Weekly Blog #4
20260429 - Wednesday
Happy new week! The weather has been picking up considerably, so my husband and I had a small outing somewhere new over the weekend. I'm hoping to build the habit of getting out more often/at least once per day...
- ⊳ Alyssa Grenfell: The Mormons are MAD...: John Dehlin of Mormon Stories is getting sued. I don't listen to his podcast regularly, but the case will be interesting to follow.
- ⊳ Chicago Sun-Times: Latter-day Saints sues podcaster who exposed alleged child sex abuse by ex-Mormon leader in Chicago region
- ⊳ Mormon Stories Podcast: Church Hides Wade Christofferson’s Abuse Enabling More Abuse - Ed Nachel | Ep. 2117
Web Browsing
Site Updates
None for this week- I've been working on making a scrolling banner from scratch, but that's still behind the curtain.
Craft Progress
I've been doing well! This is the main thing I've been focusing on lately. I may have mentioned it before, but I'm a bit annoyed with how some of the stitches have been crushed by the q-snap frame- someone on reddit advised putting a piece of fabric between the snap and the stitches, but it hasn't helped with the appearance of the stitches or with tension in my opinion.
Japanese Progress
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Miscellaneous
- ⊳ I finished David Archuletta's book, Devout on Monday. I thought it was okay, and I can admit some fault in my non-enjoyment of the book because I'm not familiar with his music/career. In general, though, the book felt a bit preachy at times and I found that he tended to be much more critical of his female relatives over his male relatives. The next book I'll be reading is The Decagon House Murders by Yukito Ayatsuji. It seems pretty popular at my library, so hopefully I'll enjoy it.
- ⊳ I've been feeling mostly bad, still. I'm aware enough to know I'm in a depression, but not feeling strong enough to actually get out of it. I don't know if it's better or worse to have the awareness. I'm not happy anyways, and regardless of knowing the diagnosis, it often feels like I'll never get through. Or, even if I make it though this bout, I'm never sure I'll get through the next, because there's always a next. I know that my feelings are deeply unoriginal, but I can't find solace in that truth.
- ⊳ I got a camera on ebay recently that doesn't work :-/ The seller said it was completely fine, and I've been messing with the settings for the few days trying to figure out what the issue is to no avail. Very annoyed at needing to reach out to the seller again...