Random Rants LXXII - What is wrong with us?

[The_J]

I don't really know how to find Things like that, but I'll try to remember and see if I can't find anything despite it all

Check if your university has its own sport center. They are normally cheaper than regular sports centers, and have a bunch of group lessons, where you'll meet other students.
Also check if you have an international student association or an Erasmus/ISN chapter in your city (Norway is part of the erasmus network, if I remember correctly). They sometimes also organize classes, movie evenings and weekend trips to surrounding cities. You don't have to be an international student to join, natives are also always welcome. (I only point out the international student association, because the normal student associations often mainly consistent out of stupid rituals and binge drinking, at least in D and NL).

 

[Takhisis]

"Quality" is whatever the majority says it is when it comes to entertainment. So while you may not think someone like PewDiePie is quality entertainment, the fact that he is the most popular YouTuber out there means he is the "gold standard" of what is considered quality content on the platform.

Noo… I've watched almost every episode of Lip Sync Battle that's ever come out and I wouldn't ever say it's ‘quality’ programming.

Check if your university has its own sport center. They are normally cheaper than regular sports centers, and have a bunch of group lessons, where you'll meet other students.

It's a good way to meet people in general. Even I (!) have made friends this way.

 

[cardgame]

No Commodore, that's the lowest common denominator. The lowest. Not typically something associated with (top notch) (high) quality.

 

[Arakhor]

I've suddenly developed a hole in the armpit of one of my favourite T-shirts. It's also currently one of the few times in the year when it's actually T-shirt-wearing weather.

 

[Takhisis]

It is possible that you might be forced to engage in the acquisition of new clothing, Arakhor. Do you have any enates that might provide you with their assistance, regardless of your preferences on the matter?

 

[Cutlass]

I've suddenly developed a hole in the armpit of one of my favourite T-shirts. It's also currently one of the few times in the year when it's actually T-shirt-wearing weather.

No one but you care if your tshirt has a hole in it. So if you don't care, you can reduce the number who care by 100%.

 

[Arakhor]

I wouldn't care, but holes in clothing tend to propagate out of control. I'll also need to engage professional help, as I have only one female member of my direct family left.

 

[Ajidica]

I wouldn't care, but holes in clothing tend to propagate out of control. I'll also need to engage professional help, as I have only one female member of my direct family left.

I mean, it isn't that hard to buy clothing. If I can do it and get some pretty good results, anyone can do it.

 

[Arakhor]

Oh, well, yes. Buying clothes is easy - getting clothes that fit my particular frame is rather harder.

 

[Ajidica]

Really? I know you've posted about being slim and I thought slim fit was all the rage in Europe these days.

Or has your dreary little island already detached itself and floated to just off the coast of Florida?

 

[Cutlass]

I wouldn't care, but holes in clothing tend to propagate out of control. I'll also need to engage professional help, as I have only one female member of my direct family left.

It is actually within the realm of possible for a man to learn to mend clothing....

 

[Arakhor]

Really? I know you've posted about being slim and I thought slim fit was all the rage in Europe these days.

The top half is easiest to fit, admittedly, but even then getting T-shirts for skinny people that aren't also skin-tight can be hard. Maybe there'll be a better choice in summer.

It is actually within the realm of possible for a man to learn to mend clothing....

Just like it's totally possible that I'll some day learn how to drive or cook. It's unlikely though.

 

[Ajidica]

I'll some day learn how to drive or cook

wat

 

[Arakhor]

This is hardly the apocalypse: my life isn't in danger if I can't turn all but the most basic raw ingredients into cooked food.

 

[Synobun]

This is hardly the apocalypse: my life isn't in danger if I can't turn all but the most basic raw ingredients into cooked food.

I mean, it is if the person responsible for keeping you alive goes away.

 

[Ajidica]

I mean, I'm rubbish at cooking but I can still do it.

Rant: This rainstorm isn't taking the humidity down as much as I hoped it would.

 

[Takhisis]

This is hardly the apocalypse: my life isn't in danger if I can't turn all but the most basic raw ingredients into cooked food.

If you can't even do the traditional English ‘pile it into a tray and leave it in the oven for up to an hour’ Sunday roast thing, then I suggest you recruit the enates for this as well.

Always eating food made by others can be quite expensive.

 

[Valka D'Ur]

I wouldn't care, but holes in clothing tend to propagate out of control. I'll also need to engage professional help, as I have only one female member of my direct family left.

That's very sad, but what does it have to do with either mending your shirt or buying a new one?

Needles and thread aren't expensive, and basic sewing isn't complicated.

If you prefer to buy new, get help from a salesclerk. That's what they're there for.

The top half is easiest to fit, admittedly, but even then getting T-shirts for skinny people that aren't also skin-tight can be hard. Maybe there'll be a better choice in summer.

It's July 12. Are you planning to wait until next year?

 

[Bootstoots]

I bought a telescope during the peak of my mania last year, but never set it up. So I figured I'd do that tonight. As I was setting it up, I was wondering why its cover had so many screws. That's dumb, I thought - surely it should just be a fairly loose plastic cover with no or minimal screwiness. So I proceeded to unscrew all the screws. To my surprise, the "cover" fell into the telescope tube with a *plonk*. The other end turned out to be covered by an easily removable plastic cover. Of course I'd gotten the ends mixed up.

By unscrewing it, I sent the primary mirror crashing into the secondary mirror at the other end of the tube. Newtonian reflectors are kind of hard to collimate anyway, and now everything is completely out of whack. And I'm not sure whether both mirrors and the apparatus that holds up the secondary mirror are even fully intact at all. The primary doesn't have any obvious cracks but does have a couple of large smudges. No idea about the secondary.

At least my cheap little refractor telescope is okay. At least, the telescope itself is. But I managed to break its tripod while trying to get a good look at Jupiter.

 

[Arakhor]

That's very sad, but what does it have to do with either mending your shirt or buying a new one?

Because previously I would have asked my mother to help out, but unfortunately, that's no longer possible. But no, I'm not intending to wait until next year to buy a new T-shirt or two.