Continued liveblog as I read Seven Seas’ new print edition of PSOH, and make sporadic comparisons to the original Tokyopop translation.

I’m posting the individual reactions on Mastodon and Bluesky, then rounding them up in the blog. Previous roundups in my PSOH fandom tag. You can pick up the books with my affiliate links here. (I now have Collector’s Edition 1-4 on my shelf!)

Only 2 chapters this post. I got a little long-winded. It’ll probably happen again.

 

 

I found a video with a preview image and description I liked better for Doomsday Clock now at 85 seconds to midnight, least time ever — again!

Just finished: Choices: An Anthology of Reproductive Horror, edited by Dianna Gunn. There are enough good stories in here that I'd recommend it, but the general problems—earnestness, literalness—persist throughout many of the stories. Ah, author-led anthologies.

Neosynthesis, edited by Bryan Chaffin. Speaking of! This almost had the opposite problem, which is a bunch of stories where I actually didn't know what was going on at all and couldn't orient myself. But it's rescued by quite a few standouts—Rohan O'Duill's Cold-verse short stories, especially "The Lore of Seven," "Nova Domus," which is about a spaceship becoming a person, and "The Nexpat," which is about life extension and virtual existence. 

I also flipped through the winter edition of "The Colored Lens," though I ended up just skipping ahead to J.S. Carroll's "Romeo Popinjay vs Iron Hans in the Beauty and the Beast Match You Won't Want To Miss," which was what I bought the anthology for, and which is 1000% worth the cover price. I want an entire novel of this short story. It's about an alternate universe where other hominids survive into more or less the present era, and feature in sideshows and pro-wrestling. Two heels—one human, one a wildman—end up forming a strange and touching friendship and rebel against their promoter. It's so so good.

Currently reading: I think next up is going to either be the rest of the aforementioned anthology or Changelog by Rich Larson, since that's what's sitting on the top of my TBR pile.

It's Wendnesday morning and today is going to be a better day than yesterday!

Actually, yesterday wasn't horrible, just frustrating. First up, my sister went to get her car out for work, and couldn't. She's stuck half in and half out of the spot. Jess went out to help her clean up, but even with them pushing, it would go nowhere. I tried again at lunchtime, and still no luck.

Work was fine. I did a lot of filling in slots and wheeling and dealing to make room for other things. Mostly I was successful, so I was actually pretty pleased with myself.

In the morning, I put a message out for someone to help us dig our cars out. And a guy answered, so I gave him the info and we agreed on a price. Needless to say, he no-showed and has ghosted me. I think my sister got the number of a dude who one of the BIL's family used, so we'll try him this morning.

Then, since I was unable to get the car out, I Ubered over to the pharmacy to get my inhalers. And the pharmacy was closed. No clue why. Just locked up and no one there. I'll have to call them today and hope that they're open, otherwise I will need to call the doctor and beg them to switch my meds to another pharmacy, because I am down very low on my rescue inhaler. This of course, will mean that they won't have my new prescription in, because they had to order it, and they weren't there to receive it, apparently. I'm beginning to panic about how low I am on albuterol. It's really not great, especially seeing that I still have a bit of a cough. Hopefully, they're in today and I can just take an uber over on my lunch break to pick it up if the cars haven't been dug out.

Like I said, hopefully today will be less frustrating, and hopefully, our cars are freed tonight so I can run to the dispensary. I'm also out of my sleepy pills, though I used Jess' relaxing mints, and those work really well, possibly better than the ones crafted for sleep.

Work will either be really quiet or it'll pick up today. We'll see which it is. If nothing else, it's payday and that's exciting. All of my overtime comes in on today's check, so that'll be lovely. It looks like it's about $300 extra. Definitely will have to think on what I want to with it. Definitely a nice lunch or dinner this weekend, but something else as well.

They're talking about a possible snow this weekend as well. Probably not like this, but some. We'll see how the forecast goes. Right now, its only a 40% chance. Hopefully, it stays the hell away.

We're now down to 99 days til the cruise! Double digits!

Okay, time for me to get myself together. Everyone have a lovely Wednesday!

At the same time, Norman Osborn was being released from the hospital.

Fields met him as he entered the Lobby.

“There you are, Fields,” he said.

“You were given a clean bill of health?”

“Not exactly, but more than healthy enough to no longer need observation.”

“I see,” Fields said quietly.


