2026-10-29T13:13:11Z https://njump.me ✨pencilears✨(KD7POW) https://njump.me/npub1670gwpldxwcvqcdetq4wlccwu38sguehdslax8xaq7eqpfw64nhsnv4sfs https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/accounts/avatars/109/383/726/638/525/701/original/36dab93cf556bdfa.png https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/accounts/avatars/109/383/726/638/525/701/original/36dab93cf556bdfa.png https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0qu0f54xuz66qk26ywqgzqxtyftsvujsny8qgcj4mhtgegjam0lgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7ffvhwn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs28j0dvqhwqegxqw9nl7unn37f7l59lq97r5tkptjvlp9axllp0dsz3h535'>nevent1q…h535</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I know you&#39;re talking about global warming, but one time at my job at a picture frame shop, there was a massive fire on the same block (not our building, but about three storefronts down) and my boss wouldn&#39;t let us go home early or even make a plan to evacuate the art.<br/><br/>Spent all day telling customers over the phone not to come down because the road out front was completely blocked off with fire trucks. 2026-07-29T17:28:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0drvnkc0e8as46rts8knwglwlukx3r0a8d5sgvj4hrqv8dypx4aczyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7jnej6x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg6k5t7xdmkwq2gpgr5n0t3lsh6y4wpyv6rcjgs3res44tde7fl6qfcs56s'>nevent1q…s56s</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Interpreting-Our-Heritage-Freeman-Tilden/dp/0807858676">https://www.amazon.com/Interpreting-Our-Heritage-Freeman-Tilden/dp/0807858676</a> <br/><br/>Once again tapping the book 2026-07-25T06:50:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8xwsrz0q002964a84hz6xutt8u6xpklxcqpgzv7vsyk04mpy6ucszyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7rqjvwe The problem with learning things is developing a low tolerance for approximate explanations.<br/><br/>In my case, I get a little tired of YouTube essays that are basically a book report written from reading Wikipedia. 2026-07-25T06:12:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvxgszzpf2j8hf72f9rd5ldnrpz00357hf2za9ukp8pl58x0r3ylszyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7gc8v0a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswfszpexm297de79dmrpzlnqeqdme3n400lhsn8nfwsss7xjxvmxqe49a36'>nevent1q…9a36</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that&#39;s a good fursona 2026-02-02T18:47:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz6lualq7n22cw8wlevg2aargq27gw7tutheln9vcjzyq0cehy4pszyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7mtkmjv A tumblr post for you<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/115/852/048/086/520/366/original/70e81dcea33e98d9.png"> <br/> 2026-01-07T05:00:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszfwrjkcdxgql9w2h6ye8yqc8dxq5av4dpapuwrz4nl3t93tl7mvgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7lfqgzz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxv24tyed2pkczq2vwyau8jdvk7ak8p859zdeu7ukaqj8p3apujtc38kl8e'>nevent1q…kl8e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>to be fair, Meta employees jacking off in the office was a notorious problem among security when I was working there.<br/><br/>I never saw it, but I heard a lot of stories. 2025-10-30T23:46:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdtyd0xp594aecn2zlsvm3multpmfhhyafvntegyjq269pe9qymfgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7znhw8a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst3cfu6w6neh7ngqhea7e5yxy4ffa0ddkd94l42rndd2mcarpj8gg680j3w'>nevent1q…0j3w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>grats on the fursona 2025-10-07T23:20:53Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2aaqn2t832fhnhjf3y2rufxuwz8x2gh98a4dyxvwdag8qyak4h3szyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7eyfpsx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf7j3yw0wvp6eu92vtanzhtlera3d426gtnz9tzvdd4wtgq6cwhlchsjr6r'>nevent1q…jr6r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think also remembering that just because you can&#39;t see a reply saying the obvious thing from your instance, that can just mean that you&#39;re not federated with the other reply guys, not that nobody is saying it.<br/><br/>Which, I think this is a major driver of mastodon reply guy culture. 