2026-05-27T18:18:26Z https://njump.me Play Ball and Fight Fascists https://njump.me/npub1nd0va9dnnpvfqds04g80f8e76f827ua2cgq0f42qr4psfx6n0a9sn5d2r6 https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/243/475/470/058/660/original/b203b947b6be7be4.jpg https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/109/243/475/470/058/660/original/b203b947b6be7be4.jpg https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgljrt792s8jzq9wdu2trn3tq7nhaejfy79jn2raehal7ecuc0hhczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kftnupl In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2zjwts6pvd5tn6453y8s3kaw6eqwg4pt0s8rlg75ch50lkdh3mucpna9a6'>nevent1q…a9a6</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He wants Greenland so he can give it to Russia. 2026-01-19T21:42:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs26rn7s58pcr63cszlhdhlejlmx3r4zhg7jgwjvfrcew6p4k7zzfczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kqsap80 So, caught Sean chasing his tail this morning.<br/><br/>I&#39;ve never seen it before and you will not be surprised to hear that it was adorable. <br/><br/>Sadly, he did not catch the tail. 2026-01-19T17:50:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs85zz82tzk794kzaqa645383fx8wwl0nswpfdqd76zhjplf6857yszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k8j23pn In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxd2pzq2zxdwasaqgdae5e0f5v2qwfv4x5dux8awn45f9ulcwk94gejnetc'>nevent1q…netc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Totally. When I turned around and saw him on the landing, his little face was all, &#34;HAI!! What are we doing?!?!!&#34; 2026-01-17T05:21:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszfsva4dtjjv3kw4zpev9kx72lqlkemjw4t9q4u63gvu3r8uq27eszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kgc7k8k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs07n7qm6v393k2h6fn59v53lqnj95vl706wm903ymf3dkksq9gnuqgm398m'>nevent1q…398m</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>He legit looked at me like we were all on a hike around the house for fun!<br/><br/>Little buddy, you cannot wander off! 2026-01-17T04:41:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdx9vhrh993m0f2lr0fkv45lww0udsvqfw6a8rzaxjl32lkpluysczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k45r7h0 Just had to have a talk with Sean about the fact that hide &amp; seek may be fun for him, it is not fun for the humans.<br/><br/>Still don&#39;t know where he was, I walked down to check the basement and before I even hit the bottom of the stairs, heard something and turned around and he was there on the landing.<br/><br/>Mind you, he was probably following both of us around thinking, &#34;What are we looking for?&#34; 2026-01-17T03:59:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsf3swusp3vav33vdvdsesytgph8h7rn5zsvtellw0x0dutt2hg6qszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kms3yyx Got off work and stretched out and suddenly, I am trapped! 😻<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/906/958/243/861/151/original/2f810389eaf161ae.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-16T21:45:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrk862h3fklfhr9dm0dk0yrc7lr7rp0f5057hnz9hg4dtapzkmf3szyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kznsdz9 Sean is tucked up next to me on the couch, and I thought he was snoring (he does that a lot cause his mouth doesn&#39;t close 100%) - but no, he&#39;s **purring** in his sleep. With his mouth a bit open, so it&#39;s quite loud - and super adorable.<br/><br/>😻 2026-01-15T01:49:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswdyy7a2v0ynpns2469me80azpqlvsf3kfk2a0sef0ep0kt95txuqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kjulrfc In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxkuzyl9ty2gp332nhknrtyd8wp3cdla03vkv6rre2czs6t4270gju4sjt'>nevent1q…4sjt</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ewh. <br/><br/>It&#39;s so grand to be a gal... 2026-01-13T03:23:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2lnx58uu9kvsjay3kz03esgsmrz4fh02qs4l4ylxtxhd30lkrf3szyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kswyu7u Sean has Strong Opinions on where the &#34;toys on sticks&#34; should reside.<br/><br/>My brother keeps a couple in the basement to play with the cats.<br/><br/>Sean routinely takes them and then drags them back upstairs to the living room and drops them there, because apparently, that is Where They Belong as far as he is concerned. 2026-01-12T04:13:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0cl9zpu6y5vdww4kvqtzas85l0x84vs07dmlrq35j4naahn62qwgzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kcdud5h In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8rrmzgzcsh46mpgd790hdx25dua4lm60sknj9u93dv7cq8spmalqay0zsk'>nevent1q…0zsk</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh WOW. That is amazing. 2026-01-12T02:40:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz5clntc97hdktpkxt739tju2ksta0dp2ftgjjzvuxsga8uwvhh2szyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kl8vqhe I like the instructor - she was in graphic design for many years and now hates precision - love that! Also really liking that if you want to spend the afternoon working on a new technique, or making components or whatever, you can do that.<br/><br/>Here’s the colors I picked out for the puddle, and used some of the scrap for dots, and used up some other scrap I had for more dots.<br/><br/>(Yeahhh, I gravitated to blues again.)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/879/232/021/397/597/original/c0549aba13a0a4f3.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-12T00:13:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd909rmzntxaxkh27phkxcz3fclvw7v8gz5nt5ny909n549973v9gzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5ky76n49 The Black Panthers are back on the streets in Philly.<br/><br/>I know I would feel exponentially safer in a neighborhood where they are active.<br/><br/>#USPolitics #BlackPanthers <br/><br/>~~~<br/>As Minneapolis shooting stirs fears of state violence, several Black Panther Party members made their presence known in Philly<br/><br/><a href="https://www.inquirer.com/news/black-pather-party-philadelphia-minnesota-shooting-20260110.html?id=LXNGNFvaR0kzQ&amp;utm_source=social&amp;utm_campaign=gift_link&amp;utm_medium=referral">https://www.inquirer.com/news/black-pather-party-philadelphia-minnesota-shooting-20260110.html?id=LXNGNFvaR0kzQ&amp;utm_source=social&amp;utm_campaign=gift_link&amp;utm_medium=referral</a> 2026-01-10T21:27:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswxfs669pv0ujq9kxthu7g3az7yf9qsmr8m3wtdrqtnl88y5fy6uszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k660tj6 I know I&#39;m preaching to the choir here, but for YEARS AND YEARS, people from marginalized communities who have been routinely brutalized by law enforcement &amp; white supremacy told us - especially white women:<br/><br/>They will come for you, too.