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Cats, Coffee, Whiskey & Writing. And Padres baseball. And the O's, too. GMU alum. I cuss a lot. She/her Anti Fascist. Mid-Atlantic, USA. Also, it's not that I […] 🌉 bridged from ⁂ mastodon.social/@cafechatnoir, follow @ap.brid.gy to interact

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 2h

Excellent class today, the wreath experiment worked, love how the sauce dishes are looking good, and we had a nice little snack break cause the instructors birthday was yesterday and someone brought cake!

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 6h

The last time there was significant rain on a glass class Sunday, I timed my exit from my car so disastrously that by the time I got to the building, I was soaked to the bone. Like, I literally had to *wring out* my pants. There was a puddle under the coat rack where I put my rain jacket. The […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22h

Slightly belated birthday dinner for my brother, with friends. (Wednesday birthdays kinda suck, LOL.) Now we're all making amends with the pets that were left home for a whopping 3 1/2 hours. 😹 Seems pupper Lizzie had the same reaction as Sean... "Why are you putting on shoes? And nice shirts? […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

One thing I have never quite mastered is how long it may take me to get ready to go somewhere if I'm not just rolling out the door as-is. I am ready to head out for dinner, but we don't leave for another 20 minutes, LOL.

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

After a handful of Saturdays with Other Things To Do, finally got back to the farmers market this morning and I am well stocked with Good Stuff. And I even had a chauffeur! My brother woke up earlier than usual and was wide awake and wanted to check it out, so I got to show it off to him - he […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/10/2026

Well, I made this mistake of taking a spin through the headlines after work. Dear lord, I need the avalanche of horseshit to just stop.

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

If you're gonna post about World Mental Health day and insist on including how much it costs the global economy in lost productivity, just fuck off.

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/10/2026

[US Horrors...Death Penalty] So, you've probably seen by now that the Pentagon has announced that they will be live streaming an execution by firing squad. My only surprise at this point is that these fucking ghouls didn't figure out a way to do it sooner. What a fucking shit country.

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Ben Zanin @gnomon.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

A very happy World Lesbian AND/OR International Octopus Day to all who celebrate

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

Oh, and were any of y'all going to tell me that Snickers makes a PECAN version now??!?

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

I had to run up to the gas station after work and had to go inside - I don’t know if it was commercial radio or a corporate feed playing, but there was a “news story” that I am convinced was totally AI generated, because it made no sense and was totally wrong. It was the seasonal favorite of […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/10/2026

When Sean first came home, he wasn't sure he wanted to leave my bedroom, much less come downstairs. I thought, "Well, little guy got dumped in a cardboard box in the rain and maybe he thinks people suck and only wants 3 hots & a cot - and I will give him the […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Head and shoulders shot of Sean, a grey and white fluffy cat - he is snoozing next to me on the sofa.

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/10/2026

Next week, my US based partner in crime & I get to have a meeting with the overseas manager on “Tips & Tricks for using the shitty AI tool!” AKA, a half hour of how we are Doing It All Wrong. Good news is that at least one of our respective managers will be there as well, neither of whom are […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Good day so far. No meetings. Found 3 bugs. Sitting here with Sean on my lunch break and he keeps tapping my leg to get pettins. He's going to be sad when I go back up for that last hour. Me too, buddy. But we can snuggle at 4PM!

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

Someone at the county tax department is having a very bad day. Car tax was due yesterday, seeing reports of folks paying online yesterday and still getting hit with late fees. I scheduled mine through the portal for payment yesterday, got the email receipt yesterday morning, it still shows […]

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Keen Grasp @keengrasp.layer8.space.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Hey, do you have an MLS degree? Do you like large bodies of fresh water e.g. Lake Huron? Want to come be my boss and help fight ignorance / provide services and access and culture in rural Michigan? Probably an extreme #getfedihired long-shot but I figure it doesn't hurt to try […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/10/2026

When we release features, we put in a switch so clients can wait to turn it on or turn it off. If we split a feature into phases over multiple releases, we put in 2 switches, because, reasons. (Valid reasons, but boring.) Got in this morning and discovered that in the phase 2 feature I am […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

This week's experiment: Will it wreath? Probably should have gone with more green frit, but this is more of a "will it work" and if it does, oh no, I'll have to keep it and put it on my own tree. It's clear frit, aventurine green, some transparent red and […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

An unfired fused glass wreath. It is layers of coarse frit (ground glass)
There is clear frit, then aventurine (sparkly) green, and then a few bits of red and iridescent clear glass. It will get a tack (low temp) fuse which will smooth out the sharp bits, but it will still have lots of bumpy texture.