2025-10-07T18:15:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgqmpugjyujzq3sghsls6qkdqcne5qkzdwmdmlv8wgzwwhfuxtklczyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7u6s879 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqst3nvq4wk8v32xcdp7s89kayj64jcrlel9eccjzup5lyce08r876cnv4pg5'>nevent1q…4pg5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think they took down the old stream exhibit with the salmon, I couldn&#39;t find the model trains, and you&#39;re not allowed to photograph the art, but we had fun!<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/115/234/840/892/574/188/original/c474f627899fcb7c.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/115/234/831/763/950/829/original/381e014a2ef6f99f.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/115/234/832/115/281/556/original/d3988659ca2f94c7.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/115/234/832/625/952/885/original/4c24bfe22904c770.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-20T04:56:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst3nvq4wk8v32xcdp7s89kayj64jcrlel9eccjzup5lyce08r876czyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7rx6yca In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstmxytqtqlhkz9jwd6eemn5veuvsatscg92nzx4geaczeukdjrarq3nazp0'>nevent1q…azp0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>More sights from the Puyallup Fair<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/115/234/808/043/917/850/original/fab1a13baf1de829.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/115/234/808/450/222/757/original/1d389ca5cc8b58e6.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/115/234/810/078/363/040/original/6de70d67b63dcff3.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/115/234/810/734/966/494/original/1ae7ff6c075d9085.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-20T04:52:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstmxytqtqlhkz9jwd6eemn5veuvsatscg92nzx4geaczeukdjrarqzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7ucaz8n Had a good day at the fair!<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/115/234/732/947/176/431/original/76525b2d760ad94e.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/115/234/735/099/172/777/original/dccf93a47d27c2ca.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/115/234/735/898/970/128/original/e751bf0c2d1e0568.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/115/234/737/331/592/627/original/e91ad9b7633950cb.jpg"> <br/> 2025-09-20T04:31:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv2dtn0d7qv57ht4sxd6qs5maez7v6q8hesxxa8e4hf4rk0h4zp2czyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7rdrlnh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspaamcj647v9qhh8gt2fwuyhn89h8wcfq5pjumyl26uw76gv78keqmd4lry'>nevent1q…4lry</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Part of the terms of this trial was that if we wore the glasses in the office, that was fine, but if you were outside the office you were supposed to receive a T-shirt that said &#34;you may be being recorded&#34; that trial participants were to wear while out and about at all times.<br/><br/>Did I also want to be in this trial for the shirt? Absolutely. 2025-09-19T17:16:12Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspaamcj647v9qhh8gt2fwuyhn89h8wcfq5pjumyl26uw76gv78keqzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7rqnykr So, the brief period of time when I was a front desk receptionist at Meta was also when they were asking employees to help them test the ray-bans by getting fitted and wearing them while living life.<br/><br/>I was trying to sign up for this trial for two reasons:<br/><br/>1. I hadn&#39;t gotten new glasses in like ~5 years and free glasses sounded great.<br/><br/>2. Welcome to the panopticon. (Your receptionist has cameras on her face) 2025-09-19T17:14:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxjfyx66napn59gzxavn6u4w6vhyfq67ekfhxf2aredkta5vxrnfczyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7afjcw9 Talking with my wife earlier and she&#39;s got a theory that when you see the classic Artist+Engineer couple, between them, the artist is going to be the practical one.<br/><br/>Why? Because this is the kind of artist who marries an engineer.<br/><br/>And also the kind of engineer who marries an artist is a dreamer with big ideas. 2025-08-16T18:42:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy2g9cj6zcunh37g5ut738ec6zd9wkpyw2lt6fsv2ru6rg86wzcjszyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7j2fvz9 I&#39;m relatively thrifty for two reasons:<br/><br/>1. Raised medium-poor, so we had to make do. Spent most of my adult life also making do.