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Word usage to look out for when you haven't got a Beta. (with particular reference to Iron Man and Avengers fandom). This doesn't cover grammar, canon, formatting or any of the other facets of betaing, just words that I've seen used where they don't belong.
If you're unsure of the difference between 'Affect' and 'Effect', 'Fewer' and 'Less', 'Callus' and 'Callous', or when to use an apostrophe (rule of thumb, apostrophe used where a letter is omitted, or to indicate possession where there does not already exist a possessive form without the apostrophe) then this might help you.
Proper use of possessive pronouns: its dog (the dog is its), his cat (the cat is his), her goldfish (the goldfish is hers), my aardvark (the aardvark is mine), your horse (the horse is yours), Our bunny (the bunny is ours), Their canary (the canary is theirs).
Then there are a few special cases- Whose elephant is that? (the elephant belongs to an unknown), and One's ferret (ferret belonging to a generic one- apparently in a tribe where ferret ownership is assumed).
This is a long list. I've been coming back and adding more as I encounter them. So far I've found no examples beginning with X or Z.
( I haven't time to beta for anyone,alas. )
Hidden Treasures are everywhere
Dec. 31st, 2025 10:36 amI am trying to slowly sort out stuff. I've had several major purges over the years, throwing out, donating, repurposing, using up, etc.
But much remains.
Today, feeling the need for distraction on the throne, I grabbed a dusty magazine that was lying on top of a bunch of needlework, etc. magazines.
Dusted it off and leafed through it. Printed in 1946, full of photos of actual houses and building plans, the preface cheerfully burbled about the new and clever materials and design methods in architecture and how everyone in the post war days was going out and buying and custom building new homes.
I really doubt everyone was able to afford these. The homes are huge, situated on landscaped lots five times the size of my home, which my parents bought in the post war years after saving up because before that they were living in a trailer with 2 kids and another on the way (not me, I was later than that). I expect mom bought the magazine just to dream on.
I thought it would be nice to share- and I did find it on line at Archive.org.
https://archive.org/details/HouseToChoosePlanAndBuildYourOwnHouse
But much remains.
Today, feeling the need for distraction on the throne, I grabbed a dusty magazine that was lying on top of a bunch of needlework, etc. magazines.
Dusted it off and leafed through it. Printed in 1946, full of photos of actual houses and building plans, the preface cheerfully burbled about the new and clever materials and design methods in architecture and how everyone in the post war days was going out and buying and custom building new homes.
I really doubt everyone was able to afford these. The homes are huge, situated on landscaped lots five times the size of my home, which my parents bought in the post war years after saving up because before that they were living in a trailer with 2 kids and another on the way (not me, I was later than that). I expect mom bought the magazine just to dream on.
I thought it would be nice to share- and I did find it on line at Archive.org.
https://archive.org/details/HouseToChoosePlanAndBuildYourOwnHouse
Mood Elevating Video.
Dec. 29th, 2025 12:01 pmThis is so cool. 4minutes 19seconds- I was happily bopping along to it. Great mood elevator. It’s very accurately titled:
Minecraft, but I soar through 1,000,000,000 blocks with NO LAG (Music Sync)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XiJxSQiHVU
Minecraft, but I soar through 1,000,000,000 blocks with NO LAG (Music Sync)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4XiJxSQiHVU
The PNC (US) consumer price index for the gifts in the 12 days of Christmas. (Note: the people are paid for their services. No human trafficking involved.)
https://www.pnc.com/en/about-pnc/topics/pnc-christmas-price-index.html#gifts
https://www.pnc.com/en/about-pnc/topics/pnc-christmas-price-index.html#gifts
Yay, my mousies arrived.
Dec. 18th, 2025 01:45 pmDuring a free shipping promo, I ordered 2 mouse pads from Shutterfly with my photos, then I thought about it and ordered an extra of one of them a few hours later, and then the next day I realized I'd missed a chance to do another one I'd been thinking of doing.
They arrived today only 2 days later than estimated, which is pretty good for free and this time of year.
They look good. Smell a bit plasticy, so I left them on the back table to air out before I put them into 'gift storage'... ok, back to other work.
Currently have the sewing room in a jumble- going to make a fake fur/plush rug to cover up a bare cement patch of floor so I pushed aside the bags and bags of sorted by length strips of fabric I'm cutting for a log cabin star quilt in order to reach the sewing machine.
Feels good to use up stuff. While looking for plush found more stuff to throw out. I'm trying to unhoard at least SOME. :^)
They arrived today only 2 days later than estimated, which is pretty good for free and this time of year.
