Posts by Pennington P. Ahlstrand (she/xe)
The Ogden is basically where I grew up, going to see double features most nights of the week oh so long ago. (Plus RHPS Fridays at midnight!) Hope you had fun, young'un!
Hey, Colorado, my love. I don't mean to be braggadocious. I'm just loving the rain, that's all. --NorCal
That was the first song I learned to play on the piano ✅
seeing and hearing some amazing, brilliant, beautiful people talking about archives and archiving and...becoming better people... #SCA2026
Please know that there has been an Archives Crawl in Sacramento (and occasionally in San Francisco) for at least 10 years, usually in October!
Waves at Nathrop, too
Feeling jangly, so I'm listening to this on infinite loop today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwIh...
Do you think that the hand of stale candy corn I had negated the desired effect of my iron pill?
I'm in a Lyft on my way to work but bless me, I don't know ASL for "we can go in the HOV lane" nor "I'm of a certain age, turn down the heat!"
Wilson is a good driver with the right amount of squelched traffic rage. *****
Let me teach you a term you may not know: False Drops.
False drops are *wrong* results you get a search. I enter "Lynn Conway" and I get some Loretta Lynn & Conway Twitty videos. No no no no no. But a little bit funny! But NO!
Oscars shout-out to film archivist!!!
Today would have my mom's 80th birthday. I'll celebrate by Marie Kondo-ing her house, making her husband a nice dinner, and listening to songs from Harold & Maude. She was a good mom and a wonderful friend (all her friends are texting me).
Car needs $3700 of work. Fix for love or look for new (used) ride that will kill my soul?
Yes, I can put one whole McVitie's milk chocolate Hobnob in my mouth at once. And it keeps me from talking when I ought not be chatty.
72 gorgeous joyful hours in Colorado. Back to reality, but people here love me too. I'm ok.
Had a small procedure done yesterday only to find out that recovery is harder than anticipated... I can't really lean forward, bend over, or pick up anything heavier than my lunch. So I guess I'll clean data today instead of hands-on processing. #ArchivesDramedy
10am: realized I was having a nosebleed just before disaster occurred on his dissertation
2pm: barely avoided damaging her 1965 CV with my terrifying hangnail
May I go home now?
Look at me, in Lenox MA, at the Banff film festival!
Yeah, I'm eating expired yogurt with stale granola but I want you to REMEMBER TO CITE YOUR SOURCES!!!
Welcome to Night Vale, San Francisco!
Buncha photos of folks you don't know
My lips are numb? And I'm hungry?
Sauvignon Blanc + Ritz crackers. Thursday dinner.
Currently having a deep dive planning session with my young adult, who is the DM. ✅
That gas station was so janky I almost died 3x-- one guy filling his tank while smoking, one guy doing donuts right by the pumps, and the auto stop not working on the filler--glad I was paying attention or I would have spilled gas. Road trip with old friends this weekend.
KPop Demon Hunters was popular. I think other genres should get their chance to hunt demons.
Ska Demon Hunters.
Eased back into yoga today. Hope to swim tomorrow. Recovery and healing is slow.
Celery stalks at midnight 🎵🎶