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ride_4ever

Thank you kindly to

small_hobbit for the postal mail!

small_hobbit is the first one to send me a card for my "milestone" birthday!

Current Mood: posty
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

beanside

Only 1 day left til December! Which means that there's only 18 days until I turn 53. First up, Steel City Comic Con, though. That's less than a week away.

I can't really believe that it's already December. It just seems unfathomable that the year has gone by. I've only got two months to pay off the cruise. Which we've got, but Wells Fargo only allows you to spend $5000 in a day, so I have to break the payments up into like $1000 or $2000's at a time, so that it saves the majority of the available in case of emergency. It'll be all good, just annoying. I'll have everything paid off in plenty of time.

Today, we have one thing I forgot about at 10:45am--A signature massage from the Healing Path. It's 90minutes of bliss. They use hot stones, and I always ask them to do light pressure. I know I'm a mass of knots, but having someone dive in and try to break them up is agony. I'd rather it do less for me, and not leave me bruised the next day (not usually physical bruises, but I ache. Instead, I relax and come out refreshed and happy.

Then, I think I'm going to do some cooking. I found a recipe online for Irish Strong Farmer's Soup. It sounded interesting, so I figured I'd give it a try. We have game at 5:30, so I should be done by then. I love Beef Barley Soup, so I'm excited to try it.

Then game followed swiftly by bed. We're in a part of the module that focuses on my character which is cool, a little nervewracking and a feels a bit indulgent. I know every character in this game gets the spotlight on their backstory, but it feels weird when it's you. I feel a little bad for it, but that's just me being weird. So tonight I get to work out my wizard's Daddy issues.

My sister just got up, so that's the end of my quiet time. Now we shall move into social time. I would have liked more quiet time, but that's okay. Two of the people she went to Thanksgiving dinner with came down with a stomach bug as of Saturday, so we'll see how that goes. If I get sick in time to fuck up meeting Ron Perlman and Linda Hamilton on Saturday, I'ma be peeved.

There was fuckery last night and I had to put my foot down. My sister asked if her adopted niece could come over and do a load of laundry as their machine was broken. I agreed, figuring Yoda might be cool with her, and we'd see how much work we had cut out for us.

I wasn't thrilled, but it could be useful. Then, she gets a text from the kids mother that she and her boyfriend are on their way. *record scratch*. Her and her...boyfriend. She's one thing, but I am not inviting some random dude into my house. Yoda doesn't like men. I flat out said absolutely not. And honestly it was rude to assume. We got mission aborted, and it turned out that they had forgotten that they were supposed to spend time with their grandmother, so yay for that.

Aside from that bit of stress, it was a good day. We had Arvandor first. They are currently in the final battle of this Arc, after they've already fought a banelich and two dracoliches. Now, they've found the King and his guards. The king isn't the power behind the throne, but he's a formidable opponent. Then, we had turkey sandwiches for lunch/dinner. Then another game, which is a fun little module.

Tomorrow, it will be back to work, but for now, we shall relax and prepare for massage, and then game! Everyone have an outstanding Sunday!

ride_4ever

My first post of combining hockey fandom and dog fandom was so well received that I've decided to do another one:

Watch on YouTube

Current Mood: sporty
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

hannah

I ended up going to the family gathering today. Sleeping for close to ten hours last night helped sway my decision considerably this morning. It went okay, and leaving when I was ready to leave - peeling off from the group and taking the subway back - was something that didn't get any pushback I could pick up on.

I'm not so much glad I went as I'm relieved I did. There were still the usual frustrations with conversation, and I'm slowly coming around to accepting that I'm probably always going to have to deal with them.

Current Mood: tired
Current Music: nothing now

serrico

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beanside

It's Saturday, and I slept for shit. I just could not fall asleep, and when I did get to sleep, it didn't stick. I was up and down all night. Then at 5, my body insisted that it was time to get up. The cat didn't even bother getting up for food, that's how early it is. I've of course, got two games that I'm running today, so that should be fun. The first one at 12:30 should be good. The second one at 7pm could be interesting. Maybe I'll take a nap after game #1. I hate that some nights the ADHD is stronger than the sleepy pills. My body is a wonderland. Or at least a fun house that has been declared unsafe by the city.

