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My husband bought this toothpaste and my brain doesn’t know what to do with it. The strawberry part is good, but that other part makes me suspect I have a repressed memory of eating a candle.
I went outside earlier to find this. It’s not usually quite so loud.
Every morning this week, I wake up to a text message from a different number offering to give me money for my business. “Just text the amount you need!”
You know you have a good relationship with your neighbor when they are willing to smack you on the forehead to kill a mosquito.
I’m flying to Sacramento tomorrow. I don’t have a plan beyond a place to rest my head at night. To be fair, I’m mostly hoping to spend some quiet time with my thoughts so not much planning is really required.
I did think to check the weather. I will not be wearing the long sleeves there.
It’s been several years since I was in the position of hiring a software engineer. (I’d much rather this than laying them off… I’d like to never be told to do that again really.)
I know I should have expected it, but the onslaught of applications is… Well, it’s a lot.
I’m feeling more like me just lately. It’s a good feeling.
Feeling better makes it easier to tackle tasks and tackling tasks makes me feel better. Having fewer things on the to-do list makes all the other things on the to-do list more enjoyable.
This is a good cycle.
Watched: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S4E10, Tomorrow’s Enterprise 🍿
This season has been really fun.
Watched: The Transformers: The Movie 🍿
I have happy memories of watching Transformers as a child with my brother and seeing this in the theater was a nice reminder of that. I laughed out loud at some silly parts. And boy oh boy, it’s impossible not to know this was made in the eighties.
Our theater didn’t include any previews so several people missed the first thirty to forty minutes of the movie! And then I’m pretty sure one of those groups left when the original credits rolled. They did not get their money’s worth at all!
Watched: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 🍿
This was much more touching than I expected.
The amount of time I’m spending talking about dev metrics lately is frustrating. Tokens used, AI dollar spend, cycle time… I figured out this week that we’re not even consistently measuring these things within our little part of the company let alone across the org.
If I thought any of this gave them insight they could actually use maybe I’d be less annoyed.
Watched: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds S4E5, Level-Five Transporter Accident 🍿
Ok, this was entirely silly, but also hilarious. :)
This weekend is both the six year anniversary of my best friend’s death and the 19th anniversary of my mom’s.
I’m not the same person I was before either of those things happened, but I think I need to figure out how to resolve some things in myself about these losses. I’m still a bit stuck.
Watched: The Whisper Man 🍿
I probably wouldn’t have picked this on my own, but it was highly recommended by a friend. Tense, but really good.
It seems that the way I want to use this site doesn’t translate well to posting from my phone. That combined with my attempts to avoid a computer outside of work doesn’t align with my interest is posting here more often. I’m making my own problems, it seems.
Watched: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season 5 🍿 This show is excellent. I didn’t enjoy the last season as much as the rest, however it’s still solid. Seeing so many of the Gilmore Girls actors working together was really fun too.
Watched: Terminator 2: Judgment Day 🍿
This was showing at the local theater today for the 35th anniversary. I still remember being so freaked out by the special effects in the original showing. We opted to sit in the DBox seats today for the first time. I suspect there’s some movie where that adds to the experience, but it seemed like more of a distraction than anything.
Watched: Spider-Man: Brand New Day 🍿
We went to see this yesterday morning. Great movie.
It was a good day. Delicious food, stitchy time with friends, phone calls from both kids, kind wishes from several remote friends and a lovely evening with my sweet husband. A nice way to celebrate my birthday.
I prefer the waterfront location of Oregon Health and Science University. This is a different view of Portland than I usually see.
(The mammogram was definitely less pleasant than the view.)
Sheesh, moving is hard. We’re so close to having everything out of my sister’s house. The painters showed up to start prepping the house and kindly offered to help carry stuff out for us. I might have been willing to offer inappropriate sexual favors to avoid having to carry another 30 or so heavy boxes down the stairs today so I was grateful they offered first.
