Author Topic: W-H-I-Y-L - boom shake-shake shake the-room. (Read 3866484 times)

headdie · **Reply #29480 on:** September 15, 2015, 08:27:53 pm

Quote from: deathspeed on September 15, 2015, 06:44:26 pm

I'm back! On September 7, I broke my left fibula and tibia. Not a compound fracture, but close - the bone damaged the underside of the skin. I was hurling something, and as I twisted I lost my balance. I threw my left leg out and heard a snap, and when I looked down my foot was sticking out at about a 60 degree angle from vertical. My first broken bones, and my first ambulance ride! They did two surgeries that day, including installing plates and 19 screws, and I got to come home from the hospital late Friday night. I have to keep my leg elevated most of the time and can't put any weight on it for 6 weeks. I had no idea how exhausting it is to use a walker. At least I have decent insurance, and my job is secure, with paid leave. Gonna put a hold though on adding to my new PC fund - I don't see me talking the wife into dropping in a few bucks a week, since to her this 2008 build is just fine!

Today is the fist time I have sat down at my desktop since before the injury. I had hoped to get in a round or two of freespace, but I have to sit at a 90 degree angle ot the desk cuz my foot won't fit under, so I guess no games for a while. I've probably sat here long enough anyway today.

Deathspeed out!

Grief man, talk about doing a good job of it, anyhow glad your on the mend, take it easy and catch you when things are a little more normal

NGTM-1R · **Reply #29481 on:** September 16, 2015, 01:19:08 pm

In other news today, Kes from Voyager is now a sex offender.

No, literally, Jennifer Lien was arrested for indecent exposure.

headdie · **Reply #29482 on:** September 16, 2015, 01:56:59 pm

very sad it is, though sounds like she has had a few publicised difficulties with the law in recent years.

StarSlayer · **Reply #29483 on:** September 18, 2015, 05:48:48 pm

Took today off so I jetted up to the cottage last night. I had a bacon egg and cheeseburger for brunch. Since the weather was fantastic and I had excess calories to burn I paddle boarded around the entire lake. Took all afternoon but it was a lot fun.

Klaustrophobia · **Reply #29484 on:** September 20, 2015, 07:40:16 am

Saw Three Days Grace and Pop Evil the other night. Good times were had. Had to go into work the next night for literally no reason. Left early, **** that. May or may not be fallout from that.

AtomicClucker · **Reply #29485 on:** September 22, 2015, 01:51:44 pm

@StarSlayer: Nice kayak!

I'll need to start posting some pics from hiking in Rock Canyon since you're out and about.

Klaustrophobia · **Reply #29486 on:** September 22, 2015, 03:46:36 pm

My two newest pocket knives arrived today. This brings my total to 67 (forgot about the one in the car). I think I'm developing a problem here.

TechnoD11 · **Reply #29487 on:** September 22, 2015, 08:49:07 pm

So I needed to scan some documents today, haven't used my scanner in like 6 months.
Grab one of my SD Cards, scan, and save to SD.
Plug it into my SD->USB converter, plug into PC. Doesn't show up.
Hmm...Do a little digging, can't find it, PC hasn't registered it.
Figure the printer must have screwed it up.
Pulled SD out of converter, notice it is warm. Disregard this because I'm stupid.

^ repeat the above process 4 times until you've fried 4 SD cards of various sizes and transfer speeds(16GB, 32GB, 32GB, 16GB) before realizing your SD->usb converter is busted.

Klaustrophobia · **Reply #29488 on:** September 23, 2015, 02:05:03 am

I've found card readers to be VERY finicky. You didn't necessarily fry them though. They always get hot when being written to.

Klaustrophobia · **Reply #29489 on:** September 23, 2015, 12:56:38 pm

Welp, managed to minorly stab myself in the hand with one of the new knives. Turns out that one needs two hands to safely close. Really stiff opening spring. Confirmed it's actually a good quality sharp blade at least. Was worried based on how cheap it was.

So does Neosporin ACTUALLY expire? Because I just used some with a date of 11/93.

Scourge of Ages · **Reply #29490 on:** September 23, 2015, 08:51:10 pm

Quote from: Klaustrophobia on September 23, 2015, 12:56:38 pm

So does Neosporin ACTUALLY expire? Because I just used some with a date of 11/93.

I think they just put that on there in case it does expire, so they won't be liable. Still though, maybe pick up some fresh stuff?

I just started a new job. It's electrical work, I'm an official apprentice! The downside is that my first job is in the middle of the desert, and 10-hour work days. My feet are killing me, and my legs are chafing. Otherwise, I'm happy to have a real job, finally!

Mongoose · **Reply #29491 on:** September 23, 2015, 10:15:17 pm

Quote from: Klaustrophobia on September 23, 2015, 12:56:38 pm

So does Neosporin ACTUALLY expire? Because I just used some with a date of 11/93.

If it was like a year or so I'd say you were fine, but dear lord, that stuff expired before one of my siblings was born. I'd be far more concerned about what might have reacted in it than I would about the original cut getting infected in the first place.

Klaustrophobia · **Reply #29492 on:** September 24, 2015, 01:51:52 am

Well I found a different tube with a date of 2012, so we're all good. ...right?

Mongoose · **Reply #29493 on:** September 24, 2015, 05:47:13 pm

That's...better?

Klaustrophobia · **Reply #29494 on:** September 25, 2015, 05:10:02 am

WAY overslept today. It's going to be hell getting to bed in time to wake up and go to work tonight.

z64555 · **Reply #29495 on:** September 25, 2015, 06:26:23 am

Quote from: Klaustrophobia on September 25, 2015, 05:10:02 am

WAY overslept today. It's going to be hell getting to bed in time to wake up and go to work tonight.

Induce a powernap with a small cup of coffee, black.

Klaustrophobia · **Reply #29496 on:** September 25, 2015, 12:47:01 pm

coffee is gross.

z64555 · **Reply #29497 on:** September 25, 2015, 11:57:30 pm

Quote from: Klaustrophobia on September 25, 2015, 12:47:01 pm

coffee is gross.

so are a lot of things that are "good" for you.

Klaustrophobia · **Reply #29498 on:** September 26, 2015, 07:34:59 am

yeah, I don't eat/drink those either.

Klaustrophobia · **Reply #29499 on:** September 27, 2015, 01:48:52 pm

Somehow my sound card settings all got reset. This is like the 5th time this has happened, and it's really starting to piss me off. And because creative has literally the worst drivers on earth, it takes several minutes just to move from one screen to the next and the settings themselves are very poorly implemented in windows 7. It's going to take weeks to get back to the perfectly balanced sound I had before. At least it looks like I won't have to play the reinstall game again this time.

It really makes me sad that kickass standalone sound cards built around music/home theater aren't really a thing anymore. Onboard sound may be better now that it was before, but it's still a damn far cry away from my getting close to decade old XtremeMusic. Every time I've looked recently all I see is ones boasting about how good they are for headphones, and most don't even have the standard three-prong 5.1 PC speaker connections despite claiming 7.1 support. I've yet to figure out how they do that with a single output jack.

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