The rains were supposed to cool things down, but they didn’t. Every day my afternoon walk is like 93 degrees, 101 heat index. I saw an earthworm baked to death on the sidewalk, just half a centimeter from the grass. Little guy almost made it.
Look at this little lordling getting ready for a trip to the park. He gets sunscreen. He gets a hat (he usually refuses to wear it, as is his lordly prerogative, but it’s there if he wants it). He gets his water bottle and a small towel to wipe his nose. Then he gets in his red wagon and gets a full...
BB's daycare is on hiatus for two weeks while the daycare lady is on summer vacation. Brother and his wife sent out an urgent SOS for childcare help. My parents came up last weekend, BB's mom's parents came up during the week, and my parents are up again this weekend (Friday to Monday). They were li...
I posted some screencaps of the Sugar Riot fight in wolf chat. Responses: “I am so scared of this screenshot” “why are there so many things going on” “is this Splatoon” “not gonna be crystal clear for long with all that dead body” At the end of Sunday’s session, we SAW THE RIVER. I don’t really coun...
Dante’s been playing Fantasy Life: The Girl Who Steals Time. It’s honestly not that interesting to watch (the plot is mediocre, and nobody really wants to sit and watch someone else chop trees) but it did make me want to play the game. There are so many things to level up! Whee! So I impulse bought ...
Last night I dreamed I was drinking coffee. It was more bitter than my usual, but also sweeter, and it was delicious. Taste doesn’t always come through in dreams, but it did this time. Then I woke up to discover it was 6:41, nine minutes before my alarm went off. Well, time to get up. I’m glad I had...
Saturday raid: “encouraging progress on adds” (we did not see anything new on adds) Sunday raid: “the glacier that hit the Titanic” (self-explanatory) So that was this weekend’s raid. I’m actually kinda warming up to Back to the Drawing Board. I think it’s pure Stockholm syndrome. I still maintain t...
BB has always liked books, but it’s interesting to watch his interest develop over time. At 12 months, he liked lift-the-flap books. He wasn’t that interested in the contents of each page; it was just another physical manipulation toy. He’d lift the flaps on a few pages at random and then be off to...
The difference between weekends is wild. Two weekends ago was action-packed. We went to the playground so many times and went down so many slides. We stomped on leaves, we watched birds and watered the plants, we threw Dad’s panda toys down the stairs, we jumped around the house yelling BOING BOING ...
The evolving nature of humor:March 2025: farting noises = literal funniest thing everApril 2025: farting noises = mid. Situational humor is king. Specifically, the following scenario: BB lies down on the couch. “Good night, BB!” I say, lying down beside him. Then he pushes me off the couch. I land o...
Big hype for the full family Memorial Day weekend bash at Mom and Dad’s house. I came down on Friday afternoon as usual; brother and co. came on Saturday. I’m sleeping in my actual childhood bedroom for the first time in years. A few years ago, Mom converted my room into the Ironing and Miscellaneou...
Since we’re on hiatus for a week, I better write all this down. Huh. Actually, writing this makes me like the phase better. Makes it feel more mechanic-y. Before the add phase:Wave 2 (rays) spawns at 4:20. I want barrel stabilizer + wildfire + chain saw up.These attacks all come up during the cactus...