It’s pretty interesting to see how people give and interpret ratings in the US vs. Asia for example. In the US it seems like less than a mid-four is a gamble, in Japan you get some great restaurants hanging around at 3.0+. The reviews will say like “Everything was perfect great food, 3 stars”.

If you like to talk to tomatoes…

Thanks for the tips! Is it pretty easy to find movement specific service instructions or do you just learn to recognize parts and common build methods?

Once I settle down I’d love to get into full on servicing vintage watches as well.

Yeah so an example of throwing on aftermarket parts:

Start with your base watch, I picked up a cheap Invicta dive watch like so https://files.catbox.moe/bnxgcp.jpg

Slap on some aftermarket hands, bezel, faced, and sand the bracelet for a nice brushed finish. https://files.catbox.moe/mo52xw.jpg

This is a watch restoration I was attempting. Did a poor job but learned quite a bit. https://files.catbox.moe/9bv3pa.jpg https://files.catbox.moe/2kwaka.jpg

If you’re interested, check out /r/seikomods. Reddit has a pretty awesome community for it.

It could be a lot of things ranging from state threat actors looking for a toehold into a network or to cost the government time and resources or people doing it for the lulz.

Not too quirky or obscure but I really just like to fix shit. Clocks, washing machines, cars, crooked door, hole in a sweater, electronics… Nothing is outside of my interest.

On the more obscure side I like to fiddle with wrist watches by adding aftermarket parts and modifying their overall look.

A friend had this mantra of “You do you.” that I’ve really embraced. Stop giving a shit about the things you don’t agree with or views other people are into. I’m not looking to change minds, just being personally receptive and open is enough for me.

Our situation was a bit different since it was just me and my wife. We both had our 8 hour work schedules so we kept to our jobs for most of the day. I also recall taking a day off to make a three day weekend here and there.

I did it for about a month and and loved it. We got an Airbnb in Arizona. We woke up early, clocked out early, and went hiking nearly every day. The weekends we did a trip to the Grand Canyon and Sedona, both great experiences. If you can make it work, then try it out. I know tons of people that maintain jobs while travelling almost full time.

Look up the green “Asian body scrub” cloths. They’re next level wash cloths that exfoliate, dry fast, and are washable. Bonus, they’re super cheap. I swear by them and can’t ever go back to other scrubbers.

The Asian body scrubbers are next level exfoliation. The best part is they dry super fast and are washable. I used to use the poofs but they retained so much dang water and weren’t washable.

It’s probably the same for me. I played, quit, and restarted Diablo II so many times since middle school. It just has a replayability factor after you’ve been away from a few years.

Random video just like this helped me replace the LEDs on a TV and got it running good as new. Thanks stranger

The Super Mario movie is probably top of the list. The jokes fell flat and the entire movie was just Nintendo references. I get it’s a kid movie, but damn, Pixar knows how to make a movie for all ages. I guess I was hoping for the same.

I visited an abandoned roadside attraction in Thailand. It was a replica of Angkor Wat in Cambodia, but it looks like it was never completed and now sees only the occasional tourist. There are shops and things right next to it, so maybe it’s more semi-abandoned.

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Good call man, get well soon!

Yeah, it’s going to suck. Your mouth will be pretty sore, a bit foul, and tasting bloody. I’d give the concert a pass and save yourself the headache.

More now than I did two weeks ago. I just recovered from a bout of Typhoid Fever / mystery bacterial infection in Cambodia.

First off, do what you can to not fail out of high school. The job market can be tough, it’ll be even tougher with no diploma.

As for money, I’d recommend flipping items on marketplace / Facebook. Lots of people out perfectly serviceable furniture, appliances, and electronics that may need small repairs or a good deep cleaning. If you have a vehicle, that might be a good source of some income.