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<headdesk> Why even

2026-04-15T04:13:25Z

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<headdesk> Why even

That was the first thing I tried, and it used to work, but now it ...

2026-04-15T04:07:19Z

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That was the first thing I tried, and it used to work, but now it doesn't.

Edit: My previous fix of ByeDoom isn't working on other ...

2026-04-15T03:53:26Z

Edit: My previous fix of ByeDoom isn't working on other channels. I'm flummoxed. Maybe it's time to just go back to (only) books. The internet sucks too much of life anyway.
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I'm trying to reduce #YouTube time, which for me means using an RSS reader to check my favorite channels rather than going to YouTube directly. By doing this I reduce distractions (and #RSS is glorious anyway).

I used to be able to just put the channel URL into #NetNewsWire and it would pick it up, but that doesn't seem to work now. I found instructions for how to use Command-F to find the channel ID in the page source, but that didn't work either. I've tried a few other things (adding /feeds/video.xml to the URL) and no luck.

In another weird twist: I already have some YouTube channel feeds in my reader. They're updating normally. But if I copy that feed's url and put it into my browser window? It says YouTube can't find the feed. What the heck?

Has anyone had luck following YouTube channels with RSS?

Houston, we have a thunderstorm. I repeat! We have a ...

2026-04-11T00:49:21Z

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Houston, we have a thunderstorm. I repeat! We have a thunderstorm.

(He stopped whining once he got to this spot lol)

The poor dogs are now dealing with a thunderstorm! The humans are ...

2026-04-11T00:40:26Z

The poor dogs are now dealing with a thunderstorm! The humans are obviously fine but Finnegan can't figure out why we aren't more upset! Zoe (the Labrador) is doing fine too, lol. A big boom hit and I had to move from my chair to the couch so the little guy can be in my lap. Poor Finn! I can feel his heart beating against my leg.

Kobo(dot com) has eReaders that work great and so far they ...

2026-04-09T17:55:42Z

Kobo(dot com) has eReaders that work great and so far they haven't gotten weird about what you can do with any old readers. My oldest one is going on 9 years old and has been passed down to my kid, who uses it daily.

Additionally, you can still break the DRM of Kobo books easily in Calibre. You don't need Amazon for literally anything book-related at this point. Every eBook I own (around 4k at this point?) is FREE. They are mine. It's still possible to do this. (If an author only sells on Amazon, well, that's a choice they made.)

Audiobooks? There's libro.fm, which lets you download unlocked files. All your current "locked" Audible books? You can easily break the locks on all of those too. My audiobooks are all free.

#Books #ebooks #Bookstodon #Kobo #Calibre #DRM

Oh that’s rough, when the work isn’t obvious! I applaud your ...

2026-04-05T21:19:22Z

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Oh that’s rough, when the work isn’t obvious! I applaud your four cubic yards!! 🎉

I’m in a bad fibromyalgia crash, but am dressed and able to ...

2026-04-05T20:54:04Z

I’m in a bad fibromyalgia crash, but am dressed and able to gently walk around, and it’s a GORGEOUS day so we went to drop some things off at the local charity, then got some coffee.

It’s only taken half a century but I’m finally feeling in my bones the link between “gee I hate things being so cluttered,” and “gee that looks fun, surely I can fit one more hobby/item/appliance into our lives.” These days I’m acquiring much less, and when it does feel right to add something, I’m eyeballing its general footprint and then trying to get rid of at least a couple things that match it.

Last night I pulled a pile of coats out of the closet to go through them, and Cal immediately found his nap spot on them and began putting biscuit holes in my rain poncho.

#Caturday

Are there medium-to-large-ish, secure Mastodon instances (i.e. ...

2026-04-04T02:53:59Z

Are there medium-to-large-ish, secure Mastodon instances (i.e. ones that aren't going to poop out any time soon) that are trying to resist AI as a matter of policy?

I realize that AI is everywhere and the general attitude is "just give up, you can't win" (so no need to comment that), but are there any instances that are actively trying to avoid integrating with it, as long as possible?

#AskFedi

For years I have been affectionately teased for my love of ...

2026-04-01T01:41:58Z

For years I have been affectionately teased for my love of notebooks and stationary. Which is FINE, families gonna fam, I dish out all that I take, rest assured.

