Xial A. Lunashine ◤◢ 🍑🍆🚵‍♀️ @Xial@vulpine.club

Tired: Percolated Coffee.
Wired: Twerkolated Coffee.

That's a relief.
I just went through my FurAffinity account, and just unwatched the hell out of a few hundred folks, total.

https://www.furaffinity.net/controls/buddylist/
That page gives you easier access to all the folks you are watching, and simple one-shot remove buttons to get rid of all the years of follows that you don't particularly care for these days (remember to middle-click or ctrl-click to keep your place).

I need to redo that for Twitter next, getting rid of a bunch of noise that makes me nauseous when it crops up there.

Now I should take my folding straw and maybe wander out for second-lunch.

Also, new age pressure cookers (like the InstantPot) are fabulous.

Soaking in ambient noise in the local mall this evening. For some reason, it's actually pretty relaxing.

Some random song is playing overhead.

Children and adults are jabbering at each other.

The smell of Cinnabon is hovering around my table in the food court.

I feel pretty mellow now.

... Wonder if I can find a Cinnabon scented candle here. Up we get to have a search.

Y'all's be loved.

Never forgets that.

Something that boggles me a little: shopping malls have all these abandoned storefronts. Why not incorporate a small to medium sized grocery store in one of those empty anchors, instead of pretending the space doesn't exist for a decade at a time?

@Mythalogy Never be embarrassed.

Everyone either knows or is learning what makes their urges tick. You don't have to be into super out there stuff.
All you need to do is enjoy what you do enjoy, and be safe exploring things that make you curious. :)

I finally got it done a few days ago. Xial's got a new sheet to head into 2019 with. :)

I'll work some more on my new site for posting it, but here. :)

... well, I thought I had it figured out. It seemed to work on Discord with no problem, but it didn't pull for Mastodon.
Fuggit, still proud of me. Still grabbing a last snack and loading dishes into the wishdasher, and going to bed.

My brain isn't being the most conducive to stable thought right now.

It's midnight. I'm tired. I should be a-bed.

Instead, I'm pecking away at a new design for the pages that host my character descriptions and references, since I finally got a new reference sheet.

I sort of want to hop into a pair of jeans, and go out to Shari's for a late night dinner of sorts, even as I should be refraining from erratic spending.

But I'm going to stay home, put my dishes in the dishwasher, prepare for bed, and be proud of myself for figuring out those fancy card things that you see when someone posts a link on Masto, Twitter, Discord, etc.

https://desc.lick.blue/

I need to learn how to weld.
Debating on how I'll handle foot rests for the new machine, still.
But I'm going to build this machine, period. It must happen, and I'm going to ease up off the procrastination, since I'm having to walk places (or go buy batteries tonight so I can use the old bike safely).

With credit to Norithics (on Inkbunny and Twitter by this name).

Got a new ref sheet for my chubby vixen with a big ol' chubby of her own.

Now that I've shared, I need to go get some water and get to bed.

Oh, there we go. Just make fun of something technological, and it'll work.

Got the download to actually happen. :)

Super interesting. It's almost as if Huion's website wants to be a complete and total butt right now.

I just want to grab the Huion variant of the drivers for my old Monoprice tablet (it's a direct re-badge of the Huion H610 Pro), so I can clean up a few things on the ref sheet I just finally got for myself for posting.

The longtoots about my bike... I should've just blogged this, haha.

But my blog doesn't have readers. Not even bots. :B

Where I know I'll differ from the Silent Speedster's original design is that I have very, very little intent to use SLA batteries. I don't want to add 40-60 pounds of AGM to a bike frame, when I could use that weight capacity on a rack with panniers, and make shopping THAT much easier.

I also want to learn a little bit about welding, because I'd like the rack to be permanently affixed to the machine. Something about 18 inches long, 9 to 12 inches wide would be appropriate, I'd wager, It'd let me go pick up pizza for myself. ;D

A lightweight, sturdy footrest would also be needed. Not sure if I'd basically jam something through the frame where the pedals would be and mount footrests there, or if I'd try to be a little more elaborate.

Also, any frame I get, I'd want to strip all the existing paint, so I can paint it a bright safety orange. I want to remove any excuse barring an unsafe riding habit from folks, should I have an accident. "I couldn't see the vixen" will not be a valid reason if I can help it. Orange paint and the roll of reflective tape on my desk will help.

@natsumisummer It is delightfully Tuesday flavored. A rare vintage of "Not at work, because it's a holiday that work actually observes."

Delicious. :)

I'll wait a day or two to reach out to my battery seller, because I'd like him to enjoy Chimneyween without worrying about some fat vix who's currently walking to/from work (the walk is fine, folks. It's 1 mile (1.6 km) to or from work, easily walked in ~20 minutes).

I just want to ask him what the status is of the build, and if he hasn't had a chance to start, I'll ask him if it makes more sense to refund the battery at this point.

I'm not even upset with him -- he didn't realize just how much business he'd get with the prices he was offering on battery packs. He landed squarely in a super sweet spot for pricing per energy unit stored.

Once that is figured out, it tells me what I'll have to budget. The bike frame, if I find one at CAT, should set me back less than $100. I probably don't need the handlebars, existing brakes, or the tires, as I'll try to migrate all of this from RA-541 'SKIP RAIDER' to the 600-series machine.

I'll need to see to removing the freewheel because I'd like the new machine to be ghost-like in its silence. Just a fat vix zipping around the neighborhood is what I want.

A few years ago, I bought plans from Atomic Zombie for the Silent Speedster Electric Scooter (http://www.atomiczombie.com/SilentSpeedster%20Silent%20Electric%20Scooter.aspx this thing).

Right now, what I would need most is a donor frame, and for the guy that's been working on my new battery to actually deliver or refund me.
If he refunds me, I can buy a 48v battery instead from another seller. I'd be overvolting the existing setup if I did that, but I'd be using it to get around town.

I'd want to avoid hills without any pedals because it'd likely eat the teeth off the (existing) hub motor, but a setup like this would have plenty of utility, usability and repairability.

I'm currently weighing it against the costs of a petrol based 49.5cc scooter, and unless I blow my entire budget on a bicycle frame, this build should cost me less than $400, all things included.

The current mental annoyance is finding a frame that I would be happy with.

I know I'd be happy with being able to go 10 or 12 miles per hour, though I've had the system hit about 16 on twist throttle alone. 10 mph is fast enough to get to and from work, and a fully working battery would last me three or four days per charge.

@silverseams Someone tooted, perhaps.

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I'm pricing e-bikes right now.

Jeez. They've jumped 20-50% in price since March.
I'm literally in the "Might as well find a cheap gas scooter..." category on pricing. Even the knockoffs are $700-$1600 now, before shipping.

I'm going to look at conversion kits as well, though I will want a new frame.

I've also given thought to acquiring a bike frame, stripping all of the bike parts off it, and making my own 'scooter' that way. Keeping it at 20 mph max is totally fine, and more than fast enough for the commutes that I do.

I just want a strong, light-weight frame, though.