<br/><br/>2. Raised by a Yankee (my dad) who comes from a culture where thrift and ingenuity is how you show off how smart you are. 2025-06-16T03:40:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspym3q5mtdewx5u8fr3gdgkamhdxwh2n3nadhd9rc3c9hxn233hkgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7un20rw #bloomscrolling plum blossoms!<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/114/100/761/210/042/693/original/d883023db61c8a69.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-03T22:04:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgue2p7vywjrx539jtg6ycln9ztmpt68sxtj6y4ltg5ek4s69t8hqzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7twpqlx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9pd0v4kcl3xacd5k66rgjax834kkgrxh3qdfqgr5p22ks0eqtvlgy2s3le'>nevent1q…s3le</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>So this recent nonsense, which is obviously coming from Zuck listening to his MMA buddies (I know because it sounds like something my cousin Jordan would say)...<br/><br/>It&#39;s giving Mid-life crisis. <br/><br/>Like, the Zuck likely wants the greybeards to yell at him, he knows the core userbase isn&#39;t computer literate enough to be able to leave, and he wants his website to be cool again, so if the fogeys are protesting he probably feels like he&#39;s doing something right. 2025-01-13T06:20:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9pd0v4kcl3xacd5k66rgjax834kkgrxh3qdfqgr5p22ks0eqtvlgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw76eyu7c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswu8gpnv9ja735taf8ejwq9vm7uk9gns6n9kcn0ev9am9st5l7jmggh7gl8'>nevent1q…7gl8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>But they&#39;ve also gotten in trouble for hiring H1B people because they&#39;re less likely to rock the boat, so I always wondered if the people bold enough to post at the C suite about bad decisions were just a dwindling echo of their original startup culture.<br/><br/>Like, as long as someone is being a grumpy greybeard in the comments they haven&#39;t lost their soul yet as a company, which is never gonna work. 2025-01-13T06:14:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswu8gpnv9ja735taf8ejwq9vm7uk9gns6n9kcn0ev9am9st5l7jmgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7lyzpvc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs80xdwhac03g2lh5ht8573m2f2yzjyccg0u6f89epwfw8sfmfxf0cxprx7t'>nevent1q…rx7t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They also do have a culture of letting the programmers yell directly at whoever had the latest bonehead decision and it&#39;s kinda funny, but the contractors think the FTE&#39;s who do this basically have a death wish.<br/><br/>Like, what kind of person gets paid six figures and thinks it&#39;s a good idea to call the C-levels a bonehead to their face? A crazy person.<br/><br/>But, it does mean they seem to occasionally reverse course on some of their bonehead decisions, so maybe it&#39;s worth it. 2025-01-13T06:11:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs80xdwhac03g2lh5ht8573m2f2yzjyccg0u6f89epwfw8sfmfxf0czyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7pmz00y In the couple of months where I was a contractor (front desk receptionist) at Meta their employee training gave off the distinct vibe that they were trying to be the soft cuddly website where you could keep up with your grandkids.<br/><br/>Like, they knew they were for Grandmas and people who weren&#39;t super computer literate to have a gateway to the internet and keep up with their families.<br/><br/>So, it&#39;s kind of hilarious that the Zuck wants &#34;masculine energy&#34; it feels very resentful father-of-girls behavior 2025-01-13T05:52:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgrtfv2k3pertlqpszqe0cjvafyvnwk9j0yhgdn7anzl462lsgj5gzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7nv6enr Can&#39;t believe it&#39;s Christmas Adam already 2024-12-24T02:27:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyef8vl0nny7l643rd83g0y229k7gwfyp549szd4wsspuvxue7p5gzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7hlukuq The regret I feel whenever I click the More button on a toot and it unrolls into what should obviously be a whole ass thread. 2024-11-12T18:49:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx7wlwrh0fn80xtjeftnymrf4n24zw3clj27qt8lwd2tssuhl4e5gzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7dkayra Why do you like trains? (You can select multiple) 2024-10-14T22:12:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdz2mxslcs26k0d3s357mpvcda9xauzq8jznqvyk3jxpgm6wstnxczyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7kqa9c3 Nothing really destroys my respect for someone quite like extolling the uses and benefits of LLM&#39;s, it&#39;s right up there with thinking space exploration is somehow gonna solve global warming. 