#blaugust2023

I said I'd blog at least a little about how hyperfixations work in my brain, so here it is! #Blaugust2023 #12

I see a lot of debate online about what constitutes a hyperfixation, what the true definition is, and whether it’s proven to be linked to ADHD or not. I think these conversations are valid, and likely important – but for today I’m just using the term in the way it’s used in my circles. Being completely preoccupied with, distracted by, and feeling deeply about an idea, a subject, or an activity.…

I often don’t like to think about the future. When I was a kid, I didn’t even think I would make it past 18, and not because I didn’t want to, but because it seemed like 18 was too far away still. I was never much of a planner myself, I didn’t particularly figure out what I wanted to be in life and, somehow in denial, I’ve been living almost a day at a time, only planning social gatherings or…

Some sad news to share on the last day of #Blaugust2023. I included many cat pics to balance it out.

Before I launch into a farewell to this year’s Blaugust, I have a more personal farewell to make. Around 5:30 this morning, one of my gerbils (Meg, the brown one) passed away.  Her sister Progo is doing alright so far, but I’m unsure how she’ll do going forward. She was never as social as Meg, but she was very close to her sister. Introducing a new gerbil is dicey in the best of situations, and…

The last theme week for Blaugust is “Lessons Learned”. I can’t say I learned anything new, I’ve been blogging for a while, literally decades, and I’m already aware of well, all of that which comes along with it. As, kind of depressing as they are. But let’s pretend it’s all fresh and new. Daily Updates As much as I like the idea of updating daily, I am not cut out for it, not anymore. Maybe…

Last Day of Blaugust 2023 - It is the final day of Blaugust and I talk a bit about the tabulation ritual and some more Path of Exile and looking forward to Starfield.

Good Morning Folks! As I am sitting here writing it is the dawn of the last day of Blaugust 2023. There was so much content generated, and tomorrow I will likely do a bit of a summary when I talk about the event as a whole. I wanted to start out this morning with a bit of expectation-setting. In an average year, the “tabulation day” as I personally refer to it is a bit of an arduous undertaking.…

I have a Twitch clip of the moment I beat the final boss of Doom Eternal. I recently bought a Cixin Liu book. And I keep my old pair of salomon trail shoes, just in case I need them again. I am highly motivated and influenced by love, probably that’s why I’m Necoco Love and not something different. Who would have thought.   I don’t think necessarily that being influenced is a bad thing, but it…

Google needs to re-separate its main and drive storage again. This isn’t a problem that affects me, not directly. I imagine it affects a lot of other people though, whether they realize it or not. I also worry that it’s entirely intentional on Google’s part, in order to sell more cloud space to users. I should add, I don’t have a problem with Google selling cloud storage. I don’t have a problem…

On the penultimate day of #Blaugust2023, I'm checking the list of Blaugchievments to see if I managed to Platinum despite effectively forgetting about them after the first week. xD

We’re getting near the end of this year’s Blaugust, and I thought I’d see how I did on the Blaugchievements. I started out motivated to 100% them, then basically forgot they existed for most of the month. (Thank you, ADHD Brain!) The rain’s coming in where I live, but hopefully nothing falls apart too badly before I get this one out! Between the one week I actually remembered, and just…