Went to a holiday party out in Agoura Hills last night. Big house up in the hills. We were talking about whether I could stand living someplace like that. 10 years ago, I would have said absolutely not. Now, it's more like probably not. But mostly still best to have friends you can visit who live in

Such odd feelings this morning. The mister left in the wee hours for back-to-back out-of-town shoots (Bardstown then Albuquerque) and won't be back until nearly Christmas. I am simultaneously thrilled and bereft. It'll be lovely to center myself and lay groundwork for my projects, but I'm absolutely

I've moved this site to Pelican (https://getpelican.com), and away from 11ty (https://www.11ty.dev). Having it in 11ty was just too much of a hurdle for me - it's written in a language I don't know, and the monthly updates to the system were too stress-inducing. Never felt like I could keep up. So I

I have a knitting project - a hat, to be exact - that has been sitting in my drawer unfinished because I can't bring myself to pick up stitches around the edge to do the brim. Note to self: never start a pattern that needs stitches to be picked up.

Around the beginning of the year, I realized that every morning, the first image I had of myself was me dressed in a ratty old t-shirt. It just didn't seem like a good way to start the day, so I bought some proper pajamas. Nothing fancy, just a nightdress and a couple "camp style" pajama sets from L

The mister has put on the Eras tour movie as music to work by today. I'm sitting in the next room, out of his line of sight, but in the reflection of the glass of pictures on the wall, I can see him dancing - but I don't think he knows I can see him. It's very sweet, tbh, and I just love him so much

Why can't cookbooks get all the things right? I just borrowed a bunch from the library, all focused on meal planning. One has good looking plans and cooking strategies, but no shopping lists. Another has nicely paired recipes, but they're not indexed (and no TOC, either!) C'mon people, this just isn

When I was small, I liked to make my Halloween costumes. Then there was a stretch of years I made them for the boys. And since then, pretty much nothing. To my mind, it's a kid's holiday. Why should adults tread all over it? Anyway, Happy Halloween, no matter how old you are.

Straight kombucha is too hard on my system, but I've been enjoying mixing it with San Pellegrino. I've been calling it Boochagrino, but the mister thinks it should be Pelleboocha. He's wrong, but I love him nevertheless.

Getting our picnic ready for tonight - Wynton Marsalis "All Rise" at the Hollywood Bowl. Last concert of the season - really looking forward to it.

I did an event in DC & there was a party for donors etc after. Was talking to 2 ppl & I said "Things are so bad." They said "No this is how it is. Things swing one way, then another. It's normal." That's when I realized why Dems are toothless. They have no idea what this is. Frogs boiling in water.

There are things happening in #DTLA right now, Pershing Square area. Lots of car activity - honking, revving, sounds like sideshow stuff. Also several of those "fireworks" (like M-80s or something) being set off (which is not necessarily unusual here). (I have no sight line, I can just hear it all.)

I keep trying to explain to people how big LA County is, but it's kinda hard to wrap your head around. Like, I can spend 2 hours on a train from downtown LA to Lancaster and *still* be in LA County. Here's one more attempt, a map from Kieran Healy kieranhealy.org

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Fellow #PyCon2025 speakers/poster presenters - do you know who I can contact with questions? It's my first time speaking, and I don't know where I'm supposed to go, how early I need to be for the talk, when the poster has to be installed by - basic stuff. Anyone know who I can talk to? @pycon.us

We felt the San Diego earthquake here in #DTLA pretty strongly. It lasted pretty long, and hanging lights were swinging, but doesn't look like there was any real damage. We did get the alert right before the shaking started, so thanks to the alert team! #earthquake

This article notably fails to mention the time in 88 BCE when the people of the eastern provinces hated the greedy publicani so much that they rose up en masse and murdered 80,000 of them and their families in the streets.

#DTLA video of the protest marchers in downtown LA

#DTLA The turnout for the protest today is off the charts. Way bigger than BLM/George Floyd, and those were huge.

#DTLA If you’re heading to downtown LA this afternoon, be aware that many streets will be closed. Here’s the effected streets and bus routes:

Straight kombucha is too hard on my system, but I've been enjoying mixing it with San Pellegrino. I've been calling it Boochagrino, but the mister thinks it should be Pelleboocha. He's wrong, but I love him nevertheless.

