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guestbook – chronosaur.us

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...

Listen to this - Stray Kids, "미친 놈 (Ex)" – chronosaur.us

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.

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Journal, photos, random thoughts, and other assorted oddities.

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about – chronosaur.us

about me. Hi, my name is Karen, and it’s lovely to meet you! I live in Louisiana, a short drive away from New Orleans. I’m married to a wonderful fell...

the100pics - 54/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694113811c22b8d02d05k.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 50/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54693292617549b5d7d84b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV Halfway there! :D...

the100pics - 3/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/543351177955bd35857e7c.jpg" width="800" height="490" alt="Konstruktor / Kodak UltraMax"/> 📷: Lomography Kons...

the100pics - 61/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694335378c7321748d2b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 64/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694362974b9bcf125d3b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 36/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5458865379911b9bc69bfb.jpg" alt="Commander's Palace Birthday Celebration"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

blips - dogs – chronosaur.us

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 ...

a realization. – chronosaur.us

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...

re: Adblocking ≠ Piracy – chronosaur.us

I was reading Manu's "Adblocking ≠ Piracy" post today, and just have a few thoughts on it. This quote in particular: "The moment your data has reached my...

wuthering heights. – chronosaur.us

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...

link - the people who fear email. – chronosaur.us

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. ...

the100pics - 31/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/545869677808ae83e2738b.jpg" alt="Tattoo Day with Caitlin"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

nasty bosses and fighting back. – chronosaur.us

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...

10 pointless facts about me. – chronosaur.us

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...

On the Topic of Community – chronosaur.us

Fair warning - this MAY be a bit of a ramble.

Discourse: Eliminating Toxicity – chronosaur.us

Hello all! I’ve been kind of busy for the past few weeks, between the ATEEZ comeback and the SHINee comeback, so I haven’t been posting much.

getting schooled. – chronosaur.us

I passed my Composition course! I’m starting my Fundamentals of Information Security course today, and is it silly to say that I’m really excited?

i'll read it. – chronosaur.us

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.

some thoughts on my cute outfit. – chronosaur.us

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...

listening: black sheep by metric. – chronosaur.us

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2w608EMt9mU?si=MMdddwy3MWF_umV4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="acce...

sad white. – chronosaur.us

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...

my favorite meme (aka know your history, kiddos) – chronosaur.us

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...

weeknotes - 2026/02/28 – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - light mode. – chronosaur.us

Changed the color scheme of my site again - went with Rose Pine Dawn for a lighter look....

weeknotes - 03/16/2025. – chronosaur.us

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...

two weeks. – chronosaur.us

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...

the100pics - 37/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546040881334f5c22dca9b.jpg" alt="Caitlin in City Park"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

listening: MATZ - ATEEZ – chronosaur.us

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blips – chronosaur.us

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listen to this: ultravox - vienna – chronosaur.us

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. ...

the100pics - 34/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54587589732cf24f5c754b.jpg" alt="Commander's Palace Birthday Celebration"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

no weeknotes post, but here are notes from this week. – chronosaur.us

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 ...

now I’m bottom of the pile, a dusty photo – chronosaur.us

I see all these people creating things - art, writing, etc. - and want to do that.

weeknotes - 04/01/2025. – chronosaur.us

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...

insomniac considerations. – chronosaur.us

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...

lunchtime boundaries. – chronosaur.us

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...

your friendly local kpop-ographer. – chronosaur.us

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...

weeknotes - 2026/02/15 – chronosaur.us

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...

the100pics - 22/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54453792965983190905bb.jpg" alt="Sage Day in the French Quarter"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 44/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694365169f458313308b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

now – chronosaur.us

What I am doing right now.

the100pics - 6/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/543354808716b8dba1df2c.jpg" alt="Spotmatic / Kodak Tri-X"/> 📷: Pentax Spotmatic 🎞️: Kodak Tri-X 400...

blogroll – chronosaur.us

Since rejoining the world of the personal web, I've come across some very good websites and blogs that I enjoy reading.

if this can no longer resonate – chronosaur.us

I can't tell you how much I heard that word back in high school.

comparison is the thief of joy. – chronosaur.us

"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: ...

blips - tap the mic – chronosaur.us

...is this thing on? I always feel so bad when I leave this blog sitting without updates....

the100pics - 4/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5434478033893798ab689b.jpg" alt="Minolta Maxxum 5 / Lomochrome Purple"/> 📷: Minolta Maxxum 5 🎞️: Lomochro...

