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Bits 'n' bobs
I keep meaning to update, and it keeps getting away from me, so let's see what I can recap.
Work is still crazy, but it should let up after next week, which is our big customer conference. I'm currently balls deep in a document about reducing hospital readmissions, something which I knew nothing about until a couple weeks ago. Fortunately it doesn't ( Read more... ) -
J'ai passé un moment merveilleux.
I went to Grand Portage for the annual Rendez-Vous with Shannon and Cory, her brother. I had nothing that was historically appropriate except a bone choker and a knife, so I borrowed clothing from their mum. They already had all the rest of the equipment we needed, as Shannon's been attending voyageur reenactments since she was in the womb; their ( Read more... ) -
A harsh reminder
Just when I feel like I've finally gotten into the groove of the whole "being an adult" thing, something comes along to reinforce how clueless I am.
Not too long ago, my futon broke. Considering my car is tiny as hell and none of my friends own trucks, I figured I'd might as well go to a real furniture store that could deliver and have movers lift ( Read more... ) -
NERD FLAIL
SO I JUST REALIZED SOMETHING.
In Rokugan, in the year 53, there was something of a scandal when the Scorpion allegedly murdered a Lion general. As was common practice at the time, the Kitsu summoned the victim's ghost to testify in court. Then, however, the Scorpion revealed that the Lion was in fact still alive - he'd been kidnapped, not killed. ( Read more... ) -
Awesome
Last night I had a dream that I was sitting in my living room with my parents, who were visiting. I looked out the glass patio door and saw alien ships akin to those in Close Encounters of the Third Kind gliding through the sky. Occasionally the smaller ones would swoop down between the houses and scan the windows with pale blue beams of light; the ( Read more... ) -
Cool things I've seen biking to/from work
- A bird carrying a ribbon about four times its body length in its beak. It looked like the tail of a kite as the bird flew over the trail, no doubt to the nest it was currently renovating ( Read more... ) -
Canned heat
The kitten-cats are driving me up the wall, but what else is new. I do love them, though. They're my furry, clawed babies.
I originally wanted to be a Good Hippie Pet Owner and make their food for them, but that involves even more cooking than normal, and they weren't keen on what I made for them, anyway. So I found a nice compromise: supplement ( Read more... ) -
Kittens
I've had Jack and Garrus long enough now that I can discern their distinct personalities, and they're not necessarily what you'd expect ( Read more... ) -
A recent conversation at my Pathfinders game.
DM: You can see that the plaguelings are homogeneous throughout their entire bodies, and as they swarm Andrew (an NPC paladin) they smoosh into a goo -
Me: So they're like cumsprites? :D
DM: ...No, they're not like cumsprites.
Me: Oh?
DM: No. As they swarm Andrew, their bodies dissolve into a sticky goo that completely engulfs him -
Me: So they are just ( Read more... ) -
On the job
I'm currently in Minneapolis for my first go-live.
"Go-live" is what we call the first week or two that a company uses our computer system. This week's customer is Fairview - my old clinic! - and I've been helping the past three days. Despite the years (literally) of planning and setup that goes into this, shit always goes wrong. It's a given. Which ( Read more... )