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aleen

@aleen@wandering.shop

Aleen [uh-lean], noun: Podcaster, reader, writer, knitter, nerd. Queer. A work in progress.

I live in the suburbs of Phoenix, Arizona on Akimel O’odham and Pee Posh ancestral land.

Profile pic: Pixel art (courtesy of The Iconfactory) of me, a white brunette with long brown & fashion-colored hair. It's from a selfie I took after I told my hair stylist I wanted to look like a pack of highlighters.

Header image: Bookshelves at the Central Library in Seattle from a story or two above.

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aleen, to knitting
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Me: I'm not buying any more yarn until September!

J's friend: I'm having a baby!

Me: I'm buying more yarn!

aleen, to random
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I feel like the catchphrase of the tech industry in the 2000s is, "That's a terrible idea, let's do it!"

aleen, to random
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I'm seeing a lot of posts like, "And a happy Pride specifically to my bisexual and pansexual babes in heterosexual relationships!"

I appreciate the sentiment, truly. But I bring the bisexual to every relationship. When I am partnered, I am in a bisexual relationship, even if my partner is a man.

Not acknowledging that is a form of the bi/pan erasure you're trying to combat.

aleen, to random
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There are some replies to this I haven't been able to listen to yet, but I'm carving out some music listening time this afternoon, so send me your faves!
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aleen, to random
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It's an auspicious day!

aleen, to random
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Me: I need a nap.

My bed:

aleen,
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loves wet wool & offers his own brand of help by laying on the things I'm trying to pin out.

Also, there is hair on this 😭

I did more lace repeats than the pattern called for because I was determined to not have yarn left over. The light-colored lifeline is the OG end of the lace, and I added an orange lifeline every repeat after that in case I ran out of yarn early.

I have maybe a yard left over 😅

Pattern: Bookish Shawl by Jennifer Weissman

A green shawl, pinned on foam mats, as seen from above. The bottom third has orange thread running through the length of the fabric every couple of inches.

aleen, to ADHD
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Any tips for someone with sitting for hours to get a ? I'm a very fidgety person and my usual strategies for sitting still won't work.

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I’m curious — does your employer’s health insurance cover weight loss medications?

aleen,
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@rmondello we have really stellar insurance through Justin's employer. They don't cover GLP-1 agonists if the patient doesn't have diabetes. I don't know about other classes of weight loss meds.

aleen, to Phoenix
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It's a long shot, I know, but does anyone in the Phoenix area have a dentist with HEPA filters in the office? I'm having some issues and can't put off an appointment.

aleen, to random
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J got fancy MERV 13 filters for our apartment's HVAC and I'm starting to feel less like death warmed over for the first time in two months.

Maybe instead of being able to accomplish one medium-sized task today, I can do two medium tasks. Or maybe a medium task and also emptying the dishwasher!

People who empty the dishwasher regularly are magicians, I swear.

aleen, to random
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I have tried to get in with my favorite tattoo artist four times and I'm beginning to think it'll never happen 😢

aleen, to random
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Who is the best Star Wars character and why is it Chopper?

aleen, to random
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Life's too short to wear a bra at home.

aleen, to random
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omgz! Thanks, @Iconfactory!

aleen, to random
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Amazon has replaced their straightforward search of product reviews with an AI-generated answer engine and it's terrible.

I hate this timeline so very much.

aleen, to random
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I have been convinced to not buy an iPad until after WWDC, which is so far away 😭

aleen,
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@danielpunkass I'm really struggling to decide whether to go with an Air or a Pro, and hope springs eternal that there will be some major iPadOS revelation to help me decide.

I also I don't have an urgent reason to upgrade--my 3rd gen iPad Pro still works well for my immediate needs and is up to date, so it's not a big security vulnerability.

aleen,
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@jeffcgd I am 99% certain the Air will be my choice! I think I mostly just wish Apple would wow me at WWDC.

aleen, to random
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So many people in tech refuse to acknowledge that not everyone has at least two computers (laptop or desktop + phone) and a stellar Internet connection. But guess what?

A lot of people only have a phone and cellular data with poor coverage.
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mccarron, to random
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I used to love the 10” iPad Pro for note taking but got rid of it a few years ago, tried the 12” Pro and it was too big. I then tried the Mini and sadly it never clicked for anything but watching content.

Going to give the new 11" Pro a try with the new keyboard.

What is everyone's favorite Mac + iOS Note app with sync these days? I need something new that isn’t Notes.

aleen,
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@mccarron for dead simple stuff, I really like Tot. More complex = Bear.

aleen, to random
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I absolutely am not watching the Apple event at 7:00 AM.

10:00 is too early for me. Good grief.

aleen,
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It's thin! It's light! It's fast! But what do we do with it? There are hardly any apps. Multitasking is a mess.

aleen,
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Of course it's the most powerful device in its class. It's the only device in its class.

aleen,
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We took the Apple Pencil and made it Pro-er!

aleen,
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"The iPad mini is a product in our lineup."

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