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Was going through the blogroll this morning and catching up on recent posts, and I came across this post from Rach Smith: It's okay to lower the bar I ha...
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Was going through the blogroll this morning and catching up on recent posts, and I came across this post from Rach Smith: It's okay to lower the bar I ha...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694356068c0ca04f8b75k.jpg" alt="Kenji Omakase - Kattie's birthday"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
I really and truly hate the post-event drop.
I am so glad I made lasagna last night anf have leftovers, because Iβm so wiped out today....
I have no weeknotes this week. However, I DO have a post, so that's something, yes? I'm just gonna dive into it. This week, I had a full-on breakdown ...
Living Out Loud - The People Who Fear Email Hoo boy, I absolutely understand this post. I struggle with people like this day in and day out with my job. ...
I'm trying to participate in more blogging challenges this year! Here's my response to BearBlog Carnival February: Boredom. "I'm boooooooooored." How ...
After doing research for DAYS, I finally set up my site to post to both my Bluesky and Mastodon accounts with Echofeed! This is a test blip to see if it wor...
Good lord, why is it so difficult to just get on this site and WRITE?????? It should not be this difficult.
Me: Iβm totally gonna post while Iβm in Chicago! Also me: did too much stuff in Chicago and didnβt post Yeah, so hi! Itβs been a crazy few months, rig...
Temps in the 50s this morning. Breezy. Low humidity. I have the back screen door open. Probably going to open the window in my office while I'm working today...
Came across this really cool interview today with Noah Grey. For those who don't recognize the name, he was the creator of Greymatter, widely recognized as ...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/548935983780b6666e568b.jpg" alt="The Fandom Story Project - Liz"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Journal, photos, random thoughts, and other assorted oddities.
This morning, while perusing assorted blogs and adding my new reads to my blogroll...
Finally making the switch from Google to Proton on some programs today, first Drive and then Mail. Calendar may be more difficult - I have a shared event ...
Went and had hot pot for dinner with the husband and my two best friends last night for my birthday. Today, my brother and his gf are coming over, we're g...
One of the things I love about the Critical Thinking and Composition courses I'm taking this term is that the majority of the information revolves around "EV...
Today's plans: brunch with family for a birthday celebration, then back home to do schoolwork. I really want to knock out that last task for my Composition c...
Been off the past few days because of these stomach problems, and I am completely confused as to what is happening at work now. ...
I'm wearing a really cute outfit today to have lunch and run some errands with husbando. It's a brown mid-length dress with pink and pale green flowers, lay...
Posting this a little early this week, since I have an exam to take tomorrow morning! :) Work was ROUGH this week. I definitely felt exhausted and bur...
Suliman is hosting the Bearblog Carnival for March, and this month's theme is "Your Favorite Meme". Y'all, I love a good meme. LOVE THEM. I still send m...
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about me. Hi, my name is Karen, and itβs lovely to meet you! I live in Louisiana, a short drive away from New Orleans. Iβm married to a wonderful fell...
Since rejoining the world of the personal web, I've come across some very good websites and blogs that I enjoy reading.
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The dogs are snorting and snoring on the floor behind me. I wish I could be as relaxed as them all the time. So unbothered....
Brandon's Journal - We Need More Heroes As much as I ADORE a good villain, I love a good hero even more. We do need to see more heroes in media, people w...
I was working on my blog last night when I noticed that my domain wasn't working. I thought something had been messed up with setting the DNS on my registra...
Today starts the second week of my two weeks working at home, and I'll be honest, I wish I could make it longer. So a little background about my job (whil...
It's mine and Husbando's anniversary today! We've been married for 18 years now. Heading out of the house today to get some shawarma and possibly hit up an...
I took a few days off from school, but it's back to studying today!Β Starting my Composition course.Β It's a little weird reading about the proper way to wri...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54893623789f32725d0a0b.jpg" alt="The Fandom Story Project - Liz"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
I wish I could be as awake and alert as my dogs in the morning....
