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@js0.bsky.social
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Eh. I've got a lot of that gen-x pessimism that I'm trying to replace with optimism as I can. I like animals, books, plants, and kindness. He/Him. I suspect this account will largely be an old-man-yells-at-cloud space

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js @js0.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Tired of doing new pilot projects that either don't go anywhere or are succesful until some bit of crucial infrustructure breaks and there is no support to fix it. Or, maybe just tired.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Looking back at a 30-ish item ToDo list that I haven't looked at in 6 months. There are like 2 done things, 3 won't do things, and the rest are still things that need doing. Constantly busy, but rarely making progress it feels.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Frustrating thing about working IT: it doesn't matter what agenda you had for the day, you might just end up spending 4 hour looking for a syntax error.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Second day in a row that I've seen job postings for remote postions I am very qualified for paying 30-50% more than I currently make. It is a terrible time to consider leaving though.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Microsoft stuff makes me so angry sometimes. I just want to make a group calender visible to people outside the group... There is no clear path to do that, but there are dozens of half-baked options that almost work, but you can't figure that out without spending an hour in Power Automate failing.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The one thing I really need to get done today is a really simple form... Or this other very simple form... But not both. And I know that if I do the wrong one it will delay everything by 2-3 weeks. But no one will tell me which one is the right one.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
How have I wound up with all these inspiring videos of sick, injured, or severely obese dogs on my feed? Like, I'm glad they are getting help, but it makes me sad... And also with the shear number of them I worry it might be exploitative.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
I've been an academic librarian for over 20 years now, and I still don't understand why the hell we are faculty. Being faculty piles all sorts of extra busy work on our plates... But what do we GET for it? It certainly isn't "respect from other faculty".
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js @js0.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
#lastfourwatched #letterboxdfriday #letterboxd #filmsky
Image of movies. Cronos. Pacific Rim Uprising. Strange Days. Amadeus.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
On the topic of tenure for librarians... Or something semi-equivalent... Why do we do this? It seems like so much added to our plate with no real returned value to ourselves or our profession. Mandatory termination after 6 years if you don't publish enough? Jeez.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
I loved the original Frank Herbert Dune novels, and every now and then I consider reading the books written by other people... Then I read a brief synopsis and some comments about how shallow and silly they are and don't read them.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
On my way into work, I saw an IUD on the sidewalk... What circumstances lead to it being there?!
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js @js0.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
Since Rushmore is a pretty shitty thing already, it would be pretty delightful if they tried to put him on and completely fucked up the whole thing. Of course they'd blame it on antifa.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
I think the ribbing greatly improves it. #crochet
Crocheted hat
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js @js0.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
#crochet beanie-type thing. Tunisian in the round. I havent decided whether to do a ribbed border yet... The net was what I was going for, but I almost like the inside better.
Tunisian crochet multicolor beanieTunisian crochet multicolor beanie. SideTunisian crochet multicolor beanie. Inside out. Side.Tunisian crochet multicolor beanie. Inside out. Top.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
Man, I love public transportation. Whenever I visit a place that has it, it makes me sad that I don't.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Xeno's paradox of leaving the house: we can't go until everyone has used the bathroom, but by the time everyone has gone to the bathroom the first person has to go again.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
#LetterboxdFriday
Four movie covers. The History of Sound. Disclosure Day. Sarrounia. Poison.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
20/40 of the squares and 13/99 of the octagons I need for a blanket. #WIP #crochet.
Crocheted squares and octagons for a blanketCrocheted squares and octagons for a blanket
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js @js0.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
They've decided at my work to save money by not cooling the building at night and on weekends... 1) I'm not sure that works, and 2) it is sucks sitting here sweating when I could be working from home in comfort.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
At my kid's college orientation... Some of these parents are NOT getting that their kids are adults now. The FERPA rules are driving them crazy.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
One of those days when things just feel pretty futile. Doing data cleanup work that no one will ever notice or care about.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
I've got to start paying attention to the cost of the yarn when I start bigger crochet projects. I'm always like: "Ooh, that looks nice" and don't notice that it is 3 times the price as the one next to it that is really, really similar.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
I've read about 60 of the Guardian's list if top 100 novels. Not a bad lust as lists go, but I struggle with Middlemarch in the top slot.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 14/05/2026
Coming along slowly but coming along #crochet #wip
A bunch of blue wnd white crocheted squares and octogons.Closer image of blue and white crocheted octogon
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js @js0.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
#wip #crochet blanket I guess?
