Jess Driscoll

A mystery package arrived at the post office for me. I really couldn't remember what it was, but as soon as I saw the size and shape of the box, it was obvious: records. (I was also very confused because the notice said I had to pay $21.

I’ve been thinking about this post all month. I created a draft and threw a couple of links in here. But writing about digital relationships isn’t about analysis for me. It’s about my life. The first time I visited an internet friend was also the first time

We thought we knew how Voyager would end.  The power would gradually, inevitably, run down.  The instruments would shut off, one by one.  The signal would get fainter.  Eventually either the last instrument would fail for lack of power, or the signal would be lost. We didn’t expect that

READING Meet the Cormorants of the Second Narrows Bridge by Christopher Cheung, The Tyee They’re not everyone’s favourite bird. I love cormorants! But I've just always loved seabirds, in general. You always see cormorants in small groups out on the pilings while walking the Seawall (especially

Duolingo is great for exercises and full sentences (not so much for speaking a language, tho), but the stuff I need to practice isn't always what they want to teach me on any given day. I need a vocab list—not the top 1,000 vocab method I

My friends promised my birthday gift was coming. It would be worth it. It was just taking a little longer than expected. Last week (my birthday is in December), it finally arrived. Hi, this is Alan Alda0:00/13.8172562358276641× [audio transcript: Hi, this is Alan Alda. Jess has no

I've been wanting to talk with you since I stopped. The last time I wrote was December 2022, and I said I would write more, but I didn't. For the longest time, I just felt bad about that: lazy, guilty, flaky. But then late last summer,

Lot #318 - Jack Travern's (Keanu Reeves) Costume Jack Travern's (Keanu Reeves) costume from Jan de Bont's Speed. Jack wore his costume as he jumped onto a moving bus on the freeway after discovering the bus was rigged with a bomb by Howard Payne (Dennis

It's been 134 days since October 7, 2023, since the most recent war in Gaza began. I was so grateful to discover this document of resources for Canadians, a list of suggestions, scripts, letters, and petitions. I've been sending faxes (5 free daily with FaxZero) to

Over the years, I've bought a lot of bundles on itch.io, but not played a lot of games. So I installed the desktop app, downloaded my library, and opened the first game that looked interesting. And in the spirit of community (which I so desperately need), I&