But an hour ago Jupiter was like, “You know, I really want to start cooking, and have a notebook where I put recipes,” and I was on it like white on rice. Here, want to check out my blank notebook collection and pick one? They did. Want to use my corner cutter to round all the corners? They did. Want to use my rainbow of index cards and specialized hole punch to make colored notes for your sections? Want this cute food-themed washi tape? Want me to write up tonight’s soup recipe? YES!

They were just standing at the kitchen table, putting their notebook together using all my stuff, and they’re like, “Mom! This is so cool! You’re so magical!” And I’m standing there with the gazillion-watt glow of my decades-long niche nerdy obsession saving the day, and being loudly recognized and appreciated about it. 😂

#notebooks #analog

I’m on Costco’s website. Maintenance Cat’s soulful - yet ...

2026-03-26T02:20:00Z

I’m on Costco’s website. Maintenance Cat’s soulful - yet ultimately accepting - expression suggests he knows you’d rather be feeding Actual Cat, but he left, and now you’re just stuck with Maintenance Cat until things improve.

#Cats

Hey #REI fans, please check out the important work employees are ...

2026-03-25T04:19:56Z

Hey #REI fans, please check out the important work employees are doing (and a forthcoming boycott) at:

https://www.ourrei.com/boycott

#REI #boycott #outdoors #unions

OOooooo, as someone whose favorite movie is Contact, my brain ...

2026-03-20T18:16:54Z

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OOooooo, as someone whose favorite movie is Contact, my brain just went, "Okaaayyy, CHALLENGE ACCEPTED." :)

I haven't seen it yet but hope to soon.

The land of opportunity.

2026-03-20T03:14:00Z

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The land of opportunity.

“The perfect bumper sticker doesn’t ex-…” ...

2026-03-19T16:20:48Z

“The perfect bumper sticker doesn’t ex-…”

Okay I don’t want to get anyone riled up with my problematic ...

2026-03-14T06:09:49Z

Okay I don’t want to get anyone riled up with my problematic opinions, but I’m just going to say it.

I think it’s possible to watch too much Outlander in one sitting.

Claire is below decks of some frigate, trying to save a few dozen men from typhus, and she touched a man’s cheek and said, “He’s as cold as ice.” And in my head I thought, “Aye, but is he willing to sacrifice…our love?”

That’s when I knew I needed to turn off the television.

On the way home from the store today, I had to pause in the ...

2026-03-13T18:56:00Z

On the way home from the store today, I had to pause in the middle of the street right before our house, to let a pair of mallards cross the street. It’s so cute to me how the squirrels and crows will jet out of the way of cars, lightning fast. But the ducks see the car and just increase waddle speed by about 2%, like, “YES, LADY, WE SEE YOU.”

Then we got home and a hawk was circling overhead. I love living near a river with lots of woods and wildlife (and still have access to good coffee).

I'll make a blog post later where I can outline, at length, ...

2026-03-12T04:47:28Z

I'll make a blog post later where I can outline, at length, all the reasons I love this thing. But for now, here's my new Brompton G-Line Electric. The size and maneuverability have by themselves removed several levels of friction from just getting out the door and riding. I've been out twice today.

I named her (because of course I did) Mistress Basil Ayea Anouk Goesfarthington. Bea, for short.

Basil: a whimsical nod to her London birthplace

Ayea: a play on Aye, which is "yes", and I want the answer to "should I ride my bike?" to always be AYE.

Anouk: an inheritance from my first green Brompton C-Line, named Anouk, which I never should have sold (<hand solemnly over heart> I shall not make that mistake again)

Goesfarthington: And so she shall

(once again: if you're in the US and want to spend the buckaroos for this beasty, buying it at REI means you get 10% back in rebate!)

#BikeTooter #Brompton

Seen today on my bike ride up to the market. ...

2026-03-12T01:14:23Z

Seen today on my bike ride up to the market.

The PNW pen show website has a big gold box advertising their VIP ...

2026-03-08T20:07:00Z

The PNW pen show website has a big gold box advertising their VIP event, and it says Friday, July 11th.

July 11th is Saturday.

I can't find any sort of contact form or email on the website to email them about this. <headdesk>

GOOD WEBSITE DESIGN IS YOUR FRIEND

Jaime and I had brunch yesterday and here's the page I did in ...

2026-03-03T07:40:35Z

Jaime and I had brunch yesterday and here's the page I did in our Brunch Book, a handbound journal I made that I draw in on Sundays, as we chat. I usually draw some of the food, and then a list of topics we covered (the Brunch Book is over a year old now and it's really fun to look back on old topics). I asked if she minded if I shared this one and she didn't.

