Maybe it was a purchase, maybe an experience? What did you treat yourself to?
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A motorcycle, always wanted one and figured now is a good time.
Hell yeah! And who downvoted his/her treat to themselves? A real turd in the punchbowl eh.
Lunch.
As in: You cooked lunch or got take out? For me either could apply.
I bought a slice of buffalo chicken pizza.
I’ve been getting Dental work done recently, and it’s across the street from a harbor freight, so after each appointment I’ve been going there and buying a tool or two. Just bought a flex head ratchet yesterday.
It’s better than buying fast food i tell myself, which I’ve stopped doing for the most part. (If I’m out and about with people, or there’s something limited time that I want to try sure, but otherwise i haven’t bought any in a couple months)
People often shit on HF but their hand tools are perfectly acceptable for the average home mechanic, and hell honestly fine for a lot of professionals with their new Icon linea. Even their power tools have gotten pretty good lately. They’ll last you many years, tools are always a good investment.
A pair of boots. Never owned one before. I can finally splash on puddles like in the movies
Hey are you more of a Peppa pig or George?
I’m waiting for it to rain to find out!
A 36€ m710q Thinkcentre tiny.
You know, as a backup for my m710q Thinkcentre tiny.
Ah, the ol’ “buy two of them” strat for backup and repair planning.
Why do I search for that and only find it between $200 and $1000? Granted it’s AUD but still, where do you find this for less than a rpi?
On ebay.fr, no power block but otherwise complete. Mostly they go for more like 60-70€ shipping included, but sometimes you get lucky!
I went for a run yesterday because I was feeling miserable. It really helped. Today I made 2 big pizzas from scratch.
Zero sum game
Only for the physical health, mental health got 200% improve.
I got a mechanical keyboard after researching a ton on which one I wanted. second-hand, so I was a bit restricted to what was offered. I’m getting a Keychron V5 Max, which I’m then going to mod with some new keycaps, a tape-mod and possibly filling it up with foam. The YouTube channel Hipyo Tech has been on the top of my YouTube binge list the last few weeks.
The only “problem” with buying a nice mechanical keyboard is that you never need to buy another one.
Ha! I’ll live 😅 And there’s plenty of modding things I can still buy for it… Keycaps, switches, foam to fill it with…
Damn, that’s a nice treat. I’m no purist but, wow, typing on a good switch/keyboard combo is a real comfy joy. I love blue switches, or the buckling spring ones from the old IBM planks. I tried a friends 25-different-switches try-out board and found out that there might be switch types I like even more! Maybe I’ll look around again if this Ducky One (3) keyboard ever dies, but I wasn’t counting on that happening :)
Great keyboard, what switches are you using? Their browns are my fav switch
Just the ones that come with it, for now… I’m watching the online second hand market place of my country for offerings of switches, as I don’t want to spend too much. And it’s better for the environment, too! I’ve heard pretty much all keycaps by the HMX brand are good, so that’s what I have a search alert for.
I did well on a couple interviews today so I walked down to the local cafe and had a chai latte and a maple bar.
Tomorrow, if I do well on that interview, I’ll go walk downtown and get lunch at the local thai restaurant I like!
Exciting! I’m confident you’ll do well, you got this!
Thank you very much! One of them is definitely shaping up to be quite promising. :)
Congrats on the interviews! Food and beverages are one of my favorite ‘treat yourself’ categories.
Thank you! And definitely the same for me. Just like my cat, I am very food driven.
You got this! Good luck!
It’s Friday afternoon. Good time for beer and papadums.
Okay, so, Monday I went to 2 thrift shops and 2 pawn shops because we weren’t able to that weekend. I ended up spending around $50USD on 5 games.
First lawn shop I got Jak 1-3 on PS2 alongside final fantasy X on PS2 for a little over $20 at one pawn. I’ve 100%ed the first Jak years ago and was part way through Jak 2 when I lost my console and games. Same way I lost FFX with my partway completed save.
Then at the other pawn shop I got PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royal and Crash Bandicoot Twinsanity for around $27, I think. Would need to check receipt, if I still have it.
All games I used to have and enjoy. All I gotta do is see if there is a way to unlock PS3 DLC for free without system mods because I don’t think my brother would be too keen on his systems being modded.
Bought the Lego Game Boy two weeks ago. Haven’t played with Legos in a long long time, since I was a kid. But this was a really fun set to put together.
A really nice new hoover. I’m allergic to dust and every time I hoovered I’d keep sneezing for like half an hour after turning it off and emptying the bag. The new one I just pour water in a little tank and empty it out without creating a dustcloud.
A hedge maze which was way more fun than I thought it would be be.
I got my nails done. I’ve only had fake nails once, but I went to a wedding and I wanted to look nice. I got gel nails in dark blue with a cat eye finish. The ladies at the salon were super helpful and picked out a good color that matched my dress. It was awesome, but I don’t regularly pay $85+ for something that only lasts 2 weeks. I’ll get them removed in a week and get a basic manicure to help my nails recover.
They do look pretty fabulous though 💅
Bought a game called Slay. It’s one of the most elegant turn-based games I’ve ever seen. Xisuma made a video series about it. Highly recommend watching the first video if that sort of thing interests you.
