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: Apple Annie’s Weblog · WeblogPoMo 2024 If you are looking for inspiration to write more on your personal blog, then I would like to point …
: It’s lunchtime here and people are microwaving fish 🎣
: Things I am grateful for Getting up this morning and not dreading the day Opportunities to make myself into who I want to be …
: I don't have to be grumpy I’ve been feeling pretty agitated all day. It feels like there was a little bit of me that …
: At one point , this was The material possessions that I wanted the most. The last couple months have …
: Went for a run and it didn’t record the distance.
: As I was running this morning, there were a couple times that I stopped. I would forward and say …
: I just need this to get to 13.1.
: Picture that my daughter drew
: I went into the office and realized that I lol probably never use this again.
: Dead Startup Toys Behold these beautiful mutants, hoisted on petards of their own solid-aluminum-unibody construction. …
: It’s hard sometimes, but I think it’s worth it.
: Swift Concurrency by Example - free quick start tutorials for Swift developers Swift Concurrency by Example walks you through the many and varied ways of running concurrent code …
: I have 12 more weeks before the half marathon that I signed up for is supposed to happen. Hopefully, …
: I’m really enjoying how my homepage on micro.blog.
: I’m really enjoying Song Pop Party.
: I just spent half an hour working with Hazel so that I can sort the files that I download. Tomorrow, …
: Goals for being an officer in Toastmasters I wrote the following email and sent it to my fellow officers. I haven’t heard back but …
: I think this might be my favorite feature of iOS.
: Nitro + PDFpen: Extending PDF Productivity to Mac, iPad and iPhone Another company has been acquired. Today, I’m excited to announce Nitro’s acquisition of PDFpen, the …
: It’s cool to look back on this stuff.
: First perfect month of Fitness+
: I turned off all of my mail rules to see how much mail I was getting. Turns out it’s a lot.
: My family says this is the only thing that I can watch today. fitness.apple.com
: I’m going to be the President of my Toast Master’s club. This is either going to be fun or …
: I’ve been doing yoga this week and just realized that I’m making a habit of working out in the …
: I set up cross posting again to see if bridgy works.
: I keep going back and forth on whether I should cross post my content on Twitter. On one hand, I do …
: Messing around with clips again
: Meanwhile, someone forgot to take a water bottle out of the freezer.
: Looks like someone is giving up drinking.
: I changed my site to use the Nord Theme.
: My daughter said she doesn’t like science and I felt that I had failed.
: The Safari beta was available for a little bit for Big Sur, but the images didn’t open up. …
: I woke up this morning almost swearing that I could smell the heat of a 109 degree day.
: JuneteenthConf - Celebrates Black Excellence in technology One of my friends is going to be speaking …
: Lillie doesn’t like to walk.
: I tried… I was going through the Async/Await and concurrency videos. I feel dejected. I’m not ready …
: The mew OS knows what breed Lillie is.
: Day One acquired by Automattic Today, I’m thrilled to announce that Day One is being acquired by Automattic Inc. This is incredibly …
: She’s tired from the periods between her naps.
: Going to start up my swift development again.
: Now that the pandemic is over, we can go back to not washing our hands. …
: I’m upping my exercise goal to 20 minutes a day.
: I found myself chastising myself for looking at the “what’s new in swift" video because …
: My RSS feeds are filled with things from WWDC. I kind of wish more of this was in the presentations …
: My daughter asked me about async/await and now I’ve got homework. #WWDC
: That sound during the multitasking section was horrible!
: I was really excited by WWDC, but the highlight of today is that my daughter was asking me for …
: Sharing from Runkeeper I just ran my 3rd longest run with Runkeeper! runkeeper.com/cardio/6f…
: Not feeling 💯 because of my second covid shot, but I think I can finish my rings before the end of …
: First day with Apple Watch. I’ll post what my rings are at the end of the month.
: A fresh new Firefox is here I thought it was important to high light this section in the announcement of the new version of …
: I just got an Apple Watch and none of my friends do. I would like to challenge anyone else. …
: My Apple Watch ⌚️ came in today. The family bought it for me as a gift 🎁. I’m excited 😆. The need …
: She definitely has a presence about her.
: Speaking of WWDC, @manton & @jean is there going to be a WWDC badge or tag for next Monday?
: I’m taking next Monday off to watch WWDC. I usually watch it with my good nerd buddy friend …
: Does anyone use Fastmail for contacts?
: And that’s part of the reason I’m not in a rush to see this movie. Why is this even a …
: This is non Lillie’s yoga mat.
: I jumped rope for 10 minutes and I feel so, so, so out of shape. I’m starting training for a half …
: I put “Clean up personal notes" in my task management application yesterday. I opened up my …
: Yesterday was pretty good in that I stayed on task and just kept the distractions to a minimum. I’m …
: Mental Health Association San Francisco May is Mental Health Awareness Month1 and I wanted to spread the word a little bit more. I’m …
: Giving [Alfred](https://www.alfredapp.com ”Alfred - Productivity App for macOS”) a try this week. …
: #Update# By me checking, I’m saying that I’m feeling excited and not entitled to it. It …
: I keep checking my invitation for OmniFocus 4 from @omni.
: Manton Reece - Webmention and Twitter Micro.blog get’s better and better! This is all a long way of saying: when you post a link to …
: I made sure that my mastodon user name for micro.blog is set up. If you are interested it is …
: Hello @help Is there something that needs to be set for my domain so that I can use ActivityPub? I …
: I’m connecting Twitter to my micro.blog account to reconnect with some of my friends.
: She keeps messing up the couch 🛋 cover.
: Hello @manton this is what I had in mind. I thought it was attached with my previous post.
: Hello @manton! Would it be possible to include an “Add Book” button for the individual shelves? I …
: Hey @manton are you doing anything with FloC In the meantime, if you’re a website owner, you have to …
: Sometimes you have to “back” to pen and paper. I shouldn’t say “back” because it’s not like I was …
: I shaved and apparently the whole family thinks I’m a monster now.
