Blushing Flower
@blushingflower.bsky.social
Attention whore. Feminist. Fangirl. Fiber geek. Pervert. Millennial. Polyamorist. Legend.
She/Her.
She/Her.
Mom is a reader but hasn't been lately. I finally asked if she could see the print. The answer is "not really" so we took an older tablet and set it up for her with Libby, where she is currently reading one of the magazines available through our public library.
November 14, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Mom is a reader but hasn't been lately. I finally asked if she could see the print. The answer is "not really" so we took an older tablet and set it up for her with Libby, where she is currently reading one of the magazines available through our public library.
There is a guy on here with 8K+ followers that I went to school with (k-12) and it is very weird every time he pops up into my feed (I will not be naming him as that would be terrible opsec given the stuff I talk about on this account)
November 13, 2025 at 3:47 AM
There is a guy on here with 8K+ followers that I went to school with (k-12) and it is very weird every time he pops up into my feed (I will not be naming him as that would be terrible opsec given the stuff I talk about on this account)
If you are calling me for business purposes, when I answer, please introduce yourself and start your reason for calling, don't say "hello" all confused that someone answered!
And if you are answering a business phone, state the company's name when you answer, so I know I didn't misdial
And if you are answering a business phone, state the company's name when you answer, so I know I didn't misdial
November 12, 2025 at 2:25 PM
If you are calling me for business purposes, when I answer, please introduce yourself and start your reason for calling, don't say "hello" all confused that someone answered!
And if you are answering a business phone, state the company's name when you answer, so I know I didn't misdial
And if you are answering a business phone, state the company's name when you answer, so I know I didn't misdial
What is the fucking point of a gerontocracy if we can't get some health care and support for the elderly in this country? I know most of Congress is not stuck at home getting changed by their kids but surely they know someone their age who is?
November 11, 2025 at 10:36 PM
What is the fucking point of a gerontocracy if we can't get some health care and support for the elderly in this country? I know most of Congress is not stuck at home getting changed by their kids but surely they know someone their age who is?
Where are we getting twin-sized machine-washable cotton blankets these days? I want to be able to rotate Mom's out and not leave her blanket less when one is in the wash
November 11, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Where are we getting twin-sized machine-washable cotton blankets these days? I want to be able to rotate Mom's out and not leave her blanket less when one is in the wash
I appreciate how on TOS, Spock and Kirk are constantly asking Uhura if she's sure of something or if she tried something and she always answers in this way that has certain "I know how to do my fucking job" tone to it
November 11, 2025 at 1:10 AM
I appreciate how on TOS, Spock and Kirk are constantly asking Uhura if she's sure of something or if she tried something and she always answers in this way that has certain "I know how to do my fucking job" tone to it
My mother (who has dementia) is telling me about a book she wants to read. I asked her what it was about and she said "people who are different than we are". Thanks, Mom, that really narrows it down
November 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
My mother (who has dementia) is telling me about a book she wants to read. I asked her what it was about and she said "people who are different than we are". Thanks, Mom, that really narrows it down
I need more context? I assume this is not a customer service situation or a meet-and-greet but some kind of genuine social interaction but are we talking "actively disliked and tried to escape" or "just didn't vibe"? Also I would argue that notorious curmudgeons don't count because it isn't personal
I asked this before over at The Old Place and the answers delighted me. So again:
Who is an artist you admire who you suspect would not like you if they met you personally?
I think Peter Dinklage is fantastic. I would absolutely get on his last nerve. He'd be looking for the door while we spoke.
Who is an artist you admire who you suspect would not like you if they met you personally?
I think Peter Dinklage is fantastic. I would absolutely get on his last nerve. He'd be looking for the door while we spoke.
November 6, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I need more context? I assume this is not a customer service situation or a meet-and-greet but some kind of genuine social interaction but are we talking "actively disliked and tried to escape" or "just didn't vibe"? Also I would argue that notorious curmudgeons don't count because it isn't personal
Taking care of a parent with dementia fucking sucks, you guys
November 4, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Taking care of a parent with dementia fucking sucks, you guys
The FACE my Mom made when I told her the results of the World Series
November 2, 2025 at 6:20 PM
The FACE my Mom made when I told her the results of the World Series
As much energy and joy as Jon Batiste has in videos he has on stage too. One of the best shows I have ever seen
November 1, 2025 at 4:27 AM
As much energy and joy as Jon Batiste has in videos he has on stage too. One of the best shows I have ever seen
My mother unfortunately made a comment that implied she was a risk to herself, so her rehab sent her to the ER for labs and a psych eval. The comment was around 4 eastern. She still hasn't been seen by psych, which is apparently a fucking telehealth appointment.
