Sometimes all you can do is make the world 0.0000000000001% less awful by being a good person and it feels very meaningless but it’s also the only thing that really matters

May anyone who is fine with the state of the world as it is never know peace.

I know Bleu cheese is a bit divisive, but if you love the taste of it, you have to try the Trader Joe's Bleu cheese potato chips. Oh my God, they're so good. If you want to get bougie with it, have them with some green olives.

So many creative people who I found the courage to follow and interact with have wished me happy birthday! Thank you for the birthday wishes. With such positivity and light, it's hopefully going to be an awesome year!

It's my 40th birthday 🎂!!! I'm trying not to let the feeling of running behind on my life catch up with me snd fill me with existential dread. Help out with a birthday donation?

I try really hard to not trip over the line between positivity and toxicity. I really put in work to be considerate of all angles and even if I get preachy, I don't want to be harmful. It's hard because I'm a very positive and sincere person and that alone can be misread as toxic.

Hopelessness is cowardice and laziness. Using difficulty as an excuse not to act or fight. It evolves into ennui and is honestly a pipeline to dangerous thinking from every angle. Do not let yourself sink in despair. You have more power than you realize! Hope is a source of power! Don't lose it.

Virtue signaling really just became a way to shut down people from wanting to be virtuous and it's bullshit. Let people be kind, ffs.

For anyone looking to get into book journaling, my partner got me this and it's so great as not only a journal but also a resource. And it's really pretty. The No-Pressure Book Journal a book by Brea Grant, Mallory O'Meara, and Rebecca Santo - Bookshop.org US share.google/woHw7mq7EaG0...

I stg, Q-anon whackadoodles already fucked up my birthday (January 6th) once. Don't you or your Grand Wizard do anything extra dumb again on my birthday. I'm turning 40. It's hard enough.

I got a huge compliment on my character play for one of the ttrpgs I'm in and it was such a huge confidence boost. I love acting so when I get told I'm doing well it always makes my day.

I'm having Taco Bell again. I've completely given up. True foodies aren't ashamed to love garbage (/affectionate).

There need to be more stories about stellar in-laws because I have a few really awesome people. I stole my ex's favorite aunt and my current partner has the best dad ever.

The only reason CapyPappy (Capybara's Dad) isn't a "Dad with the cat he never wanted" story is because he's very allergic to cats. But that man checked on her religiously when she had her health scare. I update him about his "grandcat" often.

Sure, you love your pets. But would you bring your cat to the last night of the Holiday Lights at the Herr's Chip Factory so she gets to enjoy them? Because my cat is about to have her mind blown.

*I walk into a board game and ttrpg shop* "Give me the coziest goddamn games you got!"

I'm not ready to turn 40. I mean I'd rather I do than the alternative but it sucks that it took until 40 for my life to be (mostly) where I want it. I've got big feelings of regret and grief instead of excitement. I blame it on my birthday being January 6th.

Roasted Garlic: Prep it by cutting off the top of a bulb and drizzle it with olive oil and salt first then put it in your oven at 400°F wrapped in foil for 30-60 min until fork tender (confit consistency). You're more likely to get the actual roasted flavor.

My partner pitched this idea for a #Dandadan #fanart and says it's free for any artist who wants to use it. I thought I'd share because it really is cute "Fanart of Vamola and Zuma parodying the My Neighbor Totoro art but with Zuma holding his spirit-umbrella and Vamola in her Kaiju suit as Totoro"

You know things are serious in the kitchen when the apron comes out.

Everyone should be impressed by Capybara. He's decided to be petty and use the 90% cocoa bar from a coworker who couldn't be bothered to care about others or the full impact of his actions to make Mole sauce on his own. His thought was "Might as well find a way to make coworker be useful somehow".

Joke's on me for thinking having mad experience at #otomegames would make me prepared for #MonsterProm. It's super fun all the same but also incredibly humbling lol.

So, apparently I had a fluke experience with bad Taco Bell because ever since I last had it a few days ago, it tasted good and I've been craving it. We got more today and the tastes held up. I guess I shouldn't be surprised since it was one of my favorite things to eat growing up.

New foodie treat unlocked: Strawberry punch nerds clusters and mini wheels or small slices of brie cheese. Oh my God! The super sweet and tangy nerds bring out the smooth and nutty notes of the cheese and it tastes SO GOOD!

