Decided, that since I’ll be with @kostuch.bsky.social tonight, I’ll change my sheets so that I have fresh one to come home to, as a treat. Then I remembered that my chaos gremlin of a cat will unmake the bed and be the first to sleep in the crisp flannel sheets.

Off early to go pick up an order at the Bulgarian bakers.

You know that thing where you wash your face in the morning yet you still keep rubbing ‘sleep’ out of your eyes? Yeah, that’s gonna be annoying for the next 2 hours.

We anticipate that the Mt. Washington Transit Tunnel will reopen on Thursday, December 25, restoring normal rail and 🚍 bus service between the South Hills and Downtown Pittsburgh.

Over the weekend my best friend (who is a huge transit nerd) learned about the word "Bustituted", which is when a trolley line is replaced with a bus. I can't stop thinking about it. Good word, transit nerds.

Woke up to a teams message telling us to dress warm bc the building lost heat.

Saw what I think was a yellow browed warbler at the feeder today. (Very distinct yellow eyeliner). They’re not supposed to be in North America.

"From 2013 to 2021, State College police reported a total of 67 rapes in crime submissions to Pennsylvania State Police, when in fact there had been 321 — a 254-case difference — according to a 10-month Spotlight PA investigation." www.statecollege.com/articles/loc....

Not much nicer than the smell of wet wool.

It *still* makes me cry.

Connections Puzzle #922 🟨🟨🟨🟨 🟪🟪🟪🟪 🟦🟦🟦🟦 🟩🟩🟩🟩

I took diff equations in a 6 wk summer format so that I could tutor my friend and so she wasn’t the only woman. The 2 of us were the only ppl who passed the first exam (As!). The prof went on a rampage about how none of the guys should ever look down on us in engineering bc we kicked ass.

Fire alarm at work last night. What fresh hell will await me?

Let’s gooooooo!!

Tonight is Muppet Christmas Carol evening!!

Why????? Will I get thru this week without an issue???

It was a perfect winter morning today in London. Happy Hannukah ❤️

The T line in Allentown has broken. They're doing shuttles. There are 200 people waiting for it at station square.

If only we had a tunnel through Mt Washington for public transit! (This tunnel project is going to be the thing that breaks me. )

Sometimes that “harmful” is encouraging your daughter to marry well rather than getting a college education. FTN.

My package was in Pittsburgh then somehow ended up in Queens, NYC.

I swear, the machines look at me and go down.

There’s no way someone is getting a new faculty position from start to finish in 3 months,right?

Well, the T can’t get over the mount, too bad we didn’t have a tunnel To go thru it.

The Bulgarian people have spoken loud and clear against a corrupt regime. The government has resigned.

Today in snow: the snow ducks are back and Yet-ski is reveling in the snow.

Our company is giving us an extra something in our paychecks instead of a pizza party for doing a good job. I am almost confused.

Downtown. Wood Street - Downtown PD Substation. Caller says that there is a car parked in the bike lane. When PD looked outside, it was a police car. Seems they're not going to move it.

On the 11th day of Christmas my true love gave to me: 11 pipers piping, 10 lords-a-leaping, 9 ladies dancing, 8 maids-a-milking, 7 swans-a-swimming, 6 geese-a-laying, 5 GOLD RINGS, 4 calling birds, 3 French hens, 2 turtle doves, and a partridge in a pear tree. 38 people watched me devour 23 birds.

This is the only way I was able to pay for college. I went to a private SLAC and it ended up being a 5 year (I was a double major) free ride aside from one summer semester.

Guess who’s on my train home?

wtf is happening on the pgh side of the liberty tubes?

Kid on the train is doing this low bellowing thing every time he swipes on the phone (seems like he might be non-verbal). Mom is clearly embarrassed and keeps hushing him. Luckily everyone here is being “kids gonna kid” 🤷🏻‍♀️ .

Restricted myself to 1 beer, on track to be in bed by 9.

Going to have drinks with friends on a Monday night. This seems like a great idea.

Halfway thru my 1:1 with my boss he started writing down what I was saying so that he could use that argument at a meeting with mgmt. it’s like my previous job (3 ago) was practice for this one and I have the code.

Movie I’ve watched more than 6 times with a gif, none of the usual suspects.

This is the wrong type of colonoscopy prep.

I ran an errand, washed dishes, went for a walk, mad soup and pizza dough. And for some reason it feels like it’s 9pm and I want to go to sleep.

Today, we remember the women murdered at the University of Montreal on December 6, 1989 for having the audacity to be women in an Engineering program. We see and remember their names.

Great! Now how do the American people get back the billions we had to pay in higher prices everywhere?

Remember how we all hated Clippy? I think copilot is Clippy’s younger, smooth brained sibling.

Left work late because I got into an optics/light engine discussion like the geek I am.

Blue canarye yn the outlette by the lighte swicche Who waccheth ovir thee Make a litel dovecote yn thy soul

Popped out of north side station and everything smells like dead fish.

Taught a coworker the term “nebshit “ today. Yinzer badge unlocked.

CVS wrapped. A 2 mile long receipt that you just keep scrolling.

Stopping off for some water on my way home so I can make dinner and my furry overlords can have some if they need it.

sending waymos up Rialto to see if a robot can feel shame

Huge water main break a few blocks from my house. Glad I filled the kettle and cat fountain last night.