Set out to build a new PC, first time ever doing so myself.

And done. With a big hefty psu for a future gpu upgrade. Now I can say "I've done that".

Jonsbo D41 case
NZXT Kraken Elite 360mm AIO
8 - NZXT 120mm RGB Core Fans
2x16gb Gskill Trident Z5 Ram (32gb total)
AMD 7800x3d cpu
3060 12gb gpu Gigabyte Windforce OC (rev2.0)
4tb m.2 nvme Crucial P3
Corsair Rm1000e psu (1000watt)

Still kicking around on VRChat almost 2000hrs clocked in now.
Mate was lucky enough to get a PC gifted to her so I ain't gotta worry about trying to get her one anymore.

Slime VR FBT will get here when ever it gets here.
And I just cleared all my debt. Again.

Now I'm just doing research on what I'd like to get for myself PC wise. New headset and any extras beyond that are way-far-away to where new hardware will prob be avalible by then.

Dipping back into doing digital art out of boredom at work and idk if I'll ever get the motivation to crack open Unity and try 3d modeling. Would love to get to that point where I'm confident and able to start selling art/assets/avatars though.

Finally got around to trying it out. Liked socializing with people in there and ran out and got a Quest 2.

Using the same username in there as my FA so feel free to join in on there or find me on discord @Solmangrundy#4973

You can also meet up and find me in the FLL discord for VRChat here https://discord.gg/GrNfqhkv

Still alive.

Although, I wouldn't exactly call my life "exciting". I assume everyone else is in the same slump as I am due to the recession and pandemic basically changing everyone's life.

Basically have reverted into my old ways in high school. Playing WoW and waiting around for better days to save money and ensure finacial stability at home.

Haven't really been active in this Fandom either since 2016. As the tribalism politics of then and today have really turned me off of hanging out with people.

Maybe one of these days finances will stop being so shitty and I can go out again.

I mainly just frequent the arcade bars these days when I can as I've become a pinball enthusiast and like going around and finding machines to play on. Texas is like a playground for pinball enjoyers.

Have also since found a mate since my hiatus, some of you may have seen her with me at the last time I visited a con prior to the pandemic. So far she's stuck around for 7 years.

Have since quit my bad habbits, all except nicotine, which I'll probably be trying to kick it here soon as well. Just can't financially and physically "get krunk" like I used too. Which is probably a good thing or I'd probably be dead by now.

I do hope the rest of you are doing well as well. And gotten along in your lives, I really do miss the old days, moving on and meeting new people is something I've gotten used too though. As I've traded out friends and acquaintances all throughout my life.

Have also finally settled down into a career path. Machine operation and repair. Although it isn't something I originally aimed for, I fell into it out of necessity and it just evolved from there. Funny how being poor can spur you into a feild of work you originally didn't even think of doing. Although I wouldn't go around saying I enjoy it, it atleast gives me free time to presue hobbies and try and develope new skills as well as a steady job that I aint worrying about ever losing.

I pretty much consider myself a Jack of All Trades these days. As my schooling involved learning tech/computers and I ended up learning repair and machines out of nessesity. Kinda worked out real well considering the two have merged together in todays world. I can often predict machine failures almost to the day they do fail, as well as what part is failing and how to go about fixing it or limping it along until its properly repaired.

It deffentaily does seem like companies these days are hell bent on keeping you from fixing things, so Right to Repair is something I feel strongly about as I directly have to deal with the hurdles of today's designed to fail engineering and fixing what engineers have deliberately fucked up on purpose.

The only real downside is now everyone that knows my abilities comes running to me for all their "fix it" issues. I dont mind giving diagnostics for free, but doing labor for free isn't something I go out of my way to do. As I dont even take on mechanic jobs due to them not paying any better than just being a button-pushing operator lol.

Still alive. Probably doing better than most these days.

Didnt go to any cons this year because of the covid-19 stuff.

So with all the money I saved and the boost in cash from these stimulus checks I bought a cool car (79 Plymouth Volare Duster) for the gf to drive as her new daily.

Finally have a steady schedule and proper pay to live life they way I want to live it finally, never thought I'd find it as a guy who purifies poop water all day though lol.

Went to TFF over the weekend.. Saw a bunch of people I knew and missed a few and was the first time my girlfriend ever went to one. Was only there for Saturday but it was definitely worth the drive out there. Hope to see you all again next year or later this year at meets!

So I'm doing construction now. So far it'll be the highest paying job i've had yet, and im just a grunt doing the manual labor stuff. Im realy excited because i'll finally be able to save up money again and have some weekends off. Lifes finally starting to get back to normal again after doing shit paying jobs for the past 3 years.

So i dont think im going to complete my goal of fixing my machines this summer as long as i keep getting distracted by this damn app game lol.

Restoring up the ol CT90, got her running just in time for the warm weather. Gonna be alot of fun riding it around :D

Room parties, friends, games, and swag this con will definitely be remembered. Me and Ajax will be doing a podcast soon recapping the con and what not.

