MegaForte84
@megaforte84.bsky.social
Housewife (she/her) and unpublished amateur writer. Grew up a Southern Baptist in GA, currently an Episcopalian in MA after several stops along the way.
Another swimming pool survivor, luckily was facing the right way when I tripped and managed to touch bottom just before things went from serious to SERIOUS.
(Lifeguards, do not the hell call Adult Swim and then blame a traumatized kid if they didn't make it all the way out before you turned away.)
(Lifeguards, do not the hell call Adult Swim and then blame a traumatized kid if they didn't make it all the way out before you turned away.)
I am also swimming pool. My brother saved me.
Hi, I'm femoral artery clot
January 1, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Another swimming pool survivor, luckily was facing the right way when I tripped and managed to touch bottom just before things went from serious to SERIOUS.
(Lifeguards, do not the hell call Adult Swim and then blame a traumatized kid if they didn't make it all the way out before you turned away.)
(Lifeguards, do not the hell call Adult Swim and then blame a traumatized kid if they didn't make it all the way out before you turned away.)
As someone who grew up just far enough outside ATL we made jokes about the city at school and then found out there were people afraid to come into my parents' hometown of under 75k total in and out of city limits SOLELY because it's legally a city and cities are dangerous, NYC *matters* to the rest.
And look, as a Philadelphian & Chicagoan, I am obligated to very pugnaciously Not Care about New York.
But I also feel deep in my bones that there are certain battle lines that put me forever on the side of New York, and I love hearing someone praise the things about a city that should be praised.
But I also feel deep in my bones that there are certain battle lines that put me forever on the side of New York, and I love hearing someone praise the things about a city that should be praised.
January 1, 2026 at 10:52 PM
As someone who grew up just far enough outside ATL we made jokes about the city at school and then found out there were people afraid to come into my parents' hometown of under 75k total in and out of city limits SOLELY because it's legally a city and cities are dangerous, NYC *matters* to the rest.
I finally got into High Rank and Master Rank in Monster Hunter Rise, playing offline.
I don't play many real-time games because *I don't have the reaction time*. So I rely on pattern prediction even more than the game anticipates.
Also motion sickness means I'm a *mostly grounded* glaive player.
I don't play many real-time games because *I don't have the reaction time*. So I rely on pattern prediction even more than the game anticipates.
Also motion sickness means I'm a *mostly grounded* glaive player.
Every year around this time I do the same thread and it has been a lot of fun.
Tell me something you did in 2025 that you're proud of that you want everyone to know about. Did you write a book? Did you get a promotion? Did you survive the year?
I want to spend the end of the year celebrating you.
Tell me something you did in 2025 that you're proud of that you want everyone to know about. Did you write a book? Did you get a promotion? Did you survive the year?
I want to spend the end of the year celebrating you.
December 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I finally got into High Rank and Master Rank in Monster Hunter Rise, playing offline.
I don't play many real-time games because *I don't have the reaction time*. So I rely on pattern prediction even more than the game anticipates.
Also motion sickness means I'm a *mostly grounded* glaive player.
I don't play many real-time games because *I don't have the reaction time*. So I rely on pattern prediction even more than the game anticipates.
Also motion sickness means I'm a *mostly grounded* glaive player.
I want to yell at my childhood church right now, and not for the usual reasons.
So.
You make an Only CCM music policy for church retreats that basically bans all instrumental. You know some households in the church allow clean secular music alongside CCM and you do not preach against this.
So.
You make an Only CCM music policy for church retreats that basically bans all instrumental. You know some households in the church allow clean secular music alongside CCM and you do not preach against this.
December 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM
I want to yell at my childhood church right now, and not for the usual reasons.
So.
You make an Only CCM music policy for church retreats that basically bans all instrumental. You know some households in the church allow clean secular music alongside CCM and you do not preach against this.
So.
