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greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-14 09:59 am
greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-14 09:59 am
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I had so much fun at both the concert and the Dickens faire! I was right, it did cheer me up!!
Kalloway (kalloway) wrote2025-12-14 01:07 am
kalloway) wrote2025-12-14 01:07 amEntry tags:
Also, The Mangar.
Taking a brief break from building RG Exia to catch up on other things and eat... And I was randomly reminded of a community that I saw advertised the other day. No check-ins, except for needing to fill out a form for every single post. No exclusions except for this stuff that actually excludes a lot of people (and is overly vague)... All these formats allowed, except actually works have to be transformative. (I suspect the mods literally don't know what they're saying there?) Anyway, the initial hook was a good one and perhaps I'll steal it as it's certainly not nailed down.
RG Exia is an interesting build so far. Unlike any kit I have built, ever, the starting point is the legs. But this is also my first RG so perhaps it's a line-specific thing?
I realized earlier that I haven't heard my upstairs neighbor in at least a few days. I can't remember the last time I saw his car, either, so I guess he's headed somewhere warmer for the season. He always used to, and then stopped at one point, and now I can't remember what he's done for the last few years. ^^;;
I'm working on The Mangar again this year. I've finally got it (mostly) de-mossed and painted, and mounted the first set of little LED lights I found. There is a ways to go, but that's fine.
RG Exia is an interesting build so far. Unlike any kit I have built, ever, the starting point is the legs. But this is also my first RG so perhaps it's a line-specific thing?
I realized earlier that I haven't heard my upstairs neighbor in at least a few days. I can't remember the last time I saw his car, either, so I guess he's headed somewhere warmer for the season. He always used to, and then stopped at one point, and now I can't remember what he's done for the last few years. ^^;;
I'm working on The Mangar again this year. I've finally got it (mostly) de-mossed and painted, and mounted the first set of little LED lights I found. There is a ways to go, but that's fine.
Kalloway (kalloway) wrote2025-12-13 08:35 am
kalloway) wrote2025-12-13 08:35 amEntry tags:
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What an incredibly busy week! The year end slide is absolutely in full force. But I have gotten things ordered, gotten things sent, etc.
Yesterday was a day of shoveling the 'rents out a bit, mailing packages, ordering a holiday pie, and picking up my first 3D printed request from the library. It will need some trimming (okay a lot of trimming!) before I even know if it'll work, but it's a conversion head for an HG GINN, to make it into Elijah's GINN. I did in fact tell boycritter that we needed to run to the bookie joint so I could get a little head. It was also their book sale weekend and I ended up with a couple of books, a few CDs, and a half-sized binder of clear-pages that will work great for model decal storage.
The weather was awful midweek. Just absolute snowpocalypse for a couple of days, and the worst was that it warmed up and then the temperature dropped like a rock, so everything is now frozen hell. It's supposed to warm up again next week but idk how much that'll help. I think I burned a lot of my ability to can just driving from place to place. (Also did some untoward things to my shoulders while working under the dash of an old Mustang.)
Really the only interesting thing from my week was a small brightly colored tank, lol. I did have a couple more of my Black Friday purchases finally roll in and I think I've officially crossed the space-to-store-stuff rubicon. ^^; Time to get building.
Also time to catch up on my inbox.
Yesterday was a day of shoveling the 'rents out a bit, mailing packages, ordering a holiday pie, and picking up my first 3D printed request from the library. It will need some trimming (okay a lot of trimming!) before I even know if it'll work, but it's a conversion head for an HG GINN, to make it into Elijah's GINN. I did in fact tell boycritter that we needed to run to the bookie joint so I could get a little head. It was also their book sale weekend and I ended up with a couple of books, a few CDs, and a half-sized binder of clear-pages that will work great for model decal storage.
The weather was awful midweek. Just absolute snowpocalypse for a couple of days, and the worst was that it warmed up and then the temperature dropped like a rock, so everything is now frozen hell. It's supposed to warm up again next week but idk how much that'll help. I think I burned a lot of my ability to can just driving from place to place. (Also did some untoward things to my shoulders while working under the dash of an old Mustang.)
