last updated: 06.21.25
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🧠 (on the brain) Man, summer's been pretty busy for me! It's been a few long days. Every week brings something new, and it's hard to take it all in sometimes. If it's not one thing, it's another. But, it hasn't been all doom and gloom -- I'm also having the most fun I've ever had! Spending each day with my partner has been such a joy. We travelled to New York for the Museum of Modern Art and a cool concert, have slept in and gamed together, and just have enjoyed each other's existence. The only thing that truly has been "doom and gloom" has been finances... things have been a little tight, and it's been hard to juggle a few things. However, the math always works out with finances... money comes and money goes, as they say. I'm still trying to work on myself, day by day.
📒 (on my projects) Things have slowed down a bit in the projects department. It's still on the brain that I would like to downsize my personal website (perhaps I'll have some time to work on that next month, we'll see), but I still really want to nail down some things with this site too. I have great ideas for the Knick-Knacks page (I just thought of a fun name, "Knick Knacks of the Net", heh) and the "What's This Place?" page. More to come, I just need to find the time! I at least have come to terms with my font issue -- this current font is a little more limiting, but it's easier on the eyes for now. I don't mind it!
💪 (on my health) Life's still busy, but at least my brain's not super duper fried. I've gotten into the gym more and more these past few days, but I know there's more that can be done. I'm a little worried about my health as I've picked up a second job to cover some finances (risky move, I know, but this world is becoming crazy expensive), but I think it'll work out in the long run. It's offering me a different way to utilize my skills of being helpful, and should hopefully be a little easier mentally. We'll see, here's hoping!
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🎮 (on gaming) With updates on Cornerpond slowing down, I haven't really touched it in a while. My partner and I were beta- testing the new Plant Nursery Simulator game, and we ended up in the credits, how neat! That game is coming along very well and I'm very, very happy on its progress and what it's become. We've both also sunk our teeth heavy into FANTASY LIFE i: The Girl Who Steals Time and that's been a blast! It got a little grindy towards the end, but that's kind of been the style of the game. I remember playing the Fantasy Life game that came out on the 3DS years and years ago and thoroughly enjoying that game, so this one was no different. I ended up beating it today. Will I go for 100%? I'm not quite sure, but if I have the time and energy, it might be a nice distraction here and there. I also picked up PEAK as it was advertised on TikTok (bleh, I feel like such a consumer) but that was a fun romp! My friends haven't seemed all too interested in it however, but it's got a nice solo mode that I didn't mind doing for a bit, haha. We're all looking forward to Big Walk, though!
The latest chapters of DELTARUNE were also a great adventure -- I loved Chapter 3 as an adventure, but Chapter 4's story blew me away. And man... those bosses were hard! It was definitely worth the wait. Can't wait to return to this world next year.
📺 (on television) I don't usually put TV on my Currently, but I wanted to talk about what my partner and I have been watching the past few weeks. I made her binge all of Steven Universe (Movie and Future as well), and she quite liked it a lot! SPOILERS: She totally guessed that Garnet was a fusion, but Rose being Pink Diamond threw her for a loop. END SPOILERS. It was nice seeing someone else react to all of this though, despite me seeing it live years and years ago. Mindful Education made me bawl my eyes out AGAIN, though. That might be my favorite episode... ugh. Future was also nice to rewatch for me, and she really liked the character progression. All of this to say that the spinoff series LARS OF THE STARS (!!!) being announced made us both excited at the same time, which made me super happy overall.
We're currently watching Adventure Time! I never watched this show in my youth, but she did, so now it's my turn to go into an unknown show. I actually really, really like it, and I see how younger kids loved this show and why adults my age also love this show. It's very heartfelt and sweet, despite also being a silly adventure show. It's quirky, both in its world and its characters. I love it. Trying to remember what episode we're on is failing me, but I know we're in the third season. As far as I know, Finn is totally aromantic, and maybe a little asexual too? I'm not sure if it sticks, but I kind of hope it does? It's an interesting trait for a main character that rescues female-presenting beings to have, and I like that a lot, haha. He's also young and ambivalent, so that could also be a reason why.
🎵 (on music) I'm still in my earcandy phase, but this song has definitely taken over my brain like an earworm. It's just such a good remix. I believe the term is... breakcore? You tell me.
💙 (on love) We just celebrated 8 months together and things are going smoothly! No relationship is without its bumps, and we've certainly had our fair share and will continue to do so. I continue to provide for the both of us, but as she starts working at a pretty reputable job (proud of her for getting it!), we'll land on our feet. Things are looking bright!