: Finished reading: Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones …
: First Look: OmniFocus 4 for iPhone and iPad - Learn OmniFocus First Look: OmniFocus 4 for iPhone and iPad - Learn OmniFocus I’ve had the good fortune of being one …
: Just went through most of my passwords in [1Password](https://1password.com “The world’s most-loved …
: A Monday In May (Belated) Just a short post as I get back to podcasting.
: Just because you haven’t heard anything new about the situation, doesn’t mean that it …
: OmniFocus 4 First Look & Invitation to Help Test I’m always excited by something new! Today, we are excited to provide a first look at the …
: That was nerve wrecking. #covid
: Feeling sick and now we’re having a little mommy-daddy discussion about how I might have gotten our …
: My dad came by and asked me to hold two pairs of shoes for him that don’t fit me, him, or …
: Mental Health Awareness Month 2021 Mental Health Awareness Month began in the United States in 1949 and was started by the Mental …
: List Markers and String Styles - CSS-Tricks But what if we want to style the markers differently …
: I’ve been thinking about it for a while and it definitely feels like base camp has moved from being …
: Had a medical scare today. Not life threatening but it definitely doesn’t help my opinion of the …
: Going through the old passwords It feels pretty good to have some of these passwords cleaned up.
: I’m not a paid subscriber to fantastical. So I now see this every time I open the app.
: I’m doing a review and I cleaned out all my emails. That felt weird until I realized that I …
: Most exciting thing on my desk.
: This is the same image from the same app being sent to Sunlit. Sorry about this, I thought you knew …
: This is what I see sometimes @manton This is from Apollo to Micro.blog
: Kind of how I’ve been feeling lately
: It’s interesting to see all the replies about the remote being sold separately. Given time, it …
: SVG test post from MarsEdit This is another attempt at putting an svg in a post.
: I didn’t know that acorn allowed you to put svg into a text window.
: Anyway, I woke up before the alarm went off and spent the last half hour having fun on Micro.blog …
: Buying a House: Home Prices Soar in U.S. Market Where Demand Outpaces Supply - Bloomberg Demand is so fierce that almost half of U.S. homes are selling within a week of hitting the market, …
: Google is making it easier to leave them. Thank you!
: On our way back from the vet
: I think that’s a good sign that Safari is second on the list.
: Lillie is literally chewing up the stairs.
: I’m thinking about doing a small run podcast about Falcon and Winter Soldier
: I wrote this in 2017 and it feels like it’s the same arguments.
: Thinking about creating a micro.blog just for Lillie
: She doesn’t listen sometimes.
: Automatic Affirmations It’s hard for me to keep myself on target sometimes and to look back at my accomplishments. …
: Well, I’m at that point of being so out of shape that I’m tired from standing up to help my daughter …
: I took today off. I’m going to just relax and play around with Xcode.
: My daughter made shrimp and polenta.
: Hey! @manton @help Did you know that hover is offering this as an option for connecting? I’m …
: I’ve decided that I am going to finish [100 days of …
: She’s supposed to be helping me work.
: I don’t know why so many people are in a rush to get kids back into school without addressing the …
: It’s raining outside so this is where she’s going to be for a while.
: My daughter took this picture.
: The first work day since [daylight …
: OK so I’m trying to get the dog up and she just does not want to move with me today.
: Taking care of the neighbors dog
: I want to write more. I also want what I write about to have some kind of substance. Maybe …
: Getting into a habit is easy. Getting back into it is hard because I’ve made it a habit of not doing …
: Spent some time cleaning the floors this evening. It’s a never ending job, but it feels good to make …
: Wolfwalkers - Wikipedia I just finished watching “Wolfwalkers” on AppleTV+ with the family. Wolfwalkers follows …
: After cleaning shrimp 🍤, I can see why they cost a little bit extra. I also block out the thought of …
: Lillie hanging out by the entertainment center
: This is how Lillie expresses her distaste for waking up.
: She’s supposed to be helping me!
: Today is the last day that of WandaVision. I even put up some shortcuts to avoid spoilers.
: Messing with Apple's built in Grapher Spent some time looking at the grapher application found on the Mac. I like the fact that I can just …
: My daughter drew this over her lunch.
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 30: Privacy This is a private conversation.
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 29: Light With this, I can get more light on my 🧠
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 28: Up She’s looking up at a bird.
: We took Lillie to the vet today. The weird part is that I collected a stool sample this morning but …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 26: Pompasetting Hers is a picture of Lillie all dressed …
: This is from Ulysses. I have to clean up the kitchen after making coffee.
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 26: Favourite This might be my favorite moment of the day. …
: I keep getting the day wrong on my photo challenges! 😫
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 25: Code Waiting for Xcode to load my preview.
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 24: Baby We were walking and then she just stopped and …
: Some months ago, I made a promise to myself that I would only work on 1 tech project at a time. …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 23: Bananas Going for the literal definition of bananas …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 22: Color She’s sleeping for a spell.
: Me: Hey Performance Testers, can you update the test environment this code is from several weeks …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 21: Color Second attempt to post this. These don’t get a …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 21: Color These should be the color of dust. Re-edited.
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 20: Weather Ready for any type of weather.
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 19: Alive She makes the home come alive.
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 18: Home This stuff is looking for a new home.
: 100 Days of SwiftUI - Day 34 (Part Deux) It’s been a while since I posted a score on one of the tests. I’m doing it this time …
: 100 Days of SwiftUI - Day 33 (Part Deux) Today felt much better when it comes to getting the material. I’m really glad that I decided …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 17: Still Most of the time that she stays still, she’s …
: 100 Days of SwiftUI – Day 32 – Hacking with Swift (Part Deux) It feels good to accomplish something like this. The first time I looked at the material, I felt I …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 16: Erudite I got to use these to find the meaning of the …
: Testing from the share sheet cats fighting
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 15: Reflection Who is that handsome young man.