They look good. Smell a bit plasticy, so I left them on the back table to air out before I put them into 'gift storage'... ok, back to other work.
Currently have the sewing room in a jumble- going to make a fake fur/plush rug to cover up a bare cement patch of floor so I pushed aside the bags and bags of sorted by length strips of fabric I'm cutting for a log cabin star quilt in order to reach the sewing machine.
Feels good to use up stuff. While looking for plush found more stuff to throw out. I'm trying to unhoard at least SOME. :^)
Spam can be inspiring.
Dec. 16th, 2025 03:53 pmAlong with all my other hoarding, for some years I've been compiling a collection of the results a Google search gives me for an unknown phone callers. If my phone says spam risk, I just block, but if it's a mystery number I feed it to Google.
At first a lot of results were web pages registered in Turkey. Mmm, Turkey Spam, less fattening than Ham Spam? The results are usually so weird I think they're good starting points for writing.
( Some S.F. alien name possibilities? ) ( Then it went on to weird word groups and sentences ) ( Went back to odd names for a while. And then it began inventing weird businesses )
At first a lot of results were web pages registered in Turkey. Mmm, Turkey Spam, less fattening than Ham Spam? The results are usually so weird I think they're good starting points for writing.
( Some S.F. alien name possibilities? ) ( Then it went on to weird word groups and sentences ) ( Went back to odd names for a while. And then it began inventing weird businesses )
Cat Herding Day
Dec. 15th, 2025 07:29 pmSally https://sallymn.dreamwidth.org/ said today is cat herding day, so I had to repost the old (2009?) cat herding Super Bowl commercial.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE
(I have totally forgot how to do things on Dreamwidth. Please excuse the formatting? what formatting?)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE
(I have totally forgot how to do things on Dreamwidth. Please excuse the formatting? what formatting?)
The Pony Express is Gone...
Dec. 15th, 2025 04:29 pmBut the horseshit remains.
I paid on line and scheduled package pickup for today. I spoke to my carrier in person on Saturday to confirm it. No problem he said.
( those words always make my blood run cold )
I paid on line and scheduled package pickup for today. I spoke to my carrier in person on Saturday to confirm it. No problem he said.
( those words always make my blood run cold )
The Capital of England...
Dec. 15th, 2025 01:34 pmis E, isn't it?
But to solve a puzzle today I had to put in LONDON.
https://www.monkeyhappy.com/1006.html
It hurts in my pedantic writer's soul. :^)
But to solve a puzzle today I had to put in LONDON.
https://www.monkeyhappy.com/1006.html
It hurts in my pedantic writer's soul. :^)
So beautiful, so much work.
Dec. 14th, 2025 02:46 pmAn amazing silk quilt with awesome quilting as well as patching. Someone spent 25 years piecing and quilting this amazing work of art. There's some close ups to help show just how many many many many tiny stitches were put in by hand.
https://www.si.edu/object/1825-1850-silk-quilt:nmah_556181
I've been 'Harvesting' public domain images from the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian on line collection. Mostly for inspiration and to admire, but I've also recreated a few of them for my Spoonflower shop. It takes a varying amount of fiddling and sometimes it's impossible. They're often missing bits or warped or skewed and always age has done things to the colors.
I like to think I'm honoring the artists of the past by giving them new life.
https://www.si.edu/object/1825-1850-silk-quilt:nmah_556181
I've been 'Harvesting' public domain images from the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian on line collection. Mostly for inspiration and to admire, but I've also recreated a few of them for my Spoonflower shop. It takes a varying amount of fiddling and sometimes it's impossible. They're often missing bits or warped or skewed and always age has done things to the colors.
I like to think I'm honoring the artists of the past by giving them new life.
Celebrate with Robbie the Reindeer
Dec. 13th, 2025 01:35 pmGot my couple packages of Christmas gifts sorted, paid online and arranged pickup on Monday, so I'm relaxing a bit. Wandering around the internet looking for the words to the Night before Christmas with the reindeer names led me, as usual, to something entirely different.
Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves of Fire (BBC stop motion for Comic Relief benefit- 1999, I think). Satirical and a riot. Omitting spoilers is hard because there’s so many fun moments. Definitely not for children- you'd spend way too much time explaining things that went over their heads. :^)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UWPFnUfFzw
Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves of Fire (BBC stop motion for Comic Relief benefit- 1999, I think). Satirical and a riot. Omitting spoilers is hard because there’s so many fun moments. Definitely not for children- you'd spend way too much time explaining things that went over their heads. :^)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7UWPFnUfFzw
Firefighters Poll
Dec. 13th, 2025 11:09 amPoll #33952 Firefighter Suspenders Opinion
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 8
Why does a firefighter wear red suspenders?
