Went to Winterfest in Lowell, MA today -- they're celebrating the city's 200th birthday and it was nice to vibe with!

Your opposition to war can just be that war is evil. it doesn’t have to be more complicated than that.

Watchin @thepwhl.com @bostonfleet.com vs @pwhlcharge.bsky.social -- go Frankel!

Masterful Troll, TCM.

Survived the snowstorm yesterday. Took a trip downtown this morning before work to get some coffee. Tried to make myself look cute. Need to really get in gear and write my paper; 9 days left until SABBATICAL!

at last, we have invented retrophenology from the classic Discworld text Don’t Invent Retrophenology

Something from from Ross Hernández for his friend, Alex Pretti and for Daniel, Luis, Silverio, Gabriela, Thuy, Cristian, Conejo, Mahmoud, Renee... Ross Hernández @/ross_hrnndz on X @dispoems.bsky.social on bsky

I just did the dumbest thing of my entire career to prove a much more serious point. I tricked ChatGPT and Google, and made them tell other users I’m a competitive hot-dog-eating world champion People are using this trick on a massive scale to make AI tell you lies. I’ll explain how I did it

recently watched an episode of Star Trek TNG with the Duras sisters, so I'm reposting this thing I drew in 2022

Dug into this absolutely wild thing happening to Finji. The deeper I read into their increasingly baffling conversations with TikTok "support" the more I felt like I was on something. www.ign.com/articles/tun...

if the Olympics were a competent, worthwhile organization they'd do this on purpose for every single event

My wife sent me a picture of our majestic cat Merlin this morning. Truly new levels of goober

New hat :)

If anyone wants an example of the kind of stuff I wish more Democrats would do when it comes to defending trans rights, look no further than this from @jayapal.house.gov

token anxiety jkap.io/token-anxiet...

Me!!

Got my haircut and lookin fresh! Drinking some green tea now and having some comfort.

Eyeliner Struggles

I went to my first queer dance party tonight and had a lot of fun! Back home with the wife now. But I got to dance, see friends, and see a lot of incredibly beautiful people. Hope they do more here!

ICYMI: I introduced my Trans Bill of Rights with @markey.senate.gov — legislation to defend trans people across this country as Republicans continue to push anti-trans rhetoric and bills. To our beloved trans community: We see you, we love you, and we will always stand with you.

good morning, folks. Got therapy in 20 mins, back to back meetings, then work... and I'm still trying to get the energy to get out of my chair, get dressed, and ready

very thankful to be hiring – threading the 3 positions we've currently got open! RTs always appreciated~ www.fangamer.com/pages/jobs

mmmm cute hair day

That the illegal destruction of USAID will kill more than *20 million people* in the next five years, & has ALREADY KILLED 600,000 in just one year, is a world-historical crime that Americans aren't being told about in the terms & with the repetition necessary for them to believe it.

Sunday vibes...

yo this is an insane piece of merch to make. a puzzle for absolute psychos.

Today's Techo Quote: "Ideas and sincerity are the stuff of all appealing content. That’s true for games, amusement parks, fashion, paintings, movies, music, dancing, hair design, sports, comedy..." Shigesato Itoi copywriter/CEO, Hobonichi Co., Ltd. “Today’s Darling”

I have now!

Picked up my new suit for a conference next week and got me a fun new hat too! Cute AND color-coordinated, yay!

The Boston globe has an article on my old landlord in Somerville (13 years ago) who is a professional Jester www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/28/m... I don't know why the article mentions ai (aside from clickbait) since he's the last person who'd make an ai video but good for him on goin viral!

I will simply never recover from reading this sentence: "Since Georgia implemented work requirements in 2020, they have spent twice as much on Deloitte consultants and administrative costs as on healthcare for people."

At the @thepwhl.com @bostonfleet.com -- it's Aerin Frankel Bobblehead Night! Go Fleet Go! Crush the Sirens!

Today's Techo Quote: "If a hundred people out of a hundred say something’s good, that’s a bit suspicious. Then again, if a hundred people out of a hundred say it’s bad, it probably really is bad." —— Keiichi Suzuki musician “Keiichi Suzuki and the Music of Mother”

antiques on Antiques Roadshow

Finished snowblowing the driveway. Sore, tired, too old for this shit, but glad I got it taken care of now and not tomorrow morning after a deep freeze. I'll still probably have to go over it again but it will be a lot easier now that the worst of it's gone. Stay warm and safe, folks.

The MN Frost just did a moment of silence for Alex Pretti and we are now chanting “ICE out now”

Had a homeowner's nightmare this morning and the hot water to the bathroom wasn't working. Frozen blockage in the pipe. Luckily I was able to get it going again, though I may have committed some homeowner crimes. Stay warm and don't let your pipes freeze, folks!

this is in regular rotation at our house

Today's Techo "The fact that you're thinking about what to eat tomorrow means, basically, that you're planning to keep going. And getting geared up to eat something tomorrow leaves you with no time to feel sick or depressed. It does a whole lot of good, doesn't it? Thinking about tomorrow's meal?"

Ok... I didn't like how my hair turned out last week. Luckily they were willing to fix it and dye it a proper teal. TEAL HAIR, YAY! It will lighten up a bit when I wash it, but it's nice and vibrant and doesn't look like 'platinum blonde that got sick', so... I'm much happier!

The state legislature's default position is "do nothing". This is nothing new. They only have energy for rolling back climate protections, refusing to make child marriage illegal, and passing bullshit gun control. If it actually benefits the people of Massachusetts, they're allergic. #mapoli

Finished "The City we Became" by NK Jemisin. While I loved the broken earth trilogy and thought this had interesting concepts, it really fell flat and didn't grab me. I think it may have worked great as a graphic novel but just did not work as a 450 page novel. Still finished, tho!

Not this mf again

I walked around downtown Lowell today listening to the speeches of MLK Jr. in the shadow of the old mills along the river.

Got my first perfect end in archery tonight! 30 points! Followed it up with two misses but still, proud of it! My other round was a new PB of 185 points. Need 200 for the next pin, but I'm getting there!

Oops I ranted, please have a picture of my cats judging me harshly.