Can anyone recommend me a mindless game for steam deck? I like to turn the sound off and listen to audiobooks or music. I don't like the little cutesy stories and walls of text. I just want to flip cards or match tiles, or things of that kidney. Like solitaire only maybe prettier. Thanks! […]

#windowfriday #magicinthemundane

I've been binge watching this Australian series, and have made it to the third season, but I'm losing interest because the writers seem to have embraced the Shonda Rhymes / Grey's Anatomy school of drama - horrific disasters and lots of romantic reshuffling. Too stressful for me, and a […]

"I made a model of the Himalayas." "To scale?" "No, just to look at."

Here's a fun, forgotten tune from the 70s to cheer us up. I love the lyric structure, it's so well put together, the song just flows. Tony Orlando and Dawn, Knock Three Times #music #70smusic #dancemusic #uplifting https://youtu.be/uw2eitx9Ly0?si=x4LdSg_uiPfsrHZl

#3goodthings 1. This floofy girl, who obligingly fucks off when I ask nicely. "Ada, please fuck off," and she does. 2. Our new ice cream maker does small batches in less than an hour, and I have had ice cream for the first time in years #ibs 3. My new #handmade […] [Original post on masto.ai]

Gracie Gumdrops, whatcha doing, cutey? #cat #catsofmastodon #floof

Does anyone know how to add #bbc or #bbcradio as a metadata provider for #audiobookshelf?

Hot off the...weaving in a million ends. The green yarn is some commercial merino silk, and the rest is my #handspinning BFL silk, dyed with kool-aid. So much drama. I started and ripped out several projects with this yarn, but I'm happy with the result. Just a […] [Original post on masto.ai]

Today's #humblesoup is shrimp with some yogurt, white cheese, broth, and a can of green chillies. Really good for the minimal effort involved. I was craving enchiladas with green sauce, but this is the closest I could get with the ingredients on hand, and still #keto. #quickmeal

I have seen a few videos shaming young women for wearing stupid or very revealing clothes. What else is new. We're always shaming women for something. I agree the garments in question are hideous, but let's shame the correct people and systems. Fast fashion, dried up opportunities for education […]

#lastminute2025resolutions To replace Alexa with #homeassistant voice. I'm disabled, and use voice mainly to control my lights. It's going to be a cognitive effort for me, and I'm concerned about my ability to do it without undue brain stress. But I loathe Alexa, and really want to get this done.

The snowy expanse. #floof #cat #catsofmastodon #snooze

I had a rather poignant reminder of my sweetie's masking and #actuallyautistic #burnout. He'd just come back from visiting his family, and I wrote to thank them for my Xmas gift. I mentioned that he was his usual taciturn self, and they were astonished by that word. For them, he's the opposite […]

[Direct eye contact, closeup] Doesn't #susiewiles #vanityfair picture look exactly the way Ailsa Jennings' (Dept Q) mugshot would have looked if she had survived to have one? Same horrible wig. Same bizarre glare #photo #politics #christopheranderson

Uh. This isn't what it looks like. My hand is on her chest! #catsofmastodon #cat #floof #snooze #awkward

My cartoon for the latest @newscientist.com

Can anyone #help me with a #linuxmint #bravebrowser issue I'm having? I mainly use it to play streaming video, and usually have multiple tabs open. Occasionally a video I had paused will resume playing spontaneously, waking me up. Even ones in a background tab. Any suggestions? Thanks!

Why is so much media about murder? Doesn't that seem strange? I'm so tired of murder. It's getting very boring. #justchatting

Here's a phenom for the day. I don't know about other liquids, but if you microwave homemade stock, and get it really hot, then sprinkle some salt in it, you'll see a quick fizzing as the salt hits. Does anyone know why? #science #cooking #microwave #heat #curiosity

I can tell my horrible gastric nightmare may be passing off because I spontaneously cleaned my bathroom. That's a good sign, yes? (please!) Eleven hours seems quite long enough. I have no idea how many trips to the loo I made during this episode, but it was a lot. Cautious sips of herbal tea […]

[Gut disturbance] Sigh. So I made some "me-safe" cookies the other day, a small batch using just 1 cup of almond flour. And foolishly ate them all. I knew better, but they tasted so good. Everything was fine until today, when it was time to unload. Big drama throughout the entire system […]

My grown kid has given me one of the nicest gifts ever. Ze read my favorite series of books that no one else in my life has read. And liked them! I now feel fulfilled as a mother. Kage Baker's Company series. It's very long, and has something for nearly everyone, intrigue, romance, cabals […]