2024-10-12T00:51:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsry3cn53ll30h83hsfuq0ma6dxkkw4zv448z2sjk69u365z8n86uszyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7u9xhzt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp7zuu8fqvf4pxqg3m7karn6rv6ut00tgph3hm696j8rkgpx52ufczpk3g9'>nevent1q…k3g9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m legit tearing up. Aaaaaa 2024-10-05T22:52:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq9vztk02eej2g39khzy5w8udj2uzdk6330a9jsdd46hzhxk0xajgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7u375y2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspa22py8d95flvaxm78gd94dvaw6ze4rjkja3crpj9rps409wf0nstn90el'>nevent1q…90el</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>on the one hand: excuse me, you&#39;re gorgeous. on the other hand, you&#39;re also allowed to be an ugly woman.<br/><br/>Like, being a beautiful woman is fun, but millions of women go out into the world looking like nothing much every day and it&#39;s fine. It&#39;s normal, like, with any luck, someday you&#39;ll get old and the best you&#39;ll be able to do is impeccably dressed.<br/><br/>So like, you gotta wrap your head around the idea that being ugly is fine, it&#39;s neutral, before then, or you&#39;ll go nuts. 2024-09-20T07:46:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8vpu2y6yy0jmyxw9khe6lppjd0y3v5h6g3z5hq4fgewn97mhknjqzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7pjex8c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsf6qgn9sp5a73dfhlswanqklreecxnq2y4zwxyf7xshu2p90wz8wg5sp6vk'>nevent1q…p6vk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>it&#39;s just, if alt text is too much effort? don&#39;t do it. <br/><br/>You could use the #Alt4Me hashtag and someone else can write it up for you if you still want things accessable, but you&#39;re sacrificing too much quality with chatGPT. 2024-08-17T18:12:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf6qgn9sp5a73dfhlswanqklreecxnq2y4zwxyf7xshu2p90wz8wgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7h7el23 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg9wryzyed0f3sqxccs35kp3zla6frcmgtm3gu7phe5l2zta3ldvq4ejdqz'>nevent1q…jdqz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so do I. 2024-08-17T18:09:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0sn0dm0af9c7uqhdy43llc225wkmse62u9xnfh3ec0knljuc8jgqzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7d8654c In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvd3f4mmmf2htw9snne0zx7n4uy0uqs0cc8hu8x4pn6z25qvzzang0d72rl'>nevent1q…72rl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>the 2nd one is reasonable because it contextualizes the meme, the first one is not because again, the meme remains without context.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t see how putting this through chat got is less trouble than just writing out your own text. 2024-08-17T18:08:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqzqzl8uyf84xutp9zwt3yty90quy8twfcwe9emfs8w083venc34szyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw72swq6r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqm675rnztf8ndztpq29fd2clvlfjchjsfkjg3cmjjkhku9ztzrmcg73wsv'>nevent1q…3wsv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve seen the results of automatic alt text using an AI, and I would say the results range from missing the point of the image to flat out wrong.<br/><br/>I think blind people and people on slow Internet connections (like me!) don&#39;t deserve to be fed automated disinformation, and honestly I would prefer no alt text at all if accuracy is impossible. 2024-08-17T18:00:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2cqdtfp6nfs2vytt0f4w7n3axtqvr3wvrur0vtxsqvz54fvkmcvqzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw76lm8sz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsphjz4zy8exequphga8rxgqmq4p7dnzf545g9dsy2fafuju6excfcrf2x9e'>nevent1q…2x9e</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Also I wish to acknowledge that baking quiche is &#34;Dad missing behavior&#34; this is one of the meals he&#39;d make with me and my sister when we were little.