: 100 Days of SwiftUI – Restarting from day 32 – Hacking with Swift Sometimes life changes a little bit or something comes along and makes you rethink what you are …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 11: Conpassion It’s amazing how much more I learned from …
: Are there any stout lovers following me? 🍺
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 13: Make I call it making breakfast but my partner says …
: 100 Days of SwiftUI – Day 33 – Hacking with Swift I’m pretty happy that today’s lesson lands on a Friday. It will allow me to do more …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 12: Sporg This sporg might outlive is all.
: 100 Days of SwiftUI – Day 32 – Hacking with Swift Today is an introduction to animation and I’m really looking forward to it. Today we’ll be …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 11: Machine Crank those widgets!
: Who are these people who like using 11 point font and why do you hate me?
: I’ve been using Big Sur for about a week and it took me until today to realize that I …
: 100 Days of SwiftUI – Day 31 – Hacking with Swift The apps continue to show more and more of what I can do in Swift and I’m really enjoying the …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 10: Energy I wonder how many people are going to use …
: 100 Days of SwiftUI – Day 30 – Hacking with Swift For today’s activity, I started it in the afternoon after a long day. I spent too much time …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 9: Muddy The sprinkler system at my apartment complex does …
: I’ve been attempting to do 100 push-ups a day for this month. I break it into sets of 10 and do it …
: Beautiful article via The Loop to the site called cake. www.cake.co Certainly interesting to hear …
: 100 Days of SwiftUI – Day 29 – Hacking with Swift A lot of people have mixed feelings about Monday’s. For me, I look at them with gratitude that …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 8: Hope I hope that I can open this one day.
: It’s the little things that make me wonder about the new version of the OS.
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 7: Craving I was craving this and forgot to take the …
: 100 Days of SwiftUI – Day 28 – Hacking with Swift I’m pretty happy that this review day landed on a Sunday. It lets me go over my previous posts …
: 100 Days of SwiftUI – Day 27 – Hacking with Swift I’ve decided to change the default title for these posts to reflect what resource that …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 6: Sport I pick these up sometimes.
: Upgraded to Big Sur today. I hope that I don’t regret it.
: Swift Slowly: Day 40 - Hacking Swift 26 I’ve finished a quarter of the program! I’m pretty proud of myself for doing that. With …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 3: Pets
: Swift Slowly: Day 39 - Hacking Swift 25 Today is a consolidation and challenge day! I’m a quarter of the way through this and …
: Made a short video of my dog in a dress.
: This is how hard it’s to get her up in the morning. I’d let her sleep but she’ll poop on the floor …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 3: Layers My dog under a layer of blankets.
: Swift Slowly: Day 38 - Hacking with Swift 24 It’s the middle of the week and it’s a good time to do some Swift development! I’m …
: New “Coming 2 America" trailer! I used to watch this with my mom on a regular basis.
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 3: Comfort This is my dog Lillie laying in what used to be …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 2 Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 3: Comfort Dog sleeping I wish I could go back to sleep …
: Apple Releases macOS 11.3 Beta with New Safari Features, Reminders Sorting, Music Updates, and …
: Swift Slowly: Day 38 - Hacking Swift 23 Today’s activity is research. I’m a little nervous about what is coming next because …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 2: morning beverage I bought an aeropress years ago and …
: I told my wife that one of my friends just found out that they had “The Big C”. A poor choice in …
: Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Micro.blog February Photo Challenge 📷 Day 1: Close up This is a pic of what I see when I look …
: Swift Slowly: Day 37 - Hacking Swift 22 Today, I was reading reddit like I normally do and I came across a quote on the GetMotivated forum. …
: Blockquotes in MarsEdit MarsEdit has a wonderful feature that allows you to take a snippet from a website and start a post …
: I went walking after the storm earlier this week. Lots of fallen trees every where.
: Swift Slowly: Day 36 - Hacking Swift 21 Project 2, Part 2 almost sounds like a title for an action parody, but it’s the title for …
: Swift Slowly: Day 35 - Hacking Swift 20 I’m fresh off the high of creating my first application and I SO want to charge ahead. I keep …
: Swift Slowly: Day 34 - Hacking Swift 19 Today is challenge day! I’ve been looking at the page for about 20 minutes. Then surfed the …
: A couple pictures of how I had to plug in my devices at my local laundry in order to get my devices …
: Swift Slowly: Day 32 & 33 - Hacking Swift 17 & 18 Power was out for two days and the this was one of the first things that I did1! It felt great to …
: We’ve been without power since Tuesday. I’m using the power from a near by laundry room to charge my …
: Power has been out since yesterday. So I guess my streak of programming every day has come to and …
: Swift Slowly: Day 31 - Hacking Swift 16 Day 16! Starting the first project after a long day of work. Part of me wants to just veg, but I’ve …
: Swift Slowly: Day 30 - Hacking Swift 15 I’m posting this for hacking with swift 14 & 15. Tomorrow, I start the first project and …
: Swift Slowly: Day 29 - Hacking Swift 13 Review day!! I’m using this time to go over the basic types again.
: Swift Slowly: Day 28 - Hacking Swift 12 The neighbors were up arguing from 3-5 in the morning and it woke the whole family up. I’m …
: Swift Slowly: Day 27 - Hacking Swift 11 I’m up past midnight and thought that programming is probably the best thing to do. So …
: Wow, you would think that something like this wouldn’t be allowed to be entered. And yes, I …
: I made a promise to myself to just have one technical project at a time. It was hard to let go and …
: Swift Slowly: Day 27 - Hacking Swift 10 Today is really cool because not only am I celebrating the inauguration of Joe Biden, but I’m …
: Went for a walk and came across these turkeys 🦃.
: Swift Slowly: Day 26 - Hacking Swift 9 We continue with structs today and I think I’m getting it for the most part. The issues that I …
: I think I might have to rewire my home set up.