It's been a very quiet day for me. My sweetie is out of town. I got lovely presents and texts from those who love me, and now I am having a strange meal of halloumi and fried yellow squash. Because that seemed easy. #joinin

Watching A Charlie Brown Christmas at 5 am. As one does. #joinin #christmas #isolation #peanuts

Awkward #cat just stands there. She's been there for 15 minutes. She's getting on my nerves. #catsofmastodon #tabbycat

Today's appalling and utterly pointless suffering is brought to us by my right knee, my upper torso, and the letter F. #pain #justchatting #disability #mecfs #chronicillness #chronicpain #crash

Thank you, Ada. I feel so close to you now. #cat #catsofmastodon #floof #ass

I made cookies! There are such an ungodly number of things I can't eat that I'm surprised my ad hoc recipe worked so well. They're light and fluffy, mainly I think because of the extra fine almond flour I used. Just a simple spice cookie with oodles of butter. I'll […] [Original post on masto.ai]

My mood today. "The mystery masked man was smart He got himself a Tonto 'Cause Tonto did the dirty work for free But Tonto he was smarter And one day said kemo sabe Well, kiss my ass, I bought a boat I'm going out to sea" -Lyle Lovett #songs #justchatting #lyrics #music #lylelovett […]

I've heard many people with a serious illness say they wouldn't wish their suffering on their worst enemy. And I used to feel that way, too. Only so many terrible people have been doing such terrible things that now I DO wish my illness on lots of them. Even if I lacked any thirst for vengeance […]

I love how each shaft in a tabby cat's fur is multicolored. Black or gray on top, but tawny in the depths. She's not injured in any way, I'm just parting her fur. It's amazing how much detail goes into every kitty. #fur #cat #catsofmastodon #tabbycat

I just watched the third Knives Out movie, and atheist that I am, it was my favorite of the three. One particular performance moved me to tears, but I won't spoil it. This was one of those films that I think people can enjoy whether they are religious or not. It had heart, and I'm a sucker for […]

As ugly as the word #moist is, the word palp is arguably far worse. I'm slowly working my way through Adrian Tchaikovsky's Children of Time series, where some of the main characters are spiders, and they're always doing something with their palps. Palp. Palp palp. ::shudder:: #books #bookstodon […]

The other day, I searched for info about brioche *knitting* and the first two articles included sentences about brioche *bread*, as if they were the same thing. Terrifying to realize this is happening with every subject, and to users who don't know enough to recognize the bullshit, and yet […]

Who is old enough to remember a forgotten art form, the outgoing message? In some circles, it used to be an outlet for creativity. People would change them frequently, and you might hear almost anything when you phoned a friend. Music, quotations, slice of life, goofy jokes, insults. They were […]

#floof #fur #cat #catsofmastodon #biscuits

Adorable. #cat #catsofmastodon #floof #snooze

Ah, holidays, family, and hurt feelings. This year, someone close to me said something that I didn't immediately take in beyond the intellectual level, and I don't believe was intended to be hurtful. But after sitting with it for a while, I realize I'm going to be picking emotional shrapnel out […]

These posters for the South Korean stage production of Macbeth are the greatest thing ever? #art

I changed a light bulb. That's all I did. I shouldn't have done that. #chronicpain #justchatting #disability #mecfs #ow

So I bought a Buddha hand fruit just out of curiosity. My sweetie just now used a peeler to get the outer zest off to put in some distilled spirit. Those little dots floating on top are drops of pure citrus oil that appeared immediately. The peeled remains are slick […] [Original post on masto.ai]

Night Court is on Prime now. It's a #sitcom from the mid '80s, and to my utter shock, its jokes are still hilarious. The writing is so sharp. There is a certain amount of weird sexism, but even that is subversive, there's always some kind of clapback to it. I've been roaring with laughter. Made […]

I often knit a few of these when I think about it. Just leaves, which I use to dry off after a spritz with the washlet. It amuses me to use leaves for toilet paper. The shape is especially nice for those of us with the classic "split-tail" configuration (AFAB) but […] [Original post on masto.ai]

Today's #humblesoup is mushroom, kale, and merguez sausage, with goat cheese crumbles. I used homemade chicken broth for the liquid. It's mildly spicy, and the lamb gives it a sophisticated twist. #food #quickmeal #keto #leftovers #cooking

I feel judged. #cat #catsofmastodon

Width. #cat #catsofmastodon #floof

Much longer video of the salmon in the roadside stream. They’re so happy with all this rain. For the most part, this is a forest stream. It only runs along the road for about a quarter mile.