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notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-07 01:30 pm
Read A Bratwurst Brexit
I am German, and it was the last day of a short vacation in London. For some reason, I must have given off some kind of "local" vibes.
Firstly, I was stopped by an American tourist and asked where the nearest [Fast food restaurant] was. I was able to tell him after looking it up on my phone.
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notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-07 01:00 pmRead Polite.exe Has Stopped Responding
It’s a slow night at the 24-hour fast-food drive-thru where I am working. I take the next car pulling up to the speaker box.
Me: *Cheerful and professional.* "Hi there, welcome! Go ahead with your order whenever you’re ready."
Customer: *Laughing to himself.* "Wow, the AI is perky tonight!"
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-07 12:45 pmI feel that all high schools should have a class that teaches a class in life skills as this story will show. I have an accounting practice and prepare income tax returns, individual, partnerships, trusts and corporations. I had a parent send in his college child ( I won’t mention gender) to have the tax […]
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-07 11:45 am(This happened before the Internet and before Schengen. I’m going on holiday abroad with a group of friends. Two of them are half-sisters, with different surnames and very different physically; another friend is very similar to the older sister, but is not related to any of them. Most of our IDs are bilingual as we […]
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-07 11:00 amnotalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-07 10:00 amnotalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-07 09:00 am*I illustrate a web comic which my friend writes. One day I’m running late with a page, so my friend puts up our placeholder image that tells readers to check back later. We’ve used this exact image for years. A few days after the weekly page is posted late, I’m chatting with my writer friend.* […]
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-07 08:00 amMy high school was located fewer than 20 miles from the Canadian border, specifically the border with the province of Quebec. Since Quebec is bilingual, it was the go-to destination for many French class field trips. This one French III trip I know I will never forget. Of note: Our block schedule meant there were […]
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rowyn) wrote2025-09-06 10:31 pmHealth and Fitness
Exercise was pretty spotty in August: 15 times, most of which were swimming. I was sick for the first week of August and for several days during the month, which cut into exercise.
I have gradually increased the length of time I spend swimming -- I started at half an hour while Alltoseek was visiting, then moved up to 45 minutes, and now am at 60-63 minutes. I probably won’t expand beyond that range. The default swim lane reservation is an hour, and exercising for more than an hour feels excessive anyway.
Diet is about the same.
Dailies
Tracking these has remained fitful.I have down 10 times editing, 5 times writing, and 10 times drawing, which is probably accurate.
Writing
I got 730 words into the unenthusiastic scene of A Dragon’s Secret. I re-read most of the draft so far in the hopes of motivating myself to write more, but while I enjoyed the re-read, I’m still not motivated to write.
The Business of Writing
I declared victory over the last three editing points before final-readthrough of A Wolf-Shifter’s Pack, and started the final read-through. Which means I should be able to publish it in October, finally.
Art
I finished another two portraits for Ex-Villainess, and did two Time Princess fan art illos. I ended up particularly liking the one of Olive and Dahlia kissing: https://mastodon.art/@rowyn/115118505363629540
Reading
I have not motivated myself to listen to any more audiobooks while swimming. I’ve been listening to podcasts instead. Still reading a lot of manwha, almost all of it incomplete. One series, “My Failing Divorce” finally concluded. I unlocked the remaining episodes but haven’t actually read them yet. The first half of this series was fun in a “there’s never any serious threats” way. Eventually, though, the author introduced an incredibly tedious and annoying amnesia plot and I regretted unlocking the episodes. I read through to the eventual unsatisfying conclusion of that arc. I think Tapas ran a sale on the final episodes so I got them, but I still haven’t actually read them. I’m not sure where I stopped reading anymore; Tapas marked all the episodes as read when I bought them, because I had to click on each one to buy it. At some point I guess I should actually read it.
Social
I’ve been seeing Sophani, Kage and Envoy on most Fridays; I think three times in August, because I cancelled twice over not feeling well.
Goal Scorecard
Stretch Goals completed:
September Goals
September Stretch Goals
ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-09-06 08:54 pm
notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-06 11:00 pmRead Me And My Memory Would Aim A Little Higher Than Ms S. Delight
Customer: *Instantly snapping.* "It’s against the law in California to ask to see ID if I'm not buying anything age-restricted!"
Me: "No, ma’am. I can ask to see ID when you’re paying by card. What I can’t do is write down or copy your ID information, except in very specific cases."
Customer: “Well, how do I know you don’t have a photographic memory and you’re going to steal my identity?"
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earthobservatory_iod_feed) wrote2025-09-07 12:00 am
The glow of city lights, the aurora, and a rising Moon illuminate the night along the northwest coast of North America.
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ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-09-06 03:02 pm ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-09-06 02:47 pmnotalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-06 07:00 pmRead Clash Back
Me: "Okay, so your refund will go back on the card you used to purchase the item."
Wife: "No. We want cash."
Me: "I’m sorry, ma’am, but store policy is that refunds go back the same way they were originally paid."
Wife: "It’s a debit card, so we have the right to ask for cash back instead."
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ysabetwordsmith) wrote2025-09-06 01:34 pm notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-06 05:55 pmRead Just Because You Want A Fancy Watch Doesn’t Mean You Can Dictate Timing
Me: "This is the guy we've been helping find the fancy watch!"
He immediately glared at me, then glanced toward another woman walking through the lobby toward us, and back at me, and said:
Coworker: "Not too f****** bright, ARE ya!?"
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notalwaysright_feed) wrote2025-09-06 05:45 pmRead Free Speech Meets Free Fall
Barman: *Leaning over.* "Ma’am, you can’t set that up here. It’s too busy, we need these seats."
Woman: *Without looking up.* "Actually, I can. Free speech. I’m making a TikTok about how women can’t even sit in a bar without being harassed by men. And you telling me to put this away? You’re proving my point."
