Phew.

You live in a place where nobody has an issue with not being interested in relationships. But where I live, it’s literally a giant problem.

Also, yeah I might not get deported, but I could still face arrest, you know. At this point it’s a miracle nobody managed to convince the police that I deserve to be in jail in my country, let alone the US under the new Trump administration.

And I never wanted to immigrate to the US, I just wanted to drop in and say hi, spend time for a few weeks and leave. That alone requires a visa too, you know. And different countries get different amounts of restrictions. I’m just glad I’m not banned from entry altogether. And even then, facing prejudice is still very possible.

You quite literally ruined my day.

My income isn’t that high anyway, so… I guess I really won’t attend the fun conventions.

I would guess a lot.

I’m still in Morocco, unfortunately. I’ve never even been to Seattle.

Guess I’ll never attend those fun conventions.

Thank you so much.

Btw I finished high school years ago.

It’s not really as easy for me because I’ve been a victim of sexual harassment quite a few times, mostly by men (I am male). Classmates keep resenting me for “not acting normal” and have accused me of misogyny and being gay. Parents called my asexuality “not normal at all”. Hell, my dad accused me of atheism simply for not wanting children. I just can’t stand being bullied by society all the time.

Guess we’re not alone.

This is the advice I’m following. And it’s really sad because I was so interested in seeing the US in person for a really long time. Now some scumbag came to ruin it all.

This is why Blender is truly the best of us.

You just made everything make sense.

Sad.

I hate you, Israel.

I’m not even in the US and I’m worrying. Especially due to the fact that I’m both Moroccan and queer (specifically aroace). Guess I’m not visiting the US at all during his term.

My current phone is a Samsung Galaxy A32, the last in the A3x line that has one. It’s really nice to have a headphone jack because… well, you plug your pair in, and it just works. You don’t have to worry about Bluetooth connections, or another battery that will die one day that you constantly have to recharge. Also, you get FM radio functionality on your phone, which isn’t really useful, but it’s pretty fun to mess with. I’m surprised Apple never had it on the iPod Touch despite the Nano and Classic both having it (some with a special accessory that unlocks the feature, some have it built in).

Also, support for my phone ends on Android 13 (One UI 5.1), meaning if I want new features (or even emoji updates), I have to get a newer phone, and that means either getting a lower tier model to keep that headphone jack at the cost of performance, or getting the same tier (or higher) at the cost of the jack. And I was never convinced by other Android phone manufacturers either, especially since companies like OnePlus don’t sell their products in my country, so my options are either Samsung, Google, or a whole bunch of Chinese companies, many have really terrible skins of Android. Either that or I get an iPhone, and none of the ones that are currently supported have the headphone jack. So I guess I’m sticking with my A32 until the day it nukes itself.

In my country, which is Morocco, the organ of love isn’t the heart, it’s the liver.

My mom sometimes calls me “lkbida diali” which just translates to “my liver”.

Lemmino. Wait, a Swedish YouTuber already uses that name.

I don’t listen to podcasts that much, but I am a big fan of the Lingthusiasm podcast. I was actually introduced to it by none other than Tom Scott (although he doesn’t really host it himself).

Canada is already a state… a SOVEREIGN state.