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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Ate three bacon egg bagels this morning and just polished off chicken tenders and fries. God I’m both still hungry and so full. I wouldn’t wish stomach bugs on my worst enemy. You’re suffering even after you recover.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Back at work after recovering from getting a stomach bug being passed around. I am so hungry. So tempted to get like five breakfast sandwiches and just unhinge my jaw.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

In case anyone is interested, the wordmark on NaNoWriMo completely runs out next year. The one for National Novel Writing Month is good until 2031. Not that I really think they’d bother to sue for it at this point.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

I know I already compared this situation to the Colleen Ballinger debacle, but Kilby posting the #NaNoWriMo “state of the union” video to her personal channel instead of the program one has the same vibe as posting an apology video titled “hi” to an obscure side vlog channel.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

Related to what I’ve been discussing, calling a month of writing “The Month of Letters and Light” after what #NaNoWriMo originally called their nonprofit I think would be a funny fuck you to what it became.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Just checked the video Kilby posted about #NaNoWriMo on its actual YouTube page and comments are open. How brave.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Plz appreciate these two they’re the lights of my life.

Image of a Maine coon cat and an orange cat laying together in a chair.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Me re-reading the details of the #nanowrimo grooming scandal and just thinking about Colleen Ballenger’s “apology” video where she’s like “I’m not a groomer, just a loser.” Bothisgood.gif.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Reaching day four of the stomach bug. Ended up being sent home from work because even though I haven’t vomited since Saturday, a single, short rush had me exhausted. I need to sleep for about three weeks.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Welp, #NaNoWriMo is officially deceased. Can’t say I didn’t expect it, but it’s still a sad day to see. Here’s hoping all those efforts to start replacement programs weren’t in vain.

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I_AM_KUPO @iamkupo.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Add Kupo to all of your searches for moogle magic (Killing AI)

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

So apparently the Department of Labor was at my work yesterday (fast food restaurant). My friend asked me bc I’d been saying for months I was going to just send an itemized list of all the shit they do but nope, wasn’t me. Hopefully stuff actually happens. Pray for me, y’all.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

“AI is going to replace human artists and writers” Well what the fuck is this, Karen?

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Rick Desolate 🪦 | The D-Pad @ricdesi.dpad.fm · 28/02/2025

And to be so very clear, JKR has openly stated that the money she makes from Harry Potter (in all its forms, right now) goes directly to conservative and specifically anti-trans causes. Do not financially engage with Harry Potter. Don't even engage with it for free. It's a Faustian IP, do not.

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Jon Campbell @jon.camp · 25/02/2025

I wrote to all the sponsors of NaNoWriMo to make them aware of the delinquent status and to ask if they planned to continue to support a non-profit that's not allowed to accept donations and isn't filing taxes. Only ProWritingAid responded? Weird.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

So I looked up #NaNoWriMo on Charity Navigstor and looks like their delinquency finally caught up to them

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Pop Base @popbase.tv · 24/02/2025

1 year ago today, the infamous 'Willy Wonka Chocolate Experience' took place.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Cat didn’t wake me up at 4am for their morning food. Weird, usually he only leaves me alone if I’m visibly sick. …I really hope I’m not getting sick, I have Bangor Anime in two days.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Spent the day at work expecting the power to go out. If it gets any stronger we might be swept off to Oz.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Less than a week until Bangor Anime. This isn’t my first time tabling at a convention but as someone who gets anxious at the thought of talking to people I still have a mini freakout as one gets closer every time.

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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Please stop with the generative AI. It's garbage, theft, making us less capable. Image by www.nobodyssweetheart.com

"Stop forcing AI into fucking everything. Nobody asked for it. Everybody hates it."

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KD📚🌎🌊🇺🇸 @kdnerak33.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

If you’ve already started calling it the Gulf of America instead of the Gulf of Mexico, you should have no trouble with someone’s preferred name and pronouns.

