[Gwynn ap Nudd]

Just got back from a week long road trip vacation through Washington and northern Oregon, travelling with my mom to visit all the relatives we hadn't seen since before Covid. Perfectly relaxing week, great to finally see everyone again and fantastic to see how happy it makes my mom to finally visit with all her brothers and sisters. Only downside was missing out on seeing one of my cousins because they had tested positive and were in isolation.

[Tiste Simeon]

11 years married today, still going strong!

[Briar King]

Daughter starting college tomorrow. Here’s to hoping she learns something and succeeds on this new trip.

[Cause]

Cancer free, year 5!

[worry]

Always a great update.

[Maark Abbott]

I was introduced to romposting, that is, absurdist memes involving Dr Livesey from the Soviet version of Treasure Island, and my life is enriched.

[Tiste Simeon]

Cause, on 17 August 2022 - 02:22 AM, said:

Cancer free, year 5!

Fantastic!

[Slow Ben]

Hell yeah Cause!

[Abyss]

Slam twitter all you like, I just fucking posted to tell fucking Matt Stover i loved the CAINE books and fuck me like a chicken pot pie on sunday but he fucking posted back to say 'thanks'. My day is complete. I'm going the fuck to bed.

[Tsundoku]

Well, fuck.

[amphibian]

Abyss, on 19 August 2022 - 02:48 AM, said:

Slam twitter all you like, I just fucking posted to tell fucking Matt Stover i loved the CAINE books and fuck me like a chicken pot pie on sunday but he fucking posted back to say 'thanks'. My day is complete. I'm going the fuck to bed.

Do you know if he's got anything coming out?

[Abyss]

amphibian, on 19 August 2022 - 07:28 PM, said:

Abyss, on 19 August 2022 - 02:48 AM, said:

Slam twitter all you like, I just fucking posted to tell fucking Matt Stover i loved the CAINE books and fuck me like a chicken pot pie on sunday but he fucking posted back to say 'thanks'. My day is complete. I'm going the fuck to bed.

Do you know if he's got anything coming out?

Complete aside from the twitter exchange, someone alleged they heard it from him he might have a deal for a rerelease and more Caine books, but I can't say how solid that was.

[Azath Vitr (D'ivers]

'Biden administration plans to offer the next generation of coronavirus booster shots to Americans 12 and older soon after Labor Day

[...] two-day meeting [...] of experts [...] Sept. 1 and 2. [...] C.D.C. [...] would then make a final decision on whether to roll out the new doses. Shipments to states could begin as early as next week.

Officials plan to offer the new Pfizer booster to everyone 12 and older while limiting the new Moderna shot to adults. People who have already received the initial two-shot series of either vaccine would be eligible. So would those who have received the initial shots plus one or two booster shots.

[...] new shots combine the original vaccine with components aimed at BA.4 and BA.5, Omicron’s recent subvariants. Officials argue that the new formulations will deliver a stronger boost to the immune system than the existing vaccines provide.'

Biden Administration Plans for Booster Shot Campaign in September

[Aptorian]

Just watched a clip of John Oliver marrying a cabbage officiated by Steve Buscemi.

https://youtu.be/sjzZR_Fu3jg

Sometimes life is pretty good.

[worry]

Artemis is a no-go today, that sucks.

[HoosierDaddy]

Renewed For 2 More Seasons, on 29 August 2022 - 12:51 PM, said:

Artemis is a no-go today, that sucks.

Indeed. I had it on my calendar and everything.

[Aptorian]

HoosierDaddy, on 29 August 2022 - 03:33 PM, said:

Renewed For 2 More Seasons, on 29 August 2022 - 12:51 PM, said:

Artemis is a no-go today, that sucks.

Indeed. I had it on my calendar and everything.

Clearly the illuminati didn't have the CGI ready for the fake space footage.

Damn Marvel movies taking up all the good CGI studios.

This post has been edited by Aptorian: 29 August 2022 - 06:30 PM

[Mezla PigDog]

I may have mentioned I have barely read a book since my kid was born 6 years ago. Maybe 2 a year, if that - if things were quiet and relaxed enough for reading I would just fall asleep. Well! We went on holiday and I took a real book instead of my kindle and had a phone detox (and had terrible anxiety that had me awake 3 hours before everyone else every day but ignore those useful newly discovered hours). I got 3/4 of the way through GotM in about 4 days!! I genuinely forgot how good these books were!

[QuickTidal]

My sister (and brother-in-law) and I have made up and started to heal the relationship.

I would never have thought it possible honestly. But back when we almost lost my mom a few months back, she hugged me and said she was sorry twice.

She's never said sorry to me in my life.

But after the most recent events in the "Groove" thread, she sent my wife and I long notes about how she wishes she could take back everything she said to me, and erase the animosity of the last two years. She took responsibility for everything she said and did, and apologized for not being there for me when mom got sick as she should have been and asked for my forgiveness.


I have given it. I told my father-in-law that I have not forgotten the things the said and maybe I'm not all the way there to forgiving her, maybe like 70% and he stopped me and said "If you're going to forgive her, do it 100%....because clinging onto some upset about what occurred will only serve to keep those negative feelings hanging around and that's not healthy"...and he's right.

So I've forgiven her 100% and we will mend our fractured relationship.

They got vaccinated late last year and I think that was their first step out of the conspiracy-laden nonsense. And my mom's illness and impending death has made them realize what's important and it's family that they'd ostracized.

Again, I never thought I'd see the day, but it makes me happy to see my sister not only offer an olive branch, but be sorry about everything...it's simply not like her, and I hope over time this wound heals.

This post has been edited by QuickTidal: 06 September 2022 - 02:57 PM

[worry]

That's really incredible!