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Posted on February 24, 2021 by Orb at 8:00 am

Next Abbott needs to accept the resignations of everyone at PUC, followed by sitting down in front of a mirror and… https://t.co/k42Zecs6cU 17:01:40
RT @RepLloydDoggett: THREAD on ERCOT developments: Out-of-state resignations cannot distract us from unconscionable in-state GOP failures.… 17:07:55
I had a sort of crap day, but the weather was nice. Today’s high was 78°F. Felt really hot. 18:44:05
RT @TexasTribune: UPDATE: Five ERCOT board members will resign tomorrow in the aftermath of the power outage and winter storm.
A sixth has… 19:30:34
Husband: "I get why you're taking a break from ESO. You deserve it."
Allow me to translate … are you ever going… https://t.co/CwciROElfe 19:58:32
The story I’d like to hear about is who owns and operates this apartment "community" marketed to seniors and disabl… https://t.co/V1VSgOkQA6 21:38:34

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Posted on February 23, 2021 by Orb at 8:00 am

Cat food news: Late last night, found cat food in Austin that could be delivered. Supposed to arrive later today.… https://t.co/bUj1qwPtXN 11:54:47
In other cat food news: Looks like Kentucky has finally thawed! Our Chewy order is once again on the move, so I gue… https://t.co/tZhGqxZDY7 in reply to JustOrb 11:58:56
Would like to report that Grand Marnier tastes great in hot hibiscus tea. I’m out of vodka, so last night I had to… https://t.co/FMjxhhm0uQ 12:14:33
Boil water notice is lifting in some areas of Austin. Not my area, but it’s getting closer. We do have good water p… https://t.co/OGRNXrUwPA 12:27:52
Ugh, before I take a shower, I should probably use the last of the kitty litter to clean the cat box in the bathroo… https://t.co/gM08z7sI03 in reply to JustOrb 12:31:35
Funny Sims story … a thread:
When Anala aged up to teen, she ran right off to become a spellcaster. Everything w… https://t.co/YWJMnp6nVg 14:13:05
So Anala took a day off from school and spent the entire day trying to learn the decursify potion recipe. She exper… https://t.co/MoTnFFn5xt in reply to JustOrb 14:13:05
Having not yet removed the curse when the sun came up the next day, she took a second day off from school and conti… https://t.co/j4lsr9DrK8 in reply to JustOrb 14:13:05
Anala rushed home, but instead of drinking the thing, she thought that to avoid being further cursed, she should im… https://t.co/qoDI7tVZbF in reply to JustOrb 14:13:05
Well, Anala's spell charge level was in overcharge, so two seconds after her curse salvation became a pile of dust,… https://t.co/1aDvrV0N2i in reply to JustOrb 14:13:06
Anala took a shower and headed back to the realm of magic to find the things she needed to craft more decursify pot… https://t.co/tKZGFBbuRJ in reply to JustOrb 14:13:06
Shortly before sunrise on the third day of being cursed, she caught some angelfish, found mandrake in the woods, ci… https://t.co/ACl8GZRenH in reply to JustOrb 14:13:06
Her first attempt failed, but her second attempt was a success! She quickly drank the potion, cleansed her curse, d… https://t.co/zqMemqHkBV in reply to JustOrb 14:13:06
Yippee! Have dumped the ice, set the ice maker to FAST ICE and run water through all the cold water lines. In about… https://t.co/Qu9VB22Uec 15:00:58
We have cat food! I repeat … Casa de Orb has cat food! No cats will go hungry tonight! 15:08:57
I have officially returned the snow water to the earth. Tonight when I shamble off to bed in the dark, I will not t… https://t.co/DM3FXQPSKr 15:56:47
Please stop building bombs to celebrate your baby's genitalia. https://t.co/1JGOQUjgKL 16:10:52
RT @KXAN_News: COOL VIDEO: KXAN viewer Letty Garcia sent us this 10-hour time-lapse of the trees and bamboo in her yard thawing out after t… 17:30:57
RT @MattMershonTV: Was out in Gillespie County today, where roughly 25% of the county still remains without power.
People I spoke with sai… 19:49:52
There is something resembling a tuna casserole in the oven. I haven’t made one in decades, and I’m pretty sure mist… https://t.co/CKBy3sCTfY 20:45:40
Tuna casserole turned out okay. Nothing to write home about, but definitely edible. Good thing, seeing as there’s a ton of it. 🤣 in reply to JustOrb 22:11:48
I have celebrated National Margarita Day.
I miss vodka. 23:32:55
I am not hearing any good news from over there. I should probably call someone to go see if mom's house is even sti… https://t.co/TcnvcIpuIq 23:49:30

