mastodon 4.7.1Soft creature, wild philosopher, and booster for the commons 🌱 Tech, media, libraries, urbanism, and civics.
Co-organizer of Petaluma Pride and North Bay Python, Commissioner for the Sonoma County Library, Chapter leader with ACLU NorCal Sonoma County
Now at @igalia@floss.social ✨ Formerly Matrix.org, Open Source Initiative, Tidelift, Google Open Source, O'Reilly Media, etc.
she/ella 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️ 🦓 ♾️ 9a 🌹 🐺 in <3 w/ @chrisjrn@social.coop and Tassie 🌏
idk feels like today might be the time to call it, official time of death for the Google search engine
either the incentive structure there is just irretrievably fucked or there's a product manager who decided jumping the shark was the best way to try to put an end to this "put LLMs everywhere" craze
I like when allies keep themselves informed. I do not like when allies send me news and video clips about the things and people that are trying to kill me.
Please support inward and grieve outward.
I don't know who needs to hear this, but as of today I know at least one person does.
Don't ask a trans person to talk at length about the intimate details of being trans, or your "nuanced" takes on trans people in sports, the first time you get to have a 1:1 with them.
Even if they're a Public Trans Person Who Does Advocacy and Inclusion Work like me.
Don't fuckin do it.
12 years since we met. 11 years dating. 9 years married. And 8 years to the day since we said, "I do," in front of all our favorite people.
From being afraid of saying "forever" to wanting to stretch time into infinity. Each passing year our love grows deeper, safer, and richer, as we navigate life's ups and downs, become ever more ourselves, extend roots into community, and orient into the swirling chaos.
Happy anniversary, @chrisjrn@social.coop, my love 🥂 Here's to a life of unfolding with you.
One of the things that's on my mind these days.
To quote the author: "A dilemma action is a strategic action that forces your opponent into a lose-lose situation. You've given them only bad options. I give some examples & then we talk about how to design them."
https://www.lifeisasacredtext.com/force-the-oppressor-to-make-a-lose-lose-choice/
Turns out, I slay in a skirt and look pretty fabulous in a dress ✨
No full length photos to share tho, still too new of an exploration 😘
Feels good to be in a long term COVID study cohort and still be able to answer: nope, haven't had COVID yet.
May my luck and risk mitigation strategies hold up 🤞🏻
(Vaccinations twice a year, frequent masking, and mostly outdoor events and dining are key for me.)
Happy Caturday, my dears 🥰
Today Pico-cat got lots of outdoor time, but he's no longer content to just explore or enjoy catnip. No, this time he needed to play and remind the world he's a ferocious beastie.
Caterpillar unrelated, Pico and I just played with long grass.
New Health To Go vending machine at the Petaluma Regional Library! Absolutely free, 24/7, restocked weekly. Health, hygiene, and harm reduction supplies for anyone who needs em.
Thanks to Sonoma County Department of Health Services and the Sonoma County Library for this fabulous partnership ✨
29 years ago today, Tasmania became the last state in Australia to decriminalize homosexuality.
This hits close to home. History isn't all that distant.
All my love to the queer and trans elders who fought for our rights in Tasmania, and all the people who grew up and suffered under these policies. I love you.
I remember reading that the 2nd year of transition was especially spicy, and I can now confirm the rumors are true.
Progress is no longer rapid. Dysphoria is well in focus but far from resolved. The uncanny valley of appearance means constant misgendering. And finally equipped to begin confronting the grief.
Much to be happy about! More at home than ever.
But it _is_ rough. My word. Thank goodness for my support network, including you 💖
Congrats to @chrisjrn@social.coop Petaluma's newest Planning Commissioner 🤩 He's going to do such a fantastic job in that role.
Beautiful spring morning in the Petaluma Regional Library garden before the Pride Flag Raising ceremony 😌
Win the House and Senate. Win the Presidency. Pack the Supreme Court. Pass a binding code of ethics. Impeach justices who are known predators and perjured themselves. Pass a new expanded Voting Rights Act. Pass a federal ban on gerrymandering. Ban private money from electoral campaigns. LET'S GO!
5 hours of library budget hearings today. Wish me luck 😅
151 days until my big day — but I'm still in the process of landing job offers, and I've got another $6K to raise to make sure I can afford my gender affirming surgery.
This is life changing for me and coming up short would be ... very complicating.
Huge thanks to everyone who has already chipped in. I'm nervous but hopeful. Folks can donate here: https://gofund.me/6631df100
I woke up and today the countdown clock says: 179 days to surgery.
6 months from now, I'll be waking up embodied in a way that's more _me._ 9 months from now, I'll be through the most difficult stages of recovery.
After years of pouring myself into community work, I'm so grateful that people in those communities are showing up for me in my time of need.
Can you help me hit the next milestone? https://gofund.me/b9e79471c
We're just $1,460 short, and well on the way to hitting my total target.
Great library budget hearings... Then a special meeting in which I had to stick my neck out for the first time as Commissioner, and promptly received a high heart rate alert 😅
Pleased to have done it, though. It was important and I stand by my remarks. Other Commissioners and staff seemed grateful.
Lots of great stories in the first edition of the Petaluma Voice, our city's new nonprofit newsroom!
Please join me in subscribing and sustaining local journalists who keep us informed and engaged, and who hold power to account: https://petalumavoice.org
OK, after this gubernatorial debate I feel better about Porter and worse about Becerra. I was never going to vote for Steyer or Mahan in the primary.
This was a genuinely useful debate, and I look forward to the next two.
Hey, #NBPy! I'm looking for work, and also fundraising to ensure that being unemployed doesn't set back my gender affirming care.
Details on what I'm looking for in the quoted toot, and my fundraiser can be found at: https://riley.pub/fundraiser
FTR I am _still_ getting spam solicitations for design and branding work after having dared to ask my local queer community for recommendations in an open Facebook group.
Both phone calls and emails. No more texts, at least. Or if there are texts, they're getting filtered into spam before I see them.
First post-Swalwell gubernatorial poll has dropped. One primary beneficiary stands out: Becerra.
He and Porter remain my top choices. But regardless of how YOU vote, just make sure you and everyone you know votes. Turnout matters more than persuading each other to coalesce around a given candidate.
Here's the source for those results with info about methodology and the like: https://emersoncollegepolling.com/california-2026-poll-april/
