I think it should be socially and legally acceptable to smack these clean off somebody's face if they're filming you against your will

Sooo. Apparently I’ve been awarded “too much” financial aid and they don’t want to give me my scholarship funds — despite being awarded the scholarship. …. Anyone want to give me $10k to make up for this? Kind of fucked without it.

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Sometimes it is a moral judgement of your closed mindedness or lack of empathy.

My cat, Kaija, loves being under the covers. But if I choose to lay down on top of the covers, her little brain cannot compute. So she tries to burrow in my towel, my clothes, under me. Some days I swear she would get into my skin if it was possible.

what an absolutely crazy day one fundraising!! we smashed our original goal of $500 and raised over $5000 in a single day!! Thank you SO MUCH to my amazing community and the streamers that joined me today!! 🍉 I also passed over $25K raised on @tiltify.com across all charity campaigns today! 🎉🎉

In unsurprising news: I had a cis straight white man tell me what is and isn’t privilege.

I would like to report (another) murder.

Contemplating moving into the woods to paint, cook, read, talk to trees, befriend the wild beasts and cryptids, and never be seen again by mankind.

I know everyone is consumed with other news, but this is a big fucking deal: The Trump administration says that IUDs and the Pill are actually abortions. Here's what USAID told the NYT about the $10m in birth control they plan to destroy. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/11/h...

You can’t call yourself an ally and then platform a terf.

My dunkin oatmilk chai is trying to murder me. 😖

I cannot wait for September because I will finally be financially stable for the first time in like 6 months.

BIG day of apartment hunting and touring. Will not be sad if someone spotted me some lunch money. (Otherwise it’s the meat sticks that LeftistAudiophile gave me.)

I miss her every day.

Today was a good day. But. So much stress with moving and school starting up. Financial stuff for the next 2 days. My family’s trying to get the house ready for closing. But I can barely think about packing. On top? This is the last place Tuija lived. And moving away is harder than I realized.

I am a massive bundle of anxiety and depression.

Today I got to pet an elephant’s ear. And her armpit. 😂

Y’all. I got to hear cheetahs purr today.

Welp. Accidentally spent $150 more at GenCon than I wanted to. Next year I need to only use cash. (the “Rini is broke” fund is still at ko-fi.com/adorkble if anyone wants to help with groceries, gas, & cat food cause I did a dumb.)

Yaaaaaaahhhh. No stream happened. Cause I was just tired and enjoying some time to relax. The “Rini is broke” foundation still exists. But yeah. Just focusing on work, apartment viewings, and getting ready for GenCon.

Awesome. I’m allergic to my lunch. This bodes well.

Welp. Yeah. Most definitely maybe gonna try. Caauuuuuse I had another automatic payment go through. Only one more month then I get my student loans.

Might stream on Sunday. Quick little “fundraiser” for the Rini Is Broke foundation. (And I need a new air filter for my car.)

On top of this -- I feel like I should not ask for help because I'm going to GenCon. We're conditioned that we cannot do "luxury" things while still struggling or asking for help from others. Despite that it's already paid for & what I spend there will be minimal compared to my responsibilities.

This summer has also been a good reflection on asking for help. As a society we often look down on asking for help and mutual aid as begging or looking for handouts. But then conversely, folks get upset with the "well why didn't you ask for help?" It feels like a no-win situation.

Viewing an apartment today. I can't afford a deposit or anything right now. But. I'm in the "something will work out" no-panic mode cause the alternative is kind of nonexistent. I *have* to move. My folks likely wouldn't let me be homeless. But it wouldn't be ideal to move w/ them.

I kind of miss treatstream... having someone just buy you a pizza or burritos... (can you tell I'm attempting to budget?)

I got my own damn cheeseburger.

I don’t wanna spouse or a partner. I just want someone to buy me a cheeseburger and bring it to me.

Debating starting a once a week twitch stream where we learn about animals together. It’d be on my alt, ttv/notakeeper But I also know this next academic year is going to be A LOT.

Nothing like coming home and finding your power has been disconnected. It's back on -- thanks to my mom. But yeah, I was hoping to pay the rest of the past-due balance on Thursday with my next paycheck. But nope. Too late.

Happy birthday to @zbwmusic.bsky.social - aka zeboodlewoo esquire ser von scrotchfart. Hope it’s a good one m’ void of human flesh sack. 💜

And if you are re-posting pictures or video of protests… EDIT OUT PEOPLE’S FACES. It’s our duty to keep people safe!! Don’t let the fascist regime use you to hurt others! #nokings (cc @indivisible.org)

If you are going to protests today, or any day: DO NOT take pictures of people’s faces or identifiable markings. Cops faces are ok! DO NOT livestream it. DO NOT talk to cops. Ask if you are arrested, if no, leave. Otherwise: ask for a LAWYER. DO keep fresh water with you. Be safe. Do the thing.

spend annoying day with me why dont you twitch.tv/hcjustin we're gonna be real normal here today

How I spent my birthday 🐻🎂

Still time to get me that “I think about walruses every day” shirt for my birthday. You know. Just in case you were thinking of doing something. 😂 throne.com/adorkablyrini

41. 🎂

We raised 53,000 dollars for @chirla-org.bsky.social thank you!!!!!!!!

Overdraft fees are bullshit. “We’re going to give you til the end of the business day (ie ~6 hrs) to find money you don’t have, or we’re going to charge you for being broke.” So now instead of being $63 overdrawn, I’m now $97. I still don’t get paid til the 18th. And I bet you I get another fee.

Birthday is in 2 days! Celebrating by working and probably disassociating. I won’t lie. Life is tough right now. While I have a job I love, and am successful and happy in grad school, there are still many ways I feel like a failure. It is possible to feel great joy and shame at the same time.

I can’t wait for the semester to start so I can have my student loans and not have a bank account with only $1. 🫠

My birthday is in one week! 🎉 The big 4-1! Want to help me celebrate? ko-fi.com/adorkable throne.com/adorkablyrini

Unintentional theme of my birthday gift wishes…

Pride Month is also my Birthday Month -- which means you have to be extra nice to me. I don't make the rules.

41st birthday is in 2 weeks! 👀 I’ll be working that evening for a special event at the zoo, but otherwise no plans yet. Maybe this will *finally* be the year I get an ice cream cake.

So we joke at work that clearing chats is like collecting pokemons. Welp. I’m gonna need one of these fake nanoblock sets for every animal I work with now. (I have some on my throne: throne.com/adorkablyrini)

It’s almost June and I still have my Christmas stuff up.

It’s almost like woman are humans.. who should receive dignity and compassion. Let’s not congratulate them for doing something they should have done from the beginning. Y’all. Between this and the “water based cooking”. This is 2025. I think I’m done with people.