I had three rehearsals today and I was sight reading for one of them and playing Stravinsky in another and I keep wondering why I’m tired

Working with a female conductor this week and I would walk through fire for her

THIS SUMMER SO SWEET AND SO COLD

Jesse Hawken@jessehawken.bsky.social · last wk.

Studio execs are going to want to adapt more poems for the big screen now

Definitely a good sign for humanity

Catherina Gioino@catgioino.bsky.social · last wk.

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Ok so I’m really skeeved out by this airbnb transaction because I made a reservation and paid with paypal, had it refunded to paypal, and then a week later they made an ACH charge on my bank, not to paypal WTF???

I feel like businesses are just blatantly scamming now— I had an airbnb reservation that I canceled in time to get a refund, got the refund, and then a week later they charged me again. Like be so for real

Only 11 women in the orchestra at my gig this week. Depressing.

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Why are air fryers essentially uncleanable?? Is that planned obsolescence

When I lived in satan’s armpit I would flinch when my electric bill arrived and avoid opening it until the last possible day. Now it’s like $7 for two months

I’m at immigration again today and it just baffles me how mad people in charge get when you aren’t following their uncommunicated rules about being in line. I know you say this 1000 times a day, but you haven’t said it to me, and there is no sign anywhere so

I’ve had so many bad coffees lately I’m starting to worry I don’t like coffee any more

Tell that to the guys I beat on jeopardy

merritt@merrittk.com · 3w ago

women are naturally worse at jeopardy because on the savannah they were gatherers whereas men's job was to know the state river of Indiana

I am a reluctant orderer of groceries but since I don’t have a car it really makes the most sense. I can get a lot of stuff within a couple blocks but not everything. I just got a notification that my courier is coming by bicycle and I feel like that’s crazy

So apparently my shower isn’t draining today which I discovered while giving my plants rainforest time in the shower and now the bathroom is flooded

Those blinding headlights

Jalopnik@jalopnik.bsky.social · 4w ago

You get to eliminate one automotive feature for good. What's your choice?

Ok I get the offsides thing now

I’m v upset Memo Ochoa retired because I only just learned who he was and I have a huge crush on him

What a douchebag

Eric Michael Garcia@ericmgarcia.bsky.social · 4w ago

"We engaged in electoral politics. We motivated people. We banded together. We did it the way that we were told we are supposed to make change, and we won, and now they are not going to let us have it," Platner says.

Someone just moved in to my building who has a jewelry MLM and she’s spamming the fuck out of our WhatsApp group. I can’t mute the group because it’s also where they tell us if they’re shutting off the water, and the rules allow sales so I can’t be mad but she’s driving me CRAZY 😩

I’m sorry I’m late to this but Platner worked for Blackwater?!?!?!?!???????!!?

Wow who could have predicted that the guy with a Nazi tattoo and a history of abusive behavior would be a bad candidate

He’s messaging me again because he can’t find anyone good enough apparently and promising he will “stay professional” lmao what is wrong with these guys seriously

Cory Barger (she/her)@corybee.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A dude I have a professional relationship with texted me on Friday asking if I wanted to help him “practice English” even though he speaks it fluently, I know what that means so I didn’t answer. And two days later he is throwing a fit at me that I’m so rude for ignoring him 🙄🙄🙄

AY AY AY AY CANTA Y NO LLORES 🇲🇽💔🇲🇽💔🇲🇽♥️

I have spent most of my energy this month on paperwork 🫠

Cory Barger (she/her)@corybee.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Living in another country is insane because there is always some paperwork obstacle that I never knew existed. I need my academic credentials to be certified by the secretary of education here so I can use them officially, I thought they only needed to be translated and apostilled but no!

I have to notify immigration when I move and when I change jobs, something that I would think is fairly common to do at the same time. But you can’t do it at the same time, because when you try to make an appointment for the job, it only gives you the option to go to the office by the old address

Pregnant people have no rights at all

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last mo.

Brian Kilmeade suggests to an agreeing DHS Secretary Markwayne Mulling that pregnant foreign women should be barred from traveling to the United States

Rooting for Mexico in Mexico City is so fun

Tap water here isn’t really drinkable so I get a sparkletts style jug delivered every week, or I’m supposed to but I keep going to war with the delivery guy 😬 this has happened now in 4 different apartments with at least 6 companies. Idk if there is some kind of culture clash I’m not getting or what

I’m rewatching grey’s and wow the musical episode is just as cringe as it was 15 years ago