IT'S FARMERS MARKET DAY!!!!! And yes, I am sitting in the parking lot 5 minutes before the even open. 😍

FDA RECALL Brand: Breeder’s Edge, Shelter’s Choice Product: Canine milk replacer Issue: Variable levels of Vitamin D Date: 04/17/2026 More […]

FDA RECALL Brand: Loard’s Product: Ice Cream Issue: Undeclared Milk, Eggs, Tree Nuts, Peanuts, Soy, Sulfites, and Colors Date: 04/16/2026 More […]

Got home from my hair appointment, had a good sandwich and was very relaxed and took a little snooze. Woke up, stretched, and Jorge rocketed to the top of the bed and flung himself on my shoulder and immediately fell asleep.

I don't know who might need to know this, but I'm gonna put it out there just in case. If you're going to be playing flaming bottle toss, you need to score the outside of the bottle a bit - otherwise it's gonna land with an unsatisfying *thunk* instead of a delightfully sparkly clattering of bits.

Yes, taking today off was a Very Good Idea. It was a half day Friday anyway, but because I have a noon appointment, I would have had to start the day extra early and after being up very late acting like I was 20 years younger - the sleep in was excellent.

So our local is celebrating it's 30 year anniversary tonight and I've seen a bunch of folks I haven't seen in a minute and it's been fun and not nearly the shitshow I expected, LOL. (We're all old now.) NGL, hearing more than once, "You look great!" has been nice, too. My hair cooperated, and […]

BABY GOATS!!! The first mama has 2 healthy babies! They are dried off, warmed up, and starting to try to nurse so I'm back inside warming up for a bit. #babygoatcountdown

Overseas manager put out a “process improvement document” with “let me know if you have feedback/concerns/etc!” (It does not improve anything, but it’s good to have things written down, and they like their process docs. A LOT.) US partner in crime & I met together with our new managers to voice […]

I swear to god, not once, but repeatedly today in a meeting, I hear, "Well I asked Claude" CLAUDE IS CONSISTENTLY WRONG, YOU DIPSHIT. I ASKED A PACK OF FERAL MEERKATS AND THEY SAID Y'ALL WERE A BUNCH OF THE DUMBEST MOTHERFUCKERS AROUND. Support is gonna have some client delete a whole damn […]

TIL that the suffragettes in Great Britain & Ireland invented the letter bomb. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suffragette_bombing_and_arson_campaign

One of my QC coworkers had a client case with an app she’s not great with (yet! she’s getting there!) and I’m pretty good with it, and she asked me for some help the other day, we got the data from the client and looked at it today. Of course, tons of stuff going on - change orders, timesheet […]

And Swalwell is out of the Governor's race. #uspolitics #capolitics https://apnews.com/article/swalwell-democrats-california-governor-campaign-allegations-congress-8b60b0c226f93c691633231053d5ddf9

Today was playing mad scientist with ribbons, murrine, and dichro frit just to see what happens. 👩‍🔬 Made up two sets of everything, one set will get a tack fuse, the other a full fuse. These are stacked up ribbons - the one on the left is clear, cobalt […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Glass class was awesome as always, and the PERFECT topper was getting out of class and seeing that Orban conceded the election in Hungary. The way I CACKLED when I opened my phone. JD Vance just failing all over the place, LMAO. And to the folks in Hungary - WELL DONE!!!!

It's art therapy Sunday again, YAY!! During the break, did I get the back room cleared out to be my glass room? No. Did I map out what I will be working on the next 7 weeks so I don't find myself needing one more firing after class ends? Also, no. Do I at least know what I am doing today […]

Starbucks just out here tugging on my last thread of sanity today. Went to do my mobile order, my cold brew and a slew of stuff is showing as “Not Sold At [My Store]” Went to the store to see what I could order and ask about the menu - “We added some things to the menu today, but your usual is […]

Whose taxes are done?! MINE! And a good chunk less than I expected since they increased the max on state/local tax deductibility, so at least I'm giving a bit less to this complete shit government.

Glass class starts up again Sunday, YAY, and tomorrow I am going to the glass shop and I am putting my list out here in the hopes that I can report back that I showed some restraint. - Tekta (clear) sheets, 4 10x10 sheets - Black opalescent, 1 10x10 sheet - 2 tubes of ribbons, one clear, one […]

[US Politics; SA; Swalwell] I guess this all came out today? Time for him to drop out of the race and find another line of work. https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/10/swalwell-campaign-imploding-amid-sexual-assault-allegation-00867619

So, Sean is not so much a mighty hunter as he is a somewhat mediocre supervisor, LOL. He watched as I captured the cricket in the living room to get it outside and then lost interest.

