Amelia
@gingerreckoning.bsky.social
co-host of @creationcast.net | Oncology Research CRA | Political Scientist | ADHD, Bipolar | single mom of two queer, neurodivergent kids | poly bi | 4 time ENnies judge | she/her |
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@gingerreckoning.bsky.social
· Sep 28
New TTRPG that has three range bands:
Near
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Wherever You Are
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Wherever You Are
Pupdate!
It seems that waiting has paid off. We believe she has dodged the need for another surgery. A third day of X-rays tomorrow to confirm though.
She did eat this evening though, which is the first time since Monday.
So lucky she is cute though. I swear.
It seems that waiting has paid off. We believe she has dodged the need for another surgery. A third day of X-rays tomorrow to confirm though.
She did eat this evening though, which is the first time since Monday.
So lucky she is cute though. I swear.
January 9, 2026 at 12:26 AM
Pupdate!
It seems that waiting has paid off. We believe she has dodged the need for another surgery. A third day of X-rays tomorrow to confirm though.
She did eat this evening though, which is the first time since Monday.
So lucky she is cute though. I swear.
It seems that waiting has paid off. We believe she has dodged the need for another surgery. A third day of X-rays tomorrow to confirm though.
She did eat this evening though, which is the first time since Monday.
So lucky she is cute though. I swear.
Looking highly likely she will need another surgery. I don’t know who has 6k to drop on a dog twice in four weeks but it’s not me. I still haven’t gotten insurance money back from the first surgery.
Peggy is sick again. No idea what’s going on but it’s looking exactly like it did before her surgery. Vet won’t take her, so I’m waiting for the Urgent Care vet to open.
January 7, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Looking highly likely she will need another surgery. I don’t know who has 6k to drop on a dog twice in four weeks but it’s not me. I still haven’t gotten insurance money back from the first surgery.
The number of game stores in my area that I will not go to because I’ve been treated badly by “regulars” is greater than zero. And I am NOT a casual RPG fan. If your store is welcoming, I WILL be back.
Synopsis: You need to kick more people out.
You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.
You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.
January 7, 2026 at 5:15 PM
The number of game stores in my area that I will not go to because I’ve been treated badly by “regulars” is greater than zero. And I am NOT a casual RPG fan. If your store is welcoming, I WILL be back.
Reposted by Amelia
Synopsis: You need to kick more people out.
You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.
You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.
January 6, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Synopsis: You need to kick more people out.
You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.
You will actually have a larger base of customers/attendees if you kick more people out. You will make more money. I am dead serious.
Peggy is sick again. No idea what’s going on but it’s looking exactly like it did before her surgery. Vet won’t take her, so I’m waiting for the Urgent Care vet to open.
January 7, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Peggy is sick again. No idea what’s going on but it’s looking exactly like it did before her surgery. Vet won’t take her, so I’m waiting for the Urgent Care vet to open.
I do not know who any of these packers players are at this point.
January 4, 2026 at 7:59 PM
I do not know who any of these packers players are at this point.
Just a reminder as I wake up to a timeline that is nothing but reposts of people being outraged: it’s okay to feel that way. It’s okay to want to find a solution. But spend time considering what your goal is when you repost/share things.
Consuming and sharing every piece of news isn’t actually helping. Knowledge is power, but there is a point of diminishing returns too. Try to be mindful of what and how much you share. Don’t contribute to the overwhelming nature of things!
www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
www.404media.co/you-cant-pos...
You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism
Authoritarians and tech CEOs now share the same goal: to keep us locked in an eternal doomscroll instead of organizing against them, Janus Rose writes.
www.404media.co
January 3, 2026 at 3:49 PM
Just a reminder as I wake up to a timeline that is nothing but reposts of people being outraged: it’s okay to feel that way. It’s okay to want to find a solution. But spend time considering what your goal is when you repost/share things.
Reposted by Amelia
#CharacterCreationChallenge is now on.
For each day in January, create a new character and post it online for an RPG that you play or wish to play.
Full info here > tardiscaptain.com/gaming/chara...
And I've started a blog for my submissions. Yeah I know.
medium.com/@FionaKTHowa...
#TTRPG #RPG
For each day in January, create a new character and post it online for an RPG that you play or wish to play.
Full info here > tardiscaptain.com/gaming/chara...
And I've started a blog for my submissions. Yeah I know.
medium.com/@FionaKTHowa...
