#writing while drunk

[justhere4thevibez]

Look, I'm not saying I'm a huge fan of Hemingway (the man wouldn't know proper punctuation if it bit him in the ass). I also don't want to be an alcoholic, but damn if, "write drunk, edit sober" doesn't fucking work sometimes.

Sincerely, a writer who churned out 2,000+ words thanks to a couple of daiquiris.

[becas-bluebiird]

Drunk writing smut right now... we’ll see if I post it tomorrow.

[thedelightfulcatlady]

Tonight

I’m getting drunk and writing Otayuri fanfic because I just heard a rumor that Kubo wants to make OtabeckxMila a thing and I’m pissed about it.

[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.

[betabunnybot]

Pirate ships firing at each other, like with cannons and all, is t4t sex btw

[betabunnybot]

Marijuana makes me horny as, like, as a default, but now I’m starting to think I’m pavloving myself to be horny whenever I’m intoxicated regardless of the substance

[time-is-standing]

poems wrote by me while being drunk as hell are the best stuff ever. sadly it's way too honest and pure (or stupid and also dorky) to share with others, but these little things have a special place in my heart. they are the best forms of memories ever.

[lobotheduck]

I don’t know how people drink and/or do drugs and then proceed to write. Like, if I’m drunk, I’m passed out in the corner and the only thing my hands are holding are my own titties for safety bruh