<br/><br/>We can by angry and horrified and sickened about what happened to Renee Good, but we cannot be surprised. <br/><br/>We were warned.<br/><br/>#USPolitics #ICE #AbolishICE #PoliceViolence 2026-01-10T15:46:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstfzsyt5mzyx5zczvt9zkurw86y3kx73fmqqqane3rfey6g8zwqdgzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5knat6yd Yoga with cats:<br/><br/>Sean: I will roll around on the floor with you! 😻 <br/><br/>Jorge: Your form is terrible. Also, good call making sure your t-shirt isn&#39;t tucked into the back of your pants on that forward bend pose, cause *that* is definitely why you can&#39;t fold yourself in half. 😼 2026-01-09T21:30:32Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsvsuqr5ksql0pvyc983rm5h9msd0rfzyzncsty4czse5z59vkxmxgzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k6dp9lz CBP shot two more people in Portland today.<br/><br/>These people are completely out of control.<br/><br/>#USPolitics #ACAB #PoliceViolence <br/><br/><a href="https://apnews.com/article/immigration-shooting-oregon-5eeffe06106f711b8a17f6072ad9b53d">https://apnews.com/article/immigration-shooting-oregon-5eeffe06106f711b8a17f6072ad9b53d</a> 2026-01-09T00:23:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr43c7mkyluhl8dflmlu3qxdwm889x4wp9p73wm70c5663zeplwaszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kyn0gtv Refilling my coffee and think of a few more things I need to get at the market at lunch.<br/><br/>Rather than convince myself &#34;I&#39;ll remember by the time I get upstairs and put it in my phone&#34; I grabbed a sticky note and wrote it all down immediately. <br/><br/>Went upstairs and realized the sticky note was still down on the kitchen counter. 😭 2026-01-08T16:13:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2ygnn65gegw8agr9fcj5xa5hure4a7evqs6vadzfzu69rafdn7xczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kzrfmlv 53 years on this planet. I have encountered a lot of bastards in that time.<br/><br/>But nothing and no one was ever as completely fucking awful and evil as this administration and everyone working for it.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t think I will ever understand how people turn out this way. 2026-01-08T02:41:14Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsd4h9g5e85nmcuf7nhr4vn8j99refmplnt0c56w5rufj7fe92jhyszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kg52zvq I hope every ICE agent has PTSD for the rest of their lives, and that&#39;s the most polite thing I can say about it right now.<br/><br/>#USPolitics #ICE #Minneapolis 2026-01-08T00:04:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8r4glw9tvqsmr49afe90enajud07e20cwjnf9l2sphdxe9xh82vczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k95lzvz The face of a cat who was definitely NOT attempting to steal my emery board, he just really wanted to be near me. 😹<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/851/659/977/873/446/original/4eeb1c58a2bd74ca.jpg"> <br/> 2026-01-07T03:22:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8rl6muc08qpaf7qx5efgj99edzzw76qj4zke9am0hm9clv527qyczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5km6p7jr In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspegqakel53qqsvr866tekqckmsr3l88uadmr4taexamdazmcazccgsxmez'>nevent1q…xmez</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I really thought we&#39;d make it a few more than 2 days before creating a full on international crisis. I was far too optimistic. 2026-01-03T21:04:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqst05qd23y3ktam5da72n6fedv23rk9su9tvvt4hh4ux0tw0jpcncqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k2djcjx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8jxjch5vhn5g8z92fpg3vh3q53lhthjh5u3g8e4u6hflhqgvsq5q423ppw'>nevent1q…3ppw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I still keep my account there, because various &amp; sundry muni government orgs haven&#39;t moved elsewhere, and I need that info. 😕 2026-01-02T23:14:11Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg9npx7x9cxf7r6l7269a6l74y6tr3f0t03d7twsd075e6p4ut6sqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kaa6juf Shhh, do not startle 2026. | Musings of a marginally sane feline-appreciating female.<br/><br/>#Blog <br/><br/><a href="https://myotherblogisbroken.com/2026/01/01/shhh-do-not-startle-2026/">https://myotherblogisbroken.com/2026/01/01/shhh-do-not-startle-2026/</a> 2026-01-01T18:30:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz6ewg56mrq7npp9k4frlhdwnuq2tvr24atapvf69xes5nlvx3eyczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k7684vw As 2025 winds down, I want to say a very sincere Thank You to all of you here - you&#39;re very groovy folks and make this corner of the internet pretty awesome. 2026-01-01T01:13:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfcxae50v4gd49n549394a07h4sew5has7lsw6ahp4hhhqjsn42qqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kgm0w66 OH! <br/><br/>Gave my friends the checkerboard plate last night and they loved it!!! 🥰🥰🥰 2025-12-31T00:28:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2tl66l84yny8xxs2pwntdljf2tp355jrv7z6ayl4ktpkhw2y2klgzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k60vc93 I like ADS-B exchange because I am a dork and like looking at what planes are flying overhead. I also like to click the government/military option to see what is out and about.<br/><br/>Not much overhead tonight, zoom out, see one and click on it - Ukrainian military plane flying out of Palm Beach airport, and I&#39;m pretty sure this is President Zelenskyy&#39;s plane.<br/><br/>Dude has to be so happy to get the hell away from this place. 2025-12-29T02:11:58Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs00wdf707km40qnffe7z9eqkyukpg6jujsx8eq3x5vm4zx2czvagszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5klxj6mm In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs99tn7kzxcd5ewxaz0gkjj3eevty0mu622eh8yqs7sjqj83642mvgjkz9q8'>nevent1q…z9q8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I saw this before I knew the goat had gone down - as soon as I saw the AT-AT, I knew something had gone very wrong for the goat. 2025-12-27T16:36:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsymr7gl4xt8pysuenvjnzxqukg6nyf6m0edtd0kkh8q6xnfxffgtqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5klquu47 Happy news.