May 21st...

Went downstairs yesterday to pay my last 2 bills for the month & was treated to a free supper. Someone left a thawing vacuum sealed Barbecue ham & rice thingy on a table along with a cluster of celery, 2 cans of something I did not pick up because sodium, 1 cup packet of dried milk, & 2 honking huge potatoes which in hindsite I should have grabbed 1. I ended up cutting up 1 rib of celery to heat with the ground ham (didn't see any rice) & with a baked potato cut in half (they were HUGE!!), would have served 2 people with a nice tasty filling meal. But no. Ate the ham & celery in dejected silence. But it was free & now I can cut up 1 rib of celery per serving of the crockpot recipe I got ready now. And maybe even in stuff I got sitting here. Had a good toilet moment this morning so that's good.

Placed an order for delivery today because I have needs & cat litter is one. Held off getting more eggs, apples, chocolate syrup, tomato sauce, ketchup, & the stuff for Arroz con Gandules. Among the stuff I wanted to get. A number of products showed price drops of which Walmart proudly said I saved $5.66. I think I saved more than that by not ordering a few things I still needed but can wait.

And as for Maika? She got to go home but I like to think she moved in with Cyana (as sisters!), who debuted a new look & promptly did a subathon & demonstrated just exactly how talented she is! Maika will pop up now & then... 🌴🍍

🌴🍍Ⓜ🅰ℹ🇰🅰 Ⓜ🅰LL🅾🇼🍍🌴 IS MY OSHI. ALWAYS.

Seriously sad because my favorite Vtuber streamer Maika Mallow suddenly dropped an announcement Saturday night she would be graduating from streaming & would explain things this Friday at 8 p.m. & she says it would be her last.

I really hope she auditioned or got scouted by an agency or something & she has to put this one "to bed" as the saying goes. She mentioned a Voice Reveal & I'm like what? I heard her on Ayuki's stream a few times when they rented rooms in the same house (Ayuki also streams). Because her voice & sweetness deserves more of an audience & I hope she will continue to find it.

I really hope it's not health related as she has Epilepsy & about a month ago (she's had things happen only a few times during a stream) she started a stream while playing Stray (which sadly she hasn't finished) & for about an hour she had to wait out a slight seizure to pass. It affected her concentration while reading chat comments but the fog cleared & she finished the stream just fine.

I discovered her & her friend Nyana 2 years ago during their Henya Debut watchalong on May 13, 2023. She was the only YouTube streamer covering the event so Fate seemed to have made it happen. Since then I watched her sub 1K subscriber count grow to monetization & now has over 4K on YouTube & her Twitch has at least 1,000 there, along with paid memberships both places. When she hit 1,000 on YouTube, I suggested she write a song - and finding copyright free music on YouTube, she did just that. It's become a fan favorite. I don't think I missed many streams. She became a part of my routine. Even when she moved back home & eventually started fewer daily streams.

I guess on Friday I'll find out what's been troubling her. I wish I had found her sooner but then would it hurt more now? I hope she's going to be with an agency. & then she'd return.