Aren’t these plants suppost to drop their peppers on the ground if the animals don’t eat them. No idea if this plant is absolutly dead or if it’s going to come back.
This flower pot was whistling at me in the store. Maybe not audibly, but in my head it was.
I can’t tell if this is what it’s supposed to look like while it is thriving or if it’s just dying.
I’m sure, to the native Floridians, that these things are pests, but all I saw was cuteness. It was a shame they all ran away from me. I was very disappointed.
Did they put the sign in the middle of the water or is it from flooding? It’s okay to feed the ducks, as long as it’s not bread.
Another stuffed animal found living on the streets.
An old tractor consumed by moss.
Some very sharp rocks.
A ceremonial mask from the early americas. That’s all I know, I didn’t read the sign.
Quick trip to Swaminarayan Akshardham, a hindu temple just up the road in New Jersey. Very impressive place.
Do you find yourself spending too much time sifting through articles on UX, Product Design, and HCI just to realize you didn’t learn anything new? I’ve been pretty annoyed at home much time I’ve sunk into reading the same article on why it’s important to create journey maps or how to write personas. So annoyed, in fact, that I’ve taking to trying my hardest ingest real research papers in the field.
Why take that time if it isn’t worth sharing with the rest of you. So in an effort to make us smarter, send us down rabbit holes of interesting ideas, and maybe stop paying for that medium subscription, I’ve started a venture to share some of what I’ve found on Substack and hopefully find a paid subscriber or two.
So if you feel the same way I have about the current state of the shared knowledge that is being created online, check out the first (very free) issue of academiUX.
An unusual departure from my typical weird artistry. A painting of a tree.
I’m trying my best today to set aside some time to ‘#SignalZero’ - clean up all the bookmarks, research papers, and feeds that I’ve managed to collect over the last couple weeks.
I like to look up. In this case, there was a lot going on.
My new deskmate. Don’t ask questions and don’t judge me.
A 100+ year old sewing machine, still in working condition, home to a couple spiders.
We got a little bit of snow here…
Just a random building on a random road on a random day.
At some point during my life, I decided to never buy anything other than black socks so that I wouldn’t have to spend time matching them. What actually happened, is that I spend more time now looking at subtleties between them… This one is ultra low, this one is rust regular low. This one has stitches at the toe, this one has stitches above the toe. This logo is the old brand, this one is the new one. It’s much too complicated, I think from here on out, I’m just going to wear sandles.
It’s a log in the woods.
It has been a few years since I’ve made a holiday card. In 2020, right in the middle of covid, I posted a woodcarving of ancient Greeks celebrating Saturnalia Festivas, all while wearing masks. The one person bowing to the Festivas pole still cracks me up when I look at it. Check out my 2020 Holiday Card.
So what the hell is wrong with me this year, you might be asking? I think it’s pretty straight forward. I’ve seen way too many politicians posting cards with their families holding guns. That’s weird right? It’s not just me?
There’s nothing more wholesome than the Muppets and they have brought me and my kids a lot of joy over the decades. But look how quickly the tone of the image changes with the addition of some assault rifles. This was supposed to be kind of funny, but it’s not. I’m sorry on behalf of the rest of humanity.
For anyone of any religion or those of no religion, I hope that during this time of year we, while a lot of the world is celebrating, can stop with the hatred, killing, suffering, and sadness and be better humans to each other. I’m looking forward to a different 2024.
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@maxcooperavl Yeah it looks a bit triggering right? I’m hoping it ends up being delicious.
At the farmer’s market… I didn’t realize celery root was a thing. Googling recipes now
The greenhouses are going empty.
For the last couple weeks I’ve been really focused on things that don’t create output that’s worth sharing online. I haven’t posted a photo in a while and I sure haven’t been writing as much as I should be.
