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lmao that the first comic to pop up when I hit the random button on my site was Faye saying "why's there always gotta be new people"
Looking back at this year, I feel like Anh basically took over the comic? It's wild how it's always the unexpected ones who have the most juice. No offense to Ayo, who is also plenty juicy and I also love writing. But Anh's a couple orders of magnitude more of a mess. But THIS comic is about AYO! Who is a delightful little idiot and I can't wait to do more with. OKAY THANKS I LOVE YOU ALL BYE
WHERE THE HELL IS MY ROLL OF 3” WIDE BLACK ELASTIC?!?!! I’ve searched all the usual places, but no luck. The next time I go upstairs I will ask Clovis Devilbunny for help finding it, which means I’ll find it, but it’ll be someplace weird.
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I’ve been looking for a full-skirted black wool coat, because mine is about 5” too small. The coats I’ve found are either not in my size, not the style I want, or synthetic wool. I’m boggled that I can’t find what I want, because they were plentiful in thrift stores just a few years ago. And I’m not even looking for one with a fur collar, because I have multiple vintage real fur collars that I can wear with a coat.
There's a store on Queen Street that has a sign out front that says "Ice-cream fixes everything."
Yesterday I walked past a bistro on my way to the gf's place that said "Wine fixes everything".
I am prepared to review their respective arguments, especially if said arguments are made via wine and ice cream.
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Note that I said "walked" in that story, because I am WALKING again, no cane required. My physiotherapist is fucking magic. I'm still on a bit of a leash so I don't overdo it, but the gf's condo is a 25 minute walk from my house and not only did I walk there, I walked home after and my foot felt fine this morning.
Plans to set the entire world on fire may be temporarily placed on hold as a result.
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Got my boosters last week. Spent most of my spare time for the next three days sleeping. My immune system calmed down eventually but the first day at work was kinda rough.
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My dad is doing much better and his wife decided he doesn't need the hospital bed since it's a rental. She was planning to buy him a regular bed, but since I still have the Old Man's old bed frame in my storage locker I offered that one. My sister has a pickup truck, so the two of us hauled it over and set it up.
We're both encouraging her to look into moving to a condo but she's not really receptive to the idea. Thing is, she's also running out of the ability to take care of the place, especially since she's doing it alone and taking care of my dad at the same time. She already hires people to deal with the yard.
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Still waiting on engineer.
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( cut for the endless gauntlet of house shit )
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I have the overwhelming desire to put together a playlist for my family's Xmas dinner. This desire was sparked by hearing Laibach's version of Jesus Christ Superstar on Twitch tonight.
C'mon, it would be hilarious.
Yesterday I walked past a bistro on my way to the gf's place that said "Wine fixes everything".
I am prepared to review their respective arguments, especially if said arguments are made via wine and ice cream.
***
Note that I said "walked" in that story, because I am WALKING again, no cane required. My physiotherapist is fucking magic. I'm still on a bit of a leash so I don't overdo it, but the gf's condo is a 25 minute walk from my house and not only did I walk there, I walked home after and my foot felt fine this morning.
Plans to set the entire world on fire may be temporarily placed on hold as a result.
***
Got my boosters last week. Spent most of my spare time for the next three days sleeping. My immune system calmed down eventually but the first day at work was kinda rough.
***
My dad is doing much better and his wife decided he doesn't need the hospital bed since it's a rental. She was planning to buy him a regular bed, but since I still have the Old Man's old bed frame in my storage locker I offered that one. My sister has a pickup truck, so the two of us hauled it over and set it up.
We're both encouraging her to look into moving to a condo but she's not really receptive to the idea. Thing is, she's also running out of the ability to take care of the place, especially since she's doing it alone and taking care of my dad at the same time. She already hires people to deal with the yard.
***
Still waiting on engineer.
***
( cut for the endless gauntlet of house shit )
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I have the overwhelming desire to put together a playlist for my family's Xmas dinner. This desire was sparked by hearing Laibach's version of Jesus Christ Superstar on Twitch tonight.
C'mon, it would be hilarious.
Books Finished
- True Gretch by Gretchen Whitmer [e-audio] - affirmed for me that she's good people
- Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey [e-audio] (3rd? read)
- The Time Traveler's Passport edited by John Joseph Adams [e-audio]
- Yellowface by R.F. Kuang [e-audio]
- Binti by Nnedi Okorafor [e-audio] (reread)
- Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor [e-audio]
- Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor [e-audio]
- Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey [e-audio] (3rd? read)
- Carpe Glitter by Cat Rambo [e-audio]
- Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor [e-audio]
- Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass by Dave Barry [e-audio]
Library DVDs/Streaming Programs Watched
- Resident Alien: S3D1-2 [2 equiv]
- Nobody Wants This: S2 [2 equiv]
- Becoming Led Zeppelin
- Dark Winds: S3 [2 equiv]
- A Man on the Inside: S2 [1 equiv]
- Interview with the Vampire: S1 [2 equiv]
- The Great Pottery Throwdown: S8 [3 equiv]
- True Gretch by Gretchen Whitmer [e-audio] - affirmed for me that she's good people
- Cibola Burn by James S.A. Corey [e-audio] (3rd? read)
- The Time Traveler's Passport edited by John Joseph Adams [e-audio]
- Yellowface by R.F. Kuang [e-audio]
- Binti by Nnedi Okorafor [e-audio] (reread)
- Binti: Home by Nnedi Okorafor [e-audio]
- Binti: The Night Masquerade by Nnedi Okorafor [e-audio]
- Nemesis Games by James S.A. Corey [e-audio] (3rd? read)
- Carpe Glitter by Cat Rambo [e-audio]
- Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor [e-audio]
- Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass by Dave Barry [e-audio]
Library DVDs/Streaming Programs Watched
- Resident Alien: S3D1-2 [2 equiv]
- Nobody Wants This: S2 [2 equiv]
- Becoming Led Zeppelin
- Dark Winds: S3 [2 equiv]
- A Man on the Inside: S2 [1 equiv]
- Interview with the Vampire: S1 [2 equiv]
- The Great Pottery Throwdown: S8 [3 equiv]
Last night, probably around 4 or 5am, I woke up with awful chills. Chills that caused muscle spasms and left me wanting to be put in a coma, because the pain level swung between 7-9. The Stroppy One went and microwaved every buckwheat pillow, put them on me, layered me in blankets, and then took my temperature. Which was normal, so I have no idea why this happened. I did end up having some nausea, but that's probably because I took my Wegovy shot earlier that evening, and I always have nausea the night of.