#TTRPG #RPG
January 1, 2026 at 8:40 PM
#CharacterCreationChallenge is now on.
For each day in January, create a new character and post it online for an RPG that you play or wish to play.
Full info here > tardiscaptain.com/gaming/chara...
And I've started a blog for my submissions. Yeah I know.
medium.com/@FionaKTHowa...
#TTRPG #RPG
For each day in January, create a new character and post it online for an RPG that you play or wish to play.
Full info here > tardiscaptain.com/gaming/chara...
And I've started a blog for my submissions. Yeah I know.
medium.com/@FionaKTHowa...
#TTRPG #RPG
New Year’s Eve/ New Year’s Day is always slightly unsettling to me as this worldwide, shared liminal space. There is so much sorrow and anticipation and fear and joy all at once. I often find it emotionally overwhelming — the desire to carefully reflect and idyllically plan simultaneously.
January 1, 2026 at 3:27 PM
New Year’s Eve/ New Year’s Day is always slightly unsettling to me as this worldwide, shared liminal space. There is so much sorrow and anticipation and fear and joy all at once. I often find it emotionally overwhelming — the desire to carefully reflect and idyllically plan simultaneously.
I get to be off work tomorrow because it’s one of the six days that actually count as a holiday in the medical field so that’s pretty neat. I took Friday off too since the kids don’t have school and they are at my house. Somehow I’m already stressed about being out of my routine again though.
January 1, 2026 at 4:22 AM
I get to be off work tomorrow because it’s one of the six days that actually count as a holiday in the medical field so that’s pretty neat. I took Friday off too since the kids don’t have school and they are at my house. Somehow I’m already stressed about being out of my routine again though.
No. Just no.
There’s literally nothing that happened on a regulatory front that would require you to send me six emails between 4:45 PM Monday and 9 AM on Tuesday.
NOTHING.
At what point am I allowed to respond to someone saying “ you have exceeded the limit of communication.”
There’s literally nothing that happened on a regulatory front that would require you to send me six emails between 4:45 PM Monday and 9 AM on Tuesday.
NOTHING.
At what point am I allowed to respond to someone saying “ you have exceeded the limit of communication.”
December 30, 2025 at 4:09 PM
No. Just no.
There’s literally nothing that happened on a regulatory front that would require you to send me six emails between 4:45 PM Monday and 9 AM on Tuesday.
NOTHING.
At what point am I allowed to respond to someone saying “ you have exceeded the limit of communication.”
There’s literally nothing that happened on a regulatory front that would require you to send me six emails between 4:45 PM Monday and 9 AM on Tuesday.
NOTHING.
At what point am I allowed to respond to someone saying “ you have exceeded the limit of communication.”
Reposted by Amelia
blackout is an (almost entirely) asynchronous journalling game for two players about redacting, interpreting, & straining against the confines of language. it's played by creating & communicating through blackout poetry. playtest version with community copies out now satah.itch.io/blackout
December 28, 2025 at 1:05 AM
blackout is an (almost entirely) asynchronous journalling game for two players about redacting, interpreting, & straining against the confines of language. it's played by creating & communicating through blackout poetry. playtest version with community copies out now satah.itch.io/blackout
I’m 37 years old and my dad finally let me use a nail gun today.
But it was the smaller one because I was worried I might hurt someone with the big one honestly.
But it was the smaller one because I was worried I might hurt someone with the big one honestly.
December 28, 2025 at 5:03 AM
I’m 37 years old and my dad finally let me use a nail gun today.
But it was the smaller one because I was worried I might hurt someone with the big one honestly.
But it was the smaller one because I was worried I might hurt someone with the big one honestly.
I bought a dress for Christmas to go with the cape and Kate did a mini photo shoot for me today!
December 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
I bought a dress for Christmas to go with the cape and Kate did a mini photo shoot for me today!
Feeling really lonely this week. The kids are off school and I am off work but because of custody schedules I’m basically hanging out home alone until the afternoon of Christmas Day. I’ve been doing a few activities with my siblings but it kind of sucks being in an empty house most of the time.
December 24, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Feeling really lonely this week. The kids are off school and I am off work but because of custody schedules I’m basically hanging out home alone until the afternoon of Christmas Day. I’ve been doing a few activities with my siblings but it kind of sucks being in an empty house most of the time.
Saw the doc today. They said they are making plans for their patients in case things go through. Essentially it would be private practice family doctors opening up their doors on sliding scale/subscription models. But they think we can at least get puberty blockers before any changes take place.
