Ari
@arithelibrarian.bsky.social
Ahead you may find: Furry stuff, board gaming, Japanese, cartoons, random retro gaming/tech, queer ramblings, and more. 18+ only, please.
2nd round of face laser done. I was SO anxious this morning to be honest, but I really nailed the prep this time around, and it went so much smoother. Less fidgety, less pauses, less pain overall, not tense afterwards. Night and day difference, I'm SO happy/relieved, AH! Gonna go cuddle a plush now.
August 4, 2025 at 10:09 PM
2nd round of face laser done. I was SO anxious this morning to be honest, but I really nailed the prep this time around, and it went so much smoother. Less fidgety, less pauses, less pain overall, not tense afterwards. Night and day difference, I'm SO happy/relieved, AH! Gonna go cuddle a plush now.
These new-fangled Spiderman Magic the Gathering cards sure do look CRAZY.
July 24, 2025 at 4:53 PM
These new-fangled Spiderman Magic the Gathering cards sure do look CRAZY.
Have a lot of drive to exercise more lately, but it's become my body that holds me back. I do a big thing and it's great and I'm proud of it, but then I need more days to recover than I'd like, so my consistency goes down. Did a big day out on Saturday and I'm still worn on Wednesday for example. 😩
July 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Have a lot of drive to exercise more lately, but it's become my body that holds me back. I do a big thing and it's great and I'm proud of it, but then I need more days to recover than I'd like, so my consistency goes down. Did a big day out on Saturday and I'm still worn on Wednesday for example. 😩
>Fixed an impossible note
WAIT SO I WASN'T GOING INSANE WHEN I COULDN'T 100% ALL THE SONGS?!?! AAAAAAAAAA
WAIT SO I WASN'T GOING INSANE WHEN I COULDN'T 100% ALL THE SONGS?!?! AAAAAAAAAA
July 23, 2025 at 1:56 AM
>Fixed an impossible note
WAIT SO I WASN'T GOING INSANE WHEN I COULDN'T 100% ALL THE SONGS?!?! AAAAAAAAAA
WAIT SO I WASN'T GOING INSANE WHEN I COULDN'T 100% ALL THE SONGS?!?! AAAAAAAAAA
Watching あたしンち and the episode is about the family wanting take out on a rainy day. And the girl is like "I want Unagi, do we have an Unagi take out menu somewhere?" (this is a 90s episode, they can't look it up online). And DAMN fresh hot unagidon deliveries to your door sounds like heaven.
July 22, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Watching あたしンち and the episode is about the family wanting take out on a rainy day. And the girl is like "I want Unagi, do we have an Unagi take out menu somewhere?" (this is a 90s episode, they can't look it up online). And DAMN fresh hot unagidon deliveries to your door sounds like heaven.
Craigslist story of the week: Sold my Nintendo Switch. Guy wanted to test it, and wanted to meet at a library. Sure, makes sense to me. Said he might bring a monitor with him to try it out, very thorough to test the dock, but okay. Walks into the library carrying a 27 INCH monitor in one arm. Omg...
July 22, 2025 at 2:56 AM
Craigslist story of the week: Sold my Nintendo Switch. Guy wanted to test it, and wanted to meet at a library. Sure, makes sense to me. Said he might bring a monitor with him to try it out, very thorough to test the dock, but okay. Walks into the library carrying a 27 INCH monitor in one arm. Omg...
What burnout looks like 😔 Unsure when I'll be feeling the Japanese studying groove again, but not done much of anything for weeks now.
July 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
What burnout looks like 😔 Unsure when I'll be feeling the Japanese studying groove again, but not done much of anything for weeks now.
Sometimes I wonder what the secret to having others reach out to you is. I feel like I used to have a better balance of "I reach out" vs "They reach out" interactions, but it's been shifting heavily towards "I reach out" interactions. I might be doing something wrong, but I don't know what yet 😅
July 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Sometimes I wonder what the secret to having others reach out to you is. I feel like I used to have a better balance of "I reach out" vs "They reach out" interactions, but it's been shifting heavily towards "I reach out" interactions. I might be doing something wrong, but I don't know what yet 😅
I kind of want to find a new fandom to sink into for a bit. I kind of miss my old MLP days and all the buzz and excitement and friendliness of it all. Something that is still airing and keeping things lively and active and dynamic and open ended. I watch too many long dead shows lately.
