FWIW - I just had to deal with this on Friday afternoon. Medical problem surfaced and I first thought about using Telemedicine but remembered this will require some prescription medication. so, next I considered my doctor but knew she would not be available this late, which left me with urgent care. I wound up calling ahead to be sure they could treat my problem.
This! Some of my friends crap on Temu but have Amazon Prime and wind up buying the same stuff from Chinese manufacturers anyway.
This exactly, the person I am thinking of fits this description. They just seem to mostly blame their troubles on others.
I’ve been sick so my best cat has been glued to my side all weekend. Dr Fuzzy is the best.
Absolutely! I feel like washing my sheets weekly is about taking care of me and I think I sleep better too.
The number of times I had to stop and recalibrate with the paper map was high!
Yes, well I didn’t use it but my brother in law had one. It was a Trimble I think. I remember it was a big, heavy boxy thing. We used it when we were out in the desert probably around ‘92.
I like the line about “my mom’s a rotten stink”
Dude brought a sex worker into his fiber splicing trailer and the boat was a-rockin’ when the supervisor came knockin’.
I had something else in mind but I’ve tossed it out to back this far superior choice.
I started watching A Discovery of Witches on Netflix - it’s pretty good.
I also immediately started binging Gyeonsong Creature 2 on Netflix because I really loved the first season. I am loving this one too even though they surprised me with the era.
If anyone is interested in Cdrama, I just wrapped up the “Princess Royal” series. I really liked that one because the episodes were never boring due to pacing or lame side stories.
My body surprised me with some shingles so I guess I’m going to be doing that for a while.
Better not be a majority!
Finally started painting the fantastical creature I sculpted over the summer. I’m about 50% done!
SW: 209 lb - CW: 191 About five months ago my doctor put me on semgultide because I’ve spent years at pre-diabetes and was struggling to lose weight even with regular exercise. I have not found this drug to be a magic pill - I still need to track my CICO daily and exercise.
I pushed to stay on the lowest dose till I hit a two month plateau because I am leery of relying on just the medication to manage my diet. I am well aware of most people’s experiences with getting off the drug and gaining weight again, so I am trying to treat this like a push in the right direction but not a long term solution.
Anyhow I’m also just posting cause I forgot I subscribed to this group and I also want to see it active. If you’re in the US - happy Labor Day! I hope you’re off work today.
About six months ago I talked to @Ashyr@sh.itjust.works about home brewing games set in Ancient China. Last night I finally debuted my game - The Scroll of Hengdian. If you like CDramas the name may be familiar as Hengdian Studios is where many series are filmed. My game is based on the Castles and Crusades game system so I could leverage the Codex Sinarum. The codex goes deeper into the actual history of China than my game does, but it is still very useful for this setting.
My TTRPG is xianxia-based so I created a new 'cultivator' class for all of my players. The differentiation really comes with the clan and domain choices that give access to magic based on elemental aspects and creature choices.
I borrowed heavily from the Codex Sinarum to develop the Qi abilities for my characters since that was the heaviest lift for me in terms of developing a new class that is a blending of fighter + wizard/cleric/illusionist. My players chose a blend of human and spirit based cultivators which gives me plenty of nuggets to develop additional qigong abilities.
In terms of content, my players are starting as young cultivators who have met at a sect that has invited them to cultivate and achieve their first level. I also took a random suggestion I saw a while back about creating a Star Trek TNG "Q" type dragon character (Die Lan Zi - iykyk) that occasionally comes around to mess with the party.