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I spent the weekend visiting my dad for his 80th birthday.
I have thoughts about this trip that I kind of want to talk to my therapist about, but I don't really want to try to schedule it (I'm about to be 5 time zones away from her for 2 months).
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Last night I discovered I haven't forgotten nearly as much as...
dice.camp","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/116313560956331134","date_published":"2026-03-29T17:08:11+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephanie Bryant","url":"http://www.mortaine.com/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fbb481c613c8aba96eb79fca78bd3a1bc%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mortaine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-29 17:08","date_timestamp":1774804091,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"86076265","content_html":"There's 1 day left on the Roll+Bond bundle to raise funds for Palestinian children affected by war: https://itch.io/b/3531/roll-bond-bundle-for-pcrf-2026
","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/116217154781352403","date_published":"2026-03-12T16:30:50+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephanie Bryant","url":"http://www.mortaine.com/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fbb481c613c8aba96eb79fca78bd3a1bc%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mortaine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-03-12 16:30","date_timestamp":1773333050,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"85196537","content_html":"For date night, my husband and I went to the maker space to try and fix our robot pool skimmer.
We were unsuccessful in fixing it, but successful in spending a fun evening together.
R. I. P., pool bot!
Thinking about this as I crochet a (badly edited) pattern for a trademarked character that has in the pattern notes (but not the purchase page) that the purchaser may not sell what they make from it.
I mean, yeah, they can't sell it because it's trademarked, not because the pattern writer said so.
dice.camp","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/116137174023075449","date_published":"2026-02-26T13:30:40+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephanie Bryant","url":"http://www.mortaine.com/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fbb481c613c8aba96eb79fca78bd3a1bc%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mortaine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-02-26 13:30","date_timestamp":1772112640,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"84980482","content_html":"I 3d printed some Braille dice to donate to my local game café today! I wish I could make a braille instruction card to go with them....
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Crocheted cookies-- I'm sending a batch of these to my dad in a few weeks! #crochet #fiberarts
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Yeah, that's right. I just got my browser tabs down to two tabs each on desktop and mobile!
#winning
I read 37 books in 2025, 7 more than my goal of 30. Goal for 2026: 40 books. Currently reading: Boneshaker, Words of Radiance, The Box, and When Women Were Dragons.
https://bookwyrm.social/user/mortaine/2025-in-the-books?key=f2e2ad58cb734cb98ca05c4d2d628a1e
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","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/115753084039734818","date_published":"2025-12-20T17:31:32+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephanie Bryant","url":"http://www.mortaine.com/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fbb481c613c8aba96eb79fca78bd3a1bc%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mortaine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-20 17:31","date_timestamp":1766251892,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"80435840","content_html":"We gave away a lot of our Christmas tree decorations last year, anticipating that we wouldn't be in this country at the end of 2025. Well, we are still here, and had to buy a new tree base (we realized after we bought the tree that we'd already destashed the base!) \n\nWe repurposed an old green blanket into... dice.camp","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/115753018072558718","date_published":"2025-12-20T17:14:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephanie Bryant","url":"http://www.mortaine.com/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fbb481c613c8aba96eb79fca78bd3a1bc%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mortaine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-12-20 17:14","date_timestamp":1766250886,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"78412154","content_html":"Backerkit's big holiday promotion is backfiring for me as a consumer, because it's basically flooding my inbox with \"Back it Now\" emails that I'm going to unsubscribe from en masse and never see those creators' projects again.
","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/115583261503577873","date_published":"2025-11-20T17:43:26+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephanie Bryant","url":"http://www.mortaine.com/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fbb481c613c8aba96eb79fca78bd3a1bc%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mortaine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-11-20 17:43","date_timestamp":1763660606,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"76079929","content_html":"New blog post: The Rest of the Trip?
Read it here: https://www.mortaine.com/blog/2025/10/18/the-rest-of-the-trip/
The rest of Steph's trip, focusing on the Philippines!
The post The Rest of the Trip? appeared first on Games, Crafts, and Thoughts from Mortaine.
#Alt4Me
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The Rest of the Trip?
The rest of Steph's trip, focusing on the Philippines!
https://www.mortaine.com/blog/2025/10/18/the-rest-of-the-trip/
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Yes! @Sophie finally released Dice the Demiurge! https://sophieh.itch.io/dice-the-demiurge
I've been looking forward to this since she posted about it here on mastodon earlier this year.
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Every time I watch an episode of the new Quantum Leap, I realize I really need more media with Mason Alexander Park.
","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/115358403332043043","date_published":"2025-10-12T00:39:03+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephanie Bryant","url":"http://www.mortaine.com/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fbb481c613c8aba96eb79fca78bd3a1bc%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mortaine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-10-12 00:39","date_timestamp":1760229543,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74541980","content_html":"I'm 3 weeks post-surgery. Went out last night for a gaymer gathering and found myself completely fatigued about 45 minutes in (mostly standing at arcade games).\n\nNote to self: I can stand and walk for about 30 minutes at a time without getting exhausted. After that, I need a break.\n\nBut it was good to get ... dice.camp","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/115282405201290185","date_published":"2025-09-28T14:31:43+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephanie Bryant","url":"http://www.mortaine.com/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fbb481c613c8aba96eb79fca78bd3a1bc%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mortaine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-28 14:31","date_timestamp":1759069903,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74355265","content_html":"\"I brought a book.\"\n\nFour magical words. The response to this when I say them is either a disinterested \"Oh, that's nice,\" in which case I can tell the person I'm talking to is either very preoccupied, or simply not a reader.\n\nOr I get the \"Oh, what are you reading? Have you read XYZ? Do you like author AB... dice.camp","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/115266647633285231","date_published":"2025-09-25T19:44:22+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephanie Bryant","url":"http://www.mortaine.com/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fbb481c613c8aba96eb79fca78bd3a1bc%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mortaine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-25 19:44","date_timestamp":1758829462,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"74106378","content_html":"And now I'm wondering-- I can't confirm this through easy searches, but these costumes look like Bill Whitten's work.
","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/115248040808777227","date_published":"2025-09-22T12:52:24+00:00","author":{"name":"Stephanie Bryant","url":"http://www.mortaine.com/blog/","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2Fbb481c613c8aba96eb79fca78bd3a1bc%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"mortaine"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2025-09-22 12:52","date_timestamp":1758545544,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}}]}