show: cyberpunk: edgerunners
song: PINCH ME by young friend
album: DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS by Bad Bunny
video: mantracks: a true story of fake fossils
books: the final empire, well of ascension
meme: the axolotl song
W01 - cooking, laundry, and TNG 3x04
t02 - work, edgerunners 1x03, almost done with shadow ranch
F03 - collage, venus is so pretty, edgerunners 1x04
S04 - work kicked my ASS, treated myself to fancy gin
s05 - edgerunners 1x05, thunderstorm, small brain no thoughts
M06 - snow! day to myself playing with paper
T07 - so fucking cold and prepping for colder
W08 - long work day, slight depressies
t09 - pleasant dreams and psychedelia, still too cold tho
F10 - much snow! still working through the paper stash, edgerunners 1x06
S11 - finally made it to the end of the week, paper experimentation
s12 - my damn back hurts, edgerunners 1x07, new coloring book!
M13 - breaking down old books, edgerunners 1x08, backpack upgrade
T14 - back to work again, mistborn on audiobook, edgerunners 1x09 and 1x10
W15 - chill day, new book scraps for the collection
t16 - halfway through mistborn, TNG 3x06, feeling quite boring
F17 - dinner with friend!!
S18 - work used every single braincell, TNG 3x07, finished mistborn
s19 - TNG 3x08 (ugh), started well of ascension, stocking up for the cold again
M20 - canceled plans because my brain is mean to me, TNG 3x09+10, more audiobook
T21 - TNG 3x11, halfway through well of ascension, temps in the single digits
W22 - absolutely FRIGID, easy shift, tacos, warm blankies
t23 - uneventful work day, much audiobook time, TNG 3x12
F24 - lunch with sissy, TNG 3x13 (good stuff), going through old pictures
S25 - slept in, chores, art all afternoon, TNG 3x14
s26 - lovely lazy rainy day, TNG 3x15 (fabulous!), started hero of ages, working on blackmoor manor again
M27 - much audiobook, a finished pastel, and no responsibilities
T28 - work pissed me off, about halfway through hero of ages, the psychosphere is troubled
W29 - idk what is even going on anymore, working on sitely things, TNG 3x16 (!!!)
t30 - gross little day :c tomorrow will be better
F31 - kind words from friends, TNG 3x17, savoring the back half of hero of ages
video: the cosmic distance ladder part one and part two
songs: News at 9 by Peter McPoland; Clap Hands by Tom Waits
meme: the little anglerfish
book: the hero of ages
S01 - very long but productive day, TNG 3x18, made it through the week, gorgeous moon
s02 - chores and lots of writing, TNG 3x19
M03 - panic at the general state of the world, finished hero of ages (!), made good food
T04 - met a little soot sprite puppy, started alloy of law, lunch with sissy
W05 - TNG 3x20+21 (oh barclay...), another weird day in the psychosphere
t06 - much better day, started playing Skyrim again!
F07 - save me from the work drama, more Skyrim tho, not many creative thoughts and that's okay
S08 - work drama 2 electric boogaloo, TNG 3x22, much Skyrim stealth archery
s09 - a restorative lazy day sniping and pickpocketing across Tamriel
M10 - Skyrim and long talk with auntie <3
T11 - long lovely soaking rain, happy workplace, still Skyrimmin'
W12 - second day of rain, i will pull myself out of the Skyrim hole eventually but not today
t13 - it's cold again, scary dreams, general meh
F14 - Valentine's Day shift went better than expected, otherwise uneventful
S15 - i will eventually return to personhood but not today, friends - not today (TNG 3x23)
s16 - it's cold again, got the chores done, became an agent of Nocturnal
M17 - call with auntie, hit the inevitable reset point in Skyrim and started a new save, why is the weekend already over?
T18 - chill work day, good news for the future, decent day all told
W19 - politically terrified, sissy is sick, but bought Oblivion for $5 at least
t20 - snowflakes, polite dogs, anxiety on the brain
F21 - a lovely night out on a very good makeup day
S22 - night out pt 2, slightly less successful, but TNG 3x25 so that was nice
s23 - started playing Oblivion!
