Lauren W. (she/they)
@livewildly.bsky.social
Melting pot of loves including: musical theater, books, systems thinking, gardening badly, ttrpgs, religious trauma, and power analysis. Per my therapist: Master of Resigned Determination she/they
Not all heroes wear capes. Though we don't know if this hero does or not because they cut down **all** the Flock cameras in one night. I hope they were wearing a cape.
Someone Cut Down Every Single Flock Camera in This Town in a Single Night
Winona's 8 Flock Safety license plate cameras were stolen and poles cut overnight, leaving a $24,000 gap and no suspects.
gadgetreview.com
Over a three week span I'll have spent about $1,300 on medical bills. Then there's another ~$250 for a follow up appointment for the MRI to go over whatever it shows. It's amazing we haven't burned it all to the ground yet.
I love the idea that–among all the various obvious possibilities–philosophy is a thing that can kill you.
Orion Kidder@orionkidder.bsky.social · 9h agoUltimately, I cannot say that I am the same man I was ten years ago, in any sense of that phrasing. That's a whole different guy. So did he "die"? I guess he did! What killed him? Time. Biology. Psychology. Maybe philosophy.
Only the slightest bit related: There's a part in Titaníque that Celine improvises and Jack and Rose mimed what she narrates. The performance I was at Jurassic Park became a musical ("the worst musical, do not do this") and Ian Malcolm made all the dinosaurs gay. The actors broke many times over.
Jane Coaston@janecoaston.bsky.social · 8h agothe worst idea since Jurassic Park
"How did it become mandatory to demonstrate perpetual growth and progress online?" 1. The financial systems that dictate everything demand perpetual growth. 2. Have you seen what happens to *checks notes* virtually anyone who admits they can't meet demands or has made a mistake?
New York Magazine@nymag.com · yesterdayOn social media, a broad consensus is that you can’t admit to struggle — at least not while you’re struggling. Doing so represents a failure so profound it’s almost existential. How did it become mandatory to demonstrate perpetual growth and progress online?
Delighted to see Missouri Republicans getting their asses handed to them over trying to make citizen-initiated amendments harder to get on the ballot.
The Downballot@the-downballot.com · yesterdayThanks to a kind member of The Downballot's Discord community, here are gift links to results: KS: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... MI: www.nytimes.com/interactive/... MO: www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Dog gets bath and haircut. Dog finds dirt and lays down at the first possible opportunity, refusing to move. 🤦🏻♀️
A tiny hole in the wall burger place opened near me. When you order the garlic fries the whole space is overpowered by garlic. This is as it should be.
"You're the great hero for surviving your imagination" is so good it deserves an award.
Adam Serwer@adamserwer.bsky.social · yesterdayI think “I am the protagonist of life” is the main psychological appeal of this kind of conspiracism. You risked nothing, you did nothing, and other real people are suffering the things you’re pretending to think are bad, but in the end you’re the great hero for surviving your imagination.
The world looks and smells wrong so I'm weating a mask to walk the dog. Don't want any of that in my lungs.
This is the harshest endorsement I've seen in a long while and @repdelbene.bsky.social deserves every word of it.
Suggestions and guidance to help folks in Spokane who have been displaced by the fires. www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news...
How to help Spokane residents during the wildfires
Looking to support people affected by the Spokane-area wildfires? Here's how you can help.
seattletimes.com
If Aaron bought me this I'd seriously consider going camping with our friends.
Author Myron J. Clifton@deardean22.bsky.social · 3d agoI don’t camp 🏕️ but this is a cool little camper
Finally watching Dungeons and Drag Queens to better acquaint myself with Alaska Thunderfuck. Because how great is it that she's Mary Todd Lincoln in the Oh, Mary! tour???
If you're in a position to help folks in Spokane here's some good starting points.
Here's how you can help people impacted by Spokane County wildfires
SPOKANE, Wash. -- In order to help people impacted by the devastating wildfires in Spokane County this weekend, here is a list of donation drop-off locations across the county.
kxly.com
Lauren W. (she/they)@livewildly.bsky.social · 4d agoA week ago I text friends to make sure they hadn't been shot. Today I'm texting different friends to make sure they're homes haven't burnt down. Anyone who tells you their okay is lying or completely disconnected from themselves.
A week ago I text friends to make sure they hadn't been shot. Today I'm texting different friends to make sure they're homes haven't burnt down. Anyone who tells you their okay is lying or completely disconnected from themselves.
Have you ever seen a piece of furniture that you love so much that it could only have been made for you? I walked away from one such chair 15 years ago and still feel a pang when I think about it.
The dog distribution system has apparently designated me a Finder–this is the third this year. She came running up to Aaron during our dog's walk. 20 lbs, no chip, trained, and very friendly. If you're in north Seattle, Shoreline, and south Lynnwood areas could you share?
Even when the smoke doesn't get to us, the fires burn on all around us in the west. Support Native nations impacted here in the PNW if you can.
Underscore Native News@underscore-news.bsky.social · last wk.With wildfires across Oregon and Washington impacting Native nations in each state, communities have rallied together to support families impacted by the fires through supplies and monetary donations. Below is information on what and where to donate. www.underscore.news/land/wildfir...
Going to see Oh, Mary! with friends when it's in Seattle. They're all okay with the nosebleed seats. How much of an asshole would I be if I got a better seat for myself?
Ok but this is the funniest–and completely irrelevant–bit to me. I've seen movies I don't particularly like 3 times. Emily Wilson and I are not the same. 😂
EMILY WILSON@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social · last wk.7. I liked Nolan's low-budget early films - have seen Memento 3 times - but I think the money is a trap. It's easier to suspend disbelief if the actors are less famous. The huge budget leads him to attempt grand jam-packed epics, when he's better at taut, very premise-y small films.
Multiple references to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in the timeline today. I shall listen to the universe, drop everything. and statt a rewatch immediately.
The Hadestown proshot is as amazing as everyone has said. It remains astounding–having seen it four times–that there is still a moment when you truly hope it ends differently this time. Such a remarkable show.
Do you think Brian Heywood would sit down if we gave him his own island or something? This dude refuses to stop.
Erin Reed@erininthemorning.com · last wk.4. One of the central fights will be in Washington, where a ballot initiative funded by conservative hedge fund manager Brian Heywood would institute a K-12 sports ban—and require every girl who wants to play to have her sex verified by a doctor first. www.erininthemorning.com/p/trans-spor...
I read Comfort Me With Apples a few years ago and I still randomly think about it. It's an excellent and haunting read.
Catherynne M. Valente@catvalente.bsky.social · last wk.You have till the end of the month (7/31) to grab my Stepford-Wives-Meets-Bluebeard fantasy-thriller with a Big Twist Ending, Comfort Me With Apples, for $2.99 everywhere ebooks can get boughten! Quite literally less than a can of soup these days… amzn.to/4fq6QvP
Timeline cleanse, especially for Seattle folks. Art from Jimothy's Proclamation Day celebration.
From the JimothyTheRaccoon community on Reddit: Art from Jimothy proclamation day in Seattle
Explore this post and more from the JimothyTheRaccoon community
reddit.com
If I can do something half as fantastic as this before I die I will have lived a good life.
AndaliteBandit@andalitebandit.bsky.social · last wk.Found this on Tumblr with the caption, "Saw a fire, stopped his car, got out and Madonna'd the fuck out of those flames". I want him carnally.