blanket I guess
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js @js0.bsky.social · 21/04/2026
Anyone have any #crochet app suggestions? I'm specifically looking for something to generate (or draw myself) crochet diagrams. I find reading crochet directions sometimes tedious! The diagrams with symbols are so much easier for me to read.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 18/04/2026
Not sure how I did this or how to fix it #crochet
Tunisian crochet with a real messed up right edge
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js @js0.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
#crochet work in progress. White and blues scarf (shawl?) With tunisian simple stitch and purl stitches alternating. Planning to gradually darken the overlay white hexes until they are the same color as the blue underneath.
White and blues scarf (shawl?) With tunisian simple stitch and purl stitches alternating. Forms sort of a hex pattern.White and blues scarf (shawl?) With tunisian simple stitch and purl stitches alternating. Closeup.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
Insane that we were all just like: maybe he's going to drop a nuke tonight.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Several #crochet works in progress. The scarf is a birthday present that is NOT going to be ready in time.
Black and gold tunisian crochet scarf. Purple and green shawl. Multicolored unknown thing. All in progress.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
Decided to try to #crochet a scarf per month... Here's January's done in April, so I don't think I'll meet my goal!
Bobble scarf in shades of beige.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Rewatching the TV series Fringe... I know they were trying to build an audience to avoid cancellation, but jeez do they stop and explain the whole concept of the show ALL the time.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
WIP #crochet ...not really sure what it is going to BE yet, but I think it is neat.
Tunisian crochet thingy with a white mesh over colorful stripes
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js @js0.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
My ordering of the best picture nominees. First three are really tied.
Best picture films ranked from Sinners at the top to Train Dreams at the bottom.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Shared my screen in a meeting yesterday and someone laughed about the number of tabs I had open... It was only one of three windows with just as many tabs.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
I started crocheting again to avoid doomscrolling too much... But I crocheted so much that I apparently fucked up my elbow.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Reached that period of winter where 32 degrees F feels pretty warm.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Was going for a variation on the Melt the ICE hat... I think maybe I varied too far. Not sure the tassel works, but it is kinda cute without it. #crochet
Kinda silly looking red melt-the-ice style hat.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Can they design a smoke detector battery that doesn't start to announce its imminent failure in the middle of the night?
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js @js0.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Almost every day I get angry about how they took scrollbars away from us. When present at all they are tiny and nearly invisible.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
Was out there clearing ice with a hammer again since it was the most effective implement I had. Old dude clearing ice - for the schoolbus stop I think - was like "try this": and handed me a massive metal spike. Cleared what I had been working on for hours in like 10 minutes.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Finished(?) project: fingerless gloves. I crocheted one mitten top, but I think I like them more judt fingerless. My kid said with the mitten part it looked like an alligator. #crochet
Crocheted fingerless glovesCrocheted fingerless gloves with one mitten top
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js @js0.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
I've heard of the second sock problem, but what about the first mitten problem? Number 2 came out about perfect, but the first one was all baggy and weird. #crochet
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js @js0.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Note for people crocheting the hexegon cardigan: Make it longer than you think it needs to be. I've extended mine twice and I still think it should be longer. Consider tapering as you go down. I'm a roundish person, but it still got very baggy at the bottom. #crochet
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js @js0.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Today is just too freaking long and I've still got 4 hours of meetings to go.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Stranger Things finale was pretty good... Not sure what people were angry/disappointed about.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Pretty frickin' cute. He seems to enjoy wearing it too. #crochet
Dog in a red sweater
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js @js0.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Jesus christ. They just fucking TOOK the president of another country? Insane.
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js @js0.bsky.social · 27/12/2025
Watching tv in the hospital: just Storage Wars with sad pet commercials on repeat.
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