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Wool Gathering Post

Got kind of a random list of stuff on my mind, so this post will be loosely organized. Enjoy! The main thing on my mind is something I’ve been struggling with for a while now. It is my status as The Party Girl™. I’ve always been known for knowing how to have a good time and I’ve certainly leaned into it over the years. I do love me a good party, true, but now that I’m getting old and slowing…

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Quick and Easy Cheesecake Souffles

Quick and Easy Cheesecake Soufflés This is a riff on a cheesecake pie recipe I have. I only had one brick of cream cheese, so I came up with these easy little soufflés instead. Yummy! Ramekins sheet pan 1 8oz cream cheese (regular brick, not whipped or any of that) 2 Tbl sour cream (heaping Tbl, regular not low fat) 2 Tbl key lime juice (or reg lime, or lemon) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1/4 cup…

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To Be Perfectly Clear

For those who need more clarity about what’s up: – I am not here to be your personal chef, therefore I do NOT owe you any dinners at any time. If you find this offensive, then leaving my sphere is the best move. I don’t miss you, HS. – I will not stand for abusive behavior couched in the notion that it was “for the best”. NOPE. Abuse is abuse and I don’t regret ditching you crazy bitches one…

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Valentine's Dinner at Trader Vic's

Trader Vic’s Atlanta did NOT disappoint! Chef Julio runs a damn fine kitchen! I’d love to link to their site, but they’ve taken it down (!!! OMG THAT IS STUPID!!! ) “to work on it”. Sigh. But here’s their FB and IG. We had the Honi Honi Valentine’s menu, which was: – Tiki Drinks (Can’t remember the names, Nick’s was passion fruit something, mine, as you can see, was ON FIRE! LOL) – Pork Bao buns…

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The Things We've Lost

I woke up with this post almost fully realised in my head this morning. This is a good sign! I hope to get back to writing more this year. I was thinking about the things we’ve lost to corporate greed. It’s a long list and I believe that these things that have been monetized to the hilt are part of the reason so many of us are depressed and bored. Here we go. MUSIC & TV Not only have we GenXers…

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2025 Reading List

Welcome to a new year of reading! I read 28 novels and 26 graphic novels last year. Not bad! We start out 2025 by bringing over the two novels I’m reading right now: The Revenant, Michael Punke. Yes, the book that the movie is based on. I have a niche like of Westerns set in the great expansion West period. This one is well written – it’s my treadmill book, which means it’ll be finished in Jan…

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And the Hits Keep Coming!

The end of the year is always a challenge with the holidays and spending and all that crap. But I did not have end a long term relationship on my Bingo Card. As I said in my whiny post on Oct 30, I am tired this year and I doubt I’ll do many social events: I am typically maudlin this time of year, but this year is really bad. I doubt I will do much socializing. Don’t be offended if I pass on…

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The Season Finale I Expected

This timeline sucks. I knew the mouthbreathing hillbillies would win. This country’s history of racism and misogyny is not getting better or going away. Clearly. I knew that Obama was an anomaly. I also knew that many, MANY male democrats simply could not bear voting for a woman. I wish voting was PUBLIC. Let’s see who you REALLY are, fuckheads. I’ve been saying for YEARS that the majority of…

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Two Steps Forward

One step back. Can’t win for losing. I am so tired. Tired of living paycheck to paycheck. Tired of having to pick and choose who gets medical care (me, Nick, Shasti). I’d LIKE to give my cat every chance to live longer, but I guess that’s OUT since we can’t afford the meds and getting that rotten tooth pulled, which will poison her system. Awesome. Tired of thinking things are looking up, only to…

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DragonCon '24

I think this is the end of DragonCon for us. This year was TERRIBLE. We got Saturday passes only, since we just wanted to shop and get a couple of autographs. WELP. That was a bust. The line to get into the Mart was 2+ hrs. It was doubled up on the sidewalks, wrapped around the building several times AND serpentined through the loading dock. Needless to say, we did not get in. We did not get to…

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Writing this Summer

My blogging has been sparse this summer! Mainly because I’ve been busy with reading, keeping this place going and rebuilding our deck! Pretty much every weekend has been dedicated to working on the deck for the last 3 months. We are not fast, but we are VERY meticulous! We are 95% done, only the stair rails remain as far as construction. We’ll have to put lattice on the base to completely finish,…

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iPhone Photo Format Issues

PSA for iPhone users!! Regarding PHOTOS. I’ve been harangued by HEIC files of late and we figured out WHY. Apple has instituted “high efficiency” mode for photos both in the camera AND inside messages. Annoying, yes, yes it is. SO to turn off this HEIC crap, go to the camera settings: settings -> Camera -> Formats -> change from High Efficiency to Most Compatible. That’ll give you JPGs. See…

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Rich Girl

You’re a rich girl, and you’ve gone too far ‘Cause you know it don’t matter anyway You can rely on the old man’s money You can rely on the old man’s money It’s a bitch, girl, but it’s gone too far ‘Cause you know it don’t matter anyway Say money but it won’t get you too far Get you too far Rich Girl by Hall and Oates I had an exchange with a wildly out of touch rich girl the other day on FB. A…

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Spring and Other False Starts

As we enter late February, we here in the South are now getting our False Springs. For those unfamiliar, False Spring™ is when temps jump up into the 70s and the sun shines and it’s just LOVELY outside. The redbuds bloom, the daffodils and paperwhites pop up and your brain says “Yay! It’s SPRING!” Only to get freezing cold a week later and perhaps snow. Welcome to the South! I am enjoying our…

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Musings on Life and Everything

First off, this post is about NO ONE in particular. It is about me, and Nick as well, where indicated. But mostly me. The things I bring up are things that have been bumping around in my head for a day or maybe 10 years. SO, do not assume anything – OR if you must, then assume this is about the fucking socials – which are CHOCK FULL of Teh Stoopid™. I’m trying to get back into blogging with…

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Wow, I've not been over here for 2 years! SORRY! Once they stopped crossposting from WP to Tumblr, I guess that was that. I still hate FB and I still have to be there to admin several client pages. I started a Substack, but not sure what to do with it now that SS is full of fucking Nazis. Sigh.

SO.

Here are the 2023 and new 2024 Reading lists if you'd like to pop over and peruse. I'll see about finding a crossposter again.