: Weβre sleeping here BF took pics of me sleeping (he shared them with me, not creepy after all these years) because the β¦
: Currently Reading: Digital Transformation Demystified by Frank Granito π
: Currently Reading: A Wizard of Earthsea by Ursula K. Le Guin π #Bookbuddy read for β¦
: Let sleeping dogs sleep in on Sundays. #silentsunday
: Currently Reading: Organized for Murder by Ritter Ames π
: Finished reading: Dead Man’s Hand by James J. Butcher π
: Currently Reading: Dead Man’s Hand by James J. Butcher π
: Finished reading: Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis π
: Currently Reading: Scales and Sensibility by Stephanie Burgis π
: A dog owner has options. Scoobyβs foster mom suggested getting a Fi-tracker, but the subscription β¦
: A year ago I still had my Zoe girl.
: Existencial crisis time β Whatβs my use/purpose if Iβm not a productive member of society (cog)?
: Molly is not fond of the vet and Scooby is ok, so heβs her emotional support. He rarely lies down β¦
: Scooby has earned his first major time out. Only Molly got to go to daycare today because she β¦
: For not being a morning person, I certainly get a lot done when the dogs get me up and wonβt go back β¦
: This is my first attempt at #sillyCuratorPrompts #HappyLittlePlant #MastoArt (I honestly have no β¦
: Finished reading: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter by Jaleigh β¦
: Mom wonβt let me go outside and chase bunnies and splash in the puddles. And now she makes me wipe β¦
: Two Sleeps and a Beagle First, some context if you donβt know what I mean by Two Sleeps. Scooby wakes up at the crack of β¦
: Leave It ... Please leave it. Please listen this morning. If you do, I will give you so many treats… β¦
: Currently Reading: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves: The Road to Neverwinter by Jaleigh β¦
: Essential Reading for Introverts Job Hunting Currently Reading: Taking the Work Out of Networking by Karen Wickre π Yes, I read the introductions β¦
: Finished reading: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi π
: GSD No, not German Shepherd dog π. Getting Shit Done Someone way back in January or February pointed me β¦
: Want to read: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros π
: Currently Reading: The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi π
: Too Much Butter Yes. There is such a thing. I was making the banana bread and between the butter in the batter β¦
: Morning. Scooby woke up at 5:30. I managed to convince him to cuddle until 6, and then we really had β¦
: Currently Reading: After She Wrote Him by Sulari Gentill π
: Ennui I really hate routines and schedules (for myself). I really hate that I need one. I really hate that β¦
: Currently Reading: How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge by K. Eason π
: Finished reading: The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope π
: Currently Reading: The Monsters We Defy by Leslye Penelope π
: Finished reading: The Spare Man by Mary Robinette Kowal π
: Real Talk about Fear and Imposter syndrome Iβve been stalled on starting my listening tour and blaming it on (mental) health and migraines, but β¦
: Bone conduction headphones Are a brilliant and life-changing invention. Between weather and the Mack Truck Iβm apparently β¦
: I am not okay My last two massages have made me realize I am holding on to more in my body than I realized. I β¦
: Finished reading: Full Moon Howl by Orlando A. Sanchez π
: When I was younger I could never understand why someone would choose to live someplace like Death β¦
: Day 31: Practice #mbmar Gotta practice good form.
: Permission to rest Doctorβs orders, well, my therapist. She watched me walk in and said at the end of our session that β¦
: Day 30: Mirror #mbmar I thought about doing the obligatory mirror selfie, but this is better.
: Day 29: Slice #mbmar I love sushi and sashimi.
: Todayβs lightbulb momentβ I am too tired to professionally code-switch all the time now. Iβd rather β¦
: Day 28: Prompt #mbmar I guess I should pay attention to all of my journaling prompts.
: Day 27: Support #mbmar Zoe was Mollyβs support dog. She loved to be as close to her as possible. β¦
: Day 26: Instrument #mbmar Horns please! πΊ. Get your groove on. Taken during my short stay in β¦
: Day 25: Spice #mbmar Definitely time to reorganize the spice drawer…
: Day 24: Court #mbmar From a trip to Vegas in April of 2011, so I must have been taking a break β¦
: Day 23: Chance #mbmar From my last βchanceβ to see the amazing Stan Lee at a Comic Con. Excelsior!
