Tiff Hudson
@tiffhudson.com
Writer, maker, inactive pilot, weird skills accumulated over decades. Heavily vaccinated
"I've been called 'Tiff' all my life. It's a long story."
"I've been called 'Tiff' all my life. It's a long story."
So, artists, I have a question: Meg is looking for an alternative to Adobe Illustrator that doesn't cost $22/month. Most of her work is 2D diagramming of patterns, such as 1:12 scale furniture.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
January 8, 2026 at 10:20 PM
So, artists, I have a question: Meg is looking for an alternative to Adobe Illustrator that doesn't cost $22/month. Most of her work is 2D diagramming of patterns, such as 1:12 scale furniture.
Any suggestions?
Any suggestions?
Generally not a fan of Wal-Mart, but also not a fan of being jerked around. My usual grocery store is now charging 25% more for Diet Pepsi 24-packs than Wal-Mart, which at my rate of consumption is approaching a difference of $300/year.
Screw that. Hi, Sam.
Screw that. Hi, Sam.
January 8, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Generally not a fan of Wal-Mart, but also not a fan of being jerked around. My usual grocery store is now charging 25% more for Diet Pepsi 24-packs than Wal-Mart, which at my rate of consumption is approaching a difference of $300/year.
Screw that. Hi, Sam.
Screw that. Hi, Sam.
We opened my wife's Christmas Present (her first new computer in 10+ years) today. Surprisingly, no DVD drive.
WHUT?
Then I remembered: We survived losing punched paper tape, hollerith cards, 8" floppies, 5 1/4" floppies, and 3 1/2" floppies. We can survive this. We bought an external DVD drive.
WHUT?
Then I remembered: We survived losing punched paper tape, hollerith cards, 8" floppies, 5 1/4" floppies, and 3 1/2" floppies. We can survive this. We bought an external DVD drive.
January 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
We opened my wife's Christmas Present (her first new computer in 10+ years) today. Surprisingly, no DVD drive.
WHUT?
Then I remembered: We survived losing punched paper tape, hollerith cards, 8" floppies, 5 1/4" floppies, and 3 1/2" floppies. We can survive this. We bought an external DVD drive.
WHUT?
Then I remembered: We survived losing punched paper tape, hollerith cards, 8" floppies, 5 1/4" floppies, and 3 1/2" floppies. We can survive this. We bought an external DVD drive.
Finished a novel, but before I query it, I should come up with comp titles.
Unfortunately, I'm drawing an absolute blank. Web searches are no help. I'm getting vampire kings, slutty Vikings, or how-to-make-your-own-Roman-Legion guidebooks.
I don't have any vampires.
Unfortunately, I'm drawing an absolute blank. Web searches are no help. I'm getting vampire kings, slutty Vikings, or how-to-make-your-own-Roman-Legion guidebooks.
I don't have any vampires.
January 6, 2026 at 2:34 AM
Finished a novel, but before I query it, I should come up with comp titles.
Unfortunately, I'm drawing an absolute blank. Web searches are no help. I'm getting vampire kings, slutty Vikings, or how-to-make-your-own-Roman-Legion guidebooks.
I don't have any vampires.
Unfortunately, I'm drawing an absolute blank. Web searches are no help. I'm getting vampire kings, slutty Vikings, or how-to-make-your-own-Roman-Legion guidebooks.
I don't have any vampires.
A big Kon Mari day. Two carloads to the recycling/dump, including a side trip to the local thrift store with a bunch of things that we don't need and they can sell.
January 6, 2026 at 1:42 AM
A big Kon Mari day. Two carloads to the recycling/dump, including a side trip to the local thrift store with a bunch of things that we don't need and they can sell.
The same picture, artificially brightened in GIMP.
January 4, 2026 at 4:56 PM
The same picture, artificially brightened in GIMP.
Last night's full moon with Jupiter, framed by the oak tree in my front yard.
January 4, 2026 at 4:48 PM
Last night's full moon with Jupiter, framed by the oak tree in my front yard.
Kon Mari this week- an unopened third-party 3-button mouse for Mac, copyright 1991 on the utilities disk. Not just old enough to drink. It's old enough to own the bar and have a mortgage.
January 2, 2026 at 2:38 AM
Kon Mari this week- an unopened third-party 3-button mouse for Mac, copyright 1991 on the utilities disk. Not just old enough to drink. It's old enough to own the bar and have a mortgage.
Does anyone have a copy of "Walking My Baby Back Home" (1953) or know where to get one? I can't find it anywhere.
January 1, 2026 at 2:30 AM
Does anyone have a copy of "Walking My Baby Back Home" (1953) or know where to get one? I can't find it anywhere.
