Melanie Baker
@melle.ca
Reader, writer, editor, baker, sock zoologist, universal aunt, wayward. Tell your dog I said hi. (she/they) 🐾🖋🍪🇨🇦🏴☠️ | melle most places | linktr.ee/melledotca
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I want a cup of tea, but I am comfy on the couch.
Do I regret never marrying in this moment? No, but I am disappointed in past Melle, who was a lazy dog trainer.
Do I regret never marrying in this moment? No, but I am disappointed in past Melle, who was a lazy dog trainer.
December 27, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I want a cup of tea, but I am comfy on the couch.
Do I regret never marrying in this moment? No, but I am disappointed in past Melle, who was a lazy dog trainer.
Do I regret never marrying in this moment? No, but I am disappointed in past Melle, who was a lazy dog trainer.
I offered the dog a piece of a fancy homemade Christmas cookie. She sniffed it from all angles and eventually decided it was worthy of consuming.
Meanwhile, an hour earlier, she practically dove at a snowbank to dig out and inhale a soggy piece of tortilla. 🤦🏻♀️
Meanwhile, an hour earlier, she practically dove at a snowbank to dig out and inhale a soggy piece of tortilla. 🤦🏻♀️
December 27, 2025 at 6:11 PM
I offered the dog a piece of a fancy homemade Christmas cookie. She sniffed it from all angles and eventually decided it was worthy of consuming.
Meanwhile, an hour earlier, she practically dove at a snowbank to dig out and inhale a soggy piece of tortilla. 🤦🏻♀️
Meanwhile, an hour earlier, she practically dove at a snowbank to dig out and inhale a soggy piece of tortilla. 🤦🏻♀️
Having grown up rural, I see you, Shane. Having a reliable well AND good water is absolutely a normal topic of conversation and a flex. 😂 #HeatedRivalry #TheCottage
December 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Having grown up rural, I see you, Shane. Having a reliable well AND good water is absolutely a normal topic of conversation and a flex. 😂 #HeatedRivalry #TheCottage
Fellow Canadians, if you’re interested in upping your couch gremlin coziness these holidays, may I humbly recommend these? Velour inside and out, and on sale.
www.marks.com/en/pdp/denve...
www.marks.com/en/pdp/denve...
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December 26, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Fellow Canadians, if you’re interested in upping your couch gremlin coziness these holidays, may I humbly recommend these? Velour inside and out, and on sale.
www.marks.com/en/pdp/denve...
www.marks.com/en/pdp/denve...
“Wintry mix” can suck it. By the time we got home, my coat, bag, dog, and leash were all fully crusted with ice. Glad I had sunglasses on, too, that shit hurts.
Also, it’s should not be allowed to rain at -6. I would like to speak to the manager of physics.
Also, it’s should not be allowed to rain at -6. I would like to speak to the manager of physics.
December 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
“Wintry mix” can suck it. By the time we got home, my coat, bag, dog, and leash were all fully crusted with ice. Glad I had sunglasses on, too, that shit hurts.
Also, it’s should not be allowed to rain at -6. I would like to speak to the manager of physics.
Also, it’s should not be allowed to rain at -6. I would like to speak to the manager of physics.
Did I murder her entire family in front of her... or just put her boots on to go outside? Who can say.
December 25, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Did I murder her entire family in front of her... or just put her boots on to go outside? Who can say.
Wishing you a day from Merry Christmas! to sacred isolation and cheese, depending where you fall on the spectrum.
a cartoon dog with antlers is sticking its tongue out while standing on a log .
Alt: Max, the Grinch's dog, with an antler tied to his head, pants and wags his tail while standing with his front feet on a log.
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December 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Wishing you a day from Merry Christmas! to sacred isolation and cheese, depending where you fall on the spectrum.
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Ah yes, the annual list. “PATIENT STATES HE PUT A BASEBALL IN HIS RECTUM TO SEE WHAT IT FELT LIKE.” defector.com/what-did-we-...
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? | Defector
This is the time of year to be grateful for not having things stuck in our asses, and to think of those less fortunate than us. So spare a thought for those Americans who misjudged the capacity of the...
