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Monday, September 22nd, 2025 10:06 pm
Monday, September 22nd, 2025 09:02 pm
I hustled out of Korean class to make sure I'd be at Alewife in time for the 7:55 PM #62. As it happened, I was there 9 minutes early. A 76 pulled up. I asked if it was really a 76. Yes. He said are you getting on or not? I said yes and did. I asked if he was very late with the scheduled 7:35. He said no, it was a special extra service. We didn't chat anymore, but I am curious. Rosh Hashanah? The equinox? Something happening at Hanscom or Lincoln Labs? I was the only passenger, possibly because nobody expected a bus at an unscheduled time.
Monday, September 22nd, 2025 02:12 pm
I'm just back from Poland, where I participated in a science fiction LARP called Eclipse. This was an "international blockbuster LARP," meaning that it had a fairly large cast (150 players), a highly detailed and immersive set (a futuristic dome complex near Krakow called Alvernia Planet), costumes (most of us wore standard jumpsuits, which we had the option to rent or buy, but many people accessorized or modified the standard jumpsuits to suit their characters and some brought their own costumes, which was okay as long as your outfit clearly indicated which division you were in by its color: brown for Soft Science, gray for Hard Science, and green for Explorers), and prewritten characters. It was an incredible experience which I have described as "like living in a science fiction movie" -- specifically a cross between Arrival and Interstellar.
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Sunday, September 14th, 2025 10:02 pm
Zlata!x!!
Monday, September 22nd, 2025 12:34 pm
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Monday, September 22nd, 2025 07:55 am
Sunday, September 21st, 2025 11:04 pm
A few weeks ago I posted a worry that we're about to invade Venezuela. In the meantime we keep murdering civilians in boats.
https://lauradi7dw.dreamwidth.org/985525.html
I think it's ever more likely that Trump is about to start a war in the region, but in the meantime I'm dwelling on how many members of three kpop groups I follow have September birthdays.
https://lauradi7dw.dreamwidth.org/985525.html
I think it's ever more likely that Trump is about to start a war in the region, but in the meantime I'm dwelling on how many members of three kpop groups I follow have September birthdays.
Sunday, September 21st, 2025 10:09 pm
Eat a snack consisting of pretzels and water from a water bottle. Neglect to finish chewing and swallowing before sucking down some water. Have your cheek pulled in between your teeth as you continue chewing the remaining pretzel and masticate your cheek.
Ouch.
Ouch.
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Sunday, September 21st, 2025 05:37 pm
The worst part of colonoscopy prep turned out to be the sheer number of trips to the bathroom, which knotted up my legs something fierce. The second worst part was the taste of the solution, even with added flavorings. It was salty! (I got the huge jug rather than the Miralax version. Miralax at least isn't salty.) Next time, probably either green unsweetened Kool-Aid or lemonade Crystal Lite or whatever.
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I did make the planned gallon of orange jello, but since it was a little late for me to actually eat it, I put mandarin orange slices in it. Since that's often part of Belovedest's lunch. Today I packed it into smaller boxes to help with that effort and to decrease the crowding in the fridge.
I got a slight nap after everything was about finished. The split prep schedule meant that I started the second half around 12:30 am. Appointment check in time 6 am.
The distance in the facility wasn't super bad, although we brought my chair just in case. (Speaking of the chair, I have decked it out with retroreflective tape and electroluminescent wire. It looks much safer. The cup holder went on Friday.)
( The procedure wasn't bad. )
I got dressed again. I had picked a cute nightgown for the outing, black with flowers and butterflies. Instead of a coat (it's getting chilly at night) I wore my dramatic black velvet robe, the one with lace trim and bell sleeves. I received a compliment. And as soon as I proved I could stand up without excessive wobbling, we were off.
Belovedest gathered breakfast for me on our way home, and I took a much needed nap (interrupted a few times to confirm that I could be made conscious and accept hydration).
And that was that.
We did our usual Friday shopping on Saturday. I was still sore. Today my legs are thankfully feeling normal.
( Off topic for FFA )
I did make the planned gallon of orange jello, but since it was a little late for me to actually eat it, I put mandarin orange slices in it. Since that's often part of Belovedest's lunch. Today I packed it into smaller boxes to help with that effort and to decrease the crowding in the fridge.
I got a slight nap after everything was about finished. The split prep schedule meant that I started the second half around 12:30 am. Appointment check in time 6 am.
The distance in the facility wasn't super bad, although we brought my chair just in case. (Speaking of the chair, I have decked it out with retroreflective tape and electroluminescent wire. It looks much safer. The cup holder went on Friday.)
( The procedure wasn't bad. )
I got dressed again. I had picked a cute nightgown for the outing, black with flowers and butterflies. Instead of a coat (it's getting chilly at night) I wore my dramatic black velvet robe, the one with lace trim and bell sleeves. I received a compliment. And as soon as I proved I could stand up without excessive wobbling, we were off.
