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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/11/2025

This week I'm participating in "We ain't buying it." I won't be shopping at Amazon, Target, or The Home Depot. Instead, I'll buy from independently-owned stores, farmers' markets, small local chains, online and in-person craft fairs, non-profits, and the like. #WeAintBuyingIt #boycott #USPol

Image of the logos from Amazon, Target, and The Home Depot all crossed out, with the words "nah" and "nope" scrawled next to them. The logos are all copyrighted by those companies; I added the cross-outs and scrawled the text in GIMP. Composition and writing CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 21/11/2025

🎼 Look how far you've come, you filled your heart with love Baby, you've done enough, take a deep breath . . . 🎵 #BloomScrollTheMusical #Shakira #BloomScrolling #MobilePhotography #MyPhoto

Photograph of a hydrangea bloom, periwinkle-colored flowers against green leaves. CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/11/2025

Huh. Turns out the package route is even more convoluted than I thought. I thought the route was Berkeley → Richmond → Tracy → San Francisco. So far, the actual route is Berkeley → El Cerrito → Richmond → Tracy → San Francisco. Will another stop be added along the way? We'll see!

Screenshot of FedEx tracking showing a package going from Berkeley to El Cerrito to Richmond to Tracy, with the final destination being San Francisco.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/11/2025

I ordered a package from a neighboring city – about 15 miles away from me. And yet, somehow, that package will go on a journey nearly *10 times* the distance because... ??? 🤯

Google map images showing two routes, both of which start in Berkeley and end in San Francisco.

In the top map image, "expected route for my package: Berkeley to San Francisco."

in the bottom map image, "actual route for my package: Berkeley to Richmond to... Tracy?!? ...to San Francisco."

Also, there's a car crash icon in the bottom map image. That was unexpected but seemed appropriate.

Imagery ©2025 Google, map data ©2025 Google. Text and composition CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/11/2025

This weekend I saw an azalea bush in full bloom, covered in fallen leaves from a nearby sweetgum tree. Because the San Francisco Bay Area climate is weird like that. #BloomScrolling #SFBA #autumn #MobilePhotography #MyPhoto

Photograph of two white azalea blooms on an azalea bush, with a vibrant red sweetgum leaf nestled next to them.

Where I grew up, there were four distinct seasons. And azaleas bloomed in the spring, while leaves turned vibrant colors in the fall.

So I just... can't process this combination.

CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/11/2025

Make a wish. Breathe. Then do whatever you can to make it come true. #BloomScrolling #hope #fight

A white dandelion puff against a deep green background. CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/11/2025

"Rainbow alert!" – my partner, letting my kid and me know there's an active rainbow. #SanFrancisco #SFBA #SFBayview #BayviewSF #rainbow

A rainbow arches over a building and deck, and through the clouds. CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/11/2025

#3GoodThings 1. All of the pieces I made in my last pottery class are done and I brought them home today. 🎉 2. I started trimming my first porcelain piece and I think I'm hooked on porcelain. It's sooooo smooth! 3. Family cuddle time. 💖

8 newly fired pieces of pottery in saturated colors. Photograph CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

The bottom of an unfired rice bowl that I started trimming today, thrown on the wheel using porcelain. Photograph CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/11/2025

Yesterday the kid and I had the day off so we went to a local beach. (I think we both needed that!) #Meermittwoch #SeaWednesday #SFBA #California

Photograph of a kid jumping over a wave coming up the beach. CC BY-NC-ND Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/11/2025

#3GoodThings 1. Witnessed a gorgeous sunrise this morning. 2. Saw a delightful example of a Wikimedian making an edit to just... make things a little bit easier for people who are seeking information. social.coop/@ainali/115526911089215… 3. Current status: cuddle time with my pup!

Sunrise over an urban backyard scene, with whispy clouds in the sky and the glow from the rising sun gilding the branches of a Monterey pine. CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/11/2025

#3GoodThings 1. I made a fun pair of earrings from a couple of glass lifesavers I bought at a "hot glass cold beer" event last night. 2. Finished glazing all the pots I made in my last pottery class! 3. Watched Beetlejuice with my family – one of my […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

In-progress shot of the earrings I made out of 2 cherry-red colored glass lifesavers and gold-filled wire that I made into jumprings. CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

Photograph of a bunch of glazed pottery on shelf, waiting to be loaded into the kiln. 6 of the pieces are mine, indicated by fuchsia arrows. CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/11/2025

Took this photo as the sun began burning off the fog this morning. It was awesome to *literally see* the water droplets rise upwards all around me. #fog #UrbanBeauty #SanFrancisco #SFBA #SFBayview #BayviewSF

Photograph of an urban backyard scene with splotchy fog obscuring the nearby trees. The sun is at about 30° to the horizon and rising. CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/11/2025

