https://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlwvfbcw3s2cIn the third Dungeon Crawler Carl book, the concept of mantaurs is presented. Like a centaur, but instead of a man torso and head on a horse body, it's a man torso and head on top of a man body, up to the shoulders. We're also told about a "half-mantaur", who isn't seen or described.16 May 2026 03:22 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwvfbcw3s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlwrxx7gmk2cPreparing myself for bra fitting questions with an eye to #grief mines. Lingerie is so often about being attractive to others, so it's natural that they might bring that sort of thing up. Don't want to end up crying because of an innocent question.16 May 2026 02:21 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwrxx7gmk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlwrq3dxcc2cBooked in today for my first bra fitting in, at least 20 years, I'd say. Going to a place that has a good reputation for plus size, disabled, and other non-standard fittings, so I'm hoping it'll go better than the last one. At the very least, they ought to have my size in stock, whatever it is.16 May 2026 02:16 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwrq3dxcc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlwhkbulvc2eWas up too late, got some sleep during the night, but didn't lie down properly till after 7am. Then the thumping started. Next door is doing some sort of construction, and they have a skip out the back. I just went and looked, and there's someone on the roof who was dropping rubbish into it.15 May 2026 23:14 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlwhkbulvc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mluksne7es2jFrom logging on this morning, I was in meetings for almost every minute till 2pm. Just got back from lunch and I'd really rather be done with today *sighs* I need a nap and some distraction.15 May 2026 05:07 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mluksne7es2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlrvov75gc26One of the new team members is chatting with an older team member about their lives, their wives, how they met, etc. And suddenly I'm aware that, some day, at some point, someone will engage me in small talk, and I will cry. #grief14 May 2026 03:44 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlrvov75gc26https://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlpq2zw5wt2c#Grief gives you odd thoughts. I realised the other day that I was annoyed that, because of mum, I'll have to go through another period of loss and grieving before I can view my own eventual death as a relief.13 May 2026 06:58 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlpq2zw5wt2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlppt2waqs2cMum told me yesterday that one of her sisters was concerned another of her sisters had dementia. Today, she called the worried-about sister mid-morning, only to find she'd woken her up, and she sounded awful because she's got a cold. This afternoon, we've just heard it could be pneumonia.13 May 2026 06:54 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlppt2waqs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlnajoztv22cFilling out performance reviews has always been a pain in the butt for me, but boy howdy does it get tougher when the vast majority of your motivation to anything is gone.12 May 2026 07:15 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlnajoztv22chttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mln5rkvfmk2cSo the answer was yes, the book did drop at midnight. And yes, I did stay up ENTIRELY too late reading more than half of it, but I did manage to make myself lie down in time to get, oh, about three hours 😂12 May 2026 06:25 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mln5rkvfmk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mll76ofit22s#Grief really does make you feel like you're losing your mind sometimes. Sometimes I feel like I'm not getting better, I'm just putting a bigger gap between me and the mask that's on display most of the time. That the crying is the real me, and everything else is denial in action.11 May 2026 11:45 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mll76ofit22shttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlkmhw3nkc2n*ponders* The new DCC book is due out tomorrow, 12th May. That's how it's listed on Amazon, and it'll be on kindle unlimited. But the question is, what TIME on 12th May? Because if it drops at midnight tonight I may have a problem, cause I'll definitely be awake at that point...11 May 2026 06:10 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkmhw3nkc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlkdm5k7z22nThe phrase, "when God closes a door, he opens a window" really has some weird implications about what we're supposed to do next in that situation. Given that theft is explicitly ruled out by the commandments and all...11 May 2026 03:32 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlkdm5k7z22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mligzmxtks2nMy new slippers turned up 😁🐱🐾10 May 2026 09:28 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mligzmxtks2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlhzigj6dk2cAt one point, I was looking very seriously at a particular apartment building, scoping out a potential purchase. When I noticed one of the apartments was relisted less than a year since it last sold, I went digging further, and discovered that the developer had used flammable cladding.10 May 2026 05:25 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlhzigj6dk2chttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlfusbvkas26Couldn't resist giving these a try. I'll have one for dessert tonight and see if they're any good 😂09 May 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfusbvkas26https://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlflys3jbk2oWent into the local import store where I used to get things for Raq, because they often have interesting chocolates I can get for mum. And for the first time in probably decades, I walked out again empty-handed. Very strange feeling.09 May 2026 06:19 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlflys3jbk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlfa43rrlk2oMotivation is still a bugger. I've been thinking on and off this week about going to the bigger local shops today. There's an Asian grocery store I'd like to visit to see if they sell some of the stuff I've been buying online, and I'd like to peek in the bookstores in case the new DCC is in early.09 May 2026 02:46 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlfa43rrlk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlf4yv5jek2oTbf, my CD walkman was a pain if I walked too fast or jolted my bag, and WOW did it eat batteries, but at least it never stopped playing because the walls/roof of the supermarket I was in were too thick to get a good signal... [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 01:50 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlf4yv5jek2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlf4tkgc4s2oThis is the same mindset that thinks making abortion illegal prevents it from happening, rather than turning it BACK into a back alley procedure that gets people killed. There's a video I saw once of protesters being asked what the legal punishment for abortion should be, and they just, bluescreen. [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 01:47 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlf4tkgc4s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mldryvyowk2oLove is when the mortifying ordeal of being known becomes comfort and safety and home.08 May 2026 13:01 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldryvyowk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mldgt4gng22oAnnoying dichotomy of wanting to enjoy the weekend and not have to go back go work for as long as possible, but also really l looking forward to the new DCC book that comes out Tuesday...08 May 2026 09:41 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mldgt4gng22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlcu4avv6c2oHard to explain the weird experience of sitting at my wfh desk in 2026 and hearing a semi-obscure comedy song from the 80s/90s, that I first encountered in the mid 90s, echoing unexpectedly from upstairs. https://youtu.be/ThLdUGczSNw?si=DZ5eT6T9g3Cg0yWF08 May 2026 04:06 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcu4avv6c2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlcqwo6qws2oFor some reason I was just reminded of the noise speakers used to make if your mobile phone was about to start ringing (showing my age here), and out of curiosity I went to check...and of COURSE it's been put on youtube 😂 https://youtube.com/shorts/v5CjMdjSZ6M?si=gl94x-Z-BBjAV_gV08 May 2026 03:09 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcqwo6qws2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3mlcavxpz4k2oI'd already stopped using Chrome after discovering that it treats each tab as a new instance and devours all your system resources, but this is a new low. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 May 2026 22:22 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlcavxpz4k2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3ml7ymkkd6s2oI semi-regularly offer advice to people on reddit who are asking for help. The more I read, the more I worry about how much poor treatment young people are inclined to accept in a relationship. Maybe I just got extra lucky, but I can't imagine dating someone who got yell-y angry about disagreements.07 May 2026 00:48 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml7ymkkd6s2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/alisso.bsky.social/post/3ml6yoohogc2aSometimes, as I'm talking/writing to someone and mentioning what happened, I get this weird momentary feeling, like I must be lying, or exaggerating. Because it's just. Too absurd. I must just be upsetting myself over nothing. Or fishing for sympathy I don't deserve. #grief06 May 2026 15:17 +0000at://did:plc:dttdm744doqippaqxt2c7h2e/app.bsky.feed.post/3ml6yoohogc2a