Notices by Lisa Melton (lisamelton@mastodon.social)

RE: https://hachyderm.io/@inthehands/116354480071471219

Everybody needs to read this thread.

I said NOW, dammit!

RE: https://mefi.social/@MissConstrue/116336602637066860

This. 💯

@old_hippie Truth. 💯

@blogdiva

@blogdiva Yikes! 😬 Time for some Ibuprofen and horizontal relaxing?

@blogdiva Girl, I just turned 69 a few days ago. I hate to tell you this, but it gets worse. 😬

And I'm glad you're doing the smart thing and taking care of yourself! 🫂💜

Aaaaand... she's back. Just in time for 2026. 😊🥰💖

But give me some time to build up my stamina for 24x7 boosting. A girl's still gotta heal. 😈

Tomorrow is the #Transgender Day of Remembrance (don't forget #TDOR! 🏳️⚧️) and your girl here will be taking that day off from boosting. In fact, I might be taking a few days off. Depends on my recovery.

But hopefully I've already introduced you to enough fabulous people to follow that your timelines are already full of content.

While I'm away here, I may be posting updates on my non-boosting account, @lisa. You can check on how I'm doing there.

Love you all and hope to be back soon! 🤗🥰💖

@jwz Guess we'll have to block Chrome then, too. 🤷♀️

Has everyone seen enough of my boosts in their timeline today? 'Cause ya know I can always find more great content on the Fedi. Why? Because there are so many amazing creators here! And I have excellent taste, LOL. 😊

@RickiTarr BTW, the frame of mind that I try to use for that context is "delightfully unexpected." I don't always get it right, but I try.

Then again, I have friends who enjoy being called "weird." But that's another thing entirely. And, really, thank Dog for them.

@RickiTarr This. 💯

@nitinkhanna "I am one with the transcode and the transcode is with me..."

@json

@nitinkhanna Well, I'm always *thinking* about video transcoding even if I don't articulate that. 😂

@json

@nitinkhanna Thank you, as well. 💖

And the boosts are pretty much ongoing. Nonstop. It's a firehose. What can I say. 😂

@json

Ugh. From now on when I read "LLM," I'm gonna interpret that to mean "Lame-ass Lying Machine."

It's as stupid a term as "AI," which will all know means "Automated Idiot."

@Lana LOL! No way that shit is real. 🤣 Somebody's gotta be gaslighting you, girl.

@mcc I approve of "folks" as an alternative for "guys!"

Also for "dudes," "bros," "boys" and any other gendered misogynist bullshit terminology forced on us by the fucking patriarchy.

Never ever use the language of the oppressors! We have come too goddamn far to cede this ground.

BTW, I'm fine with using "girls" and claiming it's not gendered. I mean, why not, right?

@kims I'm amazed that JK managed to avoid Steve. Sneaky! 😂

I didn't even get to decide that for myself as Scott Forstall, my boss, pushed me into executive reviews with Steve as soon as Safari was stable enough for UI review.

I've written about that in my "Memories of Steve" essay if you're ever interested in such minor history.

And, oh yes, the ciabatta! Also the pizza crust! Both surprising. The crust was actually better than the toppings.

@titociuro @kocienda

@kims Oh yeah, that wasn't just MSG in all those Mandarin Garden dishes. 😂

I totally agree about Caffe Macs. It was always just good enough and sometimes truly great. Loved those meatloaf sandwiches! When they had them. 💖

But running into Steve there was usually a fraught experience for me. Many meals interrupted with fire drill action items. 😬

It was a blessing but also a curse when he knew your name and what you did for him. Oh well. 🤷♀️

@titociuro @kocienda

@titociuro Oh yeah, I definitely remember the Pepper Mill. 💯

Oddly enough, I did not eat there very often. I think that's because when I wanted to get away from Caffe Macs, I wanted to get *far* away. And Pepper Mill was practically on campus. 😂

@kims @kocienda