Hazmatastic

22 instruments is quite impressive. It’s a modest job, but a school’s band director or instructor could be within reach. High schools and colleges would likely pay best. You can also try private primary and middle schools. Provate schools will have high standards, but could pay more. Also possibly a music producer. I don’t think AI will ever really eliminate music made by people, no matter how good it gets. Session musicians can do pretty well once a reputation gets created, but that would probably be more a long-term investment. I’m not sure what you’ve done musically, but a mic and audio card/receiver plus sailing the high seas for software is a cheap way to get into making your own music.

There’s also getting a different job until the music tree bears fruit. I’m not doing what I want yet, but I’ve worked my way high enough in my company that, hopefully soon, I’ll be able to get back to what I actually want to do (engineering). It’s frustrating, but having a future goal that I’m working towards and steps I can take once I’m making enough helps make it bearable.

I would hold onto Charlotte if at all possible. If you love and take care of her, you’re a good person for her to be with. Pets can be our rocks, without which it is easy to be swept away by despair. Your career status has nothing to do with being “worthy” of a pet. Love and basic necessities are what they need. That said, i get where you’re coming from. I’m waiting to get a cat until I know for sure I can afford and have certain furniture after my recent move. But again, having that goal helps me slog through the stuff I don’t like. You already have her, and I think losing her would likely be a terrible outcome for both of you.

You are worthy of her, you are worthy of love from others, and you are worthy of love from yourself. Godspeed.

I can already see those gauntlets flapping

So gentle

Am I weird for thinking the finger helps the composition? Very cute. My dogs have never been graced with snow. It makes me wonder if pets can enjoy recreational travel as humans do or if it would just stress them out.

Gotta have the audience cheer when you enter too. I would just have a sitcom soundboard ready for the full effect.

Beansbeansbeansbeansbeans thbbbt

honk

For the confused people: https://youtu.be/5ZpmifTKZVU?si=rvZ1RbX9c5lWlEA6

Just not very interesting. Most people just don’t show much interest in me beyond work buddy status, and work is pretty much the entirety of my social life. Down-side of moving to a new area. Making friends as an adult is hard, dating doubly so when there’s no one to introduce you to new people.

But historically the hardest part for me is expressing anything that can’t be back-pedalled into “just meant as a friend, buddy.” The second you cross that line, nothing will ever be the same for better or for worse. I hate committing to that change. Just feels like I’m ruining things irreparably every time. I’ll toe that line all day, crossing is just a bitch.

It is a video. Lemmy clients seem to be broken for some videos and gifs, I have no idea why. This one works for me, but some others don’t

That single orange brain cell is just dinging around in there like a pinball trying to figure it out

We happy?

I have a buddy who is into this guy’s videos. Similar tone for all of them, a lot of taking on an evil role to point out problems. His AfterEffects skills are top notch, though, and I think it is literally all done by him.

See, that’s the thing. I still can’t tell if you’re talking about several buttons, or if you’re talking about buttons located in parking lots. You’re saving a miniscule amount of time at best.

They’re in the right place to get peat

That’s why I don’t like most anime. There are some gems that don’t stoop that low, but the bar is ridiculously low for such a high rate of not meeting it

I have a group of favorites that is ever-changing, but ever since I first heard it, my favorite has always been Weird Fishes

This episode is the only reason I know what lutefisk is. Every time i see the word I react like the person you responded to.

I don’t think it’s about choice of food so much as it is variety. They can catch mice, lizards, birds, even insects in the wild, and each meal tastes different than the last. In the house, it’s often the same salty kibble all day every day. Or the same meat mush. I don’t think any creature would want that for literally their whole lives. It’s not even the same kind of bird or anything. Just a processed mass of homogenous food-flavored material.

“But there’s 4 different flavors!” 4 different flavors of the same slop is better, but not by much. I’m reaching that point and it’s gotten to where I legit feel bad for not cooking for my pets. I’m starting to look into seasoning options so I can at least switch things up a bit more for them. And some way to add different textures, so it’s at least mildly engaging

Humanity cannot and will not change its practices fast enough to avoid running out of resources we keep ourselves dependent on because it’s “profitable.” We are a doomed species and won’t be around for very much longer. We are likely living in the flash of bright before the long dark. I don’t think the world my grandchildren live in will be remotely like the one we have now.

I’m perfectly fine hedging my bets and living life normally, but I think our longevity is an uncomfortable truth most people don’t want to face.