#like a diary

[lehlyx]

so i just imagined peter claffley lifting weights and my brain short-circuited

[idkhowtomakethis]

I crash out on Tumblr too much to ever be cool and mysterious

Unfortunately

[aintmyjewelry]

im thinking of starting a journal to write my random impulsive thoughts down in so I don’t immediately turn to tumblr lmao

[saruhoh]

i’m finally working on my semester film like i should have a long time ago... here’s hoping this motivation lasts

[lastsoulsynth]

2020 - what is this :v

in the end of january i´d say: my year starts in february.

and now take a look at this weird shit...

this stupid epedemic / pandemic thing :<

it´s march now and this year is kind of “paused“...

how is your life going?

stay save and healty - CU

[othertypeofprinter]

I am tipsy and there is no point to this update that no-one asked for~

I am tipsy at home for the first time in months, so I'm making some potentially bad decisions today by writing this gobbeldygook (TL;DR? I'm fine but I'm feeling the influence of -waves hands-) Work's slow.

Like, almost unprecedentedly slow. Usually we're at least pulling 38ish hours a week at this time of the year, or at the very least experiencing an uptick in orders. Not this year. We're still pulling January numbers, if not less (most print shops slow down after the holidays when wallets are less full and it's too cold for sports or camps or school, three HUGE contributors to the custom screen printing industry). Now, I will say, having been in the industry for a full decade in June, this seems to happen more often after elections. (work slowed down kinda like this in 2016, then in 2020 although that I attribute entirely to covid). But on the other hand 2/3 of those elections have resulted in... you-know-who. I had a half day today where we were already half-staffed. I'm going to be the only printer in tomorrow. Probably for another half day. We only have 4 full-time printmakers (plus one part-time) on staff. And while I'm the "most reliable one," thus making me the one they ask to come in on a friday while everyone else stays home, AND I have a philosophy of "I'm either here and being paid or home and sleeping in, it's kind of a win-win," I'm still nervous. We're not going to go out of business soon (boss has been running this place longer than I've been alive), but the tariff see-sawing is doing a number on print shops. I see on r/screenprinting several posts already about lost business or rising costs from the makers of blank t-shirts. Many many many shirt blanks and even the inks we use are made in places that are getting tariffed, and those supplies that are made in the USA already have a premium on them. I'll likely be okay in the long run, at the very least surviving in the long run. But the things you might not think about being affected by -waves hands- definitely are. I feel a little bit guilty for not being able to pull more financial weight (though I'm constantly reassured that I do harder work for my part of our income, but that's just how manual labor goes compared to a desk job). We're fine, but man do we feel kinda set back even more so. And keep in mind I kinda flowered late, AND he earned his Bachelor of Science degree within less than 2 years after the 2008 recession. Soooo -shrug- Never figured one could feel "held back a year" as an adult but apparently you can.

There is absolutely zero point to this post. More of a diary entry. I'm doing fine, doing okay, if anyone's worried for me on that front. I still enjoy a drink on fridays with friends. I still plan on going hiking back out west later this year. I'm still seeing my therapist. I'm doing things I enjoy. Talking to people I like (I like you all very very much). Just trucking along in an ok universe on an effed planet that seems to enjoy seeing me stagnate at worst and keep on keeping on at best.

[arthurkellermann]

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