: Swift Slowly: Day 25 - Hacking Swift 8 Today, is an exploration of structs. A lot of Swift seems to be built using structs. I wasn’t …
: Swift Slowly: Day 24- Hacking Swift 7 Closures part 2! Paul Hudson says that this is where closures start to look a little bit like line …
: Swift Slowly: Day 23 - Hacking Swift 6 Closures!!! It took me a while to understand1 but this run through has really cemented how I look at …
: It looks like she is running for office.
: Swift Slowly: Day 22 - Hacking Swift 5 Today, I decided that I’d use CodeRunner to look at the examples found in the tutorials. …
: Swift Slowly: Day 21 - Hacking Swift 4 Today is all about loops. I learned that you can’t loop over a tuple. I think this is because …
: Swift Slowly: Day 20 - Hacking Swift 3 I want to point out that I really enjoy the brief discussions on why things are the way they are in …
: Just finished the 1997 film Selena. Good movie but really depressing.
: Swift Slowly: Day 19 - Hacking Swift 2 The introduction of complex data types: Arrays, Sets, and Tuples. I normally get sets and tuples …
: Guess who isn’t allowed upstairs!
: Swift Slowly: Day 18 Working through Paul Hudson’s excellent 100 days of SwiftUI. I thought about changing the …
: Our dog isn’t allowed upstairs.
: I feel pretty good about limiting my technical projects. Although I do have feelings that I’m …
: Swift Slowly: Day 17 The last day of my run through! I get to run the completed application. Tomorrow I’ll start …
: Swift Slowly: Day 16 Work got busy and then the Country’s Capital got attacked so I didn’t put any time into …
: Any beginning to intermediate tutorials that anyone would recommend? I’m doing a slow series …
: Swift Slowly: Day 15 This is the last section of the tutorial. There were a lot of distractions today, but I’m …
: I don’t feel like doing development today. I got to push through some how.
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Swift Slowly: Day 14
This is the last section of the tutorial and I’m wondering what I’m going to do after …
: I’ve been working towards learning swift a little more everyday and blogging about it. I was …
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Swift Slowly: Day 13
Yesterday, I stopped so that I could spend time with my family. I’m going to pick up from the …
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Swift Slowly: Day 12
Today’s tutorial is about drawing. I’m almost done going through the entire tutorial and …
: I don’t know if this is new but seeing the notifications builds trust that it’s working. I say this …
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Swift Slowly: Day 11
Continuing with learning about persistence tutorial <img alt …
: She wasn’t ready to wake up.
: Start of with a little exercise.
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Swift Slowly: Day 10
Today’s tutorial is about persistence. I think that’s a good one as I make my way …
: After watching the ball drop this year, I know that what we needed to do was have the year sponsored …
: I just spent an hour going over a 15 minute tutorial. It was great. I think I might have to work on …
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Swift Slowly: Day 9
Getting back into the swing of things and I’m continuing with the tutorial. Today is about …
: I was trying to lose weight this year. I’ve been creeping up more and more these last couple of …
: So, I bought a controller to for my Mac and my daughter asked to use it. My swift development has …
: I haven’t forgotten that I was going to work on my swift development. I just used that time to …
: I wonder if this is new in the beta?
: Swift Slowly: Day 8 I’m continuing with the Managing State and Life Cycle section of the Apple SwiftUI Tutorial. …
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Swift Slowly: Day 7
Today marks the 7th day that I’ve committed to blogging about my development. This continues …
: I don’t understand why “Trading Places” isn’t celebrated as a Christmas movie as much as “Die Hard”.
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Swift Slowly: Day 6
As this is Day 6 of my self directed move to learning swift, I’m thinking about how this …
: I’m going to nominate @Burk for Micro Monday.
: Swift Slowly: Day 5 On day 5 of the tutorial and I think I’m growing more comfortable with the keyboard shortcuts. …
: Swift Slowly: Day 4 Today’s tutorial was pretty good. I did run into a small problem with specifying the …
: Mike Tsai pointsto a great article about Google and it’s case of antitrust brought forth from Texas. …
: Swift Slowly: Day 3 Day 3 is the third day of the tutorial. I spent most of this time just reading over the document and …
: Swift Slowly: Day 2 I’m working on the second part of the tutorial. The autocorrect is much nicer when it is …
: Swift Slowly: Day 1 Started iOS App Dev with SwiftUI Tutorials. Why? I know it’s my X numbered attempt to learn …
: The Forest app has upped their game for the holidays.
: Designed to Deceive: Do These People Look Real to You? Well, this is a little unsettling. There are now businesses that sell fake people. On the website …
: Sometimes you have to use what tools you have to use what tools are available to you. #bulletjournal
: I spent some time removing things from my todo list. I actually started to tear up a little. …
: I spent the first 4 hours of my day in my own mind. Did I find anything? I hope so.
: One thing that I like about Micro.blog is that it’s breaking me from the habit of looking at …
: Dr Drang says Good-bye to Setapp I’m walking away perfectly happy with the year I spent with it. …
: I’m going to recommend @maique for [Micro Monday.](https://help.micro.blog/2019/micro-monday/ “A …
: I really like being able to share my subscriptions with my family. I just hope that they find them …
: I’m feeling pretty tired today, but I’m going to power through on some goals that …
: I’m spending sometime with iA writer I’m spending sometime with iA writer. It’s definitely a nice interface for writing things. I just …
: So, I’m starting the process of removing the number of things that I’m working on. Part of …
: I wanted to echo this tip from Brett Terpstra related to the proxy icon functionality found in macOS …
: A new addition to the family.
: I didn’t make it to to the end of NaNoWriMo this year. I did enjoy spending time writing with …
: Took some pictures as I went for a walk The leaves are really look nice as they continue to change. I really enjoyed taking pictures of the …
: What’s Going Up? Getting back into my podcasts.
: Every other day, it feels like I log into mastodon and see this kind of error.
: Playing with PeerTube Recently, YouTube had an outage and I saw someone mention PeerTube on Reddit. It got me a curious …
: Random thought: I’m going to attempt to us my non-dominant hand more often.