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694447430aab507a499b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Hello all! Iβve been kind of busy for the past few weeks, between the ATEEZ comeback and the SHINee comeback, so I havenβt been posting much.
I emailed my manager today to ask if I could work from home for the next two weeks. My job is hybrid - I'm supposed to go in three days a week per our dep...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694335378c7321748d2b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
I made pasta with chicken, mushrooms, and zucchini with a garlic parmesan sauce the other day, and ate the leftovers for dinner tonight. This is a Big Deal f...
Thanks to my friend Rachel, I'm going to see BTS in Texas in August! She was able to acquire tickets yesterday in the ARMY pre-sale! This will be their f...
I'm sitting here on the second floor of my building before I log into work. They just remodeled the atrium of the building and the mezzanine, which overlook...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546932930579da5b1a2f7b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546932930825fccae68a2b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Y'all. SYLVIA MADE ME INTO A PIXEL BEAR. <img src="https://bear-images.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/chronosaurus/bear-karen.gif" alt="Chronosa...
So I just sent this email to my school mentor, discussing some of my concerns about the Network+ class I've been slogging through. Seemed like a decent conc...
One year ago, I was in the lowest space mentally that Iβd ever been.
Top of the Bear trending this morning was Ginoz's AI is NOT better than you, post, a response to Future Perfect's original post post from last week. And I...
Had my annual mammogram today. Hooray for the yearly boob squish. ...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54588677348baf166ff1cb.jpg" alt="Commander's Palace Birthday Celebration"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
All righty. As my mama says, it's time to shit or get off the pot. (Oh, southern Mississippi phrases.) Starting today, I'll be taking part in the #100Da...
I'm utterly exhausted, and I literally don't have time to stop and get the deep relaxation and rest I really need. Which means my body is probably going to g...
Went home early from work yesterday because I felt kinda icky. Stayed home today because I was up all night with stomach issues. :(...
I finished this term for school! All done with classes until the July term. This term was one that I was really anxious about because it included both of m...
So Golden Hour pt. 3 is out. And after listening to it for a few days, I have some Thoughts. Figured posting them here would be a good idea. Thought 1: ...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54693292617549b5d7d84b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV Halfway there! :D...
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Spent most of the day yesterday prepping and enjoying Husbando's birthday game day. Had a bunch of people over, set up a taco bar, and generally enjoyed tim...
D and I are getting ready to go to a family wedding tonight. I've got my makeup on and am just sitting here for a little bit relaxing before I have to get d...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546932927573476e971d6b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
what's going on? ATEEZ IS GOING ON TOUR AGAIN. Yep, they're coming back to the states this summer. UGH time to ramp myself up for the ticketing, I suppose...
One of the things I missed the most about the personal internet of the early 00s was the fact that you could lose yourself in finding some REALLY good blogs.
I passed my Composition course! Iβm starting my Fundamentals of Information Security course today, and is it silly to say that Iβm really excited?
I literally had an idea for a blog post just now that seemed great but it just disappeared into the ether of my brain in the time that it took me to open Bea...
Sophie Koonin - This page is under construction: A love letter to the personal website A rousing call to arms to make your own home on the internet, and h...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54693292037c54fb47b7a5k.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Did I just take leftover mashed taters and make them loaded mashed taters for lunch today? Hell yeah I did. I love a good potato....
Meeting my friend L for crawfish tonight! CRAWFISH SEASON HAS STARTED BAYBEEEEEEEEEE...
There's something about Sunday mornings that I absolutely adore.Β It's quiet, no one's awake, I can do my chores and drink my coffee and I feel more relaxed ...
Found this on Bix's blog, created by Dave. I should really remember to find more blogging challenges and prompts, they help me remember to write here a lo...
guestbook. It makes me happy to see guestbooks being revived online. Please, feel free to leave me a message, comment, or even share a little happiness f...
Ambien is a hell of a drug.
