Me, knitting: Oh no! I must have dropped a stitch. The stitch, hiding: Hee hee! She doesn't see me. It was hiding by one of the stitch markers. Luckily I didn't take out that many stitches before learning this.

Oh man, you know editing is happening when the editor pulls out their copy of Garner's Modern English Usage. #AmEditing

Me: Huh, I wonder if this term should be one word or two? Merriam-Webster: One. Me: Okay, then this other, similar term must also be one word, right? Merriam-Webster: You wish. #AmEditing #copyediting

Here's one of my (many) gripes with generative AI boosters: If AI is such a time saver, why do users need to take--often pricey--classes to understand how to use it? When smart phones came out, the average consumer didn't need to take a multi-week course to figure out how to use them.

Man has to endure the worst Christmas office party ever while trying to get back with his estranged wife.

As New Yorkers proved yesterday, Billionaires couldn't shove Cuomo down voters' throats. You know what else billionaires are shoving down our throats? Generative AI. Be like NYC, reject that shit.

Signal boosting!

this is a reminder that we dont have to settle for newsom in 2028

Sobering news for a lot of top Democrats, tonight, as they realize people would prefer they actually fucking do something.

Per my husband, "The Lord of the Rings starts with Bilbo's 111th birthday. Coincidence?"

Go vote today!

I hate that this dog is likely more fashionable than I will ever be.

My husband, describing part of his work day. Him: I asked Adobe to open up a PDF. And Adobe was all, "Open up a PDF? How would that even work?"

"You can also make porn with it! We won't judge! We'll use your porn to make even weirder porn for other losers."

Get yourself a man, who, when you call him a nerd, not only agrees but is proud of the fact. [Am I also a nerd? Yes.]

They also know when you're in a hurry, and will choose that moment to run out of ink.

My husband, looking for gift ideas to give his mom, finally turned to the following: book list for streetfighting computer scientists. This is a man who knows what he is about, and what he is about is being a big ol' nerd

While I haven't taken these classes, I have had Tanya coach me and they are amazing awesome. Not to mention, very generous to offer scholarships for their self-paced courses.

AI is not a calculator. Calculators don't want to date you or be your therapist. Calculators don't tell you one moment that 5 * 10 = 55 and another moment that it's 50. Calculators don't tell you how to tie a noose and convince you to hide the noose from your parents.

I'm just starting a new sci-fi cyberpunk TTRPG. As is my wont, instead of diving in and making a bunch of edits, I plan to spend some time doing what I call axe sharpening. 1/3

My local coffee shop, Kestrel Coffee Roasters, has a tradition of putting googly eyes on the coffee cup lids for Halloween.

Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House. Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity. They are not the same.

There are some people who want to be as negative as possible, to see every attempt at fixing or addressing issues caused by the shutdown as futile. They ask: Why fund SNAP for two weeks? Is funding it for two weeks the best solution? No. But it sure as hell is better than letting people starve.

I also want to point out that in addition to setting aside $6.3 million to fund SNAP for 15 days, the state is giving the Vermont Foodbank $250,000 to meet increased need, and setting aside money for fuel assistance. You can donate to the Vermont Foodbank at www.vtfoodbank.org

I forgot to tag @jlkaufmann.bsky and @seenaswg.bsky.social .social in the initial post. I know both are fans of garter snakes.

I love my state. www.vermontpublic.org/local-news/2... It's so stupid that they have to do this, especially as Congress had previously set aside funds to keep SNAP running in exactly an event like this.

Saw this cutie on today's #stetwalk. It's cooler here, in the high 40s, low 50s (Fahrenheit) but it is sunny. I bet this spot by the rock is nice and warm.

Look at that sploot! This is Swatch, the shop dog at Mood. The nice thing about watching older episodes of Project Runway--this is from season 18 which aired in early 2020--is that they spent more time in Mood and you often got to see Swatch.

