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mdmrn

@mdmrn@urusai.social

Level 15 Dad of 4. Christian. Left. Xennial. Enginerd. He/Him. 2006 TIME POTY. Enviromancer. Amateur Pokémon Trainer. Animal Crossing Island: Moduland. Opinions 🗑.

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Tags: #fedi22 #Parenting #ACNH #AnimalCrossing #VideoGames #DadJokes #Jokes #Humor #Silly #Anime #Manga #OnePiece #KPop #Music #ACNHInspo #Christian #Faith

PFP: Balding, bearded white man in a pink polo shirt.

Header: Black and white manga screenshot showing a bearded man in sunglasses popping out of the ceiling. A nervous person whose face is partially in view yells, "Dad?!"

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mdmrn, to Parenting
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Good morning and happy Friday.

This week has been...weird. Between unnerving doctor's appointments (I have another today), busy evenings with the kids, a call from the school about my oldest getting hit with a tennis racket, and my oldest's birthday tomorrow - this week has been...odd.

Oh, on the tennis racket - my oldest tried to break up an altercation and accidentally got smacked with a tennis racket in the process.

So, it's been a week.

Tonight into tomorrow is my oldest's birthday party. So - bonus kids all night / into tomorrow.

What a week.

#Parenting #MorningMoments #GoodMorning #Friday

neatchee, to Travel
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It's done, y'all. Flights purchased. Hotels booked. We're going to JAPAN! WOOOO! :ferncheer:

Seattle => Tokyo => Kyoto => Osaka => Tokyo => Seattle

10 days in June. I'm so excited. Time to start the serious planning now :kon_Stretch:

mdmrn,
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@neatchee Enjoy and have fun!!

aronow, to random
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This is Baby Sir with his carrot 🥕 it came with him from his foster family and it’s still his very favorite thing in the world :blobfoxaww:

mdmrn,
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@aronow Aww!!! What a cutie!

Haste, to random
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Nat got me flowers 😭

mdmrn,
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@Haste Aww, so sweet!

mdmrn, to tetris
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Last Boost

7-Eleven is working with Tetris to make a Slurpee cup that you can play Tetris on with a functional screen.

Why is this a thing that will exist?

And why do I want it so much...?

aronow, to art
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Good morning fedi friends - IT’S ! The launch event I planned is happening tonight!!

Getting everything ready and maybe sneaking in some work on a Baba Yaga themed piece for an show coming up in LA that I’m applying to :blobfoxartist:

What’s on your agenda?

Good morning hedgehog gif

mdmrn,
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@aronow Woo hoo! Have fun with the event!

My day is...work, softball practice for my 9 year olds, then (hopefully) some Pathfinder. We have a weekly game, but it all depends on availability of the group of Dads I play with.

mdmrn,
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@aronow Yea! We're all kind of scattered, so we've been playing a few different campaigns via a virtual tabletop for a good 4 years or so now. There may have been a few TPK's over the years.

We've labeled our group chat "Dungeons and Dad Jokes." :Hehe:

mdmrn, to random
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Good morning and happy Thursday!

Let's throw it back or something for throwback Thursday.

I don't know. I'm a little tired this morning.

Have a good one.

#Thursday #MorningMoments #GoodMorning

aronow, to queer
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Oh! And the women’s group I started working with approved my proposal idea for a month event!

mdmrn,
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@aronow Congrats!!

mdmrn,
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@aronow Oh yea, I hear you! Glad it's working out for you!

mdmrn, to Pixelfed
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Okay, so another set of stats now that April is over.

As I've said before, I am posting concurrently to Pixefed and Instagram to see what the differences are.

Let's break it down by month first. Here are average likes by month for the year to date:
January - Insta 20 / Pixelfed 8
February - Insta 21 / Pixelfed 8
March - Insta 27 / Pixelfed 11
April - Insta 26 / Pixelfed 9

Year to date, we're averaging 23.7 likes per post on Insta and 9.1 likes per post on Pixelfed.

But, this is a thread, so let's go deeper.

mdmrn,
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First, let's look at most likes of the month. For April, my most liked post on Instagram was my post for Wotakoi, Volume 4 with 43 likes. For comparison, the same post on Pixelfed got 9 likes. https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/680406871658815035

On Pixelfed, the most liked post of the month had 35 likes and was a Caturday post of our cat Lion-O. You can see the pic here: https://pixelfed.social/i/web/post/689918361762639988

This raises an interesting question about what type of pics do well and where...

mdmrn,
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Year to date - cat pics are averaging 20 likes per post on Insta and 25 likes per post on Pixelfed. Manga does well on Instagram with 28 likes per post on average; on Pixelfed? 5 likes on average.

Flowers or "Bloomscrolling" does well on Pixelfed with 25 likes per post; on Insta it's 23 likes per post.

Basically, trends in what I post show an interesting top list.

Instagram: 1. Manga, 2. Selfies, 3. Flowers / Bloomscrolling
Pixelfed: 1. Cats and Flowers / Bloomscrolling (Tie), 3. Selfies

mdmrn,
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So what does this tell me?

In a world of algorithms, my manga posts are being caught into their algorithm pattern and being seen by more people. In a world without algorithms (i.e. Fedi), people like to see pictures of flowers and cats.

I mean, I get it.

