Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 5hMustering the will to Do the Things Out of town for a week or so starting Wed the 7th (routine doc appt adventures + family visit combo) There is much to do in the interim And a bunch of writing needs to get done But I am a slugabug A well-fed slugabug--I ate lunch--but a slugabug nonetheless 100
Reposted by Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard)Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Like if you had barometric migraines as a kid, there might have been a handful of days per month with huge pressure shifts. Now that's like every other day. 88215
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 29/09/2026El's summer has been rough. Migraine hell. Provider injury --> delayed medical care. Grief after losing a beloved life companion. Heat-sensitive disability. El is *so close* to getting their feet back under them Even a few bucks makes an immense difference in keeping my dear friend safely housed 132
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Figured out my problem I forgor to take my night meds XP 010
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Knees were a mistake (I suppose I was kinda overdue for a bout of painsomnia, and it doesn't help that my cycle is reving up) 000
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026In non-feline news, I used my new hair trimmer for the first time I snarked to my housemate that my goal for next time is to avoid looking like I lost a fight against the thing XD Alternatively, to make the loss look intentional (Hair grows back, and it's not dysphoric-bad, just funny-bad) 110
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Pharoah is definitely feeling better We have reached that magical point ~18-24hrs after starting a trestment That Works where he's realized he's feeling better *because* of said treatment and is getting all lovey and cuddly I've promised I'll help him get the gunk out of his fur tonight, too 010
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Two doses of ear ointment have been applied (it's a 2x daily med) Pharoah's ear already seems to be bothering him less! He also--pointedly, after hopping onto the bed + chirping to call my attention--wiped a bunch of ear goop on my pillow after the second application XD 120
Reposted by Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard)Jay Edidin @edidin.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Many years ago, when I was in college, someone sent out a campus-wide email warning us not to approach squirrels, with one glorious typo: Squirrels, the email warned us, often carried rabbis. 916827
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Mr. Purr, Sir (the Cat WITH the Fur, Sir) has a new vet warning label Pharoah is now a gabapentin vet visit kitty, cuz he took a chunk out of the poor vet tech who was flushing out his ear >.< They did confirm the ear infection at least, so now we get 10 days of ear treatments for Mr. Grompus 120
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Got lucky, vet just had a cancellation for this afternoon So Mr. Ear Hurty is gonna get treatment sooner rather than later! 120
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 24/09/2026I noticed one of my cats having "old man earwax" problems a day or so ago He finally let me check his ear today Pharoah has ALL of the ear goo (both slime and dried) + everything's inflamed So I get to call the vet tomorrow to see if they can squeeze us in, cuz that's absolutely an ear infection 220
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 22/09/2026So, my dad sometimes played a round or three of Minesweeper when I was a kid, though he'd snark that--the way he played it--it was more like Minehitter I sometimes feel that in my bones, particularly re: what school did to my calendar wrt leaving trauma boxes everywhere @.@ 100
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 21/09/2026I am slowly emerging from my post-vax convalescence Side effects weren't so rough this time (my diphenhydramine dosage was "yes" for ~3 days) But Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave dropped on Thu, and I am very thoroughly immersed (Running down Cai's path currently, iirc I'm like 10 chapters in?) 020
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Yes XD 20yo me would be impressed I'm still kicking, given I'm still stuck with a uterus 20yo me would be baffled that my degree is in Applied Math and Stats 20yo me would be bummed out over how much my body limits me But 20yo me would also be hype af over me reclaiming reading + writing 010
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Double jabs acquired! (Flu + COVID vax time) Diphenhydramine, my beloved, I'd be absolutely deadzo and painzo without you Don't be surprised if I'm scarce the next day or three; I'm probably cuddling with cattos and hoping my mast cells chill out ASAP 230
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026On the docket for this week: - Moar Book 2 redraft adventures - Moar Book 1 editing adventures - COVID + flu vax - Rest + weathering post-vax agonies (I get giga-bodied by COVID vaxes, even with plenty of diphenhydramine) - Moar reading fall books - Fire Emblem Fortune's Weave release 000
