2026-10-25T22:50:18Z https://nostr.now Brian :cupofcoffee: :rss: https://nostr.now/npub1a3g2myrhpgqru20l95ds26cahpayd0t05d98whtuk9amc25e8exss9e095 https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/108/563/756/443/615/745/original/6ac6ee7401a141a8.jpg https://cdn.fosstodon.org/accounts/avatars/108/563/756/443/615/745/original/6ac6ee7401a141a8.jpg https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx3vljplwmtznnlw7z7g4f899wmys7zxch9v89frcw5u68w2xn0fczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly65vfc50 I&#39;ve been watching a lot of James Gurney technique lately and I&#39;m pretty happy with this little painting today. <br/><br/>#watercolor #mastoart #painting<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/531/906/736/674/426/original/0bf94e656af37cfb.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-30T21:10:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstsruns7xdr77dmv08k7purztcd7h24ejgumz02qde6wlz25demvczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6lvsjxz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstlz8w7wfayxlke6c6mxg4t2n9zqwn227z9huajy9crlcn2n6fynst6kx45'>nevent1q…kx45</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And now I have a reputation for exceptional coffee in the school. 2026-10-30T12:33:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstlz8w7wfayxlke6c6mxg4t2n9zqwn227z9huajy9crlcn2n6fynszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6kp3fpa I&#39;m the person in the department who makes coffee just because I&#39;m here first in the morning. I found out today that a colleague has been bragging about how good our coffee is to the office, so they wanted to know what I do differently. Is it beans? Is it a press?<br/><br/>We use pre-ground, huge bin Folgers in a regular automatic pot. My secret?<br/><br/>I put an extra scoop of grounds in. When I started, they had some weak coffee. When I took over, I secretly made it stronger. 2026-10-30T12:33:33Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfff7c0cm8258a59dyxtr4sed2wyvzfv6r6gvfe7t9t9g0tr0asxszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6957e8r I&#39;m going to celebrate all hallow&#39;s eve by buying some new paint brushes. 2026-10-30T11:31:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0yl3krpuc43ard70wkj4mfgmsf2qd4uhr3x4gre0pece4v936z3szyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly624jdt7 Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chem is doing some notes summarizing the periodic properties we investigated this week.<br/><br/>Web dev will keep playing with CSS transitions and wrap up work from this week.<br/><br/>AP chem is working more on electron configuration and layering quantum numbers on to their models to describe electron position in the atom.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-30T10:55:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswe0wnyjus02pwl6ecal43rh7782upl6zsshntdgztdsl8jhuns4qzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly66jty2w In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdrsk3n7rt9jstxzn9g809jetp8nj2zy6fqe87ywccvg7aged4gzc0wfj78'>nevent1q…fj78</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>My perspective is that liquid water seems to be SUPER rare in the universe and that I&#39;m very glad we have some here. 2026-10-29T18:47:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg7xtdxj2kvegyxjjyyghnxterp5m3fu3slxz69yj8psz39rv3j4qzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly64d4hlt We were doing electron configuration today in AP Chem and one student finished and gave a deep sigh and said, &#34;This is the best thing I have ever learned.&#34;<br/><br/>💯 agree. I could write configs all day. 2026-10-29T18:41:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0wjfg7nj7l3zmt77636e4232pwrkd9mdueesuhgcm5jpey87kzxczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly67gwrgs This is so, so good and so much more than a durability test. <br/><br/>Trump Phone Durability Test - Its worse than we thought...<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O-vCJW1b8g">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5O-vCJW1b8g</a> 2026-10-29T15:57:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsy0l4yfh8rlvphclfy9pfnsl25wnh97azuwwsp8ys9msz58jz0rxqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly673uvtj Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>I&#39;m feeling off this morning. Not sure why.<br/><br/>First year chem is finishing their periodic trends investigations and wrapping up other work from this week. Tomorrow, we&#39;ll summarize those trends and do some skill practice.<br/><br/>Web dev is starting CSS transitions and animations. Should be fun.<br/><br/>AP Chem is doing modern atomic theory with electron configurations. We&#39;ll do some notes and practice with whiteboards.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-29T10:20:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs906su9qnup8m77u3q5duyhdmxuna9mvxp7u6ke9vh0j0th2hgnfszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6nhjwjd In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsvlvzufelq0drtuflnefl6u7u2s5m4j3t62uhmrymhshp8ffdyqzcwpw0u3'>nevent1q…w0u3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>thank you 🙂 2026-10-29T00:01:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvnxyel0p63s0gl0psvw867n9sj362tk4fqdlpcjsmguqku0t0khszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6wlzsy6 The house across the street had some cool sun this evening. <br/><br/>I still feel clumsy and I know I can improve shadows in particular. But I&#39;m happier with this painting than I&#39;ve been with others lately. <br/><br/>#watercolor #painting #mastoart<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/521/189/438/447/939/original/9d2179777f8b6b22.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-28T23:45:04Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswst32ayeu0tfrd298knudh0xpgfxkw6l0hznp7tcm078t5sp49pqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly660k8de I still have that &#34;authorized AI assistant&#34; comment in my blog inbox, waiting for some kind of fate.