Whitney Thompson
@klahom.bsky.social
Librarian, music historian, accidental Victorianist, and generally the human version of a statistical anomaly.
the other day I found a cardigan that had been lost for over two years, because it turns out I'd used it to wrap a painting in a moving box and then never had cause to open that box at our last place
February 16, 2026 at 5:53 PM
the other day I found a cardigan that had been lost for over two years, because it turns out I'd used it to wrap a painting in a moving box and then never had cause to open that box at our last place
so that was definitely Pedro Pascal on the porch in Bad Bunny's halftime show, right?
February 9, 2026 at 2:52 AM
so that was definitely Pedro Pascal on the porch in Bad Bunny's halftime show, right?
finally starting to upload some Claribel song PDFs to IMSLP. and alright, I know IMSLP predominantly handles more mainstream Olde Musicke. nonetheless, I am staring at this genre/style list with the sort of roiling, dissociative loathing I usually reserve for Temu ads
February 6, 2026 at 3:16 AM
finally starting to upload some Claribel song PDFs to IMSLP. and alright, I know IMSLP predominantly handles more mainstream Olde Musicke. nonetheless, I am staring at this genre/style list with the sort of roiling, dissociative loathing I usually reserve for Temu ads
turns out lemon soju + amaretto makes for a decent amaretto sour in a pinch
February 5, 2026 at 6:19 AM
turns out lemon soju + amaretto makes for a decent amaretto sour in a pinch
reasons I'm still wide awake at 2:25 AM, #67523: I've stumbled on the website for the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, whose digital collections have great coverage of 19th-century Indian newspapers, not to mention seemingly cleaner scans and better OCR for some titles than the BNA has
January 25, 2026 at 8:29 AM
reasons I'm still wide awake at 2:25 AM, #67523: I've stumbled on the website for the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, whose digital collections have great coverage of 19th-century Indian newspapers, not to mention seemingly cleaner scans and better OCR for some titles than the BNA has
update: I have met this dog. her name is Ariel and she's the most beautiful zest-filled golden retriever I've seen in a hot minute
a new genre of Apartment Noise I'm getting used to is "medium-large dog walking around on the wood floors of the upstairs apartment." this thought brought to you by what is clearly the dog's wake-up time, 6 AM.
January 12, 2026 at 4:07 AM
update: I have met this dog. her name is Ariel and she's the most beautiful zest-filled golden retriever I've seen in a hot minute
a consequence of me becoming one of those ppl who falls asleep watching mystery shows on TV till late o'clock is that
my cat
is SO into this routine.
this creature, God's favorite lap cat, HERDED me back to the couch the other night when I paused for a bathroom break btwn episodes of Vera
my cat
is SO into this routine.
this creature, God's favorite lap cat, HERDED me back to the couch the other night when I paused for a bathroom break btwn episodes of Vera
January 12, 2026 at 2:20 AM
a consequence of me becoming one of those ppl who falls asleep watching mystery shows on TV till late o'clock is that
my cat
is SO into this routine.
this creature, God's favorite lap cat, HERDED me back to the couch the other night when I paused for a bathroom break btwn episodes of Vera
my cat
is SO into this routine.
this creature, God's favorite lap cat, HERDED me back to the couch the other night when I paused for a bathroom break btwn episodes of Vera
turns out the tip I saw on Reddit for sawing through otherwise inaccessible Command strips with dental floss is 100% legit. feeling that MacGyver energy
December 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
turns out the tip I saw on Reddit for sawing through otherwise inaccessible Command strips with dental floss is 100% legit. feeling that MacGyver energy
saw the Joffrey Ballet's version of The Nutcracker (the Chicago-ified 1893 Columbian Exposition one) and I Cannot Believe that
(1) their version of the Russian dancer was, in fact, Buffalo Bill cowboying it up on stage and doing lasso tricks as well as mad jumps
(2) it WORKED. REALLY WELL.
