#katie’s monthly check in

[katieroo28]

💐KATIE’S MAY CHECK-IN💐

Yes, I know I’m super late to post this. Shhh.

TOP FILMS

Belzebuth

Corsage

Desperado

Evil Dead Rise

Farewell, My Queen

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

The Mermaid

The Muthers

The Quick and the Dead

The Three Deaths of Marisela Escobedo

TOP TV

BARRY

Love & Death

The Other Two

The Real Housewives of Atlanta

SisterS

Succession

Summer House: Martha’s Vineyard

True Crime Story: It Couldn’t Happen Here

Vanderpump Rules

Yellowjackets

FINISHED BOOKS

The Hunger by Alma Katsu (3.5 out of 5 stars ⭐️)

The Overnight Guest by Heather Gudenkauf (3 out of 5 stars ⭐️)

The Photographer by Mary Dixie Carter (4.5 out of 5 stars ⭐️)

[cm8x-arts]

I made characters based on my various 3D challenges, with Katy and Nephew next in line when the next monthly challenge kicks on in August. Check out the breakdowns for:

Boss Fight

Eternal Ascent

Endless Engines

These are one off guys that I made on the spot for challenges (besides Scraps and Katy/Nephew) and aren't really part of anything otherwise

[peace-coast-island]

Diary of a Junebug

Ice cream sweets, cotton candy candles, and colorful ceramics

A collaboration between Milkcloud and Flickering Dreams is everything I could have hoped for and more. Plus, it’s an honor to host an event at the camp to celebrate the launch, as well as what could be the start of many more fun projects in the future.

Junia and Kati have been working on these designs for months and it’s understandable why they’re proud of their creations. Kati made these colorful and whimsical ice cream themed candle holders to go with Junia’s ice cream and cotton candy scented candles. You can buy them separate or as a set to brighten up any cozy space. Knowing me, I’m a sucker for soft pastels, so I had to get some. All the designs are so pretty, it took me over an hour to finally settle on two, and that was not easy! The ones I chose was the peachy dreams and strawberry boba.

Of course, what’s a celebration without good company? Of course, Nina and Millie are here, as well as Maddie. And we also got some visitors from abroad too - Sumi, Eloise, Kana, and Meggie. The four of them just finished with a mission and decided to stick around since Sumi and Kana wanted to visit some places around the area. The camp is towards the direction they’re traveling so they’re staying here for a couple days.

From what I remember, the four of them often travel for work - Sumi’s a courier, Eloise is a reporter, Kana’s a fashion designer, and Meggie’s an astrologist. The reason why they’re traveling is because there’s a fashion show in Owlfeather Park next week and Kana wants to check it out. A quick check tells me that Owlfeather Park is south of the camp, and if traveling by train like they are, it’s a 9 hour ride. Since they’ve been on the road a lot, and they have the time, it makes sense to take it easy for a couple days as long travels can be draining.

Sumi often accompanies Kana on her travels so she can see more of the world, which she says helps her become a better courier. Ever since her company went international, it’s important for her to be able to adapt to traveling to all sorts of different places. Although it’s unlikely that her work will extend beyond the Celestine Onyx - which refers to the 7 nations under the alliance - Bonsai, Yuexing, Sango, Adrikha, Marippe, Sazona, and Melovka - Sumi wants to keep her mind as sharp as possible. I’ve heard that she’s pretty good at figuring out the lay of the land no matter how unfamiliar the terrain is, so even if she does get lost, it won’t take long for her to get back on track.

Although most missions regarding the guild are usually limited to the borders of the Celestine Onyx, there are some occasions where they dispatch people for missions outside of that jurisdiction, though that depends on your rank and status. Connie, being an outlander, is granted these privileges, and so that’s another perk for joining their party. Kana said that’s what made her accept Connie’s offer after turning down so many similar proposals. Yeah, I imagine that would be something to use as leverage that allows you to distinguish yourself from other like-minded adventurers.

As it turns out, Maddie, Eloise, and Meggie know each other because they’re in similar circles. Eloise is a reporter for The Peregrine, also known as the center of Marippe’s news, so it’s safe to say that she’s well connected. When The Peregrine pops up, most people immediately think of people like Eloise. She’s one of those reporters who go above and beyond, which inevitably brings trouble, though she refuses to let that stop her from getting down to the truth. Like Kana, she stands by her principles, and if that makes her an enemy, well, such is fate.

Meggie is a writer for an astrology journal that’s published monthly. She said she originally came on as a guest writer, only to unexpectedly end up popular not just with other fellow astrologists, but casual audiences as well. Layla, who’s studying in that field, is a huge fan of Meggie’s works, often using them in her research. Even though she can get technical - which makes sense because it is more on the academia side - she writes about various topics in a way that makes it engaging and interesting.

Maddie’s also a journalist, though for a small independent outlet, nothing in the same league as The Peregrine, she says. However, she has corresponded with them and is acquainted with Eloise. In fact, before arriving at the camp, Eloise and Maddie stopped by somewhere for an exclusive interview with someone who had stepped away from the public decades ago. I’ve heard a bit about that as it’s become a bit of a hot topic, and so we were interested in what they got out of that conversation.

Earlier this month, former child actor and musician Christoph Starr of The Starr Family band released a memoir about the family’s fame. From what I’ve heard, the his story’s not too different in terms of the dark side of show business, especially for a child, and how things are rarely as harmonious on screen and stage as in real life. Thankfully, he didn’t wind up like most child stars and teen idols who fell by the wayside, mainly because the attention was more on his older brothers, so he was able to slip into obscurity when the show and the band’s recording career finished.

