Victoria Landau
@victoria.on.computer
Old Internet Person. Behaviorist, zookeeper, ex-editor. Alt text appreciator. Thought leader in the Midwestern parent headspace. Stacker of wheat. I’m quite boring and block freely. She/her
That darning/mending loom thing that gets advertised to me endlessly on IG helped me fix a hole in my favorite sweater! Not very WELL, but it’s at less risk of fully unraveling now, lol
November 14, 2025 at 1:40 AM
That darning/mending loom thing that gets advertised to me endlessly on IG helped me fix a hole in my favorite sweater! Not very WELL, but it’s at less risk of fully unraveling now, lol
There is some pest that bites me and only me? and lives inside my house and, yadda yadda yadda, I’ve just disassembled and rebuilt a cabinet that’s been standing in my house since idk when and definitely does not seem ever to have been infested with bugs after all 😒 but at least it stands square now
November 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
There is some pest that bites me and only me? and lives inside my house and, yadda yadda yadda, I’ve just disassembled and rebuilt a cabinet that’s been standing in my house since idk when and definitely does not seem ever to have been infested with bugs after all 😒 but at least it stands square now
Not loving the palpable tension online, offline, and specifically in my home once my kid learned we’re having salmon for dinner (it’s currently disfavored)
October 6, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Not loving the palpable tension online, offline, and specifically in my home once my kid learned we’re having salmon for dinner (it’s currently disfavored)
Thrilling to reread The Handmaid’s Tale because it’s what my kid is studying in AP English right now and to realize that Offred appears to be GenZ based on timeline hints. What a time to be alive
September 18, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Thrilling to reread The Handmaid’s Tale because it’s what my kid is studying in AP English right now and to realize that Offred appears to be GenZ based on timeline hints. What a time to be alive
Well, the wait was worth it—my kid enjoyed Blazing Saddles and needed only a few references explained, like ptomaine poisoning 🥴
September 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Well, the wait was worth it—my kid enjoyed Blazing Saddles and needed only a few references explained, like ptomaine poisoning 🥴
Local elementary school is back in session today which can mean many things but one predominates: it’s scream season (from now until after Memorial Day)
August 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Local elementary school is back in session today which can mean many things but one predominates: it’s scream season (from now until after Memorial Day)
Convergent evolution?
August 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
Convergent evolution?
Husband just got himself some fresh glasses frames, and now we both look like old timey NASA types—I’ve got the Katherine Johnson browline specs; he’s got nerd frames like fictional administrator Tom Paine in For All Mankind. Let’s get that Apollo program going, folks!
August 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Husband just got himself some fresh glasses frames, and now we both look like old timey NASA types—I’ve got the Katherine Johnson browline specs; he’s got nerd frames like fictional administrator Tom Paine in For All Mankind. Let’s get that Apollo program going, folks!
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
Google just locked me out of my account bc I tried to access my account from the phone I’ve been using to access my account 👍
July 27, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Google just locked me out of my account bc I tried to access my account from the phone I’ve been using to access my account 👍
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When I met Ryan Coogler several years ago, we were standing in a group of people chatting, when a woman with visible hearing aids walked up, and he casually began to sign the whole conversation so she could participate. She mouthed “thank you”. He nodded and just kept doing his thing.
‘Sinners’ on Max Will Include a Black American Sign Language Version
‘Sinners’ on Max Will Include a Black American Sign Language Version
Max will debut Sinners in the U.S. on Friday July 4, when viewers will be able to watch it two ways: by 1) streaming the exact theatrically-released version, and 2) choosing Sinners in Black American Sign Language (BASL). It’s the first time a streaming service has interpreted a film into BASL, Warner Bros. says.
bit.ly
June 30, 2025 at 9:38 PM
When I met Ryan Coogler several years ago, we were standing in a group of people chatting, when a woman with visible hearing aids walked up, and he casually began to sign the whole conversation so she could participate. She mouthed “thank you”. He nodded and just kept doing his thing.
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I would like one of these shirts and I don’t even live in New York
The wonderful thing about New York being a center of Jewish culture is that there's going to be a lot of very cool "Jews for Mamdani" posters and shirts and merch.
I think that's super dope!
I think that's super dope!
