Notices by :neuro: Pixy's Journey :nonbinary_heart: (pixysjourney@beige.party), page 2

#Journal of a slightly more relaxed Dutch Pixy :pixy_party: (Sunday, 24/08/2025).

It was a bit of a bumpy night, as I had to find a way to be comfy in this bed. It's one with springs in the mattress and they're never my favorite ones... Especially now, with the hip not being all healed yet. And I did miss the handle above my head that I always used at home (with the bed in the living room) to pull myself up a bit when I need to reposition or get up. But I did manage to get a few hours of sleep. I got a sleep score of 91, which was very high for me considering how I thought I had slept that night. My energy score was at 84, which was good enough as well.

When I woke up, I got dressed and then I texted mum to ask how far she was. She texted that I could come over, so I did. And when she was ready, we headed out for walkies with Bas, with the baker as destination, so that we had some brekky and lunch that day. Unfortunately we had not been able to visit a supermarket on Saturday and many stores are still closed here on Sunday, so it was some bread without topping for me 😔 .

But mum, Bas and I had a nice walk, and a long one, as I had about 3k steps when we got back from the walk. We ate some brekky and then I went to my room where I wrote two journal toots. Then I finally emailed a good friend. After a while, I went out to walk with Bas again, a slightly shorter walk with about 2k steps.

I ate my other bun and went back to the room, where I played a bit with some snaps. I saw that I didn't add all my Arwen snaps to my Flickr, so I am slowly trying to add some more of the older ones. Around 12:30, mum and I walked tot the Pizzaria with Bas. Mum went inside to see if they still had a table available for 3 for that evening. She got us a table and then we walked another way round back to the rooms again.

I went back to my room and wrote a bit for my blog, as I didn't have a post lined up yet for the Monday. Around 15, I walked another round with Bas, a shorter one this time, so he would be OK for a while when we'd be out for dinner. I worked some more on my blog and around 17, we headed to the Pizzaria (again 😉). We had a very nice meal and it tasted really well. The price for the 3 pizzas and drinks was also very reasonable, so that was nice too.

We got back again and I walked with Bas once more before I headed to my room to relax. I was rather tired after this day. But I also made it to 11,9k steps, so I think I did rather well. I finished my blog post and then I wanted to read a bit. But before I knew it, I was dozing off already around 21:30.

I woke up a few times during the night as I had some very weird dreams. But in the end, I had slept about 7,5 hours when I woke up again and my body told me it was time to start the new day.

:pixy_party: 💜 🍀 🐾

#PixysJourney
#WeirdFolks
@weirdfolks

Hopefully @altbot can make something nice of this image for me...

Ugh... :kirby_tired:

I really need some sleep, but my AuDHD is processing loads of things, making it nearly impossible to relax enough to even come close to dozing off.
And my tinnitus has found a way to mimic a slight buzz, like a buzzing terrorist that comes within hearing before attacking. Somehow I know it's the tinnitus, but I keep listening if it could be a real one, as I know there's at least one lurking, waiting to suck my blood...

I'll try again now, but I guess this may be a night where I don't get any decent sleep at all. Which is a bit of a bummer, as I was hoping for another night like last night... Ah well...

Hey ho, let's try again :kirby_sleep:

@steter
Indeed it is....... I had not turned off the automatic updates yet... And now, it's been stuck on the update screen for half an hour...
So I just ride the hometrainer now, to do something useful 😂

That moment where the PC says 100% done with the updates and it keeps saying that for a longer period than the updates had lasted 😂 the joys of having a PC I guess... Hopefully I'll be able to use the PC in a bit... I do wanna work on my blog some, and maybe create some more alt text for older snaps on my Flickr.... 🤔

I tried the turn it off, wait a bit, turn it on again and... I couldn't fool it... It went back to the 100% completion, please wait...
I hate this....

Guess I need to change the settings to "ask permission for updates", so it can do that stuff when I don't actually want to use it... 🤔 If it ever let's me log on...

Hmm 🤔 we weren't able to do the usual vid and snaps. There were people on the "beach" with a campfire (which is very much prohibited in this area!). And they had a dog, a big one, with a big Bork. With Arwen's age and the way the dog reacted, we walked a bit further. The dog barked some more, so Arwen was a bit distracted...

We tried to play a bit, but my vid may be more bugger than usual, as I was trying to keep an eye out in that dog as well. Don't need any more stress for Arwen (or myself).

So, unfortunately, less snaps and probably a wobbly vid... But Arwen did enjoy her time. We're now trying a different route back, which we've never walked, so I hope it works out well...

#Labrador #DogsOfMastodon #Dog #Arwen #Labradorable

Happy gall at the water side with her ball. We only did a few retrieves, and now we're slowly heading back to Skoosh. She'll definitely need to rest when we get home. But I'm sure that she loved it, and that's what counts the most!
It's just a joy to see her enjoy herself so much...
I have a silly boring video, which I'll try to edit a bit when I'm back home. And then I'll upload it to maketube...

#Labrador #DogsOfMastodon #Dog #Arwen #Labradorable

Hmm 🤔 I wonder... Will alt bot be able to make texts for animated images? 🤔
I made a silly gif of Basje being nuts 😂 so let's try it with that one...

