Elaine 6 hours ago • 100%
Not having to go into the office. I like my job.
Elaine 22 hours ago • 100%
Saw myself in a reflection the other day and immediately thought “Whoa, I’m dressed like a Rainbow Bright doll… Good! I’m doing what I want.”
Elaine 5 days ago • 100%
I’m on low sodium because of salt sensitivity- I was today years old when I learned there is low sodium salt.
Elaine 5 days ago • 100%
I hit my first goal weight this week. I still have ~25 lbs to go. Any lower than this will be uncharted territory for me. I currently weigh as much as I did as an overweight teenager.
Elaine 5 days ago • 100%
As an American reading this, I kept wondering when the mayhem and death would occur.
Elaine 7 days ago • 100%
So good I get nervous sometimes. Just trying to enjoy the ride in this meat sack. I hope you’re all well.
Elaine 7 days ago • 100%
I learned to drive as an adult too. It’s not easy at first but being older than 15 will help with the common sense stuff. Good luck!
Elaine 1 week ago • 100%
I was at the fair and missed the boat on this one. Wtf is up with Ohio and cats?
Elaine 2 weeks ago • 100%
That would be a stretch goal!
Elaine 2 weeks ago • 100%
This is becoming rare unfortunately.
Elaine 2 weeks ago • 100%
Yep, it sure does. On a windy day pre-teen me dropped my open purse full of babysitting money on my way to buy ski pants. As I was crying and trying to pick it up, some people stopped by. Some kept the money and took off and some gave it back to me. Wound up with just enough to buy some gators instead.
Elaine 2 weeks ago • 100%
Recently finished All Fours by Miranda July read by the author and am now re-listening to Joyce’s Ulysses.
Elaine 2 weeks ago • 100%
Quaker Meowtmeal - fortified with catcium and vitamin C for cat.
Elaine 2 weeks ago • 100%
An app that lets you set filters for diet and food types and then scrapes recipes from the internet that match your preferences.
Elaine 2 weeks ago • 100%
I found a really beautiful puzzle when I was on vacation and sent it to my adult kid who likes puzzles.
Elaine 2 weeks ago • 100%
Aha another Genshin fan! I can’t wait to see the pyro archon!
Elaine 2 weeks ago • 100%
I like the variety Apple Fitness offers.
Elaine 2 weeks ago • 100%
My friend who loaned me all the books and got me into being a dm won’t play in my game. He says he’s done playing ttrpg.
Elaine 2 weeks ago • 100%
I lost about 60 lbs in 2021 for health reasons after I had gained a bunch during Covid depression. Last summer I regained fifteen pounds while trying to patch up my relationships with my people.
It’s been tough to accept that I will always need to track my CICO to maintain because it is too easy for me to slide in too many calories thinking it wasn’t that much.
SW: 209 lb - CW: 191 About five months ago my doctor put me on semgultide because I’ve spent years at pre-diabetes and was struggling to lose weight even with regular exercise. I have not found this drug to be a magic pill - I still need to track my CICO daily and exercise. I pushed to stay on the lowest dose till I hit a two month plateau because I am leery of relying on just the medication to manage my diet. I am well aware of most people’s experiences with getting off the drug and gaining weight again, so I am trying to treat this like a push in the right direction but not a long term solution. Anyhow I’m also just posting cause I forgot I subscribed to this group and I also want to see it active. If you’re in the US - happy Labor Day! I hope you’re off work today.
Elaine 3 weeks ago • 100%
LCD is one of my bucket list bands!
Elaine 3 weeks ago • 100%
I love that song so much! How lucky you were to see them do it live!
Elaine 3 weeks ago • 100%
Black Moth Super Rainbow at Meow Wolf, Santa Fe, NM. Touring for Panic Blooms. Faces melted.
Elaine 3 weeks ago • 100%
Hating the first of two weeks in a row working in office. At home I’ve been prepping for our next game session and binging The Decameron when I have time. I’m really enjoying the series.
Elaine 3 weeks ago • 100%
I didn’t wind up in the gutter like a lot of people said I would. I’m successful and slightly wealthier than the family I started in. I was naive as a young person though so young me might not recognize my life as successful.
Elaine 3 weeks ago • 100%
The new stuff from Future Islands. I really like “King of Sweden”.
Elaine 4 weeks ago • 100%
Fantastic!
Elaine 4 weeks ago • 100%
It could be raining.
Elaine 4 weeks ago • 100%
Haircut and a Sci-Fi con on Saturday with friends and family. Other than that, just routine cleaning and slacking.
Elaine 1 month ago • 100%
I’m visiting my daughter and grandkitties this weekend!
Elaine 1 month ago • 100%
Thank you so much for sharing the articles!
Elaine 1 month ago • 100%
Does the nutritional yeast and collagen have a medical purpose?
Elaine 1 month ago • 100%
spoilers ahead
It felt rushed to me and honestly didn’t understand who had white hair and was running around. I thought maybe everyone was in heaven?! I had to go look at an article explaining the end before I realized what happened.
Elaine 1 month ago • 100%
I love Chinese drama so I’ve been watching Love’s Rebellion with Zhang Linghe. I also watched Umbrella Academy and Unstable this past week.
Elaine 1 month ago • 100%
Right? It was entertaining though. Did you like the ending?
Elaine 1 month ago • 100%
J’adore by Dior
Elaine 1 month ago • 100%
I thought the same thing till I met a beloved old cat-daddy neighbor. Before he passed away he had asked if I could help find homes for his kitties. I took his two oldest cats without knowing what I was getting into (mostly) in a good way. I found out old cats howl and even though they are so rickety they move like an At-At from Star Wars they’ll scamper like a fool given the right stimulation. Totally worth it! Seven years later I still have one of them who is now 21 years old. She sleeps a lot but loves a good scritch and pet session. I wish I could make all of my cats infinite cats. Having lost pets just means I cherish them all even more.
Elaine 1 month ago • 100%
Cause only the scaleophiles are into that.
Elaine 1 month ago • 100%
Drinking water about 95% of the time. Cleared up my skin.
About six months ago I talked to [@Ashyr@sh.itjust.works](https://sh.itjust.works/u/Ashyr) about home brewing games set in Ancient China. Last night I finally debuted my game - The Scroll of Hengdian. If you like CDramas the name may be familiar as Hengdian Studios is where many series are filmed. My game is based on the [Castles and Crusades ](https://trolllord.com/castles-crusades/)game system so I could leverage the [Codex Sinarum](https://trolllord.com/product/castles-crusades-codex-sinarum/). The codex goes deeper into the actual history of China than my game does, but it is still very useful for this setting. My TTRPG is xianxia-based so I created a new 'cultivator' class for all of my players. The differentiation really comes with the clan and domain choices that give access to magic based on elemental aspects and creature choices. I borrowed heavily from the Codex Sinarum to develop the Qi abilities for my characters since that was the heaviest lift for me in terms of developing a new class that is a blending of fighter + wizard/cleric/illusionist. My players chose a blend of human and spirit based cultivators which gives me plenty of nuggets to develop additional qigong abilities. In terms of content, my players are starting as young cultivators who have met at a sect that has invited them to cultivate and achieve their first level. I also took a random suggestion I saw a while back about creating a Star Trek TNG "Q" type dragon character (Die Lan Zi - iykyk) that occasionally comes around to mess with the party.
He’s here to ask for a bite of my sammich.