The reason why it’s getting attention is because of his older brother Dan, who is intent on refuting the autobiography. To sum it up, the book doesn’t paint him in a positive light for many reasons and he felt attacked. Dan and eldest brother Keith became teen idols and they developed big egos about it. Predictably, they’ve lived tumultuous lives thanks to their stardom and are known for being temperamental and arrogant.

There’s a lot that Dan is throwing a fuss about, the hot topic in particular has to do with their older sister Laurie, who is estranged from the family. She also faded into obscurity, but for completely different reasons that have to do with her Keith and Dan. Basically, they got a hold of her diary, found some stuff they could use against her, and had parts of it published in a local paper as blackmail. She obviously never forgave them, especially after she was targeted by various hate groups when she was outed.

Since this was over 50 years ago, they kinda buried the incident and the family just acted like it never happened. Their mother, Joan, who helped with the memoir, regretted telling Laurie to get over it and put those thoughts regarding questioning her sexuality out of her head. In other words, she told her to stop being gay, which does absolutely nothing and just further alienated Laurie to the point that she cut herself off from the family. Christoph and younger sister Tracy were kept in the dark about Laurie for the most part, and part of the reason why he brought it up in the memoir was to hopefully bring more clarity to what happened and try to make amends.

So far, no comment by Laurie, though Christoph said she’s aware of what’s going on. He rarely agrees to interviews, though after doing some research on Eloise, he felt that she was trustworthy enough. Like they said, she gets right down to business. Maddie came along to help her out and he allowed that after seeing that she’s trustworthy too.

Obviously they can’t reveal too much, other than he was kind and gave a lot of insights that won’t get just by reading the book alone. It really is fortunate that he was able to step away from the spotlight and live a fairly uneventful and quiet life without being burdened by stardom. Because he was the second youngest, he didn’t receive as much attention compared to his older siblings, which he was completely fine with as it allowed him to have a somewhat more normal childhood than most. The public may have dubbed him and Tracy the forgotten Starrs, but considering how their brothers ended up, their obscurity was the best thing that could’ve happened to them. Good to know that not all child stars don’t end up falling.

Like I said, the main purpose of the interview, like with the memoir, is to make amends with Laurie. I don’t blame her for feeling betrayed because outing someone is never acceptable. I haven’t read the book nor know too much about The Starr Family, so I can’t say if I agree or disagree with how they handled the situation, Like, I get they were somewhat on the conservative side and things were a lot different back then regarding views on lesbianism, but making someone feel ashamed of being themselves is not the right way to go about it. At least Joan seems to have come to understand that, which was why she gave her son her blessing to open up about it. From what I gather, she doesn’t seem to be the overly pushy show business parent - she’s made a lot of mistakes and poor choices, but it appears that she does care about the wellbeing of her kids more than stardom.

Anyway, so a lot of the interview involved refuting Dan’s claims as he thinks the whole thing was self-inflicted on Laurie’s part, as well as talk about the dangers of outing someone. In other words, it’s her own fault for writing out her thoughts in private. Um, okay. Whatever you say. Somehow he thinks he’s the victim and being gay is wrong, yadda, yadda, yadda. It’s already bad enough that he’s a stuck up bitch and apparently he’s a bigot too? I’d say he should shut up forever.

Eloise plans to use the downtime at the camp to write up a rough draft while the interview’s still fresh in her mind. I’ve heard about her impressive work ethic, so it’s another thing to see it for myself. No joke, she could easily pump out an essay in a couple hours! She’s definitely gonna have the whole thing ready for publication before heading to Owlfeather.

Junia feels for Laurie as she’s dealing with something similar with her brother, who’s also a bigot with a big ego. Had Junia not decided to come out to her parents, she knows for sure that if her brother found out first, he would not hesitate to out her. She’s lucky that her parents and grandma accepted her for who she is with an open mind, though it did take them some time to adjust because it was all so foreign to them. Too bad most families can’t be accepting like that, which is a fucking shame.

It ties into Kana’s philosophy of you can’t help but be who you are. She grew up in a culture where people would prefer that you’d fit neatly into some box. Be this, but not too much. Act like this, not this? Why? Because we said so. Oh, so you want to do things your own way? Wrong! Something’s wrong with you, but we’re not gonna tell you because you should figure it out yourself! Damn, it’s tough living such a stifling existence. Luckily, Kana says her parents were a lot more open minded and pretty much gave her free rein to do whatever she wanted, even if it annoyed the elders. If she wasn’t allowed to live her life on her own terms, she never would’ve become the famous fashion designer taking on the world by storm.

I think the best way to sum it up is don’t let others make you feel ashamed for being yourself. If they have a problem with you and the way you express yourself, that’s on them. Being different, whether it’s being gay, trans, nonbinary, neurodivergent, etc, is not a personality flaw or something that needs to be fixed contrary to what some people think.

There’s nothing like crafting and having deep conversations to pass the time. By crafting, I mean making ice cream, which I guess is more like cooking? We did do some actual crafting too, mainly little trinkets like stitch markers and paperweights. It’s one of those stash busting kind of things where we just used whatever bits and bobs we had lying around, which was a lot of fun!