<br/><br/>In case it&#39;s paywalled - the tl;dr: All the dogs in the shelter got into foster homes for Christmas and 6 are foster fails that now have forever homes.<br/><br/>No dog left behind: Norfolk SPCA found every dog a home for Christmas <a href="https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/12/27/no-dog-left-behind-norfolk-spca-found-every-dog-a-home-for-christmas/?utm_medium=NATIVE_ANDROID_notification&amp;utm_source=pushly&amp;utm_campaign=92739571">https://www.pilotonline.com/2025/12/27/no-dog-left-behind-norfolk-spca-found-every-dog-a-home-for-christmas/?utm_medium=NATIVE_ANDROID_notification&amp;utm_source=pushly&amp;utm_campaign=92739571</a> 2025-12-27T16:31:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszl28a2vsjplve8shl3kwx28446nda46a9wk57p5a9chdp5lny83qzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5klhyx50 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2gxvx95ukkukvvsdu7vpapngvkjqkumqm5h9a7pe643ggug2fjzszda6ca'>nevent1q…a6ca</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>You&#39;re a very good sister.<br/><br/>My grandmother and her older sister (the &#34;wild child&#34;) had been estranged as long as I could remember - not sure what happened that they began calling each other on Christmas once they hit their 80s. (Huge for my grandmother.)<br/><br/>I&#39;m glad they reconnected, even if it was just once a year. 2025-12-27T04:32:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyq28msmzuxtyewt9j52tptcsn4n79rglj0hc8relxq4lqyy0fpdgzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k8y5r2y There has been a piece at the Workhouse gift shop that has been calling to me for months now.<br/><br/>Every time I pop in there, I check to see if it is still there. I decided this morning when I went over to pick up my plate, if it was still there, it would be coming home with me.<br/><br/>Meet my little penguin family. By Candi Durusu.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.candiart.org/">https://www.candiart.org/</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/787/093/069/884/848/original/d492f09bb2b72784.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-26T17:42:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqqxl6h6tnq6ksvjvlnx4wtrqrgeuul3f3lgkeh949wxga8g9swkczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kux607s Both cats REALLY liked the various catnip toys, and they have now been put away, LOL.<br/><br/>They are both high as kites.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/781/593/372/571/237/original/9d508eefae64dd28.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-25T18:22:30Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyykdpyn2ae8pvj3wac5pu0h4srxp97vjd7ktxla3mu0eq8d6v8rgzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kp4gu4n My brother got me this gorgeous print from Michelle Wee at the Del Ray art festival! I love it so much!<br/><br/>He said when he got it, I was somewhere behind him, and he put it face down on the counter telling them, &#34;I don&#39;t know how far behind my sister is, so this can&#39;t be face up in case she catches up!&#34; <br/><br/><a href="https://bluelarkdesigns.com/">https://bluelarkdesigns.com/</a><br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/781/559/921/791/666/original/1128e3c880b5861a.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-25T18:17:22Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsyq7fkguyalzxj4n2xwq3m9dg9ppu3j32fhly5l3mnvfwkx2hrvpszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k3xprgd It&#39;s a very Workhouse Arts Christmas Eve here.<br/><br/>I gave my brother a new old fashioned glass (old one chipped) with all the assorted necessities for the drinks.<br/><br/>Of course, I can&#39;t recall the name of the artist now, but I&#39;ll be over there Friday and snag it.<br/><br/>Edited to add the actual photo, LOL.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/777/386/998/982/932/original/33d82165eaba4384.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-25T00:31:38Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx6nf8vl8yz9w3asrmzl87650yyx2fvgyv44zf9zt0durp3lzufxczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k229t2w I&#39;ve got A Christmas Carol on for the umpteenth time and I just turned to Sean and asked what the Ghost of Christmas Present shows him.<br/><br/>I don&#39;t speak fluent cat, but the roll and stretch and purr sure sounded like, &#34;Soft things and love.&#34;<br/><br/>Merry Christmas, Floof Dragon.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/775/979/567/625/569/original/d73ae581c0dee6a3.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-24T18:35:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq3gjawm0c55wuwcwhjw64thvmj5wfm5savhdx944twc50n40vdgszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kpt6y45 Oh, just outside my neighborhood is a house that puts up the Festivus pole every year. I was so happy it was still up this morning so I could get a pic of it - cracks me up every year.<br/><br/>#Festivus<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/775/726/218/666/355/original/f18e433e44861aa6.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-24T17:31:48Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspy0u9zvjk0kpe62wspvue9g07x9rqz5ezw5k9xqg6t670vmthz2gzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kxdznxr Last night Jorge was hurling the &#34;Look Santa, I&#39;m being GOOD&#34; hail marys, LOL.<br/><br/>Came bounding up to my bed and flung himself down next to me, all purrs and cuddles and gentle headbutts.<br/><br/>Such a sweet goofball. 2025-12-24T15:57:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq83pg422apthzur5a0wtltzcpnnr8up6pk0en07qn3y6pw78lelczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kkusxcv I was looking through all my glass pictures and I made SO MUCH COOL STUFF THIS YEAR!<br/><br/>A very bright spot in a very dark year. 2025-12-21T21:54:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstse5p9vzx0aukq7556zwujgv702zt6w6k6ke6czzz9dfs02jrwaszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kr0eq9m So, what did you get up to Saturday night?<br/><br/>You know, the usual - put the cat in a festive plaid bow tie and took pictures of him.<br/><br/>Really, a cat named Sean Seamus McGee *must* have a plaid bow tie for the holidays.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/758/499/345/028/823/original/cbebd11918e8aa63.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-21T16:31:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs05fxgp5lce8fzze54nltq2kwjapkf4awsvrwxmldmu3nun32n4rczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kmtmm86 The past couple days:<br/><br/>Sean: Eh, I don&#39;t want to eat this wet food.