<br/><br/>I think it was <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub19tqfkvkay9777g68ewfw39pqgwekfdq9mskj389k03ucqhrszrrsx2sh9h" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Alan is @cogdog 🇨🇦</span> (<span class="italic">npub19tq…sh9h</span>)</a></span> who re-wrote the comment, disparaging the author and keeping the link to their account active? I may do that. 2026-10-28T21:09:03Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrvyq2udnucnvxl5g9q0vmyw6h4edfj3jd5wus72r4rt3wuhcsmlqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6vlyjky My web dev students decided they want to do animations and transitions tomorrow, so I made a _really_ stupid example we&#39;ll make together.<br/><br/>This combines transition state pseudo selectors (hover, etc) along with arbitrary animations done with keyframes. I&#39;ll provide them the source CSS for the smile and then we&#39;ll write keyframes together to make the animation.<br/><br/>#teaching<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/520/450/797/031/871/original/9912770db34d8240.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-10-28T20:38:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8qjh0r0t4jrrmr6856esq9pp5rmvpmtlfu6keu8lscddzngy787gzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6uyf0f2 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyxswm8jjf7eepnvf96m9fqg3u8y86x4t25d3968cqme975jjt65svke92l'>nevent1q…e92l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/518/228/730/138/897/original/d3bb72564abc5910.png"> <br/> 2026-10-28T11:11:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxmj4j27j5vt380eh8m53ezfckwwgjvd3zdh6rw5pa8337n3jlx4qzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly673l8cp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd6jscde5x505zw4z5kd5lvsnujxnjd2ekzss7736ne7dq5xfy67c7dt7sm'>nevent1q…t7sm</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is begging for some kind of meme text. 2026-10-28T10:48:09Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspg4cp46vl96aswywzhp9hsw2uur0f2szscky8sa4eaad8gjfjypszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly65yayqm Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chem is going to sketch a model of the atom to use as a particle reference. I&#39;m thinking next year, we need to do atoms before the periodic table. Live and learn. Then they&#39;ll look at ionization energy trends.<br/><br/>Web dev is finishing their book/movie covers (<a href="https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/10/code-book-cover">https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/10/code-book-cover</a>) and voting on typography or animations next. <br/><br/>AP Chem is taking notes on electron configuration and maybe some on wave/particle behavior.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-28T10:46:42Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2njld7r2etv5lfdxretsgckghk0j0fgruy6s7vjpynfmwkrm0quczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly63hph8q Every time we get to the time where I can do some stuff I want to do I&#39;m really, really tired from doing the things I have to do just to get to that time. 2026-10-27T23:34:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqstj8ucrcmvvffaxn8s8j9ek5059r0uckx4hanwkcfmncrn28gggsczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly656jqmp In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsq3vjr4zchjakdnwarq0h42hhjgu3ffh7fns5nwes0kts2unvwtwca92scz'>nevent1q…2scz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;m also trying to be looser in my interpretation rather than mimicking a photo realistically. I get too caught up in making it perfect rather than making it interesting and balanced. 2026-10-27T21:20:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq3vjr4zchjakdnwarq0h42hhjgu3ffh7fns5nwes0kts2unvwtwczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6kujmtr Trying a new method tonight. I&#39;ve been watching James Gurney gouache videos and he usually has a warm underpainting. This is just a warm watercolor wash on top of a sketch of the new house. I&#39;m going to do gouache tonight and try to make it more dynamic by building up light rather than trying to preserve it with watercolor. We&#39;ll see how it goes.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/514/958/637/667/099/original/2035b3f4e4f6d6c7.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-27T21:19:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvn6jrrrj6wdee766pfqjvgjj62q0eekphnsar3xlcclyw24rft9szyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6mv5q2a My students are making book covers out of HTML and CSS to work on positioning elements. I took some time to do the same assignment myself to make sure that I still could.<br/><br/><a href="https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/10/code-book-cover">https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/10/code-book-cover</a><br/><br/>#blog #webdev 2026-10-27T19:12:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq9ewh0d9cugf48pxk55qxeprezrfdhgvyldlr95jwhurzwfafzjqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6aeamlk My blog got a comment from &#34;I&#39;m an AI Agent authorized by ___ ____&#34;<br/><br/>🤮 2026-10-27T16:31:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8kl5pf7es56jwzrm636cjvvu657lelu2vhz9slvvh4c9ajpjl7lszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6lzd69a In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsphyfhfzelkf249dam3are3zwp2apkvzvs5n26u2ungy7wg9pdvlc9d66k3'>nevent1q…66k3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Agreed. A pair of helping hands to hold all the tiny things.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.harborfreight.com/helping-hands-60501.html">https://www.harborfreight.com/helping-hands-60501.html</a> 2026-10-27T14:26:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgn8e9t35guvx75n8f2ar0fyv9law5fglejk8v6l780jtapp065agzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6kd3m8x Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>I&#39;m still feeling quite tired. Not sure what&#39;s going on.<br/><br/>First year chem is doing some modeling of atomic radius and electronegativity to identify patterns on the periodic table.<br/><br/>Web dev is working on their book/movie poster in HTML and CSS to practice box model positioning.<br/><br/>AP Chem is doing flame test labs today to connect what they see to the Bohr model of the atom empirically.