M24 - gross brain day but husband stayed home with me, TNG 3x26 and recuperating
T25 - brain still gross, but did some writing and cooked dinner and that's a win
W26 - afternoon in the sun with sissy, already gearing up for the weekend
t27 - glorious weather and small brain time, nothing exciting
F28 - incomparably lovely day, drinks with sissy and passing friends, gorgeous sunset, TNG 4x01
meme: shoebody bop
video: political science nerd talks war theory in The Hunger Games
song: For Reasons Unknown by the Killers
book: alloy of law, shadows of self
S01 - balls to the wall shift and general brain funk
s02 - chores and chat with auntie, watching youtube documentaries again
M03 - migraine from impending weather, couch time and few thoughts
T04 - tornado weather and a soggy shift
W05 - chore day, friend visit, back to the papercraft once more
t06 - feeling hopeful, feeling useful at work, feeling loved, good times all round
F07 - TNG 4x02, booktube on the tv, occlupanid identification
S08 - big mental crash, do not pass go, do not collect endorphins
s09 - recovery, paper flower assembly line, uselessness
M10 - big depressies heading into a really long week
T11 - a bit better day, more flowers, picking up alloy of law again
W12 - the sun is out and there are flowers, halfway through alloy of law, hell weekend impending
t13 - bumped into bestest friend, made plans for after the weekend, a little baking and relaxing
F14 - finished alloy of law, got through 12-hour shift number one by observing a very cool slime mold
S15 - work cancelled for tornado weather, rejoice! started shadows of self and did sitely things
s16 - doing our little human chores with the husband, quite lovely as always
M17 - fairy picnic with bestest friend, dipping blueberries in melted chocolate and yapping in the sunshine
T18 - sunshine after a quick shift, good food, considering some art
W19 - youtube, small brain, troubled psychosphere
t20 - unusually nasty dreams leading into a bad headspace, but we do our best
F21 - the single loudest shift i have ever fuckin worked
S22 - finally got to the end of the week, wisteria and redbuds blooming
s23 - work bar crawl ended in shambles but i had a great time
M24 - chill day, long talk with auntie, cooking dinner
T25 - killed by pollen, debriefing about the bar crawl and making sure it never happens again
W26 - allergies continue, finished shadows of self, working through the paper stash
t27 - haircut, quick walkies with sissy, can't believe we're already almost out of March
F28 - mockingbird serenade on the way to work, allergies continue, needing a break but i'll make it
S29 - fabulously silly final shift of the week, tasty dinner with friend, tiny violin shenanigans
s30 - little chores, thunderstorm, watching Rimworld streams on youtube because why not
M31 - farewell march! looooong video call with auntie, lovely times, good food, lazy day :)
song: Horny Hippies by the Dodos
album: I Want the Door to Open by Lala Lala
meme: le poisson steve
video: the sacred geometry of tilings
books: Gideon the Ninth, Harrow the Ninth, Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir; The Library at Mount Char by Scott Hawkins; Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
T1 - long walk with flower hunting, actually voted in a primary, successful foolery
W2 - almost lost my mind over a 2oz container of white bbq sauce, getting sucked into a Rimworld playthrough
t3 - dragging through another work week, picked up rimworld again (alas), sissy got good news yay!
