Introduce yourself with 10 bands you’ve seen live: 1. Elton John 2. Trans-Siberian Orchestra 3. Snot 4. The Urge 5. Bush 6. Moby 7. Missouri State University choir 8. Russell Malone 9. Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra 10. Springfield Symphony Orchestra I know I've seen a few jazz groups at some […]

We hit up the plant sales earlier this spring. After the two butterfly bushes in the backyard didn't make it through winter, we replanted one butterfly bush and a coral honeysuckle. All of the rain this week seems to be helping them really get established. They're not much to look at yet, but I […]

Tonight we worked on #ttrpg characters for a #scion game. I'm looking forward to being able to play for a bit instead of running. I created Frank Perfectly, child of Hephaestus.

Is anyone aware of any good #vampiretherequiem #actualplay #podcast out there? I've been listening to some Masquerade ones, but I'd like to hear from that game's first cousin to get myself back in the mood to run a #newworldofdarkness #nwod #chroniclesofdarkness game. 1e would be my preference […]

The period of time that's the hardest for me to calm down and wait isn't the period before my birthday or the holidays or a vacation, it's waiting for new eyeglasses to finally arrive at my house.

For a while, I had a #pinetime watch. It worked... fine, but there were definite limitations. The charger stopped reliably charging it and I couldn't get it to sync back up to my phone. That kind of killed my interest in smart watches in general and in #pine64 specifically. It seems like Pine […]

I came to a weird realization this morning, after listening to a #vampirethemasquerade podcast. I've read (and reread) the Clan Novel series. In the #setite book, you have a wealthy bald patriarch of the family, a sidekick named the Asp, and an "adopted" female protagonist. ... In the […]

I've been transitioning my home computers from #manjaro to #solus #linux because I noticed that Solus puts out weekly updates and Manjaro moves far more slowly. I thought I'd give #btrfs a try instead of #ext4 since on Manjaro, BTRFS has become the default and it worked well. For some reason […]

Last Friday, I completed the latest campaign/trade for my #masksanewgeneration #ttrpg. I reused old villains as my continuity's Thunderbolts/Su*cide Squad as "Lightning Squad". One player was caught flatfooted by some of my choices, especially as one of the villains she chummed up with was the […]

Happy #starwarsday this #maythe4th to all you Geek Forceodox out there.

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One more attempt to actually finish this #masksanewgeneration campaign tonight. We keep getting obstacles thrown at us to keep us from meeting, but I'm hoping that tonight, we can put the story to bed so I can plan for the next campaign and get a little break as a player. #ttrpg #gmlife

Got my annual eye examination today. Hours later and my eyes are still partly dilated. On the plus side, I did get to order some new frames online. I didn't have purple anywhere on my list of choices, but I found a pair that really looked pretty good. A bit of a bold choice, can't wait to see […]

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As a #gm #dm #storyteller or other name for a #ttrpg referee, you can't really control the rolls (unless you're cheating) or the players (which is half the fun!), but you can control the tone of results. When I'm running a heroic game, I never want to undercut the players and make the […]

Just finished working in the garden with my mother. She was nice enough to come over for some yard work therapy. We've been working to establish a polinator garden on the west side in the rock garden. I think it's coming along nicely. #polinatorgarden

Had a great time running #pathfinder #riseoftherunelords yesterday. The party had to do some exploration in an enormous colosseum. Instead of just having them make search rolls for their quarry, I turned it into a series of luck rolls. I think it was: 1-6, they ran into roving bands of enemies […]

🩵 Looking for members of the d/Deaf community and those who identify as hard of hearing. Do you have a few minutes today to help a writer and photographer? For an article, I would like to ensure I am using appropriate and inclusive wordage and reaching out to the community! It is only a few […]

#solus #linux is really starting to grow on me. I've had more frequent updates than #manjaro. The smaller software repo is a bit of a pain sometimes, but I've started to embrace #flatpak.

Tonight's #masksanewgeneration game went well. The team has starting to put the pieces together and finally started to realize that Lighting Squad just happens to be this world's version of The Thunderbolts/Suicide Squad. Next session should wrap up this trade nicely. One of my players was mad […]

Going to give this whole #ttrpg weekend sessions another go. I should have #masksanewgeneration tonight and #pathfinder #riseoftherunelords on Sunday, as long as things don't go sideways on us again. #gmlife

I couldn't get #manjaro to install back on the laptop, so I put #solus #plasma back on. Now, for some reason, I can click on links in Thunderbird and #zenbrowser behaves like it should. #microsoft password service is still screwed nine ways to Sunday for one of my #outlook accounts though […]

While I would much rather use #zenbrowser on my laptop, considering the issues I'm having using it as a #flatpak, I'll just stick with #vivaldi for now and keep working with #solus #linux for a bit longer. Maybe I'll finally overwrite my original Windows drive with a different distribution […]

I installed #zenbrowser as a #flatpak in #solus #linux. Clicking on a link from Thunderbird will open the browser if it's closed or create a new web page if it is, but it won't send the address to the program. Am I missing an option to make that happen properly? A definite downside. And with […]

Over all, I've had less problems with #manjaro #linux than I've been having with #solus. No need to mess with #flatpak installs, broader program access, simple tools to select and install kernels, less problem typing out "pamac" than "eopkg" (I keep mistyping that second one). Manjaro does a […]

When I install #manjaro #linux on my system, it seems to clear the boot loader of old installs. However, when I log into the BIOS after installing #solus Linux, I see not only Manjaro but leftovers from a couple of Solus installs, when I was trying to decide which edition I liked best.

