Kangaroorex Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 1 hour ago, SparrowMarie said: Meant to elaborate on this yesterday. There is an, assumedly, stray or abandoned cat that for the last few weeks will randomly come to our back door and start yelling like it wants in. Yesterday there were awful thunderstorms and we heard it and then when we saw it it was absolutely soaked. We couldn't get outside in time to do anything then but we're preparing to try and catch it the next time it comes up and take it to the vet and see if it's lost or something. In the meantime, we're going to put some food and water out for it and just kinda hope that it's okay until we can get a hold of it. It's gorgeous, very fluffy. It's not super skinny so it's getting food from somewhere. I just hope it is okay and safe. There are lots of critters out here that could easily make it dinner. ETA: It just came by, got a picture. That is a fluffy cat 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord of the Dish Pit Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 27 minutes ago, Kangaroorex said: That is a fluffy cat Note the stance and expression as well, obviously a descendant of the Great Northern Fur Dragons. 2 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator OneBoot Posted May 31, 2020 Moderator Share Posted May 31, 2020 18 hours ago, Inarah said: Is there some spot you can put the smaller plants so they get rain but not the full force of the storm? Unfortunately not; the only really protected area from the wind is under the covered area of the porch. It gets very gusty here before, during and sometimes after a storm. Unfortunately, two of my biggest new tomato plants managed to half-uproot themselves from being wind-gusted before I could get to them. They seem okay today after I straightened them up and packed more dirt around them, but I'm starting to realize that these may need to be put into the ground and caged rather than living in big pots. They are growing quite vigorously! Huzzah! --OneBoot :D 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezler the Polychromatic Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 hours ago, SparrowMarie said: Meant to elaborate on this yesterday. There is an, assumedly, stray or abandoned cat that for the last few weeks will randomly come to our back door and start yelling like it wants in. Yesterday there were awful thunderstorms and we heard it and then when we saw it it was absolutely soaked. We couldn't get outside in time to do anything then but we're preparing to try and catch it the next time it comes up and take it to the vet and see if it's lost or something. In the meantime, we're going to put some food and water out for it and just kinda hope that it's okay until we can get a hold of it. It's gorgeous, very fluffy. It's not super skinny so it's getting food from somewhere. I just hope it is okay and safe. There are lots of critters out here that could easily make it dinner. ETA: It just came by, got a picture. 1 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator OneBoot Posted May 31, 2020 Moderator Share Posted May 31, 2020 35 minutes ago, Pezler the Polychromatic said: I love this picture but just looking at it makes me want to sneeze. Allergies are weird. Huzzah! --OneBoot :D 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lowlylowlycook Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 2 hours ago, OneBoot said: Unfortunately not; the only really protected area from the wind is under the covered area of the porch. It gets very gusty here before, during and sometimes after a storm. Unfortunately, two of my biggest new tomato plants managed to half-uproot themselves from being wind-gusted before I could get to them. They seem okay today after I straightened them up and packed more dirt around them, but I'm starting to realize that these may need to be put into the ground and caged rather than living in big pots. They are growing quite vigorously! Huzzah! --OneBoot :D You can dig the tomatoes in deeper and the stem will put out more roots. It might help them to recover. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBluberry Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 I slathered some stynylrez on some snake people and started blotching a mottled green and brown on them. It meets the minimum bar to be counted as 'paintint miniatures'. I might even finish them, they're pretty simple. 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Werkrobotwerk Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 went to my parents' house for dinner for the first time since march. 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowley Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Time for D&D! 