melissa boles
@melloftheball.bsky.social
she/her. storyteller. impatient optimist. pop culture enthusiast. trauma expert. fat queer w/ adhd. trying to find joy every day.
melissaboles.com
melissaboles.com
a guy asked for my number at a bus stop last week and i said yes and we’re still talking and he seems very nice? and he asks questions about me? am i hallucinating??
November 16, 2025 at 1:29 AM
a guy asked for my number at a bus stop last week and i said yes and we’re still talking and he seems very nice? and he asks questions about me? am i hallucinating??
“you need to sound more confident on some calls. even if you’re not confident, just fake it.”
i am currently in a training program that suffocated my confidence three weeks ago but sure thing, will do.
(also, i thought i waaaaaas 😩)
i am currently in a training program that suffocated my confidence three weeks ago but sure thing, will do.
(also, i thought i waaaaaas 😩)
November 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
“you need to sound more confident on some calls. even if you’re not confident, just fake it.”
i am currently in a training program that suffocated my confidence three weeks ago but sure thing, will do.
(also, i thought i waaaaaas 😩)
i am currently in a training program that suffocated my confidence three weeks ago but sure thing, will do.
(also, i thought i waaaaaas 😩)
this ⬇️!!
Katie Wilson’s run did not have anywhere near the press coverage Mamdani’s did but they are truly companion wins.
the left has bookended the country and that’s *important*
Katie Wilson’s run did not have anywhere near the press coverage Mamdani’s did but they are truly companion wins.
the left has bookended the country and that’s *important*
Local media is calling it: Katie Wilson will be the next mayor of Seattle.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
Wilson ousts Mayor Bruce Harrell after running as a progressive challenger.
Her win is a west coast companion to Mamdani’s as a statement victory for the left.
November 14, 2025 at 3:24 AM
this ⬇️!!
Katie Wilson’s run did not have anywhere near the press coverage Mamdani’s did but they are truly companion wins.
the left has bookended the country and that’s *important*
Katie Wilson’s run did not have anywhere near the press coverage Mamdani’s did but they are truly companion wins.
the left has bookended the country and that’s *important*
so i’m eavesdropping on the two women behind me as they talk about books and movies and yes i DID interrupt to tell them that the editor of The Perfect Neighbor just won a Critics Choice Documentary Award hahaha
November 14, 2025 at 3:19 AM
so i’m eavesdropping on the two women behind me as they talk about books and movies and yes i DID interrupt to tell them that the editor of The Perfect Neighbor just won a Critics Choice Documentary Award hahaha
at @townhallseattle.bsky.social for the @elysemyers.bsky.social event tonight!! very excited to dive into her book later, too.
November 14, 2025 at 3:04 AM
at @townhallseattle.bsky.social for the @elysemyers.bsky.social event tonight!! very excited to dive into her book later, too.
thrilled for this city!! i cannot wait to see what katie accomplishes.
Daw - look at her!
I'm so proud of Katie Wilson and everyone else who wouldn't just let the local Dem establishment/machine automatically give Bruce Harrell a second term. The desire for someone else was palpable and Katie was brave enough to step forward in a strong and focused way. Thank you!
I'm so proud of Katie Wilson and everyone else who wouldn't just let the local Dem establishment/machine automatically give Bruce Harrell a second term. The desire for someone else was palpable and Katie was brave enough to step forward in a strong and focused way. Thank you!
November 14, 2025 at 12:57 AM
thrilled for this city!! i cannot wait to see what katie accomplishes.
thackery binx, my beloved
a man in a white shirt is standing in a cemetery with stairs .
ALT: a man in a white shirt is standing in a cemetery with stairs .
media.tenor.com
November 1, 2025 at 4:59 AM
thackery binx, my beloved
it is annoyingly difficult to surprise people when you are rapidly running out of money for your trip home
a little girl is covering her eyes with her hands while crying .
ALT: a little girl is covering her eyes with her hands while crying .
media.tenor.com
September 10, 2025 at 8:45 PM
it is annoyingly difficult to surprise people when you are rapidly running out of money for your trip home
when a caller refuses to give their location and says “just send the police!” it takes ALL of my strength not say “send them where, to the moon?”
July 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
when a caller refuses to give their location and says “just send the police!” it takes ALL of my strength not say “send them where, to the moon?”
