Skep’s Place

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The faucet replacement was annoying but not dramatic enough to write about. No crying and only one emergency trip to the hardware store.
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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 2 days ago

We are about to have our entire siding replaced. But as I am only paying many thousands of dollars to have the work done rather than doing the work myself it will definitely not be fodder for my next novel.

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skep's avatar skep 2 days ago

Dang, I wanted to read that

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zerock's avatar zerock 2 days ago

is it really even a project if you don't make at least one unplanned trip to the hardware store?

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skep updated their site.
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hastiesthandiwork's avatar hastiesthandiwork 6 days ago

whoa what the FUCK happened to neocities?

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skep's avatar skep 6 days ago

See, at least I have the decency to announce sweeping visual changes in advance so nobody is surprised

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zerock's avatar zerock 6 days ago

RED ALERT: THEY HAVE OPENED THE CSS FILE

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sorbier's avatar sorbier 6 days ago

skep, is your site redesign done? sadly looks weird on my phone ):

skep's avatar skep 6 days ago

Sorb, I ain't done nothing yet. The implication is either that my site has always looked weird on your phone (which is bad) or has always looked weird in a poorly-designed way (which is harsh but fair)

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skep's avatar skep 6 days ago

I did not anticipate resolutions that low (and will have to start doing so), but I love this <3

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skep's avatar skep 6 days ago

> skepmobile.jpg Somebody get on designing the Skepmobile

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sorbier's avatar sorbier 6 days ago

incredible flex, hastiest

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skep's avatar skep 6 days ago

Ah, I see, I see. Well, beats me.

skep's avatar skep 6 days ago

I have done the only thing I can think to do, which is: add some missing semicolons to the CSS.

Bathroom faucet needs replaced.
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skep's avatar skep 1 week ago

Those are the same instructions I followed to replace the kitchen sink and it took a day and a half

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zerock's avatar zerock 1 week ago

just move to a new house tbh

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miela583's avatar miela583 1 week ago

You should get a really ostentatious one, especially if it matches the vibe of absolutely nothing else in your home. Then you can enter the King of Faucets tournament. It's pretty exclusive, but I think you could talk your way into an invite.

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skep's avatar skep 1 week ago

Do the judges travel to each contestant's house for that, or do I have to take my countertop somewhere like they do for dog shows?

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miela583's avatar miela583 1 week ago

You do have to take your countertop around to places, but the tournament organizers will give you a free utility trailer.

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skep's avatar skep 1 week ago

Sounds like Skep figured out how to score one free utility trailer.

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asterion's avatar asterion 6 days ago

Good luck.

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skep updated their site.
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skep's avatar skep 2 weeks ago

Thanks to herzogzwei for the inspiration and photos, go follow - https://neocities.org/site/herzogzwei

hastiesthandiwork's avatar hastiesthandiwork 2 weeks ago

too long can you make a tik tok about this instead

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hastiesthandiwork's avatar hastiesthandiwork 2 weeks ago

a tweet will do, then. thanks, Skep!

skep's avatar skep 2 weeks ago

*tweets link to page*

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overclockworked's avatar overclockworked 2 weeks ago

Going to dollar stores and seeing this kind of thing irl is a one of a kind experience. Last time I went to one I saw a minions t-shirt that said "LE BUDDIES" in big bold letters, an Elsa doll labelled "Diversity Princess", and in the card games section I found the sequel to Uno; Dos. Left the store disoriented and confused and feeling like I just visited another dimension, would recommend.

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kunfucutsman's avatar kunfucutsman 2 weeks ago

I agree with you, Giovanni's outfit goes HARD

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skep's avatar skep 2 weeks ago

I will not hear a bad word about Giovanni. Legend.

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 2 weeks ago

I will commit to life with 3000% PASSION.

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rusty-bytes's avatar rusty-bytes 2 weeks ago

This is amazing, it's giving when Spongebob had to write his essay and wrote THE

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herzogzwei's avatar herzogzwei 2 weeks ago

incredible work, i didn't even notice the bottom hem was sewm on backwards until you pointed it out... and i've seen a sweatshirt similar to the weed-flavored ramen one before, but it was just plain chicken. long live giovanni, the king

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oopsiedoodle's avatar oopsiedoodle 2 weeks ago

Something tells me this isn’t the first indignant speech you’ve made about the peeing Calvin stickers

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divergentrays's avatar divergentrays 2 weeks ago

MADE WITH 3000% PASSION gives such PowerThirst vibes! - https://youtu.be/qRuNxHqwazs?si=LlBDudT2kBNyfJNr

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skep updated their site.
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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 3 weeks ago

We had a couple of those in front of our house and a pair of house finches would nest in one. Unfortunately we did have to remove them because they were planted right above the sewer line that goes to the street and the roots kept growing into the pipes. Mourning Doves must be so widely spread beause they can tolerate human presence, a sad advantage that some creatures have and others don't.

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 3 weeks ago

I also think that while the arborvitae may be the tree of life, it's a pretty wretched landscaping plant. It just grows into an untameable blob after a while. (Also everyone around here pronounces it arbor vi-tee instead of arbor vee-tai. I know it's wrong but I say it that way to avoid looking like a snob.)

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skep's avatar skep 3 weeks ago

Huh, and here I've been pronouncing it "arbor vi-tuh" this whole time like a dullard. Anyway I agree, I have a hard time seeing myself willingly planting one of these things.

oopsiedoodle's avatar oopsiedoodle 3 weeks ago

i'm such a dumdum that i'd just call them "bush"

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emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 3 weeks ago

Taking classical Latin in college ruined me for life in ways I could not anticipate.

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p7uen's avatar p7uen 3 weeks ago

Incredibly lovely!

skep updated their site.
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oopsiedoodle's avatar oopsiedoodle 3 weeks ago

the only time the animaniacs weren't completely annoying

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p7uen's avatar p7uen 3 weeks ago

Kampuchea is a weird choice?

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skep's avatar skep 3 weeks ago

Yeah you probably don't have to worry about memorizing that one anymore

ok i just saw the puzzmo big crossword... the most recent one was fun but still not as satisfying at it could be!!! ): that's MY lukewarm xw take and everyone must experience it
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skep's avatar skep 3 weeks ago

And that's the story of how we started a joint blog of lukewarm crossword takes

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sorbier's avatar sorbier 3 weeks ago

...i wouldn't be opposed... see: my existing 3 crossword blog posts

Puzzmo does do a big crossword twice a month, but admittedly I do somewhat miss the NYT Saturday. I also subscribe to AVCX to help fill in that gap.
sorbier's avatar sorbier 4 weeks ago

i might need to check avcx out. i know lots of nytxw constructors also construct for them! you need to start daily xw blogging to motivate me

skep's avatar skep 4 weeks ago

Nobody needs Skep's Lukewarm Crossword Takes

skep updated their site.
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divergentrays's avatar divergentrays 1 month ago

Just signed up and followed you but I will not be on any leaderboards!

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

It doesn't matter because I'm a big fat liar, I don't actually look at the leaderboards :D

emilynhoward's avatar emilynhoward 1 month ago

I go through phases every few months where I will play a game every morning for a while. I like a lot of Puzzmo stuff. Can never be arsed to sign up for anything, though. If you haven't heard of Raddle, that's worth checking out, too.

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skep's avatar skep 1 month ago

Ooh, Raddle is promising.

maxcrunch's avatar maxcrunch 1 month ago

I joined and I'll be doing crosswords all day thank u

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sorbier's avatar sorbier 1 month ago

i wish the xw was the size of the nyt ): there's still nothing like a friday or saturday nytxw!!!

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