My sister is the most organized person I know. She’s the most organized person most people know. The number of times someone has said it’s too bad they can’t be like or marry someone like Val is not small. No one has ever said this about me. When we pulled a dresser away from the wall, I realized I was surprised to see dust on the baseboard in Val’s house.
With how quickly they found a new place after unexpectedly deciding to move, there just wasn’t time to prepare. Helping my incredibly organized sister move when she hasn’t had time to pack is interesting. She uses containers to organize things. Containers in containers often. Her house is always clean and welcoming. Are containers the secret I’ve been missing all my life? Ha!
Anyhow, I’m tired and grateful to be here.
It was another long day of moving, but the end is in sight. This new home is going to be lovely once they get themselves settled.
If I ever move again, I might just start by hiring one of those people to stand at the nearest corner with a big “Closing sale! Everything must go!” sign. That might just be my aching feet talking though.
This is how we’re all feeling and the day isn’t over yet.
The movers are here to help with all the bulky/heavy things. Having furniture at the new house will make moving the remaining stuff a lot easier. We’re all tired and sore which makes moving anything difficult.
I’m down in Santa Clara for a week helping my sister and her family move. Being a helper allows one to see all the emotions involved in the process, not just the work. It’s a lot no matter how you look at it.
I got to see LCD Soundsystem last night with Matt and Sam. It was a great concert and the weather was excellent. The smoke cleared out just in time.
I let my prescription run out so I’ve been miserable all day, but seeing this at the local bakery after getting my refill makes everything brighter.
Watched: Gifted 🍿
I enjoyed this. The cast is excellent.
Seeing The Odyssey in 70 mm is well worth it.
I have been a mother for exactly half of my life as of today.
As you’d expect, this is easily the most impactful event shaping who I am and how I perceive the world. I am so grateful that I get to watch my children continue growing as lovely, considerate, amazing humans alongside the lovely, considerate, amazing human that made me a mother to begin with.
Watched: The Newsroom 🍿
We watched this series again recently, it’s just so good. Turns out people behaving with integrity is quite compelling.
We’re at the airport heading back to Oregon. Saying “I don’t want my vacation to end” doesn’t quite capture the emotion. This has been a good reminder of both who I am and how I’d like to be spending more of my time.
Getting away from home sometimes is good for you, apparently. Ha!
These ships really are something. Seeing them together seems like a trip back in time.
We had dinner with Ally and her shipmates this evening. Nice to get to know everyone just a little bit.
Well, this was incredible. Seeing Ally’s ship come into view was the most excited I’ve been in a long while. Look how beautiful she is!
The two closest pizza places close at 5 am and 6 am respectively. Hello Brooklyn.
Another sign I’m not at home: there are police everywhere.
“Welcome, but be good!”
Are you kidding me? We’re issuing passports with the phrase “Welcome, but be good”? To US citizens that use the document to leave the country?
This is all the stupid I can take.
Watched: Master of the Universe 🍿
I knew I wanted to see this the first time I saw the trailer. I spent a lot of time as a kid watching He-Man with my brother.
It was better than I expected, I appreciated that it laughed at itself.
Watched: Toy Story 5 🍿
I liked it.
I keep composing posts in my head but I can’t seem to sit in front of the computer any longer than necessary lately.
Life is generally pretty good though, gratefully.
Being at PyConUS makes me think I need to find more local tech meetups to attend. Talking with humans in real life about tech is rather fun.
I’m down in Long Beach this week for PyCon. It’s beautiful here. Walking around near the shore reminds me of living in San Diego but that feels like it happened about a million years ago.
I’m looking forward to the conference though. (Not being in my house is good too.)
I took my first backyard nap of the year today. Life has been fairly somber the last week so a nap among the trees was welcome.
The temperature in Portland got up to 90 (it was 60 yesterday) but my backyard has enough trees and bamboo and such that it’s always a fair bit cooler.
Having acclimated to the new medicine, my sleep schedule has gone back to normal. Today though, is rough.
