This is the main thing I miss since I'm no longer a church-goer.

Definitely thought my 7:30 meeting started at 7, so naturally my body woke up at 5:18.

I hate hate hate showering in soft water. Gimme that hard, stripping, minnerally hard water anydwt. The raw skin is how I know I'm clean.

Accommodated myself and pre-boarded my flight today. I don't have a ton of stamina for standing up, and not waiting on the jet bridge felt like a kindness to later today me.

First strawberry of the season. Pitcher of hibiscus-mint tea sitting in the sun. Laundry drying on the line. Bees foraging in the wild geraniums. Penstemons about to bloom. Gonna miss this place while I'm in RI for work this week.

HOW ABOUT WE GIVE IT A TRY, MINNESOTA

Fulfilled a childhood fantasy today and got a bleeding heart plant for my yard. I've wanted one since I was a little girl. I saw them in fancy yards and wanted one so badly, but our house had too much sun. My yard isn't that fancy, but it has bleeding heart now and that brings me joy.

New piece: Minnesota lawmakers are acting - in collaboration with local organizers and government officials - to defend disability rights against the federal government. It’s good law. It’s a shitty situation. (Gift link)

Of all the things he could've said or done on the last Colbert show, Paul McCartney sharing his hatred for cookie consent banners was a truly immaculate choice.

I hate AI. I hate AI the way Montresor hates Fortunato, the way Simon Gruber hates John McClane, the way Kendrick Lamar hates Drake: with the intensity of ten thousand fiery suns. It is an affront to our humanity. It is a blasphemy upon the sacredness of the human condition.

Took me 5 minutes to submit a comment on this batshit rule floated by the FCC. Forcing shows to issue a warning if they so much as mention gender identity is a terrible idea. Trans and nonbinary people exist and deserve full inclusion in our society and media, full stop.

I got sick with COVID in late March. Since then, my energy and endurance have tanked, along with some fun fuckery with my heart rate. All I want to do is play in my yard outside and tend to my garden, and I just don't have the stamina for it. Mask the fuck up, kids. It's not worth it.

Days like this where I'm in meetings all morning are so hard. I can't multitask like I used to, so I can't even half-ass on other work.

Is this alleged rain going to happen or...? Cause we really need some rain.

I'm being very good and letting it fully cool, so I can't try it til tomorrow morning. But it smells incredible.

Came home from Mom's house this afternoon with rhubarb, strawberry plants, and bee balm. 2nd version of the @smittenkitchen.bsky.social rhubarb snacking cake now in the oven, made properly with the lemon zest this time. I also added toasted pecans to the crumble and used GF flour.

Not to be a total bummer but most everyone I know is struggling in America right now. Financially, physically, emotionally. I good deal of my energy is being output to keep myself and the people I care about above water. Again, not trying to be a bummer, but I feel its necessary to recognize it.

Incredulous 'Wine Mom' discourse during Operation Metro Surge belittled the powerful—and historically constant—work of women. racketmn.com/this-mothers...

The gluten-free bakery is hopping this morning! Glad I made it here when I did.

Recent thing on my podcast, The Accessibility link is a Lie: My Adventures in Weaponizing Corporate Virtue Signaling https://weirdwritings.pinecast.co/episode/7111b66c/the-accessibility-link-is-a-lie-my-adventures-in-weaponizing-corporate-virtue-signaling #audio #podcast #podcasts

Launching on a Friday to prove to my kids I'm still with it and hip: I put together a mobile accessibility checklist for the GitHub Annotation Toolkit. Big shout out to @ericwbailey.website @joelamyman.bsky.social and @julianmka.bsky.social for making it happen! primer.style/accessibilit...

Next iteration, I'm going to try using GF flour. Also note that if you hoarded last year's rhubarb, this is a great use for it! I let mine thaw, but you can also use it frozen.

I made this cake last night after procrastinating for literal years and omg, WHY. It is so delicious and pretty easy. smittenkitchen.com/2012/05/rhub...

"We aren’t asking for favors; we are demanding the basic dignity of a usable interface." #a11y accessaces.com/beyond-furio...

