Vivian
@vivello.bsky.social
Financial nerd, tech (occasional) enthusiast, classical singer
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Vivian
@vivello.bsky.social
· Jan 6
In 2025, I'm trying to read more classical Chinese poetry!
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here's how you remove the AI from the latest Firefox update
October 20, 2025 at 7:23 PM
here's how you remove the AI from the latest Firefox update
I'm currently travelling in Croatia and have been basking in the beauty of this country. I fell in love with Zadar as soon as my ferry pulled into its harbour, so of course I had to write a poem about it: vivello.substack.com/p/ode-to-zadar
Ode to Zadar
Finding joy on the Dalmatian Coast
vivello.substack.com
September 16, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I'm currently travelling in Croatia and have been basking in the beauty of this country. I fell in love with Zadar as soon as my ferry pulled into its harbour, so of course I had to write a poem about it: vivello.substack.com/p/ode-to-zadar
As we climbed above the clouds on my flight to Vienna, I thought about what a crazy thing it is that flying is so now so normal for humans. Those feelings inspired a bit of #avgeek poetry. You can read it here :) vivello.substack.com/p/the-miracl...
The Miracle of Flight
A poem on a plane ride to Vienna
vivello.substack.com
September 10, 2025 at 7:46 PM
As we climbed above the clouds on my flight to Vienna, I thought about what a crazy thing it is that flying is so now so normal for humans. Those feelings inspired a bit of #avgeek poetry. You can read it here :) vivello.substack.com/p/the-miracl...
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Finally,
Yes.
Sincerely,
The Chairman of
the Tortured Poets Department
Yes.
Sincerely,
The Chairman of
the Tortured Poets Department
August 27, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Finally,
Yes.
Sincerely,
The Chairman of
the Tortured Poets Department
Yes.
Sincerely,
The Chairman of
the Tortured Poets Department
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some of you need to make like travis kelce and engage with a tailor swiftly
August 27, 2025 at 1:00 AM
some of you need to make like travis kelce and engage with a tailor swiftly
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drawing people i see in the city (62/?)
August 23, 2025 at 11:59 PM
drawing people i see in the city (62/?)
The way someone dances can say a lot about their personality. I wrote a poem about this dynamic, framed as a dancefloor interaction.
vivello.substack.com/p/meeting-a-...
vivello.substack.com/p/meeting-a-...
Meeting a Dancer
A dance, a character study
vivello.substack.com
August 22, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The way someone dances can say a lot about their personality. I wrote a poem about this dynamic, framed as a dancefloor interaction.
vivello.substack.com/p/meeting-a-...
vivello.substack.com/p/meeting-a-...
Fun little new NYT game!
Pips #3 Hard 🔴
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Pips #3 Hard 🔴
0:55 🍪
August 20, 2025 at 7:33 AM
Fun little new NYT game!
Pips #3 Hard 🔴
0:55 🍪
Pips #3 Hard 🔴
0:55 🍪
I went to see La Vie en Rose at the Shaw Festival and enjoyed it so much that I wrote a poem about it. The production was an ode to Paris — its streets, stories, and songs. I reminisced about my own trip as I mused on the immortal quote, "we'll always have Paris"
vivello.substack.com/p/ode-to-la-...
vivello.substack.com/p/ode-to-la-...
Ode to La Vie en Rose
Reminiscing on a tribute to Paris at the Shaw Festival
vivello.substack.com
August 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
I went to see La Vie en Rose at the Shaw Festival and enjoyed it so much that I wrote a poem about it. The production was an ode to Paris — its streets, stories, and songs. I reminisced about my own trip as I mused on the immortal quote, "we'll always have Paris"
vivello.substack.com/p/ode-to-la-...
vivello.substack.com/p/ode-to-la-...
Some of my favourite verses from Poema 20 by Pablo Neruda (as translated by W. S. Merwin):
August 12, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Some of my favourite verses from Poema 20 by Pablo Neruda (as translated by W. S. Merwin):
I wrote a poem, a love letter to Halifax, after having the most wonderful time while travelling there a few weeks ago. You can read it here: vivello.substack.com/p/love-lette...
Love Letter to Halifax
A Postcard Poem
vivello.substack.com
August 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I wrote a poem, a love letter to Halifax, after having the most wonderful time while travelling there a few weeks ago. You can read it here: vivello.substack.com/p/love-lette...
What if we danced by the lake as the sun slipped below the horizon and fireflies flickered around us?
July 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
What if we danced by the lake as the sun slipped below the horizon and fireflies flickered around us?