F4 - such a long week, but i got to work with my friends today and turned my brain off as soon as i got home
S5 - hell of a shift, stayed up late playing rimworld
s6 - good ass burger, little human chores, anxiety again yay
M7 - oof ouch owie my mental health, my brain is mean to me
T8 - better(?) day, but nothing else to report
W9 - work continues to stress me tf out but there was good worldbuilding conversation with friend so that's nice
t10 - a more peaceful day of prep work and youtube, higher brainpower still out of commission
F11 - bumped into sissy, started filling a new bag of paper stars, brain slightly defrosting
S12 - holy shit i made it - also 4am giggle fit because the sleeping husband bequeathed unto me a balled up sock
s13 - corvid sighting at the panda express, restorative parallel play
M14 - feeling like such a downer lately but trying to be kind to myself, a very peaceful quiet day of no demands to recuperate
T15 - another weird day in the psychosphere, a busy shift, continuing to run on autopilot
W16 - dude i don't even know anymore
t17 - started reading Gideon the Ninth at the suggestion of work friend - very into it
F18 - the mike's mic LOST season three recap dropped and truly saved my mental health
S19 - halfway through Gideon, survived the arts festival rush, successfully cooked dinner
s20 - alas, a void of a day - blaming it on hormones and weather
M21 - jd vance killed the pope, insanely good career news, and the sequels to Gideon came in from the library so i can finish that now
T22 - career things are happening, started Harrow the Ninth and may well finish it today, relocating baby slugs to safer environs
W23 - did in fact finish Harrow last night, on to Nona the Ninth, freak little thunderstorm and anxiety over impending changes
t24 - finished Nona, emotionally reeling and now waiting impatiently for Alecto, rest of the workweek should be easy
F25 - read The Library at Mount Char finally, lovely shift with friend, morning slug relocation from the trash cans also blessed me with two snails
S26 - sitely tweaks, reading about prehistoric textiles, considering a Locked Tomb reread with notes...
s27 - chores, cooking, website stuff, i have a sleep mask now and that's kind of nice
M28 - omg career plans now up in the air again, i'm so stressed, but i'll be okay
T29 - floating back down towards normal, started Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo
W30 - more reading (finished Shadow and Bone), discussing Harrow with the husband, building up a lovely stack of library books
video: the first story ever written - analysing the Epic of Gilgamesh
artist: the happy fits
meme: mamaposting
books: Siege and Storm, Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo; Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood; The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin; A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger; A Darker Shade of Magic by VE Schwab; Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
t1 - dinner date with friend, allergy attack from hell, started Siege and Storm
F2 - long shift and a longer one tomorrow, messed up dinner and feel gooby about it
S3 - dachshund derby brought the crowds out, relaxed with cutouts and youtube after
s4 - another sunday, another chore day, another corvid sighting at the panda express - this one was being divebombed by a very angry mockingbird
M5 - migraine and mental goop, but still got some sitely things done, including the start to the museum overhaul
T6 - even when my brain's not working i can still make a bomb-ass spaghetti and that sustains me
W7 - snail babies (snabies), some reading time at the library, doing a lot of slitherlinks lately
t8 - rainy day walkies, bug hunting, bugs hunting me (mosquitoes), still working on Siege and Storm though not exactly with a vengeance
F9 - work was a drag, turned the brain off once i got home, set a vague goal of getting my slitherlink time under 13mins
S10 - satisfyingly busy shift to end the week, lots of reading time - finished the Grisha trilogy in one swoop
s11 - working away at some big changes behind the scenes and very pleased with how they're coming out
M12 - lovely long talk with auntie, more books in from the library, sub 13-min slitherlink, good ass dinner
T13 - admiring mushrooms and insects, started Oryx and Crake, excellent youtube content lately
W14 - even more mushrooms to admire, my 888th observation on iNat, had to shake off some nasty dreams but so it goes
t15 - second ever tortoise beetle sighting!! also dinner with friend, reading more Oryx and Crake (it's way heavier than i expected)
F16 - long shift and a cheeky drink after, working on Oryx and Crake
S17 - the most absurdly tiny snails, finally finished Oryx (a trip), time for brain recuperation
s18 - started LHoD, husband witnessed a throne being toted in the back of a pickup
M19 - tipsy yap sesh with sissy, more reading, hoping i sleep off this migraine before work tomorrow
T20 - met a tragic goddess on my walk, taking my book with me everywhere
W21 - had my heart gloriously ripped up by Left Hand of Darkness, big processing and a small cry, life proceeds and psychedelics are wonderful
t22 - auntie's birthday! lovely chat with her and walk up to campus to work on sitely things for a little while, reading a bit of A Darker Shade of Magic
F23 - lovely easy shift, 900th observation, stayed a while at the bar with the work friends and their wonderful company, made plans for next weekend
S24 - prepping for pool party on Monday, shopping, lots of coding (the behind-the-scenes overhaul is almost complete)
s25 - lazy lazy day, starting a close read of Left Hand of Darkness because i'm still obsessed, stormy evening vibes, pushed the site revamp live yay!
