There needs to be a summer camp weekend for adults for just reading.

I don't think non-Black people understand how much Black people calculating spaces as to whether they'd be hostile to Black people.

It's the same way I think men don't understand that women navigate spaces thinking about whether or not they'd be safe

Extremely normal and fine for a company to put this in a public statement

Having to put more energy & skill into emotional regulation than other people do sucks. We don't have to pretend it doesn't. And, we also don't have to get up in our head about "I'm not gonna do this because I shouldn't have to."

We can acknowledge the suck-- & do the thing.

Making the choices we have to make to realistically recover from trauma every day, every hour, is a pain in the ass. That's why autopilot is seductive to us. We're tired & annoyed. But letting trauma continue to kick our ass won't make us less tired or annoyed. So recovery it is.

having a weird time trying to figure out how to relax and read and stuff in the same places i was screaming and whistling a few months ago

There‘s nothing wrong with saying I need sunshine, fun, and running.

Am I feeling better? Yes. Am I ok? I’m getting there.

Having the fog lift a bit brought some realizations to light.

2/2

Thursday, I walked a total of 4.5 miles, Friday was 10.5 miles with 3.1 of those being a race, and today, I walked 6 miles in 90 degree temps.

1/2

Disney medals are always top shelf!

James wearing sunglasses and a tank top holding a RunDisney Springtime Surprise 5k medal

First race after meniscus surgery. it’s about time.

100%

bsky.app/profile/jami...

🎶I'm hanging on the rails
So if I say I'm fine
Just know I learned to hide it well
I know I can't be the only one
Who's holding on for dear life🎶

Puri is one of the best breads in the world.

Oh shit. Substack are the Kik guys? Holy shit. We're talking Roblox level predatory shit on that app. Oh my goodness that's nutso. They're bad people fr

VPN users in the U.S.: Did you know that using a VPN may subject you to foreign intelligence spying? freedom.press/digisec/blog...

🎶So, they killed Cassandra first 'cause she feared the worst
And tried to tell the town
So, they set my life in flames, I regret to say
Do you believe me now?🎶

Small magnolia tree with a few pink flowers in a concrete paver lined circles with an old bird bath and lots of pebbles

As much as this house is a lot of work, there are also happy surprises.

We didn’t know this pretty one was a magnolia when we bought the house.

I’m excited to try @blackforager.bsky.social’s magnolia snap cookie recipe!

Anyone have advice on how to best take care of magnolias?

Oh that Scottish thistle won’t go in the bed! There is a wild area in the backyard that we want filled with thistle. Also, we may or may not have snagged the seeds directly from thistles at the Outlander filming location of Lallybroch.

Swiss chard, bok choy, calendula, English lavender, Scottish thistle, and lettuce in ziploc bags set up in a raised garden bed.

Sure, I could spend my weekend vibe coding something with AI, or I could be outside planting blueberries, haskaps, raspberries and seed starting some cold hardy plants.

Remember real life is better than artificial life, no matter how hard.

100%

Today is a "order cookies from the cookie bakery for delivery" kind of day.

🎶Under the surface, I'm pretty sure I'm worthless if I can't be of service
A flaw or a crack, the straw in the stack
That breaks the camel's back, what breaks the camel's back?

It's pressure like a drip, drip, drip that'll never stop, whoa
Pressure that'll tip, tip, tip 'til you just go pop, whoa🎶

I would love to read those reasons!

This is oddly comforting.

Hey Universe, I know you like to challenge me and whatnot, but having the kitten drop a dead but formerly alive mouse in the bed next to me this morning is not appreciated.

"sorry I can't come to your once-in-250-years party. I'll be busy doing something it would actually make much more logical sense to do four days later. I bumped it up on purpose so I could throw it in your face. eat shit forever, amen"

there is no hater on earth like a hater from Chicago

You’d be way more accurate than this app.

You know, you could make your own app / service where you do the Product thing but apply it to people. I’d sign up for Jim as a Service.

It's not astrologically accurate, and it's not helping with my mental health in any way.

🎶Layin' on the bathroom floor, feelin' nothin'
I'm overwhelmed and insecure, give me somethin'
I could take to ease my mind slowly
Just have a drink and you'll feel better
Just take her home and you'll feel better
Keep tellin' me that it gets better
Does it ever?🎶