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on friday i turned 37

...and all i got was an increase in my thyroid medication dosage and dns issues. nevertheless, i'm so glad i'm done 'being 36' and highly recommend skipping that year if you get the option!

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brb, circumnavigating the globe

...haha jk. my pal, tyler, is though. tyler was my manager for a significant (and actually productive) part of my time at my last job. i hadn't heard from him in a long time when he messaged me a few weeks ago to announce that he was sailing around the world and would be in my area soon. every day is a winding road!

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yes, i am trying to get back into painting pixel art again

it's been, probably, years since i've [painted any pixel art](https://jennmoney.biz/art). yes, i've had artist's block for a long time! no, i don't want to talk about it! earlier this week i made a pixel art painting of this japanese candy mascot named noobow, while [andy was streaming a game](https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1121475769) based on it.

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domesticating feral tomatoes

i don't think i've ever officially *gardened*. i was simply never told that it was a thing i could even ever do. several years ago i lived in an apartment building with a grassy front lawn in montclair, new jersey, and during a visit from my uncle vinny, he said 'what's with the grass, you should pave it.' it's absurd to most, but there was virtually no grass within sight from our bay ridge apartment when i lived with him as a baby. what i'm getting at is, basically, a balcony counts as 'nature' to me.

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