#watercolor #watercolour #PenAndInk

I just heard someone refer to Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir, as ...

2026-03-01T06:37:46Z

I just heard someone refer to Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir, as "hope punk". I really like that.

#books #bookstodon Bookstodon Group (npub1q60…kp90) #ProjectHailMary

Second shingles shot acquired! I'm now home. We stopped to ...

2026-02-27T22:28:33Z

Second shingles shot acquired! I'm now home.

We stopped to get coffee on the way home and at this one place they always ask what you're doing, not how's your day or nice sunny weather we're having (which is lovely and worth commenting on), but very pointed questions like, "Where you coming from?" And if you say the store, they'll ask you what you got, and on and on. Basically an introvert's worst nightmare. But banger coffee, so.

Greg replies, "A doctor's appointment," and I was all set to have them ask why and for me to say I was born with my dead twin enclosed in my ribcage and I just had her removed, her name is Ivy, you know, because I'm Hollie and also she's kinda parasitic though lovely....."

...but they didn't ask anything else.

Bookstore run: - The Pocket Pema Chödrön (when instructed to ...

2026-02-27T19:29:24Z

Bookstore run:

- The Pocket Pema Chödrön (when instructed to hear a kind voice in one's head, I hear Pema)
- The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet (everyone tells me this is fantabulous)
- How Far the Light Reaches (picked it up in bookstore and couldn't put it down)
- Unwinding Anxiety (Jud Brewer has done great peer-reviewed research into both anxiety and addiction)

#books #Bookstodon Bookstodon Group (npub1q60…kp90)

I cleaned all my Sailor fude pens today and just a note for other ...

2026-02-21T06:45:58Z

I cleaned all my Sailor fude pens today and just a note for other Sailor pen fans, the converter comes totally apart. So convenient! Completely unscrews and you can get to and clean (and dry!) every single piece. I've been using these for years and didn't realize until today (I user several other converter brands and this is the first one I've seen that has this feature).

Also: those cheap sonic eyeglass cleaner tanks are gold for cleaning fountain pen bits.

#FountainPens #PenAndInk

About a year ago I started dumping dirty paint water ...

2026-02-19T05:44:03Z

About a year ago I started dumping dirty paint water (watercolors! not acrylics or oils) into my houseplants, and holy cats they absolutely love it. My rubber plant (closest to my desk and so a frequent recipient) was so spindly and sad before this, and now it's taller than I am and has been furiously making new leaves all winter.

#watercolor #watercolour

The next time someone makes fun of me for naming my dog Vice ...

2026-02-10T05:33:06Z

The next time someone makes fun of me for naming my dog Vice Admiral Finnegan Reginald Nimoy Kirkpatrick, Earl of Barkington, I'm going to bring up that TIL there's a famous penguin (actually knighted!) in the Edinburgh zoo whose name is Major General Sir Nils Olav III, Baron of Bouvet Island, and he is the mascot and colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King's Guard.

The resting from being online has been helping! I have been ...

2026-01-31T20:25:38Z

The resting from being online has been helping! I have been working on my website but that feels like working on a little art project, not "online" exactly.

I'm careful with news, as much as is possible. My main practice is to put Heather Cox Richardson or Jamelle Bouie on headphones, and do gentle puttering while I listen.

I've had a couple really good days. I built a personal scoring system to help me track progress and it's helping me see what works and what doesn't.

Rest is good!

A person just walked by in sturdy shoes, a face mask, and a ...

2026-01-30T21:47:51Z

A person just walked by in sturdy shoes, a face mask, and a backpack with a protest sign sticking up out of the back. They walked with purpose and resolve (heading toward the nearby transit station to get downtown, I assume), and it was all I could do not to run out and thank them for protesting.

Thanks again, a million times over, to everyone out there showing up, on behalf of those of us who can't do that right now. 💜

Hey hey #artist friendos, I like to note when I get great ...

2026-01-28T19:27:46Z

Hey hey #artist friendos, I like to note when I get great customer service (in this age of increasingly icky corporate interactions), and I just had a wonderful exchange with Jade from Toms Studio. She helped me with a problem I was having and offered great solutions.

A couple years ago I switched from using Microns to their refillable Lumos pen, and love it. I just got their pocket fountain pen with the Architect nib, and it's WONDERFUL.

https://tomsstudio.com/

#art #PenAndInk #FountainPens

I don't have the nervous system bandwidth right now to ...

