Sarah Walker
@quesarahsera.bsky.social
Friend of felines, birds, squirrels & DeSoto, writer of tech docs, payer of bills. The Raccoon Overlord Lady.
Ooh! Ooh! My BA is in English Writing and Rhetoric, so can I join the Starfleet Corps of Rhetoric Engineers?!?!
The stylus is mightier than the phaser!
The stylus is mightier than the phaser!
January 29, 2026 at 1:23 PM
Ooh! Ooh! My BA is in English Writing and Rhetoric, so can I join the Starfleet Corps of Rhetoric Engineers?!?!
The stylus is mightier than the phaser!
The stylus is mightier than the phaser!
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January 26, 2026 at 10:17 PM
And if you're not in LA, you can purchase a ticket for the live-stream! (Proceeds from which will go to the same charity.) www.dynasty.tv/products/lov...
Well neat. The hot water pipe for my washing machine burst around 7:30. Not fun digging up a swath of snow in search of the water main, and not fun having to shut water off for the house--but I've gone without water for 5+ days twice before, so nothing new there!
Fuck my life....
Fuck my life....
January 27, 2026 at 2:13 AM
Well neat. The hot water pipe for my washing machine burst around 7:30. Not fun digging up a swath of snow in search of the water main, and not fun having to shut water off for the house--but I've gone without water for 5+ days twice before, so nothing new there!
Fuck my life....
Fuck my life....
The podcasts that kept me laughing and sane since 2022, and ooh boy have I needed the eps these past...many months!
Thanks, @greatesttrek.com, for being cheaper and more readily available than weekly therapy!
Thanks, @greatesttrek.com, for being cheaper and more readily available than weekly therapy!
January 25, 2026 at 1:43 PM
The podcasts that kept me laughing and sane since 2022, and ooh boy have I needed the eps these past...many months!
Thanks, @greatesttrek.com, for being cheaper and more readily available than weekly therapy!
Thanks, @greatesttrek.com, for being cheaper and more readily available than weekly therapy!
My asshole neighbors have apparently abdicated their responsibility for their 2 cats in these subzero temps, so I have 2 cats in my garage in addition to the 3 cats (one of whom I took in a few years ago under same circumstances) in the house. And the really bad weather is yet to come?
Kill me now.
Kill me now.
January 24, 2026 at 1:22 PM
My asshole neighbors have apparently abdicated their responsibility for their 2 cats in these subzero temps, so I have 2 cats in my garage in addition to the 3 cats (one of whom I took in a few years ago under same circumstances) in the house. And the really bad weather is yet to come?
Kill me now.
Kill me now.
Nothing like attending a monthly online confab for tech writers/doc writers early on a frigid Friday morning and having the intros be a roll call of folks who've lost their jobs.
Yeah, great way to kick off a snowpocalypse. Definitely recommend!
Yeah, great way to kick off a snowpocalypse. Definitely recommend!
January 23, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Nothing like attending a monthly online confab for tech writers/doc writers early on a frigid Friday morning and having the intros be a roll call of folks who've lost their jobs.
Yeah, great way to kick off a snowpocalypse. Definitely recommend!
Yeah, great way to kick off a snowpocalypse. Definitely recommend!
Are you an unemployed tech writer desperately seeking a job the same way I am? Write the Docs Calgary has an upcoming online event for us!
Finding documentation work in challenging times
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Finding documentation work in challenging times
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In Homer's Odyssey, Odysseus endures a ten-year journey to return home. Finding documentation work in today's challenging job market might feel like an odyssey worthy of Ho
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January 22, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Are you an unemployed tech writer desperately seeking a job the same way I am? Write the Docs Calgary has an upcoming online event for us!
Finding documentation work in challenging times
www.meetup.com/wtd-calgary/...
Finding documentation work in challenging times
www.meetup.com/wtd-calgary/...
Rage, rage against the dying of the light!
