I'm going to say Magic the Gathering, which is practically two games in one. I'm talking about Commander in particular, but this applies to pretty much any format under the Magic umbrella.
The first game is building the deck. That appeals to my geek-core, you're searching through literal decades of cards trying to find combos that are interesting, unique, fun, powerful, or all the above.
The second game is actually playing with other nerds. That's a social game, which is something I didn't realize I also enjoy. Nice thing about Magic is it definitely attracts a certain type. The type I want to be friends with. =)
When I was in college, I blew almost my entire savings buying a new Playstation and the latest copy of Street Fighter. The practical side of me immediately started second guessing myself for 'wasting' all my money. So I started tracking how many hours I spent playing it.
By the time I graduated, it worked out to something like costing me 10 center per hour of playtime. I reached the point where I probably needed to start adding in the cost of electricity. Although the initial buy in price is high, gaming is an amazingly cost effective entertainment. (Not sure this holds true anymore with subscription games charging a monthly fee, but it was solid when you owned them)
I think you're going to find that your scooter isn't really up for pulling much more weight beyond yourself.
If you are unlucky enough to cross that first hurdle, I fear you will quickly discover that the brakes are not able to stop the inertia once you get going.
I wish you the best of luck. Please keep safety in mind.
I'm always amazed how much this story changes every time I check in on it.
The first rendition I heard, he was selling his land to a company that was going to build a mall. That was going to be a big boon for his automotive & welding shop, as it would bring a lot of new business to the area. As the sale was nearing completion, the buyer revealed they weren't actually going to build a mall, instead they were building a concrete plant. That would have the opposite result for Heemeyer's business, so he balked and increased the price. The buyer decided to play hardball and instead used the city council to put pressure on him, which they did by cutting his sewage lines & declaring his property uninhabitable.
That's a very different story than what was posted above. And it's fascinating how slowly the narrative has changed. The 'build a mall' portion disappeared first. Then the sewage lines were never there, he was always supposed to build a septic tank. The latest addition I see is now he has firearms as well and is shooting at power transformers. I wonder what will be adapted in the next cycle.
I do the online dating thing. I live in the bible belt, so there's lots of Conservatives, lots of Christians, & of course often both. It used to be super-rare to see "No MAGA" in a woman's dating profile, simply because there aren't that many liberals around. But maybe a year or so ago it started showing up on moderate profiles. Then on Christian profiles. Now I'm even seeing "No MAGA" on Conservative + Christian profiles. It's one of the most common phrases I see, right up there with 'dog-mom', 'passport stamps' and 'no hookups'. It's like America is finally realizing what a scam MAGA has been.
If anything, I encourage it. Keep in mind you don't play Imodane until you're about to win. So, kill on sight means instant speed removal. Which, at bracket 3+, your opponents ought to have. During the rule zero discussion, I remind everyone why she's kill on sight. If the pod's not comprehending or just not ready to play at that level, I put her away & play something else.
One my favorite games of all time was the one where all 3 opponents actually listened and each of them held up on a single target removal spell. We went around the table for 3 turns in a row with me doing 'the thing', only for one of them to stop me.
Sadly, there's far too many games where I win, then have to explain the math two more times.
I'll go ahead & propose [[Jaya Ballard, Task Mage]]. Her abilities do not directly connect to [[Tormenting Voice]], but because they all require you to discard a card, the deck I built ends up with a lot of card draw for a Mono Red deck. Link below, might help you find similar cards you like.
As a second option, have you looked at [[Immodane, the Pyrohammer]]? Much faster deck for when you want a quicker game. Just remove the [[Blood Moon]] if you want to run in bracket 3.
Brunch
Most common, probably 2-3x a week: Bacon, egg & cheese biscuit, yogurt with fruit.
Next most common: Protein shake, Fruit, Almonds
Supper
Most common: Something high protein I can mean prep in advance. Chilli, Beans with pork, Rotiserie Chicken. All combined with a side of greens.
Latest addition: Bowl of homemade peanut butter, banana, coffee.
