Theresa O’Connor
Theresa O’Connor
Theresa O’Connor
I’m a queer lady, Erin Jr.’s mama, and Eryn’s partner. The three of us live in San Francisco, though Eryn and I both work in Cupertino. I love to travel, I enjoy watching sports, I have the unfortunate habits of collecting keyboards and watches, and I’m illegal in over 60 countries.
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I became President of Ecma International today. I’m very grateful to the General Assembly for entrusting me with this responsibility. I look forward to collaborating with my fellow officers, the Executive Committee, and the Secretariat...
In reply to this post:@fivetonsflax indeed, sir. Indeed.
OH: “Without all my Pokémon stuff, I’d just be an ordinary rainbow princess!”
I’ve got a feeling / This year’s for me and you, by Dan Sinker. Finding a tradition inside of a tradition, by Philip Bump. Death and Rebirth on the Road Home, by Rebecca Solnit. Designing for inactive users, by James. A sensible approach...
Nollaig shona dhaoibh! 🎄
Kayla Kumari Upadhyaya: How To Celebrate ‘Carol’ Day, Which Is Today! A very happy Carol Day to all who celebrate. 👭 SFMTA board poised to approve another fare increase, by Scott Feeney. [The] overall picture was that of an agency staff...
Anna and Quân got married today! Eryn and I came in yesterday morning to be here. Al (Eryn and Anna’s dad) performed the ceremony, which was set against a backdrop of the Superstition Mountains in Lost Dutchman State Park, just east of...
I exported my Goodreads data the other day via their Data Request Creation page. The archive you receive is a zip file of zip files of JSON files. The most interesting looking file in there (for my purposes anyway) is activity.json, a...
Continuing with my project to import all the things!, I exported my Tumblr posts the other day and imported them here. Tumblr’s export format is bare-bones HTML, so writing the importer was relatively easy. The only real problem I...
Kottke’s 2025 Holiday Gift Guide is worth a look. Were I ever to put together a gift guide, it’d definitely include these objects: Joshuvela’s Keyhook in Brass. I’ve had mine for many years and love it. Toyo Steel’s Cantilever Toolbox....
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Damsels Undistressed, by Samantha Shannon, author of The Priory of the Orange Tree. Black and White + 1 = Full Color, by Brian. Unsigned and Hella Broke: The East Bay’s Dirt-Hustling 1990s Hip-Hop Subculture, by Mosi Reeves. Everything...
Happy Birthday, Auntie Anne! Anne—an aunt on my father’s side—turned 90 on Saturday, and we threw her a big birthday party. Eryn, EJ, and I flew in for it. We stayed at my folks’ house while in town. It was so good to see everyone....
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The National Day of Mourning has been held on Thanksgiving every year since 1970. UAINE organizes the primary observance, at Cole’s Hill in Plymouth, around 20 miles from where I grew up. Here in the San Francisco Bay Area, the...