When my eldest was in kindergarten, they came home one day with an assignment to count something in their house.
We got a note from the teacher the next day, which I will paraphrase (because it's been 12 years): "Your child is very bright and clearly knows how to count, but you should probably explain that you don't actually have 15 computers in your house."
Our response: "Oh, you're right, Z missed a few in the basement server rack, it's actually closer to 25."
The other amazing Seattle mutual aid organization to support is "Stop The Sweeps Seattle".
Funds donated here help with city wide homeless sweep response. They support homeless Seattle residents in so many ways and have been a critical group to call when parks and cops are abusing the homeless throughout the broader Seattle region.
Hey hey hey hey you need to charge your noise cancelling headphones. It's fireworks night.
Boost to help others.
2023
Anyone who followed me for a good portion of the year can surmise that I will not be sorry to see the year go, just the people that it took with it.
That said, I did get to meet some friends IRL I would've never had the chance to otherwise, which helped a lot in my time of need, and I found myself closer to my father's side of the family as the year went on as well.
I can only hope with the amount of help I've had healing, I can move forward with my mother's love in my heart and complete everything I wanted to in 2024, without any other tragedy.
Random fun film fact: The crow in It’s a Wonderful Life seen in the Building & Loan that Uncle Billy kept as a pet is the same crow that flew on Scarecrow’s arm in The Wizard of Oz whom he was unable to scare. His name was Jimmy and he was a raven who first appeared in You Can’t Take It With You directed by Frank Capra who went on to cast the bird in every subsequent movie he made.
LB, captions
1. An enamel pin of a kobold on a blank backdrop, with large raised ears and a bright fangy smile. They are wearing a black t-shirt with "#1 dragon fan" written across it.
2. another enamel pin of a lively kobold running, presented like they're sprinting over a bed of moss. They are carrying a jewel-encrusted pickaxe.
3. another enamel pin of an inquisitive kobold atop some bark. This one has their ears folded down under a wide-brimmed and pointed hat, of which the tip leans back and ends in a sparkling puff. They have a gnarled wooden staff of which its limbs wrap around a crystal ball.
I've been a bit too unwell to keep up to date with posting on all social media platforms, but here are some photos of the new designs from the KS, they're all looking fantastic.
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Icon by @Zwiebelprinz, header from Liar Princess and the Blind Prince by NIS