Ravings of an Undead Cheese Minion

Much like the majority of reality itself. Unless it’s an area of interest that you would like to excel in, or a potential career path, I don’t think it’s worth much of a time or energy investment. You can’t avoid it entirely, of course, and I don’t try to. I’m in group chats and such that discuss it. But obsessing over it is counterproductive.  I am, technically, libertarian-right — I have taken the political compass test twice from two different sites and that’s the quadrant I got both times. Which means that both sides hate me by definition. However, I have been voting red as of late (and am registered in Utah accordingly) because I really hate the government’s (over)reaction to covid and because third parties have absolutely zero power so there’s no point in being part of one. My hatred of covid restrictions is the reason I really like DeSantis and Noem. If the covid restrictions had never happened, I probably never would’ve figured out what my own governor’s name was, let alone...

There are only 2 types of people who love the winter: 1. Snow sports people. 2. Antisocial homebodies who don’t want to leave their houses, and like that winter gives them a built-in excuse to stay inside. Incidentally, these are the psycho people who want covid restrictions to last forever, for the same reason. Type 1 is much more common. It seems like almost everyone in this state is here because they love snow sports. Even many people who love roller coasters seem to spend their time skiing or snowboarding in the mountains in March and April instead of in the valley riding coasters after the parks reopen for the season. Skiing is ok for me. I do enjoy it, but it requires a lot of gear that I don’t own and it takes a lot of effort to drive up to a resort in the snow. I haven’t gone in over a decade either. Plus, it’s expensive, and it’s inherently dangerous (I’ll be honest: blue runs freak me out, I’ve done them once or twice but I need to stick to green). I’d rather save my money fo...

The amount of work it takes to get an HEIC photo, from Apple iOS, to upload to my WordPress blog is insane. It doesn't work half the time and I end up having to reload, exit and restart, upload temporary files as JPGs, etc. It has made updating Amusement and Airtime significantly more difficult.  Many people have iPhones. I don't understand why it is so difficult for WordPress to add this feature. People have apparently been requesting it  since 2018 , and they've done nothing. And yet, it works here without any issues. Hmmmmm. Case in point: 

 Found this one on Facebook.  "To be nobody but yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody else, means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight; and never stop fighting." —E.E. Cummings

Also known as the first day of the year that I see sprinklers running! I love the way the water droplets reflect on the grass, and the way a wet sidewalk glistens in the sun. It just makes everything feel so much more alive and vibrant. Plus, this means that actual warm/hot weather is on its way, not this weird 30-to-60 degree flip-flop thing we have going on. On those hot days, I love to walk or run through the sprinklers and feel the mist.  Here is a crappy picture of the sprinklers by the 7-11. I love to see it. 

Nobody can find this song, and Daddy Kool's links keep breaking after you download it to a grand total of one (1) computer, so...here it is.  Credit goes to these guys for the how-to. I'll write a song analysis at some future point, maybe.  They say I'm sick, but this darkness is only apparent.  I've learnt to see the beauty, When I'm lost in the night, and look into your eyes -- I praise the reaper's blessing hand.  Full Lyrics

Close All Tabs on iPhone Safari  I don't think I've ever thought "yes, I want to close every single tab on my iPhone, all at the same time. That is exactly what I feel like doing right now." And yet, I've accidentally done it at least 3 or 4 times.  This is in contrast to my PC and Macbook. I close all my tabs on both of them every night, but that's because I have easily accessible and organized BOOKMARKS! And because I like to clear the RAM every night with a full shutdown (seriously, people who complain to me about having slow computers either a) have way too much crap installed on them, or b) never turn them off, and it's usually the latter). Mobile devices are great for on-the-fly browsing, spur-of-the-moment Google researching, and random TV Tropes rabbit holes. As a result, I don't like having all my different tabs closed on me, at the same time.  I was driving back from Target this evening, and was pleasantly surprised to hear "Are You Dea...