🔨 (on work) Working, working, and more working! Work actually has been a little bit of a hassle for me. Project after project, and the amount of projects happening at the same time has been a little hard for my little brain to handle sometimes, haha. I find myself losing track of things, a little more than usual. I think I need a clean, fresh restart. Maybe clearing and actually using my checklist, writing things down in notebooks like I planned... something's got to change, and I want it to -- I want to work a little more efficiently!
months
🎓 Looking at graduate schools for a Master's program in Higher Education! Need to put my foot down and apply so some places in October/early November! This wasn't done... but it's a project that I'm still interested in. Once things settle down, it's a project I want to get back into!
🖥 Built a PC with a few friends, fixed said PC in July. It's running great!
🤟🏾 Learning, dropping, relearning, and continuing to learn American Sign Language.
years
📜 Graduated from my alma mater a few years ago, and currently working there! Also living in the area.
🐈 Adopted an orange tabby cat named Bernard!
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last updated: 05.19.25
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🧠 (on the brain) I've been working a lot recently — on this digital space, on myself, and actually working, at my job. All are gratifying but pretty draining, if I think about it. I'm tired. It's been a long few weeks, but things are looking up! I'm tired, but I'm recovering. I've been trying to find things in my life to organize myself — a new reminder app? A Pomodoro timer? Less screen time? I need to find more time in my life to focus on what's important... and I'm trying! Hopefully actual work doesn't occupy a lot of my time, and fun work can take over. Here we go.
📒 (on my projects) I'm glad that I've found time to really sink my teeth into my website and give it some upgrades, while not major. I've finished three pages (sitemap, credits, journal) and have plans for even more, which is nice to think about. In terms of downsizing, I have a personal site (well, this is my personal site, but I mean a site with my name and graphic design work) floating out there in the ether, and I want to port it here to save on a domain and pricing. It'd just make my life easier. However, I've never designed a page to that multitude, so it'll be an interesting undertaking. Maybe I'll simplify it and make it cooler than before. Here's hoping!
💪 (on my health) I'm still rebounding from the busy-ness of life in terms of trying to squeeze exercise back into my life. Still working on settling on a routine with my partner (she's picked up work, so we're trying to figure out life with her new schedule), but it's coming along! There's been plenty of walks here and there, and at work I've picked up riding a bike instead of using my golf cart. Diet is the biggest thing, but that's coming along too. I have confidence, I just need to stick to things again!
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🎮 (on gaming) I've been recently invested in a little idle game called Cornerpond, which has your character fishing alongside your average desktop tasks! I quite like it — it's a little grindy and I'm definitely not going for 100%, but it's good for what it is. I've got every fish in the game, and now they want me to get every rarity in the game... that's a lot of work for little ol' me, haha. My partner and I are still playing games together sometimes, which has been so fun! We recently played through all of It Takes Two, over a few days. That was actually a really, really fun experience! We didn't really fight at all and problem-solved and communicated pretty well. It was sweet. Other than that, we both signed up to playtest a beta version of Plant Nursery Simulator, so we've been plugging away at that — super fun!
🎵 (on music) I don't even know what to call it, but I've fallen into an interesting genre of music - it's energetic and quite fun. Good bass and fun sound effects, it's almost like earcandy! There's a few artists that are making it, but it really started with this artist SUPXR, and this song called WHATS UP!
💙 (on love) We just celebrated 7 months together and things are going smoothly! No relationship is without its bumps, and we've certainly had our fair share and will continue to do so. I continue to provide for the both of us, but as she starts working at a pretty reputable job (proud of her for getting it!), we'll land on our feet. Things are looking bright!
🔨 (on work) Working, working, and more working! Work actually has been a little bit of a hassle for me. Project after project, and the amount of projects happening at the same time has been a little hard for my little brain to handle sometimes, haha. I find myself losing track of things, a little more than usual. I think I need a clean, fresh restart. Maybe clearing and actually using my checklist, writing things down in notebooks like I planned... something's got to change, and I want it to -- I want to work a little more efficiently!
months
🎓 Looking at graduate schools for a Master's program in Higher Education! Need to put my foot down and apply so some places in October/early November! This wasn't done... but it's a project that I'm still interested in. Once things settle down, it's a project I want to get back into!
🖥 Built a PC with a few friends, fixed said PC in July. It's running great!
🤟🏾 Learning, dropping, relearning, and continuing to learn American Sign Language.
years
📜 Graduated from my alma mater a few years ago, and currently working there! Also living in the area.
🐈 Adopted an orange tabby cat named Bernard!
last updated: 04.14.25
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🧠 It's been a while since I've updated this home... but things have been a blend of new and exciting! I have had a consistent partner for a few months, and we're getting super comfortable with each other -- enough to the point of us moving in together! I'm excited for this new chapter of our lives together! I've definitely grown a lot over these past few months. I love the person that I've become, and I'm hoping I stay focused on what's important to me!
