Todd Johnson

@todd534.bsky.social

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computers, numbers, mountains

two emails. first, some rando: Hi Todd, my name is Andre Hamra, Stanford MBA’24 and founder of Refer. We started by connecting Stanford alumni ready for a better job to those who were hiring, and we're now opening access to the tech industry across the US. Given that you work at [], you qualify to join the network. Refer was recently on the cover of WSJ for flipping recruiting upside down – employers pay nothing, and candidates are the actual clients. Would you like an access code? Andre Hamra CEO at Refer Stanford MBA'24 Forbes 30 under 30 then, me: I don't give a shit about Stanford.
cows blocking my trail run in Switzerland
peasant says "we should do something about elon musk somewhat" and a guy pops out of the ground to say "yet you participate in twitter. curious! i am very intelligent."
the drummer in the song above. he's got on a worn out cowboy hat, a denim jacket, a black t-shirt with some kind of pentagram. i think dog tags maybe? the very stub end of a cigarette hangs from his lips while he drums.
part of the map of Portland from the article, showing NE Portland, with zero dots in the area east of MLK and north of Fremont
Wolverine looks wistfully at a framed photograph.
screenshot of Meghan thee Stallion lyrics, "this the type of ass when i get home, he washing dishes"
a tiny person carries a bicycle up a steep grade, on a trail that is almost a stream. through a thin fog, a craggy hillside looms behind.
drop down menu with options ride, mountain bike ride, gravel ride
double knockout
another 9mo post by stumptown scud that says "the novitiate asked, "master, what is best in life?" the old man smiled, and said, "when you think somebody is coming over to your house so you clean your whole house but then they don't""
crocs clogs
this post was made twice
the cover of ATLiens by OutKast
someone is looking for specifically a "polyamorous and sex-positive" runner for their relay race team
an inspirational poster says "a journey of a thousand miles beings with a single step." an editor has crossed out "thousand" and written "800-900" above it, then crossed out "single step" and written "futzing with calendars" below it
They met in 2019 on the skeleton World Cup circuit, a series of competitions held in the winter, mostly in Europe. During the Covid-19 pandemic, hotel rooms were in short supply, so they shared accommodations. Love soon followed. They were engaged in 2024 during a trip to Brazil, and even that was a competition. Ms. Silveira popped the question and Ms. Meylemans said, “No!” — because she was carrying a ring in her pocket and had planned to do the proposing.
an island raccoon
Tobias Funke "but it might work for us" meme
hol up ... let him cook
the Instagram account for Burrito League
18 morning buns
two creamy cocktails with burnt cinnamon sticks
croissant dough, laminated
croissant dough
Mt. Hood Meadows snow stake, showing a recent addition of ~5 inches of snow.
black squares where live footage of snow should be
Temira's forecast for this week. see thegorgeismygym.com
A parent of color at Faubion PK-8, who declined to use his name because a family member is employed by the district, said what others only whispered off the record. “I am not the kind of person that likes to ever point out people’s racism,” he says. “I don’t think it’s just about people being afraid of Black people. Parents could be afraid of what it means to be in a place where people are treated like Black folks. They think, if I’m in this school, my kid is going to get only the resources that are available in this place.” Addie Humbert, a mom of a seventh grader at Ockley Green Middle School who’s supportive of the transition, says there’s a flip side to that coin: Wealthier parents can help a long-neglected school get more resources. “You will use your very powerful voices to fight for staffing and funding at a state and local and school level,” she said in her Dec. 8 School Board testimony addressing some families opposed to redistricting. “And that work will benefit not just your kid, but a community that has been desperate for resources for decades.”
None of the parents who spoke to WW about their opposition to the plan said they had any concerns about their children attending a largely Black high school. (In fact, many of them worried that pulling Sabin and Irvington students from Grant’s boundary would effectively make that high school less diverse.) Bina Patel, a parent of color who has a seventh grader at Tubman and lives in Sabin, says calling all criticisms racist obfuscates real concerns she says she has about sending her child to Jefferson. And she says some parents she knows are scared to speak out for fear they’ll be labeled as racist. “What I see is a lot of white people calling a lot of other white people racist. And I think there’s just a lot of white guilt in Portland,” Patel says. “Racism is a convenient excuse to silence people.” Instead, those families say there are a host of other reasons why they’re concerned about Jefferson. Some are worried about the school’s current facility and lack of comprehensive offerings, or say the route to school isn’t walkable and would involve crossing major streets, posing safety issues.
one day, my log will have something to say about this
a web page with seven coffee mugs on it
Amazon listing for the Portland Frog costume. it's only $38!!
a utopian society
fresh snow on Mount Hood
screenshot of a cancelled Hulu/Disney+/ESPN subscription
a triangle with text at each point. top is 'morals, human decency'. lower left is 'a single clue what's happening in the world' and lower right is 'occasional full week without despair and/or depression.'
Ponder Secret Lair. Two Black women are pondering their orbs.
a map for a mall food court circa 1993. there's a Sbarro, an Orange Julius, an Arby's, etc. overlaid on this are 8 sections, lablelled A-H, similar to the world map from yesterday.
screenshot from the linked article says "Since then, SEALs have mounted other complex and daring missions that unraveled, in Panama, Afghanistan, Yemen and Somalia. During a rescue mission in Afghanistan in 2010, Team 6 SEALs accidentally killed a hostage they were trying to rescue with a grenade and then misled superiors about how she had died."
screenshot of the Peloton app showing some Adrian Williams lower body workouts
screenshot of a skeet that says "PROTIP: Ending the vaccine mandate means insurance companies in Florida will no longer cover the cost of our childhood vaccines. This means dead kids if you are poor"
poster for a "TedAI" conference headlined by a guy who looks a little like Uncle Jesse and a guy whose hat sucks
Courtney Dauwaltermelon flavor Tailwind "endurance fuel"
a big pine tree in my back yard
cat saying "would" into a microphone
David running through Stony Pass
a shibumi, a sand bar
a sign claiming the Billy Graham Library is the "#1 attraction in Charlotte"
a box that says "void filler"
The memo notes that since the 1980s, Jefferson students have been allowed to transfer to other high schools, first as part of a desegregation effort
Speaking with former Outside staffers, I got the sense that their anger was, at least to some extent, a cover for dismay at a more diffuse and painful set of losses, as tech and finance have encroached on the Mountain West: the ski resorts bought up by private equity; the dirtbag climbers priced out of small towns; Bozeman, of all places, becoming the next tech hot spot. “It just seemed like, to a lot of us watching from afar, Is this the way people are now? Is this the way they live their life?” Sides said.
skeet that says "gavin newsom looks like what you’d get if gordon gekko fucked an irradiated bottle of la looks extreme sport gel"
my copy of The High Route issue 1
a Strava Segment called "If you match this, email Tony D who will give you his car upon proof of completion." it's 17.65 miles long and winds all over North and Northeast Portland
screenshot of Google search result that says the sun will rise before 7am tomorrow, at 7:31am
Google definition of clinquant. (glittering with gold and silver)
screenshot of race registration confirmation email
a box of Nerds Gummy Clusters. on it is a post it note. the note says, in 10yo handwriting, "parents take only one. I see you Todd"