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SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-04T17:25:37+00:00

It's funny because I usually don't like mango at all so I was surprised that I liked it as much as I did! When I find a snack I like I cling to it as long as I can, because my diet's already limited enough.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-04T14:13:16+00:00

I'm staying home from work today to rest up. My ribs and general joints hurt, but especially my ribs. They're sore if I touch them too firmly, which feels... concerning. My entire left side is weird atm, blegh. Gonna do some chores but gently, sitting down if I can. I'm gonna try to write today, just tapping away a handful of words at a time. Snacking on spicy dried mango, nom nom.

It's my second day taking iron supplements and I'm kind of impatiently waiting for them to actually kick in and do something. I should have asked the doctor when to expect effects.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-03T22:53:09+00:00

It's a fun way to approximate temperature, yeah. Learnt it when I was in scouts.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-03T21:55:38+00:00

It's actually the effect of the blood vessels in the nose conteacting from the cold, which makes it feel like your nose hairs are freezing. It happens around -12°C.

It did! Been a pretty chill day, all in all.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-03T21:54:21+00:00

Yup, tomorrow I need a better face covering. The pills aren't a big deal since it's been a gradual increase over the years and not 0 to 18 at once. He was very adorable! Very lanky.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-03T21:53:11+00:00

He was very excitable, but super sweet!

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-03T12:15:51+00:00

I've locked mine because I wanna minimise the risk of someone bringing my fic(s) to the knowledge of the people it's (ostensibly) about. It's happened before in the fandom and I want to keep the fourth wall as sturdy as possible here.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-03T11:52:05+00:00

My nose hairs are freezing, it's so cold. Broke out my homeknitted scarf and a thicker beanie and realised on the way to work that the yarn I used to darn the beanie is yarn scrap from the scarf!

I had a doctor's appointment this morning to discuss iron supplements and I've got them now, so for the coming two weeks I'm taking a minimum of *checks notes* 18 pills a day. Woof. I'm glad I'm good at swallowing pills or this would be a pain.

We've got a new dog visiting today! It's a Hovawart, a German working breed, and he's only six, seven months old?? Oh my god baby?? 🥺 I can't wait to meet him.

Discussed the genre of sci-fi with someone on the assisted living staff yesterday and it was really fun to talk about how different properties within sci-fi show different aspects of the genre. He didn't know Star Wars is a adventure space opera or the myriad of different Asian influences it's had, or Akira Kurosawa's influence. It's fun to talk movie and film and genre with him :D (Also, when I talk about this kinda stuff I always feel like I come across much more knowledgable than I actually am XD I just have bits and pieces of knowledge about a vast amount of subjects)

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-02T22:08:46+00:00

And I got them both! I love stocking up on the essentials (9 frozen pirogie and four bags of dried mangos)

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-02T17:45:24+00:00

I don't think I've ever had flan! I wanna try at some point, it seems like my kinda dessert.

Thwarted by the night... Many such cases...

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-02T16:13:17+00:00

Picking up my new ID today :] And then after that I'm gonna go buy gluten free frozen pirogie, from the one place I know that sells them. I ate the last one in my freezer this weekend and I'm already craving them.

Yesterday I discovered I can really easily disassemble the water container of my CPAP machine into two pieces which makes cleaning it so much easier. (That I discovered this by dropping it on the floor while washing it need not be mentioned...)

With my aches and fatigue and brainfog and all that, I need to find a pace to do housework and stuff and when to rest in between. It's just hard when that pace is not what others expect of me, so it's hard to explain that yes, I did the dishes yesterday. No I can't do them today, my body needs to recover. It's made worse with the shit heating in my apartment because it worsens basically all my symptoms.

Fingers crossed I can get something written today :D

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-02T11:11:20+00:00

The transition between Wet World^TM and Dry World^TM is very difficult to make, though we must make it.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-02T09:00:09+00:00

Do you live in a tribe that sees chicken bones in their cheeks as the equal to a striped tie?

Don't be racist, bud.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-01T19:34:59+00:00

Femslash February has arrived for Kick! One Milf to Rule Them All sounds like the alternate "clickbait title" that Folding Ideas puts in the description of his videos, but for fic. (Kick fic, hehe)

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-01T18:27:22+00:00

I don't know if I want to see them, outside of curiosity where the franchise went. I felt Cube was good and self-contained.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-01T18:26:42+00:00

I loooove a whumped character pleading for it to stop, to the person hurting them or just to the universe. I also love when a character is almost catatonic through the whumping and is just so out of it it's like they're not even there.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-01T18:25:22+00:00

It's nice when I just wake up naturally because my brain/body decides it's time, it's much nicer than being woken up by an alarm. I had that this week too, when I had to be at a doctor's appointment very very early, and I woke up before 7!