View Answers
To hold up their trousers.
5 (62.5%)
Their blue ones are in the wash.
0 (0.0%)
It matches the color of fire.
0 (0.0%)
To prevent friction burn going down the fire pole.
0 (0.0%)
It's part of the uniform code.
1 (12.5%)
The Dalmatian dog likes to chew on them.
0 (0.0%)
Strap babies in to keep hands free while climbing ladder.
1 (12.5%)
Looks good in calendar photos.
1 (12.5%)
Seasons Greetings.
Dec. 12th, 2025 12:08 pmThis is really cute- it’s a demo of an animated ecard. Some of the things on this site are viewable without an account. I don’t have an account, but sometimes I look at the freebies when a friend who does have an account sends me one.
I hope you can see this one. From a land without snow, I bring you snowmen wishing everyone holiday greetings.
https://www.jacquielawson.com/card/the-singing-snowmen/3526995
I hope you can see this one. From a land without snow, I bring you snowmen wishing everyone holiday greetings.
https://www.jacquielawson.com/card/the-singing-snowmen/3526995
The Return of TUBI-ing
Dec. 8th, 2025 09:16 amI forgot about this- just remembered because after watching a birthday DVD from Blakefancier last night (the Karate Kid- I'd never seen it and was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed it.).
So, thinking about movies reminded me that on Nov. 30 on a whim I checked back at TUBITV to see if they were still requiring an email in order to view movies after the first 15 minutes.
It let me watch
Godzilla King of the Monsters
https://tubitv.com/movies/100010622/godzilla-king-of-the-monsters
all the way through. I don't know how long that totally anonymous access will last (or even if it's selective on an unknown basis), but while it does, it's nice. (I didn't care that much for GKotM. THEY KILLED MOTHRA.)
Mothra (the original. Queen of the Monsters. My spirit monster. I love her.)
https://tubitv.com/movies/100005713/mothra
War Games is another movie that I'd forgot how good it is. There were so many fun surprises and perfectly logically cracky development of plot. Also some really cool settings.
War Games
https://tubitv.com/movies/604500/wargames
I hope folks can watch and enjoy.
So, thinking about movies reminded me that on Nov. 30 on a whim I checked back at TUBITV to see if they were still requiring an email in order to view movies after the first 15 minutes.
It let me watch
Godzilla King of the Monsters
https://tubitv.com/movies/100010622/godzilla-king-of-the-monsters
all the way through. I don't know how long that totally anonymous access will last (or even if it's selective on an unknown basis), but while it does, it's nice. (I didn't care that much for GKotM. THEY KILLED MOTHRA.)
Mothra (the original. Queen of the Monsters. My spirit monster. I love her.)
https://tubitv.com/movies/100005713/mothra
War Games is another movie that I'd forgot how good it is. There were so many fun surprises and perfectly logically cracky development of plot. Also some really cool settings.
War Games
https://tubitv.com/movies/604500/wargames
I hope folks can watch and enjoy.
Happy Birthday to me...
Dec. 7th, 2025 10:42 amI had a nice day planned, a bit of gardening, some Spoonflower designing, bake a gluten free King Arthur cake mix I got at the grocery, a little recreational sewing, organizing the sewing & photo calendars I've done into packages to mail to the few people left on my mailing list.
Then my oldest brother phoned. *deep sigh* I could hear the judgemental vibes with the first hello. He & his wife moved to what SHE called an assisted living community, but when I mentioned that it was NO we just go to lunch at the center, we're on our own. Then it led to him going on about my life, no friends/relatives nearby/. I should move, I should sign up with the police and fire to check in on me, I should hire people to dispose of my excess stuff so I could move to assisted living place (For ME that's fine, apparently).
I tell him I do not want to hire people to dispose of my stuff. I've been a collector all my life. His response is that I have 'Hoarder's Disorder' and that I'm going to stay here until I die. Add further ego-destroying remarks.
And I'm just... you call me once a year on my birthday and EVERY time it's judgmental, and orders to do things that are easy for him-- but no assistance offered, no.
I was feeling pretty good about celebrating my birthday up until that. Now I'm spiraling into feeling like a total failure.
