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conuly) wrote2025-11-12 11:45 pm
conuly) wrote2025-11-12 11:45 pm
What is this crap!?
Democrats rebel after 8 senators cut a deal to end the shutdown without ACA funds
Bunch of weak-willed cowards.
Bunch of weak-willed cowards.
conuly (conuly) wrote2025-11-11 04:30 pm
conuly) wrote2025-11-11 04:30 pmToday is my grandmother's birthday
She was inordinately pleased to have been born on the anniversary of the Armistice, not that it kept her country from being invaded again when she was a young woman.
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conuly (conuly) wrote2025-11-09 11:55 am
conuly) wrote2025-11-09 11:55 amBrr! Suddenly got cold!
My pipe fix needs retooling. I'm not thrilled, but also not surprised. I need to start putting aside cash every week to get it repaired properly, but for now I'll buy more plumber's putty.
In other news, I have to do all of my laundry - boo! - and my new glasses are working nicely now that I'm used to them. I'm in the stage of owning glasses where I vow I'll be super careful not to let gunk build up between the frames and the lenses. We'll see how long that lasts! Wish me luck!
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In other news, I have to do all of my laundry - boo! - and my new glasses are working nicely now that I'm used to them. I'm in the stage of owning glasses where I vow I'll be super careful not to let gunk build up between the frames and the lenses. We'll see how long that lasts! Wish me luck!
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conuly (conuly) wrote2025-11-10 12:09 pm
conuly) wrote2025-11-10 12:09 pmFelix Crow by Kay Ryan
Crow school
is basic and
short as a rule—
just the rudiments
of quid pro crow
for most students.
Then each lives out
his unenlightened
span, adding his
bit of blight
to the collected
history of pushing out
the sweeter species;
briefly swaggering the
swagger of his
aggravating ancestors
down my street.
And every time
I like him
when we meet.
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is basic and
short as a rule—
just the rudiments
of quid pro crow
for most students.
Then each lives out
his unenlightened
span, adding his
bit of blight
to the collected
history of pushing out
the sweeter species;
briefly swaggering the
swagger of his
aggravating ancestors
down my street.
And every time
I like him
when we meet.
Link
conuly (conuly) wrote2025-11-08 03:36 pm
conuly) wrote2025-11-08 03:36 pmWell, I like them well enough
Except I think that my pupil distance was 56 instead of 55, and also the bridge seems a bit flimsy. That, I don't like, but it may be my amorphous anxiety talking.
In other news, Moonpie has completely scratched and licked up her nipples and now they're bleeding and infected, and apparently the vet prefers to do a blood test at this age, but as the blood test is $400 we declined. (E asked if I thought they judged us for that, lol, sweetie, I always think everybody judges me for everything, but that's not a rational mindset, so no, upon reflection I don't think that. We're hardly the only family to make petcare decisions based on affordability, and even if they do judge us, great, they can pay for this bloodwork themselves.) Also, NYC now mandates a new vaccine for cats and dogs. They can mandate what they like, but they can't make people follow that law. However, after the vet explained that this disease spreads pretty easily and now is spreading to humans, in whom it can cause kidney and/or liver failure, I decided, reluctantly, to make vaxxing the cats a priority. Which means full vet appointments for each one and new rabies shots as well. It's not going to be a quick process, is what I'm saying. (And we still need to replace those water heaters before they break!)
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In other news, Moonpie has completely scratched and licked up her nipples and now they're bleeding and infected, and apparently the vet prefers to do a blood test at this age, but as the blood test is $400 we declined. (E asked if I thought they judged us for that, lol, sweetie, I always think everybody judges me for everything, but that's not a rational mindset, so no, upon reflection I don't think that. We're hardly the only family to make petcare decisions based on affordability, and even if they do judge us, great, they can pay for this bloodwork themselves.) Also, NYC now mandates a new vaccine for cats and dogs. They can mandate what they like, but they can't make people follow that law. However, after the vet explained that this disease spreads pretty easily and now is spreading to humans, in whom it can cause kidney and/or liver failure, I decided, reluctantly, to make vaxxing the cats a priority. Which means full vet appointments for each one and new rabies shots as well. It's not going to be a quick process, is what I'm saying. (And we still need to replace those water heaters before they break!)
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conuly (conuly) wrote2025-11-07 12:20 am
conuly) wrote2025-11-07 12:20 amWell, I've picked out a new set of frames
It was a penny more than the old ones, so there's that. (But I paid for super expedited shipping, so actually it's like $40 more.)
They're green. I'm not so sure about this, but there will be NO MORE TAKE-BACKS. I triple checked that they weren't safety glasses with the things on the side, which would've been great if I was in a field where I needed those but, as it is, was unwearable, and they're the exact same measurement as my old glasses, I checked that as well.
They're green. I'm not so sure about this, but there will be NO MORE TAKE-BACKS. I triple checked that they weren't safety glasses with the things on the side, which would've been great if I was in a field where I needed those but, as it is, was unwearable, and they're the exact same measurement as my old glasses, I checked that as well.
conuly (conuly) wrote2025-11-06 10:07 am
conuly) wrote2025-11-06 10:07 amI used the election to read In Other Lands
I liked it, but that was because I liked laughing at how stupidly oblivious the protagonist was to his not-rival's extraordinarily obvious crush on him. And also because I like most things I read.