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-27T10:18:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs976qfs68xst8kuae9m9h98efcjwnyua63vdxcu6x8esu7l2prtkgzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6wvzyty I took some time to work on a small creative coding task I gave my students today. It&#39;s been a while since I&#39;ve done any creative work with code.<br/><br/>Not quite finished yet, but I&#39;m happy with my little animation effect.<br/><br/>#code #webdev<br/><video controls width="100%" class="max-h-[90vh] bg-neutral-300 dark:bg-zinc-700"><source src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/508/947/891/545/712/original/de72f4e8c8975dd3.mp4"></video><br/> 2026-10-26T19:52:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8tvwmnem86y360ltgk8e9fdh03jp3zeut0rd7gpkvfs6mlk2a0rczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6fq37e4 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdj738pw4fz0z08nc8nnsfx9rvha4c295qc6kaxe5e0u07txc4k9cm8u7em'>nevent1q…u7em</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>And that sucks.<br/><br/>We&#39;re doing atomic structure now which has some really cool empirical science. But it isn&#39;t much of the content overall. I need to cut some of the extra reinforcement material I was going to do and focus a little more on things like electron configuration and describing atoms rather than _why_ we know this stuff.<br/><br/>Oh well. Live and learn.<br/><br/>#teaching 2026-10-26T18:52:16Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdj738pw4fz0z08nc8nnsfx9rvha4c295qc6kaxe5e0u07txc4k9czyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6f4v4ev One thing I&#39;m struggling with this year is my decision to teach an actual College Board AP © Chemistry class. I used to teach this class and spend time on complex topics because they&#39;re _cool_. This year, I feel the pressure of the test in May.<br/><br/>My class is also very different from last year. They&#39;re not really go-getters to dig into content, so I think I have to back off on some things and focus on the test material this year to get them through it. 2026-10-26T18:51:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv75uduykfku54cch8stm5trg6ghaf60gt6uvpst7k6lln7tkn6xqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6a52mqg I don&#39;t know if my brain is cut out for teaching three different classes in the same year anymore. 2026-10-26T18:47:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsps227xsamly9j3w0tnjr4vz2fpjwcpugkl4clryl68pc3lve4gtqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6shy9ck In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstqfukr8tqhgpu26pdut946lhf08rvrycdsxvqq40yxwvkqn4vcdgtyxatj'>nevent1q…xatj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>that&#39;s good - must&#39;ve been someone else in my circle lately.<br/><br/>My Saturday was like that...took me a really long time to get moving that day. 2026-10-26T14:43:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrv5uya3jmlkpnkpqtprkdmyf3vcg0az9zjhcwr5dcpc058qwlhhszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly64tll6t In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0grpfd8c329jjdxxtw4cq5h7ylf696dp2lfujf9mpla57a0dkmgqrs55dn'>nevent1q…55dn</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>...didn&#39;t you just have surgery? I think that qualifies... 2026-10-26T14:37:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0qfguhgk0x8uljrde03f0ngd8vkg5wc0ewmtvesxyvzsthgh9xrgzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6zu58ch Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chem is getting some intro notes on the structure of the periodic table. They&#39;ll color code and label their copy up.<br/><br/>Web dev is doing a code-along where we position elements on the page with all the different position properties as an interactive example.<br/><br/>AP Chem is starting atomic structure with empirical data. We&#39;ll do some notes and prep a lab.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-26T10:58:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd838dqfq5ezw8kwcmy8epm70m79p0wnd8074shaqx60xnlxv5emqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6yafvks This painting has too much green. A green house on a green background doesn&#39;t have enough contrast. I think I need to make the background trees much more yellow and then use shadow on the house to make it look not just flat. <br/><br/>I also have my light direction wrong, which is throwing it off. <br/><br/>#painting #watercolor<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/503/457/301/584/168/original/25e7cc4c9f464d8d.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/503/457/946/546/876/original/098f557c7009b3af.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-25T20:35:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfxazj708rk4h4ddzprg78m6wf2hhcx0scsu2e8wcrc9ar0ufynnczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6vywu89 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2v2p3zukk8zs65xnmfedg5a55g38m8ytpx6lg035j5a5ejhkzhnc00qmc3'>nevent1q…qmc3</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>yeah, looking at the codepen helped, too. I&#39;ll play more tonight after kids are in bed. 2026-10-24T18:55:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszjlw527d99pzqjm6ddjh7dp4es39e0y0c9x046yywcpgs80d7vvszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly66was8y In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs0rps9mtw547ys8j79t0tg0nqnkxm8jyng097kgc5jjh3puztz7hcnaj0cu'>nevent1q…j0cu</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this may be a dumb question, but I tried it a little last night and couldn&#39;t figure out a basic example. What should the outermost wrapper be? audio-blam? I think I&#39;m not quite wrapping my head around how to set up a first sample even after looking through your examples. 2026-10-24T16:31:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsgjec6vun3hvmgxnpqk6fhyh7y8dkwff095d9mkeqqmcnpwdlsztgzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly62m5gtx I remember reading The Giver in 7th grade. My second daughter is now reading it for school, so I decided to pick it up again.<br/><br/>Damn, this book is _dark_. 