Woke up early today around 7:15 but my brother was in the bathroom so I lamped out half an hour in bed. Had some marinated artichoke hearts (I didn't know we still had some) and some mixed nut butter on a single slice of bread. Coffee on the Hario Switch around 11:15 but was interrupted by grandma to check out a suspicious looking hole in the rice bag -- mice? -- so I just dumped all my water and hoped for the best. Came back to find a trough in the coffee grounds. Tasted the coffee but it was a little hot so I just jumped on the chance to stir in some condensed milk real quick. Tasted fine, to be honest, and I don't think there was any acridity under the sweet milk at all. I might have to try it again tomorrow, if at least to confirm whether that was a happy fluke or that technique really does not matter. Had work from 1 to 8. Had my leftover pork and egg cake and rice from yesterday around 2:15. Aaron and Julie swung by for some soda around 5:55 after rock climbing -- I chatted a little bit but it was clear we were on unequal ground, almost like I was an imposter around my own friends. Can you believe that? Also Aaron catches a TON of strays from Julie -- not sure if that's just how their dynamic is. Felt really meh and listless around 6:45. Drove home with mom around 8:30. Grandma made some sweet and sour catfish with some cherry tomatoes, zucchini, and cucumber. Yum. Posted a little bit on X (might as well call it what it is) to weigh in on the TPOT drama -- racist techbro calling himself TPOT is racist. Typing on social media from a keyboard feels great. Almost too great -- I have to control myself! :-) Getting a bit sleepy now. Had Amy Winehouse's You Sent Me Flying stuck in my head. Had this occasional odd feeling of being back in July 2023 working on Bluebirds and Emeralds. Maybe I'll publish it on AO3.
"[Growing up] is hard and nobody understands." // https://www.homestuck.com/story/2391