Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 25/09/2026Having a bottomless supply of peanut M&Ms at my new job may actually kill me 2100
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 22/09/2026I’m still really sad I left my old job after less than a year there but I simply could not say no to the piles of VC cash being flung around in the space industry right now. That said, first day at the new job was awesome. I’m gonna like this I think. 021
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 18/09/2026Bought another car. I don't think a lot of people realize how much I actually love 60s American cars. Owning a nailhead Buick of this era has actually been a dream of mine for decades. I'm so incredibly happy with this thing. 2120
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 24/06/2026Drivability isn’t fully sorted, but it’s close. Many other problems to fix too. I’ll be back soon. I know I give the aura of “car person” on the internet but truthfully I haven’t really enjoyed cars in probably a decade. I think that’s finally shifting back the other direction. Feels good. 060
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 24/06/2026Honestly the last few days have been a spectacular rollercoaster of ups and downs with this car. Lots of work, lots of parts replaced, lots of credit to friends who helped me, let me use their driveways, and loaned me tools. Turns out I was fighting a dying ignition coil on top of everything else. 160
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 24/06/2026Don’t even talk to me unless your car has a combination coolant reservoir/strut brace/work light holder. 1131
Reposted by Darrenrichard @halkyardo.bsky.social · 20/06/2026sentences involving the phrase “Saab Demolition” with @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun 2484
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 19/06/2026I wasn’t sure I’d ever get my passion for working on shit that goes into space back after how badly my last job beat it out of me but holy fuck I’m having so much fun at my current job. I’m doing so much cool shit and working with so many cool people. This is the dream. 040
Reposted by Darrendarth™️ @darthbluesky.bsky.social · 29/05/2026the problem with the shittiest billionaires getting so directly involved in space is how much it turns off people who just want to be excited by space 974633703
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 29/05/2026I wanted them to get their shit together, but from everything I've gathered things there have only been getting worse. That's not sustainable, especially with such lofty goals. Congrats on your record-setting explosion though, I guess. Good to be notable for something, eh. 020
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 29/05/2026When I parted ways with my former employer, I wished them all the success that they deserved. That was genuine. A company that treats employees the way they treated people is not setting themselves up for success. A certain "anomaly" this evening was unfortunately very validating to see. 240
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 25/05/2026I'll dig around for it this afternoon, if I can find it I can absolutely part with it! 130
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 25/05/2026The actual screen and hood might swap over, I’m not sure. But you’d obviously need to have this part already. Also, I’m pretty sure I still have a graflok back assembly I bought forever ago when I was planning to convert my SG but then I ended up buying one that was already graflok instead. 130
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 25/05/2026@cara.city how much is it actually missing? Does it have the assembly that pops out and it’s just missing the screen and hood, or is this whole thing missing? 130
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 19/05/2026The thing about fiberglass body cars is they always *look* good regardless of actual condition. This one is still totally worth saving though! 120
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 19/05/2026It’s a Ford V4. Forgot to grab a photo under the hood but it’s surprisingly simple under there. 020
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 19/05/2026Anyway I’m about to board a plane back to Seattle. A good friend is letting me keep it at his place, so I gotta figure out when to come back here and work on it. Maybe I’m enjoying having more and more excuses to come back to Minnesota lately. So incredibly excited for this one. 0220
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 19/05/2026It’s rusty as hell and it runs like shit but for $1500 I saw the potential. I don’t know if it’s worth saving the body, but I think I can get it running well enough for it to be a very fun car for the time it has left in this world. Grateful for being in the right place at the right time. 2160
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 19/05/2026This is now the second car I’ve bought because it turned up with a for sale sign on it at intermarque. Truly one of the most special car events in the entire country and something I always will say is worth the trip to Minnesota for. 1200
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 19/05/2026The amount I like Saabs is directly proportional to their age. What I really want is a two stroke, but I’ve always loved the V4 cars too. That’s kinda where I draw the line on the ones I want to own. 900s are meh and GM era Saabs make me physically ill. 1230
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 19/05/2026Hello Bluesky I am popping back in to inform everyone that I have purchased yet another fucking horrid car 1916318
Reposted by Darrenrichard @halkyardo.bsky.social · 16/05/2026@rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun enjoying my infernal machine 5242
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 02/05/2026Back in December I decided to start playing GTA3 again, which spiraled into beating the only three GTA games that matter 100%, finally concluding tonight. Took a bit only playing ~1hr a day most days due to being busy with life things. Feels incredibly surreal to be done. 060
Reposted by Darrenvictoria scott @victoriascott.bsky.social · 22/04/2026twingos came up on the bonus episode so I was just thinking back to one of the coolest road trips of my life with @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun in his 1618220
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 21/03/2026So excited I found another new dumbass hobby that allows me to lowball even more eBay sellers with broken garbage for me to get mad at. Video cred @sablepausch.bsky.social 091
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 13/03/2026So naturally I decided to force myself to shoot a whole roll with it to get more comfortable with it so I can shoot it more often. Fun fact, the images don't actually cover a full 35mm frame. The 180 degree image is completely contained within a 23mm circle on the film. 230
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 13/03/2026By far one of the coolest lenses I own, but never really shoot because it's hilariously impractical. 7.5mm fisheye. 180 degree field of view. The lens actually protrudes into the camera body so you can only shoot it with the mirror locked up and an external finder (that doesn't cover 180 degrees). 150
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 13/03/2026I don't really like doomscrolling on here so I'm just gonna pop in every so often and post some weird camera shit and disappear before I get tempted to get sucked into actually scrolling. 2150
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 07/03/2026Sadly I think that era is over, the bathroom mirror situation in the new spot is just not very good. But otherwise things have been good! 110
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 07/03/2026Hell yeah one more day and the clock on my stove will be correct again 110
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 06/03/2026I do load the Arri with film that actually works sometimes 042
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 02/03/2026This one is too good to let die on my instagram story so I'm preserving it here 38211
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 25/12/2025Last night @grolar.bsky.social hosted a little darkroom party and man I forgot how much fun doing real prints with an enlarger is. I really need to find a space to set up at least one of mine again. 0194
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 08/12/2025One thing I didn't factor into working remote is that for the first time in my adult life I don't have access to a printer at work or school to abuse. I've made it this far in life without ever having owned a printer but I am afraid I'm going to finally have to cave 😭 140
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 02/12/2025Oh don’t get me wrong I 100% agree with you. I just feel like it’s weird to exclude flight attendants when we’re expected to tip so many others in lower effort jobs when it’s an actual high effort job dealing with a bunch of people you’re stuck in a tube in the sky with. 100
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 02/12/2025On the other hand, I guess it means the ones that are good are simply doing it for the love of the game, which I deeply respect. 030
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 02/12/2025It’s kind of wild to me that tipping culture doesn’t extend to flight attendants. Like a good FA can totally make or break a flying experience and it would be profoundly weird if I just handed them five bucks or whatever. 240
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 19/11/2025Anyway since I'm apparently around here for a bit again I'm finally back to shooting 4x5 so please enjoy this photo of my cat 0132
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 19/11/2025Yeah, this one is very substantially less money, and plus I'd have to get my own health insurance and I'm not sure the amount they provide for reimbursement would actually cover a single plan in Washington based on the last time I looked into it lol 010
Darren @rustyspeednut.roadsoda.fun · 19/11/2025I cannot decide between the safe thing or the shiny thing. The startup would also be remote, which would be cool. Plus a bunch of travel to Colorado where they're actually based. But like. Money and stability seem nice too. I don't know! 120