📒 I've been slightly perusing others' websites for a while, thinking about updating mine for a long while. I've been putting it off for a while, but here we are! I know my original idea was to downsize, but do I want to downsize even further? Just make a one-pager and call it a day? I'd have to relearn a bit at this point... but for some reason, I always wander back into this home during summer. 'Tis the season, I suppose! More content for you all!
💪 I want to get back into the groove of working out again, I've fallen off hard. I'm currently sick, but once I'm feeling back to myself and settled into a routine with my partner, it's definitely going to happen. I'm feeling really... pudgy again, which isn't a feeling I don't like. I want to feel fresh, and everytime I go for a decently long walk or lift weights, I feel amazing! I want to feel fresh more, so that's the goal! I need to work on my diet too... scoops out of the candy jar needs to stop. I need to get back to my usual lunch. I want to get back to losing weight again!
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🎮 My partner has really gotten me invested in some simulator games, a new genre that I never thought I'd be interested in! TCG Simulator, Fast Food Simulator, and Plant Nursery Simulator especially have been really fun and fresh! We've been playing games together a lot too, an act that I really enjoy and makes us closer. She got me into Fortnite (a game I've been against for years) and it's just as fun as Splatoon, in my eyes. Hate that I have to spend so much money on it, though... that's what makes it worse than Splatoon in my eyes, haha.
🔨 Working, working, and more working! Work actually has been a little bit of a hassle for me. Project after project, and the amount of projects happening at the same time has been a little hard for my little brain to handle sometimes, haha. I find myself losing track of things, a little more than usual. I think I need a clean, fresh restart. Maybe clearing and actually using my checklist, writing things down in notebooks like I planned... something's got to change, and I want it to -- I want to work a little more efficiently!
💙 Fostering a relationship with my now partner! I love them tons! Like I mentioned earlier, we've decided to move in together! She's actually watching me write this update to Currently, haha! But yes, after almost 6 long months of long distance, we're closing the gap and that makes me incredibly happy. I want to provide for her and actually build something together, for each other. She's motivated me to work hard, and I will have to to benefit us both. Here's to bigger and better things!
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🎵 The same music, just more... better! Funner! More magical! All the fun stuff! While I haven't been listening to an album exclusively, I have been listening to a lot of singles over many albums. I haven't really heard an album that has stood out to me, except for CHROMAKOPIA by Tyler, The Creator. Either way, I can't leave you hanging, so here's an EP from our good friends Hyper Potions!
🎓 Looking at graduate schools for a Master's program in Higher Education! Need to put my foot down and apply so some places in October/early November! This wasn't done... but it's a project that I'm still interested in. Once things settle down, it's a project I want to get back into!
🖥 Built a PC with a few friends, fixed said PC in July. It's running great!
🤟🏾 Learning, dropping, relearning, and continuing to learn American Sign Language.
years
📜 Graduated from my alma mater a few years ago, and currently working there! Also living in the area.
🐈 Adopted an orange tabby cat named Bernard!
days
🧠 Things have been going really, really well! Work is always going to be a pain, but I think the new (and even old) relationships I've grown recently are really really sweet and healthy for me! I'm excited to see what the future holds in terms of things!
📒 Working on this website for the past week has given me a lot of confidence in my HTML/CSS abilities! Doing this was really good, I've been meaning to journal again!
💪 Bringing back consistant gym sessions, tracking calories, and even more weight loss! The tracking calories was really helpful for a few weeks, limiting my calories and adjusting as much as necessary was really key to actually losing 22 pounds in three weeks! Very proud of that!
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🎮 Playing a bit of RuneScape, Splatoon, and even some Stardew Valley recently! Runescape is usually just the mainstay (I love treating it like an idle game to just fish, hahaha), but the last event of Splatoon is still playing and replaying in my head... it's such a lovely memory! Stardew Valley was the 'friend' game for a while, playing on a big server!
🔨 Working, working, and more working! The last few months were so busy with summer projects, and then getting things ready for students was just... nearly a nightmare. But, we survived and we're here now -- time to prepare for the winter!
💙 Fostering a relationship with my now partner! I love them tons!
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🎵 The same music, just more... better! Funner! More magical! All the fun stuff! This is an album that has been stuck in my head for a while!
🎓 Looking at graduate schools for a Master's program in Higher Education! Need to put my foot down and apply so some places in October/early November!
🖥 Built a PC with a few friends, fixed said PC in July. It's running great!
🤟🏾 Learning, dropping, relearning, and continuing to learn American Sign Language.
years
📜 Graduated from my alma mater a few years ago, and currently working there! Also living in the area.
🐈 Adopted an orange tabby cat named Bernard!