Really the only interesting thing from my week was a small brightly colored tank, lol. I did have a couple more of my Black Friday purchases finally roll in and I think I've officially crossed the space-to-store-stuff rubicon. ^^; Time to get building.
Also time to catch up on my inbox.
greghousesgf (greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-12 11:26 am
greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-12 11:26 am(no subject)
Really looking forward to this weekend, tonight I'm going to the East Bay Gay Men's chorus Xmas concert and tomorrow I'm going to the Dickens Faire with some friends. If this doesn't cheer me up after what happened 4 days ago nothing's going to.
Socchan (soc_puppet) wrote2025-12-11 08:33 pm
soc_puppet) wrote2025-12-11 08:33 pmA quick thought on leadership
A keystone can only work if all of the other stones in the arch hold it up.
Socchan (soc_puppet) wrote2025-12-11 07:43 pm
soc_puppet) wrote2025-12-11 07:43 pm
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Battles with Executive Dysfunction
The metaphorical devil on my shoulder: "You know, you don't have to do that final paper for Intro to Human Services. You've got enough extra credit to cover 30% of it, and that'll probably be enough to keep your grade in the low 'A's. And even if it's not, would a 'B' really be so bad?"
Me: "Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, I did not go through two semesters doing every piece of homework assigned to fail at the final stretch, I am doing this shit, even if I only manage the bare minimum!"
Metaphorical devil on my shoulder: "Okay, jeez, lighten up! It was just a suggestion!"
Me: *already ignoring the devil and refocusing on the paper*
I refuse to let this paper win 😤
Edit: Paper completed and submitted! With this, I have officially done all graded homework for my back-to-school career. I am very proud of myself.
Me: "Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, I did not go through two semesters doing every piece of homework assigned to fail at the final stretch, I am doing this shit, even if I only manage the bare minimum!"
Metaphorical devil on my shoulder: "Okay, jeez, lighten up! It was just a suggestion!"
Me: *already ignoring the devil and refocusing on the paper*
I refuse to let this paper win 😤
Edit: Paper completed and submitted! With this, I have officially done all graded homework for my back-to-school career. I am very proud of myself.
greghousesgf (greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-11 11:59 am
greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-11 11:59 am(no subject)
Not much going on right now, later I'm going to mail my electric bill payment and pick up something cold and portable to eat tomorrow before I go to a concert tomorrow night.
greghousesgf (greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-10 02:39 pm
greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-10 02:39 pm
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I got a phone call from L. wanting to know something about this local mall. The woman she fell in love with must want to go there, I happen to know L. doesn't like malls, especially around this time of year.
Kalloway (kalloway) wrote2025-12-10 07:44 am
kalloway) wrote2025-12-10 07:44 amEntry tags:
Tanks A Lot
It looks like I forgot to mention acquiring a pair of tanks from M at comic-con. (Wait no, I did, it's just buried in commentary, whoops.) They're 1/144 scale and were priced right (as in, I would have paid but didn't have to) and I finally got one built and painted with some paint markers I was trying out.
Because I am silly, and the best thing to do with German WWII tanks is be silly, here is Astray Blue Frame 2nd with a tank:
The tank itself needs a bit of glue at some point to not fall apart at the tiniest of movements or drafts, along with a tiny hand-painted snake-mark, but overall it passes the two-foot test and I am pleased. (Blue Frame also needs a bit more work but I misplaced her decals and have gotten varying degrees of annoyed at her color-correction. I'll get there.)
Because I am silly, and the best thing to do with German WWII tanks is be silly, here is Astray Blue Frame 2nd with a tank:
The tank itself needs a bit of glue at some point to not fall apart at the tiniest of movements or drafts, along with a tiny hand-painted snake-mark, but overall it passes the two-foot test and I am pleased. (Blue Frame also needs a bit more work but I misplaced her decals and have gotten varying degrees of annoyed at her color-correction. I'll get there.)
Socchan (soc_puppet) wrote2025-12-09 07:52 pm
soc_puppet) wrote2025-12-09 07:52 pm
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DON'T Play with Internet Safety
Social Problems final was today, and this was my project: A short, chutes-and-ladders-style game about information security online.
