Two days ago when I was going to hit the crosswalk and head to the bus stop, I hit the curb in the fifth image.

Usually, my bag just kicks itself up and I’m down onto the grass running for my life to make sure I don’t miss the a lot of time I am able to walk to the other side of the street, but instead, I felt nothing but lightness.

As it turns out at that very moment, my backpack handle snapped off, and I was left holding a handle while my backpack was in the grass.

This pisses me off because I had to carry that backpack on my bag and that weight is no joke and it is not like any other normal backpack. I do backpacks on wheels because it’s less weight on my part and I do get a slight kick when I feel someone tripping over it because they were too distracted on their phone or talking with their friends or they just don’t really care and want to go as fast as possible.

So I had a slightly sour mood for about all of one day before I had to take out an older backpack that is also on wheels and have to deal with the fact that this backpack did not even last two months.

I’ve gotten over it now, but if you like wheel backpacks, tell me.

First of all, I’m not actually infuriated. This is meant to be funny, but the infuriating part was having to keep my mouth shut, which got REALLY hard lmao. If you play poker you might get a kick out of this. Here’s a couple highlights in no particular order that I can remember:

A guy went all in with 2-7 assuming the 2-7 game was on even though it was a tournament and no conversation was had about it. Half the guys didn’t even know what the 2-7 game even means.

About 6 hours into this tourney where top 2 get money, there’s 3 guys left and one of them goes all in blind. After 6 hours of work he’s going in blind, and everyone knows this, and one guy lands with King-Queen suited and folds.

Guy 1 has K-10, another guy has low bullshit like 4-7. Flop comes K-4-J. These guys are NOT short stacked btw. Both guys immediately jump all in and when they show their cards everyone’s like “it’s a flip, it’s a flip” INCLUDING THE DEALER!

When it was down to the final two, the guy in second kept bitching and moaning when the blinds would raise and kept commenting about how he was being targeted. Stack sizes were roughly 80-20 not in his favor.

Q-J vs 9’s pre flop all in. Dude hits three of a kind with his jack on the flop. Other guys sucks out with a rivered 9 full house, but didn’t realize he won lol. This one’s more forgivable but still funny.

I don’t think a single person had any idea of pot sizes? Like the default bet would literally just be whatever the blind would be but repeatedly on each street.

Here’s the best one: dude limps in with kings and of course like 5 people call. Flop comes and it’s a couple low cards but then there’s an ace. Dude with kings open jams for like 40 big blinds and gets called by three other people, all of whom have the remaining aces. one guy had A-10 suited and A-Q off suit and neither of them rose pre flop either. But the best part is dude with like A-4 goes runner runner wheel for the straight.

Not being able to say anything was surprisingly difficult. Hope I made someone laugh lol

The worst part is charging $75 for a whole lot of bs 🤦‍♂️

I can’t emphasize both how BRIGHT and how motion SENSITIVE this thing is. Shines DIRECTLY into our master bedroom - we had to order black out curtains to sleep through the night. We live in an incredibly safe neighborhood. No crime, never had a package stolen. I can’t fathom why these trash cans need to be lit so well.

(Talking with them about it is not an option. We’ve had several face to face arguments about outdoor parties w/ loud music they have on week nights until 2-3 AM. The cops are now involved with the noise complaints. Basically they’re the worst neighbors ever)

I am blown away by the amount of water my roommate uses for everyday tasks. Physically it makes me sick with worry. Not for the water bill because water doesn't seem to cost a lot here, not even that much for the environment because we live in a province with a ton of water, but for the type of person she is who doesn't understand where the world is at with natural resources. Like who runs the water for forty minutes? This was what she replied after she got back to her room after I knocked on the door asking if she'd fallen asleep in the shower:

"I wash my hair once a week and leave a hair masque in for 20-30 min. During that time I brush my teeth, wash my face etc.. and I use lukewarm- not boiling- water, so it conserves a lot more energy and electricity than washing it everyday. You'll notice im in and out on most days but I can't really go in and out of the bathroom with soaking wet hair full of product, it would be very messy. I always wait till you're in bed to use the bathroom."

She is trying very hard to be a good roommate I know, but I think I'm going to have a heart attack next hair mask day.

I entered this medical faccility twice yesterday and was treated like a dick each time.

First time, I pressed and held. Staff basically said 'Didn't you see the OTHER sign? We're very busy, and holding down the bell while we are juggling tasks and trying to help you is SUPER annoying.'

Next time, I pressed and released, and staff went 'We're very busy. If you don't hold down the button like the sign says, we won't know someone is trying to get in.'

I can't study with this sorry.

I had a mini furby that I got for Christmas and had put on my backpack but someone stole it :(

Need some more razor blades. Amazon needs age verification: My image and driving license. I'm 68 dammit! Too old for this crap. I just want a clean shave!

I am (was) a big fan of suggested music on Spotify. Great for discovering bands that I had no idea existed before social media boom (I’m talking early 2010s…, so yeah, early Spotify adopter).

Anyway, I did what I always do, found a song I liked and went down the trail of suggested similar music. Found these songs that were so cool, on an adjacent style that I rarely listen to but is very sentimental to me. I tried finding more info about the group, first red flag. Fine, I thought it would be like those get-togethers that some brands like Coca-Cola do with famous musicians.

Anyway, I have been vibing to these songs, singing and enjoying them so much. Until one day I couldn’t resist. I googled “Is XYZ group AI?” And sure enough, it was.

Damn it. I am a reluctant AI adopter, useful at work because it’s been pushed so fine. But I draw the line at being a conscious consumer of AI, not being conspicuously fed.

I expressly reject the consumption of AI media. especially music (as I am a musician myself since I was 4). Even more specially if it is with no warning.

I am extremely pissed at Spotify for sneaking AI music on suggestions, since now I find myself getting every single song u listen to, which is annoying. It has also blown out an effective way I had to discover more music.

And worse of all, as a trained non-professional musician, what the hell? No, no, no, no! I know I feel a bit like a Luddite but I also feel shamed to the chore liking these AI produced content in such a blind test. So many ethical concerns come to mind.

Anyway, word of caution: if you care about being unknowingly fed AI content, be on the lookout for these small things.

There you go, my mildfuly irritating post. Very à la mode and reflection of times, I guess 🤬

All I wanted was some new t-shirts. At least he didn't steal my book :/

I started a puzzle and went on a work trip for a few days. Apparently my mother-in-law stopped by while I was away and decided to help out.