I just walked too many stairs and was out of breath. Checked my fitness tracker and freaked out when I saw my heart rate was 160. Then I realized it was just a chip in the face and it’s only 100.

E happily ate what I cooked for dinner and didn’t ask for any substitutions. She suggested that we eat dinner together at the table. She laughed and talked with us and didn’t look at her phone once. If I find a giant pod in her room, I may just go with it.

Are appliances more expensive? Yes, but you only have to replace them every five years. (Sobs because the 40 year old deep freezer we inherited finally gave up the ghost.)

E is feeling pretty low because the girl she likes graduated and is moving away. She cried for a bit and I said I’m not sure if I can say anything to make you feel better, but maybe you can try sad music and writing bad poetry? She thought for a sec and said, good idea actually.

Sci fi conventions remain top-tier people watching.

YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK

Someone took out our mailbox and a tree in the backyard broke in half from wind. Some weeks are more expensive to own a house than others.

The Boys finale was pretty good

Pro tip: can’t have a sugar crash if you just keep eating sugar all day.

Well I’ve had chocolate on my face for at least the last two hours. Thanks, coworkers!

I’m just giving up television until our state governor primaries are over. On one hand it’s kind of funny all these republican assholes falling over themselves accusing each of of being liberal. On the other hand, please shoot me in the skull.

Someone I don’t know has texted me a few times. The last time she was like, “hey I just got out of the hospital but happy birthday!” And I felt bad for her so I texted back, hey this is the wrong number. So then she replied, what is the right one? Lady, I don’t know!

After some news story of some corporation screwing someone over— Mr Shark: God I hate corporations. Me, patting his hand gently: No. You hate capitalism. I’m getting him there slowly.

My family knows how to do Mother’s Day

One of my greatest accomplishments is that I’ve been at my job for 8 years and in all that time, I’ve only let 4 hours of paid leave roll into extended sick leave.

Martha Wells, Ann Leckie, and Becky Chambers all coming out with books this year makes me feel so lucky to have two eyes, a library card, and a little free time.

Starbucks forgot to put any chai in my chai latte. They served me warm steamed milk water.

Today in inscrutable post-its I find on my desk: update pants? Everything on Monday. No wait, Tuesday. I don’t know, man.

Cool cool. In laws are back in town and staying with us for a funeral and they’re both coughing their heads off.

Sometimes I think about that slower Decks episode where that planet got replicators. Destroying capitalism with one invention. Making rich people irrelevant in a single day.

Eating a bunch of donuts and then doing yard work outside in the heat was a Bad Idea.

Did some gardening and then thought, weird—I’m really hungry. Then I remembered that all I’ve eaten today is one (1) blueberry muffin.

Wait is this also related to how when people say hi and use my name, I panic and can’t remember any human names but most especially not theirs so I just never use anyone’s name ever?

She’s so gorgeous! Is she ever going to stop getting bigger? Am I supposed to be pruning her?

E: Can someone get me something to eat for lunch? Me: My keys are over there. You can borrow my car. E: 😨 She has yet to drive on her own since she finally passed her driving test. I was so ready to jump in the car and run any errand after I got my license at her age!

I made homemade crunch wrap supremes. Almost over cooked but very tasty.

We’ve been doing so much better with food waste than we used to but I’ve not been feeling well a lot this past week or two and didn’t cook as much as I intended and I let about $15 worth of chicken go bad. I’m so mad.

The absolute joy of finding candy in your purse when you really need it.

The Sandy Hook families are seeking emergency relief, asking for resolution in several courts, because this obviously harms their ability to collect the $1.4 billion they're owed from Jones and InfoWars. We're hopeful they will resolve this immediately so we can take over and pay these families.

I’m a little exhausted from talking to go-getters at work today. Just chill, man.

Hell yeah! Calling Becky Chambers fans! @jaimekay.bsky.social www.goodreads.com/book/show/24...

We’re rewatching Superstore and I’m just so impressed at how many 2-second visual gags they throw into this show.

Enid tornado path. I think a wizard must live in this neighborhood.

Me: I’m sorry, I’m terrible with names. Them: Oh yeah me too. I’m much better with faces. Me: Yeah I’m terrible with faces too. I basically wander through a fog meeting everyone for the first time.

Calling out slug bugs when I’m alone because I have to train so I don’t get slaughtered when I’m out with my family.

I *think* a lot of my flowers came back. Most of them were killed by a stupid vine last year. These don’t look like weeds but we’ll see! I have a little bee house and bee watering cups. Trying for a big wild pollinator garden.

Well. E ran a stop sign and got too close to a pedestrian on her test, so she won’t be driving on her own just yet.

Me: I need to read something lighter. Also me: Ooh my library finally got a copy of this academic book about how control of the woman’s body is directly related to the rise of capitalism, both in feudal Europe and globally today.

She’s 16 today. ❤️😭

New glasses came in! Pair Eyewear— the ones where you can change the look with magnetic toppers. This is one of only two frames they have in extra large and they barely fit. Giant ogre sized head.

Shit. Did I just get struck by lightning?

I think I’m due for an oil change soon. Let me check my sticker…

I was doing cryptograms on my phone and got E-E—- —-E -A- A ——- Well just so happens Every Rose Has a Thorn has been in my head all day. So record time on that one!

Well that’s the second stress dream I’ve had about forgetting to pack important things for our vacation in two months. Guess it’s time to start the packing list. I’m this one a flash mob of girl ninjas descended on my car. That’ll make you miss some things.

one of many reasons i will never accept abandoning my trans siblings or the broader queer community for the purposes of "a bigger tent"

You know dinner is going to be a party when I have to hollar at Mr Shark to come open a window and bring a fan to the kitchen while I’m cooking.

Trying to do the ADHD cleaning thing where you just stab at the cleaning in spurts when you can and don’t feel like you have to thoroughly clean everything all the time. This has resulted in my kitchen looking honestly pretty clean for months. Which is great!

I scootched my leg over to give her room and she scooted over so she could put her paw on my leg.

I know we’re all spoiled by fast shipping but it’s so frustrating to have a two-week domestic delivery estimate. Are they bringing my package from California by bicycle??

I wonder if JD Vance regrets killing Pope Francis now that Pope Chicago is in charge