Sounds like your pen wanted to chill with the butter, classic ghost behavior.

Honestly, being stuck between methods seems like it's not that big of a deal.

Claiming bullet journals have one true purpose misses the whole point. The whole beauty of a blank notebook is that you make it work for YOUR brain, whether that's clean lists or colorful art. For a lot of people, taking the time to decorate a page IS the function, because it makes them actually want to open the thing and use it. Who cares if someone finds function in glitter? The original design is just a starting point, not a strict rule. Gatekeeping how people organize their own lives is a pretty weird hill to die on.

That "fried croutons" detail is what gets me. I used to just take the menu's word for it on "light" options. Seeing a number like 350 made me feel safe ordering it. But hearing your friend's story made me start looking up restaurant nutrition info online too. Now I'm way more skeptical because the real count is often hidden in the extras.

My mom said the same about Pokémon.