Dear people on the DC Metro: Today, I saw you refuse to get out of the way to let an older woman off the car. 5 minutes later, you also refused to give up your seat to a different lady using a walker. I did both for you. Do better, DC!

Why does the world hate English majors so much?

Sharepoint and all Microsoft products are bad. Mandating their usage shows a lack of imagination and a definite hatred towards your fellow human beings.

I sprained my finger countless weeks ago. Things I am tired of: washing my abundant locks with one hand; the pain in my hand from holding it differently to avoid annoying the bad finger. The fact that zero people have offered any sort of help in any scenario. Why is everyone so self-centered?

This NYTs advice columnist gives v. bad advice. This woman clearly states that her husband looked for work, but didn't find it. The columnist is incredibly ageist. When was the last time Fancypants journalist tried for a barista job? They don't exactly grow on trees.

I've been mucking around in the world of dating much of my adult life, and this whole time, my government was holding back on an elite matchmaking program between aliens and humans.

If we're going to do another season of #LoveStory, I request it be about Theresa Duncan and Jeremy Blake.

6th takeaway: These protests would be less necessary if the NYTs didn't bury them under a bunch of other headlines.

When I decided to attend Oberlin, I had no idea that 30 years later, it would be the punchline for wokeness. Still, I'm kinda proud I graduated from this silly, wonderful school. It taught me so much, like how to undermine systemic tyrany and question oppresssive systems of authority.

It's weird to me how AI writing takes on some of the worst writing patterns in the English language such as deficit framing. One would think the point of this is to improve on human writing. Anyoo, if you're trying to disguise your AI slop, omit "it's not x, it's y" sentences. They're your tell!

Good morning to everyone except anyone who works at Meltwater, aka the world's clunkiest media database and a source of many tears for your truly.

The Kennedy I'd really like to see a series on is Kick.

DLR's IG feed is filled with images of people of color, painting a "woke" external brand. Yet it profits from oppressive institutions that keep communities of color down, like prisons! Good on these workers for walking out.

Due to my Lithuanian last name, people never believe I'm Irish, but I'm actually 1/3 Irish on my mom's side and come from a long line of people with names like Irvine and Polk. Happy St. Patrick's Day! I wish I were in Boston!

As Cher Horowitz might say, why can't mankind be peaceful enough not have violence on the news?

Today, it snowed. My cats were very happy. When it stopped snowing, they herded me into the sunroom to show me it wasn't snowing anymore, and mewed at me as if I turned the snow off. When it rains, they look at me accusingly. They're either very into meteorology or a smidge antisemitic.

Pi Day is coming up, so I'm researching a potential piece on circles in landscape architecture. Check out this LED “dancefloor” designed by Nikola Bašić. Other cool examples too, like a circular bridge. Fun article from Landzine.

Here's a form of #fracking I can get behind: the frack radish, which is used to remediate soil. Meet the drilling radishes of St Louis.

Much of the drama on Virgin River could be avoided by a simple reference check.

Props to Daryl Hannah for pushing back against her atrocious characterization in #LoveStory. I once spent a lovely afternoon w her at an anti-fracking rally, and she was nothing but gracious and easy to work with.

I'm still doing my research on JB, but he's really impressed me these past few months. Yes, I know about his cousin. Yes, he's a billionaire. But he's tough as hell and operates with flair. This is no time for liberal purity tests.

Unpopular opinion: the best #GirlScout cookies are not thin mints or caramel whatevers. They're peanut butter patties. Fight me!

Sketchers say making art together in urban environments allows them to create a record of a moment and to notice a little bit more about the city they see every day. n.pr/3ZHhHJ9

It's rare that I feel any particular pride in my British heritage, but props to the UK for finally doing something about Andrew, and on his birthday, no less!

I liked Obama as a human, and lord knows he's better than what we have. But I often found his admin more in love with its own mythology than the people it was supposed to govern. If a leader can't tell which way the wind is blowing, are they good at leading?

Shout out to the chic business lady traveller who wanted directions to our Chinatown arch this morning. I hope my warning that our Chinatown consists of approximately two blocks was helpful for expectations management. -spoiled by having lived in San Francisco

The trees heard that you know who rescinded some more climate regulations and now they're huddling up to strategize.