I got banned for visiting my mother. No really. I decided to log on from her house, and the anti-bot bot noticed I was using a different IP address and flagged me for being a bot. Did the little dance to confirm I'm a real person, which resulted in a permanent ban. Thanks Reddit!
Stories like this always remind me of the Peter's parking deck at GA Tech. The couple that donated the land wanted it to be a park, so that the students would have a green place to play and relax. Once Tech had the land, they put a parking deck there instead. But they put a basketball court on the top level so that they technically met the letter of the law.
In fairness, as a student I needed that parking deck way more than I needed the park.
Man, I remember when this meme was new. Mainly because I also bought a brand new bugeye WRX about that time. So jeez, this meme is just shy of 25 years old. Wow.
Owning a car you actually love is pretty great. After a shitty day at work, there's something awesome about walking out to the parking lot and seeing my WRX waiting for me. I'll be the first to bitch about how America is too car-centric, but we really knock it out of the park when we get it right.
And yes, I'm aware it's a Japanese car, I'm more referring to the owning/operating experience as an American. Which sadly seems to be going away. Modern cars feel more like an app that just happens to have wheels. But that's a topic for another thread.
Ever play with a pair of binoculars or an old camera where you had to manually turn knobs in order to focus on something in the distance? That's the 'focal point'. This is what LASIK changes. So, if you can currently see stuff up close but not far away, LASIK can move your focal point to make it easier to see things clearly at a different distance.
What LASIK does not change is how wide your focus range is. That's controlled by your eye muscles and how flexible your cornea is. As you get older, that range gets narrower and narrower.
Using myself as an example, My LASIK set my focal point at around arm's length. So I can see my computer monitor no problem. I had my surgery around 25, and for years I didn't need glasses at all. When I reached my 40s, I realized I was having trouble reading very small print, and things very far away were a bit blurry. So I now keep a pair of distance seeing glasses in the car for when I'm driving, and I also have a couple of pairs of readers lying around the house. I still walk around without glasses, but there are times when I need to pull out a pair.
I mean, I guess I do? I want a 2 door truck that's wide enough for a bench that will sit 3 people and a bed that's at least 6.5 foot long. So, 90's style F-150 or 1500. What they're offering is too small for me to be interested. But I'm actively hoping they make a bigger version in the future.
Alternately, I'm kind of hoping their stuff is modular enough that I could electrify an older gasoline truck. Doubt they're actively looking to sell kits to the hobbyist market, but that would be awesome.
One of my favorite cards of all time. Back in the old days, it was the great equalizer that put the rest of us on more level footing with the guys who could afford a deck full of multilands. I have so many great memories where I was able to punch up above my paycheck thanks to this card.
Nowadays it seems to be viewed much less favorably, which is a shame.
Peanut Butter. Put a big dob on a plate and hand me a spoon.
Like, I'm at the point where I've acquired a Vitamix so I can make my own. Which is even more dangerous, as now I can also control the sugar and add flavorings. A nice dash of brown sugar or a hint of Vanilla really make it pop.
Assuming you're in the USA, I would 100% recommend an older truck. We've built millions of them, finding parts just isn't a problem (assuming you avoid any weird trim levels). Ford F-150 & GM Silverado would be my personal pick, but Dodge/RAM 1500 & Toyota Tundra are also great. And, they tend to lag behind as far as technology goes, making them a bit easier to work on.
The word 'older' is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. That's going to depend on you. If you're comfortable with modern electronics and want to lean how to plug in an advanced code reader and are comfortable digging through Youtube videos, you might be fine with a 10 year old truck. Conversely, if you want to learn how to tune a carburetor, well, you're going to want to look for trucks from the 70s....
Remember that any advice your parent's give you is a minimum of 20 years past the 'best by' date.
I'm going to say Magic the Gathering, which is practically two games in one. I'm talking about Commander in particular, but this applies to pretty much any format under the Magic umbrella.
The first game is building the deck. That appeals to my geek-core, you're searching through literal decades of cards trying to find combos that are interesting, unique, fun, powerful, or all the above.
