@Thumperchick I’ll play anything but mostly these days though I’ve condensed down to Blizzard games due to not having a ton of time to play. WoW , Overwatch that sort of stuff. When owning a SNES or a Playstation 1/2 was the thing I was all about RPGs specifically JRPGs and tactics/card style games. When I can I also tabletop and board game. You?
@Thumperchick I’ve worked a few high-end fancy-schmancy joints but mostly diners. I’ve never been to chef’s school or anything. But I watch Chopped all the time. I actually prefer to work the front of the house.
@Targaryen I have made a few android apps. I haven’t done any iOS development because they require it to be done on a device with their OS on it, and I don’t own any. You can run ideas passed me though.
@lichme So I had a thought to create an app (I have some background in creating apps thanks to college but also haven’t made an app since college) for abuse victims. I read a story a while ago that a woman called the cops by ordering pizza. And I thought, what about an app that looks like a Google/Uber eats ordering system that grabs all your local restuarants menu to view to avoid suspicion and essentially when you order it’s calling the police? I had toyed with the idea of putting instructions in the menu items i.e. a pizza order of 1 large pepperoni pizza with anchovies input would stand for “Sig Other at home, drunk and potentially armed” or “SO is armed and has kids locked in their room.” the idea is that it would text the info to the local police the complete situation so when the cops arrive they have some idea of what is going on.
@Targaryen While I like the idea, there is a lot that would go into this, like a really lot. I’m not even sure if there’s a good place to source the local businesses with menus, without having somebody maintain it. Some company somewhere might have an API.
From the FCC site: Remember that in most cases you cannot reach 911 by sending a text message. I would guess the same would go towards the local police station. 911 has to send a bounce back if they don’t support it so you aren’t expecting help when none is coming, which could tip somebody off, and make the situation a lot worse.
I also wonder what happens when the service fails to work for a user, and they try to sue.
That’s tough…I think I’m too humble to call myself an “expert” at anything because there is always room to improve or learn more. I’m pretty good at a bunch of things like being a dad, console gaming, misc tech stuff, driving, fixing things, and bedroom stuff involving feet/toes.
/youtube hard to be humble
@Thumperchick Probably fixing stuff. Analyze the issue then determine a feasible solution and implement it. This could be anything from a toilet running to a software application or report that could perform better. Improvising with resources available is key. I get great satisfaction when I achieve what I set out to do.
Lately, I’m in a battle of wits with my dog who is determined to find a way to the basement when the pet door is only meant for the cats to get through. I’ve reinforced the pet door with some metal strips and some more bolts and screws. I was watching her via camera this morning and she tried and failed to get through. I won this round, it would seem. I’ll examine the door tonight to see if any parts failed and improve on the design. I’m worried about the carpet though as it looked like she was trying to dig under the door at one point… Might have to put one of those plastic desk chair mats down…
@Thumperchick Yes. The door is just her latest fascination. She figured out she could squeeze through the cat door. “Hey I got in!” After I made it smaller. “Hey, I can’t get in now… Challenge accepted!”
Oh, wait, I have played fantasy football for three seasons, made it to the playoffs three times, and won twice. Sometimes luck is better than talent. And I have the champion sweatshirt to show it. It’s bright green.
I suppose I’m good at creative stuff, I never think it’s quite as good as it should be, but I can pull some cool things off from time to time. And I’m pretty damn adept at figuring out how to fix things.
@KittySprinkles I’ve seen your craftiness. You are good at creative stuff. I feel like the artist’s lot is to never be satisfied with their work, though.
What’s your favorite thing you’ve made? (Besides the spawn.)
@Thumperchick Dooooooood, my spawn are freaking me out with how grown they are, one turned 17 a couple days ago, the other just started 7th grade. Gah. But I imagine puppycat is astoundingly grown up now.
I think I am most proud of the brain hat and the dolls I made for @mfladd.
@KittySprinkles@mfladd 17?!? Wow. They really do get all big and grown up fast.
Puppycate is so big. Her newest thing is the repetitive reading thing - she remembers characters and lines from her favorite books. And she’s huge. I can’t take it.
@Barney Actually I bought it from ESPN. They sent me a five dollar coupon for winning. They sent my kids five dollar coupons for losing. How fair is that?
I’m awesome at parenting.
Here’s a pro-tip. When you’re singing your ABCs, when you get to “Z” don’t sing the part about “Now I know my ABCs…”. Instead, just start over again at “A”.
