I need a butler

I had a productive evening archiving photography projects. One photography project to be fair. But I’m trying to lay the groundwork for future projects. So lots of forward momentum even tho not much actually done. Feels good.

Q. Where does Mastodon get my profile photo from if I don’t have a Mastodon account? It is using an old Micro.blog photo. Not my new one.

help.micro.blog/t/mastodo…

Any help would be appreciated as I would like to know how to update it.

I returned to social media late 2023 after a couple of years away, vowing never to return to the big tech giants for my publishing. It began by rebooting my blog on a different platform. And then slowly I began to embrace the social side of things.

It took a long while for me, after feeling deeply jaded and even suspicious of the internet and the general erosion of the integrity – and increasing hostility – of services I had used for many years.

I joined Bluesky too. And I think it’s a great platform. But the culture there is not for me, generally.

There is no point to this. The end.

Thoughts can end abruptly and that’s fine. It’s time for breakfast anyway.

I think I’m coming out of this bug I had. I’m calling it a cold but it felt different. And not c either. Anyway. The weirdness seems to be going away a bit now. I am starting to feel more normal physically. I’ve had a rough few days mentally. And again feeling a bit better today. 😣/😊

A music video thumbnail of three faces displayed across 42 phone screens. Wires and power banks around the edge of the frame.

OK Go - A Stone Only Rolls Downhill (Official Video)

This is so cool. It’s mind bendingly creative. 🎵

I think I have to recognise when it’s best for me to stay off socials. Sometimes I can spend just a few minutes reading and I start losing my shit. That’s where I am today and last few days.

I’m not shying away from the world but when I’m feeling extra sensitive I have to remind myself what’s real.

I took a day off from reading and scrolling feeds, and replies. It did me a lot of good.

Silhouetted bare-branch trees against an orange sky. Parked cars in the foreground.

A lilac blue sky with orange sunset glow on the horizon. A car park full of cars in the foreground. Trees and street lights are silhouetted against the sky.

Blue hour 📷 29 Jan 2025

I had an incredible lucid dream last night. I haven’t had one in a while. I woke up feeling very connected and whole.

I’m so tired now. It’s 4pm and I’m back in bed. My mood is through the floor. This bug is shitty.

I’ve been melting my brain with JSON and regex tonight

I fixed my Mac! It had been running weirdly slow recently. Until I switched off Apple AI.

I haven’t really used AI much, ever. Tho it did help me with some regex the other day. So it was useful for that. And when I think I might need it again I can toggle it on for a few minutes.

Looking up at some tall fluffy plants blowing in the wind against a cloudy sky. A plane flies past in the background.

Just took the camera for a walk. It was sunny at first and then it got gloomy. Good for shooting around the back streets where I live.

I’ve stopped for a coffee for warmth and just pulled this off my camera. I like it! Good timing with the plane. No idea what these plants are tho. 📷 ✈️

A view of two bare/branched silver birch trees in warm sunlight with a blue sky above.

A curved road on a roundabout with a building in the background. Golden sunlight lights the brickwork of a bridge to the left.

📷 10 Jan ‘25

That’s all of them. Yay! The whole set can be seen via the above link, or on Glass.

I’m still isolating myself from community whilst this cold lingers. Such a long tail end to it. Symptoms are not so bad now but I feel all kinds of weird.

I feel like my life is being restructured. And my ideas of what I’m supposed to do are leaving and making way for something else.

Good.

Test post 2 🚫🦋

Test post 🚫🦋

I’m slowly turning nocturnal.

Maybe I didn’t get a germ.

*checks for vampire bites*

Have been getting shit done tonight. Feels good

I’m sad some people left Micro.blog without saying anything. I’ve found some on Mastodon tho.

A frozen pond covered with snow and paw prints leading into the distance.A tree with bare branches is lit by the sun in a snowy landscape.A snow-covered landscape is side lit by the low sun with golden light and blue snowy shadows.A landscape of frosted brush in foreground blue-tinted shadow with golden trees in the background .

📷 10 Jan ‘25

When I’m on my site and my phone is on dark mode, I love scrolling down slowly at the same speed as the snow falls down the screen. It’s like magic. ❄️

(yep I am keeping the snow for as long as it’s winter here)