July 2025 (microposts)
A selection of posts I made on the internet.
- Last month: June 2025 (updated)
2025-07-02 09:14
🎮 I started playing Death Stranding (directors cut) last night to see what all the fuss is about. Wow! Blown away by the quirkiness, story, the vibes, and how good it looks in performance mode at 60fps. I'm a couple of hours in and I'm IN.
2025-07-02 09:17
🎮 I also started Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart a couple of days ago. It's a pretty good looking game and I'll probably play it through. The rifts are a super cool mechanic and it runs really smooth.
2025-07-02 16:25
@KimberlyHirsh Hey 👋 Kimberly. I have pretty much decided against it at this point. I’m probably gonna wait for the rumoured PlayStation handheld. I’ve been considering the steam deck as well but I just don’t have any games. I do have hundreds of PlayStation game tho so that makes the most sense.
🎮 Seriously considering saving up for a certain games console that was released this year 👀. The main downside of this is starting with a completely empty game library.
2025-07-02 16:41
😋 It's nearly 5pm and I haven't got around to eating yet.
2025-07-03 19:39
I’m sharing Last Camera again. I have 6 invites here- https://last.camera/invite/8mrHzkuuEuJesuZJkPxhSu
I took frame number 233, feels like a lucky number :)
#photography #community
2025-07-04 15:05
→ Moving my personal blog and a new RSS feed URL (goodbye and thanks Micro.blog)
I am going to be moving to a new blogging platform this weekend (for my personal blog). Maybe tonight. It just depends how things go.
https://aeryn.me/2025/07/04/moving-my-personal-blog-and.html
2025-07-05 11:57
I recently bought myself a new Bialetti Moka Pot and went down the YouTube coffee making rabbit hole.
So I've been tweaking my recipe these last few days. My coffee this week compared to last week is soooooo much nicer.
Exquisite lattes are back on the menu, boys! ☕️
2025-07-05 12:38
🌧️ It’s so nice to have some rain over the last day or two. It feels good even tho I can’t get out in it.
2025-07-05 18:42
I have successfully moved my blog to the Bear Blog platform and next I will be migrating old posts (veeeeery gradually) https://aeryn.me/begin/
2025-07-05 23:12
🎮 Death Stranding is super addictive. I was doing well. But then I got completely overwhelmed by BTs and shit went south very quickly. I had to backtrack all the way to base.
2025-07-06 01:20
How to instantly travel to the future..
- Set a timer for whatever. 10 minutes is a good start.
- Open a social media app of your choice.
- Denial
2025-07-06 09:34
🌕 Andor season 2 was so amazing. I watched with my son whilst on holiday. It's one of our shows. I can't stop thinking about it and I'm sad that it's over tbh. It's a story for these times and I need to rewatch soon. So dense and smart and powerful. Peak Star Wars. 🎬
2025-07-07 16:08
💪 I was at my support centre for high tea and community this afternoon. It was my first time outside my village in a while. And I found out what’s happening once this new org takes over in a few weeks. Thankfully not much will be changing at first. It was nice to be around people again. ☕️
2025-07-07 19:44
This is a really cool project and I hope it’s a great success. Let’s create something beautiful, a snapshot of time with our phone cameras.. #photography #community #timecapsule
I have 5 invites left..
https://last.camera/invite/8mrHzkuuEuJesuZJkPxhSu
2025-07-09 13:56
I just watched these videos on YouTube from a British guy who visited North Korea this year. Really interesting.
Part 1 https://youtu.be/hQapSz9AYv8
Part 2 https://youtu.be/CfI68wtojRU
2025-07-09 18:07
😢 Trying to write a post without sounding like a whining little 🐕. 🤦♀️ I'm sooooo done with having my boundaries trampled by selfish needs of a certain someone in my life. I have no idea what to do about it.
2025-07-10 08:33
Current situation: In the park. Morning. Fuzzy.
Experimenting. No edits.
📷
2025-07-10 12:01
🌳 It was super nice to get out and about with my camera this morning. But by the time I got home the heat was getting to me and I’m not feeling so good now. Going back to bed for a couple hours of rest now I think. 😴
2025-07-11 06:24
Morning has broken 🌅
An hour after sunrise, the sun is only just peeking over the houses. #sunrise #silhouette#photography #photoblog 📷
2025-07-12 12:36
😄 I spent the entire day yesterday with my oldest kid. We went for an early photo walk and breakfast. Then sheltered from the heat in my flat for the rest of the day. Very very nice! Today is for recovering in solitude. Aaaaaaahhh
2025-07-13 22:11
🧡 A nice Sunday was had with family. My aunt was visiting and I haven't seen her in a few years. It was a nice catch up. Unfortunately a couple of us couldn't make it for various reasons.
2025-07-13 23:41
🍃 The breeze blowing in my window is one of the best things I’ve felt in days. It’s divine
2025-07-15 12:08
🌧️ Best weather! My home is slowly cooling down. The walls still radiating a lot of heat.
