spindizzy: The ordinary are so frequently oblivious to the extraordinary. (Oblivious to the extraordinary)
Listen, I've said it before and I am 100% going to say it again: the only thing I miss about tumblr is the queue function. I really miss being able to just throw stuff into a bucket and let the algorithm spit it out at regular intervals! But Dreamwidth doesn't have that (and isn't like to get it unless someone can slide them a LOT of money), so I'm kinda doing a bodge job! This is my current list of things that I've tried, and I might come back and update it as I try other things.

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If anyone has any suggestions, I'm open to trying things! I think one work-around people have been using is posting things to wordpress or something else, and getting that site to mirror stuff to Dreamwidth, but I've not tried it so I'm not sure.
spindizzy: A cartoon of me smiling (It me)
Hello darlings! I'm doing a science behind the screens here (apparently hotmail ALSO does scheduled emails and I'm trying to figure out if the DW post that results is less messy than the gmail version), but I figured I might as well capslock while I'm here anyway!

  • I can't imagine that it's going to affect anything, but I've access-locked my LJ entirely and everything on this DW between about 2009 and 2019. I'm going to be going through all of my old posts anyway as part of the fic triage project that I want to do this year, so most of it is going to be unlocked in the next couple of months, but I figured that I'd mention it now! This isn't EXACTLY a reaction to the "oh god I was such a brat as a teenager" thing, it's something I've been considering for a while because, y'know, I've had a livejournal/dreamwidth for about sixteen years now! That I started back when I was a very sheltered fourteen year old with at least two undiagnosed mental illnesses and didn't have the most nuanced views on... Literally anything. And while I like the idea of showing my working, I equally don't want to unknowingly leave a field of landmines behind me. ... I have no idea if that makes sense.

  • DON'T WORRY, I'M NOT DELETING ANYTHING. I am a digital hoarder (like, "still have the floppy disks with my first fic on" levels of hoarder), and also it feels a bit "Let the past die! Kill it if you have to!" and I am not about any lifestyle choice advocated by Kylo Ren.

  • Speaking of, I know a few people have done a triage-style thing with their works in progress – if anyone has any tips beyond "Be honest with yourself about how likely you are to ACTUALLY finish that fic," I'm all ears! (I'm keeping this Story Hospital post about choice paralysis bookmarked for when I need the reminder, but I'm open to other advice!)

  • I HAVE DONE THINGS TODAY. SO MANY THINGS.
    Cut for tiny mundane achievements )
  • Castlevania is coming back on the 5th of March! This is EXCITING, even if I suspect that my OT3 are never going to interact and the Sad Zombie Maker is going to be filling up one of the protagonist slots.

  • Bullet journalling is still a work in progress. I'm still not doing the ~artsy~ thing, but I AM enjoying having lists of everything that I might need to know all in one place again.

  • I have the house to myself for an ENTIRE EVENING, this is so magical. I CAN STAND ON THE FURNITURE AND BIMBLE AROUND THE HOUSE WITHOUT WORRYING THAT I'M DISTURBING ANYONE, FEAR ME AND MY MUNDANE JOY!
spindizzy: Cartoon of me wearing a mask and looking tired (Default)
Hey sweetpeas! I can't remember when I last posted, but hiiiiii. I've not been doing much – I've been going straight home from work because I never remember to make myself a lunch, and then I get horribly distracted so no words have been written in... Too long...

BUT part of this procrastination has involved doing my accounts for the first time ever, and oh god I never realised how clearly I could track my anxiety spikes through my spending before. I could probably print out the spreadsheet and circle it for you: this splurge of money I didn't have on manga I've still not read? That's the anxiety. Super fun, why did no one warn me that doing your tax paperwork could lead to unpleasant personal realisations.

Speaking of unpleasant realisations, I went back through my livejournal because I'm trying to collate all of the fic drafts I have scattered around to see if any of them need something doing to them, and oh god WHO LET ME ON THE INTERNET. WHY WAS THAT A THING THAT I WAS ALLOWED TO DO. Like, I know some of you have been mutuals with me since my grotty teen years and may the universe reward you for your kindness and patience with my awkwardness.

... I was gonna go off on one about Underwater and writing and work drama and how much stuff I've been doing, but I'm not gonna lie my head feels like someone stuffed it with cotton wool, so I'm heading to bed. Good night loves, be safe.

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