Hello Out There!

[sdelmonte]

So I never stopped reading Dreamwidth.  I just stopped posting.  And I suspect I am not likely to start up much again.   I have more or less traded this sort of social media for posting on message boards and on substack channels, and maybe a couple of somewhat less toxic subreddits.  But here I am, saying hi to all those making their voices heard anew on the 'Width.

Random stuff while I am here:
- Work is going well.  I got an unexpected promotion over the summer, despite not being there even a year.  Working in public media suits me, and I am learning about all sorts of stuff (even if I am not part of any decision making process).
- We are still very much isolationists.  This seems unlikely to change until we move from the current vaccines to one that is closer to universally effective.  Which is going to be a while.  I expect to have to go to the office more sooner rather than later, but masks will be the order of the day.  And I don't expect to set foot in a restaurant or in a movie theater any time soon.  I don't really miss them as much as most. 
- It's the World Cup, and I am thinking about filk, because the event is usually in June and usually during a filk con.  Those of you going to Chessiecon this weekend, do me a favor and as you go from the function space to the rooms, take a peek at a game for me.  (And yeah, not doing cons, either.)
- A million streaming services, and what am I watching?  The Rockford Files. (OK, also Andor.)
- Similarly, my choice of comics included a lot of stuff from the 80s.  I live in the moment.  Just that the moment is in my youth.

Happy Turkey Day, all! 

Comments

[dewline]

Good to "hear" from you again in any case right now!

[gorgeousgary]

Good to hear from you! Not much of a poster myself these days, mainly dropping a comment or two in reply.

Given the game times (for values of Eastern time) and most filkers' hours these days, it's more likely someone would catch a game going from their room to the function space. Not sure there are many filkers who still stay up late enough to catch the start of the 5am ET game as they stagger from the filk room to their beds. But enough who still stay up late enough to be asleep for the 8am ET game. Which leaves the 11am ET game as the one during which folks are likely to be conscious.

Normally we would be at Chessiecon but not this year. Dealing with some challenges right now that make cons difficult.

[sdelmonte]

Here is hoping the challenges recede into just the stuff of life.