The second game is actually playing with other nerds. That's a social game, which is something I didn't realize I also enjoy. Nice thing about Magic is it definitely attracts a certain type. The type I want to be friends with. =)
When I was in college, I blew almost my entire savings buying a new Playstation and the latest copy of Street Fighter. The practical side of me immediately started second guessing myself for 'wasting' all my money. So I started tracking how many hours I spent playing it.
By the time I graduated, it worked out to something like costing me 10 center per hour of playtime. I reached the point where I probably needed to start adding in the cost of electricity. Although the initial buy in price is high, gaming is an amazingly cost effective entertainment. (Not sure this holds true anymore with subscription games charging a monthly fee, but it was solid when you owned them)
You might check out Free Guy. It's about a video game NPC who comes to life in a Grand Theft Auto themed universe.
I think you're going to find that your scooter isn't really up for pulling much more weight beyond yourself.
If you are unlucky enough to cross that first hurdle, I fear you will quickly discover that the brakes are not able to stop the inertia once you get going.
I wish you the best of luck. Please keep safety in mind.
I'm always amazed how much this story changes every time I check in on it.
The first rendition I heard, he was selling his land to a company that was going to build a mall. That was going to be a big boon for his automotive & welding shop, as it would bring a lot of new business to the area. As the sale was nearing completion, the buyer revealed they weren't actually going to build a mall, instead they were building a concrete plant. That would have the opposite result for Heemeyer's business, so he balked and increased the price. The buyer decided to play hardball and instead used the city council to put pressure on him, which they did by cutting his sewage lines & declaring his property uninhabitable.
That's a very different story than what was posted above. And it's fascinating how slowly the narrative has changed. The 'build a mall' portion disappeared first. Then the sewage lines were never there, he was always supposed to build a septic tank. The latest addition I see is now he has firearms as well and is shooting at power transformers. I wonder what will be adapted in the next cycle.
I do the online dating thing. I live in the bible belt, so there's lots of Conservatives, lots of Christians, & of course often both. It used to be super-rare to see "No MAGA" in a woman's dating profile, simply because there aren't that many liberals around. But maybe a year or so ago it started showing up on moderate profiles. Then on Christian profiles. Now I'm even seeing "No MAGA" on Conservative + Christian profiles. It's one of the most common phrases I see, right up there with 'dog-mom', 'passport stamps' and 'no hookups'. It's like America is finally realizing what a scam MAGA has been.
If anything, I encourage it. Keep in mind you don't play Imodane until you're about to win. So, kill on sight means instant speed removal. Which, at bracket 3+, your opponents ought to have. During the rule zero discussion, I remind everyone why she's kill on sight. If the pod's not comprehending or just not ready to play at that level, I put her away & play something else.
One my favorite games of all time was the one where all 3 opponents actually listened and each of them held up on a single target removal spell. We went around the table for 3 turns in a row with me doing 'the thing', only for one of them to stop me.
Sadly, there's far too many games where I win, then have to explain the math two more times.
I'll go ahead & propose [[Jaya Ballard, Task Mage]]. Her abilities do not directly connect to [[Tormenting Voice]], but because they all require you to discard a card, the deck I built ends up with a lot of card draw for a Mono Red deck. Link below, might help you find similar cards you like.
https://moxfield.com/decks/22OGyesUsk25N2imX1JiKA
As a second option, have you looked at [[Immodane, the Pyrohammer]]? Much faster deck for when you want a quicker game. Just remove the [[Blood Moon]] if you want to run in bracket 3.
https://moxfield.com/decks/IDBXvzYTHUy_2RZWiDPQuQ
I do two meals a day.
Brunch Most common, probably 2-3x a week: Bacon, egg & cheese biscuit, yogurt with fruit. Next most common: Protein shake, Fruit, Almonds
Supper Most common: Something high protein I can mean prep in advance. Chilli, Beans with pork, Rotiserie Chicken. All combined with a side of greens. Latest addition: Bowl of homemade peanut butter, banana, coffee.