July 17, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I kind of want to find a new fandom to sink into for a bit. I kind of miss my old MLP days and all the buzz and excitement and friendliness of it all. Something that is still airing and keeping things lively and active and dynamic and open ended. I watch too many long dead shows lately.
Whoever is responsible for the whole "We need to send two small deposits and have you verify the amounts before we can let you link your bank account" thing, can fuck right off. Been wasting a week of my life because my bank had amnesia, and is making me do it twice now in the same week.
July 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Whoever is responsible for the whole "We need to send two small deposits and have you verify the amounts before we can let you link your bank account" thing, can fuck right off. Been wasting a week of my life because my bank had amnesia, and is making me do it twice now in the same week.
In lighter news I made a dating profile that feels like way more "me" than before. My anxiety always stopped me from being upfront about who I am and what I like. This time, this profile one has photos of me in a skirt, different gender labels, and open talk of cartoons and plushies and stuff.
July 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
In lighter news I made a dating profile that feels like way more "me" than before. My anxiety always stopped me from being upfront about who I am and what I like. This time, this profile one has photos of me in a skirt, different gender labels, and open talk of cartoons and plushies and stuff.
Laser has kind of sucked this time around. A full week later and I'm still really sensitive and irritated on my face. My face started flaking off a few days ago, too. That's a first. They had a new tech at the clinic, and I'm hoping that didn't blast me way too hard or something. (nervous bun)
July 14, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Laser has kind of sucked this time around. A full week later and I'm still really sensitive and irritated on my face. My face started flaking off a few days ago, too. That's a first. They had a new tech at the clinic, and I'm hoping that didn't blast me way too hard or something. (nervous bun)
I hit some burn out in my brain and now I'm struggling to do like any Japanese study or practice this week so far. 😔 Was running hot for a while at last, did like 6 months solid of daily study since my last hiatus. Was almost at 2000 words memorized.
July 7, 2025 at 11:58 PM
I hit some burn out in my brain and now I'm struggling to do like any Japanese study or practice this week so far. 😔 Was running hot for a while at last, did like 6 months solid of daily study since my last hiatus. Was almost at 2000 words memorized.
I did it, AAAAAH! I got through laser treatment on my face (very sensitive skin and very thick roots = OW OW OW to a level I tear up during it) 🥹
But fuck me, I've been putting it off for years now, really hope it heals up smooth and all that now for the aftercare.
But fuck me, I've been putting it off for years now, really hope it heals up smooth and all that now for the aftercare.
July 7, 2025 at 7:23 PM
I did it, AAAAAH! I got through laser treatment on my face (very sensitive skin and very thick roots = OW OW OW to a level I tear up during it) 🥹
But fuck me, I've been putting it off for years now, really hope it heals up smooth and all that now for the aftercare.
But fuck me, I've been putting it off for years now, really hope it heals up smooth and all that now for the aftercare.
The amount of people getting into Magic because of the Final Fantasy set is silly to me. Final Fantasy ALREADY has a DEDICATED card game! 100% Final Fantasy art/lore, top to bottom, with many sets. For new players learning the game, it's way better than Magic and cheaper to get into by a mile, too.
July 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The amount of people getting into Magic because of the Final Fantasy set is silly to me. Final Fantasy ALREADY has a DEDICATED card game! 100% Final Fantasy art/lore, top to bottom, with many sets. For new players learning the game, it's way better than Magic and cheaper to get into by a mile, too.
My Japanese studies have been derailed a little, because I keep trying to update and fix my tooling. I find myself writing patches to my video player, because I just want the most one-click experience possible for making Anki cards as I immerse... so Japanese study time is now open source dev time.
July 5, 2025 at 4:56 AM
My Japanese studies have been derailed a little, because I keep trying to update and fix my tooling. I find myself writing patches to my video player, because I just want the most one-click experience possible for making Anki cards as I immerse... so Japanese study time is now open source dev time.
I keep thinking of trying to join a Discord server, to have more casual conversations in my day. Problem is I get overwhelmed with group chats above a pretty small size, so the sweet spot of "yay people to talk to" but not "oh god, oh fuck, slow down" is tricky to find for an introverted bunny.
July 4, 2025 at 4:07 AM
I keep thinking of trying to join a Discord server, to have more casual conversations in my day. Problem is I get overwhelmed with group chats above a pretty small size, so the sweet spot of "yay people to talk to" but not "oh god, oh fuck, slow down" is tricky to find for an introverted bunny.