This weekend was gloriously bright and beautiful but it’s so dark today. The temptation to crawl into bed until the sun comes back is strong.
Am I a bad person for turning on most of the lights?
At a worship service at the Pentagon on March 25, Hegseth asked God for “overwhelming violence of action against those who deserve no mercy.”
Wait, are they calling for violence against the Iranian citizens that were being gunned down for protesting for their own freedom? The ones Trump said he’d save? Or against the still in charge Islamic Regime that Trump is negotiating with?
I have an opinion of my own about who deserves no mercy.
The doctor recommended I start taking some medication to help me feel better (less pain/anxiety). If sleeping all the time counts as feeling better, I guess it works.
I’m crossing my fingers that this gets better, but I’m struggling to keep my eyes open just writing this sentence.
While celebrating my neighbor’s 7th birthday this weekend, with dog treats for the birthday girl and all the good boys and girls walking by and cake and rosé for the adults, this beautiful creature made an appearance.
I’m not sure our tech future is working out as well as it could have.
One of the designers my software team works with opened his first PR on Friday. (AI was involved.)
Anyone want to guess what every single meeting I’ve had since has been about?
The U.S. is going to run Venezuela now?
I’m angry. I’m particularly angry that I expect everyone to grumble a little bit and then go back to pretending we’ll be able to vote these traitors out in the next election with no other action necessary.
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It finally happened.
I’m not really one to post or talk about celebrities, but Rob Reiner’s death hits hard. I woke up still with a pit in my stomach. Seeing the nonsense the piece of shit in office wrote turns that grief into anger.
Watched: Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair 🍿
This is being shown in 70mm at the Hollywood theater in Portland, Oregon right now. This was a real treat, even with sitting in a theater seat for four and a half hours.
Watched: The Family McMullen 🍿
We watched this movie and the prequel today. They were both rather fun.
Watched: The Roses 🍿
This was fun, but perhaps a little too serious for my liking at times.
Watched: The Outfit 🍿
My neighbor recommended this and I’m glad she did. I’ll gladly watch it again.
A short video of the river near Clarkston.
It was a lovely day to drive home today. My drive was a little longer than expected taking my daughter to the airport for an unexpected adventure that was planned just today! I’ll post more about that and share some pictures from my trip after I sleep.
The sun is shining. Nice day for a drive.
It’s still dark when I log into work in the morning currently so I’ve been turning on these white Christmas lights. Calcifer came to visit this morning and he looked cute in the soft light.
I’ve seen various posts joking (or not) about the decision to deploy ALL the software with a single company.
I just got an email from a local sewing company that they are closing for the day because their registers and credit card systems aren’t working.
So much for separation of concerns.
Ally recently joined the woodworking guild and today she’s volunteering with her grandfather (Matt’s dad) at the guild for the first time. They are building toys to be donated to families in need closer to the winter holidays. 🥰
Watched: The Godfather 🍿 This movie gets better every time I watch it.
This text from my introverted friend that works at the same large company as my introverted husband made me laugh.
You know when you see a mom or a dad first thing in the morning on TV? They’re fully dressed and look ready to conquer the world? Why doesn’t anyone show the person tiptoeing around in the dark trying not to wake their family while they get dressed and make coffee?
Good morning.
Watched: One Battle After Another 🍿
Others have said that going into this movie not knowing anything is the way to go. I’ll agree with that. It’s great though.
Finished reading: Abundance by Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein 📚
Reading any book related to politics now feels like it MUST be out of date, given how quickly things have/are changing in the US. This book though is about how some democratic policies have led to a lot of the struggles we’re having with things like homelessness. It’s a good read.
My daughter recently started watching The X-Files for the first time. 📺 I haven’t watched it since it first aired and I didn’t watch all of it so I’m rewatching it now. Every episode has a moment of “Whoa, it’s that person!” or “Wait, who is that?” immediately followed by “Wow, they are so young!”