Kana and I bonded over making clothes, her with sewing and me with knitting. I’ve been meaning to make my own stitch markers, mainly because I keep breaking the plastic ones. I know I’m a tight knitter but do I really have such a tight grip? To be fair, they are kinda cheap - they came with my interchangeable set, which is also on the cheap side, but still? Also, I just want an excuse to use my small collection of cute beads and charms, especially after seeing other people’s cute DIY stitch markers online with their WIPs.

Making ice cream was definitely the highlight of this little event. We were obviously inspired by the collab, making cute pastel inspired ice cream treats. We used various berries for flavoring as well as color, making sundaes and ice cream sandwiches. We made more than enough to take home, and I packed them in a lot of ice so they could withstand the long trip back.

Since we haven’t done a contest in forever, I figured, why not throw one now? Everyone put their own spin on their ice cream creations, so it was fun seeing what everyone came up with. I was inspired by Junia and Kati’s strawberry boba candle set, so I made strawberry vanilla black tea ice cream.

Kana made red bean paste and also used strawberries and black tea, taking some elements from taiyaki, her favorite dessert. Meggie used an assortment of fruits and nuts, resulting in a colorful creation she calls a fruit salad sundae. Maddie combined her two favorites, cookies and cream and coconut, which go really well together. Nina went for a tropical theme inspired by Junia and Kati’s pineapple citrus breeze, coming up with a blood orange and pineapple sorbet. Junia, taking inspiration from the collaboration as well, making a peach, mango, apricot, and matcha ice cream. Sumi added cherry blossom flavored mochi to vanilla and matcha swirl ice cream with assorted berries. Kati added caramel and cinnamon to go with her apple pie inspired treat. Eloise put her own spin on peaches and cream by adding matcha and almond cookie crumbs. Daisy Jane made a vanilla latte flavored ice cream with hazelnuts and chocolate chips. Millie went all out with her own spin on Neapolitan, but instead of vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry, she made blueberry muffin, asian pear and dragonfruit, and strawberry lemonade.

Later on, I was feeling a bit adventurous and tried my hand at fried ice cream. Turns out I was a bit too ambitious and got a bit of a gloopy mess. Tasted good though, just not worth taking a picture of. At least I know with practice, I’ll get it someday!

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[aliciaphen]

☆ ALICIA’S MONTHLY MEDIA MENTIONS: JANUARY `23

Hi. School projects have eaten up all my time and I haven't posted on this account. Also, the beautiful women who have recently followed me have been blowing up my notifications and it's been quite annoying. On the bright side, I have a lot of art to post! Here is all the media I consumed in January!

Visual:

Frances Ha (2012) dir. Noah Baumbach. It tells a beautiful narrative of coming of age in your twenties.

Billie and Jean. Another chill, kinda dumb podcast but it's something fun to play in the background. Gives some good laughs.

Titanic (1997) dir. James Cameron. Needed something after watching Avatar TWoW.

Mileage (2022) created by Jennifer Wu (PM) Kym Santiana (PM) Ruyee Lu (PM) Christopher Hsueh Joy Zhou Miranda Li Nicole Taylor-Topacio Ruby Saysanasy Saul Benavides. My friend made a really awesome short film for her 3rd year! Please check it out. The music suits it so well and the story is very exciting!

Cruella (2021) dir. Craig Gillespie. I wasn't going to watch this but Josiah mentioned the same person directed I, Tonya (2017) which I thought was great. I watched with a dog that I was dogsitting.

Goodfellas (1990) dir. Martin Scorsese. A pretty good story. I think the acting in it was great as well. The slurs threw me SO off guard.

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) dir. Joel Crawford. I'm so excited for Shrek 5. This was great. Love how Spiderverse is bringing about a new age of animation.

The White Lotus, Season 1 (2021). I'm only watching this for Jennifer Coolidge.

Emergency Intercom - Enya Umanzor, Drew Phillips, Ky Newman. It's an every-month thing.

TXT Live at Lollapalooza 2022 (Full Performance) - Tomorrow x Together. Just very upset that they announced tour dates and Toronto wasn't on there.

Fall (2022) dir. Scott Mann. Why would they do that?

The Menu (2022) dir. Mark Mylod. Nice.

Audio: January 2023 Spotify Playlist

Space 1.8 - Nana Sinephro. Love this album SO MUCH.

Animation Happy Hour - Garrett Lewis, Katie Low, Ben Girmann. I'm excited to have found this podcast! I feel like it'll be a good resource in helping me with my future endeavours.

The Whole of the Moon (Fiona Apple cover) - Fiona Apple. Mother. Inspiration.

ATTENTION: MILEY LIVE - I'm so happy for Miley's success and I'm very sorry I was part of the crowd that shunned her post-Disney era. She's an amazing artist and I could listen to her sing rock songs all day.

Time is Way Weirder Than You Think - The Ezra Klein Show. A podcast episode we listened to for class. Confusing and it raised more questions.

Ditto - New Jeans. The girls have done it again.

Don’t Forget My Love - Acoustic - Diplo, Miguel. Fuck the original. This is it.

VIBE (feat. Jimin of BTS) - TAEYANG. Taeyang is so funny. Whenever I think of him I think of that video where he sings thank you and I love you for 2 mins.

Reading:

Howl's Moving Castle - Diana Wynne Jones. After watching the Ghibli film, I wanted MORE.

Sketching for Animation - Peter Parr. A book I have downloaded and have seen the first few pages of. I have yet to really get into it but it also seems like a great resource to improve my art.

