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Last week's bread seemed to be holding out but got very dry and was eked out with the rolls.
Friday night supper: the rather ersatz 'Thai fried rice' with Milano and Napoli salami.
Saturday breakfast rolls: eclectic vanilla, something like 60:40 strong white/white spelt flour (end of bag of the latter).
Today's lunch: venison crumble, with this diced ragu which is more or less rather more finely diced than usual venison, cooked in a moderate oven in red wine with shallots and garlic and a few juniper berries for a couple of hours and then a crumble topping of 2:1:1 strong wholemeal flour/strong white flour/pinhead oatmeal + butter + seasoning + crushed coriander seeds (I think I made rather more of this than I usually do) spread on and baked in somewhat hotter oven for a further 30 minutes; served with Boston beans roasted in pumpkin seed oil with fennel seeds and splashed with gooseberry vinegar, and baby pak choi stirfried with star anise.
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beanside May. 25th, 2025 08:08 am)It's Sunday! And I slept in quite a bit. Almost until 8! (To be fair, I did get up at 4:30 to go to the bathroom and at 6 because the cat wanted food, but still)
Yesterday was busy, but SO much fun. First up was work, which was surprisingly busy for a holiday weekend. And of course, I got the last second call of the day at 11:59. Fortunately, it was a nice little old man calling back to see if we'd had cancellations. And we had! So that was a good call. I had to call the site, because they had blocked it, but they okayed it, so I grabbed it. He and his wife were both very effusive in their thanks, the wife basically blessed everything about me. My family, my pets, my home, me, my health. It was sweet, but a little embarrassing after a couple of minutes. I also had someone tell me that I was the nicest person they'd ever spoken with in a medical office, which was super sweet.
After that, it was time for Arvandor, which continues to be a fun, chill game. Time flew until we had to be off for our second game. They're still in the gathering clues stage. The steward of the court was just murdered, so we'll see how that goes. I think one of the tangled mysteries is close to being unravelled, but I'm not sure. It might need a couple of more clues. I continue to really enjoy playing it. We have a game next week, but I'm tempted to offer to DM tomorrow to get another short one in.
After that, it was the beginning of the Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga, which was also a riot. Annoyingly, the maps totally failed to match up with the rooms, so I'm going to be sorting those out between games. They were free, but c'mon.
Aside from that, we had dinner from a new place, Krunchy Chicken, which had pretty good chicken tenders. And then we made a quick trip to Sam's club for some groceries, and then we all crashed.
Today, I have one game at noon, and nothing else. Debating if 72 is too cold to go to the pool after game. We'll see.
Tomorrow, I will work half a day, and enjoy making $77/hr, give or take. I have a feeling that oncology will have us hopping, but that'll be better than the alternative. After that, nothing exciting planned unless we do a game.
Tuesday, the check will be mailed out overnight, and I should get it on Wednesday. Then, we'll see how long the bank is going to hold it for. And what time I'm going to get it. I'm hoping to have it early, so I can run and deposit it on my lunch. If I'm correct, it should be cleared by 6/7, which is when I booked my hair appt. It's SO shaggy right now. I hate it.
Okay, time to go forth and get myself together to make breakfast. Not sure what I want to cook. Everyone have a wonderful Sunday!
Yesterday was busy, but SO much fun. First up was work, which was surprisingly busy for a holiday weekend. And of course, I got the last second call of the day at 11:59. Fortunately, it was a nice little old man calling back to see if we'd had cancellations. And we had! So that was a good call. I had to call the site, because they had blocked it, but they okayed it, so I grabbed it. He and his wife were both very effusive in their thanks, the wife basically blessed everything about me. My family, my pets, my home, me, my health. It was sweet, but a little embarrassing after a couple of minutes. I also had someone tell me that I was the nicest person they'd ever spoken with in a medical office, which was super sweet.
After that, it was time for Arvandor, which continues to be a fun, chill game. Time flew until we had to be off for our second game. They're still in the gathering clues stage. The steward of the court was just murdered, so we'll see how that goes. I think one of the tangled mysteries is close to being unravelled, but I'm not sure. It might need a couple of more clues. I continue to really enjoy playing it. We have a game next week, but I'm tempted to offer to DM tomorrow to get another short one in.
