Heather Poulsen
@therealcre8trix.bsky.social
Misfit, mother,🎵🌲⛺️💻lover. Translator of tech talk. Seeker of knowledge. Quick with a GIF. Words and community for a living.
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Cleopatra lived closer in time to 'yeet' being in the dictionary than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
January 5, 2025 at 1:55 AM
Cleopatra lived closer in time to 'yeet' being in the dictionary than to the construction of the Great Pyramid of Giza.
Yule log 2024. Happy solstice!
December 22, 2024 at 6:17 AM
Yule log 2024. Happy solstice!
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If there's one thing that makes me sad, it's indie writers, artists and musicians apologizing for promoting their own work
Please keep talking about your work forever, I love seeing it
Please keep talking about your work forever, I love seeing it
December 21, 2024 at 12:03 AM
If there's one thing that makes me sad, it's indie writers, artists and musicians apologizing for promoting their own work
Please keep talking about your work forever, I love seeing it
Please keep talking about your work forever, I love seeing it
Another Windows customization I forgot I had configured - turning off those pesky little suggestions to create an event when you copy a date in Excel or other spots. In Settings, under System > Clipboard, there's a toggle for "Suggested actions."
December 20, 2024 at 1:09 AM
Another Windows customization I forgot I had configured - turning off those pesky little suggestions to create an event when you copy a date in Excel or other spots. In Settings, under System > Clipboard, there's a toggle for "Suggested actions."
Ugh, Aptos. If you don't like it either, here's how to change your default in Word:
1 - From Home, click the arrow in the bottom right corner of the Font section of the toolbar.
2 - Choose your font, style, and size.
3 - Click "Set as Default" then "All documents based on..."
1 - From Home, click the arrow in the bottom right corner of the Font section of the toolbar.
2 - Choose your font, style, and size.
3 - Click "Set as Default" then "All documents based on..."
December 19, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Ugh, Aptos. If you don't like it either, here's how to change your default in Word:
1 - From Home, click the arrow in the bottom right corner of the Font section of the toolbar.
2 - Choose your font, style, and size.
3 - Click "Set as Default" then "All documents based on..."
1 - From Home, click the arrow in the bottom right corner of the Font section of the toolbar.
2 - Choose your font, style, and size.
3 - Click "Set as Default" then "All documents based on..."
Reimaged my PC last weekend. Forgot how many little tweaks I make to default app options and settings. Sharing some of my favorites in case it helps someone. #SharingIsCaring
December 18, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Reimaged my PC last weekend. Forgot how many little tweaks I make to default app options and settings. Sharing some of my favorites in case it helps someone. #SharingIsCaring
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The existence of trans and queer people is not inappropriate for any age to know about
December 18, 2024 at 2:15 AM
The existence of trans and queer people is not inappropriate for any age to know about
2 sick kids. 3 hours of sleep. Kitty cuddles are a cheat code for feeling like you can face the day. Show me your cuddle buddies!
December 18, 2024 at 3:49 PM
2 sick kids. 3 hours of sleep. Kitty cuddles are a cheat code for feeling like you can face the day. Show me your cuddle buddies!
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It's been awhile since I last reminded you that I love you.
I love you.
Thanks for being here. I know it's not always easy. I appreciate the effort.
#MakeKindnessNormal
I love you.
Thanks for being here. I know it's not always easy. I appreciate the effort.
#MakeKindnessNormal
December 15, 2024 at 3:44 PM
It's been awhile since I last reminded you that I love you.
I love you.
Thanks for being here. I know it's not always easy. I appreciate the effort.
#MakeKindnessNormal
I love you.
Thanks for being here. I know it's not always easy. I appreciate the effort.
#MakeKindnessNormal
Played Hues and Cues last night. A fun look into how people see, interpret, associate, and remember color. Up to 8 players, all ages. (Be prepared, playing with 4 under 9 last night provided the honor of clues like "snot" and "diarrhea".)
December 16, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Played Hues and Cues last night. A fun look into how people see, interpret, associate, and remember color. Up to 8 players, all ages. (Be prepared, playing with 4 under 9 last night provided the honor of clues like "snot" and "diarrhea".)
Reposted by Heather Poulsen
die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
December 16, 2024 at 2:05 PM
die-hard | adjective | strongly or fanatically determined or devoted
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
Die Hard | noun | a Christmas movie
It's Friday evening. It's dark. It's cold. It's raining. A lot. Instacart just delivered sake and a baguette. Adulting is done for the week.
