April Memage
Apr. 6th, 2025 05:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
shadowkatI went and hunted it down..;-) So below is the first six days of April.
Weekend wasn't a complete bust. I finished a watercolor of an man who was returning home from the hospital via subway, or homeless (I couldn't figure out which).
I added the girl with the flower - she wasn't actually there. I've decided to start being a little more creative with my paintings.
Also had a nice long chat with my brother today. He had texted me - out of the blue - whether we'd gone to Sanible Island, and then was texting odd things to me, which didn't sound like him at all. So I called him. Turns out he was trying to mirror a conversation his friend was having with his older sister. He's home taking care of his ancient fluffy kitty. (The cat is 19 years old, and this species typically only lives to the age of 12, so the cat is basically 100 in human years, and rather spry for his age - but after having lost his sibling, he freaks out whenever my brother and his wife leave. So one or the other has to stay and take care of their old cat.) His wife is in Hawaii doing a trunk show, she'll be back next week.
Me: Would you adopt another cat?
Bro: God, I hope not. I didn't really want to adopt this one, but it was good for our daughter, I suppose. And he's a good old chap, aren't you, P.
Bro didn't protest. "I'm too tall - they'd aim the laser cannon at my head." My family doesn't protest. We're all allergic to the crowds. I'm not concerned, there were about 500,000 people out in Manhattan yesterday.
(Estimated 5.2 million nation wide, although I think it was more than that, there were areas that just did it without telling them.) Wales did protest and sent photos (you've seen them already).
And asked Super to replace the bulb in my bedroom light. I told her that they can do it after they return from vacation. They are leaving for a week and a half on Wed, for Florida. I will survive. And I received my compost bin, and bought compostable bags for it. This way, I can collect weekly and dispose weekly as opposed to daily.
Finished Somebody Somewhere, it's a lovely show - basically my comfort show, and on Max, also almost done with The Pitt (on Max), and Daredevil Born Again Disney. Spent way too much time on the laptop and phone tracking protests and news on the protests and other things, also writing in my dreamwidth journal. You're probably all sick of me? Took walks. Etc.
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APRIL QUESTION A DAY MEME
1. Have you ever been the victim of an April Fool’s Day joke? Do you remember any good stories that fooled the public back in the day (in the UK, they once fooled the public that spaghetti grew on trees!)?
Yes, although I managed to forget them. Yes, the best April Fool's Day Hoax was actually around Halloween, when Orson Wells scared the entire nation into believing that they were being invaded by Aliens, per a national radio broadcast of the War of the Worlds.
I keep wishing the fact that the Doofus is President was an April Fools Joke.
2. Do shops/stores have loyalty cards where you live which give you a better price on some items in their store? Have you got any loyalty cards you use regularly?
Yes, we call them "Rewards Cards", Foodtown and Wallgreens both do, and yes, I use the Rewards Card number. Credit cards also use them. As does the Amazon Kindle.
3. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, have you seen any Spring flowers yet? If you are in the Southern Hemisphere, what is nature doing where you live?
I live in the Northern Hemisphere, and yes, the Narcissus are in full bloom as are the Daffodiles, and Crocuses, and the trees are flowering finally. I foresee a hike through Greenwood Cemetery in my future - hopefully next weekend. I guess I could go after work - but it may be closed.
4. What was the last book you bought? Have you read it yet?
I bought a lot of books all at once? So no. I have a tendency to collect books. Possibly hoard them? I'll just picke one of them at random?
"A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine" - it's a space opera and won the Hugo Award in 2020.
5. Does your phone have the facility to store your payment cards? Do you take advantage of that instead of using your physical card?
Yes. Definitely not. I'm wary.
6. How confident are you about doing your own home renovations? What’s the biggest project you’ve tackled?
Not at all. Hence the reason I rent an apartment, where someone else can do them for me. I am not handy. If I was handy - I'd have bought a house or a condo, but alas, I am not.
Weekend wasn't a complete bust. I finished a watercolor of an man who was returning home from the hospital via subway, or homeless (I couldn't figure out which).
I added the girl with the flower - she wasn't actually there. I've decided to start being a little more creative with my paintings.
Also had a nice long chat with my brother today. He had texted me - out of the blue - whether we'd gone to Sanible Island, and then was texting odd things to me, which didn't sound like him at all. So I called him. Turns out he was trying to mirror a conversation his friend was having with his older sister. He's home taking care of his ancient fluffy kitty. (The cat is 19 years old, and this species typically only lives to the age of 12, so the cat is basically 100 in human years, and rather spry for his age - but after having lost his sibling, he freaks out whenever my brother and his wife leave. So one or the other has to stay and take care of their old cat.) His wife is in Hawaii doing a trunk show, she'll be back next week.