After that, it was the beginning of the Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga, which was also a riot. Annoyingly, the maps totally failed to match up with the rooms, so I'm going to be sorting those out between games. They were free, but c'mon.
Aside from that, we had dinner from a new place, Krunchy Chicken, which had pretty good chicken tenders. And then we made a quick trip to Sam's club for some groceries, and then we all crashed.
Today, I have one game at noon, and nothing else. Debating if 72 is too cold to go to the pool after game. We'll see.
Tomorrow, I will work half a day, and enjoy making $77/hr, give or take. I have a feeling that oncology will have us hopping, but that'll be better than the alternative. After that, nothing exciting planned unless we do a game.
Tuesday, the check will be mailed out overnight, and I should get it on Wednesday. Then, we'll see how long the bank is going to hold it for. And what time I'm going to get it. I'm hoping to have it early, so I can run and deposit it on my lunch. If I'm correct, it should be cleared by 6/7, which is when I booked my hair appt. It's SO shaggy right now. I hate it.
Okay, time to go forth and get myself together to make breakfast. Not sure what I want to cook. Everyone have a wonderful Sunday!
Got steroids to the left wrist on Tuesday, and sulked for the rest of the day because it was tender ( Read more... ).
Friday I put together the Cronch Tower, to replace the Cronch Pile. It's a 5 foot construction of wire shelf panels, with two two-foot high baskets and a final open topped container. This is to manage the chip needs of 3+1 people.
After shopping Friday, Belovedest pulled the Holiday Morass in front of me, for me to sort out into Yuletide, Halloween, andIt's Fall, Y'All Decorative Gourd Season. Plus None of the Above. And Thorn came up for company while working and sociability. Since they had hung the work privacy shade on the window.
Today before I woke up, Belovedest had herded the Cronch Tower further. And unboxed my printer. And while I took advantage of the 80+F weather to lounge, they ran a test print.
The print came out fine! Belovedest now knows where I keep the spare filament (in The Heir and the Spare, naturally). We are discussing next steps!
Friday I put together the Cronch Tower, to replace the Cronch Pile. It's a 5 foot construction of wire shelf panels, with two two-foot high baskets and a final open topped container. This is to manage the chip needs of 3+1 people.
After shopping Friday, Belovedest pulled the Holiday Morass in front of me, for me to sort out into Yuletide, Halloween, and
Today before I woke up, Belovedest had herded the Cronch Tower further. And unboxed my printer. And while I took advantage of the 80+F weather to lounge, they ran a test print.
The print came out fine! Belovedest now knows where I keep the spare filament (in The Heir and the Spare, naturally). We are discussing next steps!
Here is the archived version of the article from the Daily Mail. (Does not give them clicks.)
I do not believe this far-fetched story because 1. I don't see Freddie as a faithful diarist and 2. Unless there are also secret recordings, he never wrote songs about this beloved child, or about beloved children, or about children. He wrote songs about cats. He wrote songs about Mary. He wrote songs about men. No "secret child of my heart" song? 3. Entire story of secretive child who wants this news out there while remaining private is ridiculous.
I sort of wish it was true. I will probably read the book anyway. But I really can't believe it.
What about y'all? Am I being too skeptical?
ETA: I meant to post this tofreddiemercuryfans but posted it here by mistake, but I guess that's OK.
I do not believe this far-fetched story because 1. I don't see Freddie as a faithful diarist and 2. Unless there are also secret recordings, he never wrote songs about this beloved child, or about beloved children, or about children. He wrote songs about cats. He wrote songs about Mary. He wrote songs about men. No "secret child of my heart" song? 3. Entire story of secretive child who wants this news out there while remaining private is ridiculous.
I sort of wish it was true. I will probably read the book anyway. But I really can't believe it.
What about y'all? Am I being too skeptical?
ETA: I meant to post this to
freddiemercuryfans but posted it here by mistake, but I guess that's OK. 
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Do we think this trip is doomed already???
We’re both 20, and I think we’ll look back on them when we’re older and remember what a fun life we’ve lived. Tattoos are a reminder of a particular time, and I want to cherish our youth. I’ve found a cool tattoo parlour in northern Thailand, where we’ll be staying. I’ve seen videos of people having great experiences there and the tattoo artist is really talented.... It’s not like I want to get a random tattoo. I’m quite creative and have already started sketching ideas that represent who Kady and I are.
