Home from successfully dealing with a family emergency. Some things are still worrying, but there’s a vast sense of accomplishment.
“You managed it.”
“You didn’t think I could do it, did you?”
“No, I didn’t think you could.”
#accomplishments
#OrganizationalSkills
#HelpingFamily
“You managed it.”
“You didn’t think I could do it, did you?”
“No, I didn’t think you could.”
#accomplishments
#OrganizationalSkills
#HelpingFamily
June 20, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Home from successfully dealing with a family emergency. Some things are still worrying, but there’s a vast sense of accomplishment.
“You managed it.”
“You didn’t think I could do it, did you?”
“No, I didn’t think you could.”
#accomplishments
#OrganizationalSkills
#HelpingFamily
“You managed it.”
“You didn’t think I could do it, did you?”
“No, I didn’t think you could.”
#accomplishments
#OrganizationalSkills
#HelpingFamily
Me: Things are stressful right now, so let’s make sure I practice self-care!
Also me: Up past 3am again reading… will get less than 5 hours sleep.
Also me: Up past 3am again reading… will get less than 5 hours sleep.
June 17, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Me: Things are stressful right now, so let’s make sure I practice self-care!
Also me: Up past 3am again reading… will get less than 5 hours sleep.
Also me: Up past 3am again reading… will get less than 5 hours sleep.
The answer to: “When are you most productive?” is definitely, “Whenever I’m avoiding something that’s supposed to be top priority.”
May 14, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The answer to: “When are you most productive?” is definitely, “Whenever I’m avoiding something that’s supposed to be top priority.”
TFW You aren’t sure if your older relative has lost the capacity to navigate the internet well, or if they just never had skills in that regard in the first place. Also: Trying to figure out how to help remotely is a challenge.
March 18, 2025 at 10:25 PM
TFW You aren’t sure if your older relative has lost the capacity to navigate the internet well, or if they just never had skills in that regard in the first place. Also: Trying to figure out how to help remotely is a challenge.
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Sometimes it’s the little things that get you through the day.
February 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
Sometimes it’s the little things that get you through the day.
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The removal of the Department of Health and Human Services Reproductive Rights site, and with it the erasure of accurate and timely info on reproductive health care, rights, and resources, is a clear attack on reproductive rights. You can find the archived site here:
ReproductiveRights.gov - Know Your Rights: Reproductive Health Care
While Roe v. Wade was overturned, abortion remains legal in many states, and other reproductive health care services remain protected by law.
buff.ly
February 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The removal of the Department of Health and Human Services Reproductive Rights site, and with it the erasure of accurate and timely info on reproductive health care, rights, and resources, is a clear attack on reproductive rights. You can find the archived site here:
Whoever did our housekeeping today was awesome.
February 8, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Whoever did our housekeeping today was awesome.
The ‘Avatar: Flight of Passage’ ride in Animal Kingdom at Disney World is pretty awesome.
February 7, 2025 at 1:39 AM
The ‘Avatar: Flight of Passage’ ride in Animal Kingdom at Disney World is pretty awesome.
I feel like this is the very best of advice right now.
Destabilization of reality in the US is about to reach surreal heights. Protect your mind. Monitor stress levels. Do not doomscroll--it does not help. Be selective about when and how long you expose your brain to this. Do what you can when you can.
February 1, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I feel like this is the very best of advice right now.
It’s been an issue for me sometimes that I don’t get excited in ways that other people recognize.
One way my excitement manifests though? Insomnia.
Me: Okay, six hours for sleep!
My brain: Four hours is plenty! AWAKE NOW.
One way my excitement manifests though? Insomnia.
Me: Okay, six hours for sleep!
My brain: Four hours is plenty! AWAKE NOW.
February 1, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It’s been an issue for me sometimes that I don’t get excited in ways that other people recognize.
One way my excitement manifests though? Insomnia.
Me: Okay, six hours for sleep!
My brain: Four hours is plenty! AWAKE NOW.
One way my excitement manifests though? Insomnia.
Me: Okay, six hours for sleep!
My brain: Four hours is plenty! AWAKE NOW.
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PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch.
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
Stream PBS and PBS KIDS Free on Prime Video
PBS and Amazon announced that more than 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel will launch ad-free as a Prime Video FAST offering. This marks the…
www.pbs.org
January 26, 2025 at 9:07 PM
PBS is now live on Prime — ad-free — and you don't need a subscription to watch.
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
This marks the first time this programming will be available *free* on a major streaming service.
Channels include PBS Drama, Documentaries, Kids + live feeds for 150 local stations
www.pbs.org/articles/str... #TVSky
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The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on!
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
ReproductiveRights.Gov Vanished, So We Brought It Back
theSkimm makes it easier to live smarter. You're welcome. Get all the info you need from AM to PM, wherever you are.
reproductiverightsdotgov.com
January 24, 2025 at 3:59 AM
The administration took down the reproductive rights website that women need access to. So The Skimm bought a url and brought the content back. Pass this on!
