Having some alone-time at home, so I've organized some stuff, wrapped 4 gifts, plus did 3 small hobby sets. Tried to do one a few weeks ago, but contrary to the belief of my trusty hobby glue, it doesn't do felt (even if the package clearly says "felt" it won't stick felt to anything else than maybe wood, but definitely not to itself ), so I tried out my new glue gun (I think I already have one, I just don't know where - the new one is tiny and was fairly cheap so I didn't have big hopes, but whoa, that one glues like a tiny champ! Only annoyance I have with it is that it drips a lot and occasionally dries a little too quick - if I've stuck two things together, I have about 5 seconds to adjust it, which is about 2 seconds left when I've gotten over burning a finger on the glue ).

Anyway, I get stuff done when I'm home alone. Was planning to paint something, but didn't quite feel like it today.

Today was busy. I was on my feet all day doing chores. I at least have a better appreciation for my mom when she was 37 and doing chores.

Had a hot meal and started on my financial endeavors. Mostly for my future life.

I need to bring more hobby projects to night shifts. One I've been putting off because of too many steps got completed yesterday (so that's 4 sets in 3 days - new record!). Plus, they're great at making time pass, and to keep me awake. It's the least tired I've been at 4-5am. Normally I'm just reading a book, so my eyes are struggling to not go crosswise (at least when I'm not up walking and doing rounds). Also, no distractions (no computer, that is - it's either hobby set or reading)

Went to podiatrist. Got my feet worked on.

Got the box spring for my bed in.

The way I have a particular way of setting up my bed, my parents joked I was the Princess of the Princess and the Pea. I find lumpy beds hard to sleep on.

EA CEO Andrew Wilson in running to be Disney CEO succeeding Bob Iger

“I think that Iger is afraid of making another mistake with video games, but recognizes the synergies EA brings to Disney,” said Michael Pachter, an analyst for games at Wedbush Securities. “They could integrate Ultimate Team with ESPN and ultimately perhaps even get into real money sports wagering. Andrew is young enough to replace Iger, has 10 years of CEO experience and has clearly built a great business at EA. I’m not sure who else is in the mix (there may be media types who make more sense), but Andrew would eliminate the concern about another video game failure by Disney. It is plausible at least that he is under consideration.”

https://venturebeat.com/games/disney/

Go ahead, Disney. Take Reaper Wilson on as CEO. Look at all the studios he has closed and what he's done to the 24 year old sims franchise. He's truly a gem, you should take him, immediately. Disney won't have another video game failure. Andrew will just hand out pink slips and send teams home instead.

Echo chambers have no boundaries...

Looking at how tired I was, it's a miracle I got the chores done.

Tomorrow, my parents will be at work and with have to face the onslaught of Black Friday shoppers and last minute Thanksgiving shoppers

My mother is convinced that the way management runs things is that squirrels run it and are trying to kill her.

Got some new toothpaste in the mail (apple pie and lychee). Tried the apple pie flavor and oddly, it wasn't overpowered with cinnamon.

Currently working on dishes. I am taking a little break to recuperate from a panic attack.

Still awaiting more items from Australia.

Woke up to a ~5cm blanket of snow and hours later it's still going. Hasn't happened in a while here, especially this early.
I hope it's gone tomorrow so I don't have to bike through it.

It wasn't snowing here last night, but I did wake up and get in the car with my windshield being frozen. Luckily I had used up the regular H2O in the window washer fluid compartment and topped it up with some scented ethanol solution before the frost. Didn't even have to leave the car, it melted straight away.

But that also means I have to start waking up 10 minutes earlier every day now, because it's sure not getting any warmer...

We finally got some rain! The drought is breaking!

I also have a therapist appointment today and I know she'll bear the full brunt of emotions. Then again, it comes with the territory of psychology.

In any case, I have a full day ahead of me after my appointment. I have dishes to put away, a table to clean up...I already brought in a package for my parents.

I am okay. Just ended up running out of money to the point I actually had $0.00, as I donated my last $3 to charity.

Dreary, winter mix falling today.

I am so tired...I am still working on my chores.

For now, I am still working on recharging my Nintendo Switch after the battery ran out in sleep mode.

So my family is in a bit of trouble with hospitalizations. My eldest aunt has a bloodborne staph infection and my grandfather needed stitches for his eyebrows when he attempted to feed said aunt's cat.

Just had an hours long conversation with a friend whom I haven't had contact with 15+ years. Next week I'll probably join his D&D crew.

Woke up in the middle of the night and did the evening dishes. Either way, I was going to do them anyway.

I had the fact I have been driven by the quote from "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia" where a frustrated Charlie (played by Charlie Day) shouts "AAARGGH! FINE, I'LL DO THE DISHES! YOU'RE JUST GOING TO MAKE ME DO THEM ANYWAY!" That quote alone was enough to get me going and washing the dishes.

I had the frustration drive me to wash the dishes in the kitchen in the middle of the night.

TL;DR: I went to bed, slept a little and realized that I had a mess waiting for me downstairs.

As for the family news, my eldest aunt is now well enough to be out of the hospital, but evidently, my grandfather's eye was blackened (somehow he survived at 96 from an otherwise nasty fall.)

