Currently reading: The Obelisk Gate by N.K. Jemisin (ISBN 9780316229265)

Finished reading: The Free People’s Village by Sim Kern (ISBN 9781646143306)

More cat woes

My brother is in town, because hey-o, my life completed another revolution around the sun recently. (Yup, I’m a December baby.) So me and kids and their uncle have all been gallivanting around #Portland today, and the city feels cute and cozy. I must say it’s a very pleasant end to what has been a very unpleasant year in many respects.

I’ll be coming out with my “hopes for 2025” spiel soon, but for now, I’m sincerely grateful to be surrounded by family and appreciating the place where I live.

Too many projects, not enough time or energy

#programming #burnout #projects #organization #todo

Link: Sony Pictures CEO Tony Vinciquerra on Madame Web & Kraven the Hunter: “They're not terrible films”

Some thoughts on comments

#meta #Internet #comments

How to Be a Real (Good) Man…Epic Fail!

We still don't have power from the street yet so in the mean time, I wired an Anker battery into the breaker panel to power all the lights in the house
#housefiles #construction

Tech upgrades

#computers #technology #blogging #Fiona

Merry Christmas (in an Irish Castle)!

 

 

The original Publ design doc

Brilliant Minds and mirror-touch synaesthesia

#TV #Brilliant Minds #neurology

Shrinking is simply one of the best #TVShows on air.

Honestly better than it has any right to be (even though yes, that’s one stacked cast!). Now I realize my emotions are a bit raw at the moment, having come down with a bug (gee, thanks kids!) for the third time in a row before ever getting completely well again. It’s been a fun 6 weeks, that’s for sure! 🙄

But even so, watching the penultimate episode of Shrinking Season 2 on Apple TV+ tonight, I was bawling. 😭😭 Bawling I tell you! I think if someone else had been in the room with me, they would have thought something had gone terribly terribly wrong.

I will admit, I did originally think Season 2 was starting off a bit on the slow side. I was wondering if they’d reach the heights of the stellar first season. Well at this point there’s no doubt in my mind. Every episode over the recent stretch has been “Oh, you think that was all the feelz? You ain’t felt nuttin’ yet!

Make sure you have ample tissues handy when you watch this show. Bawling, I tell you.

Haven’t listened to much holiday music yet, so fixing that with the new Ben Folds, Sleigher. Next up: Scala & Kolacny Brothers, December; and Rosie Thomas, A Very Rosie Christmas. What’s on your list?

Fred Meyer

at Fred Meyer

It just occurred to me that YouTube is named after a completely obsolete technology
finished the #InsideTrail Woodside Ramble 35k #trailRace in 7:42:58!

21+ miles for the 21st. Happy Winter Solstice!

One last dance for 2024. Drove down 101 and saw the orange sunrise between the East Bay mountains and stormy cloud cover. Made it to Huddart Park, parked, got my bib, pinned it to to my shorts, left my drop bag on a picnic table, and lined up to start just in time.

It was overcast and as we made our way up the hill, the drizzle then rain and wind began. The deep forest protected us from most of it.

The recent storms had downed a large tree which blocked part of the original course. The organizers had to re-route the 35k course (and the 55k) into a series of loops. This was my first 3 loops race!

It was harder than expected (the course changes added lots more vert) but I finished healthy, no pain, no soreness, so I'll take it, along with my second DLF trophy. I’m starting a collection.

Started the year with a rainy 30k race (Redtail Ridge¹), finished the year with a rainy 35k (with ~60% more vert! nearly 4400'). Seven races in 2024 ✅ Good notes to end on for this year’s trail racing season.

#35k #WoodsideRamble #Ramble24 #trailRun #trailRunner #runner #trailRunning #running

¹ https://tantek.com/2024/051/t1/finished-redtail-ridge-30k
#InsideTrail #trailRace #35k #WoodsideRamble #Ramble24 #trailRun #trailRunner #runner #trailRunning #running