I guess it’s a Makoto Shinkai kind of evening (if only I could find Voices of a Distant Star to watch, too)
I enjoy hosting people at my house, but there’s nothing like that moment at the end of a multi-day visit, when the guests have gone and the final load of laundry is in the dryer
Things Cookie likes chewing on: - any strings or ties attached to my clothing - pillows - blankets - dog beds Things Cookie does not like chewing on: - the myriad dog toys strewn around the house #dogsofbluesky #pugs
This is... I mean, just read it. Whether you like football or not.
Dear Roxane | By Yan Diomande
I wrote this because I can’t speak about it. I wrote this because I want you to know that I will make sure that you live on.
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What if I quit tech and instead take over a family friend’s picture framing store That sounds like a lot more fun than this job search
My Japanese is conversational, not fluent, but it really is interesting to watch something with subtitles and go “huh, I’m not sure that’s how I’d translate it, personally”
Found a job listing that, under the “about you” section, lists “inherent desire to operate with extreme levels of urgency across all aspects of life and work” Hard pass, thanks, I actually believe quite strongly in having a good work/life balance
I did DNA testing on Cookie and I can’t believe she’s 60% related to show pugs we know from our time showing, because this girl is the least breed-standard pug I’ve ever seen 😂 (She’s darling and I love her, but I genuinely thought her results were going to show she was a mix)
Hello! 👋 I'm hoping to raise money for two Bay Area cat rescues. If you post a screenshot of you donating at least $20, I will answer a style-related question for you. But first, let me tell you about the rescues, why they're worthy of your support, and hopefully get you to adopt a cat. 🧵
Leo just solved the declining church attendance in the US problem (h/t @gothamgirlblue.com )
Lori Emerson@loriemerson.net · 2mo ago"The funniest possible outcome of the AI mandate era is about to be HR departments discovering that 'sincerely held religious belief' under Title VII has a much lower bar than they assumed, and Pope Leo handed every Catholic employee a written excuse" www.businessinsider.com/worker-got-r...
Went to a happy hour last night with a bunch of former coworkers and man, I really did work with good people
Having a song stuck in my head is bad enough, but having it be a song in a foreign language is even worse because sometimes the lyrics are going full blast in my brain and sometimes it’s a mumble only vaguely approaching the correct sounds
I have two *very* interested observers of this morning’s pie baking
The vast majority of job listings I’m seeing on LinkedIn are for stupid AI companies and it’s the worst, it’s awful
gollum from the lord of the rings is screaming with the words `` we hates it , precious '' .
Alt: gollum from the lord of the rings is screaming with the words `` we hates it , precious '' .
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Hard to believe that Dumpling came home with me one year ago. She was way more traumatized than I was expecting and it hasn’t always been easy, but seeing her start to relax has been so rewarding. Happy Gotcha Day, Dumpling! #pugs #dogsofbluesky
Was going to watch the 2026 RHS Chelsea show because I’m the life of the party, but now it’s on a separate streaming service so it’s back to back episodes of Gardeners’ World, I guess
You’re trapped in the last TV show you watched, where are you? Gardeners’ World, so I’m spending my time gardening with Monty Don? Sign me up
a man giving a thumbs up in front of a greenhouse and the words gardeners world
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Michael Broussard@michaelbroussard.myatproto.social · 3mo agoYou're trapped in the last TV show you watched, where are you? I watched Secrets of the Bees, so I guess I'm in a hive. I'll take it.
Got a rejection today from the one place that I’d had any luck interviewing at. It’s not a surprise, and it was a quite nice rejection (as far as that goes) but boy this constant string of rejections sucks
Watching the first #TheLibrarian movie and I know I don’t have 22 degrees like Flynn does, but I too would like to receive a magical interview invitation card
I’ve gotten to the point in unemployment where I’m thinking wistfully about my manager making everyone include “something interesting outside of work that happened” in addition to our work update when we did our weekly roundtable meeting
I’m contemplating committing a cardinal #gardening sin and planting mint in the ground, but it keeps dying in pots on me and I want my own homegrown Moroccan mint tea, gosh darnit
Minimum wage at the coolest “natural history museum but everything’s actually for sale” around in Berkeley (I miss that place and those people so much)
Infinite 8@eternal.blacksky.app · 3mo agoHey how make much did you make an hr on your first job and what was the job? I made $5.25 at Hollister in 2008
There are so many logistical things to figure out (pug care and last-minute permits as the major ones) but the more I think about taking my unemployment time to finally hike the John Muir Trail, the more I want to make this happen
I always forget just how lovely the view from this BART station is
One of today’s @askamanager.org question has a #Blakes7 reference in it and this makes me SO HAPPY
a close up of a woman wearing a white dress and earrings
Alt: a close up of a glamorous woman wearing a white dress and earrings
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Funny how I can track how I feel by looking at my bsky usage, but it’s usually the worse I feel, the less I’m on bsky