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Punked by my PCP: doug.rodeo

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11 hours of sleeping off a migraine, and I’m ready for about 12 more hours of sleep.

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My 8yo just rickrolled me.

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Currently reading: A Stir of Echoes by Richard Matheson 📚

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I haven’t been on socials much by design. Today Slay the Spire 2 released and that’s what I’ll be doing for the foreseeable future.

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Someone give me a quick jab now and again so I don’t forget to eat and starve at my desk.

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Oh. Hey there.

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I was looking at the breakdown of anesthesia meds they gave my cat today at his neuter.

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Guys.. they k-holed him!

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My wife is sitting next to me humming Let the People Sing from Les Mis.

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That’s it. That’s the post.

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Civil discourse is failing mix:

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Propagandhi - Supporting Caste\nNOFX - Minnesota Nazis\nBad Religion - American Jesus\nSaul Williams - Act III Scene 2 (Shakespeare)\nRage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name\nRise Against - Re-Education through Labor\nAni Difranco - Serpentine

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The fuckers tear gassed a preschool today. I was going to make a joke about Balaclava Barney Fife panicking about a bunch of little kids, but I don’t have a sense of humor about this bullshit at all.

\n

They’re murdering helpers and assaulting kids under 5. I don’t laugh much any more.

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My 11yo son is taunting my 9yo daughter. He keeps telling her he’s going to sleep in her spot.

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She hasn’t noticed though because she’s making fart noises at him with her armpit and chanting “I’m Darth Serious!”

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New glasses are here! I can finally see again! I didn’t realize how bad my near vision had gotten until it was corrected. Glasses haven’t been this revolutionary since I got my first pair in the 7th grade! 👓

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Currently reading: Heart-Shaped Box by Joe Hill 📚

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Finished reading: The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones 📚

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What I thought was a notification dot in my calendar app was actually a crumb stuck to my monitor.

\n

This is what brilliance looks like, gang.

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Took a few days off from social media. Did I miss anything?

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I needed this today:

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www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/…

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Related: some temporary pince nez style readers I can clip in front of my glasses arrived today and you’re all looking pretty crisp now.

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Eye appointment today resulted in progressive lenses. It’s a bummer that I’m getting older I guess, but at least I’ll be able to do it without quite so many headaches.

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Currently reading: The Angel of Indian Lake by Stephen Graham Jones 📚

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Finished reading: Don’t Fear the Reaper by Stephen Graham Jones 📚

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I’ve been hearing for a couple years that I have progressive lenses in my future. I think this week’s eye appointment is the one where it happens.

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I honestly kind-of hope it is. I can’t see shit any more.

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Some days it’s a flaky laptop display. Some days it’s my flaky eyes.

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Good thing my recent medical stuff probably isn’t an emergency, because the very earliest I can see a specialist is February!

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There’s some suspicion I might have aphantasia, but I just don’t see it.

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@doug.rodeo There are a few nets on local repeaters that that are scheduled for just this. I’m planning to introduce myself the next time one pops up. Cheers!

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@doug.rodeo Thanks!

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@doug.rodeo Thanks friend!

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@lepetitoiseau.bsky.social And I’ll assure the police you were 5 states away having dinner with my wife and I.

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@doug.rodeo I’m on chapter 26 and it’s a ride

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@Archimage Beautiful. What pen is that?

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@lepetitoiseau.bsky.social Also indulging!

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@aquarianairhead.bsky.social I use and really like Mona for iOS. See you there!

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@doug.rodeo Thanks. They were both chasing the same car. 😞

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@lepetitoiseau.bsky.social You’re wonderful! I think maybe we’re besties now! 🫶

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@lepetitoiseau.bsky.social Tears on plastic before the needle ever drops. 😭

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@doug.rodeo Hugs are totally my thing. Thanks, friend!

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@lepetitoiseau.bsky.social Hell yes Bukowski. I suspect it’d be a good/cathartic time. I have a vinyl copy I’ve never opened that I’d unwrap for the occasion.

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@lepetitoiseau.bsky.social Honestly same.

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@todd Thank you. She was a gift while she was around.

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@lizbian.bsky.social Yarrr

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@slow.dog pixelfed guy is/was. It’s called Loops.

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@lizbian.bsky.social Well we’re good. I had to look this up on the Internet..

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Not sure that qualifies me as cool though.

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@inkandmoxie.bsky.social I love it. I’ve been playing whack-a-mole with the block button all day

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@jthingelstad That sounds delicious. Love the cup!

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@geftokingmongoose.bsky.social She just has an intern that runs speech to text on audio clips of her talking to her own reflection, unaware it isn’t another person in the room.

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@Archimage I opened it a couple weeks early, and it’s been transformative.

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@Archimage I gifted myself a reMarkable 2 and I love it.

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@alicemcflurry.bsky.social So why couldn’t you do that?

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@lepetitoiseau.bsky.social Fuck yeah Internet stranger! Congratulations! @inkandmoxie.bsky.social

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