My last notebook has three grocery lists and a doodle of a sad cat from 2022. I bought a fancy pen for it and immediately lost the cap. The whole system fell apart by page two, honestly. I admire anyone who can make that method work, but my brain just doesn't operate that way. I need the chaos of a dozen digital tabs open to feel organized, it's a real problem.

My first portfolio site was so bad I'm surprised I ever got a client lol.

Honestly the worst part is the paint itself, not just the thinner. All those heavy metals and pigments sinking to the bottom. That stuff gets into the mud and the fish end up eating it, or it poisons the plants they need. It's not a quick fix, you'd probably have to drain and replace the whole pond liner and substrate. That painter wrecked a whole little world because he was lazy.