art, computers, and more.
hello!! it's been an incredibly stressful past few months, but life is finally settling down a bit. i wanted to update my computer collection, since there's been quite a few changes in my lineup! main laptop (13" MacBook Air, “Magnolia”) OS: macOS 26 CPU: Apple M5 RAM: 16GB i know, i know! you might be asking, "Tulip, what happened to your love for Linux!?". but listen! it's still Unix-based! if i…
whenever May rolls around, i tend to get real contemplative. it’s when the weather warms up, and nature comes alive again. the landscape around me turns from dreary shades of mud, to vibrant greens and other pops of color. and… it’s my birthday month. there’s a lot of people who don’t give their birthday much thought, and i respect that a lot. in a strange way, i wish i was the same way. i’ve…
hiiiii! i’m back from Tulip’s Big Springtime Adventure!! it’s been a bit since the last time i was on the west coast—last time was November 2024, when i visited a close friend in Portland—and i was patiently waiting for a good opportunity to visit again. i really love the Pacific Northwest… the tall redwood trees, the mountains, the cool air…! ohhhh, it makes me so happy. a lot of my friends live…
i finally added a links page! truthfully, i’ve always felt anxious about the idea of making one. it stems from the way that people have treated connections on social media: whether that’s how people view “mutual” follows, reshares, who you’re following or not following, etc. there are a lot of people online who will examine others under a magnifying glass, attempting to divine some interpretation…
hey, it’s been a while, hasn’t it? i’m not gonna do the whole self-deprecating song and dance worrying over “not posting enough”—i just didn’t feel up to making blog posts for a while. life happens, moods shift, etc. there’s been a lot of big changes in my life for the past several months, and… it’s been pretty overwhelming!! some of these changes been really positive and freeing, and some of it…
recently, i was thinking out loud on social media ( mastodon , bluesky ) about art. i’ve been trying to avoid being overly philosophical about art and existing online, because it’s usually more depressing than it is cathartic. but as i’ve been trying to sort through my thoughts and untangle complicated feelings, i think i hit on some concepts that i’d like to share drawing has been purely for…
it's been a very difficult year for me. last month, i finally managed to crawl out of a deep, depressive state; one worse than i had experienced in a long time. the "current state of the world" certainly made things a lot worse, but in general, a lot of things in my life were going very badly. but...! i am here, and i am alive. in the back of my mind, i had planned to return to blogging, but my…
recently, my life has come to a screeching halt. long story short, i had some medical issues suddenly pop up. it's been tough. i think things are heading in a better direction, though? so that's good. but as a result, i've had a lot of downtime. and not " freedom to focus on whatever i want " sort of downtime - which feels fantastic - but " i can't really do anything but just sit and wait for my…
there's been a few changes and additions to my collection since the last time i wrote about this. figured it was about time for an update! main laptop OS: Kubuntu 24.10 CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800U @ 1.9GHz GPU: it's integrated graphics. nothing interesting RAM: 16 GB at the moment, i use my laptop more than i use my desktop. it's a bit of a shame - i really did love building my own PC - but most of the…
first off - i just want to apologize real quick for the lack of blog posts. the last month has been rough for me, but i'm slowly rebuilding myself bit by bit. maybe i'll write about that another time. for now, i want to focus on a plot twist in my life. an unexpected turn of events. after years of being a skeptic... i now own an iPad Pro and an Apple Pencil. ?! they're both hand-me-downs that i…