Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Monday, June 29, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.29

Brand new pinochle deck
Why the first set of spades is ordered opposite of the rest of the deck, I will never know...

a "maybe not so minor" turn off

From a message I received on a dating site...
"Hi!... you sound really interesting! Not too many girls are into video games."

By calling that out, I have lost any interest in meeting you. Sorry.

This bugs me a lot. Maybe it shouldn't. I'm sure that person was just trying to make conversation and is really nice in person. But this comment implies that video games is a "boy's club" thing, and I am interesting just because I'm a girl that plays video games.

Not too long ago, I would have been flattered to be treated as "one of the boys", called out as a "unique girl", etc. Lately though, I have observed/experienced the drastic differences of men who respect lady nerds vs. treating lady nerds as a prize or intrusion on their territory. Adding females as an afterthought, #gamergate harassment, and the general idea that technology belongs to the male role has opened my eyes to the misogyny that continues to plague society.

Some might say, "That's so unfair! Give him a chance! He was just being nice."
Well, I've had plenty of male potentials message me about video games without referring to gender stereotypes. For example, someone simply asked, "What games do you like?" Note there was nothing about being a girl. Turns out, lots of girls like video games. Most of my female friends growing up played video games.

Sorry for the rant, and sorry to that person who messaged me. You may have been a nice person, but one remark became a turn off for me.

Sunday, June 28, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.28

Small growth
As seen on the drying parts of the Elwha River bank (Olympic National Park, WA)

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Friday, June 26, 2015

Thursday, June 25, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.25

Machinarium token
from the Humble Bundle Tabletop box

Wednesday, June 24, 2015

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.23

Full of full houses
I did not win this hand... it was sad

Monday, June 22, 2015

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.21

Lake Chelan backpacking
View from Flick Creek campground

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.20

Stargazing
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Friday, June 19, 2015

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.18

Metal brain teaser
Photo-a-day will temporarily pause, because I'm going off the grid for the weekend...

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Tuesday, June 16, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.16

Taking photos of people taking sunset photos

Monday, June 15, 2015

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Saturday, June 13, 2015

Friday, June 12, 2015

Thursday, June 11, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.11

End of the day
Just remember to look up every so once in a while...

Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Tuesday, June 9, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.09


Meticulous poker chip stacking

Monday, June 8, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.08

Strawberry shortcake
Light and deliciously strawberry, from Fuji Bakery

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Saturday, June 6, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.06

An owl, naturally
As seen at Gasworks Park, Seattle, WA

Friday, June 5, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.05

Spam slider from Marination Station
Mmmm... spaaaaaaaaaam....
From Marination Station (er, technically Big Blue)

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.04

"The Great Accomplishments of Little Miss Flatulence"
"The Great Accomplishments of Little Miss Flatulence" (2009), by Chiho Aoshima
As seen at the Chiho Aoshima: Rebirth of the World exhibit at Seattle Asian Art Museum
I really liked this exhibit. Folks in the Seattle area should especially check out the animated mural with 3D soundscape. That was a lot of fun.

On a side note, I still much prefer the Picasa interface over Google Photos (even after the G+ split).......

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.02

Owl statue
Owl fly away!... or not

Monday, June 1, 2015

Photo-a-day 2015.06.01

Blueberry muffins for breakfast