Hillary M.

I love feminism, crochet, books, and science. Geek, nerd, and frequent dork. Ex-Texan New Yorker. Ginger. I lost on Jeopardy! She/her

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

@bandherbooks Kids that age freaking love balloons. We blew up a ton and they just threw them at each other. The long skinny ones are good too; even if you can’t make balloon animals, swords are super easy and they can’t do much damage with them.

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

She tested negative yesterday! And I’ve tested negative every day for a week, so I think I’m in the clear. She’s ok to start school Tuesday and then the rest of the week is remote aside from swimming and band after school.

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

Kiddo has Covid. School hasn’t even started yet, but she’s had swim team and marching band practices and can’t mask for either. So far it’s just a very runny nose, so that’s not too bad. She’s so upset that she might have given it to other people though.

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

@DiabolicalSpuds I used to go as a kid but don’t live near one now. Not a fish fan but the chicken cooked in the same batter was amazing and I loved the hush puppies.

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

@bandherbooks I loved it; glad you’re off to a good start!

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

@Trey_Explainer

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

@RdotSpoon It’s annoying, but I’m not helping because I totally just ordered a walking pad today because they made a point of mentioning that the weight limit is much higher than usual and I’ve been so fed up that most exercise equipment is only for skinny people.

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

Psst, I’m hillarym over where the skies are…

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

@sshabein But also

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

@sshabein

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

So fucking tired. Trying not to take a nap at work.

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

Actually managed to check off almost everything on my weekend to-do list! Not because I was actually terribly productive, but I’ve gotten better about making realistically short lists.

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

Kiddo was so tired after the first week back at swim practice that she fell asleep in my room for a while. Poor baby.

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

@WholesomeMeme Trefoil!

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

BUT! I made a new product a couple weeks ago based on a kind of vague spec and the customer approved it! So that’s some good news I needed.

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

Trying not to fall asleep at my desk after waking up early to get the kid to swim practice and then coming to work early because I was already out. Annoyed at boss for forgetting/neglecting to take care of something yesterday and at coworker because she’s late without texting.

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

@morninggloria Same. Kid and her dad had it, but they isolated at his house and I stayed ok (despite a work exposure the same day her dad was exposed and briefly being around them when they were first symptomatic; I had just gotten boosted). I still mask indoors.

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

@RdotSpoon This dude has clearly never lived with a teenager.

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

Picking the kid up from marching band. They’re playing Word Up and I’m dying laughing.

[Hillary M. @NerdlingAlong]

@NASA_Wallops @northropgrumman @Space_Station Saw it from the Hudson Valley!