Watching midterm projections trickle in last night gave me back a tiny flicker of optimism, but the knowledge that there's a LOT of time for ratfuckery (non-sexual) between now and January makes it difficult to hold onto for fear of getting burned.

It's coffee cupcake season

Three of my five players for Ten Candles tonight had a Brink that was, in essence, "Willing to trip friends to escape a bear". It was a surprise, but a welcome one.

As much as I dislike Kansas, and will miss the Seattle climate, the mantra still holds true: there's no place like home

It's incredibly petty, but I don't think I've ever resented my sheltered Baptist upbringing more. Everyone is on the dance floor enjoying themselves, but here I am on the sidelines wasted yet too self-conscious to join them despite wanting to.

Pro-tip: don't put "vegan" in your bio if you're actually lacto-ovo pescatarian. It's not a good look for you.

Short ramble: I don't think I understand the "why" of posting on social media. Too personal and it's oversharing to strangers, but if it's impersonal it's just more noise. Should I be getting some positive feeling from it? What about those who read one of my posts? Why post even this?

Pro tip: Tomorrow can't catch you if, instead of sleeping, you stay up doing very important busywork. Example: make a catalog of every book (fiction, nonfiction, and tabletop RPG) you own. Include title and author name, then go down a rabbit hole learning how IBSNs work. Easily kills hours.

Got a free bookcase from work! It helped alleviate the burden on the one I already had, but more than anything made more obvious the need for a third bookcase exclusively for the DVD/Blu-ray collection.

Looking at the monster during the fight: "How is this not a party wipe?" The errata after the fight: "Take the danger rating and double it, then drastically reduce its health" Translation: "This eats low-level characters like popcorn and should not be in this module made for low-level characters"

One of my Local Friendly Game Stores had a copy of The Laundry Files RPG (second edition) rulebooks and scenarios. I successfully resisted the impulse buy, but at what cost?

I knew Hadestown was based on the story of Eurydice and Orpheus, but I didn't know it was *the* story. Hadestown: The Musical: The Movie was a pretty good show.

"I don't need to see your ID man, you're older than me" I just wanted to buy a big bottle of cheap wine for the weekend, I'm not *that* old 😭

Homemade falafel came out delicious. Next time will definitely need to be a double batch.

I enjoyed He-Man a lot more than I was expecting. Having Nicholas Galitzine running around in a leather harness and skirt half the movie definitely helped. How long will it be before we get the first Mattel Cinematic Universe crossover movie?

It has been a subjective seven hours since I got to work 90 minutes ago. Send help.

Red, White, and Royal Blue was just the kind of cheesy gay romcom I wish I had growing up. Happy pride month y'all.

Bowling? Bowling. Bowling!

Skin? Chlorinated Arms and legs? Exhausted Pool water? Accidentally swallowed I missed this

New brownie recipe? Well received! First session with the new TTRPG group? Pretty good! Today was a pretty good day

My 20s have been left behind. Maybe it's time to try leaving the midwest behind with them? Maybe the country (even briefly)?

Brand new game system. Five players, including one completely new to the hobby. In hindsight there's no world in which we managed to both build characters and start playing in a single afternoon. The upside: we can jump right in and start with minimal bookkeeping next time!

When is too late to start taking sword-fighting lessons? Are we past the point where it'd be a useful skill to have in the Mad Max-style post-apocalypse? Eh, whatever. Learning might be fun regardless.

Donated most of his belongings to a local shelter. Home feels even emptier now.

Goodbye, Pumpkin. Despite the pain you were in, you were the cleverest and most affectionate cat I've ever met. Eight years with you wasn't nearly enough.

It's that time of year again when I remember why I want to move. The PNW seems nice?

In watching Kill Bill for the first time, I can see why people might like the film. The violence is both gratuitous and absurd, and it's entertaining as hell.