What's mildly irritating you today? - Page 257

Sundae · 09-01-2011, 01:50 PM

Nix the above.
I mean it's still true, but I have a full belly now and it seems FAR less important.

I guess it was low blood sugar that made me so snarky.

classicman · 09-01-2011, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

Lays potato chips.

Ewww.

Try Herrs Kettle Cooked. Far superior, IMO.

Perry Winkle · 09-01-2011, 10:54 PM

My knifemaking "mentor" said that making knives often times consists of adapting to and covering up mistakes. This ability is what separates the newbie from the master.

I'm obviously still deep in newbie land. Few things are more irritating than spending 12 hours on a blade only to fuck it up irretrievably with some little bobble. This is something that never happens when making software.

In the month and a half or so since I made my first knife in class, I've got one blade that is at the point I can harden and temper the blade. I'm planning on doing that tomorrow and then moving on to finish work on Saturday, if the heat treat doesn't warp or crack the blade.

I'll be so happy if I can finish this one, but it is nothing like what I envisioned when I started. Too many mistakes to cover up...

ZenGum · 09-01-2011, 11:01 PM

Quote:

that making knives often times consists of adapting to and covering up mistakes

That is very similar to one of the best definitions of art that I have heard.

A rigid musician will play a tune someone else wrote, and if they get, say, some timing a little wrong, they carry on trying to do it right and hope no-one notices. A true artist musician, if they're a little late with one note, might slow down for the next few phrases of the music, and work what was originally a mistake into the the overall piece in an organic way. People will notice, and if the artist is good, will like it.

Perry Winkle · 09-02-2011, 07:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZenGum

That is very similar to one of the best definitions of art that I have heard.

A rigid musician will play a tune someone else wrote, and if they get, say, some timing a little wrong, they carry on trying to do it right and hope no-one notices. A true artist musician, if they're a little late with one note, might slow down for the next few phrases of the music, and work what was originally a mistake into the the overall piece in an organic way. People will notice, and if the artist is good, will like it.

Thanks Zen. I really needed to hear that.

DanaC · 09-02-2011, 08:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mad Professor

"Every time I looked around, the walls moved in a little tighter"

yes boredom is mildly irritating me today, been off with a bad back for 3 weeks,
but I think I'm on the mend allelujah.

there's only so many youtube vids you can watch.

How's your back Prof, any better?

Pete Zicato · 09-02-2011, 12:41 PM

How long have you been knife-making, PW? Don't forget the 10,000 hour rule.

Perry Winkle · 09-02-2011, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pete Zicato

How long have you been knife-making, PW? Don't forget the 10,000 hour rule.

Maybe 80 hours of actual knife-making practice, which includes 40 hours taking a class. (Knifemaking is partly an effort at overcoming disabling perfectionism.)

Real artists ship, right?

monster · 09-05-2011, 08:14 AM

I used a blue pen instead of the usual black to write notes on the back of my hand yesterday. I forgot to copy them to paper last night and this morning they are not legible. I hope I got it all done or remember to do it today, I already did the only one I can still read

Pico and ME · 09-05-2011, 04:31 PM

Not just today, but for the last couple of months actually....

The constant in and out by my cigarette-smoking stepsons. Since both my husband and I are nonsmokers, they are not allowed to smoke in the house. So, as a result, the front door is being opened and closed all day long. It messes with my peace of mind - I like quiet. Its really bad when they have nothing to do on the weekends.

(Just FYI - one is 18 and the other is 21. Its not like we are letting underage children smoke at will.)

footfootfoot · 09-05-2011, 05:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pico and ME

Not just today, but for the last couple of months actually....

The constant in and out by my cigarette-smoking stepsons. Since both my husband and I are nonsmokers, they are not allowed to smoke in the house. So, as a result, the front door is being opened and closed all day long. It messes with my peace of mind - I like quiet. Its really bad when they have nothing to do on the weekends.

(Just FYI - one is 18 and the other is 21. Its not like we are letting underage children smoke at will.)

simple solution is to make a 100yard radius of the front door smoke free. That way the time they spend walking to and from the safe zone will make door opening that less frequent.

zippyt · 09-05-2011, 10:05 PM

Wut he said , yer house yer rules !!

monster · 09-05-2011, 10:39 PM

ferkin school busses. The afternoon schedule has disappeared from online. I wasn't able to print it when I first looked last week. So I asked FB for help and apparently, according to the schedules they have, neither of the school buses that hit this side of town plan to stop at my kids' stop anymore.... WTF?

monster · 09-05-2011, 10:46 PM

ok resolved. sigh. next?

infinite monkey · 09-06-2011, 09:24 AM

More than irritated, but less than livid...

