14,555 Days Alive
2,012 Days Straight on Duolingo
5.5 Lectures to Finish Before Midnight Tomorrow
1 New Study-Scented Candle Needed
The photo tonight is my desk setup for studying. Not the full thing, as I’d practically need to take a panoramic for the full L-shaped desk to be revealed.
So, when I’m studying, I need a few things for it to be considered “optimal conditions”. The first is the over-ear headphones Mac gave me. They slightly squish my head in the BEST way. Also, I enjoy having a candle going. Right now, it’s a slightly sweet floral glass jar candle I picked up on clearance from Target sometime last year or the year before. Maybe last year? I’m not certain; I just know I was with J when I found it.
I want to get a new candle once this one has burned down to nothing. Probably a large Yankee Candle jar candle. Spock’s risk of an accidental-flambé of his tail is lessened with a higher-walled jar candle. Which is important as he adores helping me study. You know, by sitting on the notebook I’m trying to write in? Yeah, so helpful. Ugh. Right now, he’s pawing at me for lovings while I am trying to finish listening to my lectures for my second class. Not helpful. I will pour him a small pile of catnip and let him get stoned.
Anyway! Candles. I have a few on my “I am turning forty this year oh my fucking god!!!” Amazon list. Okay, so it’s just called my 40th Birthday Wishlist (with a few 🎉 in the title!), but the sentiment stands. On it is stuff I can absolutely live without, but kind of want anyway? Several Yankee Candle jar candles are on it. My favorite scent is the Midsummer’s Night; but I also really like Kitchen Spice, Home Sweet Home, Sugared Cinnamon Apple, and my second-favorite Yankee Candle scent Sparkling Cinnamon!
I might need to walk away from Duolingo. It’s really sad because I have an over-2,000 day streak on there. Between a lot of Esperanto and Spanish, and a touch of Klingon, I’ve been going strong for a while now. But they fucked over their company employees by letting a lot of them go to be able to use AI rather than humans. Jerk move. Especially given my disdain for AI.
I have at least three lectures to get through before I can go to bed tonight. I’m getting up at a decent hour, 9 a.m., to take Tina to Sam’s Club for the Butterbeer flavored Skinny Pop. We might also detour through Michael’s while we’re there. I’m going to go focus on that.
Take your meds, folks!
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