https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/ The Mandelbear's Musings - Dreamwidth Studios Sat, 02 May 2026 07:34:24 GMT LiveJournal / Dreamwidth Studios mdlbear personal https://v2.dreamwidth.org/15740388/505737 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/ 96 96 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1966504.html Sat, 02 May 2026 07:34:24 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1966504.html <p> Welcome to May, 2026! Hooray, hooray, the First of May. <p> Right now it's actually half an hour after midnight on the Second in Seattle. But anyway...</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1966504" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1966504.html recurring JoCo depressed public 1 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1960461.html Mon, 02 Mar 2026 07:35:42 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1960461.html <p> Welcome to March, 2026! Beware the Ides! <p> Does this count if it's a day late? OK, it's still the first in Seattle. I'll take it.</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1960461" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1960461.html recurring public 0 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1954008.html Wed, 31 Dec 2025 23:01:40 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1954008.html <p> Welcome to New Year's Day 2026! 2025 has set a very low bar, but even so I don't have a whole lot of hope for improvement. Good luck, all. We'll need it.</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1954008" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1954008.html recurring 24-hour filksing calm public 1 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1951175.html Mon, 01 Dec 2025 15:47:23 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1951175.html <p> Welcome to December, 2025!</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1951175" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1951175.html recurring I'll pass unhappy public 0 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1948316.html Sat, 01 Nov 2025 08:23:00 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1948316.html <p> Welcome to November, 2025! <p> It's the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Day_of_the_Dead">Day of the Dead</a>; here's wishing good memories to those who observe it.</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1948316" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1948316.html recurring Rosy-Dawn Day of the Dead indescribable public 0 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1945671.html Wed, 01 Oct 2025 07:45:05 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1945671.html <p> Welcome to October, 2025! <p> It's the start of Fourth Quarter, so try to finish up Third Quarter's paperwork without too much agony.</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1945671" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1945671.html recurring assorted earworms not yet caffeinated public 0 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1940550.html Fri, 01 Aug 2025 05:57:40 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1940550.html <p> Welcome to August, 2025!</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1940550" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1940550.html recurring under-caffeinated public 1 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1938341.html Tue, 01 Jul 2025 09:32:33 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1938341.html <p> Welcome to July, 2025! <p> It's worth noting that "happy" is a very rare mood tag these days. The last time I used it was in 2019, after <a href="https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1699971.html">Mom's 99th birthday party</a>.</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1938341" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1938341.html mood recurring happy? public 2 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1935464.html Sun, 01 Jun 2025 06:34:16 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1935464.html Welcome to June, 2025. Almost halfway around the year. <p> The usual "done since" will be posted tomorrow, after the con.</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1935464" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1935464.html dfdf recurring 2025 Mixed, mostly good public 0 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1933544.html Thu, 01 May 2025 06:04:47 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1933544.html <p> Welcome to May, 2025! <p> The first day of May is the traditional beginning of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer">Summer</a> Also known as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltane">Beltane</a> (northern hemisphere), (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain">Samhain</a>, and the start of winter, if you happen to be in the Southern hemisphere), <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Day">Labour Day</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Workers%27_Day">International Workers' Day</a>.</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1933544" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1933544.html recurring The First of May (Jonathan Coulton) (NSFW) whimsical public 0 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1931222.html Tue, 01 Apr 2025 09:57:39 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1931222.html <p> Welcome to April, 2025! Good luck on <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day">April Fools' Day</a>.</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1931222" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1931222.html recurring hungry and undercaffeinated public 0 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1928134.html Sat, 01 Mar 2025 08:19:30 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1928134.html <p> Welcome to March, 2025! Beware the Ides!</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1928134" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1928134.html recurring unknown public 0 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1925388.html Sat, 01 Feb 2025 09:14:56 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1925388.html <p> Welcome to February, 2025! <p> To be honest, I don't feel very welcome to this month.</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1925388" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1925388.html recurring worried public 2 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1922033.html Wed, 01 Jan 2025 08:59:38 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1922033.html <p> Welcome to January, 2025! Hippo Gnu Deer! <p> May your 2025 not be nearly as bad as it threatens to be.</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1922033" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1922033.html new-years-day recurring Tail end of the 24h New Year's Eve filk circle apprehensive public 5 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1919110.html Sun, 01 Dec 2024 17:42:52 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1919110.html <p> Welcome to December, 2024! <p> Strictly speaking, according to the official rabbit rabbit rabbit rules (if there are any) I should have posted this first today. Sorry about that.</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1919110" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1919110.html recurring scatterbrained public 2 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1916783.html Fri, 01 Nov 2024 12:34:32 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1916783.html <p> Welcome to November, 2024! <p> Welcome, as well, to the CATS!</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1916783" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1916783.html recurring public 6 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1914052.html Tue, 01 Oct 2024 15:25:50 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1914052.html <p> Welcome to October, 2024! <p> And, in about 10 hours, farewell to the Pacific Northwest.</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1914052" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1914052.html recurring mv indescribable public 4 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1911489.html Tue, 03 Sep 2024 15:23:18 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1911489.html <p> Welcome to September, 2024! (posted two days late -- sorry about that) <p> Also, how the fsck has it gotten to be September already? It was July just a couple of minutes ago!</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1911489" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1911489.html recurring September Song, obviously undercaffeinated public 0 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1908621.html Thu, 01 Aug 2024 14:58:50 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1908621.html <p> Welcome to August, 2024! Happy Lughnasadh / Lammas to those who celebrate it. May your harvests be bountiful.</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1908621" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1908621.html recurring okay public 3 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1906042.html Mon, 01 Jul 2024 18:31:38 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1906042.html <p> Welcome to July, 2024! <p> <b>Edit:</b> fix location. I was a bit out of it last night; this was posted after I'd been awake for about 24 hours.</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1906042" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1906042.html recurring public 4 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1902495.html Sat, 01 Jun 2024 15:59:48 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1902495.html <p> Welcome to June, 2024!</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1902495" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1902495.html recurring maybe later apprehensive public 0 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1899032.html Wed, 01 May 2024 15:24:23 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1899032.html <p> Welcome to May, 2024! Wishing a happy <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beltane">Beltane</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labour_Day">Labour Day</a> to those who celebrate them!</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1899032" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1899032.html recurring The Internationale public 0 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1895229.html Mon, 01 Apr 2024 16:40:51 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1895229.html <p> Welcome to April, 2024! <p> Note: I am not in the mood for April Fool's pranks. I rarely am, and right now I don't need that crap. Please don't.</p></p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1895229" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1895229.html recurring public 2 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1891178.html Fri, 01 Mar 2024 16:07:46 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1891178.html <p> Or should it be Hare Hare Hare? In any case, welcome to March, 2024!</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1891178" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1891178.html recurring qixotic public 2 https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1888736.html Thu, 01 Feb 2024 16:49:39 GMT https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1888736.html <p> Welcome to February, 2024!</p><br /><br /><img src="https://www.dreamwidth.org/tools/commentcount?user=mdlbear&ditemid=1888736" width="30" height="12" alt="comment count unavailable" style="vertical-align: middle;"/> comments https://mdlbear.dreamwidth.org/1888736.html recurring rushed public 0