9/1/25

When we first read "Where the Sidewalk Ends" in elementary school it actually did make me think about how if all sidewalks are in an interconnected network, then there isn't really an end, just more loops into itself.

Well it turns out the sidewalk ends all the time. A lot actually. If humans don't have to build something to a regulation then they probably won't.

There's lots of areas where there's only a sidewalk on one side of the road, and fragments on the other side, but there's also spots where there's no sidewalk at all. Just walk down the road ig ????? There's plenty of other reasons why they're not very safe in car-world but here's a bunch of examples of weird sidewalk mismanagement I've noticed since moving to the big city:

This one isn't too bad since it has high-viz paint on it, but this kind of ridge is everywhere and would easily knock out a skateboard or possibly even a bike unless you prepare and hop

One of the areas where the sidewalk only spans one property and then just ends. It starts back up on the other side so you can see a desire path getting formed to get down to the road

These lil zig-zags aren't a problem but they are everywhere. Usually they're going around a pole or a tree but sometimes they're just there randomly

This one is kinda confusing? There is two sidewalks with a 10 ft gap between them. Did one side build theirs first too short, and then the second one couldn't build onto their property? There's something similar I've seen with a bridge, but it ends before it joins onto more sidewalk, so there's kinda just half a bridge that ends into a ditch. That one has a desire path on the other side of the road

Ok this one you're just fucked no matter what. Doesn't matter what you're riding or walking, you're going around this. This was probably fine before the roots grew but presumably this could be prevented by just adding more dirt before paving it?

This one sucks. There's a cutout in the curb for the sidewalk, and there's a sign blocking it, forcing you to go around the little curb island. How does someone even build their sign onto the sidewalk. I kinda want to just walk over the sign

Sidewalks generally are not very good around here but there's some ok areas. This little nature area with a bridge is tiny and in the middle of a business district, but it's still nice that's it's here

Not much updates from me here. Chilling a bit more. Picked up some chapters of "No Matter How I Look at It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular" at the video game store, I think I figured out the mazda fuel issue maybe, and hung out some with some local friends. Lot going on but also not that much. Life management makes me anxious

8/23/25

So bored at work I'll be scrolling through the wikipedia page for the concept of time. Could be a lot worse though, best job I've had yet, still gotta get out tho...

Kinda have been very busy though. Nothing super exciting but just a lot. Hanging out with friends both old and new. Been out of the parents' house long enough that it finally feels foreign to visit there even for a bit.

Motorcycle battery died so I had to push start it a couple times. Finally dropped it for the first time doing so too, but can't even tell besides the brake lever being slightly bent. Glad it was the battery instead of the charging system tho, was like an hour away from home lol.
Mazda is with me now too but it's still got the same fuel issues as always. It's not the pump so I'm gonna try to narrow it down to electrical, tubing, or the carb

8/2/25

Been adjusting. Making new friends, going to small events. Nothing too noteworty to talk about but that can also be a good thing. I bought a baguette body pillow. Here's a few pages I've built up recently for this blog post:

Neocity Coded at the local HTML Day event today. I haven't been downtown much yet and I always wanted to make something with the box-drawing characters. Chatting was nice

Fursona Finally thought I should make a representation of myself like this. Took me long enough to finally have the vision. May add Men-tan to a character page too

Egg Post This is Egg Post. One of the most important images to me ever. Completely serious abt the your OC part btw 🫵

Film Finally developed four rolls of film, some of these are up to a year old so it's nice to finally see em. Developing is kinda easy but it's time consuming and is very easy to mess up timing or rolling onto the spool. Also read "My lesbian experience with lonliness" at the libary while scanning these in

7/14/25

A lot of my walkman and headphone stuff I put together to accomodate college life, like times between classes where I'm still on campus or the walk to and from my car. I still need to get adjusted to work life but since I drive directly to work now I haven't really been using the hardware together. Still use the walkman in the car and the headphones sometimes at home but my little setup hasn't had the chance to shine.

May adapt it to listening to music while on the laptop at work? or maybe start going on walks? idk, big changes in life have weird ripple effects