Laghail

.... Why are we not playing a tea-consumption based mini-game right now?? Your beverage log is unironically inspiring.

Zero flaws detected in your statement. Something about midwestern white people, I guess we have less of the overt racist "ick" reaction that is more common farther south, and a lot more of the still-very-racist impulse to touch hair or comment on a bi-racial child's body?? Def a "blow the trumpets michael" kinda thing. Agree, but I'd do a foraging trip with a guide, especially if the harvesting area was a county park. Milwaukee parks tend to be old enough that they've usually been parkland since 1846.

No, children's birthdays are such a sword of Damocles, forged of guilt and endless extra work and fears of lifelong hurt feelings. You're the best of parents and you should take any breaks you can. Zero obligations, but if you chance upon fun Welsh language signage in your day-to-day and can share a pic without doxing yourself, I always find them fun to read.

I feel dumb for not noticing that you're hanging a deck on this barn. How many feet out are you going?

Northside farmers market is happening for sure, and I'm going to make a baby with Apteka's menu:

Ooh! What’s the plan for the birthday? Also, sipping baileys and knitting is bae

I lurv her so much

this will shock you, but I’d looove pics of the art! I love seeing friends find pragmatic solutions!

Novella? But Booklet is cute too

Picture drop: Candle makers the line to enter A dungeon tile maker gorgeous prints on every wall woke up this morning and hair was still red.

Drink to Mordor min-quest?

I've never considered how public-correction oriented Germans would approach gym-splaining. Intimidating to think about.

Non-zero sum games are the best! Sounds like a lovely weekend.

銀公雞的光輝長廊 (Beware of Chicken) 貪得無厭的班卓人無情 (Banjo Practice) The Cumberland Gap video isn't uploading so I'll reshoot today. Practice was rocky over an unexpectedly busy week, leading to a full fail on hitting Thursday or Saturday practice sessions. Weirdly affirming to see consistent struggle points. 沉睡惡魔的隱密法庭和他的許多仁慈 (Sleep Hygiene) My body is officially cool with the mask, as long as I'm using a asleep aid. Fingers crossed I'll be doing without the diphenhydramineor or sativa to fall asleep by next challenge, but I'm unashamedly drugging myself every night and getting a full nights sleep with the vader mask. Family says I'm acting different/more energized, but it's not apparent to me yet. 光榮但笨重的泰坦研究卑微但不知疲倦的螞蟻 (Barbell Volume) Bench 1x5 80% 5x3 80% 3x8 65% OHP 3x8 70% Farmer Carry 360 m x 90lb Yoga 流浪的風知道自己的心意 (Life Updates) Detash sale was beyond amazing. It's an artist collective called "The house of RAD" and their warren of studios honeycomb this sprawling warehouse space in a blue collar neighborhood. Shockingly, the artists ran a well oiled event where you enter the labyrinth and are greeted by card tables of coffee, mimosas, and bloodies; all pre-poured in solo cups for the taking, and a towering stack of paper sacks decorated with crepe paper and glitter glue. Lubricated by your beverage of choice and carrying a suggestively large and empty paper shopping tote, you wait in line within the bowels of this complex as flamboyant straight artists flirt with their GNC neighbors while all of the above finish setting up their booths. The event officially opens and you're assaulted with a riot of working class artists hawking their extra supplies and overstock finished pieces at a hefty discount, and it's cash only with no ATM's on site. Were it a reality show, I would binge 5 seasons and a movie. Items acquired include: A curvy mushroom lady candle sold by an amazing pair of lesbians who pressured me into buying the cedar-scented creation because of my mushroom themed hoodie. A medusa t-shirt sold by a biracial couple, where she upcycles charity shop flannels into protest battle-wear, and he teaches urban foraging in the Milwaukee parks system; both with their black-belts in slapping white hands away from their daughters' hair. A surreal print of a reclining dryad by a fiercely well organized art student and her nervous but helpful boyfriend. The piece defies description and I'll snap a pic later. A locally grown joint? I chatted with a lady at a sad looking CBD booth; weed isn't legal in Wisconsin and local marijuana sellers are pushing CBD, and are rightfully neglected at this sort of event. She turned out to instead be a local marijuana grower with a license to produce specific strains bearing a THC level below the legal limit. Ostensibly the product still packs a kick when smoked?? She was handing out free joints as a door prize, but had few takers. Because that's fucking weird. A teddy bear for Elsie. Intended as a cat toy, the crochet artist could not be refused and Elsie's bear is now named "Humphry" and lives on my pillow. My hair has changed color. There was perhaps bleach and dye involved in the process. Having a professional stylist as a friend-in-law isn't the worst thing. The Laura and I celebrated our covid recovery with a visit to the Milwaukee temple of Bougie bevys, Discourse Coffee; "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" playing during the drive to and from. I'm somewhat in love with their panelist, Negin Farsad, of "Bootleg Islam." Do people know what BruMates are? Higher end versions of the Stanley cup, I fashioned one of their packaging bags into a flour-sack-style dress for Elsie. It was well received. Friday workout was done sans phone. Terrible experience, would not recommend, 0/5 stars. Photo Caption: Jin and Meiling celebrating their pregnancy at Christmastime.