Gesture Drawing for Animation - Walt Stanchfield 

What They Don't Teach You at Film School: 161 Strategies For Making Your Own Movies No Matter What - Camille Landau, Tiara White

[reynanghugot]

Nakakuha na ko ng admitting order kahapon from my doctor. Kanina habang nag aasikaso ko ng papers ko kasi gumulo siya sa bag ko naluluha ako. I couldn't imagine nagawa ko matapos lahat ng 'to na halos ako lang magisa. From check-ups, laboratories, from ENT to Cardio to ENT again hanggang sa ma endorse ako dito sa doctor na magoopera din sakin. Don't get me wrong, my partner is always supporting me mentally, physically and financially. It's just that his work schedule saliwa sa oras ng check-ups ko & laboratories ko. Siya naging takbuhan ko nung first 3 weeks ko na inaasikaso 'to. My mom & my brother is also there to support me, pero since nagaaral pa si Rich and my mom can't afford to go on leave or absent dahil kagagaling lang namin sa mahabang leave nung nag travel kami di rin siya maka absent basta. Pero good thing na she was able to go with me kahapon sa ospital. Hindi kasi pwede na tatlo kami (ako, mom ko & nikko) na aabsent since we all have bills to pay monthly kaya hangga't kaya ko na ako lang talaga ginagawa ko best ko to accomplish something everyday since April 10.

Kanina narealize ko na kaya ko pala, kahit hirap na hirap ako non. Yung pagod na gusto ko pag uuwi ako ng apartment matutulog na ko agad pero di ko nagawa yon kasi I remember those days na after ko sa doctor's appointment ko, either punta ako ng school or may meeting ako hanggang 9pm or 10pm with my thesismates tapos non magaasikaso na ko ng food for Nikko or aantayin ko siya makauwi ng past 12mn from work. Sometimes di ko na din siya naantay at naasikaso dahil sa pagod.

I can't even imagine those neverending blood tests na ginawa sakin (na nagpasa na yung braso ko), yung ecg, 2d echo with 24-holter (na napaka kati sa katawan walangya), yung endoscopy na twice ginawa sakin (yung isa with anesthesia, yung isa wala), ultrasound, etc... i hope this would be the last thing na babalik ako sa hospital and yes again, this might be a non-sense or wala sa iba but for me it's not due to strong family history I really need to do this because ayoko mag regret ako sa huli.

Lastly, i am hoping na sana maging okay ang lahat from surgery, post-op, hospital bill kasi ayoko na maging additional burden ako sa family ko after all of this.

[inquiringquilter]

Quilt Block Mania - March is Drinks

Welcome to my stop on the Quilt Block Mania Blog Hop. Each of the designers participating in the hop are sharing a block pattern inspired by this month’s theme, which is Drinks!

This is my fifth year participating in QBM, and I hope you’ve enjoyed my free block pattern each month! If you’ve missed any, the patterns for previous months are available in my shop.

To learn how to get my free pattern, see How to Get the Free Block at the end of this post.

I have designed several beach themed blocks in the past, so with the theme Drinks I decided to go with something cool and refreshing for sipping beachside—the Cosmopolitan.

I call my block Cosmopolitan. It uses raw-edge fusible applique techniques. If you need help with that technique, click here for a photo tutorial. I hope you’ll make my block and tag me on social media @inquiringquilter!

To learn how to get my free pattern, see How to Get the Free Block at the end of this post.

There are lots of designers in this hop so be sure to visit all of them for your free pattern. Here are links to all the blocks in the Quilt Block Mania Drinks Series:

Champagne Quilt Block by Carolina Moore Martini by Crafty Staci You Shake Me Up Scrappy Mug by Katie Mae Quilts Pina Colada by Appliques Quilts and More Cosmopolitan by Inquiring Quilter Cups and Saucers Bubble Tea by Inflorescence Designs Beer Pong by Patti's Patchwork Perfect Flying Geese Bear Loves Cocoa by Colette Belt Designs Coffee Bean by Sewistry Sip & Stitch by Happy Hour Stitches I'm a LIttle Teapot Bit too Much by Epida Studio Tupperware Pitcher by Cristy Fincher Ice Cubes by Create with Claudia Cherry by Slightly Biased Quilts Tea for Me by Craftapalooza Designs French Press by Oh Kaye Quilting Sew Fresh FPP Block by San Diego Sewn Cheerwine by Emerald Falls Quilts Release the Kraken by Art Quilts by Design But First Coffee by Paleofish Designs Margarita by Sallys Sewing Circle Iced Lemonade by Patchwork Breeze

Scroll through my past Quilt Block Mania blocks to see what you missed! Past blocks are available in my shop.

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Happenings Here at Inquiring Quilter

I just started a podcast! I call it the My Quilty Neighborhood Podcast, and it’s all things quilty! Come give the first episode a listen. My friend Dawn and I talk about pressing your quilt blocks properly.

On Thursday, it’s my day on the Romance Garden blog hop! Come see the quilt I made using the new Signature collection by my pal Sherry @ Powered by Quilting and enter to win her scrap bag of fabrics from this gorgeous collection.

My weekly show and tell linkup, Wednesday Wait Loss is over seven years old! Over the years, my little weekly group has encouraged many wonderful finishes. Join us by sharing your latest project.

Here’s a link to this week’s show and tell link up.

If you’re looking to make new friends, join me on Facebook this Saturday for my weekly online quilting retreat I call my Saturday Sew-In. The fun starts at 8 AM EST and runs through 5 PM EST. It’s not live but there are get to know you prompts throughout the day to spark discussion and friendship. This is a fun and friendly group and you’ll soon make friends—real friends.