But then, here I was, 20 minutes from the finish line, our two dudes are about to finally resolve all their deep-seated personal issues that have kept them apart - and my coworkers start a loud conversation right next to me and they will not shut up. I did, eventually, have to ask them to please stop for half an hour so I could finish my book.
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But then, here I was, 20 minutes from the finish line, our two dudes are about to finally resolve all their deep-seated personal issues that have kept them apart - and my coworkers start a loud conversation right next to me and they will not shut up. I did, eventually, have to ask them to please stop for half an hour so I could finish my book.
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Socchan (soc_puppet) wrote2025-11-06 07:58 pm
soc_puppet) wrote2025-11-06 07:58 pm
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Sob sob sob sob
Final Project Hell has begun at school 😭 Or, well technically I still have one class with the final project unassigned as yet? But still!
For Social Problems, I need to do a creative project on, well, a social problem, and write an accompanying paper. And there's some regular homework in addition to that.
For Ceramics, I need to interview a living ceramicist and do a creative project on them. The interview has to be done vocally (in person, over the phone, or via video call). Plus our final unit project, the slab houses.
Intro to Human Services hasn't been assigned yet, but guess what, it's another interview! This time with a Human Services professional. Looks like it has the same "interview has to be done vocally" restrictions as the Ceramics interview. Separate from that is a final paper, "Developing Your Personal Mission Statement as a Human Services Professional".
I need to go to the Learning Commons or something and get all of this bullshit untangled, because my ADHD brain has gone into Panic Mode.
For Social Problems, I need to do a creative project on, well, a social problem, and write an accompanying paper. And there's some regular homework in addition to that.
For Ceramics, I need to interview a living ceramicist and do a creative project on them. The interview has to be done vocally (in person, over the phone, or via video call). Plus our final unit project, the slab houses.
Intro to Human Services hasn't been assigned yet, but guess what, it's another interview! This time with a Human Services professional. Looks like it has the same "interview has to be done vocally" restrictions as the Ceramics interview. Separate from that is a final paper, "Developing Your Personal Mission Statement as a Human Services Professional".
I need to go to the Learning Commons or something and get all of this bullshit untangled, because my ADHD brain has gone into Panic Mode.
Socchan (soc_puppet) wrote2025-11-05 08:54 pm
soc_puppet) wrote2025-11-05 08:54 pm
Phew!
I just sat down and scheduled posts-by-email for ![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
moodthemeinayear for almost the rest of the year; I haven't done the final wrap-up post, but that's still a good six more weeks I won't have to worry about manually updating there! Er, provided I did everything right, at any rate 😅 I guess I'll find out next week!
moodthemeinayear for almost the rest of the year; I haven't done the final wrap-up post, but that's still a good six more weeks I won't have to worry about manually updating there! Er, provided I did everything right, at any rate 😅 I guess I'll find out next week!
conuly (conuly) wrote2025-11-04 03:27 pm
conuly) wrote2025-11-04 03:27 pmI am so tired
I have a mandatory staff meeting in an hour and I may call out on the grounds that I am so tired.
(I also have a headache, but if I call out on the grounds that omg my head is killing me my manager will tell me to go to the doctor. It's not an illness, it's a generational curse, plus I worked 16 hours on approximate 0 hours of sleep yesterday.)
On the other hand, I want to seem responsible. But... I am really groggy and tired and I have a headache.
(I also have a headache, but if I call out on the grounds that omg my head is killing me my manager will tell me to go to the doctor. It's not an illness, it's a generational curse, plus I worked 16 hours on approximate 0 hours of sleep yesterday.)
On the other hand, I want to seem responsible. But... I am really groggy and tired and I have a headache.
conuly (conuly) wrote2025-11-03 03:22 pm
conuly) wrote2025-11-03 03:22 pmMamdami won
I haven't had a chance to look at any other election results yet, but that's cheering. I do think he's vastly overpromised and will regret it - among other things, free buses requires first wresting the MTA back from Albany, and that's not the job of a single term - but it's not like I liked any of the other candidates.
Especially Cuomo, for many reasons, but most especially because you just can't trust somebody who thinks the best career move after governor is mayor.
Especially Cuomo, for many reasons, but most especially because you just can't trust somebody who thinks the best career move after governor is mayor.
conuly (conuly) wrote2025-11-01 11:08 pm
conuly) wrote2025-11-01 11:08 pmArgh!