13th February 2026 marks the 29th anniversary of the Great Lego Spill, when nearly five million pieces of Lego fell into the ocean after a cargo ship laden with goods was hit by a storm.

Rory Gilmore had her studying tree. "My tree" is an ancient sycamore in Sunderland, MA, known as the "buttonball tree." I don't get to visit it, so I've also adopted one behind my apartment building that houses a murder of crows.

hey hey, #landscapearchitects! Please take this poll I created for Land8 on residential design trends. Also, please read Land8, and if you're looking to further flex your creative muscles, consider becoming a contributor!

serge kovaleski once gave me a tour of a the old WaPo newsroom when i was a young PR grasshopper dropping off an envelope for a metro section piece. it was so thrilling to see legendary reporters in their element. heartbreaking to see these desks gutted.

Yikes. My knees hurt in empathy for Lindsey Vonn.

I used to think he ruined my favorite SM feed b/c his feelings were butt-hurt by the criticism of him on it. Now I suspect his motives were far more sinister.

Oh good, millions of pages of redacted text to comb through. I do not envy the reporters covering this, but I do admire their tenacity. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

Don was taken into custody by federal agents last night in Los Angeles.

Amazon is producing a web series on #regenerativeagriculture. They are asking experts to pay a fee to be featured. So if you see a special on Amazon about regenerative ag, understand those expert voices were actually bought. Who has the cash to afford these placements? Corporations with an agenda!

It's not the roads, it's the sidewalks! We live in a city; why are people pretending only cars count? I know about emergency vehicles, but the attitudes I have seen today just reinforce how oblivious businesses are to community needs. If you can afford a $1 million condo, you can afford shoveling!

Proposal that DC emulates Boston's smart snow farm model and dumps all the grey, icky snow in front of the White House.

For anyone afraid of hiring people over the age of 45 b/c they think we can't learn new platforms: HA! In the past 5 months, I have mastered two new website platforms, two new email platforms, and drastically improved my Canva skills. #olddognewtricks #ageism #employmentcrisis

In 2026, let's normalize calling in depressed.

Trump may be firing fewer cabinet members this time around, but he did recently hand a pink slip to his architect. Guess he couldn't get the Catholic guy to be the yes person he hoped for. This keeps getting messier and more chaotic!

In a year where Mormon women and trad wives dominated pop culture, DEI programs were cut, and there's an actual phenomenon called "Mara Lago face," this seems very...on the nose. Spoiler alert, it's a fancy word for white!

Why I hate TikTok: 1. The people who post really obvious stuff that is news to them, assuming that b/c they didn't know something, everyone else must be equally ignorant. 2. Shit like this. Your midface is fine. Go touch grass.

Yesterday, I gleefully canceled my Paramount+ App. I will miss Ghosts but one silly sitcom does not justify supporting a company helmed by Bari Weiss.

F*ck RFK Jr and fake "science"! Other than the occassional migraine and hereditary anxiety, I am one of the healthiest people I know. I have never had COVID and I rarely get colds and flues. My mom was the poster queen for vaccinating her kid. Likely not a coincidence.

So far today, I have tried having quick, silly, lighthearted exchanges with two fellow Washingtonians. Both ended awkwardly. D.C, it's fine to be pleasant when a stranger talks to you in person. It doesn't mean you're marrying them or committing to a future selling Amway or something. Lighten up!

Simple life pleasure: Order yourself a fountain soda and fill it with a bunch of different soda flavors. Why settle for Diet Pepsi when you can have Diet Pepsi with Lemonade and Dr Pepper?

My hot take of the day is that Taco Bell's "fire" hot sauce is not that hot. Also, this is my second time ever eating Taco Bell.

I can: set up a darkroom and process prints and negatives in it; delint a vinyl record; record content over a commercial cassette tape; burn CDs; look stuff up in a card catalog; make eye contact while having a conversation with a person over the age of 30.

NPR was such a huge force in our house that my mom would keep the car running in our barn when we got home, just so she could catch the end of their stories after she picked me up from ballet and theatre stuff. Susan, Nina, and Cokie were all reasons why I joined a media-adjacent profession.