Lisa Hertel
@cogitationitis.bsky.social
Artist, conrunner, she/they
And this is why I got forced out of Arisia. I'm not white nor BIPOC. I have an inkling of marginalization, but not the full experience.
I tried to get them to go to other cons. Even a local, one-day Blerd con (very cheap) -- and they had excuses. Then IR'd me. strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
I tried to get them to go to other cons. Even a local, one-day Blerd con (very cheap) -- and they had excuses. Then IR'd me. strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
White People Wielding Needles
The more of us stand together, the faster this change will be and the fewer people will suffer in the meantime. In what I hope is a quite obvious note: this is not me saying this. This is a known a…
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February 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
And this is why I got forced out of Arisia. I'm not white nor BIPOC. I have an inkling of marginalization, but not the full experience.
I tried to get them to go to other cons. Even a local, one-day Blerd con (very cheap) -- and they had excuses. Then IR'd me. strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
I tried to get them to go to other cons. Even a local, one-day Blerd con (very cheap) -- and they had excuses. Then IR'd me. strangehorizons.com/wordpress/no...
Musk has all the data you've ever given to the US government now, including all your social security information. It's been over 2 days of unrestricted access. I suggest you download and save what you can offline. Assume everything is compromised.
February 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Musk has all the data you've ever given to the US government now, including all your social security information. It's been over 2 days of unrestricted access. I suggest you download and save what you can offline. Assume everything is compromised.
Look for The Cogitation Zone at the Natick farmer's market tomorrow 9-1 and in Melrose on Sunday 11-3 at Melrose memorial hall.
December 14, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Look for The Cogitation Zone at the Natick farmer's market tomorrow 9-1 and in Melrose on Sunday 11-3 at Melrose memorial hall.
Keynote with @stonekettle.bsky.social at Smofcon 41
December 8, 2024 at 4:04 AM
Keynote with @stonekettle.bsky.social at Smofcon 41
On the way to Cherry Hill for Philcon, mostly as an opportunity to see my niece and eat at the Silver Diner. Maybe I'll get lucky and sell some art. I'm on program and have 2 workshops: wire trees & alcohol inks.
November 22, 2024 at 7:35 PM
On the way to Cherry Hill for Philcon, mostly as an opportunity to see my niece and eat at the Silver Diner. Maybe I'll get lucky and sell some art. I'm on program and have 2 workshops: wire trees & alcohol inks.
Yay for @courtneymilan.com taking down the RWA. www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
Romance Writers of America files for bankruptcy amid bitter racism battle
Group says membership crisis means it cannot pay conference contracts as top writer condemns RWA’s ‘retreat from commitment to equality’
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May 31, 2024 at 2:40 AM
Yay for @courtneymilan.com taking down the RWA. www.theguardian.com/books/articl...
Shouldn't the decaf Good Morning blend be a Good Evening blend?
March 6, 2024 at 2:31 PM
Shouldn't the decaf Good Morning blend be a Good Evening blend?
About to explore a desert in a jeep with gale force winds roaring. For 6 hours. Whee!
March 2, 2024 at 1:22 PM
About to explore a desert in a jeep with gale force winds roaring. For 6 hours. Whee!
The view from our hotel room is much better than what @scalzi.com usually gets, though there is a parking lot (and gas station).
March 1, 2024 at 11:13 PM
The view from our hotel room is much better than what @scalzi.com usually gets, though there is a parking lot (and gas station).
Damnit, cat, I have a meeting to get to.
February 2, 2024 at 2:46 PM
Damnit, cat, I have a meeting to get to.
Last night at dinner my daughter asked us, "What motivates you?" (wrt work, mostly). Our first answer was money, the next, the satisfaction of a job well done, or an interesting challenge, and I added, "Giving back."
So, what motivates you? What gets you to complete a task?
So, what motivates you? What gets you to complete a task?
January 29, 2024 at 4:01 PM
Last night at dinner my daughter asked us, "What motivates you?" (wrt work, mostly). Our first answer was money, the next, the satisfaction of a job well done, or an interesting challenge, and I added, "Giving back."
So, what motivates you? What gets you to complete a task?
So, what motivates you? What gets you to complete a task?
I agree the Q&A has gone soft
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January 8, 2024 at 4:21 PM
I agree the Q&A has gone soft
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Looks like I'm stuck today.
September 22, 2023 at 2:46 PM
Looks like I'm stuck today.
New Rise of Technology trees on circuit boards. $35 each.
August 2, 2023 at 5:57 PM
New Rise of Technology trees on circuit boards. $35 each.
And yes, I would have called the local animal control officer.
(End thread)
(End thread)
July 30, 2023 at 5:42 PM
And yes, I would have called the local animal control officer.
