Living in a place that experiences all 4 seasons (with a vengeance) is great, unless you're the one who has to rake the leaves, or shovel the snow, or make sure the garden hose is connected and not leaking, or try to get popsicles home from the grocery store before they melt.

Yep. It feels oddly quiet and sane here without the kittens zooming around. Andy brought a phone pic of Mama cat and the babies to show us when he came to pick the kittens up. Void kitties. The babies are tiny and have baby fur, but you can see they are void kitties like Mama.

Well, the foster kittens are pretty much ready to move on to their forever homes. All 3 have gained weight and confidence, all 3 are healthy and fully litterbox trained. Ali will likely do best in a household without other cats, but may be okay with a (larger) dog. He's got a bit of an aggressive >

Where The Green Ants Dream tonight. I know I've seen it before, but it was so long ago that I don't remember much more than the concept. Family is asleep already, so I get to watch this while I work tonight, by myself, no interruptions (besides work). Honestly, I am looking forward to it.

Sigh. It's that time of year (has been for a few months) where the nerve damage that makes my back feel cold and wet 24/7 becomes more than just a little annoying. No meds can fix it, no surgery can fix it- the permanenet damage from the huge chondroid tumor in T10 and the 2 spinal fusions just

People are going to try and lure you into debates about whether Maduro was a good guy or not and the thing is, it doesn’t matter for the purposes of discussing whether violent kidnappings and extrajudicial murders by the US government are ok. No, they aren’t! End of convo.

Huddled up with the family, watching Werner Hertzog's *The Wild Blue Yonder*. "You see aliens as these technologically advanced super beings who destroy New York City in two minutes flat. Well, I hate to say this, but we aliens- all suck. Look. We're failures."

I know I want a nap. The question is- nap with an alarm so I am sure to get up and make dinner? Nao without an alarm so if it turns into a sleep, it just can (leftovers for dinner?). Hot shower before the nap? Hot shower after the nap? Snuggly blanket for the... 😴💤💤

Just finished watching "I AM Not A Witch" on Criterion. Shook. Deeply. It's also on YT to buy or rent, but... Google gets your $$$, and YT has it classified as a comedy. This film is no comedy, This is a drama, and for mem a deeply heartbreaking one, eye-opening. Worth a watch, IMHO.

How I'm entering the new year:

Hmm. It feels like Mother Nature just posted the "How Many People Can You Have Sleep On Your Floors Challenge- challenge level: hahahahahahahaweather sucks!" here. Open the door to look at the snow- get hit by extremely cold air, a sudden blast of wind, and an unexpected snow squall! YAY!

20°F out, windchill making t feel like 9°F. Called the snow removal folks, unlocked the community center for them and turned the heat on, Set up the coffee maker, and put out a tin of instant cocoa and some tea bags. Made sure the bathrooms had TP. Told them to take lots of breaks and warm up >

Good bit of snow came in with those squalls and lake effect snow. 2 am and the plow and salt trucks are starting to clear secondary roads- and I do not envy those folks their jobs, It's well below freezing out- reading 22°F right now. It won't be much "warmer" in the morning when the folks get out

Temps are just going to drop off all day, so I got the greenhouse stuff done early- so I could cross the yard before it was below freezing. Sustained winds already at 20 mph according to out backyard weather station, a few gusts up to 30 mph already, and it's supposed to get windier. Yay?

Ok, promise -- last one for the day. A list of Survival games and the studios that make them. Note the rubric outlined in the description. (Keep in mind that a lot of survival games and studios don't have Bluesky accounts.) go.bsky.app/FR1rjLJ

Here's a list of Canadian game studios for you to follow. Unfortunately, it looks like the majority of Canadian developers don't have studio accounts on BS. 🤷🏼‍♂️ If a large corp like Ubi or Rockstar or whoever doesn't have a Canadian-specific account, I didn't include them. go.bsky.app/Fg9viDV

I couldn't find a list of game directors so I created one. My general rubric is simple: these are the people who are directly responsible for the creative direction of the games they work on. go.bsky.app/6TAQbHE

Playing some Winter Burrow- a cute "cozy" survival game with a very sad story and brutal mechanics. You start with nothing. You get cold, hungry, tired... **FAST**. It gets a little better as you unlock new crafting recipes, but you better not go out for long to try to gather resources and explore.

Because things aren't fucked up enough- Children Of Men tonight, while we wait for the next episodes of Blossoms Shanghai.

In the tune of The Moody Blues, Nights In White Satin

2:15 am. Just remembered trash pickup was delayed by a day, normally picked up on Thursday morning, to be picked up today- Friday morning. Get out of the routine and totally forget. So- now I have to try to clomp around with my cane and get trash together and take it out without waking anyone up. >

Neighbor's house burned down this afternoon. Thankfully, they were not home- off at their kids' place to celebrate the holidays with them, but man- they pretty much lost everything. The yards in my neighborhood are big enough that no other houses went up, and they are far enough from

New Year's resolution already written. Treat the New Year as a brand new chance, a new beginning, not an ending. And try to do that every day. Because I am tired of looking back at what I passed up or missed out on. I want to look forward to what I can reach for, moments of joy I can still have.

Hohoho, that’s what’s up, y’all. Merry Christmas, and trans rights are human rights.