2026-01-27T00:07:51Z

I don't have the nervous system bandwidth right now to discuss current events - mufos likely know me well enough by now to know where I stand with everything anyway.

I'm doing a lot of painting and sketching and practicing the stuff I enjoy, and I thought I'd share it more, because I know when I see art from other folks I sure get a little microdose of delight or peace or inspiration. Sometimes all three.

I got to do a coworking call with friends today, and I made a card for them:

#watercolor

Do you have a favorite blurring app for iOS or Mac OS? I'd ...

2026-01-26T20:34:01Z

Do you have a favorite blurring app for iOS or Mac OS? I'd like to post more of my art, but much of it lives in art journals with personal journaling. I'd like an easy way to blur the often very-irregularly-shaped sections of text.

I'm using Skitch here, it seems to have worked okay but it bulked it up to a 20 MB png, yowza. Are there better options?

#watercolor #artJournaling

Hey hey #BikeTooter friends, sharing one of my favorite YouTube ...

2026-01-17T23:59:35Z

Hey hey #BikeTooter friends, sharing one of my favorite YouTube channels today: it's called Probably Riding, and it features Marcus, a late-30's Brit living in Seoul who rides his bikes around the city, showing lovely views of bike paths and coffee shops, and narrating with a gentle and pleasant voice.

He has a lovely collection of Rivendells. Sigh. I'm not pining at all.

https://www.youtube.com/@probablyriding

#Bicycling

Forgot to share this earlier when I took it. Cal the floofy ...

2026-01-15T07:22:55Z

Forgot to share this earlier when I took it. Cal the floofy biscuit maker, having a nap.

#cats #CatsOfMastodon

Cameras are doing it no justice, but the sunset tonight is like ...

2026-01-12T01:19:53Z

Cameras are doing it no justice, but the sunset tonight is like the deepest pink and the darkest purple just slammed themselves together, making ribbons of lavender and pale pink light, layered with dark blue clouds, like glowing sediment in some geode in the sky.

Every so often some nice person will ask to follow me on a Sunday ...

2026-01-12T00:22:36Z

Every so often some nice person will ask to follow me on a Sunday morning or afternoon, right before #Monsterdon starts at 6pm (my time), and I think, "Oh dear, my dude, you have no idea what you just signed up for...."

I should check at 8pm and see if they unfollowed me... 😂

Oh my. This is very fun, and just wonderful in a lot of ways. ...

2026-01-09T04:10:35Z

Oh my. This is very fun, and just wonderful in a lot of ways. (It's much gentler and funnier than the preview makes it look)

The maker of this excellent video is also on Mastodon here: Benn Jordan (npub1yek…9ze2)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_F4rEaRduk

#tech #anarchy

The deeply #neurodivergent wish for there to be some kind of ...

2026-01-04T23:43:10Z

The deeply #neurodivergent wish for there to be some kind of social signal or hand gesture (or emoji, in text) to add to a question, signaling that one is sincerely asking for understanding about something (that is maybe obvious to others), in a way that means, "Explain this to me like I'm from another planet. I'm not trolling, mocking, or playing the wise ass (despite past data, lol)."

Maybe I just learn the ASL for "earnest" and then insert that when needed. And hope it catches on. :)

#AuDHD

Went to breakfast this morning, we haven't been out in ages ...

2025-12-31T07:22:27Z

Went to breakfast this morning, we haven't been out in ages and we were hoping it would be mostly empty, and it was!

Jupiter drew in their sketchbook, I doodled in mine - I've started folding over a few pieces of watercolor paper and sticking them in my Traveler's Notebook, and then it creates a signature to bind a book together later. I still love making books but (maybe weirdly) I like to make them as I need them.

#TravelersNotebook #UrbanSketching #ArtJournal

The #sunset tonight was aces. ...

2025-12-30T07:52:55Z

The #sunset tonight was aces.

I dunno if anyone remembers this but about six months ago my ...

2025-12-24T22:28:38Z

I dunno if anyone remembers this but about six months ago my friend Katie adopted a “failed” bomb sniffing dog named Ethos. She had been exited from the program because she didn’t like loud noises. (No joke)

She and Katie became immediate best friends and now Ethos enjoys a life of endless treats, cuddles, and gets to take nose work classes (at which she totally excels).

Anyway, Merry Christmas from the cutest career-changing Labrador in the South!🎄

I’m kinda fascinated by Ghost (the blogging platform) and its ...

