I have 1 extra ticket to see Sunday’s 1pm Chicago Stars match in Evanston. Happy to give it away free so it doesn’t go to waste.

Thought I heard thunder. Nope just military jets wasting my money.

Come see me show off 10 years of research in 2 minutes!

20x2 Chicago@20x2chi.bsky.social · 2w ago

It came from the '80s; we're here tomorrow! Come to 20x2 Chicago: Where Did You Come From? Sunday, Aug. 9 at Gman Tavern! Doors at 6:30, show at 7, home early enough to get a good night's sleep! 20x2.org/chicago/

I love living in a neighborhood where a mariachi band occasionally plays backyard parties. But I wish the parties started and ended before 11pm.

Make a friend with a bartender who will put on women’s sports when you visit without having to ask. Currently enjoying women’s lacrosse.

Very lovely shoe tonight at @missspoken.bsky.social. Funny, charming, heartfelt, lovely. I’m so happy that this show exists. It brings me so much joy.

“I want people to be serious about their craft, but joyfully in their execution.” Michael Nagrant

If you need a free haircut, come to Cary’s Lounge. 2251 W Devon before 9pm.

That feeling when your friend’s children’s board book gets banned. people.com/pen-america-...

Nonfiction Book Bans Are on the Rise. Here Are Some of the Most-Books Banned in Schools Nationwide

Nonfiction book bans are rising in public schools according to a recent report from PEN America, with the genre making up 29% of 3,743 unique titles banned during the 2024-2025 school year. See a list...

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I finally saw the Matisse exhibit at AIC. There was a small girl with her father and she kept asking him to photograph an occasional drawing. Because she wanted to try to copy it at home.

I put it off for way too long, but I finally got the Shingrix vaccine. It was less painful than any of my Covid boosters. So if you’re worried about how painful it is, don’t be.

I am helping put together a panel of queer speakers for a work event. Do you happen to know a queer speaker from Ireland or India you’d recommend? Born in the US, but able to speak about their experience in the country would be fine, too.

I just need the OGs to know: Rocky the Impossible Kitteh is still making me bleed when he’s mad.

My therapist got an amazing dream job opportunity. I’m thrilled for them. But now I need a new therapist who does EMDR, has good ethics, speaks Internet, and is taking new patients. And ideally takes my insurance. Tall order. I know. But your girl just wants to fucking heal.

Customs and Border Patrol helicopter currently flying around Rosehill cemetery. Blerghhhhhhh

@lefttheprairie.bsky.social Howdy! My nephew lives in Columbus, Ohio and is with a small group prepping for ICE. How can I get whistles to send him? I have the PDF to print the zine. Happy to pay. Thank you.

A Minneapolis yarn store is selling a protest-hat pattern worn in Germany to protest the Nazis (who learned all their tricks from American slavers). Proceeds go to support the rebellion. www.ravelry.com/deliveries/8...?

Welp

So nice of Chicago to have a big game on a night when I don’t have to work tomorrow.

It’s a “keep an eye out for chuds in rental cars” day here in Chicago. Grab your whistle, work near your window, take a walk at lunch

More to come soon. But I love it so much!

Tattoo time to honor a dearly missed friend.

I’d knit an entire skein of yarn in a fairly complicated multi-cable pattern and I just ripped it all out. My gauge was off. I’d made too many mistakes. And I think I’ll be half a skein short.

Are you free on Monday night? I’m one of the readers @missspoken.bsky.social and will talking about Toast at Cole’s’ bar. Show starts at 7pm and is free. Come join me, will you?

34 years ago, I sat at a table in a campus building at OSU and helped appliqué fabric letters onto a quilt square. The letters spelled out the name of someone who died from AIDS the year before. I had thought we made it through the period of fear and hatred. I was wrong.

Driving back to Chicago from Ohio. Roads were clear and quick until we got north of Indianapolis. Glad we left earlier than normal.

For [redacted] reasons I’m trying to get better at recognizing the types of cars I see. For a gal with 0 interest in cars, this is a challenge.

Hoan Hyunh came up to Andrew and I on Saturday while we stood in uptown with signs pressing ICE to ask if we were okay after being flipped off by a jerk driving by. Today ICE tried to bust out his car window with a gun.

Dawn Xiana Moon@dawnxianamoon.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Jesus. My state rep getting held at gunpoint by CBP. They even knew who he was.

@kaymreed.bsky.social I want to include your ALLY mnemonic on my work LGBTQIA+ ERG site with a link to you. Is this okay? Where should I link to? Thank you!

I need a Mac-compatible keyboard. But I don’t wanna spend Apple $. Any suggestions? Or, any Chicago places I should go look in person?