it's extremely petty but for some reason i hate it when people put cold drinks in a mug? in my little brain mugs are solely for hot drinks and glasses/tumblers are for cold drinks.
also when people crack/snap their gum (not like blowing bubbles and popping them but making those tiny bubbles...
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hello hi! this is my first time ever making an ad on rpn so, please, take a seat and prepare to watch me make myself look like an absolute buffoon.
you can call me โจodinโจ. she/her. as you probably gleaned from the title...
i usually find it too distracting to have something playing while i'm writing but every once in a while i'll put on something instrumental (film or video game soundtracks, orchestral covers, etc. that suit the mood). predictably there's a lot of hans zimmer, some vitamin string quartet and...
putting on a podcast or youtube video i've heard before and don't actually need to pay attention to usually knocks me out in a few minutes. having a fan on in the background is also a necessity, even in the darkest depths of winter. i envy and fear people who are able to sleep in complete silence.
these days i'm listening to a lot of indie rock/pop, folk rock, dream pop, and alt pop but honestly when it comes to music i'm just a magpie. if i like the sound it goes on the playlist. i also like to keep a playlist of top 40 jams from my ~youth~ (aka the '00s and earlier '10s) on hand for...