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A big shiny no-prize to whoever at Providence decided I needed an email newsletter filled with women's-health tips, including...

A big shiny no-prize to whoever at Providence decided I needed an email newsletter filled with women's-health tips, including "Navigating your way through menopause."

Last I checked? Not a woman.

Virtual fistbump to everyone else out there just keeping their heads down and getting through the horrors as best they're able.

Virtual fistbump to everyone else out there just keeping their heads down and getting through the horrors as best they're able.

I want a few minutes to sit and chat, politely, with whoever's writing these Phishline training modules nowadays. This month's...

I want a few minutes to sit and chat, politely, with whoever's writing these Phishline training modules nowadays. This month's training, for instance, is on password creation & management, and the last thing in the module is a suggestion that one should simply... REMEMBER your passwords. Don't write them down. And we've never heard of a password manager.

WUT.

"We don't have to fall apart, we don't have to fight, we don't need to go to hell and back every night..."It's...

"We don't have to fall apart, we don't have to fight, we don't need to go to hell and back every night..."

It's Dusty Springfield's part of Pet Shop Boys' "What Have I Done To Deserve This" which sticks in my mind the longest, for whatever reason.

Was wondering why the "fediverse:creator" thing wasn't working.I typo'd the server name of my instance, that's why....

Was wondering why the "fediverse:creator" thing wasn't working.

I typo'd the server name of my instance, that's why. Gaaaah.

I doubt anyone who sees this on fedi needs to be told not to interact with the rearranged-stolen-words machine, but... for posterity, I made...

I doubt anyone who sees this on fedi needs to be told not to interact with the rearranged-stolen-words machine, but... for posterity, I made an official post about it.

https://greyduck.net/journal/4876

Reading the latest post from @ludicity and I got to this bit: "Remember all your peers at university that would say 'I dream of...

Reading the latest post from @ludicity and I got to this bit: "Remember all your peers at university that would say 'I dream of working in HR'? No, probably not, because that sentence has possibly never been uttered in all of human existence."

And just collapsed in a puddle of laughter for a solid minute. There but for some good luck might have gone I...

Been playing a new Diablo-like: Last Epoch. And so far? I'm digging it.https://greyduck.net/journal/4866

Been playing a new Diablo-like: Last Epoch. And so far? I'm digging it.

https://greyduck.net/journal/4866

#Satisfactory solo progress (a rare occasion nowadays): I'm still chipping away at the work needed to get the nuclear power plant...

#Satisfactory solo progress (a rare occasion nowadays): I'm still chipping away at the work needed to get the nuclear power plant operational. Problem is, it's such a slog that I can only bring myself to work on it for an hour or so every week or so. Some day I'll get through this and past Phase 4...

That cursed stretch when it's too early to go to bed (have to wait until it's time to take meds) but you're so tired you...

That cursed stretch when it's too early to go to bed (have to wait until it's time to take meds) but you're so tired you can't actually do *anything* to amuse yourself or keep busy.

Orgy's take on "Blue Monday" may not be the top cover of all time, but it's certainly in the upper echelons.Good...

Orgy's take on "Blue Monday" may not be the top cover of all time, but it's certainly in the upper echelons.

Good pick-me-up music, and boy do I need a pick-me-up.

Shoutout to my now-long-lost friends in the 1990s with whom I'd sing along to NIN's "Terrible Lie" but replace...

Shoutout to my now-long-lost friends in the 1990s with whom I'd sing along to NIN's "Terrible Lie" but replace "Lie" with "Fries" because most of us worked fast food jobs.

It's been a long week of "stare directly into the camera a-la The Office" moments, and I'd really like to get back to...

It's been a long week of "stare directly into the camera a-la The Office" moments, and I'd really like to get back to doing productive & useful work instead please.

Good Friday?Are you sure about that? Because so far... hmm.

Good Friday?

Are you sure about that? Because so far... hmm.

My small bit of good luck for the day: Immediately found the dryer sheet after the clothes were done, so I could use it to clear the lint...

My small bit of good luck for the day: Immediately found the dryer sheet after the clothes were done, so I could use it to clear the lint trap right away.

(Scolding for dryer-sheet use not needed, thanks: I use fragrance-free sheets and I cannot abide static cling zappies, so this is what I do.)

I watched the movie called Hundreds of Beavers yesterday. I had no idea what to expect, and I'm not sure anything could have prepared me...

I watched the movie called Hundreds of Beavers yesterday. I had no idea what to expect, and I'm not sure anything could have prepared me adequately. What a bizarre piece of work! I had thoughts: https://greyduck.net/journal/4860

My on-call week has kicked off bright & early with a password-reset call before 9am Saturday, so I'm hoping that's the bulk of...

My on-call week has kicked off bright & early with a password-reset call before 9am Saturday, so I'm hoping that's the bulk of my calls rather than a harbinger of things to come.

What a lovely highlight to an otherwise grim and gloomy day!https://greyduck.net/journal/4857

What a lovely highlight to an otherwise grim and gloomy day!

https://greyduck.net/journal/4857

Ah, good. Nothing like there being a pressure washing going on right next door and your noise-canceling headphones are out of battery.

Ah, good. Nothing like there being a pressure washing going on right next door and your noise-canceling headphones are out of battery.

Finally got the 'fediverse:creator' meta tag back into my website. Knew I was forgetting something...

Finally got the 'fediverse:creator' meta tag back into my website. Knew I was forgetting something...