2026-10-24T12:59:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0qnqpejpj6tlmq863kdw9ugdvvv0ytruvnug4tcahl8ezx878y4szyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6fvpxc4 Some first passes at the house painting. My colors and values felt off with the first thumbnails, so I went for a simple black value study and I think it&#39;s closer to what I need. <br/><br/>#watercolor #sketch<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/491/616/746/588/562/original/fcce8e8df5bb050f.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/491/617/778/844/721/original/81a2b62536477044.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-23T18:23:47Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsr8mgtzwsuha8xc5f9j29jqw9mq0fte486zwvkdl9ul0c23wg8myczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6eg29c8 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswvqn575yh9dctfguljnspdn4hqcr2fg2rky8plya4jg54jy6caysz52h9w'>nevent1q…2h9w</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>endorsed 😅<br/><br/>I haven&#39;t had a chance to actually play with it yet but all of these demos are just blowing my mind. 2026-10-23T15:52:21Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszdj5wwdvg2hzz7djwvhdsvku0dnvw8w9g0p0kmcnqn2ey4qn4r4gzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly64nd36r In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsd73zg3g846mll7vsks30vhhhwu27slnv2pqcp5atamh43645f4rc9juc5r'>nevent1q…uc5r</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this is just frickin wizardry. 2026-10-23T15:32:28Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq3lrctkaumtzx0e9qvf8wydaxw9j6x8dtata3yl646p7ye6yrr8qzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6v6867a Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>11 hours later, we&#39;re already back for another day. No first year chemistry today because of the half day.<br/><br/>Web dev are doing a little quiz. They get a simple HTML template and then have to accumulate 10 points worth of CSS additions. Changes range from simple background or text color changes to applying some box model principles to elements.<br/><br/>AP Chem is finishing test corrections on their last test.<br/><br/>#teaching #webdev #chemistry :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-23T11:29:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs86wys5umqvx2vz0gwn8xp33r5nxdwmpezpzygrkg5fz48rd96tygzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6qunexv Gaahahh I just remembered I need to write a quiz for the web dev class tomorrow... 2026-10-22T22:35:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsppw5tf9y5xjyp5lapw55wc2gl7us3xqg5jhg6hzvkweqpdnx6qnczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly65c0uz7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdd68ugd0m39h6znufq463jtk8takshuse7uhvc6efcg0gcp9d3wg6qzja4'>nevent1q…zja4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The bottom left one might be closest to what she asked for, but the proportions are off. I&#39;ll have to go and look at the house to do it more accurately. It&#39;s got potential for some cool cast shadows if I can get there at the right time of day. 2026-10-22T22:21:50Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdd68ugd0m39h6znufq463jtk8takshuse7uhvc6efcg0gcp9d3wgzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly65e5gcu My mother in law has asked me to paint a picture of their new house so she can use it for her Christmas card print this year. The house is so big, I&#39;m trying to decide how to approach it from the angle she asked for.<br/><br/>#sketch<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/486/887/757/344/558/original/7a9c3e117b1a348e.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-22T22:20:44Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9ygm45jsy4u858a5rklwhzu5kcdlljcz2c6zsjnv3l6dlyaes4wqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6rv0mz8 So my spreadsheet yesterday is getting thinner as I add scripts to wrangle data manipulation rather than functions.<br/><br/>I am now writing a stats object to do correlations. Send help. 2026-10-22T17:03:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0anvecyvgttwkedkc4t0s0u960eqtucn9zhfr660ld3k2le22e6szyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6prytjc Pass the training course assessment with 100%, still need to watch 30 minutes of video. 2026-10-22T16:15:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyx5udptdjlaxkevg5774qdjqwl3hysk3h8zwxslvq0w3mx3wx7aczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6wjteqq Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>We have a half day today to allow for another round of conferences from 11:30 - 7:30 this afternoon/evening, so it&#39;s only chemistry this morning.<br/><br/>First year chem is starting to explore the periodic table as a structure. They&#39;ll use some guided questions to work through www.ptable.com and start identifying things like element families, metal/metalloid/nonmetals, and some electron structure big ideas.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-22T10:28:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsf28dn75p54flahnvf4ps0d6x7usj02am5lnl723k7k76dx2z2jfszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6p6snkh TONS of families tonight. I don&#39;t normally hit double digits, but tonight I did pretty quickly. Everything was positive. Some talk of how to bounce back from a failed test (the first for that student _ever_). <br/><br/>I got some work done - copies for the next month are submitted and I&#39;m getting materials prepped for the AP chem atomic structure unit.<br/><br/>Early bedtime tonight to do it all again tomorrow. 2026-10-21T22:58:57Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsvg7wj6r6s2xsy9hl5mz6j3d8wfeta6v9ex8aeh8cazxsk40ywr3gzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6ykeqsa I have an old CSS Tricks article I&#39;m planning on having #webdev students read on typography next week. Any other good sites/resources or articles on choosing and pairing typefaces for projects?<br/><br/>#askfedi 2026-10-21T20:06:36Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0sve0n000hzxsghvpa5nsstxcmfuv7dc0yj0k0m6jfep6laqfm9gzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6svxnjj I have an old Mozilla account...I&#39;m trying to decide if I want to sign into it. I use Vivaldi everywhere else, so I don&#39;t think signing in brings me any benefit. 