<br/>Me: *panics*<br/>Sean: I want to eat JORGE&#39;S wet food!<br/>Me: It&#39;s the same food. From the SAME CAN.<br/>Sean: But Jorge&#39;s food is *better*.<br/>Jorge: Cool, I&#39;m gonna steal Sean&#39;s food. 2025-12-20T20:15:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsz9k2hdkvqufzq4099de5ldx6zv0qu3sgqjsxd3ttfjrwkpaljyxczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5ka0ew9q In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstjqqeexqg9y6dscpfck5zz9df2zthcglclwe08a9d00erszslj4cz9ux9n'>nevent1q…ux9n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Oh that is great!! 2025-12-16T11:43:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgjcd8u2dqfqplgtn4gaugaxfkfsp2s9tyve0cl74dhes4rzksecqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kdyltg6 Big, BIG props to Jorge tonight!<br/><br/>My brother tripped over something in the living room while Jorge was in the kitchen.<br/><br/>Jorge was VERY startled, jumped about 3 feet in the air and hauled ass to the hallway with a SUPER puffy tail.<br/><br/>He unpuffed very quickly and retreated to the basement for a bit of self regulation, and came back up just looking for snacks and headbutts.<br/><br/>So happy he knows he can just leave for a bit and chill out vs. freaking out. 2025-12-14T05:21:47Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9wwhj4rq5mhde4jw9wpgmjfv9jnpdzg03aw990waqx07vkwkvl5qzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5klndw02 Sean has so many toys. SO MANY.<br/><br/>What is he losing his tiny kitty mind over this morning?<br/><br/>A Q-tip. 😹 2025-12-11T12:13:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9s9cc876lhqhrn022jnzh7pu8ud3ahqr9qgdw8fuyrjzrq5kw2cczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kjxh4zv Watching Albert Finney’s Christmas Carol and noticed something that had never registered before.<br/><br/>Bob Cratchet is picking up the goose for Christmas dinner. <br/><br/>It is half dressed, and lacking butcher paper.<br/><br/>HE HANDS IT TO HIS ILL CHILD. <br/><br/>IT IS A FUCKING BIOHAZARD, BOB. 2025-12-09T00:16:01Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs89cf09nhp0jn4prtrt5dfwtzdngmtlmsuqv3ydhpq3ydp5075unqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kfalpzy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqspysnuq98hps5cxh8s4np302uz7hs4hkw9ks57gwdf4v7qektl08svl6vlp'>nevent1q…6vlp</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ugh, that sucks - glad it&#39;s not one of the big 3, but still sucks. 2025-12-07T23:13:50Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqgz8twmh4ewheazdyxeq606f34tg7m5jmqrerwa6k0faq4x98jlczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5krz64u0 Good morning pocket friends!<br/><br/>Cold but bright out there this morning and I’m trying to plot out my day so I’m not zig zagging all over south county. <br/><br/>And the vendor I wanted to look at again from yesterday will be at another market next weekend, so that’s one thing off the list.<br/><br/>Very excited to drop off my piece for the student show at the workhouse! It’s my sunflower piece and in retrospect, I should have named it, “Look Ma, I cut a circle!”<br/><br/>Can&#39;t wait to see what everyone else enters.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/679/094/456/947/507/original/904f87ca2810de5f.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-07T15:58:56Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2e926jh9dawjq7084xcvurws3f3tvx2mp9gn2ngl3nfl0nvg4t8czyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5knstg6w I can sum up the thoughts of Sean &amp; Jorge in one sentence today:<br/><br/>“This is some bullshit.”<br/><br/>- Sean had his vet checkup yesterday and he’s great, but fat. (We knew this.)<br/><br/>- This led to the announcement that we are redoubling our efforts at healthy weight loss for them.<br/><br/>- They got flea drops today.<br/><br/>The indignities just never end. 2025-12-05T19:29:02Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsy4agq905a8a9567urfjh5k0x2ggaqdtjjr43uludmhgap0fztfcszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kw52el8 Sean break!!<br/><br/>Look at that sweet face. 😻<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/650/483/980/544/422/original/7500bd9ada4878b8.jpg"> <br/> 2025-12-02T14:39:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsydujwrv9vjrv5ujy5mu4m5qx4q0czce0d06sdclt7ufwpzlf2arqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5klq2ft9 Jeffries needs to be binned from leadership. Uselsss.<br/>~~~~~<br/>Jeffries says not to expect Democrats to pursue Hegseth impeachment<br/><br/>#USPolitics <br/><br/><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/12/01/jeffries-hegseth-impeach-venezuela-drug-boats">https://www.axios.com/2025/12/01/jeffries-hegseth-impeach-venezuela-drug-boats</a> 2025-12-02T12:37:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsytt2stry3kwwvgvztxnndqwxt8yaqjkd4uevynuyjje47xxqp4zgzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kv38zda Went to fold laundry, and they both took my spot on the couch...<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/640/666/031/745/220/original/56c28ca508aca28b.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-30T21:03:05Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0658tl46mnre29qhxct2dkjtp2exmf2dc8rrf2xkfgpnzxeq94eqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k9ue9wf Sometimes my mighty hunters are...not.<br/><br/>Walked into the kitchen, there is a cricket.<br/><br/>Jorge is sitting right next to it, completely oblivious.<br/><br/>I try to point it out to him, he walks off.<br/><br/>The cricket has been removed, with zero feline help. 2025-11-30T15:25:03Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2nn3muq7cuh2t3jralcgdun320t27ekrqhuhdn6wmrqkmxf62tlqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kz6a9he In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfrk30h889fjgzq9ycfl7mxkzp8sxqds2w846ar4x2mv7d47j5j7cf9k9m5'>nevent1q…k9m5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>They really are.<br/><br/>What wonderfully terrible problems to have of, &#34;Oh no, a cat has prevented me from doing housework&#34; or &#34;enabled afternoon nap time&#34; or &#34;knows what Kisses! means&#34;&#34;<br/><br/>They&#39;re just the best cats - somehow just like the 6 before them were also just the best cats. 😻 2025-11-29T21:59:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2fh0kpkygxg2v7ud4dnjw09w9et9lmhvfxsud46y9ckzqq2xv08szyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5knnwdtk Oh, I have to brag on smartypants Jorge for a minute. He&#39;s sweet and affectionate and smart, and he knows a new word.