2025-12-22T05:54:06Z

I’m kinda fascinated by Ghost (the blogging platform) and its ability to sync with Mastodon. Has anyone tried it for this purpose? Do you like how it works?

I really like my current set up, not wishing to change right now. I’m just gathering data.

#IndieWeb #Ghost #Blogging

Hey hey friends who get #migraines, can you please share your ...

2025-12-18T01:24:01Z

Hey hey friends who get #migraines, can you please share your favorite tips? I seem to be getting a new condition, lolsob. I think it's likely hormonal (i.e. peri/menopause).

Right now things that help are: sometimes caffeine (sometimes that backfires), Tylenol (Advil does little), that headache music I mentioned before, getting off screens and away from bright lights and noise, rest, or VERY gentle movement (like slow zen-walking around the house).

What works for you? (boosts welcome!)

Wow, ultrasonic cleaners work great for fountain pens! ...

2025-12-16T21:47:47Z

Wow, ultrasonic cleaners work great for fountain pens!

#FountainPens

Had to run an errand today that involved navigating what I ...

2025-12-16T01:18:05Z

Had to run an errand today that involved navigating what I consider to be one of the worst intersections in the city - it's between two shopping areas and just slow and clogged and everyone is always grumpy.

Two people were standing OUT IN THE RAIN, making giant bubbles that would float into the intersection and interact with everyone. It was total magic.

All I want is a few acres of forest and spaces for my favorite ...

2025-12-13T03:16:06Z

All I want is a few acres of forest and spaces for my favorite people to each have a tiny home. And paths that go between the houses. Far enough so you aren’t looking in but close enough so that evening Rummy games and impromptu 80’s dance parties can happen organically.

Also the paddock for the rescued horses. Don’t worry, I’ll take care of those.

I know I mention this every few months but it’s because I really want it to happen and maybe if I keep mentioning it, it will.

I really like this old bridge, even through a dirty windshield. ...

2025-12-12T22:08:33Z

I really like this old bridge, even through a dirty windshield.

#bridges

Okay so I know the world is <waves hands at everything> but ...

2025-12-12T06:30:45Z

Okay so I know the world is <waves hands at everything> but do you want to hear a good story? Me, whose life has shrunk to getting out of the house only for doctor’s appointments, who has panic attacks getting groceries, that me - that me just went to Tsunami books and watched Kevin Burke play the fiddle for two hours and it was pure unadulterated bliss, and I had nary a wobble, I was as steady as an old mare in a meadow. The WHOLE TIME. I haven’t felt this much like my old self in a decade. 🤯🎉🎉

I'm still loving the little #Instax Pal camera. Soooo much ...

2025-12-11T22:34:29Z

I'm still loving the little #Instax Pal camera. Soooo much fun. :)

#LichenSubscribe #Trees

AuDHD and dyscalculia are a difficult mix when knitting. ...

2025-12-05T23:11:54Z

AuDHD and dyscalculia are a difficult mix when knitting. Following a regular pattern can be stressful, I tend to lose my place easily.

So I used OmniGraffle (npub1rld…yspy) to fix it! I put my favorite sock pattern into a template that, when printed, fits perfectly into my Traveler's Notebook that's always with me. Only the numbers for my size (so I don't mistake other sizes for mine). Checkboxes so I always know exactly where I'm at.

https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/yrmpc316nygo7d6daiv8a/Sock-Pattern-OG-B.pdf?rlkey=2kg4tkf5no9691a1xbhi38eva&st=g53vtf1n&dl=0

#Knitting For hand and machine knitters (npub18ld…g3tm) #OmniGraffle #ADHD #AuDHD

I’ve been organizing music today, into static playlists for use ...

2025-12-03T02:33:18Z

I’ve been organizing music today, into static playlists for use with an MP3 player.

It’s astounding how good this task feels, to break away from streaming services and go back to my own collection of music, algorithm-free and played on a device that isn’t collecting my data in order to exploit me.

I’m not at all being facetious when I say that it feels healing. I love analog but I don’t need analog everything. I want the tech I do use to feel like a tool, not a compromise with the Death Star.

You know how TV characters are always like “zoom in here” as ...

2025-12-02T05:12:21Z

You know how TV characters are always like “zoom in here” as they point to some low res video, which then magically magnifies until you can see a person’s pores?

