Rain Dog @Leucrotta@awoo.space

Bus home finally. I got Turisas to listen to, old Dragon magazine to read.

Fenris hjolda!

So 1) I think that might be a good way to go for D&D wargs - a shorter more easily humanized muzzle and more vaguely hyena appearance. And

2) literally only one hyenid made it to North America, a “running hyena” (there used to be three hyena clades, where one was a lighter built running type). If the local wolves were all big bone-crunchers that might explain why the local hyena was one of the more gracile types rather than a competitor.

Oh HEY here’s something cool;

Canines first cropped up in North America- either C. leptophagus or Eucyon davisi. At some point C. dirus evolved as a heavier larger American form. By this time recognizable C. lupus wolves had evolved in Eurasia and crossed back over into the Americas. These were “Beringian wolves” - they had shorter muzzles with thicker teeth than modern wolves and the wear pattern on those teeth suggests cracking bones.

Okay I’m depressed and if I go home with a migraine I’m totally skipping tomorrow.

Welcome to Faerun! A magical place where your character can be ANYTHING as long as it’s;

* a motorcycle mechanic/older sysadmin stereotype

* a snobby rail thin vegan hipster

* a rail thin vegan hipster with uncomfortably racist subtext

* a murderously jolly villager, love!

* FOR THE LAST TIME DAVE, GNOLLS CAN’T BE PCS IN 5E!

Okay so this discussion of lycanthropy in DnD emphasizes the savage nature of the curse but fails to discuss how its victims “look like an awesome album cover” or “have a giant red knotty tonker.”

Btw “Cloudflare” sounds like someone’s pegasus ‘sona.

So. They asked about extending my assignment here for 2 weeks and I said yes. I figure I need the money and more time logged at the same job looks better.

But it takes relatively little to crash my mood and this did.

It really stretches credibility that in all this time Newt is the only person who’s tried to fuck a kaiju.

Oh yeah Die Antwoord! I forgot how trashy and completely satisfying this group is.

Eventually I would like my life during the week to feel like less of a long brutal slog to the next weekend, and/or for weekends to feel long enough.

Also running into my baggage last night has me realizing just how much and interconnected my baggage is. One of those “how am I still moving?” moments.

Despite reacting badly to things I am actually an okay person.

Okay, I cleared this inbox, checked that rent and dental credit checks cleared, I did my laundry, took out garbage, called Senators, signed petitions, wrote my Dad back, and emailed a couple of customers. I didn't get a chance to draw anything.

I think there's my cue to go to Wienerschnitzel and use some of these coupons for chili dogs before they expire.

and now calling in asking they help pressure the State Department towards helping in Gaza. Which okay, is not how I expected my politics to go, but it's 2018 and fuck it, if I made aliyah I'd like to think I'd be protesting over there too.

oh yeah, it's time to call the Senators and reps and leave messages again. How many times is it this week?

How much does playing nice boy scout and good kike and polite liberal actually accomplish?

I don't want to be woke AF. I want to fucking go back to sleep knowing this whole damn thing ISN'T completely egregious for a change.

you're gonna hang like Benito from the Esso rafters
hang like Clara with her head caved in
hang like the cross around my neck
you're gonna hang, you're gonna hang.

Dad, I appreciate your sudden burst of acknowledgement of my existence, but emailing me repeatedly demanding I contact you back? What sort of emotional resources do you think I have?

And why might I not have them eh?

https://youtu.be/ojPTz4VAOMA

Fuck this shitpit we've been gaslit to consider some sort of utopia.

ah yes, cleaning out my inbox which I haven't touched for weeks because of depression and anxiety, and singing along to There Is Power In a Union.

Eh. Have a photo of probably a nicer fursuit than yours.

Behind-the-scenes of Stephen King's Cujo (1983)
Stunt man Gary Morgan in the dog suit https://twitter.com/41Strange/status/986475481544278017/photo/1