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Franz Kafka, 1912

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A post just went by that reminded me how strange I am when it comes to humor.

I, personally, have a sometimes very warped sense of humor.

I like to make people laugh.

I intentionally write works that are supposed to contain humor (and apparently do, from people's comments).

I fundamentally do not understand a lot of humor. In movies. In books. Some of it I know is supposed to be funny but just makes me uncomfortable, but a lot of it I'm just staring at it like "whut" and then someone else tells me it's hilarious.

Humor is fucking weird, man.

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Important! Your pet's RFID chip number might have been disconnected this week.

Is your pet chipped? They should be. Do you know who made the chip?

Pet RFID chips are so small that there's really only room on them for a serial number. When your lost pet is brought to a shelter or a vet's office, they can scan the chip, read that number, and then type it into a program that draws from a series of linked databases to find your name and phone number. That's how they find you, and tell you that Silly Lilly von Wigglesbottom has gone wandering, and she's safe and sound, and would you come get her, please?

Texas-based Save This Life, which provided chips to vets and shelters all across the US, has all at once and abruptly gone dark; their database is just gone. Their customers were not given warning and so did not know to change their registration to another company. A lot of animals have basically become anonymous now.

If you don't know what company you've been using, call your vet's office and ask what pet chip number they have on file. If the chip number starts with 991 or 900164, it's probably a Safe This Life chip.

If it turns out yours is one of the affected cases, the chip itself will still be fine! There's no need to add another, or anything like that. You'll just need to transfer the number to another company, and your vet should be able to recommend the one that they like the best.

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A lot of people, especially adults, are put off trying things out of fear of failing. Learning to accept and even enjoy being bad at things can often be the first step in a new passion.

For what it’s worth, I wasn’t one of those people who picked up a bow and was a natural from the start. I had overly mobile elbows, and my dominant eye and hand don’t match up. But that lack of expectation meant that I was able to do it the way I enjoyed it, without worrying about scores or results. And over time, enjoyment turned into passion, and I like to think I’ve developed some amount of skill.

But even if I was terrible at it, I’d still be doing this, because I love it!

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spin the wheel 3 times

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I am not a straight people.

Reblog if you are also not a straight people.

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look, it's easy, okay? High Fantasy has An Hero whose Destiny is Sword, and Low Fantasy has Some Schmoe whose Job is Sword.

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was asked this recently and thought itd be fun to see the demographic::p

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Can't Have Nice Things

The Ketamine King Musk has shutdown the IRS's Free Tax Filing system.

Of all the things a government could off, a way to Freely calculate and file your taxes seems like a good one. But the richest man in the world thinks we shouldn't have that.

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spin this wheel of hobbies

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Well put. (Source: Writing About Writing Facebook page)

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You are dropped in a Star Trek location. Spin this wheel to find out which location and this wheel to find out who you are with.

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“Greatswords aren’t really that great!”

Just because something looks cool, doesn’t mean it’s effective- but it can help!

Patreon - everything else

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It’s my birthday so I’m forcing people on my dash to look at my cat. I can’t afford to blaze it but please look at him. His name is Fionn

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