December 14, 2024 at 2:06 AM
It's Friday evening. It's dark. It's cold. It's raining. A lot. Instacart just delivered sake and a baguette. Adulting is done for the week.
"Feels like the first time .." It's not. This is my 4th time washing this load. May it finally make its way to the dryer today.
December 14, 2024 at 12:53 AM
"Feels like the first time .." It's not. This is my 4th time washing this load. May it finally make its way to the dryer today.
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Me: I'm still new here. Need more folks to follow.
Merriam-Webster: Hiyeeeee!
Merriam-Webster: Hiyeeeee!
clause =📝
Claus = 🎅
claws = 🐈
Claus = 🎅
claws = 🐈
December 13, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Me: I'm still new here. Need more folks to follow.
Merriam-Webster: Hiyeeeee!
Merriam-Webster: Hiyeeeee!
I need to make one of those apathetic cat videos so I can complain about Chipotle being out of agua fresca for the third time in a row without sounding like an a******.
December 12, 2024 at 2:26 AM
I need to make one of those apathetic cat videos so I can complain about Chipotle being out of agua fresca for the third time in a row without sounding like an a******.
ADHD is ______. I'll go first.
Trying to fill out forms for an upcoming doc appt and completely forgetting my zip code. I've lived here for 10 years.
Trying to fill out forms for an upcoming doc appt and completely forgetting my zip code. I've lived here for 10 years.
a man in a tan jacket says 404 processing error on the bottom
Alt: Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes looking down and blinking several times while the caption reads 404 processing error
media.tenor.com
December 11, 2024 at 9:10 PM
ADHD is ______. I'll go first.
Trying to fill out forms for an upcoming doc appt and completely forgetting my zip code. I've lived here for 10 years.
Trying to fill out forms for an upcoming doc appt and completely forgetting my zip code. I've lived here for 10 years.
I am somewhat caffeinated, but all the way ready to help behind the scenes at Tech Community Live: Windows edition! Tune in at aka.ms/TCL/Windows for 4 hours of back-to-back AMAs, starting at 7:00 a.m. PST!
(Now for more coffee...1 for each AMA: ☕☕☕☕☕)
(Now for more coffee...1 for each AMA: ☕☕☕☕☕)
Tech Community Live: Windows edition | Microsoft Community Hub
Deploying and managing Windows? Join us for four hours of live, Ask Microsoft Anything (AMA) sessions with our product and engineering teams!
We're sharing...
aka.ms
December 11, 2024 at 2:06 PM
I am somewhat caffeinated, but all the way ready to help behind the scenes at Tech Community Live: Windows edition! Tune in at aka.ms/TCL/Windows for 4 hours of back-to-back AMAs, starting at 7:00 a.m. PST!
(Now for more coffee...1 for each AMA: ☕☕☕☕☕)
(Now for more coffee...1 for each AMA: ☕☕☕☕☕)
IYKYK. (Photo by David Carlos.)
December 9, 2024 at 2:14 AM
IYKYK. (Photo by David Carlos.)
Scott Hanson quoting Sun Tzu during an OT game on RedZone. My affinity for watching Sunday football this way continues.
December 8, 2024 at 9:31 PM
Scott Hanson quoting Sun Tzu during an OT game on RedZone. My affinity for watching Sunday football this way continues.
This! You don't have to sound like a robot. Add some personality or even a little humor.
December 8, 2024 at 12:37 AM
This! You don't have to sound like a robot. Add some personality or even a little humor.
Can you measure burnout? 📏📐⏱️🗒️ My kids are staying with friends this weekend... and I slept until 11:30! And still felt like I needed sleep. I wonder how long a break from adulting it would actually take to feel rested.....
December 7, 2024 at 8:58 PM
Can you measure burnout? 📏📐⏱️🗒️ My kids are staying with friends this weekend... and I slept until 11:30! And still felt like I needed sleep. I wonder how long a break from adulting it would actually take to feel rested.....
Issabelle's first Xmas. All the ring ting tinglings have now been hunted and stowed under the couch for our safety.
December 7, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Issabelle's first Xmas. All the ring ting tinglings have now been hunted and stowed under the couch for our safety.
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Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
December 4, 2024 at 7:36 PM
Two stages of writing:
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
1) This shouldn't take too long
2) Oh no
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I think it would be a good idea
QUESTION: What are your thoughts on the US healthcare system?
December 5, 2024 at 2:18 PM
I think it would be a good idea