PurpleMarsAlien
@purplemarsalien.bsky.social
PNW software engineer, but still a Chicagoan.
Pronouns, she/her. 40-something in tech. I like knitting, enjoy dogs and have a happy teenager.
Pronouns, she/her. 40-something in tech. I like knitting, enjoy dogs and have a happy teenager.
It has arrived.
December 5, 2025 at 3:21 AM
It has arrived.
Well supposedly I placed my order but this is the email I got ...
November 28, 2025 at 5:51 AM
Well supposedly I placed my order but this is the email I got ...
I'm the king of the castle!
November 2, 2025 at 8:42 PM
I'm the king of the castle!
I don't know why it's a year onwards, but I've really been forgetting she's gone this fall. Both these guys are gone (the saint is long ago gone) and I've been missing both
October 20, 2025 at 6:00 AM
I don't know why it's a year onwards, but I've really been forgetting she's gone this fall. Both these guys are gone (the saint is long ago gone) and I've been missing both
Cleaned and organized my pantry tonight. It is a confusing mess of stuff because it is about the only useful storage in this kitchen.
October 19, 2025 at 4:35 AM
Cleaned and organized my pantry tonight. It is a confusing mess of stuff because it is about the only useful storage in this kitchen.
Apparently this is a TikTok thing, but also a Christmas present for my kid. An Ikea alien plushie wearing a knit sweater I made.
October 14, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Apparently this is a TikTok thing, but also a Christmas present for my kid. An Ikea alien plushie wearing a knit sweater I made.
All the tarnished silver I found in my house, all shiny now.
October 6, 2025 at 4:18 AM
All the tarnished silver I found in my house, all shiny now.
Like look at that, this is the only picture I managed to take as the tarnish vanished.
October 6, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Like look at that, this is the only picture I managed to take as the tarnish vanished.
Holy crap WTF, apparently I should have just done a video of that 5 second experiment. Apparently the silver napkin rings I tried this on earlier were nowhere near the amount of silver.
October 6, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Holy crap WTF, apparently I should have just done a video of that 5 second experiment. Apparently the silver napkin rings I tried this on earlier were nowhere near the amount of silver.
Because I can't do anything else tonight, I think I'm going to science experiment this silver cup in foil, baking soda and boiling water.
October 6, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Because I can't do anything else tonight, I think I'm going to science experiment this silver cup in foil, baking soda and boiling water.
One of my favorite months for our CSA delivery.
September 3, 2025 at 10:54 PM
One of my favorite months for our CSA delivery.
New phone, who dis?
September 2, 2025 at 11:14 PM
New phone, who dis?
Years back some online jerk told me that I couldn't get 10k karma on Reddit in a year if I tried. I said I'd get 100k. Then after that, I decided to see how long it would go. Still going ...
August 27, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Years back some online jerk told me that I couldn't get 10k karma on Reddit in a year if I tried. I said I'd get 100k. Then after that, I decided to see how long it would go. Still going ...
I also gave Oscar the Grouch a haircut.
August 24, 2025 at 11:44 PM
I also gave Oscar the Grouch a haircut.
And now I'm hanging out in my backyard, where my grass can look like this without a complaint from county or HOA. I LIKE my grass looking like something I can wade through in bare feet.
August 24, 2025 at 11:39 PM
And now I'm hanging out in my backyard, where my grass can look like this without a complaint from county or HOA. I LIKE my grass looking like something I can wade through in bare feet.
Multitasking: roasting chicken and roasting beets.
August 6, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Multitasking: roasting chicken and roasting beets.
My CSA is apparently suffering a surplus of zucchini this year, so now I have a surplus of zucchini. So baked ratatouille covered with some mozzarella and parmesan so I can pretend it's a casserole.
August 1, 2025 at 1:51 AM
My CSA is apparently suffering a surplus of zucchini this year, so now I have a surplus of zucchini. So baked ratatouille covered with some mozzarella and parmesan so I can pretend it's a casserole.
It started as such a wee little baby tree.
July 27, 2025 at 3:37 AM
It started as such a wee little baby tree.
My Japanese Maple is such a happy tree
July 27, 2025 at 3:31 AM
My Japanese Maple is such a happy tree
I get the panko ones, I'm so fancy. (And yes I and the kid had just had the chicken tenders? whatever, mom ... conversation)
July 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I get the panko ones, I'm so fancy. (And yes I and the kid had just had the chicken tenders? whatever, mom ... conversation)
Very cool fidget toys made by @mostlybree.kitrocha.com I got one for me and one to give to the kid for his birthday. I also received two cool critters!
July 2, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Very cool fidget toys made by @mostlybree.kitrocha.com I got one for me and one to give to the kid for his birthday. I also received two cool critters!
Yummmmmm ... Oops now in my stomach.
June 30, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Yummmmmm ... Oops now in my stomach.
Yummmmmm ... Raspberries.
June 30, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Yummmmmm ... Raspberries.
@annaguirre.bsky.social so I put your novel on the Libby alert me list for kcls just before release. (I also bought it, but trying to get it in the library too.) Today I got an alert that they now have it available and logged in to see ...
June 28, 2025 at 7:57 PM
@annaguirre.bsky.social so I put your novel on the Libby alert me list for kcls just before release. (I also bought it, but trying to get it in the library too.) Today I got an alert that they now have it available and logged in to see ...
