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I figured instead of writing slice-of-life updates, I could use this space to add little tidbits of what I'm up to.
Last Updated: Nov 22, 2024
Happenings
It's been a busy few weeks lately. I had to go to the neurologist in ze capital for my daughter's follow-up. No seizures since May 2023, which is amazing! I'm also in the thick of Thanksgiving planning. For family reasons we're actually having the big event on Sunday but I'm a weirdo that adores starting everything weeks before so I feel I'm in a good place! My Notion page for the holiday is a thing of beauty (for me at least haha). And I made pie dough for these adorable apple hand pies and when I tested one (of course I tested one in the name of science) it was flaky! Pie dough has always been my enemy because I have warm hands and I always lived in sub tropical regions but I was really happy to have learned to make it. Here's a link to it though it's a boring page with to-dos ^_^ I like this DB because I was able to call things from other DBs, like my shopping list one and the recipes one.
Current Fever
I figured to add a new section for fevers (hyperfixations) because I am always up to some hobby or other I'm into. Lately it's been pens! I got a Lamy Safari a few years ago and horribly neglected it, but last week I went ahead and took it apart for a good cleaning and it's now writing like a dream again. I also got a Sailor Hocoro dip pen and I adore it with all my dorky heart. It writes so beautifully and is much less intimidating to use than I feared it would be. I'm in love with all the pretty ink colors too! I really want to do some solo RPG playing in 2025 and I felt that using a dip pen would make the experience even nicer. I even added a feed thingie to my hocoro fine nib so I can write a lot with each dip. or I can use the fude nib which I tested the other day and enjoyed.
From my Shelves
I've slowed down on my reading but I did read a wonderful manga last weekend called The Cats of the Louvre by Taiyō Matsumoto. It was a surreal gem of a story and the way the artist added the pieces from the museum took my breath away. I'm now reading Goodnight, Tokyo by Atsuhiro Yoshida which is good but nothing crazy. I am still plodding through Super Cannes. I don't have much left on it but it's a drag of a story which is a darn shame because the premise is so good. Oh! I read a cute short story I got free from Kindle called The Answer is No by Frederik Backman. I laughed so much with that one!!! I relate to Lucas on a fundamental level haha.
On Repeat
Ateez dropped Golden Hour Part 2 a week ago! I always enjoyed Ateez and feel their songs are fun and great to get energized. I wasn't really crazy about Ice on My Teeth, ngl but I don't hate it either. I do LOVE some of the b-sides though! Man on Fire and Selfish Waltz are both so so fun and make one want to dance. I also like the contrast between the overall theme of this arc for them. I remember the intro going into how it's important to appreciate life's small moments but the visuals are opulent and loud and over the top and it just gives me a sense of something being built up that will be knocked down. The new MV kinda got into that vibe and I loved that contrast.
On My Needles
I finished the Hermione's Everyday Socks! Muse grew on me though I enjoy the fluffiness of stroll at 8 stitches per inch more. I'm making a pair of Gingerbread Latte socks now for my daughter's teacher in the same pretty cream I used for the pair I made for her class inclusion advocate/para. It's a new color from Knit Picks called Horchata which is so so pretty. I used lavender for the contrast color on the heels and toes of the first pair but for this one I want to use a pale coral pink yarn because her teacher's fave color is pink ^_^
More than anything people are supposed to pretend to be happy on the internet so that other people are reminded of how unhappy they themselves are by comparison. Humanity has a system. But Lucas? He’s just happy. It wasn’t even particularly difficult. All he did was to remove the one thing that makes almost all people unhappy: other people. Whatever they want, the answer is no.
– Frederik Backman (The Answer is No)