The math points are a joke in our house because sometimes I can accurately do mental math, or I have better than common understanding of a concept, that everyone else in the house is just left with, "That's...um...no math for me right now!"

"This has only happened 3 times in 150 years, so we know it has a low chance..."

Maybe? That might be true, but not based on what's being pointed out. That's not really how probability works. I have dyscalculia. I only get so many math points per week. It's Friday, but I'm not wasting the points on explaining something I know the person doesn't want to understand.

I got the book to be one last try before I give up. After a couple of chapters...okay, maybe giving up isn't on the menu anymore. I can try more. A week later, I did my first Grand Tableau.

I really didn't think I was going to be able to add this to my skills. Her book is so good!

If anybody is interested in learning to read Lenormand cards and thinks it's too hard compared to generic oracle decks, or too much to remember that's different from tarot, then you want Erika Robinson's book "The Language of Lenormand"!

@LiberalLibrarian @slirt I hadn't heard of this! I'm reading about it now and it sounds interesting.

This is Warner. Warner is my polka dot plant. Warner can't read calendars. Warner decided "almost November" means "time to make a flower".

@Beanc But Orpheus will be so happy if we get it right this time!

What do you do if you're leading Eurydice out of the Underworld?

Changed the strings on my banjo uke today. It came with Aquila strings. I've used Aquila strings on my guitar. Really don't like them on the uke and banjo uke, though. I use La Bella Uke Pro strings on my ukulele, so that's what I changed the banjo uke to. Both are concert, not soprano, and I like the sound I get from the La Bella tenor/concert strings.

My ears HATE that initial tuning after changing strings, though!

I did two readings today. One with the Southern Gothic Oracle deck of cards, and one Lenormand. The Copperhead turned up in the first reading, the Snake in the second. Deception and bad influences for the Copperhead, and the overall Lenormand reading showed the Snake as problems.

Not a surprise. Times are hard. Times have been hard. I worry that many people are forgetting joy is possible because it's been too rare for too long.

Love yourself. Be gentle with yourself. You are a treasure.

Christmas season gives me no joy, so I create my own every year. Sometimes that's a treasure hunt full of riddles just to find your gift. This year, I'll pretend I don't know what's odd about the sweaters.

Tiny sweater knitting continues. Everyone in the house is getting a sweater for Christmas this year. I'll make tiny boxes and fold them up like full size sweaters, place them in their boxes, and wrap them. #CoSoKnitting

@00pi @Oma_Trisha She's my baby. She survived a tragedy that took her mother and littermates when she was only a few weeks old, so I've spent three years just loving her. I often wake up and find she tucked one of her toys into bed next to me. I guess we've moved to the next level of "you're my favorite mutant ape".

Dear Cat,

I am proud of you for catching the mouse! On a related note, please DO NOT put a still live mouse in my lap when I'm knitting! Or any other time! WTF?!

Love,
Your Human

I recently went back to playing Pokémon Shield because I need a portable way to have fun without straining my shoulder.

I would like to announce that, after 20+ years of playing Pokémon, I have the full set of Eeveelutions! It's the first time for me.

We're watching a very nerd-focused gameshow. The question is which of the things on the screen is NOT a Lovecraftian Mythos being.

Contestants and my husband: ...???

Me (howling with laughter): "Ble'Maer'Tybach" isn't an eldritch being! That's just asking where the bathroom is in Welsh with apostrophes moved around!

No one is putting points into that skill except whomever wrote the question and me.

Things have been busy lately and my anxiety is going up. So it's time to go back to my Animal Crossing island! According to everyone I talked to, it has been 2 years and 5 months since I last played.

First animal I talked to: "Great. I'm seeing ghosts. I knew it would happen someday."

I got the divination kit I supported on Kickstarter that is created by two people whose work I love and I'm excited that they worked together!

Also, I'm at a point in explaining how I read with playing cards that is moving past learning card meanings and into practice. I'll probably be talking about dice sooner than I expected.

https://open.substack.com/pub/diydiv/p/reading-the-details