: The internet wasn’t working this morning and it made it one of the most productive mornings …
: messing-around Sometimes... I wonder why I have so much trouble on focusing on what is important.
: For some reason, this looked interesting to me.
: What’s New in Hazel 5 – Noodlesoft Hazel 5 is out. My first reaction on hearing the news was a dread that it had moved on to needing a …
: Just realized that part of the reason that my day wasn’t going so well is that I didn’t spend …
: Oh fantastical, if only I hade my life together enough to justify paying for you.
: Empty Software Dialog I saw the little red alert on my system preferences that there is a new update. I’m going to …
: Went for a walk this evening. I want to get out here before the weather changes.
: Microblogvember challenge Prompt: say Say what you will, but Pancakes 🥞 might be one of the greatest …
: I thought I would try to use clips again.
: Microblogvember challenge Prompt: elderly I hope one day, when I’m elderly, that this year …
: I’ve decided to put all of my technical projects on hold for the rest of the year.
: Microblogvember challenge Prompt: force Procrastination is a horrible force that can make you miss …
: I found a copy of one of my favorite childhood movies. I remember watching this video a LOT and …
: Almost convinced the wife to buy a PlayStation 5 so that the kids can play with the VR capabilities. …
: NaNoWriMo status This is me attempting to post my NaNoWriMo status image from the files application.
: I went for a long walk today
: Hello @help i keep getting this error when I attempt to post using the sunlit app. I’ll plug 🔌 my …
: I’m feeding the little squirrel in my backyard. It’s really malnourished and the tail isn’t as …
: I deleted my Twitter app. I figured it would not be good for my mental health as we go into the …
: Microblogvember challenge Prompt: concentrate I’m having trying my best to concentrate on my goals …
: Microblogvember challenge Prompt: Dreary I’m having my favorite dinner, pizza, but I’m still feeling …
: The house is kind of mess with all the things we ‘think’ we need plus we’re dog watching.
: Prepping for NaNoWriMo I’m getting ready for NaNoWriMo this year. I’m really nervous about this because I …
: I understand that Big Sur isn’t here because they are probably waiting for the Apple Silicone …
: Feeling a little bogged down and saw this windmill.
: Went for a walk today. The leaves are turning brown. Normally I’d think of it as being picturesque …
: Giving up on the dream. Decided to find a new home for my tech books.
: At home is Sacramento, CA (USA) 7:47 AM and it’s somebody’s birthday 🎈 A Day In The Life …
: Checking out the squirrels in my backyard here in Sacramento, Ca. A Day In The Life. 🗓🌎
: Trying to find the post from a couple days ago where someone was talking about a nice place to live. …
: I suspect a lot of people don’t know how to go about owning a home. Being part of “Generation Rent”, …
: Episodes For The Future Starting the podcast up again.
: I want to recommend @dejus for micro Monday! His pictures have certainly brighten my days.
: Today is the presidential debate. I think @manton planned the new release so that way so we can use …
: Running iOS 14 and this is the first time I felt the GM was buggier than the beta.
: This story got me. kottke.org
: Making The Most Of It Taking a moment to talk about where I am today.
: Dirty air… Worst than what you see in the science fiction movies about a future distopia.
: This book just came in. I’m hoping to use it as my first book entry for micro.blog.
: The Signal To Start Quick musings about how we sometimes need that signal to stop and start.
: Short Thoughts On A Bigger World A short podcast on where I’m at today.
: The First Episode Is The Most Awkward This is actually my second podcast. The first one never got to see the light of the internet. The …
: I disconnected my twitter account from micro.blog because I want to start filling this with podcasts …
: I figured I would play around with clips again.
: Got update the css on the blog One of the things about having a personal blog without analytics is that you don’t really know …
: Today, I’m going to spend a lot of time going through my own Today, I’m going to spend a lot of time going through my own documents and knocking off some todo …
: Horrible day. It could be sooooo much worse but s#!+ today really sucks.
: I’ve been very negligent in the last couple weeks and now I’ve got 36 items in my todo box and …
: My daughter looked at the console while playing Minecraft and I was impressed that she was able to …
: We are having meatloaf to dinner!
: Just spending a minute with my thoughts. I’m going to do some push-ups and then clean up the …
: I was talking to a neighbor and they said “I have nothing under control”. None of us do.
: I wrote about how I couldn’t do something because I’m in America. I never thought I would write a …
: Poked my head outside my bubble. It’s rough out there, but I cling to the belief that things are …
: I’m at a recycling center I’m at the recycling center. They give you tags with a number and you get …
: I’m using exercise as my stress relief. I set myself up to lose 30 pounds in the next year. I’ve …
: Intel’s stock is really taking a hit.
: Went for a walk. It was 90+ degrees.
: I remember that last year people were talking about the reliability of the iOS betas. That’s not a …
: My favorite new feature? A new date picker!
: My podcast feeds are going to be filled for the next couple of weeks.
: No humans were hurt during the creation of this keynote.
: This is a pretty good keynote so far.
: I saw a guy riding a bike and holding two chainsaws. I said “only in America“ and he smiled and said …
: Hey! If there wasn’t enough stress in my life.
: The family has challenged me to take smaller bites as I eat. Now life has no meaning.
: Went for a walk to just relieve some stress.
: My brain 🧠 hurts today. Found myself yelling at the screen because someone used comic sans in an …
: Easily rename your Git default branch from master to main - Scott Hanselman I remember a speech I …
: After “last night”, I think this is appropriate.
: It’s 3:50 AM. The wife and I have been talking for the last 2 hours about where we are in life and …
: Went to bed feeling anguished.
: A nonsense post with a clip from Apple’s clips app.
: Working on system is o post mind maps
: My daughter wants to watch “Stranger Things”. I’m going to let her because it’s less scary than what …
: Chilling in the dentist office.
: Palm tree 🌴 in front of my dentist’s office.
: I just hope that “after this” things will get better. But how long is “after this” and “what am I …
: Hmmmm… Got to turn this around.
: I finally got my 30 day challenge pin!