I took over Jenn's game of Cult of the Lamb - which may have been a mistake, because her angry followers whom she starved now pop out of chests and try to kill me - and I defeated the big boss and converted him into a follower. And then I resurrected somebody, and literally the second I stepped outside my temple to go to the healing hut to heal the resurrected follower, the resurrectee ate him. So now I have to do a new resurrection!
conuly (conuly) wrote2025-10-31 03:30 pm
conuly) wrote2025-10-31 03:30 pmDidn't look closely enough
picked out a pair of glasses I just cannot stand. Sending them back, getting a better pair. I do have another spare pair if this one gives out entirely.
conuly (conuly) wrote2025-10-30 04:47 am
conuly) wrote2025-10-30 04:47 amThe word “perforce” does not belong in YA
I don’t care if it is in character, pick another word! (And while it ought to be in character, she hasn’t exactly been dropping the big words every other dialog line. Or if she has, I didn’t notice?)
Socchan (soc_puppet) wrote2025-10-31 09:40 pm
soc_puppet) wrote2025-10-31 09:40 pm
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More Ceramics
I successfully finished all my required objects for my wheel project in Ceramics! (A total of eleven objects, for various reasons, one of them being that we had to make duplicates of everything to manually destroy to simulate losing half of our work in the kiln. (I made a triplicate of one item.))
Anyway, with that done, we're on to our final project for the semester: Slab Houses.
In theory, I love this project. The teacher showed us some examples from previous years, and it has so much potential to be fun and quirky! The assignment is to make a home that tells a story about who or whatever lives in it. We also need two "roof angles" (not two sides of the same roof, as in an upside-down "v", but another roof thing in addition to that).
Unfortunately, the last constraint is killing me: There need to be a minimum of two slabs of 11" x 8.5". Holes can be cut into them, and structures built onto them, but they must otherwise retain those dimensions, because this project is ultimately about building slabs. Oh, and it also can't be more than like, 18" in diameter in any direction.
Idea sketches were due on Wednesday. I had five ideas for slab structures, and ended up finalizing one of the two I was least enthusiastic about because it's easy for the design to follow the "two piece-of-paper-sized slabs" rule.
We had to make models of our idea for a skill builder, due by 4:30pm today, and mine is. Not great. We're allowed to skip a lot of the final embellishments, and mine is still not great. Chiefly because it has a flat roof, and I didn't think through why that was a horrible idea. But it was also literally the only idea that would really work without being too big.
I've since come up with a couple of other ideas out of desperation, but I don't know if I'll be able to switch to one of them at this point. Still, it's gotta be better than my current attempt 😩
Anyway, with that done, we're on to our final project for the semester: Slab Houses.
In theory, I love this project. The teacher showed us some examples from previous years, and it has so much potential to be fun and quirky! The assignment is to make a home that tells a story about who or whatever lives in it. We also need two "roof angles" (not two sides of the same roof, as in an upside-down "v", but another roof thing in addition to that).
Unfortunately, the last constraint is killing me: There need to be a minimum of two slabs of 11" x 8.5". Holes can be cut into them, and structures built onto them, but they must otherwise retain those dimensions, because this project is ultimately about building slabs. Oh, and it also can't be more than like, 18" in diameter in any direction.
Idea sketches were due on Wednesday. I had five ideas for slab structures, and ended up finalizing one of the two I was least enthusiastic about because it's easy for the design to follow the "two piece-of-paper-sized slabs" rule.
We had to make models of our idea for a skill builder, due by 4:30pm today, and mine is. Not great. We're allowed to skip a lot of the final embellishments, and mine is still not great. Chiefly because it has a flat roof, and I didn't think through why that was a horrible idea. But it was also literally the only idea that would really work without being too big.
I've since come up with a couple of other ideas out of desperation, but I don't know if I'll be able to switch to one of them at this point. Still, it's gotta be better than my current attempt 😩
Socchan (soc_puppet) wrote2025-10-30 11:11 pm
soc_puppet) wrote2025-10-30 11:11 pm
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So...
Guess who just remembered that ey've already written some "Image Hosting on Dreamwidth" tutorials?
They're just still stuck on Tumblr and not Dreamwidth at the moment.
Links, so I can get to migrating them later:
Brief tutorial with no images, Tutorial with images.
There's also this one, which is not by me, but covers posting images by email.
They're just still stuck on Tumblr and not Dreamwidth at the moment.
Links, so I can get to migrating them later:
Brief tutorial with no images, Tutorial with images.
There's also this one, which is not by me, but covers posting images by email.
conuly (conuly) wrote2025-10-29 03:29 pm
conuly) wrote2025-10-29 03:29 pmJenn's been playing Cult of the Lamb
and omg those cultists are so needy. They can't feed themselves, so you're constantly trying to keep them in berries and fish, and they complain about everything!
"There's no place to poop, build an outhouse!" (You're an animal, poop on the ground!)
"I want to eat a poop sandwich!" (Uh, okay, but why do I have to make it!?)
"Oh, that grass gruel made me sick!" (Get back to work!)
"I'm sick of your lies!" (Welp, time to perform anotherhuman sapient sacrifice of a, uh, willing victim!)
Seriously, who's running this cult, you or them?
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"There's no place to poop, build an outhouse!" (You're an animal, poop on the ground!)
"I want to eat a poop sandwich!" (Uh, okay, but why do I have to make it!?)
"Oh, that grass gruel made me sick!" (Get back to work!)
"I'm sick of your lies!" (Welp, time to perform another
Seriously, who's running this cult, you or them?
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