Raskolnikov

^ Hell no figurines are foreverrrr I have had certain Digimon figurines in mind for ages but my favourite series is Tamers and Bandai cater to Adventure fans primarily :p (I do really like Adventure for the record lol)

Seems like emergency volunteering is on for Saturday then... at least I don't feel bad skipping work for that lol

Huh, I took that Bronyland Pony Personality Quiz again and got Twilight Sparkle. I guess it makes sense, I used to get Fluttershy back in the day but I definitely see how I have become more of a secluded, neurotic, order-obsessed bookworm over the years

Oh Christ please do NOT give him your phone number, his inability to understand the word "no" and his handsy demeanour are a massive red flag... He needs to back off ASAP because I fear his behaviours will only escalate to worse things. And even if they don't that is so disrespectful and unpleasant...

An orange-brown curtain for the kitchen window, it gives the space a homely hue now. :]

I knew Jimquisition would have Hot Takes about remasters and of course she does lol Hell she even raised some good points about the Croc remaster which I *have* preordered (though considering you can toggle the upgrades on/off the problems with it don't bother me - my biggest issue with the original Croc was accessibility as it felt lost to time, I'm glad I'll even be able to play it again on GoG)

I find it frustrating when people dismiss constructive criticism away as "nostalgia goggles" or any other similar reason. I have seen screenshots and playthroughs of the Oblivion remaster and I find it uncanny in a bad way... I don't like how they made faces look photorealistic and the talking animations make it feel more off. It feels like they're trying to cater to a wider audience by adhering to the modern trend of making everything look as photorealistic as possible, and the only result is that every game looks the goddamn same. It becomes generic when the art style of every franchise is "extreme photorealism". Good art styles are timeless - Borderlands is a great example of a series that will always look timeless because of its style no matter how much it ages and it doesn't have to be some picture perfect photorealistic game to be incredibly accomplished in the art department... And then you get people offended that you're "just being a hater" for not uncritically singing the praises of something like, "you just expect to be a child playing Oblivion for the first time!" I don't, and actually a couple years ago I did a decently long run on Oblivion again and loved it just the same as I did when I first played it - "expecting to feel like I'm playing Oblivion for the first time" isn't the issue here... I still adore the original Oblivion and find its campiness and awkward art to be part of the charm, it gives it a unique character! Idk, it really gripes me when people dismiss any form of critique of something or imply you're not reaaaally a fan of something if you don't sing its praises on every level. It's BECAUSE I am a big fan of things and know people can do better that I state these opinions!! I wouldn't be wasting my breath if I didn't care a lot about things having the potential to be better!! I've lost respect for Bethesda anyway since they first tried to introduce paid mods and they know they can get away with being sleazebags because people will just uncritically consume anything. Bleh.

Have this Saturnus album on if that counts...

I commend the initiative and would love to do so myself - I have never used social media anyway so that's not a problem but I definitely hate the state of things online, and being very privacy conscious I find smartphones to have become an Orwellian nightmare. Unfortunately some of my jobs require smartphone apps to clock in and out as well as Whatsapp for work communication so I can't entirely ditch them :\ but I have considered getting a smartphone for work use only and installing a more user/privacy friendly OS on another smartphone for browsing and installing FOSS apps primarily. Just need the money for that plan and I have other priorities currently. (I think being raised on text based platforms like forums and the like has made me averse to things like reels or shorts or TikTok-like formats though so I deliberately avoid those... I find the video format that's popular on the internet right now frustrating as I process more information far faster when reading and their video players feel deliberately counterintuitive. Feels like their hostile design has made me dodge a bullet from how addictive they seem to become to people)

I swear the ambient noise of the washing machine going on after finishing housework and it's all calm and pleasant now is strangely cathartic to me. Makes the environment feel peaceful, especially knowing everything is in order...

I always underestimate how long the meal prep of this ragu takes... o_x

Tea purchased

Selective breeding creates brand new horrors...

^ Is it the wind? Today I learnt the white flash you may see when you hit your head hard is because your brain's moved and hit your skull and is kinda like a concussion. Huh.

CAFFEINE WITHDRAWAL OW (-1HP) OOF (-1HP) OW! (-1HP)

Demonkitty from the now dead Dragonadopters I still remember you from when I was a child online I hope you're doing well and thank you for talking to me through PMs and also trying to comfort me when one of my cats had died

To touch grass tbh Should do a hike soon I think before my brain splats lol

The Birthday Massacre T-shirt and black cargo trousers.

It sure is another day.

Clockout time cos I'm done with tasks and hiding in the cupboard cos it's one of those days and I've already done extras the past few days.

The age you realise you are far more like your parents than you thought.

"It's a Benadryl kind of day."

Making a humble chicken goulash with rice. Makes for a good chunk of leftovers, has a fair amount of veg and tastes great too :]

Same as usual I guess.