NEW ELEMENTARY EPISODE ("An Infinite Capacity For Taking Pains") SPOILERish
I knew as soon as I saw the phone "sex tape" what the solution was going to be, although I didn't know how the deadbolt figured into it.
and as soon as I saw the bit with Sherlock's new "sobriety buddy" at the end I was like "and he's in the middle of killing someone" and the camera pulls out and I'm like WELL CLOSE
this is going to be a ~fun~ season. :D
Free Comic Book Day
Hey, everybody, it's Free Comic Book Day, which is a huge event for all those local comics shops out there. If you've got a local favorite, today's a great day to head down and see all the new offerings coming out. I'm actually kinda sad because even though I'm on an amazing camping trip, I'm missing the chance to go to my local store, Phoenix Comics and Games in Capitol Hill. You should all totally go in my place and check them out today!
For #MayTheFourth please enjoy these Star Wars character names generated by a neural network. http://aiweirdness.com/post/163491778652/darth-net-star-wars-characters-invented-by-neural
https://twitter.com/iiTalW/status/991905585174986753
> People who can't distinguish between etymology and entomology bug me in ways I cannot put into words.
*wakes screaming, sheets soaked in a cold sweat*
"a... Alexa?"
"I'm here! Can I help you?"
"Could... Could you collect childrens' personal information from birth announcements, phones, tablets, searches and social media for 18 years, building a shadow profile of them without ever actually *using* it until they were of legal age, and then market to them using a perfect predictive copy of their every want and desire?"
"Could I _ever._"
Crowdsourced a dataset of D&D character names for training a neural network.
I think it captured the spirit of these.
http://aiweirdness.com/post/173546448332/dd-character-names-generated-by-a-neural
dreamstuff, food
so I know what I want for breakfast now but I don't have any pancakes or pancake mix so I'll be having waffles.
dreamstuff, food
I ordered my pancakes and was happily picking toppings when it suddenly occurred to me to question whether this place was gluten-free. I'd thought it was, that was the whole reason for going out here in the first place, but I wasn't seeing any signs or anything indicating that it was. and just as I was hitting peak uncertainty I woke up, choking on my own drool, because THOSE PANCAKES LOOKED AND SMELLED AMAZING. ;______;
dreamstuff, food
we drove quite a long while, then there was discussion whether the food place in question would even be open because it's a pancake place and it was nighttime, but once we found it it turned out that yes, it was open.
the theme was that you'd get a big paper/styrofoam cup, put fries in the bottom, put pancake toppings on top of them (??? not in a cup or anything, just... drizzled on the fries *bleah*), and then when the pancakes were done they'd go on top of the cup like a lid.
dreamstuff, food
dreamed about crow nests and fledglings and predating hawks and fruiting trees (lemons and oranges and *huge* deep red roses) in a rather confusing sequence, but it was pretty and somehow satisfying.
then dreamed about going out to food, driving with a friend across a toll bridge that had a "press this button if you're planning on spending more than $7 on the other side" exception which everybody used so much they let me through without even pressing it. xD
You are allowed to do stuff just because you want to.
Even if it uses up all your spoons/matches.
Even if it leaves your exhausted and broken the next day.
Even if you need to let other stuff slide a bit while you recover.
You are allowed to have fun, to go out, to take a day once in a while and do what you want with it.
Being #disabled, or #chronicallyill, or a #parent, etc doesn't mean you can't take time for you.
(I needed to hear this today, so I figured other folks might too.)
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pronouns: they/them
location: Seattle
phenotype: dracosaur
alignment: chaotic well-intentioned
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aka Sprackraptor, Rasha, elynne, Yahvahzensil, & etc.
40-something ace/aro
an identity under construction in a badly-fitting human suit.
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