They were silent until they got in the car. “Home first,” Norman said to the driver. He then turned back to Fields. “What is the reaction to the delivery so far.”

“Subdued. There hasn’t been much online chatter yet.”

“That’s to be expected, but with the clothes out, Operation rooftop can proceed.”

“But there was also a leak about the Alchemax operation,” Fields added.

Osborn gauged Fields. ‘Did she also leak additional information, or not?’ he wondered. “Of course, how else to draw out the vigilantes for a confrontation?”


Fields thought about that. ‘Of course. He’s expecting both SpiderGirl and the fourth vigilante to show up and maybe have that long delayed confrontation.’


Stacy left the Mall after Quinn had dashed off saying that she would talk to Daria about the clothes. ‘She’s dashing off a lot lately.’ But that had been the case since before the Fashion Club had dissolved. She headed home, as she wanted to get a start on something Mr. DeMartino had assigned that day.


SpiderGirl got home after patrolling the area between the Mall and her neighborhood and entered the basement through the backyard hatch. She then went into the hidden room and took off her mask as she glanced at the clutter of the maps of Lawndale on the wall. She grabbed a post it and wrote Delivery of Costume Knock-offs to Cashmans before sticking it on the Mall on one of the maps.

“But, what about other stores in town?” she wondered. “Like, Angie’s mother’s boutique?”

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Yep, I Tested Positive

I thought I was coming down with the same bad cold that Bob was slowly recovering from. I don't get colds all that often, and I'd thought this one would pass me by, but nope, it appeared eager to settle in my head. Well, dang ... I headed for bed, hoping it wouldn't be too bad in the morning. 

Around 3 a.m. Saturday I woke up with aches that signaled a potential temperature. And indeed I had one; 100.7, significantly higher than the 97.9 I usually run. I knew that colds don't feature fevers so I tested myself for COVID. 

I didn't even have to wait the requisite 15 minutes, both lines were there in bright red within 30 seconds. 

Welp. 

I've felt like I've been hit by a truck ever since. I keep telling myself it's a smaller truck than it might have been, thanks to the booster shot I got last year (of course, I can't recall exactly when I got it, but I think it was in mid-summer.) but it's still a truck. I ran a lower temp on Sunday, and Monday and Tuesday, today, I haven't had a temperature since then and today I retook a test. At first, the only reaction was the control line. Huzzah! I was certain I'd gotten the first of the two negative tests I'd need to declare myself COVID free. As I said, Huzzah--

--except at the end of the 15 minute wait time, there it was, a faint but definite second line. 

Welp. Again. 

And it's still like being hit by a small truck. 

Ah well, I'm getting some work done on my NTBP* novel, escaping a corner I'd painted myself into. And I'm also making some bread. That always comforts me. 

And here, have something I wrote about cold decades ago. Since we're still in single digit temperatures with subzero windchills, it feels the same to me, although this was written after a relatively rare ice storm during a cold snap.

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* not to be published

after yesterday's

Challenge #6

Top 10 Challenge. Post your answer to today’s challenge in your own space and leave a comment in this post saying you did it.

Include a link to your post if you feel comfortable doing so. Also, feel free to entice engagement by giving us a preview of what your post covers.


( That got long, lol... )

And that's my top ten fandoms! What are yours?

 Time for a change… somewhat of a change… 

Yesterday, after spending the weekend trying to determine the difference between the various most popular and recommended microphones for Twitch streamers, I ultimately instead went for the one recommended for beginners. Which is a much cheaper one, too, but buying it still felt much like committing. I think I can otherwise start with what I've got already, unless I need something to connect the old computer monitor's up as my second one. I actually still need to look up exactly how one does that.
The website currently claims it'll arrive this weekend, but I suspect it's going to end up taking a little longer than that. This is the second weekday in a row everything in the area is closed. Our road hasn't been cleared yet, though at least one car's made its way through since the storm. We were able to get a young man to come shovel our walk, which is a very good thing, because mom and I have now both lost whatever ability to might have once had to manage that ourselves. He wasn't able to get the bottom layer all up, though, and I fear how slippery that might prove over the rest of this week.

 Well here you go another set of icone textures 

Download Here | spiritcoda 

a Few examples 
 
Enjoy and please share 

It's Tuesday! I slept considerably better last night, so I'm not quite as sleepy as I was yesterday morning. I have a little headache hangover from last night, but that'll go away as the morning wears on.

