ChamelAjvalel

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[โ€“] ChamelAjvalel@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That's fine, am a Linux user and not a big deal running a file/media server, also have large enough SD cards, so still not a problem storing music either. I would just like to be able to purchase some new songs just so I can be able to adjust the playlists to something more to my tastes for particular songs over the entire genre or band's albums which can often contain other bands/songs that just bug the living daylights out of me, heh.

 

I've been using one of the Pandora services, but I've been getting a little annoyed with the stations (which I presume I would get the same annoyance from other services, too). So I'd like to be able to create a station and add songs that I own and that wouldn't normally be in that station. (And I know you can add artists to the stations, but some artists only have a few songs I like, and I surely don't want the station inundated with similar artists of the music I don't like. Shudder the thought, ๐Ÿ˜ฌ ).

[โ€“] ChamelAjvalel@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Well, if "media" is in general, I'd have to say television. I'll watch some things once in a while, but for the most part, I have way too much anxiety from a bad marriage. Audio books, and certain Youtube channels can trigger it, too.

[โ€“] ChamelAjvalel@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Loving your methodical approach too!

Speaking of, I am spending way too much time on this, heh! I've got two hats and a pumpkin bag to knit, and a small painting to do ( Maybe more like these ). I'll just stick to a cloth of some kind, and let her touch it up how she wants. ๐Ÿคฃ .

[โ€“] ChamelAjvalel@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Welp! It browned in several spots over night. Maybe because of the dirt? Or the heat gun? Or???

Next tests, I'll need to try a two layer method. (one with a lower layer of baking soda, and another with a toilet paper bottom. That should help to deduce if the dirt was the cause of it).

[โ€“] ChamelAjvalel@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (5 children)

First issue I found, I needed to add a little water to the mixture so it would keep from pulling up the dirt as I tried to spread it on. Made it so I could just pour it over. Wtich means two things, I'll see how moisture reacts to it, and have to wait maybe two days for it to dry...which, if so, might make it really difficult in that I'll have to fill the unit with dirt before we move it (and it is quite heavy without the added dirt).

Update:

Well, I'll be damned. I used a heat gun and it dried up within seconds...Everything is back on schedule again, ๐Ÿ˜ƒ

[โ€“] ChamelAjvalel@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (7 children)

Although it's a pretty sheltered location, but wouldn't the baking soda dissipate with any moisture? Humidity, rain, and/or snow?

Edit: I just thought about it, and what I'll do is run an experiment. I can place some near my kitchen sink's handle. Water dripping from my hand and the humidity should give me a good idea how it'd work outside.

 

Ok! I give up trying to find this stuff on my own, heh.

Anyway, I built my wife a large outdoor miniature diarama for Christmas and I'm wanting to do a winter theme for her opening (the door), and I'm rather stumped on these.

So far, the best solution I found was snow powder/flakes and spray on adhesive, but I'm definitely open to something else (that's not overly costly, ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ. I spent a looooot on this so far).

It will have a dirt base, so the snow needs to adhere to that as best as possible.