Christina DLR
@xtinadlr.bsky.social
Writer. Scientist. Solarpunk. Chicanx. Friend of Silica.
Co-host of the podcast Solarpunk Presents
Co-host of the podcast Solarpunk Presents
Spouse is going down with the awful cold going around. If I manage to hold off long enough before I catch it, I might be able to quarantine myself for the 4 days MIL and her boyfriend are here (they invited themselves) for Xmas.
December 18, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Spouse is going down with the awful cold going around. If I manage to hold off long enough before I catch it, I might be able to quarantine myself for the 4 days MIL and her boyfriend are here (they invited themselves) for Xmas.
So, I made the rum raisin pie. It turned out exactly as expected: so rich it could only be eaten in 1:1 ratio with vanilla ice cream.
December 17, 2025 at 8:31 AM
So, I made the rum raisin pie. It turned out exactly as expected: so rich it could only be eaten in 1:1 ratio with vanilla ice cream.
I was having a bad baking day yesterday, but "Who? Me? Measure?" Spouse, after mansplaining my mishaps (which at least resulted in yummy, if wonky GF cookies), killed the yeast in his stollen dough because he'd soaked the raisins in too much rum.
Though this is partly my fault. I bought Stroh.
Though this is partly my fault. I bought Stroh.
December 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I was having a bad baking day yesterday, but "Who? Me? Measure?" Spouse, after mansplaining my mishaps (which at least resulted in yummy, if wonky GF cookies), killed the yeast in his stollen dough because he'd soaked the raisins in too much rum.
Though this is partly my fault. I bought Stroh.
Though this is partly my fault. I bought Stroh.
Sometimes you need the weekend to recover from the week, other times you need the week to recover from the weekend.
December 8, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Sometimes you need the weekend to recover from the week, other times you need the week to recover from the weekend.
I was today years old when I learned there is such a thing as rum raisin pie.
The pictures looks terrifying. Are there people out there who actually like this kind of pie????
The pictures looks terrifying. Are there people out there who actually like this kind of pie????
December 6, 2025 at 12:43 PM
I was today years old when I learned there is such a thing as rum raisin pie.
The pictures looks terrifying. Are there people out there who actually like this kind of pie????
The pictures looks terrifying. Are there people out there who actually like this kind of pie????
From us (Spouse most especially) to all who celebrate, a very happy Turkey Day to you.
November 27, 2025 at 2:08 PM
From us (Spouse most especially) to all who celebrate, a very happy Turkey Day to you.
We've got a dogs and cats, living together situation going on over here these days.
November 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
We've got a dogs and cats, living together situation going on over here these days.
Halloween party prep = vacuuming up real cobwebs before putting up fake ones.
October 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Halloween party prep = vacuuming up real cobwebs before putting up fake ones.
Do you know what I have not had in more than 45 years?
A 7-UP topped with a scoop of rainbow sherbet.
A 7-UP topped with a scoop of rainbow sherbet.
August 15, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Do you know what I have not had in more than 45 years?
A 7-UP topped with a scoop of rainbow sherbet.
A 7-UP topped with a scoop of rainbow sherbet.
On the bright side, it's the time of year when while I walk the dog I can eat blackberries for breakfast and bring home a giant puffball mushroom and Mirabelle plums for lunch.
On the dark side, zucchinis. At least 10/ per wk from the garden and nooooo I just can't anymore...
On the dark side, zucchinis. At least 10/ per wk from the garden and nooooo I just can't anymore...
August 13, 2025 at 6:03 AM
On the bright side, it's the time of year when while I walk the dog I can eat blackberries for breakfast and bring home a giant puffball mushroom and Mirabelle plums for lunch.
On the dark side, zucchinis. At least 10/ per wk from the garden and nooooo I just can't anymore...
On the dark side, zucchinis. At least 10/ per wk from the garden and nooooo I just can't anymore...
50 years ago, I saw the poster for Jaws and promised myself I would never see that movie (because I love swimming in the ocean).
I broke that promise to myself on Sunday, on the big screen, in HD.
And... it was a surprisingly good movie! And way too cheesy to fire up any underwater paranoia. Phew!
I broke that promise to myself on Sunday, on the big screen, in HD.
And... it was a surprisingly good movie! And way too cheesy to fire up any underwater paranoia. Phew!
August 12, 2025 at 5:42 PM
50 years ago, I saw the poster for Jaws and promised myself I would never see that movie (because I love swimming in the ocean).
I broke that promise to myself on Sunday, on the big screen, in HD.
And... it was a surprisingly good movie! And way too cheesy to fire up any underwater paranoia. Phew!
I broke that promise to myself on Sunday, on the big screen, in HD.
And... it was a surprisingly good movie! And way too cheesy to fire up any underwater paranoia. Phew!
The kittens have reached the phase where I'm glad we don't have curtains.
July 31, 2025 at 7:18 AM
The kittens have reached the phase where I'm glad we don't have curtains.
Had to take Mama Noodle and the kitten that we're keeping to the vet today to get chipped and vaccinated. They were shocked by the whole thing and obviously couldn't understand why they had to go through that. I don't know if they'll ever trust me again.