2025-07-16 14:34
🥱 Running on fumes today. Insomnia sucks. My tinnitus is really loud and I feel like my eyes have shrivelled up to little raisins. Meanwhile, a pervading feeling of anxious doom (planet Earth, 2025-vibes)
2025-07-18 12:47
🫐 Gooseberries are the best berries. Fact.
2025-07-18 15:10
🐦 I'm watching a kingfisher catching fish in the park (and a heron). It's such a beautiful little bird.
2025-07-19 09:33
Oof! It’s a classic. 🎵 #nowplaying Black Math by The White Stripes https://albumwhale.com/aeryn/song-blast#album_41526
2025-07-19 13:28
It me https://lgbtqia.space/@alice/114878835298888057
Individuals with ASD who are more adept at hiding externally visible behaviors (due to social pressure to conform) will often have developed mechanisms for presenting more neurotypically, but their experience of it doesn't change. For example, I can shake someone's hand, look them in the eyes, and make some small-talk at a conference, but I'm dying inside the whole time—it's so uncomfortable. I don't like strangers touching me. I don't like touching people I don't have a close relationship to. But a lifetime of having to "pass" for interviews, events, etc. has made me "able" to (perhaps convincingly).
— @alicelgbtqia.space
2025-07-19 13:31
I once lost my state disability benefits because I made too much eye contact. Fun times. Honestly, you can’t win. Either you’re too much, or not enough.
Me: how about both
#masking #asd https://social.lol/@aeryn/114879896355009865
2025-07-19 14:56
@suzannespirit Yeah I was tested by someone (not related to asd but other diagnosis) and she was clearly going to fail me the moment I met her. It’s really sad how there are people in positions of power who are antagonistic to mental health and neurodiverse issues. Luckily I had a social worker who was backing me up.
I’m 2 years into a 4 year waitlist for diagnosis. I don’t think they will diagnose me because I already have other diagnoses. And because our psychiatry system here is broken and demeaning.
2025-07-19 20:11
📺 I just watched the ending of The Sandman, feeling grumpy about how unfinished it felt. But there is more to come! 🤦♀️ It's a shame it's only 2 seasons. But with the Gaiman controversy I think it's a good idea to end it asap. Season 1 was brilliant, but 2 has a jarring change of pace.
2025-07-19 23:17
PlayStation stars is over. It was a bit of a strange program. But I’m not complaining as I did get a few free games out of it. 🎮
2025-07-20 13:09
@jayeless Yeah I have some stories. I have in fact lost my benefits about 3 times over the years. Different reasons, different benefits. They just start with the assumption that you’re a fraud, and you have to prove you aren’t. Not that it’s always like that. I’ve had some very helpful, positive experiences too. 🤷♀️
2025-07-20 13:36
I took this photo because I couldn’t read the very important sign from across the street
Turns out I quite like it, just as it is. #photography #photoblog 📷
2025-07-20 19:32
🧀 I had some smoked Red Leicester earlier. It was a spiritual experience, I left my body 🫠
2025-07-20 19:47
🎶 Weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! #SundayVibes 🎧💃🪩 #nowplaying Mose & Friends @ Texas Eclipse Gathering (DJ Set) https://youtu.be/GdAl0IBoCKI
2025-07-21 13:46
Farting about in art group #scribbling #sketchbook
2025-07-21 14:22
It’s nice to stretch the creative muscles with a doodle #sketchbook
I began to get confused with the geometry and shading so I embraced it.
2025-07-21 20:58
🥱 I did a lot of socialising today. Very tiring but did me some good. MH has been a bit better this last few days and I feel ok to be in community again. Actually glad of it. Once I got home it hit me all at once and I’m off to bed for a very early night.
2025-07-22 23:09
🏳️⚧️ I like how this video clearly shows and explains when an opinion becomes bigotry- when it becomes actively harmful. It seems obvious, but I feel like a lot of people still view it like it's just an opinion. The Liberal-Washing of JK Rowling https://youtu.be/WgAYf8f5518
2025-07-24 14:51
🫨 I took a mental health break from social media. And I'm immediately taking another one 👋
2025-07-27 17:30
This is a soundtrack for a certain frame of mind. 2013. When this album was released I was going through some stuff and it was in heavy rotation. It’s just so beautiful, and atmospheric. For escapists and ocean lovers.
From the Sea to the Land Beyond by Sea Power 🎵 #LifeIsASoundtrack
https://albumwhale.com/aeryn/life-is-a-soundtrack#album_42827
2025-07-29 12:18
If I must verify my age online, I’d like to be able to choose my provider. Apple, or Google, or Amazon, or my telephone company, or whoever. They already know my age and more. Why not allow me the freedom to choose who acts as that third party?
2025-07-31 14:35
One of my favourite SP tracks. Love it so much.. 🎵 #nowplaying Starla by The Smashing Pumpkins https://albumwhale.com/aeryn/song-blast#album_43174
2025-07-31 22:57
🎮 Viewfinder is so good. One of very few games that have made me gasp in amazement. I’m about half way through now I think.
2025-08-01 22:30
🎮 I got bored of Fortnite so I stopped playing. But then they made a new mode called Blitz and it’s a blast. Me and my kid have been playing it a lot. It’s all I need from Fortnite tbh
- Next month: August 2025