28
Jun
2020

Why, oh why, did I not notice this sooner?

categories: personal; word count: 174 words

I just realized that if you have an active Nintendo Online subscription (which we do, for the Switch), it gives you complimentary access to a lot of old games for the Nintendo and Super Nintendo free of charge. This has made my day… or probably, to be more accurate, in this case, a lot of days. I found out about this when I was adding more time to our Nintendo Online subscription, since it lets you add a bit more than a year to it — I kind of wish it let you add a bit more than that just so I could go on ahead and get it out of the way when we had spare funds around, but I digress, it is what it is — and I saw those. I checked them out. I was pleasantly surprised to find that out, because I didn’t even know about that up until that point. Heh…

Maybe I should have looked into that sooner, because I’m going to enjoy vegging out on all of this nostalgia.

27
Jun
2020

I’ve gotten back into scheduling some posts here.

categories: personal; word count: 266 words

A partial retcon of previous posts: I can see myself happily dating a Satanist that affiliated with The Satanic Temple (or had no formal “affiliation” at all) regardless of whether or not they do ritual, and how much, because of the things that we would already have in common. I guess the only straw that might break the camel’s back is if they required that someone engage in ritual with them at a certain frequency and could not be fulfilled with or happy in a relationship that did not meet that frequency(, although I honestly can not see this happening with anyone affiliating with The Satanic Temple and would like to come out and say as much). But I would probably be happier dating a Satanist that either had no formal affiliation, or affiliated with The Satanic Temple, than one that was formally affiliated with the Church of Satan because there would be a lot less disagreement there, as I’ve addressed in previous posts. I don’t want to feel like I’m a potential number to convert to someone’s side. I’ve already had that happen once, and once is too much.

In the interim, I’ve taken to finding a different way to organize the necklace collection that I’ve gotten… over the years, even though wearing them is a challenge since I have bad enough skin allergies to the point that things discolor my skin. When I’ve taken copious amounts of Benadryl and am on prednisone though, the effect is less. Ironically, that is something that I’ve noticed. So why not exploit those time periods a little bit?

26
Jun
2020

A stopped clock is right twice a day, right?

categories: personal; word count: 180 words

It may have taken our state governor forever to authorize this, but… now SNAP recipients are allowed to use SNAP for curbside pickup with certain retailers, and now they can even order online with two large retailers if they get SNAP anywhere in the state. And it may have been authorized as a direct result of the pandemic, but I am still appreciative of the fact that it was even done. Up until recently, this was never even an option, and only select (mainly Democratic-led) states permitted one, maybe both, things to be done with SNAP funds. But at the end of the day, barring the whole “a stopped clock is still right twice a day” clause, I still have absolutely no respect for my state governor — or the President that we still sadly have, for that matter.

Respect is earned, not given. I don’t have to respect people who have not earned it. I will not be “made” to.

In other news, I may utilize this and begin ordering at least some of our groceries online. That would help…

25
Jun
2020

Another bumpable song from this trilogy.

categories: RPGs; word count: 58 words

I don’t think Final Fantasy has ever made a song, or an inherently bad game, although I have… things to say about Lightning Returns — the game itself isn’t bad, I do like the storyline, I just hate the doomsday clock…

This is another one of my favorite songs from Final Fantasy XIII-2. I just love this game’s soundtrack.

24
Jun
2020

Some more things that I forgot to add…

categories: personal; word count: 254 words

In the whole debate about cops, I’ve noticed that comparisons between members of the military and members of the police force have been made. Given that I live where I do, I wanted to draw comparisons.

· getting a domestic violence/similar conviction ends your military career
(this also means that you can not claim veteran status if you were otherwise eligible)
· this is not the same for members of the police force… you can still work as a cop
(it is up to the mercy of your superiors whether or not you are actually fired for this offense)
· as a result, 40% of policemen are documented to have committed acts of abuse against family members
· simply being arrested for an act of abuse can mess up a military man (or woman)’s career
(at this point it doesn’t kick them out of the military, but it can affect re-enlistment/still end their career)
· already having a domestic violence arrest/conviction prior to enlistment bars you from joining the military
(there is no such bar if you want to join the police force, as it’s up “to discretion” if you can still join)

Basically, it’s a lot more difficult to join the military, and stay in it, than it is to become and stay a cop.

I feel like if we make it more difficult to become, and stay, a cop, we might affect some positive change in this country that doesn’t continue to culminate in the murders of black men we’ve horrifyingly continued to have.

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