<br/><br/>Apparently quiche had some kind of unmasculine reputation in the 80&#39;s-90&#39;s but an egg pie with as much bacon as you want to put in it is actually a pretty hearty meal. 2024-08-06T19:10:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsphjz4zy8exequphga8rxgqmq4p7dnzf545g9dsy2fafuju6excfczyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7pumtww In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs93vzem4r8svtlzuta9cl3xas3kqhen7930d2getet4af5a0h7dqg0dmaxl'>nevent1q…maxl</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve got enough leftover fillings to make another one if I add a bit of something else, so I might do that in a bit after I get my pie pan back. 2024-08-06T19:00:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs93vzem4r8svtlzuta9cl3xas3kqhen7930d2getet4af5a0h7dqgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7swtrvv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsys2pl7zzw2fff6t89dh89xmp9sxfjxteyljyk9qhmp6g5f5wylncw0ytrs'>nevent1q…ytrs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And on into the oven! #food<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/112/916/609/359/437/746/original/0abb11c5b5fcf7ae.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-06T18:58:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsys2pl7zzw2fff6t89dh89xmp9sxfjxteyljyk9qhmp6g5f5wylnczyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7flepe4 Today&#39;s cooking adventure, not pictured, the pie dough chilling in the fridge. #cooking #food<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/112/916/540/896/157/394/original/59b4b015d9dcf5c4.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/112/916/541/135/249/985/original/f0a9b5b4662aec45.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/112/916/541/330/309/313/original/d72908b8cc4f466d.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/112/916/541/609/706/703/original/c2c69ff45f667418.jpg"> <br/> 2024-08-06T18:43:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrsplukkh2q5ct6y85850hrwk9nqg3ufdmgn3n9k7d6k0uj5zcv2qzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7n64uaa In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspeveraudehn44cu47ltesfrmtq3q4lr09rtq8knwldcgve5tfksgkfnupp'>nevent1q…nupp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That like, the kind of guy you see on a road bike, as a Harley guy you sir might not see bristling masculinity there, but he thinks of himself as very masculine because he&#39;s able to go fast under his own power, like, many of the fun things about riding a motorcycle plus he feels physically strong about it, so they tend to sneer at ebikes because they think ebikes are for lazy people.<br/><br/>Customer boggles at me, I realize I just explained that ebikes are for sissies, so I re-route back to my point 2024-08-05T20:48:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspeveraudehn44cu47ltesfrmtq3q4lr09rtq8knwldcgve5tfksgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7x202wp Remembering a moment with a customer at the bike shop, an old grey Harley motorcycle guy from eastern Washington who had come over to try out an ebike because all his hunting buddies had them and they were beating him to the hunting camp.<br/><br/>He was worried that bikes generally weren&#39;t very masculine, but step-through bikes especially so (I was trying to sell him a RadRunner because they&#39;re good at carrying cargo) and I had to explain that different men achieve masculinity by different ways. 2024-08-05T20:42:18Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx9ztve4fklpladhn6qqcqlc0l9l0ey8kuq0m9fs560mvuvxef4wgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7vl2z47 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgfvn868ulkfds6ygd6layyxr38dvlg2rj7rt4u5sk4k0rtczwqgclnegyu'>nevent1q…egyu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>immune to irrational justifications, but sometimes a little too susceptible to /rational/ justifications. 2024-08-04T18:51:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdka9syg80a26ervxq96hwkw23juwuwvgp80hsch0f8ut447w4lnqzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw77h4amv In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd5e8vtpu6vmnhmymfemlq79f2mnevz0yt8g8ws36st0wnht3ereg5u2v0f'>nevent1q…2v0f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I think this is why so many nerds fall for grifts, but especially the ones that paint themselves as &#34;all the smart people are doing this&#34; 2024-08-04T18:35:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf0cxvhlpjrj46dpjtsd9vngp6pa67wexecng0vz8nsnx5ja06k0czyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7e76hhr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqtcvsduqwcudrz043jv2nu56ws8f0fnxk9fqymt74sm0yswlt3rg7qh28y'>nevent1q…h28y</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The closer you watch, the worse he&#39;ll do. Such is the power of &#34;what if a girl sees??&#34; anxiety. 