2026 Week 45 Digest 0 ▲ An Archaeopteryx 1 hour ago · 7 min read1323 words · Life · hide Stressing in the lead-up to my birthday, more mystery novels, catching up on tv, DOS 2, Fate GO, a music project, and a fanfic project. I've spent a lot of the past week stressing. I guess I really am my parents' child because going to work is an excuse not to think about life problems. I've had four shifts now on the floor and one on cash, three day shifts and two night shifts. One of the shifts was nine hours long so I'm really testing my limits again with this. But I'm also getting the hang of things like how long the commute actually takes, what to wear, what to bring with me, and of course how to do the actual job. I feel like although my birthday is coming up and I usually do a bit of something for that I don't think much is going to happen this year. Since I'm not playing FFXIV any more I'm not able to throw an online party and I don't have anybody to hang out with IRL. Plus I'm going to have to deal with a landlord maintenance visit on the morning after a night shift on my… Commenting on Bubbles has been removed. Why? If you want to talk about this post, write to the author, use the comments on their blog if it has them, or reply with a "RE:" post on your own blog. Suggestions? feedback@bubbles.town