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Here's some of the things I've been up to in April. Work has been crazy busy since the middle of March when two of the people I work with quit and their last day was on the same day. One quit in the normal way with 2-weeks notice; the other ghosted us to the point where we were afraid something had happened to them. Anyway, I've been pulling the load for three people, although we have one replacement but they have a learning curve.

Some of the fun things I've been doing:

Movies

We saw Project Hail Mary in the theaters last weekend. So glad we went while it was still there - everyone I know has been recommending this to me. And they were all absolutely correct! What an amazing movie!

TV Shows

Stranger Things: I watched the whole season last week. I'm very glad for people who tagged their posts and put spoilers behind cut tags - I was able to remain unspoiled for the whole thing. I have thoughts, but mainly, I'm sad that it's over. I thought the passing of the torch from The Party to Holly's group was perfect. I enjoyed that Robin was back to being smart and competent instead of whatever she was in S4.

Bridgerton: I'm in the middle of Season 4. So far, I'm enjoying it.

To Your Eternity: I watched Season 3 of this anime. I highly recommend this show for the first two season. S3 was very sketchy at first but managed to redeem itself by the last 3 episodes.

Video Games

I'm back on Breath of the Wild - I'm doing a semi hundred percent. I'm NOT going to find every single of the 900 koroks. What I am doing is every one of the original shrines, all the side quests, all the DLC items, and all the DLC shrines. I've got one more original shrine to go, several DLC items, and 15 of the 16 DLC shrines. Plenty of things to do yet! *dances happily*

I caved and got a Switch 2. It is definitely faster and the joycons work better than my old Switch. My amibos all work on it, too.

I am planning to offer Dreamsheep again for

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Current Mood: happy
Current Music: Chet Faker - No Diggity

nerdsorrow

week 2 of god awful back pain.

I lamented being told that it wasn't that serious, two or three flareups ago when I saw doctors, but unfortunately as I look around the internet for tips, what I'm seeing is that it truly wasn't/isn't that bad, and people deal with much worse for much longer (and still fix themselves with pt exercises and anti-inflammatories)

Anyway, the disc between my vertebrae is out of position and it's aggravating my nerves. This happens for a few weeks once or twice a year because I get hubristic and stop doing my back exercises.

Anyway do these three simple excercises 10 minutes a day, don't turn out like me. https://squatuniversity.com/2018/06/21/the-mcgill-big-3-for-core-stability/

azurelunatic

So we have Lawn Dragons. A while ago, an inflatable dragon so new that I didn't even have a lawn picture of it got caught in a wind storm and partially broken. It still lit up, but the blower didn't go, and I thought it was probably some broken wires. And maybe we could fix it.

So Belovedest draped it over the lounge chair on the porch, to dry out.

And there it sat.

I admit that I am short-tempered sometimes.

It's lounging season, I think a little early this year. So the dragon and I have been sharing the chair. And much to my annoyance, we have been sharing it with tiny black ants. Which have been using the deflated dragon as a pathway to climb up onto the chair's side tables (it's a retired infusion chair, so it reclines, has tables, and a place to attach an IV pole) and even on to my very person. I discovered this yesterday.

What losing my temper looked like this time was an enticing Craigslist ad for the salvage-condition dragon (free to the first to arrive), along with reviving my ad to get rid of the aftermarket KitchenAid beater that just barely didn't fit my mixer bowl. Which had been hanging around for months and was starting to develop lichen.

They were both gone by the time I got outside this afternoon.