This year, both my kids (15 & 16), who have been doing home-school for nearly 7 years have gone back into the public school system. It was a big transition for both of them, my daughter thrived, but my son revolted. After weeks of trying to inspire him, motivate him and reprimand him, he said he was the most unhappy he’s ever been - and that was tough. He’s a lot like me - not a big fan of people, not a big fan of bathroom policies and I was able to pull some strings and get him into a remote version of the same school. So although he’s back to doing school from home, he has access to the public school’s resources for guidance counseling, extra-curricular activities, and even tutoring and study groups. The biggest issue with the transition to remote learning was that he needed to make up the previous 8 weeks of work, nearly doubling his workload.
So every night, after nearly 8 hours of work for me and 6 hours of schooling for him, we’ve sat down for several hours - practicing math, studying history, and putting time into catching up. He’s never once complained, he’s thriving again, and is giving it all his energy to never have to go back to in-person school. How can I argue with that, I made the same proclamation about work - Why should anyone force him to go back when he knows what works for him…
A really warn down drawer containing medical ephemera.
I didn’t purposely go to this pumpkin patch. I came upon it while walking through the woods.
I’m sorry little teddy bear.
I have a fascination with nearly all mannequins that I encounter in public, probably because I have a sister that’s one.
A sculpture of a kraken. #PhotoOfTheDay #Photography
While waiting for an appointment… #PhotoOfTheDay #Photography
a container for grease behind a restaurant. gah, that’s gross. #PhotoOfTheDay #Photography
Looking into the woods at a deer. Look closer…
I’m not sure how it feels like the time has gone by really fast yet has taken so long, my youngest is turning 15. His level of maturity and inappropriate humor is on par with me now and it’s a comedic blast.
For years I was an unofficial spokesperson for #Figma. I tried my best to convince everyone that it was the future of design and, for a while, people resisted. There wasn’t a tool out there that could do what Figma did. For anyone that’s been watching, it has somehow become the de-facto tool for interface design, for good reason. One of the reasons I loved it so much was that it wasn’t #Adobe, but I’m not going to get into that here.
Almost every piece of software I use in my work (outside of my day job) is open source, with Figma being the one exception. I’ve played around with a lot of different options for open source #UX, but there just wasn’t anything that could compare.
And then came PenPot. I’ve been watching from afar as it has developed, played around to get a feel for the features, but never delved deep into using it in my regular workflow. Today, however, as I start a new freelance project, PenPot is where I’m starting and I plan on doing all my freelance/personal work from here on out with it.
Figma, I appreciate you but I have to move on. Team #PenPot!
so many tiny baby pumpkins.
A singing clock from early 17th century united states.
a local bug hotel, but all the tenants have vacated. I assume becuse it’s cold and they’ve all died horiffic deaths.
a wall of locks.
A pool of ping pong balls with projected lights on the surface.
A small ‘bridge’ in the marshlands that I wandered through today.
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If it helps, I’m technically reading my Mastodon feed through a feed reader…
I’ve been a bit quiet on the intertubes the last couple of weeks, work and life have been pretty exhausting. For the long weekend, I might get out and take some photos or work on some art, but likely I’m just going to stare at the wall until I’ve recovered. I hope the extra time will be enough…
I checked into 39.968881, -74.112852
My first ever check-in! Went and took a quick look at the ocean. It was still there.
A weird doll looking at me as I walked around an antiques store.
A very large jesture’s head looking through a hole in a brick wall
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“Yes, I’ve only 100mb of storage. Keep it small and simple”
A collection on lily pads in the neighborhood lake.
The DC metro as seen from the road below
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I’m just testing out some webmentions up in here, don’t mind me…
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There seem to be more bills being proposed in the US than usual that are trying to limit encryption, allow greater surveillance over citizens, and generally make the internet more shitty. Could you all do me a favor and write a letter or 10 to your congressmen and senators - no matter your stance? They need our help in understanding. The EFF makes it real easy so please take 5 minutes out of your day: https://act.eff.org/action
Omg. Ya’ll are so funny - every post about twitter becoming x has me in tears. Thank you internet - I love you.
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I know it’s going around, but one of my big new hobbies is just randomly clicking on my bookmark for https://wiby.me/surprise, which sends you to a random web 1.0 website.
I'm now following Laszlo
I was on pixelfed for a bit but I’ve since transitioned off there. I went through and followed a number of my active followers. I’ll try and be more active myself…