the aforementioned cute outfit. – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/55148200885501707f908o.jpg" alt="OOTD 03/14/2026"/> My cute outfit today! Taken by Husbando when we stopped...

the100pics - 17/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54334916729be0a1db951h.jpg" alt="Ektar/Metropolis"/> 📷: Kodak Ektar H35N 🎞️: Lomochrome Metropolis ...

burned out on school. – chronosaur.us

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...

the100pics - 15/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/543358997557b78a655ddh.jpg" alt="Spotmatic / Kodak Tri-X"/> 📷: Pentax Spotmatic 🎞️: Kodak Tri-X 400 ...

the100pics - 16/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335700634d73a620fack.jpg" alt="Spotmatic / Kodak Tri-X"/> 📷: Pentax Spotmatic 🎞️: Kodak Tri-X 400...

the100pics - 21/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54457964079b8d049bc1bb.jpg" alt="Sage Day in NOLA"/> This is a red bean city here. 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark ...

getting excited about the web again. – chronosaur.us

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...

the100pics - 5/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335705004b2a6159c96b.jpg" alt="Konstruktor / Lomo 400"/> 📷: Lomography Konstruktor camera 🎞️: Lomo 400...

weeknotes - 2026/02/22 – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - 2025-10-12 – chronosaur.us

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...

the100pics - 28/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54369199865c1c16a01fbh.jpg" alt="Sunrise Morning - Sept 2020"/> 📷: Canon EOS Rebel T5...

blips - odd. – chronosaur.us

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 ...

the evolution of online BFFs. – chronosaur.us

Decided to join this month's Indieweb Carnival and talk about Digital Relationships.

the100pics - 1/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54333789802a7a00f7db2b.jpg" alt="Ektar/Metropolis"/> 📷: Kodak Ektar H35N 🎞️: Lomochrome Metropolis...

listen to this: ten - nightwalker – chronosaur.us

Obsessed with this song today. Give it a listen. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ri6FaIavnWA?si=x07N3LkpalHJF4s6" tit...

weeknotes - 03/23/2025. – chronosaur.us

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. ...

can we catch a break???? – chronosaur.us

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 ...

the100pics - 41/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694447830f1f7cd8287b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

ATEEZ - Golden Hour pt. 3. – chronosaur.us

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: ...

five minutes, one sentence. – chronosaur.us

Good lord, why is it so difficult to just get on this site and WRITE?????? It should not be this difficult.

the100pics - 45/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546943650492202c334bfb.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

listen to this - chvrches ft. hayley williams - bury it – chronosaur.us

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/B9BLMNn0PrQ?si=FVZLa0Z5U6MyIKWC" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="acce...

time to switch, maybe? – chronosaur.us

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...

something. – chronosaur.us

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 ...

chance meetings. – chronosaur.us

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...

bearblog domains down – chronosaur.us

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...

the100pics - 12/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5436792803759b022f390k.jpg" alt="Sunrise Morning - Sept 2020"/> 📷: Canon EOS Rebel T5...

the100pics - 72/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54367927907a82638b8d5o.jpg" alt="Sunrise Morning - Sept 2020"/> 📷: Canon EOS Rebel T5...

random things. – chronosaur.us

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...

the100pics - 19/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54355857996ddbed005b6h.jpg" alt="Topaz Photo Studio"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 53/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694111991a7ab9585975k.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 40/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694447815c23568c2dbb.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

yashica 635 – chronosaur.us

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...

the100pics - 2/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5433379598731c4e466afc.jpg" alt="Konstruktor / Kodak UltraMax"/> 📷: Lomography Konstruktor camera 🎞️: Kod...

the100pics - 30/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54574728997ae07392b5bb.jpg" alt="Farmers Market Haul"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 8/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/543562603401051cbd7c6c.jpg" alt="Topaz Photo Studio"/> 📷: Olympus OM-D E-M 10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 25/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/543357006348b5cf2d37dh.jpg" alt="Spotmatic / Kodak Tri-X"/> 📷: Pentax Spotmatic 🎞️: Kodak Tri-X...

the100pics - 35/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54588677348baf166ff1cb.jpg" alt="Commander's Palace Birthday Celebration"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

blips - guestbook – chronosaur.us

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, ...

this ain't about regret – chronosaur.us

It's been a couple of days since I posted. I was trying to journal every day but I got sidetracked.

a few small thoughts. – chronosaur.us

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...

the100pics - 46/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546932930825fccae68a2b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 18/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54369038013a596ae40b5h.jpg" alt="Sunrise Morning - Sept 2020"/> 📷: Canon EOS Rebel T5...

