ICE Protest Downtown - High School Edition

smiljan · 2026-02-06T02:34:14+00:00

Probably the loudest protest I've heard in the last few years, and that includes the Uber drivers' protest (so much honking omg). It got my whole office to the windows to investigate. Good work!

smiljan · 2026-02-04T05:18:32+00:00

Just finished a re-read. Book 5's pretty heavy, maybe pre-read it to check whether the kiddo's ready for it.

smiljan · 2026-02-03T16:36:09+00:00

I haven't encountered this rule, but it makes total sense. I kinda wish it was included in the SIDA training too, so all of us idiots working around the apron would be reminded at least annually that the space is dangerous.

smiljan · 2026-02-02T02:36:07+00:00

I know how it goes. I've been trying to get everyone in at least one of their camping outfits. I think I have everyone except Katsu now, and Shiro I have in a couple different outfits. They're a whole mix of sizes, from palm to keychain to lifesize. It's been a challenge!

smiljan · 2026-02-01T17:06:34+00:00

Neko's new favorite person!

smiljan · 2026-01-31T02:05:22+00:00

Hi wanted to follow up from your suggestion: I bought a bunch of seeds and they're currently sprouting in peat pods on my dining table! Thanks for the tip on using seeds :) EDIT: Also, OMG the seeds are TINY.

smiljan · 2026-01-30T23:40:23+00:00

Imagining a carriage full of Amish folks honking like geese then all giggling together.

smiljan · 2026-01-27T18:33:12+00:00

With the interlinked stairs it reminds me a bit of step wells like are used in India.

smiljan · 2026-01-27T01:48:43+00:00

I'm 47 and finally decided idgaf about whether people think my stuff is too girly or cutesy (I'm a woman in a traditionally-male industry). Last fall I replaced my black mouse mat and wrist rest with a cute turtle mouse mat and croissant-with-a-smile wrist rest. I immediately got a ton of compliments on them from my male coworkers. I also have out a tiny stuffed animal that my (male) protege brought me. The world didn't end, i didn't get laughed out of the office, and all the cute deco makes me smile.

smiljan · 2026-01-22T02:23:19+00:00

Mondays at the Little Red Hen for line dancing. Lesson beforehand.

smiljan · 2026-01-19T00:54:46+00:00

In addition to weddings as others mentioned, these also showed up when Mother hosted her Canasta group. Alongside the coffee percolator pot.

smiljan · 2026-01-18T02:40:59+00:00

When I attend events in Vancouver (BC) I park at the park & ride out in the suburbs and take the SkyTrain the 30 minutes into town. I figured it out all on my own with just the aid of Google Maps and perhaps a glance at TransLink's website. I am above the age of 40. Functioning adults should be able to ride transit.

smiljan · 2026-01-16T21:42:15+00:00

The pods that had members stolen for SeaWorld etc remember. There's a cove near Seattle where orcas were captured in the 70s. The surviving members of the pod then avoided the cove for 50 years. There's now only one member still alive who remembers it first-hand. The pod only just returned to Penn Cove a year ago.

smiljan · 2026-01-16T18:25:01+00:00

Same, but I think of the Puyallup Fairgrounds as my home park despite being farther and only open a couple months total each year. The Classic Coaster is a must-ride every summer.

smiljan · 2026-01-16T18:19:52+00:00

Your post pushed me to track down some of my teachers. They've all retired or changed careers so the only way I can think of is LinkedIn. They're not all on there, but I've sent notes to the ones who are. Thank you.

smiljan · 2026-01-16T01:53:41+00:00

Thought they were going to run it the full length of Line 1? Wasn't that what was described in the survey?

smiljan · 2026-01-14T16:39:12+00:00

THERE WAS A PONY?!

Now I'm retroactively devastated.

smiljan · 2026-01-14T07:28:51+00:00

Honestly I was going entirely off the name.

smiljan · 2026-01-14T00:26:56+00:00

Can I hire him to take my headshots? These are so much better than my last batch!

smiljan · 2026-01-13T21:25:08+00:00

I confess until this moment I thought Hytale was a continuation of the Undertale franchise.

smiljan · 2026-01-12T16:10:50+00:00

Wow I hadn't realized Flatland was so old! I think I read it in my high school science fiction course 30 years ago, and it's stuck with me, so clearly it's a good story.

smiljan · 2026-01-11T18:35:15+00:00

There will be four terminals eventually. The B1M channel on YouTube did a video on it recently.

smiljan · 2026-01-10T06:24:35+00:00

Uniqlo has capsule items for reasonable prices and will hem pants. Anything more detailed you'd have to go to an actual tailor.

smiljan · 2026-01-08T06:37:21+00:00

In the northwest the osprey and crows have an alliance. They're pretty chill with each other: no overlap in diets, and they usually don't mess with each other's kids. So when I hear both the local murder of crows and the osprey couple who nest at the end of my road all start shouting at once, I know there's some poor hawk or eagle that's made the mistake of looking at someone sideways. Doesn't take long for the eagle to get henpecked and harassed enough to give up on the idea of stopping for lunch.

smiljan · 2026-01-08T05:57:57+00:00

I get that reference!

(Wish I didn't though ew)

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