<br/><br/>Kisses.<br/><br/>If he&#39;s next to me and I say Kisses! he puts his head down for a smooch on the head, and/or I get headbutts.<br/><br/>My little smart cannonball of love. 2025-11-29T15:40:39Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs0yfz43vd7sgevfyapcg82a4wsyvkdpa57rtcqpqpqtv6dcr9d9vqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5krfpm2w So, it seems the key to getting your to-do list knocked out is making it really short.<br/><br/>I recovered from a case of &#34;I don&#39;t wanna&#34; and getting trapped by Sean, then by Jorge, and got it done.<br/><br/>Yay me. 2025-11-28T20:25:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsykwshad5r8efnefz9k8zpagymya4p784esck0yzpd07jr4svgs5qzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k89z8zl None of these articles ever seem to address the fact that no one wants this shit.<br/><br/>Economist - gift link - &#34;Investors expect AI use to soar. That’s not happening&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/11/26/investors-expect-ai-use-to-soar-thats-not-happening?giftId=ZjI2OTk0ZWQtYmQ3Yi00Y2EzLWJmZGMtZDg4OTM0OTNkOTc0&amp;utm_campaign=gifted_article">https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2025/11/26/investors-expect-ai-use-to-soar-thats-not-happening?giftId=ZjI2OTk0ZWQtYmQ3Yi00Y2EzLWJmZGMtZDg4OTM0OTNkOTc0&amp;utm_campaign=gifted_article</a> 2025-11-28T03:37:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsywau4l6hmhmz7pag4l9ppr2trqlracmv2nswu4403pdhq2gkr0sszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kyhk2hz Ya gotta listen to Alice&#39;s Restaurant every Thanksgiving, but this year it feels a little more imperative. <br/><br/>&#34;If you want to end war and stuff you got to sing loud.&#34;<br/><br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaKIX6oaSLs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WaKIX6oaSLs</a> 2025-11-27T15:50:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszqs0fprkme7ku548n6w2pnwwu6lnw0zdynhd352vra904tz6pfzczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5ktntzea <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub133cp4026tcl8wp2sl80g29u28axy29jtu33l7632k9cft6qtlyhqf9p8re" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Nora Reed :kiln:</span> (<span class="italic">npub133c…p8re</span>)</a></span> !!!!<br/><br/>My wreath arrived and it&#39;s SO pretty and I love it!<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/617/434/089/209/839/original/d8f68baaf4dbdaf5.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-26T18:36:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9ldxef2m2dtsaruptj676c682x7p3mnue4zz7lwpd9vzlv3r55nszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kxcqxzx Trapped by Sean, holiday prep on hold. 😻<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/617/186/059/418/531/original/cc298c40a70b0866.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-26T17:31:26Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgqs49yjgrcyqrw5jyt3hkfmqk7upjy8e6cxg2vq7sxjmzx259m5gzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kqg9he3 OK, these two cats are both chronic sofa spot stealers.<br/><br/>Sean was next to me, I go to the kitchen, come back - spot stolen.<br/><br/>Then I gently tried to get him to move AND HE FOUGHT ME. 😹 <br/><br/>I won, because in reality he&#39;s a lover not a fighter, but HE FOUGHT ME. 2025-11-26T16:41:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr9kt05qhkndh6gy9entz850tcv5d4ye83h58epjglsvx49rgpu2szyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kl5ej9n Fun day today at class!<br/><br/>Painted background for my big piece came out just the way I wanted:<br/><br/>#FusedGlass<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/600/660/856/848/143/original/85b7cac53b0c827c.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-23T19:28:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp3wcyaqa830n0ckd6t0d2zqlnt6hl0mgxsuq0v5hz3ztwrrr3zaczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5knz2vv8 Pet cloning has come up in the news again, and it’s a bit “tell me you haven’t read Pet Cemetery without telling me.”<br/><br/>I get wanting to bring back a beloved pet, believe me. <br/><br/>But if I had just brought back Patches, my very first cat, over and over - I wouldn’t have had and loved:<br/>Ashley<br/>Snoopy &amp; Target<br/>Lily &amp; Carmen<br/>Sean &amp; Jorge<br/><br/>I get the desire, but when there are so many pets out there to love and be loved…just open your heart and home to a pet that needs you. 2025-11-23T03:48:52Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs8q8wr8ydznsly8e32uc0qhluyh77p0cumhru4wq5e9jgfn07vq5gzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kd8l94z It is a grey and rather uninspiring day, good for being on the couch with a kitty, and Jorge has decided to take on the challenge and is lounging on my lap with a sweet, squeaky purr.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/594/269/014/112/060/original/d42cf2b2efde9bd1.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-22T16:23:49Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg2vdt09q2gyqxcgdgfz23aq3rvyn6nw24wlpzhsnpmcpmmkpv2fgzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k6g7k8s Marjorie Taylor Greene is leaving Congress in January.<br/><br/>Good riddance to bad rubbish, but I am very curious to know what exactly prompted it.<br/><br/>#USPolitics <br/><br/><a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4qx1lenvjo">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj4qx1lenvjo</a> 2025-11-22T01:29:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2mu4kmhlgp9cn0w3mrvrzg62nt0hnnwtewv7mmlwl72sxwmgv88czyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kc6kxes My brother lost the drawstring in his sweatpants, so he got some shoelaces and fixed it.<br/><br/>Sean *loves* shoelaces.<br/><br/>Chaos and possible injury are ensuing. 2025-11-21T03:16:21Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs2tgy5del4qrjr4yh5nlfr6dz9q8uw5hgmfs27j9r7f9m7r5ecr4qzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kc7rrhw Our client conference was last week and the reaction to the AI/machine learning stuff was apparently lukewarm.<br/><br/>And I totally get it. <br/><br/>Clients were never clamoring for this. Everyone is very sick and tired of hearing about AI. And every normal tech user I know wants nothing to do with it in whatever they use.