"So, if I use ChatGPT you think less of me?" Yep. Hope this helps.

I haven't played Minecraft/Feed The Beast in about 6 years now but it used to be LIFE in my 20s, so I am now curious enough to check it out again. Man, the launchers and such look wildly different!

I love that I had to park across the street from my own house because someone who doesn't even live in any of the nearby houses parked their giant freaking Ford F150 in front of my house and took up TWO parking spaces. I am old and I am tired and I just want to park in front of my own house.

Oh man. I have reached C3E91 and like everyone at that table, I am sobbing. I was already spoiled to this beforehand but I was still not prepared 😭😭😭

Working from home has its perks. I've been absolutely loving how much quality time I get with my babies instead of spending half of my waking hours away from them. They're obviously enjoying it too ❤️

I spent all afternoon and much of the evening putting together this very large cat wheel. I can't wait for my cats to never use it at all lol.

I'm catching back up on @90degreessouth.bsky.social finally and MAN episode 65 has wrecked me. I am that person that hunts down and finds rare and important gifts for people I care about, and hearing them talk about that character and how meaningful his actions were made me so emotional.

Ugh. I've decided my partner and I are going to skip @tafcon.bsky.social unfortunately. I hate that, I wanted to go SO BAD and have been looking forward to it since the kickstarter, but I just cannot justify paying over $1000 to book a flight and hotel to be there for less than a full 48 hours.

About what I expected, yeah. I think I'm more left than it puts on here, but otherwise most things here are probably right.

Today has been a very, very rough day. It started with comforting my partner while they broke down at a brunch place we went to this morning (where the owner was really, really sweet and prayed for us) and I finally got home just now to find a kitten I had been seeing around lying dead in the road.

Oh my Goooddddd the new Beartooth song RIPS. It's so good!

Apparently Oli Sykes from Bring Me the Horizon got a phone to the noggin last night at their show here in STL, which is sucky and ridiculous that someone threw anything at all. However, I just saw a post about it on Facebook and the top comment was "Bring Me the Verizon" and I have LOST IT LOL 😂🤣😆

I am LAUGHING because I'm sitting in a waiting room (everything's fine no worries) and there's a news broadcast on and the news lady keeps asking the head of the freaking Department of Energy about gas prices and he keeps changing the topic to why the war in Iran was needed. This is embarrassing.

Did you know that if you buy a kitchen sink from the UK (unknowingly btw) and you live in the U.S., the piping will not match up and you will have to use sealants to connect them because otherwise they will leak no matter what you do because a matching U.S. size does not exist? Fun fact.

After Missouri voters passed ballot measures to enshrine abortion rights and establish paid sick leave, GOP state legislators overturned them. Now voters may have to pass another referendum just to protect the progress they've made. The GOP's contempt for democracy is absurd.

I have a confession to make. I have never been to a Costco or an IKEA. I've never lived even remotely near one. I do now, but I'm too anxious about large places to go on my own, and my partner does not find any joy whatsoever in shopping other than at book stores lol. I need an adult.

As a fat person, one of the things I hate the absolute most when it comes to furniture is wooden slats. Bed and couches are the usual culprits. My heavy butt is going to break those thin flimsy pieces of wood so freaking fast. In related news, I will be going on a Home Depot run for plywood today.

The main electrical outlet I use in my living room has been a bit goofy lately and today it started making buzzy/sparky sounds so as I will not be playing that game I had to grab an extension cord and reroute everything and message the owner of the home.

Had a bit of a going away gathering for one of my partner's besties who's moving. They met in recovery like 3ish years ago and have been a big part of each other's journey, so I hate that he's not going to be close by anymore. I told him I'm offended he's moving now that I just moved here lol.

We're in Michigan to visit my family and introduce them to my partner. My partner, who is currently in the shower rapping a song from the 90s (?) by The Dogg Pound. Yes. This is where I lay my affections lol.

Loooool I just blew my nose and scared my sleeping kitty Keyleth half to death. She shot off the couch and hid behind a plant I have sitting on a side table. She moved so fast I barely even saw her move, I just heard the frantic movement lol. I just have allergies, cats, it's fine!

Finally getting to see Atreyu live after nearly 21 years of loving them was AMAZING. During one of the songs Brandon got into the crowd, moshed for a bit, and then walked right past me and my partner to get onstage so I high-fived him lol. I'm gonna have no voice tomorrow for sure.

Y'all, 2 emergency vet visits and $1600 later, it's looking like my cat Tim is just constipated, possibly from snacking on a plant during the night. Why are cats.

Guess who isn't happy with me at all for taking him back to the emergency vet because he still isn't pottying at all and also refused to eat dinner. Still no signs of a urinary blockage on the ultrasound so an x-ray is next to check for bowel issues or literally anything else.

After Shesha had 2 seizures and I spent the night at the EVet with her and then my car got shot at yesterday and busted out the back glass, we're gonna add to that with the fact that my cat Tim may have urinary crystals and also has to go to the EVet! Thank God my partner can drive us!

I woke up still feeling shaky and panicked about yesterday's events. Boy was that not fun. I did call the glass replacement place nearby and I was right in that an insurance claim isn't necessary because the cost is slightly less than my deductible. Thank God I have a bit of savings.

