Dan Callahan @callahad@wandering.shop

In the wake of Brexit, I wonder what the fastest way to EU citizenship would be for a British citizen, without needing a separate visa.

1. Move to Ireland (5 years to naturalize)
2. Move to Scotland and await IndyRef2
3. Move to Northern Ireland and await unification

I *think* Ireland's the safest bet, but I wouldn't be surprised to see NI beat Scotland to the punch on timelines.

Really feeling for Stacey Abrams right now. "Oh, you flipped the Georgia presidential race? Great, now do that again for the Senate. Twice."

Holy cow. The Washington Football Team is not in the Pacific Northwest. Y'all, I'm in my mid-30s and this is a revelation. 🤯

If Trump resigns or succumbs to Covid-19, Pence can put Barrett on the Supreme Court and simultaneously claim to be honoring Ginsberg's dying wish that she "not be replaced until a new president is installed."

Logged into LinkedIn for the first time in over three years and... I think we've all made some mistakes in this whole Internet as Serious Business thing.

Me: *silence*

Toddler: Nobody will ever find your hat.

Alright, Fediverse, what are some good recipe websites that aren't... awful like most recipe websites?

SimplyRecipes.com was a favorite of mine for over a decade, but the ads are finally starting to metastasize now that Elise sold it to Fexy Media.

I feel like SmittenKitchen.com is all I have left for #recipes. Help?

Just finished Book 5 of the Wheel of Time. Started reading the series for the first time earlier this year.

Only 9 more books to go.

Current assessment: this could've been a really tight trilogy.

I'm bad at posting on Mastodon, but I read a lot and I appreciate all y'all doing your thing, offering little windows into life in this strange time. ❤️

Y'all all stocking on up toilet paper, while I'm sat here seeing our cloth baby wipes in a whole new light...

Just finished the second book in The Wheel of Time. Enjoyed it well enough.

...but how the heck does the story maintain its momentum for another *12* novels?

Two questions:
1. Should I read the Wheel of Time series?
2. Will I be able to finish it before George R.R. Martin releases The Winds of Winter?

(Semi-related: Jeff VanderMeer's unsettling Southern Reach Trilogy was my favorite read of 2019; I would highly recommend it, along with the movie Annihilation, to anyone. Very, very disquieting. In a good way.)

UK friends: Any recommendations for travel health insurance when visiting the USA on holiday?

European friends: what American candies should I stock up on for Trick-or-Treating this year?

Is there anything you or your kids know and love that you can't get here?

One downside: despite holding an American license for over 15 years, I'm still treated as a "new driver" here, and can't go faster than 45 MPH for a full year.

So that's cool.

Didn't want no motorways anyways.

Despite stalling all over Belfast for the past week, I'm really proud of myself for learning how to drive a manual transmission since we've moved here.

It's been super cool to feel that transition from complete lack of control to early mastery. Like, suddenly I have new intuition and muscle memory that didn't exist at all a few months ago! In a real, tangible domain! It's been a long time since I've learned a genuinely new physical skill.

...Northern Ireland is really strange this time of year.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleventh_Night

Y'all, this cemetery offers graveside resurrections and only scores like 4/5 stars on Google.

...Just finished submitting all (I think!) of my documents to a tax preparar for my first return as an American expat. Next up is figuring out my UK Self Assessment.

Thoughts and prayers for my wallet and sanity. 😰