Belovedest gathered breakfast for me on our way home, and I took a much needed nap (interrupted a few times to confirm that I could be made conscious and accept hydration).
And that was that.
We did our usual Friday shopping on Saturday. I was still sore. Today my legs are thankfully feeling normal.
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Sunday, September 21st, 2025 10:58 am
Intrigant
i want
a doctor who sees my body with intrigue
a case to be solved
not just a fat body to lose weight
i want someone who sees the whole
and wonders how it is connected
and notices that my hip bone is
in fact
connected to my knee bone
through tendons and tears and tears alike
i want
apparently too much
a sleuth to look at me with intrigue
not just a woman with “womanly” problems
to be
ignored
why is that so much to ask
yeah
i’m fat
yeah
i’m woman
but my pain is real
and i want it solved
so my tears and tears
aren’t mine and mine alone
any more
Sunday, September 21st, 2025 07:32 am
2020
He did a series of these.
The tap teacher has had the song be the beginning of the warm-up all month, and now we're finally here.
I don't know that I was actively listening to Earth Wind and Fire in 1978 (more folkie at the time) but it must have been in the air.
The autumnal equinox isn't until tomorrow afternoon, if you're keeping track of other special days (and then Rosh Hashanah starts at sundown).
He did a series of these.
The tap teacher has had the song be the beginning of the warm-up all month, and now we're finally here.
I don't know that I was actively listening to Earth Wind and Fire in 1978 (more folkie at the time) but it must have been in the air.
The autumnal equinox isn't until tomorrow afternoon, if you're keeping track of other special days (and then Rosh Hashanah starts at sundown).
Sunday, September 21st, 2025 07:21 am
The Ig nobel awards are based in Cambridge, where I will be later today. I hadn't been paying much attention, but saw a summary of the award a Japanese team of researchers got for painting zebra stripes on a cow (it reduces the number of flies who land). I saw this on twitter, in Korean (I clicked to get it translated), reported from a news consolidator that got the story from a news source in Japan, which seems to report it straight, no explanation of the background of the Igs. Hard to know what I'm missing in the (presumably automatic?) translation
https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20250921_0003337204
Here's the Ars technica article with the same photo and more explanation of the other winners
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/09/meet-the-2025-ig-nobel-prize-winners/
https://www.newsis.com/view/NISX20250921_0003337204
Here's the Ars technica article with the same photo and more explanation of the other winners
https://arstechnica.com/science/2025/09/meet-the-2025-ig-nobel-prize-winners/
Saturday, September 20th, 2025 09:48 pm
Defying the philosophy that one would be happier without so much stuff, I have acquired several new self-indulgences lately. The one that is making me the happiest today is this
It's a pot holder sewn to be slightly bowl shaped. You put a bowl (or in the photo, a Pyrex container) into it, then into the microwave, so that when you pick it up the bowl won't be hot on your hands or the table you set it down on. I already was doing something like that with a regular flat potholder, but this is made specifically for the purpose. And it's pretty, and I got it at a crafts fair. All good.
It's a pot holder sewn to be slightly bowl shaped. You put a bowl (or in the photo, a Pyrex container) into it, then into the microwave, so that when you pick it up the bowl won't be hot on your hands or the table you set it down on. I already was doing something like that with a regular flat potholder, but this is made specifically for the purpose. And it's pretty, and I got it at a crafts fair. All good.
Friday, September 19th, 2025 12:48 pm
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Friday, September 19th, 2025 12:47 pm
https://www.tiktok.com/@enzothebluestaffordshire/video/7465823960064838958
You don't have to be logged in to tiktok (I am not).
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Friday, September 19th, 2025 12:25 pm
Charlie Kirk left a will and had set it up (?) for his wife Erika to succeed him as CEO of Turning Point USA. People are trying to make a conspiracy theory out of this. He had millions of dollars and two small children. Of course he had a will. If people find that suspicious, they should talk to more rich white parents.
I have noted the conspiracy theory that the Trump administration arranged for CK's assassination. I don't have any particular knowledge about it, but it doesn't seem entirely likely. The alleged shooter doesn't seem organized enough to have been hired as a sniper of that sort. I as always think such actions succeed due to the availability of guns.
I have noted the conspiracy theory that the Trump administration arranged for CK's assassination. I don't have any particular knowledge about it, but it doesn't seem entirely likely. The alleged shooter doesn't seem organized enough to have been hired as a sniper of that sort. I as always think such actions succeed due to the availability of guns.
Friday, September 19th, 2025 12:20 pm
Pat Mandziy again
https://youtube.com/shorts/54ogVscQhBA?feature=shared
https://youtube.com/shorts/54ogVscQhBA?feature=shared