2024-08-04T18:31:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr7stw4la9r7jx03j5pah0yyp58nrv0kpkcrg8vw4rzg6ehyshwjqzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7h4z4h4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsg026qpygunp3jzngh46cg676mv69zdj3nlvjygt5gvw7qg0x7a8su63fzs'>nevent1q…3fzs</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I also want to note that three random different people asked me who was getting married today.<br/><br/>While we&#39;re standing there like:<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/112/618/770/499/113/732/original/a69349ec633319ac.jpg"> <br/> 2024-06-15T04:35:09Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg026qpygunp3jzngh46cg676mv69zdj3nlvjygt5gvw7qg0x7a8szyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7e3r0t6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0mxv6v3khxhlgfnj325sjrzhuh4l7xgtrcyvumawjefc2cjz25fceyg8u5'>nevent1q…g8u5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We have eaten, everyone has gone home, time to fall over.<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/112/618/732/712/765/623/original/6d95a9d83a789a62.jpg"> <br/> 2024-06-15T04:27:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0mxv6v3khxhlgfnj325sjrzhuh4l7xgtrcyvumawjefc2cjz25fczyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7tesnrs In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyrwtcjpntv98xcz3rclfc0w6tqqkqqdh6z0pqux3s8hskk0phqsszspw3f'>nevent1q…pw3f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We may have said &#34;horse boot love wins&#34; in the vows to the confusion of all my guests. 2024-06-15T02:42:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyrwtcjpntv98xcz3rclfc0w6tqqkqqdh6z0pqux3s8hskk0phqsszyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw783yzjr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxc8ykukstr4zmlka7srev8fn2u5dwkdnjdeyy3fnmc5uf5azgw4skq05uw'>nevent1q…05uw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We had a beautiful ceremony right between downpours, had cake because my step sister had to jet after that, and now we are awaiting curry back in the hotel room. 2024-06-15T02:40:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxc8ykukstr4zmlka7srev8fn2u5dwkdnjdeyy3fnmc5uf5azgw4szyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7u6q3dd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs930knwy3y9764g62wg5h4rcjrtlvleplhgdy3jwd7evrvvthzwtg6n959v'>nevent1q…959v</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My sister got pictures both of me frolicking and me going back to hunt for my phone. 2024-06-15T02:28:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs930knwy3y9764g62wg5h4rcjrtlvleplhgdy3jwd7evrvvthzwtgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7www5ue In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs84y284jgt4p0f204k0zr378k9e9q036t6asu7e8z6ddctgs7k9mgcczl49'>nevent1q…zl49</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Frolicked too hard, phone fell out of my dress, FOUND IT THO!!! 2024-06-15T02:17:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs84y284jgt4p0f204k0zr378k9e9q036t6asu7e8z6ddctgs7k9mgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw70h5sm0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8wgfujrw25rdjdhd2s2entm54narqnn8dsmu5screajpzyny4a0gsaf5n8'>nevent1q…f5n8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>We are dressed and ready<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/112/617/607/502/369/287/original/1454ceaf8d4ca6ce.jpg"> <br/> 2024-06-14T23:39:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8wgfujrw25rdjdhd2s2entm54narqnn8dsmu5screajpzyny4a0gzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7lmnkaj In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstyu0kt7ftpsfc5lglhw967n6977dkk6eerxpcyqh8edayx34gywchh4h8t'>nevent1q…4h8t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Aftermath:<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/112/617/605/361/165/548/original/8abbaba3cf8b42f4.jpg"> <br/> 2024-06-14T23:38:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstyu0kt7ftpsfc5lglhw967n6977dkk6eerxpcyqh8edayx34gywczyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7psqqpl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8kw85xr77kck3jx2t6e66ulzqy9nzkz5kffs30cwy9ynuhyy27jq2swsl2'>nevent1q…wsl2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The master readying her workspace<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/112/616/623/920/760/044/original/d6bd37058515cfb4.jpg"> <br/> 2024-06-14T19:29:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8kw85xr77kck3jx2t6e66ulzqy9nzkz5kffs30cwy9ynuhyy27jqzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7lg2494 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw86pph5ma3q35l0pywgl80jg4e0f04h65c89tqxhtnr0lm3sf3eghfzv6j'>nevent1q…zv6j</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Why yes, I will live-toot my own wedding. 