It is SO good.

This letter pretends it is reasonable and obvious but ultimately is an attempt to excuse a dozen or more ways of letting anti-human, pro-techlord, environment-destroying septic AI into our industry, organizations and processes. But there just isn’t an ethical use of generative AI, full stop.

Annette Dionne died on Christmas Eve. She was the last of the Dionne quintuplets.

On hold with Vanilla Prepaid because of a card issue. 48 mins wait time. No call back option. Last time update 5 minute wait time. It just updated and said 20 fucking minutes!?!

Knives Out but the murder happens on a BC Ferry that Benoit Blanc is already on and the boat can’t dock until he solves the crime In this scenario some people are headed to a retreat on a Gulf Island, there’s a high school sports team on board, and the car alarms never stop

Reading a "true crime" book right now where the author has essentially written fiction about the victims and killings. I am so sick of this trend with newer crime writers. I want the fucking facts, not some fictional reenactment of what the author thinks happened.

Got a couple books - Staying Gold: Oral History of The Outsiders and V6A: Writing From Vancouver's Downtown Eastside.

Okay, I'm really glad I stuck with it!

I'm trying to come up with some ideas for resolutions that will be easy enough to achieve that I'll feel accomplished which will make me want to achieve some of the more in-depth ones.

Realized I'm less likely to read self published books right now (I know, I am one) - because I'm going to be wondering if they're written by AI. At least when I pick up a Stephen King book I know he wrote it with his own brain. I'm hoping it becomes a requirement to disclose if AI is involved.

Mark II cars are SO loud. Least favourite Skytrain model.

You've been kidnapped. The characters from the last TV show you watched are trying to rescue you. Who's coming to save you?

Went to the Shipyards Christmas Market and got a grilled cheese and some mini doughnuts. Then it got too peopley and I came home.

I've gotten so sucked in to following other peoples' schedules. My dinner will be ready in 20 mins. Despite the fact that I'm not hungry and didn't need to cook it this early. But I'm doing it because schedule.

Spending my solstice making cookies, watching movies and lounging in many blankets.

Started The House in the Cerulean Sea. I'm not a big fantasy reader (2-3% of my reading), and I'm not sure if I should keep going. He just left for the Parnassus orphanage. It has amazing reviews, but so far I'm struggling. Do I just need to keep going or what? #Books #AmReading #Reading

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.

I highly recommend Waterfox for anyone thinking of leaving Firefox. I had tried Librewolf, Brave and other browsers, but Waterfox is nearly identical to FF (it's a fork) but with better main features. It's so fast and light and doesn't drain my battery. Import was very easy.

Since the cat passed I’ve barely taken any photos. I’d say 80% of my roll was pictures of him.

Why do I have my TV set at 10-12 for volume, but everything on Crave is at ear splitting decibels at that level? I need it at 4-5 to watch Crave. WTF?

Just popped some shortbread with jam centres in the middle. Used Bonne Maman strawberry, raspberry, and peach mango.

Had to go out and cover my garlic planter box because there were literal puddles in it. It's been raining so hard for so long that the soil is pretty much soup. Thinking I should throw some life preservers in there for the seed garlic to grab onto.

My WIP #AwesomeCharacters are in foster care, so Joy would spend Christmas with her twin sister, Libby, and their roommate, Angel. She'd also sneak in a visit to her best friend/boyfriend Cal, probably at a sleazy motel because he's mostly homeless.

Oh, *now* you care about affordability? Not when you were running Save On Foods?

Didn’t sleep much last night because of the wind and rain. I am shocked we still have power.

Waterfox has a feature to move tabs to the bottom of the bookmark bar hallelujah I had to use special CSS for that in Firefox, this is amazing. My only wish is a bit more space between bookmarks and no icons on the menu bar. I'm hoping I just haven't found the settings for those yet.

Is there a Waterfox for Thunderbird? Like ... Waterbird?

I have used Firefox since it was Netscape. I am LIVID. I need recs for a browser that doesn't drain my battery, has ad blockers and if it uses tabs they're UNDER the bookmark line. (I used css to change it in FF) I also need recs for a free email client because now I don't trust Thunderbird.

@mozilla.org What the actual fuck? I don't want AI anything! I want a browser that doesn't drain my battery (which already means you're on thin ice) and has privacy protection and doesn't enshittify everything with AI. Damn you. Now it's off to find a new browser and email client. Bastards.

FUCK. NO! WHY IS EVERYONE MAKING EVERYTHING I LIKE SHITTY???

Tony Geary?? Fuck.

SOMEONE SHUT THIS FUCKING HEADBOARD UP I HATE THE NOISE

My headboard makes horrible cracking noises when I sit against my pillows. Which is all day. I am literally crying because I can't fix it. I've tried shimming with fabric, furniture pad, tightening bolts, loosening bolts. It's something about the legs and the brackets and I want to pull out my hair.

Made the decision to remove my fiction ebooks from Amazon for now. I need to find out if they're also AI scanning print books. #IndieAuthors #WritingCommunity #SelfPublishing #writing

Disgusting walk in the rain because I forgot to wear my gaiters. Am now enveloped in many blankets and heating pads.

Only 5% of my book sales are my fiction books. I think I can remove them from Amazon and not care too much. It sucks though, because I like their paperbacks, but not enough to let them use me for AI training on my fiction.

Great. Now I have to decide if I shut down the only place I get sales. (For the love of cats, go buy on Kobo people!)

I think I will comfort watch Equalizer 2 tonight.

Time to rewrite my author bios.

I just gave my character a childhood cat out of nowhere. I should put cats in everything.

Currently Reading: Offside for Christmas by Brooklyn Hart. Hockey romance, small town, and Christmas. So far so good.

I thought all the baking might distract me, but nope. Still having the depressions and thinking about how much I miss the cat.

Vanillekipferl and white chocolate cranberry pecan clusters today. I am dying. Baking hurts.

Made two dozen GF shortbread, 3 dozen sugar cookies and 2.5 dozen gingerbread cookies plus walnut slices and dough for non-GF shortbread. I do not like baking.

Also donate to Cat Therapy and Rescue Society cattherapyandrescue.com

Help out some kitties this Christmas and buy RAPS (Regional Animal Protection Society) some supplies, especially kitten and cat food! www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/...

Got his ashes back today. They also gave us vials of fur and nose and paw prints. 🐾 I am not okay. But he’s home.

I also donate to RAPS cat sanctuary - www.rapsbc.com/donations/ #cats #GivingTuesday

We made a donation to Katie's Place through our local vet today. Took down some food, treats, cat beds, scratchers and other things. They can always use cash donations - sites.google.com/katiesplace.... #cats #GivingTuesday

Thank you to everyone who reached out or liked or reposted about the loss of our cat. It honestly helped me. I’m still a giant mess but it was really nice to see all the messages.