7th June 2024
Just checking in
I got a fair bit to talk about today: I've got a good opportunity, I've been very ill, and I'm getting back into Hypixel.
Opportunity
At the end of my latest video, I thanked all my channel members as I always do, and among them was an account named Geoff Lindsey. That's not a particularly common name already, but the unique spelling of "Lindsey" led me to believe it was likely Dr Geoff Lindsey, a well-known and well-respected figure in the YouTube linguistics community. I tenatively pointed this out in the video, saying I wasn't sure if it was him or not. A few hours after the video came out, I got a discord message from an account I determined to be legitimate: Dr Geoff Lindsey messaged me on Discord to say, "yeah that was me" (paraphrasing).
He said he liked my content, and that it was "just so refreshing to see someone with ears and a brain giving their view rather than just swallowing orthodoxy". Until then, it had never occurred to me that I do tend to go against the grain in that sort of stuff. I also really appreciated his reaction to how long I've been formally studying linguistics: "12 weeks?? Fuck."
But eventually he presents me with an awesome offer: he says he wants to do a Zoom call with me so that he might ask me "a whole list" of questions about Australian English! And not only that, but he said that this chat wouldn't be public, but that he would be open to a public chat in the future! THAT'S CRAZY! First of all, it's a privilege to be able to talk to this guy, and also a pleasant surprise that I could possibly have things to teach him...but also, imagine what a boost that would be for my channel if I could have a public chat with Geoff Lindsey! Further study is needed. I'm hyped.
Sickness
I've been sick as a fucking dog for the last few days [ɑ̈βɪn sɪɣəzə fɑ̈xn̩ dɔːg fɫ̩ːɑ̈ːs fjʉː ɾɛɪ̯z]. When I say "the last few days", I think at this point it's been about a week or more. I'm not entirely sure. Hey, that rhymed! In my accent it did, maybe not in yours. Haha!
Last week, my partner got gastro, and then I got it. She had it way worse, but I had it for longer. Then, literally a few days after I'd gotten better, I caught a flu off our housemate, and now I'm sick again! I've lost hundreds of dollars from having to call in sick to work, and my mental health has gone down the fuckin drain. When I say it's bad, I don't mean I'm depressed, but I mean my hygeine is awful and I haven't done the dishes and all my clothes are old...you know what I mean. Hopefully it's only a little while longer. I get it's my choice to be so slobbish while I'm sick, but still. Let a guy* wallow!
Minceraft
My friend is a Twitch streamer with a small community. The Friday before last, she and I (and her friend, who quickly became a mutual friend) went on a livestream and played Gartic Phone, which I'd never played before. It was meant to go from 10pm to maybe 11:30ish, but it ended up going until about 1:20am the next day, because we ended up playing Build Battles or whatever on Hypixel. I haven't been on Hypixel since about 2017 (almost a decade now), so the amount of nostalgia I felt was CRAZY. I've been on and off Hypixel ever since, mainly playing my favourite game, Bedwars 4v4v4v4, but also dabbling in some other ones. Galaxy Wars is as classic and copyright-infringing as ever, the animal Hide and Seek is still infuriating, and I'm quite enjoying the new prop Hide and Seek and Sheep Wars games. Oh my god, Sheep Wars is so fun...
I am SO fucking tired right now. One minute, I'm sitting down to watch Dimension 20: Mentopolis, nek minnit, it's 6:30AM and I still haven't slept. I really didn't sleep well at ALL last night. I'm soooooo fatigued........and I have my one and only exam for uni tomorrow morning. I should probably study. Ah well, can't study yet, I still haven't done the dishes or eaten. Those can be done first, THEN I'll study. But first...I'm sure a quick game of Bedwars never hurt anybody...