L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁
@ldblakeley.com
Author of spicy romance.
Fan of HEAs & horror movies.
Easily distracted by shiny things.
she/her 🇨🇦
https://ldblakeley.com/links/
Fan of HEAs & horror movies.
Easily distracted by shiny things.
she/her 🇨🇦
https://ldblakeley.com/links/
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L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁
@ldblakeley.com
· Nov 15
Good morning Bluesky!
Officially, I've been a denizen since June of 2023. But I've only recently come to embrace the beauty of this place over the past week or so (the bird place is just too unbearable.) So I guess it's time for an introduction.
(1/3)
Officially, I've been a denizen since June of 2023. But I've only recently come to embrace the beauty of this place over the past week or so (the bird place is just too unbearable.) So I guess it's time for an introduction.
(1/3)
Wanna see a murder?
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Wanna see a murder?
I mean, the venue choice was already a not-so-great one but Holy FUCK that's an insane price (and for an obstructed view, no less.) Sorry, my rad pal Dave, I love you but it looks like we won't be seeing each other this time. 😭
November 8, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I mean, the venue choice was already a not-so-great one but Holy FUCK that's an insane price (and for an obstructed view, no less.) Sorry, my rad pal Dave, I love you but it looks like we won't be seeing each other this time. 😭
Happy Halloween 👻🎃🐈⬛
October 31, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Happy Halloween 👻🎃🐈⬛
Dearest Canva,
If you must participate in the enshittification of everything, please allow paying customers (or any users, really) the ability to turn that AI slop off.
If you must participate in the enshittification of everything, please allow paying customers (or any users, really) the ability to turn that AI slop off.
October 29, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Dearest Canva,
If you must participate in the enshittification of everything, please allow paying customers (or any users, really) the ability to turn that AI slop off.
If you must participate in the enshittification of everything, please allow paying customers (or any users, really) the ability to turn that AI slop off.
Hey fellow Canucks - if you're over on Eh! Social, come give me a follow. LDBlakeley is the @
October 27, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Hey fellow Canucks - if you're over on Eh! Social, come give me a follow. LDBlakeley is the @
Remember when the dot com bubble burst? I do. It was brutal. I'm thinking there's going to be an AI version in the not-too-distant future.
a woman wearing a pink wig is blowing a bubble of gum .
Alt: A woman wearing a pink wig is blowing a bubble of gum. Or, for those of us who lived and breathed the movie Grease as kids: Beauty School Dropout, Frenchie, has her bubble burst by teen angel, Frankie Avalon.
media.tenor.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Remember when the dot com bubble burst? I do. It was brutal. I'm thinking there's going to be an AI version in the not-too-distant future.
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Many also allow walk-ins! I was in and out in ten minutes--covid and flu shots together--last week, and I'm rural. It's easy and free, so take advantage of it!
Ontario peeps: Starting Monday, you can get your Covid booster for free. Just sign up at your local pharmacy—I made my appointment online, super easy. Protect yourself and your peeps from a virus that causes long-term damage to your system every time you get it! LIVE LONG AND PROSPER, DANG IT
October 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Many also allow walk-ins! I was in and out in ten minutes--covid and flu shots together--last week, and I'm rural. It's easy and free, so take advantage of it!
KISS - Cold Gin (Ace Sings Verse)
YouTube video by KISSTributeOfficial
youtu.be
October 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Of course, you can't simply show up with your package and pay. You need to set up a "profile" with an app, your email addy, CC, and personal deets. Xmas at Canada Post should be quite the Gong Show. I mean... more so than usual.
Cue the Yakety Sax
www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/perso...
Cue the Yakety Sax
www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/perso...
Sending packages to the U.S.
Sending to the U.S. has changed. U.S. duties must be prepaid and now apply to most items. Even gifts under US$100 require a Declaration ID number via Zonos.
www.canadapost-postescanada.ca
October 15, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Of course, you can't simply show up with your package and pay. You need to set up a "profile" with an app, your email addy, CC, and personal deets. Xmas at Canada Post should be quite the Gong Show. I mean... more so than usual.
Cue the Yakety Sax
www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/perso...
Cue the Yakety Sax
www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/perso...
