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Soothing Sunday

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , on September 26, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Out of an abundance of caution we went in for a Covid test today (yes, another one). Drive-through this time, plus they had us hum through the probing. So that was new and interesting.

And… I think I’m pretty much done for the afternoon. Instead of a new recipe, or my thoughts on freezing herbs or the new Space Force uniforms or the pain of slogging through a book only to realize that it really does lack all redeeming qualities, here’s an excellent visualization of global wind patterns.

My embed code isn’t working because it’s that kind of day, but it’s worth clicking through to see the full, interactive animation.

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I find watching these globe-spanning rivers of air quite soothing. It’s beautiful, and helps make any problems I might be having feel small.

And now it’s time for a frosty adult beverage!

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Wise This Is

Posted in Writing, tagged , , , , , , , on September 25, 2021| Leave a Comment »

“Never envy someone who is better than you. It will stop you from looking at how they do it.”

— Gianpiero Petriglieri

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Original Photo by Jim Tegman on Unsplash

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Pretty Ok

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , on September 24, 2021| Leave a Comment »

The cat made it through her Vet Experience* and is now home, spending most of her time sleeping off the anesthesia.

Health-wise, it looks like she’s doing pretty ok (especially for a cat her age). In case you were wondering!

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Photo by Jackie Zhao on Unsplash

* She informs me that this should be capitalized, because I have No Idea How Terrible It Was.

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Monster Wrangling

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , , on September 23, 2021| Leave a Comment »

The cat is at the vet today. Is she happy about it? Let’s just say that we should have worn earplugs in the car, and that the vet had the knock-out box ready to go as soon as we got there.

With any luck this should be a pretty straightforward visit, although it’s been some time since Neko’s last checkup so anything’s possible. She’s not the easiest of patients (hence the full-on anesthesia). She’s also an older monster cat who is having trouble with arthritis and teeth and feet, so we’re hoping the vet can help us make her life a bit easier.

(Actually, we’re mostly hoping the cat doesn’t decide to eat us when she gets home. We had to pull her food last night to prep for the anesthesia and she woke us up three times to remind us of that fact. She was really hungry this morning, so tasty delicious human fingers crossed!)

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This adorable, sweet, peaceful cat? This is not our cat.
Photo by Kate Stone Matheson on Unsplash

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Welcome to Fall

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , , , on September 22, 2021| 2 Comments »

For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, today is the Autumnal Equinox. I’ll miss the sun and sandals and the color green, but think of what we get in return: bright leaves, harvest time, crisp blue skies, walks in the woods, evenings with books and hot chocolate by the fire.

(And it’s not like we have a choice so we might as well make the most of it;)

Welcome to Fall!

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It’s such a pretty season. Photo by Evgeni Tcherkasski on Unsplash

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Follow-On Report Regarding The Status Of My Action Matrix

Posted in Funny, Other, tagged , , , , , , on September 21, 2021| Leave a Comment »

To Whom It May Concern,

Enclosed please find an updated version (below) of my recently-submitted action matrix. I am happy to report that it encapsulated a number of actionable tasks, and allowed me to pivot in order to capture value from low-hanging fruit, as well as formulate a plan to circle back for future forward-facing goal-setting opportunities while absorbing a number of critical learnings.

Translation: some stuff was done, some stuff was not done. I might get to it later, but yeah, that’s not happening now. Now it’s time for lunch!

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I want ramen. I don’t have it, but I want it. Photo by Mae Mu on Unsplash

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For My Aunt

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , on September 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »

I sit beside the fire and think 
Of all that I have seen
Of meadow flowers and butterflies
In summers that have been

Of yellow leaves and gossamer
In autumns that there were
With morning mist and silver sun
And wind upon my hair

I sit beside the fire and think
Of how the world will be
When winter comes without a spring 
That I shall ever see

For still there are so many things
That I have never seen
In every wood in every spring
There is a different green

I sit beside the fire and think
Of people long ago
And people that will see a world
That I shall never know

But all the while I sit and think
Of times there were before
I listen for returning feet 
And voices at the door

― J.R.R. Tolkien

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Photo by Murilo Silva on Unsplash

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Pegasus Is My Patronus

Posted in Likes, tagged , , , , , , , on September 19, 2021| Leave a Comment »

If you are familiar with Harry Potter then you know what a patronus is. (If not, check out this explainer.) I like the books and the concept, but also the imagery. So I decided to see if I could work out how to do the glowing-semi-translucent-super-cool-flying-animal effect in Affinity Photo.

I used a modified version of this Photoshop tutorial, and while the instructions don’t exactly translate to Affinity it was close enough to get me in the ballpark.

And of course now all I can see are the bits I’d like to change,* but isn’t that always the way? Next time!

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Photos by Helena Lopes & 
Rosie Sun on Unsplash, and Wing Angel Swan on Pixabay

* Seriously, those wings are way too small. It’s so weird that a mythical Greek creature swapped into a magical wizarding world refuses to obey the laws of physics.

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Drinking Like An Elven Queen

Posted in Food and..., tagged , , , , , , on September 18, 2021| Leave a Comment »

One of our neighbors has a decades-old grape vine that is both enthusiastic and agile, and it has branched out to surround our shared yards, three fences, and at least two trees. It is also a prolific producer of grapes. Wildlife like them, but sometimes too much. Last year we were a hit with wasps, which I could have done without.

This year, hot off the pick-your-own fruit farm, I decided to try a bit of juicing.

Grapes + Instant Pot == juice, and it’s dark purple and dang tasty.

I should have used a higher grape-to-water ratio, but didn’t want to waste the fruit if the recipe was a dud. The juice is just about sweet enough to drink straight and tastes of minerals and a fall afternoon. I suspect these grapes would make fantastic wine.

Have I discovered one of the long-lost vines behind the prized vintages of the Elven Court in Exile?

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Photo by Roberta Sorge on Unsplash

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Progress is Fun

Posted in Other, tagged , , , , , , , , , on September 17, 2021| Leave a Comment »

I’m having fun crossing things off my list, like juicing my backyard grapes and mowing. I also spent some time with a compositing tutorial, and made this image as a reminder that the world is often deeper and more astonishing than meets the eye.

Photos by Kamil Lehmann and Thomas Kelley on Unsplash

Plus, whales are cool.

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