Jen

@jenerallyspeaking
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Hi, I’m Jen; or, Mike-Matt-Mich-Chri-God-damnit-you know-your-name if you ask my mom. I also respond to snacks.

#Networksecurity partner by day, #techmarketing and #contentstrategy freelancer by request, #goofball by nature.


Into: #reading #writing #baking #travel #photography #music #language #walking #diy #pointsstrategy #culture #humanrights #kindness #dogs #animals

Also on Pixelfed under pixelfed.social/@jen

Humans are just ghost sweaters.
https://genders.wtf from @effy is extremely good, please submit more bad forms asap
Genders.WTF

I had so much fun reading some poems by John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester as part of this brilliant Betwixt The Sheets podcast. Thank you @WhoresofYore and @rebeccarideal for letting me take part. Warning: rude words in restoration poems.

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/rochester-the-restorations-filthiest-poet-with/id1612090432?i=1000589523346

‎Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society: Rochester: The Restoration's Filthiest Poet with Neil Gaiman on Apple Podcasts

‎Show Betwixt The Sheets: The History of Sex, Scandal & Society, Ep Rochester: The Restoration's Filthiest Poet with Neil Gaiman - 8 Dec 2022

Apple Podcasts
Why you should always, always question and change the default settings. https://www.wired.com/story/always-question-default-settings/
You Should Always Question the Default Settings

From apps to websites, companies steer users into the preferences and account settings that serve them. You can do better.

WIRED

This toot is your reminder to
- drink a glass of water
- check if you need to eat something
- take any meds you need to take
- unclench your shoulders and jaw
- do something kind for yourself

And in case you haven't been told today, you're amazing, you're super loved, and you're doing a great job 💞💞

#SelfCare #MentalHealth

Me after a regular weekend: Back to the grind

Me after a holiday weekend: How now shall I labor when I've grown accustomed to my rightful place among the leisure class

Peanuts and the quiet pain of childhood – how Charles M. Schulz, born 100 years ago today, made an art of difficult emotions https://www.themarginalian.org/2015/01/20/charles-schulz-peanuts-biography-david-michaelis/
Peanuts and the Quiet Pain of Childhood: How Charles M. Schulz Made an Art of Difficult Emotions

“[Charlie Brown] reminded people, as no other cartoon character had, of what it was to be vulnerable, to be small and alone in the universe, to be human — both little and big at the sam…

The Marginalian
improving romantic movie scenes with muppets: a necessary thread

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