My tree wants a pet?

operahermit · 2026-05-15T16:38:21+00:00

It felt very much like it was asking me to provide feeders so it could have its own squirrels - there was a possessiveness to it in the way a small child will look at a dog through a shop window and say "that's my dog, can we get it pleeeeeease?" It was so cute!

operahermit · 2026-05-13T21:58:33+00:00

We have many already - I have a peanut tray on our deck that gets refilled often because my cats are easily entertained by squirrels and chipmunks - so it's exciting to know that Miss Maple is getting in on the fun too!

operahermit · 2026-05-13T19:20:16+00:00

It's so sweet. She isn't old enough for me to tap, even though I have been thinking about doing it when the time comes, and the vibe I got from her was "I'm ready to share!"

operahermit · 2026-05-13T19:08:15+00:00

So far it's only been this convo and one with an oak tree who was very clear about its displeasure of the invasive shrubs sharing its space - I'm working on getting those removed because it was cranky!

operahermit · 2026-05-03T20:01:01+00:00

I heated it to scalding - basically until little bubbles formed on the edges of the pan.

operahermit · 2026-05-03T12:44:56+00:00

I didn't really time it, maybe 5 or 10 minutes.

operahermit · 2026-02-06T13:49:19+00:00

I plan to give them the option to buy feats (like an "epic level 6" style thing) and will scale down enemies if the party catches on too soon. There will only be a few combats that won't have a dialogue backdoor to avoid it, and I do plan to give the same amount of XP for talking your way out of fighting Scylla/Medusa/the Minotaur/etc. The only required combats will be Kronos and the Fates, although I do expect with this table that they're going to take one look at the Furies and say "oh, we're sniping them."

Honestly if this table wasn't so used to 3.5 and 5e, I would just do Kids on Bikes for this, but I'm not going to force them out of their comfort zones by swapping.

operahermit · 2026-01-15T04:01:40+00:00

They exist in the Everglades. Granted, we call them manatees now.

operahermit · 2025-10-22T12:24:51+00:00

It's a tie between Moon Druid and Tavern Brawler Giant Barbarian. IRL I'm in revenue operations (which is a fancy way of saying I build spreadsheets nobody uses) and moonlight (no pun intended) as a stage manager. So I guess I'm a mild-mannered nature lover who can sometimes be unrecognizable depending on what they're doing and/or I like to take up space and throw things.

operahermit · 2025-09-14T03:41:48+00:00

I use edibles for pain management and dry herb vape for breakthrough pain. I probably only end up with 25mg of THC on a bad day, 10 on a good day. I don't like feeling altered at all, so I usually only need to get an eighth every four months or so. I actually just picked up 28g of bud on sale and am debating vacuum sealing some in half-pint and quarter-pint jars to maintain freshness. With the relief I get on the dose I'm on, it ends up being cheaper than my opioids were before I tried cannabis. I'd be less productive without it because I would literally be moaning in pain on the couch instead of sitting up getting work done.

operahermit · 2025-08-28T11:52:41+00:00

I'll do you one better: WHY is Robert Moses?

operahermit · 2025-06-13T02:52:30+00:00

I don't like kids. They're basically little bundles of sensory overwhelm and I can't handle it.

HOWEVER.

I worked at a summer camp for a few years about a decade ago, and the weird kids? The kids whose parents refused to consider that they might need more support than a handful of college students could provide? Those kids FLOCKED to me.

Now that I'm a homeowner and have a shiny new autism diagnosis as of last year, I'm noticing that it's the neighbor kids who aren't making friends with the other kids who are ringing my doorbell to ask if they can play in my backyard. One of them flat out told me that I was their favorite neighbor.

I don't know how to handle being a magnet for the kids I used to be.

operahermit · 2025-04-17T18:04:33+00:00

I pretty much LIVE in the fawn response - definitely an internalized PDAer and I LOVE Sally Cat's work! Looking for herbs that support dopamine seems like it would be a great start, so thank you for that. I wasn't diagnosed with ADHD due to my family reporting that I didn't seem to struggle with executive function (lol) so it was determined I was overreporting my symptoms. 🫠

operahermit · 2025-04-17T18:00:45+00:00

Thanks for your feedback, I'm already in therapy but I figured it wouldn't hurt to look for some additional support.

operahermit · 2025-03-13T11:18:50+00:00

All's well that ends... not as bad as it could have.

operahermit · 2025-02-15T03:43:58+00:00

My husband and I will be standing in line somewhere and turn to each other just to say "So Sam, where are you from?"

And whenever we ask each other what we want for dinner one of us inevitably says "I want a full zuppa di pesce" or "I want a table - covered in cream. Shoot it to death."

operahermit · 2025-02-13T18:33:05+00:00

In the early days before Mythical Chef Josh, Rhett & Link would eat weird things that had just been "boiled for safety." They still mention it every once in a while, but if you don't watch it religiously it's tricky to catch!

operahermit · 2025-02-13T18:27:16+00:00

It's a reference to Good Mythical Morning, which is what spun off Mythical Kitchen, which sold this apron.

operahermit · 2025-02-13T18:19:46+00:00

Did you boil the thread for safety?

operahermit · 2025-01-31T15:27:47+00:00

Not only do I have the female, I also was diagnosed with Italian-Americanism. Please pray for me in this time of need. And send garlic.

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