Coffee is now 1.90 in the cafe. 1.90. I was talking to my sis-in-law over the weekend (she works where I used to work) and coffee is 75 cents.

This is just regular old coffee. It's not some Hoity Toity Starfuck Latte Schmatte Grande Mocha Choca with a twist of Breve for the Brave.

Ridiculous.

My weekend was wonderful. It also made me realize how much I really hate the city and the rat race and the overly-expensive EVERYTHING.

My life is mildly irritating. And I'm all alone in it.

[/crybaby]

09-01-2011, 01:50 PM	#3841
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Nix the above. I mean it's still true, but I have a full belly now and it seems FAR less important. I guess it was low blood sugar that made me so snarky. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

09-02-2011, 12:41 PM	#3847
Pete Zicato Turns out my CRS is a symptom of TMB. Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 2,916	How long have you been knife-making, PW? Don't forget the 10,000 hour rule. __________________ Talk nerdy to me.

09-05-2011, 08:14 AM	#3849
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I used a blue pen instead of the usual black to write notes on the back of my hand yesterday. I forgot to copy them to paper last night and this morning they are not legible. I hope I got it all done or remember to do it today, I already did the only one I can still read __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-05-2011, 04:31 PM	#3850
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Not just today, but for the last couple of months actually.... The constant in and out by my cigarette-smoking stepsons. Since both my husband and I are nonsmokers, they are not allowed to smoke in the house. So, as a result, the front door is being opened and closed all day long. It messes with my peace of mind - I like quiet. Its really bad when they have nothing to do on the weekends. (Just FYI - one is 18 and the other is 21. Its not like we are letting underage children smoke at will.) __________________ Jesse LaGreca in 2012 “Seven Deadly Sins: Wealth without work, Pleasure without conscience, Science without humanity, Knowledge without character, Politics without principle, Commerce without morality, Worship without sacrifice.” – Mahatma Gandhi

09-05-2011, 10:05 PM	#3852
zippyt LONG LIVE KING ZIPPY! per Feetz Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Arkansas Posts: 7,661	Wut he said , yer house yer rules !! __________________ "Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get. " Brother Dave Gardner

09-01-2011, 10:54 PM	#3843
Perry Winkle Esnohplad Semaj Ton Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: A little south of sanity Posts: 2,259	My knifemaking "mentor" said that making knives often times consists of adapting to and covering up mistakes. This ability is what separates the newbie from the master. I'm obviously still deep in newbie land. Few things are more irritating than spending 12 hours on a blade only to fuck it up irretrievably with some little bobble. This is something that never happens when making software. In the month and a half or so since I made my first knife in class, I've got one blade that is at the point I can harden and temper the blade. I'm planning on doing that tomorrow and then moving on to finish work on Saturday, if the heat treat doesn't warp or crack the blade. I'll be so happy if I can finish this one, but it is nothing like what I envisioned when I started. Too many mistakes to cover up...

09-05-2011, 10:39 PM	#3853
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	ferkin school busses. The afternoon schedule has disappeared from online. I wasn't able to print it when I first looked last week. So I asked FB for help and apparently, according to the schedules they have, neither of the school buses that hit this side of town plan to stop at my kids' stop anymore.... WTF? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-05-2011, 10:46 PM	#3854
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	ok resolved. sigh. next? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-06-2011, 09:24 AM	#3855
infinite monkey Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 13,002	More than irritated, but less than livid... Coffee is now 1.90 in the cafe. 1.90. I was talking to my sis-in-law over the weekend (she works where I used to work) and coffee is 75 cents. This is just regular old coffee. It's not some Hoity Toity Starfuck Latte Schmatte Grande Mocha Choca with a twist of Breve for the Brave. Ridiculous. My weekend was wonderful. It also made me realize how much I really hate the city and the rat race and the overly-expensive EVERYTHING. My life is mildly irritating. And I'm all alone in it. [/crybaby] Last edited by infinite monkey; 09-06-2011 at 09:42 AM. Reason: grammar

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