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/2026

The only downside of art market days are when I come home and realize that, no, I cannot quit my job and just do ALL THE ART. 😭

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

There is currently a small panic on NextDoor due to a coyote sighting. Poster got a couple good shots, little guy looks good and healthy, but it also made me realize that I don't think I've seen a photo of a coyote where they didn't look a wee bit derpy.

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/2026

Today is Art on the Avenue and its raining and I have waterproof shoes, hat, rain jacket and umbrella!! Bring on the slightly damp art!

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026

Whoops, Japanese spot is still renovating the dining room. We'll try again at some point (and call to double check) In the meantime, patty melt at the diner!

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

The cats have really enjoyed this "Do Nothing" week of PTO with me - they really like hanging out (snoozing) on the sofa with me. And look, I know cats sleep a lot. These two are PROFESSIONALS.

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Melissa Jo Peltier @melissjpeltier.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

The definition of “obsession.” #DailyZiggy already in play mode right after his bath. #DogsOfBlueSky

Cute tan dog looking obsessively at ball while wearing a cute teal bathrobe with ears.

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

At the coffee shop and some dude told a woman to not look so sad (she was just zoned out - it wasn't an "Oh, are you OK?" situation.) ISTG, the amount of restraint it took me to not tell him to go fuck himself. It is not her job to fix her face so you feel better about the world.

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FDA Recall Bot @fdarecall-bot.m.ai6yr.org.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

FDA RECALL Brand: Sierra Nevada Graziers Product: Monterey Jack, Jalapeno Jack, Medium Cheddar, and Sharp Cheddar raw milk cheeses Issue: Potential to be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) Date: 09/29/2026 More […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

I'm looking at the menu for the new-to-me Japanese spot that I'll be hitting up sometime this week. There are no less than EIGHT appetizers I want to try. If this place is good (and I'm guessing it is, it's lasted a while) - I'm gonna need multiple trips to get through my list.

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

Oh, for anyone wondering about Sean's shaved butt, LMAO... I did talk to our regular vet and they said it's totally normal for it to be sensitive after shaving - both because it's probably a bit itchy and just not having that fur cushion that's normally there. Plus given that he had two […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Big props to Sean and Jorge for being VERY supportive of today's Do Nothing day. We've just all been chilling in the living room together and it's been very nice.

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

Day 1 of "No big plans PTO week because sometimes you need some extended do nothing time!" and it's off to a good start. Slept VERY well. Got coffee. Sean is snoozing next to me, and Jorge is snoozing on the back of the sofa. I have leftovers from yesterday's lunch to eat today. I legit only […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

One tiny, minor disappointment from the weekend festivals - no cinnamon sugar pecan stand! And I'm sure I didn't just miss it, because you can smell it from over a block away. Now, there were a minimum of three fall festivals this weekend, so I'm hoping they were just at the third and not that […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

[Cornell] Been getting caught up the Cornell news this weekend, and my rage seems to have no bounds. “We can’t ruin young men’s lives” is why we have rapists and predators in every corner of society. The White House. Every level of government. Law enforcement. Religious institutions […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

Today we hopped over to the very local fall festival, which is usually the weekend after Labor Day, but they rescheduled for Rosh Hashanah. I'm taking advantage of the "you can get an open studio pass for one missed class" to be here vs glass class today. This little festival is only once a […]

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Prof. Sam Lawler @sundogplanets.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

I don't want to talk about satellites and genAI (though I appreciate all the comments in my mentions. I just need a little break) I want to talk about goats and squash! Positive things I can directly affect! (Well, goats are you know, goats. So there are some limits to directly affecting them.)

A view looking down into the bed of a large pickup truck, completely full of squash. There is a bin of yellow and green gourds, multiple bins of acorn squash, a giant pile of spaghetti squash, semi-green baking pumpkins, white carving pumpkins, delicious warty pumpkins and big orange baking pumpkins.

Me, standing in the middle of a mostly-empty squash field, holding a very large pumpkin (maybe 30 lbs?). I'm wearing a sun hat and a black hoodie and looking very proud of this giant orange pumpkin in my arms. It's sunny and the sky is blue.