I'm hearing a lot of "Jews in New York are scared" today. So, a couple of thoughts: 1) Jews should be angry, not scared. We were targeted with a relentless, heavily funded barrage of lies playing off of real fears of antisemitism by a man who came within 7 points of winning. That reeks of contempt.>
June 25, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I would like one of these shirts and I don’t even live in New York
Gift article.
Live Updates: U.S. Enters War Against Iran, Bombing Key Nuclear Sites
www.nytimes.com
June 22, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Gift article.
1/Trump has now threatened to target US cities as "Democrat Power Center". But they are actually the economic power center of the US economy. Targeting these cities will have far reaching impact on US markets, innovation, and growth. Tariffs would pail in comparison
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
www.france24.com/en/live-news...
Trump orders deportation drive targeting Democratic cities
US President Donald Trump on Sunday directed federal authorities to ramp up deportation efforts in Democratic-led cities, doubling down on a politicized anti-immigration drive after major protests in…
www.france24.com
June 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
So many things, so many! But the most amusing is The Princess Bride (book). He’d always elided and summarized parts I might find boring, so when he read it to me I thought that was what he was doing…and then I saw the two-toned text that read exactly the same. It was a dad joke years in the making
Okay you guys, what’s the best book, movie, or TV show your dad introduced you to
June 16, 2025 at 2:33 AM
So many things, so many! But the most amusing is The Princess Bride (book). He’d always elided and summarized parts I might find boring, so when he read it to me I thought that was what he was doing…and then I saw the two-toned text that read exactly the same. It was a dad joke years in the making
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If you think climate change has gotten worse during your lifetime, you're right and there's a good reason.
If you're Gen X like me, more than 3/4 of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions have occurred in your lifetime. Even if you're a Millennial, it's at least half.
📊: @neilrkaye.bsky.social
If you're Gen X like me, more than 3/4 of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions have occurred in your lifetime. Even if you're a Millennial, it's at least half.
📊: @neilrkaye.bsky.social
June 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
If you think climate change has gotten worse during your lifetime, you're right and there's a good reason.
If you're Gen X like me, more than 3/4 of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions have occurred in your lifetime. Even if you're a Millennial, it's at least half.
📊: @neilrkaye.bsky.social
If you're Gen X like me, more than 3/4 of fossil fuel CO₂ emissions have occurred in your lifetime. Even if you're a Millennial, it's at least half.
📊: @neilrkaye.bsky.social
Of course, that’s why it didn’t repost for me over there
Facebook decided to suspend my account because of a piece (below) I wrote Monday about violence which in no way advocates for it (but does point out who is violent in the current ruckus).
June 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Of course, that’s why it didn’t repost for me over there
Definitely near the top was The Philosopher Kings opening for G. Love & Special Sauce; both bands were promoting their first albums, and I remember hearing them use a TPK song (“Charms”) during US Women’s Gymnastics in the Olympic broadcast that year
Who was the best opening act you've seen live?
June 6, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Definitely near the top was The Philosopher Kings opening for G. Love & Special Sauce; both bands were promoting their first albums, and I remember hearing them use a TPK song (“Charms”) during US Women’s Gymnastics in the Olympic broadcast that year
Really glad to see hospital staff wearing masks again at today’s blood draw, but I fear that means everyone needs to be masking up, and there’s no communication about that anymore 😷
June 2, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Really glad to see hospital staff wearing masks again at today’s blood draw, but I fear that means everyone needs to be masking up, and there’s no communication about that anymore 😷
My household has flown too close to the sun (exceeded provider-allotted internet usage for the month at 4:30 on the last day of May)
May 31, 2025 at 11:43 PM
My household has flown too close to the sun (exceeded provider-allotted internet usage for the month at 4:30 on the last day of May)
Mulch Madness! (no special sound; shot from inside)
May 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Mulch Madness! (no special sound; shot from inside)
Took the kid for prophylactic rabies vaccination prior to study abroad this summer. The travel health clinic was a weird combo of helpful + scaremongering with a little gift shop of DEET lotions and Imodium on the way out.
May 22, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Took the kid for prophylactic rabies vaccination prior to study abroad this summer. The travel health clinic was a weird combo of helpful + scaremongering with a little gift shop of DEET lotions and Imodium on the way out.