e. hashman @ehashman@toot.cat

MAX POWER *dances to eurobeat*

I went on a day trip to Stony Brook yesterday and saw the world's weirdest hospital

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Once upon a time he was sweet and innocent, and then he discovered the hellsite

@brennen I mean mostly I just figured out the issue under contention and then produced this dank meme while everyone else was arguing

You may have thought you would receive tech toots but now all you're going to get is home décor

Ahhh I love these cute little daffodils I dried

I'm pleased to report that searching YouTube for "possum lady" got me exactly what I wanted https://youtu.be/3Kt4HApJr5k

New vintage vase!!! I can't believe it's nearly 100 years old 😳

Okay now I get what y'all were saying about virtual conference jetlag, this is awful

I admit that, prior to the divorce announcement, I knew very little about Bill and Melinda Gates' marriage so I did some reading and 🤢🤢

My adversaries don't actually pay me, *close WONTFIX*

Someone just sent me a user story that started "As a criminal," and LOL

Oh also certain things hurt more than others. Standing without moving especially hurts. Bending? Oof. Walking can be okay. Sitting is fine so long as there's back support.

Maybe it would be more relatable to describe my RA as, "An evil witch put a curse on me such that any time I try to move, it hurts. The more moving, the more it hurts."

What would you do as the protagonist in this situation?

The first five years were the hardest. It's only really gotten easier for me in the past two, and I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to work somewhere where I feel valued and set up for success every single day.

Today marks my 10 year anniversary of working in tech.

Something like half of all women in tech leave the field before marking this milestone. It's a big deal to me, and I wasn't sure I'd make it this far.