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@earlgreytea68.bsky.social
The same as I ever was: lots of writing, lots of complaining. But almost never complaining about writing.
This man on this train has just spent ten minutes patronizingly explaining to the woman he's with that WHITE is WHITE whereas off-white has a touch of brown, it's not white, that's why it's called off-white, when we are talking about white, we are not talking about off-white. Etc.
February 3, 2026 at 3:36 AM
This man on this train has just spent ten minutes patronizingly explaining to the woman he's with that WHITE is WHITE whereas off-white has a touch of brown, it's not white, that's why it's called off-white, when we are talking about white, we are not talking about off-white. Etc.
The meteorologists on TV seem so apologetic every time they have to be like, "the forecast is still below freezing for the foreseeable future"
January 30, 2026 at 3:21 PM
The meteorologists on TV seem so apologetic every time they have to be like, "the forecast is still below freezing for the foreseeable future"
You know, people who are "the strong ones" get tired, too. I sometimes think people act like we're doing the stuff we do because we like it or something and like...no. I promise we don't. We could use a break, too.
January 29, 2026 at 6:10 PM
You know, people who are "the strong ones" get tired, too. I sometimes think people act like we're doing the stuff we do because we like it or something and like...no. I promise we don't. We could use a break, too.
We're fine here, dealing with the snow. Our main problem is our roads have been haphazardly plowed so we're just driving on snow. Which I'm noting only because I realized my car sounds like the groaning, sinking Titanic whenever I turn the tires lol
January 27, 2026 at 2:48 PM
We're fine here, dealing with the snow. Our main problem is our roads have been haphazardly plowed so we're just driving on snow. Which I'm noting only because I realized my car sounds like the groaning, sinking Titanic whenever I turn the tires lol
These people always betray that the worst thing they can imagine is the stuff that brings the rest of us joy: having kids, pets, relationships. The tech folks are like "wouldn't it be awesome if you never had to interact with anything but a sycophantic computer?????"
Robots to watch your kids. Sounds like his kind of parenting.
January 22, 2026 at 7:25 PM
These people always betray that the worst thing they can imagine is the stuff that brings the rest of us joy: having kids, pets, relationships. The tech folks are like "wouldn't it be awesome if you never had to interact with anything but a sycophantic computer?????"
The best time of year is anon. My mother just arrived with a Russell stover coconut creme egg.
January 22, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The best time of year is anon. My mother just arrived with a Russell stover coconut creme egg.
The morning after a snowstorm is always pretty but when it's one of those shows that clings to the tree branches it's just EXTRA pretty.
(Which is good because it's also harder to shovel so it better have some advantage)
(Which is good because it's also harder to shovel so it better have some advantage)
January 19, 2026 at 10:01 PM
The morning after a snowstorm is always pretty but when it's one of those shows that clings to the tree branches it's just EXTRA pretty.
(Which is good because it's also harder to shovel so it better have some advantage)
(Which is good because it's also harder to shovel so it better have some advantage)
I wonder what health insurance premiums would be if they stopped sending me new ID cards every few months.
January 17, 2026 at 8:35 PM
I wonder what health insurance premiums would be if they stopped sending me new ID cards every few months.
I am in a coffee shop and the person a few tables over just announced to their friends, "I think I'm willing to be a therapist pro bono. Tell me your stories and I'll tell you what to do, for free." Lol
January 16, 2026 at 3:15 PM
I am in a coffee shop and the person a few tables over just announced to their friends, "I think I'm willing to be a therapist pro bono. Tell me your stories and I'll tell you what to do, for free." Lol
My eternal question these days is: Am I too old for this to be charming, or is that I'm too asexual for this to be charming? Lol
January 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM
My eternal question these days is: Am I too old for this to be charming, or is that I'm too asexual for this to be charming? Lol
Meanwhile I bet there's a lot of stranger things fic people wrote that's better
what do you mean the stranger things documentary shows them writing the script on a computer with 3 chat gpt tabs open
January 12, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Meanwhile I bet there's a lot of stranger things fic people wrote that's better
The spam comments on AO3 pretending to be artists who are offering TO BE PAID BY ME to make art of my stuff is really out of control. So sad how in the olden days artists would reach out to ask permission to do this stuff for free out of love. Sigh.
January 12, 2026 at 10:08 PM
The spam comments on AO3 pretending to be artists who are offering TO BE PAID BY ME to make art of my stuff is really out of control. So sad how in the olden days artists would reach out to ask permission to do this stuff for free out of love. Sigh.
"misused" what exactly is the use case for these products other than people doing terrible things they're not supposed to be doing???? This isn't being misused, this is exactly what it's supposed to be doing. It's the thing it's best at.
Malaysia and Indonesia become the first countries to block Grok, the artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s xAI, after authorities said it was being misused to generate sexually explicit and non-consensual images.
Malaysia, Indonesia become first to block Musk’s Grok over AI deepfakes
Malaysia and Indonesia have blocked access to Elon Musk's AI chatbot Grok due to its misuse in generating explicit images.
bit.ly
January 12, 2026 at 3:05 PM
"misused" what exactly is the use case for these products other than people doing terrible things they're not supposed to be doing???? This isn't being misused, this is exactly what it's supposed to be doing. It's the thing it's best at.
