https://sameold.blog/ en Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:54:12 -0700 https://sameold.blog/2026/08/23/i-just-started-a-freezer.html Sun, 23 Aug 2026 11:54:12 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/23/i-just-started-a-freezer.html <p>I just started a freezer stash of film so this is getting very serious</p> I just started a freezer stash of film so this is getting very serious https://sameold.blog/2026/08/20/atp-amp-indieweb-criticism-quotpeople.html Thu, 20 Aug 2026 10:06:21 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/20/atp-amp-indieweb-criticism-quotpeople.html <p>I&rsquo;m actually not sure this is true?<p><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/wersm-instagram-locked-account-feed-thumb.webp"></p> I'm actually not sure this is true?<p><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/wersm-instagram-locked-account-feed-thumb.webp"> https://sameold.blog/2026/08/19/watched-mr-mom-weirdly-nonoffensive.html Wed, 19 Aug 2026 14:47:14 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/19/watched-mr-mom-weirdly-nonoffensive.html <p>Watched: <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/13105">Mr. Mom</a> 🎬 Weirdly non-offensive (I wasn&rsquo;t paying full attention, so there might be some offense to be clear, just not as much as you&rsquo;d think for the title, premise, and 1983 release year!!!)</p> Watched: [Mr. Mom](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/13105) 🎬 Weirdly non-offensive (I wasn't paying full attention, so there might be some offense to be clear, just not as much as you'd think for the title, premise, and 1983 release year!!!) https://sameold.blog/2026/08/14/im-feeling-some-pressure-to.html Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:18:57 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/14/im-feeling-some-pressure-to.html <p>There are so many cool platforms to try out!</p> There are so many cool platforms to try out! https://sameold.blog/2026/08/13/god-i-hate-the-word.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:25:40 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/13/god-i-hate-the-word.html <p>God I hate the word “bokeh”. I hate a lot of photography words in fact. Photography is possibly the most irritating lingo-laden hobby I’ve ever encountered</p> God I hate the word “bokeh”. I hate a lot of photography words in fact. Photography is possibly the most irritating lingo-laden hobby I’ve ever encountered https://sameold.blog/2026/08/13/a-week-long-illness-has.html Thu, 13 Aug 2026 11:24:09 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/13/a-week-long-illness-has.html <p>A week long illness (!!!) has set me back on my posting less goals. But I’m not really against <em>posting</em> (most especially when I really can’t do much else) just a lot of stuff that often goes along with posting, which I do think I’ve cut back on. You can post and remain sane, I’m sure of it!</p> A week long illness (!!!) has set me back on my posting less goals. But I’m not really against *posting* (most especially when I really can’t do much else) just a lot of stuff that often goes along with posting, which I do think I’ve cut back on. You can post and remain sane, I’m sure of it! https://sameold.blog/2026/08/09/the-more-my-daughter-ages.html Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:06:53 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/09/the-more-my-daughter-ages.html <p>The more my daughter ages into acting out Bluey episode (and not the fun games, the behavior that’s intended to be a lesson for the parents) the more I come to honestly despise that show. I’m a parenting pariah!! But fuck Ticklecrabs. And Chinese Takeout and Movies and Rug Island and and and</p> The more my daughter ages into acting out Bluey episode (and not the fun games, the behavior that’s intended to be a lesson for the parents) the more I come to honestly despise that show. I’m a parenting pariah!! But fuck Ticklecrabs. And Chinese Takeout and Movies and Rug Island and and and https://sameold.blog/2026/08/08/my-daughter-is-not-amused.html Sat, 08 Aug 2026 11:25:46 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/08/my-daughter-is-not-amused.html <p>My daughter is not amused by my speculation that Gabby must be some kind of prisoner of the Dollhouse</p> My daughter is not amused by my speculation that Gabby must be some kind of prisoner of the Dollhouse https://sameold.blog/2026/08/07/currently-reading-the-clan-of.html Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:36:59 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/07/currently-reading-the-clan-of.html <img src="https://cdn.micro.blog/books/9780553381672/cover.jpg" align="left" class="microblog_book" style="max-width: 60px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <p>Currently reading: <a href="https://micro.blog/books/9780553381672">The Clan of the Cave Bear Earth&rsquo;s Children, Book One</a> by Jean M. Auel 📚 I’m enjoying this for what it is, but after what feels like a dozen grave violations, all death penalty ones too, even I am wondering why Ayla can’t just respect the ways of the Clan? Is she stupid??</p> <img src="https://cdn.micro.blog/books/9780553381672/cover.jpg" align="left" class="microblog_book" style="max-width: 60px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Currently reading: [The Clan of the Cave Bear Earth's Children, Book One](https://micro.blog/books/9780553381672) by Jean M. Auel 📚 I’m enjoying this for what it is, but after what feels like a dozen grave violations, all death penalty ones too, even I am wondering why Ayla can’t just respect the ways of the Clan? Is she stupid?? https://sameold.blog/2026/08/06/our-new-classrooms-parent-group.html Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:20:43 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/06/our-new-classrooms-parent-group.html <p>Our new classroom’s parent group chat is on Signal, the PTA said they’d switched a couple of years ago for the privacy features. The iMessage stranglehold weakens, maybe</p> Our new classroom’s parent group chat is on Signal, the PTA said they’d switched a couple of years ago for the privacy features. The iMessage stranglehold weakens, maybe https://sameold.blog/2026/08/03/finished-reading-what-we-can.