I have spent this week as a juror criminal domestic violence trial and my head is full of horrors. Tell me what's good.
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@evacide We are all loved and worthy of it.
@evacide new murderbot mini
She announced it on her blog (and season 2 of the tv show). I just found out today.
There’s actually a couple mini’s that got posted in reactormag.
She announced it on her blog (and season 2 of the tv show). I just found out today.
There’s actually a couple mini’s that got posted in reactormag.
@evacide the bunny I took to the emergency vet last Wednesday hates being syringe-fed so much she ate some of her regular food this morning. #rabbitsOfMastodon
@evacide I don't have any good news to share (not that there isn't any, I just don't know any) but perhaps some older pics of my cats being cute and silly might lift your spirits.
My orange-and-white cat leaning off the edge of a black couch with his paws hanging over the arm, looking at the camera.
My "tuxedo" black and cat under an end table with his head poking out, looking at the camera.
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Dog butt, a.k.a. pupper butt.
A dog that rests near you with their rear close to you indicates trust. This trust comes from a good relationship and love.
Dog butt, a.k.a. pupper butt.
A dog that rests near you with their rear close to you indicates trust. This trust comes from a good relationship and love.
It is a reminder that there are good things, relationships, and love in this world, too, despite what you may currently be dealing with.
@evacide The 15 year old cat I adopted a month ago is fully settled e.g. showing belly etc.
@evacide Being a juror is not an easy task but you didn't weasel out which so many do. If you were able to sift through the horrors and render a verdict, then you're good.
@evacide The gardens I put in for the wife are in full bloom and from her chair she sees wonderful colour, birds, butterflies and bees.
@evacide My eldest starts work at McLaren F1 tomorrow. What an amazing opportunity, and all of his own work (as in I don't know anybody there neither do I work there).
@evacide My teenage offspring has learned to make pain au chocolate (from a frozen packet!) perfectly in our new oven. They often makes one for me. This is delightful and lovely and tasty and just always makes my immensely grateful and happy.
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A crowd of good-willed mastodon friends gathers to speak of good things in this thread, to do the simple magic of rebuilding...
@evacide I saw a hedgehog in the garden last night
@evacide this thread about a dog that takes himself for a walk and visits a person who isn't his owner. https://chaos.social/@dentangle/114398657538967815
@evacide You. You are what's good. You *act* to make the world a bit better, and people a bit safer. If you don't feel like a hero for all that you do, think of yourself as the butterfly's wings. You flap today, and there's a whirlwind being inherited by all those offenders. The butterfly never knows what it did; but that is not the same as having no impact.
(Though I am very surprised the lawyers kept you on that jury. I would have expect at least one side to use a peremptory.)
@evacide The Ozone Layer is healing ✅ 💡
https://news.mit.edu/2025/study-healing-ozone-hole-global-reduction-cfcs-0305
@evacide My human child is turning 7 years old in a week! When we brought our newborn home after 2 weeks in the NICU, she was 4 pounds; now she's 4 feet tall. She does ballet and skateboards and, as a rising 2nd grader, reads at a 7th-grade level. She created an animal hospital/shelter with Legos this week and even made a prosthetic leg for her Lego dragon. Best of all, she has a kind heart: she got her first bee sting today and has been saying "poor me AND poor bee."
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Our NGO is stopping the cycle of domestic violence. We teach adolescents about healthy relationships through free prosocial video games. Over a million helped so far. It is making a difference.
@evacide kitten falling asleep after a nice chest scratch
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There's a new game coming out soon that looks really cool. It's about a team of people from Africa going to the big Western museums and stealing back the African artifacts that colonial powers stole in the first place. It's called Relooted
@evacide The fireflies in our yard were glorious tonight!
@evacide The one guy from ZZ Top without an epic beard is named “Beard”
@evacide Curbside Creamery. Their vegan chocolate chip cookie dough technically-not-ice cream sandwiches are amazing.
@evacide The eggplant tart I got from a bakery at the farmers market this morning. And the flowers being sold at the market.
@evacide got to spend the last two days talking to many kind and wonderful people at #SummerCon
@evacide I just made some delightful leek and potato soup.
@evacide Spritzes and 80s Chicago House music.
@evacide “to keep your coffee warm, daddy!”
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This is Buddie (my friend's dog) on his birthday.
@evacide I mean…you kind of just described modern USA.
@evacide We attended my husband’s grandma’s birthday party with a ton of family that hasn’t seen each other in many years. It was great to meet extended family, tons of kids running around, and all that jazz. It sounds cheesy, but the family slideshow of decades of pictures that got digitized was great. 💖
@evacide This mountain field.
@evacide here is my delightful feline friend, who I'm taking care of for another month or so.
Thanks for doing jury duty on a horrible case.
@evacide Spent some time in the woodshop today, always relaxing, went for a dip in the pool, and just grilled a big pile of vegetables. Will bang on the drums later, halfway through a 30-day beginner course on Drumeo that I’m really enjoying
@evacide I've spent most of today reading
This is pretty good @evacide. Moments like this with friends and/or family, and that brief blip that lets you filter out the manufactured chaos and noise of the world and focus on what brings you that feeling of "it doesn't get much better than this."
@evacide otters are really cute.
@evacide The Seine is now open for Parisians to swim in after 100 years of horrible pollution making it dangerous to do so.
@evacide Wildflower season is in full effect in the high country. Pretty good.
@evacide I'm a year post stroke, lost 55 pounds so far, can walk without a cane, and my temp handicap placard will expire in two weeks, but I haven't used it in four months.
@evacide Phobos flying over Olympus Mons!
Via @andrealuck
@evacide the rule of law is dead, jury duty will soon be a relic from the past.
@evacide you’re fighting the good fight, and that’s wildly important. Also, my dog Stella, she is a very good girl.
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I haven't watched yet, but I love the Murderbot books. I hear from viewers that the Apple+ story was tweaked for TV but they got the vibe right for most fans.
If the idea appeals, the first season is finished and a second commissioned.
Thank you for serving on such a tough case.
@KatKimbriel I watched it and enjoyed it. I find Alexander Skarsgard delightful, especially when he is doing comedy.
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Glad you caught it. :)
@evacide People are dancing in the field to the Pixies playing at Ottawa #Bluesfest here in Ottawa (🇨🇦) that I'm working at. Music brings so much joy to so many.
@evacide New observations from the center of the Milky Way could help solve the mystery of "dark energy."
https://www.404media.co/our-galaxy-may-contain-a-mysterious-force-it-could-change-physics-forever/
@evacide this guy wrote this book about butterflies and I’m just so in love with the whole thing
https://missionlocal.org/2025/07/liam-obrien-butterfly-book/
@evacide i just made some lovely guacamole using lemons from my garden
@evacide the cat has decided thatnwe got the sauna for her only. And you're doing good for the world.
@evacide Cats. Cats are nice.
@evacide My child has been testing out positive self-afffirmations today. It's been so uplifting.
@evacide I walked my dog through a public area with lots of families, and so many kids smiled at her
@evacide A bunny is hanging out in my yard!
@evacide Just found a new species of in insect in the yard we garden to support native insects. Had a great day with friends and neighbors and a fellow running for city council who I'm super excited about. The sunset is real pretty right now.
Be well. <3