a slightly longer update, and music recommendations!

this past week i was on a break from work, the resturant closes down right before the summer season begins. i orginally thought this would be the perfect time to do lots of blogging, but most of the time i felt more compelled to do other activities. for example, i am in the process of making a quilt for kevin, which is actually what i am going to continue doing right after this.

the biggest project has been organizing all of my things. as some of you may know, kevin is in japan, and will be moving in with me when he is back. there is an add-on happening to the space i live in, that originally was meant to be done by the time he was back (it is currently a studio, and the extension would add a personal wing, bedroom, closet, bathroom, making it a better space for more than one person) however, in true timms fashion, we have not gotten anywhere with the construction thus far although we originally planned to start in may 🫣.

this is not the end of the world at all, but it does mean that there will be much less space than anticipated, meaning a LOT of my shit has to go. soooo a lot of it has, dump run, and two full car loads of donations and i am feeling much lighter. this whole getting rid of things has needed to happen for years now, and i recently have been feeling sick to the stomach when thinking about the amount of posessions i have. the eventual move to california meant this big downsize was inevitable, but it feels so nice to have it done now. i feel 200 pounds lighter.

i have also been working on editing a monster of a youtube video i filmed a couple weeks ago reacting to all the music videos of my yearly top song since 2016 (idk how to explain it in a less convoluted way). i am worried abouy copyright claims when i do finally post it, but hopefully it won't be an issue at all. i am hoping to finish the video tonight.

both the cats are doing great, they have become even closer in the last 4 months. gene had a week where she was obsessed about going outside, but then saw an eagle up close from the window and hasn't been interested since. dennis is still into it, although he saw the eagle too, and has only been catching snakes recently, which he never kills, just tortures.

some other things!

☆ a couple tattoos i have either already done, or plan to do soon on some friends

☆ many clothing alterations and sewing in general

☆ planning on making some cheesecake bars soon with cherries from my grandma

☆ eating lots of steak and also just lots of food in general

☆ graduated from physical therapy and went on my first run yesterday

☆ making future plans with kevin, which is all very exciting 🥹

☆ still sending lots of letters in the mail to my pen pals

☆ making tons of flower confetti for work

☆ still staying sober from alcohol, hitting the 5 month mark shortly

some song recommendations!

a nice older song, relatable, since i am a lover now alone.

very aligned with where my current mental state is,

relaxing into allowing things to be how they will be.

sort of spy/pink panther type beat, i really enjoy it.

sounds good to me, is a bit movie like

new andy album, this is my favorite on the album for sure.

however, the whole album is worth a listen.

lily coded song, like my exact favorite style of song, sound, etc all in one song.

dare i say the perfect song for me.

a little old school rap, orginally heard it on the radio,

was listening to it a bunchhh for a long time.

also was obsessed with this song for a week or two,

it's catchy af. i listened to it so much that it is currently my top song of this year.

sounds incredibly good to me, beautiful song!

a very grounding song. plus a nice little throwback.