I was reading Manu's "Adblocking β Piracy" post today, and just have a few thoughts on it. This quote in particular: "The moment your data has reached my...
I was inspired by Future Perfect's post and decided to make a couple of 88x31 "Fuck ICE" buttons. All credit goes to the 88x31px Button Generator by datakra....
Next project! Set up my laptop to dual boot Windows and Linux Mint.
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54457964079b8d049bc1bb.jpg" alt="Sage Day in NOLA"/> This is a red bean city here. π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark ...
Thanks to this cool post from @yarrickwuff.bsky.social, I found how to use the ART BKT mode on my Olympus OM-D E-M10 IV and apply all filters to a RAW image!...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546944669000bde778a0b5k.jpg" alt="Kenji Omakase - Kattie's birthday"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546932920628f875315c15k.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Before I begin, let me first state this is NOT about the movie. I haven't seen it. Based on some chatter I'm hearing regarding the movie, I'm not sure I wa...
I took my preassessment for my Probability and Statistics class last night and OOF. I passed, but it's not great. I had to refer back to my notes a LOT, an...
So yeah, I lost a little bit of the push for the 25 posts in May thing. I'm still going to try for it, though. Between work and school, May has been shapin...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/543357006348b5cf2d37dh.jpg" alt="Spotmatic / Kodak Tri-X"/> π·: Pentax Spotmatic ποΈ: Kodak Tri-X...
I've been working on getting my site moved over here to Bearblog for a little over a week now, and I totally forgot how FUN digging into coding is. I missed...
I read this post by tala just now - i am glad i am leaving the house I know it is easier said than done, but when you are in the depth of that aching, suffo...
what's going on? I helped out at my friend A's cupsleeve yesterday! She hosted a cupsleeve event to celebrate Yunho's birthday at Tiger Sugar here in town. ...
ENOCC.com - It's Insulting to Read Your AI Writing I ask you, human to human, both as beings capable of love and fear and humor and all the other great feel...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54574728997ae07392b5bb.jpg" alt="Farmers Market Haul"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
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Just a few little brief thoughts tonight that are making their way through my brain. I didn't want individual link posts, I just kind of wanted to drop them...
2 Ways Short-Video Addiction Changes Your Brain, By A Psychologist It doesn't surprise me one bit that the constant bombardment of short-form videos and c...
Manu - Rewiring The Brain Manu spent the entirety of June working on an experiment to keep his digital consumption as close to zero as possible, and in hi...
Decided to join this month's Indieweb Carnival and talk about Digital Relationships.
We've all had those moments where the first time you heard a song, you stopped what you were doing and focused on it immediately.
[Februaryuri 2025] Revolutionary Girl Utena A very good post about one of my absolute favorite anime series of all time....
Charles Bukowski - air and light and time and space Well, this poem hit me hard. '- you know, I've either had a family, a job, something has always ...
A discussion between me and J, a coworker/friend today over chat: Me: Your ticket has been opened! J: this feels less like good news and more like a th...
Woke up early this morning to 60-something degree weather, so I made a trip to the farmers market, stopped at a coffeeshop, and stopped at the grocery. Then...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546040881334f5c22dca9b.jpg" alt="Caitlin in City Park"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
It has been a crazy few weeks! Some updates: I don't remember if I posted about it, but I'mma post it again - I PASSED MY MATHS CLASSES! Finished those ab...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694362974b9bcf125d3b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
I slept poorly last night.
Working on this site has me getting excited about the web again. I forgot how fun it is to just poke around online, falling into blog holes where you clic...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5494381045364209d76cbo.jpg" alt="The Fandom Story Project - Avery"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
A little venting moment: Mia (our elderly chihuahua) has some kind of stomach bug, we had to take her to the vet yesterday. We've already spent like $3500 ...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54585785142e823baa5f4b.jpg" alt="Tattoo Day with Caitlin"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
I'm really hoping that this weekend is a nice one so I can finally go out and test my "new" camera, the Yashica 635 TLR. <img src="https://live.staticflic...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5508311856384826eb533o.jpg" alt="Minolta Maxxum 5 / Harman Red"/> <img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65...
