I feel like I should just pull this up on my phone any time anybody asks me how things are going for me right now :D This time copay assist covers post-insurance (how you'd expect it to go) so I won't actually max my max OOP for a few months.. But when I do I'll enjoy saying "No copay, max'd OOP".

Hooray! New meds arrived in-tact and in a giant fucking box. Fucking $6k worth of meds (1 month) dropped on the porch. If this ever stopped making me anxious every time I'm waiting for a delivery then I have lost touch with reality.

My morning back at work has been fueled by De Staat's music.. Right now it feels like if Primus and Muse tried REAL hard to wish a baby into existence upon a pile of the bones of their enemies, and this burst forth in a flash of light and everybody was surprised (including Primus/Muse). I like it.

Sky News: Human penises are shrinking because of pollution, warns scientist. Greta Thunberg: See you all at the next climate strike :) news.sky.com/story/human-...

DOD? DOW? Not sure which to call it now? Well, like Pokemon, it has one more evolution to go. I present to you.. The DODW! Or.. The Department of Dick Waving

Zhang Shan won the gold medal for the mixed skeet shooting event in the 1992 Olympics. The International Shooting Union *immediately* banned women from competing against men.

I’m sorry, but bluesky is THRIVING…

Finally had the energy and relief from pain just enough to give 1348 Ex Voto a shot.. Will do a brief review on NG, but 1 hour in: It's got jank. It's a small indie title. It also has INCREDIBLE voice acting, and the world design is grounded in a way you rarely see in these kinds of games.

Good news! The new glitter patch attempt #36521 looks to be a winner. I'll post pics/video tomorrow, and will hopefully have it up in the shop this weekend.

Scrolling reddit as I am wont to do while sick, and reddit said I'd like the r/wetleg subreddit because they are like r/einsturzendeneubauten. Yeah, it's not at all, but I did find a new band that I like despite the wildly different genre.

Carlos' experience in Crimson Desert has been bumpy to say the least. Button combinations, holds, and Quick Time Events all pose accessibility barriers. Little guidance during gameplay adds to the frustration and overshadows the few positives there are. caniplaythat.com/2026/04/22/c...

Waow, that's a great opinion you have about a content creator. Followup question, who is your city counselor? What church do they attend? What is their personal phone number? What is their opinion on Flock surveillance cameras?

Round 2 of the plague. I'm doing something I just don't do: talking another day off from work. I HAVE to get over this before Friday, as that's when I start my new treatment, and I can't be sick since it's an immunosuppressant.

Evergreen

New meme format just dropped, get ‘em while their hot

This thread sums my feelings up pretty damned well. I'm not a fan of Hasan, nor is he my enemy. If he's getting folks energized for the left? Great! That means nothing if they aren't actually.. You know.. Getting involved, though, and are instead just watching streams constantly.

If y'all need me today I'm going to be passed out, cursing whomever gave me this respiratory bug in my fitful dreams.

Just to reiterate: She seemed - on paper - to be relatively sane and qualified (AND PRO UNION).. So, did Trump know about LCD's insanity beforehand? And if so, what sort of insanity is pro-vax Erica Schwartz going to bring to the CDC with her apparently reasonable qualifications?

The saga of "what the pharmafuck" continues. Doc office confirmed approval w/ new specialty pharmacy. Specialty pharmacy no longer shows med in list. Then, tonight, pharm shows new meds being PACKED and the $500 copay for specialty RX w/ my insurance. I call pharmacy, get passed to the dept.. 1/

Attempt #2 on the glitter patch is drying now; I _think_ it's enough of a success to make s'more, but not expecting to do a huge run of them. I may do other glitter--themed designs, however.

I think I've figured it out: Instead of "Pop top 40", we should call it "Songs for the musically impatient".

I did this again; Not as bad as last time, and just one finger, but it still fucking sucks. painpropaganda.com/blog/posts/h...

"I built an open-source platform that's serverless.." Oh, you mean you built something that folks without money typically won't be able to use? Congrats! Serverless architecture is great for people prepared to handle the scaling costs, but this is why WordPress is still so widely used.

Take 2 on the glitter patch design is in-progress; This time I'm matching background and glitter colors with the hopes of creating something more visually cohesive.

