: Struggling with the compulsion to pull on my stitches a week early. Winning the struggle. For now.
: Cut my thumb on the lid to a metal can today. Three stitches. ⭐️⭐️
: Finished reading: Isles of the Emberdark by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Day two of school with minimal tears. Fingers crossed day three will go as well.
: I kinda think I might covertly adopt my aunt’s heeler one day.
: Kids had a single day of school last week, and everyone already seems to have a cold. Missed this.
: My 8yo daughter just called me “bruh”
: Finished reading: The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas 📚
: Finished reading: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Our two elementary age kids both have teachers we feel good about this year. Whew!
: Tried honey-butter squid snacks a second time to make sure they aren’t for me. They aren’t for me.
: It’s not a “pre-game” it’s “the meeting before the meeting.”
: I spent an alarming amount of time in the shower this morning trying to figure out what tool I use …
: 7 is super stressed that he has his first wiggly tooth, and doesn’t know what to expect from it.
: I was so incredibly sick yesterday. Thankfully I woke up today feeling almost normal.
: I'm testing out photo uploads in ME This is a test post. It’s cute, so enjoy it.. but it’s still a test.
: Gallery Photos in Syracuse Wildflowers Armory NY
: Vacation Photo Dump #1 I wish I did a better job of taking photos when we’re out and about, but I keep getting distracted …
: Playing catchup with my bookshelves in Epilogue today. Whee.
: Currently reading: Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Currently reading: The Assassin’s Blade by Sarah J. Maas 📚
: Currently reading: The Complete Book of the New Sun by Gene Wolfe 📚
: Finished reading: Dawnshard by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Finished reading: The Sunlit Man by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: 8, née 7 woke up sick on her birthday. Being a trooper about it.
: Finished reading: Confessions of a CIA Spy by Peter Warmka 📚
: Currently reading: The Bands of Mourning by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: Finished reading: Wind and Truth by Brandon Sanderson 📚
: I learned the correct pronunciation of the word “satiety” last week, and now I keep catching myself …
: It took a couple weeks, but I finally managed to throw out the wadded napkin in my jacket pocket.
: That time 6 hid a knife in a breadstick.
: Sometimes you just gotta let the kids chase that happy.
: 6yo keeps shouting “WAR MACHINE” and giggling from his bedroom at bedtime. I refuse to investigate …
: There’s a tiny bit of snow coming for us this afternoon. Taking bets we close school.
: Back to work tomorrow for the first time since … sometime in December. I don’t actually remember any …
: Opened Apple News to find a recommended article by People Magazine reporting on a Reddit AITA post. …
: I expected a lot of challenges when we decided to become parents. I didn’t expect one of them to be …
: Me: Do you like milk? 6: Yeah! Me: Name every milk. 6: I’m not gonna do that.
: My cousin proposed to his girlfriend tonight just after his dad read a poem he wrote about a magic …
: Picked up some espresso from a local roaster I’ve been meaning to try for ages. ☕️ I think they’re …
: I ordered two packages on the same day. One is from NJ and the other from Ukraine. Guess which is …
: When you really want to put your finger on society’s pulse, you analyze Pornhub searches. …
: Apple News+ Crossword Mini: Thursday, Dec 12, 2024
: My wife and I got ourselves an espresso machine for Christmas. It arrived at 8:00pm. I made and …
: I let my Duolingo streak expire. I’m not sure why it’s so important to the app and its developers …
: I’ve told some people the last couple days I don’t enjoy the cold. You and I are close enough for me …
: This Christmas spirit feels a lot like a migraine.
: Apparently falling asleep at my desk is my strategy for using up residual office leave in 2024.
: There’s no sleep better than the sleep of someone who dozed off listening to an audiobook.
: My Spotify Wrapped clearly shows my kids use my Spotify accounts more than I do.
: We like to have fun around here.
: Keychron keeps trying to sell me one of their hall effect keyboards. I wish I could tell them not to …
: New Heights I’ve been experiencing chronic neck/back pain for months. It’s worst in the morning when …
: Staying up too late playing WoW wasn’t something I had on my 2024 problems radar.
: The theater at the local high school is nicer than just about any other local venue.
: My bank keeps telling me not to share MFA codes with anyone.. like they’re the boss of me.
: I just received a link to a video that reminded me have a cartoon Nietzsche sticker I use as a …
: I know I’m at an anxiety tipping point when I realize I’m playing three different video games, …
: For years I thought Wham!’s Last Christmas was just a corny demo track on a keyboard I had as …
: We finally broke down and turned the office heat on once we hit 60F/15C. Might get to take my coat …
: I have coping mechanisms for workplace stress. Vacation is a brave new world.
: I had nine straight days off from work and it almost killed me. I’m glad I’m finally …
: Happy break between holidays!
: Currently reading: The Colour Of Magic by Terry Pratchett 📚
: Hear no evil? Maybe hear a little. I’ve really been digging into horror podcasts lately. I’m a long-time fan of Rusty …
: Happy Orthodox Easter Went to our in-laws' house to celebrate Orthodox Easter with my Polish mother-in-law and had a nice …
: Thinking about Health Insurance I sat through two hours of meetings today about increasing insurance costs at my office. It’s …
: VMWare Acquires Broadcom VMWare has been in the news recently after their acquisition by Broadcom. The news has been mostly …
: Lamy Dark Lilac I picked up a bottle of Lamy’s “re-issued” Dark Lilac ink last week. tl;dr It’s excellent. I wasn’t …