atomicMKR
@atomicmkr.bsky.social
Agender cat person, adoptee, autist, historian, novel reader. She/They/He/Etc.
I always hated mine, but my therapist has helped me come to the same place as you. I do what I want (and I want cake, always).
November 19, 2025 at 3:56 AM
I always hated mine, but my therapist has helped me come to the same place as you. I do what I want (and I want cake, always).
After watching their own parents struggle after not being able to drive, one of my parents decided to retire to a community "with transit." But they'd forgotten what good transit meant -- they hadn't had it in my entire lifetime, since a move to the suburbs "for the kids." Infrequent buses =driving
November 18, 2025 at 5:02 PM
After watching their own parents struggle after not being able to drive, one of my parents decided to retire to a community "with transit." But they'd forgotten what good transit meant -- they hadn't had it in my entire lifetime, since a move to the suburbs "for the kids." Infrequent buses =driving
And operations jobs are long-term jobs -- maintenance, bus drivers, train operators, mechanics...
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
And operations jobs are long-term jobs -- maintenance, bus drivers, train operators, mechanics...
I was 45 when I realized my "origin story" was actually just my a-parents' adoption story. I'd even met my first mom. But your mind protects itself in weird ways.
November 18, 2025 at 3:22 PM
I was 45 when I realized my "origin story" was actually just my a-parents' adoption story. I'd even met my first mom. But your mind protects itself in weird ways.
We really try to think of it as risk mitigation, rather than full protection, which means we talk about it in my household often. And mask often.
November 18, 2025 at 1:45 AM
We really try to think of it as risk mitigation, rather than full protection, which means we talk about it in my household often. And mask often.
I'm guessing anyone who sort of understood it at FTA is gone now, too? Our system is CONFUSING & we re-do far too much work.
November 18, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I'm guessing anyone who sort of understood it at FTA is gone now, too? Our system is CONFUSING & we re-do far too much work.
I mean, yes. Wilson defeated a wealthy homeowner who has opposed safety improvements for peds/cyclists near his lakeside neighborhood. She's a renter and a transit rider, and that makes her too much like us unwashed masses who could rise up. (Me, also a renter and transit rider).
November 17, 2025 at 7:12 PM
I mean, yes. Wilson defeated a wealthy homeowner who has opposed safety improvements for peds/cyclists near his lakeside neighborhood. She's a renter and a transit rider, and that makes her too much like us unwashed masses who could rise up. (Me, also a renter and transit rider).
I had the opportunity to visit the museum back in April (not on a good day for the CDC, but...) and was blown away by how much there was to see. I hadn't known there was a museum, even. But it was so rich with Why Public Health Matters as a field. I wish everyone could visit.
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
I had the opportunity to visit the museum back in April (not on a good day for the CDC, but...) and was blown away by how much there was to see. I hadn't known there was a museum, even. But it was so rich with Why Public Health Matters as a field. I wish everyone could visit.
This is incredible. And I'm glad they aren't all out, as I really do have things to do today that aren't this particular rabbit hole.
November 17, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This is incredible. And I'm glad they aren't all out, as I really do have things to do today that aren't this particular rabbit hole.
Which the City has a HUGE ROLE in. The project to fix the utterly destroyed bus stop at 3rd and Yesler was SDOT's, not King County.
November 17, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Which the City has a HUGE ROLE in. The project to fix the utterly destroyed bus stop at 3rd and Yesler was SDOT's, not King County.
Maybe drink the whole cup. For your safety.
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Maybe drink the whole cup. For your safety.
I am getting ready to read it, but I feel like the headline isn't doing what they think it's doing. For me, I see, wait, an elected official going far enough against the grain to not own a car in the US? EXCELLENT START. I am intrigued (but also, a member of TRU and voted for her...)
November 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I am getting ready to read it, but I feel like the headline isn't doing what they think it's doing. For me, I see, wait, an elected official going far enough against the grain to not own a car in the US? EXCELLENT START. I am intrigued (but also, a member of TRU and voted for her...)
I lived with a grackle nest outside my window one spring -- and a cat who really thought he was "friends" with the grackle. That's NOT the sound my neighbors were complaining about.
