Ellen M.
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Wanderer. Graphic designer. Translating for engineers since 1977. The QuimbyCats are Beatrice & Ramona. Pictures on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/graphxgrrl/
If we keep having NYE fireworks shows that you can’t actually see, but are still making my cats alarmed because you can still hear it—maybe no fireworks?
January 1, 2026 at 8:06 AM
If we keep having NYE fireworks shows that you can’t actually see, but are still making my cats alarmed because you can still hear it—maybe no fireworks?
The library says I’ve read 105 books this year. I will say that it was primarily fiction, and I go months reading nothing, and then will read like 20 books in a couple of weeks because of vacation or a need to escape into a book when work or life is particularly stressful.
January 1, 2026 at 1:57 AM
The library says I’ve read 105 books this year. I will say that it was primarily fiction, and I go months reading nothing, and then will read like 20 books in a couple of weeks because of vacation or a need to escape into a book when work or life is particularly stressful.
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Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
December 31, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Timezones are so weird. Australia is in 2026, Canada is in 2025, and the United States is in 1939.
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one unexpected outlook change from being a dad is taking the self care people 10x more seriously when it comes to dealing with weirdly directed anger and rage (including Online). many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers
December 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
one unexpected outlook change from being a dad is taking the self care people 10x more seriously when it comes to dealing with weirdly directed anger and rage (including Online). many angry posts should have been naps or little packets of crackers
Well Happy New Year’s Eve, my 84 year old father has shingles.
December 31, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Well Happy New Year’s Eve, my 84 year old father has shingles.
I’m meeting my niece for lunch on 19th before we go to see an exhibit at SAAM—and I have arrived just in time to sit and appreciate the noon bells at St Joseph’s.
December 31, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I’m meeting my niece for lunch on 19th before we go to see an exhibit at SAAM—and I have arrived just in time to sit and appreciate the noon bells at St Joseph’s.
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Who will stop the Piano Man's reign of terror?!
December 31, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Who will stop the Piano Man's reign of terror?!
Every five years (to keep things spicy) we throw all the state names and constitutions into a bingo cage and match things up with a map redrawn each time by a group of cartographers chosen by lottery.
These are the ideas that start to sound good when everything else is clearly broken.
These are the ideas that start to sound good when everything else is clearly broken.
TIL that Obama is the only president to have been born since the US had 50 states and like what are we doing here people?
December 31, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Every five years (to keep things spicy) we throw all the state names and constitutions into a bingo cage and match things up with a map redrawn each time by a group of cartographers chosen by lottery.
These are the ideas that start to sound good when everything else is clearly broken.
These are the ideas that start to sound good when everything else is clearly broken.
One of my neighbors has a CO2 alarm that is asking to be replaced.
They do not seem to be home.
They do not seem to be home.
December 31, 2025 at 12:04 AM
One of my neighbors has a CO2 alarm that is asking to be replaced.
They do not seem to be home.
They do not seem to be home.
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Spoiler: They used the money just as wisely as anyone else would, and it's so frustrating that this still isn't a common sense assumption to make.
December 30, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Spoiler: They used the money just as wisely as anyone else would, and it's so frustrating that this still isn't a common sense assumption to make.
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Just a year after un-damning 😉 the Klamath River, salmon runs are back.
Dam removal "also restored natural water temperatures, cooled the river earlier in the fall, reduced harmful algal blooms, and dramatically lowered levels of the deadly parasite C. shasta."
www.activenorcal.com/there-are-sa...
Dam removal "also restored natural water temperatures, cooled the river earlier in the fall, reduced harmful algal blooms, and dramatically lowered levels of the deadly parasite C. shasta."
www.activenorcal.com/there-are-sa...
'There Are Salmon Everywhere": Klamath River Sees Remarkable Recovery Just a Year After Dam Removal
Just over a year after four hydroelectric dams were removed from the Klamath River, salmon returning to nearly every corner of their historic habitat.
www.activenorcal.com
December 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just a year after un-damning 😉 the Klamath River, salmon runs are back.
