Celebrating a Birthday!

Today was a long and strange day at work but at the end I got to pick up some tasty dinner to bring to my parents, and then afterwards we all got together to celebrate my brother's birthday!

I forgot to take pictures of the dinner because we wolfed it down too quickly, but I did remember the cake. It was such a cute design, like a national park because my brother loves camping and hiking.

The chocolate rocks are a cute touch, right?

I think tomorrow I'll go to one of my favorite cafes, which is honestly more of a gaming shop. People are always gathered there to play card/tabletop games, etc, and the vibe is excellent for getting work done. Just the right kind of background noise, you know?

While I'm there I'll try this app that was recommended online for pixel art called Pixquare The UI is simple and seems like it will be easy to use. I fully acknowledge the power of more complicated apps like Clip Studio Pro, but I feel more relaxed with things like Procreate, so I think this will be to my liking.

I'm brainstorming cute things I can put on my main page, and trying to fight against the voice that has been insisting all these years that websites are supposed to be simple and universally appealing. No! I want it to be cluttered with all sorts of things I like, arranged however I like!