The vet did bump his meds up so he's staying still on the sofa at least.

Beau's incision is separating. I talked to the ER vet triage (because of course this happened over the weekend) and they said it can wait until morning as long as the cone stays on and he stays calm. I'm freaking out though. I just want my dog to be okay.

Beau has decided that his mobility restrictions end TODAY. They actually end on the 15th.

Right the two aren't really related, it's just getting them in the mailbox on the same day just contrasted how little the rebate is going toward helping with total yearly medical costs.

Also if you get one of these try running the math to see how much of your yearly premium or your yearly premium+deductible it covers. I'll be shocked if anyone manages to hit over 10%.

I got one of those marketplace insurance rebate checks and honestly all it did was demonstrate how messed up our healthcare is because it arrived on the same day as a medical bill. Oh yes this $500 is really making a huge difference in the cost of healthcare. 🙄

My players want the final battle of this campaign to be the charge of the Rohirrim except it's the half-orc paladin's mom and her orcish in-laws.

Beau is not allowed on stairs so I am channeling my inner Kate and carrying him everywhere. Unfortunately it's a full flight of stairs into my backyard so I am going to be getting a workout these next two weeks.

We're home. The surgery to remove the lumps was a little more complicated because one had grown quite a bit and the other was starting to grow into the muscle. So they needed to be removed. But I feel awful. My poor dog. And he's on a stair restriction so I'm having to carry him everywhere.

I've been watching videos of Dressmaker because I am fascinated by this game but I will never play it. However, the sewing confuses me. It looks like the pieces are all being sewn on 3 or 4 sides? Is the sewing actually accurate for the pattern or is this just a game mechanic?

Is there any girl dinner more girl dinner than a bowl of pumpkin spice frosted mini wheats? I got my flu and covid vaccine today and feel too nauseous for a real dinner.

Is that what these were?! I had one but I just called it an ewok.

Every morning my dog jumps into bed, hoping for belly rubs. This morning I wasn't waking up fast enough so he jumped off the bed... to get a running start as he flung himself at my face. Who needs coffee when you have adrenaline?

Had an amazing time at Way Library with Gathering Volumes! As much as I love talking about folklore, I think I love the audience Q&A more. It's so much fun to hear what people are curious about. The skeleton was from the restaurant we went to for dinner but I had to include it in the montage.

I just want everyone in Ohio to know that they have my aunt to thank for the sudden switch to fall weather. She's visiting from Oklahoma. She's gonna freeze her butt off.

So I built an add-on app that runs on my local machine and uses a CSV dump from Monarch to calculate a burn down based on average spending habits and run scenarios of potential payments via advances and royalties. I love being able to build custom apps on a whim.

I'm a bit obsessive about budgeting. Unfortunately my current budget app - while fantastic, I have nothing but good things to say about Monarch Money - is setup to assume a consistent, monthly income. Which obviously doesn't work for authors.

Hey folks! Just a reminder I'll be at the Way Public Library on Wednesday. This is a special event for me, because I went to school nearby, and in a way it feels like going home.

My friend is trying to locate someone with green or green adjacent winigas and I have full confidence that she will locate someone among our mutual friends. Sadly, mine won't work because they're red. Winigas are basically Viking leg wraps.