Well, I’m watching a show, and one person points to the screen where another is sitting at a computer, playing security footage from a convenience store. She asks for a zoom in and the guy says, “I’m afraid our technology does not have that capability,” and I practically screamed in triumph at the technical correctness of this. 😂

In the garden just after sunset. #bloomscrolling #leaves ...

2025-12-02T00:43:47Z

In the garden just after sunset.

#bloomscrolling #leaves

Have been informed by my family that I’m using 😅 wrong. I ...

2025-12-01T17:48:27Z

Have been informed by my family that I’m using 😅 wrong.

I thought it was like 😂 but just LESS. Like the difference between a chuckle and a guffaw, and yes I laugh a lot and there are gradations.

But apparently it means “embarrassed but feeling okay about it”? What?!?

What’s next? Does my favorite heart 💜 that I think means, “Affectionate boop from purple-loving me” actually mean “I hope your second uncle dies in a landslide”?

Turkeys that made it through Thanksgiving unscathed. #mosstodon ...

2025-11-29T19:21:55Z

Turkeys that made it through Thanksgiving unscathed.

#mosstodon #mushrooms #mushtodon

I spent a lot of time looking through Traveler's Journals and ...

2025-11-24T20:01:56Z

I spent a lot of time looking through Traveler's Journals and assorted accoutrements yesterday, which included a lot of brass - brass pens, brass clips, brass rulers, etc.

There was so much talk of "it will take on a nice patina" - everyone loves a good patina.

Hey did we ever consider that AGING also gives us, humans, a nice patina? My little brass fountain pen is more beautiful for its age. It also smells a little weirder. But that's aging too. Let's just embrace the whole thing.

Jupiter is in an electronics class as part of their physics ...

2025-11-13T22:13:55Z

Jupiter is in an electronics class as part of their physics degree and seriously they have the most fun professors:

Thirty years ago today I put on more tulle than should really be ...

2025-11-11T16:55:36Z

Thirty years ago today I put on more tulle than should really be allowed and married this nerd (whom some of you know as Greg Titus (npub1tn7…juss)), who I still have a bonkers huge crush on. 🥰

I look at these photos and just - GAPE at our youth. We were 21 and 22. Our kids are right now 20 and 23. Can I imagine either of those total babies getting married? How did anyone let us get married that young, lol?

And yes I know some of you weren’t born yet, in 1995. 😅

Does anyone else auto-mute folks posting one or two sentences and ...

2025-11-11T07:59:22Z

Does anyone else auto-mute folks posting one or two sentences and then 57 hashtags?

I like tags a lot but it’s visually very overwhelming to see so many attached to a post where I have to search to find the actual message.

We're planning a family vacation with Greg's parents next ...

2025-11-10T20:17:56Z

We're planning a family vacation with Greg's parents next summer. I told the kids that in the town where we'll be there's a whole cave system, if anyone wants to go spelunking with me.

Jupiter: I'd rather not travel where time and light go to die, but thank you for the suggestion!

Is 52 (a year from now) too old to start a Master’s Degree that ...

2025-11-08T02:00:52Z

Is 52 (a year from now) too old to start a Master’s Degree that will take three years to finish?

In case this isn’t obvious I am totally fishing for encouragement and inspiration, so if you actually think it is, I invite you not to tell me.

Alternatively, if you have some awesome friend or relative or neighbor who got their MA in their fifties or beyond, fee free to drape that story all over me.

(Bonus points if that person is sassy and neurodivergent).

Just got back from doc's office. I'd left the building ...

2025-11-07T02:21:06Z

Just got back from doc's office. I'd left the building and was walking to the car, thinking how well today went too, nervous-system wise I mean. Calmer, happier. It's fascinating. YAY!

So I'm grinning at the wind, which is whipping through the lot, making the trees rustle, and I throw my arms out like YES, WIND, I SEE YOU, GLORIOUS YOU, and right as I reach the car, where Greg is waiting for me, a huge leaf smacks me right in the face. 😂

Autumn has booped me on the snoot.

On the back of my car is a sticker that says "For Frodo!" ...

2025-11-06T01:02:04Z

On the back of my car is a sticker that says "For Frodo!"

We just went to pick up our veggie box for our farm share. As we're walking back to the car, a guy who has gotten out of his car and passed ours (the only two cars in the lot) sees us and pumps his fist and yells, "FOR FRODO!"

If something cute would help right now, please look at Sebastian, ...

2025-11-04T02:25:46Z

If something cute would help right now, please look at Sebastian, my grandlizard. He's started taking naps with his head resting on his food dish. He has a habit of napping weirdly and cutely, and this is my favorite iteration.