The Sunday afternoon reading/napping combo sounds delicious.

Reformatted your suggestions into a copy/paste-able punch list, thank you so much! I'm driving in so I'll have a car for easy city-wide access, but the plan is to leave it parked at the airbnb for as much as possible. A. Any farmers markets or art/craft places you're aware of? I'm there 8/2 thru 8/5, a perfect window for weekend markets. B. Is the Burgh any kind of way about public smoking? Normally a non-smoker, but pipe tobacco while on vacation is a guilty pleasure. C. Meeting nerds for coffee is always welcome, but only when everyone involved feels comfy. D. Holy shit, Federal Gallery sounds magical.

A. Funks happen. B. Happy Birthday!! Are you allowed to buy yourself a new pen? C. Congrats on the Princess Bride. For American nerds, that film is the Dr Who Christmas Special of Nerd Cannon.

recording our projects is a separate skill than executing our projects. A cruel reality. that’s such a beautiful practice. If it’s appropriate to share, I’d be grateful. +1 for this. I only make no-knead breads and I still get that feeling of suddenly being inside grooves of human practice that go way back. your family seems like quality stuff, I love reading your updates.

makes sense tho. Taking up space can be hard under best of circumstances, and ME/CFS is supposed to be playing on hard mode. Does it help being at a cafe with a friend? Just did a cafe date with the Laura and it was a wonderful time, just reading next to each other and texting back annd forth about our people watching observations.

@Harriet the ever violent, and @Scaly Freak the pacifist, please never change. My approval isn’t relevant but you both have it regardless. All I can add to this discussion is this copypasta from the Oatmeal:

For your enjoyment:

Your life is lovely. Hearing your metrics around slug painting makes me very happy.

I CAN DO £8!! Liam was trying to ship some cookies to a friend in Toronto after Christmas, and the boy paid more than $30. For less than 1lb shipping weight. £8 isn't cheap but that's still not spendy. You help me design the Norns during the next challenge and I'll ship you a copy. I weighted the Angrboda statue and it came out to only 2oz haha!

銀公雞的光輝長廊 (Beware of Chicken) 貪得無厭的班卓人無情 (Banjo Practice) I'll post a vid of Cumberland Gap later tonight, but practice is otherwise going okay this week. Skipped practice entirely yesterday after a post-deadlift crash, and when I saw it was leap year (or "leap yeap" for those in the know, which I am not. Someone please explain "leap yeap", should I fear "leap yeap", have we reached peak "leap yeap"???) and leaned into the goo-state. I would normally spend this sentence self-flagellating (no, it's not that, google the word, just not at work), for resting instead of practicing, but I just yelled at @Jarric and @Harriet to lean into their bodies' need for rest, and I'm reasonably certain that they would hurt me if I did me a hypocrite. Probably hurt me in love. Probably. 沉睡惡魔的隱密法庭和他的許多仁慈 (Sleep Hygiene) I did 6 hours Wednesday night and 5.75 hours last night, both are great signs and I'm still acclimating to the mask. Later going to bed last night because the netflix show, "Blue Eyed Samurai," is amazing and gentle and bechdel AF. I regret nothing. 光榮但笨重的泰坦研究卑微但不知疲倦的螞蟻 (Barbell Volume) Deadlift 1x5 80% 3x1 90% 3x3 80% 3x8 65% Pendley Row 3x5 70% Farmer Carry I did half mile of 80lb carries, how do the Rangers report this nonsense?? Yoga 流浪的風知道自己的心意 (Life Updates) It's one of the siblings birthdays today, and he's one of the few that are decent humans. Growing up in a cult means a ton of bio-sibs, and we are all at different places in healing. Kind of a delight to have a simple relationship with this brother, despite having been a primary caregiver to him for 15 years, it feels marvelously uncomplicated to drop off a bag of cookies and a latte for his birthday, and then NOT need an hour of counseling to debrief. The Liam is defending his thesis in 25 days and then THE PARTY OF ULTIMATE AWESOMENESS commences on the 30th. Watch this section for party updates, meanwhile my lovely neurodivergent partner only knows to expect a party, and then a bunch of misinformation. Favorite piece of misinformation so far: me frequently reassuring him that not everyone has RSVP'd yes to the three thousand person rave/orgy/coke den that I'm throwing for him in Las Vegas. I'm going to this detash sale on sunday. If you people ask nice, I'll take pics of the maker space for crafting pr0n reasons. Photo Caption: Tie Delun "Ironskin", a young master from the Hermetic Iron Sect, and leading contender for the hand of Rou Ti Gu. His Ironsoul qi techniques miiiight let him survive her violent attempts at flirting.

curse shipping prices across the Atlantic, else I’d share the loot. For Christmas, Liam got me this grab bag from a charity shop to recycle into new pieces. Note your favorite stone featured prominently.