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Six Weeks Is Not Nearly Enough
Hi! I took time off. It wasn't enough. There's no such thing as "enough time off."
In which I complain about my privilege, albeit a privilege I earned over a dozen years.
I took some time off of work. I’m incredibly fortunate to work for a company that offers a benefit like this for employees who have been around for a decade or longer. I’m also incredibly fortunate to have been around for a decade or longer. I’ve made a habit of that without really meaning to. I’ve been in…
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What Coulda Been/What Might Be
Am I in a good mood? I guess I am...
These days, my Instagram feed is mostly cats and other animals, synthesizer/electronic musician stuff, and friends. The posts that really get to me are the ones with animals. In particular, the ones with animals looking very happy, or people rescuing animals that are hurt and are going to be euthanized, or befriending wild animals. It may sound overly sentimental because, well, it is, but those…
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Little Distractions
I thought I published this a week or so ago. Sounds like something I'd do...
This is a photo of Ramza and Aymeric on my MG-1 flying through space. Check the alt text to read about why I need distractions. It’s pretty depressing, so feel free to skip it.
OK, now, let’s talk about pointless stuff, shall we?
One thing I keep meaning to mention because I find it both fascinating and baffling is proliferation of “guess which number is bigger than the other” games on mobile…
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All's Well That Ends
TL/DR: We are now warm.
The TL/DR update to yesterday’s post: The house is warm again.
Unlike, say, this. This is what I woke up to. Those are Fahrenheit degrees in case you were wondering. That’s 4 degrees in Celsius.
The heating fellow came back out and, after no small amount of time in the attic, was able to definitively diagnose the problem. Diagnose, but not fix. The controller board of the furnace has an issue…
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Ridley Kemp's Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day(s)
I've had better weekends
Dear Reader,
On most occasions, I make an effort not to complain too much. My rate of success is well south of 100%, but I don’t want this to be a blog of “things that get my goat” or whatever the kids say these days. This weekend, however, has been One Of Those Weekends and I’m going to blow off a little steam. I reckon the title may have given that away, so consider yourself doubly…
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Last Night I Dreamed I Returned To Azeroth
Because what's better than reading about my favorite boss fights from a game I haven't played in 10 years?
I like lists. I’m a sucker for lists. So…we’re gonna do more lists.
Last night, for some reason, I fell asleep thinking of World of Warcraft. Specifically, I was thinking of my favorite raid fights. WoW isn’t like Final Fantasy XIV, which is about story and characters. WoW is all about game play and it’s something that they did very well. They may still do it well, but it’s been a decade or so…
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Is This Thing On?
Don't call it a comeb...no, actually, I'm OK with you calling it a comeback.
Hi there. Welcome back. It’s been a good while since I’ve posted an update. I haven’t been in a good place for a while now. Last year was difficult, and while there’s no guarantee the next will be any better, I feel better equipped to deal with it. The financial issues are easing a little bit, the medical ones are no worse, and I’m going to try something new to reduce the anxiety I generate: No…
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Seven Year Rich
Seven (really good) years.
Last week, Nicole and I celebrated our seven-year anniversary. Well, it was our wedding anniversary; we’ve been together for almost twice that long. Using either starting point the time has flown by, but it also feels like it’s been much longer. It’s like those shots directors just love where they zoom in while the dolly is taking the camera back, leaving the subject essentially static but the…
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The Sound of God is the Screech of Tires
20 years of the New Pornographers' Electric version. Yes, it's still great. No, I don't know how it's been 20 years.
#NewPornographers #ElectricVersion
In which we celebrate 20 years of one of the most important records ever (to me)
The New Pornographers’ Electric Version turns 20 today. If you recognize the title of my blog, you probably already know I am a massive fan of the band. Electric Version, their second album, introduced me to their music and captured my heart. It also opened the door for all of those marvelous early 2000s bands that…
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#amulance ltd#arcade fire#belle and sebastian#challengers#dresden dolls#electric version#futureheads#glasvegas#hives#interpol#kaiser chiefs#ladytron#longwave#los campesinos#mass romantic#metric#mgmt#mogwai#music#new pornographers#postal service#rilo kiley#sigur ros#soundpool#ted leo#twin cinema#yeah yeah yeahs
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Fingiendo Como Cubano
One of our favorite places to visit had a ridiculous sale this weekend and we couldn’t say no. For those of you who know us, you’ve probably already guessed, but we’re having a nice, relaxing time at the Hotel Havana.
We needed this.
The weather, the political climate (when did “hate” become a legitimate position? Don’t bother answering because it’s always been that way), and some deeply weird…
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"Matchmaker, Matchmaker" in Eorzean
My Eorzean alter-ego is single. Which NPCs would potentially make good partners. Let's take a look!
In which we try to find a suitable NPC partner for my FFXIV Warrior of Light. This is some niche stuff here.
My WoL, a white mage who has defeated the Garlean invasion of the Eorzean alliance, accomplished some extremely political stuff in Ishgard that I won’t describe in detail as it gets very spoiler-y, fought for both Ala Mhigan and Doman independence, fought back against the flood of the…
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#cirina#f&039;lhaminn#ffxiv#final fantasy#hilda#hythlodaeus#kan-e-senna#krile#lyna#mother miounne#nanamo#personal#tataru#warrior of light
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A Fall of Rain? That Must Have Been Another of Your Dreams
8/22/2023
It rained this afternoon.
That was the first rain to reach the ground here since mid-May. It’s normally dry here, but not this dry. That made the day feel a bit surreal. Everyone seemed to be aware that there was a chance of rain, but almost afraid to speak of it for fear of jinxing it.
And then, suddenly, the sky opened up, and we got a month’s worth of precipitation in an hour. Joy…
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Exactly why did I move to Ishgard again?
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Why did no one tell me about gpose? I've been playing for years and just found it last week.
Got to use this gif at work several times already.
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Hi?
I created this account some time ago primarily as a place to cross-post my blog (yes, yes, I’m old, I miss LiveJournal, etc.). I thought I might actually poke around and see what’s going on here.
I’m an IT professional who does some professional writing on the side. In addition to the aforementioned blog, I do some music and spend a weird amount of time with my friends on Mastodon and in Eorzea.
So, hello everyone. Hope your day is going well.
-RK
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The Bird and the X
The latest final straw my be the final-est final straw.
Yeah, I think I’m done. I still have a ton of friends on Twitter and there are folks I’ll miss, but…this shit just isn’t good for me anymore. Under the old management, there were obvious problems: The algorithm leaned to the right (by their own admission), the moderation was inconsistent, they couldn’t settle on a feed (make it chronological), wouldn’t add an “edit” button, but it was free and…
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There and Back Again
A short holiday during which Nothing Much was done and it was Glorious
A short holiday during which Nothing Much was done and it was Glorious
OK, let’s just cut to the chase here. We got to hand-feed Galapagos tortoises and capybaras!
Even in the heat (and the heat was significant), this was a very good time. These are the same capybaras we’ve encountered before. They’re much more accustomed to being around people, much more insistent with the feeding, and much…
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