Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 22h5 October, "Smack" Apparently there is a family of smaller, sail-powered fishing vessels called 'smack' which is great because I didn't want to deal with motion, butts, spoons, or lips. This is based on an image of the Boadicea, ostensibly the oldest active […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 011
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/10/20264 October, "Cactus" Kind of a struggle, I had a specific reference picture and tried a few different styles and went with watercolor and a ZIG Mangaka 01 pigment pen. I wonder if I'll like it more tomorrow? #Inktober #Inktober2026 0100
Reposted by JesseMabus [Comms Open] @mabus808.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Inktober - Day 3 - Miniature #sketch-a-day #art #ink #Inktober2026 #inktober #miniature 21267
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/20263 October, "Miniature" Hands are hard, yo. Platinum Preppy No 2 with Noodler's Nikita, and another No 2 with Carbon Black. #Inktober #Inktober2026 072
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 03/10/20262 October, "Relic" Black is Preppy No 2 and 3 with carbon black, blue and red are dip pen with Winsor & Newton Calligraphy Ink. St. Catherine of Siena and a PacBell payphone a two-fer on the theme. #Inktober, #Inktober2026 080
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/10/2026Will this be the year I do #Inktober ? 1 October, "Apple" Platinum Preppy No 2 w/ Carbon Black Gansai Tambi water color. Moleskine sketchbook. #Inktober2026 081
Reposted by JesseNational Security Counselors 🕵 @nationalsecuritylaw.org · 03/09/2026OMG the actual post that picture was a response to 16514
Reposted by JesseKevin Collier @kevincollier.bsky.social · 29/08/2026A funny thing I noticed working on this. I checked the Fraternal Order of Police, which frequently weighs in on legislation, often taking the most pro-law enforcement, reactionary take. Turns out they're mad at Flock because the CEO said its privacy reforms would get more cops arrested.fop.netWho the Flock Do You Think You Are? - Fraternal Order of PolicePatrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, responded today to recent comments from Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley, who predicted, “You will see over the next six […] 195
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/08/2026My grandmother (97) has this enviable ability to drop wild details into her story in the most casual way possible. Today she couldn't remember the name of the town she stayed at in Norway, but said it was at the base of the tallest peak in N. Europe and they'd been there to hike it. Not really […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/08/2026Cat I've never met wandered into my back yard, called the number on Gary's collar and got a chance to make introductions with the new neighbors. Gary is indoor/outdoor, 11 years old, friendly, and will apparently find a way to break into my house at some point. 010
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 28/07/2026Somehow joining a book club at a brewery has transformed into two book clubs, a summer deep dive on LeGuin and reading pre-'80s queer fiction with a buddy. None of this prepared me for a weekend at the beach around 30-something moms where I was the only person who had not at least started […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 100
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/07/2026So the smart cat has re-learned that he can run and jump onto the screen door and drop off when it springs open to get outside. More concerning though is that he watches my hand every time I use the latch and is reaching up to boop at it when I walk away. I would like none of this to be going […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/06/2026I love that the woman at the Thai place I've been ordering from for over a decade has much more faith in my ability to spice at a "medium" than I actually have. 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/06/2026At a waterfront bar and a young woman just stopped out front, phone up to her face, distraught, and plaintively yelled "But they ARE gay. The girls told me they're gay!" And not yelling "happy pride!" Will haunt me forever. 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/04/2026One of my nieces has been good about corresponding with me by mail since they moved across the country, but this time she so badly butchered addressing the envelope that it's being returned *to me* as undeliverable. Delightful. 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 20/04/2026Wandered to a nearby park to practice "sighting perspective" and had a 102 year old woman take a break from her wander through the botanical garden and sit and chat with me for a bit. Really lovely to get outside. 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 14/04/2026Milo was a bit overwhelmed by my parents visiting. I can't entirely say I blame him. #CatsOfMastodon 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/04/2026Well, one of the local bakeries sold a starter since mine turned pink during our March heatwave, let's see how it does with this. #baking #bread www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/gr…kingarthurbaking.comGreek TsourekiSweet, golden coffee bread, a Greek Easter tradition. 021
Reposted by JesseQuinn Norton @quinn.social.circl.lu.ap.brid.gy · 03/04/2026RE: social.yoyodyne-it.eu/@rafi0t/11634… Seriously if you've never seen Wag the Dog, it's absolutely vital in this geopolitical moment.social.yoyodyne-it.eu 2010
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026Sigh. I just did a reasonably competent Foundational script "March" at the top of my monthly calendar for April 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/04/2026I pulled a clip I couldn't find on the web for a friend from the 1996 film "The Object of My Affection" w/ Paul Rudd and Jennifer Anniston. Two things the discussion of gay people in society feels extremely '90s, as does the subtitles switching to "[Woman Speaking Spanish]" in the subtitles. 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 30/03/2026A bit wild to me that my father and my aunt fighting the culture wars has escalated to me doing book reports on banned books for them. I feel like this would warrant blogging in another time period. Elana Arnold's What Girls Are Made Of was a tough read, was definitely sexually graphic (in a […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 011
Reposted by Jessepetes_bread_eqn_xls @petes-bread-eqn-xls.mastodo.neoliber.al.ap.brid.gy · 29/03/2026“I’m done with true crime. White people can find someone else’s trauma to listen to while they use an elliptical at 5 AM on a Saturday morning.” #Deadloch #TV 111
