Some people center their self inside themselves, they are their own Axis Mundi. But my selves are always outside, dancing at the first Lagrange point between me and whomever I’m thinking about. When I think about myself, I’m suddenly at L2, seeing my own silhouette.

Fireworks keep going off.
One friend has been hospitalized against their will, but maybe necessarily. I love them and am worried.
Another friend is hurting and I’m powerless to help.

The for several days, the best toy has been this green bean. Fetch works if the toy is as exciting as an old slightly squishy vegetable, apparently.

Moved big rocks. Pretty sandstones.

Do I have to be up and moving tomorrow morning?
Do I need to be rested and alert?
Was I a useless lump all weekend, getting only a little graphics mock-up work done?
Did the pulled muscle in my back finally start feeling better at 6pm?
Did I suddenly have energy at 8pm and now can’t sleep?
Yes.

Pet peeve: in fiction, when the moon is only ever up at night. Moonrise is at NOON today.

I am scared for the people I care about. I was sitting on the couch today with kids I adore, thinking, ”please let what is coming pass them by.” I know they are only my para-children, and I don’t even get to see them weekly anymore, but the sense of parenthood I feel is there nonetheless.

It feels like not being able to take my hand off of a hot surface, but it’s my brain, not my hand. Like being dragged under a car.

Ok, so we have this and mastodon as open-source alternatives to X. Where’s open source facebook? Communities/groups, events, selective groups who can see posts…

Mit sticks to fruits and nuts. In a world where ”Speak to Plants” and ”Speak to Animals” exist, he’s already anxious about the ethics of eating the fertilized ova of plants, let alone living, thinking, communicating beings.

Ursula K. LeGuin on technology

I’ll be 100% honest: I have no idea what I’m doing here. Posting without privacy settings? Feels too vulnerable. I like reading my friends’ posts and reposts, but what do I even post here?

PSA for cat owners in the US: cats have been contracting H5N1 (bird flu). They are very susceptible to it and the fatality rate for cats is 67%. To avoid it:

-keep your cats indoors. They can catch it from infected birds and mice.

-do not feed them raw dairy

-do not feed them raw meat

Last time I did this, Bluesky won with over 1K likes VS Threads at 159 likes. Let's try again one month later and see if things changed.

If you’re part of the #TTRPGCommunity , like this post and repost for visibility.

I want to see if there are more TTRPG people on Bluesky VS Threads.