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:22:59 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/03/finished-reading-what-we-can.html <img src="https://cdn.micro.blog/books/9780593804735/cover.jpg" align="left" class="microblog_book" style="max-width: 60px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <p>Finished reading: <a href="https://micro.blog/books/9780593804735">What We Can Know</a> by Ian McEwan 📚 The conceit of this book is really my jam; however, the academic recursion was almost too much for even me, and there was a major plot point involving a grad student revolt against&hellip; a class they signed up for?! Confused about that one still. ★★★☆☆</p> <img src="https://cdn.micro.blog/books/9780593804735/cover.jpg" align="left" class="microblog_book" style="max-width: 60px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Finished reading: [What We Can Know](https://micro.blog/books/9780593804735) by Ian McEwan 📚 The conceit of this book is really my jam; however, the academic recursion was almost too much for even me, and there was a major plot point involving a grad student revolt against... a class they signed up for?! Confused about that one still. ★★★☆☆ https://sameold.blog/2026/08/03/these-are-the-photos-i.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:15:49 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/03/these-are-the-photos-i.html <p>These are the photos I liked from my first roll of Ultramax shot on my Canon Rebel 2000</p> <p><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/b3ebd7ffe9.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="A man with a beard and patterned shirt is leaning on a chain-link fence outdoors, with trees and playground equipment in the background."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/f9cd3daec6.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="A toddler wearing a red dinosaur t-shirt is sitting on a wooden step outdoors, looking at the camera with a slight smile."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/83bae95a5f.jpg" width="600" height="397" alt="A young girl with wet hair and a pink top is smiling while leaning forward on a playground structure."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/eb22a1668d.jpg" width="600" height="397" alt="A person with short hair and glasses is holding a camera up to their face, ready to take a photo."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/fcc7311be1.jpg" width="600" height="399" alt="A young child wearing blue pajamas is standing behind a window, looking outside with a curious expression."></p> These are the photos I liked from my first roll of Ultramax shot on my Canon Rebel 2000 <img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/b3ebd7ffe9.jpg" width="600" height="400" alt="A man with a beard and patterned shirt is leaning on a chain-link fence outdoors, with trees and playground equipment in the background."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/f9cd3daec6.jpg" width="600" height="600" alt="A toddler wearing a red dinosaur t-shirt is sitting on a wooden step outdoors, looking at the camera with a slight smile."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/83bae95a5f.jpg" width="600" height="397" alt="A young girl with wet hair and a pink top is smiling while leaning forward on a playground structure."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/eb22a1668d.jpg" width="600" height="397" alt="A person with short hair and glasses is holding a camera up to their face, ready to take a photo."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/fcc7311be1.jpg" width="600" height="399" alt="A young child wearing blue pajamas is standing behind a window, looking outside with a curious expression."> https://sameold.blog/2026/08/03/we-had-a-new-hvac.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:42:37 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/03/we-had-a-new-hvac.html <p>We had a new HVAC installed are so we are living one glorious month where we set the temperature based on personal preferences only! To set a baseline from which we can start to make some cost saving decisions</p> We had a new HVAC installed are so we are living one glorious month where we set the temperature based on personal preferences only! To set a baseline from which we can start to make some cost saving decisions https://sameold.blog/2026/08/03/parents-are-commonly-asked-to.html Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:27 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/03/parents-are-commonly-asked-to.html <p>Parents are commonly asked to provide shared school supplies for the classroom (e.g. paper, pencils) and hooboy do people have opinions about Not Their Kids using the supplies THEY bought. Of course it’s all downstream of people not wanting to fund their local schools through taxes, either!</p> Parents are commonly asked to provide shared school supplies for the classroom (e.g. paper, pencils) and hooboy do people have opinions about Not Their Kids using the supplies THEY bought. Of course it’s all downstream of people not wanting to fund their local schools through taxes, either! https://sameold.blog/2026/08/02/more-halfframe-pictures-i-liked.html Sun, 02 Aug 2026 17:56:55 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/02/more-halfframe-pictures-i-liked.html <p>More half-frame pictures I liked; pictures of me were taken by my daughter</p> <p><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2948.jpg" alt="A vibrant tree filled with clusters of bright pink flowers stands against a blue sky dotted with scattered white clouds."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2974.jpg" alt="A child is holding an adult's hand while walking outdoors on the left, and two children are standing behind a safety gate inside a room on the right."