You make an Only CCM music policy for church retreats that basically bans all instrumental. You know some households in the church allow clean secular music alongside CCM and you do not preach against this.
I really don't think some places understand how durable and lasting some of the various current boycotts are going to be.
Due to state and federal laws, I have to be in a building with a Target next week. I dreamed yesterday about being in there and shamed myself about being there the whole time.
Due to state and federal laws, I have to be in a building with a Target next week. I dreamed yesterday about being in there and shamed myself about being there the whole time.
December 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I really don't think some places understand how durable and lasting some of the various current boycotts are going to be.
Due to state and federal laws, I have to be in a building with a Target next week. I dreamed yesterday about being in there and shamed myself about being there the whole time.
Due to state and federal laws, I have to be in a building with a Target next week. I dreamed yesterday about being in there and shamed myself about being there the whole time.
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Okay, I understand generally why matches with Oscar in Duolingo's chess course can't count as "perfect matches" for quests.
But I just pulled off classic 4 Move Mate on Oscar at the end of Section 3 Unit 1, and I still don't get credit toward a Perfect Lessons friend quest? Nothing?
But I just pulled off classic 4 Move Mate on Oscar at the end of Section 3 Unit 1, and I still don't get credit toward a Perfect Lessons friend quest? Nothing?
December 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Okay, I understand generally why matches with Oscar in Duolingo's chess course can't count as "perfect matches" for quests.
But I just pulled off classic 4 Move Mate on Oscar at the end of Section 3 Unit 1, and I still don't get credit toward a Perfect Lessons friend quest? Nothing?
But I just pulled off classic 4 Move Mate on Oscar at the end of Section 3 Unit 1, and I still don't get credit toward a Perfect Lessons friend quest? Nothing?
Also by local cultures.
I went in one day from believing I had been sexually assaulted ONCE to knowing the 'physical sexual harassment' school admin stopped stopping on 12 Sept 2001 fell under the lowest degree in our state laws.
Modern social media? I'd have known by that Christmas, not near 30.
I went in one day from believing I had been sexually assaulted ONCE to knowing the 'physical sexual harassment' school admin stopped stopping on 12 Sept 2001 fell under the lowest degree in our state laws.
Modern social media? I'd have known by that Christmas, not near 30.
(And worse than that, not having social media *will* foreclose one very common route by which those kids recognize that what's happening to them *is* sexual abuse, because predators keep their victims ignorant of sex ed to keep them from making the connections.)
December 13, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Also by local cultures.
I went in one day from believing I had been sexually assaulted ONCE to knowing the 'physical sexual harassment' school admin stopped stopping on 12 Sept 2001 fell under the lowest degree in our state laws.
Modern social media? I'd have known by that Christmas, not near 30.
I went in one day from believing I had been sexually assaulted ONCE to knowing the 'physical sexual harassment' school admin stopped stopping on 12 Sept 2001 fell under the lowest degree in our state laws.
Modern social media? I'd have known by that Christmas, not near 30.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
(No gifs of Married To The Mob, Cookie's Fortune gets me fortune cookies, to the childhood with Bluth we go.)
(No gifs of Married To The Mob, Cookie's Fortune gets me fortune cookies, to the childhood with Bluth we go.)
December 8, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
(No gifs of Married To The Mob, Cookie's Fortune gets me fortune cookies, to the childhood with Bluth we go.)
(No gifs of Married To The Mob, Cookie's Fortune gets me fortune cookies, to the childhood with Bluth we go.)
@profanity.accountant So exactly how much has actually managed to slip past the residual filters from growing up Southern Baptist, anyway?
November 29, 2025 at 7:48 AM
@profanity.accountant So exactly how much has actually managed to slip past the residual filters from growing up Southern Baptist, anyway?
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Folks with Diabetes!
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
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November 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Folks with Diabetes!
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
There is an urgent recall on some FreeStyle Libre 3 and FreeStyle Libre 3 Plus sensors because they are showing false low glucose readings.
