Jess Zimbabwe
@jzimbabwe.bsky.social
Architect, planner, and Executive Director of Environmental Works Community Design Center in Seattle. Adjunct faculty at UW. Also: cheese, parrots, travel, music, housing, transit, maps, books, dogs, politics.
I’m sure it’s not scientifically calibrated, but Armstrong (the people who make dropped acoustical ceiling tiles) has a free Armstrong Sound Level app that we use to settle lots of little family debates about sounds in the world.
November 11, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I’m sure it’s not scientifically calibrated, but Armstrong (the people who make dropped acoustical ceiling tiles) has a free Armstrong Sound Level app that we use to settle lots of little family debates about sounds in the world.
I met Fetterman when he was mayor and man, we just did not see what a massive disappointment he would be.
November 10, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I met Fetterman when he was mayor and man, we just did not see what a massive disappointment he would be.
“In a sea of hoodies and sneakers…”
November 9, 2025 at 3:16 PM
“In a sea of hoodies and sneakers…”
Oh man, loroco y queso is my favorite. That sounds amazing.
November 9, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Oh man, loroco y queso is my favorite. That sounds amazing.
Oh man, those look goooood. Did they have a bunch of flavors? Which did you get?
November 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Oh man, those look goooood. Did they have a bunch of flavors? Which did you get?
I do not recommend Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, unless you need a good nap.
November 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I do not recommend Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, unless you need a good nap.
Honestly, he was most motivated, and it showed. I was sort of waffling between two submissions (Almodovar and Wallace and Gromit), and so he sort of won because we all gave in.
November 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Honestly, he was most motivated, and it showed. I was sort of waffling between two submissions (Almodovar and Wallace and Gromit), and so he sort of won because we all gave in.
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Just an absolute banger of an animal family
June 2, 2025 at 6:28 AM
Just an absolute banger of an animal family
Now you’ve done it…
November 4, 2025 at 3:17 AM
Now you’ve done it…
Bitterballen (vegan, made out of eggplant and mushrooms) and mustard sauce (not vegan, made with butter, cream, and shallot).
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Bitterballen (vegan, made out of eggplant and mushrooms) and mustard sauce (not vegan, made with butter, cream, and shallot).
The bitterballen worked!
November 3, 2025 at 3:03 AM
The bitterballen worked!
Status update: the apple cake is done and looks great. So dessert is in the bag. The pea soup is simmering. The mushroom/eggplant base for bitterballen is in the freezer; I’m hoping it thickens up. Veg are boiling for the stamppot. And the Mister is rolling out puff pastry for sausage rolls.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Status update: the apple cake is done and looks great. So dessert is in the bag. The pea soup is simmering. The mushroom/eggplant base for bitterballen is in the freezer; I’m hoping it thickens up. Veg are boiling for the stamppot. And the Mister is rolling out puff pastry for sausage rolls.
We’re not doing meat, so the Stamppot will be on its own. But we’re making Saucijzenbroodjes out of Impossible meat!
November 3, 2025 at 2:10 AM
We’re not doing meat, so the Stamppot will be on its own. But we’re making Saucijzenbroodjes out of Impossible meat!
Sam made an apple cake!
November 3, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Sam made an apple cake!