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// I've been sneaking on here and working on my short story and thread drafts in increments. It is far from an efficient writing method, but I do like how I don't just stare at the screen for minutes on end, freezing at the idea of spending energy that I have very little of pushing through the burnout to rush a project.

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I cannot wait to finally complete this revisit of Peter's trauma so I can get back to the bonkers scifi stuff.

Seriously, though, why the hell is it taking me so long to finish this fic? Why does it take me forever to finish any shortfic? I used to be able to pump these out like my life depended on it, but now...

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Melanocetus johnsonii specimen found 2 km off the coast of Tenerife while a group of researchers were observing pelagic sharks. It is currently unknown why the specimen was so close to the surface, being that anglerfish normally live in the bathypelagic and mesopelagic zones (200-2000 meters deep)

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// [Me watching "One of Your Girls"]: Loool, this is so Peter coded...

... Uh, oh...

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Hey, you're a faggot, right? Why do gays like old people so much?

...What?

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Well, look what the ocean washed up. How have you been?

Yo, Cait. I've been...

[Shit. Utter shit. Total garbage. Even now, he's thinking about crawling back into the bsafety of his blanket cocoon on his couch.]

... I've been good. Great! How about you? Anything excited happened while I was gone?

@teableeds

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[tentatively and hesitantly opens inbox]

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//Does anyone have tips on how to get back to the swing of things in RP? Because things are so out of balance at my end and every time I log on to work on something, it's just not happening for me.

Maybe it's because I hadn't fixed my sleep cycle as I had wanted.

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[Since it's Pride Month somewhere, even if it's not in Sweden...]

Why is it that other body types in the gay community have cool animal names like bears and wolves, but we only have twink? Why don't we have a cool animal name for our type, like fox, or bunny, or swan, or...

Oh! Swan! I want to be called a swan!

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just a heads up to my fellow writers out there that AO3 is currently fighting off bots commenting on people’s works to tell them that AO3 will delete their fics “due to the works being deprecated”, and the deletion will affect their accounts unless the authors delete the fics themselves first. IT IS A SCAM. AO3 will NOT delete your works. please do NOT fall for these bots!

I’ve been told the reason why these bots are doing this is due to copyright infringement issue where they’re trying to steal your works (possibly to train AI but this is just a guess) ‼️‼️‼️and once you deleted your fics, it will be either very difficult or impossible for you to claim ownership of your own fics when they were already deleted.‼️‼️‼️

a reminder that AO3 will never contact you through your comments section (in case they claim to be one of the moderators). AO3 will only contact you through your email address which you use to register your account, and it will be from AO3’s official handle. not some sketchy ass @

so if you get a comment telling you you should “delete your works to protect your account because AO3 is doing blah blah blah” report that comment. don’t delete your works.

PLEASE DO NOT FALL FOR THESE SCAM.

AO3 IS NOT DELETING WORKS.

DO NOT DELETE YOUR WORKS JUST BECAUSE SOMEONE CLAIMS THEY KNOW SOMETHING.

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// Okay, project's done. Now to fix my sleep schedule...

I'm going to work on drafts and my next story by bits whenever there's time and I have energy, because this work had taken quite a lot out of me. I knew better than to work through so many nights to meet deadlines and humor my former boss's every whim and anxiety, but I just wanted this done and hope to get a good reference for better work.

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// Oh my god... almost there...

I really shouldn't have taken on this side gig because it felt like a full-time job, but I really needed the money. But I almost lost my shit when my "boss" asked me to join her business as a full-time employee, and... no??? Because her business is just doomed to fail.

Not only does she not even know basic keyboard shortcuts, let alone basic Microsoft Office features, but she makes these weird decisions that I feel were way over budget and won't attract clients at all. I just could not wait to be done with this.

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Nautilus expedition live streams (+ their commentary) | 2024

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// Not to sound like a zion.i.st, but please, for god's sake, do not send donation requests in my inbox. I was broke even before the Trumpcession, so things are even worse now! And whatever little I have spare to donate will only go towards campaigns vetted by gazavetters and 90s-ghost.

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