Festive Pun 🎄 @jennatar@mastodon.social

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for the first time in my adult life I'm freaking EXCITED about a project. it started out as something else but, when it came to me in a flash and I suddenly realized what my project COULD be, I instantly became jealous of every person who could probably do it better than I could, so I gritted my teeth and started hammering away at it instead

Many Afghan and Iraqi Lyft drivers in the U.S. previously worked as interpreters alongside American servicepeople https://www.newsday.com/opinion/commentary/lyft-american-hero-1.23370998

Since December 17 I have been venting my frustrations by building a miniature cyberpunk sim in Second Life. Between building and scripting and editing audio (I now understand what a specular map is?) I have learned more about Second Life in the last half-month than in my preceding 11 years of being on it

This suite of articles about Cat Behavior from PAWS Chicago is very, very good: http://www.pawschicago.org/news-resources/all-about-cats/understanding-cat-behavior/

We have a Mojito and a much-improved Wallflower. I know celebrity pet behaviorists are dreadful in general, but I honestly feel like Jackson Galaxy is a genius at teaching non-cat-people -- me, previously -- how to not just make room in their lives for their cats, but how to be thoughtful and caring toward them and really build a valuable, beneficial relationship.

I almost want to pioneer "interior design for cat-owners," because finding creative ways to meet their needs without junking up your house is an ART.

One reason we have such well-adjusted cats is, before we'd moved into our new house, I carefully measured and laid out each not-gross Cat Item that I knew would help Jezebel (bold, likes to be up high) and Muffin (timid, likes to lay low) be their best selves. Voila! No more shredded people-furniture. Happy cats, happy life!

I love when my cats smile at me. They "smize." Learning to read Cat is one of the most beneficial life skills you can develop

@jplebreton Did you already know that Andrew Lloyd Webber, under the pseudonym "Dr Spin," had a 1992 international pop hit in his remix of the Tetris theme?

My husband just brought in my microwavable mac & cheese, and I looked down to discover a little sprig of parsley he'd added right on top, and that tiny gesture was the very definition of "surprise and delight"

Today is a new day and I'm still reading about this. "All aboard for Bochum: the German town where Starlight Express has run nonstop since the 80s" https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2017/apr/03/bochum-german-starlight-express-andrew-lloyd-webber

I just found out that the musical Starlight Express was based on Andrew Lloyd Webber's failed pilot for a Thomas the Tank Engine TV show, and also that Germany is extremely proud of its production of the musical, WHICH IS VERY MUCH ITS OWN THING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1WRYoM6vRM

My Starter Kit arrived today! I'm excited but apprehensive. (I actually signed up for a "D&D 101" class in 2009 but bailed at the last instant.)

I wasn't allowed to play D&D or *any* rpgs growing up—because my adoptive parents were "Satanic panic" types, but also because my extremely negligent birth parents played D&D constantly. My earliest memories, in fact!

So I wasn't allowed to play any game with "character stats" in it. ("You should be happy with how God made you," said my mom.)

I got the exact thing I asked for: a FIRE EXTINGUISHER! I don't know who sent it

We've had a lot of guests over for the holidays, and you know who I've really been impressed with? My cat. She's patient, but she's also really good at maintaining her boundaries and not-unkindly expressing to strangers when she's had enough. I'm like, damn! Most PEOPLE can't do that