Earthquake

Flew out to Chicago to give a death talk as part of Agitator Collective’s memento mori show, and returned to this awesome ofrenda at SFO ❤️ Every couple minutes people stopped & added to it

There should be a corollary to the Bechdel test but for reviewing pockets in women’s clothing

Irene Waggener, Knitting Researcher — The Long Thread Podcast As a knitter in a new place, Irene Waggener looks for knitting as she explores. Not all of the countries where she finds herself have robust yarn-shop networks and textile tourism, so sometimes she ne...

Fascinated by this interview with a knitting researcher. Did not occur to me that was a thing. And this combo of textile art, anthropology, history, and straight up travel is incredible overcast.fm/+AAZ-6C0ItZY

I confess I’ve always scoffed a bit when I heard someone describe themselves as a “plant mom” but this morning I spotted a new shoot on a plant that’s been struggling for months and felt a surge of joy and pride so… I’m starting to get it

Write that book. Send that story. Query that agent. Ask for that blurb. Maybe it doesn’t work out, but there’s a chance it will, and that chance—however small you think it is—is all you need.

🤣 What further explanation is needed?

Historically, I’ve turned to crochet not only when it’s cold but also when stressed or down. In related news, I recently completed an afghan, plus have learned to knit and have made a beanie and a sweater and am working on another sweater.

One of the most daunting things about editing my videos is figuring out punctuation. I do not speak in grammatically correct phrases.

Grim Fandango ruined me. Expectations got set too high for other games

All Foster Kids in California Can Now Attend Any State College for Free Gov.

All foster kids in California can now attend any state college for free

Thought I’d pop in to BlueSky and Threads to check out convo on Sweden joining NATO. No news in either. Hm.

Starting to obsess on creating a project centered around tribute bands. Do you have a tribute band story? What tribute bands must I see?

Hey! Familiar/not familiar seeing you here!

Tried to just walk by but the word “PIE” was right there in the name!

It sure seems like a strong, effective left or even center-left in the US would be getting extremely loud about opposing the whole spectrum of anti-trans, anti-women, anti-abortion, anti-Black, anti-academic, anti-drag, book-banning complex *as a unified battle for civil rights*

Same. Very sad now.

Ahhh… memories of 2007 Twitter when I knew hardly anyone using it… difference being that we were inventing behavior, not looking to replace