This week, there were a lot of nasty analyses and nasty generalisations.

This is screen-snipped from one of my Discords, and even if it’s fake it made me lol/happy.

Fuck, man. Just… fuck.

And a special warm hug for me, she said they are planning on the name Juniper because she always loved my online tag. ️🧡

As stupid as it sounds, it’s really the first time I’ve invited a group of friends over to my house for a dinner/hangout since high school (which was quite a while ago). I’m very happy that it went well.

It may not really mean much coming from a random person, but you did a great job and I’m proud of you.

I am a solitary person. The reasons for that are not all good nor all bad, but the results have been that I rarely ever invite people back to my house for anything, or really initiate hangouts (largely because I have a crippling fear that if people say yes, it’s only because they pity me and are good enough people to put up with the boring person for a little while).

A few weeks ago, I invited my gaming group to a dinner at my house. They came! I cooked + they brought sides, and…a good time was had by all.

As stupid as it sounds, it’s really the first time I’ve invited a group of friends over to my house for a dinner/hangout since high school (which was quite a while ago). I’m very happy that it went well.

As of last week, however, in a small town in Kentucky, a witchy metaphysical shop has opened up, and thanks to my biological father being himself and showing off my work to strangers, I have sold twelve to the store’s proprietor and she’s just put in an order for at least ten more.

She’s commending me for the imagery and symbolism and she’s using my cards to teach her weekly tarot classes.

Whew.

She made a display and everything!

This is her favorite card.

@Rucket said in Real life happy:

(I also need to see what Regiments of Renown they let us have as I would buy Skarbrand if I can chuck him into a list LOL)

They updated the Regiments of Renown document the same day the army box came out and the answer to that is sadly zero.

The army isn’t officially released yet, not until you can buy the battletome individually so I suspect they will update that document again in a month or so.

(I also need to see what Regiments of Renown they let us have as I would buy Skarbrand if I can chuck him into a list LOL)

They updated the Regiments of Renown document the same day the army box came out and the answer to that is sadly zero.

@Rucket Those guys looked great! I’m really glad they included chaos dwarfs finally, though I’m pretty squarely over in the Slaves to Darkness camp myself.

I am so hyped that Chorfs are getting a right and proper release and look forward to seeing what else they get in the coming years. That said at least we can be Comrades in Chaos

(I also need to see what Regiments of Renown they let us have as I would buy Skarbrand if I can chuck him into a list LOL)

But he called my writing for him strong and clear. Verbatim quote.

Just gonna stick that right in my annual review that’s due on Friday.

@Rucket said in Real life happy:

Since March I have been working on building a High Elf army for Warhammer the Old World and I bought a kit of Battle Sisters for 40k. It’s been a nice and relaxing way of disengaging with the horrors of the outside world. It sparks joy.

I know this isn’t what you meant but it’s kind of hilarious that the horrors of WH40K are lesser than the horrors of real life. Daemons trying to eat your face off are nothing in the face of this ever-worsening cost of living crisis!

Well one is make believe and the other is triple digit temperatures and a psychotic population losing its goddamn mind lol

Since March I have been working on building a High Elf army for Warhammer the Old World and I bought a kit of Battle Sisters for 40k. It’s been a nice and relaxing way of disengaging with the horrors of the outside world. It sparks joy.

I know this isn’t what you meant but it’s kind of hilarious that the horrors of WH40K are lesser than the horrors of real life. Daemons trying to eat your face off are nothing in the face of this ever-worsening cost of living crisis!

@Rowan said in Celebrities We Lost 2023:

The Pogues lead singer, Shane MacGowan. Christmas was never complete without hearing their Fairytale of New York. Best xmas song ever! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-67546785

This one is… sigh. Cry.

Back in March of 2008, right before St. Patrick’s Day, the Pogues were supposed to play a relatively small venue here in Philadelphia. Like, holds about 2000 people small. I had tickets to see them, but at the time I lived over an hour outside the city and this terrible winter storm blew in. We usually don’t get snow that late, but it was piling high, the roads were wet from the day before, and everything started to freeze over. Even the trains into the city had warnings about delays and cancellations and I was afraid that if I tried going to the show I’d either get in an accident or get stuck there with nowhere to sleep. Besides, I was convinced – convinced! – that with such miserable conditions, they were going to reschedule.

They didn’t. The band played on anyway, to a tiny audience of about 300-400 people, and I missed it. I didn’t know it at the time, but I would never have another chance to see the Pogues. They played New York and Baltimore and DC, but they never came to Philly again. That was my one and only chance and I decided not to go.

Buy the tickets, folks. Go to the show. Do the thing. Don’t miss out.

So I finally got to see The Pogues.

There’s only three of them left. And it took five different singers to cover for Shane McGowan. But I got to see them, and it was lovely, and I’m happy.

Buy the tickets, folks. Go to the show. Do the thing. Don’t miss out.

@Gashlycrumb Take your expenditure for parts, props, and other sundries, jack up the price by 60% for labour costs, and that’s your daily.

If we’re going by daily, don’t forget the retainer.