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Dowager Allison Salmon

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I've made a bunch of games and a couple kids. Programming Design Patterns Wonk. Chaotic bi ๐Ÿฉท๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ I would rather be outside My opinions are my own. She/Her.

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A bathroom with 13 toilet paper holders with rolls mounted above the toilet.

A bathroom with 13 toilet paper holders with rolls mounted above the toilet.

I have no idea what is going on here

13.03.2026 13:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I would read this.

And would look forward to the Bobby Kotick chapter.

12.03.2026 07:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot from the Oura Ring app begging me to slow down because of my 58 readiness score

Screenshot from the Oura Ring app begging me to slow down because of my 58 readiness score

Another screen shot showing high sleep debt and despite spending 8 hours and 40 min in bed I'm still not sleeping well.

Another screen shot showing high sleep debt and despite spending 8 hours and 40 min in bed I'm still not sleeping well.

Lol, my poor fitness tracker has been freaking out for days.

11.03.2026 09:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It is definitely exciting...surreal...and a bit exhausting.

I love my job.

10.03.2026 09:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

What's your sign?

10.03.2026 09:02 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Currently on an install trip for an immersive game attraction... so yes today I was littleral working inside the game ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™€๏ธ

10.03.2026 08:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of four different jobs from the NY Mag feature about what people make in NYC:
"Home Health Aide
$23,000
I've been a home health aide for ten years. My main patient last year was in Brooklyn. I spent most of my time taking care of her. I worked two days a week, and I was being paid for 13 hours of work each day - my agency, Loyal Home Care, budgets eight hours of sleep and three hours for mealtimes into our wages. But I was basically working 24 hours a day. She was active, and I was worried she would fall, so I would watch her all day and night. This is a pretty common experience for health aides. The agency can deny our overtime, but you can't deny a patient. When they say, "Oh, I need a drink of water; I need to use the bathroom," how could you possibly say "no" to them?
Bronx Day-Care Worker
$31,000
$16,600 from day-care profits
$14,400 from trainings and consulting
Last year, I lost a lot of kids. I live in the Bronx, and a bunch of families in my neighborhood lost their child-care vouchers. We're talking about people who make as much as I do; most of the moms I work with are home health aides. They can't afford full-time child care. If I have 16 kids, I can pay myself for 40 hours of work. But last year, I didn't, and obviously I'm still doing the same amount of work. I've been running the day care out of my home for more than seven years. It's a profession I entered out of necessity and have stayed in out of passion. I pay for everything - food, cleaning supplies, toys - and we have to meet the same requirements as a large company in terms of paying for liability insurance, which can feel pointless in this industry. I mean, if something happens to one of my children, I lose my license. End of story."

Screenshot of four different jobs from the NY Mag feature about what people make in NYC: "Home Health Aide $23,000 I've been a home health aide for ten years. My main patient last year was in Brooklyn. I spent most of my time taking care of her. I worked two days a week, and I was being paid for 13 hours of work each day - my agency, Loyal Home Care, budgets eight hours of sleep and three hours for mealtimes into our wages. But I was basically working 24 hours a day. She was active, and I was worried she would fall, so I would watch her all day and night. This is a pretty common experience for health aides. The agency can deny our overtime, but you can't deny a patient. When they say, "Oh, I need a drink of water; I need to use the bathroom," how could you possibly say "no" to them? Bronx Day-Care Worker $31,000 $16,600 from day-care profits $14,400 from trainings and consulting Last year, I lost a lot of kids. I live in the Bronx, and a bunch of families in my neighborhood lost their child-care vouchers. We're talking about people who make as much as I do; most of the moms I work with are home health aides. They can't afford full-time child care. If I have 16 kids, I can pay myself for 40 hours of work. But last year, I didn't, and obviously I'm still doing the same amount of work. I've been running the day care out of my home for more than seven years. It's a profession I entered out of necessity and have stayed in out of passion. I pay for everything - food, cleaning supplies, toys - and we have to meet the same requirements as a large company in terms of paying for liability insurance, which can feel pointless in this industry. I mean, if something happens to one of my children, I lose my license. End of story."

