Month: January 2025

I think I found a 3D printer table with filament storage that I want. Problem is I’d have to add another damn affirm to my list of payments since it’s $150. It’s the only one with the right dimensions. But I kinda need it because I need my workspace back. Also, the filament storage is a nice touch.

Edit: I’m having minor panic attacks because of my memory being as bad as it is. I worry so much that something is seriously wrong with me. It’s been a very long time (almost two decades) since this started being a problem. I’ve always been terrified of dementia or Alzheimer’s dementia, because three of my four grandparents had some type. I know my paternal grandfather had Alzheimer’s while my maternal grandmother had vascular dementia. My paternal grandmother, I don’t know which kind. I saw what it did to them and gained what I would almost call a phobia of it. I’ve talked to mom about my fear and she admits my memory sucks, but she doesn’t think it’s anything like that, and sometimes people just don’t have a good memory. One of my peer supports years ago told me she thought it’s because I might not pay as good attention to things as I think I do. I considered that, and she could be right. I do have adhd and bad memory kind of comes with the territory…at least I read that somewhere. I can’t pay attention to anything for too long. I’m back and forth between different things all the time, kind of like I’m doing at the moment. Anyway, I had a few minutes of panicky feelings and felt the need to write about it. I remember having full blown panic attacks about this back in 2015 or thereabouts. It’s been going on a really long time.

I got the 3D printer stand. I had it mailed to my address because mom almost yelled at me for sending a heavy item to her house. I usually send things I buy to their house because I fear porch pirates, and they live in a hidden little neighbourhood up in the trees that no one seems to notice. I figure my packages would be safer there. Trust no one haha

I got some business cards made at VistaPrint for what I figured is a decent deal. I only got 50, as that’s the lowest amount you can get. I don’t expect to use up that fifty any time in the near future. I don’t anticipate getting tons of orders on anything, maybe some here and there, but we’ll see how it goes.

Here is what they look like, front and back;

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I have some other stuff picked out on Amazon that I’m not getting yet. Spooky thank you stickers, black & white striped tissue paper, black mailers of differing sizes etc. I always had an interest in branding and packaging. I think things need to be presented nicely, and should match the mood of what’s inside said package. I had a whole Pinterest board for that type of thing but it’s archived now. It gave me lots of ideas.

Edit 2: my pop socket fell off two more times. I had a thought and checked my Etsy order and I had NOT ordered the Pop Socket brand back like I thought, I ordered the generic one, which is my mistake. She offered to mail me another adhesive back and I asked if she’d just send me a Pop Socket brand back, and I’d swap it out, and pay her the difference. I think it’s $10. I can’t risk dropping my phone and breaking possibly my phone screen or my adorable bat pop socket back. It looks like it could definitely break if dropped right. I’m actually having anxiety over this, which is ridiculous! O_o

Edit 3: I’ve just now decided I want to go back on my old medication because I am not well. Ever since changing, I haven’t been. I wanted to give everything a chance to even out but it never did. I’m actually a mess right now, I feel like I have been defeated. I feel beaten up. The anxiety is so bad tonight I’m going to have to take another Ativan. It’s almost like the Ativan in my meds 2 hours ago did nothing. I’m gonna go do that now. I can’t wait for mom to come today, I need to get out of here really bad.

Sometimes I hate living alone. 😓

Edit 4: I now realise I should have added “jackets & art” on the back of those cards. I can’t edit it now. Damn.




Etsy shop

Behold, my new Etsy shop, https://horrorofbelladonna.etsy.com/

It’s still pretty ugly because I literally just opened it and I’m going to change the icon. I have to get on my laptop to really be able to do anything with it. But there it is. If anyone reads this, please give me a follow! Some support and encouragement would be great.

Oh no, my pop socket just fell off. I pressed it back on. If it falls off again should I superglue it? 🙁 Edit: tried something I found on Google because it fell off again, now it’s back on…for now. I messaged the seller on Etsy and asked if they’d had any problems with them before. It’s official pop socket backs with custom resin art, which is so pretty, on the top. So it seems to be an official pop socket problem, even though I’ve never had one fall off before. Maybe I just got a bad one, seems to happen to me a lot haha

I just made all my monthly payments on Affirm that I have unfortunately racked up over the past 5 or 6 months. They showed up as pending in my bank app but now they’re gone and now I don’t know how much money I actually have. I fucking hate when they do that. I already paid my rent and subtracted that and this month’s bills. But still. Those affirm payments make a big chunk of what I pay. I paid off the bills on the other payment apps so I’m good there. I actually finished paying off two plans on Affirm, so that’s two I don’t have to pay next month. Mom owes me $26 for my Christmas gift (I’m paying, she pays me back for it) so that should help…a little.