( Game board under here )
Only one final paper left, and it's not due until early Friday afternoon. I think I'll probably try and get it written tomorrow, when I'm not working on laundry 😂
( Game board under here )
Only one final paper left, and it's not due until early Friday afternoon. I think I'll probably try and get it written tomorrow, when I'm not working on laundry 😂
greghousesgf (greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-09 03:01 pm
greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-09 03:01 pm(no subject)
Having some coconut Pu-erh tea and a little chocolate to try to cheer myself up. Yesterday L. called me and wanted to get together unexpectedly. I should tell anyone reading this who doesn't already know L. is my best friend of 29 years. I hadn't seen much of her recently and thought this was because of her trying to find a new job but I found out it's more complicated. She fell in love with this woman who lives in Pennsylvania. Again, for anybody reading this who doesn't already know, we live in California. She said this woman is probably going to ask her to move to Pennsylvania and if she does, she is going to do it. She picked her up at the airport last night. I'm happy for her and I hope this woman treats her well but I will miss her so much!
Other than that, I paid way too much for replacement electric toothbrush heads and the jerk at the drugstore laughed at me for saying they were too expensive, I had a decent workout at PT but when I went to take the bus to my friend's house after PT I had to stand up the whole time because some dickhead squirted cold water all over the bus stop bench but at least I was able to get my Dickens Faire ticket from my friend. Then when I got home I checked my e mail and found out I'm not going to be able to go to my skeptics in the pub meeting tonight (which would have at least cheered me up a little) because I could not get anybody to give me a ride over there this month.
Other than that, I paid way too much for replacement electric toothbrush heads and the jerk at the drugstore laughed at me for saying they were too expensive, I had a decent workout at PT but when I went to take the bus to my friend's house after PT I had to stand up the whole time because some dickhead squirted cold water all over the bus stop bench but at least I was able to get my Dickens Faire ticket from my friend. Then when I got home I checked my e mail and found out I'm not going to be able to go to my skeptics in the pub meeting tonight (which would have at least cheered me up a little) because I could not get anybody to give me a ride over there this month.
greghousesgf (greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-08 01:15 pm
greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-08 01:15 pm(no subject)
Yesterday was interesting, my friend and I went over to Toronado and we had drinks and some good conversation, then her boyfriend (who I'm also friends with) joined us but when we went across the street to Memphis Minnie's they were closed for two weeks (DESPITE THEIR DAMN WEBSITE SAYING THEY WERE OPEN!) so we went to this other barbecue place which was open and their food was good but it was too crowded and the portions were too little. Then we hung out at this gamer place and had more drinks and played games, I'm not into video games but I played pool and Rick and Morty pinball. Then we went back to their place and hung out and watched TV and I bought my Dickens Faire ticket and I have to go back there tomorrow after PT to get my printed out ticket because I don't know jack about how to use a flash drive.
duskpeterson (duskpeterson) wrote2025-12-08 11:39 am
duskpeterson) wrote2025-12-08 11:39 amEntry tags:
FIC: Emorian borderland (Tempestuous Tours)
The Emorian borderland, like the remainder of the borderland, is famed for the friendliness of its villagers. Despite that, do not be surprised if you are asked to pay for your room and board. Past foreign visitors have often taken advantage of the villagers in order to escape the high price of inns elsewhere in Southern Emor.
In the westernmost villages, you will find a blend of Emorian and Daxion life; though no bards live here, villagers can often be heard singing. As you travel further east, the singing will slowly cease, replaced by talk of blood-lineages and the seven gods and goddesses. You are now in the portion of the Emorian borderland that lies north of Koretia.
The borderland is the only part of Emor where vineyards can be found. Despite the relative coolness of the Emorian borderland, Emor's wines are among the best in the Three Lands. Especially popular is sweetened wild-berry wine (don't try the unsweetened variety unless you enjoy bitter drinks, which you probably do if you're Koretian) and wall-vine wine, made of a mild-tasting grape that grows only in the Emorian borderland.
