in the past few years i've gotten really into mechanical keyboards, especially custom mechanical keyboards. if you're interested in keebs, or if you have some pain in your hands and you're looking for advice on alternative keyboards that will hurt your hands less, let me know! i'm always happy to talk about this with people.
oh, and if you only have the use of one hand, i know some great one-handed typing options as well! in particular check out artsey.io.
i’m home for the weekend, and when i say it’s the best decision i could have possibly made, i mean it.
school was(is) kicking my ass, completely, and not in the way of like “oh, im falling so behind, my grades are destroyed, there’s no way to come back.” it’s more like a “i am so burned out from keeping up with everything, and i just want to sleep forever.” i have been stressed 24/7 and i cant seem to catch up enough to be in a good spot. i am unmotivated, and coming home was what i needed. i needed to see my parents, sleep in my bed, hang out with my pets, just all of it. i needed my own space away from suite-mates to make my own meals, and feel comfortable laying around in the living area.
when i walked up the stairs for the first time, i cried a little. i don’t think i realized how absolutely desperately i needed this break, even if it’s only for two days. i go home tomorrow morning, and i really don’t want to, but hopefully just recuperating with my family will be enough to get me through the end of this semester.
sorry for how sad this sounds, im really okay, i just wish the school system didn’t absolutely destroy any sense of happiness and relaxation lol.
i bought a set of 'budget' linear switches to try out, KTT roses. apparently they're really good for a budget switch. i wasn't sure if i was going to like linear, coming from tactile, but hooooly shit i love them.
last night i binged dropout shows and hand lubed all 100 switches. took 4 or 5 hours :\ but it was totally worth it. they feel much smoother and the sound got a lot deeper and marbly after lubing. i've got them in my keyboard now and the sound profile is insanely good. exactly the deep marbly sound i was going for. maybe i'll upload a sound test here???
but anyways i think i prefer linear switches over tactile 🤔
Drop had one of its BOGO sales like a month and a half ago so @arquiving and I went halfsies so we could each get a set of MT3s. But they oversold mine, so mine only arrived TODAY.
MT3 Godspeed, baybeeeeee!!!!
also under the caps, we are getting SPECIFIC with our switches (in part bc I keep swapping with friends lmao)