We usually don’t use trigger warnings. Reader discretion is advised. Wondering who’s who? Meet the system.


Official Posting to Our Journals
This may not make sense to non-T-E-C members, but the blog is one of our journals, and this kind of thing gets posted in them


Cat Funeral, Our Council, and Chonk Update
We had a funeral for our cat Ellie tonight in therapy. TherapyGuru did an excellent job. He got several of us to come out and


The Spell Has Been Broken
Our cat Ellie dying was a shock to the system, but one we needed. Saoirse has been in survival mode for about two months, doing


Our Cat Died
Our cat Ellie died yesterday afternoon. It was sudden, quick, and unexpected. One moment, she was climbing about in our lap; the next, she slid


To All the Lurkers Out There
This site gets hundreds of visits daily, yet most people don’t log in and post. Maybe you feel like you don’t have anything worth sharing,


Another Night, Another Laptop
Whelp, I am typing this on our new MacBook Pro. For those that don’t know, we have quite the laptop collection. There’s Janet’s gaming laptop,


Revolving Door Night
Ladies and Gentlecreatures, tonight we have a special engagement. A few members of T-E-C are either co-con or rapidly switching in and out right now,


Little Less Stressed (But Still Up at 3 a.m.)
In the last few weeks, a few people have been let go at Day Job, including my old manager and his manager. I’m sad to


Stressed Out
Things are really stressful in T-E-C land these days – all because of work. Stressful enough that we’re considering quitting. Our council has decided to