Yesterday was the exact opposite of what I thought it would be at work. Instead of being nonstop calls, it was mostly quiet. I did a lot of call outs and even with them, I did half the calls I normally do. I did get about five people in for STAT appointments, so that was good. In the end, they closed our outpatient radiology centers yesterday, which is for the best. It was pretty bad in Maryland. We got about 8" of snow, and then another 1" of sleet and freezing rain. So the snow is seriously solid. I was watching our maintenance workers trying to shovel the walks, and they had two implements--a snow shovel and a garden spade to try to break up some of the ice. It was very effective and the sidewalks are clear. The court is a mess. Even the plow couldn't clear everything, so it's pretty icy.

I do have to go to the pharmacy today, so I'm figuring on doing that at lunch when the sun is at it's brightest and maybe some of the ice will be slush. It's going to get up to a balmy 25 degrees F. I'm not looking forward to cleaning my car off. It's going to be cold and the snow is going to be heavy. Hopefully, I have time to clean and still go to the pharmacy during my lunch break. It'll definitely be a bit of a race.

I don't think I'll have the benefit of lightning striking twice at work. It'll definitely be a litlte busier, since the centers will actually be open. There will probably be some cancellations. The roads still aren't 100% clear.

I'm still debating on what I want to make for dinner. I've got a few options, though I'm low on sides. A good chunk of it will depend on if I am able to make it to the pharmacy at lunch. If so, I'll make an actual dinner. If not, I may be picking up something on the way home from the pharmacy in the evening.

Today is 100 days until we leave for vacation. Tomorrow, we'll be in double digits! This is both exciting and terrifying. We have an appt in 2 1/2 weeks to meet up with the dog sitter, so hopefully that goes well and Yoda is a good boy. It'll be on Valentine's day, so hopefully he'll find love in his heart for the sitter.

I started a Facebook group for our sailing. For months, it's been just me, then one or two other people. But now as we get closer, the group is growing. it's up to 42 members now. It's interesting, seeing who people are and what they're planning to do for excursions.

I think our itinerary is the best, but I'm biased. There are people coming from Australia for this cruise! That blows my mind. They were talking about not knowing what to tip as Australia is not a tipping culture like the US is. We were trying to give them an idea of what to expect.

100 days! Good lord, that feels soon.

ION, I finished a book! The Fourth Wing wasn't bad. The end was nicely done, and I really enjoyed the story. As a fanfic writer, I wrote a ton of Mary Sues and self inserts (thankfully both are lost to the annals of a now defunct wrestling fanfic board. I didn't really mind it though. I enjoyed the dragons, and had fun reading it, so I don't car if it is wish fulfillment. 4 out of 5 stars. Now I shall start on book 2.

Okay, time for me to hop off and get ready for work. Everyone have a stupendous Tuesday!

OH DANG i should do the holiday request round-up! I was putting it off for some reason for a bit and now I can't remember why, haha. I still need to go back and fix all those broken image links on the old dreamwidth posts, ugh.

( Starting with LJ and moving on to DW... mostly )

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I've been snowed in for 4 days in a row, 2 being days I was supposed to work. But I can't go to work when there's ice on the road. I'm absolutely not complaining that the storm hasn't been hectic for me. The power has stayed on, the temperature is cold but I've just worn multiple pairs of shirts/socks indoors and sleep with 2-3 blankets. I did have to stomach a "Cuban style" (lol) shower and washed my hair in cold water this morning, but it surprisingly became slightly warm and bearable.

My paycheck drops tomorrow, and I'm very likely going to work. My household needs to get groceries. When I go back to work, I'm probably going to request my schedule for the next 2 weeks be rearranged, since I missed half of this week's and I'm worried about my paycheck. Fingers are crossed that I'll get hazard pay, but I doubt it!!!

My website is also back online under a new url.

https://capyhaus.neocities.org/

Hopefully I will get back to "long form" or "high effort" forms of creativity than doomscrolling and venting. The last 2 years have been just, really really bad. Ideally I should have Capy stickers printed by TFF in March.

I also want to bring my Ivy shrine back, but redo it. I think I'm going to have to go for an iframe if/when I make a new layout. I really didn't want to do this, but I have so much canon info and official art I want to store :( But I'll cross that bridge when it happens.