M26 - absolutely fabulous pool party with the work folks (even though it led to migraine-induced upchucking for several hours afterward)
T27 - slowly and crunchily recuperating from yesterday, but i was very brave and dainty about it
W28 - meet a bunbun on my way home, got paid to read for several hours (A Snake Falls to Earth by Darcie Little Badger)
t29 - very special birds' nest fungi sighting, another afternoon of paid reading, finished A Snake Falls to Earth during a little rainstorm
F30 - sissy goes off on an adventure today, finally settling into A Darker Shade of Magic after a false start
S31 - so sleepy, but sixth and seventh books of the month down (loved them both) - ready to relax a while and excited for the month to roll over
video: Rusty Lake - Series Explained (Part 1)
songs: Born to Be Alive by Patrick Hernandez; JOHNNYSCOTT by Rio Romeo
game: Palia
books: A Gathering of Shadows, A Conjuring of Light by VE Schwab
artist: ABBA
s1 - much needed sleep-in, then lots of work on the grimoire - enough to consider it done for now!
M2 - auntie day (i love making her laugh), sissy has a dog now(!?!?), still working on my close read of LHoD but got a fresh stack of books in from the library - started A Gathering of Shadows
T3 - how wonderful to be loved <3 voted, bit of reading, more updates from adventure sissy
W4 - fantastic shift blasting disco with the work bestie, plus some drinks after; saw some stinkbugs hatching
t5 - goofy-ass shift with the boys, more reading (might finish A Gathering of Shadows tonight), concert tomorrow if the rain is kind
F6 - the rain was kind and i watched my friend's band and a couple others play, lovely times and a new band shirt in the bargain
S7 - finished Gathering of Shadows after a mildly annoying final shift of the week, sissy made it to Portland and i'm so excited to hear about it
s8 - preparatory shopping for tomorrow's friend picnic, waist-deep in A Conjuring of Light
M9 - friend picnic unfortunately cancelled, but i have strawberries in my fridge regardless - finished Conjuring, immediately dove into the fanfiction to ease my wounded soul
T10 - fun little shift and after-work drinks, small brain time playing pokemon pocket, i miss my sissy
W11 - impromptu pool party with work friends, eating chocolate strawberries and playing with chalk - taking a little pause on reading, though i still have a library stack
t12 - hormone-induced brain funk, so a relaxing day of playing with my little cutouts and not having too many thoughts
F13 - sissy is home and we debriefed, twas a lovely time; brain still too small for reading but that's okay
S14 - mental crash, brain rotted, no thoughts, wheeeeeeeeee
s15 - feeling a little better, saw the first firefly of the season, did a little bit of sitely tinkering
M16 - intentions of pool time dashed by weather, started playing Palia instead and it's adorable
T17 - drinks with sissy after work, coveting the hardcover copies of The Locked Tomb that came in yesterday
W18 - much belated auntie day (love her so much!!) and some prime youtube content
t19 - shift sucked, but only one more to go and then a long weekend; playing more Palia on the side, enjoying simple game chores
F20 - anniversary weekend commences! lo mein for dinner and then lots of Palia
S21 - oh what a lovely, relaxing day. remarkably tasty food and lots of cozy video game time
s22 - more of the same, plus a little bit of baking for sissy and her friends
M23 - slowly pulling myself away from gamespace (alas), started The World for World is Forest for real this time - LeGuin writes fantastically insufferable men
T24 - quick chat with auntie and brief drinks after work, but otherwise just another day in the cosmos
W25 - lovely day poolside with sissy and work friends after a very chill shift; didn't start a fight with someone despite wanting to and i deserve a sticker for it
t26 - haircut finally, building muscles at work, and happily disappearing into Palia after
F27 - people are strange and complicated
S28 - processing feelings still
s29 - somewhat back in my mind, playing lots of Palia
M30 - finishing off the month a little shaky but it's always a nice feeling to roll over into a new calendar square - really surprised there wasn't a meme highlight for the month but perhaps that's just the state of the psychosphere
