The Universe laughed and laughed, and I passed out on the couch instead.

Now that the fridge is here, the only obligations I have for the rest of the day are to help get it inside the house, finish yesterday's dishes, and make tonight's dinner.

Here is a video of a frozen creek that had begun to thaw, and the water was flowing beneath the thin ice on top. I took this because it was soothing and wonderfully bloopy and I wanted to listen to it for hours. You are all welcome to enjoy it, too. Let your brain settle here and rest for a moment.

"Everyone uses AI in their daily life" No I fucking don't actually. 2026 and I still have no clue how to even access chatGPT, never touched any Gen AI, never got into the stupid Ghibli pfp trend, and I scroll pass the AI Summary every time I google anything.

We are heartbroken to hear of the passing of T. K. Carter, beloved by genre fans for his role as Nauls in John Carpenter’s 1982 classic THE THING.

Now that Bluesky has proper threading I can once again invite all of you to my ART GUIDES MEGATHREAD, where I will be posting all my self-made art guides, edutainment essays, tutorials, and general art resources for the greater good of the community. #ArtResources #Art

I'm so glad I get to have two days off after today. I am so behind on everything.

You want to watch this. And you want the sound on. Trust me on this.

I don't have any dragons. Tbh, I don't really find them that interesting to read or write about. #Critterary

I know I'm supposed to be on a mental health break, but I have a really hard time not being connected to people on here.

Can't even find decent videos on YouTube of struggle meals from the past any more, on account of slop.

-DVD players were a luxury item after they first came out. -Your PC would say 'it is now safe to unplug or turn off your PC' after shutting down. -You could spend all day at a media store (MediaPlay, FYE, etc.) looking at things and still not see everything they had to offer.

Life just keeps hitting. Not looking for sympathy or anything, just venting, but this last week has been some bullshit. -dryer outlet melted (fixed) -tornado yesterday (everything's fine) -fridge just shit the bed (new one being delivered tomorrow, at least) All within the last 7 days.

Anyway, now I'm going back to my little breaky break so I don't have another menty b this week.

J's okay, too, btw. Still waiting to hear from my brother. Gonna check for damage in a little bit now that the dogs are calm again.

On that note, I'd really appreciate it if you checked out my tornado horror story. It's free. I have any file type you need, just let me know if you don't see your preferred shop available.

Just got back inside from the tornado shelter. The tornado itself seemed to have skipped us. I'm fine, dogs are fine, parents are fine. Haven't heard from my brother, and J's without power at work about to be in the center of shit. I know I'm on a break right now, but felt I should update y'all.

#Critterary I don't have any, but my favorite dinosaur is a triceratops.

One last thing before I go. I finally put up my list of things I want to do this year on Ko-Fi. Read it here:

There's so much bad shit going on right now, and so much conflicting information about all of it, and intentional mis- and disinformation that I don't know what to believe or plan for (besides the Worst) any more. I'm just lamenting; I know this post is pointless but I have to get some of it out.

I really wanted to watch a movie this morning, but I keep getting anxiety spikes. So instead, I'm going to work on a post for Ko-Fi and stay off of here for a while.

I don't have any werewolves yet :( I know I really should, being a horror writer and all, but I just haven't gotten to them. Hugh Jackman's expression in Van Helsing when he realizes his error, that really sad puppy face... gods, that gets me every time I watch it.

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So my Ingramspark invoice came in. -$79.43 in returns... Anyone interested in buying my books, or sharing the link? I could use a pick-me-up 😮‍💨 jldurona.com

It is perfectly acceptable to go after quick small wins while trying to figure out larger problems. You know what happens to low hanging fruit if you don't pick it? It rots.

Thinking about this final season of Stranger Things, watching a bunch of the conversation in the fandom, and how many people are just proving Sharai right. horrorpress.com/editorials/1...

This record is kicking ass and taking names! howlingattheearth.bandcamp.com/album/drifted

Instant Pot (ours has an air fry option, so not including that) and rice cooker. Though I'll admit to loving my slow cooker, it's honestly never been that exciting in my life.

My anxiety is to the moon today. I think I'm gonna spend a while offline. Be kind to yourselves and those around you.

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Ok I'm going to suggest a goal for everyone to try to accomplish right away: back up all of your files on an external hard drive or thumb drive. NOT the cloud! I mean on something you own not connected to the internet that some other company or person has control over.

Yes, I do have dogs in my work! SEEK SHELTER NOW has two of them, Luna and Watney (big blocky pittie and German Shepherd respectively), who help protect Simone during the actual worst moment of her entire life. (link in pinned, it's free loads of places. TW for gore, but the dogs live. #Critterary

I did NOT get a lot of writing done today. But I did make an error-free HTML template for my writing endeavours going forward! I'm a fan of open-source code, so if any other indie authors don't have a clean e-book HTML template, you do now! (Check the ALT)

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Knitting. Because why spend $30 on a store sweater when you can spent $60-200 on supplies to make it that just end up sitting in the closet for eternity? Because who needs functional shoulders or wrists?

Forced craft break for at least the next week. Left shoulder is in absolute agony after overdoing it yesterday. This sucks.

Every single time I'm watching something with Tarot/witchcraft/etc., I have to claw my own hands so I don't shout "THAT'S NOT HOW IT WORKS!!!!" Weapons pissed me off so bad. Like, I fucking wish witchcraft* could make me float or do mind control, but it doesn't work that way, and it never will.

all this is both foolish and unnecessary

I'm almost to the sleeves/body portion of my Ranunculus, and now I have to decide: long sleeves, or short? One hand, I like long sleeves. On the other, I'm not a fan of the batwing effect that doing the raglan increases AFTER the yoke causes with those fitted sleeves. At least I can try both.

What, you thought I was giving up sarcasm in regards to current events? I'm doing Wry January.

Hm. Y'know what? I think maybe my body's correct. It's time to doze off on the couch.

This is Ollie. He found a perfectly placed carrot snack on his walk. Simply can't believe his luck. 13/10 best day ever (TT: maxime_aries)

Heh-Heh

My body's crashing out on me. Says "it's time for eeping!" and I can't just go to bed now. It's not even 5pm. I haven't even showered yet. I just barely finished dinner. But I'm dozing on the couch all the same.

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