Karen C
@silver.phoenyx.net
Midwesterner in South Jersey, tired Gen Xer, sometime Perl developer, doing weird things with sewing robots.
Once and future gamehawk.bsky.social
She/her, generally.
(Header image: cropped Tragic Prelude, John Steuart Curry for the Kansas Capital.)
Once and future gamehawk.bsky.social
She/her, generally.
(Header image: cropped Tragic Prelude, John Steuart Curry for the Kansas Capital.)
This is how I would end up communicating my intentions. Something like "I'm going to pick up a couple dozen eggs and devil them" so there was no ambiguity.
November 11, 2025 at 1:51 AM
This is how I would end up communicating my intentions. Something like "I'm going to pick up a couple dozen eggs and devil them" so there was no ambiguity.
All right but is "two deviled eggs" four halves of two original eggs or just two halves of one egg?
(This was always a confusing question when volunteering to bring them for spouse's family events, though his family does not know the concept of "too many deviled eggs" so I just played it safe)
(This was always a confusing question when volunteering to bring them for spouse's family events, though his family does not know the concept of "too many deviled eggs" so I just played it safe)
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 AM
All right but is "two deviled eggs" four halves of two original eggs or just two halves of one egg?
(This was always a confusing question when volunteering to bring them for spouse's family events, though his family does not know the concept of "too many deviled eggs" so I just played it safe)
(This was always a confusing question when volunteering to bring them for spouse's family events, though his family does not know the concept of "too many deviled eggs" so I just played it safe)
Oh no, she's 2014 hardware, definitely out of long-term support.
(hmm clearly I should have used Android for this bit)
(hmm clearly I should have used Android for this bit)
Whoops, missed commemorating this little weirdo's 11th adoption anniversary yesterday.
For real: early afternoon on Halloween, I heard a horrific yowl and thought, "oh no, I thought reports of kids torturing cats on Halloween was urban legend" and no, that's just the sound she makes when she really
For real: early afternoon on Halloween, I heard a horrific yowl and thought, "oh no, I thought reports of kids torturing cats on Halloween was urban legend" and no, that's just the sound she makes when she really
This picture was a week after this kitten went door-to-door on Halloween afternoon, yowling at the top of her lungs for someone, anyone, to take her in. On the way to the shelter the kid with me said "She looks like an 'Olivia'" and WELP
"Show us your pet’s baby picture (or first times with you)?"
"Show us your pet’s baby picture (or first times with you)?"
November 11, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Oh no, she's 2014 hardware, definitely out of long-term support.
(hmm clearly I should have used Android for this bit)
(hmm clearly I should have used Android for this bit)
Need to file a bug report: on Linux the posting-hand cat keeps stomping on my knee incision instead.
November 11, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Need to file a bug report: on Linux the posting-hand cat keeps stomping on my knee incision instead.
Stairs are supposed to be a sometimes food right now, but I had stuff to *do* today. In particular, I hit up the basement pantry (we're not preppers, we just have a Costco membership...) and set aside some good proteins for someone else to carry upstairs and put in the Little Free Library.
November 11, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Stairs are supposed to be a sometimes food right now, but I had stuff to *do* today. In particular, I hit up the basement pantry (we're not preppers, we just have a Costco membership...) and set aside some good proteins for someone else to carry upstairs and put in the Little Free Library.
Right? I hate to be that person who goes "I'm not a horror fan but I liked T Kingfisher" and "I'm not a romance fan but I liked Stephanie Burgis" but, uh, that's where I am. 😅
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Right? I hate to be that person who goes "I'm not a horror fan but I liked T Kingfisher" and "I'm not a romance fan but I liked Stephanie Burgis" but, uh, that's where I am. 😅
(it's fine, PT folks had some suggestions including "you know you can continue using the walker, you don't have to be on the cane already" and I, uh, haven't even been using the cane. So I guess yeah, that might take some stress off the hip.)
November 10, 2025 at 9:42 PM
(it's fine, PT folks had some suggestions including "you know you can continue using the walker, you don't have to be on the cane already" and I, uh, haven't even been using the cane. So I guess yeah, that might take some stress off the hip.)
But hey, that's mobile, I'll just look at it on desktop and... whoops.
November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
But hey, that's mobile, I'll just look at it on desktop and... whoops.
But wait! What about Working Families?
Well... turns out if the JavaScript on the page chokes, none of the links work.
Well... turns out if the JavaScript on the page chokes, none of the links work.
November 10, 2025 at 5:07 PM
But wait! What about Working Families?
Well... turns out if the JavaScript on the page chokes, none of the links work.
Well... turns out if the JavaScript on the page chokes, none of the links work.
I could sign into my dormant accounts on the first two at least, but what are the odds anything relevant would actually get through?
November 10, 2025 at 1:24 PM
I could sign into my dormant accounts on the first two at least, but what are the odds anything relevant would actually get through?
Feel like there's a "styptic Georg" joke here somewhere
November 10, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Feel like there's a "styptic Georg" joke here somewhere
Although, I guess if he's caving on this he's assuming he's not running again, *I* dunno.
stitch from the movie lilo and stitch is crying while covering his eyes with his hands .
Alt: Stitch pulling his hands down across his face in frustration.
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November 10, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Although, I guess if he's caving on this he's assuming he's not running again, *I* dunno.