The cat takes advantage of the recliner every time I try to work there. He’s pretty cute, but then every once in a while he tries to lick his neck hairs which get stuck in his mouth because they’re too long. :laughing: Am I supposed to trim them??
Does he look annoyed or bored to you?
I forgot about the “new job, new laptop” excitement! My new computer arrived yesterday. Hehe!
I’m looking forward to next week. (Fully expecting to need extra sleep as well.)
It’s been five years since my best friend passed away. I think she would hate for her digital legacy to be stuck on Facebook at this point, but that’s where it is. I can’t bring myself to log in over there to see if anyone else noted this anniversary so I hate that it’s there too.
This afternoon, my son and I went to watch the Hamilton recording that’s in movie theaters for a limited time. There were some scenes I hadn’t noticed, before which was surprising.
After all this time, the talent involved is still awe-inspiring.
Going to the movies on a Tuesday afternoon is a rare treat I don’t know that I’ve ever gotten to experience either.
My son sent a text saying that his new apartment has reached “the pile stage of organization” and asked for some help moving beyond that. 🥰 I’m looking forward to spending the day with him.
Last night I was thinking about Joseph, Oregon which made me think of fresh tomatoes which made me think of BLTs which reminded me that this is the perfect time to get a BLT from my favorite local bakery. This may be all I want to eat between now and October 1st. Heaven!
Late summer in Portland translates to spiders. Lots of them! Orbweavers specifically, I think.
This wouldn’t bother me so much, except for the fact that I keep running into spider webs every time I walk outside. I’m fairly confident last week I had a huge spider dangling from my hair after walking through a web with my forehead and today I had a web stretch across my eyeballs. My eyeballs!!!
I didn’t know there was a Guinness World Record for walking on Lego bricks and I’m also not planning to attempt it. I was reminded how painful it is just yesterday! Bringing visibility to the struggles veterans face is a worthwhile goal, however.
Besides the obvious struggle of being laid off, the most difficult part of this is missing people. I’ve had 4 years to get to know and care about these people, many of them I spoke to just about every weekday. It’s weird to suddenly not have that!
Heather Cox Richardson’s short history of the Nineteenth Amendment is just as good as you’d expect.
This past Friday marked a decade since we moved to Portland Oregon and this house. While it was obviously nice to be able to walk down the hill and put my feet in the Pacific Ocean before, the whole family has really thrived in Oregon. It was a good decision.
I just used my slide rule in my physics final.
My youngest is thriving in school and in life. :)
Some of the neighbors had told me they heard an eagle in the trees above my house, but no one had seen one. Tonight we were sitting outside enjoying the lovely weather when a bald eagle flew 20 feet over our heads!
Wow! I am glad I was able to see that beautiful bird so close!
Things you notice when you look closer.
I noticed today that when the sun was shining the bees were out, but when the sun was hiding I couldn’t find any bees.
Cory Booker is a hero. AP news link here.
Being at the ATmosphere Conference, spending time with intelligent, passionate people in real life, was like a breath of fresh air. Gratefully, the feeling lingers.
Videos are here for future reference.
Testing something.
Looking forward to attending the ATmosphere conference in Seattle this weekend with a couple coworkers.
No, Mr. President. We don’t want you to break the law.
Finally! I have wanted to see Hamilton forever, it seems!
Finally! I have wanted to see Hamilton forever, it seems!
I’m ready for people that actually love our country to be in office again. This is a disgrace.
@steveflip.bsky.social Hi.
@steveflip.bsky.social Hey happy Friday.
A dark evening: kimberlykg.com/2025/02/2…
Yesterday evening, we had only our second storm this winter. This one came in the form of an atmospheric river along with some wild wind. We (the neighbors and I) anticipated losing our power and indeed we did. Wi…
This little guy has become such a constant companion that I’ve begun naming him. Lately, he’s Robbie the Ribbiter.
I’ve never seen him, but sometimes I’m fairly certain he’s inside with me. This was recorded in my basement.
