Got a hazelnut breve and went to the park with E and her dog. We met a distinguished old Chihuahua named Peanut and an adorable puppy named Blue. Her dog is doing better at meeting other dogs. I still think he has a height complex, though. He's very gentle with small dogs but has issues with larger ones. It's funny because he's bigger than 99% of the dogs we meet. He's still a puppy but weighs over 100 lbs.

It's been almost three months, but my Arcane artbook FINALLY arrived! I ordered it in December from a shady 3rd party seller on Amazon. It was sold out everywhere else. Ngl, I thought I was getting scammed because the price was unusually reasonable for a sold-out item. So, I'm very pleased it actually arrived. (And in perfect condition too!) Been flipping through it. The pages smell so nice~

Finished reading Despair in the evening. I have mixed feelings

Feeling very malevolent and evil today. (I stubbed my toe.)

Uploaded my Calendar page

Today I learned that sachet is pronounced as "sa-shay" and not "sa-chet". In my defense, I've never heard that word spoken aloud before until now, when I was watching the latest Tasting History video.

Wednesday is for meetings. Boring. Made jjolmyeon for dinner, with shredded radish kimchi and thinly sliced carrots, cucumbers, cabbage, and steak as toppings. I adore how chewy the noodles are! Jjolmyeon reminds me of summer

Noooooo my modded ad-free Spotify app stopped working today!! I've heard whispers that other people's apps were breaking, but mine was fine until now. :( Sigh.... Okay, guess it's back to being old-fashioned and downloading mp3s. I suppose it's for the best. I've been slacking on updating the archive of my music library.

After much procrastination, posted my Bookbug page.

My order of Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel arrived today. Was recommended it by a friend. Why is American sunscreen so ass?

Intl Women's Day
Good morning to all women! 🥰❤️
Solidly okay morning to everyone else... I guess. 🤨

Daylight Savings
Witnessed moidal kombat in the Costco parking lot today. Two men were fighting because of parking, or something. They looked as you would expect. Red-faced, pudgy, bald, with distended guts due to steroid abuse. As I left, I heard one of the Costco attendants talking to his manager, saying the cops had been called.

Isntree Hyaluronic Acid Watery Sun Gel Mini Review: I like it so far! I have sensitive combination skin and haven't had any issues. It feels very lightweight and not greasy at all. There's no white cast and it dries quickly. My only complaint is that it's fairly pricey for such a small tube.

Went for a walk today to enjoy the mild, pleasant weather. It's supposed to cool down starting tomorrow, so I'm a little sad.

In the evening, I went painting at this local pottery shop. I've been working on this soap pump dispenser thingy for ages. I'm getting close to being done! All I need to do is finish the main coat and then touch up the details. Should be done in 1-2 sessions.

Stayed up late to see the total lunar eclipse! It was cloudy all day, but luckily the sky cleared up in the evening.

"Would you like to update Notion?" No, I would not. Stop asking. Everytime I open this godforsaken app on my PC, it asks to update. Everytime I click yes. And then everytime afterwards, it asks to update again. I don't get it. It's almost as annoying as Windows when it comes to constant updates. Wtf are the devs even updating? Their shitty AI that I don't even have enabled? (If you ask support nicely, they'll disable it for you.)

St. Patrick's Day
A very gloomy St. Paddy's Day. Started reading The Library at Mount Char.

It... snailed(?) today. Not quite snow, not quite hail. Very strange spring weather. Half the sky was blue, the other half looked like a weird half-assed blizzard of mushy hail. Shortly after, the sun came out and it all immediately melted.

Finished reading The Library at Mount Char in the evening. It was... hmm. Not what I was expecting, to say the least.

Spring Equinox
Happy 1st day of spring! Bit of a gloomy start. Stopped by the library today to pick up a hold and return books.

Poor mental health day and some health anxieties, my mood matched the weather

Book Club
Met up early to have book club over breakfast! We arrived at this breakfast cafe 20 minutes after it opened, and it was already packed with a 40 minute wait. So, we reserved our spot and went to a bakery to chat before heading back to eat. The food was very good! I ate so much. We all unanimously hated The Library at Mount Char lmao. It was fun tearing it apart. Although it was a little awkward, because our waitress always checked on us whenever we were discussing dark topics from the book, like murder and rape. Talk about awkward timing! Afterward, we got matcha smoothies and headed to the park. Recently, there's been a... social-political situation that has garnered national and international attention. This weekend, people are hosting an event in support of someone involved in that situation. Apparently, yesterday, over 1,000 people showed up over the course of the day. Today, there was less but still a steady flow. Sometimes, especially recently, I feel so blackpilled over the state of the world. It sometimes feels like no one cares and nothing matters and everything will inevitably slide towards being worse. So, seeing all of that support and being a part of it is truly uplifting.

Felt tired and had a headache, but I went painting and finally finished painting my soap dispenser thingy! I'm not fully satisfied with the way it turned out (some of the details are kinda lumpy looking), but I'm glad to be done with it! It should be ready to be picked up in like a week or so. They fire the pottery pieces in batches.

Decided to dnf A Curious Beginning. The main character was annoying me. I wouldn't exactly call her an NLOG, but she was giving ye olde Victorian NLOG vibes. Also I got annoyed when Veronica fed a dog soup that contained onions. Erm, hello?? Onions are highly toxic to dogs?? Not only is she an NLOG (kinda), but she's trying to poison a dog? Ye gods!

Less tired but I still have a headache. I think it might be caused by eyestrain. My eyes have been really bad lately. Went for a walk. Very pleasant weather, today was the start of a warm weather streak.

Dad's Birthday
Happy Birthday to my dad! Since it's the middle of the week, we can't really celebrate until the weekend.

High anxiety day. Been struggling with health anxiety lately. Can't tell if I genuinely feel bad or if I'm psyching myself into feeling bad.

Very windy today. Went for a walk and a cute old border collie followed me around for pets. I was a little worried she would keep following me away from her home, so I awkwardly entered her owners' open garage and led her to their backyard, where her owners were doing yard work. They thanked me and I went on my way. The dog looked a little offended as I left.

Colder and gloomier today. Tried 'white chili' for the first time. It was pretty tasty! Started listening to We'll Prescribe You a Cat. It's one of those quirky Japanese cat books that have been translated recently. Idk how I feel about it. I'm mostly indifferent to it and I don't really like the narrator. I suppose at the very least it'll be interesting to hear more about Japan's soul-crushing work culture from a Japanese author.

Decided to dnf We'll Prescribe You a Cat. Still felt indifferent so there's no point in continuing. Because I wanted to have an audiobook to listen to, I browsed Libby and checked out Financial Feminist on a whim. It's a little cringe. Very girlboss, libfemy a la mid 2010s (although it was published in 2022). I do like how passionate the author is and some of the intersectional points she brought up. I also appreciated that she noted that a person's financial situation is often caused by factors out of their control (such as being born into poverty, recession or natural disaster, abusive relationships, etc.), but you can still strive to improve your situation, little by little, and work towards financial independence.. Often times, financial books preach a toxic mentality about always working more while spending nothing. As long as you have debt, they seem to believe you cannot enjoy life and must toil away 24/7. This is defnitely not the approach the author is taking. Will probably listen to this for a bit, but I have a feeling I'll end up dropping it to read it physically.

Had steak with roasted potatoes, roasted broccoli, and asparagus for dinner. Been making an effort to eat more meat lately because I'm pretty sure I had a vitamin B12 deficiency and vitamin B supplements give me pizza face.