Dam removal "also restored natural water temperatures, cooled the river earlier in the fall, reduced harmful algal blooms, and dramatically lowered levels of the deadly parasite C. shasta."
www.activenorcal.com/there-are-sa...
Dam removal "also restored natural water temperatures, cooled the river earlier in the fall, reduced harmful algal blooms, and dramatically lowered levels of the deadly parasite C. shasta."
www.activenorcal.com/there-are-sa...
And in a result that did not surprise me, my parents decided that at 80 and 84 respectively—they did not love the reality of transatlantic travel as much as they liked the idea of it.
I’m a bit sad, if COVID hadn’t happened we all would have gone over for my niece’s graduation from university.
I’m a bit sad, if COVID hadn’t happened we all would have gone over for my niece’s graduation from university.
My parents have been talking for years about visiting my niece in London.
I’ve now spent time on the phone walking my dad through multiple combinations of how to leverage their Alaska miles to make this happen.
I am about to go make them an overly complicated spreadsheet. Wish us all luck.
I’ve now spent time on the phone walking my dad through multiple combinations of how to leverage their Alaska miles to make this happen.
I am about to go make them an overly complicated spreadsheet. Wish us all luck.
December 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
And in a result that did not surprise me, my parents decided that at 80 and 84 respectively—they did not love the reality of transatlantic travel as much as they liked the idea of it.
I’m a bit sad, if COVID hadn’t happened we all would have gone over for my niece’s graduation from university.
I’m a bit sad, if COVID hadn’t happened we all would have gone over for my niece’s graduation from university.
Living in Vancouver BC in the early aughts meant lots of random small encounters like eating in a Belgian restaurant at the same time as Smallville’s Kristin Kreuk or realizing the guy with the familiar face you passed on the street was Christian Slater (filming 2004’s Pursued).
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 29, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Living in Vancouver BC in the early aughts meant lots of random small encounters like eating in a Belgian restaurant at the same time as Smallville’s Kristin Kreuk or realizing the guy with the familiar face you passed on the street was Christian Slater (filming 2004’s Pursued).
Am I surprised by Ferguson? Sadly no, he’s a symptom of the larger issues with Washington’s Democratic establishment that refuses to govern and legislate like a majority.
Over $500 million in funding that likely would have been allocated to sustainable transportation and clean energy programs will instead be used to backfill an existing tax credit under Washington Governor Bob Ferguson's budget package.
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/29/f...
Story: www.theurbanist.org/2025/12/29/f...
Ferguson Proposes ‘Unprecedented Sweep’ of Climate Dollars to Balance State Budget » The Urbanist
# Over $500 million in funding that likely would have been allocated to sustainable transportation and clean energy programs will instead be used to backfill an existing tax credit under Washington Go...
www.theurbanist.org
December 29, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Am I surprised by Ferguson? Sadly no, he’s a symptom of the larger issues with Washington’s Democratic establishment that refuses to govern and legislate like a majority.
Whenever I walk past Key Bank on 15th I’m always sad the 2007-ish redevelopment of that corner into a 4-story mixed use building died and likely wouldn’t pencil today.
Key Bank owns the land and the developers were Pryde+Johnson. I don’t recall how far GGLO was into the Seattle process.
Key Bank owns the land and the developers were Pryde+Johnson. I don’t recall how far GGLO was into the Seattle process.
December 29, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Whenever I walk past Key Bank on 15th I’m always sad the 2007-ish redevelopment of that corner into a 4-story mixed use building died and likely wouldn’t pencil today.
Key Bank owns the land and the developers were Pryde+Johnson. I don’t recall how far GGLO was into the Seattle process.
Key Bank owns the land and the developers were Pryde+Johnson. I don’t recall how far GGLO was into the Seattle process.
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Haunting festive presence.
December 27, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Haunting festive presence.
Did someone say agriculture?
