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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 6h

Much better!

Helps that I did an aggressive cleanup recently.

I can get away with the wall of monitors because my desk is an 8-ft by 3-ft countertop, straddling a radiator. I wish I could have gotten the 10-ft countertop, but it was hella more expensive. OTOH, the (new-ish) shelf has advantages.

A reasonably neat desk, in front of an open French window and near a doorway, both leading to an enclosed porch. You can’t see it from this angle, but there’s a cafe curtain on the other side of the French window, hiding the backs of monitors, cables, etc. Between the desk and the wall to the left is white wire shelving, filled mostly with fiber arts stuff. A Lego kingfisher sits on top of the shelving, next to a corner net of plush toys.

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 7h

Whoops! forgot the picture of the printer on its new stand. Official “printer stands” did not inspire confidence in resisting wobbles, hence the step-stool instead.

A printer on a wooden step-stool, various bits & bobs around & under it, camera & microphone on top.

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 7h

May do some more desk reconfiguration, we’ll see. Briefly considered moving the printer to the other end of my desk, but it would rotate me away from the front desk and the store.

So today I’ll be finishing desk cleanup, between work tasks.
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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 7h

A couple-three weeks ago I replaced a wobbly shelf for my printer with a step-stool, which is a better size, *and* doesn’t transmit printer movement, shaking my whole desk - the main reason for the upgrade. But it also freed up space.
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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 7h

The portrait screen is shared between my iFruit and work laptop - originally with a KVM switch, now by two HDMI cables, one to each computer, choose input with TV remote.
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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 7h

I have a Wall! Of! Monitors!

Got fed up with the itty-bitty laptop screen & portrait monitor, and got another 40” screen yesterday (all my “monitors” are TVs).

New one does block my view of the fron porch, but my sanity is worth it.

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Wall! Of! Monitors on a messy desk: two 40” HDTVs in on either side, 27”-ish TV in portrait mode (on aftermarket stand) in the middle.

Yes, I had a row of Fudge Stripes for breakfast.

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 18h

Sending hugs from me, snuggles from Gimli-beagle, and very good purrs from Beren

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 1d

Also had a (Great-) Aunt on Mom's side, who AFAIK wasn't related in any way but was a sister to Grandma. She was Aunt CiCi to Mom and her sisters, so she was my Aunt CiCi, too.

Continuing the tradition, @knittingkitten.bsky.social is my sister, forget that "in-law" nonsense.

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 1d

I almost never called Bette "Aunt Bette", because of (Great-) Aunt Betty. My much younger siblings, who never knew Aunt Betty, do. It still confuses me occasionally!

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 1d

Dad and his sister had an Aunt Betty, who was an aunt-by-blood. She was the black sheep of the family. My aunt/Dad's sister Bette insisted on that spelling of her name because she didn't want to be associated with Aunt Betty. AFAIK Uncle Al was a much more popular family member than Aunt Bette.

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 1d

Ob Relatively-Relatives Post:

Dad's Uncle Al Scott. Lived next door to my grandpa's family when they were all kids. When Al's parents died he merged into our family. "Scott" was his legal surname, but it effectively became part of a hyphenated first name. Uncle Al was family.

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, the "shirttail relations" on Dad's side of the family were related . . . somehow. We got along, and saw them a couple times a year, but untangling *how* the relating went was a whole thing. :)

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 1d

😍

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, I slapped Thord on the shoulder. Observe his distress. The pain, the trauma, the “oh, did you say something Mumther?”.

The big babies regularly body-slam each other on un-carpeted floors. And this is tame compared to huskies playing “Rip Your Throat Out”. 😏

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 2d

Round 2, with distraction from Jack, the neighbor dog

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 2d

Morning Bitey-Face!

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 4d

Moth Ball is off on a big adventure! Many thanks to our local postmaster for her help with customs forms, the USPS website was fighting me. Moth Ball actually left on Wednesday, but getting my flu and Covid shots earlier that day wiped me out and fried my brain. Have fun and Moth Ball!

Crocheted moth in greens and purples, wings spread, partially in a box.

Box has been lined with paper towel, and Moth Ball is curled up in their wings, ready for the box to be sealed up and on its way

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 5d

So excited! Only a week to go until the @OinkPigments trunk show!
#pigstagram #yarntodyefor #trunkshow2025 #oinkpigments

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 8d

Oooh! They look like they’ve got nice fairly standard cat facial structure, too!

I’m have a weakness for seal points. 🥰

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 9d

Grumble grumble grumble, forgot to start steel-cut oats for tomorrow, and don’t feel like trekking back downstairs. Maybe I’ll do cream of rice in the morning.

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 10d

Finally wove in all the ends on my Bellini Bubbles Shawlette, by PDX Knitterati. This is an assigned pooling pattern, yarn dyed by Created 4 U by Laura. After the first repeat I switched to the green & white yarn for the eyelet sections. I really like how it turned out with the green stripes.

A small shawl, in a pink & white yarn with burgundy accents, and stripes of green & white yarn. The pink/white/burgundy has gathered stitch sections where the burgundy yarn is. The stripes of green/white are bands of eyelets. The shawl is displayed on a dress form wearing black and blue.

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 10d

Carpet pythons and Childrens’ pythons are my favorite sneks!

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 10d

YAY!!!

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 11d

Got new, larger, slow-feeder bowls for the big babies a couple weeks ago. This how Thord eats. 🥰

Loki will do an occasional lap, nothing like this goober.

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Cranky Prognathodon @sdrekkar.bsky.social · 12d

Sending little head kisses and lots of snuggles!

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