[tone: silly] my whole life has been a LIE!!!! Mom told me she was 40 when she had me, but she was actually 39!!! the deceit! the lies!

(apparently I've never actually read my birth certificate before, but pay that no mind!)

apparently I was so worried about having the 'judgemental, prickly health nut label' applied to me that I over corrected and now my family is going out of their way to learn really decadent vegan deserts that are so rich and sweet that I can only eat a bite before it's too much... but then I end up taking half a vegan cheesecake home because

went mushroom hunting yesterday and walked 21k steps, apparently. no wonder I'm tired. but I keep opening the fridge door to smell the apricot-y scent of chanterelles, so I guess it's worth it

[asd & isolated homeschooling] you would think that by 36.5 years old I would have figured out how to handle pretty much all social interactions, but nope! today was my last day (but honestly, I'm more excited about the 5 day weekend and have been all day and that what was forefront in my mind.
end of day:
Boss (who I actually like) Don't be a stranger!
me:

[ranting about housemate] so, housemate is choosing to move out, to be with their partner that they've been on and off with for the past 4 years. I think this is dumb, especially since I was there one of the times their partner (let's call them Sock) broke up with them by telling them they didn't actually love them romantically, and also something something

I might be wrong, but I think I've developed an allergy to bandaids.

got me all hyped up for a big storm and then nothing! poo

Weird thought: what are chopsticks called in China or Japan? Is 'chopsticks' a direct translation of what their word means, or something the English came up with? Like, you don't chop with them, and I don't think something as thin and straight as they are is made by chopping, so...

I got a job!!!!! with the state!!! it's technically a 2ish dollar pay cut, but it has benefits!!! it's temp, so I can apply to other jobs and not feel bad about leaving!!!! omg!

I have applied for 3 jobs today after work, with resume and cover letters customized for each. I hate applying for jobs. Someone just, give me a job where I'm working with native plants/ecological restoration projects/etc