Happy New Year GMT
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January 1, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Happy New Year GMT
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Closed the books on 2025 this afternoon, then had to reopen them for a last-minute trip to the hardware store.
December 31, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Closed the books on 2025 this afternoon, then had to reopen them for a last-minute trip to the hardware store.
He: *belches dramatically*
He: Excuse me!
She: You don't mean that.
He: You got me there.
*pause*
He: Wait. I meant it. I just wasn't very sincere.
She: *laughter*
He: Excuse me!
She: You don't mean that.
He: You got me there.
*pause*
He: Wait. I meant it. I just wasn't very sincere.
She: *laughter*
December 31, 2025 at 4:10 PM
He: *belches dramatically*
He: Excuse me!
She: You don't mean that.
He: You got me there.
*pause*
He: Wait. I meant it. I just wasn't very sincere.
She: *laughter*
He: Excuse me!
She: You don't mean that.
He: You got me there.
*pause*
He: Wait. I meant it. I just wasn't very sincere.
She: *laughter*
My favorite line from Cho in The Mentalist:
"It's a classic elaborate, clever, but ultimately stupid plan."
And I've seen so many in my life.
"It's a classic elaborate, clever, but ultimately stupid plan."
And I've seen so many in my life.
December 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
My favorite line from Cho in The Mentalist:
"It's a classic elaborate, clever, but ultimately stupid plan."
And I've seen so many in my life.
"It's a classic elaborate, clever, but ultimately stupid plan."
And I've seen so many in my life.
AI gets it wrong, Wrong, WORNG!
It says:
The "house" in the Columbo episode "Playback" (1975) refers to the modern residence of the killer, Alex Benedict, filmed at the iconic Stahl House (Case Study House #22) (5000 Hollywood Hills West)
ERRRNT!
Wrong killer. Wrong house.
It says:
The "house" in the Columbo episode "Playback" (1975) refers to the modern residence of the killer, Alex Benedict, filmed at the iconic Stahl House (Case Study House #22) (5000 Hollywood Hills West)
ERRRNT!
Wrong killer. Wrong house.
December 28, 2025 at 12:14 AM
AI gets it wrong, Wrong, WORNG!
It says:
The "house" in the Columbo episode "Playback" (1975) refers to the modern residence of the killer, Alex Benedict, filmed at the iconic Stahl House (Case Study House #22) (5000 Hollywood Hills West)
ERRRNT!
Wrong killer. Wrong house.
It says:
The "house" in the Columbo episode "Playback" (1975) refers to the modern residence of the killer, Alex Benedict, filmed at the iconic Stahl House (Case Study House #22) (5000 Hollywood Hills West)
ERRRNT!
Wrong killer. Wrong house.
Well, tonight it's another one of THOSE Wordles.
Four greens in the third row, but there are SIX MORE WORDS that fit the pattern, and only three more tries. a 50% chance.
Tonight, it was a case of "Tails, I lose."
Four greens in the third row, but there are SIX MORE WORDS that fit the pattern, and only three more tries. a 50% chance.
Tonight, it was a case of "Tails, I lose."
December 27, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Well, tonight it's another one of THOSE Wordles.
Four greens in the third row, but there are SIX MORE WORDS that fit the pattern, and only three more tries. a 50% chance.
Tonight, it was a case of "Tails, I lose."
Four greens in the third row, but there are SIX MORE WORDS that fit the pattern, and only three more tries. a 50% chance.
Tonight, it was a case of "Tails, I lose."
Engineer, crashed on an alien world, sees an approaching sentient being. "I'm gonna shoot it."
The Captain says nothing.
Engineer shoots. Misses. Alien starts running. They kill him and the Engineer says the alien started it.
I drop the book.
Anybody got a Stanislaw Lem rec that isn't "Eden".
The Captain says nothing.
Engineer shoots. Misses. Alien starts running. They kill him and the Engineer says the alien started it.
I drop the book.
Anybody got a Stanislaw Lem rec that isn't "Eden".
December 26, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Engineer, crashed on an alien world, sees an approaching sentient being. "I'm gonna shoot it."
The Captain says nothing.
Engineer shoots. Misses. Alien starts running. They kill him and the Engineer says the alien started it.
I drop the book.
Anybody got a Stanislaw Lem rec that isn't "Eden".
The Captain says nothing.
Engineer shoots. Misses. Alien starts running. They kill him and the Engineer says the alien started it.
I drop the book.
Anybody got a Stanislaw Lem rec that isn't "Eden".
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.
And Merry Hey Is The Chinese Place Open Today to those who don't.
And Merry Hey Is The Chinese Place Open Today to those who don't.
December 25, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Merry Christmas to all who celebrate.
And Merry Hey Is The Chinese Place Open Today to those who don't.
And Merry Hey Is The Chinese Place Open Today to those who don't.
