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the family christmas tree

It’s the Friday after Thanksgiving, and I’m heading to my parents’ house. It happened like this: I originally planned to spend Thanksgiving at home, and Christmas with the rest of the family. Then my parents persuaded me to come down for half of Thanksgiving weekend as well. They originally suggeste...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - Nov. 29, 2024

the passage of time, and other nonexistent things

Last week was the first snowfall of the year. I wanted to go walk in the snow, opened my closet to get my black winter coat, and couldn’t find it. Where’d my coat go?? Answer: I don’t have a black winter coat any more. I replaced it years ago (2019 maybe? pretty sure it was pre-covid) with a gray wi...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - Nov. 28, 2024

long lived the queen

newbie and HGR were planning to watch anime after raid today. “Or even during raid,” said HGR, “considering who we’re fighting.” We beat Sphene EX today, which is good, because we don’t have to come back to it after Thanksgiving. Another good thing: For the ice tethers, I only got front positions. (...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - Nov. 27, 2024

munch on lunch

Lunch is a tad awkward these days. It wasn’t awkward back when I was the only one in the office. I’d leave around noon, take a long walk, grab something to go, and bring it back to eat at my desk. Mid-afternoon, when I would get sleepy, I’d take a second trip out for coffee or some other snack. A na...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - Nov. 20, 2024

let us rise above death

The start of the latest MSQ patch is so insanely goofy (derogatory). FFXIV: Dawntrail spoilers ahead. Guess I'd better write some more text to fill up the preview window. umm...did you know the subligar is an actual garment from ancient Rome. it was worn by athletes and actors on stage . . . . . . R...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - Nov. 19, 2024

the very boring outside log returns

It’s that time of year when the days get shorter and my resolution to walk outside every day starts to slip. Today (November 1) I went outside after my nap at around 5:30, and it was already the tail end of dusk. In a few days, daylight savings will hit and this time of day won’t even be dusk, just ...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - Nov. 15, 2024

things to think about during FR maintenance

I.  Drama on art twitter: There was an artist who recorded a video of herself allegedly drawing Snoopy from memory. If you looked closely, you could see that she was actually tracing a faint outline under the paper. So of course she got called out for tracing. She then explained that she was tr...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - Nov. 13, 2024

no choice but to surrender to electrope

We beat Wicked Thunder! On-patch clear! (We’ve done on-tier clears before, but this may be the first on-patch clear.) HGR was right about her not being a door boss. She has a sweet transformation sequence though. We would’ve cleared yesterday if I hadn’t screwed up Sunrise Sabbath twice. (She’s got ...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - Nov. 12, 2024

omelas & rawls

Suppose you were not yet born, and you had to decide, under a Rawlsian veil of ignorance, whether you wanted to be born in Omelas. Honestly, it’s a good deal. Incredibly high standard of living… unless you’re the bloob. (Which you don’t know, because of the veil of ignorance.) Do you take the risk? ...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - Nov. 10, 2024

pocket rocket

Discovery: Factorio is actually really boring to watch. I’ve been using newbie and HGR’s stream almost exclusively as background audio, except when they reach a new planet, which isn’t often. But it does make me want to play the game. I played a full game with HGR once, and then started a couple of ...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - Nov. 4, 2024

beyond the dreams of some viking lord

Take a sec to consider how the residents of the Icelandic turf house circa 1890 would view my house today. First, the bedroom. Look at the sheer size of that bed. Based on the size, you’d probably think at least four or five people sleep there, right? NO. It is exclusively for the lord of the house....

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - Oct. 30, 2024

weird episode

Had the weirdest episode at work today. The day started with our usual meeting from 9-10 am, which was fine. At the end of it, I took a chocolate bar from the bowl on Noah's desk, which might have been the problem, I don’t know. At 10:30 am, I was super sleepy (unusual at that hour; I normally get s...

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Achaius (Lvl. 45) - Oct. 23, 2024

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