Check your sensor serial numbers at freestylecheck.com
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Great Blue Heron
Timber Rattler, black phase
Pronghorn
White-Tailed Deer (in 3 states)
Bald Eagle
Great Blue Heron
Timber Rattler, black phase
Pronghorn
White-Tailed Deer (in 3 states)
Bald Eagle
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Wood stork
Bobcat
Manatee
Alligator (that's kind of cheating)
Indigo snake
Wood stork
Bobcat
Manatee
Alligator (that's kind of cheating)
Indigo snake
Coyote
Moose
Bear
Hammerhead shark
Sea lion
Moose
Bear
Hammerhead shark
Sea lion
November 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you’ve seen in the wild:
Great Blue Heron
Timber Rattler, black phase
Pronghorn
White-Tailed Deer (in 3 states)
Bald Eagle
Great Blue Heron
Timber Rattler, black phase
Pronghorn
White-Tailed Deer (in 3 states)
Bald Eagle
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Discourse commence. 📕
November 27, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Discourse commence. 📕
One thing not mentioned re urban turkeys (but otherwise I love this) is that what turkeys really like is nice roosting trees near open grass. Seen them there in Appalachia, seen them there in Metro Boston bc oh hey these little historical parks and cemeteries are open grass with nice roosting trees!
We talk wild turkey (their decline, and resurgence) on today's episode of science quickly.
Reminder wild turkeys, like pumpkins (squash), potatoes, and cranberries are indigenous to the Americas (turkey and cranberries from north America specifically).
Reminder wild turkeys, like pumpkins (squash), potatoes, and cranberries are indigenous to the Americas (turkey and cranberries from north America specifically).
Wild Turkeys Went from Almost Gone to Millions Strong
Wild turkeys once nearly disappeared, but today they’re thriving.
www.scientificamerican.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
One thing not mentioned re urban turkeys (but otherwise I love this) is that what turkeys really like is nice roosting trees near open grass. Seen them there in Appalachia, seen them there in Metro Boston bc oh hey these little historical parks and cemeteries are open grass with nice roosting trees!
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Got to remember to save this for the next
“show me your theology in one image” prompt
“show me your theology in one image” prompt
November 25, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Got to remember to save this for the next
“show me your theology in one image” prompt
“show me your theology in one image” prompt
My mind keeps going back to Dad's stories about growing up in Appalachia in the 1950s and 1960s on food stamps and commodities.
And they did (and ate) some wild things to survive but never has he spoken about anything that rivals access to food just *stopping* the way it did this week for so many.
And they did (and ate) some wild things to survive but never has he spoken about anything that rivals access to food just *stopping* the way it did this week for so many.
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 AM
My mind keeps going back to Dad's stories about growing up in Appalachia in the 1950s and 1960s on food stamps and commodities.
And they did (and ate) some wild things to survive but never has he spoken about anything that rivals access to food just *stopping* the way it did this week for so many.
And they did (and ate) some wild things to survive but never has he spoken about anything that rivals access to food just *stopping* the way it did this week for so many.
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Reminds me of having my family try to do interventions on me spending a buck on candy twice a month while I was unpaid help for Grandma and budgeting tightly enough to pay for their Christmas with last Christmas.
If $5 or less a week breaks a budget, something MUCH bigger is wrong with the budget.
If $5 or less a week breaks a budget, something MUCH bigger is wrong with the budget.
“At the same time, more than half of Gen Z members say they are struggling to make ends meet, yet a majority buy themselves a small treat, such as a pastry, coffee, or sweet, at least once a week. That can lead to overspending…”
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October 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Reminds me of having my family try to do interventions on me spending a buck on candy twice a month while I was unpaid help for Grandma and budgeting tightly enough to pay for their Christmas with last Christmas.
If $5 or less a week breaks a budget, something MUCH bigger is wrong with the budget.
If $5 or less a week breaks a budget, something MUCH bigger is wrong with the budget.
