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Just a note I seen on Tumblr from others as I didn't stay for everything at the very end after hearing the update news. Apparently, the site is even more optimized to run on a tablet and they don't have to close down for future updates anymore - hence no month of closing down for site renovations.

Both the update and merch drop next week according to Clown during the livestream. Edit Edit: Friday the 21st.

In the bio it said they would pay if the task was completed after being timed out. I got timed out after halfway through and ended up with the promised $12 plus the bonus $12 that was promised after doing the extra tasks for money. Was worried it was a scam. Happy that it wasn't.

Noticed it on my tablet after about 20 seconds of reading a post/scrolling the sign-in/create account pop-up pops on even with desktop mode on. Old Reddit also cannot be accessed without a log-in no matter the link. On a true desktop Reddit replaces Home/Popular/News side bar with a huge sign-in banner which is less intrusive than mobile.

Just an annoyance as I reference Reddit when I am not around my at my computer signed-in. I won't be suprised if Reddit ends up a walled garden like Tumblr in the next few years.

Welcome Home is set between 1969 - 1974. In that time there was computers although very small and limited, used for businesses. In that time ethernet was around as well as floppy disks.

My theory is that Wally has actually been using a computer to communicate with us the entire time in some way.

First, if we go back to Frank's update, Wally says he sees us through a screen. We assume through an old time CRT screen as he says the channel was dark for a long time before he could reconnect. Wally also makes comparisons talking about using a radio to tune in and change voices when listening in on another person's feelings. It's clear that Wally has no clue how the internet works or what it is, he just knows that whatever he is doing he found someone talking about him and he can change code to talk to them.

This makes me think that Wally is not actually talking to us through a TV screen but rather a very very old computer. And the closest thing he can compare to what a computer is is a TV because it has a CRT screen.

Suspending some belief, if Wally can somehow connect to the internet through supernatural means through this kind of computer, most likely he would be seeing the website in broken pure code through maybe a backend. Hence, he can make simple/invisible changes that others cannot see until he gotten more knowledgable about what he was doing. It also could be he was blocked by W through heightened security because of how he got in which would make sense of him frustrated over 'following words' and not being able to access the 'channel' from the Julie update.

My guess with how Wally got there was searching for Welcome Home and finally getting a search result after years of zero results.

Also related and interesting note: floppy disks were very big back then resembling a record.

Back to school season is here and lots of supplies are cheap. Store-branded single subject notebooks are around 50 cents each, crayola colored pencils and crayons and under $2, etc. It is a great time to start: journaling, crafting, etc.

I have posted before about going through my collection of albums by year. I have listened to all of them and formed some new habits.

1. I am paying attention for longer periods of time. When I have a full album it was a bit hard to just sit and listen without doing something else. After a while sitting and listening to an album has become easier and engaging. I tend to do things while listening less unless it is a boring album.
2. I appreciate the work that goes into a song more. I listen to the instrumentals, voice and most times read the lyrics. Some albums are strung together in a way that tells a story. The only way to know is by actively listening to the lyrics and listening in the correct order. What makes a song go from unlikable to likable is the lyrics having substance to it than generic words.
3. I find joy adventuring into new genres and artists. The albums I have stem mostly from radio hits. And sometimes the hits are different from where the artist or band started out from - for good or bad. I got to hear a wide variety of music I usually don't listen to and liked some of them. I even found some more artists to listen to that star in other works.
4. I find myself wanting to spend 30+ minutes listening to music than scrolling. I still scroll out of music. Compared to how I used to listen to albums before (listening while surfing hunched over or twisting hold a screen), I pick up my phone and lay in bed comfortably on my back.

1. Changed from Google Calendar to a cheap paper planner

It's been two months since I changed to a cheap academic paper planner. So far, it has been doing well. What made me want to use it more was having a spiral bound spine and making it the only place for my planning/Calendar. Later this month starts the weekly sections which I will use sort of as a catch all diary. Takes only a few minutes of my time.

2. Making an in-progress fan book/diary for a fandom I am in

The project is ongoing and will be ongoing for years. I decorated the front and spine of a blank journal then write/draw on the inside. Some pages are colored paper glued in to be more interesting, others have illustrations and boarders in colored pencil/markers. Takes a few hours of my time.

3. Going through digital music albums by year

I started at the tail end of last month. My goal is to go through my entire digital collection of albums year by year starting with 2000 with ~40 albums. The process is: loading all albums on my phone, pick an album off of a spreadsheet, listen to it with minimal interrupting/taking a break (usually in the dark to concentrate more), make a review/write down liked songs as I go on my laptop. Doing this instead of skipping around sounds to see if I liked an album forces me to appreciate the music itself and listen to the songs finding themes. Takes around 1-2 hours of my time.

4. Learning another language Started learning Czech for fun. I don't know if it is something that I will stick with. It was just a fun learning herritage moment since I had some form of lineage in Czechoslovakia when it was still called that.

5. A media review notebook A recent installment. Don't know if I will continue on with it. Will keep trying on another date.

The whole point is to clear up digital space from hoarding music new to me and old. I started and currently am in the year 2000. There are 42 albums and I have listened to 6, a couple being my new favorites.

I am still using my paper planner every day. This month I have filled 25/30 days. I also used up the notes sections/small calendars. This month was busy so next month probably won't be as filled.

What I put in my calendar:

• Chores that definitely needed to be done
• Appointments
• Release dates
• Important events that had happened
• Online orders arriving

I quit putting the weather in there as it didn't matter as much now and I had to look it up on the internet more often than not. I am unsure if I want to keep crossing out the numbered dates.

In July I am going to try out the weekly spreads. The official weekly spread in the planner doesn't start until the last week of July transitioning into August. I am thinking of folding some printer paper and inserting it somewhere. My goal is to use the weekly spreads for personal projects to track.

I remember back in the late 2000s Viacom would tell kids to go touch grass for a few hours once a year and not show anything on anything they owned. I hated it back then and flipped to a different channel. And here we all are in 2026 where internet outages happen somewhat frequently and we run to our nearest working social media site to complain about being stopped.