Laurel Krahn

@windowseat
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Web pioneer, polymath, SF fan, recovering TV critic; likes baseball. Minnesotan. Disabled. Geek. She/her. Middle-aged hermit who lives in Minneapolis & is mourning her husband Kevin G. Austin who died suddenly 11/11/2024. Reads a lot of fanfic & watches a lot of fanvids. Tired. Chock full of depression, anxiety, anger, & grief.
Where else you can find me, tip jar, wishlisthttps://linktr.ee/LaurelKrahn
Baseball Mastodonhttps://mastodon.social/@wintwins
Other Mastodonhttps://wandering.shop/@laurel
Blueskyhttps://windowseat.bsky.social/
Laurel KrahnApr 16

awwooooooooooooo (sirens going off in Minneapolis for Severe Weather Awareness week. 🚨 )

https://www.mprnews.org/story/2026/04/16/statewide-tornado-drill-for-severe-weather-awareness-week

Statewide tornado drill for Severe Weather Awareness Week

Thursday is our statewide tornado drill day as part of Minnesota Severe Weather Awareness Week. The drill is designed to help schools, businesses and families practice what to do in the event of a tornado warning and to ensure everyone knows where to go for shelter.

MPR News
Laurel KrahnApr 16

Learning that Bluesky has a lot of haters on here. (Yes, there are people on Bluesky who hate on Mastodon though I mostly see jokes not hate.) I like both but hang mostly on Bluesky because that's where more people I know wound up (& I got used to it).

I don't actually see one is superior to the other, each has strengths & weaknesses IMHO.

Laurel KrahnApr 16
https://www.standwithminnesota.com/ is still the best place to go if you want to help. (And we still need a lot of help here.)
Laurel KrahnApr 16
When you're up in the middle of the night and used to reading and posting on Bluesky but it's down and you remember you're also on Mastodon. (I should really make a point of visiting here more often.)
Laurel KrahnOct 7, 2025

Ugh, I'm no longer used to the enhanced web view or whatever here and can't even remember how to reorder columns (I do not want notifications ahead of home wtf). Hmmm.

Best clients for Mastodon these days for iPad? For looking at in a web browser? (Best options for crossposting or reading both Mastodon & Bluesky?)

Laurel KrahnOct 7, 2025
I've mostly been chattering away (and reposting away) on Bluesky but should probably dust off this account and any others I have over here. (Or should be crossposting. Hmmm.)
Laurel KrahnMar 7, 2025

I never did post a link to Kevin's obituary here. What am I even doing? (There are also pictures and things I added there and others can add such things or post comments.)

https://www.washburn-mcreavy.com/obituaries/kevin-austin-6/#!/Obituary

Laurel KrahnFeb 1, 2025

I should probably post here once in a while. Or read here too!

I'm mostly posting on Bluesky & Dreamwidth these days I guess.

https://bsky.app/profile/windowseat.bsky.social

https://laurel.dreamwidth.org/

If you want to contact me on Signal or Discord or via email or on other sites or send me your mailing address or phone number see:
https://linktr.ee/LaurelKrahn

Bluesky

Bluesky Social
Laurel KrahnDec 23, 2024
If you watch Die Hard in coming days, you can honor my late husband by being sure to cuss out Ellis and/or offer advice to John as you watch.
Laurel KrahnDec 23, 2024

LOL. I go ages wthout posting and then post long things. Ah well.

As I said over on Bluesky, I'm swinging wildly between extremes these days. Silent then flurries of posts and reposts. Of course that's always kind of been my way, it's just more extreme now.

Being alllll by myyyyselfffff without Kevin (or my parents or even our cats) to talk to is quite the adjustment. (I hate it. Do not recommend losing your parents, pets, and husband in three years.)