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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 4h

Have just discovered that The Boston Globe's documentary festival includes a short film about the KAB Baking Hotline, and now I'm definitely gonna need an On Demand ticket: events.bostonglobe.com/2026/globedo…

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ceej @ceej.online · 04/10/2026

“how do we win back trump voters in 2026” we don’t. we create an environment where admitting to voting for trump is so socially embarrassing as to render them completely inert. you don’t “win back” trump voters. you demoralize them into staying home. you make it a dunce cap

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@nonelvis/117367372… tiny pawpaw no-bake cheesecake parfaits? tiny pawpaw no-bake cheesecake parfaits. *adds cream cheese & graham crackers to the weekend shopping list*

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

Monthly surprise mushroom box included a non-mushroom treat: pawpaws! I’d never had one before, and now I understand why people love them: incredibly floral fragrance; custardy flesh; hints of banana, peach, and mango.

Whole pawpaw: a green and brown ovoid fruit.

Two pawpaw halves with custardy yellow interior and large brown seeds visible

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/10/2026

it is 9:42am and I may die if I cannot eat this dwenjang mapa dubu immediately buffetmagazine.net/mapa-dubu-recipe (subscribe to Buffet, it's great!)

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Dwenjang Mapa Dubu

Korean-Chinese fusion par excellence

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

Dang, I can smell the fire in Teele Square a mile away. Hope everyone's okay.

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: after far too many support messages, finally got someone to realize I know what I'm talking about and should be escalated beyond Tier 1

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@nonelvis/117356445… Update: Teaspoon should be stable and accessible now. It definitely seems like the problem was a bot attack, so I'm leaving Cloudflare's Under Attack Mode on for a while.

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

A Teaspoon And An Open Mind (whofic.com) update: We're having intermittent database access issues. A reboot will probably fix it; just waiting for hosting provider to do this.

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 29/09/2026

I feel like the number of times I as a person should have to think about the words "DMARC," "DKIM," and "SPF" should be zero, but again today is not going to be that day

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/09/2026

anyway, most exciting thing today is getting hilarious AI spam from someone who says they "help under‑discovered YA authors build the kind of visibility that lasts not through hype, but through trusted reader communities," and who wants to talk about the book spouse & I co-wrote. this book is a […]

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Fred Haineux @haineux.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 27/09/2026

So I went to makerfaire.com today and I have these items to report:

“Make an S, add some consummate V’s, and a very muscular arm”

Yes, it’s TROGDOR THE BURNINATOR in fine form, nearly 15 feet tall!

Cute child about to be EXTERMINATED by a free-roving Dalek only nominally controlled by a secret acolyte.

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

cool and rainy outside, cozy PJs and slippers on, doro wat and stewed greens planned for dinner, fuck yeah, BRING ON FALL

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

In my continuing effort to figure out what to do with all the cape gooseberries we get from the farm share, I made a tiny pound cake yesterday and have turned that, the gooseberries, a bit of marmalade, and some leftover heavy cream & mascarpone into a small trifle. If all else fails, pound cake […]

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 26/09/2026

1Password now fully expunged from my Mac. I have to hand it to them: their uninstall instructions were extremely clear. Sadly, so is their commitment to funding white supremacy.

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Fairly certain the ongoing presence of so many new humans in this house has just broken Nicole. She's wandering around sniffing everything, and I just found her on top of a six-foot cabinet she's never climbed before. (Still, this is better than when she slipped into a 6" space behind the […]

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@nonelvis/117332306… holy shit, we have central air now just in time for the nor'easter, but still! maybe there'll be a heat wave soon!

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

Five days of contractors in the house this week. Even Noir, who has been extremely chill, has started yelling at me about people moving her couch while she's on it. Feeling amazed I've billed a whole hour today.

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 25/09/2026

"Your 1Password subscription will renew soon" like fuck it will, you've done nothing to fix your commitment to funding white supremacists, will be cancelling before my next bill comes due Oct 1

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

I haven't talked much about SNW this season because frankly, I've found much of it dire, but this finale? This was great. Celia Rose Gooding really knocked it out of the park.

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/09/2026

Okra plants suddenly missing a number of branches that have clearly been snipped off. The only explanation I can come up with is that someone has mistaken it for marijuana, in which case I wish them the best of luck getting high with whatever leaves they dry

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22/09/2026

On the one hand, HVAC contractors unexpectedly not coming today means that I have quiet time on my busiest work day this week, and the cat won't be traumatized by noise. On the other: still got up an hour early (& spouse 2 hours early), am exhausted, and it's not even 8am 🙃

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

There comes a point during the Mass Save loan process – mind you, this isn't even the *actual* loan application, just them tracking exactly what's going to be installed to confirm you qualify to apply for money – where you realize that their software is so bad and the process so onerous that […]

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/09/2026

there's someone on Reddit asking for DW fics that aren't "romance slop," and I want you all to applaud me for not absolutely laying into them, and only politely telling one person in the comments that there's plenty of well-written romance fic