: Currently Listening: Three Mages and a Margarita by Annette Marie π
: Day 22: Insect #mbmar I canβt wait for my sunflowers to bloom this year.
: Day 21: Tiny #mbmar Once upon a time, I had a tiny shoulder demon named Luna(tic). This was typical β¦
: Day 20: Houseplant #mbmar Every winter, the front office doubles as a solarium for our tropical β¦
: Day 19: Analog #mbmar Takes a licking and occasionally needs a new battery. Iβve had this watch β¦
: Year in books for 2022 Here are the books I finished reading in 2022. After I started on micro.blog. The rest are on β¦
: Ageism and Big Mom Energy Or sticking my size 11 in my mouth and self-sabotaging. I was joking (kinda, maybe) to a coworker β¦
: Day 17: Early #mbmar Only my daughter can get me up at the buttcrack of dawn to go to the edge of β¦
: Day 16: Road #mbmar One of my personal favorites from a trip to Acadia NPS.
: Todayβs realization: I have been working for over 30 years and I am looking at 25-30 more. Tired AF. β¦
: Day 15: Patience When Iβm stressed, I bake. Baking requires patience if you want to actually eat the β¦
: Try Again Later: The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson π
: Mondays, am I Right? Today is just Monday-ing all over me. First- grogginess. Yay prodrome. Finally get my ass in gear β¦
: TIL: Be very aware of image format. Even though Ulysses was displaying the photo I chose perfectly, β¦
: Day 11: Gimcrack #mbmar First I had to look up the definition before I could attempt this prompt. So β¦
: Finished reading: Backpacking through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire π
: Day 10: Ritual #mbmar Morning is not complete without the ritual of coffee.
: Currently Reading: Backpacking through Bedlam by Seanan McGuire π
: Day 8: Walk #mbmar My girl wanted to go on walks, despite her age and failing hind legs, so we made β¦
: Day 7: Whole #mbmar Two whole sweet potato pies right before my family digs in and makes them β¦
: Finished reading: The Man Who Died Twice by Richard Osman π
: Day 6: This bridge over the Mississippi River is a feat of artistic engineering. #mbmar
: Day 5: Tile #mbmar Full-frame view of the tiles at the Roll-A-Rama Rink at the TWA Hotel taken in β¦
: Day 4: Train zipping by #mbmar
: So thatβs what a clean desk looks like Much improved. Still need to find a place for or let go of some things. Or file. I hate filing. BUT! β¦
: Currently Reading: Never Search Alone by Phyl Terry π
: Reclaiming My Chamber of Coffee and Contemplation Still makes me happy to think and say that (thanks @DarkSheepArts!) Yesterday was Mount Laundry. One β¦
: Climbing Mount Laundry According to the photo timestamp, I have been dealing with Mount Laundry since 10:20am. I did take a β¦
: Finished reading: The Red Heart of Jade by Marjorie Liu π
: Currently Reading: The Devil In The White City by Erik Larson π
: Currently Reading: The Red Heart of Jade by Marjorie Liu π
: Finished reading: Shadow Touch by Marjorie Liu π
: Behind the Wall Today would have been my brotherβs 45th birthday. Iβm kinda in my head about it all and not willing β¦
: Currently Reading: Shadow Touch by Marjorie Liu π
: Finished reading: Hide by Tracy Clark π
: Currently Reading: Hide by Tracy Clark π
: Molly understands the assignment.
: This is the least stressful Friday I have had in a while. I thought I might be a little stressed out β¦
: Currently Reading: The House of Daniel by Harry Turtledove π
: Finished reading: The Thursday Murder Club: A Novel (A Thursday Murder Club Mystery Book 1) by β¦
: Currently reading: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman π
: Finished reading: Enola Holmes and the Black Barouche by Nancy Springer π
: Currently reading: Eartheater by Dolores Reyes π This is the first book from my #Storygraph β¦
: Finished reading: Tiger Eye: The First Dirk & Steele Novel by Marjorie Liu π
: Currently Reading: Tiger Eye: The First Dirk & Steele Novel by Marjorie Liu π Well, first I need β¦
: Finished reading: Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty π Mur Lafferty is just what I needed. Now to pick β¦
: I gotta say, today was a good day Too often I let my overall gloomy mood overshadow the good things, so Iβm writing now and here β¦
: Time to get back in my lane… Currently Reading: Station Eternity by Mur Lafferty π
: FINALLY! Finished reading: The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue by V. E. Schwab π
: Mom took me someplace new AND THERE WERE SO MANY NEW SMELLS!!! Including other dogs!!! And then we β¦
: If I want to be a travel writer⦠I actually have to write up some of my travels. And not overthink it .