In addition, you’ll be inspired by other quilter’s projects and you’ll gets tons of encouragement as you share your own. If you’ve been missing companionship since COVID started, I guarantee you’ll find it here. Saturday Sew-In takes place in my private Facebook group. Click here to join my Facebook group. Be sure to answer the questions so I know your not a bot.

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Therap Update

The next Therap focused Office Hours will be August 30th @ 9:30am. If you have questions, please submit them to didd.therapquestions@tn.gov.  

Therap usage is required for all 1915c and Katie Beckett Part B DIDD providers. Providers who are new to Therap and have not completed account setup should click here to get the process started for setting up a Therap Account. Only one person from each provider needs to complete this form. 

Need Immediate Support? 

For Therap System, Access, and Technical Questions: tnsupport@therapservices.net 

For All Non-Technical or System Use Questions: didd.therapquestions@tn.gov  

Providers: 

In order to assist providers in troubleshooting Therap access issues, DIDD and Therap have developed the following resources. We strongly encourage everyone to use this guidance or attend one of the webinars below if they have further questions:  

Troubleshooting Provider access to an Individual’s PCSP 

This  flow chart is helpful for troubleshooting Therap access issues.  

Therap Provider Training Course Person Centered Support Plans for TN Providers  

Reminder: Providers should not create PCSPs in Therap for individuals who are linked to the DIDD Oversight account.  Having duplicate PCSPs in Therap is causing confusion for all parties involved, and PCSP Change Form requests are being submitted to DIDD Plans Review that are not from the ISC/CM.  Therefore, only once PCSP should exist per individual, and this is the PCSP created by the ISC/CM.  Providers should continue to manage PCSPs for individuals who do not yet have an effective PCSP in Therap the same way they did prior to using Therap.   

Reminder: Any supporting documents that need to go with an annual PCSP should be sent to the ISC/CM so it can be uploaded on the PCSP before it is submitted for review. 

Update: Providers no longer have to go to the Documents Checklist Section of the PCSP to view the “PCSP IDF Attachment” document for Individual Demographic Form (IDF) information. Therap has enabled the Unified View functionality for providers to have direct access to the IDF information created in the oversight level by the ISC/CM. Providers will click the “Unified View” checkbox on an individual’s Home Page under the Profile tab in the provider account to see the IDF information. Therap will create a short training video to assist providers with the change.

EVV Guidance For Adjusting Service Duration for Overutilization (TN Scheduling - Adjust Service Duration for Over Utilization Cases.pdf)  

Due to recent discoveries made during the audit process, DIDD is updating our guidance to providers required to use EVV on adjusting Service Duration for Overutilization. Moving forward, if the total units of a roll-up exceed their daily or monthly approved units, the provider will need to reduce the total units on the service date/s that the staff exceeded their units. The check-in and check-out times in Therap must match the staff’s daily notes with the exact times reflected on the daily note/s for that service date.  Not doing so could lead to the provider having to go back and make manual adjustments in Therap, voided claims, rebilling, or having to take other actions to correct the issue.  Ensuring that the EVV visit matches the number of daily units provided that day, should prevent any potential issues with FAR audits, TennCare Utilization reviews, CMS PERM audits, etc. Remember that EVV is intended to be a system that verifies when provider visits occur and documents the precise time services begin and end. This ensures that persons supported is receiving their authorized services as intended.  

Ideally and from a compliance standpoint, the original staff check-in and check-out should reflect the services provided for that day without the provider needing to go in and make manual edits, but sometime issues are unavoidable and manual edits need to be made.  In the event service duration needs to be adjusted, the TN Roll Up Report in Therap is still available to providers in order to assist with making the needed edits.  For more information on the Roll Up Report, click here. 

ISC/CMs: 

Therap ISC Training: Issues Resolution and Refresher was held on August 2, 2023.  

Click here to watch the presentation.  Link to the slides.   This is refresher training aimed at resolving issues that are occurring with plan submission, clarifying previous guidance, and addressing regional differences reported to us by ISCs. 

Update: ISC/CMs no longer have to download the “PSCP IDF Attachment” in the oversight account and upload it as an attachment to the PCSP in the Document Checklist. Therap has enabled the Unified View functionality for providers. This grants providers direct access to view IDF information entered by the ISC/CM in the oversight level from the provider’s Therap account. 

ISC/CM are reminded to break services at the Fiscal Year End (6/30) and Calendar Year End (12/31.)   

Providers do not have the ability to attach documents to the PCSP. ISC/CM will receive supporting documents from Providers and will need to attach those to the Document Check List on the PCSP before submitting the annual plan.   

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TGIF: Roundup for September 9, 2022

Read all the way through for a new book bundle giveaway, our book reviews collection, and our featured author Heidi Tai!

We published Pastor Cory Ishida’s keynote and interview this week alongside new articles by Karisa You on the prayer life of George Muller and Alice Kim on redeeming our stories and blessing our pain.

Pastor Harold Kim’s Asian American Leadership Conference message was featured this week at The Gospel Coalition: Pastor, When You Want to Quit, Preach to Yourself. Find more from the AALC on YouTube.

Our monthly newsletter features our most popular resources. Read our latest edition and join for free. Check out my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group and TGIF Playlist on Spotify. You can reach me on Twitter and Instagram.