Current Mood: Satisfied
Current Location: Watching the sunset

seleneheart

The Party Crasher by Sophia Kinsella

Blurb:

It's been over two years since Effie's beloved parents got divorced, destroying the image of the happy, loving childhood she thought she had. Since then, she's become estranged from her father and embarked on a feud with his hot (and much younger) girlfriend, Krista. And now, more earth-shattering Greenoaks, the rambling Victorian country house Effie called home her whole life, has been sold. When Krista decides to throw a grand "house cooling" party, Effie is originally left off the guest list-and then receives a last-minute "anti-invitation" (maybe it's because she called Krista a gold-digger, but Krista totally deserved it, and it was mostly a joke anyway). Effie declines, but then remembers a beloved childhood treasure is still hidden in the house. Her only chance to retrieve it is to break into Greenoaks while everyone is busy celebrating. As Effie sneaks around the house, hiding under tables and peeping through trapdoors, she realizes the secrets Greenoaks holds aren't just in the dusty passageways and hidden attics she grew up exploring. Watching how her sister, brother, and dad behave when they think no one is looking, Effie overhears conversations, makes discoveries, and begins to see her family in a new light. Then she runs into Joe-the love of her life, who long ago broke her heart, and who's still as handsome and funny as ever-and even more truths emerge. But will Effie act on these revelations? Will she stay hidden or step out into the party and take her place with her family? And truthfully, what did she really come back to Greenoaks for? Over the course of one blowout party, Effie realizes that she must be honest with herself and confront her past before she'll ever be able to face her future--

I got this book because the library had it tagged as 'humor' and I needed something for the bingo square. Also, I read "Confessions of a Shopaholic" a long, long time ago and enjoyed that. This book didn't seem very funny at first, because the protagonist is NOT OKAY. Her inner monologue is pretty tragic, actually. I think this book would be much better as a movie - the screwball comedy type. However, as the book went on and Effie starts to get over herself, the story became laugh-out-loud funny.

With that, I have my third bingo:

Current Mood: weird
Current Music: Hollerado - Juliette

seleneheart

Before the playoffs get started tonight, here are my thoughts on the various matchups:

Western Conference:

Avalanche v. Kings: I'm glad Anze Kopitar gets one last playoff series. However, I feel like this years' Avs are pretty similar to the 2013 Blackhawks - a runaway train. Good luck with that.

Stars v. Wild: This is where Bettman's current playoff scheme really sucks. Both Dallas and Minnesota have more points than any team in the Pacific Division and it's not even close. Dallas should be playing Utah and Minnesota should be playing the Ducks. I'm hoping Dallas gets through, obviously.

Golden Knights v. Mammoth: A playoff matchup that has never happened in the history of the NHL, even if you count the Mammoth previously being the Coyotes. Hard to call this one - Vegas just changed coaches a week or two ago, which is really weird because they were in the playoffs at the time. They have since won the Pacific, so idk.

Oilers v. Ducks: At least this is a new matchup - these teams have not met in the playoffs in recent memory. Connor McDavid versus Joel Quenneville. I think the Oilers will get through.

Eastern Conference:
First a caveat - I know a lot less about this conference (I had to look up the pairings), but it has some interesting matchups.

Hurricanes v. Senators: Ottawa is in the playoffs for the first time in a while, maybe since the COVID cup. Carolina won the conference, and I expect them to have no issues with Ottawa.

Penguins v. Flyers: The Battle of Pennsylvania rekindled once again. Another ride for Sid and Geno. Hard to say who will prevail, but Crosby & Co have buckets of playoff experience compared to the baby Flyers - that will probably be important.

Sabres v. Bruins: No one saw this coming. The way Buffalo is playing - it might be a slaughter. I'm certainly rooting for them because they deserve nice things.

Lightning v. Canadiens: This one is a total coin flip. I have no idea. I give the slight edge to Tampa for the same reason I give it to Pittsburgh - playoff experience.

There you have it!

What is the saying - NHL playoffs are like snorting cocaine and then riding a motorcycle out of a helicopter?

Current Mood: excited
Current Music: Kill Hannah - Lips Like Morphine

nerdsorrow

Once upon a time when i was on DW last, there was a workout community that I've totally forgotten the name of. I got a recipe they called "nutritium" there (small, dense, protein-powder balls, a running workout snack) They seemed to be kind of a meme, I made them all the time.

