Shakerbox

I have a job now, but I'm also job-searching again for a better one. Not much has been going on because I've been a bit tired/lazy, doing chores, feeding myself more efficiently, etc.
It's almost the end of 2023, and I've been checking my 2023 goals bingo to see if I can complete a few squares last=minute. I need to write more! I'm nervous but excited for 2024, I'm brainstorming resolutions for it.

• I'd Rather Be Asleep by Red-Handed Denial: a rock-screamo band with a female vocalist! This whole album is such a bop and I've been putting it on every workout. I really love Lauren Babic, she did a lot of covers of emo/rock/pop songs.
• I've also been listening to Nanoo's tracks (dubstep/filthstep) - they're super cheesy and fun, like Nuclear Meltdown. But I don't like his full albums overall so 😔
• Moved the Pokemonsona to it's separate section, now that I'm not as interested in it anymore.

A small update! Job searching is absolute ass, so if all goes well, you'll hear from me again after 2 months or so. If it doesn't... maybe sooner than that. Also, I can't believe summer went by so fast, what the hell. Time runs faster the older we get for real.

Lately, to distract myself from the drudgery of applying and getting ghosted, I've been exploring music from female artists. I want to get a whole list of them that covers the alphabet. It's only fair, after I spent my entire teen years listening to dudes (and vocaloids) that scream about how they want to die. I still like their screaming, but it's time for more variety.

• a small emoji design in Made
• albums from a bunch of female artists - Deb Never, Ashnikko, Willow, Demi Lovato, Miley Cyrus, and Corpo-Mente.
• Did you know Demi Lovato's doing rock now? It's so cool, and complements her strong vocals so well.
• Corpo-Mente is like... operatic prog-rock? Super unique, and definitely gives you hipster points.
• I really like Cyrus's new album and her matured lyrics and approach. I was never much of a pop fan, but I think that might change as the singers I grew up with do the same.

These heatwaves are absolutely unforgiving. Please stay indoors and drink 4+ cups of water each day.

I've stalled a bit in the last step of my embroidery project because the french knot flowers induced a feeling of deep despair in me. Part of it is definitely because of all the intercrossing thread behind the plant that makes it harder to put the needle wherever, all nilly-willy.

• 'Emojis and other icons' page in Misc

Moving is the most tangible way of feeling the weight of our lives, I think. Take inventory of all you have and see what it says about you - which parts do you keep, give away, or trash?

• I'm almost done with my first embroidery project!
• Circe by Madeline Miller

Words cannot describe my horror when I found out that Firefox doesn't support nested CSS and so my site looked pants-shittingly bad in that browser. Oh my god. After this hotfix update I'm running browser compatibility tests.

• my pokesona's lore is getting quite beefy
• actual decent civilized css styling for firefox browser

I'm so excited about the new direction of this site that I made something for my Made page right away while bingewatching Yellowjackets. It's a project in progress, but still. For now I'll put all media stuff in Misc and devote Made to my own thing. I need more of those.

I... will focus for real on productive things for the rest of this week.

• pants embroidery in Made

Meeting with friends always feels like taking a deep breath. I'm re-energized and ready to get back to being productive. I also found out I am not immune to highway speed traps...

I super promise to myself that I'll make something no matter how small by the end of this week, so my made page isn't blank!

• whoops, I tripped and made a pokesona
• images in About
• changed p font for readability
• I'm now in the Women of the Internet webring!

Summer has such unique ways of kicking my ass. Seasonal produce and seasonal emotions...
It's time to switch up from Marina's 'Electra Hearts' to like, Hollywood Undead.

• a new book and 'thoughts' to Notes
• more music in Misc

First tentative update of the second revision of the site. Long time no see! I like this sleek, standardized layout MUCH better.