May I just say that it was fucking cold out yesterday? Our high was in the low 40's and when we went for the night time walk with Yoda it was 33, feels like 28 degrees farenheight. On the plus side, I got to try out my new winter coat. It was very nice and warm. from my butt to my shoulders was not cold. Unfortunately, my cheeks and thighs were freezing. Yoda paid it no mind and just trotted his little self along.

I probably have a few more little presents that I need to get, but overall I'm pretty well done. I'm observing the economic blackout except from small businesses, but even if I wasn't, the black Friday sales this year are pretty blah. I'm not seeing anything that would even tempt me to buy.

I forgot to mention yesterday, we decided that instead of doing a lot more big presents, we would adopt a Navajo Elder. There's a site called Adopt a Native Elder that will match you with an Elder who needs help meeting basic needs. The inital buy in to adopt is steep ($300) but that will provide with a spring and fall food run. You can also get them firewood and grocery cards as well. It's our family gift to each other.

My sister did the adoption, and then when it comes time to order fireword or yarn for rug weaving, I can pick that up. I was scrolling BlueSky and saw the site recced by an author I follow. I looked and in the dopamine haze post turkey, I decided that I wanted to do this. I can't fix the world, but I can give someone a softer landing.

Yesterday was so boring at work. I took 22 calls, and spent a good chunk of my day working on filling some slots in. It worked out well and I was able to shuffle around some appointments to get in bigger MRIs. I get a kick out of doing that. It's like a game of Tetris, where I can look at the schedule and look at the STAT list and see what we have the potential to accommodate. It worked out well. I got 4 people off the list, so that's not nothing.

We ordered food, and I had osso bucco for the first time, and good lord it was tasty. I will definitely get that again. For dessert, I made roasted pears with blue cheese and honey. Very tasty, and not terribly hard to make. I'm not mad at it at all.

I have things to do today. I've gotta get myself together at a reasonable time, then head out to the nursery and to grab lunch before game. Right now, I just kind of want to sit here and let my ass become one with the couch.

Actually, it looks like the nursery is open on Sundays, too. So I may go tomorrow and shop and grab lunch and achieve a meld with the cushions until game.

Okay, off to do some prep work for the 12:30 game! Everyone have an excellent Saturday!

beanside

It's Friday and I have to work. Boo. I really would like the day off, but that isn't going to happen. Apparently today we're going to do some trainings. We're going to be getting a new, hopefully better phone system that'll crap out less often, so we're going to get traininigs on that.

Our Epic update just went life, and I hate it. I don't know if I mentioned it. They completely changed the flow for our calls, and it's annoying as all fuck. It's not unusable, but it's pretty counter intuitive and doesn't seem to make any great changes. *shrug*. I have no idea what they were thinking. Maybe it's a good flow for the rest of the non radiology teams, but it sucks for us. And, they were up our boss's ass about our calls being too long, and this is just going to make them longer. That was the reason we couldn't have more people--because the workers we have aren't meeting the bullshit metrics that they want us to.

Thanksgiving was good. I started cooking at 10am, making stuffing and then getting out the bird. I'm not sure it was realy 12-15lbs. It seemed rather big. Might just get a breast next time, or a smaller bird. When it came out, it looked amazing. Just perfectly browned and sitting on it's big rack.

In practice, it was a bit dry, and needed more salt, but overall had a nice flavor. Between the three of us, we managed to eat about 3/4 of one side of the breast. The custards had absorbed some more flavor, though the topoing was a bit gummy from the fridge. The gravy and side dishes were very good though.

Had that with a little bit of Mt Hope Winery's Niagra wine, which is my favorite. When we go up, we will need to get some more. I feel like I should take a shopping cartand just start stacking booze. I know I want more coconut rum cream, that shit was awesome. I used up all the spiced rum mini I had, so I need more of that. I'm hoping for eggnog, and maybe I'll get a good whiskey. Then, some wine and cider and maybe a growler of Irish Red. I used to like Killian's Red, so we'll see.