Since it looks like Sunday mornings tend to be the best time for me to post, I'm gonna give some Weeknotes posts a shot! what's going on? Took a little roa...
Journal, photos, random thoughts, and other assorted oddities.
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/545869677808ae83e2738b.jpg" alt="Tattoo Day with Caitlin"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Sitting here in my bed with the window open, futzing around with the blog, listening to my friend Jake's GOT7 playlist, drinking some iced coffee and general...
I can't deal with socials tonight. My day has been long and trying, and I really don't want to doomscroll and read about all the awful shit that is going on...
Changed the color scheme of my site again - went with Rose Pine Dawn for a lighter look....
I PASSED MY STATISTICS AND PROBABILITY CLASS I PASSED A MATH CLASS Y'ALL DON'T KNOW HOW EXCITED I AM RIGHT NOW ONLY ONE MORE MATH COURSE TO GO fu...
For ages now, when I'm working, I tend to put on instrumental lofi music just because it's good background noise, and is generally well-tolerated in the offi...
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YAY THE DOMAIN IS WORKING NOW!...
Obsessed with this song today. Give it a listen. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ri6FaIavnWA?si=x07N3LkpalHJF4s6" tit...
Can someone PLEASE give me the motivation to develop and scan these rolls of film this week? Theyβre just sitting here and I keep looking at them like βhey ...
Updated the blog with a new color scheme - still sticking with Rose Pine because I do love the scheme, but a little darker with Rose Pine Moon this time arou...
Woke up at 3:00 am and haven't been able to get back to sleep since. Finally bit the bullet and got up at 4. I've been sitting in the recliner poking aroun...
There is nothing more disappointing than opening a sparkling water and there's no sparkle. I was so looking forward to the fizzies. The other disappoin...
I took my Applied Algebra pre-assessment this Sunday - and didn't pass. Surprisingly, I'm not as upset as I thought I would be, for a few reasons: Even t...
I love traveling. I wish I could do it all the time. I get so excited when I have to go to the airport, or leave at 4am for a road trip. I enjoy planning ...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54586657236fdb4f69c38b.jpg" alt="Tattoo Day with Caitlin"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
I'm setting a challenge for myself in May. I'm going to make 25 posts in May '25. Starting today! If anyone wants to join, feel free. <section clas...
Pantone names "Cloud Dancer" (aka white) as it's 2026 Color of the Year White. Really? White. Just...white. You can call it Cloud Dancer or Sour Cre...
Things got back to "normal" for me this week. My friend C flew back home on Sunday, and I got back to my normal hybrid work schedule (in office M-W, home Th...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694447815c23568c2dbb.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Spent the afternoon helping Doug with some woodworking stuff in the garage, it was a nice afternoon. We ordered sushi for dinner and my plans tonight are to ...
Today is officially Twitter Deletion Day.
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546944461259c09c7d4475k.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5436920010024fc501052h.jpg" alt="Sunrise Morning - Sept 2020"/> π·: Canon EOS Rebel T5...
Went to take the dogs out this morning and found it is a lovely, semi-low humidity 70 degrees (about 21 degrees C for the rest of the world). Is fall co...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694365169f458313308b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54355857996ddbed005b6h.jpg" alt="Topaz Photo Studio"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5433379598731c4e466afc.jpg" alt="Konstruktor / Kodak UltraMax"/> π·: Lomography Konstruktor camera ποΈ: Kod...
It is always very difficult to decide what to wrote about. So I am no longer deciding. I am just going to sit here and write and see what comes out and wha...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55148200885501707f908o.jpg" alt="OOTD 03/14/2026"/> My cute outfit today! Taken by Husbando when we stopped...
At home today, doing my Linux Essentials lessons and making a what I hope will be a lovely meat sauce from scratch. Not all meat, it has mushrooms and will ...