So of course I'm awake, working on a problem, and I click the Google search bar just to see what pops up. There's an ongoing terrorist/hostage situation at the Nakatomi Plaza in LA. German terrorists.
It takes me a minute.
Yippee Kay-yay!
It takes me a minute.
Yippee Kay-yay!
December 25, 2025 at 7:56 AM
So of course I'm awake, working on a problem, and I click the Google search bar just to see what pops up. There's an ongoing terrorist/hostage situation at the Nakatomi Plaza in LA. German terrorists.
It takes me a minute.
Yippee Kay-yay!
It takes me a minute.
Yippee Kay-yay!
Rumor the Havanese has a very curly, knot-prone coat that requires complex maintenance. It takes two multi-hour sessions on the grooming table to get him cleaned up. The first session was today.
I have been instructed to not laugh at the intermediate result.
No photos, either.
I have been instructed to not laugh at the intermediate result.
No photos, either.
December 24, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Rumor the Havanese has a very curly, knot-prone coat that requires complex maintenance. It takes two multi-hour sessions on the grooming table to get him cleaned up. The first session was today.
I have been instructed to not laugh at the intermediate result.
No photos, either.
I have been instructed to not laugh at the intermediate result.
No photos, either.
And in other news, it's turning out to be a good Holiday Season.
Specifically, I got all the way to 23 Dec before I heard Blue Christmas, the one with the chorus that sounds like a stoned cat being Air Fluffed(tm) in the dryer.
Better yet, I came in at the end.
Specifically, I got all the way to 23 Dec before I heard Blue Christmas, the one with the chorus that sounds like a stoned cat being Air Fluffed(tm) in the dryer.
Better yet, I came in at the end.
December 23, 2025 at 10:05 PM
And in other news, it's turning out to be a good Holiday Season.
Specifically, I got all the way to 23 Dec before I heard Blue Christmas, the one with the chorus that sounds like a stoned cat being Air Fluffed(tm) in the dryer.
Better yet, I came in at the end.
Specifically, I got all the way to 23 Dec before I heard Blue Christmas, the one with the chorus that sounds like a stoned cat being Air Fluffed(tm) in the dryer.
Better yet, I came in at the end.
I just got followed by a fake John Scalzi account.
Hint 1) He followed me? In what world is that reasonable?
Hint 2) I got a "Follow Back" button, but I already follow John Scalzi.
Hint 3) The name tweren't "scalzi.com"
Reported and Blocked.
Hint 1) He followed me? In what world is that reasonable?
Hint 2) I got a "Follow Back" button, but I already follow John Scalzi.
Hint 3) The name tweren't "scalzi.com"
Reported and Blocked.
December 23, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I just got followed by a fake John Scalzi account.
Hint 1) He followed me? In what world is that reasonable?
Hint 2) I got a "Follow Back" button, but I already follow John Scalzi.
Hint 3) The name tweren't "scalzi.com"
Reported and Blocked.
Hint 1) He followed me? In what world is that reasonable?
Hint 2) I got a "Follow Back" button, but I already follow John Scalzi.
Hint 3) The name tweren't "scalzi.com"
Reported and Blocked.
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Part 2 of my new webcomic, SETTLERS OF THE STORM WORLDS, begins tomorrow: 12/22/2025, 10 AM on my Patreon--if you've got an extra buck to throw my way for early access! Read up on what's come before (for free) here: www.patreon.com/collection/1... New stuff becomes free in one week!
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December 23, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Part 2 of my new webcomic, SETTLERS OF THE STORM WORLDS, begins tomorrow: 12/22/2025, 10 AM on my Patreon--if you've got an extra buck to throw my way for early access! Read up on what's come before (for free) here: www.patreon.com/collection/1... New stuff becomes free in one week!
Tonight I re-read some of Ted Naifeh's Courtney Crumrin graphic novels. I love 'em.
This is definitely a recommendation to buy the whole set.
This is definitely a recommendation to buy the whole set.
December 23, 2025 at 3:40 AM
Tonight I re-read some of Ted Naifeh's Courtney Crumrin graphic novels. I love 'em.
This is definitely a recommendation to buy the whole set.
This is definitely a recommendation to buy the whole set.
Hay delivery today! Putting the new pallets to work.
December 22, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Hay delivery today! Putting the new pallets to work.
Thinking about the MCU and wondering what's the best line in the whole thing.
"The most versatile substance on the planet, and they used it to make a Frisbee."
"The most versatile substance on the planet, and they used it to make a Frisbee."
December 22, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Thinking about the MCU and wondering what's the best line in the whole thing.
"The most versatile substance on the planet, and they used it to make a Frisbee."
"The most versatile substance on the planet, and they used it to make a Frisbee."