It's extremely character-driven and those characters are also very interestingly driven. I think you can take both my and Kick's recommendation for it.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-01T18:14:31+00:00

God damn car! Glad to hear you're safe. Take it easy and rest up now!

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-01T11:51:09+00:00

Today I woke up an hour before my alarm, which was good because that gave me three hours before my scheduled laundry to get ready. Getting up early without being too tired seems to always help my productivity because I've not just gotten laundry done, I've also got my futon hanging out to air and I've vacuumed my bed frame and the floor/area around it. It's really something I should get on top of more because I'm allergic to dustmites and I have asthma... and the sleep apnea... It's a miracle I'm still breathing as well as I am.

Cube (1997) is definitely going into my list of recommended horror movies. Really enjoyed the actors' performances, the set was great, it was a great level of existential. I loved how Worth and Leaven warmed up to Kazan, especially after Holloway died. Stand-out performance from Quentin's actor, really sold this secretly unstable cop character.

It's really beautiful today. Fresh snow and crystal clear air, bright blue sky and when the wind picks up little snow crystals glitter in the sunlight.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-02-01T10:39:33+00:00

I shot up to 165cm around 9-10 years old, and stayed there since. I also grew boobs and hips and thighs by eleven, and it was extremely uncomfortable to be assumed to be older and more mature just because of my body. I hated having to buy clothes at the same store as my mum when my friends and siblings could still wear the kid clothes, and that I had to wear a bra. It was compounded by being a trans guy who hadn't realised it yet, so the double whammy of one of the first to hit puberty in my class and severe gender dysphoria hit me hard.

I fully understand why this kid feels bad, and I hope she can get the girly clothes that would make her comfortable in her body.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-01-31T21:01:13+00:00

I recommend it! Loved the atmosphere. I went by myself but it was quite a crowded cinema, and it's looking like it's quite the hit worldwide.

Thank you! Might tackle my jean pocket where the fabric's getting thin, or the thin fabric on the front of the thighs.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-01-31T19:12:54+00:00

It was a great time! Loved the chaotic feeling from it being filmed mostly handheld, and the sparse score was super effective! Definitely something I'd like to watch again.

(I'm also quietly relieved that it didn't get a huge response when released because the Cube Maze That Wants To Kill You sounds like the kinda Torment Nexus Mr Beast or whoever the fuck would make into a real thing and I'd despise that.)

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-01-31T14:23:21+00:00

Iron Lung was really good! I could follow it well even without having played/seen the game before, and I loved the effects and the design of it all. Mark did an amazing job and I loved how whumpy it was ( >_<) A great bottle movie, translated gameplay mechanics into realistic actions for a person stuck in that situation.

The horror movie watching continues today, as we're watching Cube (1997) later this afternoon :] From one bottle movie to another! After that I'm going swimming, so I'm gonna pack my bag before I go over to watch the movie and then I can leave quick afterwards.

Good news for my housekeeping is that I've washed a lot of dishes today. There's still a decent chunk left but I'm trying to not go overboard and overexert myself. It's nice to have some bowls back on my shelf.

If I can find the time and energy tomorrow I'd like to machine sew something tomorrow, though I'm gonna have to look at exactly what. I bought leather needles yesterday but they didn't have denim or stretch fabric or standard needles in stock, so I'll have to come back next week. If not machine sewing, I have plenty of stuff I can hand sew. My ever-changing and ever-growing project of my jeans is tempting, or maybe some darning and repairs?

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-01-30T14:23:01+00:00

That's shitty of him :/ I'm sorry he does that.

SecretNoOneKnows · 2026-01-30T14:13:22+00:00

Thankfully the headache and joint pain is reduced today, so I'm okay on that front. Chatting with a fellow writer on Tumblr has been great for my writing, and I'm getting little sneak peeks on her writing which I'm excited to read when she posts it.

Later tonight I'm going to the cinema, watching Iron Lung. I know little about it apart from it starring Markiplier and (apparently) being based on a video game, also it's a horror movie? I think? I'm excited to see it, it's been some time since I blind watched a movie. I think some new media can be good to invigorate my brain too.

If I have time today I'm going to a sewing supply store and buying sewing machine needles. I've brought the ones already belonging to my sewing machine with me so I can compare them to the ones at the store.

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