A whole bunch of goats happily eating weeds with a small lake and some trees in the background, with a bright blue sky above a pretty flat horizon.

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

This morning, I am 99.999% sure Sean's grumbling was "My butt and legs feel weird because the hair is all super short now, dammit." Last night he let out one tiny grumble, and immediately stood up to find a braided charging cable to chew on. (It's the only thing he ever tries to chew on - I […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

I think for the first time ever, I have seen television advertisements for Brach's Candy Corn. I legit never remember seeing an ad for them in my life. I wouldn't think you'd need to advertise everyone's favorite and/or most hated seasonal candy.

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

My snoozy buddy. #Caturday

Head and shoulders shot of Sean, a grey and white fluffy cat. He is snoozing on the sofa next to me.

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

We did pop out to the Occoquan fall fair for a bit, because hovering over a gabapentin zonked Sean isn't good for either of us. I did check on him via the cat cam and he slept the entire time we were out and he shifted exactly once. Getting out and walking off the stress and having a good […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Guess who successfully pilled Sean? THIS GAL! They gave us a supply of gabapentin so we wouldn't have to go through our vet visit/nail trim stash and it's capsules. I know from experience he won't eat it mixed with food, but after watching the vet tech do it last night and he didn't fight it […]

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Low Quality Facts @lowqualityfacts.mstdn.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

I am sick and tired of all the nonstop political content on here. But I also hate feeling left out. So tonight's Low Quality Ad is for this "The president of the United States has lost his fucking mind" T-shirt. collabs.shop/zxwptp

A blue t-shirt hanging outdoors against a field of yellow flowers, featuring a graphic of a yellow sun wearing sunglasses with the text "The President of the United States has lost his fucking mind" curved in a circle around it.

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Other than doing lunch hour at the vet with Sean (he's fine!) today was a very quiet last day before PTO, which was VERY nice. Good thing I didn't have anything critical to do today, cause our main testing systems were down pretty much all day. But it's the weekend and a week of PTO!

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

Sean got to have an adventure today. Found a couple mats on the back of his legs that were bothering him - gave him some gabapentin, grabbed the clippers and did treats, do a few swipes, more treats, leave him be for ~15 minutes, repeat. Got them all knocked out, then I found one way at the […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

All the weird iced coffee discourse got me thinking about coffee in the workplace in my much younger days. First grownup job I had, we had the old school Bunn coffee makers, and pre-measured bags of coffee. We eventually switched to a cup-at-a-time machine and the sales rep looked at how many […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

I probably shouldn't say it out loud lest I jinx it, but this has been a pretty calm week before PTO, which is rarely the case. Last bug I have for this release won't be ready to test until I'm back off PTO, which is fine. Being lead on the feature is already going well given that while I have […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Maybe Open AI et al have finally fucked up enough, at least for Australia: [BBC] OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM says www.bbc.com/news/articles/c6vgy0333…

OpenAI agent 'infiltrated' Australian government website, PM says

Albanese said he expressed "concern" to OpenAI founder Sam Altman, after authorities were informed three months after the breach in June.

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

I was feeling good about getting everything done this week and thanks to a deadline change, things are even MORE under control! Only one thing left that I'd like to have done by Friday if my dev can get her side done - but if she can't, I'll still have 4 days when I get back to handle it. I am […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/09/2026

Earlier this week, I saw that the temps would be dropping this week and realized at some point the heat would be kicking on. Warned my brother - "That very brief, burnt dust smell when the furnace kicks on for the first time is coming this week!" Me today: What the hell is that weird burnt […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Out of 4 systems I needed to use today, exactly ONE was functioning properly. Of the broken ones, one had run out of disk space, a second had files missing, and the third just went offline for who knows what reason. Still got a lot done today, but good grief.

Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

In today's episode of "being good at your job gets you more work"... The account manager I work with the most is fantastic - I call her the client whisperer. Another account manager is retiring next month (good for her) - and my account manager now has five more hi-viz, hi-maintenance clients […]

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Play Ball and Fight Fascists @cafechatnoir.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

Monday is in the books and not half bad at all. Bit of tetris on "what I will get done which day" but it is all good. Big feature round 2 testing will be wrapped up tomorrow, woohoo! Everything else will be done by Thursday. (Still telling everyone it will all be done Friday, I was born at […]

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