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I have finished Season 2 of Reacher It was also very good 010
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 11/09/2026I have finished Season 1 of Reacher And I need more friends to watch Reacher XD XD XD 111
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I think my body's declaring a writing break day We tried reintroducing a food, & my body has responded rather poorly, on the whole >.< Good news is I've got 12k words down since Mon, + if I rest today I should hopefully manage a good day tomorrow Further good news is cattos are cuddly and lovey 000
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 10/09/2026I have finally started watching Reacher This was a very good decision (thank for the rec, y'all!) 230
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 09/09/2026This has been a HUGE part of my long, slow trauma recovery road Recognizing those defaults, failure modes, whatever the hell I opt to call them And, *without* berating myself, finding ways to break from it and/or rest This also sometimes means building life around ensuring you can access tools 110
Reposted by Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard)El is in the Details @elsbells.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Chuck Tingle thread on being open to your own creative ideas and “the fearlessness of sincerity” being so very important. Over and over—across media types and genres—the work that feels sincere is what I’m drawn to, and what I form lasting connections with. 07730
Reposted by Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard)Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Believing that other people are real is antifascist praxis. 5662167
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Slammed out a 6.3k word full rewrite yesterday, and might not have a writing hangover? O.o I guess that whole sequence *really* wanted to leap onto the page (again) 010
Reposted by Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard)Barred and Boujee aka Madiba Dennie @audrelawdamercy.blacksky.app · 03/09/2026ok I had to force down a tear with this one reskeeting with alt text 191924497
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I'll admit that I'm biased towards ores/rocks/crystals appearing in Dwarf Fortress (sphalerite is reasonably valuable, lava-proof unsmelted, + the only zinc ore in the game) But #Sphalerite is also awesome outside of DF! Fun fact: zinc's boiling point is low enough that you can't smelt sphalerite 100
Reposted by Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard)Mineral Cup & Ore Cup @mineralcup.bsky.social · 03/09/2026#MinCup26 Round 1 Match 3 Both zinc ore #Sphalerite and calcium plagioclase feldspar #Anorthite will split cleanly if you hit them with a hammer, but only one can claim a larger split of your votes! VOTE: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re... RESULTS: www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-re... 1413570
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Oh fun We're really going for homeowner bingo or some shit Over the past two days we became aware something was awry with our outbound lines Dad has an augur and drain line camera for work reasons, so we hoped to buy time for him to come out on a work run and help clear + scope the line 100
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Mineral Cup seems to be serving the awesome writing sauce; I'm on a roll with this week's edits + redrafts Also finishing a Swordheart reread, I'll soon curl up with Daggerbound now that my blood is doing a better job of keeping its white and red blood cells inside the moving vehicle :P 100
Reposted by Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard)John Wiswell @wiswell.bsky.social · 01/09/2026This Friday is my birthday! And my publisher just gave me some *audiobook codes* for The Dragon Has Some Complaints, so I'm celebrating with a giveaway. All you have to do to enter is 1) follow me on here 2) reskeet this post 3) reply naming one of your favorite monsters! 73163112
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 01/09/2026It scratches a different itch than a word game, but the Mineral Cup (@mineralcup.bsky.social) runs throughout September and is AI-free! Looks like I know what my chosen activity to help transition me into the day's writing session will be for the coming month! 0102
Reposted by Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard)Vajra Chandrasekera @vajra.me · 01/09/2026FYI Outlier players—since they deleted their whole bsky account just now in an attempt to stop people from noticing this 15526387
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Alas, after several days of feedback exchanges, I became pretty certain that there was genAI/LLM usage feeding into Outlier I suggested disclosing it, if so, at least in the FAQ, if not more prominently I do appreciate the swiftness with which this disclosure was made. But I will also stop playing 362