July 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Had to take Mama Noodle and the kitten that we're keeping to the vet today to get chipped and vaccinated. They were shocked by the whole thing and obviously couldn't understand why they had to go through that. I don't know if they'll ever trust me again.
Having barely survived 6 sessions to help me recover from a big injury I did to myself, um, walking, I have to say I don't want to have a deep tissue massage ever again, not in this life or in any life thereafter.
#neveragain
#neveragain
July 30, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Having barely survived 6 sessions to help me recover from a big injury I did to myself, um, walking, I have to say I don't want to have a deep tissue massage ever again, not in this life or in any life thereafter.
#neveragain
#neveragain
Who on Earth names their cat Meowsolini?
July 29, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Who on Earth names their cat Meowsolini?
Reposted by Christina DLR
newrepublic.com/article/1961...
Down with the #oligarchy #plutocracy
The villains in "A New Faith" < tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith > are people like them!
#solarpunk #hopepunk #bookstodon #amwriting #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #climateaction #adaptation #migration #justice #humanrights
Down with the #oligarchy #plutocracy
The villains in "A New Faith" < tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith > are people like them!
#solarpunk #hopepunk #bookstodon #amwriting #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #climateaction #adaptation #migration #justice #humanrights
How the Billionaires Took Over America
Yes, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy. But the far bigger menace is the monstrous growth in wealth concentration over five decades that made a Trump presidency possible—and maybe inevitable. Here...
newrepublic.com
June 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
newrepublic.com/article/1961...
Down with the #oligarchy #plutocracy
The villains in "A New Faith" < tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith > are people like them!
#solarpunk #hopepunk #bookstodon #amwriting #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #climateaction #adaptation #migration #justice #humanrights
Down with the #oligarchy #plutocracy
The villains in "A New Faith" < tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith > are people like them!
#solarpunk #hopepunk #bookstodon #amwriting #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis #climateaction #adaptation #migration #justice #humanrights
*heads out to the garden. looks around. sighs*
You've heard of Day of the Triffids?
Locally, we're having the Summer of the Aphids.
You've heard of Day of the Triffids?
Locally, we're having the Summer of the Aphids.
June 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
*heads out to the garden. looks around. sighs*
You've heard of Day of the Triffids?
Locally, we're having the Summer of the Aphids.
You've heard of Day of the Triffids?
Locally, we're having the Summer of the Aphids.
Do you know what's sadder than the tears of a clown? Opening the fridge in the morning and discovering there's no diet Coke inside because yesterday you decided it was finally time to quit (again).
June 26, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Do you know what's sadder than the tears of a clown? Opening the fridge in the morning and discovering there's no diet Coke inside because yesterday you decided it was finally time to quit (again).
55 years old and I still can't spell rhythm without a dictionary.
June 25, 2025 at 12:50 PM
55 years old and I still can't spell rhythm without a dictionary.
I'm actually surprised it wouldn't take more. Forests are great and I'd totally love more of them, but there's only so much carbon they can lock up in biomass before saturating.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
A forest the size of North America would be needed to offset Big Oil's reserves, study finds
It would take more than 9.5 million square miles of trees to offset the emissions of the world’s 200 largest fossil fuel companies, according to new research.
www.latimes.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I'm actually surprised it wouldn't take more. Forests are great and I'd totally love more of them, but there's only so much carbon they can lock up in biomass before saturating.
www.latimes.com/environment/...
www.latimes.com/environment/...
I watched Saturday Night Fever for the first time yesterday. I thought it would be all glam disco dancing with a super hot young Travolta, but it was actually a dark film (what a mess the patriarchy makes everybody!) with a maybe possibly slightly hopeful ending.
June 23, 2025 at 1:11 PM
I watched Saturday Night Fever for the first time yesterday. I thought it would be all glam disco dancing with a super hot young Travolta, but it was actually a dark film (what a mess the patriarchy makes everybody!) with a maybe possibly slightly hopeful ending.
Stuck on a late, overcrowded train I ended up bonding with the woman next to me over anti-capitalist, pro-community ideas... until she started sprouting conspiracy theories. She wasn't stupid or uninformed, was just reaching wrong conclusions from the right dataset. It gave me hope, in a way.
June 22, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Stuck on a late, overcrowded train I ended up bonding with the woman next to me over anti-capitalist, pro-community ideas... until she started sprouting conspiracy theories. She wasn't stupid or uninformed, was just reaching wrong conclusions from the right dataset. It gave me hope, in a way.
Vive la résistance!
June 18, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Vive la résistance!
I love me a good 80s radio station, but what's up with them having weekly countdowns with 40 year old songs moving up and down a couple of spots in the charts? And based on what, exactly?
June 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
I love me a good 80s radio station, but what's up with them having weekly countdowns with 40 year old songs moving up and down a couple of spots in the charts? And based on what, exactly?
We had a cuckoo going "Cuckoo!" in the tree in front of our house this morning. First time I've heard one on our street. Seems apropos to the times.
June 14, 2025 at 4:00 PM
We had a cuckoo going "Cuckoo!" in the tree in front of our house this morning. First time I've heard one on our street. Seems apropos to the times.