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alexandra, 1 month ago to random

Space babies … really, I mean, come on, Space Babies?

What the hell happened to Dr. Who?

moira, 1 month ago (edited 1 month ago) to Seattle

for once in my life there’s a big sky event and it’s clear and

whelp

#auroraborealis #aurora #seattle

cheribaker, 1 month ago to random

New on my Blog: Notes on Switching to a Flip Phone 🤓

https://blog.cheribaker.com/life-with-a-flip-phone

cheribaker, 1 month ago to random

Ah, close but no bingo for me. Fun movie! Thanks for hosting, @Taweret. #Monsterdon

cheribaker, 1 month ago to random

I deactivated iMessage in preparation to move my sim to a non-iOS phone, and 2 days later, friends with iPhones still can't text me.

Fuck me, I guess. 🫠

moira, 1 month ago to Seattle

HEY #SEATTLE LOOK EAST RIGHT NOW

moira, 1 month ago to baking

okay bagels in progress, dough set to rise for an hour

got to clean up the off to shops for eggs for glaze since we’re out

that’ll be an interesting experience on bike

how many will make it home LET’S FIND OUT

#baking #bagels

maique, 1 month ago to random

📺 Finished Tokyo Vice. Sad that I don’t have a few more to watch.

htdrake, 1 month ago to boardgames

#BoardGames10x10

04.08. PARKS

I absolutely destroyed @peterdrake in this game (52 vs 39). We had about the same number of pictures, but I visited a whopping 12 parks. I think that’s a record high for me.

Some of the new gear in the Wildlife expansion seems really overpowered. There’s no way the Planner, which gives you a wildlife after you visit a park, should cost only two sunshine. I’m sure I have that card to thank for my victory and personal best score.

#BoardGames

alexandra, 1 month ago to random

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ethanschoonover, 1 month ago to Seattle

Seattle Public Schools is really going to suffer from cutting off HCC and advanced academics. Seattle private school applications are through the ROOF right now because of this. SPS will end up losing students, losing funding, and slip into a precipitous decline even worse than it is now.

(my kids both go to public, my wife teaches in public… we’re advocates for public education but none of the current SPS policies will result in positive outcomes for public education)

#seattle #schools #sps

cheribaker, 2 months ago to random

We met a VIP guest at the Miletus museum yesterday.

The cat has jumped onto a bench. One of her ears has been clipped. She's likely a spayed feral.
An old greek statue of a reclining male with a big beard and popping muscles sits beneath spotlights in the museum. The cat is lounging, almost a reversed mirror image, except that she's licking her belly.

chris, 2 months ago to random

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cheribaker, 2 months ago to random

kindly refrain
from
grinding
against the train

cheribaker, 2 months ago to random

I've updated the #Monsterdon watch list on Letterboxd for those (like me) who've missed a few and want to catch up. 👇🏼

https://letterboxd.com/justcheri/list/monsterdon/

cheribaker, 2 months ago to affinity

I'm so bummed to see #Affinity has sold themselves to Canva.

I don't hate Canva. But they're a VC-backed subscription service with AI ambitions, which doesn't bode well for those of us who need affordable, non-shitty graphic design software.

Back up your install files, everyone. This may be the last non-subscription version of Affinity Photo we get. 😬

cheribaker, 2 months ago to random

If you enjoy blogging and writing newsletters but don't want your words scraped up by the AI industrial complex, are there any practical or clever ways to avoid/disrupt the Great Theft in progress?

Hell. I'd switch to postal mail if I could afford it. 🤔

cheribaker, 2 months ago to random

When you finally clear your cache and delete those unused apps...

A woman walks away from a fiery explosion

cheribaker, 2 months ago to random

I'm mildly perplexed by the symbolism of Mr. Stay Puft here, but this is awesome, and I love it. 👍🏼

cheribaker, 2 months ago to random

Photos of the day 📸

Tomorrow night, they light it all on fire 😮

An evil wizard sends a boat of "middle class" Valencians along the river styx in this large monument.
A figure showing the birth of Venus (a naked woman standing in a pink shell) except she's holding up a phone and winking into it for a selfie. The theme of this falla was that technology has become our god(s).
A huge falla monument with greek gods and technology themes. There's a striking Medusa with green and orange snakes in front.

cheribaker, 3 months ago to random

A comma is a pause, yes. But sometimes I drop an extra comma because I paused during composition. A writer's contemplative comma. Superfluous!

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cheribaker, 3 months ago to random

Don't wish us Happy International Women's Day. Instead, help to vote out the ghouls who deny women's agency and treat us like walking wombs. Ask your male friends to do the same.

That would make me a happy international woman indeed. 😎

maique, 3 months ago to random

💍 Today is the day when we officially got married, at the embassy.

Love this woman.

fahrni, 3 months ago to random

I’m not so sure about this, but it’s why billionaires are billionaires. Greed and power at the expense of all else.

I used Seattles public bus system when we lived there. It was amazing and pretty inexpensive, especially when compared to driving in and paying for parking. Visio, the company I worked for, paid for our bus passes. https://mstdn.social/@lowqualityfacts/111856538672283208