Gillian
@somewhendesigns.bsky.social
Fiber artist, one-time opera singer, many cats. Reading, gardening, and building stuff as an alternative to screaming into the void. Doing my best to preserve this beautiful earth. Talk to me about yarn! 🧶
https://somewhendesigns.blogspot.com/
https://somewhendesigns.blogspot.com/
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"The power of the people is greater than the people in power." Wael Ghonim
Thank you, @booker.senate.gov
For your 25 hr 5 min record-breaking speech.
For your mental fortitude.
For your openness.
For being human.
For speaking 25 hrs of TRUTH to cut through the thick fog of gaslighting & LIES. ✊🏼
Thank you, @booker.senate.gov
For your 25 hr 5 min record-breaking speech.
For your mental fortitude.
For your openness.
For being human.
For speaking 25 hrs of TRUTH to cut through the thick fog of gaslighting & LIES. ✊🏼
April 2, 2025 at 12:17 AM
"The power of the people is greater than the people in power." Wael Ghonim
Thank you, @booker.senate.gov
For your 25 hr 5 min record-breaking speech.
For your mental fortitude.
For your openness.
For being human.
For speaking 25 hrs of TRUTH to cut through the thick fog of gaslighting & LIES. ✊🏼
Thank you, @booker.senate.gov
For your 25 hr 5 min record-breaking speech.
For your mental fortitude.
For your openness.
For being human.
For speaking 25 hrs of TRUTH to cut through the thick fog of gaslighting & LIES. ✊🏼
Ask and ye shall receive: City crew was taking down a tree next door and kept me from napping today so I went and asked them if I could have the wood chips. I have never seen four grown men look so confused in my life but they said yes. So no sleep, but free mulch!
March 31, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Ask and ye shall receive: City crew was taking down a tree next door and kept me from napping today so I went and asked them if I could have the wood chips. I have never seen four grown men look so confused in my life but they said yes. So no sleep, but free mulch!
Passed my medical coding exam, I can officially put CPC-A after my name now!
March 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Passed my medical coding exam, I can officially put CPC-A after my name now!
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"I mean what’s the big deal if one month you don’t happen to get a check that provides, for two out of every five retirees, 100% of their income?"
Howard Lutnick thinks that if you don't get your Social Security check and complain you are probably a fraudster - Lawyers, Guns & Money
Even in this degenerate age of ours, this is really wild: BTW he says “She’d just think something got messed up.” The rest of the quote in case you don’t want to get out of the boat: “And she’ll get it next month. A fraudster always makes the loudest noise, screaming and yelling and complaining.” […]
www.lawyersgunsmoneyblog.com
March 21, 2025 at 8:30 PM
"I mean what’s the big deal if one month you don’t happen to get a check that provides, for two out of every five retirees, 100% of their income?"
This would be deeply harmful to libraries all over the country.
March 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
This would be deeply harmful to libraries all over the country.
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A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
March 14, 2025 at 2:52 AM
A YES on cloture is a YES for the bill.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Do not let anyone play games with you.
Ollie turned up with tapeworms so we got to go to the vet today. He's treated and will be fine but he was pretty sad about the trip!
March 11, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Ollie turned up with tapeworms so we got to go to the vet today. He's treated and will be fine but he was pretty sad about the trip!
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…. Where do people think the phone gets the weather data?
March 6, 2025 at 1:32 PM
…. Where do people think the phone gets the weather data?
Cold day but the sky is beautiful!
March 2, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Cold day but the sky is beautiful!
At the dentist getting fillings and they had to double up the local anesthesia because apparently my body is resistant (this happens every time. But it was only this dentist who told me you're not supposed to be able to feel them drilling!)
February 28, 2025 at 6:10 PM
At the dentist getting fillings and they had to double up the local anesthesia because apparently my body is resistant (this happens every time. But it was only this dentist who told me you're not supposed to be able to feel them drilling!)
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Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
February 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ready Fire Aim is a lousy way to govern.
I've got to stop complimenting customers' outfits when I'm at work because I am incapable of hiding my negative reaction when someone responds "Thanks, it's from Shein!"
February 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I've got to stop complimenting customers' outfits when I'm at work because I am incapable of hiding my negative reaction when someone responds "Thanks, it's from Shein!"
Felt important to go to the art museum today for the first time since moving here in 2020. Some very nice exhibitions! They've got a Monet, and a Rodin statue on loan, and we really enjoyed the current exhibition of Japanese art and pottery.
February 22, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Felt important to go to the art museum today for the first time since moving here in 2020. Some very nice exhibitions! They've got a Monet, and a Rodin statue on loan, and we really enjoyed the current exhibition of Japanese art and pottery.
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Hey everyone! We put a bunch of yarn and notions on sale with code SNOWY2025 for 10% off through tomorrow, Feb 21 as a winter clearance. It includes our beautiful project bags! Please check it out and help us clear some space!
aimeeshermakes.com/collections/...
aimeeshermakes.com/collections/...