<br/><br/>So, no, folks aren&#39;t excited about it. 2025-11-20T01:32:59Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsq9fplpy8m7k6q67rkv8ekjzm7wqgcte3y6yzhavgtvp0z3pv2h2szyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kerh4xc So the arts center has an advanced fused glass class and up until now, you had to do 3 of the 7 week beginner/intermediate classes first, which is understandable, they want you to have a decent number of techniques under your belt.<br/><br/>But they changed it to instructor recommendation to be eligble!<br/><br/>I asked my instructor if she thought I was far enough along to move to advanced, and she said, &#34;Oh yeah, I already put you on the list.&#34;<br/><br/>Yay!! 🥰🥰🥰 2025-11-19T02:21:42Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrd7vsk7hgh8x59asxq7f3g3z009jhrx0wk80a308rfsav4csjzzczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k03lw34 I&#39;ve got to hand it to the NYT and their shitty op-ed section. <br/><br/>In a time where the news cycle is a maelstrom and very little sticks - it&#39;s been well over a week and I am STILL PISSED about the whole &#34;Did women ruin the workplace&#34; bullshit.<br/><br/>American society reminds women six days a week and twice on Sunday that no matter what we do or how well we do it, we&#39;re not wanted, not valued, and we&#39;ve wrecked everything for the men.<br/><br/>Douthat just couldn&#39;t resist throwing some more salt on that wound. 2025-11-18T23:59:45Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsfqyp20cr8j5nn80fd8fjzhk5wu9dup993de0hxnw05ywyazn2rhszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kcw9ywt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd3p7nxple0095wruldu252n08xzhv42htkz5zwyr90znll9ca82cf9dzmz'>nevent1q…dzmz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Next thing you&#39;re gonna tell me that Elon doesn&#39;t really have an account here either! 🤣 2025-11-17T00:41:28Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9ms4ee7jeg7a4gjm0ctajsdxqh9d9zvd6efdy6a3lw2svw6mhv7gzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k4uars2 So, it seems that cats had issues while I was gone at class this morning.<br/><br/>Apparently they had not been fed before I left. Or ever in their lives for that matter.<br/><br/>Despite the fact that I did indeed feed them a nice breakfast before heading out.<br/><br/>But they also know my brother is not going to text me at class to check the veracity of their claims.<br/><br/>Sweet, furry scam artists. 2025-11-16T18:44:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv2pcgt5wjedn3dhtwa782uw3jyj8sksztca4675c9rt8xphsz3cgzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kh8r0ak Too much cloud cover to see auroras here, but loving seeing everyone&#39;s pictures!! 2025-11-12T02:43:27Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs22ypl34vfjzjsgtwpnqyfztpgrx5l600ftnqghh9t5zyuez75z7czyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5krcguk8 Let us all spare a thought for Jorge who had to endure all the hungers overnight. <br/><br/>He came up to my room and hit the snack button overnight, but my brain couldn&#39;t parse it into action, so he just snuggled up next to me to ensure I would remember he existed when I woke up. (He has had wet &amp; crunchy food now and should survive.)<br/><br/>And I couldn&#39;t even get a clear shot of him at the watering hole...<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/526/122/765/940/330/original/29da5be86cd6a928.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-10T15:35:16Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9208gzrjgjnqvvzdrx5z2cghv6u7hadxev77udf99pypvvlrq8rczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kgpdhc2 OK, some good news this morning - SCOTUS told Kim Davis to get fucked.<br/><br/>&#34;The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples after the high court’s 2015 ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges.&#34;<br/><br/>#USPolitics <br/><br/><a href="https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-50eb4ad421911696e742d8c4fb4962fd">https://apnews.com/article/supreme-court-same-sex-marriage-50eb4ad421911696e742d8c4fb4962fd</a> 2025-11-10T15:02:31Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsp8am6zcr8za7hw5qrkjwg8nap5l6fdlwfpa09r59577paeuxfkzszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k7ewtu5 Just stepped on something and it kinda hurt and my first thought was &#34;sliver of glass?&#34; <br/><br/>Nope, one of Sean&#39;s eyebrow whiskers! Just poked right into my foot. 2025-11-09T22:08:29Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqstudckmfdqdltrwe3r7dkwznrvs9t4mkzaxcecgk75lag6x2q8czqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kp7p0se I love all the &#34;Hey, it&#39;s been 3 years here in the Fediverse&#34; posts from so many who noped out of Twitter when Elon bought it.<br/><br/>And that I&#39;ve found so many cool people that I just never crossed paths with over there.<br/><br/>Bonus for so little ragebait over here. 2025-11-07T03:11:19Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsrgrt8s4rhr8aakrjtvsc2hku0qser7wz3t894elrzgeu5jw3d66gzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5ka5ahmh Still waiting on Jones-Miyares for AG from someone other than Decision Desk, but a good night.<br/><br/>A solid fascist whomping here in Virginia. <br/><br/>Legislature has the opportunity to do so much good and they NEED to so so much good that in 2 years, everyone will say, &#34;Why the fuck would we change horses now?&#34;<br/><br/>We can&#39;t squander this. <br/><br/>#VirginiaPolitics 2025-11-05T02:56:06Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs05w7002kuy7j5d4fztgc3jth5yl9w2cw7qq6fxd6aakc9695vsmgzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5ke259th Very happy for NYC - I think Mamdani will be a great mayor.<br/><br/>Though I was told the world would end if he was elected. Does that not happen until he&#39;s inaugurated? 2025-11-05T02:43:43Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsph0hm4fem03ykxeq478k5wvg8mew9upws35dt04yzke7wzthqejczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k0628d4 Well, when we started this machine learning addition to one of our apps, I I repeatedly voiced my concerns about performance of the app.<br/><br/>Various managers who both love and very much hate me: Oh, it will be fine!<br/><br/>Narrator: The performance of the app did indeed, go to shit. 2025-11-04T02:59:34Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxt76rwl5ng0gynyud20nqcytev633rxacclvuy09ecxh3l96lxdczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5khhes82 Sean was a bit out of sorts with all the activity tonight, so when I took off my shoes, I gave them to him to attack the shoelaces.<br/><br/>He has now decided I can&#39;t leave the house again, LOL.