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 01/09/2026*Resurfaces from redrafting book 2* *Sees email response to Outlier feedback* Damn. I did not expect that to detonate quite so quickly as it did. O.O Yeah, I sent feedback earlier this afternoon about ensuring genAI/LLM use is disclosed, cuz I'd finally hit near-certainty that it was involved 150
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 30/08/2026913 for the day in @playoutlier.bsky.social! It's a very good score, but my word rarity breakdown is what I'm particularly celebrating today 2x Rare, 2x Epic, 3x Super Rare/Legendary... AND THREE OUTLIERS! I've never managed to get an outlier before, then I landed three of them in one day! 220
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 29/08/2026900 on today's Outlier, despite being very eepy and nodding off intermitently while playing (2x Rare, 3 Epic, 5 Super Rare/Legendary) Once again, the profile stats etc. that @playoutlier.bsky.social keep adding are a blast to browse, especially with the new orbits feature that dropped yesterday! 210
Reposted by Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard)Sarah Andersen @sarahseeandersen.bsky.social · 29/08/2026 202233364472
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Scored a new personal best in Outlier! 942 (1x epic, 9x super rare/legendary) Also, @playoutlier.bsky.social keeps releasing cool new profile features! I'm enjoying browsing the new stats! playoutlier.com/s/7VQG5Z 100
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 28/08/2026I woke up early today Which means I have woken up earlier than usual from my mandatory, med-enforced, post-breakfast nap But it's early So I have to wait almost half an hour for the next daily Outlier puzzle to drop D: 000
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 27/08/2026908 in today's Outlier, while actively feeling like death! (And accidentally inputing a sub-ideal word <.<') Also, if there's a word you know is legit but their dictionary doesn't have it yet, @playoutlier.bsky.social mentioned yesterday you can submit them via contact form on the site! 200
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Turns out yesterday claimed not one, but *two* of our emotional support 80-year-olds (Dolly Parton and Tim Curry) May we all strive to so shine upon others' lives And Death? We're gonna have to ask you to stick to targeted strikes for this week, your claw game play is devastating us atm 020
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 26/08/2026895 on today's Outlier 3 Rare, 2 Epic, 5 Super Rare Being my 13th day it did, at least, drop my lowest score (830) from consideration :P Still working on cracking 900 average points And as much fun as this is, I have one specific complaint There need to be more days with wacky letter combos 200
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Scored 904 in Outlier today, my top word was rarity 84 (95 pts) - 1x Rare - 5x Epic - 4x Super Rare/Legendary Eventually I'll manage to score an official outlier word XP Bio background is still OP. Also, shoutout to Dwarf Fortress for the logic chain for 2 of my words! playoutlier.com/s/GF3H8B 110
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 24/08/2026In other news, after two very productive writing days plus some office reorganization, I am now gigaslug The cats are cuddling The bed is warm I have nommed And I am braining the next chunk of bookening while I drift in and out of sleep/nap/passy-outy Breaks are important, y'all! 010
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 24/08/2026PB'ed in Outlier! 934! When I get a word I know is a word but can't 100% recall specifics on, I go wiki-diving after that day's puzzle Doing so previously plus some book research stuff has proven very profitable <.< (Special shoutout to one Book 2 character today) playoutlier.com/s/YMLEHQplayoutlier.comOUTLIER · Day 96ktbard scored 934 on Day 96 — can you beat them? 100
Reposted by Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard)Jjinandtonic @jjinandtonic.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Discovering a new type of guy 3148941004
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Optimist: The cup is half full Pessimist: The cup is half empty ADHD: *Goes to take a sip of coffee* Why is this cold already, I only just poured it? *check time; four hours have elapsed, you re-remember you have to pee, and you still haven't started your Big Task for the day* 041
Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard) @kittybard.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Highest QoL-Improving Purchases This Year, in no particular order: - New desk chair - Cane - 2x Gooseneck arms to hold my phone in bed (2 cuz queen size bed and I switch which side I'm laying on a bunch before falling asleep) - 3x weekly pill organizers Honorable mention: - Popsocket 010
Reposted by Kittybard (aka K.T. Bard)Maelee @bakednbougie.bsky.social · 21/08/2026I wrote about this like 15 years ago and I've wanted to write a book about it since then. I think it's a truth we need to be told especially children. I call it the Phoenix Theory. Your life and who you were and who you wanted to be goes up in flames. 1/2 11210