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Roy Kent as Hagrid would be funny as fuck.

Not sure that I’m interested in watching the series though. I got burned out on reading HP fanfiction after eight or so years, and the fandom (canon included) no longer really does anything for me.

I have a Garmin ForeRunner 165 on order, set to arrive in early January. I’m looking forward to its arrival.

Thanks to some tips from last week, I finally figured out how to connect my Polaris chest strap to my fruit phone. As expected, it was a user error.

I did have one thing I wanted to query the hive mind about. For scheduling & heat management reasons, my outdoor runs will be starting at around 630am local time. In January this means 40-45 minutes before sunrise. What would you recommend for lights or reflectivity in the hour or so before sunrise?

I watched all 8 episodes of Doctor Odyssey.

It was worth my time watching, and I’m looking forward to more episodes coming out early next year.

I’ve also watched the first two episodes of The Franchise. It’s intriguing so far, because I’m often interested in behind the scenes shots and would love to someday get to experience being on set.

I’m imagining a Beverly Hillbillies-style listing of synonyms.

Booger sugar

Nose beer

Bolivian rocket fuel

Bad Santa

Office Christmas Party

The Night Before

I didn’t come here directly after reddit. Stopped off at mastodon first, but it was too twitter-like for my taste. Saw Lemmy on a list of alternatives, and this place scratches the itch pretty well.

Upon receipt I tried connecting the H9 through Polar Flow but my phone can’t see it at all through bluetooth in the device settings. Might be a phone issue? Idk.

I’d eventually like to get into lap swimming, but realistically that won’t be for another year or two, have to find a place that’s convenient, has good hours, and isn’t extortionately priced.

I don’t have a Spotify account, I do have a Pandora subscription. If a ForeRunner can work with Pandora that potentially means I don’t have to carry my phone while running.

I’m not picky about a screen, but whichever kind I go with I’ll probably buy a screen protector of some kind.

I’m a big guy so a large watch probably won’t be an issue.

For a slightly above average banana, I’d pay negative 6.1 million dollars.

I would pay negative 6.2 million dollars to eat a banana at a press conference.

Chaos for the Chaos God!

For the return of UT vs A&M, it’s a shame they can’t both lose.

I’m in a pretty warm and humid climate. We rarely get below freezing in the winter, perhaps once every other winter. So odds are I won’t have to wear long sleeve attire much.

My current chest strap is a Polar H9 model. I’d like to connect it to whichever gps watch I buy while I’m exercising. It connects flawlessly to the treadmills in the gym at work, but won’t connect to my phone, which makes me wonder if it’s ANT+ only and not bluetooth.

I don’t need a super long battery life. No marathons for me. I’m at the level of 45 minutes of alternating brisk walk and jog.

Budget wise, I’d like to keep it under $250. If I get a $200 watch (whether Garmin or some other brand) and use it consistently for a year, then I could justify spending up to $500 or $600.

Apple Watch is an option, but they’re a bit more than what I’m willing to spend at the moment, especially since my current chest strap won’t connect to my iPhone at all.

I had a Garmin back around 15 years ago. I liked it a lot up until depression & whatnot deceived me into giving up running.

I’ve been looking at a ForeRunner 165. Amazon has them for $200. Is that a good buy for someone like me who is getting back into running? Looks like the Fenix models are all a good bit more than I’m comfortable spending at the moment.