Weekly Wrap Up (2026.05.09)
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Weekly Wrap Up (2026.05.09)

Putting the C in NIS Edition, or something. Last week I think I mentioned maybe going to a local music expo thing. I almost didn't, but decided to check it out a bit that evening. The girls were working at the shop, so why not. It was… interesting, but kind of dull by myself. The bands I saw were pretty rock and punk themed. I didn't really catch any full sets, partly because I just, wasn't super into any of it. All of them I believe were local bands, like in town local. There was a hard rock band playing…
#Mayllennial – Torrents
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#Mayllennial – Torrents

I kind of thought about doing a srs bns joke where I go into the mechanics of how torrents work. Or maybe one where I just talk about heavy rainfalls and how much I dislike them versus nice light showers. But that seemed silly, and boring, so instead I will just, sort of follow the proper idea of the topic. I really don't want to veer off too much into general talk of piracy, but also, everyone knows torrents are often used for piracy. I probably allegedly have used torrents for piracy, but also, not really? Most of my "hardcore"…
#Mayllennial – Pet Parenting
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#Mayllennial – Pet Parenting

I kind of basically already wrote about my cats a few years ago during Blaugust. Not much has changed, really. I suppose instead I could just give a more general, state of the pets address. The sad update, Scarlett is no longer with us. She had been dealing with kitty diabetes for a while and was doing pretty good. But quite suddenly one day she started having serious trouble. She couldn't stand up or get around. We tried a few things, finally we took her to an out of town emergency vet. They gave some suggestions but conformations were all…
Duolingo Chess
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Duolingo Chess

Or, I did four months of Duolingo Chess so you don't have to. I have a long ass streak on Duolingo. This involves doing it, every day. Am I learning? Mi español es un poco bueno, posiblemente…o posiblemente no. But I am not here today to discuss Spanish, I am here to talk Chess. Part of having a long ass streak is that sometimes I want a break. I find its actually useful to let it sort of sink in, then when I go back, it helps reinforce if I have learned anything, or if I have just been memorizing…
#Mayllennial – MS Paint
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#Mayllennial – MS Paint

Its Day 6! Also PS, I am still pre writing these out. Just, in the groove, pounding silly nonsense while the muse is here. Today's topic is MS Paint. The simple drawing program included with Windows. A program I used to use to make labels for VHS tapes in. Among other things. Eventually I ended up with a copy of Photoshop, and after that just moved to Affinity Photo. But growing up Paint was surprisingly entertaining. I am sure others are familiar with things like, drawing random lines the filling them in, and drawing random.circles, then filling them, or… drawing…