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An infrequent reminder that I run a small business which sells twill tape on Etsy! https://www.etsy.com/shop/SeventhHill Twill tape is a utility-type sewing notion, used for all kinds of things: ties and loops, backing for carpets and hooked rugs, wrapping embroidery hoops, etc. Use TOOT24 for 10%

Much to my surprise and delight, both my poster proposal and talk proposal have been accepted at #PyConUS! So I’ll be in Pittsburgh in May, talking (and postering) about color theory in data visualization. Looking forward to it immensely!

and I was born one dark gray morn, with music comin' in my ears, in my ears #hbtm

#DTLA heads up! About 2 dozen (!) unmarked law enforcement SUVs heading east on 4th Ave (I saw them near Hill). Sirens blaring. I assume heading towards protestors. About 12:55p local time. #protest #LAProtest #LAPD

#DTLA protests - this "no callsign" aircraft is indeed a LAPD helicopter (I can see it, it's a black and white), if that wasn't obvious. #protest #LAprotest

HEADS UP #DTLA More that a dozen unmarked black SUVs headed west on 4th Ave (I saw them near Hill) - these are some kind of law enforcement vehicles with sirens and with running boards for personnel (though there were none). 2:25ish pm local time. Assuming they are heading to #protests.

Reminder: They're trying to demoralize you, and they're doing a great job of it. Part of resisting is making time for joy despite the attempts to make you feel this is not the time for it. Love your people. Dig the art that speaks to you. Go to the places where life flows into you. You deserve joy.

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Have you discovered Bluesky labelers yet? I love this one, which tells you which high-priced school a "personality" went to: bsky.app/profile/dadd... But there's a whole mess of them available here: www.bluesky-labelers.io You follow them, just like a user, and then labels appear on posts. Magic!

This Admin wants to always appear stronger then they are, and right now? They seem very very weak. Which means? They are even weaker then we are imagining. Find the crack, be the wedge. Apply pressure. And it will come undone. Constant pressure.

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Genuary Day 22 - gradients. This is a reworking of the programatic structure of the day 6 sketch, with a really different way to draw the stripes. I think it's better? Code here: https://gitlab.com/mitten-la/py5-sketches/-/tree/main/20250122 #Genuary2025 #Genuary22 #ComputationalArt #py5

I started working on the prompt for Genuary day 6, and got quite stuck code-wise. What I thought would be easy wasn't. Then a large chunk of LA was on fire, and I got a bit distracted. 1/x #Genuary6 #ComputationalArt

this is stupid. the oscar’s aren’t just glitz—they’re jobs. food workers, crew, venues, even indie filmmakers benefit. canceling doesn’t help fire victims; it hurts people already living check to check. the show must literally go on, bc for many it’s the only way to pay rent rn.

Put together a spreadsheet of Hollywood #crew fundraisers for crew members affected by the #LAFires. If you can give, please do. If you can't, please share! Our crews have had a horrible 5 years, and to start off 2025 with this level of destruction is unimaginable. docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

Posting this one again: There were a lot of black-owned businesses in Altadena impacted by the Eaton Fire and Little Red Hen really took care of us during the pandemic. It's time to give back. gofund.me/f8f2e9ff

So glad this is getting coverage. Altadena is not Malibu or Palisades. Black and Latino families have lived there for generations. Now they’re concerned that gov resources will be channeled to wealthier LA areas where many celebs reside. www.reuters.com/world/us/far...

#EatonFire fundraiser: Kedra was our neighbor here in DTLA up until about 2 weeks ago, when she moved into her new home in Altadena. She is a wonderful person and talented art director and could really use some support if you are able to share. www.gofundme.com/f/kedra-dawk...

As the LA wildfires continue to burn, this from @nolympicsla.bsky.social is suddenly freighted with a lot more on-the-nose poignancy as the bit slides from metaphor to the brutally literal

#EatonFire fundraiser: Kedra was our neighbor here in DTLA up until about 2 weeks ago, when she moved into her new home in Altadena. She is a wonderful person and talented art director and could really use some support if you are able to share. www.gofundme.com/f/kedra-dawk...

Genuary Day 5! Isometricity. I was thinking about those op-art kinds of patterns where you can't tell if the the cubes are "up" or "down". Code here: https://gitlab.com/mitten-la/py5-sketches/-/tree/main/20250105 #Genuary #Genuary5 #Genuary2025 #py5 #ComputationalArt

Genuary Day 4, aka the Louise Nevelson challenge. A little worried about the image quality on this one, so do take a peek at the original image if you can. Code here: https://gitlab.com/mitten-la/py5-sketches/-/tree/main/20250104 #Genuary #2025Genuary #Genuary4 #ComputationalArt #py5

Genuary Day 3! Well, I'm as surprised as anyone that I've done 3 of these - hope you enjoy this one. Code is here: https://gitlab.com/mitten-la/py5-sketches/-/tree/main/20250103 #Genuary #Genuary2025 #Genuary3 #ComputationalArt #py5

Another Genuary sketch! This one is all about layers. Code here: https://gitlab.com/mitten-la/py5-sketches/-/tree/main/20250102 #Genuary #Genuary2 #ComputationalArt

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Went to a holiday party out in Agoura Hills last night. Big house up in the hills. We were talking about whether I could stand living someplace like that. 10 years ago, I would have said absolutely not. Now, it's more like probably not. But mostly still best to have friends you can visit who live in

Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends: 1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration; 2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you; 3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.