day three of running and it didn’t suck. in fact, it was good. all three days.

definitely feeling like i should have gone to audi, but spent $27 for beers and snacks instead of many multiples of that just to get a ticket. being responsible is overrated.

maybe it’s time to stop wearing the watch all the time. i’m tired of finding out i had a demanding day at 8:05 pm despite doing fuck all for most of it.

probably for the best this game is on the small screen. #thatsthespirit (le sigh)

talked to my parents for the first time in a month (they’d been traveling). and learned something new. so that was nice.

in random good news, saw a new-to-me bird today whilst running! pretty sure it was a black and white warbler and pretty sure i ran more today than the last two weeks combined.

turns out half of my amazon return can get dropped off normal at ye olde whole foode, but the other half requires printing a label and going somewhere else? it’s all the same thing. and who has a printer?

i cut the hood off my hoodie before going to the game. and i feel okay about that decision.

this is the quietist my seatmate has ever been. not sure if i should be concerned or happy i don’t have a headache incoming.

parkrun splits this morning were hilarious: mile one, super slow because intentionally walking at the start; mile two, pretty darn slow, but faster because running feels maybe ok; mile three, more of the same; last 0.1? dropped three minutes off my pace because i was not gonna finish over 40 today.

speaking of poor planning, i have a ticket to the Jo/Kriegs amazing race premiere watch party at AYA Wednesday if anyone needs one? turns out i had prior plans. whomp, whomp. #thatsthespirit

this whole month has just been a series of poorly planned opportunities. good grief.

invited a friend to the spirit game today, but it turns out i don’t have an extra ticket for this one, just the next two. le sigh. fortunately, she’s a fair weather fan and it’s gonna rain, so we’re just pretending like she was gonna go anyway.

well, we didn’t make it to the game because reasons, but we are watching the spirits in the hotel bar without even having to ask to have it put on because everyone watches women’s sports. or something. #thatsthespirit

the washington spirit match against the stars is on the list, if i can convince them and the rain holds off and …

just jenn@13jenns.bsky.social · 4w ago

sister trip to Chicago this weekend. still not sure what to pack, do, eat, see, etc., but looking forward to it (and open to last minute recommendations)!

sister trip to Chicago this weekend. still not sure what to pack, do, eat, see, etc., but looking forward to it (and open to last minute recommendations)!

Beth Orton was really quite special, particularly from the front row. and yes, she played my favorite song, but so much more.

so i ordered these little keychain cameras for next week's sister trip because we're all old and appreciate things that are a little out of focus.

i'm sorry how did i miss the taco bell takes in nwsl until just now? and why am i suddenly hungry.

had a truly delightful biscuit, complete with butter and jam, whilst volunteering at parkrun this morning (there were home baked treats to celebrate a 100 milestone). feeling particularly grateful for the community this week.

Tomorrow marks 25 years since September 11, 2001. In solemn observance, we will pause all service across our system for one minute at 9:37 a.m. We invite you to join us in this moment of remembrance as we honor the lives lost and those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation.

i kinda really needed a win today. so i am happy to report i replaced the flapper thingamabob in the toilet early this morning; and, there have been no phantom flushes since then.

Two years ago, four large dams on the Klamath River were removed, reconnecting 640 km of river habitat. Salmon are returning in increasing numbers. This is a conservation success story.

Ada Palmer@adapalmer.bsky.social · last mo.

Chinook salmon have recolonised 88% of their historic range on the Klamath River, with more than 13,000 fish passing the old Iron Gate Dam site in 2025, up from 7,700 the year before. Two years after the dams’ removal, it’s going better than anyone predicted. buff.ly/pToC9gB #ShareGoodNewsToo

Criselda Vasquez, American, The New American Gothic, 2017, oil on canvas, 72 x 48 in, private collection The artist's father, portrayed in the painting, was kidnapped by ICE on 31 March 2026

so a lot of folks don’t like friday the thirteenth, but my birthday is the 13th, so not really a thing for me. i am however not looking forward to this friday. at all.

did we just successfully dive?

wondered who’d take our well deserved spot kick. well done, tara the explorer #thatsthespirit

did i just look up to see a third goal past gotham?

literally took twice as long to explain to the various iterations of “customer service” what was wrong with my internet as it did for the tech to show up with a big ladder, plug the cable back into the box on the utility pole, and drive away. thanks, comcast.