#DogsOfMastodon

Alt bot made a text, but it was too long for the alt box. As Bas is running around I can't check it all at the moment. Sorry.

@aral
Hihi no worries. It made me giggle to read a Toot about adding alt text adding, and then it not having any alt text itself. 😉
Hopefully you can get it sorted. Yay for the edit options! 😁

@aral
Good tip. 😊
But... Was it your intention to share the image without adding alt text? 😉

A few days ago, I tooted a question about #Pixelfed and the main server.

https://beige.party/@PixysJourney/114124620319404433

I read that, in time, the pixelfed.social server will end its service? Is this true?

And if it's true, can we take out whole account (so including collections and images) to a new server without issues?

As I've been sharing quite a bit since I've joined over a year ago...

Could anyone give me some useful information regarding this?

@pixelfed @dansup perhaps?

Thanks in advance! :pixelfed:

When you wanna scroll the Fedi, and your sweetheart steals your arm... :blobcatlove:

#Labrador #DogsOfMastodon #Labradorable

@apps
Thanks for replying. And I am glad that it is on the "to be fixed" list. As it can be a bit confusing when the names don't show up properly... I usually recognize folks by their name or avatar, not their handle. 😊 So recognizing the name can be more than helpful, especially when they change the avatar. 😉

Hello @apps it's me again!
The app has been working a lot better since the update!
There is still one thing that hasn't been fixed with the update...

The names of the people that Toot... Often, not all of their name gets displayed. Or if they use emojis, they don't (all) show up.

This happened before the update as well, and I'm sure I've mentioned it here sometimes... 😊 The account name shows properly, but often the display name is incomplete.

Hopefully this can be corrected with an easy and minor fix? I would really appreciate it, as it's always been my fave app, till it started crashing on me a lot... 😊

Thanks for all the hard work! :blobcatflower:

Owow.... 🫣 I just turned on the notifications for @apps again and the first thing it did was... Crash! Not a good omen...
I sent the requested report from the app by email.
Hopefully this was just one mistake by the app, and it won't crash again... 🤞🏻

I wanted a nice choco cappuccino... So I tried to grab a mug I had not shared before....
Another #MugShot, inspired by @DoubleTreble 😉

This mug comes from an UK convention called "Hallowhedon". I'll try to add more info in the alt text.

I see many people discussing Bluesky and I get that it has it's pros and cons.
Many people want to follow celebs, and they won't go to Masto quickly, because there's no financial gain to be had.....
But maybe that's why I'm enjoying the Fedi here so much.

People are less interested in clout and numbers. They seem more interested in kindness and all...

I know Masto has its faults. I know there's scammers, bad people, and all that. They're everywhere.

But yeah, I have never been interested in Threads or Bluesky because I don't need a starter pack, I don't need an algorithm, I don't need ads. All they will do is hide the people I do want to follow. And, in a way, it will also hide my own messages to others... 🤔

I'm definitely no expert. Not even close to being knowledgeable 😂. But it's interesting to see the debates about Masto and Bluesky...

Just wish it didn't have to be a them or us, people have different needs and experiences. Some will be more happy at Bluesky, and some here. And others will enjoy a bit of both for all they have to offer... 😊

Just my two cents on this... Haha. Not like my cents matter. 😇

Please help us!

I'm so sorry to have to ask for help. But I'm so worried about Arwen, and I'm so sad to see her struggle...
I wish I didn't have to ask for help...
But I've stepped over the big pile of shame and I started this GoFundMe.

It's set up in Dutch, but it tells all that I've been sharing here.

The nasty infection that's now in both her ears. That her piggy bank is empty, and my savings have been used for the house/move.

I'm asking for help with the vet bills, for testing, consults and medications.

Arwen is my best friend, she saved me from suicide, she's all I have... She's the sweetest soul you'll ever meet and she deserves the best! Which I now can't give her... 😢

Please help me when you can! I'm so sorry to ask this... But I want to provide the best for Arwen and I feel I'm letting her down. 😢

Boosts are very welcome.

#DareToAsk #DogsOfMastodon #MutualAid

https://www.gofundme.com/f/dierenarts-kosten-van-arwen?utm_source=copy_link&utm_medium=customer&utm_campaign=man_sharesheet_ft&attribution_id=sl:42b58821-a6f6-4e81-892e-995d71cb370b

Edit: added image and a bit more text.

@HistoPol @MAJ1 @weirdfolks it's my pleasure... Sometimes I get silly ideas and let AI run with those. Then some editing and poof! A new image for the squirrel master is born. 😊

@BeAware
You're very welcome!
If threads were just like the other Fedi instances, I would not mind to see/interact with them. But the algorithm and gathering of data (and probably adds and all that) make me steer away from it.

I still have IG which I use little, but it's sooooo annoying.... 😔 I wish Pixelfed would have better location settings. But the rest, I really prefer Pixelfed over IG.....

I wanna see my fiends. I wanna find new folks on my own, not get notifications that someone that I may find interesting just shared something.... I only wanna see the shares of the people that I follow... So that's why I chose the Fedi... 😊

You're very welcome 🌸 for the boost! I hope you get many votes. And no discussions, just neat replies! 😁