the100pics - 73/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54942729982a2424dceabo.jpg" alt="The Fandom Story Project - Avery"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 67/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546933128125f1d5c57765k.jpg" alt="Kenji Omakase - Kattie's birthday"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 69/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/548935983780b6666e568b.jpg" alt="The Fandom Story Project - Liz"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

brain reset. – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - squish. – chronosaur.us

Had my annual mammogram today. Hooray for the yearly boob squish. ...

bearblog carnival - boredom. – chronosaur.us

I'm trying to participate in more blogging challenges this year! Here's my response to BearBlog Carnival February: Boredom. "I'm boooooooooored." How ...

Archive – chronosaur.us

Journal, photos, random thoughts, and other assorted oddities.

the100pics - 7/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54353949741df8f4119573k.jpg" alt="Olympus Mju / Kodak Gold"/> 📷: Olympus Mju 🎞️: Kodak Gold...

the100pics - 9/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54354153714521a9985ea3k.jpg" alt="Olympus Mju / Kodak Gold"/> 📷: Olympus Mju 🎞️: Kodak Gold...

thanks, herman! – chronosaur.us

Aggressive bots ruined my weekend Thank you, Herman, for taking care of all of us here on Bear Blog. ❤️...

the100pics - 48/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546932927573476e971d6b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 75/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/549438103081dc74a3f2do.jpg" alt="The Fandom Story Project - Avery"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV 75% of the ...

the100pics - 56/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546932920628f875315c15k.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

blips - bolognese. – chronosaur.us

I have the house to myself today. Ran roombas, washed the sheets, and am making a batch of bolognese sauce for dinner tonight. 👍...

blips - anniversary – chronosaur.us

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...

my head hurts. – chronosaur.us

Ugh, been feeling just like general bleh this week.

the100pics - 13/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54384259542689ef151124k.jpg" alt="03-09-2025"/> A really adorable TARDIS Little Free Library found on the Ta...

the100pics - 24/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54354172939b4f06f1e23b.jpg" alt="Olympus Mju / Kodak Tri-X"/> 📷: Olympus Mju 🎞️: Kodak Tri-X...

the100pics - 20/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54458032468799543abb0b.jpg" alt="Sage Day in NOLA"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 38/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54604090168bb2c1774c3b.jpg" alt="Cloudy Memorial"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

blips - colors. – chronosaur.us

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...

one hundred. – chronosaur.us

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...

hellooooooo – chronosaur.us

Me: I’m totally gonna post while I’m in Chicago! Also me: did too much stuff in Chicago and didn’t post Yeah, so hi! It’s been a crazy few months, rig...

the100pics - 14/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54334922818fafce6727dh.jpg" alt="Ektar/Metropolis"/> 📷: Kodak Ektar H35N 🎞️: Lomochrome Metropolis ...

the100pics - 10/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54344546886c01b503856b.jpg" alt="Minolta Maxxum 5 / Lomochrome Purple"/> 📷: Minolta Maxxum 5 🎞️: Lomochro...

my thoughts on short-form content. – chronosaur.us

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...

not passed. – chronosaur.us

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...

the100pics - 32/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54586657236fdb4f69c38b.jpg" alt="Tattoo Day with Caitlin"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

void screaming. – chronosaur.us

This morning, while perusing assorted blogs and adding my new reads to my blogroll...

the100pics - 74/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5494381045364209d76cbo.jpg" alt="The Fandom Story Project - Avery"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 43/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5469444719543ae810fc0b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

blips - network+. – chronosaur.us

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 ...

the100pics - 52/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694446620b90656f4085k.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 26/100 – chronosaur.us

<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 ...

the100pics - 66/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546944669000bde778a0b5k.jpg" alt="Kenji Omakase - Kattie's birthday"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 60/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5469444601059501666b5b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 29/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54354153774480b988b0ah.jpg" alt="Olympus Mju / Kodak Gold"/> 📷: Olympus Mju 🎞️: Kodak Gold...

the100pics - 23/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/544525807873853ea0f25b.jpg" alt="Sage Day in the French Quarter"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 11/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54369200140b5673cd332b.jpg" ="Sunrise Morning - Sept 2020"/> 📷: Canon EOS Rebel T5 ...

the100pics - 55/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546944461259c09c7d4475k.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

post-everything drop. – chronosaur.us

I really and truly hate the post-event drop.

the100pics - 42/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694447430aab507a499b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

neutral ground. – chronosaur.us

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...

testing, testing. – chronosaur.us

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...

sunshine on my face. – chronosaur.us

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...

know thyself. – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - fantasy. – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - awake doggos – chronosaur.us

I wish I could be as awake and alert as my dogs in the morning....