This thread very well could be me every other goddamned day.

Time for coding; Rather than show you the output, here's a fucking stupid screenshot of a few of the assets in the folder. Up to you to decide how they should go together until I actually publish the design :D

My thoughts on Free Lanes, Terran Armada, and general riffing on how "meh" Starfield is: nerfedgamer.news/all-posts/st...

First attempt at creating a glitter patch was a fail (knew I should've done a basic test patch first), but the second one looks like it might come out good. A little glitter goes a long way, my friends. Will post a pic tomorrow.

So maybe I might actually get to have a different pharmacy for my new meds? Apparently the prescription got put to Walgreen's Specialty RX (they just texted me abt it), and according to the PDF doc that _may_ be in-network with my plan.. Crossing my fingers!

. @researchdeezer.bsky.social I have no idea what in the hell your algo is smoking here, but "Oh Holy Night" and "Stille Nacht" does not belong on a Dark Rock playlist :D

I've been listening to a lot more metal lately, and it makes me miss playing so, so much.. For those of you who didn't know me back around this time, I actually used to have some chops :D www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyvN...

Today I wrote about the drama with specialty pharmacies. Go read it.. Or not. Whatever. I'm tired and I fucking hurt, dammit, and I want my new meds. painpropaganda.com/blog/posts/e...

Folks talk about how "normal" Dr. Erica Schwartz seems for an appointment, but.. Let's not forget: Lori Chavez-DeRemer seemed like a sane appointment (pro-union) as Sec. of Labor until.. Well, you know, the not normal shit came out. I'll reserve judgement either way in this case.

Wx changes have got me all sorts of miserable as morning progresses. Still waiting on the fucking pharmacy to accept my prescription for Orencia so I can get the payment shit squared away and get it ordered ASAP; Insurance auth'd it fucking days ago.. Joys of being forced to use a 1-star pharmacy.

I survived the nastiness last night, so good thing there. Later in the morning I'll get to find out how bad the chainsawing that happened last night was required; hopefully neighbors are all good.

Of course - in the middle of a severe thunderstorm with hail and 70mph wind gusts - I am craving fruity pebbles cereal.

Dealing with nasty weather with both RA and nerve pain that gets worse when my arthritis is aggravated is one way to keep me awake.

Ugh.. I am so sick of purely vibe-coded websites. It's like the new Geocities, only a little prettier and a lot more homogeneous. Saw a new one today that was pretty (generic), but usability, UX and general presentation wasn't even close to good.. Purples+blues+darkmode+monospace fonts.

Thai peanut sauce is the best sauce. That is all.. And, if you're allergic to peanuts? I am so, so sorry that you don't get to experience that joy.

Literally every dog in the neighborhood is awake and upset at some perceived slight.

I don't mean to brag, but.. I can pull out my K-Cups directly from the Keurig immediately after brewing. (Yes, it's 2 AM and I am up earlier than usual because my goddamned shoulder is being obnoxious and there's no point in trying to sleep anymore).

sorry everyone but the bsky outage made me spend the day on Xitter, Mastodon, and Threads so now instead of being a progressive in an echo chamber I'm a Nazi Linux evangelist in a parasocial relationship with a Taco Bell marketing intern.

I just.. I cannot fathom how we survive as a species with these folks in power. These are the 3 most recent additions to the US Political Issues website. uspoliticalissues.com

I cannot facepalm hard enough without crushing my own skull. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/...

Murphy has been testing me a lot more than usual this week; If I could I'd just call it "done" for the rest of the work week and just do anything but my day job to recover my sanity.

When your representatives throw your community under the bus, your work has just begun. The silver lining of Flock's influence over police and lawmakers is that it points out exactly who needs to be replaced.

Holy shit - a collab I wasn't expecting.

Accredo FINALLY REMOVED THE ENBREL FROM MY PRESCRIPTION LIST! Sweet relief.. They'll no longer be calling me daily to refill the damned shit despite me telling them - REPEATEDLY - that I am no longer taking it.

Oh shit - Bethesda FINALLY FIXED THE CHAMELEON/VOID FORM BUG IN STARFIELD