kind of a bummer time for the weather bot to go down but I emailed NWS Chicago about taking it over and they replied saying they'll forward it to their social media team, so I'm crossing my fingers that they join bsky for real

it's time for a Saturday morning kung fu movie

what a long ass week. join your local whistle zine folding events. destroy ICE.

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For the leafers out there #Chicago

Alright, here's another check to see if I have anyone in my network with HR-ish/recruitment-ish experience who knows how to craft job applications who is also experienced with the open source world and thinks they could translate that... DM for deets? Boosts welcome!

Come to my upcoming events! Or drop by either of these spots to pick up whistles to distribute

s-word alert

welp x the everything app finally suspended the account I've been using to mirror tweets over to the weather bot. will take a look over lunch or this afternoon to set a new one back up.

it's that time of year again 🧹

📸 Have you heard: Autumn Chicago #Chicago #photography

New awareness campaign

finished this hat today. a bit late for spooky season, but very pleased with it

sunset thread for the sunset missers

going for a walk to escape the cat who rightfully yet incorrectly thinks it's time for dinner

Oh this came in my reader and I Am Crying 😭😭😭 Wikipedia > LLMs

going back to work tomorrow after two weeks of leave and having the most intense Sunday scaries about it

we have always been playing baseball with Eastasia

Bowmanville community gardens looking fallish

It’s been a good six months Chicago, but tomorrow winter begins

what a lake forever, problems for now week. destroy ICE.

I went to a piercing studio to get the captive ball put back in one of my piercings and the piercer was so nice I kinda wanted to stay and get more stuff done

me knitting: haha fuck yeah!!! Yes!! me weaving in ends: well this fucking sucks. What the fuck.

might've overexerted myself yesterday the way I woke up exhausted today, so I have no choice but to get maximally cozy and continue crocheting and catching up on a stream of Silent Hill ƒ

I heard there was a secret mash That turned into a graveyard smash But you don't really care for monsters, do you?

reminded of a very sweet docent at the Monterey Bay Aquarium who kept calling them "phalanthropes" and I didn't have the heart to correct her

(to the tune of Tradition) abstractiooooon! abstraction!

actually rather gauche for me to be bragging about treats rn. I started a $50 monthly donation to www.chifoodsovereignty.com which does invaluable work supporting individuals and mutual aid groups throughout the city.

ever make something so delicious you can't stop eating it all up?

Yay North Branch Trail

me for the last 7 months: I can't wait until it cools down again in fall me once the daily high drops below 75: mercy but I must fall into a Torpor

browned butter and toasted marshmallow rice krispie treats

I wrote a little bit about what it feels like to live in Chicago right now lauriemerrell.com/posts/dispat...

what a week. destroy ICE.

keep it goingggg

Autumnal view at North Pond, Lincoln Park, Chicago.

I did also start a GoFundMe to offset the costs of materials. I swear to god I will make this remain a money-losing venture no matter how much cash you throw at me. gofund.me/7bfbc1ea0

was hoping to come back online to more news like "low tech Louvre heist" and less "government continues to escalate brutalization of communities" but, well, here I am anyways

what a week (early edition). destroy ICE.

dude genuinely found buried treasure and the article refers to him as "the worm digger" lmao

Common Grackle - Zanate Norteño McKinley Park, Chicago #commongrackle #nikonbirds #birdphotography #birding #birds #birdwatchers #nikonusa #🪶

Seems we have at least one vote of approval for the new red line bench design

saw a brown creeper in the mulberry, doing what brown creepers do best (creepin')

hell yeah, build all the housing!

Wuthering Heights is bad, actually

Another good time to remind people that “tear gas” is a term of copaganda that police, the military, and its manufacturers use to obscure that it is a dangerous chemical weapon internationally banned for use even in warfare.