This weekend, we mostly have games. None tonight, but two tomorrow and one on Sunday. Next week, I work 8 hours Mon-Wednesday. Thurs I work four hours in the afternoon, since Jess has a post op in Sibley. Then I go get a tattoo for 3 hours. And Friday 4 hours in the morning. Then, I will be free for the weekend and a trip to Pittsburgh for Steel City Comic Con.

I think tomorrow, we also may make another trip to the nursery and see what they have in the way of wreaths. Last week, they only had 2 wreaths out. I'm hoping by waiting a week, they'll be a bit more up to speed. We go to a small nursery where an old woman makes all of their wreaths, so I'm hoping that gives her enough time.

Okay, time to get ready for work. Everyone have a stellar Friday!

beanside

It's Thursday! And that means one thing! Happy Thanksgiving to my fellow Americans. It might be hard to find something you're grateful for in this shitshow of a year, but one thing I'm grateful for: We're still here. We persist and we snatch bits of joy and pleasure, even in the onslaught of political bullshit.

This year, I'm grateful for a lot of things. Despite the aforementioned political bullshit, it's been a pretty good year for us. Most of the year, we spent relearning how to live without Dad taking up all our time and energy. I miss him, but I'm also grateful he's gone. The last two years weren't living for any of us. I'm also grateful that both his and Jess' father's death have given us a nest egg in case of emergencies. I was able to pay off a good chunk of my car, so my payments are paid until 2027. I'm going to pay off more as well, and hopefully be paid off by the beginning of February. I'm grateful that we're able to go out and do things. I'm grateful that Jess was able to get their top surgery this year, and that thanks to my Hopkins insurance, and the Hopkins Medical system, everything went smooth as silk. Other people have had their surgery take years to get done, and Jess' was done in about 6 months from saying "Hey, I think I want this" to actual surgery. There were some hoops to jump through, but even those went smoothly. And thanks to an excellent surgeon, their recovery was quick and mostly painless and had nice results.

So, today I'm going to cook a shit-ton of food, including the fresh turkey and stuffing and gravy, and bake some Brussel sprouts and corn from Sam's Club, and we will have a nice meal, followed by pumpkin custard. And I'm going to be grateful that I get to do that in a warm, safe apartment with an actual oven. And the rest of the day, I'm going to sit in front of our tree and watch the lights twinkle and relax.

And tomorrow, I'm going to be grateful to have a good job that I enjoy with people who I like working with.

Then Saturday, I'm going to be grateful for my D&D groups, who have gotten me through the last 5 years.

And I'm going to (hopefully) get more presents to wrap in the mail.

All of which is to say, I wish you and yours the best on this holiday!

Okay, time to go forth and maybe poke at the turkey. Everyone have an amazing Thursday!

hannah

It's my dad's birthday this Friday. It's my family's plan to have a small get-together about it. It's been my family's plan to do it in Brooklyn with bagels and cake. It's the assumption I'll make the cake. I'm good with making the cake. I'm happy with making the cake. I'm unhappy with being told I'd make the cake without being told I was invited to the get-together. That the invitation was implicit was lost on me. Nobody told me I was invited until I was told there was an expectation I'd provide a cake.

I'm going on a hike with my parents tomorrow, and having dinner alone with them on Friday. I'm presently on the fence about a Saturday get together on the grounds that I really don't know how I'll feel about spending three consecutive days with them. I know if I don't tell them that with those specific words, in more or less that specific way, there won't be any effect on their behavior. I know that and I'm also wondering about staying quiet and observing what they say and how they act in regards to my presence as a litmus test they're not aware of. I'm fairly certain that'd backfire just as much as telling them I want to feel comfortable around them. I might go with the "not saying anything until I have no choice" strategy, or I might go with the "talk about it with someone on Friday to get my feelings out" strategy. I worry I'll have to buy more bourbon and rum in any case.

