With my position being eliminated at the end of the year, I'm in overdrive job hunting before recruiters go in holiday PTO. Please let me know if you have any available positions or connections I could rely on.
...So, please, keep your eyes on your friends, male and female. Look for the subtle signs of abuse: avoidance, physical distance, frequent public arguments, increased anxiety/depression, etc.
Abuse isn't just black eyes and broken wrists, and words from someone who "loves" you cut 2x as hard. <3
...• 1 in 10 men have/will be affected personally by abuse in various forms by a romantic/sexual partner.
• Up to 70% of men will not report abuse by a partner, the majority stating some form of "no one will believe me".
• Men are 27% more likely to commit suicide following abuse by a partner...
...so TL;DR (too late) here's the real meat of this post today:
• Abuse isn't just physical, there are emotional and mental considerations as well. A partner calling you fat, or ugly, or making fun of you is just as abusive as a physical strike...
...I used to use the hashtag #sheneverhitmebut every year to repost about relationship and spousal abuse, though over time it began to feel hollow, like I was just going through the motions instead of raising awareness with genuine feeling. I didn't want to just be regurgitating rote words...
Mass Effect day (Nov 7) will always have a very different connotation to me now, a day that was supposed to be magical and celebratory turned into an anxiety-inducing nightmare, and the true culmination of 4+ yrs of a bad relationship, never mind that it took us 2 more yrs to get a divorce...
Ah yes, the old "let's make a joke out of physically abusing my child in public" gag...soooooo funny 😒
My Nurgle CKnights army is getting ready for the CO trip this weekend. Got all the models built last weekend, and spent most of the week getting bases ready to go. Final assembly tomorrow: 1 Abominant, 1 Rampager, 2 Brigands, 2 Karnivores, 2 Stalkers, 2 Beasts of Nurgle, 18 Nurglings; let's goooooo!
@bethesdastudios.com so this is the third time in as many days that Fallout 76 has caused my PC to bluescreen, requiring me to physically uninstall and reinstall the drive containing the OS in order to use my computer again... what's going on? I didn't used to have this problem...
Who do I know in my circle that has the capability to vac-form some red transparent polycarbonate?
@addielinkletter.bsky.social started watching "The Unit" on TV while I was taking a nap on the couch, and at one point I muttered (without waking up) "this is a weird Allstate commercial" 🤣🤣🤣
Well, Brujita decided she didn't want to wake up this morning, so the lovely @addielinkletter.bsky.social dropped me off, but we're up and running on the Austin Steam Train for a platform party! Come by the station in Cedar Park for fun and drinks until 1pm!
Ah yes, the ol' self documented "unconfirmed" event. Those are rare!
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If you support this president & what he's been doing, then there is no vector of your personality that is not absolute garbage. You cannot support the racism, fascism, deportations, the embrace of ignorance, rejection of knowledge, & the dismantling of the public good without that being the case.
That's literally what the phrase "nose to the grindstone" is referring to! #blacksmithfacts 😁
Hey @brennanleemulligan.bsky.social I heard your description of the "Image of the Age" had to meme it using AI (yes, I know the inherent problems with AI art and would only ever use it for lulz)
The Artificer will be on hiatus for the next 4-6 weeks, recovering from a minor knee surgery that unfortunately leaves them unable to work the forge and anvil.
Be on the lookout for posts of new designs, plans, and objectives the Artificer will be creating while on convalescent leave.
Day 1 post Knee arthroscopy... This shit sucks, yo.
I mean, the pain is one thing, but THAT'S manageable.
It's the being stuck in my recliner for 14 hours today, unable to do most of my hobbies and just feeling antsy.
At least I have @criticalrole.bsky.social running Age of Umbra to entertain..
Late-stage capitalist advertisement suggesting that grieving family members prolong their emotional suffering by having a mortician skin the deceased and preserve the skin so that the deceased's tattoos can be hung on the wall.
OH NO! NO NO No No no no nooooo.
Let's just slice the skin off of gram's wrinkled back and hang it up on the wall to traumatize her grandkids for the next 40 years...
What's next, offers to do a full taxidermy on your dead wife so you can finally win an argument while she is entombed in a chair?
RIP to my worn XB360 wired controller: you had an incredible 18 year lifespan, but now your cable is damaged beyond repair, your buttons are finicky, and your dpad sticks. Time to go to the great console in the sky.
Please welcome our new friend: OBNOXIOUSLY NEON GREEN BOI
Annnnnnnnnd 45 minutes after opening, the KS is fully funded!
Proud to be the 73rd backer of HeroForge's new KS: Custom Dice! www.kickstarter.com/projects/her...
I want to like World of Tanks and World of Ships and Wargaming's new Proj CW, but it's infuriating when the optimum strategy continues to be "ram Link with your tank & then magically your gun works at point blank & his doesn't"
UGH. This has been a core flaw with WOT since the beginning.
A HeroForge miniature of an Eldar Harlequin with Void Sabre and Shuriken Pistol
Today was productive for gaming: built a scene for Otherscape, finished a character for W&G AND played his 1st scene (to thunderous social applause) 🥰
Getting to play with @retired11b.bsky.social after all these years is phenomenal, couldn't ask for a better scene partner to bounce improv off of!
Selling my Motegi wheels in preparation to sell the car they were mounted on.
Great condition, just not going to get a return on my investment selling them to the dealer.
nextdoor.com/for_sale_and...
Trying to keep up the keepin' up with my Japanese...
Going live with Star Wars: Outlaws on my Twitch stream in a little bit (30-45min) as soon as it finishes installing.
#blindplaythrough #starwarsoutlaws #veteran #exgamedeveloper #neurospicyAF #nofilter
www.twitch.tv/silverbackprime
Much better, thank you! Drugs are a hell of a drug. About a gallon of Fentanyl and Zofran plus a hydration IV baggie helped bring me up to fighting form again, but I'll hold off on hitting the forge for another week to build back up strength
*sad trombone noises*
