Raithe

Juggled a bit of work, got a bit of leatherworking started. Although I've ordered up a cheap fake leather belt and holster to take the pressure off for SWC that should arrive tomorrow. That'll give me something to use, and I don't want to rush the good leather and screw things up. Now I can just take it at pace, if I get it finished before Thursday all good, if not I'll have a backup. Also, kind of funny how the mind works. For some reason I had some random thoughts on GURPS, then something kicked off a memory of Highlander the tv series, and suddenly I was ponderong on how to create Highlander immortals in GURPS, something made me look at GURPS Ice Age and that combined to start contemplated the first Immortals in pre-history as a campaign, and then I suddenly had the urge to re-install Far Cry Primal... huh.

https://www.bangordailynews.com/2023/04/02/business/maine-libraries-telehealth-lifelines-joam40zk0w/?

"Why you enter this realm of decay and despair?" boomed the eldritch giant at the center of the Mausoleum. There was determination in the occultist's voice. "I seek the old knowledge!" he answered. The giant nodded and gave him a sad look. No one ever came looking for a quickie.

End of the FY, so work is going through that usual type of thing. Since all my responsibilities are sorted for it, I'm taking advantage to putter away on my Mando stuff between poking at the work thing. Currently, semi-optimistic. In the process of weathering it all appropriately, then I have to worry on the strapping and getting leatherwork done before next Thursday.... On the ticket front, apparently they got sent to the wrong address.. and signed for, and no-one commented it was a different address and a person who didn't live there. Royal Mail have collected it all and got it to me correctly, so I have a shiny lanyard and celebration patch and a 4-day pass ... But the pass was cancelled by ReedPop when I let them know there might be an issue, so I'm going to have to struggle with the Registration desk, with photo ID and confimation of order in the hectic crowds on the day. C'est la vie.

Still puttering away on the cosplay stuff, still being stalled in parts by bad weather. Then had some added fun, in that I got the email telling me the SWC tickets had been shipped on Monday, so I gave it a day or two, checked the tracking notice... and the Royal Mail says it was delivered and signed for on Saturday. My name. Not my signature. And no-one delivered anything to the house on Saturday morning at the time they said it was delivered. Now I've got to try and chase up where the hell my tickets have gotten to and what's going on with it.

https://www.eff.org/cases/hachette-v-internet-archive http://blog.archive.org/2023/03/25/the-fight-continues/