tessa thornton
@tessathornton.com
code ponderer building community products at vox media. all 3 of my kids are great but 2 of my 3 of my pets kind of suck
i am actually very ok with the bills not making a deep playoff run. last year’s AFC championship was stressful and i haven’t recovered from the world series yet
December 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
i am actually very ok with the bills not making a deep playoff run. last year’s AFC championship was stressful and i haven’t recovered from the world series yet
watching star trek with a toddler is fun as he tries to make sense of sci fi scenes with his limited vocabulary. the inside of a borg cube is “green subway station”
December 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
watching star trek with a toddler is fun as he tries to make sense of sci fi scenes with his limited vocabulary. the inside of a borg cube is “green subway station”
toddler has been watching the original thomas and friends and the ethics of running a railroad with sentient trains are deeply troubling
December 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
toddler has been watching the original thomas and friends and the ethics of running a railroad with sentient trains are deeply troubling
a dump truck fell on its side at a nearby construction site and was left on its side all day. huge day for my two year old
December 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
a dump truck fell on its side at a nearby construction site and was left on its side all day. huge day for my two year old
the tiktok pianoman trend has reignited an old debate in my relationship about the “tonic and gin” line. i maintain it’s fine
December 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
the tiktok pianoman trend has reignited an old debate in my relationship about the “tonic and gin” line. i maintain it’s fine
having kids with a big age gap is wild because i keep forgetting that the toddler probably doesn’t think i’m cringe
November 26, 2025 at 12:13 AM
having kids with a big age gap is wild because i keep forgetting that the toddler probably doesn’t think i’m cringe
i think i'm going to get pretty sick of people telling me that my team losing the world series was great television
November 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
i think i'm going to get pretty sick of people telling me that my team losing the world series was great television
I cannot talk about it without crying.gif
November 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I cannot talk about it without crying.gif
well at least the bills won
November 3, 2025 at 12:42 AM
well at least the bills won
i know guardians fans that aren’t over 2016 and i really don’t want that for us tbh
November 2, 2025 at 4:04 AM
i know guardians fans that aren’t over 2016 and i really don’t want that for us tbh
this has to be the most amount of stress you can feel as a sports fan???????????
November 2, 2025 at 3:10 AM
this has to be the most amount of stress you can feel as a sports fan???????????
i truly can’t emphasize this enough: go jays
November 1, 2025 at 11:24 PM
i truly can’t emphasize this enough: go jays
good day to listen to "spooky" by atlanta rhythm section
October 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
good day to listen to "spooky" by atlanta rhythm section
when my 12yo is out with friends i love to deny his screen time requests and imagine him and his buddies trying to do something fun with the maps app or idk the calculator
October 29, 2025 at 10:48 PM
when my 12yo is out with friends i love to deny his screen time requests and imagine him and his buddies trying to do something fun with the maps app or idk the calculator
i said goodnight to my newly-2yo and he replied “go boo jays” i swear this really happened
October 27, 2025 at 11:39 PM
i said goodnight to my newly-2yo and he replied “go boo jays” i swear this really happened
my husband is fast asleep right now
how does he do it
should i wake him up
how does he do it
should i wake him up
October 21, 2025 at 2:48 AM
my husband is fast asleep right now
how does he do it
should i wake him up
how does he do it
should i wake him up
biggest game in their lives and it’s going to end way past my kids bedtime… anyways that’s a problem for tomorrow
October 20, 2025 at 2:59 AM
biggest game in their lives and it’s going to end way past my kids bedtime… anyways that’s a problem for tomorrow
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Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through
October 18, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Not sure the folks at NBC/Peacock thought this one through
going to try to trick myself into not watching the game until hopefully the 4th? 5th?
October 15, 2025 at 11:30 PM
going to try to trick myself into not watching the game until hopefully the 4th? 5th?
can i make AI solve the problem of my kids schools both sending me an email once a week that contains a link to a website that will allow me to download a pdf which contains one item of important information on page 19 of a 27 page pdf which is mostly children’s art? if not then i’m not interested
October 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
can i make AI solve the problem of my kids schools both sending me an email once a week that contains a link to a website that will allow me to download a pdf which contains one item of important information on page 19 of a 27 page pdf which is mostly children’s art? if not then i’m not interested
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October 15, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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ok but the bills can’t lose too
i think i have to go outside maybe turn off the tv
i think i have to go outside maybe turn off the tv
October 14, 2025 at 12:18 AM
ok but the bills can’t lose too
i think i have to go outside maybe turn off the tv
i think i have to go outside maybe turn off the tv
heard a neighbourhood kid yelling “daaaaa yankees lose” while playing street hockey yesterday
October 12, 2025 at 7:38 PM
heard a neighbourhood kid yelling “daaaaa yankees lose” while playing street hockey yesterday