Hey hey it's #Monsterdon time! We're watching The ...

2025-10-27T01:04:55Z

Hey hey it's #Monsterdon time! We're watching The Howling, it's on Tubi at the link below. Join us!

#TheHowling1981

https://tubitv.com/movies/100044051/the-howling

Sleepy doggos. #DogsOfInstagram ...

2025-10-22T03:44:59Z

Sleepy doggos.

#DogsOfInstagram

Texting with a friend Me: I finally finished my bachelor's ...

2025-10-19T20:08:27Z

Texting with a friend

Me: I finally finished my bachelor's degree! After 33 years BAYBEE!

Her: What?? You gave up your student discount?!?

I've finished the last assignment for my last class, and ...

2025-10-19T02:23:34Z

I've finished the last assignment for my last class, and turned it in. I'm done with my Bachelor's degree. :) 👩🏻‍🎓

🎉🎉🎉

(And - I WON! Lol, I'm the first one to get a degree in my family, I beat my kids, both of whom are juniors in college, muhahhaha, bow to the master, young ones)

It's a longshot, but hey does anyone know this lost dog in ...

2025-10-15T21:27:34Z

It's a longshot, but hey does anyone know this lost dog in downtown Springfield, Oregon?

A woman just found him and brought him to our door to ask if he's ours. I grabbed my phone to call animal control and she mosied on home, so now we're waiting for an animal control person to come pick him up.

I made a Reddit post about him in the Eugene subreddit:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Eugene/comments/1o7no3e/lost_dog_in_downtown_springfield/

#SpringfiedOregon #EugeneOregon #LostDog

#SilentSunday #DogsOfMastodon #Corgis ...

2025-10-12T18:08:32Z

#SilentSunday #DogsOfMastodon #Corgis

So I have one bike, an electric assist bike, and as I've ...

2025-10-10T18:06:14Z

So I have one bike, an electric assist bike, and as I've shared here, I'm saving up for a #Rivendell next spring (non-electric, regular bike).

Hubby has teased me this is too many bikes, and I've said, "Dude, you have no idea how bike people get, be grateful I'm only thinking of two," and it led to us guesstimating how many people have more than one bike. I said over 30%, he thinks 1-2%.

How many bikes do you have? Not in your household, but for you personally to ride/maintain?

#BikeTooter

Singing the song of his people (the local fire dept just sent a ...

2025-10-08T22:29:02Z

Singing the song of his people (the local fire dept just sent a truck by and he sings to it).

#WednesdayAwoo #DogsOfMastodon

I may blush, but sure. Compliments are welcome in Sartorial ...

2025-10-08T18:24:04Z

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I may blush, but sure. Compliments are welcome in Sartorial Monochromia Club, it's in the bylaws. 😅

<whatever accent your brain hears as excessively fancy> ...

2025-10-08T18:01:55Z

<whatever accent your brain hears as excessively fancy>

Welcome to Sartorial Monochoromia Club. Today’s color is GREEN. 🌲

Oh heck this is so beautiful! Thanks for posting!

2025-10-08T17:34:49Z

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Oh heck this is so beautiful! Thanks for posting!

They played something tonight, I was busy making soup and ...

2025-10-05T07:45:21Z

They played something tonight, I was busy making soup and didn’t get the name of it. When I came over to check, they’d put Cal’s box on my chair, and he stood up and reached out a paw and was trying to pull my hand down for scritches. It was so sweet and so bossy. How is he this charming? The older he gets the more I love him. Cal is going to make a cat person out of me.

#CatsOfMastodon

Chloe is extra lovely today. #CatsOfMastodon ...

2025-10-03T19:11:52Z

Chloe is extra lovely today.

#CatsOfMastodon

I went looking in mah stuffs for something to make me laugh, and ...

2025-10-02T03:29:46Z

I went looking in mah stuffs for something to make me laugh, and I found it: this video I took a few weeks ago when my friend and I were having lunch.

The dinos appeared, walked past us (waving at us I think, we were the only people facing them) and then dino-waddled to the other side of the cafe where they have other outdoor tables. We heard some loud Happy Birthday singing, then they reappeared and walked back to their car. It was so great!

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2025-09-29T05:28:15Z

#SilentSunday

If you give it to the pregnant lady will she give birth to an ...

2025-09-29T01:32:55Z

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If you give it to the pregnant lady will she give birth to an adult human?

