i know WHY this is but that just makes it even more of a kick in the pants lmao

Me, planning a group meetup: "Hey guys, here's a list of dates we can potentially meet. If any of these times don't work, please speak now!" Them: Silence. Me, after giving them 2 weeks to speak up: "Okay, I guess I'll choose this date." Them: No, that day won't work.

Pinterest now allows you to turn off the AI slop! 🎉🎉🎉

At this point I assume anyone who says the Luddites smashed their work machines because "machine takes mer jobs!" Is an idiot who hasn't bothered to do a lick of research and just blindly accepts whatever narrative they're fed without question.

Since more and more recipes online are either AI slop or clickbait garbage that's more focused on getting attention than tasting good, I've found myself returning to #cookbooks. They're really neat. They're written by vetted professionals. And humans.

woegurt

Japan, making one of the best adaptations of Anne of Green Gables because why not.

Bluesky has suddenly decided to show me a lot of fetish art. Sorry, not a fan. But I appreciate that they're all hand drawn by real artists and not AI.

Saw this and thought my oomfs' feeds could use this

Welp, several of my friends just got laid off because they were animators on a PBS cartoon, and the almighty Trump cut their public funding. Thanks, Trump! Really "creating jobs" there!

This realtor pic isn't really selling me on this condominium.

unfollowing everyone on linkedin except this guy

My spouse made me watch The Electric State and it was definitely the most 5/10 movie ever. SO glad Netflix cancelled several cartoons our studio was working on to blow $320 million on this instead.

Voting done! The turnout was huge! We had to wait an hour in line to cast our #vote. Go Canada!

It's been a long 19 months, but I finally have a job again!

i keep thinking about this

Even if the #tariffs DO bring manufacturing jobs back to America, who are you going to sell the goods to when you've soured your trade relationships with literally every other country in the world?

Every day I wake up to the news

The fun anxiety of waiting to see if I'm getting my old job back. According to my old coworkers there's rumors that I've been rehired, and if it's true I'd love it if they told me.

#drawing #coloredpencils

Just trying to apply to jobs and it's all "Download our app to apply! Apply through our stupid AI chatbot! No you can't just give us your resume, you must use the chatbot that makes everything more tedious and confusing!" UGGGGHHHHHH!

Ugh. Part of an online writing group and every 3rd post is about how someone's quitting doing the whole "learning and improving" thing and letting an AI slop bot write their book for them. When people point out it sucks and is also plagiarism, the posters throw a fit and scream "IT'S JUST A TOOL!"

Frustrated about my inability to land a job, but seeing the stock market in freefall makes me remember that there are many, many people having a much worse day than me.

Heh, I think I'm bending the rules a bit for this one. #WriteSky #WritingPrompts #WritingCommunity #WIPSnips #RomCom

Lol exactly one use of the word "task" in my manuscript. #WIPSnips #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #Romance

Hello, guess I'll try this out. #WriteSky #WritingCommunity #WritingPrompts #WIPSnips #Romance

Currently waiting to hear back from two prospective jobs and it sucks. I don't even care if they say no, I just want a frigging answer so I can move on!

My mom was just telling me of a low point in my parent's life when they needed to apply for public housing in the early 90's. They were waitlisted for a whopping month, and were then offered several housing options. I think the wait list today is like 3 years.

There are currently protests breaking out in every state. You probably won't see much about it in the media, though.

I've finally made the change. Google is no longer my default search engine. It's DuckDuckGo now. Google is just too dodgy, AI sloppy, and obsessed with selling me junk.

Me handing my book over to beta readers: It sucks, they'll hate it. Why do I even bother? Only garbage flows from my fingers. They'll quit after 1 chapter because it's so bad. Beta reader: Haha this bit's funny. Me: I AM A WRITING GOD AMONG MORTALS #writingcommunity #amwriting

I HAVE A CHILD!!!!

Basking in the glory of finishing my latest novel, until I realize I now have to do beta reads, more edits, and prepping it to get rejected by agents. It's like crossing the finish line and being told "ok now climb that mountain next." #writingcommunity #amediting

Ten years ago I finished my first novel. I thought it was a masterpiece. In reality it was shit. Ten years later, I've learned how to write stories that don't make my beta readers want to rip their own eyes out. So never give up, even if you suck! #writingcommunity

Twin Peaks will always be one of the biggest inspirations for me. The way it captured the good, the bad and the weird of humanity was simply phenomenal, and reshaped the way I thought about writing characters.

Installed one of those apps that are supposed to help you plan meals based on what's in your fridge. It ignored all my vegetables and gave me 60 different recipes for sloppy joe. The future, ladies and gents.

Ah, the seasonal depression is starting to set in. Joy.

EGG. Going back to drawing basics. I've never been great at shading so I figured it was time to learn. This was the first of 4 eggs I drew that didn't look like smudgy ass. #drawing #pencils #egg

My new art resolutions has been to finally learn how to properly shade... it's not going great. Starting with eggs and so far every one has come out a smudgy mess.

Had a craving for some frozen burritos, only to discover no one really sells them anymore. Sigh.

If I wasn't 98% done this fucking book I'd throw it into the void. #amwriting unfortunately.

I swing between hating this book I've written and thinking it's sort of okay. I don't even know what's good anymore. #amwriting

Hoping to get a better setup for photographing my drawings soon. #inking #drawing

Literally bought new pants yesterday. Already developed a massive hole in the crotch. Ain't clothes quality these days awesome?

Are there any #betareaders and/or #critiquegroups on here? I'm almost done this #romance novel and now I need people to read it and tell me what's wrong with it.

Practice sketch. Considered inking but too lazy. #drawing #pencils

My brain has this weird glitch where every time I draw, I think of scenes from this crappy old movie called Krippendorfs Tribe, a film I haven't seen in 25 years. Currently rewatching it hoping to finally purge the brain glitch. Boy is it racist. #drawing #wtf

That time a squirrel left a slice of pizza on our windowsill.

I'm actually okay with a bit of an echo chamber at this point.