I got one of these a few months ago for work. I was using a bigger backpack before this and I wanted something a bit more compact. And since I liked the EDC sling so much I thought I’d go for another Tomtoc bag.
The laptop I have for work is a 14inch Dell one. This bag is designed for a 14inch Macbook Pro, which I think are a bit more square than the Dells, so my work laptop does fit, but it sticks out of the laptop sleeve a little bit more than intended I think, so it means I can’t really use the elastic fastener to keep it in place.
Also re-did the way Micro.blog and Mastodon cross-post. Now it goes Micro.blog -> Mastodon instead of the other way round. Should stop hashtags turning up on Micro.blog, and I suppose I can easily edit them in if I want them on Mastodon?
Is this the best way to set it up?
Woo, my blog now has its own custom domain name: http://jaymys.place ! I guess this is officially a hobby now
First time out on my folding bike today. It's so cute haha. But it also feels fine, like, I haven't been on a bike for years and years but it didn't seem weird at all. I still can't hear properly so I was literally sticking to super-quiet streets and I wasn't out long but I still had a lot of fun
💻 My WFH set up (I should work from home more often) 🥤Ginger beer 🧦 Nice socks (like you know when you have a pair of soft, warm, cosy socks. Nice socks)
So the plan now is: one more swab, my left ear is probably going to need hoovering out. Then a hearing test for both ears.
SUCCESS? 🤷♀️
Got rather upset, got sent home from work, rang 111. Got an appointment this afternoon.
So last week when they gave me antibiotics they shouldn't have. Instead of reading latest test results they looked at some stuff from 2021.
BRAVO
Still can't hear anything! GP surgery rings me at 10:30 while I was at work, said appointment is at a different GP surgery, in 30 mins time. I said I couldn't make that. They said ok, next available appointment is 3pm on Monday!
And that was all they could offer me. Receptionist implied it was my own fault because I turned down the 11am one.
I liked The Long Way to a Small Angry Planet the first time I read it, then I wasn’t as keen the second time. It just seemed too overly-wholesome and “quirky” the second time.
Having just finished the sequel I think maybe for me there’s a time and a place for these books. They don’t have fast-paced plots or danger on every page, they’re just nice people doing what they’re doing, and generally getting along with each other. At the moment I think that type of gentleness is just what I needed, so I enjoyed this a lot.
If you’re feeling cynical, I might suggest not picking up this series at that moment. When you’re in the mood for some cosy sci-fi loveliness, then give it a go.
Ear infections are still undefeated. I still cant hear anything. I got new drops yesterday so hopefully they work but today seems the same as yesterday. I’m actually really surprised at myself how much I’m missing listening to music
OK, I think this is one of the actually good self-help books! I’m following the exercises and learning a little more, and I don’t know if it’s just good timing (it’s been about 6 weeks since I went up to 100mg Sertraline) or what but… yes. I am feeling a difference.
My nitpick is that as a book I feel like it could be much shorter. Each chapter starts with the topic and then goes onto an exercise which is brilliant, but then ends with a couple of pages of how life-changing self-compassion can be. I don’t think this is needed in every chapter. I would have preferred if that was kept in the opening chapter and let the rest of the book speak for itself.
New Oodie today! I'm basically living in my old one at this point and would do well to wash it at some point so I need two on the go.
Old one is plain navy blue from Kuddly. New one is purple with planets and space stuff on it, and is Oodie-branded. They are both super cosy so I'm happy 😊
They're both about the same length but the Oodie one is a bit wider (I was wondering as I think both brands claim to be longer than the competition)
Wordle
Sorry for Wordle-tooting but look at how Tetris-y I did today! (also I’m furious that it took 4 guesses 😂)
Wordle 943 4/6
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Discovered PokeDoku https://pokedoku.com, a daily Pokemon-based puzzle, while watching Northerlion. Today wasn't *too* bad but OMG I can't believe how little I know about Pokemon! (I've played **most** of them since the original Red Version on the Game Boy)
Had an ear infection for over a week now ☹️. I miss my airpods! My hearing is affected and I can’t wait to be able to to listen to things again.
On the plus side, nice walk to the GPs in the crisp cold weather to drop a swab off I suppose…
I ordered a folding bike last week. The local Halfords don’t have it in stock but it’s due on Friday. They build it up for free too. I do technically have a bike at the moment, an Apollo mountain bike that I think I got for my birthday when I was about 12 or so. My sister got an identical one at the same time. I haven’t been actually on a bike pretty much since I was a teenager.
I think I want to just have another method of being outside. I like going for walks and I think having a nice slow bike ride somewhere will also be nice. It will be a good challenge getting over the anxiety of getting out of the house and going somewhere like that on my own too. I’ll think I will take it super slow to start - I mean I’ll probably have to anyway because I’m pretty unfit - and just potter around the street and things, and work up to going places a mile or two away. It should be fun!
