Code

I remember trying to teach myself how to develop code in the "modern age" with PHP, MySQL, Linux, Apache etc. Some friends of mine wanted to write a news forum website. This was back in the 2Ks. I wasn't the lead coder at all, I was actually lining myself up to be the EOC, but I wanted to play with the code as well so i would understand what the Devs were talking about in the channel.

I think I had learned just enough to be dangerous if I had ever released code, but I was learning!

When the website idea we were working on fell apart and folks lost interest, I sort of lost interest in programming. 

Now I think I might want to get back into it, but doing WHAT?!? I don't know even know what would interest me any more. Perhaps I should stop being ADHD and focus on music and get good at that instead. 

Buds

I've been holding off on purchasing earbuds for the last few years simply because I don't believe they're powerful enough for MY hearing loss - I don't know how much detail I would lose wearing those. I would get the Pixel Buds A series to try them out before splurging on a Pro version, for example. 

I'd like to listen to music when doing cardio, occasionally.

Humidity

At 11:30 I have a appointment to go over my new hearing aid settings, etc. I'm going to give feedback (again) on how condensation keeps happening in the tubing.

I own a drier unit with a USB plug, but perhaps there's something else I should be doing to protect them from humidity. There's nothing I can do about the weather, as I'm trying to mitigate damage.

Tapping

LOL 😆  I'm watching some ASL signing videos and the hosts have mentioned how to signal for Deaf people's attention. Waving, tapping and lights are the usual methods.

Speaking for myself, tapping tends to startle me, since I'm by myself 80% of the time.

#DeafThings 

Humans

Humans must treat each other better.

Grunge

I recall arguing with a friend about the current state of music at the time. I remarked that I had been listening to albums from the 70s and 80s and could enjoy songs with long arrangements, an instrumental section, or synthesizers adding another layer of texture. At the time I was complaining that some of the so-called "Grunge" music was actually terrible.

I was told "Fuck you" at that point and "I like alternative music"; I made my point about how I liked alternative music too, but GOOD music, where it felt like the artist made an effort to craft something. Then I explained how Grunge was a just response to corporate AOR and popular music, just like Punk was, only this time Vivianne Westwood wasn't around to give style advice and everyone just went fucking flannel all the time.