Anya ,'Touched'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Meara, are you in a part of the country where xeriscaping is practical?
Congratulations, Matt!
I, uh, don't know if you've all noticed, but we seem to be having another wave of #metoo. I've seen reports of multiple women coming forward about histories of sexual harassment and worse involving various men, including Chris Avellone(co-writer of Planescape: Torment, dammit) and this guy.
Atropa, did you and your fella used to be Wizards of the Coast people? Or am I thinking of someone else?
I'm in Seattle and currently the side "yard" is basically gravel and dirt with a few weeds. My plan was to have somewhere for my future dog to use the bathroom if needed, and to play fetch (it's got house on one side, fence on the other, gate at the end, and the rocks/steps at the other end, leading up to my patio).
Also I have never heard of a purple/green/yellow pride flag, and I thought I was pretty up on my pride flags! Maybe the person is proud of Mardi Gras?
Atropa, did you and your fella used to be Wizards of the Coast people? Or am I thinking of someone else?
We are ex WotC people. We never would have met if not for them! So yeah, it's been interesting (and not entirely surprising) to see the whisper network finally get amplified.
The news broke about someone we worked with (and I gamed thanks to my LARPing past), and while I knew he was a shallow man-baby who felt entitled to women's attention, I didn't realize the depths of his awfulness.
That sucks, shrift.
As does the new #metoo news, albeit differently.
I got to spend some time with amyth yesterday. Treatment's rough, but she's pushing forward.
Mmeara, as far as DYI astroturfing goes, in my experience leveling ground is an enormous PITA that it is worth paying someone with experience to do. It may be worth considering that I have always lived places with big subsidence problems, maybe it is not such an annoying chore everywhere.
...amyth....Treatment's rough, but she's pushing forward.
Good to hear. Thanks for the update.
I need to send amyth a card - Calli you have her info? can you email it to me?
Thank you for the amyth update. I've been meaning to ask how she's doing.
Just learned that the hybrid model school re-opening plans my school worked super hard on are not compatible with new government guidelines in Sao Paulo, and I will be teaching remotely for at least another month. Super bummed.