Oh - and year to date, I'm averaging 0.05 likes per follower on Insta and 0.08 likes per follower on Pixelfed.

And current follower count:
Instagram - 454 (+68 since 2023)
Pixelfed - 117 (+40 since 2023)

mdmrn,
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@aronow I mean, I like it! It's like a federated Instagram. For me, I prefer viewing image heavy accounts using the Pixelfed interface than the Mastodon interface. So, sometimes I double follow folks here and there.

It keeps getting better, too, as they improve some of the options. But, I'm also pretty basic on Insta / Pixelfed and don't use a lot of filter options, etc.

aronow, to mentalhealth
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Good morning to everyone except the guy who told me that maybe if I just changed my diet (based on a special he saw on Netflix) I could stop taking all my meds.

Nobody likes that guy.

mdmrn,
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@aronow :MaguChan:

Good morning to literally everyone but that guy. What nonsense is that?!?

mdmrn, to music
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Since posting up my Goldfinger album cover re-creation earlier this week for Music Monday, I've had them on the brain.

So, for VGM Wednesday, I'm going to post their one song that is so intrinsically tied to video games it instantly makes you think of them.

Here's Goldfinger's "Superman," which many folks first heard in Tony Hawk Pro-Skater https://songwhip.com/goldfinger/superman

mdmrn, to music
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Since @loewe's Music Women Wednesday falls on , I also want to post up a workers' song.

Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 https://songwhip.com/dolly-parton/9-to-5

And the recent Pitbull collab, Powerful Women: https://songwhip.com/pitbull/powerful-women

Lyrics:
9 to 5 / For service and devotion
You would think that I / Would deserve a fat promotion
Want to move ahead / But the boss won't seem to let me
I swear sometimes that man is / Out to get me

They let you dream / Just a watch 'em shatter
You're just a step on the boss man's ladder / But you got dreams he'll never take away

mdmrn,
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@PurpleyWitch @loewe I...think so? But it's been a LONG time.

mdmrn, to random
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Good morning and Happy Wednesday / May / International Workers' Day.

The United States is one of the only countries in the world to not acknowledge International Workers' Day / Labor Day on May Day / May 1st. The active denial of comradery by the US of American laborers with our international allies is definitely purposeful. Even as the date was selected based on a historic strike in the US.

We should acknowledge the struggle of the labor movement and workers across the globe.

Have a wonderful Wednesday / International Workers' Day.

aronow, to random
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:love_pusheen: Good morning fedi friends! :apusheenbox:

is therapy day over here, plus a final check in for the event I’m hosting on Thursday. I also got a good call in with my mom this morning already :blobfoxfloof_w_:

How’s your day looking? Hope it’s full of unexpected delights!

mdmrn,
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@aronow Glad for the good call for you. Hope the therapy session goes well!

My day is looking...busy. Very busy! But, I'll manage.

mdmrn, to fediverse
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Keep being helpful to folks who are new to Mastodon

Don't be a gatekeeper.

Be a door opener.

Or something.

mdmrn,
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TFW a toot of mine from 2 months ago suddenly starts making rounds again.

:akkoShrug:

mdmrn,
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@GatekeepKen Wild times on Fedi. I guess :akkoShrug:

mdmrn, to music
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So, at the end of the year, I reset my "Most Listened To" playlist on my phone to see what I listen to as the year progresses.

Today marks a full month into the year. So, here's what I've listened to the most from music I own on my phone:

  1. Itzy (Yeji) - Crown on My Head
  2. Kiss of Life - Bad News
  3. Dreamcatcher - OOTD
  4. NMIXX - Run for Roses
  5. NewJeans - Gods
  6. Magnolia Park - Candles
  7. Alan Walker ft Yuqi / JVKE - Fire!
  8. Dreamcatcher - Propose
  9. Dreamcatcher - We Are Young
  10. All Time Low - Calm Down

#Music #KPop #EDM #Dreamcatcher #Itzy #Yeji #KissOfLife #NMixx #AlanWalker #MagnoliaPark #AllTimeLow #NewJeans

mdmrn,
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April is about to end as May comes home tomorrow, so let's look at my most listened to tracks as it has updated this past month.

  1. Itzy (Yeji) - Crown on My Head
  2. NMIXX - Run for Roses
  3. Kiss of Life - Bad News
  4. NewJeans - Gods
  5. T-Pain - Dreaming
  6. Fall Out Boy - Centuries
  7. Dreamcatcher - We Are Young
  8. Solar / DJ Harry - Paradise
  9. aespa - Drama
  10. Dreamcatcher - OOTD

Once again, K-Pop is dominating what I am listening to offline, but T-Pain and Fall Out Boy cracked the Top 10 this month with Fall Out Boy remaining my #1 most listened to artist of the year.

#Music #KPop #FallOutBoy #Dreamcatcher #Itzy #TPain

mdmrn,
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Rising tracks since last month, as they remain in my Top 15 all April include Chung Ha's Eenie Meenie, YooA's Rooftop, and Bowling for Soup's Hello Anxiety.

Also, NMIXX's Run for Roses went from being 4th all year long to getting into 2nd place.

Honestly, deservedly. I still love that song. My favorite NMIXX song of all time.

Also, Solar / DJ Harry's "Paradise" - which was in my top, personal list since December 2022 has dropped off that list and out of my top 5 listened to spot for the first time in over a year.

Wild!

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