Jen

(she/her, gender nonconforming)
Musings of a full time back end tech support, geek, occasional artist, & fangirl, among other things.

[Jen @Jen519]

I miss ye olde of Twitter. I check in every now and again and/or come up with something I want to share here, but this platform is just so ... nope.
Gonna try something new.
https://t.co/jl58gBH7Wj

[Jen @Jen519]

@ThejsuN

[Jen @Jen519]

Saw a local call for vendors & suddenly remembered I wanted to work towards selling my art. Been almost a year since I made that goal.
I've been creating & having fun, but totally forgot about that particular goal.
Doesn't help I recently realized video games steal my art time!

[Jen @Jen519]

I noticed the AC was actually turning off tonight so I went outside and ... omg this is what under 90 feels like...
It's 83 and I could die happy right now.
(Austin has had 70+ days of 100+ degrees. Frequently been 105 here.)

[Jen @Jen519]

There's nothing like that feeling of the amazing happening and saying, "This is happening! This is real life!"
...
Followed immediately by the morning alarm going off & realizing it was just a dream. 😱

[Jen @Jen519]

Ewwww. Really don't like that black-background X icon on my home screen.
Guess I'm making that app shortcut disappear.

[Jen @Jen519]

@ThejsuN @JangoFett25 Having never seen the anime, maybe I'll watch this first. 😅

[Jen @Jen519]

@Sarkat @westiectweets Recovering from covid, I realized I was walking up feeling really good - literally the most energized in a decade or two.
I suspect it's because I was drinking so much water from being so dang thirsty all the time while I was sick.
I just can't stay that hydrated wo motivation.

[Jen @Jen519]

Okay, no. Shrek shouldn't have agreed he wishes things could go back to how things were before he saved Fiona, but I hope the audience feels the invalidation in her statement that he can't see he has everything.

My two cents.

[Jen @Jen519]

Watching Shrek 4 for the first time.

The first 10 minutes are pretty much exactly what I think parenthood would be like. 😅

[Jen @Jen519]

@JangoFett25 I come back to Longwalks occasionally. Might not be your cup of tea, it feels like a gentler social media platform.
https://t.co/oW84ly90hz

[Jen @Jen519]

@ThejsuN

[Jen @Jen519]

At what point can we say Meta has a monopoly on most social media platforms?
Just curious.....

The biggest Nope for me on Threads is that if I want to delete my account, I have to also delete my Instagram account. No thanks.

[Jen @Jen519]

@ThejsuN Seems like an accurate assessment.
I heard a saying, "If you're not paying for the service, *you're* the product."
Oversimplification, but seems true. 🤮
(I'll say it again, I miss LiveJournal.)

[Jessica Valenti @JessicaValenti]

This is what a maternal health crisis looks like:

In anti-choice states, OBGYNs are leaving en masse and hospitals are shutting down their maternity wards while crisis pregnancy centers are getting millions in taxpayer dollars.

[Jen @Jen519]

@Sarkat @tothedeaths But smoothies can be chunky. Boboa and other things are added to drinks to specifically make them chunky.

[Jen @Jen519]

You know, this is (at least) the 2nd consecutive year that the leadership of this country has made crappy decisions leading up to the 4th of July... 😡

[Jen @Jen519]

@AngelaCampbel @JangoFett25 Donated... and seriously contemplating signing up for monthly donations. This is such a wonderful site, dedicated to non-profits & municipalities.

[Jen @Jen519]

@ThejsuN @JangoFett25