When it comes to making me sweat, this heat wave ain't got shit on me compared to going into physical stores to try and buy cute earrings and hair accessories. 😅
But hey, I finally did it, been walking by this one place for over a year without the confidence to go inside. Got new things to try on.
But hey, I finally did it, been walking by this one place for over a year without the confidence to go inside. Got new things to try on.
July 4, 2025 at 2:18 AM
When it comes to making me sweat, this heat wave ain't got shit on me compared to going into physical stores to try and buy cute earrings and hair accessories. 😅
But hey, I finally did it, been walking by this one place for over a year without the confidence to go inside. Got new things to try on.
But hey, I finally did it, been walking by this one place for over a year without the confidence to go inside. Got new things to try on.
Despite all the electronics work I've done and circuits I've worked with or built or designed, I *still* don't think I understand what capacitance, as a concept, really is at all. I just know where I "should" put a capacitor in a circuit, and the numbers on the side are just gibberish to me really.
July 3, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Despite all the electronics work I've done and circuits I've worked with or built or designed, I *still* don't think I understand what capacitance, as a concept, really is at all. I just know where I "should" put a capacitor in a circuit, and the numbers on the side are just gibberish to me really.
Trying a new dating app lately. Takes about 12 hours for a half dozen clearly fundamentally incompatible people to like my profile. The amount of people clearly spam-swiping "like" on apps really is crazy. I've been single for nearly a decade and even I'm not THAT desperate about it, hot damn.
July 1, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Trying a new dating app lately. Takes about 12 hours for a half dozen clearly fundamentally incompatible people to like my profile. The amount of people clearly spam-swiping "like" on apps really is crazy. I've been single for nearly a decade and even I'm not THAT desperate about it, hot damn.
Two mile bike ride last night before bed into a walk right when I woke up. Legs are feeling it, but it's going to be hot af the whole day, so I decided to get it in while I could. Happy with the progress I'm making, I want to be done with PT finally. Gotta give my arm/shoulders some more love still.
July 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Two mile bike ride last night before bed into a walk right when I woke up. Legs are feeling it, but it's going to be hot af the whole day, so I decided to get it in while I could. Happy with the progress I'm making, I want to be done with PT finally. Gotta give my arm/shoulders some more love still.
Hot baths are like my favorite thing ever. I literally picked my current apartment, in large part, because it has a larger than normal bathtub, and I can soak in it really nicely. When I travel, I pick hotels often based on if they have a bathtub or not. Probably my favorite bit of self-care.
June 29, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Hot baths are like my favorite thing ever. I literally picked my current apartment, in large part, because it has a larger than normal bathtub, and I can soak in it really nicely. When I travel, I pick hotels often based on if they have a bathtub or not. Probably my favorite bit of self-care.
If anyone has recommendations to improve the discovery feed here, I'd be happy to take some advice. Kind of struggling to make it useful. Enough muting/filtering has helped reduce the amount of rage-bait/politics, but now it's mostly animal photos and that's not really what I use the internet for.
June 29, 2025 at 12:45 AM
If anyone has recommendations to improve the discovery feed here, I'd be happy to take some advice. Kind of struggling to make it useful. Enough muting/filtering has helped reduce the amount of rage-bait/politics, but now it's mostly animal photos and that's not really what I use the internet for.
Nothing like having a card order SO delayed, that you are sorta done/over playing with the deck they were to upgrade in the first place. At least I get a refund I on those cards I guess, but it would have been nice to try them out at least.
June 29, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Nothing like having a card order SO delayed, that you are sorta done/over playing with the deck they were to upgrade in the first place. At least I get a refund I on those cards I guess, but it would have been nice to try them out at least.
I started replaying System Shock 2 (original, I'm not a fan of remakes). I tried to do a Psi only build right off the start, for the first time ever, and holy shit, 2 hours in I think I'm soft locked 😂 So damn hard. I need to remember to take more manual saves (and not just quick save) next time.
June 28, 2025 at 10:10 PM
I started replaying System Shock 2 (original, I'm not a fan of remakes). I tried to do a Psi only build right off the start, for the first time ever, and holy shit, 2 hours in I think I'm soft locked 😂 So damn hard. I need to remember to take more manual saves (and not just quick save) next time.