A shallow focus of a pink-red flowering tree branch extending into the distance towards a partly cloudy sky. Another branch crosses at the bottom of the frame, out of focus in the foreground and covered in bursts of moss.
Moss and Flower https://blog.ultranurd.net/2026/04/20/moss-and-flower/
A tween in a pink shirt and blue shorts stands in the shallows facing out to the water, his arms extended backwards in an almost Naruto running pose
A tween in a pink Tails shirt and blue shorts is on his knees digging out a marked out square hole in a beach, sand being tossed onto a pile behind him. A colorful picnic blanket and his shoes are in the foreground.
A child in a pink shirt and blue shorts and a man in blue shirt and blue jeans, cuffed up a bit, wave from the waterline at a beach. The child's face has been obscured by a beach umbrella emoji. A line of seaweed is in front of them. Behind them is the water and in the distance the land on the other side.
A smiling couple in sunglasses and hats. Nick, a white bearded man leans in from the left with a Smokey Bear green and white trucker hat. Andrle, a white woman, sits in frame in a green shirt and a grey Seattle hat.
Golden Gardens https://blog.ultranurd.net/2026/04/18/golden-gardens/
A tween in a black hoodie, viewed from behind, rides up a narrow escalator with day glo yellow side panels and glass windows that open up onto dense shelving of library stacks.
A tween in a black hoodie and jeans walks in a glossy read room in front of a floor to ceiling window that looks down on the large open atrium and entrance area of a library.
A tween in a black hoodie, with his face obscured by a globe emoji (Americas side), pulls out a large metal drawer full of USGS topo maps. Behind him on the wall is painted "maritz map room" in blue. His head obscures the m in map.
A tween in a black hoodie and jeans, with a brown fanny pack worn cross body, sits in the single articulated seat of a bus. A slightly too big black KN95 mask hides his face beneath his glasses.
The Heart of the Library blog.ultranurd.net/2026/04/18/the-heart-of-...
A glass table arrayed for high tea. There is a glass teapot on the right, three place settings each with a glass teacup on a purple crocheted coaster, a blue green glass tumbler of ice water, a small white desert plate with a smiling dog face on it, and a tiny spoon. There is a white marble serving tray with savory tea sandwiches and crackers, and a two tier marble serving tray with brass handle with sweet bars on top and scones on bottom. Tiny white ramekins near the scones have red jam and yellow curd. A metal milk steamer on the left has non-dairy milk in it. A small vase of three pink-purple roses and baby's breath sits behind the serving trays.
The same spread, closer up and featuring the savory platter in front. The tea pot is not in view.
The savory platter viewed from above, with three square chickpea salad sandwiches in the middle, three triangular hamless sandwiches in a triskelion layout, and two kinds of cheez covered crackers in the spaces between.
A closer view of the two tiered serving platter, with small glass vase of roses on the left and a living room and TV and some potted plants out of focus in the background.
Hail, Seattle! https://blog.ultranurd.net/2026/04/15/hail-seattle/
A toasted breakfast sandwich viewed from the side on a white plate. Crumbled yellow tofu scramble is spilling out of the sandwich between layers of breakfast potato and vegan sausage
A toasted sandwich sits on a white plate viewed from above. Next to it is a second potato hash brown patty covered in a pile of yellow tofu scramble.
A large cast iron pan full of steaming yellow tofu crumble on a glass stovetop.
A pair of bamboo tongs prepares to grab two thin slices of bread out of a white pop up toaster sitting on a white countertop.
Brinner Sandwiches blog.ultranurd.net/2026/04/14/brinner-sandw...
A black cutout image of a cat is embedded in a glass station divider; behind it is a sound transit light rail train. It looks like the cat is announcing "2 line" on its digital sign.
Across multiple glass panels on a station divider is black cutout art of a woman seeming to release birds flying to the right. Above is a wayfinding sign pointing to the station exits.
A Redmond bound light rail train with headlights on approaches the station from the west. The platform edge yellow is framed in the bottom middle of the image. There is an ivy covered sound wall on the left. Multiple tracks curve slightly to the right in the distance. The digital sign is displaying a service alert and another sign indicates the photo is being taking from the Downtown Redmond bound side of the platform.
A view of an empty highway bridge sloping down towards the water to the left. Houses dot the shoreline in the distance. The sky is cloudy and grey.
30 years ago today, Principal Skinner purchased fast food to disguise as his own cooking at an unforgettable luncheon with Superintendent Chalmers.
#TheSimpsons episode “22 Short Films About Springfield” first aired April 14, 1996.
Computing: School Era blog.ultranurd.net/2026/04/12/computing-sch...
A slightly blurry photo of a long paper printout hung on yellow house siding that reads "Happy Birthday Nick". The 7th is obscured by a child's hands (not Nick's) blocking part of the banner. On the left is a line art graphic of Kermit strumming a banjo.
Computing: PC Era https://blog.ultranurd.net/2026/04/11/computing-pc-era/
Apple at 50: Computing Eras blog.ultranurd.net/2026/04/11/apple-at-50-c...
