the bad sleep

  • every appliance should have a power button, preferably in the front

    That’s it – that’s the tweet. I’m not going to try and convince you; this is an opinion about something that feels painfully obvious to me, but I don’t care if you feel the same way, unless you design electrical appliances for a living.…

  • two years of living alone*

    *(To Say Nothing of the Dog)
    Finding yourself alone on the couch at 2 am in your mid-30s can feel disorienting.…

  • Seen, read 2023: Q4

    Same as before. October
    1-3.10 – THE X-FILES S6E13-15
    5.10 – HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON S3E1 (dnf)
    7.10 – HOW TO WITH JOHN WILSON S3E1, LOVE IS BLIND S5E8-9
    8-9.10 – THE X-FILES S6E16
    10.10 – finished playing “Ghost of Tsushima” (PS4) with 45 hours in; really enjoyed this game, it is very cinematic and i found the story to be more engaging than Horizon’s.…

  • the smart girl’s guide to privacy, revisited

    “The Smart Girl’s Guide to Privacy” is the name of a 2015 ebook by Violet Blue on staying safe online that I got in some bundle – this is not really based on it, as I never really got around to finishing it, but the name has stuck with me, as it only gets more relevant.…

  • Escape from G**gle Photos part 3: Immich

    It’s been almost another full year since the last part, and (naturally) the setup has switched dramatically: I’ve ditched LibrePhotos and ResilioSync for an app that does it all: Immich.…

  • Seen, read 2023: Q3

    Same as before.

    July
    1.7 – COLUMBO S7E2, THE IDOL S1E1 – this show is the absolute worst.
    2.7 – SUPERNOVA (2000) – not great but really not that bad, why am I only learning of this now?…