Today’s adventure: water park with the family! First time in actual decades I’ve been to one of those, and Lord have mercy I forgot just how many stairs are involved. 😅

The USMNT and Knicks being really good except for the precise moment when Trump involves himself is really funny

Taking all the garbage and recycling from two beach houses to the dump 15 minutes away, all by myself: 😬 A 30-minute round-trip drive in which I get to listen to podcasts, all by myself: 😁 Solo dump run mission: accepted and successful. 😄

Caught up on #TheBear. At some point I’d like to rewatch the whole thing without the super long breaks between seasons so I have a hope of catching some of these callbacks, but I’ll have to wait until I’m up for that much concentrated stress. 😅

So far it’s seeming like Sofa Time is the best match for what I want (although I did have to set it up manually). It has the same “Up Next” listing that shows me the next new-to-me episode of all the shows I watch, including the older ones, which is the main thing I relied on TV Time for.

Best Beach Moment: An osprey dived RIGHT in front of us and came up with a fish and did the little shimmy shake (twice!) and it was just everything I wanted 😄

Take me out to the soccer Take me out to the pitch Buy me a beer and some fish ’n chips I don’t care if my jersey gets ripped Let me root root root for the home team If they don’t win they might tie For it’s no! goals! sometimes get scored By the soccer guys

Just got the very unwelcome news that the TV Time app is shutting down…anyone have a good replacement? I need some way to keep track of all the different places I watch things and tell me when there are new episodes!

WELCOME TO FIELD

Somehow there isn’t an option for “hanging out with little nieces/cousins in the water, getting climbed on, giving piggyback rides, and occasionally picking them up and throwing them upon request” in this fitness tracker app, but boy I’m gonna be feeling it tomorrow.

Omg there's a horseshoe crab flipping song!! It's so 90s PSA songey. What glorious propaganda!! 😭 😭

This casual miracle of engineering that I never properly appreciate, hello from the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel 😄

@wiswell.bsky.social Thank you for Someone You Can Build a Nest In, and for Shesheshen who’s just so bad at being a people but has to keep trying anyway, and for Homily who is fat (positive), and for reinforcing that (positive) throughout. Heartily looking forward to your dragon book. 💖

I make a point of folding all my laundry before packing for a trip. It’s really nice to have all the laundry folded, but man it takes a long time. Too bad there’s really no better way of doing it. I couldn’t possibly fold laundry just a little bit every day. That doesn’t even make any sense.

DUDE.

And it DOESN’T MEAN AI, dangit.

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I mayyy not be able to handle having #WidowsBay and #TheAmericans in the TV rotation at the same time...obviously they're from like a decade apart but I still found myself thinking "oh he must be an outsider...well of course, he's a Russian spy" 😅

heat breaks tomorrow, bring it onnnnn

@pocketcasts.com Hi there! When I inevitably autopilot click the “Clear” button on my very long Up Next list (because it’s in exactly the same place as the “back” button for the New Releases list, which I click all the time), is there at least a confirmation popup before it deletes the entire list?

Pretty sorry state of affairs when you’re trying to find an urgent care center and the in-GPS search is better at it than EnshittAIfied Google. (I’m fine.)

Seeing "TK" as a writer in a published piece makes me want to crawl into a ball and dissolve into dust particles of echoed screams

Truly the most poorly conceived pivot-to-video yet. If I were going to watch a thing, I'd watch one of the TV serieses all my friends told me to watch and I said I'd definitely get to eventually. If I'm putting on a podcast it's because I'm walking / driving / washing dishes / making dinner.

The women have won four World Cups, but absolutely congratulations to the men for making it to the knockout round. Yes, this is a reminder that the USA has, in fact, won a World Cup — four of them. In case you heard otherwise.

Big plot on #TheAmericans focuses on a software program called Echo that the entire stealth technology system depends on. DOD guy says there are only three copies in existence and hands the FBI agent a single unsleeved floppy disk. The 80s were wild, man.

Not enough people are impressed that Seattle has a light rail that crosses a pontoon bridge.

Hey did y’all know it’s totally OK to cross a double yellow line to pass another car if you think the driver is too slow? I must have missed the memo that went out to so many drivers in this area!

Apparently a jury summons now (at least here) means “just go about your business, we’ll get in touch if we need you, and if you don’t hear from us by 4:30pm on your service day then you’re off the hook.” Certainly better than waiting around in a crowded room all day, but it’s a weird sort of limbo!

I was gonna make a PBJ for lunch but I’m out of Cheetos and I think there are laws against that

6/9 episode of @yourewrongabout.bsky.social with @juliekliegman.com, about 7 minutes from the end, hits all that stuff that keeps coming up re: PE and how it would be nice if we could avoid screwing up kids’ relationship with movement and their bodies. (Full ep worth a listen as always, but THAT.)

Feasting as directed, sir! 🫡

Fuck off, no it isn't. Stop throwing translators under the bus.

WELCOME TO WASHINGTON, SOCCER FANS. Get acquainted with our state via this highly accurate and mostly-to-scale map.

The latest iteration of this is coming in now. The likes are on far more recent posts, but the accounts are "mask off" porn bots. Blurred profile picture (adult account), no posts, no reposts, just a cheeky sentence in their bio and a link to telegram, I think?

Another row of autumn leaves taking shape, and the left edge of the hem getting closer. #CrossStitch

Definitely better than last time, but there is no such thing as too much supply! Every pint is needed—consider helping out if you can. 💖 (And if you can do platelets and plasma at the same time, as I did today, they will LOVE YOU. 😄)

I like it when orange and blue teams win. 😄

Seattle elects a socialist mayor, wins the Super Bowl NYC elects a socialist mayor, wins the NBA finals Win your city a major sports title with this one neat trick

The Rashomon Job is undoubtedly my favorite episode of #Leverage so far. SO much fun. And Dr. Phlox! 😄

Man, what keeps you up late on a Friday night really changes as you get older

Today’s tea joy is Second Breakfast from @fridaytea.com, paired with the last of the buckwheat honey from the farmers market. This honey has a loud, almost maple-y flavor that steamrolls almost anything I put it in. The hobbits welcome it to the table and they all get along great. 😄

This thing keeps happening where somebody I’ve never interacted with and who doesn’t follow me suddenly likes a bunch of my replies in quick succession. Is this a bot thing?

I feel this one in my Heart’s Blood. 💙

The quest for fun cardio continues: Water Fitness class in the pool yesterday, Zumba class today. Pool class was GREAT. Zumba was…fast. And I am really not. 😅 Also there’s the thing where asking me to coordinate more than two of my limbs at the same time is just rude tbh (but I survived!)

I have figured out a thing with me and scary books: I can’t just DNF and walk away. The characters need me. I have to keep reading and get them out, I can’t just leave them there! (Anyway I finished another one last night and those people are safe because of me) (because that’s how it works)

The tiny goldfinch is my favorite part 💛

The sound of the rain is just so good tonight

Friend sent this music deep cut over. Too funny not to share! 😂

Lemme just make sure @xplainthexmen.bsky.social sees this real quick