A+. – chronosaur.us

I started studying for my CompTIA A+ Core 1 class this weekend. This is harder than I thought.

some awesome things! – chronosaur.us

I GOT TICKETS TO SEE ATEEZ IN ATLANTA WITH TWO OF MY BEST FRIENDS.

people and blogs – chronosaur.us

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 ...

linux – chronosaur.us

Next project! Set up my laptop to dual boot Windows and Linux Mint.

blips - testing. – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - curious – chronosaur.us

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. ...

deep breaths. – chronosaur.us

Taking VERY deep breaths today.

the100pics - 47/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546932930579da5b1a2f7b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

blips - tattoos – chronosaur.us

Got two new tattoos yesterday! I think I overworked the arm where one of them is because it is sore as hell today....

the100pics - 70/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54334916659e29a754089o.jpg" alt="Ektar/Metropolis"/> 📷: Kodak Ektar H35N 🎞️: Lomochrome Metropolis...

blips - develop. – chronosaur.us

Can someone PLEASE give me the motivation to develop and scan these rolls of film this week? They’re just sitting here and I keep looking at them like “hey ...

the100pics - 68/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54893623789f32725d0a0b.jpg" alt="The Fandom Story Project - Liz"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

blips - coding – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - switching. – chronosaur.us

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 ...

blips - dry as a bone. – chronosaur.us

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? ...

the100pics - 57/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54693292037c54fb47b7a5k.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

blips - sleeping – chronosaur.us

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....

official fall – chronosaur.us

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...

the100pics - 51/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/546941139660c117690055k.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

blips - weekend. – chronosaur.us

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...

the100pics - 71/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54335711548d6d4bc49cfo.jpg" alt="Spotmatic / Kodak Tri-X"/> 📷: Pentax Spotmatic 🎞️: Kodak Tri-X 400...

blips - weather – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - other than lofi – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - overheard at work – chronosaur.us

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...

the100pics - 62/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694112471c45b0077e1b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

i'm a pixel bear! :D :D – chronosaur.us

Y'all. SYLVIA MADE ME INTO A PIXEL BEAR. <img src="https://bear-images.sfo2.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com/chronosaurus/bear-karen.gif" alt="Chronosa...

blips - annoyed. – chronosaur.us

It’s really annoying when the same level of care and focus that you give to other people is never reciprocated....

blips - tis the season. – chronosaur.us

Meeting my friend L for crawfish tonight! CRAWFISH SEASON HAS STARTED BAYBEEEEEEEEEE...

blips - returning. – chronosaur.us

Been off the past few days because of these stomach problems, and I am completely confused as to what is happening at work now. ...

the100pics - 39/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694365674a95e416618b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

may 25. – chronosaur.us

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...

updates, yay – chronosaur.us

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...

the100pics - 49/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694114086de60da5bfdb.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 63/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694444960b95064b5deb.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

blips - leftover. – chronosaur.us

I am so glad I made lasagna last night anf have leftovers, because I’m so wiped out today....

cabin fever. – chronosaur.us

Hot take: I don't like working from home 5 days a week.

the100pics - 65/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54694356068c0ca04f8b75k.jpg" alt="Kenji Omakase - Kattie's birthday"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 58/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54693291952e83ca356d0b.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

the100pics - 33/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/54585785142e823baa5f4b.jpg" alt="Tattoo Day with Caitlin"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

blips - sunday evening. – chronosaur.us

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....

blips - til – chronosaur.us

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 ...

lower the bar – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - no ai – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - core 2 – chronosaur.us

Starting the A+ Core 2 course tonight! Time to get back into it....

sunday out – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - heated rivalry. – chronosaur.us

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...

pto today – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - mac – chronosaur.us

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...

redscale. – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5508311856384826eb533o.jpg" alt="Minolta Maxxum 5 / Harman Red"/> <img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65...

blips - cards – chronosaur.us

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 ...

stuff going on. – chronosaur.us

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...

running from things. – chronosaur.us

I’m exhausted. Bone-deep, utterly exhausted.

blips - time off. – chronosaur.us

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...

cleaning green beans. – chronosaur.us

I slept poorly last night.

blips - werk. – chronosaur.us

Back to the office today after a week off. Playing catchup is always rough. ...

