wowee!

25 Mar, 2025

this website is finally almost done!! or.. nearing done.

ever since hearing about the web revival movement, i've wanted my own little place on the net to call home. it feels like there's three and a half websites left to browse, which thankfully isn't the case, but boy times have changed. every time i sit down to explore personal websites of other netizens, it's inspired me to join the party. and with the tools we have now in 2025, even if you aren't code-savvy or enjoy messing around too much, there's so many (free) ways to build your own space. it's a blessing, really.

garden season

i've been SUPER interested in the concept of digital gardens, and with the weather finally warming up, my mental load a little lighter, and my newfound bits of free time, i'm getting back into tending to my plants! over the past half-year, i've been making the steady transition from Google Keep/Docs to Obsidian, and i've started building a dedicated "plant guide" of sorts. i wanna keep tabs on my current plants, soil types and additives, a health and diagnosis guide, and whatever other silly little things i can think of.

sure, you can find plenty of repositories on plant care online. but this one is mine and tailor-made to fit my needs, my plants, and my zone. also it's mine. i made it. it's me. :]

stack smasher i hardly know her

i'm also getting back into messing with Linux, because i'm sick of Windows and 99% of Microsoft. one of my biggest hurdles to conquer as of now is getting my design software (Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher) working. it's only available on Windows and Mac systems, and even though they have the resources to make a Linux version, it's probably not happening. so now it's up to the users.

i've found a github repository that contains scripts for each one, and running it is super easy and straightforward! i had to download p7zip as well as jq to get most of it done, and just when i thought i'd be finished, it turns out i was missing a specific version of the GNU C library.

i downloaded the files needed for my specific library, followed the steps to compile, make, and install it, and in the process.. killed the entire OS. due to stack smashing, and a subsequent kernel panic.

after a brief heart attack and hard-rebooting back into windows, i looked up what stack smashing is, learned that the damage had been done.. and cracked the fuck up. i wasn't upset with this outcome at all! the partition that held Linux Mint is a completely separate 500GB SSD for the sole purpose of experimentation.¹ i was relieved i could boot into Windows in the first place (even though i'm pretty sure the bootloader is in a separate partition anyway). plus, i'm still very much learning how to use the terminal, what commands do what, etc. turning off the protection to prevent stack smashing is prooooobably what did me in, but i was learning and just wanted to get this damn thing working.

the cool thing about Linux is, it lets you do anything you want. the bad thing about Linux is, it lets you do anything you want.

tonight's gonna be another go at it. i'll reinstall the OS and see how well i can get this software running first before doing anything else, just to get any other potential breakages out of the way.

to data conversion operator:

play Dead Letter Dept. i'm obsessed with it.

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