: Iβm beginning to wonder how i can use my insomnia instead of letting it rule me. The trick is in not β¦
: Tell me why... Why do I procrastinate like itβs an Olympic sport? I finished morning meetings and instead of doing β¦
: Plan of the Day Mental core dump β Monday edition Because why use my dot journal when I have a blog and mastodon? β¦
: Monday Off? Hike #2 in the books. Was not feeling ambitious enough for the entire Emerald Necklace loop, but I β¦
: A good start Begin as you nean to end and all that jazz. It was nice to get out and move. First hike of the year β¦
: Currently Reading: Yesterday by Felicia Yap π
: Finished reading: The Tangleroot Palace by Marjorie Liu π
: Currently Reading: The Tangleroot Palace by Marjorie Liu π
: Finished reading: Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka π
: Beach Reads Watched the movie with some friends and the improbability π€£π€£π€£ Just had to read the book the movie is β¦
: Finished Reading: Last Exit by Max Gladstone π
: Luke Daniels is always a good listen. Audiobook: The Purloined Poodle by Kevin Hearne π
: Focus? I need a new listen to get through all of this paperwork (well, admin-type work) and started Night β¦
: 'Tis the Season TIL: More than 20 viruses are going around that could be causing my current bout of ick, and they β¦
: Truth be told, I am so used to thinking and writing in HTML that learning markdown is kinda hard.
: Inspired by a conversation I’m listening to a mix of instrumental John Williams to try and get into a flow. [This Is John β¦
: Hello World, Again. It’s been a hot minute since I logged in here, and wow! Loving some of the changes. I had to β¦
: On recommendation from @alexink Currently Reading: The Last Smile in Sunder City by Luke Arnold π
: Currently reading: Murder at Half Moon Gate by Andrea Penrose π
: Mental and Emotional Core Dump What does it mean to be engaged? Not married, but involved (preferably enthusiastically) with work. β¦
: Finished reading: Murder on Black Swan Lane by A. Penrose π I wasn’t sure how I would like a β¦
: Hoopla thought I needed some Regency mystery, so let’s see how goes. New author AND new β¦
: Finished reading: Be the Serpent (October Daye Book 16) by Seanan McGuire π
: I would rather drink tea, eat maple creme cookies, and read the latest #OctoberDaye novel than deal β¦
: Currently reading: Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire π
: This is the way we walk our dogs When one is super-senior and the other is a boundless energy beagle. Happy #InternationalDogDay
: New Breed of Dog - The Beagle Doodle
: Midnight - I have joined the Dark Side
: Currently Reading: Midnight Robber by Nalo Hopkinson π
: Currently Reading: Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments by T. L. Huchu π
: Finished reading: The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump by Harry Turtledove π βοΈβοΈβοΈβοΈ It’s been a β¦
: Want to read: How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse (Thorne Chronicles) by K. Eason π
: My Covid Chronicles Days 1-3Β Now that I finally have a positive test β¦ symptoms started on Thursday afternoon with a β¦
: One step closer to digital nomad as an empty nester Still excited!!! Itβs been a long day, lots of driving, not enough sleep, nor food, nor water, but β¦
: Outdoor Office Itβs an exceptionally nice day today after the sweltering heat and humidity of the last few days, so β¦
: Audiobook: The Salvage Crew by Yudhanjaya Wijeratne π– also on Kindle Unlimited / Audible and β¦
: Currently Reading: Sweep of Stars by Maurice Broaddus π
: Currently Reading: Fifteen Postcards by Kirsten McKenzie π
: Want to read: Our Lady of Mysterious Ailments (Edinburgh Nights Book 2) by T. L. Huchu π
: Want to read: Piranesi by Susanna Clarke π
: Want to read: All Our Hidden Gifts (The Gifts) by Caroline OβDonoghue π
: Want to read: Dread Nation by Justina Ireland π I thought I read this a few years ago but the blurb β¦
: Want to read: Deathless Divide by Justina Ireland π
: Red Hot Chili Peppers are almost ready for harvest
: Currently Reading: The Case of the Toxic Spell Dump by Harry Turtledove π