Reposted by L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁
I need every author who has ever crashed out over a negative book review to watch @pftompkins.bsky.social performing real 1-star reviews of literary classics
Amazon 1-Star Review Theatre
YouTube video by Varietopia with Paul F. Tompkins
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
I need every author who has ever crashed out over a negative book review to watch @pftompkins.bsky.social performing real 1-star reviews of literary classics
Extended First Look at The Vampire Lestat ft. Sam Reid | Premieres 2026 | AMC+
YouTube video by amc+
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 1:47 AM
Reposted by L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁
damn. hoping it at least signifies something
It is a tale
Told by an idiot
Told by an idiot
October 10, 2025 at 4:09 AM
damn. hoping it at least signifies something
Watching Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser and... oof. I mean I already didn't like JM, but there is just so much more to dislike now. LOL.
October 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Watching Fit for TV: The Reality of the Biggest Loser and... oof. I mean I already didn't like JM, but there is just so much more to dislike now. LOL.
Yes.
What's your Autumn look?
1. cozy sweater witch
2. exhausted elder goth
3. weird mossy shape
4. rust & shadow
1. cozy sweater witch
2. exhausted elder goth
3. weird mossy shape
4. rust & shadow
October 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Yes.
"A label has been created" ≠ "shipped." Words matter. Cut it out.
October 9, 2025 at 12:24 PM
"A label has been created" ≠ "shipped." Words matter. Cut it out.
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Also, if any kind of Deity does exist - could you keep an eye out for this sweet gem of a human? I really don't think humankind would do well without her ❤️
Also, if any kind of Deity does exist - could you keep an eye out for this sweet gem of a human? I really don't think humankind would do well without her ❤️
BREAKING
In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.
In a new video, Dolly Parton, the Queen of America, says she’s going to be ok.
October 8, 2025 at 7:20 PM
🥰
Also, if any kind of Deity does exist - could you keep an eye out for this sweet gem of a human? I really don't think humankind would do well without her ❤️
Also, if any kind of Deity does exist - could you keep an eye out for this sweet gem of a human? I really don't think humankind would do well without her ❤️
I just watched a nearly 12-minute commercial for a product I will never buy. Twice.
youtu.be/hbO1z13WP8o?...
youtu.be/hbO1z13WP8o?...
"How to Orchid" by Telepathic Instruments
YouTube video by Telepathic Instruments
youtu.be
October 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I just watched a nearly 12-minute commercial for a product I will never buy. Twice.
youtu.be/hbO1z13WP8o?...
youtu.be/hbO1z13WP8o?...
So... Blue Öyster Cult lawsuit when?
October 3, 2025 at 10:46 PM
So... Blue Öyster Cult lawsuit when?
Canada, too. My backlist is short, but it was all there in the original database... Now, nothing. Fuck me, I guess.
I assume that's all of us in the UK fucked, then?
October 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Canada, too. My backlist is short, but it was all there in the original database... Now, nothing. Fuck me, I guess.
My friends and I just spent FAR too much money on tickets to see Ghost in January and, honestly? I haven't been this stoked to see a currently popular band live in... YEARS. I'm an old. That's usually my wheelhouse.
youtu.be/mGR2M2mBJXU?...
youtu.be/mGR2M2mBJXU?...
Ghost - Satanized (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Ghost
youtu.be
October 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
My friends and I just spent FAR too much money on tickets to see Ghost in January and, honestly? I haven't been this stoked to see a currently popular band live in... YEARS. I'm an old. That's usually my wheelhouse.
youtu.be/mGR2M2mBJXU?...
youtu.be/mGR2M2mBJXU?...
*deletes curse-laden paragraph of pure vitriol*
Noice.
Noice.
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
October 1, 2025 at 7:09 PM
*deletes curse-laden paragraph of pure vitriol*
Noice.
Noice.
Reposted by L.D. Blakeley ☕📚🍷🍁
#writingcommunity This is very handy to recognize and weed out AI content.
Wikipedia editors trying to fend off the onslaught of AI crap have crowdsourced some telltale signs of LLM-generated writing; it might be handy for editors and proofreaders generally. Thanks to @ellenrykers.com for pointing me to it. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikiped...
Wikipedia:Signs of AI writing - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
September 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
#writingcommunity This is very handy to recognize and weed out AI content.
September 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM