Made a maple bourbon glazed ham today that's one of the best things I've ever done.

Another cryptic and fun as hell night of Insane Monopoly.

Had a dream that attending a rave at a convention center turned into a round table on building 'the millennium obelisk' which was definitely a Yu-Gi-Oh reference whether or not it's actually a thing. Showing where my subconscious is at even in the dream today was the day I break my sober run.

I kinda hate that there's a star wars directly influenced Destiny expansion coming out in less than a week and I'm so removed I'm playing WoW again. I wish I was still on board with the game but every time I've dipped back in the feel just isn't sticking.

Reporting in: I'm so full of squash and I love it! Got a new corner of Soup that feels like I know how it works now!

3 weeks of no weed and only having a couple of beers through the timeframe when it went well with a meal (modelo with tacos, asahi at the sushi joint) and I gotta say it's been...underwhelming. Gotta be self aware and recognize that I'm lucky enough to take this in stride and feel in control.

The sting of a Monday morning is definitely going down easier knowing it's a 3 day week!

Baked a small brie wheel for dinner to go with pepper jelly and -the accoutrements- but hoooooooo BOY is my body mad about it.

So disappointed by Black Phone 2. I'm so over this idea that if you're going to include spiritualism in a movie, the sequel becomes an action/adventure flick instead of horror. It wasn't a terrible film but it certainly flunks for me as a horror.

Pigeon Pit and Holy Locust were fantastic at Vera Project last night. Lightning Luke opened (didn't grab a photo) but of fuck the pipes on that man are incredible.

This might be the single funniest thing that has happened during this incredibly cursed year

Considering it a small victory that I've shifted my facebook algorithm to be 90% Subway Takes and Bobbie Lee videos rather than absurd horny bait. Shout out to that last 10% that was and always will be Gundam nonsense.

Fight practice so good, body so sore! Having weekly Belegarth practice in Cal Anderson park (gotta hit that SEO) is such a comfortable place to be, but also so great for how many genuinely interested walk ons and first timers we get each week.

Top 10 pet peeve moment: "I saw the logs say the name was invalid but I know that's not true so I tried it again" The audacity to just blow past basic software comparing two text strings and assuming it's not working properly rather than someone went rogue and entered some garbage data.

Florence Welch has such an incredible way with words.

Local rescue posted about their batch of dachsund x chihuahua puppies and while it's gonna be a month before we're ready to bring a pup home after a trip I would NOT be surprised in the slightest if it's one of themmmmmmmmmm

Capitalism is incredible. Sorry, former teacher, your retirement fund is gone because 5 guys who've collectively never worked a full hour told the banks to put all the money in the country into virtual girlfriend futures

DropOut is incredible and I adore that they actually went and did the thing

Been an kickass week for Pokemon Go and I'm so stoked to have these two (dusk mane / dawn wings) added to the collection. Getting a background for one certainly doesn't hurt!

Absolutely wicked that WoW (writers*) ruined Sylvanas Windrunner only to turn around and just bring out a sister who's basically the exact same but less breathy to be the same character. I'm playing through War Within as a path to midnight but man it's a stinky thread to be walking alongside.

I absolutely adored Del Toro's version of Frankenstein. What an absolutely gorgeous film with his ol' staple; every human is flawed and bad but the Monster? The monster is hot and kind and pure.

Terra Nil from @freelives.bsky.social has been an absolute gem and one of my favorite puzzle games within memory. I'm so glad they added another continent and I get to relish in hitting 100% restoration all over again. Such a perfect mix of engaging design and relaxing content!

I hate how much I didn't dive into this album when it came out but lately I can't get 17 Crimes out of my head.

Wednesdays rule. Went out to the raid hour for Pokemon Go and got me the Necrozmas/energy for Dusk Mane, then went to fight practice for a few hours until we all got too wet from the rain for weapons to still be safe. I'm so tired but sooooo satisfied!

WE POSTIN' STAR TREKS! * The Star Trek exhibit at MoPop in 2016 showing some show original costumes and, if my memory serves, a model used for filming Deep Space Nine

We mustn't dwell, not today...

Congratulations to our Mayor-elect, @wilsonforseattle.bsky.social! #ThisIsOurCity #Seattle #SEAElex #SeattleElex #KCElex #WAElex

[Critical Role C4 E5] WHELP ONE MORE NOTCH ON THE BRENNAN LEE MULLIGAN MADE ME CRY MARKER.

Existing in a constant state of wanting to sell my car and buy a kei truck for city life, but knowing full well that if I want to keep driving into the mountains whenever the whim hits I need a solid car that can comfortably cruise at 70.

Chuck Schumer Helps Pull Democrats Back From Brink Of Courage

Ridiculously sick life that I walked 6 blocks today to watch robot fights.

Catching up on WoW and not having played since early Battle for Azeroth: man it's wild that these three expansions exist to me in a narrative sense. It feels like I skipped 6 years of filler for War Within to finally be getting back to the main thread of things.

>>Friday >>Done with Work >>no weed, no drink >>What did I used to Do? .jpg Oh yeah it was play World of Warcraft............hmmmmmmm HHHHHMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

10/10 take. No notes.

On day 5 of my sober month and GODS was sleeping last night garbage. Between struggling to get to sleep and the absolutely apeshit vivid dreams I had I could go for...another night's sleep.

Sometimes I forget just how malleable the feel of a moment can be but listening through a Florence and the Machine album with my big ol' headphones is such a good reminder. Immersing myself in her voice and these compositions is like tinting the ethereal threads of existence for a while.

Newer Alkaline Trio rips; that said I always giggle a little when one of Skiba's songs includes a little love stanza to spy planes again. Opening of Bleeding Out like tell me you aren't singing about a plane again, but at the same time don't let me stop you cause it's working!

Pokemon PLZA hit my personal benchmark last night so I'm stoked. FInished the main storyline quest at like 48 hours of play time, and I'm less than 5 away from completing my dex and mega dex. Feeling solid in how much I've gotten out of a playthrough is making me excited for that expansion.

One Piece spoilers: It's incredible how telegraphed the story is, at the end of Water 7 (ep 316) Shanks and Whitebeard talking is crazy. Shanks alluding to Blackbeard's importance in the upcoming conflict and his "bet on a new era" with his arm. Decades later and it makes perfect sense.

Re-watching One Piece while I've been working, at the end of the Water 7 arc and somehow parting from the Going Merry is making me tear up more than the first time.

Elected socialist, Cheney's dead, killed a minor Bad Guy in D&D, danced at the Party at the Ballot Box dropping off my vote, and brought it all together with opening a bottle of 2020 Loganberry wine made by a dear friend in our old home. It's been one hell of a day!

THE GALES OF NOVEMBER CAME EARLYYYYY

Man is it just me or have IGN and Kotaku basically just become paid for advertising platforms at this point? I don't think I've seen an actual post about games from either compared to a couple dozen ads for sales and peripherals over the last week.

Gods its so hard breaking the habit of smoking weed. It's become such a regular activity that when I was in between tasks the filler moment was a nice moment to take a hit or two. Each of those moments becomes just a little jarring breaking that impulse and then having to go "okay what now".

With the delights of October over it's on to some challenge. Taking November as a sober month for the first time in, frankly too long, and it's time to come down to earth a bit.

Took a big walk to head to West Seattle and got the last green shiny boy I was hoping for with the Halloween event.

Caught This is Halloween at the Triple Door tonight to get some long overdue theater. Those sexy maniacs gave me goosebumps so many times and managed to make me tear up to Creep because their voices and harmonies were just that incredible. And cunty party monster Lock, Shock, and Barrell?!?!?

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