I took a chance and got that black tank top off Amazon. It was $12. I think it’ll be fine because it’s high necked. I got a mesh top from Hot Topic as well to wear with it.

Today is my day to pick where to eat and I think I’ll choose pizza. Finally, I feel like I haven’t picked in forever even though there’s only three of us. The stupid snow/ice storm threw us off a week so it’s been like a month since it was my Friday to pick. Or something. I can’t math.

Edit: I didn’t see any nasty ads on YouTube tonight 😀




Guess who canceled on me today?

That’s right, Karen. Didn’t say why. I guess at least she TOLD me…that’s two this week. 😑 blah!!! I’m talking to my therapist about this. I don’t want to get Bobbie in trouble because her superiors are apparently kinda mean these days, but she’s got to inform me if she can’t come! Maybe someone could have a discreet conversation with her, like my therapist, instead of going straight to the supervisors. I might try myself, but if she keeps doing that, I’ll try to get someone to talk to her. It’s just very aggravating. Karen won’t get any grief because I’m sure she had a good reason, it’s just so annoying though. It drives me nuts. I hate in general when people cancel on me last minute because it happens a LOT. I’m certainly not saying I’ve never canceled on someone last minute but…damn. This is too common!

I went to tractor supply to look for a pallet in the appropriate size and they were all heavily used and a severe splinter risk, so I passed on that. I’m not sure what to look for. I might go to Wally World tomorrow and have a look there for any little platforms or small, short tables. Anything really. I cannot have that giant thing taking up half my art desk. It must go someplace else in that room. That’s the only room it can be in, otherwise I’ll get noise complaints.

I got geisha.nu a few minutes ago! It can take them up to twelve hours for them to check and make sure it isn’t fraud (genuinely don’t know how they could tell if it’s fraud-y, it’s locked and I can’t even change the nameservers.) then they unlock it and I can start to fix things up.

I’m excited to get paid and get my Etsy shop opened so I can start fiddling with it!

Edit: forgot to mention I got my bat pop socket! It’s perfect, I love it. I would take a picture but it’s on my phone. It looks adorable on my spiderweb case!




Google is actual shit. Google accounts are so hard to edit and my “brand account”, not even sure why I have one of those, lists me as male for some reason and I can’t change it. Maybe that’s why I’m seeing these nasty ads of AI women jilling off. I already dislike Google as a corporation, and then they bought YouTube and objectively ruined it. It sucks that there are no real viable competitors.

Karen is coming at fucking 9:30 this morning. I’m still not asleep, obviously. I had something I wanted to do when we go out and forgot what it was. My memory is so awful. 😞

Edit: for my own reference – I remember now, I want to go to some places like tractor supply or American freight or whatever and look for a pallet to put my printer on. Sad that I have to put it on my fucking blog to remind me. 😑


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Communication is good.

Yes, communication is good. More people should learn to do it. No, Bobbie did not come today, and she couldn’t be bothered to drop me a text and let me know. She was late, so I texted “Everything good?” And she informed me her grandkid had a doctors appointment. Ok fine, but were you going to inform me of that (obviously not) or are you gonna let me sit there and wait for you?? For fucks sake. I had the same problem with every peer support I’ve ever had. It’s like they’re allergic to texting me when they can’t come. Like Kim and her “crises” or whatever. Couldn’t be bothered to let me know. Couldn’t drop a quick text. 30 seconds of their time couldn’t be wasted to let me know. It’s almost like they think my time isn’t worth anything. Well, it is. I don’t accept this disrespect. Because that’s what it is, disrespect. My time matters.

Me and mom went to the barbecue place and got some river chips. That kind of made up for the disappointment. I ate too many again and it made me feel ill. I’m okay though. She ate some too, it wasn’t just me being a pig. 😅

I attempted to “fix” the crappy shower caddy I got from Temu by using Gorilla glue to stick the suckers straight on the back of the thing. I let it dry overnight and when I woke up this morning, I stuck it to the back of the shower where no water touches the wall. It kind of slid down, no idea why so I tried taking it off. The sticky sucker thing popped right off. I chucked it in the fuck it bucket and moved on. No fixing that thing. I hate throwing things like that in the trash but what else am I to do with it? Couldn’t think of an alternative use.

