2026-05-07
- With Tumblr enforcing age verification in several countries and my not wanting to share my ID with any and all random internet companies, I’ve been having a peek at Tumblr-esque socials, though none of them quite have the right balance of format, tools and discovery. Are.na is wonderful for the content, but the format is very uncomfortable for me to browse. Noterook is an ideal feed-based format but the microblogging style of content aggregation and lack of hosted media makes it really hard to use the same way I do Tumblr.
- Which brings me to: Wow, I am so relieved I figured out a comfortable way to update this site, that I learned how to make a portable static site that I can host on Neocities or any server I own. I can’t believe we moved away from personal sites and into the hands of private companies, where we have so little control over our posts, that profit off of our time and attention in such vicious ways. I’m glad for all the people that make an effort to move away from the private Internet and onto a small, decentralized, sustainable model of existing online.
- It’s a funny feeling, seeing yourself grow out of a piece of media. For a period of 3 years, circa 2014, I was obsessed with The Social Network (2010). I re-watched it last night with my flock and it still holds up as a very good movie on the technical end, but whatever made me lose my mind about it emotionally is completely gone. It’s not an unwelcome reminder that I can and do change with time, just like everybody else, no matter how stuck I feel.
- I got my disability certificate, at long last. This should make looking for jobs much easier, but also it’s a way for me to get the accomodations I need mentally and physically to actually do my best and that’s a relief.
- I’ve already scheduled an interview, and I’ve signed up for other job seeking apps specifically for disabled folks. I hope it helps somewhat, I really do.