I'm really excited to announce that I'm the latest interview on Manu's People and Blogs today! I've been reading these interviews for over a year now and ...
So on Tuesday I found out that I did not get either of the positions I applied for at work. One would have been a good promotion, and the other would have b...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54354153774480b988b0ah.jpg" alt="Olympus Mju / Kodak Gold"/> π·: Olympus Mju ποΈ: Kodak Gold...
...is this thing on? I always feel so bad when I leave this blog sitting without updates....
Blueskyβs CEO meltdown: How leadership continues to fail its most marginalized users Oh, for fuck's sake. The more I see social media networks failing ...
CW: talk of depression and anxiety Yeaahhhhhh. The last few sentences of my previous post? I'm not okay. I was in the office for about half a day o...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54942729982a2424dceabo.jpg" alt="The Fandom Story Project - Avery"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Marathoned Heated Rivalry with my friend who is in town. THAT IS A GODDAMN GOOD SHOW. It has almost all of the tropes I love in a good romance book. Would de...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335700634d73a620fack.jpg" alt="Spotmatic / Kodak Tri-X"/> π·: Pentax Spotmatic ποΈ: Kodak Tri-X 400...
"Comparison is the thief of joy." - a bunch of different people I have a bad habit of looking at other people's sites and saying things to myself like: ...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54334916659e29a754089o.jpg" alt="Ektar/Metropolis"/> π·: Kodak Ektar H35N ποΈ: Lomochrome Metropolis...
Working to add octothorpes to the site since I think this is a neat little handy way to find and read more blogs. Also the idea for hashtags across websites ...
This just came up on a synthpop mix on Spotify, and I not only had to listen to the song the whole way through, but find the music video and watch that too. ...
I am so very ready to have time off this week. I've been feeling utterly burned out at work. My friend C is coming in town and I'll be doing stuff with her...
Currently cooking a pork roast, potatoes, and green beans for dinner. The house smells fantastic. :)...
Look, I am legitimately interested in learning about networks, systems, all the IT related things. But why does the written stuff on it need to be SO dry? ...
Ugh, been feeling just like general bleh this week.
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335705004b2a6159c96b.jpg" alt="Konstruktor / Lomo 400"/> π·: Lomography Konstruktor camera ποΈ: Lomo 400...
Hot take: I don't like working from home 5 days a week.
Finally an update.
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/549438103081dc74a3f2do.jpg" alt="The Fandom Story Project - Avery"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV 75% of the ...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694112471c45b0077e1b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5469444601059501666b5b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
So as mentioned in a (previous post)[https://chronosaur.us/updates-yay/], I'm going to Chicago to see ATEEZ again in July. I'll be there for over a week, an...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54369199865c1c16a01fbh.jpg" alt="Sunrise Morning - Sept 2020"/> π·: Canon EOS Rebel T5...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54458032468799543abb0b.jpg" alt="Sage Day in NOLA"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
This summer has been a game-changer for me, creatively speaking. I'd stepped away from the local kpop events for a bit, due to school and just generally fee...
I see all these people creating things - art, writing, etc. - and want to do that.
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54369200140b5673cd332b.jpg" ="Sunrise Morning - Sept 2020"/> π·: Canon EOS Rebel T5 ...
Journal, photos, random thoughts, and other assorted oddities.
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335711548d6d4bc49cfo.jpg" alt="Spotmatic / Kodak Tri-X"/> π·: Pentax Spotmatic ποΈ: Kodak Tri-X 400...
1995 - caring is hardcore I've had so many people - my deeply religious mother among them - tell me that "I care too much". That I need to "let things go...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546933128125f1d5c57765k.jpg" alt="Kenji Omakase - Kattie's birthday"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54344546886c01b503856b.jpg" alt="Minolta Maxxum 5 / Lomochrome Purple"/> π·: Minolta Maxxum 5 ποΈ: Lomochro...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694365674a95e416618b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
I woke up this morning and logged on to my computer and found that Microsoft had just decided to install Copilot on my laptop? Like. NO. I didn't ask for thi...
