(Old) House Keeping

Back to Routine

On the weekend we went to see our friend run the Toronto Waterfront Marathon. And I couldn’t believe it had been a year since I ran the half-marathon. Where had the year gone? How did I get so out of shape in such a short time? So the next day, my husband and I signed up for the full marathon for 2024. I have 380 days to train and get in shape, which should be doable; so long as I go slow, and build up to it, so I don’t get injured.

I ran for the first time in a while today, just 3.5km in half an hour. I ran in intervals of running and walking, and it felt good to be back on the treadmill!

Anyway, some housekeeping notes - as previously mentioned this site now runs on blot.im again. I did a quick and dirty import of my old tumblr posts, from an old Blot backup. However, if you would like to browse the archives, I highly recommend using the [edit: I changed this link from Tumblr to my new] Neocities Archive Page, which is much prettier. (Although I think you have to be signed in to Tumblr to scroll the whole thing?? Another reason Tumblr is terrible now.) [edit: you do, which is why I’m not including the Tumblr link.]

Hot Dog Day

I had three.

A screencaption of a Google search talking about National Hot Dog Day, which is July 20.Photo of my hot dog, with cheese sauce

Adventure Time!

Adventure Time is this absolutely beautiful work of art that explores the deep meaning of life and what it means to be a hero and a child, and it’s a wonderful perfect show.

But let’s just take a moment to appreciate the absolute zaniness of the first season and the throw away gags like this one.

This Dolphin Fell In Love With Me

Inbox Comics

One thing about going back through my archives to consolidate them was I was reminded of how many comics I used to read. Particularly newspaper comics page comics. Over the last few years the only thing I’ve read consistently is Nancy (which is hilarious).

That got me wondering if there was any way to replicate the comics page experience without actually having a comics page. Turns out, there is!

Inbox Comics allows you to choose your comics and delivers them to your email in a beautifully formatted comics page format. I got to start off my day today by reading my very own comics page. It was delightful.

Ooblets

I started playing Ooblets last night and it is really really fun.

CoWorker Christmas Crushes It

Buzzfeed’s list of Best Bad Christmas Movies

The characters are little more than tropes, the wardrobe is lurid, and the themes are predictable. But what I will say is that this movie is cozy as hell. While watching Falling for Christmas, I opened several search tabs to facilitate my future acquisition of “tartan pajamas,” “white chenille sweater,” “fluffy throw,” and “big sparkly angel for tree.”

Netflix’s Christmas Movies Are Here. Here Are The Best Of The Worst via Buzzfeed

Rewatching Mad Men

Betty’s Got a Gun

Japanese Maple

Took this photo on my run today and thought it was pretty.

The Other End

I really laughed at this the Other End comic

Halifax

Me in a raincoatview off the pier in Halifax

yukiemochi:

「アヒル号」

制作画材/ photoshop

制作/2022年

After “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People” came “The 8th Habit”

In 2010 I tweeted a very long string of fake advice book titles and I actually love them all so I compiled them here in one list. (I guess I shouldn’t be surprised that I love them, obviously I find myself very funny.)

  • “3 Habits to a Better Bagel”
  • “6 Ways to Enjoy Your Sudoku”
  • “11 Steps to Feeling Great about Inactivity”
  • “47 Easy and Effective Ways to Ride an Elevator”
  • “11 Habits for Effectively Building Pillow Forts”
  • “14 Habits of the Professional Bubble Bather: From Effectiveness to Greatness”
  • “20 Good Habits to Have While Sleeping”
  • “So You Think You Have Good Habits”
  • “The 307 Steps to Effective Sponge Bathing: Loofas for Winners”
  • “The Science Behind Progression: 11 Habits to Effectively Stand in a Fast Food Line”
  • “7 Habits to Effectively Colouring In the Lines”
  • “106 Ways To Utilize Zip Locks: Stay-fresh Advice”
  • “7 Keys to Improving Your Life Through Basic Magic: Card Tricks for Beginners”
  • “18 Ways To Activate Your Life By Watching Exercise Videos: The Key to Not-Doing”
  • “Be the Glue: 21 Tips For Successful Scrapbookers”
  • “400 Ways To Feel About Your Toes: A Guide for Adolescents”
  • “Toasters, Frisbees, Juiceboxes: 14 Ways to Ruin Your Hats”
  • “My Kitten Is a Nuclear Physicist: 180 Ways To Trick Your Local Firemen”
  • “Soap, Spoons and You: A Guide to Prison Whittling”
  • “Piggie, Fatty, Doughboy, and other Nicknames for Your Fat Child”
  • “Forgetting Why You Came Here: A Guide to Standing Awkwardly In Front of the Fridge”
  • “163 Ways to Type Your Feelings: A Guide to Online Dating”
  • “Never Knowing How Far to Go: A Guide To Taking the Train While Blindfolded”
  • “Up is Down: 63 Ways to Play Opposite Day”
  • “11 Spin Cycles: Things to Count While Doing Your Laundry”
  • “Sometimes When We Touch: Avoiding Song Lyrics that Make You Uncomfortable”
  • “Reciting Entire Movies From Memory, and Other Ways To Make Your Party Successful”
  • “You Were Adopted: 46 Tips to Make Christmas More Exciting”
  • “Stop Eating: A Common Sense Guide to Dieting”
  • “Fluffernutter: 18 Helpful Methods For Avoiding Real Food”
  • “Tethered Running and 73 Other Ways To Reinvent Gym Class”
  • “Eating Things You Find on the Ground: Inappropriate Advice for Toddlers”
  • “The Dao of Poop: 7 Habits of Highly Effective Shitters”

Rainy Days Kitty Vinyl Sticker Cat Stickers Kawaii | Etsy Canada

Tsukino Usagi 🌙 on Instagram: “New Sailor Moon Museum is coming to Tokyo starting this July. It will be running until Dec 2022 😍 • Can not w

New Sailor Moon Museum is coming to Tokyo starting this July. It will be running until Dec 2022  • Can not wait to see the merch they will have available ❤️ •  #SailorMoon

OMFG.

dankmemeuniversity:

Sarah’s Scribbles

rlpietraszek:

Nancy by Olivia Jaimes for Fri, 01 Apr 2022 https://www.gocomics.com/nancy

plushieanimals:

Pui Pui Molcar exhibition at PARCO:

“"PUI PUI Molcar" is a blockbuster puppet animation work … directed by Tomoki Misato, who added stop-motion techniques to the unique world view of a guinea pig as a car.”

c3rmendraws:

just a lil’ guy