Cynthia Armistead (She/Her)

Played Lady Blackbird on 2026-03-08 rpggeek.com/rpg/1869 #rpggplay via @rpggeek.com

Played Magister Lor today rpggeek.com/rpg/27022 #rpggplay via @rpggeek.com

It’s working! And sundry links Now that the whole crossposting thing is working, I plan to continue reducing my presence on Facebook. I often post things there to remember them, but I can't find them later when I want them. So it makes much more sense, of course, to post them here. There's also…

Book Review: Dead End (Crossroads Queen series) by Annabel Chase Dead End by Annabel Chase My rating: 2 of 5 stars I got through eight books of this nine-book series. The main character makes the same very serious mistakes over and over again, but there was enough progress that I kept reading.…

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Book Review: Diviner’s Bow by Sharon Lee & Steve Miller Diviner's Bow by Sharon Lee My rating: 5 of 5 stars I stretched this one out as long as I could manage it, because I was enjoying it so much, and I never want any of the Liaden Universe books to end. I love this series and its authors! The…

This is ridiculous. If you have domains controlled by Netlify, you should move them.

Letter from a Palestinian Political Prisoner in Louisiana: Mahmoud Khalil

Marjorie Taylor Greene tries to push Russian propaganda about Ukrainian nzs, and is completely shut down by Holocaust historian and leading scholar on Ukrainian Nationalism in America, Dr. Timothy Snyder

EveryLibrary is deeply concerned by President Trump’s decision to fire the Archivist of the United States, Dr. Colleen Shogan, and the subsequent appointment of a political ally to oversee the National Archives. bit.ly/3EPWmpK Follow @everylibrary.bsky.social to support libraries

I learned something infuriating today! Why do most women give birth (in the United States, anyway) while lying on their backs? Is it the most comfortable way to do it? Nope. It goes back to Louis the XIVth and his thing about watching his mistresses deliver his offspring. He didn't like having…

Have I? Have you ever unintentionally broken the law? There’s a WordPress Daily Prompt that I’ve never really noticed before. Today’s question caught my eye, though. Yes, I’m sure that I’ve unintentionally broken the law at some point in the past. Our ridiculous tangle of city, county, state, and…

Happy Valentine’s Day! I’m off to enjoy the rest of the evening with my husband. Have fun!

🧵"So this is how liberty dies..." Trump’s first 3 weeks have been a relentless flood of actions. It's incredibly hard to keep up. I’ve gone through 69 actions & mapped out the pattern - showing how they fall within 5 broad domains consistent with authoritarian states 1/9

If you’re wondering what you can do… ...about current events in the U.S.? Here's one set of suggestions. Thirty lonely but beautiful actions you can take right now which probably won't magically catalyze a mass movement against Trump but that are still wildly important

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A new article! I created a new article on my professional site today, Useful skills for growing in tech. I'd love to get some feedback on it.

Bad Google! I've had a Google account since 2004, when you needed an invitation to join. I had previously used an email on this domain, and I have been transitioning most of my email back to that for the past year or so. Current events have me looking at how I can get off Google Calendar and any…

Monday means crochet I've only been crocheting for a little while. Apparently, February is National Hobby Month or something similar, so the leader of the Women's ERG at work asked us about our hobbies. Another woman and I mentioned crochet, and we found ourselves volunteered to teach. Every…

It has been a long day! Yeah, 4:30 am was a long time ago, especially since it came after a night that was interrupted for an hour. I have a lot of trouble with hypoglycemic episodes in the middle of the night. I wear a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) because my sugar is volatile, and I have…

Boo! Well, we tried to go to a house concert. We looked forward to it all week. I asked the host about the accessibility of the location, and she said she had a close-by place where we could park and easily access the venue and that the concert room itself had no barriers. None of that was true.…

I needed this tonight How to get started on getting started "I signed up to volunteer with a tribe in southeast Michigan who need help transcribing archival documents" "I'm planning to start a monthly (themed?) karaoke night with my pals" "Working on a multi faceted project around police…

What a day! I didn't even have time to read my personal email today until after work, when I usually do that before the workday starts. Despite meetings, I wrote and published a whole section of knowledge base articles. However, I wasn't able to crochet through today's meetings. I love my job. My…

Remember Project 2025? Folks are tracking every promise they made and it's current implementation status. They are _well_ on their way to accomplishing their goal within 100 days. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

FROM CNN: The FBI is preparing to disband a team of specialists charged with combating foreign threats to US elections, a source familiar tells CNN. www.cnn.com/politics/liv...

