Stuff I run/host on this site (or intend to)

Last updated October 2023.

Up and Running:

Foundry Virtual Tabletop, a virtual tabletop for RPGs.

Grocy, a means of inventorying food and other items.

Barcode Buddy, a companion barcode reader for Grocy.

Bookstack, to keep track of my D&D campaign and one-shots.

Jitsi, for private video/voice chat without needing to sign up for a service.

And of course, WordPress for this (rarely-updated) blog.

Planning or attempting to set up:

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Cat pics!

Trying to learn some basic film photography.

I have a newfound appreciation for pre-digital, pre-autofocusing era photographers, especially those who took wildlife or other often-moving subject photos. Attempting to take pictures of the cats I live with with a manual focus and fixed lens has been a lesson in patience and reflexes.

Two rolls of film later, I have just two vaguely-presentable, somewhat-in-focus images of a cat. Both are taken with a Canon AE-1 Program using Ilford HP5 Plus black and white film, developed with Cinestill Df96 B&W Monobath, and scanned with a dusty Minolta Revive 5.

Black and white photo of a tabby cat behind a couch arm staring into distance with light source coming from top left.

Black and white photo of a tabby cat licking/cleaning its leg tucked into the corner of where the couch meets the couch arm.

Tea Review: 2017 Nannuo Mini Mushroom Shou from Crimson Lotus Tea

Link to the tea. Unfortunately sold-out as of this writing. I’ve had some sitting in my tea storage for a while.

Steep Method: Gongfu style using the Gongfu2Go, also by Crimson Lotus Tea, 1 mini mushroom (~4g)

Water: Poland Spring, 150 mL @ uncertain temp (a water cooler’s “Hot” setting)

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