• AlolanYoda@mander.xyz
    31·
    9 months ago

    Tl;dr: I asked a girl out :)

    I met a girl in a flight and thought we got along well, but she was only in a layover flight while I was in the last flight of my trip. Still, we kept in touch, and she’s apparently coming to my city for a few days in two weeks.

    So I did something I had never done before (even though I’ve been in a few relationships before) and asked her out! She said “maybe” (her trip was already planned and she is busy and staying with some friends, she seemed genuinely sorry) so in two weeks I may have a date :)

    • flubba86@lemmy.world
      2·
      9 months ago

      Well there’s gotta be a reason she’s keeping in touch after meeting you once on a flight. I don’t still talk to someone I met on a plane, so you must’ve made an impression. I hope it pans out for you (and her).

    • CosmicTurtle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      Hot damn good for you!

      Keep us updated! I don’t think lemmy has a remindme bot but I’m saving this comment.

      • AlolanYoda@mander.xyz
        1·
        8 months ago

        Beep boop. I’m writing this comment because you asked to be updated on my date.

        She canceled it :(. She was only here for a few days and ended up not being available to meet with me. It’s ok, I think I read more into it than I should have!

        • CosmicTurtle@lemmy.worldEnglish
          3·
          8 months ago

          Michael Scott once quoted some guy that said “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.”

          You shot your shot. That’s the important thing.

          Good for you!

  • Trollivier@sh.itjust.works
    23·
    9 months ago

    Restarted my show / podcast yesterday, 1 year after losing my co-host (and best friend) to cancer. Moving forward, without forgetting him.

    Some would see this as a big step. It’s one of the hundreds of things that I’ve been doing to move forward…

  • Thomrade@lemmy.world
    18·
    9 months ago

    a friend invited me to play a boardgame online, called Kingdomino. I really loved it, and since money is tight, I made my own copy of the tiles for in-person play.

    They aren’t perfect by any means and it took a fucking age to do them, but it’s a playable version I can bust out with friends and family.

  • Dandroid@sh.itjust.works
    16·
    9 months ago

    I fixed my refrigerator. 2 months ago I was changing the filter, and I was too lazy to turn off the water first, so the pressure was too high and it didn’t seat properly. When I turned it, I broke the filter receptacle. I called Samsung, and they said they’ll fix it, but they can’t tell me how much it will cost until they make the work order, and at that point I can’t cancel it if it’s too expensive. I asked if they could ballpark, like $100 or $1000. They said they couldn’t. So I told them to go fuck themselves. I ordered the part on Amazon for $60. I had to disassemble a decent amount of the refrigerator to get to the part. But I did it! I swapped out the part and everything works perfectly. All in all, it took about 2 hours. There were multiple videos on the internet on how to do it.

    Fuck Samsung.

    • jkrtn@lemmy.ml
      2·
      9 months ago

      I’m never buying a Samsung appliance again for other reasons but I’ll add this to the list. Great work, hope they go bankrupt since they certainly won’t quit being little shits.

      • Fuck spez@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        2·
        9 months ago

        I don’t recommend LG either. Mine is on at least its third compressor and it’s less than 8 years old. And I know two other people who have had the same experience… and I only know like five people.

  • tourist@lemmy.world
    171·
    9 months ago

    It’s a public holiday today in South Africa. (Good Friday)

    So I came up with a cheeky dad joke

    “What holiday is it? Workers day? Freedom day?”

    “Good Friday”

    “Every Friday is a good Friday”

    I got two chuckles

    • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
      3·
      9 months ago

      Wow! I’m still working my way to doing 5k at any time, and this looks huge to me. Congratulations! I can’t imagine having that kind of cardio endurance right now

      • InfinitiZEr0@programming.dev
        2·
        9 months ago

        I can’t imagine having that kind of cardio endurance right now Even I was thinking the same when I started running. Now, here I am. I think you can also do it.

        I started with the target of 5k, once I reached that, my target was to run for 1 hour, then 10k and after that under 1 hr 10k. Now my target is to run a half-marathon.

        • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
          2·
          9 months ago

          Thank you for your words of inspiration. I’m proud of my progress to date, and really happy with how running makes me feel. But I still felt like 5k must be an eternity away.