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redambrosia Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 @Sirithiliel I’m sorry to hear about you gecko friend On 5/29/2020 at 9:09 AM, PaganMegan said: She was nowhere near this bad when we were playing Gorkamorka, but she is drinking now, and I think she's just a mean drunk. The thing is that she and Jake have kids, and they kept pushing the wedding back, even with kids. This can't be good for the kids. About the only thing I’ve ever agreed with in parenting book was that kids grow healthiest when their parents demonstrate a healthy, loving, stable bond. It rough watching that sort thing On 5/29/2020 at 4:28 PM, Mad Jack said: For anybody with First Nations heritage and all the history buffs... This guy has made a 1491 Census map of Turtle Island... I.E, This is possibly the most accurate existing representation of what the native tribes of the US and their territories looked like in the years before the European settlers came. Aaron Carapella, who's part Aniyunwiya (Cherokee, in their language), spent 14 years compiling the information for this map, studying old books and calling different tribes. Thank you for that! You can get a poster of his map for $25 too! My mom was really excited to see that article. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thoramel Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Discovered a funny little quirk of social distancing and masks. Had to make a quick run to the hardware store today. Stood in line about 6 feet from everyone else, all of us in masks, for about ten minutes. When I got to the cashier I looked back and noticed the guy standing behind me had a charity bike ride shirt on from a very specific and not well attended event, not a shirt you see every day. Then I took in the size and shape and general baldness of the guy behind me and said "Daryl?" Guy looked me over and said "Tom?" Turns out it was a fairly good friend and we'd been standing next to each other the whole time without realizing it. I'd even walked past his wife who was watching their bikes out front of the store on the way in. This is making me wonder if I've not recognized folks before. Now I'm going to be unintentionally eyeballing folks trying to figure out if I know them. 14 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowley Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 9 minutes ago, Thoramel said: Discovered a funny little quirk of social distancing and masks. Had to make a quick run to the hardware store today. Stood in line about 6 feet from everyone else, all of us in masks, for about ten minutes. When I got to the cashier I looked back and noticed the guy standing behind me had a charity bike ride shirt on from a very specific and not well attended event, not a shirt you see every day. Then I took in the size and shape and general baldness of the guy behind me and said "Daryl?" Guy looked me over and said "Tom?" Turns out it was a fairly good friend and we'd been standing next to each other the whole time without realizing it. I'd even walked past his wife who was watching their bikes out front of the store on the way in. This is making me wonder if I've not recognized folks before. Now I'm going to be unintentionally eyeballing folks trying to figure out if I know them. This has happened me me a couple of times with my neighbors. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NebulousMissy Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 21 minutes ago, Thoramel said: Discovered a funny little quirk of social distancing and masks. Had to make a quick run to the hardware store today. Stood in line about 6 feet from everyone else, all of us in masks, for about ten minutes. When I got to the cashier I looked back and noticed the guy standing behind me had a charity bike ride shirt on from a very specific and not well attended event, not a shirt you see every day. Then I took in the size and shape and general baldness of the guy behind me and said "Daryl?" Guy looked me over and said "Tom?" Turns out it was a fairly good friend and we'd been standing next to each other the whole time without realizing it. I'd even walked past his wife who was watching their bikes out front of the store on the way in. This is making me wonder if I've not recognized folks before. Now I'm going to be unintentionally eyeballing folks trying to figure out if I know them. I... have not yet noticed this problem? I recognize people by voice. I haven't gotten the 'omg is that you?!' yet, instead I've had people recognize me by means other than my face (voice, food order, glasses, hair, etc). That or other people are really good at covering their butts and pretending to know who I am. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawhat Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 This happened to me before face masks were everywhere. When a teenager, I worked all day with a girl and didn't recognize her because she'd gotten a haircut. When...not...a teenager, I failed to recognize to the gentleman behind me in the grocery store and we'd been sitting next to him at hockey games for several years. It wasn't until he said something while I was looking at him that I put it together. People at the office recognize me all the time, and it's a little disturbing. I mean, I'm tough to miss. I'm one of only a handful of guys my size and I'm the only one in a Star Wars face mask, but still... 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator Chaoswolf Posted June 1, 2020 Moderator Share Posted June 1, 2020 BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Random laughter is random. 3 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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