Amanda

@hellomanders.bsky.social

She/Her. Butch lesbian. I like music from the 60s and movies from the 70s. ALT pfp: Joan Crawford with her hair in a braided bun and a cigarette in her hand. Banner: “Judith slaying Holofernes”

today is the 20th anniversary of my moms death. she was my best friend. here’s a picture of her when she was 16, and a picture of me when I was 17 (very shortly before i cut my hair for good). she battled cancer from the time i was fourteen until 28. i still miss her desperately.

black & white snapshot of my mom posing with one hand on her hip and one hand on her head. shes wearing a cardigan with 3 buttons. there are striped drapes behind her & some strange wall hangings. top of the photo reads aug 65. my mom was 16 here & happy. flashback photo to 1995 when i had just turned 17. my hair is long, dyed red and curly (permed) & i’m wearing a black mock neck shirt. my arm is around my sweet mom who just finished a bone marrow transplant, hence the short short hair. she’s in a purple & teal jacket. we’re in a carriage and it’s my first time in nyc. you can vaguely see skyscrapers in the background. mom is happy here, too. she’s beaming a genuine smile.

i just signed up for FIVE milwaukee rec yoga classes. 2 core, 1 abs & glutes & 2 intermediate flow. tues, thurs & saturdays september through january for … wait for it … $100. i think i’ve said this before, but i love my city. when people say there’s nothing to do here, they’re being lazy.

great article about a mke artist. so underrated. i remember hanging out at boot camp many summer nights as a babydyke. the only woman in there but i looked like a cute boy, so they reluctantly allowed it. i miss it. hopefully this month I’ll be getting two koi fish on the side of my house. 🤞

Jeremy Novy: making queer history in the streets

Jeremy's koi fish have decorated Milwaukee streets since 2006. Now he's bringing LGBTQ history alive worldwide.

wislgbthistory.com

good morning! the tom tiffany for wi governor website is up & available for trolling. i’ve officially starting my daily letter writing campaign today for my own catharsis. this morning’s email was to ask why he thinks it’s a good idea to be proudly backed by a pedophile? FRAN HONG FOR WI!! ✊

got dr. approval to work out my legs with light weights, high reps. i did so & kept my knee out of pain but it’s so difficult for me to not go hard. i can actually see how people get addicted to working out (who am i?).

had an uber driver this weekend who spent the entire twenty minutes “chatting” with his chat gpt “friend” angelica. y’all. i wanted to tell him that his girlfriend drinks a LOT of water. i didn’t say anything. i felt genuinely sad the entire ride. haunting.

anyone have experience with torn meniscus? i have two, one on each side of my knee. do i need surgery? they said it’d be a good idea, but I’ve also heard stories.

I propose an international law that once you become personally responsible for the murder of 1,000 people, be it via direct violence or policy, you are declared a dragon and adventurers can form parties to quest against you.