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leapingwoman

@leapingwoman@spore.social

Tidepool volunteer and retired nonprofit techie. Wife of @kleen. This is the furthest I've gotten so far because I always overthink my bio.

Header photo: A tidepool's colorful denizens include a giant green anemone, upper left, and two blue-green sunflower anemones to the lower right.

Profile photo: My smiling face, wearing glasses and with my dark hair pulled back.

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StillIRise1963, to random
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Trends are a weird thing. People who want to make money convince MILLIONS of people to wear what they tell them to. I reject this.

leapingwoman,
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@StillIRise1963 and fashion is a weird thing to begin with

kissane, to random
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I'm just going to leave this here and get back to work

https://www.piratewires.com/p/interview-with-jack-dorsey-mike-solana

leapingwoman,
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@kissane curse you

leapingwoman, to Bloomscrolling
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Flannelbush in full bloom. It's native, but in this case was planted in the park.

leapingwoman, to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Happy ! Many indie bookshops have special offers and activities today, so it's a perfect time to show them a little love.

StillIRise1963, to random
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My doc just called to say the polyp wasn’t even a polyp. Don’t have to have another colonoscopy for 7 years. 😁

leapingwoman,
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@StillIRise1963 Yay! Enjoy that nice long grace period!

OwenTyme, to writing
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I've found another online store that respects the price I've set on print copies of my books.

Has anyone ever heard of bookshop.org? Anything good or bad to say about them?

I found my books on it recently and the site has good reviews online, so I've added bookshop.org links to the list that shows up when you click on one of my books2read links.

My books on their site: https://bookshop.org/contributors/owen-tyme

@bookstodon

leapingwoman,
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@OwenTyme @bookstodon I've used bookshop.org from the beginning and give it all-my-thumbs up. I love how they support brick-and-mortar independent booksellers.

leapingwoman, to Bloomscrolling
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Oh how I love our brief but fragrant wisteria season.

Close-up of a few purple wisteria blossom clusters.

terri, to FiberArts
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Time once again to showcase my favourite easy embroidery finishing technique:

  1. Get some cardboard and trace the inner part of the inner hoop you're using for framing.
  2. Cut out your circle.
  3. Arrange your piece in the frame. I like to trim the corners off, but make sure to leave enough fabric to wrap inside the frame.
  4. Fold the fabric to the back and push it in with the cardboard.
  5. Take a look at the front and wiggle things around a bit if you need to. Sometimes the fabric gets folded such that it makes a bump and you'll want to refold it so it's flatter.
  6. Done and ready for display!

I'm definitely from the school of "done is better than perfect" when it comes to getting my embroidery on display, and maybe you could be too? 🐝

@fiberarts

leapingwoman,
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@terri @fiberarts That's lovely!

jeridansky, to writing
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April 1, and sadly not a joke: Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com get acquired:
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/ixl-learning-acquires-dictionary-com-121500032.html

April 12: The entire team of lexicographers at Dictionary.com gets laid off.
https://bsky.app/profile/korystamper.bsky.social/post/3kpxgzhx7eo2l

leapingwoman,
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@o76923 @jeridansky IXL Learning probably figures (probably wrongly) they already have enough lexicographers on board. A very short-sighted way to handle an acquisition.

leapingwoman, to bookstodon
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@bookstodon Now reading "Invisible Things" by Mat Johnson. Best lines so far: "Have you met sentient life? A lot of them are assholes."

leapingwoman, to bookstodon
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@bookstodon https://wandering.shop/@VRicciThode/112255671804523246

MagentaRocks, to books
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This never occurred to me. I read anytime throughout the day - whenever it strikes the mood. I think reading is good for you, no matter the time of day.

Anybody else feel the same as the writer of the opinion piece?

#books @bookstodon

Opinion
I’m retired, and I still won’t let myself read in the daytime. Why not?

Gift Link:

https://wapo.st/4aG52cI

leapingwoman,
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@whitneymcn @MagentaRocks @bookstodon

No Way Wtf GIF by Harlem

eclectech, to photography
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I might have accidentally created a catkin-based personality test.

leapingwoman,
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@eclectech honestly this is one of my favorites ever! 💚 💚

leapingwoman, to scifi
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@bookstodon Just finished audiobook of New York 2140. I wasn't expecting to like it as much as I did. Actually I loved it! At 22.5 hours it was a commitment, but well worth it. My parents were from Brooklyn so my personal history there enriched my reading.

leapingwoman, to Pubtips
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Oh no! @bookstodon
https://raggedfeathers.com/@lilithsaintcrow/112203409498665948

leapingwoman, to Medicine
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Anti-Ableist Medical Education: Meeting the Challenges
https://www.thehastingscenter.org/anti-ableist-medical-education-meeting-the-challenges/

leapingwoman, to FiberArts
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@sewing I like having small sewing projects to complete between larger ones. Today's was finishing a new cover for my old heating pad. I repurposed the cover from a foam wedge I no longer need.

DanielMenjivar, to Toronto
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I am out of the house today, for the first time in over a week. Two weeks? More? It’s been so long I can’t remember!

Stopped by Tacos Moras on St. Clair West in #Toronto for a delicious #Mexican Torta. The bun! So good. #food #lunch

Lightly toasted bun with melted cheese, beans, guacamole, carne asada, onions and cilantro.

leapingwoman,
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@blogdiva @DanielMenjivar @sewing sewing swoon

Vrimj, to random
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I am so glad Primary Clothing exists to supply my nonbinary first grader with the all black clothes they demand as a baby goth and fashion icon

leapingwoman,
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@Vrimj doo doo doo-doo-doo

leapingwoman, to bookstodon
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@bookstodon https://fediscience.org/

leapingwoman, to bookstodon
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@kimlockhartga @bookstodon And Jenny Lawson, OMG, makes me laugh AND cry. Mostly laugh. I adore her books.

leapingwoman, to books
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@bookstodon 22 of the Funniest Novels Since ‘Catch-22’ Because we could all use a laugh. Gift link.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/14/books/funny-novels-humor.html?unlocked_article_code=1.ck0.KmuI.eh8Ym-bSCOp6&smid=url-share

leapingwoman, to bookstodon
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hahaha @bookstodon is gonna love this! https://mastodon.online/@piquant00/112090555813406676

seachanger, to animals
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Ok let’s do this, reply with your

leapingwoman,
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@seachanger toe beans!

blogdiva, to random
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THE SHE-DOGS OF ANARCHY is going to be the name of my geriatric GenX neo-grunge punk band

h/t
https://kolektiva.social/@spencerbeswick/112061537564792995

leapingwoman,
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@slothrop @thorncoyle @blogdiva That lede is a whole festival! The She-Dogs of Anarchy headline, of course, plus Bloodthirsty Agitators, Fanatical Women, The Daring Crimes, and Their Red Brothers.

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