And keep eye contact. Preferably without blinking.

I’m really angry. My oldest son’s school sent me an email this afternoon lecturing me on his attendance and how it affects his grades and how it makes the school look bad, etc…

We had a few weeks off earlier this year when my grandfather and my mother-in-law died (both suddenly and unexpectedly) within two weeks of each other.

My younger son’s school offered assistance, counselling and anything else that they could think of to offer. They were very supportive. My older son’s school has just berated us for grieving and supporting each other, our friends and our family. I’m so fucking angry. They know that bereavement was the reason for his absence. Cunts.

Game on the left monitor. My left monitor is directly in front of my chair, though. Right monitor is portrait for browser, discord and whatever else I need at the time. The whole setup flipped (🔄) when I moved my desk last week, though.

/c/smallvictories

I like the idea. Post the address when you kick it off!

Bill Cosby. I was raised on Bill Cosby albums and TV shows. I can’t listen to him any more.

Roger Taylor and Brian May. John Deacon was the bass player and he retired when Freddie died.

Freddie Mercury.

Diana Spencer.

Robin Williams.

Queen Pink Floyd Dire Straits Sting/Police

Minecraft.

If I’m feeling particularly antisocial I’ll play Angband or Umoria.

I think B.B. King has the solution:

I’ve got a good mind to give up on living and go shopping instead.

I always have a screen protector. I prefer glass; I’m not a fan of the plastic ones. I pay to have it installed, that way it has to be installed perfectly or they do it again until they get it right.

I’ve broken a couple of screen protectors, but never a screen… Except for the time I accidentally stood on my 7" Nexus tablet, which wouldn’t have been saved by a screen protector, anyway.

Breasts are not like a bladder filled with liquid. It’s more like a dense sponge; so you can squeeze liquid out, but you can’t inflate a sponge.

One of the first games I ever played (and it was definitely the first game I tried to cheat/hack) was Bard’s Tale (the original) which is set in Skara Brae.

When I was young I was all about black. Not goth or emo, but I only really had black clothing and would take the un-coloured option every time. Now that I’m in my late 40s, I really love green. The bright green of spring grass on a sunny day, because the tans and browns of Australian summer and autumn and the greys of winter really wash out the palette of the countryside and the olive greens and blues of eucalyptus are dull, muted colours. My clothes are a lot more colourful, now, too.

When I was eleven (1988) we moved to a rural property with no power. I left when I was eighteen… So… Seven years.

Dude. Literally the first sentence of the body text…

Specifically the jaw.

I found that I was unconsciously clenching my jaw and would lie awake for hours. Once I started consciously unclenching I would fall asleep really quickly.

Joyce Summers. That episode of Buffy was a masterpiece.

I’m a big queen fan and I love Thank God it’s Christmas. I also love Jona Lewie’s Stop The Cavalry, which isn’t really a Christmas song, but only gets played at Christmas. Bing Crosby’s White Christmas is my favourite traditional recording. Feliz Navidad by Jose Feliciano needs to be binned forever.

For future reference, and to keep you out of jail, always ask for consent before physical contact. Asking may seem awkward, or counterintuitive, but it removes doubt. Also, ‘no’ means ‘no’, and no reason or explanation is necessary.