It's all so clear

09.03.2026 16:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 1347 ๐Ÿ” 354 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 33 ๐Ÿ“Œ 80

I've wanted to build one of these for years! That looks awesome

08.03.2026 20:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is an excellent rule for storytelling but also implies that Philip Pullman witnessed the death of God as a boy.

08.03.2026 12:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 920 ๐Ÿ” 269 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Happy short international women's day to you! And also to the woman I sat near on the plane who was at least a foot shorter than me and I'm only 5'1" with shoes on.

08.03.2026 19:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm here, I've had a shower and some Ramen so now it's time to sleep ๐Ÿ˜ด

08.03.2026 10:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I made it. I'm on the plane to Japan. ๐Ÿ˜ฎโ€๐Ÿ’จ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Yes I ran through the Atlanta airport looking like this

07.03.2026 15:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

LOL attempt 2 is now also delayed on the tarmac such that I will again likely miss my connecting flight but this time I will be stuck in Atlanta.

I got up at 3am for this ๐Ÿ˜ญ

07.03.2026 12:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thanks! I'm headed there for work but I do love my work so it should still be somewhat enjoyable!

07.03.2026 09:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes ๐Ÿ˜

07.03.2026 01:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

...I'm just going to be very sleepy when I try to start work Monday!

07.03.2026 00:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks! I'm sure I will eventually...

07.03.2026 00:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm supposed to be on a plane to Japan right now ... Alas ... I am not. My advice would be don't try to fly on American Airlines to Japan.

Rebooked on Delta for tomorrow....please wish me luck.

07.03.2026 00:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

move slow and repair things

06.03.2026 12:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 3756 ๐Ÿ” 1215 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is what it looks like when my dog fires YOU

05.03.2026 20:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ladies and gentlemen, i am so pleased to introduce the next secretary of homeland security

05.03.2026 19:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 267 ๐Ÿ” 63 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

yeeeeeeeeessssss!

05.03.2026 19:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hahahahahaHAHAHAHAHAAAAAAAAA

05.03.2026 19:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 82 ๐Ÿ” 14 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
LIVE AT MAGI QUEST IN GURNEE IL!! - 8/18/23 Great Wolf Lodge Visit
LIVE AT MAGI QUEST IN GURNEE IL!! - 8/18/23 Great Wolf Lodge Visit YouTube video by TheLuigiReactor

So it was about 10 years ago that I was installing the last immersive game I was director on....tomorrow I go on the first install trip for an immersive game...so out of nostalgia. Here is a guy livestreaming playing that previous game I was engineering director on! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdtl...

05.03.2026 19:27 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

ๆ˜Žๆ—ฅใฏๆฑไบฌใซ่กŒใใพใ™ ๐Ÿ˜ฑ

05.03.2026 19:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

uh, so this might be a good moment to snap up a deal on a used EV while you can

05.03.2026 16:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 450 ๐Ÿ” 72 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Just assume everything you type into Chat GPT goes straight into the US government databases.

Note this is also true for EVERYTHING you post online here and elsewhere too.

05.03.2026 16:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I started performing with a puppetry company around age 5 and continued performing with them up through high school.

(It's maybe less surprising when you learn that it was my Mother's company)

05.03.2026 04:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

In high school, boyfriend and I decided to go out in the woods at sunset for a romantic picnic off trail. We only brought candles, no flashlights...we got super lost, got scraped up by brambles & poison ivy & were lucky we didn't start a forest fire or run into some animal trying to find our way out

05.03.2026 04:49 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

look I'm not asking for them to have a full-on redemption arc, I'm just asking them to stay in bed instead of bombing anyone else

it is remarkably easy to do

i have managed to go over 17,000 consecutive days without bombing anyone

05.03.2026 04:25 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0