You're 20, duckie....
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In other gruesome news, okay, it is not one bloke spreading his seed to 100s, but I'm not actually sure that 'a worldwide limit of 75 families for each sperm donor' as applied by the European Sperm Bank isn't somewhat on the high side, even when it doesn't turn out further down the line with more sophisticated testing that a donor has a rare cancer-causing mutation.
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And this is sad, rather than gruesome, and makes me wonder about the whole marketing of the 'freezing eggs' thing as 'a groundbreaking act of empowerment', especially as it hasn't turned out like that:
I did not anticipate the emotional landscape that I would face a decade later, as a scientific intervention became a personal meditation on time, money, and unfulfilled dreams.
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It's Saturday! Today shall be a busy day, but I'm up for it. First up, work. Then the homebrew game, then I'm starting a new game, The Dancing Hut of Baba Yaga. It's an old module that I've DMed before, many many moons ago. But now I get to update it and bring it to a new group. It'll be awesome, hopefully.
Yesterday was a busy day. Work was absolutely psycho. My colleague was out, so I was doing her work, plus taking calls. It was a lot. I also got more information on my Monday job. Oncology is behind on some of their work. As a result, they're coming in on Monday. A lot of their job involves scheduling follow up scans to check for recurrence or staging of cancers, so it would be useless for them to come in on the holiday without someone to make those appointments. Thus, oncology is willing to pay two people's salary for half a day. It's going to be time and a half, plus 4 hours of PTO, making it basically double time and a half.
I was excited, I now have an Edward Jones account. On Tuesday, they'll be overnighting me a check. I'm going to go put it in the bank immediately, and then wait for it to clear. I'm hoping the bank doesn't make me wait the full 7 days, but if they do, they do. I will deal. I've got a list of stuff I want to get right away. The big one is the pantry cabinet for the kitchen. Maybe I can get some shit off my counters. That would be amazing. Also, maybe some jars for flour, sugar and the like? That would also be helpful.
I'm also thinking about getting a sedan service to take us to the Ghost concert in July. I think that would be a lot of fun. And maybe better seats for Ghost. At the moment, we're kind of in the upper deck, and I really feel like this would be a show to be closer for. I'm going to see what I can find. I'd really like to do the VIP experience, but I think that's GA tickets, and I'm not sure I'm up to standing for the entire show.
Okay, time to finish prepping for Baba Yaga. Everyone have an amazing Saturday!
Yesterday was a busy day. Work was absolutely psycho. My colleague was out, so I was doing her work, plus taking calls. It was a lot. I also got more information on my Monday job. Oncology is behind on some of their work. As a result, they're coming in on Monday. A lot of their job involves scheduling follow up scans to check for recurrence or staging of cancers, so it would be useless for them to come in on the holiday without someone to make those appointments. Thus, oncology is willing to pay two people's salary for half a day. It's going to be time and a half, plus 4 hours of PTO, making it basically double time and a half.
I was excited, I now have an Edward Jones account. On Tuesday, they'll be overnighting me a check. I'm going to go put it in the bank immediately, and then wait for it to clear. I'm hoping the bank doesn't make me wait the full 7 days, but if they do, they do. I will deal. I've got a list of stuff I want to get right away. The big one is the pantry cabinet for the kitchen. Maybe I can get some shit off my counters. That would be amazing. Also, maybe some jars for flour, sugar and the like? That would also be helpful.
I'm also thinking about getting a sedan service to take us to the Ghost concert in July. I think that would be a lot of fun. And maybe better seats for Ghost. At the moment, we're kind of in the upper deck, and I really feel like this would be a show to be closer for. I'm going to see what I can find. I'd really like to do the VIP experience, but I think that's GA tickets, and I'm not sure I'm up to standing for the entire show.
Okay, time to finish prepping for Baba Yaga. Everyone have an amazing Saturday!
My dearios will have heard me whinge about the massive point thahr misst of so much spam I get offering deals and collaborations with my entirely non-profit and very niche personal website -
- and that sometimes one can see that they've picked up on a word or even a phrase but have totally missed CONTEXT quite apart from the fact that I am Not In Trade, perish the thort, not to mention that they tend to miss what one might consider obvious links.