Having someone shoot out my back glass while I passed through a small intersection nearish my house was not in my plans today but it was what happened. St Louis's finest were called right after it happened an hour and a half ago but I am of course still waiting for them to show. I'm fine but shaken.

My kitty baby Edgar is at the vet today getting his last 2 broken off teeth pulled and they're his fang teeth (both on the top) so it's a bit more involved of a surgery since they have long roots and both teeth are just nubs. I'm gonna be a nervous wreck until he's home again.

Y'all, my new Clandestine Industries Bartskull necklace came in and I'm wearing it with my The Used shirt, is it 2005 again??? I used to own this necklace back then and wore it every day until it broke and I lost it. Wild to have it again 21 years later.

So I'm not done with the basement makeover, though all of the most difficult things have been assembled. I'm surprising my partner with it this weekend so tomorrow is the final day to pull it all together. All that's left is getting the speakers set up and all of the decorations up!

Oh, it's Trans Day of Visibility! Hi! I am a nonbinary trans guy! I don't usually wish to be visible but I'll put up with it for a day. If you want to do anything nice for a trans person today, you can send me some funds on cashapp so I can take another one of my kitties to get dental work! #$SCKIT

I got randomly surprised with a bonus check from my job this morning. I was not told when I got hired that we got yearly bonuses, so that's cool! It wasn't a lot, but it covers the dental bill for my cat Edgar next week so I am absolutely not complaining lol. Poor baby has 2 broken incisor teeth 😿

My little shorty short girl Shesha loves to try and run out the door when I open it, so to give her the freedom to explore the outdoors safely I bought a harness and leash. This is her first time using it and she didn't seem to mind it too much! She was fascinated by the rain water collector lol.

Since moving to Missouri, the furthest north I've lived (other than my first year & a half of life in Michigan) I have been dealing with increasingly bad knee and hip pain. Having to go to the basement to wash clothes hasn't helped. I officially gave in and booked an appointment with an orthopedist.

I didn't get the time to know my mom as a person outside of just being "my mom" but one thing I did know is that she was an incredible artist. Horses and unicorns were her favorite things to draw. These are from her teens and they won awards at a local fair in her hometown.

Me earlier in the day: "I'm not gonna stay up til 3am playing video games for the 4th night in a row." Also me, right now in this moment: "God dangit I stayed up til 3am playing video games for the 4th night in a row."

Listen STL, I'm gonna need you to get your stuff together. My hips and knees hurt from all this ridiculousness.

I played Bookshop Simulator so much the last 2 days that I dreamt about it last night. It's such a simple game and yet I LOVE IT. And Retro Rewind comes out tomorrow! Y'all, I'm back in my video gaming era. (I better be, I just dropped $700 on a gaming PC).

Having cats that freak out easily, it probably wasn't the best idea to jump up suddenly and run through the house as the tornado sirens started blaring, but after a ridiculous herding battle we are all safe in the basement for the next 15ish minutes.

I appreciate the folks that do Amazon flex deliveries and such very much, but God dang, the package I got smelled so strongly of cigarettes that I had to hold my breath to rip it open and then hurry and throw the bag away. I would HATE to smell that dude's car.

Bought a fancy nice gaming PC from someone local since eBay keeps screwing me over. Got it home and had to contact the guy because I couldn't figure out why nothing was showing up on the screen and the computer beeped an error code. Anyway, I'm just dumb and the computer works fine lol.

I have been developing my first ever stye right on the underside of my right eyelid for most of a week now. I look like someone punched me and it swelled up but didn't bruise, basically. I finally went to an urgent care and was prescribed an ointment today, but the pharmacy was already closed.

I have SUCH a hard time with this. I basically apologized to my partner this morning for being an emotional mess about their brother having cancer because I don't want to center anything on my pain when I'm so new to the family. I don't want to be a burden in this awful circumstance.

There are so many mean things I'd like to wish on people sometimes but honestly, wishing them the life that they deserve, or wishing that life treats them the way they treat other people, is honestly way more effective.

My partner's brother was unexpectedly hospitalized again yesterday due to out of control pain. A CT scan shows his gallbladder may be playing a part, but it may be other things. He was supposed to start chemo Monday but now it's being pushed back to Wednesday. Visiting him yesterday was so hard.

Today is the first warm day in a bit, so I'm just standing outside, enjoying the weather... and the sounds of neighbors fighting. Ahh STL.

I'm so behind on school work, though luckily the teacher is understanding after explaining why I've had such a terrible week. I had to record a PowerPoint presentation and good lord I sounded half asleep and just absolutely out of any F's to give, which I am. I turned it in, I don't care.

It's worth noting that my partner's brother was diagnosed with stage 4 colorectal cancer literally the day before the official awareness month for it began. Don't wait until 45 to be screened, please. James Van Der Beek had stage 3 at 46 and my partner's brother has stage 4 at only 43. Go sooner.

Partner's brother is having his pet scan tomorrow. I dunno if the results will be known tomorrow or if it'll take a couple days or whatever, but we're all prepared for tomorrow to potentially be very bad, depending on the results, though obviously we're hoping for the best. We are all so exhausted.

Partner and I both barely got sleep last night after such a mentally and emotionally exhausting weekend. We spent a couple hours yesterday with their family and it's obvious their brother is in pain but is also generally in okay spirits despite all of this sudden bad news. This is a lot.