February 20, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Hey everyone! We put a bunch of yarn and notions on sale with code SNOWY2025 for 10% off through tomorrow, Feb 21 as a winter clearance. It includes our beautiful project bags! Please check it out and help us clear some space!
aimeeshermakes.com/collections/...
aimeeshermakes.com/collections/...
First half of this spin complete! The silk content makes it look like watercolors.
February 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
First half of this spin complete! The silk content makes it look like watercolors.
Did a little bit of spinning this morning. A beautiful merino/silk braid from @republicaunicornia.bsky.social
The rhythmic repetition of spinning felt very soothing, I have a feeling I'll do a lot of it this year.
The rhythmic repetition of spinning felt very soothing, I have a feeling I'll do a lot of it this year.
February 14, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Did a little bit of spinning this morning. A beautiful merino/silk braid from @republicaunicornia.bsky.social
The rhythmic repetition of spinning felt very soothing, I have a feeling I'll do a lot of it this year.
The rhythmic repetition of spinning felt very soothing, I have a feeling I'll do a lot of it this year.
This was very interesting. I've definitely experienced the situation she describes of opening an app, scrolling, being unsatisfied and closing it, then immediately reopening it. Going to think this over and try to be more mindful.
I watched this video this morning and it really has been instructive for understanding, well, a lot of behavior.
youtu.be/bNOol5OTasw
youtu.be/bNOol5OTasw
You're not addicted to tiktoks/reels, you're addicted to the scrolling
YouTube video by HGModernism
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February 14, 2025 at 5:29 AM
This was very interesting. I've definitely experienced the situation she describes of opening an app, scrolling, being unsatisfied and closing it, then immediately reopening it. Going to think this over and try to be more mindful.
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Needlework isn’t just about delicate flowers and pretty patterns. For centuries, women have stitched their strength, their rebellion, and their refusal to be erased into fabric. Meet “Resist”, a piece inspired by the 1950s Aunt Martha Embroidery series. #embroidery #fibersrts
February 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
Needlework isn’t just about delicate flowers and pretty patterns. For centuries, women have stitched their strength, their rebellion, and their refusal to be erased into fabric. Meet “Resist”, a piece inspired by the 1950s Aunt Martha Embroidery series. #embroidery #fibersrts
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in case your company uses Google Workspace and is despairing at how Gemini A.I. is getting pushed into everything—fear not! Slate's indefatigable IT chief embarked on a successful journey to get it removed from our end and wrote a detailed guide for the curious: slate.com/technology/2...
Google Quietly Installed A.I. to My Workspace. Getting Rid of It Was Creepy.
Opting out should not be a premium feature. It’s a basic right.
slate.com
January 29, 2025 at 7:42 PM
in case your company uses Google Workspace and is despairing at how Gemini A.I. is getting pushed into everything—fear not! Slate's indefatigable IT chief embarked on a successful journey to get it removed from our end and wrote a detailed guide for the curious: slate.com/technology/2...
Covid for me too 🫠 hoping the fact that the line was incredibly faint on the test means I'll have a light case but probably not.
February 8, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Covid for me too 🫠 hoping the fact that the line was incredibly faint on the test means I'll have a light case but probably not.
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By definition, numerical weather models require international data. The atmosphere knows no geopolitical boundaries: any model that begins and ends at its country’s border is unable to generate reliable predictions until after a weather system crosses its boundaries. Which defeats the purpose!
NOAA Employees Told to Pause Work With ‘Foreign Nationals’
An internal email obtained by WIRED shows that NOAA workers received orders to pause “ALL INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENTS.”
www.wired.com
February 6, 2025 at 3:23 PM
By definition, numerical weather models require international data. The atmosphere knows no geopolitical boundaries: any model that begins and ends at its country’s border is unable to generate reliable predictions until after a weather system crosses its boundaries. Which defeats the purpose!
Not enough going on this week so my husband tested positive for covid just to spice things up. (I'm still negative but it's surely only a matter of time.)
February 5, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Not enough going on this week so my husband tested positive for covid just to spice things up. (I'm still negative but it's surely only a matter of time.)
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While Trump has been distracting America with everything else, Elon Musk’s staffers are quietly taking over NOAA and the Department of Labor. They are also using AI to help rewrite a significant portion of the federal government’s computer systems.
February 5, 2025 at 9:11 PM
While Trump has been distracting America with everything else, Elon Musk’s staffers are quietly taking over NOAA and the Department of Labor. They are also using AI to help rewrite a significant portion of the federal government’s computer systems.
This is APPALLING.
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies, describing them at one point as “targets.” The website lists mostly Black employees.
Federal health workers terrified after 'DEI' website publishes list of 'targets'
Federal health workers are expressing fear and alarm after a website called “DEI Watch List” published the photos, names and public information of a number of workers across health agencies.
www.aol.com
February 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is APPALLING.
Going for a walk because a wrong answer in my coding homework just caused me to burst into tears. I may be a tad bit overwhelmed.
February 4, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Going for a walk because a wrong answer in my coding homework just caused me to burst into tears. I may be a tad bit overwhelmed.