If anyone tells you that water is the limiting factor for the growth of cities in the western United States, they are either a NIMBY who is lying to you or a useful idiot who has been lied to by a NIMBY.
Water is not an obstacle to larger cities in California. Urban water use is less than 1/5 of water used in the state.
The number of gallons used has decreased from a peak in the 1990s due to efficiency and water recycling, even as the population increased by several million people.
The number of gallons used has decreased from a peak in the 1990s due to efficiency and water recycling, even as the population increased by several million people.
December 29, 2025 at 5:56 AM
Did someone say agriculture?
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"Will you fuckers read the fucking book one fucking time" challenge level impossible. Again.
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
Sauron, the high-end home security startup for "super premium" customers, plucks a new CEO out of Sonos | TechCrunch
Sauron is appearing on the scene as concerns rise about crime among the most wealthy.
techcrunch.com
December 29, 2025 at 4:46 AM
"Will you fuckers read the fucking book one fucking time" challenge level impossible. Again.
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english degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you
coding degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you
film degree: your deep knowledge of behind the scenes stories from Who Framed Roger Rabbit will delight and entertain coworkers in any field for decades to come
coding degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you
film degree: your deep knowledge of behind the scenes stories from Who Framed Roger Rabbit will delight and entertain coworkers in any field for decades to come
December 28, 2025 at 4:57 PM
english degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you
coding degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you
film degree: your deep knowledge of behind the scenes stories from Who Framed Roger Rabbit will delight and entertain coworkers in any field for decades to come
coding degree: good luck getting a job, buddy! AI can replace you
film degree: your deep knowledge of behind the scenes stories from Who Framed Roger Rabbit will delight and entertain coworkers in any field for decades to come
Tomorrow we begin an exciting end of year celebration I’m calling “Finally shred all that stuff in a file box in the closet.”
December 27, 2025 at 2:47 AM
Tomorrow we begin an exciting end of year celebration I’m calling “Finally shred all that stuff in a file box in the closet.”
Today’s temperature drop means I’m surrounded by snoring cats — keeping noses warm with their paws while napping.
December 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Today’s temperature drop means I’m surrounded by snoring cats — keeping noses warm with their paws while napping.
My parents have been talking for years about visiting my niece in London.
I’ve now spent time on the phone walking my dad through multiple combinations of how to leverage their Alaska miles to make this happen.
I am about to go make them an overly complicated spreadsheet. Wish us all luck.
I’ve now spent time on the phone walking my dad through multiple combinations of how to leverage their Alaska miles to make this happen.
I am about to go make them an overly complicated spreadsheet. Wish us all luck.
December 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
My parents have been talking for years about visiting my niece in London.
I’ve now spent time on the phone walking my dad through multiple combinations of how to leverage their Alaska miles to make this happen.
I am about to go make them an overly complicated spreadsheet. Wish us all luck.
I’ve now spent time on the phone walking my dad through multiple combinations of how to leverage their Alaska miles to make this happen.
I am about to go make them an overly complicated spreadsheet. Wish us all luck.
After a month of dueling cheese calendars I’m turning the leftovers into a cheese platter for dinner at my parents house.
And I am going to have to make a map to the cheeses based on how many I can potentially include.
And I am going to have to make a map to the cheeses based on how many I can potentially include.
December 25, 2025 at 7:26 PM
After a month of dueling cheese calendars I’m turning the leftovers into a cheese platter for dinner at my parents house.
And I am going to have to make a map to the cheeses based on how many I can potentially include.
And I am going to have to make a map to the cheeses based on how many I can potentially include.
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Happy holidays from your furiends at the zoo ✨
Thanks to Keeper Megan and Keeper Ali for the holiday pics!
Thanks to Keeper Megan and Keeper Ali for the holiday pics!
December 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Happy holidays from your furiends at the zoo ✨
Thanks to Keeper Megan and Keeper Ali for the holiday pics!
Thanks to Keeper Megan and Keeper Ali for the holiday pics!