I started calling them rat bait (oats+pb goes into the animal trap...) I still make them all the time

Does anyone know wtf I'm talking about? Is this community still around? I found Stumptuous through them, but that website isn't good any more.

Current Mood: bouncy

seleneheart

1. What have you recently finished reading?

Eleanor & Park was a good story of teenagers falling in love

In God We Trust (All Other Pay Cash) - this is the book that A Christmas Story was based on. I found it incredibly disappointing and DNF'd it.

2. What are you currently reading?

A Magic Steeped in Poison - this is the April read for bookclub_dw. I'm enjoying it so far, but I need to make notes. I too wrapped up in the story!

Party Crasher by Sophie Kinsalla, who died recently. I enjoy her books and wanted somehting lighthearted.

3. What will you be reading next?
I have a few books to read in my physical pile, but my local independent bookstore is hosting a bookclub discussion in May, so I'll probably read that book. I don't remember the name at the moment.

Current Mood: mischievous
Current Music: Marina - Obsessions

nerdsorrow

listen, open source, small press, self published, web multimedia all those keywords are my hobby, I'm decent at finding interesting stuff and I don't mind the extra effort

But when it's required I get so demoralized, the website for the fucking webby awards, the most mainstream thing ever, is a broken mess where essentially only a few corporate affiliate links are barely accessible and I'm just so fucking tired. I get IP blocked by youtube over and over for using a frontend on their site and blocking ads, and I'm just so fucking tired.

seleneheart

Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell

Blurb:

Bono met his wife in high school, Park says.
So did Jerry Lee Lewis, Eleanor answers.
I’m not kidding, he says.
You should be, she says, we’re 16.
What about Romeo and Juliet?
Shallow, confused, then dead.
I love you, Park says.
Wherefore art thou, Eleanor answers.
I’m not kidding, he says.
You should be.

Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits—smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try. When Eleanor meets Park, you’ll remember your own first love—and just how hard it pulled you under.

I checked out this book from the library based on the author's name alone!

The book is a great examination of first love between two teenagers. When holding hands feels monumental and daring. How sharing music leads to falling in love.

TW warning though: the book is searing indictment of the poor choices facing divorced women with children when the father doesn't fulfill his responsibilities. Abusive men. Predatory men, although he doesn't succeed - Eleanor gets away from him.

It was most likely banned because of its exploration of the burgeoning sexual awakening between two teenagers and its unfavorable opinion of abusive men.

DNF Note: I started In God We Trust (All Others Pay Cash), which is the series of essays that A Christmas Storywas based on. I had no patience for the misogyny and casual ageism in the first few pages.

Current Mood: awake
Current Music: The Format - Holy Roller

nerdsorrow

Okay, here is a review. It is mostly in the form of hey read this, because I am still in my early stages with this book. Stupid of me to pick this one, which is already getting mainstream attention, but I just like it that much.

The book is Night Night Fawn by Jordy Rosenberg, a fictionalized memoir in the voice of the author's mother, a (let's not mince words) terf zionist.

I say that (derogatory) but the magic that interests me so much is the delving into the experiences and self-justifications and humanity of a person with bad and harmful beliefs. I don't really believe it is bad to do any more than I believe it's good to do (it's neither good nor bad to do), but it interests me, and it obviously interests the author, not to flinch from or minimize or simplify or smooth over anything about its narrator, but rather to give her her own full voice. She can't accept her son is caring for her at her end of life, so she persists in the delusion that a "large transgender bird" has kidnapped her and is making deathbed demands of her.

I learned about it via this podcast interview with the author, here Ideology and Family History ft Jordy Rosenberg, Ordinary Unhappiness.

The author narrated the audio book version and my god I hope my library buys a copy of this, because I want it most of all. The podcast goes into the FEELINGS involved in voicing your own estranged mother's cruel words, near the end. Love to hold that shit in my hands.

Jewish tag is so I can private entries if people start to be clowns, I am still taking the temperature of this platform <3

Current Mood: sympathetic

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