Hello there! 👋
Hope you enjoyed Lunar New Year! I have been eating 年糕 Nian Gao (Chinese New Year Cake) for days, and not stopping! I have much to celebrate. My oldest daughter survived pneumonia, missing two weeks of school… and we bought a house! There is a short commemorative post below, as well as one about finding community. We have been here for 6 months and I think we are settling in nicely.
Gonna keep this one short. 2025 is coming fast (on many fronts!), there has been some bad news amongst the good, but in general I am feeling very positive about this one. I wish you many happy returns!
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🖋 From the Blog
Home
We bought one.
Organizing Community Thriving
On finding the “Other” 1% and making things better
🧭 Elsewhere
DWeb Local-First Weekend roundup Link →
My list of interesting conferences for 2025 Link →
🤳⛰️ Photos from above the Rockies Link →
On the new era of techno-capitalist authoritarianism Link →
The point is to keep walking. Link →
📖 What I’m Reading
The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers
(52% Complete)
I have read some Becky Chambers before and am a fan. This is one of the books that made her famous. So far it is a fun character study of some quirky comrades. She is the child of space scientists, and although she writes a lot about the stars, all her books seem to be about a deep empathy for everyone we share this universe with.
Connect with me on GoodReads → or on Bookwyrm →