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"A genus of gastropod mollusks comprising the carrier snails (coextensive w/the family Xenophoridae of suborder Taenioglossa)." She/her. 🔯 USA, & GenX, damn it all.

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I suppose it’s not for me, a mere computer illiterate, to understand why the credit union needs to track my location before I even log on. You’re my credit union. Don’t you already KNOW my location? [sigh]

I was not made for modernity. At all.

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I could never run for office in this city I just don't like riding bicycles and that seems to be required

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What about rollerskates? The old fashioned kind, not the blades. 🧓

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Tried to watch some videos earlier about wedding-related disasters and Dear Lord— if I have to read or hear the phrase “girls’ girl” as a descriptor for grown-ass grownups one more time this year I’m gonna’ [redacted] myself with a [redacted].

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Okay, I need your help, Techies.

Why is gmail sending me messages thanking me for helping them with Google Maps when I don't use Google Maps?

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(Yes, I know gmail is ass by assholes, but I'm stuck with it for now. It's not my main email, either.)

Thanks.

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"What a Tuesday, huh?"

"Captain, it's 7 AM."

[groan]

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Gawd. The MST3k stream is running The She Creature right now and as ever the "hero" is so punchable that I wish he was Mitchell!! 😫

If vocal fry was money that guy would've died a millionaire. lol

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"Time Alone 8"

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The rough little squares (made with the “Extrude” filter) are a bit like the mosaics of diced watercolor paper that my late Dad liked making. The woven Layer style sort of looks like his fine-grained ink strokes. Not that he would’ve approved of Photoshop, nor of any other thing I did. But oh, well. I planned none of that in advance. Only noticed after the pic was done. The subconscious goes where it pleases. I picked up those textures fair and square (!!!) and they’re mine now. :da_grin:

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    Alternate title: "Ode to your Xmas lights still up in January."

    :D

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    Dare I repost the first two in this series? 🤔 ⌛

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    Whoever approved the changed Mac charger-and-cord design wherein the heavy bundle thing is halfway up the cord instead of down near the actual plug…

    [sigh]

    To (mostly) quote , “May your corned beef never pickle correctly." Jerkass.

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    It's great to go back to the beginning of my ipernity feed and note that a person really can improve their visual skills if they can just stay alive for the additional 20 years or so.

    I guess there IS something to being alive after all. :100awoo:

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    This in no way changes my plan to recycle a few of those old layouts in the coming year, secure in the knowledge that none of my 5-10 monthly visitors would look back that far anyway. :BlobCat_Evil:

    In fact, I kind of already recycled one, though it's not super-obvious and that newer picture hasn't garnered a single like. Which just urges me on to find the thing that would win everyone over if I just rehash it enough times. :blobfoxlaughsweat:

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    I remembered to follow back two people on Ko-Fi who I forgot to follow back months ago. So HUZZAH a gold star for me!!11

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    Musk favorite part of Bladerunner was when Bladerunner said "It's Blderunning time!"

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    Blädderdämmerunng 🎭

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    my CSA gave me an actual pumpkin but for cooking with not for carving

    How do I get from gourd to pie or something? suggestions for what to do with it welcome!

    I assume that canned stuff is like someone cut up a pumpkin, roasted it, and scraped it out of the skin?

    I will also search, but I'm not sure how to explain to search engines that I mean "pumpkin, a gourd" not "a can of pumpkin"

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    There are those small melon knives which are kind of shaped like small sickles. I use the wrong (dull) side of those for scraping out squash and pumpkins and they work pretty well.

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    Oh, got'cha. I just use my biggest, heaviest knife to get into most squashes and pumpkins. I'm pretty obsessive about keeping it sharpened. So that's the easy part. :BlobCat_Grin:

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    Chopped some chili to cook with, washed my hands, washed my hands again, did some other stuff, washed my hands, sat down at the computer for half an hour, scratched my nose, death

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    @Sarklor @welshpixie

    😮

    [dumps bucket of milk over the whole TL]

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    Today’s theme: step out, take a huge fucking risk, crash and burn, brag anyway… 🎶 “All about MONday…” 🎶

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU8oePPGPAI

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    Oh, I LOVE chiaroscuro!! 🍲 😋

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    Now re-watching Mac & Me. My OWN PHYSICAL COPY which I OWN! Cram THAT in your deep fryer, Netflix!!

    ("Pretty Nice!!!") 🍔 🚀

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    Deconstructed Billy Bass HAS been my most popular installation to date.

    Sadly, the public doesn't seem to think I'm capable now of something even better. Same thing happened to Winslow Homer with that Armistice painting he did.

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    Now that my 2017 laptop is fully operational, I should take some crappy Photobooth selfies just to see if they look slightly less godawful than they did on the 2011 laptop.

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    Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords starting to look like a reasonable basis for a system of government

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    @SallyStrange

    Ms. Magazine snubs her every single damn election and they never answer my emails, either!

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    @SallyStrange

    Granted, I could stop calling them “shit-for-brains useless sellouts” every election. 😙 ~ ~ ~ 🎶 (but I won’t)

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    Anyone have the most current newcomers' guide to successfully using Masto (or Fedi and its forks in general)? It can be video or written. I'm not picky.

    Really am asking for a friend, but also I'll watch it, too. A refresher never hurts.

    Boost for sure!! :D

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    Collage - "Time Alone 7"

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    “Time Alone 5”

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    Looked at the first image in this series (from 2018) and I think I've come a long way! 🎉

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    Collage - “Friday At Five”

    (It's already Caturday elsewhere, so... :artpaw: )

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    Collage - “Tick Tock 4”

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    For the curious: the altered figure drawing is "Young Man Holding A Pole," by Mirabello Cavalori. The catalogue it's from says only, "14th to 17th Century," in regards to when it was done. The original was in "red chalk on paper washed terracotta."

    I didn't cover him up in any way. I think he looks like he's in swim trunks only because the artist wasn't quite sure how he wanted the legs to be positioned. 🤔

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    “Time Alone 4” - Pink and red mottled square decorated with random duotone flowers from a glass paperweight. Trim: three different floating clock faces. Text: two curved sets of the words: “Holidays, Birthdays, Anniversaries, Other Special Events” with corresponding curved lines. Black text at left, White text at right.

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    Arrghhh. It's No. 15, NOT No. 10!!

    (I quit the internet forever. Try to get every needed detail down & then the number is WRONG damnit!!) 🙀

    Anyway, here's the rest of the set, w/o descriptions, for those interested:

    https://www.deviantart.com/msxenophora/gallery/81629100/happy-hours

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    Collage - “Preston 10”

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    let they who are without Sid* cast the first Don

    (*Yes my Gray tuxedo mountain of fur IS named Sid, and this IS him looking youthful and majestic atop that crappy old chair we ditched years ago after his older companion killed it.)

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    🎶 “There’s someone fur me somewhere
    And I still miss someone…” 🌈 🐾

    (Thank you, Johnny Cats. [sigh] )