books: All Systems Red, Artificial Condition, Rogue Protocol, Exit Strategy by Martha Wells
show: Murderbot
song: could you be loved by bob marley
game: ransom of the seven ships
meme: start diggin in yo butt twin
video: the deepest dive into shane from stardew valley part two
T1 - some very vocal thunderstorms but otherwise a pleasant day, hit a lil milestone in Palia
W2 - thinky thoughts about silly video games and very little else today
t3 - okay things are back to normal, tasty foods with friend and pool plans for tomorrow's day off
F4 - about once a month i get to a point where i'd happily trade several years off my life to just not be autistic
S5 - a better day; lovely clouds, dandadan 2x01, no chores left to do tomorrow
s6 - soft sleepy day, video games and pulling myself back into reading with All Systems Red
M7 - peaceful vibes, finished All Systems Red and started Artificial Condition, then watched Murderbot 1x01+02 - all fabulous
T8 - surprisingly quick shift, lots of reading - Artificial Condition and Rogue Protocol down, then Murderbot 1x03-05
W9 - social battery is well and truly drained, but i have my books - halfway through Exit Strategy, watched Murderbot 1x06+07
t10 - chill day, lovely work friend helped me crop my newest band shirt and it looks fabulous
F11 - gunning for the weekend now, finished off Murderbot S1 (better than the book in some ways, and i really really liked the book)
S12 - did myself psychic damage by trying on a friend's glasses - their vision is worse than mine in opposite ways and the headache was instant - but it's relax time now, dandadan 2x02
s13 - sleeping and laundry and selfcare, finished Exit Strategy, rolling towards a stopping point in Palia and looking for the next hyperfixation
M14 - may have found the new hyperfixation - i miss tarot and pixel art so i'm doing both maybe?
T15 - blink-and-it's-over shift, made a proper site button finally (because someone has my old button on their site and it makes me JOYOUS) and worked on the pixel project
W16 - decided i have been cooping myself up for too long and took the laptop back to work after shift - hung out with my lovely favorites did some more pixels
t17 - a night out, and an unexpectedly lovely one - i'll be tired tomorrow but i'm so happy to have spent time with friends and reaffirmed my faith in my own ability to be a person
F18 - work, sleep, excitement for tomorrow!
S19 - a night out that stretched into the AM! had a lovely time with the work friends and gave out a few gifts to the ones i'm losing
s20 - cozy cozy sleep, getting the chores done, relaxing
M21 - some deep-cleaning, a touch of socializing, the autistic ennui is coming back around but i persist nevertheless
T22 - more cleaning, more ennui and abrupt alien feels, slowly making progress of Network Effect still though
W23 - impromptu pool day with the work folks, followed by getting started on moving sissy back in for a couple weeks
t24 - relaxed shift, tried a sip of sake for the first time, blue sky sprinkle on the way home with that good warm wet concrete smell
F25 - caught in the rain and rescued by my lovely coworker, lots of cleaning and moving stuff but thankfully nothing too pressing, dandadan 2x03
S26 - sissy moved back in and i spent the night out saying goodbye to most favoritest work friends - i will miss them so so much
s27 - slept for twelve hours, then chores and cooking - made comfort food for sissy - and then made a paper swan for a friend
M28 - did very little, had some feelings, overall uneventful
T29 - a HELL of a shift and a sweltering walk home, but played Ransom of the Seven Ships with kiddo and that was great
W30 - insert meaningless mental health noises here, nothing is wrong but everything is wrong, logic and reason have left the chat
t31 - a much more normal day to round out the month, picked Network Effect back up finally and made tasty tasty food
book: Network Effect by Martha Wells
video: astronomy has a colonialism problem
song: I Want You by Savage Garden; your favorite by Julia Nunes
meme: lizard lizard lizard
game: kamaeru: a frog refuge
