For those who are attending this upcoming #StratosFur , I'll be hosting two panels this year. The first is one that I've hosted every year since StratosFur started: "How to Attend a Convention on a Budget."
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Update to this:
I shared this post with a long-time friend of mine, seeking to get input from someone who knows me (and my circumstances) well. I wasn't expecting her to make the choice for me, by offering to gift me a copy!
I've blocked out her name and avatar for privacy reasons, but have left the accompanying message in place. I've sent her #Steam gift cards once or twice over the years, so I suppose it's only fitting that I would eventually receive one in return.
I'll probably start #Deltarune chapter 3 later this week if I can find the time.
The second is being hosted for the first time at any convention, at #StratosFur: "Deal or No Deal: Furry Edition."
This is a replacement for the "Card Sharks" panel I've hosted at all the Texas fur cons for a few years now, and it's gotten somewhat stale.
I just reached a 2300 day streak on #Duolingo. I've been going at it so long, that it's certainly become a daily habit (and I try to squeeze in at least one lesson each day to keep the streak alive). The daily quests and monthly badges have forced me, on many occasions, to take more lessons than I otherwise would.
Greetings! This is your resident money dragon, coming to you with a #numismatics update:
I visited my local money show this past Saturday (Jan 18), the same show I've attended every year since 2013 when I first learned about it. More often than not, I'll buy a new piece there. This year, however, my personal finances are tight because I just put a big down payment on a new car.
But I did buy the following items with cash: three 1-oz rounds of pure copper with different designs. Two are zodiac-based (I'm a Pisces and my friend is a Virgo) and the other bears the design of an 1856 one-cent piece. I bought a fourth one as well, a Civil War commemorative with the H.L. Hunley submarine on it. I've already given that to someone whom I know has an interest in that submarine.
This is your resident money dragon, coming to you with a #numismatics update:
Ever since Lunar New Year, I've been wanting to buy another #YearOfTheDragon silver bar like I bought back in 2012. I've been monitoring the price all year for this 10-oz "Lunar Series 2" bar from APMEX, and finally bought it at the beginning of this month before the stock runs out. (I was waiting for the markup over spot to drop, which it has, but the price of silver has slowly crept up all year.)
Anyhow, it arrived today. It's difficult to take good photos of it because of the lighting I had on hand, and because the camera keeps wanting to focus on the pattern in the background. For anyone who wants to see a clearer photo, here's the product listing: https://www.apmex.com/product/285843/10-oz-silver-bar-2024-apmex-year-of-the-dragon-series-2
As I retrieved the URL to post here, it appears to me that the price has already dropped a little bit in the few weeks since I bought it. Just my luck. 
I apparently just reached a 2100 day streak on #Duolingo and was awarded an extra 3 streak freezes. I had to use at least one of my streak freezes in July while I was on vacation, but it's otherwise rare that I need to use them. Good thing they exist!
Anyone else in the fediverse take language lessons on #Duolingo ? I achieved a 2000-day streak there this past Saturday, which is the longest contiguous streak I've ever managed.
It would have been even higher than this, if not for one holiday (Christmas Day?) years ago where I forgot to complete at least one lesson, and I didn't have any Streak Freezes equipped. I've had to use a few Streak Freezes in order to preserve this streak, but for the most part I'm diligent about completing at least two lessons every day.
For those of you going to #FurryFiesta2024 this month: I'm bringing back my "Card Sharks: Furry Edition" game show panel. This flyer has the date/time and location, and I'll be distributing hard copies of these in the con space.
For those who have attended one of these in the past: I plan on having new and unique prizes for the winners!
In other news, I reached a 1900 day streak today in #Duolingo language lessons. It would have been longer than that, if not for a single day many years ago where I forgot to take a lesson and I didn't have Streak Freezes equipped.