Lauren Brian @lbrianwrites@computerfairi.es

@clpolk As others have said, much of it is spin and posturing to the base. Sometimes some executive orders come out of it, or other things that are easy to pass to show "no no, it's not really all spin, We Mean Business Now." I didn't listen this year, but if there was something in there that could easily be done in the next two weeks or so, I'd count that moderately likely. Anything long-term or not an easy slam dunk? nah.

I've been using a 3M Aura this week to try it out I'm a bit surprised. My fabric+KN95 mask filtered out a BUNCH more smells than this one does, and even with a good fit, the Aura fogs my glasses slides around my chin. It's better than the KN94 bifolds that would scratch my neck raw at least.

Well, I ordered some more masks to maybe upgrade from my current fabric+KN95 combo, but it's hard to beat custom-fit, hand made, natural fiber for comfort.

@aliettedb The Fuji and the Ayame are really impressive! I might have to go get my pens out again...

Well, Capricon's decision to move downtown has influenced my decision to skip it this year. Travel to the 'burbs is manageable and the prices are lower for staying over; downtown commands downtown pricing and travel is exponentially worse. It's no longer worth it.

@catvalente Deviled eggs with paprika are the best! (My sister-in-law did not make them that way and was swiftly and emphatically corrected by the rest of the family. Paprika is for deviled eggs!)

I am revisiting the idea of kitty Prozac for Cat3. I'm not having luck finding a home for her and keeping her restricted to one room indefinitely is not good either.

G3 Draculaura is such a standout doll, I'm thinking of getting back into Monster High...

Pretty sure Cat3's original owner has just ditched me and left me to deal with the cat. Sigh. Cat3 would make someone without other cats so happy. She's a good cat, but her desire to murder Cat2 is all-consuming.

Doc thinks I've been misdiagnosed for the last two decades and wants to try me on gabapentin. I looked it up years ago when I was first diagnosed. Is off-label gabapentin still the practically-snakeoil they give out to people they think are hypochondriacs but don't want to say so?

The nice thing about having an office to myself is being able to take off my shoes and put them in front of my air purifier to dry. (aka bicycling in January rain is no fun.)