Megan E. Daggett

Post a banger not in English: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K_xT...

"La Grande Nuit du Port de Pêche" by Wolfstone.

One of my fondest concert memories is seeing them perform it live at the Iron Horse in Northampton, from a table just feet away from the stage.

Never mind the jobs you’ve had, tell me five classes you took in university.

The Fire in the Equations: Math and Science Fiction
Russian and Slavic Folklore & Fairy Tales
Religion and Place
Greek & Roman Religion in the Ancient World
Intro to Computer Science for Non-Majors

Happy birthday! I hope it's a splendid one!

How old is your smoke detector? When mine started doing this I learned that most models "expire" after about 10 years and need to be replaced.

I haven't seen this level of negging in any of the other examples people have shared—usually it's more like "how does this book have so few Amazon reviews?! Let me fix that." I'm guessing "too positive=AI scam" has made its way into the loop and they've adjusted too far the other way.

This one's been blowing up lately—they either want you to pay for the privilege of speaking to their book club or, more likely, ask you to "tip" their members for their "honest" reviews of your book.

I'm definitely interested!

Sandrock has some major quality-of-life upgrades, though I think I like Portia's story just a little better. I'm looking forward to seeing what Evershine brings to the table!

The first alpha build for a game I backed (My Time at Evershine) dropped this morning, so that's my weekend sorted.

@victoriastrauss.com just posted a good article about this - it sounds like there's usually a request to "tip" reviewers or otherwise pay for (non-existent) marketing services.

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If you'd like to experience the story without playing it yourself, PlayFramePlus on YouTube has a fantastic Let's Play series on it.

I've been on vacation away from all my gaming devices, but I'm looking forward to diving back into my latest Coral Island playthrough when I get home.

Coral Island is my current favorite farm sim. It's essentially: what if Stardew was set in pseudo-Indonesia, and the mermaids are a full society rather than a background prop.

What's a book that you loved as a kid that nobody seems to read or even remember now?

This one's been on my mind a lot lately.

Can You Beat Baldur's Gate 3 As a Cat? YouTube video by Proxy Gate Tactician

She might appreciate Baldur's Gate 3...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsX9...

I still recall in the early days hearing about someone requesting MapQuest directions between two towns In Maine and being routed through Florida.

A game I otherwise love (My Time at Sandrock) annoyed me greatly when it "scolded" me for trying to name my character Cassandra.

In college our fraternity treasurer kept joking about embezzling everything to buy a pony. On April 1, the horse trailer pulled into our parking lot. They'd made arrangements with a friend who had an actual pony to bring it by for a visit.

My local cross-stitch store, www.acornsandthreads.com ! They have an amazing selection of charts and supplies, and if I need something for a project that they don't normally carry, they can order it for me.

I'm going to see if I can 100% the collectibles currently available in Infinity Nikki to prepare for the game's next story update dropping next week.

I've stopped folding (most) clothes. Jeans get hung on clip hangers by the waistband. T-shirts go on regular hangers. I have 2 dozen pairs of identical socks that get stacked in the drawer. So much less time/stress around laundry! I only fold things going into suitcases or out-of-season storage.

The Leverage series finale was an absolute masterpiece, from the twists and reveals to the way the final scene was a callback to the very beginning of the series.

A quilt block featuring four white-and-gray "snowflakes" against a mottled blue background, composed of squares and triangles, sits on a green quilter's cutting board with yellow gridlines that show it to be a little over 12 inches square. Beside the block sits a white stuffed dragon with blue accents, made of the same fabrics as the quilt block. Both of the fabrics used have a sparkly silver overlay printed on them.

I finished making a stuffed dragon and used the scraps to make a matching quilt block! There will eventually be 12 of these, one for each month (this is the 5th I've finished), with the quilt blocks getting turned into a lap quilt.

A quilt block featuring four white-and-gray "snowflakes" against a mottled blue background, composed of squares and triangles, sits on a green quilter's cutting board with yellow gridlines that show it to be a little over 12 inches square. Beside the block sits a white stuffed dragon with blue accents, made of the same fabrics as the quilt block. Both of the fabrics used have a sparkly silver overlay printed on them.

Saturday night and this morning, I cut and pieced the scraps from my ice dragon into a matching snowflake quilt block. I've made a 12-inch block with the scraps from each dragon, and when I've done all 12 I'll assemble them into a lap quilt.

A quilt top draped across several folding tables. The center of the quilt is a winged green dragon with warm brown accents, standing on its back legs and breathing fire, with an ivory background. This is framed by four borders using fabrics from the dragon: from the inside edge to the outside, lighter browns, lighter greens, darker browns, darker greens.

Virtual quilt retreat over! On Saturday I spent some time hand-quilting my dragon quilt (pattern adapted from cross-stitch design "Dragon Rampant" by Teresa Wentzler). Picture is from before I layered it with the batting and back, because a close-up of the quilting doesn't look like much yet.

A stuffed dragon sitting on an ironing board in front of floral curtains. The dragon's body and wings are made of sparkly white and grey mottled cotton fabric, with glacier-blue spikes and horns on its back and head. It has plastic eyes with cat-like split pupils and glittery silver irises.

First goal of this weekend's virtual quilt retreat accomplished: I finished making this little ice dragon. I'm working on a series of 12, one for each month; this one is January. I'm hoping to get the matching quilt block done tomorrow, but today I'm focusing on hand-quilting a bed quilt.

I once ordered a "new" book for my nephew. It arrived shrink wrapped, which the other book (same series) I was giving him wasn't, so I unwrapped it—thankfully. I don't think the Goldfish crumbs ground into nearly every page came from the printing house.

My mother's quilt guild is doing a virtual quilt retreat this weekend, so I'll be Zooming in to that and working on a quilt that's finally approaching done after 7+ years of occasional dabbling.

Unauthorized export of tropical fish