AH I REMEMBERED WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY EARLIER but it's kind of stupid, lmao.
So my partner is getting into brewing beer and I got them a Tilt, which is a Bluetooth hydrometer. It measures specific gravity and temperature, which are things you want to know so that you don't kill your yeast or whatever. Except the sensor's Bluetooth range is super short, and it basically runs via a phone app, and the temperature we're logging currently is the crawlspace, accessible via the staircase closet. So they were like, wait, what do we do about this, because I can't leave my phone in the closet, that's my alarm clock.
In a kind of ridiculous turn of life imitating art, I was like, hold up, I got just the thing right at my desk. Bam. Old phone. We just needed to scrounge up a charger because the battery is so dead that after charging just enough to power on it claimed it was at 53% (to be fair to it, there is a very real chance that it's correct, and it just holds no charge at this point so the capacity is just THAT low) and now it lives in the closet logging sensor data.
And I was like, you know...didn't I just solve a major story detail with a much larger version of this...yeah, no, this is all vaguely familiar somehow, power supply issues and all. Kind of cool that the concept works though. Kind of weird that it came up at all?
We are not gonna talk about the fact that I still have at least two more ancient-ass phones in a drawer where that came from because look, man, sometimes you just need a camera/mic/mini computer with Bluetooth and wifi that fits in a pocket, and people just get rid of these things, but not me. I actually could build a shitty security system out of them if I was reaaaally inclined. I mean. I'm not. But it's technically possible.
For real though, If I pick up any stupid maker projects I still high-key am thinking about slapping Bluetooth into a necomimi headset and running that through an Arduino and learning to code just enough to let me skip songs/change the volume on Spotify with my brain, because it's entirely doable, and I mean yeah I could do that on my phone remotely too, but that's not funny, now, is it. I'm just not sure it's $350+ of parts funny. Kind of a big investment just to prove the point that haha look I am the extremely ADHD type of lazy where I would rather solve a problem via the most convoluted and complicated Rube-Goldberg type ass machine way possible rather than just perform a single simple action.
YEAH I'VE BEEN THIS SCATTERED ALL DAY AND I REALLY SHOULD GO TO BED SHOULDN'T I. I started playing Satisfactory. Mistakes were made. I'm going to dream about conveyor belts again and I did it to myself...
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always a bridesmaid, never a bride
at least everyone has that instead of wondering why
cause i'm never a bridesmaid, never will be a bride
and i've sat on my floor and cried
i can't figure it out, why i'm never enough
can't walk down the aisle in white or maroon
and i can't even gather up the courage to ask the tough stuff
like why did you change your mind, why leave me on the outside, why never even tell me why?
cause i sit here thinking that i'm not enough
enough times without you changing your mind
saying that i can't walk behind you as a bridesmaid while you are a bride
and i'm not trying to damper this joyous occasion
maybe that's why I've bit my tongue and tried self persuasion
cause every single one of your friends is involved - except for me
and i can't help but drown in my misery
i feel like i failed some kind of test
cause everyone's a bridesmaid
everyone's a bride
and i'm stuck on the sidelines
wondering why
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Take your time as I am sure it takes a while to make your fics as amazing and magical as they are, but I’m just curious what Whouffaldi fics you are updating next?😊
I'm actually going to use this opportunity to put down a list of everything I've got going on, Whouffaldi or not, Doctor Who or not, just because I want to.
Sitting with a chapter(s) waiting
Inherited Will, Destiny of the Age, Graveyard of Ambition and Dreams
The Thick of UNIT (the chapter having been chambered in the metaphorical gun ready to go this entire time, but REASONS)
Material Written, No Chapter/Posting Yet
Basil Oswald and the Caretaker of Dragons (I’m in writer’s block for something further on than what I’m writing and until I get that done... *shakes fist*)
unnamed UNIT fic (this one is, like, nearly done, and I’m pretty excited about it)
unnamed ZoSan One Piece fic (this one is getting out of hand so idk how long this one’ll take)
a fill for Getting the Hang of Things (don’t know if almost done or halfway done)
sequel to Thousand Arc Reactor Derived Intertemporal Starship (this one is also almost done)
Back to the T.A.R.D.I.S (same problem as Caretaker of Dragons)
The Life That Never Was (same-same problem again)
Ideas That are Tempting Me
unnamed Whouffaldi piece set in my home state
unnamed ZoSan piece also set in my home state
I got a selkie!AU prompt the other day that's making my gears turn
unnamed The Thick of UNIT tie-in fic
There’s other things in there I know I’m forgetting about, but it’s a lot, as you can see. I’m actually actively writing for multiple fandoms, which is something that either works wonderfully well or... doesn’t. There’s also the bit where I still need to get back to checking my dash, because the socializing part of my brain has been so goddamn fried AND I WAS DOING SO WELL TOO but I’m just hoping that comes back soon because I feel really bad otherwise but let me tell you this has not been a good mental health year for Nehs and dipping out of social media was kind of necessary for me to stay sane.
See the smug cat? This is me. See the knife being wielded towards it? That is also me. ME @ ME
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