Nicole Brookus

I was also not expecting to see Subzero come out and swing Kung Fu Panda around.

A carving of a tree trunk about 24" tall. The tree has a wide flate base and several partial branches.

It was a lovely day to get some sanding in for the mini treehouse project. It should be nice enough tomorrow to finish smoothing out those joins. #miniatures #crafting

Lost an injured cats make a beeline for my house. Bedraggled, hungry, limping cat arrives on a cold day. I bring her in for food and a warm safe spot and post on NextDoor: Is this Your Cat, come get her, I have her safe. I was immediately accused of stealing the cat.

Such a sweet face.

European chocolate doesn't even taste like we are on the same planet as the Hersey's brown wax chocolate-like substance.

Men Going Their Own Way

My 4070ti super is well over twice what I paid for it two years ago.

I wish I could say I was prophetic to finally refresh my desktop and laptop, but no, I just got lucky.

Voting in California was so easy. You got a booklet of all the things on the ballot with statements from pro and con sides. You could be permanent mail in. No one has to worry about time off or getting to the polling station unless you want to.

How is this not normal everywhere?

Of course he probably means that is the cause of all his woes.

If he's saying people jockeying for position to date better looking/wealthier people or trying to create an image of being one of those desirable people, he's not wrong.

Pictures? You aren't allowed to just leave people hanging.

You can't be wrong. There's no time in the history of America that white men haven't been in charge. And also greedy.

View down a long porch in an old industrial factor. The building has been repurposed and shows hanging lights and a cafe sign. At the far end is a large door labelled "Elevator."

An old textile mill, repurposed as an art and entertainment center #photography

I wanted to do that, but I would have had to go to court. Instead Social Security mashed my middle name and maiden name into one. So now the name I go by isn't on anything official.

It depends. If there's a major beat in a character's story, they have to be there. If it's a defining point in the group journey, they all have to be there.

Otherwise... 2/3rd ish. 4 for a table of 6; 3 for a table of four. But it also depends on how the players feel.

A cluster of bright green leaves that have tiny spots, pale edges and yellow marks. They gently curve downward into another cluster.

📷 River Cane, Arundinaria sp. #naturephotography #pentax

Hench elevates math; to me that's science. SF isn't just space ships, IMO. But I feel the line can be so fuzzy I've just stopped trying to differentiate unless it's high fantasy (Tolkien-esque).

He's a local musical hero here; I am sad to see him go.

I'd add Novik's Scholomance series. Or maybe even better, Walschots "Hench"

I think too many peoples' introduction to Shakespeare is on the paper. It looks like rhyming couplets.

Show that video to high school students *before* they read Romeo and Juliet!

I trying to learn Portuguese. I am mostly learning how much Spanish I absorbed living in in California, because the Spanish words are almost completely wrong but seem *so close.*

If you are a woman in the United States, I strongly recommend you get a passport. In my state at least, RealID/StarID is not sufficient.

And as deliberately as cruel as the process is, trans folk as well if your mental health is secure enough to handle it.

Don't let your voice be silenced.

A cone of dry stems facing upward. The stems are light orange at the bottom turning yellow at the ends. Among the cluster are the feathery white heads of seeds.

📷🌱 Broomsedge - Andropogon glomeratus I think but could also be A. virginicus #naturephotograpy

You weren't planning to use that arm for a couple of hours were you?

Most of my known family immigrated came from one of two places:
-From Germany in the late 1600's, Protestants fleeing from religious oppression, or
-Irish people transported to penal colonies in the Caribbean Islands, for reasons unknown but also maybe religious

Yes, those are her boobs. In a just world, Joel would have to walk around with two 2 liter soda bottles around his neck for a week before commenting.

At the beginning of a session, ask one PC something about their character. Anyone can write a backstory on paper, but questions like "what's on your character's bucket list?" can help them inhabit their characters. (Plus maybe give you ideas for future encounters.)

And refuse to shop at any store or chain nationwide that doesn't provide lockable "family" restrooms for safety.

If you are at lower levels, most of the classes are very accessible. I would encourage you not to attempt to min max and just make a character you think will be fun to role play for a few hours.

"We couldn't beat the states next door, but we could have sailed across an ocean to crush the British Empire despite our army being farmboys. Also if the Canadians stay home and Britain is busy fighting another war."