Zeph 🐿️ @chaognostica@witches.town

@Mycroft

My collections are always in great shape. Everything in its place, all tidy and pleasant. If I could only find a way to turn everything I need into a really cool collection I always want to look at and display...

In the meantime, I kind if like the tiny house approach. Like maybe I should draw out a floorplan and decide where I would put everything I want to keep. If it doesn't fit in my tiny house, I don't need it.

I want to live in a tiny tiny house with only enough room for my books. And music. And I guess food and other actual necessities, but as little as possible. You can't build up clutter and mess if you don't have any stuff to become clutter.

Not likely to happen. The realization that I *wouldn't* bother keeping most of my collectibles definitely makes me rethink collecting them, though. And if we ever do move, I'll definitely argue for downsizing.

Customer: My favorite color is in your hair.
Me: Thank you!
Customer: I didn't say I liked it, I said it was my favorite color.

XD

She complimented the color of my hair *just* to tell me she doesn't approve of the hair itself. I just....

This customer has a reputation around here as generally being awful. She can be. But I think I kind of love her? Reminds me of my aunt and grandma.

@Mycroft Nope, gotta buy a new one. I meant to do it last week but forgot. Thanks for the reminder to do it now!

Having a good day. Lots of friendly people out. I think purple hair must make me more approachable somehow even when I'm being my usual quiet self. Had several nice short conversations with strangers, now I'm home to rest.

Well, sort of rest. Reading and writing with background music, then cleaning with podcasts. Woooooooooo. And cuddle-breaks with cats, probably.

Oh nooooooo.

All I wanted to do today was bus downtown to get some comics, but I forgot I ran out of rides on my bus pass. :(

However, I also don't have any food that doesn't require long cook times and I am HUNGRY so maybe I'll walk to the store and get food and cash back for bus fare.

I messed up my ankle yesterday and don't really want to walk that far, but I REALLY want comics so yes that sounds like a plan.

Comicsssssssssssss. The things I do for you.

@Mycroft Yeah, that's the set I was copying in my hoomemade ones. I like those and the Vampire dice (purple, red, and purple-black). I might still get the vampire ones at some point. Or paint my own.

Such a busy week. Had a short work day today, but have a meeting in about half an hour. Loooong work day tomorrow, then helping a friend move because I didn't do the math and realize how little sleep I'm going to get. Day off with things already planned to fill it. (One fun thing and a bunch of chores.) Then more work. Ugggggghhhhhhhh.

I like my job, but I am TIRED. And it was supposed to be part-time because I also freelance and I've had almost no time or energy for that. So I'm a little cranky.

Just heard a kid telling his mom he needs a break from school already. XD I remember that feeling.

Granted, if I could do more school *now* without having to pay for it I'd jump at the chance. No breaks, just all the time learning. But like, college/grad school. Not kid-school. *shudders*

A few days ago I mentioned that I was seeing the word "phoenix" everywhere.

Spent the day with my parents, who still call me by my old name because I haven't really talked to them about the change. Hearing them use it was so weird, like they were referring to this whole other person I haven't been for a long time. It made me realize there's a lot more to that change than gender. I don't like that person. I never liked that name or much that came with that life. Anxiety and self-esteem and life management issues that are still screwing me up.

So I'm working on a ritual to cut ties with that version of myself and start over. Help ditch some bad habits.

Just started using the Luminous Spirit Tarot app. I like it a lot so far! Limited, but I like the deeper and more focused guided reading as a contrast to the open-ended daily card readings I had been doing.

Been seeing the word "Phoenix" in many contexts all day, starting with 3 occurrences in about 10 minutes last night. My increasingly racist homophobic parents are visiting tomorrow and I've been thinking about the need to possibly cut ties with them. Hmmm.

My other reading of it was getting more assertive about people using the right name and pronouns for me. Which... actually might go right along with the family thing. New start.

I have a friend who has never read a comic. *Gasp*

Fixed now. I lent her these.

What comics would you recommend to someone as a good starting point?

https://witches.town/media/RJQrnt0233MNVgIIgw0