It's called Abstract Expressionism, PLEBE. And sometimes when your husband hoards giant weird stamps you have to use them before postage rises so much you have to put 3 on an envelope.

I'm just saying, from here until forevermore I'm going to have to assume that all fancy-ass stamps were picked out specially for me.

you know youve made it when you have to start content aggregating your own content

Here's what I recommend you read: [everything I've ever written]

https://nohappynonsense.net/images/thankgoditsskepdays.jpg

"It's time to talk about the Mystic Stamp Company." Our Skepperlord delivered--with sufficient postage.

Dang you read fast.

A childhood filled with obligations, relatable.

You also, I will point out, write fast. But yes, they did not give me a PhD in the Englishes for nothing.

I'm not going to comment on what I did at work today.

I admit I was skeptical at first that you truly did not want to collect those stamps. The way you so vehemently denied it sounded just like the kind of thing a person would say when they’re desperate to convince others they aren’t the type of person to collect stamps. But the more I read, the more convinced I became. Thanks for the the reminder of Mystic Stamps. I vaguely remember seeing those albums back in the 90s.

why did i read this

I haven't figured out why anybody reads anything I write but if I do I'll let you know

imagine not posting on your site for over a month, lol, what kind of shit writer you'd have to be to do something like that

Yeah, after a month I think you'd have to give up writing altogether and take up stamp collecting or something

A month isn't really that long to go without producing polished art of some kind I'd say. In any case I just wanted to say I admire your commitment to creating a polished experience, and ability to write about the most mundane of things in an entertaining way. Which makes me wonder, do you do some other kind of writing outside of this website?

"Art" might be overselling what I do a bit, but I appreciate the compliments. And I do! But not nearly as fun though. My day job is writing instructional documentation for software. Still a paid gig!

Definitely not the kind of writing I had in mind haha

I am genuinely impressed by how often you update your site and how much content is on it. My site is just a trickle by comparison. I do know the feeling of "I should be writing something" all the time, but I also know that creativity is like the tide and comes and goes on its own terms.

Also, once in a state of extreme stress I almost took up stamp collecting as a hobby. I don't know how to say this in a way that doesn't offend actual stamp collectors, but if you find yourself starting a stamp collection that may be a cry for help.

I actually *did* have a stamp collection, and now that I've remembered that fact I realize it would be something good to write about. So I'm going to leave you in suspense, which is the first time a stamp collection has ever had that effect on anybody.

It's nice to have that kind of rotation where one can tinker with the code, isn't it? I get writing droughts where I have nothing to say but then feel connected to my little site by adding little things here and there. It looks like you use an SSG? I regret not doing that, meh >.<

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