jane c. hu
@janehu
journalist, host of @citycastseattle.bsky.social, psychedelics reporter at The Microdose. always gets the name of the dog. janehu.net seattle.citycast.fm themicrodose.substack.com
sun is up past 9. strangers are talking to each other in the streets. back to back to back to back plans. the jorts and sunglasses are back in the wardrobe rotation. SEATTLE SUMMER MANIA HAS BEGUN
fyi the city drew a nice map of where you can drive on bike wknds! (these arterials are probably faster on a regular day!) & while it could be nice to have bike wknds at Alki or Golden Gardens, those already have bike paths where cyclists don’t need to contend with cars making dangerous passes!
i took this photo last wednesday — exciting to see how many more days we’ll be getting!
save the date, seattle friends, and start training* now *eating an uncomfortable amount of carbs and cheese before your rides
tune in to today’s episode of @citycastseattle.bsky.social if you want to hear @guyoron.net’s and @eclectichutch.bsky.social’s real-time reaction to this totally normal SPOG tweet megaphone.link/CC1994527223
not now cookie mommy needs to read the entire nuzzi excerpt followed by the lizza post and then all the bluesky posts about them
me rewarding myself with a break and a little sweet treat after writing exactly one (1) decent sentence
this was the scene at the greenlake ballot box 20 minutes before they were due: traffic backed up for blocks, people abandoning their cars to walk their ballots to the box in the rain. better late than never!
hey UX / web designers, there are literally billions of us with two-letter last names. let's stop doing this!
@theopennotebook.bsky.social turns 1️⃣ 5️⃣ this year! to celebrate, we're having our first Town Hall on August 26 at 2p ET/11a PT. register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
the list of "high risk" conditions (per Prasad and Makary's NEJM paper: www.nejm.org/doi/full/10....) is quite short - unclear whether folks with Long COVID would be covered unless they have another condition. on the other hand, seems like we might all be eligible for boosters if we start smoking?
timeline cleanse: i would love to hear your GOOD NEWS, no matter how big or small! my amaryllis has four new blooms (i've only ever gotten 2 before!), a friend is defending his dissertation today, TWO friends have shared good news about medical conditions, and it's sunny here today. how about you?
instead of watching the inauguration i went to the dump. heavy handed metaphor? maybe but 13/10 for watching 50,000 pounds of trash being compacted as a way to do the same thing with my feelings
truly surprised that a person suspected of carrying out an elaborately planned murder wouldn't first lock down their online accounts so nosy journalists don't post screenshots of their 2010 facebook updates