If you like crochet & Dungeons & Dragons, this may be a fun book for you: Dungeons & Dragons Crochet: A Book of Many Patterns by Stacy King #crochet #DnD https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/767078/dungeons-and-dragons-crochet-by-stacy-king-official-dungeons-and-dragons-licensed/

Holyyyyyy shit. Will this make CEO’s think twice before deciding every vendor must have AI shit in it? Especially when it comes to ACCOUNTING, FINANCE AND HIPPA SYSTEMS? Doubtful, but one can hope. The tl;dr: Hot shit ”AI first“ startup claiming wicked quick compliance audits turns out to be […]

So, today I learned that we threatened THE FUCKING VATICAN back in January. Was Trump still pissed he wasn't made pope? What fuck are we even doing. #uspolitics #vatican https://www.thelettersfromleo.com/p/the-pentagon-threatened-pope-leo

Dear dental professionals: When you're trying to shove a combo bite-block-suction monstrosity in someone's mouth and they say it is too big, the answer is not, "But it's the size for your mouth." I've had this mouth all my life, trust me, I know. Then I'm gonna cough it out until you find a […]

Today IT emailed and said my phone is too old and as of June 1st, I won't be able to connect to email or Teams on it. Oh no. *UNINSTALL* *UNINSTALL* *UNINSTALL* *UNINSTALL* It's not like the email ever worked on my phone anyway, and thanks to the "Company Portal" thing IT said we had to have […]

Love spending the day wondering if we're going to nuke Iran for no other reason that the president is a fucking pedophile. And none of this will still be enough for Republicans to do jack shit about it. #uspolitics

I was thinking about things I'd like to do in my next glass class, and I had an idea of something with murrini. I then calculated how much murrini it would need. I think the "$360 of murrini" project will get put on the backburner until I win the lottery. I do have another murrini idea that […]

I realize that April weather is all over the place here, but I also wasn't really prepared to get a freeze watch alert for tonight...

Watching the NASA livestream of the Artemis moon flyby and they’re talking about how everything is scheduled out as to who is at the windows and when - I assume to avoid the otherwise inevitable, “Fuck you, it’s my turn to look out the window!”

When I saw Three Body Problem on Netflix, I didn’t realize it was based on a book series. I decided I’m gonna read it all! I’m about 1/3 of the way through the first book and the the translator’s notes, by Ken Liu, are FANTASTIC. Just little bits of context on terminology & Chinese history that […]

Trying to figure out what I need to do today, and it seems to be very little, which is nice! An errand or two, and then eating leftovers and probably a nap (gotta keep the eat & nap theme going) and reading. Maybe I'll do a few things around the house, maybe not. That is why I do "the day […]

Good morning! It's a long weekend Monday here, and thanks to the cats deciding I should get to sleep in until my "weekend" alarm and hassling my brother instead - they got breakfast and I have had Starbucks delivered. My brother claims Sean is a bully. To […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

So, a while back, I replaced our ancient-bordering-on-fire-hazard immersion blender. Has a whisk & veggie chopper attachment, which is nice. I decided to try out the whisk attachment on the egg casserole - it’s hard to get the mustard mixed in well. I did not consider that a motorized whisk […]

Got the easter goodie bags together and once again I have encountered the whole “having no concept of what I’d already bought when I got more” thing, LMAO. (It is a Christmas stocking ritual as well...) I *knew* when I went to Walgreen’s, I’d gotten a few things from the market. And when I went […]

Got the kitchen squared away, discovered we have 1 trash bag left. Checked the dining room and don’t see any more. (It’s where I keep the extra paper goods/bags/whatnot - cause if I have them anywhere else, I’ll forget and keep buying them…) No biggie, zip up to the market, grab a box of trash […]

Happy Easter & Passover (4th day, I think?) friends! Loved seeing everyone in their Sunday pastel best this morning when I was out & about - meanwhile, I’m doing my best impression of a dead tree, LOL. Very pleased with myself that when I popped into the market for one extra container of sour […]

There is a clear theme emerging this lovely long weekend and it is Eat and Nap. 5 stars, totally recommend.

Studio cleaning party was a masterclass Many Hands Make Light Work. Things are clean and shiny and the toolboxes are all inventoried along with a big chunk of the molds. Popped over to the brewery at the arts center to grab a Coke for the drive home, and […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Happy Sunny Saturday! Busy day here. Coffee & easter danish have been acquired. Quarterly volunteer meeting & cleanup party at the arts center this morning, then clean myself up, and then a spring art market at one of the breweries in Fairfax. And given that I had a dream last night that I […]

Sitting here with Jorge in my lap and Sean by my side and my arms aren't long enough to get a pic, but do you know how hard it is to not just lean forward and just smash hug them??!?

WE ARE FIX IT PROS AROUND HERE!! Sitting here and the AC kicks on (it got that warm today) and the compressor outside is making...A Noise It Should Not. I had one moment of panic and said, "I bet that is a stick hitting the fan." Sent my brother out with a flashlight and he didn't see […]

I don’t know what it is about the last day before Easter weekend that has people thinking I’m gonna work late cause they didn’t get things done. I swear, Every. Freakin. Year. Today at 12:30 PM - when I leave at 1PM: Here is the data you asked for. The client is escalating and need an answer […]

If anyone needs me or Sean, we will be napping until further notice on this fine Friday afternoon.

Somehow we have made it to another Friday. Pats on the back all around - well done all of you.

There is a sommelier on Instagram that I follow and she does tons of pairings that are from Trader Joe's and it's great cause you can get a nice bottle of wine and a snack or good cheese for ~$15. She loves TJ's Fromage Pave - brie-like cheese - with the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Hope all goes well with the NASA launch and that I didn't feel such doom over it.

So, I'm a bit behind on the news, but I understand that 12 *tons* of KitKats were stolen recently. I have questions - the two big ones being: - How do you even steal 12 tons of KitKats in the first place? - What on earth do you do with them?

OMG, first ice cream truck of the year just went by!!! 🍦🍦🍦

Well, today was better than yesterday in that about 2/3 of the systems I needed were working, as opposed to zero yesterday, so progress!