Reposted by JesseRufus @rufustheduck.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 19/03/2026Max hates other cats He hates them coming into his territory, gets upset when he sees one out the window So when we rescued Molly, we introduced them SLOWLY First 2 weeks, she was in her own room. We put things that smelled of her in his favourite places […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 078
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 18/03/2026Sometimes I feel like a competent, professional, 40-something, and then I have to look up formal business letter formatting because I use it less than once a year and feel like a child. 001
Reposted by JesseMatt Blaze @mattblaze.federate.social.ap.brid.gy · 16/03/2026Ravenswood Generating Station ("Big Allis"), Queens, NY, 2024. All the pixels, but none of the blackouts, at www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/537… #photography 155
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 13/03/2026Why are End Citizens United fundraising emails indistinguishable from Trump ones in style and tactic? Grammarly left fingerprints all over the email headers and yet the red-letter call to action is missing "survey" making it word salad. ECU's privacy policy […] [Original post on mastodon.social] 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/03/2026The lazy part of my brain says I should just mix toasted sesame oil with some seasoning salt instead of making ssamjang, but then the overachieving part has decided I HAVE to do both now. 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/03/2026So a WFH employee's computer died, a new one was provisioned she was squirrely about returning the old one, but I need to yank the drive and retire it properly so I insisted. The vents are full of cat hair and the entire back half is rusted and my office smells like cat pee and the casing is […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000
Reposted by JesseTed Mielczarek @tedmielczarek.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/03/2026We have lost our way as a society. (Also "Hormbles Chormbles" sounds like some Dr. Seuss nonsense words.) 001
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 09/03/2026Why is my cat set up like he's about to write me up for poor job performance? #CatsOfMastodon 025
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/03/2026Santa Ana winds and the humidity has cratered to 10%. The cats are running around the house making little popping noises from the static. At least the cat who is the zappiest really likes being wet, so this is temporarily solvable. 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 02/03/2026All right. Today is my [alleged] last visit for the last day of my Invisalign after which I'll be able to drink coffee for six hours a day without guilt. 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 24/02/2026Ok so there are Dr. Pepper flavored Peeps and I don't know that I'd need to buy them again but also I kind of liked them. 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/02/2026UK Supreme Court ruling against Oatly reminds me of this ancient news clip (audio *briefly* work unfriendly): www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zB4ItYcX4I 010
Reposted by JesseFlipboard Culture Desk @culturedesk.flipboard.social.ap.brid.gy · 10/02/2026An Olympic biathlete made a surprising confession in a post-race interview today, telling the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation that three months ago, he cheated on his ex-partner. Sturla Holm Lægreid, who won a bronze medal for Norway, said he had confessed to his girlfriend a week ago, and […]flipboard.socialOriginal post on flipboard.social 003
Reposted by JesseZach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · 09/02/2026So the 11 year old read my immigration book, and I tried really hard to represent the views of people who disagree. Today she comes in as I'm working on something, plops down, and says "SO, who's gonna hate you for THIS one?" 41625
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/01/2026Huh, my congressman's (D-CA) newsletter was shunted to gmail spam, which is not weird, BUT ALSO flagged with a red banner, so somebody is engaging in some fuckery. "This message might be dangerous It contains a suspicious link that was used to steal people's personal information. Avoid […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 000
Reposted by Jessepetes_bread_eqn_xls @petes-bread-eqn-xls.mastodo.neoliber.al.ap.brid.gy · 12/01/2026It’s kinda funny that anyone searching for “AI slop” on YouTube sees an ad for Microsoft Copilot as the first thing. 011
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 11/01/2026We keep trying to take down the tree, the cats keep staging interventions #Caturday 041
Reposted by JesseScary "Grampus" Jerry 👻 @jerry.infosec.exchange.ap.brid.gy · 05/01/2026There are kids zipping around the neighborhood on their mini e-mountain bikes that they (presumably) for for Xmas, and I’m torn between “they’re going to get themselves killed” and “damn, I was born at the wrong time” 218
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 04/01/2026This cat is only cuddly once every two weeks and he's been cuddly all day. I feel like I'm taking a loan out against future affection or something. 020
Reposted by Jessetaber @kvetch.gay · 01/01/2026here are the bedrooms of the four units in a four-plex for sale in St. Paul, Minn. and I do feel like you could write a full series of novels about the inhabitants of 337 Maria Avenue based on the listing photos alone 3191
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 01/01/2026Rang in the new year at 4pm local (London midnight) and it was an exceptionally good choice. Have a good (or at least better) 2026 y'all. 새 해 복 많이 받으세요! 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 31/12/2025I broke out my grandmother's Drip-o-Lator #Coffee pot after our second coffee maker died of electrical issues (one a surge, one a sensor failure). I'm curious how long my BF will let me make bad* coffee out of spite. *Coffee was actually very tasty, but WAY under-extracted. Going to make a few […]mastodon.socialOriginal post on mastodon.social 100
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 23/12/2025Trying to prep a bunch of long-retired computers for a big e-waste pickup and found a computer that predates my time at the company, went to pull the HDD for separate storage or disposal and found a lovely copper heatsink. Might need to clean it up and use it as a steampunk paperweight. 000
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 07/12/2025Milo stepped into some dramatic lighting for #Caturday 0284
Jesse @yetanotherjesse.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/11/2025One of the cats has suddenly decided he's a heat-seeking missile for plastic produce bags from the local Korean market and I have questions. 000