My guestbook is currently down due to some issues with Azure disabling Meadow's account. :( I know a lot of Bearblog users also utilize Meadow's tools, ...
I need to figure out if there is a way to export my blip posts from my Bearblog site to both Mastodon and Bluesky. Would be so much easier to post that way. ...
I just went in the bedroom to get something. Husbando is sleeping, Daisy and Mia are laying on my side of the bed all snugged up, so I go pet them. Daisy is ...
Sitting at a coffeeshop, waiting to meet up with some friends before we go see the Monsta X concert movie this afternoon. I don't normally go anywhere on Su...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54334916729be0a1db951h.jpg" alt="Ektar/Metropolis"/> π·: Kodak Ektar H35N ποΈ: Lomochrome Metropolis ...
I feel very odd today. Didn't have a bad day at work but after I clocked out I started feeling very "off". Emotions are kind of all over and I've got that ...
On my last video for my Network+ bootcamp course. One more cohort, and I'll be taking the practice assessment to see what topics I need to focus on for the ...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54587589732cf24f5c754b.jpg" alt="Commander's Palace Birthday Celebration"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Is it just me, or does anyone else feel as if their creativity tanks as they get older? Or is it just "adulting" and the lack of time catching up with you...
Hello. Been a while. I'm sitting here on the mezzanine of my office building, watching the sun rise, waiting until I need to head up to work and clock ...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546941139660c117690055k.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Vince Blog - Why I Love Airports THANK YOU. I have told friends before that I love going to airports and they look at me like I'm weird. 99% of the time...
I have the house to myself today. Ran roombas, washed the sheets, and am making a batch of bolognese sauce for dinner tonight. π...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694113811c22b8d02d05k.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Finally finished the new design for my site! I wanted something a bit brighter and softer. Meet chronosaur.us v.2.0 - Sakura. πΈ...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/543358997557b78a655ddh.jpg" alt="Spotmatic / Kodak Tri-X"/> π·: Pentax Spotmatic ποΈ: Kodak Tri-X 400 ...
Aggressive bots ruined my weekend Thank you, Herman, for taking care of all of us here on Bear Blog. β€οΈ...
Stayed home and took PTO today after all of yesterday's fiasco (gas leak at home, little to no sleep, multiple panic attacks). I need a day to rest and do t...
I took a Lyft downtown today for a nail appointment because I knew parking was going to be extravagantly expensive (Essence Fest is this weekend and a lot of...
I started studying for my CompTIA A+ Core 1 class this weekend. This is harder than I thought.
Starting the A+ Core 2 course tonight! Time to get back into it....
I have a confession: I love Stouffer's Mac and Cheese. It's so good and cheesy and a little sharp and smoooooooooooooooth. God, I wish I could make mac and...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54693291952e83ca356d0b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
I am so damn tired. Spent yesterday at another office doing a training all day, had to drive over an hour both there and back. So I was tired and brain-de...
I can't tell you how much I heard that word back in high school.
It's been a couple of days since I posted. I was trying to journal every day but I got sidetracked.
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5469329196211ced8413bb.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Matan Abudy - Achieving Great Privacy with Safari A good post on staying as private as you can online with Safari as your web browser. I don't see discus...
Three good things that happened today that I am happy about:
I GOT TICKETS TO SEE ATEEZ IN ATLANTA WITH TWO OF MY BEST FRIENDS.
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694444960b95064b5deb.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Back to the office today after a week off. Playing catchup is always rough. ...
So when will people realize that if theyβre at an arena show, they can still see the stage if they JUST FUCKING SIT DOWN...