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2979.jpg" alt="A man holding a young boy near a tree labeled Pine and a smiling girl in a pink dress standing on a sidewalk in a park are shown side by side."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2978.jpg" alt="A child stands in the shade near a large tree on the left side, while a woman crouches smiling with a small dog on a leash on the right side in a sunny driveway."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2976.jpg" alt="A woman is sitting on a playground swing holding a child who is drinking from a bottle."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2980.jpg" alt="A young girl in a purple dress stands on a wooden deck surrounded by potted plants, with a sliding glass door and another child partially visible behind the plants."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2982.jpg"></p> More half-frame pictures I liked; pictures of me were taken by my daughter <img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2948.jpg" alt="A vibrant tree filled with clusters of bright pink flowers stands against a blue sky dotted with scattered white clouds."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2974.jpg" alt="A child is holding an adult's hand while walking outdoors on the left, and two children are standing behind a safety gate inside a room on the right."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2979.jpg" alt="A man holding a young boy near a tree labeled Pine and a smiling girl in a pink dress standing on a sidewalk in a park are shown side by side."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2978.jpg" alt="A child stands in the shade near a large tree on the left side, while a woman crouches smiling with a small dog on a leash on the right side in a sunny driveway."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2976.jpg" alt="A woman is sitting on a playground swing holding a child who is drinking from a bottle."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2980.jpg" alt="A young girl in a purple dress stands on a wooden deck surrounded by potted plants, with a sliding glass door and another child partially visible behind the plants."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2982.jpg"> https://sameold.blog/2026/08/01/my-mil-found-out-about.html Sat, 01 Aug 2026 15:43:22 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/08/01/my-mil-found-out-about.html <p>My MIL found out about my new interest in film cameras so now I’ve got two. I actually maybe should’ve mentioned it to her before going to eBay but I had no idea she’d taken a photography class in 1981!</p> <img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/82433d5dde.jpg" width="600" height="391" alt="Two vintage cameras, a black Minolta and a silver Canon, are placed side by side on a white surface."> My MIL found out about my new interest in film cameras so now I’ve got two. I actually maybe should’ve mentioned it to her before going to eBay but I had no idea she’d taken a photography class in 1981! <img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/82433d5dde.jpg" width="600" height="391" alt="Two vintage cameras, a black Minolta and a silver Canon, are placed side by side on a white surface."> https://sameold.blog/2026/07/31/what-smartphones-replaced.html Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:14:21 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/07/31/what-smartphones-replaced.html <p>This is something watching Columbo makes me think about.<p><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-3163.jpg"></p> This is something watching Columbo makes me think about.<p><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-3163.jpg"> https://sameold.blog/2026/07/30/scaling-back-on-social-media.html Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:58:17 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/07/30/scaling-back-on-social-media.html <p>Scaling back on social media has made me feel worse about society, because I don&rsquo;t know what anybody around me is talking about anymore and when I go look it up it&rsquo;s awful. I plan to continue this since social media is clearly bad for me but don&rsquo;t worry I&rsquo;m not basking in the magic of IRL connection</p> Scaling back on social media has made me feel worse about society, because I don't know what anybody around me is talking about anymore and when I go look it up it's awful. I plan to continue this since social media is clearly bad for me but don't worry I'm not basking in the magic of IRL connection https://sameold.blog/2026/07/28/im-keeping-this-photo-handy.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 10:43:22 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/07/28/im-keeping-this-photo-handy.html <p>I&rsquo;m keeping this photo handy for every time I start feeling bad about what the skin of my stomach looks like now</p> <img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/pregnancy-picture.png" width="450" height="600" alt="A woman with long dark hair and glasses is taking a mirror selfie in a bathroom while wearing a patterned dress that accentuates her large pregnant belly."> I'm keeping this photo handy for every time I start feeling bad about what the skin of my stomach looks like now <img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/pregnancy-picture.png" width="450" height="600" alt="A woman with long dark hair and glasses is taking a mirror selfie in a bathroom while wearing a patterned dress that accentuates her large pregnant belly."> https://sameold.blog/2026/07/25/watched-obsession-i-liked-this.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:00:08 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/07/25/watched-obsession-i-liked-this.html <p>Watched: <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1339713">Obsession</a> 🎬 I liked this! I enjoy most stories with this kind of villain, really.