Evan
@threecolorable.bsky.social
web developer, knitter, overthinker.
he/him
he/him
Me and my anxiety disorder
getting a text in the middle of the night and it's just my loathsome vizier saying "Your enemies lie in wait, my lord!!" what am I supposed to do with that. its four in the morning
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Me and my anxiety disorder
My Netflix profile thinks I’m a Scorpio (I am not)
Nothing Scorpio-related is appearing on the profile of the actual Scorpio in the household, though. 🤨
Nothing Scorpio-related is appearing on the profile of the actual Scorpio in the household, though. 🤨
November 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
My Netflix profile thinks I’m a Scorpio (I am not)
Nothing Scorpio-related is appearing on the profile of the actual Scorpio in the household, though. 🤨
Nothing Scorpio-related is appearing on the profile of the actual Scorpio in the household, though. 🤨
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There’s a product recall for some batches of Vyvanse / lisdexamfetamine.
You might need to contact your pharmacy to check if you’re affected; as far as I can tell the prescription labels you get from the pharmacy don’t typically include the lot numbers.
www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/recall...
You might need to contact your pharmacy to check if you’re affected; as far as I can tell the prescription labels you get from the pharmacy don’t typically include the lot numbers.
www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/recall...
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 AM
There’s a product recall for some batches of Vyvanse / lisdexamfetamine.
You might need to contact your pharmacy to check if you’re affected; as far as I can tell the prescription labels you get from the pharmacy don’t typically include the lot numbers.
www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/recall...
You might need to contact your pharmacy to check if you’re affected; as far as I can tell the prescription labels you get from the pharmacy don’t typically include the lot numbers.
www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/recall...
There’s a product recall for some batches of Vyvanse / lisdexamfetamine.
You might need to contact your pharmacy to check if you’re affected; as far as I can tell the prescription labels you get from the pharmacy don’t typically include the lot numbers.
www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/recall...
You might need to contact your pharmacy to check if you’re affected; as far as I can tell the prescription labels you get from the pharmacy don’t typically include the lot numbers.
www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/recall...
November 6, 2025 at 5:11 AM
There’s a product recall for some batches of Vyvanse / lisdexamfetamine.
You might need to contact your pharmacy to check if you’re affected; as far as I can tell the prescription labels you get from the pharmacy don’t typically include the lot numbers.
www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/recall...
You might need to contact your pharmacy to check if you’re affected; as far as I can tell the prescription labels you get from the pharmacy don’t typically include the lot numbers.
www.pharmacy.ca.gov/about/recall...
I should start tracking my answers to the little anxiety/depression questionnaires at my psychiatrist visits.
My assessment of how I’ve felt over the last 2 weeks depends on my mood while filling out the form. If I’m in a good mood I’ll convince myself “surely I didn’t feel THAT bad EVERY day” …
My assessment of how I’ve felt over the last 2 weeks depends on my mood while filling out the form. If I’m in a good mood I’ll convince myself “surely I didn’t feel THAT bad EVERY day” …
November 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I should start tracking my answers to the little anxiety/depression questionnaires at my psychiatrist visits.
My assessment of how I’ve felt over the last 2 weeks depends on my mood while filling out the form. If I’m in a good mood I’ll convince myself “surely I didn’t feel THAT bad EVERY day” …
My assessment of how I’ve felt over the last 2 weeks depends on my mood while filling out the form. If I’m in a good mood I’ll convince myself “surely I didn’t feel THAT bad EVERY day” …
They figured it out!
The “National Drug Code” number for my medication changed. (Same exact product, apparently, just a new ID number). My script was input with the outdated code, which is why the inventory system couldn’t find any.
the pharmacist updated the code and it should be ready tomorrow.
The “National Drug Code” number for my medication changed. (Same exact product, apparently, just a new ID number). My script was input with the outdated code, which is why the inventory system couldn’t find any.
the pharmacist updated the code and it should be ready tomorrow.
The website said I’d get my medication wednesday of last week, but it remains out of stock, no ETA, not on the FDA shortage list
I don’t want to “check the status” of my prescription
I already know what the computer system thinks the status is; i want someone to CHANGE or INVESTIGATE the status.
I don’t want to “check the status” of my prescription
I already know what the computer system thinks the status is; i want someone to CHANGE or INVESTIGATE the status.
November 4, 2025 at 3:04 AM
They figured it out!
The “National Drug Code” number for my medication changed. (Same exact product, apparently, just a new ID number). My script was input with the outdated code, which is why the inventory system couldn’t find any.
the pharmacist updated the code and it should be ready tomorrow.
The “National Drug Code” number for my medication changed. (Same exact product, apparently, just a new ID number). My script was input with the outdated code, which is why the inventory system couldn’t find any.
the pharmacist updated the code and it should be ready tomorrow.