We’re hosting a giveaway for a physical copy of Draw Near by Sophie Killingley, Mark For You by Jason Meyer, and Dream Small by Seth Lewis. Special thanks to The Good Book Company for providing our giveaway, presented in partnership with my newsletters for @diveindigdeep and FCBC Walnut.

Articles From Around The Web

House Church Theology: What is the House Church?

“The ‘house church’ (家庭教会, jiating jiaohiu) is a generalized term used to describe China’s unregistered churches which do not submit to the religious oversight of the government-sanctioned church.” Our friends at House Church Theology have a new website!

Related: Learning About The Center for House Church Theology: An Interview with Clara Kim by Aaron Lee

Lloyd Kim: ​​Did the Pandemic Open Doors? Effects of COVID on Missions

“There is a large overlap between the world’s poor and those who are unreached and unengaged by the gospel.”

Related: The Present and Future of the Immigrant Church: An Interview with John J. Oh by Daniel K. Eng

Heidi Tai is an Asian Australian writer, committed to sharing honest words from a hope-filled heart. Check out our Heidi Tai article collection.

Books, Podcasts, Music, And More

Ruth Chou Simons: Social Sanity Book Club Chapter 9: Posting Well

“Christian influencer Ruth Chou Simons talks to Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra about the positive and negative aspects of having a larger online voice.”

Related: Telling Her Own Story: An Interview with Ruth Chou Simons by Aaron Lee

Walnut Women Podcast: Overcoming Mom Guilt: Grace for the Imperfect Mom

Katy, Alice, Meryl, and Leslie from FCBC Walnut discuss how the gospel of grace frees the imperfect mom to humbly embrace her weaknesses so that she can boast in God’s power.

Related: No, I’m Not a Pro: How to Parent our Children’s Souls by Faith Chang

Asian American Worship Leaders: Grace Alone

Grace Alone (Good Stewards Church) / My Jesus I Love Thee (Citizens Church) / Yet Not I (Zoe Church OC) / A Thousand Hallelujahs (NewStory Church) / Jesus Paid it All (All Nations Community Church) / This is Amazing Grace (Living Hope Community Church)

Aaron Lee: Related Works

Book Reviews: Songs of Suffering by Joni Eareckson Tada, God Counts (children’s book) by Irene Sun, Psalm 23: A Colors Primer (children’s book) by Catechesis Books. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.

Check out our Book Reviews for reading recommendations, with an emphasis on Asian American authors.

Featured This Week On SOLA Network

Jason Chao: Longevity and the Importance of Change In Ministry: An Interview with Cory Ishida

Pastor Cory Ishida of Evergreen SGV on adapting to changes in technology, the blessings of ministering to multiple generations, how to incorporate the old and the new, the importance of Sabbaticals, and exhortations to pastors.

Alice Kim: Retelling My Story, and Throwing a Party

“I knew all too well that being female in my Korean American home meant not being chosen. The unspoken but implied understanding was that men are like heaven or the sky and women the earth or the ground. This principle persisted, neither challenged or questioned.”

Karisa You: Bread for 100,000 Children: The Prayer Life of George Muller

“How does one man care for ten thousand orphans and raise millions of dollars (in today’s currency) without asking for a single donation or ever going into debt? By taking God seriously on His word in Matthew 7:7—ask and it will be given to you.”

Cory Ishida: The Way of a King

“Jesus was a manufacturer of furniture. He was a maker of disciples. He was a miracle worker. But he was also a king. Pastor Cory shared examples of kingship from his 42 years of senior pastoral ministry.”

TGIF: Roundup for September 2, 2022

When Watering, Watching, and Waiting Feel Far Too Slow / Injustice Reveals Idolatry / I’m a Gen Zer, and I Believe the Bible Is Inerrant

General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.

[katieroo28]

💝 KATIE’S FEBRUARY CHECK IN! 💝

A bit of a rough month for me, ha. I didn’t accomplish like any of the goals I set media-wise. But whatever. Onward and upward!

TOP FILMS

The Cell

Cocaine Bear

Infernal Affairs

Pamela: A Love Story

Planet of the Apes

Possessor

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

Sicario

Skinamarink

The Third Man

TOP TV

Abbott Elementary

Family Karma

The Last of Us

Poker Face

Real Housewives of Miami

RuPaul’s Drag Race

FINISHED BOOKS

The Paris Apartment by Lucy Foley (2 out of 5 stars ⭐️)

[contrabassconversations]

919: Jon Button on The Who, Roger Daltrey, and Shakira (with guest host Katie Thiroux!)

This episode, recorded live at the Golden Gate Bass Camp, features Katie Thiroux and me interviewing Jon Button, who is the current bassist for The Who.  Enjoy, and be sure to check out Jon on his website, Instagram, and Facebook!

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[emsprovisions]

18+ Cozy Fanfic Writers Server

Hi there! Do you like a warm cup of tea/hot cocoa, curled up with a toasty fire going in the fireplace on a cold winter's day? Do you enjoy that feeling of falling in love with a book and not being able to stop thinking about it for the rest of the week (or month, or year!)? Do you like puppy snuggles? What about soft, purring kittens?

If you like these things and you are a fanfic writer, then I have just the discord server for you! It does not matter if you are an avid fanfic writer with several planned multi-chaps, a writer who posts once a year, or you want to get back into writing. We are here to support you and encourage you wherever you are on your writing journey. The mods of the writing server lead busy lives, so we understand as well as anyone else that we can't all be like that thread of ao3 writers on twitter who are posting chapters on their wedding day.

