Julia 🌺
@808julia.bsky.social
Retired Data Scientist, 🏳️⚧️ Trans elder, wife & mom. Lives on an island 🏝️🦎☕️
I like coding, coffee and writing. I make games and sometimes even play them.
I like coding, coffee and writing. I make games and sometimes even play them.
Carnival Legend paying us a visit today. ~2,100 passengers.
It’s a beautiful sunny day in Hilo for the tourists.
You can also see one of our favorite tankers in the foreground: The Navigator Copernico, a large orange LPG tanker.
I hopped on a satellite to show how they’re positioned in port.
It’s a beautiful sunny day in Hilo for the tourists.
You can also see one of our favorite tankers in the foreground: The Navigator Copernico, a large orange LPG tanker.
I hopped on a satellite to show how they’re positioned in port.
September 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Carnival Legend paying us a visit today. ~2,100 passengers.
It’s a beautiful sunny day in Hilo for the tourists.
You can also see one of our favorite tankers in the foreground: The Navigator Copernico, a large orange LPG tanker.
I hopped on a satellite to show how they’re positioned in port.
It’s a beautiful sunny day in Hilo for the tourists.
You can also see one of our favorite tankers in the foreground: The Navigator Copernico, a large orange LPG tanker.
I hopped on a satellite to show how they’re positioned in port.
The Celebrity Edge, a large Celebrity Cruises Ship is in Hilo visiting for the day.
It’s part of the Royal Caribbean Group and can carry 2,900 passengers.
It’s part of the Royal Caribbean Group and can carry 2,900 passengers.
September 28, 2025 at 12:59 AM
The Celebrity Edge, a large Celebrity Cruises Ship is in Hilo visiting for the day.
It’s part of the Royal Caribbean Group and can carry 2,900 passengers.
It’s part of the Royal Caribbean Group and can carry 2,900 passengers.
Goodbye Radiance! Come again! 🤙
February 18, 2025 at 3:33 AM
Goodbye Radiance! Come again! 🤙
Carnival Radiance is visiting our little port today. Nearly 3000 passengers! Not sure exactly how many are onboard today but I’m sure our markets and sightseeing spots are busy today.
February 18, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Carnival Radiance is visiting our little port today. Nearly 3000 passengers! Not sure exactly how many are onboard today but I’m sure our markets and sightseeing spots are busy today.
The MS Koningsdam is visiting us today. This is one of the larger Holland America Line ships with a passenger capacity of 2,650!
January 18, 2025 at 1:12 AM
The MS Koningsdam is visiting us today. This is one of the larger Holland America Line ships with a passenger capacity of 2,650!
Super Yacht Liva°, Hawaiian harbor pilot boat, and Norwegian Pride of America navigating our narrow harbor. Would not want to be the pilot this evening. That’s a lot of expensive boat going on there!
They pass close enough to see the gold fittings on the yacht’s rigging.
And… everyone makes it! 🥳
They pass close enough to see the gold fittings on the yacht’s rigging.
And… everyone makes it! 🥳
January 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Super Yacht Liva°, Hawaiian harbor pilot boat, and Norwegian Pride of America navigating our narrow harbor. Would not want to be the pilot this evening. That’s a lot of expensive boat going on there!
They pass close enough to see the gold fittings on the yacht’s rigging.
And… everyone makes it! 🥳
They pass close enough to see the gold fittings on the yacht’s rigging.
And… everyone makes it! 🥳
Under settings, you don’t have the Experimental option ticked, do you? That added lots of trash to my following feed.
January 7, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Under settings, you don’t have the Experimental option ticked, do you? That added lots of trash to my following feed.
Big (Billionaire-sized) Yacht has been hanging out in Hilo Hawaii all day. Looks familiar, I think it was here a while back.
Can anyone identify it? It has the tracking information hidden from Marine Tracking, so I can’t ID it.
Can anyone identify it? It has the tracking information hidden from Marine Tracking, so I can’t ID it.
January 7, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Big (Billionaire-sized) Yacht has been hanging out in Hilo Hawaii all day. Looks familiar, I think it was here a while back.
Can anyone identify it? It has the tracking information hidden from Marine Tracking, so I can’t ID it.
Can anyone identify it? It has the tracking information hidden from Marine Tracking, so I can’t ID it.
Norwegian’s Pride of America sailing into port this morning a little after 7:00am island time.
That island by our harbor is Mokuola, (aka Coconut Island) and is a big park with buildings. Looks so tiny next to the big cruise ship!