I haven't used Amazon for quite a while, and I try whenever possible to not shop through them. It can be hard because sometimes it seems like everything goes through them, but there usually is another option.

Just spent a lot of money on snow tires for my new car. Very grateful that we have the savings to do so because winter tires aren't cheap. I'm getting them through Costco. My membership there also got me a discount on the car itself, a tip from my FIL.

Signal boosting.

My editing brain still works during my dreams. While at a futuristic McDonald's that apparently served wine and champagne from an American winery, I had to pipe up and be a spoilsport. "If it wasn't made in the Champagne region, it has to be called 'sparkling wine' not champagne."

There was a bucket of Halloween candy in the waiting room of my chiropractor. One of the employees saw me gazing intently at the contents and told me to take one, as they were for the patients. So I went ahead and snagged a package of M&M's.

Want to let @joshuajfriedman.com know that it is still decorative gourd season. Made our annual visit to Chapin Orchards for honey crisp apples, maple syrup, and cider doughnuts.

Despite buying one dozen apple cider doughnuts this afternoon, my husband just informed me that, apparently, there are only eleven doughnuts.

When it comes to generative AI I feel like I'm the kid in the story "The Emperor's New Clothes" who says that the emperor is naked while most everyone else is saying, "It's good for emails" "I only use it for brainstorming," etc. Obviously, others have been AI skeptics for longer.

I just started watching a new-to-me episode of Project Runway. The host is excitedly telling the designers that this week's challenge is inspired by the upcoming musical film: Cats. Those poor saps are all excited. They have no idea what's coming.

ROY BATTY: …I rode on the back decks of a blinker and watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments... they'll be gone. CHATGPT: That’s a powerful story 🎯 Thank you for sharing with me! It really spoke to your passion for space! 🚀

We took a walk this evening. Folks, I know I've said it before, but I'm pretty sure that I was a cat in a previous life. After accidentally stepped into a puddle, soaking not just my shoe but my sock, I felt equal parts affronted and disgusted. Like a house cat who's gotten its paw wet.

I just posted this article on tips for replying to job posts created by other editors. I hope it will help editors to more easily share jobs while cutting down on confusion. www.linkedin.com/pulse/etique...

Me, to my husband: Where are you off to? Him: Definitely not to get Combos!

I think all the seasons of RuPaul's Drag Race that I've watched have rubbed off on my husband. While at the Montreal Biodome, upon seeing the common mures he said, "They have eyeliner for days."

A good boy/girl waiting for their person to done shopping at the bakery. And possibly bringing back a dog treat.

Two snoozing dogs at our recent D&D session. They each took a shift napping on this couch. Rindo, the brown dog, has his head right by my purse, probably hoping there was another dog biscuit inside (we give each of them a biscuit at the beginning of each session).

@jenniferwhanson.bsky.social @almost-elly.bsky.social

Good. I will note though that he does not apologize for his or his wife's racist language. Instead he spends most of his statement complaining about the reaction of people who were rightly upset over what he and his wife said.

My husband: [excitedly sharing various memes about Lord of the Rings] Me, someone who has seen the movies and liked them, but not an ardent fan: Oh, is that Wormtongue? Him: No, that's Denethor. Me: Oh. Well, it's been a while since I've seen the films. Him, waggles eyebrows: We can fix that.

Yesterday I was watching a video about rampant consumerism, and people who have shopping addictions. Host: Expensive cars and luxury brand clothing aren't worth the money. Me: Too right. Host: And how many coffee mugs do you need anyway? Me: How dare you! Just glad he didn't mention yarn!

Another of my favorite pieces from the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal. Looking at "White Houses" by Henri Le Sidaner makes me feel calm. The colors and shapes remind me a bit of van Gogh. I can practically hear the river lapping at the banks and the chirping of the crickets.

One of my favorite pieces of art in the Musée des beaux-arts de Montréal. It's so appropriately autumnal and the colors of the chestnut leaves are so beautiful.