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Getting talked over and ignored by someone much louder than you really is one of the worst things. Extremely draining.
Worse still when it's at the expense of any other evening plans you may have had.
Worse even still when you look like an ass for not wanting to deal with it.

Jeez. Having been a worse version of myself years ago, I really can't help but wonder how lots of people I knew back then are totally the same.
Like how do you just refuse to see your flaws and improve?
I believe in aging like good wine and feel like that should be everyone's default goal?
Dunno.

Got hurt this past week and am so fucking relieved that my leg doesn't hurt much this morning.
Knee pain means you're getting too damn old and need to slow down. And I refuse to get old.

Had to at least try despite just being a singing garbage critter

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaaAAAA!!!
Also don't overlook garbage. It's kinda good.

Man, the internet used to be a space where you're adult by default and parents are responsible for monitoring their kids.
Instead of actually admitting that's how it should be, people in power are killing what's left of privacy with the facade of protecting children.
The whole charade is exhausting.

At my job, you know you're doing a bad job when they stop giving you work that someone else will rely on.
But somehow, they don't yell at you in my line of work either.

Hold me like this:

Quiznos Coyote

11”x14” Oil on Canvas

More Colorado

The world and the internet are extra terrifying to be tonight and I feel powerless.
Lucky I have a solid autopilot, I guess, or I'd be a mess right now.

Even more of this and now I actually have to go to the office.
Ugh.

Coyote howling lustily in a snowy woods.

Monday.

You've got this.

Yotes are fun autotuned too

Got snowed in and missed it despite really wanting to make this one.
I'm bummed.

Image of yotes

#hourly #yote https://api.tinyfox.dev/hourly/yotes/scooter792.jpg

I'm a tiger shark, Galeocerdo cuvieri. Come check out what you are at FC2026 #furconai

Yeah, guess it's FC time

Really wish I'd prioritized getting in shape sooner before FC. Haven't been this fluffy in a few years and here I go off to my favorite convention to feel more insecure about my build than I've been in a while.
Oh well. Next con should be LVFC and I expect major improvement by then.

A coyote trots down a gravel road toward the viewer, a happy expression on its face.

Monday!

Affirmation Coyote once ate a dumb orange cat who had a thing about Mondays and lasagna.

That was a good week and they hope you have a good week too.

What?

Really just went down an open space trail with the boyfriend this afternoon on a whim.
Colorado is still kinda nice.

Went and tracked down the OP!
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If you don't already love parrots, I encourage you to watch some birb content and fall in love with some handsome stupid little guys.

There aren't many things that majorly discourage me from making time to spend with friends.
But jeez, when I block out a whole day for someone and they're majorly late or just cancel last-second for reasons they could've communicated sooner, odds are way lower that I'll try again.

The correct approach imo.
And started giving people some shit for it if I do know them decently well.

I've more or less accepted being old and not being able to be frivolous or make any more mistakes. I'm done being sad about it, personally.
But man, I refuse to lose my edge through all of this. Please don't lose yours either.

I shake my fist and air grievances against you like Abe Simpson

Yeah, not just patience in my case.
Literally don't have time.
I do my job, I work out, and I maintain my household (whatever that means) because those are all essential. Then what little time is left goes to my boyfriend and whatever friends are free when I'm not taking care of responsibilities.

Preach.
That being said, I've been doing a lot of soul-searching lately and I'm leaning toward having as much substance as I can in everything I do.
So I've been lucky enough to mostly select people who don't want to fill the air with noise.
Prolonged interactions haven't been a major issue.