I think I’m going to install the software for the 3D printer tonight when I feel a little better. Still need dad to come level it. I’m thinking of getting some kind of wooden (or any material, really) platform and putting it on the floor so I have room on my drawing desk again. Yes, that would be nice because where else am I gonna do artsy things?

Edit: I installed the software. There was a snafu that I will not go into because it makes me look really stupid 😓 Aforementioned snafu was not entirely my fault, however. They sent me an empty thumb drive, at least it appeared to be empty. Then I did something dumb. But I got it off the Elegoo website finally. Now I need to hook the printer up, and I think I need dad’s help for that because electronics are a pain. 😅

Listening to: London After Midnight – Kiss (Club Mix)




I really don’t feel good. I’ve felt kind of woozy and faint when standing up. Now I’m feeling cold-hot. I have a fan blowing on me but I feel both cold and hot. It’s very uncomfortable. I took a strenuous shower, and I say strenuous because exfoliating my scalp is a lot of work, at least to me…my arms could barely stand it. I feel like I’m hot because of that, even though I’ve been out for over an hour.

Oscar jumped in with me again. Twice. It’s become a thing. He’s gonna do it every time lol. At least he didn’t scare me this time.

I get paid tomorrow at midnight. I can make the payment to Etsy and open my shop and work on it a bit. I’ve made a couple of banners which I’m not particularly keen on. Maybe I should pay someone on Fiver to make one, I dunno. That’s some people’s specialty, definitely isn’t mine! I can also get my new domain and start working on that layout. My primary collective is the only site I won’t pay someone else to make the layout for. It kind of has to be my own. It’s usually the best I can make.

I’m going out with Bobbie at one today, we’re supposed to go to hickory and hit some thrift shops. Looking for those leather jackets again…maybe stop by Outback and get some cheese fries or something. I hope I’m feeling better by then. I don’t believe I’m getting sick or anything, this happens sometimes. Maybe I need something to eat…

Edit: YouTube is being disgusting. I keep seeing ads for an AI app for lonely perverts, with what I assume are AI generated women doing sex acts. It’s so realistic, I wouldn’t have known the difference if it wasn’t an AI app. It’s barely offscreen but you can tell they’re doing a certain uh, activity. It’s just gross, and I don’t want to see that shit when I’m watching videos. I’m not the fucking demographic you’re seeking. Ya nasty, YouTube. Ya nasty.

Otherwise, I’m feeling a lot better than I was. I ate some macaroni and I’m drinking my 62oz of water. I kind of regret the ronies because they didn’t taste that good but that’s all I really had to eat. I need to find something that’s better after I get paid.

I’ve come to the conclusion that my ring size is 12.5. That’s why the rings I order off Temu are always a little too big or a little too small. I hope my fingers go down to a better size after I lose more weight and not an in-between size like that, which no one ever carries. I got a really cool ring today in my Temu package. It’s a size 12 and it’s actually a little bigger than I expected. Twelve is usually a little tight but fits, so I guess this ring runs larger. It’s a pretty big, flashy ring with a coffin on the front that opens to reveal a skeleton. It’s wicked, I love it. I’ve gotten some great rings off that site, most of them have been pretty good quality. I got a metal wall sign with a diagram of the Lament Configuration (from the Hellraiser series, in case you’re not familiar) as it’s my favourite of the  puzzle boxes and I wanted it on my wall with my other Hellraiser stuff. It’s not as high quality as it looked in the picture, but I still like it. My wall art of the dramatic fainting possum was pretty poor quality…I was definitely disappointed but it’s still going on my wall with my other possum art. This haul was one of the lower-quality ones I’ve had. I did get my name necklace (has my name in a gothic font with a bat underneath) and the chain is a little short for my neck, as were all the necklaces in this one. I just need to buy a bunch of silver extenders. Wonder if they sell those on fucking Temu haha (just checked, they do)

I decided not to do another Temu haul video with that one because I don’t even know how to edit the first one. What would be the point lol

Listening to: The Marionettes – Ave Dementia




My pop socket didn’t come today AGAIN, but I did get two bags from Temu. They never stop coming haha. The pop socket is still in fucking Greensboro. It should be here tomorrow but then again, I said that yesterday.

