Maybe it was a purchase, maybe an experience? What did you treat yourself to?

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    9 days ago

    I’ve been getting Dental work done recently, and it’s across the street from a harbor freight, so after each appointment I’ve been going there and buying a tool or two. Just bought a flex head ratchet yesterday.

    It’s better than buying fast food i tell myself, which I’ve stopped doing for the most part. (If I’m out and about with people, or there’s something limited time that I want to try sure, but otherwise i haven’t bought any in a couple months)

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      People often shit on HF but their hand tools are perfectly acceptable for the average home mechanic, and hell honestly fine for a lot of professionals with their new Icon linea. Even their power tools have gotten pretty good lately. They’ll last you many years, tools are always a good investment.

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      Why do I search for that and only find it between $200 and $1000? Granted it’s AUD but still, where do you find this for less than a rpi?

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        On ebay.fr, no power block but otherwise complete. Mostly they go for more like 60-70€ shipping included, but sometimes you get lucky!

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    I got a mechanical keyboard after researching a ton on which one I wanted. second-hand, so I was a bit restricted to what was offered. I’m getting a Keychron V5 Max, which I’m then going to mod with some new keycaps, a tape-mod and possibly filling it up with foam. The YouTube channel Hipyo Tech has been on the top of my YouTube binge list the last few weeks.

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      Great keyboard, what switches are you using? Their browns are my fav switch

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        Just the ones that come with it, for now… I’m watching the online second hand market place of my country for offerings of switches, as I don’t want to spend too much. And it’s better for the environment, too! I’ve heard pretty much all keycaps by the HMX brand are good, so that’s what I have a search alert for.

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      Damn, that’s a nice treat. I’m no purist but, wow, typing on a good switch/keyboard combo is a real comfy joy. I love blue switches, or the buckling spring ones from the old IBM planks. I tried a friends 25-different-switches try-out board and found out that there might be switch types I like even more! Maybe I’ll look around again if this Ducky One (3) keyboard ever dies, but I wasn’t counting on that happening :)

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    I did well on a couple interviews today so I walked down to the local cafe and had a chai latte and a maple bar.

    Tomorrow, if I do well on that interview, I’ll go walk downtown and get lunch at the local thai restaurant I like!

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    9 days ago

    I went for a run yesterday because I was feeling miserable. It really helped. Today I made 2 big pizzas from scratch.

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    I got my nails done. I’ve only had fake nails once, but I went to a wedding and I wanted to look nice. I got gel nails in dark blue with a cat eye finish. The ladies at the salon were super helpful and picked out a good color that matched my dress. It was awesome, but I don’t regularly pay $85+ for something that only lasts 2 weeks. I’ll get them removed in a week and get a basic manicure to help my nails recover.

    They do look pretty fabulous though 💅

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    A really nice new hoover. I’m allergic to dust and every time I hoovered I’d keep sneezing for like half an hour after turning it off and emptying the bag. The new one I just pour water in a little tank and empty it out without creating a dustcloud.

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    Okay, so, Monday I went to 2 thrift shops and 2 pawn shops because we weren’t able to that weekend. I ended up spending around $50USD on 5 games.

    First lawn shop I got Jak 1-3 on PS2 alongside final fantasy X on PS2 for a little over $20 at one pawn. I’ve 100%ed the first Jak years ago and was part way through Jak 2 when I lost my console and games. Same way I lost FFX with my partway completed save.

    Then at the other pawn shop I got PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royal and Crash Bandicoot Twinsanity for around $27, I think. Would need to check receipt, if I still have it.

    All games I used to have and enjoy. All I gotta do is see if there is a way to unlock PS3 DLC for free without system mods because I don’t think my brother would be too keen on his systems being modded.

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    Bought the Lego Game Boy two weeks ago. Haven’t played with Legos in a long long time, since I was a kid. But this was a really fun set to put together.

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    Bought a game called Slay. It’s one of the most elegant turn-based games I’ve ever seen. Xisuma made a video series about it. Highly recommend watching the first video if that sort of thing interests you.