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"The faith they shake"
Jan. 14th, 2025 11:12 pmCrafts: Extremely little, trying to figure out what a good project to bring to Wisconsin for the inlaw visit, both in terms of content and complexity. Definitely going to pivot from the witchy stitcher's possum-focused Empress card, could go with the flowers on the Junebug and Darlin Stay Tender, but maybe I don't want to have the inevitable "what does stay tender mean?" conversation and sadly I've already stitched the words. I sent the Yazeba's bookmark I stitched up to the amazing human who has been running the online Yazeba's game, and it was almost right, but I'd love to try it again and somehow describing Yazeba's to my inlaws (who remain concerned about the fact Light plays video games and d&d sounds entertaining instead of exhausting,
outside: still minimal, but I went on a lovely winter tea foraging walk at Arnold Arboretum and now have a strong, strong desire for birch tea, despite not being a forager and never intending to be a forager (I can't imagine having the confidence so to do) I really enjoy having the information. And now I know that the fibers in rose hips are a common ingredient in itching powder.
Cooking: still whiffing on this a bit, we did have the traditional dutch baby that I make when I can't think of food, because we will almost always have eggs, milk, flour and a chunk of cheese, and an embarrassingly easy black bean soup from nyt cooking (open six cans, two jars and add some spices).
Books: started and abandoned a handful of books, nothing is catching me, but nonthing is offending me so much that it goes off the TBR and onto the DNF. I'm always worried when a book doesn't catch me that it's about where my brain is at the moment and I might love the book at a different point, so it languishes on the TBR, lightly tarnished.
Games: it was an amazing week for games, played four, loved all four in different ways. I wonder if/when I'll start to feel like a legitimate participant in this hobby, but if walking around the fells (or any other thing I've ever done) can provide any evidence, the answer is probably I won't.
Other things out in the world: Got a haircut, am going to try to go purple in spots in the hope it'll fade blue instead of pink this time. Went to a volunteer gig which was socially awful and pretty decent cause-wise and I got to use a gluestick a lot. Went to an amazing Peter Mulvey concert in a UU church in the town next to where my parents still live.
Much on my mind these days: how to propose and run a body doubling online solo rpg evening. How the stars & wishes format of online gaming fractionally fills my desperate need for praise, how much eagerness is too much eagerness, why I'm worried about that and too much for what? How to volunteer with children. How to get rid of a lot of unused bras. Winter. If there's something other than rewatching old seasons of taskmasters we might want to watch. The next four years. How much I dislike the process of trying to buy a new car and what it says about me and change and how I learn new things.
outside: still minimal, but I went on a lovely winter tea foraging walk at Arnold Arboretum and now have a strong, strong desire for birch tea, despite not being a forager and never intending to be a forager (I can't imagine having the confidence so to do) I really enjoy having the information. And now I know that the fibers in rose hips are a common ingredient in itching powder.
Cooking: still whiffing on this a bit, we did have the traditional dutch baby that I make when I can't think of food, because we will almost always have eggs, milk, flour and a chunk of cheese, and an embarrassingly easy black bean soup from nyt cooking (open six cans, two jars and add some spices).
Books: started and abandoned a handful of books, nothing is catching me, but nonthing is offending me so much that it goes off the TBR and onto the DNF. I'm always worried when a book doesn't catch me that it's about where my brain is at the moment and I might love the book at a different point, so it languishes on the TBR, lightly tarnished.
Games: it was an amazing week for games, played four, loved all four in different ways. I wonder if/when I'll start to feel like a legitimate participant in this hobby, but if walking around the fells (or any other thing I've ever done) can provide any evidence, the answer is probably I won't.
Other things out in the world: Got a haircut, am going to try to go purple in spots in the hope it'll fade blue instead of pink this time. Went to a volunteer gig which was socially awful and pretty decent cause-wise and I got to use a gluestick a lot. Went to an amazing Peter Mulvey concert in a UU church in the town next to where my parents still live.
Much on my mind these days: how to propose and run a body doubling online solo rpg evening. How the stars & wishes format of online gaming fractionally fills my desperate need for praise, how much eagerness is too much eagerness, why I'm worried about that and too much for what? How to volunteer with children. How to get rid of a lot of unused bras. Winter. If there's something other than rewatching old seasons of taskmasters we might want to watch. The next four years. How much I dislike the process of trying to buy a new car and what it says about me and change and how I learn new things.