Had fun meetin peeps and partying at dah room parties hope to do it all again next year!

Chirp.

Got 2 more sheridan PGP's and a PMI-1 now I just need some masks and I can host 2v2 stock class matches with friends in some random woods.

A AGD 68.Classic Automag, and a Sheridan PGP pretty stoked to use'm on the field this Saturday. If I was gonna lend a marker it be either of these, they're pretty resilient and still show their reliability after many years of neglect.

Going to the official paintball of texas feild and play with mah pump gun cause im a cheap bastard.

Now I have to go back to reddit and the chans D:

Its a real relief finally waking up and feeling good and ready to take on anything.

Putt putted around town on my motor bicycle in fursuit today. Twas a good day.

Went n got a super nintendo and a n64 I missed the ol super mario games.

cant watch cat videos now :(

Spending the 4th at my dads fishing hut near Galveston, Tx. Theres like a crap load of seaweed all over the beach and it just keeps coming. And then I got the golfcart stuck in it today :u. Ill be here till sunday.

Been itchin me for about a year now as a want i'd thought go away but i seem to like the older stylings of vehicles a 50's buick coupe would be boss too but i mainly see them as restore projects than complete cars. I'd probably go with the 2nd gen el camino as my favorite out of the 5 generations of it. As far as the car crapping out im not to concerned as 350v8 small blocks are still in production today. theres a lot of space to put stuff under the hood from what ive seen on these car/trucks.

Seems like its an everyday thing for me. Projects are become very frustratingly stupid as the g150 Honda motor on the Taco Minibike doesn't seem to want to run with the air filter on, Broke a bolt off in the gas tank petcock threads and no one can seem to be able to remove it (i tried and broke the easyout in the screw completely FUBAR) so now I'm just going to weld that bitch on there. And my motorized bicycle broke when the chain tensioner moved to the side, caught the spokes and ruined the rim. I had to walk 7 miles to get home it hurt.

The realization that I'll never be happy at a job is saddening and makes me want to move to a state that allows marijuana as it seems to be the only thing that helps me cope with depression, its pretty hard to get it here being a son of cop and known by most people makes dealers very paranoid of me so i basically have to go through a friend of a friend of a friend to get it and even then there's always something that goes FUBAR. So far the cops know what I'm doing, yet leave me alone since throwing me in jail would probably get me killed after learning more about the underworld in this town and how my Dad's connected into all of this.

I finally understand why my friends got to sat in the drunk tank while I'd be put in solitary confinement and also why one of my childhood friends suddenly just moved away and disappeared since his dad was a NARC officer, he fucked with the wrong people from what I've learned. Did you know an undercover cop is allowed to use illegal drugs if pressured to do it by the suspect he's investigating? I had no idea until I learned from the underground about my dad's work in this lucrative business and game of cat and mouse.

I don't understand why people want my prescriptions they dont seem to do anything i hoped they'd do. I've got a lot of pills I don't really care to take since I sure as hell aint getting the Euphoric side effects and more like getting pissed off from the bad side effects like Irritability(angry for no reason), loss of appetite, vomiting, insomnia, and more depression, Last episode was me being so pissed off i basically told everyone at the doctors office to go fuck themselves and that they're just a money vacuum.

I refuse to be hospitalized as being in a windowless room with plain white walls, florescent lights, and plastic beds is depressing and to be honest i hate being around the other crazies at the damn clinic as they're unpredictable, random fucking yelling, proposal of love to staff (that was hilarious), and the whole damn place seems overbooked/stocked/sardines in a can. I'm on time yet have to wait 2hrs to just get a prescription i mean fucking really it doesn't take that long to write out a piece of paper and i'm forced to sit there as its Pay first then hurry up and wait.

Next time im just going to bring a 6pack of beer and get buzzed while I wait

And oh Xanax and alcohol dont mix had to have a friend drive me to his house after taking that pill and drinking only 2 beers holy fuck i wish i knew that stuff did that or I would've opted out of taking that pill before drinking. The experiance was blurry but i remember vomiting and waking up 3 times to do so which i didnt understand cuz i was like "wtf i only drank 2 beers"

because laying in bed not tired just doesn't feel right to me. Like im waiting for something to happen, but knowing nothing is going to happen. So i movie/game/tinker/pet cat/drive/eat/interact with other insomniacs.

Edit: watchin old horror movies on tv. Such Cheezey, Much blood

Edit Edit: Doge

Edit Edit Edit: there should be like an IM box with loud ping noises on here to annoy people.

Edit Edit Edit Edit: My brothers friend took over my bed >:U

from having depression and not giving a shit about anything to being outright pist off at someone else for being happy. so i usually keep to myself most days as i feel i myself am volitle to your emotional well being.

But i can put on a fake smile every once and a while but makeup only last so long.