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Ioana Patringenaru

@ioanapatrin

PR pro at UC San Diego. Recovering reporter. As old as Microsoft. Books and comics geek. Robotics/AI/cybersecurity/civil engineering You might want to mute me during San Diego Comic-Con she/her

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Yes! I'm glad he gets to do comedy!

11.03.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Went to grad school at Berkeley so I totally understand!

11.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

IT'S TOO SOON!
She's a sophomore, but we're trying to figure out if she needs to take community college classes next year. (The answer right now seems to be no.)

11.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yes please! :)
I know, the housing prices are horrendous right now

11.03.2026 16:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Gah, I was stuck in a college prep zoom for my 16 yo

11.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

That is awful! I hope there are some consequences for the guy. And take care of yourself!

11.03.2026 16:31 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Hey I've seen it!

10.03.2026 16:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Preview
β€˜Dark, like our future’: Iranians describe scenes of catastrophe after Tehran’s oil depots bombed Residents report terror of smoke-filled city, from potentially toxic rain, air and water to food scarcity and difficulty of escape

β€œEven masks are becoming difficult to find. This is a huge mistake. I ask those who have the ability, especially foreign media, to reflect on this situation. What are people supposed to do under these conditions? This is truly a crime against humanity.”

09.03.2026 02:41 πŸ‘ 335 πŸ” 141 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 6

Cory Doctorow is brilliant! Fingers crossed he comes to San Diego for a book tour or for comic-con.

09.03.2026 19:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is the worst

09.03.2026 18:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Exactly! What the hell?!?

09.03.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ‘‡

09.03.2026 17:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Of course both opera and ballet are expensive to put on, so the tickets are expensive, so less of an audience.
But given everything that is happening with streaming, you can definitely argue The Movies are going that way too...

06.03.2026 22:32 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I had it like 12 years ago. Two weeks of pure misery, where I felt like a Victorian heroine. And then two weeks of being out of breath going up the stairs. I want to say I was back to normal after 5-6 weeks?

06.03.2026 22:29 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Bahahahaha
What is Timothee on about? I was listening to opera in my car with my 16 yo yesterday. Sigh

06.03.2026 22:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Eeek

06.03.2026 22:22 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know!

06.03.2026 17:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh good!
I get it once every blue moon. But also since English is my third language, it's fair?

06.03.2026 17:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Siiiiigh
Do you get "your English is so good!"

06.03.2026 17:18 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I mean the difference between classified and certificated has been around for decades. Was an issue when I covered schools 25 years ago.

05.03.2026 18:05 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It is so awful! Definitely shades of the discourse after 9/11 and so much ignorance. Hope you stay safe! (Also hope that being in a university community does give you some buffer.)

05.03.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! I've been pretty careful, so I'm hopeful it will

04.03.2026 19:34 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'll try to make it!
(Busted my ankle a couple of weeks ago, and still hobbling...)

04.03.2026 19:28 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

We also have an insane parking lot at one of our Trader Joe's here in San Diego! A U-Haul got stuck on one of the height limit signs a few years ago. In the olden days, there was an FB group where people could vent about how insane it was.

02.03.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I hope they're safe Niema! Thinking of you!

02.03.2026 17:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Did they report what his pension will be? Because it's probably quite a bit.

28.02.2026 00:52 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

What's that Sting song: sell all the stock and spend all the money?

27.02.2026 17:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
26.02.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Spanish guy living in France or vice versa?

26.02.2026 17:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Blackberries, if you can grow them

25.02.2026 17:34 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0