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I still haven't taken my art gen-ed

Red tree.
Red tree.

But that hasn’t stopped me from expressing myself with the power of, err, machine-generated watercolor effects over the top of neat pictures that I took in order to make them look more dreamlike and magical and like I’m even somewhat skilled in the graphic arts!

Just in case you need it

Orient express.
Orient express.

Some days, you just need something to lift your mood a little bit. In case you find yourself in the kind of pit that only an adorable concert band piece can lift you out of, here’s an amazing recording of one that sounds like a train.

Move-in day!

Day one.
Day one.

Today’s been the first day that I’ve been fully moved in to my apartment, and although I was unsure how my experience would be before I got here, since I’ve arrived it’s been pretty nice. I’m pretty happy with my living situation here, I guess, although I won’t recommend it for fear of doxxing myself (the ever-present danger of talking about your life on the Internet).

Fresh Apple

Fresh apple.
Fresh apple.

The Apple ][ — is using the brackets to type the title out cheesy? I mean, clearly it’s stylized to look neat and computery.

What to do?

Gnome.
Gnome.

Right now, it’s still the morning. I’m still sitting at my computer and listening to podcasts — that’s just what I’ve been doing for a lot of time within the past week or so (my physics class is finally over, so I’m on a little bit of a vacation).

Things that don't go to plan

Apple.
Apple.

A lot of the time, that’s a lot of things. They even wrote a whole book about it (“the best-laid plans…”).

Podcasts and this photo

Train.
Train.

To help us get around this big world, we have trains like this one that I saw the other day. And that’s really cool.

Netbook!

Netbook.
Netbook.

I found this thing at a flea market yesterday for $10. It’s pretty great. I installed Debian 11 with Raspberry Pi Desktop (which hasn’t been updated in around two years, but it’s still cool as a novelty). It even plays games and holds a charge!