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Posted on February 22, 2021 by Orb at 8:00 am

Our cat food supplies arrived in Kentucky on the 18th but haven’t left yet. It’s been delayed due to the winter mes… https://t.co/wUydYOfcNE 09:52:18
Have decided to wait until tomorrow to go out to find cat food. Too tired, just can’t do it. Now that the most imme… https://t.co/6hDyRvcjAP 14:03:12
Just got off the phone with my cousin. They all made it through this mess mostly unscathed. Phew! 17:08:28
The husband requested lasagna for dinner. I barely had enough of what I needed to make it, but there’s lasagna in t… https://t.co/K8dg0BPcAb 20:23:00
I spent today napping and preparing teen Sim for university. Also building. There was quite a lot of building. It w… https://t.co/CFpNTgEWJj 20:58:42
RT @RepLyleLarson: The state government of Texas has to intervene to protect Texans from utility rate hikes last week. It is our fault we… 23:53:32

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Posted on February 21, 2021 by Orb at 8:00 am

I have taken a shower and washed my hair. Said shower ranks right up there in the top ten worst bathing experiences… https://t.co/PsgWnBIJjx 01:16:18
The bed is warm and calling to me, and I do need to get some rest. Tomorrow we go out into the world to find vodka and cake. 🤣 01:59:51
Been sitting here ruminating on the subject of Worst Birthdays Ever. This required me to piece together the timelin… https://t.co/cIcAdZKrUr 10:19:42

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Posted on February 20, 2021 by Orb at 8:00 am

RT @averytomascowx: Downtown Austin, still trying to conserve power, moments away from getting drench in sunshine after the worst winter we… 08:30:47
RT @mattlargey: Austin Water finally has a map of outages.
Guess what? Most of the city has no water. https://t.co/WxmoknV0N4 09:08:47
Casual Fox has been spotted again! I tossed an overripe banana out there early this morning, and then I waited. Cam… https://t.co/tKs9GMhHk6 09:10:38
Sort of wishing I’d taken that shower I didn’t take before the weather went completely crazy. 09:27:32
RT @averytomascowx: It's amazing what a little sunshine can do to a snow covered city.
Temp at the airport just shot up 10° in the last h… 10:09:47
Saw a neighbor turning on his water main, so I trundled out there and turned ours on too. We have a trickle! No, be… https://t.co/cfMwnr8CqN 10:45:25
Wonder how Abbott feels, after years of kissing Trump ass, to now be called a "Democrat governor"? 🤣 https://t.co/SQ1WobDlvc 11:16:36
RT @fattieart: This super cute girl (who is not a cat) needs help getting a #wheelchair. Please, give if you can, and share if you can't! #… 12:49:39
Have bravely reignited the water heater. Don’t remember which temp setting we had it on, so I guess we'll have to f… https://t.co/ov5KZfXTF8 13:08:47
Little too late, don’t you think? Rick Perry made the same mouth noises after the 2011 event and not a damn thing c… https://t.co/JRmx99OQSB 13:31:48
Laundry room update: Both the cold and hot water lines in there are still frozen. No water movement at all. We may… https://t.co/5ZeVSOuHdA 14:06:31
I was going to play some Sims, but now that it’s actually comfortable in the house, I think I’ll have a nap instead… https://t.co/YHh5RT96yx 14:44:21
The laundry room has thawed. Water is moving (albeit still not much due to low pressure) and no pipes seem to be le… https://t.co/szoz1StXkL 17:52:42
I’m old enough to remember who really started this DMCA mess, so I call this karma. https://t.co/ToWzwsJANH 19:38:51
The cats, who have been lounging around on humans doing little more than sleeping, eating, and pooping (mostly slee… https://t.co/MZbyLJUadO 19:46:17
A cat … Myu … has somehow managed to reprogram the surround sound system using the remote. We have tried everyt… https://t.co/mxMWOZLwnb 20:23:04
This cat is feeling so guilty about messing up our ability to watch tv she won’t even look at me. 🤣 https://t.co/pBLffEZuww in reply to JustOrb 20:24:30

