God I’m glad I’m not a kid now. I never would have survived.

Never thought of that. I’m usually like, “Well, why bother, I didn’t make it.” But I could try and do some things here and there. Thank you.

Yes. I studied and have a degree in animation. I wanted to work in animation, specifically as a story board and background artist. However, I’m talentless. I attempted graphic design work, but my first gig was with Lisa Frank, and that didn’t go well. I searched for more design work and I could only find work in customer service. After a year of portfolio work, applications, etc., I had to accept I just don’t have talent and I wasted my money. My goal was to avoid my current job because all I heard growing up was how awful it was. I studied hard, graduated with honors and everything. Still a talentless dumbass who now works in insurance. I will likely stay in this career (insurance) until I die.

• The Bell Jar
• Between Two Fires
• The Troop (I just not over Newton 😭)
• N0S4A2

Literally don’t talk to enough people to notice. 🤷🏿‍♀️

Full story (from memory, so beware): There’s a new head of the local paper and Peggy wants to work there. On the way to the interview, she spills something and Minh overhears her and tells her to shut up because they’re doing their crossword puzzles. Peggy complains about the stain, Minh gives her some advice.

Once there, the paper isn’t super interested in another journalist, but wants a helpful hints column. Peggy regurgitates Minh’s advice and gets the job. She goes back to Minh for more tips and agrees to give her the answers to the crossword puzzles in exchange. Eventually, Minh’s source (her mother in law) pisses her off and after she snaps back, she can’t get anymore tips. That’s when Peggy goes home and just try to think of something and comes up with the “tip.”

She’s bragging in bed, and that’s when Hank let’s her know, as apparently Cotton made it regularly when he was a kid. After some highjinks that bring in the B-Plot, Peggy comes clean to the paper. The paper says it’s fine, they have a fact checker (who will likely get fire for this), but he likes her writing so he gives her the job.

The end.

I only liked it because I was off. Otherwise, I’ve always hated summer. I used to dream of having a fall or winter vacation instead. I didn’t have AC at home or at school growing up, so if I was going to be uncomfortable, just let me go back. I want to go to the zoo on a nice fall afternoon, not the second coming of Satan’s asshole.

Kunitsu-Gami. I tried the demo and spent 8 hours on it trying to get everything perfect, which made me realize I should just buy it. It was a total delight. I didn’t expect it, never even heard of it honestly, but I can’t stop recommending it.

No, no, no. They’ll just make it so that each of us is expected to do more since AI is “helping” us. Success under capitalism just leads to more work. The number has to keep going up. If they get their arms twisted they may give us a day off, but they will absolutely decrease the pay. My fear is that they would also go, “Oh, well, since you’re not working 40 hours a week, even though it’s the same work, so no benefits for you 🤷🏿‍♀️.”

My friend wants to play games with me last weekend, but I completely forgot. It’s something she wanted to do for her birthday since we’re states apart and our schedules are weird. She said she’s fine, but I can tell I disappointed her by missing such a simple request and I feel absolutely terrible.

However, it was a wake up call. I’ve been very lethargic and tired, but I just kind of ignored it, but it’s now affecting my friendship, so I’m going to try to make some changes to help with my energy. I don’t want to disappoint her again if I can help it.

They say this, but if I sat for 5 minutes doing nothing (if it’s not my break), they’d be on my ass. I’d prefer the meeting so I can rest my eyes at least while they’re talking.

Close to a month. Depression.

I did change my underwear though 🤷🏿‍♀️

I saw lightening bugs for the first time in years when I moved to the east coast. I was so excited, I caught some and brought them inside to show my cat (I let them back out of course). Next year, nada. So far this year? Also nada. I even made a point to leave the leaves. 😔

Art Nouveau. It looks so whimsical. I’d also like a Gothic/Gothic Revival.

The Fatal Frame series (maybe the second one here and there) and Kunitsu-Gami. The second one surprised me since it’s relatively new, but I thought it was a great surprise. I loved the hell out of that game.

I was thinking of my own experiences, but that’s why I said “often.” I personally find that older people who use tech are honestly much better than other generations when it comes to it. My grandma has been into tech from the jump and she blows my mom out of the water when it comes to tech skill. But I find that the ones who were not interested have a hard time catching up. Mostly because it all happened so fast

Boomers and Gen X often handed tech problems to their kids, assuming young people just get it. That mindset stuck—tech as an innate skill, not something learned.

Millennials did learn, but by messing around—customizing MySpace, bypassing school filters, using forums. We had to figure it out. Now, everything’s simplified and locked down. Because we’re the ones making a lot of the tech and we’ve figured it out for them. You don’t need to understand the tech we make to use it.

The problem? Older generations think kids will “just get it,” like we did. But no one’s teaching them. We’re giving them phones and tablets, not skills or understanding. We assume either they just get it, or that they’re tinkering around like “we” did.

I tried with muffins. I have been really into muffins, but it was $7 for a 4 pack. So I bought some mix, eggs, oil, etc., and made my own. I think it came out to a little less than $2 per muffin, which is pretty similar to the original, not to mention I don’t have any dishes.