I've gotta say, I think it's weird that some credit card companies sent me happy new year messages like we're buddies. I get that it's marketing blargh but like...really think about this world we've set up......
January 12, 2026 at 3:02 PM
I've gotta say, I think it's weird that some credit card companies sent me happy new year messages like we're buddies. I get that it's marketing blargh but like...really think about this world we've set up......
I am at this part in my WIP where Patrick is uncovering a lie Pete has told him and I'm being so careful not to make it unforgivable.
Meanwhile in the book I'm reading the guy just stole the MC's entire fortune and refused to apologize but she still loves him.
Meanwhile in the book I'm reading the guy just stole the MC's entire fortune and refused to apologize but she still loves him.
January 11, 2026 at 9:11 PM
I am at this part in my WIP where Patrick is uncovering a lie Pete has told him and I'm being so careful not to make it unforgivable.
Meanwhile in the book I'm reading the guy just stole the MC's entire fortune and refused to apologize but she still loves him.
Meanwhile in the book I'm reading the guy just stole the MC's entire fortune and refused to apologize but she still loves him.
I need a new pair of gloves so I need to go buy them now because any day now the stores will have bathings suits out.
January 11, 2026 at 7:17 PM
I need a new pair of gloves so I need to go buy them now because any day now the stores will have bathings suits out.
People always tell me what a beautiful Christmas tree I have. Here's the secret: my tree is an old and falling-apart mess, it's just that it is L O A D E D with ornaments. You don't need to start with a baseline beautiful tree, you just need SO MANY ORNAMENTS.
January 8, 2026 at 6:28 PM
People always tell me what a beautiful Christmas tree I have. Here's the secret: my tree is an old and falling-apart mess, it's just that it is L O A D E D with ornaments. You don't need to start with a baseline beautiful tree, you just need SO MANY ORNAMENTS.
I'm watching Wild Card Kitchen and Alex being like "it's completely impossible to make food taste good without garlic." As someone bothered by digesting garlic, I do like to think you can make at least some decent food without garlic. I was just surprised she had no idea what to do with no garlic.
January 8, 2026 at 2:10 AM
I'm watching Wild Card Kitchen and Alex being like "it's completely impossible to make food taste good without garlic." As someone bothered by digesting garlic, I do like to think you can make at least some decent food without garlic. I was just surprised she had no idea what to do with no garlic.
I love when I reread a chapter I wrote and it's long enough ago that I forget the details and it literally makes me laugh out loud. It's just the best feeling. (It was specifically this bit. Because it's true, Yukon Cornelius is just UNHINGED.)
January 8, 2026 at 1:20 AM
I love when I reread a chapter I wrote and it's long enough ago that I forget the details and it literally makes me laugh out loud. It's just the best feeling. (It was specifically this bit. Because it's true, Yukon Cornelius is just UNHINGED.)
I think AI could convince me of its usefulness to humanity if it applied itself to more narrowly tailoring colonoscopy prep to each unique individual.
January 4, 2026 at 7:36 PM
I think AI could convince me of its usefulness to humanity if it applied itself to more narrowly tailoring colonoscopy prep to each unique individual.
Some people like to sleep naked. Meanwhile if my pajama pants slide up from ankle to knee when I get into bed, I'm like "WHY AM I EXPOSED"
January 2, 2026 at 10:13 PM
Some people like to sleep naked. Meanwhile if my pajama pants slide up from ankle to knee when I get into bed, I'm like "WHY AM I EXPOSED"
The sun is coming through my mother's window at just such a perfect angle that I'm laying in this chair basking in it like I'm sunbathing on a beach. Glorious. Happy new year.
January 1, 2026 at 5:34 PM
The sun is coming through my mother's window at just such a perfect angle that I'm laying in this chair basking in it like I'm sunbathing on a beach. Glorious. Happy new year.
Amazon seems to think that what I need AI for is so that my glorified kitchen timer can babble at me like we're friends. IT'S A KITCHEN TIMER. IT'S NOT MY BESTIE. STOP TALKING TO ME SO MUCH. IM BEGGING. JUST COUNT DOWN FROM THREE MINUTES.
December 30, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Amazon seems to think that what I need AI for is so that my glorified kitchen timer can babble at me like we're friends. IT'S A KITCHEN TIMER. IT'S NOT MY BESTIE. STOP TALKING TO ME SO MUCH. IM BEGGING. JUST COUNT DOWN FROM THREE MINUTES.
"one of my goals for my vacation was to deep-clean my bedroom" is the sentence I will say if I'm trying to communicate that I'm being held hostage.
December 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
"one of my goals for my vacation was to deep-clean my bedroom" is the sentence I will say if I'm trying to communicate that I'm being held hostage.
People who put up their Christmas decorations after Halloween and then take them down the day after Christmas are completely bewildering to me. In my house the Christmas season runs from after Thanksgiving until January 6. Can't imagine hitting December 26 and being like THANK GOD CHRISTMAS IS OVER
December 26, 2025 at 3:09 PM
People who put up their Christmas decorations after Halloween and then take them down the day after Christmas are completely bewildering to me. In my house the Christmas season runs from after Thanksgiving until January 6. Can't imagine hitting December 26 and being like THANK GOD CHRISTMAS IS OVER