: Went for a walk to a nearby fountain.
: Feeling a little chubby today.
: My watch doesn’t work anymore.
: Drop-in switcher for previewing minimal CSS frameworks I’ve got a real interest in simple interfaces and came across this recently. Drop-in switcher …
: Made a little picture in my journal.
: Can you see the baby turkey 🦃
: Took a different approach to my journal today. I set a timer for 10 minutes and just kept writing. …
: My family made cinnamon rolls. Usually, I’m the baker 👨🏿🍳 of the family.
: More pictures of the park during quarantine. It seems remarkable that I was more worried about the …
: If you haven’t noticed already, I’m trying to post a picture every day for 30 days.
: Hello @manton! Would it be easy for you to implement a trim on the accessibility description? I use …
: The only good bug 🐜 is a dead bug!
: Turkey Bur Making turkey burgers 🍔
: Getting dressed up to see the dentist 🦷
: About to hang up some pictures in the house.
: It’s been a while since I’ve been on top of things like this.
: Went for a walk with my new iPhone SE.
: Color challenge day 3 Yellow Ethernet cord
: Color challenge 🌈 Red mouse.
: The older cook books seem to have the better recipes.
: Got to clean up the back area today.
: Picked up my sleep apnea test machine.
: Shrinkflation on the cream found in an oreo. I guess I have to get them double stuffed.
: An apple a day keeps anyone away, if you throw it hard enough. -Stephen Colbert #mbmay 💬
: I bought flowers from my favorite flower 🌺 shop.
: I met someone who said that the coronavirus is just a hoax. I don’t feel that this person is dumb, …
: Not much happening this weekend.
: Watching my kid play roblox.
: I thought I would give [Ulysses](https://ulysses.app/ “The Ultimate Writing App for Mac, iPad and …
: I’m thinking about posting the number of tasks that I finish this week.
: Years ago, if you said that the president wanted people to look into using disinfectant as a way to …
: I take a lot of pictures of food.
: Updated to Catalina on the family machine.
: If they die... I came across this little number. Stay safe everyone! Someone needs to be around to write the …
: I wish Game Center had worked out better. Maybe they can bring it back with a new update of “Sign in …
: I’m doing a little more everyday.
: Maybe I’ll catch up with @danielpunkass one day.
: Just finished a seven day streak of working out. Hoping to continue with positive routines.
: A cool thing about working from home is that it has given me a lot more flexibility with my time. …
: I know there are a lot of people who are going to be reviewing their budgets during this pandemic.
: Ok today, I’m going to focus on doing a couple things. Going through my email and calendar …
: I’m going to fish this book.
: Things like this are part of the reason that I don’t upgrade to Catalina.
: Haven’t finished all of these on the same day in a while.
: I’ve been trying to coin the term “Corona Kids” for all the upcoming births in …
: The case for postponing macOS 16 A couple of my friends have been saying they needed to slow down …
: This is the third week that I’ve worked from home. I’ve moved my “work area” every week …
: Not a time for playing around.
: I’ve decided to use the automation in drafts to forward things like this text to places like …
: I think that home automation is going have a huge improvement next year.
: Spent almost and hour getting my website to be parsed properly by IndieWebify. My site was always …
: Firefox and Safari are really great browsers.
: Is anyone else other than me running Mojave?
: Buckle Down For The Second Week Initial podcast! Decided not to let imperfection stop me from posting. Just some thoughts on the …
: itunes.apple.com My fitness app granted me permission to eat an entire battery!
: Still thinking about making that podcast. Perfect is really being the enemy here.
: It's a very different time It’s just the uncertainty of it that has been wondering. It’s a lot different than the …
: Today is the first full day of me working from home due to covid. I think I might start a podcast.
: The keyboard shortcuts stopped working on my laptop 👨🏾💻 and I started to freak for a minute.
: Ah man! I didn’t make the 30 day challenge. Oh well, it was still a load of fun.
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Vision #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Leap #mbfeb Leap in Cholesterol
: I’m noticing a lot of adds for Apple Arcade in the last couple weeks. Listen you already got my …
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Below #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Double #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Escape #mbfeb
: Idea that I had about doing sketch notes for swift.
: I spilled tea all over my backpack 🎒
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Hurdle #mbfeb This stack of pancakes is certainly …
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Double #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Station #mbfeb Ready to blast off!
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Spectical #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Progress #mbfeb Maybe not every day but moving …
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Scale #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Space #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Oppose #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Cool #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Rest #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Balance #mbfeb An ant crawling on the wall. I …
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Warmth #mbfeb Air fryer
: Keep up mulling this blog post about fantastical. Just having trouble putting it into words.
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Rise #mbfeb
: Just realized that I can included an accessible description of my images.
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Attachment #mbfeb Because it’s an attachment to …
: I think I’ll look for a night time writing prompt for tomorrow night. For tonight, I’m going …
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Plain #mbfeb
: I set a timer to do some writing ✍️ today. 20 minutes goes by really fast when you’re having fun.
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Sign #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Lull #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Contrast #mbfeb The contrast of the green and red …
: Update to editorial It’s good to get an update and even better that he’s focusing on his mental …
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Above #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Plant #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Hide #mbfeb
: It’s kind of weird that they are releasing this in March. Maybe they should have targeted WWDC 2020 …
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Spot #mbfeb
: Listen people, not everyone needs to run for president to enact change. There are many things you …
: Trying to think of a picture that encompasses the word “spot”.
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Reflect #mbfeb
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Sight #mbfeb I cheated with this one.
: Photoblogging Challenge. The prompt for to day is: Open #mbfeb
: I re-enabled crossposting from micro.blog to promote the 30 photo challenge.
: Just deleted a post because it doesn’t help make the world a better place.
: I won first place at my speech contest!
: Fantastical It feels like fantastical is going to move to a subscription.
: And that just part of what makes smoking 🚬 so disgusting to me.
