Y’all might not appreciate it, but it took him 87 moves and 14 hours to get here

What do you prefer to drink at Christmas…. 1) Hot spicy wine 2)Warm spicy wine 3)Cold spicy wine 4)None of the above This is a Mull tipple choice question.

Aspic Advent - the big day is here! www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

Today in the town of David a saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. Because I ate it for lunch.

Geez, a Christmas death threat from the President of the United States.

It's the penultimate day of the Aspic Advent, and it looks like the elves have made something special for Santa. www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

It's the Cybertruck of battleships.

For day 23 of the Aspic Advent, X marks the spot! www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

Day 22 of the Aspic Advent says fangs for nothing. www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

This never happens. Wordle 1,647 2/6 ⬛🟩⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩

Aspic Advent day 21 is getting entirely too silly. www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

Day 20 of the Aspic Advent is smokin'! www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

A gentle reminder if you've received an invoice from a Freelancer/Self employed person which is due before Christmas. Be a love, and pay it today.

Aspic Advent Day 19 is a commemoration of yesterday's volcano: www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

The Catmas Card is here! www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

Reminding everyone for no particular reason that Section 230 is one of the last things standing between free speech online and Trump having control over everything you see and say on the internet

Aspic Advent - Day 18: Beware of the lava! www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

I can be on chemotherapy AND get more money from the government? Wow!

Aspic Advent Day 17 is in the corner with a dunce cap. www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

Very disappointed by Pluribus. Two episodes in and there has only been one bus, and it was only on screen for a few seconds.

By this logic the farm and energy sectors are not working.

Do not adjust your set. It's day 16 of the Aspic Advent! www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

—I’ve been asked to baptise the King of Spain’s daughter —Infanta? —No, holy water as usual. Weird thing to ask honestly

It's day 15 of the Aspic Advent! Did you ever get the feeling you were being stared at? www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

All of the other reindeer used to laugh and call him names…

Carry him gently to my fairest chamber, And hang it round with all my wanton pictures. Balm his foul head in warm distilled waters, And burn sweet wood to make the lodging sweet.

Today's the Cozy Up With Fantasy sale, and if you're following me for some other reason but haven't read my books, you can get the first book in my cottagecore cozy fantasy series, Tea and Empathy (along with many other books) today for .99. www.cozyupwithfantasy.com

Scam alert: Just got a text from someone claiming to be in "social media research" who had supposedly called me last week about a "media opportunity" with a major magazine. "Only pay if published." That tells me the one paying would be me.

Do not stare into the void, I beg you. www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

the small language model arrived

You're in a car accident. So you call all the ERs from the ambulance and see who's offering a special. Hell, maybe you can ask hospital B to beat hospital A's price. It'll be like car dealerships. "How much can you spend a month, Randi?" "What will it take to get you into this ER today?"

Day 11 of the Aspic Advent reminds you that gagh is best eaten while living. www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

Look all I’m saying is if three weirdo strangers showed up to see my baby carrying a bunch of spices and going on and on about how ‘tender and mild’ he looks, we’d have a problem

I'm still doing the Aspic Advent thing over at my journal. Today's is something the cat left behind: www.barrettmanor.com/julie/archiv...

This is a man who has never had to buy school supplies for a child. I have. And oh, once upon a time I was in charge of procuring and selling them (at close to cost) when the Kid was in elementary school. Kids lose pencils. They get stolen. The pencil sharpener will occasionally "eat" one.

And yet it was perfectly fine to report on Joe Biden's health.

How many Sharpies does he go through? Has he even used a pencil?

Everything of mine on the list is either shorts or non-fiction, so I'm fucked. As usual.

Because running to keep up with gate changes isn't enough.

So we can get in a packed metal tube when we're all stinky!

It's the weekend, baby

Boomers: It just sucks so much that everyone gets participation trophies now, you used to have to show real merit to get an award Also Boomers:

I have just approved TINY CARS to be built in America. Little SEDANS that should fit four at most but when you open the door 27 clowns spill out. HOW??? They will DUST THEMSELVES OFF as they leave the car. The HORN will make the little eeooh-eeooh sound. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER.

I just got hit with an AI book marketing scam email. And this tells you how this supposed person with vast experience in marketing (AI y'all!) fails. All they had to do was actually look at the Amazon listing and take a look. Instead they scraped the description and added a few superlatives.

Picard writing tip: Getting your point across is more important than following archaic rules. It's okay to boldly split infinitives.

On the first day of Christmas my true love gave to me, a partridge in a pear tree. Ate it.