We care about mental health and we want to make personal connections and friends in this server. We host daily check-ins just to ask how you're doing, we have monthly writing bingo, and monthly fun writing challenges, occasional VC writing hangouts with chill music and quiet company, we have the option to request beta readers for your fics, we have non-writing related channels for fandoms, recipes, gaming, books, animal friends, and more! And, we of course have plenty of channels devoted to writing, whether it's fic or something original. It does not matter to us what fandom you write for, as this is a cozy space carved out for writers of all fandoms!

If you are interested in joining, please fill out this google form here

If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to the mods: Dria @whoracefitz || Katie @ink-and-moonbeams || Steph @stealthily || Di @moppetwithamanbun || Steph @sapphic--kiwi || Lez @purplerock11 || Emily @emsprovisions

[kolbisneat]

MONTHLY MEDIA: August 2021

Goodbye August and hello autumn. Here’s how I spent the dog days of summer (outside of the occasional trip outside).

……….FILM……….

The Suicide Squad (2021) Just...so good. Yes this was the first movie I’d seen in theatres since 2020 (Birds of Prey, this wasn’t planned) but that’s not the only reason I loved this. The movie just knows exactly what it is and delivers that and more. So many character arcs and funny moments to compliment the endless gore. Very excited to see it again.

A Quiet Place Part II (2020) I think a solid continuation of the story. It really kept up the intensity and while some stuff didn’t quite land for me (like the trope where there’s a community of humans as bad as the monsters...that always bums me out and comes across as suuuuuper pessimistic) it was still a fun time at the movies.

Werewolves Within (2021) Pretty decent whodunnit! The end didn’t feel quite as satisfying as I’d imagined (the culprit was fine, it was more the motive that didn’t quite stick the landing for me). Weird politics at times but it had genuinely tense moments so your mileage may very.

Fear Street Part Two: 1978 (2021) Still enjoying this series and each segment feels complete while also feeding into the larger plot. The killings mostly feel like an afterthought or at least they don’t seem to be the main draw of the movie, and I’m into that. The events are still horrific, but it doesn’t feel quite as exploitative, if that makes sense?

Fear Street Part Three: 1666 (2021) Finishing strong! Everything tied together, the twists and turns felt earned, and it all really wrapped up in a satisfying way. Refreshingly strong trilogy.

……….TELEVISION……….

Ted Lasso (Episode 1.08 to 2.06) Still can’t say enough good stuff about this show. It’s just really nice watching a bunch of flawed yet decent people work through their varying challenges with (and against) each other. Great stuff.

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (Episode 6.07 to 6.11) My money is on Ginger Minj but my gut says Ra’Jah O’Hara.

Marvel’s What If... (Episode 1.01 to 1.03) While I don’t rush to watch each episode, I enjoy each installment when I finally get to it. Superhero fatigue? Television fatigue? Who knows.

Bachelor in Paradise (Episode 7.01 to 7.04) I wasn’t sure I’d get back into this but after week 1 I was hooked! It’s just refreshing to shift gears from the Bachelor/ette dynamic of everyone vying for one person, you know?

The Bachelorette (Episode 17.09 to 17.10) Oof what an end to the season! The finale made it clear that Katie and her family have some stuff to work through. Between Greg and her Aunt’s general treatment of Blake, it really came across as unresolved history popping in. Outside of that, it was a fine finale. Though I will say that I continue to love Tayshia and Kaitlyn as the hosts.

……….READING……….

Can’t Even: How Millennials Became the Burnout Generation by Anne Helen Petersen (Complete) This was a slow read for me cause it was such a bummer. I mean it was concise, informative, and presented a clear path to how we got here, but that didn’t exactly make it fun. Still HIGHLY recommend (especially for those older than the titular generation) but what are the odds a boomer is reading this blog post? Maybe gift it to them? I dunno.

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and The Marvelous Land of Oz by Eric Shanower and Skottie Young (Complete) Technically I’m reading through the Omnibus that collects all 6 of Shanower and Young’s adaptations. These interpretations are so faithful and yet darker that I think they serve as a good balance between the two Oz movies. Definitely worth checking out if you’re interested in getting to know the world of Oz but aren’t interested in reading the original books.

……….AUDIO……….

Aisles by Angel Olsen (2021) I love me some moody 80s covers.

I Hate Running by Number One Popstar (2021) This popped up in my spotify recommendations and now I’ve been listening to all of Number One Popstar’s singles (and they’re all excellent). Good energy, funny in a laid back way, and each one is a gem of a track. Go check out all of their music. 

……….GAMING……….

Neverland: A Fantasy Role-Playing Setting (Andrews McMeel Publishing) More adventures in Neverland! My D&D group has started exploring the Skull and...it’s getting mixed reactions. Maybe a little too weird for some? Just weird enough for others. Anyway you can read more in-depth campaign diaries here on reddit!

And that’s it! As always, let me know if you have anything to recommend and thanks for reading!

[bitchesgetriches]

Hi Kitty & Piggy! I hope this isn't a morbid question but I wanted to kindly ask you because you're both so well informed and I'd like to ask considering our current climate: how do you not only ensure that your will and affairs in general are squared away before your passing? How do you choose who to help ensure things are carried out properly (lawyers, etc)? How do you ensure things are done timely and your aren't taken advantage of (1)

(cont. 2, affairs anon): my fear is getting older and having a lawyer or someone else take advantage of my age and start using my resources and things before and after I pass away. I've come across to many "this person's SSN is still active and they still have overdue bills but they've been deceased for years now" I don't want that to happen. I also ask because I see myself remaining alone (no SO, kids, etc) and want to make sure I have everything in order.

