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I'm David. I have a B.S. in Chemistry and I shake my butt for internet strangers.
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Weight Loss in Life in General
I just finished my 7th week of weight loss last Saturday and I’m down 23 lbs. I don’t feel like I look a lot different yet (I should have taken some before photos honestly). But the next 23lbs ...
Stomach Issues in Life in General
I accidentally increased my ozempic dose too quickly. I had one more week at 0.6mg before going to 1.0mg. Well I’m definitely going back down to 0.8 or maybe even 0.6 because I’ve been painting...
Buyer's Remorse in Life in General
I definitely overspent on this A/C unit. I could have easily spent like $8,000 less on something much simpler and it would have been totally fine. I could have spent EVEN less than that if I ha...
Heat Pumps in Life in General
Tomorrow we’re having a new air conditioner installed at our home. The cost is insane but I’ve always wanted a inverter heat pump air conditioner and this was my chance. Our current unit still ...
9 months in Life in General
I can’t get Jessica to talk about what should go on Lily’s grave marker, even this amount of time later. So I’m just gonna do it myself and hope that it doesn’t suck. I asked for suggestions on ...
Good Day in Life in General
Had a successful day today. I started with a crappy thing that happened a few days back. I was at my MILs house helping around and I pull my phone out of my pocket and realize the screen is sev...
Success! in Life in General
Pool pump is working again! The pool was like a thick neon green and after adding some salt to the pool the chlorine generator started doing its thing and after about 6 hours the pool was a nice...
Greeeeeeen in Life in General
The color of my pool this morning. I have noticed it’s been looking nastier each day and I was wondering why so I finally go out to investigate today and sure enough the pump isn’t running, but ...
Sleep Study Results in Life in General
apparently I’ve got the sleep apneas. It’ll be a little while before I know whats next with insurance dragging their feet to pay for something like a cpap but assuming they don’t find a reason ...
Sleep Study in Life in General
So my doctor ordered a sleep study for me and I did that last night. It sucks ngl. I tend to take a while to fall asleep and so I need to freely shift around to stay comfortable, which is why I...
First week thoughts on Ozempic in Life in General
Took my second dose on Saturday and did increase up from 0.2 to 0.3mg. I’m starting to follow the faster dosing schedule since, so far, the nausea and side effects have been pretty mild for me. ...
Small Talk in Life in General
I don’t understand people who just spill their guts about their personal life to a stranger. I go to the auto parts store down the street to get a clay bar kit. Oh side note, the reason I did ...
Lawn Equipment in Life in General
I forgot to mention I bought some new lawn equipment. Back when Jessica and I moved to Grapevine, it was the first house I’d ever lived in where I’d be responsible for lawncare. It was a really...
Lawn care in Life in General
How tf do people deal with weeds? I tried weed and feed and that did nothing. So today I tried some weed killer spray and covered the entire lawn with it and… nothing. My lawn needs to be studie...
Mid Week Update in Life in General
So the first ozempic dose has definitely worn off at this point. My appetite and everything feels completely normal. I’m still eating less than I used to be I don’t think I’m at the point where ...
First few days in Life in General
Honestly the first injection was a cake-walk. I felt a little bit nauseous a few hours afterwards but they also sent some zofram and that cleared it right up. I wonder if feeling nauseous for li...
Semaglutides in Life in General
So I went ahead and got a year supply of GLP1 ordered. It was crazy expensive but still way less than if I bought it name brand. I think it’s important I order it now considering how compounding...
Weight Loss in Life in General
I’ve been trying to eat less than usual but still not on a strict diet or anything. I need to be but I didn’t feel like just going cold turkey quite yet. I wish I could get some semaglutides an...
Lawn Mower in Life in General
I’ve had this same plug in mower for years and I swore that before my grass started growing again this year I’d replace it with a battery powered unit. Well my weeds are starting to grow so it’...
Segmented Sleep in Life in General
Been going to bed around midnight and waking up at 4am every day. Then I’ll try to be productive, get tired around 2pm, and then go back to sleep until 6 or 7pm. Today I did wake up early aroun...
Hearing Aids (anotha one) in Life in General
For the past month or so I’ve noticed something felt off about my hearing aids. I was needing to crank the gain on them pretty high for them to feel like they were doing anything. Slowly I notic...
Bathroom Smells in Life in General
Man the house problems just never stop. Yesterday I got on the roof to investigate a nasty bathroom smell issue we’ve been having in our second bathroom. So something weird about this house is ...
New A/C in Life in General
So we moved into this house last summer and the first thing we noticed was how poor the A/C was. On a hot day, the inside temp would creep up and up to 80F by about 4pm. Luckily I own a nice por...
Alopecia update in Life in General
A while back I wrote about how Jessica was losing her hair. They still haven’t been able to diagnose her with anything but she’s on some fancy new medication to help with it. It’s so new that o...
Allergies in Life in General
I’m not totally sure, but I’m wondering if I’m close to solving a big part of my tinnitus. So one of the things that makes my tinnitus worse is ear pressure. I frequently have pressure that jus...