Current Mood: distressed
Current Music: Don't Swallow the Cap - The National

ride_4ever

My local AHL team -- the Chicago Wolves -- has again this year as previously provided and served a Thanksgiving meal of turkey and other treats to the shelter dogs of Border Tails Rescue in Northbrook, Illinois, a no-kill shelter with a spay-and-neuter program that specializes in rescuing and rehoming stray dogs from Mexico (they also take in owner surrenders from Chicagoland).

Harleigh Garcia, founder of Border Tails Rescue, said “We are so excited to have the Wolves again this year to help us celebrate the holidays and bring something special to the dogs. It’s not ideal for these dogs to be spending their holidays in the shelter. We’d love for them to all find homes, but that’s just not possible right now, so it’s nice to bring them a little something special, and we love partnering with the Wolves.”

To learn more about Border Tails Rescue, click here. They have many volunteer opportunities and especially are looking for tourists returning from Mexico who are willing to be "flight volunteers" at no cost to themselves for escorting Mexican stray dogs to the U.S.

The picture below is Chicago Wolves Hockey players Nikita Pavlychev, Braden Doyle, Blake Biondi, Skyler Brind’Amour, Bryce Montgomery and Yanick Turcotte with some of the dogs they treated to this special Thanksgiving meal.

Chicago Wolves Hockey Team serves Thanksgiving Dinner to the dogs at Border Tails Rescue

Chicago Wolves Hockey Team serves Thanksgiving Dinner to the dogs at Border Tails Rescue

Current Mood: festive
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

beanside

It's Wednesday! Whoohoo! One more day til Turkey day! (When I can sleep in!)

Aside from cooking tomorrow, I'm not doing a ton of stuff this weekend. We have a couple of games on Saturday and one on Sunday. We're also going out on Sunday and will have massages, because Jess' back has been really hurting and so has my neck.

The place we go for massages is in downtown in a trendy area, so we can hit one of the many little restaurants nearby and have lunch afterwards. Parking can be fun, but we'll cross our fingers. Last time was the best massage I've ever had, so I have high hopes.

I ended up taking half a day off yesterday. I had to go get the turkey in an unfamiliar area, and it was slated to rain starting at 4. I get off at 4:30, so I was looking at a drive in the dark and the rain, and I was not having it. So I left at 12, and walked the doggo, then went up to Farmer's Daughter and picked up my turkey and some extra stuff. It's a little farm stand that has a big fridge for the turkeys. We got one that's 12-15lbs, though it felt heavier when I was carrying it.

After that, I relaxed and we had lunch. Then, my ramekins arrived, so I made the pumpkin custard. It turned out pretty well! I'd probably add a little extra cinnamon and ginger to the pumpkin pie spice next time, but it still tasted good, just not as spicy as I expected. They have a topping of crushed gingersnaps and melted butter, which give it a little salty flavor that I really liked.

(Recipe can be found right here.

Right now I'm sitting in front of our tree, which has been further decorated. I've started wrapping presents, so it's looking festive.

I cracked and gave my sister one of her presents last night. The canvas print of Yoda as a cartoon character came and I just couldn't wait. She loved it, and wants to put it up in the living room.

Today, work, which will be dead. Not as dead as Friday will be, though!

Reminder that the post for holiday cards can be found right here. As I said in the post, if you want a card, even if you think I have your address, I assure you that I don't. I lost all of that in the move last year. I'm hoping to have a little time to write cards out this weekend. We have standard holiday and will have some snarky/potentially profane ones as well, so let me know which you prefer.

Okay, time to go take a shower. I've got the tattoo consult tonight and I don't want to smell bad. Everyone have a stellar Wednesday!

beanside

It's Tuesday! Yesterday I would have sworn we were relatively quiet at work, yet somehow I had 57 calls logged. Go figure. I swear, some days our phone system routes calls so that they go to the same person who just got off a call, even if there's five other people sitting there waiting. We're getting a new system next year, so maybe that'll be less nonsensical.

Jess kindly made dinner, which was a lovely pork tenderloin with peanut sauce and rice. It was excellent. We made a second loin with honey mustard for tonight, since I'll be off getting the turkey. It's not a huge bird, but it'll be good for us for a few days.