Makes the biggest building in town look tiny too.
That island by our harbor is Mokuola, (aka Coconut Island) and is a big park with buildings. Looks so tiny next to the big cruise ship!
Makes the biggest building in town look tiny too.
January 7, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Norwegian’s Pride of America sailing into port this morning a little after 7:00am island time.
That island by our harbor is Mokuola, (aka Coconut Island) and is a big park with buildings. Looks so tiny next to the big cruise ship!
Makes the biggest building in town look tiny too.
That island by our harbor is Mokuola, (aka Coconut Island) and is a big park with buildings. Looks so tiny next to the big cruise ship!
Makes the biggest building in town look tiny too.
The Viking Neptune is visiting us on a lazy Sunday.
She is a smaller cruise ship with a top capacity of about 930 passengers.
She is a smaller cruise ship with a top capacity of about 930 passengers.
January 6, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The Viking Neptune is visiting us on a lazy Sunday.
She is a smaller cruise ship with a top capacity of about 930 passengers.
She is a smaller cruise ship with a top capacity of about 930 passengers.
Holland America’s Zaandam cruise ship is in the harbor today visiting for Boxing Day.
This is a smaller ship with ~1400 passengers.
Holland America had three ships in rotation visiting the island before the pandemic. The names all ended with ‘dam’ and we locals called them “those dam boats”.
This is a smaller ship with ~1400 passengers.
Holland America had three ships in rotation visiting the island before the pandemic. The names all ended with ‘dam’ and we locals called them “those dam boats”.
December 26, 2024 at 7:30 PM
Holland America’s Zaandam cruise ship is in the harbor today visiting for Boxing Day.
This is a smaller ship with ~1400 passengers.
Holland America had three ships in rotation visiting the island before the pandemic. The names all ended with ‘dam’ and we locals called them “those dam boats”.
This is a smaller ship with ~1400 passengers.
Holland America had three ships in rotation visiting the island before the pandemic. The names all ended with ‘dam’ and we locals called them “those dam boats”.
The Grand Princess pulled into port a little earlier this morning to spread Christmas cheer.
*ship horn noise* 😅
She’s a little smaller than the Ruby Princess that visited earlier this week.
Here’s the obligatory picture from my lanai.
*ship horn noise* 😅
She’s a little smaller than the Ruby Princess that visited earlier this week.
Here’s the obligatory picture from my lanai.
December 25, 2024 at 6:25 PM
The Grand Princess pulled into port a little earlier this morning to spread Christmas cheer.
*ship horn noise* 😅
She’s a little smaller than the Ruby Princess that visited earlier this week.
Here’s the obligatory picture from my lanai.
*ship horn noise* 😅
She’s a little smaller than the Ruby Princess that visited earlier this week.
Here’s the obligatory picture from my lanai.
Norwegian Cruise line’s Pride of America is in port today. 2106 passengers visiting the island on Christmas Eve.
I wonder how many will get to see Kilauea’s latest eruption? 🌋
I wonder how many will get to see Kilauea’s latest eruption? 🌋
December 24, 2024 at 6:44 PM
Norwegian Cruise line’s Pride of America is in port today. 2106 passengers visiting the island on Christmas Eve.
I wonder how many will get to see Kilauea’s latest eruption? 🌋
I wonder how many will get to see Kilauea’s latest eruption? 🌋
😂 some days I can see it from my house! 🌋 It’s kind of scary up close.
December 24, 2024 at 12:30 AM
😂 some days I can see it from my house! 🌋 It’s kind of scary up close.
The volcano is really active today, but showers are nature’s air scrubber!
Here is a picture of the Princess Cruise Line’s Ruby Princess docked at our little Hawaiian town.
Around 3000 passengers enjoying the day at our museums, galleries, and farmers market. We hope they enjoy their visit!
Here is a picture of the Princess Cruise Line’s Ruby Princess docked at our little Hawaiian town.
Around 3000 passengers enjoying the day at our museums, galleries, and farmers market. We hope they enjoy their visit!
December 23, 2024 at 10:24 PM
The volcano is really active today, but showers are nature’s air scrubber!
Here is a picture of the Princess Cruise Line’s Ruby Princess docked at our little Hawaiian town.
Around 3000 passengers enjoying the day at our museums, galleries, and farmers market. We hope they enjoy their visit!
Here is a picture of the Princess Cruise Line’s Ruby Princess docked at our little Hawaiian town.