YouTube - everylastoneeverylastone I recently came across this newer YT channel, everylastoneeverylastone, who goes through his EXCEPTIONAL vinyl collecti...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5436792803759b022f390k.jpg" alt="Sunrise Morning - Sept 2020"/> π·: Canon EOS Rebel T5...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546943650492202c334bfb.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54353949741df8f4119573k.jpg" alt="Olympus Mju / Kodak Gold"/> π·: Olympus Mju ποΈ: Kodak Gold...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54333789802a7a00f7db2b.jpg" alt="Ektar/Metropolis"/> π·: Kodak Ektar H35N ποΈ: Lomochrome Metropolis...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/544579639292512098a9ch.jpg" alt="Sage Day in NOLA"/> I'm over 1/4 of the way to the 100 picture mark! :D ...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54354153714521a9985ea3k.jpg" alt="Olympus Mju / Kodak Gold"/> π·: Olympus Mju ποΈ: Kodak Gold...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/544525807873853ea0f25b.jpg" alt="Sage Day in the French Quarter"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54334922818fafce6727dh.jpg" alt="Ektar/Metropolis"/> π·: Kodak Ektar H35N ποΈ: Lomochrome Metropolis ...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/543351177955bd35857e7c.jpg" width="800" height="490" alt="Konstruktor / Kodak UltraMax"/> π·: Lomography Kons...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/543354808716b8dba1df2c.jpg" alt="Spotmatic / Kodak Tri-X"/> π·: Pentax Spotmatic ποΈ: Kodak Tri-X 400...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54367927907a82638b8d5o.jpg" alt="Sunrise Morning - Sept 2020"/> π·: Canon EOS Rebel T5...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54384259542689ef151124k.jpg" alt="03-09-2025"/> A really adorable TARDIS Little Free Library found on the Ta...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54453792965983190905bb.jpg" alt="Sage Day in the French Quarter"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54369038013a596ae40b5h.jpg" alt="Sunrise Morning - Sept 2020"/> π·: Canon EOS Rebel T5...
I've just about got the Bearblog how I want it - but now I gotta transfer my domain to a new registrar because my current registrar's DNS editing capability ...
So I joined the #indieweb IRC channel and GOD why does it take so damn long for me to get used to using #IRC whenever I use it? I can never remember commands...
Today I learned that a raid on Steve Jackson Games by the Secret Service was the impetus for creating the EFF (Electronic Frontier Foundation). HOW DID I ...
so hey would DirectNIC please just TRANSFER MY DOMAIN ALREADY I ALREADY APPROVED IT VIA EMAIL JUST TRANSFER MY DAMN DOMAIN...
Like so many other people, I find myself looking at the apps and tech that I am using and reconsidering how I use things online. I also want to be 100% free...
Hand lunch with my Mom today. I haven't seen her since last Christmas. We got into talking about some deeper topics - it was a good day, but mentally a...
Fair warning - this MAY be a bit of a ramble.
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5458865379911b9bc69bfb.jpg" alt="Commander's Palace Birthday Celebration"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Starting on keeping some notes and links that I read over the course of the week. I see these on so many other people's blogs, and I really do love the form...
Spent the day yesterday at a K-Pop PC trading event with friends, and even went to dinner with some of them after. It was a wonderful day - really rejuvenate...
Up and awake early to get ready for a Kpop event today. I'm doing the photobooth, which is always fun! Crossing my fingers for some sales......
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54604090168bb2c1774c3b.jpg" alt="Cloudy Memorial"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694114086de60da5bfdb.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/543562603401051cbd7c6c.jpg" alt="Topaz Photo Studio"/> π·: Olympus OM-D E-M 10 Mark IV...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5469444719543ae810fc0b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Got two new tattoos yesterday! I think I overworked the arm where one of them is because it is sore as hell today....
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54354172939b4f06f1e23b.jpg" alt="Olympus Mju / Kodak Tri-X"/> π·: Olympus Mju ποΈ: Kodak Tri-X...
I've been pulling weekly and daily tarot and oracle cards for a few weeks now and it's a really lovely way to start the week and the day. I'm not using them ...