#3GoodThings 1. My partner and I cooked lobster and mashed potatoes for dinner. :noms: 2. Started at my new pottery studio today. 3. Threw with porcelain for the first time ever and it was not a disaster! ☺️ #pottery

Photograph of a newly wheel-thrown rice bowl, my first foray into working with porcelain. CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/11/2025

🎼Always feeling something bigger, something real wild Keep on shining, make it brighter than a spotlight Sometimes I stop and stare Follow my dreams right there Dream glow . . . 🎶 #BTS #CharliXCX #BloomScrollTheMusical #BloomScrolling

A newly bloomed yellow rose with lingering rain drops on its petals from this morning's rain shower. Photograph CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

Song lyrics by BTS and Charli xcx.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/11/2025

Rising queries for the search term "women" in the United States (past 24 hours). 🫩 #misogyny

Screenshot from Google Trends of the top 3 rising queries for the term "women". The word "CRINGE" is scrawled across the list.
1. did women ruin the workplace (BREAKOUT)
2. sharia law for women (+130%)
3. what is sharia law for women (+120%)

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/11/2025

This headline is absolutely unacceptable. It normalizes a particularly toxic form of sexism. I filed a report in the app (which I subsequently uninstalled). And I cancelled my subscription. And I completed the post-cancellation survey. @xankarn

Screenshot of a bug submission to the NYTimes Android app, with the text: "This kind of headline is completely unacceptable. it normalizes toxic sexism. I'm cancelling my subscription." As part of the bug submission, I included a screenshot of the headline itself (the words "Ruin the" are visible in the thumbnail).

Screenshot of an email header from NYTimes.com: "You've canceled your subscription."

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/11/2025

Okay, I know the really important thing is the *content* of his politics, but can we just talk for a moment about the amazing typography and striking use of color in Mamdani's campaign? I keep lingering on photographs of his victory speech. The visual effect […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Zohran Mamdani speaks during a victory speech at a mayoral election night watch party, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in New York. The sign behind him, "ZOHRAN FOR NEW YORK CITY," has brilliant orange letters that nearly jump off the screen. The sign on his podium uses that same orange, contrasted against a violet skyline of NYC. And the stage lighting on Mamdani's face mirrors the violet on the podium sign.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 05/11/2025

Something about today reminded me of this fabulous pink-tinged rainbow over Yosemite. #JoyScrolling #NaturePhotography #CaliforniaDreaming

Rainbow over Half Dome at sunset. The clouds are tinted pink and salmon, with glimpses of brilliant blue sky behind them. Photograph taken by me during a recent camping trip in September. CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/11/2025

#3GoodThings 1. I found the pinch-pot cup my kid made! I had taken it into the studio to glaze and fire about 2 months ago and I've been looking for it ever since. (I had nearly given up on finding it.) 2. Had a lovely family dinner at a local pizza place. 🍕 3. Relaxing in clean linen sheets. 🪻

Photograph of a pinch pot made by my 10-year-old. I had taken clay home so we could do some pottery together and this was one of the pieces my kid made. And then it got lost in the studio for nearly 2 months; I finally found it on another class's shelf. CC BY-NC-ND X Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/11/2025

My kid walked past me as I was putting on my Halloween makeup last night and yelled to my partner, "Mommy's doing science experiments!" 😂 ⚗️🫟 #science #art #makeup #StillLife

Photograph of the "science experiments": cosmetic brushes, face paint, concealer, eyeliner, glitter, tweezers, false lashes, etcetera. You can see where I had to mix colors in the face paint to get the right effect – like the reddish brown I made for my brow paint.

CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/11/2025

Tone shift! I was getting cold so I threw on a coat – and decided it was time for the updo, tiara, and false lashes to go. I was pleased with how my eye makeup came out – especially given that I barely wear makeup these days and *especially* given that I was […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Selfie: wearing a curly red wig and makeup (pale face paint, bright blue eyeshadow, red lips, deep pink blush, painted brows) for my Chappell Roan costume, and a dark fur coat (vintage, likely from the 1960s; it was my grandmother's, and no, I would never buy a fur coat). The expression is impish and smirky and not very Chappell Roan.

CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/10/2025

<SCENE> Woman is lounging in a hammock, soaking in the sun during her lunch break. Woman's partner walks by to collect the laundry that has been drying in the sun. Pauses. Partner: "Hey, can you pick me an ají?" Woman reaches out, plucks a ripe […] [Original post on mastodon.social]

Photograph of an ají plant with a couple of ripe, red, apple-shaped ají just waiting to be plucked. CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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kzeta has moved @kzeta.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/10/2025

#TextureTuesday #UrbanWildlife A neighborhood crow dropped this walnut from my neighbor's tree, in an attempt to crack the shell. When I returned to the same spot later, the walnut was gone.

Photograph of a freshly harvested walnut lying on the pavement. Its shell is cracked, revealing a glimpse of the walnut meat inside. CC BY-SA Kate Zimmerman.

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