St. Chris
@stchris.bsky.social
Writer/editor who got stuck in computers. Technical writer, business analyst. Web application everything-person for a couple of decades. I fight for the users.
He/him/Chris. Autistic, ADHD, anti-kyriarchy. I have been, and always shall be, in New Jersey.
He/him/Chris. Autistic, ADHD, anti-kyriarchy. I have been, and always shall be, in New Jersey.
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
November 9, 2025 at 3:09 AM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
One of my kids drew this 11 years ago. I can’t refute it.
November 7, 2025 at 1:43 AM
One of my kids drew this 11 years ago. I can’t refute it.
Autocorrect wasn’t *technically* wrong.
November 5, 2025 at 5:25 AM
Autocorrect wasn’t *technically* wrong.
Oh yeah. That is nice.
November 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Oh yeah. That is nice.
With my pumpkin guitar.
November 1, 2025 at 2:15 AM
With my pumpkin guitar.
Happy Halloween!
This year, I’m a guitarist.
This year, I’m a guitarist.
November 1, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Happy Halloween!
This year, I’m a guitarist.
This year, I’m a guitarist.
I’d been encouraged to try drop-D tuning and never seen a reason to bother, but I got Joe Walsh’s “A Life of Illusion” stuck in my head this morning, and…huh. Okay. I get it.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
I’d been encouraged to try drop-D tuning and never seen a reason to bother, but I got Joe Walsh’s “A Life of Illusion” stuck in my head this morning, and…huh. Okay. I get it.
Honestly, it’s such a plain and ubiquitous thing, but it’s the first that I myself have owned and it seems magical.
October 29, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Honestly, it’s such a plain and ubiquitous thing, but it’s the first that I myself have owned and it seems magical.
Until this year, I didn’t know this kind of case is made of wood! Thin plywood, covered with vinyl and lined with padding and plush fabric. Guitar cases seemed like elemental objects when I was growing up, but now I’m learning what everything is made of. A wooden case is fitting for a wooden guitar.
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Until this year, I didn’t know this kind of case is made of wood! Thin plywood, covered with vinyl and lined with padding and plush fabric. Guitar cases seemed like elemental objects when I was growing up, but now I’m learning what everything is made of. A wooden case is fitting for a wooden guitar.
I love the smell of Tolex in the evening.
Actually, no. Tolex is the textured vinyl sheeting that guitar cases like this are covered with. I’m mostly keeping the case in the basement until the odor wears off a bit. I’ve lived around many guitars and it is nostalgic, but it is also rather plasticky.
Actually, no. Tolex is the textured vinyl sheeting that guitar cases like this are covered with. I’m mostly keeping the case in the basement until the odor wears off a bit. I’ve lived around many guitars and it is nostalgic, but it is also rather plasticky.
October 29, 2025 at 12:27 AM
I love the smell of Tolex in the evening.
Actually, no. Tolex is the textured vinyl sheeting that guitar cases like this are covered with. I’m mostly keeping the case in the basement until the odor wears off a bit. I’ve lived around many guitars and it is nostalgic, but it is also rather plasticky.
Actually, no. Tolex is the textured vinyl sheeting that guitar cases like this are covered with. I’m mostly keeping the case in the basement until the odor wears off a bit. I’ve lived around many guitars and it is nostalgic, but it is also rather plasticky.
Am I inordinately pleased that my favorite capo for my electric guitar also works with my acoustic guitar? No, I am quite ordinately pleased.
October 26, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Am I inordinately pleased that my favorite capo for my electric guitar also works with my acoustic guitar? No, I am quite ordinately pleased.
I handed my Pacifica to my 70-year-old uncle who’s been playing since he was a teenager. He finger-strummed a few chords, wordlessly reached out for the pick I held out to him, and, with neither the slightest hesitation nor any expression on his face, proceeded to play the hell out of it.
October 24, 2025 at 2:33 AM
I handed my Pacifica to my 70-year-old uncle who’s been playing since he was a teenager. He finger-strummed a few chords, wordlessly reached out for the pick I held out to him, and, with neither the slightest hesitation nor any expression on his face, proceeded to play the hell out of it.
I’m stunned at how *legitimate* the acoustic guitar looks in its hard case.
Like…wait, I have a Real Guitar?
Like…wait, I have a Real Guitar?
October 22, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I’m stunned at how *legitimate* the acoustic guitar looks in its hard case.
Like…wait, I have a Real Guitar?
Like…wait, I have a Real Guitar?
This style of guitar is called a “dreadnought” because it’s friggin’ huge.
October 20, 2025 at 1:06 AM
This style of guitar is called a “dreadnought” because it’s friggin’ huge.
I took my acoustic guitar to Guitar Center on Friday and asked their technicians if they could make it easier to play. They lowered the action and replaced the stock phosphor bronze strings with lighter, lower-tension Martin MA130S Silk & Steels.
This is now a *radically* more comfortable guitar.
This is now a *radically* more comfortable guitar.
October 20, 2025 at 12:54 AM
I took my acoustic guitar to Guitar Center on Friday and asked their technicians if they could make it easier to play. They lowered the action and replaced the stock phosphor bronze strings with lighter, lower-tension Martin MA130S Silk & Steels.
This is now a *radically* more comfortable guitar.
This is now a *radically* more comfortable guitar.
(typical evening Chris)
October 13, 2025 at 4:14 AM
(typical evening Chris)
What I’m saying is that if someone cites literature to support a perspective, they (or their interviewer) should make sure they didn’t hallucinate the text.
October 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
What I’m saying is that if someone cites literature to support a perspective, they (or their interviewer) should make sure they didn’t hallucinate the text.
Whenever I see one of these vans, I imagine them delivering emergency batteries for TV remotes that have stopped working. A small, perhaps, but invaluable service.
October 7, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Whenever I see one of these vans, I imagine them delivering emergency batteries for TV remotes that have stopped working. A small, perhaps, but invaluable service.
Five years ago today, I found out that someone I dearly loved had died of long covid. It tore me apart, and I’ve tried to reassemble myself in a way that she would think of as a better version of me.
October 6, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Five years ago today, I found out that someone I dearly loved had died of long covid. It tore me apart, and I’ve tried to reassemble myself in a way that she would think of as a better version of me.
There’s more than one of these.
October 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
There’s more than one of these.
We’ve clearly got a very nice mycelium in my yard.
October 2, 2025 at 5:08 PM
We’ve clearly got a very nice mycelium in my yard.