stupid first world problems you're dealing with

Speaking of wasted opportunity, I think my homie is about to fail out of medical school (for the second time). Suicide watch imminent.

  On 9/26/2016 at 9:57 PM, LimpyLoo said:

I just saw a video entitled "why you won't get a full scholarship to Berklee" and I had a massive pang of regret, because when I was 16 I got a full scholarship to Berklee and didn't end up going for various reasons (I virtually never mention this because it sounds like something a self-aggrandizing pathological liar would say).

 

In some ways, at some times, I feel like a fucking failure. Like I've squandered opportunities handed to me on a golden fucking platter. Like all I needed to do was show up and I couldn't even do that.

 

But having said that I've roundaboutly autodidacted my way into a pretty solid education, especially musically

Man, I hear ya there... self sabotage is a real motherfucker. Hate it that I've squandered so many opportunities. At least we're aware of our problem and can work on recognizing it as it happens.

  On 9/27/2016 at 2:19 AM, Nebraska said:

pasadena will tax "video services" like netflix, hulu, HBO go. 

 

this is hilariously fucked up. next: oxygen tax. 

Lol, paper shopping bags are 10 cents in pasadena and I kind of like that. Bring yer own fuckin bags!

careful with your regrets fellas

Apple still not releasing new workable computers

I cannot take it anymore

the rumors point toward October but the fact that there aren't new rumors/leaks/etc is worrying tbh.

It would be hardcore stupid to buy an existing Mac right now, they're old and expensive.

Some of the people who say they're desperately waiting have a 2 year old MacBook Pro - lol, they should try my old MacBook Air!

I don't really want to go Hackintosh, I want a nice laptop.

No, a Windows laptop is not an option...

You should know by now that Apple are smarter than thou, and will thus decide when you deserve a new laptop.

Windows sucks balls too for altogether different reasons.  I'll probably be posting back here in a couple of months when I try to replace my crusty dell w/ borked keyboard

I have no intention of buying any new Macs that come out, but I'm plenty interested in it all. My 5 year old Mac Mini is doing great, but I might buy a used MBP sometime after the new ones come out :D

  On 9/28/2016 at 5:41 AM, Danny O Flannagin said:

 

  On 9/27/2016 at 2:19 AM, Nebraska said:

pasadena will tax "video services" like netflix, hulu, HBO go.

 

this is hilariously fucked up. next: oxygen tax.

Lol, paper shopping bags are 10 cents in pasadena and I kind of like that. Bring yer own fuckin bags!

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I can't stop buying board games even though I don't really have anyone to play them with. 

Board Games + ??? = Happiness.

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  On 9/28/2016 at 3:04 PM, phling said:

Apple still not releasing new workable computers
I cannot take it anymore



the rumors point toward October but the fact that there aren't new rumors/leaks/etc is worrying tbh.
It would be hardcore stupid to buy an existing Mac right now, they're old and expensive.
Some of the people who say they're desperately waiting have a 2 year old MacBook Pro - lol, they should try my old MacBook Air!
I don't really want to go Hackintosh, I want a nice laptop.
No, a Windows laptop is not an option...

  On 9/28/2016 at 3:18 PM, Bob Dobalina said:

You should know by now that Apple are smarter than thou, and will thus decide when you deserve a new laptop.

 

Windows sucks balls too for altogether different reasons.  I'll probably be posting back here in a couple of months when I try to replace my crusty dell w/ borked keyboard

I just got a Zenbook Pro and it's really nice and powerful.

I don't want to go to bed.

A lot of opportunities require a great deal of self sacrifice though. To the point where you're like "why the fuck did I get myself into this shit?". And at the end you're like a grizzled old sea captain that gives no fucks because shit was just too real.

I bought a rad sofa, then found it would not fit through my flat's cramped front corridor so I had to return it, in between lugging it up and down a flight of stairs and damaging walls and other stuff, including muscles and pride. Infinite sadness / humiliation.

Blank: scoop up whatever he makes a mess of and transfer it to his bed. Continue until he stops.

give him a hug. no words, no context, just do it.

Too damn tired on my days off to do much. God dammit. 

