It would be wonderful to see you again, any time. Just let me know.

Oh! These are all beautiful, but I especially like "Amal".

Gods, I wish me whining about being alone was enough to take out conservatives. We never would have had to live in *this* world if that were the case.

Forgot to come back until now, but donation sent! Appreciate you tagging me so I saw the notification!

I've extremely tapped out until the end of the week, but I'll make a donation then!

I'm a little spoiled on the two endings, but not on any specific details. I did the Songbird ending first, and it felt right but still tragic. I have an idea of where the Reed ending goes, but not how it gets there. Excited to explore it.

I did the Songbird ending first, because I just felt like I couldn't do otherwise. Seemed like the only choice for Streetkid V. Felt right, but bittersweet. Tragic.

Currently doing a corpo run through the other ending. Only version of V that it makes sense to me to go that route.

Sunday was rest & recovery, which meant hermiting at home away from other people, playing Cyberpunk 2077, working toward the Phantom Liberty DLC. Fun, but not quite as fun as some of the rest of the weekend. Much, much more peaceful though.

Saturday night I attended a wonderfully decadent pool party at a friend's house. At the end of the night though I got stuck in an extremely unproductive conversation with a friend, due to strong feelings on the subject on both sides, but I think we worked things out before going our separate ways.

Thankfully I got a second wind & managed to make it out to Absentia, a local goth night at @thestarlitebar.bsky.social, and had a fantastic time, despite being stood up by a friend who was supposed to join me. Danced more than I normally do & had some good conversations with friends though.

Really enjoyed both movies. Superman a little more for the aspirational nature of it, but Fantastic Four is the most comic-booky movie I've ever seen & the kid in me who grew up with Marvel comics was hooked from the first couple minutes. They were both bright, colorful, & hopeful. Very refreshing.

"This is [Name's] voicemail. I'm not available... ever. I am either on vacation, or sick, or traveling, or in a meeting. I do not check email or return phone calls. Like the horizon, I am more of a concept than a corporeal being. Despair is your only option."

I'm reminded of a comic strip from an awful person who, nevertheless, came up with my favorite voicemail greeting of all time.

Genuinely, nothing I've ever tried has done as much to help my mental health as mushrooms. The experience of taking them has never been entirely pleasant for me, but the benefit I get is hard to put into words.