#digital daily journal

[fjadwrites]

I know I haven't been posting here. But I guess I should go back to just posting the links in the meantime until I can finally post the last chapter of OMOTD. I mean, I really should finish writing that.

[cloowwwwn]

[grendel-menz]

daycare diary

[belovedapollo]

everything is still, quiet, lonely and sharp

reblog is ok, don’t repost/use

[dreamings-free]

I just realised this article is actually the cover story of today’s London Standard (a free weekly print newspaper available at stations and other places in London) - with an 8 years old image as the cover photo…?!

Louis on the cover of The London Standard 13/3/25

[spindlepines]

eventually we meet people who shine their light upon us

[clairifyed]

March

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March 10th

I had such a nice day at first, but of course something had to go wrong just as it was ending :(

It was warm, I walked around a lot. My classes ended earlier so I had a lot of free time. Had the most delicious tiramisu ever, I havent had it in a long time. I also walked 10k+ steps again! Two days in a row since autumn I think?

Meals

Breakfast: barley groats

Lunch: meatloaf with plain pasta & beets

Dinner: lavash rolls with ham and vegetables ; tiramisu & tea for dessert right after

Snacks: a small apple & a plum after lunch ; the tiramisu? ; grapes in the evening

Activity

Steps: 12 357

Exercise: -

Time spent reading: 14 minutes

Pages read: 12

Time spent studying: -

Screen time: 4 hours

Sleep: 8 hours (22:30-6:30)

Thoughts & Feelings

The way that the day was so good and then boom—I embarrassed myself, made a big deal over a problem that wasnt there and then criiiiieeeed.

Reflections

This is the first time in a while where I broke my 8PM eating curfew. But I dont feel as bad as I think I would have? I wasmt exactly hungry or craving something, I just kept thinking about the grapes for almost and hour, and simply had a handfull at 9PM. I have a curfew set to simply get a better sleep and avoid stomach pains or overeating :)

I need to find a way to stop making small things big and dramatic. Once the smallest thing goes wrong, I panic and turn it into some big scene for no reason at all. I cant seem to react calmly and then get embarrassed because of it.

I also need to find a way to deal with embarrassment, because crying is just not it.

I also read less, reading slump part 2? I'm almost done with the book, and I have a whole lineup of books I need to read for school, yet I dont want to read :')

[starrydoglover]

My journaling drawings lmao

[thejournallo]

DAILY REMINDER:

Most of the time, our minds lie to us.

Create your own lies and be delusional.

[zookacestance]

I forgot this post this earlier, but this is the calendar I’ll be using for December!! My favorite season is finally here and I couldn’t be happier about it🌨️

[fjadwrites]

did i cheat on this?

Yes, I know. What a title for today's rading/book blog. I don't know, but I couldn't help feeling that way just for me to catch up with my reading challenge. I mentioned that on yesterday's blog entry, I know. But I couldn't help feeling frustrated about my reading journey as I keep on seeing the number of books that was behind schedule. So I did what I considered to be the weirdest thing ever ㅡ at least for me.

I read short stories and novellas. And thanks to that, I finally got back on track on my reading challenge. And maybe I went a little overboard on that one, now I'm 3 books ahead of schedule. Just so you know, almost half of them were novellas. Should I call that cheating? Maybe. But I think this is just helping me read more, regardless of the length of the book.

Don't worry, I'm still reading books that are more than 150 pages. But I'm actually choosing to read something that I'd consider a comfort read or books that really makes me happy. At the moment, light novels give that to me. I'll get to start reading a new book or continue reading the pending ones as soon as I can, without feeling the pressure for me to actually finish reading it.

I read these novellas yesterday as a way to "cheat" the challenge, as I'd like to say. Crazy, right? And yes, I also ended up reading some tropes and genres that I was so... uncomfortable in so many ways, despite being a 33-year-old woman. You might have guessed what that genre might be. But I won't dive in to that. As for the ratings I gave to each book, here they are:

Her Brother's Bestfriend (Flowering #0.5) - ⭐⭐⭐

Adrian's Lost Chapter (Bloodlines #0.5) - ⭐⭐⭐

A Longtime (And At One Point Illegal) Crush - ⭐⭐⭐

A Mermaid For Christmas - ⭐⭐⭐

Yumi (Flames In The Mist 0.75) - ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Possibly the longest out of all these five novellas/short stories I read would be the third one. While the last two doesn't have any hints of romance on it. I mean, they're all alright. But I still couldn't fully understand why I also decided to read novellas or short stories tied to a series that I haven't read yet. Then again, more often than not, they could also serve as standalone stories tied to the universe where the stories originated. I might do the same on the other series that I have in my digital library. But I'm still debating on that.

While reading novellas, I also continued reading other longer books. In this case, light novels. I decided to re-read Volume 2 of "The Weakest Tamer Begins A Journey To Pick Up Trash" as soon as I saw an episode of the anime version on Youtube. You could say that this is one of the few instances in which I read the book versions first before an anime or movie adaptations were announced or even appeared. I'm only 27% of the reread, but this is a long book, so that's not a surprise. Along with that, I started reading Volume 3 of "By The Grace Of The Gods". To my surprise, this book is still Chapter 2. It's like continuing the events that happened in the second volume. Then again, this is still about Ryoma's laundry service store and its progress, so maybe that's the reason. I've read 23% of the book and I think this was slightly shorter than "The Weakest Tamer". I don't know, but I couldn't help thinking that way.

I might do some more novellas reading today ㅡ who knows. But I don't really mind doing that for now. I already started with this cheating, so let's continue doing it until I finished reading all of the novellas that I have in my digital library. 😁✌️

Oh, by the way, I changed the range of my page count quota on the random number generator. From 10-70, I changed it to 20-90. Yes, lesser than 100, but this is what I like. This is still doable for me. And here's my page count qouta for today:

It's bigger, I know. But still doable for me if it means reading more and adding them to my Goodreads Reading Challenge. It's weird, I know. In any case, let's continue reading more. Honestly, I didn't think I'd ever consider doing something like this just for me to complete my reading challenge.

What do you think of that? Let me know. For now, I'll end this entry here. See you tomorrow! Happy reading. 😊✌️💕📚📖

[goodnightmaus]

tim wright, the face of a generation of depressed smokers

[grendel-menz]

itty bitty diary

[dogstomp]

Dogstomp #3151 - August 17th

Patreon / Discord Server / Itaku / Bluesky

[vesperalities]

counting the worriless mornings I still have left, before I become a fully functioning adult.

[spindlepines]

sorry cheng xiaoshi, but I couldn't follow my own words