: When I’m trying to get control of my life, I find myself fighting that feeling of shame for …
: I love the ability to set a hyperkey Make Your CAPS LOCK Key Do Double Duty As a Modifier Key and Caps Lock – 40Tech: Your Caps Lock key …
: Just used certbot to make sure that my site was served over https and I found it super fun and -dare …
: I’ve got three notebooks 📓 that I can use for projects and I left all of them at home. 🤦🏾♂️
: Playing around with MindNode 7.
: Interesting article about google. mjtsai.com
: It’s the little things in life.
: The year started with great aspirations but now is time for Planning and Actions to make it happen.
: I’ve decided to give Headspace a chance.
: Woke up from a nightmare. Really need to take a second before trying to get back to sleep.
: I feel better after yesterdays little brush with the internet.
: One of the hairs from my mustache was ripped out by the root!
: The morning before work starts.
: I just looked at the archive of my personal blog and it says that I’ve been blogging for 10 years.
: Decided to place ALL of my python projects on hold so I can focus on my swift development.
: Thinking about going all in with the Swift programming language next year.
: Playing around with a new app idea. MindMap
: Downhill | Uncrate Really looking forward to this movie. I like the Will Ferrell drama films. I saw this trailer with …
: Why am I always questioning what I do with my website and domain?
: Website is back up and Running!
: Email isn’t working today. I’m not in a hurry to fix it.
: I think… … I think I might hate christmas. Little “c”.
: Spending some time programming in swift. It’s kind of frustrating when swiftui gives me an error I …
: Spent most of the day being productive AND watching “The Mandalorian”.
: Just saw the latest Star Wars and I enjoyed it a great deal!
: One of my coworkers bought an iPhone after having used android for years. I found myself saying …
: Playing with a mechanical keyboard.
: I want to write more, but I don’t know what to write about. Plus I don’t want to write …
: I really need to wake up fully before I post something online.
: Fighting the desire for a nap.
: Spending a little time thinking.
: Someone tore off the back of my chair.
: “I’ll just tweek this part… should only take me 5 minutes”…
: I’ve been feeling the itch all week to write some more code. So addictive.
: Went to bed early last night and woke up sick.
: Today was a pretty good day. I’m looking forward to what happens tomorrow.
: Switching my domain from enom to hover. Worst case scenario is that I don’t have email for a couple …
: Wonder Woman 1984 | Official Trailer - YouTube Really looking forward to the new Wonder Woman movie coming out. Wonder Woman 1984 | Official …
: Woke up but feeling very loooow on patience today. I’m going to do some breathing exercises and see …
: A simple movie test. Created a small movie to see how much effort it would take if I wanted to challenge myself with …
: Slow day today. Sometimes we need these in order to clear our mind.
: I’m very happy that it’s Friday. The weekend has a lot of opportunity… Probably going to …
: Gave a donation Wikipedia.org today. It felt good and I encourage others to do the same.
: Finally got those Nachos I’ve been friending for.
: If will power is a muscle, I’ve been really using it today.
: I’ve decided to give reeder a try to stay on top of the news.
: Microblogging all month for December!
: I’m happy right now. I’m not able to get everything done but I’m still happy with the process.
: Microblogvember prompt: Second I find myself reading a lot of comics and having thoughts about …
: Working out early in the morning. The energy drink I had this afternoon is keeping me up. Still …
: I’m going to challenge myself to post something new everyday for the rest of the year. #goals
: I never knew this could happen!
: I’ve been having some problems focusing recently. I spent a lot of time sleeping today and …
: Taking a moment before work.
: I just lost myself reading code... It was all python based and focused on scratching my own itch.
: Moved my blog to micro.blog today.
: I can’t be the only one who still prickles at the thought that save as isn’t directly under file.
: Don’t park that chicken here!
: 100 Days of SwiftUI – Hacking with Swift 100 Days of SwiftUI – Hacking with Swift: Welcome to the 100 Days of SwiftUI! This is a free …
: I’m thinking about doing the California International Marathon as part of a relay team. I think I …
: So, I connected MarsEdit to my micro.blog account tonight. It’s a nice little editor.
: Trying to read without my glasses. Pointless!
: The family computer won’t boot up. Not a great moment in computing.
: Waiting for Windows to restart… 💀
: I don’t know what to say about this.
: Woke up to reAd about another shooting. Instantly tired of having to think about “another”.
: I left my lunch at home. 🤦🏾♂️
: I got the writing bug today but I don’t know where to go first.
: My favorite place to take a picture
: First day of diet… So hungry…
: I hope that I get some sleep tonight. I’ve been really exhasted the last couple of days. Maybe …
: Going over bills with the wife. Listen people, if you don’t budget it, you are only hurting …
: It’s a little weird. Normally, the videos for WWDC are posted that day. I really want to see …
: Just looking at the sky before work.
: Spending some time grilling.
: Just found out that the Day One app has a way to create little drawings that you can put in your …
: Sometimes I forget how good I am at technology.
: I’m running on a 13" Mid 2009 MacBook Pro. I still love it, I don’t have the latest …
: Just finished reading about “Why” Charles Manson and his “family “ did what they did. It’s sad that …
: Spending some time just looking at the screen…
: Moving all my blog posts from Dropbox to git this weekend. Haven’t decided on GitHub or bit bucket.
: I’ve given up comics for lint. I don’t know what to do with myself right now.
: I wish I was doing more writing.
: I haven’t touched my inbow in days and I’m really starting to feel it. I got to get back …
: Really hard to restart a habit where I’m constantly thinking about how good I imagined I was. …
: For years, I’ve been using Apple Pages to work on my resume. Today, I think I’m going to …
: I wrote [this](https://mandarismoore.com/2018/08/my-dream-job.html “Dream Job”) last year and …
: Yesterday was filled will a lot of anger. I was angry that no one was listening to me at work. I was …
: I know a lot of people are excited that there is a new Spiderman trailer, but I’d be happier …
: It wasn’t the best day, but I’m praying that this is the worst day I experience this year.
: Well, today is starting off with a lot of friction.