This little guy has become such a constant companion that I’ve begun naming him. Lately, he’s Robbie the Ribbiter.
I’ve never seen him, but sometimes I’m fairly certain he’s inside with me. This was recorded in my basement. kimberlykg.com/2025/02/2…
Yes, we’ll be there.
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I guess he likes me.
My youngest is thriving in college but he’s so busy that we haven’t done a family call in a couple weeks and the last text from him just said “wonderful, thank”.
He’s coming up so we can see a play this weekend though, so I guess I’ll let it slide. Ha!
@re5et.bsky.social These are fun. github.com/sjpiper14…
Maker Skill Trees! What a cool idea this is. https://github.com/sjpiper145/MakerSkillTree/tree/main
@gryphondreamer.bsky.social Hi friend!
Finished reading: Tiamat’s Wrath by James S. A. Corey This book was more exciting and I like where we’ve landed now. Excited to read the final book in the series next. 📚
Some Bluesky threads that helped today:
I need a word that means “Task that’s annoying to do at the time you’re reminded of it”.
Examples: Kindle needs charging, just as I’ve snuggled into bed to read. The backup camera needs to be cleaned, right as I’m ready to get on my way.
Does this exist? Can we make one up, if not?
Finished reading: The Familiar: A Novel by Leigh Bardugo 📚
I listened to this as an audiobook. I enjoyed both the story and the narration.
Currently reading: Tiamat’s Wrath by James S. A. Corey I’m anxious to see how the series is wrapped up. 📚
My son got home today (end of first term of sophomore year at college is this week), immediately announced he was starving and then fell asleep as soon as he had food. Some things never change, it seems. 🥰
Matt set up some fun LED lights on the house that can be controlled with the WLED app. Our Sunday evening gathering enjoyed the different settings, but the littlest ones were most excited.
PDX airport getting some love here.
If you’re in PDX over the next few months, definitely visit the Exquisite Creatures event at OMSI! We went a couple weeks ago and I’m planning to go back with the kids soon.
Not the best photo, but it represents pure joy. The blanket on the left covering kid #1, the blanket on the right covering kid #2 and the two kitties on my legs making me extra, extra warm.
Happy Thanksgiving! Both kids are home so I’m happy as can be. The daughter brought her cats who have been helping us cook all day. :) They’re adorable as you can see.
The Onion continues to bring me joy.
Some sights around the neighborhood on a recent walk. This is my favorite time of year in Oregon.
My son and a friend of his took a short roadtrip (his first as an adult) to go see redwoods in Crescent City this weekend. Of the photos he shared, this is my favorite. Ha!
Currently reading: Persepolis Rising (The Expanse, #7) by James S.A. Corey 📚
Looking forward to reading books that are not part of a series when I get through these next 3 books.
Finished reading: Babylon’s Ashes by James S.A. Corey 📚
The only thing I’ve written this week that wasn’t work related was a pretty bad haiku composed at 4 a.m. that ended with ‘crime in fact does pay’.
This world we live in is currently still beautiful, however.
Well, this is new. The past two days I’ve had slugs INSIDE my (quite new) mailbox. I carefully removed both and put them in the grass, but HOW are they getting in there? The PNW has some drawbacks after all.
Currently reading: Babylon’s Ashes by James S.A. Corey 📚
I am SLOWLY make my way through this series. I keep pausing to read other books though.
This is not my cat.
Want to read: The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi 📚
Today I seem to have the opportunity to learn the term Vorführeffekt.
Picking this up for Sam over the summer has turned out to be quite fun for me.
I’m getting together with the neighborhood ladies this evening to complete our ballots. Vote!
Look at this adorable perfection!
This selvage quilt is really something. 🧵 🪡 mastodon.social/@BenitaSk…
Our anniversary gift to each other this year was season passes to Broadway in Portland. Tonight was the second show of the series for us. The costumes and set design always inspire me.
