High pain day, and a rack of ribs that's been thawing for 24 hours for planned cooking tonight. Not a chance that's happening in the oven, so I just thinned out a half-bottle of Heinz Chipotle Honey Mustard with maple syrup, slathered 'em completely, and into the slow cooker with potatoes, on low.

So I saw a post on Facebook about creative Shakespeare jokes. And I went to make one for the LOLZ. .... and this one just kind of makes itself and I'm almost disappointed.

I'm not going to say how many of these I've added myself, but... ... ... A few. We'll say 'a few'.

Mom! Mom! Can we keep him?!

Age verification: I know why they're called 'floppy disks'.

Have you wondered why your recommendations are a mess? Do you make videos on YouTube and are your views crashing since last month? It's not just you. YouTube is using "AI" to wreck everything.

I get it. Things are really rough right now. I can't do much about it but give you a short break. A) You know the rule B) Just breathe and enjoy

@gardenstatetait.bsky.social I tried to purchase a patch from your 'Store' website, and it just refuses to let me. :( Not sure how to get it working or who else to reach out to!

So the cat jumped up while I was sitting on the bed, managing to hook his claws into the sole of my foot. Achievement unlocked: new level of the pain scale.

I'd laugh, but I also had a friend I used to go to conventions and parties with, who 'somehow' always knew when it was time to suggest we head back to the hotel and take a break. .... I'm only now guessing *this* is probably why.

Watching YouTube shiny hunters is giving me an itch. I might spend a weekend 'Staycation' doing a shiny hunting marathon next month or something.

@support.blizzard.com Goodness! That was a very sudden shutdown on EU servers! Is there an ETA this time?

@support.blizzard.com I don't know about the US, but I see all the EU servers are down tonight (for me, at least) and have been for more than an hour. Is there an ETA on what's going on? I haven't been able to find anything!

2015: more head hair, less face, also professional photographer making me look damned sexy. 2025: more cheek, all hair is migrating south, and selfie making me look a bit goofy. I blame the chest-size.

So, uh, that happened. I was watching an essayest on YouTube. Commercials came on. .... it was a *therapist for people with p-word desires*. And they weren't subtle about their specialty. BUT REMEMBER, WE CAN'T SAY A NAUGHTY WORD IN VIDEOS BECAUSE THE ADS GET OFFENDED.

Not sponsored.... but my cat adores playing with his CatAmazing so much, he puts his *own toys* in to get them out.

@wowpetopia.bsky.social While not tameable (as most rares in Dragonflight are), Woolfang doesn't even have a mention in the 'untameables' page, so I figure I should let you know about him!

@wowpetopia.bsky.social I'm guessing the ongoing attacks have dragged things to a halt again? :( I've been unable to get there for over a day now. I can't get why someone would be doing this to you.

Wait, seriously?! So Earthen femme-type bodies can get beards, but *you still haven't offered the option for dwarves*? Blizzard you make me *SO SAD*.....

"Huh. Why's it been so long since I checked Bluesky, anyway?" Sees the *word* Deltarune. Immediately and quickly scrolls back up. "Oh right, right; spoilerworld."

I don't know if it's a 'hot take' or a 'guilty admission', but.... I love Pride Month rebranding. I know most of it is performative. I know a lot of it is just for the money. But seeing rainbows and pride flags and representation everywhere even for just one month makes me *happy*, Goddammit.

One more day until I turn off Blueskies (and almost everywhere else) to avoid spoilers until I'm finally done playing. However long it takes!

I know this one's a bit of a long shot, but any of my folks who might have taken a copy of this still have it about?

"We are unity, and we are unstoppable!" -- Conchita Wurst

Well, as soon as I found out this existed, I *had* to get him...

Also, unrelated to Pride (haha yeah right) and *completely* related to WoW, the character of Toddy Whiskers is my everything. Full stop.

Happy Pride. Here's a video I watch every June without fail since it came out.

Dear Blizzard, Thank you for the representation in character creation as well as stories. .... but feminine dwarf build with beards *when*?! Signed, feminine (well, OK; effeminate) dwarf with beard

So I made the mistake of getting back into World Of Warcraft. .... well, maybe getting back into it wasn't the mistake. The *mistake* was trying for a 'speedrun' based challenge after three years(ish) of being away. I have, no exaggeration, come within *one second* of taking it down twice in a row.

Grilled cheese and marmite sandwiches. Best grilled cheese I've ever had and then some. I'll die on that hill.

Overview of Sliders and all the interference the show ran into which turned it from a great series into a mess. www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT3S...

Orson Welles died in 1985. They obviously wouldn't have even had an *inkling* about what later tech could do with voices. I'm no lawyer, but seriously. For someone consent-forward like me, the whole concept is just...icky. The implications of these rights has got to be pretty heavy for living stars.

I have had 'Dugga Doo' stuck in my head all morning. I haven't even *seen* the episode. I demand an apology by Murray Gold for this indignity.

Canadians are so nice because we secretly sacrifice all our anger to the geese.

I'm *trying* to game tonight... but I was gone for three whole hours.

Doctor Horrible. Neil Patrick Harris. Seriously. Because this is the expression, from the first frame of the movie versus the last frame, and if you know, you know.

This is going to be a 'Hear Me Out....' game. Shattered Planet. If what you're looking for is a pretty rogue-lite with some RNG, collectability, charm, and a good old fashioned 'How Deep Can I Go?' run, I've found it a heck of a lot of fun. store.steampowered.com/app/305640/S...

Trans women are women. The whole bathroom debate is nonsense on a million levels. But today I'm thinking of all the times I used the girl's bathroom as a young, male presenter, because it was safer for me there. And the only people who had a problem with it were straight, cis men.

WARNING trans-rant thread ahead: I have not had surgery. I am not interested in having surgery at this time (I reserve the right to change that desire in the future). I feel like every single thing about me is exactly what it needs to be and am happy with it. So where's the rant? Well....

So among the groceries I bought last time was a large bag of sweet bell peppers. Tonight, I realized that I could go full Chairman Kaga on one and just bite that mo' fo' like an apple rather than slicing it up to eat it. ... so I did. It's the weird little things that make endorphins go 'whee!'

Today I had to explain to someone that in sex, no. You are not getting someone ejaculating into your womb, so no, after a hysterectomy there aren't concerns about damaging the abdominal cavity. I think this is the most 'Bad AFAB Anatomy' I've ever had to deal with and wow, do I feel drained.

Steam is having a sale on Creature Collector games. ..... welp, there went the rest of *my* paycheque!

Fact: Predating LOLcats were the Orly Owls. ORLY Owls appeared in the early 2000s (2001 or 2002), and LOLCats followed all the way later in the 2006 era. Hooray for owls.

Man. People posting their 'old memes I saved on my phone and such'. I'm tempted to dig out my storage hard drive that's followed me through several computers. See if it has any vintage 1990s-early 2000s memes. I mean, they weren't officially called 'memes' at that point, but...

Walter gets a 3AM case of 'zoomies'. Has to be put out of the bedroom so I can sleep. Does he spend all night meowing at the door like a normal cat? Oh no. I hear the tiniest sad 'kitten trills' and then silence. Next morning, open the door to find he slept on a pile of my clothes on the floor.

@bibicosplays.bsky.social Something I wanted to check. Because I have been ryring the pins. How easily do they slide? I.E. is it something that I would have to actually press to do, or is it mostly loose and could shift? Asking because it depends on whether I buy for fun, or actual accessibility!

Thank you for blessing me with the knowledge that this exists.