@getsolus Briefly tried your #xfce edition. Had a few weird issues. I could install the separate Element chat program, but I couldn't get it to log into my account. It threw an error (I can't recall what). While using Discover, the mouse icons shrank down to maybe half the usual size. I […]

The #microsoft password system is one of the most miserable, poorly implemented systems I've ever had the misfortune to have to fight. And the inconsistency across their systems is rage inducing. The brand new password (as of last night) fails across two different programs on two different […]

There are some really annoying things going on with #solus #linux. Does anyone know if #manjaro fixed the issues with their installers being broken yet?

Decided to give #Solus #Linux #xfce a shot on my laptop. It doesn't give the account I created during setup root access so I can't install programs from the terminal, only through discover. Anyone else encounter this? @getsolus#solus#linux#xfce this normal, expected behavior? The #kde #plasma install doesn't […]

I'm going to give #solus #linux a little bit longer on this laptop. There are a few things that are irritating compared to #manjaro. Not sure they're deal breakers yet.

Last year, I planted a couple of butterfly bushes in our back yard. I''m not sure they survived the winter, but I'll give them a little bit more time before I do anything to them.

I'm trying to tweak the address bar on my #vivaldi browser on #solus #linux. I just wanted to add a search bar and remove some spacers but every time I remove a spacer, it starts to delete other items off of the address bar. Frustrating as all get out. Reminds me why I stopped using Mate DE.

I started experimenting with separate workspaces in #vivaldi and... #zenbrowser definitely does it better. The buttons at the bottom of the vertical sidebar makes switching faster with a mouse and the fact you can pin essential tabs makes the different workspaces more practical for my use case […]

The second picture, with the clock. The angle makes it look like some sort of ancient monument, with a clockwork guardian standing before it.

Just finished my weekly #pathfinder campaign. Once we finally worked out where the party was going to go out of game, before the session, they landed on taking on a dragon. They managed to stealth their way in to the dragon's lair and, with excellent planning and teamwork, begun to lay down a […]

I installed the #zenbrowser Flatpack and tried logging into #vivaldi's Mastodon server, but I get a 401 error. It works fine with the native installed Vivaldi browser and I don't have issues when Zen isn't a Flatpack.

I installed #solus #linux #kde #plasma edition on the laptop last night with no issues. I found #joplin and #zenbrowser available as Flatpack files, which was a nice surprise. First time I ever installed any Flatpack on any of my systems. I didn't get terribly far customizing my computer. Our […]

Strongly considering swapping my laptop from #manjaro #kde #plasma to #solus #linux KDE Plasma. With all the drama in Manjaro-land, I feel like I need an exit strategy, just in case the distro goes under. It'll mean fewer #browser choices than I usually have installed, but I'll make due.

I'm watching the #manjaro #linux #manifest2.0 with interest and a bit of concern. I'm strongly considering #solus as a backup distro if things go sideways. Also strongly disappointed and concerned to see #copilot commits in the #zenbrowser code.

1/2 I really love using #zenbrowser as my daily #webbrowser. I generally prefer the #gecko engine over #chromium. I love the way it will let you select specific web elements when you take a snapshot and the built-in PDF reader is much more powerful than the default Chromium one. I find the text […]

#firefox 148 is out, and #mozilla introduced their previously announced #ai kill switch (that they are now calling AI Controls). While the feature works as you might expect, Mozilla's move is less a way to give you control and more a way to shift the blame for your usage of AI to: you! Firefox […]

My wife and I went through the new #nightcourt series on Netflix. It was fine, there were some nice callbacks, and John Larroquette was as good as ever. The deliveries of a lot of the rest of the cast, however, was stilted, even for a sitcom. This weekend, I found the original series on Prime […]

Another wonderful session of #masksanewgeneration tonight. One character changed playbooks as she leveled up into some major changes and some amazing parallels with the issue/session's villain. I love how these #pbta games let players ask questions as their actionsnand hownit forces me to […]

Last night, I tried installing the #kde #plasma edition of #manjaro #linux on my laptop, over the #xfce version. I got an error 32 notice stating there was an issue with the bootloader. So I tried going back to Xfce. Same deal. Not sure if it's an issue with the new Manjaro installers or what […]

I recently reinstalled #kde #plasma on my home desktop, but I've still got #xfce on my laptop. But I'm getting tempted to switch it to Plasma as well. I had it on there before, so I know it runs well. I already use a mix of GTK and QT applications and lean more towards the QT programs. Hard to […]

Sadly no gaming again this weekend. We've really had a hard time at getting sessions to happen regularly lately. It's really hard to keep focus and interest in the #masksanewgeneration game and I really just want to see the #pathfinder adventure path to its conclusion so I can move on to […]

Anyone else having weird issues with #zenbrowser on #threads? I get zoomed in icons that are so big, I can't fit them onto the screen without scrolling and the text isn't formatted at all.

Our oldest cat, Nickel, will place some of his plush mouse toys on top of his food bowl. I wonder if it's to mark the food as his, mimicking the tendency if some wild cats to bury their food, or something else. Our younger cat, Daisy, will do the same with her shiny plush balls in the water […]