I never twittered, so am not blue skying but if I feel the urge glad to know y’all are there!

meara, same. I did have a Twitter account, but I pretty much only used it to rage-tweet at the phone company when our internet went out, which hasn't happened since they switched to fiber.

I'm also a very lapsed Instagrammer. Mostly I'm on Tumblr like the gremlin that I am.

In random news, I've decided I want to go to the NYT crossword... er, thing?... in Boston (I think) next year, so I'm hoping to finally meet some of the Boston adjacent folks! I think it's in March. I think Jesse has gone before, too -- I'll have to ask for the scoop. I'm not at all a competitive-level player, but it seems like a fun thing to do.

Jen! The ACPT?? [link] It's in Stamford, CT. I could go to that again! (I only went when it was in NYC for a while.)

I am posting some on Bluesky.

Jesse, yes! (I am laughing at my "I think it's in Boston," when it's actually in a different state, ha!) Want to do it? That works be awesome on many levels. I still haven't met you in person!

And other Buffista puzzlers, too -- everyone should think about it! (And then do it.)

If you guys come down to Stamford my place is literally 20 minutes away. I’d love that!

I’m on BlueSky but at the risk of sounding I dunno, like an asshole? I really try to follow folks that I don’t see/hear from elsewhere. I’m pretty compartmentalized on the socials because I use the different sites in very different ways. Please please please don’t take it personally if I don’t follow back there. I promise I get caught up on ya here and/or Facebook.

Twitter was my home for 15 years and it’s been hard to quit it but I did a few months ago. The election had me in a VERY bad way and for my own sanity I had to stop all news intake. I now listen to Bach every morning on the advice of Laura Linney, and I have found myself in a much better, productive headspace. (It doesn’t mean I’m not going to Fight Like Hell, it just means I’m not riding the emotional roller coaster of the hourly “news” cycle. I’ll fight when it’s not longer conjecture and speculation.)

Edit: I better see those LTC & Santa photos, SJ! And Kristin I hope your back mends very quickly. It’s so debilitating when core movement is impeded and painful.

April in CT, eh? I haven’t even been doing a daily crossword puzzle, just the mini, but being out of practice and terrible might not be that much of an obstacle to enjoyment. I’m terrible at a lot of things that are still fun.

-t, yes! Fun is the point! And meeting more peopleon in person... including you and javachik for me.

April is the second ugliest month here but at least that one kind of bush has the yelllow flowers on it by then! East coasters know which bush I’m talking about!

that one kind of bush has the yelllow flowers on it

Forsythia? [link]

Uh, y’all, Chuck D just followed me. On BlueSky, not actually, which would be even weirder.