Revelry Reverie

My mom passed away on Saturday. We sat bedside in the hospital for a week and a half, and watched her drain away. We were all able to put a hand on her when she left us. A few months ago, my dad said, “everyday, she’s a little bit less.” And that was how it…

In December, I took Eleanor to audition for a play, Our Town. While there, the director asked me to audition too, since they needed adults. So Eleanor and I were in Our Town together which was a lot of fun. She played Professor Willard (and various children), and I played various townfolk. Then, right when…

You’d never know his cheeks are stuffed with cheesecake.

Today I am 45 years old. That is a sturdy number. Makes me think of records and VE Day (which is actually coming up on May 8). I’m going to count my blessings. I’ll just go back to the beginning of this year, as there are almost too many to count. My neighbor made me…

Moderating open platforms at scale On Tuesday, March 24th, I gave a presentation at the London Trust & Safety Summit on the topic of holding the tension between free expression (something that Automattic is deeply invested in defending) and proactive safety (something that is necessary for healthy platforms). The presentation received a lot of wonderful…

As I was lying in bed this morning, slowly waking up, I started reading this book that was recommended by our CEO, Matt. Butterick’s Practical Typography is exactly what it sounds like, lovingly presented. I was instantly rocketed back in time to the period of my life when I worked at Mackenzie-Childs. I loved that…

Grant made another great drawing and dedicated it to the cats. It says, Dear Socks, 11, Stark you are cut(e) if your free (three) aren’t killen (killing) the dog and I will lo❤️e you free (three) forever. you guys have a giant hart (heart) He did admit that he couldn’t quite figure out how to…

I completed one (1) drawing and am proud. I don’t usually use toned paper, but I have been struggling with highlights on pure white paper, so I got myself some toned paper and decided to try a drawing. Here’s a strawberry from 2021 on pure white paper. I average one strawberry every 5 years.

I found this in Grant’s homework the other day. The definitions for these are on the other side of the sheet, and trust me when I tell you that “an emotional end” is not included. Things I love about this: This is tho sort of thing that brings me joy. And it’s why I look…

I’ve spent a lot of time over the holiday break in hockey arenas (or at outside rinks), and been able to witness a simply incredible breadth of examples of both icing and offsides. I, like nearly everyone else who doesn’t play the sport, conflate the two pretty much non-stop. So I’m periodically looking up their…