Dr Molly Tov - On Becoming Ungovernable A great post that talks about decoupling yourself from constant shopping behavior. Something I should definitely ...
Happy 2026, y'all. May this year be better to us than the last one was. Lord knows so many of us were on the struggle bus in 2025. I'm not a resolution ...
Iβm exhausted. Bone-deep, utterly exhausted.
Taking VERY deep breaths today.
I SLEPT THROUGH THE WHOLE NIGHT LAST NIGHT. From 10:00 PM to 7:00 AM. Briefly woke up a time or two, but went right back to sleep. I feel so much better....
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694447830f1f7cd8287b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694111991a7ab9585975k.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> π·: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...
Itβs really annoying when the same level of care and focus that you give to other people is never reciprocated....
<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5434478033893798ab689b.jpg" alt="Minolta Maxxum 5 / Lomochrome Purple"/> π·: Minolta Maxxum 5 ποΈ: Lomochro...
So I just sent this email to my school mentor, discussing some of my concerns about the Network+ class I've been slogging through. Seemed like a decent conc...
Journal, photos, random thoughts, and other assorted oddities.
I'm sitting here on the second floor of my building before I log into work. They just remodeled the atrium of the building and the mezzanine, which overlook...
Starting on keeping some notes and links that I read over the course of the week. I see these on so many other people's blogs, and I really do love the form...
I have the house to myself today. Ran roombas, washed the sheets, and am making a batch of bolognese sauce for dinner tonight. π...
Fair warning - this MAY be a bit of a ramble.
I need to figure out if there is a way to export my blip posts from my Bearblog site to both Mastodon and Bluesky. Would be so much easier to post that way. ...
Hello all! Iβve been kind of busy for the past few weeks, between the ATEEZ comeback and the SHINee comeback, so I havenβt been posting much.
I'm utterly exhausted, and I literally don't have time to stop and get the deep relaxation and rest I really need. Which means my body is probably going to g...
After doing research for DAYS, I finally set up my site to post to both my Bluesky and Mastodon accounts with Echofeed! This is a test blip to see if it wor...
Spent most of the day yesterday prepping and enjoying Husbando's birthday game day. Had a bunch of people over, set up a taco bar, and generally enjoyed tim...
I made pasta with chicken, mushrooms, and zucchini with a garlic parmesan sauce the other day, and ate the leftovers for dinner tonight. This is a Big Deal f...
It is always very difficult to decide what to wrote about. So I am no longer deciding. I am just going to sit here and write and see what comes out and wha...
Finally finished the new design for my site! I wanted something a bit brighter and softer. Meet chronosaur.us v.2.0 - Sakura. πΈ...
There's something about Sunday mornings that I absolutely adore.Β It's quiet, no one's awake, I can do my chores and drink my coffee and I feel more relaxed ...
I've been pulling weekly and daily tarot and oracle cards for a few weeks now and it's a really lovely way to start the week and the day. I'm not using them ...
Today's plans: brunch with family for a birthday celebration, then back home to do schoolwork. I really want to knock out that last task for my Composition c...
So I joined the #indieweb IRC channel and GOD why does it take so damn long for me to get used to using #IRC whenever I use it? I can never remember commands...
I just went in the bedroom to get something. Husbando is sleeping, Daisy and Mia are laying on my side of the bed all snugged up, so I go pet them. Daisy is ...
Starting the A+ Core 2 course tonight! Time to get back into it....
I took a few days off from school, but it's back to studying today!Β Starting my Composition course.Β It's a little weird reading about the proper way to wri...
I woke up this morning and logged on to my computer and found that Microsoft had just decided to install Copilot on my laptop? Like. NO. I didn't ask for thi...
I passed my Composition course! Iβm starting my Fundamentals of Information Security course today, and is it silly to say that Iβm really excited?
I was working on my blog last night when I noticed that my domain wasn't working. I thought something had been messed up with setting the DNS on my registra...
I see all these people creating things - art, writing, etc. - and want to do that.