Same thing I’m thinking every night Pinky…
I understood that reference.
My ex is even worse than I remembered and I’m glad the court could see that today.
I’m glad for you.
Every once in a while I look up my last ex, who destroyed me emotionally. She’s gotten fat, looks ten years older than she is, and I find that terribly satisfying.
Used to make me sad. Now I look her up for fun.
It was a lot of fun watching the same manipulation techniques that used to work so well on me fail miserably on the judge.
Judges don’t usually take kindly to calling them while drunk, crying, and naked… or so I hear.
Also, talking over a judge is a big no-no. At one point even the stenographer told her to stop talking over people.
Spent the evening fishing with the kids, I hope they enjoy life
First time in a month my Friday night D & D group is playing. I’m DM’ing a homebrew campaign I created on various adventures I’ve played over the last 48 years.
Had to go through my notes today and adjust a few things.
Why the hiatus? We’re all adults with lives of our own.
Our biweekly game that I DM became monthly and then just sort of stopped last year. It felt like folks had other priorities and I took it a bit harder than I should’ve. It’s crazy how much time and thought you can put into a homebrew campaign that centers players’ stories
Plus no one ever wants to DM. :D
I’m a forever DM because I love DMing. I’m also a systems addict which I’ve found to be very contrary to most ttrpg players. We’re out there you just gotta find the right peeps.
I’ve been with this group for 7 years, will be 8 in January.
This is only the second time I’ve DM’D. Not because I don’t want to, we have a person dedicated to the role and he’s pretty good. I’m doing this to give him a break and give the other players, who are all much younger, a look at what old school AD&D was like while playing modern rules.
Also, I’ve never considered myself a very good DM.
You’re probably pretty good! If you’re looking for some guides and perspective, check out matt colville’s running the game series on youtube
I quit a campaign earlier this year that I ran for 4 years. Just got burnt out, and some of the newer players were rude people who didn’t appreciate it.
I love DMing! I get to drive story, I can be any class, I can strategize, and I get to use creativity. It’s a fun time!
We aren’t thinking about a damn thing!That is a wonderful way to live.
“Was it the ramen?”, I’m thinking as I’m shitting liquid in a grocery store restroom as I’m typing this.
Let’s face it, those are the only types of shits those toilets ever see from the public.
Grocery store shitter is like top 3 “notorious for supersonic liquid shits”…along with visibly unhygenic gas station bathroom and convenience store bathroom that’s not for customers but it’s clearly that or the floor.
Oof. Sorry friend.
Felt like making a parody song to celebrate Luigiangione.
People didn’t seem to understand it.
Maybe you will:
Every breath you take
And every move you make
Every bond you break
Every step you take
I’ll be watching you
Every single day
And every word you say
Every game you play
Every night you stay
I’ll be watching you
Oh, can’t you see you belong to me?
How I feed you fakes
with every step you take
Every job you take
Each moment you’re awake
Regardless what’s at stake
If you just pick up a rake
I’ll be watching you
Since I came, You’ve been lost without a trace
You’re sweet intelligence I have replaced
You feel so cold, and have no one too embrace
You keep crying baby, baby, please
Mm, mm, mm, mm
Mm, mm, mm
Oh, can’t you see you belong to me?
Unless you smash your phone, you never will be free!
You can save your life
Cut out all that strife
You can walk away
Do it today
But if you leave I can’t watch you all the time
No more distractions and corporate slime
You’ll have private picnics in the sun
When you meet out justice you can run
Trust me this is will be fun!
Corporations will be undone
They won’t be watching you!
Temu shitler is chief of staff. Great.
“Wish I wasn’t lactose intolerant” I think to myself as I eat cheese tortellini.
Going to session 1 of a Cyberpunk D&D campaign tomorrow and I know almost nothing about Cyberpunk but it should be cool. My buddy is the DM, his gf who I don’t like will be there, along with her friend that they’re trying to set me up with. She seems cool but if I were to date her that might mean I would either have to hang out with my friend’s gf more, or tell the friend that I don’t like the gf. Also I don’t think my buddy and his gf have a healthy relationship. I think each of them needs to be with someone more emotionally stable than themself. Publicly he will tell you he’s deeply in love. He’s gone full step-dad. There have been multiple instances of him getting drunk and indicating that she’s destroying him inside. We’ll see how it goes.
We all designed mini figures on Hero Forge and I’m 3D printing them now, which is cool.
The cold finally hit and I am going to get cozied up in a hoodie with a glass of whiskey to play some video games with friends
I have a friend who’s so obsessed with the new Ocarina of Time she took the day off.
That is a kickass Friday. Have fun.
I’m thinking about my mom.
She did not plan well for old age and so she’s essentially lived off Social Security and help from my siblings and I. One of my brothers died two years ago. My dad died earlier this year. She became homeless a year ago, but is living with one of my sisters. She’s driving for DoorDash every day in a car I lent her two and a half years ago.
But she’s very close to finally getting a very nice apartment in a senior community subsidized by my tax dollars through the state, and I’m very excited for her to have her own clean, quiet place to just exist.
That sounds like a lot on your and your siblings’ shoulders. Good for you, for doing what you can for her. I hope that you can maintain healthy boundaries, while doing what you deem is right to do for her.
We try.
No one gives her cash, which is a huge boundary for all of us. If she needs an item, we buy a quality version of it. If she needs food or something else, we pool resources for a gift card.
Luckily for her, when I bought my condo three years ago I specifically picked a place near good public trans, and I became an e-scooter guy this year, so I don’t need a car. She lives in a suburb and, unfortunately has to have a car to live, so I get through it.
still reeling from being fired with no given reason last week, still trying to come to terms with the fact that i may be burnt out, still unwilling to go outside and do things with my loved ones. i’m too drained to actually think.
I hope you filed for unemployment. Termination with no cause given is an instant approval in most jurisdictions.
there’s no approval process here, you just get it as long as you are actively looking for work. and i have income insurance. the main issue isn’t money, but what the hell to do with myself now.
One week isn’t much time. Take some time to recover, but from my experience that recovery can become self-reincorcing isolation, so you’ll have to get out there eventually. For now, file for unemployment, figure out health care if needed, and get contact info for people you want to keep contact with. Unemployment sucks hard enough, best to focus on recovery for a bit
thankfully i have income insurance through the union so i’m not really worried about that part. it’s all the implications of the firing that just keep going around my head…
How Hakeem Jeffries and Schumer will likely be given leadership even though this entire tsunami vote was against the two of them as much as the present admin.
That nothing will change. We’re all fucked.
How’s your day?
I’m kinda on that wavelength too.
The last time I was hopeful for the future of the US was the immediate aftermath of Obama’s election. He won a huge mandate and he was definitely going to end the wars, hold Wall Street accountable, roll back War on Terror civil liberties violations, and pass universal health care.
None of it happened. He governed as a neo-conservative and we’ve all been slowly, but steadily getting poorer ever since. He even turned our two wars into seven. (That we know of.)
I don’t believe any of the promises of these Democrats except maybe the handful of DSA’s. I hope when they get into office I’m proven wrong, but Dems just have too long of a track record of making promises and breaking them.
Been in airport hell all day, so all I’ve been able to think about is how much I hate flying. Airlines, airports, airplanes, fuckin hate them all so much.