Farming is also common here. Eastern mainlanders who farm will find much to interest them in these lands that have been plowed since ancient times.
Travelling east, you will eventually reach a crossroads. To travel on to Emor's capital, turn left.
[Translator's note: Hidden Blade shows life in an Emorian borderland village.]
Socchan (soc_puppet) wrote2025-12-07 09:25 pm
soc_puppet) wrote2025-12-07 09:25 pm
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Homework Victory!!!
Interview with a Human Services Professional paper: Completed and turned in last night!
Interview with a living ceramicist paper: Completed a few days ago
Accompanying PowerPoint presentation: Completed today! turned in with the paper
Still to do:
Tweak the game I made for Social Problems, due Tuesday (basically done, then just needs printing)
Write the accompanying paper, due Tuesday (there's a template that's basically a walkthrough, I'm not too worried)
Personal Mission Statement for Intro to Human Services, due 2pm on Friday (not started, but I have the most time left for this)
Interview with a living ceramicist paper: Completed a few days ago
Accompanying PowerPoint presentation: Completed today! turned in with the paper
Still to do:
Kalloway (kalloway) wrote2025-12-06 07:18 pm
kalloway) wrote2025-12-06 07:18 pmEntry tags:
Media Roundup, Accidental Advent All-in-One Again
From Far Away 1-14 (Kyoko Hikawa) - for a beautifully-drawn shoujo manga with an interesting plot, this was such a slog that I am absolutely baffled. Like, I have bounced off this multiple times and basically made it through this attempt by skimming towards the end. Absolutely should have been my thing, absolutely was not. Base plot is isekai/portal fantasy, schoolgirl in a world with a bit of magic with a strong romance and good supporting cast.
"Gaiking" - the Force Five version of the series, presented on five DVD-Rs that I picked up many years ago. Despite this being an incomplete version of an already-shaved series, it wasn't difficult to follow and was pretty enjoyable. Had a 'movie version' added at the end.
RahXephon - complete series + movie. This is one of those "I will need to watch this again to fully follow wtf just happened" pseudo-mecha anime from the earlier part of the century. I liked it, and I liked the cast for the most part, though every now and then it felt like it was trying to go the harem route for no reason. I have a full DVD set with all the beautiful liner notes but I apparently also picked up a thin Blu-ray set at some point...
So, From Far Away can go, Gaiking and the thin RahXephon set can stay. Technically I guess this is a 50/50?
Anyway, even though we're into Actual Advent territory, I'm just gonna keep going and probably all through next year?
"Gaiking" - the Force Five version of the series, presented on five DVD-Rs that I picked up many years ago. Despite this being an incomplete version of an already-shaved series, it wasn't difficult to follow and was pretty enjoyable. Had a 'movie version' added at the end.
RahXephon - complete series + movie. This is one of those "I will need to watch this again to fully follow wtf just happened" pseudo-mecha anime from the earlier part of the century. I liked it, and I liked the cast for the most part, though every now and then it felt like it was trying to go the harem route for no reason. I have a full DVD set with all the beautiful liner notes but I apparently also picked up a thin Blu-ray set at some point...
So, From Far Away can go, Gaiking and the thin RahXephon set can stay. Technically I guess this is a 50/50?
Anyway, even though we're into Actual Advent territory, I'm just gonna keep going and probably all through next year?
greghousesgf (greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-06 01:45 pm
greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-06 01:45 pm(no subject)
The apt bldg party was boring. They said they would play games and they didn't, they said there would be music and there wasn't and they didn't even get the right kind of cake. I had a LOT more fun with my friend last night, we went to this club and had drinks and listened to awesome music and my friend danced (I would have but my leg is too fubar). We were going to go to Toronado and Memphis Minnie's to get beer and barbecue today but my friend postponed till tomorrow; she was out a lot later than I was.
Kalloway (kalloway) wrote2025-12-06 02:53 am
kalloway) wrote2025-12-06 02:53 amGreetings
I've done another bit of security-pruning and circle adjustment. Occasionally I just unfollow/un-access accounts that haven't posted for a rather long time. And I saw a few folks that are active again, so re-followed. ^_^ This is also a reminder that you can unfollow/etc. me for any reason and I won't take it personally.