That's probably a whole different horror movie

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

What will we embiggen next #Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

2025-09-29T01:31:40Z

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What will we embiggen next

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

Hey if we fed this stuff to sharks I bet we'd have a lot ...

2025-09-29T01:30:15Z

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Hey if we fed this stuff to sharks I bet we'd have a lot fewer billionaire yachts, I mean it's just an idea (I'm sure there will be no negative ramifications)

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

You can tell the city people by the lack of plaid ...

2025-09-29T01:29:08Z

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You can tell the city people by the lack of plaid #ActualSocialScience

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

I love how people today are like "Oh god there's a dirt ...

2025-09-29T01:27:58Z

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I love how people today are like "Oh god there's a dirt road, hold on while I get a second mortgage to afford a Ford F-150" and people in 1976 were like, "Hey let's off road in Canada in our Cadillacs, it'll be great"

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

Female scientist forced to work for chauvinist is the most ...

2025-09-29T01:25:01Z

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Female scientist forced to work for chauvinist is the most realistic part of this movie so far

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

When I say VW bugs are death traps, this is what I'm talking ...

2025-09-29T01:23:58Z

In reply to nevent1q…qwsx
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When I say VW bugs are death traps, this is what I'm talking about

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

Why is a 50 year old still playing professional football ...

2025-09-29T01:23:02Z

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Why is a 50 year old still playing professional football

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

Now imagining creatures I'd feed F.O.T.G to. Corgis Shetland ...

2025-09-29T01:21:57Z

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Now imagining creatures I'd feed F.O.T.G to.

Corgis

Shetland ponies (would they look like draft horses?)

Box turtles (Morla!)

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

Just...move your hand.... #Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

2025-09-29T01:19:04Z

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Just...move your hand....

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

I'm keeping track of all the plaid so you don't have to ...

2025-09-29T01:14:47Z

In reply to nevent1q…t3tf
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I'm keeping track of all the plaid so you don't have to

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

He's really calm for a guy who just boxed a giant chicken ...

2025-09-29T01:13:52Z

In reply to nevent1q…su6s
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He's really calm for a guy who just boxed a giant chicken

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

<knock><knock> "Hello! Hello! Hey have you got ...

2025-09-29T01:09:14Z

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<knock><knock>

"Hello! Hello! Hey have you got like 47 epi pens and a crash cart? Hello?"

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

Remember Joey in Friends and "smell the fart acting"? ...

2025-09-29T01:08:29Z

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Remember Joey in Friends and "smell the fart acting"?

I'm reminded of that with this "shake the camera so they won't notice how fake the creature looks"

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

Geez even the cameraman is disoriented #Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

2025-09-29T01:06:04Z

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Geez even the cameraman is disoriented

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

The dogs are like, "They're COMING, you gotta ...

2025-09-29T01:05:04Z

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The dogs are like, "They're COMING, you gotta RUN...."

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

Ahhh, the deep Canadian woods, where nothing bad or frightening ...

2025-09-29T01:03:55Z

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Ahhh, the deep Canadian woods, where nothing bad or frightening ever happens

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

"My name is Morgan and I play football." Me: <quietly ...

2025-09-29T01:02:52Z

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"My name is Morgan and I play football."

Me: <quietly walks out of theater>

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

Next time the kids talk about how hard life is I'm going to ...

2025-09-29T01:01:29Z

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Next time the kids talk about how hard life is I'm going to show them what the intro credits used to be like in 70's movies

#Monsterdon #FoodOfTheGods

We're about to start #Monsterdon and you know what that ...

2025-09-29T00:57:48Z

We're about to start #Monsterdon and you know what that means: 90 minutes of total shenanigans.

We're watching The Food of the Gods tonight, which going from the Tubi page has nothing to do with Greek myths, like I'd assumed.

Feel free to mute the hashtag, or join in if you'd like!

https://tubitv.com/movies/100001417/the-food-of-the-gods?start=true&tracking=google-feed&utm_source=google-feed

Honestly one of the great joys of Fedi for me has been finding ...

2025-09-26T22:35:03Z

Honestly one of the great joys of Fedi for me has been finding other neurodivergent folks to swap stories with, and share encouragement.

For so many years I felt so alone with that stuff. It seemed like "everyone" was just doing fine and I was the only one struggling with these seemingly basic things.

To tell a silly anecdote and have a dozen people go, "Also, my brain!" is meaningful in such important ways. It may seem like just a little social media interaction, but it's much more.