(1) their version of the Russian dancer was, in fact, Buffalo Bill cowboying it up on stage and doing lasso tricks as well as mad jumps
(2) it WORKED. REALLY WELL.
December 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
saw the Joffrey Ballet's version of The Nutcracker (the Chicago-ified 1893 Columbian Exposition one) and I Cannot Believe that
(1) their version of the Russian dancer was, in fact, Buffalo Bill cowboying it up on stage and doing lasso tricks as well as mad jumps
(2) it WORKED. REALLY WELL.
(1) their version of the Russian dancer was, in fact, Buffalo Bill cowboying it up on stage and doing lasso tricks as well as mad jumps
(2) it WORKED. REALLY WELL.
a new genre of Apartment Noise I'm getting used to is "medium-large dog walking around on the wood floors of the upstairs apartment." this thought brought to you by what is clearly the dog's wake-up time, 6 AM.
December 23, 2025 at 12:02 PM
a new genre of Apartment Noise I'm getting used to is "medium-large dog walking around on the wood floors of the upstairs apartment." this thought brought to you by what is clearly the dog's wake-up time, 6 AM.
listen, yes, "Santa Buddy" is in its original form a cowardly heterosexual cop-out, but consider:
"Santa Buddy" as sung in the character of a tropey Capone-era mobster
"Santa Buddy" as sung in the character of a tropey Capone-era mobster
December 23, 2025 at 3:33 AM
listen, yes, "Santa Buddy" is in its original form a cowardly heterosexual cop-out, but consider:
"Santa Buddy" as sung in the character of a tropey Capone-era mobster
"Santa Buddy" as sung in the character of a tropey Capone-era mobster
was walking to the neighborhood taco place with @killwelly.bsky.social, and someone had spilled an entire-ass puzzle on the sidewalk in front of a Little Free Library. I:
remarked on that.
(thought furiously for 5 secs.)
added:
"well, I s'pose it *is* the season for piece on earth"
remarked on that.
(thought furiously for 5 secs.)
added:
"well, I s'pose it *is* the season for piece on earth"
December 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
was walking to the neighborhood taco place with @killwelly.bsky.social, and someone had spilled an entire-ass puzzle on the sidewalk in front of a Little Free Library. I:
remarked on that.
(thought furiously for 5 secs.)
added:
"well, I s'pose it *is* the season for piece on earth"
remarked on that.
(thought furiously for 5 secs.)
added:
"well, I s'pose it *is* the season for piece on earth"
listening to an episode of a music business podcast, and it's definitely interesting in some ways! but also, I have now heard the phrase "decay curve" applied to music catalogs and I would like to remove my own ears about it
December 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
listening to an episode of a music business podcast, and it's definitely interesting in some ways! but also, I have now heard the phrase "decay curve" applied to music catalogs and I would like to remove my own ears about it
just poured the remainder of a bottle of rosé into a half-finished red Gatorade, in case you were wondering how my December (and tbh this whole year) has been going
December 6, 2025 at 2:21 AM
just poured the remainder of a bottle of rosé into a half-finished red Gatorade, in case you were wondering how my December (and tbh this whole year) has been going
I sang the first line of the Golden Girls theme to a friend as a joke as we were parting ways and then proceeded to sing the entire rest of it under my breath. why do I know the entire Golden Girls theme, I've watched like .76 episodes of that show
December 4, 2025 at 4:29 AM
I sang the first line of the Golden Girls theme to a friend as a joke as we were parting ways and then proceeded to sing the entire rest of it under my breath. why do I know the entire Golden Girls theme, I've watched like .76 episodes of that show
............and now there's a Father Brown episode that clearly takes inspiration from Frances Glessner Lee, she of the murder dollhouses chronicled in The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death. gonna need another drink for this one
November 13, 2025 at 2:43 AM
............and now there's a Father Brown episode that clearly takes inspiration from Frances Glessner Lee, she of the murder dollhouses chronicled in The Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death. gonna need another drink for this one
cannot believe that there was a whole Toxic Yuri episode in the meddling detective priest show, my god, what a ride
November 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
cannot believe that there was a whole Toxic Yuri episode in the meddling detective priest show, my god, what a ride
started watching Father Brown because I'd gotten so into Sister Boniface Mysteries, and my god I'm glad there's a ton of it. please no one rid me of this meddlesome priest, he's a delight
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
started watching Father Brown because I'd gotten so into Sister Boniface Mysteries, and my god I'm glad there's a ton of it. please no one rid me of this meddlesome priest, he's a delight
k, I'm super new to One Piece and I have zero idea what ppl have been theorizing for all these years, BUT: my theory is that the One Piece is a nugget of some radioactive material like uranium. some source of energy that'd revolutionize industry and ocean travel and turn power dynamics upside down.