Yesterday was my friends surprise birthday party. We went to the spa and then for a fancy meal. It was nice! I want to go again. But also it cost me more than I anticipated and now I have 0 money

I'm still relaxed today. Watching Thomas the tank engine with my son right now. I have loads of crochet to be working on before Christmas.

My mother was in an urgent care office for nearly 5 hours. We ended up eating takeout, as none of us were willing to cook after the day we had. I was about to nod off.

Currently working on a color coded storage solution for my room.

And yes, once again, I did the dishes in the middle of the night that were leftover from last night while everyone slept.

Did my shopping for me and my parents (got them t shirts for Christmas of their favorite things.) and paid my dues for the month of December.

For now, I am taking it easy.

Today, my parents worked so hard, I fell asleep waiting up for them.

The Black Friday\Cyber Monday shoppers were getting in early due to economic and sociopolitical reasons, but otherwise, my father just headed up to bed, awaiting for his transfer to a nearby town's Walmart and my mother is currently watching one of the Jeff Dunham specials.

(We know at least one person who is a grouch like Walter. If you can't find them, you most likely are the grouch.)

I should mention that I don't dawdle when shopping. It's an in and out operation when I shop. I plan on giving a quirky shirt to each of my parents this holiday, especially since my mother's "avocato" tee shirt went over well with her little clique at the distribution center.

The man-child is at it again.



https://www.benzinga.com/general/ga...d=mw_quote_news

What he's really saying here is make games as cheaply as possible.

I don't feel like dragging Inzoi drama into this thread, so I found a article surrounding what happened to Coca-Cola the the other day after they decided they were better off ( as cheap as possible) to make their annual Christmas ad with AI.

Coca-Cola responds to backlash over AI-generated Christmas ad: ‘Creepy dystopian nightmare’



https://nypost.com/2024/11/22/lifes...d-christmas-ad/



This is the price of a single Coca-Cola stock today.

A multi-billion dollar company complaining that a single ad is too expensive.

So many packages and not enough chance to breathe.

I got a couple movies for study purposes, luggage tags and 6 of 7 suitcases for video, audio, data, programming, and game discs.

I even left some water for the drivers at Amazon since those suitcases are friggin' heavy!

Update: got all 7 suitcases, the order from Whole Foods and I am awaiting my parents' Christmas gifts.

I am going to do some grocery and holiday supply shopping tomorrow. Good thing tomorrow is also my pay day for my chores.

Took advantage of a grocery delivery.

Did the dishes, had some toast.

Worked on my robotics project.

Just taking it easy now.

It's 2:30 PM now and the twilight is starting to set in early right now.

More dishes, more dental hygiene, another $5.57 +\- added to my paycheck.

Due to a schedule conflict, I got out of seeing the cardiologist tomorrow and rescheduled for Spring of 2025. I live in a small crowded state full of hospitals and pharmaceutical companies, so this is no big deal.

I was going to eat broccoli for breakfast, but the frozen broccoli bag was damaged. My mother is replacing the bag of broccoli.

As for today, I had slept better and woke up at around 1:45AM

Man, I had a rough morning and my afternoon looks stormy.

Just been awake for a little longer than half an hour and I failed at my one chore because I was tired.

I am currently working on a Hawaiian language version translation of the Pokemon series of mainline games in terms of translation.

Keep in mind I do linguistic exercises to stay mentally nimble. I have so far given the Kanto starters and the Caterpie evolution line Hawaiian names based on the original Japanese names.

I was told to never give up on my linguistics quest. Breaking barriers is my thing.

Been tired and slightly unfocused most of the day (probably due to lack of sleep).

At the end of the day I enjoyed a live Christmas concert with a few of my favorite artists, so now the Christmas feeling is finally all around.

Found out that Satoshi Tajiri, the creator of the Pokémon franchise was rumoured to be autistic, where he could see details otherwise missed by his peers when he was collecting bugs as a child.

His love of bug collecting led to Pokémon's existence with a little help from his abilities in what some would have considered a disability. Even if he isn't automatically diagnosed as autistic or at all, his detail oriented work stood out.

Neurodivergency actually is one of those things that I knew had more potential than most think. Then again, with neurodivergency as part of me, I tend to pick up on details rather quick.

Also, I have been dealing with catching up on sleep because it's the final stretch before the major part of the holiday season starts. I heard Target went as far as making holiday shopping more affordable by slashing prices to 80% off and I was worried they were going out of business.

I had a small handful of tortilla chips, 5 chicken nuggets and a 2 cup bag of broccoli, which eventually put me to sleep. I awoke to hear my father leave for work (he usually leaves for work when it's light out) and he quoted from "A Christmas Story". (I ate these out of a preportioned plate and I think I needed the broccoli...I was feeling like I was off.)

It has been a long and short year the ways things went in this world. I am still a bit scared of the New Year. I have a therapist appointment Thursday (tomorrow) and it's just going to be me having a fit of all kinds of emotions.

Edit: Now I am freaked out by the idea of World War III. 😰

I am scared now of the idea of being killed by radiation poisoning. 😱

It was flurry-ing when we went grocery shopping. Teeny flakes; not a big deal. People were driving like we were having a blizzard.

It is going to be a long winter...