OT - What are you doing right now?

lousubcap

@Ozzie_Isaac - there's a thread for that!

Ozzie_Isaac

Legume said:

Expanding my vocabulary. Learned the word failson tonight. 

CCR sang a song about them.  Fortunate Son

Legume

Love that song!

JohnInCarolina

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Legume said:

Expanding my vocabulary. Learned the word failson tonight. 

CCR sang a song about them.  Fortunate Son

Legume said:

Love that song!

Why do you guys hate America?

Ozzie_Isaac

Saw this context free quote this evening and it made me very upset at education in the USA.  Boiling from the inside is almost exactly opposite of sous vide!  Like WTF are you even talking about.

Gulfcoastguy

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Saw this context free quote this evening and it made me very upset at education in the USA.  Boiling from the inside is almost exactly opposite of sous vide!  Like WTF are you even talking about.

Yep, boiling from the inside would be more like microwaving.

ColbyLang

Abbreviated run schedule here today. We’re gonna see some side action from Hurricane Francine. New Orleans gonna get a thorough washing

kl8ton

....a six kid dentist appointment... Never switched dentists from where we lived 19 years ago so it's an hour drive one way.

This morning is shot...

ColbyLang

kl8ton said:

....a six kid dentist appointment... Never switched dentists from where we lived 19 years ago so it's an hour drive one way.

This morning is shot...

And expensive if you ain’t got them on a dental insurance 

kl8ton

ColbyLang said:

kl8ton said:

....a six kid dentist appointment... Never switched dentists from where we lived 19 years ago so it's an hour drive one way.

This morning is shot...

And expensive if you ain’t got them on a dental insurance 

Luckily they are.... I'm not....

Battleborn

Currently getting eye f*cked by all the wildfire smoke from SoCal. 

Foghorn

Battleborn said:

Currently getting eye f*cked by all the wildfire smoke from SoCal. 

Yep. I just landed back in Texas after being in Vegas for 2 nights. 

Acn

Researching photo editing software; tired of dealing with Adobe and either paying a monthly subscription for something I don't use that often because I am lazy; or going through the sign-up/cancel dance whenever I have a bunch of photos to get through.  Just want to buy and be done.

Ozzie_Isaac

Acn said:

Researching photo editing software; tired of dealing with Adobe and either paying a monthly subscription for something I don't use that often because I am lazy; or going through the sign-up/cancel dance whenever I have a bunch of photos to get through.  Just want to buy and be done.

Don’t forget to cancel!  I am just finishing up a 1 year Adobe Stock Photo subscription because I forgot to cancel.  Pay 50% of remaining subscription to cancel or at least get some  value and finish it out!

ColbyLang

Watching Francine wash ashore as a baby Cat 2

paqman

Acn said:

Researching photo editing software; tired of dealing with Adobe and either paying a monthly subscription for something I don't use that often because I am lazy; or going through the sign-up/cancel dance whenever I have a bunch of photos to get through.  Just want to buy and be done.

I am learning Affinity photo right now, I like it!  They just had a 50% off sale going on for a couple of weeks.

paqman

@Acn they still have the 6 months free trial available, you can give it a shot and wait for another sale

Battleborn

Foghorn said:

Battleborn said:

Currently getting eye f*cked by all the wildfire smoke from SoCal. 

Yep. I just landed back in Texas after being in Vegas for 2 nights. 

It was pretty bad yesterday. It was probably twice as bad today. 

Edit to say: thank you for contributing to my salary. 

Ozzie_Isaac

Basic BBQ Chicken Thighs.

zaphod

paqman said:

Acn said:

Researching photo editing software; tired of dealing with Adobe and either paying a monthly subscription for something I don't use that often because I am lazy; or going through the sign-up/cancel dance whenever I have a bunch of photos to get through.  Just want to buy and be done.

I am learning Affinity photo right now, I like it!  They just had a 50% off sale going on for a couple of weeks.

between gimp, ImageMagick, and ffmpeg (for video) i haven't touched Adobe for years. Except for postscript. It's adobe owned and I still hand code postscript. 

i like how ffmpeg and imagemagick have strong command lines letting me code loops across many images or videos.

Ozzie_Isaac

poster

Walked around all day, time for a drink outside at the pool. Lots to see here

Acn

paqman said:

@Acn they still have the 6 months free trial available, you can give it a shot and wait for another sale

Thanks, I will check them out!

lkapigian

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Basic BBQ Chicken Thighs.

Old School Bbq!

Ozzie_Isaac

lkapigian said:

Ozzie_Isaac said:

Basic BBQ Chicken Thighs.

Old School Bbq!

I started making things so complex and "fancy" I actually stopped cooking so often.  It was just too much all the time.  Trying to get back to just cooking good food that people like.  These thighs are so good.  i didn't use KC Masterpiece though, I did use Red Mud, LOL

Ozzie_Isaac

I’m going to brag about my son for a bit. This kid has been through a lot—some of it due to his own choices, and some just by chance. Over the last few years, he’s really pulled it together. He worked summers at feed stores, hauling 100 lb bales and loading feed bags, and he realized he doesn’t want to keep doing that forever.

He has a passion for photography, something he's enjoyed as a hobby for many years. Lately, he’s been hustling, offering free photo shoots and social media management to a few local pro-skaters in town. Through networking, marketing, and just talking to everyone, he’s managed to get his name out there. Now, he’s doing a lot of paid product shoots and was hired to handle event photography for a local skate collective and a church.

Just last week, he signed a full-time contract with a company in town. The company owns 10+ subsidiaries that offer all kinds of products and services. This morning, he was on a shoot and sent me photos of some custom audio installs one of their companies is doing for a few show cars (One an R32GTR). They’re flexible with his schedule, too, because he’s a sophomore in college studying business, which remains his priority.

He takes after his mom—he just makes things happen without realizing how hard what he’s done really is. He’s 19, and until about three months ago, he didn’t even have a professional portfolio. I grew up in a traditional W2 household and didn’t really imagine more, but his mom thinks differently. She pushes both of our kids to pursue something they enjoy and carve their own paths.

ColbyLang

Awesome kid @Ozzie_Isaac, y’all should be proud 

zaphod

bragging about your kids is never anything but a good thing.

Ozzie_Isaac

ColbyLang said:

Awesome kid @Ozzie_Isaac, y’all should be proud 

Thank you, it is exciting to see him start to apply himself and find his way.  I could have tossed him in the lake a few times over the years. (He knows that too).

TideEggHead

I was in Walmart looking around, stopped to check their lump stock and noticed some Blues Hog lump charcoal for $15. Anyone else seeing this around them? I’m assuming it’s made by Royal Oak. Some of the older threads noted people seeing blues hog for the upper $20s $26-$29. I may pick up a bag and try it since I’m down to one bag.