This is the playlist of covers I didn't know I needed. I'm not even that into Gwar but I admire their commitment. These are just super fun. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Looking forward to reading these. Anna's Axe-con talk was a banger and these are so timely with recent changes in how my workplace is now using AI.

Fun aspect of my perfectionism: I'm ALWAYS on the lookout for ways to optimize or improve things. At work. At home. In the world. In the few daily routines I've managed to create and keep. It's a special kind of torment. It's so hard to feel accomplished, or even just content.

Emotional support Annie's mac & cheese with Penzeys Arizona Dreaming spice blend mixed in.

Just got a Pixel 10 to use for work and I'm shocked at how much I hate it. There are some really nice little quality of life features in Samsung devices that I thought were standard features. But nope. I wanted the "pure" Android experience and I'm getting it. And it feels rough.

Did a mini bookstore crawl with friends this afternoon. TBR pile is taller than ever. And splurged on all but one of @seananmcguire.bsky.social's Wayward Children books because Uncle Hugo's had them. Now I can reread them whenever I want!

Last night, I made a truly awful cheese sauce for Welsh rarebit. So bad that spouse didn't take any and instead made improvised open face ham and asparagus sandwiches. Today, I did my best to rescue the leftover sauce into mac & cheese. "shellbow" pasta, broccoli, and served it with chili crisp.

instead of putting billions into AI, imagine that money going to housing, free health care, UBI, free college, making sure people have enough mental space to think and be creative, making sure all kids grow up with enough food. humanity could be its own super intelligence.

Had to call my mortgage lender and had the worst phone tree experience ever. But then we walked down to the local spot and got nachos and beer. And when I got home, I saw that the serviceberry tree began blooming!

"For all of us, I want digital spaces that remember we’re human. That respect our boundaries. That prioritize our well-being over their quarterly targets." —@nattarnoff.bsky.social tarnoff.info/2026/04/13/w...

Touch is not the only way people use mobile apps. Keyboard operability matters for accessibility, and most apps still fail at it. Detlev Fischer explains why this cannot be an afterthought. bitvtest.de/en/blog/... #DigitalAccessibility #A11y #MobileTesting #InclusiveDesign #WCAG #Mobile

Proud to be from Montana today. Trans rights are human rights!

My lil baby magnolia began blooming this week and it's truly one of the best things right now.

It's gotten so warm so fast! Do I need to start watering things again yet?

My strawberries made it through the winter and already have new growth! I was worried about how well they'd do in the raised bed through the cold.

After calling to report this, apparently it was just me? Hard resets seemed to fix things. Learned that our modem is hella old and a tech will be out to replace it. And if you have a TP-Link router, you might have a firmware update pending like I did.

Anyone else in Kingfield on USI affected?

Cool, street construction work a block away knocked out fiber for everyone around here.

Reminds of when I wrote how you cannot trust SR speech history / logs for testing and a SR maker told me they aren’t meant to be used for testing and then a few months later released a product that was just the speech history log which they marketed as a testing product. yatil.net/blog/screen-...

I'm getting pretty good at making miso noodle bowls.

Just made pancakes and used 1/2 tsp of fiori di Sicilia instead of vanilla, and I'm pretty sure they were the best pancakes of my life. Also, real food after being sick for days and subsisting on smoothies is amazing.

Might be outing myself as a real Minnesotan after years of denial. I tried Bill's Garden tonight and thought, sure, why not get the Szechuan tofu? Reader, I was not prepared. It is delicious, and also SO spicy. I can do like 2 bites at a time. Can't wait to do it again.

Happiness is a bowl of fresh popcorn that you don't have to share.

This is the cover I didn't know I needed. Total nostalgia bomb.

Time is a circle. I've reached the point in the illness/recovery process where my 4-day long bedhead somehow manages to look intentional and styled. (The rest of me remains appallingly unkempt, alas.)

Finally got my bag and made it home, only to find that a porch pirate ganked my much-anticipated package with a couple of cute fidget toys. They better enjoy my little clicky dumpster fire and rainbow spiral thingy 🤨