  On 10/2/2016 at 8:22 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

i made some weed butter, however most recipes are apparently aimed at drug dealers who have ounces of the stuff to spare, so i scaled back a recipe to suit just a small amount. everything seemed to be going fine until the heat seemed to die down and there were no more bubbles forming. assuming that to fix this i would turn the heat up, i actually made things worse as the thing started to go brown and then black like coffee. i think what happened was when the bubbles stopped it was done and i should have used it then, instead i applied more heat than i should have and ruined most of the thc content

 

i forced myself to chug at least half of it (fun fact: poured cold milk on it so it congealed and then ate it with a spoon) but nearly threw up from the fattiness so had to throw out the rest. it actually tasted alright it just became too much after a while.

 

anyway i didn't really get high but i did get a slight mellow buzz with some interesting thoughts, and things definitely felt different but it wasn't the same familiar stoned feeling. wasn't worth the time or effort, not to mention the amount of weed i wasted. however i went into it knowing there was a chance it wouldn't work so it wasn't too bad. 

THC's decarboxylation temp along with its almost full solubility in lipids mean that you really only need to get it in oil around 250-300 degrees for about 15-30minutes max. I always cringe when I see people cook the living shit out of pot like they are frying a few pieces of chicken. At some point you convert the THC-a to its orally active, non-acid form, generally pretty quickly. But, also after a certain point at running it too high of temp for too long THC will degrade into a more stony and sluggish cannabinoid named CBN. 

You're an Aussie right? I hear all the time from Oz expats that are in my industry that loads of people grow down there. Probably total bullshit as I assume your country has strict laws on that and they are just cocky cunts. But if you can, you just gotta make a clever connection to a bloke willing to unload some trim on you and you'd be set for a few dozen moons on your canna-butter needs. 

Got up this morning right when my alarm went off with no problems, got dressed and drove myself to campus on time feeling fully awake. Now that I'm here though, it's hit me that I'm still really fucking tired and now I'm struggling to stay awake.

feelin' apathetic, oh so apathetic,

  On 10/3/2016 at 10:49 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

oh yeah they've also started to bring the sniffer dogs into pubs so you might be having a beer with your mates and there's a chance one of you will have to deal with being searched for the cops for 5-10 mins over some bullshit. a fun night out for all.

damn that sucks! god bless Washington state.

Just been reading about I-1183 in Washington State, fascinating!

  On 10/3/2016 at 10:49 AM, Mesh Gear Fox said:

if you've got a property out of the city and you're a smoker then you'd be stupid not to have a few plants. nothing beats homegrown, plus no $$ for criminal gangs so it's a pretty good approach. in the city it can be pretty cramped, hard to get the privacy needed to grow. in terms of the police attitude towards weed they're pretty shitty, mainly just treating it as a way to fine people. they frequently have sniffer dogs at train stations (sometimes even on buses). they actually have a ridiculously low success rate, a lot of people apparently smell like weed but don't have anything on them. anyway it's bullshit and only happens in sydney as far as i can tell. 

 

oh yeah they've also started to bring the sniffer dogs into pubs so you might be having a beer with your mates and there's a chance one of you will have to deal with being searched for the cops for 5-10 mins over some bullshit. a fun night out for all.

What the fuck? How wide-spread is weed use there? I couldn't imagine enjoying a pint and having sniffer dog units barge in, here in the UK, and the country smokes a shit ton of it.

My girlfriend just got a job in Oxford so now I need to find a job in Oxford, hmm.

fuck StatCan. Stupid, inconsistent rounding and non-specific definitions of data groups.

one side of my 10 year old $300 etymotic er4 in ear headphones has died. not sure i can fix it myself and i'm lazy and will end up just buying new ones since they're supposed to be better and i'll tell myself they are and logic trick myself out of buyers remorse/guilt at not having fixed my broken pair somehow. 

"but i'm busy and don't have time" - then watches too many tv shows wtf. shoot me in the face. 

the 1st world problems thread motivated me to try and fix my headphones. it was just a clogged/damaged filter. replaced it. all is well with my headphones. thank you watmm for saving me $349.00 for new headphones. 

Sounds like a first world success to me.