2024-06-14T19:06:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw86pph5ma3q35l0pywgl80jg4e0f04h65c89tqxhtnr0lm3sf3egzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7am5j38 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz9ls28rngmmp32p6zlt9h8sx0xf7x02zv30n9gwlluaeq0x9eeqcnewtgr'>nevent1q…wtgr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This car would smell great but mom is chain smoking, as is her right as an American. 2024-06-14T19:02:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz9ls28rngmmp32p6zlt9h8sx0xf7x02zv30n9gwlluaeq0x9eeqczyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw78j2xn6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyfquvsk9vg4pupfnqklmx78yf9jet0rrsqqa6qxgl53stesk78egynyns7'>nevent1q…yns7</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You may behold my bucket.<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/112/616/501/112/492/871/original/932698e776a256cc.jpg"> <br/> 2024-06-14T18:58:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyfquvsk9vg4pupfnqklmx78yf9jet0rrsqqa6qxgl53stesk78egzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7xxvpen In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsprleppaf45dsprjs9yxxyzpfyaecusk9pdxfyudaa7qqs7t493fsynxcde'>nevent1q…xcde</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have iced the sting/bite, we are equipped with garden roses and ferns, and on our way back to the hotel. 2024-06-14T18:53:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsprleppaf45dsprjs9yxxyzpfyaecusk9pdxfyudaa7qqs7t493fszyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7nmm0av In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqq4wvytmqpq9mwdmzp9m3q4628w94e3jegutr29lytsc3m7t8gpgzu9x7f'>nevent1q…9x7f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I have been stung by something (probably a yellow jacket) on the back of my knee. 2024-06-14T18:39:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqq4wvytmqpq9mwdmzp9m3q4628w94e3jegutr29lytsc3m7t8gpgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7knqlau In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz08pzhfzj4key50de4rq6hedfurj0nrw52xk9504lmhwzzlvd0pclm28j6'>nevent1q…28j6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Mom&#39;s yard<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/112/616/393/651/072/298/original/08d28087106beff1.jpg"> <br/> 2024-06-14T18:32:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz08pzhfzj4key50de4rq6hedfurj0nrw52xk9504lmhwzzlvd0pczyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7wurss0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrw0d2v9klmm25ly8u46dwv3m7xyqueem2v3rtmxagurvh89fxpg4my32m'>nevent1q…y32m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I would not let mom buy ferns at the store. It is like buying blackberries at trader joes. 2024-06-14T18:19:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxrw0d2v9klmm25ly8u46dwv3m7xyqueem2v3rtmxagurvh89fxpgzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw77nv76a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0mhzag2fhz0nr5devfld24m74xxudd0heksmjdsjkmp4j0mst79qwkc7n8'>nevent1q…c7n8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Flower time continues, we have picked up what I would consider &#34;normal flowers&#34; from the Safeway flower department, and we are making a quick pit stop for ice tea before going home for sword ferns and garden roses. 2024-06-14T18:18:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0mhzag2fhz0nr5devfld24m74xxudd0heksmjdsjkmp4j0mst79qzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw7f5nuqt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgyv7drfqxj8wynk994llc2zvclacxv2thap0dezpaml6pvpgytwq7j3hak'>nevent1q…3hak</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Told the clerk I was getting the old pro out of retirement for One Last Job. 2024-06-14T17:23:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgyv7drfqxj8wynk994llc2zvclacxv2thap0dezpaml6pvpgytwqzyrteapc8a5empsrph9vz4mlrpmjy7prnxakrl5cum5rmyq99m2kw75u3r9q FLOWER TIME.<br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/112/616/051/459/373/308/original/a890fc62824b3ac1.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/eternalaugust/media_attachments/files/112/616/122/371/186/015/original/54afb37d1513a986.jpg"> <br/> 2024-06-14T17:21:57Z