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/471/827/013/441/918/original/6af6e8125393f640.jpg"> <br/> 2025-11-01T01:25:25Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsr9e6sa8jdfgu48ju637r08lc2vwdg8zk64h8cp8e36wlehk4ln9czyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kgljglz Oh, to be this cat.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/469/460/603/130/959/original/aac2fdd6d4c94579.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-31T15:22:46Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsx0gtjuae6rqjs9k34f9v99d39n58az8ws0n5lzwqn002ulnwl9ygzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5klym6nw Oh and this week&#39;s FML moment at work - account rep asks me to look over an email to close out a client case.<br/><br/>&#34;Here&#39;s the prompts I put into ChatGPT and the response.&#34;<br/><br/>It just regurgitated what she put in, just rearranged and threw some formatting in.<br/><br/>How much is she getting paid to not write her own emails? And I don&#39;t think she gets this doesn&#39;t help her. She&#39;s no more prepared for the next time she has to do it. 2025-10-31T01:48:17Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszfk6djrczkyp6llh6jz25v6grrenentl3dldpnwyw4u4fhmfhpngzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kscd7r6 The hackers tried to get me today at work, but I paid attention to our cyber security training! Also, I&#39;m not one to blindly click shit in emails anyway.<br/><br/>Email said my MFA device registration was about to expire. It was our MFA vendor, perfect graphics, our company name in the link they wanted me to click and everything, but a sketchy from address.<br/><br/>IT said it did appear to be malicious spam.<br/><br/>Now watch me not be able to get into any systems tomorrow because it was legit. 2025-10-29T01:57:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9yv5gf2e79n6ya6l85usvdqyrx526rl0qxylpsjk0s2nmfuhpqkgzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kh6hh6d Had to run out for a bit after work tonight, and Sean decided he would hang out in the basement with my brother.<br/><br/>Sure, he may have been looking for snacks, but still, such a far cry from the cat who wasn&#39;t really sure he was allowed to leave the upper floor.<br/><br/>My brother said when he heard me come in and ask Jorge, &#34;Hey, where&#39;s Sean?&#34; he took off like a rocket to get back upstairs, LOL. &#34;OH SHIT, SHE&#39;S BACK!&#34; 2025-10-29T00:34:23Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspkme5jthx2fcu90whagspeetw743ng209plh0xpez99y9r3wpq5qzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k7v2pad I am so glad it is Friday.<br/><br/>Things I have said today:<br/><br/>&#34;Well, that is how math works. IDK, if they don&#39;t like it, they need to find a time machine and go take it up with the Sumerians.&#34;<br/><br/>I mean, 2+2 = 4. I can&#39;t change that, and even if you don&#39;t like it, it doesn&#39;t mean it&#39;s wrong. 2025-10-24T18:41:08Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsygpt4px2uu3mcxwjg5up8c24jugdtc67vahvlez4m9f77zz5ez4szyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5ktt8x2n So, earlier, Jorge was in the basement and started singing the Song of his People, which is unusual, so I hurried down to make sure he was OK.<br/><br/>I think he just forgot he wasn&#39;t alone in the house, and honestly, I don&#39;t think I&#39;ve ever seen a cat more embarrassed. <br/><br/>Somehow, I am being punished for this and have lost my spot on the couch.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/426/225/992/649/537/original/26ef19183f3e66e3.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-24T00:08:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszymjjn9hqmg2psdar83y7vk598lygdrcw8uzm8nkcm08fh3m2rfszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k66yj4a I know that there are bigger and more pressing problems right now, but seeing the photos of the White House being destroyer just really hit hard. <br/><br/>It&#39;s fucking awful.<br/><br/>#USPolitics 2025-10-21T03:23:36Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqszkt3dptwpztkxd08hs5xjlznsy0vc6l5wu8p60fzqw92l86uupcszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5ka34c59 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfgd9nqcen0edfgxl4uf5amtqwg673yt8c20ztznsz78jl479tu3cyzksz9'>nevent1q…ksz9</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If it&#39;s just regular bread, it gets a quick wipedown with a kitchen towel and back in the block it goes.<br/><br/>Anything gooey, it gets washed. 2025-10-21T02:50:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqs9l92zl3ay0u9a0dv78vl0nk6tc7tmqt53gscdyx3jc7v87vt9rvqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kcqfrxw I don&#39;t know what our version of the Nuremberg trials will be called, but this needs to be added to the list.<br/><br/>#USPolitics<br/>~~~~<br/>Rubio promised to betray U.S. informants to get Trump’s El Salvador prison deal [WaPo Gift Link]<br/><br/><a href="https://wapo.st/4nbNiM4">https://wapo.st/4nbNiM4</a> 2025-10-19T13:31:41Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqspf6xf73gcs7qwy38cnj2qwc2y8ey6vlhhqksr8vyz94vsmm8pjeqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k4hd9jd This is Lizzie and I&#39;ve been dogsitting her this weekend!<br/><br/>She&#39;s only been with her people for about two months, so she&#39;s not totally sure about, well, anything just yet. <br/><br/>She&#39;s spent a lot of time upstairs on her bed where she feels safe, but she has come down and sat with me on the couch *three times* today!<br/><br/>She&#39;s a very good girl.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/398/273/724/829/689/original/d0094798431a9a64.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-19T01:40:15Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsw2hzwhf63mmldxswcx770wcepxuh34gd4ezt2xu7xvcp5rl3hchczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kyqr95w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsr5klucm6ra6uaz3sm6tyz4nxucxyx9awlsg42a8dlqw28e20pxfssavl7q'>nevent1q…vl7q</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Love it! Muppet Birds! 2025-10-16T02:51:54Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqfh54z88eft6kacw4ynq2qvzz8ax0spjvhtt35g6lk9ka50r4d5czyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kvtnsy2 Not exactly covert anymore is it? This goin needs to go. Hellbent on starting yet another fucking war and getting us all killed.<br/>#USPolitics <br/>~~~~~<br/>Trump says he has authorized covert CIA action in Venezuela [WaPo Gift Link]<br/><a href="https://wapo.st/4oeRb3Y">https://wapo.st/4oeRb3Y</a> 2025-10-15T23:51:07Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxs7r5zg3y5psmk98tvnl2v9y9yxarg73d7sxsvx9ewrwa5j7n3kszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5ks907hh It&#39;s antifascist arts &amp; crafts night here!