds of dollars for it). It's the most extra display of machismo faux-patriotism bullshit

evobatman posted:

A mid 2012 13" Macbook Pro showed up in the classifieds in spectacular cosmetic condition, and cheap at $50.



After ordering 8 GB of RAM, a new battery and a new hard drive cable, it is not so cheap any more, but it is just too nice to waste away. While I wait for parts to arrive, I have installed a 180 GB SSD I had lying around, installed Catalina, reseated all the cables to to the motherboard and cleaned out all the dust.

KingColliwog posted:

KingColliwog posted:

It's to replace a pair of bose soundsport that my father gave me because he didn't really use them. I hated them for sticking out so far out of my ear and they finally broke down. The fact that they added ANC on the 75t made me want to get them because I never had good quality earphones with ANC. They also look like they sit pretty flush to the ear so they should be good for falling asleep while listening to audiobook which I like to do.

Solid Cake posted:

I ordered the new iPad Air (2020) and the Pencil 2.

I accidentally put a not-small scratch in my original iPad Pro recently - I was holding my bag open with one hand and sliding the iPad in with the other, and with the way my hand was positioned the rock on my wedding ring raked across the screen I'd given up hope that I'd get any money for it when it came up to upgrade, but luck has it that a friend is looking for a cheap-ish iPad to do some light sketching and didn't mind the damage. My couch also ate my Pencil a few months ago so it has mostly been a glorified Media Slab. The opportunity was too good to pass up.

Unfortunately they don't have the pink colour I wanted in stock anywhere within a three hour drive, so I won't have it for another week or so.

Solice Kirsk posted:

Look up the CEO of Home Depot's email account and send them a complaint. I know personally that they loving HATE that. It shows a fundamental failure of their service and they'll roll that poo poo ball down the hill. Even if their assistant is the one reading it, it'll be passed down to someone higher than you've been talking to. Just let them know your story and everything you're going through and say that you expected a better experience with them and you're disappointed.

It's basically the nuclear option of "fingers crossed, let's try this."

Android Apocalypse posted:

Coffee from a culinary nerd.