My old officemate and friend left me notes around the office before he left, and sometimes I just glance over, see one, and miss him with every fiber of my being all over again.

Apparently today is one of those days.

Miss you, man. I hope wherever you are, you're happy and laughing.

A sign saying "I'm not interested in competing with anyone. I hope we all make it."

*taps sign*

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Coming off of that mug vent the other day, I got a new mug and it meets all of my nitpicky wants and needs so perfectly I've been shocked. It's pretty, logically designed, comfortable, big, and I think it's gonna become my favorite mug. These pics don't do it justice, but they'll do. 💖

Exhibit C: IF IT TRIES TO ESCAPE WHEN YOU HOLD IT ONE-HANDED IT'S A BAD MUG. I love my "Actually, I Can" mug but I'm in a constant war with it about not tipping over and covering me in coffee. MAKE THE HANDLES MAKE SENSE. Ideally with an upward tilt at the top for optimal grip.

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Its only purpose I could determine was to trap water separate from your beverage and splash you.

Exhibit B: A coworker has a pineapple mug. It has pineapple texture (bumps and ridges) on the exterior. I cannot imagine drinking from that monstrosity without a lot of discomfort.

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Exhibit A: A coworker got me an elephant mug. It had a slab of clay attached to a mostly normal mug to create the elephant's head. That slab had an open top and closed bottom and was completely disconnected from the liquid-holding part of the normal mug.

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This rant brought to you by me drinking coffee from my expensive-mug-I-was-too-awkward-to-back-out-of-buying-when-I-saw-the-price and it making a FREAKING PUDDLE OF CONDENSATION SO I THOUGHT THERE WAS A LEAK. MULTIPLE TIMES.

Anyway. Mugs. Strong opinions. I'm sure I'm not the only one.

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bottoms. The bottom having a lip is, I have learned, important. Ideally you want a decent-sized lip. Mugs with a shallow but wide lip can be prone to condensation getting trapped and that's annoying. You CAN get away with it, but you need a thick bottom so the heat transfer is slowed.

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and impractical mugs (see Exhibit B). I also have strong opinions about mug handles (see Exhibit C). And don't get me started on the stupidity of handwash-only mugs (also don't look at three of my favorite mugs, I know I'm stupid). The latest, though, is that I have strong opinions about mug

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Apparently I have strong opinions about mugs today. Thread incoming.

I realized yesterday that I have strong opinions and preferences about multiple aspects of mug design. This feels like a very adult thing to have. I already knew I had strong opinions about non-functional mugs (see Exhibit A)

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Towel under waterer because it spilled. Beast decides that's his new bed. Weirdo.

#cats #cat #pets

My dice hoarding continues, enabled by my friends. BUT THEY'RE SO PRETTYYYYY ---

#dice #ttrpg #ttrpgdice #prettydice #mistymountaingaming

It's a small, silly thing, but having this bookshelf set up in the GROG (guest/rack/office/green room) and having a dedicated tea shelf PLUS moving my not-Lego Koroks onto it just fills me with joy every time I see it. I still have a lot of organizing/work to do, but I see progress and I'm glad.

I'm making a concerted effort to actually like...exist here, so expect a somewhat random assortment of comments, thoughts, pics, etc. In that spirit, a selfie I took this weekend in Zelda which accidentally made it look like I have a branch-horn. XD

Team Rocket Grunt at CCE last year! The arcade was awesome for Grunt pics.

Photos by @lacee-girl.bsky.social
#teamrocket #rocketgrunt #teamrocketcosplay #teamrocketgruntcosplay #pokemon #pokemoncosplay #cosplay #cce2024 #rocketgruntcosplay

Wealwell Gotch, at Colossalcon East rather than heading to the Katur! Gotta find Goldbeard's gold! #dimension20 #cloudwardho #cloho