Jamaica is the one place I ever learned about from a teacher who was born there and still madly in love with it.
I have to hope she's not in the US right now bc Trump, hope she's in the US because of Melissa, and either way it's going to break her heart.
I have to hope she's not in the US right now bc Trump, hope she's in the US because of Melissa, and either way it's going to break her heart.
October 28, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Jamaica is the one place I ever learned about from a teacher who was born there and still madly in love with it.
I have to hope she's not in the US right now bc Trump, hope she's in the US because of Melissa, and either way it's going to break her heart.
I have to hope she's not in the US right now bc Trump, hope she's in the US because of Melissa, and either way it's going to break her heart.
You know you're psychologically ready for this admin to be over when you accidentally correct the classic mistake of processing election year as Scheduled Leaving Date from Jan 2028 to Jan 2026 instead of Jan 2029.
Why are you like this, brain?
Why are you like this, brain?
October 24, 2025 at 6:13 PM
You know you're psychologically ready for this admin to be over when you accidentally correct the classic mistake of processing election year as Scheduled Leaving Date from Jan 2028 to Jan 2026 instead of Jan 2029.
Why are you like this, brain?
Why are you like this, brain?
They also had the obverse sides and features people knew to expect of those denominations.
When the Sacajawea dollars dropped, a bunch of parents at my school gave them to their teens. The cafeteria didn't recognize them as money. Lines to the tune of No Time To Eat.
Imagine the fights now.
When the Sacajawea dollars dropped, a bunch of parents at my school gave them to their teens. The cafeteria didn't recognize them as money. Lines to the tune of No Time To Eat.
Imagine the fights now.
For comparison, the bicentennial coins featured people and iconography like George Washington, JFK, Eisenhower, a revolutionary soldier and the moon.
Bicentennial Coins and Medals
The U.S. Mint issued Bicentennial Quarters, Bicentennial Half Dollars, and Bicentennial Dollars to celebrate the Nation's 250th anniversary in 1976. In addition, the Mint produced the National Bicente...
www.usmint.gov
October 3, 2025 at 9:43 PM
They also had the obverse sides and features people knew to expect of those denominations.
When the Sacajawea dollars dropped, a bunch of parents at my school gave them to their teens. The cafeteria didn't recognize them as money. Lines to the tune of No Time To Eat.
Imagine the fights now.
When the Sacajawea dollars dropped, a bunch of parents at my school gave them to their teens. The cafeteria didn't recognize them as money. Lines to the tune of No Time To Eat.
Imagine the fights now.
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(solemnly) You've had mail.
September 30, 2025 at 7:43 PM
(solemnly) You've had mail.
In the first half-day with Hades II:
17 runs.
3 defeats of the 2nd biome boss.
1 attempt at the 3rd biome boss, and I lost when the health bar was under 1/5.
The big unlock just happened.
Running on God Mode for narrative reasons, the same as I did with Zagreus.
Runs great on 2nd gen Switch 1.
17 runs.
3 defeats of the 2nd biome boss.
1 attempt at the 3rd biome boss, and I lost when the health bar was under 1/5.
The big unlock just happened.
Running on God Mode for narrative reasons, the same as I did with Zagreus.
Runs great on 2nd gen Switch 1.
September 26, 2025 at 12:58 PM
In the first half-day with Hades II:
17 runs.
3 defeats of the 2nd biome boss.
1 attempt at the 3rd biome boss, and I lost when the health bar was under 1/5.
The big unlock just happened.
Running on God Mode for narrative reasons, the same as I did with Zagreus.
Runs great on 2nd gen Switch 1.
17 runs.
3 defeats of the 2nd biome boss.
1 attempt at the 3rd biome boss, and I lost when the health bar was under 1/5.
The big unlock just happened.
Running on God Mode for narrative reasons, the same as I did with Zagreus.
Runs great on 2nd gen Switch 1.