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i quit energy drinks

Tue 2024 May 21

Nobody my age should be drinking this stuff.

My energy drink of choice was Monster Lo-Carb. I liked the taste, and it is truly low on Calories at under 50 per can.

I started drinking Lo-Carb years ago in my 30s and didn't stop until recently because I finally found a substitute that actually works for me.

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Weirdest 2024 Fender Stratocaster guitar color
Thu 2024 May 16

Oh, do you have to pay a pretty penny just to get this.

Take a look at the Fender 70th Anniversary Ultra Stratocaster HSS. It's expensive, and it only comes in one color. That color is called Amethyst.

Actual amethyst is quartz with a violet color to it. And yeah, I think Fender did translate that to a finish fairly well. The color does "move" as far as I can tell and definitely looks like something upscale. And yes, this is the kind of finish that does change color depending on how you look at it.

Is this guitar all about the paint? Of course not, and there's certainly more to it.

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Pearloid pick guards are dopey but cool
Tue 2024 May 14

I think pearloid a.k.a. "mother of toilet seat" has come around to the point where it's cool again. It's still dopey due to it being an obvious fake fancy. But when I look at it now, I think yeah, not bad and I like it again. As you see on the Squier Classic Vibe '70s Stratocaster (only on the black one), it can work.

What do I mean by fake fancy? Let's talk about that.

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How I made my sneakers fit correctly
Thu 2024 May 9

A while ago (possibly about a year?), I bought a pair of Skechers Vigor sneakers because they offer a wide size and have a nice unassuming appearance to them.

The sneakers arrive in the mail, I put them on, and they fit but at the same time they didn't.

I figured these things are new so they have to be broken in. I tried wearing them for a few days but they still felt wrong.

I made a decision at that point.

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Eating ridiculous cookies, Oreo Space Dunk
Thu 2024 May 2

I rarely buy Oreos or cookies in general, but when I saw the Oreo Space Dunk cookies, yeah I had to get them.

It was actually the appearance that sold me on them because it looks like an '80s arcade. You've got the packaging with the big 3-D SPACE DUNK letters on it, starry night in the background, and so on. The cookie itself has a spaceship on it. It totally works.

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