Awful thing [that I could have predicted this administration doing] happened today and I am having to work as though it didn’t

I rarely notice the article of the day on Wikipedia … but en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shippin...

Wow I guess The Doctor is back? youtu.be/ARdZ6t-YAy0?...

Hey! I met these guys. Very good science ☕️☕️☕️

My pants stayed on, but my DH still won’t watch the original Wizard of Oz. And monkeys creep him out to this day.

The helicopters are on a 5 minute circuit. Fucking correspondents dinner. Ugh.

The specifics are super boring but I’ll say that I never thought I would engage again with either my MS or PhD topics, and yet here we are, excavating brain cells on the regular

The toddler sitting behind me on this plane is already screaming and sobbing at peak and we haven’t even taken off yet

Topic of conversation on a Friday afternoon in the office: do you know what ambrosia salad is? Surprising number of people did not.

I know Randall is a genius but this is next level

It’s the end of the quarter today. Who could have seen this coming? Clearly not me, who has done almost zero of the things I have due today.

Was this in an Appleby’s?

Just watching NASCAR, which has a car sponsored by Dude Wipes. They are hyping their new scent, MentHole. YOU CANT MAKE THIS STUFF UP. Also, I want to see this in fic soonest.

My mom went to work at 7 and we were on own until she got home, which (2 jobs) was sometimes after we went to bed. Kids aged 6-12. We did our own laundry, cooking, dishes, school prep. We went fishing down at the creek, raided gardens for fresh peas, walked for miles. Also read every book we had.

Hey I wish this was l*cked but if anyone wants to DM me about Plex or Dropbox access to HR, I’m listening :)

So to resist and unsubscribe, I cancelled our Ama#on Primo acct and joined my sister’s prime club. There’s > 10 friends and relatives that share the acct. Just make your own list and when you move stuff into the cart make sure the credit card and delivery address are correct. It works!

Brave New World, definitely (Aldous Huxley). Lord of Light (Roger Zelazny) and Stranger in a Strange Land ( Robert Heinlein) very much. I can still trace most of my beliefs and behaviors to these books. Good or bad, hard to say.

Your last saved meme is your moral philosophy (she definitely is)

Search your camera roll for hell

My coworker keeps reminding me that at least I still have a credit card in my name and it’s really not helping

It’s been such a fucking day, but someone brought in Girl Scout cookies and it’s a teensy bit better now

Sorry this one didn’t make the cut!

Just chatted with a (non fan) Canadian friend and hoo boy, it’s drinkin’ day, with the Olympic hockey losses, on top of the World Series and the general political dickishness that makes this less a friendly rivalry and more a stab wound

Finally getting to the reason I’m doing Russian in Duolingo

Apparently they are filming in our offices tomorrow for some publicity video about the Department and we are all feeling a cough coming on so facemasks only make sense, right?

Not looking forward to walking home in “evening snow showers”

I could post about classes I took at university but I think I only need to mention I won a contest on the marching band bus for the most boring textbook. « Fundamentals of Fracture Mechanics »

I unironically love this man

For everyone who needed to see the HUDCON and CHICKEN bracelets that Huddy wore at Fashion Week

The shovel is ready @capitalweather.bsky.social

I’m crossing fingers AND toes

Weird that the pundits aren’t getting that the whole US takes over part of a NATO country is just to tank NATO. Gift wrapped with a bow on it.

I wear a lot of black… but apparently not enough for New York

me when

About a third of the folks we deal with at work won’t meet in California, another third won’t meet in Florida, this is getting ridiculous

This is the travel planning wizard, let the spreadsheet do the work for you!

I seem to have forgotten how bad the news is; I was happy listening to news and tech podcasts and now can only listen to Heated Rivalry content

Wait, #Hollanov #2481 comes in at 11 for the YEAR

Yup, this has escaped containment

Got to the end of #HeatedRivalry videos on YouTube (like you do), some clips from Red White & Royal Blue popped up. If you ever want to compare chemistry to no chemistry, can recommend

For those who don’t know this app, I recommend iExit (on iOS). It’s great for highway travel. Tells you what’s coming up at each exit and rest area, lets you find local eateries (with distance off the highway and yelp reviews), it’s great for not wasting time and traveling well. @dmoren.com

Yuletide posted! We now begin the time-honored tradition of considering rewriting the whole thing from a different POV between now and deadline

The cell signal in my office is one bar at best (and the wifi is so locked down I can’t use it) so I end up with <10% battery by evening commute

My knee suddenly hurts for no reason and I’m sure it has nothing to do with the fact that I’ve worn the terrible snow boots with no support for two days

Of course this image has alt text

Small business Saturday - breakfast from Childhood Cafe!

Driving through DC sometimes, “Fucking L’Enfant and his fucking plan”

Huh. Farm animals don’t count I suppose. 1. A nutria on the bike path in DC 2 Gang of Elk (elks? Herd of elk?) in Canmore 3. A beaver under my kayak in Lake Huron 4. A mink eating crayfish on the dock 5. A porcupine eating apples Photos available for 1/2/4/5.

A fave family story is at an Airbnb and my brother-in-law got up early and put on my sister’s jeans instead of his (they were on the same chair). He comes out to the kitchen and is all “what is wrong with these pockets” because the pants mostly fit but womens’ jeans have tiny pockets FOR NO REASON.

Set out to tidy my desk and found a receipt I’ve been looking for in the first 5 minutes. … I think I’ve accomplished enough for today.