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Posted on February 19, 2021 by Orb at 8:00 am

RT @KXAN_News: Rescuers said they were sheltering more than 3,500 turtles from hypothermia.
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RT @TESOnline: The Tribunal Celebration is coming to Tamriel! Starting February 25, take to the streets of Vvardenfell and the Clockwork Ci… 08:46:35
The fact there still has been no statement from his office refuting that Ted Cruz flew on off to Cancun while Texas… https://t.co/Qld5haKgq6 08:52:59
For some reason, I thought yesterday was the 18th. Mom's burial day. Thought it all day. Went to bed thinking it. B… https://t.co/sFih7N2E4n 09:16:06
I sit in the middle of problems completely out of my control. The pandemic. Mom's death and burial. The winter weat… https://t.co/2SJ8okdSf7 09:31:30
This could be good news. Maybe we'll have running water at our house again before that becomes a crisis level probl… https://t.co/0Em9qDI8GH 09:35:39
All colony cats have been accounted for again! Everyone is cranky but otherwise fine. ❤️ 09:41:06
RT @paulkrugman: Sigh. No love or indeed respect for Ted Cruz, but Gov. Abbott lying that wind power caused the Texas blackout is a much mo… 10:38:47
As I was saying, if they don’t refute it quickly it must be true. Also, coming home immediately changes nothing. Th… https://t.co/XnLCYNDN3G 10:53:20
RT @Rivera6565: @NWSSanAntonio Del Rio https://t.co/1Fo346lRjt 12:42:10
Ted Cruz has spoken. He blames the trip on his kids, and it seems his wife, a managing director at Goldman Sachs, i… https://t.co/TXgH45KeBS 13:40:59
My translation of Ted Cruz's statement:
"Our power went out and my family felt uncomfortable, so we fucked on off… https://t.co/Ff3a5QBqx5 in reply to JustOrb 13:52:05
At about 1:30 pm today, mom was interred at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. People worked together and risked l… https://t.co/B176ulYQsy 14:54:19
ESO news: Logged in to do a little fishing and …
Master Angler Achievement UNLOCKED!!!

It has been an actual ye… https://t.co/J4ojk8O8WD 15:05:25
Have hauled another 40 pound container of snow and ice into my home. I may yet go out and filled the last container… https://t.co/WxaEFk8rdG 15:37:00
Alrighty then, I’m off to harvest more snow for the toilet. In fact, I may dump out art supplies in other container… https://t.co/cbv69PMPJo 15:51:23
RT @averytomascowx: Water and power outages won't stop Austin from being weird when we need it most 😅 https://t.co/14rAMsOeIM 16:10:50
Finally worked up the gumption to retrieve more snow from the yard. I left this 40 pound batch covered on the porch… https://t.co/yUUjrRntEu in reply to JustOrb 17:02:05
Took a pic of lunch today and then forgot to post it. Tonight we’re having canned vegan chili and rice. https://t.co/mbwj2x7HD3 17:59:59
40 lbs of snow is now liquid water for toilet flushing. Last trip out I found some really pristine clean snow trapp… https://t.co/PrEux2gfIb 18:34:29
RT @RepLloydDoggett: Thanks to Judge Brown for making the extra effort to find transportation, which the Abbott Administration failed to pr… 22:20:21
RT @cs_k98: Credit to @helmsinki for these “memes” speaking the TRUTH. #TexasFreeze #TexasStrong #TexasBlackout https://t.co/crboSe7zkV 22:34:37
Latest problem: You know how you can flush a toilet by pouring a bucket of water into it? Well, that didn’t work wi… https://t.co/Hu1hxw0Vqw 23:35:58

