Am I blaming my poor eyesight for my lower productivity
Or am I just less able to focus because of how much my poor eyesight is bothering me
Chicken or egg
I badly want to nap but gotta finish a tiny bit of work first maybe
I think the nap is going to win
February was... something, and now we're in Mercury retrograde lol
At least my bills are paid π«
Today feels heavy, but to count a couple wins:
- I thought I had work calls today but I have been marked safe (so far)
- I like today's breakfast nuggets
Virtual hugs if you need them π«π«π«
Pagod ko abot hanggang Pluto
What's happening with big publishers putting SEO slop into books' subtitles? I thought this was particular to UK publishers, but US ones are doing it too.
A small gold-colored corgi holding big blue morning glories in their mouth. The flowers are all connected by wavy looping vines and heart-shaped leaves. The flowers are so big, they kind of resemble many balloons, or a giant umbrella.
For you! π Still just messing around with a few inks.
First day off in like 2 weeks lol
Next time somebody tries to get me to justify the existence of the humanities, Iβll just point out how for the past two Super Bowls weβve all jumped online and engaged in collective semiotics and hermeneutics of the half-time show as text.
There are some days a week when I feel a lot more like a functional human than I usually do
They come few and usually far in between, and I wish we were more familiar
Donβt mind the dust and grime, they will get a cleaning soon π
Finally took inventory of our Nancy Drew collection, and we have a long way to go π
If you have leads on how and where I can find the pre-1959 versions, please let me know π₯ΉππΌ
Finally finished Catcher in the Rye!!! π«‘ that was a long one lol
Idk how many things I dropped and picked up today, and how many times I hit my wrist/elbow on corners π«
Mentally preparing for the weekend
Trying to finish 1 more book for January, and it's gonna be one of these tonight π₯
Wow I just finished working lol
Today will be my most productive day this week π₯
In the last few days, I lost one of my dogs and my tooth that has been torturing me for 3 weeks.
I havenβt needed pain meds.
Living is so surreal rn cos wdym I have to revise article drafts that no one will read but AI will steal to regurgitate into Google AI Overview that is slopped together from different sources that are also in turn slopped together from different sources?
Oh yeah, people dying, too.
Think about how nice our world would be if people in power put even a modicum of energy into making things better for everyone.
Bruh I didn't expect it could get worse lol wtf
It's not only inaccessible, it's actually specifically anti-ADHD lololol
Like wdym I was reviewing revision comments -- fighting for my life to focus and finish work -- and then you have to log me out AND KEEP ME OUT UNTIL I FIGURE OUT HOW TO LOG BACK IN
FYI- βCulture fitβ is how companies have discriminated forever.
Istg I h8 MS 365 lol
Two books turned at angles on top of a stack of books so that you can see the red ink, stylized floral design on the light green cover of a 1930s novel by Warwick Deeping called "Old Wine and New", and also the white irises, edged in gilt, on the lavender cloth cover of a 1900s novel by Myrtle Reed called "The Master's Violin"
the bookseller impulse to document early 20th century cloth hardcover design
Never realized True or False exams at school were foundational to knowing what is true and what is not.
Thank goodness I know better.
I procrastinate/d revisions today lol
Gdi I lost my streak again cos I didn't finish yesterday's puzzle
Don't fear paragraphs!!!! They're there to inform and educate you (I hope)
Context: Tech bro articles and socmed posts that have "paragraphs" that are 1-2 sentences long lol and images to break up blocks of texts
Today my favorite person and I discussed how tech bros are scared of paragraphs because they didn't read in college π΅π
