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Re: Project Car Simulator

Hello comrade, I see you have worked hard and finally you are lucky enough to own your very own Laika 601 Deluxe.

Of course the only thing to do now is give up your life and head out on the open road with your best friend Dima!

Ilriyas

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Tonight was my last chance to play before the Halloween even ends (since I'll be in Detroit through Halloween for ICOK). I was holding off on buying the Witch Mercy skin with my credits because I wanted to see how bad my luck would be until the last minute.

I leveled 22 times since the event started, so that's 23 boxes including the free one. No Mercy skin.

I bought 2 boxes. No Witch skin.

I bought 2 more. Boom.

I'm only slightly ashamed, because I saved 3,000 credits and got to spend those on unlocking the last few Halloween things I wanted before it all goes away.

UPSLynx

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Re: Swoliversary

Guess I'll give an update of my own.

Summer of 2013 I had gained back a bunch of weight and hit 230lbs. Between post-AMD depression and unemployment, then a VERY unhealthy lifestyle at THQ (full of beer and BBQ, basically), and having completely stopped working out, it was pretty easy for the weight I had lost over so many years prior to come back.

I got back on the fitness train, and stopped eating/drinking like an idiot, and tracked my meals heavily. Initially I tried an extremely carb-light diet, damn near keto, and found some progress. Long story short, I've stayed in the running game ever since and kept my diet under control, and I've had fantastic progress. As of last week, I weighed in at 190lbs, back to where I was after college.

I'm running 3 days a week, and for the longest time I was running 2/2/3 miles. Last year I stepped it up to 3/3/4 miles on Tuesday/Thursday/Sunday, and have REALLY cut down my mile times. Last month, I started 3.5/3.5/4.5 just to keep it interesting. I'm now doing 3 and a half miles in 30 minutes (could likely go faster but I don't really run for speed, rather consistency).

Granted, I don't need to lose more weight, but I keep on running. I like to eat the occasional mission burrito or drink some beers, so I make myself earn it.

I've successfully made (once again) running a habit that is super hard for me to break. Even on vacation, I've started bringing my running gear to make sure I keep at it.

Sometime soon I'm gonna work with the trainers at my gym at work and get back into a lifting routine. I really miss lifting, and I think I'm at a good point to get back into it.

2013

2016

UPSLynx

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Re: Music on vinyl

@BuddyJ said:
For your use the Orbit Basic is probably everything you'd ever need. And if you decide to upgrade it to the Plus specs down the road you can easily upgrade the platter and cartridge down the road. The AT91B will be just fine I'm sure. It'll sound decent and not tear up your albums.

Do you have a pre-amp already or are you using a receiver that supports phono IN?

Pretty sure my receiver has a phono IN... but I need to verify that before I make any purchases. Either way, nothing is going to be bought until after the holidays. Hoping for some sweet Amazon gift card bucks.