Last Sunday, on International Women’s Day, Anja and I spent time with you as we saw eight women receive the 2026 FNV Femforce Award for outstanding gender equality activism. Our friend Dr. E, a brand-new PhD who wrote a stellar dissertation on digital contraceptive practices, was among the recipients. All of us, before joining this year’s Feminist March, had gathered in a room and listened to female speakers address the issues facing womanhood today.

This essay participated in the March 2026 edition of the IndieWeb Carnival by James, which was about museum memories.

Thank you for unintentionally inviting me into a blogger challenge, Steve. Giving my nope page a break, here is a random list of silly things I hate right now.

What a pleasant week. After making the decision to take a leave of absence from everything I had been doing (as a member as well as a leader) at All Saints Amsterdam, calm began to return. The days don’t begin and end with a spiked heart rate, and I can devote time to the things that require my attention before everything else: my private life, my home life, and my work life.

Attended the PhD defense of our dear friend Dr. E on Monday, which was a reminder that the intersection of academic research on “the Internet” and product research is a sweet place for me to be. Anja spotted our family physician on the opponents’ council and yelped in enthusiasm.

Erika Vikman came and came again. Not too shabby.

Red Line protest