Linky linky linky I feel like I need a news break. I do that periodically to stay sane. There's so much happening right now that I don't feel I can take such a break. It's frustrating. My anxiety level is pretty high, though. There's some really good material out there, at least. I try to be…

Defending democracy Two excellent articles about things we should all be doing: Democracy Playbook 2025: 7 Pillars to Defend Democracy in 2025 and Beyond The article expands on why to defend each pillar and how to do it. Protect elections Defend rule of law Fight corruption Reinforce civic and…

Happy Sunday For about six weeks, I've spent Sunday mornings participating in a video gathering for an hour or two. A friend started it to build and maintain personal connections. I look forward to it each week and always learn something. Today, I had more energy after the meeting than before,…

He fixed it! Rick and I had a productive day, though we didn't accomplish one thing I needed to do. That was dependent on another person, and he let us down. We started by going to the Artist Alley event at Giga-Bites Café. It's been a while since I visited the store. They seem to have expanded…

TV on Friday night We've had SUCH an exciting Friday night of pizza and Black Doveswhich is a bit too violent for my tastes, but so very well done! on Netflix. Yep, I can feel us getting older all the time. But then, I've been awake since 2:30 am. That entitles me to a lovely, comfy evening at…

It was a very Monday Thursday I had three straight hours of meetings today. That simply should not happen. I didn't schedule any of them. Two hours of them were three standard meetings that happen on regular cadences. Thankfully, they don't often fall on the same day. The third hour was a product…

It’s Wednesday already? It feels earlier, but I did (mostly) miss work yesterday. Seven years ago today, I checked myself into a partial hospitalization program (PHP) at a psychiatric hospital. With the PHP program I did, you stay in your own home but report to the hospital each weekday for a full…

Challenger anniversary 39 years ago today, the crew of the Challenger died in a fiery explosion 73 seconds after liftoff. I was in the warehouse at work when a field engineer told me the shuttle had exploded. I thought it was a sick joke. That couldn't happen, right? Then I returned to the office,…

Depression news There were two interesting stories in the news recently that are of interest to those of us diagnosed with depression. This research proves that depression isn't just situational or a matter of character. It could also lead to new, more effective treatments. Researchers find…

Evidence explaining post-exertional malaise in long COVID In other pieces, doctors and researchers have stated that long COVID is indistinguishable from chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). One of the hallmarks of both conditions is post-exertional malaise or exhaustion, which is all out of…

Answer to one of the mango moron’s temper tantrums I previously talked about Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde's courageous homily when the felon attended a service she led at the National Cathedral on inauguration day. A couple of days ago, I came across a Facebook post that someone claimed was the…

The felon in the Oval Office and his many conflicts of interest The felon had many, many conflicts of interest during his first term due to his business holdings. He promised to place his businesses in a blind trust, then refused to do so. Concerns about the risks posed were born out almost…

Sunny Saturday It's very sunny but cold today. There was a freeze warning overnight, with very low wind chill factors. We were predicted to have weather this past week for the second week in a row. While the rest of the Atlanta area got some ice and snow, we were fortunate enough to avoid it. We…

Got a telescope? It's a good time for planet-gazing! This month, a planetary alignment means that four planets are visible together to the naked eye: Mars, Jupiter, Saturn and Venus. Uranus and Neptune are there, but you need a telescope to see them. Look Up For January's 'Parade Of Planets' By…

Reproductive rights site Felon 47's administration nixed the whole government reproductive rights site Monday. Some wonderful person has reproduced it as it was before they took it down. Keep Your Reproductive Rights

Daddy I'm missing my Daddy something fierce. I came across this photo of him and Mom from 2009 a couple of days ago. They both look so happy! This one of him and one of the grands is from 2014. You can see the model trains they'd been playing with around them. He really enjoyed those. Some…

What Budde actually did I referred to Bishop Budde yesterday, but I failed to explain what she did that deserved our thanks. Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde confronts Trump in sermon During a prayer service at Washington's National Cathedral Tuesday, the Episcopal bishop of Washington directly…

I’m closing tabs! Look, there's a name for what I'm experiencing! Feeling political distress? Here are coping strategies a psychologist shares with his clients Our planet sings? Who knew?! Earth Sings with Mysterious Chorus Waves—and Deep Space Does, Too (You can use 12ft if you hit a paywall.) Do…

Good morning! The migraine is gone, happily. The pain isn't. But I'm up and at 'em, ready for work to start before long. I don't want to lose this little video: Five stitches you need to know if you're a beginner crocheter I'm learning to crochet, and it's slow going for some reason. That's okay,…