And at the cat from the corner who comes over begging for food when he has plenty of food at his own house
And at the cat from the corner who comes over begging for food when he has plenty of food at his own house
January 20, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Rage, rage against the dying of the light!
And at the cat from the corner who comes over begging for food when he has plenty of food at his own house
And at the cat from the corner who comes over begging for food when he has plenty of food at his own house
Getting a new Trek show to watch? Awesome!
Getting new Dadmiral entries from Ben and Adam in @greatesttrek.com episodes? Super-duper awesome!
Getting new Dadmiral entries from Ben and Adam in @greatesttrek.com episodes? Super-duper awesome!
January 16, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Getting a new Trek show to watch? Awesome!
Getting new Dadmiral entries from Ben and Adam in @greatesttrek.com episodes? Super-duper awesome!
Getting new Dadmiral entries from Ben and Adam in @greatesttrek.com episodes? Super-duper awesome!
I hope getting bonked on the head 3 times by an owl while out on a walk at 5:30 AM portends good luck or some positive event in the bonkee's life.
Have walked that same residential road almost every day at approx same time since June 2022, & today was the first time encountering an owl. So weird.
Have walked that same residential road almost every day at approx same time since June 2022, & today was the first time encountering an owl. So weird.
January 15, 2026 at 1:30 PM
I hope getting bonked on the head 3 times by an owl while out on a walk at 5:30 AM portends good luck or some positive event in the bonkee's life.
Have walked that same residential road almost every day at approx same time since June 2022, & today was the first time encountering an owl. So weird.
Have walked that same residential road almost every day at approx same time since June 2022, & today was the first time encountering an owl. So weird.
Buffy and I thank you very much, @steveokino.bsky.social, for making possible an order from Feline GrubHub!
(The other cats are too busy sleeping away a cold, windy day to pose for photos, but they're grateful too!)
(The other cats are too busy sleeping away a cold, windy day to pose for photos, but they're grateful too!)
January 14, 2026 at 10:23 PM
Buffy and I thank you very much, @steveokino.bsky.social, for making possible an order from Feline GrubHub!
(The other cats are too busy sleeping away a cold, windy day to pose for photos, but they're grateful too!)
(The other cats are too busy sleeping away a cold, windy day to pose for photos, but they're grateful too!)
Well, the felines are officially fucked as my unemployment continues. The price of a can of Friskies went from 78 cents to 84 cents, and Floof's Fancy Feast went from 88 cents to 96 cents. Fuck all this bullshit.
January 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Well, the felines are officially fucked as my unemployment continues. The price of a can of Friskies went from 78 cents to 84 cents, and Floof's Fancy Feast went from 88 cents to 96 cents. Fuck all this bullshit.
Tornado possibility on 8 January. Neat. This year is just fabulous in every shitty way.
Well, our 2026 tornado count is off and running. The good news is the rain that is falling. This should help just a bit in some of those worst-hit drought areas, even if it just settles the dust for awhile. Watch for snow in NW on Friday! ticker.mesonet.org #okwx #okmesonet
January 8, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Tornado possibility on 8 January. Neat. This year is just fabulous in every shitty way.
Watching "Emissary" for the umpeenth time since watching it waaay back on this date in 1993.
Or at least I'm going to try to watch it. The feline overlords might have other plans for my time.
Or at least I'm going to try to watch it. The feline overlords might have other plans for my time.
January 3, 2026 at 11:14 PM
Watching "Emissary" for the umpeenth time since watching it waaay back on this date in 1993.
Or at least I'm going to try to watch it. The feline overlords might have other plans for my time.
Or at least I'm going to try to watch it. The feline overlords might have other plans for my time.
Listening to the Golden State Warriors play at noon Central time is making today seem even more...off.
Are the holidays over yet? I need normal time to return.
Are the holidays over yet? I need normal time to return.
December 31, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Listening to the Golden State Warriors play at noon Central time is making today seem even more...off.
Are the holidays over yet? I need normal time to return.
Are the holidays over yet? I need normal time to return.
