Nova Storm @NovaSquirrel@computerfairi.es

While meeting very interesting, very relatable people only to have them quickly disappear has unfortunately become a frequent thing for me, I think the most recent time is really hitting me hard because there were extra implications they intended on being gone forever and that just makes me sad. I usually have a vague hope that if I wait enough months all my friends that are too busy or antisocial will be around again.

Maybe I should drop most of my remaining IRC networks since the channels I'm in there are mostly dead at this point.

I like how certbot (plus a cron job) automates renewing SSL/TLS certificates to the point where I didn't have to touch again it for over a year before they finally phased out something, and all that meant was I had to update certbot.

Ended up using the opportunity to go and add some of my other subdomains to the certificate too.

Looks like the patent for Dance Dance Revolution expires this year:
https://patents.google.com/patent/US6227968B1/en

Mastodon's doing a good job at introducing me to people I really relate to, but people seem to keep poofing shortly after meeting them...

There are a lot of creative mediums I wish I were good at but each thing probably calls for years of practice on their own. I guess this is why collaborations and commissions exist.

That said, being able to create fun video games is a pretty great skill to have, and even if I'm not great at pixel art or music they're still fun to play with, which is the important part.

I quite enjoy spinning across smooth floors in socks

When I see muffin mix at the store, the berry ones look interesting until I look at the ingredient list and see it's all artificially flavored, so I just get chocolate since the chocolate is actually real

I should dust off my room in the near future. Also apply to several more jobs.

There's also been a hint this entire time that there might eventually be one, because the level select graphics has a colon in the same style as the numbers, and now it has its intended use as a minutes:seconds separator in showing the best time for the level.

I'm putting a time trial mode into Nova the Squirrel since it really is kind of a fun game to run through as fast as possible, and it only counts time spent during gameplay so you can take your time when using the pause menu or in block placement.

I'm actually unsure there's much of a flavor difference from normal but it sure didn't hurt it! It really shines when I make tortilla pizzas or pizza bagels so I was curious about it in a real pizza.

Gonna try to bake a pizza with Italian seasoning mixed into the dough. Hopefully that works out well?

One interesting part of trying to learn to draw pixel art with more colors is you actually have enough to really establish more of an art style with, and you have to decide what direction to take things in.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4dZB_IzvzM I really like DQ Builders and I really like how cozy this song feels, like one safe, hopeful space in a seemingly doomed world

I've been trying to redraw some of my earlier pixel art with higher detail for practice. I think before I start attempting detailed backgrounds at all I should get to where I feel okay with detailed foregrounds, since backgrounds usually involve much bigger pictures. Foregrounds are more about a manageable 16x16 I'm more comfortable with, next to other such tiles.

Tomorrow I will find out if Save-A-Lot's Jello knockoff really is pretty lousy or if I just prepared it wrong last time. I don't have super high hopes, especially as that whole place gave me bad vibes.

Meat acquired! And bread because I desperately needed that too. Now I can make sandwiches.

I don't feel like I'm "bad" at roleplaying anymore. I just haven't had good opportunities that worked for me and/or I worried too much about ruining whatever I was participating in with unexpected solutions.