Kim W Eldridge
@kimweldridge.bsky.social
Writer, Editor, Cat Mom, Chocolate Lover
Drawing close to the longest night of the year, in a year that has felt longer than most.
Now truly is the winter of our discontent - struggling for a sense of meaning in a world that has lost its sense.
I wish this long night could pass much faster. I'm not sure I can wait for the light's return.
Now truly is the winter of our discontent - struggling for a sense of meaning in a world that has lost its sense.
I wish this long night could pass much faster. I'm not sure I can wait for the light's return.
December 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Drawing close to the longest night of the year, in a year that has felt longer than most.
Now truly is the winter of our discontent - struggling for a sense of meaning in a world that has lost its sense.
I wish this long night could pass much faster. I'm not sure I can wait for the light's return.
Now truly is the winter of our discontent - struggling for a sense of meaning in a world that has lost its sense.
I wish this long night could pass much faster. I'm not sure I can wait for the light's return.
In the last 15 months, I have been unemployed for 13 of them. I have 700+ applications sent and 50+ interviews, but no offers. I have encountered sexism, ageism, fake jobs, employment scams, and interviewers so ignorant of laws and appropriate communication skills I was taken aback. UGH!
November 26, 2025 at 8:02 AM
In the last 15 months, I have been unemployed for 13 of them. I have 700+ applications sent and 50+ interviews, but no offers. I have encountered sexism, ageism, fake jobs, employment scams, and interviewers so ignorant of laws and appropriate communication skills I was taken aback. UGH!
I don't post a lot here - I mostly lurk in the shadows. But I need to vent. I've been unemployed for 8 months. Unemployment $ ran out 5 months. We are trying to survive on just my husband's income, but it's not enough. Tried applying for assistance but the shutdown closed those doors. Fuck tRump.
November 8, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I don't post a lot here - I mostly lurk in the shadows. But I need to vent. I've been unemployed for 8 months. Unemployment $ ran out 5 months. We are trying to survive on just my husband's income, but it's not enough. Tried applying for assistance but the shutdown closed those doors. Fuck tRump.
I don't sleep at night. I get maybe 4 or 5 hours of sleep early morning to around noon, but trying to fall asleep is, for me, like Sisyphus pushing the boulder.
August 7, 2025 at 11:08 AM
I don't sleep at night. I get maybe 4 or 5 hours of sleep early morning to around noon, but trying to fall asleep is, for me, like Sisyphus pushing the boulder.
Long-COVID is a thing. It disrupts your life, takes over your day-to-day existence. It controls your energy and ability to participate in what matters to you. So to the man who told me it's"all in your head," and I'm "just lazy" - I give you a giant middle finger.
May 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Long-COVID is a thing. It disrupts your life, takes over your day-to-day existence. It controls your energy and ability to participate in what matters to you. So to the man who told me it's"all in your head," and I'm "just lazy" - I give you a giant middle finger.
Maybe it's the anxiety of watching our government implode. Maybe it's the anxiety of moving in my ess than a week.
Maybe it's the anxiety of a job I'm not really enjoying. Whatever it is, my chest feels like an obese rhino is sitting on it.
Maybe it's the anxiety of a job I'm not really enjoying. Whatever it is, my chest feels like an obese rhino is sitting on it.
February 23, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Maybe it's the anxiety of watching our government implode. Maybe it's the anxiety of moving in my ess than a week.
Maybe it's the anxiety of a job I'm not really enjoying. Whatever it is, my chest feels like an obese rhino is sitting on it.
Maybe it's the anxiety of a job I'm not really enjoying. Whatever it is, my chest feels like an obese rhino is sitting on it.
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If you’ve already started calling it the Gulf of America instead of the Gulf of Mexico, you should have no trouble with someone’s preferred name and pronouns.
February 13, 2025 at 11:27 AM
If you’ve already started calling it the Gulf of America instead of the Gulf of Mexico, you should have no trouble with someone’s preferred name and pronouns.
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So, how are we all feeling about filing our taxes when Musky and his minions have their grubby fingers in our data?
February 6, 2025 at 7:51 PM
So, how are we all feeling about filing our taxes when Musky and his minions have their grubby fingers in our data?
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You can’t spell FELON without ELON.
February 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
You can’t spell FELON without ELON.
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Had an MRI on my brain today and wound up with a tiny nose blood. Anybody else had this happen? I'm mildly disturbed.
January 12, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Had an MRI on my brain today and wound up with a tiny nose blood. Anybody else had this happen? I'm mildly disturbed.
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Quick note before you you choose to follow me: if you have zero original posts, you've followed 2,000 people and only 32 have followed back, chances are good your getting blocked by me.
January 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Quick note before you you choose to follow me: if you have zero original posts, you've followed 2,000 people and only 32 have followed back, chances are good your getting blocked by me.
Went through an ENG (Electronystagmography) today. It involves little electrical jolts and needles put into muscles to listen to how the muscles transmit electrical impulses. It was overall quite uncomfortable. The good news is it ruled out some of the nastier options for what is wrong with me.
January 3, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Went through an ENG (Electronystagmography) today. It involves little electrical jolts and needles put into muscles to listen to how the muscles transmit electrical impulses. It was overall quite uncomfortable. The good news is it ruled out some of the nastier options for what is wrong with me.
I truly believe Dante's 10th level of hell is apartment hunting.
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December 31, 2024 at 9:53 PM
I truly believe Dante's 10th level of hell is apartment hunting.
Terribly saddened by the loss of Jimmy Carter. He was a truly special man who puts the cheeto-elect to shame.
December 30, 2024 at 3:52 AM
Terribly saddened by the loss of Jimmy Carter. He was a truly special man who puts the cheeto-elect to shame.
One of the things I love most about being on Blue sky is the diversity of people I've become acquainted with. This is not an echo chamber of ideas or information I believe in, but a unique blend of people and ideas from everywhere. I'm so grateful to all the participants who have connected with me!
December 28, 2024 at 10:18 PM
One of the things I love most about being on Blue sky is the diversity of people I've become acquainted with. This is not an echo chamber of ideas or information I believe in, but a unique blend of people and ideas from everywhere. I'm so grateful to all the participants who have connected with me!
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Separated at birth. 🤣
December 27, 2024 at 3:20 PM
Separated at birth. 🤣