I’m getting over COVID. It’s been quite the fucking journey, I’ll tell you what. And the timing? Truly could not have been… Read more →
I’m getting over COVID.
It’s been quite the fucking journey, I’ll tell you what.
And the timing? Truly could not have been worse—and I still have a nagging sore throat that just won’t quit combined with absolutely no energy. I keep having to spend money I don’t have thanks to being forced into taking out a predatory loan a few weeks ago when my alternator failed in my car.
My stress level has been high and my bank account is constantly overdrawn. I don’t really see a way out for at least the next six months–I’ll just have to keep juggling cash advances and overdraft fees. Even my pending raise at work was delayed once again. Yay.
During my WFH for COVID this last week, I’ve been rewatching Season 1 of Buffy in the background. I used to rewatch… Read more →
During my WFH for COVID this last week, I’ve been rewatching Season 1 of Buffy in the background. I used to rewatch Buffy every year, along with Angel and 30 Rock, but it’s been several years since I’ve actually pulled it off. On top of that, I usually skip Season 1 and jump to Season 2 most times.
But I’ve been pretty hype about the new reboot going into production at Hulu, so watching the origins again seems like the right call. So far, I’m actually loving that it’s been a while. I’m finding myself drawn in to the story all over again.
The one thing that I’ve found most weird: I’m watching it on Tubi because I’ve finally had to go ad-supported on all my services to save money. So, why Tubi when I have Hulu? Because Hulu has been consistently the worst SVOD service when it comes to ad load. So much so that I only really watch it through Disney+ because then at least the Hulu Originals use the < 6 minutes of ads per hour mark that the rest of Disney+ uses–no dice for the acquired/library content like Buffy, though.
I was getting 2 minute ad blocks every 10 minutes no matter what while trying to watch Buffy. Meanwhile, on Tubi, it’s been about 3 ad blocks under a minute each plus a pre-roll 30 second block per hour. And that’s for no monies.
It makes me want to make up a chart comparing ad-load so I have a quick reference for where to watch something when it’s available multiple places.
bed time; with the boys (henry was upset because we couldn’t find his stuffed animal)sam took advantage of an open door and hid in my niece’s bedalways on the phone in the dark, this onerose, probably begging for some foodat the beginning of the night out after the night outGot a ton of uncle time thanks to having a graduating niece and all the events that entails. (For the record, i would have more photos of Henry, but they would all be of him sitting on a soft piece of furniture while: playing a video game, watching someone else play a video game, or both.) I’m actually going out and having fun on occasion again, so that’s a win.
This begins my personal blog where I’ll put things I’d like to remember. I have a pretty shitty memory as it is,… Read more →
This begins my personal blog where I’ll put things I’d like to remember. I have a pretty shitty memory as it is, so as I piece everything together I hope to be able to hold on to it for a long time to come instead of being scared it will just disappear one day.
By the title you can probably gather that I feel I’m coming out of a lost decade. This post will be both about that decade and also a bit of a general introduction to me as a person. It’s my one year anniversary where I work and that means that after July I’ll officially be in my longest position I’ve ever held. My boss speaks highly of me. I’ve accidentally made myself an important part of the team. Things are going well there.