Biggest difference was at the doctor's office:
Fat me: Doctor, I've been shot!
Doctor: Have you tried losing weight? That's clearly the problem.
Thin me: Doctor, I've been shot!
Doctor: Well your bloodwork looks great, nothing to do here.
I got banned for visiting my mother. No really. I decided to log on from her house, and the anti-bot bot noticed I was using a different IP address and flagged me for being a bot. Did the little dance to confirm I'm a real person, which resulted in a permanent ban. Thanks Reddit!
Stories like this always remind me of the Peter's parking deck at GA Tech. The couple that donated the land wanted it to be a park, so that the students would have a green place to play and relax. Once Tech had the land, they put a parking deck there instead. But they put a basketball court on the top level so that they technically met the letter of the law.
In fairness, as a student I needed that parking deck way more than I needed the park.
Man, I remember when this meme was new. Mainly because I also bought a brand new bugeye WRX about that time. So jeez, this meme is just shy of 25 years old. Wow.
Owning a car you actually love is pretty great. After a shitty day at work, there's something awesome about walking out to the parking lot and seeing my WRX waiting for me. I'll be the first to bitch about how America is too car-centric, but we really knock it out of the park when we get it right.
And yes, I'm aware it's a Japanese car, I'm more referring to the owning/operating experience as an American. Which sadly seems to be going away. Modern cars feel more like an app that just happens to have wheels. But that's a topic for another thread.
Ever play with a pair of binoculars or an old camera where you had to manually turn knobs in order to focus on something in the distance? That's the 'focal point'. This is what LASIK changes. So, if you can currently see stuff up close but not far away, LASIK can move your focal point to make it easier to see things clearly at a different distance.
What LASIK does not change is how wide your focus range is. That's controlled by your eye muscles and how flexible your cornea is. As you get older, that range gets narrower and narrower.
Using myself as an example, My LASIK set my focal point at around arm's length. So I can see my computer monitor no problem. I had my surgery around 25, and for years I didn't need glasses at all. When I reached my 40s, I realized I was having trouble reading very small print, and things very far away were a bit blurry. So I now keep a pair of distance seeing glasses in the car for when I'm driving, and I also have a couple of pairs of readers lying around the house. I still walk around without glasses, but there are times when I need to pull out a pair.
I mean, I guess I do? I want a 2 door truck that's wide enough for a bench that will sit 3 people and a bed that's at least 6.5 foot long. So, 90's style F-150 or 1500. What they're offering is too small for me to be interested. But I'm actively hoping they make a bigger version in the future.
Alternately, I'm kind of hoping their stuff is modular enough that I could electrify an older gasoline truck. Doubt they're actively looking to sell kits to the hobbyist market, but that would be awesome.
One of my favorite cards of all time. Back in the old days, it was the great equalizer that put the rest of us on more level footing with the guys who could afford a deck full of multilands. I have so many great memories where I was able to punch up above my paycheck thanks to this card.
Nowadays it seems to be viewed much less favorably, which is a shame.
Peanut Butter. Put a big dob on a plate and hand me a spoon.
Like, I'm at the point where I've acquired a Vitamix so I can make my own. Which is even more dangerous, as now I can also control the sugar and add flavorings. A nice dash of brown sugar or a hint of Vanilla really make it pop.
They cost so much that consumers refuse to buy them. If you look hard enough though you can find them. Try looking for commercial kitchen equipment.
Assuming you're in the USA, I would 100% recommend an older truck. We've built millions of them, finding parts just isn't a problem (assuming you avoid any weird trim levels). Ford F-150 & GM Silverado would be my personal pick, but Dodge/RAM 1500 & Toyota Tundra are also great. And, they tend to lag behind as far as technology goes, making them a bit easier to work on.
The word 'older' is doing a lot of heavy lifting here. That's going to depend on you. If you're comfortable with modern electronics and want to lean how to plug in an advanced code reader and are comfortable digging through Youtube videos, you might be fine with a 10 year old truck. Conversely, if you want to learn how to tune a carburetor, well, you're going to want to look for trucks from the 70s....