N. Frances Moritz (she/her)
@ctrlalttabby.bsky.social
Gamer, geek, Mom, 1st degree black belt, currently owned by 4 cats
I’m thankful for Portland’s quirky immersive art www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/im-thankful-...
I’m thankful for Portland’s quirky immersive art
Mid-November found us back in Portland, this time joined by my sister, with the primary goal of the trip to visit with my aging grandmother, scheduled in short visits on alternating days so as to n…
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November 28, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I’m thankful for Portland’s quirky immersive art www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/im-thankful-...
Y’all, Touch Grass www.randomgeekchild.com/yall-touch-g...
Y’all, Touch Grass
Maybe not literally, depending on your snow situation and urban planning, but I’ve been spending more time just kind of… hanging out in a physical space. Smelling the candle I never lig…
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November 23, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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MRIs are annoyingly loud www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/mris-are-ann...
MRIs are annoyingly loud
A couple years ago, I posted about my first MRI experience, which was for my hip. While I found the sound variance fascinating with a headset, this week, I experienced an MRI without one, and it wa…
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November 21, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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Onwards and Downwards www.randomgeekchild.com/onwards-and-...
Onwards and Downwards
…a catchphrase which only really makes sense in a handful of contexts. Habitually hanging out on an upper floor. Living at high altitudes. And ocean exploration, where most everything interesting i…
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November 16, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Fall progresses in bursts www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/fall-progres...
Fall progresses in bursts
I swear, from one day to the next, the trees suddenly changed color. I’m sure there was a progression, yet I somehow missed it. What I haven’t missed is the subsequent delivery of many …
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November 14, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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What Do You Keep In Reach? www.randomgeekchild.com/what-do-you-...
What Do You Keep In Reach?
I was wondering recently about the things I keep easy access to, and what they say about me. I almost never wear pants without pockets anymore – I’ve gotten used to carrying two hands&#…
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November 9, 2025 at 11:27 AM
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Done before the first snow! www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/done-before-...
Done before the first snow!
*checks the weather forecast for the next week or so* Done well before the first snow! And, delightfully, done mulching for the season. For those of you following along at home, we went through abo…
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November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Done before the first snow! www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/done-before-...
Personality Types As Music www.randomgeekchild.com/personality-...
Personality Types As Music
I discovered Sleeping At Last’s work by accident – a chance encounter on YouTube with the Enneagram project, which offers a different song for each of the nine Enneagram personality typ…
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November 2, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Happy Samhain! www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/happy-samhain/
Happy Samhain!
Or happy Halloween, depending which you celebrate. Both is, of course, an option. As we wrap up the harvest season, at least those of us in northern climates that are rapidly moving towards winter,…
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October 31, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Happy Samhain! www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/happy-samhain/
I Have No Idea What This Is, But It’s Tasty www.randomgeekchild.com/i-have-no-id...
I Have No Idea What This Is, But It’s Tasty
I’m someone who’s spent a lot of time cooking from recipes and double- and triple-checking the instructions as I go, then slowly growing accustomed to and adapting them over time. And i…
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October 26, 2025 at 11:25 AM
I Have No Idea What This Is, But It’s Tasty www.randomgeekchild.com/i-have-no-id...
Another fabulous Dorkstock! www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/another-fabu...
Another fabulous Dorkstock!
As I mentioned last week, it was time for Dorkstock again. This is always a fun weekend for me, not the least of which is because I get to play and run games like Cartoon Frag and Life-Sized Kill D…
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October 24, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Another fabulous Dorkstock! www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/another-fabu...
An Endless Supply of Tabletop Role-Playing Games www.randomgeekchild.com/an-endless-s...
An Endless Supply of Tabletop Role-Playing Games
It’s been a very gaming weekend, so I was reminded of a Tumblr blog I follow, which is specifically dedicated to TTRPGs, and the vast breadth of them available. Most especially, they take req…
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October 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
An Endless Supply of Tabletop Role-Playing Games www.randomgeekchild.com/an-endless-s...
Gamehole Plush Monster Island www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/gamehole-plu...
