I don't purchase terrain for my #D&D games, I just steal. Don't leave your water bottle unattended at my table because I will turn it into a tower and balance 1-5 minis on the top of it.

A polydactylic cat walks into a bar. It says, "I would like, in pursuance of my desire to have a drink, to buy a drink." The barman asks, "Why the unnecessary extra clause?"

There's 0 things cool about using an LLM to do D&D prep, but I'm using Microsoft Excel to do D&D prep, and that might be cool

The last political column I was allowed to write in the @washingtonpost.com was a criticism of Obama. His people took issue with my piece, but we were respectful. Now he is tweeting in support of me. This is how free political speech and respect for debate *actually works*. Or used to work.

Mr. Trash Wheel 😍

what's that? you need some good news? can we interest you in some Murderbot news? "Family road trip from hell"?

Playing how to train your dragon in orchestra this semester and yes, it is exactly as fun to play as it sounds

If birds judged human intelligence like people judge bird intelligence, it would be people that can do bird calls, versus everyone else

Morning swim was good except that I forgot to pack conditioner so now I'm going to just look like the Bride of Frankenstein all day I guess

There is an individual here in the library with a water bottle that, when they drink from it, makes cartoon dolphin noises, and how am I supposed to concentrate in that type of environment

Once I finish the like 15 books that I started 2 months ago and am now 2/3 of the way through, it's over for you people

I read this title wrong

The thing about accepting Newsom's depravity against trans people or the homeless on the grounds of "Yeah, that's bad, but we have to beat Trump or it'll be worse." is that by accepting it, you mark it as acceptable, both within your mind and in the larger world around you.

Small Huge things: Went for a swim this morning, wrapped up first week of the semester, dug an old writing project out of hiatus and figured out what it was about.

On a bad day, with 5 hours of sleep, ran 7 hours worth of #D&D and feel... rejuvenated. I am going to go to bed now tho

The students are returning. There's no longer any space in the library for lying down on the floor and despairing. I'm going to have to do all my despairing in the staff room now. Fuck.

"It says here Grok's a bitch."

I am in an invite-only fandom of 6, going slowly insane

Some days the only fictional character I want to talk about is one of my friends' d&d characters.

Fucked Up (complimentary)

#MythAugust #writesky The people of Birdsong worship the mountain they live in, Kal Sigara. Her true form is the mountain, but in stories she's often personified as an old woman. She's never drawn as a person, for fear that doing so would piss off her emissaries, the kiri

In the central desert of Antarctica there are lichens that live inside of rocks

My college's web portal updated my permissions and I am now listed as staff, faculty, and student. Only the avatar, master of all 3 elements...

When it comes to capsaicin, the difference between the inside of my mouth and the outside of my mouth is game-changing

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Heads up!

It has been about one year since I discovered that, unfortunately, I do work much better in a coffee shop with a little treat, so I dumped my internet to save money for the little treat fare. I have to go into the office to play online d&d now but no regrets nonetheless

Thinking bout the time a person on the Internet said the answer was 42, and I said "but what's the question?" and then the most replies I've ever had on anything (like 5 but shut up) hopped on to explain hitchhiker's guide to me.

If you're in an at-risk area, be safe

"Another productive day at my important, grown-up job!" I say, hiding behind the self-serve coffee station eating sugar packets

RIP to a man who played an enormous part in making me as weird as I am.

ALWAYS give to Sameer Project. They're in Gaza, they're Palestinian, and they provide with dignity and respect. Gazans often say that it's generally best to donate to individual fundraisers, that prominent orgs are nowhere to be seen in Gaza!--Except the Sameer Project which is consistently active.

I don't have to be up for 2 more hours but summer brain won't let me sleep

There's a petition linked in the article, for you petition-signers out there

I have put some plums in my icebox and if William Carlos Williams gets in here I'll fuckin fight that bitch

Offered to help with set takedown for Cats, which I assume will involve a full exorcism.

Heinous

If nothing else I feel like I've accurately represented what happens to the human brain when in proximity to a cat #writesky #musicaltheater

This is going to be one of the ones I recommend to everyone. A really good monster story, cleverly intertwined with small-town lesbian romance, beautifully written. #booksky

Was so sad to hear about Andrea Gibson's passing. I was lucky enough to see them perform in college. They had a presence that videos don't capture, and a gift for words that will long outlive them.

Still better than Lancaster drivers, who figure if they can just get a truck that's bigger than everyone else's truck, then they can turn whenever they want because what are you gonna do about it

Saw the biggest spider I have ever seen in the real world today.

I make gazpacho by blending up all the non-tomato stuff in a mini blender and just mixing it in to a can of tomato puree.

Successfully changed a headlight without having to disassemble or even move anything. Big win for itty bitty baby hands

Oh, you read 100 books today by asking ChatGPT to summarize them? That's crazy. I just ran a 40 minute marathon by using my car.

Please join me in supporting librarian Lavonnia Moore, fired for including inclusive books in a community-curated display. gofund.me/41fd0cc4

Several groups have mobilized to offer assistance to people affected by the Guadalupe River floods. via @texaspublicradio.bsky.social

Farm workers are being terrorized, imprisoned, and deported without due process. Trump's immigration sweeps unjustly target farm workers, Latinos and other vulnerable communities. This goes against American values. This July 4th weekend, take action and message your Congress Members. Link below. ⬇️

My mom and stepdad are from the same diaspora group as Zohran Mamdani’s dad (same like “my stepdad was kicked out of the same town and knows some of his classmates”) and apparently the New York Times doesn’t understand how diaspora works, so I am going to tell you a little about my mom’s people!