english-nerd

[english-nerd]

Voting! 11/8/22

It’s election day 2022. Turned in my ballot this morning and we’ll see how it turns out. This election I was more focused on local offices. I live in California, so the national representation is pretty consistent and is more closely aligned with my values. Local offices though are all over the place. This election, too, had more new p running to fill open seats. There was an entire federal…

[english-nerd]

Zulie!

Green Water Dragon lizard, Zulie, in a plant appearing to hold a leaf in front of face. This is my adorable Water Dragon. I picked him up from PetCo with a note that said he wasn’t completely to breed standard in a hand (paw? I’ve never been able to remember) or tail. The employee didn’t remember and I don’t know. He’s currently very sick, so he’s stressing me out. He’s why I’ll be up and out…

[english-nerd]

Freak Power Exhibit at Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History

Freak Power Exhibit at Santa Cruz Museum of Art and History

Selection of art from the Hunter S. Thompson’s run for Sheriff in The Santa Cruz Museum of Art & History has a fantastic show of political posters from the Freak Power Party. The displays over several rooms tell the fascinating story of Hunter S. Thompson‘s run for Aspen Sheriff in 1970. It includes great background on the history of the time and all the ways people were working for a better and…

[english-nerd]

Well Hello!

It has been a minute, and it has been something…..life? So many changes and so many lessons, and finally getting this site back up and ready to run again! Security has been updated, new posts will be coming soon, and hopefully more good adventures. Adventures seem like a ridiculous hope to have today as women in most of the US are learning (many not for the first time) that we are less that fully…

[english-nerd]

Saying goodbye

Pets have the funniest ways to weave themselves into the fabric of Normal Existence. Amelia was no different, though her place was both larger and smaller than everyone else in the apartment. All of the things she’s left behind fill a storage tub. An African Pygmy Hedgehog, she was a perfect excuse to keep the apartment heated closer to my desires because the cold could have her trying to…

[english-nerd]

Batman: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Batman: Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

Arkham Asylum was an interesting look into what marks insane. I appreciated the acceptance of insanity as part of a person – a characteristic to learn to live with rather than erasing. Two Face lost a part of his connection with the world in a treatment that didn’t fully understand the root cause of his compulsion. I love that Batman must face Bruce’s fears in order to maintain his sanity and…

[english-nerd]

Modern fairytales

Maybe it was a clip of the current US Attorney General in all of his Puck-ishness. Or perhaps it was my full avoidance of a terrifyingly massive project that I needed to have finished months ago. Whatever the catalyst, I had a stray thought about what constitutes a Modern Fairytale.  If we think of fairytales as a type of story we tell ourselves to make sense of a ridiculous and nonsensical…

[english-nerd]

Found out this morning the orange tree is home to an #ant colony. #theydidnotlikethewater #patiogarden #insects #urbannature

[english-nerd]

Forgot to post this earlier. Made biscuits and #vegan sausage & mushroom gravy earlier. Modified #minimalistbaker biscuits & gravy recipe with what I had on hand as comfort food. #iamnotafanoffireworks

[english-nerd]

Disneyland Hotel hosts a high tea! #funthingstodoonawhim (at Disneyland)

[english-nerd]

I don't know what this insect is, but it sure seems adapted to the orange tree.... #patiogarden #ValenciaOranges

[english-nerd]

One of the #Monarch #caterpillars has become a #butterfly and I'm so glad at least 1 of the 6 made it this far :) Best thing to happen today. #patiogarden #nature #lifecycle

[english-nerd]

Door is curled up on my lap. She is protesting dinner being late. I think she is confused about how laps work. #blackcat #cats #blackcatonablackbackground

[english-nerd]

This is one of my favorite lines, so I'm glad it's an awesome panel. It's from the #graphicnovel #adaptation of How to Talk to Girls at Parties. The story is by Neil Gaiman and the graphic novel is by Fábio Moon and Gabriel Bá. It's beautiful.

[english-nerd]

All the blooms opened! #Orchids #patiogarden #nofilter

[english-nerd]

Fresh picked blueberries from my #containergarden 😻 Yay fresh snacks for writing!

[english-nerd]

Today was Free Comic Book Day, and we as the store staff cosplayed Stree Level Marvel. I was Matt Murdock from the Netflix Daredevil. The bruises ended up very realistic. I had a several people very concerned for what happened. #itwaslipliner #cosetcosplay #fcbd #lcs #popcstr (at Pop Comics)