The power's out, and according to NYSEG, it's out for 18 people. My pet theory is that the construction crew doing ... something on my block broke something. (I have no idea what they're doing, but I heard a chainsaw.) This is not how I would've chosen to learn how to use the Aeropress, but...

Tim Curry was not the 80-year-old Home Alone 2 cast member we were asking for.

Okay so I have a working theory to make the last two days bearable. Death is engaging in some range finding on prominent 80 year olds. He’s almost got it dialed in now.

dolly parton taught millions of children to read dolly parton raised millions of dollars for cancer research and disaster relief dolly parton stood by the lgbtq community her entire life dolly parton personally helped fund the moderna vaccine if there was a right side of something she was on it

thinking about how they were having to fire & arrest people to try to bully them into being sad about some of these fuckers, and if you want the whole world to stop and grieve your loss, there's one simple life hack: be a good person who just wants to do good things

I'm looking forward to your book. I humanely euthanized my retired guide dog today and feel like half of me is missing, even though I know it was absolutely the right decision. They are never here long enough.

s. e. smith@sesmith.lol · 7mo ago

First issue just dropped!

This whole concept of trusting LLM's for things like therapy and life advice is just mind-boggling to me. I'm totally blind, and I *do* use the technology in very specific circumstances. I mostly use it for image descriptions when alt text isn't provided or when I take the pictures myself.

Linda Holmes@lindaholmes.bsky.social · 7mo ago

As painful as it is, to me, the minute anyone uses this stuff as authoritative in a discussion with you, or as a justification for their anger at you, or as support for their view of your behavior, you are safer leaving.

I feel this article in my bones! I have like 3 and a half degrees, none of which are completed because ableism and inaccessibility burned me out. (So did the whole gifted kid with undiagnosed ADHD thing but that's neither here nor there.)

NPR@npr.org · 7mo ago

Higher education is especially reliant on computers and phones, but accessibility for people with disabilities has often been forgotten. A new federal rule could change that. n.pr/47NoNAe

Some module thingy in our range broke, so the stove and oven are out of commission for the time being, so I can't bake anything. Last week, I made Boston cream pie, s'more pie, cream puffs, and cookies, so baking has obviously been one of my coping mechanisms lately... Ugh. It'll be fixed Saturday.

We did this last night, too. (I've never watched it with audio description until now; wow, I missed a lot.)

Emily Nussbaum@emilynussbaum.bsky.social · 11mo ago

Watched The Princess Bride, wonderful every single time

I have been drowning myself in baked goods and mostly avoiding the news/internet, for my own sanity. I made rugelach yesterday (with the roommate's help), and I think I'm going to do something gingerbready today. Because everything sucks and maybe warm spices will make it a little better.

Haven't been around much because I was in Albany for a conference, and then came to visit family. Also, social media is not great for my mental health, but grief has started its annual visit, so I'm sure I'll be spewing those thoughts into the void soon. And baking a lot. Just made banana bread.

If you think Trump saying the r-word is bad, wait 'til you see what else he's been up to the past 44 weeks.

Sara Nović@novicsara.bsky.social · 2y ago

I knew a Holocaust survivor who talked about the importance of notetaking under authoritarianism, to track what normal was and how it shifted. Here's that 🧵 with respect to disability, itself a canary in the fascist coal mine: www.disability-rights-watch.com/2025/02/09/w...

It's not a foolproof plan but every political debate from now on should be a Normal Guy competition. Ask them to describe grocery shopping in detail. Talk about what it's like to have a friend

We are all, at best, temporarily abled.

4WheelMe@4wheelworkout.blacksky.app · 2y ago

Yall real silent about disability injustices because most of you don’t see disability as a thing that can happen to you. We are “aww those poor people”. Meanwhile disability can happen to anyone at any moment and those injustices you ignored? They become your experiences too

Ulga picked out a new toy when we went shopping. (Brief video of black and tan GSD playing with a bright green pickle toy.) #DogsOfBlusky

I was living in New York in 2008. This is louder and more joyful than the night Obama won.

Bailey McCann@baileymcc.bsky.social · 12mo ago

This person took this when they called the race

"this will be an age where New Yorkers expect from their leaders a bold vision of what we will achieve, rather than a list of excuses for what we are too timid to attempt" is this what it feels like to be attracted to a man??????????????

Mamdani: "I wish Andrew Cuomo only the best in private life but let tonight be the final time I utter his name."

[in a way I haven't truly meant it all year] nice

Greg Pak@gregpak.net · 12mo ago

ALL RIGHT AP JUST CALLED IT WITH 69% OF THE VOTE HA HA HA HA

I want to see his soul collapse into his body Forever an utter disappointment to his fathers legacy I want to see the hate we have for him and KNOW he’s earned it I want his last bit of power to slip through his fingers And know we sent him to hell

Erin Biba@erinbiba.bsky.social · 12mo ago

I hope Cuomo is crying. I hope we get to see him crying.

I hope Cuomo is crying. I hope we get to see him crying.

it’s nine PM on the east coast and polls have closed bring me the head of andrew cuomo

You have to survive. There are graves to piss on that haven't been dug yet.

Next week, the state affiliate of a national blindness advocacy group is having its annual convention. I have been hornswoggled into so many things by my BFF (affiliate president), including speaking on the floor about legislative efforts at the state level. Ahahaha fuck my life.

Actually, seeing a man of color, getting scared, and calling The Police, is pretty typical racist behavior

bring on the dancing horses@ihavethatonvinyl.com · last yr.

sting? fucking STING? who in 2025 wants to see solo sting? this has to be a joke www.yahoo.com/entertainmen...

If you see someone stealing food - no you didn't.

Matt Novak@paleofuture.bsky.social · last yr.

California police boost patrols at grocery stores as millions set to lose SNAP benefits

Part of the reason that it's hard to "adult" right now is that most of what you're expected to do in "adulting" is activity to set up a stable future. But most of us have felt for a long time that stability is a lie being told to us with enough "one in a lifetime" disasters every 6 months...

Sourdough bread from the new starter I just made, whose name is Doughlene. (It's the name from a list of starter names that made us chuckle the most.)