But, lo, I am boggling like a boggling thing over this:
[A] vertically integrated manufacturer based in China with over 14 years of experience specializing in high-efficiency equestrian gear and innovative pet products.
Our 22,000m² facility provides in-house manufacturing of a wide range of products including saddle pads, horse rugs, fly masks, halters, pet beds, leashes, harnesses, and other items. We are pleased to offer top-tier European and American brands known for their superior quality, cost-effectiveness, and prompt delivery.
I don't think I've even got anything on the site relating to e.g. 'pretty horsebreakers' in Victorian England or, indeed, wot abaht bestiality. Or I have a vague recollection that the annals of Victsmut here and there include ponyplay but I don't actually Go There.
I am boggled but in a different way by the spam from a mirror factory in Hangzhou city which informs me that ' it only takes more than ten minutes to drive from our company. I can show you our factory at any time and give you quick feedback to inform you of the production progress.' Pretty sure it does only take more than 10 mins....
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Ooof, I picked the by far most time-consuming challenge from somein30 for our current retro_icontest round: All Things Random! I regret nothing! :D First I had to create all the randomized sets for the 13 people who signed up (7 of them entered sets, that's a great turnout!), and then I had to make my own set, and some of those prompts were *hard*!
This is the fourth time I've done this, the previous times are here and here and here.
Teasers:
( Here are all 20 icons without comments )
And then here's the same thing again (in a different order!) with prompts and inspirations and my comments:
( annotated table )
Comments are love - and concrit, too. <3 Take and use as many icons as you like, credit is appreciated. Texture and brush makers: here in my resource post.
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somein30 for our current retro_icontest round: All Things Random! I regret nothing! :D First I had to create all the randomized sets for the 13 people who signed up (7 of them entered sets, that's a great turnout!), and then I had to make my own set, and some of those prompts were *hard*!This is the fourth time I've done this, the previous times are here and here and here.
Teasers:
( Here are all 20 icons without comments )
And then here's the same thing again (in a different order!) with prompts and inspirations and my comments:
( annotated table )
Comments are love - and concrit, too. <3 Take and use as many icons as you like, credit is appreciated. Texture and brush makers: here in my resource post.
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I have been reading much more than I've been reviewing. So...
Have you read any of these? What did you think?
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Which of these books would you MOST like me to review?
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When the Wolf Comes Home, by Nat Cassidy. Horror novel about an out of work actress on the run with a little boy.
12 (9.7%)
The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, by Shannon Chakraborty. The rollicking adventures of a middle-aged mom PIRATE in fantasy medieval Middle East.
66 (53.2%)
Diary of a Witchcraft Shop, by Trevor Jones and Liz Williams. What it says on the can: a diary of owning a witchcraft shop in Glastonbury.
18 (14.5%)
Sisters of the Vast Black, by Nina Rather. SPACE NUNS aboard a GIANT SPACE SEA SLUG.
48 (38.7%)
Making Bombs for Hitler, by Marsha Forchuk Skrypuch. Children's historical fiction about Ukrainian children kidnapped and enslaved in WWII, by a Ukrainian-Canadian author.
17 (13.7%)
Under One Banner, by Graydon Saunders. Commonweal # 4!
18 (14.5%)
Archangel (etc), by Sharon Shinn. Lost colony romantic SF about genetically engineered angels.
24 (19.4%)
The 7 1/2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle, by Stuart Turton. Historical murder mystery with time loops and body switching.
26 (21.0%)
Irontown Blues, by John Varley. Faux-noir SF with an intelligent dog.
9 (7.3%)
Blood Over Bright Haven, by M. L. Wang. Standalone fantasy that kind of looks like romantast but isn't, with anvillicious anti-colonial themes.
17 (13.7%)
An Immense World, by Ed Yong. Outstanding nonfiction about how animals sense the world.
42 (33.9%)
Spring, Summer, Asteroid, Bird: The Art of Eastern Storytelling, by Henry Lien ("Peasprout Chen"). Nonfiction, what it says on the can. Not all stories are in three acts!
38 (30.6%)
Blacktongue Thief, by Christopher Buehlman. World's greatest D&D campaign in a truly fucked world.
19 (15.3%)
Have you read any of these? What did you think?
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