It’s been a bad week. I bought a bag kit in August and I’ve been waiting for cooler weather to sew it and now it’s here. Sat down to do the first sewing step… forgot to turn in the seam on waxed canvas that I now have to rip out. It’s leaving a mark. Can’t hide it. There wasn’t enough room to sew…

In cuter news, I woke up with Dahlia snuggled up next to me and she was hogging the blanket. I wish I’d taken a picture of this, but she was also cat-grumbling whenever I moved.

Anyone else in the habit of revealing way too much when asked questions by a person who needs to ask pre-procedure questions or is this a me thing (because I spend too much time alone)? Mouth, why you faster than brain?

Booo, our basement flooded because of the rain, boooooooooooooo

I am a bitter, cynical, miserable person like 10 months of the year UNTIL it is time to find out about what kind of bullshit Hallmark is putting out for holiday movies and then I am even MORE FUCKING DELIGHTED to have my cruel, cynical heart delighted with trite, uplifting, empty garbage!!! Yay!

Controversial take: live-action Cowboy Bebop was not bad and didn’t deserve the critical beating it took from nerds. Did I watch a different show? Jet trying to get a real specific doll for his kid and running into all kinds of bullshit seemed spot on for the anime. I really enjoyed that episode.

@persisyu.bsky.social I hope we’re going to see your cat on State House Pets come January 2027 statehousepets.com

Massachusetts State House Pets

Directory of pet photos and bios of Massachusetts' senators, representatives, local officials, and staff.

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There are endless studies showing this and also the financial and societal benefits of universal basic income and or housing-first policies but the U.S. never goes for any of it because it would require allowing the poor to receive benefits that the rich consider “undeserved”

Jen Taub@jentaub.bsky.social · 2mo ago

“A single-payer universal health care system could cover every American, save more than 100,000 lives a year, and still cost $1 trillion less than the system it would replace, according to a new preprint study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health.” ysph.yale.edu/news-article...

YOUR OWN HUBRIS ROBBED YOU OF YOUR PROBABLY-SAFE CONGRESSIONAL SEAT, SETH “YOU GAVE BELOVED CHANNEL 5 SPORTS ANCHOR/STROKE SURVIVOR MIKE LYNCH SHIT EYE IN LOGAN AIRPORT, YOU SICK FUCK?” MOULTON! RUNNING FOR SENATE WAS FOLLY!ENJOY SEEING YOUR OFFICE IN SALEM TURNED INTO A SPIRIT HALLOWEEN!

Also I never doubted Ed Markey was going to win, the question was just by how great of a margin would he would wipe the floor with Seth Moulton and the answer is “hubris”

Well, I hope Mike Rush won’t ever need help straightening out a screw-up with MA unemployment like I needed from his office. If so, he can do what I did and call a future former colleague like Rob Consalvo or Bill MacGregor because I KNOW THEY BOTH RETURN CALLS & E-MAILS. @persisyu.bsky.social

Oh, sweet grudge! Mike Rush was defeated by Persis Yu! I have never forgiven his office for ignoring my phone calls/e-mails when I had trouble with unemployment during COVID, ignored after MA animal lobby, & I’m not alone. Ignore Boston voters at your peril, my dude. Good luck with MA unemployment.

We need to bring back the hatchback. The people don't want sedans. They don't want stationwagons. They don't want SUVs and crossovers. They want indestructible sporty little hatchbacks with carrying capacity that feels like a bag of holding.

There I was, reading about how Alex Jones weaseled his way out of paying money to Sandy Hook parents, and I see that people are done being lied to @theonion.com @bostonglobe.com @realinfowars.bsky.social @timheidecker.bsky.social

Only assholes don’t wish @hooverdam.bsky.social a happy birthday on Bluesky until after 9:30pm

Anyone have the context for this? 🫪

Gretchen Leigh 🇨🇦@gretchenleigh.zone · 2mo ago

I am sorry, I really cannot fathom why people feel the need to get involved with a weapons manufacturer to play Nintendo 64 games of all fucking things

Every clip of Mike Lindell looks like something they'd play on the news after he went on a killing spree

A friend yesterday: “I have embraced communism.” Me: “Do let me know what your research has shown you about how that has worked out for the people living in communist states economically, politically, and socially, because I will testify under oath that MY FAMILY WAS MURDERED FOR THEIR FARMLAND.”

When my dad died, we requested that the army show up to do the bugle playing and present the flag to my mom and such because by Jove, he was entitled to it for his service making home fries & driving a tank into a house in West Germany so the world could be safe for democracy, etc. Point incoming…

For YEARS, I been waiting for this to happen every time I watch the news

Also, today doesn’t feel like Friday. It feels like some kind of temporal otherday, like it’s Luudesday or some kind of weird disassociative kind of thing that you’re not sure really exists oh my god I have a personality disorder don’t I?

I’m very annoyed that I’m poor today because I want to own things that work and do things well, but I only have money for things that work poorly or do a couple of the things I want them to do or are very used and come with free scabies.

@consumerreports.org Hey! Doing my due diligence for tax-free weekend, discovered the LG compact washing machine rec’d by CR/was gonna buy, WM1455HWA, is subject to the same rust issues as seen in a class-action lawsuit settled recently-ish for washing machines purchased 20 years ago. Pls advise?

Maybe irritation does help me achieve my dreams because I decided to sketch out a little capsule wardrobe of four-season separates to sew for fun. I need to make a list of actual sewing goals.

Being annoyed that my mom wouldn’t go to urgent care for a UTI?

aside from anything else, “i need ammunition, not a ride” is just the coolest fucking thing to say

Sure, Jared Leto is a creep with multiple allegations to his name over the course of two decades, but you have to understand that he's also a mediocre actor who's a nightmare to work with and whose movies are critical flops that don't make money.

The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media (via St. Louis Public Radio).

Overland couple shot dead in Guatemala after local ICE stop led to deportations

The couple’s 14-month-old daughter was found crying beside her mother’s body in a sugarcane field last week, according to Guatemalan authorities and media.

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Important anti fascist skill to learn is being brave enough to yell "shut the fuck up" at someone in public

Hemant Mehta@friendlyatheist.com · 2mo ago

Evangelist Whitney Lynn says she preaches on planes because she loves “a captive audience.” She's not alone. It's becoming a trend. If spreading your message requires listeners who can't escape, maybe it's not as compelling as you think. www.friendlyatheist.com/p/christian-...

I’m not crazy to try to resolve a communication issue over the phone by looking up the NATO alphabet, right? And yet it failed to address the issue of “why aren’t you hearing the information that I am giving you?” Isn’t it meant to be a universally understood means of sending/receiving info clearly?