Congratulations, you’ve just increased your parenting efficiency by 38%.
I’m good at giving what initially seems like a reasonable answer to a question, but a second or two later, leaves the hearer saying: “Ummm … WHAT?”
I’m particularly proud of this one:
One of the constant things in the Army is shots. At Fort Riley, we had payday formations every month that (all too) often included immunizations for … whatever it was they wanted us to be immunized against. Hepatitis, various forms of plague, annual flu, dysentery. We all just lined up and got them, and mostly just wondered why we needed to be immunized against things like black plague - then immediately decided that it was probably better not to know. I was first in line one day, for a reason I can’t remember, to get two shots for … something or other. So, of course, as I exited the building, everyone wanted to know what shots we were getting that day. I waited until I got to the corner of the building. Just before I rounded the corner, I paused and said in my best command voice: “Oh, the shots. Rabies and distemper.” There was talking for another couple of seconds, then a very satisfying pause for almost another two seconds.
My favorite is from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings when Bilbo Baggins is making his farewell speech: “I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”
Now, there was a true expert in the art.
@Targaryen oh! Yes, I pretty much love looking in clearance and sale sections on sites first before other areas and I always search for a coupon code or promo code if the site takes them
Actually my last comment isn’t strictly true. In fact, it’s a lie. I’m good at lots of stuff. Especially what I do for a living - I am very, very good at that.
But I don’t come to Meh to be good at stuff. I come to Meh to be meh. Which Meh is good at.
I wouldn’t claim the title of expert, but I am really good at sculpting, board gaming, travel planning, and dog training. In my working days I was really good at leading meetings, conducting trainings, problem resolution, and written communication.
These days I seem to be best at making the goofy birthday cards we send to our clients. They look professionally designed (as opposed to looking professional, because they’re way too weird for that) and I suspect most of our clients think we pay someone to design them.
I do take some shortcuts — I mostly buy stock imagery these days instead of doing my own photography. But that frees me up to spend more time on the graphic design/editing that puts my recognizable stamp on the end product.
Also, the writing can reach Meh levels of weirdness when I’m at my best. I’m very proud of that, though I have to wonder sometimes what our clients make of them…
and the answer is:
ice skating
roller skating
drawing
remembering what day it is
estimating the number of jalapenos needed for a plate of nachos list continues ad infinitum
Honestly and sadly, probably gaming. Thats not to say I win a lot but I do know know my way around a game.
@Targaryen What types of games?
@Thumperchick I’ll play anything but mostly these days though I’ve condensed down to Blizzard games due to not having a ton of time to play. WoW , Overwatch that sort of stuff. When owning a SNES or a Playstation 1/2 was the thing I was all about RPGs specifically JRPGs and tactics/card style games. When I can I also tabletop and board game. You?
I used to cook for a living, so I can flip an egg like nobody’s business.
@therealjrn What kind of cooking?
@Thumperchick I’ve worked a few high-end fancy-schmancy joints but mostly diners. I’ve never been to chef’s school or anything. But I watch Chopped all the time.
I actually prefer to work the front of the house.
Procrastinating
@lichme and making apps!
@lichme @Thumperchick Hey you make apps for the phone? Mind if I run an idea past you?
@Targaryen I have made a few android apps. I haven’t done any iOS development because they require it to be done on a device with their OS on it, and I don’t own any. You can run ideas passed me though.
@lichme So I had a thought to create an app (I have some background in creating apps thanks to college but also haven’t made an app since college) for abuse victims. I read a story a while ago that a woman called the cops by ordering pizza. And I thought, what about an app that looks like a Google/Uber eats ordering system that grabs all your local restuarants menu to view to avoid suspicion and essentially when you order it’s calling the police? I had toyed with the idea of putting instructions in the menu items i.e. a pizza order of 1 large pepperoni pizza with anchovies input would stand for “Sig Other at home, drunk and potentially armed” or “SO is armed and has kids locked in their room.” the idea is that it would text the info to the local police the complete situation so when the cops arrive they have some idea of what is going on.
@Targaryen While I like the idea, there is a lot that would go into this, like a really lot. I’m not even sure if there’s a good place to source the local businesses with menus, without having somebody maintain it. Some company somewhere might have an API.