We have an appointment on Monday with Kate’s doctor to talk about starting puberty blockers and I’m really scared we won’t even be able to get that sorted out in time before a ban goes through. I’m so sick over all of it.
December 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Saw the doc today. They said they are making plans for their patients in case things go through. Essentially it would be private practice family doctors opening up their doors on sliding scale/subscription models. But they think we can at least get puberty blockers before any changes take place.
How much of the budget for The Crown was allocated to foley of shoes in palace hallways?
It has to be like 75% of the cost of making this show.
It has to be like 75% of the cost of making this show.
December 22, 2025 at 5:08 AM
How much of the budget for The Crown was allocated to foley of shoes in palace hallways?
It has to be like 75% of the cost of making this show.
It has to be like 75% of the cost of making this show.
Reposted by Amelia
1. The federal government has just attempted to enact a national trans youth care ban.
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
Nationwide Trans Youth Care Ban Imminent As Trump Admin Announces "Nuclear Option" Federal Rule
The new federal rule formalizes previous threats to hospitals to pull Medicaid funding, and represents a significant legal stretch by this administration.
www.erininthemorning.com
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
1. The federal government has just attempted to enact a national trans youth care ban.
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
A new HHS rule would shutter most gender-affirming care for trans youth nationwide.
It violates multiple laws and the constitution, and will likely go into effect in a few months.
Our latest story here:
Reposted by Amelia
3. Rather than directly banning Medicaid reimbursement for transgender care, the rule would bar any hospital that accepts Medicaid funding from providing gender-affirming care for trans youth at all, regardless of whether that care is paid for by Medicaid.
December 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
3. Rather than directly banning Medicaid reimbursement for transgender care, the rule would bar any hospital that accepts Medicaid funding from providing gender-affirming care for trans youth at all, regardless of whether that care is paid for by Medicaid.
A bill passed the house yesterday that would criminalize parents/doctors providing gender affirming care for kids under 18. On top of today’s announcement. It’s already hard to access care, but would make it a crime for me to take care of my own fucking kid.
Please call your senators. Please.
Please call your senators. Please.
December 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
A bill passed the house yesterday that would criminalize parents/doctors providing gender affirming care for kids under 18. On top of today’s announcement. It’s already hard to access care, but would make it a crime for me to take care of my own fucking kid.
Please call your senators. Please.
Please call your senators. Please.
Pupdate!
Peggy had her surgical follow-up yesterday and got a clean bill of health. She is now allowed to go back to playing and using the stairs like a normal dog. She has also put on 2lbs since her surgery, so only 3 more to get back to her pre-incident weight.
Peggy had her surgical follow-up yesterday and got a clean bill of health. She is now allowed to go back to playing and using the stairs like a normal dog. She has also put on 2lbs since her surgery, so only 3 more to get back to her pre-incident weight.
December 18, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Pupdate!
Peggy had her surgical follow-up yesterday and got a clean bill of health. She is now allowed to go back to playing and using the stairs like a normal dog. She has also put on 2lbs since her surgery, so only 3 more to get back to her pre-incident weight.
Peggy had her surgical follow-up yesterday and got a clean bill of health. She is now allowed to go back to playing and using the stairs like a normal dog. She has also put on 2lbs since her surgery, so only 3 more to get back to her pre-incident weight.
Finally got the Christmas decorations up late last week… better late than never.
December 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Finally got the Christmas decorations up late last week… better late than never.
I would like to personally apologize to Nixon. I take back everything I said. Holy shit.
These penalties are gonna kill is though.
Like… take Nixon out of this game.
Like… take Nixon out of this game.
December 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM
I would like to personally apologize to Nixon. I take back everything I said. Holy shit.
Must-win game today and I am VERY stressed. My emotional support puppy is here in my lap though. We will see how I’m doing in about four hours…
#gopackgo
💚💛🏈
#gopackgo
💚💛🏈
December 7, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Must-win game today and I am VERY stressed. My emotional support puppy is here in my lap though. We will see how I’m doing in about four hours…
#gopackgo
💚💛🏈
#gopackgo
💚💛🏈
Peggy is slowly starting to perk up. She’s eating food and wagging her tail again. Still moving pretty slow and definitely underweight from the ordeal but so glad she’s on the mend.
December 7, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Peggy is slowly starting to perk up. She’s eating food and wagging her tail again. Still moving pretty slow and definitely underweight from the ordeal but so glad she’s on the mend.