Y2Social

I am always on the lookout for new and interesting social media sites... partly for fun and partly because ever since the NSFW ban over on tumblr, social media has felt very shaky. It's one reason I'm here and Dreamwidth. Both sites are old and quiet but feel stable. Although anything that is truly important I also keep local backups... I'm trusting not stupid. 

Anyway after some poking around on Bsky I found Y2Social and ngl I'm tempted. It's oldschool, 18+ friendly...with some caveats.  Look after seeing people claim 26 is a minor in fandom spaces more than once and my main fandom is Sailor Moon which has some onscreen nudity of 14-16 year olds (non sexual but still) I'm iffy.  On the other hand I do have Dreamwidth, who's rules are so permissive that I'd really have to work to even come near breaking one, and while I like my current set up, I wouldn't mind having a social media space that is both short form and long form content friendly. Something where I could put shorter updates and maybe actually talk to people but doesn't have a reblog feature (hate, loathe, despise). 

I tried Spacehey and while I loved the site I couldn't stand the people but the people here seem more interesting so you know what?  I'll try it for a month or two and see if I like it.

Fire

 My city is, and has been, on fire.  A exhausting and stressful time where my necessities have been bagged up in case of an ordered evacuation.  So I haven't been writing or really doing anything but sleeping and keeping an eye out. But it looks like I'm safe for now so in the next few days I hope to be writing and doing some much needed house cleaning.  

 I must say though there is nothing more eye opening to how silly most online drama and discourse is than dealing with an emergency. My tolerance for such things has never been high but they are much lower.  And of course there's the usual snarky comments and conspiracy theories about the fires themselves. Long story short my block button finger is getting really worn out right about now.

 But yeah overall I'm just ready for things to go back to normal and pray for those who did lose their homes so that they are able to rebuild their lives with minimal fuss. 

Days

Days flow by
like water in a palm
slipping through fingers

Drip drip.

Drip drip

Gone