here is my wrap up of November for Houstonia Mag, which is good for ppl who don't have time to read the notes every month. much gossip to be had in here, folks. www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-cit...

Here are my notes for this week :) in which the council approved a curfew on "micromobility devices" but did not really define what a "micromobility device" is. emilytakesnotes.com/2025/11/20/1...

one of my go-to texts to express comfort is "sending big love" and my phone always wants to autocorrect it to "sending bog love" should I roll with it?

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here are my notes for the Houston city council meeting on November 12, 2025, in which the mayor responds to backlash over ICE emilytakesnotes.com/2025/11/13/1...

Former barista here (2002-2011) and I urge you to find somewhere else to buy your coffee. I believe in you.

I don't think we use "betwixt" enough.

"government response to homelessness is genuinely diabolical." — me, a person who must read and digest news about government response to homelessness on a weekly basis, at least. am i an expert? no. do I have empathy and opinions? yes.

Here are my notes for the Houston city council meeting this week. Highlight for me was Mayor Whitmire saying HPD definitely is not ticketing homeless people even though they definitely are doing that. Also CM Plummer cursed and cried. We were on a rollercoaster. emilytakesnotes.com/2025/11/07/1...

Mayor Whitmire on airport delays: "let me just thank the airport system for dealing with unbearable conditions due to TSA employees not coming to work" - that's a funny way to avoid saying federal government shutdown

Joe upon discovering he accidentally left his starter out for four days: "It's not covered in mold, so that's good."

Here are my notes for this week. My favorite part was CM Pollard calling out ICE. emilytakesnotes.com/2025/10/30/1...

my notes for this week are ready - my favorite part was when CM Thomas called out license plate camera's for having crappy (zero) data. emilytakesnotes.com/2025/10/23/1...

I'd like the opportunity to vote for a woman candidate who isn't wearing a full face of makeup. Can we get one of those? Look I know it doesn't really affect policy but also ... it kinda does??

my notes for this week are ready! much discussion on the tax rate (they didn't raise it), polk st closure, rainbow crosswalk, and Emmanuel Gonzalez Garcia's case. emilytakesnotes.com/2025/10/19/1...

Remember, we're hiring!

Pronouncing “discount” like “viscount” until someone poisons my food

whoops kinda forgot about bsky there for a minute but here are my notes for this week ... highlights are some riveting (actually riveting, I promise) discussion on tax rates and at least one sassy Whitmire clapback. emilytakesnotes.com/2025/10/09/1...

my notes for this week are ready. read all about how they're making it even more illegal to be a pedestrian in Houston. emilytakesnotes.com/2025/08/28/8...

Just because instagram tells you that you could add audio to your post doesn't mean you have to, or that you should. Whatever happened to people instinctively gut-reactively wanting to say NO ⚔️ whenever authority told them to do something??? Let's bring that back.

I was promised rain (by the thunder rolling through a few minutes ago) but it did not rain. With what department do I file my complaint?

My notes are ready. Highlights include Mayor Whitmire being Solid Waste Director Hassan's #1 hype man. Also it was a blessedly short meeting, for which I am thankful. emilytakesnotes.wpcomstaging.com/2025/08/21/8...

"human resources" has become a really abstract phrase but it's very bizarre when you really think about it. and so far reaching. and yet what do human resources departments do? very baffling.

it's so important to share resources because corporations are the modern day robber barons

I, a 41 year old person, have successfully made a new friend in the past year. It's early days, of course, as the friendship goes, but just wanted to let you all know that it *is* possible.

my main mode of posture: SSOTC. Shrimp style, on the couch.

why do I feel unwell?? ah, it is because it is 2pm and I have had nothing to eat but watermelon and chocolate.

One time I called the police because I was getting regularly harassed by a man while walking in my neighborhood. An officer showed up and I invited him into my home. I explained the situation to him and the officer said, and I quote, "Maybe he liked what he saw." I'm never going to forget that.

adding music tracks onto instagram posts is a scourge

Does anyone that follows me on here want to sign up to proofread my notes?? This signup sheet is for July and August. Anyone who does this is an actual, real-life hero. Sorry, I don't make the rules. bit.ly/etnjulyaugust

it is very difficult for me to resist a delectable fruit, thus the betrayal of an unripe plum stings doubly

I am only happy for autocorrect to do it's thing when I am attempting to spell the word "queue."

If my weekly notes are too much for you, I do a monthly recap 😇 www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-cit...

free idea: The Bones Are Good In Heaven - a dog memoir

date idea: I invite you over to my house. We do a walk through and you ask me about every single piece of art and ephemera. you listen (engagedly) while I tell you the story of each one

it's so dissapointing when u want crispy things to eat but there are no crispy things in the house :(

my notes for this week are ready - we are in the midst of budget season. THE MIDST! also i cover public comment this week which I hardly ever do, there were some real bangers in there. emilytakesnotes.wpcomstaging.com/2025/05/30/0...

have just been thinking about how growing up with not a lot of money is part of what radicalized me in a certain kind of way. you know what was free? art stuff. crusty punk stuff. parks and libraries and taking walks. house shows. volunteering. after school activities.

joe and I watched every coen bros movie (full length, directed together) here's my ranking from fave to least fave Fargo Blood Simple No Country For Old Men Barton Fink A Serious Man Hail Caesar The Man Who Wasn't There Inside Llewyn Davis Burn After Reading The Big Lebowski Raising Arizona (cont)

My notes for this week's Houston City Council meeting are ready. There was *much* discussion on the new police union contract, *some* discussion on the proposed budget, funding for a Hispanic Research Center, and pushback on non-hybrid cars for the city's fleet. www.instagram.com/embaleez/p/D...

feeling very disheartened by the ramp up of emails from kamala :(

"we listen and we do not judge" ... speak for yourself!!! i reserve the right to do both, when called for.

Nice words: epithet taciturn fervid

most ppl at the gym have headphones or earbuds. twice I have seen someone with an actual paper book. today, I saw someone on the stairmaster editing (maybe grading??) what looked like a very long essay attached to a clipboard.

My notes for this week are ready 😇. emilytakesnotes.wpcomstaging.com/2025/05/08/5...

A pilot study by Houston Public Media found that tree shade was on average twice as cool as bus shelter shade.

lmao at the wirecutters advice to reduce your microplastic exposure ... use less plastic

jesus christ and philip marlowe : twin flames

I think we could retire the phrase "like a well oiled machine." It's had enough time.

I am at jury duty. I am reading To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. I am reading To The Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf at jury duty.