"all I need to remember how old the original Star Wars movies are is to remember that the first one came out before the last beheading happened." -my youngest kid is full of fun facts
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Margaret's kind of an either/or name. In this house we believe Laura Kinney is Wolverine
sometimes your friend apologizes for a "late" Christmas present but I think one could argue there's no time limit on perfect gifts #ofmd
as a Chicagoan it's weird to see all these stories about Mamdani doing stuff that don't first pass through three weeks of 50 absolutely inscrutable alderpeople batting around the idea before settling on the most clownish perversion of the original concept you can imagine
all things must end, regrettably. (also I decided I need to read this and rewatch the series before I watch the movie and I'm almost done with my rewatch)
driving home around noon and it looked like it was dusk (except the streetlights didn't know it). came home to see a branch of my in-laws tree down in front of their place (everything & everyone is fine, other than the tree itself).
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an older gentleman just told me "you have very interesting things" after perusing my dead grandparents tchotchkes and a little kid was very pumped to bug some Ninja Turtles bike gear my kids outgrew and let me tell you I wasn't expecting so many emotions at the neighborhood yard sale
Overheard in Lincoln Park today: "Well, they say you're not a true New Yorker until you cry on the train so maybe the same is true of throwing up on a Chicago sidewalk."
proposing a worldwide ban on perfume and cologne and onions until we get everyone's migraines under control
me: [wearing my Blackbeard's Fencing Club shirt by @politestmenace.bsky.social ] my youngest: established 1983? that's pretty recent. me: it's the same year I was established kid: I meant pretty recent for Blackbeard me: 😮😶😑 @shoelessmonkey.bsky.social : ...well it *is* an AU
my actual favorite is so old I still had blond hair and I can't find it on my phone (I dressed up as my dad. it was uncanny). so here's the year after our sister in law made us some incredible replica Mass Effect prop guns. we already had ME hoodies so it was easy to go as Shepard and Tali.
R | Politest Menace 🏴☠️🍊@politestmenace.bsky.social · 3w agoI mean you’ve seen it many times 😅
the heat was miserable but I really did enjoy being downtown so early this morning
We're BAAAAAAAAAAAACK!!!! Y'all, the Midterm General Election is only 11 weeks away, so its time for #GirlIGuess to kick back into gear! #VoterGuide #Election2026 #Chicago #Voting
me: I need to take a lap around the block to work off these nerves before this interview 80% humidity at 7:30am: you fool. you absolute idiot.
shout out to my eldest, who visited the Catacombs in Paris today and referred to it as "the bone zone". I've been thinking about it all day 😅
I am far too online to be allowed to wander around Lowe's unsupervised
Reporting from the US state that is cyclospora ground zero. I've taken a bullet so you hopefully don't have to. Having just returned from urgent care where appointments (and urgent care bathrooms) are at a premium, some advice gleaned from my visit. 🧵
okay first of all I love the Scorpio colors but second of all my immediate thought was "this is a hot dog palette" and I'm not really sure what that says about me pantonecolors.net/pantone-birt...
R | Politest Menace 🏴☠️🍊@politestmenace.bsky.social · 3w agoNot sure I’m sold on this tbh 😅 pantonecolors.net/pantone-birt...
My privilege to share some lovely stories from the science community about what Sam Neill's timeless performance as Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park meant to them—and why it will continue to inspire kids to chase their own discoveries for years to come.
Sam Neill Inspired a Generation of Scientists
The actor, who died at age 78 on Monday, embodied a passionate approach to research and positive masculinity in his role as paleontologist Alan Grant in the 1993 blockbuster Jurassic Park.
wired.com
out here doing 3 things I didn't expect in my 40s: watching baseball, crocheting, and being unemployed
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is it procrastination or is it a genius move to wait as long as possible so I don't forget what I read before the meeting?
sometimes your dog wears himself out playing with 5 year olds and wants to be carried around like a literal baby
if anyone's got some good "third round of interviews" vibes they wanna send my way I will happily accept
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we often joke that Gimli is part cat and with behavior like this he's never beating those allegations