Around 3000 passengers enjoying the day at our museums, galleries, and farmers market. We hope they enjoy their visit!
Coincidentally, Viking sent me a travel brochure that I’ve been using as a poor substitute for a coaster in front of my TV. 😅
Here is the page on that class of ship. They have many identical small ships.
Here is the page on that class of ship. They have many identical small ships.
December 21, 2024 at 2:14 AM
Coincidentally, Viking sent me a travel brochure that I’ve been using as a poor substitute for a coaster in front of my TV. 😅
Here is the page on that class of ship. They have many identical small ships.
Here is the page on that class of ship. They have many identical small ships.
Photo of the Viking Ocean Voyages company Viking Neptune cruise ship nestled into our cozy little port taken from my lanai today.
December 21, 2024 at 2:02 AM
Photo of the Viking Ocean Voyages company Viking Neptune cruise ship nestled into our cozy little port taken from my lanai today.
Norwegian Cruise Lines MS Pride of America is visiting my little town today! It’s a regular for us and the crew does their safety drill at our port.
Here is a photo from my lanai this morning:
Here is a photo from my lanai this morning:
December 18, 2024 at 3:58 AM
Norwegian Cruise Lines MS Pride of America is visiting my little town today! It’s a regular for us and the crew does their safety drill at our port.
Here is a photo from my lanai this morning:
Here is a photo from my lanai this morning:
Learning Amigurumi in my copious spare time. Do not expect anything for Christmas! I’m not that fast. 😅
December 17, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Learning Amigurumi in my copious spare time. Do not expect anything for Christmas! I’m not that fast. 😅
Amare - a genre of game based on love rather than hate and violence, because there is too much of that in the world already.
December 12, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Amare - a genre of game based on love rather than hate and violence, because there is too much of that in the world already.
Press: “Luigi Mangione shouts as he arrives at court for his extradition hearing.”
They frame it as though he was violent and irrational.
They didn’t report what he shouted which was: “This is completely unjust and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience”
They frame it as though he was violent and irrational.
They didn’t report what he shouted which was: “This is completely unjust and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience”
December 11, 2024 at 8:27 AM
Press: “Luigi Mangione shouts as he arrives at court for his extradition hearing.”
They frame it as though he was violent and irrational.
They didn’t report what he shouted which was: “This is completely unjust and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience”
They frame it as though he was violent and irrational.
They didn’t report what he shouted which was: “This is completely unjust and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience”
"Trump Picks [attorney] Harmeet Dhillon To Lead DOJ Civil Rights Post.
The attorney represents one of the most aggressive anti-trans picks yet from the Trump administration. Her history includes targeting safe refuge states for trans people and suing hospitals." -- Erin Reed
NY Times take: 😲
The attorney represents one of the most aggressive anti-trans picks yet from the Trump administration. Her history includes targeting safe refuge states for trans people and suing hospitals." -- Erin Reed
NY Times take: 😲
December 11, 2024 at 1:26 AM
"Trump Picks [attorney] Harmeet Dhillon To Lead DOJ Civil Rights Post.
The attorney represents one of the most aggressive anti-trans picks yet from the Trump administration. Her history includes targeting safe refuge states for trans people and suing hospitals." -- Erin Reed
NY Times take: 😲
The attorney represents one of the most aggressive anti-trans picks yet from the Trump administration. Her history includes targeting safe refuge states for trans people and suing hospitals." -- Erin Reed
NY Times take: 😲
Mood today as my CIS friends try to explain how things won’t be so bad under Trump’s growing collection of transphobic cabinet appointees.
December 10, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Mood today as my CIS friends try to explain how things won’t be so bad under Trump’s growing collection of transphobic cabinet appointees.
Norwegian Cruise Lines Pride of America is at our port on this beautiful island morning.
Here’s today’s photo from my lanai.
Here’s today’s photo from my lanai.
December 10, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Norwegian Cruise Lines Pride of America is at our port on this beautiful island morning.
Here’s today’s photo from my lanai.
Here’s today’s photo from my lanai.
Comfort food.
Chilly on the islands this evening so I made lentils and rice. (and a bit of a mess, but it was worth it.)
Chilly on the islands this evening so I made lentils and rice. (and a bit of a mess, but it was worth it.)
December 10, 2024 at 4:03 AM
Comfort food.
Chilly on the islands this evening so I made lentils and rice. (and a bit of a mess, but it was worth it.)
Chilly on the islands this evening so I made lentils and rice. (and a bit of a mess, but it was worth it.)