I hate the walgreens pharmacy phone system. If I ask for a pharmacist, don't waste my time with a recitation of the pharmacy hours and encouragement to use the automated system
I don't WANT to speak to a pharmacist, I have RESIGNED MYSELF TO IT after all other sources of information failed.
I don't WANT to speak to a pharmacist, I have RESIGNED MYSELF TO IT after all other sources of information failed.
November 3, 2025 at 11:16 PM
I hate the walgreens pharmacy phone system. If I ask for a pharmacist, don't waste my time with a recitation of the pharmacy hours and encouragement to use the automated system
I don't WANT to speak to a pharmacist, I have RESIGNED MYSELF TO IT after all other sources of information failed.
I don't WANT to speak to a pharmacist, I have RESIGNED MYSELF TO IT after all other sources of information failed.
Didn't see many birds on my little birding walk today, but I did get some photos of this handsome dragonfly.
November 3, 2025 at 4:19 AM
Didn't see many birds on my little birding walk today, but I did get some photos of this handsome dragonfly.
Spaghetti. It’s the pasta shape most likely to accidentally fling sauce around.
The twirling is just inconvenient.
I guess angel hair is worse, but it’s also not very common, so that’d be kind of a cop out answer.
The twirling is just inconvenient.
I guess angel hair is worse, but it’s also not very common, so that’d be kind of a cop out answer.
a second day of the same discourse? no. no thank you.
instead I need you to name your least favorite pasta shape
instead I need you to name your least favorite pasta shape
October 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
Spaghetti. It’s the pasta shape most likely to accidentally fling sauce around.
The twirling is just inconvenient.
I guess angel hair is worse, but it’s also not very common, so that’d be kind of a cop out answer.
The twirling is just inconvenient.
I guess angel hair is worse, but it’s also not very common, so that’d be kind of a cop out answer.
I somehow put a band aid on incorrectly, and the way it pulled on my leg hair when I stood up hurt more than the shot I’d just given myself. wtf.
idk what I did wrong, but ouch
idk what I did wrong, but ouch
October 21, 2025 at 4:57 AM
I somehow put a band aid on incorrectly, and the way it pulled on my leg hair when I stood up hurt more than the shot I’d just given myself. wtf.
idk what I did wrong, but ouch
idk what I did wrong, but ouch
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I call it “joyful rigor” when I explain this effort to my students. I don’t believe in or rather, I’m not a “suffering poet.” I’m a writer who enjoys writing. The work works on me and I’m grateful for the opportunity to delve into the process at my own pace and to be changed by it.
That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.
In terms of process, I enjoy writing but revising????? Oh, that’s my real kink. A second or third draft???? A fourth???? Making tweaks on my desktop AND my phone???? *moans* I’m a WHORE for revision.
October 20, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I call it “joyful rigor” when I explain this effort to my students. I don’t believe in or rather, I’m not a “suffering poet.” I’m a writer who enjoys writing. The work works on me and I’m grateful for the opportunity to delve into the process at my own pace and to be changed by it.
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“robots.txt passed away in July 2025… from the consequences of systematic disregard by AI corporations. Cloudflare’s decision to block AI crawlers by default marked the moment when even the last major infrastructure provider abandoned faith in voluntary compliance & moved to technical enforcement”
"The protocol taught us that technology can be based on human values like ethics and morality. It showed that voluntary compliance works when all parties benefit."
On robots.txt.
www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
On robots.txt.
www.heise.de/en/backgroun...
Obituary: Farewell to robots.txt (1994-2025)
The voluntary compliance protocol that civilized the internet has departed, bids Henning Fries farewell.
www.heise.de
October 17, 2025 at 10:05 AM
“robots.txt passed away in July 2025… from the consequences of systematic disregard by AI corporations. Cloudflare’s decision to block AI crawlers by default marked the moment when even the last major infrastructure provider abandoned faith in voluntary compliance & moved to technical enforcement”
In a department “open forum” where the AI-enthusiast department leadership has prepared some leading questions about the benefits of AI… only to find out that the invited speaker isn’t a fan 😆
October 16, 2025 at 4:27 PM
In a department “open forum” where the AI-enthusiast department leadership has prepared some leading questions about the benefits of AI… only to find out that the invited speaker isn’t a fan 😆
She’s so sneaky. Pretending she needs help getting to her feet, and then rushing to the couch to steal my pillow while I’m up.
October 15, 2025 at 3:13 AM
She’s so sneaky. Pretending she needs help getting to her feet, and then rushing to the couch to steal my pillow while I’m up.
Feeling some of my usual post-vaccine cruddiness despite loading up on antihistamines, but I do love an excuse to nap with Greta.
October 14, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Feeling some of my usual post-vaccine cruddiness despite loading up on antihistamines, but I do love an excuse to nap with Greta.
Walgreens in Arizona has stopped asking for prescriptions or qualifying conditions for the COVID vaccine!
Pretty good availability, too—same-day appointments and walk-ins at the locations near me.
