I'm On A Music Video Kick And I Love Utada Hikaru. Love The Aesthetics.

The song is catchy, but I really just loved the backflips. Rock on.

Another manwha that I've gotten sucked into. The characters are hilarious. I've had so many moments cracking up at this story.

Maybe Meant to Be, story Honeyskein, art Damcho

It's August and I already dealt with the flu. I'm not looking forward to the school year starting in a few weeks because that means more germs exposure.

I feel worried and anxious about getting other people sick and about how much it feels like a disruption to life when getting sick. Almost nothing can be scheduled and all crowded events and venues are huge risks with sweaty palms and holding breaths to step through.

That did not used to be me before the pandemic. I feel a fear that I didn't have. Is this a form of PTSD? I want to be normal but it doesn't feel over. It weighs very heavy on me and daily life. I function, I go out, I mask when I think it's applicable but my heart is still unsettled.

I don't know why the chorus has lived in my head since I was a kid.

This gifset got me to watch this show. I'm still a sucker for preppy drama and romance.

Maxton Hall: The World Between Us

S01E03: Exposed

This is the dumpster fire I never expected after participating in NaNoWriMo since 2008. Granted, I never participated in the forums until last November (what timing!) But I found a group then we migrated to discord right before the blow up.

In my mind, I always saw NaNoWriMo as a movement rather than an entity. Sure, this group of people may have the term trademarked, but the movement is more than that. Can we just continue to use it until the concept is just generic enough that it is a right to the public?

Either way, I will still write and I will still challenge myself and maybe I'll just track my word count right here or some other community site for fun and accountability.

As a heads up, @nanowrimo have begun suppressing comments on their latest Facebook post that are unrelated to the post (because they still have not made a post regarding the latest Board announcement, the new municipal liason contract, the revisions to their ToS, etc). Mine specifically was tagged for "spreading conspiracy theories and misinformation", which is very interesting coming from a page that is refusing to publicly address any concerns and is instead hiding those concerns.

As of the time I'm posting this, all of the comments in the above screenshots are hidden. These were all on their most recent post, which they made on February 22.

FYI, this actually seems the most plausible. Meta straight up said they won't uphold ethical filters against hate. The TT agenda was probably an attempt for some US corp to buy it out and TT said no bc they are foreign but agreeed to play along for the $$. Social media has been coopted at least a decade ago. I don't even know why I'm posting this thinking this gets any traction. Screaming void.

Looking forward to seeing this come to fruition.

We surpassed all 5 stretch goals for Koi Lantern Kickstarter! Now every backer will also receive a mini star kit with their koi! 🌟Kickstarter.com/projects/yuumei/paper-koi-lantern-a-diy-kit

Thank you all again for making this project come to life! I can’t wait to see the koi swim in your home✨

Anger is in abundance these days

Distraught

Where did our ethics go?

Who let our hearts fade?

Why did we give up our minds to anyone else?

Disconnected

Did we give it away?

Did we give up?

Not yet

Anyone else find this time of year difficult? Is it wrong to say I feel a little bit of anxiety thinking about the next year? I want to be excited and hopeful, but I feel a little bit scarred by the past few years. Things have been okay, really. It just feels like impending doom sometimes. The news doesn't help.