(End thread)
(End thread)
And honestly, I do not want to frequent a business that might condone such an action, whether the patron is a regular or not. I'll tolerate MAGAts as customers, but I won't tolerate animal cruelty.
So, yeah, I was an asshole. And righteously so.
(pt 6 thread)
So, yeah, I was an asshole. And righteously so.
(pt 6 thread)
July 30, 2023 at 5:41 PM
And honestly, I do not want to frequent a business that might condone such an action, whether the patron is a regular or not. I'll tolerate MAGAts as customers, but I won't tolerate animal cruelty.
So, yeah, I was an asshole. And righteously so.
(pt 6 thread)
So, yeah, I was an asshole. And righteously so.
(pt 6 thread)
I paid (overpaid, really) for my embarrassed friend's coffee, and we left just as the guy came back in. We ate elsewhere.
Now it's possible he moved his car to the back parking lot; the car wasn't there when I went back an hour and a half later. But it certainly was no longer out front.
(pt 5)
Now it's possible he moved his car to the back parking lot; the car wasn't there when I went back an hour and a half later. But it certainly was no longer out front.
(pt 5)
July 30, 2023 at 5:41 PM
I paid (overpaid, really) for my embarrassed friend's coffee, and we left just as the guy came back in. We ate elsewhere.
Now it's possible he moved his car to the back parking lot; the car wasn't there when I went back an hour and a half later. But it certainly was no longer out front.
(pt 5)
Now it's possible he moved his car to the back parking lot; the car wasn't there when I went back an hour and a half later. But it certainly was no longer out front.
(pt 5)
A man got up, obviously annoyed, and walked past me. As he passed, I said "It's illegal to leave a dog in a car."
My friend was at the counter, and the wait staff was also visibly annoyed. One said, "He's a regular, you could have been nicer about it."
(pt 4 thread)
My friend was at the counter, and the wait staff was also visibly annoyed. One said, "He's a regular, you could have been nicer about it."
(pt 4 thread)
July 30, 2023 at 5:40 PM
A man got up, obviously annoyed, and walked past me. As he passed, I said "It's illegal to leave a dog in a car."
My friend was at the counter, and the wait staff was also visibly annoyed. One said, "He's a regular, you could have been nicer about it."
(pt 4 thread)
My friend was at the counter, and the wait staff was also visibly annoyed. One said, "He's a regular, you could have been nicer about it."
(pt 4 thread)
Still, Not Okay to leave a dog for an hour. And I'll note there were outside tables available.
So I walked into the diner, and yelled at the top of my lungs, "Excuse me, whoever has [car], you left your dog in your car, you have two minutes before I call the cops."
(pt 3 thread)
So I walked into the diner, and yelled at the top of my lungs, "Excuse me, whoever has [car], you left your dog in your car, you have two minutes before I call the cops."
(pt 3 thread)
July 30, 2023 at 5:39 PM
Still, Not Okay to leave a dog for an hour. And I'll note there were outside tables available.
So I walked into the diner, and yelled at the top of my lungs, "Excuse me, whoever has [car], you left your dog in your car, you have two minutes before I call the cops."
(pt 3 thread)
So I walked into the diner, and yelled at the top of my lungs, "Excuse me, whoever has [car], you left your dog in your car, you have two minutes before I call the cops."
(pt 3 thread)
Now, to be fair, it was a lovely morning: cool (temps upper 60sF/about 20C), light breeze, low humidity. And the windows were all open almost a foot. Fine if you're just running in to get takeout (the diner, which I had never been to, was the only thing open in the plaza).
(pt 2 thread)
(pt 2 thread)
July 30, 2023 at 5:38 PM
Now, to be fair, it was a lovely morning: cool (temps upper 60sF/about 20C), light breeze, low humidity. And the windows were all open almost a foot. Fine if you're just running in to get takeout (the diner, which I had never been to, was the only thing open in the plaza).
(pt 2 thread)
(pt 2 thread)
I was (deliberately) an asshole today.
I was meeting a friend at a diner for breakfast. When I parked, I heard a dog whining and crying, and noticed a beagle two cars down. A guy leaving the diner and getting into his pickup said "He left his dog in his car."
(Thread)
I was meeting a friend at a diner for breakfast. When I parked, I heard a dog whining and crying, and noticed a beagle two cars down. A guy leaving the diner and getting into his pickup said "He left his dog in his car."
(Thread)
July 30, 2023 at 5:37 PM
I was (deliberately) an asshole today.
I was meeting a friend at a diner for breakfast. When I parked, I heard a dog whining and crying, and noticed a beagle two cars down. A guy leaving the diner and getting into his pickup said "He left his dog in his car."
(Thread)
I was meeting a friend at a diner for breakfast. When I parked, I heard a dog whining and crying, and noticed a beagle two cars down. A guy leaving the diner and getting into his pickup said "He left his dog in his car."
(Thread)