2026-10-21T19:56:08Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9c2pyazgemc2tm76wp5pjxhkhh5q0tcj8jcwf4p6kk6mdm8wxx2szyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6celaya Turns out Firefox still supports old MacOS versions. So, I&#39;m spending some time setting the browser up this afternoon while I wait for parents to come to conferences. 2026-10-21T19:53:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw202kgvmn3fmjjzmcjsz24dx8pfhn06rr3d74c069gzff997h5nqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6s68k3z I did that thing where you start a simple spreadsheet to analyze some data and it turns into a cursed collection of complicated nested if() formulas and functions.<br/><br/>I might quit while I&#39;m ahead and write a script to do the analysis all at once and dump results into a sheet. 2026-10-21T13:22:46Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz0kc5465g3xyxjm8edkjn3wq9amvfusz7s7kltk2szmrq02p2mjszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly63fx25x I only have one PHP thing running and it&#39;s behind the firewall at school, so I&#39;m planning on patching it later this afternoon/evening in between conferences with parents. <br/><br/>I don&#39;t envy out IT director today though because our school&#39;s public site is WordPress. 2026-10-21T11:20:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0xy7t52jllvzxlgj707vgu5qs24da5dhau2r32gfx0hyk3x6z6hszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6re8fyk Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>We&#39;re giving the SAT this morning, so no first year chemistry today.<br/><br/>Web dev students are still working on the box model and manipulating content box sizes with box-sizing, padding, and margin properties.<br/><br/>AP chem took their test yesterday, so we&#39;ll go over that.<br/><br/>We also start two days of parent-teacher conferences. They&#39;re always good, but these are loooong days.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-21T10:38:02Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsv4vu779dra63u47dczvxfhppguamjkymr8ggd59n52qjax9984cszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly670kvpw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstpclvczarva2tj89mqul5m9ns87qgaj7my4lhlxsjq7pmw28d95g8qy4hz'>nevent1q…y4hz</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>this is amazing. Thank you! 2026-10-21T00:14:05Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdqnskua8g7wljdhqa8rsnvswl94gxgqe7mf03337fyevuyq9jykszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6c5xdkn I&#39;m in 5 paragraph writing hell right now. My fifth grader and a well formed complete paragraph that was marked down because it wasn&#39;t 5 sentences. <br/><br/>This is why kids hate writing.<br/><br/>This is the dark side of being a teacher. 2026-10-21T00:06:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrnjm2je6swhl4jj65txcjpkgkkfnk25q44czpr8tx4nmj4zlfyyczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6h4tn4l Is there an ethical Duolingo? My daughter is taking French and my memory of French from 7th to 11yh grade is rusty. 2026-10-20T23:23:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxwc8dh0g5xarmu7hwt3vkagda6jmwnakk08fh7ffz7g3j9snsvfczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly67khd6y After a very busy morning, my brain has kind of deadlocked itself and I&#39;m not sure what I need to do next. 2026-10-20T15:25:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyh5v075hujs8ptkvyt0rkvt9qm2z3uuta5xa6c8x9y3eyyu42s8szyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6pt7hht My goal today is to figure out why I can&#39;t change the speed of a video element in a training module platform for work. I used to be able to through the JS console, but it&#39;s not working anymore.<br/><br/>My guess is that there&#39;s an event listener reverting any change, so I&#39;ll do some debugging to see if that works. Other than that, I may need to do some searching. The time spent figuring this out will still be less than the time it takes to listen to videos and answer questions. 2026-10-20T11:33:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8mhcyzvaf3chq7v5t3skjtz03622d3u4ymqyzptpkgw3nmy8qn6qzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6ydd0cx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp8372f9cladh6824232xzru70px5uj4la9wgnh6v2rwe6r8hepagsxu4pv'>nevent1q…u4pv</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I worked with a guy once who did IT/network stuff for a mid-sized conference held in Detroit at the Cobo center. He would regularly walk 18-20 miles each day for those four days just back and forth across that building. It was nuts. 2026-10-20T10:54:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9x94np3kdr08z873k50pslhdpkqfj8x0d7fp2y7ek5ftvv59fgwczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6tehf86 Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chemistry&#39;s test went quite well yesterday - students will be pleased at progress from unit 1. We&#39;ll do a little periodic table investigation today to lead into the new unit using ptable.com<br/><br/>Web dev are working with more box model tasks. I provide incomplete code and they modify to fit a brief.<br/><br/>AP chem are taking their first test. It will probably be rough on many who haven&#39;t quite taken the class seriously yet.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-20T10:39:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsghqw3jcymu0hg7vn28gafajcajqa54sjw0p2874kql970qws8j8czyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6fh6mjp &#34;I&#39;m pretty sure it&#39;s real, it&#39;s just stupid.&#34;<br/><br/>Video analysis and modeling Tesla&#39;s latest dumb video by [@rhettallain](<a href="https://mastodon.social/@rhettallain">https://mastodon.social/@rhettallain</a> ) <br/><br/>I Did a Video Analysis of the Tesla Roadster&#39;s Kickflip - and so can you<br/><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KkjV0uV_Qo">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0KkjV0uV_Qo</a> 2026-10-20T01:25:20Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw9gzdurptzu2hcml0ypv7pxnregl6wfv6swedhng8r0gx79c6jxqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6vtl729 I found a small display bug in my student skills dashboard and was able to fix it by sorting a little smarter. That felt good to knock out quickly tonight. 