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
Go to reproductiverightsdotgov.com
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Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
January 16, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Did your child lose their book collection in the Los Angeles fires? Are you a teacher at a school that lost its library or your classroom library? Whether you need one book or a whole library, we can replace your books. 📚
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
Everyone else, please boost this post so we can connect with those in need. 🙏
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I wrote a lot of posts on my own site this year; this is the one that got the most visits, a discussion of why idolizing anyone is probably not a great idea.
whatever.scalzi.com/2024/08/15/p...
whatever.scalzi.com/2024/08/15/p...
Please Don’t Idolize Me (or Anyone, Really)
In the wake of the various recent allegations involving Neil Gaiman, people have been both very sad that someone who they looked up to as an inspiration has, allegedly, turned out to be something l…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 31, 2024 at 10:45 PM
I wrote a lot of posts on my own site this year; this is the one that got the most visits, a discussion of why idolizing anyone is probably not a great idea.
whatever.scalzi.com/2024/08/15/p...
whatever.scalzi.com/2024/08/15/p...
When I was a kid, the absolute best thing my mother did for me was simply to listen and not dismiss what I said.
If I was uncomfortable with a person, or a place, she listened.
If I had something that was important to me I wanted to do, she listened and supported me. 🧵1/2
If I was uncomfortable with a person, or a place, she listened.
If I had something that was important to me I wanted to do, she listened and supported me. 🧵1/2
December 31, 2024 at 11:08 PM
When I was a kid, the absolute best thing my mother did for me was simply to listen and not dismiss what I said.
If I was uncomfortable with a person, or a place, she listened.
If I had something that was important to me I wanted to do, she listened and supported me. 🧵1/2
If I was uncomfortable with a person, or a place, she listened.
If I had something that was important to me I wanted to do, she listened and supported me. 🧵1/2
Reading about a friend’s car troubles this morning sent me on a trip down memory lane. 20 some odd years ago, when I still lived in Alaska, I was driving the first and only Subaru hatchback car I ever owned. 🧵1/
December 24, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Reading about a friend’s car troubles this morning sent me on a trip down memory lane. 20 some odd years ago, when I still lived in Alaska, I was driving the first and only Subaru hatchback car I ever owned. 🧵1/
I feel called out. I solemnly swear though, most of that 12 hours per day on the tablet was reading. I swear, it really was reading!
December 22, 2024 at 7:45 PM
I feel called out. I solemnly swear though, most of that 12 hours per day on the tablet was reading. I swear, it really was reading!
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This is a good general guide.
Given how hectic it's been here since the election, I wrote up my list of personal best practices for keeping my Bluesky experience as safe and garbage-free as I can. YMMV, as always, but I hope it's helpful! gregpak.net/2024/12/20/b...
Bluesky hygiene and safety
In the weeks since the election and in the midst the giant surge of new accounts on Bluesky, I’ve seen multiple people talking about bad vibes on the site due to the questionable online behav…
gregpak.net
December 20, 2024 at 11:38 PM
This is a good general guide.
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Every fact in this piece is absolutely true in every way and I expect to see these facts in AI summaries of these songs very soon now.
whatever.scalzi.com/2011/12/24/8...
whatever.scalzi.com/2011/12/24/8...
8 Things You Didn’t Know You Didn’t Know About Your Favorite Holiday Music
Each year we hear them, we sing them, we love them: The holiday songs of our lives. But how much do we really know about the great music of the holidays? Probably not as much as we think. And thus,…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 21, 2024 at 3:50 PM
Every fact in this piece is absolutely true in every way and I expect to see these facts in AI summaries of these songs very soon now.
whatever.scalzi.com/2011/12/24/8...
whatever.scalzi.com/2011/12/24/8...
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Here's another one that was meant not only to be welcoming to all sorts of #ActuallyAutistic folks, but to explain to allistic people that we weren't going to let them bring their anti-autistic bigotries onto our tag.
It's my "What does the tag actually stand for?" meme graphic.
It's my "What does the tag actually stand for?" meme graphic.
December 16, 2024 at 6:25 PM
Here's another one that was meant not only to be welcoming to all sorts of #ActuallyAutistic folks, but to explain to allistic people that we weren't going to let them bring their anti-autistic bigotries onto our tag.
It's my "What does the tag actually stand for?" meme graphic.
It's my "What does the tag actually stand for?" meme graphic.
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Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
December 17, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Saw someone upbraiding someone else for having a hobby while the world is on fire, and, my friends:
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
1. The world is ever on fire, this is today's conflagration;
2. If you don't find time for rest and joy the fire will consume you;
3. Don't let people shame you for being an entire human.
I decided to break out the tiny stock of decorations I have this year, just for the cheer (though we don’t really celebrate the holiday in the traditional sense).
December 17, 2024 at 3:28 AM
I decided to break out the tiny stock of decorations I have this year, just for the cheer (though we don’t really celebrate the holiday in the traditional sense).
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None, but we would be required to make them make sense for our plot. Reality does not have to conform to rational plotting standards.
What recent events have you found so utterly uncredible that you've thought "no way I'd accept this if an author wrote it in their novel"
December 5, 2024 at 6:19 PM
None, but we would be required to make them make sense for our plot. Reality does not have to conform to rational plotting standards.