You reminded me that I’d been thinking of buying this pattern. Done!

Stimulants don't replace that missing dopamine, btw. They just build a big wooden fence around the track so that we can't see the carnival across the street.

By the way, that last part is critical. For those of us with ADHD, our brains have been conditioning us since childhood to expect this overpromising and underdelivering.

No wonder our minds try to wander off to something that "pays" better (i.e. actually gives us a dopamine hit)

So anyway I have good memories associated with this game. I picked up the remastered versions a couple years ago and have tried occasionally to convince my kid to give it a shot. I'm excited to see how (whether) he takes to it.

Halo 1, 2 and 3 all came out while Jeff & I were still at MSFT. My workgroup would play after-hours PvP on the giant screens in the conf rooms. When Halo 2 was released Jeff & I stayed past midnight one night playing co-op (not an innuendo) in the lounge all the way through story mode. #howgeeksdate

Not sure whether this is just "humor Mom since it's her birthday" or a genuine interest in the game (he and his friends usually play Helldivers and such) but either way I'll take it!

I love that game. It's one of my favorite video game franchises.

FWIW, I used DreamWidth's importer a few years ago and it worked like a charm. I still need to go through my photos there... maybe I'll call that one of my own 2026 goals.

nobody reads bios anymore 🙃

(for clarity, this is a pattern that I’m crocheting, not one I’m editing.
If I were editing a pattern with frequent count changes that should have included them but didn't, I’d likely send it back to the designer and ask them to take care of that themself.)

Love how all the other pictures have the president smiling but DJT is scowling - and it looks like both of his are the same picture 🤣

Also how he's likely deliberately standing in front of Biden's photo to block it from being visible.

Good luck!!