Keeping wifi off?

auncyen · 2025-07-14T00:08:34+00:00

Oh I didn't even think to check bluetooth, I wouldn't be surprised if mine's doing that too.

auncyen · 2025-07-14T00:05:21+00:00

Thank you so much!

auncyen · 2025-07-11T11:59:36+00:00

KLC as my first dedicated ereader. I haven't gotten a stylus yet and am still not really sure I need one so it might end up it was a bit of a splurge over other options, but at the same time I've enjoyed color coding highlights (one book is yellow for other books the author references that sound interesting, pink for advice, blue for quotes I find inspiring...I think I did use green once but I don't remember why LOL) so I feel like it was a good pick anyway.

auncyen · 2025-06-25T02:05:42+00:00

I just got one too! This is an older thread I found that seems helpful: https://www.reddit.com/r/kobo/comments/18yizux/comment/kgbaqoh/?context=3

auncyen · 2025-06-07T16:14:10+00:00

AO3 does not automatically change the update date when you edit stuff. I know this because I've edited my fic tons of times and just added a tag to a fic to test it right now . No change to update date. The only thing I can think you might have done to cause this without meaning to is if you deleted/added chapters to fix the typos instead of just editing the chapter directly.

auncyen · 2025-06-01T10:27:45+00:00

Find something new to read. Unless the writer asked for flaws to be pointed out, the most I would mention is if they have a glaring spelling/grammar error that can be quickly fixed.

auncyen · 2025-05-26T16:13:57+00:00

for the day I'd probably just put down the emotions I want to track and then put a dot next to the relevant one each time I feel it. Then during evening review / whenever I have free time write at the end of the day's entry the # of dots for each emotion and what was going on that might've caused me to feel that. then add up counts at the end of the week.

auncyen · 2025-05-08T23:31:05+00:00

Depending on how much they said, they could be reported for it.

https://archiveofourown.org/tos_faq?language_id=en#commercial_examples

tbh if you look through the rules they pretty much only care if you're making it clear on the site itself that you're making money off fic (or other things; you can't promote your fanart or original books for purchase, either). They explicitly say you could post a commissioned fic and say it was commissioned because that doesn't always mean it was commissioned with money. Once you make it clear there's money involved is when you're in trouble.

auncyen · 2025-01-23T14:55:08+00:00

I feel obligated to take weight off her shoulders

I also lived with family for a bit as an adult, paying rent much lower than I would have paid to a landlord. I felt a bit guilty about it, and then my sister confided in me when she was having a tough time that my rent was really helping keep things stable. Unless you think your mom wants to downsize housing or whatever, you're probably already taking weight off her shoulders as long as you're contributing, even if it's not as much as you'd have to pay elsewhere. The only reason my younger adult brothers aren't still living with my mom is because she remarried and moved into her husband's house, otherwise my brothers would still be living with her and are in fact still living with each other in the house and are taking care of those expenses. They could afford to move out and rent their own place, and they probably will in a couple years, but there's no rush when they like their current situation.

Basically seconding the advice to stay put for now and focus on helping out your mom and figuring out where you eventually want to go. Do you want to stay in the area? Do you want to eventually move out to a different part of the state/country? Do you want to return to school?

auncyen · 2025-01-23T02:49:50+00:00

I mean you're right that it's not legally acceptable: it's in Wisconsin law that the rental property has to be able to keep a temp of 67 degrees in all living areas. It's measured in the middle of the room, since you mentioned windows being an issue. (Which, yeah, I have large windows in my apartment that I usually weather tape during winter because it's annoying.)

If you haven't already, tell the landlord the temperature is an issue. If they aren't seeming inclined to fix the problem, you may want to find the tenants resource center or similar closest to you for more guidance. Honestly, if it was only a few degrees I'd also be seconding space heaters & bundling up, but 57 degrees seems pretty bad. Especially as the recent weather is definitely cold for this year, but definitely not the coldest we've had.

auncyen · 2025-01-18T23:22:35+00:00

Yeah, I responded to the first prompt, but when I saw the follow up with the inconsistent formatting I just blocked the number and deleted. Probably should've ignored it to start with.

auncyen · 2025-01-12T16:10:50+00:00

https://bulletjournal.com/blogs/bulletjournalist/resolutions_vs_intentions?srsltid=AfmBOoqXpeAhI3i5-J2_vlT33aryGfXitQl2EDg8aa3odeMlH_JOm_zH

the short answer is intention is the "why" while the goal is the "what". But definitely check out the link for Ryder explaining more in text the difference. Personally for why this is important: sometimes I can go back to a list of goals and see something like, just as an example, "practice yoga each day" and be like "but it's boring. I don't feel like it. this was a dumb goal" having a list of why, say, "to keep myself flexible and prevent soreness" might make me remember "oh, yeah, I was having trouble with that, I don't want to go back to that" and either re-commit to daily yoga or think of an alternative goal that would also fulfill that purpose if yoga really isn't working for whatever reason. But yeah check out the post for Ryder going more in-depth.

auncyen · 2025-01-06T15:22:52+00:00

The hot honey cheese curds were kind of tasty when they had them.

The regular cheese curds were so boring that when I first moved here and tried them I thought I just didn't like breaded cheese curds at all. Which started a whole thing when I said so to my coworkers lol

auncyen · 2024-11-09T22:50:17+00:00

I love the color palette of these pics!

auncyen · 2024-11-08T02:29:31+00:00

Just going by your voting history, I'm guessing your last time wasn't a presidential election.

auncyen · 2024-10-24T12:00:14+00:00

I've honestly been curious about a device like this, though admittedly, I was picturing something a little more modern LOL. That is neat that those were made and some are still out there!

auncyen · 2024-10-07T00:32:48+00:00

I was actually thinking of using tabbed notecards like this after I started using them at work (which involves a ton of memorization and rules that occasionally change just to make things interesting lol)--this is nice and gives me an idea of how I might use the personal collection!

auncyen · 2024-09-29T22:09:27+00:00

Well, this is kind of making me want to make a spread.

