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Barrett
@barrettk.bsky.social
Software engineer in Denver 🏳️‍🌈🤖👽

sci-fi • horror • books • somewhat closeted tech nerd • sober • gay stuff!!!

barrettkowalsky.com
Pinned
pinning this pic to remind myself of my
bare minimum for 2026 now that i do not have a mystery illness making me tired all the time‼️‼️
i just saw one of those “first three words you see is how your 2026 will go” crossword things and i scrolled too fast so all i saw was “BBQ” :(
January 5, 2026 at 4:13 PM
have no clue what i’m supposed to be doing rn!
January 5, 2026 at 3:52 PM
i just wrote a blog post about my 2026: barrettkowalsky.com/blog

you can read it if you want!

i am also coding this entire new website from scratch and i am v excited about it. you can learn why i’m doing it by reading my blog!
barretts web connects them all
barrettkowalsky.com
January 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
this guy has been so seriously spoiled over the past two weeks, monday is going to be a rude awakening (for me, the remote working dad)
January 2, 2026 at 5:26 PM
i needed this little drop of inspiration and once again i am excited about the future for the first time in a long time
you’re right! it feels mostly awful to Go Online™, these days. the internet in a sad state, for reason after reason after reason. but there is a way to fix it; to trade the voidful howling for a quiet & joyful song.

here’s how to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.
A Website To End All Websites | Henry From Online
How to win the war for the soul of the internet, and build the Web We Want.
henry.codes
January 2, 2026 at 3:33 PM
Book 1 of the year and i’m very excited to finally get into this series after reading “The Gunslinger” a year or two ago?? also forgot how hilarious King is #booksky 💙📚
January 1, 2026 at 4:25 PM
pinning this pic to remind myself of my
bare minimum for 2026 now that i do not have a mystery illness making me tired all the time‼️‼️
December 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM
currently in a caffeine induced following spree of tattoo artists in denver and will now be booking several appointments into the new year. thank you for your attention to this matter!
December 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
in september i got diagnosed with colon cancer at 31 years old. had surgery on november 6th, and on november 21st i was told i am completely cancer free!
and today i did my first NO CANCER WORKOUT AND IT IS 76 DEGREES OUT AND SUNNY SO FORGIVE ME IF I AM A BIT EBULLIENT!!!
December 22, 2025 at 11:47 PM
today i took a cute denver skyline photo and also a cute loml photo!
December 22, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Finally got around to reading the broken earth trilogy and was honestly blown away by how beautifully it was written. So much love and genius in here and also showed up at a time in my life when I really needed a reminder of the magic of science / the science of magic 💙📚
December 21, 2025 at 8:43 PM
my brain every time they said “Eywa” in Avatar Fire & Ash

(apologetic)
December 21, 2025 at 4:56 AM
i have not (yet) watched the gay hockey show but i HAVE become invested in whatever these #willmack twinks are doing on the ice 🥰🏒🥰🏒
December 20, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Got a new leash for my son so that he can run free at the park while not violating any Local Laws™
December 19, 2025 at 7:15 PM
🎶haaaaaircuuuuut🎶
December 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
good morning. saturday morning.
December 13, 2025 at 5:50 PM
no like, i finna be in the pit
December 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️🕯️
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🕯️ pluribus night 🕯️
🕯️ 💉🥚💉 🕯️
🕯️ pluribus night 🕯️
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🕯️🕯️ 🕯️🕯️🕯️
December 11, 2025 at 7:42 PM
okay wait i totally slayed making this coconut chicken rice bowl omg 🍽️
December 11, 2025 at 2:30 AM
in heaven @ this used bookstore w this massive science fiction section w my walletussy out 😩😩
December 7, 2025 at 11:01 PM
celebrating 19 yrs of friendship w my bff which just happens to fall on the same day as pearl harbor remembrance day #neverforget
December 7, 2025 at 5:46 PM
bringing back this account to show off my perfect son
December 6, 2025 at 5:22 PM
dedication post to the love of my life, jack.
November 14, 2024 at 1:09 AM
not thrilled that we have quickly returned to the period of “breaking news every 20 minutes” for the foreseeable future.
November 14, 2024 at 12:55 AM
amazon: “okay what should we call our AI assistant? it’s gonna be one letter and it can be any letter in the alphabet that doesn’t have a weird political connotations.”

someone at amazon: “umm…. idk… let’s call it Q?”

amazon: “that’s perfect.”
November 29, 2023 at 4:47 AM