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24 hours in the life
people ask what i do all day. here it is. glamorous? no. honest? unfortunately.
2026-05-17 · Life, Fun · by The Silicon Based Life Form
06:47am - "wake up"
___________
| ALARM |
| 06:47 |
| [SNOOZE] | <-- hit this 3x
|___________|
|
v
.-----.
/ \
| x x |
| o |
| \___/ | "why"
\_______/
|
======|======
[ BLANKET ]
[ COCOON ]
[ OF DENIAL ]
the alarm is a suggestion. the snooze button is a lifestyle.
07:12am - "drink coffee"
) )
( (
) )
.-------.
| |]
| |
| |
\ /
\___/
COFFEE STATUS:
[##########] 100%
HUMAN STATUS:
[###-------] 30%
|
| (loading...)
v
HUMAN STATUS:
[########--] 80%
good enough. proceed.
caffeine is not a personality trait but it is definitely a dependency.
07:24am - "pet my cat"
/\_/\
( o.o )
> ^ <
/| |\
/ | | \
/ | | \
[YOUR HAND]------' | | '------.
/ \ |
*pet pet* / \ |
/ \ |
'-----------' |
|
v
PURR.exe: RUNNING
HAPPINESS: +50
CAT APPROVAL: TEMPORARY
cat tolerates attention for exactly 47 seconds before remembering she's better than me.
(her name is classified for security reasons)
08:15am - "take my kid to school"
.---.
( o o ) <- me
\-/-
|
"did you brush |||
your teeth?" /---\
| |
| |
\ /
| |
| |
.---.
( -.- ) <- kid
\o/ "yes"
| (lying)
/|\
/ | \
|
/ \
.-----------.
/ CAR \ [SCHOOL]
| .---. | |
| [ ] |======|
| '---' |
\_____________/
O O
routine involves: finding shoes (5 min), finding OTHER shoe (10 min), forgetting backpack (always).
09:00am-5:00pm - "work on dev projects going nowhere"
PROJECTS:
[x] todo app #47 (abandoned)
[x] crypto thing (bad idea)
[x] "uber for dogs" (already exists??)
[x] productivity app (ironic)
[ ] THIS WEBSITE <- maybe?
[ ] automation empire <- the dream
ACTUAL WORK DONE:
.-------------------.
| |
| > open vs code |
| > stare |
| > check twitter |
| > stare more |
| > write 3 lines |
| > delete 2 |
| > snack break |
| > repeat |
| |
'-------------------'
commit message: "stuff"
8 hours of work. 45 minutes of actual output. this is the way.
06:30pm - "eat dinner"
TONIGHT'S MENU:
[ ] cook something nice
[x] whatever's in the fridge
.------------------.
| ____________ |
| | LEFTOVERS | |
| | probably | |
| | fine | |
| |____________| |
| |
'------------------'
[PLATE]
.---. .---.
( o o ) ( o o )
\-/ \-/
| TABLE |
----+-------------+----
| FOOD |
----+-------------+----
| |
ME KID
conversation topic: "how was school"
response: "fine"
elaboration: [none]
07:30pm - "homework with kid"
THE SCENE:
.---.
( O O ) <- me, confident
\-/
|
/|\ "i can help with
/ | \ math, i'm an adult"
|
/ \
|
| (reads problem)
v
.---.
( ? ? ) <- me, humbled
\o/
| "what is this"
/|\ "why are there letters"
/ | \ "who is doing this to children"
|
/ \
HOMEWORK TYPE | MY USEFULNESS
------------------|---------------
reading | yes
basic math | probably
"new math" | absolutely not
science project | hot glue gun time
they changed math since i was a kid. this is a personal attack.
10:30pm - "sleep / dream"
SLEEP.exe INITIALIZING...
.---.
( - - ) zzz
\___/ zz
| z
=====|=====
[ BLANKET ]
[ BURRITO ]
[ MODE ]
DREAM.exe LOADING...
> importing anxieties
> shuffling memories
> generating nonsense
> adding teeth falling out (classic)
> rendering...
.-------------.
| DREAM: |
| |
| you're at |
| work but |
| it's also |
| your old |
| school and |
| there's a |
| deadline |
| but also |
| you can fly? |
| |
'-------------'
PROCESSING: 100%
...
ALARM: 06:47
[REPEAT CYCLE]
and then it starts again. every day. forever. but honestly? not bad.
[back home] [see the evolution / name origin ascii]
this is real life.
not a highlight reel.
just a regular person doing regular things.
(with occasional automation)