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cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/34772864

Whether it's a project you're working on, plans you have this weekend, an event you're going to, etc. What's something that's got you excited?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Very recent, I'm still in the glowy happy haze of it. My partner and I just got married and we've got an old, fixer-upper property that we plan to make into our own haven of weirdness haha I'm excited to keep building this wild life together.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

That's so fire I wish I had an old fixer upper property, that's like literally my dream

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I have a cash poker game tonight with some friends, should be a good time!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Tried skiing and it was really fun. Surprisingly did not hurt myself wiping out or crashing into a tree.

Thinking of trying snowboarding next year.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I have a trip to Japan coming up very shortly that I'm looking forward to. Made a few Cafe reservations a little while ago, I'll be riding with a drift instructor around a few tracks at Ebisu Circuit, planning on visiting Nara to see the deer, going to a few PokeCenters, and visiting a bunch of second hand stores for books, games, and merch.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

That's awesome! I have friends that are trying to set up a trip to Japan around november ish, I'd love to go but I dunno if I can afford it

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

The start of the baseball season! Go, Gunnar! Go, Adley! Go, Westy! Go, Mounty! Go, O's!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

The weekend.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Tesla’s stock further dipping (sorry couldn’t resist).

I’m about to build my first PC, which will incidentally also be my first Linux daily driver. Very excited for this project! I’m sure it will have some challenges but I think it’s going to be a great machine.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

What specs? Remember your thermal paste 🤓

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Waiting to nab a 9070 at a semi-reasonable price (no dream of MSRP lol) and then basically making a Bazzite machine. AMD processor exact model tbd. 32gb ram, 512gb-1TB internal SSD for main system.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I JUST installed Bazzite last night on my kids computer. Working on getting all his favorite games setup and hopefully some new ones so I'll be able to help troubleshoot with him later on

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nice! How do you like it so far? Any issues you run into?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I got most of his games to run right out of steam because they support Linux. But I'm running into issues with third party games and Nvidia drivers right now

Left 4 Dead runs fine. Control plays fine. Can't get lockdown protocol to run getting a weird direct 3D error

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

That's so exciting!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I get to sing in three concerts in the next five weeks. All three are going to be very fun, and one of them is at Carnegie Hall!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Wow! Is that a career? What's the coolest place or thing you've performed?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Is that a career?

Nope, choral singing is something I do as a volunteer. But I do it a lot! Primarily with my local symphony chorus, another small local group, and occasionally on tours.

This will be my third time singing at Carnegie, which is always fun. Hard to say the coolest place I’ve performed, but definitely up there is the American cemetery in Normandy, France. Also Winchester Cathedral in the UK.

The coolest thing I’ve performed is also tough. Literally my first concert with the symphony chorus was a performance of The Two Towers. Like, the movie played while we performed the soundtrack. It was incredible. I’ve gotten to do a few of those movie concerts. I also really love when we get to do video game music, those concerts are always a blast. Getting to shout the grunts in the Dragonborn song from Skyrim on a stage is so cool.

And then of course there’s Carmina Burana which features O Fortuna which most people have heard somewhere, and Verdi’s Requiem which features the most terrifyingly awesome Dies Irae of all time. Staples like Mozart’s Requiem and Beethoven’s 9th are always a blast.

I’m seriously privileged to have the talent and opportunity to participate in this stuff. It’s so much fun.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

I'm going on a vacation to South Carolina with my girlfriend and her family for a week. I've never been there, so I'm excited to see what's in store

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I have an appointment to get my first tattoo this afternoon!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oooooh what are you getting

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Something of personal significance, thanks for asking! I'll have to think about if/when I want to post it publicly. At any rate I just got home from the appointment and it all went wonderfully! I'm already planning my next one.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Haha they are addictive! Wish there was some tattoo communities on lemmy

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago

My younger daughter's 3rd birthday is next week. That'll be pretty fun.

We're also going on a family vacation this summer across the country. We had been planning to fly, but after comparing prices we discovered it would be cheaper to rent an RV and make it a road trip. I'm looking forward to doing that with my kids.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

Our country is trialling the UTI vaccine. Think of other advancement we made since COVID.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Just learned from my neighbor that the back door of the house I just bought floods during summer monsoons, so I'm going to spend the next few weekends digging a trench out to the street to give any future downpours a path away from my back door.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

good neighbor

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I can't wait to be able to garden again in a few weeks.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

I'm so excited I wet my plants!

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 days ago

After years of trying to build a solid workout routine I've managed to do at least 40 min of cardio every morning for the last two months, to the point where I'm craving more.

I've started taking my writing seriously as well, and after some online courses have vastly improved over the last year. I'm working on a collection of short stories now.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

My best friend's getting married next month, and I'm the minister.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

That's honestly really awesome. It's such an awesome thing to be able to do for a friend! Congratulations!

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I am moving out of Texas. Our house goes on the market in a couple of weeks and once it's sold we'll be heading to New England.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Jealous. I will be stuck here for the foreseeable future.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I tried to stick out as long as I could, but we really have no choice anymore. I have a child with special needs and it's been a struggle to get him the services he is legally entitled to. Now without the Dept of Education things are only going to get worse.

I wish you well and hope you can get out soon.

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