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This is me!

A downside to having good pain pills is being able to do more when I shouldn't

Past Me ignored that and Present Me is paying the price

To be fair I was in bad shape for a couple of weeks when Past Me pushed Future Me over the edge

I'm not sure if I'm at a new plateau or if I'll bounce back

The 1st 50 backers for a kickstarter got an extra treat. The campaign limped along & got barely funded at the very end with 44 backers

We get lifetime access to the tool. Fingers crossed it takes off once it's in full release or "lifetime" is gonna be shorter than expected

The tattoo artist for my X-Men sleeve is being slow so I put in the appointment request for my other tattoo. It's the same shop, different artists because they're different tattoo styles

Let's see who gets back to me first!

I specifically didn't say what the 2nd one was. It's a surprise!

I'm at the point of setting up things to use smart plugs I bought a while ago. Too bad they won't connect, right? Amazon reviews (didn't buy from there) have a lot of people with the same issue. Big brand name too

I ordered new ones that are the same brand as my working light switches

Sigh

NOW I'm more confident etc

The trapped mouse waiting for me this morning was pretty pear shaped so I'm hoping this was mom, since it would mean there's no more baby mice lurking in the wings

I'd really like a mouse-free house

Yes! I'm somewhat confident this family of mice has been evicted. The last one was much bigger than the rest so I'm going to say mom went out looking for her kids. I think one of the early ones was big too so I'll call that one dad

Mask, gloves, & bleach will be in use. Initial spray has been done

Just after I posted this I heard the distinctive "snap" of a live trap closing

Another small mouse evicted

I still can't say for sure that's the last of this batch. I want it to be. I want future mice to go elsewhere now that I've blocked their access. Well. That access

Cleanup will be a bitch

Got another one. As satisfying as that is I can hear at least one more, taunting me

The mice have been getting smaller. Here's hoping I'm getting the last of a litter before they breed again. But I doubt it

The cat seems to think she's proven herself by catching one & has no interest in the rest

After blocking up holes with steel wool, I've caught & evicted 5 mice. I think these were ones caught inside & hope the steel wool is keeping new ones out

The cat caught one last night. She brought it into the living room, dropped it to torment it, then lost it when it ran away. Of course

1 foundation company said 1 side of my house sill needed replacement, etc. & wanted me to sign a 5 figure contract on the spot

2nd opinion. There's a corner that isn't perfect but still safely solid. No work needed since I did all the preventative measures. Check in 5 years unless I see cracks

I really want to spend time taking outdoor photos but my knees won't let me get any interesting angles

Which takes away all my enthusiasm for taking outdoor photos

As I suspected, my fat self broke my sofa. I colonize one end of it & the decade+ of leaning on the arm separated it from the frame somewhat

Found this out when putting taller legs on it

My friend wants to fix it properly & we'll add support for the front overhang - extra deep sofa = weird shape

I'm getting cataract surgery on both eyes. The info packet includes a flier on lens option. Lenses that aren't covered by insurance, I found out. But they're *only* ~$2,500 per eye

Insurance will cover a basic lens

Upselling at the doctor's office. Do I need to tip, too?

Severe thunderstorms, confirmed 2 tornadoes, 70mph wind gusts

Just another day in Midwest weather

I was all set to buy from my favorite* online sewing trim store. It's wholesale oriented so I can't complain (much) about the increased minimum order

What I can complain about is base shipping being 1/3 the cost of the minimum order

Close tab, abandon cart

* Formerly favorite, not so much now

I'm glad my county FB group allows political posts. That makes it easy for me to go through the comments and block all the Fox News watchers

My rule for social media is easy - block early & block often

I don't want or need that kind of nonsense in my feeds

They seemed of the opinion that he fucked around & found out. The only person escorted out was a woman inside who climbed on a table

This was democracy in action

Legislator, blowing smoke
Protest, peaceful
Protest, provocational
News, wide spectrum bias

The rep isn't coming back here

🧵/fin

News keeps saying there was a "heavy police presence" but from what I saw it was appropriate to 2 coverage areas - inside & outside

Police were unobtrusive & quick to respond to diffuse the GOP thing. They didn't bother that the guy got smacked around. In fact

🧵/3

Skulked off & hid until he thought he found another chance. This time he was ignored

I'd say 300-400 people showed up. 126 got inside. More kept but there was a decent size protest w/signs. They protested past the end of the event

Megaphone guy needs to learn how to do chants

🧵/2

I wasn't disappointed that I couldn't get a seat (there were 126) at my representative's town hall. I'd heard it was like other GOP ones - bluster & lies

Watching the protests was more interesting. A GOP provoked the main protest when the media was there, got the response he wanted, then

🧵/1

Thanks to @misterjustintm.bsky.social for reviewing my statement/question for my representative. He pointed out a way for her to weasel out of an answer so I cut that

Fingers crossed I can get in there and ask my questions. I think there's a good sound bite or two in them as well

Good: Stanley is replacing my thrift store mug b/c the handle is gone

Less good: They have an inventory of warranty replacements & the colors suck. You can't get an exact replacement under warranty

Imagine having your neon orange replaced with grey

Not cool @stanley1913.bsky.social. Not cool

My IUD had 3 years left (they changed the duration, which I find sus) & the new one has an 8 year duration too

This means I have birth control that's not easily taken away, good for this administration, & whatever happens next

I've got a new passport & a cash stash. I'm as prepared as I need to be

The 4th & final installment of my X-Men themed Magic card alters. Wolverine even shows up!

It was "suggested" to me that I do follow ups of one card per post, formatted to fit phone screens better, & some commentary. So I'll be doing that in the near future. 36 times

www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2bwCTg5/

Partial blood moon eclipse behind tree branches

Partial blood moon eclipse behind tree branches

I didn't intend to stay up for the lunar eclipse but if happened. Old phone, potato pictures. But they could be worse.

The third installment of my X-Men themed Magic card alters

www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2VomGx4/

More of my X-Men Magic card alters

www.tiktok.com/t/ZT2VMtJys/

I posted a thing

www.tiktok.com/t/ZP82r8fo4/

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