Whenever I start to feel good, I have a every other week D&D session that goes until 3:00 in the morning and then I'm wiped out for 2 weeks again lol
But it's the only time we can play...
Asking out of curiosity as this is an important issue to me. Are you able to eat mycelium protein like Quorn? That's my favorite non meat protein. There's also Upside Meats which is lab grown actual meat. Very much looking forward to that becoming more widespread
That's what I read, anyway. They still pull 4.5 million viewers an episode somehow
Only 1 in 100 Americans watch Survivor. I recently learned my writing partner bestie watches Survivor, too! I'm doing a fantasy draft for Season 50 with her and my family for bragging rights only. Let's go COACH
Do I have any other Survivor fans on my friend list? Statistically, I should not 😅
Today I wrote a few paragraphs I really liked, then decided a good third of the chapter belonged later in the story and moved it to my fragments.
Two steps forward three steps backward, but in the end it's all forward! Excited to start the rewrite tomorrow...
Love this. One of the things I've been working on in the last couple of years is embracing my intensity and channeling it into the things I love, instead of masking it with jokes
One of my very favorites
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1970's style cover of the Left Hand of Darkness. two figures in the bottom right hand corner in black and white, abstract Klimpt-like art on the rest of the cover, title & author Left Hand of Darkess by Ursula Leguin
Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula LeGuin
I wasn't smart enough for this book, but I still enjoyed it. Literary sci fi far ahead of its time & still highly relevant to gender discussion today. Unbelievable prosecraft - a true master
I seem to really be on a 1970's kick
#amreading #booksky #bookrec
Still from Sweeney Todd at La Mirada with Will Swenson and Leslie Margherita. Will is sitting on a crate looking dour, Leslie is leaning over a larger crate looking funny & smitten
Starting a new thread for 2025 musicals/shows.
Forgot to take pictures, but so far in 2025:
-Sweeney Todd at La Mirada - STUNNING cast & production, exceeded expectations for one of my fav shows. Will Swenson was 🔥🔥🔥
-Book of Mormon at the Pantages - went in knowing nothing & loved it
My daydreams and writing are about gentle people discovering magic & being kind to each other in nature, while living in a difficult world.
My dream-dreams are always me being a spider queen or an undead paladin. I have no explanation for this
The Pride flag at the Stonewall Monument is re-raised!
New Yorkers won’t let Donald Trump erase LGBTQ+ history, or trample the rights of our LGBTQ+ neighbors.
Where did you buy this? I am always trying to buy aconite and never finding a good source for it - either it's bare root, doesn't ship to US, or is actually a hybrid
"A meditation on grief" - I'm sold. I don't do horror movies, so we'll see how this goes...
PSA for my fellow Americans out there: Peacock shows the venue feed of some events under the Olympics menu in their app for a couple days after the event.
LOVE this; first time in a decade I haven't VPNed into another country for decent Olympics coverage
Maybe a hot take, but modern designers do whatever they want on the red carpets all the time. The rare time that we get to see historical clothing is in high budget historical epics. I like accurate costumes.
Turning Heathcliff into a hottie is highly sus, but withholding judgment until I see it
Thank you.
This is kind of a weird comment, but this helps me understand what allyship feels like? It feels so good to be supported.
Makes me want to make sure I remain as vocal as possible for communities I'm in ally in
Woman in a black lace top wearing Aragorn's Crown of Gondor from Lord of the Rings
Let us together rebuild this world that we may share in the days of peace
#lordoftherings #aragorn
Painting as described, one wren is stood on the ground surrounded by snowdrops, the other is talking, perched on part of a tree trunk.
Morning.
🖼️ Wrens and Snowdrops, Dick Twinney.
I know it’s been a while (sorry) and it’s not even great light to show you, but I’ve just finished my first embroidery of 2026. 😊 I hope it was with the wait and that you enjoy!🪡🌿🦉✨
*Completely freehand stitched, no pattern, paints or sketch. #stitchedart #thesewingsongbird
The cover of Tolkien by Humphrey Carpenter. The cover is ivory with a circular picture of Tolkien in the center.
Tolkien by Humphrey Carpenter
This has been gathering dust on my shelf for a long time. I was finally inspired to read it after my LOTR theater binge last weekend.
Incredible read - rarely is a biography from the 1970's this compelling!
ADHD diagnosis & meds has been such a life-changer for me. I used to spend every night after work intellectually comotose, only able to play games or watch TV.
Now, even on rough days, I can take supplementary meds and I'm back in business.
D&D prep & writing, here I come! ✨🐲✍️🏰
#adhd #amwriting
Aragorn crowned at the end of Return of the King
Watched all 3 LOTR movies on Saturday; saw into space-time and understood the secrets of things that were, things that are, and things that have not yet come to pass.
Then I came home and bought Aragorn's crown on Ebay.
Et Eärello Endorenna utúlien. Sinome maruvan ar Hildinyar tenn'
Ambar-metta!
On Saturday, I watched the Lord of the Rings extended edition in theaters, all 13 hours. Loved.
Today I read Humphrey Carpenter's excellent Tolkien biography.
I want to make embroidered silk banners for Elendil, Rohan, Rivendell, and Lothlorien to hang in my house.
I have embraced my intensity ✨
My rule is at least two sentences. Yesterday, I watched all 3 extended Lord of the Rings movies in the theater; just managed two sentences while grabbing a bite to eat between shows. Counts! ✨
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley
Bridgerton Season 4 is the best yet. Using the Pride & Prejudice formula to great effect. I was waiting for the botched 'first proposal' when I smelled the homage and was NOT disappointed. Cinema
Is it historically accurate enough? No
Is it still too horny for Regency fans? Yes
Is it fantastic? YES
I had an encouraging experience writing yesterday. I was very tired after work; fell asleep for 2 hrs on the couch. When I woke, blurry-eyed and cotton-mouthed, it was very late. Writing felt impossible.
But I managed to do it anyway & I'm actually thrilled with what I wrote.
💪✨✍️
She knows people's bodies are different, right? According to my fertility doctor I was at the menopausal age of 46 when I was 36. He knew because he was ordering full hormone tests regularly as part of egg retrieval...
