Siobhan Armstrong

My boss thinks sending a "thumbs up" reaction on Teams is kind of passive aggressive, so I stopped using it and changed it to a star.
Except today I'm irked so I have been deploying that 👍every which way at the team (but not at said boss).

Why is there a mockingbird putting on a performance at this time of night? It's nearly midnight, little fella

Oh memories!

I am so bad at identifying the birds I see but ai still enjoy seeing them

I saw an anteater skull today and I never really thought about that snoot being incorporated into the skull. Always kind of pictured them as being like elephant trunks or something.

A giant anteater in a zoo enclosure. He is on all fours, with long brown fur and black and white stripes and highlights.

Went to the Santa Ana Zoo today. I appreciate that the animals can be off exhibit if they want, but I wish more of them felt my Cool Quiet Observer Animal Friend vibes and popped out to say hi. Also I am interested to see how the new construction turns out.

Enjoy a giant anteater.

Definitely do, thank you

A lesser goldfinch looking down from an odd angle. It is perched on a tall agave flower stalk. Both are backlit against a clear sky.

A lesser goldfinch perched on the side of an agave flower stalk. Bird and plant are backlot against a clear sky.

A bird in a tree. Probably a lesser goldfinch, but ID is hard as a bit of flower obscures the birds head and puts it out of focus. The bird is on the middle-ground amid many small tree branches.

Time for some sub par photos of birds from my lunch break. It's a good day for it. #birding

'Why is this shirt so scatchy at the neckline? Why is it sitting so strangely on me? It's not like I put it on backwards."
Yes. Yes it is. That is exactly what happened. Not for the first time, and definitely not the last, but somehownit takes me 3-6 business days to figure it out each time.

She's rightfully annoyed at the lack of cute accessories she's seen in. A lady bear should never be photographed without her ribbons and bows

I don't go anywhere without it

How do I connect on this platform? This is the closest to screaming into the void. Then I don't post and make it worse, so it's a loop of yuck

It's International Asexuality Day. Is there a cake to celebrate?

@sapientpearwood.bsky.social hope you have a marvelous birthday!

I know I'm mishearing the lyrics of Elton John's "Saturday Night's Alright (For Fighting)" but I do like my version:

"Don't give us none of you aggravation
And hide away your Death Star plans!"

I can expect when equipment is shipped to us that we are told what it is and it is actually needed.

I can expect clear communication.

I can expect that issues everyone can see are alarmingly bad are addressed by a doctor and not handwaved away.

But perhaps I expected too much

I want to scream. "He's old, you can't expect miracles."

I can expect him to go in for a routine procedure and come out healthier because that is the entire point.

I can expect a consistent set of instructions as all of the medical professionals are on one page.

IMPORTANT QUESTION: What is your favorite #dinosaur (or dinosaurs)? 🦕🦖
I'll go first; one of my favorites is kentrosaurus

The trick where people are adding in swear words to searches to bypass AI drivel from Google does work, but it's inevitably going to result in someone using it at work and pulling up some extremely NSFW results and I can't wait to laugh at that story when it happens.

I've started to see Pern stuff on my internets again and I'm really excited.

This is the gif du jour for me and my team today. By our powers combined, we might have one collective good night's sleep between us.

There is no reason for me to be this tired.
I feel like sleeping for a week

little pieces of language are ours

slogans, taglines, chants, flyers, memes, stickers, posters, zines

Don’t lose hope. Remember, Watergate took over two years to fully unravel from the initial break-in to Nixon’s resignation. Just like then and now, Americans are losing faith in their government. We are documenting every illegal action and will hold this administration and Elon Musk accountable.

WHOOPS My hand slipped and I made more Darby O'Gill #valentinescards

Here, I made this nice thing. This is the V-day equivalent of cosplaying a character nobody asked for. Have King Brian Connors from Darby O'Gill and the Little People.

Enjoy

A step counter. The goal is 7,600 and the total count is 7,777, written in light text on a dark background resembling a night sky with clouds

Finally managed to get the step counter to stop at exactly 7,777.

No good reason, just for fun. Maybe an ancient @dndpodcast.bsky.social reference rising up from the depths of my brain cause this

My back and my knee are competing to see which can cause me the most trouble on top of everything else going on for me.

Amazing

I do not enjoy the holiday that comes tomorrow.