Today there was snow flurries, while also having a couple hours of bright sunshine. Now it’s cloudy with a gale warning. Loudly windy outside. So I finally figured out where to listen to Woo Woo, the Rachel Dratch podcast. It was just on Spotify. I had been googling it and the results did not make it clear where I could listen to it for free. A similar thing had happened when I first looked into Nostr. I googled it on my laptop, found a website that said a bunch of things about how awesome Nostr is. Could not figure out how to make an account and join. A couple months passed. I kind of forgot about it and thought maybe it’s just too new and not ready for most people / the public. Then, one day, decided to look up a how to video on Youtube … and while watching it, realized, oh maybe it’s an *app* Went to the app store, figured out how to download it. Up to episode 2 of Woo Woo. Episode 1 was intriguing. Episode 2 had a stunning personal experience that is quite sad.

Today is a cloudy and rainy November. I got 100% cotton pajama pants from Old Navy for that $8 sale. Going to a store has become quite rare. I also barely ever shop. As usual, the music at the store was too loud and terrible. The lights were too bright and harsh. The clothing displays were dizzying. We were offered a store card twice by the cashier. The second time, she said we’d get 65% off the total amount. I was surprised and a little bit tempted. … later, there was a comment on a Reddit (economics?) post saying something about how stores “hand out debt like candy”. If I ever had to work in a clothing store again, I would wear a baseball cap for the lights, and ear plugs or headphones for the loud music. It probably wouldn’t be allowed. Maybe I could get a doctor’s note. I guess this is a slice of life post.

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John Steinbeck’s opinion about ‘anger’, followed by a recontextualization by Susan Shillinglaw, a Steinbeck fan. #bookstr 🙂

outlined with ink. Next, desks. 🫥🙂

hmmm… I think in this suburban elementary school, there was pervasive conformity, but innocent. (Which continued into middle school and highschool, and became less innocent?) Like, we live in a bubble and don’t realize it. Within that, there was also of course, individuality. But it was kind of the opposite of diversity. And maybe not realizing how money affects identity and personality, in the activities that are done. For instance, in how nearly every kid got braces during the same years. And how in the yearbook, for the question of “future occupation”, every girl wrote ‘vet’ and every boy wrote some type of sports star.

Stuff to roast in oven ~ Carnival squash, Honeynut squash, purple sweet potato, and regular sweet potato. The Carnival squash had dark green patches on it which disappeared after a while 😯 The Honeynut (or Honeypatch squash) is from Misfits Market. I looked it up and it’s actually different from the Butternut squash - not just a smaller version. It has an edible peel and more beta-carotene.

“In Spanish there is a word for which I can’t find a counter-word in English. It is the verb *vacilar*, present participle *vacilando*. It does not mean vacillating at all. If one is vacilando, she is going somewhere but doesn’t greatly care whether or not she gets there, although she has direction. My friend J—— has often, in Mexico, assumed this state of being.” Travels with Charley, John Steinbeck (1962) #bookstr

#Inktober2025 [vacant]

#inktober2025 [Lesson] The idea was from S5, e3 of Only Murders in the Building, where the three characters got into the pose of the three monkeys. The idea was fun, but the drawing of it became a bit much. The lesson I got from this is, when thinking of ideas for a *daily* art challenge, try to keep it smaller.

#inktober2025 [skeletal]

#Inktober2025 [onion] Went to pinterest to google ‘onion’ and realized, I forgot this is what onions look like. Reminds me of when I was watching a youtube video of a guy hiking in the mountainous forest, and he mentioned how clouds are made of water, and I realized I had forgotten that. (Onions are poisonous to dogs.)

#Inktober2025 [ puzzling ]

#Inktober2025 [Inferno] That time during the pandemic when we were inspired by Hyori’s Bed and Breakfast and made a fire pit in the backyard 🔥