From the FCC site: Remember that in most cases you cannot reach 911 by sending a text message. I would guess the same would go towards the local police station. 911 has to send a bounce back if they don’t support it so you aren’t expecting help when none is coming, which could tip somebody off, and make the situation a lot worse.
I also wonder what happens when the service fails to work for a user, and they try to sue.
@lichme
Mee Too.
Perhaps it’s time to either form a Union or a Guild.
Or perhaps I’ll do it tomorrow.
untying knots and hitting my feet against things
@carl669 ooh, I’m good at that too!
@carl669 not so much the foot thing, but I love to unravel knots. It’s some Zen level therapy.
That’s tough…I think I’m too humble to call myself an “expert” at anything because there is always room to improve or learn more. I’m pretty good at a bunch of things like being a dad, console gaming, misc tech stuff, driving, fixing things, and bedroom stuff involving feet/toes.
/youtube hard to be humble
@medz What’s your favorite thing you’re good at? (Besides the foot fetish…)
@Thumperchick Probably fixing stuff. Analyze the issue then determine a feasible solution and implement it. This could be anything from a toilet running to a software application or report that could perform better. Improvising with resources available is key. I get great satisfaction when I achieve what I set out to do.
Lately, I’m in a battle of wits with my dog who is determined to find a way to the basement when the pet door is only meant for the cats to get through. I’ve reinforced the pet door with some metal strips and some more bolts and screws. I was watching her via camera this morning and she tried and failed to get through. I won this round, it would seem. I’ll examine the door tonight to see if any parts failed and improve on the design. I’m worried about the carpet though as it looked like she was trying to dig under the door at one point… Might have to put one of those plastic desk chair mats down…
@medz that’s a solid thing to be good at!
It sounds like your pup needs a big distraction to redirect her attention from the door?
@Thumperchick Yes. The door is just her latest fascination. She figured out she could squeeze through the cat door. “Hey I got in!” After I made it smaller. “Hey, I can’t get in now… Challenge accepted!”
Knowing how to do a lot of things, but never sticking with them long enough to become better.
@FeralRants I feel like we’re on the same page with that.
Gonna have to agree with @medz.
I’m not expert, but I’m pretty learned at Tabletop games, Star Wars, a few old fps games and a handful of other things that keep me busy.
@Cythwulf What’s your favorite tabletop game?
@Thumperchick Paizo’s Pathfinder/Starfinder game. It’s clearly defined and provides good growth for characters as you play.
Nothing. Thanks for making me think about it.
@sammydog01 You seem to be a pretty good Mom…your kid is still alive, right? She can dress herself and say her ABC’s?
@therealjrn True but I think that puts me squarely in the mediocre category.
Oh, wait, I have played fantasy football for three seasons, made it to the playoffs three times, and won twice. Sometimes luck is better than talent. And I have the champion sweatshirt to show it. It’s bright green.
I suppose I’m good at creative stuff, I never think it’s quite as good as it should be, but I can pull some cool things off from time to time. And I’m pretty damn adept at figuring out how to fix things.
But mostly, questionable life choices.
@KittySprinkles I’ve seen your craftiness. You are good at creative stuff. I feel like the artist’s lot is to never be satisfied with their work, though.
What’s your favorite thing you’ve made? (Besides the spawn.)
@Thumperchick Dooooooood, my spawn are freaking me out with how grown they are, one turned 17 a couple days ago, the other just started 7th grade. Gah. But I imagine puppycat is astoundingly grown up now.
I think I am most proud of the brain hat and the dolls I made for @mfladd.
@KittySprinkles @mfladd 17?!? Wow. They really do get all big and grown up fast.
Puppycate is so big. Her newest thing is the repetitive reading thing - she remembers characters and lines from her favorite books. And she’s huge. I can’t take it.
This topic depresses me. I’ve said it before and I really mean it, I haven’t discovered yet what I’m good at and I feel like I’m running out of time.
I’m still working on figuring it out though. Maybe some day…
@Barney Do you think you put too much pressure on yourself and that results in trouble seeing what you might actually be good at?
@Barney Sometimes what we’re good at is hard to define. It could be compassion, or a general sense of right and wrong. Or some other intangible thing.
You do tend to inspire kindness in others - which is a definite talent all on its own.
@Barney Right there with you. Maybe we just excel at subtle things? That’s my thought and I’m sticking with it.
@Thumperchick
Thanks, but that kinda sounds like life’s “participation” trophy.