ARRGH. I really wish he could at least choose a different day of the year for the beratement. Now I have to calm myself down and start over again.
RAINBOWS. BUTTERFLIES. KITTENS. HOT SHOWERS. CAKE...happy thoughts, happy thoughts.
Then my oldest brother phoned. *deep sigh* I could hear the judgemental vibes with the first hello. He & his wife moved to what SHE called an assisted living community, but when I mentioned that it was NO we just go to lunch at the center, we're on our own. Then it led to him going on about my life, no friends/relatives nearby/. I should move, I should sign up with the police and fire to check in on me, I should hire people to dispose of my excess stuff so I could move to assisted living place (For ME that's fine, apparently).
I tell him I do not want to hire people to dispose of my stuff. I've been a collector all my life. His response is that I have 'Hoarder's Disorder' and that I'm going to stay here until I die. Add further ego-destroying remarks.
And I'm just... you call me once a year on my birthday and EVERY time it's judgmental, and orders to do things that are easy for him-- but no assistance offered, no.
I was feeling pretty good about celebrating my birthday up until that. Now I'm spiraling into feeling like a total failure.
ARRGH. I really wish he could at least choose a different day of the year for the beratement. Now I have to calm myself down and start over again.
RAINBOWS. BUTTERFLIES. KITTENS. HOT SHOWERS. CAKE...happy thoughts, happy thoughts.
Small gratifying memories are fun.
Dec. 4th, 2025 01:04 pmI went to the grocery store a few days ago and celebrated the presence of milk by making waffles. A little batter dripped out, and I immediately flashed back to many years ago.
My brother bitched at me because ‘the waffle batter you put in the fridge was no good’. He pointed to the waffle maker surrounded by a puddle of *goop*.
I was??? ‘I didn’t put any waffle batter in the fridge’
“Yes you did! I got the Tupperware right here.”
‘Um, I put leftover chicken GRAVY in the fridge.’
“YOU should have marked it!”
I took the Tupperware lid out of the sink. Showed him ’CHICKEN GRAVY’ written on it.
***SILENCE***
My brother bitched at me because ‘the waffle batter you put in the fridge was no good’. He pointed to the waffle maker surrounded by a puddle of *goop*.
I was??? ‘I didn’t put any waffle batter in the fridge’
“Yes you did! I got the Tupperware right here.”
‘Um, I put leftover chicken GRAVY in the fridge.’
“YOU should have marked it!”
I took the Tupperware lid out of the sink. Showed him ’CHICKEN GRAVY’ written on it.
***SILENCE***
From your AO3 Works page (I'm AnonEhouse there), look at the tags and find the answers to these questions.
Current number of works on AO3: 740
1. Under what rating do you write most?
General Audiences (412)
2. What are your top 3 fandoms? (This is misleading as Iron Man|Avengers|Captain America overlap, so I go a bit further in order to get 3 Really different)
Iron Man movies (310)
The Avengers (Marvel Movies) (295)
Blake’s 7 (249)
Captain America (Chris Evans Movies) (101)
Drake’s Venture (1980-year) (42)
3. Which character do you write about most?(I kinda think of them as the same guy in different universes.)
Tony Stark (323)
Kerr Avon (218)
4. What are the 3 top pairings you've written? Again overlap so I’ll go a bit further
Kerr Avon/Roj Blake (115)
Steve Rogers/Tony Stark (76)
Steve Rogers & Tony Stark (29)
Thomas Doughty/Francis Drake (26)
5. What are the top 3 additional tags?
Humor (220)
Crack Treated Seriously (212)
Alternate Universe- Canon Divergence(184)
Current number of works on AO3: 740
1. Under what rating do you write most?
General Audiences (412)
2. What are your top 3 fandoms? (This is misleading as Iron Man|Avengers|Captain America overlap, so I go a bit further in order to get 3 Really different)
Iron Man movies (310)
The Avengers (Marvel Movies) (295)
Blake’s 7 (249)
Captain America (Chris Evans Movies) (101)
Drake’s Venture (1980-year) (42)
3. Which character do you write about most?(I kinda think of them as the same guy in different universes.)
Tony Stark (323)
Kerr Avon (218)
4. What are the 3 top pairings you've written? Again overlap so I’ll go a bit further
Kerr Avon/Roj Blake (115)
Steve Rogers/Tony Stark (76)
Steve Rogers & Tony Stark (29)
Thomas Doughty/Francis Drake (26)
5. What are the top 3 additional tags?
Humor (220)
Crack Treated Seriously (212)
Alternate Universe- Canon Divergence(184)
I lost the habit of posting. I've been busy, but nothing exciting or interesting enough to post. Been working on making designs at Spoonflower. Been trying to reclaim my yard from the jungle.