Discovered last night that my sister and I got each other the same gift. She was talking about something she got for the whole family, though BIL was going to have to hide it, because he's not telling his mother about the cruise ahead of time, because she would commence worrying immediately. I immediately said "well, shit." because I got the exact same thing, from the same company. Mine comes either today or tomorrow. It's a keychain and you put these little tokens of the countries or states or landmarks you go to. I thought, oh, what a fun way to commemorate it. And promptly ordered it. My sister and I occasionally have brain share.

Today, one of the gifts I'm most excited for arrives, and it's going to be a struggle not to just give it to my sister. It's the canvas of the cartoon portrait of Yoda, and I just want to hand it over.

I love giving gifts, and waiting for Dec 25 is really difficult for me. I think it's half ADHD, half that I love that dopamine hit of someone being happy for something that you gifted. I know this one is going to be a hit, so I want to shove it in her face and say "look, look!"

Weirdly, I'm not having that problem so far with Jess. Though if the big present comes, that may be more of a problem. It's supposed to be here between 12/10-12/29. Hopefully it picks the 14 days before Christmas to show up.

I'm feeling very festive this year. I'm looking forward to the holiday and my birthday (even though I'm working.) That isn't always the case. I'm very prone to the doldrums around the holidays, so this is a new experience. Last year was our last Christmas in the house and the first after dad passed, so this year, we're going to be fucking Merry or else.

Tomorrow, I'm going to get my tattoo consult. It should be super fun. Ronie's a kick, from all Jess has said, so I'm looking forward to that. I haven't decided where to put it yet. Probably on my calf, depending on the size needed for good detail.

Depending on how tired I am tonight or tomorrow, I may try to make the pumpkin custard with crushed gingersnaps ahead of time. They get put in the fridge anyway, and per the recipe can last up to three days, so that seems like it might be a good plan. One less thing to do on Thanksgiving.

Okay, time for me to get myself together and figure out breakfast. Everyone have an amazing Tuesday!

hannah

In folding laundry, I found I'd lost a wash cloth. In going down to the laundry room to check, I found the woman who only had bills, no quarters, hadn't seen it either. In talking her through my decision making process and to not waste an elevator trip, I take her up to my apartment with me to trade her a roll of quarters for the appropriate amount in small bills.

In checking what I'd already put away, I found the missing wash cloth.

One of those strings of events where I can't find it in myself to be upset about the inciting inconvenience.

Current Mood: chipper
Current Music: nothing now

duskpeterson

Some elders of the borderland still remember the months in 949 when Daxis's Border Port was crowded with war refugees, caused by the outbreak of war between Koretia and Emor.

For a place of somber history, Border Port is an exceptionally cheerful town. Border Port is the only port in the borderland, though you can easily journey to the borderland from points north and south. Disembarking at Border Port, however, places you immediately into one of the liveliest locations in the borderland.

"Lively" is a euphemism for "rowdy." Do not – I repeat, do not – wander here unescorted if you are a woman. Families with small children will probably want to pass through this town quickly, taking overnight accommodations elsewhere.

Unmarried men, however, are likely to enjoy their visit. Sailors have long made this town – one of the oldest ports in the Great Peninsula – their place for recreation. Daxions have happily met their needs. In this mild climate, entertainment is year-round and usually takes place on the streets. Daxion bards sing on every corner, Emorian jugglers stand in every doorway, and Koretian dagger-throwers lay claim over every handy wooden wall. Look out for the last; dagger-throwers don't offer warning before they throw.

Many of these entertainers will have bowls at their feet. These are for coins or – if you do not yet possess peninsularean coinage – for gifts of food. Be generous in your offerings; bards in particular are inclined to offer commentary on stingy listeners, in the form of excruciatingly derisive ballads.

"But what about the women?" Many a northern mainlander has asked me that question. Houses of prostitution are indeed abundant in the Border Port. I mention this, not in order to encourage this distasteful trade, but because these houses are often overlooked by mainlanders who come to the Great Peninsula in search of wives. See the section on courting for more information.