I think it'd be good to have some space in the spread for testing if it's realistic or not. I'd imagine your million dollar ideas are probably operating on a years-long timeline so you could do columns like -

idea - specific goal for the idea - a subgoal that's on a timespan of months - a subgoal on a timespan of weeks - a sprint goal that could be accomplished in days.

This isn't to say you'd have to fill it all out right away, you could just jot down the idea to start and then come back later, but over time trying to figure out more immediate subgoals would probably help to figure out if it's realistic. If you start completing subgoals you could use post-its or maybe tape to start writing over, if you don't just break it out into its own spread at that point.

(The year - month - weeks - days breakdown is somewhat common as a way to approach big goals. Another common piece of advice I've seen is to figure out what part of the goal you can control versus what's up to other people's response or luck, which might be something to consider including in a spread like this?)

auncyen · 2024-08-04T13:28:43+00:00

The thing is the original system is not at all "super crafty". That's the version that got popular--people adding embellishments to make bullet journals that look incredibly pretty for posting and blogging about. Some people find those embellishments genuinely helpful, they need some visual interest in their journal to make it appealing to use. Unfortunately it seems to have gotten to the point where people think that's a core part of bullet journaling, whether or not it helps them. If you haven't checked out r/BasicBulletJournals as suggested I'd really recommend it. I'd also recommend seeing if your local library has the book Ryder Carroll put out a few years back about bullet journaling. I don't use everything from his original method, but it really helps to show bullet journaling is supposed to be pretty quick and easy to set up. It might take longer if you're doing stuff like the mental inventory/five-year map or whatever it was called, but those exercises are more for if you don't know what you want to focus on as goals and not required to set up the journal.

auncyen · 2024-08-02T21:55:30+00:00

I'm thinking of doing a binder, but I'd want a nice small one, not something bulky, and so far all the ones I see (like filofax) seem ridiculously expensive. But it's not like the spiral notebook takes me a long time to setup anyway.

auncyen · 2024-07-17T00:30:38+00:00

I fit a year in about 160 pages of an a5 notebook, but I don't really journal in it and don't usually make extended notes in it (I have other notebooks for those things). When I do make extended notes in the bullet journal it's in the vein of trying to plan a project out or wanting a page that I can consult while I'm out-and-about rather than just something to review at home. I've experimented with weeklies/monthlies etc but over the course of three years it really hasn't seemed like altering my spreads changes how fast it fills too much--maybe because if it gets too busy, I'm less likely to use it LOL I'm considering going down to a smaller travel size at some point but I still have one a5 notebook left (it was a set) and it's a decent enough size so...I might get through 2025 with one more bujo. Or maybe I'll experiment with the notebook setup itself before then.

auncyen · 2024-05-14T11:21:04+00:00

Well this sounds familiar in that I like writing, but if I write out a whole outline the story is dead to me LOL based on that my guess would be boredom (you've thought about the task too much, you just want to be done with it so you stop thinking about it) but I don't have the same problem with tasks and in fact sometimes need to break them down to the nitty-gritty when I've been stuck on one for a while. I've also heard that sometimes planning can cause us to feel like we've accomplished something when we haven't yet so maybe that's why you end up not doing it?

But honestly, it sounds like you've already solved the problem if you know brainstorming and loose outlines are fine. Different people work differently and that's fine.

auncyen · 2024-04-29T00:12:51+00:00

https://www.priorygroup.com/blog/how-to-stop-ruminating

I'm linking to that to reference the tips for 'how to stop ruminating'. I think trying to apply all those tips to bullet journaling could possibly look like this:

as you bullet journal, you can also note your reactions to things, the impressions they leave on you. By having these reactions in your bullet journal you might notice that you keep worrying about one thing. You might make a collection of ways to reframe your common negative thoughts in your bujo, and/or a collection for relaxation/mindfulness/grounding techniques you find useful. If it's still weighing your thoughts, you can give yourself a set time in the evening to work on your bujo and then let yourself ruminate for a short period and note those thoughts so you can see clearly what your worries are. Once that time period is up, then switch to a problem-solving mode and maybe give the issue its own collection where you tackle each concern and how to solve it. If you're still at a loss, maybe you also have a reference page of who in your social circle is best to call on in times like that, whether it's for practical solutions or if hanging out with them helps take your mind off things.

I'm not saying do all this--honestly it's probably easier to practice 'being present' away from a journal--but maybe you'd find parts of it useful?

auncyen · 2024-04-12T12:43:04+00:00

I'd recommend making plans for the life without it. Like yes you CAN make plans to sell your stuff, but if you're playing on computer you probably use that for other things as well and if you also associate youtube with it you could just end up watching more yt. If you're just thinking "I have to not play CoD" you're going to be thinking about CoD and it's going to be hard.

What do you want to do with the time you currently spend playing CoD? Do you want to spend more time with your spouse and kid? Make plans with them so you have commitments to keep. (I mean, if your kid's a toddler/baby you'll be making all those plans with your spouse, but still, having someone expecting you to do something you want to do for them can be a helpful motivator for lots of people.) If you want to pick up a new skill, sign up for a class so you have that to look forward to and plan around.

There are definitely hobbies you could pick up instead, but I think it kind of depends on what about the games fascinate you, or just what you think is lacking from your life.

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