2026-10-19T23:45:12Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqst7l7hv59r982cfxvsnrqfmyglgef0kll7lmlwps89gyderysy59szyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6fd0nvj Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chem is taking their test on chemical reactions with some stoichiometry thrown in for good measure.<br/><br/>Web dev are working with simple box model manipulations. This is proving to be the first real challenging task for many in the class.<br/><br/>AP Chem are reviewing for their test on stoichiometry and reactions tomorrow.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-19T10:40:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszzxtfeacnyn9slah9rphrmnlnem9zde2c7mf62qmd4yugzn8g7jszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly69g72y0 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrmg96rhexevyypzqpqjujuqhwulg9m3r50ks70g0fyf5sh85tzseq6h80'>nevent1q…6h80</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I didn&#39;t love the first book, but the second and third were both improvements. I think I would like the first better a second time around. 2026-10-19T01:35:32Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsq2l4vrnkvsp7gtr9vq9vw7yfwtrw9w40yauqy8faw2gzks69kanszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly63aa8yq Anyone have tips on how much water to use with gouache? I was happy with my first painting yesterday, but I can&#39;t find much on water-paint ratio in this medium.<br/><br/>#askfedi #gouache #painting #mastoart 2026-10-18T21:12:49Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfaznssm58c078yfwakhh72x7gn0twewl7auap9hn9x8mt3z0dqwczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6z8kxwk I tried gouache for the first time tonight. This is a scene from our trip to Zion.<br/><br/>#painting #gouache #mastoart #sketch<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/459/004/662/945/059/original/90ec53509333bffe.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-18T00:10:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsdjdp9qg78sju406s7keuyy8yvkal3xedmnzf76khr2599vl6wh0gzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6glk3xn About once each year, my wife and I really want to watch a football game. We don&#39;t have an UHF antenna for over-the-air broadcasts, so I&#39;m going to do a 10 day free trial of YouTube TV to make it happen tonight. 2026-10-17T22:01:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsrnjk9x75ty8q8c3tdnyy0p6rq03g9xa4mtee79k7xhfagzf3nekczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6fud406 Peak insanity is going to Costco on a Saturday morning for just two things. 2026-10-17T16:41:37Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyx7su25pyh8lpxntu6c8lhujpkwpfk335ljsjf5jyqw4jfwrp59szyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly67l6fjf Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chem is reviewing for their reactions test on Monday.<br/><br/>Web dev is doing some box model exercises. I need to come up with some ways to get them to put more skills into practice. I think these assignments are a little too small.<br/><br/>AP Chem is finishing titration analysis and prepping for a test next week.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-16T10:55:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsty5407dqhlktmlncpjy8z7yjy6vzgj2yq553kkgdrr4mqlpe6faqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly66g3dll We have a huge weather shift happening today, so I&#39;m blaming that. 2026-10-16T09:11:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszanmr5ydxwn8tal6juj85dkxsx9wrkakv8hqx3vs9rxzaj5mq0zczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6r4ddtg Went to bed early last night with a headache. Woke up early this morning with the same headache. <br/><br/>Today should be fun. 2026-10-16T09:10:22Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszuvk37zegcqvdet0w4c4eyqzku0ur0yzk7fu4zyp5hyhew9qjjkszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly67w2a49 Also me looking at my lab this afternoon.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/446/468/239/928/769/original/a3c368e54c981fa0.png"> <br/> 2026-10-15T19:02:38Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs82359f9gfpe2d4cv3c6jnta47e3dx0fv7smma5hmw2ya759awxmczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6wd8plx In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz6e3tvlhplf3ts2f2g5fs55pm9utmgug7g20ytyc9c86eskyh2pctwjnct'>nevent1q…jnct</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I ended up adjusting my AP Chemistry class. Instead of plowing through redox, I&#39;m going to push it to later in the year. We did a simple acid/base titration today to practice lab skills, precision, and measurement. We&#39;ll analyze and report out tomorrow before reviewing for a test next week.<br/><br/>My plan is to go back and do atoms from the ground up to build context for electron transfers in reactions. I think that&#39;ll help redox click in more later in the year. 2026-10-15T18:57:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9t9k6gmf6u73pdfsctxre32cnr456dne39l8t6vsj6el3zuzvg6qzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6m3uk5u My brain is tired. 2026-10-15T18:46:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswcqq26dv73tzfjd3luqvrfpzstyea8wxnhc9cykhnqf3lw953f2gzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6yd3ypf I forgot to brush my teeth this morning and everything is terrible.<br/><br/>I need to keep spare stuff in my classroom for this exact situation. 2026-10-15T12:22:17Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsz6e3tvlhplf3ts2f2g5fs55pm9utmgug7g20ytyc9c86eskyh2pczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6grfmet Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chem are finishing their chemical reactions unit with a mini lab and some individual review. They&#39;ll test early next week.<br/><br/>Web dev are working on CSS selectors and when to use which type. I need to do better here to push them along through the slog. Lots of sloppy work right now.