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

Doing menu planning to deal with the latest farm share, wondering what I'm going to do with the tomatoes and tomatillos, and anyway, guess this is dinner Monday night: www.seriouseats.com/tomato-tomatill…

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@nonelvis/117282715… Having tried the deep-fried flavor, I agree with my spouse: actual deep-fried Oreos are much better, but these have once seen a deep-fried Oreo from a great distance, which means they're not bad. I still prefer the chicken & waffles […]

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

honestly, after today's HVAC work, with two sets of contractors constantly up in every room of the house, I'm calling "I was billable nearly two whole hours today" fucking victory

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@nonelvis/117282715… It's been the kind of day here where I'm already, "fuck it, chicken & waffles Oreos at 10:30am," and incredibly, these are actually really good! Great balance of syrup and fried chicken batter flavor without any chicken taste (or actual […]

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/09/2026

SUCCESS* *whether they’re actually edible remains to be seen, but at least they’ve been acquired

A grocery cart containing a package of Oreo Chicken & Waffles flavor and a package of Oreo Deep Fried flavor

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

Submitted the Mass Save loan intake application so that we can apply for the *actual* loan through my bank; spoke w/plumber, who'll be installing new water heater Thu; have to be social at a retirement party this afternoon; have a 1.5hr mtg after that 😫

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 15/09/2026

have discovered that somehow my spouse was wholly unaware of this song??? whereas I'm "I saw them open for Iggy Pop, what a fucking show that was" www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrwjiO1MCVs

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

Every time someone has managed to drop a dumpster into our driveway despite the dumpster being only 1' narrower than the space it has to fit, I am in awe. These are some goddamned skills.

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/09/2026

RE: mastodon.social/@nonelvis/117266133… Electricians busy doing whatever electrical magic they do. Dumpster still MIA, but it's only 10am.

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

By the end of the day tomorrow, assuming all goes well, we will have a dumpster in the driveway and zero knob & tube wiring in the house 🤞

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/09/2026

the Me who realized last night that the Rosh Hashanah hazelnut honey cake really needed lemon curd is feeling extremely validated by Current Me who just polished off a slice of cake made *even better* with lemon curd (note for next year: just make your own lemon curd, the jarred stuff is fine […]

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 12/09/2026

sometimes it seems really cool to be living in a house that's 116 years old, and sometimes you spend half an hour mapping circuits before the electrician comes on Monday to replace the last bits of original wiring and discover that whoever wired this house sure made some Choices 🙃

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/09/2026

Had an unexpectedly long morning out dealing with family health stuff (all is well), but came home to this, which made up for any grumpiness about doctor’s office delays

An elderly black cat fast asleep on a green striped couch cushion. No one and nothing has ever slept so soundly.

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laura lemay @lemay.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/09/2026

This is Just to Say (by Cato, a tabby cat): I have stolen the plums that were on the counter and which you probably would have preferred I did not I'm not sorry they were so rolly so fun I put them under the couch #Caturday #CaturdayEveryday #Cags #CatsOfMastodon

A container of small purple plums on the counter. Some of them have tooth marks.

Cato, a tabby cat, looking innocent. (He is not)

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

Sorry I missed this, also slightly disappointed the song choice wasn't "The Engineer's Drinking Song," but I guess times change www.instagram.com/reel/DdEQOkcuNbd

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

okay, finally had time to look at the iPhone Duo stuff on Apple's site, and it's fucking gorgeous buuuuuuuut looking at the price made me laugh so hard I started coughing

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

THERE IS. HVAC EQUIPMENT. IN THE BACKYARD \o/

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/09/2026

nothing like a surprise "hi I'm on my way" text from the HVAC contractor when you weren't expecting anyone today and aren't even dressed yet to get the blood pumping (better news: he's still an hour away, I have time to work out, shower, and move the car so he can get condensers up the driveway)

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 08/09/2026

This was today's holiday project, used to make eggplant & mushroom banh mi, and dang, this is some nice bread: www.seriouseats.com/banh-mi-khong-b…

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

current status: waiting for the GC to arrive to begin installation of foldable attic stairs, which enables the electrician to remove knob & tube wiring in the attic, which enables the plumber to replace our entire HVAC system the next 4-6 weeks are gonna be something, that's for sure

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/09/2026

Sept 1 is the move-in/move-out date for 75% of leases in Greater Boston, which leads to all kinds of interesting furniture being abandoned on the sidewalk, but this is the first time I've seen a couple rolling a gas grill down the sidewalk (I can still hear it going, minutes later, I hope for […]

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

[alcohol discussion] ALSO finally made cocktails with the fancy vermouth and some brown butter-washed bourbon made from this recipe – if you drink bourbon, do yourself a solid and make this: www.seriouseats.com/brown-butter-ol…

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nonelvis @nonelvis.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 06/09/2026

The puerco pibil needs 3.5 hours to cook. I started it two hours ago. For over an hour, the house has smelled so ludicrously good that it is all I can do not to hurl myself at the oven to eat every bite.

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