November 16, 2025 at 12:37 AM
I lived with a grackle nest outside my window one spring -- and a cat who really thought he was "friends" with the grackle. That's NOT the sound my neighbors were complaining about.
My neighbor? Is RAKING.
This almost makes up for the leaf blowers all last weekend (other neighbors).
This almost makes up for the leaf blowers all last weekend (other neighbors).
November 15, 2025 at 5:19 PM
My neighbor? Is RAKING.
This almost makes up for the leaf blowers all last weekend (other neighbors).
This almost makes up for the leaf blowers all last weekend (other neighbors).
The only busses discussed were the Stride lines, and I don't personally think know much about them. But several board members noted that local transit should be part of rhe conversation.
November 14, 2025 at 3:01 AM
The only busses discussed were the Stride lines, and I don't personally think know much about them. But several board members noted that local transit should be part of rhe conversation.
It sounded like the December board meetings may include analysis of the single tunnel option.
November 14, 2025 at 1:14 AM
It sounded like the December board meetings may include analysis of the single tunnel option.
Staff acknowledged that it did.
November 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Staff acknowledged that it did.
Rewatched Eureka and Warehouse 13 in recent years with someone who'd seen neither. I like fun tv.
November 10, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Rewatched Eureka and Warehouse 13 in recent years with someone who'd seen neither. I like fun tv.
The Talking Books program was a lifeline for my grandmother when she lost her vision -- that woman always had a book in her purse. Everyone deserves the stories and escapes and knowledge of books. And this can't be saving the state much money.
November 7, 2025 at 12:44 AM
The Talking Books program was a lifeline for my grandmother when she lost her vision -- that woman always had a book in her purse. Everyone deserves the stories and escapes and knowledge of books. And this can't be saving the state much money.
My bio mom says she chose, and I don't take that from her. I was still left. My awareness chose adoption, not me.
November 2, 2025 at 6:52 PM
My bio mom says she chose, and I don't take that from her. I was still left. My awareness chose adoption, not me.
You can turn it off in Duck Duck Go and whatever is the default in Microsoft now. In settings
October 24, 2025 at 4:18 AM
You can turn it off in Duck Duck Go and whatever is the default in Microsoft now. In settings
In case any of your followers are out in Seattle, we have a bunch of wonderful food banks. I personally volunteer at the Asian Counseling and Referral Services (ACRS) food bank in CID. And they are fantastic people. spectacled-lantern-0ec.notion.site/Volunteer-Ev...
Volunteer Events | Notion
These are opportunities that you can participate in just once! We also welcome you to visit www.bit.ly/ACRSVOLCAL to see volunteer opportunities in calendar form.
spectacled-lantern-0ec.notion.site
October 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
In case any of your followers are out in Seattle, we have a bunch of wonderful food banks. I personally volunteer at the Asian Counseling and Referral Services (ACRS) food bank in CID. And they are fantastic people. spectacled-lantern-0ec.notion.site/Volunteer-Ev...
Agreed.
We do need to acknowledge that there is not only ONE type of preferred housing. I do not want a single-family house. I'm not alone. Can we build a variety again? My preferred type is a smaller apartment building, which has been made harder to build these days. (And SROs did serve a purpose!)
We do need to acknowledge that there is not only ONE type of preferred housing. I do not want a single-family house. I'm not alone. Can we build a variety again? My preferred type is a smaller apartment building, which has been made harder to build these days. (And SROs did serve a purpose!)
October 23, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Agreed.
We do need to acknowledge that there is not only ONE type of preferred housing. I do not want a single-family house. I'm not alone. Can we build a variety again? My preferred type is a smaller apartment building, which has been made harder to build these days. (And SROs did serve a purpose!)
We do need to acknowledge that there is not only ONE type of preferred housing. I do not want a single-family house. I'm not alone. Can we build a variety again? My preferred type is a smaller apartment building, which has been made harder to build these days. (And SROs did serve a purpose!)
That really stinks -- as a general citizen with no deep knowledge of public health, King Co Public Health is the most communicative and useful health department I've encountered in my adult life. If the City can't figure out how to work with them ...
October 13, 2025 at 10:13 PM
That really stinks -- as a general citizen with no deep knowledge of public health, King Co Public Health is the most communicative and useful health department I've encountered in my adult life. If the City can't figure out how to work with them ...