Jess Zimbabwe
@jzimbabwe.bsky.social
Architect, planner, and Executive Director of Environmental Works Community Design Center in Seattle. Adjunct faculty at UW. Also: cheese, parrots, travel, music, housing, transit, maps, books, dogs, politics.
I want a mash-up of “Queer Eye” and “Love It Or List It,” where the Fab Five are lesbians, and they come visit a straight woman. Four of them stay and spend the week coaching her partner about how he can do more to help with housework, plan dates, talk about his feelings, etc.
What I love about omelettes is that you can walk into any grubby tavern “up north” and order a dish of delicately whisked and folded eggs, using the French word for it and everything.
Doing some college tours with the 16yo this week. On the University of Michigan tour, we learned that they have: a squirrel watching club, a squirrel feeding club, an anti-squirrel feeding club, and an anti-anti-squirrel feeding club.
This is Bruce. He prefers his sticks with a little pizazz. 13/10 (IG: brucewaynethegoldenboy)
I’m a huge fan of Seattle Children’s Hospital, but in case anyone finds themselves in the market for semi-annual testosterone level blood tests, Labcorp charges $25.12 for the same test the Children’s Lab charges us $300 for, even with insurance.
This is what Republicans want to happen in very bathroom to everyone who doesn’t fit neatly into someone’s gender norms and expectations. They want to be able to examine teenagers’ breasts and genitals on demand. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...
Minnesota teen says server forced her to prove her gender in restaurant bathroom
The 18-year-old high school student said she unzipped her hoodie to show she had breasts after a Buffalo Wild Wings server didn't believe she is a woman.
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Tomorrow’s the last day to drop your ballots, Washington! 🗳️ #votingSelfie 🗳️ Thank you @kcelections 🗳️ Shout out for: 🇺🇸 @jayapal.house.gov 🏛️ Emily Alvarado 🏛️ Brianna Thomas 🏛️ Joe Fitzgibbon 👑 Teresa Mosqueda 💰 Rob Coxcurran and the GOAT: 📚 Yes on Seattle Library Levy
I follow this account because it finds funny names, but they are usually from census listings or phone book records, so the entry is often just the name. The full story associated with this funnily-named family was a real bonus.
Actual names@actualnames.bsky.social · 2w agoMatthew Cockshott www.lancs.live/news/lancash...
I’m just gonna put this out there: the architect on this panel is Jeff Floor of LMN. LMN does not design housing.
Qagggy!@qagggy.bsky.social · 2w agoThe architect, trying to win back the crowd, says design review doesn’t cost that much, actually. Says people like me are cherry-picking examples of bad design review experiences.
*grabs bag of Washington State Ferries popcorn* 🍿 ⛴️ 🍿
Ryan Packer@typewriteralley.bsky.social · 2w agoIn Bainbridge Island right now, the state Department of Commerce is telling city officials that if they don't adopt a compliant growth plan by August 21 (24 days from now) then the Builder's Remedy will go into effect. Bainbridge Island isn't on track for that deadline and asked for an extension.
Fascinating space stuff. Also, the European Space Agency has a mission called JUICE (abbreviated from Jupiter Icy Moons Exploration)
ESA Space Science@science.esa.int · 3w agoMeet Kallichore, a tiny Jupiter moon that just got a lot less mysterious 🌌 Astronomers in Spain combined space telescopes, ground observatories and a stellar occultation campaign to refine its orbit and size, among other details 👉 www.iaa.csic.es/noticia/prim... 🔭 🧪 1/3 #planetsci
First, pay your taxes. If you’re doing well enough to be asked to be taxed more, congratulations. Second, to undermine the very existence of a government because they assigned you a tax? You don’t deserve to earn money in that jurisdiction, benefitting from its services. Third, #statehoodForDC
Martin Austermuhle@maustermuhle.bsky.social · 3w agoInteresting: DoorDash is supporting the GOP bill in Congress to limit D.C.'s ability to increase or decrease taxes and fees, largely in response to the D.C. Council's recent vote in impose a new 20-cent delivery fee to help fund food-access programs. www.notus.org/metro/uberea...
I ordered my burrito “Colorado-style,” which apparently means smothered in queso and vegan green chile. It arrived in its own little bathtub!
Whose idea was it to put those slide deck about actuarial methods for defined benefits contributions right after lunch?
I actually thought to myself “it’s a mile in elevation; I should probably pack a jacket for the evenings” when I was packing for this trip. Bonkers.
Ian Wright saying we shouldn’t forget the way the Iranian team and the Somali referee were treated. Correct.
What’s a new song you’ve been enjoying lately? Here’s one from me: #newMusic youtu.be/RX18CK_TNXU?...
Allison Russell - Cold April (ft. Denitia & Kara Jackson) [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Allison Russell
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I wish more journalists would point out that Sen. McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean (missed 4 months of work) are/were essentially on paid sick & medical leave. The same employment protection they’ve spent their careers blocking other Americans from having.
Now that my niece has graduated, I should stop hate-following her sorority on instagram…right?