<br/><br/>If you are a person who does lettering professionally or are just really good at it, you may need to avert your eyes, my letters may make you sad, LOL.<br/><br/>#NoKings<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/375/236/691/369/477/original/75af73f36b3643d1.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/375/236/697/724/949/original/bea99a63662d9687.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-15T00:01:24Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqswh6yr3q8wc0px29uzw8tpusk493nuh35kg3d08nfwz5q89tvfxhqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5km9u9lf Sean the mighty hunter was at it again today.<br/><br/>Came into where I was working, making the, &#34;I HAVE HUNTED SOMETHING&#34; noise. I look up, hoping whatever it is, isn&#39;t alive.<br/><br/>No, not alive! He&#39;d again grabbed the mousie on a stick from the basement and brought it up two flights of stairs.<br/><br/>He was very pleased with himself.<br/><br/>We have two of these in the house, and he plays with the other one, but never grabs it and wanders around with it.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/369/286/152/179/966/original/ae345f6519d31553.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-13T22:51:37Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsynzdwxf9k9cjd5hjrac35lamam4nlww063s2zmhsq7re7g0dar9czyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kpveg5s When you want to be social, but not *too* social.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/364/163/900/657/532/original/333f3911c492ffee.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-13T01:05:44Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsg9pxcu3v9pjlf0u8e7sy0sartpf2m8yrvpedhhq7crz2lvgru8eczyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kg9wx0f Just heard on the radio: Crypto is just Mary Kay for men. 2025-10-12T18:41:13Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxr4xx6wfgwtgvjh8eqfpfljvkn0mg5xcwedffs892tk9v0h74yhqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kuf6enj So, my brother &amp; I are having our Friday night hangout and he’s working on a cross stitch piece because it is smart to do things that aren’t doomscrolling.<br/><br/>Cats don’t even really notice until he separates some floss and Sean sees this and LOSES HIS TINY LITTLE MIND. I had to physically drag him away and brother moved to the bathroom to try and finish separating this floss.<br/><br/>Sean realizes where he has gone and he takes off on a dead run to GO GET THAT STRING. 2025-10-11T01:42:40Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsgtjlvjt90q430u6elmta85ydz4ty959ap44whuwqf8cdkmmmx22qzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k9wq609 Sean is happy it is Friday and I am off work. (Me too.)<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/351/696/743/120/572/original/9fd14ac7c9a3a2a8.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-10T20:14:04Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsqh743k49mg0l7lt5ztqsumt6pf2jwlqwcluhjcj0ggh99gxjl06gzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kmezlsq Jorge just being handsome.<br/> <img src="https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/115/347/340/487/830/591/original/bfbaa1d5625f87da.jpg"> <br/> 2025-10-10T01:46:33Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsruzjn9cgtls4hn782munvnthqe9uksyetjgkaatppgfnckgsp8aqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kqafju2 So my company decided we need to go back to formal performance reviews, including a self assessment. *hork*<br/><br/>Which is dumb because it just adds extra work and stress only to hear in January, &#34;Oops, we only budgeted for 2% increases.&#34;<br/><br/>But I worked on mine today and for my overall 1-5, I scored myself based on &#34;how much panic would there be if I got hit by a bus.&#34; It seemed a reasonable way to approach it.<br/><br/>I gave myself a 5. 2025-10-08T23:47:51Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsdg3kzw5mysudgt2sruy270kty87jtg5mtxrcf3v6gvpxntryvkgqzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5ker467g In this article is the winner of the 2025 ArtPrize, Mark Lewanski and his winning piece. <br/><br/>You have to scroll a bit to get to the photo of the full piece, but trust me, you want to see it. <br/><br/>I am *still* having a terrible time processing that this is not fibre art, it is FUSED GLASS.<br/><br/>#FusedGlass <br/><br/><a href="https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2025/10/michigan-glass-artist-in-disbelief-after-winning-100k-at-2025-artprize-competition.html">https://www.mlive.com/news/grand-rapids/2025/10/michigan-glass-artist-in-disbelief-after-winning-100k-at-2025-artprize-competition.html</a> 2025-10-06T23:36:10Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsxdg5xqg6xmmtlxyy9jfel6cupkgfzjpxgh8v4l9zgnc3ng8mht8qzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5knluq5q OK, because we all need some good news - Francine, the Richmomd Lowes kitty that hitched a ride on a delivery truck on it&#39;s way to North Carolina HAS BEEN FOUND AND IS BACK HOME AT HER SHOP!<br/><br/><a href="https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/francine-returns-lowes-cat-oct-6-2025">https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/francine-returns-lowes-cat-oct-6-2025</a> 2025-10-06T19:16:20Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv5d3j0rjwsaa2dm5wfd4ptv0yzgy872kzsynjg6t8k4zeqfeqkkszyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5kzcp4uu In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstzv9a509h8h8fwe7l33wf8v6ndhdg2pxvsexujxlwk9m0l753udgaf4s8k'>nevent1q…4s8k</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Yeah, it is definitely sexy time calls, it&#39;s a little early in the season for it around here, but hey, the heart wants what the heart wants.<br/><br/>But OMG, such a distressing noise if you don&#39;t know what it is, and even if you *do* know, still distressing! 2025-10-03T03:32:00Z https://njump.me/nevent1qqsv4rwgtnswz0pe7ww5jetunavnsdn8hwn7gatqlfsd4xp8kwzlqggzyzd4an54kwv93ypkp74qaayl8mfyatmn4tpqpax4gqw5xpym2dl5k6jgl8a There is a very screamy fox in the backyard, and I am convincing the cats that it is just a screamy fox and that is just what they do. <br/><br/>I may also be convincing myself of the same.<br/><br/>Damn, why do they sound like THAT? <br/><br/>I don&#39;t mind that they&#39;re vocal critters, I just wish they didn&#39;t sound like a small child in great distress. 2025-10-03T03:07:57Z