01-02. – chronosaur.us

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...

an update, finally. – chronosaur.us

Finally an update.

blips - mashed taters – chronosaur.us

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....

greymatter. – chronosaur.us

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 ...

01-01. – chronosaur.us

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 ...

blips - critical thinking – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - utena – chronosaur.us

[Februaryuri 2025] Revolutionary Girl Utena A very good post about one of my absolute favorite anime series of all time....

blips - saturday night. – chronosaur.us

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 ...

blips - sauce – chronosaur.us

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 ...

fruition. – chronosaur.us

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...

deleted. – chronosaur.us

Today is officially Twitter Deletion Day.

blips - sunday morning – chronosaur.us

There's something about Sunday mornings that I absolutely adore.  It's quiet, no one's awake, I can do my chores and drink my coffee and I feel more relaxed ...

fuck ICE. – chronosaur.us

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....

a new design! – chronosaur.us

Finally finished the new design for my site! I wanted something a bit brighter and softer. Meet chronosaur.us v.2.0 - Sakura. 🌸...

one year. – chronosaur.us

One year ago, I was in the lowest space mentally that I’d ever been.

blips - dinner. – chronosaur.us

Currently cooking a pork roast, potatoes, and green beans for dinner. The house smells fantastic. :)...

three good things. – chronosaur.us

Three good things that happened today that I am happy about:

blips - birthday – chronosaur.us

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...

doodlebug. – chronosaur.us

IMG_6359 She doodle. ...

the100pics - 59/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5469329196211ced8413bb.jpg" alt="Chicago, July 2025"/> 📷: Olympus E-M10 Mark IV...

blips - tasty. – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - PASSED – chronosaur.us

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...

octothorpes – chronosaur.us

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 ...

poof. – chronosaur.us

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...

no fizz – chronosaur.us

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...

traveling. – chronosaur.us

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 ...

the 100pics - 27/100 – chronosaur.us

<img src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/5436920010024fc501052h.jpg" alt="Sunrise Morning - Sept 2020"/> 📷: Canon EOS Rebel T5...

blips - studying – chronosaur.us

I took a few days off from school, but it's back to studying today!  Starting my Composition course.  It's a little weird reading about the proper way to wri...

blips - TRANSFER PLZ – chronosaur.us

so hey would DirectNIC please just TRANSFER MY DOMAIN ALREADY I ALREADY APPROVED IT VIA EMAIL JUST TRANSFER MY DAMN DOMAIN...

blips - wiped – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - event – chronosaur.us

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......

blips - sunday – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - SIT DOWN – chronosaur.us

So when will people realize that if they’re at an arena show, they can still see the stage if they JUST FUCKING SIT DOWN...

blips - game day. – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - home today – chronosaur.us

Went home early from work yesterday because I felt kinda icky. Stayed home today because I was up all night with stomach issues. :(...

blips - tired – chronosaur.us

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...

chicago. – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - dns – chronosaur.us

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 ...

blips - plans – chronosaur.us

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...

blips - irc – chronosaur.us

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...

seriously, don't blog on ambien. – chronosaur.us

Ambien is a hell of a drug.

concert trip planning, v.2026. – chronosaur.us

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...

link - this page is under construction – chronosaur.us

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...

links - Bluesky's CEO Meltdown – chronosaur.us

Bluesky’s CEO meltdown: How leadership continues to fail its most marginalized users Oh, for fuck's sake. The more I see social media networks failing ...

links - It's Insulting to Read Your AI Writing – chronosaur.us

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...

neat camera trick! – chronosaur.us

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!...

links - air and light and time and space, by charles bukowski – chronosaur.us

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 ...

links - rewiring the brain – chronosaur.us

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...

links - everylastoneeverylastone – chronosaur.us

YouTube - everylastoneeverylastone I recently came across this newer YT channel, everylastoneeverylastone, who goes through his EXCEPTIONAL vinyl collecti...

links - achieving great privacy with safari. – chronosaur.us

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...

Vince Blog - Why I Love Airports – chronosaur.us

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...

link - we need more heroes. – chronosaur.us

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...

link - on becoming ungovernable – chronosaur.us

Dr Molly Tov - On Becoming Ungovernable A great post that talks about decoupling yourself from constant shopping behavior. Something I should definitely ...

links - caring is hardcore. | chronosaur.us

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...

blips - FINALLY. | chronosaur.us

YAY THE DOMAIN IS WORKING NOW!...

RE: AI is NOT better than you | chronosaur.us

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...

linkroll | chronosaur.us