<br/><br/>AP Chem are struggling with intrinsic motivation. We&#39;re balancing redox, hopefully a lab tomorrow.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-15T11:08:51Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd3z0kw2pz7lzjhk6hj8k4re57a88e3e0htyrd0c49qcdcxl3zwlgzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6pjcx3k I really like writing these travel diaries. Here&#39;s a long post - with pictures - of our trip to Colorado, Utah, and Arizona.<br/><br/><a href="https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/10/colorado-arizona-and-utah">https://ohheybrian.com/blog/2026/10/colorado-arizona-and-utah</a><br/><br/>#blog #travel 2026-10-14T23:43:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsylgkr3r7t6qy4jp4ypkxagsnu7h43xe8f7ma7tarauntwlyupd7szyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6eykylq Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>First year chem is looking at single and double replacement reactions in simple mini labs. We&#39;re also specifying indicators of chemical change.<br/><br/>Web dev will start the box model and the difference between block and inline styles.<br/><br/>AP Chem is learning how to balance redox reactions in acid and prepping for a titration tomorrow.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-14T13:40:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs8ngpgr8d0fyssg445fupwyn44avlwsdm6awy5euwlf0rvxql8efczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly657wzcm I wanted to paint tonight, but I&#39;m not really thrilled with either. I&#39;m chalking it up to being really, really tired. <br/><br/>#watercolor #sketch #mastoart<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/436/420/215/477/535/original/97209693c58c1a43.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/436/420/420/562/869/original/16f96fb134c95158.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-14T00:27:15Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw3nvx8xsjhq62zkkts3j0t3k5ecdfdhc9569say46edkhsl70qdgzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6qr9qww AP Chemistry wasn&#39;t so great. I need to hone in and finish reactions and then go back and do some atomic structure basics with them.<br/><br/>We&#39;re doing redox this week with a titration and then we&#39;ll move into some other material. I&#39;m tired of stoichiometry for now. 2026-10-13T15:44:43Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp3j7jpufgqcc8lr7ypaefx8lsmp8sz2jw4vugnsuxdgprr2m7klqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly68znqus All of my first year chemistry classes made good progress last week while I was out, which is a big relief. <br/><br/>Web dev struggled, so we&#39;re going to do a code-along today to model different kinds of CSS selectors (descendants, siblings, etc) so they have good examples in their hands. I&#39;ll push the box model to next week.<br/><br/>The hard thing about the class so far is reading technical writing. I have full examples w/ narrative, but they struggle with sustained technical reading. 2026-10-13T15:43:55Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsw0p9m79dncxpwk74sux228ladmj4wh7mfr9nlmdsglkgv8t0nzlszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6g7ldzq Today in the classroom:<br/><br/>I&#39;m back from the trip out west. I&#39;ll check in with each class and decide where to hop in to fill gaps from while I was out.<br/><br/>Chem is working on identifying reactions. I&#39;ll do the whoosh bottle to demo combustion. They&#39;ll finish up a simple compound research project they started yesterday.<br/><br/>Web dev is working on CSS selectors and trying to understand the box model.<br/><br/>AP Chem is finishing up stoichiometry and moving into redox.<br/><br/>#teaching #chemistry #webdev :cupofcoffee: 2026-10-13T11:10:26Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd8chns9g2j9skd4jjpuwv7xdcemnlavsuy3auk34d6xurct89xwgzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly67mvg7v In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs2kqxhftxtl8ze2gf6gsxg2hlr4gvc3x3p86umk72df5yrepewkrg09yyxc'>nevent1q…yyxc</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh that is so cool. I have items for my travel blog post to write later this week.<br/><br/>We were about 2 miles down the last road up to crazy jug for the reception...there&#39;s a big clearing with lots of places for camping. It was really incredible to be able to attend. 2026-10-12T22:48:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0m79fje357vy2ayjnjvqtexx0hphz8wk68dl27xfarxwchu5z7jczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6xtzgn4 25 hours and 7 minutes after we left the Grand Canyon, we have made it home. 1,723 miles. 2026-10-12T20:33:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqszunjkfaf23am5aljzducl7kgzf4358v2n83acrq6yanmnfnakczqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6h608ku Grab and go lunch in Davenport, IA. About 4 hours to home. 2026-10-12T16:27:58Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs2wepahmdtuevvw6ycc2frplzlarsk9t5gmmdv4jpgd8gkxv08wuczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6paknvx Goodness I&#39;m tired of driving. <br/><br/>Less than 9 hours to go assuming Chicago isn&#39;t a nightmare. 2026-10-12T11:03:39Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs9jcvwj5kxm7xe8jnw395lqesay8xgxzp4ayrdkgjpadzvkjyp9rqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6m5aruz In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp7nrptkvgh85gl5a3tcr96dnh3jcp6sydp0w4lalerqcufts56yg68u5uw'>nevent1q…u5uw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>The wedding was amazing. We all crowded around on the point to watch and then went back to the woods for a huge party in the rain.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/425/737/737/721/505/original/5473edd0b3494bd0.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/425/740/886/489/932/original/0d5ee5a49bb389ba.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-12T03:10:56Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsp7nrptkvgh85gl5a3tcr96dnh3jcp6sydp0w4lalerqcufts56ygzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly62gtcl0 After a 14 hour day, we have about 9 hours left tomorrow to get home from the Grand Canyon. <br/><br/>This country is huge. 2026-10-12T02:52:23Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsg5yndh6f4sx3cjdqcekky7p9dm7rn2eqzrdzwdwrqztwrnp2f93szyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6tvragy Today, we leave Utah and head to the Grand Canyon for the wedding. We&#39;ll hang out for a while and then probably drive a few hours tonight before a long day of driving tomorrow. 