Oh, and I never got back to sleep. So I'm punchy, kinda-sorta have vertigo, and am in pain because of the terrible muscle cramps last night, all while working! Yeah, the excitement never ends.
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In shallow capitalist consumption news, we actually went to a mall on Saturday. We didn't want to, but the Stroppy One needed new shoes, so he needed to go to the Dr. Martens store and try things on. While he was doing that, I scooted over to the MAC store and bought the last tube of "Cyber" lipstick that they had. I was waited on by an ADORABLE goth girl, who was all aflutter about my entire look. At one point she made a little bowing action and declared me her queen. That was nice.
After I bought lipstick, I joined the Stroppy One at the Dr. Martens store aaannnnnnnd ended up adding some things to the purchase: the Dr. Martens Elphie II Wednesday shoes and a version of this purse that has a black ruffle around the edge on the front. While I'm trying to use smaller purses because less size = less weight = my shoulders don't get as cranky, I have the pink one of this, and I've learned not to overpack it. Also, it will be super useful for the big company kick-off week-long meeting in January, because I've learned I need to have a decently sized notebook with me at all times.
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Good god almighty, I feel terrible.
Oh, and I never got back to sleep. So I'm punchy, kinda-sorta have vertigo, and am in pain because of the terrible muscle cramps last night, all while working! Yeah, the excitement never ends.
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In shallow capitalist consumption news, we actually went to a mall on Saturday. We didn't want to, but the Stroppy One needed new shoes, so he needed to go to the Dr. Martens store and try things on. While he was doing that, I scooted over to the MAC store and bought the last tube of "Cyber" lipstick that they had. I was waited on by an ADORABLE goth girl, who was all aflutter about my entire look. At one point she made a little bowing action and declared me her queen. That was nice.
After I bought lipstick, I joined the Stroppy One at the Dr. Martens store aaannnnnnnd ended up adding some things to the purchase: the Dr. Martens Elphie II Wednesday shoes and a version of this purse that has a black ruffle around the edge on the front. While I'm trying to use smaller purses because less size = less weight = my shoulders don't get as cranky, I have the pink one of this, and I've learned not to overpack it. Also, it will be super useful for the big company kick-off week-long meeting in January, because I've learned I need to have a decently sized notebook with me at all times.
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Good god almighty, I feel terrible.
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Hello, friends! It's about to be December again, and you know what that means: the fact I am posting this actually before December 1 means ![[staff profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user_staff.png)
karzilla reminded me about the existence of linear time again. Wait, no -- well, yes, but also -- okay, look, let me back up and start again: it's almost December, and that means it's time for our annual December holiday points bonus.
The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.
( The fine print and much more behind this cut! )
Thank you, in short, for being the best possible users any social media site could possibly ever hope for. I'm probably in danger of crossing the Sappiness Line if I haven't already, but you all make everything worth it.
On behalf of Mark, Jen, Robby, and our team of awesome volunteers, and to each and every one of you, whether you've been with us on this wild ride since the beginning or just signed up last week, I'm wishing you all a very happy set of end-of-year holidays, whichever ones you celebrate, and hoping for all of you that your 2026 is full of kindness, determination, empathy, and a hell of a lot more luck than we've all had lately. Let's go.
karzilla reminded me about the existence of linear time again. Wait, no -- well, yes, but also -- okay, look, let me back up and start again: it's almost December, and that means it's time for our annual December holiday points bonus.The standard explanation: For the entire month of December, all orders made in the Shop of points and paid time, either for you or as a gift for a friend, will have 10% of your completed cart total sent to you in points when you finish the transaction. For instance, if you buy an order of 12 months of paid time for $35 (350 points), you'll get 35 points when the order is complete, to use on a future purchase.
( The fine print and much more behind this cut! )
Thank you, in short, for being the best possible users any social media site could possibly ever hope for. I'm probably in danger of crossing the Sappiness Line if I haven't already, but you all make everything worth it.
On behalf of Mark, Jen, Robby, and our team of awesome volunteers, and to each and every one of you, whether you've been with us on this wild ride since the beginning or just signed up last week, I'm wishing you all a very happy set of end-of-year holidays, whichever ones you celebrate, and hoping for all of you that your 2026 is full of kindness, determination, empathy, and a hell of a lot more luck than we've all had lately. Let's go.
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