October 29, 2025 at 5:05 AM
My mother unfortunately made a comment that implied she was a risk to herself, so her rehab sent her to the ER for labs and a psych eval. The comment was around 4 eastern. She still hasn't been seen by psych, which is apparently a fucking telehealth appointment.
Comrades, I understand that the ER waiting room sucks and we are all seeking distraction and comfort but maybe videos that everyone else can hear are not the BEST option? (I am fine)
October 28, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Comrades, I understand that the ER waiting room sucks and we are all seeking distraction and comfort but maybe videos that everyone else can hear are not the BEST option? (I am fine)
Probably this is in some book or something but I wonder if DeForest Kelley's blue eyes are the reason Starfleet medical officers wear blue (command gold also brings out the gold in Shatner's hazel eyes)
October 26, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Probably this is in some book or something but I wonder if DeForest Kelley's blue eyes are the reason Starfleet medical officers wear blue (command gold also brings out the gold in Shatner's hazel eyes)
The shirt getting ripped open bit is real though, it happens like every other episode
We have been watching ST:TOS and I think part of the reason Kirk has the "womanizer" reputation is partly just because of the way women are on the show? Like they have women on the crew, women are scientists, etc. but there is also a conversational sexualization of them that isn't present later
October 26, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The shirt getting ripped open bit is real though, it happens like every other episode
We have been watching ST:TOS and I think part of the reason Kirk has the "womanizer" reputation is partly just because of the way women are on the show? Like they have women on the crew, women are scientists, etc. but there is also a conversational sexualization of them that isn't present later
October 25, 2025 at 11:41 PM
We have been watching ST:TOS and I think part of the reason Kirk has the "womanizer" reputation is partly just because of the way women are on the show? Like they have women on the crew, women are scientists, etc. but there is also a conversational sexualization of them that isn't present later
What if we start letting "AI" write movies and they just keep churning out variations on COMPANION (2025)?
October 25, 2025 at 8:19 PM
What if we start letting "AI" write movies and they just keep churning out variations on COMPANION (2025)?
T and I have been watching OG Star Trek lately and it's interesting to me how often the message of an episode is "don't build autonomous machines (with or without artificial intelligence)"
October 21, 2025 at 11:22 PM
T and I have been watching OG Star Trek lately and it's interesting to me how often the message of an episode is "don't build autonomous machines (with or without artificial intelligence)"
Bees turned our blue aster into a bunk bed.
October 19, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Bees turned our blue aster into a bunk bed.
If my experience as a PSO is any guide, a good chunk of what this gets used for is going to be relatively boring stuff, but some of it is going to be extremely vile. And yeah, better to say that to a machine with no feelings, but the machine also won't tell you it's fucked up.
Oh good, ChatGPT is getting "erotica for verified adults" later this year
October 14, 2025 at 9:30 PM
If my experience as a PSO is any guide, a good chunk of what this gets used for is going to be relatively boring stuff, but some of it is going to be extremely vile. And yeah, better to say that to a machine with no feelings, but the machine also won't tell you it's fucked up.
Remember when you used to be able to install a piece of software on your computer and then just... use it? And you didn't get a login prompt to the cloud service every other day, even when you weren't in the middle of using that software?
October 14, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Remember when you used to be able to install a piece of software on your computer and then just... use it? And you didn't get a login prompt to the cloud service every other day, even when you weren't in the middle of using that software?
It is a damp and drizzly fall day here and both of us are off. We have onions caramelizing on the stove for soup and bread dough rising on the counter.
October 13, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It is a damp and drizzly fall day here and both of us are off. We have onions caramelizing on the stove for soup and bread dough rising on the counter.
Sometimes self-care is spending 2 hours on a Sunday afternoon catching up on day job paperwork because knowing it's waiting for you is stressing you out.
October 12, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Sometimes self-care is spending 2 hours on a Sunday afternoon catching up on day job paperwork because knowing it's waiting for you is stressing you out.
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At the Saint Louis Zoo, one-year-old rockhopper penguin Bumi had a blast with bubble enrichment! Keepers set up a bubble machine for the indoor habitat at Penguin & Puffin Coast for a fun bubble party!! 🫧🥳🫧 #WildlifeWednesday
October 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM
At the Saint Louis Zoo, one-year-old rockhopper penguin Bumi had a blast with bubble enrichment! Keepers set up a bubble machine for the indoor habitat at Penguin & Puffin Coast for a fun bubble party!! 🫧🥳🫧 #WildlifeWednesday
you ever get news so good you wish you smoked so you could have a cigarette about it?
October 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
you ever get news so good you wish you smoked so you could have a cigarette about it?