Various breakdowns- ( Entropy House continues )
Blakefancier remains my rock, my anchor, my link to humanity and what passes for my sanity. *HUGS* She mentioned TUBITV a couple months ago and I watched SO MANY free movies- then a few days ago TUBI stopped being nice- after 15 minutes the movies stop playing and they want my email to continue.
( I noped out, but kept a list of movies I really enjoyed )
So, gift time- videos to watch without strings attached. I'm sure they're all old, but like fine wines, they're still tasty.
Deadpool The Musical 2 - Ultimate Disney Parody! (12 and a half minutes of Deadpool and SO MANY other Marvel folks. Live actors, DEFINITELY ADULTS ONLY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWvBuZCHnKU
Quicksilver saves everyone (3 minute clip of awesome.I think everyone and their bulldog has seen it but it holds up on infinite rewatch for me when I need cheerful.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnZqB5Z75zI
It’s Raining Men (Avengers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkvTdolBP08
Bad Romance Avengers video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7We2SSdWXeI
Woman outruns chainsaw murderer (Nike ad that was pulled because it was too scary? too infringing? too AWESOME. That woman RAN Like a Goddess.)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1dmjoiw/nike_ad_that_aired_during_the_summer_olympics_in/
Riverdance, the original 7 minute performance as the Interval Act of Eurovision Song Contest 1994. (starts off slow, with really lovely singing, but I was there for the dancing which builds and builds and the audience was on their feet at the end)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy79KKpQ988
Ruby Keeler and Lee Dixon in the 1937 movie “Ready Willing and Able”
Tap dancing on a typewriter keyboard, with girl’s legs as striking type bars.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/3658120917778289
Every Time Marvel & DC COPIED Each Other (not quite every time, but it's a fun compilation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59JOpivHjIY
The Genius Tricks Behind 1920s Movie Stunts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWJeWYnTMSY
Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton silent about 44 minutes. Wonderful chase dream sequence)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKyc8HmzA1k
Marching Dinosaurs size comparison to a man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRiecAmGWHU&t=1s
Remastered
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60nG4ZZl_tw
Movie Monsters size comparison SO MANY MONSTERS. SO COOLLLLL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRgIja3K1ac
Do you Love me
Boston Dynamics dancing robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn3KWM1kuAw
Don’t stop me now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptYDWP9uTis
Spots on it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7atZfX85nd4
Team of Spots pull a truck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnWolLQSZic
Uptown Spot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHBcVlqpvZ8
Spot me Up (the Rolling Stones ‘Start Me up) and Boston Dynamics)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnZH4izf_rI
The D in David- (Michaelango’s David- don’t laugh at the guy!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hzLVBKAXHo&list=PL88D33D34A498DFE2&index=36
Call Me Maybe (fans playing Avengers- on a non-budget. Made me laugh)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YYRkx7zbzE&t=36s
Super Mario CAT Bros!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cijXcKxluZ8
Various breakdowns- ( Entropy House continues )
Blakefancier remains my rock, my anchor, my link to humanity and what passes for my sanity. *HUGS* She mentioned TUBITV a couple months ago and I watched SO MANY free movies- then a few days ago TUBI stopped being nice- after 15 minutes the movies stop playing and they want my email to continue.
( I noped out, but kept a list of movies I really enjoyed )
So, gift time- videos to watch without strings attached. I'm sure they're all old, but like fine wines, they're still tasty.
Deadpool The Musical 2 - Ultimate Disney Parody! (12 and a half minutes of Deadpool and SO MANY other Marvel folks. Live actors, DEFINITELY ADULTS ONLY)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWvBuZCHnKU
Quicksilver saves everyone (3 minute clip of awesome.I think everyone and their bulldog has seen it but it holds up on infinite rewatch for me when I need cheerful.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZnZqB5Z75zI
It’s Raining Men (Avengers)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkvTdolBP08
Bad Romance Avengers video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7We2SSdWXeI
Woman outruns chainsaw murderer (Nike ad that was pulled because it was too scary? too infringing? too AWESOME. That woman RAN Like a Goddess.)