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Posted on February 18, 2021 by Orb at 8:00 am

I continue to try building a haunted house in Sims, and I just hate everything I come up with. I think I’ve started over three times now. 😡 00:44:34
It just now occurred to me that mom was scheduled to be buried tomorrow morning at 9 am. With everything that’s bee… https://t.co/eK0pgyxfUj 02:11:02
I could call around and try to find someone who would know, but I think I'm just going to let it go. I’ll pretend i… https://t.co/JWpuTYN6b2 in reply to JustOrb 02:11:03
Could this nightmare end now, please? https://t.co/66bUTneEjI 02:39:58
I would like to go to bed, but I’ve noticed the temperature is going up outside, and I’d rather be awake if the lau… https://t.co/hSHkLq2jDo 02:56:01
This morning's Casa de Orb news:
Water outages and low pressure reported in area. We have low pressure.

Can’t fin… https://t.co/udMx3EvWsw 10:42:18
Found the tamale pot. If it’d been a snake it would have bit me. We now have water for two days. Maybe three if we ration carefully. in reply to JustOrb 11:27:44
I am not hearing enough information from @AustinWater about the low pressure problems that seem to be happening all… https://t.co/OkrLHy9Tyx 12:16:09
Oh yeah, hadn’t mentioned it yet but it does appear our plumbing has survived intact. I do not know how, but I am t… https://t.co/FkxiorstXw in reply to JustOrb 12:17:45
After I’ve fed the husband and warmed up from my outdoor adventures, I’ll be bundling back up and filling a large p… https://t.co/mi7yRMuwJO in reply to JustOrb 12:20:25
This reminds me very much of when Dan Patrick suggested Texans should be willing to catch Covid and die to save the… https://t.co/6OdnBQoUfO 12:41:19
RT @AustinISD: Austin ISD has opened 2 additional campuses to serve as warming centers for families: Joslin ES and Barrington ES. Lee and M… 13:20:08
Husband's work is in disaster mode right now, because telecommunications are critical infrastructure, but in additi… https://t.co/oUnJvSDS6G 13:22:26
I need to do litter box duty. That will require me to go outside AGAIN. I don’t want to go outside. It’s awful out there. 🥶 13:53:12
Alright, the cats have clean litter to poop on. I still need to bring in some snow for the toilet, but I’m gonna ha… https://t.co/XNoLU46z1P 14:17:16
Another developing Casa de Orb crisis: we are running out of cat food and kitty litter. Hopefully my next auto ship… https://t.co/XqL4MMWUeK 14:27:42
Welp, snow isn’t going to pack itself into plastic storage containers and walk into the house of its own power. Gue… https://t.co/AixSwz7vn9 15:13:33
Ok, it takes about 20 minutes for me to fill and pack one large plastic storage container with ice and snow. 15 mor… https://t.co/nnt4OZZeEH in reply to JustOrb 15:53:46
I’m going to put on my comfy clothing and sit quietly in my recliner for a little while. I’m sure some other situat… https://t.co/OSoHUECqWh 16:32:22
The trickle of water we still had is now gone. We have no running water. Guess we'll shut down the main to the hous… https://t.co/aHbtdHi4Is 17:51:16
RT @cbsaustin: "They all chose cheap over reliable – and they got it,” says University of Houston energy fellow Ed Hirs https://t.co/6Tdr01… 18:00:40
I hope this natural gas outage isn’t just the beginning of yet another phase of this disaster. https://t.co/8vZP00rZ8F 18:15:07
RT @tplohetski: UPDATE: The statement from the St. David's HealthCare CEO indicates other hospitals are losing water and other critical inf… 19:19:23
Thinking of watching a disaster movie to make myself feel better. 23:33:38

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