Jens Zalzala

anakin78z@mograph.social

TL/DR I post about our pet chickens & turkeys, the NWSL, and whatever game I happen to be playing.I grew up all over, spending time in Indonesia, Egypt, Ukraine, and Germany, before settling in the US , where I've spent time living in Florida and California before moving to Iowa. Our family lives in a farmhouse with a large number of pets, including cats, dog, chickens, turkeys, and a tortoise. Big fan of women's soccer, especially the NWSL. I love playing pickleball.

Posts

Post #4480858
Holy crap this is fun and cool: https://musical.toys/toys/tetrachord/ Tetris, but each block is musical beats.
Post #4480857
It&#39;s the chaos scenario, as Nigeria, Zambia, and Malawi all finish on 6 points. Based on my understanding of the tie breaker rules it&#39;s Zambia and Malawi going through, but right now the broadcast is saying Malawi and Nigeria are going through. #WAFCON
Post #4480856
Me, watching the first episode of the new season of Ted Lasso: OMG it&#39;s Gotham FC! And sure, they get scored on by Chawinga, but we all know that was just for TV 😜 #NWSL #TedLasso
Post #4480855
Gotham has signed another midfielder... cool, cool cool... but, like, how about an outside back? Didn&#39;t we just sign another midfielder in O&#39;Sullivan? #NWSL #yerrr
Post #4480854
Uhh, what&#39;s happening at Audi Field? The Spirit are down 3-0 and it hasn&#39;t even been 15 minutes. #NWSL
Post #3470477
Booo. I've been doing so well with the 'return to running' program my doc gave me, but today was no good. I'm up to jogging 15 minutes straight now, and it feels wonderful, but today I was supposed to jog 25 minutes, and it just didn't happen. Maybe it's the heat, maybe it's the humidity, but my joints were unhappy, and my calf felt really thick and swollen, so I decided to walk some of it, and then just called it about 10 minutes in. I don't want to risk re-injur...
Post #3085746
Pride month short intro post: I was born male. Into my 20s, people assumed I was a girl. I famously &#39;whipped it out&#39; in a store when I was 4 or so, because someone didn&#39;t believe I was a boy. I kissed my first girl at a very early age. I kissed my first boy around 16 or so. At some point facial hair started to grow in, so now people assume I&#39;m a guy. I suck at shaving. I also suck at picking out skirts. I married a girl &amp; had kids. (1/2)
Post #3085745
I bought Control on Steam since it was less than $4. I still haven&#39;t even opened Kingdom Come Deliverance II, which I bought last year. First world backlog problems... Meanwhile I somehow already have 140 hours on Age of Wonders 4. It&#39;s easy to just leave it open and play a round here or there though. #Steam #gaming
Post #3085744
Just me and a hungry giraffe
Post #3085743
Pride shake at Zombie Burger
Post #3085742
I wanted to see how the NWSL table looks based on points per game. Going into the break, some teams have played 11 games, some 13. Sorting by points per game, the Wave drop into 2nd behind the Royals, and the Thorns drop below Spirit and Gotham. Other than that there isn&#39;t really any movement. I thought about looking at last 5 games as well, but with a month break, does momentum mean anything? #NWSL
Post #3085741
Is anyone here doing AR work with Godot? Specifically for handheld Android/iOS (not HMD). I feel like it&#39;s time to move away from Unity, but I&#39;m not really seeing much about support in Godot. #AR #Godot #Unity3D
Post #3085740
Ooo, AJR will be at the Iowa State Fair. I bet that&#39;d be a fun concert.
Post #3085739
Holy hell, last week I had $1,000 of unexpected expenses, and next week we have an unplanned $5k expense. I guess we *should* have planned for it, because it&#39;s a surgery we knew was coming up, but yikes, the doctors always described it as a &#39;simple small surgery&#39; so we didn&#39;t think we&#39;d have to cover the entire deductible (which somehow also increased this year). Like, how is anyone staying afloat right now? I&#39;m sure we&#39;re not the only on...
Post #2667726
Ugh, I think I have a stomach ulcer.
Post #2667725
I had to turn the Chicago Stars game off. Sad for this team. #NWSL
Post #2667724
Imani #chickens
Post #2667715
My wife and I are playing Age of Wonders 4, about to attack a ruler that&#39;s been bugging us the entire game. It took many turns to gather our armies outside their city. This is going to be an epic battle. Then our cat jumps on her desk and crashes across her keyboard. Somehow my wife is exited out of the game. She logs back on and the battle is over. Apparently the cat selected auto battle. At least we won 😸 #gaming #CatsOfMastodon
Post #2667709
Hazel says hi #turkeys
Post #2667704
I&#39;m watching the altcast for the Utah Louisville game, with Kelly O&#39;Hara and Ali Riley, but they don&#39;t have the game sound!? I really thought that was going to be a part of these altcasts. I&#39;m not sure I can watch the game like this 🙁. #NWSL
Post #2667693
The sun was rising, giving the trees an odd yellow green tint, against the dark sky.
Post #2437973
Hmm... Idea: a D&amp;D campaign with no evil. NPCs just need help with stuff. Maybe there&#39;s a cat stuck in a tree. Maybe a cart is broken down on an old bridge and they need to help it get across before the bridge collapses. Maybe there was an earthquake, a flood, an avalanche. #Dnd
Post #2401850
Apparently cowbirds are often monogamous, even though they don't have any real reason for it, since they don't make nests. She sometimes joins him in the bush so they can yell at the window together. #birds
Post #2193103
I finished #reading Catherine House by Elizabeth Thomas. It was such a weird book, but I loved it. I had no idea where it was going, but I was there for it.
Post #2193102
I think I just saw an oriole at our bird feeder. I&#39;ll need to grab the SD card later to confirm, but excitement levels are high. Edit: And of course I forgot to put the SD card back in it. 🤦 Oh well, I&#39;m sure there will be more
Post #2193097
&quot;Live the energy you want, not the energy you have.&quot; -Me, before running out of energy
Post #2193093
Midge Purce&#39;s new podcast starts off with a bang! I don&#39;t know anything about flag or tackle football, but Sam Rapoport&#39;s story was fascinating. The work she&#39;s doing in the NFL seems incredible, and something other leagues can definitely learn from. Also, while we&#39;ve heard a million stories about growing up gay at this point, I still feel like her story really touched me. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvkI1oy3Zbc #nwsl #nfl
Post #2193092
Just a happy little oriole. I love their color so much. #birds
Post #2001768
Yikes, we just got hit by a sudden wind storm. I was about 10 seconds too late in saving our chickens from taking a big tumble. Thankfully everyone seems OK. #chickens #Iowa
Post #1971406
Our blepiest cat by far. #CatsOfMastodon #blep