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Samantha Ferreira Is Back On Her Book Bullshit @sam-animeherald.northsky.social · 11/02/2025

I can only imagine the strategy meeting where they came up with this: "Hey, the kids REALLY LIKE these books. What do we do to encourage them further?" "Tell them they're junk food and not worth reading. :D" "Brilliant! :D"

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Edd Coates | Game UI Database @eddcoates.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I’m seeing a lot of soft takes from industry mutuals at the moment that we shouldn’t be so hard on those who use generative AI because it’s becoming harder and harder to resist. Wrong. Betraying your ethics (and your peers) because ‘everyone else is doing it’ does not suddenly make it acceptable.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

If you lambast others for supporting generative AI, then when you have the power to prevent it spreading you refuse to because it’d be “too hard” to enforce a no AI rule in your own space, you’re not actually against it and I’ve lost respect for you.

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Ask a Manager @askamanager.org · 05/02/2025

A reminder: don't take the "voluntary resignation" offer. It's a trap

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Hilary @lostinthedas.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

To anyone working the con circuit: Stay FAR away from Claremore Comic Con. If they're cool with having Vic Mignogna as a guest, it's best not to engage with them if they ever reach out to you.

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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 05/02/2025

Protesters gather to stop infamous video game cheater from gutting US Treasury aftermath.site/elon-musk-tr...

A protester holding an "Elon Musk cheats at Diablo" sign

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Well despite the elongated muskrat’s best efforts, my federal tax return made it. Cheers to next year, if there’s even taxes to file at that point.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Left a Discord server because the mod had the stance that “there are places to use AI in art” and “too many people see it as black and white.” This was referring to using it for covers and artwork in books. How about no!

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

So weird encountering people you knew online literally over a decade ago and they’re still there, living their life. Not in a “main character syndrome” but more “wow you’re still doing the exact same thing as you were in 2015” way.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Got two more books up. The sequel to SK Online, which is about an MMORPG leaking into the real world, and one about the main character of a dating sim becoming self-aware. If those sound appealing, I’d love if you could check them out. ko-fi.com/romanceandst... #writersofbluesky #lgbtwriters

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Mr. Skelly Bones @mr-skellybones.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Repost to make a billion dollar corporation throw up in their mouth.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

So I have a Ko-Fi, but… should I do a Patreon? Would I have a better chance of people subbing? I don’t really know anything about Patreon or how I’d set one up as a writer.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Reading the second I Refuse To Be Your Enemy and realizing I could never write something with too much military strategy in it because I am so confused lmao

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Even if it isn’t going to now, there’s hardly any capital coming in if their fundraising meter is anything to go by, so it’ll likely happen soon barring a drastic change. Back up your data.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

I’ve so far been successful in writing and reading more. In fact, I would say I’ve done both more this month than I have in the past few year. Maybe, just maybe, I’ve managed to break through. #writingcommunity

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

When you worry about not getting published when you’re young, just remember that greatness has no age gate.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

As usual, the maintenance guy, who’s the store manager’s husband, is sitting in the break room, watching TikToks where people just fart for twenty straight seconds. I wish I was exaggerating. I really wish TikTok had stayed down.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

There was a comment on the latest post on #NaNoWriMo FB page asking when they were filing their taxes bc nonprofits are required to release a form that gives the public info on their earnings and spending. The comment has Mysteriously Disappeared.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 08/01/2025

Didn’t get nearly as much done over my vacation as I planned but you know what? That’s fine. I finished editing SK Online volume 2 so it should be ready for Bangor Anime and I caught up on my sleep.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 30/12/2024

Why does she look like Flowey from Undertale

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Also working my way through Double Exposure. The Life is Strange games, I’ve found, are ones I really need to be able to just sit with and power through without distractions. And there’s not a lot of time in my life where there aren’t other distractions.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

Had Christmas dinner with my parents, played way too much Zenless Zone Zero (got Hoshimi Miyabi at eight to hard pity RIP me) and watched the first two Home Alone movies. I’d say my Christmas was a good one.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

I think after I’ve gotten at least three chapters of SK Online volume 2 edited I’m gonna play more Double Exposure tonight. Need something a little more lowkey after ZZZ ramped the action and weirdness up to eleven.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

In other news, Zenless Zone Zero updated last night and I’ve already finished the story chapter. Autistic special interest single-mindedness strikes again.

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Joana (she/they) @romancestarlight.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

Yesterday was, in fact, incredibly weird and makes me one step closer to just quitting my day job because worrying about where my next paycheck is coming from is less stressful than this.

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