F1 - hot flashes have come back around, a bit of a frustrating shift softened by a couple drinks and the funniest story i've ever heard from sissy
S2 - chore date! trying to finish up Network Effect (i'm back in the groove now finally) while getting a car checkup - i intend to sleep for twelve hours
s3 - the meatsack rebels (hot flash, migraine) but the brain is actually interfacing a little bit again; did some work on the LHoD close read, which feels nice
M4 - a day at the library working on writerly stuff, then spaghetti for dinner and retro web browsing
T5 - mostly just moving sissy into her new place, got excited about asian food and then remembered it's closed on tuesdays :c
W6 - a peacful shift, hauling a bedframe upstairs, getting back into the origami feels and thinking about vending for the holidays
t7 - i hate capitalism (teeth are a luxury!) and i hate being manic but at least i ordered some ring splints so i can do art without hyperextending my lil fingies
F8 - some peaceful sippies at work after a chill shift, then lots of origami because mania and minor financial anxiety!
S9 - potentially AMAZING news on the housing front leading into a long weekend - much to consider
s10 - brain a lil funky but that's okay, we got the chores done and did a lot of pleasant quiet relaxing while i worked on my paper stuff
M11 - day to myself watching youtube and papercrafting, then strange new worlds 3x01 and the joy of not having to go to work tomorrow
T12 - peaceful repetitive papercrafting, chagrin that Stargate SG-1 isn't streaming anywhere i have
W13 - real debacle of a shift but we made it; work is going to be very interesting for the next few months; picked Rimworld back up to unwind
t14 - pseudo-cursed shift (not as bad as yesterday but still just a lot), but delicious thai food with best friend after; watched a sick-ass thunderstorm build up on the way home
F15 - night out with lost friends back home visiting, drinking on the patio under a fading sky and a cool breeze - glorious time
S16 - work was frustrating and will only become more so, and my friends will only get more busy, so out again to shoot pool with musician friend (haven't played pool in ages and i missed it)
s17 - sleep is so wonderful, getting used to my new ring splints (!), bumped into an old buddy at walmart, watched dandadan 2x04 finally
M18 - quiet day in, like most mondays - worked on a bunch of paper flowers and made the best chicken alfredo i've ever made for dinner
T19 - long shift but plenty of hands to make it go by, then drinks after and back to the flower grind while adding some new songs to the forever playlist
W20 - just another rainy day at work; found out about an art market at the end of october that i might participate in (?!!)
t21 - twas a good makeup day, which was nice because i got to go see my friend's band and two others play a punk show in a tiny sandwich shop - bought another band shirt for the collection
F22 - the work day kinda dragged but it's whatever, worked on the halloween costume when i got home and made some progress i'm happy with
S23 - long shift into a longer night out - caught some more music, got hit on by a baby state trooper, flexed some tarot in spanish, and had a great time
s24 - nothing major, chores and the usual, going back and forth and back and forth about housing decisions
M25 - talk with auntie, listless noodling with civ vi, an unproductive day
T26 - bad news on the housing front, alas - very shitty and destabilizing but we persevere (work also kind sucked but it's fine)
W27 - husband took the day off so we went thrifting, though alas we were unsuccessful; more sustained work on the papercraft because it's what i always do when facing financial anxiety
t28 - long light rain all day, a bunch of heavy lifting at work, then back to the no thoughts all paper while watching a new favorite video essayist
F29 - sick? question mark? sent home from work early because i was pitiful, took the most disorienting nap, then watched dandadan 2x05+06 (and laughed my ASS off at 06 in particular)
S30 - still mildly ill, which sucks as i had plans to see a dj friend tonight, but ah well - couch coziness and working on this here webbed site instead