If you're looking for your next #anime fix and don't mind cartoons, I highly recommend #MonkeyWrench on YouTube. It's a punchy and fun space opera akin to Cowboy Bebop with high energy and bright colors juxtaposed by surprisingly deep lore and central mysteries. The talent is off-the-charts, too.

Before the year, and what a fucking year it's been, ends; Thank you for following, interacting, gifting, or collaborating with me. I truly appreciate all of you and I have big plans I can't achieve without you building me up the way you have. I'm grateful and humbled.

Two NYE parties in one day. Send strength because I just know I'm going to need it. Not because I don't love the people, but because I'm an extroverted introvert so I'm going to be "on" regardless of how I feel about it.

I love the farmer's market we go to for on special dates because my partner is familiar with a lot of the brands due to them being Amish families he grew up around. He knows who has the best stuff and sometimes gets recognized. The first time I had Maplehopf flavored milk, it blew my mind.

The farmer's market we went to was VERY busy for a freezing cold and windy Tuesday morning. All the close parking lots were full and the walk was rough in the high winds. Still had a blast but yeesh.

I'm a counselor who prescribes cats to people in Japan... who might also be a cat? And a ghost?

I have pretty bad scoliosis and sciatica so long times walking or standing are really hard on my spine. I went around the Philly art museum for 3 hours with no mobility aids yesterday. My feet hurt (I put them in compression socks) but I'm really proud.

If you're going to drop into every post and reply "So what? Who's going to do something about it?", the answer is YOU. YOU are going to do something about it. YOU are the consequences. Stop waiting for someone else to save you.

If you read any books at all this year (regardless of the medium used to read it) then you've done well. You're ahead of the illiteracy curve and I hope you keep reading and enjoying it. Good job 👏

I haven't been able to stomach Taco Bell in a couple years now because, to my tastebuds, the flavors have unfortunately changed from good to utterly shit. I refuse to learn my lesson as I am having it for dinner tonight. Here's hoping I don't Baja Blast it out tomorrow.

Darlene the spider lady from Gravity Falls is amazing and we have no choice but to stan a queen... but not give her Stan.

"Wishing you the best in the worst way" from Karma by Chappell Roan hit so hard. It sucker punched my psyche as a feeling I couldn't define finally found the words it needed to make sense in my soul.

The way I sobbed when Nico Robin from #OnePiece embraced her power and embodied her trauma in Wano is still one of my favorite moments in the series but I feel that unless familiar with trauma, many don't understand what a huge moment that was for her (and fans with trauma).

Monkey Wrench is very fun. It reminds me of a mix of Cowboy Bebop and JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. But what I really loved in the first episode was Nobert. The creators absolutely have experience around parrots because yes, they're just like that. The whisper of "What Doin'?" sent me.

Gravity Falls but Grunkle Stan swears like a guy from New Jersey.

Sure, you might say you'd die for Gritty. Me? I would live for him.

I would like to sleep but the snow plows must do their work.

Today I learned I can do a spot-on impression of Minnie Mouse and the way I've abused this power makes me fear the Disney executives are hunting me down with a C&D.

Is anyone subscribed to Viki and wants a watch party buddy to fangirl (/gender neutral) over dramas with? I especially love contemporary romcoms.

What's really "funny" is how genuinely fucked white supremacists would be without immigrants of cultures they deem lesser. How much they'd suffer without the work and innovation of immigrants and foreigners. America has nothing to offer without diversity. They can't even acknowledge Christ was one.

Sincere and honest question for autistic people (and I know you're not a monolith, I'm asking in a general sense) do you have any hangups or discomfort around gift giving and receiving gifts? Like attaching expectations or pressure to it?

Did anyone else ever notice that all the episodes of She Ra and the Princesses of Power that featured or heavily involved Entrapta had a lot of horror movie elements?

Happy Holidays, my dears. Be extra gentle and extra kind as you move toward next year and keep hope alive by believing in better and doing your part to make it so. You matter so very much ❤️

My steak is too juicy and my lobster is too buttery is actually a terrible scenario if you're vegan.

I like to think if there was ever any doubt that money doesn't make you necessarily smart, it's gone now for most people because holy shit.