WGA statement on Paramount’s decision to cancel the Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
July 18, 2025 at 9:48 PM
tbh, huge props to the guy who called to report a shrub on fire and then said “i don’t know” when the fire department asked how it caught on fire as if he was not partially being drowned out by fireworks lmao
July 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM
tbh, huge props to the guy who called to report a shrub on fire and then said “i don’t know” when the fire department asked how it caught on fire as if he was not partially being drowned out by fireworks lmao
sorry haha this app has inadvertently become my wallowing place because no one in my family is on here but i promise i am not always such a sad sack
June 23, 2025 at 2:27 AM
sorry haha this app has inadvertently become my wallowing place because no one in my family is on here but i promise i am not always such a sad sack
would love to not feel like my father’s afterthought, hahahaha
a man is laying his head on a desk with his hands on the desk .
ALT: a man is laying his head on a desk with his hands on the desk .
media.tenor.com
June 23, 2025 at 2:19 AM
would love to not feel like my father’s afterthought, hahahaha
hey if you have any level of spending problem do not download whatnot you will spend too much money too quickly. just have heard that, do not have direct experience with it, *obviously*
a baby is making a funny face while sitting on a bed .
ALT: a baby is making a funny face while sitting on a bed .
media.tenor.com
June 17, 2025 at 7:26 PM
hey if you have any level of spending problem do not download whatnot you will spend too much money too quickly. just have heard that, do not have direct experience with it, *obviously*
this day feels one thousand years long
June 16, 2025 at 2:14 AM
this day feels one thousand years long
“going back to work will be great, you’ll be around people more and it will feel so good to earn that money”
it has been almost six months, i am fucking exhausted, and i want to know how to become one of those spouses who does artistic things while the other one works because this SUCKS
it has been almost six months, i am fucking exhausted, and i want to know how to become one of those spouses who does artistic things while the other one works because this SUCKS
June 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
“going back to work will be great, you’ll be around people more and it will feel so good to earn that money”
it has been almost six months, i am fucking exhausted, and i want to know how to become one of those spouses who does artistic things while the other one works because this SUCKS
it has been almost six months, i am fucking exhausted, and i want to know how to become one of those spouses who does artistic things while the other one works because this SUCKS
why is everything so expensive i just want some pizza and for groceries to cost less we live in a nightmare
June 5, 2025 at 4:25 AM
why is everything so expensive i just want some pizza and for groceries to cost less we live in a nightmare
a truly iconic image from the national spelling bee!!!
May 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
a truly iconic image from the national spelling bee!!!
“oh, what would you like for your birthday?”
“here is a thing that would help me function”
“great, how do we make that happen?”
“here’s how!”
*crickets*
“here is a thing that would help me function”
“great, how do we make that happen?”
“here’s how!”
*crickets*
May 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
“oh, what would you like for your birthday?”
“here is a thing that would help me function”
“great, how do we make that happen?”
“here’s how!”
*crickets*
“here is a thing that would help me function”
“great, how do we make that happen?”
“here’s how!”
*crickets*
i finished “sunrise on the reaping” last night and it was so incredible so i figured i should go back and try “the ballad of songbirds and snakes” but the vibe is off, you know what i mean? it’s not a bad book or anything, it’s just not the right follow up to haymitch’s story.
May 27, 2025 at 12:34 AM
i finished “sunrise on the reaping” last night and it was so incredible so i figured i should go back and try “the ballad of songbirds and snakes” but the vibe is off, you know what i mean? it’s not a bad book or anything, it’s just not the right follow up to haymitch’s story.
the first person to train me at my job says “ready freddy” a lot (all the time) so as a thank you i got him a personalized lapel pin that says “ready freddy” and apparently after i gave it to him yesterday he was showing it off to everyone and it makes me feel all warm inside
May 27, 2025 at 12:26 AM
the first person to train me at my job says “ready freddy” a lot (all the time) so as a thank you i got him a personalized lapel pin that says “ready freddy” and apparently after i gave it to him yesterday he was showing it off to everyone and it makes me feel all warm inside
dropped something new about criminal minds and television that makes you cry in my newsletter this evening! check it out if you’re interested open.substack.com/pub/mellofth...
to television that makes you weep
on criminal minds: evolution
open.substack.com
May 24, 2025 at 5:38 AM
dropped something new about criminal minds and television that makes you cry in my newsletter this evening! check it out if you’re interested open.substack.com/pub/mellofth...
my eye doctor referred to me as “almost 40” on Monday and like, yes, my 37th birthday is tomorrow but bitch…
May 23, 2025 at 5:59 PM
my eye doctor referred to me as “almost 40” on Monday and like, yes, my 37th birthday is tomorrow but bitch…
trying to explain instagram stories and uploading videos to a 70+-year-old over the phone is excruciating lmao
May 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
trying to explain instagram stories and uploading videos to a 70+-year-old over the phone is excruciating lmao
i brought four books to work and feel absolutely medium about all of them help
May 23, 2025 at 2:37 AM
i brought four books to work and feel absolutely medium about all of them help