I save far too many things for "a rainy day" and meanwhile it's a goddamn monsoon outside.
I save a show thinking I shall treasure it, and only watch it when I'm ready (read: deserve the joy). Then I forget about it and move on, and instead have filled the time with something less awesome.
If you, like me, struggle with scarcity mindset then this coming week pick one thing and choose joy over hoarding. We can do it.
Hey friends?
Stop hoarding joy.
Watch the show, eat the food, read the book, play the game, laugh at the joke, take the trip, wear the outfit...
In the face of unspeakable horrors, have courage and embrace your joy.
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MiHoyo announced that they will no longer use Twitter for 'Genshin Impact' in-game event announcements. They will use their own community forum HoYoLAB instead.
#Today I finished the last round of edits before the final sequel of Tales of Ardonna goes for its critique. I wrote both a book & series ending, which now has me sentimental. They'll be 2 more books to come, set in the other timelines, but this marks the beginning of the end of my (almost) 10 year journey. They're just story books but represent the fulfillment of a life-long dream I feel privileged to have fulfilled. Don't let anyone tell you it's impossible to pursue your passions. Go for it.
Soldering is easy.
Here's how to do it.
Download this comic book and share it with your friends!
https://mightyohm.com/files/soldercomic/FullSolderComic_EN.pdf
This is my senior purr-grammer. He specializes in cat naps and ignoring deadlines. 🐈
Last Call
This is one of the last functioning phone booths in Iowa, possibly even America.
It’s in Kelley, Iowa, and I often pass it on my way from Ames to Huxley for work. I’ve thought about stopping for a photo, but the sky never looked right. Tonight, it finally did!
Wow, I love learning via importing old posts that the Google link shortener is going to purposefully break all links in summer 2025. Another good reason to not use shorteners; another thing you can’t control in the breakage train. https://developers.googleblog.com/en/google-url-shortener-links-will-no-longer-be-available/
If you're new to Mastodon;
Follow people and hashtags, lots of them. That's how this place works, there is no other way really. If you're waiting for stuff to come to you it aint gonna happen.
Start typing hashtags of things you're interested in and follow them. Put them in your introduction and/or bio.
Start following anyone that looks slightly interesting. Follow people who boost a lot and anyone they boost that looks interesting.
Can someone hand this note to everyone that shows up?
Le Guin’s advice—read when you cannot write, sleep when you cannot read—has been top of mind all week and I am intensely grateful.
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