(cont. 3 - affairs/will anon.): how often are you also meant to pay the lawyers - monthly, yearly or per visit/check in? Are they meant to be on a retainer? How can you ensure that they or someone else could be trusted with your sensitive documents, passwords, etc? If you were me, planning to be by themselves with a need to make sure you're covered without any assistance, what would you do and how would you do it?

These are fantastic questions, Nonny. And the first thing I suggest is reading what we’ve written about wills and end-of-life preparations:

Three Legal Documents You Need NOW (and Can Get Cheaply Online) 

I will also recommend a few outside resources that cover these topics WAY better than we can:

The Art of Dying Well by Katy Butler

The Life/Death/Law podcast

Chanel Reynolds: her book, her website

I definitely think the above resources will put your mind at ease. You’ve inspired me to do more research on this topic myself so that we can create a full article to answer these questions fully in the future!

[tndidd]

Therap Updates

The next Therap focused Office Hours will be August 30th @ 9:30am. If you have questions, please submit them to didd.therapquestions@tn.gov.  

Therap usage is required for all 1915c and Katie Beckett Part B DIDD providers. Providers who are new to Therap and have not completed account setup should click here to get the process started for setting up a Therap Account. Only one person from each provider needs to complete this form. 

Need Immediate Support? 

For Therap System, Access, and Technical Questions: tnsupport@therapservices.net 

For All Non-Technical or System Use Questions: didd.therapquestions@tn.gov  

Providers: 

In order to assist providers in troubleshooting Therap access issues, DIDD and Therap have developed the following resources. We strongly encourage everyone to use this guidance or attend one of the webinars below if they have further questions:  

Troubleshooting Provider access to an Individual’s PCSP 

This  flow chart is helpful for troubleshooting Therap access issues.  

Therap Provider Training Course Person Centered Support Plans for TN Providers  

Reminder: Providers should not create PCSPs in Therap for individuals who are linked to the DIDD Oversight account.  Having duplicate PCSPs in Therap is causing confusion for all parties involved, and PCSP Change Form requests are being submitted to DIDD Plans Review that are not from the ISC/CM.  Therefore, only once PCSP should exist per individual, and this is the PCSP created by the ISC/CM.  Providers should continue to manage PCSPs for individuals who do not yet have an effective PCSP in Therap the same way they did prior to using Therap.   

Reminder: Any supporting documents that need to go with an annual PCSP should be sent to the ISC/CM so it can be uploaded on the PCSP before it is submitted for review. 

Update: Providers no longer have to go to the Documents Checklist Section of the PCSP to view the “PCSP IDF Attachment” document for Individual Demographic Form (IDF) information. Therap has enabled the Unified View functionality for providers to have direct access to the IDF information created in the oversight level by the ISC/CM. Providers will click the “Unified View” checkbox on an individual’s Home Page under the Profile tab in the provider account to see the IDF information. Therap will create a short training video to assist providers with the change.

EVV Guidance For Adjusting Service Duration for Overutilization (TN Scheduling - Adjust Service Duration for Over Utilization Cases.pdf)  

Due to recent discoveries made during the audit process, DIDD is updating our guidance to providers required to use EVV on adjusting Service Duration for Overutilization. Moving forward, if the total units of a roll-up exceed their daily or monthly approved units, the provider will need to reduce the total units on the service date/s that the staff exceeded their units. The check-in and check-out times in Therap must match the staff’s daily notes with the exact times reflected on the daily note/s for that service date.  Not doing so could lead to the provider having to go back and make manual adjustments in Therap, voided claims, rebilling, or having to take other actions to correct the issue.  Ensuring that the EVV visit matches the number of daily units provided that day, should prevent any potential issues with FAR audits, TennCare Utilization reviews, CMS PERM audits, etc. Remember that EVV is intended to be a system that verifies when provider visits occur and documents the precise time services begin and end. This ensures that persons supported is receiving their authorized services as intended.  

Ideally and from a compliance standpoint, the original staff check-in and check-out should reflect the services provided for that day without the provider needing to go in and make manual edits, but sometime issues are unavoidable and manual edits need to be made.  In the event service duration needs to be adjusted, the TN Roll Up Report in Therap is still available to providers in order to assist with making the needed edits.  For more information on the Roll Up Report, click here. 

ISC/CMs: 

Therap ISC Training: Issues Resolution and Refresher was held on August 2, 2023.  

Click here to watch the presentation.  Link to the slides.   This is refresher training aimed at resolving issues that are occurring with plan submission, clarifying previous guidance, and addressing regional differences reported to us by ISCs. 

Update: ISC/CMs no longer have to download the “PSCP IDF Attachment” in the oversight account and upload it as an attachment to the PCSP in the Document Checklist. Therap has enabled the Unified View functionality for providers. This grants providers direct access to view IDF information entered by the ISC/CM in the oversight level from the provider’s Therap account. 

ISC/CM are reminded to break services at the Fiscal Year End (6/30) and Calendar Year End (12/31.)   

Providers do not have the ability to attach documents to the PCSP. ISC/CM will receive supporting documents from Providers and will need to attach those to the Document Check List on the PCSP before submitting the annual plan.