: Didn’t know the bathroom was this clean…
: Happy Almost End if the First Week of the New Year!
: Every time I consider switching… This time it couldn’t finish with the smiley face.
: A picture of someone happy to be here!
: I turned off cross posting to twitter because it meant that I had to places to check for replies. …
: Thinking about taking a picture every day. This is just a simple one to get me started.
: Sitting at my desk and just enjoying a quiet contemplative moment.
: Got my domain renewed for another year and verified on Micro.blog.
: Thinking about going all in with Micro.blog and even doing a podcast next year.
: This is what I meant. 15 items to review. It means I’m not going through my list properly.
: I got to get this under control.
: I still like the idea of micro blogging. It feels good to just sit down and write without having to …
: I’ve got a smart folder set up that just looks at how many pieces of email I get in a day. …
: Can’t wait to get home and watch the good place!
: Going to give have an advent calendar of compliments for everyone. Let me know if you’d like a …
: Today is almost over! So much has changed and I haven’t spent any money!
: So happy to have tomorrow off.
: I wasted a lot of time this morning. I’ve got to change my thinking and write down my morning …
: When I was younger, I wanted to be a writer but let the world tell me no. Now I feel a pain every …
: For the first time in my life, I’m eating salad with out dressing.
: Smoke on the brain. Not getting much done.
: The waiting game is the worst game ever.
: Weird day of getting weird things done.
: Wow, the iPad Pro looks pretty good. Don’t know if I can justify it.
: Trying to eat healthy snacks makes me not eat as many. So, I guess that works.
: Just finished Robocop. It took me two weeks because I could only watch it when people weren’t …
: Might be getting a new iPad… for someone else.
: Let’s try this whole “day” thing again.
: Very long day. Still have a lot on my mind. No definitive answers yet.
: Looking at the Office 2019 suite and it seems nice.
: I’m going to start a 30 day challenge for making some everyday.
: I got invited to use OmniFocus on the web!
: Spent some times going through my Apple notes. It felt good to see some old favorites.
: I signed papers today. Hacktoberfest 2018: How you can get your free shirt — even if you’re new to …
: Just went through a ton of email. I get a lot of junk.
: Ask for help can be hard sometimes.
: Went through OmniFocus today and nothing needed to be reviewed.
: Playing Dungeons and Dragons
: So, I reset my iPhone and now I’m only going to load the applications as I need them.
: Blue berry sausage #abomination
: In the office early. The sun hasn’t risen.
: I’m celebrating my moment of inner peace by checking out social media.
: Just winding down for the night.
: My feet smell really badly. I think I should see a doctor.
: Website is still in funky state but I’m not at home to fix it. I know my fans are disappointed.
: So, I moved my site back to github for hosting. It’s going to take a couple minutes for …
: My website has been down for days… I don’t think anyone noticed.
: Sunday, a day of rest… Supposedly…
: My family likes making ciphers for fun.
: Really enjoying the latest update to GamePigeon. Message me if you want to connect.
: No such thing as too many Star Wars toys on the desk.
: I feel good for the first time in weeks.
: I love “The good place”. The problem is that I watch it on Hulu and it isn’t available until the …
: I think today was pretty decent.
: I’ve got a headache and past due deadlines. One feeds into the other!
: First Evernote starts having their 40% sale and then I see this deal for 25% on Dropbox. Should I be …
: My little workout from yesterday.
: I’ve been doing some exercise. A little here and a little there. It makes a difference.
: The view out of my window is inviting.
: All my deadlines are due on Friday and I don’t feel I’m going to meet them.
: Korean fried chicken was delicious! 😋
: I strive to make my code legiable to the future me. It’s a great investment.
: Started a new meditation 🧘🏾♂️ practice yesterday. If I remember to do it today, it’ll be two days.
: Went for a walk and… there was sooo much sweat 😓
: Friday is here to kick off the celebration that Monday is only 3 days away!
: Calling in sick today. Just need a moment to think.
: Just trying to take care of myself.
: I was thinking I was having a bad day, but a coworker convinced me to look for what brings me …
: Is there some kind of update coming out this week?
: Not a great day for me today. Where did all the time go?
: Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest… and I sit here about to do paperwork.
: Long day today… Just thinking about how to make the most of the evening.
: Drafts continues to be one of the most powerful apps that I’m not using.
: These fake flowers bring real joy.
: Working at Apple is just what Jony Ive is doing until his voice acting career starts to take off.
: Hanging out with a good friend to watch the Keynote. It’s the small things in life.
: Still working out kinks to get my blog to feed directly into micro.blog. Here is my latest post
: The most exciting thing about the new iPhone X announcement is that I’ll be able to buy the 7 and 6s …
: Just watching the kids have a good time.
: Re-enabled my micro.blog account today. Just want to see how it feels to reconnect with the …
: Spending time at a new restaurant. It’s nice to experience something different.
: Still not a fan of Apple’s decision to take a bunch of functionality out of iTunes and leave us with …
: Work has been kinda weird these last couple of days. Trying to find a little bit of peace in a crazy …
: I never understood why people post pictures of there lunch. Maybe to remind themselves of what they …
: Sitting at the cafeteria at work. Just wondering if I’ll be doing what I’m doing 5 Years from now.
: I found out that one of my coworkers liked West world as well. I’m excited to have someone to talk …
: I’ve got 44 minutes before I have to head home. I’m planning on using this time to …
: I made a cake last night. Not happy with the frosting but I thin the rest of it should be fine.
: I don’t have any where else to post my clips but Twitter! I’ve got to come up with a …
: We’ve been together for a long time.
: Just enjoying a salad while hanging out with my family.
: I don’t know where I want to go with social media.
: Well, starting another day and it looks like allergies are already fighting against me.
: I don’t know what this is, but it makes me calm.
: Another picture of a desert island
: Just made a quick sketch for no other reason but to relax and smile
: The view from a window next to my cubicle.
: Woke up early to get to work today. It’s nice to have a sense of accomplishment this early in …