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So, I'm currently filling in for the Panels Co-Lead role. I'm planning to document the heck out of everything (especially the things I don't understand) so email Personnel if you might be interested! I'll get to help train you! (I'm trying to work myself out of a job, here, lol)

Anyone else just have the WisCon Panels suggestion form bookmarked so you can dump ideas in there as they occur to you?

So much awfulness in the news around trans rights these days, so here is a great resource from the APA with "dos" and "don'ts" for teachers and school personnel about supporting kids who are exploring their gender identities. www.apa.org/ed/schools/p...

For SCIENCE

Cat tax Have a Void Floof

Have you been looking for a craft book that discusses techniques & when to implement them? Or a craft book that talks honestly about burnout & the pursuit of perfection? Or a craft book stuffed with incredible short stories, accompanied by a breakdown of what worked & what didn't? MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Cats' quiet purr: I am happy Cats' loud purr: I am entrusting you with my happiness

If you love hearing people talk about design process this video is for you.

I'm in the process of switching to Linux, which has all of the usual tech bumps and whatever. The two big things I miss are my universal, multi-clip clipboard and my emoji button. (I don't expect solutions, but if anyone has them, reply away.)

Hey, is patreon still the best place to publish chapter-by-chapter?

Die hard is not a Christmas movie. It’s the story of an occupied people rallying against incalculable odds to miraculously overthrow their greedy oppressors. It’s a Chanukah movie.

Random thought of the day: no one/company should be rich enough to undercut the competition long enough to drive them out of business

seeing a lot of author-targeting scams in email lately about "sharing your book" a few are particularly insidious, saying "An honest note from someone who just finished your book" and "I just finished reading one of your books, and I have to say—I’m genuinely blown away." pretending excitement

CDC ACIP removed half the open lottery public comments (removing the Friday comment period many including myself signed up for), and replaced them with a specific timeslot for only for antivaxxers today.

I recently harvested the last of my row of daikon radishes. It was 20 pounds!

If you, like me, have long covid and want to help find a way to reduce symptoms, there are some spots left in this super smart randomized trial!

Do this locally in your area, too! Waterproof in mittens and boots is key: if fingers and toes get wet, they might not get dry again

We are now also low on snow boots, I think probably 40 pairs went out today!

Are there any fan artists who can do (Western) TV cartoon characters reasonably true-to-style who want to donate a little mischievous labor to some Canadian creative industry workers in a union fight against corporate greed? If so, send me a message and I can give you details!

This is insightful Doubly so because it gives us all permission not to debate someone who is loudly and proudly wrong about stories in games. We can just keep telling stories and if some dude wants to bray about how that's not the point of games then that's just like, his opinion, man.

The nature center's longtime eagle pair is now visible around the clock.

Cantook--actually any and all ereaders--I beg you! Please, please let me choose many books and add them all to one category Please

Random thought of the night, a high-low greenhouse thermometer is a great gift for anyone who wants to know more about how cold it gets in different parts of the house, like the attic, basement, or that one weirdly cold cupboard. And also especially gardeners.

I keep seeing frustration (this is just the latest) over media only covering the horrors, not what to do about them—but they seem to miss stories about what people *are* doing. I report on that expressly because I want people to know there are people fighting back, and learn how they could, too.

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Wishing you all a very happy Thanksgiving! Remember to stand by your pan today. Unattended cooking is the number one cause of home fires!

I'm old. If you're not, listen to this. Get a guitar or some drums, or a trumpet. Pick up a brush, a pencil, some clay or a welder. Just make shit. It doesn't have to be good (eventually it will be) just make music, art or write or whatever. It's literally never been more important.

I give thanks for every reader. Time is precious af.

This is the correct take. Stewing in white supremacist propaganda is bad for your thinking. And if think you are so savvy that it won’t impact you, you are the exact kind of mark they are slowly converting (I’m looking at you, centrist pundits).

this is mesmerizing

I'm almost done with my quick and dirty project. What is this? Well! It's a focus wordprocessor thingy, but made to look & play like an SNES RPG. Yes, write a novel in an RPG. Basically, imagine if Nintendo saw the Alphasmart Neo & thought to combine it with a GBA #pixelart #writing #writerdeck

Remember: It ys okaye to be lonely. It ys okaye to feel lost. It ys okaye to be sad. It ys okaye to have no plannes or just small plannes. It ys okaye to have big plannes that seem exhausting. It ys okaye to be a mess. Take care of thyself. Thou art amazinge.

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Mallow is now the width of a cat. I am not used to this! She is a kitten! (She is not a kitten)

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sharing good news too

Elder cat is far too content to move, and also it's lunchtime

May it be so.

snailposting! post your snails!

1 can protein (tuna, sardines, or chicken) 1 egg OR 1/4 cup liquid from chickpea can 1 cup shredded veg (carrot, onion, corn, or cabbage) 2 tbs flour spices (try thyme, coriander, garlic powder, black pepper) mix thoroughly. make 4-6 patties. shallow-fry in hot oil; eat with coleslaw.

I was laid off from Teen Vogue today along with multiple other staffers, and today is my last day. certainly more to come from me when the dust has settled more, but to my knowledge, after today, there will be no politics staffers at Teen Vogue.

‘TEEN ROGUE”! Brilliant!

Science has shown that the benefits of "falling back" for daylight savings are counterbalanced by your cats waking you an hour early for food.

Also! Forgot to reblog at the time, but Kari visited and got this fantastic photo op! Full name Elspeth di Marshmallow, known here as Mallow!

I took this cat friend to the vet yesterday, and they helped her out a bunch! If you can (only if it's comfy for you!) could you help her person cover the cost?

Guess who's getting another growth spurt?!

The nice thing is that when a dude claims women aren't into [practically any hobby], he's telling us all that the women who are into it have pre-screened him for us

Artists of all walks: Once you open "porn" up for removal, or acceptable removal, based upon a moving scale of gray morality, everyone's work is fair game. Everyone's. Because just being queer? Is considered by many perverse. Even if everyone has their clothes on, perverse. Protect. Porn.