Tell me have you seen a sunset,
Turn into a sunrise,
Kiss right through the night,
‘Cause we should try that sometime,
Hold you ’til the morning,
And if I said I’m falling,
Would you just reply,
“I know you are but what am I”
youtu.be/ZaQvT-RUCH4
Turn into a sunrise,
Kiss right through the night,
‘Cause we should try that sometime,
Hold you ’til the morning,
And if I said I’m falling,
Would you just reply,
“I know you are but what am I”
youtu.be/ZaQvT-RUCH4
Why Don't We - What Am I (Live and Unplugged) [Official Video]
YouTube video by Why Don't We
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July 8, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Tell me have you seen a sunset,
Turn into a sunrise,
Kiss right through the night,
‘Cause we should try that sometime,
Hold you ’til the morning,
And if I said I’m falling,
Would you just reply,
“I know you are but what am I”
youtu.be/ZaQvT-RUCH4
Turn into a sunrise,
Kiss right through the night,
‘Cause we should try that sometime,
Hold you ’til the morning,
And if I said I’m falling,
Would you just reply,
“I know you are but what am I”
youtu.be/ZaQvT-RUCH4
Someone please explain to me how it took my coworker over a month to not even produce the code necessary for an update that took me only ONE AFTERNOON to write?
June 28, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Someone please explain to me how it took my coworker over a month to not even produce the code necessary for an update that took me only ONE AFTERNOON to write?
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If in my D&D game I named one of the executives of a monopolistic business interest “J. J. Vandergrift” everyone would groan.
But that’s the actual name of an actual Standard Oil man.
From: The History of the Standard Oil Company - Ida Minerva Tarbell
But that’s the actual name of an actual Standard Oil man.
From: The History of the Standard Oil Company - Ida Minerva Tarbell
June 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
If in my D&D game I named one of the executives of a monopolistic business interest “J. J. Vandergrift” everyone would groan.
But that’s the actual name of an actual Standard Oil man.
From: The History of the Standard Oil Company - Ida Minerva Tarbell
But that’s the actual name of an actual Standard Oil man.
From: The History of the Standard Oil Company - Ida Minerva Tarbell
Dinner party goals
We just hosted a dinner party and someone said, “I wonder where the word raspberry comes from?” I leapt up, shouted, “LET’S FIND OUT” and ran to my study, emerging a moment later with Skeat’s Etymological Dictionary (1883). (This is why I don’t get invited to parties.)
June 12, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Dinner party goals
Honestly in awe of people who seem to have it all. What do you mean you're gorgeous, a great dancer with a lovely singing voice, flawlessly articulate & tasteful across a wide range of subjects, AND super smart & high-achieving?! Please explain yourself.
May 26, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Honestly in awe of people who seem to have it all. What do you mean you're gorgeous, a great dancer with a lovely singing voice, flawlessly articulate & tasteful across a wide range of subjects, AND super smart & high-achieving?! Please explain yourself.
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Does Eurovision know its constituency‽ Eurovision is the gayest event of the year and they're banning Pride flags???
Eurovision lifts ban on Palestinian flags in the audience but puts stricter rules on artists, including a ban on the Pride flag for artists on stage or in other spaces (CNN) www.cnn.com/2025/04/30/e... #LGBTQ
Eurovision lifts ban on Palestinian flags in the audience but puts stricter rules on artists | CNN
The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) has updated its flag policy for the Eurovision Song Contest, overturning a ban on banners such as the Palestinian flag in the audience, but introducing tougher re...
www.cnn.com
May 1, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Does Eurovision know its constituency‽ Eurovision is the gayest event of the year and they're banning Pride flags???
Actually understanding how taxes work is so annoying. I love the happy lil zen task of filling out my tax return and doing a bit of optimization for future years. But then I have to hit submit and cough up the cost of my tax efficiency scheming. *sigh* the consequences of my own actions...
April 28, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Actually understanding how taxes work is so annoying. I love the happy lil zen task of filling out my tax return and doing a bit of optimization for future years. But then I have to hit submit and cough up the cost of my tax efficiency scheming. *sigh* the consequences of my own actions...
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A colleague emailed me today to flag the fact that the superb Fourth Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson ended a quotidian insurance opinion with an unusually introspective conclusion.
April 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
A colleague emailed me today to flag the fact that the superb Fourth Circuit Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson ended a quotidian insurance opinion with an unusually introspective conclusion.
New coworkers asked me for advice and I told them to git gud
April 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
New coworkers asked me for advice and I told them to git gud
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has anyone studied this
April 24, 2025 at 1:09 PM
has anyone studied this
Advance poll participation has been high for this Canadian federal election. The level of civic participation is encouraging. I hope we make good choices as a nation.
April 22, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Advance poll participation has been high for this Canadian federal election. The level of civic participation is encouraging. I hope we make good choices as a nation.