2026-10-10T17:47:40Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs0m2g5kg686xjfnntrn535y4lzsnq2ulwahl78dlgsqt6h2feaypgzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6yf5zh9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs8pdy858qyl7dz9rgz4x8tvwmekmvgn49svxfc90d2t7rek95azzqfrm38t'>nevent1q…m38t</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>oh, I never did anything. I just put my phone away at night and borrowed books from the library. 2026-10-10T14:13:14Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqswhd0pefe6fn28amm75xd8zlmhqcft6rw0wqyda4aph7xd74wmvwszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6aaw6j7 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs89wv78ymz67cjkzv56xt8uacwswszt8yhhlhdd3xwe6nyuge5tnc9fw5v8'>nevent1q…w5v8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>That looks like bismuth to me. Super regular crystals for a metal and has a cool iridescence.<br/><br/><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismuth#Physical_characteristics">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismuth#Physical_characteristics</a> 2026-10-09T23:17:06Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsphngm3e6wt7xxyslp4azytpscxcdxqq2ewxt9qqv85ux744mhrmczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6t00qat A small painting from Zion National Park yesterday.<br/><br/>#watercolor #sketch #mastoart<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/413/436/064/477/157/original/ed6894b1e08a75da.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-09T23:01:53Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs04wps6u2h650ryhs8fhxmptf9dclwgpnt0krnjy4zavslaunscqgzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly68vg0lw We went to Zion National Park today. It was overwhelming.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/408/690/525/149/793/original/71a332c80dbc8089.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/408/691/183/314/549/original/ccedd755e21f6443.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/408/692/467/666/641/original/c23aa7b1fb3f7614.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-09T02:55:34Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqs920ly6f7d4qngre5rs62fqy06g2kdda4hp08t5ufvcwjrg6ce7eszyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6arg23v Thanks for all the boosts. I confirmed with a local that this road is nicely paved. We&#39;re in luck.<br/><br/><a href="https://fosstodon.org/@brianb/117402390082105602">https://fosstodon.org/@brianb/117402390082105602</a> 2026-10-08T01:55:11Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsfysslsh3q0y38smvmlpq27rzny00x0vzxt9ep2qtk0e9ehjgk63gzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6xxr8z6 Anyone Utah/Arizona native that can help me figure out a drive?<br/><br/>It looks like state rd 1850 can cut a bunch of a drive off, but is it accessible with a minivan? Or is it pretty rustic?<br/><br/>We&#39;re going from Orderville to Springdale, but 9 is closed at Zion because of a rock slide. <br/><br/>#askfedi<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/402/388/833/150/364/original/3e4a873e3f73804c.png"> <br/> 2026-10-08T00:11:45Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqspz6zk4fq4yhruh4rtm4pgpvfemgn9eqt7dncd8v0l3vj8t5a087qzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6z02nj3 We&#39;re planning on biking into Zion tomorrow, but a rockfall has closed the east entrance indefinitely. What would have been a 30 minute drive to get the bikes is now almost 2 hours because we have to go all the way around and there is no easy route. 2026-10-07T23:16:48Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx86gjyqgyufzc7x0t3meldvpcr6gx5dls04nxyzdn2e5npkl7kggzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6zat8nl My pictures do not do the scenery any sort of justice. 2026-10-07T22:37:00Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsygn8u9m8f5uf4mhslaka0jhs2fadc9h2eluk93j268tyysxc7lpczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6853gef We made it from Keystone, CO to Orderville, UT for the next few days. The drive through Utah was spectacular with way more variation in landscape than I anticipated.<br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/402/013/068/879/769/original/535bbc095780a89d.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://cdn.fosstodon.org/media_attachments/files/117/402/013/381/514/833/original/6c4ba29b7b290273.jpg"> <br/> 2026-10-07T22:36:35Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsyx8q5jk06t4znqndf3stu7842r7wsv9th7xc5dz6l3efesvtk53qzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6cs3jtl And this country is flippin huge. 2026-10-07T15:59:13Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsd34kxc0esqvpdwg6kuu84e8rwx9je56jm6lafn7p5dsz6hjzdlegzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6lc3w6g We left Keystone, CO this morning and are cruising west toward Utah. The geology of western Colorado is fascinating. 2026-10-07T15:57:19Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsxspd6wzheywxk60x4h85p4kacl79mrsenf0turgy7pm9e0rhv6dczyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6n4eje9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs86z6duu28wx5na359t58q3tt0navwuvxq9ssw038al93cmyw642cvt8mes'>nevent1q…8mes</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>so now we&#39;re trying to figure out how to get to Bryce this week 😅<br/><br/>We leave CO tomorrow and then have a bike rental for Thursday in Zion. We think we can squeeze Bryce in on Friday, but it&#39;ll kind of depend on how the kids are doing. 2026-10-06T18:43:27Z https://nostr.now/nevent1qqsx3u2rapnmdujep3ppk0sy9uzlkx59k6v9ke5pxd77l72v6sefevqzyrk9ptvswu9qq03fluk3kpttrku8534ad7355a6a0jchh0p2nyly6khffz5 We&#39;re heading off this morning to see if we can spot a moose. We caught a fleeting glimpse of one as it ran across the road yesterday, so we&#39;re hoping to have a better look during the sunrise. 2026-10-06T12:32:41Z