I posted up a![[community profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/community.png)
holiday_wishes post over here. The most important bits are to tell me what to work on with my website and also send me Gundams, lol. I'm still granting all the wishes I can. This is such a fun time of year.
If you're in the USA (sorry, int'l shipping sucks), you can have some of my stuff over here. I really should make these posts more often as I spelunk.
I need to go through my communities and make/add some sort of No AI guideline to each. I just pulled a drabble from a community because they're allowing AI slop to be posted. It's now crossposted to my spaces and deleted from theirs. I'd always meant to create more for that community but that sure isn't happening now.
I posted up a
holiday_wishes post over here. The most important bits are to tell me what to work on with my website and also send me Gundams, lol. I'm still granting all the wishes I can. This is such a fun time of year. If you're in the USA (sorry, int'l shipping sucks), you can have some of my stuff over here. I really should make these posts more often as I spelunk.
I need to go through my communities and make/add some sort of No AI guideline to each. I just pulled a drabble from a community because they're allowing AI slop to be posted. It's now crossposted to my spaces and deleted from theirs. I'd always meant to create more for that community but that sure isn't happening now.
greghousesgf (greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-05 10:14 am
greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-05 10:14 am(no subject)
Had some butterscotch caramel tea. I think tomorrow I will go over to Lower Haight and have beer at Toronado and barbecue at Memphis Minnie's.
greghousesgf (greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-04 12:26 pm
greghousesgf) wrote2025-12-04 12:26 pm(no subject)
Not much going on here. They're doing another one of those apt bldg parties tomorrow, I might as well go over there then.
Socchan (soc_puppet) wrote2025-12-03 07:43 pm
soc_puppet) wrote2025-12-03 07:43 pm
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Final Projects Progress Report
Intro to Human Services:
Interview with a Human Services professional: Done
Reflection paper on interview, due Friday, Dec 5:Not started
Personal mission statement, due Friday, Dec 12: Not started
Social Problems:
Research a particular topic as a social problem: Done
Do a creative project based on your research: Mostly done, needs touch-ups
Write a paper about your research topic and your creative project: Not started (has a very detailed template I can probably just fill out as the paper)
Ceramics:
Interview with a living ceramicist: Done
Reflection paper on interview, due Sunday, Dec 7:Mostly done Done!
PowerPoint Presentation on interviewed ceramicist, due Sunday, Dec 7: Not started
I'm going to try and get the one interview reflection done tonight, and then take a break. (I'd aim for both, but they're both minimum two pages, and I'm not sure I have enough juice for that.) I want to go ahead and make the Paid Time for Mood Themes announcement onmoodthemeinayear, but alas, I must use my brain power for this, instead 😩
Edit: First reflection paper is done! Time to dig out my notes from the other interview and contemplate at least starting the second one.
Edit 2: Intro to HS reflection paper started, basics of getting paid time for mood theme completion posted tomoodthemeinayear 👍
Interview with a Human Services professional: Done
Reflection paper on interview, due Friday, Dec 5:
Personal mission statement, due Friday, Dec 12: Not started
Social Problems:
Research a particular topic as a social problem: Done
Do a creative project based on your research: Mostly done, needs touch-ups
Write a paper about your research topic and your creative project: Not started (has a very detailed template I can probably just fill out as the paper)
Ceramics:
Interview with a living ceramicist: Done
Reflection paper on interview, due Sunday, Dec 7:
PowerPoint Presentation on interviewed ceramicist, due Sunday, Dec 7: Not started
I'm going to try and get the one interview reflection done tonight, and then take a break. (I'd aim for both, but they're both minimum two pages, and I'm not sure I have enough juice for that.) I want to go ahead and make the Paid Time for Mood Themes announcement on
moodthemeinayear, but alas, I must use my brain power for this, instead 😩Edit: First reflection paper is done! Time to dig out my notes from the other interview and contemplate at least starting the second one.
Edit 2: Intro to HS reflection paper started, basics of getting paid time for mood theme completion posted to
moodthemeinayear 👍