Just finished playing Wanderstop- what a game. Beautiful, gave me a lot to think about- about the characters, choices and about myself. And watching the credits and seeing @trudicastle.bsky.social and a few other names I recognize just made me smile. ☺️

Okay, this video is a month old, and YT is just serving it up to me now as a recommendation. And... NO? 1- I do not watch these sorts of videos. -and- 2- There is nothing, absolutely nothing that I "need" from Ikea. NOTHING. 3- I blacked out the channel name and avatar to not give them publicity.

The whole house is sitting down to watch The Shining on Criterion. What? Excuse me? The Shining *is* a Christmas movie. Yes, yes it is.

Yep. 57°F yesterday, 20°F with a windchill making it feel like 9°F out there right now. If I hear one more local news anchor say "Watch out for patches of black ice..." I am gonna freak. There are no "patches"- the entire road system and every sidewalk is 100% black ice right now. Stay the F home.

Getting really sick of clickbait-ragebait-edgelord headlines, when I am just trying to find reliable news. Even the local news stations are doing it. I don't need you to tell me who "Slammed" Trump hardest, or how "cringeworthy" the new bus routes are. FFS,

Binge-watched Blossoms Shanghai on Criterion with the fam tonight. Made it to Episode 7 before they had to go to bed for work in the morning. Will binge watch what's left on the channel tomorrow, with the appropriate food to go with it. It's good- better than expected so far.

8 1/4 " of snow according to the snow board, 8.2" according to the weather station in the back yard. We'll go with 8" of snow. 15°F with a windchill making it feel like 0°F. Predicted high temp for Wednesday- 44°F, Thursday- 55°F. We're just gonna drink cocoa and coffee and wait for a few.

Cool. I mean... cold. It's currently 19°F out here, with a windchill making it feel like 8°F. Roads are covered in snow, salt trucks are out, even though it's too cold for regular road salt. Pour one out for the AAA tow truck drivers who will be out in this, trying to jumpstart dead batteries.

Picked up Wanderstop not too long ago. Alta's story is uncomfortably relatable- she is who I try to be- Boro is who I wish I was. Very cozy and engaging game so far. Playable with kb/m, but it's a bit awkward. Best with a controller, but since I broke mine (again) I'll have to get by with kb/m

Waiting to see what this storm brings. Forecasts are all over the place. One says 3-6" of snow, another says 5-9" of snow, another says 6-12" of snow. Honestly, this is what winters used to be like here, except it was snow all the time. Stores are nuts- everyone panic buying bread, milk, TP.

Suddenly Bears

A stealthy campaign with 19 extensions on the VSCode Marketplace has been active since February, targeting developers with malware hidden inside dependency folders.

Yes, this is Steam, and has been what Steam has turned into since Valve decided to add Steam awards. Assholes have always existed in gaming, but make your platform more like reddit and give them a way to get prizes for being assholes... yep. Valve doesn't just allow this, they seem to encourage it.

So- here's how some bug companies are using "AI". Big name car dealership- the company owns like 14 branded dealerships around the area. Bought a user car for my gf at the end of February, 2025 because the one she was driving gave up its ghost. She was having dead battery issues every 2-3 days,

This really looks like a beautiful twist on the survival game! Definitely intersted!

So reddit was apparently having some issues yesterday, and it just hit me. One- I need to not visit that site/app so often. -and- Two- I think Australia's under 16 social media ban starts today, and they may have doing "The Purge" because of that new law. Sigh. No reqs for T&S improvements-

Foster Kitten 3, curled up with the dogs. I walk past and he opens an eye, I say "Hey, buddy," Other eye opens and "Mew!" "Buddy?" "Mew. Mew mew mew MEW!" "Stinkerbutt?" Not a sound. "Buddy?" "MEW MEW MEW MEOW!" I think I created a monster. And his name is Buddy. Okay, buddy- stop mewing now?

Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

Foster kitten 2- the little girl. Her personality is showing through. When she crosses a room, she doesn't just slink or walk through- she holds her head up and struts. STRUTS. She's pretty and she knows it. Total diva. Yeah. Diva. I think she may have just told me her name.

Post a photo of an animal that looks Gen-AI but is 100% real. Cassowary (Not my photos, found on the interwebs, photographers unknown).

Foster Kitten 1 (no they still don't have names) just bapped me in the eye with their paw- and it wasn't a light "love tap". This was a full on "Hey! Hooman! Attention here! NOW! Or you get more of my murder mittens!"

True joy recognizes and acknowledges pain, tears, sadness, and every other emotion that exists within the spectrum of human experience. It is about discovering and finding balance, equilibrium, and a sense of steadiness even in the midst of difficult, trying, and turbulent times.

*looks out window* Hmmm. Snow, *openes front door* Hmmm. Lots of snow. No snow plow yet. *looks out window again* Hmmm. One of the neighbors forgot we live on a steep-ish hill. Hope they are enjoying the slide down the road. December finally arrived. :)

Just finished watching BLOSSOMS SHANGHAI: Episode 1 on Criterion. Okay, I didn't watch it raptly- it was on a fourth monitor as I worked. But what I did catch has me really impressed, and I'll have to watch it agian when I am not "distracted" by work because I feel like any little thing I may have