October 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
k, I'm super new to One Piece and I have zero idea what ppl have been theorizing for all these years, BUT: my theory is that the One Piece is a nugget of some radioactive material like uranium. some source of energy that'd revolutionize industry and ocean travel and turn power dynamics upside down.
Judge Dee's Mystery is deeply enjoyable to watch, partly bc of how gorgeous the costumes and sets and scenery are, and partly because I love the dynamic of "hi I'm Di Renjie and these are my two dumbass best friends who I met when they tried to rob me, we solve crimes"
October 21, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Judge Dee's Mystery is deeply enjoyable to watch, partly bc of how gorgeous the costumes and sets and scenery are, and partly because I love the dynamic of "hi I'm Di Renjie and these are my two dumbass best friends who I met when they tried to rob me, we solve crimes"
because I guess this account is almost solely about my Media Opinions now (which, not much of a change from Twitter tbh), I've just finished season 1 of Sister Boniface Mysteries and I'm finding it absolutely delightful for a couple very specific reasons
October 18, 2025 at 2:38 AM
because I guess this account is almost solely about my Media Opinions now (which, not much of a change from Twitter tbh), I've just finished season 1 of Sister Boniface Mysteries and I'm finding it absolutely delightful for a couple very specific reasons
so I've finished season 1 of live action One Piece thanks to @megparsec.bsky.social and my god that was one of the most entertaining things I've watched... maybe ever?
October 16, 2025 at 5:00 AM
so I've finished season 1 of live action One Piece thanks to @megparsec.bsky.social and my god that was one of the most entertaining things I've watched... maybe ever?
look I'm not gonna be so vindictive as to say there's a special place in hell for someone who decides to put laundry in all 3 working apartment-wide washing machines at the same time. but I *do* think that person should, in so doing, invoke a curse that shrinks one random item in their laundry load
August 30, 2025 at 12:30 AM
look I'm not gonna be so vindictive as to say there's a special place in hell for someone who decides to put laundry in all 3 working apartment-wide washing machines at the same time. but I *do* think that person should, in so doing, invoke a curse that shrinks one random item in their laundry load
there was an insect near our open kitchen window for about thirty minutes. and I know it was about that long because this damned thing made a sound EXACTLY like a gas stove turning on, and that's how long I spent being repeatedly petrified that I hadn't turned the stove off
August 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
there was an insect near our open kitchen window for about thirty minutes. and I know it was about that long because this damned thing made a sound EXACTLY like a gas stove turning on, and that's how long I spent being repeatedly petrified that I hadn't turned the stove off
I don't even remember where I got it but I've kept a bamboo picnic spoon in the lil backpack I use as a Butch Purse™️ for a good couple years now -- and the other day I got some tabouli to go but the cafe didn't have plastic utensils so I GOT TO USE THE BACKPACK SPOON. I'm so happy about this tbh
July 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I don't even remember where I got it but I've kept a bamboo picnic spoon in the lil backpack I use as a Butch Purse™️ for a good couple years now -- and the other day I got some tabouli to go but the cafe didn't have plastic utensils so I GOT TO USE THE BACKPACK SPOON. I'm so happy about this tbh