A moss covered outdoor stairwell goes up towards a grey cloudy sky along a concrete wall with brick inlay diamond patterns. On the right railing are a series of old green metal lanterns with yellowed glass globes atop. A leafing green tree and a house are on a street at the lower level background to the right.
Stair at the Sun https://blog.ultranurd.net/2026/04/11/stair-at-the-sun/
Thank you!
A black and white photo of a smiling white woman in a strapless wedding gown and small veil. She is looking toward the camera to her left.
A black and white photo of a smiling white man in a suit and tie, his arms crossed as he leans against a wall in a wedding venue. He is looking right at the camera.
A scrabble rack that spells out ANDRLE with a female astronaut LEGO minifig sitting on the right end of it all on a white tablecloth
A scrabble rack that spells out NICK with a male astronaut LEGO minifig sitting on the right end of it all on a white tablecloth
Fifteenth Anniversary blog.ultranurd.net/2026/04/10/fifteenth-ann...
The bright sun just peeks through past a magnolia blossom at the center of the image, causing lens flares. The flowers on the tree are not yet fully open, but are white with pink purple edges. Behind any hill road can just be seen. The sky is blue and a few utility wires angle from the right near the top of the image.
Morning Magnolia https://blog.ultranurd.net/2026/04/09/morning-magnolia/
A white plate on a brown placemat on a glass table, full of food. It has a roll, some potatoes, some carrots, some pesto pasta, and a baked tofu.
A small desert plate on a brown placemat with a fork to the left. The plate has a yellow lemon loaf slice and a white chocolate accented chocolate candy egg. An iced coffee glass with a leaf design sits on a pink and purple crocheted coaster.
An iced lemon loaf viewed from above on an oblong pink serving platter
Two blocks of glazed tofu baking in a ceramic dish, squished next to one another but offset. They are prepared like a ham, with diagonal crosshatches and whole cloves shoved into the intersections. The glaze has made the tofu dark brown.
Since today is First Contact Day (the day in Star Trek when humans meet their first aliens, Vulcans) it’s worth talking about that story a bit and how it can inform our analysis of Artemis.
This involves a lot of spoilers from the film Star Trek: First Contact 🖖🏽
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Tr...
nasa employee: oh hey u guys are back early
astronaut: Office365 in spaceship
nasa employee: what?
astronaut: *loading a pistol and getting back on the rocket-ship* Office365 in spaceship
I've been wanting this feature for decades so I'm very curious how it all shakes out
An Apple Magic Keyboard, a small aluminum Bluetooth keyboard, sits in the mud alongside a sidewalk. Its left arrow key is missing. Many of the keys are dirty.
Environmental Storytyping blog.ultranurd.net/2026/03/29/environmental...
Downgrading Zelda blog.ultranurd.net/2026/03/29/downgrading-z...
A round white plate with a sliced whole baked potato, a pile of reddish seasoned tofu, and a pile of steamed broccoli.
An uncooked yellow potato with several slices (each under 1/4" apart) propped up on a cutting board between two small wooden tongs
A hand holds a potato from the left while a large knife carefully slices into it
A swirl stands in the surface of a mixed reddish marinade in a stainless steel bowl
Hasselbacked https://blog.ultranurd.net/2026/03/28/hasselbacked/
Storyboards to the model train chase in The Wrong Trousers
This is still the greatest action setpiece in cinema history. Sorry Fury Road.
In a scene from the Star Trek episode "The Naked Time," Lt. Sulu is standing shirtless in one of the Enterprise corridors with his epee drawn and pointed at another figure down the way. That figure is Kermit the Frog (as Captain Abraham Smollet from Muppet Treasure Island) who is standing with a sword of his own drawn.
Day 156 of inserting a Muppet into a Star Trek screenshot
#StarTrek #StarTrekTOS
#TheMuppets #MuppetTreasureIsland
A Lego minfig wearing a huge dark grey armored helm and adventuring gear carrying a pickaxe and hammer stands on top of the upper left corner of a printed out character sheet for Macomb. You can see that he is a 6th level artificer with 15 strength but 9 dexterity.
Back to the Table blog.ultranurd.net/2026/03/25/back-to-the-t...
A magnolia tree bursting with large white blossoms against a blue sky, lit from the left by an orange tinged evening sun.
Sunset Blooms https://blog.ultranurd.net/2026/03/24/sunset-blooms/
Tuvokka-vokka-vokka!
A large white bowl sits on a glass table. It is full of a pile of brownish grain, some greens, and four strips of brown marinated fake meat. The picture is slightly blurry.
Close up of bunch of diced cruciferous and garlic sautéing in a large cast iron pan.
Three items going at once on an induction stovetop: in the lower left a light blue enamel cast iron pan full of brown seitan strips; in the upper left a stainless steel pot full of simmering water and a grain; in the upper right a large cast iron pan sautéing greens.
Quick Bulgogi https://blog.ultranurd.net/2026/03/23/quick-bulgogi-2/
A wide compostable plastic straw sticks out of a Next Level Burger patterned cup with a shake in it. The top is covered with marshmallows and green and yellow sprinkles.
Shake It Off https://blog.ultranurd.net/2026/03/22/shake-it-off/