</p> Watched: [Obsession](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/1339713) 🎬 I liked this! I enjoy most stories with this kind of villain, really. https://sameold.blog/2026/07/25/today-im-attending-seius-strike.html Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:48:20 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/07/25/today-im-attending-seius-strike.html <p>Today I’m attending SEIU’s Strike School, and getting one step closer to living my childhood dream of reenacting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsies">the movie Newsies</a></p> Today I’m attending SEIU’s Strike School, and getting one step closer to living my childhood dream of reenacting [the movie Newsies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsies) https://sameold.blog/2026/07/24/finished-reading-kin-by-tayari.html Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:23:05 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/07/24/finished-reading-kin-by-tayari.html <img src="https://cdn.micro.blog/books/9780525659181/cover.jpg" align="left" class="microblog_book" style="max-width: 60px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <p>Finished reading: <a href="https://micro.blog/books/9780525659181">Kin</a> by Tayari Jones 📚I was surprised to find myself pretty unhappy at the end. We don’t see the consequences of either storylines’ conclusions, and it didn’t feel “that’s life” it felt like a cop out and a little pretentious, especially since we spent so much time in the middle.</p> <img src="https://cdn.micro.blog/books/9780525659181/cover.jpg" align="left" class="microblog_book" style="max-width: 60px; margin-right: 20px; margin-top: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Finished reading: [Kin](https://micro.blog/books/9780525659181) by Tayari Jones 📚I was surprised to find myself pretty unhappy at the end. We don’t see the consequences of either storylines’ conclusions, and it didn’t feel “that’s life” it felt like a cop out and a little pretentious, especially since we spent so much time in the middle. https://sameold.blog/2026/07/20/i-love-how-these-halfframe.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:27:17 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/07/20/i-love-how-these-halfframe.html <p>I love how these half-frame photos on the beach turned out</p> <p><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2752.jpg" alt="A woman and two young girls walk hand in hand along a sandy beach with waves gently approaching the shore."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2756.jpg" alt="A young child stands on a sandy beach on the left side, while the right side shows a patch of green plants with a few red flowers under an overcast sky."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2751.jpg" alt="A person is holding a child's hand near the shoreline, and in the next scene, two children are playing in the shallow water while an adult reaches out to assist them."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2750.jpg" alt="A man with a beard is holding a young child on a sandy beach with the ocean and cloudy sky in the background."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2755.jpg" alt="A toddler in a plaid shirt stands on a vast sandy beach with a girl and other distant figures in the background under a cloudy sky."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2758.jpg" alt="A young girl wearing a pink skirt and a purple star sweater is standing on outdoor concrete stairs, holding onto a railing and posing while people walk above her."></p> I love how these half-frame photos on the beach turned out <img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2752.jpg" alt="A woman and two young girls walk hand in hand along a sandy beach with waves gently approaching the shore."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2756.jpg" alt="A young child stands on a sandy beach on the left side, while the right side shows a patch of green plants with a few red flowers under an overcast sky."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2751.jpg" alt="A person is holding a child's hand near the shoreline, and in the next scene, two children are playing in the shallow water while an adult reaches out to assist them."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2750.jpg" alt="A man with a beard is holding a young child on a sandy beach with the ocean and cloudy sky in the background."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2755.jpg" alt="A toddler in a plaid shirt stands on a vast sandy beach with a girl and other distant figures in the background under a cloudy sky."><img src="https://sameold.blog/uploads/2026/img-2758.jpg" alt="A young girl wearing a pink skirt and a purple star sweater is standing on outdoor concrete stairs, holding onto a railing and posing while people walk above her."> https://sameold.blog/2026/07/20/watched-about-eight-times-kindergarten.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:43:25 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/07/20/watched-about-eight-times-kindergarten.html <p>Watched (about eight times): <a href="https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/951">Kindergarten Cop</a> 🎬 My daughter <em>loves</em> this movie, which came out more than 30 years before she was born. The kindergartners are my age now.</p> Watched (about eight times): [Kindergarten Cop](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/951) 🎬 My daughter *loves* this movie, which came out more than 30 years before she was born. The kindergartners are my age now. https://sameold.blog/2026/07/20/my-brother-and-i-have.html Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:52:30 -0700 http://sameoldstory.micro.blog/2026/07/20/my-brother-and-i-have.html <p>♟️ My brother and I have been playing Chess960 lately, it makes me feel like I have a bit more of a chance against him (I&rsquo;ve still only lost, though).</p> ♟️ My brother and I have been playing Chess960 lately, it makes me feel like I have a bit more of a chance against him (I've still only lost, though).