Me: Would you adopt another cat?
Bro: God, I hope not. I didn't really want to adopt this one, but it was good for our daughter, I suppose. And he's a good old chap, aren't you, P.
Bro didn't protest. "I'm too tall - they'd aim the laser cannon at my head." My family doesn't protest. We're all allergic to the crowds. I'm not concerned, there were about 500,000 people out in Manhattan yesterday.
(Estimated 5.2 million nation wide, although I think it was more than that, there were areas that just did it without telling them.) Wales did protest and sent photos (you've seen them already).
And asked Super to replace the bulb in my bedroom light. I told her that they can do it after they return from vacation. They are leaving for a week and a half on Wed, for Florida. I will survive. And I received my compost bin, and bought compostable bags for it. This way, I can collect weekly and dispose weekly as opposed to daily.
Finished Somebody Somewhere, it's a lovely show - basically my comfort show, and on Max, also almost done with The Pitt (on Max), and Daredevil Born Again Disney. Spent way too much time on the laptop and phone tracking protests and news on the protests and other things, also writing in my dreamwidth journal. You're probably all sick of me? Took walks. Etc.
***
APRIL QUESTION A DAY MEME
1. Have you ever been the victim of an April Fool’s Day joke? Do you remember any good stories that fooled the public back in the day (in the UK, they once fooled the public that spaghetti grew on trees!)?
Yes, although I managed to forget them. Yes, the best April Fool's Day Hoax was actually around Halloween, when Orson Wells scared the entire nation into believing that they were being invaded by Aliens, per a national radio broadcast of the War of the Worlds.
I keep wishing the fact that the Doofus is President was an April Fools Joke.
2. Do shops/stores have loyalty cards where you live which give you a better price on some items in their store? Have you got any loyalty cards you use regularly?
Yes, we call them "Rewards Cards", Foodtown and Wallgreens both do, and yes, I use the Rewards Card number. Credit cards also use them. As does the Amazon Kindle.
3. If you live in the Northern Hemisphere, have you seen any Spring flowers yet? If you are in the Southern Hemisphere, what is nature doing where you live?
I live in the Northern Hemisphere, and yes, the Narcissus are in full bloom as are the Daffodiles, and Crocuses, and the trees are flowering finally. I foresee a hike through Greenwood Cemetery in my future - hopefully next weekend. I guess I could go after work - but it may be closed.
4. What was the last book you bought? Have you read it yet?
I bought a lot of books all at once? So no. I have a tendency to collect books. Possibly hoard them? I'll just picke one of them at random?
"A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine" - it's a space opera and won the Hugo Award in 2020.
5. Does your phone have the facility to store your payment cards? Do you take advantage of that instead of using your physical card?
Yes. Definitely not. I'm wary.
6. How confident are you about doing your own home renovations? What’s the biggest project you’ve tackled?
Not at all. Hence the reason I rent an apartment, where someone else can do them for me. I am not handy. If I was handy - I'd have bought a house or a condo, but alas, I am not.
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Date: 2025-04-07 08:48 am (UTC)Yeah, I definitely don't store payment cards on my cellphone either!
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Date: 2025-04-08 09:43 pm (UTC)The card is on there - but not activated in any way. I don't pay anything with cellphones, I don't trust the information to be secure.
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Date: 2025-04-07 08:51 pm (UTC)Today, Google News is suggesting me a link to the Evening Standard talking about this supposed new Harry Styles reboot and what was known about it so far. Someone's obviously clued them in since because it now goes to "page not found", but it did amuse me that they'd fallen for that.
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Date: 2025-04-08 09:43 pm (UTC)I've admittedly fallen for the non-April Fool's fake news that John Barrowman, and two others were starring in a reboot of Torchwood. Only to have Barrowman himself debunk it. (Apparently he's persona non gratis with the BBC.)
James Marsters did an April Fools on social media that he was being cast as Angel on the reboot of Buffy (I did not fall for that).
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Date: 2025-04-08 12:58 pm (UTC)Your painting is gorgeous, by the way!
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Date: 2025-04-08 09:39 pm (UTC)And I get them here: https://kazzy-cee.dreamwidth.org/
It's the sticky post at the top, and towards the bottom she provides links to each pair of months.
I've not been able to figure out sticky posts, so can't do it myself.