[Translator's note: Readers can take a trip to Border Port in Death Mask.]

beanside

Why is it so early? I woke up at about 5 this morning. Which is technically half an hour early, and I had to pee so bad I just got up. Today will be a busy day at work. I'm ready for the post holiday slump, gotta say. Shame that's over a month away.

Yesterday was a good day. We played games at 1:00 and at 5:30. The 5:30 game I cut about half an hour short, since I had a bit of a headache, but they got some good stuff in and discoveries about what they're facing. (spoiler: Mindlfayers and a dragon.) Neither are going to be easy, even for a level 9 party. I'm hoping to level them a bit more before the dragon. They're very cautious, so I'm sure they'll leave that for last. (I hope.) Weirdly, none of the players have mentioned making the connection to what kind of dragon it is, though I suspect that

coyotegestalt knows.

Just when I think I've gotten most of the holiday presents, I find more things that people need. I need to converse with my sister and see what she is getting Jess so we don't overlap. I also need one or two more small things for my sister, I think. I could use a few more stocking stuffers.

First, I kind of need everything I've ordered to come in, so I can see what I've got for everyone. Right now, it's one big box for my sister and three stocking stuffers. The canvas of Yoda should be here on Tuesday, so that'll require some wrapping. so I want maybe another two larger things for her. Jess had two larger and three smaller (maybe stocking stuffers), so they need another one or two things.

Breakfast with my friend was wonderful, we had a leisurely meal and talked about our various tribulations and what we're excited about. One thing I mentioned is that I'd like to find a good photo account that lets you make a folder to share with people for the trips. Then, I could share folders with everything for Comic Con and Alaska. and NYC. If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. I'd prefer free, but am not averse to a reasonable fee.

Tomorrow, I go to fetch the turkey from the farm store. It's a fresh turkey, so tonight I shall clean out the bottom of the freezer. I need to order a turkey pan. I've probably waited too long, but we'll see. We'll make due with whatever we have, but a big pan would be nice.

Time for me to consider pants and get ready for work. Everyone have a wonderful Monday!

beanside

It's sunday and I'm up early because I'm meeting a friend for breakfast. She's taken up quilting, and I'm going to comission her to do some stockings for Shelly and George and the dog and cat. I picked up some cute pet fabric for her to use, and she's making noise about not charging me for them. I'm planning to stop off and get some cash from the store and put it in the fabric.

Then, it's home, and into two games. The first one,I'm just playing in, but the second I'm running. We're definitely going to be ordering something for dinner tongiht. The pork tenderloins can wait til tomorrow, because I'm only going to have an hour and a half between games.

Yesterday was so much fun. We did our morning errands, or we tried to. We did go everywhere, but the nursery hadn't gotten many wreaths made yet. So I'll go back next weekend and see if they have something. They had two, but they didn't jump up and grab me.

The bank was much more productive. I got my stamps, and mailed out the first group of cards. And then we had a nice lunch at the Kpot. We went for both bbq and hot pot. It was very tasty and plentiful.

Then, we went home and I drank some coffee, then napped. Then, it was about time for game. I was so nervous about it! First session of a new game is always anxiety producing. I did a little more prep, and got ready.

I was pleasantly surprised. The vignettes to introduce the character worked super well, and my players 100% bought in to the game. They brought the same energy to their individual intros that I did, and it was amazing. It seemed like they all had fun, and so did I. The vignettes took up most of the session, with one quick combat to spice up the end. Afterwards, people seemed really happy, and excited about the game. Which honestly is all I can ask for!

Okay, time for me to go forth and put on pants. Restaurants usually appreciate that.

Everyone have an amazing Sunday!!

hannah

This afternoon, out on the subway, someone complained about an unpleasant smell. I looked them in the eye and didn't say anything, letting my mask do the talking. There's so many reasons to keep them on in enclosed spaces, especially enclosed spaces where people take off their shoes, and I don't see a reason to go back to breathing unfiltered subway air.

It's looking to be a family hike this Thursday, and I still don't know how to feel about it.

