(Callback Lord Flashheart.) I’ve *finally* consolidated my edited files for my costumes. It was more difficult than it should have been. I have not yet folded back in all the resized photos I used for earlier versions of this site when data was so very expensive in hosting but also for visitors. But it’s finally paying off. It’s been so overwhelming at times that I’ve been not taking the time to really appreciate each photo for the record of my progress, or those I love, because it is just so very much. Going costume by costume though makes it easier for those moments of joy.

I have up to 20 copies of some files. Some of which were recovered so have errors, some of which were copied directly from corrupt drives- the very last action I’ve taken on them yes. And you’d think there would be some easy way to figure them out. But there isn’t. And this is yet another example of how I as a puny human with munched up hands, with fatigue an pain, can process these files faster than any software currently available.

No, I literally can scroll and sort and search so fast that my software can’t keep up. And my PC has a hard working graphics card, all memory slots.

I need to edit and publish a post on how bad it’s become trying to search for what I need to- but I’m not a fan of AI. I’ve seen it used to repeat tropes about Anne of Cleves- when you are very familiar with not just the sources but the quality of records of them? It’s painfully obvious. But that’s not the position of most of us. Also at least one of my images has had this treatment so it’s a handy easy way for me to reconstruct how it was altered. It’s so bad.

But I’ve also been tackling fibro grinding down on me- I do want to make a post about that as I’ve gone through quite a journey but found some tools again. Not perfect, but it’s giving me a bit more time and focus.

So this is a summary of what I’ve been trying to write about and just not having the spoons to do so. Spoon theory has had some really interesting expansions that work better for me than the original- which fair enough was very good to describe how rapidly fatigue sets in.

Anyway. I’m got my folders starting to be easier to navigate, uses fewer spoons, and so it means I’m able to really focus on what I really want to work on over the next few years. I need to restore some costumes, actually finish others. Tearing both Achilles tendons has been so disruptive. So disruptive, but now that I’m feeling real progress I want to write about that- now that the coda will end on a positive note.

And I keep going through working on my sites so I can do some major content updates/upgrades.