I’m making an attempt to snack healthier, so I got some apple slices and caramel dip from Walmart. I know the caramel isn’t the most healthy thing but hey, it’s better than cheez its. 🤷‍♀️

I still have no clue what to do with my malfunctioning printer. Might have to drag dad over here. I seriously have no idea of what I’ve done wrong. Maybe the black ink and colour ink are switched around? I considered that last night and tried to open the bottom to switch them but it wouldn’t open. 0_o What do I do??

Listening to: Nosferatu – Darkness Brings




Noooo somethings wrong with my printer! It prints very light or even blank pages! I’m not sure how to fix this. The scanner works fine. That’ll teach me to try to set stuff up myself! I never get it right 😓

I got my new phone case and I’m waiting for my new pop socket to come in the mail. It should be here tomorrow. I got both on Etsy. The pop socket is a cute little bat from the shop KRDRdesigns. The case is black with spiderwebs and it’s from the leicestercase shop. I needed a new set, I feel like I’ve had the same case forever.

I can’t wait to get paid so I can get my new domain! I have all my sites updated already and waiting to upload. My host had to get rid of all my subdomains before she could change it for some reason. I asked if she’d just set up the same subdomains in the new one, geisha.nu. When I get to order it, that is.

Edit: I am so bored and anxious. I don’t know what to do when I’m like this. I can’t sleep yet.

I wish I had somebody to bounce ideas off of. It’s just that no one reads my blog, probably because it’s so boring haha. I never get any feedback on stuff when I really need it. It’s pretty lonely on here.

Edit: for my own reference; a recipe for Cheese sauce for nachos and cheese fries




Sunday nights suck, there’s nothing to watch or do. I know it’s technically 31 minutes into Monday morning but whatever.

I can’t think of anything else to say at the moment. I’m sure I’ll think of something to add later.

Edit at 6am: Nope. Nothing.

Listening to: The Mission – Deliverance



New collective domain?

I’m changing from windsprite.nu to something else. At first I chose delirium.nu but changed my mind. I’m considering geisha.nu. I also thought of nightshade.nu, duende.nu, night.nu and others. I think I’m probably going to go with geisha though. I already bugged my poor host to change it for me to delirium.nu and she did, now I’m going to have to bug her again. I think geisha is a really pretty name and it alludes to a culture I’ve always been very interested in. I wonder what I’ll name the actual network though. “The Geisha Network” seems kind of blah. Maybe “Suki na koto” (things I like) or “Yaru koto” (things a person should do). “Ikigai ni tsuite” (what makes our life worth living) seems a bit hard to remember but I like it too. I think I like Suki na koto the best. Yeah I’ll go with that one. Best to stick with the Japanese theme, and it describes the network perfectly. Things I like.

I’ve spent a considerable amount of time tonight looking for a short pvc/vinyl black shiny as fuck trench coat. I found some on Amazon and some on Etsy. I’m now very cautious about Etsy because people like to buy cheap shit off Temu and resale it there and I don’t want to pay lots of money to be ripped off and fooled. I’m wary of Amazon because of the quality. I found one I really aesthetically like on Etsy but I’m definitely checking Temu first to make sure. Also it seems that the seller can produce the coats in bulk so how quality can they be? I don’t trust anyone!! I can’t find one on the usual goth clothing sites because the ones I did find don’t come in plus sizes. 🙁 Sucks to be in fat jail lol. At least on Etsy the one I like comes in 4X.

I don’t get paid until Friday at midnight. Hurry up!! At least I’m going to my parent’s house today for a good steak and apple pie. 🙂 Seems I can’t get a good steak anywhere else these days!

Edit: I’ve started planning out the illustration for the back of the Sailor Moon jacket. I’m planning on a “girl gang” theme. Usagi holding a baseball bat with nails over her shoulder and Chibiusa with some sweet brass knuckles. Here are a few of the reference images I’ve found;

I think it’ll look pretty cool, just gotta decide on a final layout and draw it (ugh, it’s so hard for me to draw anime anymore!!), then get some blue or red carbon paper and transfer it. I’m still considering dyeing that jacket pink. I have some pink dye and sealer/finisher in my Amazon cart. I might have to dilute it with alcohol to make it more of a light pastel pink. I’m a little nervous about doing it, what if I fuck it up since I’ve never done this before? I need strips to practice on or something.

The dye is Angelus brand light rose pink and it’s a little darker than I wanted, but I can find no lighter dyes in pink. There doesn’t seem to be a huge abundance of pink leather dye. 🙁 I just want to give it a ‘Pink Ladies’ who’ll beat your ass to a bloody pulp vibe. 😀