Tendy

@beev.bsky.social and I have reached the “middle aged ladies in sun hats” phase.

WE ARE RESCUED. and have elected to remain on the newly refueled boat with the rum punch.

Update: we are now anchored. But still no engines, so I think I'm going to go for a swim.

Well, if I have to be afrift at sea at least it's the Caribbean, and with @llarian.net, and with a full igloo of rum punch. 🤷‍♀️

We have been blessed by the sea-roomba!

LFG

🤞 For the reef...

Damn it, *sensory overload

All this to say that I'm at a show in a mask, earplugs, and hiding from the lights and I think Dan would really have had a chuckle at me both wanting to participate in sensitive overload and wanting to insulate myself from it at the same time.

I have a phone in a box I refuse to wipe and recycle because it has our final year of text messages. How do you just let go of things like that? It's like the ghosts in my phone contact list, gone but never forgotten, I stumble over them in mistyped words and long scrolls looking for others.

One of the great tragedies of shifting from one platform to another is the loss of all the shared history I had with late friends. Losing Twitter was a gut punch bc Dan was so prolific there. Losing Facebook another, all those photos and memories. Piece by piece I lose Dan Kaminsky. Over and over.

A screenshot from Fire Emblem: Three Houses of a woman standing next to Byleth and saying, "In dark times, commerce is a guiding light."

Brands (TM) during our societal collapse:

Multitasking.

....when they're banned from WhatsApp for some reason. Tell me why my attorney made me switch to viber before I fired him 😅

Philippines haha.

Yeeeeeeah WhatsApp and viber are basically essential for travel for me. 💀

A grey and white kitten, stretched out on a grey couch. He looks very cozy.

I was going to try and go be social, but the cat made such a purrrrrsuasive argument for couch time.

Spouse is sick, kiddo just recovered, I had a 7 root canal, dishes aren't done, Xmas tree is STILL UP, we are just crushing it over here.

Hopefully next week is chill because this week certainly is not.

Weeknight: alarm at 6:30, snooze until 6:45, trudge downstairs at 7, out the door with hair in a ponytail at 7:50

Weekend: no alarm, wake at 5:30, downstairs with coffee in hand 6:30, chapter 4 of my book 8am.

This seems......backwards.

Unreal dive.

All eyes on 2025 👊

A close up photo of a smiling group of three people: one with pink braids, one with blue hair pulled back, and one with a goatee. They are standing on a boat at shore

My sunblock is so white-cast 💀

But HERE WE GO 🥽🫧🫧🫧

Hushcon was great, hugged so many nerds. Saw a bunch of talks, heard some secrets, generally embraced being in community...

Now IM OUTTA HERE, headed for sand and sea with @llarian.net and @beev.bsky.social . Hopefully some vitamin D is the cure for what ails me 🏖️

YouTube video by infinite echoes Rainbow Connection by Kermit the Frog from The Muppet Movie

Missing @llarian.net nothing like an ultra bestie in hard times.

See y'all in 2 days, llar and Bea. With xmas lights and big feels. Ready the rum! 💀

@hushcon.com hush-con HUSHCON HUSH COOOOOOOOOONNNNNNN!!

The holidays are NOT happy, tyvm.

This one goes out to all my friends on the struggle bus. I see you. I am you. 🖤

Evergreen advice.

OK- here we go. Sorry for the delay, I was not prepared for the exertion required in the thrill-a-minute adventure that is… CACAO FERMENTATION.

Yes, this will actually take 5 days. After that two days of drying. I’m not making this up. Nothing happens. Really. You’ll see.

Anyway, off we go!

This is an own goal if I've ever seen one. Wtaf.