For my next ambition, I will bring back crafting circles where participants take turns reading. There's a whole scene in Gone With the Wind that takes place at one.

RDS (formerly shawphd)@rds773.myatproto.social · 17h ago

This is why some early craftworkers paid someone to read to them, for sure

64, which explains why I was so happy to sing with the Pissed Off Grannies last night.

Senior PowerPoint Engineer@ryxcommar.bsky.social · 2d ago

Your real age is 70 minus the number of musicians you recognize playing at Coachella 2027

I've had a very singular experience over the last two days. Yesterday, I attended the unveiling of a Barbie celebrating Dr. Susan LaFlesche Picotte, the first Native American to get a medical degree. Her whole life's work was bringing healthcare to Nebraskans.

I just finished a rage read. It was a cute story about people who edited an online encyclopedia, and the copy editor did such an awful job that I'm considering writing her a letter. (I know it was only one because some of those errors would not have made it past a team of eyes.)

Fireworks on veterans day?

News Anchor Asks 'Why???'

Alt: News Anchor Asks 'Why???' as he bangs his head on the desk

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My dad picketed with his union 45 years ago. A Pepsi delivery driver broke through, and other than at restaurants that serve only Pepsi, he hasn't bought any since. My mom was strictly no Coke, so to keep the peace, I've pledged allegiance to Dr. Pepper. Yes, they're divorced, why do you ask?

cactus blossom🌵🌼🏳️‍⚧️🏴@latent-emergence.myatproto.social · 5d ago

Never cross a picket line. That's why I dropped Real You Electrolysis as soon as I heard of @ryeworkersunion.bsky.social

(Disney owns Fox)

Kaylee's Shiny Smile

Alt: Kaylee from the pilot episode of Firefly, where she is sitting on a chair with a rainbow parasol.

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Sophia_Nyx 🐰@sophianyx.bsky.social · 5d ago

What Disney Princess are you. (wrong answers only)

I've been able to hear my downstairs neighbors talking at normal voices the last few weeks. Tonight, as soon as I was finally ready to doze off, the dude starts up with a dry, hacking cough. Work's gonna be fun in an hour.

I made the awful mistake of having caffeine after work today. Good thing it's my Friday!

Bureaucracy is bonkers. Attempted to be a good citizen and report someone parked in front of a fire hydrant. There's no fire, so no emergency, so I call the local fire station. They tell me to call the non-emergency police line. Who transfers me to 911.

Bison are moose-goats.

"No one will say if he's joking." Good gracious, I can't say I'd ever thought I'd read that in a headline from a paper as big as the Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · last wk.

President Donald Trump says he’s asked UFC’s Dana White to be his press secretary. No one will say if he’s joking

With the Cybertruck getting canned, post a vehicle women actually like

The Blues Brothers' Car Falls Apart

Alt: The Blues Brothers' Car Falls Apart

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Eric@newhouse.bsky.social · last wk.

the Cybertruck is getting canned, post a vehicle women actually like

Kafka's Metamorphosis

Bookish Question of the Day@bookishqotd.bsky.social · last wk.

📚Bookish Question of the Day🍃 Nov. 6 Was there a book you had to read for school that you hated? #BookishQOTD #booksky 💙📚

Pride and Prejudice Books I chose to read not for an assignment in high school: The Great Gatsby, Wuthering Heights, and Empire of the Sun.

Bookish Question of the Day@bookishqotd.bsky.social · last wk.

📚Bookish Question of the Day🍃 Nov. 5 Was there a book you had to read for school that you loved? #BookishQOTD #booksky 💙📚

Got asked if I was a farm girl today because I helped someone jump their car and then put a quart of oil in mine without a funnel or spilling. While wearing a Penzy's sweatshirt. In all statistical probability, that guy voted R. Feels symbolic.

this came to me in a dream

Hot take: all the people who could have swung Nebraska have moved elsewhere in the last 10 years. At least Denise flipped Brinker.

Ellie's Big Hit in Kindergarten The Musical

Alt: Ellie's Big Hit in Kindergarten The Musical She says "I can do this!" then swings her bat and misses the baseball on the tee.

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did the milwaukee brewers close the hell portal the chicago cubs opened in 2016

Get out there and wipe the ass of democracy today!

1st attempt: GEO Metro. My friend backed into my car in her driveway so we never actually did the lesson. 2nd attempt: Ford Escort. I got a call saying to call work because my boss thought I no-showed and was ready to fire me. Was not up for a lesson after that, and not tempting fate a 3rd time.

Dennie Edwards@dennieedwards.bsky.social · 2w ago

QOTD: What car did you learn to drive a manual transmission in? I learned in a friend’s 1987 Chevy Spectrum.

New tradition: go to a Mexican restaurant for dinner on Halloween.

I'll be spending part of Halloween in Madison! Not because I'm cool or looking to get wasted, but because my aunt is in the hospital.

One of the cool things about having a flexible sleep schedule is leaving for a trip at 10 pm.

Let me tell y'all about the hero I met while voting today. Don't know her name, so let's call her Susan. She was there just to pick up her ballot and seemed concerned when the sign said it was approximately 40 minutes from where we were. She confessed to having severe anxiety.

I sometimes get sad when I see the apartment complex that used to be a Village Inn that supported our NaNo group for nearly a decade. They had a party room in the back. It started one Saturday night in November, and they let us keep coming back every Saturday night, year round.

alana "return of the frog queer" banana@lanna.bsky.social · 3w ago

For everyone who is saying "I can write a novel on my own," a huge part of NaNo was that you didn't have to--they coordinated local meetups so that you could easily find a writing community. This was huge for me, who otherwise only knew of one and I couldn't afford their dues.

The Washington Post printed a love letter to Michele Tafoya today. The only pushback came from me. Any woman who shames another by doubting how “devastating” her miscarriage was, does not have the character to be a public servant. I think Minnesotans care about character, which Tafoya clearly lacks.

I know I've shared my anecdote before, but there was a guy at my grandma's funeral who followed us out to the cemetery in a U-haul. No one in our car recognized him and none of my aunts or uncles acknowledged him.

REwadent Evil@ewacat.bsky.social · 3w ago

Just want it known if for whatever reason I die, this is the kind of thing I want to happen with my funeral. Silly anecdote central please

Too rainy for a walk, so I practiced for 20 minutes on the piano instead. I'll learn the accordion yet!