terareflection

Did some more work on the switch case - this bit is half done now! Yay! - and then I knew I didn't have enough brain to do a jigglypuff piece, so I picked up my mending.

Unfortunately the thing on top of the pile needs darning, not patching - these are all socks, and it's the size of the hole as much as anything - and I just. Started on that.

Lemme tell you, that did NOT help my lack of brain problem! Didn't get too far into that before I simply could not concentrate at ALL, hahahaha. Still, this particular hole is next to three previous darns (none of which are looking like they're gonna collapse!), and I can see how much I've improved! Like, even the rough and read stuff WORKS, because the problem with these socks is that the fabric does not have enough structural integrity to keep up with the amount I'm using them, and sewing thread is a LOT tougher.

But my stitches are getting smaller and neater! The stuff I did today would probably have blended in entirely, if I'd done it in a matching colour. (Instead the socks are yellow and the thread I'm up to in my 'get rid of the crappy old sewing kit threads' project is black. But like. Socks. Toes on a sock, even! I do not give a shit, and also it makes it somewhat easier to see what I'm doing.)

So, definitely pleased with my progress! :3 Proof that choosing to darn terribly made socks as practice is WORKING, yessss.

Other than that, not a whole lot. Pmuch just played Minecraft this evening, which was fun. But now to bed!

So this afternoon Mama and I went down to a local event, which was both smaller and more draining than I anticipated, uuuugh. (There was live music. I did not know there would be live music. Mama only told me there'd be talks periodically, not that we stayed long enough to listen to one.) Wasn't much to do unfortunately, so we didn't stay long and went for a walk instead... but I still needed to pass the fuck out when we got home. Sigh. Brains!!!

Other than that nothing super huge or anything! Minecraft and reading, mostly, as befitting a Sunday.

But I DID check my wallet name email, and there was a message saying my unemployment claim had been processed, so I checked on it just now and it's been approved! Yay! There's just... exactly zero information on what I have to do. Or in fact when I'll be paid. Or, you know, anything. >E

So tomorrow morning's gonna be me on the phone to them AGAIN, most likely, uuuuugh. So. Annoying.

So Mama and I sat together and crafted all afternoon, pmuch. It was really nice! Just that low-key keeping each other accountable thing. Really helpful!

I'm almost done sewing the switch case together! I've just gotta go over a few bits of the lining, to make sure it won't fray, and then add press studs and some decorative buttons. :3

A LOT of tiny little stitches, and it's not really the right shape to put it in the machine, so it's taking a WHILE, hahaha. Still, I might not be great at hand sewing, but I'm much better than I was, so it's not too bad! :D

Also, in excellent news, old work FINALLY got the paperwork they needed to fill in back to me. FINALLY. Took them two business weeks and I had to send a follow up email, for a goddamn two page form that's mostly just extremely basic identification information, but I have it! Have sent it in, too, so hopefully I'll hear back from the government SOON. Probably not next week though given. This entire fucking process. =_=

Other than that... nothing huge really. Minecraft, and then I got stuck in a fic which is why I'm. Still awake. >>;;; Oh well, at least it's the weekend, I don't have as many self-given tasks to do tomorrow!

Nothing too interesting today, unsurprisingly. Did all the pet cleanup tasks I had planned, and also did a bunch of putting stuff back up on top of the bookshelves, now that I'm not gonna be able to put the shelves up there.

Room feels a LOT better now, not gonna lie. So much less visual clutter! Though like. The total number of items in a stupid place - ie, the floor, usually - hasn't gone down by much, it's just that the ones stored up there are generally BIG ones.

Didn't get any handicrafts done, though, bleh. Brain just crapped out on me, more than anything, very annoying. I DID however get a LOT of loose fur off Tortilla, which is nice! It's not quite spring shedding season yet, but it's definitely close and every bit helps!

Gonna meet A for lunch tomorrow, so I should uh. Go to bed. I'm tired, anyway, which I'm mostly blaming on my parents being home - I don't seem to be sleeping as well, which I think is due to ambient noise levels. I've woken up early a few times while they've been making coffee, etc. etc. And napping during the day is harder, because Mama. Oh well!

Not a whole lot today really... Got my shinies in pokemon, finally! (The vulpix were easy, got two of them in the first outbreak before it even got to max likelihood! Numel, on the other hand... didn't even find ONE until the fourth outbreak orz orz orz) Did some washing. Finished repairing that shawl!

Also Minecraft, which has started crashing a bunch which is Very Annoy, ugh. Pretty sure it's due to the mod I updated, so I guess I'll go roll that back. :/ Annoying, though, it's got a bugfix I specifically wanted... Alas! Will probably be fine on a new world, it's just got a config file reformat in there which I'm not surprised fucks shit up. Annoyed. But not surprised.

And now to bed with me, yes!

ANOTHER bad night! Couldn't sleep because brain just would not shut the fuck up, siiiiiigh. Hate it. Brains are so dumb.

But! I used my new dragonite as a pillow and that was super great! :D So I'm happy about that, yessss.

Nothing too interesting today, honestly. Darned some socks?? Went for a short walk with Mama? Nothing huge.

And now back to bed! Hopefully I'll be able to sleep easily tonight...

So tomorrow I'mma meet A and we're gonna go poke a tiny art exhibition and etc.

So of course I'm still up at fucking almost 5am. I need to leave the house in about five hours!!! Omfg brain WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS. /o\

Anyway other than THAT... one of the chooks laid an egg again! :D They're clearly feeling much safer! This pleases me~!!!

I also cleaned out both the coop and the run and put in a bunch of straw for them in the run, so they should enjoy that. :3 :3 :3 Mama stayed out the back with me while I did that, just in case of foxes. Likelihood is pretty low, but, well. Makes me feel better if nothing else!

Nothing much other than that, though. Except I'm still fucking awake-! (I maybe played a LOT of minecraft this evening. In my defense I've been rearranging my storage and figured out a way to integrate botany pots into it and that is brain eating levels of fascinating because I am a super nerd, sigh.)