Temp has dropped about 20°, and wind's now howling WNW. Buffy decided to come in and assist me with a psoas release because my left hip is cranky. Thanks, bub, but your extra weight is no good if I've again torn the labrum in that hip.
December 28, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Temp has dropped about 20°, and wind's now howling WNW. Buffy decided to come in and assist me with a psoas release because my left hip is cranky. Thanks, bub, but your extra weight is no good if I've again torn the labrum in that hip.
Boxing Day wishes to all who celebrate from Ralph, King of Boxes
December 26, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Boxing Day wishes to all who celebrate from Ralph, King of Boxes
Ahh man, listen to me sounding like I know what I'm doing as a tech writer/knowledge base admin AND as a yoga instructor!
I've felt so incompetent lately as I get rejection email after rejection email from prospective employers. Listening to this outtake was a nice reminder I'm not incompetent.
I've felt so incompetent lately as I get rejection email after rejection email from prospective employers. Listening to this outtake was a nice reminder I'm not incompetent.
🎙️ Just published a new episode of The Not-Boring Tech Writer: A peek behind the curtain: 2025 clips episode. Have a listen:
A peek behind the curtain: 2025 clips episode
In this episode, I share clips from my conversations with Liz Argall,...
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December 25, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Ahh man, listen to me sounding like I know what I'm doing as a tech writer/knowledge base admin AND as a yoga instructor!
I've felt so incompetent lately as I get rejection email after rejection email from prospective employers. Listening to this outtake was a nice reminder I'm not incompetent.
I've felt so incompetent lately as I get rejection email after rejection email from prospective employers. Listening to this outtake was a nice reminder I'm not incompetent.
My holiday gift to me: a badly needed haircut.
Stylist asks if I'm ready for Christmas.
"Sure, I guess."
Stylist then asks if I have last-minute gift shopping to do afterward. That's when I admit that no, I've been unemployed since end of Sept, so no gifts could I afford to buy. Fun conversation!
Stylist asks if I'm ready for Christmas.
"Sure, I guess."
Stylist then asks if I have last-minute gift shopping to do afterward. That's when I admit that no, I've been unemployed since end of Sept, so no gifts could I afford to buy. Fun conversation!
December 24, 2025 at 5:41 PM
My holiday gift to me: a badly needed haircut.
Stylist asks if I'm ready for Christmas.
"Sure, I guess."
Stylist then asks if I have last-minute gift shopping to do afterward. That's when I admit that no, I've been unemployed since end of Sept, so no gifts could I afford to buy. Fun conversation!
Stylist asks if I'm ready for Christmas.
"Sure, I guess."
Stylist then asks if I have last-minute gift shopping to do afterward. That's when I admit that no, I've been unemployed since end of Sept, so no gifts could I afford to buy. Fun conversation!
Happy Solstice!
Here's to more sunlight in the weeks and months to come!
Here's to more sunlight in the weeks and months to come!
December 21, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Happy Solstice!
Here's to more sunlight in the weeks and months to come!
Here's to more sunlight in the weeks and months to come!
The number of tech writer job postings for the military industrial complex is too damn high, and the number of those openings that require an existing secret-level clearance is disturbing.
December 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The number of tech writer job postings for the military industrial complex is too damn high, and the number of those openings that require an existing secret-level clearance is disturbing.
Well hell, guess I'm not going for my 7-mile morning walk today. I just don't have enough layers for single-digit wind chill. Boo :(
December 14, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Well hell, guess I'm not going for my 7-mile morning walk today. I just don't have enough layers for single-digit wind chill. Boo :(
Took time today to sort through a big-ass box of memento-y items from a decade-long relationship. Still can't bring myself to chuck some things, but the big-ass box is now a shoebox, so...progress?
a cardboard box with a sad face is walking through the rain
Alt: a cardboard box with a sad face is walking through the rain
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December 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Took time today to sort through a big-ass box of memento-y items from a decade-long relationship. Still can't bring myself to chuck some things, but the big-ass box is now a shoebox, so...progress?