tessa thornton
@tessathornton.com
code ponderer building community products at vox media. all 3 of my kids are great but 2 of my 3 of my pets kind of suck
if my toddler is going to continue to wake me up at such ungodly hours he’s going to learn to enjoy watching winter sports with me for two weeks. hope you like curling, son
February 4, 2026 at 12:35 PM
if my toddler is going to continue to wake me up at such ungodly hours he’s going to learn to enjoy watching winter sports with me for two weeks. hope you like curling, son
i just use heading 2 for everything but it feels Wrong and then what happens when i've used up 2 and 3 and have to rethink my entire hierarchy because now i've gone too far?
February 3, 2026 at 11:51 PM
i just use heading 2 for everything but it feels Wrong and then what happens when i've used up 2 and 3 and have to rethink my entire hierarchy because now i've gone too far?
"Heading 1" in google docs is Too Big
February 3, 2026 at 11:42 PM
"Heading 1" in google docs is Too Big
i currently have 12yo’s two friends trapped at my house until they plow the side streets so lesson learned to not permit sleepovers the day before a snowstorm
January 25, 2026 at 6:28 PM
i currently have 12yo’s two friends trapped at my house until they plow the side streets so lesson learned to not permit sleepovers the day before a snowstorm
I appreciate that I can fully understand mark carney's rudimentary french
January 20, 2026 at 8:26 PM
I appreciate that I can fully understand mark carney's rudimentary french
i’m not a seahawks fan in general but i am an enjoyer of the Sam Darnold Project
January 18, 2026 at 1:31 AM
i’m not a seahawks fan in general but i am an enjoyer of the Sam Darnold Project
that’s enough season-ending overtime losses for me tbh
January 18, 2026 at 1:17 AM
that’s enough season-ending overtime losses for me tbh
yeah people are so bold it's actually unbelievable.
January 5, 2026 at 4:38 PM
yeah people are so bold it's actually unbelievable.
spent my winter break in an extremely me-in-my-early-20s way in that i watched a lot of star trek and did a lot of knitting. but there were a lot more kids and a lot less day drinking
January 5, 2026 at 4:35 PM
spent my winter break in an extremely me-in-my-early-20s way in that i watched a lot of star trek and did a lot of knitting. but there were a lot more kids and a lot less day drinking
also someone will always ask "did this show up on pregnancy scans" which is fucked up in a lot of ways (and ignoring the fact that its mostly americans who could not terminate following a 20 week ultrasound anyways)
January 5, 2026 at 4:33 PM
also someone will always ask "did this show up on pregnancy scans" which is fucked up in a lot of ways (and ignoring the fact that its mostly americans who could not terminate following a 20 week ultrasound anyways)
no i don't think they're really thinking through what they're advocating (which is eugenics or murder) but they feel comfortable expressing that they don't think they or their children should have to live in a society with disabled people ("these kids pmo" being one of the LESS disturbing varieties)
January 5, 2026 at 4:30 PM
no i don't think they're really thinking through what they're advocating (which is eugenics or murder) but they feel comfortable expressing that they don't think they or their children should have to live in a society with disabled people ("these kids pmo" being one of the LESS disturbing varieties)
there's a lot of horrific shit on tiktok but the worst shit I see is commenters being FURIOUS at parents who have disabled children. like for the fact that their children were born and raised and allowed to exist in society.
January 5, 2026 at 4:17 PM
there's a lot of horrific shit on tiktok but the worst shit I see is commenters being FURIOUS at parents who have disabled children. like for the fact that their children were born and raised and allowed to exist in society.
i am actually very ok with the bills not making a deep playoff run. last year’s AFC championship was stressful and i haven’t recovered from the world series yet
December 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
i am actually very ok with the bills not making a deep playoff run. last year’s AFC championship was stressful and i haven’t recovered from the world series yet
watching star trek with a toddler is fun as he tries to make sense of sci fi scenes with his limited vocabulary. the inside of a borg cube is “green subway station”
December 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
watching star trek with a toddler is fun as he tries to make sense of sci fi scenes with his limited vocabulary. the inside of a borg cube is “green subway station”
or grey cup champion quarterback, nick
December 26, 2025 at 9:45 PM
or grey cup champion quarterback, nick
also the trains are so petty and bitchy
December 26, 2025 at 5:48 AM
also the trains are so petty and bitchy
toddler has been watching the original thomas and friends and the ethics of running a railroad with sentient trains are deeply troubling
December 26, 2025 at 5:47 AM
toddler has been watching the original thomas and friends and the ethics of running a railroad with sentient trains are deeply troubling
a dump truck fell on its side at a nearby construction site and was left on its side all day. huge day for my two year old
December 20, 2025 at 1:15 AM
a dump truck fell on its side at a nearby construction site and was left on its side all day. huge day for my two year old
i believe that billy believed that was a real thing
December 11, 2025 at 2:01 AM
i believe that billy believed that was a real thing
lucky i’m keeping my yacht rock takes to myself
December 11, 2025 at 1:54 AM
lucky i’m keeping my yacht rock takes to myself
sorry for billy joel posting
December 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
sorry for billy joel posting
the tiktok pianoman trend has reignited an old debate in my relationship about the “tonic and gin” line. i maintain it’s fine
December 11, 2025 at 1:45 AM
the tiktok pianoman trend has reignited an old debate in my relationship about the “tonic and gin” line. i maintain it’s fine
i got really good at it during the pandemic but the shoulder burn never stopped
December 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
i got really good at it during the pandemic but the shoulder burn never stopped
oh man if it’s a struggle for someone who lifts then i feel a bit less pathetic about this
December 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
oh man if it’s a struggle for someone who lifts then i feel a bit less pathetic about this