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It's a birthday miracle! 2nd negative covid test means I am OUT of quarantine!
I shall celebrate by.... cleaning my office.
Livin' the dream, folks.
","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117106504085524764","date_published":"2026-08-16T18:04:03+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":"2026-08-16 18:04","date_timestamp":1786903443,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95868612","content_html":"It was finally under 90F this morning at 7 AM, so I went out and got a run in! First run since August 1st. I'm sad to be missing the 5K I signed up for tomorrow. I switched to a virtual race for August, which just isn't the same, but I'll take it as a backup plan for this month's race.
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Keeping an eye out for paxlovid rebound but if I'm feeling spry tomorrow I might have a good birthday after all!
","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117098094912719451","date_published":"2026-08-15T06:25:29+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":"2026-08-15 06:25","date_timestamp":1786775129,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95704153","content_html":"This video is the encapsulation of 7 hours of my day. #today
","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117085607708574043","date_published":"2026-08-13T01:29:50+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":"2026-08-13 01:29","date_timestamp":1786584590,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95580094","content_html":"I managed to be productive today! Got some work done, then crocheted a choker necklace while watching season 2 of the live action Avatar series.
I'm now rinsing and repeating the choker and tv because I hit a tough spot in my rimworld game and don't mind taking a break.
","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117073519036247895","date_published":"2026-08-10T22:15:31+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":"2026-08-10 22:15","date_timestamp":1786400131,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95519020","content_html":"My last 4 birthdays:
49: A hurricane caused my birthday party to move indoors. We had just bought patio furniture to have enough seating for the party. I live in Las Vegas, where hurricanes are \"not common.\"
50: My father in law died; my husband was out of town for the party, which we held anyway even though...
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This morning, I tested positive for Covid-19. It is just about 1 week before my birthday, so I'm pretty pissed about this. I had plans to travel next...
dice.camp","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117063116578651622","date_published":"2026-08-09T02:10:02+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":"2026-08-09 02:10","date_timestamp":1786241402,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95404396","content_html":"New blog post: Small Miracles is on Royal Road
Read it here: https://www.mortaine.com/blog/2026/08/07/small-miracles-is-on-royal-road/
Back in 2010, I wrote a “GameLit” novel for NaNoWriMo, the month-long write-a-thon in November. It was based on my D&D 4e group, and featured the adventures of Lyr, my elf...
Small Miracles is on Royal Road: mortaine.tumblr.com
","summary":"","url":"https://mortaine.tumblr.com/post/824306351570337792","date_published":"2026-08-07T16:23:16+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":"2026-08-07 16:23","date_timestamp":1786119796,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95386342","content_html":"Small Miracles is on Royal Road: mortaine.com
","summary":"","url":"https://www.mortaine.com/blog/2026/08/07/small-miracles-is-on-royal-road/","date_published":"2026-08-07T16:23:07+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":"2026-08-07 16:23","date_timestamp":1786119787,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95404395","content_html":"The second chapter of Small Miracles is up! Read it for free! Please check the content notes for possible triggers.
https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/184448/small-miracles
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Now, maybe I'm just lucky, or I don't back projects that seem too risky (def. not the case...) I also don't *usually* back at a tier that requires a lot...
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(In other words, I worked this morning and have a blood donation appointment in about an hour....)
","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117038141214541784","date_published":"2026-08-04T16:18:29+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":"2026-08-04 16:18","date_timestamp":1785860309,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95175281","content_html":"First chapter of a Gamelit novel I wrote about a decade ago is live on Royal Road. It's a little rough, but I'm going to work on editing and revising as I post each chapter. Seems like a good way to improve my craft.
Cover art is by me. Enjoy the stick figures. That's how you know it's not AI !
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Dear Fedi,
I made it out to a run this morning! Temps were under 90 when I got up and out so I went to my favorite park and did a nice 5k distance, a little speed play, and was home and in the shower before it got too awful outside.
I feel so much better already, too! Just really nice to have moved my body...
dice.camp","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117021005849199312","date_published":"2026-08-01T15:40:44+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":"2026-08-01 15:40","date_timestamp":1785598844,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95071248","content_html":"\"Everyone knows they can't lie.\"
They could, in fact, lie. And had been doing so for centuries.
","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117020801756393518","date_published":"2026-08-01T14:48:49+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":"2026-08-01 14:48","date_timestamp":1785595729,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"95024437","content_html":"Bad product is a reason for the company to mitigate and compensate. Late product? That's kind of the risk with #crowdfunding.
I'm going to chalk this one up to he is probably neurodivergent and feels like there's a rule being broken, and his sense of justice is offended. Otherwise, he's just exhausting.
#ttrpg...
In related-to-my-kickstarter-dice-post news, some people are absolutely exhausting. There's a guy in that discord server who is Big Mad that his books haven't arrived before the non-KS versions of the books are being sold in retail outlets. DEMANDS compensation from the publisher.
Like, buddy. I get you're...
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","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117012513950616886","date_published":"2026-07-31T03:41:08+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":"2026-07-31 03:41","date_timestamp":1785469268,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94967039","content_html":"Dear Fedi,
I haven't gone on a run in over 10 days and I feel it. The heat is oppressively hot. Today was the first day in the past 10 days where it wasn't 95F before dawn. Add to that some stomach issues from a medication change, and I'm just feeling kind of blah.
It's affecting my mental health and work,...
dice.camp","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117009481692360914","date_published":"2026-07-30T14:49:59+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":"2026-07-30 14:49","date_timestamp":1785422999,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94967035","content_html":"If we move to Spain, I have to stop all my side hustles because they're considered \"work.\"
Imagine my sigh of relief at the thought of no longer having pressure to \"monetize\" my art....
(I don't sell my games because I want or need to profit from them. I do it because people don't value art when it's free.)
","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117008742001131564","date_published":"2026-07-30T11:41:52+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":"2026-07-30 11:41","date_timestamp":1785411712,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94906540","content_html":"This week, I have been keenly reminded of why I shouldn't back crowdfunded projects for their dice.
","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117008705994218997","date_published":"2026-07-30T11:32:43+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":"2026-07-30 11:32","date_timestamp":1785411163,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94906539","content_html":"The more I read books, the more I feel like I should get back to writing them.
#amwriting (soon) #reading #books
","summary":"","url":"https://dice.camp/@mortaine/117005313887488170","date_published":"2026-07-29T21:10:03+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":"2026-07-29 21:10","date_timestamp":1785359403,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94906538","content_html":"Also, I recently played Sticky Business, which is a very cute, cozy video game about running a sticker business. This is my favorite sticker I've made on there. I'm not even ace and I love this sticker.
#stickybusiness #cozygames #stickers #asexual
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