          Your words make me feel closer to 5 and even 10 k than I would have thought possible

  • verity_kindle@sh.itjust.works
    141·
    9 months ago

    By popular DEMAND, here are some of the chickens mentioned yesterday. They don’t have names, so we don’t get attached, as they are for improving our soil and, eventually, for homemade stock.

  • electric_nan@lemmy.ml
    12·
    9 months ago

    I helped a stranger at Costco load up a giant grill into his truck. I have no idea how he would have managed it on his own.

  • s3rvant@lemmy.mlEnglish
    12·
    9 months ago

    Finally made it over to the in-laws to replace a ceiling fan that had stopped working

    • SuperIce@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      9 months ago

      That wild. I can’t even do 4 reps of 45kg barbell overhead press. Then again I am quite a small person. I only weigh 57kg.

      • Aurenkin@sh.itjust.works
        2·
        9 months ago

        Yeah thats the flip side. I am a very heavy dude and it ain’t all muscle that’s for sure but I’m slowly working towards my goals.

        • scorpious@lemmy.world
          1·
          9 months ago

          Awesome, congrats!

          Remember, form, form, FORM. Please make sure you research thoroughly and/or get a pro consult on proper form. Great tip I got once is to think of each movement as “practicing the move,” getting really good at doing each exercise while maintaining perfect form.

          Older you will thank younger you for every moment spent on alignment, balance, weight distribution, etc. and building a foundation that lasts you a lifetime!

  • toastal@lemmy.ml
    11·
    9 months ago

    I got a number of patches merged into Movim & after a new release is cut, I plan to ask for a review on my first NixOS module (currently complete, but no one has reviewed)

    • WhyAUsername_1@lemmy.world
      1·
      9 months ago

      Superb! I am planning to start studying Japanese. I always install duo lingo and then find it too basic and not worth it and I stop using it all together.

      Can you share your study routine or resources?

      Thanking you in advance!

      • Riley@lemmy.ml
        2·
        9 months ago

        My general approach is to use Anki as my primary resource with the addition of the Genki textbook, video lectures and grammar videos on YouTube (Toki ni Andy, Game Gengo, Livakivi, etc.), and immersion content (Manga, anime, YouTube). I use Anki because I believe it’s the most effective method for me having used it previously to learn Esperanto; although I believe that you should use whatever method is the most fun for you, whatever will keep you coming back for daily work is good. Don’t fall for the “Bro Science” language learning people who promise quick shortcuts, there are none, these people are usually trying to sell you something.

        My daily study consists of about 40 minutes of Anki per day. I split my time between two decks, which is suboptimal in terms of occasionally containing duplicates, but I like it as it serves as a method of chunking my study out throughout the day and as a way to recognize the same Kanji in different contexts. These two decks are the KanjiTransistion and Core 2.3k decks. I do four new cards from the KanjiTransistion deck and three new cards from the 2.3k deck. Following that if I’m in the mood I’ll return to reviewing my Hiragana and Katakana decks (you should do this first if you haven’t already!). I also use the Review Heatmap plugin to see my streak, which helps me stay focused on goals and milestones.

        You should form your own opinion about what method of learning works best for you, but don’t fall victim to spending time strategizing and figuring out the scientifically perfect way to learn the language, there isn’t one. If you’re spending time planning how you’re going to learn the language, you’re spending less time actually learning. The only way to get good at a language is to literally be exposed to it and learning it for 1000+ hours.

  • grrgyle@slrpnk.net
    11·
    9 months ago

    Over 2 calendar months without a drink today. Coming from 2-3 beers a day, previously. Did February, but told myself that didn’t count since it’s a short month, so now I’ve done March. I thought I would start drinking a bit now to “celebrate” but it’s funny now that I’m here the urge is gone…

    I’m going to Muslim wedding next month, so now I’m thinking I’ll at least keep it up until then, just to make going to a dry wedding easier on myself.

    I’ll see after that. I definitely don’t want to go back to daily drinking again.

    • TheColonel@reddthat.com
      2·
      9 months ago

      Same boat (started with dry January and didn’t stop)!

      I still feel good. Not sure long term if I’ll become more lax for special events but not for now.