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  • πŸ₯³ I’m back! After a crazy couple of months, I’ll try to keep these weekly posts going. Missed noting down what’s going on. This week I have a smallish update, just trying to get back to it…

  • πŸ₯ tinyMovieStar got a couple of infections, and won her first trip to the hospital. We never thought we’d make it to the ripe old age of 3 without a visit. Congrats, all. We called the hotline, they told us our gut feeling was right, we should take her to the children’s hospital. They sent them a message letting them know we were on our way. We drove there, and spent three hours getting her checked. Exams were made, medication was taken, needle was jabbed. They were wonderfully sweet with the little one. In the end, not a single euro changed hands, praise the SNS. Coffee while I waited was the largest expense. We went back a couple of days later, with not so great results. Triage flagged her as low priority this time, and we had a two-hour wait until we’d be able to see a doctor. We left.

  • 🚬 Smoking, such a nasty habit. I know. And yet I’ve been doing it for 35 years, happily, I might add. Trying to quit now, but it’s been quite the ride. I’ve had great moments, met some really nice people, and got some cool photos, because I am (was) a smoker. Anyway, time has come. I’m giving that up. Not talking about this a lot now, I don’t want to jinx it.

  • πŸ“Ί Sanctuary. Not a lot else, as I’ve been busy with work (it even feels odd saying this)! The show is not great either, but it’s Japanese, and I’m willing to put up with a lot in exchange for that. Silly, yes, but…

  • πŸ“· Pretty busy, all things considered. The agency, the newspaper, the other agency… Everyone thought it would be a great idea to call this week! Betting I’ll be without work for a month now…

  • πŸ‘― Since we last met here, I’ve managed to get an invite to Bluesky (and 50 others to give away after that), and also got an account on Nostr (that I don’t use at all). I expect a longer post about these to show up in the future. Anyway, if you’re on bsky, feel free to look me up. I’m @maique.eu over there.