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Fallout. Wow! I watched 2 episodes last night. And the other 6 tonight. Just awesome in every way. 📺
Today, I pulled 230GB of recent Fortnite gameplay videos off my PS5 for archiving. They are precious memories of fun times with the kids.
It’s a lot of data. But worth it. Some of our games are hilarious 🎮
I received a notification that my photos were ready in Hipstamatic. And it took me through this little process of opening an envelope and pulling the photos out one-by-one. Very cute!
YouTube pleasures for my soul
- Birdsong and natural soundscapes
- Sustainable living channels
- Scandinavian / Nordic lifestyle
- Artists
- Photography (a very narrow subset of this)
- Travel / Van life / Wilderness / Exploration
- Scotland
Recently, the Hipstamatic X app on iOS has received a much needed upgrade. So I’ve been playing around with it today after a few years of hardly using it. I’m impressed! I grabbed a few photos today on my walk using my home made preset called Thistle, which I updated to add one of the flashes (not sure I like it but I love my base preset).
The photos are set to “develop later”. A cute idea! Apparently I’ll get a notification later when they’re ready..
Here’s my neglected membership page: https://hipsta.app/@Aeryn
I watched a little Goldcrest out of my kitchen window this morning. It was collecting moss from off a brick wall. Such a beautiful little bird!
I’ll be closing my Bluesky account. It’s really not for me. I don’t think any kind of social media is. I tried. I left the main ones in the last few years and I thought maybe Bluesky would somehow be different for me.
I’m giving Superlist a go, from the makers of Wunderlist (RIP). I like using Apple Reminders for daily stuff. But I need something to help me manage projects which I currently use Things for but struggle with it a bit.
Maybe Superlist is it.
I need to better prioritise creating. By the time I do all the things I need to do, I’m too tired for some the things I want to do. Like making, creating, expressing, building.
Creating is a need. Creating is living. It’s oxygen.
I moved into my flat 3.5 years ago and I’m still unpacking.
To be fair and kind with myself. I did move into a hell hole. And spent the first year or two healing from the trauma of 7 years at my previous address.
I have been updating fonts and colours on my Micro blog at https://aeryn.me/ using Tiny Theme. For light mode and dark mode.
I think it works. But is it in good taste? 🤷♀️
Unexpected Self-Care Day Protocol
- meditation and quiet time
- clearing the schedule
- staying in pajamas
- coffee and blankets
- being extra gentle and kind with myself
- feelings are allowed and cherished
- no planning or to-do lists until I’m ready
#SelfCare
I love it when it rains like this. It’s chucking it down! Even though I can’t go out in it, it feels cleansing and fresh. I love just sitting by my window and watching it come down in the garden.
Update: it’s now turned to hail!
Really feeling the effects of all that screen time yesterday. It was really good to be creative. But I have to pace myself. Brain is on the fritz.
I’ve been having a web day. On Blot, Micro.blog, Carrd. Trying to make sense of stuff. I got a lot done that I’m pleased with, but waaaaay too much screen time. 🥱
I reached out to a blogger I’ve been following for a few months to respond to a post they made about feeling unappreciated. And they replied telling me my email meant a lot.
It can feel pretty lonely being a creator. I feel it. It’s hard going.
Anyone reading this, I appreciate you.
