Keeping up the blogging
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callistotoniSunday freeform check-in:
What a horrible week for the people of the USA. One outrage-inducing attack on human rights and boost to greed-driven oligarchy and hate after another. I donated to the ACLU, which is a start to fighting back. Feeling somewhat lucky to be in California.
Jeff had chemo on Thursday and it has knocked him on his ass. He pretty much as been sleeping in bed for the last 3 days, with occasional spurts of enough energy to walk to the couch and watch old Dr Who episodes before returning to bed and sleep.
I spent the weekend cleaning and shopping. I got a lot done, so yay?
We watched (in 2 parts, given Jeff's condition) the War of the Rohirrim. Huh. I didn't hate it, but I did have some issues with it. I'm not a fan of anime, so I did not like the character art or the way things were animated, which I'm guessing is classic anime style. I hated the weird "boy" outfit the had the Hera character in. The backgrounds were like beautiful paintings, but the character animation almost seemed to be superimposed on it to have no weight. I'm on the fence as to whether the Hera character was too "mary sue" or if it was good to have more female characters with agency in a Tolkien-based story. YMMV.
We really enjoyed Skeleton Crew. Admittedly, I'm a Star Wars fan and so was predisposed to like it. At first, I wasn't that interested because I'm not drawn towards stories where kids are the main protagonists. But Skeleton Crew was really really good. An Jude Law's character was *intense*. Didn't expect his character to go the way he did. But overall super heartfelt and fun. Neal Nation!
I'm still working on that Folkwear pants pattern. I should probably have dropped it and moved on to a different pants pattern, but I'm stubborn. I think with a couple more tweaks I can make some knock-around-the-house pants with some leftover linen I have in my stash.
I want to abandon FB because of it's association with the Zuk and the oligarchy, but it's tough. We are so isolated here in Frog Haven that I rely on FB Friends and the SCA/WK/Cynagua FB pages for social interaction. I've been posting more on Blue Sky and here. I keep poking at Discord because a lot of the communities I follow are using it more and more. But every time I look at it is confusing enough to make me leave. Discord has subjects, but as near as I can tell you can't find and follow a specific discussion or person without wading through a bunch of irrelevant posts.
Work right now is boring, but continues to pay the bills and staying employed is extremely important to me these days.
I'm enjoying a new-to-me podcast, Terrible Lizards, all about dinosaurs. Who doesn't like creatures (many gigantic!) 100+ million years ago? It's a pleasant distraction, to be sure.
No idea when we'll get to another SCA event. Like I've said elsewhere, however, I'm hoping that Jeff will be done with treatment by the end of March and he can start building up strength after that. I've been thinking about West/An Tir War as something of a victory celebration. Jeff's birthday falls around that time, so that's another factor.
What a horrible week for the people of the USA. One outrage-inducing attack on human rights and boost to greed-driven oligarchy and hate after another. I donated to the ACLU, which is a start to fighting back. Feeling somewhat lucky to be in California.
Jeff had chemo on Thursday and it has knocked him on his ass. He pretty much as been sleeping in bed for the last 3 days, with occasional spurts of enough energy to walk to the couch and watch old Dr Who episodes before returning to bed and sleep.
I spent the weekend cleaning and shopping. I got a lot done, so yay?
We watched (in 2 parts, given Jeff's condition) the War of the Rohirrim. Huh. I didn't hate it, but I did have some issues with it. I'm not a fan of anime, so I did not like the character art or the way things were animated, which I'm guessing is classic anime style. I hated the weird "boy" outfit the had the Hera character in. The backgrounds were like beautiful paintings, but the character animation almost seemed to be superimposed on it to have no weight. I'm on the fence as to whether the Hera character was too "mary sue" or if it was good to have more female characters with agency in a Tolkien-based story. YMMV.
We really enjoyed Skeleton Crew. Admittedly, I'm a Star Wars fan and so was predisposed to like it. At first, I wasn't that interested because I'm not drawn towards stories where kids are the main protagonists. But Skeleton Crew was really really good. An Jude Law's character was *intense*. Didn't expect his character to go the way he did. But overall super heartfelt and fun. Neal Nation!
I'm still working on that Folkwear pants pattern. I should probably have dropped it and moved on to a different pants pattern, but I'm stubborn. I think with a couple more tweaks I can make some knock-around-the-house pants with some leftover linen I have in my stash.
I want to abandon FB because of it's association with the Zuk and the oligarchy, but it's tough. We are so isolated here in Frog Haven that I rely on FB Friends and the SCA/WK/Cynagua FB pages for social interaction. I've been posting more on Blue Sky and here. I keep poking at Discord because a lot of the communities I follow are using it more and more. But every time I look at it is confusing enough to make me leave. Discord has subjects, but as near as I can tell you can't find and follow a specific discussion or person without wading through a bunch of irrelevant posts.
Work right now is boring, but continues to pay the bills and staying employed is extremely important to me these days.
I'm enjoying a new-to-me podcast, Terrible Lizards, all about dinosaurs. Who doesn't like creatures (many gigantic!) 100+ million years ago? It's a pleasant distraction, to be sure.
No idea when we'll get to another SCA event. Like I've said elsewhere, however, I'm hoping that Jeff will be done with treatment by the end of March and he can start building up strength after that. I've been thinking about West/An Tir War as something of a victory celebration. Jeff's birthday falls around that time, so that's another factor.
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Date: 2025-01-27 07:34 pm (UTC)