But I’m not giving up, I’m gonna keep on looking.
@sammydog01
Yeah, but you do excel at Fantasy Football. And you’ve got the green sweater to prove it.
Uh, isn’t that the sweater you had to buy for yourself because a certain unnamed daily deal site didn’t provide any trophys?
@Barney Actually I bought it from ESPN. They sent me a five dollar coupon for winning. They sent my kids five dollar coupons for losing. How fair is that?
@sammydog01 That’s pretty good, but I’d rather have a participation trophy.
I’m awesome at parenting.
Here’s a pro-tip. When you’re singing your ABCs, when you get to “Z” don’t sing the part about “Now I know my ABCs…”. Instead, just start over again at “A”.
Congratulations, you’ve just increased your parenting efficiency by 38%.
That one’s free. You’re welcome.
I’m good at giving what initially seems like a reasonable answer to a question, but a second or two later, leaves the hearer saying: “Ummm … WHAT?”
I’m particularly proud of this one:
One of the constant things in the Army is shots. At Fort Riley, we had payday formations every month that (all too) often included immunizations for … whatever it was they wanted us to be immunized against. Hepatitis, various forms of plague, annual flu, dysentery. We all just lined up and got them, and mostly just wondered why we needed to be immunized against things like black plague - then immediately decided that it was probably better not to know. I was first in line one day, for a reason I can’t remember, to get two shots for … something or other. So, of course, as I exited the building, everyone wanted to know what shots we were getting that day. I waited until I got to the corner of the building. Just before I rounded the corner, I paused and said in my best command voice: “Oh, the shots. Rabies and distemper.” There was talking for another couple of seconds, then a very satisfying pause for almost another two seconds.
My favorite is from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings when Bilbo Baggins is making his farewell speech:
“I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like, and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.”
Now, there was a true expert in the art.
Shopping and spending money I don’t have.
Buying things off the internet. I’m exceptionally skilled at that.
@moonhat In what way?
@Targaryen with credit cards, PayPal, etc… is that what you’re asking?
@moonhat IN a way, I’m also asking do you shop using deals, or coupons. Do you do a lot of price research and such as well?
@Targaryen oh! Yes, I pretty much love looking in clearance and sale sections on sites first before other areas and I always search for a coupon code or promo code if the site takes them
GLITTER!!!
I’m good at being bad at stuff…
Actually my last comment isn’t strictly true. In fact, it’s a lie. I’m good at lots of stuff. Especially what I do for a living - I am very, very good at that.
But I don’t come to Meh to be good at stuff. I come to Meh to be meh. Which Meh is good at.
I’m great at time traveling!
I sit at the screen open up a particular ecommerce site’s forum and presto it jumps to an hour later.
Sleep?
@tinamarie1974 That is fantastic! I fail at sleep. Seems like I always have.
@therealjrn I can sleep anywhere and through anything. I have even mastered sleeping in the middle seat while on an airplane in coach!
@tinamarie1974
@moondrake
I wouldn’t claim the title of expert, but I am really good at sculpting, board gaming, travel planning, and dog training. In my working days I was really good at leading meetings, conducting trainings, problem resolution, and written communication.
/giphy sloth
Sam’s is making me gooder with computers
Cooking, cleaning, bible.
These days I seem to be best at making the goofy birthday cards we send to our clients. They look professionally designed (as opposed to looking professional, because they’re way too weird for that) and I suspect most of our clients think we pay someone to design them.
I do take some shortcuts — I mostly buy stock imagery these days instead of doing my own photography. But that frees me up to spend more time on the graphic design/editing that puts my recognizable stamp on the end product.
Also, the writing can reach Meh levels of weirdness when I’m at my best. I’m very proud of that, though I have to wonder sometimes what our clients make of them…
@TheFLP Well, they’re still your clients… so there is that.
@Targaryen
We always have some client turnover. But I suspect that “weird-ass birthday cards” haven’t been the contributing factor for that many of them. I hope.
Typing. My record for WPM is 117 on my Das Keyboard 4 Ultimate with Cherry MX switches. On phones I can average about 50-60.
the real question is, what am i not good at?
and the answer is:
ice skating
roller skating
drawing
remembering what day it is
estimating the number of jalapenos needed for a plate of nachos
list continues ad infinitum
I’m the totally fucking uselessmeister.
@Cerridwyn Mine isn’t nearly as cool…
@therealjrn
grin