https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/1dmjoiw/nike_ad_that_aired_during_the_summer_olympics_in/
Riverdance, the original 7 minute performance as the Interval Act of Eurovision Song Contest 1994. (starts off slow, with really lovely singing, but I was there for the dancing which builds and builds and the audience was on their feet at the end)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy79KKpQ988
Ruby Keeler and Lee Dixon in the 1937 movie “Ready Willing and Able”
Tap dancing on a typewriter keyboard, with girl’s legs as striking type bars.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/3658120917778289
Every Time Marvel & DC COPIED Each Other (not quite every time, but it's a fun compilation)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59JOpivHjIY
The Genius Tricks Behind 1920s Movie Stunts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWJeWYnTMSY
Sherlock Jr (Buster Keaton silent about 44 minutes. Wonderful chase dream sequence)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKyc8HmzA1k
Marching Dinosaurs size comparison to a man.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rRiecAmGWHU&t=1s
Remastered
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60nG4ZZl_tw
Movie Monsters size comparison SO MANY MONSTERS. SO COOLLLLL.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRgIja3K1ac
Do you Love me
Boston Dynamics dancing robot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fn3KWM1kuAw
Don’t stop me now
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptYDWP9uTis
Spots on it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7atZfX85nd4
Team of Spots pull a truck.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnWolLQSZic
Uptown Spot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kHBcVlqpvZ8
Spot me Up (the Rolling Stones ‘Start Me up) and Boston Dynamics)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnZH4izf_rI
The D in David- (Michaelango’s David- don’t laugh at the guy!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7hzLVBKAXHo&list=PL88D33D34A498DFE2&index=36
Call Me Maybe (fans playing Avengers- on a non-budget. Made me laugh)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YYRkx7zbzE&t=36s
Super Mario CAT Bros!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cijXcKxluZ8
One thing ends, another begins.
Mar. 22nd, 2025 09:11 amI finally did the taxes yesterday after weeks of trying to answers to my very basic questions. The internet didn't know, the user forums didn't know, the FAQ on two tax programs didn't know, people who worked for the IRS for the government didn't know.
It turns out the tax program changed in the interval and the page that had basically told me the wrong thing was gone, and just following the walk through worked.
Of course, NOW there's a new problem. I paid for an extra which was supposed to do two things- provide support if your return gets audited, and monitor you for Identity Protection. I got a report that someone's using my Social Security number, and my email is available on the Dark Web.
*ARGH* So I have to figure out what to do about that. The last time, many years ago, something similar happened (I went to a different grocery store than my usual, and the credit card company decided that meant someone stole my card and they were canceling it) I called and the 'confirm your identity' questions were all WRONG. They asked me about cars and homes I'd never owned, places I'd never live at and didn't ask me anything I COULD answer.
I finally broke down and cried because that was my ONLY credit card and I couldn't qualify for a different card company. So they relented and took the hold off the card.
So... now, I'm afraid to try to do anything. They warn if you try to get a credit report they'll ask Hard Questions and I'm... what publicly available proof of identity do I have? I've lived at the same address all my life, briefly owned a car I was conned into buying but couldn't drive (don't even remember the brand name)... dug up a long outdated passport... I guess I'll try to gather info...family birth places/maiden names/ etc?
The dates on the monitoring report go back years and years, so probably whatever they did has already been done so rushing is unlikely to make any difference.
It turns out the tax program changed in the interval and the page that had basically told me the wrong thing was gone, and just following the walk through worked.
Of course, NOW there's a new problem. I paid for an extra which was supposed to do two things- provide support if your return gets audited, and monitor you for Identity Protection. I got a report that someone's using my Social Security number, and my email is available on the Dark Web.
*ARGH* So I have to figure out what to do about that. The last time, many years ago, something similar happened (I went to a different grocery store than my usual, and the credit card company decided that meant someone stole my card and they were canceling it) I called and the 'confirm your identity' questions were all WRONG. They asked me about cars and homes I'd never owned, places I'd never live at and didn't ask me anything I COULD answer.
I finally broke down and cried because that was my ONLY credit card and I couldn't qualify for a different card company. So they relented and took the hold off the card.
So... now, I'm afraid to try to do anything. They warn if you try to get a credit report they'll ask Hard Questions and I'm... what publicly available proof of identity do I have? I've lived at the same address all my life, briefly owned a car I was conned into buying but couldn't drive (don't even remember the brand name)... dug up a long outdated passport... I guess I'll try to gather info...family birth places/maiden names/ etc?
The dates on the monitoring report go back years and years, so probably whatever they did has already been done so rushing is unlikely to make any difference.
