It’s time for the hit new game of 2025, Lioden! (???) I blame Mav for this development. She made an account and was posting all kinds of stuff, and it looked fun so I joined in. The “goal” here is to be an utterly filthy casual. Log on occasionally, amass a bunch of cool lions, look at event stuff. ...
Asked Microsoft Copilot to summarize my current journal file (July 19 - present). “Overall, the document captures a rich tapestry of experiences during a family trip to Ireland, blending travel, culinary delights, personal reflections, and creative pursuits into a cohesive narrative that highlights...
There’s a big debate over how much (if any) screen time toddlers should be allowed. I’ve always thought it’s a bit silly. As long as a kid gets a good amount of interaction, physical play, and creative play, letting him watch TV while the parents make dinner or whatever is fine. I still believe that...
Weekend at brother's place for Labor Day! We came up on Friday afternoon as usual. It was originally going to be a babysitting trip; brother & his wife were planning a weekend getaway for their anniversary. Then brother came down with a bad flu at the last minute. RIP. It still wound up mostly a...
Roommate was giving me flak for using the term “crocodile anthro.” He insisted it should be “anthropomorphic crocodile.” I tried arguing that English is an evolving language. He wasn’t having it. “You sound like a fogey,” I said. “You sound retarded,” he replied. Several minutes later he unironic...
Welcome to Flying Mode, the new Pokemon Sleep challenge mode! Been looking forward to expert mode since it was announced. I’m enjoying making and adjusting teams on the fly and getting to use pokemon I wouldn’t normally use. However, flying twice in a row? Really?? I’m lucky I had an egg/egg ...
I suspect a guy from the art server is posting AI works. I’m not going to say anything because I’m no forum cop, and I hate the witch hunt culture that has sprung up on social media. (I think it’s way worse to incorrectly accuse a real artist than to let an AI reposter slide.) But it’s an interestin...
WE DID IT. WE BEAT SUGAR RIOT. THE BEAST HAS BEEN SLAIN. We’ve been struggling with this stage 2 boss since literally the beginning of May. “Encouraging progress on adds” was 6/7. “The glacier that hit the Titanic” was 6/8. To be fair, we had a month-long break: I was in Ireland for two weeks, then ...
To fill out my brush roster, I ordered a 7-pack of Royal & Langnickel brushes for $5.50. When it arrived, the pouch was hanging open and most of the brushes had fallen out in transit. Only 3 were left. I thought about getting a refund, but Walmart’s return policy requires me to physically retur...
Currently going through a watercolor arc. It happened like this: In March, the monthly medium for the Habitica art group was watercolors. I decided to try it out and bought a cheap Cotman watercolor set with 12 color “bricks” and a brush. I had no idea what I was doing. Hadn’t done any form of paint...
So I mentioned the candy-colored storefronts in Ireland. Generally, the body of the building is painted one solid color, with trim (e.g., windowsills and doorframes) in a secondary color, and possibly a tertiary color. Mid-trip, I started recording the more interesting color combinations I saw. Some...
I’m not blind: I know we were fed a bunch of propaganda on our Belfast black cab tour. Like, I have no doubt everything Eamonn said was true. We saw a Protestant neighborhood honoring a militia commander and glorifying Oliver Cromwell’s slaughter of Catholics. We also saw a Catholic neighborhood whe...