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December 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Ah yes, the annual list. “PATIENT STATES HE PUT A BASEBALL IN HIS RECTUM TO SEE WHAT IT FELT LIKE.” defector.com/what-did-we-...
The festive shenanigans will continue until morale improves.
December 24, 2025 at 4:08 PM
The festive shenanigans will continue until morale improves.
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[whoville]
DETECTIVE : have you determined the cause of death
CORONER: his heart apparently grew three sizes in one day
DETECTIVE: my god what could possibly do that
CINDY LOU: *winks at camera*
DETECTIVE : have you determined the cause of death
CORONER: his heart apparently grew three sizes in one day
DETECTIVE: my god what could possibly do that
CINDY LOU: *winks at camera*
December 16, 2024 at 12:58 AM
[whoville]
DETECTIVE : have you determined the cause of death
CORONER: his heart apparently grew three sizes in one day
DETECTIVE: my god what could possibly do that
CINDY LOU: *winks at camera*
DETECTIVE : have you determined the cause of death
CORONER: his heart apparently grew three sizes in one day
DETECTIVE: my god what could possibly do that
CINDY LOU: *winks at camera*
I am recovering from illness, and so am working with limited brain, but only this morning did it occur to me that a friend named Ed, who I have known for many years, is someones’ Cousin Eddie, and this has delighted me all day.
December 23, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I am recovering from illness, and so am working with limited brain, but only this morning did it occur to me that a friend named Ed, who I have known for many years, is someones’ Cousin Eddie, and this has delighted me all day.
Enjoying seeing posts/videos that are like, "Found this #HeatedRivalry Easter Egg and no one's talking about it!" And it's the most banal, obvious thing covered in a zillion posts.
Plenty is lame clickbait, I'm sure, but for others — wait til you discover the neurodivergent side of the fandom...
Plenty is lame clickbait, I'm sure, but for others — wait til you discover the neurodivergent side of the fandom...
December 22, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Enjoying seeing posts/videos that are like, "Found this #HeatedRivalry Easter Egg and no one's talking about it!" And it's the most banal, obvious thing covered in a zillion posts.
Plenty is lame clickbait, I'm sure, but for others — wait til you discover the neurodivergent side of the fandom...
Plenty is lame clickbait, I'm sure, but for others — wait til you discover the neurodivergent side of the fandom...
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this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
December 20, 2025 at 3:20 AM
this is a Canadian petition to uphold charter rights for transgender and minority communities
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
if youre Canadian, please sign it. if youre not Canadian, please share it.
www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Book people, need some help. Recommendations for a kid turning 12 who has loved Percy Jackson and Artemis Fowl, has started on Pratchett with his dad, and will probably be introduced to Hitchhiker's Guide soon.
Loves fantasy, but likes it with a silly aspect. Not a romantasy guy.
Loves fantasy, but likes it with a silly aspect. Not a romantasy guy.
December 20, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Book people, need some help. Recommendations for a kid turning 12 who has loved Percy Jackson and Artemis Fowl, has started on Pratchett with his dad, and will probably be introduced to Hitchhiker's Guide soon.
Loves fantasy, but likes it with a silly aspect. Not a romantasy guy.
Loves fantasy, but likes it with a silly aspect. Not a romantasy guy.
December 19, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Brian hopes that today, somebody put an arm around you and told you that you are good.
December 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Brian hopes that today, somebody put an arm around you and told you that you are good.
Mmm, schmaltznog.
December 17, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Mmm, schmaltznog.
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It’s the first night of Hanukkah and the world seems like a very dark place. But we can bring light to the darkness. We can fight for each other and make goodness, love, and community shine through.
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
December 14, 2025 at 11:39 PM
It’s the first night of Hanukkah and the world seems like a very dark place. But we can bring light to the darkness. We can fight for each other and make goodness, love, and community shine through.
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
Show me your menorahs and let’s light up the timeline!
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Period Perfection: 8 Historical Mystery Novels That Transport Readers
There’s magic in opening a book and finding yourself not just in a story but in another era. (I’ve long suspected that the appeal of a trip to St. Mary’s Mead isn’t just Mis…
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December 12, 2025 at 12:01 PM