Monthly Archives: September 2018

Mavic, Tello by DJI

Horrible vitals

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Before get into the vitals statement let me tell you I had a great albeit short time flying my new DJI Spark this weekend. I could not fly at the park I wanted to because of weather but I did fly outside my apartment and just a bit Saturday morning before the rain started again. Flying the Spark is so much easier than the first Parrot drone I purchased years ago. The Tello is great and easy to fly but the Spark is a dream, getting the Mavic-2 Pro will be even better. Pictures will be next with all of the accessories I have purchased for my Spark

Vitals

  • Resting Heart Rate: 76 (I had pizza last night)
  • Blood Pressure: 127/70 (I had pizza last night)
  • Weight: 244 (I had pizza last night)

The statement about pizza lets me know I failed this weekend but also that the pounds that are there are most likely water.

DJI Spark, Drones, Tello by DJI

DJI Spark

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My vitals checking batteries need replacing so back to that next week.

On to the good stuff!

I added Drone number two to my collection and it is the DJI Spark. A nice compact drone, great for learning the larger size drones. My Tello has been great for learning to control the drones especially muscle memory for the left and right controls. Moving the little guy around inside the apartment teaches you quite well, lots of crashes but the little guy is rough and tough, no damage to the drone or anything around the apartment.

The Spark will be a different story, no flying indoors until I am very used to flying. It looks like I may have found the perfect spot near my place, Jackson Park which seems to be outside any restricted areas, close by with flat and open areas to fly.

I purchased the Spark on eBay getting what was supposed to be the fly more combo but missing the DJI Spark bag and extra propellers but did get a hard case two extra batteries and parabolic range extenders for the controller. After purchasing the bag, extra propellers, landing pad, gimbal, joystick protection and OTG (On the Go) cables I still saved 300.00 over the regular fly more combo. I did not get any manuals but downloaded them from DJI’s website. Now I think I will be ready for my first flight this weekend.

Edit: Probably won’t fly this weekend, the weather forecast is looking to prevent that – it is what it is.

Drones

Great Weekend with new toys delivered

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Vitals

  • Resting Heart Rate: 73
  • Blood Pressure: 115/60
  • Weight: 240

My weight shocked the shit out of me although it probably should not have. I had quite a bit to drink (water) this weekend and not much in the was of working out to drop it. I also used my new counter top oven (Breville Smart Oven Prove Convection) and made some chicken divan with rice while I was testing that new toy out.

I also received another new toy, a Ryze Tello drone by DJI, the pictures are below. I’ll add some images giving you an idea of the size but for now think of the items on the second photo all fitting easily on a piece of notebook paper.

You can fly this with your cell phone or controller purchased separately (mine will arrive in a couple weeks). All videos are stored on the phone. I’m trying out a new hobby and will use this for training purposes as it seems to react much the same way it’s big brothers do. I’m still researching which of the larger models to get. DJI and Autel seem to be the front runners so far

Angela, Michael Miles, Weightloss

Depression?

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The title is a condition I am not familiar with at all. When someone is depressed I think of them as crying or upset all the time and that is not me. I never feel like crying (well, some movies get to me) or get upset with people, ever. Now I’m beginning to think my lack of what I perceive to be will power or rather motivation may be depression and I think I know the cause. My inability to reach some goals (buying a house) because I am letting others hold me back. By inability I mean save for a down payment, save to retirement etc. and the person whom I am referring to would be Angie. No matter what I do or say she refuses to stop asking for money and when she does I always break down and give her what she wants. Hell, I spent my bonus paying off her car and stupid loans she had taken out. Saturday she was going to her nieces wedding and wanted a couple hundred to get a gift and gas. Two days later she say she needs 400.00 to pay her storage or they will sell everything. She did not need the 400.00 when she was asking for the 200.00? She does not know the difference between a need and want. Everything to her is want, want, want.. she spends that and then the need presents itself and she expects the money to be there and I give it.

Tuesday morning I had just that situation where. On Saturday I gave her 200.00 for a gift and then come Tuesday morning she is demanding the 400.00 which I gave to her. I also said she has given me no choice but to cut communication with her. I sent a rather lengthy text explaining the situation and that she is now done getting any money, at the end I told her it would be in her best interest to not respond to the text. I won’t turn off the phone because I have to pay for it anyway but if she continues to try to contact me I will have to block her phone number. I ended up taking an extra two days off work because of my frustration with her and I’m tired of it. I drank last weekend as well. Time for another reset and get things back together in my head.

Vitals

  • Resting Heart Rate: 69
  • Blood Pressure: 101/71
  • Weight: 234

None of these are that bad seeing as this weekend did not go as I had expected.