Current Mood: cranky
Current Music: Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) - Green Day

beanside

It's Saturday, and the cat informed me that 6:30am was the time to get up and get her food. After that, I couldn't get back to sleep, so I'm going to do my entry and then go grab a shower to try to wake up.

Work wasn't too bad yesterday. The phones weren't horrible, and I was able to get people in for appointments relatively quickly. I did make 1 fuckup, but I think I fixed it. Nothing huge, just misread an entry in our grid, and misscheduled something. I was annoyed with myself, but I'm human, and things happen.

The rest of the day was fine overall. I finished work, and Jess and I watched Hazbin Hotel's Broadway Special. I haven't watched the show, but Jess has shown me some of the music from it, and it's pretty much a banger.

Watch on YouTube

Maybe one of these days, I'll watch an episode. Jess really loves it, so I might give it a try.

Today, we have a few errands. We did need to be back by 3 so the sister could go to an inlaw birthday even, but now BIL is sick, so she's just going to stay home and be plague free, so we have the full day. I need a little bit of time to get ready for game, but I think I know what I'm doing. We're going to start off the campaign with individual vignettes, where everyone will tell me how they died, and then get on the train to the afterlife, transforming into a nightmare version of themselves. I'm looking forward to it. There should be some good RP, and the party can meet and start to form a party, and we'll go from there. Not expecting much actual play tonight, probably mostly meeting the characters and doing a wee session Zero. I've done a lot of it online, but I will read out the list of triggers and see if anyone has any hard nopes for what they want "onscreen."

But first, errands!

Okay, time to go forth and get a shower. Everyone have a perfect Saturday!!

ride_4ever

Ever since Marjorie Taylor Greene "informed" us that California wildfires were being caused by "Jewish Space Lasers" I have been obsessed with making a mockery of her. (Hey, I'm Jewish, and if I had control of some space lasers I would NOT be using them to set California on fire.)

Now I see that she is resigning from Congress after The Orange One called her "wacky"...which is the first time I've ever agreed with something he said.

At this juncture I would like to show what I have created with my Refrigerator Magnet "What Will Marjorie Taylor Green Say Next" Conspiracy Kit.

Marjorie Taylor Greene refrigerator magnet

Bonus Image:

Current Mood: mocking
Current Location: near the lake they call Michigan

beanside

I am so sleepy this morning. Not only did I have trouble getting to sleep, I also made the stupid choice to take another weed a little bit later than I normally do. Not my brightest, but I was thinking about work and game today and was having some anxiety. I can't even say "I didn't think of being tired," because I have fucking anxiety, which means that I will obsess over every possible outcome. So, I'll have my coffee and wake the fuck up and maybe be a little draggy before game. *shrug*

Yesterday, the work gods blessed us with an upgrade to things we never asked them to fucking touch. And it promptly broke other things. We had a dashboard that showed us how many calls we'd done, and averages for the month or 4 months. Just stuff that you could look at to see how close you were to your metrics. For me, it was how severely I was kicking ass. And it was just gone. The things we use to log our calls--gone. That was more alarming to the higher ups. But the dashboard was harder on the calltakers.

I played around with it, because the potential was there to have a dashboard, just not the pre-filled one. And after a little while I had it figured out. This started a day of me playing tech support, and helping deploy the fixes to the various problems. First, I had to train the trainer of what I knew how to do, of course.

Apparently, later when was in a meeting, she gave all the credit to me, prompting the head boss to say that they need to get me more money.

It was a long, and strange day. I'm not sure it'll all fixed yet, but we'll see!

I still ended up doing 50 calls even with the tech support.

Today will hopefully be a bit quieter. I know I'll be on callback duty, so we'll see how many I get done.

After work, we have game, which should be fun. They're about to kick off a fight against a bunch of Sage Animal Lords, which are seriously high level monsters.

Then, it shall be the weekend!

I'm looking forward to having a nice weekend. Tomorrow, we shall go forth and look at wreaths. and maybe have lunch! And then I shall prep for game.

Okay, now I shall go forth and onsider pants. Everyone have a stupendous day!