Gamehole Plush Monster Island
Every year, John Kovalic designs a new plush for Gamehole Con, the parent convention that hosts Dorkstock. A couple years ago, it occurred to me that I could combine those plush into a Monster Isla…
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October 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Gamehole Plush Monster Island www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/gamehole-plu...
Hey, What Species Is That Paragraph? www.randomgeekchild.com/hey-what-spe...
Hey, What Species Is That Paragraph?
My latest minor obsession is a blog I’ve just found on Tumblr this week, which responds to all sorts of posts with the posts’ own letters for gene sequencing (G, C, T, and A, in whateve…
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October 12, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Mulberry trimming www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/mulberry-tri...
Mulberry trimming
Most years, after the mulberries are done for the season, I do a quick trim of the branches I can reach that are extending too far over the lawn. A couple key phrases in that sentence were “m…
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October 10, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Mulberry trimming www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/mulberry-tri...
Comedy, Poems, and Comedy Poems www.randomgeekchild.com/comedy-poems...
Comedy, Poems, and Comedy Poems
Long have I followed Elle Cordova, first on Instagram, and more recently on YouTube! (Links here on out will be for YouTube.) They have a whole plethora of bite-sized works and a handful of longer …
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October 5, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Temperature blanket update and ideas www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/temperature-...
Temperature blanket update and ideas
The temperature blanket continues, of course, with another three months of warm weather added in the latest six rows. In this photo, that’s the left side, which has the occasional yellow (65-…
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October 3, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Temperature blanket update and ideas www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/temperature-...
Yi Xian: Cultivator Card Game www.randomgeekchild.com/yi-xian-cult...
Yi Xian: Cultivator Card Game
This game is pretty. That was the first thing I noticed, once a friend convinced me to play. The art is colorful and softly lit, the music is light and often ‘peppy meditative’… and the…
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September 28, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Yi Xian: Cultivator Card Game www.randomgeekchild.com/yi-xian-cult...
The return of the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/the-return-o...
The return of the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show
In a whirlwind of political controversy, the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show, a late-night talk show, was suddenly suspended “indefinitely” last week, then just as suddenly restarted, airing ag…
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September 26, 2025 at 10:07 AM
The return of the Jimmy Kimmel Live! show www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/the-return-o...
Look, the sexism is bad enough on the survival kit advent calendars... why is the D&D one labeled as "for men boys"?
September 24, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Look, the sexism is bad enough on the survival kit advent calendars... why is the D&D one labeled as "for men boys"?
Hard Boundaries To Soft Problems www.randomgeekchild.com/hard-boundar...
Hard Boundaries To Soft Problems
What is it like to live at the border of time zones? Where “six o’clock” means something different where you live than it does ten minutes away? As someone who lives pretty solidl…
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September 21, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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The Return of Mount Mulchmore www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/the-return-o...
The Return of Mount Mulchmore
As I mentioned recently, we needed a bit more mulch before the winter weather hits. After a couple weeks, I cancelled my Chip Drop request – I can always enter a new one – and bought so…
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September 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Tiny Epic Dinosaurs www.randomgeekchild.com/tiny-epic-di...
Tiny Epic Dinosaurs
These are the itty-bittiest dinosaurs you’ve ever held in hand. Lying them down and standing them up again on the boards is a minor dexterity exercise. And they’re so cute. You’ve…
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September 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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Feline goodness www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/feline-goodn...
Feline goodness
The internet has been fairly vile this week, with videos of two different murders that occurred in the United States circulating: a violent stabbing in North Carolina and a targeted shooting at a c…
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September 12, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Feline goodness www.momsguidetothegalaxy.com/feline-goodn...
Old Traditions, New Traditions, and Somewhere In Between www.randomgeekchild.com/old-traditio...
Old Traditions, New Traditions, and Somewhere In Between
For as long as I can remember, our household has had a rule: when a doctor’s appointment involves needles, we get milkshakes. It was a successful distraction/treat/hydration technique, and ma…
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September 7, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Old Traditions, New Traditions, and Somewhere In Between www.randomgeekchild.com/old-traditio...