Ugh, Portland getting heavy wildfire smoke blowover. The PTSD is better than it used to be but it's time to go think some happy thoughts. Big hugs to any of y'all in OR/WA whose homes are actually in danger, I just need to deal with my brain thinking it is.
They're resurfacing the parking lot right next to my apartment. Smells like my old roommate. (he worked in an oil refinery)
I was up late for the FF14 Fanfest last night, took a 4-hour nap middle of the day, and now not only does my brain have no idea what time it's supposed to be but my stomach is disagreeing with it. It's been a while since I felt full and hungry at the same time.
Always fun to get an email from my Alma Mater that makes me say "what the Hell happened"? You mismanaged a harassment incident so badly that it resulted in a public statement and oversight by the Office of Civil Rights for three years? I need to invite some people over for tea.
There is nothing on the internet skeevier than websites that tell you to turn off adblock. "Baby it feels better without one"
Oh for fuck's sake. Got some premade mac&cheese and chicken strips for lunch and some jackass put ham in there. It's in the ingredients but not the label ("chicken tender & mac") and was hidden under the chicken strips. Completely fucks up the flavor.
Just dealt with the largest moth Ive ever seen. As long as my palm. "Forget a glass, I need a bucket!" Sounded like a drum as I took it outside.
Every time I go for a walk my car insurance app lets me know accident monitoring is on. I am the epitome of gracefulness.
Just so nobody makes my mistake: if the DMV wants two proofs of address and your old license is one, the renewal notice cannot be the other because they both came from the same place. Had to download my power bill and email it to them.
It's my birthday, so it's time to cut loose and do what I *really* want to do. That's right baby. Guilt. Free. Slug. Everything that was immediately on fire has been put out and the rest can wait until tomorrow.
My mother plays for the orchestra with a Christian school. The latest play was Frozen, and they had issue with one lyric about being nude in a sauna. They just announced the next musical will be West Side Story. I, um, look forward to somebody actually reading the script.
#FF14 #WardensOfPride my first big fish! A little demoralizing when I hit a string of four inspiration windows with no !!! attempts, but the rest of the repetition and "settle in and wait" challenge for this particular one was right up my alley.
Walked past an apartment building and saw a cat, a husky, and a brown lab in the breezeway just looking at each other. Then they all turned to me. I think I interrupted a staff meeting.
I don't regularly track my weight; it fluctuates enough for various reasons that I prefer to pay attention to things like how clothes fit and stamina improvement. That said, I hit a new number last week that has had me repeatedly checking the scale again to see if it was a fluke. In a good way.
One upside of this heatwave is that I've learned that if I keep a 2L soda bottle in my freezer for exactly 3.5 hours it turns into a slushie. Be careful if you use this knowledge, it can be a bit tricky to open. Not "coke+mentos" bad but the ice does a similar thing.
So when are we gonna get Xenoblade Chronicles Y? Not like they didn't end it on a big plot twist or anything.
Okay... last couple of weeks I've seen signs around town for a neighborhood yard sale and now an announcement for a local mini-convention and please, put WHERE and WHEN the same place you're putting WHAT. I don't want to have to find a small "go to the [site I never heard of] page" link and hope.
If you only want a post to be read by people following you live why post it on an asynchronous site like Bluesky? If you want a post to be read long after you posted it why are you not providing any sort of context? Is "dang that looked sick" supposed to be a riddle to be solved?
There's a cat on the way to my local grocery store and he'll just calmly trot past pedestrians and get petted, no begging or anything. If they ignore him he stops and watches them leave.
Me: "It's no big deal, get that to me whenever." Also me: It's been an hour, why haven't they gotten it to me yet? Is there a problem? Should I check in?
My mother lives out in the country. We have had to work out boundaries about how I find stories of "circle of wildlife" events as interesting as she does, but I do not want pictures.
If you're trying to cut back on caffeine and sugar by switching to cold brew tea, don't mistake black tea for herbal at like 9:30 at night. I was vibrating for a while.
Since I just do a buzzcut at home there's no good reason to put off haircuts as long as I do. On the other hand, if I let it grow long enough it starts feeling weird it's a neat feeling to watch myself reappear halfway through the trim.
Your restaurant's webpage is very pretty, but please make images able to be scaled. I need to read your menu, not have it perfectly fit the width of my phone.
Peace lily has its first flower of the year. Always fun trying to spot these since they sneak up out of the stem.
Brain: I need sugar! Candy, soda pop, we need a late night run NOW! Me: *eats some tortillas and beans* Brain: Oh wow, that was lovely. What was I talking about?
I think the worst part about deciding not to use a word anymore is becoming super aware of people who still do.