Pretty good availability, too—same-day appointments and walk-ins at the locations near me.
October 14, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Walgreens in Arizona has stopped asking for prescriptions or qualifying conditions for the COVID vaccine!
Pretty good availability, too—same-day appointments and walk-ins at the locations near me.
Pretty good availability, too—same-day appointments and walk-ins at the locations near me.
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This is what I was thinking about
October 14, 2025 at 7:46 PM
This is what I was thinking about
My neighborhood’s resident hawk died 😢
October 11, 2025 at 7:27 PM
My neighborhood’s resident hawk died 😢
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I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
October 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I just saw someone use the abbreviation “AI;DR” and I’ll be laughing for a while.
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There's something deeply upsetting about this software being a simulacrum of a woman. It stinks of misogyny.
And, in a world where a living human with dreams and free will can say "I am a woman," and be hated for it, it becomes extra fucky that we so casually call this NES sprite "she."
And, in a world where a living human with dreams and free will can say "I am a woman," and be hated for it, it becomes extra fucky that we so casually call this NES sprite "she."
she's no Goncharov or Glup Shitto either
tilly norwood is no lydia tar or the baby annette or even muncher
those are real people
those are real people
October 3, 2025 at 5:33 AM
There's something deeply upsetting about this software being a simulacrum of a woman. It stinks of misogyny.
And, in a world where a living human with dreams and free will can say "I am a woman," and be hated for it, it becomes extra fucky that we so casually call this NES sprite "she."
And, in a world where a living human with dreams and free will can say "I am a woman," and be hated for it, it becomes extra fucky that we so casually call this NES sprite "she."
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People who coax chatbots into sensible answers are basically opening and closing the fridge until it contains something you wanna eat, yes, eventually you get hungrier & eat the stuff in there. But what changed was your cognition. The fridge stayed the same. You changed your mind about the contents.
October 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
People who coax chatbots into sensible answers are basically opening and closing the fridge until it contains something you wanna eat, yes, eventually you get hungrier & eat the stuff in there. But what changed was your cognition. The fridge stayed the same. You changed your mind about the contents.
Meanwhile, my department keeps promoting AI tools and asking why we aren’t using them. 🙄
"Microsoft says its Agent Mode in Excel has an accuracy rate of 57.2%" 😶
I often wonder how these corps would have turned the world upside down if genAI was actually accurate and useful. they've lost their minds over shoddy and mediocre tools
www.theverge.com/news/787076/...
I often wonder how these corps would have turned the world upside down if genAI was actually accurate and useful. they've lost their minds over shoddy and mediocre tools
www.theverge.com/news/787076/...
Microsoft launches ‘vibe working’ in Excel and Word
Vibe working is all about Office’s new Agent Mode.
www.theverge.com
October 1, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Meanwhile, my department keeps promoting AI tools and asking why we aren’t using them. 🙄
IT Summit off to a great start with the interim CIO sneakily negging the university in his welcome speech.
(He’s faculty, and implied that when he was job searching he’d expected to end up somewhere better 🙄)
(He’s faculty, and implied that when he was job searching he’d expected to end up somewhere better 🙄)
September 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
IT Summit off to a great start with the interim CIO sneakily negging the university in his welcome speech.
(He’s faculty, and implied that when he was job searching he’d expected to end up somewhere better 🙄)
(He’s faculty, and implied that when he was job searching he’d expected to end up somewhere better 🙄)
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Free pro tip: when using Google Translate from English to French, if you want to switch from informal-you to formal-you, end the sentence with "sir." To achieve the opposite, end it with "you bastard."
E.g., "You had one job, you bastard." (I'm rehearsing my lines en route to meet my landlord. 🫠)
E.g., "You had one job, you bastard." (I'm rehearsing my lines en route to meet my landlord. 🫠)
September 25, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Free pro tip: when using Google Translate from English to French, if you want to switch from informal-you to formal-you, end the sentence with "sir." To achieve the opposite, end it with "you bastard."
E.g., "You had one job, you bastard." (I'm rehearsing my lines en route to meet my landlord. 🫠)
E.g., "You had one job, you bastard." (I'm rehearsing my lines en route to meet my landlord. 🫠)
I’m so annoyed with Ikea. We recently got this Kallax shelf, and every single one of the doors we got for it had cracked corners (the delivery box wasn’t damaged, but I guess the doors got shaken around)
And now I am having an emotional crisis about it.
I know I'm being irrational, AND YET.
And now I am having an emotional crisis about it.
I know I'm being irrational, AND YET.
September 25, 2025 at 3:15 AM
I’m so annoyed with Ikea. We recently got this Kallax shelf, and every single one of the doors we got for it had cracked corners (the delivery box wasn’t damaged, but I guess the doors got shaken around)
And now I am having an emotional crisis about it.
I know I'm being irrational, AND YET.
And now I am having an emotional crisis about it.
I know I'm being irrational, AND YET.